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I have lost a good friend.
I have only just started to get to know Maggie and feel that her untimely death has robbed me of a really good friend. She did some work with my Council group and I had started to spend time with her at the various conferences that we attend. Particularly notable was last year’s LGA conference in Bournemouth when I found myself with her and pther people from the Greater Manchester area on the same table at the LibDem dinner, talking and listening to Ros Scott’s speech which was hilarious.
Maggie’s example to us all of Libdem values and principles in action, a life well-lived, must inspire us to keep going and to do more.
She was a terrific Liberal, one of the very best.
I can’t believe the news that Maggie is dead. She was so full of life, such an inspiration, a loyal friend and totally dedicated to making community politics take root.
I never met Maggie but read a number of the texts she wrote and have met innumerable people who she developed – all of which have helped us grow in Reading in the way we have. Very sad news indeed.
What terribly sad news. She was one of the most genuine, caring and inspirational people I have ever met. She was also great fun. I shared a climbing holiday with her and Cllr. Adrian Collett in the Scottish Highlands in 1986. Adrian and I couldn’t believe her determination to climb every peak possible… but she told us she couldn’t possibly return to Hebden Bridge unless she’d scaled more mountains than Tony Greaves had managed! We’ll miss her. A very great loss.
I met her several times albeit on a causual basis. The charisma was raw and powerful. I almost couldn’t believe how much she remembered about previous conversations. She was obviously a people person. I was also struck by her real passion ofr personal development and her interest in me even though she had no reason to be or to flatter me.
But more than she was a “proper liberal” as i sometimes perjoratively call people. She certainly knew there was more to politics than just winning the next election. Which some people seem to forget.
I knew of Maggie Clay in Leeds, working herself to the bone in a huge and difficult ward, before I was even interested in politics.
She was a tireless activist and the words of David Morton (above) about there being more to being a councillor than winning elections is so very true, and she proved it. She got elected to do things for the community, not to sit back for four years, and those of us who follow can only be inspired by her efforts.
Maggie was an inspiring ward colleague. Her passion and commitment to serving the community was self evident to anyone who had ever met her. In the seven years since we became colleagues she became a dear true friend.
I and the community of Stepping Hill and all of Stockport will miss terribly her warmth, her dedication and her sense of fun.
Maggie was an inspiration and the greatest tribute we could pay is to continue her work in our communities. Thank you Maggie for all you taught me, but more importantly for showing me how to put principles into action.
A terrible shock. Maggie had a first rate political and organisational brain, she became a driving force in Stockport and the Cheadle constituency. A few years ago, John Ashworth, now sadly also dead, told us with glee that he was looking at the new electoral register and found a Maggie Clay had moved in. He wondered if that was the Maggie Clay, knocked on her door and found that it really was. We were buzzing ever since.
Maggie started out as my mentor and a colleague and became a friend; as well as the politics I remember sharing wonderful cheeses and wine with her. She came to our party last summer and gave us a cheese storer, what a good memory to have every time we eat a piece of good cheese.
Over the past 72 hours I have spoken to many Stepping Hill ward residents and I shall try to give a flavour of their comments.
Maggie worked tiredlessly on behalf of residents invariably going out of her way to visit them at home to hear their problems first hand, spend time with them, listen carefully and then act incisively. People loved her for the warmth, compassion, humour and the high spirits she carried around with her, and she was very much respected by the community as a whole for her determination in our various campaigns to make our ward a better place to live in. Mark and I have been really privileged to have had Maggie as our Ward colleague yet she was always quick to point out our real strength was the way we worked together as a team. Maggie had incredible energy, a quick mind, the drive to make things happen; and they did. That Maggie will be missed, goes without saying, but I know that Mark and I have learnt a lot through her example so making us more effective Councillors; and as such we shall continue to carry her torch. An unsung hero, Maggie leaves a great legacy.
I was stunned to hear the news of the death of Cllr Maggie Clay. Maggie was a close personal friend and colleague, whom I could always rely on for sound and honest advice. Her death is a tremendous loss I will miss her greatly. Maggie was great fun to work with and a smile was never far away from her features. She was an incredibly energetic, driven and positive person who believed passionately both in her liberal values and the importance of working for the local community – as a politician she was certainly an inspiration for me.
Maggie was also a distinguished public servant – a hard working and committed local councillor who always put the needs of those she represented before her own. She campaigned tirelessly for the local community – constantly championing causes which would help the people of Stepping Hill and Stockport. She was a key member of our local campaign team and I know she will be missed by many, not least the people of Stepping Hill who she always felt honoured to represent.
At this difficult time my thoughts and condolences go out to her family and friends as they struggle with their loss. For myself, I’ve not only lost a brilliant politician and stalwart of my team, but more importantly, a great friend.
Still felling a bit shocked at having just heard the news about Maggies sudden death. I first met Maggie several years ago at an AGMA Member capacity building event and was struck then by her warmth and real interest in others. I worked very recently with Maggie to help set up the re-vitalised North West network of Leads for Adult Social Care and she was our first chair. Such was her commitment to doing the best for people in need of essential council services. She will be greatly missed in Stockport and the North West.
Maggie, those amazing, heady days in the 1980s when we had the energy and youth to believe we could change the world. You inspired so many of us, and gave us the tools to try to change at least a little corner of the world. It feels like a family reuniting as I read the comments coming in on this page. How awful it has to be this to bring us back together.
Maggie was everything people on this paper have said, and more. In her ALC work, she was not one for headlines or limelight, she was the person behind the throne it made it happen, who always had the sense to dig us out of holes. I still remember drinking wine in her Leeds home and trying to work out how to change the world (well at least the Liberal Party for starters) – so many people with inspirational careers in the party started learning their skills from her. Thanks Maggie, for your honesty, for your caring, for your campaigning, and for … well for being you.
I was another who worked with Maggie when I was a member of the ALC committee in the 1980s. I was always impressed by her ability to get to the heart of any thorny issue we were discussing and keep us from straying from the point.
Having not seen her since I visited the shop she ran in Shropshire after leaving ALC, I was delighted to meet up with her at conference last year. Together with Helen Ellis (formerly Drummond) we spent a hilarious evening over an enormous Chinese meal and a large quantity of wine. We looked forward to more such get togethers in the future. I am just so sad that it’s not to be.
“I am sending this email to update you about the funeral arrangements for Councillor Maggie Clay.
The family have decided on a private family funeral to be followed by a memorial service here in Stockport in July.
For those of us who were Councillors in the 1980s our only support was from Tony Greaves, Maggie Clay, and a few very able volunteers. Now there is a veritable industry with the IDeA, Leadership Centre, LGIU etc.
I’ll always remember Maggie as being the person you could rely on for a practical solution to what seemed like complex problems in Councils. She took the fight to Labour in their Leeds heartlands, and worked tirelessly for the people in her ward. It was good to catch up with her again last year, and see that she’d made a political comeback in Stockport. It’s so sad that this came to a premature end.
Very sorry to hear the sad news. Maggie was a great source of help, warmth and encouragement to those of us who fought, won and held council seats in unpromising places in the 1980s.
Met Maggie Clay back in the 80s and 90s through ALC. I was glad to see her back in active politics after a break, and desperately sorry to hear of her death. She was a tremendous inspiration and support to a whole generation of Liberals. Still have the “How we won in Burmantofts” book somewhere.
We can finally publish the winners of the 2015 Melton Times Sports Awards which were revealed at tonight’s ceremony at the Market Tavern.
Sports Personality of the Year went to George Thomson, while Ollie Burke picked up the Junior Sports Personality of the Year following a public vote which attracted more than 2,200 responses.
The full list of winners and finalists is below. A huge thank-you to everyone who got involved.
A photo gallery of the night will follow.
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: Marcus Badham.
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: Ede Smith.
JUNIOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR:Ben Lumb.
Acting Mayor Squire Lyle held a public reception at the mayor’s office, wherein he met and conversed with all parties police had yesterday collected.
POLICE COURT - This afternoon acting Mayor Squire Lyle held a public reception at the mayor’s office, wherein he met and conversed with all parties the Richmond police had yesterday collected.
Maggie Smith fosters no illusion about being considered a lady. She was called, and as she rose up to plead her innocence, we at the Item were astonished to see her face so red she looked to be blushing. On vocalizing our wonder, we were heartily laughed at in a most rude and piercingly vulgar manner. Then we noticed the blister-coloring was due to the Red Eye she imbibed, for Maggie swayed like a stripling in a cyclone… The judge adjudicated, “Maggie, this being the third time you’ve been up lately for drunkenness, and you got out of jail just two days ago, your fine now totals $18.90.” At this Maggie fierily emoted a fluent discharge of vulgarity, making fearful mouth at court, calling the judge every name she could lay her tongue on; she waggled her fingers performing unseemly gesticulations, that we will not describe, but if you have a filthy mind you can imagine.
Frank Illiff, a commercial man from the queen city, was arraigned for having been so drunk he thought he slumbered on a hotel bed, when in fact he was in the northwest party of the city in a ditch. He was fined $9.90 and prayed his wife won’t know.
Hattie Hays and Mary Ridge, who should stay at home more often, instead reposed for sin – not wearing anything but their complexions - in a house of unsavory repute kept by a Mrs. Bowen. They were fined $13.00 each for their reposefulness. To the great delight of gallery bystanders, the women - about the hardest ever brought before Squire Lyle - made loud ministrations of a kind in Shakespeare soliloquy, but far more bawdy than the bard. With stylized profanity of their own invention, they scandalized those gawking in the gallery. As this is a free speech press, and we are a free speaking nation, the blasphemy has no chance of bypassing our esteemed newspaper censors. – Sincerely, The Eds.
HIT IN THE SEAT! – At about two o’clock in the morning, the police in the doorway of the Second National Bank heard two pistol shots in quick succession, and investigated as fast as possible. Although they arrived at the place from which the gunfire seemed to emanate, nothing could be seen or heard. Not a house had a light in the window; no dead bodies in the alleys, no assassin leapt athwart in the rays of an eye-lantern. Everything was quiet on the Potomac, save for the shrill cry of a cat in heat. After a half hour’s searching, Richmond’s finest returned to their beat in a state of perplexity as to the cause of the shots. It has since leaked a wood thief was the person shot at and hit in a portion of his anatomy that prevents his taking his meals, except in a standing position. – The Eds.
Contact columnist Steve Martin at stephenmonroemartin@gmail.com.
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Trailing Rogers by a dozen at the half, Gonzaga Prep boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre asked his Bullpups to dig a little deeper. To give a little more.
The Bullpups already had given him plenty that day: They helped McIntyre say goodbye to his mother, Christy, who died on Jan. 8 and was laid to rest Friday in Post Falls.
“The kids all went to the funeral, and it was a great showing of support,” McIntyre said.
But after rising to one occasion, the Bullpups did it again. Trailing 34-22 at halftime and 37-24 barely a minute later, they played a sterling third quarter to spark a 61-55 win over Rogers in a Greater Spokane League game at G-Prep.
They contested every shot and fought for every loose ball, seizing the momentum and the moment. After outscoring the Pirates 23-5 in the third quarter, G-Prep fended off several Pirates rallies to improve to 8-6 overall, 7-5 in the GSL.
As exhilarating as it was for the Bullpups, the game was deflating for the Pirates (10-3, 9-3), who fell out of a tie for first place. Now – along with University, which lost to Lewis and Clark Friday night – Rogers is a game back of Central Valley, which defeated Shadle Park 65-53.
The game started well enough for Prep, which led 11-6 before the Pirates got hot from behind the arc. Isaiah Flick hit a long 3-pointer off the fast break, putting Rogers ahead 29-18 and forcing McIntyre to call time out.
It didn’t help that the Bullpups managed to get off just 20 shots, making eight, while Rogers was 12 for 25 from the field and 5 for 9 from long range.
“It had nothing to do with X’s and O’s, but about playing harder and trying to compete better,” McIntyre said.
The Rogers lead swelled to 37-24 in the first minute after intermission, but the Bullpups reeled off 16 straight points, leading 40-37 before the Pirates could answer.
Twice Rogers clawed within five, but twice the Pirates missed the front ends of one-and-one free-throw situations. Finally, the lead was down to three with two minutes left, but Brandon Bieber hit a crucial 3-pointer to make it 57-51 and set off the biggest cheer of the night.
“After the game, I told them that my mother would be very proud,” McIntyre said.
Central Valley 65, Shadle Park 53: The Bears (12-2, 10-2) moved into first by themselves, using a 23-12 outburst in the third quarter to separate from the visiting Highlanders (8-6, 6-6). Michael Hannan led CV with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Thomas had 10. CV outrebounded Shadle 35-19. N’Keil Nelson led Shadle with 21.
Lewis and Clark 60, University 49: The visiting Tigers (10-4, 8-4) knocked the Titans (11-3, 9-3) out of a tie for first. LC raced to a 29-18 lead by halftime. Adam Thompson led LC with 12 points and Naje Smith added 11. Austin Dill led U-Hi with 16.
Mead 69, Ferris 53: The Panthers (8-6, 6-6) held the Saxons (5-9, 3-9), who made 11 3-pointers on Thursday, to five at Ferris. Four Panthers scored in double figures, led by Will McPhee, who had 16 points behind four 3-pointers. Max Hess had 15 and Josh Richter and Brandon Pettersen had 12 apiece. Michael Ervin and Murphy Butter had 14 apiece and Jace Van Lierop added 12 for Ferris.
North Central 57, Mt. Spokane 35: The Indians (2-12, 1-11) broke through for their first league win, using a 19-5 start at home. Shane Pethers led the Indians with 11 and Michael Hollister and Noah Higley had 10 apiece. Conner Verret had 10 to lead Mt. Spokane (1-12, 1-10).
Situated in a small, wooded valley in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, Knoebels Amusement Resort (knoebels.com) began as a popular swimming hole and picnic spot in the early 1900s. Farmer Henry Knoebel added a restaurant, cottages, a steam-powered carousel and concrete swimming pool in the 1920s. Today, the family-owned and -operated theme park has more than 50 rides, including two wooden roller coasters, two miniature railroads, a picnic area and free entertainment. For visitors who want to sleep under the stars after a day of thrill rides and attractions, a number of campgrounds are within a 10-mile radius of the amusement resort.
Knoebels Amusement Park (knoebels.com) owns two campgrounds. Adjacent to the theme park, the 500-site Knoebels Grove Campground (knoebels.com) offers cabin rentals and tent and RV camping with electric hookups. Although no water hookups are available, water-filling stations are conveniently located throughout the grounds. The property has a dump station, laundry, restrooms, play area and camp store and allows pets. Nearby are numerous recreational activities, including the theme park, a 900,000 gallon swimming pool with four water slides, golfing, scenic drives through the Susquehanna River Valley and the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (pioneertunnel.com).
Knoebels Lake Glory Campground (knoebels.com) is the amusement park's second camping facility. Situated about four miles from the resort in Catawissa, visitors can catch shuttle buses to get to all the action at the theme park. The campground has 175 RV and tent campsites, 17 primitive sites, 72 with full hookups and 86 with water and electric. A camp store, laundry, dump station, playground and lake fishing are on the premises. Big rigs and pets are welcome.
While not owned by the Knoebels organization, J and D Campground (jdcampground.com) is a family-run operation in close proximity to Knoebels Amusement Resort, just one mile away in Catawissa. The facility welcomes all motor homes, RVs and pop-ups on its 250 full-hookup sites, which include cable and free wireless Internet access. Situated on lush, green farmland, the property offers two streams and two lakes for trout fishing. A guarded swimming pool, miniature golf course, two playgrounds, basketball courts, camp store, laundry and dump station complete the amenities, with an ice cream shop located across the road, run by the same family.
Named after a local rock-formation landmark, Indian Head Campground (indianheadcampground.com) sits on 50 acres along the Susquehanna River, less than 10 miles from Knoebels Amusement Resort. The facility has 252 grassy campsites for RVs and tents, the majority with partial hookups, picnic tables and fire rings. In addition to a camp store, a playground, sports field, restrooms, showers and dump station, the pet-friendly campground offers a host of recreational amenities, including basketball, river and creek fishing, hiking trails and a boat ramp for canoeing and kayaking.
Woodall's North American Campground Directory, 2012 ; Woodall's Publications Corp.
Wild expects Jordan Greenway to be huge (6-6) boost down stretch.
Jordan Greenway returned to Boston University with two goals for this season: to win an NCAA championship, and to polish his leadership skills and consistency. While he didn't attain the first, his progress toward the second convinced him he was ready for the NHL.
The 21-year-old made the leap Monday, signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild the morning after BU lost to Michigan in the NCAA Northeast Regional final. The 6-6, 226-pound forward was scheduled to join the team Monday night in Nashville, and coach Bruce Boudreau said there is "a good chance" Greenway will make his NHL debut Tuesday against the Predators.
The Wild's second-round pick (50th overall) in the 2015 NHL entry draft, Greenway raised his game this season with a career-high 35 points for the Terriers and a detour to Pyeongchang, South Korea, to play for the U.S. at the Olympics. His combination of size, strength and skill will bulk up the Wild for the playoffs, when physicality and net-front presence are paramount. Neither Boudreau nor Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher wanted to heap too much pressure on a player who just finished his third college season, but they are intrigued by what Greenway could bring.
"It's a pretty big jump from college to the NHL," Boudreau said. "Some people can do it right away, some can't. We're going to give him the opportunity.
"I don't think he's going to play 22 minutes a night. But he's one of the reasons there weren't a lot of moves done by our team at trade-deadline day, because we figured we'd get him, and he'd be a really good addition at this point of the year. … This is a big talent, a talented kid. We'll see. We want to give him the opportunity to help our team win."
To make room on the roster, the Wild sent forward Zack Mitchell to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
Agents Scott and Brian Bartlett said Greenway's contract includes the maximum entry-level salary, $925,000 per season, and performance bonuses for the final two years. Brian Bartlett said Greenway made the decision to turn pro following Sunday's 6-3 loss to Michigan, after speaking with BU coach David Quinn and his staff.
Greenway made the all-Northeast Regional team to cap a career that produced 28 goals, 64 assists and 192 penalty minutes in 112 games. An alternate captain, he has been centering the Terriers' top line. Boudreau anticipates playing him at left wing, where Greenway can use his size to muscle past defenders.
The coach noted that the Wild has lacked players willing to go to the front of the net and stand their ground. That is Greenway's calling card, though he also can get up the ice quickly, has a soft passing touch and possesses a playmaker's vision.
"He's going to have to learn the league and figure out how his game translates at this level," Fletcher said. "But his skill set is pretty impressive.
"I certainly think he can fit in our top 12 [forwards]. He's responsible defensively, he's strong on the wall, he's strong on pucks down low. He has the ability to contribute in a lot of ways."
Greenway picked up his scoring pace for BU after returning from the Winter Games, finishing with a career-high 13 goals. He played all five games at the Olympics, testing himself against older, stronger players, including many from Russia's Kontinental Hockey League — considered the world's second-best league behind the NHL. He also carried a high profile as the first black American to play hockey at the Winter Games, a distinction he embraced.
Quinn saw a difference when Greenway rejoined the Terriers. His confidence had grown throughout his time at BU, but the coach believes the Olympics took it to "a whole new level."
"He came back with a little bit more swagger," Quinn said. "One thing I've said to him all the time is, 'Why can't you be one of the next great American players?' I think he's slowly starting to realize how good he is and how good he can be."
Brian Bartlett said Greenway now feels ready to step in and assume any role the Wild asks of him. He has become more consistent and more assertive, taking it upon himself to deliver the well-timed hit or the critical goal his team needs.
While Fletcher and Boudreau both noted that being part of the team this spring will give him a leg up on next season, his agent said Greenway doesn't plan to just take in the view.
"It's going to be a lot more difficult in the NHL," Bartlett said. "But he has the mind-set that he's not going to sit back and wait for opportunities to come. He's going to go make them."
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For the 10th consecutive month, inflation rate continued a downward trajectory, recording a marginal decline from 15.91 per cent in October to 15.90 per cent in November.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation increased by 15.90 per cent (year-on-year) in November, 0.01 percentage points lower than the rate recorded in October (15.91) per cent.
The 10th consecutive disinflation (slowdown in the inflation rate) though still positive in headline year-on-year inflation since January 2017 increases were recorded in all Glossary: Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP) divisions that yield the Headline Index.
On a month-on-month basis, the headline index increased by 0.78 per cent in November 2017, 0.02 per cent points higher from the rate of 0.76 per cent recorded in October.
This represents the first rise in month-on- month inflation following five consecutive months on month contraction in headline inflation since May 2017.
The percentage change in the average composite CPI for the 12-month period ending in November 2017 over the average of the CPI for the previous 12-month period was 16.76 per cent, showing 0.21 per cent point lower from 16.97 per cent recorded in October 2017.
The Urban inflation rate rose by 16.27 per cent (year-on-year) in November from 16.19 per cent recorded in October, while the Rural inflation rate also eased by 15.59 per cent in November from 15.67 per cent in October.