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WASHINGTON — Congress could pass legislation as soon as this week to reauthorize a small business innovation grant program favored by the Pentagon after reforms addressing concerns over the abuse of the rewards process persuaded Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to drop his opposition to the program.
Paul told Defense News on Tuesday that he will not block a unanimous consent request for the Senate to pass the bill reauthorizing the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards for three years.
Those programs are set to expire by the end of the month.
“We were happy to get some reforms in it,” the Kentucky Republican said.
Paul had used his clout as the top Republican on the Small Business Committee to block reauthorization of the program. The 43-page compromise legislation, first seen by Defense News, is the product of months of negotiations meant to assuage Paul’s concerns.
The reauthorization bill includes new provisions to address ties between some program awardees and China, while adding additional performance benchmarks aimed at commercializing projects to attract more private capital investment.
Senate Small Business Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, D-Md., told Defense News that he filed the reauthorization bill Tuesday. Assuming no other senator objects, the chamber can pass the compromise bill by unanimous consent. If that happens, the House is expected to easily pass the bill under expedited procedures.
The Defense Department accounts for the majority of the SBIR and STTR awards, which ballooned to nearly $3.3 billion in 2011. The program is awarded jointly by 11 federal agencies, and individual awards range from tens of thousands of dollars to more than $1 million for a two-year grant.
The programs incentivize small businesses to engage in early-stage research and development for technologies and products that companies might otherwise shy away from given uncertain returns on investments.
SBIR grants that were awarded by the Air Force to AeroVironment led to the development of the small, kamikaze Switchblade drones, which the United States has sent to Ukraine as it fends off Russia’s invasion. The Pentagon also relies on SBIR and STTR grants to spur technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, data processing and munitions development.
Still, Paul had argued that the two programs lacked protections against China gaining access to U.S. technology and that some companies rely entirely on the grants to sustain themselves without spinning off new businesses or products.
Chinese state-sponsored companies have targeted U.S. firms that receive the grants, hoping to benefit from the investments. A 2021 Pentagon report on a small sample of SBIR awardees found China was the ultimate beneficiary of the grants, not the United States.
Under the reauthorization bill’s new guidelines, SBIR or STTR applicants must now disclose whether the company has ties to “any foreign country of concern, including the People’s Republic of China.” The Defense Department and other agencies must deny awards to applicants that have ties to Chinese companies or have high-level employees that are part of “a malign foreign talent recruitment program.”
The bill requires each federal agency that awards the grants to coordinate with the Small Business Administration in the creation of “a due diligence program to assess security risks presented by small business concerns seeking a federally funded award.”
The Small Business Administration and the White House’s Office of Science and Technology must also consult with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to establish best practices to guide these due diligence programs.
Additionally, the enhanced performance benchmarks differentiate between Phase I and Phase II SBIR and STRR grants. Under the program, Phase I awards range from $50,000 to $250,000 for six to 12 months. Phase II awards range from $750,000 to nearly $2 million for two years.
The new legislation doubles the minimum performance standards for each small business that receives more than 50 Phase I grants within five years.
Additionally, a small business that has received more than 50 Phase II awards within the past 12 years must garner “an average of $250,000 of aggregate sales and investments” for each of those awards. And a company with more than 100 Phase II awards within the past 12 years must earn an average of $450,000 in aggregate sales and investments.
If a company does not meet these standards, then it may not receive more than 20 SBIR or STTR awards for one year.
Bryant Harris is the Congress reporter for Defense News. He has covered U.S. foreign policy, national security, international affairs and politics in Washington since 2014. He has also written for Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, Al Jazeera English and IPS News.
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WASHINGTON — Maxar Technologies. a provider of communications, Earth observation and other satellite services, won an Option Year 3 contract renewal from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery program.
The contract, which began Sept. 1, is valued at $44 million, Westminster, Colorado-based Maxar said in a statement. It’s the third of three option years for the contract, which has a total value of up to $176 million.
With this award, Maxar will continue providing more than 400,000 U.S. government users with unclassified, online and offline, on-demand access to high-resolution commercial imagery, it said. Access to geospatial data and products from other commercial industry providers such as BlackSky and Planet Labs PBC are also available through the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract.
For more than a decade, the G-EGD program has enabled members of the military, first responders, intelligence analysts and civil government users to tap into Maxar’s 125 petabyte imagery archive and daily imagery collections for time-sensitive, mission-critical planning and operations.
“G-EGD has been instrumental in enabling NGA to provide unclassified access to satellite imagery for a wide range of U.S. government users and partners throughout the war in Ukraine,” Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky said in the statement. “As the provider of G-EGD, Maxar is proud to help advance the U.S. government’s long history of providing global security and humanitarian initiatives with geospatial data and imagery.”
During G-EGD Option Year 2, NGA developed a roadmap to integrate five commercial synthetic aperture radar data providers into the G-EGD platform by the end of 2023. Maxar services for SAR data from Capella Space and ICEYE include data visualization and product discovery and delivery. It will also continue data integration efforts for Umbra and PredaSAR, a Terran Orbital company, throughout Option Year 3.
Anyone who supports a U.S. government mission may request authorization to access G-EGD. With more than 1.1 million square kilometers of new imagery uploaded each day, users have access to current imagery as well as more than 6 billion square kilometers of archived imagery for time sensitive, mission-critical planning and operations, the company said.
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the awarding agency, is headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, and operates as a unique combination of intelligence and combat support.
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The following is a question submitted by a Federal Times readers about retirement and other issues facing the federal workforce. It is answered by Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service and a Federal Times columnist since 1995.
Question: My situation is that I have 32 plus years federal civilian service, approximately 10 with DoD and the remainder with DOI. My plan is to retire winter 2023 and possibly later that year try to get hired as federal civilian with DoD again. If I retire from DOI then get reemployed with DoD, once I finally leave DoD in the future, will I then be classified as a DoD retiree and no longer DOI? Will my retirement paperwork and SF50 show I’m a DoD Civilian retired? What if I was rehired and after only a full pay period I chose to leave, retire for good, would my paperwork document that I’m now a DoD retired?
Reg’s Response: Retirees no longer have an agency affiliation. Your identification card will read “The individual named below is a member of the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees’ Retirement System”. Below that will be your CSA (Civil Service Annuitant) Claim Number and your full name.
If you are reemployed by the federal government, how you salary will be treated depends on the nature of the rehire. As a rule, your salary would be reduced by the amount of your annuity. That would have no affect on either your annuity or your entitlement to continue receiving what you are now getting in the special retirement supplement.
Because you are covered by FERS, retirement deductions would be taken from your pay. When you leave, your annuity would be recomputed to include that period of service. However, if you are rehired in a position that allows you to receive both your annuity and the salary of the new position, no retirement deductions would be taken from your pay and, when you retire again, you would not receive any retirement credit for that period of service.
You are entitled to a lump sum payment for unused annual leave. It is projected forward - day by day - as if you were still on the employment roll. Therefore, if you return to work before that covered period has ended, you would be required to repay the dollar value of the unused portion in full before you assume your new position.
Got a question for the Federal Times expert?
Send inquiries to: fedexperts@federaltimes.com.
Reg Jones is the resident expert on retirement and the federal government at Federal Times. From 1979 until 1995, he served as an assistant director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management handling recruiting and examining, white and blue collar pay, retirement, insurance and other issues. From 1977 to 1979, he was deputy director of the Bureau of Policies and Standards in the U.S. Civil Service Commission. The opinions expressed are his own.
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In 1974, Congress passed the the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, signed by President Richard Nixon, establishing a budget process and new dates for the government’s fiscal year, moves that leaders hoped would make it easier to agree on annual federal spending plans. Almost a half century later, consensus on federal budgets is more elusive than ever, and Congress keeps passing continuing resolutions that maintain government spending at the previous fiscal year’s levels.
What is a fiscal year?
A fiscal year is an annual timeframe that companies and governments use for financial reporting and budgeting. Though the length of time is the same, the start and end dates of a fiscal year often differ from a calendar year. They are important for accounting purposes because they are used in federal tax filings and budget documents and for reporting income and expenses.
A fiscal year may be broken down into quarters. For the federal government, these quarters are:
Q1: October — December
Q2: January — March
Q3: April — June
Q4: July — September
When is the U.S. government’s fiscal year?
The federal government’s fiscal year runs from the first day of October of one calendar year through the last day of September of the next. For example, Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) started on Oct.1, 2020, and ended on Sept. 30, 2021.
The current fiscal year, FY 2022, ends on Sept. 30, 2022. FY 2023 starts Oct. 1, 2022, and ends Sept. 30, 2023.
Has the U.S. government fiscal year always ended on Sept. 30?
No. Prior to 1974, the government’s fiscal year started on July 1 and ended on June 30. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act made the change to allow Congress more time to agree upon a budget each year.
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North Korea’s test of an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles in 2022, including several types of intercontinental ballistic missiles, is the latest reminder the United States faces an increasingly perilous security environment.
U.S. adversaries continue integrating offensive missiles into their strategies to support coercion, intimidation and aggressive military behavior. While it might be tempting for the United States to throw up its hands and allocate missile defense resources elsewhere in this increasingly unpredictable missile threat environment, the U.S. should instead continue to strengthen its capabilities for effective homeland defense.
Today, the nation is defended against a limited ICBM attack on the homeland posed by the missile arsenals of “rogue states” such as North Korea and Iran (who is also continuing its pursuit of longer-range missiles and a nuclear capability). In response to North Korean and Iranian efforts, the United States is considering how to improve its missile defenses to deter possibly larger and more sophisticated missile attacks and, if deterrence fails, to reliably protect the homeland against missile attacks.
At the same time, these developments have raised concerns an increase in the scale or complexity of the North Korean missile threat may eventually overwhelm the ability of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system to defend against most or all of these threats. This possibility calls into question the broader strategic value of improving, or even maintaining, the nation’s missile defenses.
An argument in favor of scaling back missile defense development too readily discounts the role defenses play in U.S. deterrence and defense policy — even in the context of an expanding missile threat. Moreover, it leads to an erroneous “all or nothing” approach to defending the United States against significant dangers.
At least four crucial considerations help make the case for sustaining and strengthening the homeland missile defense posture.
The first is uncertainty around how the threat will evolve over the next decade. While North Korea is committed to its ICBM program, the projected size of its arsenal and timing remain uncertain.
North Korea has encountered technical and developmental setbacks in its ICBM program that not only affect the pace of this threat, but also raise questions about the operational reliability of such complex weapon systems — at least for the foreseeable future.
Second, defenses do not have to be large or perfect to inject complexity and doubt into the adversary’s pre-war planning and execution of missile strikes. Even limited defenses are capable of weakening an opponent’s confidence in its ability to achieve its military objectives.
Third, even in the face of possible advances in rogue state long-range missiles, missile defenses provide significant value to blunt blackmail or coercion where the adversary seeks to test American political will — especially by threatening limited strikes. In these circumstances, defenses would confront the aggressor with the prospect its attack would be futile, while risking a devastating U.S. counterattack.
Fourth, it is dangerously imprudent to rule out the possibility deterrence might fail. Crises have unpredictable dynamics fraught with misperception and miscalculation. There will also be situations in which deterrence may be simply irrelevant, particularly in those instances where an adversary’s ruler believes he has nothing to lose in launching his ICBMs. Under these conditions, defenses remain vital to reducing the scale of destruction in the United States.
The Department of Defense’s 2023 budget request takes a number of steps to align the homeland missile defense posture with increasingly challenging missile threats. It maintains the bipartisan focus on sustaining and enhancing the current GMD system while funding modernization efforts to ensure it can effectively counter larger and more sophisticated rogue state ICBM threats.
This includes developing a new Next Generation Interceptor expected to add 20 defensive interceptors and potentially replace the 44 existing GBIs by the end of the decade. The budget also funds a network of space- and land-based sensors crucial to tracking and targeting more advanced ballistic and hypersonic missile threats.
Collectively, these efforts to build a second-generation homeland defense system begin laying a foundation to address more capable North Korean and Iranian missile threats. However, it is essential for the Biden administration and Congress to not only sustain current modernization efforts but also define a clear strategy for the next generation of missile defense concepts, technologies and capabilities.
Directed-energy weapons, like high-powered microwave systems and kinetic interceptors deployed on airborne platforms for boost phase engagement, hold considerable promise for more effective intercept capability at lower cost. Progress in the commercial satellite sector over the last decade has produced more capable, smaller and cheaper platforms and offers innovative opportunities for advanced military space-based sensors to defend against more complex missile threats.
While the United States may not be able to eliminate all rogue state ICBM risks over time, that does not mean it should turn away from missile defense. The United States can reduce these risks by investing in emerging and disruptive technologies to improve the capabilities of effective missile defenses while continuing to offer significant deterrence and, should deterrence fail, a way to limit damage.
Peppi DeBiaso is the former director of the Department of Defense’s Office of Missile Defense Policy and a nonresident senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Ford stock falls after warning on supply chain shortages
Ford is still getting battered by product shortages as supply chain issues continue to undermine the auto industry.
By the numbers: Ford's stock fell 12.3% Tuesday after the company said late Monday that it expects to have 40,000–45,000 cars nearly finished but lacking crucial parts at the end of the third quarter.
- In pre-pandemic times, automakers typically did not have to park unfinished cars in large quantities while waiting for parts.
Details: The shortages are affecting "largely high-margin trucks and SUVs," Ford said.
- And inflation pulsing through the supply chain is expected to cost the company $1 billion more than previous expected, it added.
The bottom line: "While we have been hearing ... about the marginal improvement of the supply chain, Ford's announcement shows that we are not yet out of the woods," Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a research note.
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Juul sues FDA over documents supporting e-cigarette ban
Juul Labs on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over the agency's refusal to disclose documents supporting its order to take Juul's e-cigarettes off the shelves in the U.S. market.
The big picture: The FDA in June ordered Juul to take its e-cigarettes off the shelves in the U.S. market amid a push to cap nicotine in cigarettes.
Details: Juul accused the FDA of violating the Freedom of Information Act by withholding a majority of the "scientific disciplinary reviews" underlying the sales ban, according to the complaint filed in a court in Washington, D.C.
- Juul alleges the FDA denied the FOIA requests, invoking the deliberative process privilege to withhold the majority of those materials.
- "Withholding the disciplinary reviews that would answer these questions impedes JLI’s ability to seek appropriate relief from [the] FDA’s decision and is also completely at odds with the purpose of FOIA and the transparency Congress expects from administrative agencies," the complaint alleges.
- "The public deserves a complete picture of the scientific facts behind one of the agency’s most controversial and closely scrutinized decisions in recent years, especially where even FDA recognizes its order is suspect."
What they're saying: “We took this necessary action as we remain concerned about the inequitable treatment of our applications given the political pressure on the agency to reach a specific result," a Juul spokesperson told Axios in an emailed statement.
- "This action will help us obtain information about the FDA review of our applications relevant to our continued appeal of the agency’s decision,” the spokesperson added.
- The FDA declined to comment on ongoing litigation.
Go deeper: Juul asks court for temporary ban on FDA's e-cigarette order
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Info conveyed by the Wall Street Journal (gated) on what economists at JPM are projecting from the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
- 75bp rate hike coming on Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- 50bp coming at the following meeting in November (JPMorgan’s earlier called for a 25bp increase in November)
- further hikes reaching a target rate of 4.25% by February
- “The labor market has proven surprisingly resilient and downside growth risks appear to have abated,”
- “This leads us to believe the Fed will have to do more to restrain labor demand.”
Meetings ahead:
The first meeting of 2023 is January 31 - February 1.
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The Fabulous Mrs. Unruh, as former showgirl Chris Unruh billed herself in her Las Vegas-style performances at Mt. Baldy’s Buckhorn Lodge and elsewhere, died earlier this year, as I wrote recently. And despite her passing, and the passage of time, your own memories of her have not dimmed.
“I used to go witness her magic and that of her band,” says Dan Thomas of Moreno Valley. “She was an amazing lady. She wrapped her feather boa around me more than once.”
Margi Austin of San Antonio Heights went up to the Buckhorn starting in the late 1990s with friends, many of whom likewise ended up draped in the feather boa. Austin recognized Unruh’s wit, warmth and intelligence and says she loved her dearly.
Once at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Austin was dining with her mother when she spotted Unruh at another table. Unruh saw her too and came over to join them. It was a memorable visit.
“After she left, my mom said she thought I had been embellishing Mrs. Unruh’s greatness,” Austin shares, “and she now realized she was even greater than I stated.”
Unruh, to refresh your memory, was paramour and then wife of Jesse Unruh, a Democratic power broker in California who died in 1987. Photos of him or her with various political celebrities adorned a wall at the Buckhorn. In one, Chris stood next to Jimmy Carter.
Penny Korechoff watched Unruh at the Buckhorn a few times but more routinely saw her at Casa de Pizza in Korechoff’s city of residence, Granada Hills. Unruh and guitarist Mort Marker performed at the pizzeria monthly for many years starting in 2012.
Over the years Unruh and Marker got to know Korechoff and her husband, Victor, even inviting the couple to their wedding at the Buckhorn, which they were proud to accept. Chris Unruh was not necessarily forthcoming with personal information, however. “We looked her up on the internet to find her first name,” Korechoff tells me.
Yet it was a warm relationship regardless. One evening at Casa de Pizza, Korechoff mentioned to Unruh that their grandson’s fifth birthday was coming up. At next month’s performance, the Korechoffs approached their regular table to find a 12-by-16 painting by Unruh awaiting them as a birthday gift.
Their grandson, now 13, still displays the painting on his bedroom wall. I guess she really was the Fabulous Mrs. Unruh.
Reasons to challah
Before calling it a day — “Sunrise, Sunset”? — on the topic of Jewish delis, let me excerpt some of the kibitzing.
Hillel Cohn, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Emanu El, which relocated from San Bernardino to Redlands in 2010, tells me San Bernardino, too, once had a Jewish deli. Keyser’s Deli operated downtown through the 1960s and was a favorite of downtown merchants.
“The owner was Yetta Keyser and she was joined in operating the restaurant by her son-in-law Arnold Schapiro,” Cohn reports. “Yetta also did catering at the synagogue for many Jewish weddings and bar mitzvahs.”
A few far-flung readers in the San Fernando Valley flung their comments my way as well.
Recently moving to West Hills, Eric C. Bauman was amazed to find a Jewish deli, Country Deli and Restaurant, in Chatsworth, and now eats there weekly. The menu, he says, ranges “from hand-sliced lox, to matzo ball soup, matzo brei, brisket, corned beef, pastrami, even a N.Y.-style charbroiled burger… you get the idea.” I do, and it sounds delicious.
Sylvia Weiser Wendel was pleased to see the attention on Mort’s Deli in Tarzana.
“You didn’t mention that next door to Mort’s is the fabulous Bea’s Bakery, a non-kosher Jewish bakery that is one of the best in the world, as far as I’m concerned — and I was born in NYC,” she says. “We currently live in the deli-and-strudel desert known as Santa Clarita.”
Mort’s recently changed hands, customer Jules Feir of Sherman Oaks alerts me, saying the food, already good, “has gotten better and better.” He recommends the brisket.
Finally, Maxine Simons, age 95, who admits she’s “very WASP-y,” nevertheless has been eating and loving Jewish food since age 20. She recently went to Canter’s for the first time since the 1950s.
Taking in the atmosphere and the motherly (and grandmotherly) waitresses, all seemingly unchanged from her last visit decades ago, Simons actually began to cry at her table.
Then, after wiping her eyes, she took home $100 worth of goods from its bakery.
brIEfly
After reading here that Cal Poly Pomona had demolished a distinguished piece of architecture, the eight-story CLA Building, rather than spend the money to fix its problems, reader Jack Caselles of Claremont mused: “One wonders what would happen if the directors of Cal Poly owned the Leaning Tower of Pisa.”
David Allen writes Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, three tottering edifices. Email dallen@scng.com, phone 909-483-9339, like davidallencolumnist on Facebook and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.
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Three precocious members of the 2020 NHL draft class already have logged more than 100 games in the league.
Two are easy answers considering they were drafted first and third, respectively: New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere (135 games) and Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle (132).
The third happens to be Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale (105 games), who was taken sixth in the first round. That’s notable for several reasons given that defensemen – at least ones not named Cale Makar – traditionally take longer to develop. Everyone is anxious to see a finished product, instantly. But it takes much longer for most mortals to mature on the blue line.
Drysdale, 20, will start his second full season in the league with a new number and a fresh look on the defense with additions John Klingberg and Dmitry Kulikov, the latter who might end up being Drysdale’s D partner.
Drysdale spoke about those topics and more with the Southern California News Group in interviews from his offseason home in Toronto and Sunday at Honda Center at a meet-and-greet event associated with the number changes for Trevor Zegras and Drysdale.
How exactly did the number change, to No. 6 from No. 34, come about?
Drysdale: To be honest, it was a little bit of a weird situation. I brought it up to our equipment managers that I wanted to switch numbers at some point. When that would be, I wasn’t sure. I told them that I would change to six if it came up.
Then this summer, I got a new helmet with the No. 6 on it. It was a surprise to me that they put the new number on it. It was pretty cool.
I had only ever worn four. At international tournaments, I was always No. 6. Obviously Cam (Fowler) is No. 4. I wanted to switch to a single digit – so six looked good.
Did you ever buy a jersey when you were a kid growing up in Toronto?
Drysdale: I had a few. I had an (Alex) Ovechkin jersey for a while. I must have had a couple of (Toronto Maple) Leafs – I was on that bandwagon.
You played in 81 games in 2021-22 – the most you’ve played in one season – so what were your primary takeaways from that experience?
Drysdale: It’s a long year. With the regular season alone and the travel and the schedule, it’s long and tough. It was a lot of fun just being around the guys every day. You go into the rink and playing in Anaheim is pretty sweet. You walk out and it is 25 degrees (Celsius, equal to 77 Fahrenheit) and perfectly sunny and you’ve got palm trees everywhere. Being my first full year, I learned a lot. I was fortunate enough to catch Getzy’s (Ryan Getzlaf) last year, which was awesome.
What did you gain from that long season that you can carry into this upcoming season?
Drysdale: I’d say two main things, that go hand in hand. The first thing is to have a short memory. You’re going to have a (bad) game every once in a while. If you play enough of them, not everything is going to go your way. On the flip side, the good part about that is that you can play (poorly) and you have a game the next night. It’s a quick turnaround. The second thing is playing with confidence. We’re always told by coaches and players that you’re on the team for a reason. Don’t change what you’re doing or try to play a certain way to try and please people.
Did you change anything in your summer training regime to get ready for camp?
Drysdale: The most important thing is putting on size. I’m not the biggest guy – just putting on some weight. I put on about 10 pounds this summer. I’m happy with that, being able to play at a heavier weight.
That was probably the main priority. I was doing my standard ramping up the skating about a month out from camp, on the ice four or five times a week.
Hockey DB had you listed at 183 pounds, so are you up to 190-195 now?
Drysdale (laughing): Not quite, just shy of 190. I played all of last year at just under 180. I think 183 was my first weigh-in at camp and I usually lose weight during the year.
What was the messaging you received from the coaching staff at the end of the season?
Drysdale: They just said they thought I had a good year – a little bit of a tough situation trading some top guys at the deadline. I was playing big minutes and playing against a lot of top lines in the league. It’s tough. They were saying, ‘it’s going to be good for you in the long run.’ They were happy with the year. For lack of a better word, work my (butt) off this summer and come into camp with confidence.
Have you spent much time studying the games of top defensemen around the league, including your new teammate John Klingberg?
Drysdale: One hundred percent. Anytime you can catch games and watch guys and see what they do, it’s only beneficial. If you can take a thing here or there, why not? I used to not be the biggest fan of watching too much hockey But I started to watch it way more.
He (Klingberg) is a guy that I can learn a lot from personally. I’m looking forward to it, Right-handed, offensive-style D. When you sign someone of that caliber, it’s always positive.
How is it living with Zegras? It certainly has the makings of a legit reality show.
Drysdale: We lived together at the end of last year and our first year we lived together too. I don’t think either of us could get mad at one another for being messy because we’re both messy. So at least that cancels each other.
I keep telling myself I’m going to chef up a little bit. But when push comes to shove, I get home after a game or a practice, I don’t know if I want to be cooking.
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Kyle’s update, 2:47 PM PT: The 49ers are signing Marlon Mack to their active roster from the practice squad, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This was expected with Ty Davis-Price out a few weeks with a high-ankle sprain. The team also signed Benkert to its practice squad.
Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and ESPN’s Field Yates, the 49ers worked out five quarterbacks Tuesday: Kurt Benkert, AJ McCarron, Garrett Gilbert, Kevin Hogan, and Mike Glennon.
Benkert, 27, was undrafted out of Virginia and has spent time with the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers.
McCarron was a fifth-round draft choice out of Alabama by the Bengals in 2014. He’s started four games in his career and played for Cincy and the Texans.
Gilbert has played for four different teams in the past four seasons. The 31-year-old started one game in 2021 and one in 2020.
Many of you should be familiar with Kevin Hogan, who was drafted in the fifth round out of Sanford. Hogan’s started one game for the Browns and thrown 101 career passes.
Finally, there’s Mike Glennon. The 32-year-old has nine years of experience and 13 starts under his belt to go with 528 passing attempts. Kyle Shanahan said the team would sign a quarterback. His history would suggest it’s Glennon.
Quarterback wasn’t the only position the 49ers worked out Tuesday. There were three wide receivers, five tight ends, and a defensive back:
WR Kelvin Harmon
WR Ra’Shaun Henry
WR Jontre Kirklin
TE Derrick Deese
TE Erik Krommenhoek
TE Briley Moore
TE Jace Sternberger
TE Garrett Walston
DB Beau Tanner
Tyler Kroft will miss time, so that makes sense about the tight end position. We’ll see if there is another injury that pops up that’ll be related to working out receivers.
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Self-medication has become a prevalent habit in today’s world. From taking as little as two tablets of paracetamol to self-diagnosing of certain illnesses because of some known symptoms and moving to getting and taking drugs without a medical practitioner’s advice. All these and more are all that characterises the self-medication process.
It is quite obvious that a lot of dangers are associated with self-medication but surprisingly people still engage in this risky practice either as a result of ignorance or indifference.
Self-medication is the act of taking drugs, herbs or home remedies on one’s own initiative, or on the advice of another person, without consulting a doctor or medical practitioner.
Self-medication might seem right at first, but one needs to consider the potential side effects of such uninformed actions.
Self-medication can lead to drug addiction, allergy, habituation, worsening of ailment, incorrect diagnosis and dosage, or even disability and premature death. And this is the reason why people must avoid self-medication at all costs.
To save you from the dangers involved in self-medicating, here are reasons you should not self-medicate.
1. Incorrect self-diagnosis
The first reason you should not self-medicate is that you are the risk of wrongly diagnosing yourself.
There are certain symptoms that are often associated with some illnesses. For instance, malaria is often associated with symptoms such as headache, loss of appetite, general weakness of the body, loss of taste and many more.
In spite of these well-known symptoms, it is important that you go for a medical test before you come to a conclusion on what is wrong with your body system. It is quite possible that you have typhoid and you are showing signs of malaria.
So, you shouldn’t self-medicate because you are at the risk of wrongly diagnosing yourself.
2. It leads to delay in seeking appropriate medical advice and proper treatment
Self-medication prolongs your chances of seeking appropriate medical advice and proper treatment.
Going to a medical practitioner helps you know exactly what is wrong with you and helps you proffer solutions as soon as possible. When you self-medicate, you don’t know what is wrong with you and you might end up worsening your health condition as a result of this act.
There are some illnesses such as cancer that requires immediate attention upon detection because they are life-threatening. When you decide to self-medicate instead of seeing a medical practitioner, how then do you intend on seeking appropriate medical advice and treatment?
Do not joke with your health because we only live once!
3. Potential adverse effects
If the truth is told, you have more to lose than gain when you self-medicate.
Drugs are not substances you just take into your body because you feel like it or because you think you have an illness without the doctor’s prescription. As helpful as these drugs are when taken according to a medical practitioner’s advice, they also pose a great danger when you misuse them.
Do not lead yourself to an early grave through self-medication. Take the pain to seek a medical practitioner’s advice now, so you don’t do it later when it might be too late.
4. Worsening the condition the individual is trying to self-treat
When you self-medicate, you are at risk of worsening the health condition you are trying to treat.
Take for instance, as a lady you notice that you have serious abdominal pain while on your menstrual flow and in your innocent mind you concluded that it is just menstrual pain. You decided to take paracetamol or aspirin or ibuprofen to relieve the pain.
Although this is not bad in itself but should in case you are wrong with your diagnosis, you are at the risk of worsening your condition. So, it is best you seek medical help instead of self-medicating.
5. Risk of dependence and abuse
It is important that we know that self-medication can be equated to drug or substance abuse. And oftentimes than not when you start self-medicating it becomes an addictive habit that becomes difficult to stop.
This is the reason you see some individuals who can’t do without taking a drug on a daily basis. There are times when you just need to rest and your body will be back to its optimal state.
In order not to become addicted to drugs and eventually abuse drugs, you should stop self-medication.
Regardless of the fact that self-medication has become prevalent in this time, it is important you desist from this act because you have more to lose than to gain in this risky practice.
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Seeking to satisfy others as much as you can is a valuable trait that is gradually disappearing in our society today. This act only becomes dangerous when it is done to your own detriment or in a bid to satisfy others or live up to an ideal image set by others.
People-pleasing involves putting someone else’s needs ahead of your own in an unhealthy manner. People-pleasers are known for doing whatever it takes to make other people happy. It is not wrong to be determined to make others happy but the moment you begin to go to the extent of looking out for others to your own hurt, then there is a problem of people-pleasing.
A lot of people-pleasers consciously choose to act this way because of low self-esteem, insecurity, perfectionism, past experiences, and fear of upsetting others and they see it as a good means of avoiding conflict, but what they fail to realise is that in the long run, it will lead to anger, frustration, anxiety, stress, lack of authenticity, depleted willpower, weaker relationships and unhappiness.
Have you discovered that you have become a people pleaser? Have you been looking for ways to stop this self-draining and self-neglect discussed habit? Look no further because discussed in this article are ways to help you stop being a people-pleaser.
1. Always bear in mind that you can’t please everyone
The first step in overcoming the habit of being a people pleaser is for you to know that you can’t please everyone. In short, humans are insatiable. If some individuals are not pleased with what God has done or doing for them, how much more you?
It might seem hard for you to believe this, but the earlier you understand that you can’t make everybody happy the better for you.
The simple truth is that you can’t please everyone all the time because people’s needs are different from person to person. Acting a certain way to please one person may upset or offend someone else. Instead, try to act authentically and people who like the true you will appreciate you for who you are.
Do your best for others but never forget that you cannot please everyone.
2. Be true to yourself instead of trying to fit in
You are unique and regardless of what anyone says or does, they can’t change your true identity. To stop being a people pleaser you need to be true to yourself and avoid trying to fit in into a standard set by others.
Whatever you intend on doing should be based on your choice and not as a result of pressure from others or a desire to please others.
Avoid doing something just because it’ll make you look good in someone else’s eyes. stick to what you know is right for you. If you’ve been put on the spot and asked to do something that you don’t feel comfortable with, don’t be afraid to stand your ground. It shows that you are strong enough to make your own decisions.
You can stop being a people-pleaser, but not by changing who you are. Instead, be true to yourself, and people will respect you for it.
3. Stop making excuses
A major reason you are stuck with pleasing others is that you keep making excuses for them. Making excuses for others as a means of pleasing them not only makes you a people pleaser but it also gets you burned out.
The moment some individuals know that you are a people pleaser, they start taking advantage of your good nature and I tell you, there’s nothing more frustrating than being used and taken advantage of.
To stop being a people pleaser, you need to learn how to genuinely turn people down without an excuse for your decision. I know this might seem a little bit hard but don’t forget that desperate situations require desperate steps or actions.
The moment you stop making excuses, you’ll have more time and energy to do what you really want to do. You’ll feel more in control of your life and less of a victim to other people’s demands.
It’s okay if they don’t understand you at first, but with time they will eventually see why it’s important for you to do so.
4. Learn to say ‘NO’
Saying ‘NO’ is the most difficult thing for a people pleaser to do and that is the reason they always end up making excuses in order to please others.
Sometimes people-pleasing can become such a deeply ingrained habit that you have to tell yourself that it is okay to say “no”. It’s okay to put yourself first and say “no” if someone asks you for something you don’t want to do, or if they ask you for something unreasonable or impossible.
You also need to stop saying “yes” when you not getting anything meaningful out of the task at hand and are just doing it because the other person is asking you for help.
The most important part about this is reminding yourself that saying “no” when you mean it isn’t being selfish, it’s taking care of yourself.
5. Set healthy boundaries
Life and relationships are bounded by boundaries. And it is often said that where there is no law, there is no sin. To stop being a people pleaser you need to set boundaries in your life.
The truth is that most people-pleasers are often unaware of the boundaries they need to set in their lives.
To set healthy boundaries, you need to first discover certain access you have given to people in your that has left you unhappy most times because these individuals have overstepped their bounds. Then you begin to devise means of reducing their access in your life. This is a gradual process and it should not be done in a rush.
This simple strategy can allow you to remain true to yourself without feeling the need to please everyone and boundaries give you the ability to say “no”.
6. Learn to be assertive and stand up for yourself
If you don’t stand for yourself, I bet you no one else will. To stop being a people pleaser, you need to stand up for yourself. You own your life and you are in the best place to determine what you want and what you don’t want.
It is possible that those you try to please against your own self are not even aware of what you are doing for them. Then if this is the case, you need to make them understand how you are hurting and neglecting yourself in a bid to please them.
You can do this in a number of ways, whether it’s bluntly and up-front, or more subtly. You can also use body language to get your point across. It takes a little practice, but being assertive is an important life skill for everyone to master.
It’s important not to let others dictate how you live your life and how you feel about yourself. Being assertive will help you set boundaries and make sure that those boundaries are respected by others around you.
7. Remember that healthy relationships require reciprocity
This life is about “give and take”. A strong and healthy relationship involves a certain degree of reciprocity.
It will be wrong for you to be the only one making sacrifices and compromises in whatever relationship you have with others.
If one person is always giving and the other is always taking, it often means that one person is forgoing things that they need to ensure that the other person has what they want.
Even if you enjoy pleasing others, it is important to remember that they should also be taking steps to give to you in return.
To stop being a people pleaser, learn to expect others to give back to you even as you do so for them.
In all, it is not a day’s job if you must stop this self-neglect habit of being a people pleaser because it never started in a day. Give yourself time and be intentional about putting an end to this habit because, in the long run, you have more to lose than to gain.
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The supremacy battle for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State between Governor Godwin Obaseki and the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbitz, was temporarily settled on Tuesday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), officially recognised State and National Assembly candidates produced by the Orbih faction of the party.
It would be recalled that the PDP held its primaries nationwide in May this year, but in Edo State, both Governor Obaseki and Chief Orbih’s factions held parallel primaries and consequently produced candidates for different elective positions at both ends.
The Obaseki faction, in a move, believed as preemptive, had a penultimate week, issued certificates of return to its candidate at the party’s secretariat in Benin, during a ceremony presided over by the State Chairman, Dr Tony Aziegbemi.
The parallel primaries held in the state and the consequent emergence of winners at both ends for different elective positions have been the subject of litigations in various courts across the country and its attendant conflicting judgements.
But on Tuesday, the umpire, INEC, displayed the list of candidates at the Benin office of the Commission.
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Tribune Online observed that the list of candidates displayed on the Commission’s public notice board indicated that they are the ones who emerged winners at the primaries conducted by the Orbih’s faction.
The INEC in the published list remarked that its action was ordered by the court.
Reacting to the development, the State Deputy Chairman of the party, Harrison Omagbon, enthused that the development had put paid to the recent presentation of certificates by the State Chairman of the party to candidates of Governor Obaseki faction of the party.
“This put paid to what the Chairman did the other time. Some of us called the Chairman that what he was doing was ultra vires. We didn’t want to take him up because it would have amounted to contempt on his part because the matter was in court.
“Article 84(1) of the Electoral Act says that INEC shall (must) monitor all primaries and the constitution of the PDP says that the chairman of the ward is the chairman of the Congress Committee. The list of candidates they are parading, which ward chairman monitor their Congress?, Omagbon queried.
The State Chairman, Aziegbemi, while reacting, urged members of the Obaseki’s faction of the party to remain calm and await the final court decision on the matter.
“I am sure you know that there are court cases pending, INEC is obeying the court order by publishing these names but until the candidates exhaust all their cases in court, there cannot be a final opinion on this. Until all the parties exhaust their cases in court, we are PDP and we will wait for the final judgment so there is nothing much,” Aziegbemi said.
On his part, the candidate for Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency, Nosa Adams, described the development as victory for the PDP.
“It is basically a situation of victory for the PDP for me, it is a situation of no victor, no vanquished. All I am concerned about is how we can win the elections for PDP. Our target is for our party to win the elections; produce the president, the members of the senate and the House of Representatives. Nobody has been defeated, truly PDP has won because, in the PDP, we believe in the rule of law which is the beacon of any democracy. All of us should be prepared to go for the election and win for PDP,” Adams admonished.
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Mrs Zahra B Buhari, the daughter-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari has graduated with first-class honours in Architectural Science from a foreign university amid the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has kept the public-owned institutions closed for over seven months.
It will be recalled that ASUU members had on February 14, embarked on a strike over the government’s inability to meet their demands.
Taking to the popular social media platform, Facebook to share pictures from the graduation, the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari congratulated her daughter-in-law for her new feet and wished her the best of luck.
The excited mother-in-law posted a number of pictures from the graduation with the caption:
“Congratulations to Mrs Zahra B Buhari on your graduation with First Class Honors in Architectural Science. Wishing you all the best!” She posted.
The graduation ceremony was attended by the First Lady herself, Aisha Buhari, her son Yusuf Buhari among other family members and well-wishers.
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Senate directs Police, DSS to probe attack on Ubah’s convoy
Following the attack on the convoy of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senate has directed the Nigerian Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to carry out comprehensive investigations into the incident with a view to arresting and prosecuting the perpetrators.
The Senate also mandated the security agencies to report findings back to the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence as well as the Senate Committee on Police Affairs within two weeks.
The resolutions followed the adoption of a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife, noted with deep concern and condemned the attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins, killing some security men and other aides of the lawmaker.
She specifically lamented that the attack on the Young Progressives Party (YPP) Senator led to the gruesome killing of two of his long-serving personal aides and two mobile police personnel by the gunmen.
The lawmaker noted that “the killings, maiming and wanton destruction of lives have now become a recurring decimal in the South East where unknown gunmen terrorize citizens on a regular basis.”
Senator Ekwunife recalled that Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, a serving lawmaker in the Anambra State House of Assembly was recently kidnapped, murdered and gruesomely beheaded, lamenting that to date, no arrest or report has been made in connection with this dastardly killing.
She was worried that these attacks by armed men have continued in the South East despite repeated government assurance to address this pervasive security crisis.
The lawmaker warned that if the Federal Government failed to “intervene urgently, these heinous and barbaric killings may continue, thereby subjecting the people of Anambra State to untold fear and hardship.”
Accordingly, the Senate observed a minute silence in honour of the victims that lost their lives in the unfortunate attack.
It would be recalled that Senator Ubah was attacked on September 11 at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State.
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We’re working on employability of Nigerian graduates ― TETFund boss
The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc Sonny Echono, has said that the agency is poised to work with the beneficiary institutions to address the challenge of unemployability of graduates from Nigerian universities.
Echono who said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he received the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, said the Fund has changed its focus to research, saying Centres of Excellence are being strategically established in various institutions across the country to be able to respond to national development challenges.
According to him, the Fund has continued to do a lot both in infrastructure and academic content development.
He noted that TETFund projects are replete everywhere in tertiary institutions in Anambra State, especially in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, saying the Fund would do more in the state-owned institutions.
“In Anambra, you will see a lot of our presence, but I admit at the level of state institutions we need to do more,” Echono said.
He stated that TETFUND has put in place mechanisms through specialised training to ensure Nigerian graduates are easily employable, while the Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is being refocused.
Echono said the Fund has trained over 35,000 academic staff, adding that its Centres of Excellence are also churning out cutting-edge research to meet Nigeria’s developmental needs.
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“In the last 11 years, 35,000 academic staff have been trained in Master’s and PhDs, we have also done a lot in the research component of our intervention. We are also working on the employability of our graduates by linking our institutions with industries,” he said.
Governor Charles Soludo in his remark called for a strategic partnership with TETFund in the delivery of intervention projects in higher education institutions in the state.
The former Central Bank Governor, who noted that education is key to Anambra, said such collaboration would ensure TETFund’s projects in the state bring about more robust impact.
“We have a big dream, a big agenda to partner with you and other critical stakeholders; the Federal Government is a very critical player in this field.
“Education we know is on the concurrent legislative, the federal and state work together. The only way we can make it work for ourselves is to work together through collaboration, coordination and cooperation, and coincidentally the resource envelope of the federation is disproportionate here in Abuja.
“I will like us to work together in a whole lot of areas we are interested in and in some years to come, we will be able to say with the partnership with TETFund we were able to deliver ABCD, that here are the impacts. Impact measurement is very important,” the governor, who did not, however, listed the required areas of partnership,” he said.
Soludo commended TETFund for its various intervention projects across the country, adding that the three state-owned tertiary institutions in the state; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, University, Anambra Polytechnic, Mgbakwu and College of Education, Nsugbe, are eager to welcome more of the Fund’s intervention projects.
The governor, however, expressed concern over the growing number of tertiary institutions in the country, saying the government might find it difficult to adequately fund them in the future.
“With the tertiary institutions going the way they are now, there are still questions, still issues, we are not asking those questions but at some point, we are going to ask whether or how the government will be able to fund or adequately fund the number or the plethora of institutions or the mechanism of our delivery, especially with the brick and mortar system that we have, there will be questions.
“But in the interim, before we get there, TETFund has been filling the gap in terms of infrastructure in our tertiary institutions. As you go from one higher institution to the other, (you see them) you have a way of branding them – the projects.”
He said TETFund has done a lot in view of the limited resources available to it compared to the massive needs of the higher education sector, adding “even if the Federal Government is to spend its entire capital budget on education it will not be enough to address all the issues.”
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Governor Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced more than $1.2 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for four projects focused on innovative workforce development initiatives designed to expand talent pipelines in technology sectors, as well as foster entrepreneurial startups, business development and venture investment.
Two of the awarded grants will bring resources to Culpeper County.
One of the grants - totaling $199,727 - is to be dispersed to the Carver Food Business Incubator.
Culpeper County will complete a community kitchen by providing crucial specialized equipment, addressing the needs of businesses by adding value to local produce and preparing products for the interstate market. This project will create 93 new jobs, serve 68 businesses, release 35 new products to market and increase sales by 15%.
The second grant will be dispersed to Tech Talent Retention in the amount of $307,800.
The Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development, in concert with various regional partners, will retain college graduates to launch their careers within the Central Virginia region by creating a talent pipeline for higher-paying jobs in Region 9’s targeted technology fields. Student ambassadors will raise awareness about local businesses and educate stakeholders about what students are looking for in choosing their careers. This project will create or retain 55 jobs, in addition to serving 100 businesses.
The affected communities include Albemarle, Culpeper, Louisa, Madison and Nelson counties and the City of Charlottesville.
“GO Virginia allows us to invest in key projects that will enhance our economic growth by fostering workforce development and stimulating new business opportunities,” Youngkin said. “These projects exemplify the innovative partnerships that GO Virginia grants were designed to promote, driving regional advancement and strengthening our Commonwealth.”
In addition to the awarded GO Virginia funding, the four awarded projects leveraged an additional $745,000 in local and non-state funding.
GO Virginia supports projects that focus on workforce development, cluster scale-up, startup ecosystems, and site and infrastructure development to encourage regional economic growth and diversification.
Since the program’s inception in 2017, GO Virginia has funded 233 projects and awarded approximately $93.7 million to support regional economic development efforts. To learn more about the GO Virginia program, visit dhcd.virginia.gov/gova.
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A 48-year-old Woodbridge man has been charged with sexual battery involving a 2-year-old boy.
On Sept. 10, Osman Alexis Banegas Chavez was visiting an acquaintance at a home in Woodbridge when a family member saw him inappropriately touching the toddler, said Prince William County Police Master Officer Renee Carr.
The family member confronted him and quickly got the victim away.
"The accused left the residence later that evening and the police were contacted," Carr said. No physical injuries were reported.
On Monday, police arrested Banegas Chavez of Maple Leaf Lane in Woodbridge on a charge of aggravated sexual battery, Carr said. He was held without bond at the Prince William-Manassas regional jail.
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Indiana University students at Franklin Hall told to shelter in place
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Students at a residence hall on Indiana University's campus were told to shelter in place Tuesday.
Bloomington police say an armed subject was seen entering a storm drain near the city's downtown.
There is a sewer exit near Franklin Hall on Campus.
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University police are monitoring the location.
Check back for updates.
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Lansing library offering banned books during 'Banned Books Week'
LANSING, Ill. - This week is "Banned Books Week," and one Chicago-area library is offering those books for free.
The library is celebrating the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.
Lansing Public Library in the south suburbs is offering one banned book to each person that wants one. The library ordered 75 books and half are gone, so they had to order more.
For 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community. But more recently, Banned Books Week has caught national attention.
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Across the country, different groups have pushed to ban access to certain books. The American Library Association tracked 729 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2021, resulting in more than 1,597 individual book challenges or removals.
Most targeted books were by or about Black or the LGBTQ+ community.
"It's about supporting the ALA statement of the Freedom to Read, which our board has approved here, and we support parents' rights to decide what their children will read. But they – you know — that's an individual parent's right for their individual child. So we wanted them available for all children, and all adults in the community to be able to read, to open their minds, to see other points of view, because that makes us a better society," said Lisa Koraiczyk, Director of Lansing Public Library.
The books will be available until Sept. 24 or until they run out.
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More than 60 people sworn in as US citizens in Chicago
CHICAGO - Some new U.S. citizens got a special welcome Tuesday at Chicago’s Daley Plaza.
Sixty-three people were sworn in at Illinois’ 12th annual U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Day Celebration.
Northern District of Illinois Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer presided over the ceremony, and Secretary of State Jesse White was among the other officials to attend.
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"Our new citizens have worked very hard to achieve this dream. Today – when we celebrate the signing of the Constitution and also observe National Voter Registration Day – we extend a warm welcome to these American citizens. Sworn in under the shadow of the soaring Picasso sculpture, we are hopeful that these new citizens will have soaring success in their new home and will help our country live up to the ideals enshrined in the Constitution," said Chief Judge Pallmeyer.
The event commemorates the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.
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Off-duty Chicago cop shot in face during apparent road rage incident
CHICAGO - An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot in the face during an apparent road rage incident Tuesday afternoon on the Northwest Side.
The shooting happened around 3:10 p.m. in the Irving Park neighborhood near Elston Avenue and Addison Street.
The female probationary officer was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Police Supt. David Brown said at a news conference.
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"She is talking, she apparently did not lose consciousness," he said. "So thank goodness that she’s going to be able to recover."
According to police, the 27-year-old officer was traveling northbound on Elston Avenue when a vehicle in front of her abruptly stopped. The vehicle then reversed into the officer's car before the suspect pulled a gun and fired shots.
The offender then fled the scene.
"Really, everywhere across this country, it seems personal conflicts have ended more and more with escalating violence," Brown said. "So it’s a concern of ours."
The shooting apparently happened at a Jiffy Lube service station, which was cordoned off with police tape.
Brown said police have the license plate of the SUV but weren’t immediately releasing it to the media.
No one was in custody, and no passengers were in the car with the officer, he said.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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State Sen. Emil Jones III hit with federal bribery charges tied to red-light camera investigation
CHICAGO - State Sen. Emil Jones III has been hit with federal bribery charges as part of a yearslong investigation involving the politically connected red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC.
Jones, son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., is also charged with lying to the FBI.
The charges against the younger Jones point to a Senate bill filed in February 2019 requiring a statewide study of automated traffic law enforcement systems, including red-light cameras.
The feds say Jones agreed that, in exchange for benefits from an individual with an interest in SafeSpeed, he would work to limit such studies to systems used in Chicago, "thereby excluding from study and recommendations automated traffic enforcement systems utilized in numerous other municipalities" served by SafeSpeed.
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Jones also allegedly told the individual with an interest in SafeSpeed that he would protect it from legislation in the General Assembly in exchange for $5,000 and a job for an unnamed associate.
The state senator allegedly lied to the FBI about his role in the scheme Sept. 24, 2019.
That was the same day federal agents raided the home and offices of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, including in the state Capitol building. Sandoval died in 2020.
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The feds filed their charges against the younger Jones in a document known as an information, which typically signals a defendant’s intention to plead guilty. The Chicago Democrat is now the latest in a long line of Illinois politicians to face charges since the feds’ probe of SafeSpeed-related deals surfaced in 2019.
Others who have faced charges related to SafeSpeed include the late state Sen. Martin Sandoval, former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta, former Worth Township Supervisor John O’Sullivan and former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci.
Also charged separately is former SafeSpeed partner Omar Maani, who played a central role in many of the schemes outlined by prosecutors. Maani struck a so-called deferred-prosecution agreement with the feds in 2020 and agreed to cooperate with them.
SafeSpeed has not been charged with wrongdoing and has portrayed Maani as a rogue actor.
Jones’ father led the Illinois Senate from 2003 to 2009. He considered himself to be former President Barack Obama’s "political godfather" — after having taken Obama under his wing when he served in the state Senate. The elder Jones served 35 years in the General Assembly.
Raising many eyebrows, Jones Jr. appointed Jones III, then 31, to his Senate seat in 2009. Jones III has run unopposed since 2012. At the time of his appointment, Jones Jr.’s allies rallied for his son.
State Rep. Robert Rita, D-Blue Island, a longtime Jones Jr. ally and inheritor of a political legacy himself, said he saw nothing wrong with Jones III getting a chance to hold his father’s Senate seat.
"Give him a chance to prove himself," Rita said in 2008.
Jones III worked for the state between May 1999 and November 2006, when he briefly left the payroll. Despite not having a college degree, he was hired in April 2007 as an administrator for former Gov. Blagojevich’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity — a job that paid $59,436 annually.
He serves on eight Illinois Senate committees, including public safety, where he is a vice-chair.
Jones III is also chair of the Licensed Activities committee.
Jones III represents the 14th Senate District, which encompasses Far South Side neighborhoods and south suburban Cook County, including Alsip, Oak Forest, Crestwood, and Blue Island. After redistricting, the district will stretch into other swaths of southwest suburbs, like Orland Park and Oak Forest.
Illinois State Board of Elections records show Jones III had $136,936.72 cash on hand at the end of June. He has since taken in $57,500 in contributions.
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Chicagoland weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Cook, DuPage and Kane counties
KANE COUNTY, Ill. - Severe weather rolled into the Chicago area Tuesday afternoon.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Tuesday afternoon for DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties. It will be in effect until 5:45 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was also issued for Belvidere, Machesney Park and Roscoe in Illinois Tuesday afternoon. That warning will end at 4:45 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. That warning is in effect until 6 p.m.
The storm will contain wind gusts up to 70 MPH and golf ball sized hail, the National Weather Service said.
A tornado warning could be possible.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REPT BATTERO Energy Co., Ltd. ("REPT" or "the Company"), a leading new energy solution provider backed by China's stainless steel and nickel giant Tsingshan Industry, has unveiled a suite of new battery products with higher efficiency, safety, and durability to address the future demands of renewable energy storage.
The new offerings include a host of lithium-ion battery cells powered by REPT's proprietary Wending technology designed to prolong the charge cycle and boost performance, alongside two brand-new battery clusters – COOL I and COOL II. Tailored to the needs of homeowners in North America, the new battery cell lineup, which includes the 72Ah, 100Ah, and 320Ah models, features the optimized cathode, electrolyte, and structural design to increase the capacity by 15% while keeping the size unchanged.
The debut of the world's first single-cell 320Ah lithium-ion battery that exceeds 1KWh marks a new technological milestone for REPT as it seeks to develop the next-generation battery technology to meet the renewable challenge of tomorrow. REPT has equipped the 72Ah/100Ah models with anode microchannel technology to increase their service time to up to 20 years, building upon its previous technological breakthrough to bring the cycle count to 6,000. Created for versatility, the COOL I and COOL II battery clusters target the diverse needs of energy storage and are designed to offer flexible and bespoke integrated solutions for users in North America.
"We are thrilled to introduce our new battery solutions which are packed with our latest innovations. Our unrelenting pursuit of excellence and supreme quality has driven us to craft our products to the smallest details to ensure every improvement effort will translate to a meaningful impact on their efficiency, safety, and performance. Guided by its vision to decarbonize the global economy, REPT will continue leveraging its expertise in battery technologies to help the world expedite the renewable transition," said Board of Directors of Tsingshan Group.
ABOUT REPT
Established in 2017, REPT BATTERO Energy Co., Ltd. (formerly known as "Ruipu Energy") is specialized in the R&D, production and sales of lithium-ion batteries, with its focus on providing high-quality solutions for BEV and intelligent power storage. REPT BATTERO has a 20-hectare manufacturing base in Wenzhou city and is building a new manufacturing base in Liuzhou city, with its annual planned capacity reaching 26GWh and total investment topping 10 billion RMB. The company is on track to raise its total capacity to over 50GWh and battery storage capacity to 20GWh in 2023.
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BOSTON (State House News Service) – Though Gov. Charlie Baker would not give a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to a reporter’s question on whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis committed any crimes by sending 48 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard under seemingly false pretenses last week, the Massachusetts governor did say he was glad a Texas sheriff has opened an investigation into the situation.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar in Texas opened a criminal investigation on Monday. Salazar declined to name possible suspects, according to CNBC reporting, but said in a news conference, “Everybody on this call knows who those names are already.”
“We need to figure out what did and didn’t happen,” Baker said Tuesday morning during a media scrum at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Station redevelopment project in Boston. “I’m glad the sheriff chose to open an investigation. I think that’s the right thing to do.”
He then echoed comments he made on Sunday, saying he had not spoken to DeSantis and urging federal immigration reform.
“Everybody who pays attention essentially knows that we have a giant problem with immigration in the United States. It needs to be reformed. I’ve been saying this for eight years to my colleagues at the federal level,” he said. “I think if anything comes out of this, it could possibly be positive. Sending people, as I said before, all over the country when they don’t know where they’re going and in some cases, maybe under false pretenses, it’s just really, not a good thing to do.”
Republican governors, with whom Baker serves on the Republican Governors Association, have been sending migrants from states on the southern border up north to liberal states in recent weeks. When asked if Massachusetts is preparing for more unexpected migrants by way of Gov. DeSantis, Baker responded, “I don’t know what is going to happen going forward.” He added that immigrants come into Massachusetts every day with “varying immigration statuses.”
Baker said there are legal experts helping the asylum seekers with immigration processing, but the “big thing” the state is working on, along with its nonprofit partners, is “more effective housing solutions.” The migrants are currently housed on Joint Base Cape Cod in dormitory-style rooms. They were moved from the Vineyard on Friday.
“This is a big step up from what they had on the Vineyard, where everybody was basically in a church, which was incredibly gracious, but it had two bathrooms and one shower. They have a lot more privacy where they are now,” Baker said.
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The Yakima Herald-Republic has updated its online calendar system. To submit and view events, go to www.yakimaherald.com/calendar.
TODAY
• Red Light Challenge, 6-8 p.m., The Kiln, 815 S. 72nd Ave. Boise duo perform high energy dance, rock music.
• Jeffrey Foucault, 7 p.m., Perham Hall, 705 Railroad Ave., Zillah. Blues, rock, country and folk. Ages 21 and older. Cost: $20 general admission.
• Reggae and Luau night, 7 p.m., Hop Capital Brewing, 2920 River Road, No. 6. Soltribe reggae group and Perfect by Tomorrow, reggae/rock. Ages 21 and older. Cost: $7 advance, $10 day of show.
• Open Mic and Live Music, 7 p.m., Kana Winery, 10 S. Second St. Local and visiting musicians.
• Flo Rida, 7:30 p.m., State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $34 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
• John Mark McMillan, 7:30 p.m., The Seasons Performance Hall, 101 N. Naches Ave. Christian rock. Cost: $22 general admission at www.theseasonsyakima.com.
TODAY-SUNDAY
• Great Prosser Balloon Rally, 6:30 a.m., Prosser Airport, 111 Nunn Road. Admission and parking are free. Arrive at 6:15 a.m. as pilots prepare hot air balloons for takeoff.
• Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday in downtown Prosser. Arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment.
SATURDAY
• Yakima Sunfair Parade, 10 a.m., Yakima Avenue between 16th and Naches avenues.
• Yakima Valley Trolleys 100th Birthday Celebration, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Yakima Valley Trolleys carbarn, 306 W. Pine St. at South Third Avenue. Ride the Steeple cab electric locomotive #298, built in 1922. $50 for the 30 min. round trip on Pine St. All proceeds will go to restoration of the historic car. Ceremony at noon at the carbarn.
• Saturday STEAM, 3 p.m., Yakima Central Library, 102 N. Third St. Free activities including games, arts & crafts, STEAM activities, science experiments.
• X-Band, 7 p.m., Hoops, 2103 W. Lincoln Ave. Rock on the patio.
• War, 7:30 p.m., State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $18.92 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
• Caren Mercer-Andreasen Street Painting Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday in downtown Prosser. Professional artists, youth artists and community participants will hit the street with chalk art displays.
• 406FMX Freestyle Motocross show, 2 and 6 p.m., State Fair Park, 1031 S. Fair Ave. Free with fair admission. Nitro circus riders, snowmobile backflips, X-games dirt bike tricks.
SUNDAY
• National Family Day Trolley Excursions, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Yakima Valley Trolleys, 418 S. Third Ave. Oporto, Portugal 1928 YVTs Trolley Car (No. 1976) to Fruitvale Boulevard. Thirty-minute round-trip rides depart top of each hour. Cost: $5 per person, 2 years and younger free in lap. Up-to-date information: 509-249-5962 or www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org.
• Header and Healer, 1 p.m., Hoops, 2103 W. Lincoln Ave. Unplugged modern outlaw country on the patio.
• Banda MS, State Fair Park, 5 p.m., 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $60 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
• “Swan Lake,” 6 p.m., The Capitol Theatre, 19 S. Third St. World Ballet series featuring multinational cast of 50 ballet performers. Tickets start at $30 at www.capitoltheatre.org.
MONDAY
• Punchline at Punks, 8 p.m. Punks Bar, 31 N. First Ave. Open mic comedy.
• Granger Smith, 7 p.m., State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $25 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
TUESDAY
• Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m., Yakima Central Library, 102 N. Third St. Stories, songs and activities for preschoolers. Call 509-452-8541 to register.
• Theory of a Deadman, 7 p.m., State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $25 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
WEDNESDAY
• Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m., West Valley Library, 223 S. 72nd Ave. Stories, rhymes and crafts for preschoolers.
• Flower pop-up fundraiser, 6 p.m., Wilridge Winery, 250 Ehler Road. Live music and locally grown flowers; all purchases support nonprofit Canyon Blooms Petals for Patients.
• Chris Tomlin, 7 p.m., State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Cost: $32 at www.statefairpark.org. Ticket includes fair admission.
THURSDAY
• Tyler Boeh, 7 and 9 p.m., Club 48, 430 S. 48th Ave. Portland comedian. Cost: $20 at https://bit.ly/YH-Rtylerboeh.
• 47th Parallel, 7 p.m., Hoops, 2103 W. Lincoln Ave. Light rock on the patio.
• Rough Sets Comedy Night, 8 p.m., Bill’s Place, 206 S. Third Ave. Details: www.billsplacetav.com.
ONGOING
• Central Washington State Fair. Today through Oct. 2, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Hours: noon-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.
• 10x10x10xTieton Exhibition, noon-3 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and by appointment through Oct. 10, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 608 Wisconsin Ave., Tieton. Exhibition featuring works no larger than 10 inches x 10 inches x 10 inches. To make an appointment, email 10x10@tietonarts.org with 24-hour notice.
• Story time at Inklings, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Inklings Bookshop, 5629 Summitview Ave. Educator liaison Luanne Clark reads stories to little ones.
• Yakima Table Tennis, 7-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ahtanum Youth Park, 1000 Ahtanum Road. All ages, all abilities. Club play free, parking costs $2 a night.
• Selah Civic Center Dances, 1:30-3:45 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 216 S. First St. Cost: $5. Seniors invited to dance to Westerns, polkas, music from the ’50s and ’60s and other favorites.
• Queer Happy Hour, 6-9 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month, Collaboration Coffee, 18 S. First St.
• Live music, 7-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Kana Winery, 10 S. Second St.
• Valley Mall Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Valley Mall, 2529 Main St., Union Gap. Farmers, artists and craftspeople selling fresh produce, meat, baked goods, arts, crafts, gifts and other locally made goods.
• Downtown Yakima Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, 22 S. Third St. Food and handcrafted products from farmers, specialty food producers, artisan and craft makers, food preparers, plus entertainers (buskers).
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A lot has changed in 130 years of Central Washington State Fairs, but organizers of this year’s version are confident one thing has remained constant: it’s a great chance for families to have fun.
“There are so many reasons to come out and celebrate with us this year,” said Kathy Kramer, president and CEO of the Central Washington Fair Association. “We are celebrating the fair’s 130th anniversary, we can operate without any COVID restrictions, and there are lots of new things for fairgoers to see, eat and do at this year’s fair.”
The 2022 fair, with the theme “Growing Together,” begins Friday and continues through Oct. 2 at State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. in Yakima.
Last year, as the Yakima Valley dealt with continued COVID-19 outbreaks and pandemic-related restrictions, the fair attracted 204,376 visitors. Kramer and other organizers hope this year’s total is closer to the 238,198 who attended the 2019 fair.
“Fairs across the country are reporting strong attendance post-pandemic, with many breaking attendance records,” Kramer said. “We believe this trend will also be true for the Central Washington State Fair.
“Pre-fair ticket sales have been strong, and social media engagement has been high with the community anticipating the enjoyment of getting back to normal.”
The lack of COVID-19 restrictions, and the reduced number of cases in the community, is a welcome development, Kramer added. The 2020 fair was canceled due to the pandemic, and fairgoers were required to wear masks at entry, indoors and outdoors last year, even on rides.
This year marks the first time since 2019 that the fair can operate in full capacity and under normal business conditions, Kramer said.
“We learned many lessons during COVID about sanitation protocols and we will continue to offer handwashing stations throughout the grounds,” she said. “Staff will continue to practice enhanced cleaning protocols in all public areas.”
What’s new for 2022
Kramer said organizers try to balance the Central Washington State Fair’s traditional celebrations of agriculture and the community’s youth with bringing new entertainment, food and activities to the fairgrounds.
“When I arrived almost three years ago, the common theme I would hear in the community was around bringing new things to the fair,” Kramer said. “We listened to and gathered ideas from community stakeholder meetings and conducted community surveys to understand what kinds of new programming the community wanted to see at the fair.”
Among the changes were adding a general admission seating area to the Toyota Main Stage Concert Series, which will offer first-come, first-served bleacher seating and a large festival area (standing only).
This new concert seating area provides a “value priced seating” option for all the concerts, Kramer said. For a list of the concert lineup and ticket availability, visit FairFun.com.
Two of the concerts, classic rock band War (Saturday) and country music’s Sawyer Brown (Oct. 1), will offer $18.92 tickets in commemoration of the first year the fair was held (1892).
Also new this year is Fiesta de Familia, from noon to 8 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the fair. This festival area celebrates the Yakima Valley’s Latino heritage, organizers said, with hands-on craft activities for kids, pinatas and an entertainment stage featuring family-friendly shows.
Local artist Ashley Cardenas will paint a large mural highlighting the story of Latinos’ connection to the Valley’s agricultural history. At the end of the fair, her artwork will be added to the mural collection in the Ag Building at the fairgrounds.
New displays, programs
Also at the Ag Building will be several new displays and programs for 2022. The Backyard Bounty display will provide information and inspiration on how small or large spaces can be used to grow food, compost food and yard waste, or even raise chickens. It also will showcase native plants and the best plants to use to attract pollinators.
The “Ag Ed Shed” education and demonstration stage will feature presentations and demonstrations on a variety of agricultural topics. Presenters include the Master Gardeners, Washington State University Extension Office, wine and beer making enthusiasts and beekeepers.
Speaking of adult beverages, from 3-8 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the fair, the updated Central Washington State Fair Wine Garden will be open in the Ag Building. Yakima Valley wineries will provide education about their winemaking process and uncork some of their wines for purchase, with proceeds benefitting the Central Washington State Fair Foundation.
In the Modern Living Building, some new programs have been added to the Farm to Fork Culinary and Demonstration Stage. A salsa making contest with two categories, mild and hot, is scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday. Winners in each category will be announced and winning recipes will be posted on the fair’s website, FairFun.com.
Bring your appetite
No state fair experience would be complete without sampling some of the delicious food items available around the fairgrounds. Organizers noted six new vendors will be serving the following:
- Fried ravioli, deep fried mac and cheese, meatball combo plate, chicken Parmesan and chicken Cordon Blue bits
- Colossal onion blossom, Philly cheesesteak sandwich, apple fries, finger steaks, pickle dog, chorizo dog
- Cotton candy, caramel apples, slushies, sno-cones, Flavor Burst soft-serve ice cream
- Corn dogs, hot dogs with cheese and chili toppings, nachos, tater tots with cheese and chili
- Twisted potatoes — sweet or savory, spiral-cut potatoes on a stick
- Tahvios BBQ, featuring a barbecue ribs plate and barbecue chicken plate which include entrée, baked beans, mac-n-cheese and dessert pie.
New foods at the 2022 fair from current vendors include a caramel apple sundae, deep fried Kit Kat bar, new mini doughnut flavors (white chocolate, Froot Loops, maple icing and bacon, Oreo) and barbecue bacon-wrapped chicken legs.
The lamb burger booth sponsored by Washington Wool Growers will return, along with the sausage and curly fry booth, hand-dipped ice cream inside the Ag Building, Pizza Hut offering pizza by the slice, and cinnamon rolls inside the SunDome.
There’s also free daily entertainment performing throughout the fair, including dancing horses, Cale Moon, hypnotist Mark Yuzuik, Tanna Banna, stilt walker and magician Zoe the Butterfly, all-Alaskan racing pigs, Circus Luminescence, Olson Bros. Band, Honey Bear Dancers, Washboard Willy, a strolling mime, Big Top Clown, Mariachi Huenachi and the Magic of Rafael.
A complete schedule of events, entertainment and vendors is available at statefairpark.org.
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When the music and marchers of the Sunfair Parade return to Yakima Avenue on Saturday, Verlynn Best will be honored as grand marshal.
She was selected by the parade’s board because of her advocacy for local businesses and dedication to the community, board president Paul Crawford said in a news release.
“When I moved here eight years ago, Verlynn was one of the first people who welcomed me,” Crawford said in the release. “Since then, I have been amazed by her tenacity. She is the kind of focused leader that any town would be lucky to have. We are better as a city with her in it.”
Best, the president and CEO of the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce, said it was an honor to be selected.
“I love where I live, and I love everything I’ve been engaged with for the last 12 years with the Chamber,” she said in an interview. “I have made wonderful friends in this community, and I just always want it to be prospering and growing in the right direction. That’s really my heart’s desire for Yakima.”
She said she’ll retire from her role at the Chamber in May 2023.
“Obviously, I’m thrilled for my retirement chapter, but I know that it’s going to be bittersweet,” Best said. “I really do love where I live.”
Parade details
The 61st annual Sunfair Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday along Yakima Avenue. It’ll follow the same route as past years, from 16th Avenue to Naches Avenue.
Judging will take place in the parade staging area from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Organizations or businesses that want to participate can pick up an application from parade presenter Yakima Federal Savings and Loan, or Ron’s Coins and Collectables, the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce or www.yakimaparades.com.
The deadline for entry is midnight Friday, according to the news release. Questions can be emailed to yakimaparades@gmail.com.
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Kozma to speak on woodpecker
Yakama Nation wildlife biologist Jeff Kozma will give a presentation on his studies of the ecology of white-headed woodpeckers at Thursday's in-person Yakima Valley Audubon Society meeting at the Yakima Area Arboretum.
Kozma has spent 20 years studying the listed "species of concern" in managed ponderosa pine forests along the eastern Cascades in Yakima and Kittitas County. He'll present brief highlights from his research as well as a summary of findings from a long-term banding study he's conducted since 2011 investigating adult longevity of the white-headed woodpecker.
A simultaneous Zoom version of the program, which starts at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30, will be available and all guests at the arboretum must wear masks. For more information, go to yakimaaudubon.org.
Opportunities abound for Public Lands Day
A day cleanup sponsored by the Yakima Fly Fishers' Association and free admission to state lands and national parks are among the ways to celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday.
Meet at the parking lot of the Big Pines Campground at 9 a.m. for a three-hour cleanup in the Yakima River Canyon, followed by a cookout and fundraiser raffle. Proceeds will benefit the group's annual youth events throughout the year, including the Kids Fish In at Sarg Hubbard Park and the Youth Fly Fishing Academy.
For more information, contact Donna Broers at 509-961-4304.
No day passes will be needed to access state lands or national parks. Discover passes are still required for overnight visitors on state lands and all camping rules still apply.
Bird alert
The place to see shorebirds this week was Wenas Lake, where birders spotted killdeer, least sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, semipalmated sandpiper, western sandpiper, Wilson's snipe, and greater yellowlegs.
A half hour spent birding Bear Canyon, along White Pass, turned up a flock of chukar that were calling from high on the cliffs, a golden eagle, two very late dusky flycatchers, Steller's jay, common raven, ruby-crowned kinglet, canyon wren, hermit thrush, fox sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, spotted towhee, orange-crowned warbler, MacGillivray's warbler and Wilson's warbler.
Birders hiking the Naches Peak Trail spotted sooty grouse, northern harrier, sharp-shinned hawk, northern flicker, Canada jay, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee, golden-crowned kinglet, red-breasted nuthatch, Townsend's solitaire, varied thrush, American pipit, dark-eyed junco and yellow-rumped warbler. Most of these birds appeared to be streaming and foraging their way southbound.
Campers at Clear Lake were serenaded by small flocks of red-breasted nuthatch, chestnut-backed chickadee, golden-crowned kinglet and brown creeper. They also noted spotted sandpiper, belted kingfisher, osprey, hairy woodpecker, pacific wren, American dipper, MacGillivray's warbler and yellow-rumped warbler.
A Florida birder passing through our area found that birds are where you find them when he stopped at the Selah Creek rest area on northbound I-82 and observed killdeer, American kestrel, warbling vireo, ruby-crowned kinglet, Cassin's finch, white-crowned sparrow, vesper sparrow, savannah sparrow, orange-crowned warbler and yellow warbler. Not bad for a pit stop.
Email bird sightings to kdturley@embarqmail.com and be sure to like The Yakima Valley Audubon Society on its Facebook page or visit yakimaaudubon.org.
— Kerry Turley
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WEDNESDAY: The Hard Core Runners Club will meet for its weekly fun run at 6 p.m. at Franklin Park, where they run either on the track or on the street.
SATURDAY: The Hard Core Runners Club will host its weekend fun run of three to six miles with all paces and abilities welcome. Meet at 8 a.m. in the Yakima Greenway’s Gleed parking lot, at the Northwest corner of Highway 12 and Old Naches Highway.
Getting outdoors
WEDNESDAY: All riders are welcome for a weekly community group mountain bike ride at 6:30 p.m. at the Rocky Top trails on Rocky Top Road in Yakima. The rides will continue as long as daylight and weather permit. All riders must have a helmet, bike and tire repair kit. For more information, contact yakimavalleymtbteam@gmail.com.
THURSDAY: The Cascadian Pathfinders will hike five miles on paved trails with no elevation gain along the Pasco Riverwalk, starting from Chiawana Park Boat Marina and going west along the river to the park and onto the bike path. Lunch will be in the park or at Whitney/Wall patio or decks before returning to the boat launch. Call Anita at 509-882-2385 for meeting time and place.
SATURDAY: The Cascadians will host their hike of the month at Lake Ingalls, a nine-mile hike with 2,500 feet of elevation gain for new or prospective members. Departure will be at 7 a.m. from the Chesterley Park parking lot and drivers need a Northwest Forest Pass, an America the Beautiful pass or a one-day ePass. Contact Stephanie at sweise59@gmai.com for more information.
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Jared Granzow shakes veteran Earl Akers' hand as Elliott-Keninger American Legion members put flags on the AGWSSR Cougar helmets before the season. Also seen is veteran Trenton DeBerg and Cougar senior Ben Puente.
AGWSR Cougar head football coach James Koop gets a little choked up when he talks about the tiny American flags on the back of his team’s helmets. When he thinks about what that flag has meant to his family through the generations, Koop said there’s a lot to appreciate.
Since coming back to his alma mater and being named the head coach seven years ago, he has asked members of the Elliott-Keninger American Legion Post in Ackley to meet with his players and to put the flag stickers on the back of the helmets.
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Aiden Heitland had eight tackles, including this drag down stop, in AGWSR’s 42-14 Homecoming loss to Wapsie Valley Friday night. The loss dropped the cougars to 3-1 on the season and 2-1 in Class A, Dist. 3 play.
For the first time this season, the AGWSR Cougars (3-1, 2-1) looked outmatched and overpowered in a football game. The end result was a 42-14 Homecoming loss to Wapsie Valley (2-2, 2-1).
Even AGWSR’s strong running game was held mostly in-check. Kaden Abbas’ 141 yards included a 79-yard scoring sprint in the second quarter.
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Some 300 to 400 kids from across the country, as well as their adult guardians, will descend upon Iowa Falls next summer. Before then, however, is a lot of planning and finding homes to work on.
Local coordinator Susan Jones said the local committee is looking for up to 100 houses needing anything from painting to a wheelchair ramp. She added that there is no financial threshold to receive the work, though finances and abilities will be used to determine which 50 houses will be done.
The only qualification is need. Projects consist of basic weatherization, painting, construction of steps and wheelchair ramps, as well as other home repair projects as needed. All work is done at no cost to the homeowners.
A kickoff event is scheduled for tonight (Saturday) from 6 to 7 p.m. at Estes Park. All donors interesting in sponsoring Teen Serve Week June 25-July 1 are encouraged to attend, as are interested volunteers and residents looking for help with the home repairs.
Jones said the application process will continue through April. At that time, the applicants will be sent to the Teen Serve office in Indiana with 50 homes and a number of alternate homes making the final list. Priority will be given to homes in Iowa Falls with others throughout the county also being served, depending on approved applicants. Applications will be available on the Teen Serve Iowa Falls Facebook page as well as the CWU Thrift Store.
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An economic development plan is in the works that will bring Hardin County residents together in order to brainstorm and create ways to bring more jobs - and citizens - to the area.
At Monday's Alden City Council meeting, Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation Director Tam Elerding spoke to the board regarding upcoming Community Task Force meetings that have been scheduled for Nov. 8-10.
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Hubbard-Radcliffe, like many schools in Iowa, is having trouble filling certain staff positions. Moves by the H-R School Board on Monday fixed some of those issues.
Two para-educators positions in the elementary and two more in the middle school were filled. Finding a middle school vocal teacher has also been problematic, but that position was filled as well with a sharing agreement between H-R and E-NP.
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The 2022 South Hardin Homecoming Court includes King candidates (left to right) Justin Gethman, Jake Teske, Levi Mannetter, Josh Vander Wilt and Colton McDonald. Queen candidates include (left to right): Ellie Anderson, Diep Nguyen, Grace Cable, Miranda Cheville and Jaiden Roy.
This week is South Hardin’s annual homecoming festivities with activities kicking off today.
The dress up theme for Tuesday is Future Career and there will be a school-wide kahoot (game-based learning), the final vote for king and queen and jersey bidding. On Wednesday, the dress up theme is generations and jersey bidding continues. Thursday’s dress is formal versus pajama. Coronation will take place at 7 p.m. with class games to follow. Friday’s theme is school spirit.
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Hardin County Attorney Darrell Meyer (back) attended last Friday's Iowa Utilities Board meeting in Des Moines. Also pictured is Anna Ryon with the Office of Consumer Advocate.
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) met last Friday in a public forum giving Summit Carbon Solutions the opportunity to make an appearance and update the board on their progress. Summit is one of three hazardous CO2 pipeline companies that plan to build in Iowa. Summit and Navigator Heartland Greenway are proposing pipelines that will crisscross each other in Hardin County. Wolf Carbon Solutions will cover portions of eastern Iowa with their pipeline.
IUB member Richard Lozier Jr. noted at the beginning of the meeting that it was not a scheduling conference, rather an opportunity for the board to ask Summit representatives questions, as new developments with the pipeline were made as of Thursday last week.
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Doty, Melvin "Doc" - Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 Updated 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ELDORA-Melvin "Doc" Doty, 76, of Eldora, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at his Eldora residence. Arrangements are pending with the Counsell Woodley Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iowa Falls. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save
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IOWA FALLS-Theodore "Ted" Mott, 69, of Iowa Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at his Iowa Falls home. He will be laid to rest with a graveside service and inurnment on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 10:30 a.m. at the Alden Cemetery. The family will host a celebration following at the Iowa Falls Moose Lodge. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iowa Falls is caring for Ted and his family.
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Waege, David - Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA FALLS-David Waege, 69, of Iowa Falls, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 at his Iowa Falls residence. Arrangements are pending with the Counsell Woodley Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iowa Falls. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save
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John Milton Liittschwager of Iowa City passed away on Feb. 25, 2021. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2301 E Court St, Iowa City. Lensing Funeral Home of Iowa City took care of John and his family.
John was born Oct. 24, 1934 to Otis J and Anna B Liittschwager, near Buckeye. He married Virginia Lou Idso in Alden on June 19, 1955. He graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in engineering, and earned his master’s degree at Northwestern University.
In 1961, John and his growing family moved to Iowa City. He was a professor of industrial engineering at the University of Iowa until his retirement in 1997. As a reserve in the Army Corps of Engineers for over 25 years, John attained the rank of Colonel.
John enjoyed both friendly and competitive card games. He tended his tomato garden and generously shared the produce. A fan of Hawkeye athletics, he cheered on several men’s and women’s teams over the years. John developed a life-long enthusiasm for genealogy, tracing family history back several centuries, and wrote extensively on it. John was a long-time member and elder of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
John was preceded in death by his parents and wife. He is survived by his four children: son, Jeff (Patti) of Clive; daughter Fonda Weber (Lyle) of Coralville; son, Rob of Iowa City; and daughter, Jean (Trey Matteson) of Palo Alto, Calif.; six grandchildren and several great grandchildren; as well as his sister, Lucinda Ann Lowery (Dick) of Green Valley, Ariz.
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After having Saturday’s BCLUW Invite canceled due to weather, South Hardin cross country had a last minute add. The Tigers got into the West Fork Invite in Rockwell.
The girls meet finished completely and the boys 5K was through 19 minutes of competition when officials spotted lightening and cleared the course. The girls race times count.
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Twelfth is not something Abby Harding aspires to. But with on-going physical issues, and a bout with dehydration during the meet, her place was huge.
Harding was the third Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR Cadet to cross the line. Along with a winning run by Nakia Ollivierre, a fourth by Teah Miller, and a ninth by Demi Beaubien, her finish helped the Cadets win Monday’s Wildcat Invite in Humboldt.
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"Adnan's case was a mess. Is a mess. That's where we were when we stopped reporting in 2014," says Serial host Sarah Koenig in her straightforward, personal style in the new episode titled Adnan Is Out.
In 2014, over the course of 12 episodes, Serial probed the details of the murder case of Hae Min Lee, Adnan Syed's former girlfriend. Lee was found strangled to death in Baltimore's Leakin Park in 1999.
In 2000, Syed was convicted of murdering Lee when he was 17 years old. He spent 23 years in prison. On Monday, in a Baltimore courtroom, a judge ruled to vacate his conviction.
Beyond the tremendous impact Serial has had on Syed's case and on exposing the flaws in the legal system, the podcast broke new ground in episodic, audio storytelling.
Created and produced by Koenig and Julie Snyder, Serial was a spinoff of This American Life. With some 300 million downloads, the first season broke podcast records and spawned a cottage industry of true crime podcasts. It won just about every major journalism award including a DuPont and a Peabody, the first ever awarded to a podcast. Koenig was named one of Time's Most Influential People of 2015.
Barry Scheck, co-director of The Innocence Project, learned about Serial from his kids. At the time, podcasting experienced something of a generational divide. He believes dogged reporting, a reliance on experts and propulsive storytelling were key to its success.
He says the way Koenig connected the audience with Serial's reporting made for compelling listening. "One of the intriguing parts of the Serial podcast is that everybody heard her thought processes out loud," says Scheck, "and that's part of the appeal of it. You know, we're all in this together trying to think, is he innocent? Is he guilty?"
There's the story and then there's the discussion it provoked. In the case of Serial, they worked in tandem.
The Serial phenomenon was not just about trying to solve the crime itself. It was also about the vast community devouring each episode and then picking it apart online. Journalists at The Atlantic blogged about it. A place to discuss Serial: The Podcast on Reddit reached more than 72 million members.
As Christopher Dunn, Legal Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, marveled in 2015, Serial "unleashed a spirited and wide-ranging civil rights debate on the Internet," he wrote. "Most significantly, the discussion forum Reddit, which is enormously popular with young people, exploded with commentary from tens of thousands of people who debated and investigated every aspect of the case, many of which the podcast had not addressed."
The idea to delve into Syed's case originated with Rabia Chaudry, a lawyer and one of Syed's friends and supporters. She pitched the idea to Koenig. As Serial unfolded, Chaudry blogged about each episode, sharing her knowledge of the case and airing complaints about the way she felt producers were handling aspects of the story.
Chaudry was also struck by how her views were becoming part of the narrative. "I realized that while I and others close to Adnan were mired in the minutiae of both the case and show, we were part of that case and show for the public. Our interactions online were being discussed, we were being judged and assessed, we were adding both entertainment and substantive value to the discourse. We were also characters in the larger story," she wrote.
Chaudry went on to write her book and produce a podcast about Syed. She's also an Executive Producer on The Case Against Adnan Syed, a four-part HBO documentary series.
While Scheck is pleased to see all of the other true crime podcasts Serial inspired, he urges caution to anyone who thinks it's easy to do it well.
"It's one thing to have a podcast and try to tell a story. It's quite another to get into the business of exposing a wrongful conviction," he says.
Scheck says Serial benefitted from a team that knew what they didn't know.
"What was great about Serial is that they made no pretense at every turn," says Scheck. "They were trying to turn to investigators, they were trying to turn to experts. They were relying on the audience for leads. And they went about it in a very professional way."
"To say it was addictive is an understatement," Scottish actor Ewan McGregor wrote in Time's Most Influential People entry for Sarah Koenig. "Suddenly, investigative journalism became our hobby, our passion. People were talking about it everywhere you went. It was a true cultural phenomenon."
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New Black Adam Poster Recreates a Familiar Comic Book Image
The DC Extended Universe’s new MVP is just one month away from making his live-action debut in theaters everywhere. So it’s only fitting that he gets some brand new key art that reflects his imposing power set. Earlier today, Dwayne Johnson shared another Black Adam poster on his official Twitter page, which shows the film’s title character striking a very familiar pose.
Over the last few weeks, Warner Bros. has ramped up Black Adam’s marketing campaign with several new posters highlighting the movie’s full cast as well as individual shots of the Justice Society. However, this latest promo finds Johnson reigning supreme…literally. With Black Adam seated on a throne, the image brings to mind the cover of DC’s 52 #45, which was drawn by J.G. Jones and originally hit comic shops in 2007. The poster likewise shows Johnson staring menacingly at the camera, ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
You can view the poster (along with the artwork that seemingly inspired it) below.
THE TIME OF HEROES IS OVER
In one month
The new era of the DC Universe begins #ManInBlack#JSA #ThroneEnergy #BlackAdam
Only in theaters OCT 21st pic.twitter.com/kBNqJhdksu— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 20, 2022
RELATED: Dwayne Johnson Unleashes Destruction in the New Black Adam Trailer
Additionally, the poster reveals a new tagline for the movie (“The time for heroes is over”) which hints at Black Adam’s upcoming conflict with the Justice Society. Recent trailers have shown that Johnson’s character will have a difficult time selling the JSA on his murderous brand of justice. But perhaps his reluctant new allies will have a thing or two to teach him about what it means to be a hero.
Black Adam will open in theaters on October 21.
What do you think of the new poster for the film? Let us know in the comment section below!
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most popular prime-time programs for the week of Sept. 12-18, their networks and viewerships:
1. NFL Football: Chicago at Green Bay, NBC, 19.55 million.
2. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 14.55 million.
3. “NFL Postgame” (Sunday), Fox, 10.77 million.
4. NFL Football: Denver at Seattle, ABC, 10.3 million.
5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.2 million.
6. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 8.36 million.
7. NFL Football: Denver at Seattle, ESPN, 8 million.
8. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 7.03 million.
9. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 6.82 million.
10. “NFL Pregame” (Monday), ABC, 6.31 million.
11. “Emmy Awards,” NBC, 5.92 million.
12. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 4.47 million.
13. “Password” (Wednesday), NBC, 4.43 million.
14. “NFL Pregame (Monday), ESPN, 4.33 million.
15. “Password” (Tuesday), NBC, 3.88 million.
16. “FBI,” CBS, 3.86 million.
17. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 3.85 million.
18. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 3.83 million.
19. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 3.55 million.
20. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.51 million.
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SPOKANE, Wash — One of the men allegedly involved in a series of drive-by shootings earlier this year pleaded not guilty to multiple charges on Tuesday.
23-year-old Zachary D. Seeton was allegedly involved in a series of drive-by shootings that happened earlier this year in May. Seeton and two other suspects are accused of conducting several drive-by shootings. He was arrested in connection with the shootings on Sept. 7, 2022.
One of the victims was a young mother, who was shot multiple times through the door of her home. She was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of her injuries.
20-year-old Gregory Lynch was the first suspect arrested in this case. He pleaded not guilty to four counts of drive-by shooting, first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. A judge kept his bond at $1 million earlier this year
Seeton and an unknown juvenile were both charged with two counts of drive-by shooting and one count of first-degree assault. Seeton pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment on Tuesday morning.
His trial is set to begin on Nov. 14, 2022.
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MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is working to locate two missing Moses Lake residents last seen on Sunday.
53-year-old Theresa Bergman and her husband 54-year-old Charles Bergman from did not return home as expected on Sunday.
Theresa was last seen at the Spokane International Airport around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday Sept. 18. Charles went to pick up Theresa at the airport that day. He was last seen on Sunday afternoon at his apartment on Arnold Dr. in Moses Lake.
According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO), Charles and Theresa may be in a silver 2013 Chevy Impala with Washington plates license number BLU5395.
Missing Moses Lake couple
Their family members reported them missing in Moses Lake on Monday, Sept.19, after they did not return home as planned.
Anyone with information regarding the couple's whereabouts is asked to call MACC Dispatch at (509) 762-1160, Sgt. G. Mansford at (509) 750-8805, or by email to Crime Tips at CrimeTips@grantcountywa.gov. Reference to case report number 22GS11284.
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DETROIT — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S.
The new push to make roads safer was included in a report released Tuesday about a horrific crash last year in which a drunk driver collided head-on with another vehicle near Fresno, California, killing both adult drivers and seven children.
NHTSA said this week that roadway deaths in the U.S. are at crisis levels. Nearly 43,000 people were killed last year, the greatest number in 16 years, as Americans returned to roads after pandemic stay-at-home orders.
Early estimates show fatalities rising again through the first half of this year, but they declined from April through June, which authorities are hoping is a trend.
The NTSB, which has no regulatory authority and can only ask other agencies to act, said the recommendation is designed to put pressure on NHTSA to move. It could be effective as early as three years from now.
“We need NHTSA to act. We see the numbers,” NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said. “We need to make sure that we’re doing all we can to save lives.”
The NTSB, she said, has been pushing NHTSA to explore alcohol monitoring technology since 2012. “The faster the technology is implemented the more lives that will be saved,” she said.
The recommendation also calls for systems to monitor a driver’s behavior, making sure they’re alert. She said many cars now have cameras pointed at the driver, which have the potential to limit impaired driving.
But Homendy says she also understands that perfecting the alcohol tests will take time. “We also know that it’s going to take time for NHTSA to evaluate what technologies are available and how to develop a standard.”
A message was left Tuesday seeking comment from NHTSA.
The agency and a group of 16 automakers have been jointly funding research on alcohol monitoring since 2008, forming a group called Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety.
The group has hired a Swedish company to research technology that would automatically test a driver’s breath for alcohol and stop a vehicle from moving if the driver is impaired, said Jake McCook, spokesman for the group. The driver wouldn’t have to blow into a tube, and a sensor would check the driver’s breath, McCook said.
Another company is working on light technology that could test for blood alcohol in a person’s finger, he said. Breath technology could be ready by the end of 2024, while the touch technology would come about a year later.
It could take one or two more model years after automakers get the technology for it to be in new vehicles, McCook said.
Once the technology is ready, it will take years for it to be in most of the roughly 280 million vehicles on U.S. roads.
Under last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law, Congress required NHTSA to make automakers install alcohol monitoring systems within three years. The agency can seek an extension. In the past it has been slow to enact such requirements.
The legislation doesn’t specify the technology, only that it must “passively monitor” a driver to determine if they are impaired.
In 2020, the most recent figures available, 11,654 people died in alcohol-related crashes, according to NHTSA data. That’s about 30% of all U.S. traffic deaths, and a 14% increase over 2019 figures, the last full year before the coronavirus pandemic, the NTSB said.
In the fatal crash included in the report, a 28-year-old driver of an SUV was headed home from a 2021 New Year’s Day party where he had been drinking. The SUV went off the right side of State Route 33, crossed the center line and hit a Ford F-150 pickup truck head-on near Avenal, California.
The pickup was carrying 34-year-old Gabriela Pulido and seven children ages 6 to 15 home after a trip to Pismo Beach. The truck quickly caught fire and bystanders couldn’t save the passengers, the NTSB said.
The SUV driver’s blood alcohol level was 0.21%, nearly three times California’s legal limit. He also had marijuana in his system, but the agency said the alcohol was more than enough to severely impair his driving. The SUV was traveling 88-to-98 miles per hour (142 to 158 kilometers per hour), the report said.
The crash happened less than a second from when the Journey re-entered the road, giving Pulido no time to avoid the collision, the NTSB said.
Juan Pulido, 37, whose wife and four children were killed in the crash, said he’s happy the NTSB is pushing for alcohol monitoring because it could stop another person from losing loved ones. “It’s something that their families have to live with,” he said. “It doesn’t go away tomorrow.”
Pulido’s lawyer, Paul Kiesel, says driver monitoring systems also could stop crashes caused by medical problems or drowsiness, saving anguish and billions in hospital treatment costs.
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A video by a University of Reading meteorologist that claims to show how soil absorbs rainwater went viral on multiple social media platforms in early August. In the video, the meteorologist put a cup full of water on wet grass, grass with a normal summer’s precipitation and dry grass fresh off of a drought and heat wave.
The cup emptied the fastest in the wet grass, which was meant to show that moist soil absorbs rainwater best. While that cup emptied within 15 seconds, it took nearly a minute for the cup to empty on grass that had a normal summer’s precipitation. The cup on top of the dry soil was still nearly full when the video ended after a full minute.
The video was viewed 4.1 million times on Reddit, 3.8 million times on Twitter and 86,000 times on YouTube. The point of the demonstration, explained the video’s social media captions, was to illustrate why heavy rainfall after a drought can be dangerous and might lead to flash floods.
But that conclusion runs counter to what most people might expect. If there’s a drought, and the soil, grass and plants are dry, then what could possibly be a better fix than dumping a lot of water on it? Many people cast doubt on the demonstration, or asked how the science behind it would even work.
THE QUESTION
Can drought make it harder for soil to absorb water?
THE SOURCES
- National Geographic Society
- Noble Research Institute, an agricultural research organization
- Yates, an Australian gardening company
- Government of Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Agriculture and Food division
- Mr. Fothergill's Seeds, an Australian seed company
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Ray Weil, Ph.D, a soil science expert at the University of Maryland
THE ANSWER
Yes, drought can make it harder for soil to absorb water.
WHAT WE FOUND
A drought can leave soil unable to absorb water, even though the soil is parched and in need of moisture. This, in turn, can make a drought-stricken place more prone to flash flooding when it finally rains. But soil won’t always behave this way in droughts, as its specific characteristics can change exactly how it will respond to dryness, heat and rainfall.
Droughts can make soil less absorbent because there’s usually something called organic matter at the top-most layer of the soil, which can become waxy and water-repellant, or “hydrophobic,” when dried out or when exposed to extreme heat.
Organic matter within soil is created when material from living things like plants, animals and fungi decompose, the National Geographic Society and the Noble Research Institute, an agricultural research organization, say. It’s the dark brown or black layer of soil you’d likely find directly beneath a grass-covered lawn.
“Turf grass and pastures usually look kind of like this, they tend to develop an organic layer on the surface,” said Ray Weil, a soil science expert at the University of Maryland. “This can become hydrophobic very easily when it's dry.”
Normally, microbes within the soil break down the waxy materials present in some organic matter, says Yates, a gardening company based in Australia, where droughts frequently make soil hydrophobic. But these microbes work best when soil is sufficiently moist and cool. So in a drought, or right after a wildfire, these microbes will often slow down. The waxy material can build up as a result.
When this happens, Weil said a thin, waterproof film will begin to form over the soil particles, particularly if the drought is accompanied by hot temperatures. When a drop of water lands on this film, it beads up into little round balls and runs off in whichever direction gravity will take it rather than sinking into the soil. Weil compared it to what happens to rainwater when it falls on a waxed car.
“So this means if you get a heavy rain, it all runs off the hill instead of soaking in, and that can cause serious floods,” Weil said, also mentioning mudslides as a possible outcome.
But ironically, organic matter present in normal conditions actually helps soil absorb water. The Noble Research Institute says organic matter that’s not dried out can hold up to 90% of its weight in water, acting as a kind of sponge for the soil. Which means organic matter can actually be part of the solution to preventing flooding in some cases.
“A long-term way to improve your soil is by adding well rotted organic matter, then mulching over the top to help prevent the soil from drying out,” says Mr. Fothergill's Seeds, an Australian seed company. “This will introduce microorganisms to your soil which will break down the waxy residue and also improve your soil biology.”
Another long-term fix is to simply water the hydrophobic soil — but slowly, and only a little at a time.
“If you then wait a while for some of that water to soak in and add a little more, it'll start soaking in,” Weil suggested. “So if you add a little at a time, it will overcome that [water-repellency] once you remoisten it. It'll dissolve those hydrophobic components and it'll become hydrophilic again, it'll absorb.”
Some companies sell quick, temporary fixes called wetting agents. Mr Fothergill’s Seeds says these wetting agents work by breaking the surface tension in the water so it can penetrate the soil more easily, and can even help break down the waxy coatings. Wetting agents aren’t a long-term solution to hydrophobic soil.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recommended raking or hoeing the first few inches of dried-out forest soil after a fire to break up the water-repellent layer at the top of the toil.
And while solutions differ slightly for farms, the concepts behind those fixes are generally the same: Protect soil from drying out, remoisten the soil slowly if it does, give water paths into the soil, give the soil moist organic matter and look to break down the waxy soil coatings.
Soil isn’t the same everywhere, which is part of the reason why solutions differ between your home garden, a forest and a farm. Soils with more coarse textures are more prone to becoming hydrophobic, the Government of Western Australia says. And both Weil and the Noble Research Institute said prairies and pastures have much more organic matter than forests, which means they’re more susceptible to becoming water-repellent after a drought.
Weil noted that even healthy soil is unlikely to absorb rain that falls heavily enough, as the water will have nowhere to go once the soil has absorbed all the water it can. He said people should take good care of the land because it will reduce the likelihood of flooding, but there’s nothing that will eliminate the risk entirely in the event of extreme weather.
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Between locking up a playoff berth and Max Scherzer tossing six perfect innings to earn the 200th win of his career, the New York Mets had a lot to celebrate Monday night.
They hope there will be a lot more to celebrate over the next five weeks.
The Mets will look to maintain their lead in the National League East on Tuesday night when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers in the middle game of a three-game series.
Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.70 ERA) is slated to start against Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby (2-10, 4.58 ERA), who is expected to be activated off the injured list after missing the last month due to left shoulder inflammation.
The Mets clinched their first playoff berth since 2016 in the series opener on Monday, when Scherzer struck out nine in his first start in 16 days, leading New York to a 7-2 victory.
The Mets (94-55) remained a game ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves (92-55) — who beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 — in the race for the NL East crown and likely the second bye in the NL playoffs.
The scorching pace of the defending World Series champion Braves — who are 69-28 since June 1, a span in which they have gained 9 1/2 games on the Mets — ensured a restrained celebration in the visiting locker room Monday night in Milwaukee.
“If we can win the division, that would be great — Atlanta is a great team and it will probably go down to the wire,” Mets owner Steve Cohen said. “And then we’ll see what happens in the playoffs. I think this is a team that can go really far.”
But with the Mets seeking their first championship in 36 years and with the clinching experience being new to much of the squad, manager Buck Showalter recognized the importance of celebrating Monday night.
“You’ve got to have step one to get to the rest of it, (and) I think our guys understand what’s ahead of us and the challenges,” Showalter said. “But nobody should feel bad about feeling some elation tonight. Kind of hit me with two outs in the ninth: ‘Wow, we’re an out away from being in there.'”
Showalter has managed 3,218 regular-season games without appearing in a World Series, though his clubs have made the playoffs five times. Only Gene Mauch (3,942) was in charge of more games without reaching the Fall Classic.
The Monday result made it harder for the Brewers (78-69) to join the Mets in the playoffs. Milwaukee is now 2 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the race for the third and final NL wild-card spot.
The Brewers, who are 46-50 since June 1, didn’t come close to a hit against Scherzer in his first start since he injured his left side on Sept. 3. Christian Yelich doubled leading off the seventh against Tylor Megill to end the Mets’ bid for the first combined perfect game in baseball history.
“We need to win games at this point in the year, so to go out and not win a baseball game hurts,” said Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes, who took the loss after giving up five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Carrasco earned a win on Thursday when he allowed one run over six innings and struck out a season-high 11 batters in the Mets’ 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Carrasco is 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA in four career starts against the Brewers.
Ashby made his most recent appearance Aug. 19, when he didn’t factor into the decision after surrendering six runs over five innings as the Brewers fell 8-7 to the Chicago Cubs.
He is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA in two games (one start) against the Mets, including a no-decision on June 16, when he surrendered four runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
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To the sound of thunderous applause from numerous children and families that attended the Sept. 19 Fergus Falls City Council session, Phase II of the Downtown Riverfront project bid was awarded to Comstock Construction, making a splash pad in downtown Fergus Falls a reality, as well as a huge fundraising announcement from Mayor Ben Schierer.
A resolution was approved by council awarding the bid for the project officially titled “PI 9767,” to Comstock Construction in the amount of $3,591,292.24. The total cost for the project $5,292,189.92 which includes construction, contingency, design and engineering, plus soft costs.
Phase II of the Downtown Riverfront project had been controversial because of the original cost of the project which would have also included a pedestrian bridge, that council felt was too high and requested that city engineering staff present a revised version of the project.
In reducing the scope of the project, the footprint of the splash pad was slightly reduced, with some trails also eliminated from the original proposal and the project was put back out for re-bids with seven alternate proposals as well as securing additional funding sources. Flexibility was also added in for a completion date to have a splash pad operational by 2024.
After these adjustments, the project will now include a splash pad with a variety of spray and play features with otter shaped sprayers and a pergola shade structure including restrooms and sidewalks. The parking lot itself, which is situated directly behind the old Fergus Falls Post Office, now the Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building will be completely replaced. Art foundations will also be put in for future art installations as well.
Bill Sonmor, city finance director, said funding sources would be all covered including a huge boost from local private fundraising.
“Our ARPA funds, the balance of that is $713,000, we are looking at putting that toward this project. This would be looking at using the balance of that. Then we’re ending the sales tax that we were paying for the library now at the end of September and I’m projecting we should have a balance that we transfer to the general fund of about $500,000 that could go towards this project. The parking lot budget we’ve been accumulating about $35,000 a year in that. I think we’re up to about $130,000 in that fund right now and we are looking at pulling $100,00 of that towards this. Obviously, for the parking lot portion of the project,” said Sonmor.
The impact on city taxpayers is estimated to be minimal and spread out with a 15 year bond, netting 1.83% levy increase. Sonmor pointed out that a $250,000 residential home would pay approximately $27, while a $1 million commercial business would pay $225.
The additional funding came from fundraising and Schierer made the announcement of the sizable donation to the packed chamber audience.
“So we realized with a two million dollar fundraising campaign, we were going to need the Vedeen Trust to be on board,” said Schierer.
Schierer then detailed how himself and Andrew Bremseth, city administrator, drove down to the Twin Cities to seek the organization’s support.
“We got in the car and drove down to the Twin Cities, Andrew and I and we met with the Vedeen Trust and we told them, this is the project the community supports, this is the project for us right now, we need to raise $2 million dollars in our community and we need your help to do it. We did that earlier in September, giving them time knowing that the council was going to take this up Sept. 19. I’ll say that within a half hour of us leaving the Twin Cities they were on the phone and said they were in and they were supporting us and in the of $1 million to get us started on that fundraising campaign,” said Schierer.
Schierer stated as well that with this arrangement Vedeen Charitable Trust would donate $500,000 this fall and the other $500,000 before the project would break ground in the spring. He also stated that there were two other individuals in the community who are the leads in the fundraising effort, Peggy Underwood and Tasha Rolfs.
After fundraising is completed, the project would break ground in the spring of 2023, with everything operational by 2024.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks — Visa, Mastercard and American Express — to drop their plans to start tracking sales at gun stores, arguing the plans could infringe on consumer privacy and push legal gun sales out of the mainstream financial network.
The letter comes more than a week after the payment networks said they would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant code for sales at gun stores. The merchant code would categorize sales at gun stores not unlike how payment networks categorize sales at airlines, restaurants, and department stores.
In their letter, the AGs threaten to use all legal tools at their disposal to stop the payment networks from tracking gun sales.
“Categorizing the constitutionally protected right to purchase firearms unfairly singles out law-abiding merchants and consumers alike,” the letter said.
In recent weeks gun control advocates argued that separately categorizing gun store sales could potentially flag a surge of suspicious sales activity to public safety officials. They have used the example from the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, where the shooter purchased $26,000 worth of ammunition ahead of the massacre.
But the Second Amendment lobby and its advocates have argued that the merchant code would do a poor job of tracking potential red flags and could unfairly flag legal gun purchases. A sale of a gun safe worth thousands of dollars would be categorized as a gun store sale just as much as someone buying thousands of dollars worth of ammunition, for example.
The payment networks said when they adopted the policy that they are just following the guidance from ISO. It will be largely up to the banks who issue the credit and debit cards to decide whether they want to stop sales under certain merchant codes.
The CEOs of the major banks will appear in front of Congress on Wednesday and Thursday this week, and they are almost certainly to be asked questions on the gun store sales tracking controversy.
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Intoxicated female causes incident
The Fergus Falls Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on Sept. 20, that was reported at 1 a.m., on the 1100 block of Calvin Circle. A caller to dispatch initially reported that a male and female were arguing and the female had stabbed herself and possibly took some pills as well. The male apparently then took the knife away. Ringdahl Ambulance along with police responded to the scene and found that the woman was intoxicated and had hit herself in the chest with a pair of scissors and then a knife, but did not cause serious injury. Police say the woman went voluntarily to Lake Region Healthcare by ambulance for an evaluation.
Hit and run reported
A motorist who had been parked at the at I-94 Speedway during an event at the track at 2201 West Fir Avenue, contacted Fergus Falls police, on Sept. 16, at approximately 11:45 a.m., after they had discovered hit and run damage to their truck. A responding officer learned that the damage had occurred sometime between Sept. 13 and Sept. 16. Damage was noted to the rear driver’s side bumper. The suspect is unknown.
Medical alarm causes issues
A caller to Fergus Falls Police Department dispatch, on Sep. 13, at approximately 4:11 p.m., reported that their neighbor’s medical alarm had been going off frequently and the staff ignored it. The person also relayed that they were concerned about the same person who was building shrines in the hallway and was worshiping evil spirits. Upon investigation an officer learned that the medical alarm had been consistently going off for up to an hour at a time during the 7 a.m.,12 p.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. hours. The resident believed it was intentional and stated to the officer that they had attempted to resolve the issue with management. The resident was advised to contact police when the alarm was actively going off.
Internet baby name scam reported
A resident on the 700 block of East Cavour Avenue reported to Fergus Falls police, on Sep. 13, at approximately 8:04 p.m., that they had been scammed by sending $300 through CashApp to obtain a $1,500 prize for picking a baby name online.
Drowsy driver runs into garage
A neighbor of a homeowner on Mosquito Heights Road on the west shore of Big Pine Lake, northeast of Perham contacted the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 19, at approximately 5:11 p.m., stating that it appeared that a car had run into a nearby home and they had attempted to reach the homeowner but were not successful and asked for a welfare check. Upon arrival it was determined that a motorist who was driving on Mosquito Heights Road had fallen asleep and ran off the road and struck a detached garage on the property. The sheriff’s office said there were no injuries in the incident.
Crash causes damage to cornfield
A rollover crash was reported to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office dispatch on Sep. 13, at approximately 1:42 p.m., near the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and 180th Street. The driver was traveling eastbound on 380th Street from a gravel pit with a full load of gravel when he got too close to the shoulder and was sucked into the ditch causing the truck to tip on its side. The driver was transported to Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes for possible minor injuries. Also as a result of the crash, minor crop damage was done to a nearby cornfield. The owner of the business was notified and agreed to work with the gravel business for damages.
Crash results in DWI charges
A crash that was reported to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on Sep. 15, at approximately 11:51 p.m., resulted in 4th degree DWI charges for the driver. The caller to dispatch reporting the crash said that the vehicle had left the roadway and had gone into a slough that was east of the intersection of County Highway 24 and County Highway 41. They reported that there was at least one person inside the vehicle but were moving, but not exiting the vehicle.
Upon arrival deputies stated that they located the person crawling away from the vehicle. They appeared to have minor injuries and according to the sheriff’s deputies at the scene, also appeared intoxicated. The person was later transported to Perham Health. The sheriff’s office said long form charges would be completed for 4th degree DWI charges.
Cattle out again
A property owner on 40000 block of County Highway 16, directly across from Glendalough State park near Battle Lake, contacted the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on Sep. 13, at approximately 8:13 a.m., that nearby cattle were “out again” and asked to speak with a deputy.
A deputy met with a woman at the location who described the cattle being out as a daily issue. When the deputy contacted the cattle’s owner they already had family members putting the animals back in and also stated that the cattle would be moved out of that pasture soon. The deputy advised the person of the implications of future similar complaints.
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With the addition of a new position, Daily Journal Media announced on Tuesday that Heather Kantrud has been named as general manager of the multimedia news company.
As general manager, Kantrud will continue to oversee the newsroom along with additional duties working with publisher, Ken Harty, in all aspects of the operation. “I know Heather will do a great job as the general manager of the Daily Journal. She has exceeded expectations in all areas of her career and I am confident she will do the same in her new role/challenge,” said Harty.
Kantrud joined the Daily Journal Media team as a Minnesota Newspaper Association intern in August 2020. In October 2020, she accepted a full time position on staff, supplementing the newsroom writing crime and government articles and lifestyle editorials. She advanced to lifestyle editor in January 2021, and in August 2021, accepted the role as managing editor.
Kantrud explained that when she reached out to Daily Journal for a potential internship, she never expected to fall into an entirely new career path, but is glad that she did. “They say if you choose a career that you love, you never work a day in your life,” she expressed. “I consider myself fortunate to have found my niche with the Daily Journal team and Wick Communications and my experience with the industry has been overwhelmingly positive. I work with a great group of people who have fostered my love for sharing unbiased, accurate and local news for a community that has been important to me for over half of my life.”
In her new role, Kantrud is looking forward to expanding her knowledge of the industry and continuing work to ensure that Otter Tail County has a reliable news source that is easily accessible and readily available. “I am grateful to serve our community in this capacity,” she stressed.
Encouraging the community to invest in local news is a matter of importance for Kantrud. She encourages people in the region to reach out with information about area happenings, interesting people and occurrences and other topics of interest that may be news-worthy. Kantrud can be reached at Daily Journal Media at heather.kantrud@fergusfallsjournal.com and fields general questions in the community social media platform, NABUR, at nabur.fergusfallsjournal.com.
Kantrud resides in Fergus Falls, with her husband and their three children and dogs. In addition to navigating to and from the kids’ extracurricular activities, she is an avid reader, baker and is working on writing a manuscript, the progress of which can be followed at heatherkantrud.com.
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According to the most recent American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, more than half a million Minnesotans report a disability, equating to roughly 10.9% of the state’s population. Disabilities defined by the agency fall within the realms of hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care and independent living; it is important to note that those living in group settings or institutions such as nursing homes and correctional facilities are excluded from these data, making the actual number for those living with a disability higher than those figures previously mentioned.
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Can Department of Natural Resources’ fisheries biologists predict how good walleye fishing on some lakes will be four years in advance? They can, by using a walleye sampling technique known as fall electrofishing. Electrofishing assessments are scheduled annually in September on six lakes in Otter Tail County. These lakes are Big and Little Pine, South Ten Mile, North Lida, Big Pelican and Rush. The walleye populations in these lakes are primarily self-sustained by natural reproduction with several also supplemented with walleye fry stocking. Data collected from electrofishing assessments allows DNR biologists to develop an index of abundance for each year’s walleye fry survival that can be compared to previous years. The index is the catch rate of young-of-the-year (age-0) walleyes that have survived since that spring.
What is electrofishing and how does it work? An electrofishing boat consists of a large jon boat equipped with an outboard motor, a generator, flood lights and an electrical control panel. Two booms (poles) extend out from the front of the boat. The generator and control panel regulate pulses of electrical current that are sent to two electrodes that are mounted on the ends of the booms and extend into the water. The pulses of electricity are then transferred into the water, creating an electrical field. When fish enter the electrical field they undergo an uncontrolled muscular reaction called galvanotaxis. The muscular reaction caused by the electrical field stuns the fish and involuntarily draws the fish to the front of the boat. Biologists then net the fish and place it into an aerated live-well. The reaction does not harm the fish and they recover within a couple of minutes.
Standard sampling stations have been established for each lake. These same stations are sampled every year so that catch data can be compared from year to year. Stations consist of a set distance, from point A to point B. Fall electrofishing assessments for age-0 walleyes begin after sunset. The boat moves slowly along the shoreline station with the driver controlling the boat and the electrical control panel. The netter stands at the bow of the boat and nets the small walleyes as they come to the surface. After the station has been completed, the crew collects data on each fish that was sampled. Individual length measurements and scale samples are taken from each fish. Scale samples are used to confirm that each fish is age-0.
The index or catch rate is calculated as the number of age-0 walleyes sampled per hour of shocking time (# per hour). Fall electrofishing assessments have been conducted annually on these lakes since 1992. Using the electrofishing catch data and the corresponding gill net catch and age data of walleyes from standard fish population assessments, fisheries biologists have been able to determine that a minimum electrofishing catch rate of 40 walleyes per hour will correlate into a strong year class of adult walleyes in three to four years. A strong year class of walleyes translates into good walleye angling opportunities. That is how DNR fisheries biologists can predict walleye angling success on these lakes four years in advance.
For questions or comments concerning local fisheries resources, contact MNDNR Fisheries at (218) 671-7930 or e-mail at fergusfalls.fisheries@state.mn.us
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The M State Spartan golfers hosted the Spartan Invitational on Sept. 18-19, at the Pebble Lake Golf Course and saw great numbers from both the men’s and women’s teams.
Ellia Soydara captured medalist honors, firing a two-day total of 159 (81-78).
“Congrats to Ellia on winning medalist honors and playing some great golf,” stated Spartans coach Jason Retzlaff. “She drove the ball extremely well which allowed her to make six birdies over both days. She also rolled some putts in, which was great to see.”
M State men shot the low team round of the tournament on Sept. 19 (305), but came up a shot shy to U of MN-Morris. Morris shot 626 (319-307) and M State shot 627 (322-305), over the two days.
“Our men’s team, on Sept. 19, played the best we have played all season. While it is always disappointing to come up a shot shy of a win, there wasn’t anything disappointing about the way our team played,” said Retzlaff. “Having four scores in the 70’s shows that our depth is getting stronger and stronger. Leo Stepan has been close all fall and it was great to see him put it together for a 74. Ryker Stukenholtz was tremendous and Mikey Vall played one of his best rounds of his Spartan career. Riley Stromlund had the most steady round of the season as well. It’s exciting to see the confidence of this team grow as we hope to keep the positive momentum going heading into next weekend.”
The Spartans will compete next on Friday and Saturday in two separate one day events hosted by the U of MN-Morris.
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With area school terms well underway, students and families alike are enjoying the extracurricular activities, academics, and sports that a new school year brings.
School districts throughout Otter Tail County employ a large number of professionals across numerous departments to provide the best education experience possible, and one of these crucial roles is that of the substitute teacher.
Shari VerDorn of Pelican Rapids Public Schools is the substitute teacher coordinator and explains how subs are a vital component to a healthy school system: “Last year we utilized a substitute teacher every single school day – we’re always looking for qualified subs.”
Pelican Rapids Schools has a current student enrollment of approximately 900 students K-12 and employs numerous substitute teachers for filling in for both planned and unforeseen teacher absences. Fully certified substitute teachers earn $140 for a full day of filling in, and they are not to exceed 15 consecutive days replacing the same classroom teacher.
Substitute teachers in Minnesota must have a short-call substitute license and hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. In lieu of a BA, a candidate may provide evidence of five years of work experience, an associate’s degree or a professional certification from an approved certifying organization that is directly assigned to a Career and Technical or Career Pathways licensure field.
Short-call licenses are valid for three years, expiring on June 30 of the expiration year and may be renewed an unlimited number of times; first time application cost is $90.25 which includes the fingerprint card fee, with renewals costing $57.
More information on position requirements and application processes can be found at the following: mn.gov.
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Barbara Ann Barry, 79, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls with her family at her side.
Barb was born October 27, 1942 in Fergus Falls to Lester and Gladys (Salvevold) Herness. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in St. Olaf Township. She attended country school close to her home in Ashby and then graduated from Ashby High School.
On July 7, 1962, Barb married Phillip Eugene Barry at Bethel Lutheran Church. She worked at the Ashby Restaurant and in Minneapolis while she received her cosmetology license. They lived in Fergus Falls and she worked as a beautician in their home for a number of years. She also worked at the Regional Treatment Center for several years until they closed and then for CBHH until her retirement in 2014 in the housekeeping department.
Her hobbies included cooking and baking. She loved to teach her recipes and she was an amazing cook. She passionately loved her family and all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents; parents-in-law; her daughter, Kimmy; her brother, Lester “Orris” Herness; sister-in-law, Betty Herness; brother and sister-in-law, David and Sandra Barry, and sister-in-law, Helen Barry.
Barb is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Phillip; her children, Alan (Karen) Barry of Fergus Falls, Todd (Lori) Barry of Fergus Falls, Trevor (Connie) Barry of Dalton, Brent (Tara) Barry of Fergus Falls, and Stephanie Barry of Fergus Falls; grandchildren, Heather (Tyler) Schmidt, Beau Barry, Marlee (Dillon) Barry, Brody Barry, Dallas (Ashlyn) Barry, Ashley Barry, Abby Barry, Luke (Ashley) Barry, Sophie Barry, Emma (Conor) Barry, Austin Barry, and Carson Barry; 11 great-grandchildren; her siblings, LeWayne (LaVay) Herness and Forest Herness, and brother-in-law, Duane Barry.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Myrna (Chandler) Morrill
1934-2022
Myrna Morrill, 88, of Fergus Falls, Loving Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Auntie, Great-Grandmother, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, in the arms of her loving family.
Myrna Eileen Lyren was born August 30, 1934 to Hugo F. and Hattie Belle (Cotes) Lyren in Conde, SD. She attended country school and Conde High School and earned her Secretary Certificate from Fergus Falls Community College. In 1952, she married Glen O. Chandler. Together they had three children, Caryn, Kelly, and Kimberly. Myrna was a member of Homemakers and Grace United Methodist Church. Myrna loved her neighborhood coffee times, and she had daycare in her home. Glen passed away in 1970. On August 11, 1971 Myrna married Albin “Babe” Morrill, and she pulled his children Mary and Steve into her arms and claimed them as her own. The family resided in Fergus Falls and joined Augustana Lutheran Church. This marriage established the great Morrill-Chandler Inc., which is forever bonded together. After 38-years of marriage, Albin passed away in 2009.
Myrna enjoyed playing with her siblings on the farm in South Dakota, crocheting, coffee with girlfriends, living in the huts, making jelly, the world’s best apple pie, lasagna and fried chicken, and at age 80 she enjoyed riding on the back of a Harley. Sunday dinner at 1:00 always included a wonderful dessert. Her focus was always on her family, and making sure every one of “hers” was safely home at the end of the day. Her working years also included Lake Region Hospital, Ottertail County and selling real estate with Babe.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Hugo and Hattie Belle Lyren; both of her husbands; her son-in-law, Kirk Williams; and great-granddaughter, Isabelle.
Myrna is survived by her children, Steve (Starr) Morrill of Battle Lake, Mary (Todd) Ebersviller of Ramsey, Caryn Williams of Fergus Falls, Kelly (Roxanne) Chandler of St. Joseph, and Kimberly (Cody) Fisher of Fergus Falls; grandchildren, Joshua (Kirstie), Seth (Kim), Ian, Alice (Barrett), Louis, Molly (Mac), Laura (Monte), Hattie (Sam), Nathan (Katy), Maggie, Karli (Ryan), Ben (Lexi) and Eric (Alissa); her many beloved great-grandchildren; siblings, Douglas (Cheryl) Lyren, Doris Hubbard, and Ida (Paul) Picotte.
“Love you, darlin.’ Bye for now.”
The family thanks those who cared so greatly for Mom at Park Gardens and PioneerCare. Love to Knute Nelson Hospice, who assured Mom on 7-11-2022 that she is a child of God and will be in Heaven, and Mom proclaimed Christ Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Thanks be to God!
Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home Chapel in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service.
Clergy: Reverend Lee Kantonen.
Interment: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com.
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She was born on August 28, 1929 to Herman and Anna (Conzemius) Beyer near Brushvale, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Brushvale. She attended grade school at District #17 near Kent, MN. She graduated from Breckenridge High School with the class of 1947. Rosella worked as a secretary at Wahpeton Laundry and Cleaners before she was united in marriage to Bernard Nordick at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Brushvale on October 9, 1950. The couple made their home on the Nordick farm near Kent for 3 years and then purchased a farm near Foxhome, MN. Rosella was a full-time homemaker helping on the farm. She also worked at the Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op in Wahpeton.
Rosella and Bernard spent many winters in McAllen, TX. They also enjoyed a trip to Honolulu, HI, two Caribbean cruises and an Alaskan cruise. In 1980, they built a home on West Battle Lake and moved to Fergus Falls in June of 2014.
Rosella’s hobbies included crocheting afghans, embroidery, quilting and sewing. She also enjoyed gardening and flowers. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, St. Roberts Mission Group, and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Rosella is survived by her children: Robert (Kathy) Nordick of Fergus Falls, Thomas (Tammy) Nordick of Pelican Rapids, David Nordick of Wahpeton, ND, Timothy Nordick of Underwood, Kevin (Emily) Nordick of Jordan, MN and Dale (Virginia) Nordick of Henning; 14 grandchildren: Robert, Jr., Allen, Shawn, Kendra, Tyrell, Chancy, Sierra, Wade, Ashley, Leah, Brandon, Cortney, Kaitlin, and Grace and 8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard, a daughter, Diana, her parents, Herman and Anna Beyer and her siblings, Sister Vivian Beyer, O.S.F., Alfred Beyer and Herman Beyer, Jr.
Visitation: One hour prior to the service at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, September 23, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls.
Burial: Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Cemetery in Battle Lake.
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls.
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Sandra (Solseth) Van Otterloo, 71, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Lake Region Healthcare.
Sandra Lee Blom was born April 11, 1951 to Harris and Patricia (Moen) Blom in Montevideo, MN. She graduated from Montevideo High School in 1969. She then went on to attend Moorhead State University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in 1990.
On July 12, 1969, Sandra married Malen Solseth. They were the proud parents of Keri, Chris, and Katie.
She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls and Book Club at the Fergus Falls Public Library.
Sandy loved to bake chocolate chip cookies, create beautiful cross-stitch pictures including Christmas stockings for all of her grandchildren, reading books, attending her grandchildren’s many activities, basketball, and Minnesota professional sports. She recently had become very interested in social justice causes. Sandy also loved going to the lake on Labor Day and spending holidays with family.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Malen Solseth and father, Harris Blom.
Sandy is survived by her children, Keri Solseth of Inver Grove Heights, Chris (Kyle) Frigaard of Dalton, and Katie (Corey) Yankovec of Lino Lakes; grandchildren, Kevin, Kendra (Darryl) Williams, Jazmyn, and Jalen Solseth, Ted Frigaard, Chandler (Peter) Johnson, Emily and Kellen Frigaard, and Reine and Vaughn Yankovec; great-grandchildren, Hezekiah Malen and Maliah Williams, and Joe Johnson; mother, Patricia Blom; brothers, John (Gayle) Blom and Chuck (Deb) Blom, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial Service: 1:00 Friday, September 23, 2022 at Our Saviors Ten Mile Lake Lutheran Church, Dalton, MN, with visitation one-hour prior to the service.
Clergy: Reverend Paul Snyder.
A private family interment will be held in Montevideo at a later date.
Arrangements provided by Olsonw Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Taylor Darwin Kampsula, 26, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, September 12, 2022 unexpectedly at his residence.
Taylor was born May 20, 1996, to Michelle Stigen and Jeffery Kampsula in Fergus Falls, MN. he became a big brother to Brady Stigen two years later. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
Taylor graduated from Kennedy Secondary School in 2014. After graduation he worked for Bobcat in Gwinner as a welder, Delzer Construction, and was a hunting guide for Feet Down Waterfowl. His most recent job at H & R Construction was his favorite and he was so proud of the work he was doing within the 563 Union.
Taylor was involved in cyclone soccer and the high school trap team. His biggest passions were within the outdoors; hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed hunting geese and waterfowl with his buddies. He loved fishing at the farm with Papa Darwin, Uncle Randy, and his brother, Brady. He enjoyed snowmobiling and ice fishing with his dad, Jeff. Taylor loved his family very much, especially his daughter, Aliya. His mom, Michelle, is so proud of him and all of his accomplishments over his life and the past few years.
Taylor lit up the room with his electric smile wherever he went. His family is so proud of him and loves him so much. He will be missed by many.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Darwin and Joan Stigen.
Taylor is survived by his daughter, Aliya of Wadena; mother, Michelle Stigen of Fergus Falls; brother, Brady Stigen of Sioux Falls, SD; father, Jeffery Kampsula of New York Mills; grandparents, Dick and Sue Kjer of Weetown and Jim Kampsula of New Jersey; uncle, Randy (Karen) Stigen; aunt, Tonya Joubert; uncle, Wayne Kampsula; uncle, Robert Kampsula; uncle, Jack Kampsula; cousins, Arriana (Tommy) and Yael Velasco, Olivia (Taylor) Lemke all of Fergus Falls, Greg (Ashley) Kampsula and Kaci (Brady) Benner of St. Cloud, Brittany and Brianna Joubert of Fargo, and Carter Randklev of New York, and many, many other relative and friends.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls and will resume one-hour prior to the service.
Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Clergy: Reverend Kate Bruns.
Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN.
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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The Hillcrest Comets and the Bemidji Lumberjacks boys soccer teams played to a 5-5 draw on Monday, in Bemidji, in a Lakes to Prairie Conference matchup. The Comets scored early at just four minutes in when Isak Ostevold, scored off an assist from Mateus Gjerme. Four minutes later Abram Ness scored off a beautiful pass from Emil Boe. The Lumberjacks, Bo Hofstad and Jonathan Devescovi scored at 10 and 21 minutes to tie the score. Rolf Fluge scored at 22 minutes on a perfect free kick to the top left corner of the net from 24 yards. At 23 minutes, the Lumberjacks were awarded a penalty kick and converted on the opportunity tying the score. Seven minutes before the end of the half, Ness scored his second goal of the contest off assists from Gjerme and Boe, ending the half with the Comets up 4-3.
The Lumberjacks tied the score at 68 minutes on a drive up the middle beating the Comet defense. Following that the Comets had several chances to close the game out including a missed PK at 70 minutes ending the regulation time with the score 4-4.
Fluge scored the go ahead goal in OT eight minutes in off an assist from Abram Ness attacking the right side goal line. Bemidji tied the game with just 69 seconds remaining to end all scoring with the game in a tie.
The Comets finished the game with nine shots on goal compared to Bemidji’s 11.
“I hear folks say, all the time, that they don’t like soccer because it is boring with very little scoring… well this game was a crowd pleaser even if you don’t understand the beautiful game of soccer,” exclaimed Comets coach Rod Jensen. “We had a couple of defensive miscues tonight and some missed opportunities in the second half that may have cost us the conference, but, overall I was proud of our team, the effort exerted and I know this game will improve us in the long run.”
The Comets, now 3-3-1, take on Pelican Rapids at home, on Sept. 20, at the Danielson Field.
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The M State Lady Spartans volleyball team picked up a pair of wins, on Sept. 16 and 17. First they swept Western Tech, 25-12, 25-11 and 25-11. Then it was a five set thriller over Century College, 25-22, 21-25, 27-25, 26-28 and 15-13.
Against Tech, M State had 12 aces and went 67-73 from the service line. Both Kendra Emery and Avery Wanner had four aces.
Faith Marion led the Lady Spartans with 14 kills and Kaia Strom had 24 assists. Wanner, Emery and Marion were all in double digits with digs, going 19,13 and 11, respectively.
In the battle with Century, once again the Lady Spartans produced 12 aces, with four from Wanner. Marion had 22 kills, while Lindsey Kurz had eight and Emily Dehler with seven. Strom provided 41 assists. Warner had 32 digs and Emery 24.
“We knew going into this match that it was going to be competitive and tough,” said M State coach Abby Crowser. “Century is currently ranked No. 8 and we are No. 7 and it was a back and forth battle the whole match. Before the start of the fifth set we were calm because we have had several 5 set matches already this season and know how to handle the pressure. One of this team’s strengths is never giving up and executing when we need it most. Seeing them work together and have everyone contribute to be successful is so fun to see. Our goal this season is to get a little better everyday whether it’s in practice or a match and we plan to continue that positive progression day by day.”
The pair of victories moved the Lady Spartans to 10-4 and 5-0 in conference play. They will next be in action on Sept. 21, hosting Saint Cloud, before a pair of home games this weekend.
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The M State Spartans football team held visiting Vermillion to 81 total yards of offense, in a resounding 53-6 victory, on Sept. 17.
Isaac Freitag opened up the scoring, on a seven-yard touchdown pass from KJ Cooper. Carsen McKnight added the extra point, giving the Spartans a 7-0 lead. Shortly after, Alieu Conteh got a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown and McKnight made it 14-0.
A safety and a five-yard touchdown run by Cooper pushed the lead out to 23-0. The first quarter scoring outburst was wrapped up by a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown by DeShawn Carter.
M State would lead 29-0 at the break.
In the third, Rondarius Gregory had touchdown runs of 42 and 26, with McKnight adding the extra point on both and a 33-yard field goal to make it 46-0 after three.
Ian Stanton capped off the Spartans scoring with a one-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth and the extra point was good. Vermillion’s lone score came on a 17-yard touchdown pass.
Gregory finished with 121 rushing yards and the pair of scores, also adding in 56 yards on three catches. Stanton had 81 yards on 12 carries, Cooper was 10/22 for 144 yards through the air and Freitag had four catches for 43 yards.
Besides Conteh and Carter, Jordan Medreno also had an interception and Jihad Burroughs collected a pair of sacks.
Now at 4-0, M State will host Nassau Community College, on Sept. 24. It will be a match up of two top five NJCAA Div. III teams.
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Rochester – The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly volleyball awards for the week of Sept. 12-18.
Northland Community & Technical College middle hitter, Madison Witte, earned the MCAC North Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week. Witte had 53 kills in her 11 sets, averaging 4.82 kills per set and helping her team go 3-0 in the last week. Kaisa Reed, Minnesota North — Itasca’s libero, earns her second MCAC North Division Defensive Athlete-of-the-Week award this season. Reed had 57 digs in 10 sets, and picked up 28 digs against No. 4 ranked Central Lakes.
In the South Division, Minnesota State Community & Technical College outside hitter, Faith Marion, racked up 46 kills in 11 sets for an average of 4.18 kills per set and she also served up 11 aces to help her team to a 3-0 week with a notable win over No. 8 Century College. For her efforts and leadership, Marion earns the South Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week award. Mackay Williams, Century College’s libero, dug up 118 balls in 16 sets to average 7.38 digs per set in several hard fought matches during the week to earn the South Division Defensive Athlete-of-the-Week award.
This is the second time in three weeks that Marion has been honored and the third straight week a Lady Spartan has.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank on Tuesday raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to combat the highest inflation in more than 30 years, the first of a series of large hikes expected from central banks worldwide this week.
Riksbanken said inflation has risen rapidly — to 9% in August, the highest level since 1991 — “undermining households’ purchasing power and making it more difficult for both companies and households to plan their finances.”
The bank raised its policy rate to 1.75% and said it will keep tightening over the next six months as it tries to bring inflation back to its target of 2%. In making the big hike, it pointed to other central banks rapidly raising rates as consumer prices soar.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to carry out a large increase of three-quarters of a point for the third consecutive time, followed Thursday by the Bank of England, whose half-point hike last month was its biggest in 27 years and is forecast to make another.
“During the pandemic, global imbalances arose between supply and demand,” Sweden’s central bank said. “Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up prices even further on several important commodities and created serious disruptions on the energy markets in Europe, which has caused electricity and gas prices to rise to very high levels.”
It added that “the good economic activity in Sweden has also contributed.”
Sweden is part of the European Union but does not use the euro currency, so it is not part of European Central Bank.
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As wonderful as summertime can be, there’s also something nice about the calendar – and the weather – turning toward fall. The light starts to soften a bit, and the crisp mornings and warm afternoons invite us to spend more time outside.
Maybe that’s walking the kids home from school, cycling to the grocery store to grab a few items, or just enjoying a talk with a friend on a coffee shop patio.
Spending time at a park is another great fall activity, and one that can have a surprising number of benefits. Whether it’s a ballfield down the street or a state or national park further away, research shows that spending time in open areas with grass, trees, and other plants can be good for both our mental and physical health.
“Some of the benefits that can come from exposure to greenspaces include improvements in sleep, blood pressure, cognitive function and physical activity, as well as reduced risks of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer,” said Heather Eliassen, ScD, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She says other benefits include better mental health in both children and adults, improved infant birth weights and even a lower risk of dying prematurely.
How do greenspaces provide such benefits? One key reason is that they encourage people to be physically active - to walk, skate, kick a ball around or play frisbee. We know that being more active has wide-ranging health benefits.
However, that’s likely not the only reason parks and other greenspaces are good for us. They can also help decrease stress and anxiety, improve mindfulness, and provide an environment that may be cooler, quieter and have cleaner air than where we typically live. Greenspaces also offer opportunities for social interactions and community engagement. Each of these can have its own health benefits, Eliassen added.
When planning a trip to a park, it’s good to keep a few things in mind that can keep your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible:
Bring enough water, and if it’s going to be a longer visit, don’t forget snacks.
Wear sunscreen and sun-protective clothes and seek out shade when you can.
If you’ll be walking, hiking, or playing a sport, wear a good pair of shoes and keep your effort in line with your fitness.
It’s always safest to go with a friend or family member, rather than by yourself.
A quick search on the phone can often be the easiest way to find which city, state and even national parks are closest to us. While bigger trips to state and national parks can be wonderful, it’s the parks closest to us that we’ll visit the most and get the most benefit from.
“Learn about opportunities in your neighborhood and which greenspaces are easily accessible to you,” Eliassen said. “If there are some that are a short or medium distance from home, try walking or biking to the greenspace to get the benefits of exercise while getting to the greenspace. Or find greenspace you could incorporate into your commute to and from school or work.”
Spending time in greenspaces can have so many benefits that they’re sometimes referred to as a “public health resource.” That should give each of us a little extra incentive to regularly visit our neighborhood parks or plan a special trip to a state or national park. That may even inspire some of us to become advocates for greenspaces, working to make them a part of our cities’ plans so that even more people in our communities can have access to the broad benefits they have to offer.
For many reasons, try to get out and enjoy a walk in this park this fall.
It's your health. Take control.
Dr. Graham A. Colditz, associate director of prevention and control at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is an internationally recognized leader in cancer prevention.
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Trump rape accuser plans suit under new NY ‘survivors’ law
NEW YORK (AP) — A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room intends to file another lawsuit against him under a new New York law letting sexual assault victims sue over attacks that happened decades ago.
A lawyer for the columnist, E. Jean Carroll, notified a federal judge of her intent to sue in an August letter entered in the public record Tuesday. The suit would allege sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
In the letter, the lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, also said she plans to depose Trump in the defamation case that Carroll already had pending against the former president. The deposition would have to occur by Oct. 19, when discovery in the case must be completed for a planned February trial.
Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In an Aug. 11 letter to the court that was also posted in the public file Tuesday, she objected to the new lawsuit.
Habba wrote that letting Carroll file the new claim now “would be extraordinarily prejudicial” to Trump, given the looming trial deadlines in the defamation case.
“To permit Plaintiff to drastically alter the scope and subject matter of this case at such time would severely prejudice Defendant’s rights. Therefore, Plaintiff’s request must be disregarded in its entirety,” Habba said.
Kaplan declined to comment.
Carroll, a longtime advice columnist for Elle magazine, wrote in a 2019 book that Trump raped her during a chance encounter at a Bergdorf Goodman store in the mid-1990s. Trump denied it and questioned Carroll’s credibility and motivations.
Because the alleged attack happened so long ago, Carroll would ordinarily have missed legal deadlines to sue Trump. So she initially sued him instead for defamation, saying he smeared her reputation while denying the rape allegation.
Last spring, however, New York lawmakers passed the Adult Survivor’s Act, which provides a one-year “look back” that enables adult survivors of sexual attacks to bring civil claims when they otherwise would be barred.
The law, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in May, was modeled after the Child Victims Act, which provided a similar window to bring lawsuits for people who had been sexually assaulted when they were children. That law expired a year ago.
A deposition would require Trump to answer questions from Carroll’s lawyers under oath about her allegations. Carroll’s legal team in February had said they were willing to skip a deposition in order to get the lawsuit to trial more quickly. Kaplan, in her letter to the court, said she now needed to question Trump because his lawyers had turned over so few documents relevant to the case.
In her letter to the court, Habba made no mention of the plans to depose Trump, but she did complain that Kaplan’s letter was “filled with misrepresentations and inflammatory statements.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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YAKIMA VALLEY - When you come from a migrant working family, picturing a life that doesn't involve you working the fields can be difficult. Thanks to financial assistance programs like CAMP students coming from this background can have the opportunity to further their education.
CAMP stands for College Assistance Migrant Program. It is a federally-funded program available at several community colleges and universities nationwide. Since the Yakima Valley is a large agricultural community full of migrant families, the programs at Yakima Valley College and Heritage University have helped many students.
Christian Villegas is a recruiter and outreach specialist at YVC and was in CAMP as a student at Heritage. He lived next to orchards and was expected to work them when he graduated high school.
"My parents are very old-fashioned and maybe, some might say, my culture doesn't always see the value in education," Villegas said. "It's just preferred that I got straight to work after high school to be able to help around the house and hold by own weight."
After speaking with CAMP recruiters, he decided he wanted to take a different path in life.
"I showed that it can be done right? It was breaking the chains and changing the family tree," Villegas said.
The program helped him during his educational career by providing financial help, accessibility to internet and technology, tutoring and more.
CAMP students get a $1,300 stipend their first year to help pay for things like books and other school necessities. To be eligible for CAMP, you or a family member must be a migrant worker for at least 75 days in a 24 month period.
CAMP students can also apply to work for the program when they finish their first year.
"Get the experience under your belt so by the time you guys graduate from college then you won't have any excuse as to why you don't have experience in terms of job hunting," Villegas said.
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KENNEWICK, Wash.-
A fight in the lunch room at Southridge High School ended with the arrest of at least two students today.
According to the Kennewick Police Department, today's fight stems from an incident at the school yesterday, where four students allegedly harassed and threatened another.
School administration investigated the alleged threats and shortly before lunch today, the KPD School Resource Officer arrested the main instigator from yesterday's incident.
Students involved in yesterday's incident were monitored in the lunchroom today.
Kennewick Police report that during lunch two students that were being monitored started a fight with the student who reported the harassment yesterday.
School administration attempted to break up the fight before calling police to report a "disturbance in the lunchroom."
Kennewick Police and a Benton County Sheriff's Deputy responded to the school. The students who started today's fight left the school, but were followed by staff, who gave police their location.
Two students were arrested without incident following the fight and were booked into the Benton Franklin County Juvenile Justice Center.
The students were booked on suspicion of:
Disrupting a school activity.
Disorderly conduct.
Criminal Mischief.
Failure to obey a school official.
According to the Kennewick School District and the KPD, no weapons were involved in today's incident and no injuries were reported.
Kennewick Police and Kennewick School District Officials continue to investigate this incident.
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It's National Voter Registration Day, and Chaune`Fitzgerald of Women of Wisdom (WOW), an organization that offers women the opportunity to work together for the common good, offers some tips on how to register and why voting is so important.
"We have to make sure we're electing candidates in line with giving us better ways of life," Fitzgerald said.
October, 1, starts an important 18 day period of voter registration drives to get people registered and to ensure that they have access to polls and the transportation to get there.
"Your vote is your power," Fitzgerald said.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - A Missing Indigenous Person report has been released by the Washington State Patrol using information from the Spokane Police Department about 41-year-old Eugene Klatush.
Klatush is reported as an at-risk person who suffers from a traumatic brain injury and mental health issues. Police say he walked away from the hospital after denying treatment for chest pain.
Klatush has trouble speaking, according to the release. He is about 190 pounds and 5'10". He has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a black baseball hat.
If you see Klatush, call 9-1-1 immediately.
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Scotland v Ukraine match info, TV details, kick-off time, team news
Scotland will face Ukraine on Wednesday night for the first of two UEFA Nations League fixtures between the sides across seven days – and fans can watch on TV for free.
Steve Clarke’s men are entering a Nations League triple header with Ireland sandwiched in between the Hampden Park encounter and the return match in Poland.
Scotland currently sit second in the group, a point behind their opponents following two wins against Armenia and a defeat to Ireland.
Seven points across the next week will confirm Scotland finish top and win promotion to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A, as well as ensuring a play-off place for Euro 2024 in Germany.
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Match details
Who: Scotland v Ukraine
What: UEFA Nations League B Group 1
Where: Hampden Park, Glasgow
When: Wednesday, September 21. Kick-off 7.45pm
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
How to watch
The game is being shown live on Premier Sports 1. The broadcaster has the rights in the UK to Scotland’s Nations League and Euro 2024 qualifiers. In addition, the fixture will also be available for free on ITV4 following a recent sub-licence agreement with Premier Sports.
Last meeting
Ukraine ran out deserved 3-1 winners in a World Cup play-off in June at Hampden Park. The match had been postponed from its original March date to due the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk scored either side of half-time. Callum McGregor got Scotland back into it before Artem Dovbyk sealed the win late on. Ukraine then failed to defeat Wales to reach the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
Team news
Jon McLaughlin, Grant Hanley and Jacob Brown became the latest three players unavailable to Steve Clarke when they pulled out of the squad. Rangers goalkeeper Robby McCrorie has been called up. Also missing are Liam Cooper, John Souttar and captain Andy Robertson. The only uncapped outfield player is Hibs centre-back Ryan Porteous.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, who impressed in the last meeting, is a big miss for Ukraine. They will also be without Georgi Bushchan, Eduard Sobol and Mykola Shaparenko.
Anything else?
A minute’s applause will be held in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, the Scottish FA have confirmed following talks with UEFA.
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TULALIP, Wash. — A 17-year-old female from Tulalip has been reported as a missing at-risk Indigenous person in an alert from the Washington State Patrol with information from the Tulalip Police Department. Dorothy M. Guss was released from the Denny Youth Center on August 13, leaving with her mother, who police say is not her legal guardian. She reportedly stayed with her mom for a few days before heading to stay with some friends in Marysville, then friends in Seattle.
Guss has messaged some family members on Facebook, but will not say where she is or leave on her own, according to the alert.
Guss has black hair and brown eyes. She weighs about 130 pounds and is 5’6”. Anyone who sees Guss should call 9-1-1 immediately.
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YAKAMA NATION RESERVATION, Wash. - The FBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving an officer with the Yakama Nation Police Department that left one person dead.
The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 17 around the 6800 block of Fort Road. The officer was not hurt.
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Official charges have been filed against the suspect in a suspicious death in Walla Walla on Monday.
Walla Walla County Superior Court has confirmed that David Delgado has been charged with premeditated murder in the 1st degree.
According to Walla Walla Police the main suspect in the case was David Delgado, 46, of Kennewick. He was reportedly an acquaintance of the dead person.
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The Justice Department announced Tuesday that 47 people were charged for their alleged role in scheming $250 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the pandemic.
In a news release, federal prosecutors said charges included conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland called it the "largest pandemic relief fraud scheme charged to date."
According to court documents, the DOJ said the defendants set up shell companies connected to the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, claiming they were feeding thousands of children across the state, and then would companies' claims for reimbursement.
But actually, they were using the money to buy luxury cars, property, and jewelry, the DOJ said.
“Today’s indictments describe an egregious plot to steal public funds meant to care for children in need in what amounts to the largest pandemic relief fraud scheme yet,” stated FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The defendants went to great lengths to exploit a program designed to feed underserved children in Minnesota amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudulently diverting millions of dollars designated for the program for their own personal gain. These charges send the message that the FBI and our law enforcement partners remain vigilant and will vigorously pursue those who attempt to enrich themselves through fraudulent means.”
Among those indicted was Feeding Our Future’s founder and executive director, Aimee Bock, who prosecutors alleged as overseeing the "massive fraud scheme."
According to the indictment, prosecutors allege that the nonprofit opened more than 250 federal child nutrition program sites throughout the state, knowing that the sites intended to fraudulently obtain and disburse more than $240 million in funds, the DOJ said.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The family of the Utah player who fractured his skull when he fell off a bunk bed at the Little League World Series last month is suing the league and the company that made the bed.
Penn Live and the Associated Press reported that a Philadelphia-based law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of Easton Oliverson and his parents, Jace and Nancy. They are suing Little League Baseball Inc. and John Savoy & Son.
The negligence lawsuit claims there was no railing on the top bunk, the Associated Press reported.
John Savoy & Son — operating as Savoy Contract Furniture of Williamsport — is accused by the plaintiffs of selling “dangerous and defective” bunk beds that “caused significant and permanent injuries" to the boy.
Oliverson fractured his skull when he fell out of his dormitory bunk bed on Aug. 15 in Williamsport.
On Aug. 17, Little League organizers announced the removal of the bunk beds from the dormitories.
The family's lawyer, Ken Fulginiti, told the Associated Press that since the fall, he's undergone three operations and battled a staph infection.
Fulginiti told the news outlet that it's been hard for the family, who announced on social media Monday that the 12-year-old had returned home.
According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 for punitive damages and for the boy’s care.
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The Southern Baptist Conventions' top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday — an LGBTQ-friendly church in North Carolina that had itself quit the denomination decades ago and a New Jersey congregation it cited for "alleged discriminatory behavior."
The votes of the Executive Committee came at the end of a two-day meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, even as the committee copes with a Department of Justice investigation. The federal-level scrutiny follows a blistering report by a consultant earlier this year into sexual abuse in Southern Baptist settings and mistreatment of survivors by past Executive Committee officials.
The committee on Tuesday approved a statement that College Park Baptist Church of Greensboro, North Carolina, was not in "friendly cooperation" due to its "open affirmation, approval and endorsement of homosexual behavior," which conflicts with the denomination's theological conservative positions.
In fact, College Park had voted in 1999 to leave the denomination, and its website makes a point of stating it's not a member of the Southern Baptist Convention but rather of more progressive Baptist bodies.
It wasn't immediately clear why the Executive Committee decided now to put the matter to a vote. But Executive Committee Chairman Jared Wellman said afterward that the convention still had the congregation on its rolls until now.
On its website, the church describes itself as an "LGBTQIA Affirming Baptist Church" and says it "fully welcomes and affirms all persons without distinction regarding race, ethnicity, national origin, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other human category."
The committee, in a separate vote, declared that Amazing Grace Community Church of Franklinville, New Jersey, was no longer in friendly cooperation. It cited its "lack of cooperation ... to resolve concerns regarding alleged discriminatory behavior."
Requests for comment from both congregations via phone and email were not immediately returned.
Since Baptist congregations are self-governing, the denomination can't force them to follow their policies, but it can effectively expel them by declaring them not in "friendly cooperation" if they don't conform to denominational stances in particular areas, such as for pro-LGBTQ polices, alleged support for racism or alleged failure in responding adequately to child sexual abuse, such as employing offenders as pastors.
There could be more congregations in the last category in the pipeline.
The committee learned that more than 200 referrals had been made to a newly established hotline about alleged mishandling of abuse cases by SBC churches or organizations.
That news came from the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force — created after the release of consultant Guidepost Solutions' scathing report earlier this year into the sexual abuse of children in SBC settings and the mistreatment of survivors by the Executive Committee.
Mike Keahbone, vice chair of the task force, said it is working to hire personnel to receive and investigate reports of abuse and of mishandling abuse in Southern Baptist circles.
The convention said in August that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the convention. The DOJ didn't confirm the report, but the convention suggested in a statement that it related to sexual abuse. On Tuesday, the committee voted to transfer $500,000 from investments to its operating budget, in part to respond to that investigation.
The Executive Committee on Tuesday also added a "Caring Well Sunday" to the official Southern Baptist calendar of activities, which would aim to spread awareness and education about abuse. Churches have the option whether to observe such dates. But Wellman urged them to do so: "We want to be building a culture that addresses and prevents abuse, and this is a really great educational opportunity."
"Our dream ... is that our churches would be safe for the vulnerable and unsafe for abusers," Wellman said, citing numerous reforms underway. "There is no place, there is no tolerance for abuse in a Southern Baptist church."
Some abuse survivors, following the meeting on social media, found the committee's actions lacking. Long-time advocate and survivor Christa Brown criticized it for "self-congratulatory" talk on Twitter and said it's failed to take concrete steps toward making amends to survivors or to take disciplinary steps toward former officials faulted in the Guidepost report.
Keahbone said he understands the criticism and that compared to what survivors endured, "there's nothing we could say or do that would be worthy of any praise at all." He said the task force is doing what it can to implement reforms correctly.
"We're not celebrating anything," he said. "We're just trying to have markers of improvement."
Wellman echoed the thought. "I've just grieved and been broken-hearted for what they've experienced," he said. "We recognize we have a really long way to go."
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Tesla's Elon Musk faces unenthusiastic investors amid his company's pitch to have thousands of humanoid robots deployed into its factories and eventually around the world.
Musk, who once blamed over-reliance on robots for putting his factories in "production hell," is now working to build support for the new venture, Reuters reported.
The Tesla Bot or "Optimus" would serve as a "general purpose" assistant, performing actions like receiving items and other tasks.
Nancy Cooke, a professor in human systems engineering at Arizona State University, said the robots would have to prove they can do unscripted actions to be impressive.
“If he just gets the robot to walk around, or he gets the robots to dance, that’s already been done. That’s not that impressive,” Cooke said.
Musk says the robot will be there to perform boring or dangerous tasks.
He also joked that the robot would only be able to run around 5 miles per hour so that humans would be able to run from it.
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A champagne toast and amuse-bouche after takeoff, handmade amenity kits, and memory-foam pillows are just some of the perks coming to certain Delta Air Lines flights—for those sitting in Premium Select.
Delta announced on September 20 that it is revamping its Premium Select offering (a class of service between economy and business that features wider seats with additional recline and a leg rest) on all transatlantic and transpacific flights. Here’s a breakdown of the new offerings.
Upgraded dining
Over the past year Delta has been revamping its on-board dining throughout the on-board experience to include products from woman- and LGBTQ-led small businesses (like Explorer Cold Brew and High Road Craft ice cream sundaes), more plant-based meals, and seasonal menus.
Now, some of the new food choices available to Delta Premium Select fliers include:
- Braised beef short rib with fingerling potatoes and Dijon green peppercorn sauce
- Plant-based Impossible Meatballs with polenta, pomodorini sauce, and broccolini
- Honey harissa chicken thighs with jollof rice and stewed greens
- Mango mousse with mango–passion fruit compote
The meals will be served on compostable plates made from plant fiber, alongside regular silverware, glassware, and linens. Delta will also offer what it’s calling a “bubbles and bites” course—consisting of sparkling wine and a treat—to be served shortly after takeoff.
Handmade amenity kits
Beginning in October, Premium Select customers will also receive an amenity kit crafted by Someone Somewhere, a company that works with nearly 200 artisans, most of whom are women, from five of Mexico’s poorest states to create fair trade bags. Each kit includes information about the craftsperson who made it, as well as earplugs, socks, an eye mask, dental kit, and vanilla watermelon lip balm from Grown Alchemist, a luxury skincare company.
Premium accessories
If you’re on a long-haul flight, chances are you’re hoping to get some shut-eye, and Delta’s new premium amenities could help. They include:
- Memory-foam pillows
- Noise-canceling headphones
- A plush blanket
More destinations
In recent months, Delta has expanded the number of destinations that feature its Premium Select seating. The flights primarily depart out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston’s Logan International Airport. Some of the nonstop destinations include Brussels, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Munich, Prague, and Zurich.
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I spoke with BNNBloomberg today about the outlook for the global economy and the Canadian dollar. I talked about the brewing stormclouds and what the FOMC decision on September 21, 2022 is so pivotal. More details are below.
CAD at 22-month low
There are two main drivers for the Canadian dollar, the domestic economy and the global economy.
Domestically, there’s some softness creeping in. The past two jobs reports have been soft
A month ago, the market was saying US and Canadian rate hikes would stop at about 4%. Now that’s pressing higher in the US but it’s not clear that Canada can or should follow. There’s a potential gap opening up there and that’s why the loonie is at the lowest since November 2020.
On CPI today
Today: Canada August CPI 7.0% y/y vs 7.3% expected
Some space is opening up between the Fed and the BOC. The Bank of Canada is near its ceiling while there’s still some blue sky for the Fed. Whereas before both could have been seen stopping, we’re now getting the risk of +4.5% from the Fed and the BOC capped at 4%. Moreover, if a global recession hits, Canadian housing continues to fall and commodity prices fall, the BOC could be cutting in short order while the Fed has more of a buffer.
The problem is a falling loonie could cause a feedback loop in inflation.
Deterioration in the global economy
There’s a growing consensus that commodities will be in short supply this decade and that makes Canada the place to be. Over the next year though, that’s not the case. Europe and China are already struggling. North America is slowing down but central banks everywhere are raising rates at an unprecedented pace. There’s a real chance of a policy mistake and recession. Canadian employment has sagged, US retail sales and factory data lately has been soft.
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Prosecutor declines to file charge against Fort Smith city official in Confederate flag flap
A city administrator will not be charged in Sebastian County with a misdemeanor because a Confederate flag was removed from a city park, the prosecuting attorney announced Tuesday.
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen last week said he wants to see City Administrator Carl Geffken charged with a misdemeanor because the flag was removed from the park in 2020 and has not been returned pending another court hearing.
A hearing on whether the "Flags over Fort Smith" display that includes the Confederate flag should fly again in a city park has been set for next week in Sebastian County.
The flag is part of an ongoing legal showdown between the City of Fort Smith, a local attorney, and the Arkansas History Commission.
In 2020, the flag display that included the Confederate flag at Riverfront Park was removed by the city.
McCutchen sued the city based on an Arkansas law that deems the flag historic. But the commission has not specifically ordered the city to replace the flag display at the park, Shue said Tuesday.
Related:Fort Smith attorney wants Confederate flag back up, city administrator charged
The city does not have plans to return the display, currently.
McCutchen sent a letter to Shue stating he thought Geffken had violated state law since the flags were not returned.
Shue said Tuesday he declined to pursue any charges against Geffken.
There is no evidence the City of Fort Smith has broken any laws, Shue wrote in a letter.
"I cannot request law enforcement to investigate this matter at this time," Shue wrote.
A hearing on whether the flags should go back up is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Sebastian County before Judge Gunner Delay. The Arkansas History Commission has denied the City of Fort Smith's request for a waiver from the state historic monument law to permanently remove the display.
The display removed in 2020 included a French, Spanish, American, and Confederate flag.
Fort Smith:State rules on Fort Smith Confederate flag at Riverfront Park
The value of the flag removed in Fort Smith has not been determined. There has not been any evidence of damage to the display either, Shue wrote.
The Arkansas History Commission ruled in September that the Confederate flag is deemed historic and should be included in the "Flags Over Fort Smith" display in Fort Smith.
In his letter Tuesday, Shue wrote, "This matter is set for hearing one week from today (Sept. 27, 2022) and I have complete confidence in the court's ability to determine the respective rights and responsibilities of both parties."
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Man shot and killed, shooter kills himself in Paris, Arkansas, law officers report
Murder, suicide investigated by state police
A man shot and killed another man at the Sonic Drive-In Monday, and then drove away and killed himself as law officers moved in to arrest him.
About noon Monday, Paris police officers responded to 1305 East Walnut Street where they found George A. Poole, 22, an employee at the drive-in restaurant had been shot. Poole was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Arkansas State Police.
A short time later, sheriff’s deputies were called to Kalamazoo Road, about 5 miles from the restaurant, where they found Joshua D. Malagon, sitting inside a parked vehicle.
Malagon, 20, had been identified as a suspect in the shooting at Sonic, state police report.
When deputies arrived, Malagon refused commands to exit the vehicle, state police report.
Deputies heard a single gunshot from inside the vehicle, they approached and found Malagon wounded and began providing life-saving measures until emergency medical personnel arrived on-scene. Malagon was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The bodies of Poole and Malagon were taken to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory where the manner and cause of death will be determined.
Special agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division were called to Paris to begin an investigation of both deaths. Upon completion of their investigation, a case file will be turned over to the Logan County prosecuting attorney for review, Arkansas State Police report.
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Arkansas football’s 2023 schedule is complete: See the full list of opponents, dates
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football's 2023 schedule was released Tuesday, including SEC matchups and nonconference games. The Razorbacks' 2022 schedule was one of the nation's toughest.
Arkansas will play four consecutive games away from Razorback Stadium, beginning with its SEC opener against LSU on Sept. 23. It's the earliest the Razorbacks have played the Tigers.
The schedule features three nonconference matchups against unfamiliar teams. Arkansas opens the season against Western Carolina of the FCS at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Razorbacks haven't played in Little Rock since 2019.
The Razorbacks will also play Florida International for the first time in more than 15 years and will meet Kent State for the first time in program history. Arkansas also plays the second half of its home-and-home with BYU. The Cougars will be a member of the Big 12 in 2023.
As for cross-divisional SEC matchups, Arkansas continues its rivalry week game against Missouri in the regular season finale. The Razorbacks will travel to Florida to face the Gators, whom Arkansas last played in 2020. Florida won that game 63-35.
Here's a look at the full schedule.
SOUTHWEST CLASSIC:One year after breakthrough, Arkansas football sees another big opportunity vs. Texas A&M
MORE:How Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman wants to solve Razorbacks' secondary woes
2023 Arkansas football schedule
Sept. 2: vs. Western Carolina (War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock)
Sept. 9: vs. Kent State
Sept. 16: vs. BYU
Sept 23: at LSU
Sept. 30: vs. Texas A&M (AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas)
Oct. 7: at Ole Miss
Oct. 14: at Alabama
Oct. 21: vs. Mississippi State
Oct. 28: Open
Nov. 4: at Florida
Nov. 11: vs. Auburn
Nov. 18: vs. FIU
Nov. 25: vs. Missouri
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Southwest Times Record and USA Today Network. You can follow her on Twitter @christinalong00 or email her at clong@swtimes.com.
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The Bank of Japan are meeting Wednesday and Thursday this week. The policy statement is due Thursday, 22 September 2022, most likely sometime in the 0230 to 0330 GMT (the Bank does not have a firmly scheduled time for issuing the statement).
Earlier previews here:
BNZ with a cautious heads up:
- Japan continues to see rising inflation pressure, with the headline rate hitting 3.0% y/y, a three-decade high when changes to consumption taxes are excluded.
- ... The data puts pressure on the BoJ to move away from its yield curve control policy, a change which could rock currency and bond markets, the only question is one of timing. While not widely expected at the BoJ’s meeting this week, an outside chance of a policy shift must surely be considered.
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda
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(AP) — A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose.
Doug Ramsey was also charged with making a terroristic threat after the attack Saturday in a parking garage outside a University of Arkansas football game in Fayetteville.
Beyond Meat said Tuesday it has suspended Ramsey indefinitely.
According to a police report, Ramsey was angered when another driver inched in front of him in a traffic lane and made contact with the front passenger wheel of Ramsey’s Ford Bronco SUV.
The police report alleges that Ramsey got out of his vehicle and punched through the back windshield of the other driver’s car. The driver told police he got out of his car and Ramsey pulled him close and began punching him. Ramsey also bit the tip of the other driver’s nose, ripping the flesh, according to the police report.
The driver and witnesses told police that Ramsey threatened to kill the other man. Occupants of both vehicles got out and separated the two men.
Washington County court records show Ramsey was released Sunday on an $11,085 bond. A court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 19. Court officials were unable to provide the name of an attorney for Ramsey on Tuesday.
Ramsey, 53, spent more than 30 years at Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods before joining Beyond Meat as chief operating officer late last year. He held top leadership positions at Tyson, including president of its poultry division and president of its global McDonald’s business.
At Beyond Meat, he has guided partnerships with fast food companies including McDonald’s, Panda Express and KFC.
Beyond Meat said Jonathan Nelson, its senior vice president for manufacturing operations, will oversee the company's operations on an interim basis.
Beyond Meat shares hit a 52-week low of $15.97 Tuesday before closing at $16.03. The company's shares have tumbled more than 75% since the start of this year.
The El Segundo, California-based company has struggled as customers dealing with soaring grocery bills have bypassed its higher-priced products. McDonald's also recently ended a U.S. trial of its McPlant meatless burger — developed with Beyond Meat — without confirming future plans for the product.
Beyond Meat laid off 4% of its workforce in August.
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AP Writer Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Arkansas, contributed.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk's hope to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran requires permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country that is largely isolated from Western economies.
The Tesla CEO tweeted Monday that his satellite internet firm Starlink would seek permission to operate in Iran. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said it's up to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control to decide on Starlink's next steps.
“We have of course, in the past, provided for various forms of exemptions for the Iranian people’s ability to communicate with each other and with the world," Sullivan said during a White House press briefing Tuesday.
Starlink, a division of spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, also owned by Musk, has been in operation since 2019. It disperses thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth to provide broadband access globally.
The firm has attempted to provide internet access to the Ukrainian people during Russia's invasion and has acquired contracts with the U.S. military since as early as 2021.
If Starlink internet access is provided to the Iranian general population, it could come at the objection of the government, which has tightly controlled internet access.
A Treasury spokesperson, speaking on condition of anonymity because no application has been received, said the Office of Foreign Assets Control welcomes applications for licenses to authorize activities supporting internet freedom in Iran.
In 2014, Treasury's sanctions arm issued a license authorizing exports of software and services to Iran that would allow the free exchange of communication over the internet, with the intent to foster the free flow of information to Iranian citizens.
Despite the allowance, firms have been reluctant to do business in Iran, due to fears of violating existing sanctions and other laws that impose penalties.
However, in January 2021, Github — a source code storage service— announced that it secured a license from Treasury to offer its services to developers in Iran.
“We were able to demonstrate how developer use of GitHub advances human progress, international communication, and the enduring US foreign policy of promoting free speech and the free flow of information,” the company's website states.
A representative from SpaceX did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Eritrea on Tuesday launched a full-scale offensive along the country's border with northern Ethiopia in what appeared to be an escalation of last month's renewal of fighting against Tigray forces. Tigrayan authorities in turn told their people to get ready for war.
The Eritreans are fighting alongside Ethiopian federal forces, including commando units, as well as allied militia, according to Tigray spokesman Getachew Reda.
“Eritrea is deploying its entire army as well as reservists. Our forces are heroically defending their positions,” he tweeted.
Later Tuesday, Tigrayan authorities, in a statement citing the region's “existential challenge,” asked their people to make themselves ”fully available for the all-round war we are waging to spoil our enemies’ dreams and aspirations once and for all."
A humanitarian worker in the northern Ethiopian town of Adigrat told The Associated Press that Eritrean forces were shelling the surrounding areas. The worker spoke on the condition of anonymity because of safety fears.
It was not immediately possible to obtain comment from authorities in Ethiopia or Eritrea, which lies north of Tigray.
Britain and Canada issued travel advisories last week telling their citizens in Eritrea to be vigilant after authorities there called up citizens to report for military duty.
The war in Tigray is estimated to have killed tens of thousands of people and left millions without basic services for well over a year.
Eritrean forces fought on the side of Ethiopian federal troops in Tigray when war started in November 2020. Eritrean forces were implicated in some of the worst atrocities committed in the conflict — charges they deny. The war reignited in August after a lull in fighting earlier this year.
The U.S. envoy to the Horn of Africa told reporters Tuesday that Washington has been tracking Eritrean troop movements across the border.
“They are extremely concerning, and we condemn it,” Mike Hammer said of the troop movements. “All external foreign actors should respect Ethiopia’s territorial integrity and avoid fueling the conflict.”
He reiterated a call for the warring sides to enter into talks saying that “there is no military solution to the conflict.”
Inside Tigray now, millions of residents are still largely cut off from the world. Communications and banking services are severed, and their restoration has been a key demand in mediation efforts.
The full-blown entry of Eritrea into the Tigray war looks set to complicate any peace efforts between Tigrayan leaders and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who mended ties with Eritrea as soon as he rose to power in 2018.
But that rapprochement was viewed suspiciously by Tigrayan authorities, for whom Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki remains a foe two decades after Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a bloody border war.
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Associated Press reporters in Nairobi, Kenya, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, contributed to this report.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho’s plan to build the nation’s largest research dairy and experimental farm cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and two other statewide elected officials on the Idaho Land Board approved the university’s plan to use $23 million to buy roughly 640 acres of farmland in south-central Idaho, the heart of the state’s dairy industry.
That would be the main focus of the school's proposed Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, or CAFE.
Idaho's dairy industry is the third-largest dairy producer in the nation, behind California and Wisconsin. But the industry in Idaho — and in general — faces a range of challenges with greenhouse gas emissions from animals, land and water pollution, and waste systems from dairies that can have thousands of cows that produce tons of manure.
University of Idaho's president Scott Green, who called the vote a big win for the state, the university and the dairy industry, said the school hasn't been able to do the large-scale research the industry needs to find solutions for those and other complex problems.
“The research that we do there is going to help us improve the water quality within the state," Green said after the vote. “It’s going to help us utilize waste products from the dairy industry in a way that’s beneficial to the environment and to agriculture.”
Green said students will get the education needed to work on the cutting edge of agribusiness and dairy sciences. He also said CAFE opens the doors for the school to receive millions in research grant money, potentially leading to new ideas and innovation.
If CAFE succeeds as envisioned, the operation would include an experimental farm and 2,000-cow research dairy in Minidoka County. Classrooms, labs and faculty offices would be constructed in Jerome County near where Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 93 intersect. A food processing pilot plant with a workforce training and education facility would be located at the College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls County.
The state's dairy industry has supported the plan, donating more than $8.5 million to date, according to state officials.
Specifically, the board on Tuesday voted to use $23 million from the 2021 sale of 282 acres of endowment land in Caldwell benefitting the University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to buy roughly 640 acres of farmland in Minidoka County north of Rupert owned by the university — turning that into endowment land. The school will now use that endowment land and money to build the research dairy.
Endowment land is land Idaho received at statehood and that the Land Board manages to produce the maximum return over the long term for beneficiaries, mainly public education.
Land Board members had other options for the money. It could have transferred the $23 million to a fund that would generate money through investments. It also could have kept the money for potential investments in timberland, the most dependable revenue generator for state land.
Choosing the university option was unique in that it recognized research as an asset.
“If this was more affordable research, private industry would be doing it,” Little said after the meeting. “These are the kinds of things government has to do, these long-term, low-return (investments). If we get research out of this that creates a more sustainable, cleaner way to have a dairy industry in Idaho, that's a win-win for everybody.”
Immediately after the vote, applause broke out in the meeting room at the Statehouse, an unusual occurrence at a Land Board meeting that typically deals with staid financial management decisions involving the state's 3,900 square miles (10,100 square kilometers) of endowment land.
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (CN) — Detectives with the LA County Sheriff’s Department’s submitted the results of their 19-month investigation into sexual assault allegations against Brian Warner, aka Marilyn Manson, to the district attorney's office to decide whether the rock star should face criminal charges.
The case was submitted to the DA's office Monday for review and complaint filing consideration, according to an announcement Tuesday by the sheriff's department.
The DA's office said in a statement posted on Twitter that more material was still outstanding and that it didn't have a timeline for when it would receive the remaining information from the sheriff's department.
"Once we receive everything, experienced prosecutors will carefully and deliberately review everything that has been submitted prior to making a filing decision," according to the DA's statement. "This review will take some time but rest assured our office takes these allegations very seriously."
Lawyers for Warner declined to comment through a representative.
LA Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant on Warner’s West Hollywood home this past November in connection with the domestic violence and sexual assault investigation. The rocker was not home at the time of the raid but detectives seized media storage devices and other items during the search. The investigation pertained to incidents that occurred between 2009 and 2011, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at the time.
Over a dozen women have accused Warner of misconduct and abusive behavior. Actress Evan Rachel Wood testified about her experience with domestic violence in front of Congress in 2018, naming Manson as her abuser in an Instagram post in February 2021. Shortly after Wood’s claims against Manson became public, his record label, agent and managers cut ties with him.
In an HBO documentary titled "Phoenix Rising," Wood claims that on the set of his music video "Heart-Shaped Glasses" she was "coerced into a commercial sex act under false pretenses,” and that she was "essentially raped on camera" by Warner.
Warner has denied the allegations and has sued Wood, his former fiancée, for defamation. The complaint, filed in LA Superior Court, also names as a defendant Ashley Gore — aka Illma Gore, an artist, whom the suit describes as Wood's "on-again, off-again romantic partner."
Warner also faces several sexual assault lawsuits, including one filed by "Game of Thrones" actress Esmé Bianco claiming, among other things, that he raped her; one by ex-girlfirend Ashley Morgan Smithline claiming he sexually assaulted her, cut her and whipped her; and one by an anonymous ex-girlfriend who says Warner raped her and subjected her to “degrading acts of sexual exploitation, manipulation, and psychological abuse.”
A judge ruled that the latter's claims fell outside the statute of limitations but allowed her to amend her complaint. A sexual-assault lawsuit by Warner's former assistant was dismissed because the allegations dating back to 2011 and 2012 occured too long ago.
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