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ROUND ROCK, Texas — The City of Round Rock said Friday evening it found an "unauthorized discharge of raw sewage" from a manhole along Brushy Creek that led to the death of more than 200 fish in the area.
The spill is believed to have happened as a result of a contractor error on Thursday during work on the expansion at the East Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Employees with the city's utilities and environmental services department were conducting a regular inspection along Brushy Creek on the morning of June 17 and noticed dead fish at the low water crossing at Red Bud Lane and County Road 123, the city said in a release. They inspected the area and found a manhole upstream from the wastewater plant that showed signs of having previously overflowed.
City staff notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and began cleanup efforts of the dead fish. A TCEQ official said that roughly 250 fish were killed as a result of the discharge.
City officials currently believe that the contractor had been working on a line between the plant's preliminary treatment unit and an aeration basin beginning Thursday morning, and the flow to that line had been shut off during the work. Wastewater started to back up into the collection system's main interceptor along Brushy Creek and overflowed from the manhole into the creek.
The spill is believed to have occurred in the evening on Thursday, but city officials are still reviewing records to determine the duration and volume of the spill.
The spill was an isolated event related to the expansion construction at the wastewater plant. Officials said the plant has recently experienced other issues related to increased flow that the city and partner cities that have ownership in the regional plant have been working to address.
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Federal offices: Closed Monday
State offices: Open Monday
Greensboro city offices: Closed Monday
High Point city offices: Closed Monday
County offices: Closed Monday
Schools: Closed Monday
Greensboro Transit: GTA and Access GSO operate on a normal schedule on Monday.
High Point Transit: HPTS Access and Hi Tran closed on Monday.
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Greensboro: No collection on Monday. Monday’s collection is Tuesday. Tuesday’s collection is Wednesday. All other collections remain the same.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — For 61-year-old Air Force veteran Gregory Cooper, receiving a new home from Habitat for Humanity means freedom.
“I was very excited, you know surprised,” Cooper said. “I didn’t think this kind of opportunity was going to happen for me.”
Gregory said it’s been an emotional journey for him to get to this point, going from homeless, to now being a homeowner.
He said it’s been heartwarming to see so many different volunteers from the community come together to help make his dream come true.
“The amazing part is having strangers come in and help when you’ve been used to being independent on your own for most of your life,” Cooper said.
For some volunteers, this cause hits close to home.
“I’m a veteran also, so it’s special when you help out another veteran,” said Marty Edelen, Habitat for Humanity volunteer.
Only a few weeks into construction, Cooper said it’s already starting to feel like home.
“It’s just amazing,” Cooper said. “A month ago this was a hole. I’ve been taking pictures all along. You just see it go up that fast, the walls coming up.”
Cooper will be Habitat for Humanity’s 12th recipient for their veterans housing initiative. For longtime volunteers, the best part is always seeing the final product and the smile on the new homeowner’s face.
“It’s a joy to see them go into a new house and be so proud of it,” Edelen said. “I’ve done several. It’s always fun to be there for the dedication and see the people take the keys. It’s really great to see that.”
Coopers new home is expected to be finished in September. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wowk-13-news-volunteers-help-build-local-veterans-new-home/ | 2022-06-18T04:30:16 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wowk-13-news-volunteers-help-build-local-veterans-new-home/ |
SAN ANTONIO — Weather is always a big talker, which stands to reason why weather myths often get implanted in our heads as facts. We take a look at one popular weather myth to find out if there is any truth behind it.
THE QUESTION
Is it true that lightning never strikes twice?
THE SOURCES
- Paul Yura, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the San Antonio and Austin branch of the National Weather Service
- The Farmer's Almanac
THE ANSWER
FALSE
WHAT WE FOUND
Paul Yura from the National Weather Service told us, "Lightning can strike the same place twice. It happens multiple places, multiple times per year. Especially we think about tall objects, tall towers, like even in San Antonio, the Hemisfair tower gets struck likely multiple times, sometimes even multiple times, even in a one given the storm."
According to the Farmer's Almanac folklore is the cause for this incorrect claim, and said, "The saying 'lightning never strikes twice' has another meaning too: A highly unlikely event does not happen twice in one day or happen to the same person twice. If that unlikely event is a bit of good luck, we hope this interpretation of the saying is also untrue!"
So no, it is false. Lightning can strike the same place twice.
The Farmers' Almanac also says New York's Empire State Building was hit by lightning three times in a row in a 2011 spring thunderstorm, and was once struck eight times in just half an hour. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/verify-yes-lightning-can-strike-the-same-place-twice/273-a4f2912e-4263-47e6-9436-a3a6693c0567 | 2022-06-18T04:38:42 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/verify-yes-lightning-can-strike-the-same-place-twice/273-a4f2912e-4263-47e6-9436-a3a6693c0567 |
ODESSA, Texas — The Ector County Utility District and the city of Odessa have both sent in water samples to be tested before the boil water notice can be lifted. It will take roughly 24 hours before the city and ECUD see the results.
This leaves some to wonder why these two entities need to submit separate samples. This is because each have their own system that they use.
"We have a completely separate system," Tommy Ervin, ECUD's president of the board of directors said. "Both of our systems are separated by a backflow device called an RPZ, and when it gets on our side of the RPZ, we are responsible for that water. We have our own potable water number, and we are responsible for it."
This means that samples from the city and ECUD show two different test results.
"It’s possible for the test to come back one of us negative and one of us positive," Ervin said. "It’s always possible. We’re two completely separate systems just like it would be ECUD and Houston, Texas. We’re separate."
Not only that, but individual areas within the water system can yield different results.
"We have a good enough system out here, so far, that we can isolate particular areas and get that bacteria out of our system," Ervin said. "It might take a few hours, but we can make it happen. Then we turn right around, and we have to do some more tests, and we'll probably test our whole system again."
If even one spot within the city shows bacteria, depending on where the bacteria was found, the boil water notice will remain in effect for either the city of Odessa or ECUD.
"Whenever you have a small portion of your city or municipality out here, the ECUD system, if it tests positive from one spot, the whole system is still under a boil water notice," Ervin said.
Ervin hopes that once the dust settles, the city of Odessa and ECUD can look back and determine what worked in getting things fixed and what could still use some work. That way they can make adjustments as needed in the event that something similar happens again in the future. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecud-odessa-water-sample-tests/513-905364c5-44d6-47fd-8157-072ceec1c003 | 2022-06-18T04:42:03 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecud-odessa-water-sample-tests/513-905364c5-44d6-47fd-8157-072ceec1c003 |
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Bear caught on video wandering through Brockton yard, city alerts public to be on lookout
BROCKTON — It was about 6 a.m. Friday morning as Kyle Boucher was working at his desk at home when he heard his mother screaming from another room.
"She's like, 'You got to see what the camera just picked up a couple hours ago,'" Boucher said.
They have cameras set up around the exterior of their house. At first, as Boucher watched what the cameras had recorded, he thought he saw a panther walk across his backyard.
Then he realized it was an approximately 200-pound black bear.
"We've lived here for 22 years now and we've never seen a bear around here, ever," he said.
At 4:30 a.m., just an hour and a half before his mother watched the recording, the bear wandered down his backyard steps then off camera.
They frequently see racoons, deer and chipmunks meandering around their home, located near North Pearl Street and Healey Terrace — a residential area with a highway close by — but never a bear.
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He called Brockton Animal Control who arrived at their house a few minutes later. The representative told Boucher that, as far as he was aware, the agency had never received a call for a bear before.
"They couldn't believe it," Boucher said. "They were excited. It was kind of funny."
There have been no reports or sightings of the bear as of 5 p.m. Friday evening, but the Brockton Emergency Management Agency posted on Facebook for residents to be on the lookout.
"We were just asking the public to report anything that they see that's strange or out of the ordinary," said Daveson Perez, a spokesperson for Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan.
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The city recommends that if anyone's trash seems to have been rummaged through, to call the animal control office.
The alert states: "Out of an abundance of caution, Mayor Sullivan and city officials want you to be aware of this and take the necessary precautions to keep you and your family safe."
It goes on to say: "If you should see this animal, DO NOT APPROACH! Immediately get yourself to a safe location and contact the authorities."
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BELTON, Texas — Today in Belton, a Central Texas legend was forever enshrined in history. The Bell County Museum named their upstairs auditorium the Roscoe C. Harrison Auditorium and gave the long time KCEN anchor a plaque as well.
Harrison's wife Sandra accepted this honor on his behalf in front of friends and family as speakers remembered the life of Roscoe Harrison before we lost him in late February this year.
"I'm overwhelmed with love. Nobody had to come here," Harrison's wife for over 55 years Sandra said. " They didn't have to come out here at 2 PM on a Friday afternoon to remember him, but they did. That shows you what he meant to these people."
Harrison's brother George spoke to the crowd today and gave out many thank you's and also told stories of Roscoe's life as he sent the crowd into commotion with laughter.
"Roscoe was a modest man, and even he would feel like he doesn't deserve this," Roscoe's brother George said. "But this is really special. For everyone to come out and show love and support like this, it means a lot."
Harrison was the first black anchor in Central Texas, and paved the way for many other black journalists that came after him.
He took pride in encouraging other black men and women to enter the field and his wife said they would often times only watch shows that had black journalists on air.
"He loved it. I loved it. And he made the household, our household love it. So that's the channels that we watch that had the blind reporters that had the blacks on it, and he said, we have to move it so we can do that."
Now, his wife says, she is proud to see the work her husband put in paid off. She sees more and more black journalists in the field making a difference like Roscoe wanted. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/roscoe-harrison-commemorated-at-bell-county-museum-with-auditorium-in-his-name/500-cc1e6308-51e1-47c4-903b-d3fd623689c7 | 2022-06-18T05:05:58 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/roscoe-harrison-commemorated-at-bell-county-museum-with-auditorium-in-his-name/500-cc1e6308-51e1-47c4-903b-d3fd623689c7 |
ATLANTA — At least seven Georgia State Patrol vehicles were investigating a street race that ended in a wreck in northeast Atlanta Friday night.
Several roadways near Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood were blocked as troopers investigated the crash. At least seven patrol vehicles were seen by Monroe Drive NE.
Traffic was backed up around 11:30 p.m. near the Interstate 85 on-ramp and Spring Buford Connector. About a mile stretch of road was blocked off heading toward Piedmont Road NE, traffic maps show.
Troopers said the incident started with a nearby street race around Piedmont Road. Photos show the hood of one car destroyed and airbags deployed. GSP did not clarify if anyone was hurt.
11Alive has reached out for more information. This is a developing story, check back for more details. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/monroe-drive-blocked-in-northeast-atlanta/85-22709c0b-f5b0-4f79-ade9-bd0683b6422d | 2022-06-18T05:09:32 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/monroe-drive-blocked-in-northeast-atlanta/85-22709c0b-f5b0-4f79-ade9-bd0683b6422d |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — COVID-19, supply chain issues, inflation, and online shopping have had a drastic impact on local stores and gift shops in Sacramento.
Fathers Day is this Sunday, and here are some local stores to shop for all the Fathers Day necessities.
"We've been around for almost 42 years now and this shop is truly a mixed bag," Linda Novi, owner of Mixed Bag said. "As you can see looking around, there's something for everyone."
Famously claimed as a 'Midtown Treasure", Mixed Bag has anything and everything from crazy gadgets to fun socks. For Father's Day, in particular, there are cookbooks, fix-it books, puzzles, and everything else in-between.
Father's Day display at Mixed Bag
The COVID-19 pandemic was a temporary struggle for Mixed Bag since they don't sell online, and supply chain issues have caused the store to only receive about 60% of what they order.
"It's frustrating because you find something you love and you want to bring it in because you know your customers are gonna love it, but it doesn't show up and it's because the manufacturer can't get the parts to make it or they can't get it in time if they order it from elsewhere," Novi said.
Mixed Bag is located at 2405 K Street in Sacramento and is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
"We've seen more of our local customers coming in," Jen Cosman, a manager at Evangelines said. "I think they like to shop in person or in our store. There's so much to see here and we have so much crammed into every little corner, there's no way we could ever put it all online."
Evangelines is one of Old Sacramento's most known costume and gift store and has been open since 1974. For Father's Day, Evangelines has a whole set-up for the pops. There are joke books, barbecue-themed items, cups, oven mitts, and many more doodads.
Since having something close to everything, supply chain issues were only a minor defect at Evangelines.
"There's been a few things we haven't been able to get anymore, but we've been rolling with the punches and just changing everything up," Cosman said. "Our customers are fantastic and they showed up for us and as soon as we were able to reopen, we were back. That was it!"
Evangelines is located at 113 K Street in Sacramento and is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and closes at 9 p.m. on Sunday, so take a peep at what they have for that special father figure!
"All the spices are laid out in beautiful jars all along the room and you can buy as much or as little as you want," Heather Wong, owner of The Allspicery said. "The gift of flavor is something that most people can appreciate."
The Allspicery is Sacramento's first and only one-stop spice and tea shop, carrying different spices, ingredients, and teas from all over the world. Owner Heather Wong was inspired to start this shop from her childhood and former travels.
The real question is, how can you spice up your Father's Day gift? The Allspicery just might be your answer. They carry special barbecue sampler sets, rubs for meats and grilling, mixologist kits, and tools for cooking too.
Since the spices and ingredients are from all over the world, Wong ran into many supply chain issues, but she didn't let them take over her store.
"We are certainly not immune to the supply shortages," Wong said. "We've seen here and there products that we're having a hard time getting or our suppliers will be out of stock on a couple of items. Fortunately, most of the items that we get, if one vendor is out, we're usually able to find it from another one, but it usually comes at a higher cost."
The Allspicery is located at 1125 11th Street in Sacramento and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, so get that extra barbecue dry rub and gift it to your dad!
"We just wanted the chance to have a place for local vendors and artists to come together in a brick and mortar location," Sydnei Kelly, owner of Bliss Marketplace said.
Bliss Marketplace is a store that offers handmade, vintage, and antique furniture and clothing. There are two locations: one in Midtown and one in Rancho Cordova, and both have the cutest displays for Father's Day, ranging from vinyl records to old-timey lamps.
Father's Day display at Bliss Marketplace
The COVID-19 pandemic made foot traffic slow down at Bliss Marketplace, and it had to close down for a few months. When they reopened, however, Kelly said it felt like Christmas.
"We had like a little tiny bump in the road there but for the most part, since we opened, we've experienced steady growth," Kelly said. "We've been blessed with some really amazing, loyal customers at both stores."
Midtown Bliss Home and Gifts is located at 2722 R Street in Sacramento and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Saturdays and Sundays. The Bliss Marketplace in Rancho Cordova is located at 2529 Mercantile Drive, suite C. Check it out and maybe get some cool things last minute for your father!
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TRACY, Calif. — Stockton police are facing backlash after a social media post of the department recruiting during a Juneteenth celebration on June 11 in Tracy — but organizers said they were invited.
A post on Facebook revealed a photo of a Stockton police officer tabling at the event for recruitment.
The post gained national attention with well over a thousand comments from people accusing the department of being insensitive, disrespectful, and “tone deaf”.
According to Stockton Police Department Public Information Officer Joe Silva, the department has been attending the event since 2012 and was invited by the organization that hosted the event, the Tracy African American Association.
“Our department gets invited to many cultural events and we will continue to attend to recruit a diverse group of future employees in furtherance of our strategic goal of recruiting and hiring a qualified and diverse workforce,” Silva said. “While we understand the historical significance of Juneteenth, we recognize moving forward requires building relationships and developing mutual understanding.”
Tracy African American Association President Yolande Barial Knight, confirmed to ABC10 that the organization did invite not only Stockton Police, but Tracy police as well as several other departments to recruit at the Juneteenth event — as they do every year.
“We invite all people,” Knight said. “Our mission is to create a cooperative environment for all kinds of people.”
The San Joaquin Juneteenth Foundation President Rosemarie Edwards said her organization also plans to invite the police to its upcoming Stockton Juneteenth event this weekend.
Members of the community were outraged by the fact that police were there.
One of the concerned commenters was 39-year-old Social Worker Briahn Badelle from Oakland, who said she believes Stockton PD’s presence at the event was tone-deaf and harmful to the Black community.
“It's clear that they didn't do their research on what Juneteenth is even about,” Badelle said. “If the Stockton PD would have taken then time to truly understand what this day of remembrance is, they would surely find out that the first police were actually men who hunted for runaway slaves.”
Juneteenth is one of the oldest holidays celebrating the emancipation of Black slaves in the United States. Badelle, along with over a thousand other commenters, said the police have no place at this kind of event.
“Black people do not feel safe around police,” Badelle said. “Any holiday that is about us honoring our ancestors should not be tainted by those who are part of a system that was literally built to keep us enslaved.”
Professor of Pan African and Ethnic studies at Sacramento State Martin Boston, said he thinks the public’s outrage is warranted considering the history between police and the Black community.
“The police force starts in two ways: one to patrol indigenous communities and populations, and two literally out of slave patrols,” Boston said. “From that history is where we get the police force literally from today.”
According to Boston, the earliest police force was the Charleston City Garden Watch in 1783 which began training as a slave patrol to catch runaway slaves and later became the Charleston Police Department.
“There has always been kind of an antagonistic relationship, particularly for the Black community, with the police because of that history,” Boston said. “Because it literally was about protecting property of the slave owners and the property themselves were enslaved Africans.”
Tensions between the police force and the Black community remain high, with uncovered disparities that sparked the recent Black Lives Matter movement.
“Showing up to Juneteenth was an attempt to pander, without showing any respect to what the day is actually about,” Badelle said. “If they want to do outreach to the Black community there are town halls, listening sessions, working with local non-profits to listen to the Black community in Stockton about how they begin to repair a relationship with the Black community.”
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STOCKTON, Calif — The new Stockton Unified School District headquarters is now officially the Arthur Coleman Jr. Administrative Complex.
The building located on Lincoln Street occupies the former San Joaquin County WorkNet Center.
"I was always raised to be humble. So I was just, I probably shed a few tears you know because both my mom and dad are deceased and I know how much that would mean to them," said Arthur Coleman Jr. upon hearing the news he was selected.
Mr. Coleman was picked after a nominating committee received a large number of letters supporting him.
The school board then voted its approval.
The 63-year-old Coleman has worked for 41 years as a special education teacher and music instructor in the Stockton Unified School District.
"Positive African-American men have been around forever doing beautiful things, but a lot of it was covered up," said Coleman.
Since 2005, Coleman has taught at Cesar Chavez High School.
He has taught every kind of music genre including jazz band, marching band, and more.
Now, his name will forever be attached to the headquarters of the district he has served for over four decades.
The graduate of Stagg High School and the University of the Pacific was the 2004 California Teacher of the Year.
He was the son of a minister and learned to play gospel piano when he was 12.
At the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Coleman burst into song reaching out to his gospel roots.
Former students and his son formed the "Coleman All-Stars" as a band to entertain the audience, including a number of city council members and other officials.
But, Coleman became very emotional speaking about his father.
"When I look up at this name, I see Reverend Arthur Coleman Sr. I see my daddy."
His advice to wannabe teachers is simple but powerful.
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Arizona lottery numbers, June 17
Associated Press
These Arizona lotteries were drawn Friday:
Pick 3
7-2-8
Fantasy 5
02-19-23-30-39
Estimated jackpot: $51,000
Triple Twist
04-10-13-16-31-33
Estimated jackpot: $436,000
Mega Millions
20-36-53-56-69, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier: 2
Powerball
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Two companies are required to come to the Allen County Council’s next meeting if they want to keep their tax abatements for another year.
Standard Saybrook Associates and Stonebridge Property LLC were unanimously found to be out of compliance with their tax abatements requirements after not submitting all of the necessary paperwork by May 15.
Recipients of tax breaks for economic development are required to submit annual paperwork that updates the county on their investments. Companies are in compliance when they have created at least 75% of their proposed new jobs and spent at least 75% of the promised investment.
Tax abatements, which can be set for up to 10 years, phase in property taxes that companies pay, beginning with 10% of the total the first year, 20% the second year, and so on. The county has active tax abatements for 22 companies.
Standard Saybrook Associates benefits from a tax abatement approved for PB Developments in 2017 for a 100,000-square-foot speculative building and a $5.2 million investment. Standard Saybrook bought the building but didn’t submit the statement of benefits paperwork.
Rachel Black with the county’s economic development department said she has tried to contact the owners without success. They appear to live in Encino, California, based on the property tax record card.
Black said she has contacted their broker and will send a notice that they are out of compliance with the terms of the tax breaks.
Councilman Tom Harris asked if Standard Saybrook would have to come to the next meeting July 21. Black said they are required to if they’d like to continue with the tax abatement for another year. “If you would want to terminate that abatement, we would need to create a different sort of resolution,” Black said.
Black also hasn’t received annual paperwork for Stonebridge Property, which was approved in 2013 for a phase-in on a $7.3 million investment. Stonebridge was owned by Group Delphi, which was later acquired by Sparks.
Group Delphi said Sparks is responsible for submitting the paperwork. Black said she has now been in contact with Sparks’ attorney, who said the documents will be submitted soon.
County Council members had a choice of whether to find a few companies in substantial compliance. Black said three companies – Ground Effects LLC, SAC LLC and Saratoga Potato Chips LLC – submitted paperwork late but were then found to be compliant. If they were not in compliance, they’d have to come to the next council meeting to explain.
Ground Effects and SAC had submitted paperwork late in the past, as well. The council approved substantial compliance with votes of 4-2 with Councilmen Ken Fries and Chris Spurr opposing.
The decision to give Saratoga Potato Chips the same pass was unanimous because it was the company’s first time submitting late paperwork.
County Council is expected to decide on tax abatements for Standard Saybrook and Stonebridge Property on July 21. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/2-companies-to-defend-tax-abatements-at-county-council/article_950e5204-ee79-11ec-806f-6756528b2223.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:24 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/2-companies-to-defend-tax-abatements-at-county-council/article_950e5204-ee79-11ec-806f-6756528b2223.html |
A local business executive was ordered to pay a $5,500 fine after pleading guilty in federal court to falsifying a legal document and illegally storing hazardous waste.
Michelle M. Rousseff-Kemp of Fort Wayne was also sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady to 24 months of probation, a Friday news release said.
Rousseff-Kemp was president and owner of a local business that “held itself out as an environmental services company providing comprehensive waste management services,” according to court documents in the case. Among other things, the business functioned as a hazardous waste transporter and broker.
Neither Rousseff-Kemp nor her company possessed a permit to store hazardous waste, the news release said.
By law, a properly prepared hazardous waste manifest must accompany hazardous waste from the waste generator to the transporter, then to the hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility, where the waste is finally delivered. Ultimately, a copy of the manifest bearing signatures of the transporter and the disposal facility must be sent to the hazardous waste generator.
According to court documents, in June 2018, Rousseff-Kemp’s company picked up hazardous waste from another company, which generated the waste. In November 2018, the waste generator emailed Rousseff-Kemp requesting copies of manifests for recent hazardous waste shipments. At some point, Rousseff-Kemp asked an employee of her company to sign the name of a representative of the disposal facility on the manifest for the waste picked up in June.
After the employee refused, the news release said Rousseff-Kemp forged the signature of the disposal facility representative on the manifest. She then sent a copy of the falsified manifest to the waste generator.
The manifest copy contained false information purporting to show that the hazardous waste had been delivered to the disposal facility on July 15, 2018, and signed for by a representative of the facility. But the waste instead remained stored by Rousseff-Kemp’s company.
“Honesty and integrity of those involved in storing and transporting hazardous waste are vital to protecting the public’s health and the environment,” the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim said in a statement.
The news release said court documents indicate a similar case involving Rousseff-Kemp’s company occurred in the first half of 2019.
Although the news release doesn’t identify Rousseff-Kemp’s company, a Google search found a LinkedIn profile for a Michelle M. Rousseff-Kemp that identifies her as the president of K Com Environmental Services in Fort Wayne since May 1979. It’s unclear whether she is still with the company, which doesn’t include a staff list on its website.
The case was initiated through the Environmental Crimes Task Force of the Northern District of Indiana and jointly investigated by the EPA Criminal Investigation Division, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Criminal Investigations. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/business-exec-faces-5-500-fine-in-hazardous-waste-case/article_d31e1c24-ee7d-11ec-85cb-73b82e96dfd4.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:31 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/business-exec-faces-5-500-fine-in-hazardous-waste-case/article_d31e1c24-ee7d-11ec-85cb-73b82e96dfd4.html |
The status hearing for a lawsuit about conditions at the Allen County Jail didn’t reflect all the work county officials have done, a commissioner said Friday.
U.S. District Judge Damon Leichty said Thursday the plans submitted by the Allen County commissioners a month ago don’t meet his order. The judge ordered county officials to make a long-term plan to provide a safe environment for prisoners with enough staff to supervise the inmates and give them recreation time.
Commissioner Nelson Peters said officials have made significant progress toward a long-term plan, despite what was shared in court.
“Unfortunately, in a situation like that, you basically get to answer the judge’s questions and you don’t really get to put everything into the record that’s in the back room happening to help the case for doing what you’re needing to do,” Peters said during the commissioners’ Friday meeting.
Inmate Vincent Morris filed a lawsuit against the sheriff and county commissioners in January 2020 saying that the Allen County Jail is chronically overcrowded and understaffed, leading to numerous problems that threaten and cause inmates’ injuries. The American Civil Liberties Union later joined the lawsuit.
Leichty in early April issued a permanent injunction in which he agreed with the plaintiffs and ordered county officials to respond with solutions within 45 days.
The county commissioners submitted short-term and long-term plans May 16 to meet the judge’s permanent injunction, which requires officials to maintain a safe environment at the jail and to have sufficient staffing for adequate supervision. It also requires inmates be given three one-hour recreation periods a week, which is expected to be expanded to five periods a week once a long-term solution is implemented.
The plaintiffs said the county’s plans weren’t sufficient, and Leichty agreed Thursday.
Peters talked Friday through some of the commissioners’ actions, such as talking with mental health providers and state officials and ordering a study of the current jail.
Officials are considering building a new jail with a facility specifically for offenders with severe mental illnesses. County officials are also seeking bond counsel to help explore financial options for the multimillion-dollar expenditure.
The commissioners expect to approve an architect for the project as soon as next week.
County officials are still looking for an appropriate site of about 60 to 70 acres for the facilities. Peters said officials considered buying property near Fort Wayne International Airport but the Fort Wayne Airport Authority rejected the idea of selling the land.
Environmental testing on land near Adams Center and Paulding roads showed the site is “insufficient for the purposes of building or constructing a new jail,” Peters said.
Environmental testing is being done on another property that Peters didn’t specify, and the commissioners are looking at an additional site.
Community Corrections continues to take in more offenders, Peters said, and officials are looking at expanding the county’s problem-solving courts.
Commissioner Rich Beck said officials feel rushed and don’t want to buy the wrong piece of land to serve the county’s needs for the next couple of generations.
“The challenge is, we feel like we’re being forced to slap up a jail regardless,” Beck said. “And there are just too many moving parts to just stick up a jail because we could make the wrong decision.
“We still have to get it figured out between the mental health needs and the incarceration needs.”
Commissioner Therese Brown said it’s going to take many groups – the justice system, Allen County Council, law enforcement and the community – to make the right decision. She said the commissioners want to “make a good decision, not just a fast decision.”
The commissioners want to gather input through focus groups, Brown said. Dates and other details have not been determined.
Officials will submit another plan to Judge Leichty by July 15, and the next court hearing is set for Aug. 25. Peters said the jail project is the commissioners’ top priority.
“Don’t know what it is going to look like specifically right now,” Peters said of the commissioners’ next court submission. “Don’t know ultimately if it is going to get us to the long-term solution that we all believe is most appropriate for this community. But there will be a plan.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/commissioners-share-next-steps-of-allen-county-jail-project/article_f90987a2-ee64-11ec-bd50-bb85c965f215.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:37 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/commissioners-share-next-steps-of-allen-county-jail-project/article_f90987a2-ee64-11ec-bd50-bb85c965f215.html |
Allen County Council members will wait a month before voting on a $13 million request to buy an office building – the first step of a proposed $49.8 million department consolidation project.
Chris Cloud, chief of staff for the Allen County commissioners, first presented the building acquisition idea to the County Council last month and continued to work on the proposal after members agreed he should.
The plan involves buying the office building at 1300 S. Clinton St. to house several county departments. For the plan to work, the city would have to move its police and fire departments out of Rousseau Centre at Clinton and Main streets to Citizens Square – a couple of blocks away – or to another location by 2024.
On Thursday, council members voted 5-1 with opposition from Councilman Ken Fries to delay the vote until the July 21 meeting. Fries said he didn’t understand why the county would consider a major consolidation project when officials intentionally put city and county police departments together in Rosseau Centre 12 years ago.
“It makes no sense to me,” Fries said. “I don’t think it makes sense to the taxpayers.”
Cloud said the council won’t fully commit the county to the department consolidation plan if they approve the $13 million allocation to pay for the South Clinton building. The owners – Abridge Pointe LLC – are willing to buy the property back if officials discover the project won’t work.
Cloud said last month he wants to buy the building before it is no longer an option. Before suggesting a hold, Council President Kyle Kerley said he called the seller Thursday morning to confirm that waiting a month for action wouldn’t jeopardize the sale.
Councilwoman Sheila Curry-Campbell wasn’t able to attend the meeting because of a family emergency, and she would like to give her input before a final decision is made, Kerley said.
The costs of the $49.8 million project would be spread over five years. This year, the building’s price could be taken out of the general fund, and the additional $677,735 needed could come out of the cumulative capital development fund.
Cloud’s plan included $19.8 million in 2023, more than $136,000 in 2024, $2.1 million in 2025 and $14 million in 2026. Higher tax rates wouldn’t be necessary as the money would come from the capital development fund, general fund and the local income tax economic development fund.
However, he also proposed a second option to pay for the project. That scenario includes similar figures except $15 million in 2023 would come from revenue replacement through the American Rescue Plan Act fund. The county has received $73 million in the federal COVID-19 pandemic relief dollars but hasn’t released a plan of how it will be spent.
The consolidation project would free up the buildings at 201 W. Superior St., which houses Community Corrections; 1 W. Superior St., which is the home of Allen County Emergency Agency and court offices; and 100 W. Columbia St., which is used for court services. Eventually, part or all of the Bud Meeks Justice Center could be put on the market, depending on how the commissioners move forward with the jail project, Cloud said in May.
Councilman Tom Harris asked how the consolidation would affect downtown economic development. Cloud said he thinks freeing up spaces downtown north of Main Street will be beneficial for ongoing development.
Fries said Fort Wayne Police Chief Steve Reed has a compelling case for why the county’s plan would be bad for local law enforcement because it would reduce collaboration. Fries had asked his fellow members to call the chief, but none of them had by Thursday’s meeting, he said.
Sean Collentine, a local resident, shared his opposition to the project during public comment. He urged council members to take a stand against the plan that comes at the same time as a jail project that could cost $300 million.
Fries said Collentine had a good point.
“It’s our job as the fiscal body to make sure the taxpayers are getting the value for their dollars,” Fries said.
County Council members also delayed a vote on 2% one-time bonuses for county employees, which was also presented by Cloud. Fries said he wouldn’t support the request if it doesn’t include part-time employees. Councilman Chris Spurr and Kerley agreed with Fries.
Cloud said it is difficult to figure out how to determine the amounts for part-time employees, and it will cost more than the $1.6 million he requested. Cloud will work on a new bonus proposal before the next meeting July 21. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-council-delays-vote-on-13-million-building-purchase/article_7a605a80-ee6d-11ec-9d16-ebd05da7f720.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:43 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-council-delays-vote-on-13-million-building-purchase/article_7a605a80-ee6d-11ec-9d16-ebd05da7f720.html |
The Allen County Highway Department on Friday said it will begin accepting requests to collect storm-related yard and organic debris from residential properties.
The Board of Commissioners authorized the department to offer the service specifically to county residents after the severe thunderstorms that struck Monday night.
The storm, which included a derecho with winds that reached almost 100 mph near Fort Wayne International Airport, initially left 41,000 customers without power.
Indiana Michigan Power on Friday said it expected to restore service for remaining customers affected by mid-afternoon the same day. As of 9 a.m., the utility company said about 2,400 customers were still without service.
The remaining customers are in the hard-hit Waynedale and western Fort Wayne areas. On Thursday night, I&M made automated calls to Waynedale customers without power to inform them of the restoration continuing today, a news release said.
Downed trees and limbs blocked roads, and the outages affected dozens of traffic signals. The city of Fort Wayne on Friday said all of the signals that had been out were functioning again.
The county department will accept requests for tree and yard debris pickup for the next three weeks. The debris should be placed in the property right of way – typically between the sidewalk and the curb. It should not be in the street. Also, household waste cannot be mixed in.
Residents living in the Eel River and Lake townships can call the highway department’s north barn at 449-4781 to request storm debris removal. Those living in the townships of Aboite, Lafayette, Pleasant and Marion Center should call the south barn at 449-4791.
County highway department employees have been working since the storms hit to remove trees, limbs and other assorted debris from county roads. A news release said 27 employees have been performing the work this week using dump trucks, mobile excavators, brush chippers and chain saws to clear highways. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-to-continue-accepting-storm-debris/article_886f4ca2-ee82-11ec-b413-37ac71bcc032.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:49 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-to-continue-accepting-storm-debris/article_886f4ca2-ee82-11ec-b413-37ac71bcc032.html |
The Foellinger Foundation's board has approved grants totaling more than $1.1 million. The individual amounts were not disclosed, but the following 32 nonprofits were grant recipients:
* Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
* American National Red Cross
* Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
* Audiences Unlimited
* CASS Housing
* Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children
* Drive Alive
* Embassy Theatre Foundation
* Fort Wayne Ballet
* Fort Wayne Cinema Center
* Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
* Fort Wayne Dance Collective
* Fort Wayne Museum of Art
* Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra
* Fort Wayne Trails
* Fort Wayne Youtheatre
* Fort Wayne Zoological Society
* Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education
* Humane Fort Wayne
* Little River Wetlands Project
* Lutheran Military Veterans and Families Ministries
* Northeast Indiana Innovation Center
* Northeast Indiana Public Radio
* Questa Education Foundation
* Science Central
* SCORE Northeast Indiana
* SoulMedic Media/RemedyLIVE
* Trees Indiana
* University of Saint Francis Jester’s program
* Visiting Nurse
* Volunteer Center RSVP
* Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Foundation | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/foellinger-foundation-approves-grants/article_edfd95d0-eeb2-11ec-b016-c7ceea714d88.html | 2022-06-18T05:40:56 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/foellinger-foundation-approves-grants/article_edfd95d0-eeb2-11ec-b016-c7ceea714d88.html |
A nearly floor-to-ceiling projection of an Abraham Lincoln portrait greets visitors to the downtown Allen County Public Library’s Lincoln Collection showcase.
Lately, it has been joined by another portrait, this one of famed Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
The additional portrait underscores the start of the first themed special exhibit at the library’s Rolland Center for Lincoln Research – one focusing on Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned from arriving Union soldiers that slaves were now free.
Last year, Juneteenth became a federal holiday June 19 but is officially marked this year on June 20 because June 19 is on a Sunday.
The new holiday is an appropriate time to display some of the library’s collection of thousands of Lincoln-affiliated artifacts, said Jessie Cortesi, senior Lincoln librarian who helped curate on the Juneteenth exhibit.
“The abolitionist (items are) such a big part of his legacy – he’s known as ‘The Great Emancipator,’ ” she said. “I always wanted to do an exhibit like this because it’s a significant part of our collection. … It really tells the story.”
The new exhibit features display cases with original documents, books and images from the abolitionist and Civil War eras. A virtual component allows visitors to see items that have been digitized and might be too fragile to display.
Among them are copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. But the exhibit also has items about significant people in the movement to end slavery, the Civil War and slavery itself.
On display is one of the earliest items in the collection – an actual bill of sale for “a Negro woman named Lucy, aged 25 years, slave for life,” who was being “imported” to Louisiana from Virginia for $400. The item is dated 1829.
That display also includes several images known as cartes de visite, which feature photographs of people from the abolitionist movement. The cards were about the size of baseball trading cards and were collected and exchanged during the early days of photography.
Among the cartes are two with images of Black men. One is dignified-looking, well-dressed in a three-piece suit. The other man displays scars on his back from repeated beatings.
Also on display are two books believed to be first editions – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Frederick Douglass’ autobiography, “My Bondage and My Freedom.” An abolitionist songbook rounds out the items.
The library’s artifacts came from an extensive collection amassed by Lincoln National Corp., which was founded in Fort Wayne in 1905, and the late Ian Rolland, its chief executive officer. For many years, the items were housed in the Lincoln Museum, the company’s Fort Wayne headquarters before its 1999 move to Radnor, Pennsylvania. The building has been repurposed as Citizens Square.
The collection now resides in two locations, said Curt Witcher, ACPL’s special collections director. Three-dimensional artifacts are in the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, while the local library houses documents, books and images.
The items were previously kept in an office in the library’s basement, but after two years of preparation, the Rolland Center at the east end of the library’s main hall was opened in January.
Witcher said the center cost about $2 million and was funded largely with donations. The value of the entire collection – at the library and the state museum – is estimated at about $30 million, he said.
Witcher said one of his favorite items is a copy of a notice of the Emancipation Proclamation no bigger than a business card.
“There must have been a perceived need to get these out,” he said, adding he imagines they might have been carried to Galveston by the Union soldiers so they could be handed to people the soldiers encountered.
“I just think that is a neat tie” to Juneteenth, he said.
The Rolland Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The exhibit, which is free, opened Thursday.
The exhibit is expected to continue for at least four weeks, Cortesi said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/library-displays-1800s-juneteenth-artifacts/article_b735198a-ee5b-11ec-bcef-8f0c416b9cef.html | 2022-06-18T05:41:02 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/library-displays-1800s-juneteenth-artifacts/article_b735198a-ee5b-11ec-bcef-8f0c416b9cef.html |
Fort Wayne/Allen County
Eucharistic procession, festival Sunday in Warsaw
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will hold a Eucharistic Procession and Festival on Sunday in Warsaw to kick off a three-year Eucharistic Revival for the Catholic Church in the United States.
More than 3,000 people are registered and about 5,000 expected to attend the diocesewide event on what is known as Corpus Christi Sunday. Officials expect the procession to be one of the largest in the nation, a news release said.
A Eucharistic procession is a traditional public witness of reverence for Holy Communion, which Catholics believe to be the living person of Jesus Christ – body, blood, soul and divinity. People of various cultures and ethnic groups dressed in traditional attire will participate in the event.
The afternoon will begin with prayer and music at 2:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish, 125 N. Harrison St.
The procession, led by Bishop Kevin Rhoades, will pause halfway through the 2.8-mile walk at Central Park for a prayer and Eucharistic blessing. It will conclude at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 225 Gilliam Drive, with a Benediction and devotional hymns in six languages.
A Eucharistic festival begins immediately following at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and includes live music from Kairy Marquez, food for sale from many ethnic cultures, local artists and vendors, a kid zone, information booths and a Eucharistic miracles exhibit. The festival will end at 7 p.m.
County’s COVID tally adds 3 deaths, 376 new cases
Three Allen County residents died and 376 tested positive for COVID-19 between June 11 and Friday, the local health department said.
Friday’s weekly update said the county had 162 confirmed coronavirus cases and 214 were probable, based on antigen. That brought Allen County’s total to 107,375 confirmed cases and 1,159 deaths since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.
Of the total cases, 56,128 were deemed probable COVID-19 from antigen tests reported since July 2020.
– Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs/article_cbc37dc6-ee63-11ec-99ca-276749b5b3bc.html | 2022-06-18T05:41:08 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs/article_cbc37dc6-ee63-11ec-99ca-276749b5b3bc.html |
The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a missing adult female.
Trina Banks is described as a female, white, 48 years of age with brown hair in a ponytail and green eyes. Trina is 5’8’’ tall and weighs approximately 240 lbs.
Trina was last seen this morning on June 17th, 2022, at approximately 10:30 AM at Lakeside Park.
Trina was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, purple jogging pants and red tennis shoes.
Trina has a medical condition that requires prescribed medications, and also walks with a cane, both of which were left at the park.
Anyone with any information on Trina’s whereabouts is asked to call the Fort Wayne Police Department at (260) 427-1222, (260) 427-1336 or 911. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/verbatim-fort-wayne-woman-missing/article_6c32d1a8-eeaa-11ec-b2c6-ab48188836f0.html | 2022-06-18T05:41:14 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/verbatim-fort-wayne-woman-missing/article_6c32d1a8-eeaa-11ec-b2c6-ab48188836f0.html |
A truck driver pulled his semi off the road near Spencerville early Friday after noticing flames shooting from under the hood.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 6700 block of County Road 55 for a report of a semi that had caught fire, a news release said.
The driver, who was not identified in the release, told officers he pulled over but was not able to put out the flames with an extinguisher.
Officers and firefighters found the semi engulfed in flames. The fire caused heavy damage to the cab. The trailer was not damaged.
Kosciusko chase ends in arrest
A 47-year-old Syracuse man led Kosciusko County authorities on a car and foot chase before finally being taken into custody in a wooded area, officials said Friday.
Randall Earl Koth was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of burglary and theft, which are felonies. Additional charges are pending, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.
Koth, who was wanted by law enforcement, was spotted traveling eastbound on U.S. 30 in western Kosciusko County. He failed to stop when police tried to pull him over, the news release said.
Koth released two female passengers at County Road 200 and caused damage to a cemetery at Old Road 30. He left the car at Epworth Forest Road, west of County Road 875 East, the release said.
Officers found multiple narcotics inside the abandoned vehicle, according to the release. Koth also led investigators to items stolen in about 20 burglaries in the Syracuse, North Webster, Milford and Warsaw areas, the release said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/semi-catches-fire-as-driver-on-road/article_87dd3da4-ee9a-11ec-a6dd-b78b6dba347a.html | 2022-06-18T05:41:20 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/semi-catches-fire-as-driver-on-road/article_87dd3da4-ee9a-11ec-a6dd-b78b6dba347a.html |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Eight people were forced from their home after a fire ripped through the place in Scranton Friday night.
Officials say flames sparked just before 7 p.m. at the double-block home along West Elm Street in the city.
Everyone made it out safely.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but officials say the home is a total loss.
The Red Cross is assisting those who were displaced after the fire in Scranton.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/fire-forces-8-from-home-in-scranton-lackawanna-county-west-elm-street-condemned-red-cross/523-85262c9e-8939-4190-b712-58ce8e5f97bd | 2022-06-18T05:55:00 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/fire-forces-8-from-home-in-scranton-lackawanna-county-west-elm-street-condemned-red-cross/523-85262c9e-8939-4190-b712-58ce8e5f97bd |
Sept. 3, 1930 - June 15, 2022
CROWN POINT - Robert A. Bossick "Bob", age 91, of Crown Point, IN, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Donna Bossick; step-children: Jamie (Daniel) Bird, Timothy (fiance Carol) Szepelak; daughter-in-law, Trish Bossick; three grandchildren; and many nieces; and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his son, Gregor Bossick; parents: Andy and Theresa Bossick; and sister, Betty Digua.
Bob was a USAF Veteran. He worked at the Pentagon., Washington D.C., and for General Curtis LeMay who was head of the Air Force for 4 years during the Korean conflict. Bob was a star basketball player during his tour of the duty amongst his other many Air Force responsibilities. After discharge, he started in the field of finance during which time he attended Indiana University and graduated from the American Institute of Banking and became Vice President of Calumet National bank. He later started his own wholesale finance business. Bob had been on the Board of Kiwanis, Board of Goodwill Industries, received many certificates of appreciation from the Hammond School System for his work with their vocational education programs. He was very active with the United Methodist Church of Lansing in several positions including treasurer. Bob loved sports, traveling, and visited all 50 states.
Friends may visit with the family on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Geisen Funeral, Cremation & Reception Centre, 606 E. 113th Ave., Crown Point, IN 46307 from 3:00 P.M. until the time of service at 5:00 P.M. with Pastor Mark Wilkins officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Bob's name to the First United Methodist Church in Crown Point, IN.
Visit Robert's online guestbook at www.GeisenFuneralHome.com 219-663-2500. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-a-bossick/article_a54ac297-bf30-5c40-b01c-9bf6b4242b42.html | 2022-06-18T06:18:47 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-a-bossick/article_a54ac297-bf30-5c40-b01c-9bf6b4242b42.html |
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT J. GALINSKI, JUNE 18, 2012
It broke my heart to lose you 10 years ago, but you didn't go alone, for part of me went with you that day when God called you home. I still miss and love you every day, I have a lot of good memories, but my heart is still full of sadness missing you. I know now, that will never change.
Always your loving wife, Dee. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-j-galinski/article_4e20106a-a95b-56c7-bc65-b6c283f83f5a.html | 2022-06-18T06:18:54 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-j-galinski/article_4e20106a-a95b-56c7-bc65-b6c283f83f5a.html |
Three receive designations
North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund employees Michelle Lang received a Senior Claim Law Associate designation; Troy Nelson an Associate in General Insurance designation; and Renae Kistler an Associate in Insurance designation.
Lang is the assistant claims director, Nelson an outside claims adjuster and Kistler an underwriting support specialist.
Bianco Realty recognizes
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CHANDLER, Ariz. — A reunion, 12 weeks in the making, made possible Friday afternoon.
Leah, a Belgian Malinois, was stolen on March 23rd along with 10 other dogs from a Chandler home and was found more than 120 miles away.
Her owner, Jeanine Nesvik was at work when she got the call from the microchip company that her one-year-old pet had been found, abandoned on a baseball field in Prescott by a police dispatcher.
“I was so relieved,” Nesvik said after getting the call. “She said that she was very skinny, that she reeked.”
The dispatcher went out of her way and drove halfway to Phoenix to make the reunion possible.
In a video of the reunion, Leah stood on two legs and hugged Nesvik. The pair cuddled and embraced each other for several minutes, vividly full of emotion.
“I just can’t imagine what she went through, but I’m so happy she is finally home,” Nesvik said. “We missed out on training and lots of fun and opportunities but at least we got more time now.”
11 dogs stolen from Chandler home
On March 23rd, National Puppy Day, Nasvik came home to find her 11 dogs, eight of who were fosters, missing.
According to Chandler police, someone broke in possibly through the back gate from an alleyway behind the home.
Neighbors said a white van might have been in the area. The thief or thieves didn’t take anything from the home but the dogs.
About one month after the theft, Nesvik was reunited with four of the 11 missing dogs. A woman posted on social media about finding the animals distressed and wandering near a dog park in Countryside Park in Mesa.
“They were very malnourished. Skin and bones showing. Two of them had bad infections,” Nesvikld told 12 News at the time.
Leah is overall in good health but lost most of all her muscles and will need to regain some weight, Nesvik said.
An avalanche of support
Since the dogs went missing, Nesvik said she received an avalanche of support from all across the Valley.
People helped by sharing her posters or even making their own, as the news spread of their stolen pets.
“Thank you to everyone that has shared and prayed and helped,” Nesvik said. “I’m beyond grateful for all of the support. Spreading the word, I think is the biggest thing that helped get these dogs back. Keeping the pressure that so many eyes and people were looking for them.”
Two puppies remain missing, but Nesvik believes she won’t find them. She hopes they are in good homes and well taken care of.
“I hope that somebody that knows something comes forward and that the people responsible for this are held accountable for this,” said Nesvik. “It’s not okay to put anybody through this, the dogs or myself. None of it is right.”
No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4001.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland’s 50th annual Juneteenth celebration is kicking off this weekend with plenty of opportunities for you and your family to celebrate.
KOIN 6 News talked to Leroy Barber, president of The Voices Project – which supports and promotes leaders of color. The organization has an entire weekend of events lined up.
Barber said this year, they want to bring awareness to Black owned businesses, literature, art, culture and kids.
On Friday night, the organization hosted a music and arts event at Portland Covenant Church in north Portland featuring a Black artist gallery, music and food.
On Saturday, the group is celebrating businesses with a business fair in southeast Portland and Sunday is focused on family and kids.
Everyone is welcome at these events. Barber explained why it is important for everyone to celebrate Juneteenth, not just the Black community.
“Do you want to celebrate freedom is the question right, when people say ‘hey, is this just for Black people?’ No, do you agree with freedom, and do you want to celebrate freedom? Do you want to celebrate us moving from what was horrific to now where we can build a story together?”
The business fair runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church. Black businesses from around the Portland area will sell their products and there will also be face painting and games for kids.
Juneteenth events in Portland
Barber said this Juneteenth is a holiday that should be as big as the Fourth of July because it is the day that every American was declared free. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/juneteenth-events-kick-off-as-portland-holds-50th-annual-celebration/ | 2022-06-18T06:35:59 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/juneteenth-events-kick-off-as-portland-holds-50th-annual-celebration/ |
George Donald Anderson, 92, of Dows, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Dows.
Patricia D. “Pat” Boehmer, 78, of Mason City, died Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Arrangements: Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel.
Dorothy “Dode” Wanken, 86, of Clarion, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Clarion. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_08958ed4-210a-5220-b5eb-74f0bf2aacef.html | 2022-06-18T06:50:10 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_08958ed4-210a-5220-b5eb-74f0bf2aacef.html |
George Howard Franklin, Jr.
May 5, 1932-June 13, 2022
We sadly relay the passing of George Howard Franklin, Jr. on the morning of June 13, 2022. He was the son of George Sr. and Lucille (Porter) Franklin.
George was born in Ventura, Iowa, on May 5th, 1932, and grew up in nearby Nora Springs. He served in the US Air Force in Biloxi, Miss. from 1951-1955, where he met his wife, Waunelle Bowen. They raised two daughters, Mary (Liz) and Joyce, in Beloit, Wis.
George was a natural engineer with a passion for aeronautics. From massive diesel engines at Fairbanks-Morse to manufacturing systems in his long career at Gilman Engineering, he was always learning, doing, and working. He could fix anything, and never stopped using that knowledge to benefit others. He will be remembered fondly for his deep generosity, his practical good nature, and a particular love of airplanes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Esther, wife Waunelle, and daughter Joyce. He is survived by his younger brother, Bob, two sisters, Rose Anne and Linda, daughter, Liz, and two grandsons, Adam and Leo Cox.
A funeral Mass was held at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Viroqua, Wis. on Wednesday, June 15. Burial was at Mt. Thabor Cemetery in Beloit, Wis. on Thursday, June 16.
Memorial gifts may be given to ABVM Church of Viroqua, Wis., St. Jude Catholic Church of Beloit, Wis., or the White House Retreat of St. Louis. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/george-howard-franklin/article_a41b6d3f-d2e4-51ae-b509-7bc7ee66abd3.html | 2022-06-18T06:50:17 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/george-howard-franklin/article_a41b6d3f-d2e4-51ae-b509-7bc7ee66abd3.html |
Joe Kirschbaum
June 15, 2022
HAMPTON-Joe Kirschbaum, 82, of Hampton, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hampton. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday at the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton.
Leroy (Joe) Joseph Kirschbaum crossed over into a new life on June 15, 2022, just two days after celebrating his 82nd birthday. Joe was born in Mason City, Iowa. His parents were Rosa (Jilek) Kirschbaum Helland, Otto Kirschbaum, and later Owen Helland.
On June 27th 1959 he married Jeanette Evelyn Miller in Clear Lake, Iowa. They made their home in Mason City until moving to Hampton in 1975. Joe and Jeanette have four children Joette "Jet" (Allen) Kofoot of Algona, Melodie "Mel" (Randy) Skinner of Ventura, Joseph (Christine) Kirschbaum of Louisville, KY, and Michele Kirschbaum of Hampton. They have also welcomed into their family 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. These people were the love and light of his life.
Joe always loved to tinker with things and was a self-taught mechanic. He worked in shops in Mason City and Hampton prior to joining Jeanette in starting their own shop in Latimer, Iowa. Regular customers loved to hang out there at break time and referred to L.J. Truck & Auto Repair as "The biggest little hang out in Latimer." They outgrew that space and built a new shop on Interstate 35 at the Latimer/Hampton exit. He worked on cars, but with a license plate reading RIGFXR, it was clear he preferred working on the big rigs. During their years in business, Joe and Jeanette made many acquaintances and cherished lifelong friends.
His love of automobiles extended into building and racing stock, modified, and sprint cars. He was also an avid race fan, frequently taking camping trips across the country to see various NASCAR races. Jeanette, other family members, and friends would join him on these adventures. Until recently, the Sprint Car Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa were a not-to-be-missed highlight of each year. He also frequented the dirt tracks in Algona, Britt and occasionally Mason City, Fort Dodge, Fairmont and Boone.
Joe enjoyed watching basketball and football as well. He would support all three of Iowa's public university teams unless, of course, they were playing against his favored Hawkeyes. If he wasn't wearing black and gold he'd be sporting the Vikings purple and gold.
He would never hesitate to join in on frequent family gatherings whether for fun or to assist with projects, large or small. Besides racing trips, he traveled with Jeanette on several cruises as well as exciting destinations to places like Hawaii and Alaska. Jeanette will deeply miss keeping him busy with practical and creative projects they enjoyed working on together.
His family and friends will always remember his terrific sense of humor.
Joe was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Hampton, and prior to the pandemic rarely missed a Sunday or midweek service. He served on various church committees, was an usher, participated in Forum Club, and the After Fifties Club. He was also on the Franklin County Thrivent Board.
Along with his immediate family, Joe is survived by a brother Gary Kirschbaum of Rockwell, a sister-in-law Phyllis James of New Kensington, PA, brothers-in-law Larry (Beverly) Miller and Garry (Diane) Miller, all of Clear Lake, as well as a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Greeting him on the other side are his parents, grandparents, two brothers Ronny and Mickey, a sister Ottie, two granddaughters Katie and Rebecca Kofoot, and a grandson Cory Johnson.
Visitation will be at the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home on Sunday, June 19th 2-4 pm, followed by a funeral service at 10 am on Monday, June 20th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hampton, IA with inurnment at a later date.
Joe's wish was for his funeral to be informal. If you're attending services and if you have one, please wear an Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Vikings, or racing-related shirt to honor Joe's favorites. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/joe-kirschbaum/article_51c86c63-1fbc-5f88-be9e-03f511e2bac9.html | 2022-06-18T06:50:23 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/joe-kirschbaum/article_51c86c63-1fbc-5f88-be9e-03f511e2bac9.html |
Steve Ham
May 11, 1952-June 16, 2022
OSAGE-Steve Ham, 70, passed away Thursday, June 16th at his home on the farm in Osage, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 20, 2022, at United Church of Christ in Osage with Pastor Dixie Laube officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Steve was born May 11, 1952, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was adopted by Wayne and Neva Ham when he was 3 months old.
Steve graduated from Osage High School in 1971. After graduation he was employed at Winnebago and White Oliver as a welder. Then in 1974 he began farming full time.
On November 4, 1972, he was united in marriage to Janet Olson at Trinity Lutheran in Osage, Iowa. They raised three children on the family farm, Jeremy, Jamie and Holley.
His passion was farming, working with his hands, building model airplanes, restoring tractors, and anything that required ingenuity.
He especially loved watching his grandchildren participate in various activities while growing up. You could always catch him sitting at the kitchen table, drinking coffee, telling stories, and having conversations with neighbors, friends and family.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Janet; his three children, Jeremy (Jenn) Ham and their children, Rhett and Cael, Jamie (Sarah) Ham and their children, Garrett, Reagan and Carter, and Holley (AJ) Leitner and their children, Laurel, Bodey, Mason and Sawyer and sister, Kris (Tom) Holthaus. Many cousins, nieces and nephews that were very dear to him.
He was preceded in death by parents, Wayne and Neva, his biological parents, Clarence and LaVonne Brown, brothers Larry and Steve. Family request no flowers.
Champion Funeral Home, Osage (641) 732-3706. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steve-ham/article_6ef59f9a-1865-5f14-8d7e-c6e891592088.html | 2022-06-18T06:50:29 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steve-ham/article_6ef59f9a-1865-5f14-8d7e-c6e891592088.html |
KALAMA, Wash. — The mother of a transgender teen beaten in an alleged hate crime at Kalama High School earlier this month is calling for change, hoping that it will help to prevent similar acts in the future.
Natasha Wheeler wants everyone to know what happened to her 17-year-old child, Jesse, a student at Kalama High School.
“It was a planned attack," said Wheeler. "[Jesse’s] face was completely swollen from the impact. Black eye. Lumps on the head.”
According to police, the attack happened June 6. Wheeler said Jesse and their partner were walking on campus together — both identify as transgender— when a student addressed them using anti-gay slurs.
Wheeler said that Jesse swung at the teen in response to the harassment, but a different kid jumped Jesse from behind. Police said that the 16-year-old boy took Jesse to the ground, then repeatedly punched and kicked Jesse's head, leaving them with a concussion. The boy now faces felony assault and hate crime charges.
“The world needs to see what's happening and force change,” said Wheeler. “Because the more people that see it, the more pressure there is to make it right.”
It was in that spirit that Wheeler said students staged a walkout at Kalama High School on June 13. And on that day, there was a second disturbing turn of events: police learned that another male student reportedly told a classmate that he wanted to point a machine gun at the students who were protesting. Police later arrested that student, too.
“It's simply about zero tolerance for hate speech and violence,” said Wheeler. “There's nothing political about it. It's wrong or right. You need to protect all children in that school.”
Wheeler believes it was only a matter of time before Jesse was physically attacked, given the daily harassment she says her child endured all year. She also points to Jesse's initiative to form a school club for LGBTQ students.
“I'm extremely proud that he gave that part of himself to be targeted in order to give the other kids a community,” said Wheeler. “Jesse's a ‘look out for everybody’ kind of kid.” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/kalama-high-school-transgender-teen-assaulted-hate-crime/283-e18db4ed-61cc-47b9-bf1e-1f5f45ed0485 | 2022-06-18T06:53:05 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/kalama-high-school-transgender-teen-assaulted-hate-crime/283-e18db4ed-61cc-47b9-bf1e-1f5f45ed0485 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Cal Expo annual July 4th fireworks show has been canceled.
"For more than two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cal Expo has been unable to host our usual public events, including the CA State Fair & Food Festival," officials said in a post on the Cal Expo website. "As we are preparing to host the 2022 CA State Fair & Food Festival starting on July 15, we are facing staffing and resource shortages that have created unexpected difficulties."
As the post goes on to say, officials have turned their attention to CA State Fair & Food Festival and this means that they must "forgo hosting July 4th at Cal Expo."
Cal Expo ended its announcement by saying they hope to host the event in the future. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/cal-expos-annual-july-4th-fireworks-show-canceled/103-51f8d7ae-ba5e-4462-818e-3ac802e72730 | 2022-06-18T06:57:38 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/cal-expos-annual-july-4th-fireworks-show-canceled/103-51f8d7ae-ba5e-4462-818e-3ac802e72730 |
SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — The San Joaquin Sheriff's Office said on Friday that videos of a Ripon family alleging excessive police force leave out details about the fireworks bust in question.
On Wednesday, sheriff's deputies said they acted on a search warrant when they came to the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue in Ripon to investigate alleged illegal fireworks.
Security video released by the homeowners shows members of the family told by law enforcement officers through the intercom to exit the house with their hands up.
Multiple officers in tactical gear and shields are then seen on the security video entering the house.
The homeowners took to local media to say deputies used unnecessary force and had excessive firepower. But San Joaquin County Sheriff's officials say knowledge of criminal history and firearms in the home prompted their use of force.
"What the media and family aren't sharing is that the search warrant stemmed from an ongoing investigation of an illegal fireworks operation that was connected to the home," a county sheriff's spokesperson said Friday.
County sheriff's officials did not say if illegal fireworks were discovered during their search of the house on Wednesday. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/county-sheriff-deputies-in-ripon-fireworks-bust/103-c77fa218-f2af-4623-9b7b-4748c88eb193 | 2022-06-18T06:57:44 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/county-sheriff-deputies-in-ripon-fireworks-bust/103-c77fa218-f2af-4623-9b7b-4748c88eb193 |
Firefighters respond to apartment fire on Southwest Parkway
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wichita Falls responded to an apartment fire Friday afternoon on Southwest Parkway.
According to WFFD assistant fire marshal Jared Burchett:
The fire department responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Southwest Parkway.
They found smoke coming from one of the apartments units and quickly doused the flames. Burchett said no one was home when the fire started and no injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.
More:No major injuries reported in Friday morning house fire
According to a previous Times Record News report, a WFFD firefighter received minor injuries while battling a house fire on N 1st Street earlier in the day. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/firefighters-respond-apartment-fire-southwest-parkway/7665891001/ | 2022-06-18T07:06:30 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/firefighters-respond-apartment-fire-southwest-parkway/7665891001/ |
Divers recover body of Springville man in Lake Monroe
Twenty four hours after a Springville man went missing in Lake Monroe, divers recovered his body near where he was last seen.
Dwight Fry, 64, was found at 5:15 p.m. Friday in 30 feet of water near where he entered the lake from a boat about the same time on Thursday. It appears he was trying to help his wife, who was struggling in the water.
An Indiana Department of Natural Resources news release said Fry's wife called out for help when her husband disappeared beneath the lake surface at 5:24 p.m. A nearby boater pulled her safely out of the water but her husband couldn't be located.
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Rescuers searched until dark Thursday and started again Friday morning. Divers using sonar discovered Fry's body.
Indiana Conservation officers, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Monroe County Dive Team members, Indiana State Police troopers and Perry-Clear Creek Fire Department members participated in the search for Fry.
Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com, 812-331-4362 or 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/drowning-at-lake-monroe-bloomington-indiana/7665643001/ | 2022-06-18T07:49:53 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/drowning-at-lake-monroe-bloomington-indiana/7665643001/ |
Stop the chop — that's the slogan from a Brooklyn city councilmember who wants to ban tourists and the ultra-wealthy from hopping on helicopters that take off from New York City’s heliports.
It has become yet another chapter in the tug of war between people complaining about the choppers’ noise and helicopter companies that say jobs and millions of dollars are on the line.
Councilmember Lincoln Restler knows the view from Brooklyn Heights is anything but an eyesore. However, the helicopters taking off from Lower Manhattan have led to quite the earsore — not to mention the issue of air pollution too.
"You can’t even have a conversation like we’re having right now because the noise is that extraordinary," Restler told NBC New York. "No New Yorker should suffer from severe noise and air pollution."
In a place as loud as NYC, the one noise Restler would want silenced is the buzz from helicopters catering to tourists and the ultra-wealthy, who hop on a chopper to skip hours of traffic.
Restler has proposed a bill that would ban all non-essential helicopters from taking off or landing on two heliports owned by the city: one near Wall Street and another on East 34th Street. If his bill passes, Restler says it would free the skies of 4,000helicopter flights every month.
"It’s a good way to curb pollution and the use of gasoline and we need to start thinking about taking care of our planet," said former Brooklyn resident Margarita Cruz.
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However, there are some who believe a ban on sightseeing tours from the sky could pour cold water on the city’s plan to rebound from the pandemic.
"The tour companies will have to move and operate somewhere else," said Jeffrey Smith, who runs the Eastern Regional Helicopter Council, the group that represents the helicopter industry in New York.
Smith points out that helicopter operators have already made big sacrifices to appease critics. Back in 2016, tour operators chopped the number of flights in lower Manhattan by 50 percent. Operators also agreed to end all flights on Sundays.
Smith says this is yet another situation that requires a scalpel, not a sledgehammer.
"It’s a pretty big brush, especially post-COVID," he said.
Still, some locals are fed up with the noise caused by helicopters used by the wealthy.
"Folks with money, you know, come on! Do the right thing. We don’t want the noise," said Cruz. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bill-proposed-to-stop-tourists-ultra-wealthy-from-using-helicopters-at-nyc-heliports/3739716/ | 2022-06-18T08:11:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bill-proposed-to-stop-tourists-ultra-wealthy-from-using-helicopters-at-nyc-heliports/3739716/ |
Police smashed the passenger side window of an SUV in Manhattan to rescue a dog that had been locked inside the vehicle for several hours on a hot Friday afternoon.
The NYPD was alerted about the vehicle on East 88th Street on the Upper East Side by a caller who said the dog, believed to be an American-Eskimo dog, had been stuck inside the Volvo SUV for hours, police said.
Officers broke the window and unlocked the vehicle's doors. Police said the dog appeared to be in distress and was taken to be treated by veterinarians at the Animal Care Center in Brooklyn.
The whereabouts of the dog's owners were not clear Friday night. If the owner is found, that individual could face criminal charges. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dog-rescued-from-inside-hot-car-on-upper-east-side-after-owner-left-for-hours-police/3739994/ | 2022-06-18T08:11:24 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dog-rescued-from-inside-hot-car-on-upper-east-side-after-owner-left-for-hours-police/3739994/ |
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has given the green light to a proposal that would lower the minimum age for certified lifeguards from 16 to 15 in order to help alleviate the shortage that has hampered the tri-state and the country thus far this summer.
The lifeguard shortage has forced New York City to eliminate a number of their swimming programs just ahead of the summer months, the city announced earlier in the week.
NYC Parks tweeted that a number of their swim programs at their outdoor pools are canceled this summer due to not having enough lifeguards.
"Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to Swim, at our outdoor pools this summer," the tweet read in part.
"I’m sure that was a hard decision. But a lot of us have reduced pool hours, programming because there isn’t enough lifeguards to cover all the shifts," said Mary O’Donoghue, the senior director for aquatics at YMCA of Greater New York.
O’Donoghue said the YMCA is trying to fill the void by offering lifeguards lessons for free. Unlike the city, they have enough to teach swim lessons — but even they need more, and are offering new lifeguards a signing bonus.
Mayor Eric Adams said that he’s now pushing his team to think outside the box, tossing out ideas like getting kids on swim teams to lifeguard.
"We are surrounded by water, I think our young people should get swimming lessons," Adams said. "We want to see if there is a creative way we can get it done."
The Long Island town of Hempstead is fully staffed on the beach and at pools, but the town supervisor is calling on the governor to lower the age of certification by a year.
"15-year-olds can monitor swimming pads and kiddie pools, they can redeploy older lifeguards to the pools," said Supervisor Don Clavin.
In a letter to Hochul, Clavin detailed how lowering the age could ease the shortages.
"We have 16-year-olds who are more mature than our 20-year-olds," said Justine Anderson, who trains all the lifeguards in Hempstead.
On Friday, Clavin got approval from the state to lower the certification age, as did all of Nassau and Suffolk counties. A state officials said that the two Long Island counties have different requirements for lifeguards than other regions of the state, due to their beaches requiring different lifeguarding skills.
A spokesperson for the governor said that "Hochul directed her team to explore different options to address lifeguard shortage issues in localities across the state."
Some parents were split on whether lowering the age was a good idea.
"Sixteen seems pretty good, I think 16 is a good age for that. They are more responsible, working seriously," said Camille Carby.
West Hempstead resident and EMT Paul Hurwitz was more in favor of the idea, saying "if they need lifeguards, why not start them younger."
Hempstead town officials believe the proposal will work because they already have a junior lifeguard program, the graduates of which have been successful.
A string of recent drownings in the area have highlighted the importance of swimming safety.
Two swimmers drowned in separate incidents at Rockaway Beach Friday evening, according to police. A 16-year-old girl was pulled from the water by civilians near Beach 108th Street at the popular Queens swimming spot, according to police. Around that same time, a young man — possibly another teenager — was taken from the water near Beach 98th Street, police said.
On June 10, Ryan Wong and Daniel Persaud were with a group of friends when the two fell into the water and were swept away. The two were pulled into the rough currents, which a nearby sign warns of along with sudden drop-offs, and their bodies were later found in the water. Those who frequent the beach say that not many people swim there, and it's more popular with fishermen and kite surfers.
A 2-year-old on Long Island was pulled from the water of a backyard pool in another drowning scare Tuesday. The boy, whose relatives own the home where the pool is located, was not breathing and was taken to the hospital, but his parents are hopeful the child will recover.
Last month, another 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in Rockland County when the tri-state area was experiencing an unseasonably warm temperatures.
Drowning deaths are not just limited to New York. Various drownings have occurred in neighboring New Jersey over the past couple of weeks -- both in pools and open water.
Two people drowned at a New Jersey lake Tuesday evening. Morris County officials said that EMS personnel were in the parking at Mine Hill Beach along Green Road after 5 p.m., when a group told them that two people went into the water at the sand pits and never came out.
The EMS contacted other first responders from the area, and immediately conducted a search, which came up empty for the 17-year-old and 20-year-old who disappeared, officials said.
Their bodies were recovered hours later.
In another tragedy, two brothers drowned at a school's indoor pool in Bayonne last week.
The school pool is open at night for community use, according to a city official, who said a lifeguard was on duty at the time of the incident. Their 11-year-old sister saw it happen, the official said.
The dive pool was closed and lifeguards were watching just the main pool — where everyone who was at the community swim event was supposed to be.
The two teen brothers, 16-year-old Jack Jiang and 19-year-old Chu Ming Zheng, drowned in that side dive pool, the school board official said. However, it was not immediately clear how the pair ended up in that pool. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-approves-lowering-lifeguard-age-requirement-to-15-to-address-shortage/3740013/ | 2022-06-18T08:11:30 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-approves-lowering-lifeguard-age-requirement-to-15-to-address-shortage/3740013/ |
SUNBURY, Pa. — What used to be a doctor's office will now be home to the Sunbury Police Department. The building on Arch Street was recently unveiled to the public.
"Dedication of the building to the late Mayor Jesse Woodring, and to show the public and officials what the city has accomplished here at the police department," said Sunbury Police Chief Bradley Hare.
Local officials and community members got a firsthand look at the new facility. Plans for an upgraded police station have been in the works for years. This was a six-figure project.
"We did get community donations from many local businesses to help cut down on the cost, but overall, it was funded by taxpayer dollars," said Sunbury Mayor Josh Brosius.
Police officers tell Newswatch 16 that they have been working out of the old building for years, and it was showing its age.
Each police officer will now have their own computer and work desk. New equipment, like and evidence dryer, will make day-to-day operations much easier. Officials say the new facility will be a big morale boost for the officers on staff.
"The officers are elated. We are up to the 21st century with everything."
"New technology, all of the latest state-of-the-art items that the police department needs, so it is very exciting for them to be in this new facility doing what they do to protect the citizens of Sunbury."
The police tell Newswatch 16 that they have been operating out of the new facility since November of last year.
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NAMPA — The Nampa School Board discussed a variety of topics at its regular meeting Thursday evening, including the contract for the interim deputy superintendent, standards-based grading, and the disposal process for challenge books.
The meeting included two public hearing portions, one to discuss the district’s budget for the upcoming school year and one for proposed food service program increases. However, no attendees signed up for public comment on either item, and the board did not discuss the items further.
Below are some of the meeting’s highlights.
CONTRACT APPROVED FOR INTERIM DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
The board approved the contract for Waylon Yarbrough, the principal at Nampa High School, to become the interim deputy superintendent for the upcoming school year.
Yarbrough would return to being the principal at Nampa High School after his year as interim deputy superintendent.
“Mr. Yarbrough is an excellent educator,” said Interim Superintendent Gregg Russell. “There has been a great deal of change around the district, and I’m just really proud of all of the folks who have moved in different spots, and Mr. Yarbrough is just a great example of that.”
Under the approved contract, Yarbrough will earn $129,709 for the next fiscal year — July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.
STANDARDS-BASED GRADING PRACTICES: HELPFUL OR HARMFUL?
The board also discussed the practice of standards-based grading in the district. According to the district’s website, standards-based grading is different from traditional grading because instead of averaging a student’s scores across the term, a standards-based grading system “measures a student’s mastery of content standards by assessing their most recent and consistent level of performance.”
All schools in the district are using the system, which was implemented in elementary schools in 2014, and at the middle school and high school level during the 2019-2020 school year, according to the district’s website.
But though the standards are intended to create a more accurate snapshot of student achievement, some students and parents in the district have expressed confusion about them.
Trustee Tracey Pearson said there have been instances where students who have put in consistent effort throughout the term are earning the same “number” as “students who are not putting in as much effort.” This affects student morale and motivation, and causes stress for parents, she said.
Pearson read an email from a student who felt frustrated with the system and wanted traditional grading for their senior year.
Trustee Marco Valle echoed Pearson’s ideas, saying in his meetings with staff, teachers, and students, there is a lack of understanding about how the system is supposed to work. He estimated that 99% of the people he had heard from did not approve of the system.
Trustee Mandy Simpson questioned the 99% figure, saying that all of the trustees need to have access to the same information from the district’s patrons, and trustees should be sharing information they hear from their patrons with one another, including people’s names and stance on a topic.
“When we’re trying to make big decisions, it is really hard, but it’s really hard to when we don’t know specifics and don’t have specific numbers,” Simpson said.
The board voted unanimously to have a meeting where the superintendent can provide more information and allow public input as soon as possible.
CHALLENGED BOOKS TO BE KEPT IN STORAGE
After the board voted to remove 22 books from its school libraries last month, the books were collected, inventoried and kept in the district’s storage warehouse, Russell said. But the district needs a plan for what to do with the books while the board and district solidify a process for evaluating such books, Chair Jeff Kirkman said.
During public comment, president of the Nampa Banned Books Fan Club, Lance McGrath asked the board to reverse its decision and return the books to school libraries and classrooms. McGrath’s group organized two read-ins on the school district’s lawn, one on Monday, and one ahead of the meeting Thursday night, as previously reported.
Shelby Dewsnup, a math teacher at Nampa High School and the teacher advisor to the Gender and Sexuality Alliance student group at the school, also spoke regarding the ban. Dewsnup said that though LGBTQ+ students in that group have emphasized the need to create a safe space at school for people with varying gender and sexual identities, many have been subjected to harassment at school. The vote to remove books that reflect the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth has also had a detrimental effect on the students, she said.
“All of our students deserve safety and representation; you are not providing that,” Dewsnup said. “You can start to do better, first, by not disposing of these books, go through a process, learn what you can, and then … reverse your book ban.” Her comment was met with applause.
Trustee Brook Taylor made a motion to keep the books in storage, and have them go through the challenged book process once it is approved by the board. The motion also included allowing trustees, on an individual basis, to request a copy of the books in order to evaluate them.
Valle, who made the original motion to remove the books, voted against, saying he was “surprised” board members did not do their due diligence to evaluate the books ahead of voting to remove them. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/standards-based-grading-challenge-books-discussed-at-nampa-school-board-meeting/article_f9737a5c-46a8-510e-9c3f-67f665595f34.html | 2022-06-18T08:42:15 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/standards-based-grading-challenge-books-discussed-at-nampa-school-board-meeting/article_f9737a5c-46a8-510e-9c3f-67f665595f34.html |
Two women made anti-Asian remarks to Asian teen girls on a bus in Staten Island before assaulting them, according to police.
The suspects were on a northbound Sx61 bus around Ring Road and Richmond Hill Road near the Staten Island Mall at 11 a.m. Friday, police said. That's when the pair allegedly went up to the two victims, a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, and made the anti-Asian comments.
The dastardly duo was not done there, however. They began to slap and pull the hair of both victims before fleeing off the bus, according to police.
The two teen victims were taken to the hospital, but are expected to recover.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-search-for-2-women-in-alleged-anti-asian-attack-on-teen-girls-aboard-nyc-bus/3740027/ | 2022-06-18T09:05:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-search-for-2-women-in-alleged-anti-asian-attack-on-teen-girls-aboard-nyc-bus/3740027/ |
SOCIAL CIRCLE – The Canada goose thrives in a variety of habitats, including such areas as neighborhood ponds, office complexes, city parks and other developed areas. This ability to habitat-adapt sometimes brings them near people. Such closeness can be frustrating for homeowners and property managers when geese begin to molt in the summer, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
“Our offices typically report an increase of nuisance calls about Canada geese in late June and early July," Migratory Gamebird Biologist Kara Nitschke with the WRD Game Management Section said in a news release. "This increase is almost certainly caused by the fact that geese seem to be ‘hanging around’ an area longer than usual. They are hanging around because they cannot fly right now. Geese go through a molting process in midsummer during which they lose their flight feathers and are in the process of growing new ones.”
Most times of the year, wildlife officials said, geese can be deterred with the use of harassment techniques. But, because geese cannot fly during the molt, these techniques may not work right now. During the molting season, WRD personnel encourage affected property managers and homeowners to be patient. The new feathers will soon grow in, and the geese will regain their ability to fly and will likely move on.
However, if geese continue to cause problems, here are a few tips to try:
· Harassment: First, try a variety of harassment techniques (also called hazing), including metallic streamers/tape, noise makers, or even trained herding dogs. These techniques may scare the geese away from your property.
· Chemical Repellents: Repellents can be sprayed on the grass in your yard to deter geese from feeding in treated areas. Most repellents require re-application after mowing or after rains.
· Physical Barriers: Barriers, such as wire or string 12-18 inches above the ground, or heavy vegetation (like cattails), along property lines or the shoreline can deter geese from using your property. This method requires consistency from the property owner and may not always be 100% effective.
· Special Permits to Remove Geese: In cases where the above techniques have been unsuccessful, homeowners who want to reduce or eliminate the goose population on their property can obtain a permit from their local WRD Game Management office (www.georgiawildlife.com/about/contact). This permit allows for the legal and lethal removal of the animals. The removal can be done by the homeowner or by a licensed nuisance wildlife trapper (list found at https://gadnrle.org/special-permits#nuisance).
It is important to remember that Canada geese are a protected species under state and federal law. It is illegal to hunt, kill, sell, purchase or possess Canada geese except according to Georgia's migratory bird regulations.
For more tips and information about Canada geese, go to www.georgiawildlife.com (click on “Living With Wildlife” on the home page, and then scroll down and click on “Canada Geese”). | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/flightless-geese-frustrate-homeowners-with-molting-mess/article_8f667246-ee88-11ec-ae52-df07fbdab0f9.html | 2022-06-18T10:22:06 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/flightless-geese-frustrate-homeowners-with-molting-mess/article_8f667246-ee88-11ec-ae52-df07fbdab0f9.html |
Two firefighters were trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood Saturday morning, officials said.
The medical condition of the two was not immediately known. High-ranking fire and police officials told NBC10 that a firefighter and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector had also been trapped. The pair were rescued and stable at a hospital with minor injuries, they said.
The building on 3rd Street and Indiana Avenue caught fire around 3 a.m. but was put under control, officials said. A few firefighters remained on the scene to inspect the building and ensure there were no remaining hotspots, they said.
About two hours later is when the building collapsed, the officials told NBC10.
NBC10's Skyforce 10 helicopter showed dozens of firefighters digging through the rubble and standing on the perimeter of the collapse as they searched for their colleagues.
Some firefighters could be seen hugging as they anxiously watched the rescue unfolding.
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ATLANTA -- A new law championed by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan taking effect July 1 is expected to boost efforts to reduce the number of mentally ill Georgians landing in jail cells.
Local law enforcement agencies are increasingly turning to “co-responder” programs to deal with the number of mental health-related emergency calls. When a call comes in, mental health experts are sent out with police officers to help people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse.
About 40% of calls to law enforcement agencies are related to mental health, several police chiefs said in recent interviews.
Though statewide data are difficult to find, at least seven departments have established such programs. DeKalb County’s program has been around since the 1990s, while Albany started a new program just weeks ago.
Brookhaven, Gainesville, Forsyth County, LaGrange, Athens-Clarke County and Savannah also have co-responder programs.
Senate Bill 403 requires community service boards (CSBs) to establish a co-responder program that will provide consultations to law enforcement officers responding to people with behavioral health problems. There are 22 such CSBs across the state providing behavioral health services to Georgia communities.
The law also clarifies that mental health professionals can advise law enforcement agents on whether the person needs immediate emergency treatment or subsequent referral to services instead of arrest.
And CSB mental health staffers can look at arrest records and recommend that people in jail be provided with behavioral health treatment instead of remaining in the criminal justice system.
Duncan said he was inspired by a program in Forsyth County, where he lives. There, the sheriff’s office teamed up with the local community service board, Avita Community Partners, to help stem the tide of mentally ill people in the criminal justice system.
The Forsyth team includes three members: a police officer, a licensed clinical social worker, and a peer specialist. The police officer and licensed clinical social worker respond directly to police calls to help people on the spot.
“Examples … have included simply talking with people until emotional distress has subsided, setting up crisis plans with individuals and their families, setting up appointments with care providers, and occasionally involuntary commitment for an emergency examination,” Stacie Miller, public information officer for the sheriff’s office, said.
Hundreds of miles away, Albany started a similar program just a few weeks ago.
The Albany program sends a peer co-responder out on calls with a mental health clinician and police officer. The peer co-responder has personal experience with mental health issues, substance abuse, and incarceration and helps the person in crisis get follow-up care.
“Their main goal really is to prevent individuals from having to be both hospitalized and/or incarcerated,” Lisa Oosterveen, deputy director at Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services and a moving force behind the new program, said.
Albany Chief of Police Michael Persley said even though his department is short-staffed, he thought it was well worth the investment to provide an officer to focus on mental health calls.
“You’re either gonna pay now or pay later,” he said. “And the pay later can come in the form of an incident that turns fatal. … There's too many examples where people say, ‘Hey, this person, I needed the police to help, but I didn't want the police to kill [them].’ ”
The Forsyth County program saw a 25% decrease in the number of people suffering from mental illness booked into the county jail in the first year of the program.
But success is more often measured in individual stories and community feedback than cold, hard numbers.
“I cannot tell you how many family members have thanked us, with tears in their eyes, because we helped calm an inflamed situation or helped a loved one in crisis get to a hospital for stabilization,” Sgt. Terry Hawkins, the team leader in the sheriff’s office, said.
Hawkins said other law enforcement officers also are grateful because his dedicated mental health team lets them focus on their core law enforcement duties.
However, the needs of people with behavioral health issues are complex, and Georgia communities frequently lack the full complement of resources needed to achieve sustainable progress.
Much wider changes are needed, said LaGrange Chief of Police Louis Dekmar, who also sits on the state’s Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission and is a past president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
“There’s no resources that really reflect a commitment to help these people,” Dekmar said. “If you’re judged by how you treat the least among us, which are children and our elderly and our folks that are affected by mental illness … I’m afraid in all three areas we as a society don’t rate very high.”
Still, the co-responder programs are a step toward fixing a much larger problem and preventing the criminalization of mental illness.
Gainesville Chief of Police Jay Parrish described his department’s successes with its two-year-old program as a series of small victories.
“It’s not about how many we save but the ones we do save,” Parrish said. “Any program is better than no program.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/co-responder-program-aims-to-stop-flow-of-mentally-ill-into-jails/article_4309db0c-ee85-11ec-838d-f394038cc5e7.html | 2022-06-18T11:53:33 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/co-responder-program-aims-to-stop-flow-of-mentally-ill-into-jails/article_4309db0c-ee85-11ec-838d-f394038cc5e7.html |
'They Might Be Saints.' EWTN program showcases Canton mystic Rhoda Wise
Rhoda Wise, a Canton woman who is on track for Catholic sainthood, will be featured in an upcoming television series.
EWTN, the world's largest Catholic media company, which was founded by Mother Angelica of Canton, is producing the series called "They Might Be Saints."
Wise was a mystic and a stigmatic, a mysterious condition which caused her to bleed from her head, hands and feet, reminiscent of Jesus' crucifixion wounds. According to reports, her condition began on Good Friday, April 3, 1942, and continued every Friday for two years except when Christmas fell on a Friday.
Wise's episode for "They Might Be Saints" was shot at several local locations last month, including in Wise's home-turned shrine and St. Peter's Catholic Church.
The 30-minute episode also features interviews and testimonials about Wise’s life, miraculous healings, and her profound impact on individuals from near and far since her death in 1948.
The episode airs at 10:30 a.m. July 7 on EWTN. A Mass on the anniversary of Wise' death on July 7, will be celebrated at 6 p.m. at St. Peter's at 726 Cleveland Ave. NW, followed by a showing of the episode at the Basilica of St. John Social Hall at 627 McKinley Ave. NW.
Thousands visited Rhoda Wise in the 1940s
In the 1940s, thousands of people from around the world descended on Wise's little house at 2337 25th St. NE, seeking healing and miracles. Wise reported numerous visitations from Jesus and St. Therese, also known as "The Little Flower."
Ironically, numerous ailments often rendered Wise bedridden.
The home became an official shrine and grotto in 2003.
"We are thrilled that EWTN is highlighting Servant of God Rhoda Wise’s story and can’t wait to share it with everyone," Karen Sigler, executive director of the Rhoda Wise Shrine, said in a prepared statement. "Servant of God Rhoda Wise’s life was one of heroic faith and virtue. There is something for everyone in her story which continues to be a great source of inspiration to all who come to know her. We greatly thank EWTN for the opportunity to share that miraculous and incredible story with the world."
Sigler wrote an authorized biography, "Her Name Means Rose," in 2000.
Wise was granted the designation "Servant of God" in 2017, the first step toward canonization, a process that can take decades, even centuries to complete.
In 2018, the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown presented the "The Acts of the Case" to Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Vatican nuncio to the United States, who submitted it to the Vatican, where it remains under study.
'They Might Be Saints' examines the lives of American Catholics on the path to possible sainthood
Michael O'Neill is executive producer and host of "They Might Be Saints," which examines the lives of American Catholics on the path of possible sainthood. Wise's episode is the 15th.
"I think Rhoda Wise's story is unique," O'Neill said. "I thought this would make for a very interesting episode. It is because of Rhoda Wise and the heating of Mother Angelica that EWTN came to be."
The episode includes interaction between Wise and Rita Rizzo, who would become Mother Angelica.
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Rizzo credited Wise's intercessions to God for her miraculous healing from a chronic stomach illness when she visited the mystic's home in 1943.
In 1945, Rizzo became an original member of the Poor Clares of Sancta Clara Monastery. In 1961, she left Canton to start her own order in Hanceville, Alabama, where she also launched EWTN in 1981.
Mother Angelica died in 2010. She was 92.
In 2016, St. Raphael Books & Gifts in Jackson Township opened the Mother Angelica Museum. Owner Barbara Gaskell said EWTN contacted her for possible filming, but opted for another location.
'Saints intercede for use in heaven.'
O'Neill said sainthood is not like being placed in a "hall of fame."
"It's nothing like that at all," he said. "The church wants to give people an example of others who did it the right way. It's kind of laying out a road map for us to follow. Saints also intercede for us in heaven. Having these great examples, I also think it's a great opportunity for people to make friends with the saints."
The next step for Wise's case is being designated as "Venerable," which requires the confirmation of two miracles, followed by "Blessed," then full sainthood.
"The church is very slow with these things," O'Neill said. "This one is moving in the right direction."
For more information about Wise, visit https://rhodawise.com.
Reach Charita at 330-580-8313 or charita.goshay@cantonrep.com
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100 years ago
June 18, 1922: The Illinois State Normal University faculty will entertain students tonight on the campus with a free-for-all get-together where everyone has a chance to meet everyone else and everyone else's friends. The Bloomington Band has been hired to furnish music for the occasion, and light refreshments will be served.
75 years ago
June 18, 1947: A survey of principal Bloomington hotels found they were all consistently booked, leaving little help for a transient guest without a reservation. While some families have been forced into temporary hotel residence by the shortage of homes and apartments, the bulk of business in the city is still the businessman or salesman making a one- or two-night stay.
50 years ago
June 18, 1972: Ronald Schaeffer, originally of Sibley, returned home for a visit and talked about his job as the stage manager for "Hair" on Broadway. Schaeffer took off after his graduation from Bradley University to be an actor; he married an actress, Barbara Houston of La Grange.
25 years ago
June 18, 1997: Bloomington-Normal will be getting a little more style and polish this fall with the opening of a new beauty school. Midwestern College of Cosmetology, currently owned and operated, is owned by Lincoln College and will be located next to Lincoln's Normal campus on Raab Road.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-isu-faculty-entertain-students-with-get-together/article_7e985852-ee2a-11ec-aad5-e339d02afa63.html | 2022-06-18T12:02:00 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-isu-faculty-entertain-students-with-get-together/article_7e985852-ee2a-11ec-aad5-e339d02afa63.html |
Sarasota's Sandy Payson creates a joyous flower garden in her home — out of paper
Sandy Payson just wanted to create beauty.
Six years ago, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Four months ago, she was moved into hospice care in her Sarasota home, where she lives with her partner Robb.
But during that time, throughout the taxing chemotherapy and other medical procedures, and despite facing an ultimately terminal illness, Sandy did something extraordinary.
Filling an 18-by-20 foot room in their home is Sandy's garden, which features a multitude of flowers and wildlife, brought together in a singular work of art. Some plants are perched up against the walls, others dangle from the ceiling and even more are situated on a table in the center of the room. There are also rocks, mushrooms, butterflies and fish amongst the flowers.
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It is an atmosphere filled with wonder, all created out of paper.
Sandy hopes that when she dies, her family will use the flowers for her celebration of life.
Keeping occupied, creating joy
At the start of her battle with cancer, Sandy needed a way to keep herself occupied. Her background as a ceramic artist – she was once commissioned to create a mosaic for the Fruitville Library – made artwork a natural solution.
She made the switch to paper instead of clay because “craft was always vital to me. I played with clay, I love clay. But with cancer, clay is hot and heavy and dirty.”
The garden is made up of paper flowers cut out of "Shakespeare's Flowers" and about 40 other books, and fashioned into three-dimensional shapes by Sandy. Robb ordered many of the books from used bookstores around the country.
The result is orchids, wildflowers, roses and other plants, in all shapes, sizes and colors. It took Sandy a lot of time and effort to create the flowers and organize the room, but it was time and effort well spent.
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Sandy’s pride and joy in what she has made is obvious.
“Sometimes I’m in here and a feeling washes over me, like I’m a little girl playing with my toys, in my own little world, in this really happy place. And that’s amazing, I mean I haven’t had that feeling since I was a little girl,” she said.
Flowers were a natural choice, considering their brightness, beauty and as a symbol of the passage of time. Besides, Sandy said, as her voice trailed off, that “it’s hard to go wrong with flowers.”
“In the foreword of this person’s book,” Sandy said, referring to one of the books she used for her flowers. “She talks about how flowers accompany us through our whole lives, when you get born, marry, die. And they just follow the whole arc of our lives, and they say things too, emotional things.
“They grow everywhere. Even in ice and hot desert sand, somebody will pop up. It’ll show you that there's some life in there.”
The fact that she referred to flowers as a “somebody” shows her connection to and love for her flowers.
Great support, and spreading her joy
Sandy, who went to high school in Philadelphia, moved to the area for her freshman year at New College of Florida in 1975. In hindsight, she said with a laugh that “it was the right amount of miles from my family.”
Reminiscing on that time, she called Sarasota “a quiet place.” A self-described “tree hugger," Sandy expressed disappointment at the lack of priority on the environment over the years, but still kept saying how much she enjoys living in Sarasota.
“After I graduated, I just stayed here because I love it so much,” Sandy said.
When she was diagnosed with cancer, her and Robb's lives changed, but they made the best of the situation. They spent what Sandy calls the “uptimes” traveling to Europe and South America.
The pair was “having as much fun as absolutely possible,” according to Sandy.
When Sandy is working, Robb treats her “like I’m Picasso” and gives her the help and support she needs to keep doing what she loves.
“He’s been everything. He’s done everything for me since I got sick, and through all this,” Sandy said. “I’m like ‘Paloma [Picasso, the artist’s daughter], bring me another beer.’”
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“Stay out of her way,” Robb said, with a laugh, when asked how he has supported Sandy. “Just do the tasks that needed to be done.”
Her support system extends to the rest of the family, too. Sandy has two older brothers, one who lives in Sarasota and one who lives in Philadelphia. The one from Philadelphia visited with her nephew recently and saw her garden for the very first time.
“He came and he saw it, and he was really, really overwhelmed and he couldn’t believe nobody had seen it,” she said on that special moment. “So he made it his mission to get some people to see it.
“I could see how proud he was of me and what I had made, and that was like, such a reward.”
That resulted in a recent Saturday party, where her brothers invited friends over to see the garden. Seeing others marvel at her work was a memory that, while recent, will endure into the future.
'Creating things is a great way to relieve despair'
Currently, Sandy’s goal is to add a water feature to the garden, and to expand what is currently a small swamp in the left corner of the room. More broadly, though, Sandy’s hope is for the garden to become part of a local museum or botanical garden.
That might be a tough undertaking, but then again, so was creating an entire flower garden from a few books.
When it came to what she wants people think about when they see her garden, Sandy got right to the point.
“Beauty exists everywhere, even in the darkest corners of our lives in the world. But if you look you find something beautiful, and creating things is a great way to relieve despair,” she said. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/06/18/sarasota-woman-makes-joyous-paper-flower-garden/7574020001/ | 2022-06-18T12:28:10 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/06/18/sarasota-woman-makes-joyous-paper-flower-garden/7574020001/ |
Little Argus
The Carlsbad Current-Argus offers the Little Argus as a complimentary service to nonprofits and community organizations for the purpose of running public service announcements and/or publicizing community activities. Little Argus submissions may be sent to news@currentargus.com at least 24 hours in advance of the first day the announcement is desired to run. Submissions should be kept to 50 words or less and include crucial information such as time, date, location and contact information. This is a free service and space is limited, therefore submissions will be printed on a rotation, meaning announcements are not guaranteed to run every day.
Announcements with no clear end date will be removed at staff’s discretion. Please call 575-887-5501 for more information.
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CrimeStoppers rewards: Please submit anonymous tips to Crimestoppers regarding felony crimes and vandalism. Tips may be submitted to Crimestoppers by visiting eddycountycrimestoppers.com website, using toll free number 844-786-7227, or using the mobile app "P3Tips.com". Tip ending in 16 contact Crimestoppers your reward has been approved. Call today and become a Crimestopper.
Summer lunch: The Carlsbad Municipal Schools summer lunch program runs June 6 through July 22. Locations are Sunset School, 6th Grade Academy and Desert Willow (menu) and the beach area, 5th Street Park and Riverwalk Recreation Center (hot off the grill). Meals are available to kids 18 and under. Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adult meals cost $4.
Summer reading program: Summer reading program "Oceans of Possibilities" at Carlsbad Public Library. First day to sign up and participate is June 9. Programs continue through July 28. Free activities, prizes, and programs for all ages, from toddlers through adults. Call 575-885-6776 for information.
Computer Help: The San Jose Center is offering free help for individuals 40 years and older. One-on-One Computer Lessons are based on what you need to learn and the time that you need. Minor computer repair is also available. To make an appointment or for more information call the center at 575-885-1402 Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
Road work: The City of Carlsbad Street Department will be repairing potholes on the North Canal (La Huerta) bridge starting June 14. Southbound traffic will be converted into a 1-lane. Please obey all posted signs.
Line dance: Line Dance classes are held at San Jose Senior Center, 2814 San Jose Blvd. Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call the San Jose Senior Center at 575-885-1402.
Sunday
Artesia Art Center: The Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center will be displaying the Fashionable Founding Fathers exhibit from May 28 to September 30 in the Art Center. This display is open during regular operating hours from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Tuesdays through Saturdays. This exhibit is a showcase of menswear in 1905, the year Artesia became a town. All special exhibits at the Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center are free to the public. For more information, contact the Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center at (575) 748-2390 or at artesiamuseum@artesianm.gov.
Announcements
Office closure: The City of Carlsbad will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, July 5.
Celebrate recovery: Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program, meets every Monday at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and 6 p.m. for group session at First Assembly of God 1502 W. Mermod. Celebrate Recovery also meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m. for dinner and 6:00 for group session at First Baptist Church 112 N. Alameda.
SENM Community college: The Board of Trustees of Southeast New Mexico College will hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 20, 2022, at 6:00pm in room 153 in the Instructional Building. Or join through Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4436782757?pwd=Nm1rcnZvRzVjNGlQSjJuMGVOeEMxQT09 Meeting ID: 443 678 2757 Passcode: SENMC In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, copies of the agenda will be made available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting and accessible on our website at https://senmc.edu or https://carlsbad.nmsu.edu . Public comment will be available at this meeting. Please contact Michelle Sapien at 575-234- 9211 or msapien@senmc.edu for additional information about how to participate in public comment or if you need any other additional information regarding this meeting. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact Michelle Sapien at 575-234-9211 at least one week prior to the meeting, or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, may also be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact Michelle Sapien at 575-234-9211 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed
Road closure: The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Two will close Green Street Bridge (U.S. 62/180) in Carlsbad to commercial traffic while workers repair the bridge. The work will consist of pier cap repair, bearing replacement, and concrete repair. The approximate cost is $1 million. Commercial vehicles will be detoured to the George Shoop Relief Route (N.M. 200) while work occurs. NMDOT District Two appreciates your patience while this work takes place, reminds motorists to observe detour signs and reduce speed to posted speed limits. For up-to-date road construction information throughout the state, visit nmroads.com or call 511
Stem Saturdays: Carlsbad's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Committee presents 'Stem Saturdays' at the Carlsbad Museum, 418 W. Fox. The first session is June 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by Devon Energy and is free to children Kindergarten to 8th grade. Please email joy.foster152@gmail.com to register.
Lodgers Tax meeting: The Eddy County Lodgers Tax Advisory Board will meet on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers on 2nd floor, located at the Administration Complex, 101 W. Greene Street, Carlsbad, NM.
River open for public use: The Pecos River/Lake Carlsbad remains open for public use. Please follow all usual boating safety regulations and guidelines and always put safety first.
Public Notice: COVID-19 vaccination clinics are no longer being offered at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts and Exhibition Center. COVID-19 vaccines are still offered, by appointment only, at the Eddy County Public Health Offices in Carlsbad and Artesia. Carlsbad’s Office: 1306 W. Stevens St., 575-885-4191. Artesia’s Office: 1001 W. Memorial Dr., 575-746-9819.
Tax help: Help is offered to complete NM taxes by appointment only at Carlsbad Museum, 418 W. Fox Street. Please call the San Jose Senior Center at 575-885-1402 to make an appointment. All appointments follow COVID-19 regulations requiring face coverings and social distancing.
Request on site vaccination clinics: The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced that businesses, nonprofits, religious congregations, community centers, and other organizations can now request on-site vaccination events through a new DOH webform at www.getvaxnm.com. Organizations that can bring a minimum of 25 people to a vaccination event - through a combination of employees/members, family, or members of the surrounding community - will qualify, and DOH will work with the organization on scheduling. In some cases, DOH may combine multiple requests and create a single event in a given geographical location. DOH may also redirect requesting organizations to pre-existing events. New Mexicans can also continue to register and self-schedule their vaccine appointments at www.vaccineNM.org.
REDA Executive Board Meeting schedule: REDA executive board meetings are held every third (3rd) Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Artesia City Hall City Council Chambers, 511 West Texas Street in Artesia.
Hidalgo road construction: Construction on Hidalgo Road will begin Nov. 1. Construction is expected to last 30 days. The City of Carlsbad appreciates motorists attention to signage and patience as the work continues. For questions on this project call Constructors Inc. at 575-885-8838.
Food distribution postponed: Food Distribution in Carlsbad and Artesia have been postponed for September and October. They have provided a flyer listing where food resources are available. If help is still needed, please dial 2-1-1.
Digital time capsule project accepting submissions: Carlsbad Public Library asks for citizens of Eddy County to upload their original work in writing, photos, artwork, and music showing what they did during the pandemic, or how it affected them, as an historical record of our community. Read details and upload your items here: Carlsbad NM Time Capsule. If you need assistance uploading your work, stop by the library or call 885-6776 for information.
Free wifi: Public wifi is now available at the Beach for free. It covers the parking lot, the areas around the bandshell and the Carlsbad water park. Look for the "Water Park" option on your wifi network.
Instruction material adoption: The Carlsbad Municipal School District’s Instructional Department invites parents/community members to participate in the instructional materials adoption process. For more information, please contact your child’s principal/school.
Artesia MVD: The Eddy County MVD located in Artesia, has announced that they are still open and seeing customers by appointment only. If you have already made an appointment, you do not need to make another or reschedule. Your appointment is still good. If you need to schedule an appointment, you can visit MVD.NewMexico.gov or MVDonline.com. When you go online, choose the city for available appointments and the type of transaction needed. You will also find detailed information on what you need to bring to your appointment. CDC and Governor Grisham’s social distancing guidelines will be adhered to and MVD offices may request that you wear a mask.
Bereavement services: Golden Services Home Health, Hospice and Counseling offers bereavement support services and counseling for individuals and groups. Mon.-Thurs. If interested in participating, please contact the Rev. Jason Shirley or the Rev. Dave Rogers at 575-885-3082 for an appointment.
Community survey available: Carlsbad Public Library is now accepting public comments for the purpose of designing a community makerspace. The library needs input as to what kinds of activities, tools, work areas, and supplies people would like to have available to use or borrow. (Examples: sewing equipment, 3D printers, green screens, sound booth, etc.) Please either pick up a paper questionnaire at the library, or fill out the online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/56W2J93. Spanish language version: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K8PTTPY. Call 885-6776 for additional information.
Got wifi: Jefferson Montessori opened its wireless network to the public. To use, drive into the parking lot and select network named 'JMAguest.' Officials ask only that guests remain in their vehicle while using. No password or username is necessary. For questions connect with pech@jmacarlsbad.com
Public notice: The Bataan Bridge on Greene Street will be limited to one lane in either direction for repairs by the NMDOT. This project will take several months to complete. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/little-argus/4355543002/ | 2022-06-18T12:37:50 | 0 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/little-argus/4355543002/ |
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A female Texas firefighter, who claimed that her male colleagues viewed a nude video of her that was stolen from her personal computer, can proceed with her claim of sexual harassment against her former employer, according to a recent opinion by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jane Doe (name withheld to protect her privacy) began working for the City of Houston as a firefighter in 2003. In 2008, a male junior captain working in the same station as Doe received an anonymous email containing an intimate, nude video of Doe that she made privately with her husband and saved on her personal laptop. Doe had brought her laptop to the firehouse.
The junior captain watched the video and told the male district chief about it, who asked to see the video. The junior captain played the video for the district chief while another firefighter was in the room. The district chief failed to report any of this to human resources, and instead asked the junior captain to send him the video because he “wanted to see it again.” Instead, the junior captain provided the district chief his password so the video could be viewed.
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A year later, the district chief contacted the junior captain because the password would not work and he wanted to watch the video. The junior captain emailed the video to the district chief. According to the case, the junior captain “continued to watch the nude video of [Doe] multiple times over the next several years.”
Doe learned of these events in May 2017 when the district chief confessed to Doe’s husband (also a firefighter) that he had seen a nude video of her. Doe was “completely distraught” and “disgusted.” She then suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and took six months leave. She was awarded worker’s compensation after it was determined she suffered “a compensable mental trauma injury.” In 2019, the City of Houston “medically separated” her from the city.
While Doe did complain to the city about this course of events, she alleges “(1) she was not told how widely the video had been distributed throughout the Fire Department, (2) she did not know whether any copies of the video continued to exist and were still in the possession of others, and (3) there were no assurances that [Doe] would not be required to work in the future with” the two men who watched the video.
Doe sued for sexual harassment alleging she was in a hostile work environment. On the city’s motion for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the case, holding, “[b]ecause [Doe] cannot show that she was subjected to a hostile work environment — just that she is angry and embarrassed — her sexual harassment claim fails.”
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed, and determined that a jury should decide whether she could meet the elements necessary to show she was in a hostile work environment, including that the conduct was based on her sex, it was subjectively and objectively offensive, that it was severe or pervasive and there was notice to the city.
The court concluded that “a jury could surely find that the decision of two men to repeatedly watch a nude video of their female coworker was motivated by the fact that she was a woman. The harassment was based on sex.”
The court concluded that the city knew or should have known of the conduct. The court held, “[t]he City is hard pressed to explain why [a supervising employee’s] knowledge of harassment should not be imputed to the City when its own policy placed an affirmative duty on him to pass such information up the chain of command.”
The city didn’t fire the two men accused of watching the video and gave them some level of discipline.
There is so much wrong with this case.
Most importantly, women deserve to be treated not as sex objects, but peers. This “boys will be boys” behavior at work needs to stop. Only leadership can make this happen, but too often, as in this case, leadership engages in it and even encourages it.
Employers must make a rule, at a minimum, that sexual conversations and behaviors at work cannot be tolerated, even if no one is offended. This includes any sexual images, videos or pictures that are brought into the workplace.
Employers also need to make sure managers understand they have a duty to report any sexual misconduct (or other forms of harassment) so that an investigation can be conducted.
Eradicating harassment is not complicated, but it requires a leadership commitment to cultural change. This starts with setting expectations through policy and training, and then holding employees accountable through real action.
Karen Michael is an attorney and the president of Richmond-based Karen Michael PLC and author of “Stay Hired.” She can be reached at stayhired@stayhired.net. | https://richmond.com/business/local/labor-law-sexual-harassment-suit-can-proceed-in-case-where-firefighters-viewed-a-nude-video/article_7d684275-31c6-5ac0-90ed-66c3b2328e3f.html | 2022-06-18T12:49:26 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/labor-law-sexual-harassment-suit-can-proceed-in-case-where-firefighters-viewed-a-nude-video/article_7d684275-31c6-5ac0-90ed-66c3b2328e3f.html |
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I’ve been buying “Forever” stamps since they were first introduced by the USPS. I tend toward a classic look, so I choose the stamps with the American flag rather than more thematic pictures.
As I was affixing a stamp on an envelope this past week, for the first time I had the uncomfortable thought that I might be making a political statement. Our flag has become symbolic of so much more in the public arena than a unifying representation of the original thirteen states and the fifty states of today.
Last Tuesday was Flag Day, commemorating the resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777: “Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
A new constellation. A new collection of related states — separate and connected.
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Flags are part of the human experience, as we are reminded by this week’s Torah portion:
(The Israelites journeyed at the bidding of God) “The flag of the camp of Judah journeyed first…Then journeyed the flag of the camp of Reuben … Then journeyed the flag of the camp of Ephraim…” etc (Numbers 10)
Yes, each tribe had its own flag, yet they were one nation: they traveled together, camped together, worshiped together.
I bemoan the political and doctrinaire overtones imposed on the American flag. Our flag belongs to all Americans. May it once again be a symbol of connection and fairness rather than disunity and prejudice. Ironically, given our political turmoil, that is precisely what the “Pledge of Allegiance” states: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Rabbi Helen Cohn serves Congregation M’kor Hayim in Tucson and is a spiritual director for people of all faiths. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-one-flag-for-one-nation/article_d6055442-ecf8-11ec-a3e6-c3a34d9a6e59.html | 2022-06-18T12:54:21 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-one-flag-for-one-nation/article_d6055442-ecf8-11ec-a3e6-c3a34d9a6e59.html |
ATLANTA — Weather issues this week in Atlanta and staffing shortages have contributed to a difficult situation for airlines, and delays and cancellations are piling up.
11Alive's Dawn White spoke on Friday with several Delta passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport who said they'd been stuck there for more than 24 hours.
It can be an immensely frustrating situation for travelers as well as for airline employees trying to make things work.
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If you have a flight in or out of Atlanta, particularly a Delta flight as the airline operates its hub out of the Atlanta airport, here are some tips for tracking any potential delays or cancellations:
Tracking delays and cancellations at the Atlanta Airport
Let's start with the official source: The airport's own website.
The website doesn't have a dedicated flight board like you might see at the airport itself, but there's a good search engine for checking your flight status.
- Go to atl.com and click on "Flight Info" at the top of the page.
- Use the search box on the left of the page. You can search by city, airline or flight number.
- If you want to see all flights, you can leave the search areas blank and just click on "Find Flights."
There are other handy sources you can use, as well.
- The website FlightView maintains active flight boards for airports. You can go to their Atlanta Airport page, click on "Departures" and then sort by flight status by clicking on "Status," which will bring delays and cancellations, in that order, to the top.
- The website FlightAware also tracks general cancellation statistics for airports, including Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.
- You can also check the FAA's website for any airport-wide issues that might pop up causing mass delays, such as weather holds. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-airport-flight-delays-cancellations-tracking-tips/85-03bb4521-d749-4fa7-a770-5cd66a8978dd | 2022-06-18T12:55:10 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-airport-flight-delays-cancellations-tracking-tips/85-03bb4521-d749-4fa7-a770-5cd66a8978dd |
For half a century, River City Rugby Football Club (RFC) has been playing on fields throughout Iowa and Minnesota.
People ages 18-50 have played on River City RFC, and on anniversary celebrations, men up to 80 years old head back onto the field for the Old Boys Clash.
“It really exemplifies the culture of rugby. It’s all smiles, and there will be song. There will be stories told. We’re reconnecting and it’s really a brotherhood… It’s incredible seeing the community that’s come through here the last fifty years,” said Mark Blong, Secretary for River City RFC and founder of Intracity 7s Rugby in Mason City.
Mark Blong and brother Paul Blong have been active in River City RFC for over 10 years now. Paul, who serves as President for River City RFC, joined the team about a year after Mark did.
"All he had to do was sell me a raffle ticket" Paul joked. Since then both Mark and Paul have coached high school rugby and served on the board for River City RFC. Through it all, they've enjoyed being part of the team and the opportunities it has given them.
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"Rugby gave us the opportunity to see the world, where otherwise we probably never would’ve gotten outside of the U.S." said Paul, who traveled with the Old Boys Club, which is affiliated with River City RFC and has traveled to countries including Wales, New Zealand, Argentina, Scotland and Australia.
River City RFC players from the last 50 years will travel across the country to meet at Hoover Elementary Field at 12 p.m. on Sunday for the Old Boys Clash, where players 35 years and older play an anniversary game. Older players with health concerns can still play, as modified game play tailors toward all players being inclusive. The game starts with the oldest players on the field, and slowly moves down to the youngest on the team as they all compete together.
After the game there will be a raffle, food and beverages and tents to celebrate at the clubhouse at 620 N Tyler Ave. in Mason City.
“It’s a ton of fun and there’s so much family and fraternity to the sport,” said Paul. Both Paul and Mark have credited rugby for shaping them and making them more confident in leadership positions on and off the field.
River City RFC has seen a decrease in players over the last few years, but with the start of the Intracity 7s League, the Blongs hope to see that change in the future.
The Intracity 7s League is a locally-based group of players, which currently consists of four teams that play weekly. River City usually plays 15s, but Intracity 7s plays 7s, as high school teams do. Players come from Albert Lea, Central Springs, Mason City and River City RFC to play as a diverse group.
“It’s been very good, it’s been competitive between the four teams" said Mark, creator of the league. "It’s been a really great environment."
With rugby growing once again in North Iowa, this weekend's anniversary has become even more sweet. And for those considering the sport, both Mark and Paul encourage people to watch a game.
“Rugby allows for people of all different sizes and experience to find a position on the field.” said Mark, and both he and Paul agreed, they'll keep running as long as they can.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/river-city-rugby-football-club-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-old-boys-clash/article_dfbcaf75-ba7a-5908-8dd9-702306e3a6b8.html | 2022-06-18T12:59:49 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/river-city-rugby-football-club-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-old-boys-clash/article_dfbcaf75-ba7a-5908-8dd9-702306e3a6b8.html |
BALTIMORE — It was on Mother’s Day weekend this year that Baltimore native Ericka Johnson picked up her late mother’s torch of community activism.
“I want to keep my mother’s legacy alive,” Johnson said. “I worked alongside her. Now that COVID is in a place that is doable, and I’ve kind of gotten through my grief. It’s been really plaguing my heart to grab the torch up and keep it going.”
Her mother was Pastor Sandra Bell “Sandy” Johnson, a beloved member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital pastoral staff who became an anti-gun activist after her brother, Hillard “Petey” Jackson, was killed in 2000.
Sandy Johnson organized the original Mother’s Day weekend peace walk in 2017 before dying unexpectedly of cardiac arrest a month later, at age 62. Her initiatives to make Baltimore a more peaceful place to live, specifically for mothers, had been left undone until last month.
About two dozen people, including parents of children killed during violent crimes, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and members of Mothers of Murdered Sons and Daughters showed up to the event in Baltimore.
Escorted by Baltimore police, the group marched through the streets chanting “Ceasefire” and “United we stand, divided we fall” despite the rain and wind that day. Johnson also organized a luncheon and forum at Johns Hopkins University after the walk to talk about gun violence.
Johnson’s peace walk and forum aren’t the only initiatives in Baltimore. Scott this year pledged $10 million in federal COVID-relief funds to cultivate what his administration calls a “community violence intervention ecosystem.” This happened after an internal review found that Baltimore’s Safe Streets anti-violence initiative lacked oversight.
Daphne Alston, co-founder of Mothers of Murdered Sons and Daughters, has been vocal about gun violence after her 22-year-old son, Tariq Alston, was killed in Harford County in 2008. He was shot to death at a party in Joppa. The case remains unsolved.
“I want people to understand that (the victims) aren’t just numbers. They are human beings, and they had a right to be here as well,” Alston said.
Having a rap sheet, particularly in Baltimore where crime and drugs run rampant, doesn’t justify their killing, she said. “That’s not a reason to be murdered.”
And the crowd taking to the streets during the walk helps humanizes those involved, said Altson, who helped Sandy Johnson organize the first peace walk in 2017.
Ericka Johnson’s work didn’t stop there. She oversaw a brunch at the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore hotel the next day to award home makeovers to three mothers who lost children to violent crimes. The makeovers are provided by the company Johnson works for, Parker Interiors Staging & Interior Redesign, which heard about her efforts and wanted to help.
The three mothers embraced each other and cried, Johnson said.
Angela Royster, one of the mothers who will receive a home makeover in the coming months, said she’s thankful for the support.
“I think the work that she’s doing is amazing. I think especially if it’s to keep her mother’s legacy alive,” Royster said. “We need it because the crime rate is not getting any better. The number of parents who are grieving on this journey is steadily growing and growing.”
Royster lost her 23-year-old son in August 2019 to gun violence and said she has been on a “long, lonely road” grieving his death.
“I think that we need to bring awareness any and every way that we can,” she said. “You could fall victim to these streets at any given moment.”
Johnson said it’s rewarding to make moms like Royster happy and that keeps her motivated to continue her mother’s legacy.
“We can’t bring their children back,” she said, “but I’m going to support them in their grief whatever we can be to them.”
One of Johnson’s next projects is “A Thousand Moms of Murdered Sons and Daughters March” this summer. She’s partnering with Mothers of Murdered Sons and Daughters to organize this event and has been meeting with local leaders in an effort to garner support.
It’s the same concept as the Mother’s Day weekend peace walk. Johnson hopes that if people physically see the thousands of mothers who have suffered tragedy and grief in Baltimore that this would change some hearts.
“I would hope (my mother) would be proud because I knew her heart, and she knew my heart,” Johnson said. “I know she would be proud that I’m putting this much effort. Go bigger, go hard or go home.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/anti-gun-activists-daughter-picks-up-the-torch/2022/06/18/d8df4212-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html | 2022-06-18T13:15:08 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/anti-gun-activists-daughter-picks-up-the-torch/2022/06/18/d8df4212-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html |
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A genealogist in Fredericksburg has released the names of the families she will focus on for a research project identifying the oldest Black families in the city.
The DNA testing will take place the morning of June 25.
A male member of those families will undergo testing to determine if their ancestors hail from one of the 12 African nations that had slave ships arrive at the Fredericksburg dock centuries ago.
“I’m extremely proud that this forward-thinking research project is happening right here in America’s most historic city,” Royster said.
Royster observed census records from 1810–60 and made a list of every Black family. She then determined who had been there the longest by who appeared first. Only free Blacks were counted on the census, Royster noted.
Royster encourages surviving members of the families to contact her to set up testing and get the research started.
The families are: Beverly (Poles), descendants of Betsy Lewis (Jackson), descendants of Maria Akers (Minor), Carter (Walker), Liverpool (Mundowney), Simmons (Hailstalk, Evans, Grant), Noel (Day, Hamm), descendants of Henry and Kesiah Lucas, descendants of Chester Fort (Ford, LeFort) and descendants of Amini Dab (Booker, Jackson).
Royster is the founder and CEO of the Center for African-American Genealogical Research. She’s also a published author who teaches coursework in humanities and social sciences.
Fredericksburg City Council donated $5,000 to her project. She’s also received donations from churches and private citizens. She’s hopeful the final outcome is that the city will support an African-American Cultural Heritage Center, where Black people can conduct research on their lineage, watch documentaries on the places they originated and cultivate a community garden.
“The reason why we’ve done this is our history has been hidden, omitted, erased and when we think about telling the story of the history of Fredericksburg, we think it ought to be more inclusive, diverse of all voices,” Royster said. “It’s important to this community to have this story told.”
Royster said the contributions made by enslaved and free Blacks in the city impact current cultural and spiritual norms. She said that it also affects the economy and shapes public policy.
“Reclaiming Our Time seeks to heal the land by learning the names of the family members who built this city—literally,” Royster said. “The really cool thing about this project is that it’s the only one of its kind in the country. Indeed, it’s the only one of its kind in the world. We’ve taken an enormous amount of information, genealogy official records, family stories and DNA and we’ve merged it together to create a new story about the city of Fredericksburg.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fredericksburg-families-selected-for-genealogy-project/2022/06/18/c82def36-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html | 2022-06-18T13:15:14 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fredericksburg-families-selected-for-genealogy-project/2022/06/18/c82def36-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html |
DANVILLE, Va. — Eric Cottrell had wanted to become a minister since he was 18.
Thanks to help from The Arc, he achieved his dream of becoming an ordained minister in 2018. The organization provides support for those with developmental disabilities to help them have a life like everyone else.
“I like to preach and tell about his word and for people to get saved,” Cottrell said.
His favorite part of the Bible is John 3:16, which states, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
In May, Cottrell, a client, advocate and board member with The Arc, officiated his first wedding for Misty and Josh Thompson. Misty works for The Arc of Southside as a service coordinator.
A 13-year client with The Arc, Cottrell was a resident at its former Blairs facility on U.S. 29 when the organization was still providing institution-based services. He also worked at the group’s sheltered workshop program, the Hatcher Center, which has since closed.
But since the group’s shift in recent years from a facility-based approach to a community-based system, The Arc of Southside provided help and enabled Cottrell and other clients to live independently.
Over the last 10 years, the commonwealth has been transitioning away from institutional care and segregated living and working environments.
Cottrell has lived on his own since 2017.
“He physically embodies the transition from the facility-based system to a community-based system and how successful it is,” said Monica Karavanic, executive director of The Arc of Southside.
The Arc supported Cottrell on his road to becoming a minister by helping him develop the necessary skills. A direct support professional with The Arc of Southside received training from Project Literacy so he could teach Cottrell how to read. Cottrell also learned how to use a computer at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.
With help from The Arc, Cottrell earned his preaching credentials by taking online courses. He became ordained under Universal Life Church Ministries in April 2018.
The Universal Life Church offers free online ordainment and has more than 20 million non-denominational ministers around the world, according to the ministry’s website.
“We are a non-denominational religious organization that welcomes people of all backgrounds and beliefs,” the website states. “We ask only that our members follow two simple tenets: do that which is right, and respect every individual’s freedom of religion.
The church encourages “diversity of thought, interest and belief,” according to the website.
“Instead of requiring extensive tests to be granted the title of clergy, we ask only that our ministers who apply for ordainment operate in good faith, keep an open mind, and be respectful of other points of view,” the website states. “In short: we offer an alternative approach to religion, one based not on dogma, obedience, and exclusion, but on the exploration of new ideas, a celebration of individuality, and a policy of inclusion.”
Cottrell has a weekly YouTube sermon, through his Family Worship Center Church of God, delivered at his home that he is starting up again on Saturdays. Camera issues had forced him to temporarily shut that down previously, he said.
But he wants his ministry to go from part-time to full-time. He hopes to get a position at a church in the region.
“I hope to go to full-time preaching,” he said. “That’s my goal.”
As for The Arc of Southside, Cottrell is no longer merely a client. He is an advocate and a board member of the local and state Arc. He is also a member of the Self-Advocacy Alliance, a state group of advocates and self-advocates for people with developmental disabilities.
He also works part-time at Speech & Occupational Therapy Specialists in Danville, where he prepares food and cleans. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-arc-of-southside-helps-man-enjoy-dream-job-as-minister/2022/06/18/d1a73b26-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html | 2022-06-18T13:15:20 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-arc-of-southside-helps-man-enjoy-dream-job-as-minister/2022/06/18/d1a73b26-ef06-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html |
Today is International Picnic Day, so pack a sandwich and a beverage and enjoy a meal in one of our beautiful parks. Or, grab something to-go from a local eatery. You can keep it simple (PB&J travels well) or craft an elaborate spread. Whatever you choose, remember to keep cold foods cold (and hot foods hot) in warm weather.
Start your Saturday at the Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Elfering Farms, 15324 Horton Road in Bristol. The breakfast is $10; free for children 6 and younger.
An outdoor German-style Biergarten is “popping up” on Downtown Kenosha’s lakefront, in Celebration Place. The biergarten will be open noon to 7 p.m. today, with German and U.S. beers, along with hard cider, sausage and pretzels, food trucks and live music. There will also be children’s activities and stein-hoisting contests. Admission is free.
Tonight is your final chance to see the Bradford High School production of “Groundhog Day: The Musical” before the show heads to the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Ind. 7:30 p.m. in UW-Parkside’s Main Stage Theater. As a bonus, cast members will not be wearing masks (as they did last fall), so we can see all their facial expressions. We can’t wait to see the groundhog smile. Tickets are $6-$13 at kusd.edu/finearts.
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MICHIGAN CITY — A crowd of scores of people — everyone from peppy high school cheerleaders to gruff, leather-clad bikers — gathered outside a Northwest Indiana veteran's home Friday, repeatedly erupting in applause while the cameras rolled for take after take.
Montel Williams, a veteran television personality who is also an actual veteran, was in town to film a big reveal with the "Military Makeover with Montel" show in which a military veteran gets a full home renovation.
The longtime host of "The Montel Williams Show," who co-hosts "Military Makeover" on Lifetime with Art Edmonds and Jennifer Bertrand, served in the Navy and Marine Corps for 22 years.
"Since I took the uniform off, I've worked with veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injury," Williams said. "I never really took the uniform off. I work with the military constantly. It's gratifying to be able to help a military family, especially at a time when people in this country say 'thank you for your service' as lip service. At least we give back and do something to thank them for their service."
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Williams has been co-hosting the BrandStar-produced show on cable for the last four years. It's been filming for weeks in Michigan City while contractors renovated the home of the recently retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Stupar and his family.
"We follow our nominees," Williams said. "You can either nominate someone or nominate yourself. Some people nominated the Stupar family. They met our criteria. We jumped at the opportunity when we found we had such an incredible sponsor in the area, Patrick Industries, who stepped up to the plate. Everybody who's a neighbor is going to be extremely happy. I think we raised everybody's property values in the neighborhood. Michigan City and vendors really came out and showed their true strength. Kudos to the entire community."
Stupar served as a military policeman for more than 20 years, deploying twice to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan. He and his wife Chrystal felt "over the moon" and "on top of the world" after seeing their new home Friday. The three-bedroom ranch home now "looks like it's out of a magazine."
"The outpouring of the community and the veteran community just filled my heart," he said. "My brothers and sisters came to my aid just because of a story as I would do for them, and that just shows the bond that's formed in the military. You enter the military as an individual and leave as part of a team."
Following his retirement from active duty, the family moved to Michigan City in September but hasn't had a chance to settle into their home because of a series of tragedies, Chrystal Stupar said.
"It was the best welcome home," she said. "My mom had Stage 4 brain cancer. Then in December, I had surgery on my leg, on my knee, I had a knee replacement. Then we lost my mom and my stepdad 31 hours apart. Then we had a double funeral. I had to clean their houses. I never really had a chance to work on our house. When I filled out the application for this, I put my hand on it and prayed. And here we are. It's been an amazing adventure. We're so blessed and so grateful for the community and everyone here."
The makeover included new rooms for their daughters, London and Paris.
"They're military children, used to moving every three years," she said. "Now they have something they can call their own. They know we're not moving anymore. This means so much to them."
Local contractors did four months of home renovations in under two weeks.
"I'm blown away," Williams said. "I was here a couple weeks ago and can't believe how far they've gotten."
Edmonds said the renovation work was a whirlwind. Work included a new roof, new paint inside and out, a new kitchen, new bathrooms, bedrooms for the kids, new flooring, a new HVAC system and a man cave with an entertainment system and a beer tap.
"When you're talking about an entire home renovation in under two weeks, it seems unfathomable," Edmonds said. "They're going to come home and find out that this home has been transformed. A 1950s, 1960s ranch-style home was totally updated for the 21st century. They can now begin the second part of their life's journey in a brand new environment. Our designer Jennifer put all of their likes and dislikes in."
"Military Makeover" also gifted Stupar a customization of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which got a new paint job and 82nd Airborne decals.
"That bike's my therapy," he said, tearing up. "Words can't describe what that's going to do for me when I have a bad day. I'll take that amazing bike out and hit the road. They got me on that one. I feel above the moon right now."
The Stupar family is very deserving, given his sacrifice and lengthy military service, Williams said.
"One member of the family did a 20-year career and put his life on the line multiple times," he said. "He got shot on his second deployment and went back more times. Are we missing something here? He went back. Why? Because he took an oath to uphold our constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. He went back, believing in it. Here's a young man who's given a lot for us, who still gives today because he's still teetering on the edge of PTSD right now. His injuries happened over 15 years ago, and we have not figured out a way to help these guys. To pick a family like this, to recognize them, I think that gives hope to other veterans."
The show focuses on housing partly because returning veterans suffer from homelessness at a higher rate than the general public, Williams said.
"We still have an extremely high level of homelessness among our veterans, those who have served our country," he said. "We as a nation don't understand how close we are to maybe being involved in another conflict. People need to understand we're moments away from another conflict. We should do something for the least of us who have done so much for the most for us."
On the show, the family will share what it's been through in an interview with Montel.
"They are an incredible family," Willaims said shortly before "The Big Reveal" segment for the final episode was filmed Friday. "They will be overjoyed. They will be pinching themselves to figure out whether it's real or not. Even someone who has given as much as Michael has, he doesn't feel deserving. But I think this will help him know that he is. I think we'll see a joy on their face they haven't seen for years."
Veterans like Stupar deserve the public's respect and appreciation, Williams said.
"I'm a Vietnam-era vet. We served in times when people spit on the ground. I left boot camp in Parris Island and stopped at a restaurant and a person literally spat on the ground in front of me," Williams said. "We've come a long way. But we've also come a long way since the last soldiers came back. We're not part of the war, part of the global conflict, now. But within minutes we could be pulled into another war. And we have people still walking around and saying 'thank you for your service' and not even waiting for a response."
"Military Makeover" airs on Lifetime on Friday mornings. The episodes featuring the Stupar family will air from Aug. 12 through Sept. 23.
For more information, including on how to volunteer, visit militarymakeover.tv. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/watch-now-montel-williams-military-makeover-show-changes-a-region-veterans-life/article_3caf537c-83b9-50fb-8f76-d695fe1a1666.html | 2022-06-18T13:55:03 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/watch-now-montel-williams-military-makeover-show-changes-a-region-veterans-life/article_3caf537c-83b9-50fb-8f76-d695fe1a1666.html |
Two missing children have been located.
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CROWN POINT— Two missing children were located late Friday.
The boys, ages 12 and 14, were reported missing Friday afternoon.
The two teens had not been seen since they left their residence around 4:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 97th Place in Crown Point.
Police dogs and the Lake County Sheriff's Aviation Unit have been assisting officers searching the area. The search has extended from the boys' residence to along Broadway, with officers even checking restaurants and businesses.
The city of Crown Point announced the two had been located shortly after 11 p.m. Friday.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Derek Gleeson
Age : 39
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204716
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Jusko
Age : 25
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204708
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dorothy King
Age : 57
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204713
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Theodore Kritikos
Age : 49
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204700
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; WEAPON - USE - POINTING A FIREARM; DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joseph Miller
Age : 42
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204704
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rufus Balentine
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204719
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Brown
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204714
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Delores Dehler
Age : 46
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204695
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armond Earving
Age : 19
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204696
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Helen Amore
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204715
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Snead
Age : 31
Residence: Elkhart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204816
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE - < $750; UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Valerie Tuinstra
Age : 52
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204802
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Willie Wilbon
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204818
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davion Cotton
Age : 22
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204817
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keyara Green
Age : 22
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204805
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Harkabus
Age : 56
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204819
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Curtis Howard Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204804
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darrel Brown
Age : 65
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204810
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Blue
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204803
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/MINOR INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edward Thomas
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204775
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Risner Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204780
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Erik Rodriguez
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204788
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Lisa Rosmanitz
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204792
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edward Santiago
Age : 30
Residence: Lockport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204785
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Negrete
Age : 35
Residence: Berwyn, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204790
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dominic Pitzel
Age : 68
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204787
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Sharee Johnston
Age : 37
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204778
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffrey Francis
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204768
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Goin
Age : 43
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204779
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Walter Evans
Age : 57
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204781
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ann Aquino
Age : 40
Residence: Westchester, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204773
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vanessa Ruelas
Age : 38
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204743
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: felony
Brooklyn Meeks
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204750
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Owens Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204741
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Guy Parks
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204731
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Reed
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204759
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clarence Laurence III
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204733
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Phillip Lundy
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204730
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tania Madrigal
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204765
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kentrell Marsh Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204738
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Phillip Dyniewski
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204761
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Homan
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204755
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stacy Jones
Age : 30
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204740
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Giovonnie Kemp
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204751
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Katanya Cannon
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204752
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Warren Dixon
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204763
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERIN
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
John Hicks
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204753
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyatta Branch
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204764
Arrest Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tammy Brown
Age : 61
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204739
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shawn Dalton
Age : 42
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204726
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Shea
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204746
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Antione Anderson Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204729
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Delta Wilder
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204734
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Silva
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204745
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Wilson
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204725
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Ziemkiewicz Jr.
Age : 51
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204748
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Damien Ventura Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204694
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Walter Perez
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204724
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Katrina Reillo
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204723
Arrest Date: June 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Fred Parker
Age : 46
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204698
Arrest Date: June 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Regino Torres
Age : 55
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204918
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Turpin
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204925
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Schueren
Age : 55
Residence: Kentland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204927
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stephanie Scott
Age : 34
Residence: Benton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204921
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bryant Stratton
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204924
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Howard Sweet Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204947
Arrest Date: June 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Sanchez
Age : 25
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204933
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Theodora Koktsidis
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204936
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hector Mays Sr.
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204916
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaime Espinoza
Age : 25
Residence: Goshen, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204914
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dandre Hall
Age : 40
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204930
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE - CONSPIRACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cory Horton
Age : 24
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204937
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Hunter Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204929
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anna Craig
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204928
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joe Carter III
Age : 56
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2204923
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julie Castillo
Age : 39
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204946
Arrest Date: June 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Imari Clark
Age : 20
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204920
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerard Coates
Age : 31
Residence: Tinley Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204950
Arrest Date: June 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adrian Wells
Age : 29
Residence: Springfield, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204894
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brittany Washington
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204893
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Benjamin King
Age : 37
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204897
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nikolus Morris
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204892
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ahdezjia Smith
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204886
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carlos Herrera
Age : 65
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204888
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Keck
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204911
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kathleen Donaldson
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204908
Arrest Date: June 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Roggenkamp
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204868
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Davierre Sanders
Age : 35
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204864
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dante WIlliams
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204863
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Quinn Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204865
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Ramirez
Age : 24
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204858
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gabriel Henderson
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204875
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE IV
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204856
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Earner
Age : 51
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204854
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO POSSESS INDIANA DRIVERS LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Ellis
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204866
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Philitpa Harper
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204867
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latoya Boyd
Age : 37
Residence: Hazel Crest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204873
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rollie Crawford III
Age : 67
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204861
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kelly Crowe
Age : 39
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204880
Arrest Date: June 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dwight Moore
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204833
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ladarris Ramsey
Age : 38
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204838
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Roberto Soto Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204844
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tonesha Lewis
Age : 42
Residence: Kokomo, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204842
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Liggett
Age : 33
Residence: Loveland, OH
Booking Number(s): 2204841
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marta Marquez
Age : 47
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204843
Arrest Date: June 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tristan Grant
Age : 24
Residence: Monee, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204837
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Korry Allen
Age : 34
Residence: Calumet Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204831
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Holly Anderson
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204835
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diana Davis
Age : 44
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204830
Arrest Date: June 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tyrone McKee
Age : 59
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204813
Arrest Date: June 4, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Allentown’s unanimous denial of a prominent Lehigh Valley developer’s zoning appeal is a precursor to a larger battle with the city over an oft-contested piece of land.
The zoning hearing board Monday unanimously denied developer Abe Atiyeh’s appeal to add more storage units to his self-storage facility on St. Elmo Street just south of the Union Terrace Elementary School athletic fields.
But the storage expansion is just a “backup plan” to how he really wants to use the land: to build condos.
Atiyeh is pitching 240 luxury condos on 22 acres of land that includes his St. Elmo Street property and an adjoining one, which he is under agreement to buy.
“We need home ownership in the city,” Atiyeh said in an interview. “I’m designing really nice condos that people can own and buy, not rent.”
Atiyeh needs the city to approve a zoning change from “Parks” to “Medium Density Residential” to do so. He said the parks zoning designation severely limits what he is allowed to build on the land, so he loses around $30,000 every year. He operates 123 self-storage units on his St. Elmo Street property, most of which are either vacant or used for Atiyeh’s own personal storage.
“It has been one of my most failed properties in history,” Atiyeh said. “I still haven’t made a dollar yet.”
The city handed Atiyeh a zoning enforcement notice in January, alleging that Atiyeh violated the zoning ordinance by using the land for outdoor storage. Atiyeh appealed the violation, arguing that the storage containers should be considered indoor storage, and asked the board to allow him to build more.
The zoning board will hear Atiyeh’s rezoning application at a June 27 meeting. If they approve it, Atiyeh will drop his plans to expand the storage facility. Atiyeh leads an adaptive reuse real estate firm and owns many properties across the Lehigh Valley including senior living facilities Bethlehem Manor, Saucon Valley Manor and Whitehall Manor.
Atiyeh asked the board to allow him to add more storage units in the hopes of turning the self-storage operation into a profitable one. Atiyeh and his lawyer, John VanLuvanee, argued that the storage containers should be considered indoor, not outdoor storage, and that the units are mostly shielded from view in the surrounding area.
But the zoning board denied Atiyeh’s appeal, and some members said Atiyeh knowingly violated the zoning ordinance. Atiyeh leased a portion of the land to a business owner who fixed and sold palettes and stored them outdoors, which was a clear violation, members said.
Board members, as well as members of the public who opposed Atiyeh’s plans, said the self-storage units are an eyesore.
“I walk the dog a lot out there; when you look out you see a yellow building and trailers. Who knows how many more are going to be there? It’s going to start looking like a junkyard,” said William Krause, a neighborhood resident.
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“It looks sloppy, it doesn’t look good to the neighbors, and you can see it from the north, and looking south to this property,” said Zoning Board chair Robert Knauer.
Board members suggested Atiyeh return with a more detailed plan including how many units Atiyeh wants to add and where, and proposed he add a fence or wall to shield the units from view.
But some comments from the board offered Atiyeh a glimmer of hope that a zoning change could be approved later this month.
“I’m not unsympathetic to the limited use that the park designation offers,” said board member Alan Salinger. “Maybe the other alternative is come to the city staff and work with them, and see if that could be changed.”
Still, Atiyeh faces an uphill battle. Neighbors in the Union Terrace neighborhood have repeatedly opposed adding housing, arguing that it will worsen traffic and sever the connection between Union Terrace park and the neighborhood.
The city has denied Atiyeh’s efforts to rezone the property in the past. Atiyeh has unsuccessfully appealed to the city over the past several years to allow him to use the property in several ways including apartments, townhomes, a drug treatment facility, a concrete plant and a landscaping business.
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NJ Transit resumed regular weekend rail service on Saturday morning, some 12 hours after shutting down trains early following a nightmarish day for commuters.
The transit agency said engineers were expected to report to work one day after call outs related to an "illegal job action" forced systemwide cancellations all day long and left commuters stranded before the start of the holiday weekend.
Only a handful of trains were canceled Saturday morning, but none appeared to be due to a lack of engineers. NJ Transit's website blamed the few service disruptions on equipment availability, mechanical issues and overhead wire problems.
The train schedule saw a drastic improvement from Friday, when most service out of Penn Station, Newark and Hoboken ended by 8 p.m., with eastbound service ending by 10 p.m. NJ Transit said the suspension in rail service was due to "an illegal job action initiated this morning by the locomotive engineers' union (BLE&T)."
The first signs of transit chaos showed in the morning commute as dozens of trains were no-shows and riders on a handful of lines were left asking for an explanation.
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Service alerts littered NJ Transit social media and website citing "engineer availability" issues leading to the influx of schedule problems. By the end of the morning rush-hour, a couple dozen trains had been canceled.
NJ Transit said the call out rate by engineers on Friday was nearly triple that of an average weekday.
The mangled day for public transit came about due to a planned job action by engineers still negotiating a new contract, multiple sources told News 4. Juneteenth was recognized as a state holiday on Friday in New Jersey, but the engineers without an updated contract don't receive holiday pay.
Rumors of a job action began circulating Thursday when NJ Transit sent a letter to the engineers' union warning workers against missing work on Friday.
Engineers who did not show up to work forced service cancelations on a number of train lines throughout the day. The Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line were particularly hard hit during the morning rush and by the afternoon, nearly every line had an alert.
"NJ TRANSIT is disappointed that the union would perpetuate such an act on the more than 100,000 customers who depend on NJ TRANSIT rail service every day. We intend to explore all legal remedies in response to this illegal and irresponsible action," a NJ Transit spokesperson said in a statement to News 4.
Calling the actions of the engineers "illegal," NJ Transit said it would look into all possible legal remedies in response to the job action. More than 40 trains were canceled by the afternoon.
Messages seeking comment from the engineers' union were not answered.
Amid the evening commute, NJ Transit issued a travel alert to suspend train service early with the last trains leaving from New York, Newark and Hoboken roughly between 7 and 8 p.m.
Riders with rail tickets will be accepted on buses, light rail lines, PATH trains and NY Waterway ferries.
The engineers' union did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment regarding the absences.
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SALES
Have Site Will Travel Ltd and The Man With Square Feet reports the following sales:
- Jeffrey Hirsch purchased 47.4 acres in Fauquier for $650,000 from Virginia National Bank. John Jay Schwartz represented the parties.
- Carter Machinery Co. purchased 1.89 acres with 13,432 square feet of office and warehouse space at 8346 Old Richfood Road in Mechanicsville for $1,500,000 from DLD Associates LLC. John Jay Schwartz represented the seller.
LEASES
Joyner Commercial reports the following lease:
Allan Myers VA Inc. leased 5,590 square feet of flex space at 1521 Brook Road in Richmond. Lebs Breeden represented the landlord.
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- Heritage Landscape Supply Group Inc. leased 10,000 square feet of industrial space at 12250 Deerhill Place in Chesterfield. Danny Holly handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Goodwill Industries of Central Va. Inc. renewed its lease of 6,958 square feet of retail space at 6202 W. Broad St. in Henrico. James Ashby IV handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord; Nicki Jassy, also with Thalhimer, represented the tenant.
- The Sudanese American Community leased 5,555 square feet of office space at the Parham Trade Center, 2500 E. Parham Road, in Henrico. Isaac DeRegibus handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Pinnacle Living leased 4,878 square feet of office space at East Shore II, 120 Eastshore Drive, in Henrico. Amy J. Broderick and Mark E. Douglas handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Loomcraft Mills Ltd leased 4,710 square feet of retail space at 8439-41 Glazebrook Ave. in Richmond. Isaac DeRegibus handled the negotiations on behalf of the tenant.
- Richmond Integrative and Functional Medicine LLC leased 4,253 square feet of office space at 1 Park West Circle in Midlothian. Isaac DeRegibus handled the negotiations on behalf of the tenant.
- Domoishi leased 3,540 square feet of retail space at Nuckols Place, 5400 Wyndham Forest Drive, in Henrico. Alicia Brown, Connie Jordan Nielsen and Annie O’Connor handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Freedom Church LLC leased 3,235 square feet of office space at the Parham Trade Center, 2500 E. Parham Road, in Henrico. Isaac DeRegibus handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Stepping Stone VA LLC leased 3,000 square feet of industrial space at 2312 Commerce Center Drive in Rockville. David Crawford and Graham Stoneburner handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Bangkok Thai Restaurant leased 2,100 square feet of retail space at the Festival at Midlothian, 9700-9790 Midlothian Turnpike, in Chesterfield. Connie Jordan Nielsen and Nicki Jassy handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- LightRX Face & Body leased 1,899 square feet of retail space at The Corner at Short Pump at West Broad Street and Lauderdale Drive in Henrico. Alicia Brown, Connie Jordan Nielsen and Nicki Jassy handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
- Plus Communications LLC leased 1,469 square feet of office space at 1015 E. Main St. in Richmond. Amy J. Broderick and Kate Hosko handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord; Reilly Marchant, also with Thalhimer, represented the tenant.
- Vestique LLC leased 1,294 square feet of mixed-use space at Westhampton Commons, 5800 Patterson Ave., in Henrico. Annie O’Connor handled the negotiations on behalf of the landlord.
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Have Site Will Travel Ltd and The Man With Square Feet reports the following leases:
- Vortex Supply LLC leased 4,365 square feet at 9012 Hermitage Road, Bay 1, in Henrico.
- Healing Sounds LLC leased 1,768 square feet at 830 Southlake Blvd., 2nd floor, in Richmond.
- The Profit Source LLC leased 727 square feet at 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 152, in Henrico. | https://richmond.com/business/local/commercial-real-estate-highlights-domoishi-at-nuckols-place-bangkok-thai-on-midlothian-turnpike/article_c3a52fad-cdcd-5de8-9ae2-609a99228c95.html | 2022-06-18T14:21:23 | 1 | https://richmond.com/business/local/commercial-real-estate-highlights-domoishi-at-nuckols-place-bangkok-thai-on-midlothian-turnpike/article_c3a52fad-cdcd-5de8-9ae2-609a99228c95.html |
Brown Grove in Hanover County is now on the Virginia's register of historic places, but its inclusion is unlikely to prevent the development of a Wegmans distribution center there.
More than two years after the announcement of the $175 million project, nearby residents are still resisting the development, saying the industrial traffic and pollution will encroach on their homes, damage the natural environment, harm their quality of life and endanger what remains of Brown Grove.
The threat led local residents to seek its protection by obtaining a historic designation for the community, which was founded by freed slaves during the Reconstruction period more than 150 years ago.
On Thursday, the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and State Review Board voted to recognize Brown Grove as a historic district. The vote also sets out a federal request for the site's inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
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"It hasn't always been easy because Brown Grove was never taken seriously by the local government. We always had to prove that we exist," said Diane Smith Drake, a descendant of the area's original settlers and member of the community group that coordinated the register application. "It’s definitely a long overdue recognition."
The recognition will not impact on the development of the 1.7 million-square-foot distribution center near Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads, as Wegmans has already received approvals from the county and federal regulators to build there.
In the 2019 announcement that said the center would create 700 jobs, former Gov. Ralph Northam said he was using $2.35 million in state money as an incentive for Wegmans to build the center.
Site preparation and preliminary infrastructure development has been underway for several months now.
Over the past two years, residents of Brown Grove have said that the development would rise near old burial grounds that are no longer visible and an old schoolhouse that once stood there. Brown Grove Baptist Church, where many parishioners draw ties back to Caroline Morris, one of the the area's original settlers, is located across Ashcake Road near where Wegmans’ employee entrance would be located.
The register application says the district spans 1,226 acres and is bisected by I-95.
The report notes that there are several structures, cemeteries and archaeological sites that contribute to the historic character of the district. But it excludes part of the original district where other commercial and industrial development, such as the Hanover Airport and a cement factory, has risen in recent decades.
Julie Langan, director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, said the historic designation would not have changed the course of the project.
Lisa Nicholson is doing the same job for state government that she has done since 2008, while working from home four to five days a week.
She said her agency consulted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earlier in the review process and determined that development on the 219-acre site would have an adverse impact on historical resources associated with Brown Grove.
The agency ultimately recommended that the developers meet several conditions to mitigate the impact, including a $12,500 payment to help cover the cost of research and documentation for the national register application.
"It’s wonderful that community chose to go all the way through the process with having the district listed, but at this point it doesn’t change anything," Langan said in a phone interview. "The community is to be commended that they took this on."
Representatives for Wegmans did not respond to requests for comment Friday.
Smith Drake said she still disagrees with Wegman's plans to build in Brown Grove, but did not share say whether she or others would continue to fight against it.
"I would hope that Wegmans realizes Brown Grown is a historic community," she said. "Whether they'll do something about it ... that would be great because we told them that it would not be a good site for their mega distribution warehouse. It just does not fit."
Several Brown Grove residents and their neighbors in several nearby subdivisions filed suit in 2020, alleging that the county violated open meetings laws, COVID-19 safety restrictions and environmental regulations in approving the project.
In May, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that it would review an appeal of the Hanover Circuit Court's dismissal of the suit.
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"We are confident that the Supreme Court’s review of the steps taken by the Board when it approved the zoning applications will show that the Board’s consideration and approval of those applications are fully supported by the law," said Hanover County Attorney Dennis Walter.
Rod Morgan, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said Friday that their suit does not include any allegations related to Brown Grove, but that he hopes it could draw and keep attention on what's happening with the development.
“I think that goes to show that there’s something worth saving and protecting," he said. "Hanover hasn’t felt that way but clearly others do.”
Morgan and others were also party to another lawsuit with the Hanover NAACP last year seeking an injunction on the project. While that request was not met, he said the case technically remains active.
(804) 649-6178 | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-grants-historic-district-title-to-hanover-site-where-wegmans-warehouse-set-to-rise/article_2bb2a9c3-b051-58e9-9dda-fee6e4abbd88.html | 2022-06-18T14:21:35 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-grants-historic-district-title-to-hanover-site-where-wegmans-warehouse-set-to-rise/article_2bb2a9c3-b051-58e9-9dda-fee6e4abbd88.html |
A landslide has closed a portion of River Road north of Bismarck.
The two-lane road was closed late Friday from Sandy River Drive to Wilderness Cove Road, according to Burleigh County Emergency Manager Mary Senger. There were no injuries or vehicles affected.
"Barriers caught the slide," she said.
The landslide is still active, and officials are monitoring the situation, Senger said. There was no immediate estimate on when the road might reopen.
"We'll have more information next week after further pictures (aerial) and review," Senger said.
This is the third landslide on River Road in recent years. One in December 2019 shut down the road in the north Bismarck area, blocking both lanes between the 3800 block to the north and the 4000 block to the south for eight days. A landslide in March 2020 caused a briefer closure on the road between Sandy River Drive and Wilderness Cove Road. No one was hurt and no vehicles were damaged in either incident.
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County Engineer Marcus Hall in 2020 said that there have been other landslides along that segment of the roadway in the past.
The Burleigh County Commission in 2020 approved having an engineering consulting firm study the road and propose a solution to the landslides. Commissioners later put the project on hold due to the uncertainty of state aid after the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The city last year did pavement rehabilitation and slope stability improvements north of the Grant Marsh Bridge to address the Bismarck portion of River Road. The reconstruction between Keelboat Park and Burnt Boat Drive cost $1.1 million. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/landslide-closes-portion-of-river-road/article_36867a1a-ef08-11ec-ba68-1b4b314d575b.html | 2022-06-18T14:22:51 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/landslide-closes-portion-of-river-road/article_36867a1a-ef08-11ec-ba68-1b4b314d575b.html |
UPDATE (9:07 a.m. on Saturday, June 18): The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has released more details surrounding a woman’s body that was recovered from the Kanawha River.
They say 44-year-old Indiana resident Katreece Wells and a child related to her were fishing off the Shawnee Boat Ramp in Dunbar.
Deputies say the child allegedly knocked a large SUV into gear and it hit Wells and went into the Kanawha River.
They say Wells attempted to rescue the child, but they have not been found yet by authorities. Multiple agencies are currently looking for the child.
DUNBAR, WV (WOWK) — Crews are currently on the scene in Dunbar investigating after a woman’s body was recovered from the Kanawha River in Dunbar.
Metro 911 officials say a call came in just after 1:30 a.m.
They say a vehicle was in the Kanawha River near the 2900 block of Charles Avenue in Dunbar. Then, an adult woman’s body was found.
Multiple crews are on the scene investigating. These include the Nitro Fire Department, Charleston FD, St. Albans FD, the Institute Volunteer Fire Department, Glasgow VFD, the Dunbar Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Kanawha County Emergency Management, Kanawha County Ambulance Authority, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The West Virginia State Police is assisting with a helicopter.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/body-recovered-from-river-in-dunbar/ | 2022-06-18T14:25:30 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/body-recovered-from-river-in-dunbar/ |
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PHOENIX — A judge has swatted down a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to force Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to produce an Election Procedures Manual to his liking.
In a ruling late Friday, Yavapai County Superior Court Judge John Napper said Democrat Hobbs "properly exercised her discretion'' in coming up with rules for this year's elections. He said she provided the biennial manual by the Oct. 1 deadline to both Brnovich and Gov. Doug Ducey, both Republicans, for their legally required review.
But Napper said Brnovich, rather than negotiate areas of difference he had with Hobbs, simply rejected the proposal and refused to negotiate with her.
Worse yet, the judge said, Brnovich failed to explain how he reached the conclusion that what she put in the manual exceeded her authority or is contrary to state law.
Instead, Brnovich waited until April — months after the deadline for adoption of the manual — to file suit against Hobbs. And even that lawsuit, Napper said, lacked specific explanations of why he wanted changes.
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The bottom line, the judge said, is that the failure of Brnovich to act sooner — or negotiate — convinced him to throw out the attorney general's complaint.
Friday's ruling is the latest in a series of public squabbles and lawsuits between Brnovich, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and Hobbs, who is hoping to be the Democratic nominee for governor.
Napper, in his four-page ruling, made it clear he believes the attorney general is at fault for this latest dust-up.
He pointed out that Hobbs, in submitting the manual on Oct. 1, did it after consulting election officials statewide.
The attorney general simply struck provisions he did not like, Napper said.
"He simply stated, 'This proposed regulation exceeds the scope of the secretary's statutory authorization or contravenes an election statute's purpose, and therefore cannot be approved,' '' Napper said. Brnovich also stated that certain regulations are "arbitrary and capricious.''
Only thing is, Napper said, Brnovich "failed to explain how he had reached these conclusions.''
Napper said Hobbs subsequently sent letters and offered to meet to discuss the issues and negotiate a manual acceptable to her, Brnovich and Ducey, just like was done in 2019.
But there were no negotiations, the judge said, and the Dec. 31 deadline came and went. It was only in April that Brnovich, joined by the Yavapai County Republican Party, went to court and asked Napper to order Hobbs to produce what Brnovich calls a "legally compliant'' manual.
But even then, the judge said, the attorney general still didn't provide specifics to his legal objections.
Napper said Hobbs, in preparing the new manual, did nothing wrong — and pretty much everything right.
"There is no dispute that the secretary met and consulted with each county board of supervisors or other officers in charge of elections,'' he wrote, and that she produced the manual after getting input from each of them.
The judge said the manual also represented her policy decisions on a variety of issues ranging from early voting to producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots.
"It is important to note, the draft Election Procedures Manual was supported by an overwhelming majority of the Arizona election officials,'' Napper wrote. "The AG has not produced any evidence to the contrary.''
The judge acknowledged arguments by Brnovich that the draft "omitted or misconstrued portions of statutes.'' He said it also includes what Hobbs believes are "best practice recommendations'' that were not suitably labeled as such.
But none of that convinced Napper to rule that Hobbs broke the law and should be ordered, as Brnovich asked, to rewrite the manual.
"In a document totaling 296 pages, these deficiencies were limited,'' he wrote. "A majority of the document complies with the dictates of the Election Procedures Manual in Arizona law.''
Napper acknowledged that, strictly speaking, the dispute — and his decision not to order Hobbs to redo the manual the way Brnovich wants — leaves the county election officials without guidance on which they can rely to run this year's elections. But the judge made it clear whom he holds at fault for that.
"The complaint (by Brnovich) was filed far too late for this to occur without disrupting elections that have already begun,'' Napper wrote.
But the judge said there is a fallback position.
He noted that Hobbs did prepare a manual in 2019, as required. And that one was approved by both Brnovich and Ducey.
"Election officials are following the 2019 Election Procedures Manual while adhering to any changes occurring since its submission,'' Napper said. "As the last approved Election Procedures Manual, it currently remains the Election Procedures Manual for Arizona elections."
Friday's ruling may not be the end of the fight.
In a prepared statement, Brnovich spokeswoman Brittni Thomason said her boss still contends the manual Hobbs prepared is not lawful and that Brnovich is "exploring all options'' to ensure what he believes is required to ensure the integrity of the 2022 elections.
Thomason also said the delay in filing the challenge to the manual until April was justified, at least in part because Hobbs had filed a complaint against Brnovich and his office with the State Bar of Arizona. Hobbs alleged that Brnovich violated ethical rules by representing her office and then taking a contrary position in court.
But that complaint was resolved by early February.
In a Twitter post, Hobbs called Friday's ruling "a win for the rule of law — and for Arizona's voters.'' She said the lawsuit was simply a bid by Brnovich "to rewrite the election rules based on his own political preferences.'' | https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-tosses-brnovichs-suit-vs-hobbs-election-procedures-plan/article_e0b935bc-eea0-11ec-999b-43645b94172d.html | 2022-06-18T14:45:21 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-tosses-brnovichs-suit-vs-hobbs-election-procedures-plan/article_e0b935bc-eea0-11ec-999b-43645b94172d.html |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer. Clement is a retired superintendent of the Flowing Wells Unified School District:
Recently, I was completing my preflight checklist as I waited at the terminal for my flight from Tucson to Grand Rapids, Michigan. At my age, that list seems to get longer and requires more time and planning.
Having to use the bathroom during the flight is a nightmare. How do you get in line when you cannot form a line? I panic even if the flight attendant just comments that my seat is not all the way up. Throw in the logistics of changing planes in Dallas and I am in full spreadsheet and diagraming mode. Thirty minutes before the first group is called, I am hovering around the gate. My group is nine.
Finally settling in after extensive plane nesting (checking tray, turning on off light, accidentally hitting call button) and the captain announces we are 30,000 feet over New Mexico. Coffee and a Biscoff were served with a smile. I’m thinking, “wow, moving on up, I usually get stale pretzels and the small print on the cookie package says, ‘Europe’s Favorite Cookie with Coffee.’”
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Put tray down, squeeze arms and legs together, try to comply with center seat personal space protocols, and start savoring my cookie. Then it happened, a flight attendant stopped and informed me that due to a booking problem, the airline was upgrading me to first class for the connection between Dallas and Grand Rapids. I would have unbuckled and hugged the attendant, but the fastened seat belt light was on, and a rule violation might have jeopardized my upgrade.
Even before the connecting flight takes off, I am faced with a dilemma. The flight attendant is bringing me a drink and the tray attached to the seat in front of me is gone. I tell myself, “act cool or you will never be upgraded again.” Drink delivered and I hold it like I am at a party, no eye contact. First first-class predicament averted.
Starting to get comfortable and sink into the rich Corinthian leather when the flight attendant startles me by laying a white cloth across my lap and asking what I want to order for lunch. Order for lunch! Panic, I cannot be seen holding a tray and eating like a donkey at a trough. Lifetime ban averted, the passenger next to me lifts the cover to the arm rest and pulls out a folding tray.
Just in time, because lunch was served. Silverware draped with lily white cloth napkins; three square porcelain dishes matched to the size of each course. Fresh salad with vine-ripe cherry tomatoes, cut in half to prevent me from squirting tomato juice into the cockpit. Corned beef sandwich on swirled rye bread with aged cheddar cheese. Assorted fresh raw vegetables arranged in lines. Chocolate cake with double-chocolate frosting topped with a strawberry. Butter shaped like a jetliner and tiny, crystal salt and pepper shakers. Made my cookie look pretty sad.
If passengers and crew had not already gotten the drift that I was a first class first-timer, taking my phone out to snap a “lunchie” and asking “what is this for” when the attendant delivered the hot towel, sealed my fate.
What triggered this reflection on my first, and probably last, first-class flying experience was the connection to the state budget situation. My upgrade was due to luck. First-class education should not be contingent on luck, economic status, what side of the aisle you sit on, or any other factor.
We know all schools in Arizona continue to face an equity crisis aggravated by years of underfunding. All students do not have the same first-class facilities, technology, programs and classroom support.
Teachers long ago eliminated classroom aisles. Students sit in reading circles and tables. Now it is time for state leaders to eliminate the coach section. All students deserve to fly first class!
Nicholas Clement is an education leadership professor at Northern Arizona University and retired Superintendent of Flowing Wells Unified School District. He lives in Tucson. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-all-students-deserve-first-class-treatment/article_47b9dc38-ee62-11ec-b74d-1bee098f2b50.html | 2022-06-18T14:45:34 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-all-students-deserve-first-class-treatment/article_47b9dc38-ee62-11ec-b74d-1bee098f2b50.html |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer. Hernandez is president of the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board and a candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in LD 21:
The positive impact that Latino communities have on the U.S. should be celebrated. We have over 5 million small businesses that contribute a collective $800 billion to the American economy every year. More than 60 million of us work, attend school, raise our families and give back to our communities here.
We deserve to have a voice on the issues that affect us, especially when these issues will impact our access to banking and financial resources.
CNBC reports that Hispanic Americans are paying nearly three times as much as white Americans to keep their bank accounts open, and Brookings Institution data shows that 32% of Latino Americans are either unbanked or underbanked. This is a significant barrier to financial stability. And a serious issue that could affect many in our communities. Congress should focus on economic policies that will help us build wealth and access the banking services that modern life requires.
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I am specifically concerned about certain harmful legislative policies that are making their way back to the Senate floor. Twelve years ago, Congress passed the Durbin Amendment, which added regulations to interchange fees, the fees merchants pay to process debit and credit card transactions in their stores. The fees help keep our massive electronic payment system up and running and fund crucial features like fraud protection.
The Durbin Amendment added multiple debit regulations that took billions out of our electronic payment system, regulations that they’re now trying to extend to our credit system.
First, the amendment imposed a routing mandate, which forced banks to add an additional “unaffiliated” payment network to their debit cards. This meant that instead of always processing debit card transactions on the reliable payment networks they know, merchants were free to choose a cheaper network that is rarely the most secure.
The Durbin Amendment also placed a cap on the interchange fees that merchants pay per transaction. Naturally, massive retailers saw major cuts to the amount they paid in interchange fees and gained nearly $100 billion in extra revenue. Yet studies show this has had little to no impact on their prices for consumers. This is because it is never truly passed down to us, the consumers. These big corporations make more money while we pay more.
Proponents of the Durbin Amendment will argue that it helped marginalized consumers, but we can look at numerous studies from Harvard University, the Government Accountability Office, and the U.S. Federal Reserve and know that this is not the case. Interchange fee revenue helps to pay for perks like rewards programs and fraud protection while allowing banks to keep account fees low and free checking accessible. When banks saw billion-dollar interchange fee losses, they made huge cuts to all of the above, contributing to a total consumer loss of between $22 and $25 billion.
Losses of this scale always hit financially marginalized Americans the hardest, and the fallout from the Durbin Amendment was no exception. More than 1 million people lost their bank accounts after this amendment made banking more expensive, according to a study from George Mason University. The people hurt came primarily from Black and Brown communities and low-income areas that already face disparities in banking access.
On top of hurting consumers, the Durbin Amendment is bad for our small businesses. This is why folks from national Latino advocacy groups like the Latino Coalition and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have spoken out against it. Hispanic Chamber President Ramiro Cavazos even wrote a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee this year pointing out that the 2010 routing mandates caused, “roughly two million Hispanic small businesses to see price increases as a result of the original regulation American consumers.”
Extending routing mandates to credit cards is the wrong choice for Latino consumers and our small businesses. Our electronic payment system will be gutted, banks will lose billions, and try to make up those losses by raising interest rates and fees, reducing rewards programs and restricting credit access. Congress should reject any policies that will restrict credit access from Latinos.
Consuelo Hernandez is president of the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board and a candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 21. She lives in Tucson. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-congress-must-focus-on-policies-that-help-latinos-not-hurt-them/article_0ec7aa52-e2c0-11ec-84f7-f3e92f5a72c5.html | 2022-06-18T14:45:40 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-congress-must-focus-on-policies-that-help-latinos-not-hurt-them/article_0ec7aa52-e2c0-11ec-84f7-f3e92f5a72c5.html |
Coconino County and City of Flagstaff residents below fire-impacted watersheds are at an increased risk of flooding following the Pipeline Fire, according to statements released Friday.
“Residents whose homes are in the neighborhoods of Creighton Estates, Forest Hills, Cheshire, Coyote Springs, Anasazi Ridge, Coconino Estates, Ridge Crest, Rock Ridge Estates, Clark Homes, Flagstaff Townsite, North End, Downtown Flagstaff or Southside and whose homes are located within a FEMA Zone A, AE, AH, or shaded X should immediately purchase or maintain flood insurance,” a city release said, adding that “Homeowners insurance policies do no cover flood damage and coverage must be purchased separately.”
A map of Flagstaff neighborhoods is available at https://bit.ly/3xWzDSF. A map of FEMA floodplain designations by address is available at https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home.
Coconino County has also urged residents, particularly those in the Timberline, Fernwood, Wupatki Trails and Doney Park neighborhoods, to plan for flooding following the Pipeline Fire. Post-wildfire flooding is a known phenomenon throughout Flagstaff that has wreaked havoc on the community in multiple instances, most recently during the 2021 flooding beneath the Museum Fire scar.
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Estimations of increased flood risk following the Pipeline Fire based on “preliminary flood hazard modeling,” and more robust and accurate assessment of flood risk will come with the U.S. Forest Service’s Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) analysis, which expected to be released next week. But with rain in the forecast as early as Saturday, city and county partners are urging residents to prepare in case the worst should come.
Both suggest that residents obtain flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
“Flood insurance is the only way for residents to be compensated for flood damage on private property,” the city release states. “If your insurance agent is not aware of the procedures for selling flood insurance policies, then please contact NFIP at 1-877-336-2627 for a referral. You can also find a local insurance agent at www.floodsmart.gov. Properties that are in a post-wildfire flood environment may be eligible for expedited coverage and reduced waiting periods.”
Residents are also encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts from the county by visiting www.coconino.az.gov/ready or calling 928-679-8311. The county requests that residents familiarize themselves with the "Ready, Set, Shelter," flood response system, in which the final step is not to evacuate, but shelter in place. According to the county release, flood damage may also be mitigated through the use of sandbag walls, addressing roof leaks before a rain event, and by clearing gutters and downspouts so that water can drain properly.
While the Pipeline Fire may have increased flood risk in some areas, it has not impacted the Spruce Wash Watershed and the neighborhoods affected by the Museum Fire flooding. Both the city and county are continuing with flood mitigation projects and maintenance intended to alleviate flood severity in previously affected flood zones.
For county-related information about flooding and Pipeline Fire, visit www.coconino.az.gov/PipelineFire. For questions related to FEMA floodplains, please call the City of Flagstaff Stormwater Department at 928-213-2472. For other questions, please contact Sarah Langley, City of Flagstaff public affairs director, at sarah.langley@flagstaffaz.gov or 928-853-5596. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-city-of-flagstaff-urge-residents-to-immediately-purchase-flood-insurance-following-pipeline-fire/article_7e748cd6-ee7c-11ec-b70e-17fd7d793f31.html | 2022-06-18T14:47:15 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-city-of-flagstaff-urge-residents-to-immediately-purchase-flood-insurance-following-pipeline-fire/article_7e748cd6-ee7c-11ec-b70e-17fd7d793f31.html |
Unity of Flagstaff: Happy Father's Day! Jun 19 — Unity of Flagstaff, 1800 S. Milton Road, Flagstaff. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Join us as presenter Steve Dohse speaks on the joys of fatherhood and grandfatherhood—The Love of family, whatever family may look like in your life—Celebrating those "father energies" in our lives. https://go.evvnt.com/1200202-0.
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Jun 18 — The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 423 N. Beaver St., Flagstaff. 928-774-2911. 8 a.m.- June 19, 10:30 a.m., WELCOMING ALL: with Rev Alison Lee: SAT 5:30PM; SUN: 8:00AM & 10:30AM (COVID masks are required)- with organ, and congregational singing; IN PERSON or on-line at epiphanyaz.org ; 928-774-2911. https://go.evvnt.com/1199387-0.
Beacon UU Service: "The Voice Break Choir and the Crossroads of Puberty" Jun 19 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., ALL ARE WELCOME. You BELONG at Beacon - Spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958. This morning, in honor of our OWL sexuality education program and in celebration of PRIDE, we’ll explore the link between spiritualty and sexuality, and how Unitarian Universalism has nurtured a healthy and identity-affirming environment for youth and adults to honor themselves, their sexuality, and their relationships. Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, preaching with Worship Associate Lise Breakey, personal reflections, and music from Andrez Alcazar. ANNUAL MEETING TO FOLLOW. https://go.evvnt.com/1194254-0.
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Church of the Resurrection Sunday Church Services: May 8 — 740 W. University Heights Drive S., 740 W. University Heights Drive S., Flagstaff. 928-853-8522. 10-11:30 a.m., Church of the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): We invite you to join us for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays at 740 W. University Heights Drive South as Rev. Joshua Walker preaches through the book of Acts. Please feel free to contact us for information on our mid-week gatherings and for more information on our church. You can find us at www.cor-pca.org and www.facebook.com/CORFlagstaff or we can be reached at corflagstaff@gmail.com and (928) 699-2715.
Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Please join us for in person services Sundays at 10 a.m. We are located at 400 W Aspen Ave. on the corner of Aspen and Sitgreaves in Downtown Flagstaff. All are welcome to our services. For more information about Flagstaff Federated Community Church please call our office at 928-774-7383, Mon – Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Living Christ Lutheran Church: Living Christ Lutheran Church is a diverse and LGBTQ-affirming community of disciples embraced by God's unconditional love and enduring grace. You are invited to celebrate with us God's love and presence in your life, grow in your discipleship, and leave empowered to be God's hands in the world. We worship through music, teaching, prayer, and the sacraments each Sunday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Kurt Fangmeier leading. We offer worship both in-person (masks are respected, not required; encouraged for unvaccinated) and online. Learn more about us at our new website: lclcflag.org.
Leupp Nazarene Church: The church, near mile post 13 or Navajo Route 15, has been holding services by teleconferences and doing drive-up meetings. For information, call pastor Farrell Begay at 928-853-5321. Teleconference number: 1-7170275-8940 with access code 3204224#. Services are 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Christian Science Society of Flagstaff: 619 W. Birch Ave. The Christian Science Society of Flagstaff has opened for Sunday services while continuing to have them available via Zoom for online and phone. Wednesday testimony meetings are available only via Zoom. For phone Sunday Services: Dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 369 812 794#, Passcode: 075454#. For phone Wednesday meetings, dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 971 672 834#, Passcode: 894826#. The access for Zoom on Sundays is: https://zoom.us/j/369812794. The Zoom access for Wednesdays is: https://zoom.us/j/971672834. The password to use to enter both is CSS. We welcome all to attend our Sunday Services in person, or live by Zoom, at 10:00 o’clock, and to attend our Wednesday Testimony meetings live by Zoom, at 5:30 o’clock. Our Reading Room will be open on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10-12 noon. For further information please call 928-526-5982. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-june-18/article_46bbdd90-ee85-11ec-acc4-13a66af1d608.html | 2022-06-18T14:47:21 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-june-18/article_46bbdd90-ee85-11ec-acc4-13a66af1d608.html |
One parched, hot summer day about 15 years ago, my husband and I ventured to the annual plant sale at the Arboretum at Flagstaff. We were recent transplants from Southern California and couldn’t wait to get our hands on some landscaping plants native and/or adapted to the region. Other than a jumble of weeds, our property was nearly devoid of vegetation.
The sale was delightful, and we returned with armfuls of perennials and shrubs. We had other places to go that day, so we set the plants down in the shade next to the house. We returned a couple of hours later to discover nearly all the foliage of our new treasures had been devoured by grasshoppers. We had never encountered this before. What happened?
Since then, we’ve experienced several summers of insect infestations of one kind or another, and I have often wondered: Can increased insect infestations correlate with climate change?
The research I have come across shows that the answer to this question is complex. Let’s look at what we already know: Climate change results from increased greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the earth's atmosphere. It’s causing our planet to warm, which brings on droughts, floods, extreme and fluctuating temperatures, and more. We also know that insects are ectothermic (cold-blooded), meaning their body temperature is relatively the same as their environment. Additionally, the greater the environmental heat, the faster insects grow. Thus, entomologists predict that as the earth warms, insect herbivores will consume more and develop quicker.
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Compounding the issue, plants in their natural environments may not be adapted to increasing temperatures, and as in the case of the American Southwest, may simultaneously suffer from drought. And so, some species of native plants and trees are dying. In response, insects are spreading out in search of greener pastures, so to speak, like weeds, crops, watered landscapes, and gardens.
Some studies have shown that weed control in fall and spring may alleviate summer grasshopper infestations. It has also been shown, however, that it is unwise to destroy weeds already teeming with grasshoppers, as this will cause the critters to find nourishment elsewhere -- like your veggies. (I suggest treating our gardens with Nolo bait while the hoppers are still young.)
In pursuit of answering my question, I came upon some fascinating research exhibiting that fungal growth on grasshopper eggs may prevent them from hatching. And since parching, hot weather inhibits fungal growth, more grasshopper eggs are enabled to survive. (This could indeed be a clue as to why my grasshopper infestation was so bad about 15 years ago.) Winter weather, on the other hand, doesn't seem to affect grasshopper eggs since this region doesn’t get sufficiently cold.
Unlike grasshoppers, aphids and spider mites can develop more than one new generation a year. Thus, these sap-sucking critters may increase exponentially in one hot, dry season! This also holds true for some other pestiferous arthropods.
Let’s not forget about increasing levels of CO2. Data has shown that many arthropods like Japanese and Mexican beetles are more apt to scarf down plants grown under high levels of CO2 because these plants may manufacture more sugar. But heightened leaf damage and frass(poop) caused by heightened insect activity also draws more predators, with the predators ofttimes winning the battle.
Adding fuel to the fire, two or more concurrent plant stressors like weather extremes and/or elevated carbon dioxide levels are likely to become more prevalent across the globe. Studies reveal that these double stressors may have a synergistic effect on insect crop damage. One case in point is in southern Africa, where the destructive fall armyworm has been proliferating due to a combination of increased heat and precipitation.
Getting to the bottom of my question, “Can increasing insect infestations correlate with climate change?” I would say it is highly likely, given that insects eat more as the mercury rises, and given other evidence I have cited in his column. The answer, however, is multifaceted, and we must take caution in making generalized conclusions. Scientists are delving into the subject. We can only hope they present us with a broad scope, extensively researched data along with practicable solutions soon. Our planet’s life may depend on it.
Cindy Murray is a biologist, co-editor of Gardening Etcetera. and a Coconino Master Gardener with Arizona Cooperative Extension.
If you have a gardening question, email CoconinoMasterGardener@gmail.com or call the Master Gardener Hotline at 928-773-6115 and leave a message. A Master Gardener will get back to you. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/gardening-etcetera-how-climate-change-affects-pestiferous-insects-and-other-arthropods/article_e20dd612-ee8b-11ec-a0b1-db16a6c0b7db.html | 2022-06-18T14:47:27 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/gardening-etcetera-how-climate-change-affects-pestiferous-insects-and-other-arthropods/article_e20dd612-ee8b-11ec-a0b1-db16a6c0b7db.html |
Cat kennels were stacked three decks high, crowding the lobby of the Coconino Humane Association (CHA) shelter off of Butler Avenue on Tuesday. Off to the sides sat rat terrariums and guinea pigs in wire cages. The little breathing room left was filled with a smell made from the mixture of wood shavings, kitty litter and pet dander.
A cacophony of mewing, squeaking, combined with the muffled sounds of dog barks and bird calls from elsewhere in the building, made hearing difficult. In every sense, the place was packed to teeth, tails and gills.
When the Pipeline Fire forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 households, CHA took in the displaced animals from the emptied homes. Between the pets and small animals that came to the Butler location and the livestock sheltered at Fort Tuthill, the organization took in more than 550 evacuated animals. Less than two months ago, the CHA offered similar refugee for evacuees of the Tunnel Fire, but this time around, they took in at least double the amount of animals.
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“This evacuation has now exceeded what we've done in the last 20 years,” said Michelle Ryan, executive director of the CHA.
In the crammed lobby of the Butler shelter, each kennel was draped with a towel or blanket.
“It doesn't look great, but it gives them a feeling of security to have an enclosed space,” Ryan said.
Even in such an extreme situation, the comfort of the animals was a top priority for the CHA staff.
“It's a scary feeling when you get uprooted from your home and have to go to a new place,” said Kathy Meeks, bleary-eyed as she demonstrated the calm, sweet tone she used to talk to the sheltered animals.
She had been up for hours taking in animal after animal “nonstop” as the fire forced evacuations through Monday night.
“I didn’t sleep at all last night,” Meeks said.
When asked how she kept up the strength to work through no sleep, she shrugged.
“You just do it,” she said.
In order to keep the evacuated animals calm at the Butler location, CHA also tried to keep “families” together. In some cases, that made for odd bedfellows, such as a kennel filled with three dachshunds and one pot-bellied pig cuddled on a bed, or a side room where the pigeons and doves of a bird rescue share the space with the six cats.
“These animals are all from one lady’s home,” Meeks said.
The lengths that CHA went to comfort the sheltered animals worked in varying degrees. Some animals were clearly unfazed — cats that lolled happily and pressed against their kennels for scratches from passerby — others were more frightened and hid wide-eyed in the corners of their cages.
“They’re like people,” Ryan said. “We all respond to stress in different ways. Some animals are much more resilient and some are less resilient.”
The story was the same for the livestock over at CHA’s Fort Tuthill location. Charlotte Peterson described how handlers strove to keep the stabled animals at peace through various means, even utilizing stress remedies like lavender-scented essential oils.
“For horses, lavender works really well,” Peterson said. “You can rub it on their mouth or nose and it just calms them down.”
She prefers oils and exercise to more intense animal stress treatments, such as medications that can be “dangerous” and difficult to dose in the proper amount in high-stress situations.
“You want to try to avoid those,” she said.
But much like the cats back at Butler, the horses at Fort Tuthill showed varying levels of stress resilience. Some seemed perfectly placid. Others, less so.
“See where the hole is?” Peterson asked as he pointed to a stable door that a stressed horse had been kicking relentlessly. “This is stress. This is major stress.”
Many of the animals at the Fort Tuthill location were “repeat customers” that had also been evacuated during the Tunnel Fire, but Peterson said that prior experience was not a determinant of how well animals adapted to the new environment.
Age makes a bigger difference.
“Baby animals take it much better,” Peterson said. “Because the world is new to them. Whereas the adult animals are like, ‘This is not OK.’ Their brains are developed, they've got their routine.”
Training also makes a difference, Peterson said.
“My neighbor's horse had never been evacuated before and they did well. But he works them all the time,” she said. “He gets them in and out of the trailer and he practices with them.”
As of Tuesday, some evacuation orders had been lifted and animal owners were already starting to take their animals home. But Peterson made it clear that the CHA shelters would remain open to evacuees as long as the Pipeline Fire remained active — in case conditions should change and new rounds of evacuations were issued.
At both Fort Tuthill and Butler, the representatives of CHA noted that the experience of going through the Tunnel and Pipeline fires in rapid succession has led to some refinement of their process.
Material needs are clear.
“Wheelbarrows and hoses,” Peterson said. “If someone wanted to donate those, that would be fantastic. We would keep them in the emergency trailer so that every time this happens, we would have them.”
Over at the Butler location, Meeks said the county donated tents so that they could expand their capacity into the outdoor space. But in evacuation situations, the thing she said they often need is “clay cat litter.”
“We change their litter boxes every day,” she said. “It adds up.”
At both locations, the CHA representatives noted that they received decent community support. Help was particularly appreciated at Butler, where memory of the Tunnel Fire helped them empty their shelter before they could accept the tidal wave of evacuees.
“When the Tunnel Fire hit, we didn't know how big that was going to be,” Meeks said. “So we put it out to all of our volunteers: ‘Come foster.’ We put all of our animals that were adoptable out in foster and emptied all the kennels so we could take in the fire animals. As soon as the [Pipeline Fire] hit and we got activated, people were here and fostering.”
To contact or donate to the Coconino Humane Association, visit https://www.coconinohumane.org/. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/here-we-go-again-flagstaff-shelters-take-in-fire-evacuated-animals-for-second-time-in/article_71a939ba-edc9-11ec-9c56-7bcabe94ab40.html | 2022-06-18T14:47:33 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/here-we-go-again-flagstaff-shelters-take-in-fire-evacuated-animals-for-second-time-in/article_71a939ba-edc9-11ec-9c56-7bcabe94ab40.html |
After compiling winning records in her first two seasons as coach of the Coconino Panthers girls basketball team, Cassie Schrader is ushering in a virtually new set of girls for the 2022-23 campaign.
The Panthers are expecting to have three main contributors returning from the past season -- in which they went 10-8 (8-4 Grand Canyon Region) and reached the 4A Conference play-in round -- but graduated a majority of the bench, and, specifically, the leadership of guard Wynter Huskie.
As Coconino takes on the June period, in which most of the players who either compete in club basketball or other sports are able to play with the Coconino squad, the group is making the slow transition to form its new identity with the young core. Many of the young players will make their debut at the varsity level come the winter.
“It definitely feels like a new unit. It’s my first time having this young of a varsity team. And it might take some time to have the girls make real chemistry,” Schrader said.
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“I’ve only played with a little bit of them,” added junior Aubrae Laughter, who will likely handle the majority of ball-handling responsibilities as a returning starting guard. "It’s a challenge to kind of be a leader, and they’re coming up to a higher level."
Still, the expectation is that the new faces will create a formidable unit throughout their summer together and heading into the regular season come winter.
“I’m looking for them, even though they’re young, to rise to the occasion. So even though they’re still learning the ropes, we want them to get to that point,” Schrader said.
On the floor, Coconino will likely be one of the smaller teams in the Grand Canyon Region. There will be many circumstances in which the Panthers will be undersized at all five matchups, playing guard-sized players at each position.
That’s nothing new, though, as they had a similar type of roster in 2021-22. The Panthers have had success despite length disadvantages in the past, and they will try to do so again.
“I feel like we have some speed. Defense is strong. We’re smaller, so it’s easier for us to get close to the ball and get up into the offensive players,” Laughter said.
Schrader added that she believes the Panthers have a deeper pool of shooters than in the past. She is trying to mold the group offensively into one that is ready to push the ball down the court. If the defense is what Coconino expects, it can create turnovers and missed shots that lead to transition opportunities on the other end.
She saw such an effort early in June, when Coconino played a set of exhibition games at Snowflake High School.
Despite a slow start, the final game of the weekend was pleasantly surprising, as the girls started to show more cohesiveness.
“They got physically tougher. There’s pretty much a brand-new group of girls, and you could see at the end that they were together and wanted to go to war for each other. Holbrook is always tough, and they’re small too. We were up most of the game and lost by three, but you could see the difference,” Schrader said.
There are still many months for Coconino to find out what type of team it can be. There is a lot to iron out, but the attitude of those who will be on the court for the Panthers seems positive.
“It’s going to be fun. For the new people, I’m excited to see what we can do,” Laughter said.
The Panthers will continue to practice in June, and will compete in an exhibition tournament hosted by Flagstaff High School next week. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/young-core-looking-to-find-its-own-way-for-coconino-girls-basketball/article_f97e842a-ee6a-11ec-8f87-53a7d7af9f79.html | 2022-06-18T14:47:40 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/young-core-looking-to-find-its-own-way-for-coconino-girls-basketball/article_f97e842a-ee6a-11ec-8f87-53a7d7af9f79.html |
One killed in early morning accident
Wichita Falls Police and emergency responders worked the scene of a fatal accident Saturday morning on Central Freeway near Seymour Highway.
According to police:
Shortly after 2 a.m. officers responded to a wreck near the Sixth Street overpass. A vehicle was going north on the freeway when it hit a guardrail, bounced off it and crashed into the concrete divider, pinning the driver inside.
Wichita Falls Police Lt. Donald Miller said the unidentified woman was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Accident investigators and Crime Scene Technicians are investigating the scene. All northbound traffic on Lloyd Ruby Overpass was diverted. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The victim’s identity has not been released.
Stay with the Times Record News for the latest. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/one-killed-early-morning-accident/7668361001/ | 2022-06-18T14:51:16 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/one-killed-early-morning-accident/7668361001/ |
I was shocked to read T. Gamble’s column in this paper on crime and parenting in America recently. In it, I learned that a disproportionately higher number of murders and other crimes were committed by youthful offenders who were raised in single-parent homes as opposed to two-parent homes. This statistical trend has held steady since the 1960s with devastating effect on the children raised in these high-risk families and in our society as a whole. The single-parent environment is the one constant correlation, regardless of race, income levels or geographic area.
Gamble was quick to add that he wasn’t saying “every kid reared this way will be bad or criminal. But it increases the odds greatly.” And that he understands that “large percentages of single-reared kids have done fine, but a much higher rate than those with two-family rearing have not.”
His conclusions inspired me to dig even deeper into these worrying stats.
According to a 2019 Pew Research Center Study, the U.S. has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent homes – nearly 1 in 4 households. “For decades, the share of U.S. children living with a single parent has been rising, accompanied by a decline in marriage rates and a rise in births outside of marriage.” The study went on to say that an even greater percentage of children living with an unmarried parent “has more than doubled since 1968, jumping from 13% to 32% in 2017. That trend has been accompanied by a drop in the share of children living with two married parents, down from 85% in 1968 to 65%.”
In terms of real numbers, there are more than 11 million single-parent families. Eighty percent, or almost 9 million of these family household heads, are mothers. Less than 2 million are fathers. That means, of these 11 million families, there are 19.7 million children – 1 in 4 – without a biological, step or adoptive father at home.
Research done by the National Fatherhood Initiative in 2019 and other studies show that when a child is raised in a father-absent home, they are affected in the following ways:
-- 4 times greater risk of poverty;
-- 85% exhibit behavioral disorders;
-- 2 times greater risk of infant mortality;
-- 70% face juvenile detention;
-- more likely to commit crime;
-- 7 times more likely to become pregnant as a teen;
-- 90% of all homeless and runaway children;
-- more likely to face abuse and neglect;
-- 75% have substance abuse issues;
-- 2 times more likely to suffer obesity;
-- 71% are high school dropouts.
Can fathers in a home make a difference? Author/teacher Judy Wright thinks so.
In her 2020 article, “Fathers and Sons – Why Boys Need Positive Role Models,” Wright says, “As a parent educator, I have visited and taught hundreds of families and have witnessed many fatherless sons. I have seen and felt the many single Moms struggling to make sense of what their sons need and want from life.
"As important as mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and female teachers are, boys need other positive male role models to guide and teach them how to be kind, thoughtful and respectful men. Studies have shown that adolescent boys have to know they are important to a man whom they respect in order to develop self-confidence and a strong sense of identity.”
The balancing act for a single-parent is tough. But, this isn’t to say that simply having a father figure at home will automatically bring peace, harmony and love. Sadly, there are always exceptions to the rule – like abusive or deadbeat dads – whose families may be better off without them pouring more fuel on the fire.
That’s where mentoring, through local community and family services, can provide that opportunity to fill a desperate void in a young person’s life.
I was one of the lucky ones who came from a two-parent family with extended aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. We all lived in the same small town and never missed Sunday dinner together at grandma’s house. Today, I’m taking the time to remember my dad and all those “firsts” I learned from him: how to fish, hunt, field dress game, skin a catfish, skull a boat, shuck oysters, drive a stick shift, tie a Windsor knot, give a firm handshake, tell dad jokes, play the boogie woogie, how to love your family and be humble before the Lord. He was simply, my dad, my mentor, my hero.
If you’re a dad who’s been MIA from his family for selfish reasons or reasons beyond your control, make an effort to be involved again – even if you’ve felt rejected in the past by your kids. It’s Father’s Day. Show them some unconditional love. It heals all pain. It may even save a life. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/will-thault-where-have-all-the-fathers-gone-long-time-passing/article_3cbc1388-ef06-11ec-8d24-e7c9487c913f.html | 2022-06-18T14:56:15 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/will-thault-where-have-all-the-fathers-gone-long-time-passing/article_3cbc1388-ef06-11ec-8d24-e7c9487c913f.html |
Scottsdale history: Cooking is a learned art
I met my wife, Cora, when we were in seventh grade, but when we got married on Thanksgiving in 1950, we had never discussed the domestic side of married life. In other words, she had no idea whether I picked up my clothes or washed dishes. I didn’t know if she cooked or knew how to wash and iron.
We had both lived busy lives. She worked at Valley Bank and supported her elderly parents. I had been attending college, working a job and helping on the family farm. Dates were to the movies or occasionally eating out. The subject of housekeeping never came up when we were together.
In late August of 1950 I left Arizona to attend the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. I left my car with Cora, as her family did not have one, and I wouldn’t need it while going to school. We wrote each other every day or two, as neither of us had phones.
I flew home on Thanksgiving eve, and we were married by the justice of the peace in Coolidge the next day. Cora gathered up her belongings, and we headed back to San Francisco in the car. I had classes the following Monday and had to get back to my night job.
We did our first grocery shopping together when we got to California. Wanting to be macho, I selected most of the items, and Cora didn’t object. I bought a few cans of split pea soup – my favorite – a piece of cooked ham, milk, bread, dry cereal and a few other staples.
Our little furnished efficiency apartment had only one fry pan, one sauce pan, silverware and a few dishes.
I thought Cora would immediately cook something. She said her mom was the cook in their house. She thought since I took the lead in the shopping, I would cook. The fact is we hadn’t thought about it at all.
No problem. I opened the split pea soup, chopped the ham real fine and put them together. I had done this camping and knew that when heated, it made a tasty meal. When I put it in bowls, Cora took one look and said, “It’s green!” I explained all split pea soup is green, but she wouldn’t even taste it. Her folks were a “meat and potato” family.
I knew how to solve the problem. I went to the little grocer on the corner and bought red, blue and yellow food coloring. I put red coloring in the soup, which turned it reddish-brown. Cora looked at it and declared, “All you did was color it. It’s really still green.”
It was my favorite, and I had really splurged on it. We had very little money left, and I had a young wife who was getting hungry. We went to the midway by the highway and ate hot dogs.
Fortunately, my brother Phil sent us a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, which arrived that first week. While I was at school and work, Cora read the cookbook. In the next few weeks, she began to enjoy cooking.
Cora became a great cook, and I was a good critic. From the first day, I was always totally honest as to the quality of her cooking, which I was lucky enough to enjoy for several decades.
Reared on a local dairy farm, former Scottsdale city councilman (1971-76), state legislator (1979-85) and honored oral historian Paul Messinger founded Messinger Mortuaries in 1959. He can be reached at 480-860-2300 or 480-945-9521. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-history/2022/06/18/scottsdale-history-cooking-learned-art/7639775001/ | 2022-06-18T15:10:11 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-history/2022/06/18/scottsdale-history-cooking-learned-art/7639775001/ |
SAN ANTONIO — Representative Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, announced Friday that members of the Uvalde Police Department will testify in front of the Texas House committee investigating law enforcement's response to the shooting at Robb Elementary.
Burrows, who chairs the panel, had cast doubt Thursday about whether city police would voluntarily participate.
The Republican applied pressure in a social media post, asking why Uvalde PD wouldn't want "to help determine the facts for the Uvalde community and all Texans."
In brief remarks Friday, Burrows said department members agreed to testify after a series of conversations involving committee members, city leadership and police department leadership.
"It took a little bit longer than we initially had expected, but those conversations did develop through the day," he said. "They are going to be cooperating."
It's not clear which officers will answer committee members' questions. Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez was on a scheduled vacation when the shooting happened and did not respond to the active scene.
But Uvalde city police were among the first to respond to the shooting. Three Uvalde PD officers entered the school just two minutes after the shooter went in, according to Department of Public Safety head Steve McCraw.
The gunman shot two of those Uvalde PD officers through the classroom door, though they were not seriously injured, McCraw said. The injured responders retreated and returned later.
School police chief Pete Arredondo entered the school with another city officer around the same time, he told the Texas Tribune on June 9.
Arredondo has not yet agreed to testify to the committee, Burrows said. But three other Uvalde school police officers testified Friday.
Burrows did not announce when city police will testify. The committee meets again in Uvalde on Monday.
The panel has so far conducted its interviews behind closed doors in executive session, citing the "quasi-judicial" nature of its work. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/uvalde-police-will-cooperate-with-house-committee-investigating-robb-elementary-shooting/273-fe6652b8-e99a-4bca-944b-9820704703c7 | 2022-06-18T15:15:03 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/uvalde-police-will-cooperate-with-house-committee-investigating-robb-elementary-shooting/273-fe6652b8-e99a-4bca-944b-9820704703c7 |
The top prosecutor in York County has gotten the ax from the Board of Commissioners after losing his federal lawsuit seeking to block the move.
John Lyons had been county attorney there since Dec. 31, 2019, when the board appointed him to serve out the rest of then-County Attorney Christopher Johnson's term when he resigned.
York County Board Chairman Randy Obermier said they made it clear to Lyons that he would be required to devote his full attention to the legal work of York County, and Lyons agreed.
So it created a dust-up when, on July 19, 2021, he asked to be allowed to serve as Clay County Attorney, too.
When the board unanimously rejected his request, Lyons entered into a contract with Clay County a day later anyway. And the board gave him notice they were pursuing his termination.
But before the board went forward, Lyons sued to block them.
Hamilton County District Judge Rachel Daugherty granted his motion for a temporary injunction blocking them from firing him.
Then, the case moved to federal court. On May 27, U.S. District Judge John Gerrard vacated the injunction and dismissed Lyons' lawsuit.
In his decision, Gerrard said the question here was whether a person appointed to the vacated or unelected office of county attorney also accedes to the title of county officer?
Lyons and the Nebraska County Attorneys Association, which wasn't part of the case but supplied a friend-of-the-court brief because of its strong interest in the general subject at issue, argued that there was no distinction between an elected and appointed county attorney.
"But that argument is not accurate on its face," the judge wrote. "An elected county attorney is chosen by the electors in the county."
Gerrard said state law provides that an appointed county attorney gains the office by way of a contract with the county board, and that contract specifies the terms and conditions.
"Legislative protection for an elected county officer preserves the will of the voters from what may potentially be an arbitrary political removal. But that interest is not present when an appointed officeholder is removed by the same body that appointed him, and defined the terms and conditions of his appointment pursuant to a contract, in the first place," he said.
At a meeting May 31, four days after the decision, the board voted unanimously to terminate Lyons effective immediately.
At a special meeting last week, they appointed Gary Olson to serve in the role until the end of the year.
He is the lone candidate running for the position in November.
Lyons, who did not challenge Olson for York County Attorney, continues to work as the Clay County Attorney.
Four minutes after warning residents to stay away from the area near 15th and U streets, the school's police department announced the person was arrested.
Keith Doering had been riding his 2015 Yamaha YZFR6 motorcycle north on 84th Street around 9:50 p.m. Saturday when a southbound Jeep turned left onto Augusta Drive, crossing into Doering's path, the police said in a news release.
The complaint — filed by two shareholders in Superior Court of the State of Washington, where Costco is based — involves an undercover investigation into Lincoln Premium Poultry last year.
As the 5-year-old dog charged officers, knocking one to the ground, a second officer retreated backward and fired his gun, striking the dog, the police department said. The dog, Diva, was ultimately euthanized.
Avid drag racers said they have no place race and are scapegoats for problems on O street, and residents frustrated by the noise and speeding cars expressed their frustrations at a town hall meeting.
The 35-year-old man told police he had started talking with an unknown man at Cooper Park early Thursday morning, but the conversation devolved into a disagreement, and later, into a shooting.
The jogger, a 23-year-old woman, was running near 33rd and Apple streets around 6:30 a.m. Friday when she was struck on the head, knocked to the ground and robbed of her phone and headphones, police said.
"The smoke covered everything," The Oven's general manager said, as he and other company employees tried to sort through the ash-covered restaurant the fire left behind. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/york-county-attorney-removed-after-losing-lawsuit-against-county-in-effort-to-block-it/article_2e124289-a948-5785-8309-30f53d2d948f.html | 2022-06-18T15:20:57 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/york-county-attorney-removed-after-losing-lawsuit-against-county-in-effort-to-block-it/article_2e124289-a948-5785-8309-30f53d2d948f.html |
In the weeks after an 18-year-old gunman entered Robb Elementary School on May 24, fatally shooting 19 students and two teachers, artwork memorializing one of the deadliest elementary school shootings in the country's history appeared in downtown Lincoln, 970 miles away from Uvalde, Texas.
The unsigned and unnamed memorial, which surrounds the base of the 57-foot glass tower at Tower Square near 13th and P streets, features 19 painted cardboard backpacks, each outfitted with flowers and the name of a student killed in the attack.
The backpacks are propped up by a black wooden base, designed to encircle "Ascent," the tower by Omaha-based artist Jun Kaneko that has anchored Tower Square as one of Lincoln's most public works of art since 2014.
"One of the purposes of this type of public work is it posits a question in the public sphere, more or less," said Sandra Williams, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of art who teaches a course in street art. "It invites people to reflect on the situation.
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"And activist art like this tends to make both the artist and the audience visible."
But the artist or artists responsible for the Uvalde memorial have remained invisible in the weeks since the work appeared in downtown Lincoln, leaving the city's art scene curious and clueless about who put it there.
"We do not know where that memorial came from," said Diane Gonzolas, a spokeswoman for the city who confirmed the memorial wasn't commissioned or approved by Lincoln.
Representatives from the Downton Lincoln Association, which maintains a webpage dedicated to Tower Square, and the Lincoln Community Foundation, which helped fund the tower, each said their organizations were out of the loop.
The same is true for The Sheldon Museum of Art, staff at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a representative for local art aficionado Robert Duncan and the executive director of the Lincoln Arts Council.
"We do not know the story behind it," said Troy Gagner, who has led the city's arts council for six years. "I've wondered as well, but no one I've spoken with knows."
Susan Schonlau, a representative for Kaneko's studio, said the artist responsible for the tower at Tower Square wasn't aware of the memorial, but Kaneko and his studio don't have any objections to its placement.
For Collin Christopher, a city placemaking planner who sits on the Public Art Lincoln board, the cardboard backpacks at Tower Square evoked memories of a similar scene in 2018, when the Lincoln chapter of March for Our Lives set up a temporary memorial to the Parkland school shooting victims, which included 17 school desks, each with a bouquet of flowers and a piece of paper with a victim's name.
That memorial, first installed on UNL's downtown campus, was later moved to Tower Square. But despite the similarities between the two memorials, the statewide March for Our Lives chapter is equally stumped on the origin of the Uvalde memorial.
"We were not involved in the memorial and unfortunately do not know who was," said Henry Cline, the director of March For Our Lives Nebraska.
For Williams, an avid observer of local public art who also is unaware of the memorial's origin, the temporal and unobtrusive nature of the backpacks at Tower Square can only give indications of who might be responsible.
In describing the type of artist who may have designed the memorial, Williams used terms like "gentle" and "generous," traits she drew from the art's sense of provision.
They did not damage property or obstruct daily life. But they did reshape a public space into a reminder, a wake, an invitation to contemplate.
"The artist or artists who placed that intervention downtown is really providing a space for citizens to come together and reflect, and, to a certain extent, it does provide a space for grief," she said. "Or thinking about things we may have lost, aside from the loss of human life. That's why these events hit people so profoundly.
"In that way, the grief goes beyond the event," she added. "It focuses on community; it focuses on our infrastructure; any kind of change we might want to see."
Williams, too, was struck by the location of the artwork in Lincoln, placed on a site that ensured exposure but not inherently political, as it might have been near the city's Hall of Justice or the Capitol, where Williams said the piece would be more likely to be removed.
She isn't sure the status of Tower Square — a city-owned space bolstered by the city-commissioned "Ascent" tower — plays any role in the memorial's message. The foot traffic in the area matters more, Williams said.
"It's very much for the people," she said.
The artwork's audience is clear. But its creators, unlike their work, remain unseen.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday said its deputies responded to a shooting early that morning near State Road 528 that left three men injured.
Deputies said the shooting was reported at 12:05 a.m. in the 1800 block of Landstreet Road. Upon their arrival, deputies said they found three men in their 30s who had been shot.
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The men were taken to a hospital, but neither their conditions nor their identities were shared. There was no suspect information available at the time of this report, deputies said.
No other details were disclosed.
This is a developing story. Check back with News 6 for the latest updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/3-men-shot-near-state-road-528-in-orange-county-deputies-say/ | 2022-06-18T15:21:34 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/3-men-shot-near-state-road-528-in-orange-county-deputies-say/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Ocoee Police Department on Saturday said its officers had begun searching for a missing woman, circulating her information and asking the public for any knowledge of her whereabouts.
Jennifer Donnelle Riegle, 27, was last seen at noon Friday in the Peach Lake Manor area, police said. According to a news release, Riegle was expected at her mother’s home in Deltona that afternoon, but never arrived.
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Riegle is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 160 pounds with multiple tattoos, including a lotus flower on her chest, the character No-Face from the film “Spirited Away” on her upper right arm and the words “teach peace” with a Buddhist eternal knot on her left forearm, police said.
She is likely driving a dark gray 2012 Ford Focus with Florida tag 230QLV and two rear bumper stickers, one of a flower and the other of two clasping hands with the words “stronger together,” the release describes.
No clothing description was available, but police said Riegle recently had a body sculpting procedure done and is wearing a black compression suit.
Anyone with information about Riegle’s location was asked to contact Ocoee police at 407-905-3160. Should anyone see her, they were asked to assess her well being and “take appropriate action” if necessary, the release states. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/ocoee-police-search-for-missing-woman-27-last-seen-friday/ | 2022-06-18T15:21:41 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/ocoee-police-search-for-missing-woman-27-last-seen-friday/ |
Due to staffing limitations, Anderson pool and Washington pool in Kenosha will be closed some days this season.
Weather and sufficient staff permitting, during the week beginning Monday, June 20, the Washington pool will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Anderson pool will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and also Sunday, June 26.
Splashpads will be operational daily at Roosevelt and Schulte Parks and at the lakefront. The splashpad at Anderson will be open on pool days only.
The following is the pool schedule for the week of June 20:
The City continues to seek enough lifeguards to run pools at full capacity and with all the features they offer. Lifeguard salary is $12.58-$14.15 per hour. The City of Kenosha will reimburse up to $125, for lifeguards who complete and pass the American Red Cross.
Initial reports indicated that a 5-year-old female child and a 22-year-old man were swimming after jumping into the water from a boat on the lake. The man went underwater and did not resurface.
One young man allegedly used Snapchat, Facebook and a small circle of accomplices to illicitly acquire other people's checks and collect thousands from a credit union. A $50,000 arrest warrant was issued May 20, and he was arrested less than a month later.
The CO is accused of bringing five phones into the prison. A criminal complaint states that she "was under immense pressure from (an inmate, whose name was redacted) and feared for her family." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/check-out-when-kenoshas-city-swimming-pools-will-be-open-this-week/article_7cf064ac-ef17-11ec-8bbf-a7be90062cb7.html | 2022-06-18T15:24:34 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/check-out-when-kenoshas-city-swimming-pools-will-be-open-this-week/article_7cf064ac-ef17-11ec-8bbf-a7be90062cb7.html |
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Of the COVID-19 patients in Cone Health hospitals on Wednesday, 35 are unvaccinated and 22 are fully vaccinated. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/father-figures-some-information-about-fathers-day/article_26e204fc-ecbb-11ec-a250-5343eb98bfde.html | 2022-06-18T15:36:23 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/father-figures-some-information-about-fathers-day/article_26e204fc-ecbb-11ec-a250-5343eb98bfde.html |
CHANDLER, Ariz. — A reunion, 12 weeks in the making, made possible Friday afternoon.
Leah, a Belgian Malinois, was stolen on March 23rd along with 10 other dogs from a Chandler home and was found more than 120 miles away.
Her owner, Jeanine Nesvik was at work when she got the call from the microchip company that her one-year-old pet had been found, abandoned on a baseball field in Prescott by a police dispatcher.
“I was so relieved,” Nesvik said after getting the call. “She said that she was very skinny, that she reeked.”
The dispatcher went out of her way and drove halfway to Phoenix to make the reunion possible.
In a video of the reunion, Leah stood on two legs and hugged Nesvik. The pair cuddled and embraced each other for several minutes, vividly full of emotion.
“I just can’t imagine what she went through, but I’m so happy she is finally home,” Nesvik said. “We missed out on training and lots of fun and opportunities but at least we got more time now.”
11 dogs stolen from Chandler home
On March 23rd, National Puppy Day, Nasvik came home to find her 11 dogs, eight of who were fosters, missing.
According to Chandler police, someone broke in possibly through the back gate from an alleyway behind the home.
Neighbors said a white van might have been in the area. The thief or thieves didn’t take anything from the home but the dogs.
About one month after the theft, Nesvik was reunited with four of the 11 missing dogs. A woman posted on social media about finding the animals distressed and wandering near a dog park in Countryside Park in Mesa.
“They were very malnourished. Skin and bones showing. Two of them had bad infections,” Nesvikld told 12 News at the time.
Leah is overall in good health but lost most of all her muscles and will need to regain some weight, Nesvik said.
An avalanche of support
Since the dogs went missing, Nesvik said she received an avalanche of support from all across the Valley.
People helped by sharing her posters or even making their own, as the news spread of their stolen pets.
“Thank you to everyone that has shared and prayed and helped,” Nesvik said. “I’m beyond grateful for all of the support. Spreading the word, I think is the biggest thing that helped get these dogs back. Keeping the pressure that so many eyes and people were looking for them.”
Two puppies remain missing, but Nesvik believes she won’t find them. She hopes they are in good homes and well taken care of.
“I hope that somebody that knows something comes forward and that the people responsible for this are held accountable for this,” said Nesvik. “It’s not okay to put anybody through this, the dogs or myself. None of it is right.”
No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4001.
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ARANSAS PASS, Texas — The Coastal Conservation Association's STAR Tournament has its first big winner... and the fish was caught in our area!
Marco Rocha of Austin is the first certified winner of the 2022 Texas Ford Dealer's RED-Tagged Redfish Division. Rocha caught the tagged fish near the Lydia Ann Lighthouse in Aransas Pass on Saturday, June 4.
The first five red-tagged redfish caught, released and tag turned in at an official CCA Texas STAR Weigh Station are worth a 2022 Ford F150 "Texas Edition" XLT Super Cab connected to a Haynie 23' Bigfoot with a Mercury 150HP L Pro XS Optimax and Coastline Trailer.
"Mr. Rocha and his buddy set off down the Lydia Ann Channel in search for an inlet with sufficient bait and clear water. Their first stop of the morning would prove to be the most important decision they made that day," a post by the tournament said. "Not long after starting their wade, the bite was on! With live shrimp in hand and plenty of bait working, Mr. Rocha hooked into a redfish which he soon realized was the fish of a lifetime."
Every summer, anglers join the CCA Texas STAR Tournament in hopes to win the truck and boat combo and several other prizes. 123 tagged fish were released along the Texas coast this year for the tournament.
In order to be eligible for tournament prizes, participants must be registered for the CCA Texas STAR Tournament and have a current CCA membership. You can find the full rules and details here. The tournament runs until Labor Day weekend.
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- Coastal Bend Pride Center continues to grow their efforts and resources | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/red-tagged-fish-in-cca-star-tournament-caught-in-aransas-pass/503-ed87984d-d009-4031-b647-fc6b69564295 | 2022-06-18T15:47:43 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/red-tagged-fish-in-cca-star-tournament-caught-in-aransas-pass/503-ed87984d-d009-4031-b647-fc6b69564295 |
Authorities have apprehended the woman they say is behind an anti-Asian assault on four women on a Manhattan street last week.
Madeline Barker, of Florida, was arrested Friday on multiple hate crime charges including assault and harassment, the NYPD announced.
The 47-year-old woman has been accused of deploying pepper spray at four women and making anti-Asian statements on June 11.
Police said the attack happened around 6 p.m. near 9th Avenue and 14th Street in the Meatpacking District.
A short video released by police in the days after the assault appeared to show Barker standing outside, discharging the pepper spray in the direction of someone filming her.
The four women physically and verbally assaulted refused medical attention, police added.
Attorney information for Barker was not immediately known. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/florida-woman-arrested-on-hate-crimes-charges-in-nyc-pepper-spray-assault/3740152/ | 2022-06-18T15:49:04 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/florida-woman-arrested-on-hate-crimes-charges-in-nyc-pepper-spray-assault/3740152/ |
A landslide has closed a portion of River Road north of Bismarck.
The two-lane road was closed late Friday from Sandy River Drive to Wilderness Cove Road, according to Burleigh County Emergency Manager Mary Senger. There were no injuries or vehicles affected.
"Barriers caught the slide," she said.
The landslide is still active, and officials are monitoring the situation, Senger said. There was no immediate estimate on when the road might reopen.
"We'll have more information next week after further pictures (aerial) and review," Senger said.
This is the third landslide on River Road in recent years. One in December 2019 shut down the road in the north Bismarck area, blocking both lanes between the 3800 block to the north and the 4000 block to the south for eight days. A landslide in March 2020 caused a briefer closure on the road between Sandy River Drive and Wilderness Cove Road. No one was hurt and no vehicles were damaged in either incident.
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County Engineer Marcus Hall in 2020 said that there have been other landslides along that segment of the roadway in the past.
The Burleigh County Commission in 2020 approved having an engineering consulting firm study the road and propose a solution to the landslides. Commissioners later put the project on hold due to the uncertainty of state aid after the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The city last year did pavement rehabilitation and slope stability improvements north of the Grant Marsh Bridge to address the Bismarck portion of River Road. The reconstruction between Keelboat Park and Burnt Boat Drive cost $1.1 million. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/landslide-closes-portion-of-river-road-third-slide-on-road-in-recent-years/article_36867a1a-ef08-11ec-ba68-1b4b314d575b.html | 2022-06-18T15:56:09 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/landslide-closes-portion-of-river-road-third-slide-on-road-in-recent-years/article_36867a1a-ef08-11ec-ba68-1b4b314d575b.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect was killed after an attempted traffic stop led to a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Saturday morning in Milwaukie, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said.
In a series of Tweets, CCSO said deputies and Oregon State Police troopers were involved in the shooting which happened just before 1 a.m. near the corner of Southeast Railroad Avenue and SE Wood Avenue.
The chase ended in that area with the suspect’s death, deputies said. The intersection will be closed during the investigation which is expected to last several hours.
Deputies shared few details in the release to social media and the exact events leading up to the shooting remain unclear. The suspect has not been identified and CCSO did not immediately specify why they were originally stopped, whether they were armed or who fired their weapon.
The Clackamas Interagency Major Crimes Team and the county district attorney’s office are leading the investigation into the shooting.
Authorities said more information will come from the DA’s office next week after an autopsy has been done. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/traffic-stop-in-milwaukie-ends-in-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead/ | 2022-06-18T15:56:50 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/traffic-stop-in-milwaukie-ends-in-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead/ |
BLOOMINGTON — David Lewis reassured his son, C.J., that he’d be there to support him after C.J. lost his baseball scholarship at the University of Toledo at the end of last season.
“Because of our relationship, I told him whatever happens, dude, we’ve got you,” David Lewis said.
C.J. came home to Bloomington about three weeks ago, devastated that the baseball coach had pulled his scholarship despite pitching well in limited appearances.
But within the past three weeks, C.J. has joined the Burlington Bees, of the independent baseball Prospect League, which also features the Normal Cornbelters. He also has entered the college transfer portal and has already received immense feedback from colleges across the country.
“Our relationship has led him to being able to deal with disappointment, because it’s a part of life and it’s also helped him to know that when you fall, which you will, you can always come home,” said David Lewis.
David Lewis also has taken on a new role since May, as group facilitator for Dads Uplifting Dads, a program within the Children’s Home and Aid organization that meets virtually each Thursday evening.
The group program, which any father can participate in, re-launched in May as it shifted facilitators. About five to 10 people who call into the weekly meeting typically set the direction of the conversations.
This past week’s meeting covered relationship building, empowerment and the role of fathers.
“I’m not a clinician or a specialist,” David Lewis said. “I’m just a guy who feels that being a father is the best and most important job a guy can have, and that’s my expertise when it comes to this (facilitating Dads Uplifting Dads).”
In celebration of Father’s Day, group members of all fatherhood programs in Children’s Home and Aid were gifted a book titled, “I Love When Daddy Reads to Me.”
“It’s kind of funny, but a lot of times people make a big deal about Mother’s Day, and rightly so, but Father’s Day often doesn’t get that same attention, especially in social service programming,” said Earl Kloppmann, program manager for Children’s Home and Aid.
“So, we are using Father’s Day as an opportunity to talk about how important fathers are and to let them know that we want to support them in every way that we can,” Kloppmann said.
A focus on fathers
Dads Uplifting Dads is just one of several father-focused programs under Children’s Home and Aid. It derived from the McLean County Fatherhood Coalition, which Kloppmann said was one of the first of such coalitions in Illinois and is “probably the most effective to date.”
“The goal of the coalition is to bring the community together — all of the different sectors of the community together around the importance of fathers, and how can we listen to the voices of fathers, how can we determine their needs and how can we best come alongside them and support them,” Kloppmann said.
Other fatherhood-focused programs under Children's Home and Aid include Thriving Fathers and Families, Building a Winning Team and fatherhood skill-building workshops.
Launched in May 2021, Thriving Fathers and Families is a six-month virtual program that provides fathers with free information about job preparation and placement, child support and custody, family building activities, parenting and co-parenting classes and personal growth.
Building a Winning Team, which also was birthed through the McLean County Fatherhood Coalition, is a seven-week virtual workshop for mothers "to help them understand and communicate more effectively with the fathers of their children," Kloppmann said.
"We value moms and the vital work they do in raising children," he added. "We also look for ways to support and strengthen them in their relationship with their children's fathers."
Group leaders have strongly emphasized the need of a support system for children to succeed in life.
'I found the support I needed'
Gregory Cox, the Cook County Fatherhood Coalition coordinator who also leads virtual fatherhood skills workshops, played a video Wednesday during a Children’s Home and Aid Father’s Day breakfast in Bloomington to illustrate the importance of support in one’s life.
The video showed a young girl lose her shoe at the start of a track race and then go back to pick it up and nevertheless win the race.
“I’ve seen that clip several times and I wanted to use it as a drop back for what type of message it would be,” Cox said. “Have you checked your shoe lace? Is your shoe tied? Is it tight enough?”
He wasn’t talking about shoe laces. Cox said the shoe acted as support for the young girl to keep going.
“She went back to get the shoe. She could’ve stopped and said it’s too late, they’re way ahead of me,” Cox said.
Cox grew up in Chicago with parents and siblings who were addicted to drugs, so he also began using drugs. He eventually had nine sons, but his drug addiction continued to where he found that he was neglectful of his parental responsibility and he lost custody of his children.
Cox said his life changed when his son, who still lived nearby, came up to him on the street one day on his way to school and asked his dad for money.
“I had it, but to someone who’s an alcoholic and a drug addict, the sound of some change is the sound of the next bag of dope, and I told him no,” Cox said.
His son walked away with his head down after his father denied giving him money.
“My son walked away disappointed because I didn’t give him money,” Cox said. “I walked away disappointed because I wasn’t the father I had always wanted to be, that I had become the father that I had seen.”
Cox checked himself into a treatment program a few weeks after that interaction and he later reunited with his sons.
“I found the support that I needed,” Cox said.
People may contact Kloppmann at ekloppma@childrenshomeandaid.org for more information about joining the McLean County Fatherhood Coalition and the programs it involves. Anyone interested in participating in the Dads Uplifting Dads weekly session may contact David Lewis at dlewis@childrenshomeandaid.org.
Kloppmann said the organization is creating an online fatherhood hub where anyone will be able to find all programs available in McLean County, and who to contact to get involved. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-bloomington-normal-groups-offer-support-a-voice-for-fathers/article_8ad55760-ee65-11ec-ad42-fffd9af96474.html | 2022-06-18T15:58:17 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-bloomington-normal-groups-offer-support-a-voice-for-fathers/article_8ad55760-ee65-11ec-ad42-fffd9af96474.html |
MARIETTA, Ga. — Three people from Marietta, including a 7-year-old girl, died last weekend in a wreck when the car veered off the road, struck a tree and caught fire.
The victims were identified by Georgia State Patrol as 36-year-old Chanece Samuel, who was driving when the crash occurred, 7-year-old Bryanna Brewster and 29-year-old John Parker.
Few details were available on how the crash happened. A GSP report indicates the driver lost control, though it does not offer details how. It was daylight out - just before 4 p.m. - with clear conditions on the roads.
According to the report, the 2017 Chevy Malibu was traveling on I-20 East in Taliaferro County, near Augusta, and "traveled off the roadway onto the south shoulder striking a tree with its front."
No explanation for why the car traveled off the roadway is listed.
After the impact, the car "caught fire and sustained extensive damage." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/three-from-marietta-die-car-wreck-7-year-old-girl/85-986349da-1cf1-4cb0-bb7b-d5afacd83895 | 2022-06-18T16:06:47 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/three-from-marietta-die-car-wreck-7-year-old-girl/85-986349da-1cf1-4cb0-bb7b-d5afacd83895 |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Looking to commit to a good read or a new roommate? The Humane Society of Washington County hopes so.
According to a Facebook post from the Johnson City Public Library, dogs, cats and kittens will be visiting from 12-4 p.m. Saturday to find a forever home.
“Bring your featherwands, because these purrfect Kitties love to entertain,” a post from the Humane Society said. “If you need some Fun and Love in your life then you need one or two of these gorgeous babies!”
For a list of all adoptable animals, visit the society’s website here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/humane-society-of-washington-county-brings-pets-to-jc-public-library/ | 2022-06-18T16:09:36 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/humane-society-of-washington-county-brings-pets-to-jc-public-library/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – After storms rocked the Tri-Cities Friday, Jonesborough officials warned residents that they may run out of water if they aren’t careful.
According to a press release from the Town of Jonesborough, the town’s water treatment plant lost power due to storm damage. Town officials asked residents to cut back as BrightRidge crews work to restore service to the facility, which they hope will keep the system from failing completely.
“We are asking our water customers to please conserve water today,” the release said. “If you experience low pressure, or are out of water, we are aware of the problem.”
Repairs are expected to take most of Saturday, and town officials advised residents to only use water for necessities until further notice.
This is an ongoing story. Details will be updated as they become available. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-water-treatment-plant-down-city-officials-asking-residents-to-conserve/ | 2022-06-18T16:09:42 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-water-treatment-plant-down-city-officials-asking-residents-to-conserve/ |
Update: Outages as of 11 a.m. break down as follows:
- Russell – 1,973
- Washington – 1,424
- Smyth – 1,200
- Wythe -1,032
- Wise – 1,196
- Dickenson – 1,280
- Buchanan – 934
- Tazewell – 805
- Scott – 565
- Sullivan – 766
- Hawkins – 303
According to a press release from Appalachian Power, roughly 2000 workers are spread throughout the company’s coverage area to repair downed and damages lines.
(WJHL) – Thousands of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee residents were without electricity Saturday morning, according to Appalachian Power’s outage map.
The site, which provides real-time service data on all of the company’s coverage area, documented 78,062 outages throughout Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee as of 9 a.m.
Within News Channel 11’s coverage area, several counties were affected. Below is a breakdown of reported outages as of 9 a.m.:
- Russell – 2,209
- Washington – 1,940
- Smyth – 1,574
- Wythe -1,296
- Wise – 1,195
- Dickenson – 1,278
- Buchanan – 1,125
- Tazewell – 839
- Scott – 828
- Sullivan – 791
- Hawkins – 431
This is an ongoing story. Details will be updated as they become available. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/over-12000-without-power-in-swva-netn/ | 2022-06-18T16:09:48 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/over-12000-without-power-in-swva-netn/ |
HOPEWELL, Va. — Four inmates escaped from a federal prison’s satellite camp in Virginia, officials announced Saturday morning.
The U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies were notified and an internal investigation has been initiated, officials said.
Branch, 41, was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia to more than 13 years for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm. Graham, 44, was sentenced in the Eastern District of North Carolina to 10 years for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Willis, 30, was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia to 18 years for possessing and concealing a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Shaw, 46, was sentenced in the Western District of Virginia to more than 16 years for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a measurable quantity of heroin. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/officials-4-escape-from-virginia-prison-satellite-camp/2022/06/18/6e45043e-ef1d-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html | 2022-06-18T16:17:32 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/officials-4-escape-from-virginia-prison-satellite-camp/2022/06/18/6e45043e-ef1d-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html |
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