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Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/road-rage-shooting-ends-in-fiery-crash/3295275/ | 2022-07-11T01:07:42 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/road-rage-shooting-ends-in-fiery-crash/3295275/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With inflatable rafts, life vests and just about anything one could float on, Portlanders jumped into the Willamette River on Sunday for the last Big Float event ever.
Swimmers and floaters began trickling in around 10 a.m. through the Tom McCall Waterfront Park downtown. Sunday’s last bash included an inner-tube parade, live music and the famous float.
Described on its website as a parade, float and beach party, the Human Access Project has organized the event every year as a way to fundraise and celebrate improvements made to the quality of the Willamette River water, taking 2020 and 2021 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sunday’s event was the 10th annual Big Float — and the final one.
“After doing it for all this time, with all the work it’s taken to bring it back together, it’s really made me understand the length that we have in our lives and I’m really proud of what we’ve done,” Willie Levenson with the Human Access Project told KOIN 6 back in May.
The nonprofit’s goal is to connect Portlanders with their river “and perhaps even fall in love with it,” the website reads.
An organizer of the float said that putting on the event requires too much energy for their volunteer team to handle – and although many are sad to see it go – hundreds of people showed up to the Willamette River today to send off this tradition with a splash.
“It is a little bittersweet to have it today. A lot of art has gone into this. And a lot of people get joy from this event. But you know for us, we really feel like what this event set out to do has been done,” said Willie Levenson, the ringleader of the event.
Run by volunteers, the Human Access Project has accomplished big goals in the last 12 years. Some highlights Levenson mentioned include placing “Swim at your own risk” signs around the Willamette River, pushing to open Poet’s Beach, removing trash from Audrey McCall Beach, and converting the Kevin J. Duckworth Memorial Dock from a motorized dock to a motorized-boats only dock to a swimming hole dock.
While Levenson believes there is still more work to do, he says that the Human Access Project is in the process of coming up with other fun and innovative ways to help connect the people of Portland to the river.
KOIN 6 News’ Amanda Arden contributed to this article. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portlanders-plunge-into-the-willamette-river-for-final-big-float/ | 2022-07-11T01:08:43 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portlanders-plunge-into-the-willamette-river-for-final-big-float/ |
FORT HOOD, Texas — Military officials reassure residents via social media a claim of an active shooter situation Sunday afternoon was false.
"All social media reports of active shooter or shots fired on post are false," the post read via the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services Facebook.
Officials mention two "suspicious males" who were seen with firearms in the area. This caused delays in the Pershing Park area, as stated in the post. The crime or situation was not detailed by authorities.
One of the men however has been arrested, while the other accomplice has not been found. There is no concern that a firearm is with the other suspect, according to Fort Hood DES.
6 News will keep you updated as more information is received.
More KCENtv.com: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/no-active-shooter-despite-social-media-claims/500-1a7f3be3-9e0a-4d8f-b58a-5ba9a66b035d | 2022-07-11T01:16:21 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/no-active-shooter-despite-social-media-claims/500-1a7f3be3-9e0a-4d8f-b58a-5ba9a66b035d |
BLOOMINGTON — Southbound Veterans Parkway in Bloomington was shut down for over an hour Sunday after a pickup truck hauling equipment flipped on its side.
Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Clayton Arnold told The Pantagraph that crews responded before 3 p.m. Sunday to a single-vehicle crash on Veterans Parkway, just east of South Main Street.
He said an equipment failure on the trailer the truck was towing caused both to turn over. A reporter with The Pantagraph observed heavy damage to the truck cab.
Arnold also said the driver was not being reckless, and was not intoxicated.
The Bloomington Fire Department posted on Facebook Sunday that the sole occupant of the vehicle was taken to a hospital.
A condition update on the driver was not available late Sunday afternoon.
The road was back open within an hour and a half, Arnold said.
Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/veterans-parkway-in-bloomington-reopened-after-truck-trailer-overturn/article_925922d8-008e-11ed-952d-7b2f9f7fdbe6.html | 2022-07-11T01:17:27 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/veterans-parkway-in-bloomington-reopened-after-truck-trailer-overturn/article_925922d8-008e-11ed-952d-7b2f9f7fdbe6.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — Like many fathers, Praneeth Mudiganti's weakness is his daughter.
"I love her more than anything," he said.
So it's only natural that what Ria, Mudiganti's daughter, wants she gets.
This year Wordle, a web-based word game became viral. It's an app that challenges people to find a five-letter word in six guesses - with a new puzzle being published every day.
However, the words can sometimes be a little hard to guess. And for kids like Mudiganti's daughter, it was frustrating at times.
After a quick Google search, he discovered there was no app, similar to Wordle that catered to kids. He decided to get to work.
"Maybe I should just build," he said. "It doesn't, you know, it doesn't look like it's going to take too long."
Two days later he launched Wordle Junior. It's been up and running since February. A couple of months go by and his creation attracted 85,000 unique users in over 150 countries.
"I just never expected this," he said.
His daughter's teacher loved the game so much that she embedded it into her curriculum.
"They played that game for a few days," he said.
In light of this, his daughter was the new "class celebrity."
Mudiganti is an average dad with a normal job. He created this game to prove to his daughter anything she sets her mind to she can do. And in addition to that, it's easy to create a game.
"My main intention of building this for my daughter more than anything is to, encourage her to do something like this," he said.
He wants her to understand this isn't rocket science.
"You can start building like amazing things," he said.
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Monday
KENOSHA COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES: Noon, Human Services Building, 8600 Sheridan Road, Room North 2.
BROOKSIDE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 3 p.m., at Brookside Care Center, 3506 Washington Road.
WILMOT UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD: 4:15 p.m., at the school library, 11112 308th Ave, Wilmot. Special meeting to include closed session to consider the employment, promotion, compensation or performance-evaluation data of any employee; discussion and possible action on new hires, resignations, and contract for speech pathologist.
WILMOT UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the school library, 11112 308th Ave, Wilmot. Work session to include insurance benefits presentation, vape detector presentation, superintendent evaluation tool, and policies to review.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL LICENSES/PERMITS COMMITTEE: 4:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. Agenda to include license applications; and discussion of Hattrix’s (2425 60th St.) affect on the surrounding neighborhood.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE VILLAGE BOARD: 5 p.m., at the Village Hall Auditorium, 9915 39th Ave. Agenda to include consideration of bids for Hwy. 165 force main repair project.
KENOSHA BOARD OF PARKS COMMISSION: 5 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204. Agenda to include request to use Washington Park for Pool Family Swim and water safety instruction on Aug. 5; request from New Birth Industries to use Hobbs Park on Aug. 27, for church fellowship; discussion of a possible archery range on park property.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY & WELFARE COMMITTEE: 5 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: 5:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. Agenda includes a request from Anastos Motors for use of 46th Street from Green Bay Road to 56th Avenue Aug. 21 and Sept. 18 for the Kenosha Cars and Coffee by Anastos event; review and possible acceptance of completed projects.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL STORMWATER UTILITY COMMITTEE: 5:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. Agenda includes review and possible acceptance of completed projects.
Tuesday
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 11 a.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in the Planning & Development Conference Room. Monthly work session and possible tour of sites related to matters.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH: Noon, virtual Microsoft Teams meeting.
TOWN OF SOMERS BOARD: 5:15 p.m., at the Somers Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. Agenda includes renewals of mobile home licenses; and a 2022-23 amusement park license for George Capoun Golf Academy, 4207 Green Bay Road.
VILLAGE OF SOMERS BOARD: 5:30 p.m., at the Somers Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. Agenda includes license applications and appointments.
Wednesday
WHEATLAND SCHOOL BOARD: 4 p.m., in the community room at the school, 6606 368th Ave., Burlington. Meeting to include closed session to consider employment promotions, compensation or performance evaluations.
RANDALL SCHOOL BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the school library, 37101 87th St,, Burlington. Special meeting to include School Perceptions presentation and board discussion of community survey results, and discussion of next steps based on survey data and results.
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in Conference Room B. Agenda includes a feature program on Kenosha County 4-H; UW-Extension educator/program and director updates.
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 7 p.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in the Public Hearing Room. Agenda includes an amendment to an existing conditional use permit to construct two outdoor volleyball pits in Town of Brighton; a request for a conditional use permit for an automotive detailer business in Town of Wheatland.
TREVOR-WILMOT CONSOLIDATED GRADE SCHOOL BOARD: 7 p.m., in the school conference room, 26325 Wilmot Road, Trevor. Special work session in closed session to discuss personnel matters, with a work session to complete the district administrator’s evaluation.
Thursday
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 6:30 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., second floor committee conference room.
Life hacks: Tips for how to be productive while working from home and more
Plus, steps you can take to make ends meet while you're waiting for that unemployment check and how to figure out how much TV is too much TV.
In the last two months, TV numbers are through the roof. Local news, streaming and on-demand movies have all spiked in viewership, receiving ratings bumps from people of all ages. But experts recommend that you vary your new stay-at-home habits and find ways to fill your days without always being front of a screen. So before you watch all of "Too Hot to Handle" in one sitting, consider these ...
Here are five ways to combat bad breath and make wearing a mask a more pleasant experience. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-week-of-july-11/article_1c897c26-0069-11ed-adaa-534027c73491.html | 2022-07-11T01:27:23 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-week-of-july-11/article_1c897c26-0069-11ed-adaa-534027c73491.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — A search party scoured the White River in downtown Indianapolis on Sunday for a father and his three children who have been missing for several days.
IMPD missing persons detectives are asking for help locating 27-year-old Kyle Moorman and his three children, 5-year-old Kyle Moorman II, 2-year-old Kyannah Holland and 1-year-old Kyran Holland.
Family members told 13News that Kyle told his family he and the kids were going fishing at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night.
They drove away from the 1000 block of South Sherman Drive in a black 2009 Saab with green headlights.
They haven't been seen or heard from since.
Kyle's family said he didn't pack diapers or clothes. They said they were especially concerned because one of the children takes medication and, when they disappeared, Kyle didn't bring the medication with him.
IMPD also confirmed at least one of the children may be in need of medical care.
Kyle Moorman is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
His son, Kyle Moorman II, is 3 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 40 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Kyannah is 2 feet tall and weighs about 15 pounds. Investigators say she has blonde hair and blue eyes. Kyannah was last seen wearing a striped pink and blue romper.
Kyran is 2 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 25 pounds. Kyran has blonde hair and blue eyes. Kyran was last seen wearing a diaper and a striped shirt.
IMPD confirmed a missing persons report has been made and an investigation is ongoing. In the meantime, the family is taking search efforts into their own hands.
On Sunday afternoon, they all went to search one of Kyle's regular fishing spots along the White River.
They gathered near the Indianapolis Zoo and Oliver Avenue and spread out from there.
This was not the first time they've searched the area. Kyle's stepdad, Teddy Green, told 13News that the family has checked along the river for the last few days and searched nearby ponds and lakes.
Teddy said Kyle has never done this before and added that they have a close-knit family and "everybody sticks together."
IMPD is asking anyone with information to call 911 immediately. You can also call the IMPD Missing Persons Unit at 317-327-6160 or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS). | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-family-missing-case-impd-investigates/531-c5dc3c3a-bcaf-4c53-9c39-b2626f1f364a | 2022-07-11T01:52:27 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-family-missing-case-impd-investigates/531-c5dc3c3a-bcaf-4c53-9c39-b2626f1f364a |
3 boys, 13 and younger, arrested in connection with break-in at Monroe Co. business
Three boys were arrested in connection with breaking and entering into a business in Monroe Township, authorities said.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the boys — ages 8, 11 and 13 — were apprehended after deputies responded to an alarm at the business on Friday night. Deputies allegedly found two boys trying to ride out of the parking lot on dirt bikes that allegedly were just stolen, according to a news release. A third boy, police said, was trying to drive away in a vehicle.
The vehicle, which authorities say was stolen from Toledo, Ohio, was allegedly used to ram the building's bay doors to gain entry into the building. It also had been used in several other alleged crimes at Monroe County businesses, officials said. Stolen items from those other stores were found in the vehicle, police said.
The Sheriff's Office reported one of the boys was discovered with what appeared at first to be a pistol in his waistband, but the gun turned out to be a CO2 BB gun.
The suspects were not identified by police.
The case remains under investigation, the news release said, and has been turned over to the Monroe County Prosecutor's office.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at (734) 240-7530. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/10/3-boys-13-and-younger-arrested-monroe-co-break/10025878002/ | 2022-07-11T01:59:53 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/10/3-boys-13-and-younger-arrested-monroe-co-break/10025878002/ |
Salem, Va. – After 12 days of laughter and screams, The Salem Fair wrapped up Sunday.
Rainstorms at times forced the fair to take a pause.
“We had lightning and sat here for two hours the other night,” Salem Fair Manager Carey Harveycutter said. “And if its within 8 miles we don’t run rides. We locked the gates down. Just from a safety stand point.”
But when sunshine returned, crowds lined up to enjoy rides, play games and get a final taste of carnival treats.
On donation nights, the fair collected 3,715 pounds of food and 1,000 pairs of socks to help the community.
“The community always comes out and supports us very well,” Harveycutter said.
Magic shows and interactive demonstrations drew attention.
Lumberjacks showed off their wood carving skills and 6-year-old Stephen Wood ended up walking away with a custom-made throne.
Daniel Beckstead traveled from Oregon to show off his log rolling skills to his first Salem Fair crowd.
“The crowd is the one variable of the show that you can’t ever control,” he said. “You just have to learn how to be your best showman self regardless of the weather, or the situation, or the people around you. But that kind of stuff. That’s a blessing. We had a good crowd.”
Though Beckstead is training to win the world championships, sometimes he ends up making a splash.
“It’s very cold,” he said. “Of course, having wet clothes is just part of being a log roller. But I’m just glad it was genuine. You can’t ever stage things like that. And the crowd liked it.”
Harveycutter says employees won’t walk away empty handed since each one will get a Salem Fair cap as a memento.
A tradition since the fair started 35 years ago. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/crowds-pack-salem-fair-on-its-final-day/ | 2022-07-11T02:17:23 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/crowds-pack-salem-fair-on-its-final-day/ |
MERRILLVILLE — An 8-year-old boy from Northwest Indiana recently raised $1,000 to help the homeless after seeing people sitting outside a restaurant asking for help.
Merrillville resident Darnell "DJ" Gaffney, Jr. asked his mother why the people were out there. She told him they had no home and needed food and shelter.
Thinking about what he saw later that night, he told his mother, Alisha Gaffney, that he wanted to give the homeless money from his birthday and the honor roll. She got excited by the idea.
"I was so touched by my son wanting to help others," said Gaffney. "I knew that we had to help him see this through."
She helped him post a video on Facebook asking others to donate, including by matching the $100 he gave.
After someone on social media suggested it, he decided to donate to Grace Beyond Borders, an East Chicago-based nonprofit that helps the homeless and those suffering from drug addiction in Northwest Indiana and greater Chicagoland.
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He ended up running a two-week-long campaign on Facebook, raising a total of $1,000 that he gave to Grace Beyond Borders.
"I was so impressed by his passion and maturity," Grace Beyond Borders Founder and Executive Director Marcus Martin said. "He's so young, yet he already understands the importance of helping those in need. We thank the Gaffneys and everyone who participated in this fundraiser to help our invisible neighbors, and may God bless you all."
Gaffney said at the check presentation that he learned an important lesson.
"Always be kind to others," he said.
For more information, visit GraceBeyondBorders.org .
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
Open
A new sushi restaurant has rolled into Dyer.
Den Asian Bistro opened Wednesday. The new restaurant is serving authentic pan-Asian cuisine in the former Bin 27 Grille space in the Galleria Buildings on U.S. 30.
The restaurant at 275 Joliet St. specializes in Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean. Owner Kevin Goa describes it as Asian fusion.
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'Indoor-outdoor space' with fountain
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
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'Expansive menu'
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
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Full sushi bar
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
The house roll, the Den Roulette, consists of shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, scallop, tobiko, tempura crunch and scallion. The twist is it includes a spicy mystery piece and the person who gets it must take a shot of sake from the plate.
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Full bar
"We created it ourselves," he said. "Our sushi chef did. One piece of the roll has a special flavor."
The full bar includes sake, wine, cocktails, Japanese whiskeys and imported Asian beer.
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Indoor and outdoor seating
Den Asian Bistro sits about 60 people in its 3,000-square-foot space. It also has an outdoor patio.
"There's outdoor seating by a water fountain," he said. "There's a bar and family dining. There's a section where we can open the roof. It's what we call indoor outdoor dining."
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Right by the state line
The restaurant employs about a dozen people. Gao expects it to draw from both Indiana and Illinois since it's so close to the border. He's hoping eventually to open a few more locations in Northwest Indiana.
He describes it as fine dining without high-end prices.
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Open daily
Den Asian Bistro will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 12-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information, visit denasianbistro.com or find the business on Facebook.
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Coming soon
Encore Car Wash is coming soon to Hammond.
The car wash will be located next to the new Culver's near the Cabela's and Super Walmart southwest of the Indianapolis Boulevard exit on Interstate 80/94.
Encore Car Wash is a chain that opened its first location at 16340 S. Lincoln Highway in Plainfield and plans to open in Hammond this fall. It will expand to Westmont and Oak Lawn next year.
"At Encore, we want to change the way you think when you think about a car wash. With a return to good old-fashioned service and all of the most modern technology," the business said on its website. "From our beautiful washes — featuring reclaimed brick from historic buildings in the city of Chicago and exterior murals by various artists — to our state-of-the-art equipment, we aim to make every trip to Encore worth your while. And then some."
For more information, visit encorecarwash.com or email info@encorecarwash.com .
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Pop-up
The Bankquet in downtown Griffith opened a pop-up restaurant on its outdoor patio this summer.
The banquet hall occupies a historic bank building at 101 E. Main St. in Griffith. It hosts weddings, other special events and performances.
The pop-up restaurant offers al fresco dining for dinner and Sunday brunch. The hours and menu vary from week to week. It's served brioche French toast, salads, pizza, charcuterie, farm-raised pulled pork and small plates like spiced corn fritter, baked artisan brie fondue and chicken wings.
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Now open
The Bankquet's pop-up restaurant also has featured live performances from acoustic singer-songwriters.
For more information, call 219-313-2051 or find The Bankquet on Facebook.
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Open
Spenga is now offering spin, strength and yoga in Valparaiso.
A Spenga Fitness Center recently opened at 91 Silhavy Road in Valparaiso Walk.
The Homer Glen-based company aims to "deliver cardiovascular strength and flexibility training through a combination of spin, strength and yoga workouts." Founded in 2015, Inc. magazine ranked it as the 43rd fastest-growing privately owned franchise in the Midwest.
The fitness chain has five locations in Chicagoland. The Valparaiso location is just the second in Indiana after Carmel.
It offers 60-minute workouts that put equal emphasis on cardio, strength and flexibility to attain a high caloric burn and "maximize your results without breaking down your body."
Encouraging members to work smarter not harder, Spenga employs instructors who personalize every workout. It has a 20-20-20 format in which gym-goers complete one segment and move on to the next one.
Workouts include spinning, strength training and medicine balls. It offers multisensory experiences with aromatherapy and DJ-inspired playlists filled with energizing tracks.
The gym is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 219-767-9375.
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Open
Potato Express has found a permanent home in downtown Hammond.
The restaurant specializing in loaded potatoes first opened in the Hammond Development Corp.'s pop-up cafe space in the former Blue Room Cafe in downtown Hammond.
It now has a permanent home in the former Philly Steaks and Fresh Lemonade at 5252 Hohman Ave.
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Potato-themed menu
The menu includes many specialty spuds topped with pot roast, jerk chicken, Italian beef, alfredo and taco meat as well as toppings like cheese, broccoli, chili, bacon, chicken and steak. The hearty breakfast potato is topped with sausage, turkey ham, hash browns, sausage gravy and egg.
It also has soul bowls, a Thanksgiving Overload feast and sides like greens, mac and cheese, broccoli and red beans and rice.
If you crave even more potatoes, you can get a side of fries, cheese fries, loaded fries or mashed potatoes to go along with your loaded potato.
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All your potato needs
Potato Express offers dine-in, carryout and delivery through DoorDash and GrubHub.
Catering to the work crowd in downtown Hammond, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 219-545-5735 or find the business on Facebook.
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Closing
Consider the Lilies Giftery at 8237 Forest Ave. in Munster is shuttering after four years.
Named after the Bible quote "consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin," the boutique gift shop sold handcrafted goods from more than 50 vendors. While it mainly stocked the work of local artisans like Tiddleywink Toffee, the Gourmet Goddess and Mother Wilma's Marshmallow Factory, it also carried products from as far away as Kenya.
"Thanks be to God for the past four years of 'Considering the Lilies' and all his goodness and blessing. We announce with bittersweet emotions that our little shop will be closing. The last six weeks have been a whirlwind as we were approached to sell our property for a new incoming development. After prayer, advice and confirmation, we decided it was best to do so."
A liquidation sale started Friday, with everything initially marked down by 50%. The store stocks a variety of goods from vendors like Flannel Candle Co., Poppies Candles & Gifts and Bird and Bear Dolls.
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Liquidation sale
"Words cannot express our gratitude and thanks to all of you for your support and friendship through these years," the owners posted on Facebook. "A special thank you to all the artisans who made my shop all that it could be with your beautiful handcrafted goods. Thank you, also, to my incredible staff in Jen, Darla, Alex, Mara and Diane and my sisters' cheerleading along the way. Such an amazing gift. Thank you to my family, hubby, kids grandkids, parents, siblings and dear friends for loads of help, affirmation and encouragement continuously through it all."
Munster resident Julie Kapteyn opened the business out of a love pop-up craft and artisan markets like The Fetching Market and a wish there was a permanent brick-and-mortar place she could go to buy handmade goods like jewelry, home decor, handbags candles and leather journals.
She expressed gratitude to all her customers over the years.
"Last but not least, thank you to all the beautiful people of this community and beyond who chose to shop local or small, support local artisans and give me the privilege of serving you in this way," the business posted on Facebook. "You have blessed me beyond words and may our friendship live on."
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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Amid the near-record high temperatures, thousands of Travis County residents went without power on Sunday.
Around 6:30 p.m., 3,400 Austin Energy and 3,400 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative customers didn't have power.
Bluebonnet later said the outage was caused by lightning damaging some equipment in southeast Travis County. Meanwhile, Austin Energy told KVUE its outage was caused by a power pole fire.
By 7:30 p.m. all customers had power again.
"We know how inconvenient and frustrating it was to be out of power this evening," Bluebonnet said in a tweet. "We greatly appreciate your patients and understanding."
The power outages come as highs on Sunday, July 10 reached 110 at Camp Mabry, tying for the all-time high set back in 2018. The high ranked within the seven hottest days in Austin ever recorded.
Extreme heat over the weekend led to an Excessive Heat Warning being issued by the National Weather Service for the majority of Central Texas. That's in effect until 8 p.m. on Monday.
The forecast for Monday, July 11 shows a high of 109, which would rank as one of the top 10 hottest days at Camp Mabry since records began in 1897. The daily heat record for Monday is among the top six hottest days on record with a high of 108 back in 1917.
More than 2,000 Pedernales Electric Cooperative customers in Georgetown went without power on Saturday in the area where a grassfire burned through the land, damaging backyard fences. At this time it is not clear if the outage was related to the fire.
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2-year-old boy in stable condition after being pulled from Kiwanis Lake in Tempe
A 2-year-old boy was in stable condition after being pulled from Kiwanis Lake in Tempe Saturday afternoon, according to the Tempe Police Department.
Bystanders pulled the 2-year-old boy from the water and began performing CPR before officers arrived, according to Tempe police. It is unclear how the boy ended up in the water and how long he was in there.
When officers responded to the lake around 3:30 p.m. they took over first aid until the Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department arrived.
The boy was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition as of Sunday, according to Tempe police.
This was the second reported incident of a child being pulled from the water in the Valley on Saturday. A 2-year-old girl died at the hospital after she was pulled unconscious from a pool in a Phoenix home, according to Phoenix police.
Firefighters said it was unknown how long she remained in the pool. Police were investigating what led to her drowning.
Drowning prevention tips
Here are some tips to prevent drownings, from the city of Phoenix:
- Use an approved barrier to separate the pool from the house.
- NEVER allow children to be alone near a pool or any water source. This includes bathtubs, buckets, toilets, ponds and canals.
- Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device.
- Keep large objects such as tables, chairs, tricycles or ladders away from pool fences.
- NEVER leave children unattended in or around a pool. ALWAYS have a designated child watcher.
- Do not allow children to play in the pool area. Store all toys outside of the pool area.
- If you leave the pool area, take the child (children) with you.
Republic reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda contributed to this report.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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NAPA COUNTY, Calif. — An 18-year-old from Vallejo became the third drowning in two weeks at Lake Berryessa, officials said Sunday.
The Napa County Sheriff's Office said Zaire Watu Fairley, 18 of Vallejo, drowned after he slipped off a log and fell into the water near the Smittle Creek Day Use Area.
Authorities said an off-duty officer in the area leapt from his boat and into the water to try and save Fairley. The officer was able to bring him to shore where off-duty nurses provided CPR.
First responders took Fairley to a hospital where he ultimately died around 3:19 p.m.
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PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Family members identified Eric Riley as the jet skier who drowned in Folsom Lake over the Fourth of July weekend.
Riley's body was recovered Friday. Officials with California State Parks said Riley fell off a jet ski on July 2 and was not wearing a life jacket when he drowned.
ABC10 spoke to his wife earlier today who said Riley was excited to go out on the water and jet ski with a friend.
"Always happy, always had a smile on his face, always knew how to light up a room, and just if you needed anything, he would help you," said Christina Villareal, Riley's wife.
Riley leaves behind his wife and 16-year-old daughter. He was one of two people who drowned near Folsom Lake on the Saturday of the Fourth of July weekend.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a deadly and dangerous weekend on Sacramento’s rivers.
On the American River alone Saturday, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District boat rescue team was called to 14 water rescues, one of which ended in a drowning. A 20-year-old woman was airlifted a mile away from where she was initially swimming. She later died from her injuries.
Zachary Corbo, with the Drowning Accident Rescue Team (DART) said the American River’s current is four-times faster than it has been all season.
Due to the increased risks, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire is staffing up a second helicopter to assist with patrol and reminding people to practice water safety.
“Wear your life jacket. Make sure that if you’re going to be in this river, that you’re prepared to swim in dynamic water,” said Captain Parker Wilbourn, spokesperson for the fire district.
“This river is now moving very quickly, 4,500 cubic feet per second. That means it’s moving faster than it was even a couple of weeks ago,” he said.
On top of that, there are the usual risks. There are steep drop-offs along the American River.
“If you walk out 20 feet, you might have a 10-foot drop,” Wilbourn said.
He also pointed to debris that can’t be seen underwater, such as vegetation, trees and rocks. Many times, people are in pool toy floats that are not meant for river rafting.
“There are snags and things that you can get wrapped up in below and potentially get trapped by that current that’s pushing against you,” Wilbourn said.
Bi-directional currents complicate things further.
“You can have a current on top and then a separate current potentially that could even be stronger and pull you in a different direction,” Wilbourn said.
Wilbourn said all of these hazards can catch people off guard and that’s usually when disaster strikes.
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children. Wilbourn said it is imperative children wear life vests and adults should too. Children under the age of 13 are required by law to wear a coast-guard approved life vest in the city’s and county’s waterways.
For a list of where to pick up free life preserver loaners, see the flyer below.
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LANSFORD, Pa. — For the 15th year in a row, the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum hosted its annual Coal Mine Heritage Festival. A day to celebrate the rich coal region history and culture in northeastern Pennsylvania through music, food, crafts, and more.
“People realize that a lot of this stuff is still alive and well in northeastern PA and we try to help and promote it. and educate people on just the richness of the coal region history and coal mining culture,” said Dale Frudenberger, Coal Mine Heritage Festival Organizer.
Whether they've lived in Carbon County their entire life, or are just visiting, Dale Frudenberger plans this festival every year to teach them something new about the coal mining culture and how it plays a big role in northeastern Pennsylvania today.
“The ethnic diversity that was always here since the days of coal mining, people of different nationalities, from all over the world came here to work in the coal mines and that richness, that diversity, and that cultural changes still reside in our community today,” Frudenberger said.
One of the highlights of the festival is a tour of the No. Nine Coal Mine which allowed brothers Isaiah and Zechariah Agurila to learn about coal mining firsthand.
“Back in the day, they used and had workers called miners that used to hit rocks and collect coal and any kind of stones. and they had to go in these trains to get into the mines,” said Isaiah Agurila, Coal Mine Tour Participant.
After Sunday's success, the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum plans to expand the festival next year to educate even more people about northeastern Pennsylvania's rich coal region history.
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BERWICK, Pa. — First responders were called to Wise Foods in Berwick for a fire Sunday night.
Viewer photos show the scene as firemen arrived and observed heavy flames and smoke stretching up the side of the structure.
The cause of the fire is undetermined due to the damage, but officials believe it could have started in a trash container outside of the building.
There is no word yet on what this means for productivity at the plant in Columbia County.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The latest event supporting Go Joe 25 took place Sunday afternoon in Luzerne County and gave more of an incentive than just helping those at St. Joseph's Center.
The Cycle Yard in Pittston brought it's stationary cycling bikes to Susquehanna Brewing Company in Jenkins Township.
The event featured instructors from the studio who lead supporters through three different rides with a live DJ and the promise of a beverage at the end of the workout as well as raffle baskets and this year's Go Joe merchandise.
"Well, all of these, we call them the go Joe ride along events. They're really about creating that enthusiasm and excitement about the GojoE ride, which is at the end of July. So pretty much in June in July, our committee has worked with others in the community to play in the events and it helps everybody to feel a part of it," said Sister MaryAlice Jacquinot, President of St. Joseph's Center.
"So we love getting involved with the community and raising funds any way that we can help places like St. Joseph's Center and things like that is always a great opportunity for not only us but the charities as well who are in need of our help and our sweat," said Erica Zangardi, The Cycle Yard.
Like MaryAlice said all of these events are leading up to the end of the month's ride and festival for St. Joseph's Center.
If you want to participate in an event to support the cause head to their website by clicking here.
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Police Department says one man died in a hit-and-run crash at 7:46 p.m. Sunday.
The car struck the man on North 50th Street between Melburne Boulevard and East 26th Avenue before he died from his injuries, TPD said in a news release.
Authorities say the car is reportedly a black sedan and possibly a four-door.
As a result of the hit-and-run, northbound lanes of North 50th Street were closed to traffic but are reportedly now open.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Ted Nichols-Payne, the Texas Rangers' radio network engineer for nearly 30 years, collapsed in the parking lot of Globe Life Field before Sunday's game against Minnesota and died at a hospital. He was 56.
Nichols-Payne worked in Dallas for 31 years at the company now called Audacy and formerly CBS Radio. He was the primary engineer and technical director on Rangers’ radio broadcasts from 1995-2010, first on KRLD-AM and then on 105.3 The FAN. He resumed that role when the Rangers’ English radio rights returned to 105.3 in 2015.
"Ted’s dedication and attention to detail made him an expert engineer who provided an outstanding technical quality to our broadcasts," Rangers spokesman John Blake said. "All of us with the Rangers’ organization send our deepest sympathies to Ted’s family. He will certainly be missed."
Nichols-Payne was also the radio network engineer for the Dallas Cowboys.
The team shared a statement on Twitter:
"We were all deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Ted Nichols-Payne, long-time radio network engineer and friend to all that knew him. We send our deepest condolences to his three daughters, his friends and family and to the Audacy family," the Cowboys said.
Many who work in radio in the North Texas area and knew Nichols-Payne offered their condolences.
"We are all devastated. Ted was a great friend and a kind, compassionate and caring person. He so adored his three daughters. Can’t imagine what it will be like for all of us without him. RIP Ted," Rangers' radio voice Eric Nadel said on Twitter.
"When people work together for decades, they are family. We lost a family member today. The BELOVED engineer of @dallascowboys and @rangers radio broadcasts, Ted Nichols-Payne, died suddenly at 56. We are speechless. Perfect at his job. Better human. Gutted," Cowboys' radio voice Brad Sham tweeted. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-dallas-cowboys-radio-engineer-ted-nichols-payne-dies/287-bbaf9459-79e3-4c5b-9bec-98cca8d27eef | 2022-07-11T03:14:11 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-dallas-cowboys-radio-engineer-ted-nichols-payne-dies/287-bbaf9459-79e3-4c5b-9bec-98cca8d27eef |
Monkeys, piglets, zebras and more: Baby animals bring new opportunities to Brevard Zoo
Brevard Zoo has welcomed multiple baby animals this spring and summer, including spider monkeys, babirusa piglets, a King vulture, zebras and most recently, three impalas.
Apart from the zebra foals, born to first-time mothers Lauren on June 1 and Iggy on June 30, the baby animals were all born to experienced mothers. The animals are thriving so far, said Zach Marchetti, curator of donor engagement and animal experiences at the zoo.
However, each has come with unique challenges, ranging from a high risk of bird flu to fears of their mothers rejecting them.
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“Infant animal care is really interesting because it’s so different depending on the species,” Marchetti said. “With some species like the spider monkeys, if you don’t pay attention, you would never even know that those babies are there because they cling so tightly to Mom. But that doesn’t mean that its’ less work for the keepers — in a lot of ways, it’s almost more work because they have to pay such close attention to them.”
Born at 'the worst possible time'
The first baby to arrive, a king vulture chick, came at “the worst possible time,” Marchetti said. The chick hatched March 30, just a little over a month after Brevard Zoo implemented its "avian influenza plan" due to a rise in local bird flu cases.
This plan included closing free-flight walkthrough aviaries to the public, moving the most at-risk birds to indoor habitats, modifying the habitats of other birds to protect them from wild birds and requiring zoo staff to wear extra protective equipment while caring for the birds.
Initially, the plan for the unnamed vulture chick, whose sex has not been determined yet, was to incubate the egg, as the parents — Princess and Junior — had a former baby pass way during the hatching process, Marchetti said.
However, because of bird flu, zoo workers had to leave the egg with the parents, who remained in a modified version of their outdoor exhibit.
Though it was a tough time to have the baby, the parents have done a great job so far, Marchetti said.
"We had to protect them where they were, from bird flu, and really just stay completely hands-off with that entire process and trust that they were going to be able to do it," Marchetti said. "Having it happen at that time and being forced to kind of let them take the lead and trust that they were going to be able to do it, and having it end up working out was a pretty special opportunity."
The chick, who stands about as tall as its parents on its perch in the South American section of the zoo, is distinguishable by the fluffy white down feathers covering its body.
Finding their place in the family
Two new black-handed spider monkeys call the zoo home. The first, a female who has not been named, was born to 31-year-old Shelley on April 15 and stands out among the others with a birthmark on her face that resembles Batman's mask. The second, who does not have a name and whose sex is unknown, was born to 19-year-old Tika.
With baby spider monkeys, zoo keepers typically do not perform neonatal exams because of the risk of causing distress to the baby and mother, as well as the risk for the mother not accepting the baby back. Instead, they must keep a close eye on the babies and the mothers, being vigilant of any possible signs of abnormalities.
The mothers and their babies are part of a troop of largely juvenile monkeys, with three 2-year-olds and a 1-year-old hanging out in their enclosure. At their young age, both babies still cling to their mothers' backs or stomachs, though the older female has begun to venture on short walks around the enclosure.
Watching the other monkeys interact with the babies has been one of the most exciting parts of their care, Marchetti said. Matteo, a 2-year-old male spider monkey, was rescued from animal traffickers and initially showed fear toward other spider monkeys. He has shown gentle curiosity toward the infants.
"(He) was the first to really start to approach them and kind of put his hand gently on them and kind of introduce himself, so to speak," Marchetti said. "We did actually see him try and pick up one of the babies when it was really only a few weeks old and put it on his back so that he could carry it."
While the mother chased him off, Marchetti said Matteo's behavior didn't seem to be malicious.
"It really seemed like he was just trying to figure out sort of what his role with this baby was," he said, adding that prior to coming to the zoo, Matteo was orphaned and raised around humans instead of other monkeys. "Now that he's a little bit older and has joined this group, it is really interesting to see how he is navigating the addition of these two new infants into the troop."
A young hoofed horde
Seven hooved babies were born at the zoo between May and July. Mother Piggy and Father Meru, both 6-year-old babirusas — a species of Indonesia pigs — welcomed two twin piglets on May 18. The unnamed piglets, whose sexes are not known, live with Piggy in the Lands of Change: Australia and Beyond section of the zoo and have yet to meet Meru.
Piggy, who had a single piglet a few years ago, is doing a great job with the twins, Marchetti said. The two baby pigs like to spend their time chasing each other around their enclosure and trying to mimic their mother as she wallows in the mud.
The herd of impalas, who live on the Veldt — a large grassy area where the giraffes are kept — gave birth to three foals, with two males born June 25 and June 26, and a female born July 2. The babies do not have names yet but have been able to explore the bushes and fields of the Veldt with their herd.
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Because they don’t cling to their mothers like the spider monkeys do, zoo keepers could easily perform neonatal exams of the impalas by physically looking them over and drawing blood, Marchetti said. However, this doesn’t mitigate all concerns for their welfare. Because of their small size, zoo keepers must keep watch to make sure the giraffes don’t accidentally step on the baby impalas.
“Giraffes are these gigantic, amazing animals, but they’re also potentially really dangerous animals because they’re huge and they don’t know what they’re stepping on,” Marchetti said. “If we have giraffes that are overly curious about the babies, we’ll actually have to pull Mom and baby back for a little while, let the giraffe kind of settle back down and then bring them back out.”
Out of all the hooved animals, the zebras' arrivals came with the most anticipation and anxiety. The foals' births would be the first zebras to be born at the zoo, as well as the first offspring of mothers 11-year-old Iggy and 8-year-old Lauren.
Lauren's foal arrived first, but it was a long time coming. A Grévy's zebra’s average gestational period lasts 13 months, which gave the zoo plenty of time to look forward to the baby’s arrival. While they knew Lauren was expecting, they weren’t sure when she would give birth and spent about two months expecting the baby “any day,” Marchetti said.
The male foal, who weighed about 88 pounds at his birth, was born June 1. It was an exciting time, but there was still anxiety about what would happen in the coming days, especially because Lauren had been hand-raised as a foal.
“Hand-raised hoofstock have a sort of pension for not necessarily being great moms because often they are pulled for hand raising because their mom doesn’t take care of them,” Marchetti said.
Prior to the unnamed zebra foal’s arrival, cameras were installed in the enclosure keepers had set up for Lauren to stay in overnight as she prepared to give birth. Keepers were able to watch the foal’s arrival to see if Lauren would take care of the foal. At first, things seemed tenuous.
“We did see … less of an effort to help the baby break out of the amniotic sac and some of these things that a female zebra should be doing on her own out of instinct,” Marchetti said. “But immediately after that, once the baby was up and standing on its own, she let it nurse, and she has been a fantastic mom. That was a gigantic sigh of relief for us.”
The baby zebra also lives on the Veldt, though so far he has preferred to spend his time out of sight from visitors.
The zoo announced Friday that the second foal, an 84-pound male, had been born June 30.
Marchetti said they had fewer concerns surrounding Iggy's pregnancy and birth because her mother had raised her, but that "there are always concerns with first-time moms until we see that they have the instincts, are physically able to produce milk, etc."
Iggy and her foal are currently residing behind-the-scenes as they bond.
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CEDAR RAPIDS — For House Democrats, the road to maintaining and winning a durable majority may run through Iowa, said California U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff.
Schiff, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee of Intelligence and a member of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, campaigned Sunday in Cedar Rapids for Democrat Liz Mathis of Hiawatha for Iowa’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District.
Mathis, a state senator, is running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson.
Schiff and Mathis met with supporters at Mathis’ campaign headquarters near Lindale Mall before going door knocking.
“We cannot hold the line — not just or our majority, but for democracy — if we can’t win in districts like this,” Schiff said.
Schiff has assumed a prominent role on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, his latest in a high-profile congressional investigation of former President Donald Trump. Schiff was also among the U.S. House Democrats who led the monthslong impeachment inquiry and Senate trial into whether Trump abused his office by attempting to withhold aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into Joe Biden, then a candidate for the presidency. The Senate ultimately voted to acquit Trump.
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“Of all the corrosive things I think of the last administration, there’s probably none more destructive than the four-year, relentless assault on the truth,” Schiff said of Trump’s and other Republicans’ baseless assertions of a stolen 2020 presidential election. “On the very idea that if you don’t like the facts, that you’re somehow entitled to your own alternate facts. … If you can persuade people that our elections are somehow rigged just because you lose, if you can persuade people you can’t rely anymore on elections to decide who should govern, that what is left but violence?”
Hinson, who voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results, condemned the Jan. 6 attack and shortly after the insurrection was a co-sponsor of a bill calling for a bipartisan inquiry into what happened. The Marion Republican, however, ultimately voted against creating an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate, arguing it might interfere with ongoing prosecutions. Hinson at the time said she still wanted to “get to the bottom” of what happened, but would later say a congressional inquiry was unnecessary as many agencies were already investigating.
“And it is a terrible fact that here were are more than a year and a half after those events and our democracy is more vulnerable than it was a year and a half ago, because the Republican Party has taken that big falsehood about our last election and run with it around the country to usher in a new series of laws to disenfranchise people and use it to attack independent — even local — nonpartisan elections officials, poll workers and others,” Schiff said. “ … It’s no exaggeration to say that our democracy is on the ballot” in November.
Republicans, including Hinson, have criticized Biden and congressional Democrats for driving record inflation due to what they’ve termed reckless deficit spending, creating a tax on middle and working-class families.
“Leave it to Iowa Democrats for thinking that campaigning with Adam Schiff — who represents one of the most overtaxed states in the country where gas prices are averaging over $6 per gallon — will move the needle among Iowans reeling from Joe Biden and Democrats’ 40-year record high inflation,” Republican National Committee spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement.
But while national polls indicate Republicans are winning the messaging war on inflation, Schiff and Mathis note jobs numbers and unemployment have improved under Biden, and that Democrats have passed legislation to combat inflation.
Last month, the House passed the Lower Food And Fuel Costs Act, a package of bipartisan bills which Hinson supported, to lower prices in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump.
In May, the House passed the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to give Biden the power to crack down on oil and gas price gouging. Republicans, including Hinson, unanimously opposed the bill, along with four Democrats.
Mathis, too, argued Hinson has tried to block infrastructure investments, jobs and economic growth for Iowa by voting against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, while taking credit for “game-changing” funding to modernize and expand locks and dams on the Mississippi River made possible under the law.
Hinson spoke out against the infrastructure bill and voted against it, but later was included in a bipartisan letter to the Army Corps of Engineers to request that funds be allocated for use on the river. The only Iowans to vote in favor of the bill were Democratic U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne and Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Hinson said she opposed the act because it was tied to social spending; however, she said, the money was going to be spent regardless once the bill was signed into law.
Mathis also criticized Hinson for opposing a measure to allow Medicare to negotiate with drug companies to lower prices and legislation to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 a month.
Hinson told Radio Iowa she didn’t vote for the insulin bill because she said it will raise premiums as companies try to recoup lost profits, and gives government too much control over businesses.
“She should be voting ‘Yes’ on a lot of these bills, because it would bring great progress to our district, innovation and tax dollars reimbursed back to us,” Mathis said. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/state-and-regional/schiff-has-prominent-role-in-capitol-insurrection-probe/article_1d177b87-cbb7-5c95-a596-114e041e4b22.html | 2022-07-11T03:26:17 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/state-and-regional/schiff-has-prominent-role-in-capitol-insurrection-probe/article_1d177b87-cbb7-5c95-a596-114e041e4b22.html |
Whitehouse Nature Center in Albion closed Sunday for alligator sighting
The Whitehouse Nature Center near Albion College's campus was closed Sunday for alligator sightings in the Kalamazoo River.
Albion College said two sightings of "what is thought to be a four- to five-foot alligator at around the same time in the same vicinity earlier today in the Kalamazoo River where it runs through the Nature Center," it said on Facebook on Sunday.
The nature center is owned and operated by the college and lies a quarter-mile southeast of the Albion campus off Hannah Street on the North Branch of the river, the center's website said.
"For your safety, we ask that you stay away from the areas near the Nature Center and remain vigilant around bodies of water," the college's Facebook post said.
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Police on scene in Harper Woods after shots fired in barricaded situation
Police are at the scene in Harper Woods for a possible hostage situation involving shots fired at police, Michigan State Police said Sunday night.
The incident occurred at a home on the 20600 block of Kenosha, MSP said on Twitter.
"MSP units assisting Harper Woods police with possible hostage situation," the tweet said at 9:23 p.m. "Suspect has shot at police."
A bomb squad was at the scene late Sunday.
Harper Woods police could not provide information. MSP asked drivers and others to avoid the area and expect a large police presence.
A fire crew sprayed the house, which neighbors said was on fire earlier.
Craig Grimes, who lives a few houses down from the scene, said he saw a person outside of the house who had been stabbed. Neighbors told law enforcement that a suspect was in the house, Grimes said.
Grimes said at least two people had left the house since police arrived, including one person walked out by police and put in an ambulance and another who had to crawl out.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The family of an 11-year-old boy who recently died unexpectedly is putting forth the effort to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams of space travel.
Matthew Gallagher was an all-around great kid, his parents said. He never met a stranger and was your typical goofball of an 11-year-old older brother to his 8-year-old sister, Savannah. His parents, Cori, and Scott Gallagher, who is a U.S. Marine, said their son had an out-of-this-world personality.
"'[He] always made people smile," his mom, Cori, said. "He was also that friend that would be friends with anybody. No matter who you are, what type of person you were, if you had special needs or what age you were, it didn't matter to him."
Their lives were forever changed in May when his mother found him unresponsive in the middle of the night.
"It was just pure shock and panic — almost like it wasn't real," his mom explained. "You kind of expected to wake up and this wasn't happening and then after several hours it just hit and it was just an overwhelming experience and it's something nobody should ever have to go through."
Now, the family is trying to move forward the best way they know how by honoring their son's love for space with a sendoff to the moon through the memorial spaceflight company, Celestis.
“We are touched and saddened by Matthew’s story,” Celestis CEO and Co-Founder, Charles Chafer, said in a statement. “We are pleased to lend our support to his family’s call for assistance in making his memorial spaceflight a reality.”
Matthew was more than a space enthusiast. From about the age of 5, he knew he wanted to be an astronaut. He could tell you all about the moon phases, the different planets in the solar system and even knew the constellations dotted across the night sky. Even Matthew's teachers from years past knew about his admiration for space.
"He had season passes with my dad every Summer to Kennedy Space Center," Cori said. "He had a full-blown astronaut suit and wore it constantly."
Matthew even had the chance to have lunch with an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center a few years ago. It was one of Matthew's favorite moments, his parents said.
"I think he probably talked the astronaut's ear off," Cori laughed. "Because he just had so many questions and wanted to know so much information."
He dreamed of becoming a pilot for the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds and was obsessed with Warbirds, his mom said. He could tell you everything about airplanes and point out the different ones at airshows.
"He even started flying," his mom said. "He actually logged his first flight hours when we lived in Grand Prairie, Texas."
Their neighbor was a flight instructor who worked for NASA and studied aeronautical engineering. She would teach him how to fly so that he could jump-start his career in becoming a pilot.
His obsession with astronomy didn't stop there. Matthew was also a huge fan of Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX.
"Everything was SpaceX," his parents said.
The Gallagher family hopes they're able to pull off Matthew's moon mission. His cremated remains would be aboard Destiny, Celestis’ third Lunar flight and 26th overall mission. It's set to launch out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023.
"Please help us make our little boy’s biggest dream come true by contributing to Matthew’s final mission to the moon," his dad, Scott, said in a statement.
The family's GoFundMe has a goal of $14,000. So far they've raised over $7,500. Many donors have been other Marines, military servicemen and women along with family and friends. While the lunar moon burial costs $12,500, Scott said the additional funds will cover what GoFundMe takes out of the total and help with travel for Matthew's final moon mission.
The Gallaghers are hopeful that the memorial spaceflight will bring them the closure they need to find a new normal without Matthew.
"It'll kind of almost give us a little bit of that healing that we need to move forward with our lives, without him, but in memory of him," his mom said. "Just knowing that no matter what, we can just look at the moon every night and I know that he's up there."
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GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. — Update: The sisters have now been located and are safe at home.
The Garland County Sheriff's Office has requested the help of the public in locating two missing juveniles.
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ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — It was a time to celebrate at Beach Diner in Atlantic Beach Thursday as friends and family gathered to celebrate Navy veteran Bob Johnson's 102nd birthday.
"I sure didn't expect all this, it's really something," says Johnson.
Bob Johnson turned 102, but his age is only the beginning of his incredible accomplishments.
"I had an exciting Navy career," says Johnson, "I really did."
Johnson joined the Navy in 1937 and is the last surviving member of Admiral Byrd's expeditions to the Antarctic. The crew explored and mapped more than 500,000 square miles of Antarctica that had never been seen before.
"On Operation High Jump in 1946-47 three of us made a parachute jump," says Johnson. "You just take it as it comes, part of your duty I guess."
Johnson may downplay his trips to the end of the Earth, but the city of Atlantic Beach still made a proclamation in his honor.
Pictures of his explorations live on. Johnson has looked after a stuffed "Penguin Polar Pete" for nearly 80 years.
Also lasting the test of time is an American flag that flew in Antarctica when Johnson served. It has 48 stars, which was accurate for the time.
With his wife Mildred by his side, active duty members of the Navy came to show their respect for a man who blazed a trail nearly 80 years ago.
Just don't expect Johnson to make many southern expeditions any time soon.
"One time a person asked 'would you like to go back to the Antarctic'," says Johnson. "I told him why do you think I'm in Florida where it's warm."
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The Springdale Police Department (SPD) responded to a shooting at Parsons Stadium in Springdale late Saturday, July 9, night.
When police arrived just before 11 p.m., a large crowd of people was fleeing the arena. Witnesses told investigators that a fight took place inside the arena and that someone had been shot.
Police found the victim, a man in his early twenties, with a gunshot wound in his upper torso. Witnesses gave police a description of the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Erik Navareyes, and said he had fled the arena.
Officers rendered first aid to the victim until paramedics arrived. Police say the victim, whose identity has not been released, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A Be On the Lookout (BOLO) was issued for Navareyes.
The SPD received a call from Mercy Hospital in Rogers at 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 10 about a man at their facility stating he had been in a fight and he had shot someone.
Rogers Police Department had officers on standby with the suspect until SPD could arrive. The man was identified as Navareyes and was transported to SPD for questioning.
After being interviewed, Navareyes was charged with Attempted Capital Murder and transported to the Washington County Jail for processing.
Rodeo of the Ozarks released the following statement on Facebook:
On July 9, 2022, Parsons Stadium facilities were being leased for a non-Rodeo of the Ozarks/ Springdale Benevolent Foundation event. During which, according to the Springdale Police Department, an event goer was shot and injured. The shooter later came to the hospital, was apprehended, and is being held at Washington County Jail. Our organization’s Board of Directors is deeply saddened and appalled by this incident. We take event security and culture seriously and hold our renters to the highest expectations. Parsons Stadium is a venue for safe, family-friendly events for our community and this does not represent what we stand for. We will be revisiting our leasing policy and discussing event security and safety. We are deeply grateful for the fast action of the Springdale Police Officers. Our thoughts are with the injured young man, his family, and those who witnessed this disturbing, heart-breaking incident.
No other information has been released at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation. Stay with 5NEWS for updates.
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ATLANTA — Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight were in for a bit of a scare when the plane landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday.
According to airport officials, the landing gear of the plane caught fire around 9:25 a.m. Atlanta Fire Rescue was able to put out the fire and it was towed to the gate.
There were no injuries reported and passengers did not have to evacuate.
Video shared with 11Alive showed the plane with flames coming from near the tires and landing gear.
Passengers on the plane also posted video to social media where you could hear the flight attendants trying to keep the passengers calm -- explaining that an evacuation was not necessary.
In a statement to 11Alive, the airlines said they were thankful to first responders.
“Spirit Flight 383 from Tampa to Atlanta landed safely in Atlanta International Airport and upon landing one of the brakes overheated. The aircraft was towed to the gate where Guests safely deplaned without any injuries. Thank you to the Atlanta first responders for immediately meeting the aircraft. The plane will be temporarily removed from service for maintenance.”
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Looking to get out and explore the south suburbs?
Metra is running “Rails, Trails and Ales" excursions on the Heritage Corridor Line this summer.
The commuter trail service is running three round-trip trains with bike cars every Saturday through Sept. 3. They run along the Illinois & Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor, with stops in Joliet, Lockport, Romeoville, Lemont, Willow Springs, Sumit and Chicago.
The trains leave Chicago's Union Station at 10:30 a.m., 4:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. every Saturday, giving people the chance to explore bike trails, running paths, festivals, craft breweries, restaurants and towns along the historic route. Trips to Chicago's Union Station depart Joliet at 8 a.m., 1:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
“Summer is a great time to explore the entire Chicago region and adding this special excursion service is an affordable way for My Metra riders to explore some areas that aren’t normally served by trains on weekends,” said Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski. “Bring your bike on board and ride a bike path. Check out a weekend festival. Ride a zip line. There are scores of possibilities along the Heritage Corridor Line.”
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Metra’s Heritage Corridor Line runs parallel to the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal, a 96-mile waterway that was built in the mid-19th century to connect the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico to facilitate commerce. Many of the towns have bike paths that follow the canal's former towpath.
People can ride the train route with Metra’s $7 Saturday Day Pass, which offers unlimited rides for a single fare. Children under 11 can ride free with a fare-paying adult, including one with a Saturday Pass.
For more information, visit metra.com .
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
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A new sushi restaurant has rolled into Dyer.
Den Asian Bistro opened Wednesday. The new restaurant is serving authentic pan-Asian cuisine in the former Bin 27 Grille space in the Galleria Buildings on U.S. 30.
The restaurant at 275 Joliet St. specializes in Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean. Owner Kevin Goa describes it as Asian fusion.
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'Indoor-outdoor space' with fountain
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
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'Expansive menu'
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
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Full sushi bar
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
The house roll, the Den Roulette, consists of shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, scallop, tobiko, tempura crunch and scallion. The twist is it includes a spicy mystery piece and the person who gets it must take a shot of sake from the plate.
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Full bar
"We created it ourselves," he said. "Our sushi chef did. One piece of the roll has a special flavor."
The full bar includes sake, wine, cocktails, Japanese whiskeys and imported Asian beer.
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Indoor and outdoor seating
Den Asian Bistro sits about 60 people in its 3,000-square-foot space. It also has an outdoor patio.
"There's outdoor seating by a water fountain," he said. "There's a bar and family dining. There's a section where we can open the roof. It's what we call indoor outdoor dining."
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Right by the state line
The restaurant employs about a dozen people. Gao expects it to draw from both Indiana and Illinois since it's so close to the border. He's hoping eventually to open a few more locations in Northwest Indiana.
He describes it as fine dining without high-end prices.
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Open daily
Den Asian Bistro will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 12-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information, visit denasianbistro.com or find the business on Facebook.
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Coming soon
Encore Car Wash is coming soon to Hammond.
The car wash will be located next to the new Culver's near the Cabela's and Super Walmart southwest of the Indianapolis Boulevard exit on Interstate 80/94.
Encore Car Wash is a chain that opened its first location at 16340 S. Lincoln Highway in Plainfield and plans to open in Hammond this fall. It will expand to Westmont and Oak Lawn next year.
"At Encore, we want to change the way you think when you think about a car wash. With a return to good old-fashioned service and all of the most modern technology," the business said on its website. "From our beautiful washes — featuring reclaimed brick from historic buildings in the city of Chicago and exterior murals by various artists — to our state-of-the-art equipment, we aim to make every trip to Encore worth your while. And then some."
For more information, visit encorecarwash.com or email info@encorecarwash.com .
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Pop-up
The Bankquet in downtown Griffith opened a pop-up restaurant on its outdoor patio this summer.
The banquet hall occupies a historic bank building at 101 E. Main St. in Griffith. It hosts weddings, other special events and performances.
The pop-up restaurant offers al fresco dining for dinner and Sunday brunch. The hours and menu vary from week to week. It's served brioche French toast, salads, pizza, charcuterie, farm-raised pulled pork and small plates like spiced corn fritter, baked artisan brie fondue and chicken wings.
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Now open
The Bankquet's pop-up restaurant also has featured live performances from acoustic singer-songwriters.
For more information, call 219-313-2051 or find The Bankquet on Facebook.
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Open
Spenga is now offering spin, strength and yoga in Valparaiso.
A Spenga Fitness Center recently opened at 91 Silhavy Road in Valparaiso Walk.
The Homer Glen-based company aims to "deliver cardiovascular strength and flexibility training through a combination of spin, strength and yoga workouts." Founded in 2015, Inc. magazine ranked it as the 43rd fastest-growing privately owned franchise in the Midwest.
The fitness chain has five locations in Chicagoland. The Valparaiso location is just the second in Indiana after Carmel.
It offers 60-minute workouts that put equal emphasis on cardio, strength and flexibility to attain a high caloric burn and "maximize your results without breaking down your body."
Encouraging members to work smarter not harder, Spenga employs instructors who personalize every workout. It has a 20-20-20 format in which gym-goers complete one segment and move on to the next one.
Workouts include spinning, strength training and medicine balls. It offers multisensory experiences with aromatherapy and DJ-inspired playlists filled with energizing tracks.
The gym is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 219-767-9375.
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Open
Potato Express has found a permanent home in downtown Hammond.
The restaurant specializing in loaded potatoes first opened in the Hammond Development Corp.'s pop-up cafe space in the former Blue Room Cafe in downtown Hammond.
It now has a permanent home in the former Philly Steaks and Fresh Lemonade at 5252 Hohman Ave.
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Potato-themed menu
The menu includes many specialty spuds topped with pot roast, jerk chicken, Italian beef, alfredo and taco meat as well as toppings like cheese, broccoli, chili, bacon, chicken and steak. The hearty breakfast potato is topped with sausage, turkey ham, hash browns, sausage gravy and egg.
It also has soul bowls, a Thanksgiving Overload feast and sides like greens, mac and cheese, broccoli and red beans and rice.
If you crave even more potatoes, you can get a side of fries, cheese fries, loaded fries or mashed potatoes to go along with your loaded potato.
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All your potato needs
Potato Express offers dine-in, carryout and delivery through DoorDash and GrubHub.
Catering to the work crowd in downtown Hammond, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 219-545-5735 or find the business on Facebook.
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Closing
Consider the Lilies Giftery at 8237 Forest Ave. in Munster is shuttering after four years.
Named after the Bible quote "consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin," the boutique gift shop sold handcrafted goods from more than 50 vendors. While it mainly stocked the work of local artisans like Tiddleywink Toffee, the Gourmet Goddess and Mother Wilma's Marshmallow Factory, it also carried products from as far away as Kenya.
"Thanks be to God for the past four years of 'Considering the Lilies' and all his goodness and blessing. We announce with bittersweet emotions that our little shop will be closing. The last six weeks have been a whirlwind as we were approached to sell our property for a new incoming development. After prayer, advice and confirmation, we decided it was best to do so."
A liquidation sale started Friday, with everything initially marked down by 50%. The store stocks a variety of goods from vendors like Flannel Candle Co., Poppies Candles & Gifts and Bird and Bear Dolls.
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Liquidation sale
"Words cannot express our gratitude and thanks to all of you for your support and friendship through these years," the owners posted on Facebook. "A special thank you to all the artisans who made my shop all that it could be with your beautiful handcrafted goods. Thank you, also, to my incredible staff in Jen, Darla, Alex, Mara and Diane and my sisters' cheerleading along the way. Such an amazing gift. Thank you to my family, hubby, kids grandkids, parents, siblings and dear friends for loads of help, affirmation and encouragement continuously through it all."
Munster resident Julie Kapteyn opened the business out of a love pop-up craft and artisan markets like The Fetching Market and a wish there was a permanent brick-and-mortar place she could go to buy handmade goods like jewelry, home decor, handbags candles and leather journals.
She expressed gratitude to all her customers over the years.
"Last but not least, thank you to all the beautiful people of this community and beyond who chose to shop local or small, support local artisans and give me the privilege of serving you in this way," the business posted on Facebook. "You have blessed me beyond words and may our friendship live on."
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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A driver was airlifted with life-threatening injuries after flipping a 1950s-era roadster in rural Porter County late Saturday night.
The single-vehicle crash took place at 11 p.m. Saturday on Calumet Avenue just north of Johnson Drive in Liberty Township, according to the Liberty Township Fire Department.
The driver had to be cut out of the wreckage of the overturned vintage car.
"Late-night passerby traffic in the area stated the occupant was still in the vehicle as it rested on its roof," the fire department said in a press release. "An early 1950s-era roadster traveling South on Calumet Avenue ended with the driver being trapped inside and extricated out of the vehicle by firefighters."
The unidentified driver was taken initially by ambulance to a local hospital "for serious life-threatening injuries." Air Ambulance then flew the driver to get more intensive, specialized life-saving trauma care at a hospital in Chicago.
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
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A new sushi restaurant has rolled into Dyer.
Den Asian Bistro opened Wednesday. The new restaurant is serving authentic pan-Asian cuisine in the former Bin 27 Grille space in the Galleria Buildings on U.S. 30.
The restaurant at 275 Joliet St. specializes in Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean. Owner Kevin Goa describes it as Asian fusion.
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'Indoor-outdoor space' with fountain
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
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'Expansive menu'
The expansive menu includes sushi, Pad Thai, ramen, teriyaki, curry, hibachi and wok, featuring entrees like Mongolian beef and Thai garlic shrimp.
"We have a full-service bar, sushi, fresh fish, Japanese, Thai and Korean food," he said. "It's a new combination in this area."
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Full sushi bar
The restaurant has a full sushi bar with sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Rolls include the Godzilla, Chicago, Fire Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Monkey, Bangkok Coconut and Wild Jalapeno. The T-Rex features tuna, salmon, white tuna, yellowtail, spicy mayo, eel sauce and sweet mango chili.
The house roll, the Den Roulette, consists of shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese, scallop, tobiko, tempura crunch and scallion. The twist is it includes a spicy mystery piece and the person who gets it must take a shot of sake from the plate.
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Full bar
"We created it ourselves," he said. "Our sushi chef did. One piece of the roll has a special flavor."
The full bar includes sake, wine, cocktails, Japanese whiskeys and imported Asian beer.
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Indoor and outdoor seating
Den Asian Bistro sits about 60 people in its 3,000-square-foot space. It also has an outdoor patio.
"There's outdoor seating by a water fountain," he said. "There's a bar and family dining. There's a section where we can open the roof. It's what we call indoor outdoor dining."
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Right by the state line
The restaurant employs about a dozen people. Gao expects it to draw from both Indiana and Illinois since it's so close to the border. He's hoping eventually to open a few more locations in Northwest Indiana.
He describes it as fine dining without high-end prices.
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Open daily
Den Asian Bistro will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 12-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information, visit denasianbistro.com or find the business on Facebook.
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Coming soon
Encore Car Wash is coming soon to Hammond.
The car wash will be located next to the new Culver's near the Cabela's and Super Walmart southwest of the Indianapolis Boulevard exit on Interstate 80/94.
Encore Car Wash is a chain that opened its first location at 16340 S. Lincoln Highway in Plainfield and plans to open in Hammond this fall. It will expand to Westmont and Oak Lawn next year.
"At Encore, we want to change the way you think when you think about a car wash. With a return to good old-fashioned service and all of the most modern technology," the business said on its website. "From our beautiful washes — featuring reclaimed brick from historic buildings in the city of Chicago and exterior murals by various artists — to our state-of-the-art equipment, we aim to make every trip to Encore worth your while. And then some."
For more information, visit encorecarwash.com or email info@encorecarwash.com .
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Pop-up
The Bankquet in downtown Griffith opened a pop-up restaurant on its outdoor patio this summer.
The banquet hall occupies a historic bank building at 101 E. Main St. in Griffith. It hosts weddings, other special events and performances.
The pop-up restaurant offers al fresco dining for dinner and Sunday brunch. The hours and menu vary from week to week. It's served brioche French toast, salads, pizza, charcuterie, farm-raised pulled pork and small plates like spiced corn fritter, baked artisan brie fondue and chicken wings.
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Now open
The Bankquet's pop-up restaurant also has featured live performances from acoustic singer-songwriters.
For more information, call 219-313-2051 or find The Bankquet on Facebook.
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Open
Spenga is now offering spin, strength and yoga in Valparaiso.
A Spenga Fitness Center recently opened at 91 Silhavy Road in Valparaiso Walk.
The Homer Glen-based company aims to "deliver cardiovascular strength and flexibility training through a combination of spin, strength and yoga workouts." Founded in 2015, Inc. magazine ranked it as the 43rd fastest-growing privately owned franchise in the Midwest.
The fitness chain has five locations in Chicagoland. The Valparaiso location is just the second in Indiana after Carmel.
It offers 60-minute workouts that put equal emphasis on cardio, strength and flexibility to attain a high caloric burn and "maximize your results without breaking down your body."
Encouraging members to work smarter not harder, Spenga employs instructors who personalize every workout. It has a 20-20-20 format in which gym-goers complete one segment and move on to the next one.
Workouts include spinning, strength training and medicine balls. It offers multisensory experiences with aromatherapy and DJ-inspired playlists filled with energizing tracks.
The gym is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 219-767-9375.
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Potato Express has found a permanent home in downtown Hammond.
The restaurant specializing in loaded potatoes first opened in the Hammond Development Corp.'s pop-up cafe space in the former Blue Room Cafe in downtown Hammond.
It now has a permanent home in the former Philly Steaks and Fresh Lemonade at 5252 Hohman Ave.
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Potato-themed menu
The menu includes many specialty spuds topped with pot roast, jerk chicken, Italian beef, alfredo and taco meat as well as toppings like cheese, broccoli, chili, bacon, chicken and steak. The hearty breakfast potato is topped with sausage, turkey ham, hash browns, sausage gravy and egg.
It also has soul bowls, a Thanksgiving Overload feast and sides like greens, mac and cheese, broccoli and red beans and rice.
If you crave even more potatoes, you can get a side of fries, cheese fries, loaded fries or mashed potatoes to go along with your loaded potato.
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All your potato needs
Potato Express offers dine-in, carryout and delivery through DoorDash and GrubHub.
Catering to the work crowd in downtown Hammond, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 219-545-5735 or find the business on Facebook.
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Closing
Consider the Lilies Giftery at 8237 Forest Ave. in Munster is shuttering after four years.
Named after the Bible quote "consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin," the boutique gift shop sold handcrafted goods from more than 50 vendors. While it mainly stocked the work of local artisans like Tiddleywink Toffee, the Gourmet Goddess and Mother Wilma's Marshmallow Factory, it also carried products from as far away as Kenya.
"Thanks be to God for the past four years of 'Considering the Lilies' and all his goodness and blessing. We announce with bittersweet emotions that our little shop will be closing. The last six weeks have been a whirlwind as we were approached to sell our property for a new incoming development. After prayer, advice and confirmation, we decided it was best to do so."
A liquidation sale started Friday, with everything initially marked down by 50%. The store stocks a variety of goods from vendors like Flannel Candle Co., Poppies Candles & Gifts and Bird and Bear Dolls.
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Liquidation sale
"Words cannot express our gratitude and thanks to all of you for your support and friendship through these years," the owners posted on Facebook. "A special thank you to all the artisans who made my shop all that it could be with your beautiful handcrafted goods. Thank you, also, to my incredible staff in Jen, Darla, Alex, Mara and Diane and my sisters' cheerleading along the way. Such an amazing gift. Thank you to my family, hubby, kids grandkids, parents, siblings and dear friends for loads of help, affirmation and encouragement continuously through it all."
Munster resident Julie Kapteyn opened the business out of a love pop-up craft and artisan markets like The Fetching Market and a wish there was a permanent brick-and-mortar place she could go to buy handmade goods like jewelry, home decor, handbags candles and leather journals.
She expressed gratitude to all her customers over the years.
"Last but not least, thank you to all the beautiful people of this community and beyond who chose to shop local or small, support local artisans and give me the privilege of serving you in this way," the business posted on Facebook. "You have blessed me beyond words and may our friendship live on."
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Proposed rental inspection program requires Alachua County landlords to meet new standards
Alachua County officials are planning to follow the lead of Gainesville officials who adopted a controversial home inspection program.
The move is leaving many landlords and real estate agents in dismay who claim the costs to bring their homes up to energy efficiency standards are causing people to sell their houses or increase rental costs.
Alachua County's Board of County Commission last week voted 4-1, with new commissioner Raemi Eagle-Glenn dissenting, on endorsing a timeline to implement the new inspections for houses. An ordinance would still have to be approved before it becomes law.
By Oct. 1, under the plan, landlords would be required to get inspection permits, estimated to cost of $125.
"I see that as a restraint on private property ownership," said Eagle-Glenn, when added the plan may not be welcomed by rural communities.
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Eagle-Glenn said under the existing law tenants already have legal remedies if landlords are not keeping their rentals up to suitable standards.
"The Florida Bar has created very consumer friendly guidelines as to how (tenants) can advocate for themselves in getting things done on their rental property," she said.
Plan aims to address concerns about slumlords
Gainesville officials are still in the process of working out some issues within its program, specifically how to handle its home inspections to address energy efficiency issues, which were handled by a vendor. The city is now in hiring inspectors to handle the inspections in-house.
County staff proposed a more staggered approach to ease into the changes.
Plans call for hiring people to do basic code safety checks starting next year before beginning energy efficiency plans in 2026, both of which Gainesville kicked off in October 2021.
“The major issue is really safety and those who are less fortunate," County Commissioner Charles Chestnut said.
Likewise, Commissioner Anna Prizzia said the inspection program was brought forth by advocates who have expressed concerns about slumlords.
Since Gainesville's program only covers those within city limits, a mirrored county approach would cover those living just on the outskirts in the unincorporated areas.
“It would make the landlords, themselves, who are making money as a business in the company, pay a minimal amount that would cover the cost of this program for education and outreach and enforcement so that that burden is not on the everyday taxpayer who does not have a rental income,” Prizzia said.
With nearly 93,000 county residents having Gainesville Regional Utilities as an electric provider — which already has among the highest bills in the state — poor energy-efficient homes often become the burden of tenants through their utility bills.
A concern brought forth by a few homeowners was that city inspectors caused damage when doing work in attics during inspections, said Missy Daniels, the acting assistant county manager.
City officials said they have not heard those same concerns.
"They were having issues with complaints about the attic seals getting broken, with things in the home getting broken when people are doing the inspections," Daniels said. "Quite frankly, this is an issue we still are grappling with, even with in-house inspectors."
Gainesville has about 8,000 rentals that need to be inspected every four years.
So far, the city inspected 450 homes, with about 80% of them having at least one problem needing to be addressed by owners, explained Andrew Persons, director of Gainesville's sustainable development department.
“We’ve seen some examples really where it’s been real life-safety issues where there was improper wiring done without permitting,” he said. “In some cases, that could create a fire hazard."
But he added that some of the recommended fixes are more mundane.
"One toilet was missing a big chunk of a tank," Persons said. "It runs the gamut. Some units have had minimal issues. Some may be missing a low-flow shower head."
Homeowners and real estate agents who argued against the changes claimed the changes are causing more harm than good.
Terry Martin-Back, a real estate broker associate who manages numerous rental properties, said the hassle of the Gainesville inspection program, combined with the current real estate market, is causing property owners to sell their rental homes. He said he has about 30 fewer rentals than when the city started the program.
Some argued that building code inspections already cover the issues, though they don't address replacing windows, fixing cracks in doors and other energy-efficiency issues that can be identified under program inspectors.
“We do have state standards, and they should be upheld,” said Matthew Umanos, the government affairs director for the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors.
Umanos said the costs of complying with the inspection program are contributing to higher rents at a time when more affordable housing is needed, despite prices rising around the county without the program being implemented.
“We need to assure we keep the affordable rentals,” he said. “We know the costs of these raised energy efficiencies and permit costs will be passed on to the tenant. The city does not know the exact cost savings from these additional energy efficiencies. Replacing toilets and adding insulation is not cheap.” | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/07/10/alachua-county-plans-rental-inspection-program-meet-basic-standards/7830020001/ | 2022-07-11T03:59:08 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/07/10/alachua-county-plans-rental-inspection-program-meet-basic-standards/7830020001/ |
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An Illinois man is in critical condition after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Sunday morning.
A lifeguard at Indiana Dunes State Park alerted conservation officers that a 72-year-old man had gone underwater at around 10:30 a.m. and had not resurfaced.
The beach's lifeguards immediately started searching the swim area, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said.
First responders helped search when they arrived. After about 15 minutes, lifeguards found the man submerged in about 7 feet of water, 100 feet from the shore.
Lifeguards pulled the man to the surface and then gave him CPR as they brought him to shore.
When lifeguards got the man back to the beach, they were met by a conservation officer and an off-duty Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter. The pair continued performing CPR on the man until medics arrived.
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LEXINGTON, Ind. — A man is dead after a boat capsized in a private fishing pond in Lexington, Indiana early Sunday morning.
Indiana Conservation Officer Jim Hash told WHAS11 News that Scott County Dispatch was notified around 1:45 a.m. about a capsized boat in the 4200 block of South Pleasant Ridge Road.
Hash said a man, identified as 37-year-old Mark Lyon, and his son were fishing in a private pond that Lyon owned.
It's unclear how the boat capsized, but when officers arrived, Lyon was found already dead.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, when the boat went under water, Lyon and his son struggled to reach the shore while also attempting to pull the boat back to shore as well.
Lyon's son, whose identity nor age has been released, was eventually able to get to shore and reach family to call for help.
The DNR says the private pond is about 2-3 acres large and is roughly 7-feet deep. Neither Lyon nor his son were wearing life jackets, despite life jackets being present on the boat, Hash said.
An autopsy on Lyon is pending to determine if there were any other contributing factors to his death, authorities said.
We will update this story as we learn more information.
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ANDERSON, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a teenager missing from Anderson, Indiana.
The Anderson Police Department is looking for 16-year-old Frank Buchholz, who was last seen Sunday, July 10 at 2:20 p.m.
Buchholz is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. He has red hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt, black and green shorts, one gray sock, one black sock and black Nike tennis shoes.
Buchholz is missing from Anderson, Indiana which is 43 miles northeast of Indianapolis
According to Indiana State Police, Buchholz is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact the Anderson Police Department at 765-648-6775 or dial 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
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ATLANTA — Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight were in for a bit of a scare when the plane landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday.
According to airport officials, the landing gear of the plane caught fire around 9:25 a.m. Atlanta Fire Rescue was able to put out the fire and it was towed to the gate.
There were no injuries reported and passengers did not have to evacuate.
Video shared with 11Alive showed the plane with flames coming from near the tires and landing gear.
Passengers on the plane also posted video to social media where you could hear the flight attendants trying to keep the passengers calm -- explaining that an evacuation was not necessary.
In a statement to 11Alive, the airlines said they were thankful to first responders.
“Spirit Flight 383 from Tampa to Atlanta landed safely in Atlanta International Airport and upon landing one of the brakes overheated. The aircraft was towed to the gate where Guests safely deplaned without any injuries. Thank you to the Atlanta first responders for immediately meeting the aircraft. The plane will be temporarily removed from service for maintenance.”
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Are you craving a cold cocktail to beat the summer heat? If so, PDX is home to many high-rated distilleries.
With a plethora of options in the area, these are the top 10 distilleries in Portland, according to Yelp reviewers.
Located in the Eastbank Commerce Center, Eastside Distilling offers walk-in tastings, as well as sales of bourbon, vodka and rum.
Address: 1001 SE Water Ave. Suite 390, Portland
With the goal of creating a warm inviting atmosphere for all people to relax and enjoy their break time, The Aimsir Distilling Company offers custom food and cocktails, including gin, whiskey, bourbon and vodka.
Address: 2117 NE Oregon St, Suite 202, Portland
Hours: 4-8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday
The company specializes in canned cocktails, but 503 Distilling also has a lounge/tasting room where they serve their tasty beverages, which are infused and served from a keg. They also have an area where people can play bocce ball while sipping on their favorite drink.
Address: 4784 SE 17th Ave. Suite 150 Portland
Hours: 3-9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday
The distillery offers a variety of whiskies, vodkas, gins, canned cocktails, absinthe and liqueurs.
Address: 4214 N. Mississippi Ave. Portland
Hours: 2-9 p.m. daily
With an award-winning line of liqueurs, Amari and sweet vermouth, Straightaway believes that a good cocktail should never be out of reach. Additionally, the distillery offers sparking Italian wine spritzers, as well as many cocktail flights.
Address: 901 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Sunday.
While they provide multiple small-batch craft spirits, Bull Run Distillery specializes in whiskey. People can visit the tasting room to also try their bourbon, vodka, and other spirits in multiple types of barrels.
Address: 2259 NW Quimby St. Portland
Hours: 12-6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday
According to their website, Wild Roots strives to embody the true essence of the Pacific Northwest by producing all-natural (non-GMO and gluten-free) spirits. The distillery offers eight fruit-infused vodkas (raspberry, marionberry, apple/cinnamon, pear, dark sweet cherry, cranberry, huckleberry, peach), two non-infused base spirits (vodka and gin), and a cucumber/grapefruit infused gin.
Address: 77 NE Grand Ave. Suite F, Portland
Hours: 12-6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday
One of the few women-owned and run distilleries in history, Freeland Spirits is open daily for people to drop in and enjoy fun-tasting flights, mini cocktails, and snacks.
Address: 2671 NW Vaughn St. Portland
Hours: 12-6 p.m. daily
This distillery has a curated selection of craft beer, wine, cider, vermouth, mixers and barware at their shop, along with their full range of small-batch spirits.
Address: 900 SE Salmon St. Portland
Hours: 12-6 p.m. Monday through Sunday
The top-rated distillery in Portland according to Yelp is Westward Whiskey. As the largest craft distillery on the west coast, this distillery has a portfolio of bold, flavorful American single malt whiskeys that are made from grain to glass. They also offer a variety of tours, tastings, cocktail and whiskey classes, and whiskey-making workshops
Address: 65 SE Washington St. Portland
Hours: 12-7 p.m. Thursday through Monday | https://www.koin.com/local/the-top-10-portland-distilleries-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-07-11T04:24:22 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/the-top-10-portland-distilleries-according-to-yelp/ |
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is issuing a Conservation Appeal, asking Texans and Texas businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity, Monday, July 11 between 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ERCOT also issued a Watch for a projected reserve capacity shortage from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
At this time, no system-wide outages are expected according to ERCOT.
According to ERCOT, factors driving the need for this important action by customers:
- Record high electric demand. The heat wave that has settled on Texas and much of the central United States is driving increased electric use. Other grid operators are operating under similar conservative operations programs as ERCOT due to the heatwave.
- Low wind. While solar power is generally reaching near-full generation capacity, wind generation is currently generating significantly less than what it historically generated in this time period. Current projections show wind generation coming in less than 10 % of its capacity.
Conservation notifications are issued when projected reserves may fall below 2300 MW for 30 minutes or more, according to ERCOT. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ercot-asking-texans-to-conserve-power-on-monday/3010786/ | 2022-07-11T04:24:34 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ercot-asking-texans-to-conserve-power-on-monday/3010786/ |
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ATLANTA — A man was taken into custody following a "domestic dispute," Atlanta Police Department said Sunday night.
Police said a mother and child were inside and "being checked by emergency responders."
Several police cars lined Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta earlier in the afternoon.
The department still has not said what the argument was about but previously said the man was armed with a weapon.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Man drowns after jet ski accident in Shreveport's Cross Lake
A man is dead Sunday after he fell off a jet ski in Cross Lake.
Just after 4:50 p.m. Shreveport fire and police were dispatched to The American Legion in the 5300 block of Lakeshore Drive.
Upon arrival, first responders located a female victim who was pulled to safety by a fellow boater.
First responders were then informed that a male victim was still in the water.
Shreveport Fire Department deployed the dive team and were able to locate the male within 30 minutes.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
John Paul Lane, Administrative Assistant to the Fire Chief said, “remember that family right now, and your first responders.”
Shreveport Fire Department said that they believe the victim was wearing a life jacket. It is unknown what caused this accident at this time.
More:Shreveport child drowns in apartment complex pool
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/10/man-drowns-after-jet-ski-accident-shreveports-cross-lake/10025835002/ | 2022-07-11T04:34:45 | 0 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/10/man-drowns-after-jet-ski-accident-shreveports-cross-lake/10025835002/ |
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms, his spokesman said Sunday night.
Schumer, 71, is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, spokesman Justin Goodman said in a statement.
The New York Democrat will follow federal health guidelines and quarantine this week while working remotely, Goodman said.
“Anyone who knows Leader Schumer knows that even if he’s not physically in the Capitol, through virtual meetings and his trademark flip phone he will continue with his robust schedule and remain in near constant contact with his colleagues,” Goodman said.
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As a rooftop crew pushed an egg-carrying contraption across a transparent ledge Sunday, it was difficult to make out what was poised to descend from Science Central.
Spectators about five stories below could see blobs of bright colors – red, green, yellow, orange and blue. Once in free fall, the object unfurled, and laughter began as a recognizable form took shape – a caterpillar.
It missed the target – a metal container fashioned to look like a frying pan – but it got a thumbs up all the same. The egg inside the plush toy remained intact.
Not every entry in Science Central’s 23rd annual Egg Drop had such a soft landing. Many plummeted to the ground with a thud or a splat, particularly rookie Kyle Gerber’s concoction: a watermelon filled with shaving cream and pool noodle pieces. The 36-year-old also taped streamers to the fruit for dramatic effect.
“We were going for maximum destruction,” Gerber said moments after he showed off his unbroken egg, which he had wrapped in a pool noodle. “I’m extremely surprised that it worked.”
Gerber earned the “most devastating to survive” trophy. Judges also distributed awards to “most creative,” “most scientific” and “most devastating.” Winners in the four age groups, which ranged from 7 and younger to 15 and older, received a trophy and a T-shirt.
Without any rules for guidance, participants entered devices made from materials including plastic straws, paper towel rolls, baby shoes, water balloons, water bottles, paper baking cups, ribbons, bubble wrap and googly eyes – the last of which presumably was for decoration.
But lighter contraptions had the advantage when it came to tiebreakers in the age groups, said Molly Schultz of Design Collaborative. The firm partnered with Science Central on the event.
Jackson Barnhart, 10, called his creation the not-so-hot-air balloon, a design that incorporated a parachute and a container filled with corks. He participated once before, with success.
“It didn’t even have a single crack,” the Fort Wayne boy said of his previous entry.
Jazmyn Scott, 9, began working on her design a few weeks ago and constantly tweaked it. She even added to it after arriving at the event. It featured a paper lantern, bows, lace, pipe cleaners, a pink balloon and part of a cereal box.
The Fort Wayne girl hoped her creation would catch the attention of Martin Fisher, the museum’s executive director, so she could leave with the award she desired – director’s pick. She left empty-handed, however. Fisher honored a design that looked like a giraffe and another that looked like a unicorn.
“This year I decided to give out two awards,” he said, “because there were two I really liked.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/baby-shoes-watermelon-seek-to-cushion-eggs-annual-free-fall-at-science-central/article_591d9f60-0090-11ed-857c-73a567fba098.html | 2022-07-11T04:41:21 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/baby-shoes-watermelon-seek-to-cushion-eggs-annual-free-fall-at-science-central/article_591d9f60-0090-11ed-857c-73a567fba098.html |
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A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared.
The Anderson Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Frank Buchholz, a 16 year old white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 100 pounds, red hair with green eyes, last seen wearing a dark colored shirt, black and green shorts, one gray sock, one black sock and black Nike tennis shoes.
Frank is missing from Anderson, Indiana which is 43 miles northeast of Indianapolis and was last seen on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 2:20 PM. He is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
If you have any information on Frank Buchholz, contact the Anderson Police Department at 765-648-6775 or 911. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/silver-alert-declared-for-missing-anderson-teen/article_05eb5964-00c1-11ed-87a4-ffd4720334b0.html | 2022-07-11T04:41:33 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/silver-alert-declared-for-missing-anderson-teen/article_05eb5964-00c1-11ed-87a4-ffd4720334b0.html |
Trine University students Connor Miller and Gavin Swift had an opportunity they couldn’t refuse – participating in a cross-country race requiring teams to follow a detailed route favoring scenic highways in classic cars.
Held over several days in June, the Hemmings Motor News Great Race featured 130 vintage cars that traveled from Rhode Island to North Dakota. Swift, an accounting major from Auburn, and Miller, a design engineering technology major from Warren, competed on teams sponsored by the National Auto and Truck Museum and the Early Ford V-8 Museum, both in Auburn, the university said in a news release.
Swift’s team operated a 1941 Ford Super Deluxe sedan, the release said, and Miller’s team drove a 1948 Ford coupe. It took a year to get the cars in race condition.
In the Great Race, the release said, teams aim to arrive at checkpoints as close as possible to the time specified. Miller and Swift primarily served as navigators.
“It was my duty to tell the driver directions while simultaneously making calculations to try and get to our checkpoints right on time,” Swift said in a statement. “Not too early, not too late.”
Miller said he learned navigation techniques from others.
“I got addicted when one of the older racers started explaining the different methods of navigating,” he said in a statement.
Miller’s team won an award for achieving perfect time on the first day.
“We ended up getting two aces over the nine days,” he said, “but the first one felt good because we had just changed the transmission two days before this, and it seemed like a major win.”
The course took participants through states including New York, Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin, offering views of such features as Lake Superior. Swift also got to show off his home, DeKalb County, the release said.
“I was excited that the racers from all over the world were able to see my home,” he said.
Swift’s team placed 62nd while Miller’s finished 89th. Both want to race next year if the museums field teams, the release said.
Ivy Tech
• Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne will hold a summer registration bash from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 19 at the Student Life Center gym, 3701 Dean Drive. Current and prospective students can complete enrollment steps and meet with an adviser to schedule fall classes. Anyone who registers for classes during the event will be entered to win prizes, including a full-ride fall scholarship, a laptop, a fitness tracker and a drill set. Food and games will be available. RSVP at IvyTech.edu/summerbash. New applicants can complete an application before the event to streamline registration; visit IvyTech.edu/applynow.
• Adams County Economic Development Corporation and Ivy Tech have partnered to offer a two-course business program in Adams County for this fall. The courses will be offered in two eight-week time slots beginning in August and October. They will meet weekly at the MERIT Center, 1109 Dayton St., Decatur. Contact Tracy Davis at 260-480-2016 or tdavis457@ivytech.edu to register.
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• Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Warsaw selected Lindsay Adams• as the dean of the School of Nursing. She has worked in multiple roles at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne since 2014, including interim dean of nursing and adjunct nursing instructor. She also developed hands-on field experience as a registered nurse at Lutheran Hospital for 16 years.
Huntington
Huntington University • welcomed Corteva Agriscience into the 1897 Society, one of the university’s most elite giving societies. It honors individuals and organizations who have gifted $100,000 to $249,999 to the university. Huntington and Corteva have had a strong relationship since 2018. Corteva recently gifted the university with $10,000 for the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies.
• Huntington County Community Schools students will sell grab-and-go lunches at the Huntington Arts and Entrepreneurial Center’s Arts Included Gallery, 32 E. Franklin St., Huntington, every Thursday and Friday through the end of July. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Manchester
James Brumbaugh-Smith• has been appointed as the Isaac and Etta H. Oppenheim associate professor of mathematical sciences at Manchester University.
• Members of Manchester’s a cappella choir were among those selected to perform “A Family Portrait” at Carnegie Hall on Memorial Day. Elizabeth Schmidt of Ossian was among the singers, and Shantel Hamman of Milford and Connor Hamilton• of Bluffton participated in the five-day residency and performance in New York.
Recognition
The Literacy Alliance held a commencement celebration June 15 at the MERIT Center in Decatur to celebrate the achievement of seven students who passed all five subjects of an exam to earn their high school equivalency diploma. The students were Tatyana Wimmer, Faith Wickey, Isaac Schwartz, Abigail Troyer, Rebecca Troyer, Trisha Troyer and Lindsey Fisher• .
Scholarships
Heritage Pointe Communities, which has locations in Warren, Huntington and Fort Wayne, said its 2022 scholarship recipients are Logan Bauman, Erika James, Miranda Spitler, Gabrielle Stell, Dillon Trout, Abigail Turner, Korbin Lahr, Kaitlyn Newsome, Breanna N. Adcox, Grace Cartwright, Kendyl Coles, JaShunique Craig, Paige Hasselman, Jessika Normil, Leonardo Ocampo Gonzalez, Aubrey Parmerlee and Owen Vickrey• .
• The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the following college-sponsored scholarship winners from northeast Indiana: Abigail C. Squiller and Katherine R. Squiller of DeKalb High School; Spencer L. Keim, a homeschool student from Berne; Celia Eyrich of Bishop Luers High School; Ethan I. Gersos of Homestead High School; and Robert C. Klein• of Bishop Dwenger High School.
The Early Childhood Alliance has established The Madeleine Baker Tuition Scholarship Fund in honor of its chief executive officer who retired June 30. The scholarship fund will let the alliance provide financial assistance to low-income families. With an annual goal of $50,000, the fund will provide a $5,000 tuition scholarship for 10 children per year, decreasing the cost of tuition by $100 each week. For preschool children, this is equivalent to a 50% tuition discount. The fund’s balance was $9,727 as of mid-June. Donate at https://eca4kids.org/scholarship or mail contributions to the alliance at 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46805.
Trine
Anthony Vasaturo• , assistant professor of mathematics at Trine University, has a series of talks discussing the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, which eluded mathematicians for more than 350 years. The presentations are available on YouTube.
• Trine will launch a Bachelor of Science in extended reality program this fall, one of the first in the nation to prepare students to apply the technology across multiple disciplines. The program will be offered in person to students on Trine’s Angola campus and online through TrineOnline. Encompassing augmented, virtual and mixed reality, XR is defined as interaction between humans and computer-generated graphics, either in reality or in a virtual environment. Though often associated with gaming, XR technology use is also increasing in areas such as product design, training and medical diagnosis. The program is funded in part through a $1 million grant Trine received in 2020 from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Students and parents who have a favorite teacher can nominate the individual for Teacher Honor Roll. Send nominations to The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802; fax 461-8893 or email asloboda@jg.net.
To submit an item, send a typed release from the school or organization to Education Notebook, The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802; fax 461-8893 or email asloboda@jg.net at least two weeks before the desired publication date. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/education-notebook-trine-students-race-across-states-in-classic-cars/article_d36d2874-fd4f-11ec-b48f-4722dc2218e4.html | 2022-07-11T04:41:39 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/education-notebook-trine-students-race-across-states-in-classic-cars/article_d36d2874-fd4f-11ec-b48f-4722dc2218e4.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a "conservation appeal" on Sunday night asking Texans and businesses in the state to voluntarily conserve energy.
ERCOT is asking residents and businesses to conserve electricity on Monday, July 11 between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The council also issued a watch for a "projected reserve capacity shortage with no market solution available" on Monday at the same time.
ERCOT said no system-wide outages are expected at this time.
The call for conservation comes as the power grid is experiencing record-high electric demand due to the extreme heat impacting Texas. ERCOT also said lowered wind generation is part of the cause for the conservation call.
In a release, ERCOT said the call for voluntary conservation is issued when projected reserves may fall below 2,300 MW for half an hour or more. The council encouraged electric customers to visit the Public Utility Commission's website for conservation tips.
A few of those tips include turning up thermostats "a degree or two" during peak times and postponing running major appliances and pool pumps during peak afternoon hours.
"ERCOT continues to use all tools available to manage the grid effectively and reliably, including using reserve power and calling upon large electric customers who have volunteered to lower their energy use," a release from the council read.
The call for voluntary conservation comes as the Texas power grid hit a new peak demand record on Friday, July 8. It's one of the several times that peak demand broke new records over the last two months.
Dr. Emily Beagle, a research associate with the Weber Energy Group and the Center for Electro-Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, said this week Texas broke a new energy record. The state already passed ERCOT's peak demand, which was expected in August.
Beagle said although Texas has exceeded peak value, the grid has kept up so far.
"The fact that the grid has shown that it's able to perform under these high temperatures and with extended periods of high temperatures that we saw in June is definitely encouraging. I should also add that renewables like wind and solar have been doing a big service as well. They've been providing a lot of power to the grid," Beagle said.
However, that could change. Beagle said if ERCOT can't meet the demand, the state could see outages.
"ERCOT usually runs with a reserve margin operating reserves, so they have a set number of plants that are sort of online to act as a buffer in case we do have an outage at a specific plant. They already have plants running with the capacity to kind of quickly be able to make up that difference," Beagle said.
Monday, higher temperatures are expected and ERCOT could exceed 80,000 megawatts of demand.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Brandy Bottone was 34 weeks along when she alone took the high occupancy vehicle lane, or HOV lane, on Central Expressway in Dallas County.
She felt it was right to think the child she's carrying is a passenger in a lane designed for vehicles with two or more passengers.
When pulled over by a Texas DPS officer on June 29 at 8:15 a.m. she was asked who else was in the car.
"I was like, 'Uh, this!,'" pointing to her belly. "I was like, 'Right here, here she is.' He just looked at me, 'How do I answer this?'" Brandy recalled.
Bottone of Plano tells WFAA that in the moment she wasn't trying to take a stand but only trying to fight a ticket. For context Roe v. Wade had just been overturned several days before, and Texas has an impending ban on abortions.
"One law is saying that this is a baby and now he's telling me this baby that's jabbing my ribs is not a baby. Why can't it all make sense?" she posed rhetorically.
The officer wasn't buying her explanation, and she was handed a $275 ticket for an HOV violation.
"'Ma'am, it's two people outside of the body,' which is a weird way of wording it," she recalled the officer telling her at the time.
The Texas Department of Transportation's online description of the HOV rule isn't entirely clear. It reads simply, "A vehicle occupied by two or more people."
Even the officer admitted she could fight the ticket and hundreds, even thousands, of people on social media feel that, too.
"Just the outpour of support from women all over the world... all sorts of emotions. I'm trying to keep my blood pressure down, let's not go into labor yet," Brandy laughed.
The mother of three is taking a neutral stance politically. In the last several days, she's heard from both sides of the abortion debate.
But, what she will say is, "If there's a pro-women category, that's my stance."
Now at 36 weeks along, Bottone has hired an attorney and has a court date in late July to fight her ticket.
That is, if her daughter doesn't come first. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f | 2022-07-11T04:58:13 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f |
DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state's electric grid, is asking residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve power Monday afternoon and into the evening due to the extreme heat.
ERCOT issued an appeal on Sunday night for energy conservation on Monday, July 11, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ERCOT also issued a watch for a "projected reserve capacity shortage" during that timeframe. ERCOT said it does not anticipate system-wide outages.
ERCOT budgets in a "reserve" amount of electricity that it can rely on in case demand exceeds supply.
The six-hour window on Monday with not enough reserve could create an Energy Emergency Alert, ERCOT said, which is a series of emergency procedures the grid operator enacts when operating reserves drop below specified levels. Those procedures are designed to protect the reliability of the electric system as a whole and prevent an uncontrolled system-wide outage, ERCOT said.
This appeal comes during a time that the ERCOT is dealing with a high demand for energy from across the state. On Saturday, the peak demand landed at about 77,532 megawatts. On Friday, which was the hottest day of the year so far, there was an all-time demand record of 78,418 megawatts.
ERCOT said the record demands this summer are due to the triple-digit temperatures across the state.
Using its free app, ERCOT allows you to monitor real-time grid conditions:
ERCOT suggests Texans conserve electricity by raising thermostats to 78 degrees and postponing using large appliances (dishwashers, laundry machines, etc.) during peak afternoon hours. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 | 2022-07-11T04:58:19 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 |
Arizona lottery numbers, July 10
Associated Press
These Arizona lotteries were drawn Sunday:
Pick 3
7-1-5
Fantasy 5
14-16-25-33-39
Triple Twist
02-03-12-27-34-42
Estimated jackpot: $741,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $440 million
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: 56 million | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/10/arizona-lottery-numbers-july-10/10026594002/ | 2022-07-11T04:58:52 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/10/arizona-lottery-numbers-july-10/10026594002/ |
Woman driver arrested after police chase in northern Arizona
COTTONWOOD — A 74-year-old New York woman who police say was driving erratically on a revoked driver’s license has been arrested following a pursuit through three northern Arizona cities and towns, authorities said.
Sedona police said they received numerous calls about the driver Saturday and unsuccessfully attempted a traffic stop.
Officers followed the woman for several miles until she left the Sedona city limits. They then called Cottonwood police for assistance.
Authorities said the driver ran a red light, almost struck several vehicles and drove the wrong way on State Route 89A before crossing into Clarkdale where that town’s police picked up the chase.
Police used stop sticks to deflate two tires, but the driver tried to get away by backing into a Clarkdale police vehicle before being arrested.
Cottonwood police said Laura Duffy has been booked into the Yavapai County jail on suspicion of felony flight, aggravated assault on law enforcement, endangerment, criminal damage, resisting arrest and several criminal traffic violations.
They said Duffy was stopped June 30 in Flagstaff by Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers for obstruction of public thoroughfare and driving the wrong way on Interstate 40.
It was unclear Sunday if Duffy has a lawyer yet. Her hometown in New York wasn't immediately available. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/10/police-chase-northern-arizona-woman-arrested/10026698002/ | 2022-07-11T04:58:58 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/10/police-chase-northern-arizona-woman-arrested/10026698002/ |
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WATERLOO — One person has been transported to the hospital after being shot Sunday night.
First responders arrived at 725 W. Fifth St. around 8 p.m. and found a man inside the house with a gunshot wound to his leg.
Police don't know who shot the gun but say another resident was also in the house in bed.
No one has been arrested.
The man was transported to MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center and the extent of his injuries are unknown.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Monday, July 11 marks the anniversary of thousands of people that filled the streets in Tampa protesting dire shortages of food, medicine and COVID-19 vaccines in Cuba.
People demanded freedom and called on the Cuban government to resign. The protests are considered one of the country's largest anti-governmental demonstrations in decades.
Tampa's Cuban community kept the protests alive on Sunday with dozens of people waving their flags along North Dale Mabry and West Columbus Drive.
"We want progress for our people. That's what we are remembering here," Eduardo Darna Lou said, a person who attended the protest.
The Associated Press reports that people in Cuba who participated in protests are still imprisoned in the country.
Hundreds of people from the Cuban community in the Tampa Bay region marched in solidarity throughout the year.
Despite the efforts, the protestors said not much has changed. Their family members still face frequent power outages, while others struggle amid scarce food supplies every day.
“There's so many things, the list is enormous," Osmel Benitez of La Casa Cuba de Tampa said. "It's not a government. It's a dictatorship.”
Benitez said the problems aren't anything new. It's gone on for decades, hence why he believes the government must be overthrown.
People from Cuba said their families in the U.S. are their only lifeline.
“We are basically the ones that are keeping them alive by sending them some money," Benitez said. "[We also sent] medications when they get sick."
Protestors said it'll take time and something drastic to change from within to end 63 years and counting of communist leadership.
For now, the local Cuban community wants to show people back in the country they're not alone.
"The only way we can have that necessary change in Cuba is by taking the street, taking action," Darna Lou said, another protestor at the event. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sos-cuba-libre-protest-tampa/67-40d6e8d5-8cf3-4015-a882-90194de8fc07 | 2022-07-11T05:23:27 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sos-cuba-libre-protest-tampa/67-40d6e8d5-8cf3-4015-a882-90194de8fc07 |
HOUSTON — Protesters and counter-protesters showed up in downtown Houston on Sunday, each group on opposite sides of the aisle over an issue that has recently been in the headlines: drag shows.
Despite the extreme heat, the groups showed up at Hamburger Mary's on Prairie Street to make their stances known.
Temperatures and tension were running high as they lined the streets near the restaurant that advertised a Sunday drag brunch on its website.
There was a heavy police presence and about 150 people showed up.
Protect Texas Kids was among the groups protesting. Each side consisted of several groups that weren't necessarily together, but on Sunday decided to stand on the same side of the issue.
Tracy Shannon, with Mass Resistance Texas, was there in opposition to the themed brunch.
“We know that we don’t need a drag queen as an example to children or to show children what inclusion looks like. We do not market certain things to children," Shannon said.
Others voiced support for inclusion.
“Freedom ... freedom of expression, freedom to be who you are. Freedom to not be intimidated by anybody,” another attendee said.
KHOU 11 political expert Bob Stein said the social issue has turned political.
“Parents can take their children wherever they want. They have privacy over their behavior with it in some broad guideline," Stein said. “Very much like the politics of abortion, of guns, or even something as simple as wearing a mask ... it does mobilize people in serious political debate.”
Stein said it’s possible legislation could emerge that’s similar to other age-restricted laws -- like buying alcohol or tobacco.
“That kind of regulation is subject to the public’s support and it’s conceivable that we will ban children under the age of -- pick an age 21, 18 -- from going to these drag shows,” Stein said.
According to Stein, the bigger picture is the social issue itself.
“The lifestyles that we’re talking about are not going away. They’re becoming more mainstream," he said.
Someone from inside the restaurant said there was no organized protest for or against the event. They said it was done online.
Police officers ended up stepping in a few times when things got heated. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/drag-brunch-downtown-houston-hamburger-marys-protesters-counter-protesters/285-b82bd8db-c10f-400b-93a7-f5a208b866f6 | 2022-07-11T05:24:55 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/drag-brunch-downtown-houston-hamburger-marys-protesters-counter-protesters/285-b82bd8db-c10f-400b-93a7-f5a208b866f6 |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) said officers were investigating a homicide in North Austin on Saturday night.
APD tweeted shortly before 10 p.m. that officers were investigating the incident that happened in the 1400 block of Blakeney Lane.
New details shared indicate police were first called to East Yager Lane near the Walnut Creek Greenbelt around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arriving, they found a man who was critically injured.
EMS took the person to a nearby hospital and is expected to be OK. However, that response led police to another victim at a nearby park on Blakeney Lane.
That's where they found a man with serious injuries. First responders performed life-saving measures, but the person died.
Police believe the incident was an isolated one. No suspect has been arrested yet. Anyone with information is asked to call the police.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Brandy Bottone was 34 weeks along when she alone took the high occupancy vehicle lane, or HOV lane, on Central Expressway in Dallas County.
She felt it was right to think the child she's carrying is a passenger in a lane designed for vehicles with two or more passengers.
When pulled over by a Texas DPS officer on June 29 at 8:15 a.m. she was asked who else was in the car.
"I was like, 'Uh, this!,'" pointing to her belly. "I was like, 'Right here, here she is.' He just looked at me, 'How do I answer this?'" Brandy recalled.
Bottone of Plano tells WFAA that in the moment she wasn't trying to take a stand but only trying to fight a ticket. For context Roe v. Wade had just been overturned several days before, and Texas has an impending ban on abortions.
"One law is saying that this is a baby and now he's telling me this baby that's jabbing my ribs is not a baby. Why can't it all make sense?" she posed rhetorically.
The officer wasn't buying her explanation, and she was handed a $275 ticket for an HOV violation.
"'Ma'am, it's two people outside of the body,' which is a weird way of wording it," she recalled the officer telling her at the time.
The Texas Department of Transportation's online description of the HOV rule isn't entirely clear. It reads simply, "A vehicle occupied by two or more people."
Even the officer admitted she could fight the ticket and hundreds, even thousands, of people on social media feel that, too.
"Just the outpour of support from women all over the world... all sorts of emotions. I'm trying to keep my blood pressure down, let's not go into labor yet," Brandy laughed.
The mother of three is taking a neutral stance politically. In the last several days, she's heard from both sides of the abortion debate.
But, what she will say is, "If there's a pro-women category, that's my stance."
Now at 36 weeks along, Bottone has hired an attorney and has a court date in late July to fight her ticket.
That is, if her daughter doesn't come first. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f | 2022-07-11T05:24:58 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f |
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ted Nichols-Payne, the Texas Rangers' radio network engineer for nearly 30 years, collapsed in the parking lot of Globe Life Field before Sunday's game against Minnesota and died at a hospital. He was 56.
Nichols-Payne worked in Dallas for 31 years at the company now called Audacy and formerly CBS Radio. He was the primary engineer and technical director on Rangers’ radio broadcasts from 1995-2010, first on KRLD-AM and then on 105.3 The FAN. He resumed that role when the Rangers’ English radio rights returned to 105.3 in 2015.
"Ted’s dedication and attention to detail made him an expert engineer who provided an outstanding technical quality to our broadcasts," Rangers spokesman John Blake said. "All of us with the Rangers’ organization send our deepest sympathies to Ted’s family. He will certainly be missed."
Nichols-Payne was also the radio network engineer for the Dallas Cowboys.
The team shared a statement on Twitter:
"We were all deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Ted Nichols-Payne, long-time radio network engineer and friend to all that knew him. We send our deepest condolences to his three daughters, his friends and family and to the Audacy family," the Cowboys said.
Many who work in radio in the North Texas area and knew Nichols-Payne offered their condolences.
"We are all devastated. Ted was a great friend and a kind, compassionate and caring person. He so adored his three daughters. Can’t imagine what it will be like for all of us without him. RIP Ted," Rangers' radio voice Eric Nadel said on Twitter.
"When people work together for decades, they are family. We lost a family member today. The BELOVED engineer of @dallascowboys and @rangers radio broadcasts, Ted Nichols-Payne, died suddenly at 56. We are speechless. Perfect at his job. Better human. Gutted," Cowboys' radio voice Brad Sham tweeted. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-dallas-cowboys-radio-engineer-ted-nichols-payne-dies/287-bbaf9459-79e3-4c5b-9bec-98cca8d27eef | 2022-07-11T05:24:59 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-dallas-cowboys-radio-engineer-ted-nichols-payne-dies/287-bbaf9459-79e3-4c5b-9bec-98cca8d27eef |
DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state's electric grid, is asking residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve power Monday afternoon and into the evening due to the extreme heat.
ERCOT issued an appeal on Sunday night for energy conservation on Monday, July 11, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ERCOT also issued a watch for a "projected reserve capacity shortage" during that timeframe. ERCOT said it does not anticipate system-wide outages.
ERCOT budgets in a "reserve" amount of electricity that it can rely on in case demand exceeds supply.
The six-hour window on Monday with not enough reserve could create an Energy Emergency Alert, ERCOT said, which is a series of emergency procedures the grid operator enacts when operating reserves drop below specified levels. Those procedures are designed to protect the reliability of the electric system as a whole and prevent an uncontrolled system-wide outage, ERCOT said.
This appeal comes during a time that the ERCOT is dealing with a high demand for energy from across the state. On Saturday, the peak demand landed at about 77,532 megawatts. On Friday, which was the hottest day of the year so far, there was an all-time demand record of 78,418 megawatts.
ERCOT said the record demands this summer are due to the triple-digit temperatures across the state.
Using its free app, ERCOT allows you to monitor real-time grid conditions:
ERCOT suggests Texans conserve electricity by raising thermostats to 78 degrees and postponing using large appliances (dishwashers, laundry machines, etc.) during peak afternoon hours. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 | 2022-07-11T05:25:00 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 |
TEMPLE, Texas — The City of Waco has already put in place mandatory water restrictions that begin Wednesday.
So what about other cities?
"As of right now, Lake Belton, which is where we get most of our water from, it is lower than we would like," Alex Gibbs, an official with the City of Temple said. "But it is not yet low enough as far as any cause for alarm."
Gibbs said there are a few different scenarios that would have the City of Temple ask their residents to start conserving water.
"We could declare a water shortage if the Brazos River Authority moves to stage two of that contingency plan," Gibbs said.
The Brazos River Authority has declared a stage one drought watch condition. A stage two drought warning condition is what Gibbs said would alert the city of Temple to start conserving water, but they are not there yet.
Gibbs said the city remains in a safe spot because the demand for water is not more than the supply right now.
The City of Temple has outlined what it means to practice year-round water conservation, and what different levels of water shortages mean here.
The only other reason the city would call for water conservation, is if there were a major failure in a water system.
Another worry during this drought are fires, something Santos Soto, with the Temple Fire Department, is keeping an eye on, but said is not getting out of hand.
"During normal wildfire season it's not uncommon for us to work together multiple times throughout that dry season, where that vegetation has dried out," Soto said. "So it's just a good thing to have in place and it kind of helps everybody around us, not just Temple itself."
Soto is talking about their Mutual Aid Agreement, TIFMAS, with other Fire Departments in and around Bell County, along with those in and outside of the state of Texas.
He added that this program will help his department and others to fight the ongoing fires, and fires in the future.
"That actually allows some of our firefighters that are certified and hold certain certifications to travel not just outside of the city limits but outside the county and even outside of the state," he said.
If you would like to keep up with the drought conditions in Bell County, click here. If you would like to see the drought conditions for Texas, click here.
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BOISE, Idaho — As cases of Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu, are decreasing around the Treasure Valley and the rest of Idaho, local bird enclosures are continuing to take "every precaution possible" with their animals.
"We have been trying to keep a lot of our animals inside," said Melissa Cavaretta, the zoo veterinarian at Zoo Boise.
Since April, when Avian flu was first discovered in Idaho, Zoo Boise took steps to protect its three dozen birds from the virus. These safety measures included covering some outdoor bird exhibits and bringing some birds indoors to reduce their potential for exposure.
"It's definitely been trying to make sure that you're giving them the best care possible and protecting them from Avian influenza," Cavaretta said.
Doug Holloway, the director of Boise Parks and Recreation, said zoo staff will continue to monitor the situation around the state to make the next decisions for the birds.
Holloway said it is not just domestic birds being impacted by the flu, wild birds at Boise parks are too. He told KTVB it was only a few weeks ago that Parks and Rec staff were removing dozens of dead wild birds a day from local parks.
"We have a lot of waterfowl, which is primarily what's been affected by the bird flu. A lot of that waterfowl lives in our parks and a lot of our parks are along the Boise River," Holloway said.
Migratory waterfowl are known to carry and pass on Avian flu to other birds. The virus is what Holloway believes is the culprit behind the many wild bird deaths in local parks.
"I think it's come and gone in the past," Holloway said about past years' outbreak of Avian flu. "But I don't think it's been to the extent that we have seen [this year]."
However, as of last week, Holloway is happy to report the situation in Boise parks has changed drastically.
"It has tapered off. We're not seeing as many right now. In fact, we've been going days without seeing any at all," Holloway said.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's database, cases of Avian flu have been on a decline since April and May. Those Spring months saw about 277 identified cases in commercial and backyard flock, while so far in July there have only been six cases identified. The last time a flock in Idaho had a detected and reported case of Avian flu was on May 24.
Idaho Fish and Game said they are seeing similar trends and getting fewer reports of dead birds infected with Avian flu around the state. However, Public Information Supervisor Roger Phillips said that just because what looks like the worst of it is over, does not mean we're in the clear completely. Fish and Game urges those with domestic birds to continue to be cautious.
"There’s also a possibility of more bird deaths and we ask people to report large die-offs of birds so we can continue tracking them if they occur," Phillips said.
That advice and caution are why Zoo Boise's bird's natural enclosure spaces will continue to remain to look and operate a little different for a bit longer.
"We have birds here that are potentially valuable for breeding purposes and could potentially be on an endangered species list," Cavaretta said. "We want to just make sure that we're taking every precaution possible."
Many of the birds at Zoo Boise are still accessible to guests, the animals are just inside a building nearby behind glass.
Cavaretta said as things continue to get dryer and hotter outside she is hopeful it will kill more of the virus so it's safe to put the birds back in their enclosures. She said things potentially could go back to normal in just a few months.
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CALDWELL, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Read more at IdahoPress.com
Canyon County has received notice that its insurance policy will not be renewed, according to communications obtained through public records requests.
The county has been enrolled in insurance from the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, according to a copy of the most recent policy included as part of the records request. But the insurance company sent a letter to the county dated May 23, saying that the company’s board had decided to “non-renew” the county’s policy, and mentioned “numerous factors including adverse claim development and increasing risk exposures.” The county’s current policy will end at 12 a.m. on Oct 1, 2022, the letter said.
ICRMP is an insurance provider that covers various public entities in Idaho, including school districts, cities, and other counties, said Tim Osborne, executive director of the insurance company.
Canyon County Public Information Officer Joe Decker said the county’s elected officials are not able to offer comment at this time due to the ongoing situation.
“We are working to evaluate all options, including potential renewal with ICRMP and the potential acquisition of replacement coverage,” Decker said via email in a provided statement. “More information will be forthcoming when available.”
In a letter dated June 2 and addressed to Osborne and the board’s trustees, the county’s board of commissioners appears to informally appeal the non-renewal, saying, “the abruptness and comprehensiveness of this total separation, and the lack of warning or opportunity to cure any perceived issue, is shocking.”
“Although your notice alludes to ‘numerous factors’ that informed the decision, they are not identified with a specificity that would allow us to state any specific basis for our disagreement,” the letter reads.
“We are concerned that the interests and practical realities associated with governing the second-most populous county in Idaho, with approximately 1,000 employees and a budget in excess of $100,000,000 are markedly different (in scale if not substance) than those represented or routinely addressed by the Board of Trustees,” another part of the letter reads.
Canyon County officials also express concern in the letter that documentation provided about the county’s “loss history” is not accurate. The letter cites issues such as 25 of the claims being “unrelated to the county,” “the false equivocation of nuisance settlements with actual misconduct,” and “the costs associated in pursuit of legal strategies not dictated by the county.”
The letter also contends that Canyon County did not have representation in the decision because the District III seat on ICRMP’s board is vacant. County officials said in the letter that they would like the insurance company to “rescind” the letter, or amend it so that the county’s participation could continue through September 2023, at which time the policy would end, or be renewed “with mutually understood and agreeable terms.”
Tim Osborne, executive director of ICRMP, said in a phone interview that he could not elaborate on the reasons that the board voted to non-renew the policy. He said that his office is working to coordinate a meeting with Canyon County officials to go over the “documentation” of the reasons the board voted to non-renew. After that meeting, Canyon County officials could request a meeting with the board in open session about how to move forward, he said.
Osborne confirmed that the District III trustee’s seat is vacant following the death of Chairman Mark Shigeta. However, Shigeta was an active participant in the discussions leading up to the vote, Osborne said.
“I can say that Mark was involved with all of the decisions leading up to the non-renewal of Canyon County, and the board vote to non-renew Canyon County was unanimous,” Osborne said. Shigeta died about a week before the vote, he said. “If Mark had disagreed, he can make a vote, but the board would have outweighed him anyway on that.”
Materials included with the public records request showed that Commissioner Leslie Van Beek was already examining the county’s relationship with ICRMP and the county’s insurance agency, Hartwell, appearing to be exploring the possibility of replacing one or both.
In an email dated Oct. 6, 2021, Van Beek listed topics for inclusion in a “general” board meeting whose second item was “Reevaluation of the County’s risk management provider (ICRMP) and the RFP process – EO discussion.” “RFP” generally stands for “request for proposal,” and is a description of a project or service an entity wants that they will be accepting bids for. “EO” generally stands for “elected official(s).”
But in an email dated June 9, 2022, Smith wrote to Canyon County elected officials, including Van Beek, saying that Van Beek “is working outside of her legal authority by soliciting a competitor to compete with Hartwell (she states it’s to compete with ICRMP.)”
Smith goes on to say that Van Beek “doesn’t understand the difference between ICRMP and Hartwell after all this time in office and the different services they provide related to the County’s insurance.”
Hartwell is an insurance agency that helps customers interested in buying insurance get quotes from different insurance companies and choose the policy that is right for them, Osborne said. ICRMP is the insurance company insuring the county, while Hartwell is the insurance agency the county has used, he said.
In an email dated Sept. 30, 2021, a representative of Redman Insurance wrote Van Beek an email in which she says she is following up from a conversation in which Van Beek told her “Canyon County would be issuing an RFP for insurance services.”
Van Beek replied the next day, saying, “there is a lot of interest in reevaluating our contract with ICRMP.”
ICRMP was formed 37 years ago because it was difficult for counties and other public entities to secure insurance that “was stable and consistent for them,” Osborne said. Another advantage of ICRMP is that the insurance is comprehensive, whereas public entities going through other insurance providers may need to “piecemeal” several policies between several companies, he said.
However, some entities that have had a policy through ICRMP have sought other insurance options, he said. Other options are finding a different insurance company to provide coverage, or self-insuring, Osborne said. In the second option, an entity typically has to budget millions of dollars into a loss payment fund to cover any liability-related claims that arise, he said. Ada County uses this type of plan, he said.
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BOISE, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
This summer, Idaho Power has a new program to protect people in its service area from wildfire.
The company identified the parts of its service area most vulnerable to wildfire, said Jon Axtman, engineering and reliability senior manager with the company. Those nine areas could be subject to having their power turned off during extreme weather as part of the company’s new Public Safety Power Shutoff program.
The program is a “last resort” tool in the company’s efforts to mitigate wildfire risk, Axtman said.
A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION
In 2019, Idaho Power leadership noticed a trend — the frequency and intensity of the west’s wildfires was increasing, Axtman said. To help get ahead of the issue, the company developed a wildfire mitigation plan to protect people and structures in its service areas.
The company’s efforts include trimming vegetation back from power lines and wrapping the base of power poles with wire mesh, said Sven Berg, communication specialist with the company.
To create the designated shutoff areas, the company hired a consultant to examine the potential for wildfire in an area, as well as the number of structures that could be affected, Axtman said. The consultant did this by mapping weather and wildfire history across the company’s service territory, as well as building locations, Axtman said. The consultant then modeled where ignitions from overhead power lines could occur, and accounted for the type of vegetation in those areas, Axtman said.
For example, areas with more tree canopy are more predisposed to larger wildfires compared to grasslands, he said.
“It really helped us understand and helped produce data to show how fire behavior would exist in different areas,” Axtman said. “We used that data to help us really understand the risk levels throughout our service territory, and these nine zones are really the highest of those risk areas that we modeled.”
THE NINE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS COULD SEE POWER SHUTOFFS
Each of the nine areas has been given a name based on its location. Two of the closest areas to the Treasure Valley are the Wilderness Ranch-Clear Creek area, located west of Highway 21, and the Placerville-Star Ranch area, which includes most of Placerville, as well as some surrounding areas.
The buildings in these areas are mostly residential, and include a high concentration of second homes, Berg said. But there are also a decent number of people who make their primary residence in these areas, Axtman said.
Atmospheric scientists who work for Idaho Power use weather stations in those zones to generate forecasts, Axtman said. They keep a close watch on conditions that could bolster wildfires, such high temperatures, low humidity, dry vegetation, and winds higher than 50 miles per hour, he said. Wind speeds that high are rare in the service area, Axtman said.
WHAT CUSTOMERS NEED TO KNOW
Such forecasts could help the company inform residents of plans for a shutoff in a given area, he said. The company has already communicated with residents through mailers, Axtman said, and they have a new rapid notification system that can send texts and voice calls to alert residents of imminent shutoffs. In general, they hope to be able to provide an average of one-to-two days of advance notice for planned shutoffs, he said.
Customers can visit the company’s website to see a map of the nine areas that could be subject to shutoffs, and they can input an address to see if their property is located within one of the areas, Berg said.
How long a shutoff could last varies, Axtman said. Once weather conditions have settled and it is safe for a shutoff to end, crews will patrol the area to determine whether any maintenance needs to happen, Axtman said. The most common type of work following an event is removing tree branches and limbs that have fallen into power lines, Axtman said. Depending on the size of the shutoff area, a safety patrol can take from a few hours to up to 12 hours to inspect, he said.
“It depends on the weather event, and it depends on the type of damage that we find, you know, after we do the safety patrol and how much work we need to do before we can restore power,” Axtman said.
So far, the company has not had to implement a shutoff. The window for potential shutoffs is from May 10 through Oct. 20, Axtman said.
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Read more at IdahoPress.com
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BOISE, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
The pleas from Idaho families are heartbreaking, Dave Jeppesen says.
The state Department of Health and Welfare director regularly learns of families whose children are facing serious behavioral health issues for which there’s no suitable treatment facility available in Idaho, due to gaps in the state’s system of care. Those children, roughly 100 of them right now, have to be sent out of state, sometimes as far away as Georgia.
One young Idahoan was stuck in a hospital emergency department for weeks on end, awaiting a placement. “There was no medical reason for him to be there, but it was not safe for him to go home,” Jeppesen said. “We called 40 states, probably 100 facilities, looking for a place for him. It took us three months. Those are the heartbreaking stories.”
Idaho is about to change that. The governor and Legislature this year allocated $66 million over the next three years to implement a sweeping array of changes and improvements to Idaho’s behavioral health care system, recommended by a council that’s brought together all three branches of state government – the Legislature, the executive branch, and the judiciary.
Co-chaired by Jeppesen and Sara Omundson, administrative director of Idaho’s courts, the Idaho Behavioral Health Council, first formed in 2020, has an array of teams and working groups focusing on specific areas and is rolling out big changes including establishing a new youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, that specific high-level residential care now lacking in the state, in all three regions of the state; setting up eight Safe Teen Assessment Centers and new youth crisis centers; opening certified community behavioral health clinics across the state; developing a plan to address Idaho’s behavioral health worker shortage; new efforts to divert people with mental health or substance abuse issues from the criminal justice system; and vastly improving crisis response for both youth and adults.
“We’re really excited,” Holly Walund of the Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction told the council at its latest meeting on Friday. “We’re going to be filling a very critical gap in the youth services that are available.” New facilities will be opening up statewide over the next year and beyond.
“Wow, that is some amazing work,” Omundson responded, “and it is great news for our kids who might be having some struggles and need some support. Things that didn’t exist in Idaho a few years ago – now they’re funded and on the way.”
Jeppesen said, “In my mind, it’s transformational. We really are on the verge of having a true comprehensive crisis system across the state.”
Here are some highlights of the plans for the $66 million, which also will be supplemented by tens of millions more in opioid settlement funds and federal grants that are headed to the state:
YOUTH TREATMENT: The highest level of care for youth behavioral health treatment is acute hospitalization; Idaho has that, but it’s short-term. The level just below that, known by the acronym PRTF, is funded by Medicaid, but Idaho doesn’t have any. There was one at Eastern Idaho Medical Center’s Teton Peaks, but it’s now transitioning to the acute hospitalization level of care. Idaho does have Residential Treatment Centers, the next step down from a PRTF, and several other steps that follow below that.
The PRTF Expansion Plan will set up at least three of the psychiatric treatment facilities, which could be existing facilities that upgrade or new ones, with one in each of the state’s three regions: North Idaho, southwestern Idaho, and eastern Idaho. “That’s our goal, is to have PRTF’s in each of the three what we call ‘hubs’ of the state,” said Ross Edmunds, administrator of the Division of Behavioral Health for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The Legislature allocated $15 million. Stakeholder engagement meetings are currently underway; all the facilities will be up and operating by June 30, 2024.
“It’ll make a pretty significant difference, to be able to get help within Idaho,” said Ruth York, executive director of Families and Youth in Idaho, a statewide advocacy group formerly known as the Idaho Federation of Families. “This money is super-important to address that gap.”
However, she warned, “If we don’t have as much focus going into the transition and step-down plans and services that people are going to need, then we’re just setting the PRTF’s up for failure.” She said, “I’ve had a child fail multiple times, coming home without a significant plan to support him. … That transition home is just fraught with peril.”
Jeppesen said that’s been particularly difficult for families whose kids are placed out of state. To have a safe return home, he said the care team must coordinate with the family at home. “It’s really hard to do that when your child is in Georgia,” he said.
Idaho also is in the process of setting up eight Safe Teen Assessment Centers around the state, including one in each of the state’s seven judicial districts and two in District 5, in south-central Idaho. Lawmakers approved a $6.5 million supplemental appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Correction for those in March. “Assessment centers provide a single point of contact and screening for youth,” Walund said. “They’re designed to really divert youth from entrance into the juvenile justice or child protection system.”
Idaho officials learned about the concept at a national conference and have toured successful centers in Nevada and Colorado. Walund said, “They serve as a safe place for law enforcement to bring youth to instead of detaining them for status offenses, things like that,” such as truancy or curfew violations. That way, she said, law enforcement officers can “go about their jobs,” and the teens can get connected to services. Eight grants already have been awarded and centers will open in every quarter of the fiscal year that started July 1.
“Idaho is the first state in the country that will have a statewide implementation of assessment centers, so we’re really excited about that,” she said.
The state also has allocated $4.4 million for youth crisis centers around the state, similar to the adult mental health crisis centers already established statewide. They provide a place for up to 24 hours for a person in crisis, who can’t safely remain at home; they can de-escalate, get connected to services, and avoid unnecessary hospitalization or incarceration. Grants for those are in the works and they should be up and running by June 30, 2023.
“There’s a fair amount of community buzz already about the youth crisis centers,” Walund said.
CALL 988 FOR CRISIS RESPONSE: On July 16, Idaho will go live with its new “988” service, which will incorporate the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline into a new emergency response line that also can take calls on other behavioral health matters. “Just like you would call 911 for fire or other emergency services, 988 is the number you would call either for suicide prevention or any other behavioral health crisis,” Jeppesen said.
This year’s Legislature approved $4.4 million in funding for the new line, a national effort that’s been long in the works.
“This is a big step forward in our crisis response system in the state,” Jeppesen said. “Just like you would expect any other first responder, you will have a first responder who responds to those behavioral health emergencies.”
Idaho’s 988 line will be answered by the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline. Callers nationwide first will have three options: A Veterans’ Crisis Line, a line for non-English speaking individuals, or their state hotline. “Anybody that calls 988 will get answered by a live, trained behavioral health professional,” said Nicole Coleman of the Department of Health and Welfare.
The 988 line was created by Congress with three goals: Someone to call, someone to respond, and someplace to go. Coleman said Idaho, with its hotline and its network of crisis centers, will have all three. “But obviously, we’ll really find out next week,” she said.
COMMUNITY CLINICS: Lawmakers and the governor allocated $12 million to create a network of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics around the state, to be up and running by June 30, 2023. Edmunds said a stakeholder group including health districts, crisis centers, the Idaho Primary Care Association and more is working on plans for three grants to establish those and have them operating by this time next year, but at the same time, a second round of federal grants has come out for the same thing, and five Idaho entities have applied.
If all succeed – and Edmunds said that’s looking promising – Idaho could end up with a statewide network of eight of the community clinics, serving population centers and rural areas alike. “It has the potential to have a substantial impact,” he said.
Edmunds said part of the CCBHC model is development of crisis service including mobile crisis response teams. Between that, crisis centers, and the new 988 system, “Really all of the components, all the building blocks necessary to have a comprehensive crisis response system in Idaho is right in front of us,” he said. “We just have to organize it.”
WORKFORCE PLAN: All 44 of Idaho’s counties are classified as behavioral health worker shortage areas, Jeppesen said, and it’s a critical need. Adam Panitch, project manager with the Idaho Division of Behavioral Health, said, “No matter what ideas you come up with, you need a workforce to implement them.” Last fall, a work group of behavioral health providers, subject-matter experts and more convened and developed a comprehensive plan that’s now been finalized and published on the council’s website; it covers everything from credentialing, training, scholarships and provider rate reviews to “investing in a workforce with lived experience,” Panitch said, to bring in those who’ve experienced these issues in their own families to help others. Low- and no-cost continuing education also would be offered for providers.
York said this piece is key. “We’ve really got to pull some very new tricks out of the hat in order to create the workforce,” she said. “We’ve got to incent people into this workforce. I think if people understood the value of this work, and what a contribution it makes to our world, our country, that would help attract people. But you’ve got to pay people to do this kind of work. It’s grueling. It’s very wearing on a person to see people in distress all the time.”
“Unfortunately, right now so many providers feel so overloaded,” she said. “They know they’re not meeting the need, and that can’t feel good.”
There’s much more. Legislation passed both houses unanimously this year to update Idaho’s civil commitment process; other state laws also are being examined. Training is underway across the state on a “Sequential Intercept Model” to ensure Idahoans whose underlying issue is a behavioral health issue are intercepted from being routed into the criminal justice system. The Idaho Department of Correction has been allocated funds for pre-prosecution diversion grants and pilot programs on trauma treatment.
Rep. Brooke Green, D-Boise, one of four state legislators who serves on the council, said, “It’s incredible to see the progress moving forward. Kudos to all the teams and all the staff who have been working so hard on this.”
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Read more at IdahoPress.com
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Our City Too community center hosted the fun day at Charles Sumner Elementary School.
There was food, drinks, music, and dodgeball along with free haircuts.
"What we have is awesome man, these kids they haven't stopped running around. And it's nice out here, but they haven't stopped. There's stuff that we want to do just to give these kids a chance man. The violence that's going on in the streets, it's unnecessary. This is not a community for that nor is any other community for that fact. So what we're trying to do is give these kids an outlet," said John Riddick, President of Our City Too.
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PHOENIX — A family is still reeling from the news that their loved one -- a mother of four – was shot and dumped in a Phoenix canal last week.
“Whoever did this to her threw her in the canal like she was trash,” said Marlene Mercado, Janet Begaye's friend.
Janet's family and friends say she was a caring person who put her children first.
“She was a great aunt, sister, and friend to talk to," explained Jeanette Johnson, Janet's sister.
"A single mom that never stopped,” Yvonne Gonzales, Janet's aunt, said.
The Phoenix Police Department has offered little information on the body found in the 32nd Street and McDowell Road canal but confirmed that the victim has been identified as 37-year-old Janet Begaye.
Johnson would be the first family member to learn what happened to her sister.
“I was called to the house because my nephew said there were some police officers here, and they need to speak with an adult,” Johnson said.
Police told her Janet suffered a gunshot wound and her body dumped in a canal. Janet's car, phone, and wallet were nowhere to be found.
“I went numb. I keep hearing the ringing in my ears from it, over and over,” Johnson said. “Who would do that to my sister?”
For the family, the details don’t add up.
Her family says Janet was a homebody. She rarely left Glendale, so why would she be in Phoenix early Tuesday morning?
“We don’t know anybody out there, she doesn’t know anybody out there. What was she doing out there? Who was she with?” Mercardo asked.
Police have not provided answers to those questions, and a homicide investigation is ongoing.
“I just want to know why? Why did you do it? You don’t realize what you did to our family,” Johnson said.
The family plans to lay Janet to rest on the family plot on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. They are asking for help through a GoFundMe you can access here.
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Two teenagers are dead and several others passengers were injured after a horrible crash Sunday night on Staten Island, authorities said.
The FDNY said two cars collided around 8:45 p.m. at Hyland Boulevard and Richard Avenue.
Firefighters had to rescue passengers from both of the involved vehicles, the department said.
Two teenage victims were pronounced dead at the crash site -- their ages weren't immediately known.
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Here are Illinois poker players still playing in the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event
The most prestigious tournament in poker is again setting records, and a few players from Illinois are in Las Vegas as part of the event.
The $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event this year attracted 8,663 players — the second-most players all-time behind only the 8,773 who played in the 2006 event.
A total of 1,299 players began play Sunday in the no-limit hold-em world championship, each guaranteed at least $15,000 of the $80 million prize pool; the winner will bring home $10 million. Of those cashing, 26 players were listed as being from Illinois.
Below are the remaining players from Illinois, with city and chip amounts. We will update the list at the end of each day, with finish for Illinois players and how much they earned.
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Illinois players remaining in the 2022 WSOP main event — start of Day 4
- Michael Moncek, North Barrington | 1,244,000
- Andrew Barfield, Mt. Sterling | 962,000
- Richard Bai, Schaumburg | 913,000
- Bruce Knee, Vernon Hills | 751,000
- Matthew Shepsky, Skokie | 619,000
- Stephen Kehoe, Chicago | 521,000
- Samuel Rosen, Evanston | 459,000
- Bradley Beetz, Scott Air Force Base | 442,000
- Jeremy Pekarek, Sycamore | 332,000
- Marek Gagatek, Schaumburg | 256,000
- Travis Hague, Northfield | 216,000
- Kenneth Baime, Glenview | 200,000
- Donny Carlton Woodstock | 165,000
- Craig Casino, Winfield | 157,000
- David To, Hoffman Estates | 139,000
- Joseph Wilson, Cary | 122,000
- Kyle Julius, Naperville | 118,000
- Robert Gardner, Monticello | 113,000
- Jeffrey Gasner, Evanston | 103,000
- Alexander Ziskin, Vernon Hills | 90,000
- Timothy Dix, Arlington Heights | 85,000
- Tim Vance, Millstadt | 59,000
- Kevin Carlson, Chicago | 58,000
- John Farley, La Grange | 50,200
- Bryan Livingston, Elgin | 43,000
- Robert Laird, Dixon | 16,000 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/10/wsop-main-event-how-illinois-players-fared-las-vegas-poker-event/10024679002/ | 2022-07-11T06:46:57 | 1 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/10/wsop-main-event-how-illinois-players-fared-las-vegas-poker-event/10024679002/ |
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SAN JUAN, Wash. — Orca organizations had been losing hope about the future of a family of Southern Resident Killer Whales knowns as the K Pod. However, on Saturday, the Center for Whale Research shared photos of the newest member of the pod. It's the first calf born into the K Pod since 2011.
Video shared by the Orca Behavior Institute shows mom and baby off the shores of the San Juan Islands along the Haro Strait on Saturday. The Center for Whale Research said the two were also spotted on the west side of Vancouver Island.
"It's always a rush of excitement when we see a brand new baby in this endangered population.," said Monika Wieland Shields with the Orca Behavior Institute.
Shields caught a glimpse of the calf Saturday night.
"I knew even from a distance when I saw that tiny whale pop up that it was going to be the newest calf and it was super exciting to see it next to K20 who's the presumed mother," said Shields.
For the first time this summer, members from all three orca pods local to Puget Sound were spotted together in the Haro Strait, but K20 and the new calf, named K45, stood out. It's believe this is K20's first calf in 18 years.
"We hope that this is a sign that K Pod is turning a corner and that they're able to get enough to eat to successfully reproduce and raise offspring," said Shields.
"We'd kind of given up. I mean, tentatively, you never give up, but not really sure if K20 would have another calf because it's been so long," said Howard Garrett, the Co-founder of the Orca Network.
K20 is 36 years old. Garrett said K20 was believed to be a male until she had her first calf in 2004. Garrett hopes the newborn is a female, however, the sex of the newborn is still unknown.
"The frosting on the cake was at that calf looks good," said Garrett. "Where an Orca is white, this calf is white and when they're newborn, they're very orangey...when they get that, that nice white tone, that's a good sign that they're developing well"
It's estimated the young calf is only a few months old. It's future is still up in the air and the next several months will be crucial for survival. From a distance, researchers will be keeping a close watch.
"We're looking for energy levels. We're looking to see if that little calf begins to explore a little bit," said Garrett, "Of course, mom will keep very close tabs and call baby back if there's any need, but just to see if there's, you know, a lot of spark in that little calf." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/orca-calf-spotted-off-san-juan-islands/281-6ff60881-040d-4355-9471-00709f505330 | 2022-07-11T07:06:13 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/orca-calf-spotted-off-san-juan-islands/281-6ff60881-040d-4355-9471-00709f505330 |
Ave McFadden, of Northfield, keeps time with her drum for Team Glen Cove at the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday at Lake Lenape in Mays Landing. The team paddled in honor of the memory of George Phy.
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The sixth annual festival drew hundreds of participants from along the East Coast.
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Not all of the fun was on the water. Kai Batmanlozano, 12, from Long Island, New York, got his face painted. Kai was the drummer for Team New York Community Bank.
MAYS LANDING — Fighting cancer can be an upstream battle, but a community flew out in force over the weekend to show support.
The Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club, an organization that offers mental and social support to those impacted by cancer, held its sixth annual Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday. Hundreds of paddlers and spectators marshalled together at Lake Lenape West beginning at about 8 a.m. for a day to have fun, compete and raise money to care for those diagnosed with cancer.
CSCNJ Development Director Jessica Melville said dragon boat racing, which involves paddling rather than rowing, is a common exercise for breast-cancer survivors. She emphasized that the festival was a welcoming atmosphere, open to people at all levels of dragon boat racing experience.
“One of our taglines at Cancer Support Community (are) actually ‘come as you are,’ and that even applies to today at the Dragon Boat Festival,” Melville said. “Some people who are here are here to be really competitive, some people are here just to have a good time, and everybody is here to support our wonderful cause.”
Thirty-four teams competed, with 21 to 24 racers per team — a total of more than 700 participants.
The Viking Dragon Boat team, based in Ventnor, had several cancer survivors and their supporters as members, with most wearing homemade dragon hats. Barry Keefe, a resident of the Ocean View section of Dennis Township who usually steers for the club, said festivals such as Sunday’s help build solidarity in the cancer survivor community.
“It feels good to be doing it with other people who faced this challenge and who are struggling or doing well,” said Keefe, who finished his treatment for prostate cancer about a year ago.
The Vikings’ drummer for the day was June Nesbitt, who recently turned 85. Recalling her father and best friend had been diagnosed with cancer, Nesbitt said she thought dragon boat racing made for a strong community. Her teammates remarked she could jump on and off the boat easier than they could.
“We’re all friends. There’s so much camaraderie, and it’s a wonderful thing to celebrate survivorship,” Nesbitt said just before she went to put on her dragon costume.
‘Cancer stinks’The Cooper River Dragon Boat Club, based at its namesake Cooper River in Camden County, brought two teams. Club members Alisa Whitcraft and Ginny Newkirk — of Voorhees, Camden County, and Mickleton, Gloucester County, respectively — said their team was the three-time gold-medal champion and was angling to make it four.
“Cancer stinks,” said member Carol Lynch of Moorestown, Burlington County, who said her husband died of cancer.
Michelle Baldino was racing with the River Sisters, a breast-cancer-survivor team that also practices on the Cooper River. She said she was in her 10th year of paddling and that the team itself had been paddling for about 15 years.
“As a team, we paddle to remind ourselves that we can be healthy, we can be strong, and how empowering it is to be together as a group and support each other and still be out and physically active,” Baldino said.
The River Sisters team is partnering with the Against the Wind to race at the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission Dragon Boat Festival to be held in New Zealand in spring 2023.
Racers and spectators were enjoying themselves on and off the water. For children at the race, there were tents offering face painting and fairy-themed hair dressing. For the adults, alcohol was available from Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Cape May Brewing Co. Other attractions included food stands from Jays Crab Shack and Margate Dairy Bar & Burger, along with an axe-throwing booth run by East Coast Axes.
Team Kink, racing for the company Salon Kink in Linwood, was there to enjoy the festival. Salon Kink owner Belinda Novelli said she wanted to turn out to both to have fun and to show support for cancer survivors. Her husband, she said, was a three-time cancer survivor.
“None of us know what we’re doing. We’re just out here to have fun,” Novelli said.
Team themesAdding to the festive atmosphere, some teams adopted themes for the race. Michael Cohan, of New Vistas Corp., based in Northfield, sponsored two teams: Black Pearl 1 and Black Pearl 2. Everyone donned red bandanas and pirate garb, reflecting their theme of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie series. The group’s donation for the day, Cohan said, was $5,000.
“We wanted to do something fun and have it related to water,” Cohan said.
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa had a Christmas-themed team with about 40 volunteers, including 26 paddlers. Alex Hennessey, a Borgata spokesperson, said the casino and its staff valued outlets through which they can give back to the community.
Good Time Tricycle Productions, which helped organize the festival, had a team with a 1980s theme, with its paddlers decked out in bright clothes, hooped earrings and other fashion staples from that decade.
In addition to thanking Borgata and Good Time Tricycle, Melville expressed appreciation for the day’s other sponsors, including Inspira Health Network, Tanger Outlets Atlantic City and 95.1 WAYV. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City was the day’s largest sponsor, having raised more than $20,000 for Cancer Support Community New Jersey. She also thanked the volunteers for their help organizing the festival.
Melville said the festival was the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year. She said the event had raised about $60,000 by about 11 a.m., with a target goal of $100,000.
Far beyond NJThe focus of the ceremony remained on battling cancer. In the middle of the festival, there was a flower ceremony on the water, with bouquets honoring both cancer survivors and those who lost their lives to the disease.
It was a message with regional appeal, with teams at the festival hailing from up and down the East Coast.
The Philadelphia Police Department sponsored a team. Another team was based in Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylia.
New York Community Bank and Xtreme NY both came from the borough of Queens in New York to race. Stern Wong, a member of the latter team, said he was particularly happy to be out at large competitions again after the COVID-19 pandemic caused so many events over the last two years to cancel or downsize. The local Dragon Boat Festival was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and included only 20 teams in 2021.
The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club, founded by a man who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, came from Maryland to the festival. Club Coach Peter Van de Castle, of Baltimore, said the club was primarily for people who had been diagnosed with breast cancer but was open to all. He remarked on how welcoming the dragon boat community was, recalling how he and his wife, who had overcome a cancer diagnosis, were welcomed to paddle with a breast-cancer team when visiting Malaysia.
“What we do is encourage people to work hard, find great strength, find better health and enjoy yourself on the water with all your friends,” de Castle said.
“The stratifications of society are erased because you’re all in the same boat.”
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Ave McFadden, of Northfield, keeps time with her drum for Team Glen Cove at the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday at Lake Lenape in Mays Landing. The team paddled in honor of the memory of George Phy.
Not all of the fun was on the water. Kai Batmanlozano, 12, from Long Island, New York, got his face painted. Kai was the drummer for Team New York Community Bank. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/dragon-boat-paddlers-embark-on-battle-against-cancer/article_631fb6a2-0099-11ed-a62c-dfe8fbe0d63b.html | 2022-07-11T07:08:57 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/dragon-boat-paddlers-embark-on-battle-against-cancer/article_631fb6a2-0099-11ed-a62c-dfe8fbe0d63b.html |
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BOLLE — To Zoe and Steven Bolle, of Villas, a daughter, May 31.
JOHNS — To Kirsten and Tristan Johns, of Ocean View, a son, May 31.
DIAZ-BELL — To Ti’yania Diaz and Daniel Bell, of Atlantic City, a son, June 1.
TOMLINSON-MILLER — To Colleen Tomlinson and Jon Miller, of Ocean City, a daughter, June 2.
SANCHEZ-VALENTINE — To Aexandra Sanchez and Jabriel Valentine, of Atlantic City, a daughter, June 4.
CASEY — To Maeve and Ian Casey, of Somers Point, a son, June 8.
JANKOWSKI — To Melissa and Andrew Jankowski, of Ventnor City, a daughter, June 9.
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GANT — To Alyssa and David Gant, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, June 9.
GAVIRIA — To Morgan and Bryan Gaviria, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, June 14.
VENNEL — To Allison and Justin Vennel, of Woodbine, a daughter, June 15.
FREUND-GIANNINI — To Jacqueline Freund and Mark Giannini, of Egg Harbor Township, a son, June 16.
RASCH — To Casey and William Rasch, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, June 17. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-hospital-births-for-july-11/article_ec7e5b4e-fef8-11ec-a2d5-63790b548bb5.html | 2022-07-11T07:09:03 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-hospital-births-for-july-11/article_ec7e5b4e-fef8-11ec-a2d5-63790b548bb5.html |
Missouri Slope Areawide United Way is accepting applications for the 2023 funding cycle.
Applications may be submitted under MSA United Way’s Education, Income and Health initiative areas. Nonprofits can apply at www.msaunitedway.org/rfp-request-proposal until July 21.
For more information or questions on the application process, contact Alisha Huizenga at 701-255-3601 or operations@msaunitedway.org.
United Way in 2022 is funding 23 local agencies. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/msa-united-way-accepting-applications-for-2023/article_2c5778ec-fef2-11ec-b17b-b7ddbae0f809.html | 2022-07-11T07:28:28 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/msa-united-way-accepting-applications-for-2023/article_2c5778ec-fef2-11ec-b17b-b7ddbae0f809.html |
A public input meeting is scheduled Thursday on proposed improvements at the intersection of North Dakota Highway 24 and BIA 31 in Fort Yates.
The meeting is from 5-7 p.m. at Long Soldier District Community Center, A.J. Agard Building, 1354 Buffalo Ave. in Fort Yates.
The project consists of retrofitting a roundabout, installing curb and gutter, and adding lighting to the shared-use path, according to the state Transportation Department.
Written comments can be mailed by July 29 to James Rath, Program Manager, Design Division, NDDOT, 608 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0700; or emailed to jrath@nd.gov with "Public Input Meeting" in the subject heading. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/meeting-set-on-fort-yates-intersection/article_43dcd76a-fef1-11ec-99a8-e3661ccd20ac.html | 2022-07-11T07:28:34 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/meeting-set-on-fort-yates-intersection/article_43dcd76a-fef1-11ec-99a8-e3661ccd20ac.html |
WATERLOO — Cesar Bravo says he spent a lot of his teenage and young adult years in trouble with the law.
In fact, the Waterloo man was first introduced to boxing at the age of 13 when a judge ordered him to use the sport to manage his anger.
It wasn’t until the 2009 West High School graduate had his first child at 24 years old that he decided he needed to change.
“It was time to grow up,” Bravo said.
Now 32, he no longer is an active boxer. Rather he is the owner and coach at Los Bravos Boxing Club, located across from Union Missionary Baptist Church on the city’s east side.
He uses his role to help kids avoid the mistakes he made years ago. It’s become his way of giving back to the community that he feels wreaked havoc on for more than a decade.
Most recently, he founded Gloves Up Movement, a new nonprofit, to further his mission.
“I want to uplift this city,” he said.
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Finding purpose
Bravo loves boxing because “there’s always someone better and stronger than you” no matter how good you are.
He reached the pinnacle of his fighting career when he represented Iowa at the National Golden Gloves Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The former coach at Cedar Valley Boxing Club eventually founded his own boxing club in 2018 at the old Jordan Reynolds Family Life Center building at 130 Shilliam Ave.
The Rooted Carrot Cooperative Market is a community-owned grocery store that seeks to enhance the health and well-being of the greater Cedar Valley, according to its mission statement.
He regularly trains 15 to 18 boxers, 10 of whom are kids ages 8 to 17 years old, to be “future champions.” Additionally, he offers private training.
The chance to run a boxing gym in the facility’s basement came after “an old school coach” and friend decided to move on from the club he ran there.
He trusted Bravo with the keys to the gym that had been Crown Point Boxing Club since 2014.
“It was a great opportunity. He had this trust in me, and I jumped at it because this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Bravo said.
They knew each other from their days sparring in amateur fighting competitions.
“I always was in the gym and felt I became a great fighter because of it,” he added. “I had a passion for the sport and loved teaching kids and showing them the love and dedication it takes to be a great fighter.”
Union Missionary Baptist Church owns the Shilliam Avenue property. Bravo credits Pastor Marvin Jenkins with giving him the chance to run his club.
Los Bravos Boxing Club had to shut down in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Bravo is now standing atop what has been a long climb back to relevancy.
‘Gloves up’
About his latest project, Gloves Up Movement, he said, “It’s about helping kids in the community and giving them a safe place to train and maybe release some anger,” he said. “We don’t talk about mental health enough. I had two great parents but still found a way to get in trouble. It’s time to give back to the community that I once destroyed. If I can help at least one kid, then it will all be worth it.”
“A punching bag can be a therapist too,” he added.
As part of his program, Bravo works with families and does not let finances or other barriers stand in the way of getting kids involved in the sport. The nonprofit allows him to accept donations from people interested in helping the cause.
Bravo came up with the name “Gloves Up Movement” because of Kevin Cruz, a professional boxer and friend he knew from his time at the Cedar Valley Boxing Club.
Cruz was known for having his “gloves up,” meaning he always was ready to fight, said Bravo.
The local boxing icon is now in prison. Another of Bravo’s inspirations, BJ Tomlinson, unexpectedly died five years ago.
But Bravo said he continues to honor these great coaches and professional boxers through his work.
Additionally, he said he’s where he is today because of former coaches Greg Patterson, Greg Boyer and Steve Rice, who served as father figures.
“I thank them all for saving me and helping me learn this beautiful sport,” he said.
He feels it’s important for kids to build discipline in the right environment and learn life lessons at his gym. However, he emphasizes that school work comes first.
“They can’t fight here if they don’t keep their grades up,” Bravo said.
The vote comes amidst a lawsuit, filed by the club’s former manager, alleging the board did not address employees’ sexual harassment complaints, and tried to defame the ex-manager after firing him.
Anyone as young as 7 years old is welcome to join.
More about his organization can be found online at the Los Bravos Boxing Club LLC Facebook page. To ask questions, call or send a text message to (319) 429-2519. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cesar-bravo-finds-purpose-in-helping-kids-better-their-lives-through-boxing-at-his-waterloo/article_f5659326-1269-56e0-b4a9-b859b9d63fab.html | 2022-07-11T08:24:27 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cesar-bravo-finds-purpose-in-helping-kids-better-their-lives-through-boxing-at-his-waterloo/article_f5659326-1269-56e0-b4a9-b859b9d63fab.html |
PORTLAND, Ore — A man was shot and killed Sunday night near the corner of Northeast 12th Avenue and Northeast Prescott Street in northeast Portland, near the Alberta neighborhood.
Officers were dispatched at 8:31 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 4500 block of Northeast 12th Avenue. They found the dead man when they arrived.
"A person who was involved remained at the scene and was cooperative with responding officers," the Portland Police Bureau said in a news release. No arrests were reported, and police did not say they were looking for any additional subjects.
Northeast 12th Avenue is closed from Northeast Prescott Street to Northeast Going Street for the investigation.
The Portland Police Homicide Unit is investigating. They ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Jeff Sharp at Jeff.Sharp@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-9773 or Detective Brad Clifton at Brad.Clifton@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-0696.
This is a developing story. More information will be released when KGW receives it. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/shooting-northeast-portland-man-dead/283-26b11ef7-f4a4-4ce4-956a-3f4ac9e6397f | 2022-07-11T08:31:12 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/shooting-northeast-portland-man-dead/283-26b11ef7-f4a4-4ce4-956a-3f4ac9e6397f |
The new Dayton Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy puts workforce development and talent attraction and retention at the top of the priority list for the 13-county region.
Infrastructure, vibrant communities, small business and entrepreneurship, and a resilient economy round out the list of priorities.
The five-year plan covers Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Warren counties.
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Dayton Development Coalition worked with community, government, education and business stakeholders across the region to develop the plan.
Here’s what some of those interviewed said about the Dayton Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS):
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Stacy Schweikhart, director of strategy and engagement for the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
“The needs across our country for investment are so great and they’re more than anyone can fund all at once. So the reason this planning process is so important is that it helps our partners at the federal government know what the priorities are for our region so they can prioritize their own investments here in the region, across the state, in the Midwest region and across the country as a whole.”
Julie Sullivan executive vice president for regional development for the Dayton Development Coalition
“Talent and workforce is by far our top priority and we’ve heard that loud and clear from the stakeholders that participated with the effort.”
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Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Central State University associate provost for research
“Enhancing the skills of underrepresented minorities, particularly African Americans, in the Miami Valley region will facilitate economic recovery and mitigate the disproportionately negative health, employment and education impacts on minorities in areas still struggling with the legacy of redlining and the most devastating pandemic setbacks. Further, increasing individual’s skills in the targeted, growing industries will make them resilient to future economic downturns.”
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Shelley Dickstein, Dayton city manager
“The whole point for the feds is to create greater economic impact, economic resiliency, inclusive economic development. That’s really what their values are all about. So it makes sense that you would want something regionalized.”
Horton Hobbs IV, vice president of economic development for the Greater Springfield Partnership
“Certainly we have some headwinds facing us with inflation and interest rate increases. But as a whole the economic activity of our county has continued to be very brisk, not just in commercial and industrial development, but also in residential development.”
Cassie Barlow, president of Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education
“It is also important to recognize that an economic development strategy relies on a strong workforce development strategy.”
Jody Gunderson, Hamilton economic development director
“Your workforce is becoming the most valuable commodity a city can have. You see shortages of talent and that begins to dictate whether or not you can attract companies. A company doesn’t want one or two people applying for each available job. They want 20 or 25 people applying for each job. The more skilled people you have the more attractive you are to a company.”
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Nathan Cahall, Middletown assistant city manager
“(The CEDS) validates what our business community is telling us in terms of challenges and hurdles they have in terms of trying to grow and expand.”
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Whitney Barkley, director of the Greater West Dayton Incubator
“We’re really creating the opportunity for people to be exposed to new businesses, new ideas and really just a big opportunity for businesses to see some sustainability.”
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Robert N. Beeler, economic development lead at AES Ohio
“(The region) can pair electric, plus gas, plus water, plus workforce. Where those four intersect you have a winner. If you have a site that has the electrical capacity, the gas capacity, the water capacity and the people then that’s a win.”
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Judy Dodge, Montgomery County commissioner
“This plan acts as a guide, allowing us to continue building a strong, diversified and resilient regional economy for every single one of our citizens.”
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Steve Stanley, development specialist at the Montgomery County Transportation Improvement District
“These things take time. You don’t just overnight expand water and sewer lines. You don’t build new roads overnight, especially if federal money is involved. And It takes a while to educate and help prepare a workforce.”
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Shannon Cox, superintendent of the Montgomery County Educational Service Center
“We all need to do our parts. We need to understand that tomorrow’s workforce is in our school hallways today.”
Angelia Erbaugh, President of the Dayton Region Manufacturers Association
“The value of the CEDS process, of course, is bringing together stakeholders from different business sectors and communities to work together to identify and advance strategic priorities that allow everyone in the region to flourish.”
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Matthew Schnipke, director of Warren County office of economic development
“Familiarity with the ways in which each community fits into the collective region is a key piece to discerning where we are and where we are going. Historically, Warren County has not gone after many federal funding opportunities in the economic development space but understands the need may arise in the future and views incorporation with the Dayton CEDS as a beneficial way to offer a fuller picture of the region.”
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Soon Ohio cities, villages and townships that missed out on the 2021 allocation of $422 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds will have a second chance.
Another $422 million is set to be distributed in grants to local governments that didn’t get direct funding from ARPA last year.
That’s just part of House Bill 377, which passed the state House and Senate on June 1. Gov. Mike DeWine signed it June 28, and the ARPA funding doesn’t have to wait 90 days to become available. It will be disbursed through the Ohio Office of Budget & Management.
“As a former Madison Township Trustee, I have seen firsthand the issues that have come up due to the pandemic,” said state Rep. Thomas Hall, R-Madison Twp., in a news release. “This critical funding in the legislation is going to help townships recover from the effects of the pandemic and I am very excited to deliver these dollars to our local communities to support them moving forward.”
Hall cosponsored the bill with state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron. The ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds also include reallocation of $1.7 million that remaining unspent from the first round.
Hall has said the bill authorizes direct payments to states, counties and cities of more than 50,000. Other local governments, such as townships, will get money as pass-through funding from those larger entities.
House Bill 377 allocates another $500 million in federal funds for the Appalachian Community Grant Program, to be used in the 32 of Ohio’s 88 counties considered part of Appalachia.
It creates two categories of grants: one for planning, and one for actual development. The money can be used for “sustainable, transformational projects” that deal with infrastructure, workforce, or healthcare. All grant funds have to be spent by the end of 2026.
The same bill provides $20 million to pay for the Aug. 2 primary for state House and Senate seats, postponed from May due to the extended legal fight over legislative district maps. And it sets aside $750,000 for “weed harvesting operations at Indian Lake” in Logan County.
House Bill 377 also authorizes the disposal of 35 parcels of state-owned land or easements. That includes 1 acre in Montgomery owned by the Department of Public Safety, to be sold by sealed bid or at a public auction.
The first allocation of federal COVID-19 relief funds, totaling $350 billion nationwide, went for uses such as vaccine incentives, affordable housing, and water infrastructure, according to the final federal rules for the second round. Guidelines for use of the second allocation are somewhat broader. The money can now be used for capital projects related to public health or “economic response” to COVID-19.
“For example, recipients may build certain affordable housing, childcare facilities, schools, hospitals, and other projects consistent with final rule requirements,” the federal rule says. That includes lead-pipe replacement and stormwater management.
The broadened uses include community development and neighborhood revitalization for “disproportionately impacted communities,” as well as educational services to deal with pandemic-related learning loss.
Governments can also use the money to hire people, potentially paying more than before the pandemic, and boosting people who took pay cuts or furloughs.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a "conservation appeal" on Sunday night asking Texans and businesses in the state to voluntarily conserve energy.
ERCOT is asking residents and businesses to conserve electricity on Monday, July 11 between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The council also issued a watch for a "projected reserve capacity shortage with no market solution available" on Monday at the same time.
ERCOT said no system-wide outages are expected at this time.
The call for conservation comes as the power grid is experiencing record-high electric demand due to the extreme heat impacting Texas. ERCOT also said lowered wind generation is part of the cause for the conservation call.
In a release, ERCOT said the call for voluntary conservation is issued when projected reserves may fall below 2,300 MW for half an hour or more. The council encouraged electric customers to visit the Public Utility Commission's website for conservation tips.
A few of those tips include turning up thermostats "a degree or two" during peak times and postponing running major appliances and pool pumps during peak afternoon hours.
"ERCOT continues to use all tools available to manage the grid effectively and reliably, including using reserve power and calling upon large electric customers who have volunteered to lower their energy use," a release from the council read.
The call for voluntary conservation comes as the Texas power grid hit a new peak demand record on Friday, July 8. It's one of the several times that peak demand broke new records over the last two months.
Dr. Emily Beagle, a research associate with the Weber Energy Group and the Center for Electro-Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, said this week Texas broke a new energy record. The state already passed ERCOT's peak demand, which was expected in August.
Beagle said although Texas has exceeded peak value, the grid has kept up so far.
"The fact that the grid has shown that it's able to perform under these high temperatures and with extended periods of high temperatures that we saw in June is definitely encouraging. I should also add that renewables like wind and solar have been doing a big service as well. They've been providing a lot of power to the grid," Beagle said.
However, that could change. Beagle said if ERCOT can't meet the demand, the state could see outages.
"ERCOT usually runs with a reserve margin operating reserves, so they have a set number of plants that are sort of online to act as a buffer in case we do have an outage at a specific plant. They already have plants running with the capacity to kind of quickly be able to make up that difference," Beagle said.
Monday, higher temperatures are expected and ERCOT could exceed 80,000 megawatts of demand.
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DANVILLE, Va. – The Danville Fire Department responded to a fire at Blue Ridge Fiberboard at around 11:45 Sunday night.
Crews saw fire and smoke just outside the facility where the fiberboard product is stored prior to shipment.
About 100 bundles of fiberboard were on fire and plant personnel were attempting to put the fire out. First arriving companies began fire attack and established a water supply. The fire was knocked down and did not get into the facility.
Fire Dept. personnel remained on scene for approximately 3 hours, 15 minutes during which time forklift operators from the plant moved the bundles of materials and spread them out for further extinguishment. Once the plant personnel were comfortable with the situation, DFD units cleared and returned to service.
At this time, no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire will be under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/fire-overnight-at-blue-ridge-fiberboard/ | 2022-07-11T09:53:54 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/fire-overnight-at-blue-ridge-fiberboard/ |
Enough soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard to almost fill a brigade have been put on notice: Get your coronavirus shots or get out of uniform. And more than a few appear headed toward the exits.
The deadline for National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers to comply with the Pentagon’s coronavirus order passed June 30, with 86 percent of the Texas Army National Guard and 92 percent of the Air National Guard vaccinated.
The holdouts will not be allowed to participate in training starting this month, under a policy that bars refuseniks from attending drill weekends, the required annual two-week summer training and a variety of schools.
The guard said it does not give exact numbers on personnel strength, but with around 17,300 soldiers and 3,300 airmen, that means 2,422 soldiers and 264 members of the air guard are not vaccinated, a total of 2,686.
The relatively few troops who received medical and religious exemptions can serve. Those who start taking the vaccine can, too. But if they defy the order, they won’t get paid or receive retirement credit, and they ultimately will face discharge from duty.
The guard said Thursday that 1,045 who have applied for exemptions are still awaiting approval.
The policy signaled an end to the Pentagon’s patience with anti-vaxxers in the ranks, against a backdrop of Republican governors playing a game of chicken with the Biden administration over it. The Texas guard has told its troops the shots are voluntary, under a decision by Gov. Greg Abbott that recommended they get the coronavirus vaccine but that — without mentioning the other vaccines the U.S. military requires — it should not be mandatory.
The looming loss of soldiers and airmen is certain to hurt the ability of the Lone Star State to support national defense, said retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Nichols, who was the longest-serving Texas guard commander.
“This is going to affect the readiness of the guard and the nation,” said Nichols, 65, who lives near Wimberley. “There’s no way around it. I’m not sure how the active duty is getting around it. When you lose a (large fraction) of your forces, it’s going to have an impact on your readiness because you can’t replace them tomorrow.”
The Texas guard could not provide a breakout of unvaccinated soldiers and airmen by their occupational specialties, but a spokesman said it’s likely to cross a broad range of jobs.
Texans make up the largest of 54 guard organizations in the United States and have served repeatedly in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world. They operate everything from F-16C fighters, C-130 cargo planes and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter gunships to M1 tanks and other armored vehicles.
The looming deadline reduced the number of unvaccinated troops from just two months ago, when 72 percent of all Texas Army National Guard soldiers had followed the Pentagon’s order, and especially compared with December, when only about a third had received their shots, according to a defense source.
Those figures did not include exemptions already granted or troops who might have been vaccinated through a pharmacy or private physician.
Nichols and another former Texas guard commander, retired Army Maj. Gen. Charles Rodriguez, agreed with the Texas guard’s interpretation of the Pentagon order that soldiers not complying with it will be barred from any training function that involves federal dollars — from an array of aircraft to operating weapons systems in the Pentagon inventory.
Soldiers assigned to Operation Lone Star, a border security mission, can continue serving because it is funded by state taxpayers.
The Texas guard administers personnel matters and so will be responsible for “chaptering” or discharging soldiers and airmen for not complying with the Pentagon vaccination order, Nichols and Rodriguez predicted. At the moment, the Texas guard said, it has not received Defense Department guidance on how it would separate the holdouts.
“The standard, everyday answer is that it should be the folks at Camp Mabry (the guard’s Austin headquarters) to ultimately authorize discharge,” said Rodriguez, 68, of San Antonio. “If it turns out a state authority above the TAG tells the TAG, ‘Don’t discharge anybody,’ then the TAG won’t discharge anybody.
“That’s the wrinkle here. But the (National) Guard Bureau can insist, ‘Hey, we’re going to do a scrub for whatever percentage of names that we don’t have positive evidence that they have the shots, we will just selectively pull them off and they won’t get pay or points.’ At some point, there’s going to be an impasse” because the bureau can withhold the funding, Rodriguez said.
Only Abbott could stop the guard’s adjutant general, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer, from chaptering out troops refusing to take the COVID vaccine.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a former Army four-star general, has made it clear that the shots are mandatory and anyone not taking them risks being booted from the military. Abbott sought to overturn the vaccination requirement in federal court and has cast the issue as one of individual freedom.
Abbott appointed Suelzer to replace Army Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the previous adjutant general, who had made the shots voluntary. She lost her job in a shakeup announced Feb. 14 amid criticism of the guard’s performance of its border mission, particularly complaints about missed paychecks and housing of those deployed.
A Texas guard spokesman said in an email that the organization “remains compliant to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order No. GA-39. The order stipulates that ‘no governmental entity can compel any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.’”
Nationwide, about 90 percent of Army National Guard and 94 percent of Air National Guard members have met the COVID vaccination requirements, National Guard Bureau spokesman Kurt M. Rauschenberg said, adding, “We are hopeful that even more will come into compliance as soon as possible.”
Those numbers are slightly at odds with a table recently released by the Army. It showed 87 percent of Army Guard soldiers and 88 percent of Army Reservists were vaccinated. Those not vaccinated numbered 18,788, it showed.
Many have been given temporary exemptions — 14,645 — far more than the 3,293 active-duty soldiers who received them. A relative handful of permanent medical and religious exemptions have been given, with the Army having a total of 42, the National Guard six and the Army Reserve none.
An additional 1,253 active-duty soldiers saw their requests for permanent medical and religious exemptions rejected, while 71 National Guardsmen were refused, as were 283 reservists.
Troops who put themselves at risk of expulsion from the military will receive due process, said Geoffrey Corn, a professor and director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University School of Law.
“Depending on how long they’ve been in the service and the characterization of service that the commander recommends — which I suspect will always be honorable — they will get either the opportunity to submit a defense in writing or they may actually get a board of officers to review their case,” he said.
The Pentagon’s ability to boot out those who disobey lawful orders has been backed by the U.S. Supreme Court, said retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap Jr., who spent 34 years in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
He said the vaccination order is lawful but that “the Pentagon did a poor job” handling the issue, dithering for months and allowing “all kinds reasons to resist the vaccine to take root, percolate and proliferate across the services.”
“I think had the vaccines been made mandatory early on, fewer people would have developed a position against them,” Dunlap said.
Unvaccinated troops could weaken U.S. forces sent into a sudden crisis, said retired Lt. Gen. Robert Clark, a former commander of the 5th U.S. Army at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
“The guard in general is pretty masterful at pulling (troops) from various units to form organizations to achieve missions,” he said. But if the number who have refused ultimately must leave the service, “that’s going to put a real strain on them.”
“They’re going to have to somehow make up for it by recruiting and retention at a time when they probably got their hands full with all this border security stuff going on,” said Clark, 73. “So it’s not very good timing at all.”
sigc@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/COVID-vaccine-order-Texas-Guard-17293658.php | 2022-07-11T10:02:37 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/COVID-vaccine-order-Texas-Guard-17293658.php |
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It started with a dare.
Fifteen years ago, George Hookings accepted a challenge from his daughter Stephanie at a club on San Pedro — his wife, Carole, and their three daughters often dared him at karaoke bars to go up and sing like he did at home. For more than 40 years, Hookings had sung a variety of songs with his wife’s family, who played musical instruments during get-togethers.
His selection that night: “Mack the Knife.” Hookings was petrified, but the crowd loved him. Afterward, people complimented him and requested other songs.
Today, the bespectacled man with pepper gray hair is a professional crooner.
Dressed in black semi-formal wear, accented with a tie, he starts his show in the fading, golden light of day. He grasps a silver microphone and dips the mic stand forward. Then he gazes across the dining room, belting out melodies from yesteryear’s hit parade.
Hookings’ velvet voice keeps songs of days gone by alive four nights a week at Pompeii Italian Grill on Nacogdoches. Hookings, one of San Antonio’s last restaurant singers, is upholding a long-honored tradition. He’s had a standing residency at the Northeast Side restaurant for the past four years. The only time he was sidelined from performing was during the pandemic.
“The only thing I have is my voice,” said Hookings, 68. “Whether it’s three tables or 30 tables, I will do the songs with the same enthusiasm. You always give 110 percent.”
He grew up in Jersey City, N.J., in the era of tail-fin cars and rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped in aluminum foil. He was captivated by crooners who sang songs such as “April in Paris” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”
His love for singing comes from his mother, whom he sang with in the car on songs such as “Moonlight Bay” at their weekend home at Upper Greenwood Lake. His work ethic comes from his father, a bus driver who worked two four-hour shifts each day.
Hookings worked at a UPS call center in Secaucus for 10 years before a transfer in 1995 brought him and his family to San Antonio. After 27 years, he retired from the company. Idle time replaced workdays, and he was in need of a busy pastime.
His idea of a bucket list is fronting a big band, singing songs made famous by “BTF.” The acronym doesn’t stand for a boy band but rather iconic singers Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.
“They have a plethora of songs to choose from,” Hookings said.
The crooner’s song styling complements the rustic, warm ambiance at Pompeii, where waiters and waitresses serve in time with the music. Hookings recalled when a woman requested a version of “Green Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones, a song he was semi-familiar with. After his rendition, she hugged and thanked him for lifting the spirits of her 91-year-old father by singing his favorite song.
Recently, diners Julia and Michael Drapala, both 40, were impressed by the singer’s selections. They favor old songs laced with swirling strings that sweep listeners away to dimly lit corners for two. Michael Drapala said Hookings’ voice reminded him of stories his Nana told of seeing a young Frank Sinatra sing at quarter shows in the 1940s.
The couple had one song request: Sinatra’s “My Way.”
“People like him,” said Rosa Borrego, 55, Pompeii assistant manager. “A lot of people come back because of him. He connects with them.”
Often, Hookings muses about an imaginary venue in another time and place. He sees himself backed by an orchestra or top high school musicians at an audience-filled symphony hall, performing a Bobby, Tony and Frank show. The crooner walks on stage and picks up a baton. He’s ready to wave the musicians into a song until the orchestra leader points him offstage.
Hookings’ job, the maestro says, is to sing. And that’s his plan, until the day he packs up his one-man band and takes his last curtain call.
A 22-year veteran of the Air Force, Vincent T. Davis embarked on a second career as a journalist and found his calling. Observing and listening across San Antonio, he finds intriguing tales to tell about everyday people. He shares his stories with Express-News subscribers every Monday morning.
vtdavis@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Karaoke-crooner-Pompeii-Italian-Grill-17295133.php | 2022-07-11T10:02:43 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Karaoke-crooner-Pompeii-Italian-Grill-17295133.php |
Data released by the United States Postal Service last year crowned San Antonio as one of the dog bite capitals of America, at least for postal workers. But where are you most likely to be bitten by a dog — or any animal, for that matter — in the city?
According to San Antonio 311 data from the first half of 2022, the highest concentration of animal bites take place just in the ZIP code just west of downtown.
Explore the interactive map to see how your neighborhood fares.
The 78207 ZIP code area has racked up the most animal bites so far this year, with 85 reported to San Antonio 311. The city data does not specify what type of animal was the culprit, so it could be anything from dogs to rattlesnakes that happen to be in the area.
More than 300 addresses have multiple bites associated with them. But those with the most bites all deal with animals on a day-to-day basis. For example, the San Antonio Humane Society is the leading location in the city with 40 reports.
Two of every five bites in the city were labeled as "critical," and 72 percent of all animal bite reports surpass the timeframe in which they are scheduled to be addressed by Animal Care Services. To put that into perspective, only 1 percent of pothole reports in 2022 have surpassed their due dates. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/animal-bite-reports-san-antonio-17290805.php | 2022-07-11T10:02:50 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/animal-bite-reports-san-antonio-17290805.php |
Indiana House District 32 Republican primary recount set to begin Monday in Marion County
The recount of the Republican primary for House District 32 is expected to start Monday in Marion County.
The Republican primary election for state representative was conducted May 3. Candidates Fred Glynn, Suzie Jaworowski and Paul Nix ran for the Republican nomination.
Glynn, who received the most votes, was certified as the winner of the primary race on May 16. Jaworowski filed a petition May 17 for a recount of the primary election.
Glynn, of Carmel, is a Hamilton County Councilor and Jaworowski, of Fishers, ran former president Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign in Indiana and worked in the Department of Energy under former secretary Rick Perry.
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Just 0.1% separated Glynn and Jaworowski in the primary. Glynn won 44.3% of the vote while Jaworowski received 44.2%. Nix, of Fishers, won 11.5%.
The new House District 32 seat was formed after legislative redistricting in 2021 and does not have an incumbent. The seat is mainly located in Hamilton County and dips into northern Marion County.
Ballot recounting is expected to begin Monday in Marion County and Tuesday in Hamilton County, according to a schedule of recount activities from the Indiana Recount Commission provided to IndyStar.
The recount will officially determine which candidate will face Democrat Victoria Garcia Wilburn in the general election later this year.
Contact IndyStar's Carmel and Westfield reporter Brittany Carloni at brittany.carloni@indystar.com or 317-779-4468. Follow her on Twitter @CarloniBrittany. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2022/07/11/indiana-election-house-district-32-republican-primary-gop-recount-begin-monday-marion-county-hd-32/7823277001/ | 2022-07-11T10:07:27 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2022/07/11/indiana-election-house-district-32-republican-primary-gop-recount-begin-monday-marion-county-hd-32/7823277001/ |
317 Project: At this pool, a lifeguard watches for danger, while pool-goers make memories
The 317 Project tells stories of life in all of Indianapolis’ vibrant neighborhoods – 317 words at a time.
As the temperatures steadily climbed on a Friday in July, Irvington residents spread out across Ellenberger Park's pool.
Some embraced the sun and laid out while a few women snagged the shade under the sole awning. Many kids took to the water, floating, swimming and splashing.
The pool had been open for two hours when Lily Foerster approached the first lifeguard stand. She was starting the rotation, shifting the guards through each of the four chairs stationed around the pool.
Foerster, 16, waited for the other lifeguard to climb down the ladder before ascending, making sure no eyes left the water.
She loves working as a lifeguard, a job she has pictured herself doing since she was 8 years old. Her aunt and uncle met while lifeguarding at Garfield Park, where her mom also worked, and she was a four-year member of the Ellenberger swim team. She also lives a 10-minute walk away and doesn't have her driver's license.
"It was kind of a no-brainer," she said.
On her perch, Foerster was on high alert. While she scoured the water for signs of distress, she witnessed some familiar scenes unfold.
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Sisters attempted to master a cannonball, pitter-pattering to the edge and adjusting their jump based on their stepmom's pointers.
Some kids stepped up to the diving board, hoping for a graceful dive but ending in a half belly flop.
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A 3-year-old squealed as his dad and aunt held him and glided through the water. Kids shouted “Marco,” others replied “Polo." All the while Foerster scanned the scene, lime green whistle at the ready.
She didn't get to spend last year at the pool, which was closed due to lifeguard shortages. She's just happy to work in a job where she can be outside. Watching people make memories is a bonus.
"It's a really good environment to work in," she said. "I think it's a really good fit."
Contact IndyStar reporter Madison Smalstig at MSmalstig@gannett.com or 765-7172758. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/07/11/317-project-irvington-residents-escape-heat-ellenberger-parks-pool-indianapolis/7779635001/ | 2022-07-11T10:07:39 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/07/11/317-project-irvington-residents-escape-heat-ellenberger-parks-pool-indianapolis/7779635001/ |
Look at a map — Indianapolis' downtown streets are tilted. Why don't they point due north?
Open Google Maps. Zoom out until you see most of the inside of the I-465 loop around Indianapolis.
Now look closely at just the portion inside the inner loop of I-65 and I-70.
Does the whole grid of streets seem to be tilting?
It's ever so slight, but it's real, and not just a glitch in mapping software.
Documentation to explain the aberration is, apparently, rare. Multiple sources reached by IndyStar pointed to one piece of text they know of: J.P. Dunn’s 1910 book, "Greater Indianapolis," Vol. 1.
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In what's now known as "Mile Square," bordered by East, West, North and South streets, Dunn writes, "the streets do not run direct to the points of the compass, as commonly supposed; they bear about two and one-half degrees east of north, and south of east, owing to variation in the magnetic needle."
He goes on: "Most of the streets in the additions, outside of 'the donation,' follow the section lines, which were run on the basis of the true meridian."
Let's break that down.
The 'Donation'
When Indiana became a state in 1816, the federal government granted the state 4 square miles of public land, known as the "Donation," to build its capital. An appointed commission selected the site where the White River meets Fall Creek.
In 1821, commissioners hired Alexander Ralston, who had just worked on the planning for Washington, D.C., and Elias Pym Fordham to lay out the city of Indianapolis.
Ralston doubted the city would ever be as large as 4 square miles, according to the "Encyclopedia of Indianapolis," so he drew a map of just 1 square mile of neat blocks quadrisected by diagonal streets radiating from a center circle. The Mile Square.
At the top of Ralston's plat, or map, is a compass rose seemingly indicating that Meridian Street points north.
"And that has always been my assumption, and probably the assumption of most folks," IUPUI history Professor Emeritus Robert Barrows said via email. "But, no."
According to Dunn, they are instead oriented toward "magnetic north," and streets outside the 4-square-mile donation were built according to "true north."
Magnetic vs. true north
Real compass needles point toward "magnetic north," because the location of this north is based on the earth's magnetic field, which is influenced by its iron core, Owen Dwyer, chair of IUPUI's geography department, said via email.
"That core is largely molten and sloshes around in an uneven, lumpy kind of way," he wrote. "As the core sloshes around, the magnetic field responds by following it. As a result, the magnetic north pole moves."
The Earth's "true" or geographic north pole is a fixed spot, where the Earth's axis meets the northern hemisphere.
So, a compass today points in a slightly different direction than it did 200 years ago. The magnetic north pole has been moving away from Canada and toward Russia since then, Dwyer said.
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Outside the original donation, the streets seem to tilt in a straighter fashion, following "true" north, which never changes.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the difference between magnetic north and true north in Indianapolis changes by just over 3 miles every year.
"Given that magnetic north moves around, geographic north is the stable, easier-to-work-with version of the cardinal directions," Dwyer wrote.
Not the original plan
It was apparently the intention for the entire city to follow true north, but it's unclear why the Mile Square planners deviated.
The "section lines," Dunn notes, were drawn according to true north.
Those section lines were there before the Mile Square was mapped out, Bryan Catlin, technical supervisor in the Marion County Surveyor's Office wrote via email.
In 1819, a surveyor from the General Land Office — a federal agency that was responsible for public lands and became the Bureau of Land Management in the 1940s — laid out the 6-square-mile township that the Mile Square falls within. The following year, another surveyor divided the township into 36, 1-square-mile sections. Part of this township was the "Donation" the federal government gave to Indiana.
The GLO surveyors would have used magnetic compasses, but corrected their "section lines" to true north according to variations they calculated from looking at the stars, Catlin wrote.
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While Ralston and Fordham were platting Mile Square in 1821, markings from those 1819 and 1820 GLO surveys, such as wooden posts and blazed lines, would certainly have been "very visible" through the woods, he said.
Why they chose to deviate from those "section lines," no one reached by IndyStar knows for certain.
Maybe they wanted to configure the Mile Square in a location that avoids the White River's floodplain, but that's only one of Catlin's guesses.
What we know for certain: We can't un-see it.
Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/11/indianapolis-downtown-streets-tilted-due-magnetic-north/7698239001/ | 2022-07-11T10:07:45 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/11/indianapolis-downtown-streets-tilted-due-magnetic-north/7698239001/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating after a fatal hit-and-run crash on Indianapolis' northwest side late Sunday night.
IMPD officers responded to the scene shortly after 11 p.m. July 10 in the 4800 block of West 56th Street, near Georgetown Road.
A police report indicates that a person died in the crash, though no additional information, including that person's identity, was immediately available.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run-crash-northwest-side-indianapolis/531-693d4284-4d99-402f-a8f4-64f4a2deec59 | 2022-07-11T10:31:00 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-investigating-deadly-hit-and-run-crash-northwest-side-indianapolis/531-693d4284-4d99-402f-a8f4-64f4a2deec59 |
100 years ago
July 11, 1922: Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Haupt observed their 50th wedding anniversary in Gibson City. They had about 400 callers during the afternoon. They have lived in the community for the past 45 years, arriving when the town was a tiny village. Mr. Haupt is a retired merchant. Six children and one grandchild were present.
75 years ago
July 11, 1947: The first Pontiac Girl Scout Council day camp, under the leadership of a staff headed by Mrs. Chester Peterson, camp director, will be held this month at Humiston Woods, northwest of Pontiac. Under the direction of Mrs. Peterson and other trained leaders, the scouts will follow a program emphasizing outdoor living, campfire building and cooking, and ways of using natural resources.
50 years ago
July 11, 1972: The Youth Services Agency of McLean County met with its first full-time director, Alan Spear, who told the board how he expects the agency to provide community-based rehabilitation of young offenders. His short-term goals included the direct referral of juveniles by their own families. Long-range plans include making residents of the county's smaller communities aware of the program.
25 years ago
July 11, 1997: A group of union nursing home employees set up an informational picket at the DeWitt County Nursing Home, protesting the county board's decision to close the home. The board voted last month to close the 89-year-old home after months of discussion. A renovation of the current facility was estimated to cost $750,000, while a new facility would be at least $6 million.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-gibson-city-couple-celebrates-50th-anniversary/article_0c3804c6-0066-11ed-b146-3b18f609309e.html | 2022-07-11T10:51:08 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-gibson-city-couple-celebrates-50th-anniversary/article_0c3804c6-0066-11ed-b146-3b18f609309e.html |
Your car air conditioning works much better when you’re actually driving because the faster the engine turns, the faster the AC compressor runs, which lets the system cool more effectively. Don’t waste time and gas by letting your car run before you go.
When you start driving, turn on the air conditioner and open all the windows for 10 to 20 seconds. Even on the hottest days, the air inside the car will be much hotter than the outside air. You might think you’re wasting the cooling from the air conditioner. But it will take that long for the AC to start cooling, so you’ll actually be helping it cool the interior.
Your car’s air conditioning system is going to get a workout trying to stave off the broiling effects of summer heat. Opening the windows may save a little gas, but for true comfort, you want to turn on the air conditioning and let it lower the humidity. Anyone can simply pick temperature setting. But there is an art to truly mastering the chill.
For that, the engineers at the CR Auto Testing Center have some handy tips to help you cool your car faster while burning less fuel.
2. Go Low
Setting to the lowest temp and adjusting the fan makes the car air conditioning more efficient, will dry out the air less, and can actually save some fuel. Why is that? In a typical AC system, the air is cooled to 38 degrees. If you set the temp higher, you’re actually forcing the system to reheat the cooled air, which takes more effort and more fuel.
3. Don’t Recirculate
If you have passengers in the back seat, consider turning off the recirculation mode. This takes air from the front of the cabin and pulls it back through the system, so even though everyone up front stays cool, the air in the back can get stale and hot.
4. Turn Off Stop/Start
If you’ve got a newer car that has an auto start/stop system, consider turning it off. This feature saves fuel, but for many cars it can keep the car air conditioning compressor from running when it shuts the engine off. In very hot weather, you can begin to notice the lack of cool air very quickly, especially if you’re stuck at a lengthy stoplight or in stop-and-go traffic that’s barely moving.
5. Make Sure Your Filter Is Clean
Next time you get the chance, check your cabin air filter to make sure it’s clean. A dirty filter prevents optimal airflow. In newer cars, these filters are relatively easy to check; if you see a lot of dirt accumulated on it, it’s time to change it. You can save money if you can replace the filter yourself. In many modern cars, the filter is accessible behind the glove compartment.
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If you have automatic climate control, lowering the temp doesn’t make the car cool off faster. Most systems will do all the fan and temp adjustments automatically, so you can just set it and forget it. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/just-be-cool-in-your-car-with-these-tips-from-consumer-experts/ | 2022-07-11T11:16:01 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/just-be-cool-in-your-car-with-these-tips-from-consumer-experts/ |
"I keep waiting for [Sutro Tower] to stalk down the hill and attack the Golden Gate Bridge," longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen famously quipped.
It’s easy for any San Francisco resident to imagine the scene, our city’s two most prominent symbols engaging in Godzilla-style battle. But what happens when you ask a computer to actually create an image of the landmark-on-landmark combat? Or when you pose more complicated scenarios to AI, like asking it for an image of how climate change would affect the city?
Thanks to software from a new San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, now we know. The image generation web app DALL-E 2 allows users to enter a text prompt and receive an array of six incredibly realistic images. Beta access users have produced everything from expansions on Michelangelo’s "Creation of Adam" to New Yorker cartoons. And a publicly accessible competitor dubbed DALL-E Mini (and recently renamed to Craiyon) has become a go-to tool for generating memes.
The app is the latest creation of OpenAI, a nonprofit Elon Musk and a host of other Silicon Valley heavy hitters founded in 2015 with $1 billion in funding. It shed its nonprofit status when it received another billion from Microsoft in 2019. So far the tech company has built technology used to teach machines how to debate, help robotic hands master movement, produce auto-generated journalism and even create early iterations of a very flirtatious chatbot app. Given the inherent dangers of AI advancements, the company’s releases are typically received with a mix of wonder and terror, and OpenAI’s reportedly secretive nature and shifting financial status have drawn suspicion from investigative journalists.
Dystopian deep-fake implications aside (the software has guardrails against showing faces of actual people and violence), the few users with access to DALL-E 2 are having a very good time with the software. Currently it’s in an invite-only beta stage, with the stated goal to onboard up to 1,000 users from their wait list every week.
Although OpenAI wouldn’t grant SFGATE a beta account, we were able to supply a series of prompts. However, we learned that specificity is key, and without the ability to refine the input, the experience felt like telling a genie you wanted to fly and getting a pair of mosquitos in return. For instance, asking to see the streets of San Francisco with gondolas, instead of cars, resulted in Venice-style boats, rather than soaring ski lifts.
Conceptual San Francisco artist Danielle Baskin (of the Spirit of Halloween Google prank and BART Basel infamy) is an early user of DALL-E 2, and has spent hours playing with the software and exploring its limitations. In April, she posted a Twitter thread showing what the Golden Gate Bridge would look like if it had a BART train going across it, as well as a Sausalito full of high-rise buildings.
“My favorite thing about it isn't necessarily doing anything with the results, I just absolutely love the feeling of exploring infinite combinations of images,” Baskin said. “It sort of feels like I'm entering a museum and I could go down different wings and just see any sort of particular part of history or imagined scenario.”
Although the software generates results in seconds, creating professional quality photos isn’t instantaneous. Baskin spent two hours refining her Golden Gate Bridge prompts. And some ideas, like showing what an accessory dwelling unit would look like inside a San Francisco garage, were simply outside the bounds of the software’s conceptual imagination. Bicycle advocates will be sad to learn that it was also nearly impossible to create a bike-only version of the Bay Bridge, without any cars.
“Maybe from the outside, it seems like the AI is so good because you can just enter anything you imagined and it spits out a beautiful image,” Baskin said. “But the first few were all messed up, the bridges were mangled. I had to be really specific.”
When SFGATE supplied DALL-E 2 with a prompt asking what San Francisco would look like after climate change, the result was surprisingly conceptual, akin to something a publication might commission an illustrator to make to accompany an article. This type of use for the software has understandably sent chills through the art world, with fear DALL-E 2 could put illustrators out of work.
On that note, Baskin did receive several private requests from publications asking her to run prompts for them. She posited that in those situations, the media companies didn’t have budgets to commission anything, and would have ended up using stock or creative commons images.
“Any sort of powerful technology kills jobs and creates new jobs,” she said, noting how useful the tool would be for illustrators looking for inspiration or helping refine their art to meet client needs.
In addition to exploring silly possibilities like what the cast of “Star Trek” would look like enjoying a day at Fisherman’s Wharf, Baskin sees potential for DALL-E to be used to help broaden people’s imaginations; perhaps it could even be used as a tool for activism. As the old adage goes, she’s found that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.
“A friend commented on the political power of DALL-E to show people very realistic alternative futures they might otherwise be opposed to because they can’t imagine it,” Baskin said. “A lot of architectural renderings are more like blueprints or sketches, versus a striking realistic photo.”
In terms of the prompts SFGATE supplied about our fair city, DALL-E’s results were mixed. The aforementioned gondola prompt (in the style of a Norman Rockwell painting) and one asking for “a renaissance painting of a perfect day in San Francisco’s Dolores Park” looked like paintings you might see on the wall of a college coffee shop. An admittedly morose request to show the city after an 8.5 magnitude earthquake looked like something out of a disaster movie trailer. Asking for help identifying the location of a long-buried treasure in Golden Gate Park didn’t result in any clues worth investigating, and our one attempt at recreating Baskin’s BART experiment failed fairly miserably.
And as for Herb Caen’s old quote about the Sutro Tower attacking Golden Gate Bridge? Well, sometimes a picture just can’t compete with a few well-chosen words. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/dall-e-imagines-san-francisco-17292967.php | 2022-07-11T11:18:27 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/dall-e-imagines-san-francisco-17292967.php |
The hawk’s mottled brown and white feathers rustled in the breeze as he carefully surveyed his surroundings on the upper level of a Bay Area BART platform. With a sudden jolt, he turned his attention to something fluttering above him on a distant concrete pillar.
He cocked his head to one side, then swiveled it nearly 180 degrees so he could get a better view. He waited for a signal from falconer Ricky Ortiz, but before he could leave his perch from his handler’s well-worn leather glove, the flock of pigeons darted out of sight.
They knew better than to stick around for long.
That wasn’t always the case at the El Cerrito del Norte BART station where, for years, riders have raised concerns about the growing pigeon population and the mess they leave behind. The transit agency tried a variety of methods to deter them, overlaying hundreds of bird-repellent spikes on nearly every surface and adhering nets to ledges, pipes and fare machines. They propped up owl statues and used harassment techniques like noisemakers.
But the birds couldn’t be stopped.
“Their droppings were everywhere,” Chris Filippi, a spokesperson for BART, told SFGATE at the station last week. “The pigeons were all over the platforms and inside the station.”
That’s not to mention pigeons are an invasive, non-native and non-migratory species. If they find a place they like, they’re staying put. And their droppings aren’t just an eyesore — they can carry bacteria that’s hazardous to people.
Now, just when you think you’ve seen it all on BART, a new public transit hero is in our midst: a five-year-old Harris's hawk named Pac-Man with a penchant for scaring off the pests. Contracted in late May via Falcon Force, a professional bird abatement service based out of La Crescenta, Pac-Man has successfully driven away the majority of the station’s pigeons in just over a month.
“Even after the first day, we noticed a major difference,” Ortiz said. “There were probably half as many pigeons as there were the day before. And it’s been going down from there.”
Pac-Man patrols the station with Ortiz three times a week for eight hours a day. At first, he’d swoop across the platforms and above the station building to establish his territory. Now, he doesn’t have to do so much as lift a wing to encourage the pigeons to find another space to roost.
“They don’t want anything to do with him,” Ortiz said, grinning down at the raptor on his arm. “As soon as they see me walking down the corridor, they’re already taking off.”
The station is constantly bustling with a cacophony of sounds, from the rhythmic beep of passengers tagging their Clipper cards to the shrill hum of disembarking trains and the synthesized voices announcing every arrival. In spite of it all, Pac-Man is calm and collected. It's in his subspecies' highly social and adaptable nature, but it's also part of the captive-born hawk’s training, which involves safely exposing him to as much stimulation as possible. At home, Ortiz said he frequently hosts movie nights with Pac-Man and his fellow raptor roommates – another Harris's hawk named Holly and a peregrine falcon named Rip.
“One of the things I’ll do is turn the TV up real loud with an action movie on, and I’ll have them sit there and watch it with me. We’re big ‘Star Wars’ fans,” Ortiz joked.
He also took Pac-Man for walks outside to help him grow acclimated to an urban environment. But positive reinforcement is another motivating factor – the hawk knows that when Ortiz blows his whistle while he’s flying around, he’ll get a treat when he returns.
“It’s like clicker training for dogs,” Ortiz explained.
Ortiz’s job as a falconer takes him to sites throughout the Bay Area, including landfills, farms, resorts and shopping centers. The job at El Cerrito Del Norte station is his first public transit-related gig, and he said it’s a nice diversion from his typically solitary work. Pac-Man gets plenty of attention from BART regulars, who call out his name, take photos and ask to pet him when they see him.
“We get that more from adults than children,” Filippi said with a laugh. “He’s like a celebrity around here now.”
And because the trial partnership with Falcon Force was so successful, it’s possible that you could see Pac-Man make an appearance at another BART station near you.
During his shift, you'll find Pac-Man snacking on quail, rabbits, ducks, doves, rats and mice. And though his work is typically non-violent, Ortiz admitted that the hawk has gone for a pigeon or two. “I try to prevent that, mostly for the public’s sake. Nobody wants to see that. But he is a predator and he does have a mind of his own so—”
Ortiz was cut off by an unmistakable plop: Pac-Man defecating on the BART station floor. Unfazed, Ortiz wiped it up with his shoe.
"As I was saying," he said, "he’s a wild animal." | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/pac-man-hawk-bart-station-pigeon-problem-17287683.php | 2022-07-11T11:18:33 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/pac-man-hawk-bart-station-pigeon-problem-17287683.php |
It is a mostly clear and not as muggy morning across Central Alabama. Temperatures are in the 60s and 70s.
The break in the humidity will continue today as the cold front stalls along the coast. We will be partly cloudy with just a few showers possible well south of I-20. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. The heat index will only be around 96-102°.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, mild and a little muggier. Lows will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along the old cold front late on Tuesday in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. This will bring back the humidity across the Birmingham area along with a few showers and storms mainly south of I-20. High temperatures will be in the lower 90s. The heat index will be around 98-103°.
The Gulf low will meander between New Orleans and Mobile, AL on Wednesday and Thursday. There is some uncertainty in the forecast with the development of the low. Euro model wants to develop it, but the GFS keeps it weak. NHC is giving it a low chance to develop.
Either way, it will send us more humid air along with scattered showers and storms each day, but the better chance for rain will be on Thursday. Some heavy rain will be possible, so we will have to watch out for possible flooding concerns. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to 90° each day.
Friday’s forecast will depend on the development, if any, with the coastal low. Right now, it will be partly cloudy with a few showers and storms. However, if the low develops and tracks over South Alabama then expect more widespread rain. High temperatures will be around 90°.
Weekend Outlook: There is still some uncertainty in the forecast with the placement and strength of the Gulf Low. Right now, we will see a decrease in the rain and a partly cloudy day. It will still be humid with highs in the lower 90s. Sunday will remain partly cloudy, hot, and humid as an upper-level wave and trough move across Alabama. Expect some pop-up afternoon scattered showers and storms. Highs will stay in the 90s.
Tracking the Tropics: An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along an old cold front in the northern Gulf of Mexico in the next few days. It will meander between SE Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle. Regardless of development it will bring rain and storms to southern Mississippi and Alabama by mid-week. NHC is giving this system a low chance to develop.
Be sure to follow the CBS 42 Storm Team:
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CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A crash overnight shut down a stretch of Interstate 80 in Carbon County.
Authorities say a crash happened right after midnight on I-80 east in Kidder Township.
Traffic early Monday morning is being detoured at the Hickory Run State Park exit, that's just east of Freeland.
Both lanes of I-80 east are closed.
For the latest traffic conditions, check out WNEP's Traffic Tracker.
This is a developing story; we'll have the latest as information comes in.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/wreck-shuts-down-stretch-interstate-80-east-carbon-county-kidder-township/523-88d223b8-c701-4da4-a5f3-39b81e88a610 | 2022-07-11T11:25:14 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/wreck-shuts-down-stretch-interstate-80-east-carbon-county-kidder-township/523-88d223b8-c701-4da4-a5f3-39b81e88a610 |
PLYMOUTH, Pa. — A fire damaged a double-block home early Monday morning in Luzerne County.
Crews were called to Turner Street in Plymouth around 3 a.m.
Eight people lived at the home. They all made it out okay.
The Red Cross has been called in to help.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital as a precaution for possible heat exhaustion.
There's no cause yet of Monday morning's fire in Luzerne County.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/crews-battling-flames-house-turner-street-plymouth-luzerne-county/523-61a16bc5-c6ba-49fd-a26c-ccc22da1abe6 | 2022-07-11T11:25:20 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/crews-battling-flames-house-turner-street-plymouth-luzerne-county/523-61a16bc5-c6ba-49fd-a26c-ccc22da1abe6 |
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — A celebration of our area's farming history was on display this weekend in Wyoming County.
The tractor took center stage over the weekend at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock.
Vendors set up tents; there was food too.
The weekend also served as a bit of a history lesson.
"Just kind of a trip down memory lane for, you know, a lot of retired farmers, or to see how things were done in past generations," said Dave Curley of Montrose.
This marked 29 years at the annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show here in Wyoming County.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xFBg3LwUiE | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wyoming-county/farming-history-display-tunkhannock-antique-tractor-engine-show-lazybrook-park/523-f3ca9a09-819d-4cd2-8668-393b305bd4e1 | 2022-07-11T11:25:26 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wyoming-county/farming-history-display-tunkhannock-antique-tractor-engine-show-lazybrook-park/523-f3ca9a09-819d-4cd2-8668-393b305bd4e1 |
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