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April 14, 1928 - July 15, 2022
Jacqueline "Jackie" (Mitchell) Last, having lived a long life of love and service to her family, friends and community, died after a brief illness on July 15, 2022. She was 94. Born in St. Anthony, Idaho on April 14, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Augusta "Gussie" Mitchell and Harold Mitchell.
At the age of twelve, Jackie moved to Idaho Falls where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1946. She spent a year at Marylhurst College in Lake Oswego, Oregon before transferring to the University of Idaho where she graduated with a BS in Home Economics. After a year of teaching in Filer, Idaho, she married William D. Last on March 25, 1951.
They moved to Jerome in 1953 where they raised the family and operated their Culligan Water Conditioning business. The family enjoyed many adventures together (Wisconsin trips to see the Lasts, trips to Disneyland, etc.) but the annual family highlight was a 10-day trip to the Shady Beach Cabins on Payette Lake in McCall, ID. Important on these trips was that we invited a babysitter so that Mom and Dad could relax too. Fortunately, the Darling family lived across the street so each year one of their six daughters would come along to supervise.
Jackie was a 4-H leader for over 20 years utilizing her Home Economics degree guiding the homemaking skills of her daughters and over 100 young women involved. From an early age she loved to sew and made many of her own clothes. Her children were always bedecked in new shirts and dresses for every holiday. In 1975 she joined the Sage Hen Quilting group producing quilts of all colors and patterns for her children and many grandchildren. Jackie loved to read, was a member of several book clubs and always had a variety of fiction, non-fiction and daily reflections in progress.
As a young woman, she joined her mother's PEO Sorority Chapter thus beginning a 70-year involvement with the organization. In 1967, she and her husband became active in the Cursillo movement, a program of spiritual renewal and growth in Christian faith. A devout Catholic, Jackie was active in the Idaho National Council of Catholic Women culminating in her selection as Provence Director where she represented Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho at the national conventions. In 1971, she began writing "Word from the ICCW", a weekly column that ran in the Idaho Register. For 20 years, she typed and mailed her weekly submissions to Boise, sometimes three at a time to cover vacations, holidays or the start of the school year.
When Bill decided to become a Deacon of the Catholic Church, Jackie embraced the commitment. For three years, they studied and trained together. After his ordination in 1981, she supported him attending countless baptisms, weddings, funerals and communion services. After the kids were grown, Jackie and Bill traveled frequently including visiting most of Europe, Ireland and the Maritime Provinces of Canada with the Hanigans and twice to the Holy Land.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, William D. Last; daughter, Mary Last; grandson, Christopher Krahn; sister, Mary Burke; and brother, Tom Mitchell. She will be deeply missed by her children, Michael (Tish) Last; Kathy (Vern) Pound; Nancy (Dan) Krahn; Jane (Ramon) Zugazaga; Rebecca (Rod) Mink; Victoria (Bill) McCarthy; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; her loving sister and BFF, Nancy Mitchell; numerous nieces and nephews, and her many friends and church family.
A Memorial Vigil Prayer service will be held at 5:00 pm, Sunday, July 31, 2022, at St. Jerome's Catholic Church, 216 2nd Ave. E, Jerome, Idaho. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Monday, August 1, 2022 at St. Jerome's Catholic Church, Jerome.
The family would like to thank Dr. James Irwin, MD for his decades of loving and compassionate care and the healthcare angels at Creekside Residential Care Center in Jerome and St. Luke's Jerome Medical Center for their end-of-life care.
Memorial donations may be made to: IBC Network Foundation, PO Box 908, Sealy, TX 77477; Monastery of the Ascension, 541 E 100 S, Jerome, ID 83338; or to the PEO Educational Loan Fund, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Jackie's memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/jacqueline-mitchell-last/article_e1dbdb36-8a3c-5454-b4cb-631a4980db17.html | 2022-07-29T06:01:14 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/jacqueline-mitchell-last/article_e1dbdb36-8a3c-5454-b4cb-631a4980db17.html |
July 13, 1926 - July 26, 2022
Life-long Buhl resident, Kenneth Fawcett, 96, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Kenneth was born July 13, 1926, the youngest of nine children in Melon Valley, to Amos and Ellen Fawcett.
Kenneth attended the Riverton School, then worked on the family watermelon farm and herded cattle until he enlisted in the Army in 1946.
He did his basic training in Fort Lewis, Washington, and was then shipped to Japan as a member of the occupying forces. After leaving the Army in 1948, Kenneth returned to Buhl and began work as the mechanic for the City of Buhl where he kept everything running from weed eaters to police cars, and fire trucks to road graders. After 39 years of unwavering service to the residents of Buhl, he retired in 1988.
In 1950 he married Peggy Duffy and they were married for 68 years until Peggy's passing in 2019. Together they raised four ornery but good-hearted children: Priscilla, Patrisha, Paula, and Kenneth, Jr.
The highlight of his retirement years was the annual catfishing trip each autumn to Steck Park with a variety of friends and family. Kenneth will always be remembered for his gentle nature, his wry sense of humor, his amazing gardens and fruit trees, his prowess with his fishing poles and hunting rifles, and his award-winning wood scroll work.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Mildred, Evelyn, Albert, Ethel, Lawrence, Gladys, Clarence, and Edith. He leaves behind his children: Priscilla Jenks of Buhl, Patrisha Fawcett-Scheer of Buhl, Paula Hart-Blaszkiewicz of Twin Falls, and Kenneth, Jr. of Meridian; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the people who took the time to visit with Dad in his final months and days.
A memorial service with military honors will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at the Snake River Canyon National Cemetery, 1575 East 4150 North Buhl. Idaho 83316.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Kenneth's memorial webpage at www.farmerfuneralchapel.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/kenneth-fawcett/article_3182b942-c5e9-55cc-9718-e1035dbb611b.html | 2022-07-29T06:01:21 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/kenneth-fawcett/article_3182b942-c5e9-55cc-9718-e1035dbb611b.html |
Friday movie at Redding's Riverfront Park highlights what it takes to be a 'Biketown'
With some 225 miles of paved and dirt trails of all different ability levels, Redding certainly has what it takes to be a bike town.
But Danny Orloff, tourism marketing director for Visit Redding, believes more can always be done to promote the North State as a tourist destination for bicycle enthusiasts.
That’s why Visit Redding is partnering with Redding Trail Alliance and Chain Gang bike shop to host a free screening of the documentary “Biketown” on Friday evening at Riverfront Park near the Redding Civic Auditorium. The event starts at 6 p.m.
“I see this generating conversation with stakeholders to communicate better to the public, but also be an idea generation for future (bicycle) projects to come to enhance life and our culture in our area,” Orloff said of the movie.
What's a 'Biketown'?
Freehub magazine produced the film, a story of local communities and what they did through collaboration to give them bike cred to locals and tourists alike. Chisholm, Minnesota; Bellingham, Washington; Snowshoe, West Virginia; and Pacific City, Oregon, are the communities featured in the film.
"Biketown is a story of mountain bikers, unlikely partnerships and the communities they create," the website says.
Nathan Knudsen, executive director of Redding Trail Alliance, said it's interesting to see that Pacific City, Oregon, is still developing its recreational bike trails.
"So where they are highlights the infrastructure needed to make Pacific City a bike town," Knudsen said of the film.
Knudsen said 'Biketown' is a term Freehub came up with.
“I think it’s something that grows organically, whether or not we become known as a bike town. I think it’s important for our own identity. For people living here, it’s something to be proud of, something they can enjoy, something they can utilize, but it also creates an identity that will draw people here,” Knudsen said. “It’s one more good mark for our area.”
Orloff said we need to continue to educate locals and tourists and that will build the bike town brand.
"How do we pump out more information to inform the community and visitors of the resources we may have?" he said.
Film being screened across the country
Redding is one of nearly 40 communities screening the documentary this summer.
Friday’s event will feature food, beer and music. All proceeds from beer sales will go to Redding Trail Alliance, Knudsen said. He said the movie will start at dusk.
Knudsen’s group has worked with the city of Redding, Shasta County and government agencies like the Bureau of Land Management to create trails in the community.
The Redding Trail Alliance, an all-volunteer nonprofit, also built the junior bike park in Caldwell Park in 2017.
Knudsen said Freehub has donated about $1,500 worth of merchandise that will be given away during Friday's screening.
David Benda covers business, development and anything else that comes up for the USA TODAY Network in Redding. He also writes the weekly "Buzz on the Street" column. He’s part of a team of dedicated reporters that investigate wrongdoing, cover breaking news and tell other stories about your community. Reach him on Twitter @DavidBenda_RS or by phone at 1-530-338-8323. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/07/28/movie-redding-riverfront-park-show-what-takes-biketown/10174418002/ | 2022-07-29T06:09:32 | 1 | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/07/28/movie-redding-riverfront-park-show-what-takes-biketown/10174418002/ |
California Living Wage Act bumped from fall ballot as affordability crisis deepens
What does it really take to stay afloat in California? A voter initiative on the state’s minimum wage could spark serious conversation around that topic — whenever it finally makes it onto the ballot.
The Living Wage Act was excluded from the November election because of a failure in the initiative process, but the basics are intriguing: a raise in the minimum wage for workers to $18 an hour by 2025, with smaller businesses given until 2026 to comply. That would race well ahead of the state’s current schedule, under which the inflation-adjusted minimum will rise to $15.50 in 2023 and is projected to hit about $16.50 by 2025.
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That is no minor difference. Raising the minimum wage to $18 elevates the earnings of more than 5 million California workers, or 26% of the state’s workforce, according to research by the UC Berkeley Labor Center. It would lift 3.5 million residents above the federal poverty threshold, per a policy brief by Michael Reich, co-chair of Berkeley’s Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics.
These are predominantly workers of color and women, two groups whose compensation has historically lagged in the labor marketplace because they fill millions of low-wage jobs up and down the state.
“We are not going to stop pushing for a better minimum wage for California workers,” said Anna Bahr, a spokesperson for Yes on the California Living Wage Act. “It’s too critical an issue to simply wait on it.”
Yet $18 ought to be nothing more than a starting point, if the idea is to pay a worker enough to afford even basic needs, advocates say.
“Clearly, $18 an hour is not a living wage for most people in California unless they’re single and in a very specific part of the state,” Bahr said. “We’re under no illusions about the cost of living here.”
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The MIT Living Wage Calculator removes any such illusions. Created in 2004, the economic modeling program takes into account location-specific costs for housing, food, transportation, health insurance, child care and other necessities, and estimates what a worker would need to earn to meet those basic needs while maintaining self-sufficiency (no government help).
For two adults with one child living in California, a single worker in that household would need to make $40.78 an hour under the MIT model. If both adults worked, the figure would be about $24 an hour per adult. That is a statewide average, of course; the two adults with one child, one adult working figure is $41.47 in Los Angeles County and $53.63 in San Francisco County, while in Shasta County, it drops to $34.64.
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So there is plenty of variation — but all of it lies well above the level of a minimum wage. And while in some ways these are two different conversations, they meet when contemplating what is the very least an employer ought to be required to pay its workers.
The Living Wage Act’s proposed $18 per hour wasn’t pulled out of the air. Bahr said that the group, fronted and funded by Los Angeles startup investor Joe Sanberg, conducted polling on a range of hourly wages up to $24, “and $18 was sort of the sweet spot where businesses could handle it and people on all sides of the political spectrum were open to it.”
That dovetails with analysis done by the Labor Center at Berkeley. Enrique Lopezlira, director of the center’s Low Wage Work Program, said researchers there have determined that anyone who makes less than two-thirds of the median income in a given area of California should be defined as a low-wage worker. In 2021, that figure was $18.02 per hour.
Voters almost certainly won’t get a chance to address the proposal this fall, after a Sacramento County judge ruled that its proponents missed a deadline to submit enough valid signatures to qualify it. (Sanberg and his staff argued that the secretary of state’s confusing instructions led to the miscues.) The measure already has been cleared for the 2024 ballot, but Bahr said the group will pursue a legislative route in the meantime.
Most minimum-wage workers are adults supporting families, not teens
If the stakes feel high, it’s because they are.
Workers affected by the minimum wage in California are overwhelmingly adults, not teens. They earn significant portions of their family incomes. They perform the kinds of essential jobs — food service, agriculture, transportation, hotel and restaurant work — that were devastated by the early months of the pandemic and whose employers still have not bounced back completely.
Maria Hernandez, a spokeswoman for UNITE HERE Local 11 in Southern California, said that of the 13,000 hotel workers represented by the union there, only about 11,000 have been able to resume their jobs. In multiple interviews with Capital & Main over the past two years, many of those workers explained that they lost whatever savings they had while trying to survive extended mass layoffs in the industry.
The economic fates of many people of color rest on wage scales set by a locality or the state. The Labor Center study found that although Latino workers make up 40% of California’s labor force, they would account for 55% of the workers affected by a wage raise to $18.
For the more than 5 million workers affected, such a move would constitute a 5% uptick in their earnings — roughly $1,349 more income per year, the center estimates. At $18 an hour, almost 16% of Los Angeles County’s workforce would get a raise, more than 11% in Orange County, and more than 12% in San Diego County.
“We know that this is different from a real living wage,” Lopezlira said. “But it’s also different from a poverty wage.” That is the razor-thin margin upon which millions of Californians live — and it’s the reason why every discussion about the state’s minimum wage is a critical one. | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/california/2022/07/28/california-minimum-wage-18-hour-wont-go-voters-living-wage-act-bumped-from-november-election-ballot/10177864002/ | 2022-07-29T06:09:38 | 1 | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/california/2022/07/28/california-minimum-wage-18-hour-wont-go-voters-living-wage-act-bumped-from-november-election-ballot/10177864002/ |
Kathleen A. Kelly, 55, of Mason City, died Thursday, July 27, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. Arrangements: Major Erickson Funeral Home
Diana Ella Oliphant, 82, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City. Arrangements: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.
James Trulson, 98, of Britt, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the Hancock County Health System, Britt. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_5e44a3ad-4465-5c3d-9186-e667d95df5da.html | 2022-07-29T06:18:56 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_5e44a3ad-4465-5c3d-9186-e667d95df5da.html |
Sharon Lee Keeney
January 13, 1947-July 22, 2022
Sharon Lee Keeney, 75, passed away peacefully on Friday July 22, 2022 in her Clear Lake, IA, home surrounded by loved ones.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 11:00am at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE Mason City, IA, with Hospice Chaplin Jerry Glass officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE Mason City, IA.
Sharon was born on January 13, 1947, the daughter of Glenn and Pearl (Coonrod) Keeney of Plymouth, IA. She attended Mason City High School and later studied art. In 1969, Sharon became a mother to her first child, Jody, and then her second child in 1974, Danyelle, and they lived in Mason City. A few years later, she moved the family to Belvidere, IL, where she worked as a seamstress until returning to Clear Lake, IA, for the remainder of her life. Sharon worked as a housekeeper for over thirty years, she enjoyed meeting new people and helping them with their needs.
In her free time Sharon enjoyed sewing, painting ceramics, drawing, gardening flowers and plants and tending to her indoor “jungle” of plants. She was an animal lover her whole life, especially horses, dogs and cats. Sharon loved old country music, artists like Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson and Johnny Cash were often playing in her home. She was a part of the Clear Lake Community Flower Club and helped keep the flower bed corners of her town looking beautiful. Her annual vacation was most commonly spent visiting her second home in Belvidere, IL, to see her family and friends. Sharon loved being a grandma (mimi) to her three grandchildren.
Those left to cherish memories of Sharon are her children, Joe Keeney of Clear Lake, IA, and Danyelle Keeney also of Clear Lake, IA; grandsons, Ian, Zachary and J.R.; great grandson, Max; siblings, Joyce Fisher and husband Don of Belvidere, IL, Karen Bendickson of Nashua, IA, Glen Keeney Jr. of Tuscan, AZ and Gerald Keeney and wife Sue of Belvidere, IL; her chosen family, Lori Arends and children Jason, Rachel, Leah and Caitlin; dear friend, Mary Lou Denny of Belvidere, IL; her pet pug, Buddy as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
Sharon is preceded in death by both her parents, Glenn and Pearl Keeney; siblings, Beverly Krause, Phyllis Endriss, Ron Keeney, Jerry Keeney and Harold Keeney. Best friends Janice Sheldon and Lola Rice and several close friends.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel 126 3rd St NE Mason City 641-423-2372 ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/sharon-lee-keeney/article_dd0e6c3d-486e-51d6-a3f6-5c7d81faa00f.html | 2022-07-29T06:19:03 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/sharon-lee-keeney/article_dd0e6c3d-486e-51d6-a3f6-5c7d81faa00f.html |
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INDIANAPOLIS – The state Senate rejected an amendment Thursday that would have removed exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban.
Despite support from many Republicans, state Sen. Michael Young’s amendment failed to win enough votes.
The Indianapolis Republican, who recently left his party’s caucus, had introduced his own slate of amendments earlier in the day.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch ultimately gaveled the Senate into session just after 5 p.m. Thursday following hours of delays. It was initially scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.
The Senate session included the second readings of and debate on amendments to Senate Bills 1, 2 and 3. In all, senators filed 62 amendments to SB 1, which would ban almost all abortions; 18 amendments to SB 2; and eight to SB 3.
SB 2 would allocate $45 million in funding for a proposed “Hoosier Families First Fund” along with $5 million to increase Indiana’s adoption tax credit from $1,000 to $10,000.
SB 3 is a departure from the plan proposed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. The Senate GOP’s plan would suspend the state’s 7% sales tax on residential utilities for six months and would prevent the state gas tax from rising above 29.5 cents per gallon until next July.
Senators from both sides of the aisle spoke out against the proposed amendment offered by Young that would have removed abortion exceptions for rape and incest from SB 1.
Five Republicans, including Fort Wayne state Sen. Liz Brown, also spoke, advocating in favor of the proposal.
Two local Republican legislators – Brown and Sen. Dennis Kruse – were among the lawmakers who voted in favor, while two other local Republicans – Sens. Justin Busch and Travis Holdman – voted against the amendment.
In all, 18 Republicans joined all 10 present Democrats in voting against Young’s amendment, while 18 Republicans voted in favor of it.
State Sen. Kyle Walker, R-Fishers, testified in opposition to the amendment and said he’s “shocked we’re having this debate.”
“If that’s your daughter, if that’s your wife, if that’s your mother, … ,” Walker said. “I couldn’t look them in the eye” and tell them they are required to give birth.
He added that “the vast majority of folks … are not divided on this issue. They think it is a reasonable accommodation.”
Other Republicans spoke in favor, including state Sens. Jim Tomes and Blake Doirot.
Tomes, who talked at length on the matter, said “two wrongs will never make a right.”
Before voting on Young’s amendment, the Senate approved a proposal from Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, by voice vote. Freeman’s amendment gives the state attorney general “concurrent jurisdiction” in cases when a local prosecuting attorney categorically refuses to enforce a law.
The measure defines that categorical refusal as a “blanket refusal to enforce one or more specified laws.”
Although the amendment was made to SB 1, it applies to all Indiana laws, including marijuana possession. The amendment is aimed at Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, who signaled last month his office might choose not to prosecute new charges under an abortion ban and stated it will “continue to use its limited resources on addressing violent crime” in Indianapolis.
A bill similar to Freeman’s proposal was proposed by a few GOP legislators this year – but failed to pass.
Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, criticized Freeman for the amendment, saying the Republican lawmaker is “going to take prosecutorial discretion away” from locally elected prosecutors.
Later, Crouch broke a 23-23 tie, voting for an amendment from Brown that would have added a requirement for affidavits in cases of rape and incest to be notarized.
The session was often intense as lawmakers gave emotional testimony in favor and against proposed amendments.
At one point, Taylor was verbally upset with GOP Sen. Mike Bohacek of LaPorte in the hallway outside the Senate chamber. A few minutes prior, Bohacek had denied Taylor’s request to ask him questions about an amendment Bohacek had proposed.
A short while later, Taylor addressed the incident on the Senate floor.
“I disrespected somebody today, because he disrespected me,” Taylor said. “That was small of me.”
Then, addressing Bohacek, Taylor said, “If you want me to have decorum, have decorum with me.”
Thursday morning, prior to the series of delays that pushed back the session’s start, Democratic Senate leaders held a news conference to promote amendments written by members of their caucus.
Their list included removing the time limits for abortions in cases of rape or incest, adding “physical health” to the bill’s life of the mother exception and removing the criminal penalties for doctors added to the bill Tuesday by the Rules Committee.
Republican lawmakers filed amendments to SB 1 as well. One from Brown directs that “the board shall revoke the license of a physician” if the attorney general receives a complaint and then “proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician performed an unlawful abortion.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana-senate-rejects-amendment-that-would-remove-rape-incest-exceptions-to-abortion-ban/article_8cb62c1c-0ebd-11ed-a5fa-3f2b39d3931c.html | 2022-07-29T06:22:20 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana-senate-rejects-amendment-that-would-remove-rape-incest-exceptions-to-abortion-ban/article_8cb62c1c-0ebd-11ed-a5fa-3f2b39d3931c.html |
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Two crashes in DeKalb County on Thursday resulted in minor injuries but totaled three vehicles, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
At 3:27 p.m., Jonathan M. Barkley, 40, of Grabill, was traveling north in the 2200 block of DeKalb County Road 79 when he swerved to miss a deer. His 2009 Lexus IS2 was totaled after it left the road and crashed into woods.
Barkley said he had head and knee pain but refused treatment at the scene.
At 6:31 p.m., a 2019 Black Mazda CX-5 driven by Marie Johnson, 17, of Huntertown, was going west on DeKalb County Road 68 and crossed DeKalb County Road 427 without yielding the right of way. Johnson’s Mazda struck the side of a 2015 white Nissan Murano being driven by Kristi Baker, 51, of Leo.
The Mazda came to rest facing west on 68, just east of 427. The Nissan was off the road facing south on the northwest side of the roadway, according to the sheriff’s department. Each vehicle was deemed a total loss.
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Homeowners’ summer storm debris is being converted into mulch that will be available in the spring to surround residents’ surviving trees, city officials said Thursday.
Three weeks after the last major storm hit the Fort Wayne area, crews are still working for almost 10 hours a day to clean up debris.
Dead limbs and leaves are being processed at several solid waste facilities and will be turned into mulch, said Frank Suarez, City Utilities spokesman.
In the spring, people may pick up mulch from the city’s Biosolids Handling Facility, free of charge, if they are willing to load it themselves. A fee is charged if city employees load up the mulch.
Republic Services is also converting some of the storm debris into mulch to line the company’s landfills.
The end for local cleanup is in sight, said Shan Gunawardena, the city’s director of public works.
“We’re only hauling tree limbs and other vegetative debris,” he said. “At the rate we’re going, I would say, it’ll be at least a couple more weeks until we’re done. … It may be longer, but it also may be sooner.”
Gunawardena said for the most part, crews are done working in the Aboite area, which was affected by the June 13 derecho. The majority of Waynedale has also been cleaned up, but people are still out working west of Bluffton Road and north of Lower Huntington Road.
Waynedale was also affected by the mid-June derecho that toppled trees and power lines and left almost 40,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers without power.
“Every other area is written down and assigned to crews,” Gunawardena said. “I’ve got crews working in every other area right now.”
He said most crews include six to eight people. Each team’s size depends on what type of debris there is and whether everything has been cut down and prepared for removal.
Gunawardena also said streets are cleaned once a month to ensure debris isn’t left on the roads.
“We just ask that residents please be patient,” he said. “We’re doing all that we can.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/storm-cleanup-to-be-finished-in-a-couple-weeks/article_2a8b4c1c-0eb2-11ed-bdd1-f38415f9ce63.html | 2022-07-29T06:22:38 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/storm-cleanup-to-be-finished-in-a-couple-weeks/article_2a8b4c1c-0eb2-11ed-bdd1-f38415f9ce63.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – For the second day in a row, first responders were called out for a water rescue on the Sandy River near Oxbow Park. While Wednesday’s rescue ended tragically after a man drowned, first responders say Thursday evening’s rescue luckily turned out differently after three people who went under were able to make it to shore and are expected to be okay.
Gresham Fire responded to the area of Oxbow Park where a young man — possibly a teen — got out of a boat, thinking he was in shallower water, and started to struggle. His father saw him and went in but also started to struggle and then a woman went in, before all three were underwater.
First responders are still working to get details but say the three eventually made it to shore and were taken by ambulance to an area hospital to get checked out for possible dry drowning risks but are expected to be okay. They say this is a good reminder of using personal flotation devices whenever you’re out on the water.
“They didn’t have life jackets and I understand not everybody wants to wear them but at least have them with you in a boat or next to you on shore,” said Jeremy Forrest, a firefighter with Gresham Fire Department. “It’s a hot day, everybody’s trying to get to the water so please be prepared.”
Gresham Fire says there are multiple entry points along the Sandy River with plenty of life jackets available to borrow for free. Unfortunately, they were also just out on the river Wednesday for a rescue which resulted in a drowning where a man who was not wearing a life jacket.
On Thursday, the victim was identified as 46-year-old Derek Alan Johnson of Portland, who witnesses say, was stand-up paddling on the Sandy River when he fell in and did not resurface. Crews recovered him a short time later.
With multiple drownings this week as many head out on the water to escape the extreme heat, responders continue to emphasize the importance of being safe out on the water and wearing a personal flotation device. They’re asking people to please utilize the free life jackets that are available to borrow. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/three-people-expected-to-be-okay-after-sandy-river-rescue-near-oxbow-park/ | 2022-07-29T06:48:15 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/three-people-expected-to-be-okay-after-sandy-river-rescue-near-oxbow-park/ |
PORTLAND, Oregon — The City of Portland is looking to hire 911 dispatchers, and fast. The Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) says it is taking applications through August 14. They cite an increase in 911 calls and multiple staff resignations for the increased need.
“We are seeing a huge increase of calls that we never have before,” said Chelsea LaBar, a training and development analyst for BOEC. “This is an extremely fulfilling job, you're serving your community.”
LaBar said candidates must be at least 18 years old and have either a high school degree or GED. They must be able to type 40 words-per-minute with 90% accuracy, and pass a background and psychological assessment.
New hires begin with a 12-week, in-house academy during which they learn everything about being a 911 dispatcher. After that, they work with a coach while taking live calls.
“You feel excited,” said LaBar. “You feel a sense of responsibility, you feel a sense of importance ... it's kind of scary, every call is different.”
Right now, BOEC has 104 dispatchers and is aiming to increase that to at least 131. In the last two years, BOEC officials said they've lost 43 dispatchers, six of them due to internal promotions. Add to that the fact that employees will sometimes call in sick.
“Centers all across the nation are experiencing the same staffing shortages,” said LaBar. “We have growing communities and we're just not hiring enough to meet those needs.”
The shortage in dispatchers has exacerbated an ongoing shortage in Portland police officers. While the Portland Police Bureau recently celebrated the hiring of more than a dozen officers and some additional staff, the agency had hit a historic low earlier this year.
Between the two, police have frequently resorted to taking "high priority" calls only — ones that involve a risk to life safety, primarily violent crimes. Under those circumstances, non-emergency and lower priority calls do not get a response from police even if they are taken by dispatch. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-911-dispatch-shortage-hiring/283-f29c3f52-16cf-4b1a-9ef6-f2c03fe5f46a | 2022-07-29T06:57:21 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-911-dispatch-shortage-hiring/283-f29c3f52-16cf-4b1a-9ef6-f2c03fe5f46a |
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Krista Escamilla is returning to the TV news desk.
Escamilla recently reported on her Facebook page she will join television station KWES for its 4 and 5 p.m. broadcasts as its news anchor in mid-August.
She told the Reporter-Telegram this week the time is right for a return. Escamilla is a broadcast veteran in Midland-Odessa. Twenty-three years ago, she arrived in the region, working for KMID in its morning show and then as the 4 p.m. anchor. After a break, she worked with KOSA as its morning anchor.
Along the way, Escamilla has become a staple of the local media scene and a go-to for nonprofits or other organizations looking for the right person to emcee an event. She said she’s always been involved in entertainment, going back to the days when she worked as a dance teacher for her mother’s studio. In college, she got bit by the broadcast bug after interning for a local TV station. After she switched her major at Sacramento State University, her career path was set.
She is a broadcast professional, but she is a mother and family person first. Each break in her broadcast career came as she wanted to spend more time raising children and not missing moments in her family’s life. She and her husband Al have two girls Aspen and Ali (both are set to play on the golf team this year at Lubbock Christian) and two boys Austin (who recently graduated from Rice University, where he played golf) and Alex, 13.
When she returned to KOSA, she worked mornings, so she still had the opportunities to attend school events, after-school sports and be at home during the evenings. She also woke up at 3 a.m. – something she admittedly didn’t miss during this more recent 6 ½ years away.
Escamilla did find media opportunities during this more recent time away from TV by podcasting, including an oil-and-gas podcast called the “Permian Perspective” and the “Krista Escamilla Show,” which will continue even as she takes on her latest TV responsibilities.
Escamilla said past broadcasting opportunities have allowed her to provide more positive and in-depth news and information for her audience – whether on TV or online. She said showing the “good news” is important to her, and that viewers can expect plenty of optimistic, positive stories from Midland-Odessa and around the region, especially during the 4 p.m. broadcast, which she also will produce.
“I like looking at the positive side of everything,” Escamilla said. “I truly believe we can do both (positive stories and hard news). … I hope West Texans fell like they are seeing stories that are important to them.”
With Escamilla, there is the professionalism of a veteran with more than two decades in the business but also a person that greets her audience – whether on TV or online – with a smile and positive attitude about life. It’s part of her parenting, her friendships and her professional life. It includes celebrating life with positive quotes on social media or a kind word on her broadcasts.
“That is how I am,” Escamilla said. “I wake up looking at sunny side of things. I try to find the good in everything.”
She told the Reporter-Telegram her first day at KWES will be Aug. 22, days after taking Ali to college and emceeing the 47th annual Crystal Ball, High Sky Children’s Home’s benefit.
It will be that fourth Monday in August when her third stint with a third different station begins – a third opportunity to highlight what is happening in the community and a third chance to provide the information help West Texans “live their best lives,” she said.
The reality is helping people live their best lives is what Escamilla has been doing for more than two decades. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Escamilla-returns-to-local-TV-to-join-KWES-team-17336778.php | 2022-07-29T07:01:19 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Escamilla-returns-to-local-TV-to-join-KWES-team-17336778.php |
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Midland’s West Texas Lacrosse club is gearing up for their fall clinics and adding a girls’ team, in hopes to continue to grow the sport in West Texas and beyond.
Autumn is approaching, and West Texas Lacrosse is capitalizing with programs for experienced players or beginners looking to break in, according to West Texas Lacrosse President Steve Gesell.
“Fall activities are starting, possibly the end of September, definitely October,” Gesell said. “We’ll have fall clinics, you can go to our website www.westtexaslacrosse.org where you can stay updated. We’re planning to have around four fall clinics for all age groups, from 1st grade on up to high school. Boys and girls are welcome.”
New for this spring season is a West Texas girls lacrosse program.
“The girls’ program has always been out there. West Texas Lacrosse started back in 2014. We did have girls come out and just play with the guys. We’ve had these ladies that come to us and say, ‘We would love to grow the game for the girls out here.’ It’s at the infancy stage, but I think’s it’s great,” Gesell said.
Gesell sees many reasons why young people should play “the fastest game on two feet.” He said lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. right now, especially moving into to the southwest and in Texas, New Mexico. He added the game provides cross training for other sports too, like football or track.
“You got conditioning, hand and eye coordination, foot coordination,” Gesell said.
Lacrosse’s growth in Midland has been fueled by local support and out-of-towners who have moved to West Texas from areas of the country where the sport is prevalent. He said conversations have taken place with the Bush Tennis Center, which is expanding its athletic facilities to accommodate additional sports.
“They reached out to us individually and want us on board,” Gesell said.
West Texas United Midland, the high school club team, joined the competitive Texas High School Lacrosse League. The conference’s West division includes two teams, Coronado High School from El Paso and West Texas United Midland. The Central and East division, however, include longtime powerhouses like Southlake Carroll, Austin Westlake, Highland Park, The Woodlands, all these major schools who have major programs.
“They’ve been around longer than us and are well-established, but they’ve been very helpful about, ‘what can we do to help you grow?’” Gesell said.
Texas’ historically impressive athletic culture boosts Gesell’s optimism about increasing lacrosse’s popularity over time.
“It’s a work ethic,” Gesell explained. “Coaches and players in all sports across the state of Texas have a ‘whatever it takes’ mentality to become better in whichever sport they play and that carries over to lacrosse.”
While lacrosse season is in the spring, there are ways to get involved with West Texas Lacrosse starting in the fall for boys and girls of all ages.
Their website includes helpful information for prospective players such as: the rules of the sport, equipment rental, coaching staff listings and ways to become a West Texas Lacrosse online member to receive important updates regarding the program. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Midland-lacrosse-club-enjoys-growth-to-provide-17336620.php | 2022-07-29T07:01:25 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Midland-lacrosse-club-enjoys-growth-to-provide-17336620.php |
A transit worker is being praised for his quick actions in stepping in to help an NYPD officer involved in a bloody brawl with a teen inside a Manhattan subway station.
One minute, the worker was repairing a MetroCard machine at the 125th Street and Lexington Avenue station in East Harlem on Saturday — the next, he was grappling with a suspect who was fighting a transit cop. While the video went viral for the 16-year-old suspect's seemingly fearless aggression toward the cop, the actions of hte worker may not have been as widely noticed.
On Thursday, his colleagues made sure that the worker received credit for his actions. Leaders with the Transit Workers Union Local 100 praised the man (who did not want to be identified, fearing retaliation by the teen) for coming to the defense of a cop struggling to subdue the teen.
"I seen a police officer in a dangerous situation, being held in a chokehold on the ground. So I knew I had to intervene so that’s why I went over to help him out," the transit worker said.
He said that what he feared most was that the attacking teen, who faces charges including assault on a police officer, could have reached for the officer's service weapon.
"I was concerned about the safety of the officer and for the safety of the public if he grabbed his weapon," the worker said.
The wild video that has since gone viral showed the violent confrontation. Police said the officers initially approached the two teens, a boy and a girl, about skipping on their subway fare. The cops told the pair to leave the station, which is when the boy started getting aggressive, according to police.
The video shows the officer and teen fighting, with the officer holding handcuffs before the teenager starts throwing punch after punch at the officer's head. The officer fights back, before the younger man slams him into a subway gate and then places him into a chokehold on the station floor.
But the man who recorded the video said that an officer was the one who got physical first, saying that "from what I saw and other witnesses saw, the cop did shove him back there."
Matthew Rue said that the male officer and his partner went over to the two teens initially not because of jumping the turnstile, but rather because they were arguing loudly in the station.
"She's a female, he's a guy, they were just making sure she was OK," Rue said, adding that the officer then tried to physically push the teen girl out of the station.
"He initially calmly asked the cop to apologize," said Rue of the teen. But things only got more heated from there, and led him to start recording the ensuing tussle that quickly turned into a bloody brawl.
Police experts said that the teen, whose identity is being protected because he is a juvenile, is not exactly a stranger to crime. Sources told NBC New York he was arrested in 2021 for possession of a loaded gun.
Both then and after Saturday's incident, the teen was released on his own recognizance the following day, which some in law enforcement said is part of the problem.
"Arrested with a gun, he walks out. Fights with a police officer, he walks out. What's next, does he shoot someone? Kill someone?" asked former NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, now a contributor for NBC New York.
Monahan blamed Raise the Age legislation that keeps the teen's cases in family court, not criminal court.
"There has to be some discretion with individuals like this, to see if they should be in much more severe situation," he said.
The video of the incident prompted Mayor Eric Adams to call for more changes to New York’s bail laws.
"It has to outrage you. Six days ago, he robbed an innocent New Yorker, reportedly. And he was out to assault the police officer," said Adams.
But the State Assembly Speaker responded, saying the teen’s alleged offenses were eligible for bail. As squabbles over criminal justice reform intensify - Transit Union leaders said they are working on new safety protocols not only for their members
A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's office said that the teen was released after his first offense in 2021 because they view "community monitoring was the appropriate pre-trial determination for a 15-year-old child with no previous reports."
As squabbles over criminal justice reform intensify, transit union leaders said they are working on new safety protocols not only for their members, "but also for the public to gain trust. Regain the ridership and make sure the subway system is safe. To make sure the subway is safe and efficient and make sure the buses are safe and efficient."
They also said it was important to recognize their co-worker for bravely stepping in to help a cop, because otherwise, it might have gone unnoticed. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mta-worker-honored-for-stepping-in-to-help-during-manhattan-subway-brawl/3800293/ | 2022-07-29T07:37:44 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mta-worker-honored-for-stepping-in-to-help-during-manhattan-subway-brawl/3800293/ |
The New York City Medical Examiner has linked a third death to the most recent heat wave that gripped the tri-state.
No information about the victim's name, age or exact location were released Thursday. In at least one of the other two cases, the person who died also suffered from serious underlying health conditions.
The first heat-related death was reported on Sunday, the final day of the brutal nearly week-long heat wave. That individual suffered from heart disease and pulmonary emphysema, the city medical examiner's office said at the time.
Throughout the heat wave, temperatures soared well above 90, hitting the mid to upper 90s over the weekend. And partnered with stifling humidity for most of the days, it was a borderline insufferable week for the city and tri-state.
With another heat wave potentially coming during the first days of August, public officials have urged caution during the hot weather and to look out for symptoms of heat-related illness to stay safe. Symptoms of heat stroke include:
- Hot, dry, red skin
- A rapid pulse
- Rapid and shallow breathing
- A body temperature higher than 105°
- Loss of alertness, confusion, and/or loss of consciousness.
Learn more and find cooling center locations here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-medical-examiner-reports-3rd-death-linked-to-recent-heat-wave/3800448/ | 2022-07-29T07:37:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-medical-examiner-reports-3rd-death-linked-to-recent-heat-wave/3800448/ |
A man riding an e-bike in Queens was blindsided by three men who beat and robbed him in an attack that was so brutal, he spent the night in the emergency room.
With his arm in a sling and seven staples in his head, Jose DeJesus Ortega-Mendoza is in constant pain and is constantly reminded of the night he was beaten and sent to the hospital by these strangers.
Earlier this week, the 23-year-old rode his e-bike around 9:30 p.m a couple blocks from his home in Astoria to pick up dinner at 14th Street and 30th Road. Ortega-Mendoza said he bought his food and had just left the corner deli.
That's when the three men tackled him and then smashed him in the head with bottles as he was on the ground. The trio then took off with his e-bike.
"They hit me in the head with hard objects," Ortega-Mendoza told NBC New York in Spanish. The men didn't saw a word during the attack, he said.
Healing from his physical injuries, Ortega-Mendoza is wrestling with emotional scars, as he’s frightened to leave the house at night and wonders how he will be able to pay rent.
The e-bike was his livelihood, necessary for his job delivering food. A a new bike will cost hundreds of dollars, something Ortega-Mendoza doesn’t have right now.
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"That's my income, that’s my job and without it I can’t work," he said.
Ortega-Mendoza said the pain he feels in his arm and his head keeps him from sleeping, but he said he was willing to share his terrifying ordeal in order to hopefully lead to an arrest, which he said would bring some comfort. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/queens-man-attacked-robbed-by-3-men-as-he-rode-e-bike-to-get-late-night-food/3800451/ | 2022-07-29T07:37:56 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/queens-man-attacked-robbed-by-3-men-as-he-rode-e-bike-to-get-late-night-food/3800451/ |
Musician to perform John Denver tribute“Take Me Home, the Music of John Denver” will be performed 7:30 p.m. today at the Hart Auditorium, 525 S. Center St. in Rexburg.
Musician Jim Curry will play some of Denver’s hits, such as “Rocky Mountain High” and “Country Roads.”
Tickets are $10.
Tickets can be purchased online at bit.ly/3PZFvkz or at the door.
Jazz and Blues Festival to be held at Freeman ParkThe Eastern Idaho Jazz Society is set to hold a free Jazz and Blues Festival beginning 10 a.m. Saturday at Russ Freeman Park, 1290 Science Center Drive in Idaho Falls.
There will be live performances throughout the day. The 7 p.m. headliner will be “Eric Susoeff, latin jazz guitarist from the east coast,” eijs.org said.
Attendees can also purchase food and drink at the event.
Tenille Arts to perform in PocatelloCountry singer Tenille Arts will perform 7 p.m., with doors opening 6 p.m., Saturday at the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre, 2375 Olympus Drive in Pocatello.
Tenille has performed original songs on The Bachelor, and in 2022 she was nominated for “ACM New Female Artist of the Year and iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country Artist,” according to countryconcertseries.com.
She has also had features in People and Forbes, among others.
Opskamatrists to play Snake River concertThe Opskamatrists will give a free show 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greenbelt Stage “near Memorial between D and E Streets,” according to idahofallsarts.org.
The Opskamatrists are an east Idaho band that has been performing since 1998. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/arts-music-briefly/article_1b541b1c-fc82-5ac8-bbca-ceface796649.html | 2022-07-29T07:46:12 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/arts-music-briefly/article_1b541b1c-fc82-5ac8-bbca-ceface796649.html |
Shreveport Police Department issues warnings after 9 carjackings in 3 days
Shreveport Police Department is urging citizens to be vigilant after nine attempted carjacking's in three days.
"We want to encourage the public to be a little bit more vigilant," said Sergeant Angie Willhite, Shreveport Police Department Public information officer. "What we're seeing is people aren't paying attention."
On July 25, just after 7 a.m. Shreveport Police Department received their first reported carjacking that would lead to seven other incidents. It is reported that three young male suspects are believed involved.
The suspects are reported to be armed and the attacks are quick. The victims have reported that the suspects approach them rapidly showing the weapon and demanding their vehicle.
The suspects have been able to take six vehicles. These vehicles are believed to be used in other carjackings. Three have been recovered and are in the processing phase while three remain outstanding.
One victim was injured during the attack, while others surrendered and were not harmed.
Willhite said these attackers are targeting single-occupied vehicles with no specific commonality between the victims.
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Here's what you need to know
These incidents have been occurring in east and west Shreveport. Police say that they have been occurring in parking lots, driveways and roadways.
Here is a list of the nine carjacking's:
- On July 25 at 7:10 a.m. in the 3700 block of Penick Street - 3 Black males took a black Dodge Charger and fled the scene eastbound on Penick. This vehicle has been recovered.
- On July 25 at 8:27 a.m. in the 6100 block of Fern Avenue - 2 Black males took a white 2019 Chevy Suburban with some front-end damage and fled north on Fern. Vehicle has not been recovered.
- On July 26 at 10:58 p.m. in the 2100 block of North Hearne - 2 Black males took a white Buick Enclave and left headed toward North Market. Vehicle has not been recovered.
- On July 27 at 2:07 a.m. in the 4200 block of Ester Street - 2 Black males attempted to take a black Kia. They arrived in a white SUV style, believed to be the Enclave taken from North Hearne.
- On July 27 at 2:27 a.m. in the 4900 block of Hollywood Avenue - At least 2 Black males took a green 2016 Toyota Highlander- left west on Hollywood. This vehicle has been recovered.
- On July 27 at 10:44 p.m. in the 1800 block of Hickory Street - At least 2 Black males attempted to take the victim's vehicle; unknown at this time what kind of vehicle this was.
- On July 28 at 6:10 a.m. in the 1300 block of Kings Highway at the Dialysis Clinic- At least 2 Black males took a silver 2008 Cadillac CTX after arriving in a white suburban. Vehicle has not been recovered.
- On July 28 at 7:49 a.m. in the 1800 block of Irving Place- Promise Specialty Hospital- 1 older Black male took an Equinox. This vehicle has been recovered and male in his late 40’s arrested and this attack is not believed to be related to the other incidents.
- On July 28 at 7:57 a.m. in the 5700 block of Norton Street- 2 Black males took a Red Cadillac, left south on Norton toward Hollywood Avenue. This car has been recovered.
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How to keep yourself safe
Willhite encourages all citizens to be aware of their surroundings while driving and parked.
"Don't be on your phone, don't be fidgeting with the radio or going through your purse or anything like that," said Willhite. "Make sure you're in a safe space before you exit your vehicle and look at your mirrors every few seconds. Always have that 360 view of what's going on around you."
Shreveport Police Department said, "If you see suspicious activity, report it immediately. Please remember, no piece of property is worth your life. If you are in a situation that you can escape without being harmed, please do so."
To report any information contact police at 318-673-7300 #3 or by contacting Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/28/9-carjackings-3-days-shreveport-heres-what-you-need-know/10179587002/ | 2022-07-29T07:50:58 | 0 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/28/9-carjackings-3-days-shreveport-heres-what-you-need-know/10179587002/ |
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – A Cocoa Beach man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder and sexual battery after holding a person captive for hours, police said.
Isaiah Burrows, 21, beat, strangled and sexually battered a victim over the course of several hours Thursday morning in a home at the 600 block of South Orlando Avenue, police said.
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Investigators said Burrows was forcing the victim to stay in the home against their will. However, police said the victim was eventually able to escape and contact law enforcement.
According to police, Burrows was taken to the county jail and is being held without bond.
Burrows faces charges for attempted murder, sexual battery, false imprisonment, possession of a controlled substance and violation of probation.
Police are asking anyone with information about this case to contact the Cocoa Beach Police Department at (321) 868-3251.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with News 6 for updates.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Democratic Sen. Randolph Bracy, who is running for U.S. House District 10, will host a roundtable discussion Friday with landlords and renters about rent costs amid Central Florida’s housing crisis.
Bracy said he hopes they can find common ground and solutions to control skyrocketing rental prices.
“I think both sides weigh in on the equation,” Bracy said. “I think they have an impact on what we’re seeing come out of the county.”
Although surging rent prices pose a problem for tenants in Orange County, Bracy said landlords and developers also have concerns.
“I have also heard from developers that they’re having trouble paying the higher property tax rates. That’s why they’re increasing prices, and so I think it’s good to have a conversation to understand both sides so we can really come up with some real solutions,” Bracy said.
This week, the Orange County Commission passed a new rental notice ordinance. It requires landlords to give a 60-day written notice for rent increases exceeding 5%.
Bracy said it fall short of directly addressing increasing rents.
“I think there needs to continue to [be a] conversation with the commissioners because I think there is more to do, and so hopefully, those conversations can result in something else other than what was passed,” Bracy said.
A consultant company hired by Orange County stated earlier this month that many of the rent issues plaguing Central Florida residents are beyond the ability of the county to fix.
The discussion is Friday July 29th, at New Covenant Baptist Church, Room 211. It is set to start at 10 a.m. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/florida-senator-to-host-orange-county-roundtable-discussion-about-rent-costs/ | 2022-07-29T07:51:08 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/florida-senator-to-host-orange-county-roundtable-discussion-about-rent-costs/ |
MAITLAND, Fla. – Maitland police are showing their support for an officer who was injured earlier this month in a home fire — one that destroyed nearly everything he owned, according to the Maitland Police Department.
Josh Rotarius, who worked as a school resource officer at Dommerich Elementary School, was asleep in his home on the evening of July 1 when his dog’s barking woke him up, police said.
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According to the police department, the house was on fire and filled with smoke, prompting Rotarius to scramble outside. However, Rotarius turned around and went back in to free his dog from a dog crate, police said.
While both escaped, Rotarius suffered burns to his hands and feet, and he had to be flown to the hospital for treatment in Orlando, police said.
Police reported that Rotarius was released two days later, though smoke, fire and water had destroyed just about everything Rotarius owned.
Rotarius’ friends and co-workers from across Central Florida began a GoFundMe to help the officer with his expenses.
In addition, officers with the Maitland Police Department decided to show their support from Rotarius by growing out their beards.
The police department said Rotarius now has temporary housing while he begins the insurance process, and he is expected to return to work early next month.
According to the Maitland Police Department, lightning was the suspected cause of the fire.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Classroom Teachers Association ratified an agreement with Orange County Public Schools Thursday evening for new teacher salaries in the 2022-23 school year.
According to the teachers union, teachers approved the agreement by a 52% majority vote, putting several salary increases into effect for OCCTA bargaining unit members:
- The cost-of-living adjustment will jump $900
- Effective teachers will receive an $1,800 increase ($2,700 with the raised cost-of-living adjustment)
- Highly effective teachers will receive a $2,425 increase ($3,325 with the raised cost-of-living adjustment)
- Starting salary increased from $47,500 to $48,400
- Advanced degree supplement increases
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The teachers union said all educators will begin receiving the new cost-of-living adjustment beginning Aug. 17, which will be distributed across all paychecks throughout the school year.
Officials added that performance pay increases will be handed out once evaluation scores are finalized, though those increases are retroactive to the first duty day of the 2022-23 school year.
“While these much-needed raises are an important step towards the salaries our teachers deserve, this is just the beginning,” OCCTA President Clinton McCracken said. “We are prepared for the hard work ahead of us and are counting on OCPS leaders to prioritize educators every step of the way.”
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Purple Alert has been issued for a missing 41-year-old woman, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Catrina Ashley, 41, was last seen by her daughter at approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when Ashley left to go to work at the Hilton, deputies said.
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The sheriff’s office said Ashley’s coworkers reported that she arrived at work but left early.
Deputies said Ashley was last seen wearing an orange pantsuit and white tank top. They added that Ashley is believed to be driving her black 2020 Dodge Challenger bearing a Florida tag that reads “LKBM90.”
Ashley has not responded to phone calls or been seen since leaving her job at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, deputies said.
According to deputies, Ashley has black hair, brown eyes, is 5-foot, 11-inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
Anyone with information on Ashley’s whereabouts is asked to contact the department at (407) 348-2222. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/purple-alert-issued-for-missing-41-year-old-woman-osceola-county-deputies-say/ | 2022-07-29T07:51:26 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/purple-alert-issued-for-missing-41-year-old-woman-osceola-county-deputies-say/ |
DAVENPORT, Fla. – A mother is seeking answers a week after she says her son was carjacked and gunned down while on vacation.
Lorrie Brown spoke to News 6 from California where she is a city councilwoman in Ventura.
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She flew to Florida to meet with detectives at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office after her son, 22-year-old Jeremiah Brown, was discovered dead in Davenport.
“I’m still trying to make sense of it all,” Lorrie Brown said. “Jeremiah was a baby. He was my love bug. He was the youngest.”
Lorrie Brown said Jeremiah Brown was born and raised in California. He moved to Georgia to start his life where he met his girlfriend.
Lorrie Brown added the pair saved up to drive down to the Orlando area and stay in an Airbnb with their kids and some friends.
“They arrived Tuesday and essentially spent one day at their luxury vacation rental in Davenport,” said Brown. “They were eating pizza, swimming in the pool, and less than 48 hours later early Thursday morning, he was gone.”
Lorrie Brown said her son was on the way to the store when he was carjacked. Deputies in Osceola County are staying tightlipped about their investigation but released part of their incident report, which shows they are investigating a shooting.
Lorrie Brown said she is concerned her son may have been targeted as a visitor staying in a vacation rental.
“It seems as if tourist communities where people stay in vacation rentals like Airbnb is that those communities seem to be targeted,” she said. “It’s easy to shoot someone and drive away because they don’t know who they are. You don’t care who they are, and in your world, (that) doesn’t matter.”
She said her son, whom she described as a hardworking family man, leaves behind two children and his loved ones, who are left asking why this happened.
“Why didn’t they just take the car and not his life? Or why were they in Florida in the first place? Or why did he have to go to the store?” Lorrie Brown asked. “Gun violence across the country has shown us there is no good reason why, and there’s a lot of young people getting killed. My son was 22.”
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information related to this case to contact them at (407) 348-2222.
Jeremiah Brown’s family is planning to have a funeral service for him in California where he was born and raised. His mother told News 6 they are working on raising those funds right now. If you want to help, you can donate to their GoFundMe. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all-mother-seeks-answers-after-son-found-dead-in-davenport/ | 2022-07-29T07:51:32 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all-mother-seeks-answers-after-son-found-dead-in-davenport/ |
Aaron James Martin, 48, of Buhl died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at home. Arrangements are under the care of White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel.
Gene Marie Wright, 68, of Gooding died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Gene W. Goold, 84, of Twin Falls died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley. Arrangements are under the care of Rosenau Funeral Home. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_f60a1c1e-0ebd-11ed-aa26-0f5ef23c4067.html | 2022-07-29T08:15:47 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_f60a1c1e-0ebd-11ed-aa26-0f5ef23c4067.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Editor's note: The video above is from a rally before the tentative agreement between the United Steelworkers and Bridgestone was reached.
A tentative agreement has been reached between Bridgestone and the United Steelworkers union. The company said it covers approximately 3,000 employees at six sites in five U.S. states, including those within USW Local 310 in Des Moines.
Local 5 has reached out to USW Local 310. They confirmed with us they have a tentative agreement they'll bring to their members for them to review and vote on. They expect to do this within the next few weeks.
The tentative deal comes after the original agreement expired overnight Friday.
"The tentative agreement speaks to the commitment from Bridgestone and the USW to continue to support current operations in the six communities while maintaining flexibility to invest in future growth opportunities so we can continue to serve our customers," Emily Weaver, spokeswoman for Bridgestone Americas, Inc. said.
"The new agreement, if ratified, will ensure thousands of U.S. teammates in five states maintain good-paying jobs and strengthen the global competitiveness of the company’s U.S. manufacturing facilities," Weaver said.
On Thursday, Local 310 members, their families along with local and elected officials joined the rally outside the union hall and marched to the plant.
At the time, the union said a better agreement is needed because working families are struggling to make ends meet.
The Des Moines Ag Tire plant manufactures Firestone tires for the agricultural industry in the U.S and Canada. The company said as of 2020, the plant makes approximately 90% of all agricultural products that Firestone sells in the United States and Canada.
The Greater Des Moines Partnership notes the facility employs 1,600 people, making it one of the Des Moines metro's largest private employers.
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Bygone Muncie: The Great 20th Century Starlings War
In the mid-20th century, county commissioners waged a decades-long war against European starlings at the Delaware County courthouse. Every fall and winter, the birds would descend nightly upon the courthouse square to roost by the thousands. Come morning, the courthouse, surrounding square and any unfortunate vehicles parked along nearby streets were covered in poop, sometimes several inches of it. Commissioners tried everything, but ultimately lost the war.
The enemy arrives
Like dandelions and emerald ash borers, European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), as the name implies, aren’t native to North America. Acclimatization societies first introduced the birds here in the 1870s. Such societies existed to bring European plants and animals into the United States for, in retrospect, fantastically stupid reasons. Hundreds of starlings were released in the U.S. by 1890. The birds became invasive, damaging crops and native ecosystems.
Starlings first appeared locally in 1934. The Muncie Star reported that “several farmers have asked the identity of a short-tailed black bird, with inconspicuous white dots, that is appearing in Delaware County in small flocks. The bird is the English starling, imported to fight insect pests.”
By the end of the Depression, flocks of starlings were roosting across Muncie, covering the uptown district in thick guano. The birds escalated to war on Dec. 14, 1939 when “a large starling flew into circuit court the other day during a jury trial and soared hither and thither around the room much to the amusement of spectators.”
Thousands of its starling comrades were roosting just outside. Commissioners hired Bert Lewis, a local exterminator, to drive the birds away. Each night as they came to roost, Lewis fired Roman candles into the trees and against the courthouse façade, scattering the speckled devils hither and yon. It worked, sort of. The birds indeed left the square, but just congregated elsewhere downtown.
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Starlings overran Muncie that winter. The situation was so out of control that firemen at Station #1 just shot them out of the trees. A firefighter later told a reporter, “it was a Saturday night never will forget. We got 345 birds by count …they gave the sycamore a wide berth after that.”
In early 1940, the starlings deployed a tactic usually reserved for malevolent deities: bending time. The clock in the courthouse tower began to chime erratically and displayed the wrong hour randomly that January. The starlings were playing havoc with the clock’s weights as they roosted, while their sticky poo jammed up the gears. A Munsonian by the name of J.S. McCracken climbed the tower and fixed the clock, but the birds returned. Commissioners eventually sealed the tower’s openings with screen.
Battle for the Courthouse Square
The starlings mostly dissipated by 1950, but returned enmasse the fall of ‘52. An old-timer who habitually visited the square told the Star in mid-November that, “they are thicker on the trees than leaves are during summer.” Resigned to the inevitable campaign, commissioners grudgingly ordered 500 Roman candles for battle.
By December, all three commissioners had been pooped on while walking into the courthouse. On Dec. 2, an enraged Delaware County Board of Commissioners declared war on the starlings and enlisted Sheriff Wilber "Pete" Anthony as their field commander.
Anthony’s first strategy was a bit of cornpone falconry. On Dec. 15, a chicken hawk, clearly sent by Mars, the god of war, came crashing through a courthouse window into the auditor’s office. A custodian captured the hawk after a “brief battle.” Sheriff Anthony named it Hawkshaw and drafted it into service. The sheriff, get this, tied a piece of “stout twine” to the hawk’s leg and began throwing it up into the courthouse trees to, I dunno, scare the starlings? A pissed-off Hawkshaw just flew to the ground. Anthony tried a few times more, but stopped when the hawk “tried to kick me with his left foot.” The first skirmish “ended in defeat for the forces of law and order.”
The fireworks arrived a week before Christmas and with them, Anthony launched (I’m not making any of this up) “Operation Bird” promptly at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18. The sheriff rechristened his deputies “Anthony’s Raiders” and placed them strategically around the square and in opened second-story courthouse windows. The sheriff took a commanding position in the tower.
Around 4:10, flocks of starlings began to descend on Delaware County’s seat of justice, blotting out the setting sun. The sheriff yelled from on high, “This is war, men! Give ‘em all you’ve got. It’s them or us and I’ve not many clean clothes left.” Anthony’s Raiders unleashed a blitz of Roman candles. An embedded Star reporter wrote, “balls of fire from the candles would sail into the trees and above the Courthouse,” raining sparkling terror down onto the starlings. The crackle and boom echoed throughout downtown, surreally accompanied by screaming birds and Christmas carols wafting in from Walnut Street. The starlings scattered after a half-hour of fighting. A confident sheriff proclaimed, “you could have walked through the courtyard bareheaded.” But the birds had just retreated strategically. The found haven with holiday shoppers down Walnut.
Monday Night Massacre
The starlings returned to the courthouse nightly in the mid ‘50s, despite Anthony’s repeated Patton-esque barrages. Commissioners tried and considered everything from electrifying nooks, to cutting down trees, firing acetylene explosions, spreading poison, dispersing cyanide gas, blasting sound cannons and shooting blanks. Nothing worked. The starlings always returned.
Out of options in 1957, commissioners tasked Delaware County’s conservation officer, J.A. Planck, to end the starling menace with a shotgun brigade. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, two dozen men began firing birdshot into the trees on the courthouse square. About 1,500 starlings dropped dead. Ever resilient, the feathered survivors regrouped at Federal Park and old Muncie Central.
Such stratagems continued yearly, but ultimately solved nothing. The county paid thousands of dollars annually to clean the nasty mess away. Commissioners began another extermination plan in 1962, but instead of launching fireworks, they sprayed poison. The ground was no longer littered with excrementa in the mornings, but dead starlings.
End of an era
The courthouse was in trouble by the mid-1960s. Not only was the structure partially dilapidated, but the space proved inadequate for the county’s expanding government. Munsonians complained as local editorials called for a new building.
But it was the starlings that sent the commissioners over the edge. They had strong support from angry residents pressing for solutions. Dozens of op-eds appeared in local papers in the early ‘60s decrying the smelly, poo-covered palace of justice. There was an economic factor too: the annual cost to clean the building was enormous and in some places, the crust was literally too hard to shovel. To solve all problems, commissioners announced a new county building and the demolition of the old in 1965.
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All these years I thought the ornate, 1886 beaux-arts courthouse was torn down because of limited space, bad taste and crumbling sandstone. These contributed for sure, but in the end, the catalyst for the courthouse’s destruction came from an unwinnable war with nature and a deep layer of s**t.
Chris Flook is a board member for the Delaware County Historical Society and is the author of "Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana" and "Native Americans of East-Central Indiana." For more information about the Delaware County Historical Society, visit delawarecountyhistory.org. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/bygone-muncie-delaware-county-20th-century-war-on-starlings/65383922007/ | 2022-07-29T09:34:12 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/bygone-muncie-delaware-county-20th-century-war-on-starlings/65383922007/ |
From Cape Cod to downtown Providence: Rory's Market and Kitchen to make first urban spot
PROVIDENCE — When Rory Eames took over the store started by her mother — Dennis Port Natural Market — she was reluctant to put her name on the business.
But longtime customers called the store Rory's because she was always there, and a marketing consultant said that was the way to go.
Now "Rory's Market and Kitchen" will become a prominent name on Washington Street in downtown Providence as the Cape Cod market expands to its first location off the Cape and first urban outpost.
The store, which Eames, 37, described as a hybrid of natural/organic store, grocery store, convenience store and fast-casual restaurant, is slated to open around mid September in the Nightingale Building, the residential complex between Washington and Fountain Streets at the corner of Mathewson Street.
Although many of Rory's offerings can be found nearby at retailers Eames expects her place to stand out. "We pride ourselves on the experience we can give our customers."
Rory's focus on natural, local and organic products will separate the store from Dunkin' and 7-Eleven, she said.
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She admires nearby Serendipity Gourmet on Weybosset Street. "I'm really impressed with their hot lunch bar," she said. "We do something that is totally different." All the hot food at Rory's is made to order.
And, although it is sold to go, Rory's will have seating in the windows along Washington Street. "We want to be a place where people come and hang out."
Even rumors that Trader Joe's will be opening a store not far away near India Point doesn't faze Eames.
"I think it's a great sign of what's happening in Downtown Providence," she said. "We think it will be a complement to what we're doing."
She expects that Rory's will be a place that urban dwellers, especially residents of the more than 100 apartments in the same building, will be able to do their weekly grocery shopping.
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But she also expects to attract people who work or go to school downtown.
Eames is pleased that Rory's first foray into an urban setting is in an area that has only been recently "discovered" as a place to work.
"Kind of growing up together is something that's really special to me."
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo mother is asking a jury to award more than $1.1 million in damages after her son was hospitalized with high lead levels in 2019.
Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday in the suit brought by Victoria Fuhrman who said her landlord, Chase Keller, failed to disclose the presence of lead paint when she and her then 2-year-old son began renting an apartment on Logan Avenue.
“Without the disclosure, people are in danger,” her attorney, Bradley Kaspar, told jurors.
The boy spent more than a week in the hospital and still suffers from behavioral issues, according to testimony.
Kaspar asked jurors to award his client and her son $500,000 in punitive damages plus $100,000 in past pain and suffering, $100,000 in future pain and suffering, $100,000 for past loss of companionship, $100,000 for future loss on companionship, and $9,134 in past medical expenses.
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Testimony at trial showed that the boy was found with high lead levels in February 2019 and he was hospitalized when those levels reached 46 micrograms per deciliter of blood.
Kaspar said when Fuhrman notified the landlord about the lead problem, he asked for a rent check and took steps to have her evicted.
Keller’s attorney, Brian Marty, told jurors the plaintiffs are asking for more than $1.1 million for behavioral issues the child had before they moved into the apartment. He said evidence showed Fuhrman had told medical staff that her son had the issues before they began renting in December 2018.
He said Keller didn’t know about lead paint at the Logan address and had nothing to lose in disclosing it because he had done so at another rental property where lead was discovered.
Marty also noted that after the two moved out, the child’s lead levels began to climb again, and x-rays showed lead in his digestive tract.
“It tells us he is still ingesting lead somewhere,” Marty said.
The defense questioned if the lead could have come from another source, such as a family member’s home on Kern Street where they stayed before and after their time on Logan.
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WATERLOO — The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors may have to go back to the drawing board to allocate funding to community services.
On Tuesday, the board had $100,000 to allocate to six services but ended up giving out $55,000 to five of them.
The Family and Children’s Council, Focus on Diabetes, Grow Cedar Valley, Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Operation Threshold and the Riverview Center asked for a total of $211,500.
Grow Cedar Valley requested $50,000 but was allocated no money at the meeting.
This came after Supervisors Dan Trelka and Linda Laylin recused themselves from the vote. Trelka abstained because he said he is a member of the economic development organization and recently purchased a business that will be involved with Grow Cedar Valley. Laylin noted that she worked there for 25 years and has many good friends still employed by it.
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The three remaining supervisors needed to be unanimous in their vote to approve any funding because, even with recusals, a majority of the board still needs to favor a proposal. Supervisor Chair Craig White motioned for $50,000 while Supervisor Chris Schwartz motioned for $15,000. Meanwhile, Supervisor Tom Little said he wasn’t in favor of any funding.
“I have concerns,” Little said. “The board passed proclamations and letters of support to the state and I noticed (Grow Cedar Valley) come out against what we were doing.”
Grow Cedar Valley’s CEO, Cary Darrah, said she wasn’t sure what Little was talking about. Little said he had nothing more to discuss.
White and Schwartz agreed on a $25,000 motion, but the vote was still 2-1 and it didn’t pass.
Darrah mentioned with the lesser funding the organization would reach out to Evansdale and La Porte City to work on Grow Cedar Valley’s businesses retention expansion program in suburban and rural areas.
“We’re disappointed,” Darrah said. “We still intend on working with the county however we can to meet the goals businesses in Black Hawk County need.”
Before 2013, the board had committees that would meet and come to it with recommendations. But after stopping the use of funds from the county’s Solid Waste Management Commission landfill revenue, the advisory committees were disbanded.
“It looks like we should go back to that committee we had before because everyone of these we could recuse ourselves because we have relationships with people,” White said. “I could recuse myself because I’ve been on Child and Family’s Council, I’ve been on Northeast Iowa Food Bank, so I’d have to excuse myself from them but I didn’t see a conflict.”
Schwartz said he would be open to a second round of applications in the year for the remaining $45,000.
Grow Cedar Valley wasn’t the only funding allocation vote some supervisors abstained from.
Trelka abstained from the vote on the Family & Children’s Council of Black Hawk County because he was asked to rejoin the board. The group asked for $10,000 and were allocated $5,000. Laylin said after talking to the organization, they asked for $10,000 to replace money lost from a large donor and to help with their “baby safety program.”
White and Schwartz recused themselves from the Northeast Iowa Food Bank vote. White said he used to sit on the board and Schwartz said he is a non-voting member of it.
The NEIFB asked for $50,000 and was awarded $20,000.
White and Schwartz also abstained from voting on Operation Threshold’s proposal.
The organization asked for $20,000 and was awarded $10,000. The board noted the program is looking at implementing a new service of water heater replacement and repair so people don’t get services turned off.
The other two organizations, Focus on Diabetes and the Riverview Center, didn’t have any supervisors recuse themselves.
Focus on Diabetes asked for $25,000 and was awarded $5,000. The group hosts an awareness event at the Waterloo Center for the Arts annually. Board members noted that the group is looking to expand to include prostate cancer screenings.
The Riverview Center asked for $56,500 to make up for a 22% decrease in state funds. The supervisors awarded them $15,000. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/grow-cedar-valley-receives-no-money-from-county-board/article_0a4582ac-52fb-5dfc-b60d-f99ba3898a89.html | 2022-07-29T10:31:35 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/grow-cedar-valley-receives-no-money-from-county-board/article_0a4582ac-52fb-5dfc-b60d-f99ba3898a89.html |
What to know before the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival
CANTON – It's that time again when visitors descend on Canton for the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.
More than a week of events, which began July 24 with a community parade, are planned to celebrate the newest enshrinees into the Hall of Fame. The Hall, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and nearly 5,000 volunteers led this year by General Chair Dennis Manzella and General Vice Chair Todd Hawke coordinate the festival.
It typically draws hundreds of thousands of fans. Rich Desrosiers, chief communications and content officer at the Hall, "expects about 45,000 guests at the Hall of Fame Game, Enshrinement and Concert for Legends."
One of the big changes this year is the Enshrinement ceremony taking place at noon at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. It will be the first midday Enshrinement since 2006. Prior to the 2006 Enshrinement moving to an evening event, the ceremony had been a Saturday morning or afternoon staple since its inception.
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Desrosiers answered questions via email about what people might want to know before attending the festival:
Are there any noteworthy changes this year?
"Several! The annual 'team photo' of returning Hall of Famers will be taken this year at Centennial Plaza."
Desrosiers said the Hall of Famers will walk or ride golf carts from the DoubleTree by Hilton to the plaza about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5.
"Fans who want to catch a glimpse of the returning members of the Hall of Fame are encouraged to line Market Avenue and welcome them to Canton. More than 100 Hall of Famers have returned to Canton to participate in events this year. Adding in widows and children (or other relatives) of deceased Hall of Famers, nearly 150 of the 362 enshrinees will be represented in Canton this year.
"Also noteworthy this year: relatives of the deceased members of the new class – Elaine Anderson (sister of Cliff Branch) and Melanie Mills (widow of Sam Mills) – will speak on their behalf at the Enshrinement. In past years for past enshrinees who were deceased, this was not the case.
"And, of course, Keegan-Michael Key as in-stadium entertainer at the Enshrinement. He will bring his unique style to the afternoon’s event in several appearances on stage between the speeches."
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What is the parking situation for events at the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus?
"There is no parking on the campus, except reserved spots for employees and media partners covering the events.
"As in previous years, ticket-holders will be encouraged to use the Stark County Fairgrounds for parking and to ride the shuttles to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
"Return bus service will be available after the events on the Hall of Fame campus."
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Are the events accessible to people with disabilities?
"All events are accessible to persons with disabilities. To help improve the experience for guests with mobility challenges, the Hall of Fame added several golf carts and drivers to its count this year to assist with transportation needs across the Hall campus."
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How will the earlier enshrinement affect this year's festival?
"The noon start for the Enshrinement allows the festival to wrap up a full day earlier than previous years.
"Guests who plan to attend the Enshrinement and Concert for Legends, featuring Journey, don’t even need to leave the campus. There will be plenty to do and experience at the Fun Fest — with food, games, interactives and musical acts."
Is there anything else visitors should know?
"The Hall of Fame Game features the 'coming home' of new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels, a McKinley High School grad who played his games on the same field (then Fawcett Stadium). Attending the game provides an opportunity to welcome back someone who has succeeded at the highest level in the sport.
Likewise, attending the Enshrinement in person — the only way to see Keegan-Michael Key perform — honors a great class of eight men, several who waited many years to hear their name called. Their appreciation will come through in the speeches, which will be limited to six to eight minutes, keeping the afternoon fast-paced and high-energy." | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/29/what-know-before-pro-football-hall-fame-enshrinement-festival/10126473002/ | 2022-07-29T10:38:20 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/29/what-know-before-pro-football-hall-fame-enshrinement-festival/10126473002/ |
An overnight robbery in Manhattan turned into a shootout between cops and two suspects, who got away and are still on the run as of Friday morning.
The incident unfolded in the Flatiron District around 21st Street and Sixth Avenue just before 3 a.m. Cops say they came upon a robbery in progress and tried to intervene, at which point one of the suspects allegedly opened fire.
Officers shot back, though it appears no one was hit on either side.
The suspects fled in an Audi sedan.
This is a developing story.
Copyright NBC New York | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cops-alleged-robbers-in-manhattan-shootout-overnight/3800556/ | 2022-07-29T10:40:20 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cops-alleged-robbers-in-manhattan-shootout-overnight/3800556/ |
A wild lynx on the loose on Long Island since earlier this week has been captured and is being cared for, an animal shelter said on Friday.
Police first warned on Tuesday to look out for the animal, which was initially thought to be a lynx, serval or bobcat. It was later confirmed to be a lynx and sighted again on Wednesday in Central Islip, before finally being captured.
"The lynx has been caught by SCPD! Strong island animal rescue was called onto the scene and got the cat to sweetbriar nature center to be accessed for a health check ! Teamwork saves them," Strong Island Animal Rescue League posted on Facebook just after 5 a.m. Friday.
It was not immediately clear where or when the lynx was caught.
Police believe the animal was being kept illegally as a pet. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/wild-lynx-someones-pet-prowling-long-island-captured-after-3-day-hunt/3800534/ | 2022-07-29T10:40:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/wild-lynx-someones-pet-prowling-long-island-captured-after-3-day-hunt/3800534/ |
Carmel Redevelopment Commission seeks $3M land purchase for future project
Mostly vacant property across from the Indiana Design Center in downtown Carmel could be home to a future redevelopment project.
The Carmel Redevelopment Commission is seeking approval from the Carmel City Council to purchase $3 million worth of land near south Range Line Road and 1st Avenue Southeast for a future unnamed project. The purchase would include seven parcels of land in the area, according to a resolution before the Carmel City Council.
The resolution at Monday's council meeting would give the commission the OK to make the purchases. Funds would come from bonds the city issued in 2021, according to the resolution.
The resolution only describes the parcels as the site of "a proposed redevelopment project."
Carmel Redevelopment Director Henry Mestetsky told IndyStar additional details about the project were not available ahead of the deadline for this article.
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The potential redevelopment would continue work the city, Mayor Jim Brainard and the Carmel Redevelopment Commission have done to transform downtown into a denser, walkable area with a mix of residential and commercial uses.
One of those projects currently under construction nearby is First on Main at the intersection of Range Line Road and Main Street. The $47 million redevelopment project includes plans for a 310-car public parking garage, a 73,000-square foot four-story office building, restaurant space, apartments and condos on a 1.7 acre site.
Carmel's city council meets Monday night at 6 p.m. at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2022/07/29/carmel-redevelopment-commission-city-council-range-line-road/65383786007/ | 2022-07-29T10:42:33 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2022/07/29/carmel-redevelopment-commission-city-council-range-line-road/65383786007/ |
IndyGo takes conservative approach to passenger revenue for 2023 budget
June was a promising month for passenger service revenue for IndyGo: the agency collected 17% more than it budgeted for.
But leaders are tempering their expectations.
For the past two years, fare revenue has been coming in under budget, though the gap between the actuals and the budgeted figures have been slowly closing. In 2021, the $5.1 million received was 20% below budget.
"So in 2023 we decided to go a little conservative rather than be too optimistic on our budget," deputy chief financial officer Hardi Shah told the board of directors July 28.
Read: Passengers are skipping fare on the Red Line. What IndyGo is doing about it
IndyGo's proposed 2023 budget, which the board will vote on in late August, budgets about 20% less in passenger revenue than budgeted in 2022. But that conservative revenue estimate is offset by a 30% increase in federal formula funding due to President Joe Biden's new infrastructure law, which will deliver an extra $14.5 million.
The overall spending plan of $263 million is $17 million, or 7%, greater than last year's.
The largest driver of expenses is new bus rapid transit infrastructure and all of the fixings that come with it, from security to technology to insuring new vehicles.
Half of the capital budget consists of bus-rapid-transit related work, chief among them $50 million allocated for Purple Line construction.
The $188 million Purple Line is IndyGo's second bus rapid transit line, which will connect downtown to Lawrence, largely along the existing Route 39.
Read: Purple Line is more than just a bus for 38th Street neighborhoods
All of the 2023 capital projects are fully funded through federal grants, bonds and cash reserves.
The board will hold a public hearing on the 2023 budget on Aug. 11 and a final vote on Aug. 24. The City-County Council will review it in October.
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/2022/07/29/indygo-bus-schedule-routes-fare-cost-2023-indianapolis-transportation-budget/65383742007/ | 2022-07-29T10:42:39 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/29/indygo-bus-schedule-routes-fare-cost-2023-indianapolis-transportation-budget/65383742007/ |
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A 54-year-old woman was killed after being shot in the neck in West Philadelphia during what police described as a chaotic scene that included a ransacked home and a car with a bullet hole nearby.
Surveillance cameras showed a group of 10-15 people gathered in the area of 46th Street and Fairmount Avenue just after 11 p.m. Thursday, Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small said. The video didn’t capture the shooting, but it showed some people fleeing and others tending to the collapsed victim, he said.
Police didn’t recover any ballistic evidence, but witnesses reported three gunshots, Small said.
When police officers arrived, they found the woman – who lived about half a mile from the scene – bleeding “very heavily” from at least one gunshot to the neck, he said. Medics rushed her to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she later died.
Video also showed a car pull up near 46th Street just before the gunfire, Small said. NBC10 cameras later showed that car with its doors open and a bullet hole in the rear passenger window. The people in that vehicle may have witnessed the shooting or may have been involved, Small said.
Near the scene of the shooting was also a house that had been “ransacked.” Inside were broken flatscreen televisions, broken glass and damaged and overturned furniture, the chief inspector said. Investigators believe whatever happened inside that house is related to the shooting, he added.
Detectives also found three cellphones near where the woman was shot, and they’re hoping to use those to track down the shooter or anyone who might have seen the shooting, he said.
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There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-fatally-shot-in-neck-in-the-middle-of-west-philadelphia-street/3319556/ | 2022-07-29T10:43:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-fatally-shot-in-neck-in-the-middle-of-west-philadelphia-street/3319556/ |
NELSON COUNTY, Va. – Two juveniles are facing charges after a shots fired incident Thursday morning, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say it happened at about 11 a.m. on Toms Lane in Roseland, Virginia.
They arrived at the scene to find two juveniles, who were later arrested in relation to the incident. During the investigation, a stolen vehicle was also identified and recovered.
The two juveniles, who have not been identified, were charged with the following:
- Reckless handling of a firearm
- Receiving stolen goods
One juvenile was also charged with the violation of a protective order, according to officers.
We’re told the second juvenile had an outstanding detention order from another jurisdiction and was held on those charges.
According to authorities, no one was hurt and no property was damaged.
Authorities ensure us that there is no known threat to the public in connection to this incident.
This remains an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/29/two-juveniles-charged-after-reports-of-shots-fired-in-nelson-county/ | 2022-07-29T10:51:50 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/29/two-juveniles-charged-after-reports-of-shots-fired-in-nelson-county/ |
Bayfront Park kite enthusiast named city's kite flying ambassador
PETOSKEY — Petoskey residents and visitors are likely familiar with the site of kites flying by the Little Traverse Bay, as well as the man flying them.
Mike Griffes of Conway, also known as the kite guy, was officially named the Kite Flying Ambassador by Mayor John Murphy at the Petoskey City Council meeting on Monday, July 18 in honor of his hobby, which he has been doing for the last 15 years.
“It's a nice hobby, I've enjoyed doing it. I do like to meet people. I meet people from, practically all over the United States and from other countries,” Griffes said.
Griffes’ hobby began when he and his daughter decided to fly kites together one day. As she grew up, he carried on flying kites. He now owns about 30 ranging in size from three feet to 19 feet, including the kites he originally bought with his daughter.
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“I think it's really important for the city to identify and acknowledge citizens that go above and beyond helping to make Petoskey the charming city that it is,” Murphy said.
A proclamation issued by Murphy read: “WHEREAS, kite flying renews dreams of free spirit, hope and independence; and WHEREAS, watching a flying kite renews thoughts of youth and dreams; and WHEREAS, residents, tourists and visitors have enjoyed the striking view of large kites flying over 450’ at Bayfront Park; and WHEREAS, the kites encourage a great recreational activity; and WHEREAS, people of all ages have been welcomed to interact with 'The Kite Man' and discuss kite flying; and WHEREAS, those driving along U.S. 131 and at the waterfront are likely to view the kites: NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Murphy, Mayor of the City of Petoskey, do hereby proclaim
and acknowledge with thanks and appreciation, Mikey Griffes, as 'The Kite Flying
Ambassador' for the City of Petoskey.”
Kite flying isn’t exactly a laid-back hobby, or a cheap one. The kites require maintenance and reeling in a kite on a windy day can be physically taxing, especially when there are 7 to 15 in the air at once.
It’s also a hobby that depends on weather and, especially, wind. So Griffes said he’s able to make it out once or twice per week as long as the weather is good and the wind is at an ideal speed of around 10 mph.
“I have five 19-footers, real big guys that I only fly on special days, for the wind,” Griffes said. “Good wind is like 10 miles an hour. Anything over 12 miles an hour, bringing them down is like bringing a Marlin, just like really pulling on it. It's really hard to get to the end. But you get them down and (it’s) just a lot of time and a workout.”
One aspect of the maintenance Griffes is unable to do himself is sewing the rips and tears that inevitably happen when flying kites.
“That's one thing I’d like to put out there. If anybody could stitch up a few little things. There's like little rips and tears, things that need to be folded over and re-seamed,” Griffes said. “The hard part is just trying to find somebody to do that. (I’m) trying to keep them maintained and keep them in good shape and stuff like that.”
Griffes said one of the things he enjoys about the kites is choosing exciting colors and adding elements like streamers to the kites. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Griffes was flying kites with spiky ball strings attached and kept getting comments from pedestrians about how they looked like the virus.
People in Bayfront Park will often walk up to Griffes to ask about his kites, which he said is one of his favorite parts about his hobby.
He also shares photos and videos on his Facebook page for others to enjoy.
“I just do it just for fun on my days off, just to get out and blow off some steam and get people interested in flying kites and stuff. I've had people hold on to them, five-year-olds up to about 80-year-olds. It brings back a lot of memories and stuff for them too,” Griffes said.
Contact reporter Tess Ware at tware@petoskeynews.com. Follow her on Twitter, @Tess_Petoskey | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/petoskey-names-official-kite-flying-ambassador/10171930002/ | 2022-07-29T11:03:38 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/petoskey-names-official-kite-flying-ambassador/10171930002/ |
A new $1.2 million shine: Charlevoix to get electric grid upgrade
CHARLEVOIX — Charlevoix’s city council authorized Power System Engineering to engage in contract negotiations with Aclara for an automated metering infrastructure project at their most recent city council meeting.
PSE was retained by council about a year ago, according to Charlevoix City Manager Mark Heydlauff, in order to begin drafting this process — a plan that has been in the city’s long range strategies for at least the past six years.
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There is $1.2 million in the electric fund budget for the work that will be done — work that will upgrade the city’s electric meters and bring about a more accurate understanding of grid occurrences and thus a more streamlined understanding of how to handle problems as they arise.
"In the old days, you would design a system for what you thought would be the heaviest loads,” said Heydlauff, explaining how a city would "size up" when ordering a transformer in anticipation of what was to come.
"The data that we will get back from this advanced metering will allow us to better understand how, when and where power is consumed. So that rather than over-engineering parts of the system for the unknown, we can better track where things go," said Heydlauff.
"So, when it comes to things like shifting loads between the two Charlevoix substations (there is one on the south side and north side of the city), we can better predict system maintenance by better understanding the power supply load throughout the city. It gives us better data to better manage the system so that over time we can size things more appropriately to make things more reliable," he said.
Heydlauff said this will save taxpayers' money and there will not be a large fee increase as a result of the upgrades.
“This is built into the rate structure,” he said. “This a capital improvement that we have planned over time that rates have already been paying for."
In the example of a power outage that occurred on Thanksgiving last year as the result of a squirrel eating through a transformer, Heydlauff said that rather than the current system that only gives a general area of the outage area, the new system will give data indicating exactly what meters are without power and give the city the ability to more quickly address the problem.
The project will be rolled out over the next three to four years, according to Heydlauff. Residents will receive prior notice before new equipment is installed on their homes.
For questions about the upcoming upgrade, call city hall at (231) 547-3259.
To read details about the upgrade from the recent city council meeting visit charlevoixmi.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=7&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0.
Contact reporter Annie Doyle at adoyle@charlevoixcourier.com | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2022/07/29/charlevoix-city-officials-begin-process-electric-grid-upgrade/10166117002/ | 2022-07-29T11:03:44 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2022/07/29/charlevoix-city-officials-begin-process-electric-grid-upgrade/10166117002/ |
This story includes minor spoilers for “Nope.”
The iconic, and now sadly extinct, Bay Area institution Fry’s Electronics plays a significant role in Jordan Peele’s latest sci-fi horror epic “Nope.” More details have now emerged regarding how, exactly, that happened — and the unexpected cameo co-founder Randy Fry and his wife, KRON4 news anchor Vicki Liviakis, make in the No. 1 movie (and it’s not in the scene you might think).
After the kitschy chain of themed stores went out of business early last year, Fry said the requests started to pour in — TV show appearances, documentaries and magazine interviews.
He turned down just about every single one of them, busy with the work of dismantling the remaining Fry’s locations.
Then, in early 2021, he received an email from the location manager of Monkeypaw Productions that made him reconsider. It described the plot of “Nope” and how Peele hoped to use one of his stores as a focal point in the film. Though Fry was still a bit apprehensive, Liviakis encouraged him to keep an open mind, so he asked if he could take a look at an early version of the script.
“I was intrigued by the whole aspect of extraterrestrial life, and to see the store enshrined in a sci-fi movie was even better,” Fry told SFGATE via phone from his office in San Jose.
He’s a longtime fan of 1950s UFO films “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Earth vs. The Flying Saucers,” both movies that he watched constantly as a kid and eventually contributed to the thematic decor of the Burbank Fry’s location. And the fact that a Fry’s employee named Angel (Brandon Perea) helped the heroes of the film to document proof of the alien pretty much sealed the deal.
“I decided to allow them to do it,” Fry said.
By June, he and Liviakis were inside the Burbank store with Peele, the actors and a film crew, watching the scene where OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) head to Fry’s to purchase the surveillance cameras they plan to use to capture “the Oprah shot” of the UFO. It’s the first time they meet Angel in the film, and coincidentally, it was also the first scene all three actors filmed together.
“They shot that scene probably 50 times while we were there, over and over,” Fry said. “It was all business. No chitchat.”
Prior to filming, Fry said he made sure the bare bones of the store, including the shelving and themed items, were kept intact. However, it took the crew about three weeks to put up new signage, replace the cash registers and all of the merchandise.
“They had to restock everything and recreate the store from the ground up, which seemed like a mammoth effort,” Liviakis said. “We were very impressed.”
When they went home later that night, she couldn’t help but wonder what it would have been like if her husband had a walk-on role in the movie, as a bit of a homage to the store’s legacy and a final goodbye.
“How funny would that be? There are film aficionados who love to look out for stuff like that,” she said.
Producer Ian Cooper was into the idea, but they only had one day left to shoot at the store, and Fry was unavailable. However, Cooper said the cast and crew were filming an alien abduction sequence in Agua Dulce, California, the following month. Would they be interested?
The couple arrived at the fictional set of the “Star Lasso Experience” for two sweltering days of filming, with no idea that they were about to appear in one of “Nope’s” most climactic scenes. (The stadium is where Ricky “Jupe” Park’s character invites a paid audience to watch the UFO, unaware of the imminent danger it poses to the crowd.)
It was over 100 degrees, and Fry said each take required them to get wind and dust blown at them “pretty heavily.”
“But it was a privilege to see [Peele] and how he handles himself during a shoot. And I didn’t realize we were going to get eaten until we saw the movie,” Fry said with a laugh.
Eagle-eyed viewers can spot the couple seated in the bleachers as they watch Park deliver his speech. Look out for them to the right of the Icee machine, where Fry is wearing a plaid shirt and Liviakis is disguised in sunglasses and an orange dress. They can also be seen around the 33-second mark in the final trailer.
“We were supposed to act like we saw this flying saucer overhead, and then to act sort of unnerved by it, but unsure of what was going on,” said Liviakis, adding that at one point she improvised and jumped into Fry’s arms. “... I don’t think they used that in the film, but it was terrific fun.”
At the “Nope” premiere afterparty, Fry and Liviakis finally had the opportunity to meet the actor who played the Fry’s employee in the film, Brandon Perea. Fry told him he bought the van that was used in the movie — it’s currently at the set for the theme park in “Nope,” Jupiter’s Claim, which is now part of the Universal Studios backlot tour. Eventually, the vehicle will be stored in a warehouse where thousands of other relics from Fry’s Electronics stores are safely stashed away. In the future, Fry could see them repurposed as movie props, displayed at a museum, or rented out for "crazy themed" parties.
Perea said that he “couldn’t wait to drive it again someday.”
Fry responded with a wisecrack.
“I told him, if he was still working for the company, that maybe the Burbank store would still be in business.” | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/frys-founder-makes-nope-cameo-17336023.php | 2022-07-29T11:11:03 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/frys-founder-makes-nope-cameo-17336023.php |
Fort Wayne investigators are determining the cause of a house fire that seriously injured two people and left four cats dead early today.
Crews arrived at 423 W. Fourth St. at 12:20 a.m. and found flames on the first floor of the two-story home. Two adults managed to escape and were taken to a hospital by ambulance, according to a news release.
Four cats at the house perished in the blaze.
Crews had the fire under control in 21 minutes, but the blaze heavily damaged the home. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-seriously-hurt-in-fire-4-cats-perish/article_90a114da-0f2c-11ed-baa0-b337205108c9.html | 2022-07-29T11:26:08 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-seriously-hurt-in-fire-4-cats-perish/article_90a114da-0f2c-11ed-baa0-b337205108c9.html |
Atlantic County is collaborating with state officials and health care providers to respond to the recent global monkeypox outbreak, according to a county news release issued Wednesday.
Although the state Department of Health has recorded 109 confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox in New Jersey as of Thursday, there has yet to be a case in Atlantic County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 4,639 cases of monkeypox across the United States as of Wednesday.
Monkeypox does not spread easily without close contact with an infected individual, according to the state Department of Health web page about the disease. The disease can spread through contact with a monkeypox rash, scab or sore; objects used by someone with monkeypox such as bedding, clothing, towels or surfaces; or respiratory droplets.
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Symptoms may include swollen lymph nodes and a pimple or blister-like rash that can appear on any part of the body and resemble other diseases such as chickenpox, herpes or syphilis. Monkeypox also may cause flu-like symptoms, including muscle aches, chills, fever, exhaustion and cough.
The disease can be passed to fetuses during pregnancy, and those who are pregnant or breast feeding may be more susceptible to serious disease. People with a weak immune system or a history of skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis or eczema may be particularly vulnerable as well, according to the county.
Those with symptoms are being asked to isolate and contact their health care provider. People also should contact their doctor or health care provider if they believe they have been exposed to monkeypox.
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The state’s vaccination guidance was updated Wednesday.
New Jersey is currently making a vaccine to monkeypox available to anyone confirmed to have been exposed to the disease in the past 14 days. Those who have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for monkeypox should contact their local health department to schedule their vaccination. Local health departments, in turn, have been tasked with contact tracing and offering the vaccine to close contacts of those infected.
People who have not had a confirmed exposure but suspect they were exposed or are considered as having been at high risk of exposure in the past 14 days are being asked to schedule an appointment for their vaccination through one of the state’s three community partners at their respective vaccine locations. None of those three vaccine locations are in South Jersey, according to the state's updated presentation on monkeypox vaccination.
Those with weakened immune systems or with atopic dermatitis or eczema are listed as “high priority groups” for vaccination.
The CDC is expected to furnish New Jersey with additional vaccine doses, and the state will expand vaccine access as its supply of the vaccine grows.
Atlantic County residents looking for additional information about monkeypox can visit atlantic-county.org/public-health or call the county Division of Public Health at 609-645-5933. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-working-with-state-health-care-providers-on-monkeypox/article_c2a24d7a-0e08-11ed-8317-ffe26cfb8168.html | 2022-07-29T11:28:22 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-working-with-state-health-care-providers-on-monkeypox/article_c2a24d7a-0e08-11ed-8317-ffe26cfb8168.html |
Long known for its sweet corn, tomatoes and peaches, Cumberland County also is producing an abundance of cold-storage warehouse space, as well as food processing and packaging facilities.
Eleven such construction or expansion projects — including an oat milk plant in Millville, a commercial dairy in Bridgeton and a hydroponic leafy greens-growing facility in Vineland — have been reviewed by the county planning board in the last 18 months. Ten cold storage warehouses operate in Vineland alone, and many are locally owned, city officials said.
“In 2021 we built 115,000 square feet. We’re building another 120,000 square feet as we speak, and we’re not done yet,” said Michael Levari Sr., a Vineland native whose two companies, First Choice Freezer and Cold Storage, and M & O Freezer and Cold Storage, are landmarks on North Mill Road in the city.
“The buildings we’re building? They’re not even done, and they’re full,” said Levari, whose companies employ 48 people, most of them local.
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Warehouse development is advancing south along I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike as online retailers offer ever-faster fulfillment and the demand for fresh food grows. But cold-storage space remains near capacity on the East Coast.
Thus, Vineland — a sprawling and diverse city of 59,000 with two industrial parks and multiple exits on Route 55 — “is in a good spot,” said Sandy Forosisky, the city’s director of economic and community development.
Some warehouse proposals are generating fierce opposition in the more densely populated parts of New Jersey, including one nevertheless approved last month by West Windsor Township, Mercer County. Not so in 69-square-mile Vineland, the state’s largest city as measured by land area.
“In Cumberland County most warehouse development is happening in industrial parks,” said Matthew E. Pisarski, the county’s head of planning.
“Developers are rehabbing existing structures, or building adjacent to, or in proximity to similar land uses,” he said. “The utilities are already there. Developers see [sites] that are ready to go. The source materials for value-added food processing are right here.”
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Route 55 connects Vineland to the Walt Whitman Bridge and the Port of Philadelphia, also known as PhilaPort, where cargo container volume has grown steadily in recent years. In February, Gov. Tom Wolf announced more than $240 million for continued expansion. The success of those expansion plans depends in part on the future availability of cold storage space in South Jersey and elsewhere in the Philadelphia region.
“People want to eat fresh food and seasonal produce and vegetables all year round, and we have built our network to handle perishables,” said Sean E. Mahoney, PhilaPort’s director of marketing.
“Fifty percent of our containerized cargo is refrigerated. We have to move cargo off the terminal as quickly as possible, and we can only do that with the sort of investments that Mr. Levari and others are making in South Jersey,” Mahoney said.
Cumberland County is among the smallest and poorest of New Jersey’s 21 counties. But it also has a workforce accustomed to the demands of agriculture and warehousing.
“We’re a blue-collar community, and these are blue-collar jobs,” said Kim Ayres, senior vice president at the Cumberland County Improvement Authority.
Progresso, the canned soup company founded in Vineland by two Italian immigrant families in 1942, was shut down by owner General Mills in 2017. More than 300 people lost their jobs.
But the Cumberland County based F&S Fresh Foods purchased the plant, reopened it as a processing and packaging facility for snack fruits and veggies, and now employs more than 500, said Forosisky.
“It’s cultural,” said Ethan Byler, executive vice president of Stanker & Galetto Inc., a construction company that has called Vineland home for 75 years.
“Vineland grew from agriculture and then went into processing and trucking and storing food,” Byler said. “All that infrastructure is here.”
Haile Perez, 37, is the married father of a young daughter and lives in Millville. He’s worked as a truck driver and forklift operator for five years at M & O and likes “being with a company that’s doing great” and expanding.
“It’s a family-oriented place, and they treat me like family,” Perez said. “We have a lot of local customers, and we’re keeping business here in Vineland.”
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A tradition of food innovation
Established as a multiethnic colony of farmers in 1861 by Charles K. Landis, a South Jersey developer with a utopian streak, Vineland has a sturdy grid of broad boulevards, has generated its own electricity since 1899, and is home to one of the largest cooperative produce auctions in the Eastern United States.
Farming and food-processing innovations are something of a tradition in Cumberland County, where Upper Deerfield Township is home to Seabrook Brothers & Sons, a family-owned successor to Seabrook Farms, the company that helped introduce frozen vegetables to American consumers in the 1940s.
Food production and processing have thrived even as the massive glassmaking facilities that helped put Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties on the map have disappeared.
In 2018, Millville, a city of 27,000 just south and west of Vineland, attracted Oatly, the Swedish oak milk company, said Nick Catalana, general manager of Innovation Foods. The longtime family-owned firm partnered with Oatly to develop the first phase of the project; a second phase is set to open this fall.
Oatly’s Millville operation represents a $120 million investment by the partnership. It has already created 30 jobs and is expected to create another 70 positions, Catalana said.
The company’s presence also creates opportunities for local contractors, suppliers and vendors such as M & O, which handles “100% of their product,” Levari said.
There are other synergies as well; city Administrator Ray Compari said an Italian meat processing company also is seeking to build a facility in Millville, where there is plenty of space available at two industrial parks served by rail and the city airport.
“The continued agricultural nature of South Jersey, and having a location [close to] Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and the shore, makes it a really good area to place these types of facilities [and] distribute product to a very large swath of consumers,” said Nolan Lewin, executive director of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Bridgeton. The city of 24,000 is also the seat of Cumberland County.
The food innovation center was established in 2001 and provides technical and other assistance to several hundred businesses, including local start-ups and home-based enterprises, annually. The center helped the Impossible Foods company commercialize its plant-based Impossible Burger.
With Schär, the gluten-free Italian baking company, “we helped rebuild their recipe for the American palate and source local ingredients,” Lewin said. Schär has since built a 50,000-square-foot commercial bakery in Swedesboro and created 100 jobs, he said.
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Preserving farmland
Developers also have expressed interest in vacant industrial land, a portion of which has freight railroad service, along the 31-square-mile township’s Route 77 corridor, Upper Deerfield officials said.
“We have interest because of our agricultural community,” Mayor Jim Crilley said, adding that development will not occur “at the expense of our agricultural community.”
About 22,000 of the 66,000 acres of farmland in Vineland have been permanently preserved from development. Ed Wengryn, a researcher with the New Jersey Farm Bureau, an 8,300-member trade organization, said the success of food processing and other agriculture-related businesses can help sustain farming.
“When you have businesses that use local products, add value to local products, and extend the shelf life of local products, it means more farmers will invest in growing these products,” he said.
Author and local historian Patricia A. Martinelli, whose family goes back “several generations” in Vineland, said she is pleased to see her city and county’s rich agricultural heritage creating jobs and otherwise leveraging sorely needed economic development. “A lot of folks need work,” she said.
For farmer Kevin Flaim, concerns about weather and pests are nothing compared to the challenge of inflation this year. He’s been farming for half a century, and operates his family’s 400-acre R & R Flaim farm with his brother, Robert.
And while Flaim says he can see the value of more cold-storage warehousing in and around Vineland, as well as local food processing, he’s concerned that for family farms — even in Vineland — the math may no longer add up.
“We’re the only business that pays retail and sells wholesale,” he said by phone Tuesday, while on a break from planting cauliflower. “Our costs for fertilizer and diesel are increasing 40% to 45% and 50%. It’s rough.”
Flaim, whose farm markets a number of products under its own Panther label, said he still enjoys the work.
“I like watching the product grow,” he said. “But I missed my kids growing up, because of working. And I don’t want to miss my grandchildren growing up.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/warehouses-are-a-boon-for-a-rural-south-jersey-county-better-known-for-its-sweet/article_fe82e416-0deb-11ed-9820-1b3db254d6af.html | 2022-07-29T11:28:28 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/warehouses-are-a-boon-for-a-rural-south-jersey-county-better-known-for-its-sweet/article_fe82e416-0deb-11ed-9820-1b3db254d6af.html |
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — The final day of Go Joe 25 kicked off Friday morning in Lackawanna County.
Joe Snedeker will start his ride in Benton Township.
He will ride through Nicholson, Hop Bottom (Shore Forest Campground), Clifford (Clifford Fireman's Carnival), Carbondale, Jermyn, Archbald, Olyphant, and Dickson City.
He will finish the day at Marywood University for St. Joseph's Center Festival and Telethon.
The intrepid bicycling meteorologist is raising money for St. Joseph's Center, a place that cares for people with disabilities and provides medical daycare and adoptions.
Newswatch 16's Chris Keating will be will Joe during his ride. Make sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter @CKeatingWNEP.
St. Joseph's Center Festival
The St. Joseph's Center Festival returns for food, fun, and games on the campus of Marywood University, Dunmore.
- Friday, July 29, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Saturday, July 30, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Sunday, July 31, noon to 7 p.m.
Telethon
The festival at Marywood University includes WNEP'S Telethon for St. Joe's, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, right here on WNEP, WNEP.com, ROKU, and Fire TV.
Donations and Go Joe Shirts
Go Joe shirt orders cannot be taken by mail, but if you'd like to mail in a donation, make checks payable to St. Joseph's Center and mail to Go Joe 25, c/o WNEP-TV, 16 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, PA 18507.
Thank you for your support.
Your donations in action
While Joe is pedaling through the area, we wanted to shed some light on Saint Joseph's Center. Jon Meyer and Mindi Ramsey have more on where your donations go in the video below.
Updates from the road
Newswatch 16's Chris Keating will be with Joe during his ride. Make sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter @CKeatingWNEP. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/outreach/go-joe/go-joe-25-day-5-wnep-joe-snedeker-saint-josephs-center-bike-ride-anniversary/523-facd7d3f-a3b8-41c8-a525-233097a46d5b | 2022-07-29T11:35:45 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/outreach/go-joe/go-joe-25-day-5-wnep-joe-snedeker-saint-josephs-center-bike-ride-anniversary/523-facd7d3f-a3b8-41c8-a525-233097a46d5b |
SAN ANTONIO — Two men were shot and killed at an apartment complex on the city's south side, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The shooting happened before 3 a.m. at an apartment complex on Pleasanton Road and Gerald Avenue.
Witnesses told police they heard gunshots and saw two men running from the complex. The two men killed are in their late teens or early twenties.
Someone in the area heard the shots and called police. When authorities got to the scene, they found the first victim at the top of the stairs. As they continued their investigation, they found the second man behind an apartment building.
Police believe there aren’t any witnesses to the actual shooting. They also don’t believe the victims lived at the complex.
Authorities said it’s still early in their investigation and don’t have a lot to go on right now. For now, they are looking for the two people described to have run from the complex. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-men-found-shot-killed-outside-apartment-complex/273-44f80ae8-4a57-43ac-a749-debab16b482b | 2022-07-29T11:36:40 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-men-found-shot-killed-outside-apartment-complex/273-44f80ae8-4a57-43ac-a749-debab16b482b |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new social media trend is making its way around TikTok and leading to a rise in car thefts in Louisville.
It's called the Kia Challenge, a trend where people use USB cables to compromise Kia and Hyundai cars and steal them.
A Louisville Metro Police spokesperson said in the last month, about 52 of those cars have been stolen. About half have been recovered.
"My car was gone. And they got me," Rick Dulin said. He fell victim to the Kia Challenge.
Dulin thought it was like any other Monday morning. He woke up, took the dogs out, but to his surprise, his Kia Soul was gone.
"I said 'My car was stolen. I have to call the police,'" he said.
Dulin said he had never heard of the Kia Challenge.
"My niece called me and she told me, she said, 'Uncle there's this thing called the Kia Challenge,' and she said, 'It sounds like they got your car," Dulin said.
Officers informed him three other cars had been taken in his area.
"She said we were thinking that cars had been towed that were parked wrong," Dulin said.
Dwight Mitchell with LMPD said there have been times where there have been multiple vehicles stolen in areas.
"And we understand that they all were Kias in that particular situation," Mitchell said.
Mitchell said there are ways you can keep your vehicle safe.
"What we're cautioning folks to do is maybe to get some type of a steering column lock that they can use," Mitchell said.
Dulin said he's tried to contact Kia, explaining what happened to his car, and has even reached out to government agencies.
"Then I contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration office because that's who you contact that can order a recall of a vehicle. If enough folks call in, that they recognize that this is a problem," Dulin said.
He said with trends like this swarming social media, he wants people to know it can happen to anyone.
"That this is what you get when you live on the west side. That's not true. That's not true. This is happening everywhere," Dulin said.
Mitchell said these car thefts could lead to a felony charge.
Dulin said he expects more accountability out of Kia and would like to see them assisting people who may have become victims of this trend.
WHAS11 News reached out to both Kia and Hyundai. Although Kia has not responded, Hyundai sent this statement:
"Hyundai Motor America is concerned with the rise in local auto thefts. The safety and well-being of our customers and the community is and will remain our top priority. These vehicles meet or exceed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and engine immobilizers are standard equipment on all new Hyundai vehicles. Hyundai customers who have questions can always contact the Hyundai Consumer Assistance Center at 800-633-5151."
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Have a news tip? Email assign@whas11.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter feed. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/louisville-man-car-stolen-viral-tiktok-trend-kia-challenge-hyundai-recall-kentucky/417-2b3b73bd-471d-4c01-a6ab-1beb2a351f85 | 2022-07-29T12:05:12 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/louisville-man-car-stolen-viral-tiktok-trend-kia-challenge-hyundai-recall-kentucky/417-2b3b73bd-471d-4c01-a6ab-1beb2a351f85 |
Pontiac man, 19, accused of shooting man in neck charged
Eastpointe — An 19-year-old Pontiac man accused of shooting another man in the neck has turned himself in and was charged, police said.
A second Pontiac man was also arrested and charged for his involvement in the July 5 shooting, they said.
Garion Yuron Dates, 19, of Pontiac surrendered to Eastpointe police Thursday, according to authorities. He was arraigned Thursday in 38th District Court in Eastpointe with two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of using a firearm during a felony, assault with intent to do great bodily harm-less than murder, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a weapon from a vehicle.
A judge set his bond at $250,000 and scheduled his next court appearance for Aug. 9, 2022.
If convicted, he faces life in prison for each of the two assault with intent to murder charges.
Queshon Quamon Barkus, 18, also of Pontiac, was charged July 7 with being an accessory to a crime after the fact. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
Police said officers were called at about 3:30 a.m. on July 5 to the 17000 block of Sprenger near Eight Mile and Kelly in Eastpointe for a report of a shooting.
Officers found a man who suffered a gunshot wound to his neck. Medics were called and took the man to hospital. Officials said Thursday the victim is expected to recover.
An investigation revealed the shooting was sparked by an argument between several people who were returning home from a party in Detroit.
Investigators said they believe Dates was sitting in the front passenger seat of a Chrysler 300 when he fired a weapon at least three times at the victim, striking him.
They believe Barkus was driving the car. Once shots were fired, the Chrysler fled the scene.
Based on their findings, police arrested Barkus with the help of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office shortly after the shooting. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/29/pontiac-man-19-accused-shooting-man-neck-charged/10181787002/ | 2022-07-29T12:06:19 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/29/pontiac-man-19-accused-shooting-man-neck-charged/10181787002/ |
YORK, Pa. — National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
Held annually on the first Tuesday in August, "National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community," according to the official National Night Out website.
Furthermore, the NNO website says, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and more.
Here's a list of local National Night Out events. (If your event is not included, email us at news@fox43.com.)
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Camp Hill
National Night Out returns to Camp Hill after a two-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's event will be held Tuesday, August 2 from 6-8 p.m. at Willow Park.
The Camp Hill Police Department will host a block party featuring fun games, food vendors, frozen treats, music, a dunk tank for police officers and more.
Wormleysburg
West Shore Regional Police is proud to be hosting National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, from 6-8 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Wormleysburg.
WSRPD is asking any local businesses or community groups to assist with donations and/or to be a vendor at this great event.
The department is looking for:
- Face Painting
- Children Entertainment (Bounce Houses / Dunk Tanks / Games)
- Food/Drinks
- Community Group Vendors
Anyone interested in helping this great cause can contact National Night Out Coordinator Kierstan Gatten at kgatten@wsrpd.org.
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Derry Township
Derry Township’s Annual National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2nd, from 6-8 p.m. in the 1st block of West Caracas Avenue. Come meet your neighbors and help celebrate community unity against crime.
Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Bureau of Police is pleased to announce the return of National Night Out in 2022. This year's National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Camp Curtain Academy, 2900 North Sixth Street. (Note the change in location -- previous events were held in Reservoir Park.)
The night will consist of food, live music and entertainment, games, and activities for kids. Public safety agencies from around the region will join HBP for a fun-filled evening that is free and open to the public.
Middletown
The Lower Swatara Township Police Department cordially invites you to our annual National Night Out scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at the Lower Swatara Fire Department, located at 1350 Fulling Mill Road.
We would love for you to join us for this family-friendly event to meet your neighbors and help us celebrate community unity against crime, rain, or shine.
Steelton
Steelton Borough Police will be participating in the 2022 National Night Out Event on Tuesday, August 2. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Steelton-Highspire High School football field (War Veterans Memorial Field) located at the intersection of South 6th Street and Primrose Avenue.
LANCASTER COUNTY
Columbia
The Columbia Borough Police Department will host a National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 2 from 6-8 p.m. at Glatfelter Memorial Field, 1249 Lancaster Ave.
Join the department and community for a night of fun, food, music, games, and more.
East Cocalico Township
East Cocalico Township Police are looking forward to another fun filled evening for the annual National Night Out, on Tuesday August 2, from 6-9 p.m. at Reamstown Park.
Come join the department for free food, music and entertainment.
Lancaster
National Night Out began in 1984 as an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Held the first Tuesday in August each year, various neighborhoods throughout Lancaster host NNO events and block parties.
The Shops at Rockvale
Join us for our 5th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2 from 6-8 p.m. at The Shops at Rockvale, 35 S Willowdale Dr.
This event is hosted nationally to recognize and support all of our First Responders in our community. We will have all of our local first responders on site doing a meet & greet, live music, food trucks, games, balloon artist, face painter and more.
Bring the whole family to a FREE night of fun and get to know the ones who are keeping our community safe!
West Lampeter Township
Please join the West Lampeter Township Police Department on Tuesday, August 2nd from 6-9 p.m. at the Lampeter Fairgrounds for National Night Out 2022.
The West Lampeter Township National Night Out offers a variety of foods, beverages, giveaways and prizes all at no cost to those who attend. We also have lots of entertainment including a dunk tank, mechanical bull riding, police k-9 demonstrations, DJ, fireworks and much more. Local police and fire departments will have vehicles and equipment on display.
YORK COUNTY
Dallastown
York County Regional Police and Dallastown Borough will have their 12th annual National Night Out event Tuesday, August 2 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Dallastown Community Park, 50 South School Place. The event is free and open to the public.
Residents can meet their local police, EMS workers and firefighters during the event as well as plenty of fun activities, crime prevention information and entertainment.
Dover
Northern York County Regional Police and the municipalities they cover will host the 11th National Nigh Celebration from 5:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2 at the Union Fire and Hose Company, 30 East Canal St.
The event is free of charge and open to residents of Conewago Township, Dover Borough, Dover Township, Franklin Township, Heidelberg Township, Jackson Township, Manchester Township, Manheim Township, North Codorus Township, North York Borough and Paradise Township.
This year's event will feature a community cookout and a free concert. Officers and staff will still be preparing and serving hamburgers and hot dogs. Other food vendors will be available as well.
Local country music singer Corina Rose will be on-hand to perform.
Hanover
National Night Out 2022 will be held Tuesday, August 2 from 6-8 p.m. in front of Pet Smart, 181 Wilson Avenue. It will be hosted by Penn Township Police Department, Hanover Borough Police Department and West Manheim Township Police Department.
Toward the end of the event, there will be a bicycle raffle where we will raffle up to fifteen bicycles off to children ages 14 and below. No purchases are necessary. You must be present to win.
There will be free food, games, entertainment and the opportunity to interact with law enforcement, fire department, EMS and fire police members.
West Manchester Township
West Manchester Township is pleased to announce that it will host another National Night Out at Sunset Lane Park (2458 Sunset Lane) this year on Tuesday, August 2nd, from 5-8 p.m.
There will be games, music, food, vendors, giveaways and fun for both kids and adults. This is an opportunity for the West Manchester community to gather with each other and many of the township’s emergency services personnel.
All food, games and giveaways are FREE to the public.
York
Neighbors throughout York City and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their front porch lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and law enforcement, on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 (5-8PM). National Night Out is nationally sponsored by NATW, Ring, New York Life, Starbucks, AT&T, Academy Sports & Outdoors and co-sponsored locally by the York City Police Department.
Along with the traditional outside lights and front porch vigils, most communities celebrate National Night Out by hosting block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other various community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and more.
York City Police officers along with members of the York City Police Department command staff will be visiting block parties at different locations throughout the city. York City Fire Department personnel and city officials will be visiting these locations as well. Each location will have activities, music, food, and entertainment. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/national-night-out-2022-central-pennsylvania-lancaster-lebanon-york-harrisburg/521-42b13948-551b-401a-b15d-2332229e914d | 2022-07-29T12:10:00 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/national-night-out-2022-central-pennsylvania-lancaster-lebanon-york-harrisburg/521-42b13948-551b-401a-b15d-2332229e914d |
Atlantic City casino workers are getting substantial raises and the gambling halls will enjoy four years of labor peace now that all nine casinos have reached new contracts with the industry's main employee union.
On Thursday afternoon, the Golden Nugget reached agreement with Local 54 of the Unite Here union on a new contract, the last of the city's casinos to ink a deal.
The agreement contains the same basic economic elements as those approved at the other eight casinos, including a $22 hourly rate for housekeeping employees in the fourth year of the contract.
In past contracts, the union had concentrated on preserving health care and pension benefits, but this time sought “significant” pay raises for workers to help them keep pace with spiraling prices for gasoline, food, rent and other living expenses.
It also removes any chance of a strike for the next four years, an important consideration for Atlantic City's casino industry as it tries to return to the business levels it saw before the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020.
“It's gratifying after long and difficult negotiations for each side to feel that it has been successful,” said union president Bob McDevitt. “The future of the city is secure, the leadership of the industry is sound, and Local 54 will always fight for the rights of workers.”
The union had authorized a strike for Saturday against any casino that remained without a contract.
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“We were one of the final casinos that was approached for negotiations and we are proud it was a swift and amicable agreement,” said Tom Pohlman, Golden Nugget's senior vice president and general manager. “We are excited to be moving forward together and focusing on the quality and level of service that customers have come to expect from the Golden Nugget.”
Thursday's deal with Golden Nugget follows the successful completion of negotiations Wednesday with Resorts casino on a new contract.
"It’s a great deal,” said Resorts president Mark Giannantonio. “We’re really thrilled for the employees. They’ve been working really hard for us, and now we’re happy we can put this behind us and move forward with our business.”
In addition to raises, the agreements reached with the casinos maintain fully funded family health care and pension benefits, language that protects jobs and increases work opportunities, and new technology protections, the union said.
The union reached agreements on new contracts shortly before early July strike deadlines with the Borgata, Caesars, Harrah’s, Tropicana and Hard Rock. Two other casinos, Bally’s and the Ocean Casino Resort, agreed to so-called “me-too” deals, committing themselves to adopt the terms of contracts reached by some of the larger properties in the city.
The union will hold ratification votes on the Resorts and Golden Nugget deals next week, but approval is widely expected. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/atlantic-city-casino-contracts-bring-4-years-of-labor-peace/3318642/ | 2022-07-29T12:14:56 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/atlantic-city-casino-contracts-bring-4-years-of-labor-peace/3318642/ |
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A transportation lifeline for many Lehigh Valley residents began 50 years ago, born out of necessity from a crisis.
Before Lehigh and Northampton County officials formed the transit agency known as LANTA in 1972, the Lehigh Valley Transit Co. moved people throughout the Valley and beyond, Along with bus and, until the 1950s, trolley service, it offered rail service from Allentown to Philadelphia.
By the early 1970s, the company was financially wheezing from a changing transportation landscape that included an exodus of workers from the city to suburbs. Lehigh Valley Transit went out of business, leaving workers who depended on mass transit in need of an alternative. That led to LANTA, thanks to government and planning officials, and major employers.
“I know Bethlehem Steel and Air Products were certainly very instrumental in convening to form the authority,” said Armando V. Greco, the LANTA executive director for more than 30 years. Employees at other companies, including Mack Trucks and Western Electric, also had active ridership with Lehigh Valley Transit, said Greco, who retired in 2014.
Since its formation, the public authority has remained a fixture, weathering crises such as the oil embargo of 1973, the pandemic and socioeconomic bumps along the way.
LANTA’s bus drivers and their union went public in 2015 about assaults on their operators, and rounds of funding cuts, or threats of such reductions. The agency and Allentown in 2018 settled a lawsuit alleging Alibay Barkley, the father of NFL running back and Whitehall graduate Saquon Barkley, was manhandled and stunned with a Taser during a dispute over his bus pass. LANTA denied committing any wrongdoing but agreed to a $45,000 payout to end Alibay Barkley’s federal civil rights lawsuit.
Managed by a bi-county board of directors, it’s had a smoother ride in other areas. It created a way to help elderly and disabled people who can’t use the standard buses, and has modernized its fleet with buses that use compressed natural gas or hybrids that run partially on diesel.
Tales from behind the wheel
The authority’s five decades can best be told by those who’ve worked for much of LANTA’s existence.
Ricky Vega’s career as a LANTA driver overlapped that of his father, Mike, who drove 32 years before retiring and also operated a bus for LANTA’s predecessor, Lehigh Valley Transit. When Mike Vega died in 2019, his casket was carried by LANTA bus from his funeral Mass to his burial place, with his son behind the wheel.
Ricky Vega has worked 29 years for LANTA, 23 as a bus driver. The Bethlehem resident, 52, worked for a time as a dispatcher but said he preferred being behind the big wheel of a bus more.
And he has seen plenty from his front seat and outlasted buses he’s coaxed around tight corners and through bumper-to-bumper traffic. He’s witnessed bad weather, crashes and other drama riding in the modern, power-steering buses or driving an older model GMC that drivers refer to as “Jimmys.” He said he wouldn’t do anything else for a living.
Vega rescued a wandering dog years ago, he said, while he was picking up riders at a former park and ride stop near Interstate 78 in Hellertown. “The dog (he named her Sasha) ended up with me for nine years,” he said.
What stands out to Vega, who is also president and business agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union local, which represents drivers and maintenance workers, from his years transporting people across the Valley?
“The safety of everyone inside,” he said during an out-of-service run for The Morning Call. “This is a cargo that cannot be replaced.
“Our fear is that driver right there, that other vehicle,” he said, his index finger pointing toward his wide, front windshield. “I don’t want to make this sound like a bad job, because it’s not. It is not our fault we are as big as we are and take up space. But they always want to get in front of the bus. They are always in a rush, not to be behind that bus.”
As he drove between Bethlehem and Allentown, Vega said a passenger stop typically takes five seconds. “They want to go around a bus, and the next thing you know, they get into an accident,” as he navigated the 39-seat bus.
As for LANTA’s 50th anniversary, “The longevity is wow; it speaks for itself,” Vega said. “It’s been there this long for a reason. Things are being done right.
“What we do is transport people to and from. This is our clientele; without them, what do we have?”
Then there’s the Ozoa family of Bethlehem Township, which has more than 100 years employment combined.
Brothers Michael and Jose L. Ozoa rose from bus drivers to become operation administrators. Their father, Jose M. Ozoa, started with LANTA in December 1972 and retired in 1994. His sons said he still dresses in the blue colors emblematic of LANTA driver uniforms. Two other family members, including rider resources manager Jalina Ozoa, have continued the family legacy.
Jose L. Ozoa said his 35 years with LANTA have “gone so fast for me. It seems like just the other day when I was hired and started off as a driver.”
Neither brother had any special stories from his driving days; they said they’ve been away from the day-to-day bus trips for a while. While Jose Ozoa said he missed transporting passengers around the Valley, which he did for nearly 15 years, he saw an opportunity to advance his career.
“I loved it; I enjoyed it,” said Jose Ozoa, who has been LANTA’s operations director since 2011. “Where else can you get paid to drive around and meet people?”
The road ahead
LANTA has “provided a tremendous access” to residents to get to work, services or chores of daily life during its 50 years, Executive Director Owen P. O’Neil said.
“The issue becomes who is using it, and how difficult it is for people to get access,” he said
O’Neil, who replaced Greco in 2024 as executive director after working four years as planning director, said LANTA’s mission during the next decade or two is keeping pace with the Valley’s growth, working to provide faster, more frequent bus trips, and developing corridors with higher-frequency routes, “so they can become a much more feasible and convenient choice for people.”
LANTA, which provides rides to destinations such as PPL Center and Lehigh Valley Mall, is really more of an essential service — some might say vital. Where in the past riders took LANTA for jobs mostly in the cities, trips today are heading between the Valley cities, as well as to and from the urban areas to warehouses and distribution sites in Upper Macungie and Palmer townships, and other points.
“With some exceptions, everybody is going for something specific,” LANTA spokesperson Chuck Genna said. “We’re largely a utilitarian service.”
In the rearview mirror
During the 1980s, LANTA implemented a van division that transports elderly and disabled people who cannot access the regular bus network. Separately, it manages public transportation in Carbon County and provides trips to Allentown School District students.
Recently, LANTA launched “enhanced bus service” with some routes running more frequently and with fewer transfers through the Valley. Previously, it added Sunday service; expanded night and holiday service; and has added rider improvements such as a mobile app over the last 50 years.
“It is a really important resource in the Lehigh Valley,” said Kim Schaffer, a LANTA board member who served as chairperson before recently ending her two-year term.
Schaffer, the former board member who is executive director of Community Bike Works, said she often rides LANTA to her work in Allentown from her home in Bethlehem.
She uses her transit time to read the newspaper; sometimes she uses it to strike up conversations, when appropriate. She will often strap her bike in the front holder of a bus and remove it at her last stop to ride to her workplace or home.
“It really helps with the last-mile connection,” she said. “LANTA has allowed us to be a one-car family.”
To Schaffer, access to public transportation remains an issue of equity and affordability. Under O’Neil, Schaffer said, LANTA has become an important resource for people who need the means of getting around.
“It is getting better and stronger every year,” she said. “and the new round of system changes that were introduced in June really are a big step forward.”
Still, despite its steps forward, the agency’s service has at times been frustrating for some riders.
Kaitlyn Pell, who was waiting outside the Bethlehem Transit Center at West Broad and Guetter streets on a recent Friday, said it seemed bus drivers were still getting used to the enhanced service LANTA implemented in June. She said she had to wait about an hour recently for a transfer from Bethlehem to Whitehall Township, where she works. Most transfers typically take around 15 minutes, she said.
Yet Pell, who lives in Lower Saucon Township, spoke for many in saying she depends on LANTA to reach her job.
“I’m glad I even have it,” she said. “The Bethlehem circulator, once I get it here, it’s a pretty good trip to Whitehall.”
Michael Ozoa acknowledged the public has to deal with schedule adjustments, and he understands people will get upset initially.
“But the changes are for the best,” he said. “And once they get used to the changes, they will understand why we made the changes.”
Carmen Bell, director of healthy aging at United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley, said both fixed and door-to-door bus service helps reduce isolation and increase wellness among older citizens.
LANTA has its “flaws,” Bell said, including the long waits and long trips in the door-to-door service which picks up multiple passengers. But she also noted LANTA officials have taken steps to correct problems. She said the door-to-door service has improved with new scheduling software to calculate passenger routes, for example.
“There is a commitment being made under Owen’s leadership to recognize that there are flaws and do something about them,” said Bell, who previously worked in outreach for seniors who use LANTA. “I appreciate that they are there.”
Morning Call journalist Anthony Salamone can be reached at asalamone@mcall.com
Playing host
LANTA is celebrating its 50th anniversary by hosting Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association events this weekend. They include a bus driver “roadeo” Sunday at Northampton Community College’s main campus in Bethlehem Township, featuring statewide competitors. The state group will hold its board meeting Monday morning at the Renaissance hotel. Information: ppta.net.
Meanwhile, LANTA will showcase a vintage bus from the 1970s that’s been restored and refurbished by its maintenance staff, alongside a current vehicle, during a private event Monday outside the Americus Hotel, 555 Hamilton St. in Allentown. Yocco’s Hot Dogs and City Center Investment Corp. are sponsoring the 50th anniversary recognition, while Yocco’s and Jaindl Cos., including A-Treat, are sponsors of the vintage bus.
LANTA facts, figures
- Founded: March 1972
- Headquarters: 1060 Lehigh St., Allentown
- Website: lantabus.com
- Hubs: Transit centers are in downtown Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, and Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township
- Fleet: 86 buses
- Employees: 265
- Operating budget (current fiscal year): $45.7 million
- Daily ridership: 9,200 weekdays (fourth quarter 2021)
- Annual ridership: nearly 5 million trips, pre-COVID. Since 1972, LANTA has provided an estimated 200 million trips in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
- One way bus fare, 1972: 25 cents
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DANVILLE, Va. – God’s Pit Crew is coming to the aid of families in Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia after catastrophic flooding devastated several communities, leaving hundreds without a place to call home.
The tragic flooding claimed the lives of at least eight people in what may just be one of the deadliest floods Kentucky has seen, according to the Associated Press.
God’s Pit Crew, a nonprofit based in Danville, says 10 inches of rain pummeled Central Appalachia in Kentucky overnight, resulting in landslides, heavy flooding and washed away homes and roads.
“The situation in eastern Kentucky is devastating,” said God’s Pit Crew President Randy Johnson. “We hurt for everyone impacted. We are monitoring the situation closely and sending a truckload of supplies immediately to help the survivors of this deadly flooding.”
On Friday morning, they sent a tractor-trailer loaded with emergency supplies and Blessing Buckets to Whitesburg, Kentucky in an effort to help those affected by the tragedy. The items included Gatorade, cleaning supplies and their Blessing Buckets, which are filled with food, personal and hygiene items and a Bible.
As floodwaters begin to recede, the organization will continue to monitor the situation so that it can decide if its Immediate Response Team of volunteers will be needed to assist with the clean-up.
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BOISE, Idaho — Since taking office in 2020, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has worked toward her vision of creating “A City for Everyone.” Part of that includes working to engage with all people in the City of Boise, recent work includes creating a brand-new role within the city.
Eulalia Gallegos works for the City of Boise as the new Language Access Program Manager. Gallegos focuses her work on creating inclusive city resources and programs.
“My role as a language access program manager is to ensure equitable access to the city's programs, activities and services for residents who prefer or speak a language other than English those who are bilingual and multilingual. My focus is to center the experience and voices of non-dominant communities, including indigenous, refugee and migrant communities,” Gallegos said.
Boise offers a wide range of city programs and resources, things like housing assistance, youth enrichment, nutrition initiatives, parks and recreation, you name it. Great resources to have, but they are only valuable if you know about them.
“All residents have a right to city services and city programs, so it is their right to understand what is available to them because as a public institution, we are serving them,” Gallegos said.
So, what does the job look like for Gallegos?
“It goes beyond translating and interpreting," Gallegos said. "So on a day to day, I facilitate translation interpretation services. I also consult on city programs, service offerings and other initiatives. With a discussion on how to ensure that we move forward with the equitable and inclusive ones.”
So as the city launches new programs and initiatives, Gallegos will be there to make sure they are accessible for bilingual and multilingual people as well as those who prefer a language other than English.
“My job is to ensure that all city residents have information on those opportunities and that they know the specifics of how to access them,” Gallegos said.
Having Gallegos plugged into conversations helps ensure the city is embracing voices of Indigenous, migrant, and refugee communities that are woven into Boise.
“I think it makes a huge difference, especially when we are thinking about our wider goal of being truly inclusive. When I have the opportunity to be in this space at the start of these projects, we are working to ensure that their experience is included at every phase and their needs are being considered at every phase,” Gallegos said.
Gallegos has lived in Southwest Idaho for most of her life. Her academic and career trajectory has focused on creating more accessible public institutions. She says working with communities to ensure all residents have meaningful access.
“I really feel like I am home with then at the City of Boise and within Idaho and where really working to be more inclusive,” Gallegos said.
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BOISE, Idaho — For two consecutive quarters, the United States' gross domestic product (GDP) declined, according to Bureau of Economic Analysts.
Traditionally, many have used this metric - six straight months of a shrinking economy - to define a time of recession. However, GDP is just one piece of the equation, according to University of Idaho associate clinical professor of Economics Dr. Steven Peterson.
"I've often wondered if that definition was an urban legend or not," Peterson said. "In fact, in one of the textbooks I use the author uses it for a recession. In one sense, it's a simplified way to tell the public when a recession happens - but how it's done if far more complicated."
For a holistic picture, Peterson turns toward other numbers. That includes the unemployment rate and job creation. The latest unemployment rate is at 3.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the month of June, the United States created 372,000 new jobs.
"With the job market being as strong as it is, and the unemployment being as low as it is, it's hard today to say we're in a recession," Peterson said.
However, Peterson is concerned about the historically high inflation rate. The Federal Reserve is increasing interest rates by .75%. This is an effort to slow the economy and tame inflation, Peterson said.
This action has consequences.
"They know they're hitting a break. It's gonna be very difficult for the fed to pull of breaking inflation without inducing a recession," Peterson said. "If I were going to make a prediction, I would probably be in the crowd that would say by next year we will be in a recession."
Bankruptcy rates can be used as another sign of a recession, according to Peterson. Boise bankruptcy attorney Max Williams is seeing a 25-30% increase in his services.
"The average bankruptcy debtor is middle class. They're not wealthy. Not even remotely," Williams said. "99 percent of them are average people. I would say the median income is between 35,000 to 60,000 dollars."
Assists, including a car or house, are often all Williams clients own. They have little cash, and while not all of his clients are officially declaring bankruptcy, more people are coming to Williams to inquire about their options in a tough economic time.
"Neither side is happy. Because in bankruptcy you have to give up all those assets. The lender cannot resell for how much they were gonna get. They're still gonna be deficient on what they're owned," Williams said. "It has a ripple effect, because it's harder for the next person to get a loan. They're gonna increase the interest rates to capture more money before a potential default."
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BOISE, Idaho — It's a sweeping, near-future, dystopian epic of biblical proportions involving, war, politics, religious fanaticism, natural disasters and a mysterious set of wings that appear on the main character. Boise author Alan Heathcock's second book, his first novel, "40", comes out Tuesday August 2.
In the synopsis, the main character named Mazzy Goodwin is described as a "young soldier who wakes up in a bomb crater and inexplicably has wings emerged from her back. She flies out of the crater, very confused, to find her entire platoon killed in a bomb strike, and later finds America has devolved into a civil war between the U.S. Government and a mysterious cult-like, pseudo-religious faction."
"Vanity Fair" recently featured "40" as a "Freshest New Fiction" selection.
In an interview for this week's Viewpoint, Heathcock talks about the premise of the story. An excerpt is below.
Alan Heathcock: I had thought about a person with wings being brought down into this world and how people would react. And I thought that was kind of an interesting thing to think about. All the connotations that would come with it and what would be lauded on top of just having wings, let alone the type of person you are.
Doug Petcash: Will you divulge why the title is "40'?
Alan Heathcock: 40 is kind of a sacred number across a number of the world religions, and I think, specifically, there's a couple allusions from the Christian Bible, 40 days and 40 nights of rain, 40 days in the desert. There's lots of 40s in the Christian Bible and Psalm 40 is one of my favorite psalms. It speaks basically into waiting patiently for a song to come from your mouth and sing a new song into the world, and that kind of speaks to the way I think about myself as an artist. I kind of think of the book, the publishers always gets tricky. You know, is it science fiction, is it fantasy, is it literary fiction? I don't think in those ways. I kind of think of it as a secular Bible story that's set in America. It's just the way I've always thought of it. You know you think of Bible stories, they have politics and war and there's magical realism.
On Tuesday August 2 Heathcock is holding a book launch and signing event at 7 p.m. at TRICA, 1406 Eastman St. in Boise. The event is also a benefit for Radio Boise. That same day copies will also be available at Rediscovered Books, Barnes and Noble and any online bookseller.
The full interview with Heathcock will air this Sunday morning at 9 o'clock on Viewpoint on KTVB NewsChannel 7. He talks more about how he developed the themes he included in the book and his overall creative process.
Heathcock is also the author of the critically-acclaimed 2011 short story collection "Volt."
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BOISE, Idaho — Point out any building on the Basque block in downtown Boise and Isana Bengoetxea can share a fact, a family story or a memory about it.
"[Basque culture] has probably had the biggest impact on me," Bengoetxea said. "It shapes your life."
Much of her life was spent on the block using services like the Basque Center for Basque dance practice and music rehearsals. She remembers her mother at dance lessons and being on her hip at two years old while teaching others.
That passion for the Basque culture passed from her parents and family to her, and has stayed with the 28-year-old from Boise.
She also teaches Basque dance classes, participates in music performances, serves on the Board of Directors for the Euzkaldunak, commonly known as the Basque Center, and spends many nights around the block with friends and family.
"You always find time for what's important to you. So this is what's important to me, so I'll always find time for it," Bengoetxea said.
Because of how strong her love is for her community Bengoetxea feels a responsibility to share her knowledge with others around Boise and the state of Idaho.
"It's really important to preserve what we have and pass it from generation to generation," Bengoetxea said.
The connection between Boise and the Basque community has a lot to do with sheep. Bengoetxea said many Basque immigrants came to the Treasure Valley as sheep herders to earn an income.
"Sheep don't speak English. So they were like, 'Oh, this is a good way to not know the language quite yet, but be able to integrate and make some income to send back home to families that weren't doing as well,'" Bengoetxea said. "Then word spread, more people came and developed the community and different attributes on the block."
Part of Euzkaldunak's mission is to promote awareness of the Basque culture in the Gem State. Bengoetxea said people often hear Basque Country or the Basque block and think it is an exclusive club, but that is not it all. She said it is welcome to everyone.
"We want everyone to come down and feel welcome and feel like they can kind of embrace the culture with us," Bengoetxea said.
For Bengoetxea, there is no better way to welcome people than with one of their biggest events of the year, the San Inazio Festival.
"It kind of had roots back as early as the 1930s when Basque people were actually just meeting at the park as an excuse to meet up and hang out. Then it became more formal over the years," Bengoetxea said. She added it now takes place the same weekend every year.
The festival honors the feast of St. Ignatius, who is San Inazio and is the Patron Saint of the Basques, according to Bengoetxea. It is tradition around the Basque community to have a tradition or festival based around a saint and their feast day.
Bengoetxea said the festival nowadays looks a little different and is more Americanized, it still carries many of the same traditions. The weekend-long event has all the things Bengoetxea loves about her culture, such as, music, dancing, good food, drinks and more.
"Everyone is still trying to come together and preserve it and maintain those special dates together," Bengoetxea said.
For the last two years, San Inazio was not held at all or was held but in a much smaller form than usual because of the pandemic.
"It was really difficult not getting to have it," Bengoetxea said.
She is looking forward to seeing it come back to life this weekend and sharing with the Treasure valley, full scale, what her community is all about.
"I think it's just a fun way to kind of feel connected to where you came from and have those same tastes and smells and flavors," Bengoetxea said. "It just kind of feels like homey
The 2022 San Inazio Festival kicks off on the Basque Block in downtown Boise on Friday evening at 5 p.m. The festival continues through Saturday and Sunday around Boise. For more information on the Festival, click HERE.
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MIDVALE, Idaho — The rural areas of Idaho tend to be less populated, which can sometimes mean the internet service can be spotty; but getting faster internet access is soon dialing up in rural parts of the Gem state.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced $401 million dollars for high-speed internet access in rural areas, including Idaho. Idaho and Arizona are receiving a $10.6 million dollar Reconnect Program loan to deploy a fiber-to-home network, according to the USDA Rural Development.
“These ReConnect Program investments will be a major boost to small businesses that want to grow,” USDA Rural Development Idaho State Director Rudy Soto said. “They’ll assist communities in recruiting and retaining employees and help rural residents needing better access to educational and health care services. Elmore, Blaine, Custer, and Boise counties will soon connect to high-speed internet.”
That means people who live in those areas will see faster, more reliable internet services.
“Roughly one-third of it [will] be spent in Idaho,” said John Stuart, the CEO of MTE Communications, which provides services to some rural communities. MTE Communications is based in Midvale.
“We currently have been installing fiber overlaying the old copper facilities that were there with fiber to the home, and this particular loan in the Reconnect Three project area will complete that or hopes are to complete that throughout that entire area,” Stuart said.
The USDA Rural Development adds, this investment will connect 455 people, 39 businesses and 69 farms to high-speed internet in Elmore, Blaine, Custer and Boise counties.
“Sometimes it takes longer than we would like and certainly longer than our customers would like. but we're working as diligently as we can to get that service to people so that they have that access that everyone else in the nation should have,” Stuart said.
The Department will make additional investments later this summer for rural high-speed internet, including ReConnect Program funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program will provide a historic $65 billion investment to expand affordable, high-speed internet to all communities across the U.S.
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BOISE, Idaho — This week's Wednesday's Child is a ray of sunshine. Her name is Shawna and she is a 15-year-old girl with a lot of love to give.
KTVB met up with her at Wahooz for a little bit of fun and to learn more about her and the home she is looking for.
"The best thing about Shawna is she is super silly and fun," Astin Salisbury, Shawna's social worker, said. "she loves being with people, she loves hanging out, she loves chatting and being helpful, and she is just constantly making us laugh!"
Shawna is a teenage girl with a big love for life. Her zest for life is hard to match, as she tried just about every attraction while at Wahooz!
"She's very active. She loves to be out and about doing activities, playing sports, going on walks and hikes," Salisbury said, "she loves swimming."
Shawna works as hard as she plays, however, and takes pride in being a good student.
"Overall she's a good student," Salisbury said. "She works hard, she's not a big fan of math, but she does enjoy music and art and things like that."
Shawna said she would love to be a part of a family with other kids and maybe a dog or two.
"Shawna needs a family preferably with two parents. She does need some extra support," Salisbury said. "She is hopeful that they have pets and young children."
Salisbury is looking for a family that will support her special connection with her mom and siblings since they still stay in touch.
"Shawna has a very strong connection to her mother, her siblings as well, but mom in particular," Salisbury said. "Mom has a similar situation as Shawna and she's not able to take care of her, but we are looking for a family that is going to be really supportive of Shawna maintaining contact with her mom."
The ideal spot for Shawna would be somewhere warm and welcoming. A place she can call home.
"She is so social that she does enjoy having other kids around," Salisbury said. "Once she trusts you she'll be your best friend."
Shawna's permanency team is seeking a legal guardianship for her, not legal adoption. Their hope is that the chosen family will remain in her life long after she turns 18 years old.
For more information on Shawna and to learn more about her, visit her bio on Idaho Wednesday's Child by clicking here or by contacting Idaho Wednesday's Child. Shawna's team wants to share more about her with you.
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BOISE, Idaho — This week's Wednesday's Child is something special. His name is Alex and he is 13 years old.
KTVB met up with Alex at Zoo Boise, the perfect place for such a big animal lover like Alex.
"I really love animals," Alex said. "The tigers and the cats."
"Alex is a very mild kiddo, when he does get excited or giggly that is something special," Heather Newcomb, Alex's social worker said. "He is quiet and he has a lot of energy inside... very altruistic, I love spending time with him its been a lot of fun."
Heather said Alex's smile is contagious and he has the best laugh.
"He really does, when he gets going, he can make the whole room laugh, just because he's very genuine," Newcomb said. "His personality is so fun."
Alex has a number of different interests.
"There is always something new I'm learning about him, always," Newcomb said.
"I love drawing, watching tv and playing basketball," Alex said.
Alex has always liked taking care of other people and giving a helping hand; so much so, that it might just be his career path.
"I want to be a therapist," Alex said. "Yeah, because I love helping people."
"He has certainly had his fair share of trauma experiences in his life and despite that he is resilient, he loves people and he cares and wants other people around him to be happy," Newcomb said. "His therapist right now is amazing and he sees how she is helping him and he wants to have a formal role in doing that for others too."
Alex is looking for a loving family that can make him feel safe and secure. A place where he feels like he belongs. He is ready to share that love with a forever family.
"Somebody who is going to be there, a mom or dad that is going to be there who actually cares that I can talk to and actually talk to and trust," Alex said, "and accepts who I am."
"He will need to have an adult and caregiver to trust him and for him to trust and who he can rely on and not worry about whether they are going to leave him," Newcomb said. "Quite frankly I think that's common in foster care, for a child that's a big loss, so it's important we get this right... we got to get this right for Alex."
For more information on Alex and to learn more about him, visit his bio on Idaho Wednesday's Child by clicking here or by contacting Idaho Wednesday's Child. Alex's team wants to share more about him with you.
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BOISE, Idaho — Families with children in public schools will now have to apply for free and reduced meals, following the end of a pandemic-era program.
Some parents are feeling the loss like Shauntel Clark, who is the mother of a second grader. She said packing lunches in the morning only adds stress to her day.
“It's more just of a morning struggle with three little kids,” Clark said. “Now you have to worry about either packing a lunch or making sure she has money on the account.”
Parent Lori Amos agrees. She said the federal program saved her about $140 a year and paying for lunch is a necessity only some can afford.
“Jobs have been a struggle for a lot of people and finances are a struggle now still, for a lot of people,” Amos said. “So, it's gonna be kind of difficult.”
School districts around the Treasure Valley are spreading the word about the free and reduced meal application. Eligibility depends on a family’s income and the number of children they have, said Shannon Beasley, West Ada School District Nutrition Director.
Beasley said getting applications submitted before the start of the school year is a priority.
Before the pandemic, she said 24% of families in the district received free and reduced meals. That’s about 18,000 lunches per day. Since 2020, that number has jumped to 24,000.
To ensure families apply, Beasley said the district is putting up QR codes in front of schools, sending out emails and eventually will notify all families via a mass text.
“We have amazing salad bars, we have fabulous home-cooked meals, we have fabulous quick and easy grab lunches for those kids that are the busy lunchroom kids,” Beasley said. “We want our families to continue to eat with us.”
The Twin Falls School District has similar promotion tactics. One of their concerns with the transition is meal debt. Public Relations Director Eva Craner said if your child does not qualify for free and reduced lunches, being proactive about putting money in your student’s account makes everyone’s life easier.
“We're going to feed the kids that get in line for lunch every single day, whether they have money in their account or not,” Craner said. “But then we have to foot the bill for it, which essentially takes away resources from other things like teacher salaries, and, you know, things like textbooks and supplies.”
Even though widespread federal funding for meals is over, some schools are still able to offer free breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Provision Program. However, Craner said it is still a good idea for families to fill out the free and reduced form regardless.
She said the free and reduced forms help decide how much federal funding schools receive. If the need is there, the government may provide additional assistance.
In the West Ada School District, Beasley said those who qualify for free and reduced meals may also have access to other things, like free internet at home and college application discounts.
Families that participate in federal assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Program or Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho automatically qualify for free and reduced meals.
Those on Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations also automatically qualify for the program, but an application may still be required to participate. Everyone else who does not fall under that umbrella can apply throughout the school year.
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See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/schools-encourage-families-to-fill-out-free-and-reduced-meal-application-after-pandemic-program-ends/277-43b89874-d6ea-47a0-bf23-3e4494d5d208 | 2022-07-29T12:29:09 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/schools-encourage-families-to-fill-out-free-and-reduced-meal-application-after-pandemic-program-ends/277-43b89874-d6ea-47a0-bf23-3e4494d5d208 |
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) announced they have sent more than 200 employees to help combat wildfires across the west over the past couple of months.
Working alongside Timber Protective Associations, IDL sent approximately 221 people to help those in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Alaska, California, Washington, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming.
Currently, only 46 employees are deployed.
Employees have also been sent to help the Forest Service and Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho.
“Deploying our firefighters does two things. Our firefighters, especially new firefighters, have gained experience and training and are ready for our local fire season,” State Forester Craig Foss said in a statement. “It also shows our western partners our commitment to help when they are in need so that they reciprocate in our time of need.”
According to a press release, IDL pays the wages and expenses for staff, firefighting equipment and local firefighters while on off-district assignments. Those wages and expenses are then reimbursed by the jurisdictions and federal government agency responsible for protection against wildfires.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little said the state is "proud to help neighbors fight fires across the west" and that assisting other states with their fires will help build positive relationships.
It helps take some of the financial burden off Idaho taxpayers because other states and federal agencies pay for the salaries and the experience gained by our deployed firefighters early in the season," Little said in a statement.
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100 years ago
July 29, 1922: Mrs. Emma McNoldy, city policewoman, is now a deputy sheriff, and dance proprietors all over the county may take heed. Her appointment came after complaints against alleged immoral dances in dance pavilions outside the jurisdiction of the city, and thus outside the jurisdiction of Mrs. McNoldy, who has been a terror to all "shimmy shakers" in the city. She is a special investigator and may go wherever directed by Sheriff Morrison.
75 years ago
July 29, 1947: The annual "Tripper's picnic" for Illinois State Normal University students who have taken the geography field course this year and in past years has been planned for 6 p.m. July 30 at Miller Park. The 1947 field course class returned to the campus July 26 after six weeks of travel through 6,000 miles in eastern United States and Canada. Professor A.W. Watterson of the ISNU geography staff directed this year's trip.
50 years ago
July 29, 1972: Creation of a new bureau and division in the Bloomington Police Department was announced by Chief Harold Bosshardt. Officer Bernard Lannie, a 14-year veteran of the force, will be transferred from traffic to the new crime prevention bureau. Lannie will survey businesses houses at owners' requests and make security recommendations, and will present public programs and help develop a municipal security code, the chief said.
25 years ago
July 29, 1997: Beginning this fall, state police districts across Illinois will introduce "Operation Cool," a friendly competition to encourage seat belt use, to junior and senior high school students. District 6 will present the program in McLean, DeWitt and Livingston counties. Seat belt surveys will be taken at the beginning and end of the school year. The schools with the largest percentage increase in compliance will be in line for cash prizes.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-mrs-mcnoldy-to-investigate-countys-shimmy-shakers/article_5e7e1856-0bb0-11ed-a1dd-c7f9b2564f1a.html | 2022-07-29T12:39:42 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-mrs-mcnoldy-to-investigate-countys-shimmy-shakers/article_5e7e1856-0bb0-11ed-a1dd-c7f9b2564f1a.html |
PITTSBURG, Texas — With more than 70 events in more than 65 counties, Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Texas governor, is making his case to small towns and big cities across the state.
O'Rourke's campaign is calling it "A Drive For Texas" and it comes as polls show a tightening race.
On Thursday, O'Rourke tried to turn out the vote in Pittsburg, Texas. He's hoping small towns like this one can give him an edge come November.
“Pittsburg, thank you for coming out today," O'Rourke said. "Thanks for being with us.”
It's his third time running for a statewide office in Texas. This time, O'Rourke is hoping to replace incumbent Republican Greg Abbott as the next governor of the Lone Star state.
“You know, in Greg Abbott’s Texas, it’s you or me, in our Texas it’s you and me right," O'Rourke said in Pittsburg. "It’s all of us together doing better by and for one another.”
The "Drive For Texas" began in his hometown of El Paso, and with stops like this one in Pittsburg, O'Rourke is facing questions on issues ranging from healthcare to guns.
“My question goes back to gun control and the red flag warnings — is this going to lead to the no-knock warrants, and stuff that’s a problem— the police coming in on people unannounced in the wrong house, and is it going to lead to — I’m mad at him so I’m going to call the law and say 'he’s got guns, he’s crazy,'” one attendee asked.
O'Rourke, who supports universal background checks, red flags and safe storage laws says lawmakers must work together to ensure new gun laws are put together in a responsible manner following the Uvalde shooting.
“I happen to believe that, that red flag law, if we write it on Texas terms by listening to legitimate concerns about what happens if we fail to do this the right way — if we can — make sure that we defend that second amendment right while doing a better job of protecting people in our communities,” O'Rourke said.
Gov. Abbott's campaign, which has not released a list of public campaign appearances, criticized O'Rourke for having to cancel and postpone an event in Greenville, saying his campaign has stalled.
O'Rourke has three more campaign stops planned on Friday. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-texas-governor-race/285-2d5a0572-77e4-4e9e-a73d-b2305456d572 | 2022-07-29T12:46:40 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-texas-governor-race/285-2d5a0572-77e4-4e9e-a73d-b2305456d572 |
Editor’s note: Ground Zero annually visits restaurants outside of Lincoln during July.
WAHOO – A former Lincoln Journal Star employee recently texted me asking for a recommendation of a Mexican restaurant outside of Lincoln and Omaha. I sent him to Wahoo.
It’s there you will find the Acapulco Mexican Grill & Bar, one of best Mexican eateries in southeastern Nebraska. Established in 2010 by Jesus Zaragoza and his family, Acapulco used to operate in downtown Wahoo, but it moved in November to a larger location with parking at 1201 N. Chestnut St.
Known for its fajitas, Acapulco also features an extensive eight-page menu of other Mexican favorites, including burritos and enchiladas as well as several steak, chicken, fish and shrimp dishes.
The new location is quite something. It sits on the corner, with parking and entrances available on the north and south ends of the building. Inside are three large dining areas decorated in vivid colors and Mexican-themed wall decor. Seating consists of comfy padded booths along the walls and tables and chairs dotting the floor. The bar sits in the dining area with TVs and tall tables.
My wife and I dined on a Tuesday, thinking the restaurant wouldn’t be as busy on a weeknight. We were wrong. The south lot was already full when we arrived and the north one had a smattering of cars. But, with plenty of seating and staff to work the tables, we didn’t have to wait. They ushered us right to a booth, brought us our complimentary homemade corn chips and sweet-not-spicy salsa and turned around our margarita order immediately.
Our server then asked if we needed a minute with the menu. We needed several because the menu was so big. The larger sections had more than 10 choices. The burrito and enchilada section, for instance, numbered 23 choices. Even the vegetarian section had seven options. And, yes, combination plates were available. You can build your own (one to four items), choosing from tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, chile rellenos, tamales and burritos.
We ordered from the house specials. Rebecca had chicken Chilaquiles Mexicanos ($11.49) and I ordered the Bandera Mexicana ($12.40).
The chilaquiles featured corn tortillas topped with choice of chicken or beef, special sauce and cheese and served with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, guacamole and sour cream and a side of Mexican rice and refried beans. It was comparable to nachos.
My dish was a combo plate, featuring a beef enchilada with green sauce, a chicken chimichanga with cheese sauce and a chile relleno with ranchero sauce and served with Mexican rice. The enchilada and chimichanga were packed with ample amounts of meat. The tasty dish allowed for sampling different foods and the house-made sauces.
Entree prices range from a reasonable $10.99 to $17.99, with most dishes costing $12 or $13. Acapulco has a lunch menu available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, with prices ranging from $6.99 to $9.49. Our tab, without the margaritas, was $23.98 for the two entrees.
The bar menu features a variety of flavored margaritas, domestic and Mexican beers and specialty drinks. We ordered 16-ounce margaritas on the rocks with salt ($7.49 each). They were so good, we had a second round. Had we known we would have liked them so much, we would have ordered a pitcher and saved about $10.
We were impressed with our visit. The food, atmosphere and service – we spent more time with the menu than we did waiting for food to arrive from the kitchen – were excellent. The restaurant draws many of its customers from Lincoln, Fremont, Elkhorn and nearby communities. It’s easy to understand why.
Jeff Korbelik is the winery manager at James Arthur Vineyards, former Journal Star features editor and author of “Lost Restaurants of Lincoln, Nebraska.” He’s written restaurant reviews for Ground Zero since 1998.
Dining Out
Acapulco Mexican Grill & Bar
Address: 1201 N. Chestnut St., Wahoo
Specialty: Mexican
Payment: Cash, major credit cards
Cost: Entrees, $10.99 to $17.99; lunch entrees, $6.99 to $9.49
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Phone: 402-277-5000
Social media: Facebook
Notes: Parking, alcohol, takeout, children’s menu, lunch menu (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday)
Lancaster County Sheriff's Investigator Jeremy Schwarz said they still are exploring the motive and the possibility that others may have been involved and are asking anyone with information or evidence to contact them.
Two men had found Kurt Roe's boat floating unattended Saturday afternoon and towed it back to the marina, alerting lake staff of the situation. His body was found Sunday.
Even with a suspect in custody, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says the investigation into the Branched Oak Lake killing remains active, sharing few details. "The investigators told me less is better," the sheriff said.
Some districts — like Weeping Water and Tri County — employ individual lockable pouches. At Lincoln Southwest, students this fall will have to place their phones in a designated area before class begins.
Mensah L. Gozo, 59, was charged with first-degree child sex assault and child enticement for his alleged role in the seemingly random crime, which began around 10 a.m. Sunday when the girl was reported missing.
In addition to the assault charge, the 30-year-old is accused of taking $3,375 from a client, meant to be wired to relative in Vietnam, and instead gambling the money away at a Council Bluffs casino, police said.
The winner among the chosen contestants earns $25,000 plus a cover spot with the international men’s magazine, which has a monthly circulation worldwide of about 9 million.
Inside the Chevy, officers found an AR15-style rifle and a 50-round magazine attachment fit for a Glock 9 mm handgun, according to police. It's unclear if either the rifle or handgun ammunition matched casings left behind. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/dining-out-enjoy-scrumptious-mexican-food-at-acapulco-in-wahoo/article_7b81b7e8-5fdc-5e6c-90d6-68dbd04f550c.html | 2022-07-29T12:47:27 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/dining-out-enjoy-scrumptious-mexican-food-at-acapulco-in-wahoo/article_7b81b7e8-5fdc-5e6c-90d6-68dbd04f550c.html |
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Excuse the rhyme—it's hard to use “Maine” and “grain” in a sentence and avoid the temptation... or the inevitable pattern of the old song from the Broadway musical, “My Fair Lady."
But the fact is, we may be hearing more about grain in Maine, because the farming and use of the crop has seen a steady increase in recent years.
It's evident at Maine Grains in Skowhegan, a milling and retail business created in the former county jail building.
Inside, two stone-grinding mills turn out thousands of pounds of flour each day, nearly all of it produced from Maine-grown wheat. The mill is so busy it runs two shifts each workday, and that includes people packing and shipping flour to both commercial and residential customers.
“We have two mills in operation now, and are in the process of having another delivered,” Adam Rosario, the production manager for Maine Grains, said.
The 5-year-old business already has plans to construct a second building next door to handle the increasing demand, Rosario says.
What’s happening?
Rosario and Amber Lambke, who founded Maine Grains, say it's partly because more and more people, from pro chefs to home bakers, care about local food and want to have more control over where their food comes from.
“So we really have bakers, brewers, and chefs all interested in local grains as staple in our food,” Lambke said.
The brewers have also played a significant role in the growth of Maine’s grain economy.
“In 2009, there were 30 craft breweries. Today, we have 170,” Tristan Noyes, executive director of the Maine Grain Alliance, an industry promotion group, said.
“One of the great things is most of these breweries have committed to using local grain.”
They say that has also led to an increase in the amount of farmland growing grain, especially wheat, oats, and barley.
Noyes, who grew up on a potato farm, says those farms have used grains such as oats as a rotation crop for years, but the crop would be sold for livestock feed or sometimes on the commodity market.
Now that Maine breweries want higher grades or large quantities of grains, and the market for stone ground wheat flours has grown, more farmers are interested in grain as a primary crop, and acreage has increased.
“We have two, larger-scale incredible mills sourcing thousands of acres of grain from all over the state,” Rosario said, “Largely Aroostook but other places, too, and [are] producing super high-quality flour.”
Lambke says grain is becoming a significant agricultural sector in Maine, and the value added, whether from bread or beer, stretches through the state’s economy. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-grain-that-maine-is-hoping-to-sustain-agriculture-farming-business-demand-local-crops/97-29d68fae-a76e-45fe-b326-48a9cc3e4441 | 2022-07-29T12:48:09 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-grain-that-maine-is-hoping-to-sustain-agriculture-farming-business-demand-local-crops/97-29d68fae-a76e-45fe-b326-48a9cc3e4441 |
ATLANTA — A lesson about money, budgets and saving for kids – from a kid.
A young entrepreneur will soon be on the road teaching finance at schools and clubs all over the metro Atlanta area.
11Alive Anchor Cheryl Preheim talked to 11-year-old CEO, author and business owner Caden Harris about his latest venture – a mobile financial learning center.
“I want to be able to take it anywhere so that kids all over can learn about financial literacy,” Harris said
Harris got the idea when a fortune cookie told him that something on four wheels would be a fun investment. His father, Sean Harris, said it didn't take long for that fortune to come true.
“Two weeks after that, he actually purchased the bus on his own – cash – with the profits from his business,” he said.
Harris invested $10,000 of his own money into the school bus, but there was still a lot of work to be done.
“It was dirty, the interior was trashed out,” Harris’ dad said.
It was time to renovate. Harris went to numerous Atlanta CEOs to raise the capital to cover the costs. Many were quick to invest in the young business owner and his idea to help teach kids about money. Investors included Goodr, Beautiful Briny Sea, Afrokids, Ziggy, Tootie Cakes and more.
After weeks of hard work, the bus was finally done. It is currently hidden behind the New Black Wall Street in Stonecrest, where it will remain until the reveal. Even Harris has yet to see the renovations – he wants to be surprised.
The financial literacy bus will debut Saturday, July 30 but Harris’ father gave 11Alive an exclusive look inside.
The bus is complete with an ATM, an interactive bank, a stock market and even a stocked store.
“So kids will be able to budget – necessity or luxury items,” Harris’ dad explained.
To them, it is all about helping others and empowering kids all over the state.
“Once they learn economics at an early age, they can make lifelong powerful decisions that will create generational wealth,” Harris’ dad said.
“I hope they can learn how to earn, save, budget and invest money,” Harris said. “With that, we’ll be able to have better communities, better cities, and I feel that this could really help.”
His goal is to have a learning center in every state. Until then, he and his dad said they will continue to raise money to keep the bus going and provide free financial visits and classes to underprivileged areas.
Harris already has school visits on his schedule for next month.
The bus will be unveiled Saturday, July 30 at 1 pm at the New Black Wall Street in Stonecrest. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/caden-harris-entrepreneur-financial-literacy-bus/85-73c4842b-efb1-4d5b-b543-bf59488ba0ea | 2022-07-29T12:48:48 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/caden-harris-entrepreneur-financial-literacy-bus/85-73c4842b-efb1-4d5b-b543-bf59488ba0ea |
SPRING, Texas — After being questioned by detectives all day Thursday, the adoptive father of a Spring boy found dead in a washing machine was dropped off at his home.
Seven-year-old Troy Khoeler was reported missing from his home Thursday morning before he was later found dead at the same home on Rosegate Drive in the Birnam Wood subdivision, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Troy was found in the top-load machine in the garage, an HCSO homicide detective said.
Jermaine Thomas, the adoptive father of Troy, said he could not find the 7-year-old after returning home just before midnight Wednesday. That’s when he said he noticed his front door was unlocked.
"It's just that I came home, I was fixin’ to walk in the door like right now, I don't have my keys but I put my keys to the door handle and then it just open,” he said. “Anything else after that, I don't know."
Meanwhile, Troy's mother, who was also questioned all day Thursday, didn't want to talk when she returned home.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said at this time neither of them is charged with a crime.
Investigators said Troy's parents called 911 early Thursday morning to report him missing. Just a few hours later, Precinct 4 deputies found his fully clothed but lifeless body inside the washing machine.
Investigators said they don't know how he died or how he ended up there. They're waiting for autopsy results from the medical examiner’s office.
"We don't know what happened, but we intend to find out," HCSO Lt. Robert Minchew said.
He wouldn't comment on whether there were any injuries or signs of foul play and said it's too soon to determine if it was an accident.
"Whether he was killed by the washing machine or killed and placed in it, we're just so far from that. I can't comment," Minchew said.
A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said "CPS does have history with the family."
A neighbor, who's lived on the street for more than 40 years, said he'd often seen Troy playing in the neighborhood. Rudy Chupa was surprised when he learned the child's body had been found.
"It's bad," Chupa said. "I mean, I've got great-grandkids, I don't know how they're coping with it. It shouldn't happen to anybody. Wow.
Troy attended Spring ISD. Thursday afternoon, the district released the following statement:
"Spring ISD is deeply saddened about the tragic passing of our student, Troy Khoeler. The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable's Office and Harris County Sheriff's Office are currently investigating the case. His death represents a great loss for our district, and we are providing ongoing counseling and grief services for students and staff members impacted by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/spring-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/285-8d6d2c6a-2b45-4ad4-9fad-35e95e84f323 | 2022-07-29T12:49:15 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/spring-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/285-8d6d2c6a-2b45-4ad4-9fad-35e95e84f323 |
Police investigating death of female found underneath Anakeesta chairlift in Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg police are investigating the death of a female found under a chairlift Thursday night at Anakeesta, a popular mountaintop attraction. The release did not say the age of the person or how they died.
The nature-themed park can be reached on a ski lift that has both typical bench seats and closed gondolas.
The Gatlinburg Fire & Rescue Department was dispatched to Anakeesta at 7:41 p.m., regarding an incident on the chairlift, a press release stated. Fire department personnel found the female dead, according to the release. The Sevier County Medical Examiners office also responded to the scene and the incident remains under investigation.
A spokesperson from Anakeesta said, "A tragic incident occurred this evening. 911 was called immediately. Our hearts are with the family of the deceased."
This story will be updated when more information is available. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/police-investigate-death-female-found-under-anakeesta-chairlift-gatlinburg/10182088002/ | 2022-07-29T13:01:50 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/29/police-investigate-death-female-found-under-anakeesta-chairlift-gatlinburg/10182088002/ |
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On Aug. 5, 2012, a gunman stormed into the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek and opened fire.
Satwant Singh Kaleka.
Prakash Singh.
Sita Singh.
Ranjit Singh.
Suveg Singh Khattra.
Paramjit Kaur.
Baba Punjab Singh.
All dead because of a man with a gun.
In the 10 years since there have been more injured and lost.
The Sikh temple shooting was not a turning point. It was a harbinger.
Wisconsin had seen mass shootings before, but in the years since the violence has come quicker.
Three killed in a spa in Brookfield. Three killed on a bridge in Menasha. Five killed at work in a brewery. Six killed inside a Milwaukee house.
The definitions of a mass shooting vary.
Four people killed by gunfire, not including the shooter, is considered a mass killing. It's the oldest definition, dating to the 1980s.
Four people shot in one incident is perhaps the most common. This more expansive definition reveals the prevalence of gun violence, counting those who survive but whose stories are rarely told.
In the decade since the temple massacre, Wisconsin has seen at least 48 mass shootings that fall under that category.
Those mass shootings left 66 people dead, including nine gunmen, and another 186 people injured.
More than half have occurred in the past two and a half years.
Three in five occurred in the city of Milwaukee.
Most did not generate weeks of media coverage. Some were barely covered at all.
Among the dreadful toll, the Sikh temple tragedy was a singular event. No other mass shooting in the state since then has targeted a specific faith.
The tenets of that faith have led many in the Sikh community to find common cause with other victims of gun violence.
“We are a good Sikh when we are able to hear the pain of others, see them as our brothers and sisters and really fight for them,” said Pardeep Singh Kaleka, whose father, Satwant Singh Kaleka, served as the temple’s president and was killed in the attack.
Amid the unrelenting violence, Kaleka says he feels called to be “relentlessly hopeful, relentlessly faithful, relentlessly courageous.”
His words echo the last line of Ardaas, a daily Sikh prayer.
Nanak Naam Chardi Kala, Teraa Bhane Sarbaht Da Bhala.
Translated from Punjabi, it means: In God’s name, we shall be relentlessly optimistic because we want peace and prosperity for all people.
A decade of mass shootings in Wisconsin
2012
Aug. 5
Six people are killed and four others wounded in a shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. Police shot the gunman, who then used his own gun to take his life. In 2020, a Sikh priest who was paralyzed in the shooting dies from his injuries, becoming the seventh fatal victim.
Oct. 21
Three people are killed in a shooting at Azana Salon & Spa in Brookfield when a gunman opens fire on his estranged wife while she is at work and kills her. Four others are wounded. The gunman kills himself.
2013
June 1
Four people are shot outside a nightclub in the 4100 block of North Teutonia Avenue in Milwaukee. The nightclub was well-known to police and shut down after the shooting.
2014
June 26
Five people are shot at North 24th and West Locust streets in Milwaukee. Police say the cause appeared to be a "spontaneous feud" between neighbors that erupted into gunfire.
Aug. 8
Four people are shot in the 3000 block of North 28th Street in Milwaukee. Police say a 19-year-old man and three girls, all 17, were wounded. A suspect is arrested.
2015
May 1
Two people are killed and three more are injured in a shooting in the 3700 block of North 37th St. in Milwaukee. Police say the shooting stemmed from a family dispute that escalated into a fight. Two men are charged in the shooting.
May 3
Three people are killed and one person is injured at a shooting on the Fox Cities Trestle Trail bridge in Menasha. Police say a gunman opened fire, killing an 11-year-old girl and her father and wounding her mother. The gunman also killed another man on the bridge before taking his own life.
May 16
Five people are shot during a vigil for an 18-year-old homicide victim near the intersection of North 28th Street and West Auer Avenue in Milwaukee. One of the wounded is the homicide victim's mother. Three men are later charged in the vigil shooting.
2016
April 10
Four teenagers are shot during a botched robbery inside an apartment near North 76th Street and West Sheridan Avenue in Milwaukee. One of them, a 16-year-old boy, dies from his injuries.
Aug. 13
Two people are killed and two others are wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a tavern on West Fond du Lac Avenue, near North 40th Street, in Milwaukee.
2017
March 22
Four people are killed by a gunman who travels to several locations near Rothschild. The shooter kills two of his wife's co-workers at a bank before fatally shooting his wife's divorce attorney at her office. He hides in an apartment and fatally shoots one of the responding officers. Police exchange gunfire with the man, wounding him, and he dies from his injuries weeks later.
July 18
Four people are shot in the 3000 block of North 39th Street in Milwaukee. Two girls, ages 5 and 9, and two men, ages 20 and 40, are injured in the shooting, which occurred outside of a house.
2018
Aug. 4
Four people — three 18-year-olds and a 20-year-old — are shot near Washington Park in Milwaukee while attending a church picnic. The four victims are standing on the basketball courts, located near North 40th and West Vliet streets, when they are shot by someone in a moving vehicle.
Sept. 15
Four people are shot in the 800 block of South 21st Street in Milwaukee.
Sept. 19
Four people are shot by a co-worker at a software company in Middleton. Police exchange gunfire with the suspect and kill him.
Dec. 9
Four people are wounded in a shooting at a strip club in Madison. The gunman later tells police he was stabbed during a fight before opening fire.
2019
June 26
Four people are shot in the 2800 block of North 34th St. in Milwaukee.
July 28
Five people are found dead, including the shooter, and two others are found wounded at two homes near Chippewa Falls. Authorities say the gunman killed his mother, brother and 8-year-old nephew before shooting his way into another house, killing a woman and wounding her parents.
Sept. 29
Four people are shot in the 1500 block of North 29th St. in Milwaukee.
Oct. 10
Two men and two children, ages 10 and 14, are shot during a dispute over a gun that occurred near North 38th and West Wright streets in Milwaukee. One of the men, age 37, dies from his injuries. Police say six guns were used. One suspect is arrested.
2020
Feb. 26
Five employees are killed at Molson Coors’ Milwaukee brewery by a 51-year-old co-worker who then shot and killed himself.
April 27
Five people, including four teens, are killed in a shooting inside a home in the 2800 block of North 12th St. in Milwaukee. The gunman calls 911 to report he had "just massacred my whole family."
June 2
Five people are wounded in what police describe as a gang-involved shooting at North Beach in Racine. Six people are charged in the shootout.
June 20
Four people are wounded in a shooting at a strip club in Janesville. Two men are arrested in the case.
June 21
Five people are wounded in a shooting at at a house party near the intersection of North 28th Street and West Ruby Avenue in Milwaukee. One of the victims, a 34-year-old mother of four, died in a car crash as she was being driven to the hospital from the party. The driver also died in the crash.
July 5
Four people are wounded in a shooting in the 5800 block of West Hope Ave. in Milwaukee.
July 28
Four people are wounded in a shooting in the 2600 block of West Atkinson Avenue in Milwaukee. The victims were all men between the ages of 23 and 36 years old.
Aug. 4
Four people are hit by gunfire at Garner Park in Madison during a memorial to a homicide victim. Two men and one woman suffer injuries to their legs or feet, while one woman has a graze wound to her back.
Sept. 30
Seven people are shot while among a crowd of mourners for a recent homicide victim outside Serenity Funeral Home in Milwaukee. Police say the gunfire came from someone inside a car that pulled up to the funeral home. A 29-year-man is later arrested and charged.
Nov. 20
Eight people are shot at Mayfair mall in Wauwatosa after a 15-year-old boy pulls out a gun during a fight. Four of those wounded are bystanders.
2021
April 7
Two people are killed and two others are injured in a shooting outside a gas station near North 27th Street and West Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. Police say a 26-year-old man got into an argument with one of the victims, took the victim's gun and used it to shoot him and several others.
April 21
Three people are killed and three others are wounded in a shooting at a tavern in the 1500 block of Sheridan Road in Kenosha. Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man fired a gun inside the packed tavern after he bumped into someone and got into a fight.
May 8
Four people are shot in the 900 block of S. 10th Street in Milwaukee. Police arrest two men in the case.
Aug. 29
Four people, including three teen girls, are shot near the intersection of N. 41st and W. Lloyd Streets in Milwaukee.
Sept. 13
Five people, including two 15-year-old girls, are shot during a vigil for a 16-year-old homicide victim on North Sherman Boulevard near West Burleigh Street.
Oct. 7
Three people are killed and one person is injured in a shooting near the intersection of West Cherry and North 8th Street in Milwaukee.
Oct. 7
Five people are shot in the 2400 block of North 37th Street in Milwaukee. Police say officers found two women and two men injured inside a home, and another victim took himself to a hospital for treatment.
Oct. 17
Six people are shot near Yout and Carter streets in Racine during a vigil honoring a homicide victim who had been killed a year prior.
Oct. 19
Three people are found dead by gunfire and two more wounded in a shooting at a home in the 600 block of 40th Place in Kenosha. Police say the suspect is among the dead and that the shooting was related to domestic violence.
Nov. 7
One person is killed and three others injured in a shooting outside of a venue in downtown Kenosha. Police say more than 70 shots were fired.
Dec. 9
One person is killed and five others are injured when a fight at a party erupts into gunfire inside a garage the 1900 block of Porter Avenue in Beloit.
2022
Jan. 1
One person is killed and three others wounded in a shooting in a parking lot near the intersection of 52nd and 19th Avenue in Kenosha.
Jan. 23
Six people are shot to death inside a house in the 2500 block of North 21st Street in Milwaukee. A 34-year-old man is charged with the homicides months later in what prosecutors described as a robbery attempt.
Feb. 1
Four teens and one woman are shot outside Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. Police arrest a suspect in the case.
Feb. 13
Five people are wounded in a shooting near 7th Street and Park Avenue in Racine. The gunman kills himself as authorities close in.
March 20
Four people are shot at a party in the 2800 block of West Melvina Street in Milwaukee.
May 14
Seventeen people are wounded in a shooting in downtown Milwaukee after a Milwaukee Bucks playoff game. Police say the shooting stemmed from a feud between two groups of people. Earlier that night, two unrelated shootings downtown left four others wounded.
July 4
One person is killed and four others are injured in a shooting in the 6300 block of 25th Avenue in Kenosha.
Sources: Gun Violence Archive, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel research
Contact Ashley Luthern at ashley.luthern@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @aluthern. | https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/29/ten-years-of-mass-shootings-in-wisconsin-after-sikh-temple-tragedy/7820938001/ | 2022-07-29T13:15:13 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/29/ten-years-of-mass-shootings-in-wisconsin-after-sikh-temple-tragedy/7820938001/ |
As the saying goes, if you want to understand politics, follow the money. With the August 2 primary election for the next mayor of Flagstaff just one weekend away, the Arizona Daily Sun has combed through the publicly available campaign finance reports of all three mayoral candidates to give readers a better sense of how, and from whom, the candidates are raising funds.
Becky Daggett
Becky Daggett raised a total of $26,464.19 for her campaign. Over 96% ($25,541.96) of those funds came from in-state, individual contributions. Of those contributions, roughly 18% ($4,487.39) were donations of under $100.
“I have 103 unique donors -- some have given more than once -- and the average donation amount is $163,” Daggett said. She described her fundraising as a “person to person” effort characterized by “reaching out to all the people in the community I know,” and participating in events such as fundraising house parties.
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About 1.5% ($422.23) of Daggett’s funds came from out-of-state individual contributions. Mostly, these funds were from a single donor that Daggett described as a “dear friend.”
“She loves me and is supporting my campaign,” Daggett said.
Another 1.8% ($500) of Daggett's funds came from a single contribution from a political action committee (PAC) known as Arizona List. This PAC describes themselves as a “statewide membership network that works to recruit, train, support and elect pro-choice Democratic women running for office in Arizona.” They also supported Daggett during her run for Flagstaff City Council.
When asked about the “pro-choice” element of Arizona List’s mission, Daggett said “it certainly doesn't play a strong role in the mayoral race, but it is a firmly held value for me as an individual. I firmly believe that all individuals should have the right to privacy and the right to seek whatever kind of medical treatment that they need.”
When it comes to her expenses, Daggett disbursed a total of $21,706.03 for what she described as “fairly standard campaign expenses.” Her largest single expense of $8,744.45 was for “printing and campaign outreach” paid to International Minute Press, a Flagstaff business.
“I tried to support local businesses wherever possible,” Daggett said.
When reflecting on legally mandated campaign finance reporting, Daggett said she was a “firm believer in transparency.”
“I also work for the Stop Dark Money campaign,” she added.
She sees the reports as a “show of support.”
“I look at my campaign finance report and the number of donors that I have, and I think that shows strong community support,” she said.
Daniel Williamson
As officially reported, Daniel Williamson raised $11,602.19 for his campaign. However, this number is inaccurate.
Williamson’s financial reporting contains errors, particularly around his recording of personal contributions to his campaign. He told the Arizona Daily Sun that he intends to rectify these errors by filing amended second quarter and pre-primary finance reports. A rote addition of his reported contributions produces the sum of $12,900.40, and Williamson agreed that this was the most accurate sum to work from.
It is worth noting that Williamson has already filed one amendment to his second quarter report after the City of Flagstaff received an official complaint that his financial reporting was inaccurate and incomplete. Williamson’s financial reporting is currently under investigation by the city clerk’s office, and his campaign has until August 21 to officially reply to the complaint before the investigation is submitted to the city attorney.
When asked about these errors his financial reporting, Williamson said “what it boils down to is that I was reading the report wrong.” He said campaign finance reporting has been a “time commitment” that he hadn’t anticipated.
“I have come to the conclusion that we're going to contract an independent CPA (certified public accountant) to take this over for us,” Williamson said. He maintains that he is “incredibly demanding of accountability, especially financially.”
Working from the sum of $12,900.40, nearly 87% ($11,435) of these funds came from in-state individual contributions. Of these, 4% ($485) were contributions under $100. For contributions over $100, the average contribution was $1,095. He had no out-of-state contributions.
Williamson said his fundraising strategy “is not fundraising but friend-raising.” He said “the original intention was large amounts of donors with small amounts of money,” but as he came up upon campaign deadlines, he started reaching out to supporters for larger donations that could support immediate needs.
Those larger donations, two of which were between $3,400 and $3,900, were “project oriented rather than process oriented,” Williamson said.
About 10% ($1,355.60) of Williamson’s fundraising came for personal donations he made to his campaign. Less than 1% came from an “in-kind” donation of $109.80. His largest expense was $3,014 to GWG Enterprises for campaign signs.
When it comes to finance reporting in general, Williamson said, “As I'm learning about campaign financing, I'm very impressed at the level of accountability and transparency that the public has access to. I really appreciate that...I think it's necessary that people have access to know where money is coming from and how money is being utilized.”
Paul Deasy
Incumbent Paul Deasy raised a total of $15,005 in his campaign. Roughly 19% ($2,905) came from in-state individual contributions. Of those, over 60% ($1,155) were donations of less than $100. He received no out-of-state individual contributions.
“I get a lot of $5 and $10 donations,” Deasy said, estimating that he had about 50 individual donations in this range. When it comes to his fundraising strategy, he said, “I don’t ask for money I don’t need. I tend to play more of a ground game in these situations.”
“I like governing better than campaigning,” Deasy added. “We have so many issues that I'd much rather be in the streets, clearing debris and organizing sandbagging and doing all these other things that I feel are more important than big shiny numbers.”
About 67% ($10,000) of Deasy’s funds came from a single contribution from a political action committee known as the United Food and Commercial Workers Advocacy (UCFW). This is a labor union comprised of 1.3 million members across the U.S. and Canada. Their mission includes supporting fair wages, work-life balance, access to healthcare, fair scheduling and workplace safety for their members.
“During the height of the pandemic, when PPE was at a premium, Mayor Deasy helped get UFCW members thousands of N95 masks to ensure they were safe,” the UFCW said in a statement to the Arizona Daily Sun. “UFCW remembered that Paul stood with them during the COVID crisis.”
UCFW had previously supported Deasy with a $2,500 contribution during his first campaign for mayor, but he was “pleasantly surprised” by this year’s $10,000 contribution, though labor rights are something Deasy said he has been fighting for his “entire adult life.”
While $10,000 is a sizeable sum from an organization with an out-of-state address, Deasy said he really sees it as a contribution earned through relationship with local due-paying members of the UCFW.
“UFCW has about 700 union members in Flagstaff,” Deasy said. “The donation is, in essence, about $14 per worker that we mutually represent.”
Roughly 13% of Deasy’s fundraising comes from a $2,000 loan that he issued to his campaign as a private individual. “Start-up money,” he said, to get the campaign running. He intends to pay himself back from campaign funds, but will have to “see how things go.” He made similar loan to his first campaign, and then paid himself back only $1,500.
“I ended up donating 500 bucks,” he said.
For Deasy, money speaks to the priorities of a candidate.
It’s extremely important to know where dollars are coming from,” he said. “Because it is representative of the values that we have.”
Friday, July 29 is the last day to vote early in person. Two candidates will move on form the primary election to participate in the general election on November 8.
To access all Flagstaff campaign finance reports, visit https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/4696/2022-Campaign-Finance-Reports.
For more election information, visit www.flagstaff.az.gov/2105/Elections. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/tracking-the-money-behind-flagstaffs-three-mayoral-candidates/article_f9d7a85a-0eb5-11ed-8211-b3085caddb23.html | 2022-07-29T13:16:58 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/tracking-the-money-behind-flagstaffs-three-mayoral-candidates/article_f9d7a85a-0eb5-11ed-8211-b3085caddb23.html |
When a baby is born, the future can feel uncertain. For Tonnya Jensen, that uncertainty was compounded by not one, but two disabilities. Jensen lost her central vision to Stargardt Disease, and eight years ago her daughter, Autumn, was born with Down Syndrome.
“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! How am I going to do this as a single mom, being blind myself?’” Jensen recounts. At the time she was a member of the team at Quality Connections (QC), a nonprofit organization in Flagstaff, dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to become independent and productive community members.
Faced with the proposition of raising two kids -- one with special needs -- on her own, she called QC’s founder and CEO, Armando Bernasconi.
“I remember calling up Armando at the time and talking about it and he goes, ‘Well, look at the bright side! You’ve got everything here, and when Autumn turns 16, she’s got a job.’ It just made me smile,” she said.
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Now, Jensen’s daughter is thriving at Evergreen Academy Preschool, a facility ran by Quality Connections. QC employees can access free childcare at Evergreen, and people like Catherine Peppard can pursue their dreams of working in childcare.
Peppard is proud to tell anyone she’s a co-teacher. Her dream to work as an educator hasn’t always been easy to pursue. She was born with a disability that sometimes means it takes her more time and effort to learn than some of her peers. That hasn’t stopped her from tackling her career goals, and in December of this year she’s expected to graduate with an associate’s degree in Child Development from Rio Salado Community College.
“Catherine is another support that we have,” Jensen said, “She helps take care of Autumn. She’s a big part of that. She’ll say, ‘Tonnya, what do you want me to work on with Autumn, I’ll do it!’ I feel really good working at QC and being supported in that way. It’s awesome.”
Daycare is just one service the nonprofit provides to its employees and the community as a whole. Quality Connections, as described by its founder, is a training center at its heart.
“Work, for at least most of us, helps provide us with identity. Most people describe themselves like Catherine -- she is a teacher. What QC does is it helps people find themselves.” Bernasconi said.
In the conference room at the nonprofit’s main office on Steves Boulevard, there’s a series of framed black and white photos. One of the pictures is of a young man named Ben Sutcliff, who was Bernasconi’s college roommate.
“I provided attending care to him. He wanted more than anything in life to have a job and a girlfriend. We started Quality Connections in 1999 to help him find that job,” Bernasconi said. “He became our web master for QC Office.”
QC Office is an income driver for the organization, and an on-the-job training program. Quality Connections acts as a vendor for office supplies (mostly serving businesses). In helping Flagstaff businesses to source printer paper, pens, and paperclips they also train people to manage inventory, answer phones and deliver products.
For Jensen, it’s a place to put her customer service and office management skills to use. She has access to the monitors and equipment she needs to not be impaired by her disability, and her co-workers describe her as an asset. She’s found so much success at QC Office, she’s now a home owner.
“QC has been my cheerleader in all this, as well as for anybody who comes through this program," she said.
Quality Connections serves more than 300 people in northern Arizona, providing employment training and on-the-job services, residential programs that help people with barriers refine living skills for personal independence at home, and a Montessori-based adult day program. They employ more than 125 people.
Ben Sutcliff is no longer alive, but Bernasconi continues to honor his memory by helping other people with disabilities to find their purpose, and understand that they are assets. People like the teacher, Catherine Peppard; the Customer Service Manager, Tonnya Jensen; and ultimately Autumn, who will have cheerleaders on her side as she pursues her dreams.
“It is the most fulfilling thing that I’ve ever done and it continues to be fulfilling,” Bernasconi said. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/this-disability-pride-month-one-flagstaff-nonprofit-is-helping-people-find-and-celebrate-their-purpose/article_a8f29c3c-06eb-11ed-88e2-23e2f035219d.html | 2022-07-29T13:17:00 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/this-disability-pride-month-one-flagstaff-nonprofit-is-helping-people-find-and-celebrate-their-purpose/article_a8f29c3c-06eb-11ed-88e2-23e2f035219d.html |
After another banner year, Northern Arizona University Athletics ensured that the Big Sky Conference Presidents' Cup will remain in Flagstaff following an announcement by the league office on Sunday. NAU's successful defense of the Presidents' Cup is the Lumberjacks' fifth, tying Weber State for the most in conference history.
The win marks the second time that NAU has won back-to-back Presidents' Cups after doing so in 2012-13 and 2013-14. With four of the department's five Presidents' Cups coming in the last 10 years, the Lumberjacks have won more Cups in the past decade than any other institution.
"The dedication to competitive and academic excellence by NAU student-athletes, coaches and staff is a source of pride for many," said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Marlow. "Recognition as the Presidents' Cup winner is an opportunity for them to be publicly acknowledged for their commitment to high achievement. Congratulations to the student-athletes who wear the Blue and Gold and the coaches and staff who play such a critical role in their success."
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The Presidents' Cup promotes the Big Sky's commitment to academics and recognizes a member school's overall success in the classroom and athletic competition. It is given annually to the school that excels both academically and athletically and is measure by various categories.
Final regular-season standings in eight of the league's 14 sports make up the athletic portion of the Presidents' Cup criteria. In men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field and golf, points are awarded based on a team's finish at the Big Sky Championships. Schools receive an average point total per sport and then are ranked accordingly.
Meanwhile, the academic portion consists of each institution's academic progress rate (APR) from the previous year, and each team's grade point average in Big Sky sponsored sports for the current year.
"Winning the Big Sky Presidents' Cup for the second year in a row is a tremendous accomplishment," said NAU President Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera. "This year alone our student-athletes have won Division I national championships, conference championships, set national collegiate records and competed in the Olympics, but I can honestly say that this trophy is the most meaningful to me and our university community."
Athletically, NAU won eight Big Sky Championships in 2021-22 with five coming courtesy of the Lumberjack women's teams. The five women's conference championships propelled NAU to its second consecutive and 10th all-time Big Sky Women's All-Sport Trophy. NAU swept the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field championships with women's tennis and golf adding to the total; not to mention the swimming & diving team's WAC Championship.
Beyond the titles, soccer (tied for third), volleyball (tied for fourth) and women's basketball (tied for fourth) also posted regular season finishes in the upper half of the conference.
On the men's side, NAU placed second in the running for the All-Sport Trophy buoyed by a sweep of the Big Sky Championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. Men's tennis finished the regular season third in the conference standings.
While excellence in competition was once again at a high, the Lumberjacks matched that in the classroom. NAU student-athletes collectively posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.3085 for the 2021-22 academic year with five teams posting a team GPA of 3.50 or higher this year. The women's cross country team compiled a department-best 3.69 GPA followed by volleyball (3.66), swimming & diving (3.62), men's tennis (3.58) and soccer (3.525).
The Lumberjacks, as a department, had 180 Big Sky All-Academic awards this year. Additionally, the department featured the top Academic Progress Rate in the conference, registering a multiyear Academic Progress rate of 986 and a single-year rate of 990, the highest in NAU Athletics history. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-lumberjacks-win-fifth-presidents-cup/article_e9786d32-0ea6-11ed-9127-27e75b89a7de.html | 2022-07-29T13:17:01 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-lumberjacks-win-fifth-presidents-cup/article_e9786d32-0ea6-11ed-9127-27e75b89a7de.html |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — The United States offered a deal to Russia to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American prisoner, Paul Whelan. Now, a family in Tuscaloosa is hopeful that something similar could happen for their son who was captured in Ukraine.
Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are two U.S. veterans from Alabama who went to help soldiers in Ukraine and got captured there last month.
Ten days ago, Drueke’s possessions came home and for the first time in 20 days, he was able to call his mother, Lois ‘Bunny’ Drueke.
“I figured we weren’t going to get any more calls, but he called this morning,” Drueke said, unable to contain her excitement.
Drueke said her son is now in a traditional prison with Huynh.
“I know that sounds awful, but he says it’s better conditions and he and Andy are out of solitary, and they are there together with a third man,” Drueke said. “He says it was so much better than the conditions before.”
Drueke said she did not press for more information on who the third person is with them, but rather counts her blessings with every phone call.
“When I’ve gotten kind of nosy before, the calls have mysteriously dropped,” Drueke said.
Drueke told her son about the U.S. negotiations offer with the Kremlin for Griner and Whelan – and she said he told her that’s encouraging.
“I have to remind myself that this is a different situation,” Drueke said. “It still makes me feel hopeful that if they can work something out for Brittney and Paul, that they’ll be able to work something out for Alex and Andy, too.”
August 13 marks two months since Drueke got the call that her son went missing. The family will partner with the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter to help adopt big dogs like Diesel, Alex’s dog, to make sure they can have homes in his honor. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/drueke-family-hopeful-for-safe-return-of-son-in-russian-controlled-captivity/ | 2022-07-29T13:19:20 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/drueke-family-hopeful-for-safe-return-of-son-in-russian-controlled-captivity/ |
CULLMAN, Ala. (WHNT) – More basketball, volleyball courts and event space will soon be coming to the city of Cullman.
Officials gathered Thursday to unveil a new sports and events facility, slated to open in 2024. The facility, located next to the new WildWater water park, will be 130,000 square feet when completed, adding eight basketball courts, 16 volleyball courts, and enough space for 6,500 people in a concert or conference-type event.
Once the sports/events facility is completed, Cullman’s Sports and Events District will have 10 tournament basketball courts, 19 volleyball courts, nine baseball/softball fields, five soccer fields, a large events center, a wellness center, an indoor aquatic center, and a regional water park.
In addition to sports, the gym will be built big enough to host large concerts, expositions, conventions, trade shows, and charity fundraisers.
Local officials expressed their excitement for the economic opportunities the facility will bring.
“People will stay in our hotel rooms, they’ll eat at our restaurants, and they’ll shop at the great businesses that we have in Cullman. We’re excited about it. We think it’s a positive thing for our community and for our state, and we’re going to work with everyone we can to ensure it’s successful. It will be great for creating jobs, helping the local economy and meeting the needs of the growing population of youth in our community.”
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs
“The opening of this facility will solidify Cullman as one of the top 20 places for youth sports destinations in the country. For many visitors, it will be not only their introduction to Cullman, but also their introduction to Alabama.”
Cullman City Council Member/Tourism Committee Chair Clint Hollingsworth
In addition to the large event space, the facility will include a catering kitchen and up to eight breakout rooms depending on each event’s needs, as well as plenty of parking for Cullman residents and visitors. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-cullman-sports-event-facility-to-open-in-2024/ | 2022-07-29T13:19:26 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-cullman-sports-event-facility-to-open-in-2024/ |
It’s Chicken Wing Day and Lasagna Day ... which makes us hungry! Good thing we can head Downtown to the Taste of Wisconsin! The Taste of Wisconsin Festival — with food from several vendors and music on four stages — is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today (and Saturday) on 54th Street at the lakefront. Admission and parking are free. For more details, go to tasteofwi.com.
The Kenosha History Center’s Homecoming Car Show events continue today: The Homecoming Car Show Swap Meet in Kennedy Park is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. An Ice Cream Social at Nash Elementary School is 1 p.m. (6801 99th Ave.). The Homecoming Car Show Parade travels from the Southport Beach House parking lot through Downtown, ending up at the Kenosha Homecoming Block Party at the Kenosha History Center, 4 to 8 p.m. at 220 51st Place.
Start your morning outside with the Kenosha Library System on the lawn of Fire Station No. 6, 2615 14th Place (across 27th Avenue from the Northside Library parking lot). An outdoor Preschool Storytime starts at 10:30 a.m. The half-hour program, with rhymes and songs, takes place in the park on the north side of the library parking lot. Admission is free. The program is aimed at 3- to 5-year-old children; bring a blanket or towel to sit on. Note: Do NOT park at the fire station. Park at the library, across the street.
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The “Movie Night in the Park” series continues tonight in Petrifying Springs Park next to the Biergarten, on the south end of the park, 5555 Seventh St. Tonight’s film is “Beetlejuice.” Admission is free. The movie starts at dusk, and bug spray is always recommended! | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-friday-july-29/article_d7b6fcaa-0e86-11ed-86bc-6f0fcb14c143.html | 2022-07-29T13:22:47 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-friday-july-29/article_d7b6fcaa-0e86-11ed-86bc-6f0fcb14c143.html |
It’s usually not a good idea to throw around the term “fever” while we’re still battling a global pandemic (and we see you there, too, monkeypox).
But we make an exception for lottery fever.
The Mega Millions jackpot totals more than $1 billion.
Just think on that for a second.
If you won, you could build your own silly rocket for a 10-minute joy ride to the edge of space.
Or you could help bring safe drinking water to millions who need it. Saving rain forests from devastation would also be helpful.
Your choice.
However you would spend that lottery windfall, remember this: It’s free to dream. Or, in this case, it costs $2 to dream.
The Mega Millions massive jackpot will no doubt continue to swell until the numbers are drawn tonight at 10.
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That means we can all live in fantasyland for a few more hours and dream of life on one of those Russian oligarch yachts. (The Southport Marina would be able to accommodate the big boat, right?)
This is only the third time the Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed the $1 billion mark. (Or “only” $602.5 million if you opt for the lump-sum payment.)
The last time a jackpot hit was way back on April 15. That means tonight’s drawing will be the 30th one in this run.
So far, the record Mega Millions jackpot is $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018.
For those keeping score at home, that prize remains the world’s largest lottery prize ever won on a single ticket.
To win, all you have to do is match all six numbers drawn tonight, plus the Mega Ball.
To increase your odds — which are already about the same as the miles it would take to drive from here to Pluto — don’t let me anywhere near your lottery ticket. My track record is dismal for the few times I have played the lottery, and I expect that to continue.
However, there were several winners Tuesday night of smaller prizes in the multi-state lottery: There were a total of 6,775,330 winning tickets at all prize levels. Nine tickets matched the five white balls (minus the all-important gold ball “Mega Ball”) to win the Mega Millions second prize of a cool $1 million. For matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball, 156 tickets won the game’s third prize of $10,000. That’s not yacht money, but it’s not nothing!
While it’s fun to play the lottery, remember this: Your odds don’t increase if you spend $100 or even $20 instead of $2 for one ticket.
So keep your lottery budget to $2, or do what we do here at the Kenosha News and pool your funds to buy a bunch of tickets.
Because nothing’s more fun than trying to split a jackpot among co-workers.
Maybe that’s why so many of those ultra-rich Russians escape on yachts. They’re trying to stop relatives from coming over, asking for money.
Rock on!
When we talked with Betsy Ade and Joe Adamek — of Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers — earlier this week about their Saturday “mashup” concert with the Kenosha Symphony, Adamek said: “I hope the orchestra is as excited as we are about doing this together.”
You can relax, Joe. The symphony does indeed share your excitement about this rare concert joining an orchestra with a pop/rock band.
“The orchestra is excited to collaborate with the band,” said Emily Sobacki, the operations manager for the Kenosha Symphony Association. “It is a rare opportunity for many of us classical musicians to get to play other styles.”
The groups are teaming up for the free “Symphony in the Garten” concert, taking place Saturday in Petrifying Springs County Park, on the south end of the park next to the Biergarten.
Here’s the schedule:
4 to 5 p.m.: Spare Animals — a duo made up of Kai Andersen and Elizabeth Byshenk — opens the show on the portable band shell.
6 to 7 p.m.: Kenosha Symphony Orchestra performs selections by Aaron Copland, including “Rodeo,” plus Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide Overture” and pieces by Leroy Anderson, the master of light orchestral works.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.: The Kenosha Symphony Orchestra is joined by Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers to perform 12 of the band’s original songs.
There will also be food trucks, along with food and beverages available at the Biergarten.
In summary: Just an all-around great day in a great park. Or, as Sobacki puts it: “We are expecting a big and enthusiastic crowd for this concert. People love outdoor concerts because they are casual and family friendly — and the setting is divine.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-tgif-for-lottery-wishes-and-symphonic-sounds/article_14ac7c72-0df4-11ed-b978-df15d9dc7d4b.html | 2022-07-29T13:22:53 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-tgif-for-lottery-wishes-and-symphonic-sounds/article_14ac7c72-0df4-11ed-b978-df15d9dc7d4b.html |
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 15 people have died, a toll he expected to grow as the rain keeps falling.
“We’ve still got a lot of searching to do,” said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in Kentucky’s hard-hit Perry County. “We still have missing people.”
Powerful floodwaters swallowed towns that hug creeks and streams in Appalachian valleys and hollows, swamping homes and businesses, leaving vehicles in useless piles and crunching runaway equipment and debris against bridges. Mudslides on steep slopes left many people marooned and without power, making rescues more difficult.
Gov. Andy Beshear told the AP before touring the disaster area that the 15 dead in Kentucky includes children, “but I expect that number to more than double, probably even throughout today.”
Emergency crews made close to 50 air rescues and hundreds of water rescues on Thursday, and more people still needed help on Friday, the governor said. “This is not only an ongoing disaster but an ongoing search and rescue. The water is not going to crest in some areas until tomorrow.”
Determining the number of people unaccounted for is tough with cell service and electricity out across the disaster area, he said: “This is so widespread, it’s a challenge on even local officials to put that number together.”
More than 200 people have sought shelter, Beshear said. He deployed National Guard soldiers to the hardest-hit areas. Three parks set up shelters, and with property damage so extensive, the governor opened an online portal for donations to the victims.
“I do believe it will end up being one of the most significant, deadly floods that we have had in Kentucky in at least a very long time,” Beshear said Thursday.
While floodwaters receded in places after peaking Thursday, the National Weather Service said flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall remained possible through Friday evening across the mountains of eastern Kentucky, western Virginia and southern West Virginia, where thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. As much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain had fallen in some spots by Thursday, and 1 to 3 more inches (2.5 to 7.5 centimeters) could fall, the weather service said.
“Places where there were mobile homes and houses, there’s nothing there now … It’s unbelievable to see,” Stacy said after an initial damage assessment on Thursday. ”You get 8 inches of rain in three hours, it’s just not anything that we have ever seen — ever, here.”
Krystal Holbrook’s family raced through the night to move vehicles, campers, trailers and equipment as rapidly rising floodwaters menaced her southeastern Kentucky town of Jackson. “Higher ground is getting a little bit difficult” to find, she said.
More rain Friday tormented the region after days of torrential rainfall. The storm sent water gushing from hillsides and surging out of streambeds, inundating roads and forcing rescue crews to use helicopters and boats to reach trapped people. Flooding also damaged parts of western Virginia and southern West Virginia, across a region where poverty is endemic.
“There are hundreds of families that have lost everything,” Beshear said. “And many of these families didn’t have much to begin with. And so it hurts even more. But we’re going to be there for them.”
In Whitesburg, Kentucky, floodwaters seeped into Appalshop, an arts and education center renowned for promoting and preserving the region’s history and culture.
“We’re not sure exactly the full damage because we haven’t been able to safely go into the building or really get too close to it,” said Meredith Scalos, its communications director. “We do know that some of our archival materials have flooded out of the building into Whitesburg streets.”
Poweroutage.us reported more than 33,000 customers remained without electricity Friday in eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, with the bulk of the outages in Kentucky.
Rescue crews also worked in Virginia and West Virginia to reach people in places where roads weren’t passable. Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six counties in West Virginia where the flooding downed trees, power outages and blocked roads.
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Associated Press Writers Rebecca Reynolds and Dylan Lovan in Louisville, Ky., and Sarah Brumfield in Silver Spring, Md., contributed to this report. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/death-toll-in-eastern-kentucky-reaches-15-after-floods/ | 2022-07-29T13:29:06 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/death-toll-in-eastern-kentucky-reaches-15-after-floods/ |
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—A tractor-trailer hit a tollbooth heading southbound on the West Virginia Turnpike.
West Virginia Turnpike Authority dispatchers say the truck knocked a tollbooth off its foundation near Chelyan.
They say an ambulance was dispatched, but there is no word yet on whether the tollbooth worker was injured.
One southbound lane of the turnpike remains blocked.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as new information becomes available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-knocks-tollbooth-off-foundation-on-west-virginia-turnpike/ | 2022-07-29T13:29:12 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-knocks-tollbooth-off-foundation-on-west-virginia-turnpike/ |
Looking Back: Laxatives and Little Lord Fauntleroy
One hundred and fifty years ago, the July 27, 1872 Charlevoix Sentinel told its readers that “When the blood rushes with rocket-like violence to the head, causing hot flushes, vertigo and dimness of sight, it is a certain sign that a mild, salubrious, cooling and relaxing laxative is required, and TARRANT’S SELZTER APERIENT should be at once resorted to.”
“Aperient” is an archaic word for laxative, related to the Medieval Latin verb “aperire” meaning to open. “Aperture” is a related word. As if anyone would know that about “aperient.”
Fifty years later, the July 22, 1922 Sentinel reported on a major dance that would take place in the “Lakeside Pavilion Aug. 10, (with) Winegar’s Orchestra Music ... when the chauffeurs will give their second annual ball for the benefit of the Charlevoix hospital,” which had just pulled out of an eight month financial crisis and closing.
“This arrangement insures a delightful place for holding this annual event where those who enjoy participation in terpsichorean art can indulge in their favorite pastime to the fullest extent accompanied by the most choice select music that can be produced by gifted artistic musicians.”
It was hoped that this second event would bring in even more than the previous one, perhaps break the $500 mark.
Where was this Lakeside Dance Pavilion? It occupied a substantial piece of ground that stood on the south side of lower Clinton Street near the curb, amidst surrounding buildings that would be removed 15 years later to begin the transformation of the area into East Park. Today, it would have sat just west of the harbormaster’s building. Unfortunately, the Charlevoix Historical Society does not possess one single photograph of the once popular destination site.
Chauffeurs were a prominent part of the Charlevoix summer scene from the 1910s into the 1950s, when the summer resorters came to town between mid-June and Labor Day. The latest magnificent specimens of the automotive art, domestic and foreign, were displayed daily along Bridge Street. There was even one stretch when a portion of of the downtown curbs were reserved for chauffeured cars only, since the city knew very well the economic impact of their owners. The drivers made quite a sight as, in full uniform, under a hot sun, they guarded their charges while waiting for their employers to shop or do business, buffing, shining, polishing every square inch of metal and wood. Appreciative crowds gathered around to ooh and aah and discuss the finer points that made one model stand out from the next one. Some local kids even knew every chauffeur by name, what they drove, what they had driven previously, who they worked for, and where they stayed — principally the Belvedere and Chicago clubs, Michigan and Dixon avenues, Mercer Boulevard and Mount McSauba Road.
The same issue reported that the Pere Marquette Railroad had to eliminate half of the summer schedule of its famed Resort Special due to the national coal and railroad strike. Now faced with a reduced coal supply and some striking workers, instead of six Resort trains a week, only three would be coming. This strike had to have an enormous economic impact on the entire national railroad system, but not so much on our own hotel and rooming house situation. Resorters and travelers then had the option of switching to the passenger liners that called here daily. Slower, maybe, not as convenient surely, but come to Charlevoix they must and come to Charlevoix they would and did.
Also, the same issue announced that the Michigan State Telephone Company would be moving from above today’s That French Place creperie across the street to the second floor of the Van Pelt building, now Cherry Republic.
“With this change, the Telephone company will have much larger, more comfortable and better quarters for their operators and much pleasanter and more satisfactory office room in which to transact the ever increasing business of the telephone corporation.” That setup would last for another five decades.
And another classic movie was about to hit town, Mary Pickford now in a trousers role as “Little Lord Fauntleroy” which contains “All the Beautiful Things.” It would “run the gamut of emotional drama, pathos and riotous comedy. It gives her the greatest opportunity she ever has had for the display of that brilliant genius which has so endeared her to the heart of Mr. World and his Wife. In this play, she has the chance to let her public see her as a mature woman and also as a boy of seven.” Whaaaaat? How believable is that? “In the world of dramatic art what could be more difficult? Not only in the same play, but in the same scenes.”
As the accompanying advertisement for the film claimed, “Where ripples of delight/Check the trembling tears.” Awww. Special prices for this showing — 20 cents for children, 40 cents for adults. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2022/07/29/looking-back-laxatives-and-little-lord-fauntleroy/10166181002/ | 2022-07-29T13:29:39 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2022/07/29/looking-back-laxatives-and-little-lord-fauntleroy/10166181002/ |
Otsego County board signs three-year contract with new administrator
GAYLORD — New Otsego County Administrator Matt Barresi is now working under the terms of a three-year contract.
The county board of commissioners Tuesday, July 26 approved the pact. Barresi's starting salary is $102,193 and he will receive cost-of-living adjustments of 2.5 percent.
More:Board approves Barresi as next Otsego County administrator
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The contract also includes a severance agreement that calls for the county to pay Barresi 18 months salary if it terminates his employment before the contract ends.
Barresi has served as director of the county-owned Gaylord Regional Airport since 2009. He succeeds Rachel Frisch, who resigned from the post because of family considerations.
"It’s not the first time I’ve been given the chance to lead a team but it might be the most critical. I truly love the Otsego County community that adopted me after a long military career. I will do everything in my power to find consensus and cooperation to foster growth in the community. In short, I’ve never been prouder to serve," Barresi said earlier this month after being selected for the job.
Barresi came to Gaylord after a 22-year career with the U.S. Air Force. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/29/county-board-approves-contract-with-severance-agreement/10153582002/ | 2022-07-29T13:29:45 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/29/county-board-approves-contract-with-severance-agreement/10153582002/ |
State of Michigan budget includes $3.5 million for water, sewer service to Treetops
GAYLORD — Tucked into the $76 billion state budget recently signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was a $3.5 million appropriation to expand Gaylord city water and sewer service to Treetops Resort.
Earlier this year, the Gaylord City Council agreed to do a feasibility study on bringing city utilities to the resort. Treetops, home to one of the area's top ski and golf destinations, is considering expanding.
"Treetops has their own wastewater treatment plant but it is operating at near capacity and doesn't permit any expansion," said Gaylord City Manager Kim Awrey.
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She said State Rep. Ken Borton (R-Gaylord) and State Sen. Jim Stamas (R-Midland) suggested to Whitmer that the state include funds for the project in the fiscal year 2023 budget.
Awrey said the feasibility study authorized by the council will have price estimates for the project and it is expected to be completed by the fall.
Awrey said two different routes will be considered for the lines. One would be on Wilkinson Road while the other would be on M-32 East.
"Extending the lines down Wilkinson would be the shortest route (to Treetops)," Awrey said. "But there is a lot of undeveloped property along M-32 and that also means there is strong economic development potential as well."
More:Treetops to consider city water, sewer for expansion plans
The undeveloped property could be turned into apartments, housing and commercial development in the future if there is city water and sewer service available, noted Awrey.
If the developers can hook up to city utilities it could bring in much needed housing to the area, she added. Like many communities in Northern Michigan, Gaylord doesn't have an adequate supply of housing — especially affordable housing — and the May 20 tornado has exacerbated the problem.
The $3.5 million from the state is going to lower the cost of the project for Treetops, but the resort will still have to come up with funding so the project can be completed. Who will be responsible for the maintenance of the lines will also have to be worked out.
Treetops started out as Sylvan Knob Ski Area in 1954. Since then, the resort has added golf courses, lodging and dining options to become a four-season vacation and meeting destination.
The state budget was approved overwhelmingly by lawmakers from both parties and includes other Northern Michigan items such as $14 million to help purchase a passenger ferry to carry people to and from Beaver Island. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/29/state-budget-includes-3-5-million-water-sewer-service-treetops/10155073002/ | 2022-07-29T13:29:51 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/29/state-budget-includes-3-5-million-water-sewer-service-treetops/10155073002/ |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — For the second year in a row, a foundation named for a man in Wayne County will double all donations to the Go Joe effort for St. Joseph's Center.
Milton Roegner represents the William E. Chatlos Foundation. He joined Joe Snedeker live on Newswatch 16 This Morning Friday to announce that it will match all donations to Go Joe 25 and the St. Joseph's Center Telethon this weekend.
"I'm encouraging everyone to double your donations, so we can double ours," said Roegner. "We want to make a record donation from the Chatlos charitable foundation to St. Joe's center in honor of Go Joe 25."
Chatlos is a businessman from Wayne County and has said he enjoys Joe's positivity and fun in the morning. He joined Joe last year after the ride to give a check for $313,105 dollars to match the Go Joe 24 and telethon total.
Go Joe 25 wraps up Friday evening at the St. Joseph's Center Festival at Marywood University during the annual telethon on WNEP-TV.
Check out more on WNEP's YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/outreach/go-joe/generous-donation-for-go-joe-match-st-joesphs-cente/523-eae4217c-1fc6-424e-b9a9-f4d3fec92b27 | 2022-07-29T13:37:38 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/outreach/go-joe/generous-donation-for-go-joe-match-st-joesphs-cente/523-eae4217c-1fc6-424e-b9a9-f4d3fec92b27 |
A man and woman in their 70s died when a fire broke out in their Philadelphia home Friday morning, fire and police sources said.
The fire broke out around midnight at the home on the 1000 block of Dorset Street in the East Mount Airy neighborhood, the sources told NBC10.
The pair were not immediately identified, and the cause of the blaze remained under investigation.
Due to other fatal fires, authorities in Philadelphia continually recommend that people get smoke alarms on each floor of their home. They also recommend people plan an escape route and close their bedroom doors at night to reduce the spread of smoke and flames, a practice nicknamed “close before you doze.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-woman-in-their-70s-die-as-fire-erupts-in-east-mount-airy-home/3319648/ | 2022-07-29T13:46:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-woman-in-their-70s-die-as-fire-erupts-in-east-mount-airy-home/3319648/ |
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WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A day after the latest flood waters swept through Southwest Virginia, crews continue to assess the damage.
Anthony Hubbard lives on South Mountain Road, which was destroyed during the flooding event and is now impassable.
“Yesterday was a disaster,” he said. “My driveway’s gone; it’s now been fixed by a neighbor. I came out [at] the road — pure water all the way … There were huge chunks of the road raised up in the road. Rocks big as basketballs in the road … It was horrible. Impassable.”
News Channel 11 asked Hubbard if he has ever seen floodwaters hit South Mountain Road as badly as Thursday’s natural disaster did.
“Forty-eight years — never,” Hubbard said. “Never. I’ve seen it get high in flood, but never tear this road up like this. This is horrible.”
The destruction began in the middle of the night Thursday.
“Our power was out at 3 a.m.,” he said. “I got up at 5:30 a.m., took a shower, and then this is what I saw.”
Due to the road’s condition, crews have not yet been able to restore Hubbard’s electricity. His home remains without power.
Hubbard has family live nearby and revealed that the floods caused a creek to rise into lawns 70 yards away. The Wise County resident noted that the creek seems to have even taken another direction following the floods.
“We’re in trouble. We all are. The whole area. I’ve got friends that live up in South Fork that lost the bridge to their home. They can’t get out of their yard, let alone get out on the road.”
Another road affected included Birchfield Road, which is still passable.
With damage assessment continuing, this is a developing story. News Channel 11 will provide updates on-air and on WJHL.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/aftermath-wise-county-floods-destroy-roadways/ | 2022-07-29T14:01:54 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/aftermath-wise-county-floods-destroy-roadways/ |
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A Fort Smith tire shop caught on fire, sending smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
Blount's Tire Shop on Midland Blvd. in Fort Smith caught fire Thursday evening, July 28.
The owner's family has confirmed that the fire marshal will be investigating the incident.
RELATED: First robot waitress in Fort Smith | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/fort-smith-tire-shop-fire/527-db888f54-17d4-4504-a215-54293f6d88a8 | 2022-07-29T14:04:01 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/fort-smith-tire-shop-fire/527-db888f54-17d4-4504-a215-54293f6d88a8 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Gas prices across the state of Arkansas have dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in two and a half months, AAA said in a report on Thursday.
Arkansans at the pump are now seeing $3.86 on average for regular unleaded fuel. That's 17 cents fewer compared to last week, but still a dollar more compared to this day last year.
AAA says drivers in Fort Smith and Pine Bluff are the ones paying the most for gas in the state, averaging about $3.97 while Jonesboro drivers are looking at around $3.68 per gallon.
Despite the year comparison, Arkansas sits nicely compared to the national average at $4.28 per gallon.
"Prices continue their decline as the oil and gasoline markets weigh the potential of an economic slowdown against strong demand for fuel products and supply volatility with the ongoing war in Ukraine," AAA's report said.
"Crude oil prices remain sensitive to headlines and July is still a leading month for travel. It is unclear how long downward pressure will remain on the price at the pump with all of these market forces at play."
Nationally, Arkansas is the state with the 7th lowest price of gas on average, data from AAA shows.
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SPRING, Texas — After being questioned by detectives all day Thursday, the adoptive father of a Spring boy found dead in a washing machine was dropped off at his home.
Seven-year-old Troy Khoeler was reported missing from his home Thursday morning before he was later found dead at the same home on Rosegate Drive in the Birnam Wood subdivision, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Troy was found in the top-load machine in the garage, an HCSO homicide detective said.
Jermaine Thomas, the adoptive father of Troy, said he could not find the 7-year-old after returning home just before midnight Wednesday. That’s when he said he noticed his front door was unlocked.
"It's just that I came home, I was fixin’ to walk in the door like right now, I don't have my keys but I put my keys to the door handle and then it just open,” he said. “Anything else after that, I don't know."
Meanwhile, Troy's mother, who was also questioned all day Thursday, didn't want to talk when she returned home.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said at this time neither of them is charged with a crime.
Investigators said Troy's parents called 911 early Thursday morning to report him missing. Just a few hours later, Precinct 4 deputies found his fully clothed but lifeless body inside the washing machine.
Investigators said they don't know how he died or how he ended up there. They're waiting for autopsy results from the medical examiner’s office.
"We don't know what happened, but we intend to find out," HCSO Lt. Robert Minchew said.
He wouldn't comment on whether there were any injuries or signs of foul play and said it's too soon to determine if it was an accident.
"Whether he was killed by the washing machine or killed and placed in it, we're just so far from that. I can't comment," Minchew said.
A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said "CPS does have history with the family."
A neighbor, who's lived on the street for more than 40 years, said he'd often seen Troy playing in the neighborhood. Rudy Chupa was surprised when he learned the child's body had been found.
"It's bad," Chupa said. "I mean, I've got great-grandkids, I don't know how they're coping with it. It shouldn't happen to anybody. Wow.
Troy attended Spring ISD. Thursday afternoon, the district released the following statement:
"Spring ISD is deeply saddened about the tragic passing of our student, Troy Khoeler. The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable's Office and Harris County Sheriff's Office are currently investigating the case. His death represents a great loss for our district, and we are providing ongoing counseling and grief services for students and staff members impacted by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family." | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/spring-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/285-8d6d2c6a-2b45-4ad4-9fad-35e95e84f323 | 2022-07-29T14:04:14 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/spring-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/285-8d6d2c6a-2b45-4ad4-9fad-35e95e84f323 |
DeLAND, Fla. – DeLand police are now searching for a fourth man they believe is involved in a deadly attempted carjacking outside Florida Technical College in May.
Investigators want to find Terrell Maddox, 20, who faces a charge of first-degree murder.
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Police believe Maddox played a role in the May 22 attempted carjacking where a man was shot and later died.
Three other men have already been arrested — John Torres, 22, Isaiah Thomas, 21 and Nassan Bacon, 22 — and charged with first-degree murder.
Officers have not said what role Maddox played in the deadly shooting.
Investigators said his last known address is in New Smyrna Beach, but he is known to frequent Daytona Beach.
Maddox should be considered armed and dangerous, according to police.
Anyone with information on where Maddox may be should call DeLand police at 386-626-7400 or Crime Stoppers at 888-277-8477.
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SPRING, Texas – A 7-year-old boy who was reported missing for several hours Thursday was found dead in a washing machine at home in Texas, officials said.
KPRC-TV reported that the parents of Troy Khoeler told authorities the boy had been missing since 4 a.m.
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When authorities conducted a search, they found the boy about three hours later inside of a top-load washing machine in the garage. After the boy’s body was discovered, Precinct 4 said they called deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an investigation.
The parents of the boy were detained and taken into custody for questioning. Constable deputies said there were “possible signs” that led them to search the home.
Investigators declined to comment on if there were signs of foul play, if they believe the boy got inside the machine himself, if there was water in the machine, or if the lid was closed.
For more details, visit KPRC.com.
UPDATE : MISSING 7 YEAR OLD
— Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 (@Pct4Constable) July 28, 2022
We are sad to report the missing 7 year old we posted on earlier in the 4400 block of Rosegate has been found deceased.
A criminal investigation is underway please avoid the area. We ask for everyone’s prayers for the family. pic.twitter.com/Am4uMr10SX | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/7-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/ | 2022-07-29T14:08:40 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/7-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-washing-machine/ |
CASSELBERRY, Fla. – Casselberry police are investigating a fatal shooting at a home on Paddock Way.
The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. Thursday in a neighborhood near Seminola Boulevard east of U.S. 17-92.
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According to the Seminole County Fire Department, crews were called to the home for a shooting and found one person dead.
Video from the scene showed the neighborhood taped off, with several police cars nearby.
Police have not released any details about the shooting or victim.
Check back for updates.
We’re on the scene of #BreakingNews overnight in Seminole County. @Casselberry_PD responded to a home on Paddock Way after a report of a shooting.
— Mark Lehman (@MarkLehman6) July 29, 2022
The medical examiner also responded.
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Earlier this week, one person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting on Sandpiper Lane in Casselberry. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/casselberry-police-investigate-possible-shooting-on-paddock-way/ | 2022-07-29T14:08:46 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/casselberry-police-investigate-possible-shooting-on-paddock-way/ |
It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.
The pandemic has become a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of housing that has prompted buyers and investors to bid up prices for affordable properties, causing home prices to skyrocket. The ability to work remotely played a role in the vacation home demand in mid-2020, as affluent Americans opted to ride out the pandemic with more amenities and space outside dense urban areas.
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Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of June 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by +20.9% to $334,141. Data was available for 64 cities and towns in Orlando.
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#30. Apopka, FL
- 1-year price change: +$97,009 (+32.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$177,457 (+81.6%)
- Typical home value: $395,041 (#31 most expensive city in metro)
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#29. Longwood, FL
- 1-year price change: +$97,279 (+27.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$181,468 (+66.2%)
- Typical home value: $455,451 (#20 most expensive city in metro)
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#28. Ocoee, FL
- 1-year price change: +$100,761 (+32.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$181,369 (+77.5%)
- Typical home value: $415,463 (#29 most expensive city in metro)
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#27. Lake Mary, FL
- 1-year price change: +$101,503 (+27.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$181,533 (+62.7%)
- Typical home value: $470,948 (#18 most expensive city in metro)
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#26. Howey in the Hills, FL
- 1-year price change: +$102,814 (+33.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$178,335 (+76.4%)
- Typical home value: $411,680 (#30 most expensive city in metro)
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#25. Winter Park, FL
- 1-year price change: +$103,286 (+29.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$191,674 (+71.6%)
- Typical home value: $459,463 (#19 most expensive city in metro)
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#24. Sorrento, FL
- 1-year price change: +$104,896 (+32.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$195,795 (+82.7%)
- Typical home value: $432,643 (#23 most expensive city in metro)
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#23. Clermont, FL
- 1-year price change: +$107,622 (+33.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$186,289 (+77.1%)
- Typical home value: $428,019 (#24 most expensive city in metro)
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#22. Kissimmee, FL
- 1-year price change: +$110,687 (+41.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$178,168 (+90.1%)
- Typical home value: $375,978 (#36 most expensive city in metro)
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#21. Oviedo, FL
- 1-year price change: +$110,870 (+28.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$201,681 (+67.4%)
- Typical home value: $500,825 (#13 most expensive city in metro)
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#20. Edgewood, FL
- 1-year price change: +$111,197 (+30.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$197,468 (+70.6%)
- Typical home value: $477,075 (#17 most expensive city in metro)
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#19. Belle Isle, FL
- 1-year price change: +$116,238 (+29.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$207,209 (+66.8%)
- Typical home value: $517,176 (#11 most expensive city in metro)
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#18. Maitland, FL
- 1-year price change: +$116,350 (+30.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$192,969 (+62.8%)
- Typical home value: $500,344 (#14 most expensive city in metro)
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#17. Christmas, FL
- 1-year price change: +$116,773 (+36.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,350 (+79.8%)
- Typical home value: $438,028 (#22 most expensive city in metro)
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#16. Gotha, FL
- 1-year price change: +$119,498 (+33.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,975 (+68.1%)
- Typical home value: $481,253 (#16 most expensive city in metro)
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#15. Doctor Phillips, FL
- 1-year price change: +$122,439 (+31.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,513 (+60.1%)
- Typical home value: $518,016 (#10 most expensive city in metro)
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#14. Saint Cloud, FL
- 1-year price change: +$122,571 (+41.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$192,981 (+86.5%)
- Typical home value: $416,183 (#28 most expensive city in metro)
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#13. Ferndale, FL
- 1-year price change: +$123,201 (+37.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$219,878 (+94.2%)
- Typical home value: $453,415 (#21 most expensive city in metro)
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#12. Wedgefield, FL
- 1-year price change: +$123,930 (+33.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$208,213 (+73.9%)
- Typical home value: $489,821 (#15 most expensive city in metro)
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#11. Geneva, FL
- 1-year price change: +$123,939 (+28.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$222,872 (+66.3%)
- Typical home value: $558,941 (#6 most expensive city in metro)
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#10. Citrus Ridge, FL
- 1-year price change: +$128,437 (+43.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,538 (+85.1%)
- Typical home value: $423,184 (#27 most expensive city in metro)
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#9. Bithlo, FL
- 1-year price change: +$132,156 (+35.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$220,192 (+76.9%)
- Typical home value: $506,650 (#12 most expensive city in metro)
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#8. Oakland, FL
- 1-year price change: +$140,726 (+36.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$219,159 (+70.9%)
- Typical home value: $528,393 (#9 most expensive city in metro)
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#7. Montverde, FL
- 1-year price change: +$145,189 (+35.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$239,482 (+75.3%)
- Typical home value: $557,720 (#8 most expensive city in metro)
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#6. Winter Garden, FL
- 1-year price change: +$152,476 (+37.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$246,887 (+79.1%)
- Typical home value: $558,923 (#7 most expensive city in metro)
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#5. Celebration, FL
- 1-year price change: +$166,072 (+39.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$227,829 (+63.3%)
- Typical home value: $587,844 (#5 most expensive city in metro)
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#4. Windermere, FL
- 1-year price change: +$180,704 (+35.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$280,453 (+68.5%)
- Typical home value: $690,154 (#4 most expensive city in metro)
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#3. Bay Hill, FL
- 1-year price change: +$182,895 (+30.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$280,438 (+55.5%)
- Typical home value: $786,139 (#3 most expensive city in metro)
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#2. Lake Hart, FL
- 1-year price change: +$268,251 (+35.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$413,350 (+68.0%)
- Typical home value: $1,021,241 (#2 most expensive city in metro)
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#1. Lake Buena Vista, FL
- 1-year price change: +$1,108,675 (+32.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,768,945 (+64.6%)
- Typical home value: $4,508,413 (#1 most expensive city in metro)
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A beachside home was destroyed and two neighboring houses were damaged when a fire broke out Thursday in Volusia County, officials said.
The fire started at a home in the 7000 block of South Atlantic Avenue, just south of New Smyrna Beach.
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Volusia County Fire Rescue, along with crews from New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater, battled the two-alarm blaze, which apparently started in a home and spread to houses on either side, officials said.
No one was injured.
Fire officials said the middle home, which was destroyed in the fire, was being remodeled.
The home to the north was a “50% loss,” fire officials said. The home to the south sustained exterior and interior damage, according to officials.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/drone-video-fire-destroys-beachside-home-near-new-smyrna-beach/ | 2022-07-29T14:08:59 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/drone-video-fire-destroys-beachside-home-near-new-smyrna-beach/ |
Students will start heading back to class in just a few short weeks, which means it’s time to start your back-to-school shopping. In the past few years, families have faced new challenges when it comes to getting ready for the school year, from remote learning to chip shortages.
This year, parents and students are contending with significant inflation, so finding ways to save will be even more crucial. According to Deloitte’s annual back-to-school survey, rising prices have driven consumer spending up 8 percent compared to last year, with 57 percent of parents saying they’re worried about the impact inflation will have on the cost of individual items.
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The National Retail Federation estimates that the average household will spend $864 on school supplies in 2022, and families with kids in college are looking at a higher budget of $1,200. Shopping online is the primary strategy for most shoppers, though many will also head to department and discount stores.
But no matter where you shop and what you need for school, there are plenty of ways to cut costs and stay under budget. Follow these steps to make sure you get everything on your list.
Smart Shopping Strategies
1. Wait to buy. Don’t feel pressured to get every single item on your child’s supply list before the first day of school. Ask the teachers which items are needed right away, then purchase the remaining supplies later. You’ll still be able to find deals in September and beyond.
But Deloitte’s survey revealed that 63 percent of parents are concerned about items being out of stock due to demand and continuing supply chain disruptions. So prioritize in-demand items as much as possible, especially when it comes to clothing. Tech, on the other hand, is less in demand this year, with many parents reporting that their kids’ school provides tech devices for them. Both Deloitte and the NRF found that families plan to spend less on tech this year compared to 2021.
2. Take advantage of tax holidays. Of the 45 states that collect sales tax, more than a dozen will have sales tax holidays during the summer, so it’s a good time to stock up. But keep in mind that every state has different restrictions. Some have limits on how much you can purchase tax-free, while others have rules about which items qualify.
3. Go shopping with a plan. Set a budget for back-to-school shopping before you go to stores, then figure out how much you can spend for various items on the list. If you have older children, this process can be a valuable personal-finance learning opportunity.
“Having a clear list can help you avoid impulse purchases that can push you over your budget,” says Ben Glaser, a former editor at DealNews.
Do a quick inventory at home, too, to make sure you’re not stocking up on things like pens and pencils when you already have a decent supply.
4. Compare prices before you buy. A few minutes of searching online can help you make sure you’re getting the best possible deal. Consumer Reports lists prices at various retailers for products we test, so you can get a quick snapshot of who’s charging what. And for items we don’t test, such as clothing, there are plenty of online tools, such as Google Shopping, that aggregate prices in one place to save time.
If you’re shopping in a store, many retailers, including Best Buy, Target, and Walmart, will match competitors’ prices, so you may be able to get a better price without even leaving a store. Every store policy is different, however. For example, Walmart will match the price on only one item per customer per day, and only from a select list of online vendors.
Target matches the price only if you find the item for less elsewhere after purchasing it at Target. It then refunds you the difference, but you have only 14 days after purchase to request a price adjustment. Best Buy will match prices during the return and exchange period, whether another retailer has a better price or the item goes on sale at Best Buy.
5. Spread out your shopping. Most shoppers will look to major retailers like Amazon, Target, and Walmart, but these aren’t your only options. Other good places to find school supplies are dollar stores, office supply stores, and wholesale stores such as Costco and Sam’s Club.
Wholesale clubs can be especially good for large families or multiple families that shop together and split up bulk supplies. Note that it’s probably not worth paying a membership fee solely to save on back-to-school shopping. But you can always team up with another family to split the cost of membership—and these stores usually allow you to cancel your membership anytime, so you won’t have to keep it if you don’t want it.
6. Consider buying refurbished electronics. Rather than splurging on a brand-new computer or phone, look for a certified used model from a reputable seller, such as Amazon, or the manufacturer itself. Especially now, as new laptops are in higher demand, this can be a good way to find a machine that will meet your needs at a lower cost. The same logic can be applied to previous-year models.
7. Keep an eye on sales after you’re done shopping. If something goes on sale after you buy it, you might be able to get some of your money back. Different retailers have policies for this, but you typically have about two weeks to request a partial refund. And if that doesn’t work, you can always return and repurchase the item to take advantage of the savings. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/heres-how-to-save-on-back-to-school-shopping/ | 2022-07-29T14:09:00 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/29/heres-how-to-save-on-back-to-school-shopping/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Happy birthday, Orlando!
The city is marking its birthday on Sunday, 147 years after it was incorporated.
According to the city’s website, Orlando’s history dates back all the way to 1838 when the U.S. Army “built Fort Gatlin south of the present day Orlando City limits to protect settlers from attacks by Indians.” Years later, under the name of Orlando, the town was incorporated in 1875 with 85 people.
With at least 146 years of history under its belt, there are many facts about Orlando that its growing population probably doesn’t know, such as how many types of swans call Lake Eola home or what Lake Eola actually is. To learn some of the fun facts about the City Beautiful, click here.
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To help the city celebrate, submit photos of your favorite thing to do in Orlando or a really cool photo you’ve taken around the city.
Your photo could be featured on News 6 on Sunday or during a newscast on Monday.
To submit a photo, click here or PinIt! through the News 6 Pinpoint Weather app.
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise 12,271 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 4,409 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 10,669 cfs
Snake River at Milner 0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 184 cfs
Jackson Lake is 42% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 57% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 27% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 43% of capacity.
As of July 28. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_6a77daf2-0e8a-11ed-a349-6f6e41be09dc.html | 2022-07-29T14:09:36 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_6a77daf2-0e8a-11ed-a349-6f6e41be09dc.html |
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