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Two years ago, Jacob Blake could not walk, let alone stand.
On Aug. 23, 2020, Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Blake, who is Black, after the Kenosha man resisted arrest during a domestic disturbance and appeared to turn toward Sheskey with a knife. Police had a warrant to arrest Blake on felony sexual assault at the time. Blake’s shooting triggered several days of protests and riots that devastated the city.
He was rendered a paraplegic.
Now, Blake, who was told he would “never walk again,” is looking to beat the odds, his uncle Justin Blake tells the Kenosha News. He said his nephew is standing up and has taken “a couple more steps” walking in the last two months.
“I’ve never seen somebody who could have something so tragic happen to him, he never complained. He’s not bitter,” said Blake. “He gets up every day and challenges himself to make what he wants to be his new normal – not what everybody else said would be his new normal because they said he would never walk again. And, he’s proved them wrong so far.”
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Justin Blake said that it was “only by the grace of God” that Jacob “is still with us.”
“We’re so proud of him, the way he has been hanging on and he’s been progressing and he’s interacting with his children. He’s our hero,” he said.
Not enough change
While Jacob Blake, who now lives in the Chicago area, is making strides in his long road to recovery, Justin Blake said little has changed in Kenosha toward improving racial equity and justice. “It’s awful that those in power in the city think that what happened was OK,” he said. “It puts an additional stress on the African American community when their children go out of the house, when their father and uncles and grandfathers go out of the house because anything can happen.
“We, as African Americans, don’t always speak on things. We try to protect ourselves with common sense and try to move accordingly, but that’s almost slave tactics. You’re trying to move not to upset others. You should be able to move as a free man,” he said. “And, in Kenosha, there is no such thing. Nothing’s changed.”
Blake said it is why he and others continue to perform acts of civil disobedience, which have included his own arrest outside the Public Safety Building in April last year during a protest of Sheskey’s return from administrative leave with the police department. Prosecutors cleared Sheskey of any criminal wrongdoing. They also dropped the sexual assault charges against Jacob Blake as part of a plea deal.
“We try to show young people the proper way to do things, but when it doesn’t work it leaves you feeling really bad,” Justin Blake said.
In the days following the shooting, protesters also called on the community to become involved in the political process, running for elected office. Local elections, however, have yielded less racial and ethnic diversity than in previous years.
There have been victories, said Blake, who alluded to groups calling for change, like Leaders of Kenosha, which has been active since before the riots.
Those groups, he said, rallied the community to vote to restore the stipends of the Kenosha Unified School Board in a special electors meeting in October, overturning a previous vote by conservative electors. In November, they turned out at the Kenosha County Board turning up the heat and urging supervisors to restore the equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator position that had been cut from the 2022 budget.
“You gotta understand, when you live in a town that has been racist as long as it has been, little things are big victories,” he said.
Task force forms
Tanya McLean, Leaders of Kenosha’s executive director, was a member of a task force formed by Mayor John Antaramian to address the public outcry against police brutality and the work that needed to be done to improve relations in communities of color.
A “Commitment to Action Roadmap to Inclusion, Equity and Equality” grew from a series of listening sessions following the civil unrest and recommendations from the task force were made.
“I was a part of the policy and procedure committee, and all these wonderful recommendations went forward and after we put them forward, we never heard a peep from the mayor or the team he had put together to tackle the issues we have with the police department,” she said.
She is appreciative of the relationship that she and others have formed with Interim Police Chief Eric Larsen, who has been more open than his predecessor to talk to diverse groups.
She also said she appreciates the position Antaramian is in, but is disappointed that his vision has not led to the change that addresses the inequities the task force sought to tackle.
Antaramian’s vision also includes rebuilding Uptown, with the Lofts, anchored by an ethnic grocery store and a restaurant, among the businesses destroyed in the riots. The ambitious Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, which includes Uptown in its sphere of socioeconomic influence, also seeks to integrate education, employment and innovation, uplifting the city’s most diverse residents within it.
“But, the question I’ve been asking for two years, is what about the community? You have all this fancy pretty stuff around it, but what about the people that are suffering inside? You know, the housing. The food inequities. All of that stuff is even worse now,” she said. “That hasn’t changed and how they engage the community hasn’t changed.”
Event to mark anniversary set
Leaders of Kenosha, For Our Future and Black Leaders Organizing Communities will hold an event on Wednesday night at Civic Center Park near the Kenosha County Courthouse commemorating the anniversary of the unrest and uprising, said McLean.
“We’re going to talk about what happened and let people share their stories and talk about how we can move forward and what people would like to see (happen),” she said. “We don’t want to do anything heavy. It’s just to breathe and just talk. Sometimes, you need to step back and just hear from the people.”
In that way, McLean said she remains optimistic because she can also bring back to the city elected leaders and officials what the people have to say.
“The only way we can do that is if we hear from the people and hold the elected accountable,” she said. “So, I’m always going to be hopeful, because if you don’t have hope, then what do you have?” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/as-jacob-blake-takes-steps-toward-walking-again-supporters-say-too-little-has-been-done/article_de86f694-1f74-11ed-95b8-97a9ecdb4302.html | 2022-08-21T06:29:36 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/as-jacob-blake-takes-steps-toward-walking-again-supporters-say-too-little-has-been-done/article_de86f694-1f74-11ed-95b8-97a9ecdb4302.html |
What have you thought as you processed everything that happened to Kenosha in the August 2020 unrest?
It was a very difficult time for me, my department, law enforcement and really Kenosha as a whole. It affected every single person within the jurisdiction of Kenosha County. If you look at law enforcement, we were in the heat of the battle. It was something we dealt with every second of the day. We were in the trenches for this entire thing.
The county and city governments, obviously they were involved in it the entire time, too. Even the businesses, which obviously we know the ones that burned up, they suffered greatly from it. The other ones suffered from people afraid to go to the stores for a while. ... It was a difficult time for absolutely every single person. We were all on edge. We were all on guard.
In some way I’ve kind of locked that time in the back part of my brain. It’s still there. I can still pull it up. But I’m glad that that did come to an end and we’re past that hopefully for the rest of Kenosha’s history.
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As the sheriff, how did it feel to face people across the world eyeing everything you did?
It was a very stressful time. People from around the country — and really even some people I know who aren’t from around the United States — would send me an email or a text message and just say that ‘I’m thinking of you.’ I think people could sense at least a fraction of the stress that was being placed on myself, the chief of police, the mayor, the county executive. It was a difficult time.
I still to this day, if I watch some broadcast or videos of that time, I can still feel my heart racing, I can still feel the anxiety that I felt during that time. ... It was a very stressful time for myself, my family and really everyone I know.
What do you think about the way deputies under you responded to the unrest?
I am proud of our department, everyone from the deputies who were there on the front line to the people who worked inside of our jail. They came to work every single day because they knew that they had too.
The clerical people who came did their job, but they also helped put out the food for people that were here protecting the compound here and helping feed the soldiers and law enforcement.
One thing I was very proud of is that we had agencies from throughout Wisconsin law enforcement. We had agents from the State of Wisconsin and the federal government. We all came and we worked together as one cohesive group.
Is there anything you would have done differently and changed looking back at the time?
If you could go back and if you knew what was going to happen every day and get a little bit further, a step ahead of some of those things, we actually would of.
Every day we improved the operation of what we were doing. We got more resources every single day. It kept pouring in. Our intelligence kept growing. Everything we did got better every day.
It was really the command staff from the police department, our department, Racine County, Walworth County ... We had some of the finest minds of our local agencies, and then you brought in people from state and federal agencies, some of them that actually are local like FBI personnel that’s local. I don’t know that we could have mobilized more people faster. The departments sent as many people as they could as fast as they could. There were small agencies from northern Wisconsin that sent one officer down because they only had five on their entire department. ...
There were many success stories, and of course, there were things I wish we could turn back time and fix. It was a very fluid situation every second of the day, and I’m very proud of the team that went out there and worked so hard.
Some have criticized the National Guard response. Are you happy with how that was handled?
We did at 3 o’clock in the morning on what would have been Monday morning. We made the call, and by 3 in the afternoon we had 125 National Guard members. So they came right away.
I learned a lot about the National Guard.
The governor is in charge of the National Guard. We declared an emergency and called the National Guard to come and help. We also have to call EPS — Emergency Police Services — and I’m actually the southeast director of EPS. You have to put out the call for assistance from the EPS. We did that and that’s where agencies started coming by Monday night. It started Sunday, Monday night we had agencies from around the state starting to come in here. We declared an emergency, we notified the National Guard, 125 were sent down.
We actually had to get ahold of the governor’s office because the governor has to authorize their deployment. The next day we had I think 250. We had 125 in an emergency team.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
The men and women of law enforcement here in Kenosha and throughout the state dedicated several days to a few weeks to their entire lifetimes to protecting Kenosha.
The complexity of the situation, with the intelligence that we were able to garner while the event was going on, we intercepted and stopped many groups that were trying to come in and burn down different stores and different places. We intercepted them. ...
Our team really did work hard. For the command staff here for probably a couple dozen people, sleep almost didn’t exist for a couple weeks.
For as hard as it was out there for everyone in the community, it was very stressful for all of our staff, too. One thing I don’t think the community really realizes is how generous they became during that time.
We had businesses dropping off pallets of Gatorade and water. We had restaurants dropping of food. We had one elderly woman come with a McDonalds bag filled with 50 cheeseburgers. They would come and drop off Pringles, and doughnuts and water.
I would get called to come to the entrance of the command post because someone wanted to come and say thank you. I would run out there as often as I could if they could find me. I would greet people. They brought me to tears every single day with their generosity and support. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenosha-county-sheriff-beth-reflects-on-2020-unrest-looks-ahead/article_4c952006-1f21-11ed-a2c9-0b4589d04004.html | 2022-08-21T06:29:42 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenosha-county-sheriff-beth-reflects-on-2020-unrest-looks-ahead/article_4c952006-1f21-11ed-a2c9-0b4589d04004.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 and CW Iowa 23 are bringing exciting 2022 Iowa State Fair experiences to you, from live newscasts to an interactive Local 5 Weather Lab experience. Come see us in front of the Administration Building (Grand Concourse) each day between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Bags, cornhole or bean bag toss? Whatever you call it, one thing is certain: Iowans take the game very seriously.
That's why hundreds of fairgoers flocked to the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. The goal was to break the Guinness World Record for the largest cornhole tournament ever.
Ahead of the tournament, participants were required to pre-register on the Scoreholio App so Guinness World Records could have an official count.
The record to beat stands at just 444 participants, set by an organization in San Diego, California in June of 2019.
"I think it's great," said fairgoer and tournament contestant Luke Saiger. "If Iowa can win this record it'd be great for the state and the state fair. I think it's awesome."
The Iowa State Fair has been close to the record in the past, but this year exceeded all expectations, as 730 people participated in the tournament. If that's the case, the event well-exceeded the required attendance to break the Guinness World Record.
It will take up to 12 weeks for Guinness World Records to verify that the group is the new recordholder. For now, tournament participants can rest easy knowing they may be part of making history. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-cornhole-tournament-guinness-world-record/524-861ef4ad-5bf5-4d7b-becc-7858a3bf0aa6 | 2022-08-21T06:42:24 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-cornhole-tournament-guinness-world-record/524-861ef4ad-5bf5-4d7b-becc-7858a3bf0aa6 |
BOISE — Idaho will get a new “free-market think tank” in October, but it’s promising not to engage in the tactics of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the current Idaho group that’s used that descriptor.
Ken Dey, chairman of the board of the new Mountain States Policy Center, said, “We don’t have an agenda other than the free market. … I think it’s time to bring some adults into the room and have a debate.”
Chris Cargill, who has been Eastern Washington director for the Washington Policy Center for 13 years and is also a city councilman in Liberty Lake, Washington, will be the president and CEO of the new center, which Cargill described as a “spinoff” of the Washington Policy Center. It will be based in Idaho, with offices in Boise and Coeur d’Alene, and also will operate in Eastern Washington, Montana and Wyoming.
The group, a 501c3 educational nonprofit, plans to research policy issues in its region and provide the analyses to lawmakers, the news media and the public. Topics will include education and school choice, taxes and state budgets, business, health care, the environment, agriculture, transportation, small business, and transparency.
It’s been in the works since 2019, Cargill said. “We got together with a group of key folks … to discuss whether Idaho needed a more respected free-market think tank that could really start looking at and advance ideas and look at policy and analyze policy from a free-market perspective,” he said.
Unlike the IFF, Cargill said the new group won’t rate bills and legislators for how closely they match its agenda.
“As a 501c3, we can’t, nor do we want to do that,” Dey said.
Cargill said the new center also won’t have political affiliates that do campaigning and run ads. It won’t actively lobby, instead offering testimony only when legislators request it, and won’t get involved in social-media name-calling.
Also, unlike the IFF, it won’t refuse to talk to the news media.
Cargill said, “I’m a former media guy.” He worked at KXLY-TV in Spokane for 10 years.
Dey, director of government and public affairs at J.R. Simplot Co., said, “We see a value in talking about free-market policies.”
He joins eight other initial board members: Co-founders Becky Funk of Coeur d’Alene and Bill Baldwin of Hayden; Boise businessman John S. Otter; former state Rep. Dean Haagenson, R-Coeur d’Alene; Don Stafford of Spokane; Julie Shiflett of Coeur d’Alene; Oscar Evans of Homedale; and Bonnie Quinn Clausen of Spokane.
Baldwin and Otter are both former chairmen of the Washington Policy Center, which does similar work in the state of Washington.
Cargill stressed, “As a 501c3, we are not going to be political. We’re not going to have a C-4 arm. We are not going to be endorsing candidates or running ads against candidates.”
The group plans to publish a quarterly magazine for its members starting in January. It will hold events and publish its research regularly on its website. It will be staffed by Cargill and a contracted five-person research team. He said the team is already working on two analyses: One of the school funding initiative on the November ballot, focused in part on showing that increased funding doesn’t necessarily bring better results; and one on a proposal several states have adopted to require stickers on gas pumps to notify customers how much of the price of gas goes to state and federal taxes. The group won’t propose legislation, Cargill said, just ideas.
The Mountain States Policy Center describes its mission as to “empower individuals to succeed through non-partisan, quality research that promotes free enterprise, individual liberty and limited government.”
The group has raised nearly $400,000 thus far, Cargill said. While, like the IFF, it declines to reveal its funding sources, Dey said its board members are among its major contributors.
It plans kick off events in Boise and Coeur d’Alene in early October.
Said Cargill, “We want to add another voice to the political and policy debate.”
Betsy Z. Russell is the Boise bureau chief and state capitol reporter for the Idaho Press and Adams Publishing Group. Follow her on Twitter at @BetsyZRussell. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-free-market-think-tank-to-open-in-idaho/article_8284118a-f54d-55d2-b336-eca3a2fb1e62.html | 2022-08-21T07:28:08 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-free-market-think-tank-to-open-in-idaho/article_8284118a-f54d-55d2-b336-eca3a2fb1e62.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tempers flared in a Saturday morning community meeting between Mayor Steinberg and a group of East Sacramento neighbors frustrated by the growing homelessness crisis.
Gathering in McKinley Park, community members raised concerns about finding needles on the ground and growing tent encampments blocking sidewalks. Some raised questions about the city's efforts to address one of it's most vexing problems, and the seeming lack of progress.
"I hear you," Steinberg said as he addressed the crowd, answering questions about a number of ongoing city projects.
It also came as Sacramento City Council was set to continue debate over whether camping on the sidewalk should be a misdemeanor.
"This is a city sidewalk that we should be able to freely walk and have at least four feet," said Nick Kufasimes in support of the effort.
Another neighbor raised the idea of immediately allowing homeless encampments on the 102-acre property in South Sacramento that the city purchased in January.
"We have this big area down in Meadowview where we can immediately start letting them have a campsite there," the neighbor said.
Steinberg replied to that suggestion by saying "that’s not fair to that neighborhood."
Another neighbor demanded more information about the city's "Safe Ground" camping site in Miller Park. The mayor promised to have his staff follow up.
As frustrated neighbors weigh in, city leaders will continue to face the vexing question of what to do about homelessness.
Watch more from ABC10: Sacramento organizations gather to prevent 2022 Emergency Shelter and Enforcement Act | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/east-sacramento/sacramento-residents-frustrations-homelessness-mayor/103-6a57518c-9e7c-45ae-a3c0-25f64996103c | 2022-08-21T07:28:39 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/east-sacramento/sacramento-residents-frustrations-homelessness-mayor/103-6a57518c-9e7c-45ae-a3c0-25f64996103c |
Ann Seidel-Armstrong
October 29, 1955-June 11 2022
Ann Seidel-Armstrong, 66 of Tucson, Arizona passed away Saturday, June 11 2022 in Hospice after a long battle with cancer.
Ann is survived by her Husband, Jeffrey Armstrong; Children Chad (Alicia) Seidel and Dusty Hampton; Siblings, Harvey (Lois) Seidel, Rusty (Karen) Seidel and Penny (Bob) Bennett.
A graveside service will be held at 10 am on Friday, August 26 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa with Pastor Dan Gerrietts officiating.
If you wish to express your sympathy by way of a card, please mail to: Chad Seidel, 1936 S Taft Ave, Mason City, Iowa 50401 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/ann-seidel-armstrong/article_2baeabca-fbcb-5300-a8b7-23fb846d8c6a.html | 2022-08-21T07:28:47 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/ann-seidel-armstrong/article_2baeabca-fbcb-5300-a8b7-23fb846d8c6a.html |
Steve R Dunlap
December 23, 1960-June 18, 2022
Steve R Dunlap died Saturday June 18, 2022 at North Iowa hospice Mason City.
Steve was known for his sense of humor and happy demeanor. He loved to sing and never turned down an evening filled with karaoke. He took great pride in his '69 Chevelle and '81 Z28 Camaro which he took to shows around the area.
Steve R Dunlap was born December 23, 1960 in Iowa City the son of Robert and Mary Lou (theilen) he was one of five children. He is survived by Stepmother Donna Dunlap of Rockford, sister Diana (Don) Keller, brother Michael Carolus Des Moines, and numerous nieces and nephews, and very special friend Cammie.
Preceding him in death his parents, Mary Lou and Robert, Sisters Judi Kirsch and Carol Shepherd
Intermit to be held August 30 at 1pm at Elmwood Cemetery. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steve-r-dunlap/article_d252eec5-7862-56e5-b4fc-ab0edb575a51.html | 2022-08-21T07:28:53 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steve-r-dunlap/article_d252eec5-7862-56e5-b4fc-ab0edb575a51.html |
March 23, 1928—Aug. 13, 2022
TWIN FALLS — Adeline (Dias) Rebolo, 94, of Twin Falls, Idaho died Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the home of her daughter in Boise, Idaho.
Adeline was born March 23, 1928, in a farmhouse in Tracy, California, the daughter of Manuel C. and Maria C. (Martin) Dias. She attended West Park Elementary and Tracy High School. She married in 1949 and later attended Delta College, graduating in 1965 with a Nursing degree.
She then started her nursing career at Tracy Community Memorial Hospital. In 1971, Adeline moved to Murphys, California to work at Bret Harte Hospital. When Bret Harte closed in 1974, Adeline moved back to Tracy and transferred to San Joaquin County General Hospital in French Camp. Adeline worked there full time and also part time at Tracy Convalescent Hospital, many times working double shifts between the two hospitals.
Upon her retirement in 1991 she moved to Twin Falls, Idaho where she began working part time at St. Luke’s Hospital. At the age of 83 she finally retired from nursing which was her passion.
She had many hobbies including golf, collecting antiques with her daughter and working in her yard.
Adeline is survived by her daughter, Pamela Rebolo of Boise, Idaho; her brothers, Joe Dias of Tracy, CA, John (Ann) Dias of Tracy CA; her sister, Alice (Frank) Cardoza of Boise, ID; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Manuel and Maria Dias, her sister, Mary Gomes and her brothers Henry Dias and Manuel Dias.
Graveside services will be held at Tracy Public Cemetery, Tracy, California, under the direction of Tracy Memorial Chapel, Tracy, CA. Boise arrangements are under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/adeline-dias-rebolo/article_032dfd76-87dd-5f82-946c-4900a44f9a7c.html | 2022-08-21T07:36:11 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/adeline-dias-rebolo/article_032dfd76-87dd-5f82-946c-4900a44f9a7c.html |
Aug. 29, 1932—Aug. 18, 2022
RUPERT — Franziska Marianne “Frances” DalSoglio, an 89-year-old resident of Rupert, passed away Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Autumn Haven Assisted Living in Rupert.
Frances wrote her own obituary and it is as follows:
I was born Aug. 29, 1932, in the small town of Kolleschowitz, Sudentenland (now the Czech Republic). I came into the world and was welcomed by two wonderful parents, Adolf and Franziska Miller Semm. I have fond memories of my sister, Erika and brother, Adolf. We all had a happy life in Kolleschowitz, where we lived on a farm until the end of the Second World War. Shortly after, we moved to Germany.
I met LeRoy DalSoglio, my husband of 68 years, in 1953, while he was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, with the United States Army. We were married on Feb. 13, 1954, followed by the move to my new home in Rupert, Idaho.
Roy and I were blessed with four children whom I dearly love; Dale (Dorily) DalSoglio and Joe (Barb) DalSoglio both of Boise, Mike (Julie) DalSoglio of Helena, MT, and Sandra (Karl) Clayville of Rupert. Then came my wonderful grandchildren, Sara, Joey, Kristi, Tom, Heidi, Kyle, Lisa, Hannah, Brad, Curtis, and Greg, and our dear great-grandchildren.
While working at Minidoka County Schools as a cook for more than 30 years, my heart was touched by so many children that blessed me beyond my retirement years.
In addition to my children and grandchildren, I am survived by my loving husband, Leroy. I have gone to a better place to be with my Lord and Savior, and to live with my parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, three nephews, and a grandson, Shane.
Flowers are pretty, but if you prefer or like, give to the living.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, located at 802 F St., in Rupert. The recitation of the rosary will precede the Mass beginning at 10:15 a.m. Burial will follow at Rupert Cemetery under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.
A webcast will be available and maintained at rasmussenwilson.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/franiska-marianne-frances-dalsoglio/article_ffc95170-20ce-11ed-b450-df2c89053ae7.html | 2022-08-21T07:36:17 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/franiska-marianne-frances-dalsoglio/article_ffc95170-20ce-11ed-b450-df2c89053ae7.html |
June 4, 1941—Aug. 15, 2022
RUPERT — Joseph Fowler, 81, of Rupert passed away Monday, August 15, 2022. I was born June 4, 1941 in Oakley, Idaho, the oldest of four children of Joseph Clinton Fowler and Alta (Anderson) Fowler Clark. I grew up in Rupert and was a 1959 graduate of Minico High School.
Following graduation I joined the U.S. Marine Corps. I excelled in Boot Camp, shooting high expert of the rifle range and was meritoriously promoted at its completion. Following military service I spent 4 years as a firefighter in California with the Division of Forestry. It tried a number of vocations over the years but enjoyed my 12-years as Sports Editor/Photographer for newspapers in Idaho and Alaska the most.
I also spent 3 years as Office Manager on Alaska’s North Slope during construction of the oil pipeline from 1974-77. My final 20 years of employment was spent as a retail automotive salesperson in the Mini-Cassia area before retiring. I enjoyed all aspects of the outdoors including hunting/fishing and just “seeing what I could see”. Living in Alaska I enjoyed moose hunting and fishing for “the big ones”. The outdoors served as my aspirin in life’s headaches. I loved animals and was able to earn the trust of most. For many, their survival depended on me. At one time or another I raised coyotes, hawks, deer, gamebirds, a raccoon, and several squirrels to name but few. I was however partial to domestic dog buddies Valley, Chico, and Linus. I took pride in my yard and the many flowers and pulling weeds with my love and companion Dolores.
I enjoyed simple things in life and just “being”. Taking long drives with Dolores, pulling weeds, and hauling rock from the mountains to enhance our yard. Perhaps the most unique experience I had was my involvement as newspaperman in the now famous Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. A l,000-mile camping trip!! I was one of two writers to “cover” the running of the first two races in 1973-74. Flying in a bush plane I reported on all aspects of the unique races for three weeks “out on the trail”.
In 1970 I became a father when my daughter Stacey was born to my marriage. In 1993 I married my companion, best friend, and fishing partner Dolores (Davila) Fowler. With her came three grown stepsons John, Joel, and Jeremiah Baker. A fine catch for me!! I will miss this great lady who was a source of strength and happiness for me as we shared the adventures of life together.
I’lll be waiting “Lady” fishing pole in hand in the big fishing hole in the sky!! I was a lifelong member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Rupert.
I was preceded in death by my parents, a stepfather Harlan Clark, and a sister, Diane Sells. I am survived by my wife Dolores, my children John, Joel, Jeremiah, and Stacey and seven grandchildren.
A Gathering and Recitation of the Rosary will be held from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Rupert. The Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. also on Tuesday at the church. Urn burial will take place at the Rupert Cemetery following the Memorial Mass. Service arrangements are under the direction of Joel Heward Hansen Mortuary. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/joseph-fowler/article_bd4e476c-20cc-11ed-a070-135712d19a31.html | 2022-08-21T07:36:23 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/joseph-fowler/article_bd4e476c-20cc-11ed-a070-135712d19a31.html |
Sept. 10, 1935—July 17, 2022
JEROME — Weldon Kalland Weigle, 87, of Jerome, Idaho passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Harmony Place Assisted Living in Twin Falls. Weldon was born September 10, 1935, in Wendell, Idaho, the only child of William “Bill” Weigle and Loys (Kalland) Weigle of Jerome, Idaho. He grew up in Jerome where he graduated from high school in 1953.
Weldon married his high school sweetheart, Caroline Yingst, in 1956 in Jerome. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Utah in 1958 and a second Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Idaho in 1963.
Weldon received his commission as a Second Lieutenant through Army ROTC and served as an Engineer Platoon Leader and Staff Officer in the 70th Engineer Battalion (Combat) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He completed his military service as a Captain in the Army Reserve.
As an Engineer, Weldon worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Kentucky before taking on the job of State Engineer for the Farmers Home Administration in Boise.
Weldon and his father formed Weigle Building and Sales in 1969. They sold and installed manufactured homes for three years before buying Jerome Lumber Company together in 1973.
In 1998, Weldon started Weigle Engineering and Home Inspections. He also managed many projects, including the 2005 Jerome Library addition.
Weldon was proud of his family’s sheep ranching heritage and remained a sheep man until late in life, raising lambs on his farm north of town.
In addition to being recognized—with Caroline—by the Jerome Chamber of Commerce in 2000 with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Civic Service, the City of Jerome proclaimed June 13, 2014, as “Weldon Weigle Day” for his years of work to bring business opportunities to Jerome.
Other volunteer activities included Red Cross blood drives, 7th-grade football coach, substitute teacher, and Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 141 for twelve years.
Weldon was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Caroline, with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage; his three children, Brett, Scott, and Anne Weigle; and his grandchildren, Brittany, Robert, David, Eric, and Avery.
Our family would like to thank the staff at Creekside Assisted Living, Harmony Place Assisted Living, Hospice Visions, and special friend Helen Cordani for their loving care.
An open house to honor Weldon will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Jerome Senior Center, 520 North Lincoln, Jerome, Idaho. Memorials may be sent to the Jerome Public Library, 100 1st Avenue East, Jerome, Idaho, 83338 or to Hospice Visions, https://hospicevisions.org/donate. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/weldon-kalland-weigle/article_23ebec3d-3f40-59e2-b9ce-d7302a31a452.html | 2022-08-21T07:36:29 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/weldon-kalland-weigle/article_23ebec3d-3f40-59e2-b9ce-d7302a31a452.html |
Springfield is playing a major role in the development of air mobility technology that will be capable of landing and taking off vertically as recent activity in the area is attracting national attention.
More companies are eyeing the city, especially the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, as investments made in recent years have drawn those interested in researching and testing that type of cutting edge flight technology.
As a result, the National Advance Air Mobility Industry Forum will be Monday and Tuesday in Springfield as an opportunity to connect governmental institutions with higher education and companies involved in the development of air mobility and unmanned aerial vehicles.
“It is really exciting because it is bringing together the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) that are leading this industry with Ohio’s supplier base and manufacturing resources as well as our universities that are working in this field. It’s really our opportunity to show off everything that Ohio has to offer as part of leading this third evolution in flight,” said Elaine Bryant, the Executive Vice President for Aerospace and Defense for the Dayton Development Coalition.
A showcase of that type of technology took place in November at Springfield-Beckley. However, the forum will be much larger as it will see speakers from companies developing that technology, those leading the charge in local economic development as well as representatives of NASA and the Aerospace and Defense Advisor to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
The forum will also see participants from universities, other governmental agencies such as the Ohio Department of Transportation, researchers, the Vertical Flight Society as well as those who work with the aviation, defense and healthcare industries. The event will be hosted in downtown Springfield and at Springfield-Beckley. It will see flight demonstrations, simulators used for testing and development and the sharing of information related to the state’s efforts to build a collaborative aviation ecosystem and a strong supply chain as well as the different applications of air mobility technology, such as how it can be utilized for healthcare.
“It’s about connecting folks to the Ohio supplier base and our universities so they can take advantage of those capabilities and build relationships. It also serves to attract those companies and have them come to Ohio so they can be close to those different partners either on the industry, supplier side or on the academic side,” Bryant said.
The event also comes at a time as local, regional and state officials say that the continued work centered around that technology in the area can lead to manufacturing opportunities. The state as well as the greater Dayton region, including Springfield, have been working over the years to get in on the ground floor in relation to air mobility.
The idea is that as development and testing continues and that work sees more investment, companies that want to mass produce that technology will set up manufacturing facilities. Officials in the state and region say that the area is well positioned for those opportunities, citing available manufacturing space and growing partnerships between governmental, educational and business entities as well as supply routes and infrastructure.
More companies and manufacturing in Ohio as a result of air mobility development can add jobs and further strengthen the state’s economy.
That can also benefit the state’s traditional manufacturing presence, especially in Springfield and Clark County as a whole.
“Our traditional supplier base in the community and region will have opportunities to serve that new industry, those new vehicles as they come online,” said Tom Franzen, assistant city manager and director of Economic Development for the City of Springfield.
The growth of that cutting edge flight technology and continued interest in its capabilities has led to Springfield’s airport becoming an important location for the research and testing of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, and air mobility technology. As a result, a $9.3 million National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence is being constructed there. The 30,000 square-foot, two-story facility will accommodate university and government research and companies developing that technology that already have a presence at the airport. It will also provide 25,000 square-feet in hanger space.
That center, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2023, is slated to attract more companies looking to develop that technology as well as be used by other entities that are part of the program called Agility Prime. The Air Force launched the $35 million program in order to create and speed a commercial market for advanced air mobility aircraft.
“We have interest from a dozen companies that want to have space in that facility,” Franzen said of the air mobility center.
Springfield-Beckley benefits from its Ohio Air National Guard presence along with its proximity to institutions such as Wright Patterson Airforce base in the Dayton area. The airport along with the region as a whole has seen continued investment over the years to accommodate the development of air mobility technology and drone development. That includes flight simulators, charging stations and radar systems.
That previous work to add infrastructure as well as programs such as Agility Prime and cheaper testing cost have garnered interest from universities and companies that want to get closer to the research and development of air mobility technology.
The forum will allow the public to get up close and actually see what those aircraft will look like and how they will function and operate. The second day of the forum will see a ground breaking ceremony for the Advanced Air Mobility Center.
Money for the construction of that center will come from a roughly $6 million grant from the Department of Defense and JobsOhio has pledged support contingent on final approval of $2.9 million. The city is expected to cover the balance.
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Oct. 7, 1934—Aug. 16, 2022
TWIN FALLS — William “Bill” LaMar Morrison, an 87-year-old resident, of Twin Falls formerly of Heyburn, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, after a sudden illness surrounded by his family.
Bill was born on October 7, 1934 to George and Lucy Morrison in Heyburn, Idaho. After graduating from Hansen High School, Bill worked as a Parts Manager at Gore Motor until he joined the Army and was stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. While home on leave in Twin Falls in 1958, Bill met Norma Gehrig from Shoshone on a blind date and they were married on December 30, 1958, in the Territory of Alaska (3 days before statehood). After Bill was honorably discharged, he worked at Art Coffman’s Service Station in Rupert, McKenzie Auto Parts in Burley and then spent 32 years at the Burley U.S. Post Office as a Carrier and then a Clerk.
Bill was a member of the First Christian Church in Burley and served as a Cub Scout Master while his sons Paul and Jim were members of the Troop. Bill enjoyed bowling, playing men’s softball, basketball, fishing, hunting, golfing and rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. He especially enjoyed leading Boy Scouts on float trips down the Middle Fork.
After retirement, Bill and Norma were active in the Idaho Couples Golf Association traveling to tournaments almost every weekend and winning many tournaments and several State titles. He enjoyed the friends he made in the Association as much as the golfing. As his grandchildren became active in sports and music, Bill could be found sitting among the fans cheering them on. He was always offering a helping hand to anyone who needed help. Bill will be missed by his family and remembered for his sense of humor and kindness to others.
Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years Norma Gehrig Morrison; their children, Susan (Scot), Joe (Carolyn), James Morrison, and Mary Corr; his siblings Larry (Barbara) Morrison, Gene (LaVern) Morrison, and Norman (Victoria) Morrison; ten grandchildren, Bret Campbell, Ryan (Alesia) Campbell, Kelsey (Brian) Campbell Galles, Christy (Brian) Gribble Deyo, Anna (Brian) Gribble Wren, Kevin (Alex) Gribble, Audrey Morrison, Trevor Morrison, Jaquelyn (Adrian) Corr Constance, and Thomas (Emily) Corr; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Paul Morrison; and siblings Dorothy Morrison Newby, Ronald Morrison, Joyce Morrison Nay, and Linda (Dan) Morrison Hull.
The family would like to thank Dr. Swenson and all of the intensive care staff of Twin Falls St. Luke’s Hospital for their excellent care of Bill and his family.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, located at 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where family and friends will be received one hour prior to the service. Military rites will be provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Group. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Heyburn.
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McKINNEN ANTHONY FULLER
Age: 22
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 140 pounds
Sex: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
ELUDING A PEACE OFFICER, 2 CTS AGGRAVATED D.U.I., 2 CTS INJURY TO A CHILD, KIDNAPPING 2ND DEGREE, DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES, and RECKLESS DRIVING.
PROBATION VIOLATION AND FAILURE TO APPEAR on the original charge of ELUDING A POLICE OFFICER
Bond: No bond
The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information please call 208-735-1911 or Crime Stoppers at 208-343-2677, where they can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Tips can be made at www.343cops.com or download P3 Tips on your mobile phone. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-county-most-wanted/article_e3a51df0-20c7-11ed-8ab5-079dc2d798c1.html | 2022-08-21T07:36:42 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-county-most-wanted/article_e3a51df0-20c7-11ed-8ab5-079dc2d798c1.html |
PHOENIX — A Valley family is thankful to be celebrating their baby girl's birthday a year after she nearly drowned in their family pool in Ahwatukee.
Alizah's mom Brandi Stoll partnered with the Armer Foundation with the hope of helping parents during those fearful moments just like the one they experienced last summer.
"The PICU really needs toiletries,” she said. “When parents are in that traumatic incident, they don't think to get shampoo and soaps, essential they need."
Five days in the pediatric ICU helped Stoll realize how difficult it is for parents in an emergency to have everything they need for an unpredictable stay in the hospital.
Jennifer Armer, a friend of Stoll's and Founder of the Armer Foundation, is finding ways to ease stress for parents in those terrifying circumstances like a near drowning.
"We think of everything a mom or dad would need because in an emergency situation, sometimes the parents don't even have shoes, so we provided shoes, flip flops, and we do our toiletry drive," she said.
That drive, known as the "Alizah Project" is helping those dealing with heartbreak, hoping for miracles in some of the worst moments. Meanwhile, Guadalupe firefighters like Rashid Alkhori, who responded to 911 calls on July 31, 2021, got to catch up with the toddler who's doing better than ever.
"It's cool to have that bond now and to see them, were all close with them now and it's seeing her just be a kid again," he said.
More details: https://www.armerfoundation.org/
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PHOENIX — A lack of resources is causing Phoenix firefighter response times to creep up.
It's to the point now where officials are calling it a crisis that needs immediate action.
"We cannot keep going on the trajectory right now," said P.J. Dean. "It's unsafe."
Nine minutes. That's the average response time the United Phoenix Firefighters Association says it's taking firefighters to get to an emergency.
"Think about how long that is if your house is on fire," Dean said. "Or if your loved one has a cardiac arrest or a serious medical emergency."
The industry standard is about five minutes, which Dean says was seen here about 12 years ago. The reason though it's slowed down is that he says Arizona's rapid growth has put a strain on fire crews citywide.
"Our response times are getting more and more dangerous as time goes on," he said. "And we need those resources to keep pace with the growth Phoenix has."
To put it into perspective, between 2010 and 2020, Phoenix grew by about 300,000 people. Also during that time, the city added one fire truck and 40 firefighters. That's almost a 2.5% increase in resources to handle a 49% increase in emergencies.
A short-term solution?
Dean says they're asking for eight fire stations. Seven would be rebuilt since the ones now are outdated and too small.
"Some of these stations were built in the '60s which were great for that era," he said. "But times have changed since then. Those stations need more capability for more units and personnel to serve that area."
Four stations have so far been approved. However, it's up to the voters to officially get the ball rolling.
"This coming bond election is the only and best way to give the fire department the resources it needs to keep the city safe," he said.
Long-term, they'd also like to add new equipment, vehicles and increase personnel.
"Getting these resources in place, having a plan both short-term and long-term will make Phoenix safer," Dean said.
Dean says if nothing changes, it's projected that response times will increase to eleven minutes in 2025 and about 14 minutes by 2030. To read more about it, you can go to phxfirecrisis.com.
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Body recovered from pond at D.W. Field Park; how to rent a pool: Top 5 stories last week
BROCKTON — A body was retrieved from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park shortly before 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 after an "unattended death," according to said Darren Duarte, the spokesperson for the Brockton Police Department.
Eleven people were displaced from their single-family home at 135 Maplewood Circle in Brockton after a fire started in the basement, Fire Chief Brian Nardelli said. While battling the house fire, Fire Lt. Christopher Gallant injured his hand.
Representing the New England region at the 75th annual Little League World Series, Middleboro learned that the world's premier teams can produce a lot of highlights on the biggest stage. The Nolensville Little League team from Tennessee -- the Southeast region representative -- gave ESPN ‘s SportsCenter a few candidates for its countdown of Top 10 plays in Middleboro's 5-3 opening-round loss.
From an ESPN media day to a free arcade, the Middleboro Little Leaguers have plenty to do in Williamsport. Oh yeah, and there's a lot of baseball too.
In case you missed it, here are five stories from the past week throughout the Brockton area that resonated with our readers.
Body recovered from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park, police investigating
A body was retrieved from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park shortly before 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 after an "unattended death," said Darren Duarte, the spokesperson for the Brockton Police Department, via email. The victim was male, police said. Local police are working with state police detectives to investigate the cause of death, the approximate age of the victim, who discovered his body and how long he is believed to have been in the water.
Body recovered from pond:Body recovered from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park, police investigating
Middleboro falls in opening game at LLWS: 'Let’s play Saturday and see what happens'
Representing the New England region at the 75th annual Little League World Series, Middleboro learned that the world's premier teams can produce a lot of highlights on the biggest stage. And with ESPN having air time to fill during a two-hour-and-28-minute rain delay on Wednesday, the Nolensville Little League team from Tennessee -- the Southeast region representative -- gave SportsCenter a few candidates for its countdown of Top 10 plays in Middleboro's 5-3 opening-round loss.
RECAP:Middleboro (Team New England) plays LLWS opener vs. Southeast Region
Middleboro falls to Tennessee:Middleboro falls in opening game at LLWS: 'Let’s play Saturday and see what happens'
Little leaguers in Williamsport:Day in the life of a Little Leaguer in Williamsport: Middleboro is soaking up every moment
Little League World Series photos: Middleboro vs. Tennessee in the Little League World Series
Watch party:Fans watch (and wait) at Boston Tavern as Middleboro All Stars make it to World Series
Romanian pastrami, smothered pancakes: Maxie's offers up Jewish deli food in Stoughton
Maxie's Deli, home of homemade knishes, matzo balls and Romanian pastrami, is celebrating its 30th year of serving the community of Stoughton and beyond. "We've been in a business as a Jewish deli for years, and we wanted a place where people could have specialized meats, traditional corned beef hash and Romanian pastrami," Steve Robbins, co-owner of Maxie's Deli, said. "At Maxie's, 90% of our food is made from scratch, people place orders over the counter, and they enjoy the amazing customer service we pride ourselves on," Robbins said.
Jewish deli food from scratch:Romanian pastrami, smothered pancakes: Maxie's offers up Jewish deli food in Stoughton
Take a look at the menu:What's on the menu at Maxie's Jewish deli in Stoughton?
This Brockton couple rents their pool to strangers — How does that work?
Solmaz Celik McDowell grew up in Turkey, close to the Mediterranean but not within walking distance for a swim. On beach days, her family would take carloads of friends and neighbors. "Swimming was always to be shared," she said on a recent visit to her West Side home. Solmaz keeps family tradition alive by renting out her home's heated, outdoor salt-water pool. From May through early August, the couple rented out their pool 31 times.
Wanna rent a pool?:This Brockton couple rents their pool to strangers — How does that work?
Pool photos:Want to take a dip but don't have a pool? This Brockton couple can help.
Viral twitter posts lead Randolph woman to open her own nail art salon
After a viral Twitter post, Verdia Joslyn, 23, gained the confidence to fully take herself and her new nail business Kiss Her Boutique seriously. Like many entrepreneurs, friction occurred in her life to jump-start the journey of becoming a boss. Right before the quarantine, in 2019, Joslyn dove deep into the nail world as a hobby. The nail technician eventually polished her craft and began taking clients after becoming licensed by the state of Massachusetts in the same year.
Randolph woman opens nail art salon:Viral twitter posts lead Randolph woman to open her own nail art salon
Boutique photos:Randolph woman nails it with Kiss Her Boutique
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Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education classes fall term 2022. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and update skills to enroll in college or career training programs. Students enrolled in these classes can build a pipeline to enter college, training programs, and jobs in high-demand career areas.
SWOCC will have three options for GED® and Adult Basic Education classes next term:
1. Morning GED® Class – Monday through Thursday from 9 – 11 a.m.
2. Afternoon GED® Class – Monday through Thursday from noon -2 p.m.
3. Evening GED® Class – Tuesday through Thursday from 5 – 8 p.m.
All classes will be live and in person on the Coos Campus. The afternoon class will also be live and in person on the Curry Campus.
For students who cannot make it to either campus, classes are offered via Zoom during all three sessions. Fall Term starts September 12 and ends November 23.
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Broadcaster Nancy Quill honored; Berkley basketball star to play Div. I: Top stories
Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers.
Top stories of the week included:
Lots of eyes on Greater Taunton sports this week! First up, with school starting back up very soon, high school football is also making a return. We took a look at 12 must-see Taunton area football matchups that you'll want to check out this season. The Gazette's All-Scholastics coverage also continued this past week, with a look at some stellar local athletes who play tennis, as well as this year's exceptional players in girls lacrosse.
The former Reed & Barton building could soon be home to another business, with the Taunton City Council approving a special permit for Medicine Man Solutions to operate a marijuana manufacturing and delivery service in a section of the sprawling former Reed & Barton building. This new facility would be be adjacent to Freshly Baked, a recreational cannabis delivery company. See what's being planned, right here.
These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Gazette readers:
Raynham radio broadcaster honored
Nancy Quill, who grew up in Raynham, is being inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September.
Quill, who spent 38 years at Magic 106.7, has been called “the most listened to woman in the city of Boston." She was a consistent number one in her time slot.
Follow her storied career here, and see what she's up to these days.
Nancy Quill, hall of famer:'The most listened to woman in the city of Boston': Raynham radio broadcaster honored
Berkley basketball star Joe Nugent makes Division I choice
After receiving a dozen offers, Berkley's Joe Nugent has made his choice.
The Berkley basketball star recently committed to play for the Division I NCAA College of the Holy Cross basketball program.
He had 12 Division I offers:Now Berkley basketball star Joe Nugent has made his choice.
After leading Taunton softball to state title, Consalvi leaving to coach at college level
During her time as head softball coach for Taunton High School, Carrie Consalvi helped the storied team continue their championship legacy.
When Consalvi came on board, the team were then five-time state champions. Consalvi added two more state championships to that total, back to back.
Legacy secure:After leading Taunton softball to state title, Consalvi leaving to coach at college level
Broken Chains Biker Church throws Block Party in Whittenton
The Broken Chains Biker Church recently threw a Block Party in Whittenton, and if you missed it, no worries, we've got some highlights.
Festivities included a trolley tour of the neighborhood, face painting, temporary tattoos, and even a waterslide.
Join in on the fun, right here.
Trolley tours and waterslides:Scenes from the Whittenton Block Party
More than 100 goats, and an emu named Jerry, need new homes
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has a little more than 100 goats ready for adoption that were taken into protective custody from a Dighton owner.
They've also got an emu named Jerry available for adoption.
See how the animals came to be there, and find more adoption info, right here.
Yep, there's an emu:More than 100 goats, emu named Jerry seized in Dighton in need of 'new loving homes'
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WATERLOO – Anne Schoonover Barrett thinks her brother, Steve Mager, would love seeing his larger-than-life-sized portrait painted on the side of a building in downtown Waterloo.
Local artist Bret Miller painted the mural on an exterior wall at The Broken Record, a ‘70s and ‘80s retro bar at 315 W. Fourth St. The dedication is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Main Street Waterloo will host a ribbon-cutting from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
Mager, who died in 2019, was an artist and a well-known supporter of the arts and a cheerleader for Waterloo. He left an indelible mark on the people who loved and admired him, and on Waterloo at such locations as the 220 East Building, where he regularly hosted gallery exhibitions and musicians.
“He would be tickled,” said Schoonover Barrett, who lives in Harpers Ferry. “I think it’s wonderful to remember my brother this way. He was one of the most kind, altruistic people I’ve ever known. He was all about the arts and community and bringing people together. He was a very remarkable person, and I know he’d feel honored.”
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The mural is about 17 feet tall and 11 feet wide.
“I’m extremely happy with the way it has turned out. It’s extremely flattering any time you’re asked to make a memorial piece, that people are putting so much trust in me to honor that person,” said Miller, who spent afternoons and evenings painting from a Skyjack lift. Black Hawk Rental provided the lift at no cost.
“I’m terrified of heights, and I didn’t want to be standing on scaffolding while I painted. This way I could tote my materials and paints with me.”
Miller based his design on a photograph of Mager. For fun, he incorporated the shape of arrows into the shirt design based on a story he was told about Mager. “When he was a child and left alone one day, he drew arrows all over the kitchen. His parents were not too pleased. I thought, ‘that’s fun, let’s definitely use arrows.’”
Miller made hand-cut 18- by 20-inch stencils for the portrait which were enlarged at Signs and Designs. “There were 13 stencils measuring 4- by 8-feet tall,” he explained. “I also did a circle that surrounds Steve’s face, which gives it a spiritual nod I thought was fitting. I’ve never made a circle that large on a wall before, and it had to be perfect. So I took a long, thin piece of wood, put a screw through one end and charcoal on the other and made myself a giant compass. It worked beautifully.”
His wife Erin helped him hang the stencils on the wall. He also used fast-drying acrylic spray paint to create the painting.
Mager was born Nov. 1, 1945, in Waterloo. His parents enrolled him and his siblings in art classes at the Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, where Mager fell in love with art. He graduated from East High School and studied at Hawkeye Community College and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, before leaving Iowa to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Art Institute and Berkley City College in California. He also traveled extensively.
Eventually, Mager returned to his hometown where he became an arts and community advocate. His own art included painting and sculpting. “I think he underestimated his own value as an artist. Everybody could see his talent, but generally he was promoting other people, not himself,” said Schoonover Barrett.
Although Schoonover Barrett has several of her brother’s pieces, “tragically, I do not know where all Steve’s artwork has gone. I’m very sad about that. I think he gave it away.”
“Steve was a hell of a guy, and there really is no one I’ve ever known like him,” said Danny Laudick, co-founder and executive director of Cedar Valley Launch. “Steve was someone I considered a close friend, and I was always inspired by his passion for, well, honestly, his passion for everything – and his passion for constructively breaking the rules to create cool things. But especially his passion for art and community in Waterloo.”
Laudick and Jessica Young of Waterloo Bicycle Works, former co-owner of Plaid Peacock, came up with the commemorative mural idea. With the Mager family’s blessing, Laudick and Young gathered a group of 12 or so friends and Mager family members to share stories and start working with the artist.
They quickly raised the funds through the Waterloo Community Foundation to make the project a reality. Chris Schwartz and his late husband Logun Buckley hosted a fundraiser at their home last fall. Approximately $4,500 in donations came from the Mager family, Brooks Martin and Laudick, and another $1,750 from more than 20 individual donors. The remaining $1,500 for the project is being covered by an anonymous donor, Laudick said.
When John Hayes, owner of The Broken Record, heard about the mural, he offered his building. Hayes and Mager were good friends and shared an interest in nature. In fact, Hayes purchased an acreage from Mager on the Cedar River, one of the artist’s favorite spots for walks.
“It was an honor to be chosen for the mural. Steve would absolutely love it. His presence in the community is very much missed. I have his obituary hanging up at The Broken Record, and his name is brought up often,” said Hayes.
Laudick added, “More than anything I hope the mural can remind people of how Steve saw the world, how he brought people together from all walks of life and intentionally introduced people to each other who likely never would have met otherwise.” | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/bret-millers-larger-than-life-mural-honors-late-artist-arts-advocate-steve-mager/article_e8c67c64-72ab-5f9a-97f7-e5ff1af262d1.html | 2022-08-21T09:34:52 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/bret-millers-larger-than-life-mural-honors-late-artist-arts-advocate-steve-mager/article_e8c67c64-72ab-5f9a-97f7-e5ff1af262d1.html |
WATERLOO — The future of the former Elk Run Preschool building could soon be decided.
The Waterloo Community Schools’ Board of Education will consider selling the Elk Run Heights building during its 5 p.m. Monday meeting at the Education Service Center, 1516 Washington St.
The board’s facility committee has reviewed offers and proposals on the property. It recommends authorizing the superintendent to enter into negotiations to sell the land and building.
At a recent facility committee meeting, the city of Elk Run Heights and Tyson Foods were the main contenders for the property.
The old school building at 316 McCoy Road was being used by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley for summer programming. Once that ended, the building was expected to be empty.
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Elk Run Heights’ Mayor Lisa Smock said she wanted the city to acquire the land for housing. Felicia Smith-Nalls, Tyson’s spokeswoman, proposed re-purposing the building into a preschool for employees of the company, which has a meat packing plant three miles away in Waterloo.
A public hearing on the possibility of selling or disposing of the property was held in April. If the board approves negotiations to sell the building, a proposed deal could return to it at a future meeting.
In other business, the board will consider:
- Increasing its contract with the Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, Inc. by 3% to $1.06 million. The agency is only able to provide six assistant teachers for its Head Start childhood services – down from 10 last year, which increases the annual per-child rate paid by the district to $6,100. The teachers will be located at either Kittrell or Lowell Elementary.
- Purchasing books and materials for middle school band and orchestra, as well as the high school piano lab at a cost of $193,031 plus an annual fee of $14,901.
- Approving an agreement between Waterloo Schools and the Jesup Community School District to allow its students to enroll in the Expo Alternative Learning Center.
- Appointing Vimarys Caya as the new assistant principal for East High School. She would be replacing Joshua Payton and make a salary of $113,000 a
- year. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/waterloo-school-board-to-discuss-future-of-elk-run-preschool/article_59deed25-585d-5600-b9e3-46539d092846.html | 2022-08-21T09:34:58 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/waterloo-school-board-to-discuss-future-of-elk-run-preschool/article_59deed25-585d-5600-b9e3-46539d092846.html |
Earlier this year, the San Antonio Water System installed a new billboard off U.S. 281 heading into the downtown area. High above speeding traffic, the blue-and-white message is clear for residents and visitors alike — “SAWS: Secure for the future.”
For decades, San Antonio’s water company has searched for ways to protect the city from the impacts of major drought now and into the future. As the city’s population grows explosively and new development expanding in every direction, SAWS must meet a new water demand, one with no end in sight.
Now, as one of the hottest and driest summers in San Antonio history presses on, questions over water security, drought, climate change and the future of South Central Texas are front and center, putting San Antonio’s water company right in the middle of it. While many are reassured by SAWS’s actions in addressing water, others are not so sure. Development already strains the water supply in Texas Hill Country, experts say, and for some, the drought this year feels different, longer and more intense than before. Fears of endless parched lands have come up again and again, and just this past week, the Edwards Aquifer Authority declared Stage 4 drought restrictions, prompting many regional water permit holders to adjust their aquifer water usage. The declaration changed again to Stage 3 on Friday, but is teetering between the two.
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San Antonio, meanwhile, insists the city is prepared for new development and interested businesses. Since the inclusion of the highly controversial Vista Ridge Pipeline, the water system pulls from nine different water sources. In a statement this week, SAWS CEO Robert Puente said the community is better equipped to handle widespread drought and avoid a water crisis than ever before.
“We’ve created a culture of water stewardship and conservation that is making the community water-secure, while demonstrating what could be a model for other cities,” Puente said.
For now, the system is staying with Stage 2 watering restrictions. The drought, however, continues.
Where does SAWS get its water
Historically, San Antonio always has depended on the Edwards Aquifer for its water supply. Far below the city, the aquifer is a twisting, limestone labyrinth of underground rivers. It spans 3,600 square miles right in the heart of South Central Texas, providing for 2 million people.
For decades, 100 percent of San Antonio’s water came from the aquifer. In 1993, however, withdrawals from the Edwards became limited by the Endangered Species Act, which maintained the springflow at Comal and San Marcos springs to protect animals dependent on the aquifer, such as the Texas blind salamander and the Comal Springs riffle beetle.
Subsequently, San Antonio began to work to decrease its dependence on the Edwards Aquifer system. Today, there are 15 supply projects originating from nine different sources.
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Will Stage 2 ever end?
San Antonio has never had to declare Stage 3 watering restrictions. In the past, when San Antonio experienced extreme drought, the water utility remained in Stage 2. During the last extreme drought in San Antonio, in 2011, SAWS went into Stage 2 for months, pulling out of it only briefly before heading right back into it.
Karen Guz, director of water conservation at SAWS, said that Stage 2 is enough for right now. The variety of water supplies that the system uses and current drought-management methods can keep residents in San Antonio from going into further restrictions.
“What I like to say is: ‘first things first,’” Guz said. “And what I mean by that is we really need to right now get full compliance with Stage 2, get those savings firmed up and make sure that we’re getting results from that. Then we’ll see what’s happening with the drought and circumstances before we can say Stage 3.”
Historically, customer compliance has improved over time, Guz said, eventually resulting in the water savings that SAWS is looking for. During the 2011 to 2015 drought, the utility saw a 50 million-gallon-a-day reduction on weekends, when residents were not allowed to water their lawns. So far, this year has not reached those savings yet, but Guz is optimistic they will see the same, if not similar, results.
“We have to find a mix between rules that the community is actually willing to take on, lawn and plants that are drought-resilient and population growth,” she said. “I want people to know this is conservation, not deprivation. If you all follow these reasonable rules, your bill is going to be much lower and your landscapes may not look the best, but they will be OK.”
SAWS is functioning under the 2017 water-management plan, which includes per-capita goals on water usage and conservation. The plan is meant to maintain a sustainable water supply through 2070. It’s updated every five years, so a new plan will come in 2022. This update will look at questions pertaining to the 1950s drought of record — which is considered the worst-case scenario — and climate change.
The water utility will be forecasting population growth, how much water each person will use, water patterns and what the next worst-case drought scenario could be.
For some, however, more action on the drought needs to happen now.
Amy Hardberger, who sits on the SAWS board of trustees, said that San Antonio is experiencing extreme conditions right now. It’s not just the future, and the city needs to recognize that.
“Just because we have the water doesn’t mean we should use it,” Hardberger said. “It’s a precious resource. If you got a Christmas bonus in December, but you knew that there were a bunch of people who are going to get fired in January, should you spend your Christmas bonus now?”
Moving to Stage 3 is complex, though, especially in the need for residential compliance. Hardberger largely agrees with SAWS staff that layering rules on rules might not achieve mass adoption. The drought regulations and rules that were crafted, however, were created during a different time, when the population in San Antonio was lower and extreme temperatures were not as prevalent.
“Times are changing and have changed,” she said. “This drought could go on for three or four years, and if that happens, Stage 3 will be child’s play for this region.”
Still, San Antonio is considered one of the most capable municipalities in Texas when it comes to water, said Todd Votteler, the president of the Collaborative Water Resolution LLC and a fellow of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University.
Just this spring, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water toured the H2Oaks Center, where one control room manages three water sources: a desalination plant, the Carrizo Aquifer and the aquifer storage and recovery site. The EPA found the entire operation inspiring.
USAA is one of SAWS's highest water users in San Antonio. The company employs 18,000 people in San Antonio, and 17,000 on its sprawling main campus. Because of recent conservation and recycling efforts, USAA went from consuming 123 million gallons of Edwards Aquifer water in 2008 to 61 million in 2021. While the company uses recycled water to irrigate the campus lawns, USAA still waters only once a week during Stage 2 restrictions. Otherwise, the company has continued to operate as usual.
Votteler — who worked for the federal judge that presided over the Edwards Aquifer endangered species litigation and later worked at the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority — sees water management now as an ever-evolving landscape. Major drought is hard to predict, and long-lasting drought is infrequent, but experts have found that drought could get worse with time, even worse than the 1950s drought of record.
“San Antonio has made major changes with water over the past three decades,” he said. “Right now, this city and El Paso are leaders in water management and providing excellent examples to other Texas cities. In general, people are much more into conserving water than ever before, and we can only hope that continues.”
The economics of drought
When the Vista Ridge pipeline was first in the works, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and other development advocates were enthused about the proposal. The new water source would add to San Antonio’s growth and reassure new businesses that the city was prepared for both future development and expansion.
“There is a perception out there that San Antonio is water-poor,” said Richard Perez, the president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce. “That’s not true anymore, and it hasn’t been true for several years now. We have the Vista Ridge Project and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery; we have more diversity than ever before.”
Water stability in San Antonio has been an issue for businesses in the past, such as ex-Mayor Bill Thorton’s visit to Japan when Sony executives questioned Sony’s microchip-plant water use on the Northwest Side. It was a question brought up again and again, until Vista Ridge. Now, Perez said, businesses can sit more comfortably for the future.
Vista Ridge was contentious, however, among environmentalists, SAWS and some who had an adverse reaction to spending $220,000 a day on the water from nearly 150 miles away in Burleson County. Opponents questioned new rate structures, growth projections and the state of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, into which the new pipeline is plugged with 18 groundwater wells.
Nevertheless, the pipeline officially began pumping water in 2020, adding another source to SAWS’s ever-growing diversification.
“Moving to Stage 4 watering restrictions would be a black eye for San Antonio,” said Joe Krier, who represented District 9 as a council member from 2013 to 2017. He was a major advocate for Vista Ridge when it was first under discussion.
“As the grass turns yellow and dries up, property values would go down, and with that, other repercussions,” he said. “It would be disastrous both authentically and politically for the city. Diversification helped curb that. We’ve got this water locked in for the next 50 years.”
Some, however, questioned whether the addition of Vista Ridge would promote development more than it would meet development where it is. Water in Hill Country has a limited supply, and while the Edwards Aquifer is able to recharge quickly due to its limestone structure, other water sources are not so flexible.
“Whenever you take a limited water source, like slowly recharging aquifer, and add an incredible rate of growth and demand, that causes problems when you’re looking at the long term future,” said Katherine Romans, executive director of the environmental nonprofit, Hill Country Alliance. “For long after the next rainfall comes, we’ll be continuing to feel the impacts of this drought.”
The Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, for example, has a sand system that slowly empties and slowly recharges. Vista Ridge pumping has depressurized the water in the aquifer, meaning land owners will have to lower their pumps further into the ground. Gary Westbrook from the Post Oak Savannah Water Conservation District said it has a deal with customers in Burleson and Milam Counties to lower their wells because of the Vista Ridge pumping.
This depressurization is to be expected, Westbrook said. The landowners sold their water rights to SAWS. But landowners in Lee County, which is just next door to Burleson, also have complained about depressurization. They, however, do not have a deal with Post Oak Savannah, nor did they sell their rights, and now they must spend thousands to lower their groundwater well pumps.
Vista Ridge isn’t the only cause of depressurization, just the largest, Westbrook said. Every well pumping from this formation contributes to the problem.
“In Texas, when you’re dealing with a shared resource like this, and everybody shares ownership of it,” said Westbrook, “some people choose to allow their share to be produced for others, then it affects everybody.”
One water
Robert Puente, CEO of SAWS, said San Antonio’s recent diversification will keep the city water-secure for at least the next 50 years. Because of the Vista Ridge Pipeline, the desalination plant and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery, the city will not need any additional water for a long time.
Vista Ridge, while expensive now, will remain steady, according to SAWS. The payments are fixed, so while water increases in price elsewhere, Vista Ridge will stay the same. Eventually, the water utility will own the pipeline completely.
Puente doesn’t suspect, however, that the Vista Ridge Pipeline is the cause for the decrease in Lee County groundwater wells. The pumps are too far away from Lee, he said. And SAWS conducted hydrological studies to show what the impact would look like in the future, which determined that the aquifer could sustain itself.
Still, in May this year, at a Texas Senate committee meeting on water, agriculture and rural affairs, four residents from Lee County presented how much their groundwater had dropped since Vista Ridge started in 2020. One resident said his well has dropped 33 feet.
“This can be a risk of pulling water from neighboring communities,” said Romans. “It has to be a balancing act because water diversification can be a great thing, but it’s a balance between landowners who want to sell their water and landowners who want to keep it.”
In other ways, SAWS has been working with other water companies on how to move toward resilient management strategies, such as storing water for future use and finding other sources of water rather than just the Edwards Aquifer.
Puente said he’s been in contact with the City of New Braunfels on establishing its own center for aquifer storage and recovery. The city has started a recycling water system and slowly has been weaning off the Edwards. And Karen Guz has been in contact with water departments in other states to discuss water strategies.
“A lot of what Texas could be aiming for is something called ‘One Water,’” Romans said. “It’s how all our water sources are a part of one system and how we can maximize the benefits of water, for the environment to thrive, the economy to grow, to establish recreation and, of course, have drinking water.”
Water in Hill Country is a complicated system. It weaves through small towns and large cities, affected by days of rain or months of drought, and governed by bodies of water experts. San Antonio, it seems, might be on its way there, but the future is uncertain.
“There’s that old saying,” Romans said. “Every day of drought brings us one day closer to the next flood. We all know this region. Drought is a really good time to be talking about water conservation. The challenge is continuing that conversation and that momentum even after the drought.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-drought-saws-water-supply-17385603.php | 2022-08-21T09:54:25 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-drought-saws-water-supply-17385603.php |
Concern brews in Carroll County over contaminated well water
CARROLLTON ‒ Getting a glass of water from the kitchen sink is risky and unpleasant for a handful of residents in the Stony Lake neighborhood of Carroll County.
Much of the water that comes from private wells is contaminated with coliform and E. coli. And public health and environmental officials suspect aging and malfunctioning septic systems are to blame.
"The assumption is it is leaking into the water table," Carroll County Commissioner Christopher Modranski said. "That is why some of their wells are failing. It is contaminated."
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The impacted neighborhood is in Carroll County's Perry Township, about six miles south of Carrollton.
"We are not sure if the septic waste is getting into the lake (Stony Lake)," said Carroll County Health Commissioner Kelly Engelhart. "I do know it is impacting the private water wells. There are 40 homes around that lake. We have 20 of those homes that have tested positive for either E. coli or coliform. The wells that are testing positive are shallow. I think 35 feet is the shallowest."
Tainted water near Stony Lake in Carroll County
The Carroll County General Health District discovered the tainted water a year ago while conducting an inspection. County health officials have issued advisories telling Stony Lake area residents to avoid drinking water from private wells that have tested positive for elevated levels of coliform or E. coli.
"Whenever there is a house for sale, they have to inspect the wells and septic," Modranski said. "We are in the feasibility stage, trying to figure out the most economic way to remedy the situation,. My understanding is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is coming down to help the Health Department do more thorough testing."
The state EPA's involvement likely will be limited.
"Ohio EPA is aware of the septic system issue in the Stony Lake area and we are in communication with the Carroll County Health Department," said Anthony Chenault, public relations officer for the state EPA. "As of right now, we are not out there doing anything. The local health department regulates home sewage systems and private drinking wells."
What's next for Stony Lake residents?
For now, the proposed solution is constructing a public sewage collection system for the area. If that happens, the sewage system would come under authority of the Carroll County Environmental Services. which operates a sewage collection and treatment system in the Malvern area.
"Currently, the county commissioners are developing a request for qualifications to hire an engineering firm to design the sewer system," Engelhart said in an email statement. "Once designed, there is grant funding through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to build the small package plant (sewage system). The commissioners have agreed to include this system in their management. Due to it creating a public health emergency, the residents will be required to tie into the system once complete."
Carroll County General Health District officials have not been able to test the water in Stony Lake because they were denied access to the privately owned body of water by the Stony Lake Association.
Residents who have foul water have made adjustments.
"Most of them are bringing in their own bottled water," Engelhart said. "You can wash your clothes in it (well water). You can bathe in it because the temperatures get hot enough to kill organisms."
Reach Malcolm at 330-596-0326 or malcolm.hall@cantonrep.com
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Meet Toni Cotopolis, cofounder of 4 Cookie Divas
After 28 years of teaching in Canton and other school districts in five states, Toni Cotopolis wasn't interested in returning to the classroom.
Instead, she found a new passion in baking, specifically gourmet cookies. She and a partner launched 4 Cookie Divas, which went from being a hobby to a full-fledged business in 2008 when it joined the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Her original partner left after a year for other endeavors. After 14 years in business, Cotopolis now has three part-time employees. 4 Cookie Divas is a home-based Canton business.
"With our specialized cutout cookies, we help promote businesses and individuals, assisting with their gift giving angst and celebrations," said Cotopolis, who has a son Brian and a toy poodle named Cookie. "We only make one cookie, cutouts. Cookies are made to order and decorated by hand. No gimmicks or special tools. It is art on a cookie. Like an artist knows which brushes to use to get a certain effect, we have to know which decorating tips to use."
She added that she will be 76 years young this year and has cut back on some activities.
"I am not ready to retire yet, but have slowed down a bit," said Cotopolis, who graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1969 with a degree in art education and completed post graduate work in special education at Kent State University.
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How did you develop your recipe for your cutout cookie?
We make one cookie, butter cream cookie with butter cream icing. The recipe was in a cookbook that belonged to my aunt.
It was handwritten so I don’t know who she got it from. I tweaked it a little.
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Many people think your cookies are a work of art. Do you consider them a form of art?
Having an art background helps a lot when working out decorating ideas.
Knowing which icing tips to use gets the job done. We decorate for all occasions, showers, birthdays, graduations, weddings, all holidays, etc.
Would you share some tips for those who might want to start their own business?
I do feel I could contribute a bit to young entrepreneurs because I went from the classroom to being a business owner. The learning process was exciting.
Learn as much as you can about the field you want to go into. Scope out the competition. Join a professional organization, like a chamber. Also, get involved with the community by volunteering.
My business grew by having memberships in the CRCC, North Canton Chamber, Canal Fulton Chamber, NSME, and the Jackson Chamber (when there was one), Tri-County Restaurant Association, and at one time, being active in all of them. Currently we are members of CRCC and NSME (National Sales and Marketing Executives).
I would take cookie samples to most meetings. I found that branding through networking, a quality product and the best customer service are the key to success. Many people know "The Cookie Diva."
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What have been some of your favorite events to setup at over the years?
We have also made our company known by volunteering for chamber events and community organizations such as Vintage Canton, Blues Fest, Light up Downtown, the Palace Theatre, Be a Better Me, Celebrity Cuisine, Canton Kindness Coalition, and several Hall of Fame events. We have also donated cookies and/or coupons to numerous fundraisers.
4 Cookie Divas also initiated "Cookie Capers." At the beginning of the pandemic, with the help of other chamber members, we donated cookies to volunteers at Refuge of Hope, Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, and Total Living Center, to name a few.
My favorite "set up" event was Celebrity Cuisine. The company participated in the event for three years, giving away 800 cookies each year. The exposure is fantastic because over 1,200 people attend the event. Now we work as volunteers for the event.
While your cookies are great for dessert, what are some of your favorite places to eat around the county?
Supporting locally owned restaurants is my priority. Many favorites are Arcadia Grill, Basil, Desert Inn, White Crown, Meyers Landing, Sparta, to name a few. In my opinion, they all have great food, service and prices.
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Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
5K run on Labor Day
ALLIANCE − The CommQuest & Alliance Rotary Run for Hope will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 5 at Glamorgan Castle, 200 Glamorgan St.
Participants can run or walk the 5K course. Those who register by Monday are guaranteed a race shirt, and the first 175 registrants will get a finisher medal. All participants will receive swag bags and snacks, and are welcome to tour the castle. A community resource fair will be on site.
Registration is $25. To register for the 5K Run for Hope, visit www.commquest.org or call 330-994-1455. Check out the course at https://tinyurl.com/574mdsz4.
Game night for teens
CANAL FULTON − The Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 E. Market St., will hold a pizza and game night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30.
Teens are invited to enjoy pizza and snacks and play JackBox Party Pack games and well as Cards Against Humanity. Bring your own device to participate in JackBox. Registration is not required, but it is appreciated; call 330-854-4148.
Volunteer at First Ladies National Historic Site
CANTON – The First Ladies National Historic Site, 205 Market Ave. S, is seeking people to join its Volunteer-in-Parks program.
First Ladies National Historic Site volunteers can help in all areas of the park, including orienting visitors in the Education Center and to the Canton community; providing interpretive tours of the Saxton House; aiding rangers in large public or special events throughout the year; helping keep the park clean through maintenance projects; and participating in large-scale volunteer events. Students who need service hours or internship hours can work with the ranger staff to develop learning opportunities that fit their school's or program's requirements.
For more information about how to volunteer, email FILA_info@nps.gov or call the park at 330-452-0876 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Reception for ex-inmates Thursday
CANTON – A welcome-home reception for those recently released from incarceration and prison will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Drop In Center, 1492 Cherry St. SE.
The homecoming reception is to provide informative access to services for them to succeed and overcome barriers in today's society, according to the Stark County Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Outreach Project. All service-providing agencies are invited to participate. Reservations must be made to 330-949-1927.
St. Benedict School reunion
CANTON – The former St. Benedict School in Canton will hold a reunion Sept. 17 and 18. Organizers are looking for classmates and photos. Contact David Bernardo at 330-936-6645 or dbernardo@sssnet.com for further information.
Romanian Festival
CANTON – St. George Romanian Byzantine Cathedral, 1123 44th St. NE, will hold its annual Romanian Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 28.
The event will feature Romanian folk dancers, live music, cash prize raffle, tours, a noon divine liturgy and traditional Romanian food, pastries and beverages for dine-in or to go. For information, call 330-492-8413 or email annf@rcdcanton.org.
Project REBUILD receives grant
CANTON – The Henry & Laura Huth Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $12,000 grant to Project REBUILD.
An affiliate of the YouthBuild USA program, the Canton-based not-for-profit's mission is to reengage out-of-school youth between the ages of 16 and 24 and support them as they work to obtain their high school diploma or GED and become job-ready. Enrollees in Project REBUILD gain skills in construction and related vocations as they construct affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people and families.
The Henry and Laura Huth Charitable Foundation is a registered nonprofit. Over the past 18 years, the Huth Foundation has donated nearly $120,000 to Project REBUILD.
Trombone quartet to perform
JACKSON TWP. – A Canton Symphony Orchestra trombone quartet will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Tam O’Shanter Park, 5055 Hills & Dales Road NW, as part of Stark Parks Summer Serenades concerts.
In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be canceled. Check for updates the day of at the Canton Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 330-452-2094. Changes will be announced at least four hours before the event.
Music at Walborn Reservoir
LEXINGTON TWP. −Stark Parks will host the John Hampu Band playing classic rock and roll music at the overlook shelter at Walborn Reservoir, 11324 Price St. NE, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Spectators should bring a blanket or a chair to sit on. No registration is required. The Walborn Reservoir Marina will sell snacks and cold drinks.
Great Trail Festival soon
MALVERN − The Great Trail Arts and Crafts Festival, a celebration of American folk art with contemporary and country crafting, will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 27-28 and Sept. 3-5 at the Great Trail Grounds, 6331 Canton Road NW (Route 43).
Along with crafts, the event will feature food, live music, clog dancing, a butterfly house, a petting farm, children's games, a face painter, show fiddlers, Scottish Pipers, demonstrations, Rendezvous living history camp, a live buffalo herd, Ohio Tomahawk Throwing Championship, and battle reenactments daily.
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for youth (ages 10-18); free for children younger than 10. Parking is free. Visit www.greattrailfestival.com for more information and the entertainment schedule.
Citizen’s Academy program starts in September
MASSILLON – The Stark County Sheriff's Office will hold a 12-week Citizen's Academy program beginning Sept. 13 and continuing on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Each class will offer an in-depth look at Sheriff’s Office functions. Most of the classes will be held at the Stark County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Training Center, 143 First St. SE, and include firearms safety, crime lab tours, jail tours, K9 demonstrations, an understanding of the judicial system, and community engagement initiatives.
Applicants must be 21 or older, have no felony convictions, submit to a background check, have a valid Ohio driver's license, and live or work in Stark County. To apply, visit sheriff.starkcountyohio.gov, select "Community Engagement," and then "Citizen’s Academy." Download the application from there and mail or drop off the completed, signed and notarized application to 4500 Atlantic Blvd, NE, Canton, Ohio 44705 by Sept. 1.
Citizens will receive a letter notifying them of their acceptance. For more information, contact the Stark County Sheriff’s Office director of community engagement at 330-430-3889.
Free concert Monday
MASSILLON – Visinata will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday at Duncan Plaza. Spectators should bring their own chairs.
History presentation
MASSILLON – Massillon Public Library will host the free presentation "Massillon Then and Now: Spring Hill and the Rotch-Wales Families" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the main library auditorium.
Kayla Metzger, site manager of the Spring Hill Historic Home and Underground Railroad Site, will share the history of Massillon's beginnings, including the village of Kendal and Quaker settlers Thomas and Charity Rotch.
Registration is required. For more information, contact the library at 330-832-9831. This program is co-sponsored by the Massillon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Military Family Center brick campaign
NIMISHILLEN TWP. – Pegasus Military Family Center, 5495 Meese Road, has launched the Walk of Heroes brick campaign to honor local heroes and community organizations that support veterans, military members and first responders.
Purchasing a brick will help continue to provide free programming and activities and maintain the facility. Bricks will be placed around the Military Family Center’s flagpole, located in front of the facility. For more information or to purchase a brick, visit www.pegasusfarm.org/mfcbrickcampaign.
The Military Family Center in partnership with local Rotary Clubs is dedicated to meeting the needs of veterans, military members, first responders and their families through equine therapeutic activities, individualized exercise programming and counseling services.
Learn to photograph fall colors
SUGAR CREEK TWP. – The Wilderness Center Nature Photo Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday will have a free, public program on photographing fall colors.
Jerry Jelinek, who has taught photography classes for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Cleveland Photographic Society, will present the program at The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave SW. For more information, visit www.twcnpc.com. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/21/stark-county-roundup-news-from-around-the-canton-region/65403899007/ | 2022-08-21T09:58:52 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/21/stark-county-roundup-news-from-around-the-canton-region/65403899007/ |
Children plunge into a world of chaos and confusion when authorities remove them from their homes due to a biological parent’s neglect or abuse.
Decisions are made about their welfare and future by adults they don’t know inside of family courtrooms that in most cases they can’t step inside.
When these proceedings take place in Atlantic, Cape May or Camden counties, one person stands there to speak for the minors, a Court Appointed Special Advocate. The advocate speaks on behalf of abused and neglected children in the foster care system and is dedicated to ensuring these children are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.
Bonnie Zatyko, 66, of Ocean City, has been a CASA with active cases and now is a mentor to CASAs who are currently working with children trying to achieve permanency.
“You just feel great when you reach a little kid and they smile when you come through the door. You are their consistent force. You can’t bail,” Zatyko said, adding she’d heard of an instance when a child had 11 different caseworkers from removal to adoption.
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Zatyko was nearing retirement after 35 years as an elementary school teacher in the Atco school district in Camden County and was looking for something to do that would allow her to give back to the community.
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“I would basically listen to the law guardian, but I would make sure the child’s voice is heard,” Zatyko said about her volunteer work as a CASA.
Besides the children, Zatyko, who has been a CASA for 11 years, said she would talk to biological and resource parents, also known as foster parents, as well as teachers, preschool or nursery school instructors, doctors, therapists and lawyers in an effort to come up with recommendations that are in the best interests of children.
“It’s a responsibility. ... In my own personal cases, I would cover my bases as much as possible,” Zatyko said. “I would ask for five things and hope to get three.”
During Zatyko’s time as a CASA with her own active cases, she worked with three girls who ended up being adopted into the same family: Zoey Zabelski, 15; Maya Zabelski, also 15; and Violet Zabelski, 6. Even though Zatyko’s responsibility to the girls is over, they consider her to be like a member of the family because of her interaction with them over the years.
Zoey Zabelski said Zatyko earned her trust pretty quickly after two in-person visits when she was 6 years old.
“She helped a lot in giving me a voice in what I wanted and needed,” Zoey Zabelski said. “Ms. Bonnie, she talked about herself. She was patient, gentle and everything made sense.”
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Maya Zabelski dealt with both caseworkers and Zatyko between being removed from her biological parents’ home and being adopted by the Zabelskis.
“Caseworkers will hear you out. Ms. Bonnie really listens,” Maya Zabelski said.
Maya said she had eight caseworkers before she was adopted, but one CASA, Zatyko.
“She was really reliable. She was an adult who was there, who was not your parent,” Maya said.
Zoey said she appreciated that Zatyko made the effort to always talk about something new.
“A CASA really connects with you, doesn’t always ask the same questions all the time,” Zoey said.
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Zatyko had all of her active cases in Atlantic County. She tried to see the children she was responsible for in person twice a month in the home of their resource parent. Teachers were contacted by email because it was easier to get a response from them that way, she said. Doctors, she would call.
When Zatyko became a CASA, she thought legal proceedings would move faster than they sometimes do.
“Maya took six years. The goal is to achieve permanency in a year or two,” Zatyko said.
CASAs are not left on their own to make these important recommendations about a child’s welfare. A CASA volunteer works with a team that also features a paid staff member and a more experienced volunteer advocate, said Jennifer Valentine, director of program services with CASA for Children of Atlantic, Cape May and Camden counties.
“People need to be compassionate, flexible, culturally aware, a good listener and committed,” Valentine said about what makes a good CASA.
In Atlantic and Cape May counties, there are 165 active CASAs, but more are needed, Valentine said.
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“New children enter (the system) every month,” Valentine said. “We have a wait list.”
Between 30 to 40 children have a need for a CASA currently, Valentine said. Over the course of a year, 80 to 100 new children in Atlantic, Cape May and Camden counties will find themselves with a need, she said.
“Permanency is a promise the community makes to a child,” Valentine said. “Families should be raising children, not systems.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/special-advocates-try-to-make-being-in-the-system-a-lot-less-scary-for-kids/article_8df00ad6-0f70-11ed-beaf-ff000053c144.html | 2022-08-21T10:23:34 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/special-advocates-try-to-make-being-in-the-system-a-lot-less-scary-for-kids/article_8df00ad6-0f70-11ed-beaf-ff000053c144.html |
Brett Kennedy is on his second chance to get back to the majors, and it seems the Boston Red Sox are trying out a new role for the Atlantic City High School alum.
The former major league starting pitcher is being tested as a reliever by the Portland Sea Dogs, Boston’s Double-A affiliate.
Kennedy, 28, had pitched three times in relief since Aug. 13 and earned his first career minor league save Thursday. The right-hander pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing a hit and striking out one in a win against the Reading Fightin Phils.
Kennedy is 3-5 with a 4.27 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 16 games (12 starts) and 65¹/³ innings.
Kennedy made six starts for the San Diego Padres in 2018, going 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA. He started this season with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League before his contract was purchased by the Red Sox on May 24. In six starts with the Ducks, he was 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 32²/³ innings.
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The Brigantine resident was selected by the Padres in the 11th round of the 2015 draft. In 116 career minor league games (106 starts) with MLB-affiliated organizations, he was 35-33 with a 4.05 ERA and 503 strikeouts in 522¹/³ innings.
Here are updates on local players making their journeys through the minors, with their stats through Thursday:
Triple-A
3B Buddy Kennedy (Millville), 23, playing for the Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks), was hitting .280 (67 for 239) with 10 doubles, three triples, four homers, 29 RBIs, 42 runs and 34 walks in 65 games.
Kennedy hit .225 (18 for 80) with a homer and 12 RBIs in 29 major league games before his return to Reno on Aug. 2.
Through 369 career minor league games, Kennedy was hitting .284 with 65 doubles, 18 triples, 37 homers and 190 RBIs. Kennedy was chosen in the fifth round of the 2017 draft.
LHP Jay Groome (Barnegat), 23, pitching for the El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego Padres) after being traded by the Boston Red Sox at the end of July, was 4-5 with a 3.48 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 21 games (19 starts) and 103¹/³ innings between Double-A and Triple-A. In his latest start, Aug. 13, he allowed one run on eight hits and struck out three in six innings. He did not get a decision.
In 62 career games (60 starts), Groome was 12-22 with a 4.39 ERA and 326 strikeouts in 266²/³ innings. He was drafted with the 12th overall pick by the Red Sox in 2016.
LHP Zach Warren (St. Augustine Prep), 26, pitching for Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies), was 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 28 appearances and 26²/³ innings in Double-A and Triple-A combined.
In 162 career games, Warren was 5-10 with a 3.28 ERA and 321 strikeouts in 222 innings. Warren was selected in the 14th round by the Phillies in the 2017 draft.
Double-A
RHP Mike Adams (Holy Spirit), 27, pitching for the Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies), was 6-0 with an 6.43 ERA, 48 strikeouts and one save in 32 games (three starts) and 48 innings. Adams last pitched for Reading on Aug. 14 when he pitched two shutout innings with one strikeout. But Reading transferred Adams to the Developmental List, meaning he doesn’t count toward the minor league roster but remains in the organization to develop.
Adams, from Egg Harbor Township, was signed by the Phillies in January 2021 after he impressed scouts with his 98 mph fastball during a tryout. He is a co-owner of the Baseball Performance Center in Pleasantville. He was 8-2 with a 5.49 ERA, 90 strikeouts and two saves in 76 career minor-league games (three starts) and 96²/³ innings.
High-A
RHP Sean Mooney (Ocean City), 24, has been on the seven-day injured list since July 27. He was 2-2 with a 2.50 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 13 games (11 starts) and 49 innings for the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins).
Mooney was selected in the 12th round of the 2019 draft by the Twins. He didn’t pitch in 2019 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery after a season-ending injury at St. John’s University. In 26 career games (23 starts), he was 2-4 with a 2.63 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 96 innings.
RHP Chase Petty (Mainland Regional), 19, pitching for the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds), was 0-6 with a 3.64 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 21 games (16 starts) and 81²/³ innings in Single-A and High-A combined. In his latest start Wednesday, he allowed a run and struck out seven in 4²/³ innings for the no-decision.
Petty was selected 26th overall in the 2021 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins and traded in the offseason to the Reds, where he is the No. 6 prospect in the organization according to MLB.com. In 23 career games (17 starts), Petty was 0-6 with a 3.74 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 86²/³ innings.
Rookie League
LHP Noah Dean (Pinelands Regional), 21, was recently assigned to the FCL Red Sox, a Florida Complex League affiliate of Boston, but hadn’t pitched yet. The Old Dominion University relief pitcher was selected in the fifth round of this year’s draft.
SS Josh Hood (St. Augustine Prep), 22, playing for the ACL Mariners, an Arizona Complex League affiliate of Seattle, is hitting .200 (3 for 15) with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in five games.
Hood, from Vineland, was selected in the sixth round of the MLB Draft in June by the Mariners and signed his pro contract at the end of July. He played 2019 and 2020 at the University of Pennsylvania, took 2021 off and played this past spring at North Carolina State.
LHP Jake McKenna (Ocean City), 20, is listed on the roster of the FCL Phillies, a Florida Complex League affiliate of Philadelphia. He made his first appearance July 7, allowing one run on three walks in one-third of an inning. He was placed on the team’s restricted list July 12 and hasn’t pitched since.
The Cape May Court House resident signed a minor-league deal out of high school in June 2020. In six career games (one start), he was 0-0 with a 15.63 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 6¹/³ innings.
RHP Joe Joe Rodriguez (Vineland), 22, pitching with the FCL Mets, a Florida Complex League affiliate of New York, earned his second win of the season Thursday. In three appearances, he has a 1.42 ERA and six strikeouts in 6¹/³ innings.
The Mets purchased Rodriguez’s contract from the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League at the end of July. The Draft League consists of college players and serves as a showcase for draft-eligible prospects and undrafted players who are out of college eligibility.
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WATERLOO — Cedar Valley Pridefest continues to make its presence known downtown a decade after beginning.
The four-day celebration kicks off Wednesday, with the bulk of events happening on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15 online at cedarvalleypride.com/tickets or $20 at the gate. The festival started in 2012 and this is the 10th year it will be held after being canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Pridefest highlights the LGBTQ+ community of Eastern Iowa through positivity and information, according to the event’s website.
“That’s what our festival is about – giving the community the chance to experience coming together as one,” founding board member Mike Tyer said. “What unites us is much stronger than what divides us. That’s why our theme for 2022 is ‘Pride Unites Us All.’”
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There are many new events to this year’s celebration. Kicking it off Wednesday is a 22K “Pride Ride” bike ride at 5:30 p.m. Bicyclists will ride from SingleSpeed’s Waterloo location on Commercial Street to their Cedar Falls location on Main Street and then all the way back. At the Waterloo location, there will be a patio party from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring local band, Whit & Erica.
On Thursday there will be a movie night showing “Hairspray” at the RiverLoop Amphitheater, sponsored by the Waterloo Center for the Arts. Before the showing there will be a brief drag show starting at 8:30 p.m.
Friday night’s festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. on West Fourth Street between Washington and Commercial streets with live music, drag performers, food and merchandise vendors.
On the mainstage starting at 6 p.m. will be Mr. Softheart followed by NBC’s American Song Contest participant Alisabeth Von Presley and dancers at 7:30 p.m. Following Von Presley is Ultrabeat with electronic dance music.
Between each musical act will be drag performances featuring 13 performers at 5:45, 7:15 and 8:45 p.m. At 10:15 p.m. there will be a 30 minute mini-grand drag showcase.
There will also be a fashion show at the Waterloo Convention Center at 7 p.m.
Throughout the festival grounds there will be 45 vendors and exhibits. Tyer said popular ones include Waterloo Center for the Arts booths in the Kids Zone, a pit bull rescue group where people can meet puppies, OneIowa and voting rights booths, and the La Calle food truck.
Another new addition is “Pride Yoga” on Saturday with GrayLane Yoga. Teen yoga will begin at 10 a.m., followed by all-ages yoga at 11 a.m. The entire festival will open at noon on Saturday and continue until midnight.
Other new events on Saturday include an expanded education zone, art activities and installations and a kids zone. Miss Iowa 2022 Bailey Hodson, the state’s Miss America Contestant, will visit kids at 1:30 p.m. for story time.
Main stage events will happen all day from 1 to 11 p.m.
At 4:15 p.m., Olympian and two-time U.S. National Champion figure skater Timothy LeDuc, from Cedar Rapids, will speak and participate in a meet-and-greet with festival-goers. LeDuc will focus on what it’s like to be non-binary in the binary world of figure skating.
Musical acts include Whit & Erica and The Voice’s OneUp Duo & Full Band, among others. There will be eight drag performances in between live music. At 10:15 p.m., the Grand Drag Showcase will take place with nine performers for 45 minutes. After the showcase, Two Hype Crew, a 90s hip hop and R&B cover band will end the night.
Cedar Valley Pride said it recognizes each person’s right to their own health and encourages those who wish to wear a mask to do so. Masks are strongly recommended for unvaccinated and immunocompromised people.
The festival will also have spaced-out booths, hand washing and sanitizer stations and no mass seating areas.
In 2021, more than 9,000 people attended the event. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-pridefest-marks-decade-of-events-in-downtown-waterloo/article_bad9fee8-4a2f-5290-b400-b16abd468390.html | 2022-08-21T11:28:52 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-pridefest-marks-decade-of-events-in-downtown-waterloo/article_bad9fee8-4a2f-5290-b400-b16abd468390.html |
Flagstaff mayoral and city council candidates have been given the chance to answer a weekly question in no more than 150 words. This week's question: Besides its carbon neutrality plan, what actions should Flagstaff be taking to combat climate change?
For Council, Austin Aslan and Lori Matthews qualified for the ballot; the others are official write-in candidates.
Mayor
Paul Deasy
Adaptation to our new reality is critical, particularly around our water and fire infrastructure. Wildfires and post-wildfire flooding are the greatest threats to our community and we need massive collaborative investment to protect our community. Thankfully, we’ve made substantial headway in the last 2 years. We just secured $2.4 million from the feds to build detention basins by October to protect Coconino Estates from flooding. The Rio de Flag flood control project is moving forward to protect Townsite, Downtown, Southside, and NAU from flooding. We’ve secured millions from the USFS to thin forests and protect watersheds, and the city expanded our fire fleet while raising firefighters’ pay.
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Our water supply is also critical infrastructure. The water and fire infrastructure bond we placed on the ballot this November includes not only new wildfire trucks and stormwater infrastructure for the Museum Fire flood area, but upgrades wastewater facilities with modern technology.
Becky Daggett
The Carbon Neutrality Plan outlines actions to combat climate change locally and mitigate its impacts on our community. It was adopted in 2020 after more than a year of public discussion and nearly two decades of residents’ advocacy for climate action. Rather than defining new actions, we should sharpen our focus on how this plan can strengthen neighborhoods and make them more resilient to climate changes. Many of us have been impacted by intense wildfires due to drought, resulting flooding, and diminished air quality from wildfire smoke. I support implementing the actions outlined in the Plan, including: encouraging appropriate density; transportation networks that include walking and biking; investing in transit; 100% renewable electricity for municipal buildings; managing landfill emissions; and diverting landfill waste. As the Plan is implemented, equity must remain front and center to ensure the most vulnerable to climate change are first served by climate action.
City Council
Austin Aslan
Residents and staff deserve top honors for fleshing out our Climate Action and Carbon Neutrality plans, but I’m proud of my leadership role championing both, as well as pushing through the climate emergency declaration and elevating Flagstaff’s Sustainability office to division level. Flagstaff cannot curb global temperature rise by itself. But we mustn’t combat emergencies with adaptations alone. Climate-driven fires and flooding remind us we have to get ahead of our problems and work regionally—and statewide. I’m committed to building partnerships and sharing successes, helping policymakers throughout Northern AZ to see our innovative leadership and hear from our rockstar Sustainability staff. Ultimately, a coalition of towns can address state legislation—and achieve home rule—to pursue currently inaccessible decarbonization goals. Just one example: with energy upgrade incentives protected at the statehouse, Flagstaff would further reduce local emissions, further accelerate electrification efforts, and save utility-payers at all income levels even more money.
Lori Matthews
Carbon Neutrality is achieved by balancing every ton of human caused GHG emissions produced, with an equivalent amount of GHG emissions removed from the atmosphere. The city’s carbon neutrality plan is admittedly an overreaching and aggressive plan. Flagstaff needs to find a way to measure our city’s net emissions to accurately determine the level of urgency and funds Flagstaff should be placing on this global issue. Every city should participate in reducing its carbon footprint. To what extent, depends on many variables. Flagstaff is surrounded by two of the three canopies that absorb/remove carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere: trees and dirt. Flagstaff’s primary focus should be on forest health including fire prevention and flood mitigation which are two major action steps in combating the results of climate change. These are actions everyone can support since we are all constantly impacted by the threats of fire and flooding.
Thea Karlin
As Flagstaff is a tourist destination, and our plan does integrate electric and mass transportation, it would be amazing to see Flagstaff push the state into creating electric, high speed rails connecting Tucson to Phoenix to Flagstaff – and even to the Grand Canyon. It’s one thing to have our city be more pedestrian, with mass transit options, and electric – but when we have so many people traveling here using cars, that impact is huge. We need to reduce that.
A more immediate way Flagstaff can combat climate change is by Divesting. Taking City monies out of banks that invest in the oil industry and baking with credit unions or other financial institutions that do not invest in the oil industry. And encouraging all businesses in Flagstaff to divest as well – NAU, FUSD, Gore, Northern Arizona Health Care, Coconino County, etc. Lead by example and move the world away from oil.
Sean Golliher
For me it is really simple:
- Boycott everything from China, Russia and India. They are the world’s largest polluters especially China that pollutes more than the rest of the world combined. China is building 17 new coal fire plant for 2022 and additional 20 to 25 per year after.
- Undo Carbon Neutrality because it contradicts Science like Biology because plants need Carbon dioxide to breath. Many recent reports and interviews with scientists from both NOAA and NASA say that Carbon is actually really good for the planet.
- Undo the agenda of installing Inefficient, Toxic Hazardous Nonrecyclable Solar Panels and Windmills and replace it with building a Geothermal Power Plant.
- Expand recycle programs. I’m big on conservation and recycling.
- Forrest management to bring health back to our surrounding forests and to help our local wildlife.
Deb Harris
Flagstaff has taken the most important first step in recognizing that our changing climate is a reality. In addition to developing our Climate Action Plan and declaring a “climate emergency” we have to educate our community in how the changing climate affects them.
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of ideas to address our changing climate. They include things like planting more trees and drought resistant vegetation, encouraging people to plant more gardens, improving our public transportation, building more efficient homes and businesses. Cities and countries all around the world are coming up with amazing creative ideas to address climate change. We need to not be afraid to think outside of the box and borrowing ideas from others that will work for Flagstaff. Finally, as we implement solutions, we need to make sure that our most vulnerable populations are not being negatively impacted.
Khara House
I recently spoke with a citizen who shared that he thought the City's Climate Action plans thus far are noble and encouraging, then asked, while pointing at City Hall: "Doesn't the call for climate action start with that? With you?"
It's a question and call to action I took to heart. The call for climate action starts with us modeling change for our community. Strengthening energy efficiency in City-owned buildings, electrifying municipal vehicle fleets, increasing access to public transportation throughout Flagstaff, and continuing to strengthen and enhance recycling and sustainable waste management are just a few things we can do to model our commitment to sustainability and climate action.
I'll also take this opportunity to encourage folks to consider applying for the City's Climate Equity Advisory Group. Your contributions to the conversation on how to center equity in climate action will make invaluable contributions to Flagstaff's climate, and overall, future!
Regina Salas
I was the only “NO” vote when Council adopted the Flagstaff Carbon Neutrality Plan by 2030. It is ambitious, expensive, unattainable, and should be overhauled. The city must align with state, federal and private sector that strive for 2050 because the technology to get there is still being developed. Collaborations with all stakeholders and private sector, leveraging federal carbon credits, and engaging the entire community and special interest groups are integral to move the needle.
Strengthen environmental stewardship: fire safety, forest health, watershed protection, flood mitigation; protect open spaces, trails, and dark skies. Seek early forest closures.
Improve recycling program: business, residents and visitors would participate if the program were clear and concise. Stop trucking recycling to Phoenix.
Balance environmental, social, cultural, and economic aspects of sustainability. An environment that stifles business to thrive will further the divide of equity within our community.
Keep attracting high-wage and low impact businesses.
Kevin Dobbe
Flagstaff’s carbon footprint is lessened because we live in the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in North America. However, our community must make attainable, appropriate and cost effective plans. Issuing deadlines without considering cost is irresponsible. We have to look at what we are buying and discarding. Support companies who make their products with the environment in mind. Consider where the product is made. Is it manufactured in a country where pollution is unregulated? Buy local whenever possible to reduce environmental impact of transportation and strengthen our local economy. Are we shifting the origin of pollution from our cars and homes to another location where they produce electricity by burning fossil fuels? Are we deceiving ourselves when we try to electrify Flagstaff? Can our grid, much less the individual residences, handle it? At what cost? Let’s consider a plan with alternative, efficient power sources and infrastructure changes at an appropriate pace.
Liv Knoki
As a behavior change specialist, I have expertise in creating and implementing behavior change plans. Flagstaff’s professionally developed climate change plans are sound, however, missing from those is a behavior change plan that realistically allows for us to integrate city plans into our everyday routines. For some of us, it’s relatively easy to embrace these kinds of changes, however, for others, it’s quite different. Asking residents to learn about and prioritize climate change plans over basic needs such as food, home, job and mental health security is unreasonable and unrealistic. As for other neighbors, interpretation of or even the acknowledgment of climate change as a legitimate issue shifts dramatically. All in all, we have a responsibility to meet folks where they are at so that we can advance the solution making process with honest and accurate footing. Anything less, will have us kidding ourselves. I believe we can get there. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/candidate-question-4-what-actions-should-flagstaff-take-to-combat-climate-change/article_f295c6ca-2013-11ed-9203-c30aac71e992.html | 2022-08-21T11:35:35 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/candidate-question-4-what-actions-should-flagstaff-take-to-combat-climate-change/article_f295c6ca-2013-11ed-9203-c30aac71e992.html |
After a tumultuous Leo season, Virgo arrives with the brooms, Airtable spreadsheets and herbal infusions to clean up your life.
Part witch and part taskmaster, Virgo is associated with health, ritual, purity and service. It knows that magic is in the details: a nine-step skin care routine, an overhaul of a messy closet, and a color-coded organizational system. Virgo energy is laying out your outfit the night before and having the impulse (and sometimes the audacity) to correct a typo in a public sign.
With back-to-school and back-to-work season upon us, I turned to SF astrologer Leslie Tagordo aka New Moon Creative for insight on how to leverage Virgo’s conscientious work ethic for our highest potential. Tagordo works with local business leaders to identify their natural strategic strengths according to their natal chart, and advises on astrological energies to help inform plans and strategy. “The result of people tapping into the power of their own astrology is that they work easefully with purpose,” she says.
And easeful purpose is just what we need as we come off August’s Mars-square-Saturn energy and continue to face the burnout that’s powering the Great Resignation.
Yes, Virgo gets a well-earned rep as a meticulous hard worker — with a hot librarian aesthetic to match. But Tagordo reminds us that Virgo is really the harvest goddess, concerned with making a plan about what to harvest, what to save and how to prepare for the winter for the benefit of all.
“Virgo energy is planning and synthesizing energy that can organize vast amounts of data that allows her to make a diagnosis for effectiveness,” Tagordo says.
But effectiveness doesn’t necessarily mean efficiency or perfection, she warns.
“Efficiency and perfection is an outdated colonial way of looking at work routines and processes that prioritize growth at all costs. Perfection is the striving for conformity, and efficiency doesn’t take into account downtime needed to regenerate and restore.”
Tagordo says we can work with the Virgo energy by focusing on wholeness, not perfection. “Make friends with your Virgo tools like Airtable, Trello or Slack but with boundaries. Take an actual break during the day. Plan those vacation days. Build in DAILY down time to regenerate. You will be able to synthesize and work much more effectively.”
Plus, everyone knows that true SF summer starts in September, and this season brings the long Labor Day weekend and the beginning of wine country’s harvest season, offering SFers plenty of reasons to balance work with play.
The season also sees a Mercury retrograde Sept. 9 to Sept. 23, which is especially impactful because Mercury is Virgo’s ruling planet. Starting in Libra and retrograding back to Virgo, Tagordo says this cycle will bring an opportunity to rethink communications around partnerships (Libra) and routines (Virgo).
While Mercury retrogrades often come with fear of technological and communication mishaps, Tagordo says this retrograde can actually be helpful, especially at work and in collaborative partnerships of all kinds. “Most importantly, this cycle will allow you to reconnect with how you communicate and express your needs around partnerships and daily routines,” she says.
Meanwhile, Mars — which represents our drive, action and will — entered Gemini on Aug. 20, where it will stay for a whopping six months thanks to a relatively rare long retrograde this fall. Mars usually only stays in a sign for six weeks, so astrologers agree Virgo season is a great time to get curious about how you work and where Gemini falls in your birth chart because it will receive a lot of hardworking action over the next six and a half months.
“Mars energy is the energy to turn fear into action, fight into advocacy, vitality into motivation and initiative into leadership,” says Tagordo. And in Gemini, which is also ruled by Mercury, it gets its motivation through communication and the exchange of ideas.
Read on for how Virgo season can help you restore, rejuvenate, and reorganize your work and collaborations. Astro pro-tip: read your rising sign, too, for extra insight.
Virgo
In the words of fellow iconic and hardworking Virgo Beyonce, who just famously quit her job, you’re “on that new vibration.” With the sun shining in Virgo and your ruling planet transiting both your sense of identity and your sense of financial security, you have an opportunity to redefine what success means for you. And it doesn’t have to break your soul. If your life’s goals are in need of a remix, a new moon in your sign is the perfect time to write them down, including everyone you want to collaborate with. (This will also help you learn from Queen Bey and give proper credit to your inspirations.) It’s your renaissance and as you look for new motivation and build your own foundation, Mercury’s retrograde will help you remember to add tax.
Libra
In tarot, Virgo is represented by The Hermit card, which shows a wizard-like figure atop a craggy rock. It’s a card of retreat, meditation and solitude. This month you might feel your most creative while on solo walks to Hermit Rock in Land’s End where you can recreate this card — or at least explore the labyrinth of your mind amid a landscape to match. If there’s anything you and Virgo have in common, it’s a love for an aesthetic. Silence notifications, carve out time for quiet contemplative walks each day and let the Virgo sun be the lantern that illuminates your path forward. Meanwhile, Mercury’s transit through your sign may inspire you to free write your insights, which will set you up for success as you enter your season next month.
Scorpio
If recurring meetings have become a drag, the Virgo sun and Mercury’s retrograde can help you create new, energizing habits for you and your collaborators. With the focus on group projects and networks, it’s time to rethink how you connect with your co-workers or clients. You know better than most that life is a ceremony and meetings are just seances for modern times. Virgo’s love of ritual wants you to energize the mundane and bring magic to the details and shared (Google) drives of your life. Use the Virgo new moon on Aug. 27 to reimagine creative connection, then celebrate your collective flow state under the Pisces full moon on Sept. 10.
Sagittarius
Getting to inbox zero is the sort of perfectionism to resist during Virgo season, but do scan your inboxes for enticing missed connections. You might find fertile partnerships slipped through out-of-office cracks. Mercury’s meticulous retrograde helps you resurrect them now. The new moon in Virgo on Aug. 27 is a good time to set intentions about how you want to show up in your public spheres. Use the Mercury retrograde to review your websites, resumes, LinkedIn headlines and even your email signatures to make sure they’re communicating what you want them to.
Capricorn
Virgo is the sign of the virgin and you’re antsy to let your virgin skin feel the warmth of the sun after a long, cold fogust. It might finally be SF summer, but when Mercury goes retrograde, your inbox may be full of people disregarding your carefully crafted out-of-office message. Before you answer emails with sunscreen-slippery fingers, reflect if it truly requires your attention. If so, know that once Mercury slips back into Virgo, you’ll be able to set your sights on a proper vacation or an exciting adventure. Sometimes working on your tan is the most productive thing you can do.
Aquarius
Virgo season cracks the whip on your most intimate bonds, but a stroll through this month’s Folsom Street Fair reminds you that’s far from a bad thing. Whether you’re talking business or pleasure, your committed relationships benefit from you being unapologetically who you are. The new moon in Virgo on Aug. 27 is a great time to remind yourself that vulnerability is currency and your kinks help you find collaborators with staying power.
Pisces
Your Virgo calendar is likely to be littered with one-on-ones, especially as Mercury retrogrades through the area of your life associated with close bonds in life and in business. You might be tempted to turn on track changes as you review the major contracts in your life. Mercury’s retrograde makes for a great red pen, but you’ll probably get to a better mutual agreement face-to-face, where you can vibe your way through the sticky parts. Use the Virgo new moon to think deeply about the kinds of partnerships you want to cultivate over the next six months, make sure it’s in writing, and then toast to the partnerships of all kinds that prioritize a win-win.
Aries
Virgo rules the rituals of your life, from your nightly skin care regime to the morning routine that sets your day up for success. If there was ever a time to trade a morning scroll for a morning stroll, it’s the season of crisp, fog-free days. It’s also the season to start cashing in on any wellness programs you might get through work, but whether or not you have a health savings account, the goddess of purity wants you to give your internal systems extra attention in any way that’s available to you. Mercury’s retrograde has you reviewing your partnerships, and healthy wellness routines will help you show up whole for any conversations related to how you merge and collaborate with another.
Taurus
At its best, Virgo helps you revel in the details of a creative project. But at its worst, it could have you nitpicking your own creations into oblivion. If your files are starting to have names like “clientproject_final-15,” you likely need to ask yourself if you’re seeking effectiveness or perfection. This month is all about finding pleasure in creative work — and perfectionism is the enemy of both. Meanwhile, Mercury’s retrograde through your wellness routines helps you make helpful connections between your body and your output. How do you need to care for the messy flesh of your personhood in order for divine inspiration (and productivity) to flow?
Gemini
The balancing act between family and work, public and private is nothing new for you. You thrive when you have multiple gardens to tend to. The Virgo sun shines most brightly on your home garden, encouraging you to linger longer over shared meal time, even as your ruling planet Mercury beckons you back to your desk. You’ll likely be revisiting the version history on a project or piece of writing as Mercury backtracks through the area of your life related to your self-expression. Perhaps there was something cut from the first draft that needs to work its way back in. However, it’s likely that these important epiphanies will visit when your fingers are in a flower pot or tasting a family recipe and not on your keyboard. Keep a notebook handy for the insights, but don’t ruin the moment with work.
Cancer
Make no mistake, just because it’s called happy hour doesn’t mean that networking obligation isn’t work, especially if it cuts into your home and family time. This month, as the sun shines a light on your house of communication and networking, you may feel the tension between desk-work and the professional glass-clinking that feels practically required. And adding to the pressure is your need to recharge with family, too. Instead of declining the invitations or sacrificing family meal time, Mercury’s retrograde through these areas may help you reimagine office culture and team bonding in a way that is more inclusive to all. You’re primed to be a leader here because you know better than most how important it is to be protective of family time. With Mercury aiding your communication, you have the power to reset expectations and bring more balance to the social aspects of work. You might just find that you’re able to enjoy team building more this way, too.
Leo
If you used Leo season to pitch passion projects, Virgo season is about making sure you have the budget to back up your dreams. Luckily, Virgo’s acumen with spreadsheets helps you balance budgets and track timelines like the project manager all big ideas need. If the numbers aren’t adding up, Mercury’s backtrack through your house of communication helps you negotiate your way to abundance. Use the new moon in Virgo to reach out to collaborators that can help make the cash flow, then spend Mercury’s retrograde checking the math (again and again).
Amy Copperman is a writer and artist, based in Oakland, Calif. She’s Cancer sun, Aries moon and Virgo rising. Find her on Instagram. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/very-sf-horoscope-virgo-season-17384578.php | 2022-08-21T11:49:22 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/very-sf-horoscope-virgo-season-17384578.php |
When Biltmore Baptist Church started its “clothes closet” ministry five years ago, it was a leap of faith for such a small church.
The faith was tested on the first Saturday it was open when the community response was underwhelming. Five volunteers had worked in the previous weeks to amass and organize a half-building of clothes without the benefit of enough clothes hangers – and two people showed up.
“So, our prayer to the Lord was, ‘Please send us people, clothes and hangers,’” recalled Norma Evenson who has directed the clothes giveaway from the beginning. “Let me tell you something, don’t ever ask the Lord for something that you don’t really want because you ought to see us today.”
Two Saturdays ago, the most recent day the clothes closet was open, 244 people showed up to a building overflowing with donated clothes.
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The church, which also now has an abundance of hangers, will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its clothes closet ministry on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Biltmore, a Glen Allen church nearing its 100th anniversary, is like a lot of congregations in recent decades: it has grown smaller and older. Sixty years ago, the church situated off U.S. 1, south of Interstate 295, enjoyed a regular Sunday attendance of 200 or more. Today, about 50 attend weekly services in-person or online. It was against that backdrop that Biltmore began looking for new ways to serve the community.
The success of the twice-monthly clothes closet for people in need – there is no limit to what they can take, and no questions are asked -- spawned a self-service food pantry, two free libraries and regular giveaways of everything from bicycles to sweet potatoes, from back-to-school backpacks and supplies to turkey baskets at Thanksgiving, as Biltmore has become a conduit for donated items from other groups and individuals. Lots of churches have such community-minded missions, but Biltmore’s relatively modest size and the scope and frequency of its outreach make it noteworthy.
Lifelong member Barbara Francis said the Biltmore congregation has enjoyed becoming known as “the church that gives things away.”
“A lot of times, it’s hard for churches these days to find their niche,” said Francis, Biltmore’s mission team leader, noting Biltmore is not large enough to have a big music program or some other attribute requiring large staff or substantial financial resources.
“But we kind of found our niche in being a mission church. Not every church would even be interested in doing what we’re doing, but we have the space and the volunteers, who are excited enough to come back week after week.”
The idea of a clothes closet for those in need came from a young church member, who envisioned a perfect location in the church’s old recreation building that once hosted youth programs basketball games in the church’s heyday decades ago but had become a place to stash stuff that didn’t belong anywhere else. The young man eventually moved on to other things, leaving it to others to bring the clothes closet to fruition.
“The pastor said, ‘We’ve got a clothes closet. Who wants to run it?’” recalled Evenson, who volunteered, and then thought to herself, laughing at the recollection: “What in the world did you just do? You don’t know one earthly thing about a clothes closet.”
The answer was “not a thing,” but she was joined by four other devoted volunteers, who made it work and had a good time doing it, even though at the beginning there was neither heat nor air-conditioning in the building. The building has since been equipped with heating and A/C, paid for with proceeds from the church’s twice-yearly yard sales. Those yard sales also financed the purchase of two storage sheds that became needed after the inventory for the clothes ministry – donated from a wide variety of sources – outgrew the rec building. Now, they’re needing a third shed.
The abundance of clothes means a lot of work for the Biltmore volunteers, whose numbers have swelled well beyond a dozen and who get together two mornings a week to sort through the clothes. Most of the volunteers are not members of the church, Evenson said, and some know the church only through the work of the clothes closet.
Their work benefits not only the operation of the clothes closet but themselves. They have fun, Evenson said, but it goes deeper than that.
“We come in there, stressing from whatever the world has dealt us and we can talk to each other, we can vent.,” she said. “People come in there with all these burdens and worry … and we pray, and it is amazing. These ladies will just empty their hearts, and they’ll say, ‘I feel so much better. There’s nobody I could have talked to but you guys. You’re such friends to me.”
While it started with clothes, the ministry has expanded to offer so much more as part of what it has come to call its “free market.” Francis said there are usually six or seven tables of things: crockpots, blankets, jewelry. In June, they gave away bikes that had been donated; another weekend, there was a toilet paper giveaway. In December, the church sets ups a free “Christmas store” so shoppers can give a new home to items that someone else no longer needs. While the church sometimes purchases food for its “Blessings Box,” an outdoor food pantry, most everything else is donated as the church partners with businesses, organizations and individuals.
“People love to give us things that they no longer can use and know that they are going to someone else without any cost,” Francis said. “And it’s a joy that God has chosen our church as the one to pass them on.”
Something they can’t accept is furniture because they really don’t have the storage space, plus the volunteers are mostly older women, and they cannot lift it.
While the congregation is not exactly young, they are youthful in their approach to their ministries, including using social media to get the word out. People have come from not only nearby, but from as far as away as Fredericksburg, Evenson said.
Francis worked for 24 years on the staff of The Religious Herald, the newspaper for Virginia Baptists, and then another six years when it merged with Baptist News Global until she retired, though she still writes a bi-weekly column about pastoral transitions and other milestones. To keep informed of such changes, she reads thousands of church newsletters and Facebook pages every month, giving her fresh ideas of what other churches are doing in their outreach, which could lead to future possibilities at Biltmore.
Through all of Biltmore’s outreach over the last five years, its congregation has not grown, which is a little disappointing for its members, though that was not the primary reason it embarked down this path. At the time, the dwindling Biltmore congregation wondered about its future, but the overwhelming sentiment was that “God had a purpose for our church,” Francis said, and the immediate goal was to help others and develop friendships through its clothes closet ministry.
“For years, our members prayed that God would bring more people to Biltmore,” Francis said. “Our prayers may have been for more people in the pews on Sunday, but that wasn't God's plan. He has brought people on Saturday and has given us a focus on serving others that has energized us … and one of these days when God decides to bring an increase on Sunday, we'll rejoice.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/lohmann-a-little-church-doing-big-things-with-its-clothes-closet-ministry/article_a4dcbb45-6686-5d7e-b17b-7f19823d1eff.html | 2022-08-21T11:50:55 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/lohmann-a-little-church-doing-big-things-with-its-clothes-closet-ministry/article_a4dcbb45-6686-5d7e-b17b-7f19823d1eff.html |
TAMPA, Fla. – “Cat’s out the bag, I have a large foot,” says Vaila CEO, Ahriana Edwards.
The Tampa entrepreneur said her business was born out of necessity
Edwards said the problem started when she was just a child. At 9 years old, she said she already wore a size 9.
“When it came down to just finding a nice pair of shoes for school or just some tennis shoes it was always like hard to find the girlie stuff,” Edwards said.
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Her foot ultimately grew to a size 12 and when she graduated from college, her options were limited.
“I was shopping for shoes, and I was like ‘Oh no!’ I need to be fly. They need to see that I came out of this pandemic surviving and still thriving. So, I definitely couldn’t find the shoes then,” she said.
So, she used her entrepreneurship degree and decided to open Vaila, an online shoe company that caters to women who wear sizes 9 - 14.
Edwards said things are going very well and that she is working with a large retailer that plans to carry her products starting in Spring 2023. She couldn’t talk a lot about it but said there is a location in Orlando.
Edwards said her business is about serving others and making sure the next generation has access to the things she did not.
“I always said that when it is time for me to have a child myself, I don’t want my daughter to have to go through an identity crisis or feeling insecure for something that’s not on the shelf,” she siad.
You can check out her shoes here.
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100 years ago
Aug. 21, 1922: The Bloomington Association of Commerce received a letter from the Illinois Association of Commerce in the effort to raise funds to prosecute those who killed non-union workers at Herrin in June. "... A score of men unarmed and with their hands high above their heads were slain in cold blood, their only offense being that they dared to try to make an honest living by working in the strip coal mines situated between the towns of Marion and Herrin," the letter read.
75 years ago
Aug. 21, 1947: Miss Daisy Hull, 70, of Clinton, was charged with operating an unlicensed nursing home after police found four young mental patients and nine children living in a decaying mansion on Chicago's south side. A police investigation report described the old building as a "filthy hole." Hull, who was released on a $200 bond, told police that she had brought the group to Chicago from Clinton about a week earlier.
50 years ago
Aug. 21, 1972: More than 100 people gathered in the sylvan quiet of lushly green Easy Bay Camp to witness the unveiling of a memorial stone honoring its founder, the late Rev. Frank Breen. Former Pantagraph editor H. Clay Tate, in dedication remarks, noted Breen's development of Western Avenue Community Center, organization of the Alton Chorus and initiation of the move to restore Gregory Chapel, among other achievements.
25 years ago
Aug. 21, 1997: Gov. Jim Edgar, currently regarded as the most popular politician in Illinois, will not seek office when his term ends in 16 months. The 51-year-old chief executive's surprise announcement ended weeks of intense speculation fueled by his silence and admitted indecision as his second term comes to a close. Options he had been mulling included running for a third term or vying for a U.S. Senate seat.
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Benjamin James Gauvain and Kathlene Fern Flannery were united in marriage at Seven Devils Ranch in Bandon. The groom is the son of William and Alicia Gauvain of Reedsport while the bride is the daughter of Julie and David Flannery of Bandon. The couple will make their home in Coos Bay.
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MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Middletown High School played their Saturday morning scrimmage against Northern High School while also facing scrutiny over a current hazing investigation.
FOX43 spoke to recently named acting coach, Robert Brodish, at the game. Brodish was made promoted to he lead for the upcoming season following former head coach Scott Acri's resignation on Monday, Aug. 15.
"It's just an honor," Brodish said. "Unfortunate circumstances, but like, I knew I wanted to get involved and give back to the community in some way. I've been here for eight, nine years now. So this is just—the role to me doesn't really mean anything. It's just doing what I would have been doing anyways, no matter what was gonna go on. So it's just an honor to be around our kids. It's—I love this community."
Superintendent Dr. Chelton Hunter confirmed at the game that a statement from Middletown regarding the incident—which was originally expected to be released Friday afternoon—is now projected to be released this coming Monday afternoon.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The new school year is right around the corner, and thousands of kids throughout the Commonwealth will be making their way back to class.
One local nonprofit will also be going back to school, helping students who are regularly missing class.
“Our staff are working to reengage those students in a very grassroots movement," Jessica Knapp said.
Knapp is the vice president of Communities in Schools of PA, an organization dedicated to preventing dropouts. She says her staff works with 11 local school districts to remove non-academic barriers to success in school.
“Whether that’s hunger, housing insecurity, whether students have unmet health or mental health needs," Knapp said. "We try to remove all those barriers by placing full-time staff in schools to really support students in a holistic way.”
Knapp says her organization has seen an increase of students at risk of dropping out of school. In the latest data from the PA Department of Education, Pennsylvania had a dropout rate of 1.2% among 7th through 12th graders in the 2020-21 school year.
She says Communities in Schools serviced between 11,000 and 13,000 students last year, and says the pandemic played a large role in that increase.
“All of the students, not just in Central PA but nationally, missed these critically important years of social and emotional learning," Knapp said.
Knapp says her organization is prepared to work alongside school counselors to help all students with any potential needs in order to keep them coming to school.
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The Kenosha County Fair wraps up today. Entertainment includes the Doo Wop Daddies (noon) and the classic rock group Class of ‘62 (3:30 p.m.). The Grandstand features the always popular Demolition Derby, starting at 1 p.m. The fairgrounds in Wilmot are open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Daily admission is $10 for adults (ages 12 and older), $7 for senior citizens (ages 65 and up), $5 for children ages 7-11 and free for children 6 and under. Retired or active military members (ID required) are admitted for $7. General parking is free. For more details, go to kenoshacofair.com.
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Huzzah! The Bristol Renaissance Faire is open for another season of making merry while wearing chain mail. The Faire celebrates the day in 1574 when Queen Elizabeth visited Bristol, England. If you see the queen, remember to use your best royal wave to greet her majesty. The Faire is open weekends through Sept. 5, located just west of I-94 at the Wisconsin/Illinois border. For more details, go to renfair.com/bristol/ | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-sunday-aug-21/article_35e87552-1f3e-11ed-b5b7-ebc2fc6143d1.html | 2022-08-21T12:25:09 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-sunday-aug-21/article_35e87552-1f3e-11ed-b5b7-ebc2fc6143d1.html |
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Two Russians and a Ukrainian were arrested for alleged espionage at a military plant in southern Albania, the Albanian Defense Ministry said late Saturday.
The Russian man identified only as M.Z., 24, was detained after entering the plant’s grounds in Gramsh, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the capital, Tirana, and taking photos, the ministry said in a statement. Two military guards were injured by a “neo-paralyzing spray” used by the Russian while resisting arrest, it said.
Another Russian woman, S.T., 33, and a Ukrainian man, F.A,. 25, were arrested outside the complex and their vehicle was blocked, the ministry said.
“Three persons were accompanied by police which in cooperation with other institutions is investigating the case,” the statement said, adding that military police, army intelligence police and civil and anti-terror police are coordinating on the case.
The two army guards injured by the spray were taken to a military hospital for medical care.
The Gramsh military plant opened in 1962 to produce AK-47, or Kalashnikov, rifles. After the fall of communism in 1990 it stopped production and instead began to dismantle old Kalashnikovs and other small weapons. It also repairs other army weapons.
“What pride for the military guards who neutralized three individuals suspected of espionage,” Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote on Twitter, adding: “Now let’s wait for the full clarification of this event.”
Albania, a NATO member since 2009, has strongly renounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has joined European Union and U.S. sanctions against Moscow.
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CAPE MAY — With a missed email and, presumably, a click of a mouse, eight years’ worth of video recordings of City Council meetings were deleted this year.
“They canceled our account and immediately deleted all of the video,” said Lou Belasco, the deputy city manager who has been working on the matter. “They were gone, gone.”
The city had used the platform Livestream to post and store videos of the meetings. That company was acquired by Vimeo in 2017. This year, the city decided to make the move to YouTube.
“We were going to have to upgrade one way or another,” said Belasco in a recent interview. But the city still expected the videos already posted to remain available. However, an email notification from Vimeo requesting a $499 payment went to the email account of someone who is no longer employed by the city.
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The email address is not monitored, and the bill went unpaid.
“We didn’t pay the bill, and they shut us off and deleted our videos,” he said.
OCEAN CITY — The ability to attend municipal meetings remotely began because of the COVID-19…
Resident Patricia Hendricks, a former member of City Council, questioned officials at an August meeting about what was being done to retrieve those records.
“There’s a lot of history there. A whole lot of history,” she said. She asked if the city has offered to pay the money.
Belasco and City Clerk Erin Burke indicated that the city has tried to get the videos back, to no avail. Belasco said he asked how much it would cost to return the video and was told there is no way, regardless of price. They were gone, gone.
“I also made many attempts,” Burke said. “It was a nightmare. You can’t speak to a real person.”
The city is not required to keep recordings of meetings, either on video or audio, for more than 90 days, Burke said. The city must keep minutes of meetings, she said, but once the official minutes have been adopted, there is no requirement for recordings to be maintained.
“But they were an asset that people utilized, and that’s not lost on me, either,” she said. “I’m telling you, we hit roadblocks at every turn.”
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Belasco said he was happy the city switched to YouTube before the Vimeo account was shut off.
“We are lucky it got switched before it got deleted,” he said.
Both city staff members also suggested the Google-owned YouTube is likely to remain available in the long term.
“We’re going to have bigger problems if Google goes under,” Burke said.
In 2020 and 2021, the city moved to Zoom for entirely remote meetings and also streamed those meetings to a dedicated page on Facebook. Those meetings can still be viewed at the Cape May, NJ – Meetings page, while on the city’s regular Facebook page, there are videos posted of concerts and special events.
Cape May was a relatively early adopter when it comes to taking video of meetings and making them available online. Some communities do not take video of meetings at all, and in some instances in Cape May County towns and elsewhere, residents have taken it upon themselves to video record meetings.
AVALON — Borough Council has asked for more information about remote video meetings, after a…
Video meetings became far more common during the pandemic, when most communities saw little choice but to switch to holding meetings online. Long before that, several communities made video available for residents who could not otherwise attend meetings.
For instance, Ocean City would show meetings on local access cable, and before meetings were available online, DVDs of the meetings could be borrowed from the Ocean City Free Public Library.
Those DVDs are still available, according to library staff, including meetings from 2006 up until 2020, on more than 400 discs.
Both Ocean City and Upper Township have recently discussed the future of electronic meetings, with some asking for options for residents to participate in local government remotely.
Without an option to offer a comment, Belasco said, he has seen residents who were watching a city meeting live from home drive to City Hall to offer their input by the end of the meeting. It’s a pretty small town, he said.
“You can get here pretty quick,” he said.
Two neighboring beach towns in Cape May County — Avalon and Stone Harbor — take divergent ap…
There are audio recordings of some Cape May meetings, Belasco said, although Burke indicated there may not still be audio of all meetings. She added it would not be practical for the city to post audio of all the existing meetings to the website.
Residents can request a specific meeting through the Open Public Records Act, she said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/years-worth-of-municipal-meeting-videos-deleted-in-cape-may/article_acdf5bc2-1db7-11ed-b808-6793cb13972b.html | 2022-08-21T12:34:00 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/years-worth-of-municipal-meeting-videos-deleted-in-cape-may/article_acdf5bc2-1db7-11ed-b808-6793cb13972b.html |
CEDAR FALLS — It wasn’t just the tour guides who shared knowledge about the historically significant houses featured on a Thursday evening walking tour of the city’s central residential neighborhood.
Several homeowners were out on their porches and in their yards between 6:30 and 8 p.m. to share fun facts and old photographs and lend more detail about their history, architecture and structure.
The actual attendees on the tour also provided their own anecdotes to lend some personal flavor and fill in gaps along the route in the areas of Washington and Clay streets.
Caroline Keiser – who, with her husband Doug, was among the more than 100 attendees – told her tour group they spent time in the Tudor Revival home at 919 Washington St. on their wedding night on Oct. 6, 1990, when it was a bed and breakfast.
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Another attendee, Harry Banks, 75, shared how the Queen Anne Style home at 1022 Washington St. was his childhood home from 1948 to 1968 before he got married.
The area toured is known as the Lawn City Neighborhood District.
“It contains a wide variety of housing types and scale, architectural influences, periods of construction, and building materials, and these various elements are strongly unified by the grid system on the neighborhood’s streets,” according to the event brochure.
Three Cedar Falls Historic Preservation Commission members were the tour guides, organizing the event with the help of the city’s Planning and Community Services Division. The Historical Society also assisted, along with locals Tom Connors and Daryl Andersen.
In a recent survey of members, Charles Blair-Broeker, a club spokesperson, said the number one priority was beginning the process to increase the number of courts.
Nearly 20 houses dot about a mile route in the 800 through 1100 blocks of Washington Street and the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Clay Street.
Homeowners were repeatedly thanked for their work to save the structures and addressed a variety of questions. In turn, they expressed appreciation to the visitors for having an interest in the homes.
“There was a lot of pride that really shined with this type of event,” said Kristel McClenahan, another attendee.
She came with her husband, Dave, and was inspired by the homeowners who preserved what was original to their homes without the type of incentive given to those in a historic district.
The pair frequent other tours, whether it be the Grout Museum’s annual Tour of Homes, or Iowa’s Barn Tours.
City Council was informed a 'pedestrian bridge' was constructed on private property, near where Eden Way and Andy Avenue merge, as 'a short cut' to get to school.
“The impetus largely comes from the owners themselves,” said McClenahan.
Chrit Streed welcomed the tourists to take a look around the side of her distinctive Shingle Style home at 1117 Clay St., and at the beautiful garden on the side.
Marcia Milner-Brage, at her Tudor home at 1103 Clay St., also offered the chance for people to see the 50 bushes on the outside that her husband prunes.
“I just love the history,” said Rosie Sorensen, who once managed a Diamond Vogel Paint Store and had the chance to visit some of the houses through her work. “Cedar Falls has some gorgeous houses you don’t always notice when you drive up and down the road.”
The last event the commission held was in 2021 when it gave an educational presentation about the Cedar Heights neighborhood in the Pfieffer Springs Park.
The commission is working on its next educational project with a focus on the College Hill area. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cedar-falls-historic-homes-along-clay-washington-streets-displayed-during-walking-tour/article_108129e3-52e0-52d5-9e8f-a64621dd1956.html | 2022-08-21T13:20:12 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cedar-falls-historic-homes-along-clay-washington-streets-displayed-during-walking-tour/article_108129e3-52e0-52d5-9e8f-a64621dd1956.html |
Bethel Lodge 319, the Free Masons Lodge in Garner, is undergoing a major revitalization project in hopes of turning a new page to gain traction in community involvement.
Masonry is one of the oldest and largest fraternities in the world, and it is also one of the oldest entities in Garner, next year marking its sesquicentennial.
The group believes that the lodge’s renovations will encourage locals to apply to join and create a safe place for members to unwind. According to Ted Boomgarden, senior warden of Bethel 319, the group has “just been surviving for the last 10 years."
Presently home to 22 members, with three more in the application process, the lodge’s leaders believe now is the time to grow as new and young members join the mix, hoping to use the newfound energy to springboard into action.
“Brother Albert Pike once said, ‘The three greatest pillars of Masonry are faith, hope and charity.’ We have faith in our brothers, and our brothers put their faith in us so that we could be able to do this,” said Boomgarden.
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While the lodge hall is nearly completed, the group hopes to have the dining room and kitchen finished to begin hosting events and meals before the holiday season.
The lodge is also stripping down two rooms in the building to expand, a feature that is hoped to be finished before its 150th celebration. One room will be for entertainment with pool, foosball, arcade games and more, and the other will be a den, with a gas fireplace, TV and leather furniture.
Combatting supply shortages that have stunted the renovation timeline, the lodge is growing anxious to begin working with the town.
“...Once we get our feet underneath us, we will be able to do what Masons have done for hundreds of years and start giving back to our community,” Boomgarden said.
While the projects are underway, Boomgarden and Worshipful Master Jeff Braun are preparing for various community projects, including meals for service membership organization, scholarships for Garner students and bingo nights. The pair also hope to open the dining room for other entities to hold meetings and educational or entertainment events.
“We are looking to bring that light of Masonry back to these communities and go from a seven-watt refrigerator bulb to a 250-watt floodlight so that we can shine the light of positivity and honesty and good treatment on other people so that they can turn around it do the same,” said Braun.
Braun’s long-term goal for the lodge would be to build a park for Garner residents who live near the golf course so parents have a close place to take their children.
To become a Mason, one must reach out to a current lodge member to get an application that is followed by an at-home interview with three lodge representatives.
“We’re hoping to transform Masonry in Iowa and lead by example instead of waiting for something great to happen,” stated Braun.
“We’re the great that’s happening.” | https://globegazette.com/news/local/garner-lodge-turning-new-page/article_7e8a69ff-4692-5c17-a170-32b221f26822.html | 2022-08-21T13:20:41 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/garner-lodge-turning-new-page/article_7e8a69ff-4692-5c17-a170-32b221f26822.html |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Evan Nied’s Instagram biography says he’s “The Literal and Figurative Embodiment of the Lorax,” the title character of Dr. Seuss’ 1971 children’s book who stands up for trees.
But his most recent accomplishment stems from his Lorax tendencies: He won a national award for his tree-planting work and plans to continue expanding his nonprofit.
Nied kicked off his organization in 2018, when he was a high school freshman. He was inspired by Hurricane Florence, which forced his family to evacuate and made him start questioning how he could make a difference.
Planting trees is important in flood-prone Virginia Beach. On a recent afternoon, Nied provided a tour of some of the 110 or so trees his group helped plant in the Ashville Park development near Pungo. Those trees could help stem future flooding.
Nied also wants his group to collaborate with educators so that environmental education is open to everyone. As a public school student, he said he didn’t learn much about the ecosystem or environment.
But he did learn, through his experiences as a Virginia Beach high schooler, how to be an effective activist.
In 2021, Nied became the Neptune Festival’s first prince, a role previously reserved for girls who act as mermaid attendants to King Neptune. Festival organizers initially rejected him, then reconsidered months later.
The common thread between these different forms of activism is his interest in making the community a better place, he said.
So when his grandmother saw something about a national contest for Jewish teens trying to make a difference, she thought of him. To be eligible, a teen volunteer as a leader for a project that tries to “repair” the world. The award, which comes with a $36,000 prize, is given to 15 U.S. Jewish teenagers every year.
Nied applied and won. He’s not sure what he’ll do with the money, he said, but the funds can only be used for college or the recipient’s organization. And he already has a full ride to the University of Virginia.
He’s receiving his award in San Francisco and attending a retreat with other winners. He’s excited to learn from them.
“Some of them, I’m almost intimidated by how accomplished they are,” he said.
After that, he’ll start his freshman year at U.Va., where he’ll be a Jefferson and Echols scholar. That means he likely won’t have as large a role in Planting Shade. But he said he’s designed the organization so that high schoolers remain at the forefront. His younger sister, Simone, is the vice president of the Virginia Beach chapter.
And Nied plans to continue community service work in Charlottesville and in his career. He’s not sure exactly what he’ll do, but he said he’ll maintain a “continued interest in making whatever community I’m in a better place.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/teen-wins-national-award-for-his-tree-planting-nonprofit/2022/08/21/661f166c-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-21T13:22:30 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/teen-wins-national-award-for-his-tree-planting-nonprofit/2022/08/21/661f166c-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
ELKTON, Va. — Michael Melnyk, a “picking” enthusiast and antiques trader, got his start around 20 years ago at the vast Bellwood Flea Market near his hometown of Chesterfield.
Over the past two decades, picking has mostly been a hobby, but has now turned into much more. Melnyk worked as a mason for 25 years and a commercial truck driver for five years before opening a new shop for antiques, collectibles and unique items in downtown Elkton, graced with a rustic wooden sign with hand-painted letters.
Opening July 1, Steam Hollow Trading Post is located at 306 W. Spotswood Trail. The 1,200-square-foot retail space was once home to another antique store, Melnyk said. His store joins another new business in downtown Elkton, Chateau Virginia, a winery that opened in mid-June.
The trading post’s inventory includes a rotating selection of large and small furniture, Pyrex and Corelle dishes, a sprinkling of collectible Fiesta ware and much more.
The store’s eclectic but polished inventory is a mix of Melnyk’s pieces — which he constantly acquires at auctions, yard sales, flea markets, estate sales and more — and booths that are stocked by other antique and collectibles vendors.
Melnyk said he is not afraid to pick a diamond in the rough, hauling truckloads of forgotten items from storage unit closeouts and sifting through some rubbish to find hidden treasures.
“There’s something from probably every decade. There are some books from the 1800s, and we probably have something from every decade up until today,” Melnyk said, wiping dust from a delicate glass lamp with floral embellishments to add to the shop’s displays.
More than an antique store, Steam Hollow Trading Post features collectibles and unique items as well, like one of Melnyk’s first loves — Hot Wheels toy cars — and sturdy, “flipped” furniture.
Melnyk’s twin sister, Michele Melnyk, “flips” furniture, making forgotten tables and dressers look new and adding design touches that result in some unique pieces, such as an old dresser she neatly refinished in a dusty blue, with floral decoupage touches and a buffet she redid with a farmhouse aesthetic.
Michele Melnyk also sells architectural pieces, like salvage wooden doors, old fence gates, stair spindles and more, for others to buy and repurpose from her section of the store.
Michael Melnyk said he’s sold online and at flea markets for years but wanted to create a space where he could curate the items for sale and present a cohesive selection of housewares, decorations, furniture, toys and books.
Michael Melnyk, who lives in Shenandoah, named the store after Steam Hollow in Page County, a place name for a geographic feature slightly north of Shenandoah along a curve of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.
Happy to be in downtown Elkton, Melnyk said he found the perfect spot for his business, which is near some longstanding businesses. He said he hopes customers will spend more time in the area, going between the trading post and the Elkton Creamery and Tea Room, which has been open two doors down for around four years, and the nearby Blue Elk Coffee Shop and Roastery, which has been open for five years, according to the owners and staff.
Recently expanding the store’s hours to be open on Sundays, Melnyk said weekend business has been good. One recent Sunday, Michael Melnyk said, was the best individual sales day yet.
“We’re not focusing on anything in particular. We want a wide variety that will appeal to just about anybody,” he said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trading-post-owner-aims-to-blend-in-with-elkton-businesses/2022/08/21/6f69f700-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-21T13:22:36 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trading-post-owner-aims-to-blend-in-with-elkton-businesses/2022/08/21/6f69f700-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
PORT DEPOSIT, Md. — When you enter Wicked Woodworks stop and just look around and take in all Brian Zaza has to offer; from the wood and metal art to the pieces he has created to the pieces made by area artists.
“You can take the person with you on your travels,” he said. He has other ways he can create compelling tributes. “There are different ways to remember someone.”
“Let’s say you lose a Marine,” Zaza said. “I can put his ashes in a sword with his name.”
He can also put ashes in wind chimes.
Zaza is working on perhaps his largest piece right now, carving a tree into what he calls “Release the Kraken.”
“I am using a giant chain saw on an entire tree,” he said of the carving of the mythical sea monster attacking a sailboat. “I wanted to do something to make a difference.”
This Release the Kraken is his first public art project and it is a fundraiser for Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services and Cecil County Arts Council. Zaza said he was inspired to get involved after a mental health crisis almost cost his daughter her life.
“Two years ago my daughter attempted suicide,” he said, adding he had no warning signs of his daughter’s distress. Thanks to the counseling she has received, Zaza said his daughter has become happy and a fierce advocate for mental health awareness.
“As a father I wanted to support her as well as make a difference for someone else,” he said in announcing the public art project.
AnneMarie Hamilton, executive director of the Arts Council, is writing grants to help with the project. After losing one grant opportunity Hamilton was encouraged by the head of the Maryland State Arts Council to re-apply.
“I told Brian I’m not giving up. I’ve never applied for a grant and not gotten it,” she said.
He wants to have it done in time for the Port Deposit Pirate Takeover, set for Sept. 17-18 in Port Deposit.
“He already has the tree and the crane and people to help him,” Hamilton said. The grant would allow him to close the shop and work on the carving full time.
When the carving is complete, Zaza will mount it on a slab of Port Deposit granite harvested from the Hopkins Quarry, now owned by the town. He is selling sponsorships for that starting with a $250 donation to get a name on the base. The benefits of sponsorship increase with the amount given up to $5,000. That donation includes participation in all media and the ribbon cutting.
It will be unveiled in Marina Park. After spending time in Port Deposit Zaza plans to take Release the Kraken on the road to North East, Elkton and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Hamilton couldn’t say enough about how supportive Port Deposit has been.
“There would be significant sponsorships for this project if people outside of Port Deposit knew about it,” Hamilton said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wicked-woodworks-offers-art-with-a-helpful-twist/2022/08/21/72bac394-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-21T13:22:43 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wicked-woodworks-offers-art-with-a-helpful-twist/2022/08/21/72bac394-2151-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
A man recently swam between the buoys in Lake Michigan at Wells Street Beach in Gary's Miller neighborhood until he got caught and carried away by the current, which pulled him westward — fast.
A 5-year-old girl who recently underwent safety training spotted the struggling swimmer while atop a dune a few weeks ago. She called for help, leading a woman to run to grab a life ring at a rescue station, alerting the beachgoers an emergency was taking place in the water.
"She recognized it and started hollering," her father, Miller resident Omar Farag, said. "A rip current was moving extremely fast. I'm amazed she recognized he was in danger. She was screaming, 'Are you OK?' We were fortunately on a sand dune next to the beach so we could see a couple of hundred yards. I almost drowned a year earlier and it was a traumatic experience, a difficult experience. You're so tired. You can't talk."
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Crown Point resident Brett Gregory Koslow was jet skiing nearby when his girlfriend Lorie Mischelle Rubin signaled him from the shore, letting him know where a swimmer was in distress. He pulled the person out of the water and hauled the man back to safety on shore.
"I was wave running and my girlfriend was pointing to go down by the bay. I saw these three girls in the water with beach balls and then a guy backpedaling. It didn't seem like anything was wrong. But when I picked him up there was no energy in him. He didn't understand what was happening and was tired and struggling."
Rubin, a nurse, let him know he should go to the hospital but he thought he was fine, declining to call an ambulance. But he had swallowed a significant amount of water. When he was going home, he went limp, was rushed to the hospital and was intubated.
"I'm just thankful I was in the right place at the right time," Koslow said. "I just assessed the situation, grabbed him and pulled him up with all my might. He was getting dead in the water, but I had adrenaline. He told me he was swimming from buoy to buoy and got caught in the surf and tried yelling for help. He thanked me for saving his life."
Koslow said it took a small chain of events on the beach to make the rescue possible.
"I'm happy he's OK. I was freaked out by it. It was a scary experience," Farag said. "I'm just glad we were able to assist. I'm not sure he had more than a minute or two. I know when I drowned the clock said I had 13 seconds left. He was a strong swimmer but you never realize how fast the current runs."
The dramatic rescue that prevented a drowning shows the importance of knowing water safety, such as how to identify a swimmer in trouble and how to use rescue stations, Miller Water Safety Group Co-Chair Mary Ann Pickford Best said.
The Miller Water Safety Social Group has been spearheading drowning prevention efforts and water safety education efforts, including by recently greeting beachgoers at an informational booth by the concession stand on a busy weekend at Marquette Park in Gary.
This summer, it took out billboards and benches to teach beach-goers how to stay safe, advertising on a billboard on U.S. 20 leading into Miller, on the Miller Pizza billboard at the end of Interstate 65 and at Depot Dog in Portage at the border of Miller.
It's worked with The Mayor's Water Safety Advisory Board to elevate water safety efforts along the lakefront, such as by offering lifeguard and other educational classes.
It recently partnered with the Northwest Indiana Paddling Association on a coastal kayaking workshop to help Miller's "beach bums to be water smart and safe" and held a tour, discussion and boat ride at the Calumet Harbor U.S. Coast Guard Station.
"The goal is to present information that will result in smart choices to when not to enter the lake," Best said. "Basically, the Miller Water Safety Social Group does community outreach. We put out water safety signs in yards to get the message out. We host events, coming together and picking a topic. We do story hour in the park to reach the kids."
The group formed to promote water safety in Miller after residents became concerned over how an emergency was being handled at the beach.
It went online to seek sponsors to install safety stations with life jackets, safety rings and information at every beach access point.
"We went on social media to see if anybody was interested in sponsoring the safety stations," he said. "They all sold out with extra money coming in. There was a huge interest in Miller about water safety."
It installed the stations in 2017 and started hosting informational parties as a way to reach a lot of people, including friends and neighbors, in a social setting.
"It really is word of mouth," Best said. "We make sure people are aware of hazards. If you've ever talked to a drowning victim's family, they always say they are a good swimmer who didn't know x, y and z. We try to make sure they know x, y and z.
"For instance, there's a lot of hype about rip currents, but swimmers should understand the different currents: rip, longshore and structural. The main concern with any current is that you're at a place safe in the lake and moved to a place that's not, like where they're deep over their hard and can't swim. That's a real problem. They're surprised and they panic."
Another major Lake Michigan hazard the group educates people about is sandbars.
"The bottom of the lake is very uneven," she said. "You might walk out on one gradual slope and then there's a steep dropoff. There was a 12-year-old boy who stepped off the sandbar and drowned. People panic after a steep dropoff when it's a long swim back to shore."
The group preaches the importance of being observant, especially for how to identify currents and the edges of sandbars.
"One of the biggest hazards of Lake Michigan is the timing of the waves," she said. "In the ocean, the waves are big and are 15 seconds to 10 seconds apart.
"In Lake Michigan, the waves aren't as big but are only 3 to 6 seconds apart because they don't come from as far away. It's more dangerous with the wave timing because if you get knocked down you get a face full of water. It can be hard to stand up after wave after wave in your face. You don't have an opportunity to catch your breath."
The freshwater in the Great Lakes also isn't as buoyant as the saltwater in the oceans. That can be an issue because someone in distress will sink more quickly in Lake Michigan.
"A potential rescue doesn't have as much time to see them on the surface," Best said. "If you can spot them, you can get to the easiest."
If drowning victims breathe in enough water it anchors them to the bottom, Best said. They might not float for three or four days, depending on the water temperature.
"The really big problem is so many communities make people stay out of the water so kids don't know they don't learn how to actively and successfully play in the waves anymore," she said.
"They're not allowed to get in with a qualified person to get to know all those hazards. We're losing generations of swimmers. Children and grandchildren need to learn in Lake Michigan. With inexperience, swimmers get tired and can't handle the current or deeper areas. They don't know how to swim in the lake."
Young swimmers need to know to go under a wave in Lake Michigan instead of trying to go through it and get knocked down, Best said. They need to know not to panic, how to float in a current and how they should never swim into the current and should instead swim parallel to shore if caught in a rip current.
The group preaches flipping, floating and following the current. Swimmers need to learn how to float and keep their heads above water, she said.
Best also serves on the Mayor's Water Safety Advisory Council in Gary, an advisory board that has furnished the city with a list of recommendations such as creating a water safety manual.
Indiana University Professor William Ramos, the co-chair of the Mayor's Water Safety Advisory Council in Gary, said about 80% of drownings take place in swimming pools. But he cautioned that Lake Michigan is different from and more dangerous than most lakes.
"Most lakes are manageable and pretty flat," he said. "Lake Michigan operates more like a surf beach. It's more like an ocean environment with high waves and rip currents offshore. We keep finding people don't understand the wave actions or sandbars where there are dramatic dropoffs where you think there is stable footing and a majority of accidents occur."
People should always swim in Lake Michigan with a supervisor, which could be a parent, guardian or anyone watching them.
"It should be from shore since both people in the water could be in trouble," he said.
People also should be vigilant to prevent accidents if someone goes a little too far for their swimming skills and bring floating jackets or water wings and use them if needed, Ramos said. It's safest to swim at a beach with lifeguards.
"It's always much safer at a guarded beach than an unguarded beach," he said. "As communities across the Great Lakes cut back on lifeguards, they're cutting out an entire layer of protection for safety."
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PORTAGE — A motorist, who appears to have been driving at an excessive speed, died early Sunday after rolling a vehicle on the Willowcreek Road bypass, police say.
Portage police say they were called out at 2:30 a.m. and discovered a 2004 Jeep Liberty rolled over on its roof in the middle of the roadway.
"The preliminary investigation shows the vehicle was northbound from the area of the toll road entrance when it lost control entering into a right-hand curve at the south end of the bypass," police said.
"The vehicle crossed all lanes of travel before striking the guardrail on the west side of the roadway," according to police. "This collision resulted in the vehicle rolling onto its roof."
Police say the driver was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene. Toxicology test results are pending and the driver's identity is not being released until family is notified.
The Portage Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Team was on scene and is investigating.
The roadway was to remain closed until the investigation is complete.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Tammy White
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203270
Charges: OWI, felony
Alexander Raudonis
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203283
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Alexander Lute
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 45
Residence: Kewanna, IN
Booking Number: 2203280
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Krystal Harris
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203271
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Stacey Stilley
Arrest date: Aug. 12, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203246
Charges: OWI, felony
Claire Baldwin
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203278
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Jeffery Dowd
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203273
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Emma Seguin
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 18
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2203277
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Amber Martin
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 20
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203276
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Randy Summerlott
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 56
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203268
Charges: OWI, felony
Alejandro Alicea-Velez
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203281
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Jacob Georgiefski-Rios
Arrest date: Aug. 12, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2203261
Charges: Child molestation, felony
Angela Porphir
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Hartford, MI
Booking Number: 2203272
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Daniele Kimbrough
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2203279
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Dylan Vogedes
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2203274
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Jeffrey Gutierrez
Arrest date: Aug. 13, 2022
Age: 50
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203269
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Thomas Gross III
Arrest date: Aug. 7, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203171
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Blake Lesniak
Arrest date: Aug. 11, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203232
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Jason Coleman
Arrest date: Aug. 12, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2203250
Charges: Possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, felony
Sophia Silva
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number: 2203221
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic substance, felony
Anthony Manson
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2203213
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Scott Austin
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203215
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Carl Scannel
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203184
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Mathew Arwood
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203229
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Kyle Knutson
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2203180
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Michele Mau
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 62
Residence: Mokena, IL
Booking Number: 2203203
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Elmer Aguilar Medina
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Elkhart, IN
Booking Number: 2203197
Charges: Theft/firearm, felony
Jessica Fisher
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203219
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Brandon Sweeney
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2203228
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Maurice Thomas Jr.
Arrest date: Aug. 11, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number: 2203240
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
William Dodaro
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2203205
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Kristin Martin
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 34
Residence: High Ridge, MO
Booking Number: 2203189
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Aldino Gallo
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 66
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2203223
Charges: Theft, felony
Patricico Soto Guerrero
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 45
Residence: LaSalle, IL
Booking Number: 2203208
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob McKay
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203182
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Brandon Gast
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203199
Charges: Residential entry, felony
Timothy Hutchinson
Arrest date: Aug. 10, 2022
Age: 71
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203225
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
James Huspek-Hein
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Wanatah, IN
Booking Number: 2203217
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Jonathan Styers
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Redington Beach, FL
Booking Number: 2203211
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Stan Radake
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: St. Louis, MO
Booking Number: 2203195
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Felicia Cusic
Arrest date: Aug. 12, 2022
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203248
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Novise Alexander Jr.
Arrest date: Aug. 12, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2203249
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Robert Maddex
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 51
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203204
Charges: OWI, felony
Elysha Williams
Arrest date: Aug. 9, 2022
Age: 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2203206
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Terrell Rea
Arrest date: Aug. 8, 2022
Age: 56
Residence: Boardman, OR
Booking Number: 2203202
Charges: Dealing methamphetamine, felony
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Candidates are making their final push to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.
News 6 political expert and UCF history professor Dr. Jim Clark joined anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly” to preview some of the key races, including the Democratic primary for governor.
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While the marquee matchup between Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried appears to be tightening, Crist, a former governor and current congressman, has spent more money on campaign ads than his Democratic rival, which is critical to winning statewide elections in Florida.
“Florida is like California,” Clark said. “It has eight television markets, and you have to be in all of them. Florida is a very tough state to gain traction in.”
Fried, who was elected Florida agriculture commissioner in 2018, has been running on two main platforms: she’s the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida and the only pro-choice candidate in the race, pointing to Crist’s policies on abortion access when he was Florida’s Republican governor from 2007-11.
“The Roe v. Wade overturning might have helped Fried some, but she’s had a difficult time getting traction,” Clark said. “She does not have the money Charlie Crist has, which is not a lot compared to Gov. DeSantis.”
Clark said whoever comes out on top will have an uphill battle taking on Gov. DeSantis and the aforementioned record amount of campaign dollars he’s raised.
“Eight years ago, you and I were talking about Rick Scott setting spending records,” Clark said. “We thought nothing would ever top that, and it has already.”
Other contests Clark discussed include the Democratic primary for attorney general and three congressional races: District 7, District 11 and District 10.
Even though Florida’s a closed primary state, meaning you have to be a registered Democrat, Republican or otherwise to vote for specific races, there are a number of other positions up for grabs Tuesday.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Watch the full interview in the video player above. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/21/news-6-political-expert-previews-florida-primary-election/ | 2022-08-21T13:35:03 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/21/news-6-political-expert-previews-florida-primary-election/ |
A father and his teen son were shot in the Tacony neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia, authorities said.
The father was shot twice in his back while his 16-year-old son was shot in the elbow and right side on Glennloch Street, police said.
The time of the shooting and the condition of both victims was not immediately clear.
Philadelphia police are still looking for the shooter or shooters behind the incident.
At least 10 shootings have been reported since Saturday at 5 p.m., including fatal shootings in Eastwick and Berks Street.
A 7-year-old was also shot inside a home in northwest Philadelphia Saturday night, police said.
The child was transported to the hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
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A count by the Philadelphia Office of the City Controller, last updated Aug. 18, shows at least 313 fatal and 1,193 non deadly victims of gunfire in 2022. To date, there have been at least 346 homicides in the city this year, a 2 percent increase from 2021, according to the city controller’s office.
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/father-16-year-old-son-shot-in-northeast-philadelphia/3341096/ | 2022-08-21T13:35:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/father-16-year-old-son-shot-in-northeast-philadelphia/3341096/ |
Not all of the Nebraska football fans headed to Dublin have to cross the ocean; some already live there — or live nearby.
From Wisner to Madrid, but missing the Sea of Red
The Huskers were rolling toward a national championship that year and tickets were playing hard to get — and costly if you could.
But Randy Kindschuh got lucky, scoring a pair at face value from his niece’s boyfriend.
And on Oct. 29, 1994, the high school teacher loaded his daughter, Hilary, into their Dodge Caravan for the 100-mile drive from Wisner to Memorial Stadium.
The trip was an early 12th birthday present for her, and nearly 30 years later, Hilary Misle doesn’t remember many details. That Nebraska beat Colorado 24-7, or that Tommie Frazier was injured, so Brooke Berringer was starting.
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Still, the atmosphere that day was indelible.
“It wasn't just about the football,” she said. “I loved watching the marching band, the dancers and cheerleaders, and eating Runzas and Valentino’s pizza. It was cold, but nobody seemed to mind.”
They likely left the game a little early, to beat the traffic, and drove back to Wisner. But she was a fan now. She read a National Geographic story about game days in Lincoln. She asked for Tom Osborne’s autograph when she saw him in public.
“Nebraska football was a constant presence during my childhood,” she said.
But not as much as an adult. She went to a few games as a UNL student, but found other interests. She graduated, wrote for the Journal Star, became a librarian for Lincoln Public Schools, married Andy Misle in 2013 and honeymooned in France and Italy.
They were hooked on international travel, and three years later moved to Spain, where she took a job helping students with their English. They told themselves this was temporary. She’d only signed up for a year. But she renewed her contract the next year, and the next.
“By the end of the third year, we knew we were going to be staying in Spain for a while.”
She stopped following the team after she moved. She hasn’t tried watching games on TV, or online. Her friends’ Facebook comments have told her all she needs to know about recent seasons.
But on Thursday, she and Andy and their 1-year-old Ezra will board an Aer Lingus flight for a 2.5-hour nonstop from Madrid. They knew they wanted to go as soon as they heard about the game.
“It may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it’s much easier for us to get to Dublin than it is to get to Lincoln.”
They’ll meet her mother — who will watch their baby during the game — and her brother and his wife. Misle will scan the streets of Dublin for fellow Nebraskans. She hopes to hear a few Go Big Reds as she approaches the stadium.
And once inside, she’ll allow herself to be embraced by the emotion she first felt nearly 30 years ago.
“Being a part of the Sea of Red is one of the most Nebraska feelings I’ve ever had, and I look forward to really feeling like a Nebraskan again.”
The Dubliner who will wear red
The teenager expected to be playing FIFA soccer on his PlayStation that day in Dublin in 1999.
Or WWE.
But his friend showed up with something called Madden.
They were immediately taken by it, said 39-year-old Oisin Russell-Conway. They were also terrible at it, at first. Their early go-to defense formation was the punt return, because it left the ball returner deep to defend against long passes.
“Eventually, though, we figured things out and got to know how to play the game.”
And they became American football fans. Russell-Conway chose Baltimore, because he liked Ray Lewis. His friend became an Atlanta fan, because of Michael Vick.
Five years later, when they were no longer teenagers, they were in a pub watching a Ravens-Falcons game when they were approached by other young men.
The strangers asked: Any interest in playing for our team?
“The following Sunday, we found ourselves on a muddy playing field in a public park strapping on shoulder pads and squeezing our heads into some musty helmets,” Russell-Conway said. “From the first hit, I was hooked.”
He played for three Irish American Football League teams over the next 13 years. He was on the offensive and defensive lines at first, but as he got more experience — and in better shape — he graduated to specialty positions: halfback and middle linebacker. In 2016, four years before he retired, he was selected to the Team Ireland squad to play in Holland. He still has the jersey.
The 39-year-old civil servant doesn’t have a favorite college team, but he likes the idea of the Fighting Irish. Plus, he watched Notre Dame blow out Navy in Dublin in 2012, his first taste of in-person college football.
Russell-Conway knows little about Nebraska. The word makes him think of farmland and livestock, he said, but he couldn’t place it on a map.
He knows even less about the team — he hasn’t yet researched its players and coaches, recent results, offensive philosophy, though he plans to. He has, however, watched Decoldest Crawford’s air-conditioning commercial.
But on Saturday, he’ll make the hour-long drive from his home in County Meath to Dublin. He’ll wear red but look for Husker-branded gear — a hat, maybe a T-shirt — for sale outside the stadium.
Once inside, he’ll be ready. He joined the Huskers in Ireland Facebook page, and Nebraska fans headed to Dublin were happy to teach him the Go Big Red cheer and the Husker Power chant.
The unlikely American football fan is hoping for a close game — to keep it interesting for everybody — but predicts Nebraska will win by 10. But more than that, he’s hoping his 6-year-old son Fionn will be moved by what he sees in Aviva Stadium.
The heart and history of college football. The mascots, bands and cheer squads that contribute to the festival nature of games.
“I really want to see the wonder in his eyes as events unfold on game day, when I share that experience with him.”
In Scotland, split loyalties
Fiona Blair has a confession to make.
She’s an Alabama fan.
The 41-year-old finance administrator from Glasgow, Scotland, explains: About six years ago, a family friend had toured the U.S. and returned with a gift for Blair’s husband, David. An Alabama football cap.
So they watched a Crimson Tide game, and they were hooked, she said.
“One baseball cap was all it took.”
They watch the NFL, too — her brother’s been a Bengals fan since the ’80s — but it’s not the same. “College ball is way better,” she said. “The bands swing it for us.”
The 250-mile trip south to see the Nebraska-Northwestern made sense. They’d never been to a college football game. They’d never been to Dublin. And David is turning 40.
She knows a little about Nebraska. She learned in college it’s the birthplace of Kool-Aid. The word makes her think of wide-open spaces and hospitable, friendly people — so maybe Nebraska fans won’t be upset that she’ll cheer for Northwestern. She likes the color purple, she said.
But her husband will root for the Cornhuskers. “He’s cheering for Nebraska, as he likes the vibe the fans give off.”
He also likes their corncob hats, she said, and he’s hoping to find one for sale Saturday.
A home game for a Nebraska fan
Adam Romans worked at Buzzard Billy’s while earning his undergrad, and that could be good and bad for a Nebraska fan.
The York High grad got to experience game days in the Haymarket, and all the cash that came with it. But it also stopped him from seeing the Huskers play.
“I’ve only been to a handful of games in person and can’t even remember the last game I went to.”
Still, he considers himself part of the Husker Nation, and he follows the rules. He tries to watch games on TV, or at least listen to them on the radio, when possible. He always wears at least one piece of Husker wear while traveling.
And he traveled. Four years ago, he moved to Ireland to pursue his master’s degree at the University College Dublin.
Romans was thrilled last year when he heard his team was headed his way.
A home game, finally, that he could go to. “I was very excited to hear that Nebraska would be coming here and knew I would be going to the game no matter what.”
And he was disappointed when the game was postponed by the pandemic.
But he has tickets for Saturday’s game, and high expectations.
He can’t wait to tailgate with traveling Nebraskans, though he’s not sure what that will look like in Dublin.
“It will also be interesting to see how it will be done considering there isn’t really a parking lot for it and the Irish don’t know what tailgating is.”
He’s eager to see the reaction of Paddy, a friend he’s taking to the game. Romans told him only that wearing red is non-negotiable, that it’s going to be loud, and that Nebraska has the best traveling fan base.
And that might be what he’s looking forward to the most. His people, flying thousands of miles to join him in his new city.
“Being enveloped in the familiar Nebraska atmosphere will be as close to home as I’ve been for a while.” | https://journalstar.com/news/local/these-football-fans-don-t-have-to-cross-the-pond-to-see-nebraska-play/article_0792a509-0047-54b4-9fb7-cbb3e2ed6577.html | 2022-08-21T13:57:59 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/these-football-fans-don-t-have-to-cross-the-pond-to-see-nebraska-play/article_0792a509-0047-54b4-9fb7-cbb3e2ed6577.html |
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police are investigating a shooting in downtown Roanoke.
Detectives said reports of shots fired around Salem Avenue came in around 2:00 Sunday morning.
They said one person had a gunshot wound. The victim took themselves to the hospital, and their injuries were non-life threatening.
If you have any information, contact Roanoke Police. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/21/police-investigating-sunday-morning-shooting-in-downtown-roanoke/ | 2022-08-21T14:01:27 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/21/police-investigating-sunday-morning-shooting-in-downtown-roanoke/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police are looking into a homicide.
Investigators said the incident happened Saturday morning around 5:30 when a man with gunshot wounds drove himself to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Officers arrived at the hospital where the gentleman was getting treatment, but he later died from his injuries.
At this time, the police have not arrested anyone.
If you know anything about this shooting, you’re asked to contact Roanoke Police. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/21/roanoke-police-investigating-homicide/ | 2022-08-21T14:01:33 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/21/roanoke-police-investigating-homicide/ |
Lubbock entertainment in brief
Moonlight Musicals presents 'Newsies'
Moonlight Musicals presents Disney's "Newsies" Aug. 18-20 at the Moonlight Musicals Amphitheatre, 413 E. Broadway.
It’s time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney’s "Newsies." Set in turn-of-the century New York City, "Newsies" is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right.
Tickets are $18 each, including fees. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. Seating is general admission, open grass/concrete tiered seating. Feel free to bring your own lawn chair.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit moonlightmusicals.com
Stateliners on tap at Holly Hall
Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
Lewis grew up in Springfield, Vermont, listening to his grandparents’ country music 8-tracks. Those roots inspired the multi-platinum front man and founder of Staind to return to his origins and since has quietly made an impact on country music.
With a decade invested in a genre that’s seen him record with George Jones, Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and more, he has claimed two No. 1 Billboard Country Album debuts for his albums "Town Line and Sinner".
Lewis’ single, "I Am I The Only One", debuted on Billboard’s No. 1 Hot Country Song. His latest album "Frayed at Both Ends" was released in January, his most personal and unplugged work.
Reserved seat tickets range from $35 to $250 (plus taxes & fees), depending on seating a features package.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
The Isaacs to perform at Cactus
Legendary Bluegrass, country and gospel group The Isaacs will be live at the Cactus Theater at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21.
The Isaacs, a multiaward-winning family group who began singing 36 years ago are based out of Hendersonville, Tennessee. The vocalists are mother Lily Isaacs and siblings Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman.
Playing their own acoustic instruments and joined by other band members, The Isaacs have a unique style that blends tight family harmony with contemporary acoustic instrumentation that appeals to a variety of audiences. Their musical style has been influenced by many genres of music including bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk, and country, contemporary, acoustic and southern gospel.
They perform frequently at the Grand Ole Opry, are active members on the Gaither Homecoming Videos and Concert Series and travel internationally throughout the year to perform to welcoming fans in countries such as South Africa, Norway, Holland, Scotland, Ireland, Israel, Canada and more.
Tickets for this show include: First three rows (A-C), $37.50; remainder of floor (D-M), $32.50; standard balcony, $27.50; and balcony box seats, $65.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
LCT presents 'Chicago: The Musical'
Lubbock Community Theater presents "Chicago: The Musical" at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 27 and Sept. 2 and 3, and at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, at the theater, 3101 35th St.
In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap…until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.
Based on the book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the LCT production is directed by Heather May.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors (65 and older), children younger than 12 and students (with ID), plus taxes and fees.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org
Snow brings best of Elvis to Cactus
Moses Snow sings the hits of Elvis at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at the Cactus Theater.
This world-renowned Elvis Presley tribute artist will knock your socks off. He will perform The King’s biggest hits alongside the amazing Caldwell Collective band at this unforgettable show.
Snow started performing at the Cactus when he was just 15 years old and has taken the world by storm ever since. Come see this 19-year-old for a night of your favorite Elvis hits.
Tickets for this show are: All floor and standard balcony seats, $25; and balcony box seats (includes concessions), $50.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Ice Cube, Cypress Hill to perform at Cook's
Living legends Ice Cube and Cypress Hill bring the West Coast to Cook's Garage, 11002 Highway 87, with special guest Bone Thugs N Harmony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27.
Ice Cube, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee and movie star, is teaming up with the multi-platinum recording artist Cypress Hill. If that were not enough, they will welcome very special guests Bone Thugs N Harmony. This is a rare opportunity to party with the living legends of West Coast Hip Hop for a night full of hit songs that defined several generations.
For more information or to purchase remaining available tickets, visit cooksgarage.us
80s rock returns to Cactus stage
Caldwell Entertainment presents the big hits of Bon Jovi, Journey, Foreigner and Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Cactus Theater.
The Caldwell Collective Band joined by singers Brandon Gwinn, Jeff McCreight, Jason Fellers, Sheena Fadeyi and Kassidy King with guest horn-men Jacky Howard and Grady Alberts will step on stage to honor the big hits of these four legendary, trendsetting bands.
The power and sheer excitement of this music and magical performances of the unparalleled Caldwell Collective Band and these amazing vocalists will keep you on your feet all night long.
Tickets for this show are: Reserved seat tickets, $20; and balcony box seat tickets, $40.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Next generation brings Conway and Loretta to Cactus stage
A Salute to Conway and Loretta is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Cactus Theater.
Country music duo Twitty & Lynn perform the songs of their grandparents Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn and tell intimate family stories.
Watch as the Next Generation deliver their iconic grandparents’ pure country music along with amusing, intriguing stories.
Tayla is Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter - and she is whimsical and fantastic singing her Memaw’s Grammy-winning songs, telling touching - and many times, comical - stories of what it was like on tour with Memaw.
Tre is Conway Twitty’s grandson and on stage makes us feel as tho his “Poppy” is back with us. Tre has the same relaxed, smooth delivery as his grandfather and surprises us with a song that allows an audience participation that is memorable.
Reserved seat tickets for this how are: first two rows (A-B), $49; remaining floor (rows C-M) and standard balcony, $3; and balcony box seats, $39 (Note: For this select show, box ticket does not include concessions).
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
In This Moment to headline FMX Birthday Bash
The 39th annual KFMX Birthday Bash will host The Blood 1983 Tour featuring headliner In This Moment with Nothing More, Sleep Token, and Cherry Bombs will be live onstage at the Lonestar Events Center, 602 19th St., on Thursday, Sept. 1.
Doors open 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $38 and up and available at Ralph's Records and dinproductions.com
Zmed brothers present Everly Brothers tribute
The Everly Brothers Experience, featuring the Zmed brothers, will be live on the Cactus stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1.
Since 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed along with their partner and drummer Burleigh Drummond, have celebrated the pivotal music and history of The Everly Brothers legacy with enthusiastic crowds all across the US and overseas in prestigious venues.
The Everly Brothers career lasted over half a century; they recorded 21 studio albums; sold more than 60 million records worldwide; had over 30 billboard Top 100 singles (which still to this day is the record for most billboard charting hits of any sibling rock duo ever); they received numerous accolades in their later career, and influenced countless legendary artists that came after them.
Tickets for this show are: First 4 rows on floor (rows A-D), $27.50; remaining floor (rows E-M), $25; standard balcony, $20; and balcony box (includes concessions), $50.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Alamo to screen Texas classic film 'Giant'
As part of its Remastered and Restored series, Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock presents the 1956 classic film "Giant" at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink (James Dean) both woo Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor), a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas.
She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the white Texans against the local people of Mexican descent.
Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedicts’ disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Tickets for this special screening are $10 each and available online at drafthouse.com/lubbock/show/giant
Alamo hosts 'Steel Magnolias' brunch
Enjoy brunch while you watch the 1989 classic "Steel Magnolias" on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock.
In this charming little parlor, you don't just get your hair and nails did – you get life lessons from some of the best and sassiest actresses to ever grace the screen.
Without "Steel Magnolias" how would you know that there are so many different shades of pink (including Blush and Bashful), or that all gay men have track lighting? Without Ouiser Boudreaux (Shirley MacLaine, in all of her cantankerously awesome glory), how would you discover that it's possible to be in a bad mood for 40 years? And without Clairee Belcher (Olympia Dukakis), how would you learn that the only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize? Don't even get us started on Truvy Jones (Dolly Parton), whose folksy wisdom and bedazzled ensembles basically make life worth living.
These ladies are guaranteed to inspire you just as sure as they'll make you bawl your eyes out and then crack you up, because we all know laughter through tears is the best emotion. So tease up your hair, grab your bestie and join us for a cinematic celebration of friendship, perms and Southern living – we’ll even have tissues to help you get swept into this beloved ’80s gem.
It'll be even better than a slice of armadillo cake.
Tickets for this special screening are $10 each and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock/event/steel-magnolias-brunch
Alamo hosting 'The Mummy' movie party
Join Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock for a "Mummy" movie party at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.
This show is presented with our friends over at Super Yaki, an indie apparel company that has become a cinephile favorite according to Entertainment Weekly. They rule the internet.
We have a soft spot for 1999’s "The Mummy", with its thrilling action sequences, sweeping romance, goofy sense of humor, exotic locales, and, of course, the pure, unbridled star power of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. So we’re inviting you to journey with us to Hamunaptra as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of our favorite pieces of ’90s popcorn cinema with "The Mummy" Movie Party.
An ancient curse. A supernatural monster. A bumbling librarian. A dude who definitely isn’t Indiana Jones. Join us for a night of grand, old-fashioned adventure.
Tickets for this special screening are $14.07 and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock
KoRn, Evanescence to perform at USA
The 41st FMX Birthday Bash presents KoRn and Evanescence, with special guests Palaye Royale and Dana Dentata on Sept. 7 at United Supermarkets Arena.
In their 14 years of togetherness, the L.A.-based KoRn has both survived and thrived, and the songs on their records are rife with detritus of decadence and lessons learned.
On the 2007 Family Values Tour, the band serves up its biggest stage show ever, and in the set list are songs they haven't performed in 10 years.
Korn, who have sold more than 25 million records worldwide and earned six Grammy nods and two wins to date, have upped the ante with each successive record and project, always innovators in the use of media, fan interaction, collaborations, business models, and most importantly, music.
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock in 1995 by singer, pianist, and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent albums, the band released their first full-length album, "Fallen", on Wind-up Records in 2003.
On the strength of hit singles "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal", "Fallen" sold more than 17 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two Grammy Awards out of six nominations.
Tickets range from $39 to $384 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating and with VIP packages available.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com
Bacon Brothers to perform at Cactus
The Bacon Brothers (Kevin and Michael) bring their Out of Memory tour to the Cactus Theater at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11.
Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound. They call that sound "Forosoco" — a blend of folk, rock, soul, and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate — and it's taken the siblings across the world, from shows in Japan to performances at American landmarks like Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry.
The Bacon Brothers turn a new page with their eleventh release, Erato, whose five songs showcase the duo at their diverse peak. It's an EP of dynamic contrasts: quiet moments and big payoffs, organic instrumentation and electronic textures, self-penned songs and high-profile collaborations. For Michael and Kevin Bacon, it's also the continuation of a story that began long ago in Philadelphia, where the two siblings were raised on a soundtrack of 1970s singer/songwriters, Philly soul singers, and classic rock bands.
Special guest opener is Cindy Alexander.
Tickets for this show are: Reserved, floor, Rows A-E), $59; remaining floor, (Rows F-M), $49; standard balcony, $39; and balcony box (includes concessions), $99.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Tesla coming to Civic Center
Classic 80s hair band Tesla is coming to the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 8 p.m. Sept. 13.
Tesla may have been born in the mid-80s eruption of leather, spandex and big hair, but this band has never been about those things. Their soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic, 1970s rock — the same roots that produced bands like The Allman Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Aerosmith.
From their iconic hard rock hits, “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi” to their Top 20 ballad, “Love Song,” Tesla developed a strong fan base through the 80s and 90s. Their stripped down Five Man Acoustical Jam inspired many major bands to perform similar acoustic storytelling shows and produced one of their most well-known songs, a cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs.”
Tesla has continued to release new original music and sell out venues all over the world, giving audiences exactly what is expected — unpretentious, straightforward, bluesy rock and roll.
Tickets for this show range from $43 to $69 (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com
Comedian Kreischer comes to Holly Hall
Comedian Bert Kreischer brings his The Berty Boy Tour Relapse to Buddy Holly Hall at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.
Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and host who performs to sold-out crowds across the country. Described as having a “rare and incredible talent” (Interrobang), Bert has evolved from being named Rolling Stone’s 1997 “Number One Partier in the Nation,” to one of the top names in comedy.
His brand-new stand up special “Hey Big Boy”, as well as “Secret Time” and “The Machine” are currently streaming globally on NETFLIX. Bert Kreischer hosts Go-Big Show with celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Cody Rhodes.
Reserved seat tickets for this show range from $39.75 to $99.75 (plus taxes & fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
James to perform at Holly Hall
TV sitcom star Kevin James (The King of Queens) and comedian Kevin James will be live on stage in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.
James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom.
The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in, and executive produced The Crew, a sitcom set in the world of NASCAR and is currently developing a single camera comedy (both for Netflix).
James was the producer, co-writer, and star of the hit comedies "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" 1 & 2, "Zookeeper", and "Here Comes The Boom". James made his feature film debut in Columbia Pictures’ "Hitch" starring opposite Will Smith, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in "Pixels", "Grown Ups", "Grown Ups 2", "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry", and "Hubie Halloween".
Reserved seat tickets for this show range from $39.99 to $129.99 (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
'Weird Al' coming to Hub City
"Weird Al" Yankovic and special guest Emo Philips will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
“Weird Al” Yankovic burst onto the scene over three decades ago and never looked back. For the second time in his storied career, the world’s foremost musical satirist and five-time Grammy winner foregoes his usual high-octane, big-production show for an intimate evening of music, focusing on original (non-parody) songs from his 14-album catalog.
Marking his highly anticipated return to the concert stage after his hugely successful Strings Attached Tour in 2019 where "Weird Al" performed each night alongside a full symphony orchestra, this is a rare opportunity to get up-close and personal with this legendary performer.
Legendary comedian Philips has performed more than 7,000 stand-up comedy shows across the globe, including a two-week theater run in London’s West End. Career highlights include his acclaimed comedy album E=MO Squared and the hour-long HBO special Emo Philips Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre. Emo is especially proud, however, of when he got to demonstrate the proper use of a table saw to Weird Al in the film "UHF".
Note: Proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the event is required for entry. In lieu of a negative COVID-19 test, patrons may choose, in their sole discretion, to provide proof of vaccination. PLEASE NOTE THAT PROOF OF VACCINATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/21/lubbock-entertainment-in-brief/65408496007/ | 2022-08-21T14:26:32 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/21/lubbock-entertainment-in-brief/65408496007/ |
Marijuana smoking hangs over Whitmer kidnap plot trial
There is no dispute about some evidence in the trial of two men accused of eagerly wanting to kidnap Michigan's governor: They enjoyed getting high.
From start to finish, the jury repeatedly has heard about marijuana in the case of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., who are charged with conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer as part of an anti-government uprising in 2020.
It has been cited by defense lawyers to reinforce their depiction of Fox and Croft as “big talkers” who sometimes said outrageous things when they had been smoking pot. Marijuana use by adults has been legal in Michigan since 2018.
A jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will hear closing arguments Monday, when defense lawyers will likely talk about it again.
Defense attorney Joshua Blanchard set the tone soon after jurors settled into the box on Aug. 10, saying Croft was “frankly high on marijuana all the time” and was described by some as a “stoner pirate kind-of whack nut” in a tri-cornered colonial hat.
The Delaware trucker's girlfriend confirmed Croft's regular marijuana use during her brief appearance in the witness chair. An investigator was asked Friday to read aloud a text message he had sent to an informant who was inside the group of extremists.
“Too much pot,” John Penrod of the Delaware state police said.
Prosecutors have presented evidence of Fox saying he wanted to “hog-tie” Whitmer and even take her out to Lake Michigan in a boat. Croft wrote on social media about hanging governors for treason.
Their attorneys are arguing entrapment by government agents, not some type of diminished capacity defense. But Henry Scharg, a Detroit-area lawyer, said references to marijuana can be an effort to show a jury that their judgments were very cloudy.
“You're in an altered state. When you say things, you don't really mean it,” said Scharg, who's not involved in the trial. “I don't think it's a really strong defense, but sometimes you're looking for a juror as a holdout, something to rest their position on. Throw it out. Maybe the fish will bite.”
Indeed, this is the second trial for Fox and Croft after a jury in April couldn't reach a unanimous verdict. Two other men were acquitted, while two more pleaded guilty and testified for the government.
Fox's attorney, too, has referred to marijuana when questioning witnesses about key moments in 2020.
Dan Chappel, the most important FBI informant in the case, recalled how he and Fox drove to Elk Rapids, Michigan, to scout Whitmer's lakeside vacation home. He said Fox smoked marijuana throughout the day, even sharing with a stranger while assessing things at a Birch Lake boat launch.
“Adam Fox routinely smoked marijuana in your presence, true? At almost every meeting you were at, correct?" Christopher Gibbons asked.
“He did smoke, yes,” Chappel replied.
Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. Fox, 39, was living in the basement of a vacuum shop in the Grand Rapids area.
Prosecutors haven't made much of their drug habits. Mark Schweers, an undercover FBI agent who posed as a like-minded rebel, said marijuana was smoked when he met with Fox and members of a paramilitary group.
“Did you use marijuana?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher O'Connor asked.
"That would not be permitted," said Schweers, who drank beer instead. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/21/gov-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-trial-marijuana/7859600001/ | 2022-08-21T14:31:37 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/21/gov-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-trial-marijuana/7859600001/ |
Public concern over police conduct in a 2019 undercover investigation of potential sex trafficking in massage parlors led the Flagstaff City Manager’s Office to take action two weeks ago — placing Flagstaff Police Department Chief Dan Musselman on administrative leave and announcing an audit on the multi-agency operation.
Now, Musselman is preparing to return to work, and Greg Clifton, the city manager, is commenting on the reason for his temporary absence.
“Our community needs to know that their concerns are always heard and that we will always take actions that lead to the betterment of this organization,” Clifton said.
The city manager’s role is laid out in the city charter. He is a nonelected official, a position that oversees city administration and reports directly to Flagstaff City Council. Their job is to affect policy change. The City Manager’s Office deals with city staffing and personnel matters.
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“I am accountable for the actions of our departments and their respective employees,” Clifton said. “Equally important, I am accountable for ensuring that we, as an organization that serves this community, provide a level of transparency and explanation that addresses the concerns of our community.
"It concerns me that our council did not have the benefit of advance notice of this. We are taking steps to ensure that matters that may generate high community interest are brought to their attention as early as possible.”
In deciding to put Musselman on leave, communication strategy was a factor.
“It was my decision to hit the pause button here, and have an opportunity to address some things with the chief related to collaboration and information sharing," he said. "We have worked through these things in a very constructive manner, and I look forward to his return next week.”
Clifton was clear to say that the chief was not being punished; Musselman was not at the helm of the Flagstaff Police Department when the massage parlor investigations were taking place.
Clifton was not the city manager three years ago either.
“I first heard about it when the news story broke, just like the city council. My reaction was that of surprise, and sadness,” he said, referring to an ABC 15 report that first brought public attention to the topic.
The report contained clips from a video deposition in which a police officer describes being unclothed and touched in a sexual manner by a masseuse. The legality of his actions have come under fire, with experts citing Arizona Revised Statute 13-1412. That statute states that peace officers can break the law by “knowingly engaging in sexual contact, oral sexual contact, or sexual intercourse with any person who is in the officer's custody or a person who the officer knows or has reason to know is the subject of an investigation.”
The city and FPD have maintained that the officer did not break any laws.
“It was before my time," Clifton said, "and has already been reviewed by people who are knowledgeable about the legalities of this type of investigation … the legalities of all this are for others to address. I stand by the city’s position. My interest is making sure that we have the best procedures and policies in place to conduct such operations in the future, so that our officers don’t find themselves in front page news when they are simply performing their duties.”
That’s why Clifton said he made the decision to look for an outside contractor to perform an audit — though no one has been hired yet.
“The hopeful outcome is to ensure that we are following the best practices should such an operation occur in the future. It is not to suggest that the procedures that were followed three years ago were not good. It is rather to suggest that if there is a better way to conduct such an operation, then we should make that change," he said.
When the police chief’s temporary absence and Clifton’s intent to bring in an auditor were announced, the city manager was on a long-planned vacation scheduled around council recess.
“Two weeks ago I was visiting family in Vancouver. The timing of things was not good … it rarely is,” he said.
No one at the City Manager’s Office was available to provide comment at the time, so Clifton wants to be clear about what happened there too.
“There has never been a conscious move away from transparency. There are sensitivities here as we are dealing with pending legal proceedings stemming from this operation," he said. "Additionally, should any of this potentially involve a personnel matter -- that cannot be publicly discussed. There are a lot of precautions that need to be considered when making public statements and that is always a challenge when we are trying to be transparent with our citizens.”
Clifton said he wants the public to feel that their officials (elected and hired alike) are communicating with them, especially as he’s looking to address inter-agency communication in “finding a path forward.”
He added: “I want the public to know that the police officers involved in this operation were doing exactly what they were directed to do by the decision makers and advisers at that time -- who, by the way, included people from outside the city organization. I want the public to know that there is a different perspective on this than what they are hearing and reading in the media. I want the public to know that we are indeed responsive to the concerns that have been articulated and will always take measures to improve our systems and procedures when needed.”
The undercover operations that sent police officers into massage parlors with key fob recording devices were launched by the Department of Homeland Security in collaboration with the Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Attorney’s Office. Homeland Security has not responded to the Arizona Daily Sun’s request for comment.
Several of the defendants who were prosecuted on evidence gathered from parlors like Triple A, Angel Massage and Relax Massage in 2019 have had their cases thrown out. There are still a few cases pending. As a result, the County Attorney’s Office has also remained silent when asked to comment. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/a-path-forward-flagstaff-city-manager-greg-clifton-discusses-fpd-audit-police-chief-leave/article_5b89388a-1e6e-11ed-85d0-c7ad41947181.html | 2022-08-21T14:34:00 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/a-path-forward-flagstaff-city-manager-greg-clifton-discusses-fpd-audit-police-chief-leave/article_5b89388a-1e6e-11ed-85d0-c7ad41947181.html |
Some types of love are born of necessity. That’s how Claire Johnson came to love hunting mushrooms with her father through the forests around Flagstaff. Two years ago, in the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 lockdowns kept the world inside, Claire and Rick Johnson needed to get out.
“We were both losing our minds during lockdown,” Claire said. She’s a nurse, and at the time she was specifically assigned to the hospital COVID wing. Her line of duty made Claire anxious about spreading the novel virus to her loved ones. She needed a way to keep her family life consistent without the stress.
“We made an agreement that we would go hiking at least once a week,” Claire said. “It was a way for us to see each other and feel safe about it.”
Then one day, while hiking through the ponderosa pines, Claire spotted a pop of white from underneath the duff. It was a mushroom. A Barrow’s bolete — Boletus barrowsii — brought forth by a good rain. Intrigued, Claire consulted a knowledgeable family friend.
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“She told me it was edible,” Claire said. She ate the bolete, and the next time she went hiking with Rick, she was tuned to the forest floor. The way Rick describes it, from that point on Claire’s love of mushroom hunting “just took off.” She acquired the accoutrements of a leather sheathed knife, a wire egg basket and a field guide. She and Rick have been hunting mushrooms together every summer since.
This summer, the steady rain in northern Arizona has made it “a good year,” for mushroom hunting.
“The lobsters right now are in full swing,” she said.
Lobster mushrooms -- Hypomyces lactifluorum -- are unmistakable. Their meaty folds cup upwards out of the pine needles, deep orange like the fascia of cooked crabs. Nothing else in the forest shares their color, their rippling skin, or their culinary potential. They are delightfully edible. Served deep-fried or in rolls, quiches, pastas — just about anything you can do with an ocean lobster you can do with a forest lobster.
“I usually will put lobsters in omelets,” Claire said. “I also just got a recipe from a friend to make lobster bisque. I’m looking forward to that.”
An ‘all-encompassing’ mushroom
For Claire, the act of eating something she has picked from the forest floor scratches “a primordial itch.”
“It’s just very fulfilling in a very human way,” she said, “To be able to feed myself and feel self-sufficient.”
Hunting lobster mushrooms is also easy. A child can do it. Rick said children might even be better hunters. “They really great at it,” he said.
Amber Meyer might agree. She enjoys hunting lobsters with her children, aged 8 and 12.
“It’s really fun,” Meyer said. “And it's a way to get the kids excited to eat healthy food. When they help me pick mushrooms, they're excited to eat what they had picked earlier that day.”
Of all mushrooms, Meyer feels comfortable having her children pick lobsters because of the mushroom’s bold characteristics. She said they were hard to misidentify.
“If they weren’t so easy to recognize, I don’t think I’d let my kids pick them,” Meyer said.
Meyer, like many others, understands that proper identification of mushrooms is a matter of life and death. According to Mike Dechter of the Arizona Mushroom Society, “while most mushrooms are not poisonous, there are a few that are and they can be regularly seen in the Flagstaff area.” On Wednesday, Flagstaff animal control responded to a call about a dog that consumed an unknown mushroom. Unfortunately, the dog died.
The diversity of mushroom species, and the range of their impacts when ingested, make them “one of the last mysteries we have in this world,” Dechter said.
"There’s just so much information, so many interesting things going on there that we really don't know much about,” he said. “When they pop up, we get to learn — oh! — This one smells like almonds. This one's edible. This one could make you have a psychedelic experience. This one could kill you.”
The high stakes of mushroom identification combined with the surplus of available information make it a challenge. Dechter said success is built on a body of knowledge that depends on person-to-person transfer. Identifying a mushroom you intend to eat is too risky, too complex to leave it up to a remote source. In the internet age (especially in a pandemic era of Zoom meetings and remote everything), the knowledge of mushroom identification is a defiant, in-person outlier.
“We can Google anything,” Dechter said. “But you can't google what mushroom that is. It's very difficult.”
Organizations such as the Arizona Mushroom Society offer opportunities for people to connect with identification experts. Decther said learning how to identify a mushroom beyond the shadow of deadly doubt requires full engagement of the senses. People “have to show up,” Dechter said: “They have to be there in person, they have to participate to get good valuable knowledge."
The way mushroom knowledge spreads person to person is one way that it’s “a relational activity,” said Vicki Blackgoat, avid gardener who recently began learning how to hunt mushrooms. She gave thanks to her teachers and spoke to the ethos of mushroom identification.
“You make sure that your fellow man, or your friend or your mother or your sister identifies something correctly and completely,” Blackgoat said. “Because you're trying to protect them. You're giving them a tool, you're giving them another food source.”
This careful passage of knowledge about the goods and evils of mushrooms, this desire to keep another safe while assisting them with a need a primary as food, makes the community of mushroom hunting one that “epitomizes that whole idea of relationships and community,” Blackgoat said.
“I think it is all encompassed there,” she said. “That's how we as human community need to take care of one another.”
And as Blackgoat has been learning more about mushroom hunting, she has identified a preference.
“My favorite so far has been the lobster mushrooms,” she said.
A delicious disease
To humans, lobsters are unmistakable, edible and delicious. But to the mushrooms itself, lobsters are the result of a vicious infection.
Lobster mushrooms are not actually a mushroom at all. They’re a parasite. Specifically, lobsters are an ascomycete fungus that invades other mushrooms. In Flagstaff, lobsters usually attack a type of big white mushroom known as Russula brevipes.
Once infected, the parasitic lobster fungus “takes over the Russula brevipes and kind of eats its DNA as much as it can,” Dechter said. “From an off white gilled mushroom, [the russula] goes to this bright orange solid mushroom with no gills at all anymore. It completely converts the mushroom.”
The lobster “mushroom” that results from a thoroughly infected russula is a completely different texture and taste than a healthy russula, “a much superior mushroom for eating,” Decther said.
Easy as lobsters are to recognize, the secret behind their delicious transformation still evades complete identification.
“There's a lot we don't know about how the whole lobster thing works,” Dechter said. “There's been a lot of studies, testing the DNA at different stages. But we still don't fully understand the mechanism.”
Fungus-on-fungus infection is common, Dechter said, but the lobster parasite is unique in the way it takes a “not-so-good” tasting mushroom and turns it into something better.
“Usually, when something’s being parasitized it makes it mushy, makes it look diseased,” Dechter said. “That's what we see with most other species and when they're affected. This is an exception and it's quite a nice one.”
When asked if the transformation could have an evolutionary explanation — such as the way other fruits evolved bright colors to signal edibility and attract animals that would spread the seeds -- Dechter said, “we don’t know.”
“It could be advantageous,” he said. “But it could just be a straight-up parasitic relationship.” Still, he suspects the former.
“Year after year, if it rains here, we see the lobsters,” Dechter said. “I have to say, Flagstaff is the lobster capital of the world, because we get so many here. And if it was just a parasite that had no benefits to the russula, I don't think we’d see the numbers as boisterous as we do on years like this.”
Funguses are friends
Whether it’s the delight in their edibility, their mystery, or even what Blackgoat calls “marveling at the complexity of things,” the joy of mushroom hunting in lobster season is as unmistakable as it is unnamed. For Claire, it all comes back to the “primordial itch” that is soothed.
“In different ways,” she said. “I know a lot of people who go out and pick mushrooms that they're not planning on eating. They just want to take them home and study them. I know a lot of people who make decorations and art out of them. I think it's something that's deep in deep in that genetic psyche, that genetic memory. Mushrooms are friends. Funguses are friends.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/for-the-love-of-lobster-mushrooms-during-monsoons-in-flagstaff/article_40458ca8-20b8-11ed-8f5e-5fdeb96e2bcb.html | 2022-08-21T14:34:06 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/for-the-love-of-lobster-mushrooms-during-monsoons-in-flagstaff/article_40458ca8-20b8-11ed-8f5e-5fdeb96e2bcb.html |
In 2019, I had the opportunity to run my first ultra race, Paatuwaqatsi, after many years of running 5Ks to marathons. This race almost broke me, and at the final miles, prayer took over. Prayer helped me finish that year.
Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I would run an ultramarathon. I’d had no desire to run that distance. I had heard of Paatuwaqatsi and what it represented. I was simply there as a spectator that day and signed up at the last minute.
I am honored to now be the race director for this event, so I invite everyone to come and participate in this beautiful Hopi run on Saturday, September 10. I also want to express that I share the same thoughts as Bucky Preston, who said that “Running is strength in physical and spiritual form.”
Running has been our resiliency for many centuries and has carried us. As we get past this pandemic, we are showing that we are still here — physically and spiritually stronger!
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The Hopi people are known for running long distances at record speed. In Hopi culture, the people ran for practical and ceremonial reasons and to transport information. Hopi ceremonies involving running invite participants to give from themselves, embodying the ceremonial in the physical.
About Paatuwaqatsi, race founder Bucky Preston says: “This was something that I had always wanted to do for many years. We are forgetting our Hopi values. We are forgetting to help each other out. I want to see that effort return to our community.
“Putting Hopi life values and teaching at the forefront is the purpose of the run. Why are we taught to run early in the morning? Because running not only strengthens you physically, it strengthens you spiritually. A runner would take one of the many foot trails from the village in the early morning to a spring, take a drink from the spring and sprinkle himself with the cold water. This gave that person strength and provided healing for any ailments.
“Everything at Hopi involves water: Water is Life. Now, water is being abused and is depleting. In some places, it is gone, and I want to bring awareness to the people.”
The Paatuwaqatsi Run, since its inception, has been based on these cultural values to remind the Hopi community of these teachings. The run also invites other cultures to learn from this and share their values about life enrichment and the roles that water and running play in their lives.
This one-day event includes speakers who share their knowledge and work with water issues within their own communities. There are three race categories: 50K (31.06 miles), 10 miles and 4 miles. Due to COVID-19 concerns, we are not sponsoring a prerace dinner or post-race lunch this year. Other safety precautions will be announced before this event.
Come run for water, for life, for Hopi.
Sam Taylor coordinates a Facebook group (currently called “August Summer Running”) that encourages members to run 100 miles a month.
Send your running news and stories to High Country Running coordinator Julie Hammonds (runner@juliehammonds.com). | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/high-country-running-run-for-water-for-life-for-hopi/article_9eb63f30-20b3-11ed-b26b-0b345e8ab5e5.html | 2022-08-21T14:34:12 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/high-country-running-run-for-water-for-life-for-hopi/article_9eb63f30-20b3-11ed-b26b-0b345e8ab5e5.html |
The Northern Arizona University Athletic Department and its multimedia rightsholder, LEARFIELD's NAU Lumberjack Sports Properties, announced a significant addition to its relationship with corporate partner Findlay Toyota Flagstaff this week.
Notably, the dealership has committed to a 10-year sponsorship agreement that provides for naming rights to the Lumberjacks' football field and basketball court, which will now be known as Findlay Toyota Field and Findlay Toyota Court at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. This marks the first time in school history Northern Arizona University Athletics has an official naming rights partner for the football field and basketball court. Additionally, Findlay Toyota assumes the exclusive "Official Automotive Partner of NAU Athletics" designation.
The comprehensive relationship enables Findlay Toyota Flagstaff to co-brand with NAU Athletics, host fan giveaways and enter-to-win exclusive fan experiences during football and basketball seasons. Findlay Toyota Flagstaff will continue to have significant brand exposure through official NAU Athletics' social and digital platforms, as well as radio, television and in-venue signage.
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"NAU Athletics' relationship with Findlay Automotive is one of our most valued and extends beyond any dollar value of the partnership," said Mike Marlow, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. "Findlay Toyota Field and Findlay Toyota Court will represent visual reminders of the importance we both place on student-athlete experience, community engagement and the drive for excellence. NAU Athletics is both humbled and grateful for the significant support of our efforts and to be able to align our brand with that of such a community-focused company."
"Findlay Toyota Flagstaff is proud to be the Official Automotive Partner of NAU Athletics, expanding our name recognition among Lumberjack fans while continuing to support the hard work of NAU's student-athletes, coaching staff and university leadership," said Robby Findlay, Vice President of Findlay Automotive. "We have a rich tradition of giving back to the greater Flagstaff community and see NAU as one of Flagstaff's most meaningful assets. This sponsorship is our way of demonstrating our confidence in the direction of the program."
"The entire team at Findlay Toyota is incredible to work with, and we're proud to have them as an established member of the NAU Athletics' corporate partner family," said Todd Wyard, general manager for NAU Lumberjack Sports Properties. "We are elated to extend their relationship with the Lumberjacks to include an official designation, and naming rights components for the football field and basketball court. We appreciate their support and look forward to sharing future success together."
The relationship between Findlay Toyota and NAU Athletics is overseen on behalf of the university by NAU Lumberjack Sports Properties, LEARFIELD's Flagstaff-based team. LEARFIELD is a leading media, data and technology services company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-findlay-toyota-flagstaff-assumes-naming-rights-for-football-field-basketball-court/article_5cf26490-20b1-11ed-a6b2-6b05c068faab.html | 2022-08-21T14:34:19 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-findlay-toyota-flagstaff-assumes-naming-rights-for-football-field-basketball-court/article_5cf26490-20b1-11ed-a6b2-6b05c068faab.html |
UVALDE, Texas — Nearly three months after the tragedy in Uvalde and Family Service continues to help the impacted community members navigate the complex path of grief.
The San Antonio-based non-profit has been one of many organizations on the ground in Uvalde assisting families following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
Family Service offers immediate and long-term counseling. The non-profit’s presence in Uvalde goes back two decades.
“They’re still in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy and there’s so much going on trying to figure out what all that means,” said Family Service CEO Mary Garr.
Garr said everyone experiences grief differently. It’s a journey she noted can take years to learn how to properly cope with.
Family Service’s team of counselors is meeting with families and children during a vital time, where fear and anxiety are driven by the return to school in the next few weeks.
“Help them understand about coming back into the school environment or going to school remotely and for some it’s even looking at schools in other districts to not trigger emotions or grief. Just how to find a way to move forward,” Garr said.
It’s emotional and mental support needed more than ever in a community torn by tragedy.
“Having that ability to meet face to face and sit down at a table or sit down on the floor with the children, play therapy or conversations and just finding ways to connect, it’s an ongoing process to deal with the trauma and the grief and then moving forward.”
Family Service in Uvalde is located at 3100 E Main St in the Walmart. Those who wish to receive mental health support and other human service’s needs can enter through door outside of the Home and Pharmacy entrance.
Visit their website to learn more. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/family-service-mental-emotional-support-uvalde-school/273-4f8b5e26-a5f2-4665-aa85-605bed9da039 | 2022-08-21T14:38:52 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/family-service-mental-emotional-support-uvalde-school/273-4f8b5e26-a5f2-4665-aa85-605bed9da039 |
AUSTIN, Texas — A crash early Sunday morning sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries.
It happened on the MoPac Expressway ramp near Parmer Lane just after 2 a.m.
Austin-Travis County EMS said when medics arrived at the scene, one person was pinned inside of a vehicle.
They got the person out of the car alive, but said they were badly injured.
The person was declared a trauma alert and rushed to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center.
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A principal in Amphitheater Public Schools obtained her commercial driver's license to help combat the district's shortage of bus drivers.
Bethany Papajohn is now serving as both full-time principal at Painted Sky Elementary School and substitute bus driver, available to drive her students to and from school and on field trips.
She had dreamed of becoming a bus driver since she was a child, when her father drove their church bus and took their youth group across the country on trips.
After the COVID-19 pandemic rattled school systems and left behind widespread staffing shortages, including that of bus drivers, Papajohn decided it was time.
“They had a shortage of bus drivers last year and I thought, ‘Well, I’ve always wanted to be one, so why don’t I fulfill my childhood dream at the same time.’ Help out the district and specifically my students here at Painted Sky,” Papajohn said.
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The Amphitheater district started the 2022-2023 school year this month with 49 bus drivers, a slight improvement from last year’s 47, said spokeswoman Michelle Valenzuela.
The district continues to feel the weight of staffing shortages in transportation as it tries to fill 15 driver vacancies for the current school year. By the end of last school year, Valenzuela said, there were 17 vacancies.
Papajohn is ensuring her students at Painted Sky aren't affected by those gaps.
Road tripping
Painted Sky, in Oro Valley, has five buses for five routes. Last school year, routes were regularly combined, which made pickups happen later and meant that students got to school later and parents got to work later, Papajohn said.
The bus driver shortage also made it difficult to schedule field trips. The drivers first fulfill their morning routes and must be back in time for afternoon drop-offs, which created a narrow window of time for field trips.
Papajohn didn’t want her students to miss out on these valuable learning experiences, which typically include trips to the Tucson Gem and Mineral show, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Cogburns Ostrich Farm and the University of Arizona.
The road to getting her commercial driver's license was grueling and required a lot of studying and memorization, Papajohn said. It took her six months to complete her CDL because she was working full-time as principal.
The process included a series of five tests to get the initial permit, plus 20 hours of practice behind the wheel with a trainer before she could take the final driver’s exam.
The tests covered how the engines work, general safety, how to use air brakes, what to do in emergencies, how to complete a bus stop and dropoff/pickup. There was also a physical test to prove she’s physically fit enough to be a bus driver.
Papajohn completed most of her 20 hours during the students' spring break in March 2022.
She drove to Tombstone, Phoenix and around the state Capitol. It was important to get experience driving on the highway and through downtown/city areas, Papajohn said.
The final test was conducted with an Arizona certified assessor at a state bus testing site in Marana. Papajohn said the driving test was about four hours and she even had to parallel park the school bus.
Students "excited and surprised"
Her first official day of being a bus driver was May 31, at the beginning of the summer school term.
“I didn’t tell them I was their bus driver so that very first day at every stop they were beyond excited and surprised; their parents were, too. The kids thought it was a hoot having me as their driver,” Papajohn said.
For four weeks Papajohn drove a busload of 20 students to and from school. She treated them to McDonald’s ice cream cones on their last day.
“I’m looking forward to the next time I get to drive it with kids on, it was my favorite part. That’s awesome,” said Papajohn.
But her first order of business is being a principal, she said, so she became a short-term sub to avoid any conflicts.
Now that the new school year has started, there is a bus located in the back of Painted Sky in case Papajohn is needed in the spur of the moment. She could cover an early morning route where students arrive at school before the learning day begins, or a short after-school route. That also gives the other drivers more time to handle field trips.
“I work with an amazing group of bus drivers and I’m proud to be called a bus driver amongst all of them. You have the opportunity to bring so much joy to our kids at the beginning and end of their days,” Papajohn said.
“You can’t downplay that. It has an impact on the next generation because of the care you can show these kids at their stops.” | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/amphi-school-principal-doubles-as-bus-driver-amid-staffing-shortage/article_19cf01b8-1a72-11ed-b4a2-8bac70687804.html | 2022-08-21T14:41:46 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/amphi-school-principal-doubles-as-bus-driver-amid-staffing-shortage/article_19cf01b8-1a72-11ed-b4a2-8bac70687804.html |
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El Jefe, the world-famous male jaguar who once roamed Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, but disappeared in 2015, has been sighted again, this time in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora.
This happy rediscovery underscores the importance of open borders for wildlife, particularly large carnivores that travel long distances in search of food, mates and other resources. In times of drought, a jaguar might only survive if it can cross the border to find water or food. Two more jaguars, the males El Bonito and Valerio, are a few miles south of the Arizona border in the Cuenca Los Ojos nature reserve, but their way north is blocked by the recently constructed border wall.
Most of Arizona’s border with Mexico is now walled with 20- to 30-foot-tall bollards embedded in concrete. Because the bollards are only some four inches apart, nothing much bigger than a mouse can cross. Repeated pleas to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for wildlife openings continue to fall on deaf ears. Their primary concession has been a few tiny 8-inch by 11-inch openings, the size of a sheet of notebook paper.
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Last year, DHS closed one of the most likely jaguar crossing points, the bed of the San Pedro River, blocking it with a bridge and massive gates. A second possible crossing where the Patagonia Mountains run down into Mexico is still open, but the entire Patagonia Mountains could soon be off-limits to jaguars if the foreign mining companies that have claimed more than 100,000 acres are permitted to excavate enormous mines. Corridors essential for jaguars along the Arizona-Mexico border include critical habitat in the Pajarito, Patagonia, and Huachuca mountains.
It is a basic tenet of conservation biology that large, connected populations persist longer than small ones. Large predators like jaguars need vast, connected areas where populations are substantial enough to be viable long term. For borderlands jaguars like El Jefe, this means roaming north and south of the border. Every bit of habitat that is walled off or nibbled away by development increases the chance that jaguars will disappear from the borderlands for good.
There is good news for those who want to see jaguars roam the U.S. Southwest once again. In 2021, Defenders of Wildlife scientists, along with colleagues from other organizations north and south of the border, published a pair of scientific papers that identified more than 20 million acres of potential jaguar habitat in north-central Arizona and New Mexico. Modelling suggests this habitat could support a breeding population of some 100 jaguars, which makes more realistic our hope that someday there will again be a robust cross-border population.
Making this vision a reality will take a long-term, coordinated effort by federal and state wildlife agencies, conservation groups, scientists, tribes, ranchers and other citizens.
But in the meantime, the crucial first step is making sure the border remains open to jaguars’ movements. The Biden Administration should not build any more walls across wildlife corridors and either remove existing blockades or replace them with vehicle barriers that allow wildlife to move freely.
Rob Peters, PhD, is a conservation biologist working in Tucson for Defenders of Wildlife. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-el-jefe-needs-open-wildlife-corridors-to-roam-across-the-border/article_e3c10c42-1f4e-11ed-a862-a3b0805a322e.html | 2022-08-21T14:42:05 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-el-jefe-needs-open-wildlife-corridors-to-roam-across-the-border/article_e3c10c42-1f4e-11ed-a862-a3b0805a322e.html |
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On Friday, Aug. 19, the Star published an opinion submitted by the Complete Streets Coordinating Council, regarding sorely needed improvements to First Avenue between Grant Road and River Road.
Unfortunately, the opinion included an incomplete representation of actions by the Regional Transportation Authority’s Technical Management Committee and its Project Review Taskforce, which we co-chair.
The Taskforce did find that reconstructing the road to a contemporary four-lane arterial versus the six lanes approved in the RTA Plan maintains the arterial’s functionality and saves on construction costs. We did recommend additional public involvement through the RTA to support the efforts of the City of Tucson. And finally, we recommended “moving the project to RTA Next”, primarily at staff’s request.
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Our Task Force reports to the entire Technical Management Committee, which accepted our recommendations, except for the suggestion of moving the project into the next RTA plan. The TMC voted unanimously to reject that recommendation, including both of us co-chairs. The rejection of that idea was discussed and reasserted at two subsequent meetings. Consider this our mea culpa.
Much of the confusion now surrounds the careless use of the term “moving a project to RTA Next” and similar wording.
Behind this expression are the simple facts that there is inadequate RTA sales tax revenue to complete RTA1 (the voter approved 2006 plan) without significant changes to realign costs and revenues. The approved project list and financial plan relied on aggressive forecasts that the half-cent sales tax would generate $2.1 billion, valued in 2006 dollars. It also relied on construction costs estimates from 2006 which are off target today.
Due to the Great Recession and then the pandemic, our economy slowed and shifted. Sales tax revenues declined sharply. The estimate of revenues now, again in 2006 dollars, is about $1.6 billion. This is almost 25% less than predicted. In today’s dollars, the shortfall is roughly $700 million, which is being partially offset by dedicating other regional funds to RTA1, and in so doing, revising the original financial plan.
We noticed that our RTA is not alone in its struggle to fulfill voter expectations. Arizona’s other two RTAs in Pinal County and Maricopa County have their challenges as well.
Pinal RTA’s voter-approved sales tax was invalidated by the Arizona Supreme Court recently. Now, the $82 million in total revenue collected since 2017 must be paid back to the businesses that collected and paid the tax. Pinal will ask voters to reapprove the sales tax this November.
In Maricopa County, a bill to allow a 25-year extension of its plan was approved by the legislature, and then summarily vetoed by Gov. Ducey. Their board of directors will need to regroup after this setback.
The current RTA Board is trying hard to make the RTA1 plan a success. However, they are constrained by decisions of prior Boards to press ahead and not even consider sending the plan back to the voters to approve changes that would realign revenues and expenses.
Whether state law requires voter approval of such plan changes is up for debate and not for us to say. But we did notice what looks like a rugby scrum, with the RTA staff and some local jurisdictions pushing and pulling to move the ball forward. Yet another committee, the Citizens Accountability for Regional Transportation is tasked with oversight of RTA1 plan’s implementation, and has been since its inception. The CART, too, could inform the RTA Board of their thoughts on how to successfully complete RTA1.
We’re all in this together to make RTA1 a success and encourage voter support of RTA Next. But the solution for maintaining a successful and ongoing RTA is not to simply “move the project to RTA Next”.
John M. Bernal, P.E., and Curtis C. Lueck, PhD, P.E., are co-chairs of the Project Review Task Force of the Regional Transportation Authority. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-moving-the-rta-plan-forward/article_cae2911c-2013-11ed-93d7-93ab514d34e0.html | 2022-08-21T14:42:11 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-moving-the-rta-plan-forward/article_cae2911c-2013-11ed-93d7-93ab514d34e0.html |
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On Aug. 23, the City of Tucson’s Mayor and Council will make a critical decision which could ensure Tucson a more sustainable future through electric vehicles (EV).
They will decide to prepare residents and businesses for the inevitable EV boom, or they will reject a common sense EV charging infrastructure plan. If they reject the plan, it would leave residents with fewer ways to charge their cars and provide less long-term business support.
Bookmans has been a passionate advocate for EV transport and public access to EV charging infrastructure for nearly 30 years. We first offered free public outlet charging for EVs at the old Grant and Campbell location in 1994. Then, in 1996, Bookmans installed the first publicly accessible EV charging pedestal in Tucson. Since then, we have installed — and upgraded — public EV charging stations at five of our six Arizona locations, including all three Tucson-area locations.
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I speak from experience that the costs and collateral challenges of retrofitting for these installations are massive compared to the cost of installing this infrastructure — particularly the necessary conduit and electrical panel capacity — during a building construction phase.
Consider an example from our Flagstaff store, the only Bookmans location without EV chargers for our customers to use. Though we were prepared to coordinate and fund the installation of a Level 3 charger several years ago — which would have resulted in the first Level 3 charging station in northern Arizona — the property owner was unwilling to allow for the saw cutting of the existing asphalt due to long-term maintenance concerns and the potential costs associated. This was a legitimate landlord concern that derailed the project and would have been avoided had the conduit already been in place.
No matter how you slice it, arguing for only a market-driven approach fails to acknowledge the real-world challenges in deploying EV charging in pre-existing multi-family, commercial, and retail buildings. We’ve already seen the outcome of this philosophy reflected in the already insufficient EV charging network. The importance of building EV charging infrastructure in these locations can’t be overstated.
While installing EV charging capabilities in single-family homes is often easier, multi-family housing residents are often excluded, giving Tucson households a major disadvantage when it comes to long-term affordability and consumer choice. As prices for EVs continue to drop and more used EVs hit the market, more and more people will make the switch to electric.
However, if there are not enough charging stations available outside of single-family homes, it creates a potential crisis for EV owners that live in multi-unit dwellings. Not including EV charging infrastructure in the beginning of a building project will force consumers to pay a significantly higher cost to retrofit their homes and businesses at a later date. Without EV ordinances, we will be forcing much higher costs onto future residents that could have been avoided by including EV infrastructure during the original construction phase.
The Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona MultiHousing Association claim that current economic conditions, particularly inflationary pressures, make this an inappropriate time to implement code changes that increase any construction costs.
As a commercial tenant, I’ll set aside the irony of this observation applied to EV readiness (given that rising gasoline prices are perhaps the most significant driver of inflation at the moment) and ask the question: When will it be the right time? If, as a community, we believe that we have an obligation to address our global climate crisis through local action and protect vulnerable families, when will it ever become “affordable” enough? Retrofitting will always be more expensive so how will it get cheaper?
The answer, of course, is that it won’t. The Mayor and Council must approve the EV-Readiness proposal in the Unified Development Code. It is feasible. It is necessary. It is time.
Sean Feeney is the president of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, Arizona’s largest used book, music and electronics retailer, based in Tucson with six locations across the state of Arizona. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tucsons-electric-vehicle-plan-is-critical-for-small-biz-residents/article_a7a1d758-1fd7-11ed-85db-9b7971805c49.html | 2022-08-21T14:42:17 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tucsons-electric-vehicle-plan-is-critical-for-small-biz-residents/article_a7a1d758-1fd7-11ed-85db-9b7971805c49.html |
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Between 2009 and 2019, I rode Sun Tran buses to work. For the first six years, I rode the Route 6 and, thus, spent a lot of time among Tucson’s mentally ill, addicted and unhoused.
I heard heartbreaking stories of lives gone wrong, passed on information about local shelters and rehab centers, and paid many a bus fare. I listened to conversations about cashing disability checks and donating plasma to pay off drug dealers and buy booze, learned which parks offered what kinds of free meals, and heard one ancient looking woman — who was probably only in her 40s — ask an equally aged friend if her teeth had fallen out due to a street fight “or the meth.” (It was the meth.)
Riding that bus taught me an important lesson: It really only takes one bad choice to set a life on fire. And, a lot of Tucsonans are in flames.
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Of course, no one starts out wanting to be a drug addict or alcoholic. People often make damaging choices out of desperation, loneliness and misery, choices that can lead to homelessness. Still, once you’re on that road, it’s difficult to find an off-ramp, especially — and this is key — when the road is more comfy than the off-ramp.
Which brings me to the situation with the City of Tucson’s plan to reinvigorate Santa Rita Park, a decades-long hangout for Tucson’s unhoused people. Earlier this month, the City Council approved a $3 million renovation for the park to include such amenities as walking paths, playgrounds, a splash pad and a dog park.
It’s definitely needed for the neighbors in that area. There’s just one glitch: the large unhoused population that essentially lives there from dawn to dusk. They come to the park for shade and the myriad organizations who provide food, water and basic necessities at the park.
This charitable act can be an issue for the surrounding neighborhood residents who would like to enjoy the park without stepping over passed-out men or using a restroom that’s waterlogged because an unhoused person used the sink as a bath.
Homelessness is a complex problem for which there is no easy answer. Housing First projects in Houston have shown promise, as have low-barrier shelters such as the Wildcat Inn in Tucson, but they are few and far between. (Most shelters offer only overnight shelter, couples are separated, pets aren’t allowed, you cannot come in if you’re visibly intoxicated and, often, 12-step meetings or Bible studies are required. Low-barrier shelters are permanent rooms allowing pets, couples can stay together, meetings aren’t required, and while drug and alcohol use are prohibited on-site, residents are not kept from their room if they return to the property high. They’re sent to detox and their room is saved for them.)
But after years on the bus, decades of dealing with addiction and intermittent homelessness among my relatives, and talking with dozens of unhoused people in Tucson’s parks, I’m convinced that certain types of charity make the problem worse. To wit, bringing supplies to public parks.
Doing those things is an act of kindness. It is an act of mercy. It is a “There but for the grace of God, go I” guilt reducer. But it does little to actually help unhoused people get on their way to self-sufficiency. For that to happen, some level of personal responsibility is required, which is what unhoused people find in shelters to greater or lesser degrees.
When I’ve interviewed unhoused men in our parks, they tell me they don’t want to be in shelters — even the Wildcat Inn. They say they like living outside so they can “live by my own rules.”
Wouldn’t we all love that? But that’s not how society works; we all have to abide by certain rules, laws and common standards. By letting homeless camps essentially take over public parks, it elevates unhoused people above everyone in the surrounding neighborhoods and gives them a “They can’t help it” behavior pass that helps no one.
Everyone should be treated with dignity, including the unhoused. But they should return that action, and that’s not usually what happens. Is the drugged-out man who dropped his pants in front of a young mom and her son a few weeks ago to urinate near a playground treating that mother and child with dignity? Is the group of men sharing a bottle of booze under the tree and cat-calling the women’s walking group treating them with dignity? Are the panhandlers who continue to accost park visitors after being told “No” treating them with dignity? (And here, please let me say the quiet part out loud: unhoused women do not act like this.)
Tucson is one of the most progressive cities in the nation and we have numerous aids for people who are unhoused or addicted, including food pantries, soup kitchens, mental health services, addiction recovery options, job training and placement, and shelters. We need more low-barrier shelters like the Wildcat Inn, absolutely, but we also need to be realistic. Providing food and necessities at a park keeps unhoused people on the same precarious road instead of directing them toward the various off-ramps of self-sufficiency. It’s the way of stagnation.
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WATERLOO — One person was injured in a Sunday morning shooting downtown.
According to Waterloo police, a person was shot in the hand outside of Flirts Gentleman's Club, 319 Jefferson St., just before 2 a.m. Police say the injuries are not life-threatening.
No arrests have been made.
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A passerby notified authorities of a house on fire at 309 E. Second St. shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. Firefighters pulled one person from the home.
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A passerby notified authorities of a house on fire at 309 E. Second St. shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. Firefighters pulled one person from the home.
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A passerby notified authorities of a house on fire at 309 E. Second St. shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Firefighters pulled one person from the home.
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Authorities are investigating a fire at 309 E. Second St., Waterloo, that sent one person to the hospital on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
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Authorities are investigating a fire at 309 E. Second St., Waterloo, that sent one person to the hospital on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
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Authorities are investigating a fire at 309 E. Second St., Waterloo, that sent one person to the hospital on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
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“Frankly, our people have been kicking butt,” said the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Tim Holschbach, Deputy Chief of Policy and Planning for the Fire Protection Division.
As of Monday, ODF Districts have suppressed 418 fires, and held them to 582 acres total. The 10-year average for this point in the fire season is 590 fires and 56,121 acres burned.
“Although there is a possibility for holdover fires from the recent lightning to add fires to the map, ODF’s firefighters have been doing a remarkable job keeping them small,” Holschbach said.
More people have been the key to knocking out fires on lands the department is responsible for protecting.
“Investments into the wildfire protection system from Senate Bill 762 allowed us to not only hire additional season firefighters to increase response, but also additional full-time positions to increase response capacity year-round,” said Holschbach. “I can’t say how many millions of dollars in firefighting costs we have saved by being able to quickly suppress these fires—keeping them small, off the landscape and out of our communities.”
A big part of putting out wildfires is detecting them early and a key part of that effort is the multi-mission aircraft (MMA) that is in its third season of operation. This unique aircraft was made possible through an investment from the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund—which consists of landowner dollars paid for fire protection each year.
“The MMA has state of the art thermal cameras that overlay that information through an augment reality mapping system,” said Jamie Knight, ODF State Aviation Operations Specialist. “This ‘eyes in the skies’ asset can then feed that information into a firefighting data base used state-wide called the State of Oregon Fire Situation Analyst system (SOFSA). Our dispatch centers around the state can see those maps and quickly send the best resources to attack the fire.”
Those resources can include ground-based firefighters and equipment, or one or more of the 27 aircraft on exclusive use contracts with the state. The mix of aircraft include eight tankers, five fixed wing detection/aerial supervision aircraft, along with 14 helicopters.
“We have one large tanker, typically based in Medford, Redmond, La Grande or Klamath Falls,” said Knight. “Five wheeled single engine aircraft that operate from smaller airfields like John Day and Prineville, and then we have two fire boss amphibious aircraft that can scoop up water from nearby lakes.”
The other 21 aircraft are based strategically at airfields around Oregon. Each fire district can request any available aircraft from around the state to aid in putting out fires. This aerial response is often key to reach hard to get at fires in remote areas.
“Our aircraft and other fighting equipment is decentralized to allow each of our fire districts to quickly respond to any fire,” said Holschbach. “But our most valuable asset is our people. They live and work in communities they protect, and they have been doing a great job this fire season.” | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-department-of-forestry-dousing-fires-quickly-thanks-to-more-people-and-equipment/article_e27cc758-1e69-11ed-8b15-472a38a9fccd.html | 2022-08-21T15:03:00 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-department-of-forestry-dousing-fires-quickly-thanks-to-more-people-and-equipment/article_e27cc758-1e69-11ed-8b15-472a38a9fccd.html |
HOUSTON — Houston mother Tracie Martinez says video from a neighbor’s camera shows the moment her son Edwin Favela was hit on his motorcycle by speeding cars.
"Two cars were racing and they hit my son," she said.
Now, she says he's in very serious condition at the Texas Medical Center.
“He's still swelling in the brain right now. So they don't think he's gonna make it, but we're still hoping for a miracle," Tracie said.
Edwin, she says, was on his way home from work near Hardy and Mooney next to the Hardy Toll Road when the crash happened. The video appears to show Edwin turning and moments later two cars speeding by.
Edwin’s co-worker and family friend Ernesto Ovalle said he was just with Edwin before the crash.
“I was with him, like, two minutes ago when they happen," Ovalle said.
Ovalle says he was the first person on the scene as he fought back tears describing a loyal friend and employee.
“Friends, family, he was a great kid. He was a great kid, he was a great friend,” Ovalle said.
Video obtained by KHOU 11 from a gas station a few blocks south around the time of the incident also appears to show two cars traveling at high speeds on the feeder road.
Tracie said she's especially heartbroken for Edwin’s four-year-old son, Aiden, for whom she says Edwin was working to pay for ear implants.
“He was doing everything he could to earn the money for his son," Tracie said.
As she prays for a miracle with Edwin in trauma ICU, Tracie is asking whoever is responsible to do the right thing.
“He's in the hospital. He's hooked up to machines. You guys did this. You know you did this," Tracie said. “No parent wants to go through this. No parent should have to go through this. Not at 21, not at 21."
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SAN ANTONIO — A man was found dead on a downtown sidewalk early Sunday morning.
Police were called out to the intersection of W. Nueva and S. Flores just before 2 a.m. for a welfare check on what a passerby said was a body laying on the downtown sidewalk just two blocks from the River Walk, and mere steps from the Bexar County Justice Center.
When officers arrived they discovered a 20-year-old man laying dead at the intersection.
A passerby had called police to say they thought the man may be dead and that people were taking photos of him as they passed.
Police said that they are not sure how the man died, but they believe he was stabbed in the head so hard he bled out at the location he was found.
SAPD is working with BCSO to get surveillance video of the alleged attack. No other information was available.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was shot early Sunday by another man on South Orange Blossom Trail, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said in a statement its deputies responded around 2 a.m. to a shooting at 5581 S. Orange Blossom Trail, the address of Stars Men’s Club. The sheriff’s office has not clarified at the time of this report whether the shooting occurred at, in or near the nightclub.
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Deputies located a man in his 30s who had been shot, officials said. The man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, and the person who shot him — described only as an adult male — cooperated with the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.
No other details were shared.
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Panel grants funding to restore two Lamar Avenue buildings
The Wichita Falls 1-B Sales Tax Corporation has signed off on $222,000 in funding to Jerry and Kari Skelton to help restore two old buildings in downtown Wichita Falls.
The buildings are a former tavern and a parking garage at 804 and 806 Lamar Avenue.
Jerry Skelton told 4B Board members he needs the money for installation of a fire suppression system.
Under the deal, the Skeltons will get the money in two phases, one requiring a certificate of occupancy from the city within 18 months and the second requiring a certificate of occupancy within the following 18 months.
The Skeltons earlier got 4-B money to renovate the adjacent Chelsea Plaza building that houses the Eighth Street Coffee Shop.
“We plan on turning those two buildings into residential and retail space,” Jerry Skelton said.
He said the total cost of the project would be $2.776 million and work could start in October.
The Wichita Falls City Council will have final say on granting the money, which comes from a portion of sales tax collected in the city. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/21/panel-grants-funding-to-restore-two-lamar-avenue-buildings-downtown/65409512007/ | 2022-08-21T15:07:34 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/21/panel-grants-funding-to-restore-two-lamar-avenue-buildings-downtown/65409512007/ |
SMYRNA, Ga. — Five units have been damaged after an apartment fire on Old Concord Road in Smyrna, according to the Cobb County Fire Department.
They add that around midnight, firefighters found smoke and fire in the attic of one of the buildings at the Arbors at Smyrna.
Right now, officials are investigating two possible causes of the fire; a lightning strike from overnight storms or children who were playing with fireworks in the alley.
Thankfully, all residents were able to get out safely, fire officials said, adding that they also rescued a cat.
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Ahmed Matlab, 8, holds a sign with a message of peace during a candlelight vigil Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Twin Falls City Park in Twin Falls Idaho. Ahmed was one of dozens of people that attended the vigil to pray for the people killed in the Baghdad bombing on July 3.
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Burley sophomore Amari Whiting poses for a portrait Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Burley High School in Burley, Idaho. During the state tournament, Whiting broke four individual state records over the course of three games. She is the 2021 girls basketball player of the year.
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Aerial Globe Contortionist Juliette Carballo, 17, demonstrates her routine Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Cirque Italia in the parking lot next to Magic Valley Cinema in Twin Falls, Idaho. Carballo is a sixth-generation circus performer. She started practicing at 3-years-old and made her debut at 9.
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Inmates walk the yard during recreation time Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Twin Falls County Jail in Twin Falls, Idaho. With 80 percent of Twin Falls inmates being felons, who typically stay at the jail longer and are held under a higher bond, the jail is facing overcrowding issues the city is not prepared for. The 224-bed jail has housed as many as 270 inmates at a time over the past year. Since 2015, the average length of time an inmate stayed at the jail has doubled from 12 days to 24 days.
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Boise State wide receiver Cedrick Wilson (1) catches a deep throw for a touchdown before BYU defensive back Micah Hannemann (7) can intercept it Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
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Goldsmith John Boyer sets stones in a ring Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Boyer Jewelry in Twin Falls Idaho. Boyer has owned his store for 25 years. For Boyer, the craft has never been a hobby but a lifelong career and business. 'As soon as I entered this world of gold and diamonds and jewelry...it felt so comfortable,' he says. 'It's where I belong. It's not what I do, it's who I am.'
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Elle Christensen, 14, performs a backflip as she competes in the Women's Open class Saturday, July 14, 2018, during the 20th annual Wake in the Snake wakeboarding competition at the River's Edge Golf Course in Burley, Idaho. Christensen finished first in her category.
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Retired Army Specialist Jerad McCann repels down after reaching the top of Hostess Gully on Saturday, July 29, 2017, during the Warrior's Rock climbing event at Castle Rock State Park in Almo Idaho. This is McCann's first time rock climbing outside of the army. The event is designed to break veterans together with their families through a rock climbing weekend.
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Ajaks Nay is bucked from his sheep as he leaves the gate Thursday, July 16, 2020, during the Mutton Bustin' portion of the Oakley Pioneer Days Gymkhana at the rodeo arena in Oakley, Idaho. Mutton Bustin' is a rodeo event that focuses on children riding sheep for a full six seconds without falling off to qualify for a score. Scores are awarded based on style of the rider and the aggressiveness of the sheep.
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Kato Sedano, of Jerome, takes a swing at Bronc Marriott on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, during the 42nd annual CSI Cowboy and Cowgirl Boxing Smoker at the Eldon Evans Expo Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Marriott defeated Sedano by TKO.
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Fair attendees enjoy a spin on the Tornado ride Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer, Idaho.
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Welder Scott Pearson works on a project Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Westec in Jerome, Idaho. Last fall, he spent nights and weekends in welding classes at the College of Southern Idaho’s Mini-Cassia Extension. It’s the first step in pursuit of an engineering degree to move away from backbreaking construction work and into an office setting. Without the Weekend College Plus program, Pearson would not be able to attend school because he has to work to provide for his family.
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Maddie Landrum, 16, plays a pick-up match Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Salmon Park in Burley Idaho. In recent years the tennis courts have fallen into disrepair, with numerous large cracks covering most of the surface. Burley High School is considering playing all of their tennis matches on opposing teams' courts this year.
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TWIN FALLS — Six years ago I joined the Times-News.
I was both excited and terrified to shoot for a paper I greatly admired. With only one prior newspaper job, I wasn’t confident my skills were at the level I wanted them to be.
My first assignment changed that mindset.
Chief Photographer Drew Nash sent me to Burley to photograph cracks in a tennis court. Not the most glamorous of stories, but important for our readers to know. This was my chance to prove myself.
Once I arrived I discovered that the battery in one of the cameras was completely dead. The second camera’s battery was in the process of dying. I had 10 minutes and about 30 frames to make a memorable image.
The result was better than I had hoped.
I found a couple of people playing a pick-up game and photographed the shadow of one of the players next to a large crack in the court. With barely functioning equipment I managed to capture an image I was proud of.
Although unintentional on his part — Nash thought the cameras were charged — Nash helped me find the confidence to believe in myself. That was the first of many lessons he’d teach me over the next six years as both a friend and mentor.
My time at the Times-News has genuinely been the highlight of my career. I’ve had the opportunity to meet hundreds of incredible people and photograph countless stories.
From Eddie Braun jumping over the canyon in a steam-powered rocket to chasing wildfires with the Bureau of Land Management, my time here has definitely been memorable.
Some moments that will always stick with me include the 4 a.m. deadlines after Boise State Football games, photographing President Donald Trump at one of his rallies, rock climbing with veterans at Castle Rock State Park and interviewing inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Center.
I’ve been scuba diving, attended paranormal investigations, flown over Shoshone Falls in several very small planes and documented refugee families in our community. The life experiences accumulated on the job are opportunities I never would have had elsewhere.
For that, I am truly grateful.
Soon I will be moving to be closer to my son. Although we are both excited to avoid the four-hour weekly drive I make to pick him up and the freedom he’ll now have to join extracurricular activities, it’s still bittersweet to say goodbye to a place that has become such a big part of our story.
The people we have met in the numerous communities we cover have made the Magic Valley feel like home.
Thank you for the wonderful memories.
PHOTOS: Saying goodbye after six years
Candelight vigil held to honor the 300 people killed in Baghdad
Amari Whiting, girls basketball player of the year
Cirque Italia
Jail
Boise State Vs. BYU football
Boyer Jewelry
Wake in the Snake
Warrior's Rock
Oakley Pioneer Days Gymkhana
Boxing Smoker
A night at the fair
Welding with Scott Pearson
Salmon Park tennis courts in need of repair
Public Transport
Canyon Ridge vs. Twin Falls football
Christmas in the nighttime sky
Nutcracker ballet
Snow fort
Full House foster children
Heather Platts
Bloodless Bullfights
Cecil Andrus remembrance ceremony
Nutcracker auditions
Volleyball Cancellation
Betty Dudley
Boxing Smoker
Boxing Smoker
Vic Graybeal
24 Hour Theatre Project
IHSAA State Wrestling day 1
Gambling Book
Downtown Commons ribbon cutting
Old Town Criteria
Refugee Center bus
Fido 500
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Twin Falls Invite
Service Bowl
Buhl Fire
President Trump Rally
Special Needs Prom
State Cheer Championships
Monster trucks
Rising Stars receives grant
BLM firefighters train for upcoming season
Twin Falls plays Reno in legion tournament
The last Volkswagen Beetle
Life in Jackpot
Service Bowl
Firefighters train with a control burn
Sheepdog trials
New Year's Eve at 55 Windbreak
Renew
Building up Bliss
Dumping milk
Potato farmers unable to sell all of their inventory
“He has a much better disposition this morning than I would have if it would have been me,” Leslie Warwood said. “I was furious when I found out what had occurred. It could have ended horrifically.”
“I would like to say I’m sorry for the entire situation and how it turned out,” Michael Guizar said when Tribe asked him if he’d like to make a statement. “I have children of my own and I can imagine the problems they would have and I wouldn’t want my children to go through that...”
Concerned that a massive wind energy project would have a negative impact on their rural county, Minidoka County Commission passed a resolution in opposition to the Lava Ridge Wind Project.
Opinion: Regular as rain, the Idaho Legislature has lost another lawsuit for passing an unconstitutional law, and it is paying those who sued the state with your money.
Ahmed Matlab, 8, holds a sign with a message of peace during a candlelight vigil Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Twin Falls City Park in Twin Falls Idaho. Ahmed was one of dozens of people that attended the vigil to pray for the people killed in the Baghdad bombing on July 3.
Burley sophomore Amari Whiting poses for a portrait Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Burley High School in Burley, Idaho. During the state tournament, Whiting broke four individual state records over the course of three games. She is the 2021 girls basketball player of the year.
Aerial Globe Contortionist Juliette Carballo, 17, demonstrates her routine Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Cirque Italia in the parking lot next to Magic Valley Cinema in Twin Falls, Idaho. Carballo is a sixth-generation circus performer. She started practicing at 3-years-old and made her debut at 9.
Inmates walk the yard during recreation time Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Twin Falls County Jail in Twin Falls, Idaho. With 80 percent of Twin Falls inmates being felons, who typically stay at the jail longer and are held under a higher bond, the jail is facing overcrowding issues the city is not prepared for. The 224-bed jail has housed as many as 270 inmates at a time over the past year. Since 2015, the average length of time an inmate stayed at the jail has doubled from 12 days to 24 days.
Boise State wide receiver Cedrick Wilson (1) catches a deep throw for a touchdown before BYU defensive back Micah Hannemann (7) can intercept it Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
Goldsmith John Boyer sets stones in a ring Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Boyer Jewelry in Twin Falls Idaho. Boyer has owned his store for 25 years. For Boyer, the craft has never been a hobby but a lifelong career and business. 'As soon as I entered this world of gold and diamonds and jewelry...it felt so comfortable,' he says. 'It's where I belong. It's not what I do, it's who I am.'
Elle Christensen, 14, performs a backflip as she competes in the Women's Open class Saturday, July 14, 2018, during the 20th annual Wake in the Snake wakeboarding competition at the River's Edge Golf Course in Burley, Idaho. Christensen finished first in her category.
Retired Army Specialist Jerad McCann repels down after reaching the top of Hostess Gully on Saturday, July 29, 2017, during the Warrior's Rock climbing event at Castle Rock State Park in Almo Idaho. This is McCann's first time rock climbing outside of the army. The event is designed to break veterans together with their families through a rock climbing weekend.
Ajaks Nay is bucked from his sheep as he leaves the gate Thursday, July 16, 2020, during the Mutton Bustin' portion of the Oakley Pioneer Days Gymkhana at the rodeo arena in Oakley, Idaho. Mutton Bustin' is a rodeo event that focuses on children riding sheep for a full six seconds without falling off to qualify for a score. Scores are awarded based on style of the rider and the aggressiveness of the sheep.
Kato Sedano, of Jerome, takes a swing at Bronc Marriott on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, during the 42nd annual CSI Cowboy and Cowgirl Boxing Smoker at the Eldon Evans Expo Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Marriott defeated Sedano by TKO.
Welder Scott Pearson works on a project Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Westec in Jerome, Idaho. Last fall, he spent nights and weekends in welding classes at the College of Southern Idaho’s Mini-Cassia Extension. It’s the first step in pursuit of an engineering degree to move away from backbreaking construction work and into an office setting. Without the Weekend College Plus program, Pearson would not be able to attend school because he has to work to provide for his family.
Maddie Landrum, 16, plays a pick-up match Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Salmon Park in Burley Idaho. In recent years the tennis courts have fallen into disrepair, with numerous large cracks covering most of the surface. Burley High School is considering playing all of their tennis matches on opposing teams' courts this year. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/a-fond-farewell/article_df73ec80-1a81-11ed-9e58-1b1df9900965.html | 2022-08-21T15:29:23 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/a-fond-farewell/article_df73ec80-1a81-11ed-9e58-1b1df9900965.html |
Idaho Gov. Brad Little touted his administration’s past investments in education during a luncheon on Wednesday, and promised to do more if reelected.
“We have a long way to go from where we are, but we’re making great progress,” said Little during a speech sponsored by the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Little did not mention a recurring rumor in political circles: A possible special session to address a budget surplus in the $2 billion range. Instead, he recapped accomplishments from this winter’s session.
Little spoke about the historic 11% increase to the K-12 education budget that he proposed in January and was approved by the Legislature at the end of the session. He believes the budgets make teaching in the state more competitive.
The approved budgets allocated $104 million to the career ladder, the state’s teacher salary schedule. The budgets also included $75.5 million in one-time money to help schools buy into the state insurance plans and another $105 million in ongoing funds to strengthen employee benefits. Only about 20% of districts opted to join the state’s plan at this point.
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Little also signed a bill in March adding over $46 million to the state’s literacy program in an effort to increase reading proficiency. Some districts will use the money to fund all-day kindergarten, but it can be put toward any program aimed at improving K-3 literacy rates. Little said the data he has received so far suggests the reading scores are on an upward trajectory.
Little, a Republican, will run for governor in the Nov. 8 general against Stephen Heidt, the Democratic Party nominee, independent Ammon Bundy, Libertarian Paul Sand and Constitution Party candidate Chantyrose Davison. If reelected, Little said he plans to make additional investments in teacher salaries, and he said he has plans to support behavioral health throughout the state that he believes will help support educators.
“One of the most important things we can do is value educators,” Little said. “Those precious teachers are in those classrooms that are leading some of these challenging kids, they need our outward and inward support.” | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-gov-brad-little-promises-continued-support-for-education-and-teachers/article_87e87e90-1e78-11ed-bcc9-77a0afe711a9.html | 2022-08-21T15:29:27 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-gov-brad-little-promises-continued-support-for-education-and-teachers/article_87e87e90-1e78-11ed-bcc9-77a0afe711a9.html |
BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday confirmed that he’s considering calling a special session of the Legislature, saying rumors of the effort are “relatively right.”
“We’re working on that,” he said in brief comments to The Associated Press. “As I’ve always said, for the special session, we’ve got to have a pretty good agreement before we call one.”
A statement from the governor’s office concerning a potential special session said Little wants to help Idaho residents “grappling with crushing inflation,” currently at about 8.5%.
A potential special session would appear to use the state’s recently projected $2 billion surplus to counteract inflation. That could mean lawmakers attempting to pass some type of tax rebate during the special session that could take effect this year.
“There are a lot of hurdles to get over,” Little said.
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He declined to say definitively whether he’s been in contact with Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke or Senate President Pro-Tem Chuck Winder, the leaders of the two chambers that are each controlled by Republican super-majorities.
Winder, in a text message to the AP, declined to comment. Bedke, through a spokesman, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Special sessions bringing in the state’s 105 part-time lawmakers and needed support staff cost thousands of dollars a day, and Little and lawmakers would likely be hesitant to call one if they didn’t have an agreement ahead of time. Lawmakers are scheduled to meet in regular session starting in January. Regular sessions typically last three or four months.
In a news release on Friday, Little commented on the state’s projected $2 billion surplus:
“Here’s what Idahoans need to know: the Legislature and I are committed to more education investments and tax relief on top of the historic steps we’ve taken to support schools and tax cuts.”
It’s not clear if education spending could be included in a special session.
Idaho voters in November will consider a ballot initiative to boost education funding by raising taxes on corporations and individuals making $250,000 or more annually.
Backers of the Quality Education Initiative say Idaho schools are badly underfunded, and the initiative would raise more than $300 million for them.
Little in February signed into law the biggest tax cut in the state’s history — a combined $600 million that included a one-time $350 million in rebates and $250 million in permanent income tax reductions going forward for people and businesses. That’s on top of tax cuts in 2021, which combined with the tax cuts enacted earlier this year reach nearly $1 billion.
Also earlier this year, Little signed into law a K-12 education funding increase of $300 million, a 12.5% increase over the previous year and the largest increase in state history. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-governor-eyes-special-session-to-deal-with-inflation/article_4045a9a6-1da5-11ed-8c75-07dc58ee25c9.html | 2022-08-21T15:29:28 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-governor-eyes-special-session-to-deal-with-inflation/article_4045a9a6-1da5-11ed-8c75-07dc58ee25c9.html |
The following individuals have been charged with criminal offenses from the unrest of August 2020 in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Their cases have been closed or are pending a ruling.
Adonis E. Renderos, of Janesville, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years probation.
Alezier J. Simon, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentence pending.
Anayah M. Bonner, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to two years probation.
Angelina D. Adkins, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years probation.
Angelina D. Adkins, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years probation.
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Antoine Simpson, of Kenosha, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary of building-dwelling and theft of moveable property. Case is pending.
Antonio C. Rhinehouse, of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property. Case is pending.
Antwon D. Smith, of Racine, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary of a building-dwelling and theft of moveable property. Case is pending.
Bradley M. Shaw, of Kenosha, burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to one year in prison and three years extended supervision.
Clyde J. McLemore, of Illinois, charged with battery or threat to an officer of the court of law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. Case is pending.
Coy A. Freeman, of Racine, charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years extended supervision.
Dale L. Wells, of Illinois, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and theft of moveable property. Case is pending.
Darnell F. King, of Kenosha, charged with endangering safety/reckless use of a firearm. Sentenced to four years in prison and four years extended supervision.
Davonte M. Musgrove-Miller, of Kenosha, is charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Case is pending.
Dessorrae M. Brown, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 30 months in prison and five years extended supervision.
Deveon D. Robbins, of Kenosha, charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Sentenced to time served.
Dezarea M. Flores-Weyrauch, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years probation.
Domnic A. Willis, of Illinois, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft-moveable property. Warrants issued.
Edward J. Spates Jr., of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft—movable property. Case is pending.
Erik C. Thomas, of Illinois, charged burglary-building or dwelling, misdemeanor theft-movable property, criminal damage to ATM felony and disorderly conduct. Warrants issued.
Felina I. Gamez, of Racine, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and contributing to the delinquency of a child. Sentenced to four years probation, four months in jail and fined.
Gloria K. Webb, of Kenosha, was charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft—movable property. Case is pending.
Indiria E. Hudson, of Kenosha, charged with felony computer crimes-destroy system (defraud). Sentenced to 30 months probation.
Inocente N. Garcia, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years in prison and four years extended supervision.
Isaiah J. Gamez, of Racine, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft-movable property. Fined.
Jaquan D. Moore, of Madison, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 15-months in prison and three years extended supervision.
Jaquan D. Terrien, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 30 months probation.
Jason T. Arriaga, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to four years probation.
Jermaine D. Hubbard, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to seven years in prison and four years extended supervision.
Jordan L. Ford, of Kenosha, charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentenced to two years in prison and four years extended supervision.
Joshua J. Ziminski, of Kenosha, charged with arson off property other than building, obstructing or resisting an officer and disorderly conduct. Case is pending.
Kenneth M. Harmon, of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling, misdemeanor theft—movable property. Case is pending.
Kevin A. Bryant, of Illinois, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and theft of moveable property. Warrants issued.
Kevin L. Manchester, of Racine, charged with receiving stolen firearm or stolen property. Sentenced to two years in prison and three years extended supervision.
Lauren A. Lott, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to two years in prison and three years extended supervision.
Marcus R. Starks, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to one year probation.
Maurice L. Gayles Jr., of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft- moveable property. Case is pending.
Michael A. Brewer, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 45 days in jail and fined.
Michael J. Utterback, of Kenosha, charged with disorderly conduct. Sentenced to 180 days jail and fined.
Michael L. Ketterhagen, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 45 days in jail and fined.
Mischawn D. Billups, of Illinois, charged with theft of moveable property. Sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years extended supervision.
Naganda J. Irby, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to four years probation.
Nakita S. Billups, of Kenosha, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and theft of moveable property. Cases are pending.
Paris D. Holmes, of Chicago, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years in prison and four years extended supervision.
Rhyanon R. McNab, of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property. Case is pending.
Sara S. Weeks. of Illinois, charged with felony criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and theft of moveable property. Case is pending.
Stephan R. Pyskir, of Milwaukee, charged with failing to comply with order of local government – emergency management activity and carrying a concealed weapon. Fined.
Stephanie Garcia-Gomez, of Kenosha, charged with criminal damage to property, burglary-building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft- moveable property. Case is pending.
Steven A. Bialas-Schooler, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 54 months in prison, five years extended supervision.
Travian T. McGloun, of Racine, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to three years in prison and 4 years extended supervision.
Tyran Ward, of Cudahy, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Warrant issued.
Vanessa Y. Rivera, of Racine, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentence pending.
Vanessa Y. Rivera, of Racine, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentencing is pending.
Wayne Maddox, of Kenosha, charged with burglary-building or dwelling. Sentenced to 12 months probation.
Xavier K. Sawyer, of Milwaukee, charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentenced to 18 months in prison and 36 months extended supervision. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/what-is-the-status-of-charges-filed-against-individuals-following-the-2020-kenosha-unrest/article_1b60e116-1f10-11ed-8943-b776c8eac10e.html | 2022-08-21T15:32:29 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/what-is-the-status-of-charges-filed-against-individuals-following-the-2020-kenosha-unrest/article_1b60e116-1f10-11ed-8943-b776c8eac10e.html |
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian offers his reflections as we mark two years since the historic August 2020 unrest, noting the positive efforts the community is making to move forward now and into the future.
Does the unrest of August 2020 seem like a long time ago to you?
Two years is not a long time. It was an issue that happened and the city now is doing a lot to improve what’s going on in the community, working a great deal trying to put programs together for young people to make sure they have opportunities. That’s where we need to focus a lot of the efforts. How do we make sure that young people see an opportunity for the future instead of seeing what occurred.
Are you happy with the progress being made to rebuild Uptown and some of the other areas damaged during the unrest?
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Yes. It’s actually been moving very rapidly when you look at our community. ...
Kenosha has always been a community that when we’ve had difficulties we’ve always stepped up and move forward.
I’m very proud of all the people who have worked together to accomplish where we’re going and what we’re going to become.
When you travel to conferences and chat with folks from other parts of the nation, do they still associate Kenosha with the unrest?
No so much anymore. I think initially they did.
But I think a lot of the times people find it fascinating when you talk about the things we’re doing. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors one of the presentations I gave was on the KIN (Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood) and the Brown Bank building and what we’re doing. That was something that a number of mayors were very, very interested in about how we did it and how we’re putting it together.
Are you proud of how the Kenosha Police Department has responded to different communities over the last couple of years?
Absolutely. They have done a very, very good job with reaching out to the community. They’ve done a very good job of being seen and talking to individuals and making sure that the public is comfortable with individual officers. They get to know the officers.
The interim chief (Eric Larson) is very, very good at getting out and talking to folks. He’s done a great job.
Have you been able to process what happened?
You never stop knowing and thinking about what occurred, but it’s a question about where we’re going. We’re moving forward.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I think people need to look at the community coming together, not just government but organizations and people working together to get things accomplished. I believe they’re going to see some wonderful opportunities coming forward in the next couple of years as we work to improve the Uptown neighborhood and work on the KIN neighborhood, and the programming to improve our parks. ...
It goes to a lot of peoples’ credit that this is happening. ...
I think that when people look at Kenosha and the situation we had two years ago and then look at other communities that have had similar situations, we have moved very rapidly. The credit goes to the community and all the people who work hard to move us forward. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenosha-mayor-antaramian-reflects-on-the-unrest-of-2020-and-the-positive-efforts-being-done/article_fd355c60-1f34-11ed-a0e8-5f88e4d4a515.html | 2022-08-21T15:32:35 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenosha-mayor-antaramian-reflects-on-the-unrest-of-2020-and-the-positive-efforts-being-done/article_fd355c60-1f34-11ed-a0e8-5f88e4d4a515.html |
Mark J. Lindquist does many things.
He saves lives by distributing humanitarian and medical supplies throughout Ukraine — and he leads a big band and sings.
On July 29, Lindquist gave a big-band concert singing Frank Sinatra songs for the war-weary people of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
It was a rousing success.
Performing on a stage is not new to Lindquist.
Adopted as an orphan from Seoul, South Korea, he was raised on a farm in Minnesota. He joined the U.S. Air Force where, in 2011, he sang in a USO-style show that traveled to 124 military bases in 38 states and 22 countries.
Under siege
Kharkiv — just 20 miles from the Russian border — is a city under attack. It is subject to Russian air, missile and rocket attacks nightly. More than half of the city’s prewar population of 1.5 million has left, and 90 percent of its businesses are closed.
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When Lindquist and Amir Kalbasi, a volunteer who works closely with him, first arrived in Kharkiv, they contacted the Kharkiv Media Hub and proposed the idea of doing a big band concert.
“They accepted us,” Kalbasi said of the people at the Media Hub. “The idea was breathtaking for them. This singer coming from the United States, over the Atlantic, coming here to a place where 70% of the people have left.”
Lindquist’s motivation for doing a concert was based on his experience doing shows in the U.S. military.
“When you play music like that in the midst of a war zone, it transports you for a moment,” he said.
“Five months into this war, the Ukrainians are tired. So, this is the perfect time for us to come to one of the most serious places in the war.”
During a concert, he said, the people can “pretend for a moment that you are living pre-war.”
Great American Songbook
Lindquist and the directors of the Kharkiv Media Hub agreed that the songs would be those of Frank Sinatra because that is Lindquist’s specialty and because “Sinatra’s music and the great American Songbook is universal to planet Earth,” Lindquist said. “There are posters of Frank Sinatra impersonators, Sammy Davis Jr. impersonators, Dean Martin impersonators on subway stops in Ukraine.”
It was difficult to find the number of musicians required for a big band, however.
One of the directors of the Media Hub suggested they have a quartet instead.
Lindquist stuck to his vision of a big band, and it all came together. There was a total of nine musicians, including two from other cities.
Lindquist was still rehearsing on the day of the concert, and the “Kharkiv Fortress Big Band” performed for about 90 minutes on July 29 in the bunker-like atmosphere of the Kharkiv Media Hub.
The audience of about 200 people was made up of Ukrainian and foreign journalists, residents of Kharkiv and wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
For security reasons, the exact location was not announced until the day of the performance.
Doing it his way
Lindquist began his performance by singing the Ukrainian national anthem and then launched into a 13-song Sinatra set that included “Come Fly with Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Mack the Knife” and “New York, New York” and ended with “My Way.”
After “My Way,” Lindquist sang an old Ukrainian Patriotic song, “Oh in The Meadow,” to the delight of the audience.
After the last song, the crowd demanded an encore. The problem? The band had not prepared an encore. So, Lindquist sang “Mack the Knife” again.
The audience still wanted more.
He then sang the U.S. national anthem which, ending with the words “land of the free and home of the brave,” seemed particularly relevant to the Ukrainians.
A person called “Kuba” — a native of Poland who is also a humanitarian volunteer — attended the concert and said the Ukrainians were “really surprised” that somebody came to Kharkiv to do that kind of show.
“They were enjoying it at the end,” Kuba said. “There were lots of tears. What Mark and the team did shows people how they care about Ukraine.”
Kalbasi said the show “will be mentioned in history: That a singer from the United States came and gave a concert. It brings back hope. It brings joy. Life will continue. We will listen to music, and we will continue as human beings.
“That is the message of this concert for the people and to the politicians.”
While he’s busy in Poland and nearby areas, Larson said anyone who wants to keep up with his adventures “should sign up for my free newsletter at adamlarson.substack.com.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-natives-dispatch-from-ukraine-sinatra-concert-cheers-war-weary-audience/article_f24bcea2-1f33-11ed-8e7a-f3906d46e4ea.html | 2022-08-21T15:32:42 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-natives-dispatch-from-ukraine-sinatra-concert-cheers-war-weary-audience/article_f24bcea2-1f33-11ed-8e7a-f3906d46e4ea.html |
WGTD (91.1 FM) is owned and operated as a public service of Gateway Technical College and is an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio. For an updated schedule, go online to wgtd.org. WGTD 91.1-FM’s “Morning Show” airs 8:10 to 9 a.m. weekdays.
Guests this week include:
Monday: A conversation Joseph Engel and Debra Hall, the poets laureate of Kenosha County and Racine County respectively.
Tuesday: Dr. Art Cyr (from Carthage College) analyzes current events and issues
Wednesday: Ellyn Lem, author of “Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life.”
Thursday: Dr. Thomas Carr, director of the paleontology program at Carthage College—and Matthew Lee, an oil painter who has participated in the field program as both a volunteer and instructor.
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Friday: Marshall Jon Fisher, author of “Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL’s only Perfect Season. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wgtd-announces-morning-show-schedule-for-this-week/article_b17b289c-1fe1-11ed-8349-07eafe7a8330.html | 2022-08-21T15:32:48 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wgtd-announces-morning-show-schedule-for-this-week/article_b17b289c-1fe1-11ed-8349-07eafe7a8330.html |
San Antonio police are investigating after a man was found dead Sunday morning on a downtown sidewalk.
Police said they responded to a welfare check around 2 a.m. at East Nueva and South Flores streets when they found a man in his early 20s outside the Bexar County parking garage. The man was dead.
According to police, the man had "a major trauma to the back of his head."
A suspect, with a firearm, was found inside the parking garage and was taken in for questioning. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-dead-Bexar-County-parking-garage-17387824.php | 2022-08-21T15:33:40 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-dead-Bexar-County-parking-garage-17387824.php |
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Officials say a bank executive in Delaware has died after being hit by a stray bullet while driving.
News outlets report that Carrie Mondell was shot on Tuesday, just before 5 p.m. in Wilmington. Mondell was hit by a stray bullet and crashed her car.
Mondell, who was 37, was the vice president and director of operational risk management at WSFS Bank. The bank's building is near where the shooting happened.
On Friday, WSFS chairman and CEO Rodger Levenson released a statement, saying it was “impossible to put into words the grief and shock we all feel.”
A 22-year-old man was also shot. He suffered critical injuries.
There has been no arrest in the case.
Copyright Associated Press | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/delaware-bank-executive-dies-after-shooting/3341145/ | 2022-08-21T15:41:15 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/delaware-bank-executive-dies-after-shooting/3341145/ |
YORK, Pa. — FOX43 is set to host a blood drive on August 25, 2022.
The blood drive will be held with the help of the American Red Cross at Penn State York in the main classroom building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To donate, you can sign up for an appointment using this website. Appointments are encouraged, and walk-ins will be accepted.
You can call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for availability. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/blood-drive-american-red-cross-fox43-penn-state-york/521-969768c1-9e5c-41c9-be9c-049a6b6f0f2d | 2022-08-21T15:46:16 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/blood-drive-american-red-cross-fox43-penn-state-york/521-969768c1-9e5c-41c9-be9c-049a6b6f0f2d |
MICHIGAN CITY — Police here are likely to get new body cameras. The police department has requested American Rescue Plan Act funding for the project.
Chief Dion Campbell said the ARPA money would be useful because the current contract expired June 30. The city is looking at a different vendor with far more cloud storage for video so the city won’t risk losing data as almost happened previously.
“We also think this is superior to what we have right now,” he said.
The city’s network administrator, David Hutchins, said video used to be retained for two weeks for minor incidents, but the current minimum is 180 days. The department has used 90% of current storage for body cameras.
ARPA money is appropriate because of supply-chain issues, Campbell said. “With anything we purchase, in this day and time, we’re going to have a wait time.”
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Councilman Paul Przybylinski, D-2nd, said the new public safety county income tax will be useful for purchases like this one.
The council also approved a revised ARPA spending plan on second reading. Among other things, the ordinance includes a new firetruck and extension of water lines to an area annexed a few years ago.
The recommended lifespan for firetrucks is 10 years, and the truck being replaced is 15 years old.
Councilwoman Dalia Zygas, D-At-large, noted the ARPA plan for extension of utilities to the annexed area. The city needs to build it anyway, she noted.
“There’s a lot of money out there, and if you don’t ask, you don’t get,” Przybylinski said, so Mayor Duane Parry should be seeking grants for this project.
“We need to take the bull by the horns and be the driving force here. We need to pass a resolution asking the mayor to reach out,” Przybylinski said.
A resolution passed in April already addressed that, council President Angie Deuitch, D-At-large, said.
“There are a lot of urgent matters in this ordinance, and I was hoping to have second and third reading today,” Zygas said. Deuitch, however, wanted three readings for this because there’s so much in the bill. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/mc-police-to-get-new-body-cams/article_caedac97-c9de-5866-aaf8-539341fdf17a.html | 2022-08-21T15:47:15 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/mc-police-to-get-new-body-cams/article_caedac97-c9de-5866-aaf8-539341fdf17a.html |
Replacing roofs, paving new sidewalks and replacing light bulbs aren't the kind of projects that big-time donors normally flock to when the University of Nebraska comes calling.
But leaky ceilings, jagged walkways and dim classrooms are the kinds of things students and faculty notice on campus — and expect the university to do something about.
NU is working at a frenzied pace to do so, addressing an $800 million backlog of projects through legislation (LB384) by Sen. John Stinner of Gering that increased state and university funding to address those needs through 2062.
A little more than a year after securing $400 million in bond financing to begin shortening its list of deferred maintenance, NU has spent $57.9 million on roughly 80 projects, according to data provided by the university.
And 94% of the funds spent to date have gone to Nebraska companies, the majority to contractors in Lincoln and Omaha, where NU’s largest campuses are located, but also to firms in Kearney, Grand Island, North Platte and Chadron.
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NU has — so far — spent nearly $200,000 replacing windows at Oldfather Hall and $51,000 upgrading generator transfer switches at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, among other projects.
More than $6.6 million has been spent so far upgrading the heating and cooling systems and building envelope of Warner Hall at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, while $616,000 has been spent to waterproof three sides of the Criss Library at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Dozens of other efforts — tuck point masonry, asbestos removal and lighting upgrades — are also ongoing across NU, the kind of "unsexy" projects LB384 was designed to tackle, administrators said.
"That was the intent: to go in and use this money for a lot of those projects that are important but not noticeable, at least until something breaks," said Chris Kabourek, NU's vice president of business and finance.
While NU has experienced generous support from donors and philanthropic groups in recent years, particularly as new buildings have or will change the face of a campus, Kabourek said those individuals are not always excited about "replacing sewer pipes or broken air conditioners."
And the funds built into campus budgets for maintenance projects have not always kept up with what's been needed, particularly when there are 900 university-owned buildings across the state.
NU worked with a consultant to identify and prioritize a list of deferred maintenance projects before it approached Stinner in 2021 about carrying a bill in the Legislature to boost funding for the program.
That allowed NU to hit the ground running when LB384 was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts, immediately locking in $400 million in bond financing at a record-low interest rate of 2.9%.
At the time, NU President Ted Carter said the ability to capture financing at a low cost would save taxpayers an estimated $1.5 billion over the next four decades.
Those savings have already become evident, Carter said this week, as inflation has put a squeeze on the economy, forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates several times.
Had the university waited until this year to try and secure financing for its deferred maintenance program, NU would have had to pay somewhere in the range of 4.5% interest over the life of the bond — roughly $6 million more in interest per year.
“Now, multiply that over 40 years, and we’re talking about serious money,” Carter said, adding it was also "a major win for current and future students, faculty and staff."
Kabourek said the pace of work being done across NU will increase over the next two to three years, as the university adheres to IRS rules for entities that issue tax-exempt bonds requiring them to spend 85% of the proceeds within a 36-month time frame.
Coming projects will be bigger and more expensive including entire facility replacements in some cases, like a $75 million replacement of the Westbrook Music Building at UNL, before the university narrows its scale beginning in 2025.
During the second phase, NU anticipates using existing maintenance funds as well as a new fund created through LB384, which requires the university to set aside an amount equal to 2% of the cost of any new building projects into an account designated for deferred maintenance.
Then, in 2030-31, NU will once again look for favorable market conditions for a second round of bond financing that would address the remainder of its backlog.
"We want to build in some flexibility," Kabourek said. "We don't want to tie the next administration's hands for 40 years on this, but there is rhyme and reason to our thinking."
Regent Bob Phares of North Platte, the board chairman, said NU's deferred maintenance program is a "prime example of the long-term, disciplined approach" to tackling what was once a daunting challenge.
"We struck at exactly the right time, and it's already paying dividends for Nebraskans and creating economic growth for our state," Phares said.
Kabourek said while many of the projects won't be noticed by the general public, things like new concrete and working air conditioners play a role in drawing people to NU's campuses.
"We like to say students and faculty buy with their eyes," he said. "They want world-class facilities that are well-maintained." | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nus-deferred-maintenance-program-making-headway-providing-economic-boost/article_ddd32fee-08e8-59bf-b6f8-9307b5d19bb6.html | 2022-08-21T15:51:00 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nus-deferred-maintenance-program-making-headway-providing-economic-boost/article_ddd32fee-08e8-59bf-b6f8-9307b5d19bb6.html |
A late-night fire made quick work of a Staten Island block, significantly damaging at least three homes and leaving at least 15 people without a roof over their head.
In the span of 90 minutes, the fire jumped from the first structure to three neighboring residences on Pitney Avenue. Only three of the homes suffered damage bad enough to displace families.
Firefighters rushed to the Charleston neighborhood just before 10 p.m. for reports of a fire in a 2-story dwelling. The response would eventually grow to three alarms and see nearly 150 firefighters working the blaze.
FDNY Assistant Chief Kevin Woods said none of the residents were injured in the incident, but three members of the FDNY were treated for minor injuries.
A pizza delivery driver and neighbor started banging on doors to make sure the people inside were evacuating after they smelled smoke.
"I just wanted to make sure people in the house were okay," Daniel, who's delivers to the neighborhood, said. "We have to watch out for each other."
Furniture damaged by the fire and melted pieces of siding were scattered outside the homes by the next morning as residents began the process of cleaning up the previous night's destruction.
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The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/15-displaced-from-3-nyc-homes-after-fire-melts-siding-injures-firefighters-ny-only/3832811/ | 2022-08-21T16:15:11 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/15-displaced-from-3-nyc-homes-after-fire-melts-siding-injures-firefighters-ny-only/3832811/ |
In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases.
A second-generation cop who smoked cigars, ran marathons, worked a side job at a Coney Island amusement park and jokingly put “adventurer” on his business card, the now-retired sleuth has been frank about lying to suspects, even praying with them, to elicit information. In the 1980s and '90s, he got confession after confession. Prosecutors got conviction after conviction.
But in the past nine years, nearly 20 murder and other convictions have been tossed out after defendants accused Scarcella of coercing or inducing false confessions and bogus witness identifications, which he denies. The same prosecutor's office that won those convictions ended up repudiating most of them.
Yet the Brooklyn district attorney has stood by many other cases the detective worked on. For the first time, prosecutors are now retrying one of those long-ago cases.
“This defendant is still guilty,” prosecutor Chow Yun Xie said at the retrial of Eliseo DeLeon, who says he is innocent. DeLeon's murder conviction was overturned in 2019 after he spent 24 years behind bars.
With a verdict due Aug. 31, the retrial illustrates the tricky line the Brooklyn district attorney's office has been walking through a decade of doubts about the work of a onetime star detective.
Scarcella worked homicides as they soared to over 2,200 a year citywide in 1990. There were under 500 last year.
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After retiring in 1999, he told the “Dr. Phil” show that he'd done “whatever I have to do within the law” to get confessions or cooperation.
“The bad guys don’t play by the rules when they kill Ma and Pop,” he said. “I don’t play by the rules, but I play within the moral rules and the rules of the arrest in Brooklyn.”
Years later, the DA's office became known for its Conviction Review Unit, which has scrutinized hundreds of cases and agreed to exonerate over 30 people after individual investigations. (Additionally, 90 drug convictions were dropped en masse because of police corruption allegations unrelated to Scarcella.)
So far, 17 people in cases involving Scarcella have effectively been cleared when prosecutors disavowed convictions or declined retrials after judges overturned guilty verdicts.
In two other cases — including DeLeon's — convictions have been overturned, but prosecutors are fighting to restore them. Prosecutors have also concluded that convictions should stand in dozens of other Scarcella-related cases, though some defendants are trying to persuade courts otherwise.
“In every case involving this former detective, CRU exhaustively reviewed all evidence, and the decision as to whether to vacate or uphold the conviction is based on the facts of the individual case, mindful of past findings regarding Scarcella’s conduct," DA Eric Gonzalez's office said in a statement to The Associated Press.
Prosecutors say Scarcella and his partner played only a minor role in DeLeon's case. And prosecutors emphasize that two eyewitnesses — the victim's wife and a stranger — returned to court 27 years later to identify DeLeon anew as the killer of victim Fausto Cordero.
"We were compelled to present that evidence” again, the DA's office said.
A would-be robber shot Cordero as he headed home from a 1995 religious confirmation party with his wife and other relatives, including the couple's 7-year-old son. A tip led police to DeLeon, then 18. Detective Stephen Chmil was assigned to the case, and his partner, Scarcella, got involved.
Just how involved is a key issue in the retrial.
Case paperwork shows that Scarcella accompanied Chmil and co-lead Detective Anthony Baker to arrest DeLeon. As they took DeLeon to a police station, he said he was out of town when the shooting happened.
At the stationhouse, Scarcella was on hand as DeLeon was read his rights, paperwork shows. But there's dispute over whether the detective participated in an interrogation that, police and prosecutors say, produced a confession documented in a few brief sentences. DeLeon says detectives made it up.
When Baker and some prosecutors later turned on a video camera, DeLeon asked for a lawyer to “make sure that my situation is right.”
"I’m not going to just go and be a fool, put myself on tape and say I did something I didn’t do. I'm not stupid,” he said in the video, which jurors at his initial trial weren’t allowed to see.
Scarcella testified last month that he didn't remember the case but believes he wasn't at the interrogation, though Baker said Scarcella was there but said nothing, and Chmil said his partner wasn't the type to stay mum.
DeLeon's lawyers don't buy that Scarcella was a bit player.
“Everything in this case has been tainted" by Scarcella and Chmil, defense attorney Cary London said in a summation last month. He argued that the confession was fabricated and that the witness identifications were inaccurate and questionably obtained.
Xie said that the case "withstood the test of time” and that the focus on Scarcella and Chmil was misplaced.
The verdict is up to Judge Dena Douglas, who is hearing the case without a jury.
Scarcella and Chmil, also retired, have now spent years defending their investigations as court hearings and news stories picked apart their cases. Their lawyers say that the investigators used techniques that are legal and endure today and that prosecutors signed off on every homicide arrest and vetted all the evidence.
“The detectives worked diligently to apprehend the correct perpetrator and stand by their work,” attorneys Alan Abramson and Joel Cohen said in a statement to AP.
At DeLeon's retrial, Scarcella made clear he isn't second-guessing himself.
“You prided yourself on being a good homicide detective in the ’80s and ’90s?” London asked.
“I still do,” Scarcella said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/after-years-of-scrutiny-of-ny-detective-a-case-gets-retried/3832799/ | 2022-08-21T16:15:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/after-years-of-scrutiny-of-ny-detective-a-case-gets-retried/3832799/ |
A five-day, 50-mile protest walk across northern New Jersey wrapped Saturday across the river from the home of Gov. Phil Murphy.
Dozens of climate activists made all or at least some days of the march last week -- trying to get the governor to stop plans for several new fossil fuel projects.
Murphy has been vocal about transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy. His administration has scrapped several plans for pipelines and natural gas plants, but they're still considering seven more.
Climate activists are urging him to reject those plans.
"There are right now, seven fossil fuel projects in the state, four of them are on the verge of getting permits from the state, from like the [Department of Environmental Protection] or agencies that the governor has a great deal of control over. Expanding the fossil fuel industry is not at all climate leadership, just the opposite," said Ted Glick, president of 350NJ-Rockland.
The natural gas power plants are mostly planned near environmental justice communities, not in wealthier suburbs.
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Meanwhile, Murphy has said in the past that his administration must properly consider any permit application under state law. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-climate-activists-finish-5-day-march-to-pressure-murphy-action-on-fossil-fuel-projects/3832801/ | 2022-08-21T16:15:23 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-climate-activists-finish-5-day-march-to-pressure-murphy-action-on-fossil-fuel-projects/3832801/ |
A pair of deadly traffic deaths claimed the lives of two 4-year-old boys on Long Island and Queens on Saturday, authorities investigating the deaths said.
The first tragedy struck around 11:30 a.m. out in Suffolk County, where police said a boy was struck and killed in the driveway of his Huntington Station home.
A 34-year-old driver accused hitting the child was issued a summons for driving with only a permit.
Almost seven hours later, in the city, a second 4-year-old boy was killed after running into the street of a Jamaica neighborhood.
Police said the 23-year-old driver, who remained at the scene, was not being investigated for any criminality.
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ALBANY -- The first resident at Graceway Recovery Residence in Albany began her transformation from addiction to freedom on Aug. 15, 2003.
Officials with the women's recovery center, past residents of Graceway and the community celebrated that 19-year anniversary recently.
"We are celebrating not just GraceWay's anniversary, but all of the women who have come to GraceWay over the last 19 years, their families, our local community support, the staff, loyal donors, and all of the residents that will enter through our door in the future," Graceway officials noted in a news release announcing the anniversary celebration. "GraceWay Recovery Residence continues to be dedicated to providing women with the environment, tools and employment needed to achieve and maintain long-term sobriety, just as it was when the first resident was welcomed in.
"Today marks 19 years of being a part of the miraculous transformation of mind, body and soul healing in the lives of the women, and their families, who entrusted GraceWay to help them break free from the bondage of addiction and step into the freedom that they desire and deserve."
GraceWay is partnered with The Bread House & Granary, and those who are local to Albany and have eaten at this restaurant are familiar with the warm atmosphere The Bread House offers, the smiling faces and gentle spirits of its staff, the smell of freshly baked cookies, breads, and the aroma of all the delicious food that their chef is whipping up in the kitchen.
The Bread House is an organization filled with productivity, inspiration, integrity, perseverance, and most of all, healing, and is also where the residents of GraceWay begin their journey into the work force. Some of The Bread House employees are in the GraceWay program, and some are not ... but you would never know who is or isn't because the women of GraceWay are survivors, filled with hope and a fierce determination to step out of the past and into who they were created to be.
The Bread House plays a vital role in the lives of the women at GraceWay. It offers, truly and wholeheartedly, "nutrition with a mission."
"To all of our amazing supporters, thank you for believing in and accepting all of us as we are, with our virtues and defects," GraceWay officials said..
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—A man was taken to the hospital after being shot in Charleston.
Charleston Police say a man was shot in the arm on the 900 block of Central Ave. on Sunday morning.
Kanawha Metro says the man was transported to the hospital.
No arrests have been made in this incident. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-shot-in-arm-on-charlestons-west-side/ | 2022-08-21T16:23:06 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-shot-in-arm-on-charlestons-west-side/ |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Several people were arrested at the Kentucky State Fair, which closed early Saturday night after suspicious activity was reported to law enforcement, authorities said.
Kentucky State Police said in a statement on Twitter that the fair began a “soft close” at about 10 p.m. to ensure the safety of attendees. Police confirmed there have been no reported injuries.
Police have not released any additional details about the incident but local media outlets have confirmed people were running from reported gunfire.
The identities of the people who were arrested have not been made public. An investigation is ongoing.
The fair will resume normal operations on Sunday, officials said.
The Kentucky State Fair, which began Thursday, is an annual multiday event held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-arrest-several-after-panic-at-kentucky-state-fair/ | 2022-08-21T16:23:20 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-arrest-several-after-panic-at-kentucky-state-fair/ |
BLOOMINGTON — The Springfield Race Riot of Aug. 14-15, 1908, when thousands of white residents rampaged through the city’s African American areas, destroying life and property, remains one of the worst chapters in Illinois history.
On the evening of Aug. 14, a mob numbering 5,000 to 10,000 descended on the Sangamon County jail fully intending to lynch two African American men — Joe James, accused of murdering a white man, and George Richardson, wrongly accused of raping a white woman.
Fortunately, Sangamon County Sheriff Charles Werner had seen to the temporary transfer of the two accused men beforehand. Guarded by several deputies, James and Richardson were sped out of Springfield by automobile and placed on a northbound Chicago & Alton passenger train to Bloomington, where they were held at the McLean County jail.
Meanwhile, the enraged rabble, unable to get their hands on the two men, turned on Springfield’s African American community, rioting through its commercial district and residential neighborhood. The mob set fire to buildings and lynched two African American men who had no connection to the alleged crimes.
Thousands more white residents came out to watch African American homes and businesses burn, and when firefighters attempted put out the flames, the crowd cut their hoses.
National Guardsmen from Springfield and elsewhere played a key role in restoring order. Bloomington troopers arrived in the state capital the morning after the initial spasm of violence, bolstering the ranks of those already on patrol.
An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 African Americans fled Springfield, with the countryside north of the capital “covered with Negroes, each with a little bundle of belongings.” According to The Pantagraph, the refugees “seem in the greatest terror and are travelling as rapidly as their baggage will permit … going they know not where.”
On Aug. 16, the Rev. Henry Sallie related his harrowing escape from Springfield to a packed audience at Bloomington’s Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Sallie, the owner of a bicycle shop and lunch counter, was having supper at home when set upon by the mob.
Realizing that any attempt to defend his property meant likely death, he escaped by jumping out a rear window. Once outside, he joined panicked African Americans fleeing the onrushing mob as one would a “tidal wave.”
A fair number of these Springfield evacuees ended up in Bloomington to stay with friends, family or Good Samaritans.
Race relations were tense in Bloomington as well. On Aug. 17, a “miniature riot” broke out on West Market Street at the C&A bridge, where a crowd of whites hurled insults and then rocks at two African American men until one of them emptied a revolver in the direction of his tormentors. Luckily, no one was killed or wounded in this exchange.
In a pointed editorial, The Pantagraph reminded its readers of the particularly ugly character of all-too-common anti-Black mob violence in the north. “A southern lynching … does not aim at driving the Negro out so much as intimidating and keeping him down,” it read. “But the northern mob undertakes to change the character of the population. It aims to the whole Negro race and compels the innocent and the guilty alike to move on. In involves pillage, loot and plunder.”
Northern race riots, in other words, were a form of “ethnic cleansing,” though that term was not yet in use.
During George Richardson’s stay in the McLean County jail, The Pantagraph reported (though thankfully in less than sensationalistic terms) his “checkered career” that included manslaughter charges and several years in the Joliet penitentiary. A grand jury indicted Richardson on rape charges several days after he arrived in Bloomington, though the simmering “race trouble” back home prevented his swift arraignment.
About a week later, Richardson’s accuser changed her story, swearing to an affidavit he was not her attacker. Accordingly, on Sept. 4, Richardson was set free in Bloomington. “He was smiling and happy and said that he was going to live pretty straight in the future,” remarked The Pantagraph. For his part, Richardson returned to Springfield, and passed away there in 1948 at the age of 76.
Back in 1908, a few days after Richardson’s release, Sangamon County deputy sheriffs conducted Joe James back to Springfield. He was speedily convicted of murder, and on Oct. 23, hanged in the Sangamon County jail — despite the fact James was 18 years old and as a minor not subject to the death penalty.
In contrast, of the hundreds of lynch mob participants and arsonists, and the thousands of vandals, looters and co-conspirators, there was but one conviction, and that was for petty larceny.
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WATERLOO — Old house connoisseurs, architecture aficionados and the merely curious can step inside a Colonial Revival, Tudor and Japanese-influenced bungalow during Saturday’s Tour of Classic Homes.
They are among six homes to be featured during the fundraising event from 1 to 5 p.m., presented by the Grout Museum District and Friends of the Grout Historic Houses.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at www.gmdistrict.org/TOH2022, at the Grout Museum, 503 South St., or at any of the homes on tour day. KOCH Construction is the supporting sponsor.
In a first for the tour, participating homeowners will receive a hand-painted watercolor of their home’s exterior.
“We so appreciate these homeowners opening their homes for the tour. In previous years, we presented matted and framed photographs to the homeowners. This year, I thought I’d like to do watercolors,” said Julie Zell, a former interior design instructor at Hawkeye Community College. She taught her students how to paint watercolor renderings of their interior design projects.
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Each realistic watercolor has taken Zell at least five hours to paint.
“That includes the time it takes to sketch out the home from a photograph and actually make the painting. They’ll be matted and framed to present to the owners,” she explained.
From its origins as an Old House Fair and Tour in 2001, funds have been used to support the maintenance and upkeep of the historic Rensselaer Russell House, built in 1861 and often described as one of Iowa’s best examples of Italianate architecture, and the Snowden House, built in 1878. The entire Russell House and the Snowden House’s brick Victorian Italianate exterior are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“We strongly believe in supporting the history of these beautiful ladies. They take a lot of upkeep. Like your own home, there are always projects and things that need to be done,” said Jim Aronson, Tour of Homes committee chairperson.
The tour showcases examples of Waterloo’s residential architecture and highlights the work owners have done to restore, renovate, update and maintain an older home. Attributes may include character, history, architectural details, as well as being well-constructed and well-proportioned.
“This year, we have a nice variety of different decades of home styles. People leave every home saying ‘thank you so much, we enjoyed it,’ and it feels good to share that with homeowners.”
While homeowners may be hesitant to open their home for the tour, “the homeowners get to share what they’ve done to their homes and visit with people who are interested in their homes. It’s rewarding,” Aronson explained.
This year’s featured Waterloo homes include:
Peggy Bullerman, 1839 Westchester DriveThis house with its view of Sunnyside Golf Course from the back windows, was built in 1976. The Bullermans moved into the split-level house in 1989. Renovations followed in 1997 and 1998 to add a great room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a dining space, while converting the living room into a formal dining room.
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity house, 316 Iowa St.This unique Japanese-influenced bungalow was originally known as the O’Neil Bungalow designed by Howard B. Burr in 1919 for William J. and Evelyn B. O’Neil and located at 1302 Logan Ave. Reconstruction of Highway 63 on Logan Avenue in 2012 and 2013 necessitated moving the house to its present location on Iowa street. It was acquired by Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity in September 2020 and is one of the many homes being built or restored in the Walnut neighborhood.
Wendy Harris, 229 Alta Vista Ave.This classic brick Colonial Revival house built in 1918 by B.W. Schuneman, has been well maintained. Most of the home’s original footprint remains. Colonial Revival features include a columned portico, front door sidelights, pedimented front door with dormer and a symmetrical façade.
Kim and Otto MacLin, 3701 Loralin DriveThis house was built in 1901 by Arthur Smith, and the house remained in the Smith family, while undergoing multiple changes, until the MacLins purchased it in 2010. The MacLins, who have a history of restoring vintage properties, rescued the house and in 2020 moved and began renovations. The house had been turned into an upstairs-downstairs duplex, losing many original details. The MacLins returned it to a single-family dwelling with the goal of creating a comfortable environment with a sense of belonging.
Kate and Zach McBride, 123 Columbia CircleThe spaciousness of this Tudor-style house along with the exceptionally wide staircases and unique arches throughout attracted Katie and Zach when they bought it in December 2015. The main floor features an open kitchen with breakfast nook, formal dining room, living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a built-in secretary and coved ceilings, windowed den area and a porch the McBrides are converting to a work-out area and mudroom. This house sits on one of several blocks in the area that have a common park with houses surrounding it.
Mary and Ron Potter, 131 Leland Ave.Emmon Johnson, a prominent banker, who founded the banking house of Johnson & Leavitt in 1864, owned the entire block on Leland with Walter E. Joneson. In 1907, they sold the corner lot on Leland to Minerva Kimball who built the house at 131 Leland in 1912. The house passed through several hands and, during World War II, it was divided into four apartments, two on each floor. Two of these apartments are rented; one is retained by the owners who live two houses away, and one is an Airbnb. When Mary Potter purchased the house in 2011, the first-floor solarium and second-floor sunroom made it very attractive from the street; however, it had fallen into a state of disrepair requiring extensive and expensive restoration. Repairs included a new foundation, rewiring and porch resurfacing. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/grout-sponsored-tour-showcases-architecture-restoration-of-classic-homes/article_f19f770f-7187-522a-99b8-cac973cc7e0a.html | 2022-08-21T16:47:30 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/grout-sponsored-tour-showcases-architecture-restoration-of-classic-homes/article_f19f770f-7187-522a-99b8-cac973cc7e0a.html |
Detroit home involved in legal battle against discriminatory housing practices named national historical site
A Detroit home involved in a landmark civil rights case nearly a century ago has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The National Parks Service program recently announced the new designation for the Orsel and Minnie McGhee house, citing its connection to the civil rights movement and African American life in Detroit.
Located on the west side of Detroit, the McGhee house played a central role in an early fight against racist restrictions often found in property deeds and other residential agreements that barred non-white people from owning certain homes.
The house, located at 4626 Seebaldt St., is one of more than two dozen Michigan sites placed on the register this summer.
The two-story brick home's journey to becoming a historical landmark began in the 1940s, after Orsel and Minnie McGhee, a Black couple, purchased the property. After buying the house, white residents used racist language in a neighborhood contract in an effort to keep the McGhee's from moving there.
According to a report from Bridge Magazine, the stipulation in the dead said: “This property shall not be used or occupied by any person or persons except those of the Caucasian race.”
The McGhee's lost a local court battle, but they eventually appealed the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In its ruling on the case, the court found that the covenant could not be enforced.
It would take nearly 25 years for the discriminatory property deed stipulations themselves to become illegal.
Other sites named to the historic registry this year include an Art-Deco style school building that was once home to Luther Burbank Elementary School and was built in the 1930s. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/21/mcghee-house-national-register-of-historic-places-civil-rights-case/7860076001/ | 2022-08-21T17:04:20 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/21/mcghee-house-national-register-of-historic-places-civil-rights-case/7860076001/ |
Alexandra Wolf colored her hair for the first time on her 12th birthday.
She had big, curly blond hair, but she had always wanted to change it. She envisioned herself with straight, jet-black tresses. At the very least, she wanted something different.
So on her birthday, she begged her mom to let her use her grandmother’s leftover hair color. When she finally got permission, she applied the product and set to straightening her hair as best as she could.
Soon, she had used the color to transform her thick locks into a fluffy mane. A fluffy red mane.
“Nobody wanted to do it for me," she said, "so one day I decided to do it myself. And then I was like, ‘Hey, I like doing this.’”
It was the start of a passion that would become Wolf’s career and her craft, a way for her to connect with others as she earned her reputation as a colorist and stylist at salons in Tucson and later in Flagstaff.
And when she was diagnosed with cancer at 33, it became a deeply personal way for her to help others experiencing challenges similar to the ones she had.
Wolf battled a rare sarcoma that led to the amputation of her left foot and part of her lower leg, along with multiple painful chemotherapy treatments. But then, by chance, she found the Arizona Cancer Support Community chapter in Flagstaff, and she saw the perfect opportunity to help others.
She started volunteering at the support community’s “Joy Room,” where cancer patients can pick out wigs. In her spare time, she styled wigs and helped women pick out their new look, offering support and encouragement along the way.
“It’s just the sweetest thing to watch (someone) come in scared and bald and worried, and then leave just happy and flipping their hair,” Wolf said. “And that's why I do my job, to watch that transformation.”
Wolf wants to advocate for her community within and outside of her role as a volunteer. Whether for other cancer patients, other amputees, family members and friends or the general public, she sees the value in “being honest and open and saying, ‘Hey, I know you don't know what to say, but I'm OK, and I'm OK to talk about it.'”
“I just have to use my voice,” she added. “The gift of cancer is that a near-death experience makes you so strong in who you are.”
Becoming a hairstylist, and an artist
Wolf graduated from high school at 17 and moved to Troy, Kansas, a small town just west of Missouri. Her boyfriend at the time encouraged her to enroll in a private beauty school in Missouri, and though she was overwhelmed and nervous, she took the leap.
“I was so scared (to start beauty school). But it was the best thing that ever happened,” she said. “That lesson has carried on for all the things in my life. The scariest things are usually the best things.”
Wolf built her arsenal of hairdressing skills, and she says her classmates and teachers started taking notice. A few of her classmates asked her to do their hair, she said. But what Wolf really wanted to pursue was fashion colors, vibrant locks that were seen as more daring in 2006 than they are now.
“You’ve got the rainbows and the brights, the vivid (colors), all the fun things," Wolf said. "That's art. That's when I get to create and make art.”
She said that some people discouraged her from pursuing that kind of styling because they didn’t see it as a viable career.
“When I started doing those things, people would be like, ‘Well, that's cute, but you can't make money doing that,’” she said.
But she did it anyway. She entered contests, worked out special deals for clients and enlisted the help of her mom, brother and other family members so she could continue to experiment and refine her technique. She landed her first job at an upscale Aveda concept salon in Tucson, where her boss noticed her talent and started giving her more clients.
Wolf recalled hairstyles of changing light and dark coppers, of purple splashed through blond, of rings of color curled into a big afro.
“It was just weird avant garde stuff, and it just felt so fun to create that and see a professional picture and think, ‘I created that,’” she said. “It made me cry in the moment, being like, 'Wow, I can really do this.'”
She later moved to Flagstaff, where she met her husband, Jacob, and continued her career while raising her two children, Dexter and Acelyn. As she progressed in her career, she also focused on the communicative and intuitive parts of the job, trying to get to know clients quickly to help them find a style that best suited them.
“When people always say, ‘What do you think will look best on me? What would be the best style?’ my answer is the same for every person. Confidence. Confidence looks best on you,” Wolf said. “I'm not trying to be trendy and stylish and this and that. I just want you to feel good in your skin and see the beauty that I see in you.”
The diagnosis
In 2016, while working at the Aveda salon in Flagstaff, Wolf started feeling pain in her lower left leg.
“For three years, nobody could figure it out and everyone would say, ‘Well, you're a hairdresser. Well, you stand on your feet all day. Well, of course, you wear heels, your legs hurt,’” she said.
The doctors she saw suggested blood clots, pinched nerves and fibromyalgia, but nothing showed up on ultrasounds. And the pain didn’t go away.
“I couldn't understand why (only) one leg would hurt," she said. "And so finally I went and begged and cried and pleaded for an MRI of my leg."
Wolf was back in the hair salon an hour after the procedure when she got a call asking her to come back for another scan, this time with contrast, which involves injection of a special dye that can offer more detail in the imaging.
She finished her client’s appointment and returned right away.
“I remember them calling me the next morning and saying, ‘We don't know what it is yet,'" she said, '"but it is cancer.’”
What Wolf had was a Stage 3b pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma. But that's not what the doctors told her. She was diagnosed with a rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS. Misdiagnoses are common with sarcomas because they are extremely rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of cancer diagnoses in adults, according to the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
Wolf completed a type of chemotherapy for RMS, but when that didn’t work, doctors decided to amputate her lower left leg.
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When they discovered the misdiagnosis, they told her she would need to complete another round of chemotherapy for her specific type of cancer, despite the amputation. That type of chemo included Doxorubicin, which is sometimes called the “red devil” because of its red hue and potency.
She knew the treatment would be painful, but she also knew she had to go through with it.
“I have two kids, so my only choice was my children,” she said.
She colored her hair a “long beautiful rainbow,” knowing it would only be a couple of weeks before it started to fall out. On July 30, 2019, Wolf brought a portrait of her great aunt — who was also a hairdresser, and who had died of breast cancer on Wolf’s 10th birthday — to the Wildflower Salon in Flagstaff, where her kids helped shave her head.
The chemo made her feel too warm to wear wigs, but she did her best to embrace the new look.
“I just had to rock being bald,” she said.
In February 2020, the doctors declared Wolf cancer-free. That was just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Wolf said that through all of it, she has remained grateful for what she has.
“I just try even when I don't want to. I don't want to go do this chemo and I don't want to go get sick and I don't want to go through these surgeries. But I have to for myself and for my kids, for my husband,” she said. “I'm grateful I'm alive. I'm grateful I can still stand.”
Community and advocacy
Because of her misdiagnoses and her challenges navigating the medical system, Wolf wanted to find ways to give back related to her experience. She got involved with a prosthetics organization and started an amputee support group.
One day, she was in the car with her husband when she noticed a sign for a new cancer support community. She told him to pull over and got out to ask about the group.
“They told me they were opening that cancer support center," she said, "and I said, ‘I want to be involved. I am just cancer free. I wish this place were here when I was going through it, but now I can help.'"
Then she got an email that they were looking for someone to help with wigs. “That just seemed like the most perfect place for me."
Wolf said she was nervous that volunteering with cancer patients might cause difficult emotions to come back up, but she decided to give it a shot.
She ended up loving it.
“I was scared, but it was beautiful,” she said. The first woman she helped picked out a “short and sassy” brown wig with highlights in it. “Since I'm so comfortable in the hair world, I think my brain went into that and I just wanted to help this woman find what made her feel good in her skin.”
Wolf said coloring and styling wigs is different from the typical hairdressing experience, and not just because of the technical expertise required. She sees her volunteer hours as emotional appointments as much as aesthetic appointments, a chance to listen and be there for others.
“A lot of times people just don't have an outlet or someone to talk to. Unfortunately, a lot of people in there, they're going through cancer alone or just with not a lot of community … And so I just want to give people a space where they can just like, you know, share, cry, do whatever they need to do,” she said. “I'm so happy that people trust me, that they can be that vulnerable with me. That feels so extremely special to me, that I can be that person for them.”
Moving forward with a new challenge
This summer, Wolf found out her cancer is back. This time it's Stage 4, in her lungs and bones.
She recently started chemotherapy again, and she’s already noticing some of her hair — currently in a cropped blond pixie cut — beginning to fall out, albeit more slowly than last time.
She knows the fatigue might make it harder for her to contribute volunteer hours now. It's a difficult step, she said, since she much prefers giving help to admitting that she needs it. But she expressed appreciation for the outpouring of cooked meals, fundraising and moral support she’s received from her family and community.
And she knows more this time around. She said she’s learned to advocate for herself and to read medical literature and resources online. She’s already been through the process of applying for grants to get additional prosthetics. Organizations like the Challenged Athletes Foundation, for instance, allowed her and others to get expensive blades and attachments that can be used for running and hiking.
Now, she hopes to spread that knowledge as she once again enters treatment. She’s been updating an Instagram page, @nextstepxalexandra, to document her experiences.
And she hopes that more science and research will be devoted to sarcomas like hers, so that future advances make a difference in the community she’s helped build and continues to rely on.
“The chemo that I'm taking was invented in my lifetime," she said. "If I'd had this as a child, there would have been no chemo for me. And even since I've done this chemo three years ago, the chemo that I'm taking now is the same. But it's given to me in a different way. So it doesn't hurt me so badly. And that's new. It's changing rapidly right now because people are becoming more aware and there's more funding.”
As for the “Joy Room,” it’s still available for those who need it, and Wolf hopes to return when she feels better.
“It's never really about the wig," she said. "It's about us sharing stories and talking.”
Independent coverage of bioscience in Arizona is supported by a grant from the Flinn Foundation.
Melina Walling is a bioscience reporter who covers COVID-19, health, technology, agriculture and the environment. You can contact her via email at mwalling@gannett.com or on Twitter @MelinaWalling. | https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2022/08/21/flagstaff-hairdresser-alexandra-wolf-helps-women-navigate-cancer/10267365002/ | 2022-08-21T17:13:41 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2022/08/21/flagstaff-hairdresser-alexandra-wolf-helps-women-navigate-cancer/10267365002/ |
“Heinz Ludwig, who owns a campsite and restaurant in the small village of Dankerode in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, has another passion beside serving food and providing tents: naked hiking. He is the initiator of a planned walking path meandering 18 kilometers (11 miles) through the Harz mountain range in central Germany, which he claims will be Germany's first official naked hiking trail.” — Speigel Online International
Welcome to the Cholla Flats Naturist Trail System. If you don’t want to see naked people, please do not hike here.
Attractions: This is the first and only naked hiking trail established in the contiguous United States. Located in an isolated Arizona Upland Desertscrub subdivision in the southern foothills of the Hualapai Mountains of northwestern Arizona, the Cholla Flats trail system is specifically designed with the active naked outdoor enthusiast in mind. Trail #9 wends its way through a cacti-rich environment of Saguaro, various cholla, various prickly-pear, Fishhook Pincushion and Fishhook Barrel.
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Please stay on trails. Trees in the area include Foothill Paloverde, Blue Paloverde, Ironwood, Mesquite, and Cat-Claw. Brittlebush, Triangle-leaf Bursage and jojoba are the most common shrubs.
Special Considerations: Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen. Pets welcome. Cameras are not. There are fifteen species of rattlesnake in the area. Encounters with these amazing creatures are rare; however, it is always to best to look where you are stepping or stooping to avoid a surprise for both you and the reptile. Hiking at night is discouraged because desert creatures are most active after dark.
Although rated easy and relatively short, we recommend these desert-hiking essentials for the trail:
Water
Sunscreen (You can’t have too much sunscreen.)
Brimmed hat
Sunglasses
Lighter
Pocketknife
Map
Compass
Signal Mirror
Extra Food
First Aid Kit
Repair Kit
Insect Repellent
Durable shoes
Hiking stick
Moist towelettes
Paper bag for transporting waste
Length: 4.0 miles round-trip
Rating: Easy
Use: Opportunities for uninterrupted solitude are moderate. Cholla Flats includes an OHV trail.
Trailhead Location: Elevation 2000 feet. Trail starts at cattle guard 15 miles west of U.S. Highway 93, on Chicken Springs Road.
Hiking Time: About 2 to 3 hours round trip.
Use Restrictions: No motorized vehicles. No clothing.
Recommended Season: early fall to spring. Summer temperatures not conducive to nude hiking.
USGS Map(s): Chicken Springs Quadrangle.
Travel Time: About 30 minutes from Wikieup to the trailhead.
Road Conditions: Improved dirt, but often rough washboard. Best to disrobe at the trailhead rather than to travel naked on this stretch. Injuries enroute have been reported.
Trail Layout: This is a short (day) hike, with little elevation gain other than the descent into and ascent out of Chicken Springs Wash. A walking stick is indispensable. A wooden bench beneath a Paloverde located at the halfway point provides a welcome respite despite the vandalism evident in the numerous initials and profanities carved into it by nudists disrespectful of the natural beauty surrounding them. Sit at your own risk.
Take only memories. Leave only footprints.
Don’t forget the sunscreen. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/carpenters-column-trail-guide-cholla-flats-naturist-trail-9/article_d374fa64-20da-11ed-a2cb-8731ad59a176.html | 2022-08-21T17:15:00 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/carpenters-column-trail-guide-cholla-flats-naturist-trail-9/article_d374fa64-20da-11ed-a2cb-8731ad59a176.html |
100 years ago
1922: The Coconino County Board of Supervisors, county engineer Frank Goodman and Edward Miller, supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, are hardly in accord with the various organizations in Yavapai County who are trying so hard to get this county’s part of the highway between Flagstaff and the Jerome section, by way of Oak Creek, made into a real road. The local men are confident that the road will soon be built. The people of this county were practically unanimous for the building of at least a portion of the road this summer with the forest road money to be spent in this county this year. They did all in their power to have the money designated to the Oak Creek Road by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. But state highway engineer Tom Maddock knew better what this county needs and wants than the people who live here, so he fought the county and practically single-handedly killed the Oak Creek project. It is feared that the limestone macadam road between here and Canyon Padre will within a few years be a poorer road than the one we now have -- most certainly a great deal rougher. Congress has been asked to increase the appropriation for next year's Forest Service road building program and if Congress does, the Forest Service will have the money to build the Oak Creek road down to the Yahoo Pike County line.
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75 years ago
1947: The first forest fire set by airplanes is reported from the Grand Canyon National Park, according to a fire report just completed by the park superintendent. On the morning of July 25, a fire was discovered beside the south section of the Kaibab Trail across the Grand Canyon, near the Tonto Plateau, apparently set by a flare dropped from an airplane. Portions of the flare were recovered and sent to the FBI in Washington D.C., and their laboratory section recently reported that it was a night signal flare. The flares were widely used by the military planes during the war as a position marker.
50 years ago
1972: A feasibility report on pumping the water from two lakes located southeast of Flagstaff into the city reservoirs could be ready by sometime in early October. The report was authorized by the Flagstaff City Council early in June after an area rancher offered to sell the city 5,100-acre feet of water annually from Soldiers Annex and Hay lakes, Flagstaff could purchase the water, initial studies showed, for a price ranging from $0.38 per 1,000 gallons to as high as $0.63 per 1,000 gallons. After studying the initial offer and then touring the site of the lakes located adjacent to Hay Lake, Council voted unanimously to authorize an engineering company out of Phoenix to make further feasibility studies. In the event the project proves feasible, it could provide the city with almost 600-acre feet of water more than it uses annually right now.
25 years ago
1997: Out of the way, affordable housing in movie theater construction. Flagstaff's next big building trend looks to be adult assisted living centers. The health are industry is capitalizing on a void in the market for senior adult health care options in northern Arizona and the imminent aging of baby boomers. Plans now could produce 150 rooms where older people can live with some medical assistance. They are building centers for the three stages of adult care–independent living with little medical supervision, assisted living with some medical support and long-term, around-the-clock care. It's the middle stage that is getting a lot of hype. Emeritus Corporation has 60 rooms set for Flagstaff on Woodlands Village Boulevard, Los Arcos Healthcare Center plans to enter the field in the next two to three years, with 40 to 60 assisted living apartments. Northern Arizona Healthcare along with the Museum of Northern Arizona and Intergenerational Living are finishing up plans to build a 60-room center. Even though there are no assisted living centers in Coconino County today, there is enough in the works to make people already start talking about it and a saturated market. Despite the competition, Emeritus, one of the largest senior care providers in America, still plans to move ahead, banking on its service and rates -- which are cheaper than full on nursing homes where prices can reach almost $3,000 a month. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-assisted-living-boomed-in-flagstaff/article_77b8f794-1f08-11ed-b642-3f25669f044e.html | 2022-08-21T17:15:01 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-assisted-living-boomed-in-flagstaff/article_77b8f794-1f08-11ed-b642-3f25669f044e.html |
According to Dallas Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call in the 2300 block of Pacific Avenue Saturday morning around 3:20 a.m.
Once officers arrived, they spoke with a witness who stated that the victim had been shot and was still inside his vehicle.
It was determined that the victim was possibly shot by an unknown individual with a dark-colored SUV while in the area of Pacific Avenue and Harwood Avenue.
The witness told police the SUV fled from the scene, but the direction was unknown.
Dallas Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and transported the victim, 27-year-old Gustavo Lopez Estrada, to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective David Grubbs at 214-671-3675 or david.grubbs@dallascityhall.com and refer to case No. 151145-2022.
Crime Stopper will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense. Call Crime Stoppers at (214) 373- TIPS. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-inside-vehicle-in-dallas-gunman-at-large-police/3053454/ | 2022-08-21T17:28:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-inside-vehicle-in-dallas-gunman-at-large-police/3053454/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Food insecurities across Kansas continue to be a problem. According to Feeding America, more than 350,000 Kansans are suffering from hunger.
In Wichita, there are several residents who believe it is not the lack of food that they are dealing with but the lack of information on where to get it. Some believe people are not informed of the resources the city has to offer. Adding that there are multiple farmers’ markets in town every weekend and community gardens all throughout Wichita.
However, others say it could also be a transportation and a custom issue. Saying a lot of the time people find themselves going to larger grocery stores where the produce is out of stock, overpriced, or limited.
“I think also we are a society of convenience. So unfortunately especially in this country, there is a fast-food restaurant on every corner and so I think people become brainwashed to this is cheaper faster, easier right? When we could cook healthier at home at a more affordable price. So, I think that’s part of the problem,” said resident, Susan Thomann
But Wichitans do believe there is a way to solve this food insecurity issue.
“I think the communities need to come together. Sustainable in the homes as well. You can grow this, your community right here a little I think what people are worried about is the price range but you are getting quality over quantity. So, when I come here it is all natural foods it’s healthier and it’s a good lifestyle,” said resident, Janet Johnston.
For more information on the Wichita farmers market you can check out these two pages.
Old Town Farmers and Art Market and the Kansas Grow Farmers Market.
For community gardens, you can find more information here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichitans-weigh-in-on-food-insecurities-and-possible-solutions/ | 2022-08-21T17:31:34 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichitans-weigh-in-on-food-insecurities-and-possible-solutions/ |
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