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GLACIER VIEW, Alaska — A nurse from North Texas is being credited with helping save a baby after a plane crashed into a river in Alaska.
In a news release, the Alaska State Troopers (AST) said around 6:30 p.m. AKDT Saturday they began receiving calls about a plane crash in the Matanuska River in Glacier View, about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage. According to the department, the plane was occupied by two adults and a 7-month-old baby.
AST said civilians in the area began rescue efforts as the plane was sinking into the river. According to the department, Alaska resident Brett Winterbottom tethered himself to an ATV and swam into the river to rescue an adult male and the baby.
Troopers said Winterbottom handed the baby to North Texas resident Tammy Saunders and that she began medical aid.
Saunders is a nurse who was visiting Alaska with a group from Grapevine Faith Christian School. Saunders told WFAA she just happened to be zip-lining with students from the North Texas school when the incident happened.
She told WFAA the waters were extremely cold and that the baby had to be given warmth right away.
The baby was then transported to a hospital by LifeMed, an ambulance service in Alaska, AST said.
A female adult who was in the plane was able to swim herself to shore and was transported by helicopter to her family, officials said.
"AST would like to thank the citizens who provided immediate rescue efforts and saved these three individuals," the department said in the news release.
Further details on the conditions of the two adults and baby were not immediately released.
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TUPELO • The city of Tupelo honored the men and women who sacrificed their time, bodies and lives in the service of their country during a brief but poignant Memorial Day ceremony, Monday morning.
Mayor Todd Jordan opened the annual ceremony, held beneath billowing Stars and Stripes at Veterans Memorial Park, by noting the purpose of gathering each year: to honor those who fought and died for the freedom to do so.
“The World War II vets, the Vietnam vets, the Gulf War vets and everyone else who fought here and overseas to keep us free,” the mayor told the crowd of several hundred people clustered around the brickwork beneath the flagpoles. “There are a lot of countries around this world that wouldn’t let us get together today to recognize that.”
Before stepping away from the podium, Jordan acknowledged the recent death of U.S. Army veteran and retired Tupelo police officer Jimmy “Cotton” McCoy, who he said served his fellow man long after his time in the service.
“Looking over the Facebook posts under his obituary, there were so many young men who posted on there that Cotton would come to their aid when he knew they were going down the wrong path,” Jordan said. “He would help them get back on the right path, and although we have many (veterans) in our presence today … I just thought it would be good to mention him because he was a true Tupelo hero.”
Following a brief invocation, Lt. Col. Tim Williams offered a brief prayer for the souls of those who sacrificed themselves in the name of freedom.
“We pray for all those who have given their all, even their lives, to protect this great nation,” Williams said.
After a performance of the National Anthem by Tupelo’s Zell Long, Ward 5 Councilman Buddy Palmer, the event’s emcee, introduced the day’s guest speaker: Spc. Edward E. Glasscock. In his intro, Palmer offered a checklist of the Vietnam veteran’s commendations, including the Aircrew Badge, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Presidential Award and the Air Medal with 16 oak leaf clusters.
For his part, Glasscock was nonchalant about his personal accomplishments.
“All those medals and stuff won’t buy you a cup of coffee,” Glasscock said with a wry laugh.
Glasscock’s comments were short, but direct, crediting God for his survival during his time in combat.
The Tupelo resident said sometimes he didn’t think he’d see home again.
“They blew us up. They shot us. They killed us,” he told the crowd. “I was scared to death, but in a war, you do the best that you can.”
Faith and prayer, he said, helped guide him through times he believed he might not survive.
“I was praying to God, ‘Don’t take me here. I don’t want to die here,’” he said.
He didn’t, and Glasscock carries his faith with him still. Speaking directly to his fellow veterans in attendance, Glasscock offered both words of comfort and gratitude.
“Know that you are here because you represent the Good Lord and our country,” he said. “Thank you for loving us and taking care of us.”
The event closed with a performance of “Amazing Grace” on bagpipes from Owen McCulloch, followed by the playing of taps by retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Bob Verell as Glasscock and Jordan placed a memorial wreath beneath the United States flag flying at half-mast.
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Members of the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Tift County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Jose Luis Pena-Ferraras, 35, and Ismil Rodriguez-Aybar, 43, both of Lawrenceville, after the seizure of five kilograms of methamphetamine, one kilogram of heroin, and a handgun.
TIFTON – Members of the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Tift County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Jose Luis Pena-Ferraras, 35, and Ismil Rodriguez-Aybar, 43, both of Lawrenceville, recently after the seizure of five kilograms of methamphetamine, one kilogram of heroin, and a handgun.
Ferraras and Aybar were arrested in the parking lot of a Tifton hotel and charged with trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. Ferraras also was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. A search of their vehicle led to the seizures.
Based on a lengthy investigation, Ferraras and Aybar were identified as suppling methamphetamine and heroin to multiple communities in south Georgia, including Tifton and Albany.
The GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office is in Albany and services 42 counties in southwest Georgia. The office is a collaborative effort between the GBI, the Albany Police Department, the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office, the Dougherty County Police Department, the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office, and the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office, and is partially funded with Byrne/JAG grant funds.
Tips can be submitted to the GBI by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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Why are Scottsdale nightclubs prohibiting retro sneakers? Sneakerheads are begging for transparency
Nightclubs in Scottsdale, unlike most clubs in Phoenix or Tempe, often require a second form of identification. After the doorman’s flashlight shines over the driver’s license, it beams on the shoes of those waiting in line.
Old Town, the city’s vibrant shopping, nightclub and restaurant district, attracts patrons, both local and out of town, every day of the week. At the northern end of Old Town, a U-shaped street is home to some of the Valley’s most popular clubs. During the afternoon, most of these establishments serve as family-friendly brunch spots. By night, security guards dressed in black guard the doors as the booze flows, the amps pump and the crowd gets into its groove.
With the night time atmosphere comes a short set of rules: Patrons must be 21 to enter, and they have to abide by the dress code. These guidelines are synonymous with after-dark fun, but some clubbers are upset with one section of the code: footwear policies, specifically regarding retro basketball sneakers.
“It’s not even a secret,” security guard Jordan Baines said. “The locals, we know. All the out-of-towners get a surprise, or people who don’t go out often, they don’t know.”
Some clubs prohibit Jordans. Others ban Jordans and Nike Air Force 1s. All employ security guards to scan every foot that goes past the red rope.
Many club-goers say the enforcement seems arbitrary, raising deeper questions about racial/cultural diversity and the motivation behind the selectivity. Simply, is this a means to discourage Black patrons?
A rich history
Sneakers long have lived at the intersection of sports and fashion. More than a hundred years have passed since Chuck Taylor struck his deal with Converse that changed the athlete-brand relationship forever.
In the mid-1980s, Michael Jordan’s collaboration with Nike to create the Air Jordan is largely considered revolutionary for shoe culture. Nike publicly paid the fines Jordan accrued for wearing his shoe during games, which violate team and NBA rules.
By being “Like Mike” and wearing the Jordan 1, sneaker lovers were fashionable while making a statement against authority. Basketball shoes became daily shoes. With Michael Jordan back in the news cycle after the 2020 release of “The Last Dance,” his long-awaited documentary, the Jumpman image had a resurgence.
A typical pair of Air Jordan 1 hightops goes for about $150 on Nike’s website.
“From 2018 to 2020, (we) saw the acceleration of ‘The Last Dance,’” sneaker journalist and expert Luis Torres said. “The Jordan boom recently, and some people having more money, (have) really flooded demand for more Jordans and Nikes.”
Air Force 1s have had a presence on the hardcourt since the early ’80s when Hall of Fame center Moses Malone debuted them for Nike. They have stood the test of time from a fashion perspective, with shoe companies and sneakerheads altering their products to mimic the sleek design.
“That’s what everybody (wanted), because it’s just such a clean look,” Torres said. “But now it’s kind of trendy among a younger demographic to … just wear them beat up. Like it’s kind of the trend to have your sneakers look like they’ve been run over a few times.”
No entry allowed
Despite their popularity, Air Force 1s and Jordans, or “Js,” are not allowed in many Scottsdale nightclubs. The rules are meant to establish a certain look or feel to the club, but Valley residents are confused as to why they should opt for cheaper attire when the rest of the dress code implies a higher-end image.
Noah Jones, 23, said he was wearing a pair of tan Air Force 1s the first time bouncers at Casa Amigos denied him entry. Jones had worn Yeezy sneakers, which is Kanye West’s fashion and sneaker collaboration, into the club on a previous occasion, so he was confused why his more subtle AF1s caused so much trouble.
The bouncers told him that these rules were in place to prevent fights, as patrons in the past have been aggressively protective of their high-end sneakers, which have led to confrontations.
“I could see how it could happen, but I haven’t personally witnessed that happen,” Jones said. “And then, also, it wouldn’t really explain them denying me with my Air Force 1s because that’s just not a shoe that people are getting worked up over.”
Brandon Jones, 22 — no relation to Noah — also was wearing Air Force 1s when HiFi Kitchen and Cocktails refused him entry. He received a similar explanation.
“That would only be a concern to me if somebody looked like they were wearing some brand new shoes, or specifically Jordans,” Jones said. “Ninety-dollar Air Force 1s should not be starting any type of fights. In fact, there are more expensive shoes that they let people wear into the club than Air Force 1s.”
The rules themselves raise questions, but the inconsistencies in the enforcement of these rules are confusing for some clubbers. Although the dress codes come from management, it appears enforcement is left to the bouncers, and it’s fairly arbitrary.
Sarah Kurtze, 21, frequents Scottsdale nightclubs, including Casa Amigos, on weekends. She has never had an issue wearing her white Air Force 1s.
“They’re, like, my shoes (that) I don’t care what happens to them,” Kurtze said. “And my feet get stepped on at the clubs a lot, and so I would rather not wear nice shoes because I don’t want them to get ruined.”
Justin Tinsley, a senior culture writer for Andscape, formerly The Undefeated, tweeted in April that a Scottsdale bar wouldn’t let his friend in because he was wearing Jordan 1s: “A sports bar. That’s showing the UNC game. That’s the definition of irony.”
Attire rules
On request, one security guard at Casa Amigos provided Cronkite News with the club’s nighttime dress code: pants with a belt, no open toe shoes, no face tattoos, no gang-affiliated merchandise, no sports gear and no Jordans. Air Force 1s were not mentioned.
When asked about Noah Jones’ account, management and security at Casa Amigos declined comment.
HiFi Kitchen and Cocktails also did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
As a bouncer at Hifi and Casa Amigos, Baines, 26, regularly removed patrons from the lines because of their sneakers. He has since chosen to work security for establishments farther west and closer to Phoenix.
Baines, who is Black, doesn’t believe the sneaker bans are meant to prevent brawls.
“That’s something they say,” he said. “But at the end of the day, it’s not the reason why.
“From my experience and, you know, what I’ve seen and from both sides, just, you know, from partying and working, is it’s really more to keep a certain crowd out. Because you know, if you had 10 people in line with (Jordans) on, eight of the 10 people probably are going to be Black.”
Although some say these rules could be racially motivated, others point to class distinctions in the demographics of Old Town clubs. Baines also said it’s common for bouncers to accept cash at the door to allow patrons to skip the line, reserve a table or order bottle service.
In Scottsdale, a $20 bill also can act as a get-out-of-jail-free card for partygoers who forgot to leave their J’s at home, he said.
“You can wear whatever … you want, as long as you want to pay for it,” Baines said.
For some, coughing up the cash is worth keeping plans intact, but not everyone has the means to do so. Hope Denslow, 26, decided that she won’t return to Old Town nightclubs after several denied entry to her boyfriend, who is Black, because of his Jordans.
Like Baines, Denslow suspects race plays a role.
“We’ve just decided to start going to their clubs in downtown Phoenix or we just go to … dive bars further in South Scottsdale,” she said. “Why waste, you know, $14 on a drink for some people that don’t want those kinds of people in? We work hard for our money. Why would I spend $15 at a club that doesn’t want my boyfriend there.”
Torres, the sneaker journalist, thinks there’s a disconnect between club managers and the culture and lifestyle they promote. Fashion trends come and go, he said, and sneakers are no different. Five years ago, designer brands like Balenciaga and Versace made a splash with sneakers, promoting them through social media and song lyrics.
Now, retro-style basketball shoes are back at the forefront, but the designer phase could be making a comeback, he said.
“Dior, Givenchy, Prada, you’re seeing all these high-level brands collaborating with sneakers,” Torres said. “So I think, maybe in five years we’ll have a reset to some degree, where a nightclub might be more accepting of (retro shoes).”
Sneakerheads are pleading for transparency.
“I don’t know what their end goal is, and why they continue to be inconsistent with the rules,” Noah Jones said. “But I do know it’s backfiring because a lot of my friends who frequented Old Town are not going anymore.”
As Baines said, these rules are nothing new for most Valley residents who enjoy nightlife. They just know that when the beat hits their feet, it’s time to check their shoes.
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ISSAQUAH, Wash. — On the outside, it looks like just a nondescript building in an Issaquah office park. But on the inside, the activity is buzzing.
There are volunteers bagging diapers and baby formula in one aisle and toys and clothes in another row.
"We are about making sure that kids have what they need to thrive," said Helen Banks Routon of the Eastside Baby Corner. “Tangible things like diapers, food formula, clothing that a child from birth through age 12.”
The Baby Corner, which has been around since 1990, handed out 1.8 million diapers and 6,000 cans of baby formula in 2021.
“I grew up with seven children. We were really poor, and at Christmas, we would get help from the city and stuff. When those bags would come, we were super excited," said Denise Vance, who grew up in eastern Canada and now works on behalf of Kent Youth and Family Services.
Vance is one of 75 providers in five counties that works with the Baby Corner to deliver what they need.
Both Vance and Banks Routon said when they're not at the center, they are watching a Seattle Mariners game, especially in the late innings.
"Every pitch matters," Banks Routon said with a twinkle in her eye.
"My passion is for Paul," said Vance. “Put him in the game, and we need those diapers."
Vance is referring to Mariners reliever Paul Sewald, who has taken the Baby Corner under his right throwing arm.
“[My wife] Molly and I had our daughter Chloe last year, and we realized how difficult it is to raise kids," Sewald said before the M's game Friday.
“We can get everything we need, but not every family is necessarily as lucky as we are," Sewald said while leaning on the M's dugout.
Sewald has publicly announced he will donate $200 to the Baby Corner for every strikeout this season. As of Memorial Day, he has 16 strikeouts on the season.
"I try and strike out every single person," said Sewald. “Last year, I struck out 104 people, second in the American League in relievers. That is my goal again this year. Off to a little slower start, but we have a lot longer to go and turn it on a little bit."
But Sewald said it's about more than just the money. It is about raising the profile of the organization, which is doing so much on a volunteer basis.
He's also created a cheering section in that building back in Issaquah.
“There's definitely a lot of personal investment now in watching Paul come in and get those great innings and make a lot of strikeouts," said Banks Routon. "You should have seen me at the Mother's Day game."
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Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A infections in several states including North Dakota that might be linked to fresh organic strawberries.
The fruit was branded as FreshKampo and HEB and sold by numerous stories including Walmart, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. People who bought the product between March 5 and April 25 are advised to throw it away.
Anyone who bought the strawberries in that time period and has not been vaccinated against hepatitis A should contact their doctor, according to the FDA. Vaccination can prevent a hepatitis A infection if given within 14 days of exposure, the agency said.
Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection. Symptoms include fatigue, sudden nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain or discomfort, clay-colored bowel movements, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, dark urine, joint pain, jaundice and intense itching, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Symptoms may be relatively mild and go away in a few weeks, but sometimes hepatitis A infection results in severe illness that lasts several months, according to the clinic.
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Cases have been identified in North Dakota, Minnesota, California and Canada, according to the FDA. One case had been confirmed in North Dakota as of Saturday. There have been a dozen hospitalizations in the U.S. but no deaths reported.
The FDA, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are investigating the outbreak, along with state and local partners.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – As the Liberty Celebration group sang patriotic songs, the Memorial Day event kicked off at the Kingsport Veterans Memorial.
The lyrics to “God Bless America” rang out across the park as veterans, active service members, local dignitaries and families of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice breathed in the deeper meaning of the song’s verses. The May heat shone a brilliant light on the American flag at half staff, raised to full mast at exactly noon, honoring fallen soldiers from across the nation.
Veterans saluted the flag as Kingsport’s Angie Marshal belted out the words to the national anthem. Heads bowed in solemn respect as Brother Steve Lyons of Bible Way Baptist Church gave the event’s invocation.
Local veterans organizations were introduced and honored, including the America Legion Post 3, AMVETS Post 37, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 979, Veterans of foreign wars Post 4933, Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council and four living Korean War veterans.
An act of true courage was experienced unbeknownst to many in attendance as Sam Vanzant and Sam Jones of VVA Chapter 979 presented the Missing Man Table, honoring prisoners of war and those reported missing in action while defending their country oversees.
Vanzant lost his wife just before Memorial Day but honored his lost brothers and sisters in uniform at the event anyway.
“Given the freedoms we enjoy today in America, it is easy to forget the men and women whose sacrifice have made this possible. From our perspective, a grateful nation has forgotten them. Our pledge to you is that the Vietnam Veterans American chapter 979 has not and will not ever forget them,” Vanzant said at the event.
Dobyns-Bennett High School AFJROTC Instructor and retired Air Force Colonel Eric Vogt was the guest speaker at the event.
As a teacher, Vogt said he aimed to teach those in attendance about the names on the memorial surrounding the event. He highlighted the names and life stories of fallen soldiers from World War I all the way to the war in Afghanistan.
Brian Trent unveiled the new Rotary Memorial Kiosk at the Kingsport Veterans Memorial, which helps visitors navigate the park dedicated to honoring local fallen heroes.
Liberty Celebration 2022 Let Freedom Ring will host “A Patriotic Musical Extravaganza” on June 24 at 7 p.m. and June 25 at 2:30 and 7 p.m.at Higher Ground Baptist Church in Kingsport. Tickets are available at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, Eastman Employee Center, Higher Ground Baptist Church, and the Kingsport community Center of for $5 at the door of the event.
Children 12-years and under may attend for free.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country were honored in Johnson City this Memorial Day.
A ceremony was held Monday morning at the Spirit of the American Doughboy statue in Memorial Park.
The statue was given to the city in 1935 as a way to honor the United States soldiers who have served overseas since World War I.
“We are here today to recognize those men and women who have lost their lives in all the wars that we’ve had,” master of ceremonies Ralph Motes said. According to Motes, wreaths were laid at the statue to commemorate those lives.
The local American Legion was in attendance at the ceremony. Also present was former Congressman Phil Roe and other state and local lawmakers.
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MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) – A small earthquake shook Western North Carolina near Carter County Saturday night.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 1.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Mitchell County, roughly five and a half miles east of Bakersville. The USGS’ interactive map shows the earthquake’s point of origin right along the Mitchell and Avery County line.
The earthquake reportedly occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
The USGS reports the earthquake had a depth of about 2.6 miles.
As of Monday morning, no reports from people who felt the earthquake had been reported to the USGS.
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Oregon officials foresee another challenging wildfire season this year. Due to drought conditions, a large portion of the state could be affected by wildfires.
During a briefing Monday, May 16, Gov. Kate Brown said we are fighting fires of a new age and it is a different wildfire environment. Fires of the past have taught us that being prepared can be the difference between life and death. The time to prepare is now.
“Oregon has one of the best wildfire response systems in the country,” Brown said. “We continue to lead the nation in this space, improving even further as we roll out requirements from Senate Bill 762, which passed in the 2021 Legislative session.”
Brown said the state is asking all Oregonians to do their part to prevent and prepare for wildfires. State Forester Cal Mukumoto said the majority of the wildfires that are responded to are caused by people.
Chief Mike Shaw, of the Oregon Department of Forestry, said the cool, wet April and beginning of May has been a respite from what was seen in March. Oregon is in a significant drought pattern with exceptional drought covering the bulk of the east slope of the Cascades and extreme drought expanding across vast portions of eastern Oregon and into southwest Oregon. How long the weather stays in cooler, wet conditions will indicate when wildfire season will begin.
“In 2021, which was a very challenging season, the coverage of exceptional drought was significantly less than what you see for this year,” Shaw said. “This will likely translate to a very challenging fire season as the fires that begin in these areas will be very difficult to suppress over very significant portions of Oregon as we move into the fire season.”
Travis Medema, chief deputy state fire marshal, said all conditions point to an active wildfire season. In June, additional activity will begin to pick up in Oregon with anticipated wildfires in July and August. The exceptional drought in parts of Oregon indicates a significant wildfire season. In July and August, competition for helicopters and crew could be problematic across the western United States.
Tom Roick, air quality monitoring manager at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, said DEQ maintains a network of air quality monitoring stations across the state. They plan to propose more locations next month. Decisions whether to issue an air quality advisory are made by DEQ.
Visit wildfire.oregon.gov for more information and to sign up for emergency alerts.
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Astronomers are excited by the possibility of a thousand shooting stars an hour overnight over North America.
The peak time to watch the Tau Herculid meteor shower is around 1 a.m.
However, it’s hit or miss whether it will be visible, NASA said.
Earth will pass through the debris trails of a comet — which in 1995 broke into large fragments — called 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, of SW3.
If the comet debris is traveling slower than 220 mph. “then nothing will make it to Earth and there will be no meteors from this comet,” Bill Cooke, who heads NASA’s meteoroid environment office at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, said in a blog post.
Skygazers in North America under clear, dark skies will have the best chance of seeing a Tau Herculid shower.
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BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Division of Veterans Services held a public Memorial Day Ceremony to honor and remember those who died in service defending our country, and those who have or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.
The ceremony was held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at 10 this morning, and included a wreath presentation by multiple Veteran and Civic Organizations, an aircraft flyover by the 124th Fighter Wing, and participation by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.
Speakers included representatives from the Governor's office, elected officials, and the keynote speaker, combat veteran and retired U.S. Army Special Forces Officer, Dan Nelson.
Transportation to the event was provided by the Brown Bus Company and the Valley Regional Transit, both of which donated buses for the ceremony.
Last Saturday, the cemetery was decorated with a single U.S. flag, carefully placed by each gravesite near the Captain Art Jackson Young Marines. Members from The Mission Continues of Boise also placed flags in the cemetery to create the Avenue of Flags.
As part of the Memorial holiday weekend, volunteers from Bugles Across America will perform TAPS, a piece unique to the United States military as the call is sounded at funerals, wreath-laying ceremonies and memorial services, and the Boise Highlanders will play Amazing Grace on the bagpipes, beginning at noon and going throughout the day at 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00 p.m.
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New Jersey's acting attorney general wants to make a change to police arrest practices in the state, starting with anyone who has a warrant out for a low-level offense.
Police "in most instances" should no longer arrest people with municipal court bench warrants with bail amounts of $500 or less, Acting Attorney General Matthew Pitkin announced last week.
Bench warrants are most often issued to individuals who fail to appear for a municipal court hearing or pay money the owe. Those finding themselves before the municipal court have often violated traffic laws, local ordinances or committed low-level offenses like shoplifting, Piktin explained in his announcement.
"If law enforcement encounters an individual with such a warrant, they must arrest that person, even if the underlying offense was a traffic ticket or a similarly minor offense. Not only is the possibility of arrest at any moment disruptive to a person’s life, it can also heighten the tension surrounding interactions with law enforcement, increasing the possibility of more volatile encounters," Piktin's statement goes on.
Instead of arrest an individual with a bench warrant, Pitkin is asking officers to issue them a new court date. This rule applies to anyone with a bench warrant for $500 or less.
According to the attorney general's office, there remain hundreds of thousands of outstanding bench warrants in New Jersey. Another motivator behind this change in arrest policy, Piktin says, is to cut down on the "significant law enforcement time and resources" taken up by processing such arrests.
The announcement of the new statewide policy came with supportive statements from the state troopers' union, the ACLU of New Jersey, the head of the state police, in addition to other statewide groups fighting for racial justice.
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"This directive will lift burdens on those who would otherwise be jailed for their inability to pay, it will free up the court system with backlogs and continue the momentum of reducing the mass incarceration in New Jersey, an “All Around Win” on this one," Cuqui Rivera, criminal justice chair of the Latino Action Network, said.
Jeanne LoCicero, legal director of the ACLU chapter in New Jersey, said that "Ending arrests for bench warrants in these cases helps move us away from an overly harsh criminal legal system where a burdensome process amounts to punishment, especially for people who can’t afford fines or bail."
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Police on Monday put out a plea asking for help tracking down a missing 15-year-old from Brooklyn.
According to the NYPD, Reginald Sanders was last seen at his East New York home Sunday around 11 a.m.
He was last seen wearing a black camouflage coat, light blue jeans, black and white sneakers, and a blue backpack, police said.
Sanders has brown eyes and black hair, and is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall.
The NYPD has asked anyone with information into Sanders' whereabout to contact police at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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Subway service on the 7 line between Manhattan and Queens resumed Monday afternoon after a police investigation at Grand Central Terminal.
The NYPD said officers responded to a platform around noon for a report of a suspicious package.
Officials evacuated the platform as a precaution, police told News 4.
Subway service between Manhattan and Queens was temporarily suspended for the police investigation.
By 1:30 p.m., 7 trains were running again in both directions with delays after police concluded their investigation, the MTA tweeted.
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ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) – A little bit of zen and a peaceful way to start the day where we count our great blessing of freedom.
This morning, Monday, May 30, Eternal Yoga in Ashland hosted a free riverfront yoga class. Eternal Yoga’s owner says that it’s a way to pay homage to those brave men and women who left family behind and enlisted, knowing all of the sacrifices on the battle field and in their hearts and minds.
As a way to pay it forward, today’s class was also a food drive.
“We support a local food pantry that supports over 100 families a week, and they are always in need of food,” says Kathy Mejia, owner of Eternal Yoga. “We just do our part to give back to the community.”
Eternal Yoga is matching each donation received today.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Police in Maryland say a man has drowned in the water near Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.
The Baltimore Sun reports that police arrived around 12:30 p.m. at Sandy Point State Park and performed CPR on the man but were unable to resuscitate him. Police are investigating the death and did not immediately know the his age or how he ended up in the water.
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Construction will begin next week on a new roundabout intersection at West Twin Peaks and North Sandario roads in Marana.
The town will start construction on Monday, June 6, and the work will continue through the end of July. While crews are working, the intersection will be closed in all directions, the town said in a news release.
There will be a detour directing traffic to West Avra Valley Road via West Emigh Road, North Sanders Road and North Clayton Place. Traffic to Marana High School, area schools, and neighborhoods will be impacted during construction.
The town expects to have the roundabout completed by the start of the school year.
The town said roundabouts are a proven safety countermeasure because they can substantially reduce serious crashes, as well as improve overall safety and promote lower speeds.
Due to the roundabout’s proximity to Marana High School, the town is working with Marana Unified School District to provide guidance for parents to talk to their students about driving safety and how to safely navigate a roundabout.
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The town said it evaluated many intersection improvements while studying the Twin Peaks-Sandario intersection. The roundabout option was selected due to increased safety and efficiency and lower construction and operating cost.
For safety during construction drivers should comply with traffic control devices, flagging personnel and detour signs.
Travel time through the project area may increase during construction. Construction may restrict traffic lanes and create congestion.
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Not everyone in Tucson is a doughnut fan, but for those who are, the options are plentiful.
Do you like your doughnuts cakey or fluffy? With a hole or without? Do you prefer a simple glaze or a neon pink frosting with rainbow-colored sprinkles on top and a rich Bavarian cream waiting for you just below the surface?
In honor of National Doughnut Day, held each year on the first Friday in June, we have some spots in mind that are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Downtown doughnuts
Downtown Tucson teaches us that doughnuts don’t have to just be a morning affair and milk doesn’t always have to be the drink that accompanies them.
Just ask the folks at Donut Bar Tucson, 33 N. Sixth Ave.
The former franchise, now independent, offers 35 different flavors of doughnuts, both in a denser cake and fluffier yeast form, with a selection of wines, sake-based cocktails and craft beer options to go with them (doughnut drink standards like milk, juices and coffee are also available).
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It’s open during the day Wednesdays-Sundays until 1 p.m. It reopens at 5 p.m. on weekends, keeping the lights on until 10 p.m. on Thursdays, and until midnight Fridays and Saturdays.
Husband-and-wife team Nick and Jessica Mueller opened Donut Bar in 2020 after seeing how popular the original location was in San Diego, where they live part-time.
“It was a fun concept,” Jessica Mueller said. “The doughnuts were great, but it wasn’t just about the doughnuts. It was about the experience; a place where you don’t just pick up a doughnut and leave. You can stay and have a beer, some wine.”
Mueller said now that Donut Bar is independent, they have more freedom to play with flavors. They have tried out prickly pear margarita doughnuts and horchata doughnuts. The downtown spot also has a line of savory sandwiches using doughnuts as the bread, including a Monte Cristo and a jalapeño popper grilled cheese, that go well with a pint on late nights out, Jessica Mueller said.
“Unless you sugar them or put the glaze on them, (the doughnuts) are a little sweet, but not so much on their own,” she added. “They make the perfect crust for the grilled cheeses.”
On National Doughnut Day — Friday, June 3, Donut Bar will be giving out 100 free birthday cake doughnuts (with an additional purchase) and will be teaming up with 1912 Brewing for pairings at the shop. Doughnuts will also be available at the brewery, 2045 N. Forbes Blvd.
Donut Bar (facebook.com/donutbartucson) tries to go local with its beer selections when it can. Its taps include offerings from the likes of MotoSonora and Ten55 Brewing.
“People tend to gravitate toward the beer,” Jessica Mueller said.
Looking for something a little harder to go with your doughnuts?
Take a five-minute walk from Donut Bar to Batch at 118 E. Congress.
The whiskey bar, with more than 800 selections of whiskey available, has been serving doughnuts since it first opened in 2016. Owner Ronnie Spece’s wife, Christian Spece, makes a rotating selection that includes churro-flavored and crème brulée options. They are currently only offered on the weekends.
Spece said Batch has increased its selection of boozy doughnuts, doughnuts with whiskey infused into the frosting or glaze.
Customers are also invited to infuse the doughnuts themselves with whiskey, using pipettes.
“It is interactive,” Spece said. “We’ll use Screwball (peanut butter whiskey) or Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple. The goal is to squeeze it into the middle of the doughnut, into the Bavarian cream. Some people will squirt the whiskey into their mouths and then eat the doughnut.”
Batch is open 4-11 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; and 2 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays. More info: batchtucson.com.
Mochi doughnuts
At BoMo, a small mom-and-pop shop in a strip mall on the far southeast side of town, only two things make up the menu: boba tea and mochi doughnuts.
The boba tea, an increasingly common drink option in Tucson, comes in 12 different flavors of tea, with an additional 12 different flavors of boba and jellies to go with it. Options include mango, lychee and coconut jelly.
The mochi doughnuts are less common and a good reason to make the trip to this unassuming storefront in the Rita Ranch area.
Japanese in origin, like the boba tea, and made from rice flour, tapioca starch, milk, eggs, butter, sugar, salt and baking powder, the doughnuts resemble the teething rings your kiddos gummed on as babies. The shop’s website, thebomo.com, describes its texture as “bouncy and chewy.”
They come infused with flavors, like chocolate, strawberry, matcha and black sesame, said owner June Chu-Kreft.
“People think black sesame is something you cook in savory dishes.,” said Chu-Kreft, who is originally from Hong Kong, but has lived in the United States since 2006 and Tucson since 2018. “In China, we use black sesame to make desserts.”
Chu-Kreft opened BoMo in March in an area of town that she felt was underserved when it came to boba.
“I live 10 minutes away,” Chu-Kreft said. “I like boba tea, but I always had to drive a long way to get it. I thought I might as well open one myself.”
The boba tea easily outpaces the doughnuts in terms of sales. People are still getting to know what mochi doughnuts are all about, Chu-Kreft said.
“I always try to get them to try it,” she said. “Most people who try say they like it and come back for more.”
BoMo is located at 9040 E. Valencia Road. Its hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays-Sundays.
Doggie doughnuts
As you and your family tear your way through Tucson’s doughnut landscape, leaving a sea of empty milk cartons and errant sprinkles in your wake, remember you may have a pup at home that also might enjoy a good doughnut.
Enter Dogs-n-Donuts, 7743 E. Broadway, Tucson’s first doughnut shop dedicated exclusively to serving man’s best friend.
Owner Christa Parsons launched the concept nearly four years ago. Parsons had been selling baked goods for humans at local farmer’s markets. After adopting a poodle mix from Pima Animal Care Center, she started making dog-friendly treats that she thought her own pup might like.
Creating sweets for her new, four-legged friend brought back memories she had when she was a teen of dog-themed bakeries her family visited in San Diego and Sedona.
“You walk in and you look at these little cakes and pastries, and they were all for dogs,” she said.
With nothing like that in Tucson, she moved forward on securing a location on the city’s east side.
Today, people from all over town make the trip to Dogs-n-Donuts to buy Parsons’ creations.
The shop’s doughnuts consist of a dough made from oats and peanut butter as a base with a yogurt glaze. Some are covered with sprinkles on top. Others are served with dried fruits and vegetables, like apples, bananas and sweet potatoes.
“They are all so colorful and fun,” Parsons said. “Dogs seem to love them.”
Doughnuts are sold individually or by the box. The shop also offers dog-friendly, customized birthday and adoption cakes, as well as doggie gelato.
“The doughnuts look great,” Parsons said. “Customers will sometimes come in and ask, ‘Can I have a bite, too?’ We tell them, ‘That is up to you.’ “
Dogs-n-Donuts is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
More info: dogsndonutstucson.com
O.G. doughnuts
Each and every day, Le Cave’s owner Charlie Salgado and his crew listen to memories.
“We hear stories all the time of people going to Le Cave’s when they were growing up,” Salgado said. “They would get their birthday cakes from us, graduation cakes.”
A Tucson staple on South Sixth Avenue since 1935, the bakery found a new home on East 22nd Street in 2018, and new owners, Chris and Naomi Pershing, who have since sold the business to their brother-in-law Salgado.
Salgado said the bakery still follows the same recipes as the old location, but is in a better spot, a former Jack in the Box, at 3950 E. 22nd St. The old building at 1219 S. Sixth Avenue had fallen into disrepair in the years leading up to the sale. It has since been resurrected, brought up to code and is currently home to Mendez Bakery.
“This location had better conditions, better infrastructure, a drive-thru,” Salgado said of Le Cave’s current digs.
The doughnuts at Le Cave’s are popular sellers, right up there with the bakery’s empanadas, Salgado said.
Some of its doughnut flavors include glazed, chocolate-frosted and maple-frosted. Fillings range from raspberry to mango to cinnamon apple.
Salgado said pulling out of the pandemic has been a challenge, with supply and staffing shortages, but they are hanging in there and keeping busy.
He attributes that in part to the bakery’s location on bustling East 22nd.
“We are a lot more visible,” he said. “It is a busy thoroughfare.”
Le Cave’s is open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visit lecaves.com for more information.
Diverse doughnuts
When it comes to variety, Amy’s Donuts, at 101 E. Fort Lowell Road, sits firmly at the tippy-top of the doughnut pile.
The standalone shop offers a colorful array of 75 different types of doughnuts each day, according to general manager Meyunka Perrin, including a doughnut made to look like Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster and a doughnut resembling the bright pink-frosted doughnuts with sprinkles enjoyed by animated dad Homer Simpson.
Perrin said their maple bacon, cookies and cream, apple glazed, and cheesecake doughnuts are some of their most popular options.
Amy’s, which has a handful of locations in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Ohio, is open from 5 a.m. to midnight daily. Visit amysdonuts.com/tucson for more info.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Roping, riding and racing return to Kissimmee starting Friday for the 149th edition of the Silver Spurs Rodeo.
The rodeo competition will be held at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park off U.S. 192., with events starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Miss Silver Spurs pageant will be held Thursday.
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Attendees will get to see participants take part in livestock roping and wrestling, bareback horseback riding, barrel racing and bull riding.
The Silver Spurs Rodeo is a tradition that goes back to the 1940s and was spurred by Osceola County’s ranchers. It bills itself as the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River. The group behind the rodeo, the Silver Spurs Riding Club, holds two events, one in February and one in June.
Silver Spurs Rodeo is recognized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Tickets to the Silver Spurs Rodeo are $20 for adults and free for children 10 and under. You can purchase tickets on the Silver Spurs website.
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MICHIGAN CITY — A senior at LaPorte High School was one of six students in Indiana to receive the 2022 Career and Technical Education Award of Excellence.
Delaney Messer, a senior and construction technology student at the A.K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City, received the award in Indianapolis with her family and LaPorte County Career and Technical Education Director Delincia Smith.
The award, presented annually by the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, honors the state’s top CTE students and programs.
At LaPorte High School, Messer is involved with the National Honor Society and Girl Reserves, a community service group. She is also an intern with New Prairie Building Trades and will begin a carpentry apprenticeship after her graduation.
Her carpentry apprenticeship will last four years and will be predominantly work, with four weeks of class every year.
When she found out she won the award, she was shocked.
“I was speechless,” Messer said. “I did not expect to receive it.”
Messer became interested in construction through family members who are in carpentry. She attended an open house at A.K. Smith her sophomore year and could not find herself walking away from the construction technology room.
Since her junior year, she has attended A.K. Smith in construction technology classes.
“It gets you out of the classroom, and it's not all book work. You can have blueprints, but it is all creative,” she said.
During her time there, she has helped create picnic tables, reindeer sculptures, cabinets and other wooden items. The career center is also helping renovate the House of Tomorrow, a significant historical landmark in the region.
As a girl in a male-dominated field, Messer said, it felt really good to receive the award.
“It shows that girls can be in it, too. It’s not just for males,” Messer said. She was one of two girls in her construction class senior year, and junior year she was the only girl.
According to New England Institute of Technology, women comprise just 7% of architects and engineers, 5% of contractors and 4% of construction managers.
Messer was also recently recognized as Outstanding Program Student of the Year for the construction technology program at A.K. Smith Career Center.
“Delaney is an absolute joy to have as a student at A.K. Smith,” Smith said. “She always goes above and beyond in all she does and sets a great example for other students.”
Messer is also continuing schooling past graduation in hopes of getting a carpentry certification at Ivy Tech Community College.
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DUAB Chairman Justin McAdam has said the contract is the beginning of the end and he is hopeful the legislature will allow them to transition back to local control.
PNW students currently enrolled in the computer information technology program with a concentration in cybersecurity will be eligible to transition to the new cybersecurity degree.
The 2021-22 school year dress code did not require a uniformity of color, meaning students were not required to wear a designated “uniform,” but there were still dress code expectations.
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HOBART — A therapeutic day spa has a new location following support from Hobart officials.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a use variance allowing the Heavenly Handz massage therapy clinic and day spa to operate at 7860 E. Ridge Road. The decision comes after the Board of Zoning Appeals earlier this month gave the variance request a favorable recommendation.
City Council President Matt Claussen said Heavenly Handz had a location in a different area of Hobart, but the business lost its lease there. It found a different space, but city approval was necessary before it could open.
Officials said there is different terminology used in city ordinances regarding massage facilities, which resulted in the need for a use variance so Heavenly Handz could operate at the Ridge Road location.
City Attorney Heather McCarthy said ordinances need to be tweaked so businesses like Heavenly Handz won’t need to “jump through hoops” to begin operating, and the matter will go before the council’s ordinance committee for review.
“It’s on the radar,” McCarthy said. “We’re working on it.”
In another matter, the City Council decided rentals of the community area in the Police/Court/Community Center (PCC) building will be handled by the Parks Department.
The Police Department had been handling the rentals of the gym, meeting room and other areas at the building at 705 E. Fourth St., and city officials believe transferring the responsibility to the Parks Department is a better fit.
Parks Director Kelly Goodpaster said several city entities use the facility throughout the week. That includes the Maria Reiner Center and Fire Department.
“We’re doing this citywide, but I want to open it to be rented to the public,” Goodpaster said. “Public rentals will happen on Saturday and Sunday.”
Councilman Dave Vinzant questioned how much the city should charge nonprofit organizations to use the facility as a meeting space. Goodpaster said there is a discounted rate of $40 for those organizations, but the amount could be adjusted if the council determines that is necessary.
“We’re not charging them the full rate, that’s what the nonprofit rate is for,” Goodpaster said.
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Mayor Brian Snedecor said he’s been a supporter of Becknell and development in the city but “become troubled" following two public hearings in which residents have strongly opposed the development.
“We are excited as to what was accomplished in 2021 and what is now occurring in 2022,” Mayor Brian Snedecor said in a video State of the City address presented during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Residents didn’t hide their emotions Thursday night after a lengthy meeting in which the Plan Commission supported a rezone for a light industrial project proposed near their homes.
Hobart Building Official Karen Hansen said the Hobart Building Department issued 2,651 permits in 2021. The construction work completed last year was valued at more than $80 million.
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NORMAL — As McLean County Unit 5 looks for ways to fix its ongoing structural deficit, its leaders have been asking the community for input. The district is in the middle of its four-phase process of deciding how to address the deficit.
Libertyville-based firm EOSullivan Consulting, headed by former state Rep. Ed Sullivan, is helping the district through the community engagement process. So far, the district has not announced what the next phase will look like, with Phase 2 surveys having wrapped up this past weekend.
Here's a look at what's been done so far, and what the public might expect going forward.
How large is the deficit?
For this school year, the district needed around $11 million in working cash to cover the deficit in the education fund. That number is expected to be around $14 million next year, and to continue increasing each year, totaling $54 million in extra cash needed over the next three fiscal years.
Where did the deficit come from?
Unit 5 has attributed the deficit to years of underfunding from the state, unfunded mandates from new state laws, and increasing costs generally. At a board meeting in March, Superintendent Kristen Weikle said that since 2010, the state has given the district $19 million less than it was supposed to under its own funding models. At the same time, the total equalized assessed value has risen inconsistently, and in a few years even decreased, even as costs have continued rising.
What is working cash?
Working cash is a fund from bonds and a small levy. The money can then be moved to different funds. The district has been using bonds as a “Band-Aid” to make ends meet, but this is not a long-term solution. Each issuance comes with fees, such as for credit agencies and attorneys, and the district has to pay interest on the bonds. Unit 5 Chief Financial Officer Marty Hickman noted that the past two bonds have fairly low interest rates, but with the latest issuance, the rate had crept up, and he expects rates to continue rising. The $45 million from the last issuance is expected to help this year and the next two years, but may not cover the entire deficit.
What is Unit 5’s tax rate?
Unit 5’s tax rate this year is around $5.5827 per $100 of equalized assessed value (EAV). Of that, the education fund tax rate is $2.72 per $100. The education fund pays for things like teacher salaries and classroom materials. Both the total rate and the education fund rate are below the majority of districts in McLean County, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education from 2020.
What has the district done so far?
To date, the district and EOSullivan have held six community engagement sessions across two phases. Phase 1 was an initial step to gather feedback from the community following presentations from district administration about the financial situation. Phase 2 asked for more specific feedback about some proposals, including ways to overcome current financial strains and opportunities to improve educational opportunities in the district. Phase 2 included both an online survey and phone survey.
The district also implemented cuts for next year, including eliminating 36 teaching positions through attrition and transfers and ending the eighth grade foreign language program. Two administrative positions were also cut. The board decided to keep the fifth grade band program after hearing from almost 70 members of the public at a seven-hour meeting in March.
What has participation been like so far?
The district and EOSullivan have not given a public update on Phase 2, as the survey ended Saturday. Phase 1 had more than 250 participants in the community engagement sessions and more than 150 filled out surveys afterward.
What proposals have been floated?
The first set of proposals listed funding that would be needed to prevent certain cuts from happening. These changes would lead to lower-quality education in Unit 5, district officials said.
- Increase class sizes: $1.1 million per year
- Reduce programs: $2.9 million per year
- Reduce extracurricular and co-curricular offerings (such as music and athletics): $1.3 million per year
- Shorten school days: $2.9 million a year
- Decrease staff: up to $4 million a year
- Close school buildings: up to $1.5 million a year
- Increase fees: $180,000 a year
The district and consultants also asked what expansions and other opportunities the public might support in the future. These would require funding beyond what is needed to address the deficit.
- Reduce class sizes: $1.95 million a year
- Expand program offerings: $1 million a year
- Increase student resources and support: $1 million a year
- Accelerated education programs: $500,000 a year
- Enhance 21st century teaching, including increased collaboration and technology improvements: $750,000 a year
- Improve drop-off and pick-up organization: $250,000 a year
- Improve safety and security: $300,000 a year
- Increase space in buildings: up to $12 million
- Turf athletic fields: $2.5 million
Some impacts overlap, so the separate costs may not add up to the totals needed to address the problems.
Will there be a referendum?
A referendum — which would allow the district to increase the tax rate if voters agree — is possible, but not certain. The board has indicated it remains open to non-referendum solutions if the community engagement process makes it clear that is what the public wants. Members have said that without funding increases, the cuts needed will drastically change education in Unit 5.
Surveys from the first round of community engagement suggested strong support for further discussions on a referendum, with more than 80% of survey participants saying they were open to considering increasing funding and 60% saying they were willing to support increased funding.
When did Unit 5 last raise its education fund rate?
Voters last approved an increase in 2008, when a vote to raise the education fund rate by $0.10 per $100 EAV passed. At the time, the district was growing quickly and had opened new buildings it needed to fill with teachers and other staff. That increase was the first increase since the early 1980s. Today’s rate is just 10 cents above what it was in 1983. The rate cannot be raised again without a referendum.
If there is a referendum, how much would taxes increase?
The size of any potential referendum is not clear yet and will depend on what the district hears during the community engagement process. In Phase 2, four potential funding increases were floated, but the final details are likely to be different from any of them.
The four examples were:
- Minimal funding to meet some of the current negative impacts, which would require $11 million a year or $284 more for a $180,000 property
- Base funding to meet the current negative impacts, requiring $13 million a year or $336 more for a $180,000 property
- Medium funding to meet all the current negative impacts and implement some improvements, requiring $17 million a year or $439 more for a $180,000 property
- High funding to meet all current negative impacts and all proposed improvements, requiring $21 million or $543 more for a $180,000 property
The final option was to keep taxing levels the same.
What's next?
Sullivan said he and his staff will continue to update the board on the process. Phase 2 was getting feedback on what EOSullivan calls its “menu” of options. Phase 3 will involve creating three possible plans from those options and community feedback. In Phase 4, the company will submit a final recommended plan, and the board will decide from there. The process, which started in April, is expected to take several months.
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ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia will not sell beer and alcohol to most football fans at Sanford Stadium again in 2022.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that UGA Athletic Director Josh Brooks made the comments Thursday after Georgia’s athletic board meeting at Lake Oconee.
The school began selling beer and alcoholic seltzer this past season for men’s and women’s basketball games in Stegeman Coliseum and at baseball games at Foley Field and softball games.
Brooks, though, says UGA wants to move slowly on alcohol sales.
“That’s not even a discussion point right now,” Brooks said “We introduced it at Stegeman, Foley Field and softball and it’s been a slow roll out. We’re going to be very intentional about that. That’s just not on the agenda right now for Sanford.”
Beer and wine have been for sale at football games since 2019 in some club areas that require pricey donations to the athletic program. Those who rent private suites can also stock them with alcohol that is delivered before games.
Georgia became the 11th Southeastern Conference school to offer alcohol sales at athletic venues.
Brooks said expanding alcohol sales across a a stadium that seats more than 90,000 is more complicated.
“There’s a lot of elements into it, whether it’s the length of the game and the time, or the logistics of just doing it and preparing it,” Brooks said. “Look, we’re still learning as we grow, so we started with smaller venues, to where we can crawl, walk, run, so now we’re still monitoring the progress."
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas last week is part of the broader issue of gun violence prevention and gun control in the U.S. As tough as it is to talk about, it's an issue many are trying to address.
KGW news spoke with a Portland psychologist and an associate professor who have expertise on the subject in different ways.
"We now know, even if we only look at the mass shootings that have been covered by the popular press, we know that they happen in every community." said Doreen Dodgen-Magee, a Portland psychologist whose outpatient practice deals with coping with grief.
This year alone, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in the United States. A mass shooting is defined as a shooting where four or more people have been shot. No part of the country, including the Pacific Northwest, has been immune from experiencing gun violence first hand.
As shootings continue, Dodgen-Magee said the impact reaches deep into communities.
"I think it's probably pretty difficult anymore for people to be able to say they don't know someone who has been impacted by gun violence as those numbers rise in our country." Dodgen-Magee said.
Michelle Barnhart is an associate professor of marketing at Oregon State University. She and a colleague have studied gun violence for the past six years as it relates to marketing.
"Guns are a huge product. There's a lot of marketing that happens with guns," Barnhart said. "It's the only consumer product in the United States that is constitutionally protected in terms of actually being able to consume it."
Topics in her research include talking with gun owners about carrying or owning guns and looking at how they can minimize risk by keeping a gun in their house.
"The big takeaway is they recognize a tremendous amount that they are taking additional risks by having guns," Barnhart said. "When you talk to gun owners, the notion of a responsible gun owner is very prevalent. Everyone you talk to that owns a gun will tell you they are a responsible gun owner."
Another topic in her research includes how much people understand the Second Amendment.
"Not unlike a lot of things in the country, we see vast differences in how people understand the Second Amendment and what it means for morality," Barnhart said. "If it's a moral duty to carry a gun around and protect your fellow citizens, or if that is something that should be entirely reserved for police."
Among the topics she looked into included the various marketing efforts of gun violence prevention groups.
"Changing consumer behaviors, so educational programs to try to store their guns properly, or kind of the 'see something, say something' kind of programs to identify threats before they turn into disasters."
When it comes to coping with stress after mass shootings, Dogden-Magee said it's OK to disconnect.
"Learning some deep breathing techniques, like learning to pause even after we hear a big news story. Instead of just binging on all the details we can find about that story and taking a pause and coming back into ourselves," Dogden-Magee said.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida house where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legends Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant grew up is on the market for $629,000.
The home in a working-class Jacksonville neighborhood comes with eight lots, plus a fourplex home and a manufactured home, property records show. There is also a historical marker, put in the front yard in 2018, which reads: “The Van Zants’ legacy, memorialized in this house, commemorates their prodigious contribution to the world of rock music.”
Blue Horizon Property Solutions purchased the home for $67,500 in 2015, property records show.
The home is available for short-term vacation rentals, starting at $80 a night, and has its own website, vanzanthouse.com.
The west Jacksonville area was called Shantytown when the Van Zant brothers were growing up in the house, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Ronnie Van Zant formed Lynyrd Skynyrd with friends from the neighborhood in the 1960s, and the group became Southern Rock superstars in the 1970s before he and several others were killed in a 1977 plane crash.
His brother Donnie Van Zant was a founder of .38 Special, another 70s rock band. Hearing problems forced him to retire in 2013, but the band still tours.
He remains in northeast Florida, along with brother Johnny Van Zant, who has been Lynyrd Skynyrd’s frontman since 1987.
“That house was our life, that neighborhood was our neighborhood,” Johnny Van Zant told newspaper in 2018. “We all learned how to play drums in that house, we all learned how to swing on the swing-set out there — that’s where we learned to sing. We didn’t have 700 channels like today. We didn’t have nothing but four channels. We weren’t super rich.”
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BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Monday mulled a Jewish man’s bid to force the removal of a 700-year-old antisemitic statue from a church where Martin Luther once preached, and said it will deliver its verdict in the long-running dispute next month.
The “Judensau,” or “Jew pig,” sculpture on the Town Church in Wittenberg is one of more than 20 such relics from the Middle Ages that still adorn churches across Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
The case went to the Federal Court of Justice after lower courts ruled in 2019 and 2020 against plaintiff Michael Duellmann. He had argued that the sculpture was “a defamation of and insult to the Jewish people” that has “a terrible effect up to this day,” and has suggested moving it the nearby Luther House museum.
Placed on the church about four meters (13 feet) above ground level, the sculpture depicts people identifiable as Jews suckling the teats of a sow while a rabbi lifts the animal’s tail. In 1570, after the Protestant Reformation, an inscription referring to an anti-Jewish tract by Luther was added.
In 1988, a memorial was set into the ground below, referring to the persecution of Jews and the 6 million people who died during the Holocaust. In addition, a sign gives information about the sculpture in German and English.
In 2020, an appeals court in Naumburg ruled that “in its current context” the sculpture is not of “slanderous character” and didn’t violate the plaintiff’s rights. It said that, with the addition of the memorial and information sign, the statue was now “part of an ensemble which speaks for another objective” on the part of the parish.
Presiding Judge Stephan Seiters said at Monday’s hearing that, viewed individually, the statue is “antisemitism chiseled into stone,” German news agency dpa reported.
However, the later additions and context are likely to be a key factor in his court’s decision as well. Duellmann’s lawyer argued that the information on the sign isn’t sufficient and that the depiction of a pig was a sign of hatred even when it was put up.
The federal court, based in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe, plans to announce its ruling on June 14.
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PARIS (AP) — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday that the 36-year-old man was detained following Sunday’s incident and sent to a police psychiatric unit. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.
Videos posted on social media showed a young man in a wig and lipstick who had arrived in a wheelchair. The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests.
The cake attack left a conspicuous white creamy smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t damaged.
Security guards were filmed escorting the wig-wearing man away as he called out to the surprised visitors in the gallery: “Think of the Earth! There are people who are destroying the Earth! Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.”
Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. A Louvre statement confirmed the attack on the artwork involving a “patisserie.”
The 16th-century Renaissance masterpiece has seen a lot in its over-500 years in existence.
The painting was stolen in 1911 by a museum employee, an event which increased the painting’s international fame. It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass.
In 2009, a Russian woman who was angry at not being able to get French citizenship threw a ceramic cup at it, smashing the cup but not harming the glass or the painting.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police are investigating the killing of a popular Punjabi rapper, who blended hip-hop, rap and folk music, a day after he was fatally shot, officials said Monday.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in northern India’s Punjab state. Moose Wala, 28, was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.
Punjab state’s top police official VK Bhawra said the initial investigation has revealed the killing to be an inter-gang rivalry.
A day before the attack, the Punjab government had pulled security cover for over 400 individuals, including Moose Wala, in a bid to clamp down on VIP culture, local media reports said.
Moose Wala started off as a songwriter before a hit song in 2017 catapulted his singing career, making him well known among the Indian and Punjabi diaspora in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada.
Most of his singles have an English title even though the songs were mainly sung in Punjabi. His glossy music videos were most famous for his rap lyrics and often focused on macho culture. His debut album in 2018 made it to Canada’s Billboard Albums chart.
Moose Wala was a controversial figure, in part due to his lyrical style. In 2020, police charged him under India’s Arms Act for allegedly promoting gun culture in one of his songs.
His latest track, “The Last Ride,” was released earlier this month.
The rapper joined India’s Congress Party last year and unsuccessfully ran in the state’s assembly elections.
Punjab’s chief minister Bhagwant Mann said “no culprit will be spared” and that he was deeply shocked and saddened by the killing.
Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader, took to Twitter to express his condolences over the killing.
“Deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of promising Congress leader and talented artist,” he said.
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DALLAS — When he left the Air Force after eight years of flying a C-17 through the dangerous skies of places like Afghanistan, Nate Cavender still wanted to find a way to serve his country.
He found that opportunity with Carry the Load and an opportunity to keep searching for the soldiers whose stories still drive his passion to honor Memorial Day.
"I wouldn't trade the experience for the world," Cavender said from his Dallas home. "I'm very thankful for being able to do that when I did it," he said of being able to serve his country.
Now, as an ambassador for Carry the Load, he told WFAA two specific stories from his time in the military to anyone who will listen.
"We got a call that we needed to divert into Kandahar to pick up a guy who was critically-wounded," he recalled of one mission in 2011.
Medics wheeled an unconscious soldier on board. He was missing most of the lower half of his body. The flight to a military hospital in Germany would have to be made at a lower-than-normal altitude to help limit the soldier's blood loss.
Cavender, the co-pilot at the time, remembers that they delivered him to the hospital still alive.
"But that night when I was laying my head down, I realized I didn't even ask what his name was," Cavender told WFAA. "And it stuck with me because, to this day, I don't know who he is, where he is, how he's doing. And I'd love to reach out to him to thank him for the sacrifices he made for us."
And a few years later, now serving as the lead pilot on another mission, his C-17 was sent to pick up a single casket. Military protocol is for each deceased soldier to be accompanied by a fellow soldier for the entire trip home.
During the flight, Cavender approached the soldier's companion to help console him. Out of respect, he didn't pry any further about how and when the soldier died, learning only that the deceased soldier was a Sgt. Peterson.
"Now I carry Sgt. Peterson with me and everyone else that I tell the story to. So to me, that's what Carry the Load is all about. It stuck with me and it was a lesson that I carry now with me the rest of my life."
Now, as an ambassador for Carry the Load, Cavender tells those stories and more as he speaks to community groups and private company functions to help raise awareness and funds for the Carry the Load mission: reminding us all of the sacrifices we should honor each and every Memorial Day.
And even 11 years after helping airlift that wounded soldier to a hospital in Germany, he'd still like to find out who he is, and if he made it.
"It would feel good, not only to be there for him, but also show gratitude," Cavender said.
Gratitude and honor that Carry the Load wants each of us to carry respectfully, too.
Information on Carry the Load's 2022 Memorial Weekend event at Dallas' Reverchon Park can be found here.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — One person has died and four others are being treated at local hospitals after a crash on Highway 160 in Sacramento County, officials with the California Highway Patrol say.
Sunday night, law enforcement from both Sacramento and Solano Counties responded to Highway 160 near Sherman Island after receiving reports of a head-on crash.
Officers who responded to the scene on the ground reported that one occupant of one of the involved cars had died and four others had been hurt.
Two young children were transported by helicopter to children's hospitals in Oakland and Sacramento with critical injuries, according to CHP officials.
Two other patients were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in Walnut Creek. The CHP has not released information on what led up to the crash but says that their South Sacramento office will not be investigating.
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Allentown police are asking for help in locating a woman missing since Saturday.
Adrieanna Alston, 39, has been reported as a missing/endangered person. She was last seen in the area of Jefferson nd Union streets, police said. Alston was last seen wearing blue jeans, blue hooded sweater and carrying a pink colored handbag.
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Alston is 5-foot-2, about 180 pounds with brown hair, possibly a red wig.
If you see Alston, contact Allentown police at 610-437-7751.
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Controversial chicken ranch near Scio can go forward after state approval
A proposed mega chicken ranch between Jefferson and Scio that has been a lightning rod for controversy and received pushback from neighbors and fellow farmers has been given the go-ahead by the state.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture on Thursday gave its approval to J-S Ranch, an operation proposed by Eric Simon of Brownsville that plans to raise 580,000 chickens at a time for Foster Farms. It would be built on previously undeveloped farmland.
It’s been nearly two years since Simon applied to the state for the permits for the facility.
The state held a public hearing on the application in October and said it received more than 136 comments from the public. Nearly everyone who commented about it was against the proposal.
“I’m very pleased that we finally got it approved, but I’m frustrated that it took so long to get it approved,” Simon said on Friday. “But you know, everybody’s learned a lesson.
“There wasn’t a lot of people to learn from on this experience. We always felt like we had the law on our side. Obviously, I’ve invested a huge amount of money towards this project.”
The opponents have fought the proposal since they first learned of it.
Christina Eastman lives on a family farm that borders the property. Five generations of her family has lived on the farm since 1951.
“I’m devastated with the news,” said Christina Eastman, a neighbor of the project. “I want to live in a state where our state officials are looking after our pristine resources, our rivers, our creeks, our farmland. This is the most inappropriate place to put a industrial sized chicken factory … that there is.
“If they don’t respect our rivers and our farmland that we cannot replace, well then they shouldn’t be in those positions. They’re supposed to be leaders, leading to a better Oregon and to have respect for our state. And there are appropriate places for industry, and it is not 400 yards from the North Santiam River on Class A farmland.”
The ranch is one of three factory farms for chickens that are being planned in the area.
A Scio resident has applied to the state to build a similar facility for 750,000 chickens at a time between Scio and Lyons along Thomas Creek.
According to plans filed with Marion County, a third is being planned on Porter Road about a mile from Stayton, though the owner has not applied to the state for permits.
The application for the ranch between Scio and Jefferson was approved, but the state is requiring it to meet conditions including:
- It needs a permit for road access, including a traffic study, from Linn County.
- It must provide a water supply plan signed by the state’s Water Resources Department.
- The barn floors must meet soil compaction standards to ensure manure is separated from groundwater before they can be occupied by chickens. They will have to be recertified every 10 years.
- The ranch must conduct drinking well monitoring for nitrogen and sample each well on the property twice each year.
- It must install groundwater monitoring wells, one in each direction of the barns, and report monitoring from it each month to the state.
- And it is prohibited from discharging water to any surface waters in the area (the location is about 1,200 feet from the North Santiam River).
Simon said that he had been working on many of the conditions prior to the approval, including working with Linn County on the road as the site is about a half mile down a gravel road from Jefferson-Scio Road.
“I’m happy to comply with their conditions,” Simon said. “It feels a little bit frustrating that they’re making rules to comply with the public, but at the same time we’re happy to comply.”
Simon said there have been a few alterations from the original plans filed with the state in 2020 so it will meet with state regulations.
He said the current plan is to build 11 60-foot by 600-foot chicken barns – down from the original 12 – and they will be oriented north to south as opposed to the originally designed east to west orientation.
Simon currently has a similar, though smaller, operation at his home in Brownsville.
Foster Farms contracts with growers to raise its chickens.
They are hatched in Oregon City and trucked to the growers at a day old. Between 45 and 50 days later, the fully-grown chickens are trucked to a slaughterhouse in Kelso, Washington.
Simon said Foster Farms had three farmers in Oregon retire last year, as has been the trend in the industry.
“And so we have to build or we’re just not going to be viable here,” Simon said. “We’re not going to have enough to justify their infrastructure.”
The opponents formed an organization, Farmers Against Foster Farms, to oppose the grow-out operations.
"We’ve always assumed that ODA would issue a CAFO permit to JS Ranch. ODA has never met a CAFO or a CAFO site they didn’t like," the group said in a statement. "It’s unfortunate that ODA didn’t take public health, fire risk or air emissions into consideration when issuing this permit but it’s not surprising. The reality is JS Ranch still does not have all of the appropriate permits in order to begin construction. Our community of farmers and ranchers will continue to fight this at every turn in order to protect our land and water from the negative impacts of industrial chicken factories."
Simon also owns Ideal Ag Supply, which provides equipment for climate control and ventilation for chicken ranchers like him.
The state requires a permit for constrained animal feeding operations like the one being proposed.
Simon said he hopes to begin excavation at the site on July 1 and hopes to have the roofs on the buildings by the fall. He said the first chickens likely would arrive in the spring of 2023.
“We’ve been planning this for a long time,” Simon said. “I’ve been buying equipment and stuff to get going.”
Bill Poehler covers Marion County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com
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Memorial Day 2022 at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
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Rochester, Minn.- The Med City Marathon made its return on Sunday morning with runners from across the nation lacing up for Rochester's big race.
Kathryn Buckley and her sisters are passionate about running. The three siblings came all the way from Overland Park, Kansas to compete in the 26th annual Med City Marathon.
"We're three sisters who love to run together. We've all run a couple of marathons this is just our first time here in Rochester," says Buckley.
Buckely and her sisters joined nearly 1,200 other runners for the race including Steve Deboer who's been competing in the marathon since it began in 1996.
"What I like about the race is that it's hometown because I don't have to worry about somewhere else. I'm familiar with the course," Deboer tells KIMT News 3.
Runners started at the Rochester International Event Center and ended at the Mayo Civic Center with some taking part in a half marathon while others competed in a full marathon. Taking home first place in the half marathon for the second year in a row was Isaac Bodenheimer.
"It was a really great day and a really fun race and the traditions couldn't have been better," says Bodenheimer.
A little rain couldn't stop other runners including Michael Walentiny who came in first place during the full marathon after making a comeback.
"This is actually my first one I ever won so that's good. I actually led the entire race until the last block last year. Although it's my first win, it is fun. It is exciting that's for sure."
This was also the first time in three years the Med City Marathon was held on Memorial Day Weekend. Last year it got pushed to the fall because of Covid-19.
"It's great to finally get this one underneath our feet here just so that we know how to grow the event and scale it out. We really want this to become an event that is owned by the Rochester community and not just an event that happens in the city," explains Med City Marathon director Evin Haukos.
If sights from the Med City Marathon inspired you to search for some good competitive cardio, next month both the Melby Memorial 5K and Donze Memorial 5K will be taking place in Rochester.
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OCALA, Fla. – In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a group of current and former school principals who experienced shootings on their campuses are demanding action.
“To every elected leader at every level of government, you have a duty to do everything it takes to prevent our kids and educators from being murdered in school,” members of the Principal Recovery Network wrote in a letter recently published in the Washington Post.
The support group, comprised of nearly two dozen educators associated with schools where shootings have occurred, said its membership keeps growing despite being “a club that no one wants to join.”
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“The tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was the 27th school shooting this year and one of hundreds since the massacre at Columbine High School 23 years ago,” the letter states. “These horrific acts have compelled us to speak out. They compel us to act.”
Members of the Principal Recovery Network include representatives from Columbine High School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.
Another member, Elizabeth Brown, is the principal of Forest High School in Ocala.
In 2018, shortly before Brown arrived at the school, a 19-year-old former student used a guitar case to smuggle a shotgun into Forest High.
Sky Bouche is serving a 30-year prison sentence for injuring a student by firing a round through a door and striking the teen’s ankle.
“Time and time again, we have come to you to prevent future shootings. If you don’t act now, this will happen again,” the group’s letter states. “We beg you: Do something. Do anything. This is a bipartisan issue. Protect our students. Protect our educators. Protect our schools. Violence extends well beyond our campuses. We ask you to act and to do the right thing — protect our communities.”
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PHOENIX — There's little doubt the shooting earlier this month by a white teen at a Buffalo supermarket was racially motivated.
Legislation set for debate as early as this week in the Arizona Senate, however, makes it unclear whether it would preclude students in Arizona public schools from being told that the Buffalo shooter targeted the victims because they were Black.
"I'm not sure whether or not that would be an appropriate conversation in those classrooms," Rep. Michelle Udall said during debate on HB 1412 last week.
But the Mesa Republican said she believes there is enough wiggle room in the language of her bill to allow for discussion — within limits.
"This language says that they may not promote to advocate for, or blame or judgment of race or ethnicity," she said. "I would hope that a teacher would not be in the classroom promoting or advocating that students judge based on race, as was done in that shooting."
And Udall said that's not a lot to ask.
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"I'm pretty sure that teachers know how to teach about race and about race relations without placing blame or without saying that one race is morally superior to another," she said. "And if you can't do that, you really shouldn't be teaching."
Crossing the line
It's not that simple, says Rep. Jennifer Jermaine, D-Chandler.
She questioned how it is possible to teach history accurately without crossing the line — a line that actually could result in a teacher losing state certification.
"Our history is full of systems that have been based on one race thinking they are above others," she said.
Jermaine said she sees it through the eyes of being a descendant of someone who survived the system of Indian boarding schools that resulted in the death and abuse of many Native American children.
"The entire system is built on race and sex and targeting of minority populations," she said.
Rep. Mitzi Epstein, D-Tempe, acknowledged the language in SB 1412 does specifically say that both teachers and guest lecturers can discuss prior instances of racial hatred or discrimination, including slavery, Indian removal, Japanese-American internment and the Holocaust.
But she said none of that matters with the curbs in the measure.
"We can't ask our children to recognize a problem and we can't ask them to recognize badness if we don't teach them something is bad," Epstein said. And she specifically questioned how a survivor of the Nazi death camps speaking to students could convey his experience without saying that he was targeted because he was Jewish.
Facts, not racial 'spin'
At the heart of the debate is whether SB 1412 is simply a safeguard against what Udall says as students not being indoctrinated to see everything through the lens of racism or, as some Democrats see it, a bid by the Republican majority to sanitize the nation's often-checkered history with race.
On the surface, what is now awaiting Senate action is relatively simple.
It prohibits teachers from promoting or advocating the concept that blame or judgment can be ascribed based on race or ethnicity. It also would ban teaching that any race or ethnic group is morally or intellectually superior to another, that individuals bear responsibility for actions of others of the same race, and that any race or ethnicity is inherently oppressive, whether conscious or unconscious.
House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, D-Laveen, however, worried that the law could be used to squelch legitimate discussion.
Consider, he said, a discussion of the Fair Housing Act, the 1968 federal law designed to prevent discrimination in the ability of people being able to buy and rent homes and apartment.
"A student might ask, 'Why?' or 'How,' " he said. And that's when you start to have a deeper discussion of why a federal law was needed in the first place.
Udall, however, insisted that facts can be told without putting a racial spin on it.
Her example of where lessons cross the line goes to an essay used in a seventh grade English class in Chandler entitled "Black Men in Public Places," told from that person's point of view.
It deals with a 6-foot-2-inch Black man walking at night in a military style jacket with his hands in his pockets.
"A woman out walking was frightened and sought to put distance between them," she said.
"He attributes to that that she was racist," Udall said. "I think that's absurd."
Udall said she is a woman who walks or runs at night.
"If there's a big guy near me, I'm going to run from him," she said. "I'm going to distance myself because you have to be careful when you're walking alone at night."
'Everything can be seen as a racist act'
Still, in a conversation with Capitol Media Services, Udall acknowledged that this is not a race-neutral society. Consider traffic stops.
"You do see minorities are stopped more often and, in more minor situations, are stopped or ticketed or charged," she said. "But I don't think that's just white police officers actually."
And that, Udall said, proves her point that not everything can be seen as a racist act.
"It's not the color of the police officers' skin that's a problem," she said. "It's their actions that are a problem."
And while Udall said Derick Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd in Minneapolis, was white, one of the officers at the scene was Black; another was Hispanic.
Some of the concern by foes appears to have less to do with what SB 1412 would prohibit than what would be the effect.
It starts with the fact that any parent or even student can file a complaint that automatically triggers an investigation at the school district level but with the potential of it making its way to the state Board of Education where a teacher could lose his or her state certification.
And Rep. Domingo DeGrazia, D-Tucson, said he can envision situations where some legislators get constituents "riled up" over issues and "make more noise."
"So what you're going to see is an avalanche of complaints based on 'feels' that his our public schools that are going to have to be dealt with," he said.
'Bill is being misrepresented'
It's not just teachers that could get into trouble. Schools that allow prohibited behavior are subject to fines of $5,000 a day, all of which Rep. Andres Cano, D-Tucson, said will "subject our public school educators to intimidation, to harassment."
And Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Paradise Valley said that will have an effect on what students are taught.
"I'm just worried that it's going to create a situation in classrooms where teachers are just afraid of teaching anything," she said, saying just the threats of deciding wrong — including loss of license — will have a "chilling effect."
But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said that's not the fault of SB 1412.
"If there's a chilling effect on teachers, it's not because of what the bill says," he said.
"It's because of how the bill is being misrepresented," Kavanagh continued, saying all it precludes is advocacy or promotion of "seven vile, racist actions," like some people being inherently superior because of their race.
There are other concerns
One is that SB 1412 covers not just K-12 education in public schools but also what is taught at community colleges and universities. But Udall said that restriction applies only to what is in teacher-training programs.
Udall has made several changes since her original version was approved by the House earlier this year but got stuck in the Senate. For one, it included not just race and ethnicity but also sex.
But Udall said that created problems, particularly as it comes on the heels of lawmakers approving legislation prohibiting those born male to participate in female sports because they are inherently stronger.
Also gone is language that would have made it illegal to teach that anyone should feel "discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress" because of that person's race or ethnicity.
That had raised questions from Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, D-Chandler, about what would happen if a history lesson about past discrimination just happens to make a student uncomfortable.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at "@azcapmedia" or email azcapmedia@gmail.com.
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A 77-year-old cyclist has died weeks after she and another rider were struck while in a crosswalk on Tucson's south side, Tucson police say.
Roxana Jo Fudge was in a tandem recumbent bicycle about 3:30 p.m. March 30, using a lighted crosswalk on West Ajo Way near South Second Avenue when Tucson police say she and the other driver were struck by a pickup truck.
The driver of a green 1997 Dodge Ram was turning from Second Avenue onto Ajo when the collision occurred. The driver was cited and released on suspicion of causing a serious wreck, police said.
On Sunday, the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Department in Iowa City, Iowa, notified Tucson police that Fudge had died from her injuries.
Information about the second cyclist was not provided on Monday.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Across the region, ceremonies honoring our nation’s veterans took place on Monday.
One of those ceremonies happened on the hallowed grounds of the Mountain Home National Cemetery on the VA campus, where 18,000 plots hold just a fraction of our nation’s heroes.
Monday morning, a large crowd met beneath the flag post for a special wreath-laying ceremony and dedication. Among that crowd were the Zuckers, who told News Channel 11 that Memorial Day holds special meaning in their hearts.
“It’s just patriotism, thankful for a country where we are free, and the people that have made it free. We forget the sacrifice that they have made, and we really respect that and need to get back to American values,” said Johnson City resident, Jeanne Zucker. “We both have fathers that served in the military. Mine is deceased, his is still alive, but we just wanted to pay respects and thank all the people who have served.”
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that’s what our servicemen and women continue to fight for today, just like those who served before them. The word ‘sacrifice’ echoed across the region this Memorial Day.
“It is dedicated to all those who gave their lives securing our freedom and defending our freedom in the century since,” said the Director of Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Dean Borsos.
Borsos also highlighted the pain some families feel on this day. “To everyone who is remembering a loved one, I wish you comfort, strength and peace of mind, and I offer you my heartfelt thanks,” he said.
This year’s ceremony drew a larger crowd than VA staff had expected.
“It’s heartwarming to me that people took time out of their busy holiday weekend to see the importance of Memorial Day and remembering our veterans and their family members,” said Director of Mountain Home National Cemetery, Sue Nan Jehlen.
Jehlen said the wreath placed Monday will stay beneath the flag at the new annex building for the entire week.
Anyone is welcome to visit and pay their respects.
While 18,000 veterans are forever memorialized at the Mountain Home National Cemetery, officials said they have 40 acres of undeveloped land at their disposal with 10 acres currently being developed for future plots. They said they will be running for the next 100 years.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A driver was arrested after driving under the influence Monday morning.
According to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer was heading east on Highway 107 in Washington County around 6:30 a.m. The vehicle reportedly crossed the center line, left the road and hit a guardrail.
The Chevrolet overturned after hitting the guardrail, the report states. A tweet by the THP Fall Branch Division shows the vehicle completely overturned on the other side of the guardrail.
The report identifies the driver as Timothy Driver, 53, of Jonesborough. According to the THP, Driver was not injured in the crash.
Driver was reportedly charged with DUI (1st offense) and drug paraphernalia. He was taken into custody following the crash, according to the THP.
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BLOOMINGTON — Eager hands and smiling faces lined the streets of downtown Bloomington on Monday morning leading the Memorial Day Parade to Miller Park. But the candy, flags and pencils that children happily took home were outweighed by the messages of remembrance shared by veterans and military families throughout the day.
Ashley Harms said she reminds her 4-year-old daughter, Riley, that the candy isn’t why the parade is important.
“I think it’s just important to get out and support the local community, especially today being Memorial Day,” said Harms, of Downs. “It’s important to remember those who we lost, who fought for freedoms.”
When she wasn’t covering her ears for the Bloomington High School Marching Raiders performance, Riley thanked every service member, veteran, law enforcement and fire official who rode by her spot on the edge of Miller Park.
This was the first year the parade returned since it was canceled the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think the kids missed it the last couple years that they weren’t able to participate,” said Beth Rodts of Normal, who watched her two eldest children ride on the Linden Lead ‘Em 4H Club float. “It’s a nice, short, fun parade for kids to be in.”
The parade drew to a close in time for the annual Memorial Day ceremony to begin in the park with several veterans organizations bringing the crowd together for the first of many events to honor the fallen.
Kay Sparkey, whose husband Ray served in the Vietnam War and works with local chapter 60 of the Disabled American Veterans, said having been to the ceremony at the park bandstand every year, “I just think it’s nice that people come out … and they should for all the holidays.”
“For veterans, Gold Star mothers and families, Memorial Day is every day,” said Kevin Keller, of the American Legion Post 454. “They gave their tomorrows for our todays. The very least we can do is to remember them for their service, their sacrifice and who they are.”
In a joint proclamation between Bloomington and Normal, Mayors Mboka Mwilambwe and Chris Koos recognized May 2022 as America’s Gold Star Families Month, dedicating the hometown heroes banners that line East Street in Bloomington and Main Street in Normal.
America's Gold Star Families is an organization that represents parents, spouses, children, siblings and other close family members whose loved one died in service.
Frances Maddox of Bloomington worked with the city and town to ensure the locals who had died in military service would be honored with their names and photos hung on 24 banners. Her son, U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Maddox, died in 2013 after he was burned in a fuel explosion in Afghanistan.
“It’s truly an honor for our heroes just to keep their memory alive and their name alive and to continue their legacy further,” she said after the ceremony. “There’s a saying that our heroes, they actually have two deaths. The first one is when they take their last breath, and the second one is when we forget to speak their name. … It’s so important for us to always remember and never forget.”
She told the crowd when they pass those banners, America’s Gold Star Families asks for just one thing: “to remember and to also speak their name.”
During the ceremony to honor fallen service members, Lt. Col. Scott Grotbo of the Illinois Air National Guard considered whether they would be happy with the way the community came together on Monday.
“Maybe they would, maybe they don’t care,” said Grotbo, commander of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group at the 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria. “We all know those personalities of the ones we’ve lost. We would know what their answer would be. They’d probably be like ‘Well, no, it’s a beautiful day. Go fishing. Why would you waste it here?’
“But after all that, they’d be like, ‘you know, I said that but thank you for the honor. Thank you for recognizing us. Thank you for knowing that we didn’t just make the ultimate sacrifice in vain.’”
He recalled a scene from “Saving Private Ryan” that he believes gives insight into what sacrifice can look like.
When Capt. Miller is gravely injured, he says to Private Ryan, simply, “Earn this.”
“And to think if any of the fallen men and women could be here today and say that to us — earn this — what are we doing to accomplish that?” Grotbo asked the crowd. “We move forward from conflicts; we move forward from war; we move forward from those significant events that really test us as Americans. And you would think that by having one of these men and women tell us to earn that, earn that moment that they sacrificed in order for us to progress as Americans, as patriots, that we can truly honor that.”
Grotbo challenged those seated in front of him and those who retreated to stand in the shade to live up to that standard and “think about what we need to do to continue to honor them, as well as do what they would truly want us to do.”
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Contact Kelsey Watznauer at (309) 820-3254. Follow her on Twitter: @kwatznauer.
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1 dead, 5 injured after shooting at house party near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road
One person died after a shooting at a house party that left five other people, including teenagers, injured early Sunday near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road.
Sgt. Vincent Cole, spokesperson with Phoenix police, said the shooting occurred after a party around 3:30 a.m. at a residence in the area. When officers arrived on scene they found an 18-year-old man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Another 18-year-old man, a 17-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and two 16-year-old boys were also injured. The identities of the victims weren't released.
Cole said several shots had been fired and police are investigating what led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (480-837-8446) for Spanish.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Phoenix police detail what happened before armed man fatally shot by officers
Phoenix police have released more details about an officer-involved shooting that left a 52-year-old man dead in a north Phoenix neighborhood Sunday night.
Officers arrived at 24th and Cactus Road shortly before 7 p.m. in response to a report of a domestic dispute. While on the way, police learned that a man involved in the dispute was armed and had fired a weapon several times inside and outside of the residence, officials said.
Upon arrival, officers found the man armed and standing outside of the Phoenix home, waiving his weapon in the air, according to a statement released by Phoenix Police Department. Officials said police told him to drop the firearm. The man reportedly refused, eventually pointing his weapon at officers and prompting them to open fire.
The armed man was reportedly struck and severely injured. According to officials, officers tried to save the man's life with on-site medical treatment, but he died before he could be taken to a hospital.
No officers or members of the community were injured during the incident.
At this time, police were still investigating. The man's name had not yet been released.
Reach breaking news intern Brock Blasdell at Bblasdell@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @BrockBlasdell.
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A time-honored tradition designed to honor service members who made the ultimate sacrifice returned in full force at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Veterans and active members of the armed forces joined Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony on Pier 86.
Soldier and sailors who served in the past and present paid a quiet tribute to those who never made it home.
Elected officials in attendance spoke alongside military officials to underscore the turbulence and unrest that seem to dominate headlines, from a war in Europe, to the smoldering pandemic to mass shootings at home.
“We’ll protect our rights at home and abroad and stand firm against terror abroad and as we’ve seen in my hometown domestic terrorism," Hochul said.
“As our national anthem states: 'bombs burst in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.' We’re not only taking about physical bombs. Talking about bombs of crisis uncertainty and turmoil," Adams said.
The ceremony honored fallen soldiers with the unfurling of a 100-foot American flag and the laying of ceremonial wreaths.
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Then came the rifle salute and military flyover.
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NORMAL — Members of the Teen Art Group all had different ideas for their exhibit in uptown Normal, but they say it came together into a cohesive show.
“I feel like we sort of got what brings all the pieces together after the fact,” said Emma Zimmerman, a senior at Bloomington High School.
The group gives BHS students a chance to work with and learn from staff and artists at Illinois State University's University Galleries.
Most recently, the students put together “In Living Color,” on display through Aug. 10 at University Galleries in uptown Normal. The Teen Art Group started in 2018, with funding from the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, and with guidance from University Galleries Director and Chief Curator Kendra Paitz, University Galleries Curator of Education Tanya Scott and BHS Art Teacher Monica Estabrook.
"In Living Color" features work by professional artists from Bloomington-Normal and around the world, including Aaron Caldwell, Jess Dugan, Fidencio Fifield-Perez, Jin Lee, Melissa Oresky, Rashod Taylor and Selina Trepp.
The students took interest in some of the stranger pieces the artists had done, including some the artists did not expect them to be interested in, Zimmerman and Paitz said.
Some of the pieces have a large focus on color, senior Row Wissmiller said. Students ended up placing some of those pieces near stop-motion videos produced by Trepp and near pieces featuring more muted colors by Oresky, making the colors pop more.
Trepp’s videos were junior Adair Jackson’s favorite pieces in the exhibit. They feature art in paper and found object characters.
“They have a lot to look at,” Jackson said.
Jackson has not made any art recently, but could see how the exhibit might inspire other young artists.
“I could see this inspiring someone else to add color to their art or try something new,” Jackson said.
The experience also led junior Will Hopper to new forms of art. He draws, and has been doing so since he was in middle school, but tends to focus on realist art. Many of the pieces in the exhibit feature more abstraction.
“The Teen Arts Group was kind of my first experience with abstract art,” Hopper said.
Along with introducing the students to new kinds of art, the group helps them learn about the broad array of careers that are available in art, beyond being a studio artist, their teacher said.
“It’s exposing the kids to other fields in art, so they see there are other options,” Estabrook said.
The students not only selected the art they wanted in the exhibit, but they also talked with the artists and learned the basics of curation and exhibit management, right down to the lease forms and shipping and arrival documentation, Paitz said.
Talking to artists was one of the things the students liked most about the experience. Zimmerman said for her, it was exciting to learn about the artists as people, rather than just focusing on the details of their art. The viewer can interpret the art, she said, but it was interesting to learn about who the artists are and their process in creating the pieces the students wanted to use.
It was also nice for the students to have chances to hear about art from people outside of the classroom, Estabrook said.
“My kids got to be exposed to someone other than me talking about art,” she said.
The students had chances to visit artists' studios and do Zoom interviews with some who lived farther away. The artists were eager to work with the students and willing to go through extra steps to help make their visions for the exhibit work, Paitz said.
“All of these artists have been so open and generous,” she said.
Hearing about the artists' experiences helped inspire some of the students as well. Wissmiller said she was glad to see some of the art did not present itself seriously, like Trepp’s videos with their paper characters.
“It’s cool for young artists to see playful things be taken seriously,” Wissmiller said.
University Galleries is hosting a reception at the exhibit on June 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. The gallery is at 11 Uptown Circle, Suite 103, with an entrance off of Beaufort Street. Admission is free.
A full calendar of events can be found at galleries.illinoisstate.edu.
Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
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In the hot midday sun of Memorial Day, a crowd of about 100 people gathered Monday at East Bangor Cemetery.
The congregation included young and old alike. Some wore shorts and sneakers; others came in military-style uniforms.
As they set up chairs or found shaded places to sit, the Blue Eagles Drum & Bugle Corps played “The Marines’ Hymn,” “The U.S. Air Force,” “The Army Song” and “Anchors Aweigh.”
They were there for East Bangor’s yearly Memorial Day Service to pay respect and express gratitude to those who died fighting in the United States’ various military conflicts.
“The valor of these men and women, thank you for not letting it go unnoticed. Thank you again for being here,” said Scott Saltern, the master of ceremonies for the event, which was organized by East Bangor United Methodist Community Church.
Hundreds of veterans are interred in East Bangor Cemetery, including those that in conflicts from the Civil War through Vietnam, and several who served during peacetime.
As part of the ceremonies, a roll call was held for the handful of veterans who died over the past year and were buried in the cemetery:
- Richard Emrich, who served during the Vietnam War
- Walter Strohe Jr., who served during peacetime
- Ernest Lohman, who served during World War II
- Walter Finken, who served during peacetime
The four men were also honored with a gun salute fired by the American Legion Post 750 of Roseto. Taps was played by Merlin Repsher of the American Legion.
Russell Stout, a local historian, gave some perspective about important battles of World Wars I and II, in which hundreds of thousands of Americans died.
Jayden Goss, son of Rev. Dave Goss of East Bangor United Methodist Community Church, read the Gettysburg Address and the World War I poem “In Flanders Fields.”
The event ended with members of the Boy Scouts placing small wreaths upon the graves of T.H. Parsons, who died in France during World War I, and of Leslie Couch, who was killed in action in Vietnam.
Though much focus was given to the dead, the organizers of the event also made a point to honor and thank living veterans who attended.
One veteran in attendance was Gary Broehler, 85, of East Bangor, who was stationed on the USS Saratoga during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Broehler said he’s honored to have served and is honored by community support for veterans.
“I look forward to it every Memorial Day and every Veterans Day,” Broehler said.
Remembrance in Easton
Many others across the Lehigh Valley gathered to hold different ceremonies in remembrance.
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In Easton, the city commemorated those who gave their lives in service with a parade through town. At 10:30 a.m., a crowd clad in red, white and blue assembled along 6th Street, waving miniature flags and enjoying the balmy air.
Under a cloud-streaked sky, the procession traveled along Northampton Street to the Free Bridge, where the mayors of Easton and Phillipsburg, New Jersey, tossed a ceremonial wreath into the Delaware River.
Following the parade, veterans and attendees gathered at the Riverside Park amphitheater for a ceremony in honor of the fallen. The ceremony featured a slate of speakers young and old, including a memorial address by Alex Carrillo, director of Northampton County’s Veterans Affairs, and a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Easton Area High School senior Claudia Sales.
Several musical groups performed at the event, including the Easton Area band and buglers, the Easton Area Middle School band, and the vocalist Sarah Lauer Ayers.
“We haven’t been able to have a parade in a few years, and last year we only had a small ceremony, so I was very happy to have a whole celebration this year,” master of ceremonies and Marine Corps veteran Thomas Hess said. “It was great to see how many people attended — it all went very well.”
Hess closed the ceremony with a benediction and a moment of applause for the veterans in attendance.
Morning Call reporter Leif Greiss can be reached at 610-679-4028 or lgreiss@mcall.com.
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(WVNS) — Thinking back to 1930 Germany, one may not immediately think space exploration. But for two German astronomers at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany the hunt for asteroids was on.
On May 2nd, 1930, Friedrich Carl Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann discovered a new comet and named 73P/Schwassmann-Wachann 3. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of this comet before today as it’s not a particularly spectacular comet.
The dim comet does have a rather close orbit to our planet and passes by us one every 5 years or so. However, the comet is so dim it was lost to skywatchers shortly after its discovery. From 1930 to 1979, comet 73P/SW3 was no where to be found. The come was found in 1979 but lost again until 1985 and found once again in 1990.
Not exactly an exciting history. That is until the fall of 1995. According to space.com, it was at this time the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams began receiving “numerous reports from observers worldwide of independent discoveries.” The reports told of a visible comet in the evening skies with a rather impressive tail. But it wasn’t a new comet, it was the hard to find 73P/SW3 comet.
The rather dull comet grew brighter and brighter becoming visible to the naked eye. While this is not expected for 2022, it points to why scientists are calling for the possibility of a meteor storm across North America this Memorial Day.
In 1995, 73P/SW3 began breaking up spraying fragments in all directions in space. The comet has made a few more passes by Earth since 1995 allowing astronomers to study and observe the comet. In 2006, observers found the comet had broken into 8 pieces and those 8 pieces continued to spray particles into space. The same year, the Hubble Space Telescope captured at least a dozen fragments. The Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera discovered the comet had fractured into nearly 50 pieces. In 2017, that number had climbed to over 60 fragments. With each new pass through our solar system, the comet continues to disintegrate leading us to this weekend in 2022.
With all these observations and trajectory calculations, astronomers are expecting all this comet debris to come closer to our planet Monday night into Tuesday morning, May 30th to May 31st. In the nature of the vacuum of space, larger particles of the comet, thanks to the initial break up, have sped up and are now ahead of the comet.
That is what is known. The unknown is what this means for Earth Monday night. If calculations and assumptions about the break up process are correct North America could be treated to one spectacular meteor storm not seen since the late 1800’s. Thousands of meteors an hour would be an amazing sight. Of course, if these assumptions and calculations are slightly off, it could just be another uneventful night as 73P/SW3 flies by Earth without a single sighting.
If you are hoping to do so sky watching for the possibility of the tau Herculid meteor shower, find yourself a clear view of the night sky away from city lights around 1 A.M. EDT. Given the nature of this comet, there is a possibility of a meteor outburst around this time, give or take a bit. Happy Hunting and remember to make a wish if you find yourself a shooting star.
For more information about the potential shower and other events, you can look on www.space.com
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Boy Scout Troop 136 placed 250 flags for veterans at the Spring Hill Cemetery today.
Amber Bonazza, Cub Scout Pack 136 Committee Chair, says both the Pack and Troop from Belle participated in placing flags at the American Legion area of the cemetery.
She says older boys were paired up with a younger Scout to show them how to properly place the flags, call their names, and thank them for their service.
Each grave was given a moment of silence by the Scouts.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho — The City of Meridian held its Memorial Day tribute at the Rock of Honor, a monument honoring military members from Meridian who have died defending our country during wars past and present.
The event, which was open to the public, featured an address by Meridian Mayor Robert Simison, a wreath laying, a rifle salute, and the playing of Taps. Names of 62 fallen heroes from Meridian, which are engraved on the Rock of Honor, were also read aloud.
"The Rock of Honor is an important tradition in our community." Mayor Simison said, "we gather here two times a year; we gather on Memorial Day to remember those who we've lost, and for Veteran's Day to honor those who have served, and it's just a great attribute to our community, and it's a great way to say thank you and remember the impact that veterans have on our lives."
In closing, Mayor Simison read the Memorial Day Prayer from Helen Steiner Rice:
“They serviced and fought and died so that we might be safe and free. Grant them, O Lord, eternal peace and give them the victory. And in these days of unrest filled with grave uncertainty, let’s not forget the price they paid to keep our country free.”
The ceremony was presented by Meridian's American Legion Post 113, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4000, and the City of Meridian.
The Rock of Honor is located inside Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park at 1900 N. Records Avenue in Meridian.
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New state legislative maps being used for an Aug. 2 primary election mean major changes for many local voters regarding who may represent them in the Ohio Statehouse.
While the election was pushed back and maps redrawn, the Ohio Secretary of State on Saturday issued a directive saying candidates still had to have filed by Feb. 2 deadline. This means some incumbents are running unopposed despite the boundaries and partisan leans of their districts changing after that.
The district represented by state Rep. Phil Plummer, R-Butler Twp., was redrawn to take in Trotwood and other Democratic areas. This gives Democrats a marginal competitive advantage, according to Dave’s Redistricting, a website that uses historic election results to estimate partisan lean.
But no Democrat will be on the ballot against Plummer this year, since none filed to run for the seat when it had a strong Republican advantage.
Riverside was redistricted from a Republican area to one where Democrats hold the advantage in this year’s race for Ohio House. But if there’s a Democrat or Republican there who wants to run for their party’s nomination against incumbent state Rep. Willis Blackshear Jr., D-Dayton, they won’t get a chance. He is currently unopposed.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, said in a recent interview with the Dayton Daily News that the General Assembly would have to change the filing deadline, which is set in state law.
“I have to carry out the law as it’s written, and that says the candidate petition filing window has closed,” he said.
Candidates can still file to run as an independent candidate in the November general election by 4 p.m. the day before the Aug. 2 primary. This would get them on the November ballot without party affiliation.
Montgomery County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Owens said the state should reopen the filing for 10 days or so to give candidates a chance to run under the court-imposed maps.
“To say you don’t have time, that’s just ridiculous,” Owens said.
Outside of Montgomery County, all the area House and Senate districts continue to lean strongly in Republican favor, according to Dave’s Redistricting. But voters may find they are represented by different people.
The Ohio Senate district including Springfield now stretches all the way south to Wilmington. But it no longer includes Madison County, where sitting Sen. Bob Hackett, R-London, lives. Hackett isn’t up for re-election this year and said under state law he will continue representing the district he no longer lives in until the next election.
In Butler County, Oxford and Hamilton will be in the same House district. A Republican and Democrat have both filed to run against incumbent Rep. Sara Carruthers, R-Hamilton. Republican Cody Harper of Hanover Twp. is challenging her in the August primary and Democrat Samuel Lawrence of Oxford in the general election.
The new maps also mean a race in Montgomery County may become more competitive. Incumbent state Rep. Andrea White, R-Kettering, does have a Democratic challenger, Addison Caruso of Oakwood. Neither are facing a primary challenger, but in the general election the district went from leaning Republican by more than 10 percentage points to a toss-up, according to Dave’s Redistricting.
On the Senate side, voters in the northern part of Montgomery County will be represented by someone else. State Sen. Stephen Huffman, R-Tipp City, is running unopposed for a district that now includes areas like Englewood and Vandalia.
Those areas are currently represented by state Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg. Antani’s new district now includes much of Dayton and leans slightly Democratic, but isn’t on the ballot this year.
The maps being used for state House and Senate races this year were ruled unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. But a federal court last week ruled that they had to be used — for this year’s elections only — to break an impasse between the state court and Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission.
The Secretary of State’s Office released an online tool at findmydistrict.ohiosos.gov allowing people to type in their address and find out which districts they will be voting in this year.
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ATLANTA — Thousands of children in Georgia depend on MUST Ministries to feed them each summer when school is out, according to the organization. But the church says right now they don't have enough donations to make sure those kids can eat.
Turns out, they're not the only charity struggling amid summer inflation and national supply chain issues.
Every summer, MUST Ministries provides half a million meals to kids in metro Atlanta who otherwise might not have anything to eat.
"It's critical. We feed on average 6,000 kids each week every summer, and we feed them every week, So we just want to make sure kids don't go hungry. It's vitally important to us," said MUST Ministries Vice President Greg Elder.
He said they're struggling to get donations this year. Food is more expensive, so they're getting fewer donations - and supply chain issues are limiting some of the prepackaged food that's available.
"COVID reset everything," he said. "We do have some help for the USDA for part of the summer. But we are serving in seven counties, and we only have USDA support in Cobb and Cherokee. So if we don't have help from the community, we don't know where that food is going to come from."
The ministry is set to start handing out food Wednesday when its summer lunch program starts but leaders don't know how far after that they'll get.
"The donations have been a little slow in coming. Right now we have about enough to feed every child for a week. And there are nine weeks in the summer. So we really do need the community to step up and help us to make sure we have enough to feed the kids for the summer," he said.
Other food pantries in Atlanta have also appealed to the public, saying many are falling short of the need of the community.
Elder said he doesn't want kids worried about where their next meal will come from.
"There's just no way a child should have to make that decision. We don't want them to have to make that decision this summer," he said.
Elder said people can help right away by making a Kids Kit to donate. The kit costs about $10 to assemble and the ministry has provided directions on how to create one here. People can donate it during their drop-off event in Marietta at 1280 Field Parkway.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was shot and killed Monday morning after attacking an officer with a metal pipe.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD), the shooting occurred at 1919 SW 2nd Terrace.
Officers were checking on the man identified as 31-year-old Yosef Bekermus for a potential baker act, said CCPD Chief Sizemore.
According to CCPD, Bekermus threatened officers with a metal pipe.
Two officers tased Bekermus who retaliated by hitting an officer in the head with the pipe, said Sizemore.
Bekermus cut the officer with the swing and approached the officer again. According to Sizemore, the officer shot Bekermus three times.
According to CCPD, Bekermus died at the scene.
The officer was transported to the ER and has since been released from the hospital.
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave per department policy.
Further information is unknown at this time.
Count on NBC 2 to provide updates as the story develops.
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NAPLES, Fla. — An investigation is underway after a dog was shot at the Naples Dog Park Saturday afternoon.
According to the Naples Police Department (NPD), the dog was taken to a veterinarian with non-life-threatening injuries.
No additional threats were reported at the park located at 99 Riverside Circle, according to NPD.
The incident is an active investigation at this time.
Police have not released any information leading up to what happened and if anyone was arrested.
Count on NBC 2 to provide updates as the story develops.
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MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Town of Mount Carmel invites you to a “Nerf War” this weekend.
Online registration is now open for the Nerf War, which will take place Saturday, June 4 at Mount Carmel City Park.
The event is open to kids and adults; however, participants will be split into two groups: those 13 years and under and those 14 and older. The first group will play from 2-4 p.m. and the second group from 6-8 p.m.
Participants will need to bring their own Nerf guns. Darts will be provided with a limited amount for each round. Eye protection is required, and there will only be limited sets of eyewear provided.
All participants must register online.
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HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – One person received treatment after a water rescue in Hawkins County Monday.
A post from the Hawkins County Rescue Squad states that crews responded to Cherokee Lake “near Legacy Bay in Mooresburg.” Responders had been told a person was in the water and did not appear to be breathing.
An update from the rescue squad said that the person was found, and rescuers learned the person was breathing but suffering a medical emergency.
The patient was treated by Hawkins County EMS, according to the post. Crews cleared the scene after the patient was treated.
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Where are our hound lovers at!? Bandit has been adoptable for three weeks now and she is SO ready for a forever home!
This beautiful girl is about 6 years old and weighs 50 pounds! She was found running around Dog Town Lake with no owners in sight. Now, she is looking for a forever home! She loves with other dogs, just be sure to bring yours for a meet and greet. She also loves going out for walks and exploring her surroundings. Her foster says she is "the sweetest, gentlest hound ever, loyal and devoted." She will make a wonderful addition to any home!
As with all High Country Humane's animals, Bandit is current on her vaccinations, spayed and microchipped. To get in touch with her foster, TEXT (801) 558-8266! Check out more info, all our adoptable animals, and more on our website at highcountryhumane.org.
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Sake is a beautiful, 3-year-old domestic medium-hair mix. She is looking for a loving family who will give her lots of affection and lap time. She is not fond of being in the kennel, so you need to be careful when placing her in and give her some time to adjust to her new home. She started out extremely frightened but then warmed up quickly. It is best if her new home has no small children. She is already spayed and ready to join your family. When you visit her at Petco she will mesmerize you with her eyes. Perhaps you are looking for additional pets? You can see others ready to be adopted at coconinhumane.org
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BALTIMORE — Wes Moore, a Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, announced Monday that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Moore was the chief executive officer of the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty non-profit, from 2017 to 2021. He is the author of the 2010 non-fiction book, “The Other Wes Moore,” a story of two men with the same name whose lives followed different paths.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach will hold a remembrance ceremony this week to mark the third anniversary of a mass shooting by a disgruntled city engineer who killed 12 people and wounded five others at a municipal building.
“We know that some people grieve and heal very privately, and others benefit from having people surrounding them physically,” city spokeswoman Tiffany Russell said.
Virginia state flags will be flown at half-staff Tuesday, and the city plans other observances including wearing blue and pausing for a moment of silence at 4:06 p.m., the time that the first 911 call came in, The Virginian-Pilot reported.
Virginia Beach began other memorial activities earlier this month such as painting a forget-me-not flower, which honors those killed and wounded, and illuminating three city buildings at night in blue, the color of remembrance.
On May 31, 2019, a nine-year employee of the city’s public utilities department killed 11 co-workers and a contractor who was in the building getting a permit. The gunman was killed in a shootout with police.
The rampage in Virginia Beach had been the latest in a string of high-profile mass shootings. It took place in between the high school killings in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead and the Walmart massacre in El Paso, Texas, that left 23 dead.
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The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Friday, 5/20/2022:
North Bend
2:10 pm, 2400 block of Delores Lane, theft of mail.
9:05 pm, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue, suspicious subject. Subject trying to break into building.
Coos Bay
11:20 am, Empire Lakes, assisted fire department. Brush fire.
11:44 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, threats. Transient threating subject with knife. A 50 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
6:31 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 42 year old was cited for criminal trespass II.
Coquille
11:25 am, N Adams, criminal trespass / probation violation. A 27 year old male was charged with probation violation. P & P took custody of subject and transported to Reedsport Police department.
Reedsport
8:43 am, Fullhart Insurance, trespassing.
2:38 pm, Recreation Station, fraud.
7:32 pm, 1700 block of Greenwood Avenue, civil dispute.
9:45 pm, 1700 block of Greenwood Avenue, civil dispute.
Saturday, 5/21/2022:
North Bend
2:32 am, 3500 block of Broadway Avenue, alarm activation resulted in criminal mischief. A 47 year old male was arrested and transported to Coos County jail.
Coos Bay
12:03 am, 900 block of Newmark Avenue, theft of gas.
2:36 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was cited for criminal trespass I and theft III. A 54 year old female was cited for criminal trespass II.
5:34 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
Coquille
10:14 am, 40 block of S Cedar Street, theft.
5:52 pm, 700 block of E 12th Street, criminal trespass.
Reedsport
8:31 am, 1300 block of Ranch Road, animal problem.
5:09 pm, 2400 block of Arthur Drive, animal problem.
6:23 pm, 2600 block of Frontage Road, stolen vehicle.
6:42 pm, Highway 101 and S 20th Street, DUI.
Sunday, 5/22/2022:
North Bend
12:23 am, Sherman Avenue and Virginia Avenue, traffic stop / elude. A 36 year old female was charged with reckless driving and elude.
8:52 pm, 1800 block of Virginia Avenue, theft of fuel.
Coos Bay
11:20 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was charged with criminal trespass I and theft III.
1:37 pm, 100 block of N Cammann Street, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was charged with criminal trespass II and lodged at Coos County jail.
4:32 pm, 100 block of S 7th Street, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was charged with criminal trespass I, theft III and lodged at Coos County jail.
10:03 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. Subject previously trespassed is back in the store possibly attempting to shoplift. A 46 year old male was charged with criminal trespass I and theft III.
Coquille
4:42 pm, 1000 block of W 12th Street, civil problem.
7:20 pm, 100 block of E 3rd Street, dog at large / criminal trespass.
7:36 pm, Highway 42 S, disorderly conduct.
Reedsport
8:10 am, 300 block of Winchester Avenue, trespassing.
2:04 pm, Fir Grove Motel, fraud.
7:49 pm, 200 block of Cedar Avenue, trespassing.
Monday, 5/23/2022:
North Bend
5:17 pm, 3200 block of Broadway Avenue, non-injury accident. A 37 year old female was cited.
Coos Bay
8:33 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old was cited for criminal trespass II.
9:39 am, 100 block of S 7th Street, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was cited for criminal trespass I.
9:39 800 block of Central Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was cited for criminal trespass I and theft III.
2:20 pm, 1100 block of Newmark Avenue, theft. A 46 year old male was charged with theft II and lodged at Coos County jail.
8:00 pm, 1300 block of Newmark Avenue, possible theft of fuel. A 44 year old male was charged with theft III, unlawful entry into motor vehicle and trespassed from business.
9:34 pm, 800 block of Date Avenue, domestic harassment. Subject recalled. Still having issue with landlord kicking him out. A 39 year old male was charged with domestic harassment and transported to Coos County jail. A 76 year old female was cited in lieu of custody on a warrant out of Coos County.
Coquille
9:46 am, 200 block of N Baxter, violation of court order. Violation of release agreement.
Reedsport
1:15 am, 800 block of Vista Court, animal problem.
6:42 am, 900 block of Greenwood Avenue, disturbance.
10:46 am, Holly Knolls Mobile Home Park, civil dispute.
5:38 pm, Back to the Best, trespassing.
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Three Rivers Casino Coos Bay resort recently celebrated its seventh anniversary. Since its opening, Three Rivers Coos Bay resort has employed nearly 100 employees yearly, filling roles as bartenders, cage cashiers, security personnel and slot technicians.
“The first thing I discovered when I began was the incredible friendliness of the crew,” said LaShawn Ferdig, longtime Three Rivers team member. “I discovered how invested the Tribe was in its history and the willingness to share it. I found a family, a career and a place to call my own. Coming to work is a joy.”
Job creation and investing in the local economy is very important to Three Rivers Coos Bay Resort. Over the years, these positions have translated into a $14 million investment in Coos County.
“In my line of work, you come in and make a casino great,” said Chuck Baker, Three Rivers Casino Resort casino manager. “Three Rivers Casino Coos Bay is no exception and has exceeded my expectations because of the hardworking and dedicated team members. This team has a lot of heart and a ton of grit, creating a fun environment. I’m honored to work with my team and work for such a wonderful organization.”
“The biggest change I have noticed in my time here is the culture. We have become a team/company that wants employees to be engaged and successful,” added Rachel Dean, Three Rivers team member. “I love working here because of the family/work-life balance as well as working with a team that is like family.”
The casino features more than 250 games on a 15,000 square foot casino floor and a full-service on-site restaurant.
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DALLAS — Family and friends of former Texas Christian University football star and NFL player Jeff Gladney took to social media after learning that he died in a crash in Downtown Dallas overnight Monday.
The fatal crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the westbound services lanes of Woodall Rogers Freeway at Allen Street, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
A teammate told WFAA that 25-year-old Gladney was one of two victims in the crash. The second victim – a woman – has not been identified at this time.
The sheriff's department says the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Gladney recently signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals. The team released the following statement, “We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss.”
Gladney was a part of a historic draft for TCU in 2020, when the university had 10 players head to the NFL.
TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati sent WFAA the following statement on the passing of Gladney:
“Our TCU Athletics family, and especially our football program, was very devastated to learn of the passing of Jeff Gladney. After earning his degree and continuing his playing career in the NFL, Jeff maintained his close ties to TCU. He loved everything about his alma mater. He was a frequent visitor to campus and was at our spring practices and spring game this year, proudly joined by his young son. He will be missed by our entire community. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences go to Jeff’s family, friends and TCU teammates.”
Gladney went 31st overall to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings posted the following tweet after learning of his death.
The sports world and those close to Gladney took to social media:
According to a recent Instagram post, Gladney also just bought his mother a home and has a young son.
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DALLAS — Eleven years ago, two Navy Seals from Dallas came up with what they thought would be a good 'Dallas' idea: a solemn procession of the American names and faces lost in our nation's wars to remind us all what Memorial Day is really about.
But at the 2022 Memorial Day Weekend event, Stephen Holley and Clint Bruce could celebrate that the gathering of tens of thousands in Reverchon Park and along the Katy Trail has grown into a movement millions strong.
"I just really appreciate not only how much this means to Dallas but to the entire nation," said Carry The Load board member Ames Hutton.
As the Memorial Day events at Reverchon culminated with family members and friends carrying storyboards with the photos and names of soldiers and first responders lost in the line of duty, organizers and participants could quietly celebrate what Carry The Load has become.
The "Memorial May" events now include five cross-country relays, descending on Dallas from every corner of the United States, spreading the Carry The Load message with every mile. CTL now provides financial support and awareness for more than 50 veteran-service organizations helping veterans, first responders, and their families: a continuum of care that grows with each year.
"I've lost many, many friends in the wars, probably too many to name here. But I carry all of them, every day," said Marcus Capone of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions. "And we're just humbled and happy to be part of something so great."
"I've been able to see veterans move from mourning into celebration and good memories of their fallen comrade," Ames Hutton said. "So it's really cathartic and helpful in their process to get through grieving and into celebration."
The moms and dads, the brothers and sisters, the spouses and the children grieving for the loved ones they lost will tell you that Reverchon Park, on Memorial Day, has become a pilgrimage: a place they have to be. It's where they find a community of people who understand their difficult journey and where they can find the strength to get through one more year.
"I'll be here until I can't walk," said Dallas firefighter/paramedic Beau York. "This is just something everybody should do at least once. And once you do it once you can't stop doing it. Just like me."
A walk, and a Memorial Day mission, that they promise will never end.
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DALLAS — Family and friends of former Texas Christian University football star and NFL player Jeff Gladney took to social media after learning that he died in a crash in Downtown Dallas overnight Monday.
The fatal crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the westbound services lanes of Woodall Rogers Freeway at Allen Street, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
A teammate told WFAA that 25-year-old Gladney was one of two victims in the crash. The second victim – a woman – has not been identified at this time.
The sheriff's department says the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Gladney recently signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals. The team released the following statement, “We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss.”
Gladney was a part of a historic draft for TCU in 2020, when the university had 10 players head to the NFL.
TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati sent WFAA the following statement on the passing of Gladney:
“Our TCU Athletics family, and especially our football program, was very devastated to learn of the passing of Jeff Gladney. After earning his degree and continuing his playing career in the NFL, Jeff maintained his close ties to TCU. He loved everything about his alma mater. He was a frequent visitor to campus and was at our spring practices and spring game this year, proudly joined by his young son. He will be missed by our entire community. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences go to Jeff’s family, friends and TCU teammates.”
Gladney went 31st overall to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings posted the following tweet after learning of his death.
The sports world and those close to Gladney took to social media:
According to a recent Instagram post, Gladney also just bought his mother a home and has a young son.
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TEXAS, USA — Homeland Security Investigations announced on May 25 it had completed a three week long operation along with several other agencies.
"Operation Lost Souls" located and recovered 70 missing children in Midland, Ector, El Paso and Tom Green counties. This operation ran from the end of April to mid-May.
These children, many of whom were runaways, were aged 10 to 17 and included victims of physical and sexual abuse as well as sex trafficking.
HSI says the operation has also produced numerous other leads the agency will be investigating.
Agencies assisting HSI include the Midland and Ector County Sheriff's Office, Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center, Texas DPS, U.S. Marshals and the FBI.
“Operation Lost Souls exemplifies Homeland Security Investigations’ commitment to protecting the public from crimes of victimization. In this case, we are looking out for our children - our community’s most precious resource,” said HSI El Paso Deputy Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho in a press release.
Due to the nature of the investigation and it involving minors, HSI has not released any further information on the investigation at this time.
Anyone with information about a human trafficking victim or information about this type of criminal activity, you are asked to call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Television host and actor Nick Cannon made a trip to North Carolina this weekend.
It was in honor of his 102-year-old great-grandmother, Corinne Cannon. She was recognized by her alma mater, Barber-Scotia College, as well as other local leaders including Mayor Vy Lyles at an event held in Kannapolis.
It was for her work in the community. She was joined not only by Nick Cannon but also by his dad.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – New Smyrna Beach closed off beach access ramps Monday a little before noon amid the large crowds.
Daytona Beach had consistent crowds too and that kept businesses, law enforcement, and beach safety busy.
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Denise Stevenson said it was a perfect day to enjoy time with friends and family.
“So far, so good, we love it. It’s very beautiful, the weather is perfect,” said Stevenson.
For Samantha Santiago, a trip to Daytona with her family for Memorial Day was the perfect way to start their summer vacation.
“We’re going to go catch some seashells soon,” said Santiago. “It’s been very busy, but it’s been enjoyable so far.”
Bartender Jess Quineous at nearby Cruisin Cafe Bar and Grill said she welcomes the business, especially after a slower past few years because of COVID-19.
“We’ve been really busy. We appreciate the crowds,” said Quineous.
Police said they were all hands on deck this holiday weekend, particularly after a planned “Orlando Invades Daytona” event. Investigators say that event in 2020 led to fights, stalled traffic, and a shooting that injured two people.
They also put up barricades along the sidewalks near Main Street to make sure pedestrians were safe.
“This is the first year we’re bringing in the entire agency. So we ended up canceling all days off,” said Chief Jakari Young.
Volusia County Beach Safety said they’ve rescued dozens of people so far along the coast.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Red Cross is providing support to the families impacted by a fire in Sharpes, near Cocoa, Friday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Brevard Fire Rescue said investigators are working to determine an official cause, but they believe a controlled burn may have spread quickly to homes in the area.
Officials initially said five homes were destroyed, but later clarified that one of them had previously been destroyed in another fire.
Donna Carlisle said the fire surrounded her grandma’s mobile home. On one side, her neighbor’s fence is burned. On the other, the entire home is reduced to rubble and ash.
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“His whole house is gone. I can’t even like fathom what I’m looking at, to be honest,” Carlisle said.
Carlisle said she first learned about Friday’s fire while at a funeral home. Her grandmother had passed away the day before. When her sister called her and told her what was happening, she feared losing her grandmother’s home too, along with every memory in it.
“My sister called me while I was at the funeral home and she said my grandmother’s house was on fire, that there was a fire on the fence line and there was smoke coming out of the house after the firefighters kicked in the door,” Carlisle said. “I really felt like my whole life was just done for a second, and then I got here and there was just so much relief.”
Carlisle said there is some smoke damage on the inside, and the plastic siding is melted on the backside of the home. She said she is thankful for the firefighters and their quick response.
“Her house is still standing. Everything she owns is still here. I thank the firefighters so much for doing what they do,” Carlisle said.
Carlisle and many neighbors in the area are now counting their blessings. Teresa Parrish saod her house was untouched, but her neighbors across the street lost everything.
“I was scared to death because I’m an older person and this is all I’ve got. I don’t have any idea where I would go,” Parrish said.
Fifty homes were evacuated Friday. Parrish said some people chose to stay behind and use garden hoses to save homes on her street.
Fire officials in Brevard County said most families were able to return home Friday. The Red Cross provided emergency assistance to 13 people who were displaced by the fire. A spokesperson tells News 6 they will work with those families to connect them with the resources they need and help them get back on their feet.
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Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform.
The U.S. Senate did not take up a single piece of major gun violence prevention legislation last year or so far this year, according to an analysis by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
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Texas Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both advocates of Second Amendment protections remaining in place, have long opposed even basic gun safety reforms, the analysis found, according to News 6 partner KSAT.
Speaking at the National Rifle Association’s annual conference in Houston Friday, just days after the Uvalde massacre, Cruz double-downed on his stance on gun rights in America.
“It’s a lot easier to moralize and to shriek about those you disagree with politically. But it’s never been about guns,” said Cruz, who instead blamed the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers on problems like deteriorating family dynamics.
Cruz’s claim that having a single entry and exit out of schools is a needed safety enhancement has been slammed by critics in recent days.
Cornyn, whose office claimed he canceled his appearance at the NRA convention prior to the Uvalde shooting, appeared in San Antonio Monday to host a ceremony for students entering the service academies.
“This is a sign to us that we need to do a lot more than we have done in the past,” said Cornyn, during a brief question and answer session with reporters prior to the ceremony.
He said a framework could be in place as soon as Tuesday for the Senate to pick up the gun debate.
“I hope we will try to look in a clear-eyed way at what happened and ask this question: ‘what can we do to fix this problem?’” said Cornyn.
The longtime senator said Monday there were several points of failure that led up to the Uvalde massacre, including shooter Salvador Ramos’ juvenile records not being available to those who ran a background check on him prior to his purchase of two AR-style rifles.
Cornyn was firm in his assertion that guns must remain out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.
He also said the shooter may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and lengths of isolation at his home during which he played violent video games.
Senate Republicans last week blocked a domestic terrorism bill, which would have opened the floor for debate about the latest string of mass shootings.
In March 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, that would expand background checks on firearm purchases.
U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35) voted yes on both measures.
Their fellow San Antonio-area congressmen, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), voted no on both.
Even though both bills passed through the House, nearly 15 months later, they have yet to reach the Senate floor.
The same day Gonzales voted against the bills he tweeted that they were “gun grabs from the far Left.”
Last June, Gonzales quote tweeted an article from the Daily Caller on Second Amendment rights and wrote, “The far Left will never stop trying to take Americans’ guns.”
Gonzales, who represents the Uvalde community and did not respond to a request for comment for this story, has blamed the massacre on a lack of mental health services in the rural area west of San Antonio.
Days after the shooting, when pressed by an NBC reporter on why an 18-year-old needs an assault rifle, he refused to answer the question three times:
Roy’s congressional office also did not respond to a request for comment.
He released a statement last week calling the shooting an “indescribable act of evil.”
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MARIETTA, Pa. — From parades and celebrations to moments of silence, communities across south central Pennsylvania paid tribute to the nation’s fallen heroes.
Scores of families lined East Market Street in Marietta, Lancaster County for the community’s longstanding Memorial Day Parade. The sounds of bagpipes and drums were heard throughout the borough as bands marched in unison—a salute to the men and women who died serving our country.
U.S. Navy Veteran George Darling threw candy to children during the parade from atop a float that is dedicated to prisoners of war (POW). He said the float serves as an important reminder that Memorial Day is also about honoring missing veterans.
“There’s still people out there, the POW’s, that haven’t come back. Missing in action. So we’re still trying to keep that awareness up front,” Darling said. “We really hope to make a difference to get everybody out, especially on a day like today, and you can hear the people shout, ‘Thanks for your service!’”
Veterans are taking this time to educate families on the true meaning of the holiday. Arthur L. Best, II—a dual veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard—said every day is a reminder of those who sacrificed so much.
“The freedoms that we have, most people take so much for granted and the people outside our country just salivate over the fact that we have what we have,” said Best. “That’s what makes the fact that we respect the men and women that went before us, traded the ultimate sacrifice, and gave us this opportunity to be free Americans.”
The parade ends where the storytelling begins. During a ceremony at Marietta Cemetery, we heard stories of local veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Flowers were laid at their gravesites on a steamy afternoon with temperatures soaring into the 80s. Guest Speaker, Col. Douglas Winton, said unity will best honor their courage and dedication.
“The strength of America is when people commit to their neighbors, and from that commitment, work cooperatively to remember and preserve the honor of those who have sacrificed to protect them,” said Col. Winton, Chairman of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning and Operations at the U.S. Army War College.
Many Memorial Day celebrations will continue throughout Monday evening. For a list of events, click here.
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CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) — A search is going on to find someone who reportedly drowned on the Cullman County side of Smith Lake Monday afternoon.
According to Deputy Chad Whaley of the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, a dive team is on the scene. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is also working on the case.
“The only information we have right now is that ALEA Marine Patrol is responding to a possible drowning on Lake Smith,” Trooper Brandon Bailey told CBS 42. “However, we cannot confirm anything at this time.”
No details on the circumstances surrounding the alleged drowning or where it happened have been released.
This is a developing story.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Temperatures dip into the 60s after midnight.
Tuesday Afternoon Wednesday Afternoon
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: This summertime pattern sticks with us through the first half of the week. Lots of sunshine both Tuesday and Wednesday, with a few clouds building in the heat of the afternoon. High temperatures climbing into the low 90s both days. A few very isolated downpours will likely dot the radar each afternoon, but the overall rain coverage will be around 10% or less.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: A weak cold front will move into Alabama on Thursday. This will tap in to the warm and humid air, and that will set off scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures before this front arrives Thursday will approach or hit 90°. Behind the front on Friday, we look to stay dry and a hair cooler, with highs only reaching the mid to upper 80s.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK: The cool-down won’t last, and we heat back up as we head into the weekend. Highs approach or hit 90° both Saturday and Sunday. We should stay dry to kick off the weekend, but we can’t rule out an isolated downpour on Sunday as more humid air returns to Central Alabama.
GULF COAST FORECAST/TROPICAL UPDATE: While the weather looks pretty nice along Alabama’s beaches through Thursday, there remains a moderate risk of rip currents through much of this week, and red flags were flying on Alabama’s beaches on Memorial Day. We recommend refraining from doing more than getting your feet wet in red flag conditions, and that if you do decide to enter the Gulf of Mexico, to swim near a lifeguard whenever possible. Hurricane Agatha will make landfall in Mexico later on Monday. The higher terrain in Mexico will completely disrupt Agatha and weaken it to a post-tropical broad area of low pressure. That weak remnant low is forecast to move into the Southern Gulf or Northwestern Caribbean later this week, where it could re-develop into a tropical depression or storm. This should not directly impact Alabama, but could be a heavy rain producer for parts of Florida.
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A project to create a roundabout at Ind. 2 and U.S. 6 in LaPorte County will begin as early as Tuesday and last through late October.
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Rieth-Riley Construction will perform the project in three phases, according to INDOT. The intersection of U.S. 6 and Ind. 2 will be partially closed during the first two phases.
Phase one will last through early August, according to INDOT, with the north and west portions of the intersection closed. U.S. 6 will be closed between State Road 2 and Lowman Lane, with an official detour following Ind. 2 and Ind. 49. Indiana 2 will be closed between U.S. 6 and Main Street, with an official detour following U.S. 421 and U.S. 6. The intersection will remain open to traffic between Ind. 2 south of the intersection and U.S. 6 east of the intersection.
During phase two, the south and east portions of the intersection will be closed. Indiana 2 will be closed between U.S. 6 and Lowman Lane, with a detour following Ind. 49 and U.S. 6. That latter road will be closed between Ind. 2 and U.S. 421, and the detour will follow Ind. 2 and U.S. 421. The intersection will remain open to traffic between Ind. 2 north of the intersection and U.S. 6 west of the intersection.
The intersection will be open in all directions during phase three, while construction in the center of the roundabout is completed.
Old rail crossing to be removed
Removal of the railroad crossing on Junction Avenue in Schererville is scheduled for Thursday, creating road restrictions between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the town.
The town and Canadian National railroad will be removing the crossing and paving the road. Junction Avenue local traffic east of the railroad tracks will have access from Joliet Street. Kennedy Avenue and Junction Avenue local traffic west of the railroad tracks will have access from Kennedy Avenue.
The town is encouraging all motorists to plan ahead to use alternate roadways to avoid the work zone and closure areas.
Full reconstruction for Homerlee Ave.
Homerlee Avenue in East Chicago will be closed to through traffic for total reconstruction starting June 8, the city announced.
The project will include new sewers and water lines, concrete sidewalks and curbs and new asphalt pavement. The city expects the project to be completed by the end of the year.
Construction crews will work from approximately 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Property owners will be notified prior to work that could directly affect them, such as water service hookups, the city said. Workers may need access to basements to verify or hook up water and sanitary services.
Periodically, intersections will be closed to crossing traffic.
Metra ticket extensions ending
Metra is reminding customers that as of June 1, it will no longer accept one-way and 10-ride tickets that have expired since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Metra extended the validity periods of those tickets several times during the pandemic. The most recent extension was to June 1, but that deadline will not be extended, the railroad announced.
Paper One-Way and 10-Ride tickets with expiration dates between March 2020 and June 1, 2022, will be accepted for travel up to and including June 1.
South Shore station to close temporarily
The South Shore Line will suspend busing to its Beverly Shores Station starting June 6 as a result of work on the Double Track project. The busing suspension is due to the closure of Broadway and is expected to last approximately 14 days. During that time, there will be no service to Beverly Shores. The railroad is encouraging passengers to board at Dune Park Station.
Porter County seeks engineering proposals
Porter County has issued requests for proposals from companies interested in doing engineering and related work on a bridge replacement project and on the extension of Willowcreek Road.
The bridge replacement project is for the bridge carrying County Road 1050 South over Pleasant Township Ditch. The bridge recently failed and is closed to through traffic for the duration of the replacement project, which has an estimated contract cost of $1.3 million.
The Willowcreek Road project is to extend the road from County Road 700 North to U.S. 30. The current RFP is for engineering services for road design, utility coordination and right-of-way acquisition services. The estimated construction cost is $42 million.
Proposals for both projects are due June 30.
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A Hobart woman was inducted into the White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame after serving the fast-food joint's famous sliders to her family after her grandmother's funeral.
"This building will once again illuminate with light on the southernmost shores of Lake Michigan, not with the fire and fury of the open hearth but with the amber glow and hypnotic flow of iron ore."
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CROWN POINT — Authorities have identified a man who died in a fatal crash at U.S. 231 and Interstate 65 in Crown Point on Thursday night.
John Petro III, a 29-year-old Crown Point resident, died in the wreck, according to the Lake County coroner's office.
A Medicolegal Death Investigation Team from the Lake County coroner's office was dispatched to the busy intersection where a silver 2003 Mitsubishi and a red 2018 Ford vehicle got into a crash on the evening of May 26.
Two others were injured in the crash, including a 42-year-old Kouts man and a 22-year-old Gary woman who suffered "multiple serious injuries."
The two vehicles collided when the Mitsubishi drove east on U.S. 231 and the Ford turned left at the traffic light to enter the northbound I-65 ramp, according to Crown Point police.
Petro III was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, according to the Lake County coroner's office.
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Indiana State Police, Crown Point Emergency Management and the Indiana Department of Transportation assisted Crown Point police and firefighters in responding to the crash at the I-65 247 exit, which resulted in long road closures.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Zachary Lindahl
Age : 21
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204040
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Wayne Rivera
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204125
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Wayne Micka II
Age : 31
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204089
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Ocampo-Ayala
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204268
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernisha Devers
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204213
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Vaughn Baker Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204183
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Tyran Calhoun
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204140
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM); BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya McElvene
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204160
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tommy Talley Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204107
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tessa Baumgartner
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204111
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tameko Brown
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204176
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stan Guydon
Age : 72
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204082
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaun Ross
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204127
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Hall
Age : 59
Residence: Huntington, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204184
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Cicale
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204174
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santino Garza
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204110
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sabrina Krueger
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204205
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ryan Vaughn
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204056
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Flores
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204053
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rosalinda Miranda
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204192
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Armstrong
Age : 34
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204072
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Hemphill
Age : 29
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204190
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204186
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rex Arney
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204224
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204199
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - CONVERSION - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Martin
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204081
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Sherman
Age : 43
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204124
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Knight
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204189
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pablo Frias-Maldonado
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204178
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oletha White
Age : 49
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204032
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $75
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nivea McDonald
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204041
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Teague
Age : 36
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204105
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Natori Hull
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204153
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murell James III
Age : 22
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204221
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Modesto Godinez Jr.
Age : 44
Residence: Knox, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204276
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Wood
Age : 51
Residence: Riley, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204121
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Slavik
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204049
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Rodriguez
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204129
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Potter
Age : 55
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204206
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Miner
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204248
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
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Michael Lynch
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204130
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kibler II
Age : 41
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204093
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204249
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Matthew Steen
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204091
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mark Simcoke
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204080
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcell Pierce
Age : 33
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204258
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204043
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Lisa Woods
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204028
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leandrea Sanders
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204071
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Davis
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204052
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Krystal Brady
Age : 40
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204044
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Davis
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204264
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Brown Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204070
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keadrick Morris
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204134
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kamesha Houston
Age : 26
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204158
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Zinkiewitz
Age : 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204273
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justice Ball
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204141
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Duron
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204232
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joven Evans
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204271
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Gutierrez
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204092
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204265
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204051
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffrey Reeves
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204260
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jameka Moore
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204280
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204139
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Tate
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204038
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Irma Anguiano
Age : 46
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204103
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Nash
Age : 49
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204157
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gigi Vega
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204162
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Genaro Cruz
Age : 40
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204076
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Garrett Landers
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204207
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Wingard
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204151
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Bibbs II
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204135
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Gertz
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204225
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Bates
Age : 27
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204269
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Destiny Berrones
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204235
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Derek Gensel
Age : 32
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204045
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Richardson
Age : 56
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204175
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204161
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Lapotka
Age : 55
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204253
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darryl Rodriguez
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204188
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darean Richardson
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204122
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dante Taylor
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204180
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danny Hall
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204195
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Damarcus Fisher
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204137
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Curtis Colvin
Age : 38
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204200
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clem Laster
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204266
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cierra Kelly
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204215
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Moynihan
Age : 31
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204068
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Guzman
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204259
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Gregory
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204243
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carlos VonHatten Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204256
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON - FELONY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brittany Ramirez
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204027
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Larry
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204217
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204263
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Fastabend
Age : 34
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204047
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Bobby Jones II
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204242
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bo Wayne
Age : 31
Residence: Trail Creek, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204074
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204187
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bennie Therrell
Age : 65
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204054
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Armond Gamble
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204042
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aquantis Walker
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204202
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antwan Lucious
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204120
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antonyous Harris
Age : 20
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204090
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Antonio Johnson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204250
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antoin Lewis
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204116
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Trezak
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204272
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Prince
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204229
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Lucero
Age : 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204069
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alonzo White
Age : 45
Residence: Atlanta, GA
Booking Number(s): 2204084
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexis Perkins
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204083
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexis Duenas
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204036
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Akosua Arhen
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204234
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Maldonado Collado
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devonne Tyler
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
LaMarc Hall
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204369
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dillard
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Age : 33
Residence: Athens, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Crystal Fantasia
Age : 40
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerri Olson
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Age : 59
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Age : 25
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Hudson Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Albert Hendon
Age : 30
Residence: Geraldine, AL
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ray Weems Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204347
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Age : 57
Residence: Wanatah, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jovanni Garza
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Limmie Lockhart III
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Age : 18
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Karen Church
Age : 53
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204457
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dontrell Lewis
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204443
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Age : 30
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Godshalk
Age : 57
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204362
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Stewart
Age : 30
Residence: Wolcott, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Age : 20
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Melinda Massey
Age : 39
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204401
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Schweitzer
Age : 43
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204356
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
Age : 39
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204371
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andraya Mathis
Age : 30
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Lindley
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204380
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arlin Mejia Santamaria
Age : 23
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tracey Getter
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ken Taylor
Age : 30
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Age : 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Age : 23
Residence: Waukegan, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arthur Ford III
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darrin Slaughter
Age : 62
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Garrett Abromitis
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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MERRILLVILLE — The Merrillville Community School Corp. will offer free breakfasts and lunches to all children ages 18 and under this summer.
The program begins June 8 and will last through Aug. 10 except for June 20 and July 4.
Meals will be offered on weekdays only, and children must be present and eat their meals on site. Only one breakfast and one lunch are permitted per child per day.
Merrillville students attending summer school will receive their meals at school.
The following sites will distribute breakfasts from 9 to 10 a.m. and lunches from noon to 1 p.m.: Merrillville High School, 276 E. 68th Pl., Door I; Pierce Middle School, 199 E. 70th St., west of Door 3; Fieler Elementary School, 407 W. 61st Ave., Door C; Salk Elementary School, 3001 W. 77th Ave., Door B; Miller Elementary School, 5901 Waite St., Door A; Stefek Park, 7053 Harrison St.; and Collins Park, 9500 Merrillville Rd.
Mobile bus stops will offer lunch only. Stops include: from 11 to 11:20 a.m, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 5375 Harrison St.; from 11:40 to 11:50 a.m., 73rd & Bigger; from noon to 12:20 p.m., Rethink Church, 2920 W. 73rd Pl.
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For more information, visit the Merrillville Community School Corp. website at mvsc.k12.in.us or call the central office at 219-650-5300.
Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week
Check out the Times' picks for the best images from the past week.
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Cars head North on State Road 55 toward Crown Point during the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning celebrating the 112th anniversary of th…
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Larry and Cheryl Morrone, of Crown Point, look over a 1931 Ford before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise at the Lake County Fairgrounds on …
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Paul Myers, of East Chicago, closes the hood on his 1929 Ford Model A before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning at the L…
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
A worn American flag blows in the breeze on the antenna of a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise.
Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Veteran radio sportscaster Harold Welter addresses the graduating class of Lacrosse High School on Friday.
Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Kyle Gorski, an honors graduate of LaCrosse High School, stands with his diploma during commencement Friday.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, center, reacts after hitting a triple and scoring when the throw to third went astray against Munster on Saturda…
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's Kevin Hall reacts after a single on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Garrett Weber, right, reacts with teammate Joey Carra after a home run against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifi…
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's dugout reacts after a home run by Jake Thometz on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, left, reacts with teammate Griffin Tobias after Williams tripled and scored on a throwing error against Munster …
Gary police memorial service
K-9 officers join the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
Gary police memorial service
Gary police department officers were joined by officers from other departments at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
Gary police memorial service
David Rorex, son of fallen Gary police officer Dorian Rorex, holds his one-year-old son Kylo as he taps the memorial wreath at the Gary Police…
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Lake Central players celebrate their win after Mackenzie Calinski (14) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 12-2 over Hammond M…
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Lake Central players raise the sectional championship trophy after beating Hammond Morton 12-2 in six inning in the championship game of 4A Se…
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Hammond Morton’s Ariana Figueroa (28) reacts after she and Analise Campos (14) both scored in the fourth inning during the 4A sectional champi…
Neighborhood park seen as 'catalyst' for future growth
Kaiden Ballard, 5, uses the slide on the playground Thursday at Windrich Park at Jacobs Square in Hammond.
Lake Central High School commencement
Gabriel Bellar waves to family at the Lake Central High School commencement.
Lake Central High School commencement
Kaitlyn O'Drobinak wipes a tear away as she watches a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
Lake Central High School commencement
Elizabeth Solis and Kyle Kennedy watch a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
Lake Central High School commencement
Lake Central junior Lexi Crenshaw takes a selfie with graduating seniors.
OE breaks ground on respite facility
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lets Opportunity Enterprises client David Barnes, along with client Ethan Ruiz, enjoy the spotlight during Wednesday's…
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Boone Grove’s Jarrod Benkovich competes in the high jump during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
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Lake Central’s Ryan Mauder takes the hand-off from Josh Berry for the final lap of the 4x400-meter relay final during the Boys Track Regional …
It's been 18 years since Jason Janek, 24, and his friend Kevin Abul-Husn, 27, were shot to death in Whiting. Janek family members say they still hope to someday see justice.
Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's mother, Camellia Janek, and his goddaughter, Cassidy Janek-Mansfield, reflect by a tree that was planted in his memory at Whitin…
Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's name adorns a tree planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
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Kankakee Valley’s Emily Nannenga competes in the high jump Tuesday at the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School.
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Merrillville’s Taylor Jackson clears the next to last hurdle during the 100 Meter Hurdles during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage H…
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Valparaiso’s Ayla Rice competes in the shot put during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
Sonic Drive-In has its long-awaited opening Monday
Jessica Townsend delivers food to a customer at the new Sonic Drive-In on it's first day open.
Sonic opening makes big boom in Crown Point
Cars are lined up on Superior Drive as customers try out the Sonic Drive-In. One customer said he was in line for an hour to order a footlong …
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory blesses images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on Sunday during the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalu…
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory of the Catholic Diocese of Gary meets with Eve Figueroa, of Chicago, Sunday following the dedication of the Our Lady …
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Members of the Xel-Ha Escuela de Danza process as Aztec dancers Sunday for the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
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LAPORTE COUNTY — A teenager died and four more were hurt in an off-road vehicle accident in LaPorte County on Saturday night.
The fatal off-road vehicle crash took place before 9 p.m. in Rolling Prairie. Indiana conservation officers from the Department of Natural Resources were dispatched to the 9400 block of N 500 E in LaPorte County to investigate a report of a serious off-road vehicle accident with bodily injury.
"Upon arrival, investigating officers learned a 13-year-old juvenile operator lost control of a side-by-side ORV while attempting to turn at a high rate of speed. This caused the ORV to roll over, ejecting the occupants," Indiana Conversation Officer Tyler Brock said in a news release.
A 14-year-old passenger was taken to Northwest Health – LaPorte and pronounced deceased at the hospital. A 15-year-old passenger had to be airlifted to a Chicago trauma center to be treated for serious injuries.
That teen's condition was not immediately available.
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Three other juveniles were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
"The investigation into the incident is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available," Brock said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Aurora Rodriguez
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 26
Residence: Joliet, IL
Cedric Harris
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon
Class: Felony
Age: 44
Residence: Joliet, IL
Jason Bazemore II
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 29
Residence: Rolling Prairie, IN
John Ruder
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 50
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Richard Velchek Jr.
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of Cocaine
Class: Felony
Age: 64
Residence: Westville, IN
Omni Robinson
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 19
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Robert Wise
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Eric Blackmon
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon
Class: Felony
Age: 24
Residence: Trail Creek, IN
Jessie Ramirez
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Resisting Law Enforcement; OWI
Class: Felonies
Age: 26
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Francisco Santiago
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Felon Carrying a Handgun; Pointing a Firearm; Domestic Battery
Class: Felonies
Age: 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Jason Miller
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Counterfeiting
Class: Felony
Age: 44
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Tiffany Handlen
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Lewis Jones
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of a Controlled Substance
Class: Felony
Age: 37
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Robert Kampf II
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: False Informing
Class: Felony
Age: 28
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Karl Clemons
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Residential Entry; Failure to Appear
Class: Felonies
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Mona Mashburn
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Legend Drug Deception
Class: Felony
Age: 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Jeremiah Owens
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Auto Theft; Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felonies
Age: 25
Residence: Hobart, IN
William Dykstra
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine; Unlawful Possession of Syringe; Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felonies
Age: 27
Residence: LaPorte, IN
William Troeger
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 52
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
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VANC0UVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A new playground will soon take shape at Vancouver’s Esther Short Park to replace the old playground that was destroyed by fire. The playground, modeled after similar playgrounds by Harper’s Playground, will be accessible to children with disabilities and their families.
The playground is a key feature of the park that hosts events from concerts to the farmer’s market — and it fits the vision of the woman for whom the park is named.
“It’s the center of downtown Vancouver, and we wanted to make sure that it wasn’t just a playground, but it was a place where whole families could feel comfortable, safe and have fun playing at,” said Kirsti Hauswald with AKS Engineering.
Esther Short was a Native American mother of 12 from Pennsylvania who braved the Oregon Trail to arrive in Vancouver in 1847 with her husband, Amos.
Despite the British Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver trying to drive them out, Amos staked a claim. He even shot and killed a man over the land claim — and was acquitted.
But in 1853, Amos drowned in the Columbia River when a ship he was on sank. After his death, Esther claimed 640 acres of his land. She opened a restaurant, a hotel and a public wharf in 1855, two years before Vancouver was incorporated.
“She’s starting to see that that Vancouver is growing, and in her will, she dedicates 5.4 acres to be a park, a plaza, a community area, which was very new,” Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnery-Ogle told KOIN 6 News. “And that’s why we say that Esther Short Park is probably the oldest park in the Pacific Northwest.”
In the 1990s, then-Mayor Royce Pollard rallied the business community to revitalize it. The playground is part of the future she hoped for.
“It’s still Esther’s Park, Esther Short’s Park,” McEnerny-Ogle said. “I think Esther would have been very proud of this.”
The new playground will also have a new, accessible merry-go-round. Work will begin in June and the playground is expected to open in the fall.
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BLOOMINGTON — Eager hands and smiling faces lined the streets of downtown Bloomington on Monday morning leading the Memorial Day Parade to Miller Park. But the candy, flags and pencils that children happily took home were outweighed by the messages of remembrance shared by veterans and military families throughout the day.
Ashley Harms said she reminds her 4-year-old daughter, Riley, that the candy isn’t why the parade is important.
“I think it’s just important to get out and support the local community, especially today being Memorial Day,” said Harms, of Downs. “It’s important to remember those who we lost, who fought for freedoms.”
When she wasn’t covering her ears for the Bloomington High School Marching Raiders performance, Riley thanked every service member, veteran, law enforcement and fire official who rode by her spot on the edge of Miller Park.
This was the first year the parade returned since it was canceled the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think the kids missed it the last couple years that they weren’t able to participate,” said Beth Rodts of Normal, who watched her two eldest children ride on the Linden Lead ‘Em 4H Club float. “It’s a nice, short, fun parade for kids to be in.”
The parade drew to a close in time for the annual Memorial Day ceremony to begin in the park with several veterans organizations bringing the crowd together for the first of many events to honor the fallen.
Kay Sparkey, whose husband Ray served in the Vietnam War and works with local chapter 60 of the Disabled American Veterans, said having been to the ceremony at the park bandstand every year, “I just think it’s nice that people come out … and they should for all the holidays.”
“For veterans, Gold Star mothers and families, Memorial Day is every day,” said Kevin Keller, of the American Legion Post 454. “They gave their tomorrows for our todays. The very least we can do is to remember them for their service, their sacrifice and who they are.”
In a joint proclamation between Bloomington and Normal, Mayors Mboka Mwilambwe and Chris Koos recognized May 2022 as America’s Gold Star Families Month, dedicating the hometown heroes banners that line East Street in Bloomington and Main Street in Normal.
America's Gold Star Families is an organization that represents parents, spouses, children, siblings and other close family members whose loved one died in service.
Frances Maddox of Bloomington worked with the city and town to ensure the locals who had died in military service would be honored with their names and photos hung on 24 banners. Her son, U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Maddox, died in 2013 after he was burned in a fuel explosion in Afghanistan.
“It’s truly an honor for our heroes just to keep their memory alive and their name alive and to continue their legacy further,” she said after the ceremony. “There’s a saying that our heroes, they actually have two deaths. The first one is when they take their last breath, and the second one is when we forget to speak their name. … It’s so important for us to always remember and never forget.”
She told the crowd when they pass those banners, America’s Gold Star Families asks for just one thing: “to remember and to also speak their name.”
During the ceremony to honor fallen service members, Lt. Col. Scott Grotbo of the Illinois Air National Guard considered whether they would be happy with the way the community came together on Monday.
“Maybe they would, maybe they don’t care,” said Grotbo, commander of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group at the 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria. “We all know those personalities of the ones we’ve lost. We would know what their answer would be. They’d probably be like ‘Well, no, it’s a beautiful day. Go fishing. Why would you waste it here?’
“But after all that, they’d be like, ‘you know, I said that but thank you for the honor. Thank you for recognizing us. Thank you for knowing that we didn’t just make the ultimate sacrifice in vain.’”
He recalled a scene from “Saving Private Ryan” that he believes gives insight into what sacrifice can look like.
When Capt. Miller is gravely injured, he says to Private Ryan, simply, “Earn this.”
“And to think if any of the fallen men and women could be here today and say that to us — earn this — what are we doing to accomplish that?” Grotbo asked the crowd. “We move forward from conflicts; we move forward from war; we move forward from those significant events that really test us as Americans. And you would think that by having one of these men and women tell us to earn that, earn that moment that they sacrificed in order for us to progress as Americans, as patriots, that we can truly honor that.”
Grotbo challenged those seated in front of him and those who retreated to stand in the shade to live up to that standard and “think about what we need to do to continue to honor them, as well as do what they would truly want us to do.”
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Contact Kelsey Watznauer at (309) 820-3254. Follow her on Twitter: @kwatznauer.
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With crowds and temperatures slightly too high for comfort, BottleRock 2022 came to a close on a sweltering Sunday in Napa.
Non-country music fans may not know that co-headliner Luke Combs travels with a veritable army of followers. Cowboy hats and American flags could be found as far as the eye could see. The extra bodies made for some logistical issues, with long concession wait times and crowd control issues that prompted multiple people to make the same quip, “BottleRock, more like BottleNeck.”
Seeing Pitbull live in concert is exactly what you’d expect. Along with strutting around for an hour of aggressively-recognizable songs, “Mr. 305” offered generic inspirational platitudes like, “Why dream when you can live?” or “forget followers and like, you need to be leaders.”
Pitbull has over 9 million followers on Instagram alone.
One funny moment came when authorities momentarily halted the show for a medical emergency, just as Pitbull told the crowd that “nothing can stop us now.” Pit had to amend his lesson to “nothing but the police can stop us now,” accidentally stumbling into a politically pertinent comment.
Headliner P!nk opened her show with the 2001 hit “Get the Party Started,” one of her most iconic singles that set the tone for the two hour-long set.
Early on, P!nk admitted that this was her first show of this size since before the pandemic. Her rustiness did show at points, with the singer either starting the wrong choreography or needing to ask her backup band if she was in the right key on a few different songs. But her obvious confidence on stage made those moments feel endearing, like getting to watch a closed rehearsal.
P!nk’s versatility has powered her to a career lasting nearly 25 years, and that range was on display on Sunday as she mixed headbangers like “U and Ur Hand” with ballads like “What About Us.”
The highlight of the night came when P!nk brought out her daughter, 10-year-old Willow Sage Hart, on stage to help sing “Cover Me in Sunshine,” a song P!nk wrote about her family during the worst of the pandemic.
According to P!nk, Willow wasn’t worried about singing in front of 40,000 people, but was anxious to know when she’d get to eat her Twizzlers.
P!nk mixed in a number of songs from other female artists across decades and genres. Covers ranged from No Doubt’s “I’m Just a Girl,” to Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,'' to Joan Baez’s “Baby I’m Gonna Leave You,” to a booming version of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up.”
P!nk waited until her encore — 2008’s “So What” — to break out the aerials, a trademark of her live shows. BottleRock organizers could not have asked for a better image to close the festival than P!nk flying over the crowd belting out, “I am a rock star!”
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COLUSA, Calif. — Authorities in Colusa County are searching for a possible drowning victim in the Sacramento River.
According to the Colusa County Sheriff's Office, around 8:39 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to the Sacramento River east of Levee Park in Colusa following reports that a person had gone underwater while swimming.
Officials say the person began experiencing issues while trying to swim across the Sacramento River and was not wearing a life jacket at the time.
The sheriff's department's boating safety unit was called to the scene and searched the river with no success, deputies say.
The investigation into the possible drowning is still active as deputies continue searching Monday for the possible victim.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- Blountville will soon have a new military memorial park, nestled just behind the historic courthouse.
“They can come reflect and remember those who served, their loved ones, whether they gave the ultimate sacrifice, which is what Memorial Day is all about, or if they served in the military for a couple of years or an entire career,” said Todd McKinley, the vice president of the Battle of Blountville Military Park.
The land was donated to the Battle of Blountville Military Park by Sullivan County.
“The courthouse was actually burned during the Civil War,” said county commissioner and treasurer for the park Joyce Crosswhite. “The county owns all of this and they were gracious enough to let us use this plot of land to put our military park.”
The park will feature different monuments to honor those who served in all of the country’s wars.
“We’re going to have some monuments that will recognize everyone from the Revolutionary War, which the Sons of the American Revolution are putting that up,” said McKinley. “The rest as far as the centuries are concerned, the 1800s, 1900s, and of course the 2000s, will recognize all the conflicts and all the wars that we’ve fought in.”
The group says it hopes to have the site ready by Veterans Day this year.
“They will come and they will see it’s all about our military. It’s going to be a place of comfort,” Crosswhite said. “It’s going to be a place where people can come and sit and remember their loved ones, the ones that they lost for our freedom.”
The park needs more donations before it can be completed, which can be made through the Sullivan County Archives and Tourism Facebook page.
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CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – While Memorial Day business was booming on Monday, getting a boat on the water was much harder this year for those that wanted to celebrate the occasion.
As ethanol-free gasoline sails far over $5 per gallon at some pumps, boat owners locked into using that specific fuel are seeing the cost of a day on the water skyrocket compared to previous years.
“About half a day, just going about 10 to 15 miles an hour, I’ll burn through 25 gallons,” boat owner Ryan Mosier said. “It’s a large consumption for sure.”
To take the whole family out and spend a full day, it’s even more.
“You’re thinking 200 bucks just to get out on the water,” Mosier said.
As any boat owner will tell you, however, unexpected costs are par for the course when you command your own vessel.
“Boats are maintenance, I mean that’s what you pay for,” Mosier said. “They stand for ‘Bust Out Another Thousand.’ Gas prices aren’t cheap. Over $5 a gallon for ethanol-free gasoline you’ve got to purchase for these. Boat maintenance, it’s anything that’s exposed to water. You’re going to have extra costs that you’ve got to worry about.”
Wait times for key engine parts and slip spots are up too, and Mosier said he saw some lakes with year-long reservation times just to tie off a vessel.
“You’ve got lead times on them, it takes a while to get them in,” Mosier said. “Luckily, my pontoon that I have here is actually a 4.3l Mercruiser, so it’s like a car engine. So the parts are more easily accessible than someone that has an outboard that they’re part-specific.”
For those that want to enjoy their time out, a broken part can mean the difference between good memories and a quiet drive home.
“Once it goes out, your day’s over,” Mosier said. “You don’t have a Plan B.”
Despite the costs, private and public boat launches were full around the perimeter of Watauga Lake when the Mosiers were visiting. From kayaks to houseboats, locals and tourists alike flocked to the water to cool off and celebrate those who gave their lives in service to their country.
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UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The body of a Johnson City woman was found at the Beauty Spot in Unicoi County Monday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).
A release from the TBI states that just after midnight, a woman’s body was discovered “just off a gravel road near the Unaka Mountain Beauty Spot.”
The woman was identified by the TBI as Athena Saunders, 48. Her body was reportedly sent for an autopsy.
The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) are investigating the incident. As of Monday evening, the investigation is still active and ongoing.
This is a developing story. Stay with News Channel 11 online and on-air for updates.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- As many are out enjoying a fun holiday weekend, many families spend Memorial Day contemplating honor and sacrifice.
“It’s been 54 years, and it seems like it happened yesterday, just to have somebody show up and say your family member is killed,” said Sullivan County Commissioner Joyce Crosswhite said, recalling the day she found out her twin brother died in Vietnam. “And then it took probably a week before they returned his body.”
The Blountville native described the holiday as all too painful.
“I don’t think any of us really realized how dangerous Vietnam was,” she said. “We were young. You don’t think about young people not coming back from war. It was just pure shock because we thought he was in the military police, confined, but no it was more dangerous than I think we realized.”
Her brother was drafted and sent to Vietnam. News Channel 11 asked her if he wanted to go.
“Yes, I think down deep. I know people say this, but Roy was just a good person,” she said of her brother who served as the man of the house after their father died in high school. “He was ‘a basketball star.’ That’s how he got into Milligan, and he just took care of us. He mowed yards in the summer.”
Neal was just 21 years old when he died on May 28, 1968.
“He did go down fighting. He had a gun on the back of a Jeep, and the Jeep was on a convoy,” Crosswhite said. “They were moving at night at like 10:30 at night, and the Vietnamese started firing on them. Well, he and two other officers stayed there so the convoy could get through. They fought, they even pulled out their sidearms and were shooting back at the Vietnamese, and a rocket hit them. So, the Jeep was flipped over, and they all three were killed instantly.”
Decades later, she still struggles to go to the memorials where his name is read.
“Memorial Day is about military personnel that has lost their lives,” she said. “You’ve heard the saying, ‘They gave it all.’ It’s not Veterans Day. Veterans Day is to honor all the veterans.”
A bridge was even dedicated in Neal’s honor on August 28, 2010.
“Stop and think. Without this military, what would this country be? We wouldn’t have the freedoms that we have now,” she said.
Crosswhite says the pain of losing her twin brother – the reason for the holiday – is something she wants people to understand.
“I hope each and every person stops and remembers these military, they gave the right for them to do all of this. They gave them today to do whatever they wanted to, and I hope they remember that.”
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Johnson City brewery chose to honor both its customers and those who gave everything in service to their country.
Tennessee Hills Brewstillery hosted a Memorial Day/Customer Appreciation Day on Monday. Customers enjoyed special deals on beer and food, as well as live music.
A portion of funds from each meal and drink were donated to the Folded Flag Foundation to benefit the families of soldiers killed while in service.
“For every beer that we sell and every plate of BBQ that we sell, we’re going to be donating $1 to The Folded Flag Foundation, which is a foundation that helps the families of fallen heroes with educational stuff and different things like that,” said Tennessee Hills Experience Director Devan Augustine.
Augustine said he hopes to have more customer appreciation days at the brewery in the future to benefit other local charities.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Torn from her accounting job for a Kyiv marketing company, Ludmila Smiian and her 17-year-old daughter Valeria spent a harrowing 10 days at a family home on the city’s outskirts as Russian bombs fell nearby.
The pair’s journey from a dark cellar with no power, through Poland and finally to the warmth of a Memorial Day at a home in Johnson City is being repeated by the thousands as Ukrainian families displaced by Russia’s invasion begin arriving in the U.S. as part of the federal “Uniting for Ukraine” program.
Monday, three days after her arrival from the Polish village of Gorna where she and Valeria had spent the past 11 weeks, Smiian sat on Greg and Nelly Ostrovsky’s patio and said, with Nelly Ostrovsky interpreting, that she felt safer than she had since the war began.
“First and foremost I would like to say thank you to the United States for creating the possibility for Ukrainians to come here,” Smiian said.
“The family treated us very well and we are very thankful,” she said of the Polish couple who’d taken them in.
But they weren’t family — Nelly Ostrovsky is a first cousin to Smiian’s late mother — and many Ukrainians remain fearful of what Russian president Vladimir Putin may do in the coming weeks and months, not just in Ukraine but in other parts of Eastern Europe.
Those fears are a main reason the Ostrovskys applied to become sponsors for Ludmila and Valeria just a few days after April 21, when the U.S. Centers for Immigration Services (USCIS) officially rolled out Uniting for Ukraine. Approved families who arrive can stay with host families for up to two years, work and attend school, with 100,000 slots initially approved.
“There definitely was a need and I think it could have been implemented earlier, but once it was put in place I was pleased to see how fast and relatively simple it was,” Nelly Ostrovsky said.
With Ostrovsky intepreting, Smiian showed the few suitcases that contained all she currently possesses. A small amount of clothes, her laptop, and several files of papers related to her job back home.
“She’s continued to complete work from home even though the company can’t pay her right now because they don’t have any business due to the war,” Ostrovsky said.
Asked about work here, Smiian said she wants to get started as soon as possible. She and Valeria will begin English classes this Friday.
“I will do whatever,” Smiian said. “Ideally I would like to have something related to the accounting field.”
Meanwhile, Valeria hopes to reunite with her boyfriend, whose American relatives relocated him to Texas from Kyiv just weeks before the war started.
For now, Smiian is taking it a day at a time, working to unpack and arrange her belongings in the third place she’s laid down to sleep since being awakened at 6 a.m. by a neighbor in her Kyiv apartment to learn war had begun.
Life upended
Smiian was still grieving the December 2021 loss of the grandmother who raised her when rumors of a possible Russian invasion heated up. She said most people waited on pins and needles as Feb. 21 — the last day of the Winter Olympics — came and went.
“Everyone thought an invasion would happen then if it happened,” she said. Instead, three more days passed before the 6 a.m. message from her neighbor that the invasion was underway and Kyiv was being targeted.
Smiian had packed some belongings in preparation for such an event. Within hours she and Valeria drove to her grandmother’s house in the village of Buzova, a suburb about 15 miles west of the city and barely over a mile from the village of Bucha that later became infamous after hundreds of dead Ukrainian civilian victims were found there.
“We had electricity for the first few days,” Smiian said. “We heard the bombs, the helicopters. But on the fourth day (Feb. 27) the tanks started coming into the area and the electrical substation was destroyed.”
A neighbor allowed the mother and daughter to shelter in their cellar. As they hunkered down for about five days, all without power and with freezing temperatures outside, a nearby house was bombed, its windows blown out.
On March 3 Smiian and Valeria drove away from the village, taking back roads toward Kyiv on a mission to drop two cats off to one friend, and one other feline to another. Then on March 4 they headed west to the city of Ternopil, still east of Lviv and a four-hour drive in the best of times from Krosckienko, Poland.
They drove to a checkpoint near Kroscienko March 6 and spent seven hours waiting in the cold. Finally they walked across the border, dragging their suitcases, one with a broken wheel, through the Polish countryside for several miles. Then the husband in the family that welcomed them in picked them up in his car.
That family, who live in the village of Gorna, had a relative in the U.S. who had met Anita Ostrovsky, Nelly’s daughter, at Wake Forest University. That thin thread of a connection got Smiian a safe refuge for as long as she and Valeria would need it, but both she and Nelly wanted Smiian to be able to come to America.
The Ostrovskys immediately went to work on gaining Uniting for Ukraine approval. Nelly Ostrovsky already had been very active in efforts to help war victims, and has also found a local family to sponsor a close friend of Nelly’s family.
She’s also working to help Yevjeniia Hrebenkova and her husband Vlad, who live in Johnson City, find sponsors for a family of seven who have been displaced from Kherson, the first city to be occupied by Russia.
Ready to acclimate with return date uncertain
Ludmila Smiian said she had a good life in the Svyatoshyns’kyi district at Kyiv’s western edge. A good job as the senior accountant for a company of 35 people that primarily did outdoor advertising, a daughter growing up and preparing to make her own way in the world and plenty of friends and good times.
“Everything has been taken relatively unexpectedly,” she said. “Many people didn’t think the Kyiv region would be affected even if Russia did invade.”
Now, even with the war playing out primarily in the far east of the country, Smiian said parents like her are afraid to return with their children.
“While the war is still raging no matter how far, Kyiv is not considered safe,” she said, noting it remains within reach of Russian artillery. “Kyiv could be affected at any minute.”
Indeed, after she left for Poland, a Russian shell tore through the family home in Buzova, destroying part of the inside but exiting and avoiding the kind of fire that has resulted in the destruction of numerous homes.
Smiian’s apartment in Kyiv hasn’t been damaged. She’s hopeful some hints of the war’s end will begin to solidify this summer. Even if that happens, Smiian said several things would have to fall into place before she would feel safe, both physically and financially, returning.
“I had a good stable life that was kind of routine,” Smiian said. “Nothing would have moved me to start my life somewhere else besides a war.”
She said safety is the prime motivator in her decision to join her cousin in Johnson City, along with opportunities she believes Valeria might have if her boyfriend stays in the U.S.
Smiian had a message for Americans in addition to her gratitude for the program that has allowed her to come to the United States.
“She wants United States to continue to support Ukraine,” Ostrovsky said. “Ukraine will fight until the very end but it has a chance to win if it will have the support of developed economies, developed countries such as United States.
“So she definitely appreciates the support but she also feels like we cannot step back now because it’s really important to help Ukraine to survive.”
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More gun violence in New York City took the life of a long-time TSA worker over the weekend when he was gunned down blocks from his home while talking to his sister on the phone.
Donovan Davy, a veteran TSA employee who worked at JFK Airport for nearly 20 years, ran out for a quick errand in his East Flatbush neighborhood early Sunday morning when a gunman ended his life.
"I got this feeling, like let me just call my brother, because he was taking a little bit too long," his sister, Poshana Davy, said.
That phone call would end up being the last time she ever spoke to her older brother.
"I heard like three to four shots on the phone with him," she said.
Her 45-year-old brother was just two blocks from the family's apartment when the fatal shots were fired.
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Surveillance video taken from the intersection of East 35th Street and Church Avenue shows two figures gathering at the corner, one figure is seen falling to the ground and then one person runs away. Another camera shows police arriving afterwards.
"I ran out to where the sirens were and I ran to see my brother get CPR done to him," his sister said. "He had no reason to be hit cowardly in the back of the neck."
Police said Davy was shot in the neck and in the leg.
Those close to Davy call him a family-oriented person, and a hard worker. His sister said he was looking forward to reaching his 20th year at his job.
“Donovan Davy was a longtime valued employee taken from us far too soon in another senseless act of gun violence. He will be missed by his co-workers and the whole TSA family," John Bambury, TSA's federal security director for JFK Airport, said.
There have been no arrests announced in Davy's case.
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Man dies after being shot, ran over in Phoenix strip mall parking lot
Angela Cordoba Perez
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A man died after he was shot and ran over in a strip mall parking lot on Sunday near 51st Avenue and Indian School Road.
Officers were called to the area around 3:15 p.m. and found a man, later identified as John Kearns, 56, who was shot and laying in the parking lot. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, according to Phoenix police.
Police said officers were told Kearns was shot by the driver of a vehicle, who then ran over him and drove away.
The investigation was ongoing. There was no description of the vehicle or suspect as of Monday morning.
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Baseball Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn will always be a hero to Phillies fans. But his grandson is now a hero too -- for a very different reason.
Now a police sergeant, Taylor Ashburn is credited with saving the lives of two local children from a house fire in Chester county on May 21.
Ashburn serves with the East Coventry Township police. He was right down the street when a house caught fire -- and two children, 13 and 12, were trapped inside.
The children didn't know what to do, and the smoke was too heavy for Ashburn to enter. So he yelled to the children to get through a window and climb onto an awning.
"I wasn't really thinking straight," said Zack Heffner, one of the children who was inside the home. "So I didn't know what to do."
But Ashburn did.
"The police officer that was outside, he told us to push out the window, so I pushed out the window and then I climbed out of the window," Heffner said.
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Ashburn then helped the children down to safety. As soon as the kids got out, the room they were in was engulfed in flames, Ashburn said.
Zack is now planning to bake some brownies for Ashburn and his department to say thank you.
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It's Your Business: Making entrepreneurship a dinner-table topic
K-12 programming is one of the pillars at The Mill. We want entrepreneurship to become a dinner-table topic.
We focus on it for two reasons:
While we can plant the seeds now, they take a long time to mature and for our community to see the compounding effects of new businesses.
Even if you don’t want to start a business, the traits of entrepreneurs can be learned and can propel your career:
- Leadership
- Optimism
- Self-discipline
- Open-mindedness
- Competitive spirit
- Self-motivation
- Willingness to fail
- Innovation
- Tenacity
- Flexibility
- Ingenuity
- Action bias
In other words, entrepreneurship isn’t just for starting a business but for developing the traits that will lead to a fulfilling career, even if you don’t want to start a business.
To that end, we’ve supported Lemonade Day at the Boys & Girls Clubs since The Mill was founded. First as a sponsor, then as a member of the planning team for their Lemonade Day events, and now we’re co-leading the program with them to bring our resources and connections to grow this great program even further. These events let kids plan, build and execute their own lemonade stand business.
These young entrepreneurs attended Lemon Day University at The Mill in early April to level up their stand. We had a great turnout. Ninety-six kids came to see booths from the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association, the health department, Velocities, Fifth Third Bank, Ivy Tech, WildCare and WTIU. Kids learned everything from how to build a budget and price their lemonade to new lemonade recipes and how to market their stand.
In preparation for the Lemonade Day Pitch Competition later in June, we’re hosting a Pitch Bootcamp 5:30-6:30 p.m. May 31 at The Mill. Come hear some tips and tricks for an effective pitch and register for Lemonade Day if you haven’t already.
Next up is Lemonade Day on June 18 where kids will build their own unique stand and then show off their new business skills. There are currently 350 kids signed up to participate in Lemonade Day, so you won’t have to look far to find a great glass of lemonade in Monroe County.
During Lemonade Day, judges will travel around to the various stands and sample what the kids have to offer. Prizes and awards will be given out at the Lemonade Day Pitch Competition and Carnival at The Mill from 5 to 8 p.m. June 28.
At the Lemonade Day Pitch Competition, you’ll be able to hear pitches from the lemonade stand owners who went above and beyond for this year’s Lemonade Day. Last year’s pitches included everything from how these young entrepreneurs marketed their stands to impressive sales totals and in some cases, where they decided to donate some of their profits.
Lemonade Day doesn’t work without community volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer to judge Lemonade Day stands or help out at the Lemonade Day Pitch Competition and Carnival, you can sign up at https://airtable.com/shrXy26sYZBbcSL6w
If you’re still interested in signing your kids up for Lemonade Day, you still can. Website to register: https://www.lemonadeday.org/monroe-county
Pat East is executive director of The Mill, an entrepreneurship center whose mission is to launch and accelerate startups and whose vision is to become Indiana’s center of gravity for entrepreneurship.
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PALM BAY, Fla. – Fire crews in Palm Bay are fighting a trio of brush fires.
One is near Bill Madden Park on Eldron Boulevard SE between San Filippo Drive SE and Babcock Street.
Palm Bay Fire Rescue characterized this as a large brush fire that was kicking up a lot of heavy smoke, but did not provide other details. Drivers in the area are asked to find an alternative way around.
Crews are also working a quarter-acre brush fire near homes off Navajo Avenue in the southwest part of the city and a three-quarter-acre brush fire off of Beach Street and Conklin Avenue in the northwest part of the city.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Monday marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most dramatic climbing disasters ever to occur on Mount Hood, when a rescue helicopter dispatched to aid a group of fallen climbers suddenly crashed into the mountainside.
Three climbers died in the hiking accident that prompted the rescue, but miraculously, no one on the ground or in the helicopter was killed in the crash.
KGW reporter Pat Dooris remembers the day well, because he was there providing coverage of the rescue operation when the helicopter went down, and the crash was broadcast live.
Climbers injured
Steve Rollins from Portland Mountain Rescue led the operation on May 30, 2002, and he said he'll never forget it either.
"God, I cant believe its been 20 years," he said. "It does- I don’t know, there’s part of me that wants to say it seems like it was yesterday and then there's part of me that’s like 'God, that was so long ago and whatnot.'"
The day dawned bright and beautiful, with perfect conditions for climbing Mount Hood, and by 9 a.m. several groups were hiking a popular route on the south side of the mountain at an elevation of about 10,900 feet. Some of them were still going up, while others had already reached the summit and were returning.
A group of four men were roped together and making their way down the mountain when one of them lost his footing and fell, pulling the other three down despite their efforts to stop themselves.
The four hit two other men who had been making their way up and were also roped together, and they were dragged along as the group tumbled down the mountainside, hitting three more roped-up people on the way.
The route includes a 50-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep crevasse called a bergschrund that opens each spring, and all nine climbers fell into it, killing three — Bill Ward, Rick Read and John Biggs — and critically injuring four others.
Helicopter brigade
Rollins and others rushed to the mountain to stage a rescue operation. Multiple Oregon National Guard helicopters were also dispatched to the site, and they airlifted the first two of the injured climbers to safety.
"I just remember the chaos like, we were scrambling to keep up with the helicopters," Rollins said. "The helicopters were coming in almost on top of each other."
Another helicopter — a Pave Hawk from the Air Force — made its way to the Timberline Lodge parking lot. From there, it was going to fly a para-rescue crew partway up the mountain and deposit them to climb up the rest of the way.
But as the crew prepared to leave, they got word that one of the injured climbers still in the crevasse was near death. So they decided to fly all the way up, to a height that would push the heavy chopper near its safety limit.
"That’s what we were doing that day on the mountain. We were right at the edge of our operating capability," pilot Grant Dysle told Dooris in an interview in 2012. And most of the time, being at the edge is OK, Dooris noted.
"Yeah. Most of the time," Dysle replied. "And that day Mother Nature had other plans for us and I guess the video shows the rest."
The crash
Dooris was watching and broadcasting live from KGW's helicopter, SKY 8, as the Pave Hawk took position over the crevasse and began to lower a rescue basket.
Suddenly the wind shifted from the front of the Pave Hawk to the back, causing it to loose lift. Without lift, helicopters can't fly, and the Pave Hawk was hovering just over the crevasse with no room to recover.
The broadcast video shows the helicopter began to wobble and flew a short distance down the mountain, drifting 180 degrees in midair as the one side sank too close to the ground.
"There we go talking about things going wrong- hang on fellas! Oh My Goodness. Oh that’s horrible," Dooris remarked on the broadcast as the helicopter's rotors clipped and sent the Pave Hawk tumbling down the mountainside. It rolled eight times before coming to a stop.
Dysle said he could've avoided the crash, but only by dropping the helicopter straight down, and there were about 20 people clustered directly beneath it. So when he realized he was losing control, he made a split-second decision to fly away from the crevasse.
"So rather than, you know, have a huge tragedy there, I chose to take it down the mountain and try to get away from those folks," he said.
As the chopper moved away, flight engineer Martin Mills cut the hoist cable connected to the third injured climber, Jeremiah Moffitt. The move saved Moffitt's life.
Inside the chopper
The para-rescue team was in the back of the helicopter during the crash. Ten years ago, they watched the video again to share what it was like. Team member Andrew Canfield said he had been standing in the back, ready to jump out and get to the patient as the mountainside came closer.
"As soon as [the helicopter] started wobbling around my first thought was 'I want out,'" he said, laughing.
He unclipped his safety harness to make the jump, but in an instant the ground became too far away. He grabbed teammate Daren Shore as the chopper hit the mountainside and began to roll.
"I could see gear, packs, snow all churring around," Shore said. "I use the sock in the dryer analogy for that one."
Shore said he wanted to climb up and jump out the door, but he couldn't find anything to grab onto. Physics solved the problem for Canfield; the centrifugal force increased as the helicopter rolled, and after a couple seconds he was flung out the side.
"When I got ejected from the helicopter I felt like 'oh thank God, I’m free of the helicopter, I’m gonna be okay,'" he said. "Just an instant after that I realized I was downhill and it was overtaking me... I rolled like 8 times before it rolled over me."
Incredibly, the soft snow allowed Canfield to survive getting rolled over by the helicopter, although he suffered back and neck injuries and burns from the engine cover.
Shore had a broken leg and ribs but survived as well, as did the third member of the rescue team. Despite shooting off in multiple directions, the shattered pieces of the helicopter's rotor blades didn't hit anyone either.
Even the Pave Hawk itself survived the crash; the Air Force later lifted it off the mountain and eventually put it back into service.
Twenty years later, the incident is still a tragedy for the families of those who died, and a day many rescuers will never forget.
"That's something I'll remember til the day I die," Rollins said.
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