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Five days after the U.S. Congress recessed for the month of August, an odd phenomenon has occured: Instead of heading home, dozens of Republican members are sticking around Washington, speaking in front of an empty House chamber, with the microphones and cameras off, to make the case that Congress needs to return for a special session to address energy issues affecting millions of Americans.
In a time when virtually every issue, from the economy to the war in Iraq, favors Democrats, Republicans have hit on a political positive they hope can lift their party back into contention this year. But as the Summer driving season comes to a close and gas prices ease off their record highs, the GOP's hopes may hinge on voters agreeing that even gas at $3.50 a gallon is too high, a premise that has not always panned out.
As energy prices rise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come under increasing pressure from Republicans and a handful of Democrats to allow votes both lifting the moratorium on new drilling on the Outer-Continental Shelf and allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Lifting both bans, Republicans say, would increase production of energy at home and reduce the need for importing oil from the Middle East. Pelosi has so far ruled out any votes on the matters outside of a larger comprehensive energy bill that may come in September.
Two weeks ago, eleven House Republicans, led by Minority Leader John Boehner, visited ANWR and a renewable energy laboratory in Colorado to highlight their support for the so-called "all of the above" approach to new energy production, and the party got a boost when President Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling, sending oil futures down in the following days.
The energy issue is becoming a factor on the presidential campaign trail as well; John McCain visited an oil production site in California a few weeks ago, and yesterday he visited a nuclear power plant in Michigan, after reversing his earlier opposition to offshore drilling. Even Barack Obama has softened his opposition, saying he would consider offshore drilling as part of a larger energy package. The Democratic candidate also says he backs releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce gas prices, a move Pelosi too has backed.
Democrats opposed to offshore drilling and exploring in ANWR say the real impact on gas prices would be no more than a few pennies, and would go unrealized for as much as a decade. Obama and Democrats also favor forcing oil companies to explore millions of acres of leased offshore space before opening new areas, though oil companies and Republicans oppose that proposal.
Still, the reaction of voters to new drilling proposals has been surprising. Once seen as a third rail akin to reforming Social Security in certain states, voters now overwhelmingly say they favor new exploration. In Florida, a state in which virtually every politician once opposed lifting the federal moratorium, Governor Charlie Crist's reversal on the issue to mirror McCain's, a move seen as pandering in hopes of winning the vice presidential nomination, has turned out to mirror his constituents as well: A Quinnipiac University poll out last week showed 60% of Floridians now support drilling offshore.
Republicans have framed their support for drilling as positive action, including not only new drilling but investment in oil shale processing and alternative energy industries that tap solar, hydro and wind sources.
The party has also characterized Democrats' reaction to rising concern over energy prices as inaction. As Republicans continued to debate alone on the floor of the House, the National Republican Congressional Committee sent press releases targeting twenty five Democrats for voting to adjourn without considering energy issues, and members called on Pelosi and the White House to call Congress back into session.
Too, McCain and his surrogates have taken Obama to task for suggesting last week that fuel efficency could be improved by making sure tires were adequately inflated (Top aide Mark Salter handed out tire gauges reading "Obama's Energy Plan" to the press on board McCain's plane as a gag gift this week).
Congressional Democrats have yet to find an answer that consists of more than a simple refusal to hold votes, which they believe they would likely lose. Pelosi has told House Democrats to run against the party on energy issues if it helps them politically. Obama has gone more on offense, accusing McCain of standing by as part of the problem in Washington while gas prices rose, but his softening position, expressed at a town hall meeting on the economy in Michigan on Monday, shows his advisors, too, would rather the issue were off the table.
But while Republicans look like they are taking advantage of the energy issue, Democrats may not have that much to worry about later this year. Voters favor Democrats over Republicans on the economy, polls show, and that's overwhelmingly relieving news for the party; a recent Pew Research Center poll showed 61% of voters said some economic issue, including gas and energy prices, was the most important factor going into their vote while just 17% said the war in Iraq was the most important problem facing the country.
Gas prices have also declined in recent weeks, thanks to a number of factors including the impending end of the Summer driving season. As prices recede, so too will voter concern over the issue. Democrats found that out in 2006, when the party used the issue during the Summer before gas prices dropped after Labor Day and voter interest turned instead to emerging Republican scandals.
Still, in October 2006, prices hovered around $2.25 a gallon, sixty cents lower than the same price a year earlier following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their attending price spikes. Now, cheap gas is any gallon that costs less than $4, a dramatic rise. Even if prices drop another fifty cents, which experts think is likely after Labor Day, prices will be higher on than ever before on Election Day.
But this year could be different. If voters see the GOP as doing something, or even agitating for a solution, while Democrats do nothing, they may reward the minority in November. But if Democrats can convince Pelosi to change her mind and allow a few votes, or take the matter off the table by lumping gas prices in with a larger comprehensive energy bill, the party can turn what looks for the moment like a weakness into a positive among the vast majority of voters who see the economy as issue number one.
Reid Wilson is an associate editor and writer for RealClearPolitics. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. This article was first published on RealClearPolitics on Aug. 6, 2008.

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The 20-year-old from Earls Barton is set to embark on a new chapter in her life at De Montfort University and said the turnaround in her fortunes was down to the one-to-one support she received at college.
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1. The society shall be called the Irish Horological Craft Forum.
2. The objectives of the society will be to;-
- Promote and enhance Irish horology by sharing knowledge and information between members.
- Encourage the preservation and conservation of Irish heritage horological artefacts.
- Engage with interested parties with a view to establishing best practice guidelines for the conservation and protection of horological artefacts.
- Proliferate into society, knowledge and information about clocks, watches and any time-keeping devices.
- Encourage training schemes and the like for future generations of clock repairers, both professional and amateur.
3. There shall be two classes of Membership;
(i) Professional membership, restricted to those persons who either are established in the craft of clock or watch making and repair as a primary source of income;
Or amateur members accepted to professional status by two-thirds majority vote at a committee meeting, having demonstrated knowledge or skill of the craft
(ii) Amateur membership, which shall be open to all persons.
4. The Committee shall consist of Chairman, Secretary, Treasure and three ordinary members.
5. All members of the Committee shall remain in office for a maximum of three years or until they decide to retire or another member decides to stand for a position on the Committee. Then it will be proposed and seconded and voted upon at the next AGM.
6. Any member of the Society can apply for a position on the Committee except where possible the committee shall include at least two members of each class of membership.
7. It shall be the duty of every member to within reason, share information about horological matters other than commercially sensitive information, with other members for the ultimate good of Irish horology.
AGM, notices, etc.
8. All correspondence shall be by email: Notice of meetings including AGM will be at least three weeks I advance of the meeting. The committee will circularise all embers by email to notify them of any significant occurrences, developments or the like.
9. An AGM shall be held once every year. This meeting shall be held at an interval of not more than four months after the end of the financial year. Voting at an AGM shall be one vote per member, the secretary having the casting vote.
10. Any proposal for a rule change, addition, or a new rule applied or amended must be given in writing no less than fourteen days prior to an AGM with the proposers and seconders name on it.
11. Two-thirds majority of the members present must pass all proposals at the time. Proposers and seconders must be present at the AGM for their proposals to be passed. The Committee has the power to introduce new emergency/permanent rules and or rule changes it considers being in the best interests of the society.
12. The Society shall be non-profit making; income from subscriptions, gifts etc. shall be used to publicise and promote the society and fund interactions with society at large.
13. An annual subscription will be payable by all existing members at the time of the first AGM and thereafter, annual subscription dues will be payable when a new member is accepted and then, annually.
14. Whether or not an annual subscription is necessary, and the amount, will be decided upon by two-thirds majority at any AGM
15. The accounting year of the society shall commence on the day that a bank account is opened for the society by an Irish bank.
16. The treasurer shall be responsible for accounting to the committee, for all transactions including electronic transactions and shall keep clear records which will be summarised and presented to the membership at the AGM.
17. Any property including the society web-site, intellectual property of the society etc. shall remain the sole property of the society.


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Tips for Vintage Shopping
Shopping for and wearing vintage clothing and accessories is one very popular fashion trend. However, when shopping for vintage items, you should keep these tips in mind.
* Sizing can vary.
Over the past fifty or sixty years, dressmakers and designers have changed the way that clothing sizing works. What used to be a size 12 in the 1960s may be a size 8 in modern clothing sizes. Additionally, just like today's sizes, the way an outfit will fit can vary from designer to designer. You should always try on a piece before you buy it. Many thrift and vintage clothing stores will not allow you to return an item after purchase, so make sure that you can wear it before you take it home.
If there is no fitting room available, you can use measurements to determine how well an article will fit. Before you shop, write down your waist, bust and hip measurements. Using a dressmaker's measuring tape, you can measure the outfit to ensure a good fit even if you cannot try on the item.
* Know a good seamstress.
When shopping for vintage items, you will often come across pieces that have been overlooked by others because of some sort of damage. Missing buttons and fallen hems can easily and inexpensively be repaired by a skilled dressmaker. Additionally, if a piece doesn't fit well, a good tailor can customize the fit so that it will look as if the piece was made for you.
* Understand the limits of repair.
Even a very talented seamstress cannot fix everything. Damaged zippers and tears in the seams can be quickly and easily fixed. However, large rips in the fabric in a prominent place can seldom be repaired. A seamstress can take in an item that is somewhat large for you, but letting out a piece that is much too snug may not work so well. If a piece is a bit too tight, you can examine the side seams. If there is extra fabric, your seamstress may be able to help you out. Keep in mind, however, that fabrics may be very delicate and big changes to the size of the garment may ruin the whole look of your ensemble.
* Have the right undergarments.
Styles from the 1940s and 1950s relied on heavy-duty undergarments to get the proper silhouette. This means that for many of these styles you will probably need some sort of body shaper, an excellent bra and a slip. Don't ruin the look of your vintage style with improper undergarments.
Shopping for vintage pieces can be a fun way to add to your distinctive style. However, knowing the limits of what you can do with these pieces will keep you from wasting your money on useless items.


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Especially Notable Books for Children:
"Curious George Complete Adventures Deluxe Book and CD Gift Set" and
The Children's
Book Review
For anyone of your list, for any child, grand kid -
the "Curious George Complete Adventures Deluxe Book and CD Gift Set"
is a must. From Houghton Mifflin, priced at $35.00, this is a
collection of five CDs with almost four hours of story recordings
that complement the book. There are also seven of Margaret and H.A.
Rey's original classic storybooks about "Curious George," a most
beloved figure in all of children's literature.
For most of us exposure to "Curious George" has been always
gratifying but also mainly in bits and pieces. It is just wonderful
now to have this goldmine in one beautifully designed package -
"Curious George Takes a Job," "Curious George Rides a Bike,"
"Curious George Gets a Medal," "Curious George Flies a Kite,"
"Curious George Learns the Alphabet," "Curious George Goes to the
Written and illustrated by Jan Brett, "Annie and the Wild Animals"
(Houghton Mifflin, $11.95) is a beautifully produced book whose
subject matter is about a little girl and her wild animal
From Harcourt comes a slew of children's books of all types:
"Satchel Paige Don't Look Back" by David A. Adler ($16.00, 32 pages)
for ages 5-8, "I Went Walking" by Sue Williams ($10.95, lap-sized
board book) for ages six months to three years, "Baby Bear's Books"
by Jane Yolen ($16.00, 40 pages) ages 2 to 5, and "Eating the
Alphabet" by Lois Ehlert ($10.95, 28 pages) for ages six months to 3
years). All are simply sublime experiences for children and those
who watch over them.
The Satchel Paige book is an educational and inspirational product on
one of the great pitchers of all time -too long barred from big
league baseball because of the color barrier. "I went Walking" is a
bi-lingual treat - English and Spanish.
"Baby Bear's Books" celebrates and humanizes bears - a winning tiny
tome. "Eating the Alphabet" is all about vegetables and fruits from
A to Z, simply special!
All these solidly produced books are for reading, for savoring, and
for keeping. Delightful, highly
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"That you may know that I am the LORD" is a phrase that occurs sixty-six times in the book of Ezekiel. It captures the essence of the visions, parables and allegories that comprise this remarkable Old Testament book. It also locates our deepest need: to become increasingly aware of the glory of God as the ultimate reality.
Like Ezekiel, who wrote and ministered in exile in faraway Babylon after 597 B.C., we live an exilic existence in this world longing for our ultimate homeland—heaven. Ezekiel and his compatriots were surrounded by the seductions of a sophisticated but pagan foreign culture. What they needed was not mere words about God but an empowering vision that would fortify their imagination and evoke their faith. This book is a revelation of God through images, signs and metaphors of God's glory, appealing to faith through the imagination. Ezekiel is hard for us to understand precisely because we are so alienated from a full biblical spirituality that includes a redeemed imagination.
But Ezekiel has another important reason for framing his message in allegories, metaphors and parables. His message is one of judgment and hope for Jerusalem—the church of his day. He prophesied not toJerusalem but of Jerusalem to his fellow exiles who still lived for Jerusalem and home. News of Jerusalem was the supreme factor in the life of the exiles. Indeed, the book easily is divided between prophecies given before the final collapse of Jerusalem (chapters 1—24) and those given after (25—48).
But Ezekiel's message about Jerusalem would be hard to speak and harder still to hear. The people who remained in Jerusalem after the first deportation that took Ezekiel and his wife to Babylon in 597 B.C., were given to idolatrous and perverted imaginations. The people were like an unfaithful spouse. The leaders no longer led. The nation was like a valley of dry bones. To communicate the tragedy, as well as the hope of God's covenanted people, Ezekiel needed art to catch the people's attention and draw them into a divine perspective on the matter.
At times Ezekiel becomes an incarnated audio-visual aid when he lies on his side outside his house for part of each day for a year, makes models of Jerusalem with siege works and even forgoes mourning the death of his wife. In these things, too, Ezekiel's passion was that the people should "know that I am the LORD." For even in judging the church of that day, God will reveal himself as a faithful covenant partner. He will lead his own people when the leaders fail to shepherd the sheep. He will resurrect the dead bones of his own house. He will empower his people in exile to live godly lives by showing them the glory of his heavenly temple and his determination to renew the land and bring his whole creation to a worthy end.
Ezekiel is full of apocalyptic end-times visions and prophecies and therefore offers us an important perspective: a short-range pessimism and a long-range optimism. It is not surprising therefore that Ezekiel is a major source of images and metaphors for the "revelation of Jesus Christ" in the last book of the Bible (Rev 1:1). Besides this Ezekiel contains themes that are crucial to our ministry in the modern world: the desperate need for purification in both the outward ethical life and the inner imagination, the recovery of covenantal relationship with God, the restoration of pastoral leadership, the fundamental role of hope in the spiritual life, the wonderful destiny of the created order, and the primacy of the glory of God as the central motive for mission.
It is this passion for the glory of God and this appeal to our redeemed imagination that gives this book its universal and timeless quality. Like Ezekiel we are away from home, longing for our true homeland, distressed that the community that bears God's glory on earth does so in such a tawdry way, and wondering what will come of it all. The word we need, as it turns out, is not so much a word as a vision of the magnificence of God who is absolutely determined to glorify himself and to be known. So these visions, allegories and parables are, as Calvin Seerveld once said, like the sign given to Noah long before: rainbows for the fallen world.


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Thank you Marg for being part of our lives on two memorable days that will remain in our hearts forever. You made our Weddnig Day so special, from our first meeting we felt an instant connection with you. And we were so lucky to also have you be part of Charlotte's Naming Day. You are so patient and caring and always put so much effort and personal touches into our Ceremonies. We really appreciate everything you have done for us! Kate, Dan & Charlotte xx
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Marg is fabulous. As a celebrant and person she is beautiful inside and out. She is most definitely a people person and approachable. Professional and also easy going. She made an otherwise very stressful day both easy and special. Thanks Marg for all the effort you put into our ceremony. A day we will never forget. So thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.
Marg did such a great job for our wedding. We are lucky enough to know her personally, which made it extra special for us. Initially, we were so overwhelmed with where to start with a ceremony and she was able to provide us with the right amount of guidance to make it not seem such a daunting task. She was also a champion with dealing with all our last minute stresses and changes. Our ceremony was perfect. Thanks so much Marg!
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I love October. Here's why: Numbers don't lie. Today is a new quarter, and that means a review. I get to see how well we did in the last quarter. It was a weird one for me (for sure). We moved countries, started a new business, and created a huge… [See more]
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|Forty Chinese women for elective caesarean section received either propofol 2 mg.kg-1 or thiopentone 4 mg.kg-1 for induction of general anaesthesia. Systolic, mean and diastolic arterial pressures and heart rate were recorded non-invasively every minute for ten minutes. Post-induction arterial pressures were similar to pre-induction values with no differences between thiopentone and propofol. Following intubation, the rise in systolic arterial pressure was greater in the thiopentone group, 32.1 mmHg (SD 23.7) compared with the propofol group, 17.4 mmHg (SD 23.8), (P less than 0.05). In the thiopentone group, arterial pressures were slower in returning to baseline values. Heart rate was initially elevated in both groups to the same degree. At caesarean section, induction with propofol causes less variation in arterial pressure than thiopentone. Hypotension is probably prevented by the coincident stimulus of rapid sequence induction. Neonatal Apgar scores were similar between the two groups.
|T Gin; M A Gregory; T E Oh
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|Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
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|Title: Anaesthesia and intensive care Volume: 18 ISSN: 0310-057X ISO Abbreviation: Anaesth Intensive Care Publication Date: 1990 May
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|Created Date: 1990-08-13 Completed Date: 1990-08-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 0342017 Medline TA: Anaesth Intensive Care Country: AUSTRALIA
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 175-9 Citation Subset: IM
|Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
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|MeSH Terms
Anesthesia, Intravenous*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
Apgar Score
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Cesarean Section*
Electrocardiography / drug effects
Heart Rate / drug effects*
Infant, Newborn
Intubation, Intratracheal
Propofol / pharmacology*
Random Allocation
Thiopental / pharmacology*
Time Factors
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|2078-54-8/Propofol; 76-75-5/Thiopental
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In the agriculture section the highlights include the news about the top International Fairs where the manufacturers of the farming machinery display the latest innovations in both tillage and planting. The main Agricultural Machinery Trade Fairs that Bellota goes to are Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, SIMA in Paris, France, EIMA in Bologna, Italy and FIMA in Zaragoza, Spain. Bellota also has its own display stand at various agricultural trade fairs in different countries. Its Facebook page contains reports on specific Agricultural topics along with news about the different crops such as maize and cereals and other matters of interest.
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I'll tell you upfront, we get our dog food, our toilet paper, our kids' fruit roll-ups and a few other basic supplies at Costco. I would rather pay a few cents more and not have the hassle of going there, but Jens doesn't mind and so he makes the run every couple of weeks. Of course, he always checks out their wine … and what wines people are buying. On this particular day in December, Jens was browsing the wines when a woman approached him, asking "Do you know anything about wine?" Jens told her he did and she proceeded to tell him she was having a large dinner party with friends and relatives, she was serving duck and she wanted to serve something that was really good but she didn't want to spend a lot. He recommended the Perrin Côtes du Rhône, telling her it was a solid producer from Southern France, it would go well with duck and would be good wine for the money (it was in the $11-$12 range). "Thanks," she said, pausing, and then asked …"Which wines do you get here?" "Oh, I don't buy my wine at Costco," he told her, "I buy wine at a little wine shop in Ballard called Portalis." "Why there?" she continued. Remaining incognito, he told her that Portalis has an excellent selection at good prices and the people who work there really know wine and are good at helping you find what you're looking for. She told him that she lives in Edmonds and that Ballard was too far, but that she has a local wine shop there she might check out. He encouraged her to. In the meantime, another woman who had been politely eavesdropping turned to Jens and said, "Excuse me … do you know anything about beer??
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Interview with Murphy Adams on the occasion of her solo exhibition The Weird and The Wonderful at KALEID during the month of May 2013. Interview conducted by Lacey Bryant.
Can you tell us a little bit about how you started out in art? Did you gravitate towards it early or have any artists in your life as a youth?
As a child I didn't like school, I was a really quiet kid, too shy to even raise my hand in class. I went to a small catholic school taught primarily by nuns. Drawing wasn't exactly celebrated in this atmosphere and I was often whacked on the knuckles with a ruler for drawing when I was supposed to be doing math or something equally boring. Growing up my dad also loved drawing and would draw these hilarious comics that I thought were wonderful, he hated Richard Nixon and would often draw these hideously spectacular caricatures of him on scrap paper which were always lying around the house. He had spent a year at The Chicago Art Institute after WWII on the GI Bill hoping to be a commercial artist, but couldn't afford to continue and got a job selling Studebakers, then refrigerators then fell into being a union organizer; art fell to the wayside. I guess looking back I was both inspired and encouraged by him.
When I was in high school I had this quirky art teacher named Mr. Smith, he looked like the grown up version of Harold in "Harold and the Purple Crayon". He was pretty influential really, liked my work, even though it was pretty different, even back then. He got me a job when I was 15 at a local art gallery where I framed pictures, and did things like research artist histories I was taught how to clean and restore old paintings. The couple who owned the gallery were fairly odd, had no kids and became quite fond of me. I was introduced to the fact that there were all these different kinds of jobs in the art world, while also learning about and becoming fascinated with many artists and art history. I went to see all the shows I could at museums and sometimes galleries. I remember seeing a Modigliani in the Phillips Collection when I was 18 and openly sobbing.
When I went on to college my intent was to become an art conservator, I wanted to work in a quiet basement of a museum listening to mix-tapes on my Walkman, cleaning old paintings, discovering new colors and secrets under the old paint. When I realized I hated the chemistry and math required my plans changed.
I then changed my major to Drawing and Painting but my weird drawings were dismissed by my
professors as childish and frivolous. I then switched to graphic design (too technical) and finally 6 years later I ended up in Art History.
All this time I had continued working for galleries in the Los Angeles area and worked with some really amazing artists, and it's only now that I realize the impact they've had on me as an artist. Anyway, I eventually worked my way up to gallery director and curated some pretty cool shows, knew lots of cool people, but overall still felt pretty unfulfilled. Eventually I had some majorly crappy things happen at that time (a whole other story) and was compelled to make some pretty major life changes.
A few years later I was married, had a baby, left Los Angeles and returned home to Northern California and started drawing again seriously. So that's when I really started in art, I mean as an artist. I was encouraged by friends to start showing my work (Christine Benjamin being one) and so, now, here I am.
Your paintings are childlike in nature, although the compositions and use of color betray a level of sophistication hidden just below the surface. The humor as well is mature, tackling subjects such as love, heartbreak, loss, evil fantasies and the triumphs and tragedies of our daily lives with the innocence and lighthearted frankness of youth. How did you come to this pairing of your personal artistic style and your unique way of looking at the world?
Nicely put, thanks. Yes that's my intention. My style grew out of my love for the innocence of children's drawings, the work of outsider and untrained artists as much as my disdain for most realism, artists with skill but no moving ideas. My early paintings were just about composition and color I loved fitting things together on a small scale and layering color over color, but at some point I realized that my energy was put into painting something stylistically, and not enough thought was put into the subject matter. As I grew as an artist my subject matter became more important on a personal level and I began painting about life experience, my observations on human nature and yes my sometimes evil fantasies. (Which btw I find to be a very healthy outlet in dealing with anger). The titles also played a part, sometimes an emotional situation would prompt a phrase that would stick in my head, and I'd work out how to illustrate it. Some early collectors of mine, Jeffrey and Jennifer Martin, were the ones that suggested that I write my titles on the mats and now I feel that the titles are a big part of each piece. I'm a bit of a word nerd and so the amalgamation of words and pictures just downright delights me. I'm not sure if my way of looking at the world is all that different, but I'm honest about it, I don't hide things or keep things inside, I laugh at myself and sometimes inappropriately at others, I savor sadness and I appreciate goodness. I'm pretty much an open book… a raw and bloody open book.
I think the evil fantasies are some of my favorites! It's great because we've all had those kind of imaginings so when we see it we instantly relate, it's really universal. Your work really seems to be expressing what it is to be human. Tell me a little bit about your current show, The Weird and the Wonderful at KALEID. How did you and Christine come up with the concept and what were the thoughts you wanted to express with this body of work?
For our show Christine and I wanted to find a place that our works aesthetically merged rather than have 2 separate solo shows. We've know each other for about 15 years and we've always been aware that our work compliments each other especially in use of color and their sort of comic book feel, even though they're pretty different from one another. Originally we thought of the "Wicked and the Wonderful", but then I just felt like the wicked one! So the weird came into it and that's something we both do, but again very distinctly.
On my side of it wanted to capture moments both bizarre and heartwarming and strike a balance between the two. I'm very careful not to get too cute, I hate when people say "awww" while looking at one of my pieces even though I'm fully aware that some of my work certainly tugs at them pesky heartstrings. I want it to go deeper that that, I want every piece to illustrate a moment that one can relate to personally even if it's symbolic.
You did a collaboration with Christine for the show as well. Was this your first time collaborating with her? How did you feel about the experience?
Yes! This was the first time. We had decided that we'd meet on Friday mornings and do some collaborative work, we had tons of ideas, but when it came down to it we did our invitation piece "The Weird and the Wonderful" featuring self portraits and we did the photo booth each of us taking half. It was more difficult than expected for me. I tend to like things really rough and messy, layers peeking through, pencil lines showing etc. and when I'm alone that comes easy to me. Christine on the other hand is a technician, a truly skilled painter, so even though you try not to compare, I found myself being lulled by her beautiful stylistic way of painting, as opposed to my more primitive approach. I had to snap out of it as the allure of the pieces we did together is our stylistic differences and how we meld yet stand apart from one another. Other than that it was just awesome hanging out with her.
In addition to your paintings, you also are showing some work in ceramic and some fabric dolls. How did you get interested in translating your work into these different mediums? How do you like working with these different materials?
I've always loved working with clay. I occasionally do project work for an architect that includes a lot of handmade tile and mosaic work. I'm currently working on a big slab clay and mosaic mural for a middle school. The sculptures are fun to make and I love to be able to see my work in a different way. Clay is interesting because it can be so unpredictable, it's always a surprise when it comes out of the kiln. I've tried throwing pots and such, but I totally suck, it's just way too technical for someone with a short attention span like me. The hand-building allows me to express my work in that naive style, like I do with paint.
The dolls were kind of different for me. They started as an experiment, but the response I've gotten from them has been wonderful. The concept of dolls in general I think is a strange thing, which is certainly something I think about when I make one. I never liked dolls as a child, I was a certified feminist tomboy even at like 6 so I was always against anything that was marketed to only one gender. As children girls want dolls to mother, but adult girls might like a doll which was more of a boyfriend, a substitute teddy bear, an adorable friend. Different from the kind of dolls an adult male might want. So I started out just doing boys, I call them my boyfriend dolls, and in creating them I think about what kind of boyfriend someone would want, nerdy, muscle-y, conservative, whatever. The next step is capturing that in a single character, which is usually a fun challenge. And yes, I started making girl dolls too. I can't say I love doing them, as they're pretty labor intensive, especially the stuffing part, getting into all their tiny bits and all, but I love when they're done, they become someone. They also tie into a folk art tradition which is such a big influence for me. I love that they're lopsided and unsymmetrical and scream handmade.
I really love how whatever medium you are working in, it's always clearly a Murphy piece! Thanks so much for taking the time to talk with us.
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5th Maine Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Division
— 6th Corps —
2nd Brig. 1st Div. 6th Corps
Occupied this position from
evening of July 2nd until
close of battle.
Mustered into the U.S. service Portland, Me.
June 24, 1861. Served with the Army of the
Potomac in the field from 1st Bull Run to
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Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
Location. 39° 47.718′ N, 77° 14.1′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located on the south part of Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers (about 300 feet away); 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 300 feet away); 147th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 300 feet away); 7th Massachusetts Infantry First Massachusetts Cavalry (about 400 feet away); Second Brigade (about 400 feet away); 95th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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1. Cemetery Ridge. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 5th Maine Infantry. A short history of the regiment. (Submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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Ebbw Vale: Industrialisation and After: a South Wales Geographical Case Study
Location: Ebbw Vale is the industrial, admin and retail centre of Urban District of Blaenau Gwent, near NE corner of South Wales Coalfield Industrial Region. Just S of 'Heads of the Valleys Road' - 15 km E of Merthyr Tydfil, same distance W of Abergavenny, 30 km N of coastal port city of Newport (fig. 1 ).
Site: Where River Ebbw fawr, rising at 500m on Millstone Grit rocks on Mynydd Llangynidr 5 km to N (1*), and following SSE dip of rocks, crosses strike vale excavated in less resistant Lower Coal Measures (see fig. 2 below). Small strike tribs join from east and west at foot of prominent scarp marking northern rim of former* Coalfield (part of the 'Heads of the Valleys' corridor (2) from Hirwaun in W to Clydach in E. Provided only easy link between parallel deep steep-sided tributaries of the Taff and Ebbw dissecting Coalfield. Beaufort located here, N end of EV town.
Geology and relief: Ebbw fawr river continues south and enters funnel-shaped mouth of 'Vale', deeply incised into Lower and Middle Coal Measures. These contain most of productive coal seams and nodules of 'blackband' iron ore (high-grade haematite, 40-50% iron) that made Heads of the Valleys world's first Heavy Industry Region. Coal is good quality, hard and bright, bituminous, and used for coking and household use. Seams vary from a few cms to two metres thick, 10% of the total formation. Formed from coastal swamp forests 280 m years ago, sandwiched between layers of sandstone and shale representing marine transgressions that buried and compressed them. Geological faults from subsequent uplift frequently interrupt seams; water percolates readily through sandstones along joints, making frequent pumping necessary. Upper Coal Measures have few seams and are capped with resistant Pennant Sandstone, used for building (3).
Ebbw Vale is one of six deep valleys flowing S only 3-4 km apart. They're superimposed from gently sloping plateau onto synclinal structure of rocks beneath (fig. 2). But rocks dip more steeply than slope of ground surface, so S > most productive coal seams found at ever greater depths beneath valley floors (4), requiring costly and dangerous deep mining. Valleys narrower and deeper > upturned S'n rim of syncline near Newport (streams flowing against dip of rocks here (5)). Rivers stony and fast-flowing, variable in gradient, rarely navigable.
Valleys provide relatively easy movement down to coast, but it's slower and more difficult northwards. There are no tributary valleys so movement is almost impossible westwards and eastwards - so 'Heads of the Valleys' corridor v important.
To appreciate steepness and height of valley sides: River is < 300 m OD (900 ft) in EV town, but ridge only 1 km (< 1 m) to W is 500 m (1550 ft), and to E is 550 m (1700 ft). No roads connect with other valleys for 9 km (6 miles) between EV centre and Ebbw fach confluence at Aberbeeg; also no access roads or settlements adjoin main road for last 4 km (2 ½ m) S of Cwm.
* Coal mining ceased in the Coalfield after 1984. Figures in brackets above are located on figure 2 below.
Fig 2: Simplified Geological Section from the Black Mountains to Cardiff Bay
Environment and Resources: Little flat land in valleys, narrow floors often flood. Rivers formerly heavily polluted, but now improving. Poor glacial soils, slopes steep and/or unstable near quarries, tips and springs. Valley sides originally oak, ash and birch woods, now more often scrub, bracken, conifers, or derelict; higher up poorly drained grazing land.
Upper slopes and interfluves exposed to rain-bearing SW winds > cool damp climate. Temperature inversion in valleys often limits vertical mixing of air > frost, smog, and lung disease. Iron and coal resources , + building materials (sandstone and aggregate; clay and silica for brick and tile making); limestone quarried just to N (dip slope of Brecon Beacons scarp) – formerly for fertilizer and blast furnace flux, now mainly for cement, building, railway ballast, road metalling. Water is important secondary resource, esp from Brecon Beacons to north.
Notes on Ebbw Vale's Industrial and Settlement History.
Fig 3: The industrialisation and growth of of Ebbw Vale (diagrammatic)
1. Pre-industrial base – V. poor semi-subsistent upland livestock farming > sparse hamlet and farm pattern; transport at speed of horses and carts along tracks and poorly maintained roads. Isolated: local markets at Brynmawr and Tredegar, and down valley at Abercarn. Some small forges and furnaces produced wrought and cast iron for local use – mainly tools for farmers, farriers, hauliers etc.
2. Primary production and bar iron phase – Local Raw Materials plus fast-flowing water, cheap land etc led to Blast furnace Iron smelting at Beaufort in 1779 (linked with Sirhowy works near Tredegar) at Head of the Valley, then one mile down Ebbw Vale itself (Victoria works) in 1789. Charcoal-fired at first, then coke-fired, producing pig and bar iron mainly for working up and finishing elsewhere. Industrial housing thrown up around each works, then spreading to the road junctions between them (the modern A 4047; the A 465(T) did not exist until 1930s). Site constraints encouraged archetypal 'rows' parallel to contours on lower valley slopes as demand for housing increased, then ribbon development along the valley roads producing an elongated 'T' shape. Some local intra-industry links (horizontal not vertical integration), markets in Wales, England and overseas accessed mainly via Head of Valleys W to Merthyr, and E to Brynmawr/Abergavenny because of poor transport southwards. Tramroads (eg the Brinore Tramroad at Talybont) often built by canal companies to give lower cost access to markets by navigable water – eg the Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal.
3. Iron manufacturing phase – 1830s to 1860s - Railways (1830 onwards) changed things dramatically: they were quicker, more direct, easier to build and maintain, and used cheap local coal; > down valley development. Rapid increase in demand for cast iron sheets plates and rails, and coal for railways and steamships - especially for overseas markets after the Napoleonic Wars - led to increasing scale and volume of iron and coal production, and shipment direct to Newport. Some iron ore being imported up valley from overseas – cheap to buy, but costly to transport. Victoria works now had relative advantage over Beaufort etc, therefore the Vale becomes dominant for production and settlement – ironworks, collieries and railways in bottom of valley; improved roads, terraces along lower valley sides, served by chapels, meeting halls, schools, shops and a market. Population c 4-5000?
4. Bessemer steel-making phase – 1860s to 1930s – Large volume partially integrated iron and steel industry: "convert to steel, or perish". Half H of V sites closed straightaway, including Beaufort, but Ebbw Vale, Dowlais, Blaenafon, Cyfarthfa (Merthyr), Tredegar and Rhymney survived using Bessemer converters. But local ore too phosphoric for Bessemer process (until Gilchrist Thomas at Blaenafon), so now all ore imported – inland sites at comparative disadvantage to coastal ones (Cardiff, Port Talbot, later Llanwern). Dowlais works moved to Cardiff.
Ebbw Vale (Richard Thomas and Baldwin) struggled on with huge govt subsidies (social need over-riding economic sense), the rest finally closed. Bessemer steel-making expands, using imported ore and some pig iron brought in from coastal works. Continuous cold and hot strip mills expand along valley floor. Coal brought up valley by rail from new deep mines at Cwm, Llanhilleth etc.
Older rows and terraces knocked down and replaced, some infill, some new and expanded settlement on hillsides (Willowtown, Briery Hill, Glyncoed, Newtown, Waun Lwyd etc); Beaufort stagnates and becomes suburb. Cwm/Tallistown grows as classic pit village around two new deep shaft collieries. Population of valley 20,000 plus – high density 'beads on a string' > almost continuous ribbon development from Beaufort to Cwm for 8 kilometres (5 miles): popn density of 3ooo+ per square mile within valley, but almost empty on interfluves, and below Cwm).
5. Integrated Iron and Steel phase – 1939-1980s – Bessemer steel successively replaced by Nielsen Hot Blast, Siemens-Martin and electrolytic processes, using highly capitalised modern methods, less labour, and materials increasingly imported from elsewhere, including pig iron and steel ingots from the Abbey works at Port Talbot, and coke and scrap from wherever. Whole works 4km (2 ½ miles) long in 1980 (see figure 4), including Europe's longest single strip mill (over ½ mile).
Fig 4: Aerial view of Ebbw Vale (from the north) in the 1960s
Products mainly coated steel strip for vehicles, domestic appliances, tin plating, and galvanising. Initially privately owned but heavily subsidised, then nationalised within British Steel. Local coal and iron ceased, including Cwm collieries. Rail transport replaced by road, with H of Vs road paramount (3-lane single carriageway only, Abergavenny to Glyn Neath, only completed 1964 – dangerous, and often saturated).
Increasing unemployment 1918 on, esp 1930s. Ebbw Vale a single-industry town: Steelworks employed 8,000 directly (mainly men). Families also directly dependent (little other employment), shops and services in the town indirectly dependent. Demise of iron, coal and steel catastrophic socially, economically and environmentally. Valley highly polluted – slag heaps still on fire along B 4468 until the 1980's. Ash and particulates in air, metals and chemicals in water and soils; scrap metal, tailings, coal tips and iron and silica waste everywhere: sterile, dangerous, unsightly (cf Lower Swansea Valley).
Steelworks finally closed 1980, tinplate & galvanising in 1990s, all dismantled by 2002. 6. Post-industrial phase – 1960 onwards – Environmental improvement and regeneration:
Increased investment through government agencies and EU Regional Fund.
Garden Festival 1988 opp Waun Lwyd *, now Festival Park – new housing, factory outlet shopping, and enterprise area – limited success. Education Centre and Nature Reserve nearby.
Starter Business Area at Cwm – some road improvements south, but railway almost defunct, and south end of town struggling.
Pedestrianisation of High Street. New industrial/business area on steelworks site.
Light industrial and housing estates developing north of H of V Road - esp. Rassau. A465 Trunk Road: Merthyr-EV and Clydach to Abergavenny now dualled, EV-Brynmawr and Clydach (highest, steepest and narrowest section) now in progress.
Settlement pattern and functions (see figure 3): EV is like most S Wales settlements - 19th century, high density, linear/rectangular, not strongly nucleated (grew around production sites, not cross-roads). Conventional Urban Models and concepts of CBD and Peak Land Value Intersection hardly apply+, but note MK's empirical Upland Resource-based Settlement Model. Former valley-bottom steelworks site still dominates settlement form. 1960's housing estates perched higher up at Garnlydan/Rassau, Willowtown/Hilltop, Beaufort/Glyncoed.
* means "grey swamp" in Welsh!
+ The prime site at the north end of EV's High Street is occupied by a derelict 1960s concrete multi-storey car park, which was a listed building so it couldn't be demolished!
The main streets in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Waun lwyd and Cwm consist of low order services (pubs, cheap fast food outlets, betting shops, general stores, charity shops, chapels, hairdressers etc.) randomly interspersed with houses, vacant buildings, and derelict or unused space. Few side streets – short cul de sacs > up to next terrace along valley side. NB: Only one 'Hotel', and no pubs in EV proper – couldn't compete with subsidised steelworks social facilities. Beaufort (popn c 4000) adjoins Brynmawr – highest town in Wales. Hilltop Estate adjoins Tredegar.
New Blaenau Gwent Civic Centre and library on reclaimed land along A 4046 N of town, with secondary school, Tertiary College (vocational training and retraining), emergency services, and Leisure Centre, also Waun y Pound retail area on road leading west to Tredegar. Tesco's Superstore (1990 > further decline of High Street shopping?)*. 2004> Redevelopment of cleared steelworks site > new Community Education Centre, Environment Campus, and Hospital, and experimental eco-housing project.
Urban population Beaufort > EV > Cwm peaked at 22,000 in the 1970s. Since then increasing numbers have moved out (especially the young), and many of those remaining work outside Borough.
Future Prospects: Not great! Town growth shifting back > Heads of Valleys (N end of town) – S end stagnating/declining, despite Garden Festival improvements and factory outlet retailing etc. Access to A 465 Trunk Road vital, access down Ebbw valley still long and slow. EV at relative disadvantage regarding main S > routes from Merthyr (A470) & Abergavenny (A40) to M4 and ports – mere halfway transit point, but current dualling of 'Heads of Valleys' road should improve that. Reopening of the Ebbw Vale Railway to passengers has proved successful (currently to Cardiff, soon to Newport), but may only encourage more people to commute or move house down valley. New short funicular railway connection built between lower Station and upper retail area to unite the town is controversial (huge cost, but low uptake).
Traditional skills not needed now, modern skills slow to be taken up. Limited social and entertainment opportunities available, especially for families and youngsters. Little suitable heritage or holiday potential to attract visitors. Environment, infrastructure, and fabric problems > unfortunate image – how to attract new residents and jobs, and keep young families?
* In the 1980s students from Wilson's School took part in fieldwork projects to find the best location for a possible new superstore in Blaenau Gwent, taking account of accessibility, population, possible competition, planning controls etc. The most popular choice was a derelict site on the A4046 just north of EV centre. In 1990 Tesco bought and developed that same site. Although a vindication of the boys' fieldwork results, it signalled the end of their superstore projects – competition was deemed too great to warrant another superstore in the District!


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We ain't coming home tonight
Hey mama, we gonna be alright
Dry those eyes
We'll be back in the morning
When the sun starts to rise
So mama don't stress your mind
– Mama, Jonas Blue –
Thank you very much, Mr. Blue for writing this song. It cheers me up every time I hear it. It gives me the reassurance that in the end everything will be alright. And really, believe it or not, as a mom I need that sometimes. You see, I'm that kind of mama who lies awake at night waiting for her children to climb up the stairs and whisper: 'I'm home mama, sleep tight!'. I don't think I'm the only one.
I wonder do you have children of your own Mr. Blue? And particularly a daughter? I don't think so, otherwise you wouldn't have said it so easily, that I shouldn't stress my mind. Well I can tell you, Mr. Blue, that is easier said than done, because Mr. Blue, that's about all you do having children. You stress your mind!
From the day they were born up until now they completely turn your life upside down. If they're in pain, you are. If they feel alright, you do. Suddenly you feel a lot of responsibility.
So Mr. Blue when you tell me that they are going to be alright, that they will be back in the morning when the sun starts to rise, I know you're right, but there's always a little chance something bad happens and I will not be there to help them, to protect them.
On the other hand I know that every year they grow older you have to let them go, little by little, and how hard it is letting them go. They don't only grow in height, weight and in age but also in their minds and they seem to need us a little less every day and when they do need you, it's in a different way.
They need your advice, sometimes your opinion and even then they make their own choices. Just as they should. But for me as a mother it's scary to let them go.
And then suddenly the moment is here. This week our daughter will left the house to do an internship at a pretty large soccer club in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Our son started at a new school and will be gone every three weeks. This is going to be the year I literally have to let them go. And you know: I know they will be all right…..
You see, Nelson Mandela told me in a poem, just as you did with your song:
Letting go
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring: it means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off;
it is the realization that I can't control another.
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another;
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging outcomes, but to allow others to effect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective;
it is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
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It's the talking that makes those moments so precious. Me and my husband hear a lot of what's keeping them busy and I can tell you it's not only about boys and girls, going out, make-up, clothes and money. A lot of serious topics are discussed. They actually start thinking about their future.
They let us listen to their music and we let them listen to our music. Some of our songs come back in a rather modern versions which, according to them, is much better. Mostly we don't agree.
And at the end of the evening, early in the night, they go out and we go to bed, because they are young and we are a little bit older……
And every morning as the sun starts to rise they will be back. Thank you Mr. Blue for your confirmation!
For you see: To let go is to fear less and love more.


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$1 million for Elkhorn and Area Foundation
December 28, 2016 8:21 am
Ed James and Kevin Weedmark
The Elkhorn Foundation has just received its largest donation ever$1 million from the estate of Gilbert Soder in memory of Gilbert and Milburn Soder.
The Soder family has farmed in the Elkhorn area for 110 years. On Dec. 17, Murray Soder was at the Elkhorn Leisure Centre along with several members of the Soder family and community members for a special presentation to the community.
Before the presentation, Murray took some time to give a brief history of the family, explaining how the family and farm grew over the years. He recalled the roaring 20s, the stock market crash of 29, the dust bowl of the 1930s and the weekly cream cheque from the Elkhorn Creamery that gave the family a little money to buy the necessary items they could not grow or make on the farm.
He went on to remember family trips to town for shopping at Bartleys General Store, with Mrs. Bartley sometimes babysitting the children as their parents had business at Schoens blacksmith shop, Voddens harness shop, or Snyders livery stable to keep the horses warm and fed in winter, or sometimes it was a trip to town to do some curling.
When the amount of the donation was announced at the cheque presentation, there were gasps from the crowd.
Murray Soder said the bequest from Milburn and Gilbert should be considered a legacy of the hardships and perseverance of his family in sticking out the hard times with total dedication to making the farm a successful enterprise.
Bob Nesbitt, the first chair of the foundation board and one of the driving members, said, Since our start in 1999 our ability has grown over the years to help so many projects. The Elkhorn and Area Foundation is a whole community effort, we all thank you very much.
Following the presentation there was a time for visiting and remembering Millie and Gillie Soder when they farmed in the area.
Brenda Orr, president of the Elkhorn and Area Foundation, said in an interview after the presentation that the donation came as a surprise.
We got a call from the lawyers office saying that there was a donation left to us on behalf of the estate of Gilbert Soder and his brother Milburn, and asking if we could set up a presentationthat it was a sizable donation, very newsworthy. We had no idea what we were getting until their brother from B.C. came out to make the presentation and a bunch of their family was there as well.
She said the size of the donation was a big surprise to the foundation board.
It was a huge surprise, she said. It was very overwhelming.
I think it was 1920 when their family had come to the area and then they have just always been around the area since then, she said. Milburn and Gilbert were bachelors who lived in the Elkhorn area. Milburn passed away a few years ago and then Gilbert just passed away this past year, and theyre just getting the estate settled now. They have also made donations to other organizations in town.
She said the foundation has come a long way from 1996-98 when it was set up.
Our first grant was handed out in 1999. We had $185 to distribute that first year, she said. We had Bob Nesbitt as the chairman and Ron Canart was the vice chair and Gail Martin was the secretary. And then they had six other board members. There were four people in town who donated money and we ended up with $12,000 to get the foundation set up. From that they could get a matching grant and then they could get the charitable donation number and get all the paperwork in place.
The Foundation has grown substantially since that first $12,000 was donated.
As of todays date we are sitting close to $368,000 in our endowment fund. And in 2016 we handed out $9,145 in grant money and close to $2,000 in scholarship money.
How big a difference will the $1 million donation make?
Its huge, says Brenda.
We wont see any effects of it from this coming year, it will be the following year, because its always based on your previous calender year. So the following year is when the grants will triple in size in what we will be able to give out, so its huge for the Elkhorn area with all the major projects going on. The impact is going to be incredible for our area really, with all the different projects and all the different organizations.
The foundation has supported many projects and organizations in Elkhorn.
Last year we were very lucky, says Brenda. We had some money to be able to support the spray park. We applied for matching grants from The Community Foundations of Canada 150 Fund. We were able to get one for the spray park and we were also able to get one for Elkhorn District Community Center to put towards new seating in the waiting room.
The foundations endowment has been growing.
Last year was a great year for us because the Thomas Seele Foundation did an initiative for all foundations that if you raised up to $50,000 they would match 50 cents to every dollar raised. So we did that, we raised $50,000 and they matched it with $25,000, so to us that was huge, so that went into our endowment fund as well.
The foundation has programs each year to add to its endowment.
We do a memory tree every Christmas and that is one of our major fundraisers, said Brenda. We also get a lot of memorial donations.
She said the foundation is happy to be able to support various organizations in Elkhorn. The beauty of the foundation is all organizations in Elkhorn benefit from it, because anyone can apply for it, she said. We have helped the golf course get new mowers. We have helped the arena with lighting projects or when they were building new dressing rooms. We helped the curling rink with various projects in the past. We have helped the Elks hall with new fencing and some tables and chairs. We have helped the Legion hall with some tables. We helped the Royal Purplethey needed some new coffee pots and things like that. The library has had several grants, the leisure centre, the handy van, the Elkview Lodge wanted to get new seating for outside. We were able to give some money toward the ball diamonds. So the foundation helps all the organizations in town.
Over the years I believe it is close $78,000 that we have handed out in grants. And close to $21,000 that we have handed out in scholarships.
She said the $1 million donation will have a major impact on the foundation, and make much more funding available to be granted.
The donation will increase the endowment from $368,000 to $1,368,000. The endowment remains in place permanently, and the income earned from it is distributed each year.
Its huge the impact this is going to have on our community, said Brenda.
We will be able to help many generations to come now with this money. To have the original board members on hand for the cheque presentation was pretty special because they did so much to get the foundation going, she said. I think it was pretty overwhelming for them to see this donation, and to know the potential for how much good this can do for the community. There were quite a few tears flowing that day. It was pretty special.
What did she say to thank the family for the donation?
It was tough to know how to say thank you enough. We had Milburn and Gilberts brother there, and a lot of nieces and nephews that were there. I basically tried to just say a huge thank you to the family for coming to the presentation, and for the impact we are going to have on the community. I guess everyone is very proud of Elkhorn and our foundation. Its huge that we can keep going forward with this. It was very overwhelming.
Brenda says the donation has been the talk of the town.
There was a big game on at the rink that night and it was quite a buzz. The rink was packed for it. I think everyone realizes the impact on our community is going to be pretty outstanding over the years.
With the great volunteer base we have for our town, and this funding to help those volunteers in all those groups, that is great news for Elkhorn.
It was a pretty exciting day for everyone. It made you feel pretty proud to be part of it all.


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