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Air-con vs. authenticity: Going rustic on a Cyprus village stay
By Simon Heptinstall, for CNN • Published 20th December 2013
The other tourists were boarding air-conditioned coaches on their way to the island's legendary seaside resorts.
Not me.
Their gleaming buses pulled away from the airport forecourt to reveal a chap with a huge mustache waiting by a tatty taxi at the back of the car park.
This must be my own "transfer arrangement," I realized.
Most passengers on my flight at Larnaca Airport were on classic package deals to hotels and apartments in Limassol or Ayia Napa.
I was heading, however, for a simple village house in the mountains for what had been advertised as "a taste of the real Cyprus."
The others had been met by prim tour reps armed with clipboards.
I was met by Stavros, who cleverly used his only word of English to direct me into the car while simultaneously stubbing out his mangled roll-up.
"Pleeeese ..." he grinned.
"Pleeese," he said again, setting off immediately at startling speed.
Dust clouds and potholes
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After 45 minutes punctuated by the occasional "please," Stavros's car bumped along a potholed track into the village of Tochni.
The dust cloud settled and I looked around.
Forget those whitewashed holiday "villages" that are more like tourist housing estates; Tochni is a small community of stone farmhouses around an ancient church on the way to nowhere.
There's a shop, three taverns, an overgrown vegetable patch and a row of pylons.
The distant view of the sea is interrupted by a cement factory.
I'd asked for it.
I was sampling Cyprus's agrotourism scheme -- a system designed to encourage tourists to stay in dozens of villages across the island without spoiling the very places they've come to see.
Small private companies run each of the independent village schemes, and the government coordinates it all.
READ: 10 things that make Cyprus unique
Village life
Accommodation's not "village-style" but actual village.
"Pleeeeeese," said Stavros, gesturing me towards my apartment.
It turned out that he lived next door.
The artist who'd painted the pictures on my bedroom wall lived opposite, the farmer who grew the bag of oranges I bought at the shop lived a few doors away and the organizer of the whole Tochni village agrotourism scheme lived just up the hill.
Welcome to village life, Cypriot style.
Tochni entrepreneur Sofronios Potamitis was a pioneer in the island's agrotourism concept.
In the past 20 years, he's converted farm buildings in several nearby villages and now rents out scores of self-catering apartments.
There's nothing pretentious or boutique about them. They look like traditional farmhouses and are simply finished with exposed limestone, terracotta tiles and pastel-painted walls.
Inside there's rustic wooden furniture and local art.
Low impact
Bed and breakfast ... if you learn the Greek word for "breakfast."
Compared with the concrete hotels along the coast, these humble but attractive places epitomize low-impact tourism.
Tourist numbers are limited to a maximum of 10% of the village population.
Most importantly for visitors, Tochni villagers haven't developed the grab-a-quick-buck style of the main Cypriot resorts.
Refreshingly, they still seem to treat tourists like personal visitors.
Old ladies in black shawls nod and say "hello" (probably the extent of their English), families show you into their homes and everyone wants to chat and find out where you're from.
Sofronios invited me for a traditional meze meal at a local bar.
It involved 12 different courses ranging from wild asparagus to lamb kebabs, each apparently produced by someone's brother-in-law, neighbor or goddaughter.
Even the rough but good local wine came from the next village.
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Wine and sausage
Evening entertainment: chair-top dancing.
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"He's married to my friend," said Sofronios between mouthfuls of wine-marinated sausage.
The enormously rotund bar owner wanted to know all about me.
To ease this exchange he produced a liter of brandy, while chewing raw artichokes.
"These are good for toilet, sex and iron," he boomed.
An old man next to him swigged grappa he kept in a petrol canister under the table and remained silent.
A chirpy villager called Andreas offered to take us olive picking the next day "just for fun."
After several lessons in banging glasses together to make the most resounding clink, someone turned up the stereo and everyone started clapping.
A farmer who looked like Stalin jumped up and performed an extraordinary dance on a flimsy chair, which ended with him almost breaking his ankle to a huge round of cheers.
Stavros gave me a lift "home" and we parted like old friends.
Authentically Cypriot
No, not more wine! A possible daytime activity.
Some visitors simply use these village houses as cheap places to stay, taking a daily 10-minute drive down to the nearest beach.
But they miss the point.
It's a misleading cliché to say you become part of village life -- half the villagers don't even speak English.
But it's easy to arrange something more authentically Cypriot than occupying a sun-bed for a week.
One morning I followed Sofronios's map to St. Minas monastery nearby.
Upstairs a grumpy old nun explained how she was painting traditional Greek Orthodox figures with 22-carat gold paint, while downstairs I sat on a bench chatting with a gaggle of old women making beeswax candles.
Those sorts of activities are free, of course, but for a few dollars extra village guests can take traditional cooking lessons, go on boat trips with local fishermen or have a family farmhouse dinner.
READ: Ancient struggles on the island of Aphrodite
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Iconic: traditional painting with 22-carat paint.
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The next day I walked through fields of yellow flowering mustard, lavender bushes and orange trees to Choirokoitia archaeological site.
The remains of the houses in this prehistoric village date back an incredible 9,000 years.
Sofronios later boasted that his restored village houses would last that long, too.
He said: "When a Cypriot builds a house he believes he will live forever.
"But you may have noticed, when he sits down to dinner he believes it's the last chance to eat in his life."
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TJ Preview and Pro-dictions
The most anticipated stop of the 2009 Toe Jam is going down tomorrow, May 9th, at the Projects. The rail jam towed behind the Sea Doo is always a favorite of the riders and fans alike. But a lack of rainfall in Florida has lowered the water in the rail lake drastically, and early reports had the rails checking in at about chest high. While the fears of a backside boardslide fest seemed very real, all the worry was unnecessary, as the Project crew lowered them all to the perfect not-too-high, not-too-low, we're-having-a-pro-wakeskate-contest-here height.
Practice went down this afternoon, pulled by a masked Josh Kirby. Any one of the 37 riders signed up could come and take a set on the rails, get down their line and get a feel for the course. I headed out to get sweaty (the thermometer in my PT Cruiser read a balmy 98 degrees) and dirty (love the Projects!) and attempted to get some predictions from the riders on what would go down.
For the most part, people we're apprehensive to pick favorites. Only a few riders (BT, George Daniels, Travis Doran) said themselves. "Hey, I gotta have confidence in myself!" BT explained. Reed Hansen got a few votes from riders including Nick Harlos and Silas Thurman, who listed the World Champ as a definite possibility. Silas continued, "Ben Horan, Nick Taylor, you got some heavy rail hitters who are going to worry anybody." At the point I approached Silas, he'd actually received 3 votes (probably because he was on course at the time) and when I told him that he said, "Thing is if I win today, I don't need to tomorrow," and then hastily left the Projects.
Another popular pick was Mr. Andrew Pastura. While Grant Roberts predicted he would come in second to Nick Taylor, Dieter Humpsch put $50 on Andy's victory. "You're going to pay me $50 if he wins, right?" Diets said hopefully. (I'm totally not.)
Also in the running according to the riders is Mr. Daniel Hampson. Ross Gardner said, "I've rolled the dice a lot, but I might put my money on old Hampson. An old favorite, but the old horse still got some new tricks." Of course the ever-humble Danny voted against himself. "I don't know. I'm not going to win. I am probably not gonna make it through my heat, but I will boardslide big spin everything in my path!"
When asked for his prediction, Nick Taylor said there would probably be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Collin Gee, standing beside him on the dock didn't agree. "I think it's gonna be blue skies, I think it's gonna be good." But one look from Mr. Taylor, Collin changed his tune. "It's gonna be cloudy. OK, thunderstorms. Nailed it."
Finally, Matt Manzari and Reed Hansen both checked in with the same dire response. Reed explained, "No one is going to win, everyone was going to get Swine Flu and die." But Matt pointed out that Kirby was wisely wearing a mask. "He'll be driving the jet ski into the abyss when all the bodies drop."
Since there are no reported cases of Swine Flu in Bithlo, I'm not too worried about that. However, one thing is for sure, the Rockstar Rail Jam is anyone's game this year. It could be and old favorite, but you also shouldn't count out newcomers such as Joe Phillips who was throwing 3 flips and an allegedly kickflip off the incline. If you're in Orlando, come check it out, and if not, follow my tweets in real time and check the site later for full coverage!
Saturday, May 9
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
GuidedLife.com, Guided Life Academy, Guided Life Partnership. Etc.
We are launching a new company, GuidedLife.com, which will be a self-help company with a spiritual component. We will have seminars, CD programs, DVD programs, etc. It will be like a cross between Tony Robbins and the Dalai Lama.
The target audience is people who are looking for a way to relieve emotional pain, or to get a deeper feeling or spiritual connection. The company will have a strong background in eastern philosophy and Indian traditions.
Logo must convey promise of name -a guided life. The company is spiritual, not religious. It must NOT have an airy fairy stereotypical new age or generic spiritual look.
I'm looking for something unique that will stand out and be memorable. Also, there is a chance that the name might be changed from Guided Life so the mark will have to be something that can be used to brand products/events that might not include the name Guided Life.
For some reason the icon the Artist Formerly Known as Prince used comes to mind... not sure if this is what I want, but it might be a direction to get started.
Also, the only other suggestion is that the word "Presence" or "Being Present" is a core part of the teaching. "Presence" as in the divine presence AND present/aware. And people who facilitate the programs are called "guides."
Be creative!
Maybe think yin and yang... balance... bright ball of light....
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Corporate-spiritual? Does that concept make sense? Must convey structure and flow... Must convey HIGHEST QUALITY!
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Weather is getting colder as winter approaching it means more hot food on our dining table now. We often have steamboat for dinner, and soupy stuff like ramen and porridge for lunch. I really appreciate a bowl of piping hot ramen, even the instant one, on a cold day. Not sure if I have influenced my boys, especially the little one, he seemed happy when noodles was served and ate contentedly.
When we had leftover sashimi the other day, I thought of use it in noodles dish but there was lazy to make a trip to the supermarket just for noodles. Thus, I cooked my favourite seafood porridge. Sean (3y2m) smelled and had a small bite first, and finished the whole bowl eventually.
In fact, Japanese also eat porridge (おかゆ, read as okayu), plain porridge with ume boshi (preserved plum) for patients. When my mil had seafood porridge for the first time she was surprised to find something inside and kept telling me it was delicious. Smooth porridge with fresh seafood, who does not like it?
Seafood Porridge / 海鲜粥 / 海鮮おかゆ
Ingredients (2 servings):
- 1 bowl cooked rice (heap)
- 7-8 slices assorted sashimi, cut into smaller pieces
- 1 tsp corn starch, combine with 3 tsp water to make solution
- 2-3 slices ginger
- Hon-dashi to taste
- Konbu shio (kelp flavoured salt) to taste
- 1 stalk spring onion, chopped (for garnish, optional)
- Bring 1 litre of water to a boil, add in rice and cook porridge with low heat.
- When the desired consistency is obtained, add in some hon-dashi and konbu shio to taste. You can add seasoning in last step but I prefer to add earlier to let the flavour absorbed in grains.
- Combine sashimi with corn starch solution, mix well to coat. Then, add sashimi ONLY into the porridge and discard excess starch. Add in ginger.
- Cook for a minute or two, turn the heat off and it is ready to serve.
- Transfer to bowl, garnish with spring onion and serve warm.
Cook's note:
Yes, I did mentioned about the trick it is hidden in the step actually. The trick is to coat the seafood pieces with corn starch solution, very thin coating to maintain the shape and texture of fish especially but not starchy at all when eat. I learned this trick from a Teochew porridge hawker in Singapore many years back.
This is the amount of leftover sashimi I used, few slices of ginger and a stalk of spring onion from my vegetable patch. Sashimi was for sushi, we had hand-roll sushi (temaki) with sashimi, avocado and cucumber sticks. Rolled as we eat. John had mostly vegetable rolls and Sean simply love salmon and tuna sashimi so we ended up with leftover of snapper, squid and octopus.
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This is my first autumn in Japan I am amazed with the all those beautiful colours seen almost everywhere. I just could not hold myself back to share some photos with you guys. Photos appended below are some closed-up Japanese maple (momiji) in my in-law's yard.
And, this is one of the photos I shared on MK Facebook page check out my page for more if keen. It is taken on 30 Nov 2012, at Nara Park, Japan. When we were there we saw few couples having their pre-wedding photo shooting, beautiful place and couples but I think brides must be very cold then.
If you are planning to visit Kyoto in Japan, spring (between 2nd to 3rd week of April) and autumn (from mid Nov to 1st week of Dec) are two best period to visit. Spring for sakura and other beautiful flowers, and autumn for maples and more.


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In response to an executive order issued by Governor Jeb Bush in November, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a comprehensive energy plan exploring options for future electric generating capacity, transportation fuel supply and conservation and efficiency initiatives. During the development of this plan, FSEC provided significant input to DEP, including a presentation to a Tallahassee energy forum in November by center director James Fenton.
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The plan includes a number of recommendations for conservation and efficiency measures relying on incentives and the government's purchasing power rather than mandates and new taxes. It recommends that legislation be introduced this year to increase capacity and diversify the state's electric generation and fuel supply.
DEP Secretary Colleen Castille noted in the plan's executive summary that "An adequate, reliable, diverse, efficient and affordable energy supply, coupled with a long-term commitment to energy conservation, is vital for maintaining Florida's growing economy and quality of life."
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Would You?
"You're going to have a boring Christmas," I warned him. "Very practical."
"Oh goodie," he replied.
A few days later, I got an email from Groupon announcing the daily deal. It was very non-practical. I pursed my lips. I stroked my chin. I considered the possibility. I imagined the surprise. I clicked "Buy Now!"
On Christmas morning, after the boots, coat, beard trimmer, and travel case had been opened, I handed Ryan a final box to unwrap. Inside he found one of the kids toys---an action figure in a flight suit taped to another small package containing a toy plane.
"I don't get it," he said.
"Keep going," I said, pointing to the rolled papers tied with ribbon.
"Should I be concerned that this action figure is missing a foot?" he asked.
I guess I hadn't inspected it closely before I taped it to the plane.
"Pay no attention to that," I said.
He opened the papers to open the true surprise: a gift certificate for a skydive, the very antithesis of boots, coats, beard trimmers, and travel cases. What happened next explains a lot about Ryan, me, and everyone else we know. First, he spent a couple of hours researching the company, customer/victim reviews, and most importantly, the mortality rates of skydiving. He was relieved to find that after some major changes to regulations in the 90's, very few people die anymore from skydiving. It's around one in every 550,000.
But still, he reminded me, there has to be that one.
I should mention that there were two gift certificates, one for him and one for me. I attempted to get my neighbor friend to buy one for her husband for Christmas. I would spend half as much and we could send them up together. She immediately killed the idea. Her husband isn't into flinging himself from flying planes, she explained. Sure, I replied, but are you into flinging him from a flying plane? She stuck to her guns. I figured I couldn't send Ryan up alone, so I bought another dive for me.
I didn't study the statistics, read customer reviews, or research the company. I do get butterflies and a mild case of diarrhea every time I think about the actual activity, but I'm more or less committed to participating. I buy into the belief that if other people, including many senior citizens, get a kick out of it and live through it, why not me?
At this point, Ryan is about 60% committed to the idea, but is reserving his final decision until later. I think the action figure with the missing foot is haunting him a little.
Since the time he opened the gift, he's asked everybody he knows if they'd do it, and we're both surprised at the findings. Most people say no, thank you very much. More women say yes. My dad says he might have in a younger day. My friend says she would if she had better knees. Christian says he wouldn't, not in a million years, and by the way, we'd better not die if we decide to do it.
Now I'm wondering where you stand on the issue. Would you jump? Have you jumped? Tell me all about it. I want to know. I think.
34 comments:
- Lora said...
I would definately go. It's on my bucket-list of things to do before I die, hopefully not right before I die.
- January 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Dede said...
Not in a million years. I won't tell you why :)
- January 4, 2011 at 5:31 PM
- Annie said...
I'm with Christian on this one.
- January 4, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Kari said...
I'd do it. I would be so scared that I would probably pee my pants, but wet pants or not, I'd jump.
- January 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM
- Ginnie said...
I'd jump with you and together we could sing Free Fallin'... it has all the makings of a very special moment together ;).
- January 4, 2011 at 6:31 PM
- Leslie said...
No, I'm not a jumper. Strapping long flat things to my feet that cause me to go faster than I can sometimes control down a snowy mountain is as adventurous as I get.
Tell me what day, so I can pray. I'm not ready to lose you.
- January 4, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Kim said...
I have not jumped but have a friend who has and she loved it. I would most definitely do it! Better photo/videograph the entire thing!
- January 4, 2011 at 7:52 PM
- Christy said...
Yep, I'd totally jump. But I'm going to wait & see how it works out for you first. He he he
- January 4, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- I'm A. said...
I think this is awesome. And you should do it. I, however, have turned into a wuss in my old age. So jumping out of an airplane scares the shee out of me. I would have so done this a few years ago. Now I can't even watch scary movies anymore. What happened to me?
Also, I adore you more.
- January 4, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- Anneliese said...
my husband did it for his birthday! i would never do it--but while i was sitting there watch tons of old guys go i decided that it wouldn't really be that bad & if they would have offered to take me up for free i might have done it. but no one offered.
- January 4, 2011 at 9:33 PM
I might possibly do this if someone had a gun to my head.....or if I was offered all the money in the world....or if there was a big vat of chocolate pudding at the bottom. Other than that, absolutely NO WAY.
- January 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- Kate said...
I really hate the feeling of falling. Like really. I won't even jump off the high dive at the pool. So no, skydiving is not on my bucket list.
- January 4, 2011 at 11:05 PM
- buddens said...
NO way! my friend got the same thing for her husband and told him in the exact same way! Only she used Madame Alexander dolls from McDonald's for her action figures.
I remember going to the Rice Stadium fireworks show when I was little and seeing the pre-show sky-divers and thinking it sounded like a ton of fun and I didn't get why people would be afraid. I don't know how I was such a brave little kid, because now I have many more reservations about the idea! I'm on the fence ...
- January 4, 2011 at 11:11 PM
- Bri said...
In a heart beat. My husband got to go to Airborne School a couple months ago and I was really, super jealous. He got to jump from a plane 5 times. FIVE TIMES in one week!!!! Ugh. This has been on my list of things to do since I knew what it was. Someday, hopefully soonish, I will. Until then, my husband enjoys rubbing it in my face.
- January 5, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- kami @ nobiggie.net said...
I want to say yes, but honestly I get a little pit just thinking about doing it myself.
You were gutsy that morning!
Anything for a group deal, eh? :)
- January 5, 2011 at 2:34 AM
- Jennie Blaser said...
I've done it! After my last final at college before I took a 2 year break to serve a mission. So, I figured, I'd go now, repent later (the whole serving the mission thing). I paid for the videotape and didn't tell my family. Then, when we were all gathered a week later to open up my mission call, I made them all watch the video. While they were still in shock, I opened my call so they didn't have any time to react or get mad at me or call me foolish.
That being said, now that I'm a mom and have people who depend on me, I'm a complete wuss. I wouldn't do it again. But, it sure makes a great story!
- January 5, 2011 at 3:13 AM
- lorrie said...
I have done it - loved it - and would do it again in a heartbeat. I turn 55 in March and I'm thinking jumping again would be a great present to myself. I was terrified before I jumped, but the feeling of freeness, the beauty of the sky, the awesomeness of the wind blowing around you, cannot be described in words. I say go for it - you won't regret it!!!
- January 5, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- Corey said...
Oh dear god - I think my heart would fall through my butt! Nope, I cant even do the high dive at the community pool. ANYWAYS...reading your blog is my guilty pleassure at work, I have been following it for, oh, maybe 2 years now. btw,growing up in Bucks County PA I totally understand your facination w/ the amish. I am partial to their egg noodles :) Hey, later this month I will be transitioning from a corporate office job, to a home office job. I am looking forward to it very much. Can you do another entry with more tips on how to make your home, your office? And advice on how to seperate home life from work life? Happy New Year!!!
- January 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM
I am a firm NO vote and would offer a word of caution against it....though I speak from the side of a victim. My father died from a skydiving mishap in 1985 leaving my Mother at 27 a widow with three girls; ages 4, 3, and 2.
- January 5, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- Leca Unplugged said...
I got that groupon for Father's day this year. Best present I've ever given the mister. You can check out his escapades here
You guys will love it!
- January 5, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Angie said...
I like the idea, but when it came down to jumping I don't think I could make myself do it. And I really don't think I'd like the free fall. But, that doesn't mean that people who want to shouldn't go for it - absolutely go for it.
Regarding Max's fear of loosing you both in one day, maybe you should go up with Ryan, push him out, and then know that he's safely on the ground before jumping yourself. Just a thought.
- January 5, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- Nina said...
Been there...done that. I am absolutely terrified of heights. I only went because my older sister did it and I felt (sisterly) peer pressure that if she could do it certainly I could too.
By the way, there is no feeling of falling while you are actually falling!
- January 5, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Mia said...
I would do it, but the hubs says that we can't until the last one is out of college. But he will never do it anyway so I might as well just go!
- January 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Mac and Dixie said...
My palms are sweaty just thinking about it...which means no, I would not jump out of an airplane. I could barely summon enough guts to walk off a ledge and bungee jump. I screamed so loud that my voice was changed forever. I don't even want to think what would happen if I jumped out of an airplane!!
- January 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Jesse C said...
Do it!
- January 6, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Lindy-Lou said...
You forgot to mention that your mama was very comforted to know that you and Ryan would not be jumping strapped together and unattended, but separately and each tandem with a certified diver. That said, have you thought about the possibility that so many seniors do it because, well, they aren't still raising children and, what the hey, what have they got to lose?
- January 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Kelly B said...
I would do it if I was latched onto an instructor. The scariest part is probably just getting out of the airplane and then I bet it's really fun. Way to go on a creative gift, my friend!
- January 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM
- Suzie said...
In a heartbeat.
- January 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Suzie said...
Oh, crap. I just read Sara's comment.
so sorry, and I mean that!
- January 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM
- Omgirl said...
No way, no how.
However, I really want to hang glide. The difference? Probably not much if you inadvertantly go hurling toward the ground. But somehow starting out that extra 12,000 feet closer to earth feels comforting.
- January 8, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- michele said...
yep, i went when for my 18th birthday. quite a rush. have fun!
- January 9, 2011 at 12:36 AM
- Ann said...
I love how you write btw.
Um. I am TERRIFIED of heights. Really, seriously so. i like to think of myself as one of those devil-may-care middle-aged women who (sadly) wear red hats and also (sadly) buy clothes from Chicos. So I'd like to say JUMP. But I never would.
- January 9, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Shua said...
I'd do it. In a heartbeat.
- January 13, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Hannah said...
I want to jump, but no...I don't think I'd ever actually end up doing it.
- January 14, 2011 at 1:10 PM


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Consider the various Salvation Army volunteers. They give hours of their time to stand in the chill of winter, ringing a bell to - hopefully - grab our attention for a few seconds ... at least long enough for us to donate to their cause.
I noticed that the Sleep Center is having a ribbon cutting [today]. Without exaggerating, I honestly believe Dr. Assar El-Atfy and his team of sleep technicians saved my life.
I had not rested for decades. I can remember first having trouble falling asleep in class as a fourth grader. By high school, I slept a little in practically every class. I never felt rested. My eyes usually burned with the urge to sleep. I was never safe to drive out of town because of my constant sleepiness. This pattern grew worse over a 25-year period.
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I am looking for a pattern to make my aunt a wallhanging for Christmas. I want it to be at leas 24in and then I'll add some borders. I'm thinking maybe to do the Carptenter's Wheel. ( Her father, husband and of course, Jesus were all carpenters) and I really like the pattern. I will be making it in Christmas fabrics, green, red and some gold. Does anyone have a block pattern that they love or a good idea for what I should use to make this. I also saw a pattern on the Cache for Heavenly Stars that I thought would be pretty.
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CAMDEN, Ala. – A family battled a 1,000-pound alligator for more than five hours, putting several large hooks into the beast before firing a fatal shotgun blast into the gator's head.
The result? The catch of a lifetime and a state record in Alabama.
The 15-foot gator was hooked in a creek about 80 miles west of Montgomery early Saturday, Al.com reported (http://bit.ly/1p5ycbg ). The first attempt to weigh the gator destroyed a winch state biologists typically use, so they had a backhoe lift it. It weighed 1,011.5 pounds.
It was caught by Mandy and John Stokes, brother-in-law Kevin Jenkins and his children, 16-year-old Savannah and 14-year-old Parker.
"We give all the glory to God. Ten men couldn't have done what we did," John Stokes said.
The gator didn't go down without a fight. After the family got some large hooks into the gator, Mandy Stokes aimed her 20-gauge shotgun at the "sweet spot" behind the alligator's eyes. That's where she was told to aim during a mandatory training class for Alabama gator hunters.
She pulled the trigger, but the gator's head was too far beneath the water's surface.
"All it did was make this gator mad," Mandy Stokes told Al.com. "Fear had taken hold at this point."
The gator surged forward and towed the 17-foot boat and its five passengers across the creek at a startling speed, the hunters said. The towing continued until the boat crashed into a tree stump in the creek, sending the crew spilling on top of each other.
Eventually, Mandy Stokes got another shot.
"When I pulled the trigger this time, water just exploded on all of us," she said.
This time, she killed the alligator. Anyone within a hundred miles probably heard the mixed screams of relief, joy and exhilaration, John Stokes said.
They tied the gator to one side of the boat and hugged the opposite side so it wouldn't tip over as they made an hour-long trek back to their truck.
The family planned to send the gator to a taxidermy shop. Beyond that, they're not sure what they're going to do with it.
The previous Alabama record was a 14-foot, 2 inch, 838-pound gator captured in the Alabama River in 2011.
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We're still three months out from UFC 156, but the fight card is already coming together. And according to a report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Adam Hill, the Super Bowl weekend event may land Alistair Overeem's return bout.
Overeem's name is being mentioned alongside Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva for a heavyweight showdown on Feb. 2 at UFC 156.
Overeem has been sitting on the sidelines serving out a nine-month suspension due to an out-of-competition drug test in March in Nevada. His drug test results displayed an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone.
The Dutch fighter is eligible to re-apply for a license in the state on Dec. 27, but according to Hill's report, Overeem must appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission to do so. The soonest that would happen is early to mid-January, whenever the NAC holds its regularly scheduled meeting.
As long as Overeem fulfills all of the demands of the commission, he is likely to get relicensed, but that will not be determined until the meeting.
That would leave less than a month until the scheduled UFC 156 date, so whether or not the UFC is willing to take the risk that he doesn't get licensed could be a factor.
Overeem (36-11) last fought on Dec. 30 of 2011, when he knocked Brock Lesnar into retirement at UFC 141. He was supposed to have returned to challenge Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title in May of this year, but that bout was derailed by the drug test and suspension.
Silva (17-4) was propelled into the spotlight when he defeated Fedor Emelianenko in February of 2011. He then lost back-to-back bouts to Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez before returning to the winner's circle at UFC on FX 5 in October. He scored a TKO victory over Travis Browne at UFC on FX 5, putting him on track for the fight against Overeem.
If Overeem vs. Silva comes to fruition at UFC 156, it will be part of a fight card that features UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo defending against Frankie Edgar, as well as a light heavyweight bout between former champion Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Stay tuned to MMAWeekly.com for all the latest UFC news and rumors.


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Last week E! News confirmed Beyonce was pregnant with her second child [click here if you missed that].
Well Jay Z, who probably knows better than E!, says it's not true...
NY Hot 97 program director Ebro says he emailed Jay Z on the congratulatory tip and Jay emailed back saying,
"It's not true. The news is worse than blogs."And there you have it.
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Many members of the public mistakenly believe electronic health records (EHRs) are less secure than paper files. Magnified by misinformation and political distortion of facts, an unnecessary fear has taken root in the minds of many consumers -- often with serious consequences.
While states were rolling out their health insurance exchanges last year, a key service provided by the federal hub Healthcare.gov was automatic verification of the application data an applicant entered. Applicants could choose automated or manual verification of their data. The public was unclear about the consequences of their decisions.
[Doctors are warming up to cloud services. Now what? Read Healthcare IT Cloud Safety: 5 Basics.]
If applicants chose automated verification, their applications could be approved within seconds without needing any documentation. If they chose manual verification, their applications would get stuck in a case worker's queue. Workers would then contact the applicant, and require the applicant to bring various documentation to verify date of birth, citizenship, legal status, income, information regarding their family members, and various other things. Their health insurance application approval would be delayed by weeks or months.
While working at several health fairs throughout the state of Maryland last year, I had the opportunity to talk to people about this issue. Here's what I found out:
I explained to them that their information eventually would be in electronic format, even if they used a paper application form. If they chose automated electronic verification, the system would query the appropriate systems as well as the federal hub, verify the information entered, and provide a decision on the application within seconds. On the other hand, if they chose manual verification, they would need to bring in various documents that would have to be copied, scanned, and retained. It could take them a long time to gather all the necessary documentation; meanwhile, they would continue to be uninsured.
I then explained that paper records are far less secure than electronic records because of the following:
I shared anecdotes of how patients' lives were saved because complete and accurate information was electronically available simultaneously to multiple specialists residing in various states, so they could agree on the least risky and most appropriate medication. This enabled the right decision to be made the first time. A wrong decision would have resulted in the death of the patient.
I then explained that electronic medical records are more secure than paper because:
People felt empowered with the knowledge. It was truly heart-warming for me to watch as smiles spread across people's faces once they recognized the power, the promise, and the higher level of safety of electronic medical records. Once their insurance applications were approved within seconds, many complete strangers got up, shook our hands, and gave us their warmest hugs.
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A lesson from buzz cuts and boys
On the way to work one day this week, I was going over the mental list of all that had to be done, and the inevitable concern of wondering how to complete it before the end of the day. I should have been to work earlier, I thought. I can always work late, the second thought followed, or I can bring some work home and head to work earlier tomorrow, quickly followed.
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scs32 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 47 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We're a brand new Internet Video Delivery startup in search of a look. While the name is a bit cheeky, it's actually a business to business company targeting media companies looking to stream their content. As such, there will be a fine line between a "fun" logo and a "respectable" logo.
The target audience is twofold. First and foremost it's small to medium internet video companies looking to stream their content to end users in the most cost-efficient yet scalable manner out there. Second, we need a logo (and look and feel) that's memorable to press, decision makers, buzz makers, etc.
Be creative, just don't be *too* cartoonish. We may (in the future) have a Newt mascot (for things like the FailWhale), but that doesn't mean the logo has to be a full-grown Newt. We're more inclined to pick a subtler interpretation of the Newt. So, a tap-dancing newt with a tophat and cane is probably going in the wrong direction, but if you can make it work we're willing to go there.
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Must be delivered in a vector based format along with a few sample hi-res images.
Should (but it's not a 100% requirement) work at 4 or fewer colors.
Should work on a business card, website, banner ad, etc.
The bottom line: Have fun, but not too much fun.
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Hi all, I've been missing for quite a long time from my blog here...hehe! Well, back with a simple dish which I cooked last month first ya...;p
Here's the roasted chicken that I made for my hubby's birthday last month. Instead of eating outside, I suggested that we eat at home with some simple salad, soup and wine. This was delicious and my hubby was asking for more...WOW! That means I have to make this more often huh...^^
Anyway, here's what I used.....
3 drumsticks
some small baby potatoes (peeled, washed and rub with some salt and dried basil leaves)
2-3 garlic (mashed)
2-3 onions (mashed)
dash of black pepper
2 tsps paprika powder
some parsely & fresh basil (blendd)
~ Rub the whole drumsticks with the ingredients above and leave for 2-3 hours at least. (I left it overnight)
~ Place marinated drumsticks onto prepared tray with the baby potatoes and some fresh white button mushrooms (sliced) if you prefered.
~ Bake the drumsticks for 45-1 hr at 250'C.
~ Serve hot.
It was served right out from the oven that day with some milestones soup and Italian salad. Well, although the soup and salad were store bought ones...haha! Will try to make everything myself next round...;p
Crispy skin and juicy meat...just imagine it!! Well done...Reese!!..LOL
Hope you like it too..:))
Btw, what title should I give for this recipe??.....Eh.....Special Chicken Treats?!...hahaha! I think "Simple Roasted Chicken" will do...;p


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From The Files Of August 3, 1989 '89 Violence was avoided as about 75 Ku Klux Klan members and supporters held a rally at Kirk Wood Park in Hancock last Saturday
afternoon, July 29. The KKK rally was countered by a demonstration and rally by a similar-sized group of anti-KKK protestors. Hancock Council had reluctantly granted the Klan permission to hold the rally in mid-July after Klan members threatened legal action if denied the right to holf the rally.
Corny Shimer, longtime former prothonotary, will celebrate his 80th birthday on August 6.
A total of 20 4-H county delegates and their advisors recently returned form a 14-day trip to Crowell, Texas, under the 4-H Interstate exchange program. The local 4-Hers were treated to some down-home Texas living, residing on ranches or in ranch-type smaller homes, enjoying a chuckwagon dinner, visiting the third and fourth largest ranches in the state, learning the Texas Two-Step and Cotton Eye Joe local dances, a visit to the Santa Rosa Palomino Club and, of course, a rodeo.
Named as the 1989 McConnellsburg Farm League champions are the Rangers with a final record of 10-9. Members of the team are Colin Bard, Morris Suders, Chad Buterbaugh, Greg Ramsey, Gary Ramsey, Nathan Horton, Jeremy Kelso, Dustin Doyle, Allen Shives and Vance Bard.
Frederick, Md., was the setting of a private ceremony in which Lesa Ann Mellott and James Michael Smola were united in marriage on July 14. The bride is the daughter of Ellen Sipes Mellott of Needmore and Maynard Mellott of Dubois, Pa., and the groom is the son of James and Sally Smola of Silver Springs, Md.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stevens of Three Springs on July 21; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hockenberry of Broad Top on July 27.
Marriage vows were exchanged on June 10 at New Grenada Church of God between Tona Feight of Waterfall and Theodore Brant of Mercersburg. The bride is the daughter of Reed and Leta Feight of Waterfall. The groom is the son of Beulah Brant of Mercersburg and the late Theodore Brant.
Deaths: Charlotte Peck, Needmore; Rachel Skiles, Lock Haven; John Borzager Jr., Waynesboro; Cora Davis, Williamsport; Joseph Pee Sr., Adams Lake, Ind.
30 Years Ago
From The Files of August 2, 1979 '79 No bear sightings were reported this week, but a wandering deer caused quite a bit of damage to a plate glass window at the "Big
D'" Store in the shopping center on Sunday afternoon. The frightened animal ran across Route 16 into the parking lot and skidded on the west asphalt into the lower window of the store, shattering it, before continuing south toward the wooded area off the Cito Road.
Tom Peck of McConnellsburg took second place in the late model stock car races at Jennerstown Speedway Saturday night.
Shawn Knepper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knepper of Hustontown, is recuperating at home following brain surgery at Washington County Hospital. Shawn will be 8 years old on Sunday.
Brenda Jean Berkstresser and Michael James Hardwig were united in marriage at Fairview United Methodist Church on June 30. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Berkstresser Jr. of Harrisonville and John C. Hardwig of Pittsburgh and Kathryn W. Hardwig of Harrisburg.
Specials at the IGA: Kraft American cheese singles, 99 cents; chuck roast, $1.39 lb.; Banquet TV dinner, 59 cents.
Twelve-year-old Jeff Garber, a record-smashing Little League player, had his best season ever this past year. Jeff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Garber, McConnellsburg, broke two league records on the way to helping his team, the Pirates, win their first championship in over a decade. Jeff set a new record for the most homeruns per season, belting 24 of the round-trippers in 23 league games. Adding those homers to the ones racked up in three previous seasons, Jeff totals 46 homeruns during his career, possibly another league record. The last homerun record was set by Mark Appleby of Hustontown, with 20 homers in 23 league games during the 1976 season.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Elgie Snyder of Hancock on July 21; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Rock of Burnt Cabins on July 20; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reed of Willow Hill on July 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Keefer of Hancock on July 24; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ehman of Upper Strausburg on July 26.
Death: Wilda M. Bolinger Sr., Wells Tannery.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 14, 1969 '69 Dennis Mosebey of Wells Tannery was the state winner in the Public Speaking Contest during State 4-H Days on the Pennsylvania
State University campus, August 4-6. A member of the Taylor 4-H Club, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mosebey.
Agriculture will headline the Fulton County Fair which opens next Monday. Good crops, as a result of the abundance of rain, have increased the entries far beyond other years. The fair promises to be one of the best ever held in Fulton County.
A young 22-year-old Pittsburgh man, reportedly wearing no clothes, walked into the path of a pickup camper at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, two miles west of the Fort Littleton Interchange on the turnpike. He was taken to Fulton County Medical Center and later transferred to Harrisburg General Hospital where he underwent surgery. Reports indicated he suffered multiple head injuries and was considered critical when he was brought to McConnellsburg. State police said he had parked his car a considerable distance from the point where he stepped into the path of the camper.
Wendy Sue, the 14-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop of McConnellsburg, has been judged third-place winner in a nationwide baby snapshot contest, sponsored by Family Circle Magazine.
Arnold Sagner, president of Sagner Inc., has donated the use of 10 acres of land to the McConnellsburg Lions Club to be developed into a community park.
Miss Marsha Jean Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Ray of McConnellsburg and James E. Bornman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson E. Bornman of Summerdale, were united in marriage in St. Paul Lutheran Church of McConnellsburg August 9.
The marriage of Linda Sue Seville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Seville of Big Cove Tannery, to Terry Lee Mellott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Mellott of Needmore, took place at the Laurel Ridge Christian Church on July 6.
The marriage of John Wellesley Greathead, son of Mrs. Audrey P. Greathead and the late John W. Greathead of McConnellsburg, and Jacqueline Ann Damon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Damon of Industry, N.Y., took place in Hagerstown on August 7.
Specials at the IGA: IGA layer cake mix, 25 cents; Cheer detergent, 69 cents, 3 lb. 1 oz.; Borden's popsicles, 49 cents, 12 pack.
Grandpa Jones, nationally known country music star, appeared at the Shade Gap Bluegrass Festival on Sunday and was a guest at the Downes Motel.
Deaths: Mrs. Sarah Cutchall, Waterfall; Andrew Heinbaugh, Mercersburg; George W. Detwiler, Mount Union.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pine of Fort Loudon on August 3; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Seville of McConnellsburg on August 6.
Engagement: the forthcoming marriage of Stephanie L. Calder to David C. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Taylor, McConnellsburg, has been announced.
Betrothal: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Black of Waterfall announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Diane, to Samuel Gardner Ranck II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ranck of Hustontown.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 13, 1959 '59 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kopec (nee Pauline Cutchall) and two children have moved from Worcester, Mass., to Lancaster.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Mary Frances Heller to Keen Elbin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mayes is a patient in Elizabethtown Masonic Home Hospital after undergoing hip surgery at the Lancaster Hospital.
At the invitation of Rep. M.H. Garlock, Park Martin, state secretary of highways, visited Fulton County last week for the express purpose of inspecting Route 30. Accompanied by numerous businessmen and representatives of local civic groups, the party toured about 125 miles of county roads. At the close of a luncheon meeting, Martin promised that, within 30 to 60 days, a consulting engineer would visit the county with the express purpose of studying the possibility of relocating Route 30 to eliminate the runaway truck hazard for Mc- Connellsburg residents.
The new post office on Maple Avenue, directly across from the firehall, will go into operation on August 24.
Donald F. Lynch, McConnellsburg native, received his Doctor of Education degree from Penn State on August 7. Lynch is now a mathematics instructor at a college in St. Petersburg, Fla.
A former county man staggered into the police station on Saturday evening and demanded that he be allowed to pay a $1 parking meter fine there. Taken before a local doctor, he was promptly charged with drunken driving and lodged in jail. "A very unusual case," commented the officer on duty.
Rev. Ernest W. Brindle has resigned as pastor of the local United Church of Christ.
Members of the local school band, since the borough has passed an ordinance requiring the numbering of houses, will sell numbers to raise funds for the partially completed bandshell at the courthouse.
William Franklin Frotscher Jr. and Cherry Aurelia Cooper were married on August 1.
Blaine Thomas Gordon and Donna Bard were married on June 13.
Deaths: Max E. Mellott of Burnt Cabins; Charles P. Deck of Fort Loudon; Ernest James Coffin of Hancock.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 18, 1949 '49 Fire destroyed the home of Clyde Swope of Needmore on August 11, claiming the life of 10-month-old Thomas Swope and seriously
burning Ralph Swope, 14, and another son, whose condition is now termed as "worse" at Waynesboro Hospital. The fire started when a kerosene stove exploded.
Robert M. Comerer of Burnt Cabins is a candidate for a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University on Saturday.
The Fulton County Artificial Breeding Cooperative was one year old on August 16. On that same date in 1948, Wallace Mellott, local technician, bred the first county cow by artificial insemination. Since then, 1,153 cows were artifically bred by him and today there are about 225 calves in the county out of the artifically bred cows.
Dr. S.L. Berlin, veterinarian of McConnellsburg, will close his office here on or about September 1.
Freddie Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Black, received brush burns and shock on Sunday evening when he was struck and knocked under a moving automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Mellott of Needmore announce the birth of a son on August 13.
The Fulton County Court approved a charter for the Green Hill Sewing Club this week.
Fulton County did itself proud last Thursday by sending 119 children to the state police rodeo in Altoona, the largest pro rata group of any county in the state.
For the second consecutive year, Clarence M. Bender, local muzzleloading rifle expert, last Sunday won the trophy awarded by the Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club.
One of the completely new observation deck buses, on a trial run, passed through McConnellsburg on Tuesday.
George P. Taylor and Caroline Giambra were married recently.
Death: Arlington Guy Deshong of Harrisonville.
70 Years Ago
From The Files of August 17, 1939 '39 Deaths: Albert C. Colledge of McConnellsburg; Mrs. Anna Strait of Harrisonville; Clyde Franklin Barnhart of Black Oak
Ridge; Elizabeth Anne Smith of Bedford County; Mrs. Walter Goughler of McConnellsburg.
Lewis Harris and Zoe Mellott Kahre were married on August 11.
Elam W. Shoemaker and Thelma Snyder were married on August 4.
A number of relatives and friends gathered on Saturday to help Miss Mary Knauff celebrate her 83rd birthday.
Arnold Deshong and Hazel Truax were wed July 30.
Raymond Bolinger of Allenport was injured on Monday while working on the super highway near Burnt Cabins. Operating a big Euclid scoop on an elevated turn, he attempted to pass another scoop and collided with it. Bolinger was knocked from his scoop and under the other, which ran over him, fracturing his leg between the hip and the knee.
Weighing only 125 pounds but in the best of health, because "he just don't eat too much," Henry Ford marked his 76th birthday last week.
A large number of new books were added to the school library last week due to the generosity of John M. Spangler of New York City and Lewis Harris of Mc- Connellsburg.
Miss Woot Tsuen Wu of Cantoon, China, a former classmate of Laura Kirk Lodge at Penn State, visited her on Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Wesley Mellott was brought home on Sunday after being a patient in the University of Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia.
Miss Rose Fisher, who had been a patient in Altoona Hoshas pital, was also brought home on Sunday.
John Mentzer, commander of the local American Legion, attended the state convention in Williamsport last week.
Miss Alma Gress is a delegate to the summer assembly of the Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union at Wilson College in Chambersburg this week.
Robert Thomas' home at New Grenada had an unwelcome visitor last week when a large copperhead was found rolled up and resting comfortably on the pantry floor. It was soon "dispatched."
Death: William Miller of Bellwood.
John Coulter is presently building a new house for Clarence Colledge at Fort Littleton.
The birthdays of Verla Dean and Imogene Roher being August 6 and 17, their mother, Mrs. Burhl Roher, planned a surprise party for them on August 13.
Ned Knepper, who was injured while dynamiting in Taylor Township, has returned home from Chambersburg Hospital.
Bud Shives of Big Cove Tannery received a badly cut arm last week while working at a sawmill.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 15, 1929 '29 On Monday afternoon, an airplane, piloted by a Mr. Grove
of York, crashed while attempting to land on the James Kendall farm in Ayr Township. The pilot and his passenger were uninjured but the plane was badly damaged when it somersaulted.
Deaths: Frank Robert Morrow of Pleasant Hill, Huntingdon County; Mrs. Vallora Pittman of Washington.
Robert Alexander Eichelberger and Helen Caldwell Nace were married on August 10.
Death: Mrs. Clell Swope of near Saxton.
John Peck took his little daughter, Martha, who is badly ill with typhoid fever, to Chambersburg Hospital on Monday.
W.E. Bair of Green Hill has been in Cumberland Hospital for the past two weeks, taking treatment for lockjaw.
Fred Shoop and family of Burnt Cabins are rejoicing over the arrival of a little girl in their home.
Mildred Alma is the name of the little girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Richards at Chambersburg Hospital on August 6.
Walter Herbert Ray and Beulah Mildred Bishop were married on August 7.
A R&G advertisement reads that less than eight weeks ago the first Chevrolet Six was delivered to its new owners, and already there are more than a million on the road.
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Appleby on August 3 in honor of the 18th birthday of their son, Bruce.
A party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Helman on August 3 in honor of the 18th birthday of Emma Hopkins.
A few specials at the Pen Mar: cider vinegar, 38 cents gallon; 2 dozen double lip jar rings, 13 cents; 2 pounds good fresh ginger snaps, 25 cents; growing ash, 4 cents lb.; 4 pounds macaroni 25 cents; Ourico coffee, 39 cents.
Russell H. Ott has moved from Plainfield to Carlisle. In a letter to the News, they said they had a very sick little boy whom they scarcely expected to live through an attack of spasms.
Mrs. Lydia Aller is suffering form a great deal of pain in her side. She was injured when a board she was standing on gave way as she was lifting a bucket over the fence to feed a calf.
The 19th anniversary date of Hoffman Orphanage, near Littlestown, will be observed on Thursday, August 29.