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Ruth: Farewell Leland Hawes, my mentor and friend
05/25/13ColumnsHe might have been among the last of the great two-digit typists. But Leland Hawes' index fingers could crank out copy faster than an old Associated Press teletype machine.
Leland Hawes was that sort of journalist — quick, concise, efficient. A pro's pro.
Since Leland's death May 18 at age 83, the tributes to his life and character have come in a cascade of love and admiration from his too-many-to-count friends and colleagues, of whom I am proud and honored to be one of them. ...
Ruth: In Florida, the scheme rises to the top
05/23/13ColumnsMaybe you are one of those 1 million low-income Floridians who are uninsured and were just informed by the Florida Legislature that if you get sick in this state, buster, you're pretty much on your own.
And that's why House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Simon Legree, stuck to his guns in rejecting $51 billion in federal Medicaid funding over the next 10 years, which would have covered those medical moochers....
Ruth: The sovereign of all he surveys in his cell
05/20/13ColumnsIntroducing Bruce Hicks, a solid sovereign citizen of the People's Republic of Stupidstan.
Of course, Mr. Hicks is abroad at the moment, spending his time as a guest of Hillsborough County's elegant accommodations for tourists arriving from the Grand Duchy of Moronovia, otherwise known as a jail.
Hicks' difficulties in having his visa from Delusiontina validated began last week when Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Patrick Diaz, a resource officer at Turkey Creek Middle School in Plant City, spotted the 46-year-old pushing a toy car on a dolly down the road....
Ruth: Turanchik's ferry plan makes sense but is likely doomed
05/18/13ColumnsCommissioner Choo-Choo has just morphed into Commissioner Anchors Aweigh!
You do have to hand it to former Hillsborough County Commissioner Ed Turanchik — at least he thinks big. There's something to be said for that, even if some of what Turanchik's critics might say is unprintable.
It was Turanchik who led the effort to bring the Olympic Games to Tampa Bay. Yes, those Olympics, even though the probability of landing the Games was about the same as Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods double-dating....
Ruth: For Obama, a bad week to quit smoking
05/16/13ColumnsYou're the president of the United States sitting there in the Oval Office reveling in the power of it all, including access to Vladimir Putin's code name (Mr. Snagglepuss, by the way). While watching the Daily Show, you're informed that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Inspector Javert, is trying to turn the botched reaction to the Benghazi attacks into Teapot Dome, the Dreyfus Affair and Mel Gibson getting stopped for speeding....
Ruth: This Winter means cold, hard cash
05/13/13ColumnsGiven the success of Dolphin Tale, based on the story of Winter, the tailless dolphin nursed back to health at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, it was probably only a matter of time before state Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Air Kiss, and state Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Let's Have Lunch, would discover their inner Hollywood's Darryl F. Zanuck.
If this goes on much longer these two chaps are going to start showing up in Clearwater wearing ascots, name-dropping Brangelina and threatening people that "they'll never work in this town again!"...
Ruth: Christie's weighty political considerations
05/09/13ColumnsDon't you suspect it's likely New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a long hard look at himself and mused: "Whoa, I think I'm gonna need a bigger mirror."
Think of this as Christie's "Come to Papa John's" moment.
So it was understandable when Christie announced he had recently undergone a stomach-reducing Lap-Band procedure in an effort to get his weight — estimated to be in the Tony Siragusa range of 350 pounds — under control....
Ruth: Mothers provide enduring lessons on laughter
05/08/13ColumnsAs a small child I learned many valuable life lessons from my mother — how to brush my teeth, remembering to say "please" and "thank you," and what a really, really ill-advised idea it is to throw a grade school report card laden with D's and F's down the sewer.
Yeah, that was a really, really bad idea. She was not amused. Nor were the Sisters of the Consecrated Thumbscrews.
Time passes. And so, too, do the lessons to be gleaned from a mother over a lifetime. My mother, Ruth Ruth, has chosen to live and lead by example, even if the example from time to time was Eva Perón....
Ruth: The governor who wasn't
05/06/13ColumnsOnly in political life do we stumble across people who aspire, yearn, crave to hold high and powerful offices without the slightest clue about what the job requires.
And yes, you would be forgiven if the first name that comes to mind is Gov. Rick Scott.
It was telling that Scott needed a civics 101 class when he admitted after being sworn into office that he hadn't fully realized he was the guy who has the authority to sign death warrants....
Ruth: Public again feels wrath of Legislature
05/02/13ColumnsFirst some good news. By the end of the today, the Florida Legislature will declare "sine die," which is Latin for "thank goodness we're done with all this time-wasting lawmaking piffle and can now get down to the real work of stuffing our pantaloons with fat, juicy campaign contributions."
Or words to that effect.
The bad news is that the Legislature will have been in session for 60 days, which effectively means a Gitmo detainee has gotten a fairer shake from government than your great unwashed member of the body politic....
Ruth: Florida's running of the fools
04/29/13ColumnsWhen you hear the words Dade City, the elegant, old-world charms of Pamplona, Spain, do not immediately leap to mind.
Pamplona was forever engraved in literary history when Ernest Hemingway wrote about the annual running of the bulls through the city's streets in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.
And ever since, certified morons have been flocking to Spain to see if they can be among the 200 to 300 people who get trampled yearly, or, if they are looking for that special distinction of stupidity, one of the 15 or so who have gotten themselves killed over the decades. Good times, good times....
Ruth: Creating two types of high school diplomas shortchanges teens
04/27/13ColumnsIf you're the parent of a teenager as you might be reading this at the breakfast table, take a long, hard look at that mono-syllabic, brooding life form attached to his or her iPhone and ask yourself a simple question.
As much as you love them, as much as they might be really great kids when they aren't regarding you as a complete idiot, is that young man or woman remotely qualified to make a life-altering decision for themselves?...
Column: Florida's best and brightest, in Scott's eyes
04/25/13ColumnsApparently Gov. Rick Scott has a rather flexible bar when it comes to determining "greatness."
With the governor passing out "Great Floridians" secret decoder rings as if they were Gasparilla beads, it is only a matter of time before our beloved skunk ape, the Creature of the Black Lagoon and lap dance impresario Joe Redner are recognized for their distinguished contributions to the state's quality of life....
Ruth: More gambling? Report is a sure thing
04/22/13ColumnsHere's an offer the Florida Legislature can't refuse.
The Founding Moochers in Tallahassee have decided to pay $400,000 to a New Jersey company, Spectrum Gaming Group, for a term paper to determine the efficacy of expanded gambling in Florida.
Now what do you think the Spectrum Gaming Group of New Jersey is going to conclude after it analyzes, studies, dissects and chin-rubs its way through flow charts, statistics, graphs and focus groups?...
Ruth: Terry Kemple's school board candidacy a columnist's conundrum
04/20/13ColumnsThis ambivalence probably qualifies as the columnist's conundrum.
Our fair hamlet's resident Good Book political huckster Terry Kemple, the Harold Stassen of the New Testament, has announced he plans to run for the District 4 Hillsborough County School Board pew in 2014, which certainly deserves an extra olive in a perfectly dry martini, or two, or three.
And therein lies the conflict of self-interest....


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Nicholas Hoult stars in "Warm Bodies."
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Updated: March 1, 2013 7:29PM
R for strong violence, bloody images, language, some nudity and brief drug use
Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Christian Slater, Sarah Shahi, Jason Momoa
When the partners of a New Orleans hit man (Stallone) and a Washington, D.C. detective (Sung Chang) are both killed by the same bad guy (Momoa), they form an alliance to bring him down.
R for language, sexual content, violence and brief drug use
Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino, Julianna Marguilies
The best thing about "Stand Up Guys" is Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin (together for the first time) as retirement-age tough guys out for one last hurrah. Doc (Walken) is living a quiet life of painting sunsets until his best friend Val (Pacino) is released from prison — where he's spent 28 years because he refused to implicate anyone in an armed-robbery shootout. Doc treats Val to an evening of hookers and hardcore partying, but there's a problem. A vengeful mob boss has ordered Doc to kill his friend or die with him. The three Oscar winners make it all work fine, though, despite the extremely improbable places the script takes them, lending far more substance to their characters than this otherwise ho-hum tragic-comic crime drama deserves.
PG-13 for zombie violence and some language
Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich
Falling in love can be complicated, even if you're not dead. Fortunately, though, in writer/director Jonathan Levine's horror-comedy romance "Warm Bodies," angst-ridden young zombie R (Hoult) isn't going to let a little thing like lifelessness stop him. And the result is the first unexpected charmer of the new year. As charming as a brain-eating zombie movie can be, that is. R falls for Julie (Palmer) after eating the brain of her boyfriend, as his awakened heart slowly restores his humanity in general — along with the rest of the zombie community. That's a game changer for the post-apocalyptic world, where the surviving humans are losing their battle with the zombies and the bonies, a faster, meaner, nastier breed of the living dead. There's still a fair amount of horror to placate zombie purists, even though the emphasis is on smart, subtle comedy and awkward young love. In fact, it's hard to imagine young love getting more awkward than this.
PG-13 for brief strong language and suggestive humor
Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins
"Quartet" is a light piece of work, but it's meant to be that way, with just enough melancholy mixed in to keep the story from turning to treacle. Dustin Hoffman, in his directorial debut, along with an ideal cast, make that delicately balanced formula work to perfection. The film is set in an unbelievably posh, charity retirement home for retired opera performers and classical musicians, where the residents put on a benefit concert each year to help make ends meet. When their resident superstar becomes ill, it looks like the show is over, until the equally celebrated diva (Maggie Smith) reluctantly moves in — much to the dismay of the three singers who used to sing with her in a famed quartet. Smith refuses to sing again, however, and sparks fly with her ex-husband, who she jettisoned to advance her career. The featured performers are spot-on perfect (as you might expect) and Hoffman is savvy enough to make that the focus of his film.
R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Dramatically ho hum, morally abysmal and ridiculously complicated, "Broken City" is the kind of movie where nothing is as it appears, there's a double-twist to just about every character and unrelentingly noir is the name of the game. New York City mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe) hires Billy Taggart (Wahlberg), a disgraced former detective turned sleazy private eye, to find out who's having an affair with his wife (Zeta-Jones). Or so it seems for about 10 minutes before the surface plot unravels with one nasty complication after another, until the plot threads are so snarled it takes Taggart upwards of an hour to sort things out — and even when he does, things still don't make a lot of sense. Though the the deep-noir mood established by director Allen Hughes is some compensation. If "Broken City" were as credible as it is moody and atmospheric, it might be more worthwhile. Unfortunately, it's about as convincing as the mayor's orange tan.
R for strong bloody violence throughout, and language
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eduardo Noriega, Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whitaker
It's hard to tell if he really is as slow and creaky as he's playing it in this surprisingly low-key action extravaganza, but one thing's for sure — he's still the same old Ah-nold. Just a little old and a little tired. In his first starring role in 10 years, Schwarzenegger plays a former LA detective who got tired of the mean streets and took the job of sheriff in a sleepy New Mexico border town. After escaping from the FBI, a vicious (yet handsome) Mexican drug lord heads for the border in a souped-up Corvette. The only thing standing in between him and freedom is Sheriff Ray and his ragtag group of deputies. To its credit, "The Last Stand" doesn't ask us to take any of this seriously. Despite the mounting body count, the overall mood is light and mildly humorous, with a touch of poignancy as the sheriff takes his tough-guy moves out of mothballs and attempts to lay down the law one last time.
PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements
Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nelisse
This old-school-creepy ode to demented mother love is a better than average shocker despite its predictable and slow-moving plot. It relies more on suspense and atmosphere than splattery gore, plus it features a memorably freaky spectral boogey-woman who's liable to linger as a nasty memory whether you want her to or not. After rescuing his two long-lost nieces from the cabin in the woods where they were abandoned five years ago by his brother, uncle Lucas (Coster-Waldau) brings the feral children home to live with his rocker girlfriend (Chastain) — unaware that they've been adopted by a psychotic ghost with baby issues from beyond the grave.
PG-13 for mature thematic material including a disturbing act and for brief language
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert
Michael Haneke's films tend to contemplate human behavior at its worst. They do their best to make us reevaluate whatever comforting notions we may have about life and about our ability to order the world into a benign place. The same holds true for the much-celebrated, Cannes Festival-winning "Amour," a film that forces us to confront the very thing we like least to consider — the end of our lives — but with one new ingredient: tenderness and devotion. The Cannes Festival Palme d'Or-winning "Amour" is the story of Georges and Anne (Trintignant and Riva) a couple of retired, octogenarian Parisian piano teachers, whose quiet, content life is devastated when Anne is suddenly afflicted with a series of strokes that leave her partially paralyzed, then suicidal, then entirely helpless. Anne exacts a promise from her husband not to send her back to the hospital no matter what happens. A promise that Georges does his best to fulfill.
R for strong violence and language
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
Action-comedy director Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland") is no stranger to mayhem and crime, but taking on this ersatz, film noir-style, and almost entirely humorless, hard-boiled cops and robbers saga still seems a bizarre choice. "Gangster Squad" works within a just barely true-to-life framework to re-imagine the downfall of the post-World War II-era Los Angeles gangster kingpin Mickey Cohen — courtesy of a crew of maverick cops organized to attack him outside the law. Brolin is suitably square-jawed as the gangster squad honcho and Gosling is a plus as his enigmatic, world-weary right-hand man, but the mannered tough-guy dialogue is as over the top as the bullet-riddled final showdown in the heart of downtown LA.
R for strong violence including brutal, disturbing images, and for language
Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, James Gandolfini
This harrowing, morally complicated drama by the creative team behind the Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker" is every bit as realistic, suspenseful and emotionally intense. The closely based on fact "Zero Dark Thirty" opens with the introduction of a fictional, composite character — Chastain as an obsessively dedicated young CIA officer named Maya. After working for years to track down Osama bin Laden, Maya is convinced the Al Qaeda leader is in Pakistan. Of course, we know she is right and we know what happens when she ultimately locates him, but that doesn't lessen the impact of this gripping, fast-moving dramatization, in which countless false starts and blind alleys only serve to heighten the feeling that the story could jump in any direction at any moment.~.


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DEAR ABBY Feb. 18: Wedding dance jealousy may push potential partner away
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of one year, "Eddie," has been invited to the wedding of a waitress who works at a restaurant/bar he frequents. I was not invited. Eddie doesn't dance and has slow danced with me only once. When I told him I would not appreciate him slow dancing with anyone there, we had a heated argument. Eddie told me I have no right to tell him what to do and that I'm trying to control him.
I have run this by many people — male and female — and they all say it's inappropriate to slow dance with anyone but your significant other, especially when she's not present.
I feel Eddie has little regard for my feelings. If he really cared for me, he wouldn't want to dance with anyone else. I am interested in your thoughts. — HIS ONLY DANCE PARTNER
DEAR HIS ONLY: If you would like to "graduate" from girlfriend to fiancee, you will stop trying to control him and tell him you hope he has a good time at the wedding.
Insecurity is not an attractive trait, so calm down and recognize that a dance is only a dance. From your description of Eddie's lack of ability, I seriously doubt he will be a sought-after partner on any dance floor.
DEAR ABBY: Our two children (ages 4 and 1 year) have hyphenated last names. It works well and the names sound elegant together.
My husband and I have made this known in the family and have discussed it when asked about it by various family members. However, over the last four years our choice has been ignored by two relatives from separate sides of our family. They persist in using only my husband's last name for correspondence and gifts. He has suggested returning the mail as "addressee unknown," which I think might come across as rude.
Is there any way of having our children addressed correctly by relatives who seem to want to ignore their real names? — NEW YORK MOMMY
DEAR MOMMY: Before doing it your husband's way, try this: Have another chat with the non-compliant relatives, who may come from a different generation. Explain that you gave your children hyphenated last names for a reason -- that you want to be equally represented -- and the omission of "your" name hurts your feelings. If that doesn't work, then go back to plan A because you don't want your children to be confused.
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I will be married 25 years and have three children. In my family, my dad was the boss. I always was, too, but never was involved very much with the kids. My wife never really complained about it. She just wanted to keep the family together. Continued...
Now that the kids are gone, I realize I should have been a better husband. She mostly ignores me and spends her time with the kids and going places. I feel left out. She doesn't even want to celebrate our upcoming 25th. Should we? I know my dad drank a lot, and now I find myself thinking often about how it must have been for my mom back then. — REGRETTING IN ILLINOIS
DEAR REGRETTING: Ask your wife why she doesn't think that 25 years of marriage is something to celebrate, because it should be. She may spend her time with the kids and going places because that is what she HAS been doing for all these years.
There is still time for you to mend this marriage, provided you are both willing to work on it. However, it may take the services of a marriage counselor to break the ice.
Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Staff Development Day – Saranac Lake Central School – Students will be dismissed early.
A School Board meeting is scheduled for 6pm
Advanced Directives Seminar
Adirondack Medical Center's Director of Pastoral Care, Steve Kovacevich, will present a Seminar on Advanced Directives at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, on Wednesday, December 5th, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., as part of Saranac Village at Will Rogers' Road to Retirement Series. The Road to Retirement Series, which began in September, features programs related to the challenges of retiring, solutions for organizing, and information on Veterans' affairs, and will run through December and then begin again in February.
Advanced health care planning, or Advanced Directives as it is more commonly known, can consist of both oral and written orders intended to address a person's health care wishes if he or she is unable to speak for themself. Anyone who is 18 years of age or older, or has a chronic disease, should be aware of the need for Advanced Directives. Likewise, it is important to take into consideration the need to plan ahead and inform those closest to you about your wishes for end-of-life decisions before the time comes. There are different forms of Advanced Directives, as well as many situations presenting their own set of individual questions.
This program is free for those 55 and older, open to the public and a special discount will be offered to new residents who attend the program and move in within 30 days of this program. Refreshments will be served. For information, please contact Director of Admissions, Jenn Grisi at (518) 891-7117.
The Lake Placid Center for the Arts invites everyone to usher in the holidays and celebrate the season of giving at the 26th Annual Joy to the Children Benefit. This gala event co-chaired by Erin Perkins and Sharon Wood will be held at the Mirror Lake Inn on Thursday, December 6 from 6-9pm. Tickets are specially priced at $100 per person if reserved and paid for by December 3. After December 3, patron tickets can be reserved for $130 per person. Call the LPCA at 523-2512 for reservations or more information. This year, tickets can also be purchased online at www.LakePlacidArts.org/Joy and previews of auction items can be viewed on the Lake Placid Center for the Arts facebook event page.
Lisa and Ed Weibrecht and the staff of The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa will host this special event for the 26th consecutive year. As in past years, their gracious donation of the Inn makes this long-standing holiday tradition one of the outstanding events of the season. The Inn, decorated for the holidays and overflowing with goodies, will delight guests as they revel in the evening's festivities while raising money for children's arts programming.
** 2012 marks a special event – Joy to the Children began as a small party to raise much-needed funds for children's arts programs. Started by Lisa Weibrecht & Nadine Duhaime, this now annual tradition has touched thousands of lives. Join the LPCA as they thank LPCA Executive Director, Nadine Duhaime, for her 26 years of commitment to the children of the Adirondacks and bid her a fond farewell and happy retirement.
Guests will enjoy festive finger foods, cocktails, and the chance to mingle with other holiday revelers. Patrons will be able to purchase specialty goodie baskets and truly special gifts. New this year, join Santa as he Goes Green with special re-purposed presents. The annual Gingerbread House Auction will delight interested bidders with a variety of specially crafted homes to select from. This year's Benefit Raffle will be a 50/50 and tickets will continue to be sold throughout the evening. Included in the extensive list of silent auction items patrons will find fabulous trips, art work, fine jewelry, hand-painted furniture and clothing. The children will be represented well with an assortment of books, stuffed animals, computer games and more. The LPCA will be accepting donations for the silent auction through December 3. Any individual or business interested in donating an item to the auction should contact the LPCA office.
This annual benefit raises funds to help support over 100 free children's workshops and some 100 individual programs reaching over 35,000 individuals throughout our region. Funds from the benefit help to support several programs including: The Weibrecht ~ For Schools Only Series, which allows schools to bring their students to top quality performances in theatre, music and dance for a minimal cost; The free Young and Fun Arts Series, offered throughout the summer season on Wednesday mornings featuring a wide variety of kids entertainment; The High Peaks Art Shows which highlight student artwork in a series of age specific exhibitions; Arts Career Day allowing perspective art students to visit with college representatives and have their portfolios reviewed; over 80 Free Afterschool Workshops offered in a variety of mediums at two different times throughout the year; Missoula Children's Theatre and CAMP LPCA summer programs, and the popular LPCA Children's Musical Theatre program offered every fall for our aspiring actors. Also included in this list is a host of school and community arts programs designed to expose, enrich and excite young people with the arts. Students and schools from a multi-county region are able to participate in an impressive number of activities. It is only through the annual Joy Gala, that the LPCA has been able to offer a unique arts-in-education outreach program for the region.
The LPCA invites everyone to join us for this holiday party. If you are not on our benefit mailing list, and would like to receive an invitation, please contact the Arts Center at 518-523-2512 or email us at email@example.com. You can also download information and an invitation directly from www.LakePlacidArts.org/Joy or the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Facebook Event page as well as preview the auction, find out how you can volunteer and more! Special auction updates will be available online for our email friends, join today for free by emailing or calling with your address! The 26th Annual Joy to the Children Benefit at the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa, Thursday, December 8 from 6-9pm. Join the Lake Placid Center for the Arts as we celebrate the holidays, the children, and the exceptional arts programming we are able to offer, thanks to you.
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The 17th annual "Joy of Giving" Children's Party will be held on Saturday, December 8th from 2:30pm until 5pm at the Paul Smith's College Forestry Club Cabin.
Attendees will enjoy:
* Horse-drawn sleigh rides!
* Elves to sing and dance with!
* Crafts, story-telling, music, face-painting!
* Healthy snacks, and more… !!!
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One or more unwrapped gift(s) – new or used – something your child would be pleased to share. The elves will accept the gifts on behalf of the Holiday Helper program.
A Holiday Tea and Ornament Sale will be held at St. Eustace Church on Saturday, Dec 8th From 3:30-5:00 PM. This is part of the Holiday Stroll Celebration just before activities in the Bandshell at 5 PM.
Hot Drinks, Refreshments, Music, Warmth and Fellowship are offered.
A Christmas Sale of lovely old ornaments is planned.
A spaghetti dinner for Lucille Richardson is being held on December 8, 2012 from 5-7pm. Members of the First United Church located at 63 Church Street in Saranac Lake will be hosting the dinner to help Lucille who suffered a fall resulting in serious injuries earlier this year and continues to incur expenses not covered by insurance. A donation of $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under is requested. Speghetti with meat sauce or a veggie marinara sauce, salad, garlic bread, beverage and a choice of dessert will be offered. Call 891-3474 for more information.
The Adirondack Community Church will hold a FREE holiday dinner and silent auction to benefit youth traveling on a mission trip next summer, on December 9, 2012. For more information please visit the church's website
(http://www.adkcomchurch.org/#/teens-young-adults/silent-auction) or contact Lee Kyler at (585) 281-2785.
All are invited to the second annual work-camp holiday dinner & silent auction. The 2011 Dinner and Silent Auction raised over $2500! Please come and support this awesome fundraiser!
Remember your bids are tax deductable!
When: Sunday, December 9, 2012 – 5PM-7PM
Where: Erdman Hall, Adirondack Community Church
Cost: FREE (Donations Accepted)
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Chair-6 Restaurant Gift Certificate & Two Swedish Hill Wine Tasting ($41 Value)
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Placid Planet, Free Ski/Snowboard Tune-Up ($45 Value)
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Rite-Aid Lake Placid Gift Card ($25 Value)
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Whiteface Club & Resort, 18-Holes of Golf with Cart for Two ($200 Value)
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Whiteface Mountain Lift Tickets (2) Two ($118 Value)
Current Bid: $45
The Wild Center, 4-Adult Passes ($68 Value)
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Zumba with Kaysie, 1-Free Registration for 8-Week Kids Class ($40 Value)
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Blue Moon Cafe
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Saranac Lake Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences
12:30-2:30 and 5:30-7:30
The Lake Placid High School JV Girls Basketball Team, Kiwanis Builder's Club and Key Club are sponsoring a benefit dinner to support Nick Kulina and his family on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. A 2009 graduate of LPM/HS, Nick is undergoing extensive treatment to combat an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Dinner will be served at the Lake Placid Middle/High School Cafeteria from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. The dinner will include baked ziti, salad, bread and desert for a suggested donation of $8. Take out will be available.
All proceeds will help to defray medical bills and related expenses.
Attention Parents/Guardians
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Saranac Lake, New York- Dec 2012- Come one, come all, everyone is welcome to the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce annual Holiday Mixer. This year December 12, from 6-8p at the Adirondack Carousel, Saranac Lake.
$20 admission includes music, food, 2 drink coupons, carousel rides and more! 25% of admissions will be donated to a local children's holiday fund. Additional drinks available with a cash bar.
This year we will host a wine pull and a silent auction. Join us also in welcoming our new Executive Director, Katy VanAnden.
A delicious sampling of foods prepared by Alegria Garden Cafe cannot be missed. Special Thank You to our event sponsors Cape Air, Gauthier's Saranac Lake Inn, Community Bank and Adirondack Health/ AMC.
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Petrova Elementary Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will present their Holiday Concert
10am and again at 7pm
Today is the day that Dawn Rogers and her helpers will be making distributions to more than 245 young children and their families in Saranac Lake. Donations up until this point can be dropped off at the Best Western in Saranac Lake and Goody Goody's on Main Street.
The Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club will sponsor its Annual Christmas Pie Sale on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Blue Line Sports Shop on Main Street in Saranac Lake.
The sale stars at 9am and runs through 1pm. All pies and other baked goods are homemade by memeber of the club, which includes some of the finest bakers in town.
Event Chairperson, Bob Brown has been running the event for over 30 years and expects a great turnout. "We will have over 50 pies at the sale to include a variety of fruit and berry pies. I also expect some homemade breads, cakes and cookies.
Brown indicated that customers should come to the sale first hour or two in order to have the biggest selection. "Our baked goods make great gifts for holiday dinner parties and excellent deserts to grace your own table."
Petrova School Holiday Concert for parents and friends of students in K, 1, 2.
10am and 7pm
Christmas Break – Students return to school January 2nd
Attention Parents/Guardians
The Saranac Lake High School is working to establish a Parent Teacher Organization. A committed PTO helps develop a strong partnership between parents and teachers, with a common goal of providing the best school environment for students to attend and achieve their highest potential.
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For the past two years "Winter of Wells" has enjoyed cult status: hundreds of thousands of viewers have followed the 22 episodes of the online documentary about Jossi Wells and his ski-obsessed family. But that's not enough, according to director Tim Pierce: since the start of the year he has been shooting a DVD documentary about Jossi, Byron, Beau and Jackson Wells and their parents Bruce and Stacey. "The story of the Wells family is one of the most exciting tales there has ever been in action sport," says Pierce, "Which is why I want to introduce this unique family, which has spawned four of the most talented freeskiers in the world." In 52 action-packed minutes, viewers are not only given a surprising insight into the dynamics of an exceptional family. They get to experience skiing at a whole new level. "This docu-DVD aims to give the fans more than ever before. It's like 'Winter of Wells' on steroids."
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MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. -- Another sign that spring is here. Kayakers making waves in Mechanicville Sunday.
More than two dozen racers competed in the Tenandeho White Water Derby. It's the 39th annual edition of the row to the finish line that spreads over four and a half miles on the Tenandeho Creek.
Organizers said it's a tried and true tradition that brings the Mechanicville community together. Now it's called the White Water Derby. But as you can see, the waters- calmer than usual, that, due to the mild winter. Making for a fun, but fatiguing day for competitors.
Patti Morris, of the Tenandeho Canoe Association said, "We've picked up a lot of racers again this year. This year the water's very low, some year's it's very high, some year's it's just perfect and this year it's low so they're gonna be working hard."
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When she took the mound for the Laurinburg Optimist All-Stars at the age of 9, Katie McLaurin and father Boyd could hear the laughter from opposing teams during a tournament held in New Bern, N.C.
McLaurin was, after all, a girl pitcher preparing to toss against five other all-boy teams back before she was a member of the late Phillip Hayes-founded Optimist softball program, which formed in 2005.
But then the games began.
"She struck out all those boys that said she couldn't do it," Boyd McLaurin said. Daughter Katie would later be a member of the very first Optimist All-Stars' softball squad that won their region and competed in the 2006 state tournament.
"They definitely weren't laughing at her afterwards. That's my fondest memory of Katie's days playing baseball and softball when she was younger," he said.
The Laurinburg All-Stars would finish second place in the tournament; but after it concluded, McLaurin was presented with a baseball signed by coaches and teammates in a sign of respect for her on-field accomplishments.
It would be just the start of McLaurin's accolades as she continued working towards becoming a prolific student-athlete. And recently, the Marlboro Academy senior parlayed her success into a scholarship with Wingate University, where she will continue her softball and academic career after she graduates in 2013.
"Wingate will feel just like home to me," said McLaurin, who narrowed her decision down between Wingate and UNC-Wilmington before settling on the lady Bulldogs. "It's the perfect fit, and I'm excited to be a part of the school and seeing what else I can do with softball and working towards a future career."
When she begins her fifth season with the Marlboro Academy softball team next spring, McLaurin will continue to be an essential part of the team's championship core. In addition to collecting several MVP, all-region and all-state honors with the lady Dragons, McLaurin also played a key role in leading her team to its' first-ever Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) AA State Championship last season.
During that team's historic run, McLaurin hit over .400 with more than 20 RBIs and continued establishing herself as one of the top defensive short stops in South Carolina.
"Katie is a wonderful athlete and is a girl on the team that you can count on to make great plays when it matters most," said Scotty Jacobs, who along with Norman Quick and Boyd McLaurin form the trio of head coaches for the lady Dragons. "She's very intense, always focused and has a winning attitude. I've seen a lot of players come along but I've never seen a girl do the things that Katie does out there in that field on a nightly basis."
McLaurin is also a dedicated travel softball player as well, which has helped polish her skills year-round while providing another vessel for her relentless work ethic. When the 18U Carolina Wildcats found themselves in need of a short stop two years ago, McLaurin was brought to head coach Jeff McPhail's attention and would later join the team. As the only member of the lady Dragons on the team, McLaurin seamlessly carried over her winning pedigree and became a fixture in the top-four of the team's batting lineup during her tenure there.
"It's not just how hard Katie plays, but it's the work she dedicates to softball in the days leading up to our weekend tournaments that I like about her the most," McPhail said. In addition to her various team conditioning regimens, McLaurin also runs on her own three times a week and has worked with hitting coach Joe Critcher for the past seven years.
"Katie has been a great asset to our team and is truly the combination of being a great kid coming from a great family," he said.
Presently it's business as usual for McLaurin, who has allowed herself little time to celebrate her collegiate decision. The basketball season is now in full swing, and McLaurin seeks to continue adding to her equally-decorated hoops career that is lined with several regular season, region and tournament MVP awards. Her academic career has also seen success in equal measure, as McLaurin is the student council president at Marlboro Academy and also participates in the Beta Club, Interact Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
With lady Dragons' softball teammate Megan Quick recently making her intentions of continuing her playing career at East Carolina University known, McLaurin believes that success has proven contagious at Marlboro Academy.
"Marlboro has never really had kids going and signing with college athletic programs, so this senior class has been pretty special," McLaurin said. "It's going to be tough leaving everyone after five years, but I'd like to think that there's many younger players at the school that can do the same things we have during our time here."


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Eagles Scoop: New linebacker Jason Williams wants to show he's special (With Video)
PHILADELPHIA — Special teams players can't be choosers.
Newly signed linebacker Jason Williams got a reminder when he asked the Eagles for No. 52.
When the Eagles countered with 57, Williams was reminded of the last guy to wear the number. Linebacker Adrian Moten lasted one game.
Williams, 26, is confident he can stick around longer.
It's been over a month since Williams (6-1, 244) was axed by the Panthers, the outfit he led in special teams tackles last year. The last time he was knocked off the horse, the Cowboys cut him three months into the 2010 season.
"To be 100 percent honest I didn't totally buy into special teams until I got to Carolina," Williams said of his landing spot after Dallas. "When I was in Dallas, I was a stubborn hard-headed rookie. When they released me it was kind of a learning experience. It humbled me a lot. Made me grow up a lot. When I got to Carolina it made me embrace the role completely."
The Eagles need all of their players to embrace special teams roles going forward. They've made it clear they'll shake up personnel to find the right guys by cutting Brian Rolle, who was No. 52, and Moten in consecutive weeks.
"I'm going to try and bring in guys, until we get it right, that can impact you on special teams," head coach Andy Reid said. "We'll give this kid an opportunity and see how he does."
Kickoff coverage has been spotty. Except for Colt Anderson's stop last week at the 8-yard line of the Steelers, the Eagles have played almost no kickoff coverage. Continued...
It should help to have Jordan back from a strained hamstring.
Reid said Jordan would start at weak side linebacker. Jordan said the Eagles also plan on him playing special teams.
This is a good week for the Eagles to get well on special teams.
The Lions have been gashed for four touchdowns on kick returns alone. In their last two games they've allowed three kickoff and one punt return score.
"Yes, we've been pounding that home," Reid said. "We have to get better. The players know it and the coaches know it. We just have to do it now and we have to execute on fundamentals. We have to make sure that we're putting guys where they need to be to execute the returns that you're given. We haven't done a good enough job there."
NOTES: All of the Eagles practiced fully Wednesday, including DeSean Jackson, who had a leg and knee wrapped up … Demetress Bell will start his fourth straight game when the Eagles take on the Lions Sunday (1 p.m., Fox 29) … Reid is 3-0 against the Lions, including 1-0 against counterpart Jim Schwartz, beating him, 35-32, two years ago in Detroit. Michael Vick threw for 284 yards, two TDs, no interceptions and a 108 passer rating. That proved to be the game that earned Vick the starting quarterback job.
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Sandra Jan Higgins, 71, of Durant, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday afternoon December 19, 2012 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. She was born March 5, 1941 in Achille, Oklahoma to Lester and Grace Singletary Solomon.
She attended Achille, Oklahoma Schools and had worked at her Sisters Family's business Wright's Drive Inn in Durant, City Drug in Durant and Diaper Jeans in Denison and was most of all a Homemaker.
She married Clarence Lee "J.R." Higgins October 23, 1989 in Durant and he preceded her in death June 12, 2008. She was a Member of the Kemp Baptist Church and she loved her Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren dearly. She had lived in Colbert, Calera and Achille all her life before moving to Durant 3 years ago.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Sister Laura Wright and Brother Sonny Solomon.
Surviving is Three Daughters Kimberly Pruitt of Colbert, Toni Duran and husband Eugene of Aurora, Colorado and Karla Bridges and husband David of Platter. One Son Jeffrey Cassell and wife Kathy of Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Brother Larry Solomon and wife Katherine of Broken Bow. Twelve Grandchildren Justin Pruitt, Traci Crosley, Terri Crosley, Tommy and wife Kim Crosley, Nicholas Duran, Tyler Bridges, Clinton Bridges, Brandon Bridges, Mason Cassell, Kaley Shaver, Kendra Cassell and Jeffrey Cassell, Jr. Seven Great Grand-Children Eliot Crosley, Shelby Micael, Noah Norton, Audrey Bridges, Kylie Bridges, Lucie Shaver and Chloe Crosley. Numerous Nieces and Nephews and Cousins and many friends also survive.
Funeral Services for Sandra Jan Higgins will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday Morning December 22, 2012 at Cunningham Funeral Chapel in Colbert with Pastor Roger Speers officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosewood Cemetery in Achille. Grandsons will serve as Pallbearers.
Family Night will be from 6-8 Friday Evening at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. An online register book may be signed and online condolences be made at cunninghamfuneralhomesok.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert, Oklahoma.


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Last night was a perfect example about how important Andrew Bogut is to the Bucks. Bogut has missed 6 games with injury and the Bucks dropped 4 of them. He was supposed to be out 4 weeks but came back last night and scored 22 points with 15 boards, 3 assists, two steals and 2 blocks as Milwaukee beat Chicago 99-97 at the Bradley Center. Bogut not only anchors the middle defensively and can score down low...his passing makes everybody else better. Brandon Jennings can especially benefit from Bogut's presence. It seems the youngster is developing a good chemistry with the talented Aussie. So it's onward for Milwaukee with or without Michael Redd who you really can't count on to be healthy on any consistent basis. The Bucks have enought to compete without Redd but they need a healthy Bogut for the balance of the season.
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Dayton, Ohio 1903-Randy Newman (1972) before he became a writer for animated kid's movies Newman released a collection of sardonic piano based LP's in the 70's. Sounding more like this was written in 1903, Newman's early work , while sounding simple always struck me as very complex and interesting the more you listen. This is from "Sail Away".
Dazed & Confused-Led Zeppelin (1969) from the debut Lp and what became a centerpiece of their concert set list for years. It also features Page playing his guitar with a violin bow...take a look at the video.


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Lynyrd Skynyrd Bio
Beyond the tragedy, the history, the raging guitars and the killer songs, ultimately, Lynyrd Skynyrd is about an indomitable will. About survival of spirit; unbowed, uniquely American, stubbornly resolute.
With their first set of new studio material since 2003's Vicious Cycle, legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd returns with God & Guns, due out September 29 on Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Recorded in Nashville in 2008-2009, the project was interrupted—but, tellingly, not ended—by the deaths of founding member/keyboardist Billy Powell and longtime bassist Ean Evans earlier this year.
Driven by core members Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals) and Rickey Medlocke (guitar), along with longtime drummer Michael Cartellone, Lynyrd Skynyrd have recorded an album ("under duress, as usual," according to Van Zant) that very much lives up to the legacy begun some 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida, and halted for a decade by the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. Since then, the band tragically lost Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Hughie Thomasson, yet they rock on.
With the passing of Powell and Evans, "a lot of people probably expected us to say enough is enough," admits Medlocke. But that would not be the way of this Rock & Roll Hall of Fame powerhouse. With a catalog of over 60 albums and sales beyond 30 million, Lynyrd Skynyrd remains a cultural icon that appeals to all generations, and God & Guns is a fitting addition to the canon. The Skynyrd Nation awaits.
"We wanted to show the people that not only are we doing the old material, keeping the music going, but we still have some new tricks up our sleeves, too," says founding guitarist Gary Rossington.
Returning to the studio after the death of Powell, whose keyboards can be heard on more than half the songs on God & Guns, was "very difficult, I ain't gonna lie to you," says Van Zant. "But we got through it, as Lynyrd Skynyrd seems to always do. Music's a great healer. These songs needed to be out there, this record needed to be made. Gary, Rickey and myself just said 'let's go for it, let's get this thing done.'"
Unfortunately, coping with loss is familiar to this band. "We just kind of fell back in," says Rossington. "We've been doing this a long time, so you just kind of do what you do. As you get older, you get a little more used to it. You know it's coming, and it's coming to you, too. I just thank God for every day and all the time I had with the guys that aren't with us anymore."
The crying is over and now it's time to rock. "We've had some really bad moments this year already, and I'm glad we're able to pick ourselves up by our boot straps and just continue to play," says Medlocke. "For us to weather through this makes this record even more special. I'm sure Billy and Ean are looking down upon us with big smiles."
With noted rock producer Bob Marlette, input from guitarist John 5, and a wealth of material written by the band and a cadre of elite Skynyrd-minded songwriters, a remarkable album emerged. "We never really worked with producers that well, we kind of always wanted to do it our way," admits Rossington. "But Bob Marlette came on and he's such a great guy; he figured out how to talk to us musically, and we became friends instantly. He had a lot of fresh ideas and ways to do things, and also wanted to capture the old sounds, too."
Of John 5, Rossington adds, "he's probably one of the best guitar players I've ever played with, and I've played with a lot of great ones. He just lives with a guitar on him, and he knows that neck like nobody I've ever seen."
With a backbone of Southern rock and country, passionate Van Zant vocals, and trademark layered guitars, God & Guns manages to maintain the iconic Skynyrd punch while sounding completely contemporary. Sure to attract attention in these politically divided times is the title track, which harbors a sense of menace and unwillingness to back down that hearkens back to Skynyrd's earliest days. The band knows the song, and others like "That Ain't My America," will have their critics, but Medlocke says listeners should get beyond the title.
"It's not just the words 'God and guns.' you gotta look past that and look at what this country was founded on: freedom," Medlocke says. "Everybody should be able to make their own decisions and not be led around by a nose ring and told what to do and when to do it."
And if some critics don't like it, "that's called freedom of choice," says Medlocke, who carries his Native American heritage with pride. "I'm sure some critics will look at it, God & Guns, the rednecks are back.' Well, the guys in this band aren't rednecks, Rickey Medlocke's the only damn redneck in this band 'cause I got red skin."
The title track, along with the unmistakable Skynyrd bite of the first single "Still Unbroken," form thematic songs for an album laden with attitude, heart and purpose. "Skynyrd's about tradition," says Medlocke. "We are guys that don't go around preaching about our own personal or political beliefs, although I'm sure you could probably guess mine. In this record is personal tragedy, personal relationships and being on the road, all under that umbrella of real life. That's what we think, that's what we believe, and we stand next to that title, God & Guns."
To portray Skynyrd as a bunch of "gun nuts" would be incorrect, according to Van Zant. "I'm kind of like Ronnie, 'handguns are made for killing,' and I've never seen anybody shoot a deer with a .38," he says. "I do own a bunch of rifles, I live out in the swamp, and you've got to protect yourself."
Skynyrd is a band, after all, that has never shied away from standing up and speaking for a segment of the population whose voices are seldom heard. "Everybody's so scared to say stuff these days, that's not what I'm about," says Van Zant. "We live in America, we can speak our minds. These are our values. That doesn't mean we're always right in everybody's mind. Hopefully, we don't offend a bunch of people. And if we do, well, get a record deal, man, and make your own songs."
This is a band well aware of the responsibility that comes with putting the name 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' on anything, be it an album or a concert. "We feel like we have to keep the standards high," says Rossington. "I wouldn't put this record out, I'd fight not to, if I didn't think it was good."
And so Skynyrd stands, "still unbroken," in 2009. "People may say, 'they need the money,' well I don't think any of us need the money," Van Zant says. "It's just that we love the music, it's bigger than the money, it's not even about that any more. We have to make a living, sure, but it's about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are all about. There's nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music."
Adds Rossington, "We're still standing, still keeping the music going. We wanted to do the guys who aren't with us any more proud, and keep the name proud, too."
Gary Rossington- Guitar
Johnny Van Zant- Vocals
Rickey Medlocke- Guitar
Mark "Sparky" Matejka- Guitar
Michael Cartellone- Drums
Robert Kearns - Bass
Peter "Keys" Pisarczyk - Keyboards
Dale Krantz Rossington- Backing Vocals
Carol Chase- Backing Vocals
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OhioFreebyrd1962 // June 19, 2013 12:47:36 PM UTC
@crowe11: You are very fortunate to be acquainted with the family of "The Best Piano Player Who Ever Lived", I have never heard anyone who could touch Mr Billy Powell on the piano. He didn't tickle the ivories, he set them on fire. May you Rest In Peace Billy, You're as free as a bird now....
fb_darrin_mitchell // June 19, 2013 11:43:48 AM UTC
I would like to have my guitar autographed when you guys come to Hot Springs ar on july 6th. how do I go about doing that?
Thank you,
kidnascar // June 11, 2013 10:42:06 AM UTC
Hey Guys,
Looking forward to Thursday night in Chattanooga. Building Inspector here and have been making the rounds for Riverbend. Many moons ago in Jacksonville ran a bottle club in Callahan Fl. and had i good friend who's sister was dating Allen. Went for a ride one day with him and ended up at Allen's house. Gary you were there as well as Ronnie. This was probably 1974 or 5. Need less to say my mind was blown back then. Anyway I'm Roger Scott and this will be the nine millonth time i have seen u guys, and it never gets old. Don't know what time or if your doing a sound check thursday but will try to stop by and listen. If you have any spare Back stage passes Holler at me. Your people can get in touch with my people thru city of Chattanooga. 423 643 5800. Great to see the continued success for you guys. God Bless
Roger Scott
Good time Charlie // April 30, 2013 8:15:24 PM UTC
My name is Sandy and my Uncle Charlie use to drive you guys around on tour on his bus back in the 70's. He passed away a few years ago and I acquired his Photo Album. It is filled with photo's of the band and Charlie fishing and having a great time. I know how it feels to lose a loved one as I truly miss my Uncle CharlieI am attending the show in Washington on June 21st, and I would love to share the photo album with the band. He drove the band on tour for a long time, so I know you must remember him. My email is in the system here to contact me. Thanks and hope to see you at the show!
Tribute2Rich // April 24, 2013 2:16:36 AM UTC
My Uncle, Richie Slater, was more than a fan-he spoke of you guys as family. I grew up with him speaking enthusiastically of Ronnie, Donnie, & Johnny-not to mention Gary & Rickey too. He recalled the painful conversation talking to Ms. Van Zant after Ronnie's passing. At least-that's what I remember of my Uncle's story. Richie passed away this past weekend. Can you please share this with the family? If they'd like to send their condolences they can reach me by the detailed info I sent via Facebook (I didn't want to publicly share that info) You may also email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'm a school teacher, but if you need to reach me during the day-and you'd rather not leave a voicemail-you can call the school secretary at 607.674.7380. My Uncle's memorial service will probably be this weekend. Any words of condolence I will share with our family. Trust me when I say-words from his adopted family will hold profound meaning. As a tribute to his connectedness with the Van Zants'-Richie named his child (AKA his dog for the last 16 years) "Rebel". Thank you for taking the time to read this msg.-
Sincerely, Jonathan
JDouglas // April 13, 2013 10:50:30 PM UTC
I was in college at Georgia Southern in 1977 and was working at the airport when they flew in for a concert at Hanner Field House. No taxis back then so I drove Billy Powell, Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines to the Holiday Inn. They invited me to the room before the concert so I hung out with them for a while. I appreciated Ronnie's kindness.
Just saw them in Evans, Georgia last night, FANTASTIC CONCERT!!!
B_A_M_93 // April 12, 2013 7:54:35 PM UTC
my names brooke ive listened to this band all my life even though im only 19 my dads a drummer for bar bands he listens to a lot of there music thats where i heard it from and stuff and i love music...from what my aunt has told me they'll be playing in baraboo...which is cool me n my husband should be going for that
fb_dwayne_higgs // April 08, 2013 5:48:41 PM UTC
Okay, I'm not sure of how to get a response from the band, but hopefully somehow they'll get ahold of this letter ! I'm writing it for my husband Dwayne Higgs who passed away Fathers Day (June17th of 2012) . He was a really big fan for at least 35 years, couldn't listen to you wthout letting his emotions take over(all of them). He was in a motor vehicle accident in 2000 that left him paralyzed from the neck down, but believe me when I say he kept rocking until the day he passed in his sleep! The first concert he attended after his accident was yours and ironically his last concert he attended was yours 11 years later.When your song "Still Unbroken" came out he was sure it was written for him.LOL Anyway, the reason I'm writing you again is to let you that we took him for his last ride the day of his services on the back of a bike and we are having a memorial run for him this year and donating all the proceeds to "Operation Comfort" and want to name the run "Still Unbroken" . we are hoping to have your blessing and or permission to use the name.If I had the money I would just hire you to play for it ,but of course I don't ! It's almost been a year so the run is being planned and we have to name it, to get a tax exempt number for donations. I know people are probably always asking for something from you and I don't want to sound like a kook, just wanted to make sure it's alright with you all for us to use the name "Still Unbroken" Please respond either way a.s.a.p.. Still grieving widow, Debbie Higgs / firstname.lastname@example.com
crowe11 // April 02, 2013 6:26:53 PM UTC
my Name is Christian i know Billy Powell and his family im bestfriends with is daughters son ross kinder and colwen kinder here in havelock nc i remeber going to a consert and meeting the whole band and stuff it was an awesome experence.
ls-sweetnlow // March 25, 2013 7:36:42 PM UTC
» From "Lynyrd Skynyrd Bio" // 01.29.2013 11:26:18 PM
Apparently you've never actually listened to their lyrics, watched any of their biographical (word?) videos,atteded a concert or understood what the band stood for. No worries for you tho. they have conformed http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/01/25/lynyrd-skynyrds-johnny-van-zant-im-gonna-stand-behind-our-president/
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...since my original post was denied, I cannot reply to your comment on that thread since there isn't one. Perhaps you did not read the entire post. Apparently you missed the part where I stated having been a fan/followed the band since the 70's, & attended at least one concert each year since the 80's (including RCB ). I own a very large library of vinyl, cassettes and CD's from LS, RCB, Johnny Van Zant Band, & Van Zant and band biographic DVD's. I am quite familiar with the biography of the band, lyrics, and what the band STOOD for. Sadly what they STOOD for apparently no longer holds true. As you agreed via your above pasted reply to my comment..."They have conformed" Therefore the LYRICS in the music contradicts the bands new found political attitude. Hence their comment "Anyone who does not stand with the president should be deported". I saw where this entire issue was addressed by another member in another thread and I have to wonder why that thread was allowed to be posted when nine was not.


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Rolling Bay Winery's 2010 Manitou Red wowed critics and won a Gold medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. It was the first time Rolling Bay has ventured to California to stand its bottle up against their golden state counterparts.
The competition is the largest of American wines in the world. Approximately 5,500 entries were submitted for this year's competition, representing 25 states. The competition's 60 judges critiqued wines spanning 102 categories.
Manitou Red took the gold medal in the bordeaux blends category out of 45 other wines.
The wine has previously won double gold and gold awards at Washington competitions, such as the Seattle Wine Awards.
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Spoofhounds may bleed green, but Maryville High School is seeing red these days — the color of T-shirts now on sale in the MHS office to raise money for the American Heart Association.
Many students and teachers are planning to wear the shirts on "Red Out Day," a Feb. 1 event designed to kick off a month of awareness about the dangers of heart disease.
The shirts carry a message that is a sad reminder for many students, faculty members and community residents: "And the beat goes on, in memory of Dale Kisker."
Kisker was a popular mathematics teacher and coach at MHS who died of a heart attack last year at age 51.
"Obviously that was a tough time last year for our students and faculty,"
Principal Jason Eggers said. "There has been a lot of support for the family, and I think that making awareness for the American Heart Association helps support them also."
The Kisker family is involved in the remembrance, and extra donations to the Kisker Foundation have allowed the school to purchase an interactive video touch screen that will be dedicated during the "Red Out" event.
Hooked up to a computer server, the screen can display every athletic and activity record set by MHS students over the years.
The screen can also call up information about current activities, along with team and individual photos, schedules and scores.
And there is a page dedicated to Kisker's memory.
Placed just outside the high school office, the screen faces the gymnasium and a wall filled with athletic/activity trophies and mementoes.
As for the shirts, they've been on pre-order since school started, and if you want one, time is running out.
"If you want the back printed, you need to order as soon as possible," Eggers said. "That's why we had the pre-sale, but there is still time."
Shirts cost $12, and can be purchased by calling the high school at (660) 562-3511. Deadline for ordering an imprinted shirt is probably the end of this week.
Students will wear red shirts to school Feb. 1 as well as to the boy's basketball game against Smithville that evening.
Other planned Heart Association-related events include a "pass the bucket" fundraiser, in which several male teachers have volunteered to wear red lipstick for a day.
Students vote on who is to wear lipstick by dropping donations into buckets labeled with the teacher's name.
"That's all still kind of in the planning stage," Eggers said. "There may be more events and ways we can find to raise money."
All proceeds will go directly to the American Heart Association.
"It's great for the school and community to come together for a great cause," Eggers said. "Our student body always does a good job getting together for causes like this."


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Sep 30, 2011 12:08 AM
Prestige Edition For MW3?
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i know, at this point, there is no such thing.
you know how we got he RC car as the prestige prize for BO...
what about a little big guard for MW3?
itd be cool to get the RC helicopter modeled after the kill streak.
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Deezy - LOL, tyco would be cool. theyd make a mint from it.
yes i know george...but did ya read the full message?
there is no prestige but there are collectors and hardened edition.
It would be absolutely USELESS due to the fact :
1.wii doesnt have cod elite
2.no avatar and whatnot
Uh...technically we do have avatars. Multiple avatars in fact, if you chose to do so that is.
that'd be cool is we had remote controled juggernuaghts!
the robosapien, nuff said
lol, remote controlled rolling sentry gun that shoots nerf bullets?
copyright infringement. nobody likes em
ok....how about the remote controlled rolling sentry gun that shoots nerf "like" bullets?
see how i added the like in there?
or it can even be Nerfish bullets lol.
there's an actual auto-minigun made by Nerf some years ago.
well IW can slapa MW3 sticker on it and boom.
der ya go.
how abut airsoft bb's....
eeeeeeeeeh, it might cause a panic for dumb little squeakers poppin out other peoples eyes.....nerfin is the way to go.
stick in some plastic glasses and its good to go
the cheapy ones that scratch easily, LOL
no giveaway this year?
you do realize your replying to stuff that is really damn old!
did you realize that this is my thread?
and for BO we had a forum giveaway with a couple of RC cars
sooooooooooooooo im hoping that we'd have a giveaway for MW3...
life size riot shield?
I remember the giveaways. Did anyone even ever receive those things RCs?
How about a full scaled pavelow?
you do realize that this is sort of his thing? hes a necro troll
what about a Real Grenade?
Was it you that won the Rc-XD signed by the wii devs? OR was it elitequeen? Or was it pauly...I forgot, i know it was one of you.maybe even godsmack ...think it was keyser...dont really remember....
anyways, if it was you, may i have all the names of the devs written in a list and emailed to me please.....
Lol all the devs for wii? i hope you are okay with no names on it.
they gave to the guys who are not even Hardcore Wii COD players.
random ass people who dont even get on the forums anymore.
<-- still kinda pissed about that.
Nuff said.
I say a SEMTEX for a giveaway. Talk about the ultimate troll,"Hey look mah, I got a cool things from Call of Duty, its a Se, BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!"


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