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Toms River's Tax Bill On Low Side, Compared To State Average
Cost of rebuilding after Sandy could affect rates, according to Star-Ledger analysis
Toms River's property tax bills were 30 percent lower than the state average in 2012 - despite increasing over 2011.
Toms River's 2.2 percent tax bill hike was 221st out of 566 total tax bill hikes, higher than the state's average of 1.7.
The township's tax bill is 433rd out of 566 municipalities, according to a Star-Ledger analysis. Toms River's average tax bill is $5,460.39, compared to the state average of $7,870.28.
The Star-Ledger reported noted that property taxes statewide rose 2.4 percent in 2011, the first year Christie's 2 percent cap was in effect. But the trend of lower increases could be reversed because of Hurricane Sandy, according to the report.
In Manasquan, which suffered some of the worst damage from Sandy, local officials said the cost of rebuilding might drive up tax rates by at least 20 percent, the report said. To top it off, the tax base shrank as properties were washed away, according to the report. Towns are allowed to exceed the 2 percent limit on property tax collections for emergencies such as Sandy.
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Town | County | Average County Bill | Average Municipal Bill | Average School Bill | Average Total Bill | Percent Change from 2011 |
Toms River |
Ocean | $1,231.34 | $1,465.01 | $2,764.04 | $5,460.39 | 2.2% |
Wallace C Smith Jr.
7:42 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
In our lagoon community over 80% of the people now live somewhere else. It's like a ghost town at night! I've lived here 45 years and it's less populated now than when I moved here in the 60s. I can't believe that our taxes will stay this low, who will pay taxes on a home that is destroyed,unlivable and waiting for insurance money?
Chief Wahoo
8:50 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I see the spin has spread everywhere. Oh boy I guess we now know the tax increase and flood insurance are going to be really really ugly. Then we will be told how we still below the state average, so we should all be thankful.
Michael Capo
9:36 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Thats because 30% of the TR taxes are paid by the barrier island folks.
Sick of it All
9:45 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
They can't get blood out of a stone, that's why their bond rating is falling. If the shore gets federal money to rebuild there should be absolutely no reason to penalize the residents with a tax burden we cannot afford. Something else will need to be cut. Not to mention, comparing us to the rest of the state is ridiculous, compare us to the rest of the nation, compare us to our neighbor's in NY, there is little value in what we are getting for our tax dollars when you look at that.
rod knecht
10:27 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
This is ridiculous... The whole state taxes are too high. It does take a rocket scientist to know why our taxes are so high... We need more business and less residential ratables. Because of Sandy the waterfront values should drop, and the taxes on waterfront and beach should go down. Overall taxes will go up. Per child school costs need to go down to control property taxes...
10:56 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Taxes that Toms River collects on the barrier island should be reported separately from the rest of Toms River to get a clear picture of the taxes compared to the rest of the state. I'm sure you will see that the average tax collected by Toms River on barrier island residents is be much higher $5,460.39 reported in this article.
I have spoken
1:21 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Why should they...It's the same tax rate barrier island or main land
$1.573 per $100.00 assessed value per 2012 figures.
11:23 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I guess my tax increase of 103% (on the barrier island) in 2009 is keeping the taxes low for Toms River.
I have spoken
1:07 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
No...WRONG....We on the main land have been paying our fair share and some of your. Since the reevaluation now we are all on the same page. Funny how the barrier island like paying taxes on their $40K bungalow, but when they sell, they list it for $600K. Can't have your cake and eat it too darling.
2:58 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
@I have spoken
Please don't call me darling and why would you refer to the woman as "elderly" from the Berkley Patch? This is very disrespectful.
BTW - If you think my 2 bedroom/1 bath, 900 square foot home built on a slab can be sold for $606,300, I have a bridge to sell you...........
I have spoken
3:34 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
@BKS....Get over yourself. Don't cry me a river because you're NOW taxed where you need to be. She is elderly, that was not being disrespectful.
5:56 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
@I have spoken
Your funny - glad there is a bay separating us.
I have spoken
1:16 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Now look at this link. This story was taken from the Star Legder and out of context. Comparing apples to oranges don't cut it when your talking property taxes. Of course the elderly women who runs the Berkeley Patch deleted my post because she foolisly embelished the story and don't like being called out that she was WRONG. .
This link I posted which is from the NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation and reflecting your 2012 figures...it's $XYX times $100.00 accessed value. That is how you compare apples with apples.
4:18 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
@ I have spoken. Have a summer home on the barrier island. Don't have a child attending Toms River School and I PAY FOR THEM! So don't think you LIVING on the MAIN LAND can say YOU pay your fair share. You pay for what you should be paying for. I pay for services I DON"T USE. I pay for services at HOME and for my barrier island beach house as well. And don't tell me thats what I get for owning a summer home. If I had a problem with it, YES I would sell it. ( That's if I could) And by the way I would gladly pay the taxes on the $40,000 bungalow, thats not what is costing me the most, it's what is being charged for the PROPERTY itself and all the other services that once again I do not use. Oh and I guess there is NO ONE on the MAINLAND trying to sell a home for more than its worth???? Ive got swamp land to sell you.
4:40 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
@lauren...What about all the people on the mainland that pay high property taxes and do not and have never had children in the school system? The mainland only gets garbage pick up once a week year round yet in the summer the barrier island gets twice a week. We share the police staff and every time I go over the bridge to the barrier, I see plenty of our police patrolling your streets. The majority of the mainland residents have been paying their share for years and those that weren't, as well as the majority of barrier island residents, now are also since the property values & taxes were reevaluated a few years ago. Oh, and for your information, the barrier island wasn't the only place that sustained damage from Sandy....there is mass devastation over here as well and the majority of it happened to people's primary residences. Be grateful that you have a nice warm primary home someplace else and stop your whining.
I have spoken
5:06 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Well said.....If Lauren doesn't like they way the taxes are set up because she doesn't have kids in our schools....THEN SELL....Don't cry me a river because I really don't care. Personally YOU are a bennie and we really dislike bennies especially ones who whinnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeee!
1:19 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sandy has had an effect on the revenue of all that she touched. The insurance coverage in a lot of cases does not cover the full replacement of a damaged home. The stress and hardship caused by the storm is no excuse to raise taxes. I would like to see in plain figures. How much of the cost of the cleanup was picked up or reimbursed by other agencies and given back to the town. Then when we all know what the storm actually cost the town, we can discuss a tax hike. Let's not add to the hardship by raising taxes untill we know the cost and where the taxes are being applied to.
bob jones
1:47 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Our school taxes are one of the lowest in the state... They are in no way responsible for raising the tax rate over the past 16yrs. They are in fact the reason why our towns taxes are 1/3rd the rate of the rest of the state... Our per pupil cost is just over 10k which is either last or in the bottom four in the state.
Michael Capo
2:17 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I didn't realize how many Toms River council persons read this blog site.
Barbara M
3:36 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Why are we required to pay taxes on property we are not able to stay in and is still in a"state of emergency" Even after allowed access we be able to enjoy a summer at the shore as owners begin to have there homes re-built and/or repaired. how about the owners who depended rental income to pay their taxes and those with morgages Several of my neighbors just bought thier homes in the past 2 or 3 yrs. It hard to sympathize with those who own 2nd homes but most of them worked hard to get them and may have used equity from their main home to buy their property. we certainly did our share to educate the students of TR and required fewer services fr the the main land. Its not a time to argue its a time for TR to find solutions that will not devistate those who are fighting to save their homes and ,in some cases, their memories of past and future. Lets not let Sandy do more destruction then has already occured
Lindsay Reed
4:08 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
To Barbara M- First, I must point out that although you may have contributed your share to the Toms River School District, apparently you did not receive much of an education. At least not when it comes to writing. Try using spell check some time.
But to answer your question, if you bought a piece of swamp land and couldn't build a house on it, you'd still have to pay property taxes regardless of its usability because you still own the land. I've never experienced the loss of a home and can't begin to understand what you must be going through but I wonder if when a house burns down, does the owner have to pay the same taxes until it's rebuilt? Probably.
12:52 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Barbara M....you have chosenn this area knowing the risks. We all have to pay our share. We all have issues that we don't agree with or like. If you don't like it, leave the area and try to find a place where the weather doesn't affect our lives. Good luck.
4:44 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
does anyone know what portion of the TR budget revenue comes from the island? If the island stays as is, and is slow to recover,then there will be an across the board impact for all of TR. I also agree with some others that a true and plain accounting of TR dollars spent versus Fed $ received to offset the $ spent by TR need to be known so one can make a fair case for needing additinal tax revenue. It may seem simplistic to compare,but where I live we often exceed the $ some winters for snow removal,and yet don't raise tax $.
6:32 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
As overtaxing the barrier island goes, It's not just that my child does not attend TR schools but I pay for it. 9 months out of the year I don't have any trash picked up, the library is closed or the hours scalled back, no parks or recreationsal areas to keep up, simply nothing from TR except the tax bill. You may see police in August on the island, but how many patrol the streets in February, the answer is almost none. A long time ago my grandmother, who by the way purchased our 550 sf mansion for $3,500 was conned by some hustler from TR, talking about paved roads and increased service. We have the roads, we have some services, now you own us and are abusing the relationship.
I have spoken
8:32 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Senior Citizen
7:29 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
By the way spoken we did not have a police present on the island until 2009 when many homes were broken into. Seem to me you would like to own a house on the island now your chance to become a bennie and stop being a whining whinnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeee move up and become a bennie. Maybe you can buy one on my block and we can live happy ever after.
Elizabeth Comune
8:55 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I can't believe the bickering between the TR inland people and the island people. This is America. We should all help each other. No wonder starting with Washington the world is in such turmoil. Say a prayer that we all survive and can enjoy life.
10:22 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sounds like the island is an awful place to live, even without the awful devastation Sandy brought. No police presence, high taxes, no library, no parks or recreation, no children (except for those who you rent your houses to...), high taxes.... I am surprised that anybody who knew about that when house shopping would have bought any way. And I can't believe those that inherited their houses wouldn't have tried to sell right away.
Senior Citizen
10:19 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wake up smell the coffee all I said was we have paid the same taxes for the last 70 years.We do have a police presence.But this did not start until the summer of 2009 when about 35 homes were broken into and so was mine.What I cannot understand is why people have a problem with someone who has a second home .I bought this house so my grandchildren can go to beach and seaside park and get out of the city.My wife and I come about 185 days a year.The people on the islands do not make the laws or have anything to with the taxes if you have a problem it is not with us but with the officials that were elected.
Lenny O.
9:21 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I live in a small ranch on the lagoon in Green Island. Or should I say lived. The home was really damged in Oct and we cannot live there until is is fixed, raised or whatever. We are seriouly considering doing nothing and letting it sit, as we now for sure owe more then it is worth. We are kind of lucky to have a fully paid for condo in Fla. So let the bank have it in 3 years.
11:03 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Leeny O: Make sure you have a mail box on that land as the bank and tax collector WILL get in touch with you and your pockets ! You HAVE to pay taxes and die for sure, and they will tax your death also in taxes at the Home/cemetery where you will be interned..county on it.. Surprised they don't charge an EXIT tax on death as they NOW do when you sell your home and leave this great State !
peter festa
1:46 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
how about this my home was damaged and I was told by FEMA I get nothing 000000 because it is my second home so I have to pay for the whole thing to be fixed and not with my tax money that I pay for every year but you get us to pay for your primary residance so there is an inequality here. So stop bad mouthing the part timers who get nothing but abuse for no services at all.
I have spoken
1:58 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I have a suggestion for you Peter....When you close your home in the fall. Pick it up along with the land and put it in storage.
The HOUSE is here full time, if it was here only part time I can see you have an argument.
4:37 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The residents on the mainland are correct - the island is now paying our fair share of taxes, regardless of the services we use. That being said, should the island residents assume the mainland residents are in FULL agreement with the clean-up, street paving, extra police, etc., so we can get into our homes? After all, we are paying FULL-TIME taxes, so we should get FULL-TIME services :))
peter festa
8:35 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
well said Ortley BEACH IS DEADS IN THE WINTER TIME WITH BLINKING LIGHTS AND NO TRAFFIC TO THINK ABOUT WHILE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE EVERYTHING IS ALIVE AND KICKING SURE WE PAY THE SAME TAXES SO WE CAN HELP YOU OUT AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO BASH US. YOU SHOULD KISS OUR FEET .
Senior Citizen
11:15 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
To spoken it really nice that no one can reply to you.So maybe you can answer two questions for me. First what is the difference if the damage is to the first or second home.Second did you write this yourself or did you get help quote (WAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)
peter festa
11:44 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Senior Citizen
7:05 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
HI Peter I am in the same boat as you this is my second home.I am upset that we do not get any help from Fema.But think about all the poor people who do not have flood insurance.
12:27 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Is it true that the flood insurance premium for non-compliance or not raising your house above the new ABFE'S can be increased to 30 to 50K annually?
This was the information I was quoted when I called the Toms River building/construction department to inquire. We need to get together folks. Otherwise it's turn out the lights for the middle class in Toms River.
Senior Citizen
6:49 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tonysoprano_62 I was told that if you are below tke flood elevation by 4 feet your Tonysoprano_62 I was told that if you are below the flood elevation by 4 feet your flood insurance will in will increase to 35,000.00 a year if you are at the flood elevation level 7,000 a year.You will get a discount for up to three feet over the flood level, Max. discount 45% for 2 feet a lesser discount for 1 foot a lesser discount .I was at town hall today and they gave me a sheet called Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy. I hope this help. Contact your flood ins..company
peter festa
1:04 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
thank you for responding to me in such a professional manner. There are still some civilized people in Nj.
4:17 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Here we go....up, up and away! The tax man cometh!
4:40 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Patch, please print that sheet for your readers (1000s) whose homes were hit by the storm:
"I was at town hall today and they gave me a sheet called Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy." We all can't get to town hall because we work weekdays, and the twp. didn't send it to anyone! THANKS.
peter festa
5:52 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
We are only 2nd class citizens. We pay the same taxes as everyone in TR and we cant get a meeting on Sat or sunday. Remember in order to pay for 2nd home we cant take time off to attend a meeting.
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Born on April 4, 1922, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Newton Arthur and Martha Sease Nichols. She was retired from Collins and Aikman Hosiery Plant, and was a member of Epting United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Erin Wood Sunday school class.
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She was predeceased by her special friend, Hubert Graham and was the last surviving member of her immediate family having been predeceased by three sisters and four brothers.
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As Jacob Marley in Great Lakes Theater's 'A Christmas Carol,' actor revels in short but impactful stage time
Even though actor Lynn Robert Berg's time on stage is remarkably short, his role as Jacob Marley in the Great Lakes Theater's "A Christmas Carol" resonates with audiences long after the curtain falls.
"That's the thing that's kind of fun about the role, and particularly in this show -- the Marley entrance does get a lot of special effects," said Idaho native and Chicago resident Berg. "Also, part of that is that's the first time in the story that there is anything supernatural happening, so usually the entrance is special in some way."
Great Lakes Theater's 24th annual production of "A Christmas Carol," which was adapted by former Artistic Director Gerald Freedman, runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 23 in PlayhouseSquare's Ohio Theatre.
While Scrooge is the hero of this Charles Dickens' classic, it's Berg's ghostly Marley that steals the show with rock-star panache. Appearing as something akin to Rob Zombie's chain-wielding sibling, Berg arrives on stage in a belching cloud of hell's breath much to the shock of audiences. His reverb-heavy voice finds younger audience members covering their eyes in fright while older folks marvel in the moment.
The actor is no stranger to the Great Lake Theater, where in the last year he appeared in a handful of productions. As for the company's "A Christmas Carol," this marks his eighth time playing Marley. The role of Scrooge's business partner hasn't changed but over the years Berg's pre-show preparation has.
He said at first he spent roughly 45 minutes putting on his ghastly makeup, but now that's been cut down to 15 minutes. As for his props, there are no shortcuts when it comes to wearing the cumbersome overcoat and 45 pounds worth of chains.
"The worst part is coming on stage through the floor," Berg said. "I have about 90 percent of the chains in my right hand as I'm climbing up. It's difficult because I have the train behind me and the shoes have a bit of a heel on them so they're just a little bit wobbly. It has some pitfalls."
One of the pitfalls revealed itself a few years ago when Berg was feeling rather confident when it came to throwing his chains and lock boxes with impunity. When he wasn't sliding them along the stage for dramatic effect, he would sling them so they wrapped around his body like a man damned for his sins. Then this happened:
"One time I threw them down and one of the lock box pieces hit me square in the groin in the middle of a big angry, violent moment," Berg laughed. "So for the rest of that time I wore a cup. Now I don't do that. Another time, I was making my exit, and one of my chains caught under Scrooge's bed. It got lodged, and I'm trying to pull this thing free while the souls of hell are pulling me back down. I had to go back to the bed to try to dislodge it. Scrooge had to help me. Finally, we took off the front of the bed, and I walked off with the biggest exit applause I had ever gotten in my life. It was ridiculous."
There is nothing ridiculous about this Northeast Ohio tradition that over the decades has been seen by more than 600,000 audience members looking forward to spending an evening with the crotchety Scrooge, the warm-hearted Bob Cratchit and, naturally, the beloved Tiny Tim. Continued...
As a veteran of the definitive Christmas production, Berg remains a firm believer about the play's universal theme.
"It's never too late to be charitable, to do good deeds, to change your ways," Berg said. "That everyone can get a second chance and change the course of your future."
What: Great Lakes Theatre's "A Christmas Carol."
When: Nov. 30 through Dec. 23 (times vary).
Where: PlayhouseSquare's Ohio Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
Tickets: $28 to $60.
Info: 216-241-6000 or www.greatlakestheater.org.
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3. (3) Richmond Heights 14-2
4. (4) Gilmour 14-3
5. (6) Lake Catholic 11-5
6. (5) Chagrin Falls 12-5
7. (NR) West Geauga 12-6
8. (7) Brush 12-5
9. (8) Kenston 12-6
10. (NR) NDCL 10-6 Continued...
Dropped out: Benedictine, University
Watch list: University, Benedictine, North, Kirtland
Crop comments: The top four stayed the same, with the only movement near the top being Gilmour's win over Chagrin Falls, dropping the Tigers one spot. ... West Geauga makes a jump after a few key wins, including one over No. 9 Kenston. … NDCL is back in the Crop and has the makings to stay in. … Madison-North on Friday could play a role in next week's Crop. … Next Tuesday's Beachwood-Richmond Heights game is big, too. … Kenston plays University next week as well.
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BALLSTON SPA — What began two years ago as a modest gathering on a family farm in Charlton has evolved into a happening. About 3,000 people are expected to converge at he Saratoga County Fairgrounds from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday for the Saratoga BrewFest.
The four-hour festival features two dozen food and craft vendors, three live musical acts and nearly 70 breweries from far afield as Hawaii.
Such growth has helped to spawn a growing business venture for a pair of Saratoga County entrepreneurs. "Our parents have known each other since before we were born," said A.J. Bodden of his partnership with Garth Ellms, now known as Saratoga Festivals LLC.
"He and I went to Union College together," Bodden said.
Two years ago, they joined forces again, using Ellms' 200-acre-plus family-run Christmas-tree-and-pumpkin farm and Bodden's connections to launch an annual Saratoga BrewFest.
It is now one of three annual events that they sponsor, tapping the same themes — food, fun and suds. Saratoga Festivals is about to double its roster of annual events, beginning with a Parrothead Festival in two weeks in tribute to the growing "island rock" market, pioneered by Florida-based singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet.
Later this year, they will also promote their first event outside the Capital Region, at a Syracuse minor-league ballpark. The third edition of their initial BrewFest has now moved from the Ellms Family Farm to the nearby county fairgrounds, where it is slated rain or shine.
During the first two years of the event, Bodden said, "The biggest problem was the sun." Tents partially solved that. Attendance doubled last year; this year, approached by fairgrounds management, they bought in to a new locale with four open-air pavilions.
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The growth of the BrewFest is due to "the sheer interest in craft beer as a movement, which is growing," Bodden said. Our idea is to promote interest in these small breweries, especially those in New York state." Continued...
Microbrewing — whose practitioners measure their annual output in the thousands rather than millions of barrels and specialize in niche products — is big business on the West Coast, but has now begun to account for almost one-tenth of beer sales in the Northeast, as well. "The craft beer movement is very similar to the local wine movement of 15 to 20 years ago," Bodden said.
BrewFest attendees will each receive a souvenir glass, a map of the fairgrounds and a list of breweries. More than half of the 68 breweries slated to participate (with more than 150 varieties to sample) are based in New York or New England. "We've got the very small brewers, some of these guys with an output of less than a thousand barrels a year," Bodden said.
After the success of their first event, Bodden and Ellms launched an OktobeerFest to complement it and, in February, they warmed up the winter months with Beer Week in Saratoga. But their first event has remained the cornerstone of their growing enterprise. "This is no run-of-the-mill beer festival," Bodden said. "I guarantee you, you'll have something you've never had before if you come here."
Where: Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect St., Ballston Spa
When: 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, with a 2 p.m. kickoff for VI ticket holders
Tickets: $45, over 21 only, photo ID required. Designated driver discounts available, shuttles provided for $10 more; www.sarastogabrewfest.com.
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Bird Dog's ribs are just not very good at all...tough and tasteless...I keep hoping, but have come away slightly sickened three times now.
All of these are good, but not great. Easy, which is good. But for the price you can do better.
Rocky Mountain Dogs is conveniently located next to Walgreens where they keep a full supply stomach pain remedies that you will need after eating a dog or burger from this terribly dirty kitchen.
I swear they boil the dogs in the same pot of water that is used day after day...be careful sitting down because you can easily slide right off the greasy stools.
The only reason regional health has not shut this down is that the owners are former city employees.
I eat a fair amount of wedding cake, and, they are the best tasting cake in town, by a fair margin. Great folks, great product. Proud to have them in COS.
Boonzaaijer's is soooo good...it is an overload experience to go in there and see all the pies and cakes and then fresh baked pastries like no on their place in Colorado Springs...it is authentic and exactly what one thinks when one thinks about going to the bakery.
You are right in target about Sheldon's.
I think the UNITA Coal Mine Dragon has closed.
Josh and John's has gotten pretty dirty lately...a lot of sour milk in every crack and crevice....about 10 years past due for a remodel.
Sancho's Mexican Grub is the best Mexican food in Colorado Springs. Finally found a Mexican food place that tastes like home! If you have not tried it, you are missing out!
Charlie's is dirty, disorganized, and sure to make you sick. The specialize in burned pork ribs that are tough as nails and grisly. I find it hands down the not even BBQ really.
Raven's Nest has always been privately owned by people who care about coffee and their customers...support them and you support local business along with rewarding hard working people for their good attitude in making life small town lovely!
If only we could stop your moronic posts for a week.....
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Having eaten in all three of these, the one addition I would add to their menus is lomotil for the after effects.
I swear the cook at the Peak Grill put something in a special request change to a menu item that laid me low for an entire weekend.
Front Range is simply dirty...and when you eat, you have to use one hand to swat away flies while you try to keep the BBQ in the bun with the other hand...not to mention trying to keep your warn plastic glass from slipping off the greasing table top.
Matthew, the next time you're in Guffey, Rita's is also well worth the trip.
Thanks for the mention, and I'm glad you liked Las Americas. -Richard (The Dive Review)
Curious, at FR BBQ, where is the Colorado All Natural Angus Beef from? Thanks.
La Casa Fiesta isn't very New Mexican. Why don't you head down to Santa Fe and try out some real foods?
I must interject on the Nawlins review by Bryce Crawford and its inaccuracies.
Blackened Catfish was "Mysteriously" served on a sizzling cast-iron fajita pan?
Fajita's are essentially grilled meat tacos, (mostly really cheap cuts of beef sliced thin) and shoved onto a cast-iron skillet at service to improve its sell-ability...
Blackened items are ALWAYS cooked on a white hot sizzling cast-iron pan to create the nice spice/herb blackened crust that it is known for, and hence served in the same dish.
The Proximity of Louisiana to Texas (and such to Mexico) meant that several eateries used the same cast-iron pan they already had for the Blackened items explains the use of it for Fajitas,..... eventually.
Any foodie should know this, not to mention one writing reviews.
Matt, we've been to Saltgrass many times and NEVER have we been disappointed.
I'd advise people to get grilled veggies with their entree (in place of the usual potato) as they are the best veggies in town, not the rock hard carrots and broccoli that most serve.
But why eat at a fairly run down chain withnanchain attitude wait staff when you have a better meal in an upscale,McLean,mand locally owned eatery for the same price butnwith better taste and service...once here was all I could handle


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forward-port from rel-2-2-dev: (update copyright date range -- 2000-2006. this is probably overkill, since there are some files that were created after 2000 and some files that were last modified before 2006.)
Fixed theme item in the Constants.pm file.
Turn off debugging. Allow the theme to be edited for each course. (This is slightly dangerous since a misspelling of the theme could cause troubles.) It would be helpful to have a pop-up menu widget for Config.pm -- similar to the boolean or permission pop ups, but where the values can be specified.
Modifications which replace SetsAssignedToUsers.pm by UserDetail.pm Added instructor help link to the links in the left margin. There is no specific student help link. Added some more configuration variables to Constants.pm
Added more permission levels for the course configuration module.
Added e-mail feedback verbosity to config area.
Added email subject line to config variable.
New Config module. It will put its course settings in a file simple.conf along side course.conf. Changes are: URLPath.pm: wiring so the Config module can be called ContentGenerator.pm: link in left panel to Config module CourseEnvironment.pm: evaluate simple.conf. File name can be specified when creating a new CourseEnvironment. This allows it to be bypassed (which is currently used), or to test a simple settings file (not used now, but it might be useful). Constants.pm: all data about configuration is stored here. New values can just be added here, unless they are a new type. Config.pm: new module for limited course configuration. Note, it might be better to move the new variable in Constants.pm to another file. Committing changes to Constants.pm can be an extra hassle since it contains some site specific configuration.
transparent (lower case t) is not valid with dvipng 1.2. I changed the note and went back to Transparent in the default.
Change arguments passed to dvipng
renamed weird $QuellSubroutineOutput to $DenySubroutineOutput. This will better match $AllowSubroutineOutput.
added HiRes timing data to WeBWorK::Debug, removed WeBWorK::Timing. all existing calls to the WeBWorK::Timing methods now pass the same messages to debug(). added an option to WeBWorK::Debug to allow only certain subroutines to log debug messages, in addition to the existing option to bar certain subroutines from doing so.
The TIMEOUT constant which is now defined in WeBWorK::Cosntants and is (and was) used in WeBWorK::PG::Local gives the time in seconds that is allowed for rendering one PG problem. The old value was 5 minutes which was probably way too long. The default in WeBWorK::Constants has been set to 60 seconds. If no value is set then 10 seconds is used. -- Mike
Resetting Timing::Logfile to empty. I have left the default value for dvipngArgs so that it works with dvipng versions greater than 1.0
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Bringing HEAD and rel-2-1-patches in line
Catch multiply defined user warning.
work on error and warning output. prettification of stack traces, rewording of explanatory text, better logging, other stuff. a lot of annoying crap, basically.
fixing gage specific timing log file (again)
Fixed mistake involving "at" in interpreting the date and time string in a .def file
removed gage-specific path.
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added WeBWorK::Contents switch for preserving hardcopy temp files. closes bug #633.
rolling back accidental commit.
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Changed suggested dvipng args for versions >= 1.0 to capture vertical alignment information.
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An agreement with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia to issue $1.6 billion in bonds for potentially growing its supplier base could secure West Point and Troup County millions and additional tax revenue for the school system.
Troup County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe said that officials with the county, West Point, state, and Troup County and West Point development authorities have been negotiating a deal over the last six months with Kia. The agreement they reached, spelled out in a memorandum on understanding presented Tuesday to the County Commission, Troup County Development Authority, Troup County Board of Education and West Point City Council, was approved by each.
The Kia plant was started in Troup County with a $1.1 billion bond, but the company has almost reached the capacity of that initial bond. Under the original 16-year bond agreement started in 2007 with the state and local governments, Kia and some suppliers pay no property tax to the county until 2023, and 50 percent of its school property taxes are abated for the first six years, then 25 percent for the remaining 10 years of the bond.
The newly proposed agreement would give Kia the option of using up to $1.6 billion in bond funds – up to $1 billion issued by the West Point Development Authority and up to $600 million issued by the Troup County Development Authority – that would give the company the ability to expand its supplier base in Troup County.
"This is not a doubling of the plant, this is not a mirroring or doubling the size of the facility to produce twice as many vehicles," Wolfe said. "It's basically Kia wanting to have the ability to grow when the market demands that it grows. What this M.O.U. (memorandum of understanding) provides them is an opportunity to grow, and it's pretty much a line of credit."
The agreement also gives Kia the ability to offer the same incentives it has for abatements to suppliers that locate in Troup County or West Point city limits.
"What they wanted, if they so choose, is to bank their suppliers. In other words if a supplier comes to the community, they wanted to have the ability, if that supplier is of strategic importance to them, to fund part of their plant here," Wolfe said. A recent publication wrote that "Kia wants to produce 55 models of vehicles in the next four years. When model changes occur, it can be very expensive. Not only will Kia have to re-tool, but every supplier it has that is making a widget has to re-tool as well."
Those additions in changes in models may not substantially affect employment at the Kia plant itself, but plans would require changes, new technology and possibly expansions of suppliers.
"This is a significant increase in jobs, mostly through suppliers," said West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson IV at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. "… This is a big step forward to ensure Kia stays here and stays technologically advanced. It's been a real team effort that will have lasting positive effects for generations."
The terms of the second bond, which also will be 16 years and begin in 2013, are similar to the first. Kia will get a 100 percent property tax abatement from Troup County and West Point, and pay 50 percent of its school property taxes the first eight years and 75 percent the last eight years of the bonds. The terms only apply to investments made with the $1.6 billion, and does not affect the terms and investments made from the first bond, Wolfe said.
The agreement also gives suppliers more incentive to locate in Troup County, and not surrounding areas, Wolfe said.
"If you look at the M.O.U., you'd be hard pressed, I think, from a business perspective, to make a case that a supplier would not locate in Troup County, because they would be a strategic partner to Kia," Wolfe said. "Kia would fund a part of their investment and for what Kia invests, they get the so-called 'Kia deal,' with the inducements."
Wolfe said the Callaway South Industrial Park, built with county and city of LaGrange bonds, has only had one tenant in the last four years. Talk of the current agreement, however, has brought four potential investors to the site, Wolfe said.
The new agreement also comes with guarantees to local governments in compensation.
"The city of West Point has great needs … and the city made a very strong point that it's not fair for the tax payers of the city of West Point to spend money for the ongoing costs of the public service for the needs of Kia onsite," Wolfe said. "Kia should be paying more of its own way."
As part of the agreement, Kia will pay the city of West Point $6 million paid incrementally over 16 years. The funds will be unrestricted, so the city may choose to budget it however city leaders wish.
"(LaGrange Development Authority and the county, Ricky Wolfe and Bobby Carmichael) stood firm on the fact West Point needed to benefit from this and I am eternally grateful for their support," Ferguson said.
The Troup County Development Authority also will receive a pilot fee, or "processing charge," of $400,000, and West Point Development Authority will receive up to $650,000 for issuing the bonds. Wolfe said that establishes a precedent for any other pilot investment programs to pay the development authority a fee to cover the cost of issuing bonds.
Kia also guarantees in the agreement to pay the county $3 million, which will be restricted to use only for a career academy. A career academy is similar to a charter school that would be under the control of the local board of education and aimed at helping students who may have different educational needs to graduate.
The Troup County Board of Assessors also will get $400,000, paid at $25,000 per year, from Kia, with additional contributions expected from other suppliers, to fund an additional employee "whose life will be to keep up with all this stuff, and we're talking millions and millions of widgets being moved on a constant basis," Wolfe said. The agreement also includes specifications from the board of how it needs to evaluate the assets of Kia and its suppliers for tax purposes, which has been confused in past years due to the state agreement over tax abatement.
Those payments are guaranteed even if Kia does not end up using all the bond money to make investments.
The Troup County School System also could reap an estimated $47.3 million in additional tax funds over the next 16 years if Kia uses all $1.6 billion in the bond agreement, Wolfe said.
"I know it would be important to you to be able to project with some degree of certainty part of 47.3 million in taxes that are supposed to come your way," Wolfe told Board of Education members Tuesday. "… At the end of the day, it's going to be a projection, because it's gonna be driven by market."
Board of Education Chairman John Darden said he appreciated the group's work on the agreement.
"I think this is a win-win for everybody involved," he told Wolfe.
Wolfe said the agreement's guarantees mean no real risk to tax payers. The development authorities, county and city are not on the hook for the bond payments, and Kia will only take the amount that it will invest. If it doesn't make the planned improvements, for instance if there is another economic downturn, or the brand flops, Wolfe said, then the money won't be spent and the inducements for Kia won't be given. The city and county still would get the guaranteed payments amounting to nearly $10 million.
"In order for Kia to make 55 model changes in the next four years, they want the ability to invest in their strategic suppliers if they so choose," Wolfe said. "Again, if they invest, we are considering giving them an inducement to that credit. If they don't invest, then there is no inducement to be made. So, from my point of view, the risk associated with this investment is very, very low."


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A Cranky Critic of Modernism Lists His Favorite Things the Modern World Has Given Us
The older I get the more I find to detest in the modern world: the aggressively secular society, the moral emptiness, the crass materialism (though I like markets), and on and on and on. Yet three years ago, my family was blessed by the modern medical technology that allowed my little two pound premature grandson to live (and now to thrive). A few months ago I had surgery that a few years before would have been dangerous--now it's routine. Antibiotics have given all of us extra years.
The most obvious benefit of the modern world is modern medicine and drugs that prolong life. But there are a lot of other things.
Here's my question. Excluding modern medicine, what are your five favorite things that the modern world has given to those of us lucky enough to live today. Here's my list:
1. Eyeglasses (especially bifocals). Otherwise I would have spent most of my life looking at life as if in a thick fog. Generations of people, especially the elderly, were denied a full life.
2. Hot Water on Demand. Can you imagine going back to old days of the Saturday night bath in water heated on a stove?
3. The Internet. Yes, there are horrible things on the web (pornography being perhaps the worst). But it has opened a whole new world--no matter where you are, if you are connected you have a world of information available to you. It allowed us to create a community like Ricochet, where like-minded people can engage in civil, thoughtful conversation.
4. Air travel. It's often a pain while it's happening, but we have virtually conquered distance. Families can live far apart, yet see each other often.
5. Food. It wasn't all that long ago that people ate what they grew or could buy from local markets. Now we have fresh food from all over the world available in our markets: and if we don't want to cook it, we can go to a restaurant and have someone cook it for us.
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1. Paved roads
2. Recorded music and television
3. Internal combustion engine. Bite me Al Gore!
4. Modern sewage system
5. Marshall guitar amps that go to 11. Including all the pedals and different noise making devices that one can use with it.
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I deal with this a lot at work -- "Why are your shoes so expensive? Why don't they have leather soles like they used to?" et cetera ad naseum.
A big part for the older generation is inflation, so that a $20 pair of 1950 shoes now cost $140. But there's also a refusal to note how say, an Ecco, is a more comfortable, better fitting shoe than what they had before.
I'm living in a 1920 house, and it's interesting how assumptions about how much space is needed have changed. It was a lower-middle class house when it was built -- with one bathroom (tub, no shower) and two bedrooms, totaling 1100 square feet. The advance of time has convinced my cousins they need at least one bedroom per kid, plus granite counter-tops in their 2000+ square foot home.
(Annoyingly, they're doing far better financially than myself, despite unexpected pregnancies, cohabitation, and divorces. No good deed goes unpunished, indeed.)
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DocJay: 1) 200 dollar solar panel subsidized to 5 dollars 2) Colombian hookers 3) Marlboro lights 4) AK 47's given to killers 5) the Chevy Volt · 10 hours ago |
Doc: You're obviously serious on 1-4 (and who doesn't agree?), but you went ironical on no. 5, right?
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Your keen clinical acumen saw through my ruse TR.
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Lucy Pevensie: 5. Refrigeration. Without which we would be constantly eating spoiled food. |
And, even worse, drinking warm Diet Mountain Dew.
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Doc: You're obviously serious on 1-4 (and who doesn't agree?), but you went ironical on no. 5, right? · 6 minutes ago |
2 thru 4 are connected. You can pay a Colombian hooker with Marlboro lights. If you don't pay a Colombian hooker a pimp will come after you with an AK 47.
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I agree re: air conditioning.
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DocJay: Your keen clinical acumen saw through my ruse TR. · 1 minute ago |
Big day for me: first time I've been accused of having "keen clinical acumen." Normally it's my children and grandchildren saying things like, "How can he be so dumb and still be alive?"
But even I, in my dotage, can see it when a Reno doctor tries to slip some irony about the Chevy Volt past the goalkeeper.
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1) Modern gaming
3)Smart Phones
5) eReaders and eBooks
Modern gaming is among the best entertainment ever invented. Modern videogames, card games, and especially board games as leagues above what they were in the past. If you are an old fuddy duddy and you haven't played any of this generations board or card games with your friends and family you are missing out on a huge perk of the modern age. Settlers of Catan, Zombies, etc. You owe it to yourself to give them a try.
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Thelonious, there's a scene in Repo Man ( no Miles Davis in that movie, just punk rock) where some soiled mechanic explains how alien space craft are actually time machines. He connects it in his drug addled mind. If the pimp mobile Volt is powered by a solar panel it all ties in baby. But just remember, to quote Idiocracy, "A pimp's love is very different from the love of a square".
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Basil Fawlty: I feel the urge to quote from The Life of Brian. · 14 hours ago |
Which brings up a good point. Modern medicine, electricity, and flush toilets, yes yes yes. All well and good, as far as they go. To all of you crass materialists, knock yourself out. Just leave we rarefied, spiritual few the little all we require to nourish our souls: Monty Python and Pink Panther movies; P.G.Wodehouse and Dave Barry books.
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tabula rasa
I grew up in a small town in the fifties. Most people had indoor plumbing but not everyone. I've used an outhouse--not a pleasant experience, even though the weather was nice. Think about using when when it's ten below. By the time I got to high school, I think everyone had converted to indoor plumbing. I remember one Halloween evening some friends and I stole an old unused wood outhouse and set it afire on Main Street. We didn't get caught but it was a close run thing. · 15 hours ago Edited 15 hours ago |
Mormons got Rumspringa?
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Nyadnar17: Amen brother! Modern games are fantastic, I recomend Pandemic, Race for the Galaxy, and Bang! as some of my favorite games...
Moder video games have also developed into one of the most original forms of entertainment I can think of.
Here is my list.
1: Recorder Music- music for the masses when we want it
2: Movies- Lets be honest what is better than a movie? (Ok a book I'll admit it) but really movies are brilliant and with modern technology they are becoming even more brilliant. Every year better able to represent the fantastical and futuristic in a credible way.
3: Air Conditioning: There was no civilization before this was invented and there is no civilization any where where it is not implemented.
4: Bit-torrent: because really if your under 30 you have used it and you've loved it. Is it wrong? Maybe. Does it make our lives better? Yes.
5: Internet Shopping: Because who wants to go into a store to buy over priced goods? 50$ for an HDMI cable! Seriously!?
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1. The US Constitution and all the liberties guaranteed therein.
2. Books
3. The Scientific Method
4. Capitalism
5. The rule of law
Notice how many in my list are under assault from the left. What's at risk is modernity itself.
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1: Indoor plumbing. If push came to shove I could live without it, but why would you want to?
2: The cartridge. Having to reload with a powder horn, wadding and a ramrod would make shooting much less enjoyable.
3: Air conditioning. I've lived in Texas for 80% of my life, which would make summers unbearable.
4: Personal sound systems, starting with the Walkman all the way to the MP3 player.
5: The atomic bomb. The most controversial of my picks, but I think the only reason we haven't had a hot war between major polities in almost 70 years is because the atomic bomb prevents the ultimate deterrent from the use of force.
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1.Moder transportation/Logistics - The rate of R&D and reduction of product cost is so dependent on this we would be decades behind if not close to stagnate if we still had the same transportation before combustion engines. During the Revolutionary war it was cheaper in many parts of the country to ship products to Europe from the U.S. than 30 miles inland over land.
2. Computers - My life basically revolves around them and I can't do any work with-out one and I would have to change how I consume half my hobbies and the other half would go away.
3.Air Conditioning/ Mosquito Control- With-out these almost no one would want to live in Florida therefore would not.
5. Internet- Pretty much all my entertainment products and hobbies are either directly related to it or I get them thru it. However, I do exclude personal interest related to being around people. That is I don't use the internet in any aspect in regards to relationships.
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No ironing. Add washing machines and dryers. I have the big cast iron pot of my grandmother's (and my mom growing up) used to wash clothes- also with homemade soap. (Arkansas) · 13 hours ago |
Not long ago I heard somebody say what really separates the haves from the have nots in the automatic clothes washer. If you don't believe this talk to somebody old enough to have done without one.
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Condiment bottles that store with the dispensing side down are a major advancement. ;-)
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Air Conditioning/Modern Heating.
People who hate cold weather can live in the South without melting. People like me who hate hot weather can live in the Upper Midwest without freezing or melting (believe me, southern Michigan can be just as hot and humid as southern Georgia--for maybe three weeks of the year, as opposed to eight months).
Indoor Plumbing.
I spent my undergrad study-abroad semester in the Middle East. Lack of trees and the occasional wandering goat herd made "rest stops" on long bus trips interesting. Nothing makes you appreciate indoor plumbing like being stared at by one or more goats at close range when you're trying to (ahem) get things done.
USB Drives/Portable Hard Drives.
I'm old enough to remember the horrors of floppy disks--both the original 6" floppy disks that were actually floppy, and the smaller hard floppy disks that were used in the 90s. I tend to take the Internet as a whole for granted, but I'm eternally grateful for USB drives.
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1. Modern Sanitation, I'd include sewage, clean water, etc., etc.
2. Electricity, it enables so much
3. Electric Lights, it allows productivity at night
4. The Internet, the greatest tool of freedom, communication, information, commerce ever conceived by humans
5. Modern industrial production methods
5a. Modern logistics
If I could add a sixth, I'd say pull tabs on cat food cans.
Oh, and modern dentistry should be in there too. Never understood how people died from tooth infections until I needed my first root canal.
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Collection Date15/06/2001
CollectorW.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules
Specimen Number521
LocationAt side of main road 5 km from River Sallee towards Levera.
NotesTree 11 m tall. BARK: white-grey, rough, irregular scales. SLASH: hard, fibrous, brittle, pink, no smell. FLOWERS: outer petals cream, inner petals yellow-white with red streaks. FRUIT: brown, brittle, mature.
CoordinatesLatitude: 12.120000 N Longitude: 61.370000 W Altitude: 50


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Taylor County High School students recently competed at the All-State Caveland Regional Art Competition at the Elizabethtown Community College and took home many awards.
Students who place first in any category advance to All-State Competition in Covington this month.
Taylor County Middle School has released its honor roll for the third nine-week grading period. Students listed follow.
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April 15-19
Monday - Scrambled eggs, sausage, baked apples, biscuits and gravy, orange and milk.
Tuesday - Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit smoothies and milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad with romaine lettuce, tomato slices, garlic bread, fruit cocktail, banana and milk.
Thursday - Pepperoni pizza, broccoli and dip, corn, applesauce, bug bite cookies and milk.
Taylor County Elementary School recently announced its Good Deed winners for the week of March 18.
They are, from left, Charity Baumgardner, Brayden Janes, Cameron Burton, Sarah Bright and Grace Giles.
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Nearly 50 Campbellsville University students, faculty and staff members sacrificed spring break for ministry opportunities in Haiti, Florida, New York and Guatemala.
Two groups went to Haiti, one being the School of Nursing. This was the third medical mission trip to Haiti for the School of Nursing.
The Tri-County Car Club, based in Campbellsville, will award a $500 scholarship to someone pursuing an auto-related career next month.
The club has members from several counties, including Taylor, and awards the scholarship each year.
Those interested in the scholarship should send a letter of application by April 30 to Tri-County Car Club, Stan McKinney, 1007 Deer Park, Campbellsville, KY 42718.
Hundreds of incoming freshmen and transfer students, including several from Taylor County, have accepted merit-based scholarships to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
Taylor County recipients include Taylor County High School graduates Mackenzie Lynn Despain and Macayla Denise Bertram, who accepted Founders Scholarships, and TCHS graduate Austin Earl Wise, who accepted a Presidential Scholarship.
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Monday - Chicken nuggets, broccoli casserole, steamed carrots, peach, apple and milk.
Tuesday - Ham slice, macaroni and cheese, pinto beans, diced pears, wheat roll and milk.
Wednesday - Corndog, coleslaw, corn on the cob, pineapple tidbits, banana and milk.
Thursday - Beef tacos, tortilla chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, refried beans, applesauce and milk.
Taylor County Elementary School faculty recently made good on their promise to kiss farm animals if students read 600,000 minutes in a six-week period.
Students not only met their goal, but exceeded it, having read a total of 642,460 minutes or 10,708 hours.
TCES Librarian Gail Pippin said, "Here at TCES, we will do almost anything to get our students to read."
Through the Read to Feed program, students also raised $360 to purchase animals for families around the world to improve their health and way of life.
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Dr. DeWayne Frazier, associate vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of political science at Campbellsville University, and Alpha Rwirangira, a freshman at CU majoring in business and music from Rwanda, spoke at Taylor County Elementary School on African culture and about the book "Beatrice's Goat."
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What are certified pre-owned or certified used vehicles and what are the benefits of having this classification from a dealership?
What are the differences between buying a used auto with an extended warranty and a certified used auto?
As the popularity of certified used and pre-owned vehicles has grown, so has the confusion surrounding exactly what the dealerships are offering consumers. While hearing that a vehicle has a warranty or is certified might help convince you to buy it, the details can often be misinterpreted and can lead to unexpected expenses after the vehicle is purchased.
For many dealerships certified used or certified pre-owned vehicles feature warranties that extend beyond the initial coverage of the new auto purchase and are recognized by the original vehicle manufacturer. Before an auto can receive this distinction, the manufacturer conducts what is known as a Certified Inspection, to determine if the vehicle is worth the additional warranty coverage. If the vehicle passes inspection the manufacturer authorizes the certified classification and the additional warranty will take effect after the original coverage expires. Often, certified buyers enjoy many of the same benefits new auto buyers receive.
Used vehicles that are sold with extended warranties are not factory-certified but have service contracts that were purchased at an additional cost from a third party. Most extended service contracts do not require manufacturer's inspection and repair procedures performed routinely under an authorized certified program.
Generally, autos with a certified authorization are more expensive than regular used vehicles. However, the additional cost is seen as assurance from the dealer that the auto is a solid purchase.


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What's kombucha? It's a refreshing, lightly sweetened, sparkling tea drink that is naturally fermented (yet non-alcoholic). The Oregon Kombucha kit comes with everything you need to make your own kombucha at home. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Boil a gallon of water, brew the tea satchel, dissolve the sugar, let it cool, […]
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Four children die in house fire outside Atlanta
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Four children, including an infant, died in a late-night house fire outside Atlanta even as rescuers tried to save them and a fifth child was thrown to safety by his mother, authorities said Wednesday.
The 6-year-old who survived was tossed from a second-floor window as the fire burned Tuesday in a duplex in Conyers, east of Atlanta.
"It saved his life," said Glenn Allen, a spokesman for Georgia's fire commissioner. The thrown child injured his shoulder in the fall.
In all, seven people were in the home: a grandmother, the mother and the five children, Allen said. The children who died were ages 8 months, 3, 5, and 7, he said.
The mother was in serious condition at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with second- and third-degree burns on her back and arms, Allen said.
Neighbor Lamonta Stroud, 18, said he ran to the duplex, smashing windows and pleading with the children to come to a bathroom and escape.
"I just started hitting windows, breaking windows, breaking windows, screaming 'come to the bathroom, come to the bathroom, I can get you all out, come to the bathroom, I can get you all out,"' Stroud recalled. "All I heard was stuff cracking and falling and just fire — so much was going on."
He said a little girl was at a window but would not jump, possibly because she was scared.
"There really wasn't that much I could do," Stroud recalled in a soft voice. "I tried."
The children were in one unit of a two-story duplex in the town about 25 miles east of Atlanta. The other unit of the duplex was vacant, Allen said. Continued...
Officers arrived on the scene quickly after the fire was reported around 11 p.m. and tried unsuccessfully to put it out with hand-held fire extinguishers, Conyers Police Chief Gene Wilson told WXIA-TV.
By the time firefighters arrive, the home was fully engulfed by flames, said Dan Morgan, chief of Rockdale County Fire and Rescue.
"They had flames coming out at least two windows, one on the back side, and they entered the home, went upstairs and extinguished the fire while another crew retrieved the children and brought them out to try to revive them," Morgan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
There was no indication as to what caused the blaze, Allen said before daybreak Wednesday.
In Kentucky, one adult and four children were killed in a fire early Wednesday morning in a rural area in the eastern part of the state. Pike County Coroner Russell Roberts said he could not give the ages of the people killed.
In Conyers, Stroud said he knew the family well, and one of the girls who died was his sister's best friend.
"All the kids out here are like a family," he said. "And it hurts us all when we see something like this happen. ... It's like my little brothers and sisters are gone now."
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