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17, 2018 -
The 2018-19 instructional year in the Chillicothe R-2 School District began yesterday, highlighted by the opening of the new Chillicothe Elementary School (CES) building for preschool, kindergarten, and grades one and two. That building, which replaces Central and Garrison schools, will house nearly 400 students this year.
Having gathered in the gymnasium, as they will each morning when they arrive, some CES students follow their teacher out of the staging area for their first group trip to their brand-new classroom, while others (background) await their
16, 2018 - With the 2018-19 instructional year in the Chillicothe R-2 School District beginning today, the
newly constructed elementary grades building in north Chillicothe officially welcomes its preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade pupils for the first time. The general public had its first opportunity to visit and casually tour the facility Tuesday evening as an open house was held. It included a dedication ceremony which featured a program with remarks by district officials and ceremonial raising of the American flag over the building by local Boy and Girl Scouts. Seen here
is the library, a large, open area immediately inside the front entrance.
A number of parents and/or district patrons are also shown
examining one of the classrooms. The facility, located about a quarter-mile
north of the high school that opened in 2000, is designed with the long-range plan to eventually add on additional
"wings" which would produce a preschool-through-fifth grade
7, 2018 - Following a tour by the parents and students on Tuesday, August 14, a dedication ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. for the new Chillicothe Elementary School and Early Learning Center. The public is invited to the open house and tours of the building from 6:45 to 8:30
p.m. on Coach K Road.
2018 - The end of the 2017-18 school year arrived Monday for Chillicothe preschool classes and moving day
followed on Wednesday. Movers unload from a trailer supplies for the new Early Childhood Learning
Center while Preschool teachers haul boxes into the building prior to setting up their classrooms. Preschool supplies are being
moved to the new school first, followed by Pink House supplies and then the kindergarten and first grade supplies.
The school will open for classes this fall.
Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley
27, 2018 - Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 65 north of Chillicothe should be prepared to stop at
"Coach K" Street now that the traffic signals installed earlier this spring are fully operational. Striping for the traffic signal
designation was completed Wednesday and the signals became operational on Thursday. There will be a 15-day
observation period to make sure the signals are working correctly before a final inspection is made, according to
Austin Hibler, area engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. The signal is programmed to be green
most of the time for northbound and southbound traffic, and the lights will change when the signal detects traffic in
the northbound turn land as well as traffic exiting from
"Coach K" Street.
C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley
19, 2018 - Construction of the new Chillicothe Elementary School in north Chillicothe is nearing completion,
and the school district expects to take full possession by Friday, April 27. An open house is being considered for
members of the public sometime before faculty and staff make the official move from Garrison and Dewey schools.
The facility will house preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade classes beginning this fall.
Shown here, finishing touches are put on the floor of the school's gymnasium.
In the other photo, a preschool area with elements resembling
trees and a wooden bridge over water are shown.
C-T Photos / Catherine Stortz Ripley
30, 2018 -
Work continues throughout the new Chillicothe Elementary School building in north Chillicothe. The spacious area shown here is the media center with a hexagon-shaped soffit hanging from the ceiling in the center of the room, and a learning center with hexagon cutouts in the wall. Installation of light fixtures was among working taking place at the school this week.
20, 2018 - Natural daylight floods into the media center of the new Chillicothe Elementary School in north
Chillicothe. Brad Heintz works on framing and hanging sheetrock for a soffit in the center of the room. The highest
point of room measures 21 feet. A learning center, with hexagon cutouts in the wall, can be seen at the lower left of
this photo.
2018 - Northbound traffic is reduced to
one lane near the entrance of the new Chillicothe elementary school in north Chillicothe where crews are installing traffic signals that will regulate traffic flow on U.S. Highway 65
as well as traffic turning onto and off of Coach K Street, the road leading to the new school. The cost of the signals
and installation is the school district's responsibility. Inside the new school building, workers are laying carpet,
setting plumbing fixtures, installing lights and doing other finishing-type
jobs. The new school will open Fall, 2018.
C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley
24, 2018 - Work inside the new Chillicothe Elementary School building is moving at brisk pace. An
estimated 30 workers on site daily painting, laying carpet, and installing ceilings, cabinets, kitchen appliances and more.
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12, 2017 - Chillicothe R-2 School District faculty and staff members tour the new elementary school building following the
staff recognition ceremony Friday afternoon at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The new
school facility will house preschool and kindergarten classes, beginning in fall 2018. The large area, shown
below, is the media center, which is the first large area that a person sees upon entering the building. Although the facility
initially will house preschool and kindergarten classes only, the media center is designed for students preschool
through fifth grade. The main hallway, shown in the background, leads to the preschool and gymnasium. The music
and art rooms are on the other side of the block wall shown at the left of the photograph.
C-T Photo / Catherine
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27, 2017 - Chillicothe R-2 School Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes gives a tour of the new Chillicothe
Elementary School to members of the school board and district staff Thursday afternoon. Barnes
described much of the functions that the building would have, from the flow between classes to the lunch room and the gymnasium, to
the pre-school areas, kindergarten classrooms and the first grade area. Through the windows of the building, one can
see the outdoor playgrounds which are mostly complete.
C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo 10/27/17
19, 2017 - Chillicothe
Elementary - R-2 Board Finalizes Name for New School
Jaime Saucedo, C-T 10 19 17
The Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education voted unanimously to officially approve the name
"Chillicothe Elementary School" for the new school at the north end of town, and the
"Early Childhood Center", for the Pre-K wing at the new school. A committee was selected to handle the naming of the new
school and that committee brainstormed for ideas and determined three naming options to present in the form of a survey to the community. Those names were:
Litton Elementary, Grand River Elementary, and the winner, Chillicothe Elementary School. Committee member
Chuck Haney presented the report and recommendation after more than 58%, of nearly 1,700 participating survey
voters, selected Chillicothe Elementary School, by a survey through social media. The addition of
"Early Childhood Center" is just an organizational structure, through the Missouri Department of Education. Superintendent Dr. Roger
Barnes explained that though it is not a separate entity, it is not uncommon for pre-schools to have a separate
CAPTION: The surrounding has been completed and most of the windows are installed as construction continues at Chillicothe Elementary
School. The new school is expected to be completed in May 2018, in preparation for the 2018-2019 school year.
C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo
21, 2017 - Chillicothe R-2 School Board members were given a construction and facilities project update
at the school board's regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the district headquarters and on Wednesday
morning visited the new elementary school being erected in north Chillicothe. To date, the restrooms and playground
at Dewey School are completed, the high school roof is completed, and the projects at the middle school are
completed. There is still a renovation project at Field School and Grand River Technical School that will continue on
throughout the school year. All of the walls and windows at the new elementary school have been mostly framed out
and two huge trailers of sheet rock have been brought to the site to sheet rock the walls. Exterior siding is going up
and is nearly complete on the north end of the building. Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes estimated that about 75
percent of the brick work is completed and declared that the project is moving along well.
CAPTION: Construction crews have paved the roads, added the curbs and sidewalks,
and are currently applying exterior siding to the new elementary school. The new campus is starting to take
form and is on a good pace to be completed by the targeted date. C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo
5, 2017 - Crews work on Coach K street at Hwy 65 on the north side of Chillicothe, laying the pavement
on the road. Coach K Street will be the access road to the new elementary school complex.
Paving of the roads is expected to be completed on Tuesday, and the next visible changes to the elementary school
will be the finishing of the exterior walls of the building that should be able to be seen in about three weeks.
Public access to Coach K street will not be open until the school is completed next May.
C-T Photo
23, 2017 - Construction on the new elementary school continues to move along toward the May 2018
scheduled completion. Roof construction will begin this week and is expected to take two to three weeks. Next
week, crews will start paving roads through the campus and that project is expected to take two or three days to
complete. The overall project has fallen behind by a few weeks, but better than usual winter weather allowed
construction crews to get ahead back then. This photograph was taken via a drone and provided by Tim Marsh.
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12, 2017 - Storm sewer installation work continues near what will become Coach K Road, leading from U.S.
Highway 65 to what will be the new elementary school in north Chillicothe. Once the storm sewer work has been
completed, efforts will shift to underground work for the signal lights at the entrance to Coach K Road. The curbs will
be completed and the road paved with asphalt. Meanwhile, work continues on the school
building itself in the form of masonry, framing for the walls, and roughing in for plumbing and electrical lines.
C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley 07 12 17
Projects, Renovations and Upgrades at $17.7M
By JAIME SAUCEDO, C-T, 06 15 17
The Chillicothe R-2 School District has been busy with plans to build a new elementary school since 2015,
when the district and architects began to hold community forums to establish the needs of the community.
After those needs were established, designs began in February 2016, the bond issue was voted on in April
and the project went to bid in May. After an estimated $2 million architectural design error that had to do with excavation, site preparation
and a change in the physical location of the building in August 2016, value engineering began to trim out
expenses to get under budget. That, and some funding assistance led by local foundations, private donors
and contributors, finally led to a December groundbreaking. Though construction of the new school building will take all of 2017, the Chillicothe
elementary school - which will house preschool, kindergarten and first-grade classes
- is expected to be ready by May 2018, just in time to utilize the summer break to settle in.
Local foundation, city and county officials tour the new elementary school building,
after an update presentation by the builders and architects. The 65,000 square-foot facility is expected
to be ready to move in by next summer. The school will open to Pre-K, kindergarten and first-graders in the fall of
C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo
Wednesday, builders gave a progress report of the project to local foundation, city and county officials.
The original total project was estimated at $16,811,032. Revenues from bond sales, CMU utilities, the
Road Fund and donations came out to $18,022,982, but projected costs for the overall project will end up
at $17,755,149. Of that, the new elementary school costs are currently projected at $15,726,532.
The overall project consists of several upgrades and renovations at Dewey School, Grand River Technical
School, Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe Middle School, Field School and the demolition of Central and
Garrison schools.
At Dewey School, the project consists of upgrading the playground and bathrooms in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That cost is currently projected at $166,925. The playground is
under construction now and should be completed next week. The upgrades at Grand River Technical School are all technology based
improvements that are currently projected at $292,996. Dean Peyton, a 33-year veteran of the roofing industry, is a
volunteer consultant to the district and gave a presentation describing the issues that came about for the high school
roof failing and why the new roof would service the school better and longer. In his inspection of the old roof, it was
determined that the faulty application was detrimental to the roof.
The original roof, which had a 10-year manufacturer's warranty, only guaranteed product and materials and
not the application process. With current images from the roof as it is, Peyton covered in great
detail specific issues all pertaining to the old roof. With the new
roof system, the 20-year manufacturer warranty does, in fact, cover the application. Almost an acre of roof, this
project is currently projected at $791,164. At the middle school, a 175-foot hallway connecting the east and west
buildings is complete. The hallway is somewhat conditioned with fans and heated for winter. In cold temperatures,
the hallway will maintain at about 50-60 degrees, rather than the students walking outside to get from building to
building. The hallway has four heat units that are thermostat controlled and energy efficient. They also ran the fiber
optic lines through the passage to improve connectivity throughout the buildings. The projected costs for
the middle school additions are at $303,672. There are currently plans to improve the parking at the middle
school, but that will be a separate project. As for Field School, renovations are yet to be done or even
prescribed at this point; and the demolition of Garrison and Central schools will wait until a time more suitable to the needs of the district. But those
projections currently hold at $218,860 at Field and $255,000 for all demolition.
After seven months of construction, the structure on site does show the size and scale of the new 65,000
square-foot elementary school. Already visible is the Pre-Kwing that has its own entrance so it can operate
independently or as part of the school, the first grade wing and the kindergarten wing that is almost fully
enclosed. There is a media center at the heart of the building, to give it a community feel, and as part of the master
plan, the site can accommodate a second phase of building that could be for students through 5th grade.
The gym will serve as a high wind shelter, able withstand winds up to 150 mph. At that velocity, it should
not sustain any damage, and it was master planned to fit, perceivably, all of the students from pre-k to 5th
grade after the second phase of the school is built. The new school is expected to be ready to move in furniture by May 2018.
17, 2017 - Construction of the new elementary school building is quickly moving along in north Chillicothe. The walls for the gymnasium are up and work has started on the wings for the different grade level classrooms.
26, 2017 - The first wall sections for what will become the gymnasium of the new
Chillicothe R-2 elementary school north of the high school were erected
Tuesday, April 25. By day's end, 12 sections were erected with 24 more to
go. Each wall section measures 10 feet by 31 feet and weighs approximately
24,000 pounds according to project superintendent, Eric Link. The ceiling
piece weighs 63,000 pounds. A 275-ton crane is being used in the installation
process. Concrete pads for the preschool and kindergarten wings of the school have been poured and the first grade
wing is expected to be poured Thursday. The facility is scheduled to be completed by
summer 2018.
23, 2017 - By JAIME SAUCEDO
- Ongoing construction of the new elementary school has benefited from the
stretch of weather that Chillicothe has experienced during the winter months. It has been an unusually construction-friendly season, allowing consistent production up to this point of the project. School officials say the
build is "on track" and contractors have set an
"aggressive construction schedule" going into the spring season.
In a project of this magnitude, there are bound to be issues that arise, but
Superintendent Dr. Rogers Barnes says that things are going good to date.
One issue that arose was a MoDOT requirement for a south bound turning
lane onto what will become Coach K Street. There are fiber optic cables running just under the presumed turning lane, and MoDOT specifications will require 500 feet of the fiber optic cable to be lowered another 3 feet below ground. The
move will cost an additional $10,000 to correct. Those funds will come from budget money set aside for unforeseen
issues just like this and will not affect the scheduled budget. Another issue arose from a section of sewer line and
man holes. Five of the man holes and a section of sewer line did not initially pass
inspection and had to be corrected by the contractor at no further expense to the school district.
Other smaller situations have evolved that have either saved money or exceeded the initial estimates throughout sections of the project.
C-T Photo / Cathrine Stortz Ripley
Those issues have caused the
Board of Education to make a change in their approval process. Superintendent Barnes was unanimously granted
the authority to give verbal approval of general change orders, up to $50,000 per month, before the board would have
to enter into special meetings. "You're our boots on the ground, so to
speak," said board member Brent Turner, referring to Barnes' day-to-day interaction with the project.
"I think we all trust your judgment and know that you will come to us if there is something that
you're not sure about." This decision was made to keep things moving and
prevent delays on minor decisions by not having to wait for special board meetings each time something comes up.
The next few weeks of the project will begin to show some of the building structure, visible to passersby. On March
28, contractors are scheduled to pour the slab at the building; and by the end of April, sections of the steel structure
should be erected. Then, somewhere between April and May, work will begin on assembling the gymnasium.
To date, Barnes said that the project is going well, working with the site supervisor, Eric Link.
"I can tell them my thoughts, and they share them with the general
contractors," said Barnes. "I've been pleased with the process to this
23, 2017 (C-T) - Chillicothe Municipal Utilities and the city of Chillicothe have entered into an
intergovernmental agreement with the Chillicothe R-2 School District relating to utilities for the new elementary
school is being built north of the high school. City Council members unanimously approved the agreement during
their regular council meeting last week. The city of Chillicothe will provide the funding initially, but the district will pay
the city back with interest over a 10-year period. "It is a cooperative contract and has a 10 year
reimbursement," stated Robert Cowherd, Chillicothe city attorney.
"We are funding it up front, and they are paying the city back over
time." The agreement states that the school is building a new building within the city limits and desires to obtain
utilities for the building from the city. In order to serve the school with utilities, the school needs to extend the utility
mains from the location of the new building to the existing city utility mains.
The agreement further states that in order to ensure that the school will be a long-term customer of the city utilities, the city is willing to pay the cost of
construction of the extension of the utility mains from the existing mains to the building on the terms of this
agreement. The terms state that the city will pay the costs necessary to build and install the mains from the school
to the existing mains for costs not to exceed $425,000 without the express prior written consent of the city. The
costs paid by the city will be used solely for the purpose of constructing and installing the utility mains from the
building to the existing city utility mains. The mains, when constructed, shall be dedicated to the city and become
the property of city. The city shall main responsible for the future maintenance.
The agreement also states that the city may recover all costs paid by the city with an interest rate of 2.15 percent over 10 years. The school may repay
in advance the unpaid amount of the recovered costs in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The agreement
also states that the city will be the sole utility provider for water, sewer,
and electricity used by the school for a period of 20 years.
10, 2017 -
Workers at the site of the new elementary school were taking advantage of the good weather on
Thursday. It seemed like most vehicles were getting put to work, grading, scraping, piling dirt from what looks to be
the new road that will connect the elementary school to high way 65. According to the construction schedule, the
steel structure should begin to go up toward the end of March.
C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo
24, 2017 - Dirt work and site preparation are moving along steadily at the new elementary school
site off Highway 65 near the high school. Crews are expected to begin foundation work early next week. If they begin on
Monday, that will put the school construction on schedule, according to the activities timeline determined last fall.
7, 2017 -
and electrical rough-ins are under way at the site of the new
elementary school building. Construction has been steady as of
late due to conducive weather conditions. The rough-ins are
expected to take 30 working days and are scheduled to be completed
by the end of the month.
5, 2016 -
The official groundbreaking ceremony for the new R2 Chillicothe Elementary School was held
on Friday morning, December 2, at 10 a.m., at the building site off highway 65.
In his opening statements, Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes recognized the supporters of the project naming Chillicothe Education Foundation,
the Browning Foundation, Hedrick-Lawson Foundation, Mervin W. Jenkins Foundation, Lambert Foundation, Litton
Foundation, and the McCall Foundation. The thanks went on to private donors, land and easement from John
Hutchinson and Dr. Donald Metry, the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities, the City of Chillicothe and of course the local
tax payers.
In a historical moment for Chillicothe, R2 Pre-School students participate in the official ground breaking of the new elementary school.
C-T Photo / Jaime Saucedo
The phase one elementary school project is managed by architect firm, Hollis-Miller Architects, and the general construction firm, Lawhon Construction. The on-site supervisor is Eric Link,
and the project is expected to be completed by May 2018. Dr. Barnes
pointed out that the first 1st grade class to begin at the new elementary
school will be a part of the graduating class of 2030. Though a very large group effort, the elementary school is the biggest accomplishment that Dr. Barnes has been a part
of in his six years as Superintendent at the R2 school district. Many of the foundations, donors, and officials tied to the project were on hand for the ground breaking. Even
Chillicothe preschoolers were present, with shovels in hand, to officially break ground on the site.
Once the project is completed, the Board of Education has plans to continue to renovate and develop improvements to district
facilities over a continued number of years.
9, 2016 - Another step was taken by the city of Chillicothe toward the reality of a new elementary school and new road from previously-annexed school property to U.S. 65 during a 25-minute public hearing Monday evening,
June 6, 2016, in the council chambers of City Hall. Both proposals presented to the full Planning and Zoning board by Chairman Jody Case were unanimously approved on 7-0 votes. The first proposal approved was changing school property to P-1 Public Property that was part of the land where the new school would be constructed and which was recently annexed by the city council. The second proposal given a unanimous vote by the seven-member board was to re-zone property where the new road will be located, from agriculture to C-3 commercial. Both documents will now be forwarded to the city council for approval at the
council's June 13 meeting. No one was present to speak for or against either proposal; however, there were some questions asked to two of the property owners who were in attendance at the meeting who own property in the area of the new school. The only testimony presented under oath was by Terry Rumery, of Rumery & Associates, and the
city's economic developer. No one was present from the Chillicothe R-2 School District for the public hearing.
Council Excerpt 05/31/16 -
Two voluntary annexation ordinances involving land near the Chillicothe High School were passed Tuesday evening at the Chillicothe City Council meeting. The ordinances annexed into the a tract of land totaling approximately 24.8 acres located north of the Chillicothe city limits along U.S. 65 and a tract totaling approximately 45.5 acres located north of the Chillicothe R-2 school property. These annexation ordinances were passed with 5-0 votes. The owners of the 24.8 acres located north of the Chillicothe city limits are John Hutchinson and Don Metry Jr. Both land owners signed a petition to annex the unincorporated area of land. The owner of the 45.5 acres of land located north of the Chillicothe R-2 school property is the Chillicothe Education Foundation. The foundation verified a petition to annex the unincorporated area of land. A portion of the Chillicothe Education Foundation land will be used to build the new Chillicothe preschool through first grade building which was included in the school bond issue that passed in April. The long-range plan for the Chillicothe R-2 district is to have a one-campus school district with all school buildings located on the CEF property that was officially annexed into the city last night. A portion of the Hutchinson and Metry land will be used to build an access road from U.S. Highway 65 to the school site to help with traffic flow. A public hearing was held concerning the annexations on April 25, 2016, and was continued to May 9, 2016 when it was held by the city council. No written objections to the proposed annexations were filed with the council, and no objections were filed within 14 days after the public hearing. The council determined that the annexations are reasonable and necessary for the proper development of the city and that the city is able to furnish normal municipal services to the area within a reasonable time. The properties were previously zoned by Livingston County as agricultural and such zoning shall continue as the zoning of the land annexed until the proper zoning of the land can be considered as required by state law and city ordinances.
Council Excerpt 05/09/15 -
The Chillicothe City Council conducted two public hearings Monday night regarding
voluntary annexations of land near Chillicothe High School. The annexation requests came as the result of the school
district's plans to build a new school for preschool, kindergarten and first-grade students. Chillicothe R-2
Superintendent Dr. Rogers Barnes spoke in favor of the annexation. There was no one speaking against the
annexation. One property being considered for annexation belongs to the Chillicothe Education Foundation and the
other belongs to John Hutchinson and Don Metry Jr. One parcel would be for construction of the building and the
other is for an access road leading to the new school. The public has 14 days following the public hearing to provide
input regarding the annexation before the council vote on the proposal in two weeks. If the annexation is approved,
the issue will be sent to the city's Planning and Zoning Board for zoning designation.
Million Bond Issue Passes With 63 Percent Approval
By BRITTANY TUTT
April 6, 2016
Many people in support of Chillicothe R-2 School District's $14.5 million bond issue fill the Livingston County
Courthouse lobby to watch as election results are posted. When the final numbers were recorded, the lobby erupted
with applause.
Results of the municipal election started rolling in around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Many Chillicothe R-2 school board
members, teachers and administrators, as well as members from the Committee for Building a Brighter Future, were
at the courthouse watching the results on the big screen as they were revealed. After the final results were posted,
many cheered in celebration because the Chillicothe R-2 school bond issue had passed with a 63.09 percent
Overall, the bond issue question received 1,258
"Yes" votes and 736 "No" votes. The election saw a 26 percent voter
turnout, with 1,994 of Chillicothe School District's 7,803 registered voters casting ballots.
Voters approved the bond issue in an almost steady 2:1 fashion. There were voters from many different wards / townships (plus absentee
voters) concerning the school bond issue. The first results to be revealed were the absentee results: 109 (72 percent)
voted yes and 42 (28 percent) voted no. Chillicothe Ward 1 had 487 voters out of 1,684 (28.92 percent) and 345
(70.84 percent) vote yes and 142 (29.16 percent) voted no. Chillicothe Ward 2 had 239 voters out of 1,014 (23.57
percent) and 167 (69.87 percent) voted yes and 72 (30.13 percent) voted no. The Chillicothe Ward 3 and 4 had 438
voters out of 2,652 voters (16.52 percent) and 257 (58.68 percent) voted yes and 181 (41.32 percent) voted no.
Chillicothe and Rich Hill townships had 379 out of 1,228 voters (30.86 percent) and 189 (49.87 percent) voted yes
and 190 (50.13 percent) voted no. The Jackson / Sampsel townships had 153 voters out of 567 (26.98 percent) and
had 103 (67.32 percent) voted yes and 50 (32.68 percent) voted no. Blue Mound and Monroe townships had 39 voters
out of 161 (24.22 percent) and 26 (66.67 percent) voted yes and 13 (33.33 percent) voted no. The Wheeling township
had 49 vote out of 258 voters (18.99 percent) and 26 (53.06 percent) voted yes and 23 (46.94 percent) voted no.
There were only two people able to vote on this issue in the Green and Mooresville townships and neither voted.
There were 53 out of 208 (25.48 percent) that voted in the Fairview and Grand River townships, and 33 (62.26
percent) of those voters voted yes and 20 (37.74 percent) voted no. There were 6 voters out of 31 (19.35 percent) that
voted in the Cream Ridge / Medicine townships and 3 (50 percent) voted yes and 3 (50 percent) voted no.
In the end, 63.09 percent voted in favor of the bond issue and 36.91 percent voted against it. The
"Yes" vote won every ward and township with the exception of the Chillicothe / Rich Hill townships, in which the
"No" vote won by a single vote.
The school bond issue that passed will allow the school district to borrow $14,550,000 and issue general obligation
bonds to construct, improve, furnish and equip new and existing school buildings and related facilities. Projects
include, but are not limited to: constructing a new building for preschool through first grades on the Chillicothe
Education Foundation land near the existing high school, demolishing the existing preschool buildings, replacing the
failing roof on the high school, improving heating and air conditioning at Dewey and Field Elementary Schools and at
Grand River Technical School, and making improvements for safety and security, including entry improvements at
Grand River Technical School and construction of an enclosed corridor connecting the middle school main building to
the field house. To achieve these construction plans, those in the Chillicothe school district will see a 37-cent tax
increase over the existing debt service levy of $0.5960 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and
personal property.
Chillicothe R-2 Superintendent, Dr. Roger Barnes, was there to explain
what's the next step. "Now, we'll be working with our architects and also with our bond counsel to get our bond certificates
sold," Barnes said. After the bonds are sold, the actual construction can take place.
This election was the first phase of a long-range, multiphase plan to move all pre-kindergarten through eighth grade
educational facilities to property owned by the Chillicothe Education Foundation near the existing high school
City Council Meeting 02/29/16 - Chillicothe City Council members will have a public hearing to consider distribution of capital improvement sales tax funds at 6 p.m. Monday,
March 7, in the council chambers at City Hall. Proposed items include an access road off of U.S. Highway 65 North for the proposed new Chillicothe R-2 school campus, structural repairs to the police station wall, and construction of a new airport hangar that would house the LifeFlight Eagle ambulance helicopter operations. Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund money is generated though a half-cent city sales tax. Each year, the council conducts a public hearing as to how the funds should be used.
The access road to the proposed new school campus is budgeted in part through the city in an amount not to exceed
$600,000. The city's portion, if approved, would be $300,000, and would be matched by $300,000 from local
foundations. The balance of the cost would be paid for by the Chillicothe R-2 School District. Construction of the road is contingent upon passage of the
school's bond issue being presented on the April 5, 2016, ballot.
Attendees Show Support for One-Campus District
By BRITTANY TUTT
December 2, 2015
Last night, nearly 200 people from the community attended the fifth community forum at the Performing Arts Center concerning the long-range building plan for the Chillicothe R-2 school district. At
the forum, Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes and John Brown of Hollis and Miller Architects (which is the architect firm the district has been working with
for over a year on developing a long-range plan) presented two options to those in attendance:
Option A and Option B.
Option A consisted of having two campuses: an elementary campus (preschool through fifth grade) at the existing middle school site and a middle school / high school campus on the Chillicothe Education
Foundation's 60 acres where the high school is currently.
Option B consisted of having one campus for the entire district (preschool through 12th grade) built on the Chillicothe Education
Foundation's 60 acres where the high school is currently. Option B is able to be considered now due to the City of Chillicothe and the Chillicothe Education Foundation paying for a road to be built from U.S. Highway 65, north of Missouri Route 190, to come in just north of the stadium to provide access to a new elementary building.
Those in attendance at last
night's forum were able to show support of which plan he or she liked best after both plans were presented. Each attendee was given a green sticky dot to place on which plan he or she liked best as he or she exited the PAC. According to Dr. Barnes, there were 184 green dots for Option B and four dots for Option A. Because of the overwhelming support shown for Option B, Dr. Barnes anticipates that the Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education will pursue the one-campus option. Voting of which option will to be pursued is on the agenda for the December board meeting.
"Option B is the better plan because it solves traffic flow issues that cannot be solved with Option
A," Dr. Barnes said. He also said Option B has been "a vision for
district" for a long time and the beginning steps are finally able to taken to fulfill that vision. Whether or not a one-campus district will become a reality will be voted on by members of the community come April.
City OKs
School Request 3-2
Catherine Stortz Ripley
December 1, 2015
Chillicothe City Council members voted 3-2 to provide partial funding for a new road if Chillicothe School District patrons approve a plan to expand the district at its high school campus in north Chillicothe. The decision was made during the council's regular meeting at City Hall Monday evening. The school district currently is considering two options for a long-range facility plan and either option involves a public vote in April 2016. The school district is hosting a public forum at 6:30
Tuesday at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center to gather input in determining which proposal to pursue. Now that the city has agreed to pay half of the construction costs for a new road (not to exceed $300,000), the idea of developing a one-campus district is more
feasible according to Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes. The other option the district is considering is to create a middle school facility at the existing Chillicothe High School site on the Chillicothe Education Foundation's land and to create a preschool through fifth grade campus at the current middle school site. Whichever option is decided, either one must be voted on by the school district's patrons. The district plans to present a bond issue to voters in April 2016. If the north campus option is selected and school district patrons approve the ballot measure, the city would provide up to $300,000 from the
city's capital improvement fund to build the road. The other half of road funding would come from local foundations. The road would be accessed from U.S. Highway 65, north of Missouri Route 190, and come in just north of the stadium to provide access to a new elementary building. Ed Douglas, president of the
Education Foundation, addressed the council prior to the vote as did Chillicothe R-2 Superintendent Dr. Roger Barnes. Douglas summarized the details leading up to the
foundation's request for funding and the foundation's desire for a one-campus district. He stated that several other local foundations pledged half of the funding for the road if the city would provide the other half. Barnes stated that developing a one-campus district is the vision for the children and the vision for the city. He said the district has been supportive in the city's economic development efforts in the past and thanked the city for considering the district's request. Prior to the vote, council members explained that the only issue the council was considering was whether to set aside funds to help build the road. Whether a new school is built would be up to Chillicothe School District voters to decide. Councilman-at-Large David Moore, First Ward Councilman Reed Dupy, and Fourth Ward Councilman Paul Howard voted in favor of providing the requested funds; while Second Ward Councilman Wayne Cunningham and Third Ward Councilman Tom Douglas voted against the request. Each councilman stated that he would be voting whether to approve funding in accordance with the telephone calls he received from the public. Each member prefaced their votes by detailing the number of calls he received in favor, in opposition, and as to which ward the callers were from. Following the vote, Alvin Thompson questioned whether the city's capital improvements fund money legally could be used for the project. Moore stated that the
city's legal counsel assured the city that it would be a legal use of the fund.
District, Foundation Ask Council for Financial Support in North
Campus Plan
Stortz Ripley, CT
November 11, 2015
Chillicothe City Council members are considering a request to help fund construction of a road that could make developing a one-campus school district at the existing high school site a feasible option. The request came from the Chillicothe Educational
Foundation with support from the school district. Foundation president Ed Douglas and Chillicothe R-2 School Superintendent Roger Barnes addressed the council during the
city's regular meeting Monday evening at City Hall. The foundation asked the city to consider funding one-half of the cost to build a road from U.S. Highway 65 to a facility that could be built north of the stadium to house pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students. Local foundations, Douglas said, agreed to fund half of the road if the city would provide funding for the other half. The maximum cost was identified at $600,000, and the
city's portion would not exceed $300,000. Actual costs could be below that dollar amount, Douglas said.
The school board has been working with architects on a new facility plan for more than a year and anticipates placing a measure on the April 2016 ballot to address building facility needs. Through building evaluations and input from the community, a plan was formed to build a two-campus district: an elementary campus at the current middle school site and a middle school
/ high school campus at the current high school site. The idea of a one-campus district had been favorable; however, it was ruled out because of the estimated $1.2 million that would be needed to build a road from Highway 65 to Hornet Road to help with traffic flow.
"Rather than building a road from Highway 65 to Hornet Drive, we came up with a plan that we could build the building north of the stadium and then have an in-and-out turn
around," Douglas said. A stop light would need to be added to Highway 65, approximately halfway between Missouri 190 and the traffic light at the correctional center. Douglas explained that the foundation had been given 15 acres near the high school years ago and had purchased another 45 acres with the idea that pre-kindergarten through 12th grades eventually would be at one location.
"Our thought was that when the new high school was built, it would make a great area for a campus over a long period of
time," Douglas told the council. "We hired architects to study and determine whether all of the potential school buildings could go into that acreage and we found that they
could." Under this most recent proposal, the access point to the new building would be off of Highway 65, so there would be no additional traffic on Hornet Drive. If approved, long-term plans would be to move grades two through five to the campus as well, perhaps around 2031, and then the foundation and district would consider funding for extending the road to Hornet Drive.
In addition to Douglas and Barnes, several other people attended Monday
night's meeting, including representatives from community foundations, and property owners who said they would be willing to provide an easement for the road, if that option is pursued. Also present was Tonya Lohman, area engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. The road would be a city road and maintained by the city. It was noted that when the high school was built, the city paid for half of the costs of Hornet Drive.
Barnes said that he would like for the campus to be located north and that district teachers and building administrators also supported the one-campus concept. He noted that the school district has been supportive of the
city's economic development efforts in the past, even when those efforts involved tax abatements and a loss of short-term revenue for the district, and asked that the city support the funding request. The council scheduled a
special finance meeting for Monday, November 23, to consider the request. Barnes stated that if the council is willing to grant the request, the district would conduct a public forum on Tuesday,
December 1, to further explain the proposal and gather feedback from those attending whether to expand at the current high school
site or develop facilities at the existing middle school. Douglas expressed the
foundation's desire to support the school district and advocated for one campus.
"We will support the school in any direction they want to
go," he said. "I do think that it does need to be north. There are so many
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Paschimottanasana (Back Stretching Pose): Step by Step & Benefits
In Sanskrit language "Paschima" stands for west direction while "Uttana" stands for concentrated stretch. Paschimottanasana looks very easy asana to do but actually it is a very tough one to practice. Here we showcase some Paschimottanasana steps for how to do Paschimottanasana for gaining helpful Paschimottanasana benefits. While practicing Paschimottanasana the back part of body gets entirely stretched for this reason this asana is also known as "Back Stretching Pose".
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2011 International Pure Bhakti Yoga Prison Program – Report
Vasudeva Krsna appeared in prison. After great suffering by Devaki and Vasudeva, He appeared in his four-armed form, to ease the suffering of the misguided jivas and to give them the highest path of love to direct them back home, back to Godhead. So the prison preaching program was inaugurated 5000 years ago by Lord Vasudeva Krsna Himself, in His kindness to the downtrodden jiva's of this world.
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The International Pure Bhakti Yoga Society Prison Program began in 2010 to freely distribute the transcendental writings of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja to those individuals who do not have easy access to his
The prison program has developed a lot over this past year, and we are very enthused to give you an update on it.
Gopika dasi and Lalita dasi from the Bay Area have started publishing a newsletter for inmates. It contains a personal letter and a print-out of one lecture of Srila Gurudevaai??i??s, which they send every month.
Recently, Mahabuddhi prabhu, who has extensive Ai??experience with prison programs, has been offering his guidance and assistance. He has made contact with the Florida Prison System of fifty prisons, and they have requested books for all of their libraries. We have therefore sent each prison a selection of Srila Gurudevaai??i??s books (Jaiva Dharma, Secret Truths of the Bhagavatam, Essence of Bhagavad Gita, Gopi Gita, Journey of the Soul, and Pinnacle of Devotion).
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kilimba devi dasi
7 years ago
All glories to your service, Gopika and Lalita dd! Its inspiring to see how your efforts are making a difference for souls in the prison of this material world.
Prithivite ache yata nagaradi gram, Sarvatra pracara, haibe more nama. "All over the earth, in every town and village, my Name should be preached" -Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and our loving Sri Rupanuga guru varga are so pleased when we act to free the souls imprisoned within the prison by offering the nectarean opportunity to connect with Krsna.
mac-citta mad-gata-prana, bodhayantah parasparam
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"The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me." -Bhagavan Sri Krsna, Bhagavad Gita 10.9
The above verse might seem kind of high for this subject about helping prison inmates who've made choices that put them behind bars in lower than normal association. But the metaphor of imprisonment applies to anyone who finds themselves stuck with an un-purified mind in the material world by varying degrees, and the remedy for all of us is thus clearly the association of pure devotees.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful service with us all! Imagine how pleasing it is to sri guru & Krsna that you are reaching out to some of the most otherwise hopeless souls.
Your servant,
Kilimba dd
Balabhadra das
7 years ago
No walls (or bars) in this world can stop the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
7 years ago
Gopika dasi, I am very proud of you and your God-Sister Lalita diti, for this "most vital service" of distributing these books to hundreds of thousands of spirit souls, who are incarcerated. This is some of the most exciting news, that I have heard in our preaching mission! This is the way, to start a "grass-roots" Revolution! This is exactly what Sri Krishna Caitanya wanted. Caitanya Bhagavat last page ends with the quote that this Sankirtan Movement will spread to every "nook and cranny" of this world. This is what He meant. ..and you are doing it…bravo!!! I can rest in peace knowing, that the years, that I spent, in "prison ministry", has such a strong follow-up. Gurudeva must be very pleased. All Glories to your wonderful service and all Love.
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Hasbara Fellowships is an organization that brings students to Israel and trains them to be effective pro-Israel activists on college campuses.[1] Based in New York, it was started in 2001 by Aish HaTorah in conjunction with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The organization claims to have trained nearly 2,000 students on over 220 North American campuses.[2]
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- Hasbara
- Internet Haganah
- Aish HaTorah
- Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation
- Israel On Campus Coalition "Hasbara Fellowships" is a founding member.
- ↑ New York Times
- ↑ Israelactivism.com
- ↑ Jerusalemfellowships.org
- ↑ Jerusalemfellowships.org
- ↑ Aish.com
- ↑ Dailynewstribune.com
- ↑ Archive.org, Hasbara Fellowships Newsletter, 31 May 2007, accessed 24 May 2010.
- ↑ Allan, Diana; Curtis Brown (Autumn 2010). "The Mavi Marmara at the Frontlines of Web 2.0". Journal of Palestine Studies. 1. 40: 63. doi:10.1525/jps.2010.xl.1.063.
- ↑ Excal.on.ca
- ↑ "peace".
- ↑ Israelpeaceweek.org
- ↑ "ynet".
- ↑ "Hasbara Fellowships Grants".


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Postmodern social theory is a field which is both difficult to define and rejects being defined. Postmodern theory is largely concerned with the ways our perceptions and reality are constructed. Postmodern social theory is a field of diverse and at times contradictory ideas that try to describe the relations of characters to society of the infrastructures and information age. Social reality is distinct from objective reality and individual subjective reality because it refers to the socially constructed nature of most of our shared institutions, beliefs and values.
Social reality can be thought of as the sum of the social constructs in a society, or as the result of the social interactions between individuals within a society. Various authors have pursued to overcome this difficulty by trusting on common characteristics of various postmodern theories; also others have defined the field by those who work in it. Many have evaded any attempts to define it at all. Nevertheless of which of these methods one takes, however, there is no denying that postmodern social theory was at one time a booming presence in sociology.
Despite this "death" of postmodern theory, however, its short life has had profound effects on the way social theorists do theory, and I think that it will, in no doubt, continue to have such an effect for a long time to come. There is also no denying that that time has passed and that now postmodern social theory is little more than a memory of a past era in social thought. Conclusion Postmodern social theory discards the desires and skills of modern social theory, moving away from grand descriptions, rational theorizing and towards a deconstruction of general truths, a decentering that is attuned to difference and locality.


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The failed marriage of virgin Diana to non-virgin, non-faithful Charles is being used as an example of why people should have sex before they marry. In reality, Charles' love for Camilla, which included adultery with her, a married woman, while he was a married man, was the much more likely cause of the failure of his marriage to Diana.
The virginity of both parties would have increased the chances of real love to develop between the two. As Diana said, there were three people in her marriage. On the other hand, the cohabitation of Kate and William is no guarantee of the success of their marriage, and to my mind may very well contribute to the possibility of its failure.
I remember a Playboy survey in the 1970s that surprised the magazine no end. People who had one partner only and who waited until marriage to have intercourse reported a much higher degree of satisfaction than people who had multiple partners and didn't wait.
But Charles was the only partner in his marriage to Diana who didn't wait. Charles had been encouraged by his Uncle Montbatten to play the field before he picked a suitable virgin to marry. Charles' playing around (in other words, fornication) led him to a unsuitable bond with Camilla, who was not considered suitable for a king's wife (for good reason, I say). When Charles went away on a trip, Camilla accepted that he wouldn't marry her, and she married someone else, but the connection continued because Charles and she were hooked on each other.
Because of this kind of powerful bond that often forms whether or not you want it, my advice to non-believers in traditional morality, and to scoffers against sexual self-control--just for practical reasons--is, "Do not have intercourse with someone you wouldn't marry. You may become attached in a way you don't want." I have known and heard of many, many people who have spent years attached to partners who they knew from the start they didn't want to marry. They say that breaking up is hard to do, for a good reason.
We play with the force of marital love, which is from God and is life-giving, while separating it from its real fruition and completion. And we and suffer many ills as a result, just as little children would do if they gorged on sweets for the pleasure of it day after day instead of real food for the nourishment of it, until they got sick.
I am sorry for girls like Kate who give themselves away to men like William. They have to use contraception as part of the modern courtship, that's a given. So they are locked for years into what I call "guy sex," intercourse with enforced sterility and intimacy without unconditional love. And they live with dread of the possibility of pregnancy during those times of no-commitment, and they experience great pressure to abort any "by-product of conception" that might arrive unwanted on the scene. Women wait for years in "relationship" limbo, making an awful gamble, in hopes the man will make a commitment to them. I don't know how women can routinely bear these risks.
They called her "Waitey Katie."
At least one school friend reported that Kate was a virgin when she met William. Kate was dedicated to William for years until he broke up with her, and she admitted during one of their engagement interviews that the break-up was very hard on her, even though they got back together after a couple of months.
As one commenter said, Kate got her Handsome Prince in the end, but many girls like her do not. Then they have to begin the search again, with the odds mounting against them and their biological clocks ticking.
Just by chance, I only just now read a 40 something journalist's article on her sorrow about not having kids, which included a life history of one uncommitted "relationship" after another. By the time she found someone to father children with her, she was around 40, and then had two miscarriages. That "relationship" broke up too. Her story is not at all uncommon.
I think of women like that journalist as "relics," like widows, but with no status. Relics of the guy-sex revolution. Nothing to show for all the love and years of their lives that they gave, nobody to recognize the griefs associated with the series of attachments that ended like little deaths, without the permission of society to mourn.
I suspect that Kate has some wounds from the long wait before the breakup, the breakup itself, and then the added long time that passed before William's proposal, wounds which may not be healed by the marriage. And those wounds added to other getting off on the wrong foot aspects of a marriage that was embarked upon in a state of rebellion against God's plan for marriage may lead to much unhappiness between them as time goes by.
The woman across the table from me gushed, "Charles and Camilla have suffered so much. They deserve to be happy together after all these years." Surprised, I retorted, "They should be doing penance for adultery." We never met before that night, and she hasn't much liked me since. At one point, she told me "we are not of the same kidney." Indeed.
I was surrounded by Catholics at that dinner table, current and former members of the Gregorian chant choir that I sang with, except for the husband of the woman who spoke so sympathetically about the Charles and Camilla "relationship." The husband was a member of a group who attended choir dinners in the unofficial status of "choir friend." The wife, let's call her Miriam, had dropped out of the choir years before, but would sing at Vespers from time to time. She was a converted Jew, and since I knew she was a Catholic now, I was surprised at her tolerance for the couple under discussion. All seemed to be justified to her mind under the name of "love."
But then, I have seen the same lack of good Catholic formation in the sprinkling of converts that started out as choir members and became believers. But that's another story. Maybe it's due to the fact that people who love the traditional music of the Church but who are selective about the Church's doctrines and moral teachings attrack converts who become Catholics in their image.
Where do you start to explain the facts to someone like that? First of all, the C&C relationship started with fornication. After she married, it continued with adultery. And when he married, their continued affair was based on betrayal on both sides to their marriage vows. If Camilla's marriage was valid in the eyes of the Church, her divorce did not end the marriage. "What God has joined together, let no man put asunder." She would still be married in the eyes of God to Parker Bowles.
When the widowed Charles "married" the divorced Camilla in a civil ceremony, it was not a valid marriage. Even if the Parker Bowles marriage wasn't valid, a civil ceremony does not a valid marriage make.
To unpack my remark that they should be doing penance, I meant that whatever they would have to suffer because their love is invalid should be better offered up as penance for their sins. Because they cannot validly marry, they are obliged to live chastely separately, and purify themselves, in preparation for the judgment we all have to face after death. That is what is meant by making amendment. They cannot undo the betrayals of their spouses or take away Diana's hurt about not being loved, but they can accept their own sufferings as partial recompense for the harm they have done. That would be the Catholic way to go.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
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Over the last couple of night I've hammered through the first two posse's form my Wasteman Kickstarter. Both of them consist of Mutie's and go together to make syndicate to play with. I need to make some opposition before I can host game but this is a good start. The Posse above is mad up of the Castus Jack, Bullyboys and Boom boys packs and make a nice little crew. Some solid melee fighters backed up by a couple of ranged weapons.
The second Posse are the Mangle men posse pack with the addition of the Pre-kickstarter Mutie Brute which is resin. These guys have more guns but will still be able pack a punch. Time to get some other nasties painted and have a game i think.


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In fact, salary for the digital media industry had not increased one bit over this decade since I graduated from polytechnic 10 years ago. Sure, our government wants to promote Singapore as Asia's digital media hub and had been pouring funds to entice schools and companies to setup here. So we see a lot of new courses, new students, but not as many new jobs. To work in the art and design industry remains a job only for the determined and passionate individuals. Instead of funding only for big projects, there should be initiatives for small ventures like comics, short films, animations and mobile games for individual creators, not just for big companies.
Perhaps I'll be the generation of Singaporeans who will be unable to own our own property and had to either continue living under our parents, rent, or buy a property at our neighbor's land, since our land will be pretty much bought up by richer foreigners. Although I support the lightning party, I feel that there is a need for an opposition voice in parliament.


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Have you tried niacin?
Niacin can offer a lot of heart-healthy benefits, but can cause some complications like a hot, itchy flush. HeartHawk gives you the rundown here: http://www.heartconnect.com/heart-conditions-...
What are your experiences with niacin? Did it work for you? How did you cope with the side effects?
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This is very interesting, but pre-cautionary measures must be taken. My heart has had me on and off statins, but also mentioned my trigycerides were high. I hhave researched and have ben cutting back on sweet items and overall watching my diet, but taking the niacin sure seems to be an answer for multiple items. I am going to speak to my cardio doctor in March for my 6 month check up. Thanks, Chris,
My doctor put me on niacin when my triglycerides were 355. I thought I was going to burst into flames, I wanted to run outside and throw myself face down into the snow. I took the asprin, but it didn't help. I was totally incompacitated for 2-3 hours with icepacks applied to my face and chest. She finally changed to another medication…
Thanks for the input. Yup,that is exactly what a severe reaction is like. Crazy! But, if you are one of those people for who the reaction subsides after a few days it does reduce your triglycerides!
I actually took the niacin for 3 months and the reaction never stopped…so my doctor changed me to Trilipix.
Yes, Trilipix is fenofibrate a drug often prescribed to lower triglycerides and it also has some ability to reduce LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol. It is probably a good second choice if you need help in those three areas and cannot tolerate niacin.
Yes, I was put on niacin, oh, 15 to 20 years ago. I will never forget my first experience with it! We went to a fast food restaurant for the kids benefit. We had to drive nearly 50 miles to get to my appointment. I popped a couple of sample tablets in my mouth and washed them down with some coke. WOW! My wife thought that I was going to explode. I turned brilliant red and itched beyond belief. Ha, I almost thought of calling for an ambulance. I was on it for a while; but developed an ulcer in my duodenum. That was an article full of information! I had to think as I read. I will look into the Q10 for the muscle pain that seams to accompany lipitor. Thank you.
Yes, I also have experienced flushes. That's one reason I take it before retiring to bed in the evening — I'll be asleep, and won't notice it.
Heh, I know the feeling! That flush is quite a bizarre experience if you are not expecting it. Fortunately, it faded rather rapidly for me. I have actually had a delayed flush sometimes by as much as 8 hours. In fact, it is time for me to take my two 1000mg tablets!
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Maze Hill and Station Early 20thC
A treat for anyone who enjoyed the picture of Vanbrugh Hill last week, supplied by the ever-knowledgeable Neil Rhind. Another from his bulging collection, not taken at exactly the same time, but still very early. It's not as clear as the other photo, probably because of printing processes – this, as you can see is a postcard, of the 'bird's eye view' variety…
He says "I noted that some readers were disappointed that Maze Hill Station was not included" and has sought to remedy the problem with a photo taken from the other side of it, which clearly includes (most of) the station.
The area behind it, now filled with apartment blocks, is a yard, and behind that is the much-disputed-in-the-past-but-alright-now-I-believe Westcombe Park Woodlands. Almost washed out right at the top centre is Vanbrugh Castle, and many of the houses in the picture are, astonishingly given two world wars, still with us, if somewhat 'embellished' with additional builds. The further up the hill you get the more intact it is, and of course the park is as it has been for the past 300-odd years.
Of course, bottom right isn't the same. Where a hundred years ago was hung washing out to dry, is now the doomed-itself Arches leisure centre and telephone exchange.
Neil tells me that the white stuccoed building was Douglas House, sometime the Greenwich Liberal Club and afterwards as the Key Social and Athletics Club. He notes "I doubt much running and jumping took place but I suspect an awful lot of drinking."
Can anyone here remember going to the LCC school in the bottom left corner? Its address used to be Creed Place before the whole road became Maze Hill.
Just when I think I've seen all the postcards Edwardian Greenwich had to offer, another bowls up. Keep 'em coming, folks!
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My daughter and I decided to bake today. We thought we'ld get in the Valentines day mood...
... so we made these whoopee pies that seem to be all the rage. They aren't very heart-shaped but they are tasty!
Meanwhile, I have been making these swoon blocks with
gals. The first one is for Bek for the Aqua and Red bee
The next one is just for fun. I think it will become a centerpiece for my kitchen table once it's all quilted because this block is huge!!
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text: Every month of 2017, so far, has been in the top three warmest for that particular month. [Sebastien Nogier/EPA] NOAA's National Centre for Environmental Information (NCEI) has just released its Global Climate Report for July, and for those concerned about the future of our planet, it makes for grim reading. In records stretching back to 1880, July 2017 was the second warmest July ever recorded. The average land and sea surface temperature was 16.63C. That is 0.83C above the 20th-century average and only 0.05C behind the record year of 2016. Nine of the 10 warmest Julys on record have occurred since 2005, with only 1998 (a strong El Nino year) preventing a clean sweep for the 21st century. NCEI also point out that July is the 41st consecutive July and the 391st consecutive month with temperatures above the 20th-century average. READ MORE: Heatwaves could kill 152,000 Europeans a year by 2100 The global land temperature was 1.2C above average and the highest land temperature since record began. Among the month's temperature highlights were: Bahrain: Warmest July since records began in 1902. The mean temperature was 36.9C, a massive 3C above average. Australia: July mean temperature was the third highest in the country's 108-year-old data set and the highest since 1975. With so many "above average" reports, inevitably some places will be "below average". Parts of northeastern Russia were exceptionally cold, but across the globe, not a single record low temperature was reported over land or sea. To complete the global picture, there has been continued erosion of sea ice at both poles. OPINION: The climate movement charges on, even without the US In the Arctic, the sea ice extent was the fifth lowest in an albeit limited satellite database that stretches back 38 years. In the Antarctic, the sea ice is the lowest on record for July, due to storm activity and an extended period of warm northerly winds. Every month of 2017, so far, has been in the top three warmest for that particular month. To date, it is the second warmest January to July period on record, just 0.14C behind last year, which was the warmest on record. Although it is unlikely that 2017 will exceed the warmth of 2016, it is expected to be just behind it, making the warmest years on record, 2016, 2017 and 2015. The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and concerns about "doctored" emission figures from some countries, does little to make one believe that the agreement to keep 21st century warming within 2C of pre-industrial levels will be met. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies Weather Climate SOS Global Warming


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Friday, 20 May 2016
Hello You Are Amazing - Rose Wonder
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AH-MAZING!! Love the colour combo, watercolouring & the white heat embossing is such a great idea!! xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Jessie. My two most favourite techniques, always great results. :)Delete
OMG OMG OMG love these Juan :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Kim - so glad you love them! :)Delete
Stunning (as always Juan), love both of these designs! White heat embossing is a great technique to combine with watercolouring. Thanks for joining us at WWYS this weekReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Sue. They're my go to mediums and most favourite technique by far. You're welcome and it's a pleasure, it's so inspiring to play along. :)Delete
Really beautiful cards! You have such a great eye for design!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Stephanie - I truly appreciate your lovely compliments. :)Delete
You really know how to take an inspiration piece and run with it. Both of your cards are beautiful, but my favourite has to be the one with the die cut letters. A great idea to use foam to pop them up on! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Global Design Project.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Paula for your lovely compliments - means a lot. Thanks to you for the great inspiration, will have to get the set soon. Love your cards! It's a pleasure and love playing along. :)Delete
You are a real inspiration and you have such a gifted talent with your designs Juana. I am truly blessed to have you as a friend and a member of my team of talented demonstrators.AngexxxReplyDelete
Thank you so much Ange. I truly appreciate your lovely compliments. Feeling's mutual, you're a beautiful and inspiring person and so blessed and grateful to have met you. xoxo :)ReplyDelete
WOW!! This is really beautiful!!! I love the raised "hello"!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Tammy. :)Delete
Wow wow again. Raised "hello" is so clever. Just stunning!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Satomi. :)Delete
Holy smokes I love this!! I'm a bit of a freak for flip cards so this is right up my alley and the popped up "hello" is fantastic! It almost looks like a secret message! Thanks for playing with us this week at What will You Stamp!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much Maria for your lovely compliments. It's a pleasure and was such an inspiration to take part. :)Delete
Gorgeous!!! Once again you've created some stunning cards, Juana. Keep it up. Thank you so much for playing along with this week's Global Design Project challenge xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Kylie. Loving the challenges and it's such an inspiration to create something fun with the sets on hand. :)Delete
Double the inspiration this week! Goodness, you are talented.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Teneale for your lovely compliments. It's truly appreciated. :)Delete
Both of these projects are delightful stunners, Juan! You are amazing! Love, love, love! Thanks for playing along with this week's CASE the Designer Challenge with the Global Design Project.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Brian for your lovely compliments, you always make my day! It's always a pleasure and enjoy playing along, it's such an inspiration. :)Delete
Thanks for making the time to write a comment - It is very much appreciated. Have a fabulous day! :)


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Anti-Slavery organization- IRA Mauritania said the government was seeking to undermine the organization's credibility by implicating it in a violent incident which erupted in a slum in Nouakchott between angry protesters and police last Wednesday.
Five of IRA's leaders were arrested during an eviction exercise in a slum neighbourhood, Ksar, which, according to authorities, was illegally built on private land.
Angry protesters clashed with the police, wielding knives and throwing stones at the police.
IRA, said it denounces the eviction which it has described as "an act of intimidation" to black communities in Mauritania, particularly Haratins, descendants of Moorish slaves.
Most of the residents who were living in Ksar were Haratins.
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