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It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any building or part thereof hereafter erected, changed or extended in whole or in part, or altered beyond what is generally accepted as normal maintenance, in a manner which shall not conform in all respects to the requirements of this chapter.
Any use not specifically set forth as a permitted use in any zoning district shall be expressly prohibited in that zone. A use specifically set forth as a permitted use in one zoning district shall not be permitted in another zoning district unless it is specifically set forth as a permitted use in said district.
The above notwithstanding, any lot that is deemed conforming to the prior Town of Ulysses Zoning Ordinance, or was created prior to any local zoning law but now is deemed nonconforming, shall not require the approval for an area variance by the BZA should said lot meet all setback, front and rear yard requirements of this chapter.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or part thereof shall be erected, altered or relocated unless done so in conformance with the regulations on space and construction specified herein for the district in which it is located, and with any relevant supplementary regulations. No portion of a yard or other open space within a lot that is required for the purpose of complying with lot coverage or setback requirements of this chapter shall be included as a portion of a yard or other open space similarly required for another lot.
Zoning Officer. This chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer who shall be appointed by the Town Board. The Zoning Officer shall in no case, except under written order by the Board of Zoning Appeals, grant any statement of compliance for any building or land use in violation of any provisions of this chapter.
Violation pursuant to Town Law § 268. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity (hereinafter referred to as any "person") violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an offense pursuant to Town Law § 268 and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine and to imprisonment for each and every violation, as provided for in Town Law § 268. For the purpose of this chapter, each week that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
Compliance order.
The Zoning Officer is authorized to order, in writing, the remedying of any condition or activity found to exist in, on, or about any building, structure, or premises in violation of this chapter. Upon finding that any such condition or activity exists, the Zoning Officer shall issue a compliance order.
The compliance order shall:
Be in writing;
Be dated and signed by the Zoning Officer;
Specify the condition or activity that violates this chapter;
Specify the provision or provisions of this chapter which is/are violated by the specified condition or activity;
Specify the period of time which the Zoning Officer deems to be reasonably necessary for achieving compliance;
Direct that compliance be achieved within the specified period of time; and
Sate that an action or proceeding to compel compliance may be instituted if compliance is not achieved within the specified period of time.
The Zoning Officer shall cause the compliance order, or a copy thereof, to be served on the owner of the affected property personally or by regular mail.
Appearance tickets. The Zoning Officer is authorized to issue appearance tickets for any violation of this chapter.
Civil penalties. In addition to those penalties prescribed by state law, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount determined by resolution of the Town Board for each day or part thereof during which such violation continues. The civil penalties provided by this subsection shall be recoverable in an action instituted in the name of this Town.
Injunctive relief. An action or proceeding may be instituted in the name of this Town, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent, restrain, enjoin, correct, or abate any violation of, or to enforce, any provision of this chapter. In particular, but not by way of limitation, where the construction or use of a building or structure is in violation of any provision of this chapter, an action or proceeding may be commenced in the name of this Town, in the Supreme Court or in any other court having the requisite jurisdiction, to obtain an order preventing the erection, construction, alteration of use of any building or land, or directing the removal of the building or structure, or directing an abatement of the condition in violation of this chapter. No action or proceeding described in this subsection shall be commenced without the appropriate authorization from the Town Supervisor of this Town.
Remediation by Town. In the event that a property owner fails to comply with the compliance order of the Zoning Officer to remedy violations of this chapter, the Town shall have the following remedies in addition to all remedies set forth in state, local or other applicable law:
If the property owner fails to remedy the condition(s) constituting the violation within the period stated in the compliance order, the Zoning Officer may present a compliance and remediation plan ("the plan") to the Town Board. The plan shall detail how the Town may cause the condition(s) to be corrected through reasonable measures and shall include an estimate of the direct cost of such measures, plus legal costs and administrative costs of the Town for administering, supervising and handling such work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
If the Town Board adopts the plan, notice of the Town's intent to remedy the violation will be provided to the property owner by personal service pursuant to the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. The notice shall include the following:
A copy of the proposed plan;
That the Town intends to remedy the conditions constituting the violation;
That the property owner will be billed for the cost of implementing the plan, in the amount set forth in the plan, and, that upon the property owner's failure to do so, the cost will be added to the property tax bill for the property;
That he or she has 30 days from the date of service of the notice to request a public hearing before the Town on the plan and the estimated cost thereof, or remedy the condition.
If the property owner requests a public hearing in writing, the Town will conduct such hearing and shall publish notice of such hearing and provide a copy of the notice to the property owner by regular and certified mail at least 10 days before the hearing.
After such public hearing, the Town board shall determine whether to modify the plan and/or the cost of measures to remedy the violation.
If after the public hearing, or if no public hearing is requested, the Town causes the violation to be remedied in accordance with the plan, the property owner shall receive a bill for the cost of the remediation as set forth in the plan, with a notice that if the cost remains unpaid after 30 days, the Town will take the necessary steps to have the cost added to the property owner's next property tax bill. The bill shall be mailed to the property owner by regular and certified mail.
If the sum stated in the bill is not paid within 30 days after mailing thereof to the property owner, the Town will file a certificate with the Tompkins County Department of Assessment stating the cost of abatement and administrative and legal costs to the Town, as detailed in the bill, together with a statement identifying the property and landowner. The Tompkins County Department of Assessment shall in the preparation of the next assessment roll assess such unpaid costs upon such property. Such amount shall be included as a special ad valorem levy (administered as a move tax) against such property, shall constitute a lien, and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the same time, and under the same penalties as are provided by law for collection and enforcement of real property taxes in the Town of Ulysses. The assessment of such costs shall be effective even if the property would otherwise be exempt from real estate taxation.
Collection of unpaid fines and penalties. In the event that a property owner fails to pay fines imposed by Town Court or any other court with jurisdiction over the matter for violation of the provisions of this chapter and/or the Town Law, and/or any civil penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter, and such fines and penalties remain unpaid 30 days after they were levied, the Town may file a certificate with the Tompkins County Department of Assessment stating the amount of the unpaid fine or penalty, together with a statement identifying the property and landowner. The Tompkins County Department of Assessment shall in the preparation of the next assessment roll assess such unpaid costs upon such property. Such amount shall be included as a special ad valorem levy (administered as a move tax) against such property, shall constitute a lien, and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the same time, and under the same penalties as are provided by law for collection and enforcement of real property taxes in the Town of Ulysses. The assessment of such costs shall be effective even if the property would otherwise be exempt from real estate taxation.
Remedies not exclusive. No remedy or penalty specified in this chapter shall be the exclusive remedy or penalty available to address any violation of this chapter, and each remedy or penalty shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the other remedies or penalties specified in this chapter, or in any other applicable law. Any remedy or penalty specified in this chapter may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, simultaneously with, or after the pursuit of any other remedy or penalty specified in this chapter or in any other applicable law.
The issuance of building permits shall be the responsibility of the Code Enforcement Officer who shall be appointed by the Town Board.
A building permit application shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer before any nonagricultural building or other structure, including, but not limited to, signs, swimming pools (except portable children's wading pools), aboveground or below-ground tanks, power and pump stations, radio or telecommunications towers, and canopies and pavilions, is begun, erected, constructed, enlarged, improved, renovated, repaired or altered.
No building in any district shall be changed, altered or extended if such change, alteration or extension shall affect the dimensions of the building or the number of dwelling units in said building, without a building permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall in no case, except under written order by the Board of Zoning Appeals, grant any building permit for any building or land use in violation of any provisions of this chapter.
No sign shall be erected in excess of 12 square feet without a building permit.
No building permit shall be required for any residential accessory building 144 square feet or less in gross floor area and not exceeding 15 feet in height, provided that it meets the area requirements of the zoning district.
Every application for a building permit shall state the intended use of the building and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory plot plan, drawn to scale with dimensions shown, that indicates the size and shape of the lot, any existing and proposed buildings, and all required yard areas and setback required herein.
Unless there has been substantial progress made in the work for which a building permit has been issued, said building permit shall expire one year from the date of issue. In no case shall a building permit be valid for more than two years from the date of issue.
Fees for applications for site plan approval, special permit approval, request for variances from the requirements of this chapter, and consideration of request for changes in zoning designation and building permits shall be established by the Town Board and may be adjusted from time to time at the discretion of the Board. In addition to any fees set by the Town Board, applicants shall be responsible for bearing the cost of any advertising and reasonable consultant costs.
All zoning regulations stated herein shall be in accord with requirements established by the New York State Uniform Building Code or its successors. Where the requirements of this chapter and the New York State Uniform Building Code differ, the stricter of the two shall govern. Requirements for building codes and maintenance presented in the New York State Uniform Building Code but not contained in this chapter are considered to be part of the zoning requirements for the Town of Ulysses.
No permit for any structure shall be granted until the Tompkins County Health Department requirements with respect to proposed methods of sewerage or other waste disposal have been met.
No building or structure or part thereof hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in its use until a certificate of compliance or occupancy has been issued, signifying that such building or structure, or use change, complies with the provisions of this chapter and applicable building codes, except in the case of continued occupancy during the building permit period.
For the purpose of this chapter the Town of Ulysses is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
A1—Agricultural District
A2—Special Agricultural District
R1—Rural Residence District
R2—Moderate-Density Residence District
LS—Lakeshore District
CD—Conservation District
RM—Multiple-Residence District
MHP—Manufactured Home Park
H1—Hamlet District
H2—Hamlet District
B1—Business District
MD—Marina District
IL—Light Industrial District
PR—Park/Recreation District
DD—Development District
The boundaries of these districts are shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map, Town of Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York," as adopted by the Town Board and amended from time to time. Said map and all notations on it or amendments to it are incorporated by reference into this chapter and made part of it.[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Town offices.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the exact boundaries of a zoning district shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
Where the Zoning Map indicates a district boundary approximately on a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the district boundary.
Distances shown on the Zoning Map are perpendicular or radial distances from the road or highway right-of-way line measured back to the zoning district boundary line.
In all cases where a distance is given between the road or highway right-of-way line and a zoning district boundary line, said line is parallel to the road or highway right-of-way line from which the distance is measured.
Where a zoning district boundary line follows a stream, or the shoreline of a lake or other body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to follow the center line of the stream or be deemed to be at the limit of the Town of Ulysses, unless otherwise noted.
In all other cases the location of a zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Zoning Officer through use of the scale on the Zoning Map.
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this chapter may be amended, supplemented, changed or repealed by the Town Board pursuant to local law.
This chapter upon its effective date shall supersede the following local laws and ordinances: Town of Ulysses Zoning Ordinance as adopted in 1968; the Town of Ulysses Zoning Law, as adopted August 30, 2005, and amended November 28, 2007; Town of Ulysses Site Plan Review Ordinance as adopted October 6, 1998; the Town of Ulysses Tower Ordinance as adopted March 17, 1997; the Town of Ulysses Mobile Home Park Ordinance; and the Town of Ulysses Subdivision Ordinance, dated November 18, 1986.
Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, there shall be no more than two single-family or one two-family structure on any lot.
The Zoning Officer shall have the right upon notice to inspect any premises, building or area covered under the provisions of this chapter. No person shall refuse to allow said officer to fully inspect any and all premises, and no person shall molest or resist the officer in the discharge of his or her duties. Failure to comply with this section shall be deemed a violation under this chapter, allowing for civil and penal remedy as set forth herein.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Captain Shalrie Joseph had two assists in his first home appearance since April 10 and rookie forward Zack Schilawski scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 3-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. The victory was overshadowed, however, by the loss of goalkeeper Preston Burpo, who suffered a severe right leg injury midway through the first half.
Burpo was injured in a collision with Red Bulls midfielder Dane Richards as the pair challenged for a 50-50 ball at the edge of the box in the 34th minute, and the severity of the injury was instantly apparent. The medical staff attended to Burpo on the field for more than five minutes before he was transported by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a lower right leg fracture.
Second-year goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth replaced Burpo and made two saves to earn his first career victory in his MLS debut.
New York played the final 34 minutes shorthanded after Carlos Mendes received his second yellow card in the 56th minute, while the visitors were reduced to nine men when Roy Miller received a straight red card in the 75th minute.
The win ended the Revolution's (3-6-2, 11 pts.) seven-game winless streak (0-5-2) and was the club's first victory since a 4-1 win over Toronto FC on April 10. Meanwhile, the Red Bulls (5-5-0, 15 pts.) have now lost four straight after beginning the season by winning five of their first six matches.
Marko Perovic scored the Revs' earliest goal of the season in the eighth minute, while an own goal by Red Bulls defender Tim Ream restored New England's lead in the 24th minute after Seth Stammler had leveled the score in the 20th minute. Juan Pablo Angel evened the score at 2-2 in the 49th minute, but that simply set the stage for Schilawski's 80th-minute winner.
After deploying a 4-5-1 formation in four straight matches, Revs head coach Steve Nicol returned to his preferred 4-4-2 setup on Saturday night, a move made possible by Joseph's return. The versatile Chris Tierney joined Joseph in central midfield, while Schilawski returned to the starting lineup for the first time since May 5 to pair with Kheli Dube up top.
New England's central defensive pairing consisted of midfielders Pat Phelan and Joseph Niouky, with Cory Gibbs (R hamstring strain), Darrius Barnes (R ankle sprain) and Emmanuel Osei (R leg infection) all unavailable.
The formation shift was designed to provide a boost to the Revolution's attack – which had scored just four goals in its last seven regular-season games – and it did so with immediate results. Joseph came inches from scoring in just the second minute, but his header from six yards out – set up by Phelan's lofted service from a free kick near midfield – bounced wide of the left post.
The Revolution didn't have to wait much longer for the opening goal, however, as Joseph combined with Perovic to give the Revs a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute. After creating space for himself in the middle of the field, Joseph sprung Perovic into the right side of the box with a clever chip over the Red Bulls' backline. Perovic made no mistake, blasting his shot inside the near post to claim his second goal of the season.
New York built a response and Burpo had to be sharp to punch away Joel Lindpere's driven 25-yard free kick in the 16th minute. Burpo was beaten four minutes later, however, when Stammler's attempted cross from the left-wing sailed over the netminder's head and into the far-side netting.
As quickly as the visitors leveled the score, the hosts regained the lead, as Ream turned the ball into his own net in the 24th minute. Overlapping left back Seth Sinovic curled a cross into the box, and Ream – who was marking Dube – rose to head clear but instead sent the ball sharply into the upper corner and post New York goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul.
The back-and-forth pace continued in the 28th minute, when Burpo came up huge to deny Richards from close range after the Jamaican surged down the left wing and cut across the box. Four minutes later, Burpo dove to his right to push away Roy Miller's 30-yard blast.
The stop on Miller was Burpo's last save of the match, however, as he was involved in a nasty collision with Richards shortly thereafter. Shuttleworth entered the match and his first involvement arrived in first-half stoppage time, when he was quick to get down to his left to save Sinisa Ubiparipovic's low drive from the right wing.
The Revolution keeper could do nothing to keep out Angel's close-range header four minutes after the halftime break, however, as the Red Bulls leveled the score at 2-2. Lindpere began the move by spraying the ball wide left to Danleigh Borman, whose curling cross found Angel open six yards from goal.
Shortly after New York equalized, the tenor of the game changed as Mendes was ejected after receiving his second yellow card for a harsh tackle on Perovic.
The Revs responded by making a double substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on Edgaras Jankauskas and Zak Boggs in place of Dube and Sainey Nyassi. The two substitutes almost linked up just one minute later, but Jankauskas' clever turn and shot was stopped by Coundoul.
New England's quest for a late game-winner was aided even further in the 75th minute, when Miller was issued a straight red card after he appeared to catch Boggs in the face with an errant hand as the Revs midfielder rounded him near midfield.
It took the Revolution just five minutes to make the most of their numerical advantage, as Schilawski expertly headed home Joseph's curling service in the 80th minute. From the left wing, Joseph found Schilawski in behind the Red Bulls backline, and the Revs rookie snapped a header into the upper left corner from eight yards out, handing New England the full three points in the process.
Next weekend, the Revs will make their third cross-country trip of the season, this time heading to the Pacific Northwest for a meeting with Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, June 5. Kickoff from Qwest Field is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. It will be the Revolution's final regular-season match before going on a brief break for the group stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
New York Red Bulls at New England Revolution
May 29, 2010 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Marko Perovi? (Shalrie Joseph) 8
NYRB – Seth Stammler (Roy Miller) 20
NE – Own Goal (Tim Ream) 24
NYRB – Juan Pablo Angel (Danleigh Borman, Joel Lindpere) 49
NE – Zack Schilawski (Shalrie Joseph, Joseph Niouky) 80
New England Revolution: Preston Burpo (Bobby Shuttleworth 39), Seth Sinovic, Pat Phelan, Joseph Niouky, Kevin Alston, Marko Perovi?, Shalrie Joseph ©, Chris Tierney, Sainey Nyassi (Zak Boggs 61), Zack Schilawski Kheli Dube (Edgaras Jankauskas 61)
Substitutes Not Used: Kenny Mansally, Khano Smith, Michael Videira
STATS: Shots: 18; Shots on Goal: 7; Saves: 7; Corner Kicks: 6; Offside: 1; Fouls Committed: 14
New York Red Bulls: Bouna Coundoul, Danleigh Borman (Jeremy Hall 70), Tim Ream, Mike Petke, Carlos Mendes, Roy Miller, Seth Stammler, Joel Lindpere, Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Luke Sassano 73), Dane Richards, Juan Pablo Angel (Tony Tchani 79),
Substitutes Not Used: Greg Sutton, Irving Garcia, Conor Chinn, John Wolyniec
STATS: Shots: 14; Shots on Goal: 9; Saves: 5; Corner Kicks: 5; Offside: 1; Fouls Committed: 9
Misconduct Summary:
NYRB – Carlos Mendes (caution) 44
NYRB – Carlos Mendes (second caution/ejection) 55
NYRB – Roy Miller (ejection) 75
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Referee's Assistants: Thomas Supple (SAR), George Gansner (JAR)
Fourth Official: Alex Prus
Weather: Cloudy, 66 degrees
Attendance: 11,316
- Saturday's match marked the 60th meeting all-time between the two clubs in MLS regular-season, postseason and tournament action … the Revs have played the Red Bulls more than any other club in MLS in all competitions.
- With the win, the Revolution improved to 25-16-11 all-time against the Red Bulls in regular-season action, and extended its unbeaten streak against New York to 14 regular-season matches, dating back to the start of the 2006 season.
- The Revs also pushed their home unbeaten streak against the Red Bulls to 13 matches (10-0-3), dating back to the 2002 season.
- Saturday night's victory was the team's first win since April 10 when they posted a 4-1 win against Toronto FC at home … the team endured a stretch of seven MLS matches (nine overall including a U.S. Open Cup match and an international friendly) without a victory before tonight's victory snapped that stretch.
- The Revolution returned to a 4-4-2 alignment to start the game for the first time since May 1, 2010 – a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas at Gillette Stadium … in each of the team's last four matches, the Revolution have started a 4-5-1 alignment.
- Saturday's match marked the first game that defender Cory Gibbs has missed as a member of the Revolution since joining the club in a January trade from Colorado … Gibbs suffered a right hamstring strain in training on Thursday, and snapped his stretch of 10 consecutive games started at central defense.
- As a result of Gibbs' absence, a new central defense tandem of Pat Phelan and Joseph Niouky debuted for the Revs as both Darrius Barnes (right ankle sprain) and Emmanuel Osei (right leg infection) are still unavailable.
- The Pat Phelan-Joseph Niouky pairing in central defense is the fourth different tandem at the position for the Revs this season.
- Chris Tierney returned to the central midfield for the third time in an MLS match this season … he played his first-ever MLS match in the central midfield on May 5 in a 4-0 loss at home to Chivas USA … he paired with Joseph Niouky in that match … on May 8, he paired with Pat Phelan in the central midfield in a 3-2 loss at Columbus.
- The Tierney-Shalrie Joseph central midfield combination was the fourth different combination the Revs have used in that part of the field this season.
- Zack Schilawski returned to the starting lineup for the first time since May 5 when he drew the starting nod against Chivas USA … he has come on as a substitute in each of the last three matches.
- The Revolution dressed only 17 players for the match … the last time the Revolution have been able to dress a full complement of 18 players was on May 1, a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas.
- Marko Perovi?'s eighth-minute goal snapped the team's 237-minute scoreless streak that spanned four MLS games, and began in the 41st minute at Columbus on May 8.
- Perovi?'s goal was also the team's earliest goal scored in 2010, besting his own 19th minute goal against Colorado on April 24.
- Tonight's game was just the fourth time in 2010 the Revolution tallied the first goal of their match … the team improved to 2-1-1 when scoring first in 2010.
- The own goal scored by Tim Ream was the first own goal New England has benefited from since former Revolution defender James Riley scored one as a member of the San Jose Earthquakes After Preston Burpo suffered a lower leg fracture in his right leg in the 34th minute during the run of play, Bobby Shuttleworth came on as a substitute in the 39th minute … with the appearance, Shuttleworth made his MLS debut, and then recorded his first career save in first-half stoppage time … he ended the night with two saves.
- Zack Schilawski's goal was his fifth of the season and he extended his lead in the rookie-goal scoring race to three goals over fellow first-year players Ike Opara (San Jose) and teammate Zak Boggs (New England), not counting tonight's West Coast matches.
- Joseph's two assists were the 27th and 28th of his career and his two-assist effort was the second of his eight-year career … his previous two-helper effort came on June 7, 2009, also against the Red Bulls, in a 4-0 win at Gillette Stadium.
- Joseph Niouky, playing as a central defender for the first time in his MLS career, recorded the first assist of his MLS career with his helper on Zack Schilawski's game-winning goal.

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The Noose that Obama Had Wanted to Hand to President Hillary to Hang U.S. Democracy (I)
This will be a summary, update, and extension from, a 25,000-word masterpiece of historical writing: the obscure, little-noticed, but hair-raising and scrupulously documented, account of how U.S. foreign policy, starting in 1994 (shortly after Bill Clinton became President), began to be subcontracted-out or privatized to Silicon Valley and America's top weapons-firms such as Lockheed Martin: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed's magisterial 22 January 2015 article, «How the CIA made Google: Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet».
His detailed account is 100% consistent with theorists who have alleged that ever since at least the George W. Bush Administration, the U.S. government has been moving more and more in the direction of becoming a police-state, but Ahmed's focus is earlier than that and on the international-affairs portion of that, and on the participation of Google and other Silicon Valley firms — and Wall Street (basically the entire aristocracy) — in making it all happen.
Ahmed, perhaps the greatest of all investigative journalists, had previously been the first person to publish a book (in 2002, The War on Freedom: How and Why America Was Attacked September 11, 2001) disproving and exhaustively replacing the 'historical' (which is largely mythological) narrative that the U.S. government and its aristocratic masters promulgate regarding 9/11. He there proved that networks of individuals inside the U.S. government participated along with some major U.S. corporations, in perpetrating the 9/11 attacks. He also crucially noted (page 42) that «The only countries that openly accepted the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government were Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — all of which happen to be U.S/Western clients», but he probed in depth only into the U.S. side of the planning of the 9/11 attacks. He didn't deny the Saudi and other foreign involvement, but he documented high-level U.S. government-and-corporate assistance in the operation's success.
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed
Much additional information came to light after 2002 filling in crucial details of the higher-level cooperation between the U.S. aristocracy and the aristocracies of mainly Saudi Arabia but also of those other Sunni-Islamic nations, to produce not only the 9/11 attacks but the entire jihadist movement, which is solely a Sunni-Islamic phenomenon (not at all Shiite, but specifically Sunni and headquartered in Saudi Arabia, which is the core of fundamentalist-Sunni belief). (Even Hillary Clinton said that it was the Sunni nations' aristocracies that were providing the «terrorist financing».)
In an ironic turn of history, the U.S. aristocracy is allied with the Sunni aristocracies against the Shia ones, and therefore pretends that Shiite Iran, and Syria's non-sectarian but mainly Shiite-led government, have posed the chief terrorist threat against non-Islamic-majority countries. But this narrative has never actually been true except for Israel, which is the sole target of Shiite terrorists, as well as being alsoa target of Sunni ones. Other than in Israel, virtually the entire problem of Islamic extremism comes from fundamentalist-Sunnis, who are financed by the royal Sunni families of Arabia, and (to a lesser extent, and also acknowledged by Clinton) by Pakistan's Sunni aristocracy. In Israel, terrorism comes both from Shiites and from Sunnis, due to the apartheid Israeli occupation, which galvanizes all types of Muslims, but only in Sunni Islam is jihadism (the phenomenon that terrorizes the entire world) a reality. All jihadists are fundamentalist Sunnis. And yet, the United States aristocracy and thus the government it controls has latched itself to the Sunni aristocracies, which are fundamentalists and actually enemies of not only the publics of Christian-majority nations, but of Shiites and even of non-devout Sunnis, everywhere — and even of publics everywhere, including of many people within their own countries. (For example: the Shiite minorities in the Arabic oil kingdoms are legally discriminated-against, and this anti-Shiite discrimination by Sunni aristocrats, causes significant resistance to their regimes.)
The U.S. government is allied with state-sponsored enemies of the U.S. people, but this is an extremely profitable partnership for both the U.S. aristocracy (who control America's 'defense' firms and high-tech firms and oil-and-gas firms), and the Sunni aristocracies (who are not only top oil-and-gas producers but also the largest foreign buyers of U.S. weaponry and much else — buying weapons in order to crush their domestic dissent). Arabic royals will always need plenty of weapons in order to control their publics, and that's a market which to a large extent shapes U.S. foreign policies.
However, Nafeez Ahmed didn't discuss the crucial support that Google (now called «Alphabet») Corporation had been supplying both to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then to her Presidential campaign against first Bernie Sanders and then Donald Trump; but this Google-and-U.S.-government operation is a crucial part of the U.S. aristocracy's plan since at least 24 February 1990 to conquer post-communist and post-Soviet Russia, and to impose upon the American public also a police state dictatorship, and I have covered that in«How America Double-Crossed Russia And Shamed The West».
And here now is my selection of excerpts from Ahmed's 25,000-word fully-documented-by-links account of what Hillary Clinton was calling (with praise) «public-private partnerships», which have produced a U.S. national government that is controlled by America's wealthiest investors, and that does their bidding, especially in foreign affairs and the military, but also regarding control of the domestic public — a modern, sophisticated, police-state (Hillary Clinton's goal to complete). I am reducing his 25,000-word account to 5,500 words, and removing the links. Obviously, anyone who wants to explore Ahmed's account in more detail and also to explore his sources, can easily do that by clicking onto his article. I urge readers to do that, especially to donate to that great investigative journalist's crowd-funded site so that he will be able to produce and make available to the public, his brilliant articles and books. Here is my summary of that article by means of excerpts:
In 1999, the CIA created its own venture capital investment firm, In-Q-Tel, to fund promising start-ups that might create technologies useful for intelligence agencies. But the inspiration for In-Q-Tel came earlier, when the Pentagon set up its own private sector outfit.
Known as the «Highlands Forum,» this private network has operated as a bridge between the Pentagon and powerful American elites outside the military since the mid-1990s. Despite changes in civilian administrations, the network around the Highlands Forum has become increasingly successful in dominating US defense policy.
Giant defense contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton and Science Applications International Corporation [SAIC] are sometimes referred to as the 'shadow intelligence community' due to the revolving doors between them and government, and their capacity to simultaneously influence and profit from defense policy. But while these contractors compete for power and money, they also collaborate where it counts. The Highlands Forum has for 20 years provided an off the record space for some of the most prominent members of the shadow intelligence community to convene with senior US government officials, alongside other leaders in relevant industries. …
New Scientist magazine (paywall) has compared the Highlands Forum to elite meetings like «Davos, Ditchley and Aspen,» describing it as «far less well known, yet… arguably just as influential a talking shop». Regular Forum meetings bring together »innovative people to consider interactions between policy and technology. Its biggest successes have been in the development of high-tech network-based warfare»…
In the prologue to his 2007 book, A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity, John Clippinger, an MIT scientist of the Media Lab Human Dynamics Group, described how he participated in a «Highlands Forum» gathering, an «invitation-only meeting funded by the Department of Defense and chaired by the assistant for networks and information integration». This was a senior DoD post overseeing operations and policies for the Pentagon's most powerful spy agencies including the NSA, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), among others. Starting from 2003, the position was transitioned into what is now the undersecretary of defense for intelligence. The Highlands Forum, Clippinger wrote, was founded by a retired US Navy captain named Dick O'Neill. Delegates include senior US military officials across numerous agencies and divisions — «captains, rear admirals, generals, colonels, majors and commanders» as well as «members of the DoD leadership»…
Andrew 'Yoda' Marshall, head of the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment (ONA) and co-chair of the Highlands Forum, at an early Highlands event in 1996 at the Santa Fe Institute. Marshall is retiring as of January 2015…
«Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz» — widely considered the hawks of the neoconservative movement in American politics — were among Marshall's «star protégés»…
The Highlands Forum's influence on US defense policy has thus operated through three main channels: its sponsorship by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (around the middle of last decade this was transitioned specifically to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, which is in charge of the main surveillance agencies); its direct link to Andrew 'Yoda' Marshall's ONA; and its direct link to DARPA.
According to Clippinger in A Crowd of One, «what happens at informal gatherings such as the Highlands Forum, could, over time and through unforeseen curious paths of influence, have enormous impact, not just within the DoD but throughout the world». He wrote that the Forum's ideas have «moved from being heretical to mainstream. Ideas that were anathema in 1999 had been adopted as policy just three years later» …
The Highlands Forum has served as a two-way 'influence bridge': on the one hand, for the shadow network of private contractors to influence the formulation of information operations policy across US military intelligence; and on the other, for the Pentagon to influence what is going on in the private sector...
O'Neill's proposed strategy identified three categories of targets for IW [Information Warfare]: adversaries, so they believe they are vulnerable; potential partners, »so they perceive the cause [of war] as just»; and finally, civilian populations and the political leadership so they «perceive the cost as worth the effort». A secret briefing based on O'Neill's work «made its way to the top leadership» at DoD. «They acknowledged that O'Neill was right and told him to bury it. [Ahmed here presumes that a reader understands what this means: that the Pentagon agreed but wanted O'Neill's proposed strategy never to become publicly known.]
Except the DoD didn't bury it. Around 1994, the Highlands Group was founded by O'Neill as an official Pentagon project at the appointment of Bill Clinton's then defense secretary William Perry — who went on to join SAIC's board of directors after retiring from government in 2003. …
In 1998, the Highlands «Group» became a «Forum». According to O'Neill, this was to avoid subjecting Highlands Forums meetings to »bureaucratic restrictions». What he was alluding to was the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which regulates the way the US government can formally solicit the advice of special interests.
Known as the «open government» law, FACA requires that US government officials cannot hold closed-door or secret consultations with people outside government to develop policy… In bypassing FACA, the Pentagon overrode even the loose restrictions of FACA, by permanently excluding any possibility of public engagement…
Total participants in the DoD's Highlands Forum number over a thousand, although sessions largely consist of small closed workshop style gatherings of maximum 25–30 people, bringing together experts and officials depending on the subject. Delegates have included senior personnel from SAIC and Booz Allen Hamilton, RAND Corp., Cisco, Human Genome Sciences, eBay, PayPal, IBM, Google, Microsoft, AT&T, the BBC, Disney, General Electric, Enron, among innumerable others; Democrat and Republican members of Congress and the Senate; senior executives from the US energy industry such as Daniel Yergin of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates; and key people involved in both sides of presidential campaigns.
Other participants have included senior media professionals: David Ignatius, associate editor of the Washington Post and at the time the executive editor of the International Herald Tribune; Thomas Friedman, long-time New York Times columnist; Arnaud de Borchgrave, an editor at Washington Times and United Press International; Steven Levy, a former Newsweek editor, senior writer for Wired and now chief tech editor at Medium; Lawrence Wright, staff writer at the New Yorker; Noah Shachtmann, executive editor at the Daily Beast; Rebecca McKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices Online; Nik Gowing of the BBC; and John Markoff of the New York Times.
Due to its current sponsorship by the OSD's undersecretary of defense for intelligence, the Forum has inside access to the chiefs of the main US surveillance and reconnaissance agencies, as well as the directors and their assistants at DoD research agencies, from DARPA, to the ONA. This also means that the Forum is deeply plugged into the Pentagon's policy research task forces.
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Craft in Support of Craft
Getting caught up in the euphoria of BC's craft beer revolution, it's easy to quickly associate the mention of "craft" with beer. However, there is a non-beer craft community of artists, artisans, teachers, scholars, collectors, and gallery owners that is represented by the Craft Council of British Columbia.
Last year, in celebration of Craft Year 2015, the two came together for the Craft Year, Craft Beer fundraiser at VanDusen Botanical Gardens. This year, the collaboration returns on November 5 for Celebrate Craft…Beer!, a charitable fundraiser that will be held at Performance Works on Granville Island.
Celebrate Craft…Beer! features a curated market of local artists and seasonal craft beer from 18 BC breweries, who will be competing to win an amazing handmade tap designed and created by a noted local artist. The winner will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Chad McCarthy, Rebecca Whyman, and Ken Beattie. Attendees will also be able to vote for the Peoples' Choice seasonal. Last year, Strange Fellows Brewing won both categories. Read the rest of this entry »


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Christie Dickason
The Firemaster's Mistress
Christie Dickason
The Firemaster's Mistress
Release Date: 9/23/2008
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England in the early reign of James I: an unsteady nation adapts to its new king; Shakespeare labors over the tragedies of Othello and Macbeth; bearbaiting is a popular diversion . . . and Guy Fawkes, with a small group of desperate men, hatches a terrifying plot to assassinate the king and all of Parliament by explosion.
Francis Quoynt is a firemaster who would rather make fireworks than war. Kate Peach is a poor glovemaker and a mistress to the powerful Hugh Taylor, who is forced to hide her Catholicism as she spends her days looking out on noisy, teeming London streets crowded with prostitutes and drunks.
Once Francis and Kate were lovers before the firemaster abandoned her and the plague destroyed her family. Now they will meet again—as enemies—caught up in the maelstrom of treachery and violence surrounding Fawkes's malevolent plot. In the midst of chaos and madness, the flame of their romance will be dangerously rekindled, as their lives and the London they know are changed forever.
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"Set during the turbulent British 1600s, author Dickason vividly captures James I's reign and Guy Fawkes's plot to blow up London's parliament in a novel of romance and intrigue....Dickason's tale is fascinating, offering an unexpected level of complexity and a shocker of an ending."


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Blood Hound
Quil's wilful sister is hiding in Seattle. What does she do when she hears screams in the night, finds bloodless corpses in alleys, and faces something from a nightmare? Who does she turn to when she becomes a walking nightmare herself? And why can't she stop thinking about her childhood best friend?
1. Chapter 1: The Other Ateara
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"Hey, Hailey! Over here!" called Zoë Collins from her spot next to Dylan Viner near the fountain. Sixteen year old Hailey Ateara smiled and walked slowly over to the group. There were at least ten teenagers piled on the steps of the fountain outside the main building. Zoë, Dylan and Hailey sat with them, but separate somehow. They didn't quite fit in. Crazy band geeks that they were.
"Hi, guys, how was math?" she asked calmly. Her chemistry period had seemed to take forever. She wrinkled her nose as she took out her two giant salad sandwiches; one of the other girls was wearing way too much perfume for her sensitive nose.
"Ugh," said Dylan. "Don't go there."
Zoë shrugged. "Who cares about math? Not when you just got asked out by the guy with the cutest, most wonderful, most spectacular, most divine, most perfect ass in the history of St. Michael's High School."
"Who?" asked Hailey casually, trying to hide the smug smirk that was trying to envelope her face. She tucked her thick fringe of crow black hair behind her ear. But it still managed to fall across her face. She took a large mouthful of her sandwich. And another...
"Jeremy Rosbon! He is oh-my-god so effin' sexy. You haven't given him an answer yet, Hail! A guy like him doesn't stay on the market more than a few hours!" babbled Zoë frantically. "And how can you eat two them and still be a size ten?"
Hailey laughed at Zoë's exclamation and then shook her head. "Nuh uh. Jeremy's a pathetic loser, except for his perfect, steroid-pumped physique and not to mention he has with doorbells for brains and a serious lack of good communication skills. I will not go out with him. And as for my weight, I run a lot." She had no idea how much I actually ran.
"But he's so hot!" she argued, as if it negated all the rest. And in Jeremy Rosbon's case, it probably did.
Dylan rolled his eyes, as he normally did, at Zoë's reasoning. "Look. I agree with Hailey; the guy's a pedigree jerk. He always calls me a faggot. I can't say I like him." Dylan scowled.
Hailey glowered. "He said that again? See this is what I mean," she pointed out. "He's not even nice." She thought Dylan was incredibly plucky, not only for putting up with her and Zoë everyday, but for ignoring it when practically the whole sophomore year believed him to be gay.
They spent the rest of lunch arguing over him – Hailey and Dylan vs. Zoë – until the bell went for the last two periods.
"What do you have?" Z asked her.
"Me and Dylan both have music."
"Yeah!" he said enthusiastically. "We're practising for Presentation Night! Me, Tommy Gerginvlask, Jemima Carter and Paul Thompson are performing a Paramore song. Oh, and Hailey, of course. She's singing."
Hailey grinned. "I'm so nervous. I've never sung in front of so many people before. And I'm not playing my guitar, so it's even worse."
"Why would that make it worse?" asked Zoë as she walked with them on the way to her English class.
"'Cause it means I actually gotta perform."
"I don't get it," she shook her head slowly, her cute blonde curls bouncing around her face.
"She sort of hides behind her guitar when she sings," explained Dylan slowly, as if he were explaining the necessity of eating to a child. "With out it, she feels... exposed." He seemed pleased with the word he had reached.
Hailey smiled. "Exactly. My Fender. My baby. My love," she put on a mixture of and Italian, German and French accent as she said this. Zoë seemed to think it uproariously hilarious.
They parted outside the English block and Hailey and Dylan jogged to make it to Music 1 on time.
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The guys had already set up by the time they got there. The drum kit was out and the amplifiers were set up. Mrs Foster, the aged music teacher, was wandering between the three groups, making sure everyone was focused on their performance. She constantly shouted things like "you've only got until next week!" and, "Presentation Night is almost here!" It was very off-putting.
Tiny Jemima Carter was fiddling with the strings on her bass. Hailey sat with her and patiently held the other end of the long instrument while Dylan plugged his guitar into the amp. Paul Thompson was seated at the drums and Tommy Gerginvlask was standing awkwardly off to the side, tapping his foot as if it were going to make them move faster.
Jem stood up, slinging the instrument strap over her shoulder. "Okay, let's go."
Hailey went to stand in between Dylan and Tommy at the microphone. She could already feel her face heating up. The song they were performing was Paramore's Let the Flames Begin. It was a good song, but Hailey was worried that she was just going to stand still.
Practising for the rest of the afternoon seemed to clear her head a little; she had her mind on her music the whole walk back to Uncle David's apartment.
"Hailey?" she heard him call from his permanent position in front of his computer. David Jackson was a stock broker, and rarely left his office. The sparse hours he was home were spent huddled in a corner with his expensive laptop. The apartment itself was nice, richly decorated and tidy. Hailey dumped her books on the coffee table before heading straight for the refrigerator.
"Don't worry about dinner, Maria's bringing take-out."
She closed the door of the near-empty refrigerator. Maria was the maid. She had five kids, and could only come when her husband wasn't working, which was at night. Hailey liked the bustling Italian woman around the house. She was very friendly and every room she entered seem to brighten on impact
Hailey wandered down the hall to her adoptive mother's brother's study. She leaned against the door frame.
David didn't look up; he only pushed his spectacles further up the bridge of his abnormally large nose. "How was school?"
Hailey shrugged. "Not bad. Practising a lot. So, are you going to come next Wednesday? To the Presentation Night?" To her knowledge, her less-than-interested uncle had never even set eyes on her school. But she didn't want to be the only student without her family there. She thought suddenly, longingly, of Quil and her adopted-mom, though that one she didn't think of longingly. She'd been in Seattle for almost a year now. Her 'mom' had sent her here, had said she couldn't deal with her anymore. Not that Hailey had done anything wrong.
"Uh... I don't think so, Hails. Sorry, I've got a lot of work on this week," he still hadn't raised his bloodshot grey eyes from the keyboard.
"Okay, well I got some homework... I'll call you when Maria gets here."
He nodded and gestured for her to shut the door behind her. She picked her stuff up off the coffee table and carried it into her ginormous bedroom. As soon as she had put her bag and books down and flopped onto her bed, her phone began ringing. She groaned and got up to answer it, her mood brightening when she saw the Caller ID.
"Hi, Quil!" she said enthusiastically into the receiver.
"Hello, little wolf, what's goin' on?" his calm voice sounded in her ear. That was his name for her, 'little wolf'.
"Nothing much. Practising, you know. How's grandpa?"
She could almost hear him shrug. "Meh, packin' it together. You know him, tough as a leather stick. How's Captain Stoner treating you?"
"Hasn't left his computer since I got here. But it's okay, I don't mind," Hailey sat back on her bed. It was comforting to hear her brother's voice again.
"God, I haven't spoken to you in weeks! Months, even. Oh, and Jacob says 'hi'. He's in the other room, with Embry."
"Tell him I said 'hi' back. So how's La Push been with out me? Boring?"
"Hmm... I miss you, but I can't say it's boring. Me and Embry jumped off the cliff last week. Remember when you showed us that spot, lower down?" he asked. Hailey grinned.
"Where was Jacob? Did he jump, too? You three are practically inseparable."
"Well, here's the thing. He denies it, but... Jake got a girlfriend."
Hailey laughed when she heard a muffled shout of "She's not my girlfriend!"
"Who is she?" she asked curiously. She didn't know of any girls in La Push that Jacob was interested in. But then again, she hated La Push and almost everyone in it. Almost. Quil and his friends excluded.
"Bella Swan. Lives in Forks."
"Swan, that name's familiar..."
"She's Charlie's kid."
"Oh!" Instant recognition. "Is she nice?"
"Yeah. Jake seems to think so. He spends every waking second with her."
"Well good luck to him. How's your mom?"
There was a bit of static that obscured the beginning of his sentence, "... doing alright. She hates this place. If it wasn't for me and grandpa, I reckon she'd up and go. I'm barely home. I'm always at school or at Embry or Jake's place. Want me to tell her you said hello?"
"No!" she almost snarled. She did not want any displays of affection reaching her bitch of an adopted mother.
"Calm down, woman, I was joking!"
"Sorry. Look, I gotta hit the books. Just one thing, what are you doing on Wednesday night? It's my school's Presentation thingy and I'm performing."
"That's awesome. I think I can come, if I can get a ride. Maybe Embry... I'll call you, okay?"
"Okay. I'll talk to you soon. Bye!"
"See ya," and he hung up.
Hailey sighed and tossed her phone onto the mattress beside her head. She glanced warily at the large pile of books and shook her head. She'd never be able to concentrate on them.
She thought about her mom. Or lack of one. Quil's mother, Jillian Jackson, had come to La Push when she was eighteen. She'd had Quil a year later, after marrying John Ateara. Hailey didn't know who her mother was. She knew her dad had had other girlfriends after he and Jillian had split. Jillian had never told her.
Hailey frowned. She had left La Push after being offered a scholarship to St. Michael's High School in Seattle. She remembered begging Jillian and Grandpa to let her go. She remembered eavesdropping on them while they discussed it in the shed.
"No, what if she...?" Jillian had whispered.
"She won't. Girls never do. And the bloodsuckers are gone, it shouldn't still be happening. Let her go, Jill. She'll only run away otherwise." Old Quil had wheezed from his faded lawn chair.
If only they knew.
Hailey had heard all the stories. They were recited at every party or gathering - The Cold Ones and the Spirit Wolves. She couldn't understand how people took it so seriously. She remembered how she broke her arm when she was fourteen, her adopted-loser refused to take her to the hospital because the bloodsucker worked there. Quil didn't believe the stories; he took Jillian's car and drove her up to Forks Hospital to get a cast put on. Dr. Cullen seemed nice enough to her. And super hot, for a guy old enough to be her father. His hands were bloody cold, though.
Sure. There was coven of creepy 'vampires' in Forks. Big deal. What did that have to do with her? She didn't know any better than Quil did. Who cares, right?
The next week of school passed in a blur. The days leading up to St. Michael's annual Presentation Night, Hailey spent practising frantically; hoping almost desperately that she wouldn't make a fool of herself and that Quil would show up.
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Re-Creation At Cito The musical group Re-Creation will be at Cito United Methodist Church Saturday, December 15, at 7 p.m., presenting "Christmas Gold" – all the seasonal favorites. Re-Creation, known as America's ambassadors to hospitalized veterans, will also present "Gospel Gold" on Sunday, December 16, at 9:30 a.m. The church is located at 3746 Cito Road, McConnellsburg.
Pioneer Club Pioneer Club at Rockhill Mennonite Church will begin for grades kindergarten thru eighth grade. Classes will be held December 12 and 19, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. More information may be obtained by calling Kimberly at 485- 9074.
Musical A musical, "Angels We Have Heard," will be peerformed by the children of Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church December 16, at 7 p.m. The community is invited to join this celebration in the Faith Center and the reception that will follow.
Musical Drama Southern Huntingdon Community Choir in cooperation with the Trolley Car Community Theatre Company presents "Come See The Lamb," a musical drama for Christmas Saturday, December 15, and Sunday, December 16, at 7 p.m., each evening at the Orbisonia United Methodist Church, Cromwell Street, Orbisonia. Seating is limited to 200 people each night
Singles Christmas Party Knobsville Singles will hold their Christmas party December 10 at 9 a.m. at K's Place. There will be a $5 gift exchange.
SF Christmas Concert Southern Fulton Band and Color Guard will present a Christmas concert December 8 in Southern Fulton High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Jazz band, bands (grades 6-12), and color guard will all be performing in the concert that features festive music
Free Friday Movie Free movie this Friday, December 7, at 6:10 p.m., in the library's community room. Rated PG. Stop in or call the library at 485-5327 to find out what's playing.
Christmas Vocal Recital The voice students of Richard Overcash will present a vocal recital of Christmas music on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., at Calvary Bible Church auditorium, 3845 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle. Area students participating are Nathan Peters, Hannah Ott and Katelynn Mellott.
Mic Night Mic Night will be held at Warfordsburg Senior Center December 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m. Food and drink will be available. Donation is a $1. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 717-294-6020. Note the change of hours for the winter and weather permitting.
Senior Center Activities Activities at Hustontown Senior Center for December are as follows: special bingo with Jackie Jenkins from Southern Care at 10:30 a.m. - December 5; Bible study with Pastor Elliott at 11 a.m. - December 6; nutri/ ed class at 10:30 a.m. - December 10; bingo at 10:30 a.m. - December 12; van trip to Golden Corral and Christmas Tree Shops in Hagerstown (weather permitting) - December 14; Christmas dinner with Forbes Road students caroling and serving lunch - December 19; blood pressure screening - December 20; center closed - December 24 and 25; bingo - December 26. For lunch reservations call 987-3770 the day before before 2 p.m. Carryout meals are now available.
Shooting Match Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. will sponsor a shooting match Saturday, December 15, at 1 p.m. Shells will be furnished and prizes awarded.
Open Stage An open stage will be held Saturday, December 22, at 6 p.m., sponsored by Hustontown Fire Co. Kitchen opens at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Senior Center Activities December activities for Warfordsburg Senior Center are as follows: Wii bowling league - December 3; Wii dancing - December 4; cards/games - December 5; club meeting - December 7; Mic Night - December 8; Wii bowling league and Christmas with the Right Family - December 10; Wii dancing - December 11; shopping trip to Lavale - December 12; Christmas bingo w/Julia - December 13; club Christmas dinner in Hagerstown - December 14; Wii bowling league and nutrition class - December 17; gift exchange - December 18; Christmas dinner and caroling - December 19; fun day - December 21; center closed - December 24 and 25; Wii bowling league - December 26; New Year's Eve party at noon with DJs - December 31. Every Monday is lowimpact exercises. Every Tuesday is exercise with Patti. Every Thursday Move with Vivian. For more information, call 294- 6020.
PASR Christmas Trip Fulton PASR invites all those interested in seeing the Oglebay Christmas lights to attend. The Oglebay resort (near Wheeling, W.Va.) has more than 300 acres of lights. Call Bollman Bus Service at 814-623-2181 and make reservations by Wednesday, December 12. Cost is $40 per person. The bus will leave the Everett terminal at noon, return about 10 p.m. and stop along the way to eat. More information at http:// www.bollmancharter.com/ and http://www.oglebay-resort.com/fol.htm.
Parents And Family Members Of Addicts Support group to help family members of addicts cope and deal with the one they love who is struggling with addiction. Free. Refreshments provided. Meets every Monday at 6 p.m. at 292 Buchanan Trail. Call Susanne at 717-414-9695 for more information.
Nutrition Class Fulton County nutrition awareness classes are held at Warfordsburg Senior Center on the third Monday of every month. When the third Monday is a holiday, it is held the fourth Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. To register or sign up for lunch, call 717-294-6020.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the Alumni Building Basement, McConnellsburg.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings Free blood pressure screenings will be given at the following locations: Mc- Connellsburg Senior Center the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Hann's Apartments the second Monday of every month from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Warfordsburg Senior Center the third Wednesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Hustontown Senior Center the third Thursday of every month from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Yoga Classes Reaching Wellness yoga classes will be held for all ages every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at Community State Bank. Call for cost and to register at 717-485- 4492.
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485- 6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Blood Drive A Red Cross blood drive will be held Tuesday, December 11, at McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church, corner of Maple and Second streets, from noon to 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
Zumba Classes Zumba classes will be offered at Mc- Connellsburg Firehall Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. More information may be obtained by contacting Sarah at 814-259- 3667.
Zumba Fitness Reaching Wellness Zumba fitness class will be held for all ages every Friday at 6 p.m., at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. More information may be obtained by calling 717-253-7599 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free Flu Clinic A free flu clinic will be held Thursday, December 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at Fulton County State Health Center, Penn's Village Shopping Center, Buchanan Trail, Mc- Connellsburg.
Addicts Helping Addicts Addicts Helping Addicts meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. This is a peer-led support group for addicts struggling with drug addiction and needing help in their recovery. Admission is free. Refreshments provided. Held at 292 Buchanan Trail. Call Susanne at 717-414-9695 for more information.
Free Meal A free meal will be served the second Tuesday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 220 North Third Street. Please join in for good fellowship.
Operation Restore The Shore The families of Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey are still dealing with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Please donate at least one unwrapped toy item by December 12 to Community Resources for Independence, 201 Lincoln Way West, Suite 109, McConnellsburg. Gift cards in small denominations will also be accepted. More information may be obtained by contacting Courtney Dore at 814-838-7222.
Attention Teens Need a graduation project or community service hours? McConnellsburg library is looking for a motivated, organized teen to run the teen art contest. See Jamie Brambley at the library.
Christmas Tree Sale Mercersburg Boy Scout Troop 143 will be selling Christmas trees at Bob Hoffman Chevrolet lot the month of December. Monday thru Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday noon thru 8 p.m. All proceeds go for troop events.
Bingo Shade Gap Fire Co. will hold bingo at the Shade Gap Ladies Auxiliary building every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games start at 6:30 p.m.
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