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SAN FRANCISCO – In the Braves clubhouse on Sunday at Turner Field, Tim Hudson announced that chapel would start in 10 minutes. Eric Hinske replied, "Take my bats with you."
It was a moment of levity in that has been a difficult season for Hinske, a veteran bench player who was hitting just .203 with one homer and 35 strikeouts in 118 at-bats before Friday, including 7-for-46 (.152) as a pinch-hitter.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez gave Hinske a rare start in left field on Friday and moved Martin Prado to shortstop for only his second start of the season at that position. Gonzalez said he made the move to give shortstop Paul Janish a day off and to get some at-bats for Hinske and try to revive his bat for the stretch drive.
"The last time he started, he DH'd in Boston — that was in [bleeping] June," Gonzalez said of Hinske, who indeed started an interleague game at Boston on June 24, but had also started once other game since then — July 14 in left field at Colorado.
"Just get him three at-bats, try to get some offense, give Janish a day," Gonzalez said.
Before Friday, Janish started 38 consecutive games since the Braves got him from the Reds to fill in for injured shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who broke a bone in his throwing hand in the last game before the All-Star break. They got Janish strictly for his strong defense, but his .206 average with the Braves included some big hits and an eight-game stretch Aug. 11-18 when he went 10-for-28 (.357).
Janish was 1-for-18 with six strikeouts in five games since then, and Gonzalez asked him how he felt Thursday and let him know he planned to give him a day out of the lineup. Janish will be at shortstop until Simmons returns, which probably won't be for another two weeks.
After toiling in the minors for all or part of nine seasons with the Reds, including all this season in Triple-A before the trade, Janish, 29, told Gonzalez the day he joined the Braves that playing every day in the big leagues was anything but a chore.
"I said man, I'll play every day for five years if you want me to," Janish said.
In Hinske's last big game at Boston, the big man lined two balls off outfield walls for a double, a triple and two RBis in what amounted to a one-day reprieve from the the longest and most frustrating slump of his career. He is 10-for-84 (.119) with five RBIs his past 55 games, and outside of that game in Boston he has just three other extra-base hits during that period since May 5.
Hinske is 35 and a veteran of many playoff races and postseason series, which is why the Braves want to try to get his bat going.
"It's very important," Gonzalez said. "And the only way can do it is getting some at-bats. So hopefully he'll get three at-bats today and get him going."
Asked if he still believed Hinske had it in him, Gonzalez said, "Yeah. If I didn't, we wouldn't play him."
August 24th, 2012
9:39 pm
[bleepin] fürste
August 24th, 2012
9:47 pm
Not a bad idea.
August 24th, 2012
9:50 pm
Bleepin crazy. Uggla and Hinske in same lineup right now.
August 24th, 2012
9:53 pm
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August 24th, 2012
9:53 pm
If Fat Boy could run a lick – It would not be a bad idea, but unless a baseball is hit RIGHT at him, then base hits happen.
August 24th, 2012
9:55 pm
I was at the game Thursday night and it was sad. FG left Hanson in way too long, he had lost velocity and the strike zone. The Braves had absolutely nothing going against a struggling Zito. Pence got the Giants going with the bunt, team play. Braves look defeated, I hope its not a repeat but it sure does look like last year.
August 24th, 2012
10:10 pm
Hinske has been nonexistant all year. Unlike 2010 and 2011 he hasnt had any significant playing time because the 1st basemen and corner outfielders have been healthy. But He is hitting at the Mendoza line and only has 1 HR and has lost his number 1 Left handed bench player spot to Juan Francisco.
August 24th, 2012
10:14 pm
Fredi might as well say: "I bet $5 million Braves wouldn't be in playoffs this year" used anon. name & offshore bookie. Atlanta Blacksox
August 24th, 2012
10:50 pm
Fredi going for repeat. What a lineup.
August 24th, 2012
11:04 pm
2 doubles, that Prado or Johnson would have caught, instead we see Mr.203 (wait he struck out) Mr.202.
Score should be 2-0 still. Fredi Gonzalez is an idiot. #Fire Fredi
August 24th, 2012
11:05 pm
Nice defense, Hinske in LF. Great management Fredi, you douche bag.
August 24th, 2012
11:06 pm
Fredi's choice for left just cost us two doubles and a run. Faster outfielder could have had both those hits. Last four hitters in our lineup are all near Mendoza. Reed Johnson .300. Can Wren really believe that Fredi is a good manager?
August 24th, 2012
11:10 pm
Can we get a shout out for the butt wipe Fredi G? Give Hinske his walking papers. Now is not the time to experiment you idiot.
August 24th, 2012
11:19 pm
What ever happened to putting the best players on the field to give you the best chance of winning?
Running Dan Uggla, Brian McCann, and Eric Hinske out in the same line up trying to get them going is just plain retarded. What a sorry excuse for a Major League Manager. The only reason I have tickets for games this year is Chipper Jones, as long as FG is the Manager, I wont be buying any more.
I don't spend 80$ a ticket to watch washed up players being played by an idiot manager.
August 24th, 2012
11:20 pm
Actually, 4 balls that could have been caught but none were. Prado, Uggla, and 2 by Hinske. Anyone else catches those 2 in LF; Prado or Pastor would have had the one Uggla bobbled; and Janish would have had the one that Prado didn't. Fredi is an idiot.
August 24th, 2012
11:21 pm
Fredi trying to revive Hinski bat! Maybe Fredi should have him work with Dale before they do this again. He looked bad on those two fly balls and now the score is tied and he is still out there. Why did Atl hire Fredi?
August 24th, 2012
11:25 pm
Why did Atl hire Fredi?
Me cause he was multilingual.
August 24th, 2012
11:26 pm
One of the largest outfields in the majors and you play the slowest guy (next to McCann) on the team in the outfield! Fredi needs to go!
August 24th, 2012
11:27 pm
That's two balls to Hinske that he missed that was catchable. One ball by Prado that was catchable and wasn't. Many more stressful pitches for Ben Sheets. Terrible managing by Fred G. What an idiot.
August 24th, 2012
11:28 pm
Fielding tonight is like the Bad News Bears. McCann also failed to block a pitch that could/should have
been blocked. Fire Fredi now.
August 24th, 2012
11:30 pm
As a Giants fan, I LOVE Fredi! I tip my cap to him! I might get a Giants Jersey with his name on it and put right next to my Brooks Conrad Giants jersey.
August 24th, 2012
11:32 pm
And Hinske still in LF and Prado still at SS. Why? Why? Why? Please fire Fred G before it's too late. There is still time left. It's like trying to win with an opposing team manager managing for your team. This is what the opposing team would do to the Braves if they want to beat the Braves. Just plain sad.
August 24th, 2012
11:35 pm
Time to bring back Delgado and let Sheets go, he is toast and fooling no one right now. With this Mickey Mouse lineup ( McCann as doofy) they have no hope. This is unbearable to watch right now.:(
August 24th, 2012
11:35 pm
Looked at tonight's lineup before the game began and my face cringed. It's like de ja vu all over again. Bad managing by Fredi G at a crucial time like last year when he stuck with DLowe in 6 September starts. He lost all of them and the Braves missed the playoff by one. But Fredi G will be in denial again. "Oh they are doing fine." he will say. What a psycho.
August 24th, 2012
11:36 pm
Is there any other team in baseball that would put a fat guy like Hinske in the lineup in LF? Or, that would still be playing Uggla at .209 or .208?
It honestly looks like Hinske has added 15 or more pounds since the beginning of the season. And, the guy Wren is bringing up , Overbay is just as bad.
August 24th, 2012
11:37 pm
Cut Fredi G. some slack you bunch of rednecks. He is my friend. He has done more for Atlanta than Bobby Cox ever did for this city. The folks who need to go are all in the front office. They should let Freddie run the team and sign the players. He is a true genius.
August 24th, 2012
11:38 pm
Not sure why Henskie is even on this roster! The Braves inly have 3 dependable starters, the rest are garbage!
August 24th, 2012
11:40 pm
ATTN BRAVES Fans: Will Dan Uggla and Brian McCann cost Atlanta a shot at postseason glory? Newest blog at http://bravesbanter.com/. Update on the Starting Pitcher rotation battle… Who is the odd man out as of today, and would Kris Medlen be the Game 1 starter of a playoff series?? All at http://bravesbanter.com/…. Don't Stop the Chop!!!
August 24th, 2012
11:42 pm
So Sheets is washed up and Hanson is now pitching like a washed up Livan Hernandez. Get rid of them both and bring up julio Tehran and maybe another bullpen arm. When Hanson and Sheets pitch its an automatic lose. They give the Braves no chance to win.
August 24th, 2012
11:43 pm
This Braves team will not be a wild card team. Epic collapse part II. Henske in left? Are you kidding me. Between McCann and Ugla there is already enough strike outs. Why add more to the lineup. Fans should just stop buying the tickets. The only way a change will happen.
August 24th, 2012
11:44 pm
Get all the fat guys off the team!
August 24th, 2012
11:49 pm
Somebody check Heyward for drugs
August 24th, 2012
11:53 pm
Lostcause you are a lost cause! Heyward is not on drugs if he is everybody else need to get some. He is the only one hitting on this team with some consistancy! The Braves are just an awful team right now. They had a stretch where they beat up on the weak teams and now they lose to the dodgers, Nats, and giants all potential playoff teams. As I always say the Braves are what they are and thats not much!
August 24th, 2012
11:55 pm
Semper Fi Braves fan
August 24th, 2012
11:19 p
After watching this abortion of a lineup I came here to vent and found your comment which is almost word for word exactly what I was going to say. This idiot gonzales is trying to lose, that is the only reason I can think of for tonight's lineup, the absolute worst lineup they have put on the field this year defensively, and with 4 automatic outs in the 6-9 spots batting. I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football that Lucy keeps yanking away, why do I fall for this time after time, year after year.
I am seriously contemplating wasting money to get a ticket as close to the Braves dugout as I can get just to hurl every insult I can at gonzales every time he pops his no-brain head out of the dugout, and at the sorry, no work ethic dan uggla who obviously has not spent the extra time to review tape, work with the hitting coach, and take extra practice in the batting cage to improve beyond a AA player.
August 25th, 2012
12:09 am
When Chipper retires he needs to take Fredi with him.
August 25th, 2012
12:11 am
Need to pin this loss of Fredi. How do you start a guy in the outfield that runs like he is carrying a piano on his back
August 25th, 2012
12:21 am
Too many beers and hot dogs for Hinske !
August 25th, 2012
12:40 am
Wow, is there any Braves coach who has tried to tell fat -ass Francisco that swiinging for the fences on every single swing is low -percentage baseball? This is a team of idiots!
August 25th, 2012
2:08 am
billy bob baseball
August 24th, 2012
11:55 pm
You would never get a chance to yell at him, he sits in the dugout with a dumb look on his face. Even on obvious missed calls he may come out to "talk about it" with the umps. At least with Bobby he would make it well known that the call was missed on his way to the showers.
Bobby Cox made a lot of bad choices, mainly in bull pen management after Leo left. But I would rather see the old man, wearing his spikes, sitting in the dugout again any day of the week.
August 25th, 2012
2:14 am
This is in reply to Otto in San Francisco, get the f.. out our blogs you maricon"that's why you live in SF, you got lucky in 2010 and that's why you are thanking B Conrad, you and your hold Town have been a bunch of olsers all the W hile until recent.. and now you want to make fun of this situation, what about when we used to beat you and swept you time after time in the Toilett of stadium you used to have, No word huh… oh i forget, that it is until just recently your team started to get good.. but I would not count theDodgers out.. you migh not even make it before is said and done!!, you have not had a slump of late your day will get here andi will be laughing when that happens. Losers…what a joke, as youbeat us tonite, your team barely tied the Braves record, and you call that Division Competitive?? is ludacris.. division of medoicres at best..Maricon"""
August 25th, 2012
2:32 am
The Giants are going down!
August 25th, 2012
3:14 am
PLEASE FIRE FEEDING G. Wyd is going on Chipped deserves Bobby
August 25th, 2012
3:18 am
August 25th, 2012
6:14 am
Henske looked like he hadn't played in a while in the outfield. Why isn't Reed Johnson playing when he is batting .300 and can field? We need more bats in the lineup. Most good teams have 7 or 8 players in their starting lineup that are good hitters. Braves have 5(Bourne,Prado, Chipper,Freeman,Heyward).
August 25th, 2012
7:13 am
Are the Braves, so far in the standing that Fredi will give the young players or any decent player a day of. That is what the end of the season is for.
Hinske, should be wave goodbye and throw Superman Uggla in the deal.
McCann, if he hurt needs to be bench for the rest of the season and, that 50% of McCann is better than nothing, is Boloney.
The only one who should be resting is Chipper.
Yes, every fan wants to tell the manager what to do or how to do it,
but something's are so advises that a 6-year child can notice it, than that trouble.
Fredi, is still coaching from the book of Bobby Cox, and my advice to him would to deep six it.
In realty and after all is said and done, what different does it make, who the manager is or who the pitcher is, if the rest of the team can't hit my grandma pitches or anyone else for that matter, they will be home watching the series like last year and the year before, etc.
These Brave just do not have the drive, or want to win bad enough.
August 25th, 2012
12:01 pm
reason. . .would you repeat that, please?
August 25th, 2012
1:19 pm
The American Dream——-IS THIS GUY AN IDIOT OR WHAT??? THINK YOU NEED TO GO WATCH
August 24th, 2012 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
11:37 pm
Cut Fredi G. some slack you bunch of rednecks. He is my friend. He has done more for Atlanta than Bobby Cox ever did for this city. The folks who need to go are all in the front office. They should let Freddie run the team and sign the players. He is a true genius
August 25th, 2012
1:32 pm
All you idiots wailed and ripped your sack cloths over Bobby Cox for years. Now you whine about Fredi. Give it a rest. And all you Mets and Phillies fans, your 20 back. Go post on your own blogs about your pathetic teams.
August 25th, 2012
2:37 pm
Hinske needs to take his bats to chapel, not send them with someone else.
And I'm thrilled to know our manager can't even talk to the press w/o a censor.
With Sheets pitching to contact (as he must at this stage in his career), he doesn't need Hinske in LF or, despite his value elsewhere, Prado at SS.
With all the rest Fredi is giving the Braves, they're gonna light up the golf courses in October.


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The Washington Post, however, pushes back strongly against the possibility of any immigration reform that does not include amnesty. None of the voices quoted by The Post endorsed allowing any immigration reform to occur without a path to citizenship. "They don't want to be a second-class citizen," Gustavo Torres, executive director at amnesty advocate CASA of Maryland, told The Post. "They want to be people who make a full contribution to society — people who can work in the federal government, people who can vote, people who can make sure their families can also become citizens."
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July 9: A lady called to report that somebody planted a city traffic sign in her yard overnight. Officers went to the home on 11th Street and removed the governmental yard art for her. The pranksters who felt it important for "Motorcycles (to) Use Extreme Caution" in her flowerbeds were not identified.
July 8: Blaine officers assisted a WCSO deputy during the arrest and processing of a teenaged drunk driver and his friends who were in possession of alcohol. A Blaine officer remained with the deputy until he completed his work at the scene. The 16 and 17-year-old youths were arrested.
July 8: During routine patrol an officer observed an elderly driver fail to yield the right-of-way to on coming traffic and continue though an intersection, nearly running over a pedestrian in a cross walk on H Street. The 86-year-old driver was stopped and cited for the violation. A driver's re-examination request was forwarded to the Department of Licensing, as the driver seemed completely oblivious to his actions.
July 8: A resident reported descending golf balls had just struck both his and his neighbor's homes. The caller led officers to the possible origin of the tee time rendezvous. Officers contacted two teens there. One initially lied about the incident. When confronted with the evidentiary dimples in the "#3 wood" baseball bat on their porch, the other decided to tell the truth and admitted he had been using the bat to blast golf balls over his parent's fence into a nearby park, about a 100 feet from the victim's house. The "cause and effect" principle was explained to the duo, and they were advised to take up lessons from the pros or at least find a physics experiment that would stay on their property.
July 8: Officers were advised that the fire department was enroute to a residential structure fire in the 700 block of School Drive. Officers arrived on scene first and spoke with the watchful passerby who called 911 after spotting a large amount of smoke coming from a nearby house. Police made contact with the on-scene homeowner. He had forgotten about a pot of soup on the stove until the approaching sirens reminded him. The smoky vegetable remains looked MmmMmm not so good.
July 8: The U.S. Port of Entry at the Peace Arch Port reported a suspended driver on the premises. An officer contacted the Edgewood, Washington resident and issued him a criminal citation for driving on a suspended California driver's license. The man was released and his vehicle was impounded.
July 8: Officer responded to the 600 block of A Street regarding a malicious mischief complaint. Upon arrival an officer found two vehicles that had been egged. Owner of both cars feels it was revenge stemming from a dispute with neighbors. Officer spoke to the suspected neighbors and a parent: they denied knowledge of the egging.
July 8: Officers were dispatched to an address on G Street where a toddler had fallen and hit his head. Upon arriving, medics from North Whatcom Fire already had the head well in hand.
July 7: The community service officer documented damage that occurred in a one car vs. residence collision on Pintail Loop. A friend visiting the house had engaged in combat with the resident's garage door. The car was pronounced the victor by unanimous decision. The vehicle had already been removed from the wreckage, so an informational report was taken to help commemorate the event.
July 7: During routine patrol an officer stopped a vehicle as the driver was suspected to have a suspended drivers license. It was confirmed the driver was suspended, and she was arrested. Small amounts of marijuana were found in the vehicle, along with non-prescribed pills. The vehicle was impounded and the 21-year-old driver was arrested, given a courtesy ride home and a court date.
July 6: An on duty Border Patrol agent passed on a citizen's report of an intoxicated person walking, with great difficulty, in the 500 block of E St. Blaine officers met the meandering man. He had just moved to town and had been celebrating his arrival with great vigor. Police escorted the pickled pedestrian to his apartment and made sure he got inside safely.
July 5: A business on Peace Portal reported a man filled his vehicle with $115 worth of fuel, only to have his credit card declined after the pumping was through. The motorist had no other way to pay, and police were called. Ultimately the man decided to give all the cash he had, $80 U.S. cash, and all his keys except for his car keys as collateral. When last seen he was headed home to get more money, and everyone was happy.
July 5: A restaurant reported a customer on their premises took a bank bag that had been left momentarily on a counter. Police unsuccessfully searched the area for the suspect. The money, credit card receipts and identification from the bag were not recovered.
July 5: Officers responded to a residence on a report of a self-inflicted stabbing. After the person was evaluated by the fire department, officers placed the teen in protective custody and transported him to the hospital for stitches and an evaluation. He had cut himself to make a point to the friend he was with at the time.
July 4: Police officers contacted a passing teenager who set of an illegal firework in front of them, in front of city hall. The rest of his fireworks were confiscated and he was advised he would be charged with the illegal possession if he were contacted again that evening.
July 4: A business called to complain about a semi truck driver parked on their property who had refused to stop setting off fireworks. An officer contacted the overly patriotic parker and asked him to stop. He did.
July 4: A family from Vancouver, B.C. passing through Blaine reported that they accidentally left a diaper bag containing their credit cards, passports, Nexus cards, cell phone and other valuables sitting in a shopping cart outside the grocery store. They drove away from the area but hastily returned after realizing the loss, only to find the bag already missing from the cart. Before officers could take the theft report, a kind passerby located the bag, now strewn across the street, and turned it in to the police 4th of July command post. The bag was returned to its grateful owner. All the ID and property inside was intact except $25 cash.
July 4: A man brought a brindle Chow and another very large, very white, very hairy dog to the police station on July 4th. He has rescued the pair from the freeway onramp at the north end of town where they had been frolicking. Officers housed the rascals until a Whatcom Humane Society officer could claim the friendly pets and ID the owner. The dark uniformed police then began a search for very good lint brushes.
July 3: Officers responded to the Peace Arch POE regarding a violation of a temporary restraining order. Upon arrival officers determined that the order was valid. The 29-year-old California man was arrested, processed and transported to the Whatcom County Jail.
July 3: Police responded to the Peace Arch POE regarding a subject there who was violating a court order. Upon arrival an officer verified that the man there was in violation of a protection order by traveling with the person protected by the order from Everett. The traveler was arrested and transported to jail without incident.
July 2: While on a training exercise in Everson, a Blaine officer observed two people from Blaine who were there together in violation of a no contact order. The respondent in the violation fled the area while police were confirming the court order. A prosecution report was completed and forwarded by the Everson police to the Everson Municipal Court.
July 2: A live aboard resident at Semiahmoo Marina reported a checkbook and two other checks were stolen from his boat. The person who stole the checks proceeded to cash two of the checks to himself after forging the check owner's signature. The case is under investigation.
July 2: Police responded to a 3 p.m. call of an intoxicated man in the 600 block of A Street. Arriving officers found a distraught and sobbing young man staggering up the sidewalk. He was 17-years-old, very inebriated, and either unable or unwilling to tell police who he was or where he lived. He was transported to the police department where he was identified, processed for minor in possession of alcohol and released to his mother.
July 2: Officers responded to a home on 15th Street on a report of a confused and disoriented man there. Police investigating the call observed in plain view three pipes and a personal use amount of marijuana, and seized the drug paraphernalia for destruction. The resident was evaluated by medics at the scene and taken to hospital for further evaluation.


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?Foundation issues $23,950 in grants to various organizations
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 06 November 2008 00:00
?The Washington County Community Foundation issued over $23,000 in grants to various organizations in Washington County. They are as follows:
The Pekin Community Betterment Committee will receive a grant in the amount of $5,000 funded in part by the Marvin and Sandy Clark Touch Tomorrow Fund. The committee plans to place new carpet and tile in the Pekin Community Building in addition to adding a fresh coat of paint.
The pioneer village will get a new electrical upgrade thanks in part to the John and Paula Jones Touch Tomorrow Fund.
The Washington County Historical Society is the recipient of a $16,000 grant. In addition to the electrical system upgrade, a fire upgrade will be added to the museum and the pioneer village.
Pioneer Village improvements and youth hunting ethics and habitat management are just two of the projects receiving grants from the Washington County Community Foundation for the Fall 2008 grant cycle. Grants are made from the Foundation's Touch Tomorrow Funds and individually named Touch Tomorrow Funds.
The Salem Fire Department has been awarded two grants from the Washington County Community Foundation. They will receive $200 to purchase a mannequin or AED system for CPR training and education. The department has also received a $750 grant for fire safety and prevention materials. The materials will be distributed to children preschool to 12 years during Fire Prevention Week, school tours, and visits to the fire station.
New cat towers will be installed at the Humane Society of Washington County to replace the old, more dangerous towers that do not latch well. The Humane Society has been awarded a grant of $800.
The youth of Washington County will once again be treated to JAKES day, a program of the Delaney Creek Longbeards. The Delaney Creek Longbeards have been awarded a grant in the amount of $1200 to educate youth on the principles of habitat management, importance of conservation, hunting ethics, and safe and responsible hunting.
The Foundation's next grant cycle will be in the spring of 2009.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 November 2008 08:10
?First Women's Giving Circle Grant awards $5,900 to three organizations
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 06 November 2008 00:00
? The Women's Giving Circle of the Washington County Community Foundation is pleased to announce they have closed out their historic first grant cycle and were able to award grants to three organizations.
The Washington County Prosecutor's office is the recipient of a $4,000 grant to be used for a special victims fund. The fund will be used to provide counseling to victims of child molestation who do not qualify for Department of Family and Children assistance, Medicaid, or their insurance will not cover counseling.
Training materials and reference guides is the focus of a $575 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County. The guides will be available to all participants (youth and adult) and parents of youth participants.
Hoosier Hills PACT has been awarded a $1,325 grant for bathroom renovations at the domestic violence shelter. Renovations include painting, installing a new vanity with mirrors, new lights. A new bathtub with a handrail for client safety will also be installed.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 November 2008 08:12
?Air Board votes to use $5K in EDIT funds to pay for appraisals
Thursday, 06 November 2008 00:00
? The Salem Municipal Airport Board of Aviation Commissioners (BOAC) met in regular session on Monday evening, October 27 with all members present. The minutes of previous meetings were approved unanimously.
The BOAC unanimously agreed to take $5,000 from its allocated $18,000 Economic Development Income Tax Fund to pay for Governmental Appraisal Services fees incurred in the process of acquiring property for the new airport facility.
Board President, Bill Barnett, told the Board members that little was to report from project managers, R.W. Armstrong Engineers. "Since the grant cycle for 2008 was missed, things are on hold until next year." explained Barnett.
Barnett gave a report on repair efforts to the security fence west of the runway that was damaged when a tree located on the golf course property blew down in the September 14 hurricane.
In other business, the Board agreed to have Tim Peace put together guidelines in preparation to advertise for a new Flight Based Operator contract.
When the meeting was opened up to public comment, a concern was raised about warning lights on a communications tower and a water tower being out as a result of the September storm damage. According to Peace, responsibility for the maintenance and emergency power requirements of the lights are that of the owners of those structures. However, it was agreed that discussion should take place with the owners of the structures to explore remedies to the problem.
With no further business to conduct, the BOAC adjourned until its next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 24.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 November 2008 08:14
?Arrest made in burglaries of Corydon Church
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 00:00
? A cooperative effort by Harrison County Sheriff's Office, Corydon Police Department and the Indiana State Police produced an arrest
warrant for Jeremy Paul Karlin.
On September 28 Harrison County Sheriff's Deputy Marty McClanahan investigated a burglary at the Old Capitol United Methodist Church in Corydon. Some of the items taken from the church were a projector, DVD player, and assorted cables.
On October 1, the church reported a second burglary in which two Yamaha speakers, an audio headset, microphone(s), cables, cart, and a sound mixer were taken.
On October 16, the owner/leaser of a farm equipment maintenance building in Corydon reported to Corydon Police Officer, Mark Bye, that he had discovered electronic items in a small room of the maintenance building. The electronic items were later identified as the items taken during the two burglaries at Old Capitol United Methodist Church. Personal items not belonging to the owner/leaser were also found.
On October 17, Senior Trooper/Detective William J. Wibbles, Jr., with Indiana State Police Sellersburg Post, took the leads in the investigation and began putting the pieces of the puzzle together. The investigation established probable cause for filing charges on Jeremy
Arrested and Charged:
Jeremy Paul Karlin, 18
3214 W. Lisa Lane, Fredericksburg, Indiana
* Two counts of burglary, Class C felonies
* Two counts of theft, Class D felonies
* Receiving Stolen Property
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 November 2008 15:46
?Carnegie Center presents new exhibit
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 00:00
? The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany is pleased to announce a new exhibit, View/Review: Intaglios by Mary Lou Hess/Paintings by Carol Brenner Tobe, on display November 7 through December 27. The exhibition brings together the work of two artists whose lives and careers have taken parallel paths for years. Mary Lou Hess and Carol Brenner Tobe have lived and raised children in New Albany, observed changes in society, interacted with the region's art community, and distilled all of this into their individual works of art. View/Review is sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 November 2008 15:52
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Jason Aldean grew up a diehard Georgia Bulldogs fan, so his sold-out concert at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium was a real dream come true. His fellow country superstar and Tennessee Volunteers fan, Kenny Chesney , played a similar show at the University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium back in 2003. Before Jason played his Georgia show, he got a call from Kenny offering some advice on handling such a big concert.
Jason says, "He's like, 'Man, it's gonna be a lot of stuff going on. Lot of craziness. Media everything.' He's like, 'It's gonna be hard to enjoy it just because it's gonna be so crazy, but take it all in, because it's gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime thing.'"
Jason certainly took that advice to heart for the Georgia show. Fans who couldn't be there in person can see it all on Jason's new concert film, Night Train to Georgia , coming out on DVD next week. In addition to the full concert, the film includes footage of Jason preparing for the big show and giving his mom a full tour of Sanford Stadium. Luke Bryan , Ludacris and Kelly Clarkson also make special appearances singing with Jason during the show.
Jason invited a few guests to watch Night Train to Georgia at a movie theater in Nashville Tuesday afternoon. A lot of planning and work went into making this concert film, and Jason can't wait to share it with his fans.
"I think it's really well done, which is good," Jason says. "I mean, you hate to put this much time and effort into something and it turn out you be unhappy with it. So, I'm extremely happy with the way it turned out."
Highlights from Night Train to Georgia will be featured in a new 30-minute special airing Saturday, October 19 on CMT. That special will also air on Palladia on Sunday, October 20 at 9 p.m. ET.
Look for Jason to host a live chat and stream of the concert on his Facebook page Monday, at 9 p.m. ET, too.
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A Predictable Conglomeration of Doom & Gloom
- Posted by Robert Sinn
- on June 5th, 2012
When markets look bleakest and bulls are about as common as spotting a Florida panther on South Beach there is often a predictable line of perma-bears and doom & gloomers who trot out their latest forecasts of doom and Dow 4,000 price targets – case in point this morning:
1. Richard Russell: "the bear market goes on. I'm afraid it has a long way to go."
2. Gary Shilling: S&P 800
3. El-Erian: "investors should be concerned with the return of their money and not just the return on their money."
4. FT: "Europe needs its 'Lehman moment' "
5. Der Spiegel: "Big Investors Don't Know Where to Put Their Cash"
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(Portland, Ore.)—Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano has officially announced the details of the 2011-12 Season, the Company's 47th Season and Mr. Mattaliano's eighth as General Director. The season—"When Our World Changes"—explores some of the most electrifying points in our shared human history, times when our world changed in extraordinary ways. Galileo's new universal order. The French Revolution. The reaction to the Age of Enlightenment. And the opening of Asia to the Western World. "Opera has the power to have an extraordinary effect on audiences and their lives," noted Mr. Mattaliano. "This season it is our hope that the communal experience of enjoying opera together will provide us all with the ability to look forward to our unknown future with hope and optimism."
The season begins on a spectacular, star-studded note with a Company first—Portland Opera's Big Night. All proceeds from this special, season-opening Gala Concert, featuring headliners soprano Maria Kanyova, who made an impressive debut in 2008 as Violetta in La Traviata, and tenor Richard Crawley, remembered for his recent performance as Canio in Pagliacci, will benefit the Opera's Education and Outreach efforts, helping to keep music in the lives of our children and grandchildren throughout the state of Oregon and SW Washington. Joining Ms. Kanyova and Mr. Crawley will be the acclaimed Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus. "We're pulling out all the stops," said Mr. Mattaliano, "for an evening of unabashed Opera celebration, with everyone's favorite arias, duets, choruses and orchestral pieces. It will definitely be an evening not to be missed."
The 2011-12 Season continues with an opulent look at Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. Mozart's masterwork focuses on the delicate, and historically controversial, interplay between the nobility and serving class in a way that is both humorous and touchingly human. The season's emotional rollercoaster reaches a zenith with Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY. One of the greatest tragic operas of all time, MADAME BUTTERFLY never fails to wring tears and win hearts from audiences that are expected to include many first-time opera attendees. The always popular Portland Opera Studio program returns to the intimate Newmark Theatre with an all-new and locally designed, West Coast premiere of Philip Glass' GALILEO GALILEI. This production marks the composer's second appearance at Portland Opera after the hugely successful Company premiere in 2009 of Orphée. And the season ends on a brilliant note with Christopher Mattaliano's original production of Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE. A feast for the eyes and a whirlwind escapade of an evening, the production uses innovative projections to whisk the audience around the world with the naïve hero in search of goodness, beauty and truth.
September 24, 2011
Special Season-Opening Gala Concert
All Proceeds to Benefit Portland Opera's Education and Outreach Efforts
Portland Opera's Big Night will be a big night in many, many ways. A spectacular gala concert in Keller Auditorium featuring all that is big and beloved in opera—the hits, the voices, the choruses, the orchestra! Soprano MARIA KANYOVA and tenor RICHARD CRAWLEY headline an evening of favorite opera arias and duets from the world's most popular operas. Add to that, the local stars of Portland Opera—the stellar Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus— together on the Keller stage for the first time. The concert benefits the very important work of the Portland Opera Education and Outreach Department, whose efforts provide the largest presence in Oregon schools of any arts organization in Portland. The evening's musical festivities will be led by New York City Opera Music Director—and Portland favorite—conductor George Manahan.
Subscribers will have two options for attending this special evening: the "Notte Grande" package with best seating, pre-concert cocktail party and post-show soiree with the stars of the evening; as well as a concert tickets only option. Because this is a one-night-only celebration, it is expected to sell out during the subscription renewal period and renewing subscribers are urged to renew as early as possible in order to guarantee seating.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
November 4, 6m, 10, 12, 2011
Of all Mozart's operas, The Marriage of Figaro stands as one of the most beloved by modern audiences and one of opera's greatest comic masterpieces. A classic tale about the delicate nature of fidelity and trust, it is considered by many to be the most perfect opera ever written. Mozart's music is well-crafted and sophisticated as well as tuneful and infectious. Da Ponte's dialogue is subtle, witty and involving. Together they create a delightful web of intrigue that turns conventions upside down.
The story unfolds as jack-of-all-trades, Figaro, and the lovely Susanna, both servants to Count Almaviva, prepare for their much-anticipated wedding. Unknown to Figaro, the Count has his eye on Susanna and plans to exercise his "droit de seigneur," his right as a nobleman to sleep with any servant on her wedding night. When the Countess, pining away in her loveless marriage, catches wind of her husband's adulterous advances, the action takes off. In a single, whirlwind day, delightful mayhem ensues, concluding with one of the most touching and human finales in all of opera.
Figaro explores territory that was considered controversial when it was written in the mid-1780s — the often contentious relationship between nobility and the serving class. The original play, by Beaumarchais, was banned by ruling authorities in France and is credited with leading to the French Revolution. Mozart's opera made the Austrian monarchy more than a little bit nervous. Both the play and the opera clearly illuminate the limitations of rank and privilege, showing that common sense can readily overcome wealth and power, and that genuine humility easily upstages unwarranted arrogance.
The cast includes a delicious mix of exciting Company debuts and highly anticipated returns. Singing the title role is baritone DANIEL MOBBS (Leporello in Don Giovanni, 2006, Lord Sidney in The Journey to Reims, 2004). The New York Times called his recent performance as Figaro in The Barber of Seville "robust [and] sassy." Opera News wrote that as Figaro he showed "wit and charm, along with thrilling vocalism."
Singing Susanna is soprano JENNIFER AYLMER (title role in Rodelinda, 2008). The New York Times has hailed her for her "awesome accuracy," and proclaimed that "hearing her live was one of the greatest pleasures." The dashing bass baritone DAVID PITTSINGER returns as Count Almaviva (title role in Don Giovanni, 2006). He appeared recently in Portland as Emile de Becque in the touring Broadway production of the acclaimed South Pacific. The Los Angeles Downtown News said that his Count was "a gentler, kinder, even likable philanderer. Even his most evil aria . . . is rendered with genuine charm." Mezzo soprano JENNIFER HOLLOWAY (The Tales of Hoffmann, 2003) sings Cherubino. New York Magazine noted her "vibrant mezzo-soprano and generous presence." The Los Angeles Times declared her appearance in Tamerlano at Los Angeles Opera as "noble in bearing and in voice." Soprano PAMELA ARMSTRONG (The Tales of Hoffmann, 2003) sings Countess Almaviva. The New York Times' Anthony Tommasini described her performance in La Rondine for New York City Opera as "lovely, rich-voiced and bittersweet . . . with soaring high notes."
Stage Director STEPHEN LAWLESS makes his debut at Portland Opera. The New York Times said his direction of Don Giovanni at Metropolitan Opera showed "care and intelligence . . . the kind of true theater that opera in general . . . does not often approach." Conductor ARI PELTO (Hansel and Gretel, 2010, The Magic Flute, 2007) returns to the podium. The classic sets were designed by Benoit Dugardyn with costumes by Johann Stegmeir. Sung in Italian with projected English translations
Giacomo Puccini
February 3, 5m, 9, 11, 2012
Portland Opera Production
Justifiably one of the operatic artforms most popular and enticing operas, Puccini's work is a goldmine of unforgettable musical moments. Whether it's the powerful love duet between Pinkerton and Cio-Cio-San, the famous "Humming Chorus," or the heart-wrenching "Un bel di," Madame Butterfly continues to thrill audiences—opera aficionados and newcomers alike—with its staggering, non-stop parade of operatic favorites.
Set in turn-of-the-century Nagasaki, Madame Butterfly is the story of a fragile, but courageous young woman, Cio-Cio-San, and her love for the cavalier—and unthinking—American sailor, Pinkerton. While he takes his vows very lightly, her love for him is complete and total. And when he leaves, nothing can persuade her that he will not some day return for her. The strength and purity of her devotion create some of the most passionate moments in all of opera and an ending of true operatic proportions.
Puccini was shocked by its legendary opening night disaster in 1904, when it was greeted with jeers from the audience. But after several revisions, Madame Butterfly won instant popularity and became one of opera's most enduring and beloved works. Its poignant tale was the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Miss Saigon. Now owned by Portland Opera, the sets and costumes were designed by Lloyd Evans and built by New York City Opera. This production was featured in a PBS telecast and last enjoyed by Portland audiences in 2005. Sung in Italian with projected English translations.
After becoming an instant favorite when she made her debut here as Mimi in La Bohème, 2009, soprano KELLY KADUCE returns to sing the title role of Cio-Cio-San. Her Santa Fe outing in this role prompted The New York Times to describe her as "gifted and compelling," noting also that her "warm and tender singing conveyed the aching vulnerability of the . . . trusting Butterfly." Opera News praised her as "a superb actress." Mezzo soprano KATHRYN DAY returns to reprise her role of Suzuki (Madame Butterfly, 2005). The Seattle Times lauds her Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera at Seattle Opera as a "great success . . . casting a spell of her own in charismatic singing and acting." Canadian tenor ROGER HONEYWELL makes his Company debut as Lieutenant Pinkerton. Opera News called his Laca in Jenufa "vocally strong and reassuring," and The New York Times called him an "assertive dramatic tenor" with a "burnished sound and crisp diction." Also making his Company debut is baritone JOHN HANCOCK who sings Sharpless. The New York Times declared him "a strong, dark baritone of subtle expressive potential." CHRISTIAN SMITH (Madame Butterfly, 2005) returns to direct the action and ANNE MANSON (Orphée, 2009) returns to the podium to conduct.
Philip Glass
March 30, April 1m, 3, 5, 7, 2012
Newmark Theatre
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West Coast and Portland Opera Premiere
A highly anticipated event each season, the Portland Opera Studio production is a chance for the Company's young Studio Artists to shine, especially in the intimate setting of the Newmark Theatre. This season's Studio Artist production marks the return of composer Philip Glass, whose Orphée made such a significant impact on Portland in 2009.
One of the most interesting composers of our time, minimalist icon Philip Glass has written an opera about one of history's most visionary figures, astronomer Galileo Galilei. The result is both explosive and beautiful.
Drawing from the 16th century astronomer's correspondence with his family, as well as various other documents, this opera retrospectively journeys through Galileo's life. Opening with him as an old, blind man after his trial by the Inquisition for his heresy, it explores his religiosity as well as his break with the church, and expands into the greater, oscillating relationship of science to both religion and art, reaching its powerful conclusion with Galileo—as a child—watching an opera composed by his father about, of all things, the magical movement of planetary figures.
Galileo Galilei premiered in 2002 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
The West Coast and Company premiere of Galileo Galilei features the PORTLAND OPERA STUDIO ARTISTS. The all-new, locally designed and built production will be directed by KEVIN NEWBURY (Nixon in China, 2006) and conducted by ANNE MANSON (Orphée, 2009). Performed in English with English projections.
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May 11, 13m, 17, 19, 2012
Original Christopher Mattaliano/Portland Opera Production
A combination of Leonard Bernstein's 20th century musical genius and Voltaire's 18th century wit, Candide is a comic fantasy based on Voltaire's novel of the same name. Candide follows the extraordinary adventures of a naïve hero who embraces the philosophy that everything happens for the best. He embarks on a voyage that takes him to every corner of the globe where he expects to find all things true and beautiful. Instead he finds war, pestilence, lechery and a host of other ills. And as he experiences one hardship after another, he begins to trade his blind optimism for a more realistic view of life. In the end, having come completely around the globe, he comes to a completely new point of view, that there is both good and ill in the world, but all in all, it's not such a bad place.
Written just before West Side Story, Candide opened on October 29, 1956 at Boston's Colonial Theatre. Already a darling of the American musical scene, Bernstein collaborated with some of the most brilliant literary figures of the time. Candide's lyrics were by John Latouche and poet Richard Wilbur, with contributions by Dorothy Parker. The original libretto was adapted from Voltaire by Lillian Hellman. The libretto was Hellman's first attempt for the musical stage and criticisms of this initial version of the play are due much to her attempts to use Candide's blind faith in Dr. Pangloss' philosophy of optimism to satirize the equally blind paranoia of McCarthy's Communist witch hunts of the 1950s.
This multi-media production, created by Christopher Mattaliano, features vivid scenic projections and lightning-fast scene changes to suggest the world as seen through the eyes of Candide as he heads out on his extraordinary adventures. Performed in English with English projections.
Soprano RACHELE GILMORE makes her Company debut singing Cunegonde. Last year, with only 3 hours notice, Gilmore made her unscheduled Metropolitan Opera debut as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman for which she received rave reviews, including the distinction of possibly hitting the highest note ever in the Metropolitan Opera's history. Opera News pulled out all the stops in its description of her, saying that she "displayed more talent and charm than any one person should be allowed to possess." Always a big hit in Portland, baritone ROBERT ORTH (most recently Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, 2010, Nixon in Nixon in China, 2006, Trombonok in The Journey to Reims, 2004 amongst many) returns to sing Pangloss, a role he sang here in 2002. Orth has been hailed by Opera News as a "fixture in contemporary opera." They are joined by returning tenor JONATHAN BOYD (Jacquino in Fidelio, 2008, Tamino in The Magic Flute, 2007, Sam in Street Scene, 2005) who will sing the title role of Candide. Opera News declared him "a standout and having a ravishing mezza voce." Making her debut as Old Lady is mezzo soprano ANN MCMAHON QUINTERO. The Boston Globe praised her in a concert of Handel's Messiah as having "produced dark, velvety tones and some beautiful, musically sensitive singing." Portland Opera General Director CHRISTOPHER MATTALIANO (most recently L'Heure Espagnole/L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, 2011, Pagliacci/Carmina Burana, 2010, The Barber of Seville, 2010, Rigoletto, 2009, Albert Herring, 2008 among others) returns as stage director. He also directed this production in 2002. CAL STEWART KELLOGG (Street Scene, 2005) returns as conductor.
Current subscribers will receive renewal packages for the 2011-12 Season beginning January 14, 2011 and have until March 4, 2011 to renew their subscriptions. Subscription renewals guarantee best patron seating, priority preference for seat change requests, along with a host of special subscriber benefits.
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NCIS viewers will get a glimpse at a younger version of Ducky (David McCallum) this season.
Adam Campbell will guest-star in a flashback episode that offers background on the team's chief medical examiner, TVGuide.com has learned.
It's been five years since CBS premiered Harper's Island, and in the words of another famous island inhabitant, "We have to go back!" A woefully underrated horror murder mystery, the 13-episode series, which is available on Netflix, follows a group of family and friends that heads to the titular locale for a destination wedding, only to learn that there's a killer among them. At least one character gets whacked each episode, always in spectacular fashion. It was awesome, and it got the shaft (no pun intended). CBS canceled the show after moving it from Thursdays to Saturdays, natch, but if they know what's good for them, they'd bring back the dead. Worst ways to go: TV's most outrageous deaths
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Mixology, which premieres Wednesday at 9:30/8:30c, 10 people have ended up at New York's hottest bar mix looking for love, distraction, relief and maybe even themselves. Having written big-screen comedies The Hangover and 21 and Over, executive producers and writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are no strangers to turning around the lives of characters in one night, mainly assisted by alcohol.read more
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BARCELONA, Spain - Roberta Vinci's 61 62 rout of fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta on Wednesday means none of the top four seeds at the Barcelona Ladies Open made it past Day 3 at the event.
Vinci defeated the second seed, who was the highest ranked player in the field at No.14, for the third time in five tries. One of those victories was in the semis of Bogotá in 2007 en route to Vinci's only Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title. Her quarterfinal opponent will be qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova, who got past Magdalena Rybarikova, 36 63 60.
On the top half of the draw, sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko continued to look like she has a good chance of defending her title here, as she disposed of Severine Brémond, 75 62. The Russian, who raised her career record to 4-0 against Brémond, will next play the woman she beat in last year's final, María José Martínez Sánchez. The Spaniard, who won her first Tour singles title at Bogotá in February, survived a marathon match with lucky loser Masa Zec Peskiric. The 75 57 62 battle lasted three hours and 19 minutes. Zec Peskiric had knocked off fourth-seeded Kaia Kanepi on Tuesday.
Thursday's schedule is highlighted by the remaining second round singles matches: the highest seed left in the draw - fifth-seeded Carla Suárez Navarro - versus Emilie Loit, seventh-seeded Sara Errani - the only seed left in the bottom half of the draw - against Lucie Safarova, Nicole Vaidisova versus Francesca Schiavone and Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, who eliminated top-seeded Alizé Cornet on Monday, against qualifier Tatjana Malek. The tournament's third seed, Anabel Medina Garrigues, withdrew with an abdominal strain on Monday.


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