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Neil proposed to Jennifer on Aug. 26, 2011, in Waikiki, during the first night of their Hawaiian vacation.
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Jennifer was born in Tracy and attended Lammersville School until fifth grade, when she moved to Livermore. She graduated from Granada High School in 1995.
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Friday, June 24, 2005
Basic Recipe for Egg "Muffins"
19 comments:
- Kalyn said...
I know some of you who have seen my compulsively organized freezer won't believe this, but I recently found a package of these that had gotten lost in the freezer for at least 6 months. I nuked them and they still tasted great.
- July 3, 2005 at 8:04 PM
- Wanda said...
Kalyn gave me two of these from her freezer. I served each one beside a green salad for a quick lunch I had to put together in minutes when a friend dropped by at lunchtime.
I am cooking these this weekend for my children who are in town. They show up at different times, so I can just pop these in the microwave. Two of them are vegetarians so using the frozen vegan sausages which I keep in my freezer for them in place of meat.
Thanks so much, Kalyn.
- October 13, 2005 at 12:37 PM
I am just in the process of making my second batch of these yummies! Breakfast is a very diffucult meal for me to eat and this recipe has helped me get something in my stomach. Thanks so much!
- January 30, 2006 at 3:06 PM
- Erin Eats said...
I think these would be great for taking to all of the brunches that I have around the holidays - thank you for the recipe, I reaallly love these.
- May 4, 2006 at 2:06 AM
- Nandita said...
Hey Kalyn, I;ve never heard of egg muffins before, but they seem so easy to make. I don't have silicone pans yet, so looks like I'll have to take that effort with double liners etc...and we don't get the non stick spray here, any option for that?
- August 23, 2006 at 12:43 AM
- Kalyn said...
Nandita, I'd just rub the muffin tins with olive oil to keep the eggs from sticking.
- August 23, 2006 at 5:55 AM
Oooh-weee! Cooked up some ground lamb, seasoned it, then folded in cooked brown rice leftovers. Also did some pan-fried, diced potatoes. Used brown eggs with half & half mixed in. Chose the feta option (with lamb! - think about it). Talk about wow! We plan to introduce this to our house church group for an easy-to-make, easy-to-share Sunday morning church pitch-in dish. Thanks Kalyn!
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- September 4, 2006 at 3:34 PM
- about me (ldybug) said...
I just made this recipe for breakfast and love it! I used green beans, zucchini, canadian bacon, and chedder. They are delicious. I posted pictures at www.daniellecopeland.com. I came to you by way of a google search for SBD breakfasts. I'm getting so sick of eggs. Anyway, this is a new way to have eggs.
- April 9, 2007 at 11:02 AM
- Kalyn said...
Roger and Danielle, thanks for sharing how much you like them.
- April 9, 2007 at 11:56 AM
these are awesome! i used a mini muffin tin and they are awesome, the mini tin uses about 1/2 an egg each after the cheese and the green onions so i eat like 4 minis and they are perfect! i thought that putting eg in the oven in just a muffin tin would be gross but they are awesome!! i am making the next batch with mushrooms! i have a hard time eating protein b/c i just dont like the way most meat tastes unless its high quality red meat and this is the perfect way for me to get more, also the fact that they can be stored and re-heated is perfect for me to grab and go, then heat up at work in the morning.
i have a hard time sticking with diets b/c of breakfast, Kalyn Denny has just solved my problem!!
- November 14, 2007 at 11:52 PM
- Kalyn said...
Clare, thanks for the feedback. I'm interested to hear that they worked out well in the mini muffin tins since I hadn't tried that. Great for kids.
- November 15, 2007 at 8:25 AM
Does anyone know the nutrition facts for these? Thanks!
- August 12, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- Kalyn said...
Anonymous, I don't count calories or carbs, so I don't have that information, but there are some sites online where you can calculate it if you check google.
- August 12, 2008 at 6:46 PM
I just started the South Beach diet yesterday...not quite through with book. This recipe sounds great. Question..what is allowed - one muffin for breakfast? THX
- October 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Kalyn said...
Susan, good for you for reading the book. I always recommend that. I normally eat two muffins for breakfast, but it depends a little on the size of your muffin tins. I use the individual silicone bake cups which are on the small size.
- October 8, 2008 at 7:36 PM
I made these today for the first time. I live in a small town and couldn't find silicone muffin pans but what I did find were silicone baking cups. These look just like cup cake papers only made of silicone. I sprayed them and placed12 of them on a cookie sheet. I must say I was a bit skeptical while making them but they are DELICIOUS. I used bacon salt instead of Spike seasoning (couldn't find that either). I layered in green pepper, green onion, mushrooms all diced fine in my chop wizard, and turkey bacon bits. These muffins beat the stuffing out of the old South Beach breakfast basic.
- October 17, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- Kalyn said...
Anonymous, thanks for the feedback. I use the individual muffin cups now too and love them. Glad you liked it.
- October 17, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- reverendmother7 said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE them, made them this week for my fiance and I to eat before heading to classes and work, and they are great to eat on the go. I made mix veggies and cheddar cheese.
- January 11, 2009 at 6:27 PM
- Marisa said...
I just wanted to say that you're egg muffins are DELICIOUS! I was a little skeptical at first because I thought they might be a bit bland and I didn't have any of the seasoning, but to my surprise, they're bursting with flavor! I even added a layer of spinach and used turkey bacon. Plus I substituted the cream for a T of skim milk.
Thanks again for posting this delicious recipe! I can't wait to try it with some other veggies!
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Saturday's BMC Racing Team roster for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad includes past race winners Philippe Gilbert (2006, 2008) and Thor Hushovd (2009). "It's the first big classic for the guys and the first time to check everything: the weather, the team, the materials," Directeur Sportif John Lelangue said. "So our first objective will be to test everything because we'll be doing the same climbs and cobblestones of Flanders, E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem." Phinney, a two-time Under 23 Paris-Roubaix winner, missed all the classics last year after suffering a mild concussion in a training ride crash. "I've always felt at home racing in Belgium," Phinney said. "The flats, the wind and the cobbles really suit my racing style. I am beyond excited and honored to be lining up with our big classics team. Qatar and Oman were a great experience, as well as great training. The legs are responding well and I am looking forward to testing them this weekend."
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Roster (Feb. 25):
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BMC was founded in 1986 to assemble bikes for wholesale distribution under the Raleigh brand. Nine years later, the BMC brand (Bicycle Manufacturing Company) was born. In the beginning, BMC was slow to begin producing mountain bikes when the well-established companies made this important development in the bicycle industry and 2001 marked a turning point thanks to the involvement of current owner Andy Rihs who set a whole new direction for BMC. Investment was directed into engineering, design and marketing to position the brand as a high-end leader with Swiss roots that embraced the company philosophy of Style I Passion I Precision.
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I made this with pvc pipes,my son is a plumber and this was left over scrap from a job he did,,so it was free! I used my scrapbook paper to decorate and used mod podge to adhere the paper to the pipes.I then used hot glue to glue it all together.I made a bigge one years back,you can see it in the back ground of the picture,,that one holds larger markers etc. I like getting the pens out of a drawer and up on my counter where I can see them better,more organized also. Thanks for letting me share!
By lefeldmd at 2012-04-18
Great idea!
Now I know what I want to hold all my pens. After I bought several container with drawers. gotta find a plumber who has scraps. Thank you so much for sharing this idea.
Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, but you always know they're there.
You can purchase pipes at a home improvement tore,they will cut it also.BUT,,having a plumber in the family is a blessing in many ways!LOL
What a clever and pretty idea. TFS
Great idea and love the papers.
This is great. You can also use varying tube/pipe sizes. Also, aluminum foil cardboards can be used.
* Your kids can also a mini-version of these. another variation is stair-stepped and placed vertically. Verticals can splash on tassels and laces.
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Great idea you could also use the tube cans from pringles also.
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That is really cool and quite inventive. That is exactly why you don't through out old stuff that could come in handy. I bet that is really useful too.
Crystal light containers might work as well!
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Love the story that your son had a hand in it. ModPodge can do anything - almost as good as duct tape.
Interesting that the pens are on their side. I have stored pens vertical - makes me rethink my own storage stuff.
Thank you for this great idea! I have a bunch of gel pens that are just in a box. Sometimes it's such a hassle to find the color I need. Time for me to organize!
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Use and abuse of substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs may begin in childhood or the teen years. Certain risk factors may increase someone's likelihood to abuse substances.
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The Valley Vision document, slated to be released by the Stanislaus Council of Governments in October, aims to incorporate both transportation and housing plans in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While the plan will not supersede any planning conducted by the city of Patterson or Stanislaus County, it will provide a basic planning framework within the county.
Despite the low turnout, it was great that StanCOG leaders made the trek out to Patterson and it was encouraging that they heard ideas presented by some of our local leaders.
Those include the mention by Councilmen Larry Buehner and Dominic Farinha of a possible bypass that would connect Interstate 5 and Highway 99. West Main Street has been the site of too many fatal accidents over the years, and it would be a great benefit to have a road that would be safer and more efficient and would prevent the West Side from being isolated from the rest of the county.
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So Mr. I'm soooo rich Donald Trump wants to sue Mac Miller for using his name without permission as title of Mac's single. C'mon Donald, that song came out how many years ago and you're just barely doing this....someone must need a little attention.
Little @MacMiller, you illegally used my name for your song "Donald Trump" which now has over 75 million hits.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2013
Little @MacMiller, I'm now going to teach you a big boy lesson about lawsuits and finance. You ungrateful dog!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2013
He keeps doing stupid stuff and we keep reporting it...not sure what that makes me, but either way, our favorite bad boy is at again.
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Ill be hiking up friday night, staying over until sunday morning afternoonish.
Plans are to hike up as far to the summit as allowable( at this point, just above the ravine would be nice), hike around hillmans maybe?
I'll be with 2 or 3 other people and plenty o' joy in a can. Cheers!
P.S. Does anyone know if Seth is gone?I know he's moving on and everything this year.


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"Digital Coliseum" brings video game tournament to Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS – Video game tournaments often involve a warehouse-sized room filled with glowing monitors, booming sound effects and a frenzied atmosphere.
Saturday, at Village Park in Kannapolis, local kids and teens got to "start small" with a local tournament.
For six hours that afternoon and evening, the park's event room became the Digital Coliseum — a four-game video tournament that organizers said was a great way to introduce new players.
"We like to keep things as local as possible," said Anthony Zacarolo, owner of Concord-based Winlossgaming.
Zacarolo's company provided the HDTV screens, game systems and games for the event, plus a large projector so spectators could watch players duke it out electronically.
Becky Tolle, recreation and special events coordinator for Kannapolis Parks and Recreation, said this is the second such event that Winlossgaming has held.
Last year's video game event featured family-friendly games in addition to those rated for teenagers, such as the "Street Fighter" series.
This year, Tolle said, the emphasis was more on teens and young adults.
Instead of massive game tournaments with hundreds of people, Zacarolo and Tolle said the Village Park event provided a secure and supervised place to play.
Around the event center, players gravitated toward their favorite genres.
In one corner, a four-person game of "Halo 4" was playing out on four flat-screen TVs.
On the big projection screen, two others duelled in "Super Street Fighter IV AE."
And, in keeping with "March Madness," basketball fans could play "NBA 2K13."
"We try to do something in different genres," Zacarolo said.
With some input from fans, the games were chosen to be age-appropriate, he said.
But that didn't mean "boring."
Spectators cheered on the players in the futuristic battleground of "Halo 4."
When the round was over, Keilen McNeil said he was glad to get to play.
McNeil said he doesn't have a recent video game system at home, "so it was cool to get to play an updated (Xbox)."
"It's just plain-out epic gaming," said John Bullard, who said he's a fan of the "Halo" series.
"I practically won't play any other game," he said.
Bullard said that, despite what you see, there's more to so-called "shooter" games than action.
"You have to have a strategy," Bullard said.
Elsewhere, Mario Smith of Kannapolis and James Drye and Tony Montero, both of Concord, took turns playing.
"I just like hanging out with everybody, you know?" Montero said. "I go to (tournaments) a lot ... I've met a lot of people, and winning is nice, too."
The crowds were friendly and cheerful, and Winlossgaming's staff pitched in to help show newcomers how to play.
"I love seeing the passion in people's faces," said Krystina Ritchie of Winlossgaming. "Every one of them has the same passion for playing video games."
She said tournaments, large or small, add a human dimension that players don't get on the Internet.
"Playing online, you meet a lot of people, but meeting them face to face — it's just better bonding," Ritchie said.
Contact Hugh Fisher via the editor's desk at 704-797-4244.


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The group will also celebrate its 75th anniversary with a light dinner and dessert, served at 5:30 p.m. in the church's small hall, 163 W. Eaton Ave. A meeting will follow.
Those who plan to attend are asked to call no later than Oct. 5.
Later in the month, members and their families will attend the annual YLI Mass at 10 a.m. Oct. 21. Front pews will be reserved.
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Beth Glover, a fifth-grade teacher at Allatoona Elementary School, began the Read Across America tradition at AES in 2004. The event, which encourages schools to place an emphasis on reading through activities, themes and guest readers, is sponsored locally by the Bartow County Association of Educators.
"Reading is crucial in every area," Glover said. "We work on things like reading applications, reading non-fiction ... and so what we try to do is reel [students] in by getting them to read whatever they want to read — magazine, cereal box — whatever, just read."
She said by making reading fun and incorporating other special reading-themed days throughout the year, such as "Read with the One You Love" day, encourages a lifetime of interest.
"Reading shouldn't just occur August through May. Pick up a book during the summertime ... and fill that brain," Glover said. "During the recession especially, we aren't able to go on vacations as much and we aren't able to go on as many field trips, so let's read about it."
AES fifth-graders Angel Beltran and Drew Barrier said they enjoy reading chapter books, but Barrier said he also enjoys short stories.
"I like to read challenging books because it gives me something to look forward to and even when I don't know a word, I can look it up in the library and learn a new word," said Beltran, who is currently reading "Matilda," by Roald Dahl, for the second time.
Both said they enjoy having access to their school library.
"[The library] gives me a large variety to pick from and I can pick from fiction to non-fiction," Beltran said.
Featured at the school were students from the Early Childhood Education program at Woodland High School. Instructor Amy Bergman said she is teaching her students, who have an interest in pursuing a career in childhood education, that reading is the cornerstone to building a child's ability to learn.
"Everything hinges on reading because if you can't read or have a difficulty comprehending what you've read in social studies, science and math, everything becomes more difficult," Bergman said.
Clear Creek Elementary School Principal Kelly Wade agreed.
"I think the more kids read, obviously the more literate they become, but it just opens a world of knowledge," Wade said. "As we prepare our kids for middle school and high school, [reading events] build a good foundation as far as reading and the process they'll have to go through in order to be successful."
Media Specialist Pam Wilson said while students learn reading skills in the classroom, it's important for them to learn the role reading plays in the daily lives of adults.
"Learning to read takes everybody — parents, teachers, community leaders — everybody is involved," Wilson said.
Wilson said, at CCES, students have shown an interest in various book series, noting many have a penchant for the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. For other students, she doesn't mind if they judge a book by its cover.
"Of course, for the younger girl students, their big focus is on princesses, so you try to incorporate all sorts of books on princesses because, if they see one on the cover, that's where they're going," Wilson said.


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The sharpest debater in the 2012 field of Republican presidential candidates exited the race touting a hodgepodge of initiatives that made his failed race so colorful.
"Suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship," Newt Gingrich warned in his long-awaited announcement that he was quitting. He then ticked off the vision of America he will continue to pursue as a private citizen:
His fabled U.S. colony on the Moon, holograms in houses, cures for diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, not to mention a national energy policy/balanced budget that would free the United States from "radical Islam, Saudi kings and Chinese bondholders."
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Kannapolis Fire Department Capt. Brad Jordan gets state award
KANNAPOLIS — Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8989 in Kannapolis recognized Kannapolis Fire Department Capt. Brad Jordan as the state runner-up for the VFW's 2012-13 Firefighter Gold Medal Award. The recognition comes a month after Jordan was awarded the Larry C. Phillips Fire Officer of the Year Award by the fire department. It is the first year that VFW Post 8989 has received state recognition.
"I was truly surprised to be recognized on a state level," Jordan said. "I am truly grateful to have a job that I love and to work in a community that would nominate me for such an honor. Awards like this one would not be possible without my truck company and the many others I work with on a daily basis. I am truly blessed."
Chief Ernie Hiers commended Jordan for the award. "It is an honor to have one of the department's officers recognized for the outstanding job that he does. Capt. Jordan is a valuable asset to Kannapolis Fire Department and his community."


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Yannick Eijssen of the BMC Racing Team rode to a season-best fifth place finish Thursday at the Tour of Austria after figuring in a day-long breakaway.
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The five-man escape happened just 21 kilometers into the 157 km race. "There were three very strong riders with us – Radioshack's Gregory Rast, Ian Stannard of Sky and Gatis Smukulis of HTC-Highroad," Eijssen said. "They kept the pace really high. At the beginning, we thought the peloton was going to bring us back, but our lead stayed at 2:25, then after 40 km we had four minutes and we just kept riding hard." Stannard took the win as Frederik Kessiakoff (Astana) kept his lead and Mauro Santambrogio remained second for the BMC Racing Team. "This moves us upon on the team GC (general classification) and we've been in the breakaway three of five days here," BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Michael Sayers said. "It was good for Yannick to be in that move because it gives our sprinters and GC guys a bit of rest."


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School board approves business, marketing academy at East Rowan
EAST SPENCER — The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education approved a business and marketing academy Monday as a pilot program at East Rowan High School.
"This is something we've been wanting to do for a while," said Principal Kelly Sparger at the meeting. "We have outstanding teachers who are very passionate about what they do and think they have a real need for that. And our students have expressed as much."
In his proposal to the board, Sparger said students would be required to complete seven credits in business and marketing courses and two service learning or work-based programs. They also would be required to actively participate in Future Business Leaders of America.
"That gives the children the opportunity to compete and to hone their leadership presentation skills," Sparger said.
The business and marketing program would give students the chance to earn multiple industry certifications, earn North Carolina community college credit and high school credit at the same time, create an electronic portfolio and participate in field trips and partnerships with colleges and local businesses.
In the 2013-14 school year, the academy would only be open to ninth- and 10th-graders at East Rowan. It would then open to transfer students from other areas of the county the following year.
Currently, school system policy allows only rising ninth-graders to transfer into an academy, meaning that students starting as freshmen at other schools this fall will be left out.
Board members said they would like to consider changing that policy to allow 10th-graders to transfer into academies, as long as they meet the prerequisite course requirements at their home schools.
Existing academies include science and math at Salisbury High School, agriculture at West Rowan, fine arts at Jesse C. Carson and JROTC at South Rowan.
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Also at Monday's meeting, the school board discussed its 2013-14 budget request but decided not to finalize it until its April 8 workshop.
Chief Financial Officer Tara Trexler said the projected deficit is now $4.8 million, down from earlier estimates of $5 million and $5.2 million.
"We made an adjustment based on the governor's proposal. He recommended a 1 percent salary increase (for state employees) in his official budget proposal," Trexler said. "Previously, we had used a 2 percent increase for projected raises."
To keep its current operations going, the board would have to make up for $1 million in budgetary needs, $1 million in expired federal EduJobs funding, $281,000 in mandatory local budget increases, $88,000 in unemployment insurance adjustments, $2 million in projected state reductions and $1.44 million that the board used last year to balance its budget.
On top of that, school board members and staff have identified more new expenses that raise the total to $5.6 million.
That includes $138,000 to pay half the cost of putting School Resource Officers in all middle schools. Trexler said the system is working with local law enforcement to cover the remaining half.
Other safety-related expenses include a $21,000 utility increase for additional lighting poles and $93,000 to add front office clerical staff to elementary schools with enrollment increases.
Staff also recommends paying $315,000 to retain five of the LINKS (at-risk student intervention) staff members funded by an expiring federal grant, $805,000 in expansion items and $225,000 to make up for a drop in enrollment if the county decides to keep the same per-pupil funding.
A board stipend increase approved by school board members is included as well. Its cost would be $12,000.
Board Member Josh Wagner suggested leaving that out of the budget request if teachers and programs are cut.
To help make up for the school system's losses and expenses, Trexler said staff members have come up with $1.38 million in recommended budget offsets.
That includes $80,000 for a restructuring in the human resources department and $600,000 in indirect costs from federally-funded programs. The school board has not been charging the maximum amount for those local costs, Trexler said, in order to leave some money within the programs themselves.
Previously, Trexler recommended using up to $500,000 of the fund balance, because the Local Government Commission suggests that boards keep about 8 percent of their budgets in savings. But that isn't a requirement for school systems, she said, so she agreed to raise her recommended number to $700,000.
That would leaves the system with $2.8 million, or 7.3 percent of its local budget, in accessible savings.
Board Member Chuck Hughes said it might be worthwhile to draw the fund balance down even further.
"It gnaws at me that we would have $2.8 million sitting in the fund balance while we're having to do away with programs... that are very important or have teachers dismissed," Hughes said.
Chairman Richard Miller said the board could draw it down more, but he doesn't think it's good fiscal management not to have a rainy day fund.
Trexler said the board could choose any, all or none of the following options to balance the budget with existing funds:
• Increase in class size formula by one student at all levels — $1.6 million
• Reduction of instructional supplies — $375,000
• Reduction of media assistants (33) — $973,000
• Reduction of teacher assistants (20) — $600,000
• Consolidation of SCALE and enrichment programs — $350,000
• Reduction of AIG staff (3) — $150,000
• Director budget cuts — $125,000
• Program cuts — $100,000
If the school board decides not to make that amount of cuts, it will have to request an increase in county funding, she said.
Hughes made a motion to request the system's full needs of $5.6 million before making severe cuts, and L.A. Overcash seconded. But Superintendent Judy Grissom said that doesn't leave much time to prepare for any cuts that do happen.
"It's hard to tell somebody in June that you can't come back in August," she said.
Board member Susan Cox said that also could make it seem like the school board isn't willing to make concessions.
All except Hughes agreed to table the vote until the board's April 8 workshop.
Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704-797-4222.
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Help AU students while you shop! With Amazon Smile, 0.5% of your Amazon.com purchase will be sent to Anderson University. Here is how you can participate:
- 1. Go to smile.amazon.com and log in. (You must create an Amazon account if you are a first-time shopper)
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GradMed is designed to provide coverage for recent grads and people in transition between jobs. It's affordable, comprehensive coverage with a regional average cost of $3.40 per day for a plan with a $500 deductible.
Every alumnus who wants health care through the Alumni Association will have a choice between a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6-month plan for a custom-made package.
With GradMed, there is no network. Participants can choose any doctor or hospital and it provides the basic coverage you need for emergency room visits and x-rays.
Visit www.GradMed.com for next day coverage or mail or fax an application for coverage the day after receipt. Additional information, including FAQs regarding health care reform is available on the web site. Contact the plan administrator at (800) 922-1245 to speak to the customer service department.
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If you already have an AU plate, just pay the total amount due on your BMV registration renewal form. Your AU payment is included and itemized in the total amount due. If you want to get a new AU plate, ask for it at your local branch. You may also order your AU plate online, by mail, or use any of the BMV express services.
For more information, call the Alumni Office at (765) 641-4100, or visit the BMV website.
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Alumni of Anderson University are entitled to use the AU Natatorium for an annual fee, or for $3 per visit. Annual memberships are $100/person or $200/family, and may be purchased through the Natatorium Office, located in the Kardatzke Wellness Center. For more information, call the natatorium at (765) 641-4497.
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Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 - 1:50 p.m.; 4 - 6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 - 1:50 p.m., 4 - 6 p.m.
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For information concerning swimming lessons and pool rental, call Jim Scott at (765) 641-4496.
Library Privileges
The Robert A. Nicholson Library has as its primary clientele the students, faculty, and staff of Anderson University. The collections and services of the library are oriented to the support of this user group. As a courtesy, the library also makes its collections and services accessible to Anderson University alumni (those completing over 24 credit hours), subject to the needs of its primary users.
All alumni wishing to apply for loan privileges must present at least one form of identification that includes a photograph. When alumni status is verified, a borrower identification card will be issued. This card must be presented to borrow materials.
For more information, call the library at (765) 641-4286.