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Council meets at annual retreat
LA CONNER From a symbolic view of Arlingtons Five Hills in the future to a nuts and bolts discussion on what to do about crime, the Arlington City Council spent 11 hours on two sunny spring days last weekend in a meeting room with continuing discussions over lunches and dinners, attempting to prioritize its tasks for the year with the annual City Council retreat in
La Conner.
Of most immediate importance, Council directed staff to explore using workshops instead of early-morning committee meetings for working out the details on issues.
Sometimes I hear the same stuff over and over, said Mayor Margaret Larson.
In recent years, issues have been discussed with a committee chair, two other Council members, the department director and an administrator. The committee decisions were forwarded to the Council in the form of a motion. In certain cases some Council members didnt see the information until action was to be taken.
With the new strategy, for a trial period, simple decisions will be made by the committee chair, department head and administrator, who will also request workshops.
The decision came as a result of a minor snafu at the recent Feb. 5 City Council meeting the city and staff realized that committee structure was not the most efficient strategy for preparing everyone at the table for making decisions.
On Feb. 5, the Council was asked to approve changes in the Land Use Code that had been reviewed in the Community Development Committee. When presented to the Council for approval, some had not seen the proposed changes. Also, two community members stood up to express their concerns that the information to be decided on had not been available for public review.
I went to the Web site to read the material and it was not up to date, Virginia Hatch told Council along with another resident who was interested in the changes in the Land Use Code.
This will make it a lot easier to get to work in Everett, Councilwoman Sally Lien said.
Changes on the Land Use Code will be one of two topics at the first City Council workshop which will start at 5:30 p.m. before the next City Council meeting, which is Tuesday, Feb. 20, due to Presidents Day on Monday.
The second topic on the first workshop agenda will be site-specific development, another issue discussed at length at the retreat.
Site-specific development can be a controversial issue, said City Administrator Allen Johnson. Because its not all black and white and, its hard to say who it benefits. The concept entails having flexibility in codes so that building uses and types can be adjusted according to the topography of the land, environmental features, location and the population.
Of particular concern, said Johnson, is the Boyden neighborhood, hidden on a steep hillside north of Gleneagle. Already developed into five-acre lots, the area has potential for significant in-fill, according to the Growth Management Act.
The concept also has implications for the Master Planned Community of the Brekhus-Beach annexation area on the east side of Burn Hill which will be the receiving areas for the transfer of development rights in the valley.
Instead of separating single family, multifamily zones and commercial zones, it will all be blended together, with the best use according to the situation.
As for crime, Councilman Graham Smith encouraged city staff to hold town hall meetings on the issue, although others were concerned that its difficult to get people to attend. After some discussion, the task was left to Chief Gray to develop a proposal on how best to deal with crime in the neighborhoods.
Chief John Gray pointed out that its not as easy as just arresting more crooks.
With jails already crowded, if you put one person in jail, then someone else comes out. I would be hesitant to cause a rapist to be released.
With all seven Council members, the mayor and 10 department heads and staff gathered around the table, City Attorney Steve Peiffle wore a different hat much of the day, as facilitator with Fire Chief Jim Rankin documenting input.
Based on the Saturday morning small group brainstorming session, Facilitator Peiffle suggested focusing first on the big picture and then narrowing down on organizational processes.
Council members resisted, however, preferring to deal with more specific issues at hand.
Councilman Steve Baker admitted a lack of interest in the visioning process.
Until theres time, date and money, I ignore the vision.
Assistant Administrator Kristin Banfield insisted on at least a scaled down visioning of the Five Hills.
We need some guidance on how to proceed, she said.
Inspired by an encroaching Marysville that has claimed as far north as 184th Street on the west side of I-5 as its urban growth area, and a recent comment from an official in Lake Stevens who recently suggested to her that they would be heading north on the east side of SR 9, Larson spoke of laying claim to the west and north of Arlington.
Its a very long time out, of course, she said. But we need to get our name on the maps.
While there was caution about moving too big, too fast, Chief Gray was supportive of having a plan.
If you dont have a plan, youll be at the mercy of those who do. Gray reminded the group.
Public Works Director Len Olive agreed.
We need clarity in vision in order to guide daily decisions, Olive said.
It was the director of community development Brad Collins who suggested viewing the Five Hills of Arlington.
The Five Hills were identified as follows:
First Hill current Arlington, including airport and Smokey Point.
Second Hill the Urban Growth Area south of 172nd Street.
Third Hill East Burn Hill and the proposed Brekhus Beach annexation.
Fourth Hill West of I-5 and the freeway corridor.
Fifth Hill North of the Stillaguamish River.
Although the second and third hills are the big issues at hand as well as maintaining services to First Hill, the Fourth and Fifth hills comprise the future of Arlington in 50 years or so.
We have got to address the future of Arlington before someone else does it for us, Larson said.
Another interesting brief topic of discussion came from Johnson.
We are looking at alternative funding strategies for the Arlington Library, he said, cautioning that discussions were very early and that some of the people around the table didnt even know about it.
There are other funding options, he said. We are looking at a lease-build option with the city proceeding to build the building. The city already owns the property.
City Council and staff gathered Friday evening at the La Conner Country Inn for an early morning start Saturday. They checked out and went home after their half-day meeting Sunday.
It was exhausting, said Loretta Cortelyou, assistant to the mayor.
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BRUNSWICK – When veterans and civilians alike gathered at Westview Cemetery this Veteran's Day, the annual ceremony also marked the dedication of American Legion Post 234 and VFW Post 9520's memorial gazebo, tomb of the unknown soldier, and military cemetery registry project that was completed earlier this year after "ten years in the planning," according to American Legion Post Commander Joe Tako.
Tako thanked members of both veterans' groups, along with members of Rolling Thunder Chapter 8 of Medina, and area residents and businesses that helped make the gazebo project a reality.
For Carol Grzybowski and her family, this year's Veteran's Day ceremony held a special meaning.
"It is beautiful," Grzybowski said of the ceremony. "This is the first time I have been here and we purchased a memorial brick for my husband, Mick, who passed last January."
Michael Grzybowski served in the United States Marines shortly after the Korean War. His sons Michael, Jr. and Marty; daughter, Gina Hartranft; son-in-law Rick Hartranft; and grandchildren, Michael and Molly were also on hand at the ceremony.
"This is very special, of course as recognition of all the men and women who have served," Rick Hartranft said.
In his address during the ceremony, Mayor Gary Werner echoed those sentiments about "those who gave the last full measure of devotion" in defense of their country.
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South American roundup-San Felipe complete Chilean double
By Rex Gowar
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 16 - Union San Felipe added the Chile Cup to their promotion to the top flight to crown a remarkable season at the weekend.
Deportivo Cuenca reached the Ecuadorean championship final with a fifth consecutive victory, while Cerro Porteno won the big Paraguayan derby against Olimpia.
Union San Felipe, who had secured promotion to the Chilean first division, beat Municipal Iquique 3-0 with two goals by Argentine striker Angel Vildozo to win the Copa Chile, crowning a brilliant season.
The team, Chilean champions once in 1971, eliminated five top flight teams on their way to their cup victory that qualifies them for next year's Copa Sudamericana, the continent's Europa League equivalent.
Brazilian Rodrigo Teixeira scored a late goal to give Deportivo Cuenca a 2-1 away win over Olmedo that put them in the championship final by securing top spot in Group Two with a match to spare.
LDU Quito were set to face Deportivo Quito in a derby in the capital on Monday night for the other place in the final. They are equal on points at the top of Group One.
Argentine substitute Roberto Nanni scored the winner as title holders Cerro Porteno, down to nine men from the 79th minute, beat arch rivals Olimpia 2-1 in their Asuncion derby.
Cerro had substitute Celso Ortiz sent off in the 77th minute for his goal celebrations following Nanni's winner and forward Ivan Gonzalez Ferreira two minutes later for a violent foul.
Uruguayan Martin Liguera put Olimpia ahead midway through the first half and Jorge Nunez equalised 10 minutes before halftime. Nanni came on with quarter of an hour to go and within a minute had scored the winner. Olimpia defender Claudio Vargas hit the bar in the dying minutes.
Joint leaders Nacional and Libertad both lost and were joined at the top by Rubio Nu, who beat Tacuary 2-0, their eighth match unbeaten.
Juan Aurich beat Alianza Lima 2-1 at home to climb to within one point of the Group A leaders in the race for a place in the championship final.
In group B, ten-man Universitario crushed Alianza Atletico 4-0 to remain eight points clear of second-placed Sport Huancayo, who beat title holders San Martin 1-0. Universitario defender Renzo Revoredo was sent off in the 62nd minute.
Caracas FC beat Real Esspor 3-0 away with two goals by Rafael Castellin to retain the lead in the Apertura championship. They are three points ahead of Deportivo Italia and five in front of Tachira, who also won their matches, with four rounds to go.
Independiente Medellin and Santa Fe finished first and second in the round-robin phase of the Clausura championship to earn seeding in the two groups of the semi-final stage.
Huila, Pereira, Deportes Tolima, Atletico Junior, Atletico Nacional and Real Cartagena also go into Tuesday's draw.
Medellin were held 2-2 at home by title holders Once Caldas, who missed out on the semi-final groups by finishing well outside the top eight, while Santa Fe crushed Deportivo Cali 4-1 with two goals by Yulian Anchico.
In a duel of struggling giants, already eliminated America denied Millonarios a place in the last eight with a 1-1 draw that left them in ninth place.
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Keys Update 5-11-14
Good morning Keys fans and happy Mother's Day!
As a result of Saturday night's rain-induced suspension, we will pick up last night's game against the Winston-Salem Dash in the bottom of the fifth inning at 1:00 this afternoon followed by today's scheduled game, which has been reduced to seven innings. The forecast calls for a beautiful afternoon so come on out and celebrate Mother's Day with a little baseball!
The Keys will have only 4.2 innings to mount a comeback in the opener of today's doubleheader. Dash starting pitcher Francellis Montas struck out six Keys, allowing zero earned runs before play was suspended. Keys starter Joe Van Meter, making his first appearance with the team, was pulled after 3.2 innings, where he allowed two runs off of three hits and four walks. He was relieved by right-hander Mark Blackmar who pitched 1.1 innings, giving up one run off five hits before the rain came pouring down.
The second game of today's doubleheader will mark the end of the Keys four game series with the Dash. The Keys will send right-hander Brady Wager (2-2, 6.00 ERA) to the mound to face off against Dash right-hander Tony Bucciferro (2-3, 4.34 ERA). Wager won his matchup against Winston-Salem earlier this season, allowing three runs in six innings pitched, but has not tallied another win since, going 0-1 in three starts.
The Orioles walked-off in the bottom of the tenth inning last night as catcher Steve Clevenger's RBI double propelled the team to a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros. With the Yankees losing to the Brewers Saturday night, the O's lead in the AL East now sits at 1.5 games with the highly-anticipated return of slugger Chris Davis set to take place any day now. Davis went 1-4 with two strikeouts in his first rehab game with the Double-A Bowie Baysox.
Once again happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there and we hope to see plenty of you this afternoon at Harry Grove Stadium!


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Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that it will sell what it calls "upgrades" for Windows 7 to users running the aged Windows XP operating system.
While it plans to focus on marketing two versions of Windows 7, Microsoft will offer six editions of its next operating system to better satisfy PC makers and end users, an executive said this week.
In 10 weeks, Microsoft will begin to retire Windows XP by shifting the seven-year-old OS into a more limited support plan.
Microsoft has ramped up a new Windows support assistant nearly three months after it quietly debuted the automatic repair and configuration tool.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) again lost market share last month, although at a slower rate than the previous two-month stretch, but still ended at a new low of 67.6% as rivals continued to steal users, a Web metrics firm reported Sunday.
Microsoft is denying that there is a security hole in the User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows 7 after a blogger reported it last week and posted what he said was a fix for it.
Although the beta of Windows 7 quickly grabbed one-tenth of 1% of the operating system market share last month, Microsoft's OS continued its downward trend, a Web measurement company reported Sunday.
A change that Microsoft made in Windows 7 to improve its controversial User Account Control security feature has left the new OS less secure, according to a blogger who follows Microsoft closely.
Microsoft is warning customers that tools for blocking automatic upgrades to the newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP will expire in the coming months.
The head of Microsoft's Windows development confirmed Friday that Windows 7 will take the unusual path of moving straight from a single beta, which was launched earlier this month, to a release candidate.
Windows Me may not have had much going for it, but it has one claim to fame: it was the last major release of Windows to come in a single edition, or SKU.
A Windows enthusiast is calling for Microsoft to release Windows 7 now, only a few weeks after the company made available the software's first public test version.
Microsoft has delivered a preliminary release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to testers and is again on track to offer another public preview next month, according to several reports on the Web.
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In the world of tight ends, Tony Gonzalez is arguably the best tight end that has ever played the position. The heavily decorated Gonzalez has all the accolades a player could ever want (outside a Super Bowl ring), including the most receptions by a tight end in NFL history.
Gonzalez finally called it a career after 17 seasons, racking up 1,325 receptions, and averaging 78 catches a year. Those are impressive numbers. With that being said, one has to wonder if Jason Witten can catch Tony Gonzalez?
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While seniors direct all the performances, most of the 34 actors this year are underclassmen, which Daliposon said is a great opportunity for them to be the lead actors as the seniors welcome them to the stage.
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While there is no set admission charge, audience members are encouraged to donate at their comfort level. All proceeds will be used to fund the 2014 Senior Spotlight.
Performances began Thursday evening and continue at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday at the Glencoe High School auditorium, 2700 N.W. Glencoe Road, in Hillsboro.


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Memorial Service Held for Trans Woman Killed In Baltimore
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Originally printed 8/18/2014 (Issue 2233 - Between The Lines News)
BALITMORE - Mia Henderson's life was taken on July 16th. She was found dead in a Baltimore alley. Henderson is the second transgender woman killed in Baltimore this summer. During the month previous, Kandy Hall, was found in a field, stabbed to death in northeast Baltimore.
The police are investigating any possible connections between the two killings and have no suspects at this point for either case.
A memorial service put on by The Spiritual Empowerment Center gathered in Charles Village at 1 p.m. on Saturday, brought more than just remembering her life.
"We prayed for justice and we prayed that we'll always remember them and that we'll walk in their spirit and that love and kindness that they had," said Pastor O'Lou Moise.
Saturday served as more than just a time of remembrance of a life taken, but also as a sharing of reassurance that no one is in this fight alone.
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Kent Roosevelt, led by Tyler Jastromb's 705 series, won the district championship at Hall of Fame Lanes in Canton with a team score of 4,330, 16 pins ahead of runner-up Warren Harding.
Brandon Klembus, A.J. Byles, Joey Swanson, Jon Miller, Randy Pasket and Drew Wilfong also bowled for Kent Roosevelt.
The top six teams among the 39 teams that competed, and the top six individuals from schools that didn't qualify move on to next week's state tournament.
Fourth-place Green (4,286) and fifth-place North Ridgeville, led by Adam Kotas (696), also advance. State-qualifying individuals were all from the area: first-place Kevin Slepecky (735) of Brunswick, followed by Walsh Jesuit's Chris Piermarini (727), Ellet's Jon Wittman (712), Lutheran West's Rodney Bassett (709), Stow's Tyler Meredith (697) and Twinsburg's Kevin Svitak (682).


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Cloquet, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Three Northland schools will play this week at the MSHSL boys' basketball tournament, and it is somewhat amazing the proximity those schools have in this area.
Cloquet, Esko, and Fond du Lac Ojibwe are all located within 10 miles of each other, but all have boys' basketball teams that will all head to Williams Arena this week for the state tournament.
"All these kids know each other, and they grew up together," Cloquet head coach Steve Battaglia said. "You'd find them in the summer in the same gym. It's just a great group of kids."
"The community has really taken off," Fond du Lac Ojibwe head coach Earl Otis said. "I've gotten so many calls today just to congratulate me, and the kids are really embracing it."
Going to state, though, doesn't seem to be enough for the players --- they want to try and prove the northern part of the state produces good basketball teams.
"I think [these three teams going to state] shows that teams from the north are better than people describe them as," Esko senior Kory Deadrick said. "All our teams have a chance to win down there and maybe win more than one game."


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Instead of ranking 25 teams each week, just rank 10 or 15.
Hmmmmm. ......
That was part of the recommendations made by Gallup World Poll, which was hired by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to scrutinize the poll, solicit improvements and maintain its integrity.
Reducing the number of teams ranked was the most interesting aspect of Gallup's review, as announced today by the AFCA. And while the AFCA is immediately instituting some minor suggestions by Gallup, cutting back on ranked teams is one that has been shelved in the "under study for the future" category.
But I think we all know how this is going to play out.
If you're a football coach, are you actually going to make the poll smaller? And make it more difficult for your team to be ranked?
Remember, the last change to the poll was to expand it from 20 teams to 25.
Still, it would be an interesting concept. Of course, if we're going to start streamlining such things, let's chop the 34 bowl games in half and actually make it meaningful to go to a bowl.
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With Amazons price target raised to 314,I recommend the Jan 310 calls that were .55 by .65 a few weeks ago and the mm is sleeping or trying to get fools to sell them before moving them up quickly to where they were, and then higher quickly as the news is better and the target price has been raised along with all the obvious hints, that this will be Amazons best earnings report in the history of the company. Amazon is now listing the ebay private seller listings in two separate categories, this is bad for Ebay and wonderful for Amazon that will do what Ebay does but smarter, AMZN is also offering loans to proven sellers. 314 is not high enough of a target my friends and Amazons market cap is over 100 billion less then google and over 450 billion less then AAPL yet Amazon competes and scares both companies on a daily basis. I am long 2700 shares AMZN, short 1000 bidu,short 1000 sony, with 4000 amzn call contracts.290-295-300-305-310-315-320-325 Jan calls
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PREP SPORTS WRAP: Beamer boys run by Garfield in non-leaguer, 65-63; FW sweeps Puyallup
The Todd Beamer Titans picked up a huge win Saturday night against the most storied boys basketball program in state history. The Titans (3-0 overall) downed the Garfield Bulldogs, 65-63, in a non-league game in Seattle.
Senior wing Thomas Rhodes led four Beamer players in double figures with 24 points. Sophomore Juwan Flowers finished with 13 and Luscious Brown and Trey Burch-Manning both added 11 points each.
Garfield has won the state championship a record 11 times and were also the runners-up five times.
The win over Garfield came a day after the Titans won their South Puget Sound League South Division opener over Emerald Ridge Friday in overtime, 66-65. Beamer had three players in double figures during the victory. Brown finished with 16 points, Rhodes had 15 and Flowers chipped in 14 points for the Titans.
Beamer jumped out to a 14-11 lead in the first quarter, but Emerald Ridge came back to tie the game at 25-25 at halftime. The game was back-and-forth during the second half before ending in a 59-59 tie at the end of regulation.
Federal Way — After an 0-2 trip to Vancouver last week, the Eagles opened their SPSL South season with an 87-51 blowout of Puyallup Friday night.
Federal Way had five players in double figures, led by 18 points from D'Londo Tucker. Sophomore DeeShawn Tucker finished with 16, Malik Montoya and Deonte Anderson both finished with 13 points and B.J. Blake had 12 for the Eagles, who led 48-29 at half.
Jefferson — The Raiders suffered a 66-53 loss to Kentridge Friday night at home in their SPSL North opener. Jefferson got a career-high 20 points from Jacob Thoreson and 14 from Daryon James during the contest. Kentridge led 28-17 at half.
Decatur — The Gators lost a non-leaguer to the Newport Knights Friday at Auburn Riverside, 55-49.
Decatur was up by four points midway through the fourth quarter, but couldn't stop Newport's post Isaac Dotson, who finished with 12 of his 26 points during the fourth.
"We were playing without our starting post Chris Castro and that hurt our ability to battle Dotson in the paint," said head coach Kevin Olson.
Decatur was led by 15 points from Jeff Bartley, 12 by Markus Rawls and nine from Dom Hunter.
Girls basketball
Federal Way — The defending SPSL South champion Federal Way Eagles kicked off their 2011-12 league season with a 61-40 win over the Puyallup Vikings on the road.
Senior point guard Darah Huertas-Vining had a huge game for Federal Way. The returning first-team, all-leaguer finished the night with 26 points. Raven Benton finished with 14 for the Eagles. Benton is also a returning first-team, All-SPSL South pick.
The Eagles jumped out to an early 16-7 lead and held a 31-21 advantage at halftime. Federal Way used a 15-5 fourth quarter to put the game away.
Beamer — The Titans were beaten up by one of the better teams in the area Friday night. Emerald Ridge took a 19-3 lead after the first quarter and cruised to the SPSL South win in Puyallup.
The Jaguars got 23 points from Taylor Buie. Beamer () was led by the eight points of Megan Anderson and seven each from Meghan Graf and Liesa Young.
Jefferson — The Kentridge Chargers broke open a tied game at halftime by outscoring the Raiders 20-5 during the decisive third quarter. The Chargers cruised to a 56-43 SPSL North win Friday night in Kent.
Jefferson got 10 points from Jada Piper and nine from Christy Kullberg. Kentridge was led by the 15 points of Courtney Williams.
The Todd Beamer Titans were beaten up by the Curtis Vikings Thursday afternoon in their SPSL Central Division opener in University Place, 142-41.
The Titans picked up only two wins during the dual meet and both came from senior Dylan Chase. Chase blazed to a 22.45 in the 50-yard freestyle and swam a 50.59 in the 100 free.
The Decatur Gators finished in third place at the prestigious Timberline Wrestling Tournament Satuday in Lacey. Centralia won the team title with 196 points and Timberline was second with 172.5. There were a total of 16 teams wrestling in the tournament.
The Gators got a pair of second-place finishes from Nick Lindholm at 132 pounds and Nick Karis at 160. Lindholm lost to Timberline's Joshua Beam in the championship and Karis lost to Centralia's Preston Churchill in the final.
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To say it was an offseason of change for the Texas A&M Football team would be a major understatement.
The Aggies are joining a new conference with a new head coach, new staff and a new quarterback in 2012. All these changes offer Aggie fans multiple reasons to be excited for the new season.
With change comes the excitement of the unknown. The Aggies are entering into a lot of unknown territory in 2012.
New road destinations, new opponents and an entirely different style of football than what Aggie fans have become accustomed to are just a few of the changes.
This is a look at the reasons that Aggie fans should be excited about the 2012 season.


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BHS brings 'Beauty and the Beast' to life
Musical opens 7 p.m. today.
Tonight as Bremerton High School (BHS) students take the stage at the Bremerton High Performing Arts Center, what has been called the greatest love story ever told will unfold as BHS presents its version of "Beauty and the Beast."
After today's 7 p.m. performance, students will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday before performing again on March 13, 14 and 15. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and $2 for children younger than 5. Tickets are on sale at the door and the box office opens at 6:30 p.m. during Friday and Saturday performances and 2 p.m. for Sunday matinees.
"The music is familiar, but quite difficult both instrumentally and vocally," BHS Musical Director Cassie Gillis said. "The students have risen to the challenge."
With more than 60 students involved in the musical as actors, musicians and stagehands, the main challenges have been the overall busyness on the stage and finding regular rehearsal time in that space, Gillis said, noting that during the past four years, the musicals presented at the high school have always been well-received by the public.
Dramatic director Linda Jensen agreed that having so many kids involved in the musical made rehearsals interesting to say the least.
"The kids had finals right in the middle of rehearsals and we have actors that play sports, so they had to be creative," Jensen said. "And of course the theatre itself is booked with events so often, we don't really get a set until the week before we open. The good news is once they start building, it is up quick and done well."
The musical is the same as the award-winning Broadway version and lasts about 2 1/2 hours, but is appropriate for kids of all ages, Gillis said.
Although some of her performers have either spent hours at home working by themselves or enlisted a vocal coach to help them, Jensen said Gillis deserves a ton of credit for her work with the students.
"In my opinion, Ms. Gillis gives hours and hours of herself to teach them the music," Jensen said. "What she does with them is amazing. I think she is my hero."
When asked to compare "Beauty and the Beast" with other musicals, Jensen simply said, "You can't."
"Each musical is like a new family with all its quirks, problems and delightful personalities," she said. "You just never know what dynamics will come from each new 'family.'"
Even though children younger than 4 might have a tough time, Jensen emphasized "it is for families and we encourage them to bring them."
"You can never start too young to encourage the arts with youth," she said.
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Living around animals: Know the facts | Letter to the Editor
Bear season is upon us. To help with human-bear interactions, please feed dogs and cats inside. Empty bird feeders and suet trays. Secure garbage cans. Use hot wire or electric netting around gardens, bee hives and livestock.
When walking in bear country have the breeze at your back, watch for signs and make noise. Leash dogs if they are not under complete voice control.
Also, where did the rumor come from that wildlife rehabilitation facilities euthanize all wild birds? Most rehabs euthanize only for mercy — the animal is suffering and has no hope of recovery. Wolftown's policy remains the same as it has always been. We rehab if there is a chance of recovery. We also consult with our vets and other rehabbers.
We do put animals into programs for education if there is a spot for them and if they cannot be released due to some handicap. But realize educational animals must be fed and cared for. This money must come from the general public.
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But a new poll out this week shows that Gov. John Kitzhaber and the Oregon Legislature are getting some surprisingly decent marks from Oregon voters.
The survey conducted for Oregon Public Broadcasting and Fox 12 television found that 51 percent of Oregonians give Gov. John Kitzhaber positive marks compared to 31 percent who have a negative view.
President Barack Obama would love to have those numbers. The latest average of presidential polls compiled by Real Clear Politics shows 44 percent approving his performance and a striking 51 percent expressing dissatisfaction.
Any president, of course, receives much more attention and scrutiny and gets more of the credit and blame for how the economy is doing. But as voter dissatisfaction rises, it is notable that Kitzhaber is able to keep a decent standing with Oregonians. In fact, he does better than in a June poll by the same firm -- Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall -- that gave him a 45 percent approval rating, with 34 percent disapproving.
At the same time, the latest Oregon survey gives the Legislature a rating of 40 percent positive and 36 percent rating. Compare that to a new New York Times/CBS News poll showing Congress with a record low 12 percent approval.
I should note that a SurveyUSA poll, from late July, said Oregonians were less enamored of the Legislature. It found that 28 percent were positive and 58 percent negative.
But pollster Tim Hibbitts, who conducted the polls for OPB and Fox, has a long and successful track record of surveying Oregonians, so I tend to put more faith in his results.
The latest poll findings will likely reinforce the idea that voters approve of the way that Kitzhaber and the evenly divided House worked together productively during the last session. We'll see how that carries over into the February session, when there will be some daunting budget issues and lawmakers are even more focused on the upcoming elections.


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I went shopping for wine on Saturday. I had only $40 to spend and I decided to only purchase wines under $10. I rounded up 5 wines after about 20 minutes of searching and at the cash register, one of the wines rang up around $15 and change. I told the cashier that the one bottle rang up incorrectly. It was supposed to be around $8 and change. In fact, this wine was a bit confusing on the shelf. There were 2 bins with two different prices, but the wine seemed to be the same. After staring at the bins, I saw a few earlier vintages in one of them and concluded that the earlier vintage was the more expensive of the two. I showed another salesperson where the wine on the shelf was and she, too was confused. She brought both wine price tags up to the register to show the cashier. After some typing on their computer, I was told that the lowest she could give me the wine for was $12.99. But, the store price said $8 and change. So, what she should have done? Give me the shelf price, the $12.99 price or something different? In the end, I declined the wine and went back to select something else but I still feel strongly that I should have receved the price tagged on the bin. Your thoughts?
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Friday, September 7, 2012
A lawsuit filed last year by Steve and Jean Rothrock against the City of Georgetown and some city officials has tentatively been settled.
However, terms of the proposed agreement have not been officially released.
The Rothrocks, who have owned businesses and property in the city, filed the lawsuit in Federal Court in Charleston last November.
Named as defendants, along with the city, were City Councilman Paige Sawyer, former Architectural Review Board (ARB) member Debbie Thomas, former ARB Chairman Joseph Cave, former ARB member Brian Clark, and former ARB member Jan Lane.
The suit asked for a court order demanding the City release the necessary permit to allow completion of the home at 116 Cannon Street with HardiePlank siding and MiraTEC trim.
The citys Architectural Review Board has repeatedly denied requests for HardiePlank siding for the home.
An order signed by U.S. District Judge David C. Norton on Aug. 22 states the court has been advised the suit has been settled. However, if the settlement is not finalized within 90 days either party can petition the court to have the case reopened.
A source that asked to not be identified, told the Georgetown Times last week the city has agreed to pay the Rothrocks $250,000 as part of the settlement. The Rothrocks, according to the source, would be allowed to place HardiePlank on three sides of the home.
Mayor Jack Scoville, on Tuesday, would neither confirm nor deny the proposed settlement details.
Nothing has been signed by either party so nothing has been settled yet. We are working to resolve these issues, Scoville said.
The Rothrocks were out of the country Tuesday and could not be reached for comment.
As of late Tuesday, the Rothrocks were still on the agenda for Mondays ARB meeting where they will be asking for the wood/HardiePlank combination for the home as agreed to in the proposed settlement.
The lawsuit
The suit details the condition the home was in when purchased by the Rothrocks in 2008.
There were numerous holes in the roof, holes around the chimney caps, rotted-out windows, black mold, active termite infestation and rot throughout the house. In addition, the sewage had backed up for an extended period of time, making the house very unsanitary, the suit states.
Early in the renovation process, the couple sought and received a permit from the City Building and Planning Officer for exterior demolition. This allowed them to remove the aluminum-clad siding from the exterior, exposing at least three kinds of wood lap siding, as well as plywood over a substantial portion, all of which had been covered by the aluminum siding.
The ARB held an onsite meeting at the home in September 2008. It was after that meeting the Rothrocks first tried to get ARB approval for the HardiePlank siding because it is more durable than wood but has the same aesthetic appearance as wood.
The ARB denied the request although it had already approved that type of siding on three new structures in the Historic District. The ARB explained its denial by saying the home was a contributing structure to the Historic District.
The South Carolina Historic Preservation Office, a division of the State Archives Department, determined the house is not a contributor to the Historic District. That finding was ignored by the ARB, the suit states.
The Rothrocks say Thomas during the 2008 onsite meeting denied ever giving approval for HardiePlank siding for any structures.
This claim has been shown to be completely false, the suit states.
Through research, the Rothrocks discovered ARB members Thomas, Nancy Gilman and Cave had voted in favor of all three of the houses which were allowed to use HardiePlank. Clark voted on at least one of these three approvals.
The Rothrocks say the ARB members named in the suit developed a will to win attitude and refused to recuse themselves from deciding the request when asked to do so.
Instead of conducting fair and impartial proceedings, the Defendant ARB members persistently voted their bias and prejudice, the suit states. Rather than admit the fact that bias and prejudice controlled their votes, and recuse themselves, these ARB members came up with numerous unfounded reasons/excuses to justify their denial.
During a Dec. 17, 2008 ARB meeting, Cave ordered no new information about the request would be received purportedly in accordance with directions from the City, the suit indicates, adding this decision by Cave denied the couple due process and equal protection under the laws.
The plaintiffs say by denying their right to complete the needed work on their home, the city is engaged in an improper exercise of governmental police power.
The Rothrocks say after the battle with the city began, they came under investigation for unrelated matters such as whether they were properly insured on motor vehicles; whether signs on Mrs. Rothrocks vehicles were legal and whether the couple were unlawfully parking their vehicles on or near their property.
According to the suit, Sawyer has been named as a defendant because he became extremely involved in the application process and made it clear that he strongly dislikes Steve Rothrock and was willing to use his position and influence to cause him harm.
The suit quotes an e-mail written by Sawyer to then-City Administrator Chris Eldridge which states In my opinion, anyone who is a friend and/or confidant of Rothrock is or will be a detriment to the City.
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The National Weather Service has issued a statement warning that a strong thunderstorm is moving through the area.
The storm, which may produce heavy downpours and wind gusts around 35 miles per hour, was detected at 12:24 p.m. near Granville, 17 miles west of Springfield. The storm is expected to track through Russell, Montgomery, Southampton, Westhampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Williamsburg and Hatfield.
The agency warns residents to shelter indoors as the storm approaches.
An urban and small stream flood advisory is in effect until 5:45 pm. today for Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Scattered showers and thunderstorms began popping up in northwest Connecticut and western Massachusetts shortly before noon Friday, and some areas have already seen 1-2 inches of rain.


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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — It's one thing to talk about playing beside your brother.After five games, Alabama left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio is still wrapping his head around that concept. Big brother Arie Kouandjio is next door at left guard as a first-year starter with the Crimson Tide.
"It's cool," Cyrus Kouandjio said. "I don't think I've got it quite all in, that fact that I'm playing with my brother on the No. 1 team. Right now we're just trying to make things happen. We're just focused on one purpose, which is getting another championship trophy this year. I really haven't sat down and thought about it like, 'Wow.'"
Family and friends don't shy away from the subject.
"Everybody talks about it," Cyrus Kouandjio said. "It's one of those things in life where you look back and you're like, 'Wow.' But right now, we're just trying to get these victories."
From the right side, guard Anthony Steen can see the bond in certain situations at practice.
"If we get in a little scuffle out there, maybe, they'll have each other's back," Steen said. "Cyrus will go running after someone and Arie will be right behind him, ready to fight for his brother. That just comes natural."


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BRIDGEWATER — Inside the prayer hall of the Sikh temple here Tuesday night, worshipers bowed down in front, knelt on the floor with their foreheads and noses touching the carpet, and left money as an offering.
Women wearing colorful traditional Indian dress and men in turbans gathered at the Bridgewater Gurudwara to mourn the deaths in the Wisconsin shooting.
The congregants were joined by people of all faiths who, in a show of solidarity, came to express their condolences.
Sikhs in New Jersey and throughout the country have been devastated by the attack, in which Wade Page, a white supremacist, opened fire in an Oak Creek, Wis., temple. The gunman killed six people and critically injured three others before being shot by a police officer.
Sikhism, a monotheistic faith that emerged from India about 500 years ago, is the world's fifth-largest religion. The temple in Bridgewater has about 500 worshipers.
During the prayer service, several speakers called for religious tolerance and a greater understanding of Sikhs, who are sometimes mistaken for Muslim militants.
"We need to look inwards and see how we can reach out to the people and spread the love that is the basis of Sikhism," said Vikas Chawla, from the Art of Living Foundation. "The root cause of misery and problems in this world is ignorance."
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt praised the Sikhs for their loving religion and contributions to society.
"There is no place in the United States of America for such violence, for prejudice, for bias, for hate crimes," he said. "I want Americans to understand that there is much we can learn as non-Sikhs from the Sikhs in America."
In a letter read by Msgr. Joseph Celano of St. Bernard Church, Bishop Paul Bootkoski urged all faith communities to work together to overcome the culture of violence.
"Let us strive to replace hatred and religious intolerance with peace, acceptance and respect for all human life, which has its origins in the one Creator," he said. "It is my hope, too, that this horrible event will lead to greater appreciation in our country of your rich and most venerable religious tradition."
Tare Abdelkader, a member of the al Falah Muslim Center, said that together, they need to stand against those who target them with senseless attacks.
"No one should ever have to fear because of their beliefs, because of their religion," he said. "No one should ever have to fear for their children's safety and because of where they worship."
Bridgewater Police Chief Richard Borden vowed that his department will remain vigilant in protecting all places of worship.
Bridgewater Mayor Dan Hayes said that while the tragic event is evidence that evil remains in the world, there is hope.
"Evil would like nothing more perhaps than to have a community filled with fear and for hate to grow, but I believe strongly that good will triumph over evil," he said. "I know the proof of that is here today right in front of me. … It is in the things that we share together. It is in the common view that we have. It is in the commons bonds that we have."
Immediately following the service, attendees lit candles and shared a meal.


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The CIA's New Client in Sudan
by Eric Black
It was Woodrow Wilson who called the Armenian Holocaust 'sad, but necessary to quell an internal security threat.' Today it appears that the Bush administration, only eight months after former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that Sudan's pro-government militias were committing genocide, has changed its mind and now is once again ignoring victims of genocide and allowing a government to quell a 'security threat.'
The Las Angeles Times recently reported that the US government and the Sudanese government responsible for over 180,000 deaths are forming a close intelligence partnership, and that government in Khartoum is becoming a 'surprisingly valuable ally of the CIA' in the war on terrorism, as odd as that would seem to anyone aware of the fact that Sudan harbored Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda a decade ago and that Sudan's dictator retained ties with other groups classified as terrorists by the US government after Al Qaeda left Sudan.
The Times' report on the US' new ally shows very clearly the opportunistic nature of the 'war on terrorism' paradigm, which in reality has nothing to do with stopping violence or promoting peace but is merely a new justification for continuing with the imperialist program that the US has pursued since the Second World War. The article is full of completely contradictory messages from US government officials, and it is difficult to imagine how an establishment reader could make sense of them without resorting to the use of doublespeak. The first few paragraphs explain that Sudan has been charged with committing genocide by the US government, once welcomed bin Laden, and has been described as "an extraordinary threat to the national security" by the Bush Administration.
Paragraphs later, the readership is told that '"American intelligence considers [Sudan] to be a friend" by a senior official in the Sudanese government, and that Sudan could become a 'top tier' ally of the CIA by a State Department official. In addition, the Bush Administration has recently normalized relations with Sudan in light of this recent cooperation.
According to these interviews with US and Sudanese intelligence officials, in recent collaborative efforts partaken by the two governments Sudan has expelled Islamic 'extremists.' This leads one to wonder, have they banished themselves from the country? Among their other services, they detained Al Qaeda suspects, members of the Iraqi insurgency, and other terrorist operatives and gave them to the US for interrogation. Unfortunately, no members of the Janjaweed, the pro-government militia committing genocide against the civilians of Darfur have been detained or disarmed.
Why has the relationship between Sudan and the US shifted so suddenly, and why is the Sudanese government so interested in helping the US government hunt down extremists that it used to fund and give sanctuary to? Why is the US so ready to normalize its relationship with a country involved in a massive campaign of ethnic cleansing, as the UN calls it, or genocide, as Colin Powell called it?
Washington's radical reversal of relations with Sudan undoubtedly has quite a bit to do with Sudan's oil, the majority of which it had been selling to China. Washington has been looking for a way to gain control over Sudan's oil fields for a long period of time. It is likely that the US helped train the two largest rebel groups whose attacks elicited the government's counter-insurgency campaign, the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese Liberation Army, in an attempt to weaken Sudan's government at a time when it was developing closer ties with China. When the atrocities began to escalate in Darfur and the US State Department officially labeled the killings in Darfur 'genocide', it seemed the US was considering invading Sudan on a platform of ending the genocide, disposing of the dictator who made the mistake of giving China access to its oil fields, and replacing him with a leader who would allow US corporations to funnel oil from Sudan.
However, now that Sudan has proved willing to cooperate with the US, new questions arise. Why would Sudan be dealing so comfortably with Washington unless it knew that it would not be held accountable for its own atrocities in any real sense?
It doesn't seem altogether unfeasible for the governments of Sudan and the US have made a pact stating that the US would use its power to prevent action against the genocide in Darfur, in exchange for aid in countering 'terrorism' and, at some point, access to untapped oil? It is hard to think of another explanation for the sudden friendship of the two regimes. The US has been considering an attempt to repeal the sanctions placed on Sudan, a move favored both by Khartoum and by US oil companies.
Once again, it seems the US is being complicit with genocide and making deals with the war criminals responsible, just as previous US administrations were complicit with the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia which was engaged in a battle with the North Vietnamese by allowing Thailand (then a US client state) to sell arms to Pol Pot while he exterminated 1.7 million of his own people. Just as the US was silent during the Rwandan genocide and instead focused on the bombing of Yugoslavia, the US is again ignoring a massive tragedy in Sudan in favor of perusing its immediate imperial interests and destroying the resistance in Iraq.
Of course, just because ties have increased between Khartoum and Washington doesn't mean that the US wouldn't abandon the Sudanese government if the US feels the alliance is no longer politically expedient or if Sudan is insubordinate, but right now it seems like the alliance is a win-win situation for both governments; the only losers of course being the citizens of Darfur experiencing living hell.
The situation in Darfur is still one the of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the world with nearly 200,000 dead, either due to violence or famine, and 2 million displaced. The pro-government militias continue to raid the towns of Darfur, killing men, raping women, and plundering entire villages, often abducting young women and using them as sex-slaves. It is clear that rapid action is necessary to save innocent lives and end the mass slaughter.
The solution to the tragedies in Darfur is most certainly not an American or NATO military intervention; such an imperial intervention would only augment the suffering felt in Sudan. To protect the human rights of Sudanese civilians, it would be necessary for the UN to launch a major peacekeeping mission or for the world to come together to fund the African Union's peacekeeping campaign. The AU has already launched a peace keeping mission, and AU peace keepers have been effective in stopping violence in areas where they are dispatched. However, the AU does not have the resources to sustain the kind of mission necessary to bring any degree of peace to Sudan, and has only been able to deploy 3,000 troops to Darfur, a region the size of France. In addition to enduring vicious campaigns of violence, the people of Sudan are also in dire need of humanitarian aid and are experiencing a great shortage in food, medicine, clean water, and other life essentials.
If the international community does not work together
to build a peacekeeping campaign and the humanitarian aid campaign, the
Oxfam aid agency predicts that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan will continue
until October 2006, most likely bringing hundreds of thousands of additional
deaths. However, it seems the US may present an obstacle to such campaigns,
as it does not want to offend its terrorist ally in Khartoum.
"If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?" ---Eduardo Galeano


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Harley-Davidson gives limited peek of prototype
A few people were allowed to test ride Harley-Davidson's prototype electric motorcycle, named Project Live Wire, on Thursday at the Harley-Davidson Museum.
The prototype also was shown at "Bike Night" at the museum, and limited, ticketed test rides will be available Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The demo bikes, about 20 of them, are hand-built machines meant to get feedback from thousands of people through brief test rides in the U.S. and overseas. The bikes are not for sale, and there's no guarantee that Harley will ever build an electric motorcycle for mass production.
Still, it's a significant experiment for the company and the motorcycle industry, where electric bikes represent only about 1% of sales but show promise with advances in battery technology that should allow them to travel farther between battery charges.
"Customers will tell us what they think it will take to make a great electric motorcycle," said Mark-Hans Richer, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Harley-Davidson, the world's largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles.
A 2014 U.S. tour, kicking off with a journey on Route 66, will include stops at more than 30 Harley dealerships through the end of the year. In 2015, the tour will continue in the U.S. and expand into Canada and Europe.
Richer says at this point it's impossible to know when the company would decide whether to move forward with an electric bike in its lineup.
"We really don't know what the future holds yet. This is an opportunity to learn, and we will see where it goes," he said.
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Just time to report on the small amount of activity reported this morning before I head off to Belle Haven to check out Gideon's $12 million listing – or I will if I can get past the gates.
41 Deepwoods (Old Greenwich, across from Perot Library) has an accepted offer after 475 days on the market. Last asking price was $1.895 million. I showed it way back in 2010 at $2.395 million but neither my buyers nor I saw much value at that level. You might not think knocking $500,000 off a home's price would affect a buyer's decision but surprisingly often, it does. Go figure.
Six Guinea Road is back up for sale, "renovated" and priced at $2.950 million. It sold for $2.085 in 2010 after starting at $3.7 in 2007. I thought the house was rather tired back in those days, which probably explains its lengthy snooze on the market. If so, then the 2012 renovations may help in that regard. Of course, there's still the street's name to deal with.


text: Why drive all the way to Gresham for some roast chicken? Because this chicken, crisp-skinned and rubbed with garlic and mysterious green spices, is roasted in a wood-fired brick rotisserie oven as big as a Volkswagen Rabbit. Because it is served over really fragrant (if not really crisp) french fries. Because it is brought to your table by a woman who seems genuinely pleased to see you and happy to explain which of the seven bottles of sauces (cilantro lime!) on her tray should go on your chicken. Because the restaurant's mascot is a grinning cock in a tunic and no pants, like a yacht-club version of Foghorn Leghorn. Because the enormous plate of fries and chicken and pointless salad is $7.50. If that's not decadent enough (in which case, what is wrong with you?), the pollo saltado ($7.50) takes that same chicken and sautés it with fries, onion, tomato and soy sauce, dumped over rice. It is chicken fried with fries. Now go get your keys; I call shotgun.


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SPRINGFIELD – Springfield police cruisers now bear testament to the ongoing struggle against sexual assault.
Each of the department's 30 street cruisers now bear a magnetic "ribbon" that states "Stop Sexual Assault."
The ribbons are part of a collaboration between Springfield police and the YWCA of Western Massachusetts that is designed to spread awareness of the prevalence of sexual assault and domestic violence.
"It causes devastating problems to the victims, untold problems," Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet said. "I think it's very important to report about the advocacy to the victims."
Both Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet and Mary Reardon Johnson, executive director of the YWCA said it's a fitting time of year to spread awareness because April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Johnson said the YWCA provides services to about 1,200 sexual assault victims each year and many more cases go unreported. Statistically speaking, she said, a woman is assaulted in the United States every two minutes.
In the United States a woman has about a 15 percent chance of being sexually assaulted in her lifetime, Johnson said. For men, that number is about 5 percent, she said.
"It's an under-reported and very serious concern," she said.
Fitchet said instances of sexual and domestic abuse are investigated by the Department's Special Victims Unit.
Johnson said help is not only available through the police but through the YWCA's hotline accessed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, at (413) 733-7100.
Springfield police and YWCA of Springfield join forces in ongoing struggle against sexual assault
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on April 13, 2011 at 3:03 PM, updated April 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield police cruisers now bear testament to the ongoing struggle against sexual assault.


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The Hoboken Public Library will host its first book festival -- an event to give people a chance to meet local authors and take part in other literacy-related fun.
The First Hoboken Public Library Book Festival 2013 will be held under tents at Church Square Park at Willow Avenue and Fifth streets, Saturday June 8.
The Hoboken Public Library is inviting local authors of any genre to display and sell their books in the "Local Author Alley."
There will also be a special guest author reading during the festival.
The event includes a used book sale, a storytelling workshop for teens, interactive performance of the Wizard of Oz by Company's Coming, simple bookmaking, face painting and a bouncy castle for children and local food vendors selling goodies all day long.
Contact Laura Knittel at email@example.com or (201) 420-2347 for more information.