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When you hear or speak about Memorial Day and the honor paid to United States veterans, words such as, "defending," "freedom," and "sacrifice" often come to the forefront. Honoring those who have sacrificed their lives by defending our way of life to preserve our freedoms is of the utmost importance on Memorial Day.
Maybe you placed a flag near a veteran marker in a nearby cemetery. Maybe you wrote an essay about veterans in your sixth-grade history class. Or maybe you simply stood along Central Avenue Monday morning, clapping, and mouthed the words "thank you" as veterans groups from throughout the area marched by. Whatever it may have been, it was appreciated.
To recognize the men and women who lost their lives while serving our country on this Memorial Day, the City of Dunkirk hosted a series of events. Early Monday morning the 25th annual Memorial Day Services sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and the Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum began.
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"I think it's a tribute to your character and your sense of patriotism to be here this morning and take part in this ceremony," James Strychalski from the Knights of Columbus began.
"This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Shortly after its conclusion in 1868 was the very first time a national memorial occasion was observed. In the beginning popularly known as Declaration Day ... that tradition as a symbol of our remembrance is still strong; our emphasis today is and must be on mainly remembering the nature of the supreme sacrifice that so many made in the service of our country."
Commander George Burns III, United States Coast Guard (retired), who has spoken during the Memorial Day ceremonies for the past few years, reminded everyone in attendance at the Dunkirk Lighthouse of how much of an impact residents in Chautauqua County and in Dunkirk have made as servicemen and women to the United States. To do this Burns places stories with names of residents who have lost their lives during wartime.
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Left to right: Staff Sergeant Joseph Gullo III, 542nd Force Provider, U.S. Army, presents John Fedyszyn, Vietnam Veteran United States Marine Corps and CPO Arthur Casella, USN (Ret.) with a plaque and the flags flown over the United States Capitol in their honor. The request was made by Congressman Brian Higgins.
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Commander George Burns III, United States Coast Guard (Ret.) speaking at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Cmdr. Burns, a native of Fredonia, also spoke at Memorial Park.
During the Memorial Park service later Monday morning, Burns spoke of story that took place on Dec. 9, 1944, when a wave of B-17's took off to bomb a German oil storage plant. One of those B-17's took on accurate flak over Prague and had to crash-land near the Alps. Four of the passengers on the plane bailed out; three were taken to a POW camp while the bombardier, who was Jewish, was seized by a local Nazi official, who immediately killed him. The co-pilot, pilot and three other members remained in the plane and made a safe landing, Burns continued. They were captured, he said, and placed in a truck. They were held by a Nazi official and an area Chief of Police. The Nazi official ordered the truck to stop, told the five Americans to get down in a ditch before he opened fire on them. One of those five men murdered was a Second lieutenant U.S. Army Air Force, who resided at 634 Swan Street in Dunkirk.
"During peacetime we see and hear enlistment advertising promising money for college, providing opportunities to learn employable skills, or just appealing to the excitement of it all. There is nothing wrong with these enticements but none are effective unless the person contemplating military service has in their heart a love of country and a patriotic desire to take their turn to defend the rest of us," Burns said. "Those in the service are driven by a desire to take a stand, put their lives on hold, and then on the line to protect something to value to all of us. We're lucky to see them every one or two years, and in some cases we never see them again ... every person from this area who has served their country had to leave town ... all had one thing in common, they all had one last look at home."
Burns wished to recognize and acknowledge the sacrifices of the men and women from Chautauqua County who served, were wounded or captured, and certainly those who lost their lives.
"Those who lost their lives did not return, and that last look out the window was in fact a last time they saw their home and families again," he said. "I think we need to keep that sacrifice in mind. Not only the men who were killed but also the families who had to live with it for all of these years."
During the Dunkirk Joint Veterans Council Memorial Day Services in Memorial Park, Master of Ceremonies John D'Agostino stated an unsettling fact: Since last year's Memorial Day ceremony at least 95 area veterans or those who served in the military have passed away.
"Each Memorial Day we witness more and more additional flags being attached to more and more additional grave markers. The Veterans Administration that each day we are losing 1,571 veterans. Of that figure, each day, claiming near 1,000 veterans of the World War II era," noted guest speaker and Vietnam Veteran United States Marine Corps John Fedyszyn.
Fedyszyn also noted that 35 of the 95 veterans who have died since last year's Memorial Day did not have a military accord, and he urged citizens to notify the Joint Veterans Council of any local veterans passing.
"Thirty-five heroes last year were not recognized for the service they gave," he said. "The price they paid for the freedoms we live and enjoy today and the freedoms they left behind for us. So many graves, so many flags, how many more will we be placing on those new grave markers next Memorial Day?"
Following Fedyszyn's remarks, Staff Sergeant Joseph Gullo III, 542nd Force Provider, US Army presented John Fedyszyn and CPO Arthur Casella, US Navy (retired) with a plaque certifying that the flags given to them were flown over the United States Capitol in their honor. The request to have the flags flown in their honor was made by Congressman Brian Higgins.
"John you do a great job, what you do for the people, you're a busy man and God bless you for what you do. You certainly are a man of honor," Gullo said. "Art, you've done a great job all of these years. Art served with my dad so there is a lot of special meaning today. I salute you sir."
Also speaking during the ceremony was Secondary Speaker, Lt. Christopher Wilson, United States Coast Guard and leader of the Sea Partners Campaign.
"As a child growing up there was and still is a flag displayed respectfully and proudly at my childhood home, 24-7. Let us never forget to honor and show appropriate respect to those who have served America to ensure our freedoms and way of life," Wilson said.
Fellow guest speaker, Commander of the Alpha Company, 642nd Aviation Support Battalion N.Y. Army National Guard in Dunkirk 1rst Lt. Francis J. Salvadore reflected on what could have been if not for our brave veterans.
"Every year we as a country take one day, Memorial Day, to pay tribute to those who have given their lives to defend our country. These great men and women gave their lives defending our constitution, our freedom, and the freedom of others," he said. "Without the sacrifices of these men and women in war, our nation, the nations of others and the world would look much different today. Had we lost one of these wars freedom in other countries and nations as we know them today may not exist ...had we lost one of these wars, our nation may not exist."
Following the service the Memorial Day Parade began down Lake Shore Drive, onto Central Avenue and expired into Washington Park. A video of Cmdr. Burns recognizing some area veterans can be found on the OBSERVER website along with a video of the presentation for John Fedyszyn and Arthur Casella.
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We've supported the idea of a two-cent-per-pound lobster levy since an independent panel recommended it last fall in a report on the fickle Maritime lobster fishery.
We even suggested that the Nova Scotia government, in particular, should legislate the levy, even if it couldn't reach a consensus with lobster fishermen across the province (although Cape Breton fishermen, at least, appeared to largely embrace the idea).
But there's a big difference between the two-cent-per-pound levy that the government was promoting previously and the idea of a nickel-per-pound levy that provincial Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell first floated publicly last week.
The previously promoted levy would have compelled lobster fishermen and those involved in the onshore side of the fishery to each pay one cent per pound of lobster caught, for a total of two cents per pound.
Such a levy would reportedly raise about $2.5 million a year. That suggests a five-cent-per-pound levy collected across the Maritimes could total approximately $6.25 million.
That's a big chunk of change that could go a long way toward maintaining quality control, marketing Maritime lobster as a premium product, and realizing a premium price.
But the money will come out of the pockets of those in the lobster industry. No wonder many are concerned about the concept of a much richer levy.
Bernie MacDonald, manager of the Port Hood-based Ceilidh Fishermen's Co-op, told the Canadian Press on Monday that he is in favour of a two-cent levy. But he warned that's not the case across the province, never mind a five-cent levy.
The provincial government is to blame for the confusion, with information coming out in dribs and drabs over the past few days.
The Canadian Press attempted to get a handle on the story in an interview with Colwell on Monday, during which the fisheries minister said the five-cent levy would be part of an approximately one-year pilot project in one region not yet identified; more details about the pilot project will be made public once a memorandum of understanding is signed; and legislation planned for the fall will establish the framework needed to collect a levy, but not specify how much it is.
There are plenty of unanswered questions: Where is this mystery region? Who pays what when the five-cent levy in collected? Where does the money go? Will those in the industry outside this mystery region have to pay a two-cent levy while the pilot project is being conducted? Are New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island on board?
These unanswered questions will continue to concern fishermen, at least until Colwell and company sign the proposed memorandum of understanding. Surely, he could have used our bloated provincial communication agency to better effect.
A two-cent levy is one thing. A five-cent levy is a different kettle of fish ... er, lobster.


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Figure 1 – Moving 12-Month Total on All Highways – October 2012 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – OHPI – FHWA.
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However, it's also worth noting that the price required to make consumption decline has increased over time. In 2006-2007, prices of around $70 were enough to make oil consumption flatten and then decline. However, in late 2009 and 2010, similar prices obtained while consumption continued to rise. It took the rise to over $100 in spring 2011 to get consumption to start to decline again.


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NEW YORK — Tiger Woods, coming off a fourth-place tie at the Masters, will play the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C., in two weeks.
Woods committed Thursday to the tournament, which runs from April 29 to May 2.
Woods marked his return to golf last week at the Masters after a five-month hiatus because of a sex scandal.
He has played Quail Hollow — formally known as the Wachovia Championship — four times since it was introduced in 2003. He won in 2007 and was fourth last year, finishing two shots behind champion Sean O'Hair.
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There's still time to see the artwork of Jean Weir in the Common Room at Art 634, 634 N. Mechanic St.
The exhibit, which features a variety of works in mixed media, painting and sculpture, is open through Saturday and includes five small paintings that each contain hidden fairies.
Admission is free. The Common Room is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call 745-3980.


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BRATTLEBORO, (AP) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Brattleboro on Friday to highlight the completion of repairs to 190 miles of railroad tracks between the southern Vermont town of Vernon and St. Albans, not far from the Canadian border.
LaHood was joined at the ceremony by Gov. Peter Shumlin and representatives of the state's congressional delegation.
The repairs to the line used by Amtrak's Vermonter train are among the first to be completed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The improvements enable the scheduled running time for the Vermonter to be reduced by about a half hour.
"The Vermonter project will grow our economy over the long-term by moving people and goods more efficiently than ever before," LaHood said.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation and RailAmerica's New England Central Railroad applied for $52 million in federal funds for upgrades and repairs to the track. NECR provided about $17.8 million to the project, through $5 million in matching funds and $12.8 million from the salvage of rail and other track materials, officials said.


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Posted by Dave on July 06, 2003 at 04:20:52:
In Reply to: Re: Magnolia tree - yellow leaves posted by M. D. Vaden on July 05, 2003 at 16:16:36:
I'm not sure what kind of magnolia it is. It isn't suppose to get larger than 30' tall. It's not a southern magnolia. My wife says that she thinks it's a Japanees magnolia. I live in middle Georgia and purchased the tree at a local nursey. I have gone back there but they were no help. The trees there didn't look any better than mine. But about two months after I had purchased mine my son also purchased the same kind and his doesn't have the same problem. The trees in the area do have some leaves dropping but it doesn't seem to be near as many.


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Batu Maung Things to Do
War Museum
Built around the remnants of British fort, this 20-arce museum contains several installations above and below ground where old war relics are stored. Visitors can weave through complex to view barracks, old cookhouses, lock-ups, tunnels and ventilation shafts.more
Day trip to Batu Maung
"Batu" in Malay means "rock" or "stone".Batu Maung is located just south of the Penang International Airport. It is easy reach by 3 routes1) Scenic route of Bayan Lepas town passing through Malay stilt homes.2) Short cut narrow road along the airport from junction opposite Snake Temple (Tokong Ular)3) Fastest by bridge sea coastal road passing the...more
Stop Over at Teluk Kumbar
"Teluk" in Malay means "bay' or "cove".Teluk Kumbar is other coastal fishing village at the southern side of Penang Island. You will pass by it when going from Bayan Lepas to Balik Pulau using the southern coastal road. It is also a junction to turn into Gertak Sanggul.I was amazed that all the old houses in the town have maroon rusty zinc roofs....more
Pulau Kendi
Pulau Kendi is a popular destination for longer anglers and boating enthusiasts. You can easily hire a charter small boat from Gertak Sanggul or Teluk Kumbar to the island.Main activities is fishing from boat or swimming in the sea. Be mindful of the water current, submerged rocks and branches or sea snakes and jelly fish. Always go with a local...more
Walk to the end of the Jetty of Gertak...
It always a personal impulse to walk to the end of a jetty whenever I see one. The one in Gertak Sanggul was not exception as a draw to go right up to the edge.There always plenty of small fish and other surprises over the wooden boards. And locals doing line fishing and enjoying themselves in the hot sun even if the biting are few apart.Then there...more
Drive to Gertak Sanggul
It is a scenic coastal ride from Teluk Kumbar to Gertak Sanggul.Gertak Sanggul is a fishing willage at the most south western tip of Penang Island with pig farming and fruit orchards being the major activities.It is a great place to charter a boat to go out fishing and to the neighboring islands of Kendi and Rimau.There is a traditional Chinese...more
More Photos and Info on Batu Maung
Well, that's about all I have for the fort Batu Maung. For more pictures, you can look at fellow VTer, I_joo's page or click on the website to read on the discovery of Batu Maung.1) I_joo 's page has lots of photos of the fort. 2)Useful websites of Batu Maung Fort and its linkage to WWII.a)Historical Facts on Batu Maungb)The official tourist page...more
Crawl through a War Tunnel
Now if you think I'm in the CuChi Tunnel of Vietnam, you are mistaken, I'm actually in a Penang WWII tunnel, somewhere off the coast of Malaysia! This tunnel was several metres underground in a old abandoned fort (now Penang War Museum) and after crawling around for a while, I had to hoist my self up a tall metal staircase(9.14m) at the end of the...more
Look for Harrowing Pictures in the...
There are a lot of harrowing wartime pictures in the Penang War Museum so look out for them when you explore the bunkers . From the pictures, you can see the horrible suffering of the locals under the harsh militant Japanese leadership in WWII . Among all the pictures I saw, this one stood out the most. It was a picture of a woman who was not only...more
The Torture Chamber in Batu Maung Fort
If you're ever in Batu Maung Fort in Penang, do look out for some of the offices turned into torture chambers by the Japanese. You'll see small metal/wooden cages that the Japanese used to 'break' prisoners and other rusty tools of torture. The sight of it is admitedly creepy but seeing it will reinforce what this place was used for in the past.more
Comparing Batu Maung Fort and Labrador...
If you're a war fanatic like my hubby , you would have noticed that the British had engaged the WWI war tactic of trench/tunnel warfare in the preparation for WWII in Malaya so this may be partly the reason why so many military tunnels were built in their forts in Penang and Singapore. Well having said that, there are many tunnels in Batu Maung...more
Take a Step Back in Time in Penang War...
If I can say this, Penang War Museum is probably the best war museum I've been to in ages. Unlike the conventional ( read: boring ) indoor museums that I've been to where I get to see nothing but casement shells in glass-paned cupboards, this one allowed me to run around free in an actual ruins of a fortress. Well afterall, it is a 9ha outdoor...more
Batu Maung Restaurants
Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant: Excellent beachfront seafood restaurant
A great place to have fresh seafood whether fish, prawn, crabs or "fried sotong" (squid).
The last I went, they also served the famous satay (barbecued chicken on sticks) that are well marinated.
Additional attraction besides a beach to walk out to is the famous Sam Poh Footprint Temple and a boat jetty at its door step. There is an upper and a lower car park. Park at the lower one if you prefer having to climb the steps.Add to your Trip Planner
Batu Maung Transportation
Driving to Batu Maung
Honestly, I can't help you much over here in terms of public transport since we drove there. All we did was to take the highway to Bayan Lepas and later the coastal route to Batu Maung. The sign to the museum is kinda huge so you shouldn't miss it. Also, there are lots of friendly locals who can point the way.
Anyway, here's the address and other useful details:
The Penang War Museum
Lot 1350 Mukim 12, Merah Barat Daya, Batu Maung, 11960 Penang
Tel: 016-421 3606 / 604-391 0067
Fax: 604-644 8015
Opened seven days a week (including public holidays), from 9:00am to 7:00pm.Add to your Trip Planner
Batu Maung Local Customs
Penang's Haunted Fort
Thought this British Fort in Batu Muang had been around for 70 years, it was only re-discovered in the 1970's . Why? Simply because at one time, this entire region was shunned by the locals as it was 'cursed' and haunted by restless soldiers. It took a very brave man from Kedah to track through the thicket and discover this fort. Talk about a...more
Penang WWII Facts : Why the Fort was...
It's interesting to know that Batu Maung Fort was built by the British to protect their own ships in Penang Harbour, but after Penang came under Japanese rule, it was used to protect Japanese ships instead. To me it seemed like an irony that the Japanese would use a British fort to protect their ships from Allied attacks in the Straits.Photo Note:...more
Penang WWII Facts: Harsh Life under...
Despite the promise the promise that the Japanese would bring about a fairer "Asia for Asians' rule, many horrifying events occured in Penang during the 3-year long Japanese occupation. From what I heard from my grandparents (I belong to a family of landowners in butterworth and penang) , beheadings (adults) took place in market squares, finger...more
Batu Maung Warnings and Dangers
Narrow jetty of Batu Maung
Most of the jetties found all over Penang is fairly spacious even enough for two motorcycles to drive pass each other easily.
However, the one at Batu Maung is relatively "narrow" and "flimsy". So take precaution especially with children or elderly especially if you are strolling at night so that no one fall overboard and get wet.
The locals are used to the walk but as tourists, caution is the name of the game.Add to your Trip Planner
Batu Maung General
War Museum
Favorite thing: War Museum is a must when you visit Batu Maung located south-east of the island. Entrance fee RM10.00 and if you bring camera, RM2 extra. The exact location is at the old town of Batu Maung, now there's a new highway along the coast that overlooking Jerejak island, take this highway and drive towards Batu Maung, when you arrive, just ask anybody at the roadside, is very easy.
This War Museum is actually 1930s British military fortress, now turned into a tourist spot, worth a look.Related to:
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The Immaculate Conception School Athletic Program's junior volleyball team, senior volleyball team, junior flag football team, senior flag football team and the girls flag football team are all West Bank Champions. Immaculate Conception competes in the West Bank Catholic Athletic League. The league includes all of the West Bank Catholic schools: Immaculate Conception, St. Rosalie, St. Cletus, Visitation of Our Lady, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Anthony, Christ the King and St. Andrew the Apostle.
Last school year, Immaculate Conception won 10 out of the 12 West Bank Championships. This year, ICS is on track to match or break that mark by already winning 5 of 5 Championships thus far. Sister Helene Godine, principal, credits the hard work put in by the student athletes on the field of competition and also academically in the classroom.


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SAGINAW, MI — There's more than one way to tell a story, the Saginaw Choral Society found out earlier when musical theater consultant Brian E. Buckner showed them how to put heart, soul and everything in between into "Sondheim Stories."
You can catch the results of his expertise Saturday, May 17, when he joins the ensemble in concert at the Temple Theatre, 203 N. Washington. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office, by calling 989-754-SHOW and online at templetheatre.org. They cost $38, $28, $23 and $10.
"It's quite different from the classical training I had," said first soprano Deanna Patton, a soloist in Sondheim's "Into the Woods."
"You can't just stand there. You have to put the feeling into it, giving it personality. And because you're singing words people understand, rather than the foreign languages you find in classical music, you have to be more precise with the consonants, but not so much that you sing like a robot."
Coming in with a similar love of music, Buckner said he enjoyed the challenge of taking the singers into a different realm, one he knows well through years of study.
He performed with the choral society in concert before, joining his friend, Music Director Glen Thomas Rideout, a couple of seasons ago for an impromptu jazz medley. When Rideout chose "Sondheim Stories" to close the season, it was a natural to bring Buckner back in the fold.
"This is especially different from other choral repertoire," Buckner said, referring to everything from enunciation to body language. "But one of the assets of the Saginaw Choral Society is the members' eagerness to get it right. They figure out how to do it true to the style, and then it's like, 'Let's nail it!'"
And he's there to make Sondheim sound like Sondheim, whose work in musical theater has earned him an Oscar, eight Tony Awards, eight Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Among the featured selections May 17 are "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Sweeney Todd" and "West Side Story."
"I was sure 'West Side Story' was a mistake because everyone knows that is Leonard Bernstein," Patton said. "But I looked it up, and sure enough, Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics.
"Brian has this way of throwing things out at you, ideas that left me thinking, 'Why didn't I know that,' and furiously writing notes on my music. He's like this bundle of contained energy and brings that energy to everyone he works with.
"I'd love to work with him on a full musical."
If all do their jobs correctly, Buckner said, "Sondheim Stories" will be presented in a way that lives up to the ideal Saginaw Choral Society audiences have come to expect.
"But it's going to be a different experience," he added. "There's a lot more comedy to it, and the language is more colloquial and contemporary. People are going to walk away going, 'Wow! Saginaw did it again!"
Added Patton, "I'm out of my comfort zone, but the music is so wonderful, I want to be there. It's going to be so beautiful."


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By Sean Greene 12:09am, January 18, 2014
VIDEO: Highlights and Reaction to Ursuline's victoryUrsuline's Adrianna Hahn scored 21 points to lead a balanced effort as the Raiders remained unbeaten in-state with a 65-45 victory at Concord Friday evening.
Hahn connected from behind the arc in the final seconds of the first quarter to put her team up 14-10 after eight minutes of play.
She would end up with 5 long-range connections on the night, but she was hardly the only weapon Concord had to contend with on the evening.
Freshman forward Kryshell Gordy worked in concert with Kailyn Kampert for a combined 22 points, many of which coming inside the paint to keep Concord honest defensively.
Kampert's two 3-pointers joined Alyssa Irons' 3, and Courtney Wallace added one more as Ursuline connected on 11 shots behind the arc in the game.
Ursuline (8-3) would run the lead up to 31-16 on a Hahn 3, but the Raiders made the final 7 points of the 1st half, the final coming on a Tiyanna Gibbs comeback to make it 31-23 at the break.
The Raiders' pressure defense clamped down in the second half, as they won the 3rd 19-7, and ultimately took a 60-33 lead after Hahn's final 3 of the game before cruising to the win.
Megan Doogan led Concord (7-4) with 10 points.
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Peanut Butter Lover's Ice Cream
Now, you know I am one of the world's biggest peanut butter lovers. I put peanut butter on nearly everything, and make no apologies for it. I've loved peanut butter since I was a kid; so much so, that I even had a peanut butter and jelly sleeping bag. Given my affinity for the stuff, it's hard to believe that I never experienced peanut butter ice cream until I went away to college. The main dining hall at my college had an ice cream freezer where you could scoop your own ice cream on the way out. Once of the ice creams was peanut butter swirl, which was was peanut butter ice cream with an unbelievable peanut butter swirl in the middle. That ice cream played a pivotal role in my packing on the freshman fifteen, but I couldn't quit it if I tried.
How it has taken me nearly five years of having an ice cream maker to make straight-up peanut butter ice cream is beyond me. The important thing, however, is that I did it and that it is absolutely, positively amazing. If you love peanut butter, this ice cream is for you.
To make this ice cream, I used my favorite vanilla ice cream recipe, omitted the vanilla bean and added peanut butter, then swirled in more melted peanut butter as I transferred the ice cream to its container. Basically, this is a peanut butter lover's dream. It's like eating big spoonfuls of smooth, creamy, cold peanut butter. I certainly mean that in the best way possible.
While I think this is definitely peanut butter ice cream in the purest form possible, you could throw even more layers of flavors in here if you'd like. You could add a fudge swirl, peanut butter cups, or any number of other add-ins. You could also scoop this into a bowl, drizzle on some hot fudge and top with whipped cream. I've been eating it by the spoonful from the container. I'm not here to judge how you eat your ice cream.
It may have been a long time coming, but this peanut butter ice cream was absolutely worth the wait.
What's your favorite way to enjoy peanut butter ice cream?
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Peanut Butter Lover's Ice Cream
Yield: 1 quart
Prep Time: 9 hours
Total Time: 9 hours 30 minutes
A rich, creamy peanut butter ice cream is spiked with peanut butter swirls.
For the Ice Cream:
1 cup whole milk
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups heavy cream, divided
Pinch of salt
6 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Peanut Butter Swirl:
½ cup creamy peanut butter, melted and cooled slightly
1. Warm the milk, sugar, peanut butter, 1 cup of the heavy cream and the salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved and the peanut butter has melted. Continue cooking until the mixture comes to a slight simmer, bubbling around the edges of the pan.
2. Meanwhile, pour the remaining 1 cup heavy cream into a large bowl and place a fine-mesh sieve on top. Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Slowly pour the warmed milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Scrape the mixture back into the saucepan.
3. Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly with a rubber spatula, being sure to scrape the bottom of the pan as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of the spatula, a few minutes. The mixture should register 170 to 175 degrees F on an instant-read digital thermometer.
4. Pour the custard through the fine-mesh sieve and stir it into the cream. Stir in the vanilla extract and place the bowl over an ice bath. Stir occasionally, until the mixture is cool. Cover and transfer the custard to the refrigerator until completely chilled, at least 8 hours or overnight.
5. Freeze the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. As you remove the ice cream to a freezer-safe container, drop dollops of the melted peanut butter over each layer of ice cream. Once all of the ice cream and peanut butter has been placed in the container, use a butter knife to gently swirl the mixture. Store the ice cream in the freezer.
70 Responses to "Peanut Butter Lover's Ice Cream"
I will give you a run for your money as the worlds' biggest peanut butter lover. I wrote a cookbook with 100+ peanut butter recipes in it! The amount of PB that was bought and eaten in this house in 2012 while I was writing the book would make your head spin 🙂 I cannot even begin to tell you. It was a good year. lol
Last month I made Nutter Butter ice cream with crushed up NB's in it, bourbon, salted caramel sauce, and some other goodies. But I've never made just straight up plain PB ice cream. Yours is gorgeous and I need to make it! I love seeing those big patches of PB!
I also had vanilla ice cream with peanut butter swirl for the first time as a Freshman at Rutgers University and fell in love with it! Haagen-Dazs used to make a vanilla with peanut butter swirls that was AMAZING, but they discontinued it (only make chocolate with peanut butter now.) I definitely will try making this! You have no idea how I've LONGED for the combo of vanilla and peanut butter. A shop in Boca Raton makes a flavor with Elvis as its inspiration – basically it's vanilla ice cream, bananas and peanut butter. Pretty darn good, but still not the exact taste I long for. This recipe sounds PERFECT!! Thank you.
Have you ever made ice cream with coconut cream (in the can)? My daughter is allergic to dairy but loves ice cream. We have had the store bought coconut milk or almond milk varieties but I would love to make some homemade!
We make coconut ice cream with coconut milk in the can all the time. it's awesome. very creamy. especially with the cream top. not sure if i would substitute that in this recipe though…
I am making this recipe now! looks great!
Hi Michelle,
Have you ever made David Lebovitz's Peanut Butter Ice Cream? I know you are a fan of his… My husband LOVES peanut butter so I made his PB IC and we were both very disappointed. The taste was good but the texture was terrible. Yours looks delicious and smooth. I'm definitely going to have to try it.
I fell in love with peanut butter ice cream on a cruise a few years ago (it may have earned the spot of BEST ICE CREAM EVER for me!!). Even though I had gotten the Kitchenaid attachment last summer, somehow I haven't made it… well now the custard is chilling in my fridge and I will have ice cream later today! Thanks for ensuring I get it made ASAP!
Never posted here before but…I'm a big BEB fan with a brand new ice cream machine. Just made this and used marshmallow fluff instead of PB for the swirl. Ta da! Fluffernutter ice cream! Soooo delicious!
Love your orange sherbet & vanilla ice cream recipes, too. Must stop….. 😀
The Marshmallow fluff took the ice cream and made it super amazing!
I'm such a peanut butter fan so I love this recipe! I wanted to let you know that I've included this post in my blog's Weekend Wrap-Up, where I share some of my favorite web finds from the past week. I've included the link below in case you're interested. Thanks for another great recipe; enjoy your weekend!
I just finished making this ice cream, and MAN it is GOOD! I left out the PB swirl since I am not as much of a "peanut butter lover" as some people, but I love plain old PB ice cream and this recipe is fantastic! I even messed up prepping the custard but I don't think it made any difference!
Oh. My. Gawd. This was amazing! I've never made ice cream using eggs, and wasn't sure what to expect, but WOW! I didn't have whole milk on hand, so I used almond milk (don't judge), and it still was phenomenal. Best ice cream I've ever made, and one of the best I've ever tasted. Thank you!
I just made this ice cream today. With a few alterations. It's really delicious. I didn't have enough cream so substituted I cup of cream for 1 cup of milk. However with all those egg yolks the custard was still super thick. It took only a minute to thicken up (usually I am stirring for ages…!). For the peanut swirl I added some chocolate to the melted peanut butter. The chocolate seized when I poured it over the ice cream (which I thought it might) so it's now more like a choc-chip peanut butter ice cream. Still tases amazing though! My only complaint is that after I poured it out of the ice cream maker it doesn't look like all that much ice cream. Would definitely recommend doubling the recipe.
I am just seeing this recipe (thanks to Googling "peanut butter ice cream") even though it is a year later. I am commenting ONLY to tell you that when I was a kid, my dad taught me to put a thin layer of peanut butter on hot dogs. Yes. Peanut butter on hot dogs. Thin layer, slathered right on top of the hot dog, not on the bun. I still have one that way in his honor every now and then. 🙂
P.S. The ice cream is perfection!
This was creamy peanut buttery deliciousness! However, I would recommend using a no stir variety of peanut butter. I used a "creamy" natural (stir in the oil at the top of the jar) kind of peanut butter and it had little gritty bits of peanuts throughout. When I strained my mixture the bits clogged up my strainer, so I ended up using a nut milk bag to squeeze everything through. I bought a jar of skippy to make the swirl, because I wanted a smooth final product, and all ended well. 🙂
Oh my goodness! I'm in heaven! I have just started my ice cream maker addiction and when I saw this recipe, I had to try it immediately. The ice cream if finishing in the freezer right now, but I have to admit that there is only half a batch left. I kept "sampling" along the way and then my husband came home as it was churning and insisted he had to try a good portion of it to approve it. 🙂 I use organic, no sugar added peanut butter and it appears that it doesn't melt. So next time, I will try something different for the swirl, but even with that little hitch, it's delicious. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
Very delicious ice cream. You don't know how many frozen dairy desserts ( no eggs) recipes I had to wade through, until I found your ice cream recipe. Loved it.
I made chocolate chocolate chip cookies, so we could make ice cream sandwiches. It is rare, that I don't have to make adjustments to a recipe, this one is a keeper.
Whether you are a novice in the kitchen or you are a professional. I am an intermediate if you like peanut butter you need and I mean need to make this ice cream. It is unbelievably good ice cream. The flavor the texture and ease are superior. Haagen-Dazs has nothing on this. I could go on forever. I have made a quart and it is gone luckily I have a two quart ice cream maker and I have the custard in the fridgerator now for two quarts. I only made on tiny change and that was to put one full cup of peanut butter in this custard. Everything else I did as you said and I cannot stop eating this. There is no dinner made we had peanut butter cones for dinner tonight. Thank you. For the novice I recommend that you use the sieve you do not want custard pieces that set in the cooking in your ice cream. That is why you use the sieve.


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December 3, 2013 | by Sadie Stein
The flight attendant on the cover of 207 does not deceive you: this issue is a ride and a half. For your reading enjoyment we offer:
Geoff Dyer on the art of nonfiction—and why he hates that rubric:
I don't think a reasonable assessment of what I've been up to in the last however many years is possible if one accepts segregation. That refusal is part of what the books are about. I think of all them as, um, what's the word? … Ah, yes, books! I haven't subjected it to scientific analysis, but if you look at the proportion of made-up stuff in the so-called novels versus the proportion of made-up stuff in the others I would expect they're pretty much the same
Edward P. Jones on the art of fiction:
People say, Did you grow up thinking of yourself as this or that, blah blah blah. These middle-class or upper-class kids, maybe three or four times a week they'd have a doctor over, they'd have an engineer over, they'd have a writer over, and they'd get into a conversation with the writer and all of a sudden realize, Oh, I think I want to be a writer. That didn't happen to me. That doesn't happen to the rest of us.
Plus! The first installment of a novel by Rachel Cusk. New fiction from J. D. Daniels, Jenny Offill, Nell Freudenberger, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Lydia Davis, and the winner of the NPR Three-Minute Fiction Contest.
Plus, poems by Kevin Prufer, Susan Stewart, Hilda Hilst, Charlie Smith, Monica Youn, Sylvie Baumgartel, Emily Moore, and Linda Pastan.
And did we mention a portfolio of nudes by Chuck Close?
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At the Bazaar
September 26, 2011 | by Alexandra Pechman
It's easy to overlook that Vogue, seemingly eponymous with the word fashion, debuted after Harper's Bazaar, America's first fashion magazine. Steeped longer in the Victorianism that defined the nineteenth century, Bazaar set about cataloguing the changes that an era of colonialism and industrialization brought to women's dress. The original weekly (titled Harper's Bazar) saw its first printing in November of 1867, as a slim, sixteen-page newsprint volume featuring drawings and articles on every aspect of fashion. The news item "Colors" reads more like an issue of political importance. ("Bismarck, or gold-brown, is the prevailing shade, and reappears in some guise almost every where. The new shades of green are its only formidable rivals. The deep green known as 'Invisible,' now called 'Mermaid,' is in great favor.") An early cover from an 1868 issue shows hand-drawn hairstyles alongside paper-doll-like figures, nodding at French sophistication with hairdo trends like the "diadem of curls" and the "fleur de lis coiffure of braids."
"Harper's Bazaar: A Decade of Style" at the International Center of Photography catalogues the transformations that technology of a different sort wrought on women's bodies. The collection of more than thirty images—vivid color photographs from the past decade under editor Glenda Bailey—features work by famed fashion photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier, Terry Richardson, and Peter Lindbergh, as well as art-world luminaries like Nan Goldin and Chuck Close. Read More »


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BYU, in the recruiting world of athletes, seems to be able to get some fairly average athletes on a consistent basis that allows it to compete with anyone and beat the lesser teams but rarely break out and beat the really good teams.
As I watch the recruiting sheets, I see top athletes who are "uncommitted" or "listed" by their names. I wonder what it would take for BYU to get some of those athletes, but then reality sets in. The nature of BYU—its uniqueness, the peculiarity of it and the type of athlete that is attracted there is not conducive to some of these all-American athletes. I look at them and see tattoos, their hair long or on end, and as magnificent physical specimen as they are, their very countenance does not say BYU.
Thus, we might all be resolved to having a lower standard of player striving to be all he can be but knowing in his heart he just isn't as good as the competition he will be facing. At least not anymore now that BYU has jettisoned the MWC.
I suppose it would be easy to jump on coaching in the same way LaVell Edwards was jumped on when he didn't win every game or nine or 10 games a year. Or in the case of Gary Crowton, after going 12-2, the expectation level was so high that when he tallied three losing seasons, the blame was clearly his to own. I have often wondered about that.
After all, the players play the game. A missed block, a fumbled punt, a dropped pass, one thrown too long, or short, or low or high is ultimately not the coach's fault. Perhaps calling the wrong play that consistently fails can be laid at the coach's feet. But the play itself, that belongs on the field.
Last year, I watched a pretty mediocre BYU team excel at times, and at others, it simply bandied about like it was Idaho State playing Alabama (yes, the Utah game comes to mind). I watched the O-line intensely play after play, recorded the games and replayed them in slow motion, watching only the O-line and what they did and did not do from the time the ref put the ball on the ground until the ball was put on the ground again. Full scope, from start of one play to the start of the next play, what the O-line did.
Then I ran the tape again and watched the D-line, then the ends, then the defensive backs and on until I got a picture of what these brave young kids were doing every minute of the game that they were on the field. I came to five conclusions on how BYU players could be better and overcome the stigma of being a 2-star, 3-star or NO-Star player into being as competitive as any player on any team.
Now, to be fair, I did much the same with the videos of a couple other teams I had at my disposal. I had all of BYU's games and a half-dozen of the top-10 teams. So off I went on my quest to see what the 5, 4 and 3-star players looked like, acted like and did, versus BYU players.
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Campus Anti-Theft Tips
Preventing the theft of personal and college property is the joint responsibility of the Campus Security Department and the campus community. Most thefts are crimes of opportunity, so if you can reduce the opportunity for someone to steal your property, you reduce the likelihood it will occur. It is the most difficult crime for Campus Security to prevent, but the easiest crime for you to prevent.
Theft is the most common crime on campus, along with other colleges across the country, but there are things you can do to prevent it.
- Lock your office whenever you leave, even if you will only be gone for a minute.
- Keep your purse, wallet, money, stamps and other valuables in a secure location such as a locked desk, closet or filing cabinet.
- If you are entrusted with a key to a specific area, never loan it to anyone. Keys can be easily lost, stolen, or duplicated.
- Protect your property through Operation Identification by marking your valuables with identifying numbers.
- Immediately report any suspicious person loitering in your building to Campus Security.
- Report any broken or flickering lights, dimly lit corridors, doors or windows that don't lock properly, or broken windows.
- Report any missing or stolen items to Campus Security immediately.
- Each office should have an inventory of both college and personal effects that are kept on the premises. Initials or identification numbers should be recorded on the items because they make recovery and identification of stolen items easier. An up-to-date record of all equipment out for repair, out on loan, or replaced should be kept.
Remember that crime prevention is a continuing cooperative effort that is the responsibility of each and every one of us who is a member of our campus community.


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There is a lot of work to be done around the South Whidbey School District. The problem is, there may not be enough money for all of it.
The South Whidbey School Board will discuss a possible levy increase request to pay for about 30 projects across the district's three schools and other district facilities at tonight's meeting. Some of the maintenance issues included technology upgrades and replacements, security cameras, painting, track resurfacing at the high school and middle school, carpeting at Langley Middle School and roof and siding fixes at South Whidbey Elementary School.
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MORRIS TOWNSHIP — In June, attorney Gregory Gianforcaro held a news conference outside the Morris County Courthouse to announce his client, a victim of sexual abuse in the 1980s at the Delbarton School, wanted to join a growing chorus of men speaking out about violations they claim went on secretly for years at the school.
Gianforcaro said he was filing a lawsuit on his client's behalf, seeking to free him from a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement his client had signed with Delbarton at age 19 in lieu of suing the all-boys Catholic school.
At some point that afternoon, Gianforcaro also mentioned, according to a Star-Ledger article published the next day, that the 1988 settlement paid his client seven figures.
That utterance of seven figures, Delbarton's lawyer said today, meant Gianforcaro himself had knowingly violated the confidentiality clause in the 1988 settlement agreement.
And even though Gianforcaro was not a party to the agreement, the abbey that runs Delbarton soon brought its own lawsuit against him.
Today, in a ruling lawyers say addresses a unique issue, Judge Stephan Hansbury declared that Delbarton's lawsuit against Gianforcaro will not be dismissed and may go forward.
Gianforcaro, who is also the lead lawyer in a separate lawsuit brought last year by five former Delbarton students and residents who claim a litany of past abuse, will now be fighting on various fronts: He said he'll work to extricate himself from his own legal troubles while also pushing forward on behalf of the five plaintiffs and the man — whose identity has not been revealed — who wants to speak out about what he said he endured in the 1980s.
"I would have to have my head in the sand" not to know about the lawsuit and allegations made against the Morris Township school for more than a year, Hansbury said just before issuing his ruling. "It's been in the paper."
But, he said, "what matters is … the integrity of the confidentiality agreement."
Pointing out that Gianforcaro was told by his client about the 1988 settlement and its terms — and while noting that confidentiality clauses are common practice — the judge said, "I cannot accept the premise that (an attorney who) violates this agreement who has read it … has the right to go out and speak. It just doesn't make sense to me."
Still, he said repeatedly that he wasn't yet ruling on whether a breach of the settlement agreement had taken place.
Gianforcaro showed little emotion as the judge ruled. But afterward, in a cramped hallway news conference, he grew animated, insisting Delbarton's suit against him was a callous maneuver meant to "intimidate."
"I think they're trying to silence me, as well as any other potential victim from coming out or any lawyer from representing any potential victim," he said. Calling sexual abuse of youth by authority figures "a crime of silence," he said, "When a confidentiality agreement is entered into, when a victim is forced into it by the employer of the abuser, then that is an extension of his (the abuser's) abuse."
Gianforcaro also said he did not recall making the "seven figure" statement last June.
Asked later to elaborate, he would only say of The Star-Ledger article, "It's not an accurate depiction of exactly what I said." He refused to comment further.
Michael Critchley, the lawyer for Delbarton and the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey — the abbey that runs the school — argued in court today that Gianforcaro "intentionally and knowingly" held the June news conference not to advocate for his client — known only as "John Doe" — but rather to try to drum up more business for himself by attracting new clients who may hear of the seven-figure settlement.
"He was announcing a seven-figure settlement — yelling almost," he said, adding that Gianforcaro was simultaneously violating the confidentiality clause from which he sought to free his client.
Mark Crawford, a victim's rights advocate, said after the hearing that the victim in 1988 was too young to understand the silence he was agreeing to and its lifelong impact.
Gianforcaro also said that in 2002, Delbarton sent a letter to victims saying the school would be "open and transparent" about allegations of clergy abuse, but when "John Doe" said he wanted to tell his story, they threatened him then with legal action based on the confidentiality clause.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing 31 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press.
The gunman was killed, bringing the death toll to 32.
Students complained that the university did not warn them about the first deadly burst of gunfire until hours later.
"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said Virginia Tech president Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."
It was not immediately clear whether the gunman was shot by police or took his own life. Investigators offered no motive for the attack. The gunman's name was not immediately released, and it was not known if he was a student.
The shootings spread panic and confusion on campus. Witnesses reporting students jumping out the windows of a classroom building to escape the gunfire. SWAT team members with helmets, flak jackets and assault rifles swarmed over the campus.
Students and faculty members carried out some of the wounded themselves, without waiting for ambulances to arrive.
The massacre took place at opposite sides of the 2,600-acre campus, beginning at about 7:15 a.m. at West Ambler Johnston, a coed dormitory that houses 895 people, and continuing at least two hours later at Norris Hall, an engineering building about a half-mile away, authorities said.
Police said they were still investigating the shooting at the dorm when they got word of gunfire at the classroom building.
Some students bitterly questioned why the gunman was able to strike a second time, two hours after the bloodshed began.
"What happened today this was ridiculous," student Jason Piatt told CNN. He said the first warning from the university of a shooting on campus came in an e-mail about two hours after the first deadly burst of gunfire. "While they're sending out that e-mail, 22 more people got killed," Piatt said.
FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington said there was no evidence to suggest it was a terrorist attack, "but all avenues will be explored."
Government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they did not want to pre-empt an announcement by higher-ranking authorities, put the death toll at 31.
At least 26 people were being treated at three area hospitals for gunshot wounds and other injuries, authorities said. Their exact conditions were not disclosed, but at least one was sent to a trauma center and six were in surgery, authorities said.
Up until Monday, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was in Killeen, Texas, in 1991, when George Hennard plowed his pickup truck into a Luby's Cafeteria and shot 23 people to death, then himself.
The massacre Monday took place almost eight years to the day after the Columbine High bloodbath near Littleton, Colo. On April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 12 fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives.
Previously, the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history was a rampage that took place in 1966 at the University of Texas at Austin, where Charles Whitman climbed the clock tower and opened fire with a rifle from the 28th-floor observation deck. He killed 16 people before he was shot to death by police.
Founded in 1872, Virginia Tech is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, about 160 miles west of Richmond. With more than 25,000 full-time students, it has the state's largest full-time student population. The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerhouse Hokies football team.
The rampage took place on a brisk spring day, with snow flurries swirling around the campus. The campus is centered around the Drill Field, a grassy field where military cadets -- who now represent a fraction of the student body -- once practiced. The dorm and the classroom building are on opposites sides of the Drill Field.


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Kalamath Union senior Marisa Dover and freshman Lily Inthisan beat Oregon Episcopal junior Natalie Berger and sophomore Rachael Haugh 6-4, 6-0 to grab the doubles title.
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Debra Roosen, who has spent a good part of the last 20 years at school board meetings at the elementary and high school level, was named New Jersey's School Board Member of the Year by the New Jersey School Boards Association for her dedication, leadership and vision.
"I'm so humbled by this," the Hunterdon County resident said. "I just felt that those that could should go out there and make sure that this goes on for those that follow."
She said that as schools struggle with tighter budgets, the biggest challenge facing them now is to provide the same quality of education today as decades ago, but with less. "Money is harder to come by, and yet, this is a very important place for a community to spend its money," said Roosen, who credits her own education with helping her become the adult she is today.
"When we educate our children, it's best for the community." She has spent 16 years on the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District Board of Education and previously served on the Bethlehem school board for nine years. For five of those years, she served on both boards.
"I believe public education has such a value for the community and someone has to serve, so I put myself forward all the years ago and the community kept returning me to represent them," she said. Roosen, 62, will be honored at the NJSBA's annual conference later this month in Atlantic City.
She is president of the Hunterdon County School Boards Association and a delegate to the New Jersey State School Boards Association. She volunteered as a NJSBA group leader to train first-year school board members in an orientation program, among other things. She also earned the designations of Certificated Board Member in 1995 and Master Board Member in 1997.
But all good things come to an end. Roosen will step down at the end of the year. Currently, Roosen and Francis Goger represent Bethlehem Township, Hampton and Glen Gardner on the board. But because of the reapportionment that follows the census every 10 years, Glen Gardner became part of the Clinton Town and Franklin Township district and Bethlehem Township and Hampton lost a seat.
Roosen said she decided to step aside so Goger could finish his projects. "I'm going to miss it terribly. It was an honor and a privilege," she said of serving on the board.
"I hope to keep my hands in public education in some way going down the road in the future."


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Obama: 'Not Everybody Agrees With Us.' Namely, Rachel Maddow, Y'all
So Mr. President Man went on the teevee yesterday (above) in some sad attempt to paint himself as a victim — a victim of liberal leftists upset over his giant compromise on the Bush tax cuts. Oh, speaking of liberal leftists: Below, Rachel Maddow fists the president.
Calling liberals "sanctimonious," Obama is going after the wrong party, claims Maddow. She might be — oh hell, she is — right! See, the GOP is holding "hostage" (the president's words) the American government, and Obama's plan is to negotiate with hostage takers for the good of the people. I guess? And this will change Republican strategy, and mute their leverage, how?
We all know what they say about biting the hand that feeds you. Started with the gays, then even the african american base started turning on him, now he's blasting liberals. Good luck in 2012. You've lost the support of everyone that I know that voted for you.
Obama is a 1 term president. He's been a pathetic failure on every level possible.
Do NOT vote Democrat or Republica in 2012.
It's quite clear that we will only achieve our rights through the courts.
Don't insult us. We are not stupid. We understand you need to make deals, Mr. President.
The problem isn't that you're compromising — it's that you persistently compromise way too much and make so many unbelievably BAD deals.
Thank you fellow gays.
Finally, we are waking up.
Obama. You are a failure, right after Jimmy Carter.
@SteveC: LOL get over it, we can't allow republicans AKA jesus freaks into government. Keep kissing Obama's ass because we have to.
You idiots won't be happy until we have President Palin. Not one republican who's running in the upcoming election is a friend to the gays, but that's who were going to have to deal with.
Elections have consequences, the GOP is coming to power and these compromise will be the norm. Don't like it? You should have turned out to vote. Tax cuts are a poor way to stimulate the economy but with the GOP in power it will be the only stimulus coming down the pike. Looking at the unemployment numbers creeping up it is clear that the risk to the economy and deficit are elevated if we do nothing. Tanking the economy is not only a revenue killer for states and the federal government, but will only make the people desperately dependent on the corporations. Profits are up, productivity is up, and wages are down. The Achilles heel of the democrats is they actually care about the people. Diving into the political realm, not passing any tax cut would only benefit the GOP, the middle class would be put in a strangle hold during tough economic times further slowing the economy. The rich would be unscathed, recessions are actually great times for people with money to make more money. Houses, labor, and materials can all be had at a huge bargain and when the economy swings up, which will happen at some point, they can sell their assets at a huge profit. Come 2012 a sputtering economy would ensure democratic losses empowering the GOP to not only take over the government but pass even bigger tax cuts for the wealthy in 2013.
Hopefully we will be able to get DADT repeal, START, and the DREAM Act (unlikely) during this lame duck session. Without a tax compromise the earliest those would have been possible is 2013.
@reason: The Achilles heel of the democrats is they actually care about the people.
And furthermore,
They do care about people but its authoritarianism but at leats they would be upset if no had healthcare or job benefits.
I can see where Obama is coming from but he can't seem to win with you guys. I mean you so called lefties-you aren't-spent this whole year insulting him with Queerty raging the flag, so why the ef should he care about you?
What they found via researching the numbers is that independents and centrists were the ones to work with after no lefties and gays actually voted for the Dems. You asked for this, you got it.
Anyway, I need to head back to my wikileaks twitter chats!
@Americans=Rightwingers (John From England): You couldn't be more correct. I don't know the average age of the visitors here, but they reek of baby boomer entitlement. They have destroyed this country with there belief that things are supposed to happen because they are who they are. When they look in their bowl and nothing is in it they are outraged. It is lost on them that you have to plant a crop, tend it, harvest it, cook it before you can eat. Of course they set the field a fire before the seed was even planted. Don't even mention drought(GOP) or any other type of affliction(tea party) because those things never made it into their vocabulary.
@Queer Supremacist: Typical, that is all you all have been doing for the past 10 years then you wonder why the car is upside down in the ravine.
It looks like the Obama bootlickers and enablers are back
aka "Reason" and "Americans=Rightwingers (John From England)". What would we do without our Uncle Toms?
@FYI: What would we do without people that use ad hominem attacks because they cant debate substance. You would be more at home over at politico where they make the same comments about obummer and demorats etc. like third grade school boys over and over and over again. Uncle Tom, at least come up with something original. Back from where??? I never stopped posting. Think before you write.
@FYI: Just ignore Obama's favorite gerbil (aka Reason). No one is buying what he has to sell.
I had to shut off the video. I can't believe what an arrogant POS Obama is. He doesn't seem to have any problem standing up to liberals, progressives and gays. Well, the good news is that there's more talk about dumping him from the ticket in 2012. He's been an unmitigated disaster on every issue. Not just gay issues, but every issue. He's now fighting 7 gay rights suits. We owe our thanks to Lambda Legal, GLAAD and ACLU for bringing the suits (I won't mention the Loggers even though their's is one of the 7).
@Red Meat: @Sed: What's all this repub this & Palin that as the only choices? You've never heard of a Democratic Primary Challenger? 'Cause with the way Obama's going there is going to be a groundswell of support for one come 2012.
Feingold/Dean 2012 is starting to sound pretty good to me.
@Ian: You are living in fantasy land. There is no way in hell Feingold/Dean can beat Obama in a primary. Feingold couldn't even get reelected in Wisconsin. And if by a miracle they do beat Obama, even Sarah Palin would have a cake walk to the White House!
I don't blame him one bit for being frustrated. Too many liberals can't see past their rosy idealism. Obama is not being a partisan champion. He is being an American President, and I for one salute him for that. It's pathetic, but I suppose inevitable, that people on both sides are throwing barbs.
I really like how he handles the press conference like a class instead of just an announcement. He engages with the press and explains things. (I am not saying that makes him always correct; I'm only talking about his approach.)
I also don't believe the Republicans will let the country default. That is terrible for everyone. Everyone. They may think they have a way to do it without raising the debt ceiling (and they're probably wrong), but they're not going to let us up and default. That's inconceivable.


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GRAND RAPIDS – Grand Rapids Community College trustees on Monday expect to hear details about a potential $100 million tax increase request to renovate campus buildings.
The trustees also are looking for feedback from residents about the plan at the session, planned for 9 to 11 a.m. in the board chambers on the fifth floor of the Main Building, 143 Bostwick Ave. NE.
If trustees agree, the tax increase request could be placed on the ballot in May.
GRCC President Steven Ender told trustees in November that campus buildings are in need of repair, especially the Main Building, built in 1917, and the music building, built in the 1930s.
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He said many of the Kent County's school districts have been able to upgrade or replace their high schools in recent years, and GRCC needs to keep pace as it continues to be a destination for about a third of the county's graduates.
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Faculty salaries were an issue when GRCC tax hike requests were twice rejected by voters in 2007. The college is negotiating with the union on a deal to replace a contract that expired at the end of August.
That dispute is likely to drag on through the winter, and Ender said voters should take into account work he has done with other employee groups – including boosting health insurance contributions – and other cost-containment measures as an indication of what to expect will happen with the faculty.
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The South Hadley resident and senior at Hopkins Academy made a verbal commitment Thursday night to the Ivy League university in New Haven, Conn.
"It was 100 percent relief,'' Gaudette said. "When I visited Yale, I just felt at home. I just knew I'd feel comfortable there. All the guys were great. I felt more comfortable with a lot of the little things, which can be very important.''
Gaudette said Yale and Harvard were his final two choices and that he had also considered Dartmouth and Penn.
The Bulldogs play out of Yale Golf Course, a design of United States Golf Association co-founder Charles Blair Macdonald.
"The Ivy's are at Baltusrol next year,'' Gaudette said of the Ivy League Championships. "And the NCAA Regionals are at Yale GC next spring.''
The Division I program has won 21 NCAA national championships dating back to 1897.
Gaudette said he applied through the single choice, early action program, a variation of early decision. He plans a pre-med major. Official acceptance letters are expected Dec. 15.
"There have been so many things going on in my mind,'' said Gaudette, who carries grade point averages of 3.94 (unweighted) and 4.25 (weighted). "I can't tell you how hard it has been the last week or two to stay focused on golf and school.''
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The kids, who range in age from 8 to 11, put on their Sunday best and put their best-foot-forward for the first after-school PS 65 Snowball Dance. Tickets were sold for $5 per student, with the money to be donated to the Stephen Siller Foundation for hurricane relief. At last count, students raised more than $875.
The idea came from fourth-grade teacher Jessica Sanfilippo. "I kept thinking about how I could help the people who lost so much. I love to hear music and dance, so then it struck me – we could plan a ballroom dance," Ms. Sanfilippo said.
"The rest of my faculty, staff, parents and community just ran with it," reported PS 65 Principal Sophie Scamardella.
Adults decorated the lunchroom, transforming it into a "ballroom" with a ceiling covered in large, white, dangling "snowballs."
Staffer Joey Gigante – aka DJ Joey – was happy to provide free music. "It was a lot of fun, and for a great cause. I was happy to pitch in and help the victims of Hurricane Sandy," Gigante said.
The Parent-Teacher Association donated pizza, while guidance counselor Liz Rodriguez took care of refreshments.
"This is what we're all about, demonstrating 'acts of kindness' to people in need," Ms. Rodriguez said.
While students said the dance was fun, they also grasped the seriousness of their mission.
"The dance was so much fun," said fifth-grader Sarah D'Onigbinde. "I thank Ms. Sanfilippo for making it happen and I feel good about helping the victims of the hurricane."
Her classmates Aryanne Hackshaw and Daniella Salazar agreed. "It was really fun. We loved raising money for a good cause," Miss Salazar said.
The dance wasn't the first effort students have made this year to help others.
At Thanksgiving, students collected food and made several baskets that were distributed to hurricane victims, as well as to families in need. They are also involved in a holiday toy drive.
Teachers and students at the small school on St. Paul's Avenue, at the corner of Grant Street, also known as the Academy of Innovative Learning, often refer to themselves as "dolphins" after their school mascot.
Ms. Rodriguez, faculty moderator of the Student Council, said the fourth- and fifth-grade students on the council "have been charged with the responsibility of helping others in the community, learning citizenship skills, teamwork, and brainstorming ideas to figure out how to be true little dolphins."
As an incentive, students at PS 65 who model "dolphin spirit" are rewarded with "I Got Caught Being Good" tokens they can redeem in the "I Got Caught Being Good Store."
"Just the other day, one of our Student Council members, Aaliyah Honoree-Mehmedi, a fourth-grader, used her tokens to purchase a gift from our 'I Got Caught Being Good Store' to donate to the holiday toy drive," Ms. Rodriguez related.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The buzz is still there for marijuana, according to a new poll.
New York state voters back medical marijuana 83 to 15 percent, and support allowing adults to buy small amounts of pot for personal use by 51 to 44 percent, according to a survey from Quinnipiac University out on Friday.
In February, support for medial marijuana was at 88 to 9 percent, Quinnipiac said, and recreation pot support was at 57 to 39 percent.
"Medical marijuana in New York, and in every other state surveyed by Quinnipiac, is a no-brainer," said Maurice Carroll, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
The state Senate Health Committee this week passed a medical marijuana bill from state Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn).
"I've been saying this for months," said Ms. Savino. "It really is a no-brainer. There has been and continues to be support for a well-regulated medical marijuana program."
The bill will now go to the Senate Finance Committee.
She said conditions are different for recreational marijuana, saying that New York, "just isn't there yet."
Democrats and Republicans alike widely support medical marijuana. But there is a gender gap when it comes to support for recreational marijuana, with men in favor 57 to 39 percent and women opposed 50 to 45 percent.
Support is 62 to 37 percent among voters 18 to 34 years old, with voters over 55 years old opposed, 52 to 42 percent.
Support for recreational marijuana is 62 to 32 percent among Democrats and 53 to 42 percent among independent voters, with Republicans opposed 69 to 28 percent.
"The age gap on the question of recreational marijuana is not surprising," Carroll said. "Young voters want it by large margins, while older voters say no. So it's just a matter of time, unless young voters grow more conservative with age."
Alcohol is more harmful to a person's health, 60 percent of voters say, while 15 percent say marijuana is more harmful and 18 percent say both are equally as harmful.
Voters say, 52 to 43 percent, that legalizing marijuana would lead to more underage people trying it.
Quinnipiac surveyed 1,129 state voters, and the poll had a margin of error of plus/minus 2.9 percent.