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November 24, 1998
Harris Hall 9:00 a.m. - Main Floor
Commissioner Steve Cornacchia presided with Ellie Dumdi, Bobby Green, Sr.,
and Peter Sorenson present. Cindy Weeldreyer was absent. County Administrator Bill Van
Vactor, County Counsel Teresa Wilson and Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer were also
Teresa Wilson, County Counsel, told Reed Fitkin that she did not recognize Hawk's Point
and wanted to know the general nature of the matter that he wanted to talk with the Board
Reed Fitkin, 85200 Ridge Top Dr., Eugene, stated 20 months ago he came before
the Board of Commissioners concerning traffic calming.
Wilson stated it was not a quasi judicial matter and he could proceed.
Fitkin said livability is improved and enhanced as there is more established
communication between the citizens and public officials. He said that 20 months ago he
came before the Board of Commissioners and asked that they be available to provide traffic
calming measures for Hawk's Point. He said it is a 39-unit residential community sitting
on five acres. He said there are speed problems and he wanted some signage. He said he was
told at that time that the County was going to look into the matter and report. He said in
20 months, only once had he received communication back and that was from Sorenson, when
he acknowledged receipt of information from Denis Hartley. He was then told to go to
Public Works, and then called Cindy Weeldreyer who told him she would get back to him. He
said many excuses came up and they filed a facilities permit on November 6 and within less
than 10 days, it was denied. He said he went to ODOT yesterday to state that he had a
problem and needed help and assistance, he wanted to maintain effective communication
between the County and the citizens. He said they have problems as they are a low volume
traffic neighborhood. He said many people have tried to get in the street and slow traffic
down. He said traffic problems are from the residents and construction trucks, equally. He
said what has frustrated them is that they as developers and homeowners, who are willing
to provide the entire infrastructure out of pocket. He said they will put up the speed
bumps, signage and do whatever it takes to do the job effectively. He said they have been
told continually that it has been in legal counsel. He said ODOT told him that County has
now applied for blanket authority for low volume traffic areas. He said he is asking the
commissioners to approve the request by the Public Works department so they can go on. He
said currently the Basic Rule applies. He said 20 months is a long period of time and
asked the Board to support this, get the blanket authority and let them do some
controlling of speed and traffic. He asked to be kept informed of the status by a progress
Dumdi stated that Commissioner Weeldreyer received an E-Mail from Mr. Fitkin and she
immediately contacted Public Works.
Herb Bohl, 79040 Black Dr., Cottage Grove, addressed the Board on behalf of the
Isaac Walton League (which he is a Board Member) on the issue of F-1 forest land. He said
the Eugene chapter of the Isaac Walton League of America strongly opposes the proposed
changes in Lane County F-1 zoning. He said other groups have already expressed that this
would be a poor fiscal decision for the County. He said the IWLA believes that in
addition, the decision could and likely will result in loss of wildlife habitat, wetlands,
public access for outdoor recreation. He requested the Board to not authorize the change
in F-1 zoning.
John Bianco, P. O. Box 271, Creswell, stated the public comment has not been
tabulated into a summary and he did. He said he met with Jim Mann yesterday and went
through the public record. He said over the past two years, 118 people have submitted
testimony (he made a data base and removed duplicate entries that testified several times)
and more than four times as many people oppose opening F-1 lands to development than
support it. He said the ratio was 4.38 to 1. He said he is a small woodlands owner, with
his family owning 144 acres of land, mostly F-1. He said he is opposed to this because it
makes it more difficult for him to grow trees on his property and new homes will impact
his forest management abilities. He added it will make the forest land more expensive
which will keep him from expanding his woodlot and urges the Board to retain the current
prohibition on dwellings in the F-1 zone.
Robert Emmons, 40093 Little Fall Creek Rd., Fall Creek, asked that the hearing
testimony on the proposed F-1 ordinance from April 1997 be entered into the current
record. He said in the legislative findings (Exhibit A for Ordnance 4-98) the
County asserted that citizens have been involved in all phases of the planning process. He
said the planning process began five years ago, (not two) when Kent Howe and Roy Burns of
Lane County consulted with Seneca Representative Dale Riddle and Lands Consultant, Mike
Evans, to craft House Bill 3661. He added 1000 Friends was deliberately kept out of the
special committee on which Riddle participated because Riddle, Evans, Burns and Howe
objected to their participation. He said they were not allowed to participate directly in
the negotiations. He said 1000 Friends lobbied against the final version of House Bill
3661, but they did not target the 160 acre provision because there were worse problems,
they were told LCDC Secondary Lands Rule would go into effect, which was worse than House
Bill 3661. He said from the very beginning the loop has been closed to effective testimony
from the citizens at large. He said the legislative findings in the proposed ordinance
further assure that technical information is available to the public in an understandable
form but he questions whether Sections 4 and 5 (under the template dwelling requirements)
will be intelligible to the average citizen. He said given the same precepts and
provisions, there are significant and substantial unresolved differences in the County's
estimate of buildout. He said Lane County has not met the basic communication requirement
Nancy Miller, 1910 Villard, Eugene, stated ever since the Register-Guard
reported the intention of a referendum being used to overturn any ordinance allowing
dwellings in F-1 land, the Landwatch membership has been inundated with calls, faxes and
E-Mails in overwhelming support for the organization's position. She added over 150 people
have already offered to gather signatures. She said the message is clear that the people
of Lane County, not the large corporate and timber land owners, want the Board to slow
down. She added there are no hard facts to justify this action, only rough estimates. She
said there is no analysis of the cost to the taxpayers, only broad generalizations. She
said the people of Lane County are entitled to have their elected officials take
responsibility for knowing the detailed facts before opening F-1 lands for development and
it has not been done. She added the only hard facts and analysis presented have been by
members of Landwatch. She quoted Sunday's Register-Guard editorial, "Step back
from F-1 Brink." She urged the Board not to rush into this without knowing all of the
facts because opening F-1 lands is too extreme.
Dan Stotter, 259 E. 5th, #200, Eugene stated he is present on behalf of
Landwatch Lane County and have been asked to review the legality of Ordinance 4-98- and
PA 1121. He said his review indicates that if this proposal is approved this
afternoon, there are legal concerns and violations of law that will result in a reversal
by the Land Use Board. He said there are serious procedural issues that will be a problem.
He said the proposal has changed significantly subsequent to the hearing. He said the
members of the public have not had a hearing opportunity on the current proposal. He said
under the applicable law, there is a requirement to have a new hearing when there is
significant changes in the proposal. He said in public participation concerns, there
appears to be inadequate notice to LCDC, they did not have the 45 days required by law
under Chapter 660, Division 18, Section 20, nor were they given notice of the subsequent
change in the hearing date. He added there are other concerns under Goal 5 that conflict
with resource conservation, Goal 6, water supply issues, Goal 7, hazards, landslides,
slope erosion, flooding and Goal 11, public facilities and police and fire protection. He
said the current proposal does not meet these land use goals and clearly is contrary with
state law. He said a request needs to be accommodated by a specific motion of the Board to
incorporate by reference, the comments of April 1, 1997, and as a courtesy to those
members of the public who participated in the last hearing, he is requesting that a Board
member specifically make a motion (required by law) to incorporate by reference the
comments and documents received on April 1, 1997 into the record.
Pat McDaniels, 2365 W. 23rd, Eugene, stated she was present to speak on behalf
of the League of Women Voters, Action Co-Chair. She said the League of Women Voters of
Lane County asked the Board to take a financially conservative position and open up
protected F-1 prime forest land to residential development. She added with the failure of
the public safety measure, the County will have to take money from various services to
help fund the juvenile center and opening the possibility of remote forest dwellings and
their needs for services will stretch the funds for juvenile services to an unacceptable
level. She said the County needs to protect existing job possibilities on private forest
acres and taking acreage out of production for remote housing is not in the County's best
interest as there is an increased risk for forest fires.
Eleanor Mulder, 2775 Emerald, Eugene, stated she wanted the Board to heed
Sunday's Register-Guard editorial, despite the fact that there in not an accurate
cost analysis.
Pamela Guthrie, 705 E. 38th Ave., Eugene, said the ordinances on F-1 land have
not been a result of due process or in compliance with statewide planning goals that treat
the public as a functioning part of the decision making process. She added there has not
been any true public feedback process where specific information is processed and
responded to by the Board. She said public safety concerns have been ignored in all
evolutions of the ordinances. She said exact provisions about fire safety made to the
Board have been disregarded. She said the ordinances allow buildouts and structural
facilities in riparian zones of class one and two streams. She added 90% of all bird
species depend on riparian zones for water or food and of those, 50% of them are dependent
on riparian zones for survival and will perish as these areas vanish. She urged the Board
to be informed.
Green reported he wanted to make the Board aware he needed to make a presentation for
the Juvenile Crime Prevention Subcommittee of PSCC. He said he will be making a
presentation to the Statewide Juvenile Prevention Advisory Committee at 3:00 p.m. and he
and Steve Carmichael will be doing a presentation consistent with the governor's plan for
$30 million for Juvenile Prevention.
Sorenson mentioned that last week he had the Oregonian's editorial Board allow
him to publish an article on his trip to Washington, D.C. about the decoupling issue. He
said he spoke with Rocky McVay, the Executive Director of the AOC about going to their
annual meeting on December 3, at the Springfield Doubletree Hotel in Springfield. He said
he was invited to make a presentation on decoupling.
a. UPDATE OSU Extension Service.
Janet Calvert, OSU Extension Service, reported that part of their program is "The
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (FNET)" that takes nutrition education
out to the people who are living on limited incomes, to help them stretch their food
dollars further and gain skills so they can have nutritious meals. She said it was started
30 years ago by an act of congress and they celebrated the success. She said young women
with children at home often don't have transportation, can't come to meetings in
traditional ways, so they take the education out to the people. She added with shrinking
federal funds, their program has not been able to expand, but they have become smarter in
delivering the program in groups in other ways. She said another challenge has been
welfare reform, which has positive aspects, but the requirement of having women either in
school or at work, makes the time they can be reached very limited. She said they are
finding creative ways to work with some of the job programs so they can incorporate
nutrition into those programs.
Nancy Despain, Daphne Sampson, Linda Selig, Julie Martinez, Liz Gonzales, Christy
Abbot, Jill Murray, Jennifer Barwood, Wanda Tryon all gave brief reports about their
Dumdi thanked Janet Calvert for bringing the participants and instructors. She said the
outreach is fantastic. She wanted to know how many people are being touched.
Calvert responded they reached around 450 enrolled homemakers (with children) or about
1,000 people per year.
b. ORDER 98-11-24-1/In the Matter of Approving the Use of County Road Funds to
Pay System Development Charges and Road Assessments for Food for Lane County.
Cornacchia stated there was a letter that came to the Board from Food for Lane County
that was routed to everyone on the Board to see what they wanted done. He said he received
positive feedback from all commissioners. He added the letter only asked for the
assessment that was placed on the property by the City of Eugene. He said in the interim
there were discussions among the three jurisdictions about the system development charges
that the development would incur. He said that discussion went to the City Council of
Eugene and they picked up everything except for the transportation piece, with the
expectation that Lane County would participate. He said he monitored that and noticed
there wasn't much discussion of the fact. He added the City of Springfield has been
approached and at this time they are not in a position to participate. He said Lane County
has been very supportive of Food for Lane County. He said in the past he has asked for
$50,000 to assist for Food for Lane County and it has remained in the budget. He said a
precedent been set in support of this particular agency and its mission.
Caroline Frengle, Director of Food for Lane County, thanked the Board for considering
the proposal and for their years of support. She added the County has been wonderful in
advocating for Food for Lane County.
Cornacchia questioned Frengle as to what would happen if Lane County would not go
through with this item and Food for Lane County would have to pay the charges.
Frengle replied that the impact would be a trickle down one. She said the bottom line
would be fewer people being fed.
Dumdi commented that Frengle and her staff are doing a wonderful job for the homeless,
needy and hungry. She said she had gone to Sheldon High School to help package food.
Cornacchia stated the amounts requested in the action: $17,300 in street assessments
and $18,268 in system development charges are appropriate expenditures from Lane County's
road funds.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 98-11-24-2.
Cornacchia MOVED, Green SECONDED.
Dumdi questioned the impact on the road fund.
Cornacchia responded there is money in the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) program and
recommends that is where the money should come from.
c. ORDER 98-11-24-2/In the Matter of Authorizing Payment of Association of
Oregon Counties Dues for the Subcommittee on Federal Forest Issues.
Cornacchia reported the Board was sent an invoice from AOC after it had been determined
by the Public Lands Committee how they would proceed on membership direction on federal
forest issues and the safety net. He said AOC came up with a subcommittee on federal
forest issues that carries with it an assessment of $25,000 to Lane County. He said the
dues to the Public Lands Committee and special assessment have been lowered and
eliminated. He added several western counties questioned what they were getting out of the
Public Lands Committee that was spending most of its time on eastern Oregon issues. He
said Lane County has one of the higher figures for dues, but that is from direct
relationship from the National Forest receipts that Lane County receives in comparison to
everyone else.
Doug Robertson, Commissioner, Douglas County, passed out a handout that describes the
regions that have been set up (copy in file). He reported that 2� years ago it became
evident that the services being derived from the AOC subcommittee on Public Lands were
minimal. He added Lane, Jackson and Douglas Counties pulled out of the Public Lands
Committee because the dues structure for the state was being borne by those three
counties. He said a year ago Douglas County took on a challenge to help redesign a model,
and the result is what is before the Board. He added one challenge was the connection made
with the east side counties. He said the east side counties had no connection with the
west side counties. He said what became clear was 31 of the Oregon Counties (all but two
on the east side) have national forests within their boundaries and those issues were
stronger in uniting than separating the counties. He said the biggest issue facing
everyone is the safety net. He added the most difficult constituency to represent is one
that is fractured and uniting on some of the issues will make it a more effective force in
determining the direction of federal forest policy. He urged the Board to support the dues
structure for the new subcommittee.
Cornacchia noted that this committee has six members based on the six regions. He added
Lane County is a region in and of itself and has one position on that committee., that is
part of AOC. He added everything that happens in the subcommittee still needs approval
from the Public Lands Committee and the Board of Directors of AOC to become a legislative
reality. He said now Eastern and Western Oregon issues will be dealt with as a united
voice. He said the hope is it will make it a better relationship with the federal
government than the current situation.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 98-11-24-2.
Cornacchia MOVED, Green SECONDED.
Sorenson questioned if this money was in the Lane County Budget.
Cornacchia responded it wasn't.
Van Vactor replied that it is from the general road fund that has adequate funds to
cover this and it is not specifically identified in the budget.
d. DISCUSSION T.C. State Police Service Gap Analysis.
Lt. Russ Burger, Oregon State Police, provided a presentation on the State Police
Service Gap Analysis. He reported the cooperation between the State Police and Lane County
Sheriff is at an all time high. He said Lane County has the second highest fatality rate
in the State, second to Multnomah County. He added Lane County is number one in the state
for truck crashes. He asked for the Board of Commissioners' support for the State Police
in their efforts to be funded at an adequate level at the next legislative session. He
stated there are 3.5 million vehicle registrations in Oregon.
Dumdi stated if the number of registered vehicles had an increased the fee, the State
Police would have their budget covered.
Van Vactor said with regard to registration, the state constitution directs that those
funds need to be used for roads.
Cornacchia said that Lt. Burger made a request that the Board support the State Police
and their request. He wanted to know if there was a specific request to the legislature or
governor creating budgets.
Burger responded that they supported the legislative body funding the State Police at
an adequate level. He said they need to address transportation safety to make Lane County
a safe place to travel in.
Dumdi reported that counties in Oregon within the last two years have been working on
ways to increase revenues and said they are asking the State Legislature to look at Lane
County Public Safety related entities (like the District Attorney's office and the Courts)
because of funding. She said if Lane County could be successful in that realm, then there
would be more money in Lane County's safety and the State could also be supported. She
said she is supportive of the State Police.
Green echoed Dumdi's comments. He said he hopes that there would be something crafted
to show the County's support. He said he has reservations about supporting the State
Police without knowing where the source of funding support would come from.
Burger said at the next legislation money will be tight and there will be issues and
tough decisions made by the legislators. He said there is a need not only for their
agency, but also for the County. He said both the County Sheriff and State Police are both
underfunded and understaffed. He said the needs of the public for public safety need to be
Cornacchia offered that there is a legislative committee that the County processes
advocacy for messages sent to the legislative delegation and sent onto the governor. He
said there is an avenue for the State Police and their comments are relative to their
concerns about an inadequate budget. He said the State has abandoned state road safety and
continues to focus on traffic and transportation as its primary function. He said it
places the County in a tight budget in direct competition with them. He said he would be
more comfortable to express a concern about the overall status of public safety in the
entire state and include the State and County's needs in the message to the legislature.
He said in Lane County there is not concern about crime from the standpoint of willingness
to pay for it. He said he is not certain that crime and public safety are as important to
people as those issues were seven years ago. He added it would be of value for Lt. Burger
and Jan Clements to sit down and craft a resolution that would balance the needs of the
local people in their attempts to get the attention of legislatures. He said that type of
resolution would get their attention as to the local needs that are existing in this
Sorenson reported on Monday, December 14 at 7:30 a.m., the Lane County Board of
Commissioners is scheduled to meet with the legislatures from the area, meeting with the
1999 legislature and there will be a discussion of legislative issues.
Commissioner Cornacchia recessed the meeting to return at 11:05 a.m.
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION as per ORS 192.660
a. Announcements
Van Vactor reported he had sent an E-Mail that had attached to it the Y2K audit that
was prepared by TQM. He said it will be used next Monday for a meeting and work session.
He understood that Sorenson would be available by telephone. He said there was another
E-Mail that he had sent regarding the Public Employee Retirement System increase. He
attended a meeting and it is a dramatic and significant increase and the largest
significant hit to the organization because of its long-term nature. He added it increases
the base of operation by over $3 million per year and will last for at least 30 years. He
said there will be another meeting on December 8 at the PERS office. He said the four
governments that took the biggest hit were City of Eugene, Lane County, City of Portland
and Multnomah County. He said Lane County will be paying a retirement rate of 19.73% of
payroll plus social security. He said it is $1.6 million per year from the general fund
Dumdi questioned if this increase was a done deal as far as the legislature was
Van Vactor responded he hoped not and it was the result of the 1995 legislative
session. He added with Lane County, it is an impact of a benefit called money match, where
they haven't been withholding enough money with regard to the payment structure. He said
Lane County was an 80% contribution instead of 100%. He added it is a state mandated
program and Lane County has no control over it.
a. ORDER 98-11-24-3 Appointing Five Members to the Resource
Recovery Advisory Committee.
Ken Sandusky, Public Works, recommended that Andy Poynter be moved from one slot to
another, that there be a reappointment of Shane Hughes and Karyn Kaplan and appoint Brian
McVey and Julie Daniel as new appointments.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 98-11-23-3.
Green MOVED, Dumdi SECONDED.
b. ORAL REPORT 1997 Recovery Rate.
Tanya Baker, Waste Management, gave a slide presentation of the recovery rate. She
reported that she is sharing the 1997 recovery data for Lane County. She said within the
last three years, paper, wood waste, yard debris, glass, metals, tires, used oil and
plastic compromised the major materials that were recovered. She said the paper recovery
went up. She said in 1997 the recovery rate has gone up compared to 1996, although the
waste generated has gone up as well. She said in 1997 Lane County's official recovery rate
was 43% with the previous year being 39%. She said this year Lane County received 4% extra
credit for education efforts in waste reduction and composting. She said there was 164,634
of recyclable materials, the majority of which were paper.
c. FIRST READING AND SETTING SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance PA 1125 Adopting the Veneta Transportation System Plan, and Adopting Savings and
Severability Clauses.
MOTION: to approve FIRST READING AND SETTING SECOND READING AND PUBLIC
HEARING Ordinance
Sorenson MOVED, Green SECONDED.
VOTE: 3-0 (Cornacchia out of room).
d. FIRST READING AND SETTING SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance PA 1127/In
the Matter of Amending the Rural Comprehensive Plan to Redesignate Land from
"Forest" to "Rural" and Rezoning that Land from "F-2/ Impacted
Forest Land" to "RR-2/SR" ("Rural Residential 2 with Site
Review"), Adopting Exceptions to Statewide Planning Goals 3 and 4; and Adopting
Savings and Severability Clauses (file PA 1710-97; Roberts).
MOTION: to approve FIRST READING AND SETTING SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance
Sorenson MOVED, Green SECONDED.
VOTE: 3-0 (Cornacchia out of room.)
e. FOURTH READING AND DELIBERATION Ordinance PA 1116 Amending
the Rural Comprehensive Plan to Redesignate Land from "Agriculture" to
"Natural Resource: Mineral" and Rezoning that Land from "E-30/Exclusive
Farm Use" to "SG/Sand, Gravel & Rock Products", and Adopting Savings
and Severability Clauses (file PA 2191-97; Egge).
Bill Sage, Land Management, reported on July 8 the Board tentatively approved a plan
amendment and zone change and assigned the findings to the applicant's attorney. He said
the findings and ordinance are presented for finalizing the action.
Cornacchia questioned if it was recommended by both staff and legal counsel that these
findings are sufficient to support the tentative action taken by the Board of
Commissioners in July.
Sage responded they were.
Vorhes stated there are no guarantees if it is appealed to LUBA, but they do meet with
all of the requirements called for under the rule.
MOTION: to approve FOURTH READING AND DELIBERATION Ordinance PA1116.
Dumdi MOVED, Green SECONDED.
Sorenson stated that he was voting in favor because the evidence submitted in the
Public Hearing supports an affirmative vote.
f. ORDER 98-11-24-4 Adopting Findings of Fact, Conclusions and
a Final Order in the LUBA Remand of the Appeal of Spencer Creek Neighbors from the
Hearings Official Decision Conditionally Approving a Special Use Permit for a Paintball
Park in the Impacted Forest Lands Zone (F-2, RCP) (file PA 0856-95; Gillette/Williams).
Cornacchia reported this was something the Board had gone back and forth several times
on and came to the conclusion that the application did not meet the requirements of Lane
Code. He said they directed the findings of fact to support the conclusion and sent them
to Land Management where findings were prepared.
Bill Sage, Land Management, stated the action before the Board would actually deny the
application, approve the appeal and overturn what was previously adopted in 1996.
Sorenson stated he was interested in knowing if there is a " no" vote, if
that meant the Board was affirmatively approving a denial or negatively responding to an
Sage responded the Board is approving the appeal and denying the application in one
action and then overturning the previous order that had been approved in 1996.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 98-11-24-4.
Dumdi MOVED, Sorenson SECONDED.
A. Approval of Minutes: October 28, 1998, Regular Meeting, following HACSA
October 28, 1998, Regular Meeting, 1:30 p.m.
B. Health and Human Services
1) ORDER 98-11-24-5 Awarding a Contract to ACES in the Amount
of $83,684 and Authorizing the County Administrator to Sign the Document.
2) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 98-11-24-6 Appropriating an Additional
$53,785 in Revenues and Expenses in the Department of Health & Human Services (04) for
Fiscal Year 1998-99 for Treatment to Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders.
3) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 98-11-24-7 Delegating Authority to the
County Administrator to Sign a Revenue Contract with Women's Resource and Shelter Space,
Inc. in the Amount of $44,861.
4) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 98-11-24-8 Appropriating an Additional
$15,217 for Fiscal Year 1998-99 in Revenues and Expenses in Fund 86 in the Department of
Health and Human Services (04) for the Treatment of Gambling Addiction Disorders.
5) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 98-11-24-9 Appropriating an Additional
$39,773 in Revenues and Expenditures in Fund 86 in the Department of Health & Human
Services (OHD Revision #4).
C. Management Services
1) ORDER 98-11-24-10 Authorizing the County Administrator to
Execute an Option to Purchase Agreement with Patricia Lemke for the Sale of County Owned
Real Property Identified as Map No. 18-10-07-34-00100 (Across from 87471 Tiernan Road,
2) ORDER 98-11-24-11 Authorizing the Sale of Surplus County
Owned Real Property to Edward Vernon Bloom (Map #18-05-19-00-00313, Adjacent to 86074
Central Road, Veneta).
D. Public Works
1) ORDER 98-11-24-12 Awarding a Contract to Pape Bros. Inc. in
the Amount of $66,469 for the Purchase of One (1), New, Unused, Current Model, Single-drum
Vibratory Soil Compactor, With One (1) Trade-in, Contract FY 98/99 FS-05.
2) ORDER 98-11-24-13 Awarding a Requirements Contract to
SureCrop Farm Service for the Purchase of PreMixed Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA - a Road
Surface Deicer), Delivered to Various County and ODOT Sites, Contract FY98/99 M&S-55.
3) ORDER 98-11-24-14 Entering into a Contract with Rockland R.
and Sharon L. Hastings for Concession Operations at Orchard Point Park and Delegating
Authority to the County Administrator to Sign the Contract.
4) ORDER 98-11-24-15 Entering into a Contract with Rhonda J. and
Frank M. Stewart for Concession Operations at Richardson Park and Delegating Authority to
the County Administrator to Sign the Contract.
MOTION: to approve the Consent Calendar.
Sorenson MOVED, Green SECONDED.
VOTE: 3-0. (Cornacchia out of room.)
Commissioner Cornacchia recessed the meeting to convene CVALCO meeting at 11:55 a.m.
Melissa Zimmer
Recording Secretary
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Born in Shenandoah, Pa. on July 11, 1912, a daughter of Paul and Agnes Swies, she resided in Shenandoah until 1956, then in Kearny. She had resided in Flemington from 1983 to 2009 and lived in Hope since then.
She was formerly employed in a bakery in Kearny and also was a secretary and bookkeeper at another company in Kearny.
Anna was a former Communicant of St. Magdalen Catholic Church, Flemington.
Her husband, Isadore Makerewicz, died in 1983 and she was also pre-deceased by a daughter, Lorraine Meyers.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Ronni Makarewicz of Stewartsville and Joseph and Amy Makarewicz of Boonton; a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and John Sabo of Raritan Township; two sisters, Helen Skiba of Sayreville and Eleanor Stone of Sebring, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, Donna, Diane, Nicole, Danielle, Carol, Richard, Christopher, Richard, Alexander and Nicholas; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. in St. Magdalen Church, 105 Mine St., Flemington, followed by interment in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, Pa. Calling hours will be Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Flemington.
For further information or to send an online condolence, visit holcombefisher.com.

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ATLANTA -- Seasons all end sometime. When will LSU's once promising, and always ballyhooed 2013-14 campaign reach the finish line?
We start to find that out starting Thursday night when the Tigers take on Alabama in a second-day battle at the 2014 SEC Tournament.
The Tigers (18-12) and Crimson Tide (13-18) are scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. from the Georgia Dome, where one game has already gone double overtime and the other is going to the wire.
Not much explaining needed for the Tigers: To reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, they have to win four games in four days to nab the SEC's automatic bid.
Before they can walk, they have to crawl, though. And Alabama doesn't figure to make that any too easy.
The Tide has nothing to lose, and not a whole lot to gain with a team that lacks the depth to do what SU is trying to accomplish. However, Bama does have one of the best guards in the league in Trevor Releford, a senior looking to make a final splash before he heads off.
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Game 6 between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky from the 1972 World Chess Championship (Match of the Century) was the greatest one of the entire battle. It includes a rare beginning of the game by Fischer's with 1.c4, a masterful game best described by International Master Anthony Saidy as "It was like a symphony of placid beauty.", and has attributed to it a wonderful act of sportsmanship by Boris Spassky who, after the game, stood up and applauded Fischer for the masterpiece he just played. Game 6 propelled Fischer into the match lead, one that Spassky would never overcome.
I did not analyze it in deep detail, but after Qh3, Black could capture on b2? Black should be happy to trade the b2 pawn for the very weak e6 pawn? Withe's e-pawn looks strong then, but I can't see a simple winning line, does someone? :)
Thanks for this great video.
Thanks for the video - is it 40 years ago? It seem like yesterday to me! Watch the video, consider the score against Taimanov, Larson and Petrosian and you will understand why Bobby Fischer is regarded by so many (myself included) as the greatest Chess Player of them all. The Chess World is the poorer with his passing and there is little doubt that we shall never see his like again.
That's really cool. I wasn't aware of that mistermax. Thanks! :)
Thanks for the feedback/compliments on the video all. :)
I remember that game and that summer vividly. There had been a great cartoon on the cover of Chess Life and Review earlier. Spassky and his 2nd are looking at a newspaper with the headline: "Fischer-Taimonov 6-0, Fischer-Larsen 6-0, Fischer-Petrosian 6 1/2-2 1/2". Spassky's second says: "But what if he doesn't play P-K4?". And sure enough, it happened.
Yet another great video -- Thank you Jerry as always...
Fantastic! Jerry, beautiful tribute on the 40th anniversary of this amazing game and this whole historic match. Never before and never since has chess been so primary in human consciousness and world politics as it was during this championship match. This is a fitting reflection on that epic struggle between two men, two nations, and two competing worldviews.
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This week, we'll discuss the impact aging has on sexuality and ways to manage it, allowing the intimacy couples can feel to thrive.
Therapist Dr. Melanie Davis, who is an adjunct professor at Moravian College and co-president of Widener University's Sexuality and Aging Consortium, advises older people to let go of their old perceptions of sex.
"Our culture heavily focuses on the performance side of sex: we care about achieving orgasms and erections. We also obsess over its negative consequences whether it's an unwanted pregnancy, contracting HIV/AIDS or another sexually transmitted disease," she said.
As a result, we're bombarded in our culture with sexual performance standards that are largely dominated by a youth culture. Just glance at the cover of magazines while you're waiting in line at the grocery store. The headlines are chock-full of tips on how to have good sex, (well, actually great sex) and certainly more sex with photos of vibrant, fabulous looking young people. And even when sex is targeted to the older crowd, it too, is all about performance — think Viagra.
But sexologists view this message as very limiting. As Davis puts it, "men aren't their erections," nor are women their wombs. We're sensual beings and sexuality goes far beyond the act of reproducing.
On that score I asked Davis the following questions:
Q: What would you describe as being sexually healthy?
A: Healthy means accepting who we are and embracing your own sexual identity. If you're heterosexual, gay, lesbian or bisexual, you're comfortable with who you are. It also means you have good relationship skills and you know how to make informed choices. You're able to find the joy in sexual relations.
Q: What unique issues do older people face when it comes to sexuality and intimacy?
A: How you see yourself changes over the years. For example, once your children have left home, your identity as a mom or dad changes. You might have associated sexuality mostly with reproduction, a common norm in our culture. But now that you are no longer child-bearing, that core of your identity will be altered. And, of course, physical changes have a significant impact. Overall, you might not have as much confidence in your body for a whole host of reasons: flexibility will be compromised by arthritis; diabetes as a vascular disease will negatively affect blood vessels in the sexual organs as does heart disease; cancers leave scars from surgeries making some people feel less sexually attractive; and fatigue and obesity might damage self-esteem and energy levels.
In addition, many older people take medications for chronic health conditions that will lower their libido. For example, anti-depressants are a class of drugs commonly known to lower an individual's sex drive. It's a lot to handle. On the other hand, studies show that there's a great number of older people who are enjoying very good sex in their later years. Some say, they have better sex now than their younger years.
Q: What do you want people to know about growing older sexually?
A: There really is no reason for you to stop expressing yourself sexually. Sex needs to be reframed as we age, not stopped.
What worked in your 20s (as in a "quickie"), won't work in your 60s and older. But who needs it? Sex can be much more enjoyable by savoring the anticipation and buildup of arousal. Take a bath together, watch television in the nude, enjoy the afternoon when bones are more limber. Be open to exploring different positions that are more comfortable for both of you. And don't be afraid to talk to your physician if you are finding sex painful or when you are no longer aroused. This opens the discussion as to physical problems that can be corrected and medications that can be changed. Sex is so much more than the act of intercourse, and, in fact, a study at the University of Miami found that people in their 80s report that oral sex is a gratifying alternative to penetrative sex that they might find too difficult or painful.
The bottom line is that our sexuality brings pleasure and intimacy throughout our entire life span.
In conducting research for this "Sexuality and Aging" series, I found that AARP offers candid and sensitive advice on love, relationships, dating and sexuality. Just go to www.aarp.org and enter the key words "dating, sex and intimacy" and you should be directed to a good number of articles. Also read Dr. Pepper Schwartz's column, "The Naked Truth."
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Sb-705498 Rectal Pain Study
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SB-705498 has demonstrated efficacy in several preclinical and human experimental pain models. This study will investigate the efficacy of SB-705498 in patients with rectal pain. This will be a double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-way crossover study. 21 patients with faecal urgency (Group 1), and 21 patients with IBS (Group 2) will complete this study.
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Drug: SB-705498
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
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|A Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled, Single Dose, Two-period Crossover Study to Investigate the Therapeutic Potential of the TRPV1 Antagonist SB-705498 in Treatment of Subjects With Rectal Hypersensitivity Including Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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- Female/male aged 18-65.
- Women of child bearing potential must use an effective method of contraception
- Faecal urgency as defined by Chan
- ECG, which has no abnormalities
- Normal Clinical labs
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- IBS subjects: Has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as defined by Rome II criteria
- Rectal hyperalgesia
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- Any clinical or biological abnormality found at screen (other than those related to the disease under investigation)
- History of alcohol, substance or drug abuse
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- A history or presence of cardiovascular risk factors
- Participation in a trial within 3 months before the start of the study
- History of allergy
- Unable to withdraw from analgesic medications for their rectal hyperalgesia (opioid-dependent patients can be included if they are willing to withdraw from their opiate medication
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Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
TRPV1 antagonist
Fecal Urgency
rectal pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pat Brister was sworn in Thursday evening as the interim St. Tammany Parish president, succeeding Kevin Davis, who left office a month early to start a new job in Baton Rouge. The Parish Council unanimously appointed Brister to the post a little more than an hour after Davis resigned. Before casting his vote, Councilman Jerry Binder said he knew who he was voting for and wished Brister all the best in her new post.
"Thank you all for being here and for your votes," a beaming Brister said immediately following the vote. "I look forward to working with you all."
Brister -- already the president-elect following her landslide victory in October -- will serve as interim president until next month, when she takes the oath of office for her first full term. She lobbied for the interim post, and the council chose to heed the will of the people who had elected her to serve as the next president.
The appointment occurred at a special council meeting, called after Davis announced last week that he would be stepping down to take a job as director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Neil Hall, the council's legal adviser, then administered the oath to Brister, with her husband, Joe, standing at her side. A somber-looking Davis watched the brief ceremony from the side of the room and was among the first to offer Brister his congratulations after she received a standing ovation from the audience.
A more formal swearing-in ceremony for Brister, as well as for the newly elected council, will take place Jan. 9 on the steps of the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse. Brister defeated four opponents in the Oct. 22 election, capturing the office with 73 percent of the vote.
Davis, who served for three terms, could not run for re-election because of term limits.
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LINESVILLE - Eisenhower's girls soccer players were disappointed after a 2-2 tie at Conneaut on Thursday, which is a good thing.
After a 3-13 season a year ago, the Lady Knights look to be more competitive this season.
But this is one they wanted to have after a 2-0 lead fizzled late and the overtime went scoreless.
"The kids played very well," said Ike coach Kevin Weigel. "We have injuries. We had five of 27 not able to play due to illness or being away or injury. We actually fought through it."
After a nearly two-hour weather delay, it took another 30 minutes before Eisenhower scored the first goal of the match. Taylor Talasky scored on her own corner kick to make it 1-0 Ike at the half.
Sidney Wallin battled through a near trip in the box and scored early in the second half to make it 2-0 Ike. Wallin showed tremendous courage in playing through an injury.
Conneaut fought back and tied the score later in the second half, and both sides went without a score in overtime.
"The girls looked real good out there controlling the ball moving it around," said Ike coach Kevin Weigel. "They had more subs and with injuries and people getting hurt during the game, we were getting thinner and thinner. We had several girls play all 100 minutes today."
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GaAs nanocrystals have been prepared by a mechanical ball milling technique. The optical limiting properties of colloidal ethanol suspensions of these crystals were investigated by use of a nanosecond optical parametric oscillator pumped by a Nd:YAG system. Not only at a wavelength of 1064 nm but also in the 490–670 nm visible region, colloidal GaAs nanocrystals with a concentration of 0.023 mg/mL exhibit strong optical limiting performance, which is better than that of C60 in toluene with the same linear transmittance at a wavelength of 532 nm. Two-photon absorption is regarded as the dominant mechanism for this technique, and the two-photon absorption coefficients of GaAs nanocrystals are estimated to be 5.6 and 21.1–37.0 cm/GW in the near-infrared and visible regions, respectively.
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CLARKE COUNTY, Alabama -- Three men have been arrested and charged with obstructing the investigation into a fatal accident that killed a member of the Southern Choctaw High School football team, Clarke County Sheriff Ray Norris said Tuesday.
Wayland Cartez Moore, 21, of Mobile; Brandon Randolph Jackson, 21, and Terrick Lashaun McDonald, 18, both of Jackson, Ala., are charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, Norris said. All three were passengers in a car that authorities said collided with a school bus early Saturday morning at U.S. 84 and Ala. 69, authorities said.
One student, 15-year-old Otties William Brewer III of Silas, identified as the team manager, was killed in the crash. Officials said that 34 others, including several players, were injured.
Alabama State Troopers and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation have not released details about the crash.
After the accident, three of the men tried to flee the scene, Norris said. Tracking dogs from Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore were brought in to search for the men. McDonald was taken into custody by a Choctaw County deputy who was escorting the team.
Moore and Jackson were taken into custody after investigators found them at a night club about two miles west of Coffeeville, Norris said.
A fourth person riding in the car was injured in the wreck and taken to a hospital in Montgomery, he said.
Authorities are still trying to determine which of the four men was the driver.
The four men occupied a 1999 Nissan Maxima sport sedan that came to the intersection and ran the stop sign at U.S. 84, slamming into the bus and turning it upside down, Alabama State Troopers have said.
The crash was reported at 12:07 a.m., officials said. Southern Choctaw was heading back to Gilbertown after playing Flomaton High School.
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August 1, 2014, 12:45 am TWN
TAIPEI--Morgan Stanley has raised its price target for shares of Taiwan's Innolux Corp. (群創光電) to NT$13.80 (US$0.46) from NT$12.02, on expectations that the world's No.3 flat panel maker will benefit from a tight supply of TV panels in the second half of this year.
The U.S. brokerage firm also lifted its estimates for Innolux's earnings per share (EPS) in 2014 by 4 percent to NT$0.86, in 2015 by 5 percent to NT$0.92 and in 2016 by 5 percent to NT$1.02, reflecting a faster industry recovery and a greater magnitude of demand rebound.
Given that TV panel supply is indicated to be tight in the second half, Innolux could benefit from an uptrend in its average selling price, despite its forecast of flattish on-quarter shipments for the third quarter, said Sharon Shih, a Morgan Stanley analyst in Taipei.
"Despite increasing peer pressure, Innolux manages to mitigate this with cost reduction efforts and product differentiation," she wrote in a note to clients dated July 29.
However, the analyst maintained her "equal-weight" rating on the stock, over concerns about Innolux's financial restructuring plans and its limited capacity expansion for advanced technology.
Innolux told investors in a conference call July 28 that it will not increase production capacity in the third quarter but predicted that the average selling price will grow from the second quarter's US$459 per square meter.
In the April-June quarter, Innolux posted about NT$3 billion in net profit, a jump from the NT$153 million net profit seen in the first quarter. Its second-quarter EPS stood at NT$0.33, compared with NT$0.02 registered in the previous quarter.
Shares in Innolux had fallen 1.04 percent to NT$14.3 Thursday in Taipei trading.


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Katy Perry once ripped off a girl's weave in a fight. The 'Roar' singer's new single may reference the world's most famous fictional boxer, Rocky Balboa, but she insists she isn't much of a fighter and has only ever been involved in one catfight.
Speaking on French chat show 'Le Grand Journal', Katy said: "Oh no, I'm a lover not a fighter. You know, there's only been one fight a long time ago. It was a girl fight and I was caught between a bunch of girls and I just stuck my hand in and grabbed some hair.
I pulled a weave off!" The 28-year-old superstar was quizzed about her similarities to late pop legend Michael Jackson, since she matched his chart record of having five singles from the same album reach Number One in the US in 2011.
Katy revealed she is also an animal fan, but would never have a monkey as a pet like Michael's infamous chimp Bubbles, or Justin Bieber's furry friend Mally.
She quipped: "I did actually work with a monkey for the 'Roar' video, but I didn't get to take him home because monkeys are not pets I've learned - but I guess Justin Bieber does not know that!"
The pop princess boasts well over 45 million followers on Twitter and prides herself on interacting with her loyal fans as much as possible.
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Milaca will receive a bye in the first round of the Section 7AA, South Sub-Section Wrestling Tournament Tuesday, Feb. 12, at North Branch.
It was announced today (Friday) that the Wolves were seeded No. 2 in the South Sub-Section. Chisago Lakes, which defeated Milaca 31-29 Jan. 8, at Chisago Lakes, was seeded No. 1 by coaches and will also receive an opening-round bye. North Branch was seeded No. 3, Mora No. 4, Pine City-Hinckley-Finlayson No. 5 and Rush City No. 6
North Branch will meet Rush City and Mora will face Pine City-Hinckley Finlayson in first-round matches at 5 p.m. Feb. 12.
Milaca will face the North Branch-Rush City winner and Chisago Lakes will meet the Mora-Pine City-H-F winner at 7 o'clock Feb. 12.
The winners of the 7 o'clock matches will advance the Section 7AA Tournament Friday, Feb. 15, at Pine City where they will be joined by the top two teams from the 7AA North Sub-Section.
Grand Rapids was seeded No. 1 and Hibbing No. 2 in the North Sub-Section which will also take place Feb. 12.
Milaca, the defending Section 7AA champion, takes a 19-10 record into the sub-section tournament. Chisago Lakes is 15-6, with matches scheduled tonight (Friday) against Robbinsdale Cooper and Benilde-St. Margaret's.
Mora finished its dual season 13-9 while North Branch was 14-9 heading into its final match tonight against Totino Grace.
Milaca completed its dual season Thursday, Feb. 7, at a quadrangular at Sauk Rapids-Rice. The Wolves lost to Atwater-Grove City-Cosmos 50-19 and Brainerd 40-26 before defeating Sauk Rapids-Rice 50-22.
ACGC is ranked No. 2 in Class A and was unbeaten before losing to Brainerd 39-32 in the final round of the quad.


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Oak trees reflecting on a pond that was fenced from continuous cattle grazing, utilizing the NRCS cost-share funding program EQIP.
Ranching, conservation and education go hand in hand on the Divide Ranch in Glenn County. Mike and Kathy Landini are relatively new ranchers with a decade under their belt, but these Bay Area transplants have an inborn fondness for the country lifestyle and holistic range management. Working with a variety of partners and a lot of self-dedication they have enhanced their ranch economically and environmentally.
"This is a family run ranch," said Mike, whose children Nicole (19) and Tony (16) are every bit a part of making this endeavor a success, "they work hard, appreciate what it takes, and when it comes down to it, they jump in!"
The Landini Family has worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to implement fencing projects through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The installation of six miles of fencing has doubled the number of pastures on the Divide Ranch, improving grazing management capabilities. The fencing allows for the implementation of a rotational grazing system. From this management practice the Landinis have noticed an increase in native grasses on the ranch.
The EQIP fencing projects have created riparian and pond pastures, both of which are seasonally grazed for a short duration to manage forage and promote plant diversity, creating an attractive habitat for a multitude of wildlife species. In addition, "sensitive" areas where cattle historically congregated have been fenced to create separate pastures. Overgrazing is prevented on the ranch because fencing controls cattle access to the sensitive areas, resulting in better utilization of the entire 2,000-acre ranch.
With assistance from the Parks and Water Bond 2002 (Proposition 12) and NRCS, the Landinis have also been able to install an expansive water system on the Divide Ranch. On this piece of private property, a new pump, three water storage tanks, six water troughs and over 19,000 feet of piping have been in-stalled, improving the natural resources on the working landscape. "The cattle prefer the water tanks because they are cleaner, fresher and healthier," said Dennis Nay, rangeland scientist with the NRCS. "The projects on the Divide Ranch have had an incredible benefit to the ranching operation, wildlife and water quality."
Cattle grazing on the rolling hills of California.
The Landinis conservation ethic expands beyond their private property to ground they lease from the Colusa Basin Drainage District (District). On the South Fork Willow Creek Ranch, Mike and Kathy have worked with the District and partners to control invasive species that out compete native grasses. Furthermore, with financial assistance from Proposition 12 they have been able to implement many projects to improve the grazing management on the property. A water distribution system with 14,000 feet of piping and eight water troughs has been implemented, along with four miles of fencing. These projects have enhanced riparian and sensitive areas and improved water availability on the property.
The management practices on the South Fork Willow Creek Ranch and the Divide ranch are being evaluated through a coordinated effort between the District, Landinis, NRCS and the University of California Cooperative Extension. Together, Mike and Dennis take photos at nearly 200 points in the fall and spring to document management practices and natural resources response.
There are grazing exclusions throughout the South Fork Willow Creek Ranch that demonstrate the monoculture that would be present in the absence of man-aged grazing on the property. Information is gathered from within the enclosures and grazed monitoring points biannually. The monitoring data demonstrates that managed grazing can increase plant diversity and improve soil cover.
The unsung guardians of the ranch share their livelihood and conservation ethic with others. Divide Ranch visitors can experience the scenic vistas of the Sacramento Valley, see magnificent displays of wildflowers, encounter a variety of wildlife and hear about California's ranching heritage. Mike and Kathy are hosts to wildflower tours, teacher in-service days, Pioneer Days and are partners in the Elk Creek Buckarettes annual ranch ride.
Kathy has been instrumental in getting people to the ranch, be it friends from the Bay Area, fellow cattlewomen or children. "We think that it is really important to get people west of Wal-Mart, get people to the hills that they look at every day and see what happens on them," said Kathy. For seven years, the entire 4th grade class of Willows School District visits the Divide Ranch for the annual Pioneer Day, satisfying part of the California history curriculum.
"Whether they were taken by the calf doctoring demonstrations, roping lessons, ice cream churning or just spending a day on a ranch, the children always talk about how excited Mike and Kathy were to have them on the ranch," says teacher Jill Egly. "It is extraordinary how the Landinis open their hearts and ranch to the community and that is why Murdock Elementary School awarded them the Friend of Education Award."
Although Mike and Kathy will not disagree that they have invested a lot of time and resources to improving the health of their ranch, Mike acknowledges, "their biggest accomplishments happen to be making the right choices and getting Mother Nature to cooperate."
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Setup i76 for first time speed board
I tried out my i76 for the first time yesterday at Sandy Point with a demo RSR 5.5m. The Sail worked well, but I need to work on getting use to the board and set it up better and work on my stance.
My setup was both front and back foot straps set in the inbound setting, with the front ones forward and back ones in the middle. The mast foot was about 1cm forward from centre. I am about 6'2" and about 80kgs, using a waist harness. My stance may have been more up right as habit from wave and freestyle sailing, plus using the waist harness. I will try a seat harness some time when I'm more comfortable with the board.
The problems I had yesterday was;
1. the nose seem to be bit too high off the water
2. my left front foot did not feel very secure in the foot strap, especially through the chop
3. the cut away from the sail clew kept catching in the water
Any advice on how to setup i76 for first time speed sailor would be great. Thanks in advance.
PS: I have posted the same question on the Seabreeze forum. Another i76 owner has the same problem with the front left foot strap, where he kept feeling like he was coming out of the strap and eventually he catapulted and now does not use the board. This too happen to me. Is there a issue with the i76 front left foot strap location?
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Elementary students in Bellevue schools taking on STEM studies
By Julie Benson
Special to the Bellevue Reporter
"Failure is not an option. It's a requirement," explained Jennifer Mickelson, teacher at Newport Heights Elementary, as her students finalized parachutes for launch.
The third graders eagerly conferred with teammates as they tested how factors such as surface area and shape affected the velocity of the parachutes as part of an engineering design challenge. Along with Medina and Ardmore elementary schools, Newport Heights is participating in the first year of Bellevue School District's Elementary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) project. Funding from Bellevue Schools Foundation is making the pilot possible.
Students at the three pilot schools are participating in engineering design challenges throughout the year. They also have the opportunity to participate in robotics clubs and in-class activities, where they design and program robots using interactive technology. Families are engaged through events such as family engineering and coding nights.
STEM is incorporated into other disciplines as well, from language arts and social studies to the arts and more.
And teachers at the pilot schools are participating in professional development throughout the year to learn how to teach the engineering units. They're also learning from each other using Teaching Channel, a tool for video-based professional development.
"The Teaching Channel provides us an opportunity to capture real-time what is happening in Bellevue classrooms and quickly share with colleagues around the district," explained Cheri Bortleson, instructional technology curriculum leader at Ardmore Elementary. "It supports collaboration among teachers in a unique way where we can share ideas to enhance student outcomes, ask questions of one another regarding student learning, and develop lesson ideas."
While Washington state has the highest concentration of STEM jobs in the country, the mismatch between the skills required for those jobs and individuals with those skills is growing faster than in every state but one.
"It's so important that we engage students and equip them with 21st century skills," explained Greg Bianchi, Bellevue School District's K-5 STEM curriculum developer. "Interest in STEM fields often begins in the elementary years. Even kids who don't choose to pursue STEM careers will benefit from the focus on teamwork and critical thinking."
During one recent challenge, Ardmore Elementary kindergartners worked in teams to build ramps and launch toy vehicles, learning about concepts such as claim, evidence, reasoning, and force as they adjusted the slope of the ramps to affect the distance traveled. Each group then shared their results with an audience of parents and teachers.
"We did it! We got the bus to Safeco Field!" shouted one enthusiastic student.
With continued support from Bellevue Schools Foundation, the pilot will expand to six more schools next year and all elementary schools the following year. "We are not looking for a magnet model," said Bianchi. "We are looking for STEM for every child."
Julie Benson is communications manager of the Bellevue Schools Foundation.
Students from Ardmore Elementary School present their findings to classmates. COURTESY PHOTO, Laura Zimmerman
One STEM project had students at Ardmore Elementary School build ramps and launch toy vehicles, learning about concepts such as claim, evidence, reasoning, and force as they adjusted the slope of the ramps to affect the distance traveled. COURTESY PHOTO, Laura Zimmerman
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Fire merger vote on hold
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of marriage — talking about money — has also stalled the process of a merger between three Kitsap County Fire agencies recently.
Dusty Wiley, a fire commissioner for South Kitsap Fire and Rescue and chair of a committee planning a potential marriage between SKFR, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue and the Bremerton Fire Department, said creating a union known as West Sound Fire and Rescue has not been cancelled, only postponed.
"We're not backing out of the (process) totally, but some of the (ideas) just weren't penciling out," Wiley said.
At the planning committee's last meeting April 22, Wiley said Bremerton Fire Chief Al Duke, who serves on the WSFR's steering committee, presented a recommendation to slow down the process and not put it before the votes in November.
"There was just too much to get done by November," Wiley said, explaining that figuring out a way to combine the three very different funding mechanisms that the agencies operate under was difficult enough, but seemed nearly impossible when faced with a faltering economy.
"With the concerns about the economy and overall funding issues, the committee passed a motion to not have the issue on the ballot this November," SKFR Deputy Chief Steve Wright told his district's board of commissioners at its last meeting April 23.
WSFR's planning committee meets next on May 19.
The idea for a merger was supported by the Kitsap Cooperative Services Feasibility Study prepared by Emergency Services Consulting inc.(ESCi) for all three fire agencies.
While the study suggested there could be benefits to the three organizations not officially "merging" into one organization yet agreeing to cooperatively deliver services, ESCi ultimately recommended a full integration as a "regional fire authority" as the preferred option.
According to the report, the three departments are often duplicating each other's efforts, particularly in administrative and support services, and a "full legal integration (into) a single fire agency," would result in an overall savings to each agency as it "eliminates redundancies while improving the overall level of service."
However, at the fourth and final study meeting Thursday night, Senter stressed that his district was not considering an integration merely as a cost-saving measure.
"This is not about saving money," he said. "This is about reallocating funds and resources to provide better services to our citizens more efficiently."
One oft-cited cause of inefficiency that would be cured by the departments combining is the location of the most visited care center — Harrison Hospital in Bremerton.
• Also at the meeting, Wright said that completed ballots for SKFR's EMS Levy renewal on May 19 could be coming in as early as this week.
He estimated that SKFR officials held close to 50 community meetings to explain the levy to the voters, and "we believe our message has been adequately presented to the community."
Beginning last weekend, Wright said SKFR members would be out "sign waving" on the weekends to rally support for the levy.
• The total money raised for the Olalla Easter Breakfast held April 12 was estimated to be approximately $1,500, which will be given to the family of Evan King, a 10-year-old South Kitsap boy who was struck by an ATV while sledding last December.
Scott Hartley, a battalion chief with SKFR's volunteer association, said that volunteers served 318 breakfasts this year, which was up slightly from last year's number of 290.
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When I encounter a problem that I want to improve my management of, what is a better strategy than, "find book on Amazon/ order book/ never read book or only read 1st chapter? [more inside]
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Can you recommend a online forum where management strategy can be discussed? For example if I wanted to bounce ideas around appropriate project metrics? I know there are specific PM forums but I am wondering if there is a forum where managers sort of discuss their ideas etc. Something more general than a dedicated PM forum since my questions / discussions wont just relate to project management
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Miller Bay Estates family displaced by evening fire
MILLER BAY ESTATES — Two adults and two children were staying with family members after their home suffered heavy damage in a fire late Jan. 18.
North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and Poulsbo Fire Department crews were called to the Sunridge Way house at 7:24 p.m. after a neighbor called 911 when he stepped out onto his back porch to see the rear of the adjacent home ablaze. Flames were coming from the back doors, he said.
The first unit arrived on scene in just under eight minutes and reported the structure to be well-involved in fire, NKF&R's Michele Laboda reported. Crews were challenged by a lack of water; with no hydrants in the immediate area, firefighters' water supply was limited to 500 gallons in each engine until water tender trucks, carrying thousands of gallons each, arrived several minutes behind the first arriving crews, Laboda reported.
Firefighters had the blaze under control within 30 minutes and protected the neighboring structures from any damage. Crews remained on scene into the evening to chase down remaining hot spots. The occupants told firefighters that they'd left home at about 5:15 p.m. after taking 6- and 9 year-old girls to stay with their grandparents, Laboda reported. The two adults returned home at about 8:15 p.m. to find the firefighters at work.
Although the two-story 1,800-square-foot structure remains standing, it is not habitable and nearly all of the family's possessions were destroyed. The home is insured, and the Red Cross responded to provide the family with assistance meeting immediate needs.
An investigator from the Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office went to the scene. Officials believe that the blaze was accidental, Laboda reported. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians.
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Virginia, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Virginia City Council members say they're adamantly opposed to a plan that would reroute highway 53 through their city.
The council adopted a resolution opposing that option Tuesday night.
Councilor Larry Cuffe Junior said it would have an adverse impact on the city, essentially dividing it.
He also says the council is frustrated because $12 million dollars in requested bonding money for the project was left out of the Governor's proposal.
Two mining companies are hoping to get to an ore deposit under the highway near Virginia.
The other options under a scoping plan released last year include an easterly route around the mine and a no build option.
MnDOT said since the scoping process for the project was just reopened last month, a timeline is still being determined.


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Newberry Township Police have released surveillance camera photos of a suspect in today's robbery at Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Newberry Commons, York County. The robbery happened around 10:50 a.m. today.
The suspect is about 5'8 and was clad in a black North Face jacket and khakis. Police say he fled in a tan or gold colored Jeep Cherokee.
Complicating the identification is the suspect's black fedora hat with a white band and his dark, wrap-around sunglasses. He also sports a goatee.
ABC27 is reporting that police believe the same suspect may have robbed a Santander bank last month. In that incident, the suspect also got away in a tan or gold colored SUV, the TV station reported.


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By Andrew Hugine For The Times
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ On those occasions when a president of Alabama A&M University has an opportunity to expound on the present and future of the institution, the sheer advantages of being situated in the technology mecca of Alabama have been lauded.
After all, Huntsville is noted for its expansive research park, for consistently placing among the top 10 in numerous favorable categories, for being a haven for engineers and researchers, as well as for the atmosphere which has proven conducive for quality family life, which rivals even larger metropolitan areas.
Is AAMU proud of Huntsville? Absolutely! Our students receive truly remarkable opportunities. The city's sprawling growth and businesses are constant resources for students needing to work their way through college, desiring an internship or aiming to fulfill the requirements of a practicum. Also, the collaborations that our faculty members forge with local entities are legion.
Should Huntsville be equally proud of A&M? Again, in a word: Absolutely!
First, let's take a too-brief history lesson. Alabama A&M is a historically black college/university (HBCU), one of about 100 such institutions in the country. These public and private schools together account for roughly 3 percent of America's 3,000-school higher education structure, but their impact on the lives of their students - many of whom are still first-generation - is phenomenal.
AAMU is also an 1890 land-grant university, thus its founding mission is to serve as an institution that significantly adds to the vast body of knowledge and prepares students for agricultural, technological and related disciplines.
Huntsville should be rightly proud to be the home of three such HBCUs, inclusive of our sister institutions-Oakwood University and J.F. Drake State Technical College. Not only does it appear that cities with at least three HBCUs are among the most progressive in the Southeast (e.g., Atlanta, Nashville and New Orleans), but these schools undeniably provide invaluable academic, social and cultural support to their students and the broader community.
For instance, the University will hold its first Louis Crews Classic on September 11 in Louis Crews Stadium. This Classic is in connection with the University's observance of the 100 years of playing football. Musical "old school" giants Frankie Beverly and Maze are scheduled to perform Sept 10. On Oct 1, Nobel Laureate John Mather will be the thirteenth Nobel Prize winner to deliver a public lecture on the AAMU campus.
In February, AAMU will host a large ScoutReach activity for about 400 scouts from across the region. The University will also offer the area's most comprehensive Black History Month schedule. Year round, its Agribition Center on Moores Mill Road has public events such as rodeos, dog shows, and many other exciting programs. Its summer programs provide enrichment and research opportunities for a range of ages.
Huntsville also shines when AAMU students, faculty, staff and alumni receive accolades, like AAMU animal science student Lucas Krueger, who placed 1st in the original research category at the recent American Dairy Science Association annual meeting in Denver. Research faculty members in the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have formed industry partnerships to produce biodiesel for the campus transit system.
The University annually generates over $40 million of extramural grant funding, which has a significant impact on the university's operating budget and to the Madison County area.
In April, AAMU partnered with the White House Initiative on HBCUs to host a national technical assistance conference that attracted several hundred. A month later, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder spoke here at a national poultry workshop and praised AAMU for its impact on society.
AAMU has long been visionary and highly respected in several academic disciplines, whether as a result of bringing together the world's black physicists, exemplary presentations at international conferences, drawing thousands of people and dollars to the local economy from athletic events, or hosting any number of state and regional meetings.
The University ranks 7th in the nation out of 3,000 HBCUs in the production of African-Americans who sought degrees in biological sciences, and 5th in agricultural sciences (2nd at the graduate level).
There are at least nine such distinctions among the top 50 in several categories impacting African Americans and other minorities.
Like Huntsville, AAMU has a long, proven record of success. For A&M, in particular, that success embodies an American dream that spans some 135 years. Despite inevitable challenges and concerns that plague most institutions of higher learning, AAMU has remained focused on the larger picture of providing access to a quality education for its students and constituents.
The first strokes to the canvas were applied by the founder, William Hooper Councill. And, each president since has enhanced and enlarged the canvas, according to the needs and challenges of the time.
As AAMU enters into yet another school year and welcomes to "The Hill" what may emerge as its largest freshman class, there is pride in knowing that they are also a vibrant part of Huntsville, a city as proud of their institution as AAMU is to be a part of it.
Dr. Andrew Hugine is president of Alabama A&M University.


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