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The funny thing about clowns - besides their ability to make children and adults smile - is that no one seems to recognize the person behind the painted face. For more than a half-century, Stan Dammann, aka Stan the Clown, has found that to be true.
"Everybody knows me with my paint on but take my stuff off and nobody knows me," Dammann said. "Most people only know me as Stan the Clown."
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Stan the Clown, aka Stan Dammann of Lamberton, stopped along the parade route during the 85th annual Box Car Days parade Monday in Tracy
For the people who live in southwest Minnesota, the well-known clown is as much of a fixture at town festivals as anything else. Stan has been known to give out random clown kisses or get up and dance with someone along the parade route, his cheerful music playing the entire time.
At the conclusion of the 85th annual Box Car Days parade Monday, having pedaled his colorfully-decorated bicycle up and down the streets of Tracy for the 60th year, Stan the Clown was honored. In recognition of the remarkable milestone, Dammann received a plaque from Missie Erbes, Tracy Area Chamber of Commerce director, on behalf of the community of Tracy.
"Thank you for your great dedication," Erbes said.
Most would agree that 60 years is an extraordinary amount of time to do anything. When the effort is purely volunteer, out of the goodness of one's heart, it's almost unheard of. But for Dammann, it's part of his life.
"I've been volunteering for stuff all my life," he said. "Being a clown is fun. The best part is waving at the kids and them waving back."
While his wife Marcella teases him about being a has-been clown, Dammann, who will be 90 years old in December, has no plans to retire his Stan the Clown persona, though he no longer goes through the parade route two or three times.
"My doctor says to keep on doing it," Dammann said. "It's therapy."
Dammann is also known as "The Bike Man" because of his kindheartedness, generosity and all-around ability to make anything, including the makeshift boom box he uses to play music during parades. To date, he's repaired 125 bicycles and countless wringer washing machines, both of which periodically get sent to San Lucas Toliman Mission in Guatemala.
"I've fixed bikes all my life for a hobby," he said. "I enjoy it."
After working alone for most of his life, Dammann said he enjoys interacting with people, either by clowning or telling stories. After serving in the Air Force, where he worked on a number of bomber planes and as a military policeman, Dammann attempted to settle in on a career.
"I had a job in Florida with the Highway Patrol, but I had to turn it down because I couldn't stand the prickly heat," he said. "I took a meteorology test and got offered a meteorology job (in Illinois). But I had to pass that up because it was $3,000 less a year than I had been making and it was too far from home."
Then, in 1947, with 50 cents in his pocket, he married Marcella. Together, on Nov. 24 of this year, the couple will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.
"I got her on a $2 bet at a dance," Dammann said. "I got her out on the dance floor and gave her a big smacker and I still got her to this day."
Since Marcella Dammann grew up in Wanda and Stan Dammann was originally from Sanborn, the couple decided to make their home in Lamberton. A week after, Stan Dammann began working for Interstate Power Company. For seven years, he dug holes for power poles and then gradually moved up the company ladder, retiring in 1986 after nearly 40 years of service.
"It's been a good life, but a fast one," he said. "You can't remember all the things you've done."
Dammann's long-time clown career was jump-started years ago when his boss was short a clown for a parade. Having volunteered for one thing or another all of his life, Dammann willingly agreed to step in and help out.
"One of his clowns was sick, so I said I'd do it," Dammann said. "So he dressed me up, put makeup on me and gave me a rubber duck to put in my hand. But everyone knew me because I had read all their meters."
When his debut attempt to go incognito didn't fool anyone, Dammann, who said he was immediately hooked on clowning, knew he had to do something drastic.
"I went to a Clown Club convention in St. Paul," he said. "It was a four-day session and I learned how to put makeup on from a guy that was selling the makeup. I learned how to do chicken tracks by my eyes and all sorts of other things."
And in an instant, Stan the Clown was born.
"Now, it takes me five minutes to put on the makeup," Dammann said. "I do it the same way every year."
Years later, while teaching a makeup session of his own, Dammann met someone else - Dennis Moore - who shared the same level of passion and dedication to make people happy as he did.
"He's the best Santa Claus I've ever seen," Dammann said. "He's become a good friend."
Moore, a Tracy High School graduate and now Redwood Falls resident, said his wife Karen, along with Dammann, encouraged him to begin clowning.
"When my son was in preschool, my wife made him a clown costume for Halloween," Moore said. "She wanted me to take him, so she ended up making me a clown costume, too. Then I met Stan at Arts in the Park and that was it. I've been clowning ever since."
Smiley the Clown, aka Moore, marked his 30th year as a Box Car Day parade clown this year.
"We've had some good times," Moore said.
Box Car Days in Tracy and Watermelon Days in Sanborn are the two annual parades the duo said they never miss.
"You can't beat those two parades," Dammann said. "There are never two alike. And, everybody knows us."
The annual events actually became a family affair for many years, as Dammann's five daughters and one son also got into clowning with their dad. All three of Moore's sons have also been clowns. But as time went on, only Stan and Smiley the clowns remained.
After the Box Car Day parade Monday, the pair loaded the two bicycles into Dammann's white van, one he keeps just for transporting their parade equipment. Then, the familiar-faced men headed downtown to mingle, grab a hamburger and get something to drink. And as the two clowns walked down the familiar street, shaking hands and waving at little children most of the way, it was impossible to tell who was enjoying themselves the most.


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During the final days of the 2009 regular season, Ozzie Guillen made it abundantly clear as to how White Sox players were expected to come ready to play from the first day of Spring Training, 2010 in mid-February. Don't use that time at Camelback Ranch to first get going.
Those same strong comments were made by general manager Ken Williams during his last chat with the media and by White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf in a talk with the players before batting practice on the final home weekend. Simply put, the White Sox brass was not going to tolerate another sub-par year such as the one just completed.
Apparently, a few weeks away from his team's 79-83 finish haven't softened Guillen's stance on this particular topic.
"Kenny and Jerry made it clear to everyone–come ready to play in Spring Training," said Guillen during a Tuesday conference call, in which he discussed the team, as well as Gordon Beckham's selection as one of the 2009 Sporting News Rookies of the Year.
"We expect to win next year, like we expect to win every year," Guillen said. "So, they better be prepared."
Guillen's conference call response came at the end of a question concerning Freddy Garcia. The veteran right-hander, who closed out his 2009 campaign with seven quality starts in his last eight trips to the mound, had his $1 million 2010 option picked up by the White Sox.
The starting rotation alignment has Garcia currently penciled in at No. 5, a hidden luxury when considering Garcia's vast pitching knowledge and big-game success. But despite Garcia and Guillen basically being family members, Garcia won't be cut any extra slack if he shows up to Glendale out of shape.
"Freddy know what he have to do, and if he's not ready for Spring Training, then we make a move," Guillen said. "I'm not going to babysit him. But he has to stay strong for him, not just for us. Just work hard and take care of himself. Freddy won't have any problem.
"Everyone has that same responsibility. Jerry made it clear. It doesn't matter how much money you make. If you are not prepared, we will find another home for you."
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I can't agree more. There is no excuse at this level of play (and pay for that matter) to show up and not be ready physically.
Congrats Gordon Beckham!!!!
We're thinking Garcia is the short-term answer for that fifth spot in the rotation: http://www.mlbfantasyprospects.com/2009/11/15-mlb-fantasy-prospect-dan-hudson-sp-chicago-white-sox—scouting-report.html
(continuation, again) But, I digress. Back to the Andruw Jones signing. Last year he had a .214 batting average, hit 17 HRs, and had 43 RBI's, and he is a club house leader, all for a half million dollars.
Milton Bradley on the other hand, who was going to lead the Cubs to the World Series, had a batting average, of .257, 12 HRs, and had 40 RBI's was paid ten million dollars and was kicked out of the clubhouse for his attitude and lack of production.
Now, as almost always Mr. Wiliams gets vilified, while Mr. Hendry gets a pass. It must be nice to have a MAJOR NEWSPAPER in your back pocket. My point-a little fairness here, of at least some objectivity.

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The Rockets moved on to the Division II, Region 6 regional final game with a semifinal victory at Sandusky.
Goals by Chris Eaton and Dan Linhart put Bay ahead at intermission, 2-1, before breaking it open in the second half when Alex White, Brady Kinsey and Eaton each tallied a goal. Jason Hazlett had three assists for the Rockets.
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Audi achieved grid positions five and six in qualifying for round five of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Fuji (Japan). In the practice sessions, the team of Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Chris Reinke, Head of LMP, thoroughly prepared for the 6-hour race on Sunday
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An Edison man involved in a dispute over a bill with a Massachusetts repair shop tried set part of a tractor-trailer on fire, authorities told MassLive.com.
Viacheslva Chabanov, 29, ignited the sleeper in the rear of the truck's cab Monday afternoon, the report said. When police arrived, they found Chabanov in the truck and a smashed windshield.
A West Springfield, Mass. officer quickly doused the fire before it spread and arrested Chabanov, MassLive.com reported. The New Jersey resident was charged with burglary, breaking and entering, attempting to burn a motor vehicle and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.
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The editorial "Dads Gone Wild" (May 24) is a tired, anachronistic rehash of the same dad-bashing prevalent in (but certainly not limited to) the commercials we see every daily. You know, the ones in which an incompetent dad helplessly attempts to parent until a female rescues him from the utter chaos he has created. Are we not aware of the growing numbers of stay-at-home dads who quite successfully care for and nurture their offspring as well as any woman? Trying to make a point using the example of two knuckleheads who fit the stereotype is well below your paper's standards, even if it was meant as a misguided attempt at tongue-in-cheek humor.
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Troy didn't have a choice but to foul.
But Warren Fitzgerald just kept making free throws.
Fitzgerald shot 14-for-17 from the line in the second half to ice a 61-58 win over Troy at the third annual Freedom Classic game Saturday.
Both teams played Friday night before a quick turnaround for the noon tip-off Saturday. After Fitzgerald took an early 14-6 lead, Troy settled down, went to its bench and started hitting shots.
Sophomore point guard Nate Bladecki sparked Troy off the bench by assisting on its first four baskets of the fourth quarter. His fifth assist came with 35 seconds left and cut the lead down to two, the lowest it had been since a tie game with 6:21 left in the third quarter.
"I saw a little gap in the zone that I could attack," Bladecki said. "Once I got in there, I was able to find Chris [Dorsey], Craig [Duggan] and Ben [Horvath]."
Horvath stole the ensuing inbounds pass and dished it to Zak Noor, who missed a potential game-tying jumper. Fitzgerald didn't miss a free throw until only 4.9 seconds remained on the clock, hitting four straight.
"We went full-out deny on their guards, trying to make it difficult on them to get it in," Leonard said.
Bladecki took the ball up on the final possession down by three, but missed a step-back three-pointer at the buzzer.
He finished with three points and five rebounds. In a balanced scoring effort, Duggan led the team with 14, Noor 13, Joe Leonard nine, Dorsey eight and Danny Wunderlich eight with eight rebounds.
Leonard came off the bench for the first time this season. Troy coach Gary Fralick said he wanted more size in the starting lineup with the 6-foot-3 Duggan over the 5-6 Leonard. The switch paid off, as Duggan reached double-figure scoring and Leonard hit his first three triples off the bench.
"When a team's struggling, you can't just stand still and let things happen," Fralick said. "You try to work through some things and get better. We've got to play with some more passion. We've got to go back to what we do best: run, run, run, shoot threes, work the ball around, get some good shots, things like that."
Fralick, still weighing the decision after the game Friday, surprised both players with the announcement Saturday morning.
"When you come off the bench and watch the game a little bit, for me, the nerves weren't as bad as they usual starting off the game," Leonard said. "It was easier."
"To be honest, I wasn't expecting [to start]," Duggan said. "I was looking to come in with some energy. We had some heavy legs, but it's no excuse. We've got to come out with some energy."
Leonard also broke out of a slump with only his third game of the season with at least three long balls. Saturday, he shot the best percentage of those three games.
"They were leaving me open, and Coach has faith in me shooting," Leonard said. "They were falling, so I just kept shooting. It felt like a great weight lifted off me."
Fitzgerald made the difference on the offensive glass, as Troy was at a size disadvantage again. The Spartans had ten offensive rebounds to the Colts' ten defensive rebounds in the first three quarters.
Troy switched from a zone defense to a man-to-man defense in the first half, but Fitzgerald moved the ball around against both, the fifth straight Troy opponent to score 57 points or more.
But the lineup change helped Troy put up its highest point total of the new year.
"I think what we see right now is going to depend on matchups," Fralick said. "Craig makes us a bigger team. Joe's got a lot of energy coming off the bench and hit three threes, so that obviously gave us a lift. [Craig] hit some threes and he got some rebounds and he did some things that we haven't seen him do so far, so we were happy with that production today."
Off for three days of final exams, Troy now visits West Bloomfield Thursday to start a three-game league road stretch.
"We've got to keep battling," Duggan said. "It starts in practice. If we bring it every single day, that's going to carry over to the games."


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The P.E.I. Association of Exhibitions is considering selling its Cuisine Machine mobile kitchen that it purchased for $220,000 with government help in 2006.
The P.E.I. Association of Exhibitions is looking to sell a mobile kitchen it bought with government help and opposition MLA James Aylward wants to know why the province is allowing the sale.
Aywlard raised the issue during Friday's question period and later told The Guardian his concern was that the equipment was purchased with taxpayers' money and was meant to help sell local products across P.E.I.
"I would have thought that there was a condition that it stay within the provincial exhibitions and fairs," Aylward said.
The exhibition association bought the Cuisine Machine in 2006 with financial help from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the provincial government and the not-for-profit FoodTrust.
ACOA contributed $165,000 to the purchase while the exhibition association spent $22,000, various provincial departments added $26,500 and FoodTrust gave $7,000.
In total, the mobile kitchen cost more than $220,000.
A representative from the exhibition association told The Guardian it was considering selling the equipment and confirmed it had been in talks with businessman Kevin Murphy, but would not discuss any further details of the potential sale.
Agriculture Minister George Webster responded during question period by saying the government doesn't own the machine, but his understanding was that the exhibition association was selling it because it was underutilized.
Aylward said it was utilized extensively but will now have a sole operator.
"I really see no reason why it would have been sold off."
The opposition also spent much of question period asking about loans to Murphy Investments and associated companies, including money spent to renovate its brewery in Charlottetown.
Innovation Minister Al Roach said it was a good company that paid its loans and the government made money off the interest.
"Companies like that this government is more than happy to do business with," Roach said.
In speaking with The Guardian, Opposition Leader Steven Myers said it showed there wasn't a level playing field for all Island businesses.
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The County of Santa Clara Lactation Accommodation Policy is based on the Laws and Policies which protect a woman's choice to provide breast milk to her child by ensuring her right to express milk during her breaks. It also protects her from discrimination from other staff.
Sections 1030-1033 of the California Labor Code and Section 4702 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act require employers to provide a reasonable amount of break time and private location to express breast milk. Unfortunately, many employees are not aware of the laws, and some are afraid to ask for this accommodation.The Santa Clara County Public Health Department supports efforts that encourage breastfeeding at the workplace, as it provides benefits for mothers, children, families, and society. Children who are breastfed are less likely to develop acute ear infections, asthma, diabetes and obesity. Reduced risk of diabetes and breast and ovarian cancer are some of the mother's health benefits. Breastfeeding also provides benefits for businesses, including lower health care costs, reduced absenteeism, higher productivity and lower turnover rates.
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The community has organized a Show Me the Money Day to provide a wide variety of financial and educational resources for Muskegon-area residents.
For the first time, Muskegon will host an event Saturday, Jan. 26 as part of the Michigan-based series of community financial gatherings. The Muskegon Show Me the Money Day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Muskegon Community Education Center, 571 E. Apple Ave.
The financial resources fair is an attempt to upgrade the community's financial literacy. Free workshops will look at money management, better banking practices, the finances of home ownership, the ins and outs of credit, income tax preparation assistance and making college affordable among other topics.
"Show Me the Money Day is an annual event featuring free financial resources and financial workshops in communities across Michigan," said Chris Burnaw, coordinator of the Community Coordinating Council of Muskegon County – a coalition of social service organizations and agencies. "This is the first time Muskegon is holding such an event locally."
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Let's face it, Mike D'Antoni couldn't please certain Knicks fans.
His frenetic, fast-paced offense is thrilling to watch, but New Yorkers expected defense and many felt they weren't getting it from the team's former coach. And while the Knicks' defensive efficiency was soaring this season even before Mike Woodson was promoted to interim head coach, the team's 5-1 record since the D'Antoni's resignation is more than enough fuel for the detractors.
On the surface, it looks like the Knicks suddenly decided to care and that's something center Tyson Chandler understands, but disagrees with.
"If you look at things, it looks like we're playing harder now than we did before," Chandler told Newsday's Al Iannazzone. "I'm the same as you. If I stepped out, I would say 'yes.'"
Chandler sees that perception as untrue and legitimately seems distraught over the entire incident.
"It would be disappointing to me for Coach's sake because I feel like he's a great coach," Chandler told Iannazzone of D'Antoni. "I think you should play the same way regardless. It's our profession.
"Sometimes you hear the same message from a different person," Chandler continued, "and for whatever reason it registers."
It may seem pointless to continue discussing D'Antoni, but Chandler brings up a good point. Nobody wants to lose. It's hard to imagine any basketball player deliberately undermining a coach simply to see him fail. Eventually, the lack of effort reflects badly on the players and not just the coach.
It's a given that high-scoring, athletic players will always want to play in D'Antoni's system because they know the more possessions a team uses per game, the more opportunities they'll have. The fact that Chandler, someone who makes his living on defense, chose to sign in New York to play for D'Antoni speaks to the coach's reputation throughout the league.
The bottom line is, D'Antoni will get another chance. For some reason Woodson's message is resonating with the Knicks right now, but D'Antoni is still someone players want to play for and as bad as things look for him at the moment, he's too good to be on the sidelines for long.


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Spring Musical Auditions are today! Be courageous! Be bold! Signup outside the Choir Room to be in the craziest, hottest, funniest show ever. LEGALLY BLONDE. Best of all, everyone who auditions gets a part! Omigosh you guys! FUN! See Mr. Miller with any questions.
The November PE and Health students of the month are:
Weights and Conditioning: Zac Webb
Walking Wellness: Evie Rudstrom
Intro to P.E.: Hailey Booher
Sports and Fitness: Nolan Bailey
Health: Alex Garate
Seniors doing the Reading or Writing COE: We are meeting after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays (not during Core/Choice) to work on the COE. We have five sessions remaining to complete your required submissions. See you at 2:35PM in the career center.
The December Monthly Scholarship & College Information List is now available. Stop by the Counseling or Career Center to pick up a copy or go to the Career Center swift website.
College/ Military visits in the Career Center (room #147) this month:
December 5th - National Guard during choice, come learn about alternative ways to save for college.
December 6th- ASVAB results, during choice
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Attention all National Honor Society students who are participating in the holiday service project. The holiday tree decorating has been moved to Wednesday, December 5th. We will still meet in Mrs. Sandfer's room right after school.
Do you hate kids? If so, stop listening. HOWEVER, if you like kids then sign up to help with the FCCLA Holiday Babysitting event this Friday from 4:30 to 8:00pm at Enumclaw HS. You'll have fun and get plenty of food to eat. So, if you like kids and want to help, come to the information meeting TODAY during core in room 213. Or if that doesn't work for your schedule, see Ms. Webb in room 213 afterschool or during either lunch on Tuesday to sign up.
Key Club meeting TODAY after school in Mr. Ihde's room, 321, all members are welcome to come to hear about upcoming events.
Information in Review:
Congratulations to the EHS Wrestling teams-- Hornets took 1st place at the White River classic out of 16 teams. Four Hornets were in the finals, 3 won. Hunter Haney-Champion 113 lbs, Lucas Somers – Champion – 152 lbs., Ryan Anderson-Champion 170 lbs. JV Wrestlers wrestled at the Sumner Classic and took 3rd place. They won four out of five matches. Go Hornets!
Enumclaw Parks & Recreation are in need of youth basketball volunteer coaches. We need 1 to coach Coed K/1st Grade, and 3 for 2nd/3rd grade boys. If you or ANYONE you know is interested, please have them call
Enumclaw Parks at 360-802-0235. Here is the commitment:
Practices are at your discretion as a coach. We have gym time available for practice beginning December 10th until school is out for winter break. You can schedule with me. Following the new year, one more week to practice, then games start the week of January 7th continuing thorough February. Games are one night a week with the exception of a couple weeks, there might be 2. K/1st play on Monday nights at Sunrise, 2nd/3rd boys play on Tuesday nights at Southwood. It is up to you as a coach whether or not you practice during the season. It is not mandatory, just an option that is there. www.cityofenumclaw.wa.us
EHS & WRHS team up to present a romantic comedy!
"Almost, Maine" By John Cariani
Featuring more than 45 students in two combined casts, this show is sure to deliver laughs and love!
Performing at WRHS on 12/6, 12/7, 12/8
All shows at 7:30pm Admission: $8 Students w/ASB: Free
Rated: PG Running Time: Approx. 90 minutes Info: 360-802-7807
Enumclaw Special Olympics Basketball Registration
For athletes with or without a disability - Team and individual skills competition
We need unified athletes, athletes without a disability, to join our Enumclaw Special Olympics High School team. You will mentor and play on the basketball team with the new Special Olympics High School team.
It's a great way for community service, volunteer hours and college recommendations.
We also need basketball coaches & assistant coaches for our high school and junior teams.
If you can volunteer and or play please email me and let me know. email@example.com
"Hey Hornets" - After school math tutoring is running again. So, whether you really struggle in math or just need help with a few questions, stop by and see us. Tutoring is currently available on Tuesdays in Portable 10 and Thursdays in Room 211. Tutoring begins at 2:40 and is available until 3:30.
Congratulations to Gant Peterson & Kris Rogers who have both won a Buzzy's drink for this week.
Winter Band Concert Monday, December 10 7:00-9:00PM Auditorium
Soccer Awards Tuesday, December 11 Commons
Holiday Choir Concerts Tues. & Wed., Dec. 11 &12 7:00PM - $4.00 Auditorium
(elementary, free)
Winter Pep Assembly Friday, December 14 12:45- 1:15PM Large Gym
2012-13 Hall of Fame Game Friday, January 18 7:00PM Large Gym
Honoring the 1998 Girls Basketball Team
*Tolo Dance Saturday, February 2
Recognition Pep Assembly Friday, February 8 12:45-1:15PM Large Gym
Spring Sports Begin Practice Monday, February 25
Spring Pep Assembly Friday, March 8 12:45-1:15PM Large Gym
Senior Ball Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:00 – 11:30PM Shilshole Beach Club
Graduation (Tentative) Monday, June 10, 2013 White River Amphitheater
Counseling News:
Native American /Alaskan Native Club meets monthly with no fees to participate. The group will learn leadership skills and participate in cultural events. If you have questions please see Cathy in the Counseling Center.
Spanish Club is a group that celebrates Hispanic and Latino culture and practices the use of the Spanish language. The club is organized and ran by student leaders in the University of Washington Spanish class. Spanish club meets once a month in Profa. Stewart's room 141 from 2:45-3:45. Each month we learn and celebrate a topic related to Hispanic and/or Latino Heritage. This is great place to meet friends, earn culture credit points, and have a good time. Membership dues are $5.00 per semester. 2012/2013 dates: 12/13, 1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, and 5/9.
Weight Club days and times for the winter season are now Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:45-4:00. Join today! Please pay the cashier $10.00 along with a signed weight club form. Please see Mr. Gunderson with any questions or Mrs. Murrell (Stussy)
Clubs & Advisors available at EHS: Drama - Darrell Miller, Equestrian – Courtney Bowie, German – Sarah Stout, Honor Society – Kathy Ross & Susan Sandfer, Interact (Rotary) – Christy Weinbrecht, Judo – Mike Nepper, Service (Key Club) – Amy Ihde, Weight Lifting – Jenelle Stussy Murrell, Art Honor Society – Amy Weber, Culinary – Cynthia Lang, D.E.C.A. – Carol Jackson. F.C.C.L.A. – Raeann Webb & Cynthia Lang, F.F.A. – Amy Morrison, Jewelry/Skills USA – Randy Cook, Robotics- Jim LovellFord, Streetmasters – Jerry Globe, Video – Doug Wolf, G.S.A. – Jean Zeman, Water Polo – Bob Averill & Ken DeMan
COMMUNITY Happenings:
The Enumclaw Clothing Bank: We are open every Tuesday from 10am-6pm. (closed on school closures and holidays) We are located at the JJ Smith building on Fell St. in the old library.
YoungLife is on Monday nights at 7:37PM in Senior Locker Bay. All students are welcome.
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What did students in Saudi Arabia want to ask Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about? Republican Sarah Palin.
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U.S. politics? "It sucks," former chief of staff says
Barack Obama's plate is piled high with problems — two wars, stubbornly high U.S. joblessness, a stalled healthcare overhaul and a poisonously partisan political environment in Washington. But one thing he isn't low on is advice.
Beyond the talk show fireworks, Cheney supported some Obama decisions
Former Vice President Dick Cheney swapped barbs with Vice President Joe Biden on the morning talk shows Sunday.
Republican "blank page" challenges Obama
The next U.S. presidential election is more than 2-1/2 years away. But pollsters are already asking how President Barack Obama would stack up against a Republican challenger.
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Democrats can't go anywhere these days without being asked about Sarah Palin, and some of them are not overwhelmed.
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It's pretty clear what defeated Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin thinks of President Barack Obama, but did you ever wonder what first lady Michelle Obama thinks of Palin?
Obama aide backhands Palin over crib notes
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mocked former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for writing notes on her hand at last weekend's Tea Party convention.
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Sarah Palin's right. It would be absurd for her not to consider a White House bid in 2012, especially while Tea Partiers are chanting, "Run, Sarah, run!"
But first come this November's elections, which could help build Palin's credibility if her high-profile public appearances (and repeated attacks on President Barack Obama) actually help conservative candidates get elected to Congress and important state offices around the country. If.
Gingrich once again at head of Republican pack
Once, a first-term Democratic president failed to deliver on healthcare reform and found his party swept from office by a wave of voter anger that brought Republican Newt Gingrich to the forefront of American politics. Could this history lesson from the Clinton era be repeated?
A film classic ripe for a Washington-style update?
It's Oscar nomination day, which means some in snow-covered Washington DC — Hollywood for ugly people, if you believe the old saying — are daydreaming about what it would be like to make a blockbuster film. "Avatar" seems to have the inside track in this year's Academy Award race, but isn't there an old classic movie ripe for a Washington-style remake?


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We present the results of our numerical study of neutron star mergers (NSMs). Simulations of the later stages of the coalescence require a full hydrodynamic evolution of the system due to significant tidal effects in the last several orbits. We evolve the Euler equations using a modification of the ZEUS-2D algorithm (Stone & Norman 1992). Convergence studies have been made to delineate how spatial and temporal resolution affect the conservation of angular momentum and energy in these models. Another major concern is the coupling of the elliptic solution of Poisson's equation for self-gravity to the hydrodynamic evolution and how it affects the physics. Our results establish what effect the choice of gravity coupling, spatial and temporal resolution have upon the global dynamics of coalescence. We will describe the technical difficulties of modeling this problem including the limitations of resolution and the time centering of the elliptic solve. We discuss the motivation for performing our simulations in the co-rotating frame. We comment on the possibility of NSMs as the site of the astrophysical \i r-process. Our numerical models consider both polytropic and more realistic equations of state describing neutron stars. A variety of initial conditions involving masses and equilibrium co-rotating configurations of polytropic stars has been considered. We compare our results to those of other groups who have performed similar calculations.
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UPPER NAPPAN – Voters in the Cumberland County's District 6 in 2008 will have familiar choices when they had back to the polls this weekend.
Bill Baker will once again challenge incumbent Kathy Redmond for the seat, and is hoping for better results this time around.
"I help people all the time anyway," said the Greenville resident. "I help people get pensions, medical help, whatever. I get phone calls all the time anyway, so I decided to run."
For some reason, area residents have often turned to Baker for assistance in the past, and he said he always gets back to people with an answer from their MLA, their MP, or whomever they need to reach.
This time around, he said the issues on everyone's minds seem to include roads, health care, schools and pensions.
"I've knocked on every door," said Baker, who added that he has received a positive response from those he has visited. "It all sounds good, but you never know until you count the ballots."
Redmond said she has worked hard to represent the district over the past 12 years. Even though she now lives in Pugwash, she said she has received a lot of positive feedback from the public and is not concerned that living outside the district will affect her chances at re-election.
"The people in the district are so supportive and they're saying they will still support me because they tell me that I've always done a good job representing them," she said.
Since she was first elected in 2000, Redmond has worked to support the district's community centres and many groups in the area. She was instrumental in getting the playground installed at the Wentworth Consolidated Elementary School in 1997-98 and she worked to get the playground equipment updated in 2007-08.
She has served on numerous committees, and said she would continue to lobby for such things as the Wentworth school and improved roads.
"I love doing my job on council and serving the people of District 6," said Redmond. "We have accomplished a lot in 12 years and I would like to continue to represent the people of the district for another four years."


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We have a similar situation here in Spain on the Costa Blanca - the reservoirs have never been so full. Some have had water let out down spillways for fear of overtopping during a severe storm. In the far South there are still some supply problems - the excess supply applies to Mediterranean Catalonia and Valencia. Last year our local water supply co. said it could go another 3 years without another drop falling and not have to do any rationing.
Too much to handle. Nice landscape:)
Happy trees and happy people:)
You should walk closer to your subject. This is much easier than carrying a huge 1600mm lens. Also something is very dirty - lens? camera pickup? which unfortunately makes this a bad picture. It would be easy to clone the dirt away in Photoshop.
Right first time, its a part of an "Installation", I should have paid more attention but was somewhat overwhelmed by the unusual location; a strange bricked inlet to the Thames, used for bunkering by shipping, The "sculptures" look as though they've been constructed by a shipwright or at least, they're not as cosmetic as one might expect.
Thanks for sharing your classic B/W shots, from the days when the streets which were wonderfully clear of traffic by modern standards! Definitely some resonances there. I used to play out on the streets in East London as a 5 year old in 1960! My how time flies.
I don't know, perhaps we don't do it in Poland
Thank you
The first thought that popped in to my head. I just thought it would be fun to take an out of focus picture of the magazine named Fokus when I saw them lying there on the bench. Did not even arrange them.


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Don't you love meeting remarkable people?
You know, the kind of person that you exchange a few sentences with and immediately know you'll be inspired by. You tell your friends about them later, not sure exactly what it was about them that impressed you so much.
I make an effort to surround myself with this kind of person because I've gained so much from them in the past. Just by living their lives they make me work harder and push myself to achieve more, to be happier, to live a fuller, richer life.
Over the years I've picked up a lot of useful pieces of advice from these people, while at the same time observing and trying to figure out what makes them tick. I've worked to apply many of these same lessons to my own life and have seen very positive changes as a result.
I wrote this book to share some of these tidbits of knowledge with everyone because I firmly believe that if the world has more inspiring, ambitious and remarkable people we'll all be a lot better off.
Download a copy, and share your own advice on how to be remarkable in the comment section below!
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A field of 168 golfers will challenge Shoal Creek in the 104th Southern Amateur Championship that begins today.
The Royal & Ancient of St. Andrews ranks the tournament as No. 7 among amateur championships in the world. The winner gets a spot in the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The event has attracted a field of top amateurs from across the country as well as many international players. Russell Henley, who recently, tied for low amateur in the U.S. Open, headlines the field. He plays for the University of Georgia and is the No. 1-ranked amateur in the country.
Gregor Main of UCLA, the 2009 champion, returns.
After Thursday's second round, the field will be cut to the low 66 and ties. Play concludes Saturday in this 72-hole stroke play championship.
The event is open to the public to watch, free of charge. Live scoring can be viewed on www.sgagolf.com.
Players with ties to the state include current or former Auburn University golfers Blayne Barber, Michael Hebert, Kyle Kopsick, Jay Moseley, Glenn Northcutt and Will Swift; former, current or future University of Alabama players Bud Cauley, Freeman Fite, Hunter Hamrick (reigning Alabama state amateur champion), Steve Hudson, Lee Knox, Cory Whitsett and Bobby Wyatt; Zach Primavera (Central Alabama Community College); Hunter Bronson and Wilson McDonald (both from Mobile); Garrett Burgess (Jacksonville); Paul Harris (Oneonta); Michael Johnson, Lance Goodson, Josh Priestley and Smylie Kaufman (all from Birmingham); and Thomas Sutton and Blake West (Montgomery).
The Southern has visited Alabama before, but not Shoal Creek. The first time was in 1913 at Montgomery Country Club. Since then, Alabama has hosted it 10 times -- twice at Roebuck, and eight times at the Country Club of Birmingham.
The Southern Amateur dates to 1902.
Bobby Jones won it three times (1917, 1920, and 1922) before becoming a legend of the game. Several two-time winners of the Southern Amateur have made it onto the PGA Tour, including Fred Haas, Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw, Justin Leonard and Webb Simpson.
The championship has had six champions with ties to the state: three-time winner Sam Perry, two-time winner Hubert Green, Glenn Crisman, Richard Crawford, Steve Lowery and Lee Williams.


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I'm enjoying this thread and the great resources within it. Paleobird, thanks for the info and details on Crio Bru.
I've been letting myself indulge in some dark chocolate. The buzz has been great, but I want to clean it up a bit. May have to try some of these alternatives.
I have some raw nibs. I'm wondering about doing something different and interesting with them to get off the processed DC I've been eating.
I might try grinding them in my blender spice jar and make hot chocolate, or maybe mix them with something like coconut manna or some macademia nutfor a little treat.
My body responds really well to a very clean primal diet. So, I stay away from dairy, nuts (as much as possible), and I don't even do that well on coconut.
So, I'm always open to trying a new yummy treat!
Thanks for the ideas and resources.
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Would I be putting a grain-feed cow on a fad diet if I took it out of the feedlot and put it on pasture eating the grass nature intended?
This from the Ganong website - Ganong is a cholate company in New Brunswick famous for inventing the chocolate bar - although they make mostly boxed chocolates - this Aurthur Ganong is reputed to have eaten a pound of chocolat a dy and lived to 83. The web site says 3 pounds a day but other articles I have read said 1 pound which seems more realistic.
Since 1873
(B 1877 - D 1960) President of Ganong Bros., Limited 1917-1957
Fresh out of university, he entered the family business alongside his uncle Gilbert. Having a life-long fascination with chocolate, Arthur proved himself a sharp business man and outstanding manager. Arthur was famous for eating three pounds of chocolate every day.
I do. Although I gave up raw milk and 85% dark chocolate this week. Did order some brewing cocoa though and it should ship out today. I gave up the chocolate for now, b/c stress was causing me to eat 3/4 of a bar a day...and that can't healthy. I was eating Green and Black's Organic 85%. I bought the brewing cocoa from Chocolate Alchemy. Hope it is yummy.
It's just another day in paradise
As you stumble to your bed
You'd give anything to silence
Those voices ringing in your head
You thought you could find happiness
Just over that green hill
You thought you would be satisfied
But you never will-
Learn to be still
-The Eagles
I almost eat chocolate every day, but usually run out before the end of the week. Had some baking chocolate lately. It wasn't bad, but I think the 80%-ish range is just fine.
Steak, eggs, potatoes - fruits, nuts, berries and forage. Coconut milk and potent herbs and spices. Tea instead of coffee now and teeny amounts of kelp daily. Let's see how this does! Not really had dairy much, and gut seems better for it.
25gms of 70% cocoa solids every day as a treat with SWMBO after dinner. I read an article many moons ago stating that a Swedish doctor's research was showing 76% to be the optimum. We're happy with the taste of out 6% below optimum treat.
Why use a sledge hammer to crack a nut when a steam roller is even more effective, and, is fun to drive.
I have a mild allergy to chocolate. If I eat some I start sneezing. This is pretty common apparently and can be caused by various things with strong flavours! Still, doesn't stop me from eating 85% or 99% chocolate.


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Camp Dyer Diversion Dam is a concrete and masonry dam located on the Agua Fria River about 35 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam was originally constructed in 1926 and modified in 1992. The dam has a structural height of 79 feet and a crest length of 872 feet.
The dam is owned and operated by the Maricopa Water District (MWD), and creates Hank Raymond Lake as MWD's regulatory storage structure. Water is diverted from Camp Dyer Dam into the Beardsley Canal which is MWD's main transportation system. The concrete-lined canal extends nearly 33 miles and serves approximately 100 miles of laterals, sub-laterals and pipelines throughout the 60-square-mile MWD service area.
MWD constructed an interconnect between the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Canal and MWD's Beardsley Canal which enables MWD to take its Agua Fria surface water or transport CAP water for other water users.


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END OF TURKEY SEASON WEDNESDAY - Alabama's spring turkey season ends Wednesday and the postmortem autopsy will begin shortly thereafter. From what I can tell, it was a pretty typical spring - some guys limited out before the calendar turned to April, some guys worked birds and got to kill one or two while others would swear on their momma's grave that there isn't a gobbling turkey anywhere in the state.
I had what could be considered a disappointing season by many, but I thought it was pretty good. I broke a four-year jinx and actually killed a turkey, so that's a huge positive right there. The best part of this year, though, was introducing my 10-year-old daughter to turkey hunting.
She got to hear a bunch of birds gobble and came within about 10 yards of killing her first turkey ever on the opening morning of the youth hunts. The effective-range limitations of a .410 shotgun became painfully apparent when the bird turned around just outside the little scattergun's 25- to 30-yard effective range and proceeded to make a semi-circle around us at 40 yards, gobbling the whole time.
He eventually walked away. I knew a turkey hunter had been born, however, when with each parting gobble, I could feel and hear my daughter giggle just under her breath as she leaned against my chest.
CAB MEETS SATURDAY - Don't forget that Alabama's Conservation Advisory Board meets Saturday at the Capital auditorium in Montgomery. Among a few proposals they'll likely vote on are creation of two hunting zones, expansion of the 10-day supplemental February gun deer season in the newly created Zone B, which includes most of the state below Alabama Highway 80, and reduction of the daily antlerless deer bag limit from two to one.
It should be noted that the proposed hunting season dates in Zone B give back the 10 days dog-deer hunters lost as a result of the 10-day gun season closure in December when the February supplemental season was implemented last year. The season closes for 10 days in what will likely become the southern Zone B so overall length is the same statewide.
Click here to check out WFF proposals and 2014-15 season dates.
WOLF CREEK WMA LEASE TO END -- After more than 50 years, the lease agreement between the Alabama's Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries and the landowners within the Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area will be terminated on mutual terms. Beginning in the fall of 2014, there will no longer be a Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area in Fayette and Walker counties. From 1990 to 2012, acreage owned by various families and timber companies was removed from the WMA, decreasing it from 31,000 to 9,055 acres.
Ray Metzler, acting wildlife chief, said personnel and resource limitations, coupled with a decline in public use of the remaining lands during the past several years, are the primary reasons for the decision.
The elimination of the Wolf Creek WMA will obviously be disappointing to those who have enjoyed it in the past, but more than 700,000 acres are still available for public hunting in Alabama, he said.
"We will continue to seek out additional land for possible inclusion in the WMA system," Metzler said. "Partnerships with entities like the Forever Wild Land Trust are also helping secure land that can be used for hunting and outdoor recreation."
WEATHER WATCH - There's not much more I can say about the prospects for severe weather across the state that hasn't already been said. The only thing of note for folks down here is that flooding will almost certainly hit the main rivers and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta just as they were returning to normal late spring levels. Local runoff will also be an issue. Since the ground is already saturated and the big rivers aren't all the way back down, I don't doubt that they'll crest higher than they did a couple of weeks ago. The Alabama River crested above 50 feet at Claiborne and the Mobile River reached 13.3 feet at Barry Steam Plant.
As a result of this latest round of heavy rain and impending flooding on the big rivers, it will probably be the end of May before fishing has a chance to return to any semblance of spring normalcy.
YOUR DAILY OUTDOORS ZEN - "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and storms their energy, while cares will drops away from you like leaves of autumn."
--------------- John Muir
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Stuart Malina, the music director of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and Tony Award-winner for his work on the musical Movin Out, will hold a three-day residency at Highland Elementary School in Lower Allen Twp.
Malina will open his residency from March 3-5, with an assembly at Red Land High School; he will perform for the students and discuss his own musical development, said Jeanne Bruce, elementary choral director and classroom music teacher for the West Shore School District.
During his three days, he will hold musical workshops for all students and rehearse pieces with each of the school's musical groups - the string orchestra, band and fifth grade chorus. His tenure at Highland will end with a final performance of each of these pieces at a school assembly, Bruce added.


text: This year has been unusually good for Christmas albums—or at least there's the Dylan thing, and now Camera Obscura—but Christmas carols have never sounded quite as awesome as they do on Rush Coil's new 8-Bit Christmas album. You can stream the collection of 12 tracks including classic carols ("O Christmas Tree") and seasonal favorites ("Auld Lang Syne") for free on their website (or right after the jump), or buy the collection as mp3s ($4) or on a CD ($10), and money from your purchase will go to Childs Play, a charity organization that provides games and toys to kids in hospitals all around the world. Whether or not you end up buying the thing, you should give it a listen, because it is awesome.