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Sturgis tops BC Lakeview 61-56
Battle Creek Lakeview was able to tie the game three times in the final quarter, but Sturgis would not give up the lead and held on for a hard-fought 61-56 win Tuesday at home.
"Maybe had they got up on us, momentum would have switched," Trojan coach Keith Kurowski said. "Basketball sometimes is a game of momentum and we never let them get ahead in that fourth quarter. I think that was one of the keys that paved the way to our victory."
Sturgis (6-7, 3-6 SMAC East) led 43-40 after three quarters. Lakeview (4-8, 4-5) tied the game at 44, 48 and the final time at 54-54 with 1:31 left in the game.
The Trojans' Jalen Cox answered with a 3-pointer of a feed from Tyler Bennett moments later and Sturgis hit 4-of-6 free throws in the final 37.2 seconds to get the 5-point win.
"It certainly was a game of runs and many lead changes," Kurowski said. "But we talked about winning a close game. We had lost four fourth-quarter leads this year. We talked about it coming down to handling pressure, making foul shots and getting stops. I wouldn't say it was an A-plus effort in the fourth quarter, it was enough to win.
"So hopefully this game is a confidence-building game to demonstrate to ourselves that we can close out games."
After two ties and four lead changes early, the Spartans were able to built a 16-10 lead as Tyreace Frederick hit a triple in the final moments of the first quarter.
"It was a game of early mistakes for us," Kurowski said. "Everything we talked about trying to prevent prior to the game, we did the opposite in the first quarter. We had a lot of mental and physical mistakes in the first quarter."
Lakeview pushed the lead to 22-12 after a rare 6-point play. The Spartans' Jake Bievens hit a triple, was fouled and the Trojans were hit a technical foul for arguing the call. Bievens added three more points from the foul line.
Chance Stewart then took over outscoring Lakeview 9-2 himself.
"We had one of our captains, Chance Stewart, put the team on his back and challenged the guys," Kurowski said. "In one of the timeouts he said 'let me talk coach'. He lit a fire under us. That's the kind of leader and person Chance is, he turned the momentum and we were able to get on top and take a lead into halftime."
Portillo followed with an offensive putback, Patrick Haas hit a triple for the lead and Cox added a late basket as Sturgis took a 28-24 lead into the break.
"We need other guys to step up like Patrick Haas and Eduardo," Kurowski said. "We need guys who are going to compliment our leading scorers, Jalen and Chance."
Portillo scored eight of his varsity career-high 15 points in the third quarter as the Trojans were able to push the lead to 37-27 just past the midpoint of the period.
"Eduardo is the consummate team player," Kurowski said. He doesn't say much and does his job. He's one of the better role-players I've coached her at Sturgis or even in all my years as a high school coach. He does whatever is asked of him. He's becoming a little bit of a scorer and teams are going to have to concentrate on him. He's smart, unselfish and plays hard on both ends of the floor."
The Spartans were able to put a late run together to pull within 43-40 with eight minutes left in the game.
"Give them credit, they didn't go away and they're a good ballclub," Kurowski said. "They gave us everything that we could handle, but we had just enough to win."
Stewart, who was 10-for-11 from the foul line, tossed in a team-high 22 for the Trojans, Cox, who had eight points in the fourth quarter, notched 14 and Bennett and Haas each added five.
"It was a well-balanced team victory, a lot of guys played well," Kurowski said. "We got contributions from many different people."
Bievens finished with 23 points for the Spartans, Devon Daniels threw in 17, Jake Love added six, Brennan Kerr finished with four and Donnie Ernsberger and Frederick each had three.
Sturgis was 18-for-23 from the line, while Lakeview went 16-for-23.
Stewart grabbed 14 rebounds for Sturgis and collected five blocks. Portillo swiped six steals and Bennett had three assists.
Maple Valley 59, Constantine 37
Constantine dropped a 59-37 decision to Maple Valley on Tuesday night.
Both teams were able to knock down shots early and the teams were tied 14-14 after one quarter of acton. Maple Valley continued to score points in the second quarter, holding a 15-6 advantage, and led 29-20 at the break.
The Lions build their lead by four more points in the third quarter, leading 45-32 after three quarters.
Mike Harris had 11 points for Constantine while Justin Bontrager and Cody Ley each chipped in six points. Bruce Heslet tossed in four points, Lonnie Wright and Perry White each had three points while Jeff Heign and Payton White both had two points. Payton added 10 rebounds.
Covert 91, Centreville 77
Centreville's boy's basketball team scored 77 points on Tuesday night, but lost to Covert 91-77.
The battle between the Bulldogs saw Covert score 55 points in the paint — and they took 72 shots from the field on the night. They made 38 of those.
Centreville took the lead early in the high-scoring affair, 21-16 after one quarter. Covert out-scored Centreville by two in the second quarter, but still trailed at halftime 38-35.
A 30-point third quarter pushed Covert into the lead for good. Centreville tossed in 14 third-quarter points, but trailed 65-52 heading into the final eight minutes.
Eli Schwartz led Centreville with 22 points while Chris Chupp tossed in 14 off the bench.
Chipping in 12 points was Kal Ludwig while Mat Clementz added 11 and Jon Peckinpaugh totaled eight points. Dylan Glass had four points while Kellen Kirkham, Aaron Stafford and Trevor Leist all had two. Peckinpaugh hit the glass for 11 rebounds.
Lajuane Marshall led Covert with 27 while Diontae Jeffries tossed in 21.
Bellevue 58, Burr Oak 25
Burr Oak's boy's basketball team dropped a 58-25 decision to Bellevue on Tuesday.
"We didn't rebound or hit our shots," Bobcat coach Dave Brackett said. "You will not win many games that way."
Chantz Owens led Burr Oak (1-8, 3-9) with 10 points while James Saylor tossed in six points.
Kenny Walston had three points while Alex Munoz, Kenny Trouten and Justin Mullins all had two points.
Mattawan 52, White Pigeon 36 (Mon.)
White Pigeon's boy's basketball team fell to Mattawan 52-36 on Monday night.
"Our young men worked very hard, but execution — patient execution, taking care of the ball and one situational recognition is still not quite there," head coach Tony Cholometes said. "We're getting there, but it has not been easy."
The first quarter proved big for Mattawan, leading 16-8. They led 25-17 at halftime.
Mattawan was able to extend the lead to double digits after three quarters, 42-31. White Pigeon had cut into the lead during that quarter, however.
"When we pulled within five points in the third quarter I thought we had an opportunity to get one of the road against a very talented, well-coached Class A team," Cholometes said.
Matt Crowl led with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Robbie Gibson tossed in 10 points and three rebounds. Branson Salyer chipped in with nine points, Mitchell Moore had four points and Riley Olsen had three points.
Pittsford 74, Colon 65
Pittsford scored 25 first quarter points en route to a 74-65 win over Colon.
Colon trailed 40-32 at the break and 58-43 heading into the fourth.
Bradley Brittingham led Colon with 24 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists.
Arron Balizet added 19 points and five assists while Tyler Schipper had 12 points.
Ryan Balizet had four points while Chase Morris, Anthony Saxman and Brad Yoder all had two points.
Brandon Watson contributed to this report.


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LONGMONT -- In the training room on the second floor of the Longmont Police Department on Thursday, new badges were pinned to the chests of five officers who had earned big promotions.
The department minted two new commanders and three new sergeants, each with long resumes of accomplishment in law enforcement. Longmont Public Safety Chief Mike Butler read the credentials of each, such as stints at the FBI national academy, medals of valor and letters of commendation.
All five of the promotions went to men, which with rare exception has been the norm for leadership among sworn officers in Longmont.
Of 117 sworn officers -- police employees with a badge and gun -- 17 are women. Among 20 sergeants, five commanders, two deputy chiefs, and one chief, all are men.
The highest rank any woman has ever attained at the Longmont Police Department among sworn officers was sergeant -- the first rung of the promotional ladder -- and the most recent woman to hold that position left the department in March 2007. Because of the department's requirements to be promoted, the department is years away from having a woman in one of the top command positions.
An officer must work for the department for five years before he or she may apply for sergeant, according to job requirements. Once promoted to sergeant, an officer must hold the position for two years before applying for commander, should one of the five commander jobs become available.
Under that structure, even if a woman made sergeant today, it would be at earliest 2015 before Longmont's police department could have a woman in one of the top command positions over sworn officers.
Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said women are in top level civilian positions at the department, such as the head of records and communications. He added that Officer Sara Aerne is in the sergeant apprentice program and Officer Melinda Burnett tested for sergeant for the most recent round of promotions. However, there are relatively few women in the pool.
"Many of our more experienced female officers work in detectives," Satur noted, adding that seven of 24 detectives are women.
He said that gender isn't a hurdle at Longmont.
"We encourage everybody to apply," he said.
Boulder County and beyond
Women are climbing the ranks of law enforcement leadership in Boulder County and other departments, but overall they tend to be far outnumbered by men in a field traditionally male dominated.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has 215 sworn deputies, and 50 are women. Five of 31 sergeants and one of nine commanders are women in the department that serves unincorporated Boulder County, Lyons, Niwot and Superior. The Boulder Police Department has 165 sworn officers, with 36 women. Five of 24 sergeants and one of five commanders are women. Comparatively, Fort Collins has 28 women among its 193 officers, with three being sergeants. The upper ranks are a bit different because the department has lieutenants and captains instead of the commander rank. No women currently hold those positions. Fort Collins police spokeswoman Rita Davis said women have held those top jobs before.
Climbing the ranks
Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner said it is important to have women in a department and to have them in leadership roles, but it can be tough to develop that pool to begin with.
"We make it known that we are looking for good women candidates," he said.
That means recruiting at job fairs, colleges, and taking out ads in publications focused on law enforcement. All the same, he said, of about 600 applications for 12 recent positions at the Boulder Police Department, between 20 and 25 percent of the applicant pool were women. The rigorous background and testing requirements alone take out much of the pool. Ultimately, two of those 12 positions were offered to female candidates.
"The competition is pretty tough," he said. "We're not going to hire someone who is not qualified simply because they are one ethnicity or sex."
Many women have been hired and been promoted within in his department, though. And Beckner said Boulder always fairs well among benchmark cities nationwide when it comes to having women on the force.
Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. Heidi Prentup was promoted to the position in 2008 and became the county's first female commander.
She said her boss, Sheriff Joe Pelle, is supportive of women in the department, but there can be hurdles for women in the male-dominated field
"It seems to me that women have to be more educated to be promoted," she said. "I have a master's degree and I am going to say that most of my counterparts do not. It has been a struggle for me. I think that women bring a different approach to law enforcement."
She said while men and women can be compassionate, women tend to look at the humanity of both suspects and victims.
The job can also be a physical one, but she said that hasn't mattered.
"I have never not been able to handle a situation because of physical strength," she said. "I have talked people into handcuffs that were upset."
Two Longmont officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the department feels like a "good ol' boy club" and that women are "put in their place" early on. One of the women said that a woman who stands up for herself is "emotional," while men who take stands are considered "passionate."
Longmont Police Officer Sara Aerne said she has never personally felt that way in her six years at the department, but respects that some others may have. She considered sergeant for the department's most recent round of promotions but said she did not think it was the right time for her, personally.
However, she said her career ambitions include both sergeant and eventually commander.
"I'd like to be a proactive change agent," she said. Aerne said she has seen both men and women defer or opt out of seeking promotions because of the additional commitment.
"A lot of it is personal choice," she said. "It is definitely a step up in expectations."
Aerne said that in 15 years in law enforcement she has not felt that gender played a role in her career advancement. She recalled asking during her interview process for her job at Longmont why no women were in supervisor roles and heard that many don't opt into the application process. Having worked at the department she said she feels it isn't cultural, but that women haven't been attracted to the jobs for the most part.
"It is not something they desire," she said. "It is additional responsibility they may not want."
Boulder Police Sgt. Lauri Wegscheider, who served as the department's first female motorcycle officer, said she never weighed her gender when considering her ambitions at her department.
"If I did it, it was for my own self, it was for me having goals for myself and not wanting to fail," she said. "When I think about that question. I think I wasn't treated any differently, but I had goals for myself."
Training on a police motorcycle that weighs about 1,000 pounds with all of its equipment was particularly rough given her relatively smaller stature compared to many male officers. The rigor of the training was the one time she thought that having a larger physique may have helped. All the same, she passed the training -- which she said only about 40 percent of those who start can do -- and served as a motorcycle officer until she suffered serious injury in a crash.
Cherry Hills Police Chief Michelle Tovrea also said she advanced because she wanted to do so.
Like many women who are serving in high-ranking police positions, in her career at the Lakewood Police Department she achieved many firsts for women officers in the department -- first SWAT team member, first firearms instructor, and first K9 handler. She said she had male and female mentors who helped her as she was promoted from officer to sergeant to commander and to division chief during her 29 years at Lakewood. About a year ago she accepted the top cop job at Cherry Hills.
"They were things that I wanted to do because I was interested in them," she said. "I didn't do all of these things to be the first woman to do XYZ."
Still, she said, there were times in her career where she said she felt she had to prove herself to "older gentlemen" who doubted a woman's role in policing.
"I have had people thank me for some of the things I have done over the course of my career," she said, adding that women who served in the police department before her truly blazed the way.
In the Cherry Hills department she leads, there are 22 sworn officers, including her. Of those five are women, one is a sergeant and one is chief.
She said applicant pools do not always allow for a gender or racial diversity, so she aims for a diversity of thought among her staffers.
"What you need to have to have a well run and thoughtful organization," she said.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Column published May 24, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
100 Years Ago
"Over five hundred farmers crowded the Farm Bureau meeting in a large tent on the Hisey lot Saturday and heard with close attention the arguments in favor of Farmer Rusk's work. As Dean Mumford, of the College of Agriculture said, the demand for Farm Advisers in Missouri is greater than the supply and growing larger all the time. The state has now refused to give a County such a man unless the County Court will aid in his support. The meeting opened at 10 a.m. with a short talk by chairman F.L. Crosby who stated the object of the meeting and introduced D.H. Doane who was followed by Dean F.B. Mumford of the College of Agriculture. Immediately after dinner Judge C.C. Bledsoe and J.J. Wakefield were chosen as tellers and J.T. Johnson as caller to raise money for the support of the Farm Advisor. He receives $2500 a year, one fourth is paid by the State and one-fourth by the Federal government. The remainder and office expenses will be borne by the Farm Bureau."
50 Years Ago
"A flashing light above a 'Stop Ahead' sign on Route 54, east of the Baysinger Corner intersection, is being installed as added warning to the traveling public of the 'Stop' sign at Routes 19 and J, according to information Rep. Charles H. Dickey received this week from the state highway department. In addition, the red lens facing Routes 54 and J at the junction with Highway 19 are being changed from 8-inch to 12-inch to increase the 'target value' of the flashing light at the intersection, state traffic engineer Frank L. Stuckey says. 'We trust this revision of the marking will prevent any further accidents at this intersection,' Mr. Stuckey said in his report to Mr. Dickey. The intersection has been the scene of numerous accidents, including two on May 11. Three persons died in one of those crashes."
25 Years Ago
"It was almost impossible to find any complaints during a check this morning with area farmers regarding the weekend rainfall. There was one exception – from a man who lives at Center, where only .2 of an inch of rain had fallen since Saturday. While rainfall amounts varied somewhat throughout the county all described the much needed moisture as 'welcome.' Robert Schlemmer, who operates Schlemmer Farm Services and lives north of Laddonia, said the 1.15 inches of rain there 'was a real lifesaver.' He said many Laddonia farmers had been waiting for the moisture before completing their planting. 'They'll get their soybeans in and start planting milo now,' Mr. Schlemmer was the one talking to the man from Center who received only .2 of an inch of rain. Joe Offutt, who lives on Route 1, Thompson, reported 2.4 inches of rain from Saturday through Monday. That was apparently the area receiving the most moisture locally. Mrs. John Miller said .8 of an inch of rain fell at the Miller farm, located 4 1/2 miles north of Mexico on Old Molino Road. She said they have most of their corn planted but were waiting for rainfall to plant soybeans. 'We'll be ready to plant soybeans as soon as the sun shines.' said Mrs. Herbert Knipfel, who lives south of Laddonia. The Knipfels received 1.5 inches of weekend rain at the farm. The drought situation for area farmers was becoming critical and all should be able to get back to their planting now regardless of the varied amounts. Another critical factor has been the lack of pasture, and rainfall should restore them for a while."
10 Years Ago
"There is an old saying – 'The couple that prays together, stays together,' In the case of Kirby and Mary Allen the saying may go like this – 'The couple that volunteers together, stays together. The Allens have been married nearly 60 years, and have been volunteering in the community for many, many years – either together or individually. For their commitment to Mexico they have been chosen as Volunteers of the Year by the Community Betterment Council. Each year, the council chooses a person – or in this case a couple – who has devoted his or her time to make Mexico a better place to live. This is the first time a couple has received the honor. Kirby Allen isn't as active in the community as he used to be, but is still involved in his church, AARP and the Mexico Senior Center. Many longtime residents and Bulldog fans may remember him as 'The Voice of the Bulldogs.' He announced the play-by-play for both MHS football and basketball games for 27 years – something he says he enjoyed very much. 'It was a lot of fun,' he said. Also for the past 25-plus years and still today he is the voice behind the dial-a-devotion. He prepares and recites a devotion each day. This is through the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), where the Allens are members. Mary Allen had no idea she was being chosen for the honor with her husband. 'I knew he was receiving it, but had no idea I was,' But her husband says she very much deserves it. If fact, husband and wife gave praise to each other through the interview. Mary Allen committed herself to helping the community nearly 40 years ago when she began helping out at the hospital. She recently received a pin for 4,100 hours of volunteering at the hospital and saw how the then 'pink ladies' would help out. She is also involved with King's Daughters organization and has held several offices with the City Union and her circle, The Whatsoever Circle. She is a member of PEO and is a charter member of the IO Chapter where she has held every office available. During the years and years of volunteering, the Allens also found time to raise four sons."
Compiled by Brenda Fike
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Thursday afternoon's platform diving finals were held at Duke's Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion, with rookies Jaimee Gundry and Kendall McClenney taking part in the women's competition and classmate Deon Reid representing the Duke men. Reid totaled 272.65 points on his list of six dives to finish third out of 13 divers, marking the highest finish so far in his collegiate career. The women's platform final saw Gundry also take third with 205.75 points and McClenney earn a score of 173.60 to come in sixth.
"I thought they all did great today," said head diving coach Drew Johansen. "Deon had a couple of dives that scored upwards of eight's and nine's. This was the first step towards what we're going to do at conference with three of the ACC schools being here, so we got a good sense of where everybody's at."
In Knoxville, the Blue Devil women tallied 228 points through six events at the Volunteers' Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, placing them second of four teams. Seventh-ranked Tennessee leads the field with 427 points, while Kentucky (193) and Colorado State (176) sit in third and fourth, respectively. On the men's side, Duke trails the 13th-ranked Volunteers (404) and Kentucky (279) with a team score of 211 points following Thursday evening's action.
Leading Duke in the opening finals event was the women's 200-yard freestyle relay of junior Lauren Weaver, junior Christine Wixted, freshman Kathryn Eckhart and freshman Chelsea Ye, which took second behind the Volunteers with a mark of 1:33.32. The team of freshman Romain Decrop, senior Jim Zuponeck, freshman Sam Skinner and senior Adam Flur followed suit in the men's 200 freestyle relay, coming in second at 1:22.20.
After posting the fourth-fastest time in the women's 500 freestyle preliminaries Thursday morning, freshman Kiera Molloy finished fifth in the 'A' final, tapping the wall at 5:00.12 to improve upon her prelims time. Another rookie advanced to the 'A' final in the same event on the men's side, as Kevin Butz came in eighth overall at 4:42.33.
Wixted grabbed her first NCAA provisional cut of the season in the 200 individual medley, breaking the two-minute mark in the 'A' final to cruise to a first-place finish. The Greenwood Village, Colo., native clocked 1:59.55 for her fastest time of the season while remaining undefeated in the event this year. The Duke-dominated 'A' final also saw sophomore Ali Horn (2:06.53), Molloy (2:06.98) and sophomore Katherine Plevka (2:07.67) place sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Junior Hunter Knight completed the 200 individual medley sweep for the Blue Devils, winning the men's 'A' final with a season-best time of 1:51.24.
The men's and women's championship finals of the 50 freestyle each featured two Duke swimmers, with Flur finishing fourth (20.82) and Decrop fifth (20.85) in the men's race, and Weaver coming in second (23.24) and Ye eighth (24.07) on the women's side. Weaver surpassed the NCAA provisional standard in the event during the morning session, notching the best time of the field at 22.83.
In the final event of the evening, the men's 400 medley relay of senior Ted Minturn, Hunter Knight, Skinner and Flur recorded a time of 3:21.57 in a second-place finish, while Eckhart, Plevka, freshman Linsay Cooper and junior Kelly Hagerty combined for a mark of 3:44.89 to also come in second.
"It was an exciting first day and we had some really great swims across the board, including some breakout swims," said head coach Dan Colella. "Lauren Weaver going 22.8 this morning in prelims was a great mid-season performance. Christine Wixted went 1:59.5 tonight in the 200 IM and Hunter Knight had a great 200 IM to win that event, and then came back to have a really great leg on the 400 medley relay. Those are just a couple of the highlights. We're really pleased with today's competition and we're looking forward to tomorrow."
The Tennessee Invitational continues Friday, Nov. 16 with the men's and women's 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke events, as well as the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m., followed by finals Friday evening at 6 p.m. Live results (http://bit.ly/W6EgCk) and a live video stream (http://bit.ly/Zvbyv1) will be available for both sessions.
The Nike Cup Invitational also continues Friday with the preliminaries and finals of the women's 1-meter and men's 3-meter diving events. The preliminaries of the women's 1-meter competition is slated to begin at 11 a.m. at North Carolina's Koury Natatorium, followed by the men's 3-meter preliminaries at 1 p.m. Diving finals events are scheduled for 6:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Friday evening. Live results will be available at http://bit.ly/Qe2VU9.
Fans can also follow the Blue Devils on Twitter (@Duke_SWIM_DIVE) for updates on both invitationals.


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Strategy for Action to Advance Healthy Housing
On Monday, February 4th, the federal Healthy Homes Work Group (HHWG) launched the new Advancing Healthy Housing: A Strategy for Action, laying out goals and priorities to advance healthy housing initiatives for the next three to five years nationwide. The development of a comprehensive national strategy for improving the nation's housing stock, especially those home occupied by families who may not be able to afford such improvements, across federal agencies is a critical step in the evolution of Weatherization Plus Health. In conjunction with the publication of HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing's new radon testing and mitigation requirements, this sends a strong signal that the time for program collaboration is here.
The Goals of the Strategy are outlined below—and the Department of Energy's (DOE) WAP is already ahead of the curve and deeply committed to the cause through performing health and safety assessments, creating and refining training protocols and certifications, providing client education, and collecting and analyzing data.
- Goal 1: Establish healthy homes recommendations
- Goal 2: Encourage adoption of healthy homes recommendations
- Goal 3: Create and support training and workforce development to address health hazards in housing
- Goal 4: Educate the public about healthy homes
- Goal 5: Support research that informs and advances healthy housing in a cost-effective manner
As the largest energy efficiency program in the country, WAP touches more low-income homes than any other program. A national leader in developing protocols and standards to ensure the health and safety of the families served, the example set by WAP can become the standard for the larger home performance industry. In fact, combustion safety testing, draft and pressure testing, lead safe weatherization practices, and indoor air quality improvements are integral parts of any WAP operation.
The households served by WAP are of limited means, and the contact with a WAP professional may be their only opportunity to interact with a specialist in home energy efficiency, health, and safety. Weatherization Plus Health plays a critical role in bringing together the different elements of a whole house assessment and retrofit to ensure these families are not left with severe housing problems that they cannot afford to fix.
WAP is a key player in the advancement of healthy housing initiatives, touching more low-income homes than any other program. To learn more about how WAP works with healthy homes, visit WxPlusHealth.org. For more resources including a recording of the event and the publications released, please click here.
Rebecca Stewart is the project coordinator of Energy Services for the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP).
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Boulder police Wednesday released the final findings of the department's internal investigation into the New Year's Day shooting of an elk on Mapleton Hill by two former officers.
The 42-page report concludes no other officers or department employees were involved or aware of the two cops' plans.
Former Boulder officers Sam Carter, 35, and Brent Curnow, 38, are facing nine criminal charges each -- including three felonies -- after prosecutors say text messages between the two show they planned to kill the elk as a trophy.
On Jan 1, Carter, who was on duty, shot the elk near Ninth Street and Mapleton Avenue with a shotgun, and Curnow, who had called in sick, came to haul the carcass away in his pickup truck, according to police.
Carter initially told police the elk was injured and that he felt it needed to be put down. But Carter never reported the shooting to his supervisors, and a necropsy of the elk meat showed no signs the animal had been injured before it was shot.
In addition to the criminal charges, the Boulder Police Department launched an internal investigation into Carter, a six-year veteran, and Curnow, a 14-year veteran. Both resigned in late January before the findings of the investigation were published.
According to the report, the investigation continued despite their resignation because "a final finding would be beneficial to the department and the community. ... In such a case it is beneficial to complete the investigation to create a formal record and bring some closure to the incident."
Internal investigation reports are typically not made public, but the department made this report public due to the high-profile nature of the case and the fact that the two officers resigned. According to the report, a 12-member review panel unanimously recommended the allegations against Carter and Curnow be sustained, and Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner agreed with the recommendation and entered the findings into their personnel files.
But the report also said no other Boulder police officers were involved with or aware of the plan, and it found that no other officers or employees should be subject to internal discipline.
In addition, the report said, "Members of the department have been subjected to public ridicule about the incident while trying to perform their normal duties. ... After the shooting, the officers who worked with Carter and Curnow were shocked, disappointed, and angry they would do such a thing."
Although the report said some employees overheard comments from the officers about shooting the elk in advance of the killing, "The context in which these statements were made did not lead those employees to believe either officer would illegally or without justification shoot the elk."
According to the report: "Both officers were hunters, as were other members of the department, and would often talk about hunting, so this type of conversation did not seem alarming. Often, job related joking occurs at briefings to start the day, so it is not unusual to hear officers make statements in jest. As one officer put it, Carter was always making brash statements in briefing but never did any of the things he joked about."
One officer told investigators that Carter was "full of bravado," and that things he said needed to be "taken with a grain of salt." Officers also said in some cases Curnow and Carter mentioned killing the elk but did so in front of officers who liked animals as a way to "razz" them.
The exhaustive report details the department's investigation into its officers and chronicles the text-message exchanges -- many of which already have been published -- between the two officers as they planned the kill.
In one text exchange with Curnow on Jan. 2, a Boulder officer asked Curnow, "You got elk meat now?" But an investigation showed that a watch commander had asked the officer to send the text to Curnow because police were still trying to figure out who had shot the elk and were trying to get in contact with officers who were known to be hunters.
The department learned shortly after that text was sent that Carter and Curnow were responsible for the shooting. An officer who said she was friends with Carter heard Carter had put down the elk from a Boulder County sheriff's deputy, Jeff George, the next morning.
George, who was on the scene after the shooting and helped Carter and Curnow load the elk into the truck, said in a separate internal investigation by the Sheriff's Office that he thought the kill was authorized.
Later that day, the Boulder officer was asked by a sergeant if she knew anything about the elk shooting, which is when she told him about Carter. She said she initially did not report it because she assumed the kill was authorized.
The officer said she had seen Carter and Curnow put down animals in legitimate cases, and in one of the cases she drove Curnow's pickup to the scene and helped them load a deer that had been injured.
In the report, officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it is not unusual for members of law enforcement to take home road kill, and it is not illegal as long as the carcass is a legitimate road kill or euthanization and they apply for a permit within 72 hours.
According to the report, Curnow applied for a permit but reported the elk was killed in an accident.
Both men are due in court for case management conferences April 4.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
TV Toss-up: Marianela Pereyra
She came from LA in the most recent round of changes at SPEED, a network familiar with transition. Without NASCAR experience but with an extensive TV background, Marianela Pereyra was inserted into the Trackside program and just finished working the red carpet for the Sprint Cup Series banquet.
You have watched her on SPEED, what is your opinion? To add your comment, just click the comments button below. There will be numerous "TV Toss-up" posts during the off-season in addition to the regular TDP weekday columns.
31 comments:
- Roland said...
Im still trying to figure out how to pronounce her name.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:03 AM
- Mule said...
For my money, they can put her, Rutledge Wood, and Danielle Trotta on the next bus to Timbucktoo. Then, my opinion doesn't count because I don't fit the demographic they want to appeal to. Then with SPEED's current programming schedule, I'm not sure what demographic they're trying to appeal to, if any. Trackside & Raceday have become 2 useless programs to me. Couple that with moronic Reality or Lifestyle shows, what a huge letdown SPEED has become. Unless they are showing some type of racing or Wind Tunnel, there's no reason for me to tune in.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:05 AM
- Anonymous said...
Dear heavens, she was boring on the Sprint Cup banquet broadcast. That whole beginning segment was so boring I turned the banquet off.
- December 4, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- AllisonJ said...
Same here. Click off went the sat tuner, click on went the XBox.
Amazingly poor management at Speed and ESPN. Why do they insist on putting newbies at the forefront when there is so much NASCAR talent in the house?
Speed is becoming SpikeTV or G4.
Dear Santa, Please bring us a new racing channel. Love, Allison.
- December 4, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- AncientRacer said...
Her addition, IMHO, has been the equivalent of adding me to the roster of announcing talent on The Ballet Channel.
No... Wait... I actually have been and do go to the Ballet so that is not an exact equivalency.
- December 4, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- Ian Schrader said...
Rough crowd here. I originally thought the same as many of you. Here's another pretty face to attract the young male demo. Surely that is one reason Fox brought her in. I do think she has adapted very quickly, definatly faster than Danielle did. She seems to bring out the personalities of the drivers and their wives/girlfriends without taking the goofball route that Rut takes. That can be as beneficial to the sport as the race coverage, since the personalities help connect fans to the drivers. Lets see if Fox gives her a full season with the sport to gauge her performance, not just a few weeks.
- December 4, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Catspaw said...
Okay man.....so today you get the "old guys."
The closest thing to a good program SPEED has is Wind Tunnel. I'm 63 and have been active in racing as spectator and participant since 1959. I realize that I am not the target market......but can't we just have a few breaks in the moronic and stupid to allow for a bit of actual info not aimed at either the very young or the feeble minded?
- December 4, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- atugirl said...
I was starting to like her on Trackside and the role she was playing. But I was beyond bothered by her and Rutledge's performance on the red carpet. Together they cut off pretty much every person they were interviewing, they're want to BE the show rather than progress it.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- Mary said...
Can't stand her I mute her if watching live or FF if I've recorded it.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- matriarch said...
sessergiI ditto what Mule,Anonymous 6:59 and AllisonJ said. Couldn't have said it better. Total flop.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Zieke, try it again without the off-topic comment please.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
Haven't seen her on Trackside, but I thought she was horrible and annoying on the red carpet at the banquet. Too bad they couldn't bother to hire someone with actual knowledge of the sport.
- December 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
If they hired her for her babe quotient as has been suggested and which makes sense given her resume I think I could go to any track any weekend and blindfolded throw a rock into the crowd and hit a better looking girl who could do the job and who is actually a fan.
- December 4, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Newracefan said...
Absolutely detest what Trackside has become and I can live without Marianele. She wasn't bad at the banquet but I agree with the poster who said they kept cutting off people. Chandra Johnson was actually saying something on camera (that is extremely unusual for her) and I heard none of it because Rut kept talking. Not sure what Speed is thinking anymore it's like they are trying to cater to 14YO males.
- December 4, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
You have to check out Velocity Network
Its exactly what you are looking for
- December 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- nan said...
"Dear Santa, Please bring us a new racing channel. Love, Allison."
Amen to that sister! A lot of the good behind the scenes shows are gone and others have changed so much (Trackside) that I no longer watch.
- December 4, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- Wisconsin Steve said...
She doesn't seem to be as clueless as some of the people ESPN brought on when they started in 2007.
That's the nicest thing I can think of to post.
She might seem better to us if Speed didn't ask/make/allow her to do so much fluff, but maybe real reporting and interviewing is a thing of the past on Trackside.
By the way, I'm a 24 year-old straight male, so I don't know who Speed thinks this appeals to. They don't seem to understand their viewers at all these days.
- December 4, 2011 at 5:18 PM
- Vicky D said...
My mother always said if you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all!
- December 4, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- Roberta said...
Sorry to say I did not care for Marianela at all - she seemed as tho she was trying to be "cutesy" on the red carpet. Where is John Roberts and Kenny Wallace - they would have been a lot better interviewing on the red carpet. While I am posting a comment - Danielle Trotter is not an acceptable replacement for Steve Byrnes..Why don't you use Krista more - she's great! And no more Hermie on "RaceDay" don't like that either.
- December 4, 2011 at 7:14 PM
- Buschseries61 said...
I stated my view in the banquet blog. If she remains a fluff 'reporter' on the SPEED sinking ship called Trackside, then I can deal with it since I rarely watch. But I sure hope SPEED does not put her as Hermie Sadler's replacement on RaceDay.
- December 4, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- glenc1 said...
to everyone saying, use this person or use that person instead...you know, they can only do so many things at one time. They may *prefer* to actually have lives and not spend 24/7 doing race broadcasts just to please us? Plus they have to sort out who is at the race & who is back in Charlotte. As for 'only hire someone with experience'...how many people do you think are out there that grew up with racing and then went and got a broadcasting degree? I can think of ONE, that's Wendy. Mostly people sort of fall into this sort of work unless they did racetrack announcing. So the alternative is to train them (that would be Krista, and it shows you can 'make them'...didn't hurt that she's bright & a quick study.) I don't think you need racing knowledge to introduce fluff pieces. To work on pit road would be another story. I'd suggest some of these young women whose race careers haven't worked out but with our luck we'd end up with the Cope girls....
Anyways, I haven't seen enough of Marianela to form a strong opinion. I didn't think she was that good on the awards, but the stuff they give her to do on Trackside was stupid so I don't blame her for that, I blame the producers.
Since Hammond is no longer in the 'hotel', I'm wondering if he'll be the one to do Raceday interviews--can't remember how specific they were about his role. And he's good at that, it's what he started out with.
- December 4, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Darcie said...
She's way out of her element with Nascar. And if they're trying to attract the young male element, I think they got it wrong. My male friends think she's just OK, nothing special. What Speed has done to RaceDay is a crime. I used to watch that show religiously, but now I didn't watch much at all this season. Actually, they can vote Marianela and Rutledge off the island. And, to be a bit snarky, I think she needs a visit on the show "What Not To Wear", as the dress she wore on the red carpet was at least 2 sizes too small. If it had fit properly, she would have looked much better.
- December 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with others here, put Marianela, Rutledge, Danielle on a bus or train out to where ever. Add in the Sprint girls & any announcers with last names that start with "Wal" - David Hill will drive ; )
She adds nothing to the broadcasts.
What was she supposed to be doing anyway?
She is not very good.
- December 4, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- hotaru-hockeymaiden87 said...
Just one of the reasons I do NOT watch Trackside anymore.
(veri:polar. As in the network going the polar opposite of what the fans want!)
- December 4, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I don't find her worth my time to watch. She and Rutledge both were annoying at the banquet. Personally they could skip all the stuff up until it's time for the driver's speeches.
I'm with Mule, I'm sure I'm not the demographic they are trying to appeal to and Speed's current offerings other than Race Hub doesn't make me tune in.
- December 4, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
A friend who is more cynical than I am says whenever he sees some beautiful but vapid woman on local news that she's some major sponsor's daughter or bit on the side.
Usually when you see someone like her on a broadcast (or Rutledge Wood), that seems to be the most reasonable explanation. (I'll bet we find out Rutledge is decision-maker's brother-in-law or nephew. Or something else like that.)
- December 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
Speed has done nothing but go downhill since they bought Speedvision. These new people are just the latest mistakes.
I only watch Speed for racing anymore. Which is a rarity.
- December 5, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought it would be impossible to get more people as repulsive as Rutledge or any Waltrip but they proved me wrong. I watch quals and an occasional truck race. The rest is crap. When either of these dopes appear, the channel changes instantly. All of you hard workin folks out there just getting by now a days,...wouldn't it be cool to make the kind of bucks these programming stoops make, and this is what we get?? Sheeez...
- December 5, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- w17scott said...
Mr Editor -
Simply stated, Marianela is another lost soul in a long line over the years ...out of place and out of her element
- December 5, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
With a name like that, is she even an american? Is it yet another way that we can take the "the good old boys" and put in WHAT??? Can you imagine what Dale Sr. would be saying about all this. PS NASCAR, you lost over 15 million fans over the past 10 years (since Dale Sr died). You want to get fans back, lets see some passing on the track and stop padding your pockets (france family) with money. They are more concerned about the all mighty dollar not the performance. Wish Bill France Sr. was still alive!
- December 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Why can't they use Wendy Venturini?
She comes from a racing family and actually knows the sport and how to report.
- December 5, 2011 at 10:48 AM


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Sweet ... awesome ... cleaner ... more elegant ... very Nebraskan-ish ... cool ... tasteful ... classy ... can't wait to put that uniform on! Those were rapid-fire reactions from the first nine Nebraska football players I talked to Tuesday after they saw former linebacker Will Compton model the adidas TECHFIT alternative uniform the Huskers will wear when they host UCLA on Sept. 14. It was interesting to watch the news break nationally on social media. But as much as I value the positive vibes, no reaction is more important than the 100-plus players who walked out of NU's second-floor football auditorium with smiles on their faces, renewed passion in their hearts and the inspiration they envision wearing a uniform that has gone through the required internal scrutiny prior to Tuesday's release.
There's nothing like throwing a black-and-white changeup in Nebraska's heavy-duty scarlet-and-cream world, especially when you get feedback that can only enhance recruiting. "Kids like different things, and any time you can jazz it up and make it a little more flashy, our players get excited," said Ross Els, Nebraska's linebacker coach/recruiting coordinator/special teams coach. "At a place like Nebraska, it's obviously important that we don't stray too far from tradition, but if we change things up every once in a while, I think it's good for the program. Our kids want it, and they understand it."
Els sees two key outcomes from Tuesday's announcement: 1) A national press release that catches fire on the Internet and gets fans and recruits discussing Nebraska football before June turns into July; and 2) The long-term benefit for fans and recruits when Husker players actually wear those uniforms in an 11 a.m. game that ABC-TV will televise nationally. "I think it will really catch people's attention on game day," Els said. "When they see what we're wearing, I can hear them say: 'Nebraska's wearing a different uniform ... I'm going to watch this.'"
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Els respects and admires Nebraska's taste for tradition. At the same time, he has to balance that hunger and thirst with the constantly changing dynamics of recruiting. "Any time you get positive news out there and people talking, recruits notice," he said while admitting he can't help but remember his own reaction when he first saw the 2012 TECHFIT uniforms Nebraska wore for its nationally televised home game against Wisconsin. "I said, 'Man, that's red on red. How's that going to look?' But on game day, I thought it was really good, especially at night."
Nebraska's second "Unrivaled" uniform seems to be getting even higher marks than last year's. Nebraska Equipment Manager Jay Terry watched Tuesday's uniform presentation. He focused on the players when they left the auditorium and monitored their reactions. "They were really excited," he said. "You could see it while they were in the room and when they left the room. It's already a hot topic and a real sign of the times. In its own way, announcing these uniforms kind of kicks off the season."
Al Recker, the Nebraska NCAA manager for the adidas relationship, said the process began months ago and included collaboration between Nebraska's athletic administration and football program. "I think it's a cleaner looking uniform with a modern flair," Recker said. "It's new technology (designed to keep players fast, cool and mobile) with an updated look." When informed that one Husker player called the uniform classy, Recker said: "That's a good word for it because it reflects Nebraska tradition in a positive way."
New Uniforms Accentuate NU's Traditional Red
The TECHFIT black jersey features white stencil font numbers and a unique pattern throughout. The Huskers' helmet is a matte white with a wide black stripe, stencil numbers and a face mask that fades from red to matte black. Nebraska's famous straight red "N" featured on its helmets for decades remains unchanged. The pants are white with black stripes and the straight red "N" on the front left hip also pops prominently out of the black accents in a fashion similar to the red in newly designed gloves, socks, shoes and Husker players' names on the backs of their jerseys.
Personally, I think the decision-makers found distinctive ways to dramatize Nebraska red and then isolate that tradition-rich color within the overall scheme. The only decisions awaiting final approval are the shoes and socks to complete the ensemble.
"Recruits noticed on TV what we wore last year in the Wisconsin game," Els said. "Even now, when they visit here, they see mannequins of our traditional jerseys, plus the TECHFIT jerseys we wore against Wisconsin. They walk right up to the 'Unrivaled' jersey and say: 'Man, that's really cool!' It registers with them. Besides wearing something different, whether it's good or bad, it increases exposure, and if it's a good look, kids want to be part of that."
Cole Pensick: Alternative Uniforms 'Spot On'
Cole Pensick, a projected senior starter at center, likes the positive terms his teammates use to describe the new-look uniform and helmet. "We all know Nebraska history," said the son of Dan Pensick, a former Blackshirt. "We've always worn the same uniform. We've had 50 years of winning in that uniform. Pensick says Nebraska can have "a little new-age now and then" without trying to "go crazy" like some schools. "I think our new uniforms look great," he said. "I really liked the red-and-black jerseys we wore last year, and I think this year's alternative uniform is spot on. We all agree that we don't want to keep changing uniforms, but every once in a while, you have spice things up a little, and when you do, you get all excited about it. It makes all of us want to start the season a little earlier."
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For 94-year-old Henry "Hank" Sauer and his 86-year-old wife June, attending a recent summer cruise on the Hudson River is just one of many activities the couple engages in as part of their active social life.
From taking an involved role in their sons' lives to traveling through Europe to running trips for seniors, the couple has led a busy life in their 59 years of marriage.
Both still drive, they make regular trips to watch football games at West Point Military Academy – from which both sons graduated – and Hank still does his own income taxes. The Sauers are also active in the Golden Age Club, which they joined more than 30 years ago, and they run the 50/50 raffle once every month when the group meets.
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"We did a lot of dancing in our days," said Hank. He said the girls were on one side of the room and the boys were on the other side in a stag line.
"That's the way you met people those days at these dances," said June. "He came out and said 'Oh, I know you.' And I said, 'I know you too.'"
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They started dating on Wednesday nights, but eventually added Saturday nights.
"It just happened," said Hank about falling in love. "We are still in love with each other."
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When the boys were older June returned to work as a clerk at the Middle/High School library – a job she said never felt like a job during her 25 years there.
It was a Cub Scout trip to West Point that sparked their eldest son's interest in attending the academy.
"Gary [who was 9 at the time] had [June] by the hand and he had me by the hand, and he said, 'I am coming here,' " said Hank. Their son Wayne, who was in the first graduating class from Secaucus High School in 1977, was uncertain about what he wanted to do. But after visiting his older brother often, he also chose to go to West Point.
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"You have to have a sense of humor," said June about what keeps a relationship strong.
"It is a 50-50 deal," said Hank. He said that they help each other out in daily tasks.
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"We just enjoy life," said Hank.
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She said they wake up every morning and thank God for each day.
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Hilliard, who now lives on Prospect Road in unincorporated Boulder County west of Longmont but will soon be moving to a house her family is buying in Lyons, was named by the Boulder County Republican Party Central Committee last Wednesday to be the party's chairwoman. succeeding Niwot attorney George Leing in that county GOP post.
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hehe, yeahyeah... Damn, can't wait until this year. Gonna be another slaughterfest
Hey TDS, if yall do go, you know you're gonna have to setup w/ the AO squead... if you don't, we're gonna drag yourasses over & tie you down!
Well, maybe not Rey, he'd enjoy it too much :/
ROTFLMAO!!!! We'll just have to give them some space so they can do their freaky stuff.
Hmm, what makes you think that peanut butter will be the only thing in the pie? I said I was preparring it. Besides, now that the Borg know the rules, we're gonna mop the field with the Red Shirts!
On second thought.......maybe the pies should be store bought LOL
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TRAINING: I do combat in the morning and conditioning or technique at night.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2007. I tried to make the Olympic wrestling team, but didn't make it, so basically somebody offered me a fight and I did it.
What ranks and titles have you held? None
Do you have any heroes? Manny Pacquiao
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June 18
Intersection of Main and Washington
SPD Ptl. George Bethell was dispatched to Sportsman's restaurant at 8:30 p.m. and was met by numerous people in the parking lot claiming a man was cursing and yelling in the parking lot, and he took off walking toward A-Z Mart. The officer found a man matching the description at the store and approached him to speak him. The man smelled like alcohol, according to the officer, and he placed him under arrest. The man started yelling and cursing. Bethell found a pint of whiskey in the suspect's back pocket. The man was transported to the police department for further processing.
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200 block of N. Buerkle
SPD Ptl. Cody Eason took a report from a man who said he recently sold his vehicle and forgot to take off the license plate. He said he cannot get in touch with the man and cannot find him to get the license plate.
June 20
100 block of E. Michigan
SPD Sgt. Keith Smith was dispatched to a gas drive-off. He spoke to the manager who said a man pumped $35 worth of gas and left without paying. The manager said the suspect came inside and said he could not pay for the gas because he did not have the money, but said he was going to go get it and would come back. He said the man returned later, but did not have give him the money for the gas.
June 21
600 block of W. First
SPD Sgt. Keith Smith arrived at Stuttgart Apartments to take a report and found a woman, who is banned from the property, sitting outside one of the apartments. She told the officer she was dropping off her child with its father. The woman was placed under arrest for criminal trespassing.


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There's no doubt that battery technology has advanced from the time the E-Mag was initially introduced and I was wondering if there has been anybody that has looked into developing a Lithium Ion battery pack for the E-Mag.
You probably need to develop a new charger as well, but I think the increased shot count per charge and weight savings VS the stock NiMH might make this an appealing upgrade for E/X-Mag owners.
Thoughts AO?


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Every time there's a natural emergency in the United States now, Diane Radel of Redwood Falls waits for the phone call from the Red Cross, who know a good volunteer when they meet one.
Every time there's a natural emergency in the United States now, Diane Radel of Redwood Falls waits for the phone call.
The Red Cross knows a good volunteer when they see one.
"(Hurricane Sandy was) my seventh natural disaster," Radel said last week. "I joined the Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"SInce then I've been down south for Hurricanes Isaac and Ike, for ice storms in Kansas and Iowa, and the southeast Minnesota floods of 2007.
On Nov. 11, Radel was one of 27 Minnesota volunteers who left for the east coast, and Hurricane Sandy.
"All you need to do is give them three weeks of your time, all-expenses paid," Radel said. "My family was very supportive, especially over Thanksgiving break."
In addition, Radel had to take three weeks off from her position at REM to volunteer.
After being briefed in Manhatten, Radel was assigned an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) in Long Island.
Her mission: deliver hot meals to residents trapped in homes without heat or power.
"Disasters are always crazy. I was assigned four partners, and the fourth one finally stuck," Radel said.
"For three weeks, we lived in a college gymnasium in Long Island. There were 350 other volunteers all sleeping on cots. It was like a big slumber party."
The food was cooked every day by Southern Baptist volunteers 20 miles away from the college.
Sometimes the Red Cross volunteers would drive to a park or other site to serve meals.
Other times Radel would just drive up and down the Long Island streets, calling out to people in their homes that food was available.
And other days, Radel and the volunteers would deliver huge insulated tubs of meals to people.
"We did one drop off in Chinatown, to 1,200 people in a senior low-income highrise," Radel said.
"The people were so appreciative. When we were out driving they would toot their horns, or give us a thumbs up.
"One man stopped his car and came over to give us money. We told him we couldn't accept it. He asked how much we got paid, and we said we were volunteers," said Radel. "That blew his mind. He just walked away shaking his head. He couldn't believe it."
What was the hardest part of helping out in the Hurricane Sandy aftermath?
"Grown men would come up to get their food, and we'd give them a bit of empathy, and they'd start crying, just sobbing," Radel said. "They were trying so hard to stay strong for their families."
Radel said the best thing about volunteering was seeing neighborhoods pull together.
"People would come out of their houses for a hot meal, and some of them had never met their neighbors. It turned into a big coffee party. They'd see their neighbors and give them hugs."


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Vijaya Bank address in Saharanpur
Vijaya Bank
Vijaya bank is banking institution pan India serving needs of diverse sectors of the economy. It offers financial and banking products and services to retail customers and NRI customers.
Some of the service offered by Vijaya Bank: -
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Aww yeah, just picked this up from Warwitch... Raw bodied Euro-X... I've got plans for the anno. Qloader is sweet on there.
Aww yeah, just picked this up from Warwitch... Raw bodied Euro-X... I've got plans for the anno. Qloader is sweet on there.
well it took me a year, but i'm finally posting my mag pics
project one, my first Automag:
i bought this from airgun.com and added some stuff i already had:
this is what i wanted, and i thought it was perfect:
then i realized that Q-loaders just arent practical, so i went to something simple:
plus some mods and a paint job:
and this is what i played with this weekend in a CQC(close quarters combat) game.
i had a flew hundred dollars in Q-loader/Mag parts, so i bought a new project:
and made this:
and now it looks like this(for now!):
Nice mag.... and that's a very interesting place for a gague.Originally Posted by TORCH d-pro
My old-scooler
With a twist......
Originally Posted by rb211
Sweet! It's holsterable now, no? I'll definitely make a pair like this somewhere down the line, when I have the funds.Originally Posted by Runamok
I'll gladly take that Tac-One Warp Right body off of your hands.Originally Posted by TORCH d-pro
I need a Tac-One Warp body to build this;
I'm glad my little project has stirred such interest. A few pic's for tutorial .
Have fun. By the way all the parts are still usable on their original guns, Phantom or Mag.
I took the road least traveled...now where the hell am I ?
and Ill post after as soon as I get a clamping feedneck, new grips and a new anno job.
I love green markers!!! Keep it green!!!Originally Posted by chiefbrokenarm
I was planing on it, just looking at a green to black fade!Originally Posted by mpsd
My freshly-built Mag pistol with horizontal ASA & quick-changer, black and rosewood SP wood grips, mr doo doo's feed tube adapter, and J&J 8-inch brass & 9.5-inch brass rifled barrels:
PTP Micromag with Airwalk frame and viperblade pro

Blue Stiffi Tip
Dye Ultralight Back

Logic Paintball Alpha Rail 2.1 ounces

Trash Can Style Vertical Adapter
Dye Padded Gas Thru Grip
Dye Sticky Grip
Dye ASA and Mini Rail

X-Valve with ULT
My RT ULE w/ modded Spec Ops T2W stock and Qsocket.
A long time ago, I had a local printshop(Kinko's) turn some of my doodles into stickers....and they still haven't fallen off after over 12 years. Although the Mags have been in storage for a while & I just took these pics a couple days ago. Hopefully someday I will manage to make a REAL mod like you AOer's
s/n# MM04255 and MM05873
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a bit closer
have it lazer etched then it be hot
WOW. Looks like you took your minimag to a tattoo shop.
-Classic Valve
-Ice ULE Body
-Intelliframe (to be pneu'd)
-12" Palmer's Brass unported
-3A 68/3k
She shoots sweet and quiet, and I loves her.
My new little ninja:
- RPG Pariah body
- Mini-Shadow rail
- Deadlywind Carbon Fiber foregrip
- ULE'd Intelliframe
- RPG Splinter trigger
- Full Powerlyte Scepter kit
- RPG Sub-Zero feedneck
- Crossfire 65/4500
- And of course, an X-Valve
- Oh, and blacked-out hose and adapters
Oh how I love it. I plan to get a pneuframe sometime in the future... probably around when my wallet recovers, lol.
Here's my current setup. Looking to replace the RTP rail and ASA.
Updated Tac One
Hi Sumthinwicked. I was looking up lazer etching as you suggested. But I have not found anyone that can etch it in black(if that is possible)...would you have any links? Thanks
QUOTE=Sumthinwicked]have it lazer etched then it be hot [/QUOTE]
Smallblock: I absolutely love the look of the UMF on a Tac body. Looks tough.
and to make this legit....
Conceptual design by me, milling/pneu's by Cyberave68 (and crew).
Warp left ULE
Emax valve
RPG Thrasher rail (notched for Warp left by AO's Luke)
RPG Chimera frame
RPG Splinter Pro trigger
Magnetic trigger return mod
Darkseoul plexi panels
Emag battery pack (milled to house LPR)
Here is a close-up of the trigger return magnet mod:
Beautifull!! Love that small body... Only thing I'd have done different would be leaving the angled tac rails but I REALLY liked it.Originally Posted by ninja monkey