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Multiple area law enforcement agencies, including the McDonough County Sheriff's Office, aided in a recent methamphetamine investigation that led to the arrest of an Iowa man this week.
Stephen D. Akers, 34, of Keokuk was arrested Wednesday on a federal warrant charging him with conspiracy to manufacture more than 50 grams of meth. According to a news release from Hancock County Sheriff Scott Bentzinger, Akers was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, officers from the Lee County Narcotics Task Force and Hamilton Police Department and Hancock County's deputy sheriff.
The arrest comes a mid an ongoing investigation of individuals involved in the manufacturing of meth in the Hancock County, Hamilton and Lee County, Iowa, areas.
Akers was lodged in Hancock County Jail pending his transfer to Peoria for an initial appearance in U.S. District Court.
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Village post offices serve areas not currently serviced or where hours are reduced
The U.S. Postal Service is opening a Macon County's first Village Post Office in Bevier.
The Village Post Office concept was introduced last year and is intended to serve areas that are not currently serviced by a post office or where hours are being reduced.
Cindy Bolles, manager of Post Office operations for the Postal Service and Melinda Masten, branch manager at the Bank of New Cambria, will officially open the new postal center in a ceremony and ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Friday.
The village post offices are operated by local businesses contracting with the Postal Service. They offer a range of postal products and services including stamps and flat-rate packaging.
The VPO will be located at 1003 State Highway C and will have regular hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday.

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Jordan Larson-Burbach is competing for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League, leading the team to first in the league with a 17-0 record and 45 points. They have been on a 20-day break from the regular-season schedule.
Sarah Pavan is playing for Unilever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team began the semifinal series with a 3-1 victory over Sesi-SP (23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-16). The next game will take place tomorrow.
Lauren Cook posted 13 assists as Bayamon lost to Corozal on March 8. She aided Bayamon wth 16 assists in a victory over Juncos on March 10. Gina Mancuso picked up a match-high 28 points in guiding Ponce to a four-set win over Guaynabo on March 9. Hannah Werth, also playing for Bayamon, has been out of competition due to an injury for the last few games and will be undergoing an MRI this week.


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A local couple have been arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop by Harrington Police.
Harrington Police have arrested two persons on drug charges following a traffic stop.
Police stopped the vehicle March 19 after officers observed the occupants acting in a suspicious manner, said department spokesman Lt. Earl K. Brode. A search turned up marijuana in the vehicle and in the driver's purse, Brode said. Total weight of the marijuana was 2.3 grams, he said.
The driver, identified as Kelsey Condron, 23, of Viola, and the passenger, identified as Mark A. Parker, 22, of Milford, were both charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both were issued criminal summonses, Brode said, and Condron was released.
Officers discovered Parker was wanted out of the Kent County Court of Common pleas; he was arraigned on a $223 bond, then released.


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3:30 a.m. Suspect arrest on South Allen Street for vandalism and violating a court order to prevent domestic violence.
7:41 a.m. Recovered stolen property on North Balsam Street.
9:37 a.m. Violation-of-court-order report on East Coso Avenue.
9:55 a.m. Domestic-disturbance report on West Church Avenue.
10:20 a.m. Theft report on West Mamie Avenue.
10:29 a.m. Truant at Tennis Courts on East French Avenue.
10:39 a.m. Assist other department at James Monroe Middle School.
12:01 p.m. Theft report on West Bennett Avenue.
12:11 p.m. Residential-burglary report on West Atkins Avenue.
12:42 p.m. Found-property report on West California Avenue.
1:04 p.m. Residential-burglary report on North Cisco Street.
2:02 p.m. Lost child on North Sanders Street.
3:03 p.m. Property-damage traffic-collision report on North Meadowview Lane.
4:53 p.m. Domestic-disturbance report on North Wayne Street.
5:07 p.m. Arrest on North Florence Street for vandalism and possession of a narcotic controlled substance.
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9:45 p.m. Business-burglary report on North China Lake Boulevard.
10:00 p.m. Disturbance – noise on West Ginger Avenue.
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A longer version of this interview was originally broadcast on June 28, 2012.
Marcus Samuelsson owns two restaurants in New York City and two restaurants in Sweden. He's cooked for President Obama and prime ministers, served as a judge on Top Chef and Chopped, and recently competed against 21 other chefs on Top Chef Masters. (He won.) He's the youngest chef ever to receive two three-star ratings from The New York Times.
Samuelsson's journey to some of the most celebrated restaurants in the U.S. was a long one — and started several thousand miles away. He was born in rural Ethiopia, where he contracted tuberculosis when he was 3 years old. His mother, who was also battling the disease, walked with Samuelsson and his sister 75 miles to a hospital in Addis Ababa. Though Samuelsson and his sister recovered, their mother did not. After her death, both Samuelsson children were adopted by a family in Sweden.
Samuelsson details his path from Sweden, where he learned to cook from his grandmother Helga, to New York City and the Food Network in his memoir, Yes, Chef — in which he pays homage to his Swedish family and to food.
"Food has always been in my life," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies. "Being born in Ethiopia, where there was a lack of food, and then really cooking with my grandmother Helga in Sweden. And my grandmother Helga was a cook's cook."
Helga's roasted chicken, pan-fried herring and black bread captivated Samuelsson, who spent many afternoons watching and helping his grandmother cook.
"We were jarring, pickling, there was always a bowl of chicken soup ready to be served, there was always sausage ready to be made," he says. "She was incessant all year round with cooking. ... It was really in those rituals that my love for food was built."
Samuelsson went to the top cooking schools in Sweden and then apprenticed in Switzerland and Austria. From there, he traveled to the U.S., where he started working at Aquavit, an award-winning Scandinavian restaurant in New York City. Shortly thereafter, Aquavit's head chef died, and Samuelsson was asked to take over the position — at 24 years old.
"I was nervous," he admits. "I didn't want to be the one to take a famous restaurant like Aquavit down. All my buddies in Sweden would know about that. But I also knew that if I worked really hard, I could do it. ... And we just kept cooking and hiring cooks. ... Eventually our tribe of misfits became our strongest weapon, and we developed this crew, and one day we got three stars from The New York Times."
Samuelsson went on to open the Japanese-influenced Riingo and later Red Rooster, which is located in Harlem. He also packed up and moved to be close to his restaurant.
"I thought, 'Why should food options be lowered once we cross 96th Street? That's unacceptable," he says. "We have to have better options today in terms of food. ... When you walk into a store in certain parts of Harlem, and they never have corn in corn season or apples in apple season — and that's unacceptable. Ethiopia has fresher food options. ... I wanted to be in Harlem and inspire other people to do the same."
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On difficult chefs
"I've got plates thrown at me, I've got scallop marks on my face that I've gotten thrown at me. But not for one second would I challenge the chef for that. In today's age, that might sound crazy, but when you're in that moment, you don't challenge the chef. I considered myself very lucky to be picked to work in those kitchens. That was just what happened. I saw guys being beat down in the walk-in fridge. I've had colleagues that didn't know a way out. One kid cut his finger off because he thought that was his way out. It was very, very tough. ... I was very clear with the commitment. You had to give a lot, but I felt like I got much more back. And I still feel like that when I'm learning something. There always a sense of fear. Some of my colleagues took a lot of drugs. Some of them got drunk. For me, I started to throw up. I got this knot in my stomach, and I would throw up."
On being an African chef
"The narrative of a black chef didn't exist. Black people have always cooked and been part of serving, but not from a chef perspective. Not in these establishments — the three-star, highest establishments. So when they say 'Marcus Samuelsson' coming in — that's a Swedish name, and then they saw me, it was a shock. I was not applying for the dishwashing job — I was applying for a chef job. So being able to, in a nonthreatening way, and getting the job just like anybody else — they were just not used to it. They had just never seen it, ever."
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Chef Marcus Samuelsson, owner of the acclaimed Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem, recently a procedures James Beard Award for his memoir called "Yes, Chef," which is now out in paperback. The book is in part about what it takes to be a master chef - the insults and abuse suffered in training and the demands of running a business. It's also in part the story of his remarkable life. He was born in rural Ethiopia, an orphaned at age three, when his mother died in a tuberculosis epidemic. Samuelsson and his sister were adopted by a Swedish couple and raised there. He trained in some of Europe's finest restaurants before eventually making his way to New York. Marcus Samuelsson has written several books. I spoke to last year when "Yes, Chef" was published.
You know, when you think of people who are accomplished athletes, I mean, they've learned a technique, and they have trained, but they also began with natural ability, you know, speed and reflexes and hand-eye coordination.
And I'm wondering: Do chefs, do you think, are they born with certain natural abilities which give them, you know, the tools they need to develop that craft?
MARCUS SAMUELSSON: That's a great question. I do think that it's a combination of both, right. A chef is part an athlete, as you explained, but it's also an artist, but it's also this wonderful thing with curiosity and craftsmanship. If you're not curious and want us to keep evolving, it's not going to happen.
But you also have to protect and develop a sense of taste, right. It's such a specific job, being a chef, because people want to know your opinion, how you're going to approach this piece of salmon, how you're going to approach the asparagus in spring. It's nothing generic.
I do think, you know, for me, certain things I was born with was this desire of being connected to food, again looking here from when we didn't have any food also looking from my grandma's time where really the two world wars was really like, you know, she didn't have a lot, either. So she had to make a lot.
But then being a chef, where you're around the best ingredients possible. So all these threes were very important for me, for my narrative of being a chef.
DAVIES: So you worked at a restaurant, you went to a cooking school in Sweden, then you went to one of the better restaurants in the country. Then you went to Interlaken in Switzerland and from there other places.
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: Do you want to describe maybe one of the more colorful chefs that you worked for? There was this character Paul Griggs(ph) who I think was an Englishman, right?
SAMUELSSON: Yes, I mean, what - coming to Switzerland for me was life-changing because for the first time, I was in a truly international place. I mean, the guests were Americans or Swiss or Japanese or come from, you know, Dubai. So you always had to execute at the highest level. So you were taught right away very, very high standards. And this kitchen was run by an incredible chef called Herr Stokar.
And he was this classic sort of French chef that you think about. He was - he spoke both German, Swiss-German, French, English. He spoke every language. And Paul, that was my chef that was truly the guy that was - the sous chef in my section of the kitchen, he was very...
DAVIES: Sous chef meaning what, like a deputy chef?
SAMUELSSON: Yeah, sous chef, the word sous is under, it means under the main chef, right, so it's right under the executive chef. Every day, you know, you could get fired. Every day you were up for being fired. And Chef Paul's job was to prepare his section so Mr. Stokar, the big chef, could never walk into our section and so Mr. Paul would never get embarrassed, right.
And so it was completely top-down in fear, but it's also about discipline and love for the ingredients and respect for the guests. So, you know, I choose to look at all of this rigid training as a mass blessing to me because it gave me discipline, which is very important, which gave me incredible amount of work ethic, which you have to have, and you become very humble, and you learn a lot.
DAVIES: I think a lot of people, perhaps from cooking shows and things like Chef Gordon Ramsey picture the typical executive chef as this, you know, kind of raving semi-lunatic. I mean, how common are those kind of outbursts of temper in the kitchen?
SAMUELSSON: Well, I mean, you know, chefs are very colorful, and back in the day, you could basically treat your employee however you wanted. You know, I've got plates thrown at me, I've got scallop marks in my face that I got thrown at me.
But not for one second would I challenge the chef for that. I was in. I was committed. And I knew that these guys, these incredible master chefs from France, from Germany, from Switzerland, sat on that sense of knowledge, and that humbling - it was a humbling experience.
This was also about not being seen but just getting the work done. I took pride in not being fired. When we made mistakes, the chef just looked at you and said you're fired, almost like in a Donald Trump show or something like that. But and I just wanted to make sure that I would not be on that - I would not get the pink slip.
DAVIES: There's so much going on in a kitchen and so many skills to learn, from how to, you know, be careful and pick just the right ingredients to how to kind of cut them and slice them and the techniques of cooking and searing and all this stuff. Can you think of an example in one of these apprenticeships where someone taught you something, and you said wow, that's it, that's important, I get this?
SAMUELSSON: Oh absolutely. You know, in Switzerland, I had this chef that taught me how to break down a lamb completely and not like when you look at the bones, when you debone the whole lamb that the meat and the pieces of meat was completely separated, and the bone of the lamb was completely just - it was almost like a surgeon, you know.
And he was just laughing at me, and he was calling me all kinds of names, and I just knew, if I'm just going to be quiet and just keep having him screaming in my ear, and I'll just watch and become a really good studier of a craft, I'm going to know in two months how to make that, to debone a whole lamb.
And that's something that I can take with me for the rest of my life. So who cares? It's a fair tradeoff. If he wants to yell at me, I'll take it.
DAVIES: Now, you also did a couple of tours on a cruise ship, cooking on a cruise ship.
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: Now that's, I think, a very different kind of experience. What did you get out of that?
SAMUELSSON: I saw the world for the first time. I always wanted to see the world. I learned how to eat really good Filipino food because the Filipino crew cooked incredible food at the crew mess every day. But I also realized for the first time that all the great food was not owned by Europe.
There were places like Singapore. There were places like Acapulco, wonderful places in South America. Yes, the food that I'm so passionate about could come from Europe, specifically from France, but it could also come from a wonderful sort of taqueria y Fonda in Mexico that didn't exist - of course it existed for generations but not in our vocabulary as chefs , that street food could be just as yum and delicious as the highest art of French cooking.
DAVIES: So you were learning your lessons about tastes and flavors not from what you were making for the guests on the cruise...
SAMUELSSON: Absolutely.
DAVIES: But what you were getting going ashore at street stands.
SAMUELSSON: Absolutely, and I learned incredible, again, work ethic. On the cruise ship, we worked breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week for five months, right? So then you do that, breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, you know, you become - your skills get honed every day. You train, and it's very tough, it's very, very tough.
DAVIES: Marcus Samuelsson's memoir is called "Yes, Chef." We'll talk more after break. This is FRESH AIR.
DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR and we're listening to my interview recorded last year with Chef Marcus Samuelsson. His memoir "Yes, Chef" has just won a James Beard Award.
You got to New York and started at this restaurant, Aquavit. You want to tell us a little bit about that place?
SAMUELSSON: I got to New York and Aquavit and Aquavit at this time was very well-known in Sweden. It was a big deal like for us as Swedes to have a restaurant in New York City, and this was such an amazing time. It was just also the development really, what I think of these New York chefs, like, you know, Jean Georges was very young, Danielle, Alfred Portale, Bobby Flay was just coming up, so the city was just bustling with these young chefs - American chefs, also and French chefs sort of figuring out what should the New York food scene look like. So to be there in the middle of all that, watching this sort of in front of me but also being eventually becoming part of that is an amazing journey, you know, the fact that we got three stars after I became a chef was obviously a big deal. I became the executive chef because the chef before me, Jan Sendel, passed away...
DAVIES: Right. That was quite a remarkable story. You at the age of 24...
SAMUELSSON: Yeah.
DAVIES: ...became the executive chef of this really well - well, quite well-regarded restaurant.
SAMUELSSON: Absolutely.
DAVIES: And then the big break was when you got a three star review, I think it was from Ruth Reichl. Is that right?
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: And that was a huge thing for you to get a three star review from The New York Times. At this point you had become to develop some of your own innovative stuff. What were some things you were cooking dinner there that was - that you...
SAMUELSSON: Well, it was always for me about keep asking myself questions: Will I be this young cook that would just take in these French dishes and doing it? And I was like, no. I refuse that. I have to have authorship in my food. I have to figure out what is me, what is my story, what is my take on this. And I started to build up this Scandinavian building block, where we were really pickling and preserving, you know, this sort of it has to be a strong narrative of seafood in there. Game was very, very important because that's what we grew up with, a lot of game meat. So game meat, pickling and preserving and this sort of balance between sweet and sour and seafood became sort of pillars that I hung up every day showing. So a dish could be like salt cured duck with potato pancake and lingonberry ginger vinaigrette, that would have been a duck dish that would have been an appetizer back then. And, you know, I salt cured it the way my grandmother taught me. I seared it the way I was taught in France. The lingonberry jam I knew how to do but I added in more ginger the way I may be experienced it in Asia. And the potato cake was roasted the way I've seen them similar in Switzerland.
DAVIES: The other thing you write about is how you spent all of this time going through Chinatown and other parts of New York picking up new flavors.
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: I mean you also went to Ethiopia and became reacquainted with the land of your birth and got Ethiopian dishes and spices. I mean that's a lot of stuff to bring together, isn't it?
SAMUELSSON: Well, you know, first of all, I mean I fell in love with Aquavit but I also fell in love with New York and all of New York - that other New York, Queens, Brooklyn and Chinatown. And Chinatown spoke to me so well because there's something that I've experienced in other places on the boat, but to have one place to go down to and constantly be put in front of ingredients that I wasn't familiar with, that was my way of wow, being curious and saying wow, what happens if I take jackfruit and put it on a sorbet? Sometimes good. Sometimes not so good. What is galangal, because I've had this flavor before to Kaffir lime leaf in a sorbet and so on. So the narrative of non-European food spoke to me, probably because I came from Africa but I didn't know where to get it from. And Asia then became, the Asian and the Chinese culture and going to K-Town, Koreatown, on 32nd Street, became these places for me where I could just wow, buy a bunch of ingredients, try them out in my kitchen at Aquavit and eventually put them on the menu. You know, it became a lab and, you know, it was driven with a lot of love and passion.
Getting to Ethiopia was much later and I felt that it was time for me to start, you know, when in New York when an Ethiopian person responded to me I didn't know that, first of all. Why are you talking to me? I felt like wow, I'm Swedish. But, of course, for any person who is in New York City, when they look at me they see I'm an Ethiopian man. So it took me a while. So I really learned about Ethiopia from the Ethiopian community here in New York and then eventually I warmed up to the idea of you know what? I have to learn more about myself.
DAVIES: I have to ask you about the honor of being chosen to cook for President Obama's first state dinner.
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: You want to talk a little bit about developing that menu?
SAMUELSSON: I remember that first development menu that we made; I just started to ask myself questions, you know, it's for the Indian prime minister. I also watched, you know, the evolution of Michelle Obama's wonderful initiative with the garden. So I started thinking about the food, not necessarily as like what will be the best food that I cook but actually from a serving point of view wouldn't it be better if it will be something that speaks towards India? Something that speak towards her commitment to the garden? Wouldn't it be better to do something that highlights America and American wines because I looked a little bit at former state dinners and they were all French food whether they, you know, and that I think makes sense if it's a French prime minister coming, but not necessarily for the Indian prime minister. So our state dinner was historical in many ways. It was Obama's first but it was also the first time where we really didn't serve French food at the state dinner.
DAVIES: So what was your menu? What did you serve?
SAMUELSSON: Well, the menu, you know, for me it was important also to sort of bring it to the sense of it's a dinner party, right? So we started what could be a better dinner party than breaking bread? So I started with a bread course, which was sort of the first time there. So I have both cornbread and Indian chapatti that you can sort dip in sambal and chutney. And I thought it would envision this way of these people maybe not knowing each other on the table but sort of passing the sense of hey, let's break bread. So we started with the bread course. Then we had a salad course where the salad was actually picked from the first lady's garden.
And then we did a lentil soup. I wanted to make this commitment to humble ingredients that would taste just delicious because it was cooked and prepared with spice in a certain way. So I did red lentil soup and then we had really a vegetarian course, which was pumpkin dumplings with a little bit of tomato, jam and greens or green prawn that was really taken from a New Orleans, was taken from Louisiana.
So we did this sort of beautiful shrimp dish with a curry spices and then we did a pumpkin tart for dessert with an little bit of Indian Garam masala spices, all served with American wines.
DAVIES: We have just a bit of time left and I do want to ask you about the Red Rooster. The restaurant...
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: ...that you've opened in Harlem. Now, one of the interesting things, when you look at the menu you see some Swedish dishes and you see some Ethiopian food, and of course some very traditional kind of soul food things.
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: And I'm wondering when you take something like fried chicken...
SAMUELSSON: Yes.
DAVIES: ...you give it an original take. And that must be tricky because people are, you know, it's a food that people have a great love for in a traditional way. You want to talk about what - what is your fried chicken? What do you do?
SAMUELSSON: Yeah. No, fried chicken was obviously one of the things that you're going to open a restaurant in Harlem - there's about 500,000 people in Harlem; I knew there was about 250,000 fried chicken experts. And I wanted to, again, have some authorship in mine. Right?
So I ate a lot of fried chicken. I started going to a place called Charles in Harlem to try the original and great fried chicken and then I said, OK, what's our take on this? What's going to be my take on this and how are we going to develop it so it's better but yet there's some familiarity?
I looked at fried chicken like a great foie gras from France. Again, how do you have authorship on this? And I started to make some decisions right away. I want to cure it the way my grandmother cure it, in lemon and salt. I want to marinate it with a little bit of African influence, like coconut milk, and buttermilk. And then the chef in me started to think about it.
I've got to fry it on both low and high heat. That's how you get it to cook through and crispy. Now, the flour can be classic flour with a little bit of hint of corn in there, but most and more than anything, spices. So next to the fried chicken I have to create a spice blend. So we call it the chicken shake. The chicken shake has my spice blend and has lots of barberry from Ethiopia.
And all of these different steps, cooking it on low heat to high heat, giving it the chicken shake on top of it, marinate it both in buttermilk and coconut milk, letting it sit in the water and the lemon the way my grandmother did, all of that gives us a authorship and a license to call it the Red Rooster fried chicken.
Specific ways and decisions that we have to take. Otherwise we're not chefs. You have to have a point of view; you have to have a take on a dish like fried chicken.
DAVIES: Right. And one of the details was you fry it in day-old oil? Is that right? Why?
SAMUELSSON: Day-old oil that's been seasoned. And day-old back in the day, because obviously it was cooked before in something so the flavors of what's cooked before took shape in the oil, right? We don't really do it that way. We infuse our oil with a little bit of garlic and rosemary to add lots of great flavors.
DAVIES: So it's not literally old oil; it tastes like it's been around.
SAMUELSSON: Yes, absolutely. Like most good things. Like a good pair of vintage shoes. They feel easier to walk in than a brand pair of shoes.
DAVIES: Well, Marcus Samuelsson, it's been interesting. Thanks so much.
SAMUELSSON: Thank you very much for having me.
DAVIES: Marcus Samuelsson's owns the Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem. His memoir, "Yes, Chef," has won a James Beard Award and is coming out in paperback. Coming up, David Edelstein reviews the films "Frances Ha" and "Before Midnight." This is FRESH AIR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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You can be jealous – my nightstands are amazing!! I am so thrilled with how they turned out – what I saw in my mind actually came into reality. And I'm here with a quick tutorial for you of how to make nightstands from a desk.
You see the pop of color they bring to that whole wall (um, just ignore that the pillow isn't really sewn – it's just fabric wrapped around some other pillow to help you and I visualize what the look could be if I ever get around to sewing pillows…..) (remember, my wall stencil can be seen here and the ceiling inset dilemma can be seen here)
I love the all the drawers and the unique curve that they have:
So yep, these came from a desk – seriously!! I can't take credit for the idea – my sister-in-law said she was chopping up a desk to convert it to nightstands, and I thought it was genius. So I started haunting Craigslist for a cheap desk. I found it, solid wood – for $10 – awesome!! The top was a little rough, but that's part of the charm, right? And that's why I didn't feel bad about cutting it – it was in pretty rough shape.
How to Make Nightstands From a Desk
I enlisted Trevor's help. He cut free each stack of drawers from the middle part. Aren't I nice to showcase his new motorcyle 🙂
Then he routered the cut edge to make it match the manufactured edge and sanded it smooth.
After painting and putting them in our room, I had to ask him which edge he did – so obviously he did a great job, since I can't even tell:
I primed and painted everything. The color is green even though it looks yellow. Trevor calls it yellow. But I wanted green – and the paint is called "gecko" – who has ever heard of a yellow gecko? So I call it green. I actually liked the drawer pulls it came with, so I just soaked them in mineral spirits overnight and scrubbed on them with a toothbrush to clean the up a little, then put them back on – –
And voila, in their place – they're looking great and I LOVE all the drawers:
You can do this!!
Find an old desk and get to work. Kate found a desk on the side of the road and made herself some. Here's hers –


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Posted on June 27, 2012
I couldn't believe my eyes.
Now, as far as the world of ancient artifacts is concerned, it was not so much of a muchness. I have handled books nearly 500 years old, I've had a clock carved of rose quartz at about the time of the French Revolution, and every year, people send me 8-track tapes. So it wasn't anything so rare or antique or valuable.
But it made me say "Wow!" I realized I hadn't seen the like in our current century, and wondered how many years I had to go back in the previous one to repeat the experience. And yet, once upon a time, I'd have known right where to go in the grocery store or drugstore to pick up a new one when I'd finished the previous one. I don't recall how often I did it, but sometimes I bought them ahead of time, so I wouldn't run short.
See, someone did what at least three people do every year. They cleaned off a desk and just sent everything along. This is why the Blank section has a variety of objects in it: 3-ring binders, notebooks, clipboards. In this collection I also had a box of paper clips (not unprecedented), a few pens (very common items), a box of colored pencils, a Dymo labelmaker and label tape (the sort of relic I turn up every six or seven years), and then, down in the corner, still in their little cardboard boxes, there they were.
Three bottles of ink.
Not ink for a computer printer, fried prunebread, nor an ink cartridge for a credit card machine. These were glass bottles of liquid ink.
The awe of this may elude you and, indeed, the Book fair has had donations of ink before. The Newberry is part of the land of Calligraphy, where artists experiment with letterforms and well-meaning and unsuspecting people will find themselves getting calligraphy sets or elegant glass pens from the A.C. McClurg Bookstore as birthday presents. I have seen these sets come in, sometimes utterly unopened, sometimes lightly used. And those bijou little ink bottles that come with calligraphy sets are frequently to be found in the Book Fair. (Calligraphy kits are in How To, but calligraphy books, without ink or paper, are in Art. It's just one of those things.)
These were not THAT kind of ink bottles. These are Sheaffer bottles, squat glass bottles with little glass wells, holding four to six times what those beginner sets carry. These were for people who used ink on a regular basis, for everyday tasks, people with fountain pens that needed refilling on a regular basis. Not only did you get more ink in these bottles, but it was also, er, cheaper ink, with rather more water in it than is good for calligraphy. It also smelled better than the darker, more indelible inks. But I see by the look on your face that I am taking you into strange, distant lands.
No, I do NOT belong to the generation that had an inkwell in the schooldesk. Some of the older desks did still have the hole where the bottle of ink was kept steady, but my generation of schoolteachers were relieved to have us working with Bic stick pens. (Though one or two of us used Sheaffer ink cartridge pens. To this day, I feel I'm cheating if I sign something in ballpoint.)
But, as I say, it has probably been as long as it's been since I last used an 8-track since I've bought a bottle of ink, or even seen them in the grocery store. I know a lot of people who own clocks, too, by the way, but most of them, if asked the time, will pull out their phone. Funny how, of all the ancient technologies I've mentioned here, it's the 500 year-old book that everybody would still find relevant.
Anybody want to buy a Dymo labelmaker? I don't suppose you can mark your name on your Kindle with ink.


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I hope this is the right place for this. If not please move it
first off I figured since its my first mag being built ever I thought should document it, I am sure im messing it all up with wrong parts haha.
A few years ago when my best friend passed away I build a autococker from scratch to help get my mind off things. I tried to build it from all NEW old parts .
It turned out like this. Still not completely done but its been sitting for about a year now
eblade with tadeo board,shocktech parts blah blah blah
Long story short i've always loved mags, I've owned a few but didn't do much with them.
I had gotten an idea to build a mag from as many NEW old parts as I could like the cocker, trying to have the same color combo as the cocker also
I have ordered a few parts for this mag and most are on the way in shipping now. Today 1/24/2013 I found out somehow paypal used my old address for and 2 of the 4 things that I ordered the other night. I had to do so much running around to post office's and what not to try to get my package before they where delivered to the wrong house on accident. We happened to get one package back today and waiting for the other one to get into town to scoop that up. The ppl at USPS were not any help to me what so ever. Thank the LORD my beautiful Girlfriend helped me out and asked her dad for help, he seems to know everyone in the world and he knew a postman. He called him and he got us the number for the mailman with my package so we got to meet up with him and I got it right off his mail truck.
I really thought these where going to be gone for good and the project was gonna be done with before I got to start it. I did not want to have to reorder these things.
today the first item I ordered came and this is it!!


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The Norse were defeated by Carthage College 3-1 in the opening match of the 2013 Wartburg College Knights Classic. Carthage won sets one and two by scores of 25-20, 25-19 and the fourth and final set 25-16. Luther won set three 26-24.
Natalee Johnson (15), Leah Broderick (11) and McKinzy Lohberger (11) led the Norse attack. Lindsey Ryan dished out 46 assists, while Katie Supplee and Brandi Knupp led the team with 15 digs each. Alexis Dorschner also recorded double digits in this category with 13.
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News..Exclusives..Relationships..Everything You Need To Know & YES The Word of God
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sikiratu Sindodo, Iyabo Ojo, Jennifer Eliogu and Fathia Balogun Spotted at Laide Bakare's Show
45 comments:
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 22:25
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 22:27
Sindodo looks like she is having dificulty breathing.... Looks like her boobs are about to choke her.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 01:27
Azin ehen!!! Gosh she shuld work on her bodyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 05:41
she looks razz. She needs to tush up a bit and let people stop making fun of yoruba actresses.Delete
- sexylove14 January, 2013 22:34
This sindodo with her very funny look, don't get it seriously. Loving fathia, jennifer and iyabo here shaReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 22:35
jennifer eliogu looks lovely,she should stop wearing sleeveless clothesReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 23:13
And she lost weight too, or is because her arms are covered?Delete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 05:39
it is called body magic :)Delete
- kendra15 January, 2013 07:45
She has actually lost weight,saww her at a wedding around november and she looked stunningDelete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 23:00
Iyabo ojos hair looks horrid abeg, wat is dat?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 12:19
Mumu wat happened to dat hairDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 14:39
the mumu part was not necessary everyone is entitled to their own opinionDelete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 23:01
I like sikiratus hairReplyDelete
- Laduns biggest fan14 January, 2013 23:05
I can see some Addams Family Values!ReplyDelete
Why did I notice Sikiras' Boobs before her face? And where is she pushing those things to?. The others rock.ReplyDelete
Sikiratu Sindodo ki lo de?ReplyDelete
I love jennifer eliogu anydayReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 18:06
i do tooDelete
- BabyGee15 January, 2013 00:22
Ladun pls change ur It to "Laide Bakare's Bleaching show" I must to yellow by force!!! Na wa for dis Celebrities. *Sighs*ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 00:26
I'm always clueless wen it comes 2 des yoruba actresses!ReplyDelete
Billie jean
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 00:46
Fathia look hot, Ojo chic is not bad at all, i'm so googling her... if they are one of them no talent igbo actress everyone will be lying how great they look...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 00:52
Do those things on Sindodo's Chest have a life of their own? They are about to Pop out.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 00:53
Laide Bakare? What show?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 00:53
Do those things on Sindodo's Chest have a life of their own? They are about to Pop out.ReplyDelete
- happy Yoruba bunny15 January, 2013 01:02
I like sikiratu's hair but that thing on her nose has got to goReplyDelete
Jennifer has not lost any weight jor, Ts cause she's wearing black and she's not wearing sleeveless here
Faithia s fresh here
Iyabo ojo looks like Jackie Chan n dat pix I beg
and they are who ???............ a brief intro will be nice and save me from checking goggleReplyDelete
- scorpion15 January, 2013 02:33
Seriously what's up with the bleaching these days? Haba fear God nah!ReplyDelete
My people sha, le struggle noni...laide bakare show?? Issokay
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 05:54
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- Anonymous15 January, 2013 20:40
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 06:16
Ladun, you well so? Iyabo Ojo's black weave looks terrible on her.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 06:18
Jennifer, see how dignified and elegant you look. Continue in this manner and stop the shameful advertisement of folds and flabsReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 06:18
Ladun, you well so? Iyabo Ojo's black weave looks terrible on her.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 07:58
Sikiratu nd iyabo ojo looks trashy.fathia nd jen looks classyReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 09:57
Sikiratu looks like a bleached Italian runs babe who just came back to flaunt her filthy euros; the nose ring, eye shadow, about to erupt volcanic molds on her chest...wrong wrong wrong. Iyabo Ojo should not assault our eyes with a ghastly looking wig ever again! ahah! the wicked thing's length is up to her waist oh! Take a cue from Jeniffer & Fathia...classy looks & very sweet looking.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 18:05
kai you are funny o volcanic hold ke??......Delete
I'm just flummoxed by this Sikiratu Sindodo lady. When and how did she transform herself to a razz fuji-musician-and-nurtw-tout-dating heifer? I recall seeing her in her early acting days, in a few Nigerian soaps. She was somewhat pretty, slimmer and she spoke quite well, so one can surmise that she at least had good education/exposure growing up. And no, I don't think it's the yoruba movie acting that made her this way, after all, there are a few yoruba movie actresses that are still sane. Why have you done this to yourself Sikiratu? What's her real name sef?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 14:34
Tayo Odueke. She went to methodist girl high school, not sure if she attended any uni thoughDelete
- happy yoruba bunny15 January, 2013 20:10
she was in Unilag and she graduated!Delete
her turn around baffles me though, cause u'll believe she stepped into a uni
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 11:23
In my own opinion, i think sindodo or whatever needs a stylist,the other day i saw a pics of her with Genevieve Nnaji she was just looking like a ghost,she seriously needs som1 to advice her on public appearance, and stop scaring us with her ogbanje mode.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 14:34
she and Genevieve went to the same secondary school. They go way backDelete
- Anonymous15 January, 2013 18:03
really?what secondary school pls?Delete
the ravages of ageing,and too much acroba is catching up on fathia balogun..her face looks parched and drawn even through the make up ill advice some botox shots and a consultation with any good DR 90210..ReplyDelete
sikiradu sindodo and iyabo ojo looks like they just stepped out of a jamaica yardie dance hall their fashion and dress sense is catering to their customers who like that look…sikiratu began to change into this when she started going out with mc oluomo and when you see the guy's other wives including the kind of ladies they surround themselves with their are a copy of sikiratu sindodoReplies
- Anonymous16 January, 2013 12:05
Luci knows what acroba is? (And that they said she does a lot and with anybody) U must av listened to Sikiru Ayinde's songs a lot to know what acroba means! Haba! It was when u said somewhere that Salawa owes u 4k dat I started guessing who u are. I ll let u know dat I know u wen we see.Delete
ha ha he is one of my favourite yoruba artistes o…so you dont know i have a razz,ajepako area boy side to my personality?lol i listen to barrister,k1,remi aluko,safejo everything apart from the ones that i have tried and simply can't understand the yoruba..listen to oliver de coque,bright chimezie,and several others I'm a proper and all rounded nigeria..Delete
okie then no worries lol
- Anonymous16 January, 2013 02:17
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Sasquatch 2016 Rumors:
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sasquatch 2011 Tickets On Sale Saturday, November 20th! Foo Fighters Headlining
Sasquatch! 2011 will include a fourth day, with the Foo Fighters headlining Friday's event. The official dates for Sasquatch! 2011 are Friday, May 27th through Monday, May 30th. The tenth anniversary will be the first time the festival will be four days. Keep in mind they have done a Friday show before, a half day in 2006 with the music starting at 4:00 p.m. There was no camping the night before. (Update: The campground will open Thursday, May 26th, at noon).
Tickets go on sale this Saturday, November 20th, at 10:00 a.m. PST. Four day passes available this weekend for $285, which includes camping (Premium camping and VIP parking will be available as an upgrade, $160 for premium camping, $80 for VIP parking). It won't be like last year when you bought a three day pass, and receive three single day tickets. This year, you get one four day pass, which upon arrival, is exchanged for a four day festival wristband. You obviously can't remove the wristband for the festival's duration. Single day tickets will be available Saturday, February 12th, 2011 for $79.50 per day.
Full lineup will be announced Monday, February 7th, which is a couple weeks earlier than past years. Mark your calenders.
Foo Fighters:
It's hard to believe Dave Grohl has been involved in meaningful rock music for 20 years, fifteen being with the Foo Fighters. What is the drummer for one of the biggest bands in the world supposed to do when the lead singer perishes? Pick up a guitar, play music, and move on. It's easy to say, "I don't like the Foo Fighters, I'd rather see (fill in the blank)." One of the great things about festivals is that you have the option to see a huge draw without having to pay their showcased fees. If you are already going to be there, why not check them out?
If you have listened to any radio over the last fifteen years, you might be surprised how many Foo Fighters songs you know. I can only name four or five off the top of my head, but having seen them a couple years ago, I know I recognized nearly every song they played. They had a stimulating light show, so if nothing else, there's that. Who doesn't remember the pop cultured, "Footos," or how sexy the drummer looks dressed in drag? With the formation of Them Crooked Vultures, and the Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, it's not like the market has been saturated with recent Foo Fighter shows (their last performance was over a year ago).
If you still can't get over the Foo Fighters headlining a night, look at it this way. Yesterday we were speculating who the three headliners would be. Today, we are still speculating who the other three headliners will be. If you hate the Foo Fighters, you can catch another act on the back stage (there hasn't been an unopposed headliner the last couple years). Or you can do what you already had planned for Friday night, get drunk at the campground. You now have three options, where before you had one. It's a win win win situation.
38 comments:
- November 18, 2010 at 4:14 PM
is there any idea where the launch party will be?
- November 18, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- know ID yuh said...
Seattle :)
- November 18, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Now that the foo fighters have filled the festival's 90's radio rock quota, there will be no need to book pearl jam to headline another night, RIGHT?
- November 19, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- know ID yuh said...
Greetings Pearl Jam superfan. There are only a handful of bands deemed headliner worthy at any US festival, and half of them meet the "90s radio rock," quota. The Foo Fighters confirmation has absolutely nothing to do with who the other three headliners will be.
- November 20, 2010 at 1:31 PM
I really want Built to Spill to be at the festival this year :) I miss them!
- November 20, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Is the camping good starting Thursday night? Does it include Monday night??
- November 22, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- know ID yuh said...
Yes, the camping includes Thursday and Monday.
- November 22, 2010 at 12:26 PM
I hope Deadmau5 is back!! That was a highlight from last Sasquatch
- November 23, 2010 at 7:24 PM
I wish tickets and camping were sold separately. This sucks for people who want to camp elsewhere. The Sasquatch campgrounds remind me of District 9. Such filth.
- November 25, 2010 at 2:53 AM
- andy said...
Is there a way to buy a 4 day pass without parking/camping?!?!?!
- December 1, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- know ID yuh said...
Not at this time. That likely won't change.
- December 1, 2010 at 6:18 PM
wolf parade said they will be playing squatch
- December 2, 2010 at 3:03 PM
well said! I get so frustrated hearing people complain about the foo fighters! I know I'll be there for their set but if I wasn't a fan I am sure that there would be 3 other bands/djs/comedians to check out at the same time.
- December 9, 2010 at 2:13 PM
foo fighters are the most underrated band ever!!! the gorge and all its glory will have a hell of a night when they're on stage.
- December 12, 2010 at 11:58 PM
also pearl jam is one of the best ever live. We and everyone else would love to see them there. If you dont know how good their live shows are, thats your fault. only other better band live is Dave Matthews Band!!!!!
- December 13, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Honestly the best live show ever is Iron Maiden hands down, DMB not even close. Check some youtube videos if you don't believe me and we'd be so lucky if they ever came to sasquatch. Foo Fighters rock big time though people should stop complaining
- December 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM
if radiohead played this year, i will cream my jeans
- December 16, 2010 at 6:23 PM
foo fighters. pearl jam. whiskey tango foxtrot? bring in some good stuff, not this rock for jocks.
- December 20, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- January 2, 2011 at 8:16 PM
lykke li for sure
- January 10, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Who is this guy anyway? I really have know ID yuh either. Your assuming people are going to hate on the Foos is hating by association, and you should be punished for this atrocity. Foos rock. End of story. Posting anything more makes you sound like a 'tard.
- January 11, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Alisa said...
Deadmau5 was my highlight too! I loved everyone but Deadmau5 is my kryptonite!
- January 17, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Does anyone know how long the 4 day passes will be available? If single day passes go on sale February 12th, does that mean the 4 day passes will be available until then?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, unless you're just taking a wild guess.
- January 24, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Last year ticket prices were raised after the lineup was announced, is that the same this year? Or is the price the same even after the lineup's out?
- January 25, 2011 at 1:02 PM
wow, that was pretty harsh on the Foo's.... So they're really famous -- you cannot deny that Dave has an amazing voice and that they are extremely talented. I have loved them for years and they're music has gotten me through some tough times. I have wanted to see them live forever! Just because they're not obscure does not mean they are not amazing. I'm stoked!
- January 29, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Beginning Monday 2/14/11 at 10am: FOUR DAY passes increase to $295, single day tickets to any four days will be available for $79.50 (again, all prices all inclusive). These prices run (if still available) until midnight May 26th.
Beginning Friday May 27, single day ticket price goes to $89.50 for each day (no more 4 day passes available). Again, price is all inclusive.
PS Foo Fighters are freaking awesome. I have always wanted to see them live. They are the most underrated band ever. The are amazing. Their acoustic set is also amazing to listen to.
- February 3, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- February 3, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Black keys,1,Arcsde Fire,2, Chillis,3,hollerado,foo's... sure,Eagles of death metal,band of skulls,tokyo p.c.,cold war kids, the xx,alixisonpixies...Black Keys, Black Keys, Black Keys.........................
- February 6, 2011 at 2:05 AM
Where the eff do I buy the tickets?! I can't find em!
- February 6, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Sir Coyler said...
"involved in meaningful rock music for 20 years" - are you absolutely batshit crazy?
- February 7, 2011 at 7:38 AM
- know ID yuh said...
The answer to your question would be yes. However, as it pertains to that direct quote, why would that suggestion make me batshit crazy?
- February 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM
MODEST MOUSE?! Helllllllllyeahhh. That will change my entire life.
All this festival needs is sts9 and the octopus project.
- February 8, 2011 at 12:07 PM
300$$ WTF!?!? guess i wont eat for four days. or drive anywhere the month before.
worth it.
at the gorge ya?
- February 9, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Does anyone know what the day to day line up is going to be? Who is playing on the last day? I am wondering who i will miss if i leave monday.
- February 12, 2011 at 1:08 AM
Anyone know where to get tickets close to face value?? They sold out and now I'm only seeing tix for double what they're worth :(
- February 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- [--♥Em] said...
I have 2 4-day VIP package tickets at face value (plus the service charge I paid) - $799 for 2. This is full VIP, not just VIP parking. I am not making any profit. I have invoice to prove what I paid. Let me know if you're interested. firstname.lastname@example.com
- April 16, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- festival wristbands said...
Sasquatch is a brilliant festival, I had a great time there. Saw some wicked bands and ended up meeting some really nice people and hanging out with them for most of the time. It's awesome when you meet some people for the first time and realise that you've got a load in common. It's a shame we didn't live closer to each other cos I could see us hanging out quite a lot.
- November 30, 2011 at 3:43 AM


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The Lamplighter circle meeting met in the serve center of the First United Methodist Church on Jan. 21.
The Lamplighter circle meeting met in the serve center of the First United Methodist Church on Jan. 21.
The meeting was called to order by Doreen Ediger, who thanked the hostesses Sheryl Messinger and Arlene Anderson. Devotions were given by Debbie Kresky from Psalms 23:6. Roll call was answered by 16 members and one guest Kathy Nuss by naming their favorite winter pastime. Minutes of the Nov. 19 meeting were read and approved. There was no correspondence.
Doreen shared a picture from David and Deborah Barton, who are in Papua New Guinea. The Partners Class helps support this couple in their mission work. Average attendance for vacation bible school is 500 children.
Regarding spiritual growth, Joyce Hall told the spiritual meaning of each verse of Partridge In A Pear Tree. Alma Nigh ask for prayers for Shirley McKinney.
The group thanked the people who furnished food for the funeral dinners and the time they worked.
Doreen reported the 2012 reading program reports are due by Feb. 15.
The mother and daughter banquet date is still not decided, but it may be on April 9. The hostesses will be Mary/Martha circle and Rachel circle with the Methodist Men cooking and serving the meal. The Lamplighter circle group will be in charge of June 6 brunch, and Methodist Men meal Nov. 7. The salad supper will be Sept. 12, served by Barbara Circle; Christmas Tea is Dec. 2. There was going to be a sign-up for the bloodmobile canteen, but there was a mix-up and the date could change to May. The executive board bought each circle a mission calendar as the group is required to give a mission moment. Circles were asked to decide on a date they would like to serve the STEPMC program, serving between 45 and 60 people.
Manelia Stephenson gave a report of the work the sewing group did for missions in 2012. A total of $1,070 was received and given to missions.
Karen Davidson would like to have the names of any shut-ins who need to be added to the circle's lists.
The lesson for the evening was the pledge service given by Sheryl Messenger. It was titled Finding, Giving, and Living Peace. Each member of the United Methodist Women is encouraged to try and do all of these things. The group sang the song "Let There Be Peace on Earth."
Sheryl explained the 2013 UMW budget — the total budget for the year is $10,065.
The next meeting will be Monday. Hostesses will be Carol Vogel and Karen Keefer. Doreen Ediger will give devotions. Joyce Hall will have the program.


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OSHA fines New London for safety violations at transfer station
New London — State safety inspectors have cited New London for "willful" and "serious" safety violations contributing to a hazardous work environment at the Public Works Department's transfer station and have levied a fine of $10,800 against the city, state records show.
The Jan. 30 death of Floyd Smeeton, a longtime city resident, spurred the state department's inspection of the transfer station. Smeeton is believed to have fallen into the trash compactor while dumping garbage at the Lewis Street facility.
The state Department of Labor's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Conn-OSHA) fined the city $9,000 for a willful violation of the state's Occupational Safety and Health Act. Specifically, the citation was issued for not having railings or guardrails protecting people from a fall of more than 4 feet in the trash compactor area. The maximum penalty for a willful violation is $10,000.
A violation is deemed willful when an employer has demonstrated either "an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plain indifference to employee safety and health," according to Conn-OSHA.
The transfer station had previously been cited for having no railings to protect against a possible fall. During a planned inspection of the facility in March 2010, state inspectors found it to be in violation of the same regulation, according to records obtained from the Department of Labor. The violation was labeled "serious" at the time and the city was fined $210 for that violation.
"Fast forward to this particular inspection we did starting Jan. 30 ... we went out there and found an identical violation to what we found last time," said Kenneth C. Tucker, director of Conn-OSHA. "And because they knew about the violation or the standard that applied because we previously cited it, we felt that there was a plain indifference."
Tucker called the violation "very concerning to us" and said Conn-OSHA felt the city was "aware of the condition and didn't prevent it from reoccurring" and displayed "little or no effort to get it corrected."
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio and Public Works Director Tim Hanser did not respond to calls seeking comment Thursday. The New London Police Department has been investigating Smeeton's death since Jan. 30, and the case remains open.
In 2010, Conn-OSHA closed the case on the transfer station based on documentation the city provided.
"In 2010, we had a statement from (the city) that it was under renovation and that that particular compactor was not in operation but guards were in place," Tucker said. He also said that the compactor system Conn-OSHA inspected this year is different from the one inspected in 2010, believed to be the result of renovations made to the transfer station facility.
This year, Conn-OSHA inspectors also issued the city a "serious" citation for not providing a safe workplace for its employees, specifically those whose job duties put them in close proximity to the unguarded compactor pit opening. That citation carried a fine of $900.
"The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees," Conn-OSHA inspectors wrote in the citation. "(E)mployees were exposed to crushing hazards when working around and near the compactor while it was in operation and employees were not adequately protected."
A serious violation is "one that has the potential to either create death or physical harm to someone," Tucker said. The maximum fine for a such a violation is $1,000.
The state also cited a serious violation, and imposed another $900 fine, for the city's failure to "protect employees from a slip hazard caused by ice accumulation from a broken pipe at the stair entrance to the control room," documents show.
The final violation, which did not carry a fine, was for having items stored in such a way that made a portable fire extinguisher not easily accessible.
The city has the right to contest the citations and penalties. If it does not, it must address the violations Conn-OSHA found and provide evidence to the state agency that proper corrective actions have been taken by April 28.
In the citation, Conn-OSHA suggested that the city "establish a written safety and health program regarding compactor use," "train employees on safety related work practices around the compactor," "determine safe and effective means of operation of the compactor ram (continuous use versus manually controlled)," and "determine a method of guarding (barrier gates) during compactor operation."
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'Ace of Cakes' Star Offers to Bake Free Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple
This is a sweet ending to a bitter story.
The star chef of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" Duff Goldman announced this week that he would make a lesbian couple their wedding cake and deliver it for free, US Magazine reports. Goldman's offer comes days after the women made headlines because Aaron Klein, the owner of Sweet Cakes Bakery in Oregon, refused to sell the couple a wedding cake because it was for their wedding.
Klein may face legal action for denying the women the dessert, however. One of the women filed a complaint with the state and argued that the baker broke Oregon's anti-discrimination laws. Still, Klein doesn't deny refusing to sell the women the cake and even admitted that he's denied to bake cakes for other same-sex couples in the past.
"I apologized for wasting their time and said we don't do same-sex marriages," Klein said. "I honestly did not mean to hurt anybody, didn't mean to make anybody upset, [it's] just something I believe in very strongly."
Kline even said he would rather shut down his business than sell desserts to gay couples and added that his religious beliefs were more important than state law.
"If I have to be, I guess, penalized for my beliefs, then I guess, well, that'll be what it is," he said. "My First Amendment rights allow me to practice my religion as I see it." When speaking to NBC he said: "I believe that marriage is a religious institution ordained by God. A man should leave his mother and father and cling to his wife...that to me is the beginning of marriage."
But when Goldman, who is based in Baltimore, read the story on Huffington Post he took to Twitter on Feb. 4 and wrote that he'll "make that cake for free."
"I saw this story and I was like, 'Wait -- I can do something, there's injustice involving a cake!'" Goldman, who now owns Charm City Cakes, told HuffPost. He also told the publication that his bakery has been making cakes for same-sex couples for some time and added, "For a cake decorator to really feel like he really needed to take a stand...it just makes absolutely no sense. It's petty, it's small...this man has wrapped up his hatred in the cloak of religion."
According to Salon via the Examiner, Klein, who owns the bakery with his wife Melissa, allegedly posted a bizarre racist and sexist message on their bakery's Facebook account. Although the post has since been deleted, a screenshot of the status circulated around social media websites.
"Fuck the Niggers, Spics, whores, sodimites, fat bitches, ugly cunts, hypocritical hoes and overweight hippos on our feed," the alleged post apparently read. "We try so hard to bake cakes and all you ungrateful bullies hate on me and my beautiful family after these articles were written, shame on you! If you don't like our busineess then don't stop by! More cake for our fellow Christians!"
It is possible, however, that the post is a hoax and the status and image are fakes. Regardless, business for Sweet Cakes is booming, the Associated Press reports. In true Chick-fil-A form, customers who support Klein and his beliefs are swarming to his bakery. Klein told the media that he is sticking to his decision even though he faces a $50,000 fine.


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Easter dioramas
'Peeps' party in Newport contestBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Sunday News Correspondent March 23. 2013 10:45PM
Zombie Attack in 3D, by Stephanie Zara of Unity, won second place Friday night in the adult category at the Newport Library Arts Center's second annual Peeps Diorama Contest. (MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent)
NEWPORT -- White smoke rose from the chimney of Saint Peepers Basilica, the MV Peepsarge sank and Peepers enjoyed the slopes of Mount SunaPeep all at the Library Arts Center's second annual Peeps Diorama Contest Friday night.
It was amazing to see how this year's Peeps dioramas were not a repeat of last year's competition and, in fact, reflected current events and new local destinations, said Fran Hout, the center's program coordinator.
More than 250 people attended the Peeps Party Friday night celebrating and showcasing more than 60 dioramas -three-dimensional miniature models created from the colorful sugar-coated Easter treats.
The diorama contest has definitely become a springtime tradition for the nonprofit art gallery and studio, Hout said.
"We had a lot more children enter this year. They were so inspired by what they saw last year," Hout said. "It's our second year. We weren't sure how it was going to do, but we really believe the public came through."
Winning the Best in Peeps was 10-year-old Allison Howald of Newport for "the Peep Ballet."
In the adult category, Jill and George Montgomery of Sunapee won first place with "The Sinking of the MV Peepsarge," Stephanie Zara of Unity won second place with "Zombie Attack in 3D" and Franc Raymond of Georges Mills came in third with "You Peep What You Sow."
In the family/group category, Brooke, Rette and Lynn Solomon of Wilmot won first place with "We the Peeple," the McCrillis family of Newport won second place with the "Peepsville Fire Station," and Mrs. Burroughs' 6th grade class at Towle School came in third with "Burroughs' Crazy Circus."
Winning in the children's category was Uzma Malik of Sunapee for her depiction of "Peeps in the Library Arts Center," Joshua Almstrom of Croydon second place for his "Native Peep-les," and Jackson Scheele of George Mills took third place for his "Owl Peeping."
In a change from last year The Peep-les Choice Award was not named at the Peeps Party.
This year, the dioramas will remain on display at the center for the next week. The public has all week to vote and the winner will be announced before the gallery closes at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The best part about the contest is that it brings out the artist in everyone, said Kate Niboli, Arts Center executive director.
"People who would never think of themselves as artists spent hours creating these witty, fun, creative pieces," she said.


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CHSRA granted exemption from STBWritten by Douglas John Bowen
The Surface Transportation Board granted an exemption for construction of 65 miles of California high speed railroad right-of-way between Merced and Fresno, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
"The authorization is subject to environmental conditions and the condition that CHSRA build the route designated by the Federal Railroad Administration as environmentally preferable," STB said.
"We note, however, that in this decision the Board is granting a construction exemption only for the 65-mile Merced-to-Fresno Project, not the entire HST [high speed rail] System," STB clarifies.
STB Docket No. FD 35724 notes the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) "filed a motion to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction, asserting that the Project does not require Board approval under 49 U.S.C. § 10901, because it would be located entirely within California, would provide only intrastate passenger rail service, and would not be constructed or operated as part of the interstate rail network" under 49 U.S.C. § 10501(a)(2)(A).
STB notes it denied the motion to dismiss last April, leading some observers to believe STB would assert its authority over any and all portions of the California proposal.
Besides reinforcing the oversight of the FRA, the 20-page decision also notes, "The California High-Speed Rail Authority shall comply with the amended Memorandum of Agreement developed through the Section 106 process of the National Historic Preservation Act."
"After independently reviewing the entire environmental record for the Project, including the Final EIR/EIS, the comments on the proposed Final EIR/EIS adoption, FRA's Record of Decision, and the Environmental Memorandum, we are satisfied that the Final EIR/EIS prepared by the Authority and FRA has taken the requisite 'hard look' at the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed Project as required by NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1970), the CEQ (the Obama Administration's Council on Environmental Quality) regulations implementing NEPA, and the Board's environmental rules," STB said in its full decision. "The Final EIR/EIS adequately assesses the environmental impacts discovered during the course of the environmental review, considers a reasonable range of alternatives (including a no-action alternative), and includes appropriate mitigation to avoid or minimize potential environmental effects.
"Other than OEA's (STB's Office of Environmental Analysis) two recommended conditions, which are set forth below, no mitigation beyond that already imposed by FRA has been shown to be warranted here. We also find FRA's Preferred Build Alternative to be the alternative that best satisfies the purpose and need for the proposed Project and minimizes impacts to the environment. There were no comments presented in response to OEA's notice of proposed adoption that would cause us to reach a different conclusion."
Supporters of the state's 700-mile system, seeking to link San Diego and Los Angeles in the south with twin northern terminii of San Francisco and Sacramento, the state capital, greeted the news with cautious enthusiasm. "Another obstacle out of the way," one state legislative source stated simply to Railway Age Friday, June 14.
Addressing the Sacramento Bee, CHSRA CEO Jeff Morales observed, "We can now focus on starting major work on the project this summer and providing thousands of jobs in the Central Valley."


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There's a new posse in town aimin' to improve greater Rockfish. It's backed by business leaders, led by Woodward, Inc. Chairman Tom Gendron. They've raised several million private dollars. I noticed in Sunday's story that the leaders do not include politicians.
That's probably just as well. Politicians in Winnebago County spend way too much time fighting over who gets to play in the sandbox, when we need more sandboxes to fit in more players.
This new, nonpolitical Transformation group wants to move the Rockford area from the bottom of national "bad places" lists to the top 25. The Transformers must establish a list of bold, specific and easy-to-understand goals and specific implementation plans for each one.
Then they must work like hell to put them into place quickly. We don't have a lot of time.
Setting goals and achieving them hasn't been easy in Rockfordia. We have rewarded visionary leaders by getting rid of them. One successful leader, retired Rockford Park District Director Webbs Norman, "banned" me from ever using the word "visionary" to describe him. "No, heavens no, you can't say that word here," he'd tell me.
Yes, there is crime here. There is poverty. Education needs to improve, but that's one area we really are finally working on together as a community.
Here's the immediate problem: We lost many thousands of industrial jobs that paid enough money to raise a family with a bit to spare. Those people are still here, despite the lamentations of leaders who blame Rockford's poverty on refugees from Chicago's demolished housing projects. That's a responsibility dodge.
Our poor people are primarily Rockfordians who used to have real jobs. They cannot live on the minimum wage "jobettes" created by strip mall and big-box store developers.
We have rocket scientists and other highly skilled workers here, too, and Woodward plans to have many more of them when it completes its new plant in Loves Park. So, we need to create a peaceful, pleasant environment that brings them and keeps them here.
And to begin to accomplish that, we first must stabilize the area by putting thousands of people to work at decent jobs that don't require advanced degrees. We are missing that middle tier of $12 to $16 an hour jobs that provide a step up from the retail jobettes.
One way to do that is to start thinking of the Rock River Valley as a single entity, which will shock and appall politicians who covet sales tax dollars. Instead of four, maybe more, economic development entities in Winnebago and Boone counties, we must have just one.
It must be focused, aggressive and have the ability to act quickly. There's a model for that 20 minutes south of Rockford in Rochelle, where "Team Rochelle" has been so successful at bringing new firms and thousands of new jobs to the Hub City that companies now call them, not the other way around! Those jobs employ people from at least five counties.
Let's establish a Rockfordia office in the Chicago suburbs and pay large commissions to sales agents who get Chicagoland companies to move to the Rock River Valley. I'm sure all of you have even better ideas. That's why I hope the Transformers seek to involve the people of the region in their effort.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; firstname.lastname@example.com; @chucksweeny


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A permanent substitute teacher at Stevens Cooperative School in Hoboken and Jersey City was arrested on Jan. 7 on alleged child pornography charges. Meanwhile, a popular violin teacher in Jersey City made a court appearance two weeks ago on molestation charges.
Parents on local internet newsgroups have been discussing both cases and asking how they can protect their children from predators.
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Guy West, 44, had been with the private school since 1998 and taught at both the Hoboken and Jersey City campuses, which are located at 301 Garden St. in Hoboken and 100 River Drive in Jersey City. West was charged at his home with one count of allegedly distributing child abuse images over the internet.
A complaint from the U.S. Attorney's Office said that the FBI seized digital evidence that allegedly included "material that involved prepubescent minors and material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct."
Also, according to the complaint, between 9 p.m. and 9:31 p.m. an undercover agent downloaded over 120 image files and 24 video files from West's folders, all which depicted child pornography, specifically prepubescent boys.
"The best thing that all parents can do is keep an open line of communication with their children." – Wendy Eaton
The violin instructor from 676 School of Violin and Fine Arts in Jersey City, Henry W. Granderson, who has allegedly also called himself Muhammad Bilal, made a recent court appearance on charges he allegedly engaged in a two-year long assault of an 8-year-old female pupil.
When a news story was published about the appearance, it prompted another alleged molestation victim to come forward, whose story is being investigated. Hudson County Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Debra Simon said Wednesday that a 10-year-old female student of Granderson's came forward regarding a one-time incident against the teacher.
Granderson has a prior child abuse conviction from 1999, which was public knowledge, Simon said.
Screening or not
According to Director of Communications for Stevens Cooperative School Wendy Eaton, West worked a normal daily schedule and was in the classroom almost every day.
"Mr. West was used where he was needed, in the office, in classrooms when extra teacher help was needed and substituting for absent teachers," said Eaton. "Many of our families felt warmly about him. There were never any reports from parents that he had acted inappropriately with students."
When asked what type of screening process the schools use to check teachers' backgrounds, Eaton said that although it is not required by law for independent or private schools to conduct criminal history background checks on employees, Stevens Cooperative School chooses to have the New Jersey Department of Education's Criminal History Review Unit conduct them anyway. This, according to Eaton, is in addition to interviews with a variety of administrators and faculty. Applicants are also required to provide an array of references that are thoroughly checked.
West apparently had no prior record.
"According to what we heard from the FBI on Monday, there is no way to tell who would be involved in these kinds of activities, or screen for these attributes," Eaton said in an email. The school had an open meeting with parents and the FBI that day.
What can parents do?
So what can parents do to protect their children?
Eaton said Thursday by email, "According to our school counselor as well as representatives from the FBI, the best thing that all parents can do is keep an open line of communication with their children in regards to all aspects of safety (personal, physical, school, technology). These conversations should take place frequently and parents should ask their children to tell them if anyone, in any setting, makes them feel uncomfortable."
According to sources, West faces 20 years in prison if convicted.
"The FBI shared with us that Mr. West is still being held without bond, and that they are continuing the investigation," Eaton added.
School officials have said there is no evidence that West was involved in any improprieties involving students at the school.
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The saga of my Micro E-Mag just took a turn for the worse. On 7-23 I sent it back to PTP because it would not fire in E mode (solenoid clicks, doesn't release the sear) I finally got it back today (8-13). Shot first hopper of paint through it, all is OK, second hopper, chop a couple balls (PMI Premiun's) and it begins to NOT FIRE in E mode (same problem, different day). I can't express to you all how upset I am. I really wan't this gun to work, but now I'm left with having to send it back to PTP, and they obviously don't know how to fix it! I will give them an earful in the morning!
Russ, in posession of $1,124 worth of beautifully annodized JUNK!


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ROCHELLE — For the third time in Adam Winters' four-year varsity soccer career at Freeport, he's helped his Pretzel team advance to sectionals.
This time, however, he's expecting a different outcome once he gets there.
"After the way we've played in these regionals, we definitely expect to keep this thing going this time," Winters said after blasting in two goals during Freeport's 5-0 win over Sterling in Friday's Rochelle Regional final. "When we got out here tonight, we were all business. And then we took care of business. We've just got to bring the same intensity to the sectionals next week."
Goalie Marcus Fitzpatrick has yet to be scored upon in the postseason for Freeport (8-13-1), pitching a pair of shutouts to help spark the Class 2A playoff run. The Pretzels had lost their last three regular-season games, but dispatched Rochelle 2-0 in the regional opener, and then owned Sterling on Friday.
"It was 5-0, and we all had to work for this one, but this was our kind of game," Fitzpatrick said. "We got up by four, and when they got the wind in the second half, I knew they were going to come after me. We just held our ground. Our defense was excellent."
Logan Kuntz and Winters scored similar breakaway goals in the game's first five minutes, and Conor Greene added one before Winters' second goal of the day made it 4-0 with less than a minute to go in the first half. Tom Greene capped it off with his first tally of the season, a hard shot with English that went in with 25:03 left in the game.
"We had a great feel coming out of that last game," Freeport coach Nick Namio said. "And we sure kept it going tonight."
The Pretzels earned their third regional title in the past four years, and will move on to the Burlington-Central Sectional. But each time they've made it this far, at least with Winters on the field, they lost in the next round.
"This pretty much proves that we've come together as a team," said Winters, who leads the team with 14 goals. "And now we've got to prove it some more. We're not done."
They will take on the Burlington Central-Maple Park Kaneland winner from the Sycamore Regional at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Jay Taft: 815-987-1384; email@example.com; @jaytaft


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I've been shopping around for tanks recently and have not gotten far. most of the sites ive looked at dont have output specs and the ones ive seen that do are lower pressure then I want.
this is the first x-valve I've owned and 860psi set output has served me well on my mags but now that I have the x-valve it randomly chuffs like the lvl 10 is hitting a ball even if nothing is in the chamber. its getting frustrating on the field when my gun chuffs and the next shot sends out 2 balls
so i've heard around 1100-1200 is where I want to be at on tank output. is this accurate? and which tanks will give me what I need?


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"Miracle on Center Street" is this year's theme. Entry forms available at Chamber offices, in Friday's Taft Midway
The deadline is fast approaching for the annual Taft District Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade.
This year's theme is "Miracle on Center Street."
The parade will be held on Dec, 3 at 6 p.m.
The deadline for entries is Nov. 26.
Entry forms are available at the chamber offices, 400 Kern St, and a form is in Friday's Taft Midway Driller.
The chamber is recommending donation of $10 per entry with all money raised going to fund a fireworks show for the Fourth of July 2013.
For more information, contact the chamber at 661-765-2165.


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BOSTON — Participants running the 118th Boston Marathon raised $38.4 million for charity, nearly double the record $20 million raised in 2013.
In this year's race on April 21, with an expanded field size of 36,000 registered runners, more than 300 organizations received donations in support of their missions. Most of the fundraising runners gained entry through the Boston Athletic Association's Official Charity Program and John Hancock's Marathon Non-Profit Program.
In addition, many qualified runners, along with deferred runners who did not finish the 2013 Marathon, contributed by raising money for charity. The B.A.A. also gave money to the One Fund Boston, the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation, local hospitals, and many other organizations and individuals who were touched by the bombing at last year's race.
Included among the charitable organizations benefiting from the B.A.A.'s Official Charity Program in 2014 is the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which marked its 25th year of fundraising with the B.A.A. for the Boston Marathon.
In the 2014 race, funds raised by John Hancock-sponsored runners amounted to slightly over $10 million, a 27 percent increase over the $7.9 million total raised in 2013.
Among the 125 non-profit organizations participating in the Hancock program were Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston Medical Center, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Hoyt Foundation Inc., Horizons for Homeless Children, and Bottom Line.


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I really don't know what needs we have. Some might develop as the off season gets under way and we trade or release or don't resign players. But right now there are no huge needs. I'll trust whoever this FO picks. However I'd love to get either Hopkins from Clemson or Allen from Cal to supplement the receiver corps. I'm undecided on which one I want more but with the depth of this year's WR class there should be a decent chance one of them if not both are available at #32 for us.
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The Larose Lift Bridge will open Friday after months of construction delays, state transportation officials say.
The Larose Lift Bridge will open Friday after months of construction delays, state transportation officials say.
A ceremony at the new, six-lane bridge, attended by state and local officials, will mark the opening at 3 p.m. Friday.
The bridge is being opened permanently and will provide a more efficient route for oil-and-gas industry trucks heading to and from Port Fourchon, said Henri Boulet, director of the La. 1 Coalition, which advocates for improvements to the highway.
Work began on the $30 million project in July 2010. It is being paid for through federal stimulus money.
The bridge's opening has been delayed multiple times due to required technical adjustments to ensure the bridge's lifting mechanisms functioned properly.
The bridge, built by Baton Rouge-based James Construction, will connect La. 308 and La. 1 to La. 3235 through West 15th Street.
The bridge is meant to replace the aging pontoon bridge a quarter mile up Bayou Lafourche from the new span.
Chett Chiasson, executive director for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, said the 800-1,000 trucks that move goods to and from Port Fourchon each day will benefit.
"We will be able to sort of get out of the way of La. 1 and La. 308 corridors where all the residents live and get those goods to the port easily," Chiasson said.
James Construction has been acquiring $5,000 fines for each calendar day the Larose bridge and Prospect Street Bridge in Houma were not completed unless the delays are deemed reasonable according to the contract's terms.
The Prospect Street Bridge opened temporarily last week after seeing similar delays. The bridge will only be open while the department waits six to seven weeks to receive mechanical and electrical components needed to complete the project.
Once the new parts come in, the Prospect Bridge is expected to close to traffic again for about a week while the parts are installed and tested, said Chris Rogers, Department of Transportation and Development project engineer.
The work will include replacing plugging switches on the upper machinery platforms, which act to reverse the main drive motors when the bridge deck is lowered into place, Rogers said. This is a secondary braking system that helps lower the deck gently.
Rogers said he's optimistic the wait during the parts installation won't exceed a week, but he will have a better estimate as the date gets closer.


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- Apr 15:
- Ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken sentenced to 90 days jail, 10 years probation
- Feb 11:
- Ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken takes plea deal in attempted-murder case
- Nov 26:
- Judge: Statements by ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken allowed at attempted-murder trial
- Aug 23:
- Ex-Boulder cop charged with attempted murder opposes his assailant's early release
- Aug 16:
- Christian McCracken, charged with attempted murder, resigns from Boulder Police Department
- Jun 28:
- Attempted murder case against Boulder cop will go to trial
- May 29:
- Boulder cop Christian McCracken, charged with attempted murder, working on plea deal
- May 11:
- Boulder cop Christian McCracken charged with attempted murder in stalking case
- May 10:
- Christian McCracken, Boulder cop facing attempted-murder charge, re-arrested on drug counts
- May 3:
- Treven Hunter sentenced to 2 years for assault on Boulder cop now facing charges
- May 1:
- Police: Boulder cop Christian McCracken threatened to kill ex-girlfriend, 2nd dispatcher, self
- Aug 10:
- Boulder police: Man assaulted cop after refusing to pay $3 bar tab
A Boulder judge today denied a motion from Treven Hunter for a reduced sentence after the judge found out Hunter -- who pleaded guilty to assaulting ex-Boulder police Officer Christian McCracken in 2011 -- would not be able to return to the University of Colorado in the fall as he originally believed.
McCracken was charged with attempted first-degree murder earlier this year after police said he threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend while he was on disability leave from the Boulder Police Department.
Hunter, 24, had been sentenced to 2 years and one day in jail for third-degree assault on an officer in May by Judge Thomas Mulvahill. While that is typically the minimum for that charge, Hunter's plea deal allowed his attorney, Nancy Salomone, to file a motion to reduce his sentence within 120 days of the sentencing.
In the motion, Salomone said Hunter should be granted a school and work release to finish his degree at CU and work at the University Memorial Center's Connection, which submitted a letter saying it would re-hire him should he be released.
But Salomone said that since the motion was filed, CU's Office of Student Conduct suspended Hunter for the fall term, which would also prevent him from working at the Connection. Without those options, Mulvahill said he had no reason to release Hunter.
"The justification that I had considered in determining whether or not to grant you school release has evaporated again as a direct result of your conduct," Mulvahill said.
McCracken -- who sustained a serious brain injury as a result of the incident -- previously said in an interview with the Daily Camera that he opposed a sentence reduction for Hunter. McCracken -- who is staying in Alabama while out on bond -- is facing charges of attempted murder and stalking and is not allowed to be in the state of Colorado unless he is in custody, so Mulvahill allowed McCracken to listen to the court proceedings over the phone.
McCracken also was able to submit a letter to Mulvahill opposing the sentence reduction, but said he was having trouble keeping his composure and did not make any further statements at the hearing.
The assault case originated on Aug. 5, 2011, when the manager of The Sink, 1165 13th St., called police to report that Hunter would not leave the bar after refusing to pay his tab.
When McCracken approached Hunter on the street, witnesses told police, Hunter -- who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol -- immediately became aggressive. When McCracken tried to handcuff him, Hunter attempted to flee, and in the struggle McCracken's head hit a metal gate.
Hunter, who appeared in custody, said he has decided to permanently give up drinking, but said it was hard to keep positive and make changes while in the Boulder County Jail.
"Alcohol for me will lead to poor decision making that can result in negative consequences for myself and others," Hunter told Mulvahill. "But it's hard to keep a positive attitude and make changes while you are surrounded by life-long criminals."
Salomone said Hunter was a model prisoner, and if released he would try to find another job and possibly attend school elsewhere. But Deputy District Attorney Karen Peters maintained Hunter needed to remain in jail.
"It was his choice to drink alcohol that day," she said. "The reality is nothing has changed since the original sentencing."
Mulvahill agreed, saying the original sentence was the minimum and Hunter had been on probation at the time of the incident for DWAI.
"I found this sentence that day to be a reasonable sentence, and I continue to find that today," Mulvahill said.
With McCracken on the phone, Hunter did get the chance to "finally apologize" to McCracken during the hearing.
"I hope that some day he can find it in him to forgive me," Hunter said.
McCracken did not respond other than to thank Mulvahill for letting him listen to the hearing.