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EBT crusader to bring fight to State HouseBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
January 11. 2014 6:22PM
With signatures from hundreds of like-minded Granite Staters, Jackie Whiton is taking her fight against what she sees as misuse of taxpayer dollars by welfare recipients to Concord on Tuesday.
That's when a House committee will take up a measure to bar people who get cash assistance from the state from using that money to buy cigarettes or alcohol.
Whiton was fired on May 31, 2012, by a Peterborough convenience store after she refused to sell cigarettes to a man using an EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card.
The incident made the 67-year-old Antrim grandmother an overnight media sensation and a reluctant spokeswoman for reform.
"I got calls from all four corners of the United States," Whiton said.
"What I brought out, a lot of people weren't aware of, and once they were made aware of it, they got upset."
She's a smoker herself, but she said, "I pay for my own. I don't feel the taxpayers' money should be spent like this."
Since she was fired, Whiton has collected more than 1,300 signatures on a petition, she said. A meatcutter at a local market collected signatures, and a woman from Colebrook who uses an EBT card for food stamps - a different program from cash assistance - called to ask for a copy of the petition. "She got 200 signatures."
House Bill 1213 would bar use of EBT cards - or cash obtained with the cards - to buy alcoholic beverages or tobacco products.
Rep. Frank Sapareto, R-Derry, said he's gotten about 50 calls from constituents thanking him for sponsoring the measure. He praised Whiton for shining a light on the issue.
"I commend that clerk for standing up for what she believed is right and standing up for what the majority of people who are paying the bills think, too," he said.
There's also a Senate bill, SB 203, that would go even further, prohibiting use of EBT cards or cash obtained with the cards for purchasing tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets, firearms or adult entertainment. It also would add businesses engaged in body piercing, branding or tattooing to the state's newly adopted list of places where the cards cannot be used.
SB 203 would limit cash withdrawals made with EBT cards to $25 per transaction and require recipients to keep receipts for purchases made with those funds and submit them to the state when they reapply for benefits.
Retailers' role
Terry Smith is director of the state Division of Family Assistance, which administers programs that give out cash assistance through EBT cards to needy families with children, seniors, refugees and the disabled. Those programs are distinct from food stamps, which are also provided through EBT cards.
According to Smith, the current caseload for cash assistance programs is around 13,000, including 3,428 families on Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), 7,709 on Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, 1,510 on Old Age Assistance and 149 on Aid to the Needy Blind.
"All of these are provided on EBT, and all of these are equally subject to the restrictions in the law," he said.
Smith said his staff will implement any new restrictions lawmakers pass. But he said there are enforcement issues with both measures that could affect every retailer in the state.
When someone uses an EBT card to buy groceries with food stamps, he pushes an "EBT" button that alerts the clerk to make sure no prohibited items are purchased. But when someone uses an EBT card to access cash benefits at a store, it's processed as a debit card, Smith said, so the clerk wouldn't know whether the person was using it to purchase banned items unless the clerk asked to see the card. And if the person pays with cash obtained from an ATM with the card, it's impossible to tell.
While some larger retailers may have the capability of blocking bar codes for certain banned items at checkout if someone uses an EBT card, that is not available everywhere, Smith said.
"We can have a statewide automatic block of a specific retailer location, but we can't do that with a specific type of purchase," he said. "There's no such thing yet as a universal bar code."
Smith said it's up to lawmakers to decide whether they want to ask retailers to look at every debit card to make sure it's not an EBT cash transaction.
As for SB 203, Smith said the $25 withdrawal could be problematic for welfare recipients who depend on cash assistance to pay rent. He estimated that to withdraw sufficient funds to pay $700 in rent, it could cost nearly $100 in ATM fees.
And he said the receipt provision would have cost and workload implications for his staff. "We're talking about 13,000 cash-case redeterminations a year, and each one of those cases would need to be bringing in a shoebox full of receipts for each of six months," he said. "Do they want us to review each receipt to look for a prohibited purchase?"
Sarah Mattson, staff attorney for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, said the proposed limit on cash withdrawals would cost clients hundreds of dollars in ATM fees each year. She said many of her clients don't have bank accounts and use their cash assistance benefits to pay their rent and child care.
Mattson said both bills put the burden of enforcement on retail clerks, who could end up confused about which products can be purchased under different programs.
She also pointed out many people who receive cash assistance benefits also have other sources of income - seniors on Old Age Assistance who also get Social Security, for instance, or TANF families who work - so there's no way for a store clerk to know whether someone paying cash is using their EBT benefits for a purchase, she said.
"What you do is cast a cloud of suspicion over anyone who comes into a store and makes a purchase with cash and appears to you to be poor," she said.
Sen. Jeanie Forrester, R-Meredith, said her bill, sb 203, is based on recommendations issued last September after a performance audit of the EBT card program by the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. She also reviewed what other states do to restrict EBT purchases and talked with local welfare administrators here.
A former town administrator in New Durham and Tuftonboro, Forrester said, "There are people who really need help, and we want to make sure that they get the help that they need.
"I think what we're trying to do is make sure that, because we're in a time when funds are scarce, that funds are used in an appropriate way."
Cash assistance, she said, is meant to help people pay for things they cannot buy with food stamps, such as paper products and diapers. "It was never meant to buy cigarettes or alcohol."
But state law did not clearly address where those cash benefits could or could not be used - until now.
Last year, in response to new federal regulations, lawmakers banned welfare recipients from using EBT cards, or cash obtained with them, at gaming establishments, liquor stores and adult entertainment venues; RSA 167:7-b also bars such places from accepting the cards or cash obtained through them. Those restrictions just took effect Jan. 1.
Unlike the Senate bill, HB 1213 has a Democratic co-sponsor, Rep. Peter Leishman of Peterborough, who said it was Whiton who inspired him.
He said it shouldn't be a partisan issue. "People in need should get help, but they shouldn't be buying cigarettes or booze with state or federal funds."
Leishman said he doesn't think enforcement would be a problem for stores, which already enforce age restrictions for alcohol or cigarette purchases. "I wouldn't see it as being terribly onerous for them to do that."
Why does Whiton think her story struck such a chord? "Because people are sick of it, that's why," she said. "There are people who have trouble heating their homes, and they're having trouble putting groceries on the table. ... I know of elderly people who can't afford to go to the doctor or their medications.
"But yet they keep handing these cards out like candy to babies."
The Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee hearing on HB 1213 is at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 205 of the Legislative Office Building.
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SPOKANE — Pacific Northwest irrigators should have a seat at the table as the U.S. nears its final recommendation on a Columbia River treaty with Canada, the manager of an Eastern Washington hydropower company says.
The Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, which make up the U.S. entity in the treaty review, recently released a draft recommendation that the United States decide by mid-2014 to proceed with renegotiating the treaty with Canada.
The treaty, designed to manage flood control and power generation on the river, expires in 2024. The nations can terminate the treaty with 10 years of advance notice.
The present power benefits of the treaty are not equitable and Canada receives substantially greater value from coordinated hydropower operations than the United States, according to the document.
Tim Culbertson, secretary-manager for the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority in Ephrata, Wash., said he was concerned that the word "irrigation" doesn't appear anywhere in the latest draft. Instead, the term "water supply" is used.
Farmers who irrigate their land within the Columbia Basin Project represent more than 680,000 acres and $1.2 billion in agricultural production, Culbertson said. They also have a pre-existing water right for another 3 million acre-feet of water to fully develop the project.
"We are pretty sure 'water supply' is the word that's the preference of the sovereign review team because there will be competitive demands for those incremental withdrawals," Culbertson said.
Culbertson said irrigators want a seat at the table to represent their interests for the water right.
"We firmly believe there was a disservice done that the sovereign review process didn't include a broader stakeholder interest," he said.
Stephen Oliver, U.S. entity coordinator for Bonneville Power Administration, said there has been ongoing dialogue with irrigators in Idaho and Eastern Washington.
The only reason "water supply" was used was to cover all the collective interests of the region, he said.
"We understand that is very much driven by irrigation needs and interests," he said.
Oliver said the treaty will not make a difference in the amount of water moving through the river system annually. The timing might shift, he said, but there aren't "massive differences" in flow regimes in different times or seasons.
Other discussions are scheduled throughout the Pacific Northwest, culminating in a meeting Oct. 16 in Portland that can be attended in person or watched via webinar.
The public comment period for the current draft statement ends Oct. 25. The U.S. entity will then work on a final draft document, which will be made public. The entity expects to make its recommendation to the U.S. Department of State by mid-December.
A U.S. interagency policy committee will then decide whether to move forward with renegotiating the treaty. If they decide to continue, they will begin the renegotiation process, said Mike Hansen, spokesman for Bonneville Power Administration.


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Monday, June 04, 2012
Lau er Khosha Bhaja -- for a lauly lunch
Around 12 years ago, a then two or maybe three year old nephew of mine, in his freshly minted knowledge of English had said
"God is Lau"
I think he meant "Love". Or maybe not.
I am never sure of such stuff.
Everytime I cook a lau--the lauki -- the bottlegourd, I think of that line and try to search for some deeper meaning.
But he also went around saying "God is GodParmesh" which I THINK does not deliver any profound message. Or maybe does.
The bottlegourd---the one we call lau is a favorite summer vegetable for the bangali. It is a beautiful shade of green that captures your senses in the baked brown heat of an Indian Summer. Top it with its cooling qualities and high water content,and you have a veggie that is brought back from the haat every other day along with two more favored summer veggies -- potol and jhinge. By the time the hottest summer is over Bengalis are only too glad to tuck away their lau recipes and look around for a fulkopi.
Everytime my Ma made a Lau, she saved away the peel, the lau er khosha, to make a quick stir fry. She did a similar thing with potato skins. No points for guessing which I liked better.
Friday on a whim I saved the lau er khosha -- the peel. It is not a regular feature. Mostly I am lazy and throw it away. This time I didn't. I did not chop it fine though as is the norm. I have little patience with such things. The kitchen Nazi husband was aghast. "Jhiri Jhiri kata hoy ni!", he bemoaned. The peels are not julienned being the essence.
I ignored and posted the pic of the bottle gourd peels which were not "jhiri-jhiri" on my FB blog page. Well it turned out 99% of Bengalis were as aghast as the kitchen Nazi husband. Most of my blog readers are very polite and so they protested only meekly. I stir fried my un-jhirijhiri peels with kalonji and dry red chili. They tasted fine enough.
The next morning the husband who was obviously itching to get the peels done right got hold of another bottlegourd. He peeled strips of the pale green peel in three-quarter of an inch width and piled them high. Then he chopped them fine along the width -- jhiri jhiri. Everyone breathed relief. I made the stir fry again. It tasted the same. I guess if the skin or peel is a tough one the fine cut is necessary else the peel might burn before it gets fully cooked. In this case the peel was soft and tender and both ways worked.
But I dare not tell a Bong that. If it is Lau er Khosha -- they want it jhiri jhiri.
Peel the skin of a bottlegourd. Chop it in julienne. There will very little peel from a single gourd, I had only 1/4 cup of it.
Wash it well. Now toss it with little salt and turmeric powder. Keep aside for 10 mins.
Heat 1 tsp Mustard Oil
Temper oil with 1/4 tsp Kalo Jeera(Kalonji) and 2 Dry Red Chili
Drain any excess water from the peels and add it to above. Now saute the peel at medium high heat. Sprinkle water as needed.
Add sugar and salt to taste. Go easy on the salt as you added some earlier. Sprinkle some poppy seeds on top and cook till the skin has softened and is cooked.The poppy seed is optional.
A variation from Reshmi Bose as suggested on Facebook: Temper with Kalo jeera, sliced garlic and one green chili
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looks delicious :)ReplyDelete
I love bottlegourd it is a pity we don't get it here, theough i have never had a dish just with peels only found out they make dishes with it after i started blogging.ReplyDeleteReplies
My mother-in-law cooks with a lot of peel actuallyDelete
Ha ha.. so he finally got the jhiri-jhiri one, huh? :)ReplyDelete
Tumi jhiri jhiri kore aloo-bhaja katte paro? Tomar kaache ota korar kono tips aache? Amar didi jokhon eshechilo tokhon aloor khosha bhaja baniye diyechilo onek baar. I just loved it... What is it about the khosha bhaja that makes it so endearing I wonder, sigh!
Sutapa :)Replies
Darao amar husband ke diye katabo , tokhon chobi tule post korar cheshta korboDelete
What a coincidence!! I cooked Lau er khosha-alur khosha bhaja yesterday :) after cooking Lau Chingri. Was almost like a treat after long time.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes it is indeed a treat to eat such stuff these daysDelete
Godparmesh. And that too from a 2 year old? I laughed so much. You are so funny Sandeepa! Now whenever I chop a Lau I will laugh. Thanks.....ReplyDeleteReplies
It is funny indeed :-DDelete
This is one of my favorite recipe.ReplyDelete
I blog @ Manidipa's Kitchen
Didn't know the peel can be useful, i ve seen chutney but stir fry not bad. He sounds a great foodie too :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, I have seen chutneys with peel in South Indian blogs. Want to try that tooDelete
"Meri jhiri jhiri si ..." - would make a nice song, wouldn't it?ReplyDelete
I love the jhiri jhiri-knife photo. And the God is Lau cracked me up.
I made a peel curry twice. Once was a big success, second time not. Then I stopped because I thought all the pesticides would be concentrated in the peel.Replies
ROFL ! I am now going to hum that all the time :-DDelete
@sra: immediately started humming "meri jhiri jhiri si"...such was the impact!ReplyDelete
@sandeepa: oi tuku "jhirijhiri" khosa o bhajar porr aro kome jaye!! hmm...this same thing with alu-r khosa also tastes heavenly!Replies
thik bolecho oitukuni hoy bole ami ar kori na.Delete
mom would occasionally make lau'er khosha bhaaja when I was growing up. Never touched it then. But then who knows. I recently had lau shaak after allReplyDeleteReplies
After 30 you tend to fall for such stuff and around 40 you pine for themDelete
Very innovative and resourceful i must say! Never heard of something like this! Looking forward to try it out.ReplyDeleteReplies
it is amazing how some of the traditional recipes use a lot of stuff that we would otherwise throw awayDelete
Jhiri- jhiri ta to darun. This one is a keeper :) tomar khosa bhaja ta (both versions) banabo, anek din khai na. Never tried the potato khosa though.ReplyDeleteReplies
Alu Khosha is really good and you don't have to cut fine eitherDelete
My mother has taught me another variety.. where instead of tempering with garlic... we temper it with normal jeera, and add paste of two plump garlic cloves while frying... it has a lovely aroma & adds a nice punch to the khosha-bhaja..ReplyDeleteReplies
I have never added garlic in bhaja...sounds a nice variationsDelete
I stir fried with onion and alu.... Came out pretty well.ReplyDeleteReplies
That is a good idea, by itself, it amounts to very littleDelete
Thanks for the lau er khosha bhaja for lauly lunch recipe.
I'll create one for sure, my kids are gonna like it :)
If you don't mind, can you submit your lau er khosha bhaja for lauly lunch photo in http://www.foodporn.net ?
It's a food photography site full of all DIY food pictures from members around the world. Or perhaps you'd like to submit by yourself? Let me know when you did, so I can share it.Replies
Will check your site outDelete
Many Indians, with their delightful regional accents, insist all their adult life that God is Lau, to rhyme with stau/stove. Here is an absolutely true story, that happened to a Bangali lady who worked for the Indian consulate in NYC for 23 years. Her colleague would declare with great pride, and often, ".....di [her common form of address at that office], my wife is a 'mess'." At least, that is what our esteemed .....di seemed to hear! Years passed, and one day, the gentleman brought his wife to an office function and, with a beaming face introduced her to everyone, including our didi: "Here is my wife, the ness" Ah, now it became slightly clearer, the "mess" was actually a "ness", an RN! That's where God incarnates as Lau, in His Own Country!!ReplyDeleteReplies
This was hilarious :) "mess" indeedDelete
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Wonderfully published and the story too...One of my favourites bong food is Lau chokla..loved the way you did it..ReplyDelete
আমাদের বাড়িতে এটাকে 'লাউ ছেচকি' বলে।শুধু ১ ছিটে কালো জিরে আর ২ ফোটা কাঁচা লঙ্কা!ReplyDelete
Nice recipes on your blog :) there is also a just like Lau er Khosha Bhaja which is called Sponge Gourd (Nenua) you can check it http://www.vegetarianrasoi.me/2014/03/nenua-sponge-gourd-ki-sabzi-recipe.htmlReplyDelete


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Freshman Jordan Tucker hit .600 with 10 kills in her collegiate debut as the Duke volleyball team swept reigning Northeast Conference champion LIU Brooklyn 3-0 Friday morning in the first match of the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational.
Tucker, a 6-0 middle blocker from Prairie Village, Kan., was one of a trio of Blue Devils in double digit kills, joining teammates Emily Sklar (13 kills) and Jeme Obeime (12 kills). Overall, the Blue Devils hit .327 as a team while the defense was stellar in the season opener, limiting the Blackbirds to .045 hitting.
"Jordan was very smart out there," said head coach Jolene Nagel. " She also took advantage of broken-play opportunities to be able to score. Overall, it was a lot of fun to be one of the first matches played in the country this morning at 10 a.m. We weren't flawless by any means, but at the same time we did a lot of really good things."
A back-and-forth affair in the early going, Duke eventually pulled ahead and took the first set 25-20. Trailing 19-18, Tucker registered the match-tying kill to spark a 5-0 Duke run. The Blue Devils' defense, bolstered by four team blocks, limited the Blackbirds to .000 hitting while sophomore Elizabeth Campbell (9 kills, 5 digs) and Tucker led the way with four kills each.
"We knew we had to make [LIU Brooklyn] handle the ball," Nagel said, "so we eliminated our errors and did not give them points. That was exciting to see because when we really needed to string points together, we were able to."
Duke knocked down 17 kills to six for LIU Brooklyn in the second set, but five Blackbird service aces kept it close. LIU Brooklyn led by as many as seven before a 13-6 Duke run knotted the score at 21-21. A Blackbird service error and block from Tucker and Campbell ultimately sealed the set for the Blue Devils, giving Duke a 2-0 lead overall.
"We really had to focus on one point at a time to get back in that set," added Nagel. "Our team did a great job in that situation to just play one point at a time. It was great to see us pull that out because we were down quite a bit."
A 5-1 rally early in the third set gave Duke a 14-6 advantage and the Blue Devils never looked back, taking the final stanza 25-18. Sophomore setter Maggie Deichmeister, who finished with 37 assists on the day, dished out 13 assists in set three, helping Duke hit .433 as a team. Sklar added five kills and an ace, while Obeime totaled four kills and two blocks to lead the Blue Devils.
Duke returns to action later today, facing New Orleans at 5:30 p.m. from the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
- Senior libero Ali McCurdy recorded 11 digs in this morning's contest. The Tampa, Fla., native now has 1,956 digs for her career and is 245 shy of breaking the school record.
- Senior middle blocker Chelsea Cook was in on a team-high four of Duke's 12 blocks while also adding four kills and a pair of aces. Cook led the team with 140 blocks during the 2012 campaign.
- Duke assistant coach Cristina Pintilie graduated from LIU Brooklyn in 2005. Pintilie played three years as a middle blocker at LIU Brooklyn, leading the Blackbirds to the 2004 NEC Championship while earning first team all-conference honors.


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BOULDER -- A 35-year-old man accused of fleeing police and causing a wreck that killed a 21-year-old Longmont man in March pleaded guilty to several charges on Wednesday in a deal that spares him a first-degree murder trial.
Pablo Bustillos pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, vehicular eluding causing death, and two counts of vehicular assault. Under the deal, the first-degree murder charge was dismissed and he faces a prison term between 24 and 40 years, which will be determined at a sentencing hearing set for Aug. 26.
According to police, at about 10 p.m. March 6, a Longmont officer attempted to stop Bustillos' Nissan Altima on suspicion of failing to remain in a designated lane on Collyer Street near 10th Avenue, but the car sped north on Collyer to 19th Avenue. Bustillos turned back through the neighborhood and ended up traveling west on 17th Avenue, police said.
The officer who initially tried to stop the Altima did not give chase, according to police, but the car continued to flee at high speeds as other officers tried to keep track of him. According to a police report, Bustillos' car entered the intersection at 17th Avenue and Main Street, running a red light, and struck 21-year-old Dale Johnson's white Grand Prix traveling north on Main. Johnson was killed. Two passengers in Bustillos' car were injured.
First-degree murder is rarely charged in fatal car wrecks, but the nature of the driving does give prosecutors the option to charge the more serious crime in cases where "extreme indifference" to others is found.
A small memorial for Johnson remains maintained at the northwest corner of 17th Avenue and Main Street on top of a retaining wall that was initially damaged in the wreck.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or at email@example.com.


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Amtrak requests $336 million in emergency fundsWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman told a U.S. Senate committee the New York region needs to strengthen rail capacity and resiliency in order to create "a better ability to resist damage, recover from an event and return the rail system to service" following major disasters.
To address these needs and to compensate Amtrak for increased costs and revenue lost during Hurricane Sandy, Amtrak is requesting $336 million in emergency federal funding. Of this amount, $276 million would be for measures that provide enhanced protection and improved recovery capability of Penn Station New York and its tunnels against flooding or emergency disruptions and to begin design and construction of elements of the capacity increasing Gateway Program. The additional $60 million would be to cover estimated operating losses incurred as a result of the storm.
Boardman said the hurricane exposed "the fragility of century-old structures and the challenges that come when we're confronted with weather and conditions the designers never anticipated."
He highlighted three projects that illustrate how key investments can buy both capacity and resilience in the Northeast Corridor rail network.
First, design a high density signaling system to provide greater operational flexibility in the four East River Tunnels used by Amtrak and Long Island Railroad. Two of these four tunnels flooded, received extensive damage and while re-opened, have not yet returned to full service. If high density signaling was installed, the two undamaged tunnels could handle a heavier traffic load and provide higher service levels. The two North River Tunnels used by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit have high density signaling system in place.
Second, a major electrical substation at Kearny, N.J., that supplies power to the North
River Tunnels and Penn Station New York needs to be rebuilt atop a platform that will be above the high water line and large enough so that more electrical capacity can be added at some point in the future to support plans for additional track capacity and more passenger trains into and out of New York. This substation was completely flooded during the storm, its outage hampered service recovery and has been restored to full service.
And third, in order to provide permanent and substantial new levels of flood prevention, redundancy and capacity, Amtrak would advance design and early construction elements of the Gateway Program, including for two new Hudson River tunnels between New York and New Jersey. The two existing tunnels flooded during the hurricane and vividly demonstrated the need for more tunnel capacity that could have aided in service recovery.
"We need a system that's robust enough to support our operational needs not just on good days, but every day," Boardman explained.


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Police departments in San Joaquin County are receiving more than a half-million dollars in state funding as part of a decision this week by the California Board of State And Community Corrections.
Police departments in San Joaquin County are receiving more than a half-million dollars in state funding as part of a decision this week by the California Board of State And Community Corrections.
The board voted Thursday to distribute $24 million in grants based on a formula developed by the California Police Chiefs Association.
Although distribution of $20 million using the same formula had been approved in November, a new vote was necessary because Gov. Jerry Brown recently increased the amount allocated to $24 million.
The formula divides the money among California's counties based on a number of factors, including local budget cuts, crime trends, and the ability of the local agencies to make effective use of the money.
The plan then calls for the local police departments within each county to make a "collective decision" on how to distribute the money to the police departments there.
San Joaquin County will receive $534,869 this year. Calaveras County will receive $22,286.
Stockton police spokesman Officer Joe Silva said the San Joaquin County money is being used to fund an interagency task force that checks up on offenders who are being supervised by San Joaquin County rather than the state under the terms of the criminal justice realignment that went into effect in 2011.
The task force includes a sergeant from the Stockton Police Department and officers from the Manteca, Lodi and Tracy police departments.
"They are already out in the neighborhoods contacting these AB109 parolees," Silva said of the task force. AB109 refers to the law that created California's criminal justice realignment.
The realignment has the effect of shifting some offenders who would formerly have been in prison to county jails, and some post-release offenders who would have been under state parole supervision to county probation supervision.


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Dear Editor:
In the hall of unsung heroes surrounding Hurricane Sandy, I would like to draw attention to the men and women of The North Hudson Sewerage Authority. As the Authority Chairman, I may not be an entirely objective voice, but the facts speak for themselves. The Authority accomplished its goals: to keep the sewerage treatment plants and pump stations operational in the face of the storm. Achieving those objectives minimized health and environmental hazards and freed the streets of water 48 hours faster than would have otherwise been the case.
We are very proud of what our men and women accomplished in the teeth of this incredible storm. They were prepared, organized, and very brave throughout the whole ordeal. Expert planning and heroic execution during the storm itself (both facts later recognized by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection) kept one treatment plant fully functional throughout the hurricane, protected all our pump stations, and brought back into primary operation the Hoboken treatment plant just 24 hours after it was submerged and cut off from the rest of City by storm surge.
The Authority and its Operator, CH2MHill/OMI, mobilized its entire staff of 42, plus10 CH2MHill workers from as far away as Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, and South Carolina, and an additional 20 subcontractors. Because this large contingent of trained workers were on site 24/7 during the entire week, the system was able to take the hard punches from Sandy and get back up and running in record time.
The Hoboken treatment plant was engulfed in 10 feet of storm surge which raced down 16th Street on Monday night in a torrent of waves and white caps. Much of its equipment flooded, the plant was inoperable on the first night of the storm. But emergency generators and quick work by the staff to dry out pumps and equipment had the plant at primary treatment within 24 hours. For the entire week, crews worked around the clock to make repairs, with additional personnel and resources such as pumps, generators, vehicles and other supplies being brought in from CH2M HILL locations across the country.
The Authority's decision to sandbag and shut down pump stations in danger of being engulfed in storm surge allowed workers to save the pumps and then turn them back on at critical junctures during the storm and its aftermath. While the devastation in Hoboken and parts of Weehawken was in many ways unfathomable, it would have been much worse had the wet weather pump stations not worked continuously throughout the storm and immediately afterwards. The pumps on Observer Highway in Hoboken and 18th Street in Weehawken dried out the streets in Southwest Hoboken and the Shades in Weehawken fast and effectively.
This tremendous recovery is a testament to our dedicated staff who worked tirelessly despite the fact that many of their own homes suffered damage and were without power, water and other essentials. The Authority and its commissioners are very proud of their effort.
Dr. Richard J. Wolff
North Hudson Sewerage Authority


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The West Fertilizer Company plant explosion in West, Texas, is an international news story without many details having been provided by law enforcement, fire investigators or emergency services directors.
The number of deaths has not been confirmed but has fluctuated from around a dozen to 70 in the news media, which is scrambling to grab readers with sensational headlines and be the first with the "latest news."
What is known is that the initial fire call from the fertilizer plant occurred at 7:29 p.m. Wednesday night, and 24 minutes later as firefighters, police and paramedics were at the site and evacuating nearby residents the devastating explosion that measured an equivalent of a 2.1 magnitude earthquake shook the small town.
The cause of the fire and explosion is completely unknown at this time.
As for what fertilizer has been produced at the site and the volume of various chemicals on the site, nothing concrete has been released to the media; therefore, there is all kinds of speculation about the volume and type of fertilizer ingredients on the site. Initial reports were about large volumes of anhydrous ammonia. Ammonium nitrate has been mentioned by consumer media comparing the blast to the Oklahoma City bombing.
Everything is speculation because as of 10 a.m. Thursday morning there still had not been a West Fertilizer official stepping forward to answer media questions, and the government investigators weren't in a situation to provide details. The search for bodies was still in progress and the whereabouts of everyone in the community was still being accounted for.
It was interesting to see the media putting together side stories of blame without any basis for the explosion. Reporters dug back into the regulatory reports to find the most recent violation write-up was for a 10-minute release of anhydrous ammonia occurring in 2006. Then there are the reports and speculation about the lack of inspection of the facilities by understaffed state and federal regulators. Additionally, there are some media writing blame articles about the company not being forthright in filing reports on the fire and explosion potential at the site.
Of course everyone in the agricultural industry is upset that products related to crop production have resulted in the loss of life. The Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute staffs noted their sadness and said their thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this incident.
SOURCE: Rich Keller, Ag Professional


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Monday, October 27, 2008
Kyle Petty Responds To Daly Planet Column
Politics during this time of the year are apparently not limited to the Presidential race. This weekend, Kyle Petty appeared on national TV with a black band across the car number on his baseball hat.
His appearance on Tradin' Paint came only hours after David Zucker, the new CEO of Petty Enterprises, was quoted as saying Kyle was not in the company's plans for 2009.
To cover the potential fall-out, Zucker suggested that Petty could be running a limited schedule if a sponsor is found. News reports have Kyle doing everything from running with another team to retiring.
On the TV show, it was Bob Pockrass who was the media guest. Neither show host John Roberts or Pockrass asked Petty about his hat or its meaning during the thirty minutes. It was later that Pockrass filed an article for scenedaily.com about the topic. Click here to read the story.
Petty was very forceful on Tradin' Paint when the subject of the Boston Ventures purchase and other mergers arose. Click here to read The Daly Planet column on the subject. Basically, Petty said that nothing had come from all the over-hyped mergers in the NASCAR industry. It was clearly a hot button.
Chad McCumbee was in the #45 Petty Dodge in Atlanta. He finished 36th and was 6 laps down on the field. It was his first Atlanta Sprint Cup Series start.
Currently, Kyle is scheduled to be in a Petty car during the Sprint Cup Series race in Phoenix, AZ. It may be his final time in a Petty Enterprises ride. Regardless of the reality, Petty credits his son Austin with the black band suggestion.
Austin wanted his father to "close the personal door" that was still open between the #45 ride and Kyle's late son Adam, who lost his life back in May of 2000.
After all the history involving the Petty family over the last several decades, I think a black band through a car number on national television winds-up closing a lot more than just that.
Perhaps, once the Phoenix race is over, we may hear some more from Petty on the reality of what has been happening behind the scenes. Thanks to Bob Pockrass for the article and to David Griffin of NASCAR Scene for the photo.
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35 comments:
- Geeze said...
Glad that's cleared up JD. I feel bad for Kyle, but I guess he had to get out of the someday. They are a wonderful family who so much for people.
- October 27, 2008 at 11:09 AM
- red said...
we can each choose to believe or disbelieve kyle petty's explanation, concerning his recent "45 cap with black tape" moment. we can accept that it was a "closing of the door" over his son's death or a gesture of defiance aimed at boston ventures. we can opt for a parent finally, painfully, reluctantly coming to terms with the loss at the suggestion of his surviving son. or we can point out the decline of a proud company and namesake in our sport and a changing of the guard that will bring money, but little heart, into petty enterprises.
i, for one, choose to see the human face behind the story, the still-grieving parent, the son of an icon struggling with making his mark on his father's and grandfather's sport. i opt for the man who has given so much to our sport and to our society, who has worked to take such a personal tragedy and create from it places of hope and courage and strength and honor.
i choose to believe him.
- October 27, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Geeze said...
Nicely put Red. I choose to believe him also.
- October 27, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sounds to me as if soemone's doing some pretty serious backpedalling.
I guess it doesn't pay to burn bridges in an industry as small as this one.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think he is backpeddeling. Why won't he?
It doesn't make sense to bite the hand that feeds you. I like Richard and know that it was his decision to go with BV. Kyle gave a real slap at his dad for making such a decision.
I don't think there is such need for disrespect to the man that gave you everything. Shame on you, Kyle.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- majorshouse said...
I personally believe Kyle as well. What a great tribute to Adam and let's face it, he has done more to promote the community than many of the other drivers out there and let's face it, Petty has not been a major player competitively for quite some time and i just do not see where this merger is going to help them too. I really wish them luck but like Kyle said that most mergers just don't benefit anyone except for the person with all of the money and I am afraid that is what has happened here.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
I also believe Kyle. It still breaks my heart.
I hate to see any discord between them as a family and what was and wasn't "right" to do at the time.
I remember on that 24/7 show they did Petty and there was a very uncomfortable moment for me with Kyle and the King. They had a disagreement about how to handle a situation and I just cringed during that whole exchange. While I know it happens I hated witnessing it :(
- October 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- Sophia said...
well put red..i choose to believe him
no matter what the details and changes are, it's sad imo.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
I also believe Kyle. It still breaks my heart.
Given his demonstrated temper, I just don't find the later explanation credible.
He did something on TV he shouldn't have; he's just VERY lucky they didn't ask him to discuss it on the show, or he'd really be in trouble.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:56 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I still can't get that press conference out of my mind. Kyle was trying to be the PR guy and the host while The King was seated at the far side and did not say a thing.
- October 27, 2008 at 1:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Since I'm such a fan of the King, I'm glad it did not happen, but reporters are not supposed to be fans.
Why wasn't Kyle asked about the black band at that moment. He was obviouly trying to make a statement. If it was about his son, Kyle would not have waited to be asked. When has he ever been reluctant to talk about him?
Kyle has not been shy about making references before about the way the King has run Petty Ent. Kyle is so much older than Jr, and yet Jr just walked away when he did not like the way his dad's team was being run.
Jr made some comments and then the media and the fans really went after his step-mom. Jr defended her and told people to stop.
Kyle, please watch "Changing Gears" and see that you can make your own way. Jr built a team from scratch.
If you don't like what the King and BV are doing, just be gracisous and walk away. Don't diss the King and his partners. Jr made it very plain that he wanted DEI to do well, he just could not work there any more. Class act.
- October 27, 2008 at 1:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
Since I'm such a fan of the King, I'm glad it did not happen, but reporters are not supposed to be fans.
Too often, sports fans choose "reporting" as a career (usually in college) so they can be paid to follow their favorite sports.
In many newsrooms, the sports staff doesn't like to cover stories they believe are "negative" or ask the hard questions of their heroes--they tell the news staff to cover the story when it isn't fun anymore.
- October 27, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- majorshouse said...
I just think that the King let things go too long like they had been done in the day when he was on top fo the world and the racing business model has changed so much since then. Single or double car teams are in the minority sadly now, but the fact of the matter is that they just did not keep up with the times and that has hurt them and sadly may never catch up to the teams of today that have all of the money and technology. Sadly they are a third tier team and running a Dodge doesn't help them any too. When was the last time that we saw a Dodge really challenge for a driver's or a manufactuerer's title?
- October 27, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I've been a Petty fan so long that I remember Richard from the days of the Hemi and before he started wearing sunglasses all the time. I choose to believe Kyle - especially since I believe he is sometimes honest to a fault. I cannot believe Kyle would use Austin to "cover-up" his on air appearance with the black band if he did mean it as a slap at BV, which I did not take from anything Kyle said on TP.
Nevertheless, I fault both John Roberts and Bob P. for not making some mention of the black band - unless off camera Kyle had said it was too emotional a subject for him to discuss on camera. Was Bob P. saving the matter for his Scene Daily story? At the very least, at the very end of the show John R. should have made a statement of the meaning of Kyle's cap.
In Pockrass' article I believe he states that Kyle was not meaning to criticize BV, only to state the fact that BV's involvement had not produced any improvement at Petty Enterprises yet, but it has only been 4 months. It seems to me that Kyle was only being completely honest, not necessarily critical.
Without BV's investment it is possible that PE might now be very close to having to close its doors, unless they are very close to closing a deal for sponsorship of the 43. Richard may come across as a "good ole boy," but he did not fall off a turnip truck last night and I am certain he had very highly qualified advisors helping him with the BV deal.
One comment that Kyle made that has received no attention is that BV might be an acquirer of another race team. PE did not fall behind overnight and it won't be returned to prominence overnight either - but now it should have a better chance with access to a deeper pocket.
- October 27, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
unless off camera Kyle had said it was too emotional a subject for him to discuss on camera.
Then he shouldn't have worn it on television.
- October 27, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Petty said any perception of a rift between him and the Boston Ventures people is not necessarily accurate.
"I can't say we've always seen eye to eye, but they're a good group," said Petty, who is also considering driving some races in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. "And I would have to say that's probably more me being a horse's rear end than them being a horse's rear end.
"You get so used to doing things the way you do them that when things change and someone wants to do them different … it doesn't mean the way they do it is wrong."
Of course Kyle said all this a few weeks before he knew he was out of a ride. At the time he thought he was going to drive again next year.
- October 27, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
the previous quote was also from Bob P.
- October 27, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I believe Kyle knew his ride for 2009 was contingent on sponsorship, even before the BV deal. From what I've read and heard, PE would have Kyle in a part-time ride IF they can arrange sponsorship - but I'm certain the 43 comes first and probably the 44 also. However, with the Wachovia-Wells Fargo deal you never know. Wachovia is headquartered in Charlotte, NC & one of the top banks in the Southeast. Acquired banks always have to defend their business - and Wells Fargo has been sponsoring Kyle's car - so who knows.
- October 27, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not sure if I get this. Since this "closes" the Adam door, does this mean that Kyle will NEVER drive the 45 again?
- October 27, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- 3bud said...
In 1973 my dad got Richard Petty to autograph a picture of him kneelig along side his famous #43, been a fan ever since.That being said there is nothing more I could say that red has already put into words so well. Well said red.
- October 27, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
Every Driver's ride depends on sponsorship and if Petty Enterprises continues to have sponsor problems than the entire organization is in trouble. I do think, however that Kyle Petty should have an opportunity to stay on in the organization in some compaciety; even if is not as a driver or be able to retire on his terms. It sounds like he's being fired rom his own business. Richard and Kyle have made a name for themselves in the the racing and community world
- October 27, 2008 at 5:49 PM
- Newracefan said...
My head says BS, my heart says belive him on this one. I'm letting my heart win.
- October 27, 2008 at 7:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
Kyle is not being fired from his own business. Petty Ent does not belong to him. Most of it belongs to BV and the rest to his dad, the King.
The King has not come out in defense of Kyle. I'm sure that BV and the King worked it out before the announcement.
I worked at the same place for over 25 years. Times were hard and I was let go. I do not have a famous name or am a multi-millionaire like Kyle.
People all over the US are having similar experiences. I just went out and got another job. It doesn't pay as much, but I have good health and my family.
Kyle should not feel sorry for himself. There's a lot of good he can do. He just needs the will.
- October 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
@richard--yes I almost mentioned that in my comments but hadn't been keeping up with the Wachovia-WF-Citibank issue. All I care is that whoever takes over doesn't close my branch (it's across the street..while I don't go often, it's convenient). But of course money willing I'll be moved by then so it won't matter.
But last I heard WF said they'd follow Kyle wherever he went which has made this all confusing. They're only doing a handful of races as it is...I don't get it.
- October 27, 2008 at 8:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
I worked at the same place for over 25 years. Times were hard and I was let go. I do not have a famous name or am a multi-millionaire like Kyle.
Well, the difference is, Kyle's father is apparently wiling to let his own son go.
- October 27, 2008 at 8:39 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up about the Monday TV shows. Thanks.
- October 27, 2008 at 9:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
Maybe you are right, anony. The King is willing to let his son go--but let's face it, the son is almost 50 years old. He should try to make it on his own.
- October 27, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- Tracy said...
JD- I thought the same thing, remembering the press conference. At the time, I think Red and I both said we felt as if we were witnessing the death of an iconic team.
I'll believe KP's explanation because he's due that much respect. But I feel sorry for Bobby Labonte, stuck there while the mud rises over the hood.
- October 27, 2008 at 9:45 PM
- glenc1 said...
To be honest, after the show I looked up Adam's birthday first because I wondered if it was about that, an anniversary of some sort. Not. But it is such an awkward situation. I have puzzled over why Richard has not spoken in some way about it.
It's a complicated issue with family involved so I'd really rather let them work it out amongst themselves. I do appreciate the follow up.
- October 27, 2008 at 11:19 PM
- Ryan said...
One thing I notice missing from all this is, it's not the first time Kyle wore the black band on his hat. I noticed it at Martinsville the week before. I guess it just took an extra week for someone to notice and make a story out of it.
- October 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
This is a column that brings something to people's attention, not a news story.
To start a comments thread on a topic, you first have to bring it up.
No one stepped-up on Tradin' Paint or in the media to ask about this issue until I wrote my column.
You are thinking that TDP is a follower and you are confused. We address the TV and Media topics of the day regardless of whether the NASCAR press corps chooses to do the same.
Thanks for the comment.
- October 28, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- AndyPandy said...
I think what BV fails to realize is that there are three groups of Petty Enterprises fans - Richard Petty fans, Bobby Labonte fans, and Kyle Petty fans, with some overlap, of course.
The Richard fans are generally old school racing folks whose numbers are starting to dwindle as they age and as NASCAR drifts further from its roots, alienating them from the sport they remember.
The Bobby fans are not necessarily Petty fans, but probably have followed him over from Gibbs and would follow him to another team if he moved.
That leaves the Kyle fans, who basically follow him for three reasons - as a driver, as the founder of Victory Junction and the motorcycle ride, and/or as Adam's dad.
The total of these three groups is not a huge number, but the loss of the Kyle fan base will take a big bite out of this total. If Bobby retires in the next few years or finishes up by moving to a superteam like Mark Martin, the only fans of Petty Enterprises will be the "remember when" gang talking about the races with Pearson and Yarborough and the Alabama gang.
I hope they're getting their money's worth from the Petty brand. The problem is, to them it's a brand. To us, it was a family.
- October 28, 2008 at 4:03 PM
- Ryan said...
No one stepped-up on Tradin' Paint or in the media to ask about this issue until I wrote my column. You are thinking that TDP is a follower and you are confused.
No, John, I'm not confused. I am a regular reader (and random poster) of TDP and quite enjoy it.
What I meant was no one (even in the posts) brought up the fact that Kyle did the same thing a week ago at Martinsville. It wasn't until you mentioned it THIS week in your column that it finally became a story by Pockrass. Your column was posted Saturday, while his dateline was Sunday.
You are definitely not a follower, John, in fact you're constantly creating a ripple-effect that sometimes gives the pro reporters something to write about that they wouldn't have otherwise noticed (because they're watching from the monitors in the media center, not the TV broadcast, and rarely have time to watch support shows such as Tradin Paint).
- October 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM
- ri88girl said...
Red summed it up perfectly.
I too choose to believe Kyle. I have watched his entire career as many of you have, and I didn't like him when he was running with my Davey but now, he has won my respect and love for the work he has done off the track and his tenaciosness on the track.
Despite what he said in an interview recently, I don't think buliding a new team in trucks (and driving for it) would be a step down.
I also think it would be another shot in the arm for trucks to have someone of his stature start a team there. Hey he could have Jeramy Mayfield drive for him or be his partner instead of Billy Ballew's. Pull Scott Riggs in and you would give Germaine and KHI a run for their money.
- October 29, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Photojosh said...
"Kyle should not feel sorry for himself. There's a lot of good he can do. He just needs the will."
Are we talking about the same Kyle Petty? The man who has built victory Junction Gang and raised millions of dollars for the kids?
Yeah, he's really lacking in the "will" department. Downright lazy.
- October 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM


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PEPPERELL -- Selectmen say the town is awaiting word from the Massachusetts School Building Authority as to whether a change in the use of the property housing the former Peter Fitzpatrick School will affect receipt of a grant worth more than $200,000.
The School Committee and the MSBA are currently in discussions regarding the grant assigned to the property.
Selectman Joseph Sergi said during Monday's meeting that through the recent discussions of rezoning the property, the MSBA was made aware that the school property had changed functions. But it remains uncertain whether this will affect the grant.
"They (the MSBA) were not aware that the school was in re-use mode, so right now John (Town Administrator Moak) is working closely with Superintendent (of Schools Joan) Landers to navigate this and address the concerns of the (MSBA)," said Sergi. "Hopefully, we'll have an outcome that is in the best interest of the commonwealth, as well as the residents of Pepperell."
The grant helps to pay for debt service, but before the MSBA makes the payment, said Sergi, it's looking for more information on what has happened and the intent for the property.
The grant amount in question is more than $200,000, said Selectman Stephen Themelis.
According to selectmen, the issue in question was under the jurisdiction of the School Committee.
"The (former) superintendent did not notify MSPA back a few years ago when the original action was taken," said Sergi.
Because the process has taken longer than anticipated, "it behooves us to notify people that there is an issue with the grant," said Selectman Michael Green. "And that could potentially, if this goes long term, it could mean an expense to the town."
In other business, selectmen voted to postpone a Town Meeting vote to allow the Water Department to use $180,000 in retained earnings as part of its $1.5 million budget until 2013 annual Town Meeting.
The budget had passed as $1.5 million at this year's Town Meeting, but the wording did not specifically include the need for the amount from retained earnings.
Although the article requires a town vote, and would otherwise have to go before a Special Town Meeting, with the votes of all three selectmen, the state DOR is allowing a postponement of the vote.


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Posted on January 9, 2013
I know: it was the end of the year and you wanted to donate up to the limit because there was that Fiscal Cliff. (I found this phrase more annoying than the Other Apocalypse of December, mainly because it turned up so often. "The weather is headed for a fiscal cliff this weekend" or "If you don't rotate your tires, they may be headed for a fiscal cliff." I got the impression that "fiscal" just meant "really deep and dangerous", which, after all, looking at my finances, might be…where were we?)
Oh, yes, so despite the library being more or less closed for half the days I was away, you still found time to donate roughly 100 boxes and bags of books. Maybe it wasn't the end of the tax year. Maybe it was your generous nature, wanting me to have a great New Year's gift on my return. To this, I can say only, "Oh, you SHOULDN'T have."
You've been good to us, in your fashion. So far, I have turned up the autographs of Sara Paretsky, Joycelyn Elders, James Ellroy, Gloria Steinem, Saul Steinberg, Beverly Sills, Lee Mendelson, and (the one which will probably sell first) Susan Lucci. There was a pair of bookends, a Nintendo DS, two collectible scale model NASCAR vehicles, and—so far—three boxes of cookbooks. (A less forgiving soul might say TWO boxes of cookbooks, since the third one is all British cooking. But I decline to mention such things.)
I had calls from two book dealers giving up the business, one architect who wants to make space by sending books rather than building an addition onto the place, and a tattoo parlor. I believe this last is unrelated to the lady who left an inquiry as to whether we take softcore porn. This is one of those things that is hard to judge without actually seeing the books. Fundamentally, I'm not sure there is such a thing nowadays, because if it isn't hardcore, nobody notices.
So there was a great flurry of donation, if not snow, last month, which brings us to the new year and January, which is one of our traditional moratorium months. This is when we ask you to hold off on donating IF YOU CAN so we can get caught up on all those copies of The Divinr Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood people dropped off last month. What this means is that if you can wait until February to clean house, please do so, regardless of your Resolutions.
Now, we need, for the newcomers, to explain "if you can". What this means is that if you can't wait, don't. You do not have to call and sob, "But I need to get the apartment cleaned out by January 17". You do not have to sneak into the parking lot under cover of darkness, your face masked, and drop off those banana boxes when you think no one's looking. (We have a security camera there anyhow. If we wanted to mail you mashed potatoes and gravy in revenge, we could.) I especially don't want to hear that some Ninja types slipped in with a box full of Cliff's notes at 11:59 P.M. January 31, just out of rebelliousness.
If you MUST clean out those Cliff's Notes, just drop them off (Call first if you have a dozen or more boxes, but even then, don't weep about a January donation.) Remember, however it gets in the way of our plan, we still make money off those little yellow booklets.
They're our Fiscal Cliff's.


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The lawyer representing the Grafton and Upton Railroad said Grafton is a community that wants to assert rights that the federal government says it doesn't have.
John A. Mavricos made his comments Wednesday in day two of a bench trial in U.S. District Court to determine whether the town can keep the railroad from installing a 320,000-gallon propane storage terminal on five acres at 42 Westboro Road in Grafton.
The town claims the facility would violate state and local rules and regulations. The railroad lies in the residential district and is also in the water supply protection overlay district. The town has issued a cease-and-desist order and wants the court to rule that it can enforce state and local laws and regulations for the terminal.
But the railroad asserts that state and local rules are pre-empted by federal law.
On the first day of the trial, Ginny S. Kremer of Bowman & Penski, representing Grafton, claimed that Spicer Gas of Connecticut has ownership interests in the proposed propane transfer station. She said Spicer runs virtually every component of the propane facility. She said the doctrine of pre-emption applies to railroads, but not to a gas company such as Spicer.
But Mr. Mavricos argued that the transfer station would be owned, operated and controlled by the railroad. He said the town is going too far in asserting that its laws can trump federal pre-emption authority.
During his testimony Wednesday, Jon Delli Priscoli, president of the Grafton and Upton Railroad, said Jonathan H. Holstein, vice president of Spicer Gas, was used merely as a consultant back in 2011 because of his expertise in the commercial and retail propane gas distribution business.
To date, Mr. Delli Priscoli said, he has put $1.8 million into the project's site work and, if he gets the go-ahead, plans to put in an additional $3.2 for the equipment to make the site fully operational..
Mr. Delli Priscoli said a joint venture of National Gas Liquids — Canada and Spicer Gas is financing the additional $3.2 million.
During Ms. Kremer's line of questioning, Mr. Delli Priscoli said he hired the newly created entity All American Transloading, managed by Mr. Holstein, to do the transloading because Mr. Holstein has propane experience.
As to Ms. Kremer's accusations on Tuesday that the Grafton and Upton Railroad kept the selectmen in the dark about its intentions, Mr. Delli Priscoli said railroad representatives explained to the town administration in March about its plans, and discussed them with the town administrator, the police chief and the fire chief in July.
As for various meetings with selectmen in which he didn't specifically detail his intentions for a propane transfer station, Mr. Delli Priscoli said he wasn't ready to reveal his plans publicly. He said his 32 years of experience told him that when speaking to a high-ranking town official he was, in fact, talking to the town.
At the end of deliberations Wednesday, Judge Timothy S. Hillman said he had had enough of "who told what" and "who told when," adding, "You guys don't trust each other. That's pretty apparent."
The cross-examination of Mr. Delli Priscoli is expected to continue today.


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A Skyline student is doing fine after a playground accident Monday afternoon sent the student to Pratt Regional Medical Center.
The student was playing on playground and tripped and fell on a stick that punctured the student's neck. Members of the Skyline staff and the school nurse, Karen Wilcox, attended the student, said Superintendent Mike Sanders.
The student was alert but in discomfort. After examination, it was determined that further medical attention should be given and a Pratt County EMS ambulance was summoned to the school. Wilcox and elementary principal Becca Flowers also went to the hospital.
Wilcox called from the hospital and said the student had been cleaned up and bandaged and was doing fine, Sanders said.
The student's name has not been released.


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- Alexander (Nikolayevich) Skryabin ( Music, Images,)
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This work
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- Work number
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The Composers
Alexander (Nikolayevich) Skryabin
Alexander Skryabin was born in Moscow.
As early 1892, and before completing his piano and composition studies at the Moscow conservatory, he had embarked upon a career as piano virtuoso, which he would pursue practically until his death in 1915.
To confine Skryabin's Works and musical personality to existing models proves virtually impossible for several reasons.
In a short space of time - 30 years at the most - he had written around a hundred works, of which 74 gave a pre - eminent role to the piano solo.
- MIDI FILE - Etude op.2 n.1 for piano (2'07'')
Evolution of style through this prolific output was absolutely staggering.
The early works still show the influence of Chopin and Liszt, but upon contact with Wagner his musical language enriched itself to such an extent that there resulted a dissolution of tonality.
Although he remained loyal to the piano from 1890 Skryabin turned towards the orchestra.
With his Symphonic works "the Divine Poem" of 1903, the Poem of Ecstasy of 1907, Prometheus or the Poem of Fire of 1910, Skryabin started the building a system of ideas both philosophical and mystical in nature, but which jeopardized his music reaching the general public for a number of years.
He was a leading innovator in the field of harmony and rhythm - his last compositions are atonal and frequently contain superimposing of rhythms drawn from different periods - but he died before finishing his final work.
- MIDI FILE - Prelude op.2 n.2, for piano (1'06'')
The libretto for this secular mystery, written by the composer himself, plainly reveals the ultimate goal toward which he was striving: transfiguration of the Cosmos through art.
- MIDI FILE - Etude op.8 no. 4 for piano (1'00'')
- MIDI FILE - Prelude op.11 no. 14 for piano (1'05'')


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So this design is complete and is ready for prototyping, now that does not include fixtures, programming and tooling.
I tried 4 different simple 3D side milling designs and was not happy with any of them, all 4 pretty much clashed with the flow of what we have here.
Out of all the basic "body" styles (ones you've seen and not) I'm by far most satisfied with this.
There is not a lot of room for engraving but I can offer a few engraving options. However, I have pretty much decided that these engravings will only be offered for those willing to prepay before completion.
Engraving is just a hassle after the fact.
No pricing yet and not allowed here anyway. I'm just testing the water (again) to see how much interest there is in this.
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Pressure adjuster "bottom line".
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See ya, winter! Remember back in January when you resolved to get fit in 2014? But then, you know, it was cold out, and gyms are expensive, and you thought maybe you ought to hold off on the fitness thing. Well, time to check in on that resolution. Now's the time to reap the many benefits of exercise, and you can do so with just a pair of good shoes and a positive outlook – by becoming a runner.
And what if not only you became a runner, but so did your mom and neighbors and co-workers? That's a question Mizuno Running, an apparel and footwear manufacturer, and University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School sought to answer in their "What If Everybody Ran" campaign, launched this month. Researchers tried to figure out what would happen if every American who could become a runner did in fact regularly run. According to their calculations, a lot of great things: Life expediencies would increase by about six years; $143 billion would be saved in health care costs; and people would be


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Circa 1950
A teardrop holophane pendant on polished nickel fittings made in the Remains Lighting workshop. Due to the antique nature of this fixture, there are some nicks or imperfections in the glass.
Current height: 51"
Minimum height: 11-3/4"
Overall: 4-3/8" diameter
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Single Edison socket, maximum 60 watts
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White Pigeon tops Constantine
It was a rivalry game Wednesday night in the district semifinals as Constantine and White Pigeon took to the floor.
The Chiefs were hosting the district tournament, and it proved to be a home-court advantage as White Pigeon beat Constantine 64-42.
"I thought that this game was determined in the first 16 minutes where our intensity level was outstanding," Chiefs coach Tony Cholometes said. "Our young men played outstanding on the defensive end of the court and very poised on the offensive end."
White Pigeon controlled the tempo early, connecting for shots down low. Matt Eger hit a triple before a Mitchell Moore layup gave the Chiefs an early 7-2 advantage.
The Chiefs continued to look inside for buckets and took a 15-5 lead after the first eight minutes of action.
In the second White Pigeon got hoops from Matt Cowl and Branson Salyer as the lead stayed in double digits. Constantine battle tough on the defensive end and wasn't giving anything easy to the Chiefs, but White Pigeon built a lead of 24-11 with just over four minutes left in the opening half.
The lead hovered around a dozen for White Pigeon as time continued to roll off the clock in the second quarter. A layup in transition by Dylan Hochstetler gave the Chiefs a 34-17 lead before a Mitch Boatman free throw pushed the lead to 35-17 heading into the locker room at halftime.
"It was very nice to see us gel as a team," Cholometes said.
In the third quarter White Pigeon added 20 points while holding the Falcons to nine, building their lead to 29 at 55-26.
The Falcons out-scored White Pigeon 16-9 in the fourth and final quarter.
Constantine was led in scoring by Payton White's 14 points while Justin Bontrager added 11. Luhk Mullendore added nine points while Cody Ley added five points. Perry White had two points and Anthony Bontrager connected on a free throw.
White Pigeon got 17 points from Moore, who added seven rebounds and three assists while Robbie Gibson added 12 points and six rebounds. Crowl had nine points and seven boards, Eger tossed in eight points, Salyer added seven, Hochstetler had six points while Cahil Krajniak and Riley Olsen both chipped in two points to go along with Boatman's one free throw.
"We will enjoy this win for a night then we need to get our mindset ready for Decatur," Cholometes said. "They are a very dangerous team and we will need to play our best if we are to pose a threat."
Decatur holds a record of 16-5 on the season and beat Marcellus 62-34 in the other district semifinal held Wednesday night at White Pigeon.
The Chiefs and Raiders will meet at 7 p.m. Friday for the district title.
"It's the district championship game, I'm sure our young men will be ready to give their best," Cholometes said.
Quincy 46, Bronson 44
Bronson's boy's basketball team had its season ended 46-44 by Quincy on Wednesday night.
Quincy led early 14-10 but battled back to score 14 second quarter points. The Vikings led 24-23 at the break.
Bronson added two more points to their lead at 38-35 heading into the final eight minutes but was out-scored 11-6 in the fourth.
Jake Gallup and Sean Kenny led with 12 points while Eric Toledo chipped in 10 for the Vikes. Mark Robinson tossed in seven points while Blake Fox added three.
Colon 73, Athens 68 (2OT)
Colon's boy's basketball team reached the district finals by beating Athens 73-68 Wednesday night in double overtime.
The Magi will take on Climax-Scotts in the finals Friday night.
Individual stats from Wednesday's game were not available at press time.


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Kansas Mentors announced today an opportunity for mentoring programs to apply for funding to help offset the costs of background checks conducted through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Kansas Mentors announced today an opportunity for mentoring programs to apply for funding to help offset the costs of background checks conducted through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
In 2012, Kansas Mentors was awarded $100,000 from Volunteer Kansas to distribute funds to Kansas mentoring programs conducting KBI background checks on mentors. Kansas Mentors is distributing $58,000 in funds during 2013.
"Kansas' mentoring programs are reporting significant declines in funding as well as an increase in the need for services," Coach Bill Snyder, co-chair of Kansas Mentors, said. "These funds are a strategic investment to ensure more young Kansans have access to a safe and caring adult role model."
Background checks are an essential component of the screening process to help ensure the safety of youth involved in mentoring programs. The cost of criminal background checks, however, is substantial considering every mentor should complete and pass a check before they can begin mentoring. This can be a huge funding barrier that can potentially limit the number of young people a program serves or even worse, put youth in danger should a mentoring program forgo the background check because of the cost.
"The goal of Volunteer Kansas is to increase volunteerism across our state," Nola Brown, director of Volunteer Kansas, said. "Mentoring is one of the most important and rewarding ways to volunteer. With budget cuts to so many mentoring programs, our fear was children would miss out on opportunities for positive direction from qualified adults simply because reputable mentoring programs could no longer afford the necessary KBI background checks. We hope this grant will bridge the gap, encourage continued recruitment of volunteer mentors and ultimately result in positive life outcomes for kids in Kansas who are matched with caring mentors."
Kansas Mentors is partnered with more than 175 mentoring programs serving all 105 Kansas counties. The organization is committed to providing every young Kansan access to a caring and quality mentor through recruitment, awareness, and training efforts. Mentoring programs interested in applying for funding can visit Kansas Mentors at www.KansasMentors.org.


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- Feb 13:
- Boulder 'potty peeper' Luke Chrisco sentenced to six years in prison
- Jan 30:
- Judge: Boulder 'potty peeper' still competent enough to proceed to sentencing
- Oct 23:
- Boulder 'potty-peeper' Luke Chrisco suing sheriff's office, county jail
- Oct 8:
- Boulder 'potty-peeper' Luke Chrisco arrested; officials say he failed to complete sex-offender treatment
- Jul 9:
- Luke Chrisco, accused Boulder 'potty peeper,' pleads guilty
- May 16:
- Luke Chrisco, accused Boulder 'potty peeper,' set to stand trial in August
- Feb 15:
- Boulder judge allows Luke Chrisco, accused 'potty peeper,' to enter insanity plea
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- Judge: Accused Boulder 'potty peeper' Luke Chrisco competent to stand trial
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- Boulder peeping suspect Luke Chrisco in jailhouse interview: 'I wanted to start a new goddess religion'
- Police: Luke Chrisco, Boulder potty-peeping suspect, used 'peepholes' to spy in other restrooms
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- Boulder police: Feces-stained man hid in portable toilet tank, escaped chase
Almost one year after police say Luke Chrisco hid in a portable toilet to spy on women at Boulder's Hanuman Festival before running away covered in feces, the yoga festival is not taking any chances with its bathrooms at this weekend's event.
The festival's organizers on Tuesday said they have upgraded the model of portable toilet they will use at this year's festival, which kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. Spokeswoman Marsha Austin said the Hanuman Festival has ordered Liberty Waste Management's "presidential VIP" model of portable toilet, which will prevent a repeat of last year.
"Structurally, it's impossible," Austin said of someone hiding in the toilet's tank. "We've upgraded the quality and type of portable toilet."
At last year's event, a woman told police she noticed something moving in one of the portable toilets. A man -- who investigators later identified as Chrisco -- then emerged from the toilet and evaded security before running off.
Austin said the festival has added security personnel around the portable toilet area this year, as well. While organizers are ramping up security efforts because of last year's "potty peeper" incident, Austin said they don't expect any copycats.
"It was a unique and isolated incident with an obviously unique individual," she said. "I would be shocked if it happened again."
In fact, while the "potty peeper" episode garnered nationwide attention, Austin said the festival itself hasn't received any additional exposure due to the story.
"We really haven't, and that's OK with us," she said. "We want to be known for the yoga and the music and the vibe and the positive experience people have at the festival. Not because of the facilities, so to speak."
The Hanuman Festival is expecting about 1,200 people over the weekend, a 20 percent increase over last year. But Austin said that is due to expanding the event's reach across social networks and not curiosity about the Chrisco case.
"We have done extensive work across social media, and it hasn't come up," she said.
Chrisco currently is undergoing an evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial on burglary and unwanted sexual contact charges.
In addition to the Hanuman allegations, Chrisco told Boulder and University of Colorado police that he hid in crawl spaces and bathrooms around Boulder, including at CU, Naropa University, the Department of Motor Vehicles office and several businesses, to watch women use the toilet. Police later found physical modifications at many of the locations that matched Chrisco's descriptions.
Chrisco is scheduled for a hearing on June 21.
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Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club on 56th Street is hosting bingo on Thursdays. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. There will be homemade pies and cakes, plus a $100 jackpot.
For more information, call 352-447-2057 or email email@example.com.
Check out classy cars at Taco Bell
The Tri-County Cruisin' For Grins Club meets to show off its classic vehicles from 6:30-8 p.m. on Fridays at Taco Bell on North Young Boulevard, Chiefland. Just show up to show your car and have a good time.
Jackpot Bingo
Landrum Memorial American Legion Post 236 hosts Jackpot Bingo at 7 p.m. on Fridays. Post 236 is located at 9550 N.E. U.S. Highway 27A, Bronson. For more information, call 352-486-5003.
Quilt museum yard sale
There will be a yard-craft sale, from 8:30 a.m. 'til at the Levy County Quilt Museum, 11050 N.W. 10th Ave, Chiefland. The museum is located 1 mile off U.S. Highway 27A on County Road 134.
Free evening of bluegrass
The Dixie County Historical Society will be host another evening of bluegrass and bluegrass Gospel music at the "Old" Old Town Elementary School Auditorium located at State Road 349 and County Road 55A. Big Cypress Bluegrass and Mother's Prayer will perform. The music will start at 6 p.m. and will finish when the music stops. Admission is free so bring the family and enjoy.
First Saturday in Dunnellon
The Historic Village merchants of Dunnellon invite you to join us for our First Saturday Village market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come stroll down West Pennsylvania Avenue to Cedar Street and then up to Walnut and Chestnut streets. The event features vendors selling their arts and crafts as well as people selling homemade goodies. All of the shops will be open for business as usual. For more information, call 352-465-9200.
Grand Slam Bridge
Playdate 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Chiefland.
For information, call Joan at 352-493-0279. Weekly and substitute players are needed.
American Legion bingo
American Legion Post 91 bingo games are held weekly at 7 p.m. is open to Tri-County Area residents. The Post 91 bingo hall is smoke-free and no alcohol is served. Proceeds support programs for veterans and youth in the community. The post is located on U.S. Highway 129 between the towns of Trenton and Bell (across the highway from the "Field of Dreams").
Legion Auxiliary meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 383, Old Town, meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in becoming a member, call 352-542-7788.
Veterans open house
All veterans are invited to American Legion Post 91 Meeting Hall every Wednesday from 7 to 9 a.m. for free donuts and coffee during the weekly Veterans Open House. The post is located on U.S. Highway 129 between the towns of Trenton and Bell (across the highway from the "Field of Dreams").
TOPS meeting
The Chiefland TOPS group meets from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at St. Alban's Church, U.S. Highway 19, north of Chiefland. Both sexes are welcome. For information, call 352-463-9111.
Stamp club
The Gen. Francis Marion Stamp Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 1 p.m. at the Bank of the Ozarks, 8375 S.W. Highway 200, in Ocala. Doors open at noon. The club also meets the second Wednesday of the month at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church library, 6455 S.W. Highway 200 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.ocalagfmstampclub.com.
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AMVETS Post No. 88 meetings
AMVETS Post 88 meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. The Sons of AMVETS meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The meetings are at the post home.
January 17
Camera Club
Branford Camera Club meets at 7 p.m. at Cuzin's Restaurant on U.S. Highway 129, across from Scaff's Market in Branford.
The Branford Camera Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, with an occasional exception, for the purpose of sharing, learning, and enjoying all things photographic. We are an eclectic group with experiences ranging from complete novice to consummate professional. Please join us.
For more information, please contact: Carolyn Hogue, program chair, 386-935-2044; Dick Madden, technical consultant, 386-935-0296 or Skip Weigel, technical consultant, 386-9382
January 26
Moonlight Paddle at Manatee park
Manatee Springs State Park will host a moonlight paddle event on the Suwannee River starting at 5:45 p.m., at Manatee Springs State Park,11650 N.W. 115th St., Chiefland.
Participants will learn about the history of the river while enjoying the beautiful scenery by moonlight. The park's Citizen Support Organization will provide a short program following the moonlight paddle. Light refreshments will be served.
To reserve a rental kayak for $20 or canoe for $30 through Anderson's Outdoor Adventures, call 571-230-0906. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring bottled water, a flash light and whistle. Children under the age of six and pets are not allowed. Park entrance fees of $6 per carload of up to eight people will apply. For more information, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.
Other moonlight paddles will be at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
For more information, call Melissa LeMatty at 352-493-6072 or Joleen Dudley at 352-493-6736.
February 2
Levy Fair's yard sale
The Levy County Fair Association's annual yard sale fund-raiser begins at 8 a.m. at Keeping It Green Nursery on the corner of North Main Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue in Williston, across from Williston General Dentistry.
Organizers are looking for donations for the yard sale and encourage early spring cleaning.
The Levy County Fair Association is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.
Volunteers will also pick up and/or move your donations. Call Marc at 352-538-5551 to make arrangements.
The Fair will be April 11-14 at the Williston Airport Industrial Park, across from the Williston Horseman's Park.
Visit www.LevyCountyFair.com and click on the Creative Arts link to see all the Creative Arts categories; from Baking & Food Preservation, to Sewing and Hobby Crafts. There will also be a complete livestock show, full midway, attractions, games, exhibitions and food.
Senior Citizen Center activities
Chiefland Senior Center, 305 S.W. 1st St., behind the Deer Camp Store on South Main Street. Activities are free.
• Monday and Wednesday, exercise at 9 a.m.
• Monday, bridge at 10 a.m.
• Tuesday and Thursday, bingo at 9 a.m. to noon
• Wednesday class, Crafts 10 a.m. to noon
• Friday, line dancing 10 a.m. to noon.
• SHINE volunteers stop by every third Wednesday to help with Medicare questions and information from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• Hot meals are served each weekday at noon.
For more information, call 352-490-7055.
Rotary Clubs
Chiefland Rotary, noon Wednesday, Beef O'Brady's, meeting room, U.S. Highway 19 North, Chiefland.
Suwannee Valley Rotary Club, noon Thursday, Haven Hospice, Community Room, State Road 500, Chiefland
Williston Rotary, 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, 247 N.E. 1st St.
CK Keyhole Gallery
The Cedar Key Keyhole, 457 2nd Street (across from the Library) in Cedar Key, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and maintains a display of many works by more than 20 contributors to its artists' cooperative. These works include paintings (oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolors), metal works, stained glass, jewelry, fiber arts, leatherwork, pottery and woodworking, among others. For more information, call The Keyhole at 352-543-5801.
Monday — Thursday
Zumba at woman's club
Looking for a fun way to get in your exercise? Look into the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club where everyone is invited to join in Zumba. The invigorating classes, open to the public, are Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. and Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. All in air conditioned comfort and yes classes will continue through the summer. There is no fee just a donation to cover electric use. For more information call 352-447-2057 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Walking club
Every Tuesday and Thursday there is a Walking Club at 7:30 a.m. behind the Chiefland Middle School at the Delma Locke Park. Everyone is welcome, especially beginners. For more information, contact Swain Strickland at the Levy County Health Department at 352-486-5300.
Operation PETSNIP
A non-profit, spay/neuter clinic is now available to Levy County cats ($40) and dogs ($60). For more information, call 352-376-6647.
Guardian ad Litem seeks volunteers
Be a powerful voice in a child's life. Advocate in the court system for children who have been taken away for neglect and abuse. No special background is needed, staff and legal support provided. For more information, call 352-463-3135.
American Legion Post 383
American Legion Post 383 in Old Town has karaoke every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Monthly meetings are at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month.
Ombudsman program seeking volunteers
Florida's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs volunteers to identify, investigate and resolve residents' concerns. Special training and certification is provided. For information, call 888-831-0404 or go to ombudsman.myflorida.com.
Busy Bees
Busy Bees meet at Old Town United Methodist Church on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. There will be crafting, quilting, crocheting, knitting and all kinds of needle and handwork. There are different materials to share if you would like to learn. Busy Bees donates hats, lap robes and other items made to organizations and those in need. Novices are welcome, as well as, experienced crafters. Bring your crafts, needles, yarn, patterns, ideas and questions. Open to all, no age or gender restrictions. For more information, contact Gaile at 352-542-7963, Nancy at 352-542-2201 or Frances at 352-542-0543.
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Hooper Claims Another Big Ten Honor
Lincoln - Nebraska's Jordan Hooper captured her second straight Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honor and the sixth of her career when the conference office announced its winner on Tuesday morning.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., poured in a game-high 29 points and added eight rebounds in Nebraska's 76-75 win at Iowa on Monday night. She hit 11-of-23 shots from the field, including a pair of early three-pointers to allow the Huskers to lead the game from start to finish.
For the week, Hooper averaged 24.0 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting Nebraska to a pair of road wins, including a 55-50 victory at Northwestern on Feb. 7. Hooper had 19 points and seven rebounds in a low-scoring affair with the Wildcats.
During Nebraska's Big Ten-best six-game winning streak, Hooper has carried the Huskers with 24.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game to increase her team-leading averages to 19.5 points and 8.5 boards on the year. Hooper is shooting 49 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from long range during the surge.
Hooper, who also won the award Feb. 5 after leading NU to wins at Ohio State Jan. 31 (28 points, 7 rebounds) and against Minnesota Feb. 3 (27 points, 7 rebounds) shared this week's honor with Penn State point guard Alex Bentley. It is Hooper's third Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award of the season.
Hooper, who was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore in 2012, also became one of Nebraska's top-10 career scorers in the win over Iowa. In less than three seasons, Hooper has amassed 1,545 points (No. 10) and 715 rebounds (No. 8).
Hooper and the red-hot Huskers return home to take on Ohio State on Thursday night at the Devaney Center. Tip time in NU's Play4Kay game is set for 8 p.m. with live national television coverage on BTN. Tickets are available now at Huskers.com.