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From Birthday Gift to Heirloom…
by Sherry Stocking Kline
November 29, 2009
How is it that something becomes an heirloom? Is it the value of the object, the age of the object, or the love inside the object and its history?
One birthday present that stands out is one that I still have. One that is destined to become a hand-me-down heirloom. And one that I still enjoy.
We were in South Dakota, my mom, dad, and I. It would be our last vacation with my dad, but we didn't know that then, or at least I didn't.
We had been to Minnesota to visit family, my Great-Aunt May Breneman Jones Willey, her son Kenneth Jones and his wife, Lois, and their family, Lawrence, Lynn, Patty, Charles, and Kenny, and we were coming back down through South Dakota, seeing the sights.
My Parents Laughed…
We visited the "dead Presidents" (Mt Rushmore) which was very impressive, went to the Passion Play (the re-enactment of Christ's life and crucifixion), and I met a girl at the motel that night who was about my age, (soon to be eleven years old) and what was so impressive was this girl had her life already mapped out.
She told me who she was going to marry and that they were going to raise horses together. I was so impressed (Here I was at eleven still waffling between being a jockey or an archeologist!) and hadn't even thought yet about who I would marry and what WE would do that I told my folks all about the girl I met on the motel swing set who already knew who she was going to marry.
My parents laughed….
Mom and I Huddled Inside the Car…
The next day we traveled through the National Park where a herd of several hundred buffalo thundered across the road in front of the car right in front of us. My mom and huddled inside the car while my dad, unafraid, in typical guy "I ain't afraid of nothin'" fashion stood outside the car and watched.
Before we came home dad took Mom and I to the Black Hills Gold Jewelry store where the jewelry was actually being made. Dad had promised Mom that when they went to where the Black Hills gold jewelry was made he would buy her a set. So we went into the store where we could see people working on the jewelry.
It took them quite awhile, looking at one necklace and then another. Mom tried on one set, and then another and I kept busy watching the workers, peering into the jewelry cases, and watching the necklace and earring fashion show between Mom and Dad.
But I Had My Sights Set on a Cowboy Hat…
Finally, they had the perfect set for Mom. Then they turned to me. They wanted to buy me a ring for my birthday.
Uh, Oh. My little soon-to-be eleven year old heart had its sights set on a cowboy hat. (Did I mention that I was a tomboy?) I just hadn't decided if I wanted it to be black hat like the bad guys or a white hat like Roy Rogers yet, but that's what I wanted right then, a cowboy hat.
I didn't have the horse to go with it, but I wanted that, too. Mom and dad definitely had other plans.
They wanted me (a tomboy) to pick something elegant…
So we spent some time picking out a ring. They really wanted me to get something fancy, something a little 'elegant'. I wasn't then, nor am I now, 'elegant.'
I remember them saying, "Look how much longer this ring makes your fingers look."
I didn't think a ring was going to help my fingers look long and ladylike too much. My fingers were short and stubby then and they're short and stubby now.
I picked out a simple gold band with the Black Hills Gold signature pink and gold leaves on it. Simple lines. Very similar to a wedding band, but I liked it. After some time spent showing me lots of fancier rings to try to get me to pick out something larger, longer, and more elegant, they gave in and let me get the one I liked.
They chose it for one of my larger fingers, hoping I could wear it when I was grown, and they chose wisely there. I can still wear it.
It looks almost exactly like this one, except it has more than 30 years of wear. It's plain and simple, perfect for my size 4 1/2 to 5 short little fingers. It's still my favorite.
A little over a year later, my father was gone…
My father was only 50 when he passed away. Just a few years later, heart by-passes became standard practice, but they weren't then.
I wonder now, if he somehow knew, that his time was getting short, and he wanted us to have these special reminders of him.
Years later, I can look at the Black Hills gold ring that we picked out that day, and remember the whole vacation, the people we met, the good times we had, and feel the love of my parents surrounding me.
12-01-09 Author's note: After posting this article, I found the ring that was nearly like mine, and so have updated the photograph, and added the name of the ring's creator. My dad didn't know he was beginning a new family tradition between myself, my mother, and my children that day, but he did.
I do think he may have known his time was getting shorter as by that time he had had heart disease for more than ten years and wanted us to have something we could remember him by. My mother, treasuring that memory purchased a cross necklace and another ring at different times in my life, all with that first gift in mind.


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With the plethora of polls coming out these days, including at least two presidential job-approval ratings released daily, it's easy to become numb to the nonstop numbers. Sometimes it's helpful to step back and look at a president's ratings over time, both in the context of where his approval numbers have been and how his ratings compare with those of other White House occupants at this point in their presidencies.
In the major polls released so far for the month of September, President Obama's job-approval ratings have averaged 45 percent approval, 50 percent disapproval. In pollster parlance, that is "underwater" or "upside down" by 5 percentage points. Individually, the September polls have ranged from a low of 40 percent approval (with 54 percent disapproval), according to the Fox News poll, to a high of 47 percent approval (and 47 percent disapproval) in the ABC News/Washington Post survey. All of the other polls have shown approval ratings in a narrow band of 44 percent to 46 percent. Gallup found 44 percent approval (47 percent disapproval) in its tracking poll for the week of Sept. 16-22, and the most recent Pew Research/USA Today poll also showed a 44 percent approval rating (with disapproval at 49 percent). Both CNN and the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey had approval ratings of 45 percent (with 52 percent and 50 percent disapproval, respectively), and the CBS News/New York Times poll came in with 46 percent for both approval and disapproval. A Bloomberg poll Wednesday revealed approval of 45 percent (with 49 percent disapproval). In cases like this, it's useful to borrow the Olympic method of judging: Throw out the outliers — the high and low — and average the rest, which gives you 44.8 percent.
Gallup's 44 percent approval numbers for Obama are on the low end compared with Gallup's approval ratings for other post-World War II presidents at this point in their second terms. George W. Bush was virtually the same, at 45 percent; Bill Clinton was 14 points higher than Obama at 58 percent; Dwight Eisenhower was at 59 percent; and Ronald Reagan topped the list at 63 percent. Given the combo terms of John Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon/Gerald Ford, their second-term numbers are not terribly useful for comparative purposes. Reagan's numbers remained robust until almost two years into his second term, just after the 1986 midterm elections when the Iran-Contra affair blew up, sending his approval ratings into a nosedive. While Republicans suffered tough losses in that 1986 midterm election, the defeats were concentrated in the Senate, not in the House. The losses were not particularly related to Reagan; it was just that there were a large number of very weak freshman GOP senators, elected on Reagan's coattails in 1980, who got slaughtered when they had to stand for reelection on their own in 1986. Many of them could never have been elected except for the wave that swept them in. Their losses that year were not so much a reflection of the party or of Reagan, but rather of their own weak political circumstances. The House, a better barometer of a president's electoral impact, was little changed in 1986.
Gallup's Jeffrey Jones, looking at Obama's monthly ratings, found that the president's approval rating since he was reelected last year topped out at 53 percent in November, the month he won his second term, and then began a gradual drift downward to its current 44 percent level. Jones looked at the composition of Obama's approval numbers and found that since November, he has dropped 13 points among Democrats, from 91 percent in November to 78 percent so far in September, and has fallen 12 points among independents, from 49 percent in November to 37 percent this month. The fluctuation in approval among Republicans was minimal: In only one month, May, did Obama's approval reach 14 percent; each of the other months saw levels between 11 percent and 13 percent. It would be hard to drop very far when you are starting out so low.
What was most interesting in Jones's report was that Obama's lowest monthly approval ratings among members of his own party occurred during battles with Congress over the debt limit between August and October 2011, when he averaged just a 77 percent approval rating among Democrats. His peak monthly job-approval rating among Democrats was 91 percent last November. Jones speculated that the lead-up to the upcoming fiscal battles over funding the government and raising the debt ceiling, along with criticism over the president's handling of the situation in Syria, have likely contributed to the decline in approval among Democrats. In my judgment, it is more likely the latter than the former. Obama's approval numbers dropped the most among Democrats and independents, the groups among whom he had further to fall.
In the upcoming fiscal showdowns over the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling, Republicans are greatly exposed and could come out of this badly damaged. But as we saw in 2011, in a fight like this one, everyone can end up looking bad. In fact, the way it is shaping up, that's a pretty decent bet.

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The Tawana Brawley case dominated the news for a time in 1987. Brawley was a black teenager who claimed to have been raped and abused by six white men. Her handlers, led by the "Reverend" Al Sharpton, falsely accused a policeman (who couldn't defend himself because he had committed suicide, presumably the reason they chose him) and an Assistant District Attorney of being involved in the attack. Brawley's accusations turned out to be lies, but Sharpton somehow survived the debacle and became an elder statesman in the Democratic Party.
The New York Times produced this video [Clarification: it was produced by Retro Report for distribution by the Times], which revisits the Brawley case 25 years on. It is extraordinarily good. They somehow got Sharpton to sit for an interview–I suppose he thought he was among friends–and near the end, the video even acknowledges the relationship between Sharpton and Barack Obama. I really do urge you to watch the video in its entirety; it is an excellent and unsparing review of the Brawley case:
Watching the video, I was impressed by how honestly and professionally the New York authorities–investigators, policemen, prosecutors, even the Attorney General–handled the case, notwithstanding the storm of publicity that surrounded it. One wonders whether the same would be true today. Would innocent men be cleared, or would racial politics trump everything else? One thinks, for example, of the Duke lacrosse case. Or, perhaps, Sharpton and his colleagues made a mistake that they didn't repeat in later race-baiting episodes: they accused a policeman and a prosecutor, by name. The older Al Sharpton, whom you see in the video, is more adept at double-talk and would know better how to keep his options open.
The respected biographer Richard Norton Smith has been working for some years on a definitive biography of Nelson Rockefeller. Several years ago, I heard a lecture that Smith gave at Dartmouth in which he talked about his work in progress. One anecdote in particular struck me. I am going from memory, so the details might be a bit blurred, but the gist is accurate.
The incident took place when Rockefeller was Governor of New York, or possibly when he was between political jobs. He had an office in Manhattan where he usually worked. One day, he arrived at his office and there was a young African-American man marching back and forth on the sidewalk in front of the building's entrance, carrying a sign. Rockefeller entered the building, went to his office and collared an aide. He directed the aide to find out who the young man on the sidewalk was, and what he wanted.
The aide returned a few minutes later and reported to Rockefeller that the young man's name was Al Sharpton. And what does he want, Rockefeller asked. He wants $20,000, the aide replied. Rockefeller wrote out a check for $20,000 and gave it to the aide, instructing him to tell Sharpton to go away.
Sharpton was never anything but an extortionist, but a very successful one. By rights he should be in jail. How he came to be treated respectfully as a Democratic candidate for the presidency and a televised commentator on the news is a story that has never fully been told.


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Sports Birthdays for August 14 — Tim Tebow, Magic Johnson and More
Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on August 14:
Earl Weaver
Age: 82
Profession: Retired MLB Manager
Best Known For: One of the most successful baseball managers ever, Earl Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1968 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1986. Known for his philosophy of 'pitching, defense, and the three-run homer, ' Weaver led the Orioles to the 1970 World Series title and managed them to American League pennants in 1969, 1971 and 1979. The Orioles finished over .500 under Weaver every season except for his final year and won 100 or more games five times. Weaver was ejected from more than 90 baseball games by umpires. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
Rusty Wallace
Age: 56
Profession: Retired NASCAR Driver / Analyst
Best Known For: A former NASCAR Cup Series champion, Rusty Wallace won 55 NASCAR races from 1984 to 2005. In addition to being named the 1984 Rookie of the Year, Wallace was later named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. He is currently a broadcaster on ESPN's racing coverage.
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson
Age: 53
Profession: Retired NBA Player
Best Known For: A 12-time NBA All-Star, Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is among the greatest players in NBA history. Having played with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 to 1991 and again in 1996, Johnson won three NBA MVP awards. As the point guard of the 'Showtime' Lakers, whose fast-breaking style piled up points on opponents, Johnson was a member of five NBA championship teams. His main rival — and friend — was Boston Celtics' legend Larry Bird. The two met in the 1979 NCAA Championship, won by Johnson while he played for Michigan State against Bird's Indiana State team.
In 1991, Johnson left the NBA because he learned he had tested positive for HIV. He returned to play in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game because he was elected by the fans, and won the game's MVP award. Johnson was part of the gold medal-winning 1992 US Olympic 'Dream Team.' Johnson later had a short comeback in 1996 after briefly coaching the Lakers in 1994. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. A tremendously successful businessman since his retirement from basketball, Johnson led a successful ownership bid to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012.
Clay Buchholz
Age: 28
Profession: MLB Player
Best Known For: A 2010 All-Star, Clay Buchholz has been a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox since his debut in the 2007 season. In his third major league start, Buchholz threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
Tim Tebow
Age: 25
Profession: NFL Player
Best Known For: A former Heisman Trophy winner at Florida, where he led two BCS Championship teams, Tim Tebow is an NFL quarterback for the New York Jets. After being selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Tebow went on to start three games for the team as a rookie. During his second season,Tebow led the Broncos to six come-from-behind victories and a win in the playoffs. His habit of praying for thanks on one knee after a score was dubbed 'Tebowing' and became a national craze and meme. Prior to the 2012 season, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets.


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26-year-old LA resident Kristin Ways all but eviscerated her five smokin' hot opponents in the first Babe of the Week competition of the new year,
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Murder suspect heads to district court
Murder suspect Nicole Followill is to appear April 14 for arraignment on a charge of open murder after she was bound over to Douglas District Court following a preliminary hearing Friday.
After a two-hour hearing, East Fork Justice Tom Perkins found there was sufficient evidence to believe that a crime occurred Dec. 2, 2013, and Followill, 30, was responsible.
She is charged with open murder with the use of a firearm, and will appear before District Judge Michael Gibbons.
"This is the most severe charge someone can face," said District Attorney Mark Jackson at the conclusion of the hearing.
He argued against reducing her $1 million bail.
Followill's attorney, Derrick Lopez, said his client would not be a danger to the community with strict supervision and house arrest.
Perkins declined to reduce the bail.
Followill has been in Douglas County Jail more than three months since her arrest following the shooting death of Jason Richard Thrift, 33.
A coroner's inquest in January determined that Thrift died by criminal means, and not by justifiable homicide as the defendant claimed.
An open murder charge allows a jury to determine the degree. Jurors would be instructed on first-degree, second-degree, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.
Followill reportedly admitted to investigators that she shot Thrift, but said he had been beating her. She appeared at her arraignment with a black eye and bruises.
The incident took place in a home in the 1300 block of Toler Lane in Gardnerville that the couple was renting.
Followill was in the process of kicking Thrift out of the house when the shooting occurred. He died of a single gunshot wound to the head.
Followill's brother Shaun testified Friday as he had at the inquest that he arrived at the scene moments after Thrift was shot.
He said Thrift was still breathing, but he could tell the victim was mortally wounded.
Jackson played the 911 tape where a traumatized Shaun Followill begged for help, and could be heard yelling at the suspect, asking her why she shot Thrift.
In a videotaped interview with sheriff's office investigators played at the inquest, Nicole Followill said Dec. 2 was the fourth time Thrift had beaten her since he moved into the house in July.
Her brother testified Friday that he could tell right away she had been hit. He said the left side of her face was red and puffy.
"She looked like she'd been in a boxing match, like a professional boxer does when he gets beat up," Shaun Followill said.
He said he was unaware that his sister was being beaten.
"I had never heard of it before. They didn't discuss their personal disputes with me," he said.
Shaun Followill was the only witness at the preliminary hearing.


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Voices of Influence
A few years ago, I launched this blog with the idea of sharing insights, ideas, and inspiration. It is my hope that the lessons and ideas shared here help you in some way whether that is fast-tracking your career or overcoming procrastination.
When I started, I thought it was worth it if I made a real difference to just one person.
I'm happy to report that at least one person has found it life-changing. That person is me. I learn far more by sharing these ideas than you can imagine. What an incredible experience to have the opportunity to learn from so many people.
Thank you for reading, for commenting, and for sharing these posts. I appreciate all of you and look forward to getting to know you better in the coming months.
Below are some of the leadership interviews and posts with thought leaders from a variety of fields on numerous topics. I hope you find one you missed and that it positively influences your year ahead.
"The book you don't read won't help." –Jim Rohn
Leadership, Management & Execution
- Leadership Moxie: What It Is and Why You Need It (John Baldoni)
- Leaders Open Doors (Bill Treasurer)
- Dan Rather on Leadership (Dan Rather)
- The Power of Executive Candor (L. J. Rittenhouse)
- Leading From The Shadows (Richard Hytner)
- Macaroni and Cheese With a Side of Leadership (Ari Weinzweig)
- Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do (Dr. Kathy Cramer)
- Take Command: Leadership Lessons from A First Responder (Jake Wood)
- Why Adapting in the Social Age is Key to Survival (Ted Coine, Mark Babbitt)
- CEO Joel Manby on How Leading a Company With Love Works (Joel Manby)
- 7 Triggers That Can Transform Your Business (Daniel Burrus)
- Michael Hyatt on Leadership (Michael Hyatt)
- Becoming A Heart-Centered Leader (Susan Steinbrecher)
- 3 Challenges for Emerging Leaders (Anya Kamenetz)
- How to Lead in a Crisis (Gisli Olafsson)
- Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed (Mark Divine)
- How to Overcome Leadership Blindspots (Robert Bruce Shaw)
- 3 Ways to Motivate Your Team (David Long)
- What's Your Leadership Legacy? (Andrew Thorn)
- Intelligent Leadership (John Mattone)
- Learn the Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks (August Turak)
- Innate Leadership: It's Already Inside (Robert Murray)
- The Challenge of Trusting Leadership (Scott Weiss)
- Fred Returns With New Ideas to Deliver Extraordinary Results (Mark Sanborn)
- Leading Through the 5 Stages of Change (Jim Huling)
- Master the 4 Disciplines of Execution (Jim Huling)
- John Baldoni On Leadership (John Baldoni)
- The Power of Convergence (Faisal Hoque)
- Gain Competitive Advantage Through Servant Leadership (Bill Flint)
- Finding the Next Steve Jobs (Nolan Bushnell)
- 7 Facts of Business Success (Bill McBean)
- Leading So People Will Follow (Erika Andersen)
- A Leadership Course for the Rising Star (Kevin Allen)
- Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis (Jeffrey Krames)
- 5 Ways to Increase Trust in the Workplace (James M. Kerr)
- Serve to Be Great: 7 Lessons from Matt Tenney (Matt Tenney)
- 5 Reasons Why Leaders Must Sometimes Take A Back Seat (Matt Driscoll)
- Note to Managers: Stop Making Decisions (Dennis Bakke)
- How Are Negotiation and Leadership Related? (Steve Brown)
- 5 Leadership Traits for High Performance (Eric Lowitt)
- 4 Leadership Secrets of Alexander the Great (Joe Scherrer)
- 4 Leadership Lessons From a Coach, a Dream and a Miracle (Dave Arnold)
- What A Teenager Dying of Cancer Taught Me About Leadership (Matt Tenney)
"You will be the same person in 5 years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read." -Charlie Jones
Leadership Communication
- The Power of Executive Candor (L. J. Rittenhouse)
- When Sorry Isn't Enough (Jennifer Thomas, Gary Chapman)
- Better Communication, Not Just More Communication (Geoffrey Tumlin)
- Saying More With Less (Joseph McCormack)


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New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives
71 S. Fruit St., Concord, NH 03301,
(603) 271-2236
Reference services: Requests are accepted by mail or phone.
New Hampshire Historical Society
30 Park St., Concord, NH 03301,
(603) 228-6688
Interlibrary loan: The society charges $7 for one roll of microfilmed newspapers, plus $4 for each additional roll with a limit of six.
Reference services: Volunteers conduct up to 15 minutes of free research in response to mail inquiries. Research by professional staff costs $20 an hour, plus $5 for mailing or faxing and 25 cents per page for photocopies.
New Hampshire State Library
20 Park St., Concord, NH 03301,
(603) 271-2144
Reference services: The library has newspapers dating back to 1900 and some earlier, and staff will make photocopies from indexed works and from newspapers if you supply a citation with the exact date and place. Photocopies cost 20 cents per page for up to 10 pages, with a minimum charge of $1. Requests are accepted by phone, fax, mail or e-mail.
New Jersey State Archives
225 W. State St., Level 2, Trenton, NJ 08625,
(609) 292-6260
Interlibrary loan: The New Jersey archives doesn't loan materials, but you can purchase microfilmed newspapers for $35 per roll. Search available microfilm at www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/pdf/newspape.pdf
Reference services: Go to http://www.njarchives.org/links/reference.html for a list of records you can request by mail and the associated fees. Records include birth, marriage and death records from 1848 to 1878, wills before 1900, military records and naturalization records.
New Jersey State Library
225 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08625,
(609) 292-6220
Reference services: You can submit your research question online at www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk/ask_genealogy.htm. The research fee is $3 per citation plus 50 cents per page. The minimum charge for photocopying is $5 for residents and $10 for nonresidents.
New Mexico State Library
1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507,
(505) 476-9700
Online databases: You can view a list of biographies in the Southwest Vertical File at www.stlib.state.nm.us/southwest/swvfbiography.pdf
New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507,
(505) 476-7908
Reference services: Staff will spend up to 30 minutes on a research request if you provide a specific name, date and place.
New York State Archives
Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230,
(518) 474-8955
Interlibrary loan: The archives loans newspapers.
Reference services: Questions are accepted by phone, mail or e-mail.
New York State Historical Association
Lake Road, Route 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326,
(607) 547-1400
Reference services: Nonmembers pay $35 an hour. The collection focuses on upstate New York genealogy.
New York State Library
Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230,
(518) 474-5355
Interlibrary loan: You can borrow up to five consecutive rolls of microfilmed newspapers. The library's newspapers are listed at www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/nygcty.htm
North Carolina Office of Archives and History
109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601,
(919) 733-3952
Reference services: The archives houses all state records, while the state library houses only books. Out-of-state researchers are charged $20 for each inquiry. Use the online form to submit your question.
State Library of North Carolina
109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601,
(919) 733-3270
Interlibrary loan: The library loans newspapers on microfilm. See statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/tss/newspape.htm for a list of newspapers on microfilm.
Reference services: The library's staff will check up to five indexed books and make up to 15 pages of photocopies for 20 cents per page with a minimum charge of $3. Submit yourrequests by mail or e-mail.
North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies
1305 19th Ave. N., Fargo, ND 58105,
(701) 231-8914
Online databases: Tools on the Web site include a North Dakota biography index, Fargo Forum obituary database (1901 to 1902 and 1984 to 1995), the 1885 census of Dakota Territory (north half), North Dakota naturalization records and Cass County marriage licenses.
Reference services: Photocopies of records cost $5 plus postage.
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505,
(701) 328-2091
Interlibrary loan: The historical society lends newspapers; the 1885, 1915 and 1925 state censuses. The Indian reservation censuses from 1885 to 1939 do not circulate. See www.state.nd.us/hist/newshome.htm for newspaper microfilm numbers. Fees are $1 per microfilm roll to North Dakota libraries and $2 per roll elsewhere.
Reference services: Staff will search a newspaper for a birth announcement or an obituary, or for a name in an indexed work for $5. The fee includes up to two photocopies and postage.


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Fletcher OKs 192-unit apartment complex on U.S. 25
By NATHANIEL AXTELL / Times-News Staff Writer
Developers of Ballantyne Commons and Brittany Place in Hendersonville hope to break ground next spring on a high-end, gated apartment complex in Fletcher called The Seasons at Cane Creek.
Developers of Ballantyne Commons and Brittany Place in Hendersonville hope to break ground next spring on a high-end, gated apartment complex in Fletcher called The Seasons at Cane Creek.
Fletcher Town Council unanimously approved two rezonings and a special use permit this week necessary for the $19 million, 192-unit project to move forward.
Town officials said the development is a first on several fronts.
"This is probably the first big rental community Fletcher has seen," said Planning Director Eric Rufa. "Historically, we've had multi-family townhomes and condos that were individual owner-occupied."
It's also the town's "first major residential development" since the housing bubble burst in 2007, he said.
Grading for the 12-acre development at the intersection of U.S. Highway 25 and Blake Road should begin this spring, said William Ratchford, vice president of Gastonia-based Southwood Realty, which will manage the property.
"But it depends on how early our complexes in Asheville fill up," Ratchford said. Southwood is currently building two apartment projects in Buncombe County, the 224-unit Palisades complex on Mills Gap Road and the 192-unit Avalon complex on Sweeten Creek Road.
The Seasons at Cane Creek will feature 72 one-bedroom, 84 two-bedroom and 36 three-bedroom apartments, 18 of which will offer attached garages. Monthly rent will range from about $800 to roughly $1,300, Ratchford said.
The apartments will have 9-foot vaulted ceilings, crown molding and black appliances, and a percentage of the units will offer sunrooms, he said. Almost 3 acres of the complex will remain as open space, with walking trails, picnic areas, a swimming pool and fitness center.
"I think you'll see a very similar clientele (to Ballantyne)," Ratchford said. "You'll still get a lot of snowbirds, a lot of people transitioning from one house to another. And at this price range, you'll get a lot of people who just don't want to buy a house at this time. They'd rather wait and see what side of town they want to live on."
The garage option will appeal to renters who "have a motorcycle or a nice car," he added. "But it's also for if you're moving from your house to a new home and instead of renting a storage unit across town, if you forgot something at 9 o'clock at night, you just go down and grab it."
The complex's main access will be off Highway 25, Ratchford said, with a second gate on Blake Road that will be for emergency vehicles only. Developers must still secure a driveway permit from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
No one spoke against the project during public hearings held by Fletcher's planning board or town council, Rufa said, although 15 to 20 people from surrounding properties showed up at the former meeting.
"I got the sense they showed up to hear the information," Rufa said. "They were silent, so we never did hear any concerns."
Ratchford said there were residents from the nearby Townes at Bagwell Mill community who had initial concerns about the project.
"But it's a very high-end deal and they realized that this property will positively affect their property values," he said. "These (renters) are the people that can buy their condos."
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1964 Dodge Polara
Richard Nedbal Sonora, CA
We've been accused of being negligent in representing the Pentastar lately. To help us out, Richard Nedbal sent us what he refers to as a "weird" Mopar, a '64 Dodge. "Look up ugly in the dictionary," Richard says, "and you'll see pictures of the '62-65 Mopar offerings." Despite the self-loathing, Richard decided that although his would still look like a '64 Dodge on the outside, it would be all high tech on the inside. He built a 725hp, 572ci second-gen Hemi and topped it off with FAST fuel injection—ideal, since he wrote How to Build Max-Performance Hemi Engines for CarTech and his fuel injection business is called FAST Man EFI. To address the unstable handling a tubular front suspension with coilovers and a power rack-and-pinion were added. In the rear, he went with ladder bars with coilovers, and a Ford 9-inch rearend. Keeping the two tied together is a set of 2×3 full-length subframe connectors. To keep the look nostalgic though, Richard decided to keep the pushbutton 727 trans and stock interior. Honestly, we don't know what the fuss is over; we think the Polara looks great sitting low on 17-inch Torq-Thrust IIs. You can read more about Richard and his car on COMP Cams' CPG Nation!
1966 Chevelle
Tod Skrzynski • Brooklyn, MI
The first time Tod Skrzynski bought his '66 Chevelle was way back in 1988 when he was 23 years old. As a newlywed and new father, the expenses for the project quickly grew, and after five years of ownership, he had to let it go.
Fast-forward 14 years to 2007; Tod just happened to see the guy he sold the Chevelle to all those years ago, and asked him whatever happened to the car? He responded that he still had it, and to Tod's surprise he asked if he was interested in buying it back. How could he refuse?
The car was like a time capsule; the previous owner hadn't changed anything; he'd driven it very little, and mostly just let it sit in his pole barn for all those years. The paint, wheels, tires, and even the yellow ACCEL spark plug wires were just as Tod had left them in 1993. He then sat down with his family and devised a plan to bring this long lost icon of Tod's past back to life. In the last four years they all got their hands dirty handling most of the work themselves and only farming out the paint and body. The best part, Tod says, was that they spent time together laughing and learning. "Although some people think I'm crazy," Todd says, "I even taught my son and daughter how to drive a four-speed in this beast. For what it's worth, my daughter had a much easier time learning to drive and shift than my son. We still tease him about that!"
1965 Chevy Biscayne
Britt & Kathy Smith Puyallup, WA
"Big, Brown, and Ugly," that's how Britt Smith described the $600 six-banger Biscayne he picked from an ad in the local paper. "As a joke," Britt says, "we told our then 16-year-old daughter that we bought it for her first car. Let's just say that tears were shed before we told her it was a joke." Soon after, a big-block '69 Impala parts car arrived to offer up a bevy of good parts: 396ci engine, TH400, 12-bolt rearend, and the entire front suspension. Also, around that time a friend of Britt's was swapping the seats in his '69 Elky over to buckets, so guess who got the bench seat, shifter hump, shifter boot, and trim ring for free? Combined with an M20 Muncie he got at a local shop for a couple hundred bucks, Britt dove into the Biscayne infusing all his scrounged-up goodies. The interior was pulled, and he and Kathy went to the local Boeing surplus store and found some material they liked. Using the original material as a pattern, they laid out a traditional-style wide tuck 'n' roll. The only thing he hasn't touched is the paint. "It really seems to bother people that I don't paint it, so it may never happen," Britt says. "The $99 Earl Schieb paintjob with the original white peaking through in spots doesn't bother me at all. You can drive this baby anywhere. It's almost stealth."
1969 Road Runner
John Hunkins Waukesha, WI
No, this good-looking '69 Road Runner is not owned by PHR Editor Johnny Hunkins, it's the pride and joy of John Hunkins, owner of Auto Paint & Supply. We know, because Johnny's cars aren't this nice!
John's car wasn't all that nice either when he first bought it though; it started off as a 20-footer at best, John says. Maybe 30 feet, depending on the angle. Despite that, the full rotisserie resto was completed in less than 10 months with John doing most of the work himself with the help of a couple friends, and even his wife chipping in once in a while. All the paintwork was tackled in the Auto Paint & Supply training center—John even got his DuPont paint rep involved. The big "605" on the hoodscoops denotes the 605ci Wedge that puts out 881 hp and 789 lb-ft of torque. Backing that up is a Cope Racing transbrake TorqueFlite, and a Strange 9-inch suspended by an Art Morrison four-link. Up front, the Road Runner uses an AlterKtion front suspension and Wilwood brakes. It's nice at 2 inches now, but that doesn't mean the Road Runner is a show queen; it's been to the track once to try and dial in the suspension, running a best of 9.20 at 147 mph with the tires spinning. Once everything gets sorted out, John's hoping for 8s. "I'm a little over budget," John says, "but I'm still married."


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So Mumble was a worthy successor to Teamspeak and it served us well. But, it needed someone to host a server. OK, we always had someone but ... perhaps it's time to move to a service that can provide a lot more and not require a server.
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MK and I will explain things when you're around ...
However if you click ^ that link ^ you'll be directed to the channel via a Browser and you can chat and speak in-browser.
You will need to install the program on your PC in order to do more advanced stuff, such as push-to-talk etc, and it will explain things for you if you want to get on board before we're around to coach you.
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Obama's Former Pastor's Daughter Indicited For Money Laundering
A widening federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $1.25 million state grant led Wednesday to the indictment of the daughter the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the contentious former pastor of President Barack Obama.
A grand jury sitting in Springfield returned three indictments, including one that claims Jeri L. Wright, of Hazel Crest, took $28,000 in state money, purporting to do work related to the grant's purpose, but deposited about $20,000 into bank accounts controlled by Regina and Ronald Evans, of Country Club Hills.
A superseding indictment also was handed down Wednesday contending Evans, the former police chief of Country Club Hills, and her husband committed wire fraud, money laundering and more in using the 2009 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Through two nonprofits the Evanses ran, the couple allegedly promised to use the grant money to train bricklayers and electricians and provide GED preparation in a renovated theater they owned in Chicago.
The indictment claims little or no training was done.
Lawrence Beaumont, of Chicago, attorney for Regina Evans, 50, said she is innocent but declined further comment.
Beaumont confirmed that Jeri Wright is the daughter of the fiery minister whose sermons and later public statements during the 2008 presidential campaign forced then-U.S. Sen. Obama to denounce the pastor's utterances.
A number for the 47-year-old Jeri Wright is disconnected.
The third indictment charges Regina Evans' brother, Ricky McCoy, of Chicago, with obstruction of justice, witness tampering and other charges related to the ongoing investigation, along with money laundering.
It claims that the 52-year-old McCoy cashed a check for $16,249 and deposited it into a bank account controlled by the Evanses.
A message left with McCoy's mother was not immediately returned. McCoy's attorney, Ralph Meczyk, of Chicago, said Wednesday night he had not seen the indictment and had no immediate comment.
Regina Evans was first indicted in April 2012. The Associated Press reported in early 2012 that after state officials pursued questionable spending, a Cook County judge ordered reimbursement of $917,000 from one of the Evanses' nonprofits, We Are Our Brother's Keeper — for which McCoy had served as executive director.
At that time, a third of the money had been repaid. It was not immediately clear Wednesday night if any more had been recovered.


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Live in a hurricane area with an older relative? Does your parent or someone else you're responsible for? The hurricane season is six months long (June 1 to Nov. 30); and you as a caregiver needs a substantive plan.
You know how mothers-to-be have their bags packed and their route to the hospital mapped out? If an older adult lives with you, nearby, or at a distance, having the same mindset makes sense.
Creating contingency plans-where your family member or friend will go, what they'll need to bring, and who will take them-will ensure the best outcome possible and help keep the calm.
These four tips work for tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and other emergencies:
1. Think about it: Where will your loved one go if he/she needs to leave the house quickly? Out of town or the nearest shelter? There also may be a emergency shelter for special needs in the area. Know how to get there. Gas in the tank helps. Do they have a pet? Make a plan for their evacuation too.
2. ID your go-to people: Who will take them to safety? Even if they live with or near you, you may not be around when it's time to vacate. Talk over disaster plans with a friend, family member, or neighbor who could step in. Caregiver No. 1 may not be available; have backup helpers who can do the job (i.e. are strong enough to lift a wheelchair or walker into the car.) They need a key to the house and instruction on where to find the evacuation bag.
Have a central person-you? -who is notified where they're going. Before there's a problem, let the county emergency services know if your parent is elderly or disabled.
3. Make a list of what you'll need and pack that emergency bag now. It should have:
- spare clothes for the care recipient
- supplies they use (personal hygiene products or pills)
- legal and medical documents
- health insurance info
- a list of family, friends, and neighbors with phone numbers, email, etc.
- tips for comforting the recipient when they're anxious (a favorite object, soothing music)
- medication.
Get an extra supply of medicine and pill splitter, perhaps. Once you've scoped out where you'll go, locate the nearest pharmacy in case you need a medication refill.
If indicated, have a health care proxy so you will have access to your parent's medical records. How about legal guardian or power of attorney papers? Consult a family or legal aid lawyer.
In the get-away bag, tape items you'll put in at the last minute such as hearing aids or eyeglasses.
4. Play out the scenario. Pretend that you or your parent knows a hurricane is on its way. Whatever is missing from your plan, add in post-haste.
Be sure to browse these two must-read resources from FEMA and the American Red Cross. If you live in a neighborhood or attend a church with many older residents, you can use AARP's Create the Good Hurricane Prepare toolkit to help them prepare.
Hope you never need it, but just in case, save this post. And get packing!
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'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' Set To Return To TV [VIDEO]
The classic Robin Leach hosted TV show, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, will be getting a new lease on life on the Style network. According to the Hollywood Reporter the network has ordered new episodes of this classic show and just like the original, the remake will give us, ordinary citizens, a glimpse into the glamorous life of celebrities. The network is looking for a host for the show that will take us on a journey around the world to show us where and how celebrities play and give us the behind-the-scenes look at their glamorous life.
Look for the show to debut later this year.


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The first one is for everybody who leaves a comment on this post. Your name is going into the hat for this:
Hullabaloo Layer Cake by Moda
And if you blog about this give away then you'll stand to win this. Please also leave a comment, telling me where you blogged about it.
Bali Pops Strawberry Fields
Modern Workshop Jelly Roll by Moda
The suitcases are packed and we are ready to go early tomorrow morning. We'll have a little stop in the desert (Dubai) on our way to Switzerland. At the beginning of May we'll whiz over to Boston for DS graduation. I can't believe my baby is graduating University!
I hope to pop in here from time to time, but don't bank on it.
In the meantime, take care.