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May 2002
The trial of Carlos Mejia, 27, of Cleveland ended in a mistrial yesterday, as jurors in the 75th District Court were unable to reach a unanimous decision to convict on charges of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit sexual assault and injury to an elderly person. We reported Mejia's very brief escape from the courthouse on Wednesday and County Sheriff Greg Arthur, Sheriff's Deputy Pete Vela, and a CCA County Jail Officer all testified before the jury that Mejia had bolted from the courtroom, only to be recaptured outside two minutes later. Prosecutor Michael Mark said he would look at a possible plea bargain before retrying the case but a new charge of felony escape against Mejia goes before a grand jury in a few weeks.
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, crews will start work on Monday to repair and resurface Hwy 146 in Dayton from Hwy 90 south about two-and-a-half miles. The $1 million project includes repairing base failures, then adding a new asphalt surface. The work is expecting to start around dawn each morning and finish up by 3 p.m. TxDot reminds motorists to use extra caution, being mindful of workers and watch for flagmen. The goal is to have the work completed by the start of the new school year in August.
Ten Liberty Panthers have been named to the District 23-3A All District Baseball Team. First team picks chosen by district coaches are Craig Rader, Jessie Pennington, Kody Fiedler, Evan Brown, Evan Hill and Lance Mayo. Brent Mullinex, Steven Havard and Junior Lopez made the All-District Second Team and Eric Moss earned Honorable Mention.
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge will hold a Free Fishing Day Celebration tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event features hands-on demonstrations for both beginning and experienced anglers including target casting, fish identification and salt-water fishing. Tomorrow is Free Fishing Day across Texas, the only day of the year that no license is required to fish. For more information, call 409-267-3337.
5/31 FUNERAL: Ronald Kevin Randel, 48, of Edinburg, Services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Westgate Memorial Baptist Church in Beaumont.
It was after 4 p.m. yesterday when Carlos Mejia took advantage of the relaxed atmosphere after the evidentiary portion of his trial for burglary of a habitation to try and escape. The 27-year-old Cleveland man was dressed in street clothes and not wearing restraints when he reportedly made a run for it. Within minutes, a crowd of 14 law enforcement vehicles had converged on the fleeing defendant, recapturing him about 1 block from the courthouse. Carlos Mejia now faces an additional charge of felony escape as a result of that two minutes of freedom.
The Dayton School Board met in a hastily prepared emergency meeting Tuesday night upon receiving word that Superintendent Nancy Fuller had been offered a similar job in the San Marcos School District at a higher salary. The result of that meeting is that Mrs. Fuller will stay in Dayton with an amended contract that provides an additional $10,000 to her salary for the coming school year. Board President Buddy Janacek said Mrs. Fuller has agreed to remain with the DISD for at least three more full years.
Tickets are on sale now for the Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce annual "Liberty-Dayton 500" BBQ and Auction set for Thursday July 11th at the VFW Hall on Main St. in Liberty. Tickets for the big "500" drawing are $20 each and the 12 prizes this year include a 19" Emerson TV-DVD-VCR combo and a Toshiba 50" Big Screen TV valued at over $1600. Since only 500 raffle tickets are sold, they sell out fast. The event also features live and silent auctions and barbecue dinner prepared by Brick's BBQ. For more information, call the Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber Office at 336-5736.
Precinct #1 Commissioner Todd Fontenot said Tuesday that the new Liberty County web site is up and running. The site is available for informational purposes now but the plan is to develop it to provide services such as online bill paying and permit applications. The web address is www.co.liberty.tx.us
5/30 FUNERALS: Lillian Mae Benbow, 86, of Liberty, Graveside services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Palms Cemetery. ** Wilbert Johnson, 47, of Ames, Services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wells Mortuary in Liberty. **
Liberty County Commissioners yesterday approved a resolution establishing a committee to find ways to reduce toxic emissions. The county has had several restrictions imposed as part of the state's clean air plan, but can be exempted from one-mandatory tail pipe testing- if state-approved alternatives can be found. County Judge Lloyd Kirkham said commissioners would each choose one citizen for the committee. The selections are expected by the time of their next meeting in two weeks.
Liberty School Trustees met Monday night to once again hear from Curriculum Director Dr. Kathleen Sullivan about proposed course schedule changes. Angry parents and teachers who had addressed the board to protest those changes last week seemed content with changes Dr. Sullivan made to her proposal, that makes room for more available elective classes to students.
Over $505,000 in total scholarship monies were awarded to members of the 2002 graduating class of Hull-Daisetta High School. Class Valedictorian Shelby Birdwell and Salutatorian Stephanie Largent each earned multiple scholarship awards totaling several thousand dollars.
The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Liberty Rotary Club will sponsor a party for all South Liberty County WWII veterans this Saturday at 2 p.m. at 1st United Methodist Church in Liberty.
Liberty native and career military man Henry Lee Langford III will be commissioned next Monday as a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. The son of Roberta and the late Lee Langford of Liberty has served for a total of 19 years as a non-commissioned officer, in the U.S. Army and the Coast Guard.
5/29 FUNERALS: Bonnie Bartlett Sterling, 67, of Dayton, Graveside services at 10 a.m. at the Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington. ** Elsie H. Frazier, 84, of Fayetteville, Services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. ** Ralph Glen Hale, 80, of Dayton, Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. ** Margaret Chance Graham, 77, of Kingwood, Services at 4 p.m. Friday at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton.
DPS Trooper Ryan Foley said Henry Merlos, 18, was westbound on FM 1960 early Sunday when his vehicle drifted across the road and struck a tree head-on. Trooper Foley said it is possible the Anahuac man fell asleep at the wheel. Merlos is in stable condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and, Karen Wynne, 48, a passenger in his vehicle remains at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown, her condition unavailable.
A state administrative law judge has granted the City of Dayton party status to fight a request filed with the TNRCC by Buddy Alders, owner of the Woodland Hills Water Corporation to extend the company's current permit to control of all water rights in a 13,000 acre area. Dayton City Manager Robert Ewart said Alders' control over water rights in such a huge area could prevent the city from providing water services to some residents.
After nearly 4 years of being jailed in Liberty County on contempt of court charges, Federal Magistrate Earl Hines ordered Odis Briggs freed on a $50,000 bond last Thursday. 75th District Judge J.C. Zbranek has kept the Beaumont man in custody for failing to comply with his order to provide financial documents that might prove Briggs' alleged defrauding of investors in the McGahey Trust of $120,000.
The Valley Players' production of Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" is set for Friday and Saturday June 7th and 8th at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday June 9th. All performances are at the Humphreys-Burson Theatre in Liberty. Tickets are $5 each. For reservations call Jackie Hartel at 336-6699.
Last week's Shine All Nine Radiogram reporting this year's Liberty County Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship winners did not include Liberty High School Senior Lance Mayo, who was awarded a $10,000 Opportunity Scholarship.
5/28 FUNERALS: Beryl Eugene Sanner, 43, of Moss Hill, Services at 1 p.m. today at Allison Funeral Service in Liberty. ** Nathan Clay Cooper, 1 month, of Tarkington, Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. ** Mary Bower Wendell, 62, of Dayton, Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton
The Liberty City Council voted Wednesday night to table the issue of pay raises for city fire and EMS personnel until the next scheduled meeting on June 11th. Most council members seemed supportive of Liberty Fire Chief Jamie Galloway's request for pay increases totaling roughly $40,000 annually to make salaries competitive enough for the city to retain trained staff. Chief Galloway is also proposing new department inspection fees and an increase in ambulance run costs to offset the expense of the pay raises. Council members want to see revenue estimates for those proposals before making a decision. In other action, council voted 7 to 0 to scrap their contract with Comwerx to allow the city to offer Internet dial-up service to residents. A host of citizens attended the meeting to protest the city entering into open competition with local businesses in that area.
Preliminary Appraisal Values show the total value of property in Liberty County increased by over $150 million or 3.6% in 2002. Last year, mineral values jumped 152% over 2000 totals, but with the price of oil and gas coming down, those values dropped two-and-quarter per cent. The Liberty County Central Appraisal District Office in Liberty will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays during May and June to process protests to property appraisals. The filing deadline is May 31st. For more information call the CAD at 336-5722 or visit www.libertycountycad.com .
The municipal offices in both Liberty and Dayton, as well as the Liberty County Courthouse will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. There will be no garbage pick-up in Liberty or Dayton on Monday. Garbage will be picked up on the next scheduled service day. The Brazos Transit buses will not be running. Banks and post offices will also be closed. All government offices and the bus system will resume normal hours on Tuesday.
Hull-Daisetta High School Graduation Ceremonies are tonight at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Those graduating with honors are 2002 Valedictorian Shelby Birdwell, Salutatorian Stephanie Largent, and alphabetically, Kati Bret, Leah Caskey, Jacquelyn Deberry, Dusty Evans, Amber Hard, Megan Hill, Candie Izaguirre and Andrew Johnson.
The Liberty School Board met Tuesday night and called a special meeting for this Monday at 6 p.m. to receive input from teachers and parents about proposed changes to the course curriculum at Liberty Middle School. A large, mostly angry crowd packed the board meeting to air complaints over the changes and Superintendent Dr. Douglas Moore said the process of adjusting the school schedule to account for tough state-mandated testing this coming year is ongoing. Dr. Moore said he would recommend a final decision be tabled until a new principal is in place at LMS in the fall. In other action, trustees chose Liberty Elementary Principal David Taylor to replace the retiring Don Lorenz as Liberty High School Principal.
According to information from the Houston Police Dept. the suspect in the murder of a Kingwood man led police to the victim's car where he allegedly left in Hardin this past Sunday. Bradley Michael Hawkins, age 20, was found shot to death in his Kingwood apartment around 3 a.m. Saturday and medical examiners estimated he had been dead at least 24 hours. Police report James Franklin Brown, also age 20, of Houston confessed to being involved in the crime and led them to the victim's missing 2001 Lexus in the Tanner Settlement in Hardin.
Liberty Police Officer Cedric McDuffie said 21-year-old Jacob Williamson of Hull was traveling at a high rate of speed on Hwy 90 in the River Bottom between Liberty and Dayton yesterday when he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway and struck a guardrail. The car flipped over once before coming to rest. The Hull man did not require medical treatment, but both eastbound lanes of Hwy 90 were closed to traffic for close to 30 minutes.
The community-wide effort to bring YMCA youth programs to Liberty County continues tonight with a fundraising meeting at 7 p.m. at 1st Liberty National Bank's Dayton Financial Center. Everyone who believes the programs are needed is urged to attend. For more information, call 334-8000.
W.J. Roth, 64, of Daisetta, Services at 2 p.m. today at Broussard's Mortuary in Kountze.
John L. Stanley, 63, of Dayton, Services at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at 1st Baptist Church of Dayton.
According to sources in Chambers County, Sheriff's Deputy John Joslin is under investigation for sexual harassment allegations made by another deputy. No charges have yet been filed and Deputy Joslin remains on duty. According to Cleveland Police Chief Ike Hines, Joslin resigned from the Cleveland Police Dept. in 2000 following allegations of making improper advances to an adult female to whom he had written a traffic citation. Chambers County Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer reportedly told a news reporter from KTRK TV in Houston that he was unaware of John Joslin's past. Texas Ranger Frank Huff is aiding in the investigation into this latest misconduct allegation.
The Trinity Valley Exposition has awarded $25,000 in scholarships to 8 Liberty County students. Those awarded $4,000 scholarships are Hardin High's Chad Koonce, Dayton High's Kyle Vyoral, Cleveland High School's Tiffany Green and Tarkington High's Jayme Shaw. Tarkington's High's Christy Bailey receives $3,000 while Hardin High's Jennifer Crump, Hull-Daisetta High School's John Haidusek and Tarkington High's Lindsay Henderson each receive $2,000.
The Dayton City Council met Monday night to swear in council members for new terms. Jay Tadlock, John Otto and John Simmons all won re-election without opposition in the May 4th election. Mayor Larry Harris appointed Herb Brown as Dayton Mayor Pro-Tem, a post traditionally filled by the most-senior council member. Brown and councilman "Frosty" Pruitt have alternated as Mayor Pro-Tem for the past several years.
Registration for the Summer Reading Program at the Jones Public Library in Dayton begins June 4th. The traditional programs for kids elementary school age and younger are back, along with reading programs for junior high and high school students, as well as adults. For more information, call 258-7060.
Helen Mabel White, 92, of Dayton, Services at 4 p.m. tomorrow at 1st United Methodist Church in Dayton.
Sharon Gray, 47, of Dayton, Services at 11:30 a.m. Friday at 1st Baptist Church in Dayton.
Al Ira Paddy, Jr., 70, of Corrigan, Graveside services at 2 p.m. today at Fairlawn Cemetery.
According to DPS reports, 24-year-old John David Martin III of Dayton was eastbound on FM 1484 near Conroe early Saturday morning when he failed to negotiate a curve. The investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it entered a ditch on the south side of the roadway and struck a tree. Montgomery County JP #1 John Kleiman pronounced John Martin dead at the accident scene.
Seven Liberty County Students have been awarded 2002 scholarships from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. That is a scholarship to at least one student from each of the six Liberty County High Schools. Keesha Brianna Johnson and Jairo Jaime, both from Cleveland High School, Jace Randall Daigle of Tarkington High School, Leah Michell Caskey of Hull-Daisetta High School and Jennifer Diane Harrison from Hardin High School will each receive $10,000 scholarships. Also awarded $10,000 scholarships Liberty High's Emily Christine Wolf and Dayton High School's Annie Michelle Scott.
The Annual Magnolia Ridge Country Club Golf Tournament was this past weekend in Liberty. Ken Burnham Jr. won the Championship Flight in the four-day amateur tournament, marking his third victory at Magnolia Ridge. Burnham also won in 1995 and 1998. Second place in the Championship Flight went to Terry Peddy, while Richard Scully and Cully Howard came in third and fourth respectively.
Game two of the Barbers Hill Eagles vs. Lorena Leopards High School Baseball Playoff series will be played Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Olsen Field in College Station. We had reported that coaches hoped to play one game of the Class 3-A Regional Semi-final series at the Aggies' field if possible. The first game of the best of three series is still set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fireman's Field in Brenham. If the series goes to three games, that will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Brenham. All Nine Sports will broadcast the series beginning with the first game Thursday night, starting around 7:20 p.m.
Acie Gordon Smith, 87, of Louisiana, Services held yesterday.
John David Martin, 24, of Dayton, Services at 2 p.m. today at Eastgate Church in Dayton.
The Liberty City Council will have a special meeting Wednesday at 5 PM to discuss possible changes to the payroll for Fire Fighters and Medics. In a report from Liberty Fire Chief Jaime Galloway, since the Department went paid in January of 1977, only one person has retired from the department. Several are using the Liberty Fire and EMS as a training ground, and once trained, will go to Baytown or Houston, where the pay is greater. Chief Galloway said right now the LFD is 75% staffed and could be down to as much as 50% by mid to later June.
Union Pacific Railroad has recently completed repairs to the crossing at Highway 90 and Waco Street in Dayton. According to State Representative Dan Ellis he received several complaints about the intersection and contacted the Railroad Company's liaison in Austin. U.P. used what's called a floating concrete block beneath the tracks so the Highway 90 railroad crossing will be able to withstand more traffic wear and tear before deteriorating. Representative Ellis said there are more repairs currently ongoing to some crossings in Northern Liberty County.
The Barbers Hill Eagles Baseball Team will move into the Regional Semi-finals of the Class 3A state playoffs this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Eagles opponent will be the Lorena Leopards, the #1 ranked class 3A team in the state. The games will be Thursday at 7:30 PM, Friday at 7:30 PM and if necessary, Saturday at 2 PM. The games are scheduled to be played at Fireman's Field in Brenham but both coaches said they would like to play one game in College Station. A decision on that should be made later today. In any case, All Nine Radio will broadcast the Eagles baseball games where ever they play.
The Liberty Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly luncheon Wednesday at noon at the Liberty City Hall Auditorium. The guest speaker this month will be Jim Bloodworth, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Past-President for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The meal will be fried fish prepared by the Liberty County Metro-Go Texan Committee. To make reservations call 336-5736.
5/20 FUNERAL: Dora Lee "Patsy" Burleson Davis, of Dayton. Services were held this weekend at the Magnolia Park Cemetery.
According to Michelle Lyons of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 31-year-old Ronford Lee Styron of Dayton was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. yesterday in the Death Chamber at Huntsville's Walls Unit. Styron was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1994 for the beating death of his 11-month-old son, Lee Hollis. Reportedly, Ronford Styron's last words were to family members and friends in attendance, telling them that he was going to be with his little boy.
According to a report aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, Chambers County Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer has suspended David Beck pending an investigation into allegations of theft against the Sheriff's Dept. Sergeant made by a drug suspect. Sgt. Beck is accused of stealing a wallet, two knives and a sword from a suspect he arrested for possession of marijuana. Beck's attorney maintains the knives were checked into evidence along with six pounds of marijuana allegedly found in the suspect's vehicle. Sgt. Beck claims not to have taken any wallet. Sheriff Kreuzer said the allegations will be treated seriously and he expects the investigation to wrap up this coming week.
Dayton High School Graduation Ceremonies are set for Saturday May 25th at 7 p.m. at Bronco Stadium. Two hundred forty-three seniors will graduate, sixty-three with honors. The top ten graduates for the Class of 2002 are Valedictorian Samuel Spence, Salutatorian Ashley Brand, Jonathan Badgett, Laci Hohn, Margaret Dunn, Kyle Vyoral, Travis Paul, Ebony Rivon, Annie Scott and Alicia Southwell.
About 20 people met earlier this week to discuss an overall plan to raise the roughly $300,000 needed to bring YMCA after-school and teen programs to Liberty County. It is hoped the goal can be accomplished of bringing those programs to Liberty, Dayton and Cleveland by this fall. The next fund raising meeting is scheduled for next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of 1st Liberty National Bank. Everyone interested in helping to make these safe recreational programs available to area youth is urged to attend. For more information, call 334-8000.
5/17 FUNERAL: E.B. Touchet, 73, of Dayton, Services at 11 a.m. today at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. **
The Liberty City Council met Tuesday night and made the hiring of Allen Barnes as new city manager official, approving a contract that sets Barnes' salary at $70,000 per year with a $500 per month car allowance, plus full insurance coverage. Mr. Barnes is expected to begin his duties on June 1st. In other action, council approved a contract with Comwerx Inc. of Cypress to provide wholesale dial-up Internet service to city residents. The vote was 4 to 3 with opposition from Mike McCarty, J.C. Burnham and Dennis Odell who said he felt the city should not go into direct competition with local businesses as an Internet service provider. Mayor Bruce Halstead said there were still a variety of decisions council would have to make before the service actually begins operation.
The Liberty Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Monthly Luncheon is set for next Wednesday at noon at the Liberty City Hall Auditorium. The guest speaker this month will be Jim Bloodworth, former-president, now Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Mr. Bloodworth will provide an update on the new Reliant Stadium and Center, and those graduating seniors receiving this year's HLS&R Scholarships will also be on hand. Lunch will be fried fish prepared by the Liberty County Metro Go-Texan Committee at a cost of $6. For reservations, call 336-5736.
The Annual Batson Oilpatch Festival is this weekend, today through Saturday in downtown Batson. Activities include plenty of arts and crafts, food booths, a carnival, gospel singing, karaoke, barbecue cook off, domino tournament, horseshoe and washer pitching, and auction and the Oil Patch Parade 10 am. Saturday, plus a street dance tomorrow and Saturday, at 8 p.m. each night. For more information, call 936-262-8103.
The Barbers Hill Eagles face the Bridge City Cardinals tonight in the Regional Quarterfinal Round of the High School Baseball Playoffs. It's a one game match up in Jasper. To get to the game, take Hwy 96 from Beaumont, through Buna and Kirbyville to Jasper. Stay on 96 to the first traffic light, then turn right on State Street and the City Baseball Complex will be next to the Jasper Lions Club. All Nine Sports will broadcast the game live beginning shortly before the first pitch at 7:30 p.m.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has unanimously voted to deny a recommendation for Executive Clemency to Ronford Lee Styron. The 32-year-old Dayton man applied for clemency in the hope of having his death sentence for the 1993 murder of his infant son, Lee Hollace Styron commuted to life in prison. Board members voted 17 to 0 to withhold their recommendation to do so from Governor Rick Perry. Unless some judicial agency intervenes, Styron will die, as scheduled, tomorrow night at 6 p.m. in Huntsville.
Liberty County Commissioners met yesterday and hired the Houston law firm of Bracewell and Patterson to assist the county's defense in the suit filed by the City of Dayton last month. The Dayton City Council contends that some subdivisions approved by the Commissioners Court have never met county standards and those subdivisions are now in Dayton's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The suit asks that county approval on all subdivision plats be rescinded.
Chambers County Commissioners voted Monday to re-instate Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer's policy of allowing citizens to ride along with deputies on patrol, with one difference: those citizens will not be carrying guns. The policy of allowing citizens licensed to carry handguns to ride with deputies to act as back up in the event of trouble drew so much media attention and criticism from officials concerned over citizen safety and county liability, Sheriff Kreuzer had suspended all "ride-alongs".
Organizers report that the 9th Annual Dorothy Matthews Memorial Golf Tournament raised over $18,000 for the Liberty County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. The tournament was held on May 4th at the Magnolia Ridge Country Club. Billy and Mitch O'Neal won 1st Place in the Championship Flight, John Carter and Bobby Pope placed 2nd.
5/14 FUNERALS: Claudine Hale Acker, 85, of Liberty, Services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Allison Funeral Service in Liberty. ** Dorothy Bess Searles, 69, of Liberty, Services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Olive Bethel Baptist Church in Hardin. ** Anna Harris, 93, of Devers, Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Galilee Baptist Church in Devers.
Saturday was a record setting day for the Dayton FFA Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Livestock sale brought in over $160,000. Curtis Seaberg had the Grand Champion Steer, which brought in $16,200 or $13.50 per pound. Courtney Butler, a Senior at Dayton High School had the reserve champion steer, and received $12,000. The popular 100 club raised $26,000 to pump up the money in the Livestock Sale. In all 77 animals raised over $160,000 this past Saturday at the Anson Rigby Memorial Arena in Dayton.
Dayton Police Chief Pete Douzat said at around 1 PM Friday afternoon, Floyd Edmonds, 52 of Anahuac, was pulling a cattle trailer and stopped on Hwy 146 to make a left turn into the Dayton Veterinary Clinic. He was rear ended by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer driven by Kenneth Nole Porter, of Colmesneil. Mr. Porter was taken by Life Flight Air Ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston with what were described as non-life threatening injuries. Traffic on Highway 146 was tied up for more than 3 hours while crews tried to clear the accident.
The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is moving from their current location on Bryan Street to the old Entergy building also on Bryan. This is the same building where the Dayton Community Development Corporation currently is. Dayton Chamber President Rick Sparks said that although they will be sharing offices, the Dayton Chamber and the DCDC would remain separate entities. The move should be completed this month.
The Annual County Wide Law Enforcement and Public Safety Memorial and Recognition service will be this Wednesday at 7 PM at the First Baptist Church in Liberty. Dr. Steven Ellerbe, coordinator for the event said since the last service, 15 peace officers, and 5 fire fighters in Texas have died in service. The memorial service will include a bagpipe band, plus color guard, a salute to fallen officers, a firing party and taps. All Nine Radio will broadcast the service live Wednesday Night.
5/13 FUNERALS: W.C. "Pee-Wee" Duff, 77 of Hardin. Funeral services will be today at 10 AM at the Hardin Baptist Church. ** Helen J. Fingleman, 61 of Kenefick. Graveside services will be tomorrow at 11 AM at the Greenville Cemetery in Kenefick.
According to County Judge Jimmy Sylvia, a federal judge in Galveston issued an injunction against the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to prevent the permitting of the non-toxic industrial waste landfill that TSP of Kingwood wants to locate in the western portion of Chambers County. Twelve residents, all of whom live within a mile of the proposed site, sought the injunction since no state laws currently exist regulating such landfills. Judge Sylvia said the TNRCC could now appeal the judge's ruling but as it stands, the landfill permit cannot be reissued until such regulations are created and then approved by the state legislature.
The Liberty City Council met Tuesday night with the city's Delinquent Tax Attorney Shelly Veselka of the McCreary, Veselka, Bragg and Allen law firm. The council told Mr. Veselka they wanted a more aggressive stance in collecting taxes owed the city and instructed him to present a report next month on the top 50 delinquent taxpayers and how much each currently owes. Council members also expressed interest in publishing that list of names in the Vindicator Newspaper.
The Magnolia Ridge Country Club Golf Tournament is set for Thursday May 16th through Sunday May 19th. For the first time, this popular annual tournament will be at the new, over 3,000 square foot club facility that is expected to be ready for use. Construction on the new country club began last December. It has now been almost 2 years since fire destroyed the former, nearly-fifty-year-old clubhouse building. For information on signing up for the golf tournament call 336-3551 or 336-6732.
All Nine Sports will broadcast tonight's Barbers Hill Area High School Baseball Playoff Game as the Eagles face the Shepherd Pirates in Humble at 7:30 p.m. Tune in for all the live play-by-play around 7:20 p.m. this evening.
5/10 FUNERALS: Jack Paul "J. P." Walker, 61, of Raywood, Services at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Miles Missionary Baptist Church in Ames ** Nathan Thomas, 45, of Hankamer, Services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Mary's Baptist Church in Hankamer. ** Carol Gwendolyn Clark Franklin, 56, of Liberty, Graveside services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Linney Cemetery
According to information from Liberty Fire Department personnel, it was just after 10 a.m. yesterday when a vacuum truck siphoning water from a gas line on Texaco Road, south of Hwy 90 caught fire. The resulting explosion sent the truck's driver, whose name was not available to Liberty-Dayton Hospital with unknown injuries. With the gas line, belonging to the Estes Co., still feeding the flames firefighters from Liberty and the Dayton VFD spent over an hour and a half dousing the roaring flames and cooling the burning truck. The truck, owned by James Cueves was completely destroyed.
The Annual Dayton FFA Livestock Show and Rodeo continues today through Saturday at the Anson Rigby Memorial Arena on Hwy 321. Livestock judging is going on each day, culminating in the big livestock auction at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Rodeo performances and the Rodeo Queen's Contest begin at 8 p. m. each night. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. For those who would like to participate in the auction as part of the 100 Club Buyers' Group, contact Larry Harris at Peoples Building Center at 258-7605 or the Dayton Financial Center for a list of the many local business owners involved.
No less than 10 Dayton Lady Broncos earned 21-4A All-District Softball Team honors this year. District coaches named Leslie Hawks, Ashley Edwards, Jenny Pate and Tasheena Secatero to the All-District First Team and Brittany Tuck was honored as All-District MVP. Second Team picks included Erica Loftin, Kourtney Kelsey and Jessi Walters, while Meagan Mitchell received All District Honorable Mention.
The Lee College Board of Regents made their final decision for hiring a new college president at their May 2nd meeting, selecting Dr. Martha Ellis. Search Committee President Dr. Keith Coburn said Dr. Ellis has been President of Texas State Technical College in Waco for the past two years, with 14 years prior experience in leadership positions at the Collin County Community College. Dr. Ellis is expected to begin her duties as Lee College President on August 1st.
5/9 FUNERAL: Charles Arthur Pearson, 71, of Hardin, Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison Funeral Service in Liberty. **
The Liberty City Council met last night and voted to offer the job of Liberty City Manager to 43-year-old Allen Barnes, the City Manager of Whitesboro, Texas until his resignation last week. Council spent two hours in executive session, discussing the matter with numerous city employees before reaching their decision. Liberty Mayor Bruce Halstead said he would contact Mr. Barnes today to notify him that the job is his if he wants it.
A rash of burglaries has Liberty Police urging extra-caution to city residents. Officer Hugh Bishop said thieves have been at work in the past few weeks in the Layle Drive area, the Whiddington Subdivision off Hwy 90 and the area near Edgewood, stealing items left on carports and in open cars or garages. Officer Bishop recommends putting lawn and gardening equipment in a locked storage area, lock your car doors at home and close garage doors overnight or when you are not at home. Anyone with information on these burglaries is asked to call Liberty Police at 336-5666.
The Dayton City Council met Monday night and received reports outlining plans to provide for the city's water and wastewater needs over the next 20 years. J. Andrew Rice of Public Management Inc. told council the city would likely need a new water well within the next two-to-five years. Consulting Engineer Craig Kankel recommended council develop a comprehensive plan to replace all clay and concrete sewer lines since a long period of rainfall could cause groundwater intrusion at the wastewater treatment plant.
The 21st Annual Hull-Daisetta Mayhaw Festival gets underway tomorrow and continues through this Saturday on FM 787 in Daisetta. Festival visitors will enjoy a parade, plenty of great food, contests, live entertainment, barbecue cook off, a carnival, arts and crafts and lots more. For more information on the Mayhaw Festival call Marvin Fregia at 936-536-6302.
5/8 FUNERALS: Wanda Sandifer Woods, 64, of Liberty, Services at 10 a.m. today at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. ** James Jerome Williams, 59, of Madisonville, Services at 2 p.m. today at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. **
DPS Trooper Stephen Hebert said 41-year-old Andrew Evans was eastbound on Hwy 105 just before 7 a.m. yesterday when he slowed to turn into a private drive. The Cleveland man's small car was hit from behind by a pick up truck driven by Kevin Hardin, age 19, also of Cleveland. Andrew Evans was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston listed, as of late yesterday afternoon, in stable condition in the hospital's intensive care unit. Neither Kevin Hardin nor his passenger, Bryan Meanor, 17 suffered serious injury.
Information from the Hardin VFD indicates firefighters arrived at an older model manufactured home on CR# 2066 yesterday morning to find it fully engulfed in flames. The homeowner, Raymond Horn said he and his wife were in the yard when he saw smoke coming from a window. Hardin and Hull-Daisetta Volunteer Firefighters worked for over an hour to douse the flames, but the 14 x 80 foot home and all its contents were destroyed. Fire Marshall Jim Wilson said it appeared an overloaded circuit in some old electrical wiring started the fire.
One of the most closely watched elections around our area this past Saturday was the Mont. Belvieu Mayoral Race between Incumbent Lonnie Follis and former-mayor Bob Lee. City officials said over two hundred ballots were cast in early voting for that race and when the dust had settled Saturday the unofficial vote totals showed Follis with 327 votes to Lee's 236. In the Mont. Belvieu City Council Election, Position #1 Incumbent Mike Pomykal won reelection with 315 votes and Lynda Schneider won Position #2 with 221 votes.
Both the Liberty and Dayton Post Offices will be participating in the 10th Annual National Association of Letter Carries Food Drive this Saturday. Anyone wishing to donate non-perishable food items, baby items or personal hygiene products can just leave them at their mailbox that morning for postal carriers to pick up. Donations can also be dropped off at either post office.
All Nine Sports will broadcast the Barber's Hill Eagles Area Baseball Playoff Game this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Humble High School. The Eagles face the Shepherd Pirates in a single game match up. Our live broadcast begins around 7:20 p.m.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Nathan Pierce said Tina Shawn, of Baytown, was riding a motorcycle northbound on FM 1409 Sunday Night. The Trooper said she was coming around what is commonly referred to as "Dead Man's Curve," lost control of the bike and struck a guardrail. Mrs. Shawn was taken by Life-Flight Air Ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in what was described as very serious condition. Trooper Pierce said alcohol may have been a contributing factor.
Both Hardin and the Liberty School Districts got new Board members Saturday Night. In Hardin, Texas Ranger Frank Huff defeated three-term Incumbent Larry Fonternot for trustee place #7. The final tally was Huff 197 to Fontenot's 85. Also, in Liberty there were four candidates for 2 at-large positions. Former LMS Principal Frank Davis was elected, as was incumbent Carl Pickett. Davis received 396 votes, Pickett, 351, Incumbent Trustee Lionell McLean received 316 votes, and Brenda McManus Jones, 269. Also in the City of Dayton, all 13 amendments to the home rule passed by a wide margin.
It took three games, and extra innings, but the Barbers Hill Eagles Baseball Team downed Kirbyville this past weekend to advance to the Area round of the class 3A state playoffs. The Eagles lost Thursday 16 to 14, then came back and one two on Saturday, the first, 12-5, and the second 10-9 in eight innings. Next up for the Barbers Hill Eagles are the Shepherd Pirates. That single game playoff has tentatively been set for 7:30 PM Friday Night in Humble.
Norma Lurline Nash, 76 of League City. Services will be tomorrow at 1 PM at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.
Earnest "Bill" Powell, 73 of Anahuac. Services will be Wednesday at 10 AM at the Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton.
Vernice John "V.J." Sparks, 81 of Dayton. Funeral Services will be today at 3 PM at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.
Larry D. Rice, 52 of Tarkington. Services were held yesterday at Ryan Cemetery.
Carolyn Jo Walls, 55 of Tyler. Services will be today at 11 AM at the Pace-Stancil Funeral home in Dayton.
Marilyn Caldwell, 48 of Baytown. Services will be held at a later date out of state.
Prosperity Bancshares and Paradigm Bank have announced the two have reached an agreement to merge their operations to create an estimated $1.6 billion Regional Community Bank with 40 operational banking centers. The Boards of Directors for both financial entities approved the action Wednesday and the merger is expected to close before September 30th subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. Prosperity currently owns 29 banking centers including locations in Liberty and Cleveland while Paradigm has 6 locations in Houston, 2 in Dayton and 1 each in Galveston, Winnie and Mont. Belvieu. Bank officials say that once the merger is completed all of the new company's bank locations will take on the Prosperity name.
The Dayton Rotary Club has announced the recipients of their annual scholarships. The local service club will award $500 scholarships each to Dayton Seniors Kourtney Kelsey, Mitchell Peebles and Ebony Rivon. In terms of dollars, Rotary International has the largest scholarship program in the world.
The Annual Liberty County EMS Golf Tournament is on June 14th at the Eagle Point Golf Course in Mont. Belvieu. Director Mike Koen said it is hoped enough money can be raised at the event to cover half the total of an American Heart Association Grant to purchase new life-saving equipment for the emergency medical service. For entry information, call 936-536-3080.
Mike Baldree, Liberty ISD Business Manager for the past two-and-a-half years has announced he is leaving to accept a position as the Superintendent of the Blooming Grove ISD, south of Dallas. We reported earlier this week that longtime LMS Principal Earnest Havner is also leaving to accept a Superintendent's job, in the Runge School District.
The Annual Houston/Galveston Hurricane Workshop is set for May 8th from 8 a.m. to noon at the Pasadena Convention Center. The workshop is free of charge, open to the public and this year's theme will be "Allison: Inland Flood Odyssey", focusing on the deadliest and costliest tropical storm in U.S. History. Numerous experts will be on hand to discuss preparations for yourself and your property during the 2002 Hurricane Season. For more information call 281-337-5074, Ext: 223.
DPS Trooper Bryan Nichols said 48-year-old Marilyn Caldwell of Baytown was eastbound on FM 1960 about two miles west of Hwy 321 in Dayton around 12:15 yesterday afternoon, when for unknown reasons, her vehicle crossed over into westbound traffic. The woman's vehicle hit the rear side of an eighteen-wheeler's trailer. After nearly 30 minutes, rescue workers managed to free the woman from her wrecked car. Precinct #5 JP Burl Thomas pronounced Marilyn Caldwell, of Baytown, dead at the accident scene. The truck's driver, Bobby Kirk, 35, of Temple, did not require medical treatment.
The Dayton School Board met Tuesday night and agreed to proceed with the much-discussed renovation of Stephen Austin Elementary, having received a letter of authorization from the federal government for the $2.6 million in Qualified Zone Academy Bonds for the project. Financial Advisor Mark McLiney said the board will vote to sell the bonds at their May 21st meeting and should have the money in hand from the bond sale by mid-June. Trustees voted to employ the Falcon Group of Houston as construction-managers-at-risk on the project.
The public is invited to the Annual Community-Wide Law Enforcement and Public Safety Memorial and Recognition Service set for Wednesday May 15th at 7 p.m. at 1st Baptist Church in Liberty. Event coordinator Dr. Steven Ellerbe said the event provides an opportunity to pay tribute to law officers, fire fighters and medics across the state who have lost their lives in the line of duty and recognize those who serve each day.
The Liberty Panthers head into the first round of the District 23-3A High School Baseball Playoffs tonight against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year, the Buna Cougars. Game time is at 7 p.m. at Pt. Neches-Groves High School. All Nine Sports will broadcast the game live starting around 6:50.
5/2 FUNERALS: Dorothy Gean Dennis Finklea, 77, of Hull, Services at 4 p.m. today Allison Funeral Service in Liberty.
James Glen Hashaw, 35, of Batson, Services at 4 p.m. today at 1st Baptist Church in Batson.
Lovie Novell Austin, 71, of Liberty, Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church in Liberty.


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Beyoncé Blue Nail Polishes: Her Manicurist Tells InStyle the Exact Shades
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Beyoncé has tried an array of blue nail polishes lately—from robin's egg to sapphire—which is why we caught up with her manicurist Lisa Logan to get the details on Bey's favorite hue. "Blue is a great color, and it looks amazing on Beyoncé," she told InStyle.com exclusively. "We always have a variety to choose from." So, are her azure lacquers a tribute to her new daughter, Blue Ivy? "That's up to anyone to decide!" Logan said playfully. "It is a pretty color, though, and Beyoncé wears it well." Check out four lacquers worn by the star in the gallery, and find out why her manicurist picked each shade.
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Sometimes a fun quote by a coach or player spawns further teasing.
When asked on this week's Big 12 coaches teleconference about whether he would prefer to play the CU vs. Colorado State series at Invesco Field or on campus sites, Hawkins said it did not matter to him.
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Don't Expect A Modern Day Assassin's Creed Anytime Soon
The Assassin's Creed series has always freely jumped across the ages, but some fans have longed for a modern day take on the war between the Assassins and Templars. If that's you, don't hold your breath in anticipation.
While Assassin's Creed III gave players a taste of how a contemporary Assassin's Creed might play during its Desmond sequences, I've often wondered what a game set in the modern era (or even near future) might look like. Unfortunately, Assassin's Creed fans who feel the same way might be out of luck, because Assassin's Creed is a historical video game series, and it sounds as though it will stay that way.
During an Assassin's Creed panel at Comic Con, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag lead writer Darby McDevitt talked about how much the Ubisoft team enjoys working with history. "We try to approach history with a sense of reverence and a sense of groundedness," said McDevitt. "We love doing our homework, visiting these locations, and researching real historical details, which we can incorporate into the game. We love making game's based on real historical places, and I don't think any era can be ruled out, but whichever era we choose to do next we will bring it to life in a realistic way. So, I wouldn't expect us to do a modern day Assassin's Creed anytime soon."
While McDevitt went on to say that it would be possible to see an Assassin's Creed game set in ancient Japan and filled with Ninjas, it sounds like anyone's dream of seeing an Assassin's Creed full of flying cars or laser rifles will have to remain just that, a dream.


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Big changes at Spanish wine giant Arco
Thu 14 Oct 2004
Harpers Magazine (1st October 2004) reports that Victor Redondo, president of Spanish wine giant Arco, is aiming to raise 150 million Euros to drive an international expansion of the group.
The capital, raised from investors and the funds of Arco's shareholders, will be placed into an 'international wine and wine tourism fun' that will become the fourth separate interest that Arco controls. Currently Arco has majority control of large-volume producer Berberano, Haciendas de Espana and the international distributor for the group, United Wineries, although the former two have separate management teams, staff and shareholders. 'The only link is me as president and United Wineries as the distributor. Arco itself is not reall a business now - it is a financial corporation, the majority shareholder', says Redondo.


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As jobless numbers continue to rise, the magic phrases coming from the Obama administration this week are "safety net" and "tax credits."
The unemployment rate now stands at 9.8 percent -- and 10 percent looks to be a likely reality sometime in the next couple of months. For a party in power, this is not good news -- especially when "SNL," a comedy show perceived to be on the administration's side, rolls out one of the harshest indictments yet of Obama's incomplete agenda.
And so, from the beginning of the week, the White House has been doing its level best to show that it is "doing something" to help the unemployed or those who may have stopped seeking work.
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Which is where the "tax credits" come in:
Among the options for additional steps is some variation on Mr. Obama's proposal during the stimulus debate to give employers a $3,000 tax credit for each new hire, which Congress rejected last winter partly out of concern that businesses would manipulate their payrolls to claim the credit. Another option would allow more businesses to deduct their net operating losses going back five years instead of the usual two; Congress limited the break to small businesses as part of the economic stimulus law.
The search for further remedies is part of a two-track effort in the White House and Congress. Democrats are also considering plans to continue through 2010 the extra unemployment assistance and health benefits available to people who are out of work for long periods. Also likely to be retained, some officials say, is a popular $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers that was included in the $787 billion stimulus law and has helped rouse a housing market that nonetheless remains shaky.
The administration will not admit it, but another way of describing what is going on here is, well "Stimulus II."
After the $787 billion package passed in February (with hardly any Republican votes), a controversy has raged (and still does to this day) over whether the stimulus was large enough or structured properly: In short, has there been too much pure spending -- or too little.
A few Democrats want a second stimulus package, but public resistance over spending in general -- to say nothing of the price tag and furor over the health care plan -- makes that a DOA proposition.
Unless stimulus is called something else -- like "safety net" proposals.
Sure, the amount being discussed now, slightly upwards of $100 billion, is one-seventh that of the previous stimulus.
But throwing a certain kind of tax credits -- designed to bribe, uh, encourage companies to begin hiring -- might be the ideal approach.
However, there's a major problem the administration must confront if it pushes Congress to produce "safety net" package. It gives Republicans a powerful and simple rhetorical argument: The stimulus package didn't work as advertised.
The Obama team argues that, absent the $787 billion, unemployment would be worse. However, it's hard to prove a speculative reality.
Meanwhile, the GOP can just point to the present reality: Job losses that haven't been seen in a quarter-century -- and the administration stepping forward to say that more needs to be done.
In asking for tax credits, the administration helps make the Republican point that there should have been more tax relief than was in the original stimulus bill. If the tax credits become law...and if they prove an effective incentive to get businesses hiring...and if they help prevent the unemployment rate from going too much above 10 percent (or brings it back down), that will be a trade-off the administration will accept -- for a few weeks of Republican "toldja sos."
Of course, that's a whole lot of "ifs."
If none of these come to fruition, the White House might be desperately seeking a political safety net of its own as the 2010 midterm elections approach.
New York writer Robert A. George blogs at Ragged Thots. Follow him on Twitter.


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We are located on the corner of 13th and Oak Street, on the edge of Downtown in Eugene, Oregon. Within an easy 5 block walk west of the University of Oregon. Level Up Arcade is an Arcade, Bar, and Restaurant.
We are open 7 days a week, from 2PM until 2AM weekdays. Weekends noon until 2AM. Those under 21 are allowed until 9pm. After 9pm, its 21+ only.
Inside you will find lots of standup arcade games, a few cocktail games, drivers shooter, golf....and more. A long wall of pinball games! Some games are brand new, some are older, some are the classics. On Friday/Saturday, we have a DJ spinning tunes.
Play a few games. Enjoy a beer or other beverage. Grab a bite to eat at lunch, dinner, or have a late night snack.
Watch this video to see what we are all about! Thanks for the sweet video work Stephanie!
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Employees at Mount Vernon ISD honored
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- Published on 12 March 2012
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Employees at Mount Vernon ISD were honored for their years of service at the school's annual Employee Awards Banquet on Monday, March 5
in the elementary cafeteria. Tim Evans was honored by the district for the most years of service with 35 years. For more information, see the March 8 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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I have made the surprising discovery that cats are telephones that come and go as they please and have an appetite for milk and fish. It takes a while to understand that these are special beings, wireless phones like walkie-talkies; and that we too are special, in our imperceptiveness, because it took us so long to understand this.
Given that this state of misunderstanding goes back beyond antiquity, it's apparent that humans lack the code that would allow us to comprehend these messages, their origin, and the nature of those who are sending them to us. We don't know whose number is being called, or what the caller is trying to say...
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Part I: Commodities: Just the Facts.
Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities.
Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities.
Chapter 3: Investing in Commodities: Only for the Brave?
Chapter 4: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio.
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Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options.
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Chapter 10: It's a Crude, Crude World: Investing in Crude Oil.
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Chapter 12: Keeping It Natural: Investing in Renewable Energy.
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There are a few works on view in the first-floor galleries that always catch my eye—Robert Motherwell's Stephen's Iron Crown (1981), Richard Serra's Right Angle Corner Prop with Pole (1969), Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996), to name a few. Each work makes a different impression. Serra's lead piece, for example, brings a sense of self-awareness of my physical presence in this world. Puryear's ladder makes me appreciate the beauty in simplicity. But it is Gerhard Richter's Ema (Nude Descending a Staircase) (1992) that always stops me.
When entering the galleries, I see Ema out of the corner of my eye. And, for that instant, the work is emotive, personal, and even intimate. Yet, when standing in front of the photograph it becomes flat and distant. Something about the image triggers in my mind the idea of art's ability to draw one into the work, the way a Mark Rothko painting or a good Jackson Pollock drip painting does. But Richter's image purposefully fails to do so. It is the process in which he created this image that disallows that most basic connection.
Richter has stated that, "Photography had to be more relevant to me than art history: it was an image of my, our, present-day reality. And I did not take it as a substitute for reality but as a crutch to help me get to reality."[i]
To create Ema, Richter took a slightly blurred Polaroid of his then wife, Ema; painted the image captured in the photograph; and then photographed the painting. Why go through the process of creating a painting only to photograph it? Why not just enlarge the initial photograph? There must be meaning in process. The final piece is a photograph, just as the initial image is, but a photograph that looks like a painting. The inherent qualities of photography allow it to take on the characteristics of its subject. Brushstrokes are visible. The colors of her flesh, hair, and stairs are distinguishable. There is depth, in the sense that perspective is depicted. But, nevertheless, the image lacks that sense of aura that Walter Benjamin discusses in his essay "The Work of Art in the Mechanical Age of Reproduction," much like that of Sherrie Levine's After Walker Evans photographs.
I cannot imagine that the painting, in the collection of Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, from which this photograph was taken, embodies these same qualities. Rather, I must believe that the painting is what my mind (and eye) wants this image to be—intimate and full of presence. Did re-creating the original photograph through painting and then photographing the painting make the image of his nude wife more "real," as Richter suggests? It is certainly plausible that this process would imbue a stronger connection to the original image than the photograph, perhaps making it more real, but arguably only for the artist. It does, indeed, bring a stronger sense of reality to what it means to take a photograph. But perhaps the layering of distance instilled by the process in which this piece was created is intended to accentuate her waning existence. As Michael Auping notes in the Modern's 110 catalogue, "there is a powerful fragility to Ema's presence."[ii]
[i] Gerhard Richter, The Daily Practice of Painting: Writings and Interviews 1962–1993, ed. Hans-Ulrich Obrist, trans. David Britt (London: Thames & Hudson in association with Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1995): 66.
[ii] Michael Auping, "Gerhard Richter," in Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth 110 (Fort Worth and London: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in association with Third Millennium Publishing Limited, 2002): 144.


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The Region 3 Archives (covering the Dakotas and Minnesota) constitutes one of the largest collections of American Lutheran material in the United States. Beginning with largely Norwegian, Danish and Swedish Lutheran records (the 1840's and on) and continuing to the present, the collection documents the full range of activities that marked the predecessor church bodies to the current Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The finding aids were created to describe our holdings to the subseries level (in effect, to the "box level"), though there a few exceptions where greater detail has been used. The inventories are intended to provide an overall sense of our collections' scope. While we hope that these finding aids will be helpful, we realize that some researchers will need us to provide greater detail than the inventories currently give. We invite these researchers to send their questions directly to the archives staff via e-mail, phone or mail.
Lutheran Family Trees is a collection of flow charts representing the historical relationships of smaller church organizations.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Region 3
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Norwegian Synod
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Hauge Synod
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United Norwegian Lutheran Church
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Scandinavian Augustana Synod
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Norwegian-Danish Conference
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Eielsen Synod
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Lutheran Free Church
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Lutheran Cooperation
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Personal papers
The "family trees" provided below are intended to help students of American Lutheran history make sense of the often bewildering array of Lutheran church bodies (or "synods") that have existed in this country. As some of the church body names indicate, the divisions were often based on the country of origin and ethnic background of the immigrant-founded synod. Differences in worship traditions and polity, in addition to the language used, also contributed to the "splintering" of American Lutheranism.
Streams of Tradition Forming Luther Seminary
Danish-American Lutheranism
Forming the Lutheran Church in America
Norwegian-American Lutheranism, 1846-1917
Norwegian-American Lutheranism (Abbreviated)
Forming the American Lutheran Church
Forming the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Swedish-American Lutheranism
The Emergence of the Missouri Synod
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formed in 1988 with the merger of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1976-1987), the American Lutheran Church (1960-1987), and the Lutheran Church in America (1962-1987). This 5 million member denomination is divided into 9 regions and 65 synods. The archival headings described below comprise collections gathered by the Region 3 Archives since 1988. While some of the span dates below indicate pre-1988 material, these records were gathered and maintained by the Region 3 Archives in their original order and so left intact. The variety of these materials reflects the broader collection strategy of the Archives since the beginning of the ELCA.
Of special interest to researchers are the congregational and the biographical files (indicated below). The files on congregations document the Lutheran church in this country at the "grass-roots" level as no other record is able to do. The +2,500 files on both existing and closed congregations include a range of materials from news clippings and history booklets to photographs and other audio-visual materials. The +2,000 biographical files contain a wide range of items documenting the lives of prominent and clergy and lay persons in the Lutheran church. These files exist along side of, and make reference to, the larger collections of personal papers described elsewhere in the Luther Seminary Archives inventory and in the Region 3 Archives inventory.
Synods, 1930-present
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Congregations, 1850-present
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church was formed in 1917 from the merger of the Norwegian Synod (1853-1916), Hauge's Synod (1876-1916) and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church (1890-1916), each represented more extensively in succeeding series. From 1917-1947 the name of this church body was the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America (NLCA). In 1947 the name was changed to the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC). Records of the NLCA/ELC span the period 1916-1960, and together with some material from predecessor church bodies run to 418.5 cubic feet.
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Secretary/Treasurer's Office, 1890-1960
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Church Council, 1917-1960
2.0 cu. ft.
Board of Trustees, 1917-1960
3.0 cu. ft.
Stewardship, 1935-1960
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Higher education, 1879-1935
34.0 cu. ft.
Parish education, 1920-1960
25.0 cu. ft.
Home missions, 1894-1975
64.0 cu. ft.
World missions, 1890-present
86.0 cu. ft.
China, 1890-1948
45.0 cu. ft.
Hong Kong, 1948-present
7.0 cu. ft.
Taiwan, 1948-1985
8.0 cu. ft.
Japan, 1891-1990
10.0 cu. ft.
Madagascar, 1890-1990
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South Africa, 1894-1998
Tanzania, 1935-1975
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Cameroon, 1917-1987
14.0 cu. ft.
Nigeria, 1950-1962
South America, 1950-1988
India, Santal Mission, 1890-1985
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Liberia, 1950-1962
Charities, 1917-1960
31.0 cu. ft.
Pensions, 1917-1960
Deaconess work, 1917-1963
Special Services Department, 1946-1960
Women's Missionary Federation, 1917-1963
68.0 cu. ft.
Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation, 1926-1963
ELC Brotherhood, 1936-1960
6.0 cu. ft.
Young Peoples Luther League, 1917-1960
NLCA/ELC Circuits & Districts, 1917-1960
12.0 cu. ft.
Class of Malagasy pastors in Norwegian style robe and ruff.
ca. 1910
The Norwegian Synod, 1853-1917, with its headquarters in Decorah, Iowa established congregations in the earliest immigrant communities in the Upper Midwest. This group was characterized by adherence to theological orthodoxy and strong ties to the Church of Norway "high church" tradition. Luther College in Decorah and Luther Seminary in Saint Paul were their main educational institutions with mission efforts in China and South Africa. Records span the period 1851-1917, and run to roughly 9 cubic feet. Serial records and documentation of early Norwegian-American Lutheran activities in both domestic and international mission work predominate in the collection.
Folke Kalendar, 1858-1917
1 cu. ft.
Synodal Beretninger
6 cu. ft.
Church Council, Minutes
Charities, 1898-1920
1 vol.
Pensions, 1913-1919
Home Missions, 1898-1906
Publications, Lutheran Publishing House, 1905-1915
Special Services, Choral Union, 1905-1915
1 fol.
Circuits & Districts, Scrapbook, 1904
1 cu ft.
Daniel Nelson, Sr. was the first Norwegian-American missionary to China. 1890
The Hauge Synod, the most numerous Norwegian pietistic group, separated from the "Eielsen Synod" in 1876. Named for the evangelical lay preacher and religious reformer of 18th and 19th century Norway, Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771-1824), the group de-emphasized formal worship and stressed personal faith experience. Reflecting a "low-church" Lutheranism, the Hauge Synod records revolve around domestic and international missions activities and annual reports, featuring a highly informative scrapbook of the Mission Dove, the women's auxiliary of the mission effort. The size of materials listed below indicate a book binding approach with the records rather than the typical archival box approach.
Incorporation and real property, 1858-1917
Annual reports, 1875-1917
2 vols.
Trustees, 1893-1917
Education, 1906-1917
3 vols.
Home Missions, Cashbook, 1906-1913
Mission Dove of Hauge's Synod/WMF,1901-1917
Roughly 12 cubic feet of records document the first merger within Norwegian-American Lutheranism, as it joined the pietist Norwegian-Danish Augustana Synod with the Conference for the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Church and the Anti-Missourian Brotherhood, a splinter group from the Norwegian Synod. It steered a middle course between "high" and "low church" factions within Norwegian–American Lutheranism. This church body was associated with St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD) and Concordia College (Moorhead, MN). Its seminary, known to most as simply the "United Seminary" was located in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, the current location of Luther Seminary. Major foci in this collection include annual reports, mission activities, and congregational records, including 16 volumes recording congregational visitations, 1899-1915.
Seminary Controversy, 1896-1897
Folkekalendar, 1892-1916
Aarsberetning / Aarsmode,1890-1916
Church Council, 1905-1914
Correspondence, 1893-1905
Board of Trustees & Committees, 1891-191
Education, 1913, 1899, 1904-1914
3 vol.
Home Missions, 1914-1917
Foreign Missions, 1894-1917
Congregational Register & receipts, 1890-1893
Visitations Register, 1899-1915
16 vols.
Women's Missionary Federation, 1911-1915
Special Services, 1891
Young People's Luther League, 1909-1914
4 ".
Circuits, 1890-1916
The Augustana Synod was formed from pietist Scandinavian elements in the new land. Initially a union of Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes, the Scandinavian Augustana Synod again split in 1870 leaving the Swedes with the remainder of the Augustana Synod and forming the Norwegian-Danish Augustana Synod. The group pioneered in ecumenical efforts, but records are scanty, merely the annual reports for the period 1861-1889. In 1890 the Norwegian-Danish Augustana Synod was absorbed in the founding of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church.
Conference, Reports, 1870-1889
2 cu. ft.
President, Copybook, 1887-1890
Financial matters, 1882-1889
3. ''
Journal, 1882-1889
Congregations 1874-1885
Trustees, Minutes, 1870-1886
Constitution, 1876
Publications, 1877-1884
Documents, 1874
Picture, Annual meeting, 1886
A consciously Norwegian response to the predominantly Swedish Augustana Lutheran Synod, the NDC sought a middle way between pietist and state church extremes of Norwegian-American Lutheranism. Scanty records include Conference reports, 1870-1889 and correspondence for the period 1887-1890, as well as congregational records 1874-1886. In 1890 the Conference joined with two other groups to form the United Norwegian Lutheran Church.
The first formal synodical organization of Haugean pietists was formed in 1846 by firebrand preacher and early settlement leader Elling Eielsen. Formally designated the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, it was characterized by an emphasis on personal affirmation of religious faith, congregational autonomy, and a narrow toleration of religious heterodoxy. Rampant sectarianism rapidly dissolved the Eielsen Synod surrounding the character of the synod leader, culminating in the departure of its largest contingent to form the pietist Hauge Synod in 1876. Remnants of the synod continued into the twentieth century in villages, congregations, and individual families, decreasing to merely three families at the present time. Records fill one 4-inch document case with five folders of official documents of the synod and three folders of subsequent historical explorations regarding its stormy history.
Annual reports, 1854-1877
2 fols.
Constitution, 1877
Correspondence, longhand originals, 1873
Minutes, Election of Officers, 1911-1913
Photographs, Conferences, 1907, 1924, 1934; 2 families
Commentary, 1842-1965, 1939
Historical collections, 1950-1970
4 fols.
Conferences 1960s-1970s
Under the dynamic leadership of Georg Sverdrup, the Lutheran Free Church (LFC) emerged from the United Norwegian Lutheran Church surrounding controversy regarding the future of Augsburg Seminary and College, Minneapolis. The Church focused on congregational autonomy within a minimal denominational and credal identity. Liturgically "low church," its records reflect a broad array of church activities, amounting to 70 cubic feet of records. These document the church's educational and missions activities, while publications and records of the Presidents Office are also notable.
General publications, 1893-1963
President's Office, 1897-1963
Board of Organization, 1897-1963
Augsburg Seminary/Augsburg College, 1874-1963
Education, 1908-1963
Home Missions, 1897-1963
Lutheran Board of Foreign Missions, 1891-1963
2.5 cu. ft.
3.5 cu. ft.
Ministers' Pension Fund, 1909-1963
Charities, 1898-1963
LFC Publishing Company, 1924-1963
Luther League Federation, 1915-1963
Stewardship, 1935-1962
Women's Missionary Federation, 1915-1963
Merger negotiations, 1951-1963
Disparate, but sustained efforts at inter-Lutheran cooperation began in the late nineteenth century. Some cooperation was functional (nurses, music, etc.); other cooperative efforts were more explicitly ecumenical. Documentation tends to comprise programs and reports and other published materials from these various joint activities.
Free Conferences, 1871-1888
National Lutheran Council,1937-1955
Choral Union, 1920-1960
Common Lutheran Hymnal Commission, 1945-1954
Spanish Hymnal Committee, 1956-1962
Lutheran Home Missions, 1930-1943
Lutheran Orient Missions, 1920-1975
13 cu. ft.
Zion Society for Israel, 1926-1962
Lutheran Nurses Guild,1941-1968
1.5 cu. ft.
Men for the Ministry, 1956-1959
Lutheran Brotherhood, Legal Documents, 1917-1928
Lutheran Students Association, Publications, 1922-1972
1. fol.
Am. Lutheran Congress, Youth Commission, 1932-1958
Fargo-Moorhead Pastoral Union, 1947-1960
Aasgaard, J. A (Johan Arnd), 1876-1966
46. in.
Akre, J. E. H. (Jorgen E. H.), 1882-1951
5. in.
Anderson, Martin, 1882-1966
31. in.
Bash, (Ewald ) Joseph, 1924-1994
16. in.
Bergsland, Hans Hanson, 1858-1907 2 vos.
6. in.
Biorn, L. M., 1861-1908
2.5 in.
Braaten, Sven O., 1852-1926
Burgess, Andrew S., 1897-1993
Burntvedt, T. O. (Thorvald Olson), 1888-1960
56. in.
Christensen, Bernhard M., 1901-1984
Dahle, John, 1853-1931
Dyrnes, J. O. (Johannes Olsen), 1867-1943
15. in.
Eastvold, C. J. (Carl Johan), 1863-1929
Egge, Mandus, 1910-1992
23. in.
Eggen, Thore, 1859-1936
1.5 in.
Erdahl, Gullik, 1840-1914
Farseth, H. A. (Harald A.). 1886-1961
Farseth, O. M. (Olaus Martinus) 1852-1913
21. in.
Fjelde, Jacob, 1864-1929
Forde, Gerhard O., 1884-1964
Forde, Nils, 1849-1917
7.5 in.
Graf, Paul, 1914-1985
Heins, Lester, 1910-1997
39. in.
Hegland, Martin, 1880-1967
Helland, Andreas Anderson, 1870-19??
40. in.
Helland, M. A. (Melvin Andreas), 1896-1979
12. in.
Hjortland, E. S. (Elmer S.), 1900- 1994
26. in.
Hove, Elling, 1863-1927
22. in.
Høverstad, Helge, 1870-1945
Jensen, C. C. A.. (Carl C. A.), 1878-1968
69. in.
Jensen, James K, 1943-
Jones, Clara, 1900-
Jordahl, D. C. (Daniel C.), 1864-1947
25. in.
Jordahl, Verner Trygve. 1898-1975
Kildahl, J. N. (John Nathan), 1857-1920
35. in.
Koren, Ulrik Vilhelm, 1826-1910
Larsen, Lauritz, 1882-1923
Larsen, N. Astrup (Nikolai A.), 1878-1961
Lee, J. J. (Jacob Johan), 1875-1945
Lee, O. T. (Ole Torgerson.), 1859-1913
Lundeberg, K. O. (Knut O.), 1859-1942
10. in.
Lysnes, David, 1832-1890
Malmin, O. G. (Olaf Gabriel), 1899-1973
87. in.
Martinson, Cora, 1902-
120. in.
Nesdal, Sivert, 1875-1962
Norlie, O. M., (Olaf Morgan), 1876-1962
Olson, Lillian, 1907-1986
Olson, Norris, 1896-1963
29. in.
Petersen, Wilhelm Mauritz, 1860-1932
13. in.
Preus, David, 1922-
125. in.
Preus, J. C. K. (Johan Carl K.), 1881-1983
14. in.
Ristad, D. G. (Ditlev Gregorson), 1863-1938
8. in.
Roalkvam, Halvard, 1845-1926
30. in.
Romdahl, Simon, 1854-1926
Schiotz, Fredrik Axel, 1901-1989
Sihler, Ernest G. W., 1900-1970
12.5 in.
Sihler, Mabel Wold, 1904-1973
Sletten, Olai R, 1863-1947
Sonnack, Paul G., Sr., 1878-1978 24 notebooks
Sovik, Edward Anders, 1918-
Stensvaag, John M., 1911-1987
Stub, H. A. (Hans Andreas), 1879-1968
175. in.
Stub, J. A. O. (Jacob Aall O.), 1877-1944
Syrdal, Rolf A., 1902-1993
Tangvald, Georg M., 1874-1915
Thompson, Conrad, M., 1917-
75. in.
Thorkelson, Willmar, 1918-2002
Torrison, Isaac B., 1859-1929
Trygstad, Wilhelm, 1877-?
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The Matrix was an industry changing film on several levels, from ground-breaking visual effects to an entirely new way of shooting action sequences, all mixed together with an extra dose of "cool." It quickly earned itself a pair of sequels in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions which unfortunately, didn't quite live up to the stature of the original film about Neo, Morpheus and the rest of the human resistance.
While the Wachowskis brought some cool characters and arguably the best soundtrack and fight sequences with Reloaded, it laid a curious path for the trilogy conclusion, Revolution, which was all kinds of bad - for fans and critics alike. The trilogy seemingly saw the end of Keanu Reeves' messianic character, Neo, but many expected he would rise again and according to Keanu Reeves, that's actually the plan.
Ain't It Cool News loyalist "El Nino" sent in info about Reeves speaking at "London school of performing Arts university" - which I think means the London International School Of Performing Arts - as a keynote speaker. During the presentation, Keanu apparently provided updates on The Matrix 4 & 5 (both in 3D), Bill and Ted 3 as well as a modern adaptation of Robin Hood.
Before we get into the report, my problem with this is that no one else has reported directly about the event, not even the school which is not named correctly in the email sent to AICN. My immediate reaction is to believe it's false as not one of the reporting sites has verified it. I sent the school a message about the Reeves guest appearance and to Warner Bros. about the news below and will update when I hear back, but here are the key points from the email for you to chew on in the meantime:
[UPDATE: The Senior Administrator for the London International School of Performing Arts informed me that Keanu Reeves made no appearance there, assuming that's the correct school. We're waiting on WB for more info.]
[UPDATE 2: Keanu's rep and the studio confirmed that this is entirely fabricated. The only somewhat true part is about the future Robin Hood script, which we knew about already, but it didn't cost anywhere near as much as $5 million.]
- He's currently on a 6-month workout regiment, training for a 3D Rated-R Samurai action film (47 Ronin).
- He's committed to Bill and Ted 3.
- Wachowskis told him over holidays that they finished script treatments for Matrix 4 and 5 which would bring Neo back.
- Wachowskis have consulted with James Cameron for advice on shooting them in 3D - They're looking to again bring something entirely new for audiences visually.
- Talk will resume about The Matrix sequels after Wachowskis finish working on Cloud Atlas.
- Wachowskis sold the rights to the most expensive script ever ($5 million) to Warner Bros. for a future-based version of Robin Hood that will star Will Smith.
It all sounds good to me (whether true or not is yet to be seen), especially another new franchise for Will Smith. I miss him.
As hesitant as I am about a return to The Matrix, I know I'd be there opening night to see it. However, they're setting what may be an impossible bar to reach if they hope to revolutionize the industry again. With them possibly shooting another two sequels back-to-back, I fear it may be another milking of the cash cow and a case of quantity over quality. That being said, Reeves promised he's dedicated to the fans on this one and would only deliver another installment "worth of the title" of The Matrix.
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IMF Survey: Africa Conference Debates Way Forward Amid Crisis
March 13, 2009
- African policymakers task IMF with presenting their views to G-20 summit
- Donor aid is crucial, but innovative financing solutions also needed
- Multilaterals must adapt to new era and give greater voice to Africa
The international donor community must honor its commitments to Africa, but the continent can also do more to live up to its growth potential and strengthen its resilience, concluded participants at a two-day conference on Africa's economy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The "Changes" conference covered a wide range of topics, from coping with the effects of the commodity price slump and the international financial crisis to building a stronger partnership between Africa and the IMF.
"We understand that we need to change the way we work with Africa," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said at the March 10-11 meeting, which brought together African business leaders, policymakers, civil society representatives, academics, and other well-known international figures.
African Finance Ministers and Governors tasked Strauss-Kahn to take their views forward to the Group of Twenty (G-20) summit in London in early April, when leading industrial and emerging market economies will discuss possible solutions to the global economic crisis. African leaders have said that it is vitally important that African concerns are taken into account at the summit.
Weathering the turmoil
In a series of panel discussions, conference participants representing a broad range of viewpoints debated how Africa could forge a path out of the current global economic crisis into a new period of sustained growth.
Participants reached broad agreement on the severity of the global crisis and the main channels of transmission to the continent—decreased trade, lower foreign direct investment, lower export and tourism receipts, and weaker remittances. A number of panelists emphasized the importance of having the IMF and other international financial institutions form a united front to urge donors to honor their commitments—particularly the one made at Gleneagles to double aid to Africa in real terms by 2010. "My continent is hurting," said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director.
Benno Ndulu, Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, expressed skepticism that aid would be immediately forthcoming, but stressed the importance of stepping up pressure on donors—while at the same time emphasizing the need for African countries to mobilize domestic resources. Ndulu also noted that African leaders must look beyond the current crisis and invest in the capacity for future growth—in particular, through infrastructure.
Infrastructure financing
Another panel discussion focused on how to sustain intrastructure creation in today's difficult environment. Traditional ways of financing infrastructure are no longer sustainable in the current financial crisis, observed panelists Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane, Manuel Change, Abdoulaye Diop, Michael Joseph, and Antoinette Sayeh.
Public-private partnerships might be the answer, some suggested, since Africa should still be in a position to attract liquidity for such arrangements. Panelists pointed to successful cases of regional public-private partnerships—for example, with railways and pipelines in southern Africa. But such partnerships require a stable political and macroeconomic environment, panelists stated.
Managing commodity price shocks
Effective management of commodity export revenues in good times is key to minimizing the effects of a sudden fall in prices, noted participants in another session.
Linah Moholo, Governor of the Central Bank of Botswana, spoke of her country's experience in successfully harnessing the revenues from commodity exports for growth. Countries must save during times of commodity price booms, she said, to allow a smoothing out of government expenditure and a buildup of international reserves. Transparency and good governance in the extractive activities—an area of success in Bostwana, particularly for operations related to the diamond industry—are vital to attracting investment, she said.
But increasing the predictability of aid to commodity-exporting countries is also key, noted Jean-Michel Severino, Chief Executive Officer of the Agence Française du Développement. To help countries cope with commodity price shocks, donors should reduce aid volatility and play a countercyclical role.
Africa's financial sector
Another session focused on Africa's banking sector, which has not yet suffered as much as financial sectors in other parts of the world. Bank are still sound and their balance sheets are clear of toxic assets, participants noted.
In Morocco, for example, net profits in the banking sector are expected to grow at around 15 percent this year, said Mohamed Benchaaboun, CEO of Morocco's Banque Centrale Populaire.
But participants warned against complacency: the financial sector may have escaped the turmoil, but the continent is beginning to feel the impact of the global recession. In Morocco, Benchaaboun said, the recession is slowing demand in such vital sectors as tourism, and remittances are also falling. In sum, panelists concluded, African policymakers will need to be vigilant to the effects of the global economic crisis, which are as yet uncertain.
Globalization's shifting tides
In a session on globalization, Moroccan Finance Minister Salaheddine Mezouar noted that the problem is not globalization per se, but rather the governance of globalization.
Globalization has brought about numerous benefits in many countries, including Morocco, he said; the key is learning how to harvest the advantages it brings. Mesouar also said that policymakers needed to be more optimistic about African prospects. Africa's growth is still strong compared to that of the rest of the world; the debate should be around sustaining growth rather than reviving it.
Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization, agreed with Mezouar that globalization itself is not in question, but rather how to better achieve regulation, transparency, and supervision in a globalized world.
Trade is a victim of the current crisis, Rugwabiza continued, underlining that global trade is down sharply. Boosting international trade is fundamental to recovery, she stressed, and protectionism in all its forms—tariffs, nontariff barriers, and noncompetitive practices—should be avoided.
Next steps
Participants had a broad range of ideas for how the international community should work with Africa going forward, some of them related to the reform of the IMF and other multilateral organizations.
Columbia University's Jeffrey Sachs put it starkly, saying that the world is failing and Bretton Woods institutions need to prove themselves or disappear. South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel also called for a coordinated global response to the crisis and the reform of international institutions.
In the conference's concluding roundtable, Strauss-Kahn acknowledged that change was needed, including greater flexibility in the IMF's lending facilities and a stronger voice for Africa in the Fund. It is time for the IMF to adapt to a new era—time for a new kind of partnership with Africa, he said.
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Recently, a friend of mine passed by a blood drive organized by a Jewish institution in New York. The banner hanging above the tables read: Give Blood—Do Tikkun Olam! "Really?" my friend thought to herself. "You're equating giving blood with pursuing social justice? Call it chesed—kindness—that makes sense. But tikkun olam?"
In case you haven't noticed, tikkun olam—literally, repairing the world—has become a bit of a buzzword. It's grown especially popular in the organized Jewish world, which is keener than ever to keep young American Jews engaged and affiliated. Because recent studies show that social justice ranks high among the priorities of these Jewish twenty-somethings, community leaders are capitalizing on the concept's appeal to keep their youngest constituents plugged in.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs' speech at the opening plenary of the JFNA General Assembly today was emblematic of this approach. He began with a slew of questions that he believes plague the parents of Jewish millennials: "Why aren't our young people more like us? Why don't they go to synagogue? Why don't they give to Federation? Why don't they stand up for Israel?" His answer: Young Jews care about social justice, and because they don't see that concern reflected in the organized Jewish world, they're distancing from their religious identity.
Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, cited a Pew Research Center poll, "'Nones' on the rise," which found that "the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public—and a third of adults under 30—are religiously unaffiliated today." These numbers are frightening for Jewish leaders like Jacobs, but—as the rabbi hastened to point out—they're not without an antidote. In another survey, this one by the Public Religion Research Institute, 72 percent of respondents cited tikkun olam as a cornerstone of their Jewish identity. By way of comparison, only 20 percent cited support for Israel.
Clearly, then, the way to get young Jews involved is to lure them with the cachet of the social justice movement.
Don't get me wrong: I think it's great that the American Jewish community is re-upping its commitment to social justice issues. As I wrote elsewhere, the organized Jewish world was once admirably vocal on everything from civil rights to labor unions, and it's refreshing and heartening to see a return to that ethos. But placing that ethos at the forefront of a campaign to ensure Jewish continuity should still make us uncomfortable, both because tikkun olam is not the sum total of Judaism, and because social justice should be an end in itself, not the handmaiden of continuity.
So please, let's not make tikkun olam into a portmanteau of all that is good and valuable and interesting about Judaism. Let's not try to squeeze everything decent—including donating blood—under that rubric, just because we think it'll help sell Judaism to the next generation. And please, please, let's not talk about the pursuit of social justice as if its truest, most exalted purpose is to ensure the continuity of the Jewish people. Because, last I checked, it was the other way around.