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Welcome to the Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread for December 2010!
Toyguru's Recent Posts on Mattycollector.com's Forum
Like before, instead of posting EVERY little thing in it's own post, I'll gather them ALL the relevant MOTUC Ask Matty postings here. Keep checking for updates! The old threads are ancient history and won't be updated anymore. This is the new spot until next month.
I'll create a new version of this thread every month. I tried doing it every season and the first page has this extreme slow down effect.
As always, I'll put the most recent news up first, while the old news is down the bottom.
Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread I
Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread II
Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread September 2010
Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread October 2010
Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC news thread November 2010
Ghost Of Grayskull?
Howdy, I was wondering if you would ever consider a Fully Glow in the dark 'King Grayskull'? with GITD weapons etc?
I fully understand that the 'Spirit of Graysull' can never be re-issued or mass produced, as that would lesson the 'Uniqueness' of the two in existence, but I for one think an a-list variant 'Ghost Of Grayskull' would be a fantastic item!
Always a possibility and one we haver talked about if we wanted to refresh Grayskull down the road. We just did a King Grayskull so if we did this it might not be for awhile.Why are you calling ...
I have a simple question... Why are you calling the members of the Great Rebellion faction Princess of Power? Yes I know that was the was the name of the toy line from the 80's, but Matty acknowledges the Horde, Snake men and the other factions correctly. And POP refers really to She-ra not the rebellion.
We could have gone in that direction but chose not to. POP has a great logo with vintage equity and fan recognition that we very much wanted to use in the Classics line. So yes, you can presume that characters with a POP logo are members of the "Great Rebellion" but we decided to go with the POP logo to maintain that "Classics" feel.MOTUC Re-Deco Master List !
You've said that 2003 "Birth Of Skeletor" inspired Keldor is on the Master List of Re-Deco figures. Apart from this, can you tell us a few other characters who qualifies in the list ?
Pretty much if you have seen it on a fan wish list, there is a pretty good chance it is on our list. We really have yet to see a figure suggested that is not already in our master pool of characters and character refreshes. It doesn't mean all are coming, but in time they could!Why will Vikor come with 2 SHORT CHAINS instead of 1 LONG CHAIN?
This was one of the first things I noticed upon reviewing his recent reviews, and have now decided to start a thread on it over at He-Man.org and here, since no one else seemed to notice. (I don't think anyway.) But I am REALLY SAD to see this change, because one LONG chain makes for a much more efficient weapon than two short ones. PLUS, the idea that he would turn the chain that once enslaved him, into a weapon to beat his enslavers with, really adds to his savagery!
The chains were corrected on the final figure to match the original art which had short chains.Clarification on January sale date
Hi Matty, I noticed the sale date for January is listed as the 18th, but this is a Tuesday. Is this accurate? Normally the sale date is on a Monday if the 15th falls on a weekend. Can you please clarify whether the sale will be on Monday the 17th, or Tuesday the 18th? Thanks!!!
Catra's Wrath: Sale day for January is on the 18th this time around, as the 15th falls on a public holiday.MOTU filmation rights - is it even possible?
during 2009 SDCC, it was said during the panel that you're working on getting the rights for filmation characters. Is this something you are still working on or has it been abandoned? Is there hope, or can you put the issue to rest and confirm it's not going to happen with the current line please?
We are always looking at new MOTU characters and rights but there are no plans for the Filmation characters at this time in the Classics line. We do not currently have the rights to these characters.Buzz Off Foot Holes
HI TG, I thought I remembered reading that Buzz Off had the holes in his feet that Whip Lash Lacked, and yet my BO arrived this afternoon and has no peg holes.
Is this an error?
The first handful came back with the Whiplash feet but this was fixed as a running change for most of the production. But yes, a few were produced without holes. Luckily he stands just fine without a peg'd stand.Goddess & Orko Bio? 500 or 5000 Years?
You've updated the Bio for the goddess, but what's with the bio from Orko.? Here you can also read that it is 500Years from Grayskulls Death to Adams Birth (500 Years that the sword was splitt into two halfes).
Yup. We need to update Orko's bio too. Originally we had the time line at 500 years but this is indeed one of the few things we are doing a 180 on. In hindsight 500 years did not feel old enough for Castle Grayskull and the entertainment department decided last month that officially it is 5000 years so we will make this change on the bios going forward.Battle Ram/Skysled
What are the odds of us getting one of these?
We do have a vehicle planned for 2011 and if it does well we will likely do another in 2012. Which one remains to be seen!200X Variants of Secondary Characters
Are 200X variants for secondary characters planned for future inclusion into MOTUC? Such as Trap and Smash Orko, Sky Strike Stratos, Serpent Track Mekaneck, Serpent Claw Man-at-Arms, etc.
I understand that they are probably "on the table", but is it very likely that we'll see these sorts of variants down the road? I hope so - specifically the Orko variant. This figure was/is hard to find in the US and would be a nice addition, IMO. It would provide an opportunity to flesh out his bio even more since he's becoming more important to the mythos.
These are characters we have considered and if we do them they will be in "Classics" style. All good ideas, but on one to confirm right now. In the long term, we do have 200X variants slotted into the line.May Figure
Will we see the May figure before Toy Fair in New York or will that be the time of the next reveal/s?
Yes. The May figure will be revealed in the Jan shipping issue of Toy Fare. She is pretty awesome.Songster doesn't have to be a joke character.
Recently Songster was referred as "to be used as a joke character."
I disagree. Orko was a "Joke character" yet made "serious and relevant" to the MOTUC lore.
Why this can't be done to Songster?
Yes he's a Spoony Bard that dresses funny, but he's a Bard!
A Bard is the most suited to spread the exploits of heroes and villains past and present.
He could have musical instrument themed weapons... Guitar/Axe is kinda obvious.
With an awesome bio, cool accessories and a cool figure, Songster COULD be awesome... P.S. Songster IS more MOTU than Mo-Larr (Who I own and enjoy!)
Is it possible to treat SOngster seriously and made as an awesome character... He isn't as ridiculous as Snout Spout, or the Energy Zoids.
No, we totally get it. And "joke" character was prob not the best description. Hey a MOTU bard is actually a really cool idea. What say you fans, should Songster make it into MOTUC? I will tell you right now he is not planned, but we do have rights to him. I'll leave it up to the fans. Lets us know if you'd like to see him on the line!He-man cartoon question
Even though matty can't make original characters from the show, what's your opinion of the filmation He-man cartoon? just wondering if you're a fan of the old show.
Huge fan. Was a fan when I was young and a fan now. I still sing that song all the time.During those 5000 years...
Was there a He-Man active through all 5000 years until Adam (Sorta like when a He-Man perishes, the Goddess seeks out a new replacement and did this continuously until Adam was born) or were there these little gaps of these peaceful ages where a He-Man wasn't needed and the Power Sword halves went undisturbed?
I'm asking this because with 5000 years, that's alot of He-Men. Unless a He-Man was only chosen because of the most extreme threats to Eternia.
Yes, the idea is there was always someone guarding the sword of He. But that warrior wasn't always known. In some generations the guardian warrior kept to him or herself.
But this is how the "legend of the He-Man" spread around Eternia until Adam used the Power of Grayskull to transform into the one true He-Man.What's your favorite Motu Classics figure so far?
As one of the first people to see every Motu Classics figure what's your favorite figure so far?
It's like picking your favorite children!
Carnivus and Trap Jaw are big favorites, but if I had to pick one, I can't stop playing with Vikor. He is just awesome! Ever since I found the actual original Taylor art in the archives a few years back I was determined to see it translated into a toy. So this figure really was a dream come true!Shipping Question
How did my subscription items ship after the items I bought on the 15th? It seems bass-ackwards.
Catra's Wrath: With so many orders to fulfill (we're talking a huge operation here) as it's not just the MOTUC items on sale, there's all the other lines (DCU, Ghostubusters etc) to ship, that items may be put together by territory or location in order to make things swifter (in other words if you have 500 parcels for Canada, it makes more sense to ship those out in one go than for them to go through in dribs and drabs - as it will just hold things up even longer once they hit the parcel office).
We do ask that people allow 10 days for their shipping confirmations, and as sale day was only 3 days ago, and subs shipped 4 days ago, the shipments are well within that time scale.Where's our shipping notices / confirmations
What's going on this month.. why are NON-Subscribers of the MOTUC line getting thier notice and figures before subscribers to your services??
Wasnt it said a few months back that sub holders would be shipped first or at least confirmation as you already have our money?
I have yet to get shipping notice on my 10 subscriptions and yet non-subscriptors have received their product..
and still nothing on the PKE Meter too..
Thoughts from the Peanut Gallery?? I mean Customer Care sorry.
Catra's Wrath: We do ask (and always have done) that people allow up to 10 days for their shipping confirmations. People forget the sheer number or orders that have to be fulfilled. We're not just talking about one toy line, we're talking about several, and they're all shipping to customers worldwide - there's no way that can be achieved in a few days.
Postal services tend to collate parcels by destination and territory, so some locations will recieve their items before others. It's not a personal thing, everyone's order is fulfilled as quickly as possible.
If you haven't had a shipping confirmation after the 10 day period then do let us know, but that is the standard time we have always asked to allow for.Buzz Off sellout
I noticed that Buzz Off sold out abruptly without the typical "Almost Gone" warning. Was the remaining stock pulled or did they actually sell out?
He sold out. ;-)Classic MOTU had mini-comics...Why not MOTUC? (Especially since "no more 2nd heads")
I'm not sure why you haven't addressed the recent questions regarding mini-comics, since obviously I'm not the sole fan interested in them. They are very much apart of the "classic MOTU" line, and to be honest, they are something that the current "Classics" line is sorely missing. Is it because they are technically not "toys" that you are unable to comment?
I realize that there was a vote of "heads vs. mini-comics" at SDCC, but that was a long time ago, and fans feelings do change, plus that vote was from such a small pool anyway. I would simply like to know what the CURRENT status of where Mattel stands on including mini-comics to accompany the MOTUC line, especially since there isn't ANY new media to support the brand.
Also, it just seems logical for Mattel to utilize its current relationship/partnership with DC to commission some new mini-comics – maybe even beginning with a brand new MOTU/DC crossover comic to accompany the MOTU/DC 2-packs, in order to "test the waters" for a purely MOTU mini-comic.
Is this not a valid question re: the MOTUC line? I can assure that I am not the only fan dying for new MOTU media, especially mini-comics. Thank You.
There will still be plenty of second heads in MOTUC when called for. We just are not going to be doing a second head purely as a nod to 200X re-designs because that style is retired.
AS for mini comics, it is something we continue to look into but it is just not logistically possible at this time. Maybe one day, but not right now.Battle Ram wheels
could the wheels for a possible Battle Ram be made of rubber instead of stiff platic, cos that always looks cheap and makes funny noises?
We have not announced a Battle Ram at this time so we really can't comment on design specifics!americans fans vs internatinal fans
toyguru you said there is still no sufficient support to justify an international platform for motuc.
I would like to know the difference in percentages between international fans and American fans.
What is the closest number approximately? 70% 30%, 80% 20% ,90% 10%.
Sorry, this is not information we make available to the public. But we can say the largest international base (at least for MOTUC) is Germany. But still not even close to large enough to justify a second distribution center at this time. Maybe one day. German fans, keep spreading the word!Techno Sword of Protection (streamlined)
Is it possible to have a Techno Sword of Protection
but a bit more streamlined (Reducing the excessive detailing) like it was done with her brother's Techno Sword... For those fans who prefer the Techno Swords. (Tossing one in as a pack in surprise on a certain winged pony would be cool.)
Storywise reason? Something something Real sword of protection was suffering from Clone Degeneration. Techno elements are stabilizing the sword until it heals completely.
I suppose it is always possible, but this really isn't on our "to do" list right now. Besides, if you look at the "shape" of the 200X She-Ra sword, without the "techno" hyper detail anime parts it really is a gold version of the vintage sword. (compared to the He-Man sword that was a totally unique sword).Motu Connect a Castle Grayskull
First off thank you inadvance for looking at this. I have a far fetch idea that the MOTUC figures should come with pieces of castle grayskull. That can be assembled to a larger piece, purchased down the road. Larger scale figures can come with bigger pieces and so forth. Since DCUC have this method I thought why not go bigger. The line is stated to go until 2016 I believe that is a lot of connect pieces to help form the castle. Well just a thought. Thank you for your time and thank your the wonderful job being done.
Doing a "connect and collect" Castle Grayskull would make a difficult project that much more difficult. If we ever did a Castle it would be as one toy (we are really not interested in doing a "front" only either) and would have to wait for a movie year or new entertainment in order to gain enough customers. Even if we could sell a Castle to every current Club Eternia member that is not even close to enough customers to justify the tooling and logistics it would take to do this!
We know there is a lot of demand for a Castle, I'd personally love one too, but there is a reason large playsets are not out for even mainline retail lines these days. They are simply too expensive to tool and do not sell as well. It is on my personal wish list, but to manage expectations, Castle Grayskull in Classics scale is a long way off and not in any plans anytime soon.dc and masters of the universe
I Have a question:
Which Characters will be in the third and fourth
dc universe classics versus masters of the universe waves?
We'll be announcing the next pack in the Jan shipping issue of Toy Fare magazine and likely a few more at NYTF in Feb.Skeletor with white skull face
Is it possible for the next Skeletor variant to have a white skull face?
...for Dragon Blaster or 200x or whichever...? I love the original MOTUC face, but after Battle Armor Skeletor we will have 3 like that if you count the Mo-Larr 2-pack. The TRU yellow face was great, too, but... please being on the white skull!
It is possible but we don't have plans right now.DCUC / MOTUC Two-Packs
Well are the new 2-packs coming out?
Because I began seeing some photos on them, online, already.
The next wave with Hawkman/Stratos and Mer-Man/Aquaman are shipping to TRU now. It is up to TRU to distribute them to stores. This is not something Mattel controls.
The next pack will be revealed in the Jan shipping issue of Toy Fare magazine!motuc sy-klone .about his arms's articulation
is limited the articulation of half of the arms with those blue reliefs?
No, the "wings" are only attached to the top part of the arm so he has movement on the lower arms!Celebrating the 30th anniv. of MOTU
What is Mattel, if anything, doing to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of MOTU?
IS Mattel going to do anything? They didn't do anything for POPs 25th anniversary(and figures that were released in MOTUC don't count as they were already on the books)
Yes! We do have plans to celebrate in 2012. We'll have more to announce at SDCC 2011 about our 2012 plans.Possibility of mini-playsets in MOTUC
I know we're a long way from getting full fledge playsets like Castle Grayskull or Snake Moutain? But what about mini-playsets, like the Evil Horde Slime Pit, the 200X Mutant Slime Pit, the 200X Battle Station, or Crystal Falls (lol)? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall these minn-playsets being any more expensive than vehicles and they would still serve as good back drops for dsplays. Is there a better chance that we'll see these mini playsets in MOTUC before full fledge playsets?
Catra's Wrath: It's possible but nothing to report right now. The line will include it's firts diorama 'mini playset' next year with the release of the Weapons Rack. If this is a success then who knows what the future holds!Would It be possible to make the palace guards sub fig
I signed up for the club subscription to avoid having to risk not getting a figure. I am not sure but are the palace guards part of the club subscription and if not would it be possible to make them so. Please let me know if can answer this thank you.
Catra's Wrath: I'm afraid the Palace Guards are not part of the Club Eternia subscription, It's also too late to include them in the subs I'm afraid as the number of items, and therefore the final price of the year's subscription was determined way back in June this year.
They will be available for purchase right here on Mattycollector.com on sale day in January however, so we hope to see you then.


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Kaiser, Dunn, Ryan and Leavitt's posters are among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 26th annual Lions Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs International is sponsoring the contest to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere.
Kaiser, Leavitt, Dunn and Ryan and the second- and third-place winners from each school will be honored for their participation by the Hood River Lions Club Dec. 7 at the Hood River County Library. Their winning posters will be on display.
Staff members from each school, including art instructors and vice principals, judged the posters based on originality, artistic merit and portrayal of contest theme: "Our World, Our Future." The judging was held during the week of Nov. 4-8 at each school.
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One grand prize international winner and 23 merit award winners will be selected. The grand prize includes a cash award of $5,000 plus a trip for the student and two family members to the awards ceremony at Lions Day at the United Nations. The 23 merit award winners will each receive a certificate and a cash award of $500.
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It's been more than 40 years since Brad Kirkpatrick closed the doors on the old Pope Valley store, saloon and gas stop.
He had run the ancient, all-purpose establishment on a little traveled back road between Lake Berryessa and Lake County in partnership with his father-in-law, Tom Neil, whose family bought the former stage coach stop in 1911. But when the elder man died in a car crash on nearby Howell Mountain Road in 1971, Kirkpatrick, who also had an auto repair shop nearby, walked away without removing anything. He has rarely ever gone back inside.
For 43 years, the weathered and sagging piece of Napa County history, built in 1875, has sat untouched, frozen in time. Kirkpatrick left everything pretty much as it was the day his father-in-law died, from the turn-of-the-last century furnishings and animal head trophies on the walls right down to the antique cash register and canned goods on the shelves. There's even a working Model T Ford in the barn. Tin advertising signs, metal milk jugs, shotguns, new and old stock auto parts. The hotel upstairs still has the original furnishings, from iron beds to an oak potty chair with a chamber pot. It seems that once something was brought inside it never went out. Bakelite wall phones, an Art Deco jukebox that has sat in the "card room" since the 1950s, old post office boxes, even a vintage switchboard from the days when the local operator worked out of the Pope Valley store.
It is a picker's dream and Kirkpatrick is ready to sell.
The whole 12-acre parcel, in a far corner of Napa County, is listed for $1.98 million. But the contents of the stage stop, which includes the remnants of a general store, gas station, saloon, post office, brewery, hardware store, card room and hotel — a whole downtown compressed under one roof — will be auctioned off on Sept. 6. Viewing is at 8 a.m. with the auction starting at 10:30 a.m. at 5875 Pope Valley Road. (For details, visit witherells.com.)
If you're a collector, looking for bargain antiques that may need TLC, like to decorate your home or garden with old-timey objects of yore or thrill to repurposing things that outlived their original use, it might be worth the drive to this turn in the road a few miles beyond Angwin.
To comb through the chaotic jumble of disparate stuff and ready it for the gavel, Kirkpatrick's real estate agent suggested Brian Witherell, whose Sacramento-based Witherell's Antiques and Fine Arts specializes in the Old West.
"It's an undisturbed archive. This is a hard thing to find anywhere, particularly in California," Witherell marveled n a recent walk through the roadhouse that once offered rest and provisions to travelers and livestock on their way to the mines of Lake County. "I've never run across anything like this. They make TV shows about this."
Witherell knows a little something about TV treasure hunts like "Storage Wars and "American Pickers." For 17 years, he has been a regular appraiser on PBS's popular "Antiques Roadshow." A second-generation antique dealer and auctioneer, he grew up in Healdsburg and learned the business from his father, Brad. The family ran big auctions in the Bay Area, including many at the old Los Robles Lodge in Santa Rosa, before moving shop to Sacramento.


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Advice: How can I be happy with him and not hurt my lovelorn friends?
Hello, Carolyn:
A few of my close friends have recently gone through difficult breakups; meanwhile, I'm newly in love after many years of being more-or-less-happily single. I'm trying to balance grad school, being a good friend, and developing this great new relationship, but a couple of comments from my girlfriends have made it clear I'm not really balancing the last two very well.
One friend recently admitted to being distant because she's not eager to see/hear about happy couple-y stuff so soon after her own breakup, and another was angry with me for canceling a "date" with her because she assumed I'd canceled to hang out with my boyfriend (not true, I had a school issue, which she knew about).
I thought I was doing a decent job balancing these things -- not constantly talking about the boy, no kissing/snuggling in front of people, no pitying looks, just honest happiness -- until these friends told me otherwise.
How can I figure out where the line is so I don't cause pain to these friends? I tried sincerely asking them what they'd like me to change, but that only yielded assurances that they're happy for me and that I should continue being happy.
Consider this permission to take them at their word.
You're not causing them pain, their circumstances are. Merely by being sensitive to this, you fulfill your primary obligation to them as their friend. It is not your job to tiptoe around as if they're unexploded ordnance.
Maybe you aren't balancing well, sure, and your friends' concerns reflect that, but it seems premature to draw that conclusion from just two incidents, quite different ones at that.
The first was an admission that being around your happiness is hard. While it's good you didn't respond with anger or by taking it personally -- all too common responses -- you still leapt to take responsibility for her feelings. Say instead, "I understand, take any time you need," and you accept her feelings versus presuming to fix them.
The second was a misunderstanding -- one you were apparently in a position to clear up by reminding her of your prior school commitment.
If it does turn out these two were related parts of a larger mistake you're making, then you'll soon find that out without scrutinizing your every move for error. In the meantime, please know there is also great kindness in letting problems retain their natural size.
Dear Carolyn:
I have battled a jealous streak my whole life. That said, I am jealous of my husband's ex-wife because he still gets in touch with her. He admitted he talked to her "just occasionally, maybe once a month." It is probably just phone calls and/or email, but I can't understand why he would want to continue talking with her, and I wonder what they have to talk about.
She left him wounded from her serial extramarital affairs, and he lost considerable savings to support her career moves. When she stepped into a brilliant and high-paying career, she left him behind. He knows I don't like him contacting her, and he knows it infuriates me when he speaks highly of her. Am I being a control freak?
-- Weary of Ex-Wife
You are expecting your husband to fix your jealousy problem, so, in that sense, yes, your stance on his ex-wife is a controlling one.
I can also argue that it's illogical on a couple of counts. For one, doesn't it sound more bizarre for two people who used to spend every day together just to up and stop talking, forever? I don't doubt the ex put your husband through a wringer, but people are complicated, as are the relationships they form. He could remain justifiably annoyed by her infidelity and opportunism while still valuing her opinion on, say, his mom or work or a recent gallery show. They can be "over" without snipping every last little thread.
Another point of illogic is the idea that your forbidding their contact would somehow cure what ails you. You don't like his high opinion of her? It won't change if they stop talking. You don't like that he wants to talk to her? That won't change if they stop talking (and in fact it might intensify). You don't like feeling that your marriage is vulnerable to other women? That won't change if they stop talking. Welcome to life. No one lives in a vacuum and everyone is vulnerable to loss.
Since you've had a "whole-life" jealous streak, please see the irrelevance of the ex -- and of your husband, even, or any one person -- to your feelings of possessiveness and insecurity. They're systemic, and all the relevant information is inside you. I don't like proposing therapy as an only answer, but it seems like it's time to call up competent reinforcements in this recurring fight with yourself.


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From The Files Of October 22, 1992
Fulton County played host to thousands of visitors over the weekend for the county's 19th annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival. The foliage was ablaze and the weather cooperated to make for a delightful weekend. All areas of the county reported large crowds. At Green Hill Sewing Club, all apple dumplings were sold out by noontime on Saturday, and the apple butter was sold out just minutes after leaving the cauldrons.
Fulton County Commissioners Tuesday voted to change the polling place for Dublin Township from Fort Littleton Methodist Church to the Dublin Township municipal building along Pa. Route 475 across from Clair R. Miller Building Supply.
Fulton County Medical Center Corporation launched its first annual fund campaign to raise $100,000 for two patient care projects at a press conference Tuesday. The Campaign for Caring will raise funds for new patient beds in both the hospital and nursing home as well as create an endowment for scholarships for students pursuing health careers.
Dessie Pickford of Harrisville, Pa., north of Pittsburgh, visited the fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon, undoubtedly the oldest spectator on the grounds. Mrs. Pickford celebrated her 100th birthday on October 12. She was raised on Scrub Ridge, a daughter of Grant Fix. She left Fulton County when she was 21 years old.
Deaths: Libbie Martin, Needmore; Evelyn Hale, Caneadea, New York; Gene Snyder, Saxton; William Mills, Shade Gap; Allan Heller, Hancock.
Mary Cross and Chad Ritchey exchanged wedding vows during a marriage ceremony June 20 in First United Methodist Church of Christ in Everett. Parents of the couple are Joe and Nancy Cross of Everett and Delbert and Rena Ritchey of Everett.
Crystal Mellott and Daniel Chisholm were married September 12 in the Naval Air Station Chapel at Corpus Christi, Texas. Parents of the bride are Donald and Dorothy Mellott, Mercersburg. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. John Chisholm of Gahanna, Ohio.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Rosenberry of Burnt Cabins on October 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Mellott of Warfordsburg on October 15.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 28, 1982
A newly constructed Sideling Hill mountain runaway truck escape was opened for use last week following a final inspection by officials.
The Fulton County Tourist Promotion Agency met on Thursday to review the recent Fall Folk Festival and plan for next year's. By all reports it was a successful festival. Large crowds were reported at almost all events.
McConnellsburg State Police are investigating a shooting which occurred at the Sunnyside Trailer Court, McConnellsburg, on Monday. Police reported that Nathan Barthalow, 33, McConnellsburg, was shot in the lower right leg. State police are continuing their investigation and charges are pending.
The Fulton County Little League installed poles and lights on the Little League fields at the Lions Community Park in Mc- Connellsburg.
Specials at the IGA: Hawaiian punch, 69 cents; chuck roast, $1.59; Pepsi Cola, $1.69, 8 16-oz. bottles; apples, 3-lb. bag, 79 cents.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Troy Large of Warfordsburg on October 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Souders of Breezewood on October 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Morningstar of Wood, Pa., on October 17; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Sipes of Hustontown on October 16; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schriever of Warfordsburg on October 18.
Deaths: Mary Keebaugh, Hustontown; Sherman Kelly, Three Springs; Estella M. Fleck, Three Springs; Bertha Parks, Willow Hill; Dr. George Bumgardner, Chambersburg; Nancy Koogle, Hagerstown; Helen DeShield Hyle, Baltimore; Sheldon Madden, Ormond Beach, Fla.; Oscar G. Aller, Harrisburg; Mary Day Alloway, New Grenada; Anna K. Bishop, Florida.
Connie Swope, Fort Littleton, and Michael Seville, McConnellsburg, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 9, 1972
The predicted voter apathy failed to materialize at Tuesday's presidential election when record number of voters flocked to the polls to help the Nixon-Agnew landslide. The same trend was true in Fulton County where 3,750 voters turned out at the polls, an almost record 75 percent, to help the Nixon cause with 2,504 votes, over twice the 1,191 tallies the McGovern-Shriver ticket received here. In the race creating the most interest in Fulton County, newcomer E.W.G. "Bud" Shuster, Republican, won easily over his Democratic opponent, Earl P. Colins, for representative in Congress.
President Judge George C. Eppinger of Franklin and Fulton County courts is improving, according to a spokesman at Bristol Memorial Hospital, Bristol, Tenn. The judge, who was strickened with a heart attack while visiting there two weeks ago, remains in the intensive care unit for observation, the hospital said. He also remains on the critical list.
Fulton has been named the top Pennsylvania county, attainment-wise, in the sale of Series EH Savings Bonds thus far in 1972. The county has reached 140.9 percent of its 1972 quota, with sales totalling $222,627.
Fulton County students who have enrolled as freshmen for the fall term at the Pennsylvania State University include the following: Gerald R. Strait of Harrisonville, Hazleton campus; Albert G. Diegelman of McConnellsburg, Mont Alto; Ernest E. Fisher of McConnellsburg, Mont Alto campus; Edward A. Hartman of McConnellsburg, Altoona campus; Craig A. Mellott of Mc- Connellsburg, University Park campus; Gary A. Peck of McConnellsburg, Fayette at Uniontown, and Rodney C. Mellott of Needmore, Mont Alto campus.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hess of Knobsville left Harrisburg by plane on October 29 for a trip to Spain, where they enjoyed the interesting sights for a week, returning home November 5.
Airman Michael J. Mellott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Mellott of McConnellsburg has graduated at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, from the U.S. Air Force communications analysis specialist course conducted by the Air Training command.
Russ Gordon and his family will soon be moving into the late Grace Shimer property now owned by John R. Shimer. The Gordon property on Lincoln Way East has been purchased by Ronald Richards.
Deaths: Earl F. Swope, Needmore; Harry L. Hinish, Everett; Verna Winegardner, Huntingdon.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cross of Berkeley Springs on October 30; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mason of Hancock on October 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Bard of McConnellsburg on October 30.
50 Years Ago
From the Files Of November 15, 1962
Eight bids to build the new factory for the Frederick Tailoring Co. were received by the Fulton Industrial Development Association, but all were considered to be too high. FIDA asked the three lowest bidders to resubmit their bids with some changes.
FIDA also sent out 6,000 letters to try to obtain a list of women interested in employment in the new plant for Frederick Tailoring Company in McConnellsburg.
The Greenhill Sewing Club finished this year's apple butter boiling on Saturday. After three consecutive Saturdays of boiling, the club made approximately 360 gallons of apple butter.
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Snyder of town were presented with their second granddaughter within six days as their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Snyder of Huntingdon, celebrated the birth of Deborah Anne, on November 10. Their first granddaughter, Rebecca Jane, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder on November 4 at Fulton County Medical Center.
A total of $90,000 will be paid out by local banks this week to members of their respective Christmas clubs.
Marriage licenses were issued to Kenneth E. Hall and Dorothy M. Brown, both of Fort Littleton, and to Carl L. Ramsey of McConnellsburg, and Ella McLaughlin of Dry Run.
M.C. Morton and B.A. Biggs of Fulton County Farms won third place in the recent Pennsylvania Livestock Exhibition with a pen of Angus steer feeder calves.
AB Ruppenthal and Ralph G. Layton of Fulton County ASC Committee attended the Land People Conference in Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday, October 22 and 23
At a recent meeting, Paul C. Mellott of McConnellsburg was elected chairman of the Fulton County Development Committee.
William R. Alexander, McConnellsburg, and Elizabeth A. "Betty" Malot of Hustontown enrolled in Juniata College in Huntingdon this term.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Decker were feted by family members and friends in a surprise birthday party Sunday. Mrs. Decker's birthday is October 20 and Mr. Decker's on October 24.
At Bard & Cisney Grocery, oleo margarine, 2 pounds for 31 cents; oranges, two dozen for 65 cents; and Maxwell House instant coffee, 85 cents for a 6-oz. jar.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buterbaugh, McConnellsburg, on November 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoffman, McConnellsburg, November 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doran, Needmore, on November 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Hohman, Mc- Connellsburg, on November 11; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Cowan, Blairs Mills, on November 11.
Deaths: Todd Lynch of Big Cove Tannery; John A. Pine of St. Thomas; Elmer L. Dodson of Six Mile Run; and George M. Sipes of Waynesboro, who spent the early years of his life in Fulton County.
60 Years Ago
From The Files of November 13, 1952
Pictured in this issue is an architect's sketch of the proposed new
McConnellsburg joint elementary school building, which will provide modern facilities for grades 1-6 of Ayr and Todd townships and McConnellsburg Borough. Grades 7-12 will then be housed in the present McConnellsburg building. It is anticipated that bids will be sought by January 1, 1953.
Births: a son to Rev. and Mrs. G. Loren Jones of McConnellsburg, on November 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Galen N. Hanks, Orrstown, November 8; a son to Mr. and Ms. Delbert Black, Waterfall, November 9; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Mellott Jr., Needmore, November 11; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DePaolo, Burnt Cabins, November 11.
The firm of George Edmond Good of Harrisburg has been employed as architect to design an elementary building for grades 1-6 in Wells and Taylor townships. The new building will be located on 10 acres of ground at the site of the present oneroom school at Gracey. When completed, the one-room schools in these townships will be closed and the pupils housed in a modern seven-room building, complete with cafeteria and a multi-purpose room.
The last of the 2,050 special doe licenses issued to Fulton County were sold at the courthouse at noon on Monday.
Fulton County hunters, impatient after a 10-day delay in the opening of the hunting season because of the dry weather, got a chance to exercise their itchy trigger fingers at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The good news came on Monday when Gov. John S. Fine announced the removal of the ban on hunting.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham, 41, Knobsville, suffered a possible concussion of the brian and injuries of the right knee and ankle when a car in which she was a passenger struck a pole near Chambersburg last Wednesday after the driver fell asleep.
Another "name band" will appear at the local Legion home next Wednesday night when Shep Fields and his nationally famous "Rippling Rhythm" orchestra will play for dancing.
John M. Spangler has been appointed general chairman of the Alumni Fund Council at Pennsylvania State College.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buckley Linn of Texas came by airplane to Pittsburgh on Thursday to attend the funeral of her aunt, Miss Ann Buckley, at Fort Littleton on Friday.
Willard Fegley of Levittsburg, Ohio, moved his mother from Warren, Ohio, to Hustontown last Saturday.
Deaths: Mrs. Claude Pittman of Big Cove Tannery; Miss Anna Mae Buckley, Fort Littleton's oldest resident.
70 Years Ago
From The Files of November 12, 1942
Promotion of Willis F. Daniels from major to lieutenant-colonel was announced on Saturday with his assignment to duty in the judge advocate general's department in the northwestern part of the United States.
Death: Mrs. Norman Everts of Mount Union.
F. Frank Hull and Cora Elizabeth Winger weremarriedonNovember7.
Pvt. Howard M. Deshong and Nettie J. Edwards were married on August 20.
The United Presbyterian Church will dedicate an honor roll on Sunday on which will be inscribed the names of these members now serving in the armed forces, some of them already overseas: David A. Nelson, James F. Nelson, Richard W. Kendall, Walter H. Kendall, Esther M. Mellott, Hollis K. Mellott and James H. Christian.
Ralph Edwards Jr., 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Edwards of near Laidig, was instantly killed on Saturday afternoon by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the hands of his hunting companion.
Harper P. Burton of Hustontown has been named as a director of The Fulton County National Bank to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. George B. Mellott.
Death: Frank Greathead of Roanoke, Va.
Leslie Edwards of New Grenada is now working in Baltimore.
Death: Emory Houck of Eruckville, Ohio.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 10, 1932
"Democrats Sweep The Country" is the seven-column headline in this issue telling of the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the Untied States. His running mate was John N. Garner.
Marshall Lynch, Democrat, defeated his Republican opponent, Leslie W. Seylar, 1,812 to 1,594, for representative.
Deaths: Malachi Litton of Hancock; Mrs. John E. Kuhn of near McConnellsburg; Miss Maria Betz of Altoona.
The Mellott Hotel was crowded to capacity last Thursday evening when the local Masonic club held its eighth annual ladies' night and banquet.
Bertes E. Lake and Mabel Irene Snyder were married October 22.
Eugene E. Dunlap and Margaret Kendall were married November 3.
A "dear little baby girl" came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGowan of Burnt Cabins on Monday evening.
Virgil Sharpe and David Gregory of Thompson Township each bagged a wild turkey last week.
The school directors of Todd Township advertise that they will prosecute all persons found to be using McGovern's school grounds for "spooning or necking."


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As I was about to travel to Brittany in France for a wedding recently, I realized in a panic that I had to brush up on my rock 'n' roll swing dancing skills -- as no French wedding is complete without dancing "le rock."
I told my British and American colleagues who said, to my astonishment, that the rest of the world had pretty much given up swing and "boogie-woogie" dancing a few decades ago.
So as I was skimming through the green pastures of Brittany aboard the Train a Grande Vitesse, or Very Fast Train, I set out to find out why the French have kept the swing dancing tradition alive to this day.
And after dancing "le rock" at the wedding to some appalling 1980s tunes for an entire night (check out my video to see what it looks like), a few glasses of Champagne under my belt, and later having spoken with a few experts -- sober this time -- I think I have unraveled the mystery of the love story between the French and rock 'n' roll swing dancing.
Swing dancing -- known in France as rock 'n' roll, or simply "le rock" -- is incurably old-school, and that's exactly why the French love it.
French Love the Night Life, the Boogie
This love story goes way back, according to Aix en Provence-based dance professor Vincent Ravigneaux.
As American GIs came and liberated France from Nazi occupation at the end of World War II, they brought along a few cultural golden nuggets that included chewing gum and, of course, boogie dancing.
At the time, legendary American dancer Frankie Manning was shaking America's dance floors and hearts with his Lindy Hop dance -- the ancestor of rock 'n' roll dancing. Manning is now 94, and he still dances.
The French youth embraced Manning's moves immediately.
In the blink of an eye, the good old French music hall artists Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet became has-beens, and trendy French youth began to dance the Lindy Hop in the caverns of the hip St. Germain district of Paris.
Shortly after, when rock 'n' roll was officially invented by Chuck Berry and Elvis and the like, the French kept dancing boogie-woogie and Lindy Hop, but they started to call it "le rock."
"The cultural impact of Elvis Presley and rock 'n' roll on the French was huge," Ravigneaux told ABCNews.com.
"In the 1960s, the French used to dance le rock, not only in clubs, but also at village dancehalls and guinguettes," he said, referring to balls often held on riverbanks in which accordions are a must.
Rock 'n' Roll for the Posh
As years went by, revolutionary rock 'n' roll itself became old hat. New music styles, such as electronic music and hip-hop, emerged. On those tunes, one could dance without a partner. Throughout the world, most people gave up on rock 'n' roll swing dancing -- or, everyone but Frankie Manning... and the French.
Today, rock 'n' roll dancing is a must in France, especially for members of the upper class.
For them, it has become a way to distinguish themselves from the other half, according to Paris-based Thierry Mantoux, author of the legendary Guide du BCBG, or Guide of Good Chic Good Genre.
Most people in France know more or less how to dance rock 'n' roll, but the French posh have taken it to a higher level. While rock 'n' roll was originally a subversive genre, the French elite have turned it into a fun but harmless dance and symbol of class.
"Rock holds an essential place for members of the upper class," Mantoux told ABCNews.com, "partly because it is difficult to learn."
The kind of rock that people dance in the chateaux of Brittany is stiffer, less groovy and generally less acrobatic than the boogie-woogie that gel-haired, leather-jacketed people made famous in the 1950s.
"It is a way to show that instead of shaking one's body feverishly, one can dance with technique and elegance," said Mantoux.
While most French only dance "le rock" to rock music, the French posh make a point of swing dancing on any kind of tune -- the more random, the better. Dance, techno, pop music -- any tune is an opportunity to show that one can dance "le rock" on the most unexpected genre.
Monique Antonini gives rock dancing classes in the very fancy 7th arrondissement (or district) of Paris.
Although many dancers come from the upper class, she says people from all kinds of backgrounds take classes with her. An hour of individual lesson at her school costs around $90.
"From children to elderly people, all kinds of people want to learn how to dance," Antonini told ABCNews.com. "It is fashionable. For adults it is a good way to fight timidity, chill out and meet new people."
As Antonini was listing the endless benefits of "le rock," she was suddenly interrupted by a Japanese couple, standing right in front her, eagerly waiting for their lesson to start.
With the wedding season now at its peak, Antonini said her school is school is packed with last-minute students who need to hone their skills before tying the knot.
The presence of this Japanese couple, along with an English couple, might fuel hopes that 60 years after the GIs brought rock 'n' roll to the country of Edith Piaf, France may soon export the tradition back to a happy few.


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Colombian Cyclist Nairo Quintana Wins Pink Jersey At Giro d'Italia, Sets Sights On Tour De France
TRIESTE, Italy (AP) – Nairo Quintana showed why he's considered as cycling's next star by winning the Giro d'Italia on Sunday to follow his runner-up finish in last year's Tour de France.
The 24-year-old climbing specialist with the Movistar team won two stages and finished with a 2 minute, 58 second advantage over fellow Colombian Rigoberto Uran for his first Grand Tour victory.
"It's really emotional," Quintana said. "I didn't think there would be so many Colombians here today. It was incredible seeing how much support and how many banners there were."
One such banner held aloft during the podium celebration with the Colombian flag on it read, "The Giro is ours. Gracias muchachos."
Fabio Aru, a 23-year-old Italian who is also considered a top rider for the future, finished third overall, 4:04 back.
Quintana took the pink jersey by winning the grueling 16th stage over the Gavia and Stelvio climbs then also took the 19th leg, a mountain time trial.
Quintana finished second to Chris Froome in last year's Tour. While he isn't planning to enter the French race this year, he has designs on winning it next year.
"We need to look at our plans carefully," Quintana said.
Slovenia's Luca Mezgec won the final stage in a mass sprint. The Giant-Shimano rider clocked 4 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds over the mostly flat 172-kilometer (107-mile) leg from Gemona del Friuli to Trieste, which concluded with eight laps of a city circuit.
"It couldn't be a better day than this. We're close to Slovenia," Mezgec said.
Giacomo Nizzolo of Italy finished second and Tyler Farrar of the United States was third, both with the same time as Mezgec.
Dressed entirely in pink, Quintana finished safely in the middle of the pack and pumped his fist as he crossed the line then hugged his teammates when he got off his bike.
"I can finally say I've won the Giro," Quintana said. "I have to thank my teammates and my family here supporting me."
During the playing of the Colombian anthem, Quintana held his pink-clad daughter Mariana, who was born in February.
Quintana faced controversy after the 16th stage, in which he attacked on the descent from the Stelvio then powered up the final climb in the lead. There had been some confusion over whether the descent on a wet road was going to be neutralized but race officials declared afterward that his victory was legitimate.
Quintana is the first Colombian to win the race — and with Uran, it was a sweep of the top two spots. Another Colombian, Julian Arredondo, won the mountains classification.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos called to congratulate Quintana on Saturday after he had virtually clinched the title.
"I feel like the entire country is supporting me," Quintana said numerous times during the three-week race.
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Congratulations to Arthur Moss for winning our drawing for two free VIP tickets to Folio Weekly's Oktoberfest at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Oct. 19. Moss was selected randomly from the readers who posted a perfect score in Folio Weekly's Fall Arts Preview Quiz. Here are the answers to the quiz:
1. What year did The Beatles perform at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville?
b. 1964
2. What was the first song Michael Jackson and his brothers performed on the first night (July 21, 1984) of the Victory Tour in Jacksonville?
b. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
3. Who was the judge who warned Elvis Presley to tone down his act after his first show at The Florida Theatre in 1956?
a. Marion Gooding
4. Who painted the jaguar mural on the Bostwick Building in Downtown Jacksonville in 1995?
d. Jim Draper
5. What was the name of the Egyptian exhibit that came to the Prime Osborn Convention Center in 1986?
b. "Ramses II: The Pharaoh in His Time"
6. What are the six colorful statues outside Veterans Memorial Arena called?
d. "Talking Continents"
7. The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville was founded in 1924 as what organization?
c. Jacksonville Fine Arts Society
8. What is the most performed show in the history of Alhambra Theatre & Dining?
b. "Christmas Carole"
9. What is the full name for CEAM, Flagler College's museum?
d. Crisp-Ellert Art Museum
10. What was the first Broadway show Artist Series brought to Jacksonville?
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CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge said it was planning major investments to expand market access to growing oil developments in North Dakota.
Enbridge Energy Partners said it expected to invest about $3.4 billion to increase access to growing light oil production in North Dakota and western Canada.
The company said it expected the Bakken crude oil formation in North Dakota would produce as much as 1.2 million barrels of oil per day within the next five years. That, the company said, depends on transportation access to refinery markets.
Enbridge said its investment program "includes the Sandpiper Project which will expand and extend the ... North Dakota feeder system." By 2016, the company said its Bakken takeaway capacity would reach 580,000 bpd.
"The expansion will involve construction of an approximately 600-mile, 24-inch diameter line from Beaver Lodge, North Dakota, to the Superior, Wisconsin, mainline system terminal," the company said.
Oklahoma natural gas company Oneok Partners last month scrubbed plans for a pipeline to carry 200,000 bpd from the Bakken play because of lack of interest.
Enbridge had said that rail deliveries from Bakken may be "the fastest way" to get around regional bottlenecks in crude oil transportation.
Enbridge has committed to a $68 million rail system near Philadelphia that can handle up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day from the Bakken play.


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Sesquicentennial celebration keeps students engaged
Thursday, elementary students swarmed the courthouse to be transported into the 19th century as they explored Bingham County's history.
Each student was given a book to fill out. There were questions to answer, stickers to obtain, people to meet and lots of displays to see.
Rockford Elementary fourth grader Stephanie Miranda said the displays were "good."
After leaving the re-creation of an 1887 trial, Rockford student Mary Anderson said, "The jury listened to the evidence."
Rockford student Alexa Rodriguez said she learned that "Sara Woods was murdered."
"I learned about stuff in olden days," said Rockford student Marlen Trejo.
"Bullets were a lot different than now," said Rockford fourth grader Morgan Sensenbach.
So what's available at the courthouse?
Lots of history. Shoshone-Bannock representatives and tribal history greet visitors as they enter the courthouse. Maps and homestead plats can be perused.
Did you know the Territory of Idaho was bigger than Texas? asked Audrey Stanfield as she explains maps, plats, property and aerial views.
It's the "real deal." People can touch and peruse materials that include photos, naturalization books, court records and other hands-on materials.
Living history can be discovered as people question representatives of years gone by. Just check out people wearing a question mark on their name tags.
Blackfoot resident Lois Bates is playing the part of Finetta Elizabeth Garrett Stevens.
Stevens was married at age 15 and had the first white child in the area. She and her husband operated the first stagecoach stop that was located on Riverton and Nagasty Roads.
Said organizer Sara Staub, Bingham County's Clerk, "People have really outdone themselves."
Bingham County's celebration of the Susquicentennial (150th anniversary of the Territory of Idaho) is open to all comers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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WURTSBORO — Low-hanging electrical wiring rises from meter boxes attached to trees, and full-sized porches and living areas have been grafted to what are standard camping trailers.
WURTSBORO — Low-hanging electrical wiring rises from meter boxes attached to trees, and full-sized porches and living areas have been grafted to what are standard camping trailers.
Not only has all this been installed without required approvals and permits, but a succession of Mamakating officials has warned Timberland Camplands for decades about code violations and the use of the seasonal campground for year-round use.
Now town and state Health Department officials have unleashed a reckoning. Health officials refused to issue an operating permit for the season. Electricity and water are now off, and all but a few defiant site owners have left.
Shelley Yarussi, the lone board member who has not resigned, is almost moved out. She will leave behind a property beset with code violations and unpaid taxes, with memories of an ordeal that she said dissolved into physical and verbal threats against her and her husband and the former camp president. "I've seen pictures and brochures of what this place used to look like," she said. "This is like a war zone."
Mary Criss Schweizer resigned as the campground's president in March, citing concerns about her health and safety in trying to resolve violations and keep the camp running. She began coming to Timberland 27 years ago, bringing her kids. She recalls a "nice community" with friendly neighbors. "That's not the community that's up there today," Schweizer said.
Even before she arrived, town officials had warned Timberline officials about code violations and advertising sites for sale at what was supposed to be a seasonal campground.
Former Planning Board Chairman Aron Pavelsky called the advertising of 99-year-leases by camp officials an "unauthorized subdivision" in a 1981 letter.
In a 1996 letter, John Grifo, a former code enforcement officer, ordered Timberline to stop building illegal additions and raised a concern about people living at the camp year-round.
Two years later, another letter from Grifo demanded the camp stop building without permits and reminded about the prohibition on winter use.
"I come from the Bronx and I've never seen anything like this," Schweizer said.
In September, Mamakating code enforcement Officer Mary Grass wrote that she was "appalled" to see people living at the site. She ordered the property vacated "immediately."
In March, the health department rejected Timberline's application for an operating permit.
It cited violations including exterior electrical wires without insulation; structures with unsafe roofs and walls; and illegally built decks, sheds and sunrooms.
Schweizer, and Shelly and Anthony Yarussi claim their tires have been punctured by site owners blaming them for the crackdown. The Yarussis, who moved there in 2004, say they have also been physically attacked and their trailer vandalized.
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On January 10, 2014 (this year, just this week even), Man and I made up a list for things to see in St. Petersburg Florida and off we went.
First stop, Sunken Gardens.
Over at Flora and Fauna you can find more photos from our visit to the Sunken Gardens. You really do not want to miss that post, so sneak on over and them come back - - I'll be waiting for you.
Ahh, you are back - - it was worth it, right?
After our visit to Sunken Gardens we drove down to Fort Desoto. The brochure they gave us had pages and pages of history! You can read a bit about it on this Wikipedia page. With 400 years of history, only one of the draws is the Spanish American War era fort, there are also beaches!
Over at the remains of the fort, there are also BIG guns!
By now my ankle was telling me it was time to stop all this walking around, so, we did not linger. In this area of the fort the signage was basically non-existent. A big gun is a big gun, right, seen one, seen em all? NOOOO? I know fellas, a big gun is special and they are all different, but, it is all beyond me, so they are BIG guns!
As we were leaving I spied these osprey nesting. Sony Too zoomed all the way. We were a long way from these two, so I am pleased with the results.
Below: Fort Desota is that "V shaped land mass to the south west (lower left of the photo) of the orange arrow. Our route home took us north from the Fort area, over to 275, then south then east, then north back to Tampa via 75.
The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge is toll road. There is a stunning bridge with a steep incline. And, there is a Wikipedia page, of course.
Almost back to Tana, the sun is beginning to set, captured in Jolly's side view mirror (which, yes, is a bit dirty and spotty).
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(Kansas City, Kan., July 2, 2012) - EPA has awarded a $150,000 Environmental Education Grant to Earth Force, of Denver, Colo.
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The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Stark and Carroll Counties gave 13 families throughout Canton, Massillon and Carrollton keys to their new homes on Thursday during a dedication ceremony at St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church.
The Hawkins family say they lived for two years in a two bedroom apartment with mold, leaks and lead paint.
They kept a bucket under the sink to catch water and old clothes stuffed in window cracks to keep out cold air.
"Things would be broken," Markeisha Hawkins said. "Our toilet hadn't flushed in the two years we'd been there correctly."
It wasn't attached to the floor and sometimes tipped over.
Now the family of four lives in a residential house along Baldwin Avenue where 6-year-old Kyl can ride his bike and five-month-old Marzell crawls across the floor without worry. The Hawkins, like 12 other families who symbolically made their first house payments Thursday in exchange for shiny, silver keys, also helped build it.
The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Stark and Carroll Counties spent about a year working with the families at construction sites or homeowner education classes most weekends.
For Derict Hawkins, who had difficulty finding an affordable house, it was a life-changing experience. He was not a social person at the start of the project, but by the end, he was and realized people sincerely want to help others willing to take a chance on Habitat.
"I'm glad I made that decision," he said.
The new owners, donors and volunteers gathered at St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church for a dedication ceremony Thursday evening.
Beth Lechner, executive director of the local Habitat, said it was a unique dedication because it involved families from three cities and the first houses renovated with the agency's new program, Preserve-A-Home.
"We have started taking these homes and rehabbing them," Lechner said Thursday.
Three of the 13 houses were renovated through Preserve-A-Home, where national and local bank partners donate foreclosed or abandoned homes to revitalize a neighborhood. Ten of the houses were new construction, with six built in Canton, three in Carrollton and one in Massillon.
Habitat gives the participating families a no-interest mortgage and uses their payments to support the program. Area churches, businesses and charities donated building materials and money.
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"NewsWrap": More than 20 masked men storm into a popular Moscow gay bar using fists, bottles and caustic substances to injure at least 10 patrons, sending four to the hospital; police officials force Belgrade Pride off Serbian streets and into a conference hall for a forward-looking celebration; the French government announces that its ministers will approve a marriage equality measure on October 31st, but a bill to stop the federal government from challenging state or territorial marriage equality measures fails by a wide margin in the Australian Parliament; a state court in Malaysia rejects a challenge by four transgender-identified Muslim men to secular and Islamic laws banning cross-dressing; and the "Daily Beast" tells the unique love story of Big Bird's two gay dads (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER, produced by STEVE PRIDE, and reported this week by SARAH SWEENEY and ROBERT LEBLANC)
Pre-election U.S. public opinion surveys in the past have sometimes suggested support for gay rights measures, but actual votes on them at the ballot box have not followed suit. American voters are again favoring marriage equality in three of the four states where the issue is on the ballot this November. And pundits believe the latest forecasts parallel a significant national shift in public opinion that's taken hold in what seems like a very short time -- a shift that seems to have left REPUBLICANS behind. The rapidly growing support for marriage equality did not escape MSNBC's RACHEL MADDOW, of course, as she chewed over its significance for the Grand Old Party's future with Salon.com's STEVE KORNACKI. [www.msnbc.com]
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text: The Eurozone crisis - what are the tax and transfer pricing risks? Global Tax News Share this 25 FEB 2013 By: Jian-Cheng Ku Sirathorn B.J. Dechsakulthorn Europe's leaders are striving to demonstrate their commitment to defend the euro on the markets, but the Eurozone's outlook for 2013 is still grim. Most countries are heading into recession and unemployment rates continue to rise. Also, there is ongoing speculation that the Eurozone will disintegrate or that a Eurozone country may unilaterally withdraw from the European Monetary Union (EMU) . Many companies are struggling to understand the effect such events may have on contracts whose payments are euro-denominated. Early identification of the most likely tax and transfer pricing risks will help companies understand which practical tax and transfer pricing aspects they could confront upon a Eurozone breakup. When euro-denominated contracts are between parties from the same Eurozone country, then a departure from the Eurozone by that country should not in principle affect either party. In such circumstances, it is likely that the contract would, by virtue of the implementing legislation, simply be redenominated in the new currency of the relevant country at the rate that country has specified, and the parties will simply continue to perform their contractual obligations as usual. Tax and transfer pricing issues only arise when the contract involves multi-jurisdictional or cross-border transactions that are either euro-denominated or have some euro payment requirements. If a country exits the Eurozone, or the euro collapses entirely, then the main tax issue for taxpayers would be currency risk (also called foreign exchange risk). As an illustration, a Dutch taxpayer files its corporate tax return in euros. 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If Greece leaves the Eurozone, should the German manufacturer continue to sell to the Greek distributor in euros or in a new Greek currency? Given that the new Greek currency would most likely rapidly devalue against the euro, the distributor would suffer losses when sales continue being made in euros; but if the distributor decides to sell in the new Greek currency, then the manufacturer would suffer losses. Another possible option in such a scenario could be to agree to split such losses between the manufacturer and the distributor. Whichever option is chosen, the company should make sure that it also is considering transfer pricing concerns, in order to avoid scrutiny from tax authorities. What is the key takeaway from this? A Eurozone disintegration, while unlikely, is still a possibility. With such uncertainties, companies should take steps to reduce the most obvious risks. 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NHL Game Night: 11-30-09
The Lightning were dominated for about 45 minutes, and by then it was too late to come back.
Antero Niittymaki allowed 2 goals on 29 shots for the loss. His first goal allowed was painfully soft, but your team needs to give you goal support.
First Period
COL 8:16, Duchene 5 (Stewart)
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COL 19:46, Wolski 10 (Galiardi)(EN)
The Lightning absolutely poured it on in the final 15 minutes of the game. If they came out with that intensity, they'd have had a chance.
Zenon Konopka was -1 with 15 penalty minutes with 1 hit in 5:24.
Paul Szczechura had 2 shots but was 36% on draws in 11:35. His line played well on the forecheck.
James Wright was -1 in 10:37.
Victor Hedman had 1 shot in 17:01.
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