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How adverse to risk are you? Would you alternate Roundup Ready corn and soybeans annually in the same field? Would you go total post in both corn and soybeans?Whatever the case, challenge yourself to do what the most innovative, profit-driven farmers do: Experiment and don't sit still. Explore new and different mechanical and herbicide weed control practices to seek a more effective program that registers higher numbers on the yield monitor.
What's hot for 1999. Some university researchers and marketing executives don't see Roundup Ready (RR) capturing a large number of corn acres like it did in soybeans, primarily because of application timing. "Our research shows corn growers like a soil-applied approach for weeds and so do custom applicators because they don't want their rigs sitting idle until post corn application season," says Rob Schrick, Rhone-Poulenc's product lead for Balance herbicide. "Applicators have soybean acres ready at the same time corn needs spraying, and they just can't get all the acres in."
Monsanto estimates 3 to 4 million acres of RR corn in 1999. Aside from promoting two Roundup applications on RR corn, Monsanto also promoting cut rates of its preemergent herbicides for growers looking to reduce potential risk.New Chemistry. Balance herbicide from Rhone-Poulenc is a soil-applied tool for control of waterhemp, woolly cupgrass, velvetleaf and wild proso millet. For 1999, it is labeled for use in 16 states, but not in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan because of an EPA request for more off-site movement studies in surface water and from physical drift. Schrick believes that these states will be added to the label, but probably not until 2001.
Best fit for this low-dose (2 oz./acre) product is as a foundation herbicide to control 40 broadleaf weeds and grasses (including ALS and triazine-resistant weeds). "Rarely used as a standalone, it'll be tank mixed with atrazine (up to 11/2 lbs./acre) or with a reduced rate (up to 50% less) of almost any preemergent herbicide, such as Harness, Surpass, Dual, Frontier, Axiom (which also is sold as a premix called Epic) and others," Schrick says. "It also has a good fit in any tillage system because of its strong burn-down capabilities (when mixed with crop oil or MSO) and 8 to 10 weeks residual.
"Of the farmers who have tried Balance, the number one attribute they like is its recharge ability, followed by its weed control spectrum, resistant weed control and low dose chemistry," Schrick says. "We have seen a lot of recharge over the last couple years. A farmer will get a half-inch rain or more that recharges the herbicide activity, and the weeds (2 in. tall or smaller) that did happen to emerge turn white and die."
Application timing is from 14 days prior to planting up to crop emergence. "And we're hoping to add an addendum to the label that will allow application up to 30 days before planting if using RR or Liberty Link corn," Schrick adds.Balance will be offered, as part of a joint marketing agreement, in Bayer's new Epic herbicide, a premix of the active ingredients in Balance and in Bayer's new Axiom. Epic is a soil-applied product for grass and broadleaf weed control, applied up to 14 days before planting at rates from 8 to 15 oz./acre, depending on soil texture (12 oz. average rate).
"We see strengths with Epic especially in the northern Corn Belt to control velvetleaf, woolly cupgrass, fall panicum, small seeded broadleaf weeds and all key grasses," says Inci Dannenberg, Bayer's product marketing manager. When asked of its challenges, she recommended a tankmix with a low rate of atrazine to get morningglories, cocklebur, sunflower, smartweed and giant ragweed.Rhone-Poulenc's Schrick likens an 11-oz. rate of Epic as a replacementfor Bicep, and the 15-oz. rate as a replacement for Bicep followed by Marksman.Axiom, new from Bayer last April, offers good residual (spray up to 45 days before planting), good control of key grasses and some small seeded broadleaf weeds, but will need a tankmix partner for difficult weeds (see chart).In the new-chemistry, postemergent category, two herbicides are ready: Distinct from BASF and Aim from FMC.
Distinct is a premix of a low rate of dicamba (Banvel) plus a new mode-of-action ingredient called diflufenzopry. "It is self-sufficient on broadleaf weeds, but we anticipate an Accent tankmix label to control grasses, although it has some activity on grass to help these herbicides work better," says Robert Simpson, corn marketing manager for BASF. "When applied on 4- to 24-in. corn, with less than 10 in. being the target, this post product provides enough residual control to last through canopy, without the application timing or carryover complications of many conventional products." The company anticipates receiving registration in late February.
Aim herbicide from FMC also offers new chemistry for fast-acting post broadleaf weed control. Approved for use in September as one of the first reduced risk products, it is being marketed as a $4/acre tankmix additive to control six of the toughest broadleaf weeds that other products often miss: velvetleaf, redroot pigweed, black nightshade, common lambsquarter, and ivyleaf and pitted morning glories.
"Many products have escapes on these five weeds. Aim is designed to make a lot of tankmix partners out there better," says Mike Snyder, FMC's product manager for Aim. Applied at only 1/3 oz./acre on 4-in. weeds, it is claimed to be "death on velvetleaf." One word of caution though: Aim regularly causes speckling of corn leaves, but the manufacturer claims that the speckling goes away in 7 to 14 days without harming yield. And the label says do not mix with crop oil or an EC (oil-based) formulation.
Herbicide resistance. Last year RR corn hybrids were only available from DeKalb. This year at least 80 of the 170 licensed companies will have at least one RR corn hybrid, except for Pioneer, Northrup King and Cargill which do not have agreements with Monsanto. Holden's will be supplying germ plasm to many smaller companies requesting it.
This year growers can use sequential in-crop applications of Roundup Ultra of 24 or 32 oz./acre, not to exceed 64 oz. total, which can now be applied on corn up to 30 in. tall (V-8 stage). But timing is critical. Or, you can apply a half-rate of a Monsanto preemergence corn herbicide followed by a Roundup application as needed.
"With the timing you need, to avoid early weed competition, the initial Roundup application must be made before weeds are 4 in., says Norm Probst, corn technical manager for Monsanto. "Then, due to this early application, you're going to need to make a second application because you'll usually have a second flush of weeds. That second application would come about the time you'd be putting on soybean products. So you may want to consider the flexibility of using residual herbicides if they fit your operation better."
AgrEvo, which claimed to capture 2 million acres worth of Liberty Link in 1998, has added a new premix of Liberty and atrazine for 1999 called Liberty ATZ. "We added this premix because the combination adds more than either one alone," says Bill Bertges, AgrEvo's Midwest field development manager. "Our 32 oz./acre rate contains 8/10 lb. of atrazine and the 40-oz. rate uses 11/4 lbs. atrazine. And by adding AMS you improve absorption.
"Our fit with Liberty has been in waterhemp and woolly cupgrass country, and we work well on other tough weeds such as wirestem muhly, quackgrass and nutsedge (with Dual or atrazine down)," he says.
Cyanamid's Lightning herbicide, for use on IMI corn, is claimed to have covered 11/2 million acres in 1998. "We have no major label changes, other than adding drop nozzles when spraying 20+ in. of corn in the southern Corn Belt to get Johnsongrass," says Barney Bernstein, Lightning product manager. "The best change is on the seed side, where we'll have more Bt/IMI stacked hybrids available."
The latest premixes. Celebrity from BASF is a co-pak bag that combines leading grass and broadleaf post products - 2/3 oz./acre of nicosulfuron (Accent) and 6 oz./acre of dicambate (Banvel) - and covers 8 acres without measuring. It works best applied early post, when broadleaves and grasses are less than 3 and 4 in. tall, respectively.
Leadoff from DuPont contains the same active ingredients found in Frontier and atrazine, and is the same as Guardsman herbicide from BASF. It is designed for use as a preplant, from several weeks before planting up to corn emergence - either in a one-pass program or two-pass where Leadoff is followed by Basis Gold.
NorthStar from Novartis is a premix of the active ingredients in Beacon and Banvel, targeted to control 31 broadleaves and five grasses in the Corn Belt north of I-80. The company recommends using a soil-applied grass herbicide such as Dual II Magnum or Bicep II Magnum followed by NorthStar at 5 oz./acre on 4 to 12 in. tall corn.
Spirit, also from Novartis, contains the same active ingredients as Exceed (Beacon and Peak), but with 50% less Peak to reduce carryover concerns. It is targeted for use south of I-80 and north of I-70 where you can rotate to soybeans 10 months after application. The company recommends applying 1 oz./acre post (prior to June 30) following a soil-applied grass herbicide such as Dual II Magnum or Bicep II Magnum.
1999 corn herbicide update - Post applied
Aim Site of action: 14 FMC$4/acre
Label rate is 1/3 oz./acre on 1- to 4-in. broadleaf weeds. Application windowextends up to the eight-leaf collar stage or 24- in. tall corn.
NEW PRODUCTRegistered for use last September, this post broadleaf herbicide offers a newmode of action due to a unique active ingredient, carfentrazone-ethyl. And it is one of the first products classified as reduced risk by the EPA.
Used alone it controls velvetleaf, redroot pigweed, black nightshade, commonlambsquarter and ivyleaf and pitted morningglories. Biggest strength comes whenused as an economical tankmix partner for improved control of weeds such asALS- and triazine-resistant weeds, waterhemp, pigweeds, common cocklebur andmore. Check the label for tankmix partners, because it is not compatible with ECformulations and crop oil concentrate. Some corn leaf burn or speckling mayoccur, but the company says there is no impact on yield.
Celebrity Site of action: 2+4 BASF $23/acre
It is most effective when applied early post (less than 3-in. tall broadleaves and 4-in. grasses), and used with a non-ionic surfactant, UAN, or ammonium sulfate.
Registered for use last March, this is a bagged, co-pak premix of sodium salt ofdicamba (Clarity/Marksman) and nicosulfuron (Accent). There is no need to figurerates; each bag covers eight acres.
It offers grass and broadleaf weed control in one post product, without need fortankmixing. It offers control of tough weeds such as foxtail, woolly cupgrass,cocklebur, lambsquarters, waterhemp and Canada thistle. And since it offers anon-ALS mode of action on broadleaves, it gives growers another weedresistance management tool.
Distinct Site of action: 4 BASF Not available until product registration
Recommended rate is 6 oz./acre when corn is 4 to 10 in. tall. The knockdownrate is 4 oz./acre on 10- to 24-in. corn.
Distinct is a premix of the active ingredients sodium salt of dicamba (Banvel) and a new mode-of-action ingredient called diflufenzopyr. Registration is pending for the 1999 season.
It provides good control of most significant broadleaf weeds like waterhemp,ALS- and triazine-resistant weeds, Canada thistle, pigweed, lambsquarter,morningglory, velvetleaf and cocklebur, along with some suppression of grasses.Distinct can be used in a program with a pre or post grass herbicide for total grass and broadleaf control. The manufacturer claims that it offers residual control up through crop canopy, a wide application window, and fast action on weeds (as little as 4 hrs.). The lower rates of dicamba should reduce crop injury potential compared to competing products.
NorthStar Site of action: 2+4 Novartis$10/acre
The company recommends using a soil-applied grass herbicide such as Dual IIMagnum or Bicep II Magnum followed by a post application of NorthStar at 5oz./acre on corn between 4 and 12 in. tall.
Approved by EPA last fall, this premix of primisulfuron (Beacon) and dicamba(Banvel) is primarily targeted for use in the Corn Belt north of I-80.
It controls 31 broadleaf weeds, including waterhemp and Canada thistle, and fivegrasses, including shattercane and quackgrass. With two different chemistries and two modes of action, it is a good tool to manage/prevent ALS andtriazine-resistant weeds. There are no pH or organic matter restrictions, andsoybeans can follow within 8 months after an application.
Spirit Site of action: 2 Novartis $11/acre
The company boasts that only 1 oz./acre of Spirit is needed following asoil-applied program of Dual II Magnum or Bicep II Magnum. Postemergentapplications must be made prior to June 30. When Spirit is applied after that date, you must rotate to corn, sorghum, or small grains. Read the label for specifics.
Approved for use last year, this premix contains the same active ingredients asExceed (Beacon + Peak), but it has a 50% lower rate of prosulfuron (Peak) toreduce carryover concerns and a higher rate of Beacon for improved grasscontrol. Use is targeted on corn grown south of I-80 and north of I-70, where you can rotate to soybeans 10 months after application.
It controls 34 broadleaf weeds and shattercane, while suppressing 15 otherbroadleaf weeds and grasses. It features up to three weeks residual control and is safe to use on corn from 4 to 24 in. tall.
SITES OF ACTION: 2. ALS/AHAS; 4. Synthetic auxins; 14. Protoporphyrinogen oxidase.
1999 corn herbicide update - Soil Applied
Axiom DFSite of action: 5+15Bayer$17.50 to $18.50/acre (17-oz. rate)
Rate ranges from 13 to 23 oz./acre depending on soil texture, organic matter,
tillage practice and application timing. A 17-oz. rate is claimed to provideconsistent control on most medium Midwest soils. It can be applied under anytillage system up to 45 days before planting and is compatible with liquid fertilizer.
The dry flowable formulation is available in 25-lb. containers or in its new patented Accu-Bin pneumatic delivery system that holds 1,000 lbs. of product to treat 800 to 1,000 acres.
This soil-applied grass (and selected broadleaf) herbicide for both corn andsoybeans received federal approval last April. It is a combination of new chemistry (an oxyacetamide herbicide) that interferes with seed germination and seedling development, and a low rate of metribuzin (active ingredient in Sencor).
Claimed to be a good grass-control foundation product, it also adds control ofsome small seeded broadleaves like lambsquarter, pigweed, and tall and commonwaterhemp. For challenging grasses such as shattercane, sandbur, woollycupgrass, yellow nutsedge and wild proso millet, or tough broadleaf weeds suchas velvetleaf, nightshade, common ragweed, sunflower, jimsonweed, mustard orsmartweed, a tankmix is needed.
BalanceSite of action: 28Rhone-Poulenc$16/acre for 2 oz./acre rate
Apply it preplant surface or incorporated up to 14 days prior to planting until crop emergence. Standard rate is 2 oz./acre. It provides residual control for 8 to 10 weeks, and control can be "recharged" with a 1/2-in. rain, allowing it to control existing weeds up to 2 in. tall. Depending on weed spectrum, it can be tank mixed with all popular soil-applied herbicides at reduced rates (up to 50%).
This new preemergent herbicide contains new chemistry and a new mode ofaction. It received EPA approval last September for use in 16 states initially(Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan are excluded in the Midwest).
Balance is claimed to control more than 40 broadleaf weeds and grasses, with itsbest fit on velvetleaf, tall waterhemp, woolly cupgrass and wild proso millet. For fields with a history of yellow foxtail, cocklebur, sunflowers, wild buckwheat, giant ragweed or morning glories, a tank-mix partner or subsequent use of a post product and/or cultivation may be needed, especially on late-emerging weeds (like cupgrass and waterhemp).
EpicSite of action: 15+28Bayer and Rhone-Poulenc$23 to $25/acre
Apply 8 to 14 oz./acre (12 is average) depending on soil texture. Apply 14 daysprior to planting.
Epic is a new premix containing one of the active ingredients in Axiom (flufenacet)and the active ingredient in Balance (isoxaflutole). This soil-applied product controls grasses and broadleaves in field and silage corn; it was approved for use last November.
Epic fits well in the Corn Belt due to strengths on velvetleaf, woolly cupgrass, fall panicum, small seeded broadleaves, and all key grasses. Challenges includemorningglories, cocklebur, sunflower, smartweed, shattercane and nut sedges.
LeadoffSite of action: 5+15DuPontOne pass = $18 to $20/acreTwo pass = $21 to $22/acre
For one pass, apply 41/2 to 5 pints/acre 45 days before planting up to 8-in. tall corn. For two pass, use 11/2 pints/acre, followed by 14 oz./acre of Basis Gold, approximately 3 to 5 weeks after corn emergence.
Approved for use last October, Leadoff is a premix of Frontier and atrazine,which can be applied preplant, PPI, preemergence or early postemergence.BASF markets the same product, called Guardsman.
The manufacturer claims that it offers residual control of a broad spectrum of grass and broadleaf weeds when used in a two-pass program with Basis Gold. It can also be used alone as a replacement for Extrazine II.
SITES OF ACTION: 2. ALS/AHAS; 5. Photosystem II (PS); 15. Unknown; 28.4-hydroxy-phenyl-pyrurate-dioxygenase.
1999 corn herbicide update - Herbicide/Seed Combo
Liberty ATZSite of action: 5+10AgrEvo $16 to $20/acre
The best soil/post program is a reduced rate of a preemerge herbicide (or 1 to11/2 lbs. atrazine/acre) followed by a post application of Liberty ATZ (32 to 40oz./acre) plus AMS (3 lbs./acre). For total post application, apply Liberty ATZ(32 to 40 oz./acre) plus AMS (3 lbs./acre). Apply before corn is 12 in. tall andweeds are 4 in., in general.
Approved for use in September by the EPA, this new premix of Liberty plusatrazine controls more than 100 grass and broadleaf weeds when used withLiberty Link or other warranted glufosinate-resistant corn.
This nonselective herbicide controls a broad spectrum of small grasses andbroadleaves in 2 to 4 days, including foxtails, cocklebur, velvetleaf, tallwaterhemp, pigweeds and especially ALS-resistant weeds. Atrazine will supplysome residual control depending on soil texture, organic matter and use rate.
Roundup Ultra (for Roundup Ready corn)Site of action: 9Monsanto$15 to $20/acre plus $6/acre technology fee, depending on soil-applied productsor sequential Roundup Ultra treatments.
New sequential applications have been added for 1999. Apply a reduced rate (50to 75%) of any Monsanto residual herbicide preemergence followed by RoundupUltra in-crop. Or tank mix a reduced rate (50 to 75%) of Harness, Harness Xtra,or Xtra 5.6L before corn exceeds 11 in. tall; or with Micro-Tech, Partner orBullet postemergence (before corn exceeds 5 in. tall) with Roundup Ultra.Atrazine has been added to the approved list of tankmixes with Roundup Ultra.
For 1999 use on Roundup Ready (RR) corn, up to two in-crop applications cannow be made until the V8 stage of corn (8 leaves with collars) or until the cropreaches 30 in. tall. The maximum rate also has been increased to 64 oz./acre, with a maximum of 32 oz./application.
It offers effective control of more than 100 grasses and broadleaf weeds and vines. There are three aspects to consider with this program: Volunteer RR corn in RR soybeans the following year will need added chemistry with Roundup for control; do not graze livestock or feed any RR corn grain/silage following sequential Roundup Ultra applications; regulatory export approval of RR corn grain to certain countries may not be fully achieved by harvest, so grain must be used for on-farm livestock feed or sold to domestic-use markets only.
SITES OF ACTION: 5. Photosystem II (PS); 9. EPSP synthase; 10. Glutamine synthetase;15. Unknown.


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McKiernan Scores For Yale
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Yale men's soccer team was a bit frustrated at halftime of Tuesday night's game with Albany. The Bulldogs had played a solid first 45 minutes but still went to the locker room all even at one with the Great Danes.
Yale's inability to put the game away proved costly when Ivan Martinez scored his first goal of the season with 8:44 left in the second half to lift Albany to a 2-1 victory on a chilly night at Bob Ford Field.
"We gave up an early goal, but I thought we had a great response," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins. "We dominated the rest of the first half and really the game should have been won before halftime. We lost some of our sharpness in the second half."
The Great Danes (2-7-1) scored first when Bernardo Mattos headed in Philip Persson's free kick at 6:39.
From there, Yale seized control for the rest of the first half. The Bulldogs had seven of the next eight shots and finally tied it when Max McKiernan took a long shot from 30 yards out that got past Albany goalkeeper Tim Allen at 33:42.
Yale (2-7) had a 13-3 edge in shots in the opening half.
The play was more even in the second half, and it was Albany that broke through late when Martinez was able to flick a shot over a Yale defender and goalkeeper Ryan Simpson.
The Bulldogs return to Ivy League play on Saturday when they host Dartmouth at 7 p.m. at Reese Stadium. Yale has a 1-0 Ivy record after last Saturday's emotional 2-1 victory over Harvard.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity

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Religious Directories
This article originally appeared in "Directories" by Gordon L. Remington, FASG, FUGA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Religious directories began as books containing directions for the order of public or private worship. As time passed, some denominational directories began to include lists of clergy and/or churches. Eventually the listings outweighed the direction, and these books became directories in the modern sense. Some denominational directories have dropped all statements of creed, such as The Official Catholic Directory, first published in 1817. Religious directories may also be called registers, annuals, and yearbooks. The information they include differs from denomination to denomination, the minimum amount being the name and address of the church and its pastor.
The information contained in religious directories is significant in two ways. If an ancestor was a clergyman, such directories can guide you to his places of service. This is especially true in the case of itinerant ministers; religious directories narrow down these ministers' assigned working areas. Also, as with funeral and cemetery directories, religious directories may suggest where to find the contemporary records of the church where the ancestor worshipped.
How to Use Religious Directories
Suppose the ancestor was a Baptist in Rochester, New York, in the first half of the nineteenth century. The American Baptist Register for 1852 shows four Baptist churches in Rochester, the two earliest having been established in 1818 and 1834.<ref>J. Lansing Burrows, ed., American Baptist Register for 1852 (Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1853), 236.</ref> We know the ancestor lived in Rochester before 1834, so he probably belonged to the First Baptist Church. A check of Baptist churches in modern Rochester shows that the First Baptist Church still exists. We write to its pastor, requesting a check in early records for mention of our ancestor.
In another hypothetical example, the ancestor was a Baptist minister named Henry Smith who lived somewhere in New York around 1850. A check of all Baptist associations in New York revealed only one Henry Smith, who preached at Hastings, Westchester County. With this information we don't need to check all of the Henry Smiths in the 1850 census index of New York; we can zero in on the relevant one.


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Gordon arriving at SLC airport.
Park City resort to grab the shuttle bus after a "terrific" dinner at Adolf's, one of the few Park City restaurants worth avoiding at all costs.
Hiking day at Alta, view of the resort.
Gordon the bike stud on the summit of Little Mountain
Annette is excited! Movie night with little nephew.
Off again in daylight to explore the art and entertainment.
Close-up of Gunsight and Thirds on the top of West Rustler.
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Even the chipmunks are brave here.
with ex-biker stud, Uncle Rob!
Rob in the official Park City Cowboy Hat
The summit! Sunset Peak, one of our favorite spots in the Wasatch
Dinner at Casa M&M
Outdoor movie at the Arts Fest. Muscle Shoals, the story of a tiny musical town in Alabama where magic happened.
Gordon explores his options as a miner.
Off to the annual Park City Arts Fest!! With VIP Tickets, no less.
Dinner with Utah friends: Annette, Graeme, Gordon, Rob, May, Guido, and John!
Catherine's Pass with Brighton in the background.


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Near-Record Attendance at CalRVDA Confab
November 16, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Near-Record Attendance at CalRVDA Confab
The California Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (CalRVDA) has recovered from the recent industry downturn to stage one of its best-attended conferences.
More than 90 people representing 21 RV dealerships as well as supply and service firms attended CalRVDA's 16th Conference Nov. 10 at the Aires Hotel & Suites in Ontario, Calif.
"Ninety is almost an all-time high; that alone tells the story that there is optimism out there," said Skip Daum, CalRVDA executive director, alluding to the beleaguered California marketplace. "People are doing the right thing and, hopefully, have survived the worst."
"Everybody said we were so glad you are back," Daum continued, referring to the association's decision to cancel the 2009 convention due to the economy. "We couldn't go dark two years in a row."
"The New Reality: Driving the Industry in a Whole New Direction" was the theme for the conference at which attendees learned about alternative financing, arbitration and mediation programs, franchise dispute cases at the new motor vehicle board, consignment sales, current market data, "New Reality" marketing through social media and innovative advertising techniques that are way ahead of the pack and have been proven very effective.
"It was a packed agenda but it moved along at a good clip," Daum said.
Speakers included Phil Ingrassia, vice president of communications for the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA), who spoke on new federal legislation and updated the members on Go RVing; Robert Robards of Automotive Systems Analysis, who spoke on "Consignment Payoffs, Red Flag Rules, Advertising Laws…Do's, Don'ts and DMV Enforcement;" Robin Parker, senior staff counsel for the new California Motor Vehicle Board, who spoke on recent RV cases to go before the board; RVIA President Richard Coon, who reported that RV shipments are increasing, indicating an industry turn-around; RVDA President Mike Molino; Randy Sobel of Sobel & Associates; and Sheril Vergara and Roger Vergara of RH Power & Associates Inc., who spoke on new marketing techniques.
An hour-long dealers-only town hall meeting at the end of the day included a lengthy discussion about the state's new motor vehicle law. The law was enacted three years ago but needs fine-tuning, Daum explained, noting that the state board and CalRVDA will sponsor legislation to remove the vagaries and conflicts with existing codes.
A number of RV-related disputes have gone before the board, some of which were a direct result of the economic downturn, Daum said. Among some of its positive features, Daum said, the new law, as it pertains to the RV industry, restricts RV shows sponsored by out-of-state groups.
CalRVDA's proposed officers for 2011: President Joey Shields, Pan Pacific RV Center; Vice President Mike Arrambide, Barber RV. Ventura; Secretary Doug Range, Range Vehicle Center Inc., Hesperia; and Treasurer Troy Padgett, All Valley RV Center, Acton.


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Brown rice flour...?
Hi again.
So, since it looks like I need some rice flour to rub into and dust over my "couche material", I'm wondering if I can just mill some brown rice I have in the cupboard? Or should I either buy some white rice and mill that, or buy milled rice flour outright? I have a Nutrimill that I'm sure would be up to handling the job.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Paatuwaqatsi Run - Water Is Life 50K
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In 2005 I joined a Sierra Club work party to help prepare the trail for Water is Life. It was a life-changing opportunity to experience the extraordinary Hopi mesas and the peoples' careful preservation of traditional ways.
Thank you's, to all you crazy runners, for continuing to honor these ideals.
- September 14, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- ultrastevep said...
I will have to remember this and make the drive up next year, I live in northern NM.
Thanks for the notice..
- September 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Speedgoat Karl said...
Nice new photo....ahhhh, remembering Oscar's Pass.
- September 19, 2011 at 7:19 AM
- Jannick Kjaer said...
Hi Ian,
I am sorry I am leaving a comment, I can't find your email. I am writing you in the hopes that you want to participate in an e-book we are writing about ultra runners.
We want to tap into the collective craziness (we mean that as a compliment:-)) of this community to challenge and inspire other people to make their own life an ever-greater creative expression of their own goals and dreams… without limits.
We would ask you to answer two questions about your experience with ultra running.
If you'd like to participate please shoot me an email at email@example.com.
All the best,
- October 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Dave Mackey said...
Ian, what a super cool race. The southwest is is so special and your write up brings back fine memories of adventures, rock, and canyons. 18 years ago I took a trip with a school group to experience some of the tribes' culture. Our Hopi visit was a special one.
- October 16, 2011 at 3:55 AM
Hey Ian, I am similarly looking for your email but unable to find it. I am wondering if I could use a quote from Andy Roth in a race highlight I'm writing for Trail Runner Mag. Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks!
- December 4, 2012 at 11:20 AM


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Like its academics, the School of the Osage wants to have the best athletic teams possible. Part of that objective is the school's support of a four-year-old organization dedicated to providing a safe, productive and enjoyable experience in intramural sports.
Like its academics, the School of the Osage wants to have the best athletic teams possible. Part of that objective is the school's support of a four-year-old organization dedicated to providing a safe, productive and enjoyable experience in intramural sports.
The Osage Youth Athletics Council was formed in 2009 as a not-for-profit organization after a handful of fledgling youth sports programs fizzled.
"There was an opportunity to involve kids in intramural sports, and several parents believed there was a need to do something to get kids involved in activities at an early age," OYAC spokesman Mike Ruck told the Osage Board of Education Tuesday night.
"OYAC is a very giving organization that supports our district," Superintendent Brent Depeé said. "We're thankful for what they do."
Ruck said OYAC involves a lot of volunteer parents and coaches, and applauded the way the Osage community has stepped up to support not only OYAC but also Osage athletics.
"We focus on the dynamics of the game," he explained, "not only on winning. Winning and losing build character and prepare students for their real world experiences. This is an opportunity to learn at a specific level about specific sports."
A group of parents went to the board of education in 2009 with a plan to develop a K-6 intramural sports program for students, including some seventh and eighth grade students. It initially involved baseball, volleyball and flag football. Today, programs include baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, wrestling and volleyball.
"This is a program developed and run by parents," he explained.
The majority of the Council members have been involved in youth sports for many years as coaches, board members, and league directors. Based on past experiences, OYAC strives to improve the quality of its offerings season after season.
"We're looking to develop sustainability through a procedures manual and a transition plan for coaches," Ruck said. Consistency from year to year, and working with Osage coaches, is key to continuing the program, Ruck said.
"We involve interested coaches to help the OYAC program be in synch with Osage coaches," he said. "And we want to make it affordable by charging $25-$30 per sport, and we want to make sure that every kid who wants to play gets to play."
OYAC provides insurance and coordinates the use of facilities and coaches. It maintains all of its athletic programs including uniforms and equipment through registration fees.
"We bought insurance for a thousand kids last year," Ruck said.
Ruck stressed the cooperation between OYAC and the School of the Osage as one of the reasons the program has been successful.
For more information, contact OYAC Director Rod Miller at 573-365-7363.
What is the mission of OYAC?
The Osage Youth Athletic Council strives to teach, develop and promote various youth sports for School of the Osage boys and girls.
What is the focus for recreational sports?
The focus of recreational sports is to learn to play the game(s) while having fun. You will learn the rules as well as the skills pertaining to the game(s) with playing time equally distributed among the players.
How does OYAC operate?
The OYAC Executive Board of Directors consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and League Directors for each area of sports activity. OYAC directors and coaches are all volunteers, and typically are parents of students attending the School of the Osage.
OYAC coaches are required to complete and pass a background check.
OYAC Board of Directors typically meet the first Wednesday of each month and is open to all members.
OYAC is a self-supporting organization, reliant upon player registration fees and sponsorships.
What (if any) time commitment is expected from the parents?
There may be certain times where the coach will ask for parents to help with snacks, calling players to notify them of practices and games, etc.
How do I become a coach, referee or volunteer for an athletic activity offered by OYAC?
Contact the League Director for the specified activity for further information.
Their numbers are located on the webpage, www.osageyouthsports.com
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Reading Is Historical, Religious
Drama of Rome During Time
of Nero.
Walter C. Gran
Harry Rimmer
The Bethel Clarion
Volume XII BETHEL INSTITUTE, ST. PAUL, MINN. MARCH 22, 1933
Academy Student WOG('
By Foreign Mission Board
Is Graduate of B. and M. T.
School; Will Go To Africa
Another student soon to be num-bered
among Bethel's representatives
on foreign mission fields is Mildred
Olson, Academy senior, and graduate
of the Bible and Missionary Training
school in 1931; she received word
March 6 that her application has been
accepted by the Africa Inland Mission
Mildred will be sent to her station,
the exact location of which has not
yet been definitely assigned, as soon
as the necessary funds are received.
Sullivan Waldemer, Seminary, a
former student at the Moody Bible
Institute, also is awaiting funds to
enable him to go to his assigned sta-tion
in Africa.
The oratorical preliminary for the
Academy was held Friday afternoon,
March 17, with eleven entrants:
Sigurd Forsmark, Ruby Theline, Les-ter
Thompson, Henry Rahn, Anna
Souglow, Virgil Olson, Vina Olson,
John Dikkers, Clifford Dickau, Louise
Jack, and Evelyn Clelland.
The orations were very inspiring,
each speaker doing his part well.
Judges chose six from this group to
appear in the final (local) Friday,
March 24, when two representatives
will be chosen to appear at the Twin
City Academic oratorical meet at
Concordia College, March 31.
A musicale was the feature of the
Alexis Society's meeting last Wednes-day
evening, March 15, in the Sem-inary
chapel. Much of Bethel's best
musical talent was represented in the
program. Miss Muriel Nelson, a
student at the University of Minne-sota,
was the guest artist of the eve-ning.
Walter Watkin spoke briefly on the
subject, "Music Appreciation," em-phasizing
especially the need of
proper appreciation and development
of musical talent in the individual.
"What we need is not so much music
appreciation as music inclination," he
Declamatory Contest Held
The preceding meeting, March 8,
was devoted to a Declamatory contest,
preliminary to the inter-school meet
to be held soon. Prizes were awarded
to John Anderson and Mrs. John Dik-kers,
who were placed first and second,
Norway More Beautiful Than
America, Haukedalen Says
But More Opportunity Here, He
"I should not care to go back to
Norway to stay, as there is not the
opportunity for advancement, voca-tional
and educational, that there is
here", said Sveinung Haukedalen in
an interview with a Clarion reporter.
Having lived beside one of Norway's
many beautiful lakes in the midst of
towering mountains, Sveinung loves
the majestic grandeur of nature in the
"Land of the Midnight Sun." "The
scenery in this country," he declared,
"is not to be compared with that of
In his homeland, Sveinung attended
grade school and took a six months'
course in a business college. He came
to Canada in 1927, and to Bethel in
January, 1931. After his graduation
from the Academy this year, he plans
to attend either the Junior College
or the Seminary.
Walter C. Gran, Blind Dramatist
To Give "Sign of the Cross"
At Junior Entertainment
An innovation in Junior entertain-ments
is being offered Wednesday,
April 5, at 8 o'clock, by Walter C.
Gran, a blind dramatist and imperson-ator.
Mr. Gran is a man with spirit-ual
vision enough to compensate for
his physical loss. He will give "The
Sign of the Cross", an historical and
religious drama by Wilson Barrett,
which tells of the time of Nero.
Intensely exciting, full of dramatic
incidents, as the burning of Rome, the
reading holds one in suspense until
the powerful Roman Prefect is con-vinced
of the Christian girl's faith and
says "Go, tell Nero, Marcus too is a
The curiosity of some of the boys
in the student body was finally satis-fied
when the S. and C. Club issued
a statement late last week as to the
exact nature of its work.
The letters, S. and C. previously
standing for "Stitch and Chatter," and
later held by some to mean "Strictly
Confidential" now are known to stand
for "Strictly Cultural". As the name
suggests, the Club is strictly cultural,
and the members are studying eti-quette.
"The subject fills a long felt
need among us, but why confine it to
the S. and C. Club alone?" writes one
of the girls. "Etiquette in all its
various phases is an asset to our am-bitions,
the observance of it places a
stamp of approval upon our lives
among our fellowmen and makes life
all the more worth living. Common
courtesy is necessary in all walks of
life, so why not start in our present
surroundings, at home and at school?"
Leading the discussions in the club
have been Alice Anderson, Olga An-derson,
and Lorraine Klein. Any ques-tion
is open for discussion and criti-cism.
A great deal of interest has
been shown by the girls, and the Club
promises to be a great success. It is
hoped that more will join it in the
near future.
Glen Clark, noted lecturer and pro-fessor
at Macalester College, address-ed
a large audience of students and
faculty on the subject of prayer at the
last College Club meeting, March 6.
"Prayer", he said, "is a means to an
end; a consciousness of God."
Overwork Forces Landstrom to Dis-continue
Because of his nervous condition,
Henning Landstrom has resigned his
position as Seminary editor of the
Clarion, and has withdrawn from all
other extra-curricular activities as
well. He has been a member of the
College Debating team and has also
taken an active part in the work of
the Student Volunteers and the Alexis
Tuesday, March 7, Henning under-went
a tonsil operation at Midway
Hospital. He reports that his condi-tion
is much improved, and he is back
in his classes this week.
His position as Seminary editor has
been assumed by Marian Berglund,
and the place on the debating squad
by Don Clover.
Basketball Players Entertained
In Home of Professor Carlson
It seems that life is just a jig-saw
puzzle after all, the chief requisite
being to find where one fits—which is
exactly what a number of Bethel
students did on Friday evening, March
10, at the home of Professor and
Mrs. C. E. Carlson. They "fitted"
themselves into all sorts of chairs,
and made themselves sociable. In
fact, the whole affair was staged
because these young men had found
some places in life into which they
could fit—on the basketball team. As
a treat to the teams that represented
Bethel on the basketball floor this
year, Mr. Carlson provided an eve-ning
of genuine enjoyment.
When the entire group had as-sembled,
about forty in all, they im-mediately
began to fit pieces together
—pieces of jig-saw puzzles. These
being completed, the professor (even
at home) proceeded to give a quiz on
the ability to observe and remember
what had been seen. A few extem-poraneous
numbers followed. The
first was a reading by Donald Peter-son,
"Goldink Locks and the Three
Bears", the rounds of applause that
did not follow almost flooring the
reader. Franklin Nelson endeavored
to tell a Scotch joke, and some are
still wondering what the point of it
was; the laugh was enjoyed at Frank-lin's
expense if not the joke's.
A game that involved the juggling
of plates, cups, and sandwiches, cake,
and other good things was entered
into and enjoyed by all, concluding the
formal festivities.
Wednesday, March 22—
Alexis Society, Seminary chapel,
Friday, March 24—
Alpha Beta, Academy chapel, 8:00
P. M. Oratorical contest.
Sunday, March 26—
Student Volunteer meeting, Powder-horn
Park Baptist Church, 5:30
Monday, March 27—
Debate, Bethel vs. St. Paul Luther
at St. Paul Luther. Our Affirmative.
College Club, Seminary chapel, 8:00
Tuesday, March 28—
Student Volunteer monthly meet-ing,
Seminary chapel, 8:00 P. M.
Topic: "Mission Boards."
Wednesday, March 29—
Alexis Society, Seminary Chapel,
Friday, March 31—
Debate, Bethel vs. New Ulm at New
Ulm. Our Negative.
Wednesday, April 5—
Alexis Society, Seminary Chapel,
Friday, April 7—
Debate, Bethel vs. Concordia at
Concordia. Our Negative.
Noted Archaeologist
Addresses Assembly
Faith in God Now Substantiated
By Known Scientific Facts,
Harry Rimmer Says
"The Modern Mind
and the Ancient
Book" was the sub-ject
of the message
delivered by Harry
Rimmer, evangelist
a n d archaeologist,
who held his audi-ence
spellbound in
the combined chapel
service this morning.
He said in effect,
"Our fathers be-lieved
many things
by faith, for which
they were scorned by the wise• of this
world in their generation. But as the
years have slipped past, the research
of the ages has vindicated much that
they accepted by faith, so that today
we receive the same on the basis of
BOTH faith . . . and demonstrated
"It was a pure act of faith when
men of past generations believed the
Book to be true, as when it stated the
miracle of the axe head that floated
in response to Elisha's prayer. The
practical infidel could walk out to the
horse-trough and toss in an axe head,
and challenge the man of faith, say-ing,
'Now let's see that float!'
"Then men began to learn certain
of the minor laws that God had before
established, and they began to make
ships of iron and steel, until literally
millions of potential axe heads are
floating on the seven seas today!
Great war ships, whose combined
weight of metal in some individual
vessels would equal two million axe
heads, float serenely in defiance of
what was once called 'Natural Law':
and we accept this as natural today.
"So we say, 'If man, by the power
of his intelligence, can make iron and
steel float, is he then greater than his
Creator, to Whom he denies the power
to perform what man, the creature,
can accomplish ?' The problems of
miracles and the super-natural, then,
all check back to your philosophy of
God. The faith of the modern genera-tion
should be far greater than that
of any that preceded us, because we
have so much of fact to bolster up our
"If Your Philosophy of God Is That
He Cannot Do What Man Cannot
Comprehend, there is not much hope
or help for you. But if you believe
that God is superior in power to man's
comprehension, and your philosophy
of God is 'HE IS ABLE', there is no
problem of faith that would cause you
to stumble. Apply this rule to all the
miracles of the Old Testament, as well
as the New, and your doubts and dif-ficulties
will fade away, in the face
of a philosophy of God that holds Him
to be adequate to perform whatever
He desires."
Of much interest to Bethelites is
the wedding of Miss Greta Brandberg
to Arthur Hedlund, at 8 P. M. Mon-day,
March 20, at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. C. B. Sanders. The only
witnesses of the event were Miss
Margaret Hauglund and Millard Sun-din,
friends of the bride and groom.
The young couple were engaged to be
married before either of them came
to the United States from their home-land,
Arthur has discontinued his studies
in the Seminary and will be occupied
in selling Hurlbut's Bible Stories in
Portchester, N. Y., for which city the
bridal pair left Tuesday, March 21.
Miss Edith Larson
Page Two THE BETHEL CLARION
March 22, 1933
Official School Paper
of Bethel Institute pub-lished
every third week
by the students.
1480 N. Snelling Ave.,
St. Paul, Minn.
Albert Bergfalk Editor-in-Chief
Gertrude Liljegren Associate Editor
Andrew Boylan Sports Editor
Department Editors
Gertrude Liljegren Junior College
Leonore Nyhagen Academy
Marian Berglund . Seminary
Laura Moss Missionary Training
Eunice Swanson Edna Lundgren
Lois Magnuson Olav Norsted
Myrtle Nastlund Marian Berglund
Clarice Wessman Business Manager
Donald Peterson Advertising Manager
Ruth Johnson Circulation Manager
Advertising Solicitors
Earl Anderson Lloyd Wickstrom
Esther Sabel Faculty Adviser
We Do Not Like to Mention It Again, But—
Let us take a sensible and thoughtful attitude
toward our advertisers. It is true that they are
friends of our school and of the Clarion and are
trying to help us, but this does not mean that
their resources are inexhaustible. They are as
dependent upon their incomes as we are. During
these times an outlay of money for advertise-ments
is a real sacrifice unless it brings some
How would it be, if, as a result of our loyalty
to our school and to our school paper, and from
our sense of fairness, we would look over the ad-vertisements
that appear in each issue, and then
when we make a business transaction favor those
that have favored us ? Just to hear some cus-tomer
say "I noticed your advertisement in the
Clarion" would, we are sure, gratify an adver-tiser
for his effort and expense. And we are sure,
too, that our business staff would be thankful for
this help.
Americans are noted and criticized for their
careless manner of speaking, and rightly so. The
use of slang is a common characteristic of people
in every walk of life, among both the learned and
the unlearned. This is a deplorable state espe-cially
in our schools where good speech is taught,
yet seldom applied.
In contrast to this there are those whose
diction and purity of language is as music to one's
ears. It was our privilege a few years ago to hear
a series of messages by Gypsy Smith, who not
only by stirring appeal, but by use of pure, un-adulterated
language as well, held his audiences
enthralled. If he, with practically no schooling,
could acquire such beauty of language, how much
easier should it not be for us ?
Our personalities are revealed through our
speech. Are we true to ourselves ?
Who's Who
Miss Edith Louise Larson was born
in St. Paul. Attacked by serious ill-ness
at the age of six and thus pre-vented
from entering grade school
until she was nine, she proved her un-usual
talent and industry by complet-ing
the eight grades in four years,
graduating at thirteen.
At fifteen she entered Bethel Acad-emy,
completing the regular commer-cial
department the first year. She
then continued in the regular Aca-demic
Department, graduating in 1922
as the salutatorian of her class.
As soon as she had completed her
commercial course, she was employed
by Principal A. J. Wingblade as his
private secretary, a position she has
held continuously ever since, with the
exception of her Senior year, when
her heavy school work made it impos-sible
for her to carry the extra burden
of the office work.
For several years she has been tak-ing
Extension work at the University
of Minnesota, in addition to her
numerous office duties, with the in-tention,
presumably, of eventually
completing a course there.
There is not a member of the Bethel
family, past or present, since Edith
Larson made her entrance into our
midst, who is not better for having
known her. Her quiet, calm manner
at all times; her quick, ready sym-pathy;
her smiling willingness to help
anyone needing assistance, whether
it be student or faculty member; her
noble, self-effacing, truly Christian
character—this and much more has
endeared her to us all, and made her
presence indispensable in the office of
the Principal.
A precious moment set with golden
opportunities. No reward offered, for
it is lost forever.—Anon.
"All one's life is music, if one touch-ed
the notes rightly and in tune."—
Alas! to think how many people's
creeds are contradicted by their deeds.
Words break no bones;
Hearts though sometimes.
—Robert Browning.
For an hundred that can bear ad-versity
there is hardly one that can
bear prosperity.—Carlyle.
The shallows murmur
But the deeps are dumb.
—Ascribed to Goethe.
The only man that doesn't make
mistakes is the one that doesn't do
Of speech unguarded
Man doth oft repent
But not of keeping silence.
—King Robert of Jesusalem.
I am not bound to win but I am
bound to be true. I am not bound to
succeed but I am bound to live up to
what light I have. I must stand with
anybody that stands right; stand with
him while he is right, and part with
him when he goes wrong.
���Abraham Lincoln.
The Book Corner
By H. C. Wingblade
We come now with a book which has been off
the press for some time but which, nevertheless,
rn::st of our students have not had occasion to read:
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF by Orison Swett Marden
(Thomas Crowell Co.). Starting with the truth,
'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," the
author launches his first premise, namely that vic-tory
must be within us if we are to succeed.
There is such a thing as false economy. Do not
hesitate to spend money on yourself for that which
will enrich your life and make you a greater asset
to society. However, do not waste money or energy
merely to keep up appearances.
Then we must all live in a world with other
people. The problem is to get along. The agree-able,
the generous, the loving soul has by far the
easiest time. Friction losses are eliminated, and all
that he is functions one hundred per cent. Keep a
level head, never swerve from the truth, sympathize
with fellowmen, and you have a chance in life.
Finally, use the great opportunities of friend-ship,
of home, and of loved ones. When the soul
bathes in such atmosphere, it gathers strength for
the strain of the world's work. After all, love and
joy and peace are the basic requisites for success.
Without those one may be a Napoleon, but never
truly great or really successful.
This book, as well as other books on choice of
vocation and success in life, may be found on the
center table in the library. Spend a half hour
browsing through some of them.
Much Ado ..
Here Is An Opportunity to Help
Mr. Mentzer of the Burlington Road is making a
great effort to revise the ruling which prevented Dr.
Hagstrom from obtaining an annual pass on the Burling-ton
this year. He called the other day and said if they
could find some evidence of the school's really cooperating
to help secure business for the Road, it would be so much
easier for him to push this thing through. He wondered
if there could be some publicity made or some announce-ment
given that students who plan going on trips over
Easter vacation should call the downtown office or notify
the school office of their intentions instead of buying their
tickets at the railway stations. In that way Bethel will
receive credit for each ticket sold.
—The Office.
A Kind Word
How many of us have ever stopped to think that we
have a faithful engineer, who during these cold months
has had to stay up late at night and rise early in the
morning, that our buildings might be sufficiently warm.
No doubt it has been a thankless task these days to keep
within the limits of the budget allowed for fuel. It is
so easy for us to find fault and complain when things go
wrong, but we so often fail to show appreciation when we
are comfortable and contented. "Oh, yes," we say, "Mr.
Beck is paid for doing it." But haven't we all had our
burdens lightened by a smile from someone, a word of
encouragement or appreciation when engaged in some
unlovely task—duty though it may have been?
Why Not?
Just before Founder's Day and the Student Volunteer
Conference, the halls on the first floor of the Academy
building took on an aspect of cleanliness which was dis-tinctly
unusual. One of the contributing factors of this
new appearance was the removal of all books and paper
from the tops of the mail boxes where they have been
an eye-sore for so long. As the students need to "park"
their belongings in some convenient place, and cannot put
them in the librkay or go to the locker room for every
book or paper, we wonder if it would be possible to put
shelves in an inconspicuous place where they may place
those articles. In that way we could help keep the build-ing
—Yours for Cleanliness.
Think On These Things
By Esther Sabel.
Our country is full of colleges, universities, and other
institutions of higher learning. Every year these turn
out hundreds of highly educated men and women, people
who are capable of building higher buildings, longer
bridges, faster automobiles, wonderful airplanes, and who
are constantly making new scientific discoveries. We can't
help but gaze and marvel and say, "Surely this is wisdom,
this is knowledge." This is our poor reasoning; but
what does God say? He doesn't mention building ma-chinery
and such things. He sees something far greater,
men who are far wiser, though they may lack education,
for He tells us, "He that winneth souls is wise. -
. Oh, that we, by the Grace of God might have true
wisdom. in that we are soul winners. In order to have
this wisdom, we need to be full of the Love of Jesus
Christ and fired with the same passion that caused Paul
to say, "I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in
my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ, for my brethren."
In The Announcer
Charlotte Miller
Vern Wessman
evenly divided among the players
showing that each player was play-ing
his top form game. The game
was not out of Bethel's hands during
the evening, Bethel having the long
end of a 23 to 13 score at the half.
Bethel J. C.
Fg. Ft. Pf.
Bethany Luther
Fg. Ft. Pf.
Wessman . 1 0 0 Schuller .. 2 0 1
Nelson . . . 2 1 3 Strom . . . . 1 0 3
Wallin . . . 2 1 4 Reitz . . . . 5 4 2
Tanquist .. 3 0 0 Sandberg . 2 1 2
Johnson . 1 1 2 Seidel! . . . 1 0 1
Koch 3 1 2 Gulickson . 1 0 2
Widen . . . . 9 0 1
Anderson . 0 0 2 Totals . . 12 5 11
Totals . . 16 4 19
Parker Fountain Pens and Pencils
Parker Desk Sets Gifts Stationery
McClain & Hedman Co.
Office Outfitters
5th St. between Robert and Jackson Sts.
St. Paul, Minn.
March 22, 1933
Page Three
Bethel Junior College Victorious in Tour
Back Row, left to right: Coach Ray Nelson, Karl Koch, Donald Tanquist,
Victor Johnson, Vern Wessman, C. E. Carlson.
Front Row, lrft to right: Donald Peterson
Franklin Nelson, Earl Widen,
Bob Wallin, Earl Anderson.
Nestor 1848
Baseball Players Await
Opening of Season
Coach To Be Selected
Late This Week
Bethel, after a lapse of two years
from the national pastime, will be
represented through the Junior Col-lege
in the Southern Junior College
Conference race this spring.
The baseball coach will have a
wealth of material to choose from
when he launches his practice in an-other
two weeks, in preparation for
a schedule which calls for eight con-ference
games and a number of prac-tice
tilts. The majority of the players
are experienced having played on high
school teams or independent teams
either in the Twin Cities or elsewhere.
All the boys are eager to start and
all will be working hard to win a
regular berth on the team. The boys
will be giving the best they have to
make a success of the coming season,
and with cooperation and hustling will
turn the trick.
The conference schedule is as fol-lows:
May 3—Luther at Bethel
May 5—Bethany at Bethel
May 10—Bethel at Concordia
May 18—Bethel at New Ulm
May 20--Bethel at Mankato
May 27—New Ulm at Bethel
May 31—Concordia at Bethel
June 7—Bethel at Luther
By A. J. Boylan
The Bethany students showed a
very friendly spirit toward the Bethel
students on their recent visit. This
fine spirit was evidenced when one of
the Luther boys came to the room of
a Bethel player and expressed his ap-preciation
of the fine treatment they
had received while at Bethel.
There are six boys in the academy
who are disheartened over the fact
that the academy is not to be repre-sented
with a tennis team. What can
we do about it, C. E.?
Two of the more distinguished
Bethel boys at Mankato were invited
to sit at the next-to-the-head table
by the appreciative Bethany students.
* * *
There were four rooters from Bethel
who attended the Dr. Martin Luther
game at New Ulm and made the
hundred D. M. L. C. students sound
as if they had laryngitis.
Since Bethel has gone athletically
minded, why not have a speaker or
two for our chapel period, to speak on
sportsmanship, etc. ? Undoubtedly
good speakers could be had from
athletes of Hamline, Macalester, or St.
Bethel Tops Bethany 36 to 29
Led by Reitz, the star sharp-shooter
of the evening, Bethany put up a
strong but ineffectual fight to go down
to a 36 to 29 defeat.
The Bethel boys were hindered in
their shooting by a steam pipe a short
distance above one of the baskets but
nevertheless triumphed over the dif-ficulties
by dribbling in close and
making most of their points on short
shots. The points of the teams were
Much Good Material in Evidence
By OLE NORSTEAD
The Bethel Academy and Junior
College track campaign promises to
put a fitting climax to a school year
of intense and interesting activities
all along the line.
It is a little early to say just what
is in prospect for the cinder path sea-son
this year, but with several of last
season's performers out and new
talent bidding for the right to take
over the throws, things look interest-ing
at least. Vic Johnson, Bethel's
all-around athlete, who has shown his
strength in field and track events in
the past, will be entered in a number
of events this coming campaign.
Hal Tasker, one of the point makers
of the academy team last year, will
be entered in the high jump and pole
vault this year.
Karl Koch, Bethel's distance man,
reports that he is in good form this
year, and has high hopes of finishing
on top, in the events in which he will
be entered. Others who are expected
to enter are: Henry Rahn and Don
Peterson in the 100 yard dash; Andy
Boylan and Don Peterson in the
hurdles. Don Tanquist will show his
wares in the 220 and 440 yard dashes.
Bob Wallin is expected to master the
art of pole vaulting for the coming
campaign, while Sig Forsmark is ex-pected
to exhibit his abilities in the
discus and shot-put events.
Koch Sinks Winning Goal Dur-ing
Last 20 Seconds of
Luther Game
In a sensational game at New Ulm,
Bethel nosed out Dr. Martin Luther
College 27 to 26. The contest was
probably the most interesting one of
the season with the score jockeying
back and forth, Bethel leading in the
first half by three points.
The second half opened with Koch
sinking a short shot, and from there
on it was anybody's game. This con-tinued
until there were only forty-five
seconds left to play when Bartels,
of Luther, sank a free throw giving
D. M. L. C. a one point lead. By this
time the grand stand players were on
their feet telling each team how to
play. With but twenty seconds left,
Koch dribbled the ball in past the
foul line for one of his famous short
shots to give Bethel a one-point lead
which it kept for the remaining few
seconds of the game. Koch was high
point man for the evening, with a
total of eleven points, nine of these
scored in the second half. Wallin as
forward also played a nice game,
scoring eight points.
Bethel J. C.
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Wessman . 1 0 1 Althoff . . . 0 0 1
Wacker . . . 2 0 3
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Page Four THE BETHEL CLARION March 22, 1933
"Spiritism" was the subject dis-cussed
by G. H. John, guest speaker
recently in Miss Esther Sabel's Per-sonal
Evangelism class. Mr. John
was for a number of years an active
Spiritualist, and the many experiences
that he related were instructive and
interesting. His message exemplified
the value and absolute necessity of
Christ in religion.
Experiences in tract distribution
were told by Mrs. B. H. Stahmer, on
March 10 in the same class. She said
that her husband decided several
years ago to write two tracts and that
at the present 150,000 of these tracts
have been distributed. Mrs. Stahmer
closed her lecture by telling of a num-ber
of outstanding people who have
been brought to Christ by the message
of a tract.
Dr. Hagstrom Greets School
In Letter From New York
Dr. Hagstrom, who has been spend-ing
several weeks in the East in the
interests of Bethel, writes, "Kindly
greet all at school and thank them
for the prayers that I feel they are
extending in my behalf." During his
stay in New York Dr. Hagstrom at-tended
the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the American Baptist
Foreign Mission Society, of which he
is a member. He will return home
Tuesday, March 28.
The chapel committee is planning
a series of vocational talks in order
to help students in their thinking in
the matter of vocational choice. One
of these talks was given on March 9
by Henry Marks, St. Paul attorney,
who spoke on the legal profession as
a life calling. On March 16, Mr. J. 0.
Christiansen, principal of the Farm
School, addressed the students on
"Foundation Principles."
Other speakers scheduled in the im-mediate
future are Dr. W. F. Widen
on the "Medical Profession" and Miss
Julia Newton of the Home Economics
Department of the Agricultural Col-lege
on the subject of "Home-mak-ing."
Plans are being made for a Music
Festival to be held during the month
of May. All the Swedish Baptist
Church choirs of the Twin Cities will
unite in this concert which will be di-rected
by Prof. George Hultgren. Pro-ceeds
of the concert will go to Bethel
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A baton fabricated from fifteen
different kinds of wood, collected from
all parts of the world, was presented
recently to Prof. Hultgren by the
Odin Male Chorus of which he is the
Prof. Theodore Bergman was se-lected
as one of the organists to play
for the National Association of School
Superintendents last week at the
Minneapolis Auditorium. Mr. Berg-man
will give another program of
organ music at the Auditorium in
the near future. This will be broad-cast
over radio station WCCO. Watch
for further announcement of date.
Students are invited to attend spe-cial
meetings to be held at the Cen-tral
Swedish Baptist church, March
26 to April 16. The well known
evangelist, the Rev. Ray York, will be
the speaker each evening of the week
except Mondays and Saturdays.
March 15, 1933
Dear Eleanore:
I just heard today about the death
of Mrs. Nichols and hasten to ex-press
to you and Mr. Nichols our
sincere sympathy in your bereave-ment.
We were thinking of you today and
thought you would enjoy hearing
some of the latest news. Perhaps
Margaret and Carol keep you so busy
that you haven't time to wonder much
about Bethel. Surely you don't find
time to keep up with any extensive
What an enviable record you hold,
after all, Eleanore, to have made con-tacts
with so many Bethelites who are
now scattered throughout this country
as well as in foreign lands. Do you
recall Eric Sjolund's beaming smile
as he brought his bride to Bethel the
last year he was here ? Mrs. Sjolund
writes that they are enjoying the
work at Custer, Washington, more and
more as the days go by. She includes
in her letter a greeting from Hulda
Nelson who you recall had to discon-tinue
her studies at Bethel because of
ill health. She is rapidly improving
in health and looks fine.
Alphin "Shorty" Conrad of Luding-ton,
Michigan is assisting Bill Back-lund
of Virginia in evangelistic serv-ices.
Dan Cupid is still at work among
the Bethel grads. Brainerd Christie,
brother of Mrs. Alphin Conrad, is the
latest one to send in an announcement
of his marriage—to Eradney Ryder
March 10. They will be at home in
Brooklyn, New York.
The Class of 1921 has reason to be
proud of one of its members, Barthel
Jacobson who, upon graduation from
Colgate-Rochester Seminary in New
York, was called to fill the pulpit of
the First American Baptist Church
at Cleveland, Ohio.
The St. Paul Dispatch conveyed the
sad news of the passing away of one
of our alumni, Margaret Storvick of
the class of 1928. She died on Friday,
March 10.
Since this letter is to be a news let-ter,
we have picked up some news
from across the seas: Ruth Johnson-
Engwall—of the class of 1917, with
her four girls is sailing from Africa
for the United States March 23. They
expect to stop in Sweden on their way
home. We hope they won't make
their stop in Sweden too long.
The letters these folks write are
real stories of adventure and we wish
we could send you copies of them. We
understand the Baptist Evangel pub-lishes
excerpts of these letters.
Have you seen the Clarion that is
being published this year ? It's just
teeming with interesting material
from "kiver to kiver" and they have
reserved a large space for the Alumni
Association. It would be fine if we
as alumni could reciprocate in some
way. How about swelling the sub-scription
list and contributing some-thing
interesting to the alumni col-umn.
This could be taken up at our
next alumni get-together.
Alumni are asking if we are to have
a Banquet again this spring. Have
you heard anything about it ? Can't
we have one in honor of the incoming
alumni despite the depression ? How
you used to work for these get-to-gethers
and how successful they were!
I am sending you a copy of this
issue of, the Clarion so that you may
see "wh'so who" this time — an-other
of our alumni who has become
famous. Well, she deserves it.
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David Guston, Seminary, has a B. S.
degree from the University of New
Hampshire, and is an architect by
trade ? He has made many of the
drawings displayed in the chemistry
The Seminary and Missionary
Training students have been fortunate
in having Dr. Hagstrom lecture to
them from time to time on the Swed-ish
Baptists of America. He has
traced them from a very small begin-ning
through periods of trial and dif-ficulty
until their establishment as a
denomination; the history of our
school and its founders; the growth
of our general conference to its pres-ent
vast field of service. He em-phasized
the need for willing men
and women to do pioneer work even
today in our own coountry and in
foreign lands. The impression and
inspiration created by the story of
the enduring faith and perseverance
of the originators of this work will
not soon be forgotten.
The sleek and well-fed appearance
of Vern and Sam Wessman, Don
Peterson, and Vic Johnson is easy to
understand when we learn that they
have moved into a bachelor apartment
and are doing their own cooking. "Aw
g'wan, I've got to go home and peel
spuds," was the response received by
a Clarion reporter when she approach-ed
Don for an interview.
At a recent meeting the Academy
Juniors appointed committees to ar-range
for the Junior-Senior Banquet
and the Junior Program. Ticket sale
for the program began last Friday
with brisk competition between the
members of the class. They invite
the student body to cooperate in mak-ing
the entertainment a success.
A new system with the cafeteria
style of serving has been adopted by
the Seminary Boarding Club, which
for financial reasons has been forced
to reorganize. Only five of the for-mer
working crew have been retained,
including the cook, Miss Vera Ander-son,
and the steward, Nathan Essel-strom.
It is hoped that the new plan will
enable the members of the club to get
their meals much more cheaply.
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Prof. Nordstrom: "What is the
great difference we notice when water
changes to ice ?"
Leslie J.: "The difference in the
Many a Slip
Bob Klingberg: "It took eight sit-tings."
Isabelle M.: "To have your portrait
painted ?"
Bob: "No, to learn to skate."
Squirrel Food
Emil Bly invited a friend to visit
him and got the following telegram
in answer: "Wash-out on line; can not
"Borrow a shirt and come anyway"
was the return wire.
Perhaps you have heard about the
big panic in New York City. The
Brooklyn Bridge is suspended, the
subway is in the hole, the Chrysler
Building is up in the air, and the ele-vated
roads have run over thousands
of people. But in spite of it all the
New Yorkers are going about their
business in a very unconcerned man-ner.—
But Gets Nowhere
Albin C.: "Say, did you hear that
Victor Ernest has a job travelling this
summer ?"
Cliff. D.: "No, is that right ?"
Albin: "Yeah, he's going to collect
tickets on a merry-go-round."
A polished girl does not mean one
whose conversation always casts a re-flection
on somebody.
A Fine Distinction
Andy S. (in Modern World) : "It
seems that I can remember, but I
can't recall."
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 in observance of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
Notice: As part of our ongoing effort to provide our visitors with the best experience possible, we're preparing to launch the next generation of our website. Please note this site (http://www.philacourts.us) is a Beta version of the new Philadelphia Courts website that is still undergoing final testing before its official release.
On April 3rd 2017, a new policy was implemented, where cell phones are collected and stored in a lock pouch upon entering the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. ALL JURORS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM SUBMITTING THEIR PHONES, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE PROOF OF THEIR SERVICE (IE. Summons, Postcard, letter from the jury staff). Your phone does not have to be secured while you are in the Stout Center. However, restrictions will apply once you are assigned to a courtroom. PLEASE BRING YOUR PROOF WITH YOU.
Jury Service is one of the highest duties of citizenship and it is an essential element of our democratic society. Citizens selected as jurors participate in a decision-making process in order to reach a verdict or decision of guilt or innocence in both civil and criminal cases. Service as a juror provides an interesting opportunity for citizens to learn more about our system of justice and how it works. Nearly 100,000 citizens are called to duty in Philadelphia each year.
Q. How did I get picked for jury service?
A:From a combined list of registered Philadelphia voters and adult licensed drivers, the required number of jurors for a particular day are randomly selected by computer and summoned to appear for jury duty.
Q. How often must I serve?
A:If a person serves for one or two days, they need not serve again for a period of one year. If service is for three or more days, the exemption period is three years.
Q. I lost my Summons how do I get a new one?
A: For a lost summons, call 215 683-7170 and either follow the prompts to request a new summons or press "4" and then "0" to speak to a customer representative. Representatives are available Monday-Friday 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Q. Why have some people never been called for jury service and
I've been called more than once?
A:As mentioned earlier, selection is a random process. As such, there is always the chance that a person may never be called while another may be called several times. It is truly the "luck of the draw". However, if your name appears one way on the voter list and another way on your driver's license, your chances of being called increase. The court is not permitted to make changes to these lists.
Q. How long will I be required to serve?
A: You will be required to serve as a juror for one day or if selected to sit on a trial, you will be required to serve for the length of that trial.
Q. Will I get paid for serving as a juror?
A: Yes. Jurors are paid $9.00 per day for the first three days of jury service and $25.00 per day for every day thereafter. You will receive a check at the end of your jury service.
Q. Does my employer have to pay me for time missed from work due
to jury service?
A:Under Pennsylvania law, an employer is not required to pay persons during their period of jury service. However, an employer may not fire you or otherwise harm you for responding to a summons.
Q.What if the date I'm called to serve is not convenient?
A:If you have not already completed and returned your questionnaire by mail or online, you must do so. In the REMARKS section, you may state the reason you are unable to attend on your appointed date and then give us a date when you can. Only if your questionnaire has been completed and returned, can you request a postponement by using Option #2 of the automated phone system.
Postponements can be done online after completing the questionnaire. Jurors may select a new date of their choice, with some limitations. Hardship request cannot be done online and must be done by mail.
Q. What is considered an extreme hardship?
A. If not medical and/or physical, it would be lost of job wages, childcare issues and care giver for an ill parent(s). If any of the above is present, some form of verification must accompany the questionnaire. Additional questions may be directed to a Jury Selection Representative at (215) 683-7170
Q. What form of ID is needed when inquiry about the status of a questionnaire/summons?
A. Full name, mailing address, date of birth and questionnaire/summons Participant # if known.
Q.If I am excused by the voice response system, when will I have
to report again?
A:If you are excused through the juror call in voice response system, you will be handled as though you reported for duty, which means you will not be required to serve again for at least 12 months.
Q.Why am I told to call the night before I report for jury
A:The number of jurors needed by the court changes daily. The Jury Commission installed an interactive voice response system in May, 2002 that allows the Commission to excuse jurors that are not needed. You call in the night before to learn if you will be needed for duty the next day. The selection is random.
Q.What should I bring when I report?
A:You should bring the summons portion of the questionnaire with you. Also, you may bring something to read during waiting periods.
Q.What if I fail to return the questionnaire or report for
A:You may be required to appear in court and you could be held in contempt and fined. However, by making jury service as flexible as possible, we hope to avoid using this power.
Q.What should I wear?
A:Casual attire should be worn as long as it is in keeping with the dignity of court proceedings. Ties are not required. Slacks, sport shirts, and casual dresses are all appropriate.
Q. Can I bring my cell phone, laptop, or other electronic device into the courthouse?
A: You may bring your laptop, I-Pod, tablet computer, and your cellular telephone to the Jury Assembly Room on the day of your service. However, all electronic devices are to be turned off in the courtrooms unless otherwise instructed by court staff.
Q.Where can I park?
A: The court encourages citizens to take advantage of public transportation.
Visit the SEPTA website for information on how to arrive at the The Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice via public transportation.
Visit the Philadelphia Parking Authority Parking Locator website to search for the location of the closest parking lots in the area of the The Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice.
Q.Who do I talk to about my jury check?
A:Contact the Jury Commission, Payroll Department, 215-683-7193.
Each year, summonses are mailed to Philadelphia residents using a combined list of all registered voters and adult licensed drivers. If you receive a summons, you are required by law to complete the questionnaire portion (by mail or online), with all questions truthfully answered, and return it the Jury Commission within five days. If you fail to respond to your Jury Summons, the law provides for the imposition of a fine not to exceed $500 and imprisonment not to exceed 10 days. The completed questionnaire should be returned to the Jury Selection Commission, The Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert Street, Room 204, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
In order to qualify for jury service, you must meet the following requirements:
If you are not mentally or physically able to serve as a juror, provide medical certification in the remarks section of the questionnaire. If you are requesting to be excused for a job related reason, your employer should certify the hardship in the remarks section.
If you are no longer a resident of the City and County of Philadelphia, please indicate your new address in the remarks section. You are not be required to report.
If you wish to request a postponement or need to be excused from jury service for an extreme hardship, you must indicate the reason for your request in the remarks section of your summons. You should also indicate a date within the next 4-5 months you will be available to serve. If you are 75 years or older, you are invited to serve, but not required. To be excused, please put your request in the "Remarks" section and return.
Postponements can be done online after completing the questionnaire. Jurors may select a new date of their choice, with some limitations. Hardship request cannot be done online and must be done by mail.
Remember, the completed questionnaire with this information in the remarks section should be returned within five days of receipt to the Jury Selection Commission, 1301 Filbert Street, Room 204, Philadelphia, PA 19107. You may also fax the document to 215-683-7183.
If you have already completed and returned your questionnaire and find you need to request a postponement, call the Commission at 215-683-7170, and use the interactive voice response system, Option 4, to request your postponement. You will receive step by step instructions.
When you call the Commission, you should have your nine-digit ID number available. That number appears in a yellow highlighted box on your summons.
You may check the status of a postponement or hardship request by calling the Commission at 215-683-7170 and choosing Option 4.
The number of jurors needed for jury duty changes daily. Between 5 PM and 12 midnight the night before you are scheduled to report, you should call the Jury Commission at 215-683-7170 for special reporting instructions. When you call, select Option 2, Juror Call-In. Remember, you should have your nine-digit Participant# available. Your Participant# appears in a yellow highlighted box on your summons.
You will be told whether you should or should not report for service. If you are told you are not required to appear, your name will be removed from the mailing list for another year. If you are told not to report for jury duty but you have made special arrangements to appear, please feel free to come in.
Read your summons carefully. On the day you report, your summons instructs you to report at 8:15 AM to either City Hall or The Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. You must bring your original summons with you when you report for service. Do not give your original summons to your employer. Proof of service will be attached to your jury fee check and given to you at the end of the day. Please remember, weapons, including pen knives, cutting instruments, pepper gas and mace are not permitted in the building. These items will be confiscated and not returned. Cellular phones are permitted in the Criminal Justice Center. Aluminum cans and glass bottles are NOT allowed.
The Court encourages citizens to take advantage of public transportation.
Visit the SEPTA website for information on how to arrive at the The Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice via public transportation.
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Jury panels are assembled throughout the day in the Jury Assembly Rooms in City Hall and the Criminal Justice Center. Before you are assembled into panels, you will view an orientation video, complete a questionnaire and be assigned a badge and juror number.
After you are placed on a panel, you will be escorted to a courtroom for questioning by the judge, attorneys, and/or court staff. This is called the voir dire process. Questions are asked to determine if you are well suited to sit as a juror for the case in question. Jurors not selected will be directed back to the Jury Assembly Room for possible reassignment to another courtroom.
For jurors in the Assembly Room, a lunch period is given between 12 Noon and 1:30 PM. For those jurors who are in a courtroom, a lunch break is determined by the presiding judge.
By 4:30, jurors in the Assembly Room who have not been assigned to a case and those who have not been instructed to report back for a second day of questioning, are given a jury fee check and dismissed. Currently, the fee paid to jurors is $9.00 for each of the first three days and $25.00 for each following day. Proof of completed service is attached to the jury fee check. Those who are selected to serve on a panel are paid when their service is completed.
Juror attendance fees are considered to be income and should be reported to the Internal Revenue Service on your tax form. The Court will report all jurors who have earned $600.00 or more annually in jury service fees on IRS Form 1099-MISC. If you receive at least $600.00 in jury service fees annually, the Court must send you a copy of the IRS Form 1099-MISC which reflects the total amount of compensation paid (not travel or parking reimbursements). However, even if you have earned less than $600.00 in jury attendance fees, this income should be reported on your tax form and the Court is not required to provide a statement of juror attendance or W-2 Form at the end of the calendar year; therefore you should keep a record of the days your report for jury service.
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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State men's basketball team will look to rebound after a loss to Murray State when the squad hosts the OVC's other division leader, Belmont on Thursday night's "White Out".
Last time the two schools from the Music City met, the Tigers fell to the Bruins, 78-66, at the Curb Event Center.
This time, the matchup will be at the Gentry Center where the Tigers are 9-0 this season- their best start since 1992-93's 10-game streak. TSU has also won 19 out of their last 20 games at home.
For Tennessee State, the team comes into Saturday's contest having just lost to the reigning OVC Champion, Murray State on Saturday in Kentucky.
In that game, TSU fell to the Racers, 69-48, thanks to a late 27-8 Racer run. TSU's 48 points were its lowest in an OVC game since scoring 44 in a loss to Austin Peay on Feb. 12, 2007.
Kellen Thornton and Patrick Miller paced the Tigers (14-11, 8-4 OVC) with 12 points apiece and Robert Covington added 11. With his 11 points, Covington passed Monti Davis for eighth place on TSU's all-time scoring list. The senior now has 1,604 career points.
Covington also tallied 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season and his first since Dec. 16.
Since coming back from a knee injury, Covington is averaging 12.7 points and 6.7 boards during the team's last three games. It is a far cry from his 17.4 and 7.7 he was totaling before the injury but to the forward's defense, he is playing 3.6 minutes less per contest (29.6 before, 26.0 after).
His health and performance will be critical for TSU as the Tigers didn't have Covington the last time they placed the Bruins.
For Belmont, the Bruins come into Thursday's game sporting a 20-5 overall record and an 11-1 conference mark.
Ian Clark has been a force for his team all season and is averaging 19.3 points per game and is shooting 51.2 percent from three this year. He is second in the league in scoring and is a nominee for OVC Player of the Year.
Clark is the main option, but he isn't the only option. The Bruins also have Kerron Johnson and Trevor Noack who average 13.4 and 12.0 points per contest, respectively.
The trio has led Belmont to the top spot in the conference in scoring offense (77.4 points), field goal percentage (49.3) and three-point percentage (40.7).
Stopping the Belmont's offensive attack will TSU's biggest concern, but the good news for the Tigers is that they currently rank second in the OVC in field goal percentage defense (41.6) over the last 12 games.
TSU is 7-10 all-time versus Belmont and will look to win for the eighth time on Thursday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and fans can watch the game on ESPNU or online at http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/758639/belmont-vs-tennessee-state


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Blizzard Sells $2 Million In Virtual Livestock In Four Hours
from the celestial-bubbles dept
This sale sparked off a bit of a debate amongst the WoW community, who argue that being able to "buy your way" through the game destroys the game in favor of profit. It will be interesting to see if this sentiment grows enough to warrant a Blizzard response -- like we saw in the case of Dungeons & Dragons Online, who removed some recent changes because of overwhelming negative feedback. That said, even if the complaints remain at a dull roar, a glut of Celestial Steeds roaming the plains of Azeroth would wreak havoc on its street value. After all, even though the world is virtual, many of the same laws of economics that affect the real world also apply. Blizzard likely understands these economic concepts will and will undoubtedly stop selling the Celestial Steed at some point to maintain an artificial scarcity.
That said, the only reason such artificial scarcity works in WoW is because Blizzard has absolute control over the economy. Those that think that Blizzard's success automatically means that people will pay for infinite goods in the real world will find that it is a bad comparison to make. So, if you want to sell imaginary, flying horses, then it's best to build a virtual world over which you have total control, in which those horses have some sort of value -- but that's not trivial.