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History of the Pony Express Lies in St. Joseph, Missouri
Although its existence was brief, spanning only 19 months, the Pony Express made a huge impact on the history of St. Joseph, Missouri.
On April 3, 1860, a young man mounted a horse and rode off from St. Joseph, among a cheering crowd, on his way to Sacramento, California. That was the start of the Pony Express, America's first "fast" mail line.
In preparation for the job, the Pony Express collected 400 fast horses and hired 120 young, wiry, unmarried men as riders. There were 156 stations between St. Joseph and Sacramento, and each rider rode from one station to the next, an average of 10 to 15 miles, where he mounted a fresh horse before continuing on. Each trip was nearly 2,000 miles.
The challenges and hurdles of the Pony Express riders were many. It is said that the brave, faithful riders carried two pistols and a knife for protection, and rode night and day to reach their destination, constantly watchful of attacks when reaching Indian country.
The purpose of the Pony Express was to deliver letters to and from St. Joseph and Sacramento in 10 days, something unheard of at that time. The cost for sending a letter by Pony Express was a pricey $5 per half-ounce.
Some sources say the first rider of the Pony Express was Johnny Fry, and others say it was Billie Richardson.
Either way, the Pony Express is highly responsible for keeping St. Joseph, Missouri, on the map.
Susan - St. Joseph, Missouri
Valentine's Day Celebrated Annually in Loveland, Colorado
With a name like Loveland, it's probably no surprise that my hometown is known the world over as America's "Sweetheart City."
Named in the late 1870s in honor of William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad, the city became linked to Valentine's Day in the 1940s when postmaster Elmer Ivers, Chamber of Commerce President Ted W. Thompson and Thompson's wife, Mable, had a vision of sharing the romantic name of the town with the whole world. So, in February 1946, they launched the city's international Valentine re-mailing program.
The city and its re-mailing program entered the national spotlight in 1950, when Guy Lombardo – whose orchestra, The Royal Canadians, had recorded the song "There's a Lovely Lake in Loveland" – was designated honorary mayor of Loveland, and the song was featured during the program.
Since its beginning, millions of Valentines have been packaged inside larger envelopes and sent to Loveland, where more than 60 senior volunteers hand-stamp them with a special cachet – a four-line verse – and a postal cancellation, then re-mail them to their intended recipients. Now, the program re-mails more than 200,000 Valentines each year to all 50 states and more than 110 countries.
Ted and Mabel Thompson, who eventually became known as "Loveland's Sweethearts," continued promoting the program until their deaths. In 1962, the couple began the Miss Loveland Valentine program, selecting through an interview process a local high school senior to serve as the city's ambassador during the Valentine season, and to promote the re-mailing program, as well as the community.
In 1964, the city began producing a specially designed Loveland Valentine card to offset some of the expenses of the costly re-mailing program. Each year, local artists and residents vie for the honor of
designing the new card and writing its verse. The Loveland Chamber of Commerce also holds a contest to gather designs and verses for the new cachet.
For more than 40 years now, the city's residents have shared the love by hanging wooden hearts on lamp posts around town during the month of February. People pay a fee to post their love messages, painted in white, on the large red hearts for all to see as they drive or walk through the main streets of town.
Nearly 65 years after the Valentine re-mailing program's inception, Lovelanders are still proud of our romantic heritage that sends a message of love and friendship around the world each year.
Vonda - Loveland, Colorado
Dalton Gang's Robbery Fails at Coffeyville, Kansas, Bank
Every year, on the first weekend in October, an event that took place more than 100 years ago in Coffeyville, Kansas, is re-enacted.
On the sunny morning of October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang rode into Coffeyville around 8, intending to rob not just one, but two banks at the same time.
Brothers Bob, Grat and Emmett Dalton, as well as Bill Power and Dick Broadwell, made up the gang. The Dalton boys grew up in and around Coffeyville and were not always outlaws. At one time, they actually worked as lawmen in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. It is believed that part of the reason they turned to robbing trains and banks was because they were often not paid for their duties as lawmen, and therefore had no money.
The gang members met their match when they came to their old hometown to raid the banks. Although they killed the marshal and three others, Bob and Grat Dalton, as well as Power and Broadwell, were also killed, and Emmett Dalton was severely wounded.
The annual Dalton Defenders Days re-enactment is staged for the entertainment and education of the public, as well as to prove to people that crime doesn't pay. Another reason for the celebration is to pay tribute to and honor the lives of the four townspeople who gave their lives to defend Coffeyville and its citizens.
Today, a large museum, filled with artifacts and photographs of the raid, allows visitors from all over the world to envision what took place on the day of the Dalton Raid so many years ago.
Ursula - Coffeyville, Kansas
Town Tied to Indian Chief
My hometown, White Pigeon, Michigan, is a small village located halfway between Detroit and Chicago.
Its history dates back to the 1830s, when Pottawatomie Indian Chief Wahbememe, whose name means white pigeon in English, gave his life to save the settlement. He became friends with the village people and warned them of an impending attack to do them harm and take over their settlement.
The villagers were so grateful for the warning that they decided to honor the Indian chief by naming their village after him. White Pigeon was incorporated in 1837, and today it's the oldest incorporated village in the state of Michigan.
Phyllis - Three Rivers, Michigan
World-Famous Waterfall
Niagara Falls, New York, is home to the mesmerizing, cascading waters of the American Falls. It attracts as many as 2 million visitors a year.
Power from the American Falls, in conjunction with the Canadian Falls, provides the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. The Power Vista, a visitors' center, demonstrates how the power plant works and is also a popular attraction.
A couple of celebrities from Niagara Falls include Franchot Tone, an actor of the 1940s who was once married to actress Joan Crawford, and Sal Maglie, a well-known Major League baseball player of the last century. My house is two doors down from the house he built years ago.
Niagara Falls is also known for the Hyde Park Rose Garden and the Aquarium of Niagara, and visitors enjoy the Maid of the Mist Boat Tour and the Cave of the Winds. It's also common for many tourists to dine at our famous Como Restaurant, which has served many celebrities through the years.
When someone asks me where I'm from, I'm proud to say Niagara Falls, New York. Like Dorothy from "Wizard of Oz," I am of the opinion that "There's no place like home."
Elinor - Niagara Falls, New York
Belleville, Kansas, is Home to Dirt Car Racing Track
Located in North Central Kansas, the town of Belleville is home to High Banks, the longest continuously operating dirt car racing track in the United States.
Auto racing began in Belleville in 1910, and with the exception of the war years, 1942 through 1945, has operated continuously. This summer marks its centennial.
Virtually every kind of dirt racing car has graced High Banks at some time. Early in the history of the track, it was all big cars – the forerunner of today's sprint cars. Along the way, High Banks has hosted 200-lap stockcar races, hot rods (or track roadsters), demolition derbies, cruisers, motorcycles, jalopies, late models, modifieds, midgets, sprint cars and even tractors.
Originally, the track was flat, but between 1934 and 1936, the bank was added, making the track 80 feet wide with a 23-degree bank. The racing surface has only one short straightaway and is made of Kansas clay.
High Banks has become the fastest half-mile dirt track in the world, and it is also known for its stone grandstand, which was erected in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.
Since 1978, the Midget Nationals have taken place at High Banks during the fair each summer. Racing notables who have come through Belleville over the years include Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Ken Schrader, Clint Bowyer, Bobby East, Kasey Kahne, Dave Darland, Josh Wise, John Andretti, J.J. Yeley, Tracy Hines, Sleepy Tripp and Stan Fox.
Karol - Munden, Kansas
Three Historical Buildings Live in Camden, Arkansas
Camden, Arkansas, has a population in excess of 13,000 and is considered the "Queen City" of the Ouachita River. More than 65 churches' doors stand ajar daily, and the city's education system is second to none.
Many famous people have graced the town of Camden, whether performing, visiting or living here. Among them are poet Edgar Allen Poe, who was employed by the Camden Herald Newspaper for three months in 1847; Elvis Presley, who played at the auditorium three times in 1957; Sam Walton, who lived here before he founded Wal-Mart; prohibitionist Carrie Nation, who held a rally here in 1906; and Will Rogers, who performed here in 1928.
Camden is also home to many auxiliaries and activities, but its reputation lies in the three historical buildings in town.
The McCollum-Chidester House was constructed in 1847 by Peter McCollum and features furnishings from the Civil War. There are even some bullet holes in a wall on the second story of the house. Gen. Sterling Price of the Confederate Army and Gen. Frederick Steel of the Union Army headquartered at the house at different times during the Civil War. After 12 years of living in the house, McCollum sold the house to John and Leah Chidester. A portrait of Leah Chidester hangs over the fireplace in the living room.
The Leake-Ingham Library was built in 1850 as a law office for attorney Col. William W. Leake. The building was originally located downtown, but has been moved several times and is presently located on the lawn of the McCollum-Chidester House. The building was occupied by various businesses over the years, until 1906, when it became Camden's first library.
The third of Camden's historical buildings is the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, which houses the offices of the Camden Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Camden, as well as a small museum of railroad and Civil War memorabilia.
All three buildings are listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Another piece of Camden's history is our annual Daffodil Festival, which brings thousands of visitors to the town.
Mildred - Camden, Arkansas
Edison's Birthplace in Milan, Ohio, is Historical Landmark
Driving by Thomas Edison's small birthplace home recently, the lights were on, and we thought about how when he was born, candles would have been flickering because he hadn't yet invented the light bulb.
The brick home, fronted by a white picket fence, was built by Edison's father in 1841. It is tucked away on a quiet side street in the historic district, two blocks from the Town Square, in Milan, Ohio.
In the 1840s, Milan was a busy grain port, and the year Edison was born, it had become the second largest wheat shipping port in the world. It was also a ship building center, producing 75 lake schooners that same year. This place was a flourishing little metropolis back then.
The Edison home is three stories (visible from the back), having been built into the side of a sloping hill. Born here on a rope bed in a tiny bedroom off the sitting room on February 11, 1847, Thomas was the youngest of seven children. The home has been restored and furnished as it was originally, but with the addition of indoor plumbing, electricity and air conditioning.
Visitors find a collection of said-to-be rare Edisonia, including examples of many of self-taught genius Thomas Alva Edison's early inventions, documents and family mementos. The brilliant inventor, although slightly eccentric some say, went on to garner 1,093 patents to his credit.
The family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, and following that, young Edison made a series of moves and jobs that took him to many cities and states – all the time being fascinated with inventions that would shape his future, as well as that of the country, and eventually the world.
He was back in Port Huron at the age of 20, but soon moved on to Boston, then to New York City. He earned a tidy nest egg from one of his inventions, and in 1870, he built a complex in a New Jersey community, where he became known as the Wizard of Menlo Park. He remained in New Jersey for more than 40 years, creating and developing many ingenious inventions.
Back in the family
While the home was out of family ownership for some 40 years after Edison's father moved the family in 1854, one of Edison's sisters acquired it again in 1894. She added a bathroom and other modern conveniences.
In 1906, Edison bought back his birthplace home in Milan, but he was an absentee owner. When he made his last visit there in 1923, he was shocked to find his old home still lit by candles and oil lamps. He saw to it then that changes were made, and the house was wired for electricity.
After Edison's death in October 1931, the opening of his birthplace to the public as a memorial and house museum was originally the private project of his wife and their daughter, who owned the property by then.
The house was restored as closely as possible to its original appearance, and today, it is a National Historic Landmark. However, in order to ensure its permanent preservation, the Edison Birthplace Association was formed some years later, and the nonprofit organization continues to own and maintain the museum.
In a small building next to the house is the ticket office, which includes a display of photographs and several early model phonographs, and is the starting place for the daily tours.
Visitors enter the Edison Birthplace through the side door into the sitting room. To the rear is the bedroom where Edison was born. Narrow, steep stairs opposite the front door lead to two bedrooms on either side of the upper landing – one was Edison's parents' room and the other belonged to his two sisters.
A back stairway on the main floor leads down to the large basement kitchen, which opens to the garden on the lower slope of the hill. The kitchen is furnished with articles and utensils of that time period, including a wall clock. It's said that Edison's mother kept a disciplinary switch behind the clock.
On and around the property are bronze Ohio Historical Markers, offering added details of the birthplace home, Edison's recollections of Milan, and details of the Milan Canal Basin, which helped the town become a leading Great Lakes port.
While there were no accomplishments by young Edison in his seven years at the Milan home, it is nonetheless a significant historic site. The town is proud to be known as the birthplace of one of America's most famous and prodigious inventors.
Tom & Joanne - Willoughby, Ohio
Town of St. Patrick, Missouri, is Proud of Its Irish Heritage
St. Patrick, Missouri, is a uniquely Irish town, with a population of only 17.
Richard and Rose Simpson Riney, descendants of Irish immigrants and my great-great-grandparents, were the first settlers in 1833. The following year, they built a log church, which they named St. Patrick's Church.
Father Bernard Patrick McMenomy, of Donegal, Ireland, was pastor at the time, and named the settlement St. Patrick. He also obtained a post office in 1858.
Much later, Father Thomas Dempsey, of Offaly, Ireland, worked for several years to obtain a gravel road to replace the dirt road that became muddy when it rained. His efforts were successful, and when the road was graveled in 1933, it became Dempsey Highway. Unfortunately, Father Dempsey passed away in 1931 and didn't get to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
In 1935, Father Francis O'Duignan of Longford, Ireland, came to St. Patrick as the pastor. He dreamed of building a shrine to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of his native Ireland, and to thank America for being a refuge for Irish immigrants.
In 1936, Father O'Duignan designed a cachet, which is still used today, and placed it on 500 letters to be mailed on March 17, the first St. Patrick's Day mailing, asking for donations to help build the Shrine of St. Patrick.
The mailing grew, as folks from all over the world sent letters to be postmarked in
St. Patrick, making their ordinary envelopes collector's items. Tiny St. Patrick, Missouri, is the only town in the world named St. Patrick that has a post office.
Realizing a dream
Twenty-one years later, on March 17, 1957, the Shrine of St. Patrick was dedicated, and Father O'Duignan's "impossible dream" was fulfilled.
The impressive Shrine of St. Patrick is fashioned after the Church of Four Masters in Donegal, Ireland. It has 37 stained glass windows from Dublin, Ireland, interior marble from Italy and Spain, Celtic crosses and an Irish round tower. In addition, a flagstone from Ireland's Croagh Patrick is embedded in the floor. That was done so Father O'Duignan could stand on a piece of Ireland during Mass.
The tiny post office offers the pictorial cancellation during the entire month of March, and the cancellation changes each year. This year, more than 8,000 letters were cancelled.
Each year, on St. Patrick's Day, the town has a huge celebration in which hundreds of people attend. The holiday is celebrated much like it was celebrated in old-time Ireland. Festivities include concerts, a Leprechaun giveaway of 200 gift bags filled with goodies (some even contain crystal and china from Ireland), Irish storytellers, Mass, food, souvenirs, tours of the Shrine and museum, and much more.
I'm very proud of my little hometown of St. Patrick, Missouri, and the fact that
it has retained its Irish heritage for so many years.
Ellen - Canton, Missouri
Chicken Restaurant Got Its Start in Corbin, Kentucky
My hometown of Corbin, Kentucky, is where Harland Sanders opened his first restaurant, Sanders Court, in the front room of a gas station, in 1930. A few years later, in 1936, in recognition of Sanders' contribution to the state's cuisine, Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon made Sanders an honorary Kentucky Colonel. Through the years, the business expanded and became a chain as Colonel Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Beulah - Hamilton, Ohio
Devastating Tornado Rips Through Topeka, Kansas
On the evening of June 8, 1966, I was scheduled for a civil service examination at the Jackson state office building on the corner of Seventh and Harrison Streets, across the street from the northwest corner of the State Capitol grounds.
My husband, George, and I heard the sirens wailing, warning us of a possible tornado coming, but we had heard the sirens on other occasions, and nothing had happened, so we went ahead and left for my appointment. When we got there, we parked on the west side of the Capitol grounds, in front of the rear entrance of the church on Harrison Street. It began to pour, so my husband suggested I wait in the car until the siege was over.
The eye of the storm
Soon, we heard the sound of breaking glass and wood frames, and we saw debris flying in the air. We knew at that moment that we were in the direct path of the tornado, which was coming up Harrison Street heading toward 10th Street. As we looked directly into the eye of the tornado, it was like watching a huge basketball bouncing up Harrison Street toward us, very white inside a whirling cylinder-shaped cone.
George decided to move the car across the street in an effort to get us out of the danger of falling trees. Moving the car was like crossing a stream. The car actually bucked as we moved across the street.
We watched as the tornado came up on Harrison Street and turned a perfect right onto 10th Street going toward Kansas Avenue. As we watched, the copper sheeting was ripped off the State Capitol building.
When the danger had passed, and we deemed it safe, we ventured out onto 10th Avenue to see the ruins. The windows had all been blown out of the tall National Life Insurance building. The pool hall next to it was demolished, its roof collapsed, and a man was trapped under the debris of a pool table. In no time, people began to appear from nowhere, and everyone started doing whatever they could to help.
All in all, the F5 tornado that day took 16 lives and injured more than 500 people. It was a half-mile wide at times and affected some 22 miles throughout the city. It was reported that more than 800 homes were destroyed and 3,000 more damaged as entire blocks were leveled. The Capitol Dome and many other downtown buildings were damaged, and every building on the Washburn University campus was damaged to some degree. Many were completely destroyed.
Fear for son and family
We had been concerned about our oldest son and his family, who lived not far away, in Oakland, so when we left the aftermath of the devastating tornado, we headed toward our son's house. Along the way, we met our daughter-in-law with our two grandchildren, but not our son. Our daughter-in-law said that as they were leaving their home to go to a neighbor's basement, their phone rang, so our son went to answer it, and he never made it to the neighbor's basement to connect with his family.
We took our daughter-in-law and the children to her mother's house, then we headed for the hospitals. We finally found our son, and the firemen who rescued him said they found him in a daze. He was incoherent when he was taken to the hospital, and he was very lucky to be alive.
Vera - Topeka, Kansas
Iowa Town's Claim to Fame
I grew up near a little northwest Iowa town called Ocheyedan. A short distance from town is the Ocheyedan Mound, a popular place for sledding in the winter and hiking and picnicking in the summer. The name is a Native American word meaning a place of mourning. It was once thought to have been a burial ground, but geologists have disproved that theory.
With a population of about 600, Ocheyedan isn't noted for a lot, but until the early 1970s, the Mound put our little town on the map and into reference books. It was listed as the highest point in Iowa, at 1,675 feet above sea level.
About 50 years ago, a group of Cub Scouts painted some of the glacially deposited boulders white and arranged them near the top to spell "MOUND." The rocks stayed that way for some time, but eventually some revelers decided to rearrange them to spell out names or slogans. That activity is now a tradition. I seldom see anyone on the hillside, and I rarely see the same word twice as I drive by the Mound.
One year after a family reunion, some of my relatives climbed the Mound and spelled out our name. Another time, I took two grandsons there to spell out their last name. Another year, just before Easter, a local church erected three wooden crosses near the top. Just below the crosses, they spelled out "I LOVE JESUS" in stone.
Around 1971, a new survey showed that the Mound was 1,655 feet, lower than the elevation of the Sterler farm several miles away. Now, Ocheyedan's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,670 feet.
To most people, it's just a grassy hill, but to those of us with ties to Ocheyedan, it's our grassy hill, and we're proud of it.
Betty - Hartley, Iowa
Delta, Colorado, Well-Known for McCarty Gang Take-Down
Robbing banks was the McCarty Gang's specialty. Brothers Tom and Bill McCarty, along with Bill's son, Fred, targeted the bank in Delta, Colorado, in 1893. Butch Cassidy and Matt Warner were also members, but weren't part of the Delta robbery.
On the morning of September 7, 1893, the outlaws rode into town and stopped in the alley behind Farmers and Merchants Bank. Tom held the horses and guarded the back door, while Bill and Fred entered the bank's front door.
As the men approached Trew Blachly, cashier and co-founder of the bank, Bill pulled out a six-shooter. Assistant cashier H.H. Wolbert then pulled out a gun, too, but dropped it when Bill told him to. Suddenly, Blachly reached for his own pistol, and Fred shot him.
Citizens heard the shots, realized the bank was being robbed and rushed to help. Fred grabbed a bag of gold from the open safe, then filled his pockets with a few dollars' worth of paper currency and coins. The two hurried out the rear exit, and in no time were riding away with Tom.
Ray Simpson, owner of the hardware store, was cleaning his rifle when he heard the gunshots. He loaded his rifle and ran toward the bank. Glimpsing the outlaws a half-block away, he fired, and father and son toppled to the ground.
Tom McCarty escaped, despite a posse's best efforts to apprehend him. His capture, dead or alive, carried a $500 reward, but no one ever caught him.
A local business now boasts a mural of Ray Simpson and his hardware store – a tribute to the man who wrote the conclusion to an ugly chapter in Delta's history.
Vicki - Hotchkiss, Colorado
Red Cloud, Nebraska, Was Author's Window to the World
Anyone familiar with American literature knows that Red Cloud, Nebraska, has been the subject of more books than any other town. The community and beautiful countryside will forever live on through the vivid descriptions in many of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather's writings. Having lived in Red Cloud from 1884 to 1890, the small prairie town was the prototype of six fictional villages in Cather's novels, and as the town in several of her short stories.
Many of the sites described in Cather's fiction have been restored and are maintained by the Willa Cather Foundation in cooperation with the Nebraska State Historical Society. Red Cloud is home to eight historic buildings, a pristine tract of native prairie and 21 historic country tour sites, all of which are directly related to the life and writings of Willa Cather.
Willa Cather's Childhood Home contains many family artifacts, including the family Bible. Other historic sites include the Harling House, the St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church, the Grace Episcopal Church, the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, the 1885 Opera House (where Cather gave her graduation address), and the Red Cloud Burlington Depot.
In addition, a tour of the countryside surrounding Red Cloud includes many historic sites. The highlight of the country sites is the Pavelka Farmstead, with the original fruit cave described in Cather's novel My Antonia.
The small, rural community is not so average for those who take the time to drive the back roads and explore the heart of what many refer to as "Cather Country." Red Cloud continues to live on through the preservation of these special places and the promotion of Willa Cather's life and work.
Ashley - Red Cloud, Nebraska
Arthur Capper's Childhood Home is in Longton, Kansas
Longton, Kansas, takes pride that Arthur Capper lived there as a child. A dilapidated building in Longton's downtown bears a faded sign that reads "The Capper House." It is the only standing structure where Capper lived in childhood, and Longton hopes to restore it.
Capper was the first native son of Kansas to be elected governor. Following two terms as governor, he served five terms as a Kansas senator. That's hardly what you'd expect of a boy who grew up in a devout Quaker home and finished high school but never went to college.
As a young schoolboy, Capper played in the printing room of Longton's first newspaper, the Howard County Ledger, and he credited it as the place where his dream of becoming a newspaperman began.
After graduation, Capper traveled from town to town seeking work as a typesetter. When he applied at the Topeka Daily Capital, he was hired on the spot because somebody hadn't shown up for work that day. That job was his first step in building a publishing empire that included what today is Capper's.
History of Longton
Calling Longton a town would be an exaggeration. Longton is a village. Its population was barely 600 at its largest, and not quite 400 according to the 2000 census.
Longton's history began when three men left Ottawa, Kansas, on horseback, seeking homesteads in February 1870. They headed due south into the unsettled, unsurveyed corner of Kansas. The 110 miles took them eight days.
They found all they wanted: an ample water supply, plenty of timber for building and good land for farming. So, they returned to Ottawa and began moving their families to what would soon be Longton. Along the way, a covered wagon containing the Capper family joined them.
Upon their arrival, only one settler was living there. Ten years earlier, Robert Graves had attempted to settle, but had twice been chased away by Native Americans. However, now, within four months, two newcomers from Ottawa arrived to build a sawmill and profit by supplying lumber for building.
How did they get a heavy, cumbersome steam engine and boiler into an area laced with creeks, when no roads or railways existed and trucks were unheard of? They were brought the way everything was brought in those days – in horse-drawn wagons. It's obvious that the people who started Longton had grit. They were persistent, can-do people who kept trying and didn't give up easily. With little more than ambition and a willingness to work, they were looking for opportunity.
Five months later, six men formed the Elk Rapids Town Co. and applied for a post office, but were turned down. Elk City was a few miles east, and Elk Falls a little west, both on the Elk River. The postal system felt that a third location with Elk in its name invited confusion, so instead, they accepted the alternate name of Longton, as suggested by Herbert Capper, owner of Longton's first hardware store and father of Arthur Capper. The name came from the village where Herbert Capper was raised in England and where his parents still lived.
Less than a year later, 27 houses had been built in the new community, and the following year, a two-story hotel, a drug store and a print shop opened, as well as two blacksmithing and wagon businesses.
After living in Longton for two years, Herbert Capper moved his family to Garnett, Kansas, where Arthur Capper graduated as valedictorian in his class of 10.
Did those two years in Longton influence who and what Arthur Capper became? According to Kansas historian Homer Socolofsky, Capper thought they did.
The founders of little places like Longton leave behind a heritage of gutsy honor that arouse feelings of admiration and gratitude for later generations.
Jim - Lee's Summit, Missouri


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Angel Pagan is returning to the Giants. It's a done deal pending a physical, I'm told, and it's a four-year guarantee for $40 million. I found out Pagan will receive a $5 million signing bonus, followed by annual salaries of $7 million, $9 million, $9 million and $10 million.
Just like that, the Giants need not worry about finding another center fielder or leadoff hitter.
At the World Series parade, Pagan said he wanted to return in 2013, and now he's coming back after helping the Giants win their second World Series in three years. Pagan was acquired last winter from the Mets with one year remaining on his contract, and he and Marco Scutaro became free agents after the season.
Now the Giants will focus on re-signing Scutaro, though the Yankees might now make a push for him to play third base to replace Alex Rodriguez.
GM Brian Sabean didn't make it to Nashville. He wasn't feeling well and was told by doctors to stay home. He's keeping in contact with his assistants, who are here.
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"The challenge for patients with end-stage liver disease from HCV is that a transplant is not a cure. Because the virus remains in the blood stream, the new liver eventually becomes infected with the hepatitis C virus," said Doctor Deborah C. Molrine. "These results show that a human monoclonal antibody targeting the hepatitis C virus can significantly reduce viral loads in infected patients who receive donor livers and moves us one step closer to clearing the virus so the new liver does not become chronically infected."
Five international hospitals enrolled patients in the trial. Patients enrolled in the study were treated with a total of 11 intravenous infusions of either the human monoclonal antibody, designated MBL-HCV1, prior to, during, and after surgery or a placebo (salt solution). The first three infusions were administered on the day of transplantation followed by a daily infusion in the first week following surgery and a final infusion 14 days after transplant. Of the 11 patients enrolled in the first part of the trial, six received the MBL-HCV1 antibody. "The commitment of the transplant team at each site working with study investigators ensured the delivery of the multiple infusions according to schedule and all infusions were well tolerated by the patients. The infusions did not add to any patient's length of stay in the hospital," said Doctor Fredric Gordon of Lahey Clinic Medical Centre.
The group of patients who received the monoclonal antibody had a significantly greater reduction in viral load from pre-transplant levels at days three through six post-transplant compared to patients who received the placebo. One patient's viral load dropped below the detection limit starting at day two after transplant and didn't have a viral rebound until day 35.
"Because the HCV virus is prone to mutations, patients develop variants of the virus that can escape from the effect of a single type of treatment," said Molrine. "In the next phase of the study, we plan to combine the monoclonal antibody with another HCV antiviral agent to see if the activity of two drugs against the virus results in further suppression, if not clearance, of the virus."
For patients with end-stage liver disease from HCV infection, liver transplantation is the only option. While it can be a life-saving treatment, transplantation does not cure the disease. In nearly all cases, the patient's new liver is eventually infected by HCV because the virus remains in the patient's bloodstream during surgery. The course of recurrent HCV disease is accelerated after transplantation and up to 20 per cent of transplant patients develop cirrhosis within five years. Unfortunately, the standard antiviral drugs currently used to treat HCV prior to the onset of end-stage liver disease are poorly tolerated after liver transplantation, leaving these patients with few options.
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The state's leading prisoner rights organization on Tuesday upbraided the Department of Correction for its failure to complete an investigation into the death of a young mental health patient at Bridgewater State Hospital nearly five years ago.
"There is no excuse for taking so long to investigate and discipline officers who mistreat and abuse prisoners," said Leslie Walker, executive director of Prisoners' Legal Services. "The tortoise-like pace is just unthinkable for a family that wants answers."
Walker was referring to the 2009 death of Joshua K. Messier, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation who was killed a month later while prison guards untrained in mental health disorders were placing him in four-point restraints.
The Boston Sunday Globe reported that a state medical examiner, Mindy J. Hull, had ruled Messier's death was a homicide, but that none of the seven guards who were in Messier's cell the night he died have been prosecuted or even punished.
Walker, like others familiar with the plight of the mentally ill in the state prison system, also faulted Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz for declining to pursue criminal charges against the guards, or present evidence to a grand jury.
"I would think this would warrant a major investigation," Walker said. "What's the harm in going before a grand jury and seeing what good citizens think?"
Philip W. Johnston, who oversaw operations at Bridgewater State Hospital during the 1980s and early 1990s as the state's secretary of human services, also cited Cruz for deciding against launching a full investigation, instead restricting his probe to a review of State Police interviews conducted in the days following Messier's death and a private conversation with Hull.
"The lack of action on the part of the district attorney is outrageous," said Johnston, a former state Democratic Party chairman. "The district attorney should move ahead with a serious investigation as to the culpability of staff involved in this young man's death."
Cruz, a veteran Republican prosecutor, Tuesday declined to speak to the criticism. But in earlier statements to the Globe, his office said Cruz dropped the criminal probe after Hull told investigators she could not identify a specific cause of death.
Messier's parents, Lisa Brown and Kevin Messier, are suing nine guards, two nurses and the Department of Correction over their son's death.
In surveillance video posted by the Globe on Sunday, two of the seven guards can be seen pressing down hard on Messier's back while he was seated on a bed with his hands cuffed behind him. The practice, sometimes known as "suitcasing," is strictly prohibited in state prisons because it can cause a restrained inmate to suffocate.
In addition to Hull's autopsy, which noted blunt force injuries to nearly every part of Messier's body, the state's Disabled Persons Protection Commission in 2011 found there was "sufficient evidence to conclude" that the two guards — Derek Howard and John C. Raposo — were responsible for Messier's death.
Two internal Department of Correction investigations also faulted the guards, including one by the department's Special Operations Division, which is responsible for reviewing all uses of force in the state's prison system and referring its findings to Commissioner Luis S. Spencer.
On Tuesday, the department released a statement from Spencer saying that after a 2011 review of Messier's death, Howard and Raposo "were retrained and officer training was significantly enhanced."
The statement made no mention of the findings after the inquiry by the department's Special Operations Division.
Governor Deval Patrick, who has faced criticism during his last year in office for a growing list of problems within state agencies, declined Tuesday to answer questions about Messier's death.
However, several candidates to succeed him called for more training for the guards at Bridgewater State Hospital, and better management by department administrators.
"It's really an outrage because this was a preventable tragedy that ended up with the loss of life of someone in state care," said Dr. Joseph Avellone, a Harvard-educated surgeon and candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. "The state needs to undertake a complete review of the system we're using, and the training we're using, to make sure this type of tragedy doesn't happen again."
Juliette Kayyem, another Democratic primary candidate and a former Globe columnist, took issue with Attorney General Martha Coakley for the role she is playing defending the Correction Department and the guards in the lawsuit filed by Messier's parents.
"Instead of opposing a parents' plea for answers and protection of vulnerable individuals, the attorney general should be joining them in their fight," Kayyem said. "Everyone should be fighting for Joshua, not against him."
Coakley, another Democratic primary candidate, already has been criticized for finding fault with the state's Department of Children and Families while defending the agency from a lawsuit filed by Children's Rights, a New York-based watchdog group.
Now, she is speaking out on behalf of the mentally ill while defending the guards associated with Messier's death.
"Martha knows first-hand and personally about the tragic and horrible impact mental illness can have on families, having lost a brother to the disease," said her spokesman, Brad Puffer, in a statement Tuesday. "She feels it is important that we increase services for treatment, and that we do everything we can to remove the stigma that sometimes puts up roadblocks to getting the necessary help."
Advocates for the mentally ill said the discrimination the afflicted often face may have played a role in the guards' treatment of Messier in the minutes before he died.
"Time and time again we see a different standard when the standards are applied to a person with a disability," said Christine M. Griffin, the executive director of the Disability Law Center in Boston.
Walker, of Prisoners' Legal Rights, sounded a similar theme, noting that the 2003 prison death of John J. Geoghan, a longtime Catholic priest and notorious child abuser, sparked a sweeping review of practices in the state's prison system.
"Why did the death of John Geoghan warrant a major, two-year investigation, while the death of this young mental health patient does not?" she said.Michael Rezendes can be reached at michael.rezendes@ globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @RezGlobe.


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Buffalo Bill zu Gast in Hamburg - Hamburg, Deutschland
in William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show war 1890 auch zu Gast in Hamburg
posted by: Windschattenwanderer
location: Hamburg, Germany
date approved: 5/7/2018
last visited: never
Buffalo Grill - Saint-Martin-lès-Boulogne, France
[EN] The adventures of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. in magazines at a Buffalo Grill.
[FR] Les aventures de William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. en revues dans un Buffalo Grill.
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location: Hauts-de-France, France
date approved: 3/30/2018
last visited: 3/16/2018
Buffalo Bill Wings - Laval, Québec, Canada
Buffalo Bill Wings est situé sur le Boulevard des Laurentides à Pont-Viau.
posted by: machard
location: Québec, Canada
last visited: 12/27/2018
Cody, Wyoming
Renowned as "The City That Buffalo Bill Built", Cody, Wyoming remains much a frontier town of just under 10,000 in the winter, many more in the summer.
posted by: BK-Hunters
location: Wyoming
date approved: 3/16/2018
Stock Center - Cody, WY
Built in 1927, this is the building which housed the original Buffalo Bill Museum.
date approved: 10/24/2017
The Irma, Buffalo Bill's Own Hotel - Cody, WY
Completed in 1902, The Irma was built by Colonel William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) to accommodate the myriad tourists and visitors he anticipated would soon be visiting his new town of Cody, Wyoming.
date approved: 6/29/2017
last visited: 8/22/2018
Buffalo Grill - La Chapelle Saint Mesmin,Fr
The Buffalo Grill
posted by: Dragon Ball
location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
date approved: 10/2/2016
last visited: 12/3/2016
Buffalo Bill, disneyland Paris, France
Buffalo Bill mis en scène dans l'unvivers de Disneyland Paris / Buffalo Bill in Disneyland Paris world
posted by: Gatinaise
location: Île-de-France, France
date approved: 6/12/2016
last visited: 3/8/2004
La Légende de Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Disneyland Paris, France
Dîner-spectacle La Légende de Buffalo Bill avec Mickey et ses amis / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...with Mickey & Friends
last visited: 9/22/2018
Pony Express Stables - St. Joseph, Missouri
The Pony Express Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri has "Buffalo Bill" artifacts on display.
posted by: kJfishman
location: Missouri
date approved: 3/24/2016
Texas Trail of Fame - Fort Worth Stockyards - Fort Worth, TX
In 1999, Buffalo Bill Cody was honored with a star on the Texas Trail of Fame in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, TX.
posted by: QuarrellaDeVil
location: Texas
date approved: 10/4/2015
last visited: 2/5/2017
Buffalo Grill - Niort,Fr
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location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
date approved: 5/12/2015
last visited: 10/22/2017
Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Tucson, AZ
Traveling through Pinnacle Peak to dinner, found this sign for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show! According to buffalobill.org, the Wild West Show came to town on the following dates: Sep 30, 1902, Oct 20, 1908, and Oct 25, 1910.
posted by: Poehunters
location: Arizona
date approved: 8/2/2013
last visited: 1/5/2018
The Roman Arena - Verona, Italy
Buffalo Bill's Wild West toured Europe for the second time in May 1889. At Verona, the Wild West performed in the ancient Roman amphitheater.
posted by: RakeInTheCache
location: Veneto, Italy
date approved: 6/11/2013
last visited: 7/21/2018
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway - Wyoming
US Highway 14-16-20, the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway, follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River through the scenic Wapiti Valley to the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
posted by: nomadwillie
date approved: 3/5/2013
last visited: 12/4/2016
Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center - Wyoming
Nice spot to stop in after driving from Yellowstone and before hitting the Chief Joseph Byway. Great view of the Dam, which was the tallest concrete dam in the world when it was completed in 1910.
last visited: 9/25/2018
Buffalo Bill statue - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
A statue of Buffalo Bill riding his horse
posted by: tmob
location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
date approved: 8/31/2012
last visited: 9/5/2017
Mrs. B's Historic Lanesboro Inn - Lanesboro, MN.
This building on Parkway Avenue South has a rich history that includes Buffalo Bill Cody.
posted by: Siren Hunter
location: Minnesota
date approved: 7/23/2012
last visited: 6/24/2018
Johnny Baker tombstone - Mt Hope Cemetary, Rochester, NY
Buffalo Bill Cody's foster-son Johnny Baker and his wife Olive Baker are buried in Mount Hope Cemetary.
posted by: sagefemme
location: New York
date approved: 3/9/2012
last visited: 11/10/2012
Buffalo Bill Museum, Hrusovany nad Jevisovkou, Czech Republic
City of Rolftown - a museum of west legend in the heart of Europe
posted by: ToRo61
location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
date approved: 10/1/2011
last visited: 6/29/2015
Buffalo Bill Stained Glass Window - Golden, CO
This window is one of two at the entrance of the Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, CO.
posted by: Metro2
location: Colorado
date approved: 4/27/2011
last visited: 3/27/2014
Buffalo Bill Museum Stained Glass - Golden, CO
This window is at the entrance of the Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, CO.
Buffalo Bill the Showman - Golden, CO
This small statue is in the lobby of the Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, Colorado.
last visited: 1/14/2016
Last Buffalo Killed by Buffalo Bill - Golden CO
This exhibit is located at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, Colorado.
date approved: 4/25/2011
Johnny Baker Memorial- Golden, CO
Johnny Baker was a close friend, unofficial foster-son of Buffalo Bill Cody and a member of the Wild West Show.
last visited: 5/10/2014
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In Haiti, the World Food Programme provides meals daily to 685,000 children in the country's schools. The meals help children learn better and encourages them to come to school everyday. In La Saline, like in many other places in Haiti, the school meals programme also provides the guarantee that children get at least a meal a day.
PORT-AU-PRINCE --"When the bell rings, it's like a traffic jam." This is how Joseph Jean Silence describes the daily rush to the school cafeteria. Silence is the principal at Institution Mixte Jeunesse Réunie, a school located in La Saline, a section of the slum of Cite Soleil.
The school's two stories empty quickly. The children make a few steps in a narrow alley, cross the street and line up under a tarpaulin, in front of several big pots filled with rice and bean sauce, a staple of Haitian cooking.
When he describes his neighbourhood, a place where he lives and has been in charge of this school since 1996, the conversation quickly veers towards his concerns, in fact everybody's concerns: security and poverty.
"There are a lot of social and economic problems," he explains. "Parents live a day-to-day existence." He describes precarious living conditions where food will reach the table only if parents have managed to earn or borrow something that day.
"I come to school because I know I will have something to eat," says Pascal Papou, a five-year old with a spark in his eyes and a big smile. He lives close to the school with his family and if he says that he eats good meals at home too, he concedes that "it doesn't happen every day."
When Silence started working at the school in 1996, no one was cooking for the kids. A problem he felt he had to solve because he was as convinced then as he is now that providing a daily meal in a school like his is essential. In his classrooms, he now sees healthier children who learn better and come to school everyday.
His team of cooks arrives at the school early every morning to ensure that the meal cooked with food provided by the World Food Programme is ready to be served at 10:30 am. Why so early? He figured if his students don't eat breakfast at home, they won't have to wait until noon to get food in their stomachs.
Jackendy François likes mathematics and says he wants to become a doctor. At ten years old, he is the oldest child of his family. His six-year old sister also attends classes at Jeunesse Reunie but his small sister is too young to go to school.
"At home, if money runs out, meals are affected," he said. His mother works as a street merchant. "I sometimes bring a part of my school meal back home to share with my little sister," he explains.
The 2010 earthquake badly affected this neighbourhood next to the Port-au-Prince port and many had found refuge in the tented camps spontaneously created after the earth shook.
"People are coming back, they are building new houses," says Joseph Jean Silence.
His school is private, like most in Haiti's education system. Since last year, Jeunesse Reunie receives grants from the Government of Haiti to cover the tuition of the first grade students. This year, the grant was extended to kids enrolled in second grade as well.
"This is a great improvement," says the principal. Now, more children get an education, and a meal.
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Everyone needs a good lasagna recipe in their repertoire. Growing up, my mom tried hard to make a good lasagna, but no matter what she did, it would always turn out soggy. I was always envious of my friends whose moms knew how to make soggy-free lasagna. Well, I finally perfected a recipe, and can now enjoy soggy-free lasagna whenever I want!
Roasted Vegetable and Spinach Lasagna
- 1 (375g, 13oz) package of uncooked oven ready lasagna noodles
- 2 cups of parmesan, mozzarella, and provolone cheese mix
- 2 red peppers, seeded and cut into thick slices (4-6 slices each pepper)
- 16 oz mushrooms
- 475g light ricotta cheese
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 5-6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 (156 mL, 5.5 fl oz) can of tomato paste
- 2 300g packages of frozen chopped spinach, thawed with water rung out
- 2 eggs
- 2 zucchinis
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 (739mL) jar of roasted red pepper and garlic tomato sauce
- Extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
1. In a small bowl, cut the zucchini in 1/2 inch slices, and lightly coat with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
2. Place the zucchini and red pepper slices on a baking tray and broil low for 25 minutes. Half way through, turn the zucchini and red peppers so that they are evenly cooked on both sides. Let it cool, peel the skin off of the red peppers, and roughly chop the zucchini and red peppers.
3. In a pan, saute the onions and garlic with some olive oil until the onions are translucent. Add the mushrooms, basil, oregano, and thyme and continue to saute until the mushrooms are cooked. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, paprika, zucchini, and red peppers and saute for another 10 minutes. Add some water if the mixture is too thick.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 350F/175C. In a bowl, mix the ricotta, eggs, spinach, and a large handful of the cheese mixture. Layer the lasagna: coat the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with the sauce mixture, place the lasagna noodles on top of the sauce until the dish is covered, spread a thin layer of the spinach mixture over top of the noodles, sprinkle the cheese mixture over top, and cover with a layer of the lasagna noodles. Add a layer of the tomato sauce mixture, sprinkle the cheese mixture over top, and cover with a layer of the lasagna noodles. Repeat until the baking dish is full and your ingredients used up. The last layer should be the tomato sauce with some cheese sprinkled over top.
5. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil and broil high (2-5 minutes) until the cheese on top becomes a golden brown. Let it sit for 8-10 minutes before serving.


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The weather was perfect for the agricultural conference that Bedford County's ag board sponsored Saturday and Central Virginia Community College's Bedford facility.
It was a mild sunny day, but farm fields were still muddy, so local farmers turned out for the conference. Jeff Powers, chairman of the ag board, estimated the turnout at about 100 people. This count does not include what may be the world's friendliest dog, who came over from a neighboring house to greet people.
Area farmers and those involved in agriculture will gather Saturday for Bedford's first Regional Ag Conference and Expo.
The event will be held at the Central Virginia Community College Bedford campus from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday. It will feature a trade show, seminars, coyote lottery drawing and a panel discussion on the future of agriculture.
The lawsuit filed against the Bedford Regional Water Authority is now in the process of being dropped. On Friday, February 21 Bedford Weaving filed a motion for a non-suit at the Bedford County Circuit Court.
You've probably noticed that building that used to house the Duchess of Bedford has a different name on it – Joppy's.
If you visit Bella Italia and ask to speak to the owner you will get a surprise. A young man will come out of the kitchen wearing an apron and you may think he's a waiter. He's not. That's Giovanni Baiada and he is the owner.
Actually, he and his aunt, Lori Giambanco, co-own the restaurant. Giambanco owns Lori's Italian Grill, in Forest, and she helped Baiada get financing for Bella Italia.
"I used to work for her," Baiada said.
Bedford County's Office of Economic Development has announced that The Matrixx Group, a Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. company, is growing and expanding its workforce to meet increased customer demands. The company is located in the Bedford Center for Business (1660 Venture Blvd., Bedford, VA 24523) and is a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic compounds for various industries.
The Matrixx Group/Citadel Plastics has moved to a four-shift, 24/7 operation and currently has nine open positions including:
For Centra President and CEO E.W. Tibbs, Centra's upcoming purchase of Carilion's interest in Bedford Memorial Hospital "is really a homecoming."
"The people there are a lot of my own family, my neighbors, my friends – people I see daily," Tibbs said. "This is deeply personal."
Bedford County's Office of Economic Development announced today that LiteSheet Solutions LLC, a privately held light-emitting diode (LED) company, will be moving its manufacturing operations immediately to Bedford County and invest up to $2 million over the next three years.
Moore & Giles is an 80-year-old company that has been doing business in Bedford's Lake Vista Center for the last 10 years.
According to Donald Moore Giles, chairman of the company's board of directors, the company was founded by his grandfather, Donald Moore.
"My grandfather was the youngest of eight children," Giles said.
Donald Moore went to work for the Craddock Terry Shoe Company.
Self-publishing has always been a tough road for authors. There are large up-front costs.
The author has to pay for a press run, then he has to have a place to store the copies of his work, as well as transport them to his storage area. Furthermore, he has to market his work himself.
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The Penn State child sex-abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by the Associated Press.
The news broke in November 2011, with a grand-jury report outlining charges against Jerry Sandusky, and the outrage that followed led to the firing of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno. But the aftershocks were felt long into 2012: Sandusky was convicted in June of assaulting 10 boys, and the NCAA handed down brutal sanctions in July.
In both years, the scandal was picked as the top sports story, the first time since the AP began conducting its annual vote in 1990 that the same story was selected twice in a row. The results of this year's tally were announced yesterday.
Even before the Sandusky trial, the State College community had absorbed another huge blow as Paterno died Jan. 22 at age 85 of lung cancer.
The year ended with a small step to normalcy — joy on the football field. Under new coach Bill O'Brien, the Nittany Lions won eight of their last 10 games to finish 8-4, capped by an overtime victory at home over Wisconsin.
There were 157 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations. The voters were asked to rank the top 10 sports stories of the year, with the first-place story getting 10 points, the second-place story receiving nine points, and so on.Football's popularity, college and pro, was unmistakable with seven of the top 10 stories. But only two of them involved the action on the field.
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The Webelos Scout program is for boys who have completed third grade or are age 10 but have not yet completed fifth grade or reached age 11 1/2. Pronounced "WEE-buh-los", the word "Webelos" means WE'll BE LOyal Scouts. After earning the Bobcat badge, a boy may earn the Webelos badge by completing requirements lised below.
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Octuplets' mother will talk to NBC's Ann Curry
The mother of octuplets born last week in Bellflower will give her first interview to NBC News correspondent Ann Curry, the mother's publicist said.
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NBC officials confirmed that Curry is doing the interview and said the network is not paying Suleman.
Suleman was released from the hospital early this morning, according to hospital officials.
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This webpage serves as a supplement to existing A10 information sources and addresses weaknesses in the most popular BSA literature (i.e., Haynes manuals, Roy Bacon books, Chiltons manuals, etc.). This webpage is not intended to address full BSA restoration details already documented sufficiently in the literature. Even though most of the information in this webpage is specific to the Super Rockets, some of the information could be useful to other A10 model owners.
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CHAMPAIGN – Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is taking on a new role, as a University of Illinois trustee.
Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that he appointed Chicago's former top federal prosecutor and corruption buster to the university's board that oversees the three-campus university system.
Fitzgerald, best known as the tenacious prosecutor who helped put former Illinois Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich in prison, said Quinn approached him about the position earlier this month.
"He called me a week or so ago and asked me," Fitzgerald said. "I was sold at the question, so I told him I would be perfectly delighted to do it."
Fitzgerald said he comes to the job with limited knowledge about the university and the issues facing it, such as diminishing state monetary support and the affect the state government's financial troubles have on public higher education.
"I'll be rolling up my sleeves as the new guy on the block," he said. "It's helpful sometimes to have someone come in with more questions than answers."
Quinn said in a printed statement that Fitzgerald's appointment continues his service to the state.
"Patrick Fitzgerald has served the people of Illinois well and he will be an outstanding member of our outstanding leadership team at Illinois' flagship university."
Quinn also reappointed board members James Montgomery, a Chicago attorney, and Rockford anesthesiologist Timothy Koritz. Fitzgerald replaces first-term trustee Lawrence Oliver II.
The 13-member board oversees campuses at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield, and a budget of $5.4 billion. Combined, the campuses have about 77,000 students and 22,900 employees.
Fitzgerald brings his reputation for integrity to a board that is four years removed from an admissions scandal that led most members to resign.
Then-university President B. Joseph White also stepped down after news reports revealed the flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign admitted some under-qualified but politically well-connected applicants.
Montgomery, the sole remaining member of the board from that period, said Friday that Fitzgerald's appointment has no bearing on those problems, which he said are behind the university.
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visiting chicago.
funny how you don't always know just how much you need a little vacation until the moment is upon you.
i've done a bit of traveling this summer--quick trips to boston and connecticut, even taking on the city as a tourist upon the visit of my mother.
but there is something about this vacation--these few days in chicago--that is entirely selfish. entirely for me. {and sometimes that's important}.
it all happened because at a family dinner just days before christmas last year i mentioned a band. and my brother mentioned liking them. so i bought tickets--got him a christmas gift. and we saw a show. and it was love. and i was in love with live music.
so i saw another show. and another. became that person always in search of the next great harmonic high. and then i got a ticket for lollapalooza. by myself. and a year ago this never would have happened.
and that's kinda what this trip is about: vacation and rest and really great music, but also that i'm doing what i couldn't have done one year ago.
life changes and it gets better.
and you wake one morning and the oatmeal you've ordered with blueberries and toasted almonds and brown sugar is better than any donut you've ever had in your life.
{well, okay, almost better}.
36 comments:
- Keiko said...
What a lovely place to vacate- Chicago! Wishing you all the most joy and beauty these few days. Indulge in good food (gotta get some homerun, or deep dish pizza!) and music. La vita e bella!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- lindsey said...
Your trip sounds wonderful! I'm heading to Chicago for the first time in a couple weeks ... can you make any suggestions for meals, must-sees, etc.?
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Ana Magdalena said...
I'm so jealous and happy for you at the same time. Is that possible? I think it is.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Jenni Austria Germany said...
ahhh! i wish i was going to lolla this year! we could eat blueberries and almonds together.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Anait said...
Welcome to my city :) I've never been to lolla but I frequently indulge in oatmeal :) Enjoy your 'selfish' time here, you deserve a break!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- MeganRose said...
It looks like you were at milk&honey! Which is a fantastic spot with delicious oats!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Katie said...
I love Chicago, very jealous of your getaway :) Oatmeal looks fantastical! xo
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- sandy said...
i love a hot bowl of oatmeal (with fruit and sugar oh my!), but i know you're a houston girl, so i feel okay saying that there's no way in hell that oatmeal is better than shipleys.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Lara {simply irresistible blog} said...
Sounds like some really great "me time"! Enjoy your time here. And if the mindset is right, oatmeal can most definitely be better than a donut.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Alisha said...
Hope you're having a great time! "Next harmonic high" - love that! Music soothes the soul. Loud or soft. It's just damn good.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Alivia said...
I am perpetually nodding along with your words, it seems. There is a music festival in New England new month and I just may buy a ticket. Life is lovely, isn't it?
P.S. I had the same thought over a bowl of spiced chai oatmeal the other day...though nothing will ever beat a Boston creme donut for me. I may have them instead of a wedding cake if I ever get married!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
have the best time in Chicago! And by the way, I'll take a bowl of oatmeal over a donut any day.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Courtney said...
Good for you! Have a blast at Lolla--I'm going there myself. It's my fourth year going and so much fun every time. Enjoy it!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Amanda Blair said...
I want to go to Chi-town badly. I think it's amazing you're going by yourself...you are my hero!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Mel said...
Haha what a great post and what a great realization. I must say, I absolutely love reading your blog. You have a way with words! Excited to hear about your experiences at Lolla!
- Mel
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Emma said...
Chicago's the best! Ok so I live here and am a bit biased, but enjoy the festival and the beauty of the city. Don't forget to make it over to the water. There's something really beautiful about standing on the beach with the tall sky scrapers rising up above you!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Devin said...
fun fun fun! I live in the Chicago area and have yet to attend lollapalooza, sadly... I guess it's different when you live in the place where a large event goes down every year and you hear all the negatives from friends...
I hope you have so much fun and the city is good to you! If I hear enough positives this year from friends, I think I'll have to cave and give lollapalooza a chance in the future!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Lillian said...
Welcome to Chicago!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- off switch said...
yippy skippy! i'm so proud of you for doing something for yourself, not to mention something new and bold. you're really a pretty fantastic gal. :)
ps: i now LOVE noah and the whale...thank you for that.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
I like the way you think!
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Bon Bon said...
Sigh. This just warms my heart. Oatmeal. Music. Vacation. Sounds dreamy:-) xoxo
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- sarah nicole said...
Good for you! I hope you have the best time.
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- Alexandria said...
I hope you have an excellent time girl :)
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- The Many Colours of Happiness said...
It sounds so amazing, I can't wait to hear about it! And that's so inspiring and brave that you're going by yourself :) xoxo
- Thursday, August 04, 2011
- A Serenade for Solitude said...
I live this and i love that you are as adventurous and brave as you are. Have fun and dance...a lot! -Cassie
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Karen in Progress said...
Nothing like a good vacation. Enjoy your me time.
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Mackenzie said...
that's how the concert addiction starts. soon you will be working your way up to three concerts in a week, like i have. it's deliciously sickening yet worth it :) hope you have a lovely trip! chicago is so fantastic, definitely left a little piece of my heart there.
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- by r. said...
that's wonderful! I've always wanted to take a trip by myself...to meet someone who you see some parts of the day but not all. And that oatmeal looks scrumpdidlyumptious!
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- homeseed said...
is that oatmeal from milk & honey! wish we would've been in town this weekend...could have shown you some of our favorite food spots ;) glad your time has been restful!
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Alissa said...
I think you might be talking a little about recovery here, and if so, I'd like to say, "I hear you, girl." I, too, have moments where I realize I'm doing things and thinking things that I couldn't have imagined possible just a year ago. Incredibly exciting. I hope you are enjoying yourself!
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Jacque said...
Your trip sounds so lovely!! I just discovered your blog and I love it so much! :)
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Myrna said...
Love me a music festival. The line up looks amazing , have fun and can't wait to see pics.
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Allie said...
I love that you took some time for yourself and were brave enough to travel alone and see a concert. I applaud you. :)
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- forward [e]motion said...
"life changes and it gets better"
exactly. i try to remind myself of this as often as possible. but sometimes i forget, or sometimes it just doesn't seem true. then it does again. life's funny like that.
i just stumbled across your blog a couple of days ago. and i'm still licking your words up like ice cream. and i completely dig your honesty. so much so that i mentioned it in my own little space: http://forwardemotion.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_6115.html
bel. x
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- Rachael said...
Your breakfast looks as delicious as your time away from it all is probably is. That's what I hope, at least.
- Sunday, August 07, 2011
- Jennifer M. said...
So fun! I'm jealous!! Have a great time. :)
- Monday, August 08, 2011


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