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STOCKTON - Local law enforcement leaders shared compelling stories about the brave men and women who police the highways and streets of San Joaquin County on Tuesday evening at the 44th annual Law Enforcement Night Dinner Banquet at the Italian Athletic Club.
STOCKTON - Local law enforcement leaders shared compelling stories about the brave men and women who police the highways and streets of San Joaquin County on Tuesday evening at the 44th annual Law Enforcement Night Dinner Banquet at the Italian Athletic Club.
San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones and California Highway Patrol Commander Rob Patrick introduced three nominees from each of their respective agencies, and one representative of each agency was named Officer of the Year.
One of the awards went to Stockton police Officer James Manor, who made more than 400 proactive stops with 56 felony arrests, 35 misdemeanor arrests and 87 firearm seizures in 2012. Another award was presented to CHP Officer Mark Tolman, who investigated 41 fatal collisions that resulted in the deaths of 49 people in 2012.
One of the most gripping introductions was that of Deputy William "Jeff" Watson, who was named Officer of the Year for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. Watson has served as a deputy with the Sheriff's Office since January 2007. Later that year, he was assigned to Lathrop Police Services.
Watson currently serves the Lathrop community as a gang expert and weaponless self-defense instructor. He demonstrated heroism and bravery and risked his life to save others at least twice in 2012, running into a burning home on one occasion and tackling an armed killer on another.
"Deputy Watson was quick to assess those situations, and he thought it was more important to help people in peril than waiting for help to arrive," Moore said.
Watson was conducting a burglary investigation in Lathrop on July 13 when he found there was a house on fire nearby. The home was engulfed in flames, and firefighters had not arrived.
Fearing there might be people inside, Watson forced his way into the home to usher its occupants to safety. No one was home at the time, but Watson was able to rescue the family dog.
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Without hesitation, Watson kicked in the front door and raced upstairs, where he encountered a gruesome scene. He found 38-year-old Charlie Dumlao kneeling over the lifeless body of his wife, Evangeline Dumlao, 43, whom he allegedly had just murdered with a large screwdriver. The couple's 8-month-old daughter was crawling on her mother, and the man was still holding the screwdriver, which was covered in blood. Watson also noticed blood on the necks of the two little girls, each of whom was injured.
Watson quickly assessed the situation and determined that deadly force was not a viable option given the possibility of harming the children. Instead, Watson and other deputies tackled and disarmed the man, who later told police he intended to kill his children after murdering his wife.
"You always refer back to your training," Watson said. "The more you train, the more you prepare, and when things happen, you just kind of react without thinking."
Watson said he was honored to be recognized along with the other nominees.
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The students of Morehouse Junior High School were able to celebrate Black History Month Wednesday, as they had a program in conjunction with their Award's Day.
The MJH choir performed several songs, including leading the audience in "We Shall Overcome," which was the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. Student Quatonia Sims was the guest speaker for the program. She talked to her classmates about the importance of getting a good education and having a good attitude.
Sims explained in the previous school year, she had a very bad attitude and did not care about school. She said she slept through her classes and would not do anything the teachers asked of her.
"I told my teachers to leave me alone, get out of my face and stop talking to me," Sims said. "But, over the summer, something changed me."
That something was a talk Sims had with her grandmother, Theresa Sims, who simply told her to come to school and act right.
"I just decided I would do what she told me to," Sims continued. "Now, I respect my teachers, get good grades and I'm on honorable mention, just because I wanted to do something to make my grandmother proud of me."
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Christie vs. Madison: '9/11!' he thunderedEDITORIAL
July 27. 2013 3:19PM
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has no patience for people who are concerned that the government might be violating their civil liberties in pursuit of increased national security. That is going to make a run through the New Hampshire primary really annoying for him.
"This strain of libertarianism that's going through parties right now and making big headlines I think is a very dangerous thought," The New York Times quoted Christie as saying on Thursday. "These esoteric, intellectual debates - I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation. And they won't, because that's a much tougher conversation to have."
And there you have the entirety of Christie's argument on surveillance: "9/11!"
The debate about how to strike the right balance between protecting Americans and protecting their civil liberties is one the Republican Party needs to have. But it is no debate when one side's argument consists of mindlessly invoking 9/11.
If Christie is saying, as he seems to be, that the state should be empowered to take any measures it deems necessary to protect against terror attacks - without any concern for the "esoteric, intellectual debates" over civil liberties - then he is the radical extremist, not Rand Paul or other Republicans (including many New Hampshire primary voters) who want to stop terrorists, but without trampling on the constitutional rights of citizens. He also would be far outside the mainstream of American political thought.
"The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad," James Madison wrote in 1799. But what did Madison know? If only he hadn't been so concerned about "esoteric, intellectual" concepts, we might have a Constitution that would allow brash governors to monitor our every move and thought to make sure the terrorists didn't succeed in taking away our freedom.


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Just an unofficial design concept, but damn, this is sexy. This is exactly what Windows needs - a combination of the old and new, leading to something seemingly far more usable than the monstrosity that is Metro in Windows 8.
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Another View: 'Mrs. L.' showed the value of first-rate teaching, genuine caringBY DAVID SCANNELL
April 08. 2013 7:45PM
Any Google search relating to educational innovations will likely turn up thousands of articles that include references to distance learning, SmartBoards, on-line instruction and computers in the classroom. A review of this newspaper's database will certainly produce a number of entries about the Manchester School District's recent fascination with teacherless classrooms. Sadly, only a few results may contain passing reference to the increasingly quaint notion that good teachers are the essential element in a successful classroom. Let's face it, in some circles, computer chips have supplanted Mr. Chips as the centerpiece of the learning experience.
The death this week of Alma Langlois at age 93 provides us with the perfect opportunity to ponder the superiority of a flesh-and-blood teacher over the bells and whistles of a tricked-out classroom. Mrs. L., as she was affectionately known to her students, was a master English teacher in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s at Manchester High School Central and the adviser to Central's award-winning student newspaper, The Little Green, for 21 years. I was blessed to have been her student and to have spent countless hours in her presence as she taught my fellow newspaper editors and me about journalism, the English language and, most importantly, how to build a life marked by kindness to others, usefulness to society and happiness with one's self.
Despite the difference in our ages - Mrs. L. was in her 60s when I was at Central - she had a remarkable ability to empathize with her students about real and imagined teenage traumas and trials. In particular, she was very attuned to the younger generation's need to be seen, heard and respected for their opinions. I remember one conversation in which she recounted never forgetting what it was like to go into stores as a child and not be able to see over the counter. Frustrated at not being acknowledged, she told me that she was particularly exacting when it came to editing student editorials because she did not want what students had to say to go unnoticed or be discounted because of grammatical or structural errors. She respected our opinions and our right to communicate them, but she insisted they be presented in a manner that would have passed muster in the pages of a "real" newspaper.
In a front-page tribute to Mrs. L. that The Union Leader published on the day she retired nearly 30 years ago, a number of students referred to her as their "friend." While she engendered the affection of her students (the phrase "second mother" came up a great deal in that same article) and cultivated an atmosphere of informality in her classroom and the newspaper office, she was not the type of teacher who tried to form bonds with students by being "cool."
Make no mistake about it: there was nothing "cool" about Mrs. L. She wore practical pant suits and sensible shoes, drove a brown Dodge Dart (the official car of the public school teacher at the time), and reveled in her lack of knowledge about pop culture. (She once commented that she was lucky that sometime in the '60s an editor had told her to simply reply "the Stones" when asked to identify her favorite band. "I have been able to use that answer for 30 years," she joked.) What some mistook for mere friendliness was actually a profound respect for the humanity of every individual she met.
Most importantly, she won the newspaper staff's undying affection because of her willingness to defend to district administrators and school board members the well-researched, well-sourced and well-written articles and editorials she taught us to produce. These adults were often unnerved that mere high school students had the audacity to criticize their decisions. As the only former Little Green editor masochistic enough to try to fill her shoes (I served for one year as The Little Green's adviser while teaching at Central), I know the pressures newspaper advisers are under to avoid publishing material that places administrators in a bad light. If the pressure ever bothered her, she never let us know. We used to tell Mrs. L. she was our Ben Bradlee, the Watergate-era Washington Post editor who once famously swatted away White House criticism of Woodward and Bernstein by saying, "We'll stand by the boys."
Recently, the lifelong interest in journalism Mrs. L. inspired in me prompted me to pick up a copy of "Deadline Artists," an anthology of America's greatest newspaper columns. In a tribute George Will wrote to his mother, he quoted Thornton Wilder, who once said, "All that we can know about those we have loved and lost is that they wish us to remember them with a more intensified realization of their reality. What is essential does not die but clarifies. The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude."
So, as I and hundreds of her former students say farewell to Mrs. L., I am truly sad; but, more importantly, I am eternally grateful.
David Scannell teaches English at Milford High School. As a Central student, he was the editor of The Little Green, the student newspaper. When he taught at Central, he was the paper's adviser.


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UNH tuition: It's about costs, not subsidies
March 31. 2013 3:25PM
University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston last week blamed UNH's rising tuition costs on declining state subsidies. That is the party line within the entire University System of New Hampshire. If it were true, then tuition would have been declining in the years before the last budget, the years when state subsidies to the university system were going up. Tuition then did not decline; it rose.
In an interview with The Telegraph of Nashua, Huddleston said that New Hampshire families now spend about half of their gross annual income to send a child to UNH. The figure was about 10 percent when he entered the field of higher education.
"That's crazy. That's simply unsupportable," he said. "We need to do our share to keep costs down."
It is crazy and unsupportable. But who is this "we" he is talking about?
Huddleston, like other university officials, ties the price of his product to state subsidies, but not to the underlying cost of his product. That cost is the real issue and always have been. If UNH administrators wanted to reduce the price, they would slash the cost. Instead, they would rather pressure legislators to hike the subsidies. That, not lowering tuition, is what this PR campaign is all about.


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July 12. 2013 8:42PM
Nashua house fire victim is identified
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
— The state Fire Marshal's office has identified Alfred J. Demeusy as the man who died in Wednesday's explosion and fire at 7 Carlisle Road.
"The cause of his death is smoke inhalation. The manner of his death is still pending," said Max Shultz, assistant state fire marshal.
It has not yet been determined whether Demeusy's death was accidental or intentional, said Shultz. Testing results are still being analyzed, he said.
"We have to wait for all of the laboratory results. It could take anywhere from one to two months to determine his manner of death," Shultz said on Friday. "I cannot give you an origin or cause of the fire at this point."
Interviews with family members and neighbors are still being conducted by investigators, and relatives are cooperating with police and fire officials, Shultz said.
Shultz said Demeusy, 65, an occupant of the residence on Carlisle Road, was found in an upstairs bedroom of the charred home.
Cynthia Bautista, the Nashua fire marshal, described Wednesday's blaze as "pretty unique," but he would not elaborate.
Shultz refused to comment on why the fire was so unusual, also refusing to explain the explosion that took place inside of the two-story house.
City firefighters were called to the residence shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday for a reported explosion and fire. The house was engulfed by flames when they arrived, stalling an immediate search of the building, said fire officials.
A side wall of the house flew off because of the explosion's impact, said Schultz, adding a garage door also separated itself from the house.
City tax records identify the property owner as Clara G. Demeusy.
On Thursday, crews were busy shoring up the structure to prevent it from collapsing, and also securing the lower portion of the home to prevent intruders.
Fire officials said the Demeusy family is receiving assistance from their church organization.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact investigator Eric Berube at the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office at 603-223-4289, or Detective Peter Urban of the Nashua Police Department at 603-594-3550.


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Weekend Confirmed 83 - Batman: Arkham City, Forza 4, Skyrim
Batman: Arkham City and Forza 4 headline this week's episode with Garnett joined by the two Jeffs--Cannata and "Indie"--and our second Play For Japan charity auction winner, Eric Hwang.
Like millions of gamers, the Weekend Confirmed crew jumped all over Batman: Arkham City when it came out this week. There's an abundance of love for the game, but Garnett does take exception to the move that put Catwoman out of the reach of gamers without an Internet connection. Along with the two Jeffs--Cannata and "Indie"--and with our second Play For Japan charity auction winner, Eric Hwang, they're just getting started. Forza 4, Skyrim, Orcs Must Die, and Dungeon Defenders all commanded attention over the past week. And the group also weighs in on the rising cumulative cost of games with DLC season passes, the Vita's launch outside Japan, whether the "core" audience is perhaps shrinking, and more before wrapping it all up with Finishing Moves.
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Hooksett town councilor quits to spend time with his family
Hooksett will have one more council seat than expected open this year after a town councilor submitted a letter of resignation earlier in the week stating that he had become "overextended" between his responsibilities and his position on the council.
John Danforth, town councilor for District 2, submitted a letter dated Tuesday to Council Chair Jim Sullivan declaring his intent "with regret" to resign his position as town councilor. The letter stated that he had become "overextended" as his "personal and professional responsibilities have grown," having a "negative impact on those affected."
The council voted at their Wednesday meeting to accept Danforth's resignation, effective at midnight that evening. An interim councilor will be appointed at the council's next meeting Feb. 27. The appointee will hold the office until a replacement can be elected in May, with the next term beginning on July 1.
Danforth has indicated his willingness to serve as this appointee. His term would have expired June 30, 2014.
Much of Danforth's decision to resign has to do with his involvement with his sons' Cub Scout packs. With several leaders and "key players" in the pack having their sons "aging out" of the program, producing "challenges" and leadership gaps for the pack, the choice appeared to him as one between family and government.
"Something just had to go," he said. "You don't choose something such as a town council seat over your family."
"Scouting is a big part of our life and our family. Both of our sons are scouts, and when it came down to making a decision of what I would have to give up to have things on an even keel, it was basically 'Do I choose town council, or do I choose scouting?' Seeing that both of my young boys are in scouting, it didn't seem appropriate to pick the council over that. In a sense, I would be choosing town government over my family, and in a sense that didn't seem appropriate."
Danforth said he made the choice to resign earlier in the week, but had been weighing the pros and cons over the last several months.
He said he will probably run for a position in town government again sometime in the future.
Danforth is proud of several accomplishments on the council, chief among them the recently negotiated contract between the town and its relatively young union.
"We have successfully negotiated an agreement between the town union and the town, that both sounds are comfortable with," he said. "That's something long coming for those folks."
Danforth expressed regret for "some of the shenanigans" which occurred between the council the police commission, in particular the council's September vote of no-confidence in the commission in response to complaints of a "lack of transparency" and poor communication on the part of the commission.
"At the time, when we did that vote of no-confidence, my intention was to get the police commission to come forward and just talk a little bit about what they were doing," said Danforth. "And that just kind of blew up in our faces. We should probably have gone about it in a different way, but there's not much we can do about it now."
Anyone interested in serving as the District 2 appointee may send a letter of interest to Chairman Sullivan at 35 Main Street, Hooksett before Feb. 25.


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Manchester close to adopting rules for vicious dogsBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 18. 2013 11:16PM
MANCHESTER — A proposed ordinance that would require any dog deemed to be vicious, a menace or a nuisance to be muzzled or put on a leash in public could become law as early as this fall.
The ordinance, which would also require dogs found to be vicious be enrolled in behavioral modification training classes, has had a second reading and will go before the Board of Aldermen in September.
"The reaction I've seen to it has been positive," said Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long. "A few questions have come up, like the criteria used to determine if a dog is or isn't considered vicious, but they were answered in committee meetings. You never know until it goes before the full board, but I don't expect any roadblocks to pop up."
The ordinance, which received initial approval from aldermen last month, will need to come back before the full board at its first meeting in October for a vote. The aldermen meet just once in September, and the ordinance can't be passed at a meeting where it is being brought forth for the first time.
Long said aldermen have been working on the issue for about a year, reviewing ordinances from more than a half-dozen communities, including Nashua, Berlin, Keene, Concord and Portsmouth.
The ordinance spells out that any dogs deemed vicious must be:
• Physically restrained on private property by fencing sufficient to keep the animal from jumping or climbing over it;
• Spayed or neutered if not already;
• Identified by microchip or tattooing with documentation to be submitted to the city;
• Banned from entering any public "off leash" dog park within the city.
The ordinance will also require owners of these dogs to notify the City Clerk's Office if the dog dies, experiences a change of address or is given to a new owner. Police Lt. Maureen Tessier said the ordinance will make the job done by the department's animal control officers a little easier.
"It will spell out the responsibilities they have responding to a vicious dog call," Tessier said.
"I think it's needed," said Shelley Greenglass, manager of the Manchester Animal Shelter. "Owners will take more responsibility for their pets."
The shelter handles dogs picked up by the city's animal control officers.
The ordinance isn't limited to specific breeds.
"There were some who felt it should include language for specific breeds, but I don't agree with that," said Long. "Not every dog from a certain breed behaves the same way. There are only a handful of these incidents that occur, and it's not fair to lump every dog from a particular breed together."


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Bill Maloney, of Wellington,
Bill Maloney, of Wellington, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 56.
Bill was born the son of James C. and Constance Rosella (Musczynski) Maloney on Monday, October 1, 1956 in El Paso, Texas.
Bill was a certified master carpenter that specialized in home re-modeling and carpentry. He was a loving father and grandfather that had a special love for his granddaughters.
Survivors include his son, Joe Maloney and granddaughters, Navanna and Kazzilynn all of Wellington, Kansas, siblings: Anna Cutter and her husband John of Taylors Island, Maryland, Debby Jones and her husband Terry of San Francisco, California, Joe Maloney and his wife Elaine of Northborough, Massachusetts, Michael Maloney and his wife Heather of Brookline, Massachusetts, Robert Maloney and his wife Julie of Lutherville, Maryland.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Edward Maloney.
Private services will be held at a later date.
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Thousands will pour into Whalen Gymasium at Fort Lewis College today to see the riotous conclusion of Hozhoni Days Powwow, FLCs longest-standing student tradition and one of the most vibrant celebrations of Native American culture west of the Mississippi.
While Hozhoni Days features a diverse range of activities, from singing to speaking to preparing traditional Native American foods, Yvonne Bilinski, director of FLCs Native American Center, said that 49th annual Hozhoni Days Powwow a major Native American dance competition that started Friday and ends today would be by far the biggest crowd draw.
Bilinski said that the competition had attracted between 300 and 400 contestants from tribes throughout the country, including places as far-flung as Alaska and Wyoming, as well as the Four Corners.
She said male dancers would compete in traditional dancing, grass dancing and fancy dancing, whereas women would compete in traditional dancing, fancy shawl dancing and jingle dress dancing.
Bilinski said the audience typically swells to 3,000 for Saturdays events, and that even watching a Grand Entry where dance groups enter the gymnasium and move around the floor in an unbroken circle, eventually spiraling into the middle was well worth the trip.
General admission costs $6; organizers will charge Durango High School and FLC students $3. Attendees 60 and older or 6 and younger are free.
Early Friday afternoon, about 15 able-bodied members of Wanbli Ota, the FLC student club that does much of the organizational and literal heavy lifting to prepare for Hozhoni Days, were unfolding metal chairs in Whalen Gymnasium.
As the group got wind that some of the events 26 vendors were arriving early in an attempt claim the best real estate inside the gymnasium, a tall student was deputized to serve as bouncer, the intimidating effect of his broad shoulders only occasionally undermined by his kind smile.
Because of the efforts of Wanbli Ota, the gymnasium was ready for the powwow to kick off with gourd dancing at 6 p.m.; another Hozhoni Days competition the Miss Hozhoni Pageant was already under way.
Bilinski said the traditional and modern talent portion of the pageant had taken place Wednesday, with some contestants telling jokes in Navajo while others serenaded judges on the electric guitar.
The winner will be named today.
Whereas critics of the Miss America Pageant contend that it celebrates an outdated, sexist and unrepentantly physical definition of feminine beauty, Bilinski said the Miss Hozhoni Pageant was a paragon of modern womanhood.
Miss Hozhoni is a young woman who knows and practices her culture, a good student whos found a way to marry tradition and modernity. Shes not what they might call a pretty face. Shes a woman whos intellectual and appreciative of history, she said.
While Navajo contestants have historically dominated the Miss Hozhoni Pageant Hozhoni means days of beauty in Navajo Bilinski said that in the last three or four years, women from other tribes had seized first place.
Thats really wonderful, because their culture is really different from Navajo and its good for the Navajos to understand that theres more out there, said Bilinski.
The current Miss Hozhoni, Sunshine Perry, of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of Idaho, will congratulate her successor today.


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Thousands turn out for latest rally supporting ousted Market Basket CEOBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 05. 2014 12:49PM
TEWKSBURY, Mass. — A crowd currently estimated at 12,000 Market Basket workers and customers rallied again Tuesday to bring back ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, some defying the demand of company leaders to return to work this week.
Speakers at the rally praised the workers for standing up against what they perceive as injustice.
Lowell, Mass., Mayor Rodney C. Elliott, a Market Basket customer, told the crowd the Market Basket workers are "heroes of working-class people.
Joe Schmidt, a Market Basket employee, said employees showed the world "We can change darkness into light."
"We shall never back down, Schmidt said.
Amid chants of "ATD," one store employee told the crowd, "There is no union stronger than you guys right here."
Said another speaker, "Never underestimate the power of 2 million customers."
Most Market Basket customers are boycotting stores until the supermarket chain's ousted CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas, is returned to power.
Some workers are picketing stores during their off hours while some have stayed off the job.
The company is holding a three-day job fair this week to replace workers who don't return to their jobs.
Arthur T. Demoulas and his side of the family have offered to buy out the 50.5 percent that another family faction controls.


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, scores of sweat-drenched protesters filled Daley Plaza by 11 a.m. for the "Families Belong Together" march. Chicago police estimated the crowd at more than 50,000.
Attendees spoke out against the recently rescinded policy of separating migrant family members at the U.S. border with Mexico, and others went a step further and called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Sen. Dick Durbin called the rally "a place I had to be." He also called for "lopping off heads" at ICE and said November will give Democrats and others urging for policy changes a microphone to do so.
"It's cruel and incompetent," Durbin said. "Instead of deporting gangs they're going after, and deporting, families. The debate [on immigration policy] isn't over. It's just starting."
The march was the culmination of a month of unrest brought on by a Trump administration policy that separated children from their parents and sent them to facilities around the country.
Though the policy was walked back, many at the Saturday march said the policy should never be repeated. Around noon, protesters, toting signs that said "Fire ICE" and "#EndFamilyDetention" among other slogans, took their message to ICE's regional field office, making their way South on Clark Street to the intersection of Clark and West Congress Parkway.
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Manchester schools back off on absence penaltiesBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 03. 2013 12:48AM
MANCHESTER - The district is relaxing a policy that had slapped elementary and middle school students with failing grades for racking up five unexcused absences in a semester.
Less than a year after it took the hard-line approach to absences, the Board of School Committee voted this week to maintain the grade-based attendance policy only at the high school level,
District officials proposed the change after complaints that the policy was overly punitive, particularly in the case of younger students whose parents were irresponsible in getting them to school.
The school board approved the policy without discussion at its meeting Monday, but the changes were debated last month in the Coordination Committee.
William Krantz, the principal of McLaughlin Middle School, told the committee that there are students who can't get a parent to write a note for them, because, for example, he or she cannot write English.
"That means the school has to fail them. That is another unintended consequence that is hurting the student. In some cases, those students just give up," he said.
Board member Sarah Ambrogi, Ward 1, noted that such students "become your drop-outs," according to the meeting minutes.
Jennifer Briggs, the principal of Smyth Road School, said it was inappropriate for a failing grade to appear on the report card of an elementary school student due solely to absences. "Parents do not understand that their child's grade or progress indicator may be related to the unexcused absences and not their child's growth in their schooling," Briggs said.
Other school leaders noted that dealing with the appeal process for a failing grade adds to a heavy workload at the end of the grading period.
Board members Art Beaudry, Ward 9, and John Avard, Ward 10, opposed ending the grade penalties. Avard said the policy could be tweaked for students in the lower grades, but there needed to be serious consequences for poor attendance.
"There are parents who take their children out of school to go away on vacations or to go for an extended period of time back to their home country, and think it is acceptable for their child to have missed school for days or weeks with no consequence," Avard said at the committee meeting last month.
A majority on the committee voted to follow the administration's recommendation. Avard was the only board member to object Monday when the full board approved the policy.
The change effectively means that excessive absences in grades K-8 will be dealt with the same way they were before. After the fifth unexcused absence in a semester, a parent, teacher and administrator are to draw up an "attendance plan."
High school students would still be hit with an "NG" (no grade) mark if they amass five unexcused absences; those 16 or older who are deemed "habitually truant" could be fined.
Mayor Ted Gatsas, who backed the "get tough" attendance policy when it was proposed last July, said he believed there still needed to be changes at the middle school level.
"If you don't have a policy in the middle schools and you can miss 20 days, that person when they get to high school is going to be in a precarious situation," he said.
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The retired Air Force colonel who launched Honor Flight Rochester (HFR) in 2008 will long be remembered by area veterans and their families whose lives he has enriched. United States Air Force Col. (Ret.) Edwin E. �Woody� Mench passed away Thursday, Nov. 7.
A life-long passion for the military and all veterans fueled Col. Mench�s concern that veterans be remembered for their service and sacrifices. When the opportunity presented itself to set up an Honor Flight hub in Rochester, Col. Mench stepped up to co-found HFR in July 2008 � a hub in the national Honor Flight Network. He served as its first treasurer, third president and chairman of the board of directors.
�We are saddened by the loss of our president and chairman, Edwin 'Woody' Mench,� said HFR board member Peter J. Glennon. �We certainly are a much better community with Woody having been with us. The veterans who have taken an Honor Flight with us lost a buddy who they may not have known they had. But he knew about them.�
HFR has now escorted 1,492 World War II, Korean and Vietnam War veterans from Western�New York�to visit their memorials in Washington D.C. More than 400 veterans are waiting for an HFR trip. In 2012, Col. Mench helped Honor Flight Syracuse launch its program.
�What an honor to be selected as president of Honor Flight Rochester,� Col. Mench said in 2011 when he was named president. �I have a passion for what we do and the audience we serve. I really believe we (Rochester) are well at the top of the 100 hubs.�
Victor Parks and Recreation Assistant Director Mike Stockman and Apparel Printers Plus owner Tim Maher joined forces to co-found Victor�s annual Week for Honor Flight, which raises funds to sponsor trips to Washington DC for deserving veterans. They�re looking forward to their third annual Week for Honor Flight in May 2014.
�Honor Flight as a whole is one of the greatest causes you could ever work for,� said Stockman. �It�s a spectacular experience, not only for the veterans but everyone who travels with them. I was able to go on a Mission 31 on Sept. 28 this year � it was so unbelievable.�
Stockman served as a general helper, interacting with 46 men and women � 43 World War II veterans and three Korean War veterans. Meeting and spending time with them was an experience he�ll never forget, he said.
�We know and we believe that we should always honor our veterans," said Stockman. �But talk is cheap, and to find someone who steps up and puts something together that�s so meaningful � it�s a great thing.�
Maher described Honor Flight as one of the greatest ways there is of honoring veterans from all wars.
�I think this is a way that we as a country � as people � can honor those who preserved the freedoms that we have,� said Maher. �The gentleman who started this � we should honor him because his forethought has made a difference in the lives of thousands of people who have served our country.�
Col. Mench was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He received his B.S. degree in business administration from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He also received a commission in the�U.S. Air Force�through the Reserve Officers Training Corps. He served on active duty from 1956 through 1960, and earned his pilot wings in 1957.
Col. Mench joined the reserves and remained for 26 years, flying a variety of aircraft. He achieved the rank of colonel and was the Operations Group Commander in the 914th Air Reserve Wing based at the Niagara Falls Air Force Base. He retired from the USAF in 1986. A member of the Military Officer Association of America, Col. Mench served as its New York state president from 2005 to 2009. He was employed by Xerox Corp. from 1965 to 1993.
Col. Mench was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret Nichols Mench, and is survived by their three children. He is also survived by his second wife, Marion, and her children. Col. Mench has 10 grandchildren.
HFR Vice President for Operations John Burns said this about his friend: �Woody's first concern for the organization was always about us making the veteran's trip as special as we could.�
Local veterans lose a friend
The retired Air Force colonel who launched Honor Flight Rochester (HFR) in 2008 will long be remembered by area veterans and their families whose lives he has enriched. United States Air Force Col. (Ret.) Edwin E. �Woody� Mench passed away Thursday, Nov. 7.


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Summer art teachers needed
The Cedar Key Arts Guild's Summer Art Program Coordinators are wondering if there is anyone among you who might be interested in teaching a 2-1/2 hour (9-11:30 a.m.) workshop to children (either elementary or secondary level or both groups at different times) during the weeks of July 16-27. We still have six time slots to fill (three teachers if they will do both groups) and there is a small stipend involved.
Please call Donna Bushnell for more information on how to be a part of this fun opportunity. Donna can be reached at 352-493-1807.
Remembering our fathers
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services will host the "Hope Rising Father's Day Balloon Release" at 4 p.m. at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, located at 1301 N. Young Blvd., in Chiefland (across from the Dollar General). This is a FREE community event open to anyone affected by loss of a father as well as any father who has lost a child. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services is dedicated to protecting our environment and wildlife. Please know that the balloons and ribbons used in this remembrance are environmentally friendly. For more information, call Pam or Buddy Leaptrot at 352-493-0050.
Skills Gap Forum offered
The region's leading economic stumbling block may not be a lack of jobs, but a lack of skills to match jobs that are available now or will soon be. The question is, what skills for which jobs?
Businesses and individuals are encouraged to participate in a "Skills Gap Forums," These are designed to identify critical skills employers need for their industry.
The Levy County forum is hosted by Workforce Connection at the College of Central Florida's Levy Campus at 114 Rodgers Blvd., Chiefland. The session on manufacturing is 9-11 a.m. and the session on agribusiness — which is a regional forum — is 1-3 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided. To RSVP, or for more information, call 800-746-9950, ext. 2230 or register online at www.clmworkforce.com.
Finding work in a "new world"
"Navigating the New World of Work" is a two-day workshop that covers how to identify abilities and transferable skills, job search strategies/targeted resume development, and interviewing skills/follow up.
The program is at the Workforce Connection Levy County Resource Center, 109 N.W. Third Ave., Chiefland, Complete information about the program is available at www.clmworkforce.com.
Learn computer skills for employment
Workforce Connection's Computer Basics workshop is for those new to technology or with entry-level skills. A session is set for 3:30 p.m. at the Workforce Connection Levy County Resource Center, 109 N.W. Third Ave., Chiefland, Complete information about the program is available at www.clmworkforce.com.
Workforce Connection unit in Cedar Key
The Workforce Connection mobile unit will be at the Cedar Key Library, 460 Second St., Cedar Key from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 352-423-6813 or 800-434-JOBS (5627) or visit www.clmworkforce.com and click on the image of the Mobile Resource Unit.
Through June 30
Leather show at Cedar Key gallery
Corrine Ryan has been carving, shaping, chiseling and punching leather for over 20 years. Her works range from three-dimensional portraits to earrings and pet leashes. She has her latest creations on display at the Cedar Keyhole throughout the month of June. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Cedar Keyhole, located on 2nd Street [across from the Library] in Cedar Key, also maintains a display of many other works by over 20 contributors to its artists' cooperative.
For more information, call "The Keyhole" at 352-543-5801.
Volunteer Advocates Needed
Florida's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs volunteers to join its corps of dedicated advocates who protect the rights of elders who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult family care homes. The program's local councils are seeking additional volunteers to identify, investigate and resolve residents' concerns. Special training and certification is provided.
All interested individuals who care about protecting the health, safety, welfare and rights of long-term care facility residents — who often have no one else to advocate for them — are encouraged to call toll-free 1-888-831-0404 or visit the program's website at http://ombudsman.myflorida.com.
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DOVER — Wild Orchid Baking Company has officially moved into One Washington Center.
After transforming her company from custom baking and retail to operating more like a catering company for desserts, pastry chef and owner Erin Gardner made the decision to move Wild Orchid Baking from its three-year-old North Hampton store to Dover.
The space in North Hampton is ideally suited for retail while the mill space gives Gardner more room for a larger kitchen.
"Dover just made a lot of sense. I had known about this place for awhile and knew a lot of businesses here like White Apron, Rivermill and Stages. This kind of space doesn't give the illusion of retail and we needed to increase our kitchen size by a lot," she said. "It wasn't a move based on location, but just of layout in the space."
Gardner said when she first started her business, she did some retail and some custom, but the custom side of her business soon took over completely.
"They are totally different businesses. Stocking and maintaining a retail bakery is totally different from custom design orders," she said. "All of the energy needed to be refocused to that. So, for the past year and a half, we have been doing just custom work and the way the space was divided up was the opposite of what we needed. We had a big space for people to come in and walk around and then the kitchen was less than half the size of our new kitchen here in Dover."
Wild Orchid Baking Company is located on the first floor of One Washington in Suite 1013. They are a custom cake studio, available by appointment only, and not a traditional bakery which sells day-to-day treats in small quantities. Gardner makes cakes for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and private occasions. The studio includes a large work space for a kitchen and a seating area and wedding tasting table for customers working with the company for their special occasion.
To contact Wild Orchid Baking Company, call 603-964-2253 or email email@example.com.
More and better space brings Wild Orchid to Dover
DOVER — Wild Orchid Baking Company has officially moved into One Washington Center.


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They're back in the saddle again.
After a winter break, the young ropers and riders of Montezuma County are ready to dust off their boots for another spring rodeo season. They get to debut in front of a friendly home crowd; Cortez is hosting the kick-off rodeo, as has become tradition. Youth from ages 12 to 18 will compete in ten events this Saturday and Sunday at the county fairgrounds. Joining them in the arena will be 150-200 other teenagers from across Colorado.
According to Destri Lockhart, an adult team sponsor - and mother of two members - the Ute Mountain High School Rodeo Club has grown significantly in the last three years, nearly doubling its membership to 29 students. The club originated in 1972, Lockhart said, and some on the team are second generation members. Just a few years ago, however, interest seemed to be waning.
To what does she attribute its resurgent popularity?
For one, an inviting, mutually supportive atmosphere.
"The members, (their) parents and adult team sponsors have really worked hard at making it a positive environment for all the kids, which in turn (helps) the club continue to grow," she said by email.
Several of those kids backed this up, saying camaraderie on the team is strong.
"It's a good learning experience and a great way to make friends," said Emma Reim, a 16-year-old junior who does three events: barrel racing, pole bending and cutting. "Overall state numbers might be down - I've (noticed) not as many barrel racers competing. But ours is increasing and getting more involvement."
Indeed, Lockhart said Ute Mountain is now the single-largest club in the Colorado State High School Rodeo Association.
"When I started (two years ago), there were few kids. But we're picking up numbers all the time," said senior Wiley Kirks, 18, a team roper and bull rider. "I guess we're riding to compete, but we're there rooting for each other, always hoping your (teammates) put in a good ride."
Jake Cruzan, a 16-year-old junior, says his teammates are a decent, responsible bunch who set the bar high, mostly eschewing the party-hard mentality that can entrap other sports teams. It's too big a time and money commitment to waste by making stupid decisions, he said.
"They're good kids. They all work hard. No drugs. No alcohol. We try to avoid that stuff as best we can and worry about ourselves and our performance. You've got to stay away from it," he said. "The main reason is because your parents spend so much effort and money getting you to these rodeos. The majority are a long, long ways from here. If your family is willing to take you that far, you do your best. And to win, you've got to be on your game."
Unlike basketball or soccer, rodeo is not a school-sanctioned sport in Colorado. As such the local club is not affiliated with any one middle or high school - it draws from the whole region: Cortez, Dolores, two from Durango, even a homeschooled contingent, including Cruzan and Reim.
Without sanction - although it does get some financial assistance from Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 - the team must raise much of its own money. They need a lot of it, too, given the amount of time spent on the road and the logistics of transporting horses and other equipment. No school bus provided here.
They cobble together funding from a few sources. They hold food-related fundraisers - pancake breakfasts, concessions, pie auctions and the like. They seek out sponsorships from local businesses. They recently approached the Cortez City Council about a community grant. The biggest jackpot, though, is the two annual youth rodeos hosted here. While each one costs about $12,000 to put on, the money they bring in far exceeds that. The city benefits from visitor patronage, but the rodeo club takes a share of the proceeds too.
"(The contestants and their families) will eat, stay in hotels, shop and fill up their vehicles with fuel several times throughout their stay," Lockhart said.
The rodeo season is divided into two parts. The shorter one takes place in the fall, in September. Come springtime, however, and the schedule gets packed. Lockhart said most team members will travel for seven straight weekends - to Kiowa, Golden, Pueblo, Henderson, Fort Collins, Lamar and Monte Vista.
For the top performers, it doesn't stop there.
The ones who tally enough points in each event qualify for the state finals in May and June. From there the four best finishers advance to the national finals, this year in Gallup, N.M. for junior high and Rock Springs, Wyo. for high school. Last year Cruzan, with his horse Wild Thing, made it to Rock Springs for cutting - where a rider separates a single cow from a herd.
The breakneck pace can be taxing for the body and the mind, but the team members nonetheless embrace it.
"Road trips are part of the rodeo lifestyle, almost like a carnival carnie going from place to place," Kirks said.
All three teenagers interviewed had hopes of continuing rodeo after high school, first in college and then, if they past muster, on the professional circuit. Cruzan aspires to a career as a horse trainer; he said high school rodeo is in part about "getting his name out there" and making connections.
Kirks was chomping at the bit Thursday night, excited to get back into the arena. Training in the off-season helps keep skills sharp, but it doesn't compare to real competitions where the scores count.
"(Rodeo) is always on my mind. I think about it all day. I'm ready to rumble...pumped and ready for the reason," he said.


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Shaw's to close six supermarkets in NHBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 29. 2013 7:05PM
Shaw's Supermarkets is closing six New Hampshire locations by Sept. 2, the company announced on Monday, with Manchester, Keene, Seabrook, Goffstown, Tilton and West Lebanon each scheduled to lose a store.
The company launched several initiatives recently in an attempt to regain customer share from competitors like Market Basket and Hannaford, but could not forestall the closures.
"We strive to ensure the success of all our stores, however, it is occasionally necessary for us to close those that are not meeting company goals or that do not fit into our long-term strategy," said Steve Sylven, external communications manager. "As a company and as responsible business owners, it is imperative to the overall health and future of the company that we run profitable stores."
Sylven said the stores in question have not been profitable for quite some time, despite the best efforts of the company, including recent pricing and marketing initiatives. According to the Shaw's websites, there are 34 stores in New Hampshire.
One of the stores to be closed is at 375 South Willow St. in Manchester, where customer John Tonneson was not surprised to hear the news Monday night.
Tonneson said he wasn't impressed with the selection of meats or prepared fruits during his first visit to the location in a while.
"I had forgotten. Tonight, it sort of reminded me. I was just thinking I probably wouldn't come back," Tonneson said.
Shaw's recently eliminated the use of a rewards card, and said it would instead mark down prices across the board. It also introduced aggressive coupon matching and doubling strategies. But it appears to have been too little, too late, for the stores in question.
"We have not been able to reposition them to better compete in the marketplace and don't anticipate being able to change this trend," said Sylven. "While the decision to close a store is always difficult, given the impact on associates and customers, it was made only after careful evaluation and was guided by what is best for the company's ongoing success and future growth."
Sylven said the company continues to evaluate the viability of all of its stores, but does not anticipate any additional closures at this time.
"This is not reflective of the overall health of Shaw's and Star Market," he said. "The company has, and will, continue to make investments into our business as we look to regain our position as the preeminent grocer in New England. Part of that is making the difficult, but necessary decisions like closing stores to ensure the long-term viability of Shaw's and Star Market."
Sylven could not provide a precise number of affected employees in New Hampshire, but said the stores have on average 80 to 100 associates per location.
"We're going to be looking at transferring as many of these impacted employees as possible to other area stores," he said.
The stores to be closed are at 270 Lafayette Road, Seabrook; 553 Mast Road, Goffstown; 375 South Willow St., Manchester; 75 Laconia Road, Tilton; 250 Plainfield Road, West Lebanon; and 354 Winchester St., email@example.com
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Sleep is an essential part of living and one that is often taken for granted. The average person spends well more than one-third of his or her life sleeping.
However, sleep is essential to normal functioning. Our body utilizes sleep as a time to rejuvenate, rest, repair and process the many experiences of the day.
Sleep deprivation is known to result in fatigue, irritability, emotional swings, and decreased physical and mental performance, and can even raise blood pressure.
Disorders of sleep are unfortunately common.
Sleep hygiene is a term used to describe the many aspects of the daily schedule that may affect sleep. Believe it or not, we are all born with an internal clock. Many people who suffer from problems with sleep have problems with the functioning of the internal clock. Sleep hygiene refers to the process for resetting our internal clock to help us sleep properly.
The first step to good sleep hygiene is to arrange our sleep environment so that it favors sleep. This means that where you sleep should be quiet, relaxing, reasonably dark and designated specifically for sleep purposes.
A bedroom filled with things that might distract from sleep is undesirable. Removal of projects, television, computer, video games and the like can enhance the sleep environment.
The next step is to develop a routine. The average adult requires seven to eight hours of sleep per 24-hour period. Children and adolescents may require more sleep, while the elderly may require less sleep.
Establishing a sleep routine begins with setting a bedtime and awakening time that account for the desired seven to eight hours of sleep. A person should plan to go to bed at the same time each night and to arise from bed the same time each morning.
For people who have sleep difficulties, this should be the same schedule seven days a week without changes on weekends or holidays. Moreover, even if you do not sleep well on a given night you should still plan to get up and go to bed at the scheduled time. Gradually, the body will conform to the schedule in order to meet its sleep needs.
Another important approach to good sleep hygiene is diet and exercise. Getting regular physical activity and eating scheduled meals made up of a well-balanced diet actually promotes healthy sleep behavior.
For people with sleep difficulties, I often recommend avoidance of caffeine after noon. This includes soda, energy drinks, coffee, tea and chocolate. Caffeine, as a stimulant, can contribute to sleep problems. Also, nicotine and alcohol can lead to sleep problems and should be avoided in those who have difficulty sleeping.
Occasionally, medication is prescribed for a brief period to assist with developing a proper sleep schedule. This requires also working on the aspects of sleep hygiene just discussed.
The medication is used as a bridge to a better sleep schedule. Long-term sleep medication is not advised both because of the potential for side effects and the potential for dependence and tolerance to the medicine.
Dr. Matthew A. Clark is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics practicing at the Ute Mountain Ute Health Center in Towaoc.