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Winter Cheers - Victory Brewing Company
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Ratings: 275 | Reviews: 47 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by KMcG:
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
12-25-2013 01:12:06 | More by KMcG
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3/5 rDev -16.4%
07-30-2014 21:57:30 | More by hozersr
2.5/5 rDev -30.4%
07-25-2014 15:07:35 | More by audioserf
New Hampshire
3.25/5 rDev -9.5%
07-23-2014 00:18:52 | More by RRC03
2.93/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a wine glass. Bought from bargain rack in June. Considering it is a holiday seasonal, the freshness seemed suspect (but the price was right).
A - Very pale straw color, just a bit milky looking but clear overall. No hint of the cloudiness that is typical for a hefeweizen. White head disappears almost immediately after pouring. While there, it is made of big bubbles and looks more like the foam on a soda than a beer. There are some dregs in the bottom of the bottle, but even after dumping those there is only the slightest hint of cloudiness. I'd never guess this was a hefe from the appearance.
S - Aromas are very faint. I get a low yeast and spice impression, but nothing I can specifically distinguish. The wheat does come through as a clean grainy note.
T - Wheat malt dominates, with a crisp, grainy note that might be Pilsner grain. Strong clove but no banana. Some other indistinct spices in the background. Hops bitterness is a bit harsh and "soapy"; low hops flavor is grassy. Dry finish.
M - Thin body. Low, prickly carbonation. Very low alcohol presence.
O - The admittedly aged sample I tried was a thin, slightly harsh, generic wheat beer. It most resembles a wit fermented with a non-traditional neutral yeast. I would not have guessed it was marketed as a strong, spiced hefeweizen.
Serving type: bottle
07-19-2014 03:46:56 | More by Radome
New York
4.5/5 rDev +25.3%
07-18-2014 03:59:22 | More by mskiddo
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
07-16-2014 19:00:05 | More by glass_house
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
07-12-2014 13:34:47 | More by pat_usher
5/5 rDev +39.3%
06-25-2014 13:02:06 | More by JPowell712
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -2.5%
05-30-2014 00:01:39 | More by ImFlyerThanYou
3.25/5 rDev -9.5%
05-19-2014 14:55:32 | More by Shandycan
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
05-14-2014 02:00:13 | More by Lovely85
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
05-14-2014 01:55:33 | More by nickfl
3.25/5 rDev -9.5%
04-29-2014 15:40:08 | More by Coreynezy4
4/5 rDev +11.4%
04-18-2014 00:26:16 | More by rorjets
3.56/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a hefe glass.
3.75 A: Murky dark yellow color. Two fingers of frothy white head. Retention is good and a half finger of lacing is left.
3.75 S: Good spiciness in this, just like any good hefe. Clove and pepper are equally potent. Neutral wheat, yeasty breadiness. Smells damn good.
3.5 T: The taste is good, but the nose is better. Less clove and pepper, but still some. Neutral wheat. The yeastiness is more powerful than the other flavors. It's not bad, but doesn't stand out either.
3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good lively carbonation. Could be creamier.
3.5 D: It's okay, but doesn't stand out.
Serving type: bottle
04-05-2014 17:23:17 | More by DavoleBomb
3/5 rDev -16.4%
03-27-2014 00:46:58 | More by Seabass1964
District of Columbia
2.5/5 rDev -30.4%
03-25-2014 04:36:47 | More by brpendergast85
4/5 rDev +11.4%
03-22-2014 18:01:54 | More by enelson
2.25/5 rDev -37.3%
03-12-2014 02:40:51 | More by Zetcha7x
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
03-09-2014 00:10:51 | More by diverite
3.8/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 3/16/2014. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy bright golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, lime, pear, apple, banana, wheat, bread, clove, pepper, bubblegum, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, pear, apple, banana, pepper, clove, wheat, bread, bubblegum, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, lime, pear, apple, banana, wheat, clove, pepper, bubblegum, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a god bit. Very nice complexity and balance of malt, hop, and fruity/spicy yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/yeast flavor balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; very a very smooth, crisp, and slightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good hefeweizen. Good balance, robustness, and complexity of malt, hop, and fruity/spicy yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Serving type: bottle
03-03-2014 00:42:48 | More by superspak
3.44/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 fl oz brown glass bottle with uninteresting label art and branded pry-off pressure cap acquired at a local H-E-B grocery store and served into an Independence Brewing pilsner glass in me gaff in low altitude Austin, Texas. Reviewed live. Expectations are above average given the brewery. 6.7% ABV according to the bottle. Reviewed as a wheat ale.
Served cold - straight from the fridge. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
A: No bubble show forms as it's poured.
Pours a 3.5 finger wide head of white colour. Thickness is okay. Lacks creaminess and frothiness. Head retention is good - about 4-5 minutes. Spotty inconsistent lacing clings to the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
Body colour is a clear transparent translucent yellow of below average vibrance. Thin and weak looking. Not hazy or cloudy; this doesn't look anything like a hefeweizen if that's what they were after. But as a simple wheat ale, it's not a bad appearance per se. Just an underwhelming one. Far from unique or special.
Sm: Clove, wheat, clean barley, floral hop character, banana, and lemon peel.
A clean, fresh, appealing aroma of average strength.
No alcohol or other off-notes are detectable.
T: Wheat forms the core of this brew, with complementary notes of clove, faint banana, clean barley, and light lemon peel filling out the body. The yeast is a bit too doughy for a wheat ale, but it's forgivable. I want more banana and clove. Hop presence is minimal, but there is some light floral character there.
No alcohol or other off-notes are detectable.
Average depth, duration, and intensity of flavour. Good amplitude.
It's a well-balanced if simple wheat ale with a lot of likable characteristics. Good cohesion, but the build isn't quite gestalt. I really like it, but there isn't much complexity or intricacy here. It does boast some notable subtlety, especially where the lemon peel is concerned.
Very approachable pleasant stuff. I'm enjoying it.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Soft. Approachable. Clean. Crisp. Overcarbonated. Light to medium in body. Has a good weight on the palate for the style. Presence on the palate is good overall; this is comforting and goes down easy just like a wheat beer should.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, or harsh.
The texture complements the taste well.
Dr: A very drinkable wheat ale from Victory. Why it's a winter seasonal is beyond me. I'll enjoy finishing this bottle and I'd recommend this to fans of the style. It's not a world class offering by any means, but it'll please the discerning drinker. More good work from the cats over at Victory.
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2014 05:28:21 | More by kojevergas
3.25/5 rDev -9.5%
02-28-2014 00:35:05 | More by angeepangie
3.48/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Duvel chalice. Moderate hand. No date, but presumably from the 2013-2014 Winter season.
A: Visible sediment in a cloudy, golden yellow body. 1/2 finger of white head and less than average retention. No lacing of note.
S: Wheat scents with coriander, fruit. Touch of earthy funk. Some pineapple, pear.
T: Opens like a wheat beer with indistinct fruit. Transitions to a lightly herbal and spice-driven bitterness. Dry finish with some tartness and astringency. Light alcohol.
M: Moderate to high carbonation with some spritz up front. Moderate body.
O: Subtle spicing in a serviceable American-style wheat. Not sure how this has anything to do with Winter aside from the hint of spice. Mostly comes across as a U.S. hefeweizen with a drier, more herbal finish and slightly ramped up EtOH.
Serving type: bottle
02-25-2014 00:58:14 | More by fourstringer
Winter Cheers from Victory Brewing Company
81 out of 100 based on 275 ratings.


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— MIFFLINBURG -- Grammy and Emmy Award winning children's musician Barry Louis Polisar is coming to Mifflinburg's Mayfest, appearing at the Elias Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m.
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The quest has led Koerner to develop a series of paranormal walks throughout Western New York, where the professor guides tour groups throughout area locales and educates on the mystical history of each town.
One of Koerner's first projects has been Lockport, where he is currently guiding a series of walks for the second consecutive year.
The Lockport walk, as part of Koerner's "Paranormal Walks" series, is offered each Saturday at 7 p.m. and takes about 90 minutes. Koerner begins each tour by introducing himself and his credentials, then leads a walk up and down Main Street, where he touches on the ghoulish history of the buildings along the street.
Koerner, who previously wrote two books about aspects of the paranormal, said he feels a duty to teach the public about mysterious happenings in the area, if he can.
"I thought it would be appropriate to bring some of these stories to the public in a walk," Koerner said. "I'm kind of obsessed with trying to figure out things about the unknown, that are closer to the edge. I want to figure out what is true and what's not true, and to bring that to the public."
The tour this past Saturday was attended by about 60 guests, most of whom were from the Lockport area. Most walkers said they didn't have much experience in the paranormal realm but were intrigued by the subject and wanted to learn more about the city's history.
A few guests made the drive from southern Erie County. Boston resident Robert Yung said the drive was well worth it.


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Lebowski Fest returns to Milwaukee, man
Lebowski Fest, a celebration of bowling, White Russians and other ephemera related the Coen Bros. 1998 movie "The Big Lebowski," will be returning to Milwaukee in August, it was confirmed Friday.
The festival, which was started in 2002, travels to various venues around the country each year.
Last year was its first year in Milwaukee.
The organizers said afterward it was the most enthusiastic response the festival had received.
Watch my interview with one of the organizers here.
The festival will again feature an outdoor screening of the film this time on Friday Aug. 16 and a bowling party at a still unnamed location on Aug. 17.
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How Eating Well Becomes the Easy Choice
"Toxic." It's a word often used to describe the food environment in the United States and, increasingly, in many parts of the world. Because even though the food itself is usually safe to consume, the world in which most consumers live makes choosing healthy food very hard and choosing unhealthy food very easy. It's truly a toxic environment that eats away at healthy lifestyles and promotes obesity.
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When healthy foods are more available,affordable, and appealing than unhealthy ones, across neighborhoods and communities, eating well becomes the easy choice. Read about ways to improve the food environment.
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What makes up the food environment is vast and varied, ranging from broad federal issues—like agricultural and communication policy—to very local issues—like worksite policies and permits for farmers' markets. To effectively combat obesity, this broad web of influence that developed over many years must begin to be disentangled, and there are numerous opportunities to do so.
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Born in Minneapolis, Dr. Richard Brown moved to Texas where his dad was a flight instructor during World War II. After the war the Brown family lived in South Dakota before moving to Coure'd lane, Idaho. His parents loved the outdoors so the family did a lot of camping, skiing, fly fishing and drifting the mountain streams.
When Richard was in fourth grade his family moved to Spokane, Wash., for two years and then on to Denver, Colo., where he went to junior high school. The next move was to Fort Wayne, where Richard went to high school. He said he just assumed as a young person that every family moved around like his.
Since graduating from Fort Wayne North Side High School, Purdue University and Indiana University Dental School, Brown, now 69, has practiced dentistry in Ligonier for more than 40 years.
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One of the things I enjoy most about Ligonier is the diversity of the people. Also all the wonderful relationships I have been blessed with through the years. It has been a great place to raise a family. Our community has been well served by the hard work of many to create an economic base that allows the citizen to have steady employment. Many folks also volunteer their effort to the betterment of the community.
Ligonier has also has a strong and diverse agricultural base both English and Amish in the neighboring area. I think Ligonier's architecture is exceptional, with many beautiful Queen Anne homes built by the Jewish community at the turn of the last century.
There has been a strong effort to restore the central business area over the years and that is one reason I decided to place my practice downtown and restore an existing building in hopes of bringing people to that part of our community. Ligonier also has many recreational areas close by, Lake Wawasee which is the largest and in my opinion most beautiful lake in Indiana. My family has enjoyed sailing "Sophia" on many balmy summer days. There are many smaller lakes and streams close by that are great for fly fishing, etc.
We have taken advantage of adjoining communities facilities such as Goshen's airport. That was a great place to hangar our airplane which allowed us to stay connected to family, friends and warmer places in the winter months. Such winter activities as skiing are just a stones throw away in Michigan.
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Niagara Gazette — BUFFALO — The Erie County legislature has unanimously approved a resolution in support of keeping fines from the sentencing of Tonawanda Coke local, legislator Kevin Hardwick said Friday.
"The pollutants emitted from Tonawanda Coke's facility have greatly affected the health and wellbeing of residents in the community. The collected fines should remain in the City and Town of Tonawanda, Grand Island and the Riverside section of Buffalo," Hardwick said.
Tonawanda Coke could face up to $200 million in fines when sentenced in July. The plant, and its environmental manager, Mark Kamholz, were found guilty in March of violating two federal environmental laws — the Clean Air Act and the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act.
"As a result of the criminal actions of the Tonawanda Coke Corporation, the neighborhoods in the immediate area of the plant have suffered specific harms and measurable environmental damage," the resolution states.
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The Clean Air Coalition, and another organization, The Tonawanda Community Fund, have been working to gain support for similar resolutions across the area. Rep. Brian Higgins supports the measure, and the Town of Tonawanda Board, as well as the City of Tonawanda Council, have passed the resolution.
"It is important for the community to control the fines ... to prevent further issues like this," Newberry said. "It should be used in the way the community sees fit. The Tonawandas bore the brunt of this."
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The President of the Piedmont Virginia Community College held a meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd to better the school's relationship with those it serve.
The President holds the meeting every year to keep the city involved in the growth of P.V.C.C.
Representatives from the Charlottesville School Board, City Council, and the P.V.C.C. Board of Directors gathered at the Omni Hotel for the wrap-session. The board of directors, which includes one person from each county P.V.C.C. serves, maintained their focus of making Piedmont Virginia Community College better for students, and better for the community.
"It's very important for us to hear from our community. We're a community college, and it's very important for us to effectively serve our community," said President Frank Friedman.
A common theme of the meeting was dual enrollment, which allows a student to meet high school requirements, and earn college credits at their high school during the day.
Our school division is interested in expanding our partnership with P.V.C.C., so that we can ensure our students have a seamless transition going from high school into college, said Dr. Scottie Griffin, Superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools.
In numerous ways, Piedmont is just an important economic cog in the economic engine of the city, said Mayor David Brown of Charlottesville.
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It's almost silly to review these things. If you like musicals, you'll like Clarence Brown Theatre's production of Kiss Me, Kate. You won't lose money betting they get a standing ovation every night. There's a lot of energy in the performance, and it comes off without ever seeming cute.
It's Cole Porter, so more than half the fun is in the songs that, over the last 64 years, have snuck into our civilization's side door to become classics on their own.
"So in Love" is a jazz standard you know, even if you don't recognize that title. "Too Darn Hot," "Always True to You in My Fashion," "I Hate Men" ("He may have hair upon his chest, but sister, so has Lassie")—all emerged from this one show. As did "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," which I bet some folks assume came from Monty Python. "Just declaim a few lines from Othella/And they'll think you're a hell of a fella.... If she says your behavior is heinous/Kick her right in the Coriolanus." As the singing gangsters, David Brian Alley and Stuart Matthews fill their pin-striped suits perfectly, and provide the show's funniest moments.
For longtime Clarence Brown-goers, part of the fun's seeing people you didn't know could sing, sing and people you didn't know could dance, dance. But this production, directed by CBT chief Cal MacLean, is a professional-quality production—naturally, since most of those who lead it are professionals. Neil Friedman and Katy Wolfe Zahn, both commanding performers and strong singers, play the leads, with seasoned student stars Conrad Ricmora and Magan Wiles (this may be their last shows at CBT, as students, at least), as well as Terry Weber, Donald Thorne, and several other familiar and unfamiliar faces in the big cast.
It's mainly about the songs—the pit band's directed by Terry Silver-Alford—but there's also a plot, and a subplot. These folks happen to be putting on a fairly wacky musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The two plots intersect, onstage versus backstage, in some unlikely but fairly hilarious ways.
We're used to big razzle-dazzle musicals set in New York or Los Angeles, but Kiss Me, Kate, being set in Baltimore's Ford's Theater—a real place, though it no longer exists—offers a couple of surprising Southeastern regional references, one to prison in Atlanta, another to Abingdon's Barter Theatre.
Any Clarence Brown mainstage show is a Popular Mechanics fantasy. Sometimes this stage itself becomes an energetic and versatile actor; it does things you didn't know a stage could do. This time, the stage and sets appeared to be almost as big as my house, but built better. At scene changes, the stage rotated, with some impressive, if not completely necessary, geometric flourishes on the floor. It was almost as if Busby Berkeley were directing plywood.
When I wasn't laughing, I was pondering. The setting is 1948, when Cole Porter's original production debuted, and there are a few anachronisms that might tip off those of us of a certain age that this is a well-known (fairly light) rewrite from the 1990s. One character is modeled on Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who in 1948 was a famous but not yet ridiculous character. There's an allusion to a "good Republican cloth coat," a riff off Nixon's 1952 "Checkers" speech. There's a very funny play off the slogan, "Guns don't kill people…" which I don't think had any currency until several years later.
But I was more impressed at the number of allusions to 1948 pop culture that still work. In an age-diverse crowd, a reference to Noël Coward's personal life got a belly laugh; a mention of Louella Parsons got a knowing titter. Has there ever been a time when you could make an allusion to a pop-culture figures 64 years later, and expect people, even young people, to get it? It's kind of hard to picture an audience in 1980, say, responding so knowingly to pop-culture references from 1916. Are the 1940s permanently ensconced in the American psyche?
There's hardly anything to complain about. I've complained before about the use of microphones—in a 500-seat theater, they hardly seem necessary, and old head mikes always suggested mission control—but this time it all worked fine. The finale wasn't very grand—especially after so many show-stoppers, it seemed almost anticlimactic.
This is one show that might have been fun to see in a bigger theater. The almost athletic activity onstage sometimes strains against the boundaries of the proscenium. But at the same time, I would like to have heard some of these songs in a small venue, with just a piano, where I could hear every word.
Here's my proposal, next time CBT puts on a musical of this quality: Suggest the lead singers do their practicing in local bars, like the Bistro, say, or the Crown and Goose, a night of Cole Porter songs. I'd be there.
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By Dan Stillwell
Register-Herald Sports Writer
Shady Spring spotted promising Oak Hill freshman pitcher Ciera Workman one good inning.
Then the Tigers showed why they're the No. 8 Class AAA team in the state.
Workman struck out the side in the first inning, but gave up 11 runs over the next two as Shady remained unbeaten with a 12-0 victory Tuesday.
"It takes our girls one time around and then they know what they have to do to hit," first-year Tigers coach Nikki Mackey-Hall said. "They're very disciplined."
Workman brought heat and mixed her pitches well in the opening inning in making short work of the Tigers' Sierra Richmond, Kelsey Robertson and Alexis DeMoss.
The rest of the way was a nightmare, however.
Workman walked Tigers slugger Mackenzie Milam to open the second inning, and Katie Snodgress hit into an error at shortstop.
Michelle Snodgress followed with a run-scoring single to left. Two outs later, McKenzie Severt walked and Richmond lined a shot up the middle to score the Snodgresses and make it 3-0.
Milam hit into an error at third base to lead off the third. Katie Snodgress doubled and Michelle Snodgress drove in both baserunners with a single to left.
Seven more runs in the fourth, on three errors and just one base hit, led to the game being ended by the mercy rule.
Workman allowed five hits, walked six and struck out six in 3 1/3 innings of work.
"You have to keep in mind that Sierra is only a freshman. People are shocked to hear that," Oak Hill coach B.J. Jones said. "That was a pretty good team she pitched against today. They'll knock you around once they catch up."
The Tigers received strong efforts on the mound from Michelle Snodgress and reliever Autumn Kauff.
Snodgress pitched the first three innings, allowing two hits and no walks and striking out six.
She worked out of an jam in the first inning when Oak Hill's Sydney Greer bunted into an error at first. Hannah Johnson followed an out later with a sharp single to right, putting runners on the corners.
Snodgress then struck out Ciara Legg to extinguish the threat.
Only one batter would reach second base against her over the next two innings.
"Michelle is a very good No. 2 pitcher," Mackey-Hall said. "We're working to build her confidence up. She's getting there.
Kauff added a scoreless fourth. In all, Oak Hill had three hits, including two doubles by Hannah Powers, and stranded four baserunners.
Snodgress had two hits for Shady, and both she and Milam scored three runs.
The Tigers improved to 8-0 win the win.
"Yesterday we beat Greenbrier East in 10 innings. We were down the whole game, but we fought back and won 7-5," Mackey-Hall said.
"I could tell from the first week of working with these girls they were going to have a good season."
Shady will play Friday in the Best of the Best Tournament at Buffalo High School.
Oak Hill (2-4) hosts Midland Trail today.
"We have a lot of young blood. We have a freshman battery, and our older girls are sophomores," Jones said.
"It's working out nicely. It's a good situation to be in."
— E-mail: dstillwell@
Shady Spring 12, Oak Hill 0,
4 innings
SS: Michelle Snodgress, Autumn Kauff (4) and McKenzie Severt, OH: Ciera Workman, Morgan Harrah (4), Samantha Davis (4) and Hannah Johnson. WP — M. Snodgress. LP — Workman. Hitting — SS: Sierra Richmond 1-3 (2 rbi), Kelsey Robertson 1-2 (r), Katie Snodgress 1-4 (2b, 3 r), M. Snodgress 2-3 (3 rbi, r), Carley St. Clair (r), Kali Bragg (rbi), Alexis DeMoss (r), Cassie Lilly (rbi), MacKenzie Milam (3 r), Morgan Hylton (2 r, rbi); OH: Johnson 1-2,, Hannah Powers 2-2 (2 2b).
Records: SS 8-0, OH 2-4


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Whether a child is touched by a personal tragedy or mass terror like the recent school shootings in Connecticut, Akron Children's Hospital is making sure the community is ready to help.
The pediatric hospital recently received a $1.6 million federal grant to provide services and support to local children and families who experience trauma.
The four-year grant enables Children's to train current and future doctors and nurses, school personnel, emergency responders and others to recognize the signs of children who need help coping with psychological trauma.
"We hope to raise the capability and understanding of our community," said Dr. Norman Christopher, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children's and the author of several studies on childhood trauma.
Children often respond differently than adults to trauma, making it challenging for parents, teachers, doctors or others to recognize trauma-related stress, he said. Instead of crying or talking about their feelings, for example, they might act out or regress.
"They might start doing baby talk or get clingy to their parents," explained Melissa Peace, a social worker who is serving as project director.
Training has started with staff at Akron Public Schools, Peace said.
Outreach initially will focus on Summit County but will expand to more of the communities Children's serves.
"I felt like we really needed to do more in our community," said Peace, who spent 10 years leading the Summit County Children Who Witness Violence Program.
With the award, Children's joins the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, which works nationwide to improve the quality, effectiveness and availability of services for children and families experiencing traumatic events.
Those traumas can include physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, community or school tragedies, suicide, accidents, natural disasters, serious personal injuries and diagnosis with a life-threatening illness.
"All of these things now become part of our responsibility," Christopher said. "We obviously can't do that ourselves."
Studies have shown children who experience traumatic stress as a child — particularly repeated incidents — can have higher rates of smoking, heart disease, depression, suicide and other health problems as adults if the psychological impact isn't addressed, said Sarah Ostrowski, research program director of the NeuroDevelopmental Science Center at Akron Children's Hospital.
"But all is not lost if you have the proper support," Christopher said.
Before joining Children's, Ostrowski completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at Duke University Medical Center, one of two coordinating sites for the program.
The national center provides support to participating sites nationwide and serves as a data clearinghouse to determine which programs work, she said.
The $1.6 million grant was awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
With the funding, Children's will be able to hire four additional staff members for the program.
For more information about the childhood trauma project at Children's, email Peace at email@example.com.
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Howard "Pete" Peterson, Columnist
Cumberland Times-News
Dave Yates rolled 747/270 at The Bowler and claims week's top area bowling honors. Kevin Trowbridge was next high scoring 742/279 in the Harmony League.
At Wilson Lanes, Brett Stenberg was highest bowling 739/257 followed by Bob Greene who rolled 725/259.
Chad Gable bowled 734/258 for the week's high at White Oak Lanes. Jeremiah Howsare was next high rolling 703/247.
At Rainbow Lanes Bill Smith III scored 717/257 for the week's high. Alan Whetzel's 705/254 was next high.
At Sherwood Lanes Steve Frost was highest for the week bowling 686/244. Jeremiah Howsare followed scoring 665/238.
Crystal Uhl was the area's top lady bowler for the week scoring 643/222 at The Bowler. Vicki Coughlin was next high at that center rolling 577/202.
Alice Monahan rolled 633/223 at Sherwood followed by Wendy Atkinson's 566/220.
Sandy Hott and Fran Cuthbertson were the top ladies at Rainbow Lanes. Hott bowled 596/215 and Cuthbertson rolled 552/193.
Autumn Gable's 588/233 was the ladies' high for the week at White Oaks. Stephanie Hawley was next rolling 579/216.
At Wilson Lanes, Julie Greene and Pat Gwizdale tied for top lady bowling honors for the week each rolling 542 sets. Greene's high game was 197 and Gwizdale's 193 game was her highest of the set.
Senior, Brad Deter bowled 516/180.
There were also limited scores reported this week for youth bowling. Jeremy Kunis was highest rolling 593/215 at The Bowler. Nick Ward rolled 554/218 at Wilson Lanes and Danny Walch scored 548/217 at Sherwood.
Last week's Holiday Baker Tournament at Rainbow Lanes (held December 30th) showed how different the Baker format is from normal league bowling. In the Baker format a team of five bowlers each bowl two frames per game on the same lane. Bowler 1 bowls the first and 6th frame, Bowler 2 bowls the second and 7th and continues through to the tenth frame. The biggest variable in bowling is the changing oil conditions on the lane that you are bowling on. In league bowling with five team members, the lanes break down rather quickly so it seems that playing a big hook using the dry outside results in high scoring. In the Baker format it appears that straighter is better. It is also important to watch the other bowlers on your team so determine how fast the line you are bowling will change. In any event the differences are significant and offer more challenges to a developing bowler. Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
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Howard "Pete" Peterson covers bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. You can reach him at petesbowling@ atlanticbb.net.


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My first thought when I encountered the music of The Silencers recently is that this is exactly the kind of jittery, jangly, guitar-centered music I should have been listening to back in 1987, but damned if my ears weren't too often otherwise engaged at the time. Of course, that was basically at the same moment I was discovering classic rock music - back when that term did not yet entirely refer to a dusty dinosaur dominated by stagnant, predictable playlists. Of course, it would have been nice to hear this particular Scottish band on my local classic rock radio station of choice a quarter century ago - and, truthfully, I can't entirely rule out the possibility that this unsung band might have been spun on occasion there. Nevertheless, I have to admit I don't remember hearing the band (or this song) then, or even in the years immediately following, when similarly styled bands like U2 and The Alarm became highly familiar to my cassette players.
Even so, such a confession does not stop me in the least from celebrating the excellent track "Painted Moon" right this very moment. Unlike '80s-era U2, The Silencers demonstrate more of a concerted devotion to injecting a strong groove into their music than an insistence on political posturing and abject seriousness. Therefore, the simple but commanding rhythm of this track - combined with the alluring, breathy vocals of frontman Jimmie O'Neill - casts an intoxicating spell over the listener that is not reliant on excessive didacticism or preachiness. As such, a song like this featuring a compelling central guitar riff plants itself into the listening consciousness as an easygoing, friendly and utterly respectable earworm. The Silencers never need to beat their listeners over the head with meaning or context. Instead, the band unleashes a relentless, haunting mid-tempo attack that dances on through, never overstaying its welcome. Unfortunately, that casual brilliance may be part of the reason we don't hear about this band all the time (or ever, for that matter). But that makes for a lovely find any day of the week, that much is certain.
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AUNSKT, ADAH L., 90, of Dewart. Funeral at 11 a.m. today in Delaware Run Cemetery. Brooks Funeral Home, Watsontown.
BICKHART, DONALD P., 68, of Danville. Visitation from 10 to noon today at Trinity United Methodist 306 Lombard Ave., Danville, followed by Celebration of Life at noon. Entombment in The Columbarium in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Danville. Visneski Funeral Home Inc., Danville.
FOYE, MARLIN D. "MIKE," 81, of Riverside. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Brady Funeral Home, 320 Church St., Danville, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
HEATH, CATHERINE E., 90, of Danville. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, followed by funeral at 2. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
MERCHANT, MARIE L., of Beverly W.Va. Visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Wesleyan Church, 363 Stamm Rd., Milton, followed by memorial service at 1.
MUMPER, DORIS, 81, of Carlisle. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Daybreak Church, 321 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, followed by memorial service at 2. Ronan Funeral Home, Carlisle.
NAGLE, ROSEMARY S., 87, of Marlton, N.J., formerly of Lewisburg, Pa. Visitation from 7 to 9 Thursday at John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Market and Eighth streets, Lewisburg, followed by Rosary at 8:30, and visitation from 9:15 to 10:15 Friday. Mass of Christian burial celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Lewisburg. Burial in St. Edward's Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa.
NICKEY, LOUIE F., 97, of Milton. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 47 Walnut St., Milton, followed by funeral at 2. Burial with military honors in Milton Cemetery. Shaw Funeral Home, Milton.
SABOL, FRANK R., 70, of Danville. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Visneski Funeral Home Inc., 10 W. Mahoning St., Danville, followed by memorial service at 1. Private burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Danville.
SADE, BETTYANN LYONS, 84, of Easton, Mass., formerly of Lewisburg. Memorial service at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Bucknell Hall, Bucknell University, Loomis Street. Henninger Funeral Home Inc., Reading.
SNYDER, TIMOTHY F., 66, of Middleburg. Service of Thanksgiving at noon Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 100 Main St., Middleburg. Hummel Funeral Home, Middleburg.
YOUNG, GERALD R., 79, of Northumberland. Graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington. Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, Northumberland.
ZURICK, MARY C., 58, of Coal Township. Visitation from 9 to 9:50 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Church, 331 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton, followed by Mass of Christian burial celebrated at 10. Burial in parish cemetery. James Kelley Funeral Home, Coal Township.


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