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By BRAD KELLAR
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There will be an election in May to fill one seat on the Greenville City Council, while a new face will be taking over another Council spot.
There won't be an election for the Greenville Independent School District board this spring, as incumbents will be returning to all three seats which were to be decided.
Filing ended Friday for the May 11 elections.
Places 1 and 2 on the City Council were to be on the ballot. Dan Perkins currently serves in Place 1 and Dr. Joe Perks serves in Place 2. Perks chose not to seek re-election to the Council.
Perkins and Tyson Cox filed for the Place 1 seat and James Evans was the only candidate to have filed for the Place 2 post.
Perkins and Tyson will be on the May 11 ballot, which will also include a Charter amendment election with 30 propositions and two bond packages; one calling for the reconstruction of nine local streets and the other for the construction of a new YMCA/event center project.
As he is unopposed, Evans will win the Place 2 seat by acclimation.
Places 1 and 6 and an unexpired term in Place 4 were to be decided in the Greenville ISD board election.
Current board president Anne Haynes serves in Place 1, while Slack Brown serves in Place 2. Both filed seeking re-election and both were unopposed.
Trudy Wineinger is filling an unexpired term in the Place 4 seat, which was also on the May 11 ballot. Wineinger filed seeking election to the post and was also unopposed.
April 11 is the last day to register to vote for the election, with early voting scheduled between April 29 and May 7.


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Chris Canty teamed up with Food Bank For New York City to encourage healthy eating and exercise habits in Bronx teens. The Baltimore Ravens defensive end – and Bronx native – was in Mullaly Park with Food Bank's Change One Thing truck, which is traveling throughout the city this summer to bring neighborhoods healthy snacks and advice for leading a healthier lifestyle.
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Gainesville- Will Muschamp came away from Saturday's scrimmage with turnovers on his mind: too many for the offense, and moving in the right direction for the defense.
Muschamp is looking for ball security on offense, and although he says both starting quarterback candidates, Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel, "managed the team well," Muschamp says the three interceptions between the two were too many.
Meanwhile, creating turnovers has been a point of emphasis for Muschamp with the defense, and he says the picks were a positive sign for that side of the ball.
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There has been little change in East Haven's local labor situation over the last four weeks — with the town's latest unemployment rate unchanged from September.
According to the latest figures released by the Connecticut Department of Labor, East Haven's unemployment for October was 9.3 percent.
In September, the town's unemployment rate was also 9.3.
Additionally, the department's figures also showed the labor force in East Haven grew slightly over the same period: from 16,539 in September to 16,593 in October.
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In Connecticut, the pool of jobless people last month rose to 9.0 percent overall. Nationally, the United State's unemployment rate is 7.9 percent.
Locally, Branford's unemployment rate currently sits at 7.7 percent, North Branford at 6.9 percent and North Haven's is at 7.5 percent. The New Haven County unemployment average for September was 9.0 percent.
A PDF of the state's October unemployment report for all towns and cities is attached to this article.
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East Haven's unemployment rate reached its three-year low in April, rose to 8.7 percent in May, was 8.4 percent in March, 8.6 percent in February and 8.7 percent in January. And the town's rate was 8.4 percent in December.
In 2011 East Haven's annual average unemployment rate was 9.7 percent. In 2010 it was 10.2 percent.
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Councilor Don Koenigs led the charge as he questioned how the city budget was being prepared and offered some proposals of his own.
Koenigs suggested that the city manager should establish his budget at only 90% of expected revenues, rather than provide a balanced budget, with expenditures no greater than revenues.
"We should maybe operate at 90% of our revenue. We have pretty good reserves now, but they're not what they should be," Koenigs noted.
City Manager Steve Giesbrecht responded that this is his first year to prepare the city's budget and he told Koenigs it might be better to start off with a balanced budget this year, and perhaps next year, he would have sufficient background to prepare a budget within the proposed 90% guideline.
In round numbers, a 10% reserve balance on the city's $9 million general fund budget would amount to $900,000.
The city's finance officer, Jody Tow reminded the council that in past years the city's general fund had written off significant loans that were made to the Sanitation, Water and Senior Housing and Assisted Living facilities that dropped the city's reserves from $6 million down to $3.4-3.5. The loans were not paid back to the city's general fund, Tow noted.
Giesbrecht added that the city's utility funds are now in decent shape and don't require subsidies.
In stating his philosophy for the budget Giesbrecht told the council he would rather budget revenue low and expenses high and be pleasantly surprised at the end of the fiscal year.
The manager said he expects property tax assessments to remain flat along with sales taxes and said the city will gradually have to cut expenses to stay even with inflation.
When Koenigs asked if changing the city's budget process from a fiscal year to a calendar year basis to allow the council to know what state and federal funds were available to the city, he met resistance.
Jody Tow said she would not favor a move to calendar year budgeting and said she could provide the council with a list of reasons to not change the budget process. The council agreed to let the city manager provide information to the council to debate at their next regular meeting.
Manager Giesbrecht told the council that department heads are already working on their budgets for the 2012-13 fiscal year and said he is at a critical point in the budget process and said he would not be able to give the council all of their requested information right now.
Giesbrecht reminded the council that capital expenditures are balanced out with operational and maintenance costs. "Unimak Street needs to be rebuilt. It's not a want, but a need," he said. To put off capital projects could cost the city dearly in operation and maintenance costs when the city is forced to repair leaky or broken water or sewer pipes in the middle of the night.
During the meeting Councilor Koenigs said it would be helpful for city departments to break-out detailed costs of wages, benefits and equipment operating costs. This would allow the city to evaluate the possibility of privatizing some city projects that could be done more cost effectively by the private sector.
The city council cannot take action on matters discussed in a work session, but they can bring the topics up for debate at regular council meeting times.
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The Henryville High School Hornets' Nest yearbook won three awards in the 2012 Indiana High School Press Association statewide Harvey Awards competition. Awards were announced at the IHSPA annual fall convention, last Friday at Franklin College, according to a press release from Jolie Lindley, Hornets' Nest adviser.
Competing in Division 1 for small schools, 2012 Hornets' Nest editor Caitlin Soard won second place for chronological/nontraditional theme development for the 2012 yearbook "This Is How We See It." Soard is currently a freshman journalism major at Franklin College. Rachel Hamm, a 2012 graduate, won third place for best feature photo, and current juniors Morgan Perry and Cody Phillips, along with 2012 graduate Cady Munk, won first place for best feature writing and reporting for their story about bus drivers transporting students home during the March 2 tornadoes.
This was the first year for Henryville students to enter the Harvey Awards, which annually honor the best in scholastic journalism from throughout the state in three divisions based on school size. Other schools to win yearbook awards in Division 1 included Paoli High School, NorthWood High School, Scottsburg High School, Turkey Run High School, Lincoln High School, Bishop Chatard High School and Tippecanoe Valley High School. Area schools Floyd Central High School, New Albany High School and Jeffersonville High School also won awards in Divisions 2 and 3, according to the release.
Additionally, the 2011 Hornets' Nest — "You" — was recognized at the IHSPA convention as a finalist for the 2011-2012 Hoosier Star award, which was won by Bishop Chatard High School. In the convention exhibit area, HHS's book was included in a prominent display of all the statewide Hoosier Star finalists. The 2012 Hornets' Nest has been submitted for Hoosier Star consideration, with award designation to be announced after it is judged later this fall.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/NewsChannel 5) - The bassist for the rock band 3 Doors Down remains jailed after being accused of driving under the influence and causing a fatal crash that killed a motorist in Nashville over the weekend.
Bassist Robert Todd Harrell, of Mt. Juliet, is currently being held in the Metro Nashville Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He has a court appearance scheduled Thursday, but court records do not indicate that he has retained a lawyer. He is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication.
Police said the 41-year-old musician was speeding on an interstate on Interstate 40 westbound near the Hermitage/Old Hickory Boulevard exit Friday night when his Cadillac CTS clipped a pickup truck. The truck lost control, smashed into a guardrail and went down an embankment. The pickup driver, identified as 47-year-old Paul Shoulders, was ejected, and then taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said he was not wearing a seatbelt.
Harrell's Cadillac struck a retaining wall and stopped about a quarter mile away. Police said Harrell showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests. He acknowledged drinking hard cider and taking prescription Lortab and Xanax.
During booking at the jail, Davidson County Sheriff's deputies discovered a plastic bag in Harrell's sock that contained more Xanax pills along with Oxycodone and Oxymorphone pills.
The band acknowledged the crash on its website. A posting said, "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Paul Howard Shoulders, Jr. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this difficult time."
Last year, Harrell was arrested for DUI after allegedly crashing into another vehicle in Mississippi.
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DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE GRINDING OF THE GREENS, sponsored by Keep the Midlands Beautiful and Asplundh. Christmas trees will be turned into mulch available while it lasts beginning at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10 at the State Farmers Market and Seven Oaks Park. You can drop off your tree Thursday through Jan. 9 at the following locations — guidelines and times at (803) 733-1139 or www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org
■ Caughman Road Park, 2800 Trotter Road
■ City of Columbia Compost Facility, 121 Humane Lane
■ Clemson Institute for Economic & Community Development, 900 Clemson Road
■ Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin
■ Friarsgate Park,1712 Chadford Road, Irmo
■ Forest Lake Park, 6820 Wedgefield Road
■ Fort Jackson Recycling Center, Building #5671 on Lee Road, Fort Jackson
■ Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia Airport, 110 McSwain Drive, West Columbia
■ Hollow Creek Tree Farm, 228 Windmill Road, Gilbert
■ Lexington County C&D Landfill, 498 Landfill Lane, Lexington
■ Lexington County Sandhills Collection Center, 3241 Charleston Hwy., Cayce
■ Lexington County Southeast Collection Center, 538 Martin Neese Road, Swansea
■ Polo Road Park, 730 Polo Road
■ Richland County C&D Landfill, 1070 Caughman Road North
■ Richland County Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road
■ Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5508 Sunset Blvd., Lexington
■ Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane
■ State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia
■ St. Andrews Park, 920 Beatty Road, Columbia
HERE'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION, on Friday the Chick-fil-A in Five Points will donate a percentage of the proceeds from all of its catering events to the Richland 1 Parents and Students Succeed initiative. PASS serves more than 1,000 homeless students and their families and the donated funds will help provide additional services, such as temporary housing. Customers should mention they are supporting Richland 1 when placing orders. (803) 255-0232
STOCKTON FAMILY AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY is holding an End of the Year drop-in 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at 5219 Two Notch Road. Meet the staff, enjoy some refreshments and bring canned goods and non-perishable items for Transitions Homeless Recovery Center. (803) 735-9446
ST. PAWS THRIFT STORE, 304 12th St., West Columbia, lends a hand to area animal rescue organizations through its Protecting Animal Welfare (PAW) awards. St. Paws was formed to serve as a portal for the sale of tax-deductible merchandise donations, providing a steady source of funding for the numerous animal rescue and welfare organizations in the Midlands. Those interested in applying for a PAW award, volunteering or donating, should call (803) 936-0077. To qualify, all PAW award applicants must be registered 501c3 nonprofit organizations in good standing.
NEED HELP PAYING your Medicare prescription drug cost? The Extra Help program helps individuals pay their Medicare prescription drug plan costs such as premiums, deductibles and copayments. The Medicare Savings program can help with Medicare costs such as premiums, deductibles, copayments and the monthly Part B premium. To see if you qualify for these programs, contact the I-CARE (Insurance Counseling Assistance and Referral for Elders) program of the Central Midlands Area Agency on Aging/Aging and Disability Resource Center at (803) 376-5390, ext. 309 or 312. The Central Midlands region covers Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties. The I-CARE program is a volunteer insurance counseling and assistance program for persons on Medicare. There is no charge for these services and absolutely no selling of insurance involved.
SCLAWANSWERS.ORG is an interactive resource available to the public for around-the-clock access to legal help. The website allows individuals who meet the qualifications to post legal questions and have them answered by a volunteer attorney. It is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing both the attorney and client to use the resource at their convenience. The site is designed only for civil questions (family law issues, landlord/tenant law, consumer law, probate, juvenile law, immigration, bankruptcy and health care); clients who have criminal questions are referred to a local public defender. The website can be accessed by going to www.sclawanswers.org. For those who require assistance not offered through the site, helpful links can also be found there.
PETSENSE AND COLUMBIA ANIMAL SERVICES are teaming up to increase the amount of pet adoptions. The nationwide pet store, at 7402 Garners Ferry Road, will house up to six cats at the store and facilitate more adoptions through the store. The partnership and program will help Columbia Animal Services become a no-kill shelter within the next five years. for more information, call Marli Drum, animal services superintendent at (803) 545-7387 or go to www.columbiasc.net.
BE A REALLY GOOD NEIGHBOR by donating whole blood or platelets. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. The American Red Cross encourages people who are in good health to donate so hospital patients have the blood or platelets they need to make a recovery. The Red Cross Columbia donation center is at 2751 Bull St. (800) 733-2767; http://www.redcrossblood.org/sc
RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INTERNATIONAL, a Columbia non-profit is accepting donations to help rebuild homes of 40 blind children and their families in the Philippines following typhoon Haiyan. Prior to the storm, RBI was serving 90 families or communities in the central Philippines, working with the visually impaired of all ages in the areas of blindness prevention, education, rehabilitation, counseling, vocational training, Braille production and advocacy. One of the group's key programs is training public school teachers how to teach and accommodate visually impaired children in a mainstream classroom. Donations to RBI will also go towards labor and materials to rebuild school resource centers. (803) 790-9264; www.blindusa.org
KEEPIN' IT REAL, a ministry for the homeless, has released its wish list for the winter. Financial assistance is used to pay rent and utilities for the transitional homes and storage units, upkeep and gas for the van and for emergency needs (prescriptions, transportation, etc.); warm clothing and blankets (coats, blankets, hooded sweatshirts, gloves, knitted caps, warm socks and footwear); there is a critical need for men's clothing and new socks and underwear. Donations of women's and children's clothing are also accepted and distributed. Out of season clothing is stored until needed. Meals, local churches or groups are sometimes needed to provide food and fellowship following Sunday afternoon worship; canned goods and non-perishable foods for seniors; volunteers and donations of prepared food are also needed for the Christmas Night Dinner, 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Transit Station, Sumter and Laurel streets. (803) 406-0724
HONOR THE DREAM FOOD DRIVE: The City of Columbia and the Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation have teamed up for an annual food drive to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank and to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of community service and helping others. Collection boxes for non-perishable food items will be set up through Jan. 3 at the following locations: City Hall, 1737 Main St.; Charles H. Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Walker Solomon Way; City Water Customer Service, Washington Square, 1339 Main St.; City Human Resources Office, 1225 Lady St.; James E. Clyburn Golf Center, 2091 Slighs Ave.; Columbia Tennis Center, 1635 Whaley St.; and city parks and recreation sites (visit www.columbiasc.gov/parks-recreation/facilities for names and addresses). (803) 545-3100
THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT is accepting donations of used cellphones and telephone accessories to benefit Cell Phones for Soldiers. The nonprofit group sells used cell phones and accessories to a recycling company and uses the proceeds to buy prepaid telephone calling cards that are issued to members of the armed forces serving outside the United States. Personal information and personal photographs should be deleted. Drop-off points include the Lexington County Law Enforcement Complex, 521 Gibson Road, Lexington; North Region Service Center, 111 Lincreek Drive, Columbia; South Region Service Center, 102 Airport Road, Pelion; West Region Patrol District Headquarters, 4079-B Augusta Highway, Gilbert; and Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin. Sgt. David Amick is coordinating the effort, if you have questions, call him at (803) 223-3778
HOLIDAY HELPINGS AND HOPE PROGRAM, an initiative of Palmetto Health Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is seeking individuals and community groups interested in lending a hand to families of children with cancer or a blood disorder. Children's Hospital provides wish lists (submitted by patient families who are struggling financially). Volunteers will be assigned a family and are asked to buy and deliver Christmas items for the family. To volunteer to adopt a family, contact Stacy Dunleavy at (803) 434-3522 or email email@example.com
HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK is seeking donations for the holiday season. A monetary gift will help gather loads of food from across the country. The food is often donated and free, but the transportation is not. In addition, backpack sponsors are needed for children. A $30 gift will provide 29 meals on the weekends. Harvest Hope dedicates 98 cents out of every dollar donated to its mission of feeding struggling families, children, seniors and neighbors. www.harvesthope.com
REACH OUT AND READ, an early literacy program providing books for children age 5 and younger during well-child visits at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, needs new book donations and contributions. Call Callee Boulware, (803) 434-2523.
THE SALVATION ARMY needs volunteers to help distribute gifts from its Angel Tree program. Sign in at the Ruff Building (near the rocket at the State Fairgrounds) and lend a hand from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. (803) 309-6435
DAYBREAK CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER is seeking female volunteers in several areas. The center needs volunteer counselors, hotline volunteers, teen volunteers, parenting/childbirth volunteer teachers, post-abortion class leaders, baby boutique volunteers, receptionists and office assistants. The center also needs male mentors and mailing clerical volunteers. Adults only, training will be provided. Daybreak has offices in downtown Columbia and Lexington and needs assistance at both sites. (803) 771-6634
THE COOPERATIVE MINISTRY, in partnership with the United Way of the Midlands, is looking for volunteers for its income tax assistance program. Trained volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualifying families with a household income less than $50,000. Volunteer tax preparers will receive free instruction and training to become certified IRS tax preparers. Volunteers are also needed to welcome clients and assist the VITA site coordinator with administrative tasks; no experience is necessary. The Cooperative Ministry provides tax assistance sites throughout the Midlands in Richland, Lexington, Fairfield and Newberry counties. (803) 799-3853, ext. 115
RIVERBANKS ZOO & GARDEN is seeking volunteers to act as docents. You'll get to interact with guests, give presentations, handle program animals and participate in special events. Training begins Jan. 16. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.riverbanks.org
RICHLAND 1 needs Lunch Buddies for its elementary schools. Individuals or organizations can make a difference by giving one hour every two weeks to eat lunch with a child, creating a mutual bond of respect, love and friendship. If you'd like to be a Lunch Buddy, call Kathy Watkins at (803) 231-7511 or email email@example.com
HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK needs volunteers for groups and for counselors in its Emergency Food Pantries. Go to www.harvesthope.org
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT is looking for folks to supplement the standard school curriculum with real world relevance and experience. JA's school programs are made available at no charge to all teachers and schools. JA VolunTeachers may determine their own schedules (training and all materials will be provided). Volunteers may choose to work with elementary school students, kindergarten through fifth grade, 30 minutes a week for five weeks. Middle-schoolers in grades 6-8 will meet 45 minutes a week for six to eight weeks; programs for students in grades nine-12 require a commitment of an hour a week for seven to 12 weeks. Choose your school and class by calling (803) 252-1974, ext. 204 or email email@example.com
THE LOURIE CENTER needs volunteer drivers for its 5 Points Wheels program, a transportation service for seniors and handicapped in the downtown area. The program operates from a 15-passenger shuttle bus, taking seniors to doctors appointments, personal errands such as banking and salons and food shopping. There is an immediate need for a driver for a weekly 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday shift. Substitute drivers for Mondays-Thursdays are also needed. Requirements: standard driver's license, ability to drive a large vehicle, knowledge of downtown Columbia, ability to work with the public and seniors, some physical aptitude and mobility. Call Stephanie Benjamin, (803) 779-1971, ext. 12 or email email@example.com.
CARIS HEALTHCARE is seeking hospice volunteers. For more information, call Michelle Robinson, volunteer coordinator, at (803) 794-4141 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA – MOUNTAINS TO MIDLANDS is looking for adult volunteers to provide leadership opportunities to local Girl Scouts in Richland and Lexington counties. No experience is necessary, training is free. (803) 461-3737, (803) 461-3736; http://www.gssc-mm.org
SUNSET FELINES is in urgent need of reliable folks to spare an hour a week (mornings or late afternoons, weekdays and weekends) to assist with the feeding of several cat colonies in Lexington County. Ideal for retirees or those with flexible schedules. Also need foster homes, both short- and long-term; plus they have plenty of adoptable cats. (803) 794-5686 or email email@example.com
FIDO DOG RESCUE is looking for volunteer foster families to care for rescued dogs until they find permanent homes. (803) 796-2390
THE IRMO CHAPIN RECREATION COMMISSION is seeking volunteers age 18 and older to become nature interpreters at Saluda Shoals Park. Nature interpreters interact with and educate park guests in the Wetlands Preserve. Volunteers meet at 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays for training. No experience necessary; retirees welcome. Jeanette Wells, (803) 213-2051


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---- — EDWIN RUSSEL DENSMORE, age 74, of Free Soil and formerly of Manistee, died Monday Nov. 19, 2012 at his home. Cremation has taken place and final interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Manistee at 2: p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
THEODORE JOHN KOBA, age 75, of Manistee, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at West Shore Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
DAVID GEORGE MASENGARB, age 66 of Manistee went to be with his Lord Nov. 16, 2012. Visitation will be at Trinity Lutheran Church Manistee on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. followed by a memorial service and celebration of life at 11 a.m. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Johnson Funeral Home of Manistee.
OPAL STACHNIK, 78, of Maple City passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to the service. A complete obituary will appear in Wednesday's edition of the Record-Eagle.
The family is being served by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
RUTH TIMMERMANN, 87, of Traverse City, died Monday, Nov. 19 at Munson Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Reynolds-Jonkoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.


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Northey said he met Heartsill in 2006 and has gotten to know the family for the past several years. He said he was there to support Heartsill because it is important to have people in the Legislature who know how to balance budgets and live within their means. Northey added that Heartsill knows agriculture, which remains a significant aspect of Iowa's economy.
"We need good ag voices," Northey said.
Northey planned to discuss the importance of agriculture, and how it will be important for the next Legislature to be aware of the level of success farmers had this year. This year's yield is expected to be at about 80 percent of average, but it varies according to the field and the location, Northey said. Livestock farmers will also suffer if grain prices go too high.
For these reasons, Northey believes the Legislature should pay more attention to what is spent and how they treat farmers. He knows Heartsill will do that.
"We have to be really careful and it's really easy for state government to overregulate," Northey said.
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The American Veterinary Medical Association has played a role in veterinary education, animal welfare, animal health policy, association building, and other issues on an international level for many decades. But it was not until the establishment of the AVMA Committee on International Veterinary Affairs (CIVA) in 2007 that a strong, centralized infrastructure was created to help the Association take on a proactive role in international veterinary medicine.
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International EngagementIn recent years the AVMA has turned to the global stage to advance its strategic goals, particularly in the areas of animal welfare and veterinary education, and has worked hard to ensure that the U.S. veterinary profession's voice is heard in international settings. Much of this work has involved collaboration and engagement with other veterinary and scientific organizations working on an international level. These efforts have included:
Many of these activities are overseen by the AVMA's Committee on International Veterinary Affairs, which reports directly to the AVMA Executive Board. AVMA members interested in international veterinary affairs might consider serving on the Committee on International Veterinary Affairs.
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President Barack Obama hopes to raise taxes on Americans making $250,000, or approximately the upper 2 percent of incomes across the country.
There are no hard and fast numbers for the Fairfax Station area on how many people make more than $250,000, but the latest IRS data available shows that nearly 2,500 households in Fairfax Station's 22039 ZIP code filed tax returns showing adjusted gross incomes of more than $200,000, the highest level income category reported by the IRS.
Obama's plan could raise $1.6 trillion in revenue over 10 years, partly by letting decade-old tax cuts on the country's highest earners expire at the end of the year, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The president would continue Bush-era tax cuts for all except those earning more than $200,000 and couples making more than $250,000. The highest rates on upper incomes would rise from 33 percent and 35 percent to 36 percent and 39.6 percent.
"The issue right now that's relevant is the acknowledgment that, if we're going to raise revenues that are sufficient to balance with the very tough cuts that we've already made and the further reforms in entitlements that I'm prepared to make, that we're going to have to see the rates on the top 2 percent go up. And we're not going to be able to get a deal without it," the president said last week in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
Republicans so far have publicly rejected increases in tax rates, but have agreed that increased revenue from tax reform such as limiting some deductions and loopholes should be part of a comprehensive deficit reduction package, CNN reported Friday.
IRS tax data by ZIP code for the year 2008, the most recent available, breaks down the income tax returns from those areas by levels of adjusted gross income.
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The number of returns at that level in Fairfax Station ZIP codes are:
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Over the next six weeks, Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District officials are hoping to send a single message to the nearly 6 million drivers annually who pay their bridge toll with cash: your money's no good here.
That is, the district is shifting to all-electronic tolling at the end of March and is ramping up its outreach to motorists who cross through the southbound toll plaza each year and pay the $6 toll in cash, making up 30 percent of the 20 million total tolls paid each year, according to Mary Currie, spokesperson for the district.
"What we really want is for our local cash-paying customers to know that a big change is coming in about six weeks," Currie said. "We are a cashless organization."
Cash-paying drivers have four options from which to choose, each of which is spelled out on the district's toll website:
- FasTrak: While 86 percent of morning Golden Gate Bridge commuters use the popular payment system, the district is encouraging all drivers to do the same, particularly because FasTrak users save $1 on each toll.
- License Plate Account: For those who prefer not to have a FastTrak, either because of the required pre-payment, the GPS-enabled sensor it requires or any other reasons, a credit card-based account can be set up using a car's license plate, which will be scanned each time it passes through the toll plaza. Currie said 158 license plate accounts had been created as of two weeks ago. Accounts be opened, funded and maintained with a credit card, cash, check or money order. When the account is opened with a credit card, a "pay-as-you go" toll is charged to the credit card only when you cross the bridge.
- One-time payment: Drivers who don't want to have an account for tolls, as well as those who use rental cars, can pay in advance for their bridge use. Payments can be made by phone using a credit card or in person with cash at cash payment locations or in person using cash, check, money order or credit card at the Bay Area FasTrak Service Center in San Francisco.
- Invoice: If none of the above options are used, the registered owner of the vehicle will receive a bill in the mail for the unpaid toll.
In addition, the district will have 150 FasTrak-powered customer service centers scattered throughout the Bay Area, mostly at gas stations, where drivers can pay their invoices and make one-time payments toward future tolls, Currie said.
Currie acknowledged that while district officials hope to get the vast majority of the cash-paying customers to transition to electronic payments by the end of March, there are some groups that might be tougher to lure.
Rental car drivers, particularly those from out of town or the country, aren't likely to set up either FasTrak or license plate accounts, Currie said. Those drivers will have two options: they can make one-time payments in advance of their bridge crossings, or they can sign up through the rental car company for a third party service, such as PlatePass, which charges a $2.95 per day fee to use its own payment system.
Another group that might be tough for the district to garner tolls from are drivers of just-purchased cars that don't have FasTrak transponders or license plates yet.
"They won't get fined unless they get pulled over," Currie said. "It's you telling the system the truth – it's not a perfect system in that case."
The all-electronic system will save the district $16.8 million over eight years, district officials said, and Currie said cost savings, particularly on salaries and benefits, are the biggest driver of the switch. The move will lead to 14 toll workers losing their jobs at the end of March, she said. Of the 28 full-time toll collectors employed by the district when the electronic switch was decided upon, 14 have either retired or tranferred to jobs elsewhere in the district.
"There was a day when toll collection was a very prestigious job," Currie said. "They were the face of our organization – so we are losing that."
The iconic span will be the first toll bridge in the state to switch from manual to electronic toll collections, Currie said.


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- TW = time-bandwidth product = 64
- p = oversampling factor = 3
- M = interpulse period = 300
- n = noise factor = .2 (correspond to SNR of -10dB for received signal)
- sampfreq = sampling frequency = (20*(10 ^6)) Hz
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),5);
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),30);
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Simulate a Time Delay of 45(TD = 45)
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),45);
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),65);
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),100);
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[noisytestecho,noisyshifttestecho,rsigmatchlocs,timedelay,range,h]=burst4(4,64,3,300,.2,(20*(10 ^6)),200);
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The % error increased in a direct proportional to however larger we made the new TD value. Thus, if a shift of TD=900 was applied, the % error was 9 times greater than in test case 5 ( TD = 100), it was in fact about 55.89%.
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More than 20 local working artists participated in the annual event hosted by Mack's Apples. The artists had work for sale and also shared techniques about their mediums in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel and pen and ink.
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Bitchu Matsuyama Castle 備中松山城
|Mizunoya Sakyonosuke Katsumune
|Alternate Name
|Takahashi Castle
|2 levels, 2 stories
|Admin's Rating
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|Historical Site
|National Historic Site
|Historical Value
|Top 100 Castles, Important Cultural Properties
|Historical Artifacts
Important Cultural Properties:
tenshu, Nijuu Yagura, San no Hirayagura East Wall
|Takahashi, Okayama Pref.
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|Bitchu Takahashi Station (Hakubi Line); 1260 taxi
|Takahashi City Tourism Organization
|November 20, 2010
|Bitchu Matsuyama is a fairly small castle with only a few buildings, but the great stone walls and views make this 5 Stars. I took the taxi to the parking lot near the castle but walked back down. The mountain is fairly steep so I would recommend walking back rather than up. There are some ruins farther in the mountain but due to heavy rains in 2010, some of the stone walls and paths from just behind the main keep have been badly damaged and you cannot go all the back to the farther ruins.
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is well know as being the highest altitude castle in Japan at 480 meters. This was viewed as a strategic location was also viewed as valuable territory for a castle. Akiba Shigenobu built the first castle on a nearby mountain in 1240. In 1331 Takahashi Muneyasu built the first Matsuyama Castle on this site. The main keep and yagura you see today were built by Mizunoya in 1683. This was one of very few 2 level main keep, but being on top of the mountain, there was little need to build a high vantage point. After the Mizunoya there were several different lords until Itakura Katsuyoshi in 1744. His descendents continued to rule until the Meiji restoration.
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April 12, 2014 at 06:58 PM
Visited 03 April 2013. Small, and not the easiest place to reach on foot, but for all that still one of my favourite castles in Japan. The fortifications are simply impressive; makes one wonder how anyone could have possibly taken the castle by force if this were ever attempted. Nice attractions in the old castle town as well. pretty much a complete package and a good day tour option from Okayama (especially for JR Pass users). http://withinstrikingdistance.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/field-report-takahashi-03-april-2013/
June 12, 2013 at 07:56 PM
Wow! This is beautiful, I hope I'd be able to go here someday...
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April 11, 2012 at 07:16 PM
I went today to this castle. Really a nice castle to go, even with bad weather, like i had. The castIe was surrounded by a cloud and from time to time i had to wait that the wind blowed a little bit to take a photo. I took a taxi up to the castle(1250yen). I didn't go to the ruins behind the castle, because the paths were too muddy and slippery. When i wanted to walk back, it was really heavily downpouring. I was actually fortune. A visitor(i saw 4 on the site) asked me where i was heading. He took me to the bukeyashiki, where i started a walk at the Old Orii residence to end at the Shorinji. The Orii home has very nice buildings with the one in the backyard having some arms and armors on display. This little town is a 'must go'.
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February 13, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Really cool. Definitely worth the hike
October 24, 2011 at 06:40 PM
We went today to visit this castle and really enjoyed the whole experience. A small castle compared with others like Osaka Castle, but worth the climb up the mountainside. I recommend others take the time to visit this castle.
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September 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM
This site is not as convenient as most of the other original castle sites, but it's worth a visit because of that. It was not at all crowded either time I visited. In fact, there were few other people. From that point of view, I would rather go to sites like this than the more popular ones that get the crowds.
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April 02, 2011 at 02:57 PM
I went to this castle in the afternoon after going to Kinojo Castle earlier in the day. You can get in both Kinojo and Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle in one day, but you will have to either have a folding bike or use the taxi. Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle is a very nice castle to visit. It's remote location and a lack of visitor means that you can really enjoy this little original castle in peace and quiet. When I went in March, part of the back section was still closed and so was the trail up to the Ohmatsu Castle Ruin (大松城跡) a further 500m or so up the trail.
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February 22, 2011 at 06:13 AM
Yamashiro literally means "mountain fortress" and as such applies to a specific early type of Japanese castle. However, the Imperial Japanese Navy named battleships after prefectures, some of which had obsolete, poetic names (as with Yamato). Yamashiro was one such name, not in use today.
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November 07, 2010 at 05:18 PM
This is the castle I simply fell in love with at first site. Great placement, good job done on the reconstruction department, and not so crowded with visitors, which makes a plus when you go there on some hot August day like me. Maybe, not so grand-looking like some of the bigger castles, but thanks to the height of the mountain, it gives a feeling of transferring to the old times and some kind of isolation from the outer world. Which is a good thing for an modern urban dweller, I think. Also, on my way back I took the footpath that meanders through the mountain forest instead of a taxi ride, and I think it adds immensly to the whole experience. So if you have time, I would recommend to take it as a must-do :) You'll be literally one with nature, just watch your steps!
June 14, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I have been in many european castles, and I can tell you that they are on a whole, not even CLOSE to as interesting as the Japanese kind! the Japanese might have been more primitive during that era, but they certainly made cooler looking buildings. PS: the Japanese named a WWII battleship Yamashiro, if that's what you were wondering about, Yasmina.
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May 25, 2010 at 07:01 AM
John, what are you talking about? Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is one of Japan's few original castles! I'm not a big fan of voting for the best castles. I enjoy seeing the nominees, but none of the interesting ones ever get enough votes. There's just too much of a European bias (many people don't even know that there are castles outside of Europe). Bitchu Matsuyama Castle has the charm that the large, flashy castles lack, because they are so touristy. The surrounding area of this castle is beautiful, as well. For those who just want to see BIG castles, then Japanese castles are not worth it as a whole, especially if they want authentic castles. Even Himeji Castle's interior is non-impressive compared to the decorated European castles, but making these comparisons bars one from really appreciating Japanese castles and perhaps even Japan itself. I think Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is worth the visit for any traveller to Japan who is able to fit it into their schedule. It's unique and charming; gaudiness, flamboyancy, and massive monuments are really not attune to Japanese aesthetics anyway.
May 23, 2010 at 09:53 PM
Yamashiro?!! NOW I Know what they named that ship after! But changing the subject, one can't help but wonder why they can't reconstruct the castles out of the same type of materials they were originally made out of
October 03, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Hmmm...one of the world's best castles. That's putting this castle onto the premier league stage comparing it to some outstanding castles around the world like the Alcazar in Segovia, Tower of London, Alcazaba / Alhambra in Granada, Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria etc. I don't think Bitchu-Masayama is in the same class in terms of size, fortifications, and photogenicity as the castles above. Don't get me wrong. It is not a bad castle, I highly recommend that people visit this castle if you are in the Okayama area. Within Japan, I would say that this is one of the must-visit castles because it is a great original yamashiro castle, and only one of the twelve original castles left in Japan. However, when compared to some of the grander castles in Japan and worldwide, I don't think it is quite in the same league. My two yens' worth.
September 26, 2009 at 05:22 PM
Truly one of the world's best castles! Support it by voting it as the world's best: http://www.vote7.com/node/6374
August 07, 2008 at 04:40 PM
This castle rocks. I was there around noon on a weekday in August, and I had the whole castle to myself for about 20 minutes before another two more visitors turned up. I went there from the Kansai area using the Japan Rail Seishun 18 (special discounted tickets on sale during the school holidays in early spring and summer) Bitchu-Takahashi Station on the JR Hakubi Line is about 52 minutes from Okayama Station via Kurashiki. I took a taxi from the station to the parking lot. It cost 1,250yen. On the return trip, I walked back down the hill to the station. It took around 50 minutes from the castle to get back to the station. Just a tip, I noticed that most few visitors just go to up the main castle keep, pop inside and then leave. Don't forget to walk around the back and suss out the rest of the fortifications.
March 16, 2008 at 07:10 AM
This castle is a must, as it is the only surviving Yamashiro. It is also interesting to view the way in which the walls were built in successive levels.
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There is a great Politico article out that discusses the intertwined nature of celebrity and public office. It is a rather complex article with some insightful analysis about how celebrities engage in the political realm and politicians who embrace celebrity endorsements. One main point from the piece is about how celebrities are now taking up issue advocacy instead of running for public office. This quote sums it up:
"To their credit, the lives they lead today is very different from their predecessors in the studio system [who had] managed lives, their images protected. … Very few people were aware of how tough it is and how incredibly hard and difficult it is to go through the day-to-day ardors of a campaign. … Maybe that's why so many [politically active celebrities] come up to the water's edge and decide not [to] jump in."
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"I didn't live my life in the right way for politics, you know," he told Newsweek in 2011. "I f—-ked too many chicks and did too many drugs, and that's the truth."
While I agree with most of the points addressed in the article, I think it has a very narrow definition of "politics." The political science definition is "who gets what and how." Meaning, the entire process to move an issue forward is by definition a political action. So, anytime a celebrity advocates for an issue, they are engaging in politics. Issue advocacy by celebrities is not a new trend by any means. During World War II, celebrities put forth propaganda to support the war effort for the U.S. government. The U.N. has a vast library of celebrities endorsing numerous causes in the 1940-50s The article mentions Ronald Reagan making a career of going after communists, but he also advocated against socialized medicine too. Who can forget Jane Fonda going to North Vietnam or the many writers and celebrities who visited the USSR? Not to mention benefit concerts for HIV/AIDS, natural disaster relief, and cancer research. These issues rose to prominence because of celebrity endorsements and can actually advance issues much faster culturally than any congressmen.
I would also add the rise of celebrity politician who leave office and become political stars of their own. Sarah Palin is great example of this. She left her post as governor after half a term and receiving notoriety from being John McCain's running-mate in 2008. Her personality and charisma have brought her numerous adoring fans and a very loyal following that has translated into a SuperPac that endorses candidates, two reality shows, and, until recently, a contract with Fox News. Not to mention millions of Twitter and Facebook followers. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former House Majority Leader Dick Army have received large followings for books and political action groups. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter have moved onto issue advocacy with their respective foundations. I can go on. While in office, these politicians certainly accomplished quite a bit, but I would argue their political capital has gone up even more since they left and their power has increased because of their supporters.
Celebrity is a very strong political force because there is very little accountability to constituents and mainly requires photo-ops and monetary donations to causes. It's a unilateral form of political action, except without all the bureaucracy. It makes a lot of sense that celebrities and former politicians would embrace fame to advance causes for the common good.


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