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Three Americans In MotoGP In 2013 As Edwards Stays Put
There will be three full-time American riders in MotoGP in 2013 as Colin Edwards has agreed to stay with NGM Mobile Forward Racing in the premier class of the World Championship.
Edwards, from Houston, will continue into his second season with the team, which fields production-based Claiming Rule Teams machinery. Next year will be Edwards' 11th season in MotoGP.
Other Americans joining Edwards in MotoGP next season are Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies. Hayden re-signed for 2013 with the factory Ducati Team in July, while Spies was revealed Sept. 12 as a rider for Ducati's new junior team.
Edwards is 17th in the MotoGP standings this season, with a top finish of 12th. He and the team have struggled with various mechanical and electronics problems with their Suter-BMW motorcycle. The team will decide on its chassis-engine package for 2013 after this season.
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On the night before Thanksgiving, NBC's variety show "Rosie Live" ended the night as one of the lowest-rated programs of the evening, tying ABC's "Pushing Daisies" for third-place in the hour.
"Rosie" drew a 1.2 rating/4 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic and 5 million viewers turned out for the special, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research data.
The holiday-eve ratings make for difficult comparisons because ratings company Nielsen's households using televisions (or HUT) levels are generally fairly low during this time of year. Nearly every other show on the schedule, as expected, declined significantly week-to-week.
Compared against the rest of the night, "Rosie" tied "Daisies" as the lowest-rated original program for the evening.
But let's not dwell on numbers. Maybe the critics were kinder. Let's see what they had to say:
- TV Guide's Matt Roush: "If the TV variety format weren't already dead, the ghastly ego trip of NBC's Thanksgiving-eve turkey 'Rosie Live' would surely have killed it. Like the pie Alec Baldwin predictably pushed into Conan O'Brien's face that fell to the floor without sticking, the entire hour landed with a sickening, sad, ill-conceived thud."
- The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley: "Rosie O'Donnell's Wednesday night special on NBC, "Rosie Live," was supposed to be a tribute to the variety shows of the 1970s, but she added a Nixonian twist: Christmas songs, tap-dancing twins and an enemies list. In between skits, celebrity cameos and hokey novelty acts, the legendarily thin-skinned Ms. O'Donnell found time to take potshots at some of her favorite targets, including Donald Trump, Nancy Grace and Bill O'Reilly."
- The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara: "Rosie, Rosie, what on earth were you thinking? Were you thinking camp? Were you thinking this will be big and brassy and so-over-the-top even the dancing cupcakes will be irresistible? … 'Rosie Live' may enter the realm of unsolved mysteries, along with the fate of Amelia Earhart and the design team of the pyramids."
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Jim Keiser admitted his Danville football team was on cloud nine for a while after its win over Mount Carmel in the District 4 Class AA title game a week ago. So when did the Ironmen come back to earth?
"About five minutes into the Wyomissing film," Keiser said.
For the first time in program history Danville is heading to the state quarterfinals, and it does so against one of the best teams Keiser said he has ever seen in the unbeaten District 3 champion Spartans. Ranked second in the state in Class AA, they roll into the game after routing fellow unbeaten Bermudian Springs 44-0 in last week's District 3 final.
The two teams will meet for the first time at noon Saturday at HersheyPark Stadium.
The Spartans have been building for this season for several years and have all the pieces in place to make a state title run.
"We have had senior classes larger in number, but I don't know if we've ever had a senior class with so many people who play," said Wyomissing coach Bob Wolfrum, whose team was 12-0 last year before losing in the district final. "We have a lot of experience on this team."
"This is the best team we have faced all year, by far," Keiser said of the Spartans. "They remind me a lot of Southern in what they do on offense. They run this wing-T and have a couple of excellent backs."
Led by Notre Dame recruit Alex Anzalone, the Spartans have outscored their opponents 525-126 in 13 games, including 396-48 in first-half scoring. Led by Anzalone's 1,167 yards, Wyomissing has rushed for 4,029 yards with four different players gaining at least 600 yards. The four main ballcarriers all average at least 7.2 yards a carry.
"They have phenomenal skill kids," Keiser said. "Everybody knows about Anzalone, but No. 30 (Mason Smith) is very quick and dangerous. They have a bunch of tough, physical kids."
On the defensive side the ball, Wyomissing is just as good if not better. The Spartans have four shutouts and have really been tested only twice all season against a brutal schedule. Ten of Wyomissing's 13 wins have come against teams with winning records, including seven against teams with at least eight wins.
"We schedule like this because to do anything in the playoffs, you need to play playoff-caliber teams during the season," Wolfrum said. "I feel like we were really prepared for the playoffs. You can't be afraid to lose. We've always said if you want to be a bullfighter, you have to play the bulls."
All that being said, Keiser likes the way his team playing heading into the game and said the Ironmen (11-2), ranked seventh by the Pennsylvania Football News this week, won't be intimidated.
Even with such a young roster — Danville has just five seniors on its roster and only three start — Keiser said he could feel things starting to come together late in the season. Then the Ironmen beat Selinsgrove in the season finale and Keiser knew they were onto something.
"Selinsgrove is a great football team and to beat a great football team you have to play a great football game and we did that," said Keiser. "Selinsgrove played a heck of a game, but we played great to beat them. I just felt like we were hitting our stride at the right time."
After pulling away from Loyalsock in its playoff opener, the Ironmen won back-to-back four-quarter battles to reach this point. In the District 4 semifinals, they needed an 85-yard TD drive late in the fourth quarter to outlast Athens, and then last week hit an 87-yard TD pass to Zack Kozick in the fourth quarter to beat Mount Carmel, 28-21.
The 13 games the Ironmen have played so far have really prepared the Ironmen for this point, Keiser said.
"We've been fortunate that every team we've played has given us something to get through the next week," said Keiser. "Last week we faced a big, physical and athletic football team and we are doing that again this week."
A week ago junior quarterback Weston Baylor rebounded from a tough game against Athens with a strong performance against Mount Carmel. Baylor accounted for all four Danville touchdowns, throwing three and running for another one. His TD pass to Bret Berg with less than five seconds to play in the first half gave the Ironmen a huge lift, Keiser said.
They will need production out of the quarterback this week as well. Baylor, in his first year as the starter, has thrown for nearly 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns.
"The most important thing last week was that Weston didn't let mistakes bother him. He just kept playing," said Keiser. "That's what we are going to need this week. We have to be able to throw the ball because they are so good stopping the run. We have to be able to throw to set up the run."


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A Mahoningtown man shot by New Castle police in a standoff yesterday is now facing criminal charges.
The incident that started as a domestic dispute in the man's house at 1 Montgomery Ave. escalated into his arming himself, taking his daughter's boyfriend hostage and firing shots inside his house and later at the police, according to police reports.
State police have charged 43-year-old Ivy Joseph Lanthier Jr., with aggavated assault, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, unlawful restraint, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.
Lanthier remains in critical condition in St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, where he was flown after the incident.
State police wouldn't say yesterday how many bullet wounds Lanthier suffered, or where on his body he was shot. But reports indicate he was shot at least twice.
A criminal complaint filed by police alleges that Lantheir's 22-year-old daughter and her 29-year-old boyfriend were in bed around 9:30 p.m. Thursday when Lanthier entered the bedroom and pointed a gun at the boyfriend.
Lanthier told his daughter to get out of the house, then told the boyfriend that he was his hostage, according to police.
Lanthier fired two guns — a Hi-Point 9 mm pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun — into the ceiling, police said, and then took the boyfriend into the living room.
The daughter, meanwhile, left and called the police. When officers arrived around midnight they surrounded the house.
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1.) When lying down my heart rate(HR) is going between 62-88 on average.
2.) When getting up to go from one end of our house to another my HR tends to be in the 90-110 region(our house is not that big)
3.) Today I ran for one minute, first time in about a month and my HR was at 170 when I stopped. I felt just fine but I recall my HR ever being that high after one minute of running, the norm was 120-130 if I recall correctly. Last year when I was serious about getting in shape I could run for 10 mins straight. Then winter kicked in and I stopped until it warmed up again.
I went to an urgent care facility since i don't have health insurance and they did an ekg and blood work on me. Both came back normal. The blood was used to test thyroid levels, and if my organs were functioning properly, namely my kidney and liver. I've been scheduled to see a cardiologist to see if that will tell me something but at this point I'm starting to wonder something. I've never had any dizziness, fatigue(due to boredom yes but not my body), or shortness of breathe outside of my asthma issue that ended this Monday just passed. Is there really anything wrong with me outside of just being out of shape? Am I just imagining things? Or is there something wrong that an ekg and blood work can't tell me? There is no history of any health problems in my family besides asthma on my mom's side. To be perfectly honest the only time I paid attention to my heart beat is when I'm running. Maybe my mind is just overly focused on things right now. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
I had trouble with heart palpitation before due to hyperactive thyroid. It's been treated and now normal except occasionally. So I know how anxious you feel.
Yah, you can take this as a wake-up call to take health seriously. It's never too late.
My coworker was in very bad shape in his mid 30s and started getting serious about diet and exercise. Now he's almost 60 and one of healthiest guy I know.
I had those times too when the symptoms of hyperthyroidism seemed to come back. Went to the doctor and got the same results--everything normal.
Our body (or mind) can be weird sometimes.
I notice I get symptoms when I eat oily or high sodium foods. So it's good to try to detect what makes you feel sick.
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|"Why...is Bruce Wayne hobbling around a broken down apartment?"
|Handsome-yet-ruffled protagonist, still arguably in his prime, yet possessing some silly, silly hair. Whines kind of a lot.
|Leading man?
|Handsome-yet-beaten down protagonist, well past his prime, but still hoping to make a difference.
|Man...Rob Gronkowski sure does spend a lot of his life injured.
|Growing Sense of Worry?
|Man...Bruce Wayne sure does spend a lot of this movie injured.
|No, which stinks, because even retired, he'd be their 2nd best receiver - maybe their best receiver - in 2013.
|Features Hines Ward?
|With gusto!
|Something, something, Aaron Hernandez, something.
|Unsettling Level of Violence?
|That time that everyone in the stadium died...except Hines Ward.
|Bernard Pollard.
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|That silly-voiced fella who gets taken down by Anne Hathaway.
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They keep all sorts of sweet treats here on hand. The first thing I did when I first started staying here to help out about five weeks ago was relocated all of the junky foods i.e. chips, candy bars, Donut Sticks and other sweets to the pantry from the table in the breakfast nook which is in full view of the living room. (out of sight, out of mind)
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Happy Halloween!
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The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
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I'm hoping that over the next three to six weeks that their health will improve and I will be able to go home for good
Happy Halloween to you as well
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
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But if we change, and try to eat better, again, we try to take along as many people as possible, lol. To "save them" from themselves.
You were right to take a stand for yourself though. Once it starts to dawn on them that you mean to take this journey come hell or high water, they may see that they, themselves are sinking and jump on board with you.
It's never too late to learn a new trick, right?
If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.---author anonymous
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger---Friedrich Nietzche
I have my little gang of food pushers at the senior social events I go to. These seniors can really pack it away with the sweets and carbs. I had to train myself to just say "no". I eat a Fiber One bar shortly before going and drink a 22 oz. Crystal Light and that fills up my tummy and then I can get through it. I get ?'d all the time aren't you going to eat? This is something you will learn with practice.
Sounds like you are on YOUR way!!!! Keep up the good work!
Health. Another reason to eat healthier and move more.
I believe that once I'm done helping out here and go home permanently again, that I'll be better able to restrict my own eating habits. I don't ordinarily keep a lot of sweets at my house. The main thing I'll have trouble with at home is probably going to be sweet tea. Other than sweet beverages my biggest and most enormous weakness is chocolate. I'm a chocoholic. And I LOVE fried chicken. Growing up, my mother was either unknowledgable of eating nutritiously or just ignorant of it. There were not many meals in which she didn't fry the meat we were about to eat. She's always been big and for the most part so have I. Now she's diabetic and had a stroke in 2009. My aunt, I'm helping care for, when I was a kid she would always encourage me to clean my plate. This mentality was nearly drilled into me as I was always so eager to please her. Now I have a difficult time deciding to stop when I feel like I'm almost full. I read somewhere it takes the brain 20 minutes to register that you've had enough to eat. Once I can bring myself to consciously stop eating when I'm no longer hungry, I think I'll be able to make more progress.
Wow I really wrote a lot. Sorry so long winded
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Perhaps this would help for you too.
Also, smaller plates and bowls help fool your mind into thinking that you are getting a "full Plate" of food.
I actually buy those cutesy plastic toddler bowls, like my Woody and Buzz Lightyear one to eat soups and cereals from. All most all of them are in 1 cup serving size but it does make a difference to SEE that you get a full bowl and it keeps things in the right perspective.
If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.---author anonymous
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About the fried chicken....there are recipes that we can do that will cut back on the fat and calories, by baking it. Spark People has alot of recipes and inspirational blogs. You are not going through this alone. I also like "fried" chicken.
Also, what you say about your Mom being diabetic and suffering a stroke, maybe she would not have to go through this if she did better on the things she could control to make her health better. I am 67, and had health issues, but I look at it this way, if I need to have surgeries I will heal better and faster the better health I am in BEFORE surgery and the rehab.
Also what you say about needing to work on self-discipline is true for all of us. I read a blog about motivation on Spark People (it's on the net) and it said when we work on discipline by making a routine, THEN we get motivation from this to keep it going. I found that real interesting as people all the time come on these boards asking for help to find/get some motivation to lose weight. It doesn't work that way....motivation doesn't just plop into your life and you can't buy it in a bottle or pill......you got to make it happen by creating your own routine.
Even the routine of checking in here and blogging about the good, bad, even day-to-day will help.
Just keep on keepin' on!
Did you ever see that "diet program" they sell on TV that sells you a plate that has divisions for types of foods. Like we aren't smart enough to figure that out. I guess here's an example of how if people think by BUYING a diet program that they will actually lose weight. Wake up......we got to actually DO IT!!!!! And we don't need to buy anything to show us the way. I think there's a quote from The Wizard of Oz.....Dorothy you always had the power, something like that. We can buy the correct size bowls and plates at the dollar store or Wally World and come here for free or visit any of the free places like Spark People.com/ for support.
BTW, Kim has been super sharing in her knowledge and a very valuable board buddy, thanks KIM!!!
"Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different...." ~C.S. Lewis
Yes, I've been "lurking" more than participating this past couple of weeks. I'm not feeling myself lately and don't want to spread my malcontent with life onto you guys. I'd rather be here when I can be upbeat without straining and I always want to give good support when I can, but can't do it right now much without feeling like a two faced coin.
Didn't make my Oct goals. Very upset and trying to figure out exactly what it will take to get over this hump. It's going onto 3 months now that I've not dropped. I feel like I'm in maintenance rather than still trying to make inroads on my journey.
I'm doing 60 wall pushups on my mile walk now,and am thinking that I'm maybe adding heavier muscle to the mix and that's why my scales arent moving.... maybe. Who knows?
I AM paying attention here. though. I'm lurking.... so don't ANYBODY MOVE!!! lol
I appreciate your input, your blogs on your endeavors and the floating humor here. Always have. And I do check in every day, twice, sometimes more, just to vicariously stay in touch. You know I'm here, you feel me, I know you do......
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Three strikes and you're out?
Seems like every year or so, without even trying, I make an East Tennessee food statement that just flies all over the general populace. In 2008, I admitted I preferred unsweetened tea with Sweet'N Low to its sugary cousin. You can imagine the reaction. In 2009, I revealed I could take or leave biscuits, and a mixture of public pity, scorn, and disbelief ensued.
This year, I think it's going to be okra. Oh, no, no, no. Not that. I love okra. I just don't think that anyone who doesn't already know how needs to learn to fry it at home. It's just not worth it, people! You'll have nothing to show at the end but little blips of burned corn meal and smoking-oil smells and grassy, chewy okra pellets with raw batter clinging to the inner folds and leftover buttermilk taking up permanent residence in the fridge.
Oh yeah, and some super-high caliber humorous material for Facebook posts, which is how I know irrefutably that anyone who attempts to fry okra after attaining age 23 1/2 is doomed to fail. There are a few exceptions besides youth, but before you get all dewy-eyed and imagine you might be one, note you'd have to be able to meet at least two of these criteria: 1. You own a second- to third-generation cast iron skillet that 2. Comes with a patient forebear willing to let you into their kitchen who is 3. Commonly called MeMaw or Paps or Aunt Sister or something in that vein. Or, 4. You once drank a glass of buttermilk with a meal, outside a gang or Greek organization initiation. And/or 5. You want, no make that need, to eat fried okra more than once a week, perhaps due to pregnancy cravings.
Honestly, if none of those apply, how's about you just eat fried okra from (drum roll please) a local dining establishment? They have the rituals down, and the trained staff, and the commercial grade oil, and are already making it for all sorts of other diners, so why fight it? Pete's Coffee Shop, for example, serves delectable deep-fried okra morsels as a plate lunch side dish choice Tuesdays and Thursdays. I called Pete's wife, Rita Natour, and she said they fix it right there. Just like that, she told me, "We bread it ourselves." Like it's nothing, like a person couldn't spend a day trying to bread okra, yielding drips of egg and milk all over the counter and bits of batter sliding off before it ever reaches the oil, or have the whole thing merge into a kind of giant okra pancake with too much baking powder.
Chandler's Deli also does a bang-up job with okra; and the Diner in Sevierville has a gently pan-fried, perfectly salt-and-peppered version that will make you wistful. But you need not go far out of your way to get a dose: Cracker Barrel and even, gasp, Captain D's, make creditable versions.
Now, getting back to the list of the exceptions. Note I do not ask, "Do you have a bevvy of okra pods festooning the garden, or peeking out of your natural-fiber farmer's market shopping bag?" Because that's irrelevant. There are other delicious ways to prepare okra that do not call lineage into question; even a casual cook can make a little stewed side dish, for example. You just slice some tender little pods— no longer than 4 inches—into rounds, and saute them with minced garlic in some olive oil. To this add diced fresh or canned crushed tomatoes and some scrubbed, cubed new potatoes, and simmer it up until the potatoes are tender in some vegetable broth and a little wine. Divine, and no mentor or ability to differentiate between corn meal and Jiffy corn meal mix required.
If you've still got leftover okra after that, might I suggest pickling? Seriously, pickled okra is easy to do and it's food of the gods. But I think I'll wait and bring that up in 2013. By then, I'll be due for Strike Four.
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Hey,Rose, you can't dance to the okra beat without stepping to ours at The Grill at Highlands Row. We slice it length wise and let 'er rip. Fried but satisfied!
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Tom, you will see me soon, and have no one but yourself to blame. Sincerely, Rose Kennedy
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- What happened to Michael Beas illustrates how current gun laws worked well – or how flawed they really are.
For six months last year, Beas bought dozens of assault weapons and sold them without a license at gun shows in Georgia and the Carolinas, court records show. He sold parts for 12 .50-caliber weapons in a hotel parking lot off Interstate 85 in Charlotte. He frequently traveled to Bolivia, a nation with a history of gun trafficking.
But authorities captured Beas, 33, only after employees at a Charlotte gun store grew suspicious of his large AK-47 purchases and voluntarily tipped off federal agents.
"There's really nothing wrong with buying a lot of guns," said Carolina Sporting Arms salesman Phil Reynolds. "We just thought it was very strange to have that many guns of that type."
Beas has agreed to plead guilty to dealing firearms without a license, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. He is scheduled to enter his plea on Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte.
It's an unusual case in Charlotte and the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said her office has prosecuted only three other gun trafficking cases in the past five years.
Tompkins says agents are hampered by the lack of a system to track multiple assault weapons purchases.
Even today, authorities don't know how many guns Beas bought and sold, or who he sold them to.
Those questions are part of the debate that has followed last month's Newtown, Conn., school massacre. A gunman with a semiautomatic rifle and high-capacity magazines killed 20 children and six adults.
President Barack Obama has unveiled sweeping new gun proposals and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, on Thursday introduced a bill that would ban many types of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Federal prosecutors and employees of the store that flagged Beas disagree starkly on what this case reveals about the quality of gun laws.
Carolina Sporting Arms store manager Don Ingram, who helped lead authorities to Beas, opposes tougher gun laws. To Ingram, those changes are unnecessary and an intrusion on gun ownership rights.
"You're treading on Constitutional rights," Ingram said. "Upon the Second Amendment rests the First, then there goes everything else we stand for."
Federal prosecutors endorse proposals for an assault weapon ban and universal background checks, including for private sales.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dana Washington suggested in a court hearing early this month that authorities, while grateful for the gun store's help, were limited in their investigation by the lack of a central registry of long gun purchases that would have quickly alerted agents about Beas' activities.
"We have decided as a country we don't want the government to know things like that," Washington told a federal magistrate judge during Beas' court hearing.
Bond denied
Beas is accused of lying about his address and admitted his activities were to engage in the business of dealing firearms.
He remains jailed without bond as he awaits this week's court appearance.
Washington argued successfully against his release, citing concern over his ties to Bolivia. Beas has denied exporting arms to Bolivia, according to court records.
But Washington described as "troublesome" Beas' dozen trips there since 2008.
Washington also expressed concern that authorities don't know with certainty where Beas lives, which represents a flight risk. He has connections to Spartanburg and Greer in South Carolina, and to Miami.
Authorities contend Beas flew to the Carolinas from Miami and bought guns from various gun shops from June to November. They said they don't know why he chose this area.
Beas' attorney gave a different account. Tony Scheer said Beas worked and lived in Greer until last year, when he had marital trouble and his wife, a native of Bolivia, left for that country. Beas, Scheer said, traveled there to save his marriage and sold guns to make money.
"He went from zero to 60 in stupidity," Scheer said.
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Keesler, hearing both sides, commented on the intense national debate over guns that surged after the Connecticut school tragedy.
"We're in a very hot environment right now in terms of a national conversation on firearms," Keesler said. "I just want to put that out there."
Critics: System broken
Prosecutors said they caught Beas only after Carolina Sporting Arms alerted them.
And that, they argue, is the problem: Current gun laws have shortcomings if authorities must rely on tipsters to identify suspicious activity.
Federally licensed firearms dealers are required to perform background checks on buyers, but Beas had a clean record.
Court records did not indicate whether other gun stores Beas used alerted authorities to his purchases.
U.S. Attorney Tompkins told the Observer that one focus for her office is to prosecute people who illegally have firearms, such as convicted felons. Her prosecutors handle about 130 such cases a year.
But prosecuting gun traffickers is rare.
Those cases are difficult to prosecute because there is no limit on how many assault weapons someone can legally buy and no requirement to report those purchases to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The agency is alerted only to buyers of multiple handguns.
"We don't see these types of cases very often because there is no requirement for firearms dealers to track or report multiple sales of long guns, including assault weapons," Tompkins said.
The only way federal agents can monitor sales of assault weapons is to go from store to store and physically look through paper records.
Agents also monitor gun shows for illegal activity, but it is difficult to tell the difference between a legal private seller and someone who is exploiting that as an illegal dealer who regularly buys and sells as a business. Private sellers are not licensed and do not have to conduct background checks on buyers or keep paperwork on gun sales.
Store: System works
Ingram, the gun store manager, argues that the Beas case does not prove that the current system of background checks and laws is broken.
The process, he says, functioned exactly as it should.
"The system worked for what it is designed to do," Ingram said. "It identifies what you've done in your past. (Beas) had never committed a crime. There's no predictor of future behavior."
As required of all federally licensed firearms dealers, Ingram said he keeps paper records of his sales that show a buyer has passed a federal background check and indicate what guns were bought. Those records can be examined in person by federal agents at any time.
By posing as a private seller, Beas sold his weapons without background checks, which are meant to block buyers with mental illnesses, histories of domestic violence and felony convictions.
Carolina Sporting Arms employee Phil Reynolds said Beas' case illustrates how workers constantly look for people trying to skirt the law by illegally buying weapons.
"There's more to this business than making a profit," Reynolds said.
In addition to banning 157 types of semi-automatic weapons, Sen. Feinstein's gun bill proposes universal background checks for all sales of existing assault weapons.
Some gun rights advocates fear that measure will lead to a registry, and immediately denounced her plan. A registry is considered by some to be a step toward making it possible for the government to one day take guns away from citizens.
Jon Lowy of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence said that fear shows how "extreme" the gun industry is by saying law enforcement "should not even be given information that someone is buying 20, 30, 40 AK 47s."
None of the proposals by Obama or Feinstein include a way to track multiple assault weapons sales. To Tompkins, not having that information hurts her ability to enforce the law.
"There is no system," Tompkins said. "In America, we love our individual freedoms. But I think people will be surprised to know that there is no mechanism for law enforcement to track the sale of assault weapons. Law enforcement doesn't know who is buying numerous military style assault weapons."
Proposed legislation
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Thursday announced legislation that would ban the sale and manufacture of 157 types of semiautomatic weapons, as well as magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Many lawmakers, including some Democrats, prefer more modest measures to curb gun violence, such as enhanced background checks of gun buyers or better enforcement of existing laws.
More legislation proposals are expected over the next week or two, and some of them will have bipartisan support. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a Democrat of New York, and Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican of Illinois, have agreed to work together on gun trafficking legislation that would seek to crack down on illegal guns. Currently, federal law does not define gun trafficking as a crime. New York Times
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Highlights of Feinstein's bill:
• Bans the sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of 157 of the most commonly owned military-style assault weapons.
• Bans large-capacity magazines and other ammunition feeding devices that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
• Includes a grandfather clause that exempts from the ban all assault weapons lawfully possessed at the date of the bill's enactment.
• Requires a background check on all sales of grandfathered assault weapons.
The NRA issued this response to the bill:
"Senator Feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law-abiding citizens for decades. It's disappointing but not surprising that she is once again focused on curtailing the Constitution instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system. The American people know gun bans do not work and we are confident Congress will reject Senator Feinstein's wrong-headed approach."


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Hammered out a solid morning session today with the whole crew. We definitely scored some solid shots and video with the good lighting.
Archive for 2011
The conditions were looking good and everyone's spirits were high so it was decided that we'd all leave for a 2 hour ride to an onshore beach break. Well a two hour bus ride turned into a 3 hour bus ride with a bunch of rowdy kiters. We got to the beach and the conditions were looking promising. There was light onshore wind and the major of the area had prepared lunch for everyone.
After a great buffet of prawns, fish, egg rolls and chicken, everyone went outside and were greeted with heavy rain. The wind was up but the rain was so strong there was almost no visibility. We ran down to the beach and huddled in some grass shacks. The rain cleared after about 15 minutes but the wind wasn't happening – we got a game of beach volley ball going and that went well. One of the poachers, Su, rigged up a 14 and was able to go back and forth in the shorebreak but not get off the beach. The last big rain squall pushed enough wind through for Su to get a few runs off the beach.
During this time Mauricio was surfing with some of the locals while the entire crew watched and judged the fake "heat." He ended up losing to the local surfer who's knowledge of the break gave him the advantage.
Afterwards everyone piled back into the car for the 3 hour ride back to CWC. Spirits were high even though we didn't get any kiting. Tomorrow is looking like another good day on the cable!
Everyone had clicked in at this stage and there were a few different crews hitting everything available. The winch park had been completely redone with 2.0 systems and all the step down pools were working. A few people were riding and shooting the small gap while a few of the other riders went strait to the stair set.
Wind or No Wind officially kicked off today. Offically meaning all the invited riders and poachers signed in and received their jerseys, and everyone got a good session in on the cable. A lot of the riders had been at CWC for a few days prior so the riding was already at the level of last year.
So the Wind or No Wind finally kicked off. The entire entourage has rolled into town after a few days. All the usual suspects are here. Aaron, Tom, Sam, Dre, Morris, Jamie, James… the list goes on. There's also a large amount of poachers in town this year and they're stoked!
After the morning mist blew through the cable was on fire with everyone riding. CWC has upgraded their System 2.0 pools since last year. There are now 3 large step down pools, including the stair set from last year and a new double stair set. All the 2.0s have full time operators so you can ride them whenever you want. The smaller pools are perfect for wake skating, while the larger stair sets are good for testing your skills against hard concrete.
One rider obviously missing this year is Moehau Goold. The Tahitian has decided to go MIA. The Goose… is LOST. If anyone has any information about the Goose please send it to us, thanks!
The format for this year is looking to be similar to last year. Mauricio and the local government have gone out of their way to make sure every day is packed full of things to do. Their talk of hitting another beach for some wave kiting, and of course the obstacle course is always looming in the back of everyone's minds.
Stay tuned for the latest updates as the Wind or No Wind 2011 shifts into full gear!
It's been a crazy few months but we've got everything organized for the 2011 WONW Board Jam. Some of the riders are already heading to CWC… Stoked!! Stay tuned for updates from one of the worlds best playground!!
Here is a full trailer of everything that went down at the 2010 WONW board Jam. This is a short version of what the Webisodes will be like. Stay tuned….
Here is a clip that Tom Court made with some of the action that went down during the GoPro Challenge at the WONW last year, stay tune for full release of the Challenges and everything else about the WONW this spring…


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DURHAM — After watching the Duke mens lacrosse team beat Syracuse 16-10 for the NCAA title on Monday afternoon, Jenny Levy, North Carolinas womens lacrosse coach, couldnt help do a little good-natured boasting.
Fresh off an NCAA championship herself, Levy texted Ronnie Caputo, an assistant coach for the Blue Devils mens team, to congratulate him on the win. UNC reached the pinnacle by winning one of the most dramatic games in NCAA championship history; Duke, on the other hand, won a rather pedestrian game with a dominant second half.
I said, Ronnie, no offense, but your game didnt even hold a flame for the drama that went on in ours, Levy said. But congratulations on a clean win.
While the state of North Carolina may not be mistaken for lacrosse-obsessed locales such as Maryland and Long Island, this past weekend reinforced the idea that the Triangle is one of the premier locations in the country for college lacrosse.
The Duke men won their second NCAA championship since 2010, outscoring the Orange 11-4 in the second half of the title game to win by six. In the seven seasons since John Danowski took over as the Blue Devils coach, Duke has reached the national semifinals every year.
The UNC women are enjoying a similar stellar stretch, appearing in the Final Four in 2010 and 2011 while playing for the NCAA championship in 2009. After coming so close in years past, the Tar Heels took the final step Sunday, outlasting Maryland 13-12 in triple overtime in the longest title game in NCAA history.
It was epic, Levy said. It was an epic game; Ive never been a part or watched a game that just had so many emotional ups and downs for the fans.
While their local brethren stole the show last weekend, both the UNC men and the Duke women have distinguished histories, as well.
The Blue Devils womens program has competed for national titles for the better part of a decade, reaching the NCAA semifinals in 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
The UNC men, meanwhile, won the ACC championship this season and missed out on the Final Four after a one-goal loss to Denver.
The four programs have posted a combined record of 286-100 over the past five seasons.
The ACC as a conference is the top conference in the country in lacrosse, Levy said, explaining the programs success. When you go out to recruit, its like, Look youve got a chance to compete for an ACC and NCAA title, and you get a great education; youre at these unbelievable schools that a lot of the kids probably theyre good academic kids, but theyre not maybe the type of kid who would get into Carolina on their own from out of state, which is really hard to do.
So they have an opportunity to be part of something thats not just a lacrosse program, but great universities to get a great education. I think a lot of these guys choose either a Duke or a Carolina because not only the quality of the experience theyll get as a student athlete but how that education will serve them later in life.
That might explain why all four programs have been able to succeed despite not having a natural recruiting base.
Neither the Duke men nor the UNC women had a North Carolina native on their roster this season; in fact, of the four local programs, only the Tar Heels men team had any North Carolinians listed on their roster (UNC had five). Instead, the state most represented for the Duke men was New York (eight) and Maryland (nine) for the UNC women.
But having to compete against local powers such as Maryland or Syracuse on their home turf obviously hasnt impaired any of the programs.
Theyre both great institutions, Danowski said. Who wouldnt want to go to Chapel Hill, North Carolina? Its a beautiful place, Franklin Street, great lacrosse tradition, football, basketball, weather, climate, academic.
Duke, by any standard, whatever your motivation is academically, socially, athletically everyone here and you feel it the first day you walk on this campus wants to excel at whatever theyre doing: theater, arts, graduate school, professional school, entrepreneurship.
Danowski said he thinks its a matter of time before North Carolina athletes begin populating the rosters of the local schools more frequently.
Duke actually played against a Durham native late in the season, when it traveled to Marquette; the Golden Eagles feature Sam Lindsey, a freshman who played in high school for Jordan.
The Blue Devils also host a monthly coaching clinic in the fall that has strong attendance. Danowski said that North Carolina lacrosse players are also playing at many Division II and Division III schools.
Still, some of the better athletes in the state are gravitating toward football, basketball, baseball, which is normal, Danowski said. But its not going to take long before kids get really excited about our sport.


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The Rockland County Legislature voted unanimously Tuesday to pass a resolution asking New York State to enact a Home Rule request, allowing the county to issue up to $80 million in bonds to pay off its deficit for the fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012.
The bill was . It allows the county to issue up to, but no more than, $80 million in bonds to be paid back in 10 years.
The figure and number of years is the same the county asked the state officials for back on Jan. 19 of this year, according to Legislator Ilan Schoenberger. That time, the legislators included a three-eighths of one percent increase in the sales tax to raise money to pay back the bond. With this resolution, money to pay back the bonds will come from a four-percent residential energy tax increase.
Schoenberger said at Tuesday night's meeting the legislators didn't want to try and raise the property tax more that it was already raised in the 2012 budget, so the first time they opted for an increase in sales tax, which Schoenberger himself still prefers.
"We felt that was fairer because the residents of Rockland County wouldn't have to pick up the tax for the financing the deficit bond, and people have a choice and we just came off a large property tax increase," Schoenberger said. "However, the State Senate would not carry the bill. Assemblywoman Jaffee and Assemblywoman [Annie] Rabitt introduced it bipartisanly. It never got to a vote because our senator, Carlucci, did not introduce it to the State Senate. So we were forced to find an alternate method of financing the deficit bond, and the alternate method that was enacted by this legislature was a residential energy tax."
After the initial bond resolution failed, the legislators asked for an increase, which would've allowed them to issue up to $95 million in bonds and have 20 years to pay that back. That also didn't go through.
"In the world, what you ask for and what you get is not always the same in many, many areas, including government. Ultimately, what we came to by mutual agreement, mutual agreement from the senate and assembly leadership and with the county executive and this legislature, is the same $80 million for 10 years that we asked for originally," Schoenberger said. "In that moment where we would've had a sales tax increase, it was going to go into a lock box, so that it would be applied toward the deficit bond. Because we're raising it through home energy bills -- which is a method none of us wanted to do but we had no choice, we had to find a method to finance our deficit bond -- it's not going into a lock box. I am told by the finance department that your regular sales tax money comes in one check and the one from the home energy tax comes in a second check. That check, the second for the home energy bill, will be segregated and will be applied to the deficit bond."
The bill voted on Tuesday night also forces the legislature to submit the proposed budget, as well as quarterly revenue reports, to the state comptroller every year until the bonds are paid off, for up to 10 years.
"The state comptroller will come back with determinations and we will be bound by those determinations and have to follow them," Schoenberger said. "To me, that's something that I wanted very much because it makes for a healthier government."
The state comptroller will also make recommendations regarding whether the budget submitted by the county executive to the legislature is in fact balanced, whether it contains overestimations in revenues and whether it contains revenues which may not be achievable.
"I like the fact that we have strict oversight. I feel it's stronger than it was in previous bills," said Legislator Ed Day. "Honestly, I really believe, and I agree with Legislator Schoenberger, we need to have someone look over our shoulder."
Legislator Joseph Meyers said he's disappointed the bill isn't for $95 million over 20 years, but added that the bill voted in will help. Legislator Alden Wolfe said it doesn't save the county, but it helps move them into the future.
"This addresses our deficit. Does it address our deficit completely? We'll see," Schoenberger said. "The answer is we think that there'll be more deficit added from this year because of certain expenditures and costs that were projected in the budget, but have not been met. But at least it addresses the major part of the deficit."


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"Michael Bailey is a great blocker. It's going to be great having him block for me one more time."
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as with other designated months, the laudable goal is to educate and raise awareness – and there is good reason.
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, at least one in five people have a diagnosable mental illness in a given year. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that serious psychological distress, such as major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder and post traumatic stress disorder affected 24 million adults over the age of 18 in 2007.
The good news is that treatments for mental illnesses are highly effective. In fact, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that with adequate treatment, 70 – 90 percent of seriously mentally ill individuals will have a significant reduction in symptoms and a greatly improved quality of life.
The bad news is that according to the National Institute of Mental Health, barely more than half the people in need of treatment ever get it: Why is that – why do nearly half the people who need treatment go without it? There are many parts to the answer.
One barrier to seeking treatment is the stigma of acknowledging mental illness in oneself, a family member or friend. Myths about mental illness are still common – that the affected person is weak, has a character flaw, is not trying hard enough, is "giving in." Not surprisingly, acknowledging a mental illness often brings a sense of shame or failure, and with it a reluctance to seek treatment. This is tragic, not only for the ill person but to our national economy. It is estimated that the cost of untreated mental illness is more than 100 billion dollars each year.
Another barrier is individual expense. Health insurance coverage for mental illness is often insufficient for adequate treatment and out-of-pocket expenses can be daunting. Recently enacted Congressional legislation mandating some degree of parity with other illnesses has helped considerably – but not nearly enough.
However, I suspect many people don't seek treatment because they find the prospect of mental illness terrifying. We avoid facing mental illness in ourselves or others in every way we can. The very name of this month – Mental Health Awareness Month – is an example. We tell ourselves it is about mental health when it really is about mental illness. When someone has a heart attack we don't say he/she has a heart health problem. When someone is dealing with a cancer we don't say he/she has a cell health problem. Indeed, in the not-too-distant past "cancer" was a term to be avoided at all costs – doctors didn't tell their patients and patients who knew their diagnosis didn't tell their families or friends.
Effective treatments for cancer and other diseases have helped greatly in easing the stigma of illnesses. Effective treatments for mental illnesses have not eased the stigma because of the way we perceive ourselves. Mental illnesses affect our thoughts, feelings, memories and our sense of self-awareness – in other words our sense of who we are, what we know of ourselves, our very being. The fact that thoughts, feelings and consciousness are all brain functions and can be affected by diseases of the brain, the fact that the brain in one sense is just another organ that can malfunction, is lost on us. It is lost on us for the very reason that these malfunctions are a threat right to the core of who we are, our knowledge of ourselves and our sense of control over ourselves.
Two important ways to further decrease these stigma-related problems are public education and the ease that comes with familiarity. Education comes with disseminating advances in mental illness research and treatment and with the many courageous people who continue to come forward to share their own experiences with illness.
The ease that comes with familiarity is something that each of us can work on. It is often very clear when someone is depressed or has a thinking problem. It is often very clear that someone has trouble behaving in socially conventional way, evidently because of some form of illness. In these situations we tend to avoid interacting with someone who, after all, may seem strange and perhaps frightening.
But think of this: Inside that strange being is a person – a person who is more like you than different from you, with hopes and fears similar to yours, who may be struggling but who is also aware of being shunned, a person with his or her own humanity.
If you know the person you might try saying hello, or smiling or acknowledging him or her in some way. You might ask how they are doing. You might, in other words, treat them as a person. With some simple generosity of spirit on your part you may soon have this unexpected benefit -- that mental illness doesn't seem so frightening anymore. With the comfort that comes with familiarity you may be helping yourself as well as someone else and may be contributing your small part to diminishing the stigma and fear still associated with mental illness.
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Dec. 3
The City Of Blooming Grove will hold its Monthly City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Blooming Grove City Hall, 200 S. Fordyce, Blooming Grove.
Dec. 4
The Blooming Grove Historical Society will have a covered dish dinner at 7 p.m. in the museum at 201 S. Fordyce in Blooming Grove. All interested people are invited to attend. For more information call 903-695-2724 or 903-973-2635.
Dec. 5
American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. at the Legion, 632 N. Beaton. Come join our Post 22. This meeting is held the first Wednesday of the month.
Eureka Crime Watch will hold its regular monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Eureka Methodist Church. Final plans will be made for the Christmas Project as well as future programs. Bring your favorite Christmas snacks, dips, chips, candies etc. and enjoy the fellowship with your friends and neighbors in celebrating the real "reason for the season!"
The Board of Directors of Kinsloe House invites members to its Christmas Tea from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Kinsloe House. The house will be decorated for the holidays and there will be food, music and fun for all. This is an annual tradition at Kinsloe House. There will also be a silent auction with many beautiful and interesting items for all to bid on. Members, be sure to put this on your calendar and come visit, feast on good food, and listen to Christmas music.
Dec. 6
Blooming Grove Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. at the Blooming Grove Fire Station. The speaker will be Navarro County Sheriff Les Cotten. Everone is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
A Christmas concert by the combined choirs of Corsicana ISD will take place at 7 p.m. at the Corsicana High School Auditorium. Choirs from Drane Intermediate, Collins Middle, and Corsicana High schools will perform individually, and in a combined group of 300 students. The concert is free and open to the public. The choirs will also be selling a Christmas CD at the event. The CDs will cost about $10.
Dec. 7-9
Second Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, 3045 W. Second Ave., will host a free drive-thru Nativity Scene from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited.
Dec. 8
Shakers and Scrapers Car Club will hold its annual toy drive starting at 3 p.m. Please bring one or more unwrapped toy along with your classic car, truck, motorcycle. Admire each other's cars and make sure those less fortunate have a wonderful Christmas. All toys will be donated to The Salvation Army. Gather at Don's Auto Center (Old Stewart's Auto) at Second Ave. and Beaton Street. For more information, call Dan at (903) 467-7170.
A Charity Benefit Musical to benefit the Navarro County Family Services and the Navarro County Food Pantry will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Lifeline Fellowship Family Church, 5301 W. Hwy 31. Please come and support the organizations that help many families with food, clothing, medicine and spiritual guidance. You can help with a monetary donation, canned goods, or non-perishable items. Sponsored by Catherine Wright, Ruby Williams, and Family Service board members. If you can't be present, please contact Catherine Wright at (903) 872-4949 to pick up your monetary donations and/or non-perishable food items. To mail a donation to Family Service Association, address it to 517 N. Commerce, Corsicana TX 75110.
Dec. 8
Big C Jamboree will be held at 7 p.m. at Martin's Music Hall, 201 S. Beaton. Starring Zanada Schoppert, Chuck Wiginton, Ron Sikes, Joe Honea, Jody Thomas, and Bobby Fluker, emcee, with Fred Hayes, Billy Roy Mitcham and Stan Lawhon. Special guests are Alton Hurley and Alyssa Lawhon. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call (903) 641-1538.
Dec. 9
Holiday Tour of Homes to benefit the Blooming Grove Historical Society will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the homes of David and M'lis Long, Chad Briggs, Tim Nicholson, Sherry Smith, and Jean Hinkle. Tickets are available at Blooming Grove businesses or by calling (903) 695-2724, (903) 695-2821, or (903) 695-2800.
Dec. 10
Woodmen of the World Lodge 5's Christmas meeting will be at the Lone Star Room of the Kenneth Walker Dining Hall at Navarro College at 6 p.m. You must RSVP for this catered meal, please call Trudy at 903-874-7050 to give a head count by Dec. 4.
Dec. 11
Navarro Regional Hospital will hold a Diabetes Prevention Workshop once monthly for people with pre-diabetes or at risk for diabetes. These classes will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. The Diabetes Self-Management Comprehensive Program is an ongoing class for patients diagnosed with diabetes. Please call (903) 654-4556 for further information or to register for either of these classes.
The Corsicana Emergency Corps., located at 416 South 12th Street in Corsicana, will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 7 p.m. The general public is invited to attend. Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. For further information, please call (903) 872-5072.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1009 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Sirloin Stockade, 2508 W. Seventh Ave, Corsicana. Membership is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between Feb, 28, 1961 and May 7,1975, or in ANY duty location between Aug. 5, 1964 and May 7,1975. The veteran must submit a copy of his/her DD Form 214 along with the application and dues. Members and guest are invited to come early and eat and visit prior to the meeting.
National Active/Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1191 will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grand Buffet in Ennis. Members and guests are welcome. Dist. 3 representative Bernie Owens will install chapter officers and provide related comments. Bring canned goods for distribution to "Helping Hands" in Ennis. For information in Corsicana call (903) 874-3092; in Ennis call (214) 949-6197; Waxahachie call (469) 939-8102; or Midlothian call (972) 268-5793.
Dec. 12
The Flower Committee at Kinsloe House will present their contribution program called "Wrap It Up." It's time to make your reservation to join us for a fun time. Mark your calendar soon as no reservation can be made after noon on Monday, Dec. 10.
The house is all dressed up for the holidays and we hope you will enjoy a joyous occasion. Dress is Christmas casual!
The committee members are Sandra Curtis, Judith Steely, Joan Summitt, Arlene Stewart, Linda Cross, Terri Orn, Barbara Erwin, Rita Edens, and Pam Dunn. Kay Hable is the chairman.
We will be looking for you!
Dec. 14
The Corsicana Newcomers' Club will hold its Christmas meeting at 11 a.m. at the Kinsloe House. Zanada Schoppert will entertain the group with a medley of holiday favorites. This is the perfect way to celebrate the Holidays with friends old and new! Representatives from our charities will be on hand to receive our donations to their organizations. Call Marge Oslick at (903) 872-3508 for more information and confirmed reservations.
The Navarro County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 9:45 a.m. at Northwest Apartments Community Center, 1360 Northwest Ave. The program will be Christmas music presented by a quartet composed of Bernie Thompson, Larry Talbert, Peggy Smith and Lucy Waterman. All former school employees are invited to attend.
Dec. 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Center presents an Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will feature jewelry, children's storybooks, hats, purses, scarves, decorative T-shirts, clothing, canned goods, and much more. There will be food and drinks available. The MLK Center is located at 1114 E. Sixth Ave., please contact E. Burrell at (903) 874-2821 for an application or more information.
A Frost High School Variety show, complete with bell choir, magic act and dancing and singing, will take place at 7 p.m. at the Frost Auditorium. The cost is $10 for adults, and $5 for anyone younger than 18 years. Following the show will be refreshments provided by the Collin Street Bakery. The money raised from the event will go towards a school trip to New York City next summer.
Dec. 17
The newly organized Silver Dems will meet at 5 p.m. at the Navarro Democratic Party HQ at 416A W. Third Street (1 blk W of Court House). We will be socializing and munching from plates that you bring so be generous with the sweet treats and wear your best smile. We will soon be approving by-laws and electing officers and committees so your leadership skills will be needed. Come and join the party! The group's main purpose is to discuss and protect issues important to folks over 50 years young and educate ourselves on benefits from the government and civilian organizations that are available and earned by senior citizens and veterans.
Jan. 5, 2013
Mary Peterson Child Care Center will hold a concert and reception at 7:30 p.m. at The Cook Center. The purpose of the concert is to raise funds for a new facility to be constructed for Mary Peterson Child Care Center. This awareness event is themed "Bridge to the Future — Mary Peterson Child Care Center."


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Surface water sampling is ongoing after thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater may have made it's way into a waterway in Carteret County.
The town of Newport in Carteret County says it had a discharge Sunday night of 10,000 gallons of untreated wastewater from a sewer main manhole located on Westfield Road. Officials say the wastewater may have entered the Newport River of the White Oak River Basin.