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Can the tech boom solve our housing crisis? No, but it can make it worse
San Francisco Housing Action Coalition and San Francisco Magazine posed an intriguing question at a forum they sponsored last night in the W Hotel: "San Francisco's Housing Crisis: Can the Tech Boom Help Us?" Unfortunately, it wasn't a question they ever really addressed at an event of, by, and for developers and their most ardent supporters.
Instead, the event was mostly just pro-development boosterism supporting HAC's goal of building 100,000 new homes in SF over the next 20 years, and the discussion seems to show that the tech boom will exacerbate the housing crisis without ever addressing it, particularly given the local tax breaks and subsidies Mayor Ed Lee keeps giving the industry.
"San Francisco must radically increase its anemic housing production," HAC Executive Director Tim Colen said during the introduction.
The pro-development cheerleading was slightly offset by the dose of reality offered by panelist Peter Cohen of the San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations, who noted that market rate developers aren't building for today's San Franciscans, 61 percent of whom make less than 120 percent of the Area Median Income.
"We don't believe the market will ever touch the 120 and lower," Cohen said, later offering, "How do we build for the kind of San Francisco we have now?"
San Francisco Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jon Steinberg, who moderated the panel, said this event grew out of an important and widely acclaimed story that David Talbot wrote for the magazine last fall, "How Much Tech Can One City Take?" that raised critical questions about the wisdom of the big bet that San Francisco has placed on an industry driven by speculative bubbles.
"We got more responses from readers than anything we published in our history," Steinberg said of the article, before shamefully expressing second thoughts on publishing it. "I felt the writer had been a little hard on our friends in the tech industry."
He introduced UC Berkeley Economics Professor Enrico Moretti, whose 2012 book "The New Geography of Jobs" argues for reducing regulations that hinder housing production in cities, by saying that if he'd read it before publishing Talbot's excellent article, "I think it would have had a little different tenor."
Yet Moretti's presentation was an overly simplistic Economics 101 argument that housing prices go up when demand is strong and supply is weak. "It doesn't take a degree in economics to know those workers will bid up the price of housing," Moretti said after noting San Francisco added 21,500 job but just 2,548 new housing units last year.
That's the basic line we hear a lot these days, that only a massive housing construction boom will keep housing prices down and prevent mass displacement. "The only answer is to radically increase the supply," said SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf, noting that means tossing out many of the city's historic preservation and height and density restrictions. "All we have to do is get out of the way and allow housing to increase to make it normal again."
Metcalf confidently predicted that housing prices and rents would drop if the city pursued that kind of unfettered housing boom, offering to buy Cohen a beer if he was wrong. Yet even Moretti's research shows that Metcalf would probably lose that bet.
Moretti compared San Francisco to Seattle, which is also experiencing a comparable high-tech job boom that exacerbated a housing supply shortage, which Seattle responded to by following the prescription of HAC and building thousands of new condos in the downtown core.
The result was that rents in Seattle have increased 31 percent less than San Francisco's, which he called significant, despite the fact that rents are still on the rise there even with a massive influx of new people and condos and all the infrastructure challenges that presents (it's widely accepted that new development in San Francisco doesn't pay for the full cost of infrastructure needed to serve it, which is a huge issue in the transportation sector alone).
Nobody had a good answer to Cohen's point that building tons of market rate housing won't actually do much to prevent the displacement of a majority of current city residents. As he put it, "What's missing is who is that housing for, who is it actually serving?"
Metcalf welcomes the wholesale transformation of San Francisco – "It will be a change, a total change, and guess what? That could be great." – but even he argues for the importance of policies that protect those on the bottom half of the economic scale, from rent control to more government-subsidized affordable housing production.
As Metcalf, one of the biggest market rate development cheerleaders in city, said, "If it were not for rent control, I would have been forced out of the city by now."
should house whose job skills no longer match what the city's economy needs? What other enterprise would suppress building the homes that our tech workers need simply because some other people might not be able to afford them?
It's obvious that both NIMBY'ism and rent control have dramatically failed to keep housing prices down in SF, and the question has to be asked as to why we persist with policies that seemingly both actually drive up the cost of housing.
In any event, we do not need a SF-based solution, but a BayArea based solution. Most tech jobs are outside of SF and most tech workers live outside SF. A parochial view that only considers SF misses the point. And in fact there is much more cheap housing across the Bay.
Not everyone can afford to live in the downtown area of the Bay Area. That's why God invented the suburbs and BART.
Low-paid workers in restaurants and the service sector ARE this city's economy, far more than just tech workers, and these workers need places to live. As Moretti made clear in his presentation, every new tech job creates five service sector jobs, most of whom don't make enough to afford a market rate home. While it might be good to have a booming economy and low unemployment rate, this city needs to ensure that we have enough affordable housing and money for infrastructure improvements to accomodate that growth. So I'll pose the same question this forum tried to: What is the tech sector going to do to help solve this problem? Lots of rich investors are getting richer, and they're being joined in their tax bracket by a handful of young people who had good ideas, but where's their sense of civic responsibility? So far, all they've done is demand low taxes and other subsidies from city taxpayers, which only makes the affordable housing crisis worse.
NOT imply in any way that they have to live in SF.
They can live in other parts of the Bay Area - that's why we built BART.
If you follow Steven's twisted logic then you would never see a waiter or janitor within the city limits of Aspen or Greenwich or Shaker Heights.
And there would be no such thing as a commuter railway because everyone who works in a city would be able to live there.
The concept that a city needs to provide affordable housing for everyone who works there is really bizarre. Would it be nice? Sure. But essential? Who makes this stuff up? Is the term "urban area" unknown to the SFBG?
There is zero need for the average SF worker to be able to afford the average SF home.
There's a lot of empty space in Mission Bay. Why don't they just make a bunch of expensive condos there, put in some upmarket strip malls with craft beer and gourmet tacos? There are literally blocks and blocks that could be turned into a trendy tech ghetto. This would be nice because it would sort of keep them all in one place, and they wouldn't menace as much of the rest of the city. We could even build them their own park to lure more of them away from Dolores. Everyone wins.
I think that was supposed to be what South Park was supposed to do during the last tech bubble, but it wound up feeling to stuffy. These bubble heads want their ghetto to feel hip, not like Ally McBeal would live there.
So let's turn Mission Bay into an upscale, Vegas version of Valencia, and get the bubbleheads to move there and keep 'em from roaming free as much as possible.
then why do you suggest that it won't work in SF?
It's painfully obvious that if each year we create 20,000 new jobs and build 2,000 new homes, then rents and home prices will continue to rise quickly. Why do you wish to perpetuate that situation?
You've criticized the developers but have offered no solutions yourself.
One, what do you mean by "worked"? Seattle let developers build tons of new housing and still rents and housing prices increased, and now that city and state are struggling to meet the needs of this growing population.
Two, the Guardian has offered many, many solutions to the problems our city is facing, but they start with a very simple idea that has wide political support: tax the rich. Successful downtown corporations should be supporting Muni, which their employees rely on, with a Transit Assessment District. We shouldn't be cutting taxes on the booming tech industry. Read the Guardian, we're offering good ideas all the time.
a massive 31% less than SF, which didn't build in that way.
You're arguing with yourself.
If my barely affordable rent goes up by $138 per month instead of $200, does that really make a "massive" difference? I don't think so, particularly if the city is also increasing the sales tax and public transit rates to accomodate all the new growth. The point is that market rate rents will never come down in San Francisco, no matter much we built or how fervently the developer shills say they will. Yes, we should build more housing, but it's foolish to think we can let market rate developers build our way out of this problem and still retain San Francisco's diverse character.
Also, to those who say we can simply bus, drive, or train in an increasing number of service workers into our growing city, how would you fund a massive expansion of our transportation infrastructure? BART, Muni, and the roadways are all at capacity during peak hours now, and fueling economic growth with more tax breaks is not a good recipe for overcoming that challenge.
Bottom line: beware of bumper sticker solutions by self-interested developers.
1) You write: "Yes, we should build more housing, but it's foolish to think we can let market rate developers build our way out of this problem and still retain San Francisco's diverse character."
The more we build, the cheaper our housing wil be. Or, at least, it will be less expensive than it otherwise would have been as your Seattle citation appears to indicate.
So to preserve the "diversity" that you appear to like, we need some housing to be cheaper, and the best way to achieve or preserve that is to have more housing, and that means building more.
2) You write: "BART, Muni, and the roadways are all at capacity during peak hours now, and fueling economic growth with more tax breaks is not a good recipe for overcoming that challenge."
It's only at capacity at peak times, so the most obvious solution is to stagger working hours, to increase travel numbers without increasing investment. We're already seeing that with knowledge workers who can often choose their own hours, work flex-time and work at home some of the time.
While economic growth leads to better paid jobs which can help meet any increases in housing and other costs.
Re: "fueling economic growth with more tax breaks is not a good recipe for overcoming that challenge."
What tax breaks? Some are a good idea, some aren't. Not sure what you are referring to.
And on the second part about transit, anything you see or read about the history of New York City, including the Ken Burns thing, talks about the creation of the subway being a tremendous catalyst for growth. Because people could live in the outer boroughs and get to work in Manhattan. It didn't destroy any of New York's diverse melting pot social fabric. The concept that San Francisco is going to participate in the 21st century without ever looking at its transportation infrastructure is absurd. And in this case San Francisco isn't going it alone. If it becomes the great center of wealth that Steven fears it will provide for a lot of people paying state and federal income tax. And it will directly benefit the areas of San Mateo and Alameda.
The reason that Progressives aren't allowed to govern is that they just wring their hands when they see a challenge. In New York they are still digging subway and water tunnels rather than just saying "We can't".
Market rate rents will never come down, even if we build more housing? That's a sad and hopeless point of view.
It isn't sad or hopeless to acknowledge reality, it's a necessary first step toward addressing the problem. San Francisco is a great city, which is why we have an insatiable demand for housing. We should build more market rate housing to keep costs from going up too high, but as Cohen said at the forum, that does little to meet the needs of more than 60 percent of city residents. For them, we need subsidized affordable housing, which this city of great wealth can do a much better job of building if we decide to finally decide to fairly tax those with the wealth, which we also need to improve our transportation system and other crucial infrastructure. It's about achieving balance, and retaining the values of St. Francis as we growth, rather than just letting market rate developers build as much as they want.
but it is naive to think that we can save (what you cite as) the 60% who cannot afford that. If it were 6%, then, maybe.
SF is changing and not everyone who would like to live here, or already lives here, can afford to be here. Moreover, no city can afford to have 60% who can't make it here. It's too many to save or build subsidized housing for, so the only real choice is for many of them to leave.
In some cases, that can mean as little as moving a few miles to places like Oakland and Daly City, and the East Bay in particular has lots of space. In other cases, folks may need to move further away, but that is not a bad thing, and I know a number of people who have moved to cheaper States and have no regrets.
I cannot afford Aspen and I accept that. Others need to accept that they lack the earning skills to live here.
and still rents and housing prices increased in Seattle. So why bother buidling so much more here in SF if the prediction is that rents and housing costs are still going to be high? Isn't there a value in having open space and sunlight? Isn't there value in keeping some SF charm and not becoming Manhattanized, as the SFBG puts it?
There's nothing anyone can do about either the tech boom or the boom in the stock market or the rise in housing prices. Not a damn thing. Don't you get tired of spinning your wheels endlessly over problems on which your pathetic polemics have ZERO impact?
Repeat - Steven Jones can't do shit about global warming, the tech boom, gentrification, housing prices or anything else. Maybe he can help remove a car lane from the Wiggle though - they can put that shit on his tombstone.
his acknowledgement that he is powerless to influence the way this city progresses. It's his outlet to express his frustration at the futility of his endeavors.
Those who can, do. Those who cannot, whine about it.
My role as a journalist is to highlight problems and inequities in the system. Your role as a citizens is to recognize the problems and demand action. The role of our elected officials is to do something about it and see to the interests of this city, not simply their campaign contributors. That's the system we live under.
But instead merely whine from the gallery?
I realize that Todd Vogt gives Steven a paycheck so I guess by that low standard Steven qualifies as a journalist.
But this article shows you why he has zero credibility. Vogt has embarrassingly low standards.
In this article Steven says that Ed Lee 'keeps giving' subsidies and breaks to text companies and when I ask him for examples he points to things that Newsom did. Or things that the voters did. Or the absurd notion that Ed Lee should be the only mayor on the planet who forces AirBNB to pay hotel taxes.
Steven gets a lot of ridicule, perhaps if he tried to stick to the truth a bit more than things might work out better for him and his bosses. People who cash a paycheck as a 'journalist' but just make stuff up deserve our ridicule and laughter.
The Executive Director of SPUR should not be receiving affordable housing subsidies (rent control).
It makes no sense to give rent control to everyone regardless of financial situation.
This is an example of why I have trouble giving Steven any credibility:
"the tech boom will exacerbate the housing crisis without ever addressing it, particularly given the local tax breaks and subsidies Mayor Ed Lee keeps giving the industry."
What tax breaks and subsidies does Ed Lee keep giving to the tech industry?
I'm aware of a deal that he worked out with Twitter awhile back, one that is largely credited with drawing a number of companies to an underutilized section of the city.
I know that Ed Lee does not press AirBNB to pay hotel taxes. Nor does any other Mayor on planet earth.
But really, when Steven says something like that he should offer some type of explanation, because without it it just seems like the type of hyperbole and exaggeration that gets him laughed at so consistently.
He just took some cheap shots at others who did offer solutions.
You named two, Troll, so that's a start. There's also the repeal of the city's tax on stock options, ending a law that was signed by Mayor Newsom, who isn't exactly a flaming socialist. And then there's the big one: last year's business tax reform measure, which cuts taxes on the tech sector across the board.
Often they are called enterprise zones.
Cities do it because it works and is good for the taxbase.
Fighting to get companies to move and expand here is good policy.
OK..like I said, Steven makes things up, his credibility is in the toilet for a reason.
Ed Lee provides a subsidy because he isn't the only mayor in the world to demand that AirBNB pay hotel taxes. Nothing there that deserves any ridicule, no.
And BTW, last year's business tax reform did not specifically address the tech sector, and it was also approved by a group called the 'voters'.
And the will of the voters does take precedent over the will of the SFBG. A sad state of affairs, I know, but one that we must accept and try to live with.
I gave you four examples, that you ignored and misrepresented. There are also enterprise zones, a new police substation, various MOEWD financing mechanisms, and other subsides that I didn't get into that benefit tech, not to mention a lack of enforcement when tech firms violate local laws and tax codes. Honestly, anyone who can claim with a straight face that Lee isn't helping tech has zero credibility (yes, I'm talking to you, Troll/Tony Winnicker, the Mayor's Office liaison to the tech industry).
Voters didn't design the business tax reform, they simply responded to the complex formulas that Lee negotiated, which just happened to lower taxes on the tech industry that funds his campaigns. Big surprise. It was only because it finally raised overall taxes on the finance and real estate sectors (which Lee opposed and was forced to accept by Avalos and progressive constituencies) that the Guardian and other progressives supported it. It's a complex world, but the only simple, recurring, predictable truth in this city is that Mayor Lee is in bed with the tech industry and does its bidding, time and time again.
I never said that Lee doesn't support tech. Of course he does. He ran on that platform and it is one of the reasons that he has a 61% approval rating.
I was reacting to your statement about "the local tax breaks and subsidies Mayor Ed Lee keeps giving the industry" and asked for examples. You came back with things that Newsom did. So where did the term "keeps giving" come from other than you thought that you could get in yet another cheap shot?
A little history on the tax reform that you use as an example. It was put on the ballot by an 11-0 vote of the Board of Supervisors. The voters approved it 70-30%.
And you use it as an example of something that Lee did improperly. Wow.
Of course Lee supports local business. That's his job. Which he is doing well. Which is why he is so popular.
Or do you want to tell us again how Ranked Choice Voting doesn't really work and falsely inflated his popularity? That was a good one.
Maybe you should stick to focus on your own problem that you frequently get caught saying things that aren't true.
Steve: seriously, if we are not going to build more housing, how do we determine who gets to live in San Francisco?
1. You can have what we have now, which is:
A. Rent Control protecting people who happen to be here already at the expense of people in other places, and
B. Vacancy de-control meaning that when a unit becomes available, there is a jump in price as high as the market will bear, so new residents tend to be wealthier.
So you can protect the current waiters and janitors, but not the next generation of lower-income workers in SF.
B. If you could actually require some or all housing to be offered at a below-market rate, then you would have more people who want the units than there are units. So you need some sort of selection or lottery, where winners get to live in a home of great value for a low price, and others get nothing.
C. The city could allow more housing but keep the existing stock under rent control (and if any new construction wants to demolish a rent-controlled unit, some affordable rate units could be part of the bargain). This could preserve the homes of existing lower-wage workers and residents on fixed incomes who are already here, avoid the lottery effect, and restrain the growth of higher prices.
C sounds like the best option. I'll listen to arguments against.
From my observations, all the new residential buildings going up are called, "Luxury Designer Homes." Translation: Condos for the pretentious wealthy---mostly white---snots. Change the signs coming into the city to read: "Welcome to Tiburon 2."
Only one new building going up labels them, "Residential Units." But it will be the same pretentious wealthy snots buying the cheaply-made dumps.
You won't be buying them though - and that seems to be the main source of your anger and frustration. Rather than sit around and rant at the "white snots" who can afford these units why don't you buy across the Bay in Oakland or Fremont or get on the city's list for subsidized housing? After all - it's progressive policies which have led to this situation - if you get on the city's list now you should be able to get something in 10-15 years unless your last name is Chinese, in which case Rose Pak can ensure you're handed something right away.
But I'll bet he's not black or hispanic.
He's just a failed white.
"You won't be buying them though..."
That's true, troll, because I wouldn't buy a cheaply-made dump. And secondly, I would not want to own a home here. I did own one and sold it. But thanks for asking.
And not because that is way out of your league? Now I understand all your nager - you resent that the communist Chinese can afford what you cannot. Got it.
Every single permitted build or remodel in San Francisco is overseen by our hallowed building department and its legion of honest inspectors - who represent the highest essence of professionalism and expertise. Nothing escapes their eyes! Nothing!!
Yeah well. Now back to reality. My partner is a contractor and from his many years of successful experience, he's says they are cheaply made:
They are using low-quality items such as single-paned windows and cheaply-constructed walls with very little insulation. The amount of concrete used in the concrete buildings is pathetically small with undersized columns. We'll find out what kind of carpeting and appliances are put in these dumps later. Probably very low quality as well. But of course they will try to sell them by talking about the granite counters in the kitchen (and so many people cook these days! ha!)
I hope this answers your question.
The inspectors are of the highest of quality? What substance are you on?
Sorry - try again.
Clearly you didn't see the sarcasm in my statement about SF's inspectors.
Then you don't live in San Francisco because double-paned windows are not required here. But I suspect you're just trolling for attention and I'm responding for the benefit of others, not for you.
you, me and Lucratia. Your tedious posts about double-glazing and incessant whining about people with more money than you have driven everyone else away
are mandatory in all new construction in SF and when replacing older windows.
Sorry - try again.
Not true, big Talker.
Why don't you give it up.
knows someone else and that third-hand respodnent claims that every home built in SF is cheaply made?
Oh well, it must be true then!
when "Guest", anon and Lucretia say they know "many people" who do such and such a thing as a way of backing up their claims.
Your need for certainty makes little sense here. It's a debating chamber not a science experiment.
are talking out of your ass.
Down with Prop13! That will increase the tax base enough to support MUNI. If renters are supposed to be at the mercy of the free market ... property owners should be as well.
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By Russell Hixson
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STILLWATER, Okla. — A criminal investigation launched by Stillwater police into a series of sexual assaults allegedly committed by a former FarmHouse fraternity member at Oklahoma State University is gathering steam.
"The facts that are coming forward at this time are that a suspect is alleged to have committed numerous sexual assaults on an, as of yet, undetermined number of young men," Stilllwater Police Capt. Randy Dickerson said.
Some of these victims were members of FarmHouse fraternity, Dickerson said, but investigators have learned many are not.
At least two have come forward to speak with police.
Dickerson said the allegations so far indicate the lone suspect was acting independently
to commit illegal acts on a number of victims. The incidents may have occurred in Stillwater, Tahlequah and on OSU's Stillwater.
The allegations stem from complaints made against a former FarmHouse fraternity member. Dickerson released a statement Tuesday praising FarmHouse's handling of the sexual assault allegations.
School officials and police said when the fraternity learned of the assault reports it immediately notified the Interfraternity Council.
Police learned of the series of assaults last week when an anonymous email was sent to Oklahoma State University's campus newspaper.
"In no way did the fraternity condone these actions or contribute to them in any way that we are aware," Dickerson said. "We will continue to work with OSU police while the investigation continues," Dickerson said.
Details also emerged in an assault that may have occurred outside of Stillwater.
An OSU student from Tahlequah brought the suspect home with him and was assaulted, investigators with the Tahlequah Police Department said.
Dickerson notified Tahlequah police Monday that one of the assaults may have occurred in the city.
"Apparently an OSU student came home for a holiday break and brought another student with him to Tahlequah," said Tahlequah Police spokesman Brad Robertson. "While the two were here, there was an alleged assault. The victim is the person from the Tahlequah area, and the suspect in this investigation is the person [the victim] brought home with him."
Robertson said the Tahlequah victim has not contacted Tahlequah police and is likely back in Stillwater. Investigators expect to receive a packet of information from Stillwater police.
The Tahlequah Daily Press contributed to this report.

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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Ryan Haworth scored a goal in the first half and Isaac Russell added one in the second half as TC Central blanked Petoskey 2-0 in a Big North Conference soccer contest Thursday.
Matt Grost and Owen Stratton had assists on the Central goals. Carl Gardner made four saves in goal. Defensively, the Trojans were led by Kurt Frick and Dillon Drossart, while Stratton helped control play at midfield.
The Trojans (6-3-1, 4-0 Big North) host Auburn Hills Avondale on Saturday.
TC West 5
Gaylord 0
Cam Sipple had a hat trick in leading TC West over Gaylord, 5-0.
Sipple scored once in the first half as the Titans (3-4-1, 3-0 Big North) held a 1-0 lead at the half. He added two more in the second half as the Titans ran away with the win. Christien Geiger and Ty Troxell had the other West scores. Nico Ragel-Wilson had two assists, and Lucas Meyer and Austin Sanders also assisted.
Justin Kraft made five saves in goal in the first half and Noah Withey added three saves in the second half.
West travels to Grand Blanc on Saturday.
Buckley 2
Benzie Central 1
Demian Allen scored two goals near the midpoint of the second half as Buckley rallied for a 2-1 victory over Benzie Central.
With Benzie leading 1-0 at the half, Allen tied the score in the 55th minute and added the game-winner five minutes later. Isabel Vermilya and Bryce Guernsey assisted the goals. In net for Buckley (2-1) was Tyler Welch with 13 saves.
Suttons Bay 3
Glen Lake 1
Suttons Bay scored in the final second of the first half and added two more goals in second half to beat Glen Lake 3-1 and get its first win of the year.
Trailing 1-0, the Norsemen tied the game on a goal by Chris Jasinski off a throw-in by Logan Mikesell right before the half expired. Suttons Bay took the lead 15 minutes into the second half when Jason Winowiecki scored off a pass from Miguel Calderon. Mikesell added a goal on a penalty kick with five minutes remaining.
Glen Lake's goal, which came near the midpoint of the first half, was scored by Spencer Querry.
Aaron Orban made six saves in goal for the Norsemen (1-2-1, 1-0 Northwest), while Keith Brown made six saves for the Lakers.
Kingsley 2
Cadillac JV 2
Sam Porter scored two first-half goals as Kingsley tied the Cadillac junior varsity 2-2.
Caleb Wetherholt was in net for the Stags, who led 2-1 at the intermission.
The Stags (0-3-1) are at Northport on Saturday.
Bellaire 4
Harbor Light 1
Denny Hall scored two goals and assisted on another as Bellaire defeated Harbor Light 4-1.
The Eagles (8-0, 4-0 Northern Michigan Soccer League) outscored the Swordsmen 4-0 in the second half to get the win.
Drew Emery had a goal and two assists and Ryan Cybulla also scored. Alex Perkins added an assist. Adam Crandall made four saves in net.
Colin May, Nick Betten and Doug Verellen played strong defense for the Eagles, who only allowed a penalty kick goal by Kirk Muller.
The Eagles host TC Christian on Tuesday.
Leland 6
Northport 0
Leland scored three times in each half in topping Northport 6-0.
Tony Mosqueda had two goals and an assist for the Comets, who outshot the Wildcats 17-6. Mike Osorio and Noah Fetterolf each added a goal and an assist. Mike Farese and Ben Yaakoby also netted goals. Omar Roman and Cam Stowe contributed assists.
Farese was in goal for the first half and Gerardo Vasquez was in goal for the second half to preserve the shutout.
TC Central JV 4
Petoskey JV 2
Sam Hoover scored a pair of goals as the TC Central junior varsity soccer team defeated Petoskey's JV 4-2.
Marshall Mast and Josh Armour added the other Central goals. Assists went to Jack Stevenson, Lars Hornburg and Robby Morse. Grant Lesoski was in net, where he made four saves.
Central (4-0-1) hosts Auburn Hills Avondale on Saturday.
Titans 2nd, Trojans 4th at Altimore Invitational
Traverse City West finished second and Central fourth Thursday in the eight-team Frank Altimore Invitational in Midland.
Host Midland Dow won the tournament at Currie West, shooting a 336. West carded a 379, Central a 386.
Taylor Kehoe led the the Titans with an 87. That placed her seventh overall. Hunter Kehoe added a 93, Grace Ellul a 94 and Summer Slack a 105.
Central's Amelia Pezzetti came in fourth overall with an 81. Zoe Sobeck fired a 99, Ashley Hulet 101 and Kate Trubac 105.
West and Central will compete next Thursday at Petoskey.
Harbor Springs 378
Glen Lake 385
Glen Lake's Nichole Cox shot an 82 to earn medalist honors, but Harbor Springs finished seven strokes ahead of the Lakers 378-385 in a two-team dual match at Mistwood.
Harbor's Ellen Breigner was second overall and led the Rams, shooting an 85. Harbor's other scores were: Abby Detmar with a 95, Perry Bower with a 97, Sadie Cwikiel with a 101, Zoey Bezilla with a 106 and Leah Cullie with a 116.
The rest of Glen Lake's scores were Skylar Gleason with a 99, Melanie Kulunda with a 101, Madison Hill with a 103, Nicole Pace with a 104 and Brianna Flores with a 116.
Charlevoix had one player compete, Gabrielle Gray, who carded an 87.
Glen Lake and Harbor Springs are back on the course Thursday for the Petoskey Invitational.
Suttons Bay splits tri-match versus McBain and Kalkaska
The Suttons Bay volleyball team lost to McBain and defeated Kalkaska in a tri-match, losing 16-25 and 14-25, then winning 25-6, 25-23.
Leaders for the Norse were Delaney Kaufman, who was 15-for-18 serving with one ace, 12 kills, one block and six digs; Jayne McFarlane, who was 10-for-10 serving with one ace, 21 assists, two kills and seven digs; Jessica Hunt, who was 14-for-15 serving with five aces, three kills and two digs; Kyra Vezina, who was 10-for-10 serving with two aces, three assists, two kills, two blocks and five digs; Rachel Pasche, who was 8-for-9 serving with one ace and two kills; and Veronica Anderson, who was 9-for-11 serving with two aces, three assists, six kills, one block and four digs.
Suttons Bay (8-1-6) is at Pine River on Saturday.
Kingsley 3
Glen Lake 0
In its first Northwest Conference match of the season Kingsley swept Glen Lake, 25-8, 25-15 and 25-10.
The Stags (9-2-3 overall) were led by Leah Hall with 33 assists, four kills and 17-for-17 serving; Alysia Folkersma with six kills and two blocks; Autumn Goggin with six kills, 20 digs and 10-for-10 serving; Lilly Travis with 10 kills and six digs; Kelsey Graham with five kills and two blocks; and Lindsey Weber and Arianna Hart, each with a strong floor game.
Kingsley hosts a five-team tournament on Saturday.
Pellston 3
Inland Lakes 0
Pellston opened its Ski Valley Conference slate by sweeping a match against Inland Lakes, 25-5, 25-16, 25-18.
Individual leaders for the Hornets were: Olivia Grant with nine kills; Hanah Carter with 23 assists, two aces and six digs; Mackenzie Wright with eight kills, three aces and three digs; Shaylee Smith with three kills, nine aces; Abbie Welch with four kills, four aces and 10 digs; Cassidy Thayer with two aces and one dig; Breanna Sisman and Samantha Stark with 2 kills each; Breah Carter with eight digs; and Kelly Lewis with four digs.
The Hornets (9-5, 1-0 Ski Valley) host Mancelona on Tuesday.
Mesick 3
Onekama 0
Mesick evened its record to 3-3 overall with a sweep over host Onekama, 25-15, 25-19, 25-12.
Abby Trowbridge had eight kills and Hailey Maksymowski chipped in with 11 digs and four aces.
Mesick hosts Leland on Tuesday.
Escanaba 21
TC Central 14
Traverse City Central dropped to 0-2 with a 21-14 loss to Escanaba.
The Trojans scored on a 54-yard pass from Regan Cotton to Terrell Solberg and on a 11-yard run by Mason Houston. Alex Windholz, Nik Morton and Ben Sherwin led the Trojans defensively.
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TC Central 6
Remus Chippewa Hills 6
Ted Cadotte scored on a 8-yard pass from John Pupel with 30 seconds remaining as TC Central tied Chippewa Hills 6-6.
Pupel threw for 205 yards, including 104 to John Leaming and 35 to Cadotte. Abraham Russell had 61 yards on the ground. Pupel also intercepted a pass, while Clay Myers recovered a fumble.
The Trojans (0-1-1) face TC West next week.
— Compiled by Chris Dobrowolski and Dennis Chase


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Before he died, Ron Smith told friends not to pity him, mourn him or cry for him while he was alive or after he was gone.
There was plenty of mourning, and a little crying, but also laughter and joy at a public memorial service for Smith, the popular former WBAL radio talk show host, in Kraushaar Auditorium on the campus of in Towson on Tuesday.
Onstage, several yards from the Ravens purple-draped lectern, were a folded American flag and a WBAL microphone, upon which shone a lone spotlight.
Smith , following a brief but with pancreatic cancer.
Hundreds of friends, colleagues and dignitaries turned out for the ceremony, including U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Even regular listeners, such as Parkville resident Cynthia Pyle, arrived to pay their respects to the longtime "Voice of Reason."
"For me, personally he made sense of the world of politics in a way that no other person could," she said. "This was a wonderful, wonderful way to sum up his career and bring closure and to know that he was at peace. And I will forever miss hearing his voice on the radio."
The service was emceed by WBAL-TV's Gerry Sandusky, and speakers included Dr. Bill Howard, Smith's physician and longtime friend, WBAL-TV anchor Stan Stovall, Hearst Radio general manager Ed Kiernan, and Jonathan Murray, WBAL radio financial analyst and friend.
Stovall, who became emotional as he began his remarks, recalled his early screen tests with Smith in the late 1970s and their lifelong friendship. Stovall said Smith, who quit high school and joined the Marine Corps, was one of the smartest men he ever met.
"Ron was the most knowledgable, most credible, best newsman I've ever worked with in my life," Stovall said at the service. "He became my professional mentor. He taught me how to do my homework, how to always be prepared. He became a trusted confidant. But most importantly, he became my friend for life."
Jeff Beauchamp, the former longtime vice president and station manager of WBAL radio, recalled Smith as a smart, engaging and persistent man who, during a brief career as a stockbroker following his time on WBAL-TV, pestered Beauchamp until he was given a radio show.
"He would do two talk shows a day. The one on the air and the one in my office for two hours before he got on the air, which was great," Beauchamp said. "I got this private audience with Ron Smith. He was so smart. Most of the time I'd keep my mouth shut and listen, but he was so engaging."
Smith shared his battle with listeners and many responded with emails and cards. Those included frequent targets of his on-air ire, including Gov. Martin O'Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot. Two weeks before his death, Sandusky shared with the crowd, Smith spent 40 minutes on the phone with Ravens coach John Harbaugh, talking about topics Harbaugh never even considered.
"I couldn't believe the depth of that man," Harbaugh told Sandusky, the host shared at the service.
With the blessing of Smith and wife June, Patrick Hart of Towson and friends from cigar shop in Cockeysville started the cancer fundraiser Team Reason, initially as a way to help pay for Smith's treatment, care and transportation. Now, Hart and his friends have raised $28,000 for pancreatic cancer research at the Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University.
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October 04, 2012, 3:46 PM — The influential Payment Card Industry (PCI) rules call for use of antivirus software to protect debit and credit cards, but some retailers have found a substitute that's been accepted in place of it: whitelisting technology.
Application whitelisting works on a host computer to prevent unauthorized applications from running. The official PCI rules published by the PCI Security Standards Council don't include any mention of it, but some merchants and retailers are saying that their PCI-certified auditors are signing off on whitelisting as a substitute for antivirus software, which is giving them what they say is a needed A/V break.
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"We started out with antivirus," says Bruce Snyder, manager of IT retail operations at Lacrosse, Wis.-based convenience store chain Kwik Trip, which has 436 locations. But on the store's point-of-sale (POS) systems in particular, running antivirus turned out to be hugely resource-intensive, enough so that it was even slowing down POS devices and impacting customer service.
Kwik Trip decided to try whitelisting technology -- its vendor is Bit9 -- as a substitute for antivirus since whitelisting should stop malware from executing. But as a sizeable "Level 1" retailer in the PCI-compliance world, Kwik Trip needed to have its PCI qualified security assessor (QSA), McGladrey, sign off on the change. The PCI auditor did, approving whitelisting as a substitute for antivirus. "They allowed us to do that, to replace A/V with whitelisting as a 'compensating control,'" Snyder says.
Today, Bit9 software is running only on Kwik Trip's POS terminals, but will be extended to store PCs by the end of next year, Snyder says. He adds that he hopes the PCI Council considers broadening the data-security rules to include whitelisting in the future.
Another large retailer and Bit9 customer, Louisville, Ky.-based Thorntons, had a similar experience related to PCI compliance in its convenience stores. And its PCI QSA, Trustwave, also gave the thumbs-up to whitelisting, says Jeffrey O'Gara, network administrator there. Traditional A/V was difficult to maintain with the updates, and more megabytes to run, than whitelisting, he says.
The PCI Security Standards Council did not provide anyone to discuss whitelisting, but a spokeswoman noted: "If another type of solution addresses the identical threats with a different methodology than a signature-based approach, it may still be acceptable to meet the requirement."


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- Fill a saucepan half full with water and bring to a boil. Add the green beans and fennel slices; cook until just beginning to become tender, about 4 minutes. Pour into a colander to drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Return the empty pan to the stove and set heat to medium. Pour in the olive oil and let it heat for a minute. Return the green beans and fennel to the pan. Season with basil, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until coated and warm. Transfer to a serving dish and toss with feta cheese.
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I am giving this recipe 4 stars with the following modifications. 1. you do not need to boil the vegetables just be sure to cut the fennel thin and add it first to be sure it ends up being tender. You can also use frozen beans. 2. Do not use 1/4 cup of oil, I think it was way too much. 3. 2 min prior to turning off the stove add the basil with sun-dried tomatoes in oil. 4. serve and add feta cheese (a little goes a long way) I just used 2tablespoons. Look forward to making this again!
The fennel, basil, and feta combined perfectly in this dish. The market didn't have green beans, so I used swiss chard instead. I sauted the fennel without boiling it, and it still came out nice and tender. I think this would work well with any green veggie--asparagus, spinach, etc.
This recipe was fabulous- can be a side or a full meal. I added two small cloves of fresh garlic and minced onion for added flavor (since I can't have pepper).
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- 221 cal
- 11%
- Fat
- 17.6 g
- 27%
- Carbs
- 13 g
- 4%
- Protein
- 5.1 g
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 14 mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 310 mg
- 12%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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National Governors Association meeting in Nashville (http://is.gd/dKv7Ca) this week offers an opportunity for state governors to focus attention on their states health care delivery system. Dr. Williams seeks to remind every governor that the health care delivery system is each states responsibility, and every states current system is clearly broken.
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National Governors Association (NGA) Health Division provides governors and their staff with policy analysis and information regarding health care issues, and one of their six core issue areas is Health Care Transformation (http://is.gd/lmyJt0). Dr. Williams urges each governor to consider his proposal for how to completely reorganize the delivery of health care in every state throughout the nation.
Dr. Williams says, A study of the literature regarding the transformation of health care, and patient safety would reveal a failure by every source to demonstrate recognition of each states responsibility to create, and maintain an effective health care delivery system. Reason; since all medical care is local, and states license doctors, each states obligation to their citizens cannot be denied.
Example: Even if you cured cancer you couldnt get it to the people because the medical system is broken. Dr. Spence Taylor, Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville Journal, April 2010. Both Governor Haley, and SC Legislature ignored, and continue to ignore that assessment of SC, and all 49 other current state health care delivery systems. Time will tell if NGA Health Division will be open minded toward new considerations.
Dr. Williams, author of Find The Black Box, his latest book on health care, has publicly announced, I can provide a plan for a 21st century health care delivery system that would go far beyond anything previously imagined, and allow states to fulfill their obligation in health care to their citizens.
Continuing his series of Open Letters (http://is.gd/wdU2CM) Dr. Williams challenges each governor, and the NGA Health Division staff to recognize, and accept his offer to contribute to their efforts to transform health care in every state. Dr. Williams says, Every state has legislatively created several agencies that were each mandated to regulate some portion of their states health care delivery system. Yet no governor can lay claim to having an effective health care delivery system, and there are clearly evident reasons why each states health care system is far less than it could, or should be.
Dr. Williams continues, I can provide a logical, and doable process for any state to obtain a detailed picture of their current health care delivery system, identify that systems many flaws, and then be provided with a plan for the creation of a 21st century health care delivery system that is worthy of their citizens.
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Canada's Banff region is known for its monumental parks—and crowds. But your own experience in this World Heritage wilderness will follow paths far less traveled. You'll discover hidden gems like Rummel Lake, whose location beneath imposing Mount Galatea is a perfect picnic spot, and Robertson Glacier, where braided creek channels lead to a secret heather-scented meadow. Watch for mountain goats, eagles, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, bears, and ptarmigan as you follow primeval forest paths. Emerge at waterfalls and cirques ringed by snow-covered peaks like Mount Assiniboine, Canada's Matterhorn. The spectacular backcountry is filled with scenes like moose ruminating in the wallow near your lodge. Mount Engadine Lodge accommodates you in rustic comfort with sumptuous, familystyle meals featuring local organic produce, meats, and wines. Likewise, Emerald Lake Lodge enfolds you in unexpected luxury in this glorious wilderness setting.
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Chester Lake Trail, moderate, 5.6 miles, elevation gain, 1,030 ft.
After meeting in Canmore, you transfer through lush conifer corridors to your lovely lodge home for the next three nights. The start of the first walk is just outside the lodge door, with a destination of Chester Lake, a beautiful subalpine lake, at a maximum elevation of 7,280 feet. Beginning along a quiet, narrow trail scented with heather and berry bushes, a series of elevation gains are interspersed with flat areas through alpine meadows filled with elephant head, fleabane, and colorful Indian paintbrush. This amazing array of summer alpine flowers transitions to autumn colors, as the larch trees change from green to gold into September. Lake Chester, its surface often punctuated by leaping trout, is encircled by an amphitheater of rock and awe-inspiring peaks—the Fortress, Gusty Peak, Mount Galatea, and Mount Chester. In fact, these mountains are known locally as the Battleship Range because they have been named after either famous battleships or people who were involved in World War I. Initially you return along the same route for a little over a mile, then break off along a different trail to return to the lodge. The region is renowned for grizzly bears, which love to feed on the many glacier lilies; your guides are alert to the signs, however, and keep you close and safe.
At the conclusion of today's walk, you return to the cozy, welcoming lodge to enjoy a cup of tea or glass of wine on the wrap-around deck overlooking Moose Meadow. A welcome dinner is in the lodge's restaurant, where an exquisite meal of local mountain specialties awaits.
*Please note: An alternative trail of comparable terrain will be used in the event of trail closing due to wildlife activity.
Mount Engadine Lodge
An intimate backcountry mountain lodge set in a beautiful alpine meadow at 6,200 feet in the heart of Kananaskis Country, complete with outdoor sauna and wrap-around deck overlooking the stunning Moose Meadow. The Mount Engadine Lodge is the proud recipient of the coveted ALTO award through Travel Alberta for the category of Sustainable Tourism.
Burstall Pass; 10 miles, moderate to challenging (1,567-ft elevation gain), or easy to moderate, 5-6 miles
After a bountiful breakfast, a short drive brings you to the start of the Burstall Pass trail in Peter Longheed Provincial Park. The wide trail runs level through light forest, where you may hear the drum of a Lewis's woodpecker in search of insects or perhaps spot a grazing mule deer. Crossing a creek over a small footbridge, you enter the wide gravel alluvial flats, an area of glacial sediment deposited by streams at the base of Robertson Glacier. Silver wolf willow abounds as you traverse the flats and braided creek channels. Those who wish for a shorter option today return to the lodge from here. Others continue with a short climb leading to a dense alpine forest that opens to a beautiful heather-filled meadow in a hanging valley. A healthy ptarmigan population inhabits the meadow year-round.
Larch trees surround and rim the alpine plateau, as you ascend to a bluff where you encounter Burstall Pass itself. The expansive and impressive view is an amphitheater of mountains; through the pass, you take in Mount Assiniboine—Canada's Matterhorn—to the south you see Mount Sir Douglas; to the east, Mount Birdwood and an eagle's-eye view of the valley of Burstall Creek.
Upon your return to the lodge, you can relax and marvel at the mountain view. Your day's adventure is rewarded with another culinary feast that concludes with a decadent homemade dessert, perhaps topped with in-season Saskatoon berries.
Mount Engadine Lodge
An intimate backcountry mountain lodge set in a beautiful alpine meadow at 6,200 feet in the heart of Kananaskis Country, complete with outdoor sauna and wrap-around deck overlooking the stunning Moose Meadow. The Mount Engadine Lodge is the proud recipient of the coveted ALTO award through Travel Alberta for the category of Sustainable Tourism.
Barrier Lookout Trail, 8.2 miles, moderate, elevation gain of 1,550 ft
This morning you embark on a stunning drive along the Smith Dorrien Spray Trail, a scenic gravel road, where elk and bighorn sheep often graze along the roadside. The journey takes you to Elbow Sheep Wildland, the north end of Kananaskis Country and the start of the Ptarmigan Cirque, a high mountain bowl between Mount Arethusa and Mount Rae.
You begin climbing up the Highwood pass through a forest of alpine larch, subalpine fir, and Engelmann spruce. Along the way, the wooded path opens and levels out into a breathtaking circular alpine meadow filled with wildflowers, complete with a glacial stream. As you bask in the grand views of the meadow and surrounding mountain peaks, you enjoy a trailside snack by the waterfall while keeping an eye out for bighorn sheep.
After descending via the same route, you board your van(s) for the 50-minute drive to the Barrier Lookout trail, again along a road that offers the possibility of spotting more wildlife. The walk begins on a trail skirting the edge of Barrier Lake, eventually intersecting a trail that climbs to another trail with undulating terrain. Over a distance of more than two miles, and with two large steps in elevation, you make the gradual ascent through a forest, finally reaching Prairie View Lookout and its stunning views of the Kananaskis Valley. After enjoying a perfect lunch spot at the highest point of 5,812 feet, you return along a shorter route that descends back to the trailhead, closing this loop walk. Later, you return to the lodge to savor the Rocky Mountain tranquility and view the alpenglow on the peaks looming through the trees. Tonight you dine on regional favorites served at the lodge.
Mount Engadine Lodge
An intimate backcountry mountain lodge set in a beautiful alpine meadow at 6,200 feet in the heart of Kananaskis Country, complete with outdoor sauna and wrap-around deck overlooking the stunning Moose Meadow. The Mount Engadine Lodge is the proud recipient of the coveted ALTO award through Travel Alberta for the category of Sustainable Tourism.
Bow Lake; 6 miles, easy to moderate. Transfer to Field, British Columbia
Located a short distance from the Icefields Parkway, Bow Lake is the third-largest lake in Banff National Park. It is also the headwater of the Bow River. The lake is fed by the meltwater from Bow Glacier, one of six outlet valley glaciers of the Wapta Icefield. Today's walk follows the lakeshore, eventually reaching an overlook of Bow Glacier. Pioneer outfitter and guide Jimmy Simpson spent the winters of the early 1900s hunting and trapping in the remote country north of Bow Lake.
Your home for the next two nights is a comfortable lodge, a sanctuary in the National Park. Nestled along the glacial Emerald Lake, the Emerald Lake Lodge consists of a series of individual cabins. Each one is perfectly appointed, with down duvets, large outdoor decks, and fireplaces—a true oasis. This evening you enjoy dinner at your leisure.
Emerald Lake Lodge
Field, British Columbia, Canada
Although larger than the previous property and less intimate, this beautifully restored lodge set on the shores of stunning Emerald Lake offers exceptional service, individual townhouse-style units, and an outdoor Jacuzzi. Please note that lake views are not guaranteed.
Takakkaw Falls to Iceline Trail to Yoho Lake; 6 miles, moderate to challenging (1,400-ft. elevation gain) or Takakkaw Falls to Laughing Falls; 6 miles, easy
Today's walk begins in the Yoho Valley at Takakkaw Falls. After a short warm-up on a flat trail, you ascend a slope past Whiskey Jack Falls, passing 300- to 400-year-old spruce trees, some of the oldest in Yoho National Park. Eventually you reach the Iceline Trail, having enjoyed the last mile of panoramic views of the Yoho Valley and Dally Glacier. Turning on to the Highline Trail you follow it to your next destination of Yoho Lake. The first white explorer to reach the lake was Ralph Edwards in 1897, when he wrote that the lake was, "...a marvelously beautiful lake, not much larger than a little pond, but of an exquisite ultramarine colour."
After enjoying lunch at this quiet spot, you continue on the trail around the edge of the lake, winding through a colorful wetland of wildflowers that offers brief glimpses of Yoho Valley. The trail starts to descend, bringing you back around to Whiskey Jack Falls before looping back to your starting point at Takakkaw Falls. With luck you may spot moose, hoary marmots, or pika, or be visited by a whiskey jack, the small, sociable bird that gave its name to the falls. Common vegetation includes bunchberry, Indian paintbrush, queens cup, and foamflower.
Today's other option leaves Takakkaw Falls heading along the valley floor. The trail meanders through a forest with the west bank of the Yoho River grazing the trail. The soft-green verdant forest floor offers plants and mushrooms not seen elsewhere in the area, plus viewing spots of the wild rapids of the Yoho River. Laughing Falls offers a picnic spot, with the cataracts and sparkling stream presenting an enriching vista. After lunch you head back down the trail, taking a slight detour to visit Point Lace Falls. As the name suggests, this delicately patterned waterfall is in direct contrast to Takakkaw Falls.
Regardless of the option, you have the chance to walk up the short half-mile interpretive trail to view the base of Takakkaw Falls. Here you experience the thunderous roar and enjoy the rainbow-infused spray of glacial water descending from this 836-foot-high waterfall. A final feast is served this evening at the lodge, where you raise your glass and toast the Canadian wilderness and your new friends.
Emerald Lake Lodge
Field, British Columbia, Canada
Although larger than the previous property and less intimate, this beautifully restored lodge set on the shores of stunning Emerald Lake offers exceptional service, individual townhouse-style units, and an outdoor Jacuzzi. Please note that lake views are not guaranteed.
Guide's choice; 5 miles, easy to moderate. Departure from Banff
Early risers walking alongside Emerald Lake may have a final opportunity to hear loons calling and perhaps spot a moose among the supple willows and alders.
After a final breakfast at the lodge, you drive back toward Banff. The morning walk depends largely on the weather and is chosen from the repertoire of highlights along the route. Excellent views of nearby mountains are accompanied by the possibility of elk and deer sightings during a picnic lunch. You arrive in Banff by late afternoon, where you bid farewell to your newfound friends.
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Bear in mind that this is a typical itinerary, and the actual activities, sites, and accommodations may vary due to season, special events, weather, or transportation schedules. We reserve the right to alter the itinerary since tour arrangements are made up to a year in advance, and unforeseen circumstances that mandate change may arise. Itinerary changes are made to improve the tour and your experience. If you are currently booked on a CW adventure, an itinerary has been sent to you for your exact departure date. Please call CW at 800.464.9255 if you have any questions about the exact itinerary or hotels selected for any of our tours.
Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, Brenda has spent many years exploring the valleys surrounding her home. In addition to holding certifications as a professional interpretive guide, a qualified bear guide, and a nordic ski instructor, Brenda is a traditional Métis guide with excellent tracking skills. Brenda enjoys sharing expertise handed down from her Cree medicine woman grandmothers while guiding our Canadian Rockies walking tours.
Originally a native of England, and trained as a Mountain Expedition leader, Dave moved to the Rocky Mountains and certified as a professional Canadian Guide. In addition to Canada, he has led hiking and climbing groups in Europe, Africa, Belize, the U.S. and the Falkland Islands. He encourages people to fall in love with nature and discover its intricate habitats. When not guiding Dave can be found fly-fishing or painting watercolors.
I love CW tours. The guides are very knowledgeable, and the lodging is always first class. This trip surpassed my expectations and we thoroughly enjoyed the hikes!
Spectacular scenery, top-notch accommodations, expert guides, fascinating hikes—these create the unique blend of challenge, discovery, and fun which distinguishes CW tours and keeps us coming back year after year.
The Canadian Rockies hiking adventure with CW was fabulous! Our hiking guides, Hugh and David were wonderful and were very accommodating on the various hiking skill levels of the group, the lodging and food accommodations were great! I would definitely recommend CW to anyone looking for a great experience!
It was a GREAT vacation—the support from both the office and the guides was excellent. I can't say enough good things about the whole experience, including scenery, accommodations, food, guides, and locale.
The guides, Hugh Palmer and Dave Holder, were very knowledgeable of the area and full of information, enthusiasm and humor. We had great fun hiking that beautiful country. The lodgings and food provided were excellent. Besides Canada in 2011, we also hiked with CW in Bavaria (2008) and Yellowstone (2006). We are looking forward to another wonderful experience with CW in Ireland, Connemara and Galway Bay this month!
This is a unique and enjoyable way to visit an area escorted by extraordinary guides. Bravo CW! This was our inaugural trip with CW and we are eager to do more.
The Canadian Rockies are spectacular and our guides Dave and Hugh were adapatable, knowledgeable and very friendly. It was our 1st formal hiking trip ans we were very impressed by our guides.
It was absolutely beautiful. The guides were outstanding. Another fabulous experience with CW. I joined our tribe and was guided to a wonderful place.


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Wednesday, January 15, 2003
CHICAGO STATE (5-8, 2-0 Mid-Con) at VALPARAISO (7-7, 0-1 Mid-Con)
WHEN: Saturday, January 18, 2003, 2:05 p.m. CST.
WHERE: Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000), Valparaiso, Ind.
RADIO: WVUR (95.1-FM), Valparaiso. Andrew Stem will provide the play-by-play, with Phil Morris adding the color commentary.
TV: AT&T Cable (tape delay). Dick Harlan and Paul Curtis broadcasting.
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is led by Keith Freeman, who is in his 15th season of coaching, and 9th with the Crusaders. He is 273-147 overall and 144-100 with Valpo. Chicago State is led by Cheryl Littlejohn, who is 45-107 in her 6th season overall and 16-26 in her 2nd season with the Cougars.
SERIES RECORD: Valpo leads the overall series with the Cougars 27-1 and have won the last four meetings.
LAST SEASON: The Crusaders downed Chicago State three times last year. Jeanette Gray scored 15 points in the first meeting as Valpo won 65-47 in Chicago. At the ARC, Amber Schober led the Crusaders with 16 points in an 84-45 victory. The two schools met in the Mid-Con Tournament semifinals, with Katie Boone hitting a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to give Valpo a 66-64 overtime victory. Schober led the Brown and Gold with 15 points.
The Valparaiso Crusaders look to snap their two-game losing skid on Saturday afternoon hosting the first place Chicago State Cougars at the ARC. Valpo is coming off of a 50-43 defeat at the hands of Western Illinois last Saturday.
KNOCKING THEM DOWN: Jamie Gutowski maybe a freshman, but she is anything but a rookie at the free throw line. She ranks second in the conference from the charity stripe, making 85.0% of her tosses on the season. She leads Valpo in trips to the line and makes, converting on 34-of-40 attempts from the stripe.
GRAY MOVES INTO THIRD IN SCORING: Jeanette Gray moved into third place on the Crusaders all-time scoring charts last Saturday afternoon. She now has 1,278 points, surpassing Amber Schober's total of 1,273.
DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE: Valpo defense has turned up the pressure on its opponents over the last month. The Crusaders have played seven straight games in which they have not allowed opponents to reach the 60 point mark, and have allowed an average of just 50.0 points per game during the span beginning December 13 against DePaul.
HAMMEL AMONG NATION'S BEST: Suzie Hammel entered the week 26th in Division I connecting on 2.8 three-point attempts per game. The mark ranks her second in the Mid-Continent Conference. She is shooting 37.5% from downtown this season on 39-of-104 shooting beyond the arc.
TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL: Valparaiso's offense has protected the basketball for most of the season. The Crusaders lead the conference in turnover ratio (+4.8) and have turned the ball over just 16.4 times per game on the season.
STREAK ON THE LINE: Valpo looks for a win against Chicago State to snap their two-game losing skid. The Crusaders have not lost more than two consecutive games since the beginning of last season. Valpo dropped four straight at the time, losing the final two games of the 2000-2001 season and the first two of the 2001-2002 season
CHICAGO STATE NOTES: Chicago State visits the Athletics-Recreation Center having won two straight to begin Mid-Continent Conference play and four of their last five contests overall. The Cougars are coming off of a 61-57 victory over UMKC on Monday night.
Kafayat Davies leads the Cougars in scoring on the year, tallying 12.1 points per contest. She tallied 17 points against the Kangaroos on Monday in the win, and was named Mid-Con Player of the Week two weeks ago.
Krissy Sanders is tallying 10.6 points per contest and leads the conference in assists dishing out 6.2 per night. The senior also leads the team pulling down 5.7 rebounds per game. She tallied 18 points and 11 assists against UMKC while grabbing eight boards.
Chicago State has a balanced line-up, as ten players are averaging ten or more minutes per game.
The Cougars are coming off of a four-game homestand and beginning a stretch of four straight contests away from the Dickens Center this afternoon.
DOWN THE ROAD: The Crusaders will conclude their three-game homestand on Monday evening hosting Southern Utah in a 7:05 p.m. contest. Valpo will then take to the road next Saturday as the Brown and Gold travels to Rochester, Mich. Tip-off against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies is set for 2:30 p.m. CST. The Crusaders will then travel to Indianapolis to battle IUPUI on Monday, January 27 for a 6 p.m. CST game.
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Recycling will be picked up at the curbs of Lowndes County residences and solid waste will be hauled off after county commissioners approved one of six waste-management options Tuesday during the regular session of the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners.
The new plan will replace the county's voucher system, which enabled residents to drop off waste materials at a collection site for $100 a year. The old plan didn't raise enough revenue to make its continuation feasible, according to commissioners.
Commissioner Richard Raines said his family pays for the voucher each year and $30 curbside pickup each month. He said the selected the proposal awards the most values.
The approved "Option "D" is the best option because it will represent significant savings, said Raines. "It covers everything, from bulking yard items to solid waste. I don't think it can be easier than for someone to come into your driveway and pick all of it up for $13 a month."
Other proposals included options with the onus falling on the county, the future contractor or the recycling center itself. Other variants of the trash plans mandated that the selected contractor manage the removal of all of the county's waste, while others featured a non-exclusive clause for whatever
company wins the bid.
In other county business, commissioners approved the following agenda items:
•A public hearing was held for the rezoning of the property between Pecan Plantation Road and U.S. 84 west, with the intent of creating a mixed zone.
•A request to repair the pumps at the Bevel Creek Lift Station was heard. Replacement pumps would cost $57,444, while repairs would cost roughly $48,000.
•Waterline size increases to Alapaha sub-division were considered. A developer wished to cultivate two lots in the sub-division, but it is obligated to supply the lots with county water.
• A beer license for Naylor's Pantry, located at 8777 East Highway 135, was considered. Ownership requested that alcohol consumption be allowed off premises.
•The issuance of revenue bonds, in order to refund some or all of the two outstanding bonds from 2003 and 2005, was considered. The two bonds were issued for the Lowndes County Judicial Complex and the county's water and sewer projects.
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For 10 years, lovers of automobiles, both current and classic, have found something to appreciate during the Roger Krodle Memorial Car Show.
The 10th annual event is scheduled Saturday at Family Fellowship Church, 401 Division Street in Greenville, which is also the sponsor for this year's show.
One of the biggest benefit car shows in North Texas, the event typically draws a large crowd of entrants with proceeds going to benefit the Hunt County Special Olympics Booster Club.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., with judging starting at 11 a.m. and the awards presented at 2 p.m.
First and second places will be awarded in 20 classes of automobiles, from antiques to 90s and Up cars and trucks, with special prizes awarded for best car, best truck, best rat rod, best of show, Krodle Family pick and the Special Olympics pick. There is a $20 registration fee and dash plaques will be given to the first 100 paid registrants.
Krodle himself was an automobile enthusiast. A plumbing contractor and member of the Greenville Antique Car Club, Krodle died in July 2003.
His favorites were included as part of his funeral service and the memorial show came about after his wife mentioned she was going to miss attending the events.
Those wanting more information can call 903-453-4802 or visit the web site at www.krodlecarshow.com.


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Identified publicly for the first time Thursday was the partner of the late CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom on the fateful day of Sept. 4, when a routine Alamo traffic stop turned into a deadly shootout.
CHP Officer Tyler Carlton gave an emotional address at the funeral of Youngstrom Thursday morning in Vacaville.
"I had the privilege of being Ken's beat partner that day (Sept. 4) and watching him stand tall like he did every day," said Carlton, his voice cracking.
Carlton recalled Youngstrom showing him family pictures, and bragging that his son had a full head of hair as his father did.
"Ken, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for always being there for me, and I look forward to seeing you again some day," he said.
Carlton received a standing ovation after he spoke.
Carlton "displayed extraordinary courage under extraordinary circumstances" on the day of the shooting, said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow at the funeral.
Of Youngstrom, Farrow said, "His dream was to be a CHP officer. While he accomplished this, it was taken away from his far too soon."
Youngstrom and the driver of the Jeep — Christopher Lacy, 36, of Corning, Tehama County — had a brief conversation. Without warning, Lacy pulled a gun and shot Youngstrom in the head.
Carlton then ran up on the other side of the Jeep and shot Lacy several times. Lacy died later that day at John Muir Medical Center. Youngstrom, age 37, a Fairfield resident, died the next day at the Walnut Creek hospital.
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