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Conflicts of interest, mismanagement and weak federal oversight have tainted the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' mission to preserve coastal resources, a draft of a federal audit concludes.
The Inspector General's Office of the U.S. Interior Department questions $30 million of the $39 million in Coastal Impact Assistance Program spending from 2009 through 2012 that was sampled as part of the audit. The state received a total of $99.8 million in CIAP grants from the Interior Department during that time, with most of the money administered by the DMR.
The draft audit, sent to state and local officials in February and obtained last week by the Sun Herald, says the Interior Department's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relied on inadequate grant oversight by its predecessor, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, to monitor CIAP spending by the DMR and Harrison and Hancock counties. Few issues arose in Jackson County, the third coastal county eligible for CIAP funding.
"These conditions allowed grant recipients to operate in an envi
ronment rife with conflicts of interest, with no assurance that many of the grants issued in Mississippi were used for intended purposes or benefitted the public in general."
The audit focused mostly on the DMR. It describes grant awards to friends, family and associates of Bill Walker, who headed the agency, and Tina Shumate, its CIAP director. The DMR's governing board fired Walker on Jan. 15. Shumate resigned and left her office Jan. 31. Federal and state investigations of the DMR, first reported in October by the Sun Herald, continue.
The audit describes "widespread conflicts of interest" involving land purchases the DMR oversaw, deficient land appraisals, splitting of contracts that circumvented state bid laws, grant awards that failed to meet CIAP criteria and improper charges to CIAP grants.
The audit recommends specific policies and procedures Fish and Wildlife and the DMR should adopt to correct the problems. The final version of the audit is expected by fall and should include the DMR's responses to the findings and intended actions. Fish and Wildlife requested the audit in 2012 when it assumed responsibility for CIAP.
The inspector general's audit concludes, "Failure to act on these recommendations, we believe, would further undermine CIAP and open the door to fraud, waste and mismanagement of millions of dollars in federal funds meant to conserve, protect and restore American coastal areas, wildlife and natural resources."
Walker's replacement, Jamie Miller, said the agency is working to correct problems the audit details.
"The office that was responsible for that program has been working closely with U.S. Fish and Wildlife to respond to some of those, I guess, findings," said Miller, who started work in April. "We don't know what the final outcome of our responses will be. There are some similarities in what OIG has pointed out and what we have discovered in our evaluation of the agency.
"It has been a partnership in responding with the federal government to the OIG. What could be misunderstood is the OIG's report isn't simply about the department. Really, it is as critical of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as it is us."
He also said the DMR disagrees with some of the findings, but he did not want to get into specifics.
Officials at Fish and Wildlife said in November they would not discuss the audit until it is completed.
Walker would not talk about the audit. "I haven't seen it and I don't know what's in it," he said. "I'm not privileged to that information."
Shumate has previously referred questions to her attorney, Tim Holleman of Gulfport. He said he disagrees with the draft audit's conclusions.
"In my opinion, she didn't have a conflict," Holleman said. "We're a small community. If you wanted to take it to the nth degree, you would create some serious problems. I just don't know how far you carry a conflict."
Family, friends benefit
The audit details almost $16 million in CIAP land buys and projects that benefited family, friends and associates of Walker and Shumate.
"A potential conflict of interest existed between the DMR executive director and his wife, who has been employed by two different major DMR subgrantees -- the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS)."
Walker's wife, Sharon Walker, worked at USM until she took a job in March 2010 with IMMS. The news release announcing her new job at IMMS said she would "bring millions in grant funding and many marine programs to IMMS," the audit says.
The next day, the DMR submitted what the audit says was an "unusual request" to move a $7.8 million CIAP grant, the state's largest, to IMMS from USM. DMR explained USM was "hesitant" to spend the money on reconstruction of a Biloxi aquarium Hurricane Katrina destroyed.
A USM official denied this when interviewed for the audit. "He also stated that USM gave up the almost $7.8 million grant after splitting up grants managed by the DMR executive director's wife into those that were 'the university's' and those that were 'hers,'" the audit says.
Within months, the audit says, IMMS received an additional $3.3 million grant initially rejected in the state's CIAP plan.
"I have never seen the DMR request to transfer my CIAP grant from USM to IMMS," Sharon Walker said, "however, USM/GCRL (Gulf Coast Research Lab) wished to change the goals, objectives, and scope of work of my grant -- to which I did not agree. This grant was competitively reviewed on the scope of work originally submitted."
Properties questioned
Bill Walker's son, Scott Walker, served on the board of The Nature Conservancy when that organization received CIAP grants Bill Walker authorized.
Waterfront property Scott Walker owned in Jackson County was included on a CIAP-eligible property list. Shumate, the DMR's CIAP administrator, served on the board of the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain and suggested the purchase, other Land Trust associates have told the Sun Herald. But the Land Trust wound up buying the land with other money, which the DMR supplied.
A friend of Bill Walker's, David Harris, also benefited from the CIAP program, a potential conflict of interest, the audit says. The DMR spent $3.7 million -- almost $2.4 million per acre -- to buy Harbor Landing in the Ocean Springs harbor from Harris. The DMR had agreed to remove the yacht club and boat storage building and restore the property as green space.
Harris was allowed to 'wind down' operations for 1½ years, although he was not supposed to earn a profit. However, the audit says, nobody from the DMR followed up with a request for financial records on the businesses.
To fulfill the grant's purpose, the DMR must demolish the yacht club and building, the audit says. But CIAP money can't be spent on demolition.
The audit concludes, "Such high-priced property that could require an extra investment of state funds to be able to even call it 'green space' is, at the very least, difficult to justify."
Harris and his wife, Melba, said the property appraised for about $4 million, but they agreed to take less because they were ready to sell after the BP oil spill. However, the audit points out, the CIAP appraiser's value was 207 percent higher than the county-appraised value of about $1.3 million.
The Harrises said the "wind down" period was offered so boat owners would have a chance to move.
"We didn't make any money," Melba Harris said in an interview Thursday. " We weren't making ends meet before."
The DMR also designated $195,000 in CIAP money for property, including a renovated house, owned by Shumate's parents in Pascagoula. Bill Walker told auditors he knew about the relationship, but Shumate had assured him the purchase would be handled like all other CIAP transactions. The DMR could not provide documents showing how the Pascagoula property was selected or how it ranked in comparison with other properties the public suggested.
Holleman said Shumate recused herself from the land transaction.
The state's CIAP plan included purchase of Coast properties as one overall project totalling $10.8 million.
The audit says, "Structuring this land acquisition project in the state plan as one overall acquisition project instead of identifying individual parcels up front did not allow the public a chance to comment on the properties DMR selected for purchase.
"This created an environment that allowed questionable land purchases to occur ."
Projects fail to meet goals
The audit finds seven grants totaling more than $8.7 million should have been rejected for having "little or no relevance to the preservation of coastal areas." The audit deems $5.9 million already spent as "ineligible costs."
The audit says federal authorities found 90 percent of the DMR-controlled Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area's comprehensive plan for marine and coastal conservation was focused on cultural heritage, with only a 10 percent emphasis on conservation.
n One grant for $500,000 went to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, but only 4 percent will be spent on landscaping that could be considered coastal preservation, the audit says. The audit says most of the money went to install skylights and flooring in the museum welcome center.
Shumate directed the Heritage Area's work, according to the audit. Holly Zinner, the museum's former deputy director, said she was asked by Shumate to become a commissioner. Zinner had joined Ohr-O'Keefe in 2008 but is now working only part time. Zinner said she never attended any Heritage Area meetings and had forgotten she was even appointed to its commission. Zinner did not believe her appointment had any connection to Ohr-O'Keefe's grant. The application process, she said, began in 2006.
n A grant totaling about $1 million, including $788,300 added through an amendment, has been designated for the Old Wire Road Trail Project in Stone County, a 20-mile asphalt trail along an old telegraph line. Stone County, the audit says, "is a land-locked county not designated as an eligible recipient for CIAP grants."
Stone County's grant consultant, Nell Murray, also serves as a commissioner for the Heritage Area, as did six others who either managed or potentially benefited from CIAP money, the audit says. Murray could not be reached to comment.
n The audit also questioned $500,000 in CIAP spending on the Infinity Science Center associated with the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County for a classroom to educate people about space, marine and environmental science. The audit describes it as "a general-purpose classroom" with questionable benefit for coastal preservation.
Appraisals criticized
Appraisals of CIAP properties, handled by Barber & Mann Inc. of Ridgeland, are criticized in the audit for a number of reasons.
To begin with, the audit says, the DMR parceled out CIAP work to Barber & Mann through five contracts and contract amendments that increased the amounts, plus 55 purchase orders. The DMR paid Barber & Munn a total of $718,347 to assist in writing the state CIAP plan, administer grants and manage land purchases.
The audit says the DMR's actions suggest the agency was attempting to avoid competitive bids. Barber & Mann is owned by Madison County Tax Assessor Gerald Barber and his wife, Elizabeth Rooks-Barber, who managed CIAP work, including property appraisals.
Property appraisals, the audit says, contained an average of more than five deficiencies.
The audit found in 15 of 16 cases, county appraisals were far lower than amounts paid for properties. The difference between county appraisals and purchase prices ranged from 132 percent to 7,282 percent on the 15 purchases. The only exception was the property bought from Shumate's parents, where the CIAP appraisal was only 11 percent more than the county-appraised value.
"These issues," the audit says, "can diminish CIAP's overall impact on coastal communities by resulting in overpayment for property and reducing the amount of funds available for other projects."
Rooks-Barber said all her contracts were approved by the state's Personal Services Contract Review Board. She referred all other questions to the DMR.
"DMR addressed all of the questions in the draft audit report and submitted them to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service," she said.
In conclusion, the audit says:
"CIAP grants have been approved that failed to support an authorized use under the law. Conflicts of interest within the Mississippi DMR have marred the program and the public's perception of CIAP. Improper land appraisals have undermined CIAP's intended impact of protecting environmentally fragile coastal areas and communities.
"In the areas of procurement and accounting, sole-source regulations were circumvented; unallowable, unallocable, and unreasonable charges were allowed to be made on certain grants, and equipment purchases and other financial issues were mishandled."


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Buick Enclave Leaks When It Rains
amyr1216 Posts: 5I had the same issue with my 2009... There was a seal missing from the mfg. the 2008 has a recall bc the drain tubes disconnect bc they were too short....make sure the dealer checks this out. GM took care of mine buti had to stay after them about and it took 4 visits to get it done!
leakybuick Posts: 3I want to add to my above post. My 2008 enclave is still under warranty (I received a three month warranty when I purchased it). The dealship said that they will no longer try to fix the leak, as I posted above. The said that they would silicone it shut and take the fuse out so no one could open it. This would also not allow me to open the moon roof shade also. The sun roof option to purchase it with the car is approximately $1600.00 and tax. I think if GM is not willing to replace the sunroof, then there should refund the money for that option and then I might let them silicone it shut. I hope this helps other people choice not to purchase GM cars, as they do not even honour their warranties.
My 2008 Buick Enclave has started leaking from the sunroof...can't even leave it outside in the rain or the inside of my car will be soaked. Apparently it was eligible to be fixed in a recall, but the recall expired back in 2009, before I owned the car. Now the dealer says they can fix it, but GM will only contributed $145 towards the repair cost.
I don't understand how GM can admit to faulty equipment (hence the recall), and then put an expiration date on fixing it. Does anyone have suggestions on how to escalate this with GM?
My 2008 Buick Enclave has started leaking from the sunroof...can't even leave it outside in the rain or the inside of my car will be soaked. Apparently it was eligible to be fixed in a recall, but the recall expired back in 2009, before I owned the car. Now the dealer says they can fix it, but GM will only contributed $145 towards the repair cost.
I don't understand how GM can admit to faulty equipment (hence the recall), and then put an expiration date on fixing it. Does anyone have suggestions on how to escalate this with GM?
jessryan Posts: 1I need to start out by saying we are loyal GM supporters and have been for years. So when we were in the market for a new vehicle there was no hestitation it would be a GM product. However, after the response to our problem I would hesitate a second time. I have read many messages about the sunroof leaks and I have to say that the 2009 leaks also. We had our enclave twice to the dealership and they finally found the source. The technician verbalized that it was a factory problem. The robot that sealed the moon roof and sun roof missed two areas and did not properly seal them. We keep our enclave in the garage so we did not have a problem until recently, after the warranty expired. The bill was $154. I have been dealing with GM about the bill. Even though they acknowledge that this is a factory mistake they refuse to reimburse us the money. They gave us two options. A $500 credit toward a new enclave, which we are not in the market for, or $100 dollars towards the next service needed, but it expires in one year. I asked for an explanation why they could not reimburse us since it was a factory mistake and they just kept saying the warranty expired and they were sorry. I have to say $154 may not be a lot of money to a large company like GM, but for us it is. I understand that the warranty expired, but it is still their mistake. It came from the their factory in this condition and they acknowledged liability, but still refuse to reimburse the full amount. I am very disappointed in GM and the response they have given. Does anyone have any suggestions? I thought about contacting the better business bureau...
cpgeorge222 Posts: 1Hello. I have a 2008 enclave that I bought used in 2010. I started having the leaking issues about 8 months ago, and they have escalated greatly in the past 2 months! My enclave has 98,000 miles on it and I can't imagine being able to trade it in for another vehicle. What are we supposed to do??
sbayou Posts: 1">Symptoms: My 2009 Buick Enclave had wet floors after a rain on the passenger side. It was hard to say where the water was coming from as the water dripped a ways before exposing itself, turned out the sunroof was leaking. This could cause flood damage, mold, fill my interior fuse panel with water and/or fill plastic cover to blower motor and ruin it.
Solution: I manually reconnected an adapter between sunroof housing and drainage tube that had become disconnected, then zip tied each end really snug (you could use a hose clamp if so inclined, but I felt zip tie would hold) then I used RTV Silicone Sealant all around it because I had a tube laying around
Instructions on How to DIY Fix at home:
Where is the water coming from? I used a controlled water hose to spray water on specific areas until I reproduced the problem. I saw as water filled the sunroof bowl, a drip would begin at passenger side feet area.: The sunroof has a bowl meant to collect water and drain it through a tube to below the car. This bowl has two drain holes, one drains thru a tube down driver side, the other drains down passenger side behind panel either side of front windshield. --pic shows drain hole in sunroof bowl in the corner lit by flashlight , it should be clear of debris--
PROPER TEST: Take a bowl of water up a ladder with your moonroof full open, fill the moonroof bowl with water. If hole pictured above is not clogged water will either drain into your car or down by the tire as it should. If it does not drain, it is clogged. If anyone ever tries and use pressurized air through the drain hole they risk popping the drain tube out unless it is secured with a hose clamp.
This job requires you to remove some interior trim to expose the adapter tube that needs reconnecting.
I first removed interior trim to expose the tube and turns out the tube was completely disconnected. My leak was on passenger side, I had to remove the two bolts that hold the "hand grip" on panel that goes from headliner to dash. I had to use a thin flathead screwdriver to pop out the little plastic covers that give you access to the two bolts that hold the panel secure. Feel free to pop it with force as they will pop right back in later. The panel then pulls right out.
Next, I had to remove passenger side sunshade/mirror. A regular allen wrench actually removed the three screws just fine and did not need 6 point allen wrench. --see pic of sunshade disconnected--
Now it gets real easy, you need to pull the headliner down just enough in that corner to expose the problem. I pulled down the headliner to expose the tube and rubber green adapter that, to my amazement, was NOT connected as it should have been. No wonder, ALL water poured into sunroof was going straight into car wherever gravity led it.
There's your problem RIGHT THERE --->
Next is zip tie it or hose clamp it, I sealed it with silicone also for kicks. Also, I sprayed a little solution of chlorine and water to kill a little mold I saw. Then put it all back together.
I poured water in the sunroof bowl and verified it no longer dripped in the car and was able to see the water fall as it should by the front wheel.
Final Thoughts:
1. I drilled two holes in the cover of my blower motor in case water ever dripped there it would not ruin it. Mine was fine, but this has been an issue for others. (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyKJlHusxI )
2. If water had been leaking through backseat sunroof, I would just take RTV Silicone Sealant, a ladder, and then fill that whole seam with silicone from the roof. Easy fix, perfect cosmetic, only a bird landing on the roof could ever notice you had an awesome seal there.
3. Where else could the water come from? Doubt there are too many other spots. I have heard below the front windshield and in the engine compartment, but doubt it.
richardu Posts: 1I am active duty military and my wife purchased a used 2008 Buick Enclave in 2011 while I was on deployment. I strongly encouraged her to avoid GM products, based on GM's general reputation, but she ignored my advice because she thought the Enclave was "pretty." Well, less than two years later, and with only 50,000 miles on it, our Buick is leaking like all the others on this site. We got into the vehicle yesterday evening, during a hard rain, to discover the rear lighting fixture over the 3rd row seat leaking!
Based on what I've read on this forum, there does not appear to be a point in taking our vehicle to our local Buick dealer. I'm sure the dealer's inflated prices to repair this design flaw will exceed the price of having this repaired by a trusted mechanic; even with the rather insulting $154 credit GM appears to be offering. I'd go ahead and seal the sunroof myself; however, I'd like some assurance from a professional that there is no secondary damage or mold in the roof.
That said, a couple of things I'd like to note if GM customer service cares about what their customer's think.
1. My family will never again purchase a GM vehicle.
2. My wife loved the aesthetics of her Enclave and would have been a lifetime customer; however, the lack of manufacturing and production quality control and the poor manner in which GM has responded to its customers with this issue over the lifetime of this vehicle model is unacceptable. I will not put my family or my wallet at risk by again purchasing from a company of this caliber.
3. Luxury utility vehicles are a dime a dozen in this market. Treating your customers like you're the only game in town is simply bad business; especially when you take into consideration the marketing cost of obtaining new customers vs. repeat customers and the secondary effects to the GM/Buick brand.
4. If there is a class action lawsuit, I will gladly join in with the rest of these folks.
As an aside, before I returned home from my deployment, I purchased a new car for myself as well: A 2012 Volvo S60 sedan directly from the Volvo factory. Best darn purchase I've ever made; superior luxury with high reliability and an affordable price. It even has a sunroof that doesn't leak. Frankly, when comparing the overall quality and value of my two "new" cars, I'm sold on the European automakers.
Thank you for your post. I followed it and determined that my hoses wee connected but slightly clogged. I unclogged them and made sure all connections were snug. Water still accumulated. Careful testing revealed that the forward edge of my sunroof (rubberized area) did not form a strong enough seal to keep water out. So the water collected too fast to drain properly. I teen forced that area and NO MORE LEAKS!!!!!! So happy my truck has been dry. I DID IT MYSELF!!!! Did not want to lose this battle cause it's LESS THAN 7 months of payments left! Your post gave me the confidence to search for the answer. Thanks again!!! :-))))))
Excuse the delay...
To reinforce the seal, I used items I had on hand.
1. I prepped the rubber edge of the sunroof by cleaning it with alcohol (that air dried). I actually used extra strength started fluid.)
2. I applied a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the Enclave body surface that will come in contact with the leading sunroof rubber edge. (This is the front and about two inches on each side.
3. I applied a rubber sealant to the rubber edge of the sunroof. It was a uniform layer the thickness of a new pencil eraser. (I used 3M stage 2 black weatherstripping adhesive.)
4. After watching the sealant change from shiny to dull (and slightly tacky), I closed the sunroof and let it set for a few hours.
I tried to post pics but unable to do so. FYI: Still no more leaks!! On another note, I have also fixed other friends and family members trucks.


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Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Independence Day!
We just celebrate it on the 4th of JulyBlessed are the the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. MATT 5:10
Yes, Happy Independence Day.
Although I didn't the film was worth naming a day after it.To be born an Englishman, is to be a winner in the Lottery of Life.
I've Talked the Talk and I've Walked the Walk, now I Sit the Sit!
It's not until you look at an Ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day, that you realise just how often they burst into flames for no reason!
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men
who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,
and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;
another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War..
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants,
nine were farmers and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated,
but they signed the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and
trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the
British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British
that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in the Congress without pay, and his family
was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that
the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson
home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General
George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed,
and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill
were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests
and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
children vanished.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free!
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Once again Santa Barbara extends to its friends and guests a sincere and hearty "Bienvenida!" as our city celebrates its 90th annual "OLD SPANISH DAYS FIESTA." Following the tradition of the Spanish Dons of offering hospitality to strangers, we say to all of you, "Welcome to Santa Barbara; Mi Casa es su Casa, consider this your home!"
As the great great grandson of Don Jose De La Guerra y Noriega , the last commandante of the Santa Barbara Presidio; the grandson of James B. Rickard an original founder of Old Spanish Days and the son of 1948 and 1949 El Presidente, John T. Rickard, I also say come learn about our history.Our Old Spanish Days commemorates the time influenced by the Chumash and our Spanish forefathers. The time of the Great Ranchos (about 1830-1860), an era under Mexican and American rule, when people still spoke Spanish and followed the Spanish California customs.
This was a unique time period in which it was famously stated, "Everyone got along" and neighbors took care of one another. There were no towns and few roads, only ranchos of 4,000 to 40,000 acres. Here, thousands of head of cattle were raised for the hides and tallow trade, and hence the tradition of the Spanish cowboy – vaquero – became legendary.
Riding for miles to visit neighboring ranchos, people became expert equestrians. Since there were no hotels, travelers depended on the kindness of the rancheros. A visit by a stranger then became reason to invite neighboring ranches to hear of news from the visitor, and an excuse to celebrate with song and dance and a party – la fiesta – lasting for several days! The Californios loved to come together for these parties and were noted for their love of dancing. This time was particularly highlighted in Richard Henry Dana's autobiographical Two Years Before the Mast in which the author recounts his time in Santa Barbara in 1836, witnessing the grand wedding reception at the Casa De la Guerra, my ancestral home.Our tradition of handsome horses, expert equestrians, rodeo competitions with skillful cowboys, singing and dancing and delight in welcoming visitors: these are the things we commemorate and celebrate in our Old Spanish Days as they have been treasured in our community for over 180 years.
To this purpose we dedicate our ninetieth year of Santa Barbara's Fiesta. If during the days you spend with us enjoying the music, dance and fun, you leave with a deeper appreciation of our history and of the traditions of our earlier cultures, our efforts will have been rewarded.
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07-09-2014 14:58:52 | More by fthegiants
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06-11-2014 15:01:20 | More by Rollzroyce21
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04-04-2014 03:04:32 | More by jeff1973
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4.18/5 rDev +3.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.75 | $$$
Stopped here for dinner with my buddy after a mini-beer crawl around the Vista area.
Had Drake 1500 and a Mission Street Session Pale Ale (the name escapes me). Both seemed fresh and good. The food was decent, big portions which was appreciated after consuming many beers throughout the day.
Free peanuts at the bar. Service was quick and more than helpful.
The one comment is that this place turns into a college bar with many colorful drinks being poured toward the end of our visit. A great place to meet people but loses the craft beer/pub aspect as the night progresses and becomes more like a club. So if that's your thing, cool, if not, go for lunch.
06-18-2013 22:02:35 | More by claspada
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vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5 | $$
I could've sworn that I reviewed Heroe's back in my first days of BA. Well, I guess I didn't. Heroe's is an institution in Orange County, and the dowtown Fullerton scene was almost exclusively born out of Heroe's success.
I have been a regular at Heroe's since it's opening. Actually was there before they had all of their paperwork in order, so they tapped a keg, and were just giving their beer away (ostensibly just for friends-ala private party style). Absolutely amazing what Jack and his crew created in such a small space, originally at the Villa del Sol in the heart of dowtown. The food was always very good, and the portions were huge, even in the early days. But for me, the beer selection was always excellent.
Back in the early 90's I told Billy, who helps handle beer ordering, about Stone starting to distribute to BJ's in Brea, so he called Stone, and became one of the first to pour Stone on tap in North OC. They take good care of their beer, cleaning their tap lines often--You wouldn't get an "off" beer at Heroe's. Now Heroe's anchors the SoCo district. The food is still very good, still served in huge portions, and they still have a great beer selection. If you are a BA, and in OC, it is a must stop for pub food and beer.
10-06-2012 23:48:38 | More by 2beerdogs
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vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$$
Heroes is located on the main drag in Fullerton on Harbor/Sante Fe. There is parking on the street throughout the area.
The space is fairly large with lots of high tables and the bar near one entrance. Table seating is more prevalent near the other entrance. The bar boasts a huge mirror and there are bison heads along with a clear view of all the taps. There are peanut shells everywhere as they are passed out to all patrons. In addition there is a beer menu available.
As for the taps, there are at least 100 which is amazing. However on closer inspection more than half are macros or common brews. Still there are plenty of gems including New Belgium, Pyramid, Stone, The Bruery, Bootlegger, Karl Strauss, Kona, Moylan's and many more. A good amount of imports as well.
Service was good on a weekday early evening. The bartenders had a good grasp of the beer list and made other recommendations on beer spots in the area.
I did not have any food on this visit (other than peanuts).
Overall this is a good spot to hit in Fullerton. Not the best to place to go if you want to try new brews all night but worthwhile nonetheless.
09-17-2010 20:05:37 | More by Dogbrick
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 2 | selection: 4 | food: 4 | $$$
Went here sunday 11/8/09. Sat outside as to not wait for a table. They have a pretty good list of taps to choose from. I ended up going with a pint of Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout at $6. It was the worst beer pour imaginable. I was outside so I did not witness it, so I'm not sure if the waitress poured the beer or bartender. The glass came to me with about 3/4 head and 1/4 beer, I was in conversation when it showed up so I waited untill the beer settled and it ended up less then 3/4 full, I informed the waitress she looked confused and came back with the beer topped off but still not a proper poor. The food is good and in large quantity.
11-09-2009 19:32:09 | More by BdubleEdubleRUN
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vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5 | $$
I prefer to go to this Heroe's because they have a more extensive beer list. But that's just about the only reason.
I have been here a few times and each time I'm reminded of why I don't go here more often, despite the fact that it has one of the better tap lists in the area.
During the day or on a non-weekend night, it is okay. But if you're there on a Friday or Saturday night, or even on a Thursday, it's going to be FULL of the typically low-brow Downtown Fullerton Bar crowd.
The place itself is decorated with plenty of antique trinkets, signs, and even bicycles. Everyone is given packages of peanuts upon sitting down and throwing the shells on the floor is standard operating procedure.
The beer list is fairly large, offering a lot of Stone, some Anderson Valley, Bootleggers, Firestone, a few German beers, Chimay (Blue), and your typical Fat Tire, Sierra Nevada, Guiness, and a slew of BMC beers. Surprisingly they also have Lindeman's Framboise and Pomme, but both are bottles only and are pricey at $9 for a 375ml bottle. They also offer a few ciders.
The service is fine. Nothing to write home about, but never bad either. The one thing I would advise against is splitting up a check if you're with a group and everyone is paying separately. I've had HUGE problems with this here.
The food is your typical bar food. I generally get some sort of burger or sandwich, which are good, big and come with a ridiculously large order of fries. The sandwiches tend to be $9-12 with other dishes being the same or more expensive.
09-27-2009 19:36:55 | More by womencantsail
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5 | $$
I came to the area on a business trip. I would've never heard of this place unless I met this group of guys prior to the Angels game.
This place was cool. Tons of great beers on draught and the food is good. The server wasn't that with it (my friend kept asking for bourbon and diet; she kept serving him scotch with an ice cube).
The food is enormous. If you are hungry, get a sandwich, because it is huge. The beers are served in big glasses as well.
Overall, I liked this place and would recommend it.
09-11-2008 13:40:12 | More by DuqTroops
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vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5 | $$
Another place that I visit frequently...this is a great place to get some good beer! Located next to Fullerton College, many college students venture here to not only meet the opposite sex...but to obtain some good quality beer. Heroe's has a great selection of beer...I would say roughly 60 to 80 beers on tap. There is only two things I would have to criticize about there selection. First of all, they don't seem to change out any of there beers. Secondly, they don't have enough stouts. LOL. Other then that, this is a great place to go when you just want to hang out with your buddies and grab a pint.
08-15-2008 05:48:01 | More by OlieIPA
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FORT MILL — Tennis player Chase Mahrlig, 17, is used to one-on-one challenges on the court.
But the Nation Ford junior recently faced the challenge of his life when he beat cancer.
Chase's life was turned upside down within a matter of hours one day last November, when test results found masses in his lungs, lymph nodes and a testicle.
Then 16-years-old, he first noticed swelling in his left testicle while showering, but didn't think much of it.
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The surgery was at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. From there, it was the beginning of another long road.
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Mahrlig said the mental aspect of tennis and thefocus needed on the tennis court helped when it came to his diagnosis and treatment.
"I think I had a strong mental game and it just carried over," he said. "I really didn't get down I guess. I started out going one day at a time. My family support was big."
There are about 8,900 cases of testicular cancer a year in the U.S. Of those, about 6 percent are teens. Midway through his chemotherapy treatment, the Mahrlig family switched from Presbyterian Hospital to Levine Children's Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center.
His first two rounds of chemotherapy was an inpatient procedure at Presbyterian Hospital, but he was able to do it as an outpatient at the CMC-Pineville infusion center once he switched hospitals.
"I would go early in the morning and then come back home," Mahrlig said. "It was a better environment than being in the hospital. I felt more tired and sickly being at the hospital."
His mom Christin became an advocate for her son and his health.
"One thing I found out as a parent is that you have to learn," she said. "You can't just be relying on the doctors. You have to learn it."
Not satisfied with how her son's treatment was going and wanting the best treatment for him, Christin started searching Internet message boards looking for other opinions after the second round of chemotherapy. They all pointed her to one person – Dr. Lawrence Einhorn.
Einhorn pioneered the development of life-saving treatment for testicular cancer in the 1970s, raising the survival rate from 10 percent to 95 percent. He is also known for having treated other athletes with cancer – former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong being the most well-known.
Christin emailed Einhorn on a Saturday explaining her son's cancer and by Sunday the doctor had emailed her back inviting her to Indiana to consult with him.
"He said he would be glad for us to come up and do a full second opinion," she said.
Chase said he felt reassured when he started consulting with Einhorn.
"It was pretty cool," he said. "I knew that I was in the best hands possible."
After the family flew to Indiana and started consulting with Einhorn, the doctor started consulting with Charlotte doctors on the best treatment.
Christin said seeing her son taking chemotherapy was the toughest part of the experience.
"There is so much that is unknown," she said. "You don't know if it's working. That first part was real tough. I didn't know how he would react to the chemo, because most people get real sick. As it goes on you learn how to deal with it, but in the beginning there is so many unknowns. It's scary."
Throughout the chemotherapy treatments, Chase suffered from fatigue and some hair loss, but not much more physically, he said. However, he and his family still had an emotional journey to take.
Third set
After the chemotherapy there were more test to make sure the tumors were gone. Tests showed the chemotherapy did its job – for the most part. There was one spot in Chase's abdomen that cast doubt.
Cancer won the first set by taking a part of Chase. But with the support of his friends, family and doctors, he fought back to win the second set through chemotherapy.
Now, Chase was going to a third set with more unknowns ahead. He needed a second surgery to explore the suspicious spot and possibly more chemotherapy. For Chase, this was the scariest part of the whole ordeal.
"The second surgery was a pretty big surgery and I was hoping once I got through the chemo, it would be done and gone," he said.
The surgery revealed that what was thought to be more tumors in Chase's stomach and lymph nodes turned out to be harmless dead tissue.
It was a third set winner for Chase.
"My final big sigh of relief was when I got the second biopsy back and all I had to do was recover from the surgery," he said.
Back on the court
Chase had the second surgery March 4 and was recently given a clean bill of health. He knows he still has to be watched carefully by his doctors. He has follow-ups every two months for the first year with blood work and chest X-rays. Then every four months the second year and every six months for every year after that.
However, for now, his doctors said he could resume all normal activities. For Chase, that was getting back on the tennis court.
"I hadn't been on a court for so long," he said. "I had been at the hospital or at my house. It felt weird."
Chase has gotten back into the swing of things by playing doubles matches and is working his way back up the team rankings to play singles competition. This past week he was playing at the No. 3 singles position for Nation Ford.
"I hope I can contribute and help my team in the playoffs a little bit," he said.
Nation Ford opens the playoffs in May and with Chase on the comeback trail, the lessons he learned from beating cancer may help his team.
It has certainly helped him.
"I have become stronger, especially mentally," he said. "It's a lot to experience when you are young."
Even though he hasn't been on the court for the majority of the season, McKinney said Chase has still contributed to the team this year.
"We didn't really anticipate him being back. To us it's a miracle. He put everything into perspective for us between life and tennis," McKinney said. "More importantly life and how we take so many things for granted. More than anything else it taught us to be thankful for every given moment."


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HAMMOND | The newest member of the Indiana State Board of Education stopped in Northwest Indiana Wednesday and toured the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology charter school.
A couple photos from my visit to Michigan City High School, where I met with school leaders, toured the building and even got interviewed by the school newspaper!
Tony Walker and Gordon Hendry with the Indiana Board of Education stopped by The Times of Northwest Indiana today.
Great visit to the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology!
Recently appointed at-large Indiana State Board of Education member Gordon Hendry will visit two schools in Northwest Indiana today as part of the statewide listening tour he kicked off last month.
State Board of Education member Tony Walker, who represents the First Congressional District, will join him on the tour.
They will visit the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology and Michigan City High School.
New member Gordon Hendry attempted to break the tension Friday, at the start of their first meeting since Ritz filed a lawsuit against him and the other members. "Let the record reflect I came back," said Hendry, a Democratic board member recently appointed by Pence. "I hope this meeting will be a kinder, gentler one."
Toured Emma Donnan Middle School in Indianapolis today, snapped this photo with inspiring student government leaders. Met with hard-working teachers and students driven to succeed.
Gordon Hendry is the board's at-large member and was recently appointed to the board by Governor Pence. Hendry is a Democrat - by law, the board must be split between Democrats and Republicans, with the elected State School Superintendent acting as chair of the board. Hendry says he will take a "statewide listening tour." "I will visit each Congressional district, setting up meetings with the district's education board members, superintendents, teachers and parents," Hendry said.
New State Board of Education member Gordon Hendry is planning a statewide listening tour. Ritz and the other board members should follow his lead.
Hoosiers need to see the board and Ritz can work together. Indiana's children, not political ideology, should be their primary focus.
INDIANAPOLIS — Recently appointed at-large Indiana State Board of Education member Gordon Hendry will embark on a statewide fact-finding tour to learn more about the state of education in Indiana.
The Democratic appointee will meet with SBOE members from all nine Congressional districts as well as teachers, students and parents from schools in each area. He will document the tour online at OurIndianaSchools.com.
Hendry plans to kick off the listening tour next month.
"As the at-large State Board of Education member, it's my job to travel the state and learn more about how we're doing in our schools," Hendry said.
"I'm a parent and a product of our state's public schools, but I'm not an educator by training. I want to make sure I'm accessible and listening to everyone who has a stake in what I believe is the most important issue facing our state right now.
"In the month I've been on the Board, the only thing Hoosiers have read about in the newspaper or seen on television is a tussle over data and a lawsuit filed against us by the Superintendent. If I was just a parent watching this from a distance, I'd wonder what the heck was going on at the Statehouse to help my kids."
Hendry is a commercial real estate executive who graduated from Bloomington North High School and received degrees in political science and economics from Indiana University in Bloomington.
He holds a JD from The George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. He practiced for three years at Ice Miller in Indianapolis before working in public safety and economic development for former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson. He also headed The Indy Partnership, a Central Indiana regional economic development organization.
Hendry is married with two children, the oldest of whom attends Indianapolis Public Schools. They live in Downtown Indianapolis.


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"People focus on money as a measure of status, and if this was a race just about money, then you might as well hold it today and elect the one who has the most money," Perry told the Los Angeles Times during a campaign rally Saturday. "But I think this is not about that. "It's about the democratic process."
Despite endorsements from well-known African American politicians such as Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) and Councilman Bernard Parks, Perry received just 8 percent of the votes from L.A. County democrats, the majority of whom backed her rivals, City Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti last week, according to the Times.
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He was born June 24, 1938, in Chicago, the son of Charles and Lucille (Miller) Smith. He married Patricia Yvonne Marcotte on Feb. 2, 1963, in Chicago at St. Edward's Catholic Church.
Jerry served in the U.S. Air Force. He was an electrician for Union Local 134 in Chicago and was an avid investor and tinkerer. He enjoyed home repair projects, beer making and taking care of his 40 acres. He was an avid book reader who loved visiting with people and was quite a conversationalist.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Yvonne Smith of Mt. Vernon; two brothers, Donald Smith and wife Jayneyce of Montgomery and Fred Smith and partner Everett of San Diego; sister-in-law, Kathleen Elkins and husband Kyle of Valparaiso, Ind.; and 22 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Armand and Theresa Marcotte; five brothers, Ralph, Bill, Jim, Bobby and Howard Smith; and two sisters, Betty Powell and Patricia Weichinger.
A celebration of life service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Father Robert Zwilling officiating.
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TCU tried to inbound the ball to senior guard Kamy Cole. Sooner junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg was playing passing-lane defense and deflected the ball off Cole's leg and out of bounds.
That led to a pair of Joanna McFarland free-throws that, barring a miracle, put the game way.
Ellenberg's defensive gem was a huge play in the game, but only maybe one of 10 or 15 the Sooners had to make to escape Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 85-79 victors.
"What a basketball game," said OU coach Sherri Coale, opening her postgame media session. "For anybody who thinks women's basketball isn't pretty, that was pretty. A lot of guys making a lot of shots. Just really sound basketball."
There was Sharane Campbell's driving runner that beat the shot clock and gave OU (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) its four-point edge with 51 seconds remaining. There was the driving natural three-point play from junior point guard Morgan Hook that put OU on top 79-77 with 1:33 remaining. And there was the 3-pointer from Ellenberg that put OU up 76-73 with 2:43 remaining, long after her hot start had cooled.
And there were any number of plays OU couldn't have gone without on a night TCU (7-7, 0-3) led by five points at the half; 61-53 as late as 12 minutes remaining; 69-63 with 71⁄2 minutes remaining and, the final lead, 77-76 until Hook's three-point trip.
Because TCU brought its best game of the season, led by the career night of Natalie Ventress, who finished with 27 points after knocking down 23 in the first half, OU couldn't have prevailed without a couple career nights of its own.
Hook had never dished 12 assists in a game, but did Wednesday to go with 13 points, and McFarland, the senior forward, netted a double-double, matching 11 rebounds with a most-ever 24 points. Not to forget Ellenberg, who finished with 26.


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