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A former Staples High School swim coach and Fairfield resident faces multiple sexual assault charges after he turned himself in at Fairfield Police Headquarters on warrant Monday, police said.
Jeffrey Schare, 43, was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of criminal attempt to commit third-degree sexual assault, one count of third-degree sexual assault, one count of fourth-degree sexual assault, and one count of risk of injury to a minor.
An investigation into claims that Schare assaulted two young Fairfield girls -- both of whom are currently under the age of 16 -- began in mid-November. According to department spokesperson Sgt. Sue Lussier, police were notified of the claims by one of the girls' school counselor. The counselor also notified the Department of Children and Families.
According to one of the victims, the alleged assaults occurred over a period of three years, police said.
The counselor had been informed about the alleged incidents of sexual assault by a third party, who did not cooperate with police during the investigation, according to the report.
Shortly after police were notified, the parents of one of the victims agreed to an interview with police and gave a sworn written statement to the department, Lussier said. A forensic interview with the two girls was conducted in late November.
Fairfield police notified officials at Staples High School in Westport and were told that Schare had resigned from both his post as the coach of the Wreckers boys swim and dive team and his position as a math teacher at the school, Lussier said.
During the investigation, the suspect's attorney told police that his client would not make any statements to the department, Lussier said. Police applied for a warrant for his arrest and Schare turned himself in at police headquarters on Monday.
Schare was released after posting at $150,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 22.
At this time, Fairfield police only know of two aforementioned victims of the alleged assaults. The department is not aware of any complaints made in Westport, Lussier said.
The investigation remains ongoing as police continue to execute search and seizure warrants at Schare's Palamar Drive home and for his electronic devices, police said.


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2013-14 • FRESHMANStats & TrendsWas the fourth leading scoring on the team as a freshman, averaging 7.1 points per game, one of the top marks for rookies in the Mountain West • his 243 total points just missed the UNM freshman top 10 • was second on the team with 42 three-pointers despite only averaging 19.9 minutes per game • started three games, and averaged 15.3 points per game, including games of 24 and 18 points in wins over Marquette and Grand Canyon • was third on the team with 65 assists • had 36 turnovers in the first 14 games (2.6 per game) but significantly improved in that department over the final 20 games, suffering just 28, turning in a 1.3 A-TO ratio over that time period.
Single Game HighlightsScored 12 points in his debut with two assists on a pair of alley-oops and a steal, hitting seven free throws against Alabama A&M • Hit for double-figures with 11 points and added seven assists against Charleston Southern • added three assists and a three-pointer against UMass in 17 minutes after Hugh Greenwood got in foul trouble • had a career-high with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including three three-pointers, against Davidson • hit for six points, including a perfect 3-for-3 from the line, in his first rivalry game at New Mexico State • scored five points, including a big first-half three to key a run as UNM beat Cincinnati 63-54 • led all bench scorers with four points against Kansas • earned his first career start against New Mexico State, scoring four points and adding two assists • scored a career-high 24 points, including a career-best six threes as UNM came back from nine down in the second half to defeat Marquette 75-68 • continued his torrid pace with 18 points and seven assists in a career-high 35 minutes against Grand Canyon • scored five points in 24 minutes against Colorado State • had six points and a team-leading three assists against Wyoming in his first MW road game • hit all three of his free throws against UNLV • had a masterful game with 17 points off the bench, including 12 in the first half, against Fresno State • scored two points with two assists against Boise State • had a solid outing with eight points and an assist at Colorado State, hitting all three of his two-point shots • had another big game with 13 including three threes and four rebounds in a road win at Utah State • scored eight points and grabbed a career-high tying four rebounds with four assists against San Jose State • scored five points, including UNM's only three-pointer on a 35-foot, shot-clock buzzer-beater against Wyoming • had a pair of free throws and a steal against Boise State on the road • had his eighth double-figure scoring game, hitting three threes including a four-point play, and dishing off two dazzling assists for dunks against Nevada • hit a three-pointer early against UNLV in a 68-56 win • scored eight points on a pair of three-pointers against San Diego State • ignited an eight-point comeback win with 12 points, including three threes and a pair of assists against Utah State • had eight points, hitting a pair of three-pointers, including the go-ahead basket with under eight minutes to go at Nevada • scored eight points with a team-high six assists against Air Force, hitting three field goals and two threes • scored two points at San Diego State • hit a pair of basketbs, including a three, as part of a seven point night against Fresno State • had a big four-point play right after San Diego State took a three-point lead in the second half of the championship game of the MW Tournament • scored four points in 13 minutes against Stanford with a pair of assists • The team finished 18-1 this season when he records two made field goals, and 7-6 when he records one or zero
2013 AUSTRALIAN TOURAccompanied the team to Australia but did not play due to appendicitis.
HIGH SCHOOLLettered for four years in basketball at Eldorado High School • one of the most decorated players ever out of the state of New Mexico • he was named a Parade All-American, Mr. Basketball for New Mexico, and the 2012 Gatorade Player of the Year • he was an ESPN Top 100 member as a junior and as a senior (rated No. 87) • Also was named Hot 100 Top 100 Players, HoopScoop Top 100, Rose Hoops Top 100, Rivals Top 100, Nike Top 100 and Pangos Top 100 • Was also a three-time Adidas Phenom All-Star and a Top 30 Cream of the Crop selection • was selected to the All-Tournament team for the Fab 48 Tournament and the Elite 8 in the Desert • finished his high school career at Eldorado with 2,311 career points, third-most in New Mexico history, and his 831 points as a senior was 11th all-time (and a school record) • ranked fifth in state history with 497 career assists • his 778 career free throws is the most in New Mexico prep history, and he owns the second-highest (260) and third-highest (239) single-season totals • made 217 three-pointers in his career, sixth all-time in New Mexico prep history • was named First Team All-State and First Team All-City as a junior and as a senior, after earning Second Team honors in both as a sophomore • also played for the North squad in the New Mexico High School All-Star game • three times in his career he drained at least eight threes in a game, hitting 87 total in 2011-12, a school record for a season • as a senior he led Eldorado to a 20-8 record, averaging 26.4 points per game and 7.1 assists per game, helping the Eagles to the state semifinals • dished out an incredible 193 assists and grabbed 39 steals as a senior • had a game for the ages as a senior, scoring 43 points including nine threes in a three-point loss to Albuquerque High • had 11 30-point games as a senior, including a 39, 40 and 43-point effort • had a 34-point night against Sandia that included a career-best 18-for-18 from the line • in leading Eldorado to the 2012 state title he led the Eagles with a 27.7 scoring average, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.1 steals as a junior • scored 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting in the title game against La Cueva, played at The Pit • overall as a junior he shot 45% from the field and hit 87 three-pointers, along with 81% from the free throw line • finished his career with six different 40-point scoring nights, including a career-high 46 against Albuquerque High as a junior • graduated with a 3.982 grade point average • a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONALHis parents are Craig and Janet Neal • has a brother Dalton • is majoring in interpersonal communication • his birthday is March 18, 1994 • favorite athlete is "Pistol" Pete Maravich • volunteers with the Special Olympics and Big Brothers Big Sisters.


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Local government and homeowners have struggled to determine what makes more economic sense: cut down ash trees infected with emerald ash borer; or, treat trees with an insecticide that kills the invasive insect. The average cost of removing a tree in the metro Chicago area is around $1,000. That cost includes cutting the tree down, grinding the stump and replacing the tree with a young sapling. Typically left out of the equation is the value that mature trees contribute to home values, which research indicates ranges from five to seventeen percent.
Treating trees costs approximately 70 dollars on the low end to more than 200 dollars on the high end. The lower number is the approximate cost for a city's forestry crew to treat a tree. The higher number is a ballpark figure on what a homeowner is charged. Both numbers are based on a 17-inch diameter ash tree, which is the average size.
Using the city of Chicago's every third year treatment regimen, a tree could be treated for more than 40 years on the low end of the range before incurring the cost or removal. On the high end, a tree can be treated for more than 15 years.
The drought of 2012 is doing its best to change these numbers. Many villages such as Lisle, that undertook a "remove and replace" strategy, are finding that the new trees are not surviving in these conditions. Government is also spending to water trees on parkways while thousands of trees being planted to replace ash are being lost. This means that the young trees have to be removed and new trees purchased and planted. The actual cost to remove an ash in light of this is rising dramatically, perhaps by as much as $300. Which means that the treatment alternative can be done for between 20 and 55 years for the same cost as removal.
It is unclear why governments with budget challenges would choose to incur the high cost of removing a tree when it is completely avoidable. For those areas where the infestation is not yet too advanced it makes sense to analyze the different emerald ash borer management options from a financial perspective.


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Top Missouri Republicans say they have no intention of expanding Medicaid eligibility as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling on the federal health care law.
The high court struck down a provision Thursday that threatened states with the loss of existing federal Medicaid dollars if they refuse to expand coverage to adults earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. That ruling essentially makes the expansion optional for states.
House Majority Leader Tim Jones says the Republican-led Legislature will not consider the expansion.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the federal health care law in a ruling this morning. Among Missouri officials, and on the streets of downtown Columbia this afternoon, reaction was mixed.
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely rule on the fate of the federal health care reform law this Thursday. That ruling could affect provisions of the law aimed at improving health in rural America.
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In the next few days, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the federal health care law. Even if the court upholds the law, one key component will be under fire here in Missouri come November. On the ballot will be a measure targeting the law's required online marketplaces, or health insurance exchanges, where individuals and small businesses can buy plans.
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Around 200 people rallied at the Missouri Capitol today against President Obama's mandate that employers provide coverage for contraceptive services.
Churches are exempt from the mandate, but religious non-profit organizations, such as schools and hospitals, are not. John Gaydos is bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City.
"Religious freedom is not merely about our ability to attend church on Sunday," Gaydos said. "It is impossible to exercise that religious freedom and at the same time compromise the faith that inspires us to action."
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted over 10 million dollars to Missouri health centers Tuesday. As part of the Affordable Care Act, the nation's new health care law, the funds are going to five community health centers across the state. Martin Kramer is a spokesperson for the U.S. Health, Resources and Services Administration. He says the funds will allow the centers to expand their services to more people in need.
Debate continues in the Missouri legislature over the Obama administration's "contraception mandate," which will require health insurance to include coverage for birth control. In this week's Health & Wealth update, a House committee hears testimony on a largely symbolic bill, opposing the mandate.
The Missouri House has passed legislation that seeks to both bar and criminalize enforcement of the 2010 federal health care law.
Health care reform is in the cross-hairs at the U.S. Supreme Court this week. In this Health & Wealth update, as the nine justices hear oral arguments on Obama's 2010 health reform, implementation of some aspects of the law are on hold in Missouri.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an individual health insurance mandate but uphold other parts of the federal health care law.
Rick Santorum trounced Mitt Romney yesterday in Missouri's "beauty contest" presidential primary. The state's delegates won't be chosen until caucuses on March 17, but the vote added to Santorum's momentum as he also swept Minnesota and Colorado. In this week's Health & Wealth update, how conservative opposition to Obama's Affordable Care Act may have helped Santorum in the Show-Me State.


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Judge Terrell Crosson's courtroom was filled to capacity Friday as the jury found Verdigris Elementary School teacher April Beth Cohenour not guilty.
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Rogers County Sheriff's Office arrested two men Tuesday in connection with a methamphetamine operation in Rogers County.
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Consider it all improvement from here.
Five wins. That's how many total the Durango High School girls basketball team won last year.
It's also how many they won this year – before the holiday break, before the season halfway point and even before the beginning of Southwestern League play.
Just seven games into the season, the 5-2 Demons already have matched last year's 5-16 team's win total before tonight's 2013 tip in a non-league game against Kirtland Central at Durango High School.
That record's not because the Demons are the tallest. And it's not because they're the fastest or the strongest.
"This group of girls basically works hard to get along, to encourage one another and to build each other up," Durango head coach Nancy Smith said.
And that's the five-win difference.
"We definitely have really good team unity," Shanelle Bogus said.
"We know how to read each other."
"Just knowing where each other are on the court ... and putting it all together," Alyssa Montoya said. That's what wins games, she said.
Durango rarely, if ever, will have 6-4, 225-pound girls walk onto its basketball court, Smith said, so the focus for the Demons is taking a group of essentially "soccer girls" and making them a basketball team.
Smith said the winning isn't what's important to her, as a coach; making the best of who you are with what you've got is.
"It's like someone giving you a bunch of ingredients and saying, 'Make something with it,'" Smith said.
That's the fun, she said.
So far, that's translated into winning, which is plenty of fun, too.
"It's definitely a lot of encouragement," said Bogus, daughter of Mike and Wendi Bogus.
The Demons' biggest tests so far came at the Palisade Holiday Tournament as the holiday break began.
Against Cheyenne South from Wyoming, the Demons held off a long comeback to allow Molly Barnes' go-ahead 3-pointer to win the game with seconds remaining.
Then against Palisade, the DHS girls put together a well-rounded if "high on the blood pressure" performance, as Smith put it then, for an eight-point victory margin.
Those wins finally showed the Demons that they can beat anyone in the Southwest, Smith said.
Against Palisade, it was finding Emily McCue, who scored 24 points to go with 11 rebounds, that was key in victory, Bogus said.
And against South, it was finding Barnes open beyond the arc, Montoya said.
That's how the whole team-unity thing works, they said.
"Yeah, we can play a team that has height on us or that has speed on us," Bogus said.
Where the Demons beat them is "knowing our teammates' strengths and putting them all together," Montoya said.
Plus some defense.
Smith said she learned early in life that anyone can play good defense.
"Because I grew up in North Carolina watching Duke," the former Wake Forest player said.
"Our biggest goal is to be aggressive defensively and let our offense come from things we do defensively."
And that will be critical tonight against Kirtland.
The Broncos should have some speed, though not size, on the Demons, who will look to control the transition game and set their own pace, Bogus said.
"We just have to put in the things we worked on over the break and put them in a game," said Montoya, daughter of Richard and Victoria Montoya.


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UPDATE (Feb. 8, 12:30 p.m.)—Adult charges will stand against the student accused of opening fire inside Perry Hall High School on the first day of school, Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Robert Cahill, Jr. announced Friday morning. Find details on the closing arguments here.
Accused Perry Hall Student Shooter To Be Charged As Adult
UPDATE (Jan. 31, 5:30 p.m.)—Find details on the Thursday portion of the hearing, including recordings in which the accused Perry Hall student shooter claims he intended more victims and was not bullied by fellow students, here.
UPDATE (Jan. 31, 2:18 p.m.)—The hearing has been extended to resume on Feb. 8, Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Robert Cahill, Jr. announced following the hearing's continuation on Thursday.
UPDATE (Jan. 31, 12 a.m.)—A Wednesday court hearing to determine the state of charges against 15-year-old Robert W. Gladden, Jr. revealed dark details about his childhood years and academic history.
Gladden is accused of opening fire inside Perry Hall High School's cafeteria on the first day of school and seriously injuring another student. He was charged as an adult with nine counts of first-degree attempted murder, among other charges, in the Aug. 27 incident.
Testimony Wednesday revealed that as a young boy, Gladden was exposed to suicide and death, and exhibited threatening behavior and suicidal thoughts.
Baltimore County Assistant State's Attorney John Cox also cited several examples of Gladden bullying his peers and showing morally insensitive behavior. At one point, Cox played audio of Gladden seemingly making a joke about wishing he had participated in the December shooting inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Lutherville defense attorney George Psoras passionately argued that Gladden should be tried as a juvenile, that his court record should be sealed, and that he should be transported to a high security juvenile treatment facility outside of Maryland until he is 21 years old.
Psoras insisted that Gladden be transported out of state because there are no high security juvenile treatment facilities in Maryland that hold juveniles convicted of violent crimes involving guns.
"This is not Columbine. This is not Newtown. This is a young man who made a horrible mistake," Psoras said.
"Bobby was immature. Bobby was sick. Bobby has mental illness," he said.
"To put him away for life would be a horrible tragedy," he said.
Psoras argued that Gladden will not receive the appropriate treatment, and will be raped and beaten if sent to an adult prison.
Cox and his team attempted to show that Gladden could remain a threat to society and may not be ready to reenter society at 21 years old, and would be better suited for a longer sentence in adult prison.
Case Workers Tell Of Gladden's Troubled Formative Years
During the hearing's first half, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Psoras and Cox questioned two case workers who reviewed and evaluated Gladden.
Danni Davis, a case worker within Baltimore County's department of juvenile services, described in detail some of the disturbing events from Gladden's childhood and teenage years, what she described as "how Bobby got to this point."
In elementary school he was diagnosed with ADHD for impulsive behavior and received help with speech problems. During this time, Gladden's cousin committed suicide on nearby railroad tracks, "which made him wonder if committing suicide would solve problems," Davis said.
When Gladden was 11, his maternal aunt died of carbon monoxide poisoning, which caused him great sadness and suicidal thoughts, Davis said.
Later, after his parents divorced, his uncle became a father figure to him. This same uncle committed suicide by shooting himself in front of his family in 2011, Davis said.
Gladden also showed a history of cutting himself and showed some physical aggression toward his mother, Davis said.
Kimberly Fisher, a second worker within Baltimore County's department of juvenile services, also testified of Gladden's multiple suspensions from school.
An expulsion in sixth grade eventually led to Gladden being moved to an alternative school for troubled youth, Crossroads Center in White Marsh. The school featured a later start-time and a short-term rewards system. Gladden's grades and behavior dramatically improved. He was returned to a mainstream program at Perry Hall High School in ninth grade.
Problems returned in ninth grade, however. Gladden was disciplined for making gruesome and profane death threats on Facebook to a fellow student who had come out as transsexual. That particular Facebook conversation included a reference that "something bad would happen at Perry Hall High at the end of 12th grade," Fisher said.
A report from Gladden's stay at a county mental treatment facility after the shooting also showed that he would laugh and smile while talking about guns, and showed controlling and abusive behavior toward other patients, Fisher said.
Doctors Discuss Gladden's Potential For Treatment, Recovery
As the hearing continued into the late afternoon, the dialogue shifted from examples of Gladden as a troubled teenage victim to examples of Gladden acting as a bully and morally insensitive individual.
Cox argued that Gladden suffers from a clinical conduct disorder, which would likely manifest itself in continued violent behavior into adulthood. Due to public safety concerns, Cox argued that Gladden should be tried and eventually convicted as an adult.
"It's safe to say that anyone who shoots up a school cafeteria has a conduct disorder," Cox said.
Throughout testimony, Psoras repeatedly disputed that conclusion.
Two doctors testified during the Wednesday portion of the hearing about Gladden's mental state: Dr. James Smith, who performed a psychological analysis on behalf of Baltimore County, and Dr. Aaron Noonberg, who performed a separate psychological analysis on behalf of the defense.
Smith interacted with Gladden in the months following the shooting and made his final evaluation before Gladden began a full regimen of anti-depressant drugs. Noonberg, however, first met and evaluated Gladden just days before the hearing, on Jan. 27.
The two doctors agreed on several points—that Gladden exhibited an average to above average IQ, that he held a disdain for school and lack of motivation, and that he felt life was generally boring and pointless.
Smith confirmed records showing that while being hospitalized and held in a short-term treatment program, Gladden discussed plans for suicide, picked fist fights, bullied peers and attempted to intimidate facility workers.
Smith also confirmed that Gladden had admitted to lying to a mental health worker at age 12 in order to avoid treatment for suicidal thoughts.
He also confirmed that Gladden had a history of acting out of societal norms. As a young teen, he attempted to sell oregano as marajuana at school. He also missed dozens of school days between elementary school and high school.
Based on Gladden's reported behavior before and after the shooting, Smith said he was skeptical that the standard short-term treatment for troubled juveniles would be sufficient for Gladden.
"It may need to extend past 21," Smith said.
Noonberg, however, disagreed with Smith's evaluation, and argued that five and a half years of treatment at a secure juvenile detention center outside of Maryland—"where he has no escape"—would likely prepare Gladden for peaceful reentry into society. It would also save him from the possible dangers of adult prison, he said.
Noonberg said that examples of Gladden acting as a bully were not unusual for his age and mental state, and had been overblown by the prosecution. He argued that Gladden was probably not experiencing a mental state as severe as a conduct disorder.
He also cited dramatic improvements in Gladden's frequency of suicidal thoughts since he began taking the anti-depressant Prozac.
"My evaluation is favorable to good after five to six years of treatment," Noonberg said.
As Noonberg had just met Gladden days before the hearing, Cox argued that he did not have enough time or put forth enough effort to properly evaluate Gladden.
Cox also played an audio recording for Noonberg of Gladden speaking with a cousin on the phone from the detention center where he was being held.
The call was made on Dec. 16, and Gladden made reference to the Dec. 14 shooting inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 20 children and six staff members.
Gladden seemed to make a joke about how he wished he had gone to the school along with the shooter. "I wish I went too," he said in the phone call. Immediately afterward, Gladden's cousin reprimanded him for saying that in a recorded phone call.
While Noonberg claimed that Gladden had probably only said that to get a rise out of his cousin, Cox argued that it was one of several examples of his propensity toward continued violent behavior.
Gladden, Audience Await Hearing Result, Anticipate Trial
Gladden appeared at the hearing wearing a blue striped shirt and black pants with shackled ankles. His hair appeared longer than in his original booking photo, taken in August. It was no longer dyed black and appeared naturally brown.
Gladden did not speak during the hearing and rested his arms on the table in front of him.
Several people attending the hearing cried and whispered during testimonies.
At the close of the juvenile waiver hearing, Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Robert Cahill, Jr. is expected to make a final decision on whether Gladden will continue to be charged as an adult or be tried as a juvenile. If tried as a juvenile, Gladden could face significantly less jail time and media scrutiny, Cox said previously.
The result of the hearing is expected to be announced sometime on Thursday.
The beginning of Gladden's criminal trial has been scheduled for Feb. 19.
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SANTO – The Santo band recently marched on Glen Rose for the Region 7, Class 1A marching contest and brought home a Division 1 rating – the highest score in University Interscholastic League band competition.
Twenty-eight Santo students, in grades eight through 12, were judged on their marching style, articulation, or music, and overall entertainment, according to Santo High School's Heather VanRemmen, who serves as the "band aide."
For the University Interscholastic League contest, Band Director Tim Riley selected the music and wrote the show, VanRemmen said, which included the tunes "Barbara Ann," "Margaritaville" and "The Party Rock Anthem."
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You have to understand basic investment principles in order to profit in real estate investing to do it well. A lot people don't do good with real estate because they're not sure of how to invest. Read on for helpful advice.
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Land that is situated near water or in the future.
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It looks like one group came out on the short end of a recent budget agreement between the state and the New York Power Authority -- the millions of people who use four state parks, including one of the busiest parks in the nation.
State budget-makers who decided to "sweep" $550 million out of the coffers of the state-controlled utility, to help address a budget crisis, decided to soften the blow for the Power Authority on the back of state parks.
The deal-makers allowed the authority to skip some of the payments it had promised to provide to help cover the costs involved in running parks near its major hydroelectric stations in Lewiston and Massena.
The spots that will feel the financial loss are Niagara Falls State Park, Artpark and two other state parks near the St. Lawrence River.
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, discovered the arrangement in a state budget bill and in minutes of a Feb. 3 special meeting of the authority board.
"Nobody's seeing this coming," Maziarz told The Buffalo News.
In exchange for the sweep of authority money into the state general fund, the state will "relieve" the authority of the $8 million in payments to the four parks from 2011 to 2017, not to exceed $43 million, according to a memorandum of understanding between the state and the Power Authority.
A month after this deal was hammered out, Gov. David A. Paterson rolled into the Falls for a Town Hall meeting. One of the promises he made was to help the city with more resources to spur tourism.
Apparently he forgot to share that strategy with his budget team.
- News Niagara Editor Scott Scanlon
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I write from the left on politics and policy.
After making a big deal of publicly supporting the Affordable Care Act, Walmart—the nation's largest private sector employer—is joining the ranks of companies seeking to avoid their obligation to provide employees with health insurance as required by Obamacare.
It was not all that many years ago that Walmart announced, in response to harsh criticism over the low pay provided to Walmart 'associates', that the company would provide a healthcare benefit to its part-time, low earning employees. The uncharacteristically generous nod to worker needs was short lived as the company partially pulled back on the commitment in 2011, citing premium rate increases that Walmart deemed beyond their capacity to pay.
Now, Huffington Post is reporting that the party is over for many more existing Walmart employees, along with all employees hired after February 1, 2012 that the company can classify as "part-time."
According to the 2013 Walmart "Associate's Benefit Book"— the manual for low-level Walmart employees—part-time workers who got their jobs during or after 2011 will now be subject to an "Annual Benefits Eligibility Check" each August.
Employees hired after Feb. 1, 2012, who fail to average the magic 30-hours per week requiring a company to provide a healthcare benefit, will lose their healthcare benefits on the following January. Part-time workers hired after Jan. 15, 2011, but before Feb. 1, 2012, will be able to hang onto their Walmart health care benefit if they work at least 24 hours a week.
Anyone hired before 2011 will not be cut off from the company provided health insurance.
Of course, Walmart carefully controls employee work schedules and will have the opportunity to design worker hours in a manner that will keep employees at a level below the threshold required to accomplish company healthcare benefits pursuant to the law.
While there have been increasing reports of American employers reacting to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act by making plans to cut employee work hours so that these companies may deny health insurance as a benefit of employment—particularly in the restaurant and fast food industries—it appears that Walmart has been planning this move all along.
How else can you explain why, as early as 2009, Walmart surprised us all when they publicly expressed their support for Obamacare by joining with such unlikely partners as the Center For American Progress and the SEIU labor union to promote the passage of the Affordable Care Act—only to now use the law as a tool for ridding itself of the obligation to provide a healthcare benefit for many of its associates?
In a letter to President Obama, dated June 30, 2009, Walmart wrote, "We are for shared responsibility. Not every business can make the same contribution, but everyone must make some contribution. We are for an employer mandate which is fair and broad in its coverage, but any alternative to an employer mandate should not create barriers to hiring entry-level employees. We look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to develop a requirement that is both sensible and equitable."
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Im shocked .. a company trying to avoid extra cost. And its only going to get worse. Did yo obama care supporters think people were joking about the cost to business. Well you wanted it .. you got it. Just wait until the fortune 500 companies begin to crunch the numbers. On another note … how bout the 69.00 per person fee that those who already have health insurance will be paying to cover those with preexisting conditions. This whole bill is going to be a debacle. You really think states have the hundreds of millions needed to cover expanded medicaid …. NO. How about those taxes on the medical device makers, many who already have small profit margins.
Wal-Marts "sizable bottom line," since when did 3% N.I become sizable. Unbelievably biased article.
I am not actually a fan of Wal-Mart. But you can't deny the value they provide in our capitalist system. They make tons of money but they have tons or revenue as well. Their net profit margin isn't high at all. I wouldn't start a business today that only provided 3%. Their costs are extremely high and I understand where they are coming from. I am self-employed and am responsible for my own well-being. I don't think companies should be obligated to do any thing. Let the market be! "The law of unintended consequences at work" yet again. I don't suppose you also are a believer in the minimum wage?
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OweBama (D), nice job. You Harvard Law rookie/failure. You're as lame as "columnists" who use photos that must be at least 10 years old.
Hello, recession (D)!!
This is just embarrassing for you Rick. Are you really this dull witted and uninformed about economics? Water flows to the path of lest resistance, the same for capital. Self interest will always win over "good intentions" and "fairness".
I sincerely hope all the once big supporters of this Great and Noble right of man (free shit)will so do what they must, or even want, to maximize profit and return that back to the shareholders, you know, the people who risked there capital, not on good intentions but on a company and a management team to run a PROFITABLE business.
People like you just kill me. "why does the gap go to china? that's not fair" Why do companies only pay minimum wage? that's not fair" "why do banks charge all these fees? that's not fair".
I switched to Costco 5 years ago because of this issue. Vote with your feet. Costco is the best store we've ever shopped.


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AMESBURY — The Whittier Home, a national historic landmark at 86 Friend St., will celebrate its annual Community Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Guests will be greeted by the strains of seasonal music and former Mayor Nicholas J. Costello will welcome neighbors and friends to Whittier's personal study.
Special events will be happening throughout the afternoon as Whittier Museum Association board members invite the public to enjoy the artistic holiday décor and Victorian-style table of delectable treats.
The gift shop will be open with items for students, children and Whittier enthusiasts, including some signed copies of Lisa Greeenleaf's "Barefoot Boy," DVDs including a Whittier biography and copies of the Quaker poet's own classic, "Snowbound." Free gift wrapping also will be available.
On Friday, Dec. 14, the Whittier Home Association will celebrate Whittier's 205th birthday at noon at Ristorante Molise in downtown Amesbury. The party will include lunch, holiday music by classical guitarist John Tavano of Newburyport and a sing-along. A Whittier trivia contest with prizes will be held, so guests are encouraged to read up on some of the famous quotes heard on "Jeopardy" and Bob Dylan lyrics, just to name a few.
Donations of non-perishable food and unwrapped children's gifts will be warmly accepted at the party for donation to Our Neighbors' Table in Amesbury.
Tickets for the birthday celebration are $30. Guests are welcome. Reservations are required. Call the Whittier Home Association at 978-388-1337 or mail reservations with a check made out to the association, P.O. Box 632, Amesbury 01913.
For more than 100 years, the Whittier Home Association has been steward of this historic site, maintaining the property and collections and striving to educate others about the life, legacy and works of the local man who was pivotal in the antislavery movement, which culminated in the Emancipation Proclamation
The Whittier Home Association Board of Directors includes Cynthia Costello, president; Harriett Gould, Annie Tunstall, Rita Mullis, Dawn Bennett, Geri Berry, Margaret Nichols, Hope Cole, Sue Curry, Chris Bryant, Ann Olmstead, Paula McPartland,, Mary Williamson and Patricia Grenier.
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Although Faith Fellowship Church is non-denominational church, Pastor Roger Jones has his own description.
"I like to tell people we are Bapti-costal," said Jones. "We love the freedom we have to worship and let the Holy Spirit move, but keep the pre-eminence on the teaching of the word."
Jones began his work as a pastor about 10 years ago.
"My first wife and I started the church and then my wife passed away and I stepped down from the ministry for a while," he said. "I started Faith Fellowship back up about four years ago."
Before FFC, he pastored Keys Faith Mission for a short time and before that, he served as children's pastor for New Life and Calvary Assembly of God.
Jones grew up in west Tulsa, graduating from Daniel Webster High. His ministry mentoring began shortly after he was saved in Omaha, Neb. He studied under one of the most requested youth pastors in the nation, Jeanne Mayo, and was ordained through a non-denominational fellowship.
"A few weeks before my 20th birthday, I was saved while in the U.S. Air Force," Jones said. "I immediately began to devour the scriptures. Although I felt the passion for ministry, at that time the Lord confirmed to me that I was to 'bloom where I was planted.'"
Shortly after, he re-enlisted for a second term, and the Air Force transferred him to Abilene, Texas.
"I began a home Bible study. The Air Force was a great mission field as there were plenty of young airmen who hungered for fellowship and a home away from home," he said. "We opened our house to them every Friday night with snacks and fellowship and a Bible study. We saw many come to the Lord through our work there."
Then he felt God calling him into the ministry.
"While praying by my waterbed for our Friday night Bible study, the Lord spoke to me, saying, 'Get out of the Air Force, go to Tahlequah, and continue your grandmother's work.'"
His grandmother was Geneva Cobb, a Pentecostal Holiness preacher during the 1960s and 1970s at Revival Tabernacle Church, located on Shawnee near Water Street.
"I don't remember too much about it," Jones said. "Though I don't remember any of her sermons, after I got saved I remember how the words to 'just have a little talk with Jesus' came flooding back to my mind from being at her church."
Mentors who have encouraged and taught Jones include Jeanne Mayo and her husband, Pastor Sam Mayo.
Another vital person in his life and ministry is his new wife, Carolyn.
"My wonderful wife, Carolyn, and I have been married about six months. She is everything I asked God for and more. She is a very supportive wife," he said.
Those visiting Faith Fellowship will be welcomed, he said.
"Our congregation is a wonderful bunch of people with amazing talent. They are kind and giving and loving and supportive," he said. "I count myself extremely blessed to pastor the people God has brought to Faith Fellowship.
Music is an important aspect of the church worship. His longtime friend, Nola Jeanne Baird, is their contemporary worship leader.
"I first met Nola Jeanne while doing children's ministry at Calvary. She is so talented and can pick up on any song I want to sing, even if she's never heard it," Jones said. "Additionally, we have numerous people within the congregation who sing specials, Doyle and Sandy Matthews, Ed and Shelia Moss to name a few.
The heart of church is the word, Jones said.
Series he have preached this past year include "Sacred Agent Man: Doing the Work of an Evangelist," "Spiritual Warfare," and "Running the Race."
"Also, I do a prophecy update once a year and keep the congregation updated on current events as they occur and where they may fit in the scriptures," Jones said. " Prophecy is a subject some pastors stay away from, but I believe we are about to be plunged into a period of time that the Bible speaks more about than any other period in history. And God wants us to be the watchman, knowing the times we are living in."
Having their home in Tahlequah is another blessing, he said.
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Average Retirement Age Grows
Workers are retiring at older ages because they have fewer incentives to retire.
Workers are now retiring at older ages because the incentives to retire have changed. Since the mid-1990s, the average retirement age has risen from 62 to 64 for men and from 60 to 62 for women, according to a new Center for Retirement Research at Boston College analysis of Census Bureau data. The trend toward later retirement has been driven by declines in traditional pensions and retiree health benefits offered by employers, changes in the way Social Security benefits are calculated, better education and health, and less strenuous jobs that people are able to perform at older ages.
[See 10 Key Retirement Ages to Plan For.]
There was a large decline in the retirement age after World War II, which can be attributed to the availability of Social Security benefits, the expansion of employer-provided traditional pensions, and later the introduction of Medicare. However, the trajectory of earlier retirement ages stopped around the mid-1980s, and since then has gradually increased, Boston College found. In this study the average retirement age is defined as the age at which the labor force participation rate drops below 50 percent. Here's a look at why the retirement age is now climbing:
Fewer workplace benefits. The shift from traditional pensions to 401(k)s made retirement a more risky prospect because retirees must manage their investments and control spending on their own. The decline of employer-provided retiree health insurance gives employees an additional incentive to keep working until they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
[See Why the Retirement Age Is Increasing.]
Greater longevity. Individuals are now living longer, which is more years of retirement that need to be financed. Working a few years longer gives workers more time to save and shortens the period of time they need to pay for. Many people in their 60s are also healthy and able to work, especially now that many American jobs are knowledge-based rather than manufacturing positions. People with more education tend to work longer.
Social Security changes. The Social Security formula has been changed to make working longer a better deal. The earnings test, which temporarily withholds Social Security payments for people who earn above certain limits, was removed for workers above full retirement age. For most current workers, the full retirement age is 66 or 67. There is also now a delayed retirement credit, which increases benefits for each year of delayed claiming between the full retirement age and age 70.
[See The New Ideal Retirement Age.]
Working wives. Women have increasingly entered the workforce over the past several decades, which may be driving both men and women to work longer. "Wives on average are three years younger than their husbands, and husbands and wives like to coordinate their retirement," writes Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, in the report. "If wives wait to retire until age 62 to qualify for Social Security, that pattern would push husbands' retirement age toward 65."
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Local artist Bill "Woo" Correira knew better than to worry about what people thought or if things did not go exactly as planned.
Why should he?
After surviving a brush with death in 2007, the artist gained an appreciation for living in the moment and fully engaging in his work as a painter.
In 2007, on Thanksgiving Day, Correira was diagnosed with brain cancer and languished for 49 days in a coma.
But he survived, and later realized his dream of owning a St. Petersburg gallery, where he focused on painting marine animals.
On Monday night, Correira died inside his art gallery at 689 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg.
Tuesday dozens of family, friends and fellow artists stopped by his gallery to remember and honor the man that offered support and a generous heart to anyone in need.
Frank Strunk III is a local metal artist who knew Woo for six years.
"It's kind of unreal that he died being that we are close to the same age," Strunk said. "I just saw him on Saturday."
Strunk said Correira was a man who went the extra mile for his friends, a mentor and an inspiration.
"He was counseling me on a piece I was making. He is kind of the master when it comes to fish and I am making my first metal fish," Strunk said. "Everyone loved him, really generous guy.
"For as talented as he is, he's not the least bit pretentious. He never came off at arrogant," Strunk added. "He was a good guy, generous soul. Creative. Kind of an unstoppable force in our creative community. It's just an awful thing he died so young."
Artist Adam Butler said he did not know Correira for very long, but "Woo" made a lasting impression. He said Correira pushed him to become a better artist.
"He used to just push me to paint," Butler said. "I could not envision myself with a gallery. He showed me one day someone's gallery and said I could do this. He said I could make a living as an artist."
Fellow artist on the 600 block Derek Donnelly is creating a mural of Correira behind his building. He said the final unveiling of the mural will be on Dec. 8, and he wants the public who loved Correira to be part of it.
"We are going to have everyone in the community do handprint coral and aquatic life surrounding him," Donnelly wrote on Facebook.
Donnelly said anyone wishing to donate paint or supplies may drop them off at Saint Paint, located at 6 6th St. N.
A memorial page was created on Facebook to honor Correira.
"The Central Avenue 600 Block is trying to raise funds for a bronze bust of Woo, being created by a good friend James Olson," according to the page. "This bust will be placed in front of his Gallery on Central Avenue. Any donations would help immensely. We will keep you up to date on where to donate. We miss and love you, Woo!"
Cortney Frederick said Correira was a regular at Sake Bomb and when he was there, she said she could always seek him out for advice.
Frederick said she saw him just a few hours before he passed away Monday.
"He was a confidante. I could talk to him about anything," she said. "He's very encouraging. I just signed up for school (Monday) and he was telling me how proud he was of me.
"He was a survivor because he's been battling brain cancer for a while. He was strong and it didn't let it slow him down," Frederick added. "He wanted to be there for people. He wanted to put himself aside and be there for them."


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A martial practice is similar to a ritual. To use a martial practice, you must acquire it, master it, and perform it. The component costs sometimes include healing surges. After you finish performing a practice, you gain its benefit.
You can learn the rudiments of martial practices from a master or purchase them on the open market. Unless you find the practice as part of a treasure hoard, you'll pay something for it.
Learn through Training: Any character who has mastered a martial practice can teach it to you. The instructor can be another player character or a nonplayer character you meet. Training is costly and arduous. Usually, you pay the cost in gold or other treasure. Learning a martial practice costs half the market price if you learn it from another player character. In such a case, you are paying for the supplies needed for training, not for your ally's work and time.
Purchase: If you can find a merchant that deals in rare goods, you can pay the market price of a martial practice to acquire it.
Find in Treasure: You might also find martial practices inscribed in ancient manuals hidden away in dusty libraries or haunted castles. Practices contained within these texts offer detailed instructions so that with careful study you can master them. Your DM accounts for the market price of a martial practice you find in the treasure you acquire.
You must master a martial practice before you are able to perform it. To master a practice, you must:
The studying process differs depending on how you acquired the martial practice. If you acquired it through training, the study period takes place at the same time as acquiring the practice. If you bought or found the practice, the time is spent closely studying the manual and repeating the lessons and steps within the text.
The steps to perform a martial practice correspond to the headers of the practice's description.
Time: Martial practices take time to perform. You might have to adopt the right physical and mental state, sweat over a forge to craft an item, or painstakingly camouflage your party's campsite.
Component Costs: Martial practices are strenuous. Unlike rituals, which usually require only a monetary component cost, most martial practices require an expenditure of healing surges. This cost reflects the strain on your body and mind.
A few martial practices also require materials to properly perform them. When a practice has a component cost, you must pay the price from your store of treasure, whether you're spending gold, gems, or other valuables. The component cost represents the price of equipment and raw materials.
You pay the component cost, including both the monetary cost and the healing surges, when you complete a practice. If you cannot pay the full cost, the practice has no effect.
Skills: Each practice has one or more key skills, and you must be trained in at least one of these skills to master and perform the practice. Some practices also require skill checks to determine your effort's effectiveness. Usually, the practice succeeds regardless of the check result, and high check results produce the best effects.
Unless a practice says otherwise, you make your skill check at the end of its performance. As with rituals, you cannot take 10 on this check.
After you finish performing a practice, you gain its benefit for the practice's duration. Sometimes the duration is instantaneous: You have learned the information or completed the task. Other times, you gain a benefit for a set amount of time, or you create a permanent object.
With a little makeup and a bit of misdirection, you can appear to be anyone.
Level: 8 Time: 1 hour Duration: 24 hours Component Cost: 50 gp plus 1 healing surge Market Price: 275 gp Key Skill: Bluff
You alter your own appearance or the appearance of an ally who is present throughout your performance of the practice. The disguise can alter facial and physical features and appear to modify height and weight by up to 10%. You can also use this martial practice to disguise gender, race, and age.
Make a Bluff check with a +5 bonus. Your result determines the Insight check a creature must make to determine that the person you are disguised as is not who he or she appears to be.
You can use this practice to impersonate another humanoid. When you interact with a creature that is familiar with the person you're imitating, that creature gains a +10 bonus to its Insight check.
Using ancient crafting techniques, you forge a weapon of such artfulness that it becomes enchanted.
Level: 4 Time: 1 day Duration: Permanent Component Cost: See below Market Price: 175 gp Key Skill: Athletics (no check)
You construct a magic weapon. Your level determines the highest enhancement bonus the weapon can have (see the table below). You can create only a magic weapon (Player's Handbook, page 235). You can also make the weapon silvered while you perform this practice by paying the normal price (Player's Handbook, page 220).
The component cost is equal to the price of the magic weapon you create.
From a few discrete markings, you learn astonishing information about the creatures you pursue.
Level: 1 Time: 10 minutes Duration: Instantaneous and special Component Cost: 1 healing surge Market Price: 50 gp Key Skill: Nature or Perception
You examine tracks to learn crucial information about your prey. You must study the tracks and their vicinity while you perform the practice. At the end of that time, make a Nature check or a Perception check to determine what you learn. You gain information from your check result and all lower results.
In addition, you gain a +5 bonus to Perception checks to follow the tracks until you take an extended rest.
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Dear Jane Doe Supporters:
I set upon this year with a goal: to create awareness of sexual violence and find a way to help those who have fallen prey to this realm of crime. I took countless steps, reworked numerous plans, and completely dedicated my time and energy to making that goal a reality.
Starting a non-profit organization is risky for a young professional, and the questions came bluntly. How would I get funding? Would people actually utilize my services? And, most of all, could I really help the people who need it the most?
Well, in September, a woman called Jane Doe about an abusive situation she was experiencing with her father. She had tried several other avenues to receive help, but was turned away because the parent-child relationship is not commonly considered to create a situation of "domestic" violence.
When I told this woman I could help, her sigh of relief spoke volumes more than her words of gratitude. A few days later, this woman sat in my office and learned that legal services cost more than what she makes in a week, and she would not be able to pay her rent if she had to pay for a lawyer.
When I told her that she was eligible for free legal assistance due to the generous support of our donors, her flood of tears told me that yes, Jane Doe is a needed resource, and it really would help the people who need it the most.
Several weeks later, this woman stood outside the courthouse and asked me, "What do I do next?"
My answer to her was simply, "You take it an hour at a time."
During this busy holiday season when people around you are bustling through shopping malls, enjoying social gatherings, and creating lifelong memories with family and friends, I ask that you take a moment to think of those who aren't following holiday traditions because of the misfortune that has fallen upon them over this past year.
Put yourself in the shoes of someone you may know who has been affected by sexual violence and feel the value they put in each hour they feel safe. Then, in the spirit of the season, I ask you to give an hour.
Give an hour a week, an hour a month, or an hour a year by participating in one of Jane Doe's volunteer programs.
Give an hour right now by spreading the word about Jane Doe and the truth about sexual violence to friends, family, and colleagues, through avenues such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
Give an hour of your wages, no matter how much or how little that may be, to help Jane Doe provide legal services to survivors of sexual violence, regardless of who they are or how the violence is classified.
Every hour that you give symbolizes the time someone spends struggling due to no fault of their own. It signifies that you, through whatever means you can, are taking a stand against sexual violence in our society. I hope you will join me on this priceless journey by giving Jane Doe just an hour.
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The Kellogg Marketing Camp is an annual forum for Kellogg marketing faculty, doctoral students, and invited guests to collectively explore new ideas at the frontiers of marketing research. The Marketing Camp invites leading marketing academics representing the spectrum of research in marketing to present their most exciting current research. In addition, the Camp provides multiple opportunities for interaction among the participants with the aims of fostering learning, the generation of novel research ideas, and research collaboration.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 (Updated 9/11/13)
11:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch at the Allen Center (Park Dining Room)
12:30pm - 1:40pm
Welcome (Room 223*)
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Kelly Goldsmith, Northwestern University"Mindsets in the Marketplace"
1:50pm - 2:50pm
Gerard Tellis, USC"Crowdsourcing Innovations"
2:50pm - 3:20pm
Coffee Break (South Beverage Area)
3:20pm - 4:20pm
Aner Sela, University of Florida"On Metacognition and Culture"
4:25pm - 5:25pm
Hema Yoganarasimhan, UC Davis"The Value of Reputation in an Online Freelance Marketplace"
Friday, September 13, 2013
8:00am - 9:00am
Coffee and Continental Breakfast at the Allen Center (South Beverage Area)
9:00am - 10:00am
K. Sudhir, Yale University"A Dynamic Structural Model of Search across Stores and across Time"
10:00am - 11:00am
Himanshu Misra, University of Utah"Thinking Outside the Euclidean Box: The Riemannian Space and Inter-temporal Decision-making"
11:00am - 11:20am
11:20am - 12:20pm
Blake McShane, Northwestern University"Decision Stages and Asymmetries in Regular Retail Price Pass-through"
12:20pm - 12:35pm
Concluding Remarks
12:35pm - 2:00pm
Lunch at the Allen Center (PhD students and guest speakers will have assigned seating at lunch tables to provide the students a chance to interact with the guest speakers). (Park Dining Room)
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Joyce King Messner
CARDIFF, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM — Joyce King Messner died on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, after a brief illness, at The Heath Hospital, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
Born in Swansea, Wales, on Dec. 6, 1925, Joyce's family was originally from Gloucestershire, England, and she was proud of her English heritage.
A legal and commercial secretary in London and New York City, her last position was as secretary to the Dean of Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, a Church in Wales (Anglican) parish.
She was a lover of art, books and classical music, especially Mozart, Beethoven, Franck and anything performed by Yehudi Menuhin.
In 1976, she, her husband, Fred and son, David, lived in Cooperstown, where they attended Christ Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Joyce and Fred also served as guides at the Fenimore Art Museum that year.
Joyce was predeceased by her husband, Fred, in 1997.
She is survived by her son, David (Paola); and two grandchildren, Bethan and Zachary of Cardiff, Wales. She is also survived by her stepson, the Rev. Paul (Martha) Messner of Worcester; grandson, Josh (Sally) Messner; and great-granddaughter, Annalies of Minneapolis, Minn.; and a granddaughter, Rebekah Riley and great-granddaughter, Emerson of Worcester.
A Memorial Service will be held in the Lady Chapel of Llandaff Cathedral on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, with burial in the Garden of Remembrance on the Cathedral grounds.
Memorial gifts may be made to Llandaff Cathedral's music program, Cathedral Close, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2LA United Kingdom; the Organ Restoration Fund, Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4636 State Highway 28, Hartwick Seminary, NY 13326 or to the Fenimore Art Museum, State Highway 80, Cooperstown NY 13326.