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While many know New York City as the cultural hub of the country, the financial and media capital of the world, or as "the city that never sleeps," it is also known for the exceptional purity of its water -- the champagne of drinking waters. This often comes as a surprise to visitors who did not already know this. Such quality water usually is not associated with a big city.
New York City's water supply flows from 19 upstate reservoirs, a watershed that spans more than 2,000 square miles. It covers eight counties, 60 towns, and 11 villages in the Catskill Mountain region and the Hudson River Valley. The effective protection of this essential natural resource poses an enormous challenge. I am pleased to report that Congress has just taken an important step to help protect this essential natural resource.
The effort began many years ago. To safeguard the area and the water, environmental groups in 1977 came together with New York city and state officials, upstate communities and the federal government to create the New York City Watershed Agreement. This historic accord guaranteed the continued and long-term protection of New York City's drinking water, while safeguarding the economic viability and environmental quality of the upstate communities in the watershed.
While the historic and landmark Watershed Agreement laid the groundwork for protecting the largest unfiltered drinking water supply in the country, it could only be successful if it was accompanied by an effective water quality monitoring and surveillance program. And so in 1996, Congress authorized funding for seven years for projects to protect and enhance the waters that provide New York City's drinking water. Without the commitment of federal funding, the Watershed Agreement could not have been signed or implemented.
Over the past seven years, Congress has appropriated $31 million to implement a comprehensive monitoring and surveillance program, matched equally by grant recipients. In fact, New York City and New York State have leveraged those federal funds by committing over $1.6 billion to protect the New York City drinking water supply.
Authorization for federal funding of the Watershed Agreement expired September 30, 2003, leaving its future in jeopardy. The entire New York delegation worked to solve this problem, getting behind a bill, H.R. 2771, to reauthorize the New York City Watershed Agreement at its current funding levels through 2010. The effort has been completely bipartisan and fueled by both city and upstate members. I testified, along with a member representing several upstate counties, in support of the bill during the committee process. These efforts succeeded in getting this bill passed by the House of Representatives in May, and just recently, after much delay, the legislation passed the U.S. Senate. The bill is now awaiting the president's signature to be signed into law.
This initiative is crucial to maintaining the safety of New York City's water supply as well as the economic security of upstate communities. The city must already build a filtration plant – currently slated for Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx – to filter the water it gets from Westchester and Putnam counties. But, without the success of the Watershed Agreement, New York City would have had to construct a far more massive water filtration plant to handle water from the Catskill Mountains area farther upstate at a cost estimated between $6 billion and $8 billion. This is money that we cannot afford and that could be put toward better use such as homeland security, education, or health care.
I am pleased that we will not have to use such funds for a filtration system now that the federal government has recommitted itself to protecting New York City's vital water supply. This shows that the New York delegation, when working together, can accomplish great things for the entire state.
Ed Towns, a Democrat, is the U.S. representative from the 10th Congressional District in Brooklyn.


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BEAVER SPRINGS - After working with local radio stations for many years, technician Clint Heiser saw something missing in the central Pennsylvania airwaves - southern gospel music.
Heiser approached his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Denny Mallonee at Faith Baptist Church in Beaver Springs, about starting a new radio station.
WFBM 100.1 FM, which stands for Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries, first aired in 2004 through Heiser's dream.
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The WFBM radio station studio is located in an old house in Beaver Springs, next to the Faith Baptist Church. The non-profit southern gospel station will host a benefit concert on Friday with the Whisnants and True Heart.
Sentinel photos by MICAIAH WISE BILGER
The Rev. Denny Mallonee sits in the WFBM radio station in Beaver Springs. The station plans to expand its coverage area with two new towers.
"We saw a need," Mallonee said. "There was (no southern gospel station) here in the area."
The visionary group "kicked in and made the sacrifices" to start the station, Mallonee said.
Heiser, the chief engineer of the station, set up the whole operation, which includes a studio, fully-automated system and access points from his home and the pastor's office.
Seven years later, organizers of the non-profit station are making plans to expand.
"We're going to cover the whole Susquehanna Valley," Mallonee said. "And we're excited about it."
The station operates a tower on Firestone Ridge near McClure; a second tower on Shade Mountain and a third in Selinsgrove are being prepared for use, he said.
The new tower in Selinsgrove will reach out from Beaver Springs to Northumberland, New Berlin to Pillow.
Still, the station organizers have several things to complete before they can broadcast on the new frequencies, 90.1 and 90.5 FM. A shelter around the tower must be built, and they must wait for the Federal Aviation Administration to approve a light on the tower, the pastor said.
The cost for the antenna alone was $12,000, and while the church is leasing the land at minimal costs, the expenses to expand still are high for the non-profit, which runs solely on donations.
The transmitter and antenna have been placed and tested, and Mallonee predicted that the new frequencies officially will go on the air in September. The station will broadcast announcements to let listeners know exactly when the change will occur, he said.
When the new towers are up and running, listeners will have to move their dials from the 100.1 FM station to 90.1 in the eastern portion of the station's coverage area or 90.5 FM for the west.
To gain the two new towers, WFBM had to give up the 100.1 frequency, he said.
Original expansion plans also included a tower in the Lewistown area, but the station's application for the frequency fell through, Mallonee said.
The WFBM team will continue pursuing opportunities in Lewistown, whether its through another frequency or a transmitter, Mallonee said.
"A lot of people listen and support us out there but can't get (the station)," Mallonee said.
Mallonee said the station already reaches parts of Mifflin and Juniata counties, especially around Big Valley and western Mifflin County; but reception is spotty because of the mountains.
A benefit concert for the station will be held with the Whisnants and True Heart at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the West Snyder Middle School in Beaver Springs.
Tickets will cost $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Children ages 6 to 12 are half price, and children under 6 are free. For more information or tickets, call the Faith Baptist Church at (570) 658-7668.
First and foremost, the concert is a ministry, Mallonee said.
"Music reaches the heart," Mallonee said. "People will come to a gospel concert who don't know God from a lizard."
The pastor said the station has been a way for the church to reach out to people who they otherwise never would have met.
Mallonee has a folder full of thank you letters that the station receives from listeners. The people share stories of ways that the station's music encouraged them through the trials of a spouse dying, a serious illness or major surgery, the pastor said.
WFBM features southern gospel music along with some bluegrass, easy listening and instrumental music. Short programs such as "Keys to Family Living" and occasional locally-produced programs by Mallonee and his church also air. Worship services at Faith Baptist Church air every Sunday morning.
For more information about WFBM, visit them online at www.wfbmradio.org.

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on May 22, 2013 - 9:55 PM
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"Touched by an Angel," a jarring piece of theater in the Tyler Perry mode by local playwrights Phil Davis and Taura "Chyna" Stephens, swivels around a seemingly impossible conundrum.
Young Angel, a 19-year-old college student, is nursing a deepening anger for her overworked mother Cheryl (Daysha Witt). Cheryl, torn between providing for her daughter's education and taking care of her own dying mother, has become an emotional recluse. Her husband, the good-hearted George (Donald Capers), is struggling to keep the whole rickety trio from breaking apart.
Life in Angel's household is on the verge of unbearable, as it is for countless teenagers whose parents struggle to make ends meet to a provide a glimmer of hope for their children. The central struggle, between Angel's need for an emotional connection with her mother and her mother's insistence on providing a life for her daughter, is about as real and relevant as any issue facing struggling families across the United States.
So why doesn't "Touched by an Angel" feel more like the visceral wake-up call it set out to be? The writing, though occasionally resorting to clichés and stretching credulity, often crackles with wit. The performances, especially from Capers and Stevens, let us see past the skin of these characters and at least a few inches into their conflicted souls.
The trouble, instead, has something to do with the play's all-too-predictable formula, lifted directly from the Perry playbook with a few important twists. That formula, in which vignettes of family strife crescendo to a foregone conclusion that is always spiritual in nature, is like riding a familiar roller coaster for the 30th time. The thrills are there. Even the twists and turns are there. But because we know the conclusion by heart, the element of surprise is nowhere to be found.
None of that is to say that "Touched by an Angel" doesn't contain its share of genuine human drama. By far the best scene in the play comes at the end of the first act in an exchange between Angel and George that is at once side-splitting and full of awful dread for something the audience knows is in the offing. It shows both actors' gifts for naturalistic comedy (and for dancing). But that naturalistic element is conspicuously absent from most of the play's other exchanges.
It's doubtful, despite the play's preordained ending, that playgoers will predict some of the stranger twists Davis and Stephens inserted into this story line. That's partially to their credit, but they've had to go so far in order to try to overcome the prescription that they approach telenovela territory.
In future work, it would be great to see Davis and Stephens build on the chemistry and genuine audience engagement they achieved in that fraught first-act exchange between Capers and Stevens. These are two gifted minds at work, just waiting to break out of their cage.
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At first glance, the average moviegoer might not be compelled to see A Little Bit of Heaven. I think people saw it starred Kate Hudson and thought I'm not in the mood for a frothy Bride Wars, My Best Friend's Girl or You, Me and Dupree type of romantic comedy. Not that there's anything wrong with a traditional rom/com; however this film is the female equivalent of Joseph Gordon Levitt's 50/50.


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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Bishop England senior Mary Harriet Moore had many options for her future, and this week she decided on one.
An all-state star athlete in both basketball and volleyball, Moore committed to play volleyball for the Davidson College Wildcats next season.
Moore led Bishop England to 30 wins and its 13th straight Class AA volleyball state championship in 2013. A 6-foot-1 middle blocker, she turned in 345 kills, 140 blocks and 44 aces off serve.
Moore garnered a long list of accolades for her outstanding senior season. Among them, a second-team MaxPreps.com small schools All-American nod. She was named Class AA Player of the Year by the S.C. Coaches Association for Womens Sports, an all-state selection by the High School Sports Report and won MVP honors while leading her team to a win in the North-South All-Star game.
Shes a very smart player with really good court awareness, Bishop England volleyball coach Cindy Baggot said. Its unbelievable the way she sees things out there. She can mix it up with a balance of power and a soft touch. Shes really stepped up as a leader for us and pretty much controls the game.
Beginning in the 2014-15 season, Davidson will compete in the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Last season, Davidson finished 16-14 overall, 7-9 in the Southern Conference. Davidson has inked five players for the freshman class of 2014, including two middle blockers.
Moore will sign her letter of intent Friday at Bishop England.
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The Library of Congress has announced 25 films selected for preservation in the 2013 National Film Registry. Take a look at some of the more notable selections, from "Pulp Fiction" to "Mary Poppins," and what the Library of Congress had to say about each of them.
"Forbidden Planet" (1956)Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, MGM's "Forbidden Planet" is one of the seminal science-fiction films of the 1950s, a genre that found itself revitalized and empowered after World War II and within America's newly created post-nuclear age. Loosely based upon William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," "Forbidden Planet" is both sci-fi saga and allegory, a timely parable about the dangers of unlimited power and unrestrained technology. Since its production, the movie has proved inspirational to generations of speculative fiction visionaries, including Gene Roddenberry. Along with its literary influence, highly influential special effects and visual style, the film also pushed the boundaries of cinematic science fiction. For the first time, all action happened intergalatically (not on Earth) and humans are depicted as space travelers, regularly jetting off to the far reaches of the cosmos. Additionally, "Forbidden Planet" is remembered for its innovative score—or lack thereof. No music exists on the film's soundtrack; instead, all ambient sounds are "electronic tonalities" created by Louis and Bebe Barren. Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis and, in his debut, Robbie the Robot make up the film's cast.
"Gilda" (1946)With the end of World War II came a dark edge in the American psyche and a change in the films it produced. Film noir defined the 1940s and "Gilda" defined the Hollywood glamorization of film noir—long on sex appeal but short on substance. Director Charles Vidor capitalizes on the voyeuristic and sadomasochistic angles of film noir—and who better to fetishize than Rita Hayworth, poured into a strapless black satin evening gown and elbow-length gloves, sashaying to "Put the Blame on Mame." George Macready and Glenn Ford round out the tempestuous triangle, but "Gilda" was and, more than 65 years later, still is all about Hayworth.
"Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961)Selecting as its focus the "Justices Trial" of the post-World War II Nuremberg war crimes tribunal, rather than the more publicized trials of major Nazi war criminals, "Judgment at Nuremberg" broadened its scope beyond the condemnation of German perpetrators to interrogate the concept of justice within any modern society. Conceived by screenwriter Abby Mann during the period of McCarthyism, the film argues passionately that those responsible for administering justice also have the duty to ensure that human-rights norms are preserved even if they conflict with national imperatives. Mann's screenplay, originally produced as a Playhouse 90 teleplay, makes "the value of a single human being" the defining societal value that legal systems must respect. "Judgment at Nuremberg" startled audiences by including in the midst of its narrative seven minutes of film footage documenting concentration camp victims, thus using motion-picture evidence to make its point both in the courtroom and in movie theaters. Mann and actor Maximilian Schell received Academy Awards and the film boasted fine performances from its all-star cast.
"The Magnificent Seven" (1960)The popularity of this Western, based on Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954), has continued to grow since its release due in part to its role as a springboard for several young actors on the verge of successful careers: Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn and Horst Buchholz. The film also gave a new twist to the career of Yul Brynner. Brynner bought the rights to Kurosawa's original story and hand-picked John Sturges as its director. Sturges had earned a reputation as a solid director of Westerns such as "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955) and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957). Transporting the action from Japan to Mexico, where it was filmed on location, the story portrays a gang of paid gunslingers hired by farmers to rout the bandits pillaging their town. Contributing to the film's popular appeal through the decades is Elmer Bernstein's vibrant score, which would go on to become the theme music for Marlboro cigarette commercials from 1962 until cigarette advertising on television was banned in 1971.
"Mary Poppins" (1964)Alleged to be Walt Disney's personal favorite from all of his many classic films, "Mary Poppins" is based upon a book by P.L. Travers. With Travers' original tale as a framework, screenwriters Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with the aid of songwriters the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. and Robert B.), fashioned an original movie musical about a most unusual nanny. Weaving together a witty script, an inventive visual style and a slate of classic songs (including "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Chim Chim Cher-ee"), "Mary Poppins" is a film that has enchanted generations. Equal parts innocent fun and savvy sophistication, the artistic and commercial success of the film solidified Disney's knack for big-screen, non-cartoon storytelling and invention. With its seamless integration of animation with live action, the film prefigured thousands of later digital and CGI-aided effects. With its pitch-perfect cast, including Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Darwell, Glynis Johns and Ed Wynn, "Mary Poppins" has remained a "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" achievement.
"Midnight" (1939)Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and John Barrymore light up the screen in this Mitchell Leisen romantic comedy. Liesen is often described as a "studio contract" director—a craftsman with no particular aesthetic vision or social agenda who is efficient, consistent, controlled, with occasional flashes of panache. Leisen's strength lay in his timing. He claimed he established the pace of a scene by varying the tone and cadence of his voice as he called "ready…right…action!" This technique served to give the actors a proper "beat" for the individual shot. In addition to Leisen's timing, "Midnight" also boasts a screenplay by the dynamic duo of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Hilarity ensues when penniless showgirl Colbert impersonates a Hungarian countess, aided by the aristocratic Barrymore, until, despite her best efforts, she falls for a lowly taxi driver (Ameche) —all this amidst a Continental sumptuousness abundant in Paramount pictures of that era. The staggering number of exceptional films released in 1939 has caused this little gem to be overlooked. However, in its day, the New York Times called "Midnight" "one of the liveliest, gayest, wittiest and naughtiest comedies of a long hard season." Reportedly unhappy with Leisen's script changes, Wilder found the motivation to assert more creative control by becoming a director himself.
"Pulp Fiction" (1994)By turns utterly derivative and audaciously original, Quentin Tarantino's mordantly wicked Möbius strip of a movie influenced a generation of filmmakers and stands as a milestone in the evolution of independent cinema in the United States, making it one of the few films on the National Film Registry as notable for its lasting impact on the film industry as its considerable artistic merits. Directed by Tarantino from his profane and poetic script, "Pulp Fiction" is a beautifully composed tour-de-force, combining narrative elements of hardboiled crime novels and film noir with the bright widescreen visuals of Sergio Leone. The impact is profound and unforgettable.
"The Quiet Man" (1952)Never one to shy away from sentiment, director John Ford used "The Quiet Man" with unadulterated adulation to pay tribute to his Irish heritage and the grandeur of the Emerald Isle. With her red hair ablaze against the enveloping lush green landscapes, Maureen O'Hara embodies the mystique of Ireland, as John Wayne personifies the indefatigable American searching for his ancestral roots, with Victor Young's jovial score punctuating their escapades. The film and the locale are populated with characters bordering on caricature. Sly, whiskey-loving matchmaker Michaleen O'Flynn (Barry Fitzgerald), the burly town bully Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen) and the put-upon but patient Widow Tillane (Mildred Natwick) are the most vivid. Beautifully photographed in rich, saturated Technicolor by Winton C. Hoch, with picturesque art direction by Frank Hotaling, "The Quiet Man" has become a perennial St. Patrick's Day television favorite.
"The Right Stuff" (1983)At three hours and 13 minutes, Philip Kaufman's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's novel is an epic right out of the Golden Age of Hollywood, but thanks to its assortment of characters and human drama, it rarely drags. Director/screenwriter Kaufman ambitiously attempts to boldly go where few epics had gone before as he recounts the nascent Space Age. He takes elements of the traditional Western, mashes them up with sophisticated satire and peppers the concoction with the occasional subversive joke. As a result, Kaufman (inspired by Wolfe) creates his own history, debunking a few myths as he creates new ones. At its heart, "The Right Stuff" is a tribute to the space program's role in generating national pride and an indictment of media-fed hero worship. Remarkable aerial sequences (created before the advent of CGI) and spot-on editing team up to deliver a movie that pushes the envelope.
"Roger & Me" (1989)After decades of product ascendancy, American automakers began facing stiff commercial and design challenges in the late 1970s and 1980s from foreign automakers, especially the Japanese. Michael Moore's controversial documentary chronicles the human toll and hemorrhaging of jobs caused by these upheavals, in this case the firing of 30,000 autoworkers by General Motors in Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan. As a narrative structure, Moore uses a comic device sometimes found in political campaign commercials, weaving a message around trying to find the person responsible for a wrong, in this case General Motors Chairman Roger Smith. "Roger & Me" is take-no-prisoners, advocacy documentary filmmaking, and Moore makes no apologies for his brazen, in-your-face style—he would argue the situation demands it. The themes of unfairness, inequality and the unrealized attainment of the American Dream resonate to this day, while the consequences of ferocious auto-sector competition continue, playing a key long-term role in the city of Detroit's recent filing for bankruptcy protection.
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)Edward Albee's 1962 stage triumph made a successful transfer to the screen in this adaption written by Ernest Lehman. The story of two warring couples and their alcohol-soaked evening of anger and exposed resentments stunned audiences with its frank, code-busting language and depictions of middle-class malaise-cum-rage. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton—who were both Academy Award nominees for their work (with Taylor winning)—each achieved career high-points in their respective roles as Martha and George, an older couple who share their explosive evening opposite a younger husband and wife, portrayed by George Segal and Sandy Dennis. "Woolf's" claustrophobic staging and stark black-and-white cinematography, created by Haskell Wexler, echoed its characters' rawness and emotionalism. Mike Nichols began his auspicious screen directing career with this film, in which he was already examining the absurdities and brutality of modern life, themes that would become two of his career hallmarks.
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on February 14, 2013 - 7:41 AM
A kitchen fire in a duplex on Wehrle Drive in Amherst Wednesday night caused $70,000 in damages to two apartments, the Main-Transit Fire Department reported.
Volunteer firefighters responded to the call at about 11 p.m. and found the fire in the kitchen of the west apartment at 2478 Wehrle Drive. Firefighters were told that all residents were out of the building, and the blaze was quickly extinguished and smoke was removed from the building.
Fire Chief James Lawida estimated damage to the building at $40,000 and damage to west apartment at $25,000 and damage to the east apartment at $5,000. Two cats were rescued. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.


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Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams knew it was coming. The letter from the NFL was in his locker today informing him of a $15,000 fine for his hit on Tom Brady during Sunday's loss to the New England Patriots.
Williams didn't get much of a hit for his money. He hit Brady on the back of the calf near the knee with his forearm as he was falling to the ground. Brady completed a 19-yard pass to Wes Welker on the play. The hit drew a roughing the passer penalty, which gave the Pats 7 more yards to put them at the Buffalo 6. Two plays later Brady scored to tie the game, 21-21.
The penalty and the fine are consistent with NFL rules on protecting the quarterback on hits to the lower legs.
"I could understand if I dove at him head-first and hit him or hit him behind the legs and dove at him with my shoulder," Williams said. "But I hit him with my arm and get a $15,000 fine for hitting the guy with the ball. I don't get it."
Williams said he expected some kind of fine.
"I figured it was," he said. "At the same time, I asked the official during the game, 'What do you want me to do?' He didn't say anything. Of course, I wasn't exactly calm when I asked him. But I'm trying to figure out: You get blocked down, you're going down. The guy's still got the ball. I didn't dive into the side of the leg. I didn't spear him in the side of the leg. I hit him with my forearm in his calf and he went down.
"You got guys out there hitting Fitz in his chest with their helmet when he's going down. I don't know what you're supposed to do."
Both Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller practiced fully Wednesday after playing in Sunday's game despite not being 100 percent. Jackson wore a brace to protect the knee he sprained in the season opener. He said he still probably will wear the brace this week in San Francisco. But he feels a lot better than he did last week.
"Yes, I do," Jackson said. "I think that's just the knee getting stronger and the treatment they're doing is making the knee get better. I definitely feel a lot better today than I did last week, so hopefully that continues to increase."
"I was a little sore afterward but nothing more than was expected," Jackson said. "I feel good now."
Spiller played despite a sore shoulder. Said Spiller: "I'm just taking it day by day trying to do all the necessary things to make sure I'll be ready to go. I don't think I wouldn't be ready to go, considering I played last week."
Left tackle Cordy Glenn and right guard Kraig Urbik are out this week with ankle sprains. Safety Jairus Byrd missed practice due to a hip pointer suffered Sunday. Defensive tackle Spencer Johnson sat out with a sore ankle. Receiver Ruvell Martin (ankle) was limited.
Receiver Kamar Aiken was released from the Bills' practice squad to make room for guard-tackle Reggie Stephens, a seventh-round pick of the Bengals in 2010. Stephens, 6-foot-3 and 325, was released by the Bengals in early September.
Defensive end Mario Williams on the Bills' mental toughness, or lack thereof, cited by coach Chan Gailey after the Pats defeat:
"I think the mental toughness he was referring to is guys were being jittery, and you do one thing and then you peek your head and you see something else, your gap, and you don't execute our scheme. I think a lot of times the things that were going on, we lost a little aggressiveness because we were thinking: Do I go over the top of that? And we kind of slowed up a bit across the board.
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For several decades, Pizza Junction was a fixture on Erie Avenue in North Tonawanda, and was even featured on the Food Network. It closed a few months ago and has been reborn as the Lumber City Pizza Company.
Don't let the name fool you. This is much more than another pizza and wings house. Full dinners are available, everything from fish fries to Lumber City's take on Italian favorites: veal, chicken, pasta, you name it, all mega-sized.
With that kind of rebirth, I thought it was also the ideal time to renew acquaintances with a friend who I hadn't seen in a few months. We both eagerly awaited the opening of Lumber City and were especially anxious to try the reincarnated eatery when we discovered that the same owners who operate Jonny C's Deli and Windows on the Green were at the helm.
Just a few weeks earlier, my husband and I met our friends Chuck and Marie at Lumber City to watch the Super Bowl and enjoy the free halftime buffet. We all liked the thick slices of pizza, the type you may recall from classic Buffalo pizzerias: copious amounts of melted cheese sitting atop a mild sauce and a tender crunchy crust.
Pulled pork nachos, wings and pasta were there for the taking, too. We all marveled at the variety, quantity and quality of this freebie buffet and made a mental note to return soon.
On a recent Saturday afternoon, my old friend Rachel and her dad, Carl, met me at Lumber City. Turns out they were waiting for me in another dining room. The place is almost as large as the menu and the portion sizes!
We were greeted by our pleasant server, Chris, who promptly delivered a complimentary basket of fresh, warm Lumber City pizza bread, a simple comfort food to be sure.
Since my pals and I had a lot to catch up on, we decided to try a few different dishes and throw caloric caution to the wind.
I got rolling with a cup of the pasta fagioli soup ($3), thick, jam-packed with small pasta and beans and nicely spiced in a bath of tomato broth. I prefer the broth a little thinner, but I lapped up every drop nonetheless.
Rachel and Carl ordered a small antipasto ($8), which was a misnomer. It could have easily fed a half dozen diners. Chris brought it out on a square white china plate, the perfect contrast to the colorful red and green peppers situated on each corner, which surrounded a veritable garden of lettuce, greens, artichokes, olives, ceci beans, hard-boiled eggs, pine nuts, meats and cheeses. As Rachel noted, it even included crumbled blue cheese and was nicely dressed with a light coating of balsamic vinaigrette. Mixed into the mountain of food were fresh mozzarella balls that soaked up that delicious dressing, another indication of the attention to detail.
We also tried the Caprese Salad ($6), presented in a domino style of alternating slices of that yummy mozzarella, tomato, sturdy red onion slices and basil. Next up was our Veggie Calzone ($9), an enormous pocket of golden dough enveloping chopped veggies and seasoned ricotta cheese. Without having to ask, a cup of marinara sauce was provided, just right for dippers like me.
Rachel added to the feast when she ordered Calamari ($10). I've eaten a lot of squid in my day, but Lumber City's may be among the best. When we asked what the difference was, the owner explained that they grind Panko bread crumbs with parsley and "secret spices" before flash frying the calamari. We all agreed that the tender calamari and not the breading was the prominent flavor.
As we wrapped up, I couldn't resist ordering a pizza that is fast becoming a signature at this Erie Avenue address. Curious about a take on a classic salad made famous in the Steel City, Lumber City's Pittsburgh Pizza ($14.50 for a small pie) is a one-stop meal. It features chopped steak, coleslaw, provolone and Riviera dressing topped with seasoned french fries all baked on Lumber City's homemade dough.
Oh, my, that's a pizza pie!
The three of us were understandably sated so I brought the pizza to work, where it filled even the heartiest of appetites.
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Uniting Community Through Song: Celebrating Seven YearsThe Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, directed by Herbert V.R.P. Jones, will celebrate its 7th Anniversary in concert.05/10/2014Time: 4:00 pmLocation: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Festival of BachPittsburgh Music Alliance members (The Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Chatham Baroque, Pittsburgh Camerata, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, and Renaissance & Baroque) will represent the breadth of Bach's works across 12 hours, in performances including Bach's Chaconne for violin, a variety of motets, three violin concertos as well as the concerto for violin and oboe, the quadruple and triple harpsichord concertos, and concluding with the grand "Magnificat" performed jointly by all five organizations. Free admission. Donations encouraged.05/10/2014 - 05/29/2014Time: 10 am - 10 pmLocation: Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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The Goose Creek area is steeped in history, and through the years churches have served as gathering places for leaders and citizens.
Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler, an expert on local history, gave a lecture at First Baptist Church of Goose Creek on Aug. 29 to recount a brief history of the area and the role churches played.
He signed copies of his most recent history book, "The Goose Creek Bridge: Gateway to Sacred Places." He said he was not selling the books, but giving them to citizens who made a donation to the church, which is looking to buy a newer van.
He joked that he's a retired school principal who doesn't need money, so he just gives his books away – in this case for a donation that will go to a local church. About 25 citizens attended.
"I shudder to think what a horrible place this would be without the churches," Heitzler said. "We are steeped in history."
Heitzler announced that his history lecture series will return this October and November on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at city hall. These are two-hour lectures divided by era with old photos on a projector that detail Goose Creek history.
Heitzler's hour-long address at First Baptist Church seemed like a condensed version of the entire lecture series.
"The Otranto, Mt. Holly and Strawberry rail stations is where the white people congregated," Heitzler said. "The black people worked on farms . . . where the bridge and roads came together the city would form."
The city of Goose Creek was founded in 1961. It was rural countryside near a military installation, near industry (Bushy Park) and in the path of Charleston's expansion.
"All the wealthy people owned land here but lived in Charleston," Heitzler said.
The Goose Creek Bridge was where N.A.D. Road is now, near the Oaks. A 1904 photo of the bridge graces the cover of Heitzler's latest book.
"That was the only way to go from Charleston to the inland. Any other way was swamp. If you wanted to keep your feet dry you went this way.
"Segregation was profound. Most black folks in Goose Creek owned their farms. One-third of black farms were owned and operated by women. Moonshining was about the only way to make money back then."
Community stores were the community center. They were usually the only place with an automobile and were the first places to have radios.
"Thomason's Store was right across from this church," Heitzler said. "They had a parrot who cursed. You could get a bologna sandwich cut as thick as you wanted."
Cannon's General Store was the only place with a telephone at the time.
Goose Creek Elementary School started in 1961 with 12 rooms. The next year 12 more rooms were added. This eventually became Goose Creek High School.
"Howe Hall School was for black boys and girls," Heitzler said. "Then they closed all the little one-room black schools."
In 1950s and 1960s a lot of military money was poured into Goose Creek. Haphazard construction, no inspections, subpar sewers and lack of leadership, police, fire and emergency personnel became a problem.
"The military people came here from Arizona and Michigan and they thought there would be amenities – there were not," Heitzler explained. "The people running this county in Moncks Corner did not care."
The charter members of Pineview Baptist Church, which was located on the lawn next to where First Baptist is today, were the foundation of the early city.
Hilton Waring Bunch was the first mayor. He and early city councilmember Jack Etling would meet at the edge of their property and talk, Heitzler said.
The first election was March 14, 1961. There were 73 registered voters.
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After taking heavy losses in the 2012 MLB amateur draft, the Stetson baseball program continued to restock the program with talent by signing eight players to letters of intent during the fall early signing period.
The eight players, who will join the program in the fall of 2013, include four pitchers, two outfielders, a shortstop and a utility player. Seven of the eight come from top high school programs while the other comes from one of the best junior college teams in the nation.
"With only a limited number of spots available on the squad for 2014, we focused our efforts on quality over quantity," Hatters head coach Pete Dunn said. "We targeted a number of high quality pitchers as well as players to fill specific needs and were able to connect with several who we believe will have outstanding college careers.
"It is truly a credit to our coaching staff – Associate Head Coach Mark Leavitt and assistant coaches Chris Roberts and Brian Pruitt – and their efforts that we were able to bring in such a high quality class of signees."
Seven of the eight players in the signing class are from Florida. The lone out of state player is outfielder Jordan Schulz, who hails from Saskatchewan, Canada. Schulz was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team that squared off with the Hatters in an exhibition game in October.
The other members of the signing class are right-handed pitcher Taylor Cockrell of Lake Wales, outfielder Dalton Eckstein of North Redington Beach, right-handed pitcher Griffin Fuller of DeBary, left-handed pitcher Tyler Keller of Pompano Beach, right-handed pitcher Trey Norris of Frostproof, shortstop Mitch Piatnik of Winter Haven and utility player Eliot Shapleigh of Oviedo.
Here is a look at each of the newest Hatters' accomplishments.
Taylor Cockrell – 6-2, 175
RHP – Lake Wales, Fla.
Cockrell has played almost every position on the field during his prep career at Lake Wales HS, but he projects as a starting pitcher in college. As a junior last spring he posted a 9-2 record with a 0.92 ERA and 84 strikeouts while also hitting .341.
"We project Taylor come in and compete for a starting role on the mound as a freshman," Dunn said. "He is an outstanding student and is very athletic. He has a huge upside and is very competitive."
While Cockrell is expected to push for a spot in the rotation, he may also have a chance to play in the field.
"Taylor also swings the bat and has a chance to be a two way guy," Dunn said. "He participated in the prestigious East Coast Professional Showcase this past summer in Syracuse, NY. He will impact the program many ways and we are very excited about Taylor joining the Stetson Baseball Family."
Cockrell, who was born in Germany, helped his team to a district title in 2012 with a 22-8 team record. He chose Stetson over Florida State, Florida, UCF and South Florida.
"Stetson has that small town atmosphere where I can get a great education," Cockrell said. "It is a great baseball school with a great coaching staff."
Dalton Eckstein – 5-11, 175
Outfielder – North Redington Beach, Fla.
Eckstein has been a part of successful baseball programs for a number of years. He was on the 14U Florida Dizzy Dean championship team in 2009 and has helped his team at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg improve each year. While he does see time as a pitcher, he projects as a full-time outfielder for the Hatters.
"Dalton is an exciting player that brings his plus speed to both side of the ball," Dunn said. "He has run sub 6.6 60-yard dashes and can really go get it in the outfield. He swings the bat from the left side and runs the bases very well."
Last spring Eckstein hit .311 with a .463 on-base percentage and was 9-of-10 on stolen base attempts. He continued to improve during the fall, hitting .427 with five triples and three doubles.
"Dalton is another great student from Pinellas County," Dunn said. "We envision him pushing for a starting job while providing depth and speed to our outfield. He will be a great addition to the Stetson baseball family on the field and in the classroom."
Eckstein chose Stetson over Ole Miss, Coastal Carolina, Duke and Tennessee because of the combination of academic and athletic excellence provided by the Hatters.
"I like the combination of a small college atmosphere and a Division I baseball program where I believe I will have the opportunity to excel," Eckstein said.
Griffin Fuller – 6-3, 185
RHP – DeBary, Fla.
A local product, Fuller has posted a 17-2 mark on the mound over the last two years while helping Spruce Creek HS to a 49-10 record and a 2012 state title. He was named the Class 8A Player of the Year in 2012 and has been named All-Area by the Daytona Beach News-Journal twice.
"Griffin is a local product who has had an extremely successful high school career and is an amazing student at Spruce Creek," Dunn said. "He really commands the strike zone with three pitches and competes on the mound."
Last spring Fuller posted a 9-1 record with a 1.14 ERA and was the winning pitcher for the Hawks in both the district and state title games.
"Griffin has a great pitcher's frame and has a huge upside," Dunn said. "We project him getting quality innings as a freshman in either a starting role or coming out of the pen. He is another great Volusia County addition to the Hatter program."
Fuller, who chose Stetson over Florida Atlantic, said he has been a Hatters baseball fan for years.
"Since I live minutes away from Stetson, I've grown up watching the Hatters play," Fuller said. "I have always been impressed with how the baseball team has been operated. My sister graduated from Stetson and I saw the quality of the education at Stetson. It seems like a great fit for me."
Tyler Keller – 6-0, 170
LHP – Pompano Beach, Fla.
Keller continues a long line of talented players to join the Stetson baseball program from Palm Beach County. As a left-handed pitcher with a variety of weapons on the mound, he has a chance to be a versatile asset for the Hatters.
"Tyler comes from the prolific Palm Beach County area and is another great student and athlete who brings a lot to the program," Dunn said. "Tyler has a very good feel for how to pitch with three pitches, is aggressive on the mound and has a very good curveball that will get left handed hitters out right away."
Keller posted a 4-0 record with two saves as a sophomore in 2011 and posted a 3-2 mark as a junior. In his 11 appearances last spring, he had a 1.87 ERA with 57 strikeouts in just 40.2 innings of work. Over the summer he played for the East Cobb WWB team and hurled a no-hitter against a team from Illinois.
"He projects as a left-hander out of the bullpen with the ability to be a starter as well," Dunn said. "He is another welcomed left-handed pitcher who will excel in the classroom."
Keller, who chose Stetson over opportunities from a number of other schools, including FAU, FIU, USF and UCF, said a visit to Stetson last summer greatly influenced his decision.
"My coach, Chad Upson, talked very highly of the baseball program and academics at Stetson," Keller said. "I visited the campus while on the Diamond Vision Tour and attended one of the baseball showcase camps. After meeting and speaking with Coach Dunn, Coach Leavitt and Coach Roberts, I felt very much at home and was impressed with the campus and baseball facilities."
Trey Norris – 6-4, 195
RHP – Frostproof, Fla.
The lone junior college signee in the 2014 class, Norris will complete his second season at Polk State College in Winter Haven this spring. Last year, he helped the Eagles to a 46-12 record and a berth in the Junior College World Series in Gran Junction, Colorado.
"Trey comes to Stetson from Polk State College where he has served as the team's closer," Dunn said. "He helped Polk State to the Juco World Series as a freshman and will step into our bullpen and make a huge impact right away."
In his first season at Polk State, Norris appeared in 20 games with 33 innings of work. He finished the season with a 1-0 record and had 35 strikeouts and a 2.18 ERA. He followed up by posting a 3.08 ERA with 12 saves for the Leesburg Lightening in the Florida Collegiate Summer League.
"Trey is extremely athletic, has a great arm and a plus pitch in his breaking ball," Dunn said. "He is also a very good student who will represent the baseball program well in the classroom. We are looking forward to getting Trey into the Hatter fold next year."
At Frostproof High School, Norris was selected to Polk County All-Star team and was named second team All-County. As a senior he posted a 6-4 record with a 1.92 ERA in 65 innings of work with 77 strikeouts. He chose Stetson over offers from South Alabama, Florida Southern, Tampa and South Florida.
"I liked the small town atmosphere, the coaching staff and the tradition of winning for the Stetson baseball program," Norris said.
Mitchell Piatnik – 5-11, 165
Shortstop – Winter Haven, Fla.
Future Stetson shortstop Mitch Piatnik is from a baseball family. His father won a pair of Division II national championships as a player at Florida Southern and has spent his entire professional career as a Major League scout. It was really no surprise for the Winter Haven product to choose Stetson for his college playing career.
"Mitchell has the strong potential of being our shortstop of the future," Dunn said. "He is a very good athlete with plus speed, plus arm strength, quick feet, very good actions in the field, advanced instincts for the game, is a switch hitter and is extremely competitive."
Those skills have been honed at Winter Haven HS where he has been the Blue Devils' starting shortstop for the past three years. As a junior he batted .374 with nine doubles and 10 RBI, helping the team to a second straight district title.
"Mitch is another very good student from Polk County who also has blood lines to college baseball in Florida and the professional ranks," Dunn said. "His father, Mike, was a standout shortstop in his own right and currently works for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mitch will make an immediate impact on the middle of our infield defense and lineup."
Piatnik chose Stetson over Florida State, UCF and FAU for multiple reasons.
"Stetson is a perfect fit for me and they have a great baseball program," Piatnik said. "I also want to major in Sport Management because I want to do something for a living that has to do with sports."
Jordan Schulz – 6-2, 190
Outfielder – Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
Schulz didn't have a great experience the first time he played at Stetson's Melching Field. In an exhibition game against the Hatters in Ocotber, Schulz was hitless as the Hatters defeated his Canadian Junior National Team 10-3. But that experience didn't dampen his excitement about calling Stetson his college home.
Schulz is a left-handed hitting outfielder with extensive international experience that has come from his time on the Canadian Junior National Team.
"Jordan will impact our lineup and outfield defense right away as a freshman," Dunn said. "He is very athletic, runs well, tracks balls in the outfield well, has power from the left side with a quick bat. Most of all, he plays the game hard."
His athleticism has not been limited to the baseball diamond. In addition to his baseball accomplishments, he has also played basketball, volleyball, track, badminton and curling at the William Derby School in Saskatchewan.
His list of baseball accomplishments is extensive, including earning MVP honors for the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League in 2012. He has traveled to places like Italy and the Dominican Republic with the Junior National Team but also found time to pile up a number of first place finishes in track in events like the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, long jump and triple jump.
"Jordan is also very accomplished in the classroom, and currently carries a 4.0 GPA," Dunn said. "We project him to be a potential middle of the order hitter who can play all three outfield positions. He is a great addition to the Stetson Baseball Family from North of the Border."
Schulz chose Stetson over schools like Texas State, Illinois State, Kentucky and Nebraska.
"I like the warm climate and the size of University," Schulz said. "There are great coaches, excellent facilities, a competitive and successful team and good success record of players moving onto the next level."
Eliot Shapleigh – 6-1, 175
Utility Player – Oviedo, Fla.
Shapleigh is no stranger to being used in whatever role best serves his team. At Trinity Prepartory School in Maitland, he has served as an outfielder, pitcher and first baseman on the baseball team as well as quarterback and defensive back on the football team. A left-hander, he could find himself playing in multiple roles for the Hatters as well.
"Eliot is a very good student, is extremely athletic, has a really good swing from the left side," Dunn said. "He runs well, has a better than average arm and is a hard worker. We see Eliot using his versatility to fight for a starting job while adding depth to the entire field. He is going to be a positive influence in all facets here at Stetson and we look forward to having him in the program."
Shapleigh helped Trinity Prep to a 24-5 record last spring with a .362 batting average and a 2.84 ERA. For his prep career he has hit .365 with 112 RBI.
In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Shapleigh has earned a Stetson University Presidential Scholarship. Once he gets to Stetson, he plans to major in Pre-Law with an eye toward attending Stetson Law School. He chose Stetson over schools like Duke, Georgetown, Davidson, Furman and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
"Stetson was the perfect fit for me," Shapleigh said. " It has a great, competitive baseball program in Florida with a small town atmosphere and a very good academic reputation."


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Dagestan Islamists Were Uneasy About Boston Bombing Suspect
MAKHACHKALA, Russia—When Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived here in the capital of the Dagestan region to get in touch with his roots early last year, one of his first stops was a mosque known for its adherence to the fundamentalist Salafist strain of Islam.
But Mr. Tsarnaev, who a year later allegedly planted the Boston Marathon bombs with his brother Dzhokhar and died after a shootout with police, got a cool reception from some of the Islamists he hoped to bond with. He greased his hair with olive oil and wore dark eye makeup, apparently in an effort to affect contemporary jihadist fashion, according to Mohamad Magomedov, who struck up a friendship with him at the mosque. That look isn't popular in more-traditional Dagestan.
While Mr. Tsarnaev did find a circle of friends, some congregants at the Salafist mosque dismissed him as strange. Others said they feared his brashness would attract even more attention to them from Russian authorities.
"There are some people who take things too far," said one congregant. "Everyone is being watched."
For several weeks, investigators in the U.S. have been looking into whether Mr. Tsarnaev's six-month sojourn in Dagestan last year further radicalized his views, connected him to known jihadists or provided him with the explosives expertise to plant the bombs that on April 15 killed three people near the finish line of the Boston Marathon and injured more than 200.
But Mr. Tsarnaev's friends and family in the U.S. say his religiosity was already fully formed by the time he took his trip to Dagestan in February 2012. And people who spent time with him during the visit, as well as Russian security officials who watched the mosque closely, say that if the brash Mr. Tsarnaev went to Dagestan seeking to earn his jihadist stripes, he didn't get very far.
"He attracted a lot of attention because it was clear he was from somewhere else, and he didn't try to hide that," said Mr. Magomedov. "His attitude was, 'that's the way I am—so what?' "
Mr. Tsarnaev's father, Anzor, said the style issues nearly boiled over into a fist fight after some congregants accused Tamerlan of playing dress-up.
In Dagestan, the tensions between Islamist insurgents and the government are very real. Mr. Tsarnaev's visit coincided with a push against rebels by Russian security forces, who during the past year and a half wiped out several fighter groups they blamed for several terrorist attacks across the Caucasus region and in Russia.
The conservative mosque Mr. Tsarnaev attended on Kotrova Street was founded by Nadirshakh Khachilaev, who aided the current head of al Qaeda, Ayman Zawahiri, during a 1997 trip to Dagestan.
Mr. Khachilaev himself was shot to death outside his home in 2003, a killing that Islamists say was ordered by security forces, but that Russian authorities say is unsolved. The mosque, to this day named after him as the al-Nadiria mosque, has grown to become a meeting place for Salafists and, security officials say, extreme Islamists whose comings and goings are closely monitored.
Penetrating the world of Islamist insurgents in Dagestan can be difficult, since its members are highly suspicious of infiltrators. The Islamist underground in Russia's Caucasus is focused on creating an independent Islamic state and doesn't share the global ambitions of some international terror groups. Its leaders, who say their targets are Russian, have publicly disassociated themselves from the Boston attack.
In Makhachkala, Mr. Tsarnaev met several times with Makhmud Nidal, a member of a rebel group that operated in the area, an official close to the situation said. Mr. Nidal was on the run from Russian police, but Mr. Tsarnaev managed to meet with him secretly at an apartment in the Separatorny neighborhood of Makhachkala, said an official who saw the security-service dossier on Mr. Nidal.
The dossier reported the date, address and apartment number where the meeting took place, and that an informant reported that the two discussed ways that Mr. Tsarnaev might be able to help his rebel group. The dossier indicated that Mr. Tsarnaev offered to act as a financial go-between for an organization based in the U.S., the official said.
Mr. Tsarnaev's conversations with Mr. Nidal appear to have been overtaken by events, officials said. In May 2012, Russian security services caught up with Mr. Nidal, killing him in a shootout at an apartment on the outskirts of Makhachkala.
Russian officials said Mr. Tsarnaev also was in touch, most likely over the Internet, with another member of the underground. William Plotnikov, a Russian-born Canadian citizen who had converted to Islam and came to Dagestan in 2010, was a boxer, like Mr. Tsarnaev. Mr. Plotnikov was detained and interrogated by Russian security forces in late 2010, but released after a few days and moved to a remote village.
Officials say no evidence has surfaced that he met Mr. Tsarnaev in Dagestan last year. In July 2012, Mr. Plotnikov was killed along with a group of other suspected militants in the forest outside his village in a firefight with Russian security forces.
Vitaly Plotnikov, Mr. Plotnikov's father, said in an interview this week that Canadian investigators recently told him they haven't found any association between his son and Mr. Tsarnaev. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigators have searched the son's computer hard drive and told him "we don't have any evidence that they were in touch," he said.
Mr. Tsarnaev's other contacts in Dagestan were avowedly less radical. He was regularly in touch with his third cousin, Magomed Kartashov, who is leader of an Islamist organization, Union of the Just, and spent several days with him in the north Dagestan city of Kizlyar last year, said Mr. Tsarnaev's mother, Zubeidat.
Mr. Kartashov's group is legal and publicly renounces violence. Still, Russian security services are questioning him about his relationship with Mr. Tsarnaev, said a person close to Mr. Kartashov, who was arrested last week by police in Kizlyar for leading what they said was an illegal rally at a wedding. He is being held on charges of fighting with police, the person said.
"I was very happy he was spending time with him," said Mr. Tsarnaev's mother. "Kartashov is a good man. He is against war, against killing, and that's what his organization is about."
Mr. Tsarnaev's visit to Dagestan ended abruptly last summer. Just two days after the raid that killed Mr. Plotnikov, he departed Russia, leaving behind a new Russian passport; acquiring the passport was one reason he had made the trip, his parents said.
Mr. Magomedov, the friend from the mosque, said the bombing in Boston has puzzled people in Dagestan. "People here can't understand the logic of it," he said. "He was not radicalized here, there was no big change in his mentality," he said. "He left here the same as he came."
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Corrections & Amplifications
In July 2012, Mr. Plotnikov was killed along with a group of other suspected militants in the forest outside his village in a firefight with Russian security forces. A previous version of this article said he was killed in June 2012.


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FOSTORIA - Eastwood improved to 12-0 in Northern Buckeye Conference play, locking up a share of the league title with a 25-10, 25-9, 25-9 over Fostoria.
Erica Moore recorded two kills and two blocks for Fostoria.
Buckettes claim division share
MOUNT BLANCHARD - Buckeye Central wrapped up at least a share of the North Central Conference Silver Division crown Tuesday with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-7 win over Riverdale.
The victory upped the Buckettes (16-2) to 11-0 in the division with three matches to go.
Libero Brooke Karl and setters Kilee Kimmel and Emily Weithman set the tone.
Karl came up with 17 digs and served three aces, Kimmel had 18 assists and two aces and Weithman registered 16 assists, seven kills, seven digs and two aces.
Sammi Marcum smashed 12 kills, Maddie Williams belted 11 kills and Kendra Schultz drilled five kills and two blocks. Jenna Delarber smacked three kills and four blocks in two games.
Warriors stay perfect in MAL
SYCAMORE - Ashley Parker tossed up 23 assists and Kasey Adelsperger slammed 14 kills and five aces Tuesday in Mohawk's 25-7, 25-6, 25-8 domination of Midland Athletic League foe Bettsville.
Clara Adelsperger added nine assists, three kills and three aces for the Warriors (16-2, 8-0 MAL), and Sarah Parker thumped nine kills and four aces.
Lynsey Trusty chipped in six digs, Julie Adelsperger (2 aces) belted six kills, Ali Konkle lined five kills and Taylor McClain had four digs.
Calvert puts away Carey
Calvert took the opening two games from Carey before the Blue Devils rallied to take the third. However, Calvert responded with a vengeance in the fourth game to put away Carey 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-6.
"Everyone wanted this one bad. It would have been easy to look to the Thursday night game with Mohawk and overlook a very good Carey team," Calvert coach Greg Hendrix said. "But the girls came ready to get after it. I could see in the warmups the girls were ready to battle."
Kaleigh Hendrix led the Senecas with 10 kills and 30 assists. Haley Felter added nine kills, Jordan Gase eight, Meridith Lucius seven and Amber Perry five.
Calvert stays unbeaten in league play, moving to 8-0 in the Midland Athletic League and 13-5 overall.
Carey (11-5, 5-3 MAL) was led by Hannah Tong, who smashed 19 kills and five blocks. Logan Johnson had 30 digs and served four aces. Sydney Wentling added 26 digs and 29 assists.
Blue Jackets flatten SE
NEW RIEGEL - Three New Riegel players combined for 32 kills and 38 digs Tuesday in a 25-14, 25-11, 25-10 Midland Athletic League win over Seneca East.
Taylor Arbogast sparked the Blue Jackets (17-1, 7-1 MAL) with 12 kills and 11 digs, Lauren Ladd had 11 kills and 11 digs and Kara Scherger tallied nine kills and 16 digs.
Cassandra Acree chipped in 30 assists, Brittany Gillig came up with nine digs, Morgan Noftz handed out six assists and Alexis Kieffer slammed five kills.
Chieftains outlast Old Fort
OLD FORT - Hopewell-Loudon dropped its first two games Tuesday to Old Fort, then rallied to take the next three, including a thrilling fifth game for an 18-25, 20-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-12 win.
Courtney Burns and Racquel Hossler both turned in triple-doubles for H-L (7-12, 4-4 Midland Athletic League).
Burns tallied 27 assists, 15 kills, 15 digs and three aces, while Hossler had 26 assists, 15 kills and 15 digs.
Logan Frank (2 aces, 2 assists) drilled 21 kills and added 17 digs, Kassie Shaver smacked 15 kills and chipped in 10 digs, Kassie Welly came up with 10 digs and Shelby Sauber tallied 15 digs, four kills and three aces.
Old Fort (2-16, 2-6) was led by Kristin Bender who slammed 26 kills, while picking up 15 digs. Sam Hartsel added six kills. Krista Ward dished out 33 assists. Shelby Bigler led the Old Fort defense with 19 digs, while Sammy Miller had eight.
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WILLARD - Columbian dropped a nail-biter to Northern Ohio League foe Willard 25-17, 22-25, 25-11, 18-25, 15-13.
Columbian was led by Haley Sendelbach with 19 kills. Sarah Berecz chipped in 16. Defensively, Megan Murphy led with 20 digs. Michaela Sharlow added 16.
Columbian falls to 4-12, 2-6 NOL.
Mohawks draw even on season
NORTH BALTIMORE - St. Wendelin evened up its season mark at 9-9 with a 25-13, 25-9, 25-17 win over North Baltimore.
Ali Mowrey helped serve up the victory with 12 aces in the match. Olivia Zimmerman led the Mohawks (2-6 Midland Athletic League) with eight kills. Catrina Lang was right behind her with seven. Allie Rutter dished out 11 assists.
Defensively, Becca Starn had seven blocks and Colleen Fondessy led with nine digs.
Streaks sweep Lakota
FREMONT - St. Joe cruised past Lakota 25-10, 25-16, 25-11.
Lakota (6-10, 3-5 Midland Athletic League) was led by Rachel Feick with seven kills. Rachel Miller had seven assists, three aces and nine digs. Makayla Kiser had eight assists and two aces. Alaina Bickford led the defense with 14 digs.
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GALION - Taylor Graboski's 26 kills, 18 digs and seven blocks helped pace Upper Sandusky to a hard-fought 25-19, 25-18, 25-27, 29-27 win over Galion.
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Traveling across Wyoming, you can come upon tidbits of history everywhere. Recently I was taking the road from Lander to Evanston, over South Pass, along the National Historic Pony Express Trail. It's always fun to gaze out across the wide rolling landscape on top, from east to west, recalling the thousands of emigrants who traveled through this area on their way to Oregon or California. The two-track trail can still be seen here, carved into the soil by the wheels of wagons and handcarts, marking forever the determination and power of the dream of a better life out West. There are several marked historic sites, including one at Simpson's Hollow, its monument marker stating: "Here on Oct. 6, 1857, U.S. Army supply wagons led by a Capt. Simpson were burned by Major Lot Smith and 43 Utah Militia men. They were under orders from Brigham Young, Utah Territorial Governor, to delay the army's advance on Utah. This delay of the army helped affect a peaceful settlement of differences. The day earlier a similar burning of 52 Army supply wagons took place near here at Smith's Bluff."
While traveling this highway, you will notice, every once in awhile, white stone markers out in the sagebrush. These mark the sites of one or more of the historic trails that cross this area. I stopped and walked out to one of the 3-foot high obelisk. On each of the markers' four-sides there was carved the name of one trail, this being an area where they all were the same route ... the Oregon, Mormon, Pony Express and California Trails. I looked across the vista of sagebrush and grass and wondered ... what would an emigrant wife have thought, the Wyoming wind grabbing her bonnet and blowing her apron and skirts with its normal firm ferocity, as she gazed west towards tall snow-capped mountains, knowing she still had hundreds of miles to go. Gosh, what strong spirits these women must have had ... heroic in my mind.
I continued along the highway to Farson, (famous for their ice cream cones) then down to Interstate 80 into Evanston, Wyo. Taking exit 5, I headed downtown to 1020 Front Street, home to the Uinta County Museum. I had heard the museum houses exhibits which tell the stories of the people, places and events that shaped Uinta County's history. Nestled beside the train tracks, the museum is open 9-5 daily, Monday thru Friday, 11-3 p.m., on Saturdays, June thru September and with FREE admission, I eagerly stopped to visit.
As I wandered the artifact filled rooms I was amazed at the variety of memorabilia, spanning different eras of the county. I learned about the homesteaders and ranching families, many whose family members still work the same spreads. A large desk-like telephone relay switch-board told about the duty and job of the Evanston "telephone ladies." Their Chief Operator was Emma Dunning and her girls were not only responsible for local calls, but also for fielding emergency Fire & Police calls. Although they took their job seriously, it's suspected the ladies were also sure to know the "latest" happenings and perhaps, secrets in the area.
One fascinating story here in Uinta County happened in 1872, when bones of a gigantic saber-tooth mammal were discovered in the Washakie Basin, south of Fort Bridger. It was the Uintatherium Robustum, named after the place of their discovery in the Uinta Mountains. Weighing 2.5 to 3 tons, with foot long saber teeth and three pairs of horny-knobs on their skulls, the Uintatherium looked much like a giant modern day rhino. It was absolutely the gigantic saber-tooth of all times. ... but not a tiger! Living about 40-50 million years ago, long before any cats had evolved, the fact is, it was NOT a flesh-eater. The Uintathere's huge molars were shaped for cutting the fruit leaves and swamp grasses which formed its main diet. On display are not only many bones but a huge saber-toothed skull, its mouth open as if roaring a challenge to another Bull Uintatherium.
Another fun exhibit was the re-creation of one of Evanston's early businesses, the Blyth and Fargo Company. A general merchandise store, established in 1872, it was still in operation a century later in its original location on Main Street. As I walked into the circa 1880s store, each wall, corner and much of the floor space was filled with everything from groceries to hardware, clothing to sewing machines, most anything the 19th century shopper would want or need. A sliding ladder, attached to a long brass rail, ran across the back wall, making it possible for the owner to climb up and reach the dozens of drawers which filled the ceiling-high wall behind the counter. From lace makers to parasols, socks and gentleman's hats, the room truly created a wonderful, step-back in time for the visitor.
The museum has many interesting permanent exhibits. There are stories of the historic Mines, Trails and the Union Pacific Railroad. Another exhibit, "Lincoln Highway: where the Rubber first met the Road," tells the story of the impact of our nation's first coast-to-coast highway. On display is an asphalt-rock chunk from the original Lincoln highway, recently found between Fort Bridger and Evanston.
But one small exhibit case caught my eye because it holds an on-going Mystery ... seems the museum was given a wallet in 2005 that came out of a safe of the Neponset Store (early 1900s). The wallet lay in a box in the museum for six years before they decided to piece together the intriguing mystery of the owner, A. Jenks Robinson. Dates on various papers found in the wallet date to around 1897 and are on display, along with the wallet. Everyone now is trying to figure out who he was and why he abandoned his wallet. The search is on and everyone is welcome to help ... stop on by the Uinta County Museum, the ladies there would love to discuss it with you. ❖


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COLUMBIANA - City water users will see higher bills now that council has approved raising rates by $11 a month to pay for the cost of the new water treatment plant.
Councilman Dick Simpson originally suggested an $11 increase a month now, with a $4 increase in six months and another $4 increase six months to a year after that, but council opted to go with the $11 increase now and revisit the matter later.
"We need to get money set back in order to pay for this water plant," Simpson said.
The increase does not affect sewer rates.
Mayor Bryan Blakeman was not in favor of the suggestion, however, and asked council to consider a $5 increase instead.
City Manager Lance Willard said the $11 is working toward the $21 a month surcharge suggested by the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) that is still conducting a rate study to help the city determine how to adjust rates to pay back a 40-year loan through the United States Department of Agriculture.
"We have to have a water plant and for a $12 million water plant you are going to have to increase (rates)," he said, adding the USDA is in favor of phasing in rates as needed.
The plant and construction have been estimated at between $15 to $22 million.
Councilman Dick McBane said he went online and found areas like New Middletown, Poland and Struthers have a monthly service charge of $10.58 cents for a three-quarter-inch line and an additional $7.31 charge for 100,000 gallons used through Aqua Ohio.
"That is the nearest private group around us and they are already higher than what we are proposing," he said.
Blakeman said the comparison wasn't the same since Aqua is a for-profit company, and then said he didn't want his name associated with the city's rate increase.
McBane, Simpson and Bekar agreed an increase was necessary.
"I'm not going to sit up here and say 'gee I don't want that $11 assessed to me.' No one is going to agree with that, but that is just about as bare bones as we can get right now," Bekar said. "We are sitting here, we are hem-hawing around and it's not going to get done and that is what happened with the council before and the council before that."
Bob Struharik, who runs Master Plan Builders with his son Rob Struharik, said the city should charge users for domestic meters and sprinkler meters.
"You'd get a lot more people sprinkling their yards," he said.
Simpson and Councilman Ted Souder agreed with that suggestion, although council did not act on it.
Bekar said the $11 increase now is "fair" for the community at this point, and Simpson said the city could readjust legislation in six months if needed.
"The more we build up now, the less it is going to cost in the end result," Simpson said.
Willard said more detailed figures for the cost of the plant should be presented in six months.
Resident Gay Wagner, who has approached council at the last few meetings complaining about high utility rates, said the city should "shop around" for prices when it comes to the new plant.
"I think you should be ashamed that our residents have to go out of town to get assistance for their utility rates," she said.
Wagner first approached council to discuss her high electric bill for her all-electric home.
Council agreed to increase the monthly water rate by $11 now and revisit the matter in six months.


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quote: HTC dug it's own grave by releasing uninspired models for far too long. It should have released a product like the One two years ago.
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