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It's breakfast, lunch or dinner. You take a bite of a ham, egg and cheese sandwich, eat a fork-full of pasta or hold a slice of pizza with both hands. While in these situations we often focus more on the deliciousness we are about to enjoy, the people we are sitting with or maybe even the pile of papers we're working on between bites, we often forget what it takes for that food to arrive on our plate.
Eating may be essential for our bodies, but the act of cooking is something very different ? an art form, a way of bringing people together, and a passion for many. Here are some stories of people in our area who have made their passion a business, to provide great dishes for the community. And be it that they are aided by a knife, serving spoon or spatula, it's with their hands that they make it possible.
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A cook prepares salad at Mohawk Golf and Country Club.
It's difficult to keep Paulette Colatruglio out of the kitchen. On Sundays, the busiest day of the week for the 5-year-old business, Paulette said she prefers to be on the grill making omelets, one of her specialties.
"I love making those," Paulette said. "I'm on the grill probably every day. It's probably 45-50 hours on the grill, plus."
Her husband, Jeff, said he doesn't quite have the same feelings.
"I'm not the grill person short order cooks, it really is, it's an art," he said.
Jeff and Paulette are the owners/operators of Paulette's, which has locations in Tiffin and Fostoria. The Colatruglios describe the eateries as home-style cooking, comfort food, with a variety of daily specials not typical for most restaurants.
"You go around town and you don't see a lot of cabbage rolls, stuffed green peppers, knockers and 'kraut. She does a lot of things ? I'm not going to say there is anything special about it ? but you just don't see a lot of it around town. A lot of our competition just doesn't have that. And I think that sets (us) apart," Jeff said.
"They even tell us, 'Oh, I didn't feel like making that tonight, so I just came here,'" Paulette said.
While the regular menu has many popular items - especially breakfast foods - they said the specials bring in many people, be it baked chicken dinners on Sundays, or the weekly Mexican and Italian buffets in Fostoria.
Jeff said making the specials is one of his favorite aspects of the job, especially because it allows he and Paulette an opportunity to be in the kitchen.
"It's not that we don't trust anybody, but we've done it so long, we know how we want it. It's kind of hard to teach somebody a pinch of this, a pinch of that, we don't really have set recipes, we just kind of know what we do," he said.
The Colatruglios had a similar mentality while creating the menu during their start in November 2007. Jeff and Paulette said they managed a pizza shop in the 1980s, and had experience catering large dinners, but it was Paulette's kitchen experience that helped them prepare for owning a restaurant and building a menu that has kept customers coming in the door.
Their Tiffin location, 238 S. Sandusky St., also has been a benefit, using a building that housed other "mom and pop" restaurants in the past.
"We don't have a lot of parking, but for some reason we fill this up every breakfast, every lunch," Jeff said.
In March, Jeff and Paulette made the move to their second location, 224 N. Main St., Fostoria. Although Fostoria was not necessarily in their plan for a second location - Jeff said he had been looking closer to Lake Erie - the building came open and he said the deal was a win-win.
"The people over there have been really supportive. They're really good people and we've enjoyed being over there," Jeff said.
One thing that has benefited them with the move was having a staff in place in Tiffin that they could trust to handle operations while they were setting up the new store.
"We do have good staff," Jeff said. "We're still putting things together a little bit in Fostoria. But here in (Tiffin), we're very comfortable with the people we have here, we do have good people here. Not to say we don't in Fostoria, it's new and we're still trying to get things situated."
"It's a combination of being over there so much more than here, that we have to rely on them. So we really appreciate it," Paulette said.
Jeff joked when talking about one of the employees ? their daughter, Nichole, who has helped them with the restaurant since they started.
"It has been nice. It's one of those things where she has been very reliable. If we ever had to do something or go out of town, it's been very nice having her in, even the whole time she was at college. It is nice, we get to see her every day and she seems to enjoy it." Jeff said.
Their oldest daughter, Janelle, who is a nurse in the Cleveland area, also has worked at the restaurant in the past.
Jeff and Paulette said expanding to Fostoria has been a rewarding challenge so far. And with the larger space, it also has opened up the possibilities of large parties, and the buffets which have proved popular.
The restaurant, like their Tiffin location, also has been getting a number of regular customers. While they are used to having regulars in Tiffin - some of whom will come in multiple times a day - they said it's a great thing to have, and gives them hope that they can last for a long a time.
"I love people like that. I love all our customers, but the loyal customers are great, and there are a lot of them," Jeff said.
Mohawk Golf
and Country Club
Scot Turner grew up across the lake from Mohawk Golf and Country Club. After graduating from Tiffin Columbian, he moved to the Columbus area and started working in restaurants - namely for Cameron Mitchell - starting with busing tables, then becoming a server, a bartender and eventually management. But, he said, it was like a dream come true when Mohawk was seeking a new clubhouse manager.
Since March, Turner has been busy taking the knowledge he learned in the big city to improve on what has made Mohawk a success.
"It's kind of a progression," he said. "All of the things I'm in charge of kind of feed off of each other, whether it's parties at the pool, the menu we serve for our regular member luncheons and dinners, and we do private parties. So because I'm in charge of all of those aspects, I get a little bit of the food, and the beverage and the coordination. It's a benefit because I'm very hands on with everything, and it gives me a good grasp of everything."
Turner's experience has given him a unique viewpoint as he entered Mohawk, taking the lessons learned in a large, competitive market and instilling them locally.
"Focusing on taking great care of our associates - our servers and bartenders and lifeguards - so they'll take, in turn, great care of our guests. That's one of the things I learned from Cameron Mitchell that is kind of unique. That's why they're called associates, not employees."
While the entire operation is very important, Turner has been giving special attention to improving the food quality, making sure they have a great product for members.
"Especially being a private club, we try to take great care of our membership. We accommodate what our members want," he said.
Part of that focus has been to handle large parties and events in a different way, by looking to caterers or guest chefs to prepare the meal. Turner said that while he has a great crew at Mohawk to prepare meals for regular lunch and dinner guests, he has made the decision to sometimes look outside the staff in those situations.
"I have to balance both of those, consider what events we can handle with the kitchen and which events are better served with a caterer."
When it comes to the ingredients, Turner said Mohawk is sure to use fresh produce from local growers and quality ingredients, typically working with local companies including Smith Frosted Foods and TPC Food Service.
"There's maybe a chance to save a couple cents if we went national, or with a larger company, but the quality we get from them is fantastic, and the fact that they're local makes it worth it for us to, every once in a while, on certain items spend a little more."
With the summer and nice weather, golf becomes a huge draw for members. And to cater to that, the club has made use of the outdoor dining spaces and patio, as well as some menu changes to accommodate for the change in seasons.
"We're fortunate here to have a great view of the golf course, so what we've done is the menu we currently have is a little more outdoor friendly, we don't have a lot of heavy lasagna or pasta dishes, the pastas we do have include a zucchini, squash or more summery feel to them. So we've tried to create a menu that fits with outdoor dining. With the view that we have, and the space that we have out there, it has a real natural ambiance comes with it, so that's where we're trying to focus a lot of our efforts."
Because the focus is on the membership, Turner said Mohawk is offered some opportunities to make special orders for guests, be it in a new food item they had not previously tried or a specialty beer.
The restaurant also has started offering an event this summer called the "Nine and Dine," in which a menu is built specifically for the evening with the help of a member.
"That's a real example of us giving back to our members, and work with my assistance to create a menu for that evening," he said.
Turner said the biweekly meal often is accompanied with other entertainment, like a musical guest or game. He said attendance has been up, and members have reacted positively to it.
In a mirror of his career, Turner hopes to continue to build and improve on what he already has achieved in his short time at the club. From the menu to other interesting events, always striving for progress.
Fathead's Family Restaurant
As the sign that welcomes visitors to Republic announces, the village is small, but big in heart. One could argue that a sizable portion of the community's heart can be attributed to Fathead's Family Restaurant.
There are many reasons why the restaurant has become a hit for people in Republic and the surrounding area ? from the pizza, burgers and other menu items, the pictures of classic TV shows lining the walls and the Laurel and Hardy cardboard standees, or just the atmosphere of coming to a place to be with people after a sports event or family night out.
Owner/operator Patty Mattson opened the restaurant more than 17 years ago, taking over the space that used to house a small grocery store and carry-out pizza shop.
"I like almost everything about 99 percent of the time. One percent is a challenge, but I do enjoy it most of the time," Mattson said. "I like the people and we're always busy. There's never a dull moment."
Because Republic is such a small community, Mattson said more than 75 percent of the business comes from out-of-town travelers.
"I wish many years ago when I started this I did a (guestbook), but I never did. Now it's like I've missed 17 years, but it would have been interesting to see," she said.
Mattson said that like many businesses, hers had some difficulty as the recession hit, but it has bounced back, and the restaurant is just as busy as it has ever been on the weekends, especially in the fall. While Seneca East High School has moved locations, there still are many people who head to the restaurant for burgers and pizza on Friday and Saturday nights after the football games, and the summers often bring in people returning to the area from college or to visit family.
"Always, 'Oh we got to get our Fathead fix,'" she said, referring to the returning customers.
While pizza is a draw for many, Mattson said the most popular items include the signature Fathead burger, steaks and lasagna, which Mattson still makes herself.
"But I only do it every other weekend, or I wouldn't enjoy it so much," she joked.
Most of the menu items are made from scratch, and she said quality ingredients are key. She said the dough is made fresh every day, they cut their own steaks, press their own Angus beef burgers, make the salad dressing and buy their perch from fishermen in Port Clinton.
"We try to make everything from scratch," she said. "I think that's what helps things, we keep things quality, fresh."
In addition, she said having one menu, which combines the pizza offerings and that of the other options, has helped make them a success, and gives people a chance to find a new dish that they haven't tried before - that could potentially become a new favorite.
Mattson said that while she does a lot around the restaurant, she would be lost without her staff, including her husband, Dennis Mattson, who she attributed as "the reason I'm in this business." She said he often helps by providing maintenance and sometimes tends bar.
While being the boss of a small operation comes with many challenges, Mattson said it's a rewarding experience and one that gives her a lot of variety, from high-end finance to getting her hands in what she's doing.
"Sometimes I just like being in the kitchen, and sometimes I just want to do the dishes," she said.


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LEWISTOWN - A pair of Aaron's delivery men arrived at Larry Street Sr.'s Thompsontown home in March to routinely swap out a stove.
They wound up saving a life.
Street had been lying unconscious after a stroke for quite a while when Steven Rhodes and Robert Boring II arrived on seemingly routine business.
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Aaron's of Lewistown employees, assistant manager Sam Baumgardner, left, delivery drivers Steven Rhodes and Robert Boring II and general manager Casey Peppard, right, were thanked and recognized by members of the Larry Street Sr. family, sister Lana Ferguson, center, daughter Janelle Jones. center left, and son Larry Street Jr.
When the two men found Street, they weren't sure of company protocol about calling emergency services, so they quickly called their supervisor, assistant manager Sam Baumgardner.
Baumgardner told them they should call the police and try to help the man.
"If they didn't call 911 when they did he probably would have died," Baumgardner said.
Rhodes said he thought something was different when he and Boring went to deliver a stove for Street. He said Street, a regular customer, normally comes out and greets them, but he did not come out this time.
Boring said his wife is a nurse and he knew right something major had happened and 911 needed to be called.
"When I got there I knew something wasn't right," Boring said. "I could tell be the way he was responding."
Rhodes said he and Boring waited for the ambulance to arrive and they received an OK to leave by the emergency responders.
"It's a miracle. I feel really great," Rhodes said. "I have never had this happen to me before. It feels amazing. When you save someone's life, its incredible."
Larry Street Jr. was joyful and very appreciative of what the two gentlemen did to save his father's life after he suffered from a massive stroke. He had plaques made for Boring, Rhodes, Baumgardner and the store itself.
Street Jr. said his father is doing well at Locust Grove Retirement Village, in Mifflin.


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Troubleshooting calfhood disease starts with knowledge
Troubleshooting calfhood disease starts with knowledge
By getting to know the parts of a calf's respiratory "engine," farms are better equipped to troubleshoot breakdowns in defense.
by Abby (Huibregtse) Bauer, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
"It's tough to fix an engine until you know how it works. The same is true for respiratory disease in calves." This is the philosophy of Darren Katzung, D.V.M., a large animal veterinarian at Southwest Veterinary Service in southwestern Wisconsin. Katzung spoke at the Dairy Beef for Profit workshop hosted by Iowa State University Extension last week.
To better troubleshoot respiratory disease on the farm, it is useful to be familiar with the parts that make up that body system. The respiratory system consists of the upper and lower tracts. The upper respiratory tract includes the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx. The lower tract contains the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.
Katzung listed the five most important defense mechanisms of the respiratory system as the mucociliary escalator, phagocytic activity, guard hairs and sticky mucus covered surfaces, normal flora and specific immunity. These defense mechanisms are what protect the respiratory "engine" from disease.
Defense mechanisms form a great barrier, but unfortunately, calves still get sick. Pneumonia, one of the biggest respiratory challenges calves face, is an infection of the lungs that is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. It is characterized primarily by inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs or by alveoli that are filled with fluid.
Calves get pneumonia and other diseases when defense mechanisms fail. What causes them to fail? That question has a multitude of answers, noted Katzung, and he shared many with the group. Poor air quality leaves dust in the air, which can overwhelm the mucociliary escalator. Ammonia fumes and hydrogen-sulfide gas slow down the cilia, preventing them from doing their job. Stocking density in pens also wears down defense mechanisms, increasing the number of potential pathogens in the immediate environment.
Antibiotic overuse or misuse may alter the population of normal flora, or good bacteria, and allow pathogens to take hold. Dehydration raises viscosity of the mucus, making it more difficult to move and remove harmful bacteria out of the calf.
Acidosis affects the cells of the immune system, and a weakened immune system allows disease to settle in. Stress hormones also elevate cortisol, which results in excessive mucus production.
A naïve immune system, the result of no previous exposure to the disease or vaccination that occurred at a time of stress, is a cause of failed defense. Lastly, weather, including heat, cold, extreme temperature variations or fog can weaken defense mechanisms.
Even though pneumonia is caused by pathogens, it is the breakdown in defense mechanisms that allow the invasion of pathogens in the first place. Rather than simply patching the respiratory engine by treating the disease, farms could benefit by better understanding the calf respiratory system and what is causing the defense to slip. This concept is true for troubleshooting any disease in the herd. "Sometimes farms may find it is easier to fix the actual problem than to continuously apply Band-Aids," explained Katzung.
The author is an associate editor and covers animal health, dairy housing and equipment, and nutrient management. She grew up on a dairy farm near Plymouth, Wis., and previously served as a University of Wisconsin agricultural extension agent. She received a master's degree from North Carolina State University and a bachelor's from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Separate crashes claimed the lives of two area residents over the weekend - a 24-year-old Avis man and a 21-year-old Lewisburg man, state police said.
Union County Coroner Wanda Walters pronounced Rodney E. Merrifield Jr., of Avis, dead at the scene of a Saturday night crash that injured five other people at the intersection of Route 45 at Johnson Mill Road, near Lewisburg, in Buffalo Township, Union County.
Prior to the 11:15 p.m. crash, Merrifield had pulled his Subaru Forester off to the south berm of Route 45, across from its intersection with Johnson Mill Road.
Meanwhile, Ross A. Jarrett, 67, of Mifflinburg, was traveling east, along with four passengers in his Toyota Tundra, along Route 45, heading toward where Merrifield had parked.
The collision occurred as Merrifield attempted to turn left, possibly to travel onto Johnson Mill Road. Jarrett's vehicle traveled head-on into Merrifield's driver's side door, according to reports.
Merrifield's Subaru came to rest facing east in the westbound lane, while Jarrett's pickup truck crossed the westbound lane and stopped in a grassy field near the roadside, according to police.
Merrifield's passenger, Michael P. Bowes, 24, of Jersey Shore, suffered moderate injuries. He has since been treated and released from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to officials there.
Neither driver was wearing a seat belt, according to police.
Jarrett suffered minor injuries. He was treated and released from Geisinger Medical Center.
Two of his passengers, Qaisha Jacobs Naveaz, 31, and Deja Jacobs, 18, both of Lewisburg, suffered moderate injuries.
Jacobs was treated and released from Geisinger. No information was available regarding Naveaz's condition on Sunday evening.
The other two passengers traveling with Jarrett were unidentified juveniles. A 10-year-old suffered minor injuries and the other, a 1-year-old, was unharmed.
In an unrelated incident, 21-year-old Jacob Parkes, of Lewisburg, died in a one-vehicle crash at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Union County, near Allenwood.
Parkes was driving a Jeep Wrangler south on Route 15, just north of Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, when he failed to negotiate a lefthand curve. His vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, up an embankment and continued parallel to the road before hitting a metal traffic light pole on the driver's side door. It continued about 200 feet and struck another utility pole before stopping.
Parkes was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:10 a.m. by Union County Coroner Wendy Walters.
His passenger, Andrew Renner, 22, of Winfield, suffered moderate injuries and was in serious condition Sunday evening at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to officials there.
A section of Route 15 was closed until about noon on Sunday, while PP&L Electric Utilities workers fixed a utility pole that was damaged during the crash.


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I thought Ricky was a Raven, did they get rid of him? I wasw hoping he got a ring out of the deal.
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it."
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I think perhaps the Bengals is the last one.
I was once a normal kid
Till the Devil came down and flipped my lid
He gave me a switchblade and he gave me a muse
Then he vomited acid all over my shoes
Anyway thank for johnny63 for a fun trivia question. Among other things I learned that Derek Moye is with the Steelers now.


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on January 12, 2013 - 11:28 PM
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As a high-ranking Buffalo Public Schools administrator, Debbie Buckley oversaw more than $100 million of federal grants that were intended to help impoverished students in the nation's third-poorest city.
But in less than a year and a half, while Buckley ran the district's grants department, she directed more than $330,000 of that anti-poverty money to benefit people and businesses close to her, including her son, her former stepsister and a floundering tutoring business that she had founded with her mother. And much of the money went for services that never were provided, investigators found.
Although Buckley was fired seven months ago, the reasons why she was dismissed are coming to light only now because The Buffalo News fought for six months to obtain an investigator's report that the district had marked confidential and refused to release. The district released the report only after The News filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court under the state's Freedom of Information Law.
The report and related documents provide a window into a school district administration that allowed a poorly trained individual to control huge sums of money with little scrutiny or supervision.
The report also shows that:
• Buckley authorized payments of more than $40,000 to a janitorial company for teacher training and a summer program for students.
• The district paid to lease space it did not need. In two cases, anti-poverty funds covered payments for space in buildings that Buckley's tutoring company was using.
• Buckley herself prepared invoices for some vendors.
• Administrators routinely paid vendors for services before contracts were in place.
• Some vendors, including Buckley's son, were paid for services they did not provide.
Buckley told investigators hired by the district that she did the best she could under challenging circumstances. She received no training as assistant superintendent, she said, and was overwhelmed by work that grew to include responsibilities for grants for the district's persistently lowest-achieving schools.
On top of that, she said, she struggled with rheumatoid arthritis.
"I should have been off, but I didn't [take time off]," she told investigators. "I'm one of those people that works through being sick."
Rise to key role
Buckley, 52, grew up in Buffalo, raised by her mother, the Rev. Daphne Coleman. She went on to Archbishop Carroll High School, then to Trocaire College, where she earned a nursing degree.
She later earned a bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo, then two master's degrees from Canisius College.
She taught math in the Buffalo Public Schools for a while before becoming a supervisor, working at the district offices at City Hall, in the Title I department, which oversees federal anti-poverty money.
In March 2010, then-Superintendent James A. Williams promoted Buckley to assistant superintendent of state and federal programs, in charge of the grants department.
Five years ago, while Buckley was still a supervisor in the Title I office, she and her mother opened the Mastery Center, at 2925 Genesee St. in Cheektowaga, a nonprofit where students received one-on-one tutoring in math and reading.
In the fall of 2009, Buckley and her mother opened a second tutoring site in downtown Buffalo. She approached officials from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo about renting space at 75 Hickory St. after the diocesan-run Montessori school there closed.
Roles blur
It was during those lease negotiations between the diocese and the Mastery Center that the line began to blur between Buckley's role as supervisor in the district's Title I office and her role running the Mastery Center.
Steven Roth, the operating manager for the diocese, later told investigators that during the lease negotiations, he "was under the impression that Buckley was renting the building for, and negotiating on behalf of, the Buffalo School Board."
Whenever they met, he said, Buckley wore her Buffalo Public Schools ID badge. She gave him her district phone number. She talked to him about Title I staff development.
And Buckley told Roth she wanted to use the space on Hickory Street to provide tutoring to district students.
She signed a five-year lease in November 2009 for 75 Hickory St., agreeing that the Mastery Center would pay $32,000 for the first year, with $2,000 added onto the lease price each year.
SS. Columba-Brigid Catholic Church received a $2,667 check from Buckley and her mother as a down-payment. After that, the church did not receive regular payments from the tutoring center.
When the Mastery Center was unable to make good on its financial obligations to the diocese, Roth called Buckley repeatedly to try to collect the money.
Six months into the lease, the Mastery Center signed over its responsibility for the lease to Crossroads Resource Services, a corporation formed just a month earlier by Rosalind Redfield, Buckley's former stepsister, and another person.
Around that time, Buckley authorized district workers to move district equipment into Hickory Street, she told investigators.
In January 2011, several months after Crossroads took over the lease for 75 Hickory, Williams signed a contract between the district and Crossroads, renting space for up to $36,000 a year. The contract listed Buckley as the district's representative.
Although the contract was signed in January 2011, it was retroactive to September 2010.
It was a two-step process that ultimately got Buckley and her mother off the hook for lease payments at 75 Hickory St.
"By assigning the Mastery Center's interest in the lease of the property at 75 Hickory to Crossroads and then entering into an agreement on behalf of the district with Crossroads," a forensic audit found, "Debbie Buckley effectively transferred any personal risk she may have had as director and owner of the Mastery Center to the district."
The district used the space to store equipment – primarily tables and chairs, Buckley told investigators. While the equipment was being stored on Hickory Street, the Mastery Center used it, she said, at no cost.
Another district official told investigators that other storage space was available for those tables and chairs – at no cost to the district.
Buckley conceded to investigators that she never asked about storage space within the district. Instead, she arranged the lease with Crossroads.
Funds for 2nd landlord
Buckley also got the district to use anti-poverty money to pay rent for another of her tutoring agency's landlords. The district did occasionally use the space, but it did not need that space.
Her Mastery Center had been using 2925 Genesee St., a Cheektowaga building owned by Salvatore Spinuzza. The tutoring center did not pay rent there, though, Buckley said. It gave money to Spinuzza when it could.
Sometime in 2009, Buckley told investigators, the district at her direction starting using the space on Genesee Street for professional development and storage.
Soon after, she was appointed assistant superintendent for the Buffalo Public Schools, and Buckley signed a contract between the district and Spinuzza. The district stored tables and chairs at the Genesee Street site and also held some professional development sessions for teachers of non-public schools there.
She signed the contract in March 2010, although she didn't submit all the required documents to the district until June. Like the contract for 75 Hickory, the agreement for 2925 Genesee St. was retroactive. In this case, it covered January through August 2010.
Then, in January 2011, Williams signed a second contract with Spinuzza – which also was retroactive. That contract committed the district to pay $21,000 for use of the building for September 2010 through August 2011.
Buckley acknowledged that it was standard practice in the district to pay vendors for services well before a contract was ever signed.
"You're not supposed to, but everyone has," she told investigators.
Investigators also questioned the unusual wording of the district's initial agreement with Spinuzza. It was not a lease, but rather a consultant's agreement to use the space at 2925 Genesee.
In explaining why she made mistakes with the contract, Buckley told investigators that she was still learning her job.
"We did not have any professional development from people," she said. "I did not have any help learning how to be an assistant superintendent."
Buckley also acknowledged the district did not need the space on Genesee Street in Cheektowaga.
As part of its obligations tied to the federal anti-poverty money, the Buffalo School District is responsible for providing professional development to teachers in non-public schools in the region.
Buckley said she decided to pay for space in Cheektowaga because she thought teachers in the suburban schools would not be comfortable traveling downtown.
"Did any of the suburban schools say they would not go (downtown)?" an investigator asked.
"No one said that," Buckley replied. "That's my assumption."
Janitorial firm paid
Buckley also used anti-poverty money to pay a janitorial company for teacher training and student tutoring. And investigators could not be verify that all those services were provided.
Buckley put together a contract in September 2009 for Elaine Hayes, a former Buffalo elementary teacher and former Dunkirk principal, to provide professional development to teachers in non-public schools.
The district agreed to pay Hayes $83,280 for the teacher training plus $7,500 to tutor students in a summer program.
Hayes said she knew Buckley through work but didn't know her well. Hayes rents an apartment from Buckley's mother, but says she knows the Rev. Coleman only as a landlord.
A few weeks after Buckley was promoted to assistant superintendent, Hayes asked her to start making the checks out to a company called E&M Enterprises, rather than making them out to Hayes, citing tax reasons. Buckley obliged.
The district wrote 47 checks, totaling $41,780, to E&M Enterprises – a janitorial company owned by Hayes' mother.
Those payments to E&M Enterprises included $7,500 for a summer program for students, along with training sessions for teachers from several non-public schools. Topics included cultural sensitivity, conflict resolution and organizational skills. Some of those sessions, Hayes said, were held at the schools, while others were at 2925 Genesee or at 75 Hickory.
Barbara J. Smith, the district's chief financial officer, apparently became aware in June 2011 that the district had paid the janitorial company for teacher training and student programs, and started asking questions. Buckley later told investigators that she had no idea the district paid a janitorial service for teacher training.
"Did you ever talk to Elaine about whether she was actually doing janitorial services?" an investigator asked.
"The answer is no," Buckley replied. "Like I've got time to talk to Elaine."
In an interview with The Buffalo News, Hayes said she decided it made sense to fold her work with the schools into her mother's existing business.
"We were just going to add professional development to E&M's cleaning services. Nobody said you can't do it. I didn't think anything of it," said Hayes, who is now principal of Aloma D. Johnson Fruit Belt Community Charter School.
Investigators found $26,775 in payments the district made to Hayes and E&M Enterprises – all of which Buckley signed off on – that lacked supporting documentation to prove that anyone attended the teacher training sessions.
During the summer of 2010, the district – at Buckley's direction – also paid Hayes $7,500 to provide a summer tutoring program at 75 Hickory for 20 neighborhood children.
It's not clear, though, how many children attended the program.
The student roster included students from kindergarten through 10th grade. But when investigators spoke with Hayes a year and a half later, she did not recognize the name of a single student on the roster.
Another district official later told a forensic auditor that on one particular day, during a visit to Hickory Street, only four students were present – not 20.
"I didn't touch any of the billing," Hayes said. "I guess Debbie and the people downtown handled all that."
In fact, Hayes said Buckley prepared some of the invoices for her.
Buckley told investigators she created invoices for Spinuzza and Crossroads.
"I was just trying to facilitate getting things done the best I could," she said. "I don't know what people think I'm doing. I was just trying to get [Spinuzza] his money."
"Did you create invoices for anyone else?" an investigator asked.
"Any time somebody wanted me to, I would," Buckley said.
Buckley's son's contract
While investigators could not verify all the services that Hayes was supposed to have provided, even bigger discrepancies were found with services that were contracted with someone very close to Buckley: her son.
In September 2009, Hassan Saddique got a district contract for $13,600 to provide computer support services six hours a day, five days a week, to the Universal School, a private school in Amherst, according to the investigator's report.
He submitted invoices totaling $16,600 – more than the amount allowed under the contract – including seven invoices that were allegedly signed by Kathy Ahmed, the principal of that school. Saddique declined to speak to the district's investigators and did not respond to a request for comment for this story.
Ahmed told investigators she had never met Hassan Saddique – and that he had never done any work at the school.
Buckley told investigators she had told her son, as well as others who were doing work for non-public schools, that "they could sign for a non-public school official." She later acknowledged that directive was in error.
Buckley told investigators that her son never worked at the Universal School, and that he had been reassigned to work at two other schools, Bishop Timon and Nazareth Lutheran. Representatives from Bishop Timon told investigators that Saddique did not provide any computer services at the school, but did tutor some students for an hour and a half after school two or three days a week.
In the first few weeks after she became assistant superintendent, Buckley signed the purchase orders for two payments to her son, in April 2010.
Folasade Oladele, the deputy superintendent at the time and Buckley's direct supervisor, later warned her not to sign off on payments for her son.
Buckley said she felt she was being harassed and went to Williams.
"I said, 'Dr. Williams, my son is working. Situations are coming up, because all of these people are coming after me with stuff,' " she told investigators. "And he said, 'Do you know how many people have these type of relationships in this district? How could you be worried about that?'
"And I said that people don't like me here, so I have to be worried where other people do not have to be worried. That's why. He said, don't worry about it."
Williams told investigators he did not have such a conversation with Buckley.
In fact, he said he did not even know she had a son.
Scrutiny begins
District administrators began scrutinizing Buckley's activities around July 2011, when Smith, the district's chief financial officer, hired a private investigator to look into possible connections between Buckley and Hayes, E&M Enterprises and Crossroads.
No connections were found.
About a month later, Williams called a meeting with Buckley to discuss allegations that Buckley had hired relatives, awarded contracts to relatives and allowed relatives to use rental properties, according to the district's notes.
Then in September 2011, Buckley was escorted out of her City Hall office and placed on paid leave.
The School Board in October 2011 voted to hire Bond Schoeneck & King to investigate Buckley's activities.
Then-interim Superintendent Amber M. Dixon in November 2011 received a forensic audit that showed "Buckley entered the district into contracts and authorized payments with related parties without any disclosure of her interest."
Over 16 months, those payments totaled $331,938, the audit found.
Buckley remained on the district's payroll for another seven months. Her salary in 2010-11 was $88,476, although she grossed $103,943 that year, including unused vacation time and other stipends, according to payroll records.
Bond Schoeneck & King delivered a 34-page report April 4, 2012, reiterating much of what was in the forensic audit and supplementing it with interviews with Buckley and 19 others.
It wasn't until June 27 that the board voted to fire Buckley. Mary Ruth Kapsiak, who represents the Central District, cast the sole dissenting vote.
A week after the vote, The Buffalo News requested a copy of the investigator's report under the state's Freedom of Information Law. The district denied the request, citing attorney-client privilege. The News appealed that decision to Superintendent Pamela C. Brown, who denied the appeal on the same grounds.
On Nov. 26, The News filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court, seeking copies of the documents.
Three weeks later, the district released the 34-page investigator's report, with about four pages of information redacted – as well as 434 pages of related documents, all unredacted.
Read the transcript of the investigator's interview with Buckley.
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Half a dozen large road projects have been completed using funds generated from the Transportation Sales Tax Program that was established in 2004.
There have been other smaller projects that also received completion thanks to the half-cent sales tax approved by voters. The referendum authorized Charleston County to issue $77 million in bonds for road projects and a $95 million bond for greenbelt conservation, all being repaid through Transportation Sales Tax revenues, according to RoadWise materials.
RoadWise is what the county calls its road-building program. Officials provided updates in a slideshow at its headquarters this past Tuesday morning.
The Johnnie Dodds Boulevard improvements project is "substantially complete," according to Peter Valiquette, preconstruction manager of The LPA Group. Steve Thigpen, director of transportation development with the county, added that only "punchlist items" remain. It is expected to be finished by early May.
The sales tax program was approved to run for 25 years or until $1.303 billion is generated. The money is divvied up among road projects (65 percent), mass-transit (18 percent) and green space preservation (17 percent). During a previous study, analysts determined the program would likely generate around $1.25 billion over 25 years, according to officials at the news conference.
Larger projects are considered those that the county had to borrow money by issuing bonds. An annual allocation of $10.5 million is set aside for smalelr projects, which include resurfacing ($4 million), local paving ($2 million), intersection improvements ($2 million), county council and public works ($1 million), drainage ($1 million) and bike and pedestrian options ($0.5 million).
Jennie Davis Flinn, county public information ffficer, said the program operations reflected being "good stewards of the taxpayers' dollars."
"Every project does impact a segment of the population," she added.
About $288.458 million has been generated so far from the sales tax program, Flinn said. Of that total, $187.498 million went to transportation, $49.038 million to greenbelts and $51.922 million to transit.
"We've done quite a bit since 2004," Cheryl Harleston, public and media information coordinator with RoadWise said. "And with only half a penny."
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One of my favorite gardening activities is getting a jump on warm-season vegetables, herbs and flowers by starting seeds indoors.
In fact, it is an annual tradition in my home with everyone putting in orders for their summer favorites: tomatoes, moon vines and peppers for Mom and Dad; basil for my husband; sunflowers for my son and niece; and black-eyed Susan vines for my sisters mailbox.
By starting early, vigorously growing transplants can be planted into sun-warmed soil where they will hit the ground running.
The best part of the whole experience is when I discover tiny green seedlings happily peeking through the foggy lids of the mini-greenhouses in the laundry room.
The feeling of excitement and joy can really only be matched by the satisfaction I get when harvesting the fruit of those same seeds later in the summer.
Just like babies, seedlings are fragile and susceptible to disease. They need to be clean and warm to thrive. An ideal indoor location should be warm and have access to electricity and water. I use my laundry room, which receives sun from a west-facing window and heat from the dryer.
Nearly every gardener has faced the disappointment of new seedlings suddenly turning brown at the soil line and flopping over dead.
To avoid this condition, known as damping off, sow seeds in sterile seed-starting media. Damping off is caused by a collection of fungi and is exacerbated by heavy, wet soil and cool growing conditions.
Horticultural heat mats can be used under trays and mini-greenhouses to warm soil temperatures and promote root development. Be sure to follow the manufacturers recommendations for use.
For best results, choose a product labeled for seed starting such as a bagged peat-based growing media, or coir, a renewable product made of shredded coconut fibers. Coir is sold in blocks or plugs that expand when soaked in hot water to make a well-drained, fluffy seedbed.
To create a warm, moist environment for initial seed germination, I suggest using a mini tabletop greenhouse. This contraption is simply a tray to hold soil and seeds with a clear domed lid to keep heat and moisture in until germination occurs.
Frugal gardeners re-use clean containers such as clear soda bottles and deli or produce packages to create a greenhouse effect. When using recycled containers, be sure to sanitize and add drainage holes.
Water and fertilize
Once seeds sprout, remove the lid to increase airflow and reduce disease potential. I use a small fan on its lowest setting to circulate warm air around seedlings. Fertilize with a diluted water-soluble fertilizer in warm water. Drain excess water away quickly. Continue fertilizing with every other watering to encourage growth.
There are two basic methods of starting seeds indoors. The first involves broadcasting seeds over growing media, allowing them to sprout and develop their first set of true leaves. These seedlings are then gently lifted out and repotted into larger containers until they are transplanted outdoors. The second method is to start and grow the seedlings in the same container until they are moved to the garden.
To read more on each method, read the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center factsheet Starting Seeds Indoors found at www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/vegetables/gardening/hgic1259.html
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Once seedlings emerge, they need 16-18 hours of good quality light daily. In my experience, this is where most folks fail to plan.
Sunlight through a window is not strong enough to produce vigorous plants. Seedlings that use their energy to stretch toward light never develop into healthy transplants. Instead, use an adjustable light source that can be positioned inches from the top of seedlings and moved up as they grow.
Simple fluorescent shop lights make excellent adjustable grow lights for seedlings. No need to purchase expensive grow light bulbs as you will be moving these plants outside in 6-8 weeks or less. Premade grow lights are available for purchase or conduct an Internet search for lots of practical do-it-yourself ideas.
There is still plenty of time to gather seeds and supplies for some indoor seed starting fun.
Most warm-season crops wont be planted outside until mid- to late March, which means you have until at least mid-February to get a jump on your summer garden.
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Here's a few pics of my final winter collection....
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Pam, that's all so helpful to have you spell out, thank you. Once I tried your corn syrup glaze there was no going back to royal icing for me. The one thing I haven't been doing is adding white to the entire batch before separating into colors. That makes sense though that it would make the colors pop so looks like the two bottles of white Americolor that are in route already will be put to good use. the one problem I encountered this weekend was having the blue and white run a little into areas of white. Do you allow drying time between applications when using white against another strong color? If so, how long?
another great post! I have to agree with you on the corn syrup glaze over royal icing! I have a recipe that I use, but I think I will give yours a try. Can't wait to see your post on the actual decorating!!! =)
Your posts are always full of great tips and fun, Pam!
Learning so much from you!
Why do live you so far from France? I shall so much like knowing how to make cookies as you.
Furthermore we have no your materiel it is not right!!!!!
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Thanks everyone. I'm so glad it is helpful.
Anita.....yes, anytime you put a dark color next to white, it is very likely to bleed. Try applying the dark color first.....let it dry for 30-60 minutes....then add the white or light color. It doesn't always work.....but it decreases the amount of bleeding (at least *I* think it does).
So sorry, Sophie, that we don't live close to each other.....and you can't get the materials I'm describing. Most of what I get is online.....but I'm sure shipping would be expensive for you. Keep trying. Don't give up!
Regards, and HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS 2011.
THANK YOU for your advice on the couplers! I have been going out of my mind with my non-cooperative Wilton couplers. It looks like I will be stopping over at Karen's now.
Oh -- and I LOVE LOVE LOVE your little heart mitten. SO CUTE.
thank you for all of your posts over the last week or so. I am a beginner in the cookie world, so you answer so many of my questions! It's like you read my mind!
Love your cookies too!
It warms my heart to hear people's gratefulness regarding my sharing about cookie decorating.
Someone said something to the effect last week that we (bloggers for fun....not profit) shouldn't be sharing our "secrets" because people should have to find their own way and do the research we've done on their own. But my feeling is that SO MANY people helped me, so I should be helping others. And I'm not sharing ALL my secrets.....just the basics.
I'm so glad that many of you have taken the time to say thank you. It warms my heart to know that people understand that I don't have to share.....I just want to help.
And God's Word says to do to others as you would have them do to you. I would want others to share the basics with me too. :)
Thank you for sharing! I check your blog everyday and love seeing your creations!! I am just starting out decorating cookies and love it so far...not nearly as good as you are, but hopefully with practice, someday.
I appreciate you sharing your techniques...it is very nice of you to show us your ideas too. You are an inspiration!!!
Thanks so much for sharing.....I am looking forward for more of your tips.....maybe baking next. I am kind of confused, do you chill the dough at all?
I am very, very new to cookie decorating and the two consistencies of frosting are a little scary to me. I can't wait to see how you do it with just one consistency!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips and ideas. I can't wait to try again with your help. :-)
I found your blog by looking at pictures of cookies (I can't remember where) and I thought yours were the best decorated. :-)
I'm with you on the glaze icing, it tastes great! I do have some trouble with red sometimes, I think I will start making it the day before and let the red darken, before using it. I read that you stand when icing, funny- I do too :) You are so sweet to share, I think sharing is best too! I agree with the couplers, they may look the same, but they aren't and some cause frustration. Great post! Beautiful cookies as always Pam!
I am so excited to try your recipe for icing. Royal Icing, which most decorated cookie recipes call for aren't vegetarian/vegan friendly because of the egg white. This is great! Thanks for sharing!!!
Both here and in your FAQ you say that you use "flavoring" but don't give an amount...do you have a ball park idea of how much per 1 pound of powdered sugar you use?
I've always used an almond extract, water, and powdered sugar glaze with royal details on top and am starting to experiment with corn syrup glaze decorating and royal flooding decorating. I'm trying to figure out A) which tastes best, B) which is easiest for me to work with, and C) which is easiest for me to ship since most of my cookies go to friends who have moved away.
Hi Kayla. I don't measure my flavorings.....but you don't need very much of most of them.....probably 1/4 to 1/2 tsp.
Hi Pam. I love your blog. I was wondering with the corn syrup icing if you outline before flooding as with royal icing or do you just use one consistency for decorating the cookie. I have used corn syrup icing one time and would still like to practice with it.
Hi Lorraine. Thanks so much for your kind words. I use one consistency to outline and flood. I hope you have success!
Hola! a friend of mine gave your web, all ideas are wonderful! thank you so much for all!!
I love looking at your blog. I can't look at everything all at once, so I enjoy "nibbling" at each post.
Sorry for the repeat. Guess I don't know how to "post as" am tying again as Brenda from The Cookie Basket at http://bakersmom.blogspot.com/ But I DO adore all the wealth of information that you are willing to share. I probably need to add another blog as I love cookies (my newest passion) but also just love to bake and cook. Hence my title might be a little misleading (The Cookie....) I am very new to this blog world and you are VERY inspiring! Just don't ever get tired of sharing :)
How long do you beat your icing after you've added the corn syrup and flavorings? I know with royal icing you need to leave your mixer on for 10 minutes.
I'm excited to try this out. I've been wanting to try out a glaze but haven't liked how they look until I saw yours!
Thank you!
Hi Ria.....sorry it took so long to reply. I beat my icing a minute or two. You want to make sure it is mixed well.....but the longer you mix it, the more air bubbles you incorporate into it.
Pam, For your recipe using 1 pound of sugar, how much Bright White do you use? Drops? teaspoon?
Several drops.....I don't count.....just add 5-10.
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Hi Pam! I have been following your blog for a long time and you are an inspiration! I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I am making 65 Christmas and Chanukah cookies for a class at my school ( blank) and also providing the icing for the kids to decorate the cookies. I will be using your corn syrup glaze recipe- how much should I make? They won't be doing any fancy decorating, basically covering and then sprinkles( 3rd grade!). Any input you could give would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and keep doing what you're doing!!
Hi Yael, it is good to see you here. :)
For 65 cookies......I would definitely make 3....and maybe 4 batches of the icing. That would be 3-4 lbs of powdered sugar.
I'm glad my site inspires you. And I'm happy to share. :)
Thanks so much Pam!
How long will the icing keep after making it? Do you refrigerate it or can it stay out on the cabinet?
I love your blog. Thanks for all the tips.
Hi Patricia. The icing keeps for at least a week in an airtight container. Room temp is fine......no refrigeration needed. Thanks for your kind words. :)
Can you make a chocolate glaze icing? Would it be just a matter of substituting some of the 10X sugar with cocoa powder or would melting unsweetened chocolate work better? Have you done any research on this?
I haven't tried it, but it sounds like a YUMMMY idea. :)
after about a day to three days my cookie glaze gets cloudy...splotchy...do you have any suggestions?
Hi there. I believe the blotching is related to temperature. If the glaze dries in a cooler environment, it tends to blotch. This is MY theory......so it may not be right.
I notice more blotching in the winter months.....also if I freeze my decorated cookies, they blotch. So I'd suggest making sure they dry in a warmer place.
I think I'm going to need to do some experimenting with this and then do a blog post. I get asked this question more than any other.
Thanks for your interest. :)
Hi!! Totally ready to try your glaze. I am a RI user and am wondering how long your glaze usually takes to set up before packaging. Of course, humidity etc, but in general. Thank you so much!
Made this great recipe before but want to know what tips are used for outline and flooding. My cookies appear to be border less which I do love with some cookies but there are times I want there to have an outline appearance
Hi Denise! I have an outline and flood post here: http://www.cookiecrazie.com/2012/03/cookiecraziebasics-decorate-with-glaze.html
If you want the border to show, let the outline dry first before adding the flood. This will give you a distinct outline.
Let me know if you have more questions. :)
I'm anonymous as I am knew to commenting. What do you think of color flow? I'm interested trying your glaze, I'm a RI decorator but I was wanting to out right try with it. What are your thoughts? Thank you so much!☺


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VIENNA, 12 September 2012 – Further closer engagement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was discussed at a meeting today between UNIDO Director-General, Kandeh K. Yumkella, and the ADB Vice President, Bindu Lohani.
"I am positive we are entering a new era of cooperation with the ADB," said Yumkella.
"UNIDO is a strong partner in promoting and accelerating sustainable industrial development and improving living conditions in the world's poorest countries. Our organization will be working closely with Asian Member states in order to apply UNIDO's new strategic industrial policy approach aimed at providing technical support, fostering institutional development and trade capacity building. Our main goal is to help them capitalize on, or respond effectively to, shifts in competitive advantages and foster structural change, which is essential to achieve environmentally sustainable economic development of each single country and of the whole region," added Yumkella.
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Fast-forward to the present, Heidi (née Montag), 27, says the night that made "You know what you did" a household phrase is now water under the bridge.
"I've talked to [Lauren] a few times on the phone and we've caught up," Heidi told PEOPLE on Friday. "She's been really sweet. The last time we talked was like a year ago. I lost her number so I haven't been able to call her [recently]. I told her I got really caught up and I was sorry about how things happened. I told her I miss her and she told me she'd always be there for me."
Heidi, who wishes her ex-BFF a "blissful" engagement, acknowledges that the two won't necessarily always be "friends," but they'll "always have a special place" in each other's hearts.
"We've been through a lot and we have a relationship that only the two of us would understand," Heidi explains. "She was my best friend for a long time."
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The TV personality's husband, Spencer Pratt, also lost a dear friend while caught up in the mix of reality television.
"I turned on him for just being the nice guy that he is," Spencer, 30, told PEOPLE, of childhood pal Brody Jenner, who briefly dated nemesis Conrad. "I wish I'd handled that differently. I abandoned him and our friendship and we were such best friends. I got caught up in 'my character.' Thankfully he has such a forgiving heart and we're back to being great friends. He's always been there for me."
Their closest comrades aren't the only ones the happily married couple have made peace with, post-Hills.
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Reconnecting with Family"One of my many priorities after The Hills was to reconnect with my family," Heidi – whose mom told PEOPLE in 2010 that she could no longer pay her bills – said. "I realized I needed my family and life is way too short. I'm rebuilding my relationships with each of my family members. It's been about two years. My mom sent me a birthday card and I just started breaking down. So I picked up the phone and called her and she was like, 'Heidi! Oh, my god, Heidi!' It was one of the best moments. I was so happy to have her back."
Spencer has also made amends with his entire immediate family, including estranged sister Stephanie Pratt, who also appeared on their hit show. They see each other "all the time," he said, while she told PEOPLE on the same date at L.A.'s KIIS FM Jingle Ball concert: "He's become humble. The experience of the last two years – of losing his fame and spending all his money – has made him grow up. I have my big brother again."
Looking back, Spencer, a recent USC graduate who now lives with Heidi in Santa Barbara, Calif., says he never actually "felt a bad way" about Conrad.
TV Drama"I was just paid millions of dollars to pretend I didn't like somebody," he admitted. "And I'm a really good actor if you pay me millions. Somebody's got to be the bad guy and she's the good girl. If it weren't for Lauren moving from Laguna Beach, who knows if Speidi would be a thing? She didn't like that I was trying to make her show a hit show. I was trying to set up photos and be everyone's producer and manager. I knew what we needed to take The Hills from a good show to a controversial, dramatic, Gossip Girl-type show."
Despite no real animosity toward the Orange County-bred beauty, Spencer is bothered about how Conrad didn't take his relationship with Heidi seriously.
"Clearly she was wrong about that," he said. "She thought that someone so consumed with making hit TV wasn't in the relationship for the right reasons. I wanted everyone to have more success and I saw the potential it did have if it just got a little bit more dramatic."
No RegretsDespite a slew of surgeries (on Heidi's end) and a handful of altered relationships, the Pratts don't seem to regret their reality road overall, having met each other along the way. That said, they are currently looking ahead to a life of somewhat normalcy.
"I've been so serious about studying and school," Spencer said. "Being around this many super motivated USC students got me to see that none of these people really care about fame and it does not determine success in life. I'm competitive in nature and I needed to be competitive in success, and that doesn't necessarily mean being the top story on a website."
The gist of their life post-TV has been captured on After Shock: Heidi & Spencer, their new E! special airing Monday at 10 p.m.
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A Rhode Island man charged with driving while intoxicated late Friday night in Lancaster, was later turned over to Cheektowaga police where he faces possible charges for a hit-and-run accident that occurred earlier in the night in that town, authorities reported Saturday.
Deputies Daniel Harris and Richard Retzlaff stopped a vehicle driven by Hans Benonisen, 37, on Transit Road in the Town of Lancaster shortly before 10:30 p.m. The deputies had spotted several infractions, including non-functioning tail lights, failure to use the turn signal properly and the vehicle not staying within its lane, according to police reports.
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- 1991
Bell Begins Acting
At 11, Kristen Bell, the daughter of Lorelei, a registered nurse, and Tom, a TV news director, auditions for a local production of Raggedy Ann and Andy at Stagecrafter's Youth Theatre outside Detroit. She is cast in a dual role as tree and a banana. "I think she was disappointed getting the part of the banana, but that role really helped her on creating a character on stage," the play's director tells the Detroit Free Press in 2004. Bell goes on to appear in an ad for K-Mart and TV commercials for OfficeMax and United Way.
- 1998
A Broadway Bell
Bell attends New York University and appears on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Crucible with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. She also stars in an off-Broadway production of Reefer Madness – a role she reprises for Showtime in 2005 (left). She eventually drops out and moves to L.A., landing roles on The Shield and Deadwood.
- 2003
Meeting her Mann
Bell meets 28-year-old writer-producer Kevin Mann (right) at a TV industry event. "Sparks were flying," she tells New York's Daily News. The pair eventually moves into a Cape Cod-style retreat in Studio City, Calif. that Bell buys in October 2004. "Kevin is great," she adds. "He makes me laugh and he is very optimistic, which helps in a business with so much rejection." After four years together, they call it quits in 2007.
- 2004
Bell plays the kidnapped daughter of the President in David Mamet's Spartan with Val Kilmer (left) and William H. Macy. "I just feel very lucky to be where I am right now. My whole career has been blind luck," she tells the Hollywood Reporter. "I feel as though I'm actually being taken seriously in the acting community. And it's all just because I've gotten so lucky." While the film bombs at the box office (it opens at No. 10), it does generate buzz for the unknown.
Veronica Mars
Bell, 24, headlines the teen detective drama Veronica Mars (pictured with costar Percy Daggs III). "I'm always the girl next door – the nothing ingenue – and it's totally boring to play," she tells the New York Times. "To have someone like Veronica, who's deep and witty and sarcastic, is wonderful." The series ranks 122nd out of 133 in Nielsen ratings, but critics and fans adore Bell's combination of wit, spunk and vulnerability.
- 2006
Bell's Star Pulses
Bell's performance on Mars helps her land roles in Wes Craven's psychological thriller Pulse (left), the campus comedy Fifty Pills, and Fanboys, about a group of Star Wars fans on the road. "I think I'm put into the category of more of a short list, which I'm very happy to be on," she tells Chicago Tribune. "But, yeah, it is what it is. I'm Veronica Mars on Veronica Mars."
- 2007
Mars to Heroes
Despite the support of fans, who hired a plane to carry a banner over The CW, Veronica Mars is cancelled. "There was about a month when I was taking meetings every day and going on audition after audition," Bell, 27, tells the New York Post. "I thought, maybe I won't have a job this fall." But Bell heads to NBC's Heroes (pictured with costars, right) and narrates Gossip Girl.
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Although the newly single hero said dating is scary, she seems to have overcome her fears when she steps out with Dax Shepard (left). Bell, who recently announced her breakup with boyfriend of four years, Kevin Mann, is seen around town with her new man, who was linked to actress Kate Hudson last summer.
- 2008
Bell Covers Cosmo & Hits Big Screen!
Bell, 27, appears on the cover of Cosmopolitan. "It's funny. The feedback I've always gotten is that I was not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl and not homely enough to play the ugly girl," she tells the magazine. "So I've always been like 'I've got to be able to fit in somewhere!'" After her new comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, opens at No. 2, Bell finds a place among the 'pretty,' as she lands on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful list.
- 2010
Wedding Bells
On the Grammy Awards red carpet, Bell shows off a sparkling new accessory: her engagement ring from boyfriend and When in Rome costar Dax Shepard. The comedian, whom Bell began dating in 2007, popped the question over the holidays.
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- Kristen Bell
- Date of Birth
- July 18, 1980
- Birth Place
- Detroit, Mich.
- Relationships
Dax Shepard, husband (2007 to present)
Kevin Mann, ex-boyfriend (2003 to 2007)
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Delta, daughter (12/19/2014)


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Starting Bid - $5,000, Sold For - $10,575
This 1996 New York Yankees World Series ring, produced by Balfour, was originally presented to one of the club's top scouts in the Dominican Republic. The 10K gold ring features twenty-three small diamonds set with the team's familiar "NY" logo, which in turn rests upon a blue stone. "World Champions 1996" appears along the perimeter in relief. The right shank features the recipient's name, "Quinones," a depiction of the World Series trophy, and two engraved banners reading "Courage" and "Heart," respectively. The left shank features a design comprised of the Yankee Stadium façade, the team's logo, and an engraved banner that reads "Tradition." The weight of the gold, "10K," and the manufacturer's initials, "LGB," are each engraved along the interior band. 1996 marked the start of another legendary Yankees dynasty, as the team went on to win four World Championships in five years. New York Yankees World Series rings from the 1990s are very rarely seen on the open market and this is the first we have ever offered. Most modern-era World Series rings are forever prized as special family keepsakes by extremely well paid players who have no economic incentive to ever part with them. The offering of an executive or top scout ring such as this example is a very rare exception. This is an extraordinary original 1996 Yankees World Series ring, the first example we have ever offered, from the club's first 1990s World Championship. Size: approximately 9.25. Near Mint condition. The original wood presentation case accompanies. Reserve $5,000. Estimate $10,000+. SOLD FOR $10,575
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"I want babies!" Clarkson, 31, said during a radio interview with Valentine in the Morning on Wednesday. "Everybody keeps saying, 'What do you want for Christmas?' And I'm like, 'I want to be pregnant.' "
And naturally, her hubby Brandon Blackstock is "excited about all the [baby-making] practice," the former American Idol winner added, explaining that she wants to pop out two little ones who are "around the same age."
Already taking on the role as mom to Blackstock's two children from a former marriage, Clarkson called Savannah and Seth "awesome," adding, "I'm in a great situation. I really lucked out with the whole kids situation. They're amazing."
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Addressing Blackstock's very "low-key" proposal, Clarkson recalled, "I was in my PJs and no bra ... It was like the one time we were home in forever. He grilled some steaks and I made the sides. We just sitting there talking at dinner and all of a sudden he gets down on one knee."
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Jamie Tobias hopes he's in plenty of win-win situations today.
The West Seneca West senior will spend the morning and early afternoon today at Cornell University in Ithaca trying to win a state championship with his track-and-field teammates. He'll spend his evening lacing them up for the Indians in their first state quarterfinal hockey game when they take on Section III champion Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy at 8:30 p.m. at the Northtown Center in Amherst.
"It's exciting to go to the track meet and it'll be even more exciting, I hope, to play a hockey game with my friends," said Tobias, a distance runner and a forward. "It's always special when you compete for a state title. Hopefully, it'll be a good day."
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has a rule allowing the option for athletes to play two high school sports in the same season so long as the athletes are able to meet the minimum practice and game requirements. However, the state also leaves it up to the individual sections and leagues within sections as to whether they wanted to follow that rule.
It just so happened last June, ECIC athletic directors voted in favor of letting athletes when possible play two sports in the same season as a way of helping small school districts with numbers issues.
That opened the door for Tobias' personal championship week.
Tobias worked hard to turn that Section VI championship dream he had as a sophomore into reality, finally achieving the feat Feb. 21 in school-record fashion.
Of course, we're talking about an indoor track and field title, a sport that gradually subplanted hockey as Tobias' favorite. He along with Kalen Sullivan, Gregg Hart and Jon Rehner captured the 4x400 relay in 3:38.66, breaking a 14-year-old school record.
Who knew there would be another championship out there that would prove to be oh, so meaningful to the 6-foot-2, 180-pounder, who plans to give up sports in college so that he can focus on becoming a doctor?
Turns out, his mother did.
Barbara Tobias talked Jamie into playing hockey one more time, and he had the time of his hockey-playing life Monday night at First Niagara Center. He and his younger brother Adam played key roles in helping West's fifth-year Federation hockey program win its first Section VI Small School championship. Jamie recorded a hat trick during the 4-2 triumph over Williamsville East. Adam broke up a potential breakaway chance with a sliding/diving poke check with about 90 seconds left and the Indians nursing a 3-2 lead.
"I'm definitely glad I came back." said Jamie, whose 17 goals and 37 points in 18 games both rank second on the Indians. "It's icing on the cake. Hockey's a team sport, not an individual sport. Just go out there and do it for the team. It's great to help the team do it."
The reason Jamie decided to play hockey one more time, after two months of discussions with his mother – who said she left the decision to return up to him – was so he could honor the memory of his late grandfather, Frank. Frank Tobias coached both Jamie and Adam over the years with the West Seneca Wings Hockey Association. He also coached Jamie and Adam's father, Michael.
Frank died suddenly nearly three years ago from a heart attack, never having a chance to see both his grandchildren play on the same team, driven for a common goal.
"She said it'd be a great tribute to my grandfather," Jamie said of his mother's reasoning for him to play hockey one more season.
"He would've loved that we were playing together and would've been even happier we won the championship game," said Adam, a sophomore defenseman who is a plus-19 and scored the game-winning goal in the sectional semifinals against Sweet Home. "He would've been the happiest person in the arena."
Jamie's tribute to his grandfather isn't his only motivation now. Jamie has always wanted to experience that state-championship feeling on ice.
He came close with the West Seneca Wings during his youth association playing days. His team finished as state runner-up when he was 10. His team lost in the state semifinals when he was 8.
This is Jamie's last chance to turn that dream into reality.
"It's just something I've always wanted to do," he said. "It just seemed so cool back then. We were so close. ... Hopefully we can win a state title and I can cross that off my list."
States invade Amherst
The Northtown Center in Amherst welcomes the Tier I, Tier II and Tier III boys hockey state championships over the course of two weekends beginning Friday with the start of the 12-under and 14-under tournaments. The 16- and 18-and-under tournaments begin March 15. Admission is free. This is the first time the state is conducting all its championships at one "super site," according to Amherst Youth Hockey board member Bob Schell.
On Friday, the Calder, Norris and Lady Byng trophies given out to players at the end of each NHL season will be on display in the lobby of the facility from noon to 6 p.m.
Amherst Youth Hockey is the official host and its fine work as a past host of USA Hockey Tournaments played a role in the state opting to give this one-site option a try, Schell said, instead of using the past multiple site model.
Western New York participants in states include:
12-under – Amherst (Tier I), West Seneca (Tier I), Buffalo Regals (Tier I), Clarence (Tier II), Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles (Tier II), Niagara County (Tier III) and Genesee-Batavia (Tier III).
14-under – Hamburg (Tier I), Buffalo Saints (Tier I), Wheatfield (Tier I), Buffalo Regals (Tier I), Cheektowaga (Tier II), East Aurora (Tier III), Olean (Tier III).
16-under – Buffalo Regals/Jr. Sabres (Tier I), West Seneca (Tier I), Buffalo Saints (Tier I), Clarence (Tier II), Cheektowaga (Tier II), Batavia (Tier III).
18-under – Amherst (Tier I), Buffalo Regals/Jr. Sabres (Tier I), Buffalo Saints (Tier I), Cheektowaga (Tier II), Clarence (Tier II), Jamestown (Tier III).
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• If you haven't seen them already, check out the video highlights from Super Monday shot by The News' Lauren Mariacher at buffalonews.com – including the sensational stop West Seneca West goalie Dalton Kruger made on Williamsville East's Jason Cohen. The save kept the game tied at 1, prompting coach Kevin Rozo to call it "the biggest save in program history" after the game.
• Trivia fact. In five seasons in the Fed, Niagara-Wheatfield has won three championships. That's more titles than Originial Eight members Canisius (two), Timon (two), Williamsville East (one), Amherst (one) and Williamsville South have won since the league started play in 1990. St. Joe's has won the most playoff titles (nine).
• Kudos to the Buffalo Junior Sabres 12-and-under team for reaching the quarterfinals of the prestigious Quebec Pee Wee International Tournament. A team that played just one exhibition game before the event went 6-2 with a win over national No. 2 Honeybaked.
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