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Category: Erotica/Suspense/Thriller Description: Everyone has skeletons in their closet. Sapphire Blue has thirty-three. Should have been thirty-four but one shot missed... Sapphire, ex-hit woman, now security specialist for the G.E.M.S. (Gorgeous-Elite-Missions-Security) Agency, leads an ironic life full of danger by working in shadows. Instead of killing, she does everything to make sure her marks live. Blue's latest assignment: Keep Nathan Graves alive for the next seventy-two hours. Tough to do when the man makes the blood in her veins boil with a passion she'd buried long ago. On an arrogant whim, Nathan Graves left WITSEC thinking he was safe from the mob boss who wanted him dead. He thought wrong. Now he's on the run with a secret agent who looks more like a supermodel. With friends close and enemies closer, Blue struggles to keep her head and her heart where they belong?on the job instead of wrapped in Nathan's arms. eBook Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press, 2011 eBookwise Release Date: January 2011
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"Get ready to dodge bullets, bombs and psychotic killers with Sam and Nathan as they go on the run in Sapphire Blue. It's hard to decide who is bad and good in Sapphire Blue. There are a wide range of characters with unique personalities in this novel? I really liked the premise of this novel and there were several really cool plot twists that I enjoyed?" Miranda, Joyfully Reviewed
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Sam had to keep an eye on her mark. Not an easy task in the crowded bar. Nathan Graves disappeared from her sight more often than she liked. She had been given a directive and she'd give her life to see that order completed.
Across the glitzy dance floor with the strobe lights flashing in tempo to the techno-rave music she could see the handsome man she was supposed to kidnap before the night was over.
Samantha "Sapphire Blue" Jones flipped her long, black hair out of her face. The spandex tank top and skintight jeans she wore left little room to hide weapons. The weight of her pistol tucked into her right knee-high black boot, and the steel blade in her left, gave little comfort. Very little. The bar crawled with security, uniformed and plain-clothed.
The directive rang in her ears. Kidnap and protect Nathan Graves. Why did Diamond want this guy protected? As an agent for the G.E.M.S. agency, Sam didn't question her boss--no one questioned Diamond. Everything stayed on a need-to-know basis, and apparently Sam didn't need to know. But that didn't stop her from wondering just the same.
A sweaty sausage-fingered hand clamped down on her left shoulder. Sam spun on reflex and surprised to see a familiar face, stopped short of ramming her fist into the big man's nose. "Bear? You know better than to sneak up on me like that." She grabbed the giant of a man in a hug as he lifted her off the ground to return the gesture. "Is that a gun in your pocket, or you happy to see me, big boy?"
His hearty laughter boomed and could be heard over the ear-splitting music. "Nobody fills out a pair of jeans like The Lady Blue. Heard you was dead. What you doin' in town, girl?"
Sam craned her neck to keep an eye on Nathan before she returned her attention to Bear. The gigantic man followed the direction of her gaze but didn't say anything. Sam noted the slight arch of one dark eyebrow as he waited for her response. "I'm here to see a friend."
The six-foot-six block wall of man with a shaved head, dark brown goatee and chocolate-brown eyes shook his head with so much force his gauged earlobes swung in tempo. "You don't have any friends, Blue. Who's the mark?"
She frowned, knowing she'd end up with permanent wrinkles in her forehead by the time she hit forty, and feigned resentment. "You're here and you're my friend, aren't you, Bear?"
The black leather vest stretched tight across his massive chest as he crossed his arms and glared down at her. Muscles on top of muscles bulged from the guy's neck down. If she hadn't known him for years and didn't know him as well as she did, Sam would have been intimidated.
"Cut the crap, Bear. What gives? You bouncin' for club owners now?"
"Yeah, I do--and I don't want trouble from you, missy. Trouble gets dealt with in the alley. You don't wanna go in the alley, Blue."
She patted the burly chest and felt the shoulder strap under his vest. Armed with two pistols not to mention his sheer strength alone, Sam knew better than to tangle with the giant. "I promise, Bear. No trouble for you. I'll be on my best behavior."
She turned to glance at Nathan again across the dance floor still seated in the booth with a group of men. She flashed the big bouncer her best smile. "Trust me."
Bear snorted and gave a half-smile, showing a gold canine as sharp as a fang. "Last time I trusted you and fell for that smile I spent a month nursing broken ribs in New Orleans."
Sam laughed and patted the solid chest again. "Ah, the good old bad days. I'm straight now, Bear. Honest. But I do need to ask you one favor, for old time's sake."
The big man rolled his eyes skyward but still had that askew smile on his face. "You owe me, not the other way around, sweetheart."
Samantha pondered this for a moment and toyed with the blue sapphire pendant around her neck. "That's probably true, but I really could use a diversion in about five minutes." She scanned the interior of the bar and guesstimated the time it would take her to get Nathan out through the kitchen before any of his companions noticed he was gone. "It only needs to be for a short period of time--say a minute, two at the max?" She could read the hesitation in his eyes.
"I've cleaned up, Blue, put that part of my life behind me. Kane, the owner of this place, he treats me real good here. Trusts me to keep the peace."
"And that's exactly what I want to do. I'm legit, Bear. The diversion'll ensure the peace is kept." She shook her head and held up her right hand. "I swear, if it doesn't go down exactly like I just told you I'll come forward and take full responsibility. You know me, Bear. I don't lie."
She knew the moment he caved.
His dark brown eyes softened and the gold fang disappeared back behind lips surrounded by the bushy moustache. "Michael closed the ticket on your head. Word on the street is you're dead. If I was you, I'd stay that way." He gave an affirmative nod. "In five minutes the lights will go out. You got ninety seconds. That's it, no more."
Sam nodded and lowered her gaze as an emotion she hadn't experienced in years threatened to close off her throat. She choked it back and stared him in the face. "I owe you one, Bear."
"No, honey, you owe me two. And one day I'll come to collect. You better move, the resident cougar of the Emerald Cactus is about to take a bite out of your mark."
Samantha spun around in time to see a busty platinum blonde way-past-her-prime-but-refused-to-admit-it drape over Nathan Graves. Sam groaned, Diamond's directive droned in her mind. Nathan Graves collected and stashed safely for seventy-two hours. No matter what or how.
"I gotta go. Thanks, Bear. Can we move that timeframe up to three minutes? I just had a brilliant idea and I won't have to hurt your huntress in the process. By the way, there's a silver PT Cruiser in the parking lot rigged to blow. You might want to call the cops. And before you ask, it wasn't me." She flashed him another bright smile. "It really is good to see you again, Bear."
He slid a business card with a phone number printed on one side, nothing else. "Keep this in case trouble comes a-callin'." The big man nodded and again the gold fang flashed in the strobe light. "Always good to see The Lady Blue alive and sexy as ever."
Sam winked, slid the card in her back pocket and made her way across the crowded dance floor, bobbing and weaving to avoid the gyrating bodies to the techno ear-splitting music.
The Lady Blue. She hadn't been called that name in years, nor had she missed it. The Lady Blue died. Sapphire Blue had been reborn in her place.
No time to dwell on the past, she had to deal with the present. She hung out at the edge of the dance floor copying the jerky movements to blend in. A glance at her watch confirmed her thoughts. Two minutes remained.
The blonde woman Bear had aptly named cougar appeared to have tentacles instead of arms. Sam almost laughed as Nathan tried to get out of her clutches. Hang in there, Mr. Graves. I'll have you out of here in...one minute, thirty seconds.
Show time.
Sam stomped over to the booth and glared at Nathan. "So this is why you stood me up?"
The blonde let go of Nathan and every pair of eyes at the table including his stared at her. "Who the hell are you?" the blonde slurred.
"Who am I? Who are you and why are you wrapped around my fiance like a flippin' cloak?" Sam gave a hard look in Nathan's direction. She prayed he'd play along with her game and follow her lead. "Come on, Nathan, I'm willing to forget this whole thing if you come with me now."
"I'm...I'm sorry, honey. I forgot we had plans tonight." He peeled the blonde off him and started to rise from the booth. His companions guffawed and made snide comments as he stood beside her.
The blonde cougar wasn't so easily discouraged. "He promised to buy me a drink. I don't care if he's engaged or married with five kids, nobody walks away from Daisy."
Sam couldn't take her gaze off the hot pink lips or bouffant styled platinum-blonde hair. "Find another boy-toy, Daisy," she growled low enough for only the woman to hear. "This one's mine."
Daisy opened her bright pink lips to argue when the entire bar went black. Screams erupted from everywhere.
Sam shoved the woman backward and toppled her into the booth. She then grabbed Nathan's hand and dashed for the kitchen. "Follow me. I'm saving your ass." She only had seventy-five seconds left until the lights came back on.
Nathan followed without a word. His hand felt warm and strong in hers. Not at all soft, just enough calluses to make them perfect.
A shudder ran down her spine. Where did that thought come from?
Down the dark hall, through the kitchen, Samantha focused on guiding him out the back door and into the alley. They breached the door and continued to run to the end of the alley where she'd parked her car earlier. She pulled the keys from her pocket and deactivated the alarm. "Get in. I'll explain later."
Nathan stopped in his tracks and tried to pull his hand from her grip. "Look, lady, I thank you for saving me from the eight-armed creature from the blonde lagoon, but I'm not going anywhere with you." He managed to shrug loose of her grip and turned to walk away.
Samantha pounced. She jumped on his back and wrapped an arm around his neck. Using her other arm, she effectively cut off the blood supply to his brain. Thanks to her brothers, the sleeper hold was a technique she'd mastered years ago. Nathan crumpled to the ground before he'd managed to take two steps.
With a grunt she managed to half-drag, half-carry the unconscious man to her car and get him inside just as the neon light flickered to life over the back door of the Emerald Cactus. She pulled two nylon tuff cuffs from her rucksack and secured his hands behind his back then bound his ankles. The soft click of the door latch as she closed him in broke the silence of the night. Sam scanned the semidark alley. No one gave chase. The tension in her shoulders eased ever so slightly. Now to hide the man for the next three days.
Michael Armstrong sat behind the opulent desk in his home office. The leather of his chair squeaked underneath him as he listened to the soothing sounds of the New York Philharmonic Symphony piped into the room from hidden speakers. He rolled a cigar between his index finger and thumb, staring blindly at the smoke as it curled toward the ceiling. A satisfied smile turned the corner of his mouth upward.
Kyle Masters.
After three long years, the little bastard popped up on radar. Anticipation roared through his veins as he gripped the arm of his chair until his knuckles went white. Millions of dollars, his dollars, were within his grasp. Joey and Slick would call in soon with their update. He snorted, leaned back in the leather desk chair and propped his feet on the glass-topped surface. The idea of torturing Kyle before he personally killed him warmed his belly.
Glendale, Arizona. Who's ever even heard of the place? And why would someone choose to live there? To hide from me...that's why.
The silver Blackberry vibrated across his desk. Michael grabbed for the phone. A text message from Joey appeared on the screen:
Woman beat us to the drop. Kyle got away. Ever see her before?
Michael opened the picture attachment and the blood rushed from his head so fast he became dizzy. "Not possible! Not fucking possible!" he roared. His voice echoed off the oak-paneled walls of his den. He threw the phone down and paced the thick Persian rug. Mind reeling, Michael glanced at the picture again, his heart pounding loud and hard against his ribs. "How many fucking times do I have to kill you, Samantha?"
He stabbed buttons on the phone and growled his impatience when the line didn't get answered on the first ring.
"Hello, handsome," a sultry voice finally answered.
Michael hardened at the sound of her purr. Visions of her pointed pink tongue darting out between blood-red lips as she went down on him made him throb.
"Where are you?" He coughed to clear the rasp from his voice.
"Entertaining." She giggled and then moaned in obvious sexual pleasure.
The tent in his trousers became more prominent as his stiff member painfully reminded him of what he craved. "I received a picture of the female agent who grabbed him. I want her dead."
"Resourceful little wench. Your boys were supposed to get there first. Don't worry, I have everything under control. I have a big surprise planned for her tonight." She gasped and Michael heard very distinct grunting noises and multiple moans through the receiver. He suffered a moment of jealousy at the obvious orgy on the other end of the line and licked his dry lips.
He stroked himself through his slacks to alleviate some of the pressure but only managed to make matters worse. He needed release. "You're sure?"
"You doubt me? After everything I've done for you?" Her pout held a hint of menace.
His shoulders relaxed a little and a chuckle rolled up from deep in his chest. "No, baby. Want you, but never doubt you."
She giggled again. "You hard now?"
"Oh God, yes," he groaned.
She sighed. "Think of me while you...take matters into your own hands."
The line went dead. Michael snubbed the cigar out in the crystal ashtray with shaking hands. Take care of matters with my own hands? Not happening.
The little tease ran around the world and had sex with whomever whenever she pleased. Michael Armstrong didn't play games. He rubbed himself through his pants again. She'd have to be taught a lesson, a slow and painful one. The thought made him smile and throb even more. The next time he saw her he'd take her so hard she wouldn't walk straight for a week.
Michael stroked his groin one more time, his thoughts a thousand miles away with the sexy little siren who'd been on the other end of the phone. He tossed the phone in his desk drawer and ventured upstairs to his vanilla-sex-missionary-position wife. Not his first choice, but she'd do for tonight.


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Who deserves the next shot at the UFC welterweight title? Not Nick Diaz ...
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports30 mins agoImagine for a second that UFC president Dana White said he planned to give a title shot to a fighter who hasn't fought in more than a year, who hasn't won in two-and-a-half years, who has a below-.500 record in the UFC and who didn't win a round in his last bout.
White would be bashed, and rightly so, by the UFC's emotional fan base.
But it was exactly those who would pillory the UFC president for such an action who are backing Nick Diaz for the first shot at Johny Hendricks' welterweight title.
Diaz, you might recall, lost all five rounds and never came close to doing anything offensively when he met then-champion Georges St-Pierre for the belt at UFC 158 on March 16, 2013, in Montreal.
That was Diaz's second loss in succession, following a much closer bout with Carlos Condit 13 months earlier at UFC 143 on Feb. 4, 2012.
Diaz is one of the world's great fighters, and one of the sport's most captivating personalities. But that doesn't mean he should get a title shot any time he feels like he wants one.
The man who deserves the first crack at Hendricks is the man who has been the most outspoken about it, Tyron Woodley.
Johny Hendricks perseveres through fifth round this time, wins UFC belt with gritty effort
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports1 day agoDALLAS – Johny Hendricks was smiling and singing to himself in November as he awaited the start of the fifth round in his previous bout for the welterweight title.
As relaxed as he was, though, he fought as if on cruise control and it cost him the championship.
He vowed never to do that again after losing a hotly disputed decision to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167 in November. On Saturday before a United States record crowd of 19,324 at UFC 171 at the American Airlines Center, he got another chance to get the fifth round right.
Hendricks figured, correctly as it turned out, that he needed to defeat Robbie Lawler in the fifth round to capture the welterweight title and he went out and took it.
He won the fifth on two of the three judges' cards, while Doug Crosby bizarrely scored the round 10-10, giving Hendricks the title that St-Pierre vacated.
UFC 171: Johny Hendricks outlasts Robbie Lawler to win welterweight title in tight decision
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports1 day agoDALLAS – Johny Hendricks lost a razor-thin decision for the welterweight title in his last outing, and he won one on Saturday in the main event of UFC 171.
Hendricks won 48-47 on all three judges' cards, defeating Robbie Lawler in a stirring battle for the belt that had been vacated in December by Georges St-Pierre.
Hendricks was cut by the right eye and Lawler closed his eye with a powerful jab midway through the fight, but he pulled it out by rallying to win the fifth.
"Hats off to him because he fought a hell of a fight," Lawler said.
Lawler, too, fought an outstanding battle and the fight was there for anyone to win. Hendricks, though, clearly won the final round when the title hung in the balance and that is the mark of a champion.
The sellout crowd at American Airlines Center roared its approval as Hendricks landed a series of hard strikes as the fight came down the stretch, fighting off both fatigue and a very game opponent.
Most felt Hendricks had done enough to win the title from St-Pierre in November in Las Vegas, but the judges gave St-Pierre a hotly disputed split decision.
But when St-Pierre surrendered the belt, Hendricks got another chance.
Why Johny Hendricks is ready to go all out at UFC 171
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports3 days agoDALLAS – There is a famous photo taken seconds after the final horn sounded that tells the story of the welterweight title fight in November between Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in Las Vegas.
Hendricks is in the foreground of the photo, arms outstretched victoriously, his face a mask of unmitigated joy.
In the background, St-Pierre has his hands clasped on the top of his head, looking for all the world like a man who knew he just lost his championship.
[Also: Training with GSP, Johny Hendricks gave Kelvin Gastelum a new outlook on fighting]
Seconds later, things changed dramatically, when ring announcer Bruce Buffer read the scorecards that showed St-Pierre had captured a hotly disputed split decision over Hendricks.
Hendricks gets another chance Saturday at the American Airlines Center here when he meets Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 171 for the title that St-Pierre vacated.
Training with GSP, Johny Hendricks gave Kelvin Gastelum a new outlook on fighting
Yahoo Sports4 days agoKelvin Gastelum has seen both sides of Johny Hendricks. The 22-year-old winner of Season 17 of "The Ultimate Fighter," trained in Montreal at the TriStar Gym with then-UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre late last year.
St-Pierre was preparing to defend his title against Hendricks at UFC 167 and brought Gastelum in as one of his training partners.
Gastelum, who faces Rick "Horror" Story on Saturday at UFC 171 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center, got a first-hand look at what made St-Pierre so great.
Gastelum was preparing for his own fight, a December match against Court McGee that was canceled when Gastelum injured a knee.
When Gastelum recovered, the UFC granted his wish and paired him against Story at UFC 171. And when he set up his camp for the Story fight, he found himself training in Dallas with Hendricks at Team Takedown.
Hendricks will meet Robbie Lawler in Saturday's main event for the welterweight title that St-Pierre vacated.
Why Danny Garcia was smart to not pursue Floyd Mayweather fight
Yahoo Sports4 days agoUndefeated fighters who flummox one of the hottest men in the sport generally wind up in a high-profile match worth millions of dollars the next time out.
But not Danny Garcia.
Six months after Garcia outclassed Lucas Matthysse in Las Vegas in September in one of the most significant super lightweight title fights in years, Garcia finds himself away from the spotlight taking on a relatively unknown opponent.
The win did not put his name into the Floyd Mayweather Derby, as it seemed it should have. Rather, Amir Khan, a guy Garcia knocked out in a one-sided manner, was one of two finalists for the spot that ultimately went to Marcos Maidana.
He'll take on Mauricio Herrera on Saturday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in a bout televised on Showtime in a match far less anticipated than his last few outings.
As hard as it might be to believe, it's all just fine with Garcia, too.
Garcia was brilliant in defusing the powerful Matthysse on the undercard of Mayweather's one-sided rout of Canelo Alvarez. His victory over Matthysse tagged him as unquestionably the class of the 140-pound division and seemed to set him up for a series of big fights.
How Robbie Lawler's long, difficult journey forged him into a UFC title contender
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports5 days agoAlmost from the first moment he set foot inside of a cage, the expectations for Robbie Lawler were immense. He was an all-state wrestler in high school, but it was the natural power in his hands that led so many to predict mixed martial arts greatness for him.
He turned pro only a couple of weeks after his 19th birthday. He was in the UFC by the time he was 20, with only four fights, all first-round knockouts, under his belt.
He was, along with lightweight B.J. Penn, the greatest prospect in the UFC. He was a can't-miss kid if ever there were one.
"Robbie had a tremendous amount of talent and it was pretty obvious that he could do great things," said Monte Cox, Lawler's manager then and now.
It took nearly 12 years after his first UFC fight, a decision over Aaron Riley at UFC 37 in 2002, for Lawler to finally get his title shot.
Along the way was a trail of missed opportunities, disappointments and difficulties.
Lawler won regional titles, but never achieved the expected greatness at the elite level of the sport.
But just when it appeared that he would be relegated to the huge pile of can't-miss prospects who missed, it all of a sudden came together.
Manny Pacquiao's 'strategy' for his rematch against Timothy Bradley
Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports5 days agoThe journey toward redemption for Manny Pacquiao resumed on Tuesday, when his workout was so difficult that all he wanted to do when he stepped out of trainer Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym was to go to sleep.
Pacquiao had arrived in Los Angeles late Saturday after conducting the first part of his training camp in the Philippines. He took Sunday off, and then slept in on Monday while fighting off jet lag.
So he began the American portion of perhaps the most important training camp he's faced in years on Tuesday by putting in a long, hard day that by end had left him with next-to-no energy.
"We're working very hard," Pacquiao said, almost as if by rote.
Even though Pacquiao remains one of boxing's biggest stars – No. 2 in the world behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. – his fight against Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on April 12 brings him to a sort of crossroads.
He's vowed to get a knockout, which he hasn't done since he stopped Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14, 2009, in the bout that truly spurred calls for a match with Mayweather.
Georges St-Pierre explains why he's better off after voluntarily surrendering title
Yahoo Sports6 days agoFor the first time in nearly six years, someone other than Georges St-Pierre will leave the Octagon on Saturday with the UFC's welterweight title belt strapped around his waist.
St-Pierre, who won the interim belt on Dec. 29, 2007, and then captured the full title on April 19, 2008, will be in Los Angeles when Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler meet Saturday in the main event of UFC 171 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the belt he voluntarily surrendered in December.
He'll try to catch the fight, he said, but there will be no feelings of melancholy as he watches another man being proclaimed the champion even though he never lost.
"This was my choice, it is what I wanted, so I won't feel badly at all" to see either Hendricks or Lawler crowned champion, St-Pierre said.
[Also: Why UFC Fight Pass isn't there just yet]
He told Yahoo Sports the pressure of being champion "was just eating me alive, totally, and I couldn't go on one more second that way."
It's why he opted to take a sabbatical and surrender his belt.
Why Sergio Martinez pushes himself beyond the limit
Yahoo Sports6 days agoMonday was a typically long day for Sergio Martinez. The affable Argentinean, who holds the WBC middleweight title, awakened early to attend a news conference in Puerto Rico to promote his June 7 bout at Madison Square Garden with Miguel Cotto.
At midnight, he was in a hotel suite in New York, munching on a plate of pasta, meatballs and prosciutto, still doing interviews.
He's had surgery after each of his last two bouts, victories over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Las Vegas in 2012 and Martin Murray in Argentina in 2013, and his body seems on the verge of collapse.
He says he mostly feels good, but rates his surgically repaired knee as a nine on a 1-10 scale. Given the rigors of training camp, he should be so lucky on fight night to be able to rate his knee a nine.
He's now 39, and still considered one of the best pure athletes in the sport.
Yet, Martinez's body is betraying him because he pushes it relentlessly for one simple reason: He doesn't believe he's that good.
Martinez, who is 51-2-2 and has been widely regarded as one of the five best fighters in the world for at least the last six years, simply doesn't believe he's that naturally gifted.


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Prescribed Fires at Shawnee State Forest Based in Science and Heritage By Mike Bowden, ODNR Forestry Fire Program Administrator
Forests across southern Ohio still suffer from the devastating ice storm that occurred on Valentine's Day in 2003. Shawnee State Forest was especially hard hit with tens-of-thousands of downed trees and thousands more significantly damaged.
By responsibly harvesting much of the damaged wood, the Division of Forestry has been able to return more than $2,000,000 in revenue to the local community while dramatically increasing the health of the forest.
It's not the first time the forest's health has suffered. In the early 1900s, the hillsides of Shawnee bore the mark of years of poor farming and timbering techniques, resulting in extensive erosion. Photographs from that time are stark and unrecognizable when compared to the forest that we enjoy today. By using the best science-based management of the day, Shawnee Forest was renewed and has continued to receive scrupulous management by Division of Forestry staff. Over time, we improved those practices and the forest has become one of the most beautiful in the state, with diverse wildlife and a steady source of income for the local community.
We've also learned that in addition to appropriate harvesting techniques, fire is an integral part of Ohio's ecosystem and when used properly is a valuable tool for replenishing the traditional oak forests that have stood witness to the Ohio Valley for thousands of years. Without fire, maples out-grow our traditional oaks, as we are now experiencing on much of the private lands throughout our state. Unless this trend is reversed, it will mean less food for wildlife and the loss of one of the most valuable ecological and economic species in our forests.
How do wildlife, including endangered and threatened animal and plant species respond to controlled burns? A majority of species listed in Ohio's Natural Heritage Database of endangered plant species actually benefit from low intensity fire. And wildlife managers say that animals quickly return after the fire.
Through the careful use of prescribed fire, a forest can more quickly rejuvenate, be restored to its natural oak composition, and lessen what continues to be a menacing level of downed trees and limbs that represent highly unusual and increasingly dangerous fuel for potential wildfires.
Last fall, we successfully conducted a prescribed fire project near Shawnee Lodge. The project's goal was to decrease the risk of potential fire near the resort lodge and cabin facilities. The project was extremely successful - and safe - thanks to the widespread support of local volunteer fire departments as well as fellow natural resource agencies and conservation groups. To conduct this burn, state foresters were very diligent in waiting for the ideal weather conditions required for such a management project.
I would encourage anyone in Scioto County to take a hike around the Shawnee Lodge this fall to see how beneficial prescribed fires can be to our landscape. Visitors will see thriving trees and a healthy understory.
Based upon sound, Ohio-based research, prescribed fire has shown effective in improving the health of forests. We have embarked on a 10-year fire plan for Shawnee State Forest for these reasons, and are pleased to have support from local volunteer fire departments, The Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service, the Ohio Rural Fire Council and state wildlife and natural areas experts.
While the use of prescribed fire is a new forest management tool in Ohio, the technique helps fulfill the same mission that has benefited Shawnee State Forest for the past 80 years; using tested science to protect and benefit the forests and people of Shawnee.
Mike Bowden is a nationally certified Fire Behavior Analyst and is a faculty member at Ohio State University where he teaches fire management. He is Administrator of the Ohio Division of Forestry's Fire Program.
For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com
For Further Information Contact:Mike Bowden, ODNR Division of Forestry614-265-1088


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Simultaneously grandiose and austere, the Prado's interior remains just as impressive as it must have been when it opened – and consequently you should set aside a full day for even the most cursory examination of the collection as a whole. Whether you have this amount of time or only a few hours, it's wise to pick up a free map upon entering. Regardless of your particular interest, you shouldn't miss Diego Velázquez' "Las Meniñas" (Room 12) and Francisco de Goya's "Disasters of War" (Room 39), the highlights of unrivalled collections of these two competitors for the title of Spain's greatest painter.
The other greats of Spain's rich pre-modern artistic history are amply represented as well, with entire galleries dominated by the works of El Greco (60A-62A), Zurbarán (17A-18A), Murillo, and Ribera, the latter two sharing Rooms 25-29. The eschatological paintings of the Hieronymous Bosch (a native of Spanish-ruled Flanders) are concentrated in Room 58 and sharply contrast with the Prado's Spanish and Italian works, although his eccentric masterpiece "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Room 58) would stand out anywhere! The Prado boasts several paintings by Raphael and the great Venetian triumvirate of Veronese, Titian, and Tintoretto but the greatest Italian work in the collection is Caravaggio's "David Defeating Goliath" (Room 65).
I've provided these room numbers as the free map is rather basic and nearly all the labeling inside the galleries is in Spanish. I suspect these to be part of a concerted plan to convince foreign visitors to purchase painter-specific gallery guides from machines strategic placed in the Prado's most visited galleries for €1 each. A rather more shameless fundraising ploy is the overpriced fare in the Prado's mediocre cafeteria - El Botánico around the corner from the Murillo entrance at Calle Ruíz Alarcón 27 offers much tastier options!
Visiting the Prado requires some planning; it's open 9am to 7pm Tuesday to Saturday, and 9 am to 2 pm on Sunday, but admission is free only on Sundays and after 2:30pm on Saturday, with the result that the museum tends to be most busy at these times. In addition, if you'd like to see the typically excellent temporary exhibitions (for which there is invariably a line) you have to enter by the northern Puerta de Goya, otherwise it's better to use the far less busy southern Puerta de Murillo.
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It has floors and floors of paintings nearly all depicting something about the Catholic religion. There are lots of portraits of cardinals and men with pointy beards. There are some works by some of the greats here, Goya and his mates, but they aren't really my thing, so I found it rather tedious, and so did the rest of my group, except one. It was a case of us wandering round, all wondering how soon we could leave without looking uncultured. It was a relief when someone piped up and said that they weren't enjoying it, so we left.
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Washington, D.C. — Today Students First, the organization founded by former DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, issued its first annual State Policy Report Cards.
Unfortunately, and despite repeated attempts by PCSB to correct the record with Students First, the Report Card issued for the District of Columbia grossly mischaracterizes the educational policy environment in DC, particularly when it comes to charter schools.
Significantly, the report never mentions that 43% of DC public school students attend charter schools. This is emblematic of the fundamental flaws in this report, where the significant and fast-growing DC charter sector is ignored when ratings are given to the state.
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The report also erroneously gives the district high marks for "Equitable Access to Facilities", ignoring the enormous obstacles that Ms. Rhee herself, as DCPS Chancellor, placed to charters gaining access to closed DCPS buildings. The District has made significant improvement in this regard during the tenure of Mayor Vincent Gray and DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson, but still has more to do to ensure equitable access to facilities for charters.
Ms. Rhee's service as Chancellor of DC Public Schools was largely characterized by ambivalence towards the DC charter sector. That ambivalence appears to rear its head in this report, yielding a disconcerting disconnection from the facts on the ground. DC public schools are in fact on the move, evidenced by a growing enrollment and improving accountability and performance, led by a charter sector now educating nearly half of the public school students in the city. It's a shame that Students First and Ms. Rhee have chosen to avert their eyes from that progress in this misleading "Report Card."
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Not into lobster? First off, who are you? Second, don't worry. In addition to welcoming you to bring along your favorite beer or wine to their docks, the folks at Chauncey Creek invite you to bring anything not on their menu to enjoy. Just keep in mind that if you do, you'll miss some of the finest "bugs" (as they put it) in Maine, only about an hour north of Boston.


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ArenaNet has been awfully quiet lately about Guild Wars 2 and have even posted about the lengthy time until launch.
There are currently four known professions in Guild Wars 2 and four more unannounced. Which four do we know about? What are their special abilities?
Guilds obviously play a huge part in a game named "Guild Wars 2," however there is not a lot of information out there about the role that guilds will play.
Private Servers offer MMO gamers the opportunity to play the titles they love in ways that big-name developers don't offer their customers. Violating TOS and EULA agreements has never felt so good!
Many players have mixed feelings when it comes to microtransactions and their favorite games like Guild Wars 2.
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We've compiled everything there is to know about dungeons in the upcoming Guild Wars 2 into one helpful article. Looking forward to GW2 at you're farming away at the Hall of Monuments?


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The Commission of the FCI Grand Prix is hereby informing all the members that Mr Gerrits (International Ostseerennen) One Race Loft is hereby cancelled, and no FCI points will be given for the Ranking.
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Comedian Howie Mandel has canceled his Sunday, Oct. 28, show at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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Updated: May 7, 2010
About 1 million Americans suffer heart attacks each year, one third of them fatal. While often preceded by warning symptoms of coronary artery disease -- such as chest pain and shortness of breath -- many of the most fatal heart attacks occur with no warning at all.
Recently developed diagnostic techniques are greatly enhancing doctors' ability to evaluate an individual's level of risk for serious heart events, long before symptoms appear or a heart attack strikes.
Among the new tools is multislice computed tomography (CT), a painless, non-invasive screening procedure that measures the amount of potentially dangerous plaque buildup within the heart's arteries -- a precursor to dangerous heart attacks.
Blood tests of newly identified heart risk factors such as C-reactive protein (an indicator of inflammation in the body) and homocysteine (a toxic amino acid) can be combined with a CT evaluation to more precisely evaluate a person's risk for developing heart disease. Further, lack of fitness, as measured on a routine exercise stress test, is a powerful predictor of future heart events. When these screening procedures are followed by customized treatment and lifestyle changes, those risks may be greatly reduced.
Robin Quinn knew he shouldn't smoke. He knew his cholesterol was high and he ought to lose a few pounds. His family history carried a warning, too: His father had had a heart attack in his 50s.
The real estate broker from Kenansville was only 44, and his heart gave no sign of trouble. Still, Quinn figured he should start getting healthy. So he enrolled in the Duke Center for Living's "Healthy Escapes" program last fall.
Quinn was taken aback when a cardiovascular CT screening he underwent before beginning the program revealed that he could be on a fast track to a heart attack. Calcium deposits in his blood vessels stood out in bright white on the images like smears of marshmallow -- revealing that Quinn's heart was aging about 10 years faster than the rest of him.
"It got my attention," he says. "I knew if I didn't change my lifestyle and get these things under control, I would be just like my daddy and have a heart attack."
By far the most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease, a chronic condition that begins quietly, developing over many years or even decades before making its presence known. Particles rich with LDL ("bad") cholesterol accumulate on the inner walls of blood vessels. Layer by layer, these crusty curds or "plaques" gradually shrink and harden the blood vessels, choking off the heart's supply of oxygen-rich blood.
A fibrous cap develops over each fatty core of plaque. If that cap is very thin, the core is in danger of rupturing under stress. The blood vessels that race to the site of damage can pile up and form a clot -- triggering a heart attack, stroke, or other problems.
Coronary artery disease is usually silent until about age 40. That's when tell-tale signs start to show up on tests. Even then, outward symptoms can take years to surface. The classic warning signs of heart disease -- chest pain, fatigue, or shortness of breath -- are usually frightening enough to get people to a doctor if they haven't been already. But even more frightening is the fact that many catastrophic heart events occur with no warning at all.
According to William Kraus, MD, a preventive cardiologist at the Duke Center for Living, a comprehensive heart disease risk evaluation should be automatic for everyone -- men and women -- by age 40. Taking stock of your heart's health doesn't guarantee you won't have a heart attack or stroke. But early detection, customized treatment, and lifestyle changes can greatly reduce that risk.
"If you could put off a heart attack from age 40 to age 80," Kraus says, "that would be good, wouldn't it?"
For years, doctors have used risk indicators identified in the landmark Framingham study to evaluate their patients' likelihood of developing coronary artery disease. When Robin Quinn came to the Center for Living, the staff first looked for these warning signs, which include high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, elevated levels of triglycerides and "bad" cholesterol, family history of early vascular disease, and smoking.
But Quinn's Duke cardiologists went beyond the Framingham assessment, asking more specific questions and assessing the risk factors mentioned above to more precisely pinpoint his risk for a catastrophic heart event.
One of the newest ways that doctors can get a head start on heart disease is with relatively simple assessments of blood markers, waist circumference, and heart fitness on an exercise stress test.
There's growing evidence that not just the amount of cholesterol in the blood but the size of cholesterol particles themselves can affect heart disease risk. Kraus has discovered that exercise both reduces blood cholesterol levels and positively impacts the size of the protein particles to which they're attached, forming molecules known as lipoproteins. "Cholesterol carried by small, dense protein particles appears to cause disease more efficiently than larger, fluffier particles," Kraus says. "Exercise actually increases the size of lipoprotein particles carrying both good and bad cholesterol. The more exercise, the greater the improvement."
One of the most exciting new cardiovascular diagnostic tools in use at Duke is the multislice CT, which records multiple images of the heart and blood vessels at 10 times the speed of conventional CT scanners. A computer then reconstructs these visual "slices" into a 3-D image that reveals calcium buildup in the blood vessels as bright white spots that correspond to the size and distribution of plaques. Each patient receives a Coronary Calcification Score of high, medium, or low, compared to other patients of the same gender and similar age.
Robin Quinn's score of 27 revealed that his heart was, in effect, a decade further along in accumulating atherosclerotic deposits than it should have been.
Soon afterward, Quinn spent two weeks at the Duke Center for Living, learning what he could do to help his heart. He walked, jogged, and rode a bike around the tree-shaded campus. He met with a nutritionist and received detailed guidance on how to eat better. "I enjoyed it," Quinn says. "People in my age group are not always aware of stuff like this."
Quinn quit his 2-pack-a-day habit, cut out caffeine, and began drinking 64 ounces of water a day. "All of a sudden, I started sleeping."
His triglyceride count had been 700. He got it down to 300 on his own, then took medication to reduce it to 160. He's lost 20 pounds, too.
In a year or so, Quinn plans to take a CT scan again to see how his blood vessels have responded to these healthy lifestyle changes.
"It's like a report card that lets you see where you're headed," he says. "If you know this stuff has already started, you can start making changes to slow it down."


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Kenmore 2014 Special Events Calendar
Northshore Fire Open HouseSaturday, June 14; 9 to 12 p.m.Northshore Fire Headquarters, 7220 NE 181st StJoin in the fun at the annual Northshore Fire Department Open House. The free event features a pancake breakfast, a health and safety fair, and live firefighter demonstrations. Lots of activities for kids, including an opportunity to tour the fire engine, aide car, and rescue truck. For details, visit www.northshorefire.com.
Fireworks ShowFriday, July 4; 10 p.m.Log Boom ParkThe City hosts a professional fireworks show over Lake Washington.
Summer Concert SeriesThursdays, July 10 - August 14; 6 - 8 p.m.Saint Edward State Park, 14445 Juanita Drive NEThe City of Kenmore will sound off its 12th annual Kenmore Summer Concert Series for six consecutive Thursday evenings starting July 10 at Saint Edward State Park. The open stage at Saint Edward State Park is an ideal location to relax and enjoy a casual evening amidst the park's natural beauty. Visitors are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnic dinners to share a special summer night under the open sky. Each night features different music from around the globe.
Performer Submittal InformationThank you for your interest in performing at the 2014 concert series. To apply, send an email expressing interest and a link to your website to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than March 7, 2014.
Kenmore Play DaySaturday, August 9; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Lunch at noon)Rhododendron Park, 6910 NE 170th StThe City of Kenmore is proud to be selected as a KaBoom! Playful City USA Community. Kenmore is recognized for its expressed commitment and willingness to take action for play.
Come enjoy play for the entire family! There will be free food and activities. Details to come.
Additional events may be added throughout the year. Please check back for updates.
Thank You 2013 Event Sponsors
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Buyers ChoiceNorthshore Utility DistrictFazzari MarketingKenmore ReporterVision Quest Sports & FitnessKenmore Camera
Seeking 2014 SponsorsEvents sponsors are needed to help support the operation of City events. If you are interested in sponsoring City events in 2014, please contact the City of Kenmore at 425-398-8900 or email@example.com.


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Fazoli's recently renovated its Colorado Springs locations. The company has two locations in the Springs: 1790 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. and 3607 Austin Bluffs Parkway. The Kentucky-based company finished remodeling all nine of its Colorado locations, and has changed the service available throughout the state. Instead of ordering and returning to the counter to get… Continue Reading Fazoli's changes restaurant concept in Colorado
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Learn how to use the Elastic Beanstalk Worker Tier, Amazon SQS, and Amazon SES to deliver e-mail messages to your customers asynchronously.
Learn the 'how' and the 'why' for Spotify's Docker usage. They've already integrated it into their build pipeline and are now deploying Docker services to production.
Another tool for making your API development life easier has emerged on GitHub this week. The new tool is called Alpaca.
Learn how to make the best possible decisions for RI purchases, and how to significantly reduce the time needed to make those decisions.
Since software defined networking is mainly controlled through applications instead of ports, that's where industry-watchers expect network engineers to be doing more of their interaction with the network in the future, not through the command-line interface.
Cartridges are extremely convenient because they handle the database drivers for you. They also wire together other components and implement auto-scaling and other functionality.
This article is high level without any specific examples (but there are links) of these usages, but it's a good reference for beginners or even intermediate message queue users who may not have thought about all of these possibilities.
The biggest benefit of going cloud-native for Netflix came from moving to a service-based architecture, which allowed engineering teams to accelerate their development cycle and innovate more quickly.
A lot of developer tools and technologies have taken off this year, and some have been around for a while but are now poised for large-scale adoption. This article lists 30+ dev tools and technologies that I think are going to be big in 2014.
Hear about the lucky breaks, the gnarly mistakes, and the unknowable choices that Heroku developers had when building the architecture that powers Heroku Postgres, and listen to the bonus podcast from Thoughtbot for an even closer look.
Take a look at DigitalOcean's growth numbers this month. They've outpaced all of Amazon Web Services, which is impressive given the number of services that AWS entails, and the straightforward single service that DigitalOcean provides.
A founding member of the .NET project, Scott Guthrie is now VP of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business division, where he is responsible for Windows Azure as well as the .NET Framework and Visual Studio technologies. However, as you can see in this video, he's using a MacBook for the presentation. :)
For those who are not aware of monacle.io, it's a beautiful, mobile-first link sharing webpage design, and now it's open source! Here's how you can give it a no-tears deployment on Heroku.
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All KY Home Performance (KHP) evaluators and contractor/evaluators must be Building Performance Institute (BPI) certified. All contractors and installers must have a certified evaluator on each job. Training and certification can be obtained at:
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"Diferentes Pero Unidos"
"Different But United"
Latino Heritage Month 2011
Wednesday, Sept. 7: Campus Center 7:30-9 p.m.
Ice Cream Social!
Friday Sept. 9th and Sat. Sept. 10th: Eastern Mennonite High School 5:30 pm
Hector David in Concert! Check out this video of Hector David's Music !
Sat. Sept. 10th from 9-12pm Hector David will be doing 5 clinics for piano, drums, guitar, bass guitar, and violin. For $20 you can join one of the clinics for the morning and learn new techniques!
Thursday Sept. 15th: Latino Heritage Month Begins! Presidents Reception Room 12:05-1pm
LSA Latino Student Welcome Luncheon. Join LSA and other latino students to a homemade meal as we welcome the Latino Heritage Month.
Friday Sept. 16th: Lehman Auditorium. 10 a.m.
LSA University Chapel.
Wednesday Sept. 21st: Campus Center, Strite Auditorium (rm 105). 7-9:30 p.m.
Exploring Latino Culture. Join LSA students as they express a bit of their background through a Movie.
Friday Sept. 23rd and 30th: Aerobics Room (UC). 7:30-9 p.m.
LSA Salsa Lessons. Come learn some of Latin America's Traditional Dances!
Saturday Sept. 24th: Hillandale Park. 12-6 p.m.
International Festival. Come and enjoy International foods, musics, dances and a culture fashion show.
Tuesday Sept. 27th: Game Room (UC) 7-9pm
Game Night. Come for an evening of playing games! A tournament will be held at the end and the winning team will receive the trophy!
Friday Oct. 7th: Campus Center 9-12 am
Salsa Dance! Come dance typical Latin-American Dances such as Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata.
Monday Oct 10th: Common Grounds. 8-9 p.m.
Open Mic.
Wednesday Oct. 12th: Lehman Auditorium 10:00 am
University Chapel Coffee Break after Chapel
Thursday Oct. 13th: Campus Center @ 5pm
Dinner Potluck. Share a traditional dinner with the community as we give the Latino Heritage Month a closure. Bring a dish or pay $2.


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Does any guy cop to being a Hills fan? They come up to me with excuses like, "My girlfriend makes me watch." Yeah, right.Is it true you were cast when a producer noticed you sunning yourself? Yup. I was lying out by the pool in the apartment complex Lauren and Heidi were living in, and a producer started talking to me. He liked that I had just moved to L.A. to break into the industry, like the other girls on the show.CHECK OUT THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF MAXIM FOR THE REST OF AUDRINA´S INTERVIEW & PHOTO SHOOT! Get more of Audrina at Stuffmagazine.com. Then check out her Hills costar Heidi Montag.
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Be sure to read the Westside Messenger to find out whats going on in your neighborhood! To submit events and announcements to this section, e-mail information to west...@columbusmessenger.com.
GriefShare recovery support group will be hosted by Cypress Wesleyan Church in Galloway each Sunday at 6 p.m., Sept. 13 through Nov. 15. The class will meet in the District Center, 457 Alton-Darby Creek Road. The class is free, there is a $12 workbook fee – scholarships are available. Free childcare is provided for those with young children. To register or to receive more information, call Debbie Brisentine at 878-8192 ext. 225 or visit www.griefshare.org.
DivorceCare recovery seminar and support group will meet at Cypress Wesleyan Church, 377 Alton-Darby Creek Road, each Sunday at 6 p.m., Sept. 13 through Nov. 22. There will also be one session held on Saturday, Sept. 26. DC4K (DivorceCare for Kids) will be offered at the same time for children ages 5-12. The classes are free, however, there is a charge to cover the workbook ($12 for DivorceCare and $15 per child for DC4K, scholarships available). Childcare will also be provided for children not attending the DC4K classes. To register or for more information, call Debbie Brisentine at 878-8192 ext. 225 or visit www.divorcecare.org.
Free clothing and lunch
New Hope Church, 3060 W. Broad St., will provide free womens, mens and childrens clothing Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free lunch will be provided. All are welcome.
West High class of 1980
West High School class of 1980 is currently planning its 30th reunion and is looking for classmates. Contact Carol Wilcox Garrard at caro...@gmail.com or 266-6921, or Joni Mounts Penwell at jpen...@macb-law.com or 795-0356.
Aglow to meet
Aglow International will meet at 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 at the Potters House Church youth hall, 3220 Lowell Dr. in Columbus. The meeting cost is $5 per person and includes a continental breakfast. For reservations call 263-0607 or 879-7253.
Skate Park to host skateboarding competition
The Grove City Friends of the Skate Park will hold a skateboarding competition on Aug. 29 at the Grove City Skate Park. Proceeds from the competition will help pay for skate park maintenance and improvements as well as provide funds for future events.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and is $10. The competition begins at 11 a.m. Participants will compete in one of four divisions: beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert. The street and bowl divisions will be judged by a panel of experienced skateboarders and prizes will be awarded to the top three places in these divisions. Skaters of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. The event is expected to attract skaters from across Ohio.
The skate park will be closed to non-participants for the duration of the competition.
In case of inclement weather, the contest will be held Aug. 30. Information about event cancellations can be accessed on the Parks and Recreation information line at 277-3060.
For additional information visit myspace.com/gcfriendsoftheskatepark or call 586-6691.
Back to School Rally
Abundant Life Tabernacle, 35 Derrer Road, is having a Back To School Rally Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School on that day will begin at 9 a.m. This service will be oriented to children ages 5 – 11. E-mail pas...@abundantlifetabernacle.net or call 279-5433 with questions.
Westland Senior Citizens
The Westland Senior Citizens will meet on Aug. 13, at 11 a.m. at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church, 775 Galloway Road. The speaker will be a representative from Darby Dan Farms. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. For more information, call 830-0134.
Westland Senior Citizens
The Westland Senior Citizens will meet on Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church, 775 Galloway Road. The speaker will be Chief Feustel of the Prairie Township Fire Department. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. For more information, call 830-0134.
St. James Brats Fest
St. James Lutheran Church, 5660 Trabue Road, will host its 26th annual Brats Festival, Aug. 7-9. The event will include a large craft show, live German music and dancing, and a special appearance by the Hilliard Community Band. Call Mike Walls at 777-5065 for more information.
Westland class of 1980
The Westland High School class of 1980 is planning a 30th class reunion. Contact Leanna (Lyon) Everett at LCEB...@aol.com or 6974 S.E. Harbor Circle Stuart, FL 34996 for information.
Ready class of 1984
Bishop Ready class of 1984 is having their 25 year reunion Aug. 8. Invitations have been sent out. To update your information or for questions, contact Angie Warner (DiSabato) at warn...@aol.com, or Mike Crawford at Craw...@sbcglobal.net.
Cougars looking for 1979 classmates
The Westland High School class of 1979 30-year class reunion committee is looking for graduates. Contact Lorri Seedle Varney at 740-739-0677 or Vicki Baumgardner Clifford at 614-205-0469. Those interested can also e-mail Michele Wegman-Stinson at bmle...@yahoo.com.
West High class of 1969
The West High School class of 1969 will hold its 40th class reunion on Aug. 29 at JPs Barbeque at Bolton Field. For more information, contact Robin (McMillen) Gray at 870-8905 or Bea (Dodson) Bailey at 871-0335.
FHHS class of '64
The Franklin Heights High School class of 1964 will hold its 45-year class reunion Sept. 25-27. The weekend events will include a football game, dinner at China Bell and picnic at Gantz Park in Grove City. For additional information, contact Donna Dean at 882-9369 or 499-5560.
Friends Worship Center hosts senior group
Senior citizens are invited to a seniors group at Friends Worship Center, 3030 Clime Road, on the second Tuesday of each month from 12-2:30 p.m. The event will feature a light lunch, games and fellowship. There is no cost, but registration is required. Contact Martha at 875-8297, Juanita at 279-2382 or Debbie at 274-6505.
Briggs class of 1979
Briggs High School class of 1979 will hold its 30th reunion on Oct. 3. For more information, contact Kim Burke Collins at coll...@sbcglobal.net or Cindy Hale Seeley at 875-5167.
PTSC exercise programs
The Prairie Township Senior Center hosts the following exercise programs that are free and open to the public:
•Mondays – 10:30 a.m., aerobics; 2 p.m., line dance
•Tuesdays – 10 a.m., gentle stretchers
•Wednesdays – 10:30 a.m., body conditioning
•Fridays – 10 a.m., gentle stretchers
For additional information, call the center at 878-5110.
Free meals offered
The Church of the Lamb of God, 2216 Sullivant Ave., offers free meals on the fourth Saturday of each month.
American Legion Post 799
American Legion Post 799 holds their monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Prairie Township Fire Station, 123 Inah Ave.
The American legion is dedicated to supporting veterans and our country and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call Commander Vernon Hall at 878-9914.
Awana Clubs
Awana Clubs for boys and girls, from three-years-old to sixth grade, will be held Wednesdays, from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. at Briggs Road Baptist Church, 3231 Briggs Road. Call 272-7430 for more information.
MOPS at Cypress Wesleyan
Cypress Wesleyan Church, 377 Alton Darby Creek Road in Galloway, will host Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) on Monday evenings 6:30 – 8 p.m. and Tuesday mornings 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. For more info or to register for MOPS, go to the Web site: www.cypressonline.net/what we do/women/mops or call the church 614-878-8192.
Golden Age Center
The Salvation Army Golden Age Center, 2300 W. Mound St., invites anyone aged 60 or over to attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for lunch, crafts, movies, BINGO, games, health and fitness, and fun. Call Ellen Marvin, senior director, at 274-7600, ext. 108, one day in advance to reserve lunch for $1.25 per day. Fee for expenses is $9 per month.
VFW Post 6065
VFW Post 6065 will hold their meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Meetings last about one hour and are held at the Prairie Township Senior Center, 4616 West Broad St. Those interested in getting involved or volunteering time should attend a meeting. The Ladies Auxiliary meets at 6:30 p.m. The motivations of the VFW are patriotic, historical, and educational. They strive to perpetuate the memory and history of their dead, and to assist their widows and orphans. Call Will Davis at 309-0171 for further information.
Exercise for seniors
Seniors are invited to exercise on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 55 Pasadena Ave. Men and women aged 50 to 90 and up have exercised at the facility since 2001. The instructor leads each session with warm-ups, play balls, resistance bands, hand weights, some low-impact aerobics and balance activities. Each participant can adapt the routine to his/her comfort level. The cost is $35 for each eight-week session. Call the instructor, Lori Vazquez, at 989-4595 with questiions.
Paper recycling at Parkview
Parkview United Methodist Church, 344 S. Algonquin Ave., is providing the community with recycling bins for paper products. Bring newspapers, magazines, junk mail, etc., to the green and yellow bins in the church parking lot. No cardboard or phone books will be accepted. Questions, call 875-7231.


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