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Auburn QB Nick Marshall Addresses Media for 1st Time Since Citation
Auburn senior quarterback Nick Marshall hasn't made headlines for the right reasons this offseason after leading the Tigers to a 12-2 record, an SEC title and a berth in the BCS National Championship in 2013.
Marshall received a citation for marijuana possession in July and won't start Auburn's Aug. 30 season opener against Arkansas as a result. On Sunday, the quarterback spoke to the media for the first time since the incident, saying, via Charles Goldberg of AuburnTigers.com:
I made a mistake and I'm just trying to gain my trust back from the coaches. I let my family down and I'm also trying to gain their trust back and also the Auburn fans.
The incident that happened, it's just going to change me as a better man on and off the field.
Per James Crepea of the Montgomery Advertiser, the quarterback also said, "It's been tough because I'm not too much worried about the Heisman. I'm trying to go out there and win the trust of my teammates."
These statements were solely intended for the press, as Crepea tweeted none of Marshall's teammates or coaches were in attendance:
John Zenor of the Associated Press explained that Marshall had previously apologized to the team:
Head coach Gus Malzahn is still in Marshall's corner going forward. He said earlier this month that the dynamic signal-caller is "still our quarterback," according to Alex Scarborough of ESPN.com.
In 2013, Marshall broke out as a dual-threat quarterback, passing for 1,976 yards and 14 touchdowns while rushing for 1,068 yards and 12 scores. This season, Marshall will be heavily leaned upon as he orchestrates Auburn's offense without the presence of speedy running back Tre Mason, whom the St. Louis Rams drafted in the third round of the most recent NFL draft.
Bleacher Report's Michael Felder, Barrett Sallee and Adam Kramer broke down Marshall's upside and outlook for the 2014 season:
Unfortunately, we'll have to wait to see the quarterback in action due to the team-imposed suspension that will force him to sit on the bench for an undisclosed amount of time against Arkansas.
Until Marshall returns, we can expect to see sophomore Jeremy Johnson take the reins. Last season, Johnson looked sharp in limited snaps, completing 70.7 percent of his passes for 422 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions.
While Johnson looked fine in that small sample size, Auburn will need Marshall back in the fold to remain competitive in a very difficult SEC. A threatening presence on the football field, Marshall's playmaking ability with his arm and legs will continue to cause nightmares for opposing defensive coordinators.
With a full year of experience under his belt, Marshall should be expected to take some significant steps forward this season. If that's the case, we will certainly be hearing his name mentioned in Heisman Trophy conversations on a regular basis.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 5 in the Amway Coaches Poll and has substantial aspirations for the season ahead.
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4 Things We've Learned About Texas A&M Through Fall Camp so Far
The Texas A&M football team has completed its second week of fall camp, and some themes have started to emerge. The Aggies will be improved on defense, but how much they are improved remains to be seen.
The central theme that most prognosticators have been hitting on during the offseason has been that the Aggies will take a step back on the field because their offense will drop off without quarterback Johnny Manziel at the helm. They also expect the defense will still struggle to be effective.
Most pundits are ignoring the fact that the Aggies played a lot of freshmen on defense in 2013, and they will improve simply through maturing. There will not be as many busts because those sophomores will have a better understanding of the defense, and they will be more physically prepared to face off against SEC offenses.
The defense—particularly the front four—should be improved in 2014. This is a look at that defensive improvement and a few other things that have become apparent during the second week of fall camp.
Florida State Holds Jameis Winston Q&A on Twitter, Crab Leg Questions Pour in
The Florida State Seminoles football program thought it would be a good idea to hold a Twitter Q&A with starting quarterback Jameis Winston.
Unfortunately for the team, people seemed more concerned about his incident involving crab legs than they were about the coming football season.
There were plenty of funny responses, but here are a few of the best using #AskJameis:
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SEC Football: Ranking Fastest Players Heading into 2014 Season
"SEC speed" is a much-talked-about topic in every pocket of the country, and even though it's superiority is probably blown out of proportion, it is not altogether wrong to call the conference the fastest in America from top to bottom.
Unfortunately, the argument over which players best contribute to that speed is always an infuriating one to have.
How do we measure who is fastest? With quantifiable scores such as the 40-yard dash and track times or with what we see on game tape? And if it's the former, what times can and can't we trust? How do we know which hand-timed 40 is legit and which one isn't?
This list attempted to use a combination of those factors. We found all the official 40 times and track results we could, and we did our research to consider the unofficial scores as well. Then we watched some tape and saw which players looked the fastest on the field.
Alas, this list is still sure to end in disagreement, which is fine. It is not intended as a definitive ranking of the fastest players in the league, because putting together one of those would literally be impossible. Short of getting all these players together in a controlled environment on multiple occasions to take multiple samples running some sort of ringer of sprints, there is no way to know for sure who is fastest.
All we can realistically do is process the available data and make our most educated guess. That is what this list represents.
Sound off below to let me know why I'm an idiot!
Max Wittek Rumors: Latest News, Buzz and More Surrounding QB's Transfer
USC quarterback Max Wittek is reportedly close making his long-awaited move away from the vaunted Southern California football program.
According to CBS Sports' Jeremy Fowler, Wittek is expected to join the University of Hawaii program later this month:
He is looking to transfer away from USC in the wake of young signal-caller Cody Kessler's rise to the starting role. Kessler came into his own in 2013, tossing 20 touchdowns against just seven interceptions.
Wittek would have to sit out the next season at Hawaii due to the NCAA's transfer rules, unless some sort of unforeseen exception is granted. This would leave the incoming junior with just one year of eligibility.
The 6'4" pocket passer appeared in just five games for the Trojans last season, completing 14 of 26 passes for 212 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
This isn't the first report of a move away from Southern California for Wittek. He appeared to be set to move to the University of Texas, but Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman reported in May that Texas backed away from offering Wittek a scholarship for undisclosed reasons. It appears that indeed nothing ever materialized.
If Wittek does join Hawaii, he will have the opportunity to learn from vaunted quarterback guru Norm Chow, who is the head coach of the Rainbow Warriors. Chow also has connections to the USC program, having served as the offensive coordinator there from 2001-04.
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Alabama Football: Takeaways and Complete Stats from Tide's 1st Fall Scrimmage
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was a rain-soaked day on Saturday for the Alabama football team in its first of two fall-camp scrimmages.
The team worked in Bryant-Denny Stadium in front of only close friends and family in an otherwise closed scrimmage. The Crimson Tide had to take a 40-minute break for lightning and storms, before finishing it out in a torrential downpour.
A drenched Nick Saban took the podium to answer a few questions and released partial stats from the scrimmage, which included some situational work.
Here are some takeaways, followed by the complete statistics.
All quiet on the quarterback front
As expected, Saban did not release quarterback stats or say much at all in the way of the battle under center. He noted that it would be unfair to judge the quarterbacks considering it poured rain for much of the afternoon.
"I think it would be unfair to either player to really evaluate any kind of passing statistics based on today," Saban said.
"First of all, you almost have to include the drops, because there were a few drops because of the conditions. I just don't think it would be fair based on those conditions, to try to make some kind of statistical assessment. That's not the most important thing to us. I think we have a lot of things that we did very well out there today."
Saban is right to make that judgement, considering the circumstances. Even if he released stats with that disclaimer, they would only serve to add more fuel to the quarterback-battle fire that Saban is trying to keep under control.
The only other comment he offered up praised and criticized both equally for the same thing:
"I think they both did a lot of good things. I think they both have some things that they wish they had back. And I think they both probably made some choices and decisions that we can improve on. But I also think that both guys showed that they're capable of doing what we need to do with them on offense so that we can be effective with the other players that we have.
We're not pleased or satisfied completely with where they are, but we're not disappointed in the progress that we're making at that position. It was a tough day to operate out there. After the first, I think, series that each team had, we're 40 minutes in the locker room, and then we go out there, and it's raining the whole time. But I thought both guys handled that well too."
The team will scrimmage again next Saturday, but don't expect any kind of statistics then either, even if it is sunshine and 75 degrees with a cool breeze.
Injury update and a couple of new, but minor ones
The good news is that Alabama escaped relatively injury-free, except for one. The bad news is that it's a potential starter who will now miss valuable learning time.
JUCO offensive lineman Dominick Jackson sustained a sprained ankle "that might keep him out for a couple of weeks," according to Saban.
Jackson was expected to come in and compete at right guard, really Alabama's only question mark right now on the offensive line. The No. 2 JUCO prospect in the 2014 class was getting his feet wet and appeared poised to have a shot at the starting right guard spot.
This injury puts him behind the eight ball now.
Leon Brown, another candidate at right guard, is currently nursing a foot injury. So the pressure is squarely on Alphonse Taylor, a redshirt sophomore who's been running with the ones at right guard so far in fall camp.
Otherwise, Alabama came out healthy outside of a few nicks and bruises.
Cornerback Eddie Jackson, who is recovering faster than expected from a major knee surgery, did not participate.
"He probably could have scrimmaged today, but that was our choice not to do that," Saban said. "He's been doing a good job in practice. I don't think that's a position that you can play if you're not 100 percent. And he's certainly making great progress. Can do everything in practice, but I don't think he's ready to go out there and scrimmage football yet."
Defense catching up
With several injuries on defense, Saban said the unit is taking its lumps.
"Defensively, we have a long way to go," he said. "I think we missed a lot of tackles. We had a lot of young players that are getting a lot of opportunities because of the players that we have out. We have a lot of defensive players that are out, that if you added them up in the two-deep, that's quite a few guys."
While it may be detrimental in the short term, young players are getting more opportunities to contribute and learn from their mistakes. That could pay dividends down the road and helps to build depth early on.
"The good part about that is some of the freshmen players that may be able to help us are getting lots of turns, lots of reps," he said. "It goes with the territory that they make a few more mistakes. But that's the best learning opportunities that they have. When they make a mistake, they sort of get an opportunity to learn more, grow more and maybe improve as a player more quickly."
Complete stats
The following stats were provided by a UA spokesman after the scrimmage. They include 11-on-11 work, situational drills, red-zone, goal-line and two-minute drills. Again, no quarterback stats were released.
Kenyan Drake: 6 carries, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
T.J. Yeldon: 4 carries, 35 yards
Tyren Jones: 13 carries, 30 yards, 1 touchdown
Derrick Henry: 6 carries, 23 yards, 1 touchdown
Kenyan Drake: 4 receptions, 65 yards
Robert Foster: 2 receptions, 57 yards
Amari Cooper: 4 catches, 56 yards, 1 touchdown
Christion Jones: 2 catches, 45 yards, 1 touchdown
ArDarius Stewart: 3 catches, 33 yards
Jonathan Allen: 5 tackles, 2 sacks
Dillon Lee: 4 tackles
Da'Shawn Hand: 4 tackles, 1 sack
Reuben Foster: 3 tackles, 1 sack
Reggie Ragland: 3 tackles
Special teams:
Adam Griffith: 4-of-5 on field goals
Marc Torrence is the Alabama lead writer for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. All stats come from cfbstats.com. All recruiting information comes from 247Sports.
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Ohio State Football Players Use Memory Foam Mattresses to Nap in Locker Room
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team had two practices on Saturday, so the players made sure to get some rest after the morning practice in preparation for the next one.
After being given memory foam air mattresses, the Buckeyes players set them up in the locker room to get in some solid nap time.
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32-Year-Old Active Navy SEAL Tom Hruby Trying to Make Northwestern Football Team
Tom Hruby is 32 years old, but that's not stopping him from trying to make the Northwestern football team. Along with a wife and three kids, he also happens to be an active Navy SEAL.
Last summer, Hruby was accepted to Northwestern at 31 years old after taking the SAT. He became a SEAL back in 2006, serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Hruby spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times about his time as a SEAL and about taking on the challenge of possibly making the Wildcats football team:
One day you're blowing things up, the next day I'm fast-roping out of a helicopter, the next day I'm parachuting at 20,000 feet. It's inherently dangerous. When you start, you're like, 'God, I could die any minute. Any one of these things today can kill me if I don't do it right.'
I don't feel like where I'm at today is some outstanding or amazing thing. It's just more of a challenging route . . . the way I kind of think about finding and accepting and trying to take on these challenges that most people would probably say are impossible, one, or very unlikely or just plain dumb.
The 32-year-old will be trying to make the team as a defensive end while living in the dorms, visiting his family on the weekends and still working as a SEAL instructor.
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Michigan Football: What 4-Star RB Mike Weber's Commitment Means to Wolverines
Picture a pair of tree trunks attached to a steel core: That's Mike Weber, who adds respectable speed and incredible strength to Michigan's 2015 class.
The Detroit Cass Tech 4-star running back pledged to Wolverines coach Brady Hoke this past week, giving Michigan yet another high-mileage option for next fall and beyond. His commitment is important—that much is clear.
But how important?
It's not like the Wolverines were dangerously short on help—they'll have junior versions of De'Veon Smith and Derrick Green in 2015, not to mention Ty Isaac, who just transferred from USC, a school that courted Weber with a relentless hand.
However, the Technician isn't just a running back; he symbolizes that Hoke's influence remains heavy in the Great Lakes State.
Quick Hits
Rankings, per 247Sports: No. 115 overall, No. 14 RB, No. 2 overall in state.
Note: For local reaction to Weber's commitment, be sure to listen to the latest episode of Sports in the Mitten, hosted by yours truly. Detroit Radio 1's Lauren Beasley, who has close ties to the Cass Tech senior, spoke highly of Weber's work ethic. And although he didn't choose Michigan State, Weber most certainly caught the attention of Spartan Mag's Paul Konyndyk.
Maize 'n Brew put together a nice scouting report on Weber. The guys at the Wolverines blog practice a bit of cautious optimism, but they like what they see.
Ring in Weber
Weber is the type of guy that Hoke wants and needs. Success in the Big Ten comes on the ground, and Michigan's ghastly attempts haven't yielded a 1,000-yard rusher since 2011 (Fitzgerald Toussaint).
This season should spark the necessary change, and Weber will be a part of that. He may not be the type to lead the league in rushing and flood the record books, but he's capable of giving his team at least 25 solid carries each game.
Again, he's a workhorse back—a player who reminds me a bit of former Spartans star Javon Ringer (5'9", 202 lbs at MSU), whose philosophy of "see hole, hit hole, run through" worked wonders for a developing, back-to-the-basics approach in East Lansing.
Now, don't get upset about the Michigan State comparison. It fits. Ringer carried the ball nearly 400 times as a senior, tearing away chunks of yards from the field each Saturday—and he did well against Michigan too. I'm imagining a similar performance from Weber but maybe scaled down since he'll be sharing the workload with Smith, Green and Isaac.
However, he could end up as the go-to back as a junior and senior. That would be ideal, obviously, as experienced backs typically provide a little comfort for coaches, teammates and fans. Having a proven commodity certainly trumps waiting for underclassmen to shine.
Can you say "program back"? I mean, let's not jinx the guy, but Weber is hardly a throw-in player. He's been one of Hoke's highest priorities for more than a year.
Punch the Clock
Back in June, at the Sound Mind Sound Body football camp in Detroit, Weber discussed his desire to compete for a starting position. He told me that he wasn't afraid to go up against established players—his goal is to play and to play as soon as possible.
Sure, they all say that. But while standing face-to-face with what basically equates to an Abrams tank, I couldn't help but feel that he was almost predicting, rather than wishing.
For that reason, I can't see him not being on the field as a freshman. Star power? Probably not right then. But promises of things to come? Yeah, that's a safe bet. He's the right back for the "new" system being implemented by Doug Nussmeier.
Weber spoke highly of the new offensive coordinator, saying that he was looking forward to creating a strong bond with the former Alabama OC who's working to awaken Michigan's one-time feared running game.
Mixing Weber into a steady three-back rotation should be quite easy for Nussmeier, who orchestrated a Tide offense that squeezed out 205 yards per game. That was only good for No. 25 overall, but compare that to what Team 134 did—just 125.7 per outing—and there is reason to be optimistic about what Weber can do in the future and what Nussmeier will get started this fall.
The bottom line is this: Some guys are good fits. Some are great.
And some are meant to be. Weber, Michigan and Nussmeier are an ideal match.
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Clemson Football: Week 1 Fall Camp Stock Report
Clemson began its fall camp this week, and there were many new developments with the football team. Some key freshmen have started to stand out, and other players have surprised the coaches as well.
Wide Open at Running Back
While it's expected that D.J. Howard is the slight favorite at running back, because of his experience, this position is still wide open.
OrangeAndWhite.com revealed Dabo Swinney's thoughts on the position earlier this week.
(Zac) Brooks has had a good camp, (Wayne) Gallman has shown improvement and D.J. Howard has been the leader of the group. And it is amazing to have a player as talented as C.J. Davidson who basically walked in off the streets two years ago. Kurt Fleming is a different type of runner who will have a role for us.
The starter for the Georgia game is still a mystery at this point, as all the backs have provided a solid competition.
Ammon Lakip's Leg Strength
Replacing a kicker as efficient as Chandler Catanzaro doesn't figure to be an easy task, but Lakip appears ready for the challenge.
As Roy Philpott of CUTigers.com notes, his kick earlier in the week could have been made from 65 yards out.
Work Hard, Play Hard
The biggest highlight of my week didn't happen on the football field. One of the things trending around the Twitter world this week was Cole Stoudt's mannequin prank, in which he was able to scare a few Tiger fans.
SportsCenter tweeted out the video for many to see this week.
Jordan Leggett is Developing as More Than a Receiver
Leggett realizes that he has to be a better blocker to see significant snaps this season. Per Brandon Rink of OrangeAndWhite.com, the coaches have a message for the tight end: "They said if I wanted to get on the field and be a more complete player and play 50 snaps a game – I had to be a route runner (and) a blocker," said Leggett.
With the recent injury to Stanton Seckinger, Leggett will have an opportunity to really show off in camp. Sam Cooper is the best blocking tight end on the team and will get significant playing time because of what he provides in the running game, but Leggett could be one of Stoudt's main targets.
Carlos Being Carlos
Carlos Watkins missed a lot of time last season after being involved in a car accident, which ultimately led to a redshirt. Swinney has confidence that Watkins could be a difference-maker on this brutal defensive line, per ClemsonTigers.com.
"Carlos is back to being Carlos. He had a great camp last year and started against Georgia in the opener. He looks great. He is going to benefit by redshirting last season," Swinney said.
He isn't a guy who is going to play a huge role but can certainly provide even more depth on an already talented defensive front.
Progression of Freshmen
This freshman class has many Clemson fans excited, and rightfully so. Deshaun Watson, the headliner of the signing class, has not disappointed so far. Swinney said last week that Watson "is just a special young talent that just gets better every single day."
A few other freshmen who have stood out this week are Adam Choice, Artavis Scott, Trevion Thompson and Mackensie Alexander, among others.
Looking Ahead
The first week of practice will conclude Saturday with a scrimmage, then its off to another week of getting prepared for the season. As the intensity of these practices rises, so should the pressure for guys to step up and win these position battles.
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Ranking the Top 5 Oregon Football Players of All Time
Ranking the Top 5 Oregon Football Players of All Time
With Oregon football season approaching, Marcus Mariota could join a conversation that includes Joey Harrington and LaMichael James as one of the best Ducks ever.
The Oregon Ducks have recently become one of the most celebrated teams in college football. But according to Andrew Greif from The Oregonian, a major theme for the team from their 2014 media day on August 4 was that last year's 11-2 record simply "isn't good enough."
With an already impressive career at Oregon, potential success in the inaugural College Football Playoff could cement Mariota's legend as one of the greatest to ever play for the Ducks.
Now (I've decided on your behalf) would be a good time to refresh on some of the other greats whom Mariota would be joining. For argument's sake, I decided to limit my list to only the top five players—don't worry, there will be a few honorable mentions as well—to wear an Oregon uniform. Active players like Mariota do not count.
Some of the players, though, played for the Ducks before Nike had much to do with aforementioned uniforms. This is not just to avoid nearsightedness, but also to account for different eras, coaches and systems for the team. Just because someone played for the Ducks in 1978 when the team was 1-10 shouldn't disqualify a phenomenal player from contention.
Imagine, for example, what Chip Kelly could have done with some of the stars from previous decades. Instead, my criteria looked for a variety of traits: intangibles and athleticism, stardom and success as well as swagger.
Most importantly, however, I hoped to find the players who had the greatest overall impact on the program. Beyond stats, I included the players who would be remembered at Oregon forever—both because of their performance and because of their lasting legacy.
Selections are based on play at Oregon, and not in the NFL. I did notice, however, that many of Oregon's top performers did come in recent years.
Note: This list is imperfect. No amount of research could give me the "correct" answer, because there is no such thing as the right answer. I have my biases, considering when I attended the UO.
If and when you do decide to comment, I'd love to hear what you think a more appropriate top five may have looked like.
College Football QBs Who Could Shock World by Starting Week 1
The projected starting quarterback at the start of fall camp does not always win the job by the end of fall camp.
Last year, for example, Blake Bell was favored to win the starting job at Oklahoma after serving as the short-yardage quarterback behind Landry Jones in 2012 and 2011. But a redshirt freshman named Trevor Knight swept the coaches off their feet in August and took the first snap of the season against UL-Monroe.
This year, there are numerous candidates to pull off the same sort of upset as Knight did. If the season started today, they probably wouldn't hear their numbers called, but they have the talent and the opportunity to change that in the next three weeks.
Sometimes that is an indictment of the players projected ahead of them; other times it's an endorsement of the backup. In most cases, it's a varied combination of the two.
This list includes all of the above.


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For now the Dear Jane quilt "Insanity" will reside on my bed. Melanie is going to hang it on a wall after I give it to her so I need to put a hanging sleeve on the back of the quilt still. I am going to make the sleeve in such a way that a bracket can go in the middle to give the weight of the quilt support as it is heavy. For now though the quilt is on my bed and it will remain there for about a year for me to enjoy. I put the Twisted Star quilt that I had on the bed so the back of the quilt which is a purple moda marble is on top, the Insanity is on top of that making the underneath quilt look more like a bed skirt. At night I will simply fold the quilt and lay it over the tall stool I have in the bedroom in the corner of the room so it is out of the way and then when I make the bed in the morning it will go back over it. I still need to design a label for the back of the quilt. I haven't uploaded the program I use on my new computer but I decided to get a newer version of Print Master Gold anyhow so I will do that soon. I have Print Master 12 and I think it is up to version 17 or 19 now and have newer ideas for it with internet access. I'm sure plenty of new clip art also which I use a lot on my labels.
My younger daughter-Jessica will be receiving the second Dear Jane "Insanity Revisited" sometime after that one is finished. I need to sew row 8 on to the blocks and then I will post a new photo of that quilt. While the grandchildren were here examining the quilts which they love to do asking what will be next I showed Ciera the "Little Brown Bird" quilt and told her that I was thinking of making that one – her words "that one will be mine". (I told her maybe she would get it when she was 21 – she is 7 now – that should give me plenty of time to make it and enjoy it if I decide to do so). Utah spent one evening working on a design for a quilt that he wants me to make – he said it would be the quilt to use while watching tv in their basement family room which is a little chilly in the winter. Designed by Utah and made by Grandma – he specifically said that it had to have scraps of fabric in it from a quilt that I made him last year He had the big pad of drawing paper out, a square quilting ruler and colored pencils – he did a really good job but was only about a 1/4 of the way done with it when they left for home. He took the drawing home with him and said he will finish it and send it to me – I don't know if he will keep his interest but if he sends it back I will see what I can do with it.
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We just got back from our camping weekend. I haven't had time to look through photos but I wanted to put a link here to my daughter Melanie's blog where she posted photo's of our Thanksgiving.
I will post again later if I get to it. While the kids were here visiting we got a photo of me and Mel holding up THAT QUILT that she has been waiting patiently for me to finish. Now she has had her first look at it and will wait awhile before I hand it over! She was drooling I will get one of the photo's from Mike to post.
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I don't know about anyone else but I ate too much. We went through so many pumpkin pies – we love it. We eat it for breakfast, dessert, snacks – it is the only time of year I make it. We are bringing the leftovers with us.
We made use of our motorhome as we had too many people in the house the last couple days and when that happens it is very handy to have the motorhome next to the house. We make use of the extra sleeping space and the bathroom – it is heated and has water in the tank. But because we did use the bathroom and it is almost time for winter that means we must dump the tanks and then winterize the pipes. We decided the easiest way to do that is to go camping We will have fun, go hiking, enjoy nature and then dump the tanks and when we get home Mike will winterize the vehicle.
We will just be gone for the weekend – our last camping trip of the year – it will be a short trip but enjoyable. The campground that we are going to is a short drive – less than an hours drive from here. It is supposed to be in the 60's this weekend although the evenings will be chilly.
While the kids where here we made use of the firepit that we had gotten for the stone area that Mike added to our deck. Here is a photo of the stone area and when Mike gets all his photos loaded on the computer I will put one on of the kids roasting marshmallows on Wednesday – they had fun and it made them feel like they were camping. We will be able to enjoy this fire pit almost all year round. It has a cover to go over it to protect it from the rain but most likely most of the time it will be put under the protection of the roof on the porch. There is a table top that you can put over the area that you put the wood in and then it turns into a table.
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The house is full, the grandchildren are visiting here are some photos of my cuties having fun.
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My second Dear Jane - Insanity Revisited now has 8 rows finished. I need to sew the 8th row onto the 7 rows already put together. Not sure if I will be working on that over the next couple days or not. Dear Daughter #2 and family+ large dog Max arrive in an hour or so and will be here until Friday. Our little house will be bursting at it's seams.
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Sonoma State Entrepreneurs: 2012 Business Plan Competition Applications Due March 5th
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Sonoma State Entrepreneurs: 2012 Business Plan Competition
Applications Due March 5th
Rohnert Park, CA: Calling all Sonoma State entrepreneurs! Applications for the North Bay iHub 2012 Business Plan Competition are due Monday, March 5th. Jump start your business plan, test your ideas and connect with the community. The annual event provides opportunities for entrepreneurs in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties to create a business plan and investor pitch based on guidance and critique from experienced mentors and judges. Top plans will receive recognition and exposure at a public event at Sonoma State University and will be eligible for prizes.
The competition is a collaboration between Sonoma State's School of Business and Economics and the North Bay iHub, one of twelve state innovation centers throughout California, and is part of the School's efforts to engage faculty, student, and community entrepreneurs in curriculum, partnerships, and mentoring focused on new businesses. Entries are grouped in four tracks: IT, life sciences, energy and clean-tech, and goods and services.
Participation in the 2012 competition will see your team from the conceptual stage through the creation of a business plan and presentation of an investor pitch. Sonoma State students and faculty who submit business plans will receive several "value add" services to assist them in their plan development, including:
• Mentoring and pitch coaching through both the campus Entrepreneur-in-Residence program and from iHub mentors;
• A workshop on "Finding Your Founder" by Brian Ostrovsky, the current Entrepreneur-in-Residence;
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• Free use of eFO (electronicFinancialOfficer) to help with the hardest part of a business plan - development of financial pro forma financial statements. (www.electronicFinancialOfficer.com)
The competition is calling for submission of plans from all campus and North Bay entrepreneurs by March 5. Final presentations are planned for June 1, 2012 at SSU.
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For more information, visit www.sonoma.edu/sbe.
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The North Bay Innovation Hub (iHub) is a regional economic development collaborative formed under the State's innovative new program to modernize California's approach to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The North Bay iHub seeks to mitigate political barriers and promote a regional approach to stimulating job creation and technology commercialization in Napa, Marin and Sonoma counties. The iHub achieves this by stimulating partnerships between non-profit economic development organizations, government entities, universities, businesses, and investment networks to accelerate investment and economic development. The goal of these partnerships is to provide a continuum of support for young, innovative technology companies. Collaborating regional organizations include: Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster (iHub coordinator); Northern California Small Business Development Center; Sonoma State University; City of Santa Rosa; City of Rohnert Park; Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce; Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce; North Bay Angels; Sonoma County Economic Development Board; Marin Economic Forum; Wavepoint Ventures.
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Dear Mrs.Zaman,
Thank you for replying to my post.
Unfortunately the celebrity look alike feature will not be re-introduced, at least not for the immediate future.
Again we apologise for this.
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Dear Mr. Aston,
I understand and it is quite alright, no worries.
Thank you for your reply,
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Dear Arthur,
Thank you for writing on our Forum.
Your Family Tree Builder and online trees will automatically sync with one another every 24 hours, even if your Family Tree Builder is closed (as long as your computer is turned on!). The sync will also occur every time that you save your project.
Photos and tagging of photos that are added by other members of the site will also be conveniently synchronized to your project on Family Tree Builder.
The information that always prevail is the one on the site. That happens because otherwise, information that would be added online by your site members would be overridden by the version of the tree that you have on the Family Tree Builder.
In case of discrepancy, on the Family Tree Builder you will receive a pop-up message telling you about that discrepancy and giving you the option to either upload the version from the FTB to the site (and therefore override the online version) or download the site version (and therefore override the FTB version).
I hope I could clarify your doubts.
Have a great day!
First let me say I hate your weird contact form, I can't work it out. If I have a problem I want to go to a standard contact form, not get lost in a mess of questions and answers. I'll look through them all by myself.
Hence the question here, I couldn't work the form in Help.
A relation and myself have family sites with exactly the same name. It will be a lot less confusing if one of us changes.
I have read "How can I change the name of my family site", but I have a further question;
If I follow those instructions, will the name change in Family Tree Builder as well or is there something else I need to do?
You have corresponded already with us before, through the Support Team e-mail address. So, if the Contact Form is difficult for you, you can always get back to us by sending a message to the same e-mail address, in case you specifically want to contact the Support Team.
The Forum, as you may have so far noticed, is a public open area for users to exchange experience and help. And although we from MyHeritage Team do moderate it, that is sometimes not the fastest way to get in touch with us.
And the answer for your question then is: yes, it will change automatically in your Family Tree Builder and there's nothing else you need to do other than change it online.
Have a great day!
Best regards,
Thank you, and please remind me...what IS the e-mail address?
I would have used it if I could have found it. As I explained I searched for the address under Contact, where one might expect to find it.
Thank you,
P.S. Just because I managed to do it before, that does not mean I remember how to do it again. I suspect that at that time I looked it up and found it under Contact and you have since 'improved' the system. G.
Hello Geoff,
It's the same e-mail you received my contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The reason of the Contat form is to guide the users in order to contact us in a more efficient way, leading them to send us exactly the necessary information in their message that we need to be able to locate and identify the issue faster and therefore give a faster assistence.
Best regards,
I understand the reason, I just did not have any grand-children with me to guide me through the thing.
Jag har lyckats ställa till det så att det inte längre går att redigera mitt träd från nätet och när jag nu försöker fixa det från Family tree builder (ja det är senaste verisionen) så säger den bara att trädet har inte laddats ner korrekt. samt vägrar öppna projektet. Med andra ord. Det går inte att redigera på webben och heller inte från datorn. Vad göra? har någon varit med om något liknande?
Anders J
Tack för ditt inlagg på vårt Forum.
Jag har fixat det åt dig, så nu kan du arbeta på nätet.
Ha det så bra!
Jag har samma problem. Har använt mig av WEB online och ville börja använda FTB.
FTB kraschar vid installation men nu står WEB online i FTB Source och jag kan inte längre redigera i WEBen.
FTB går att starta men Data är korrupt och ingen sync görs. Stannar efter 10%. Nu har jag avinstallerat FTB men WEB online står fortsatt Source FTB
Man tackar.
Please help!!
I want to invite a friend to my family tree.
When I try I only find family members to invite. How can I send an invitation to someone outside my tree?
Hope to get information about this.
Regards Britt
Britt, did you manage to invite the person that you wanted to invite?
/ Sara
Thank you very much for helping me out with this.
Hugs Britt
I am a new convert to MyHeritage from FTM so forgive me for being a bit of a FTB numpty.
I am wanting to print .jpg images of ancestor and descendant reports as the tree owner so that I can embed them in my own family history web site. I would like to only display the birth year for any living person, but as the web master, I get the full birth date. I cannot find how to (or if indeed I can) do this.
Any help would be appreciated
You could use the birth year, with the actual date as a 'private' (check the box) NOTE in the person's "card".
Not exactly what you asked for but might be the only way.
Those 'private notes' are really handy, I use them a lot.
Thanks Geoff,
I'll have a look at that and see if it works...
Or enter your wife (friend, made up name, whatever) as a plain ordinary member not the webmaster, and maybe the details on 'their' My Heritage site would be useful to you. Perhaps the made up name would be best because they would not show as a relative and would not get confidential stuff....??? Dunno.
(You need an e-mail address, I think not yours, to add them as a MEMBER not just a person in your tree; but (your wife, a friend...) would probably have a different address to you; or you could start one on yahoo, gmail, whatever, for your made up person... I use yahoo...)
In Family Tree Builder choose Person (on top of the page...) then Add Unrelated Person...
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For trash, put on threat stats unless it's a tougher group of mobs (say the groups of abominations in Hyjal). This means more +hit, and more +expertise (although the expertise cap for trash is 20), and more shield block value. For tanking bosses it's gonna vary.
If you're up against a super hard hitting boss and threat isn't an issue?
Probably use Moroes Pocket Watch and Commendation of Kael'thas
Up against hard spell casting boss?
Probably us Commendation + Stam Trinket
Up against threat sensitive fight?
Probably the best trinkets for each type of sitation are here:
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Dodge: [item]Moroes' Lucky Pocket Watch[/item] or [item]Shadowmoon Insignia[/item]
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Could it be the end for the Ritz Cafe - one of Millport's best-known, and best loved businesses?
The Ritz could be set to close its doors after plans were submitted to North Ayrshire Council to convert the famous business on Stuart Street to a beauticians, and a flat.
The owners, Mr and Mrs Luigi Georgetti, of Netherkirkton Farm on Golf Road, have applied for the change the use to the business through agents Robertson Design of Langbank to convert the family-run cafe to a residential flat and beauticians.
You can find full details of the application here.
The Ritz has long been at the centre of Millport - and has a place in the heart of residents and visitors alike. What do you think of the possible closure? Post your comments here on s1millport.
Conversion of the Ritz Cafe to other purposes would not be a forward move for Millport and would signal the loss of a highly visible asset. Would be a much better idea if a buyer could be found to continue the tradition.
A sentimental view from afar
Edwin Deas California USA (but intending to be in the Ritz next month!)
Obviously we will all miss the Ritz, but Luigi has made every effort to find someone to take it over without success. It is their business and their lives and they need to be able to take the decision that is best for them and their family.
We all know that the Georgetti family have done everything they can to sell it as a going concern, and of course it's absolutely their right to apply for conversion. It's just such a terrible shame that there is no-one to buy it and keep it as it is. It's so much a part of Millport and all of our memories of the place.
From someone else who's a long way away (and wishes she could be there.....)
I will be very sad not to be able to visit the Ritz when on holiday in Millport, as will my grandchildre, but I thoroughly undwerstand the owners making this application. They have earned their retirement and can't be expected to carry on forever if a buyer for the cafe business just isn't coming forward. I'm sure everyone wishes things were different, but wish them a long and happy retirement.
Its a shame that the Ritz will be changing to a beauticians. I do think that it would have been a more successful venture to give the current Ritz an up- to-date facelift. Do you think Millport is ready for a Beanscene? Isnt there already a beauticians on the island anyway? C'est la vie! Nicky
I totally agree that Angela and Luigi should be able to do as they see fit with their property - I did the same with mine three years ago! I am however concerned about the economic viability of Millport as a tourist destination if we run out of shops. When I started to work from Mount Stuart Street there were 24 businesses to the east of the Garrison now there are 10 (both figures subject to argument). If tourists have nowhere to spend their money will they continue to come and to extend the argument even further - does Millport/Cumbrae wish to remain as a premier tourist destination?
Thank you all for your previous comments.
We would like to assure everyone that the decision to convert the cafe was not taken lightly. It has been clouded with sentiment because, as many of you know, the business has been in the family for over 100 years and been run by us for the last 25. In order to semi-retire, we have advertised the cafe for sale over the past 5 years, both locally and nationally. Although there has been much interest, and despite the price being reduced in line with the economic decline, no purchaser has been found.
We know that the cafe is an important part of the community and while attracting many holidaymakers, it also serves the locals well in the winter season. We understand the nostalgia that many people have for 'The Ritz' and it's 1960's decor, however we often work 14 hour days, 7 days a week in the summer season and feel that this lifestyle would be best suited to someone with the energy we had 25 years ago !
Our proposal is to move Angela's beauty salon to one side of the cafe and continue with a 'scaled down Ritz' on the other side. The smaller cafe will still be for sale and if no buyer is found for that, then we feel that we have no option but to convert it to living accommodation as per the planning application.
We hope this has helped to clarify the position we find ourselves in.
Luigi & Angela
A very heartfelt and constructive message from Luigi and Angela. Perhaps the compromise proposition of scaling down the cafe to diversify into the beauty business is the best of all, incorporating the future into continuing to celebrate the past. I hope that can be achieved.
Whatever happens, the outpouring of comments and sentiments in this thread shows the respect for the family as well as the desire to support Millport. Can't ask for anymore than that!
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I would be just as sad to see Angela's Spa closing, so to combine both is a great idea. Please try a smaller Ritz cafe for awhile to see how things go. Jimmy and I with you all the very best of luck and success in you new venture.xxx
Im saddened to hear of the impending closure/change of business of the Ritz. I have really great memories of my summer holidays in Millport which always included several visits to the "Ritzie"....trying to write my football team's name in ketchup on a Ritz burger followed by a knickerboker glory (if I had enough pocketmoney!). Memories - all fond ones. A hard decision for the owners to make but in the end, its their decision albeit one not taking lightly. Shame. You dont find many places like the Ritz in this day and age! A
i not suprised it closing i was over on holiday and went to ritz for lunch i refused to pay or eat a cheese tostie as they were charging me 2 20 for one slice of craft cheese two slice bread the manager was very rude indeed not a nice man at all
This is a very very sad situation. To many The Ritz Cafe along with Mapes are Millport. Wind in the hair on the ferry. Bounce off the bus and head straight to The Ritz for coffee and a roll. Going to need that energy to spin around the island. Then back to The Ritz for a celebratory ice cream! It's that simplicity that is Millport to so many. Take The Ritz out of that equation and somehow it just doesn't hold the same appeal does it? I am confident that the destruction of The Ritz will be a very sad day for the Island. Because we are talking about the destruction of memories past, present and future. Millport and the notion of nostalgia go like hand in glove. And The Ritz is without question the heart beat of that nostalgia and her raspberry sauce the blood. That longing to escape and have a good old-fashioned holiday is the appeal of Millport.
I'm sure the family have exhausted themselves looking for a new owner. The question is have North Ayrshire Council and the tourist board done the same? The infrastructure of the island economy will be fractured leaving Mapes vulnerable and so on and so on... When will this folly end? If this cafe is allowed to perish like so much of the unique culture of Millport past one really has to ask the following- What does Millport have to offer the tourist looking to escape the brash trappings of the mainland? The answer is less and less. The cafe will be memorialized with many photos in The Garrison and as each Summer passes fewer and fewer eyes will look on that display.
This is an opportunity for North Ayrshire Council and the tourist board to stand up and be proud of Millport. This is a chance for the people of Millport to stand up proud and shout "Millport!" How can that happen without a coffee and roll from The Ritz to fuel the fight? The way forward is to look back and revitalise.
Sincerely sad, A man in Glasgow... Always hopeful a child of Crighton Street
I wonder if it really was The Ritz that Mary Wilson was in - I have never ever known "the manager" of The Ritz to be anything but courteous, helpful and friendly.
I agree with Jason Macphail. The Ritz and Mapes are two of the top symbols that make Millport. Over the years since my youth, I have seen the closure of many of the businesses that made Millport such a popular holiday resort. The Nixi cafe, the 3 Boat Hirers, the grocers shop which is now an amusement arcade, the fishmongers, the butchers, and the bakers to name just a few. I remember the Bakers had a bakery at the back baking fresh rolls every day. I used to go early in the morning and buy warm rolls straight out of the oven directly from the bakery door before the shop opened. They were the best.
I sympathise with the Georgetti family. Nobody can work forever. It is very unfortunate that they have not been able to find a buyer for the Ritz. Some of the girls in the crowd that I met up with on holiday each year in my youth were employed as summer waitresses in the Ritz. I do hope that it is not too late to save it and think that the Tourist board or local business people need to step in to stop the decline of the remaining icons of Millport.
Before we all become too maudlin can I please put in my tuppence worth.
Millport is not in Decline - as the festival last weekend proved. It is sad to see old businesses close but many new ones have opened up - we have a Beauty Spa, a Laundry, Andreas, more cycle hirers, Linda Malcolms lovely shops, a solicitors and estate agent to name just some.
We have the beautiful Garrison with a super cafe in it, not to mention the new and absolutely superb medical facilities so please don't let us talk the island down. It is looking wonderful!
When I first moved to the island, the boats came 3 times a week, not every half hour so life changes and goes on. Then it was necessary for the island to be self-sufficient - now it is not. Also, many visitors come here with their cars stacked to the roof with supplies - their privilege of course, but we can't keep wishing for the past I'm afraid.
A lot of the business owners are no longer in the first flush of youth and in this financial climate must do what is best for them and their own circumstances - but anyone who wants to buy the Ritz and keep it going I'm sure would be welcomed by everyone.
"Millport is not in decline", says June.
How many empty shops are there? How many young people can make a living on the island?
As a regular visitor, I want to come to a vibrant holiday town! A town that provides jobs for the young, services to residents, and a wide range of shops and services to the life-blood of Millport: tourists.
June seems to think that the island doesn't need to be 'self-sufficient'. Maybe not, but it needs a lot more than it currently has.
June treated my questions on the matter of the chemist shop with such contempt that I swore I would not write to this site again, but when I saw her pontificate when another local business fails to be 'passed on' I couldn't stop myself.
Perhaps someone could answer me this: What chance has Millport when people like June chase away a business which wants to provide a service, and invest in the island?
But then, maybe June doesn't care about businesses on Millport. Maybe she wants a quiet village to retire to, an easy half-hour ferry to a Supermarket and petrol station - and to hell with anyone who wants to live and work on Millport.
But I'm only a holidaymaker. My opinion - apparently - doesn't count.
Well, if that's the case I'll go elsewhere. In fact, I have already decided that I will.
Oh dear Margaret - you never let a chance go by do you, but I'm not rising to the bait. I hope you enjoy your new holiday destination as much as I love Millport then we'll all be happy.
As a 46 year old I have many memories of coming to Millport as a child and am proud to say my daughter and her family are now enjoying holidays on the isle of Cumbrae. My husband and I are actually viewing a property tomorrow which we hope to utilise for holidays now but retire to in future years.
Arriving on the island is a bit like going through the gates of disneyland - it offers peace and tranquility and feels like a different world. I certainly feel extremely safe to go cycling or walking - not something I can say about the mainland.
The Ritz will be very much missed but the world wide economy is in a state and obviously the right person has not viewed the cafe to realise it's potential. I hope to visit the island once again this weekend (if I can find accommodation for 2 nights) to recharge my batteries in my 'happy place'.
Unfortunately we are not able to predict the future of the Ritz but we must all try to utilise the businesses on the island.
Annette Thomson
Thanks Annette - you've summed up my feelings exactly.
Shameless advertising now - if you want accommodation, ring Millport Holiday Apartments at 530094 - they are owned by CCDC - i.e. the community trust and have been re-furbished for this season.
Thanks again
Reality Check June! Sail and Oar was for 1 weekend in 52... and who's to say it will be held in Millport ever again? To imply that this somehow signifies a vibrant tourist destination is like holding a paper tissue over ones head and claiming it to be an umbrella. Don't get me wrong, last weekend was fantastic, but if we are going to have a serious conversation, let's have one on planet earth please.
One only has to compare and contrast home film footage of over the last four decades to see just how less colourful and vibrant Millport has become. I did this today. As I was watching I kept saying to myself "Where have all the people gone?" What was once a bustling tourist attraction has become a retirement village for the over 60's.
Maybe I'm wrong but from the outside it seems like Millport is now a community of mainly senior citizens based on decisions made by senior citizens for senior citizens. What consideration is being given to other age-groups living on the island? What of posterity? As tourism is the island's life-blood, I would like to ask June Allison what proposals she has for revitalising the town and to name ten things to do on the island that would attract visitors to it or fire a child's imagination? I think she will be hard pressed to name even five!
Over the years, people have visited Millport for the magic and not the ordinary that June Allison boasts about.
To my mind she is missing the point when she writes about the island's new "Beauty Spa, laundry, solicitors and estate agent" somehow being a sign of growth. Every town in the UK can boast these most mundane of amenities. My point is that these are commonplace and far from being tourist attractions. They certainly are not for the young to get excited about. I have a great affection for Millport, but when the last business standing is a laundry even I will not be going there to wash my socks.
What was once a thrilling playground for children has become a haven for the aged. That's great for June Allison and other elderly people. However, what of the younger generations and Millport's socio-economic survival? Now more than ever Millport needs the magic of the Ritz Cafe.
Over the years, I have seen the eyes of children simply light up at the sight of that crazy big pink stick of rock hanging from the ceiling. With the demise of "The Ritz" Millport will have lost an economic lifeline and a huge part of her uniqueness. To many people the Ritz Cafe and Millport are synonymous. It was the blueprint for Glasgow's very popular and thriving West End "Rio Cafe". I fear the loss of this last great icon as Phil Dodd correctly calls it, will signal not so much the beginning of the end, but the end itself.
June, I am not wishing for the past. What I and others are wishing is for the children of today and tomorrow to experience the colour, fun and sense of wonder that was Millport. Millport was once a children's paradise and I believe, can be again. Yes, the elderly majority population must be considered, but I must ask the question, "What of Millport's future? Do you think a Beauty Spa, laundry, solicitors and an estate agent are likely to attract tourists to the island? If you love Millport as you say you do, what are you doing to ensure her social and economic survival?
We are talking about the preservation of the unique. The Ritz Cafe is unique. Now is that not something worth fighting for?
Jason MacPhail
Right Jason let's have that reality check shall we. I live here and have done for 40 years so I was a young woman when I moved here and I've brought up my family here.
I am part of the Board that worked to bring the Sail and Oar festival here and which is working on the Development Plan that we have for the island. This same Board also helped deliver the best September weekend for years last year in and around the Garrison.
Reality check again - how do you suggest we stop a privately owned business being altered or disposed off? Where do you suggest the money comes from? Are you going to buy it or move down here permanently to assist the islanders in their quest for money to take it over?
No, of course not. You'll sit on the outside and criticise us that do try to help the island.
Reality check again - this is not Blackpool. Children used to explore the beaches, play on the rocks and enjoy the freedom that the island gives them - and they still do! That's the true colour and magic of Millport.
Another Reality check Jason - have you walked down most High Streets - closed and boarded up shops abound everywhere. On that scale Millport is doing alright.
I don't want to get into an argument with you Jason but until you live here and truly understand the problems we have, you really have no right to criticise those of us who work to try to get things done here.
Yes it was one weekend - but it was something wasn't it? We - the islanders - delivered it.
IF we had huge sums of money we could do much more, but we do not - we struggle for every penny which we use for the island.
I took on the management of the Millport Holiday Apartments in an attempt to revitalise them and bring in revenue for the town, so please don't stand back Jason and deliver lectures to those of us who strive daily to help Millport - we are doing our best. If you can do better, you know where we are!
i do hpoe someone buys this cafe even tho my experiance when last over was not good with the food this the heart of millport and do hpoe someone has the cash and the energy to keep this cafe at the heart of millport it is a shame the island cannot buy this through a shared committee and run as a cummunity sorry about my spelling not my best subject good luck no matter what the out come and thank you to everyone for being so friendly when we were over be back soon and a big thank you to the staff at the harbour cafe the were very very nice and the food was excellent
I totally agree with you regarding running the Ritz as a community cafe, and I have in fact already spoken to people about this and they all agree that it is an excellent idea. How we go about this is slightly more complicated, and I am not sure of the legalities, but let me explain my thinking.
If we could get a number of people (realistically at least 1000) to make a contribution to a fund/organisation then that same organisation could buy the cafe and run it as a community/trust cafe. The daily operation of the business would pay for any Manager(s) and the remaining profits would go back into the organisation/trust fund. The ideal organistion would be CCDC as this would be a good and easy way for them to generate funds, and it also means that the cafe should always be in safe hands.
The dozen or so people that I have spoken to would all be willing to make a contribution, and I dare say that if we spread the word far enough then people with an affection for the Ritz/Millport may consider putting some money in to help the cause.
Some people will argue that the island already has a community cafe in Garrison House, although I do not see why they both could not exist side by side as they do now. In fact I feel that no other cafe or business would suffer under this idea, as they all co-exist at the moment. This would obviously be the case if a private individual bought the cafe.
Any thoughts anybody?
For your information................The Ritz Cafe will be featured on 'The Hour' show on Friday 27th Aug - STV at 5pm. Apparently viewers were asked to vote for their favourite cafe and many voted for 'The Ritz'. Thanks for that ! Mary Wilson - please take note !!!!!
Re - posting above
Apparently not enough time on friday's programme, so the cafe item it's being held over. No news yet as to when the rescheduled date is.
I voted for the Ritz to win!! The Ritz is best for cleanliness, friendly staff and has the Best Ice Cream anywhere.
Stephen's idea is great. The Ritz is the heart of the community. It's open all hours!! It would be wonderful for it to survive, but I wonder if we would all be willing to put in the hours the Righetti's and Giorgetti's have for decades to keep the Ritz the special place it is.
Best of luck to Angela and Luigi
Dear stephen why not get some posters up for the country weekend and let people know what could be possible if enough poeple pulled together it has been done before inother places put them in pubs in shops and in largs make the ritz people of millports cafe i only wish i could do more but if i win the lotto stephen i be over right away buy cafe let me know how it goes mary
I regularly travel to the Scottish Islands. A few weeks ago I was on Muck which has a Community Cafe. This Cafe is a great success due to great home baking; fresh top quality meals,sandwiches and snacks (no fast food!); toilets, open air seating to enjoy the views on a good day; sale of local island beers; cafetiers of coffee; great prices; internet access for rainy days; sale of locally produced gifts inside the cafe; community notice board, leaflets, books etc etc. A very small island like Muck with only 30 inhabitants and a fraction of the visitors that Millport gets (one ferry per day) makes a profit and keeps four people employed full time (during the summer anyway) although the cafe is open throughout the year. The Cafes at the Garrison, Fintry Bay or the Dancing Midge are all closer to this model than the Ritz.
Customers go to the Ritz because of nostalgia not for the services it offers. The owners and staff are great but the Ritz has been caught in a time zone which isnt applicable to younger generations - formica has lost its appeal to many! To keep the 60's theme then do it properly with a 60's Juke Box, staff in 60's uniforms etc., sell t-shirts - make it an icon! But that costs money.
If I was a another local cafe owner I would not be at all happy about the 'Community' putting me out of business by investing in just one cafe and leaving the rest to go bust. The Ritz has had its day - let it go gracefully or let someone invest if they think they can make it pay but the fact that no-one is interested demonstrates that in its current state it has little commercial appeal - only nostalgic appeal.
My grandchildren love Millport just as it is. They are aged 12, 9 and 5 and love playing on the rocks, paddling, making sandcastles, going to the playpark and playing with total strangers, having fun with no trouble.
They are all for coming back next year, even the eldest. They don't seem to have a problem with Millport not having lots of modern facilities for children. Their only disappointment was finding out that the people who do the china painting were retiring so they wouldn't get to do that again next year and they want the Ritz to be there if at all possible.
Why would the other catering establishments have an objection to a community cafe when they have to compete with the Ritz just now anyway? Even those of us who love the Ritz, sometimes go elsewhere, just for a change or a different menu.
The idea of having the beauty parlour alongside a smaller Ritz would be better than no Ritz at all. I do hope it can be saved in some form.
Regarding the Ritz Cafe , maybe the owners of Nardini in largs would be interested in buying and revamping the cafe,millport will not be the same if this cafe goes .
Was back in Millport last Sunday, Monday & Tuesday for a wee break with my partner and 4 year old Daughter. We enjoyed it thoroughly.
Spent most of my childhood late 60's, eary 70's holidaying in Millport as my Parents owned a wee Hoose in Ritchie Street. Had a few friends at that time including Andy Bryan from the Royal George, Duncan Fraser from the Chippy, Dougie Rankine and Sonny Boy McLaughlin .
Anyway, last week we had our breakfast for the 3 mornings in the wonderful Ritz Cafe and we were served by the wonderful Staff. It was great to recognise a few faces. I think It was Michael ( with the Tache ) who was working in the Cafe. I played football in the 70's with Raymond, his brother, many times at West Bay.
I was delighted to see 2 older ladies still there 40 years later, the Italian lady, sorry dunno the name and i think the other is Mrs Gledhill or Cledhill, my older brother David used to be pals with her 2 sons.
I was so happy to be back in the Ritz and Millport. So many happy memories came flooding back.
Hopefull the Cafe can be saved.
i use to go to school with luigi in newcastle, his father had the best fish and chip shop in the whole of the north east, geordie hero....
Can I just clarify something, if this 100 year old landmark that I have known all my life really was being sold in the past!!! As is mentioned by the owners this property has been on the market for a good number of years but my dad knew someone who was very interested in the business as a going concern sometime ago but for some reason or another was not given access to "the books" so could not make an informed judgement as to the business' viability on that basis. No explanation for this was given at the time but the owners lost a good chance of selling the business to an Italian who would have carried it on as a cafe. My dad's friend has many businesses of this type and would have made a good success of the Ritz under the new management. He thought then that the sellers didn't really want to sell it on the basis of sentimentality as he would have offered a good and fair price and that would have been understandable. However too late was the cry, as he went on to buy other similar businesses in Glasgow in which he had been successful!!!
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