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Recent Press Releases
December 20,2013:PA Supreme Court Holds Act 13 Provisions Unconstitutional – Cites Environmental Rights Amendment
December 9,2013: Sierra Club Statement on Dept. of Environmental Protection Carbon Pollution Listening Session
November 14,2013: Endangered Species Coordination Act (HB 1576) Expected for Legislature Vote Soon – Bipartisan Opposition Builds
September 3, 2013: US District Court Allow PPL to Proceed to Destroy Delaware Water Gap
August 22, 2013: 12,000 Pennsylvanians Demand: "Protect Loyalsock from fracking"
August 22, 2013: Pennsylvanians Demand: "Keep the Public in Public Lands"
July 9, 2013: FirstEnergy to Retire Two Aging Pennsylvania Coal Plants
June 25, 2013: Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Statement on President Obama's Climate Plan
June 13, 2013: Sierra Club Repsonds To Forced Resignation Of DCNR Secretary Allan
June 13, 2013: Groups: Shine Light On Gas Drilling Plans In Loyalsock State Forest, Governor Corbett
March 22, 2013: Sierra Club Responds To Announcement Of The Planned Departure Of DEP Secretary Michael Krancer
March 18, 2013: Secretary Krancer's Response to Water Testing Questions Offers No Answers and is Politically Charged
September 25, 2012: New research reveals PA does not enforce oil and gas regulations. More than 85% of active wells not inspected. (Executive Summary, Full Report, PA Report)
July 26, 2012: Sierra Club Hails Court Action to Strike Down Oil and Gas Law
March 20, 2012: Green Groups Release Scorecard on Recent Gas Drilling Votes (The score card)
March 15, 2012:
Groups to Susquehanna River Basin Commission: ensure public participation, stop promoting gas drilling without science and protections.
Pennsylvania Sierra Club Exposes the Truth of New Fracking Law.
(Mythbuster Factsheet to Reveal the Ugly Facts of the New Pro-Drilling Law)
Environmental organizations respond to Marcellus legislation passage.
(PA House Votes,
PA Senate Vote,
Letter to PA House to Vote No,
Letter to PA Senate to Vote No )
January 30, 2012: Sierra Club Backs DEP In Well Water Contamination Case
January 26, 2012: Sierra Club tells Natural Gas Company to Pay Up.
January 18, 2012:
Club reacts to Corbett Administration manipulation of science.
January 10 2012: Pennsylvania House Committee Holds Hearing on Solar Jobs Bill (Testimony)
September 27, 2011: Hundreds Rally for Clean Air (Testimony)
July 6, 2011: Sierra Club Stands Up to Reckless Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania's State Parks
June 6, 2011: Sierra Club Requests Disclosure of Information EPA Received From Major Gas Drillers in the Marcellus Shale Formation
May 17, 2011: Susquehanna named Most Endangered River in the Nation - Natural Gas Drilling Posing Unprecedented Threat (Factsheet)
May 10, 2011: Natural Gas Industry Gives $7.175 million to Pennsylvania Politicians. More info..
October 28, 2010: State Legislators Scored by Green Groups. (The score card - revised 10-29-2010)
October 26, 2010: Sierra Club Grateful for Pennsylvania Governor's "Stopgap" Moratorium on New Gas Drilling
October 21, 2010: Senate Republicans try to abandon agreement to pass severance tax.
September 7, 2010: We Need Protection from Marcellus Shale Drilling! (extended press release)
August 2, 2010: Groups Urge State Action on Marcellus Drilling Violations. New Report Details Nearly 1,000 Violations Across State. (the report)
July 26, 2010: Protection of Water Resources from Longwall Coal Mining Needed in SWPA. (the report)
May 12, 2010: Testimony on Marcellus Shale Severence Tax
January 21, 2010: PA DEP does right by citizens of Southwestern Pennsylvania
January 15, 2010: Sierra Club Urges Governor to Restore Funding to State Parks and Forests
June 12, 2009: Wilkes-Barre wins climate protection award.
May 12, 2009: Public Will Be Allowed to Weigh in on Drilling in Allegheny National Forest
April 23 2009: Lackawanna County and City of Scranton Join Cool Cities


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Dead Again -- Mike Church (Branagh) is a L.A. gumshoe with a knack for tossing off wisecracks and tracking down missing persons. But Church doesn't have a clue when he's hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim (Thompson) tormented by blood-curdling nightmares. Then an eccentric antiques dealer and hypnotist (Derek Jacobi) leads Church to a startling discovery.
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Sorry for the silence around here. I'd planned to blog daily while on the road but chose to rest instead.
This was by far the healthiest trip I've ever taken. I adjusted to Eastern time during the week prior to leaving so that I was alert at fully present during all meetings (vs. exhausted and desperate to get to bed.)
I exercised each morning, keeping my chronic pain issues to a minimum (vs. major back pain from being crammed in a plane seat and then sitting in meetings all day.)
I felt admiration and excitement for the other women and their amazing ideas, insights, projects, gifts, and talents.
But I can honestly say that I did not feel envy.
Which is huge, as jealousy has been a life-long battle for me...alway accompanied by a barrage of negative comparative self-talk about how my clothes, shoes, hair, make-up, face, body, nails, voice, gestures, etc. don't "measure up" to someone else's.
For once, I did not want to be anyone else or even "be just like" anyone else.
The more excited I got for other women, the more excited I got about just being me.
And did I ever learn a TON about how to become the woman God is calling me to be!
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I had expected to be reminded of my past and focused on all the work I need to be doing in my present to "fix" my past.
Instead, I was reminded that God knows my past, He has taken care of my past, and I am free to enjoy what He's creating in my present!
I keep hearing and experiencing Romans 15:13:
May the God of hope
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The principal sponsor of CONEXPO-CON/AGG said people who attended the show March 22-26 in Las Vegas were not just window-shopping. They were buying.
"The buzz on the floor is so positive," Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, said toward the end of the week. "People are coming here to buy." Attendance totaled 120,000.
Exhibitors serving the concrete production industry also saw heavy traffic throughout the five days. However, they are eagerly waiting to see how that traffic and a slowly improving economy translate to sales.
"Basic fundamentals are starting to improve," rank Nerenhausen, president of ready-mix truck manufacturer McNeilus, told TCP. But, he added, "Customers are still wary of the market. The basic fundamentals are starting to improve but there's not a lot of confidence in the future yet."
Nerenhausen noted that Texas was one market that has started to improve. "When things come back, it will be at a moderate level," he said. "I can't see companies flipping their fleets all in one year."
Producers have parked their fleets to various degrees, depending on how severe the recession hit certain markets. Nerenhausen estimated one-half of ready-mix trucks may be parked in Las Vegas, a city especially hit hard by the economic slowdown, while only 5% of trucks may be parked elsewhere.
An official with batching equipment manufacturer Liebherr put the current market in a unique perspective. "As evidence of the new market reality, today we celebrate an improved market which is just one-third of the peak," said Duane Wilder, president of Liebherr"s construction equipment business based in Newport News, Va.
Business started to improve last year. "The recovery gained strength as the year progressed," Wilder said. "In spite of the absence of a long-term extension to the Highway Bill and perhaps driven by fleet replacement needs and an improved business attitude after the fall elections, business is slowly beginning to return."
Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar says the recovery in the U.S. and North American is lagging behind other areas. "Things are picking up very strong everywhere but the United States," said Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. "We"re seeing a slow pickup in North America. We"re always coming back from abnormalities throughout the years, and we will this one."
Sustainability and technology were the major themes of the week for Caterpillar. "Three years ago we were just starting to talk about sustainability," Oberhelman said. "Today, it"s everywhere."
On the tech side, all of the personnel who were manning Caterpillar's 35,000-square-foot exhibit in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center were assisting visitors while taking notes iPads. This information will be pored over after the show. Visitors were also encouraged to download an app for their smart phones so they could scan product tags in the booth for more information.
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The bond is also about fixing problems. Our school facilities need upgrades to increase efficiency, curtail wasted energy costs, and increase security.
Although many of the facilities upgrades will focus on the elementary schools (because previous bonds did not focus on these facilities), every school in the district will receive some improvements.
The bond will allow us to:
These improvements will make our tax dollars go further and create healthier, safer and more modern schools.
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19 February 2013
Anyone ever notice how different the Past Master's version vocal track sounds? This is the version that is the single correct? Funny on the radio I never notice, but at home comparing this to the album, man the vocal sounds a lot different. The whole track does.
Tell me if these observation are correct so far? The single version has less overdubs, the organ is louder and the brass not so loud? The older solo with the leslie speaker is used? Did Martin produce it at all, or just Glyn Jones? The Past Masters version seems a bit more live or lively.
I am a huge fan of the guitar solo on the album version... but aside from that not sure which version I like better.
27 December 2012
There are lots of variations in the versions of Let it Be, the easiest way to distinguish most of them is by the guitar solo's.
"When I was a robber *Piano Chord* in Boston Place"
"Let's hope this turns out pretty darn good huh"
"Pete may be the best, but Ringo is the star"
Paul:"Don't be nervous John"
John:"I 'm not"
19 February 2013
10 August 2011
Contrary to exarctly, I far prefer the guitar solo on the single.
Of course, the original plan from what I recall is that both solos were supposed to appear simultaneously. The album version was to be the background solo behind the "single" solo.
Someone should easily be able to mash that up.
19 February 2013
Well, to each his own... but FWIW (not that it proves anything, as a majority could be wrong) but if you read the comments in the Let It Be song section of this page, I get a good amount of support of people who say the album solo is better. One comment mentions that the solo is part of what emotionally attaches them to that version of the song. And another person actually remixed the two together so that they could hear the solo from the album in the mix of the single (with a couple other changes too). And one poster thought it was too good to actually have been played by George (though they are rightfully disagreed with). I just think that album solo has a ton of grit (great fuzzy tone) and great construction of ideas. Not to mention George probably likes it better because he did decide to redo it after all, and probably was able to take a more concentrated effort on it.
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Next Step In Storm Cleanup: Potholes
It's been one tough winter, we all know that, huge mounds of snow are not uncommon, but should they really be in traffic lanes?
"It's not that easy." said on driver as he made his way down Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park.
A little more than a week after the last major snow fall, it was still difficult getting around. It is un-nerving when without warning the lane your in just stops in a bank of snow.
"I piss people off because I'm blocking traffic." said a frustrated Nancy Palmeri.
Many major roadways are still restricted.
Check out this one you can't even drive on the right side of the road.
Lakeville Road seems to be the most dangerous.
"I'm afraid with this truck I'm going to knock off someone's mirror." said Diane Holbrook.
"Let me tell you something" said Carl "when I was a young fella all the snow was picked up put on trucks and dropped in the ocean."
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There was a Allen School District Bond Measure on the March 2 ballot in Pontotoc County for voters in the Allen school district.
This measure was approved[1]
This measure sought to create a bond in the amount of $1,100,000 in order to help pay for school renovations, including repairing the auditorium room and upgrading technology in classrooms.[2]


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A few years ago, the area around Treadwell had one of the highest rates of pedestrian injuries. FedEx, a 15 year sponsor of Safe Kids, worked with experts from the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center and set out to examine crosswalks, street corners and signs (or lack of them) in the Treadwell School neighborhood to see what could be done to make the biggest impact. FedEx engineers observed traffic and pedestrian patterns and made...
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George Drad is the crossing guard for Beaumont School in Winnipeg. Mr. Drad's son was killed as a child while crossing the street, a tragedy that compelled him to become a crossing guard 15 years ago after he retired. Mr. Drad knows the names of the children he helps across the road and his wife, who died recently, used to knit mittens, hats and scarves for the children...
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Fifteen years ago, the FedEx Global Citizenship team discovered a unique nonprofit called Safe Kids Worldwide (known then as the National Safe Kids Campaign). Their mission is to help prevent childhood injuries. With tens of thousands of vehicles on the world's roadways and with safety a central value of the company, we approached Safe Kids about developing a child pedestrian safety campaign with support from FedEx...
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Since 2003, Safe Kids Korea and FedEx Express Korea have worked together to educate children and families about the importance of pedestrian safety.
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It's such an important issue here in Korea because road traffic crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for children ages 1-19. In fact, eight out of ten traffic accidents involving children under 12 occur when they are walking in school zones...
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A second grade student on her way back home from Binh Quoi Tay Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was walking along the edge of the road – the small and uneven sidewalk was occupied by vendors and motorbike parking – when a large truck quickly approached from behind. Turning the corner, more trucks blocked her way. She wormed through a tiny gap between an idling motorcycle and a utility pole then ran home as quickly as she could.
This scene was recorded in front of the gate of Binh Quoi Tay Primary School at the end of a school day on November 28, 2013 by a well-known online newspaper in Vietnam, Dan tri Online. Sadly, this scenario is the norm for many students throughout Vietnam who must walk to school on dangerous and crowded roads. Here at AIP Foundation/Safe Kids Vietnam, we've teamed up with FedEx to change this.


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I awoke today in a state of terror, which, given that it's October 31, sounds appropriate.
Potential visitation by hordes of zombies, ghouls, and sparkly princesses doesn't frighten me. (Running of out treats would be ghastly, but I always overstock.) No, it's National Novel Writing Month--starting tomorrow--that gives me the fantods.
I said I'd participate and I will; I even have a plot, more or less. My hope is that, after ingesting vats of caffeine, I'll be miraculously swept along on a surge of inspiration and somehow crank out the required 50,000 words by the end of the month. However, as any writer knows, nothing generates panic like an empty to-be-completed screen or pristine sheet of paper, especially when it's accessorized with a deadline.
Today, the last day before NaNoWriMo, I'm preoccupied with not tripping up the library stairs or snagging the trailing hem of my Halloween costume on the wheels of office chairs. Re-using the elaborate gown that I made for my daughter's Renaissance festival visit seemed like such a practical idea, too. Imagine wearing this sort of thing back in the day, ascending slippery castle steps or navigating around open fires. Truly horrifying.
But modern navigation offers spine-tingling moments, too.
One morning last week, I was heading east into downtown on 620 when I detected a siren approaching from behind. Several of us immediately pulled over as far right as we could and stopped. A number of others did not; in fact, a few drivers accelerated directly in front of the ambulance, presumably to gain position in the traffic queue. Those who simply proceeded as usual may not have heard due to radio volume, phones, etc.
We were lucky: no collision transpired, and the ambulance wove past without incident. But afterward, I panicked a bit, wondering whether I had in fact made the wrong move. Given the number of drivers not moving right and stopping, I began to question whether this was actually the correct practice.
A couple of internet searches led me to the Texas Transportation Code online, specifically Sec. 545.156: Vehicle Approached by Authorized Emergency Vehicle. Resources like Findlaw, the Texas Department of Public Safety (did you know that the driver's handbooks are online?), TexasLawHelp.org, and the Round Rock Public Library's Government and Legal databases can be quickly accessed. They furnish a reliable knowledge base for everyday questions like this one.
And, if your legal concerns are city-oriented, it's nice to know that Round Rock's Code of Ordinances is handily online and updated on a monthly basis. That's one more issue not to worry about. Now, if the City could only do something about those 175 blank pages...
Browning lawns, fuel price locators, and political debates are signs of the times. I encountered another one last Friday.
Registering for the district Texas Library Association meeting in Georgetown, I was startled to spy many, many empty chairs--and I'd arrived just in the nick of time. Skimpy attendance, as it happens, didn't denote lack of interest in the organization or new advances in librarianship. Practical considerations had intervened: tight staffing due to increased customer traffic and budget cuts, reduced travel funds, and competing responsibilities. Last-minute issues also factored in. One librarian slated to present a report had to cancel; even the minimal staffing level for her library couldn't be met with two employees out ill.
Fortunately, my drive cost very little. I could even make it back to the reference desk for afternoon duty so could attend the morning half of the meeting.
And a worthwhile gathering it was, too. TLA is already envisioning resourceful strategies (including "virtual library districts") so that librarians aren't obliged to choose between serving the immediate customer and enhancing their skills to assist all our customers more knowledgably.
I would have hated to miss the morning's first presentation. This eye-opener came from none other than the State Comptroller's Office. If you think that "comptroller" sounds either quaint or vague (or possibly both), don't let the moniker fool you. This agency offers informational resources you don't want to be without. Did you know:
Oh, and you can view every check written by every state agency to every vendor paid by the state (Where the Money Goes) or sign up to receive email alerts when new data in your category of choice becomes available.
We often bemoan the dearth of reliable, practical offerings on the internet--at least, that is our impression when we're inundated by ads, personal opinions, and trivia. Window on Texas Government is a textbook example of modern information provision that librarians love: it's guaranteed to relate something of interest to you, it's updated frequently, and, like TLA, it's engineered to adapt to less favorable times while increasing the likelihood of better ones.
A note for you local folks: if you find your name on the Unclaimed Property list, remember: please Shop the Rock!
If you're lucky enough to enjoy windows and natural light at work, you appreciate any vista from the world beyond fluorescent ceilings. A couple of days ago, a colleague pointed out an especially wonderful sight.
Parked across the street sat a spacious Cadillac, custom-painted a deep pink with coordinating rose leatherette top. Completing the look, a pair of impressively long horns curved atop the hood. To me, this unsubtle automotive décor advised, "I enjoy this car--and life."
Then, when the book I'd been waiting for arrived later that day, I had to smile at its similarly over-the-top book jacket. A defiant peacock, feet firmly planted along the edge of volume, stands unfurling tail feathers that cover the entire surface. Ann Napolitano's book designer made the perfect choice for A Good Hard Look.
Fans of Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) already know about her association with peacocks. Forced by lupus to leave New York City and return to her childhood home in rural Georgia, O'Connor continued writing. Having evidenced interest in birds since early childhood, she followed up on that, too, collecting and nurturing a variety of exotic species including dozens of peafowl.
Like their owner's writing, these birds command attention by combining harshness and finesse. An admirer of O'Connor (especially her short stories), I nonetheless find it very easy to imagine that many of her neighbors were horrified when they first sampled her critically acclaimed prose.
That's where A Good Hard Look comes in. Napolitano (who has clearly done her homework with regard to O'Connor's life and experience) imagines this scenario: Flannery, limited by chronic illness to a narrow existence in rural Milledgeville, witnesses the triumphant return of the much-admired former homecoming queen who chose to leave New York City and transplant her wealthy new husband.
Do privileged beauty queens read fine literature? Do they see themselves reflected in the pages? What other goings-on in this small town involve Flannery, her mother, and her peafowl? Does the author manage to incorporate fact and fiction into a page-turning, deeply involving read?
At this point, I should only answer the last question: Yes.
Even serious topics like Banned Books Week (9/24-10/1 this year) lend their share of humor. A fellow librarian at Saturday's book group reported that some customers responded to her Banned Books display with a horrified, "I didn't know these were outlawed at our library!"
They hadn't been. None of the area libraries of my acquaintance forbid access to a targeted list of publications. School libraries may assign titles to an age-appropriate setting (e.g., high school instead of middle school), but the items are definitely accessible. Nowadays Banned Books Week is devoted to the notion that past censorship is a model to be purposefully avoided now and in the future.
We chuckled at the thought that any modern librarian would come between patrons and their reading or would censor their selections. Right about then, the nagging realization dawned that technically I do that--sort of. At least it's, as Douglas Adams would say, Mostly Harmless.
Take Rebecca Coleman's highly regarded (and new) The Kingdom of Childhood. Editors and publishers have been talking this up for months: high-quality prose that integrates actions and motivation beautifully, intriguing narrator with compelling psychological issues, unusual insights about education. Kingdom also features inappropriate relations between teacher and a teenaged student. Coleman's themes are timely and thoughtfully examined; her novel would be an ideal book discussion selection for most groups. I even promoted it on our What I'm Reading Now display.
And yet, on a few occasions when a patron has requested a quick recommendation ("something well-written and new"), that title hasn't been first on my list. I figure that the customer who's wearily draped on the Reference counter, having summoned just enough energy to drop by between work and weekend for some reading diversion, may have experienced her quota of edginess and Real Life for the time being. I lead off with two or three other titles, and if she's up for a few more, Kingdom of Childhood could follow.
More often than not, the initial suggestions are gratefully received, and the reader is out the door. Thus, I could have failed to match a fiction fan with a book that she would love because I misjudged her mood. Other books that I admire, like Nobel winner J.M. Coetzee's memorable Disgrace (also not a light read) or Lauren Willig's clever series beginning with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (maybe too little historical detail for historical fiction fans or too much or too little sex for romance readers) could suffer a similar lack of publicity at times.
Librarians are not infallible. Knowing this, we've devised creative ways to compensate. If you'd like more Christian Fiction authors than the librarian can reel off spontaneously, never fear. We'll hand you a nifty list we put together: Looking for Christian Fiction Authors? We have others, like Great Fiction by African-American Authors, Epic Fantasy: 20 Core Titles, and If You Liked the Da Vinci Code...(even a nonfiction list of personal investing resources).
We'll demonstrate digital sources like our Fiction Connection and Novelist databases and ask whether you know about GoodReads. Electronic sources are marvelous, even if they can produce an overwhelming number of results. That's OK; there's still a place where you can interact with humans and get a near-perfect tip from an imperfect source.


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If you can't be at the Watch the Throne tour kickoff on Friday, don't despair. You'll be able to catch some of the action on VoyR, a new online platform that gives fans a backstage pass to exclusive content.
VoyR members will have unprecedented access to the tour, plus get a closer look inside the moguls' multifaceted business and personal interests. The monthly subscription includes inspirational and shareable stories called VSodes and branded live webcasts posted throughout the 33-date trek. Don C., Kanye's co-manager, and Virgil Abloh, his creative/art advisor, will make appearances.
Users can sign up for membership for $4.99/month starting today with full website access launching on October 28.
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Corti Brothers Restaurant Review: For decades, locals have flocked to this family-run specialty food store for its gourmet deli sandwiches and freshly-prepared takeout. Everything needed for a quick lunch is available, from imported meats to European cheeses and artisan breads. Add a vast selection of wines from around the globe and fresh-baked pastries and you've got a nice picnic. Specialty sandwiches include the Michelangelo, with roasted turkey and Fontina, and the Vienna, with smoked bratwurst and sauerkraut. Or, try the lasagna, dolmas, twice-baked potatoes or stuffed zucchini, all tasty to-go options.
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The whole thing is pretty uproarious, complete with embedded video clips. Towards the very end, the group segues – thanks to a question about possible alternate careers – to the Micronesian island nation of Yap:
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Eagles Mere is on the National Register of Historic Places in Eagles Mere, PA, 288 Eagles Mere Ave.
(Route 42) at the Historic clock in the restored General Store. Enter on the Front Porch.
The Information Center is part of the Museum Shop and before you enter the six Galleries of the Museum.
Hours of operation: The Visitor Information Center at the Museum is open 7 days a week Memorial Day through Labor Day and weekends the rest of the year. Please visit and discover the wonders of "The last Unspoiled Resort" and "The Endless Mountains".
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Winter Toboggan Slide
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State Forests and Game Lands
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During World War II, Reaper conducted minesweeping patrols in the Caribbean, and operated out of San Juan, P.R. Placed out of service 15 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy list on the 28th, and sold 19 September 1946 by the Maritime Commission at Charleston to Harry Mogck of Cape May Boat Works, Cape May, N.J.
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Before it was overrun by drug cartels and gripped by almost daily shootings, Ciudad Juarez was a prosperous Mexican city that thrived on its close links to the US.
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