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When Megan Bragdon was pregnant, she was concerned about the effects of second-hand smoke. Despite UB's anti-smoking policy, she said people give her rude responses when she asks them to put their cigarettes out on campus.
Bragdon, the program coordinator for the University Honors College, had the chance to voice her opinion on smoking at the latest InFocus series meeting.
Friday at noon, students and faculty gathered in 107 Capen Hall to talk about smoking and the university's smoke-free policy, UBreathe Free - which restricts smoking on campus grounds. It aims to make the campus cleaner and healthier for students, employees and visitors.
Contrary to the rule, students continue to congregate in front of doorways for a cigarette break between classes, making the policy a subject for discussion. Though the few students who were against UBreathe Free at the meeting didn't vocalize their opinions strongly, many students on campus find it unfair that smoking on campus is banned. But the majority of those who attended Friday's discussion believe smoking shouldn't happen at all at UB.
"You should be respectful of me as a person having to breathe the air walking past," Bragdon said. "I'm not saying you don't have a right to smoke; just don't smoke here. Don't smoke where I have to breathe it, and respect the community you're around."
Sherri Darrow, the director of Student Health and Wellness, was the meeting's moderator. Each month, a UB professor or faculty member facilitates the open forum about a current issue in society, engaging both students and faculty.
Ten percent of UB students have reported tobacco use in the last 30 days, according to Darrow. Out of those who do use it, men are more likely to consume tobacco than women, she said.
"Does this surprise you?" Darrow asked the group.
Robert Rondinaro, a junior biological sciences major, did not expect those numbers.
"I would say [I'm] a little surprised because, just by walking outside campus, you will see at least two or three students smoking every day," Rondinaro said.
The adult rate for smoking was 44 percent in the 1950s and is at an "all-time low" at 19 percent today, according to Darrow.
Darrow explained there are three reasons for the decline: the increasing cost of tobacco products, the indoor air laws that prohibit smoking inside of buildings and restricted access for smokers, including requiring photo IDs to purchase cigarettes.
"The main reason for the smoke-free policy is out of respect for each other and the environment," Darrow said. "We do have a commitment here. We are a community and have a policy we are hoping will support that."
Some students, agreeing with Bragdon, vocalized concerns over second-hand smoke.
"Some smokers build up this attitude that people can't tell them what to do," one student added. "I don't think they understand the severity of second-hand smoke."
The way senior biological engineering major Phil Tucciarone sees it, the policy will not progress without strictly enforcing it on campus.
"What is a rule without enforcement?" Tucciarone said. "Without enforcement, how strong are the rules that we have?"
Rondinaro talked about his experience working at a movie theater and having no authority to do anything when he saw people smoking in the public restroom. Others agreed and said UB's policy needs to be stricter in order for smokers to take it seriously.
One student suggested implementing a fine for those who do not obey the rule.
As the meeting closed, Darrow told the group the smoking issue is challenging and takes effort to overcome.
Wellness Education Services has a website on which students can learn more about UB's efforts to promote health in the community for the long term.
The next InFocus meeting will take place March 28. The topic has not yet been released.
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A particular object of the invention is to provide a'carrying receptacle having wheels which may be folded up out of sight, the receptacle being foldable in flat position so that it can be carried under the arm or by a suitable handle when empty and being so arranged that the wheels thereof may be opened up to form a wheeled vehicle for the receptacle when the same is used to transport articles such as books, merchandise or the like. A still further object of the invention is to provide a carrying receptacle of simplified construction which may be drawn along the ground to thereby relieve the shopper of the necessity of carrying the load. To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure andrelation contemplated, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawing, similar reference characters denote corersponding parts throughout all the views, of which, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved receptacle shown in its closed position and being adapted for carrying by the. person using the same. Figure 2 isa view in perspective showing how the carrying receptacle would appear when full and with its wheels opened out so that it can be drawn along the ground to carry the load. Figure 3 is a cross sectional view in elevation showing the construction of the bag or receptacle body and the pockets in connection therewith, which are used to increase the capacity of the bag. Figure 4 is a bottom plan View of my improved carrying case showing how the wheel carrying members are adjustable longitudi- 1827. Serial No. 207,650. nally of one side of the bottom to allow for folding of the wheels when the bag is to be closed. Figure 5 is a. view in end elevation of the lower part of Figure 4 and shows the relative relation of the movable axles which carry the wheels in position to support the receptacle body, and F gure 6 is a fragmentary view partly in section, of a part of Figure 4 showing how the movable member would appear in positlon ready to be folded up with the bottom of the receptacle. Referring to thedrawings in detail, 5 indi cates the receptacle or body member of my improved carrying case and consisting of the sides 6, bottom 7 and cover flap 8, the cover flap 8 of which is substantially a continuation of one of the side walls 6 and is held in closed position through the medium of suitable snap fasteners 9, carried thereby and arranged to be snapped into closed position when the carrying case is empty or when it is full, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2. The end walls 10 of the carrying case are made foldable in accordion fashion so that the side walls (5 may collapse together, thus causing aninward folding of the end walls 10. When the end walls fold in and the sides 6 come together, the bottom 7 of the bag, which is divided at its center as at 11, longitudinally, can fold along its longitudinal center to make a compact carrying case. The side walls 6 are provided with the pockets 12 which are of course expandable and are covered by suitable covers 13, which in turn, are provided with snap fasteners 14 whereby the side pockets 12 may bekcpt closed during transportation. v In Figures 1- and 2, the carrying case is shown. with a wheel covering flap 15 which is provided with snap fasteners 16 at its corners, the purpose of the covering being to cover the lower end of the receptacle 5'to encompass the wheels, which form a part of my invention and which will be hereinafter described. This flap is fastened to one of the sides 6 of the body and is rolled up when not in use, as shown in Figure 2, at one side there- In order that the bag or carrying case may be wheeled along the ground when it is full and too heavy for carrying on the shoulders or in the arms, I have provided in one of the portions 16 of the bottom 7, slots 17 adjacent the ends thereof, these slots being arranged Hill ' hook member 26- in parallel relation and having passing i r H 1,663, therethrough the pins 18 which in the body 5' wheels 24, as illustrated in Figure 5, a pivotal movement of the wheel 24 about the pivot points 23-wi1l cause it to assume the shown in outline parallel with the ottom, thus allowing it to be folded in when the bot tom is folded at its breaking point 11. The inner end 25 of each of the wheel carrying members 22 is arranged to be engaged by a which passes thereover and gosition prevents pivotal movement of thewheel 24- when the receptacle is in position to be wheeled. This construction is similar on all of the axles 20 and also. on the. fixed axles 26 which are secured to the opposite side 27 of the bottom 7. These fixed axles carry hasps 28 which are adapted to slipunder the keeper plates 29 fastened to the movable axles 20 and it is quite evident, therefore, that when the movable axles 20 are moved toward the ends of the slots 17, they will be in position to have their keeper plates 29 engaged by the hasps 28 carried on the fixed axle 26 and will accordingly be secured in the ends of the slots 17 and the hasps will prevent folding of the bottom while the carrying case is in use as a vehicle. prevent pivota movement of the wheel carrying members 22 and consequently maintain the vehicle in theposition shown in Figure 2 in which position, it can be loaded and transported from plage to place during shopping or the collection or delivery ofv mail or the carrying of booksvby schoolchildren, thus eliminating the-necessity of carrying a heavy bag on the shoulders which causes deformity. If desircd,the strips 19 may be replaced by any suitable washers which will maintain a sliding vconnection of the axles 20 with the bottom piece 16 of the bottom of the case 7 and it is to be understood that while-I have illustrated strips, it is tobe understood that round or square washer-like members may be sub stituted therefor. It is to be also understood that the method of connecting the wheels and maintaining them in position may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is uite evident, therefore, that I have provided a carrying case which can be com- The ivoted hook members '26 will all of said axles and oge plctely folded up when not in use and carried under the arm or in the hand and which, when opened, may be drawn along the groundifor convenience in transporting a heavy load of merchandise or other articles. To facilitate the drawing along of the vehicle, I have provided on the flap cover 8 of the body 5, the cord or handle 30 to which is secured a plurality of rings 31 whichma-y be opened out, depending upon the height of the person drawing the receptacle along the ground, it being quite evident that, as shown in Figure 2, all of the rings may be placed together to form a single hand hold or they. may be opened out as shown in Figure 1 to provide an adjustment between the ground and the hand of the person drawing the wheeled receptacle along the ground; lVhile I haveillustratcd anddescribed my invention with some I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of; construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1 A carrying case comprising a receptacle having a foldable bottom, axles fixed to one side of the bottom, axles movably connected to the opposite side of the bottom, wheels on means on the fixed axles for engaging the movable axles to prevent, collapsing of said bottom. v 2. A carrying case comprising a receptacle body,'w'heels "thereon, .axles carrying said wheels, pin and slot connections between the receptacle body and some of the axles whereby the whcels can be lllOVGdiO permit folding of said carrying case, and all of said wheels being Afoldably attached to said axles. 3. having a foldable bottom, axles fixed to one side of the bottom, axles movably connected to the opposite side of the bottom, wheel carrying members pivoted to all of said'ax'les, means on the fixed axles for engaging the movable axles to prevent folding of said bottom, and meanson the sides of the receptacle for engaging the wheel carrying members to prevent the pivotal movement thereof when therecepetacle is in use. In testimony whereof I atfix my signature. NATHAN FAN GER. [n s.] degree of particularity, carrying case comprising areceptacle Referenced by
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Great post Myles and more fall-out for those who under invest in governance and security.
I mentioned high up that I excluded technologies because they are obvious. I also have reverted to the term analytics. Big data is too fuzzy.
However, if one gets more detailed, you could explore technologies like software-defined data centers, converged infrastructure, cognizant computing, wearables and Internet of Things. With in the possibe exception of converged infrastructure, those will inch ahead in 2015 and not explode unless the Apple Watch does for wearables what the iPhone and iPad did for phones and tablets, respectively.
The focus on security could also slow other technologies like cloud and Big Data...whoops, I meant advanced analytics.
What are the top five priorities for the CIO in the new year? That's our #CIOchat question for Thursday, 2-3 p.m. ET.
I'll a stab at them and would love to hear back from CIOs. You can also respond at length in our new CIO Question. My five purposely avoided technologies except security because at this high level, they are obvious: cloud, Big Data, mobile, data centers etc.
Had a CEO ever lost his or her job as the result of a major hack?
Interesting reminder, though, in the morning's Boston Globe, Joel. From the "Choice Words" feature on the "Names" page (the gossip page): "How come I know you don't write anything you don't want broadcast in an e-mail....Who's advising these people?" -- Lisa Kudrow
We are in a cyber war with China and your college or university may be ground zero.
Google's Panda (aka Farmer) is now in version 3.0 and it continues to cause noticeable effects on Google pagerank and web site rankings and in turn search results and site traffic ever since it began in February. That is why CIO's must be engaged directly on enterprise search, search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) instead of leaving it to the marketing department.
So what do we all think of HP's announcements from this week especially with all that they put out there.
The decision to lease vs. buy is a recurring challenge for CIOs struggling with financing IT equipment. Adding to the challenge is the increasing number of options to accomplish IT projects using cloud computing or vendor hosted managed services. Often CIO's and CFO's get tangled in the buy vs. lease decision prematurely which can lead to a bad decision with lasting effects.
We have IT cartels! Really? Well at least that is according to outgoing US Federal CIO Vivek Kundra in his remarks before the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Vivek said in his remarks before the council "that we almost have an IT cartel within federal IT" which is served by "very few companies" who benefit from government spending "because they understand the procurement process better than anyone else."
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Used to be that Tampa was known for call centers. It was not something we bragged about. In time, the city earned a reputation as a haven for "back office," which provided a lot of low- and mid-level jobs, and not all of them involved grinding the phones. Still, we didn't take it as a compliment.
Over the last 10 years or so, this general business sector has morphed into what's known as "shared services," which can include accounting, IT, HR, legal, real estate and other support activities.
Tampa has emerged as a shared services leader. A plethora of large corporations run Shared Service Organizations (SSOs) in Tampa, among them Coca-Cola Refreshments, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., USAA, Verizon and others. They provide ample jobs, and some of them pay as much as $80,000 to $100,000. Ten percent of Fortune 500 and nine percent of Fortune 100 companies have SSOs located in our region. It seems safe to say that these are not your father's call centers.
A 2012 Competitive Alternatives study by KPMG, one of the world's largest professional services companies, ranked Tampa Bay No. 1 among large U.S. markets for SSOs. Shared services, at least locally, have effectively become a cluster, with a lot of companies that have similar types of jobs in close proximity to one another, allowing them to attract talented workers who know they will have a choice of jobs if one does not work out.
So lately, economic development officials have begun to tout Tampa's eminence in shared services, while keeping a safe distance from call centers and back office.
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Should Tampa be content to plant its flag as a thriving mecca for shared services? Is Tampa settling as a second-tier city?
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"We're not content with being a shared services hub. Just like call centers were a stepping stone to back office, and that was a stepping stone to shared services — shared services is a stepping stone to corporate headquarters operations. The skilled shared services workforce here is essential to expanding and recruiting headquarters." - Rick Homans, CEO of Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp.
"I would not build the vision of our community around the call center or shared services industry, but don't run from it either. Don't knock these jobs. They're a vital part of Tampa Bay's overall ecosystem of employment." - Chuck Sykes, CEO of Sykes Enterprises; immediate past chair of Tampa Bay Partnership
"Is [emphasizing shared services] a sound economic development strategy? I think not. Those jobs pay on par with call center jobs and, just like call centers, there are a few higher wage management and specialized skills positions. If our goal is to continue to push [sunshine and lifestyle] and target jobs that are part-time, lower benefit and lower wage, we are heading down the right track. There is a big difference in what is good for a large corporation's bottom line and what creates a sustainable economy for Tampa Bay. I have no issue with call centers or shared services centers, but we shouldn't be targeting those jobs with economic incentives. We need to aim higher." - Joy Randels, entrepreneur; director of Startup Grind, Tampa Bay Region
"Are we banking our future on shared services? OK, so it's not your father's call center, but it's still a service business and not a driver of sustainable growth. [Economic development councils] capitulate to the idea that we don't have the talent to attract the really great jobs. That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's saying we're not smart enough. EDCs and other establishment types pay lip service to startups and disruptive innovation and then go back to how much leasable space we have downtown." - Ken Evans, entrepreneur, CEO of Evolution Advisors
"Shared services is certainly a feather in Tampa's cap. During the '80s when we were attracting pure call centers, we were at the mercy of [global] labor costs. The shared services model is far more sophisticated, with better paying jobs. It allows us to attract and compete for our best and brightest kids." - Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn
"Tampa inadvertently put itself in a good position when it got known for call centers, because when call centers expanded and became more complex, we already had the facilities. Shared services is in its infancy, and Tampa is positioned to benefit from its growth. But we need to continue to rebrand the concept away from the call center/back office idea ...
"SSOs are really the bones of an organization. What we're seeing now is corporate headquarters in New York City with 50 people and an SSO with 3,000 that really runs the company. Corporate headquarters are fundamentally different than we've seen them in the past." - Allen Brinkman, CEO of SunTrust Bank-Florida; chairman of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp.
"Shared services is the single best target industry for the future of high-paying, sustainable jobs in the Tampa market, even more so than life sciences. Shared services can tie to every type of company." - Larry Richey, Senior managing director, Cushman & Wakefield
"Do you grow it or recruit it? That's a fundamental question. But think of this: You have these shared services operations and they bring all these employees in. Do you really think the technology folks within those companies are not developing their own companies on the side? Why not develop that as well? Get 'em here, get 'em hooked, and get 'em staying...
"One of the people on our board talks about Tampa as being the b2b capital of the country, which certainly involves shared services. Not entirely sexy, but it's an identity." - Heather Kenyon, CEO of Tampa Bay Technology Forum
"We're a large consumer product company who's been involved in shared services for over 20 years, and we're still finding things to put inside these operations. Tampa has a tremendous foundation for an industry sector that's still on the upward side of its growth curve." - Bill Johnson, vice president finance, shared services, Coca-Cola Refreshments
"We are on the ground floor of a sea change that is occurring in all industries, which involves the way we interact with the mobile workforce. Tampa is uniquely positioned to emerge as the Silicon Valley of integrated business services , a concept that goes beyond the shared services model." - Lee Arnold, CEO of Colliers International, Tampa Bay, Central Florida, Southwest Florida
Eric Snider is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
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NEWTON - Prior to Saturday's Class 5A sub-state volleyball tournament, Great Bend High School head coach Kelsey Perry commented that anything can happen when the postseason rolls around.
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Artists at Barton Community College got a chance to showcase their talents at the annual Russell Original Art Review Exhibition at the Russell 4-H Building. The show ran from Oct. 12-14 and several Barton participants took home some hardware.
Volunteers are needed to prepare income tax returns for senior citizens next year, said Donna Baugh, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central Kansas. RSVP sponsors a program designed by the American Association of Retired Persons .
The Shafer Art Gallery will be closed until mid-November while it receives cosmetic enhancements, which include tile repairs and new accent tile being installed. The renovations also include new wall coverings.
The Patient Care Fund at Heartland Cancer Center has grown by $58,715, thanks to the generosity of local and area residents, said Mark Mingenback, St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center director of business strategy and marketing.
HOISINGTON - Hoisington Main Street Inc. will once again host Ladies Night Out from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9. in downtown Hoisington.
The Barton Community College volleyball team strung together three straight game victories to put away Cloud County after losing the first on Thursday night at Kirkman Activity Center.
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La Forza del Destino or The Power of Fate by Guiseppe Verdi has "the most idiotic plot in opera," says conductor Asher Fisch cheerfully as he folds himself into an armchair and swigs thirstily from a bottle of soda. Small wonder he's cheerful. Over the last two years there has been a shower of prizes and accolades that started in 2005 with the Helpmann Award for Best Musical Direction of Wagner's Ring Cycle in Adelaide. Last year he won the Seattle Opera's Artist of the Year for Rosenkavalier, this year he was made Seattle's principal guest conductor and the critics have been lavishing praise on the recently issued Adelaide Ring Cycle recordings. Before heading off to debut at Italy's La Scala with The Merry Widow in November, Fisch will be stationed here, conducting the Israel Opera production of Forza that opens January 4 at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. Musically the opera belongs to Verdi's middle period, from Rigoletto (1851) to Forza (1862), and is characterized by "gorgeous melodies and beautiful musical construction." "The music is the narrator here," Fisch says. "It's like an additional character interpreting the action. The orchestra expresses the cruel fate that is predestined for each of the characters." And cruel fate it surely is. Don Alvaro loves Leonora, but Papa, the Marquis of Calatrava, disapproves. He discovers the couple about to elope, then gets himself accidentally killed. He dies cursing his daughter, and the couple flees. Naturally Leonora's brother, Don Carlo, swears vengeance. After this fairly straightforward beginning, some very improbable coincidences gallop gustily along with Leonora, Alvaro and Carlo dying operatically at the end. For every production Fisch works not only with the orchestra but with each of the singers, "and the more I work with opera, the more I realize it's my job to coach the singers in style, language, vocal nuances; the more experienced I get, the more I find singers eager to benefit from that. But you can't really change people's way of singing, so casting is very important to get the interpretation you want." When the Israel Opera was revived 20 years ago, the lead singers were mostly imported, and Fisch explains, while local singers do now get leading roles, they are still in the minority. "Even after 20 years we still don't have a cadre of Israeli singers that can carry the leading roles," he says, "and believe me, when casting the first thing we ask ourselves is whether we have a local that can do it, and is available." There's a comfortable assurance to Fisch these days. He's still easygoing, still very approachable, but he's not on the way up any more. He occupies the rarified atmosphere of the conductor who can just about choose his next podium. His signature stubbornness is less in evidence "because I don't need it. I need it more inside the work to get the result I want, but not to get work." He inherited his obstinacy, he says, from his mother "who wouldn't let me quit piano when I was 14. I'd started at age 10, which is pretty late for piano." His parents were German Jews who'd fled Nazi Germany and settled in Jerusalem where Fisch, now 48, grew up. Late start or not, his prowess on the piano, then and now, makes him a sought after accompanist and chamber musician. But young Fisch had his eye on conducting and got his chance in 1987 when he conducted a performance of La Boheme for the Israel Opera. He was made in-house conductor and that set the ball rolling for his opera career, but he wanted the world of the symphony as well. In 1990, on the eve of the first Gulf War, he conducted the Israel Philharmonic in place of an ailing Daniel Barenboim, which led to a four year stint as his assistant at the Berlin Opera. That was the start of his international career, and Fisch spent most of the next decade in Europe, coming home at intervals to conduct at the Israel Opera, whose music director he became in 1996 (a post he held concurrently with that of music director for the Vienna Folk Opera). In 2000 Fisch moved to New York. He and his wife, singer Linda Pavelka and their daughter Koko live in a renovated brownstone on 139th Street in the middle of Harlem. The move was triggered by his first invitation to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera "because I felt that if I wanted to do opera and orchestra in the US, I needed to be there." Yet the move "was more than physical, because music in America works very differently from that in Europe," not least because of the high professional level of orchestral players. Additionally, Europe works on the repertory system, whereby a different work is given each night of the week. In the US, one work is performed for a given period. "At the end of the European period I had a tendency to be superficial," he says with characteristic honesty. "The American orchestra taught me to be more rigorous, to dig deeper and now I feel I'm ready for both worlds." Fisch knows his schedule for the next four years. It includes Rosenkavalier (R.Strauss) in Berlin, Munich ('09) and Vienna ('10) mixed with work in the US, such as the Wagner Competition for singers in Seattle, Magic Flute at the Met next year and A Masked Ball at the Chicago Lyric Opera in '09. Meanwhile, from here he's going to Dresden to conduct the Opera Ball concert, and then to do Beethoven and Wagner with the Belgrade Philharmonic - combining opera and symphony, just the way he likes it.
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Annual junkyard licenses renewed
The East Huntingdon Township supervisors approved the junkyard license renewal for a few that are located in the township.
The licenses must be renewed annually, and the supervisors granted the renewal to Zelmore Brothers Auto Wreckers, Raygor Salvage and Henderson Foreign Auto Parts.
"We have five junkyards in the township that were in place before we had the ordinance," Supervisor Paul Hodgkiss said of the ordinance that regulates those types of facilities.
The supervisors also approved modification/construction certificates to William Coen at 20 Coen Mobile Home Park for the construction of a 23-by-30-foot equipment storage building and also to William LaMantia and Denise Blystone at 253 Buckeye Road for the construction of a block foundation and a 30-by-50-foot home.
In regular business, the supervisors also approved the subdivision plan for David and Amy Hixson.
Hodgkiss and fellow supervisors Joel Suter reported they attended a construction conference that covered the planning for the upcoming construction of the new bridge at the intersection area of routes 819 and 119.
Pending the completion of inspections by the sewage inspectors and engineers for the project, the construction may begin in the spring.
Supervisors also reported that they are prepared for the inclement weather that may be hitting the area and staying in out region for the next several weeks.
"We're ready," Suter said.
Supervisor Howard Keefer said that all the equipment is prepared in case it is needed for road clearance.
"The trucks are all ready," Keefer said. "They are all fueled up and ready to go if needed."
Marilyn Forbes is a freelance writer.
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