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August 9th, 2005 #1
Wacom cutting out..
So I've been having this problem recently.. I'll be using my Intuos 2 and it will randomly cut out at times. Often it's when I let it sit for a moment, I'll come back and the cursor wont move while moving the stylus. Oddly it usually takes a quick flick of the mouse to jerk it back to life. recently it's been cutting out randomly during painting, even though the connections seem fine. Also, I've noticed if I start up my PC and don't use the tablet until long after the computer has been on, the tablet won't even intialize even though the light is on and the connections seem to be tight. Disconnecting the tablet and reconnecting it doesn't seem to remedy the situation, only rebooting seems to bring it to life.
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I've had a couple of odd problems with my wacom, including it not responding when I first pick it up. Usually if I rap the pen hard on the tablet it will "wake up" and start working. Have you tried doing that, rather than jacking the mouse?
Also, perhaps unrelated, but may point you in a direction to look at other concurrently running apps: when I'm running PS and iTunes, and listening to a stream, if the stream halts and iTunes needs to rebuffer, I'll suddenly lose pressure sensitivity in PS. Painting suddenly paints with max pressure. Alt-Tabbing away from PS and back fixes the problem. Like I said, the only reason I mention this is perhaps you have another app somewhere that's interfering or behaving oddly with the Wacom drivers.
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i have the same problem. and it happens fairly often for me. whenever the cursor is too high or if i keep switching between the mouse and wacom, it will cut out for some reason. that probably didn't help you, but i think it's a common problem.
August 9th, 2005 #4
I have an Intuos 3, and it does the same thing sometimes. I find just jiggling the mouse helps. Also, the pressure sensitivity sometimes doesn't work when I start PS, and I have to quit and restart it.
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the "pen tip" of my intuous2 has somehow gotten magnetised. It doesn't work with normal/dual? mode anymore (or is very unresponsive). It does the "cutting in and out" behaviour.
But it works decently in standard recognition mode. However, the "eraser tip" works well on all 3 modes.
It's gotten as bad as the pen having a life of its own occasonally. Straight line with a ruler shows up as a crooked line on the monitor.
Issue can be solved occasionally by running a degaussing wand (stuff used by tv repairman) over the pen.
August 9th, 2005 #6
my pen jams and looses its sensitivity now and then, but its not so much a problem these days. have you checked the connection to the actual tablet itself? mine got stretched from pulling it in and out of its home on top of the box and broke from the inside. if you open it up you can cut a length off of it and resolder the connection.
August 10th, 2005 #7
Wow. Wacom has really kicked us in the balls.
Well, not me. Because I have none.
Um. Oh. Anyway... But, yeah, my Intuos2 does that periodically, too. I just always owed it to the fact that I spill sodas on my desk all the time.
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I used to have a big 12x12 that did that (well two of them actually) but they used to stop working after a period of time. It was just because the power source was routed through the keyboard and was needing too much power.
That was an old serial port tablet though.
August 10th, 2005 #9
I had this problem on my old intuos, i just bought a new pen and problem solved. I use a graphire 3 now and it has never had a hiccup.
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Yep...same thing. I think it might be a software problem. Coz its never had an issue until the recent XP updates. Its not crippling yet so I'm not raising any alarm bells.
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August 10th, 2005 #11
I had this same problem with my Graphire3 after the first couple weeks after I got it.
I had a real sulotion to the problem, but unfortunatly for you Gents, it was a long time ago and I no longer remember how to fix it. It be true
I would try reinstalling the damn thing, and update the drivers for it. Good luck ...
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Yep, happens to me too. But never so often that it becomes a problem.
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1 ETHNOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA FALL, 1992 ALEX D. KARACZUN, FIELDWORKER I. GEOGRAPHY The geography of Bridgeville is such that it is almost entirely surrounded by a loop of Chartiers Creek and a section of McLaughlin Run. At first there were only two natural accesses to the area, the first in the small area of land that linked it to the rest of Western Pennsylvania, the second a small ford, called Ramsey's Ford for the original owner of the adjoining land Thomas Ramsey in 1786 (See History below). Within the boundaries of the borough are many hills, Gould City Hill and Fryer's Hill are two of these. II. CLIMATE The climate of Bridgeville is similar to the climate of other communities in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. mean annual temperature..............................................50.3 F average maximum temperature......................................94.0 F average minimum temperature.......................................-5.0 F first killing frost.............................................................Oct. 20 last killing frost .............................................................April 20 average rainfall.............................................................36.85 inches average snowfall...........................................................42.50 inches III. GEOLOGY The area of Bridgeville and the area immediately surrounding were extremely rich in coal. There is not much else of geological interest in the area. 2 IV. HISTORY (excerpts from Bridging the Years, Volume II, 1976) The history of [Bridgeville] began more than a century after the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn. It is interesting to note that the area_is probably the same disputed land which George Washington, as a young man, came to survey at the time southwestern Pennsylvania was claimed by Virginia. In 1786 the first claim for land in this area was filed by Thomas Redman. His claim covered 208º acres on the western side of Bridgeville called "Water Enclosure." Thomas Ramsey filed a claim for a portion south of Station Street, beginning at a point near the mouth of Miller's Run. Benjamin Reno filed a claim for 342 acres in 1785 which was later bought by Leonard Fryer. This area is the present Fryer's Hill. Reno died before he obtained his patent and this section was given to his widow and has since been known as the "Widow's Portion." Thomas Ramsey found he had the best fording of Chartiers Creek through his property, so he had the banks graded and a crossing was made in as good a condition as possible. Then he charged a toll for its use. This went along for some time, until his neighbors came to the conclusion that he did not have the right to make a charge, and an indignation meeting was held on the quiet, where it was decided that a bridge must be built. Proper craftsmen were called in who made measurements for necessary timber, to construct [the bridge]. Each farmer was then assigned the timber he was to prepare and bring to the site. When all had been arranged, a day was set in which they were all to meet. The man who had been left in charge of collecting the toll was frightened away. He hastened to his employer, who lived in Virginia, to tell what was being done, but by the time they got back the bridge had been completed. Ramsey resorted to the law but it was easily proved that Chartiers Creek was navigable, as at one time a boat full of flour had been loaded in Canonsburg and Boyce's Mill and floated to New Orleans. This ended the controversy. 3 Colonel Noble, for whom Noblestown was named, at one time had a general store there and would carry merchandise over the mountains by pack train. Quite a number of farmers from Washington County got in the habit of coming [to Bridgeville] to trade with the Colonel, as it saved a long trip to Noblestown, so a common saying was "Meet you at the Bridge." Business became so good that Colonel Noble built a storeroom in the village and they changed the saying to "Meet you at Bridgeville." This was long before all the bridges were built to get in and out of Bridgeville. In the late 1890's George and Jay Gould, founders of the New York Central Railroad and eastern financiers, bought up land belonging to Thomas Redman and formed the Wabash Improvement Co. C.P. Mayer bought most of this ground when Gould City did not fulfill Gould's dream, and although some lots were sold, still it remained a wooded area. On the very top of this hill was a mound of stones 25 feet long and 6 feet high. It was opened and many [Indian] artifacts, including arrow heads were found. Upon C.P. Mayer's death his son, Frank, paid back taxes on the property and proceeded to sell lots to individual contractors and residents. Lastly the bulk of the hill was sold to David H. Poellot who is carrying out Gould's dream of development. The area is now known as the Crestvue Plan. In the course of this development the bulldozers were halted and the Carnegie Museum were called upon to have their diggers come to investigate. They found the first prehistoric Indian grave actually carved into the bedrock. Bones from other early 'flesh burials and cremations' were exhumed from the same mound. All were dated and taken back to the Museum for posterity. The greatest disaster of this district was the big flood in the year of 1874. This was caused by a cloudburst in Sodom (Clifton) and the waters of McLaughlin Run rose to a height of 25 ft., rushing down the valley with such a force it took houses, people, chickens and cattle. Those who witnessed it state that two great clouds, traveling east and west, seemed to come together and caused the cloudburst. 4 The town was little more than a wayside hamlet until the coal mines opened. Phillips Brothers had a mine in Mudville; Sandy McLean ran the Katy mine in Coultersville; Macedonio Maioli ran the Slope mine in Treveskyn; Browners Mine on McLaughlin Run Road; John Frain had a mine at the end of St. Clair St., John Crum had a mine at the end of Elm St., which was called Brandy Coal; and Joseph Hofrichter opened a mine where Koppers now stands. With the opening of the mines came folk from as far away as Connellsville and many came from the 'Old Country' and as a result the town grew. Many individuals dug coal out of the hills in their backyards for their own consumption. Company stores and houses were in demand and housing progressed. Later, the miners went on strike and proceeded to burn all the tipples apparently because they were discontented with working conditions and pay. As a result, most of the mines closed. The first Post Office was in Herriotsville. A Hotel and General store stood on the other side [of Rt. 519] across from the Post Office and this is where the Stage Coaches stopped and horses were changed. A large watering trough along the road refreshed all horses as the Washington Pike was the main road from Pittsburgh to Washington. It was the first improved highway built in 1820. Farmers would drive their cattle on foot this far, refresh them overnight and continue in the morning. The last Stage Coach passed through in 1871. The hotel and grocery store burned to the ground in 1905. The Herriotsville Post Office was later moved to James Young's boot and shoe store on County line on Washington Pike. Hugh Morgan, who operated a grocery store on the corner of James Way and Washington Ave., drove to Herriotsville with his horse and buggy, picked up his customers mail and distributed it from there. When the Railroad was built, the Post Office was moved to Boyce Station, later by petition granted January 31, 1863, it was moved to Hugh Morgan's Grocery Store, where it was first known as Moorehead Post Office. Hugh Morgan was 5 appointed Postmaster by President Theodore Roosevelt. After Hugh's death his Assistant and daughter, Maggie Morgan, was Postmistress. Because there was a Moorehead in Erie County, the name was changed to Bridgeville. When Samuel Foster was appointed Postmaster, the office was moved to his store on the corner of Station and Railroad Sts. C.P. Mayer had his store and office on the corner of Washington and Station St., then the office was moved to the rear of Bennett's Drug Store which was in the Bridgeville Trust building on Washington Ave. In 1911 the Post Office was moved to a new building erected by the Bridgeville Trust Company and leased to the government for ten years. In the meantime, plans were made for a Post Office building of their own and construction was in process when the lease expired. They moved into Mosti's building across the street until their building was completed in 1939. This is the office on Washington Avenue. While in the office in the Bridgeville Trust Building, on October 19, 1912, [the Post Office] was robbed of $900.00 worth of stamps. The men who planned the robbery went first to the livery stable and stole lap robes, 17 horse blankets, 9 pillows, meal bags and skirts. In using nitroglycerine and an electric battery and by muffling the blast with all the stolen paraphernalia, not a sound was heard. The robbers proceeded to take what was in the safe, throw what was useless to them in Chartiers Creek, and make off with their loot. They were never apprehended. The Pennsylvania Railroad came to Bridgeville [in 1870]. At that time it was known as the Chartiers Valley Railroad Company. This company was incorporated in 1853 to construct a railroad from Pittsburgh by way of Canonsburg to Washington, Pa. Surveys showed that the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Railroad had the only practical route between Pittsburgh and Carnegie, and the line was begun at the latter point. Contracts were let and grading and masonry were well along when operations were suspended in 1856 from lack of funds. 6 Foreclosure proceedings were instituted in 1861 on behalf of first mortgage bondholders, but a sale was not consummated until 1871. A new company, The Chartiers Railway Company (No 1) was organized in 1870 and with the assistance of the Pennsylvania it completed the line from Carnegie to Bridgeville and Canonsburg. In 1871 they continued the line to Washington. The Station was built in 1870 and still stands, but has been converted to The Bridgeville Public Library. The coming of the railroad opened the way for many new businesses. Joseph Wright, an orphan raised by Mrs. Susanette Wright and her husband, was one with vision and foresight. He served in the Civil War and then managed hotels in Greensburg, Uniontown and Washington. In 1876, Mr. Wright purchased ground and built the Norwood Hotel. The Victorian showplace enabled the city people to escape the heat of Pittsburgh summers and the new railroad permitted the gentlemen to commute daily to their offices. The Norwood Hotel was the first hotel in this area which had running water. A two- inch line was brought from Brandy Springs into the hotel and was thought to be healthful as mineral springs. Joseph Wright sold his hotel in 1900 to George Ritter and his wife, who continued the elegant services and excellent cuisine. During Prohibition, Mr. Schade managed the hotel and, after the Ritters, continued the profitable business. They sold it to Art Airie, thence to Dick Ladley and Corkey Smith. Louis Russo and his sons bought and renovated the hotel and had their Grand Opening in 1960. The hotel burned to the ground March 15, 1961. In 1899 W.W. Andrews surveyed the boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining a charter for the Borough of Bridgeville, which received its charter July 27, 1901. A citizens committee met in the Schoolhouse and the following resolutions were adopted; "Be it resolved, that it is the sense of the representative meeting of the citizens of Bridgeville Borough, that in the beginning our Borough career should be begun on a peaceful and sound basis, entirely free from 6 7 political strife and personal feeling such as usually accompany local elections conducted on party lines. Partyism is usually followed by corruptionism and favoritism of a few at the expense of many. Therefore, be it agreed by and between all parties to place on Borough ticket for burgess and judge of elections persons of opposite political faith each succeeding year; if a Democrat is elected for Burgess at the coming election then elect a Republican for judge of elections, and vice versa each year following, all other offices to be filled regardless of party. Second. That all primaries be held at proper time, and all citizens who are entitled to vote at regular elections shall be qualified to vote at a primary. Third, that two full tickets be placed in the field under the head 'Citizens and Peoples' ticket; that the names of the candidates for burgess and judge of election shall be the same on both tickets provided in first clause of this agreement, and balance of ticket to be made up as follows; If two or more persons are running for the same office, then place name of candidate who has the largest vote at the primary in the first column on the ticket, and the candidate with the second largest vote be placed in second column, and the third largest in the third column. Fourth, any party dissatisfied with this agreement can call a meeting for the purpose of changing or abrogating the agreement by giving the public two weeks notice and stating the change desired." The first election for Bridgeville Borough was held September 24, 1901. The first ordinance on record was for the suppression of Disorderly Conduct. Street laborers were paid $1.75 a day and those with two horse teams were paid $4.50 per day. The Street Commissioner was paid $2.25 a day. Chief of Police was paid $20.00 a month. The tax levy was 4 mills for the year 1902. The first schoolhouse was built in a field on Prestley Road at the top of the hill where the road turns to the right. Later it was destroyed by fire. The second school was at the corner of the Fryer and Collins farms on McLaughlin Run Road where the second bridge is located. Later it was used as a dwelling, then a hay house and was washed away in the flood of July 26, 1874. 7 8 The third schoolhouse was built about 1848 on McLaughlin Run Road, near Fryer's Mill. Later it was used as a dwelling and was moved twice. The fourth school was a two story building built in 1886 on Hickman Street. The fifth school was a four room frame building built in 1893. It was later sold to W.S. Reed who moved it to Station Street and it was known as the Reed Apartments. The sixth school was a brown-stone, two story, twelve room building built on Washington Avenue and in 1910 they added another story making it a sixteen room school. In 1924 the Lincoln school on Gregg Avenue was built of white brick and was two stories high, with twelve rooms. This school was planned so that as more rooms were needed, they could be added without difficulty. In 1925, four more rooms were added. In 1939 four more rooms were added, making the school twenty rooms. In 1958 the brown stone elementary school on Washington Avenue was destroyed by fire. On November 16, 1959, the Washington Elementary School on Dewey Avenue opened with 14 classrooms, a library, all-purpose room, administrative office, Nurses room, Teachers room, band room and custodial room. In 1966 there were four classrooms added. From the time of the fire in April 1958 and the opening of the new school, classes were conducted in the Bethany Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Church. Junior High and High School students now attend the Chartiers Valley School in Woodville. The Lincoln building (Later renamed the John Wight School) is now being used for the Older Adult group activities, the Meals on Wheels food preparation, and the Pathfinder School. The Speedway Dream became a reality May 30, 1927, with a 150 mile motor derby with more than $5,000.00 in prizes. The wood board speedway was designed and built by Paul Tustin and his father. It stood alongside the state highway leading into Bridgeville. Simon McCaffrey, Burgess, acted as honorary starter. More than 20,000 fans viewed the races. The 8 9 townsfolk were elated for the crowds brought more money into the community. About five years later the wood deteriorated and was removed. For the next three years the raceway was used for illegal dog racing. When this was closed, the field was used for local ball games for many years. On July 28, 1928 a steam shovel was being brought from Mayview and as the truck started across the Cow Hollow bridge (below Godwin's) the floor of the bridge collapsed. The driver was pinned under the shovel. Dr. Rittenhouse and Dr. Sigmann were in attendance and performed surgery to remove the driver's crushed leg. The driver died shortly after at Mayview Hospital. After the accident the bridge was demolished and the hollow was filled. On September 6, 1937, the wrecking crew of the Wabash Railroad worked to clear the tons of debris piled up when eight heavily laden freight cars crashed on the bridge. The crash occurred when a steel flat car in the train of twenty jumped the track on the bridge over Chartiers Creek. Several of the cars were hurtled 50 feet down the embankment. One box car plunged into the creek while others crashed into the large steel girders, twisting them like wire. Acetylene torches and huge wrecking cranes were used to clear the wreckage, which extended from the tracks to the uppermost girder of the bridge. Apparently the accident occurred because of a defective mechanism in one of the lead cars of the train. Fortunately no lives were lost. V. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN BRIDGEVILLE (excerpts from Bridging the Years, Volume II, 1976) Anderson Equipment Co. Anderson Equipment was founded in 1935. It has grown steadily in physical size and sales. A major expansion, completed in 1976, almost doubles the space under roof. 9 10 Bridgeville Savings & Loan Association The Bridgeville Savings and Loan Association was originally chartered December 15, 1890, as the Bridgeville Building & Loan Association to exist for 50 years. An amendment to the Charter was made September 23, 1940, that the Association was to exist perpetually. In May of 1959, the Association obtained a Certificate of Insurance from the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation insuring the members' accounts to $10,000.00 per account. At a special stockholders meeting held May 24, 1961 the Association changed its name to Bridgeville Savings & Loan Association. Since 1890 the Association has grown in excess of $13,000,000.00. Koppers Company Inc. The Bridgeville Plant is part of the Koppers Company, Inc., Organic Materials Division, which is one of six divisions within the diversified Koppers Company, Inc. The plant is a key element within the Division which as a whole produces chemicals, coal tar derivatives, protective coatings, industrial coke, and other building materials. The Bridgeville operation is responsible for the production of a variety of chemicals and resins which are designed to meet customers needs and specifications. There are three main product lines produced at the Bridgeville site which are used primarily by the reinforced plastic industry, by paint and coating producers, and by the chemical processing industry. These products ultimately find their way into items such as bowling balls, paints, boat hulls, and fiberglass auto parts. There are approximately 300 persons employed at the plant, and a majority of them reside within the Chartiers Valley. Many of these employees are active also in local government and community activities. The company encourages such individual involvement. It is also the continuing policy of Koppers Company, Inc., to make every aspect of its relationship with employees and applicants for employment free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 10 11 Universal-Cyclops Specialty Steel Division Universal-Cyclops was founded in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, in 1908 as the Universal Rolling Mill Company by Walter H. Baker. In 1936 the company merged with Cyclops Steel Company of Titusville, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1884. Operations continue today as the Universal-Cyclops Specialty Steel Division, Cyclops Corporation. Since ground was broken for the first building, the Bridgeville plant has grown from a one-product operation, shovel steel, to a major producer of a wide variety of specialty steels. About 1,000 people currently are employed at the plant, which has an annual payroll of more than $10 million. The Bridgeville Trust Company The Bridgeville Trust Company was incorporated on October 22, 1902, and its first Stockholders Meeting was held October 25, 1902. When a majority of the Nation's banks were forced to close, and never reopen, during the great depression and the banking holiday, The Bridgeville Trust Company was declared sound and remained in continuous operation. Under its present management, the bank has grown from $2,800,000.00 in 1942 to $60,000,000.00, with Surplus and Reserve aggregating $4,660,000.00, and is considered to be one of the outstanding banks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville Trust Company grew with the area, its success is a result of its integrity, adaptability, and individual initiative. Reliable Savings & Loan Association On July 16, 1925, the application for the organization of the Reliable Savings and Loan Association of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, was approved by Governor Gifford Pinchot in Harrisburg and a charter granted. The Association established an office at 437 Railroad Street 11 12 with twenty-four shareholders from Bridgeville, Carnegie, Presto and Mt. Lebanon. Bridgeville Glass Works The General Electric Company purchased the site where the Bridgeville Glass Plant is now located, in December, 1918, from the John B. Highbee Co. The Highbee Co. manufactured tableware and made some all-glass vacuum bottles. General Electric Glass Industry had been located in and around Fostoria, Ohio, and when a shortage of natural gas developed there, the company began to look for a new site, finally choosing Bridgeville. The Bridgeville Glass Plant operated in the early days two twelve pot furnaces, with the glass being ladled from the pots to the work furnaces where it was drawn into tubing by hand methods. Bridgeville led the industry in continuous tank methods of glass melting and was also the first plant were tubing was drawn by machine as compared with the old method of hand drawing. Machine drawn tubing is lower in price and of better quality than the hand method. These factors have made a larger market for the Bridgeville products, which are used in all parts of the world and are made into incandescent, fluorescent and miniature lamps; also parts for radio and electronic equipment. The Bridgeville News The Bridgeville News was begun as a means of helping Francis P. Cavanaugh through college and the University. His first office was at the corner of James Way and Washington Avenue. About a year later, the News outgrew the location and moved to 417 James Way into a double house. In 1930 a move was again made, to a Railroad Street building. Again, they had to make a move to a newly built storeroom at 440 Washington Ave. In 1937 the present building on Jane Way was built to house additional machinery made necessary as the business grew. In August, 1953, the newspaper was purchased by John L. 12 13 McCracken and Ralph E. Hennon, who had been a printer and pressman in Oakdale. Mr. McCracken sold his interest in 1958 and Mr. Hennon and Custer G, Papas became partners. Mr. Papas had worked on the newspaper, operating the linotypes and doing other printing for the previous ten years. he bought Mr. Hennon's interest in 1966 when the latter became ill. Mr. Papas is sole owner and publisher of the News today. Through the years the newspaper has tried to serve the people of the area with such information of interest and concern to them as is not available from other publications. The Bigi Bus Line More than half a century ago, Ezio Bigi, a hard working, outstanding citizen of Bridgeville, expressed the view to his wife, Mari, that public transportation was of increasing importance to the people of this area. Together, the idea grew into a reality. With limited capital a route was established from Bridgeville to Beading and Mt. Lebanon, with a large Graham Page automobile, as a passenger bus. They next sought a franchise to Pittsburgh and after many obstacles permission was granted to travel West Liberty Ave. into Pittsburgh in 1932. Ezio Bigi did not live to see the contribution he made to the community, but Mari Bigi and her son, Albert, built the Company to seven buses. As the other five children grew and contributed to the shaping of the company, the Bus Line grew. World War II hindered operations, but after the War, a new bus garage was built in 1952. The Company became a Corporation and a profitable enterprise with thirty-seven buses operating daily. A few years later the Port Authority started negotiations with privately owned bus companies in Allegheny County and take-over was inevitable. This was progress to some, to many a great loss. Limestone Products and Supply Co. 13 14 Limestone Products and Supply Co. was incorporated on July 8, 1924. In June, 1955, Albert C. Hofrichter, took complete ownership of the firm. Limestone Products and Supply Co. are suppliers of concrete block, cement, gravel, mortar, flue liners, fire brick and have five concrete trucks serving the community. At present, their six employees are continuously busy servicing contractors and the public with supplies. VI. CHURCHES IN BRIDGEVILLE Saint Agatha On March 11, 1894, His Excellency, Regis Phelan, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, created a new Parish - St. Agatha, and appointed its first pastor. Until that time, Catholics in the area had looked toward St. Michaels on Pittsburgh's South Side, or St. Lukes in Carnegie, for their spiritual life. St. Agatha began its existence as a parish in name only. True, it had a pastor, it had some boundaries, and it had people. What it didn't have was a church in which to worship, a situation that was to exist until the spring of 1901, when the first permanent structure was built. Before that time, Mass was celebrated in an empty storeroom. Bethany Presbyterian On April 20, 1814, a small group of men from the Miller's Run area requested a new congregation for their area. The request was granted on October 18, 1814, and the congregation of Bethany was born, but not without argument from the neighboring Bethel Church who felt that this new congregation was encroaching their bounds and would take away members from them. In 1815 the new congregation built the first Bethany Meeting House on the newly acquired land, and established a cemetery adjacent. In the 1860's the congregation decided to establish a mission in the growing town of Bridgeville. The mission was started in a old schoolhouse at the head of Baldwin St. On May 4, 1876, the Bridgeville Mission became the Bridgeville Presbyterian Church. 14 15 By this time, the town of Bridgeville was growing and becoming the center of activity for the area. So on April 9, 1888, the congregation of Bethany and its offspring the Bridgeville Presbyterian Church was merged into the present Bethany Presbyterian Church of Bridgeville. St. Barbara St. Barbara Church was founded in 1894 by a group of Slovenian and German people. At that time, in the area, there were people who had immigrated from Central Europe. Many of these people worked in mines, and they were accustomed to pray in their native tongues. Fr. Joseph Zalokar, the first pastor of St. Barbara Church, with his knowledge of many languages, was able to help these people. Since then there have been eight pastors who have served the parish. From 1912 to 1937 the parish had its own Catholic School. St. Anthony In 1913, to meet the needs of a growing Lithuanian population in the Bridgeville area, a committee of six men from St. Anthony's Lodge met with Rev. Sutkaitis, Pastor of St. Casimir's Church of the South Side, and with His Excellency Bishop Regis Canevin, and received approval from the Bishop to organize a parish. The location chosen was the present one on Miller's Run Road, in a building formerly occupied by the Methodist Episcopal Church. After a period spent in remodeling the building, now named St. Anthony's Church, the first Mass was celebrated in June, 1915. St. George Orthodox The history of St. George's Orthodox Church began with the arrival of the first immigrants to the new world from Syria about the turn of the twentieth century. Arriving first in Carnegie, some of the new immigrants soon moved to Bridgeville and other nearby areas. They 15 16 turned for their sacramental ministrations to the Russian Orthodox church of Carnegie. From time to time a Syrian Orthodox priest stopped in this area and held services in people's homes. In time the Syrian Orthodox of this area decided that it was necessary to have their own church because they wanted their children to grow up in their ancestral faith. About 1920 the St. George Orthodox parish was formed. A small building was acquired on McLaughlin Run Road in Bridgeville and this served the parish as a church for about twenty-five years. As years passed and the families grew larger, a need was felt by a few parishioners of foresight to erect a larger church and have a permanent pastor. The lot under the present church was purchased in 1940 from Dr. Clarence McMillen. Actual work on the present edifice did not begin until after World war II, in 1947, and it was not completed until 1950 at a cost of about $85,000.00. The church was dedicated on May 24, 1950. First Baptist In the year 1903 a few people had a vision of unity, faith, and love and they began to hold prayer services in their homes. When the group became too large the Lewandowsky building was used for the gathering. Later the meetings were held in the old school building on Washington Avenue. In 1906 the property on which the present building now stands, on what was then called McLaughlin Run Road, was purchased from Robert H. Cook and his wife. First United Methodist The Methodist Church of Bridgeville had its beginning in 1876 when Mrs. Elizabeth Fryer formed and conducted Cottage Prayer Meetings. The interest in Methodism grew and in September 1878, the Pittsburgh Annual Conference appointed Rev. R.C. Wolf, as his first assignment, to serve the Bridgeville-Fawcett communities. Under his leadership, Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church was organized with 12 charter members. 16 17 Church services were first held in the Fryer School which stood adjacent to the bridge on Baldwin Street, later being transferred to the Valley School on Miller's Run Road. The need for a permanent place of worship became apparent and in 1886 the congregation purchased a plot of ground at the junction of Hickory Grade Road and Miller's Run Road; a church building was erected and the first service in the new sanctuary was held January 1, 1887 - the final one in the summer of 1910. The need for an expansion program in some direction was evident. The need culminated in November 1907 when a lot was purchased at the corner of Chess and Station Streets, the present site. The erection of the church was started; the cornerstone was laid April 22, 1910 and the formal dedication of the Chapel was on October 2, 1910. the name of the church was changed at this time to First Methodist Episcopal, retaining the name until 1939 when the word Episcopal was dropped and it became the First Methodist Church - another name change became effective in 1968 when the present name, First United Methodist Church, was adopted. Zion Lutheran Church Early in 1898 a group of people met in a store room on lower Washington Avenue, adjacent to Prestley Road, located on what is now called Schulte Street. Their purpose was to establish a Lutheran Church in Bridgeville. In 1899 they moved into larger quarters located in Poellot Hall which stood in the center of the business district. In 1901 the congregation known as Zion move to their new Church on Prestley Road where it remained until the completion of their new building in 1967. For many years, German was the only language used; later both English and German held their place until finally with the passing of many of the German speaking people, English became the accepted standard. This change took place about 1920. VII. SETTLEMENT AND CULTURE 17 18 The settlement pattern in Bridgeville, is and has been that there is no pattern. Many of the people I interviewed mentioned that there were no ethnic or religious neighborhoods. The only real distinction would have been in wealth. Ed Salamony (see interview ES92-ADK5-C) mentioned that the poorer people lived in Lower Bridgeville (the valley area around the business section and the railroad station) and the ones with more money setled in the "bank property," an area to the west of Lower Bridgeville, originally owned by the bank. Also Morris Perkins (interview ES92-ADK8-C) said that the blacks tended to live together because they wanted to, not because they were forced to. However, other interviewees denied that there was really a "black" neighborhood in Bridgeville. No one I interviewed practiced any cultural traditions. Most people seemed to associate cultural practices with food. The only real food tradition I came across was in Wenonah Colton's (interview ES92-ADK1-C) family. They can fruits and vegetables every year. This a tradition that brings the whole family together for a few days. The different religions in Bridgeville have a practice which seems unique to me. For big holidays, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, they hold one service that everyone attends in one of the Churches. The Church that this is held in changes for each occasion. For example for Thanksgiving they may hold mass at St. Barbara's, for Christmas the service might be held at the First Baptist, at Easter the service might move to Bethany Presbyterian, and so on. Bridgeville used to have a Halloween Parade, but this seems to have fallen by the wayside as the people who used to organize these events have gotten to old to take on that responsibility any more (interview ES92-ADK2-C). Also a few people I talked to said that St. George's Orthodox Church still hold a food bazaar occasionally. I was unable to get a date, or even a season when they do this. 18 19 VIII. ISSUES AND CONCERNS Bridgeville is a close knit community of many diverse peoples. Everyone I interviewed said that there was never any ethnic or racial discrimination in Bridgeville and that community was more important than race, color, or religion. The residents of Bridgeville have a few issues of concern among them. The biggest concern seems to be the growing rift between the older and younger residents of Bridgeville. The two largest population groups in the area are between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-four (433 & 419 - 1990 Census). The next largest group is between the ages of sixty-five and sixty-nine (412 - 1990 Census). The older generation is afraid that the younger residents don't know or a unconcerned with the history of the community in which they live. Another concern is the traffic that the interstate highway has brought to Bridgeville. At all hours of the day there is moderate to heavy traffic on Rt. 50, the main road in Bridgeville and the access to and from the interstate (I-79). A related concern is the lack of adequate public transportation in the area for the elderly to use to get to the commercial zones on either end of Bridgeville. The only other concern that I head in talking to Bridgeville residents was they are afraid that Bridgeville is becoming a "bedroom" community, with people commuting to jobs outside of the community. IX. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS The different religions in Bridgeville worked together and continue to do so. For all of the problems with industry in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, Bridgeville seems to have gotten by physically unscarred. The reason for this may be that most of the industry in the area was small to medium in size to begin with. When the large companies in town saw huge cutbacks in their orders and production, Bridgeville's industry saw a much smaller actual cutback. In any case the Borough of Bridgeville seems to be doing very well financially. However, the community is changing from a destination to a pass-through for commercial activity outside the community. 20 This situation needs to be taken into account in future work with the community. I suggest that for future projects dealing with the Bridgeville area that a few things be done in advance. First, I suggest, as a few of those I interviewed said, that an ad be placed in the Bridgeville News. This organ seems to be thoroughly read by all in Bridgeville. Such an ad might remove some of the lack of trust that I encountered while trying to obtain interviews. Second, I suggest that the format for the questions asked be firmed up. This along with a much more comprehensive statement of purpose will also go a long way toward gaining the trust of those to be interviewed. Finally, doing all of the initial contact work took quite a lot of time and effort to acquire the trust of the influential people of the Borough. I suggest that the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation make formal overtures to the government of each individual area in order to gain more help from officially recognized bodies. X. CONTACTS Alpine Hunting & Fishing Club ........................................221-8550 220 Alpine Rd. Reliable Fraternal Association..............................221-5600 535 Baldwin St. Slovenian Mutual Beneficial Aid Society..............................221-9943 202 Liberty St. Slovenian Social Club...............221-9074 950 Ridge Rd. Women's Club of Bridgeville................................221-0177 608 Dewey Ave. 21 XI. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Bridging the Years: Volume II, Bridgeville Community Association, 1976, 159pgs., illus., maps. This source is the only source I was able to find. It has a well written history of the area as its main bulk. It also has histories of most of the families in the area. Toward the end of the book there are histories of the major companies and churches in the area. This source contains many old pictures of important places within the town. There are also a few illustrations from old papers and the like. Perhaps the most interesting illustrations in the book are two maps of Bridgeville, located on the inside of the cover, front and back. The first is an old map of Bridgeville. The second is a map of Bridgeville in 1976. Comparing the two maps is very interesting.
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STEUBEN Sunday is the Second Sunday of Easter. The scripture lessons, based on the theme "Unfolding Story," are Acts 5:27-32, Psalm 150, Revelations 1:4-8, and John 20:19-31. The Rev. Patricia E. Welch, pastor and teacher, will lead worship during the 11 a.m. service. Large print and children's bulletins will be available.
After worship, members will assemble personal care and cleanup kits. These kits will be taken to the Northwest Ohio Association annual meeting later this month. United Church of Christ Disaster Response Teams will distribute the kits where and when they are needed.
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Sunday morning features a lesson titled "Phariseeism" at 10:30 and Sunday evening features a lesson titled "Why Israel Failed: They Adapted God's Commands" at 6. This church also has Bible studies for all ages at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. More information about this church is available at norwalkchurch.org.
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MONROEVILLE This church will continue the Easter message at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. The scripture for the day is Acts 5:27-32 and the theme is "Putting God First."
On April 29, the churches of the Monroeville Community, the Congregational Community United Church of Christ, Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church, are holding the second annual "Go To Church" Sunday. Church leaders are encouraging "Easter-like" attendance in worship at the church of your choice followed by a joint picnic in Commons Park at 11:30 a.m.
Following the picnic, there will be a CROP Walk to end hunger setting off from the bike trail at the Knights of Columbus parking lot, Peru Center Road.
St. Paul Catholic, Norwalk
This weekend at all Masses the first communion children will come forward to receive a small loaf of bread baked by members of the parish. They will take the bread home to share with their families at suppertime.
Congregants will continue with Wednesday evening prayer at 7 in the church throughout the Easter season.
A social gathering for widows and widowers will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the St. Paul gathering space. Widows and widowers of all ages are welcome. For more information contact Diane Wiles at (419) 660-5813.


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Medical Malpractice
medical jurisprudence
medical jurisprudence or forensic medicine, the application of medical science to legal problems. It is typically involved in cases concerning blood relationship, mental illness, injury, or death resulting from violence. Autopsy (see post-mortem examination) is often used to determine the cause of death, particularly in cases where foul play is suspected. Post-mortem examination can determine not only the immediate agent of death (e.g. gunshot wound, poison), but may also yield important contextual information, such as how long the person has been dead, which can help trace the killing. Forensic medicine has also become increasingly important in cases involving rape. Modern techniques use such specimens as semen, blood, and hair samples of the criminal found in the victim's bodies, which can be compared to the defendant's genetic makeup through a technique known as DNA fingerprinting; this technique may also be used to identify the body of a victim. The establishment of serious mental illness by a licensed psychologist can be used in demonstrating incompetency to stand trial, a technique which may be used in the insanity defense (see insanity), albeit infrequently.
See C. C. Malik, A Short Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence (1985); C. Wecht, ed., Legal Medicine (1987).
Medical Malpractice: Selected full-text books and articles
Neal C. Hogan.
LFB Scholarly, 2003
Tom Baker.
University of Chicago Press, 2007
Virginia A. Sharpe.
Georgetown University Press, 2004
Vasanthakumar N. Bhat.
Auburn House, 2001
Williams, Alan G.
Stanford Law & Policy Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2012
Perry, John J.; Clark, Christopher.
Business Economics, Vol. 47, No. 3, July 2012
Hoffman, David N.
The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 35, No. 2, March-April 2005
Hyman, David A.; Silver, Charles.
Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 4, May 2006
Mirrer-Singer, Philip.
Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 70, No. 2, Spring 2007
Ramsey, Gloria.
The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 35, No. 2, March-April 2005
Boulard, Garry.
State Legislatures, Vol. 28, No. 10, December 2002
Stephen L. Fielding.
Auburn House, 1999
Simmons, Walter; Emanuele, Rosemarie.
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Erratic/High Idle, Low Power, Intermittent Stalling
Hi all, first time poster here.
Subject pretty much says it all. I own a 2002 (09/01) BMW 330i Sedan w/ Sport Pkg, stock, which of late is having some problems.
When "behaving", idle hovers between 500-520rpm, which seems and feels a bit low (kinda rough). When acting up, idle fluctuates between 500-750rpm. When being a pain in the ass, idle remains high at 750-770rpm. At high idle, the car stalls/wants to stall under acceleration from stop, doesn't matter if its low/moderate/hard acceleration, though moderate acceleration will keep the engine from dying altogether. Power is low throughout the entire rpm range, though I'm reluctant to take it past 3500k.
So, I'm trying to fix the problem, here's the possible causes I've gathered so far:
1) Bad/Dirty MAF
2) Exh O2 Sensors bad?
3) ICV/IAC (I assume these are the same thing) Bad/Stuck
4) Vacuum Leak
I'm trying to fix the problem in the order of cheapest to most expensive. So I started with cleaning the MAF. No joy. Next, I want to start replacing vacuum hoses as I'm sure at least one is cracked, but have been unable to find a complete vacuum diagram. Does somebody have one? Couple hours of Googling yielded partial diagrams.
Also, gear shifts are clonky, though I think this is an unrelated problem -- I suppose you could technically use vacuum to do some sort of matching -- but I doubt that's how ZF does it.
Any other/obvious causes I might have overlooked? I'm not much of a car guy.
CCV. Period. Same symptoms.
The lower intake boot often cracks. See jfoj's sig file for help with vac hoses. There is a vac diagram under the hood too that might help.
TB gets stuck so that can be cleaned too while cleaning the icv.
I don't know your mileage (which helps to know), but assuming it's like most cars here, there might be a number of other basic items not maintained--plugs, filters, belts, pulleys--but rather than guess, if you haven't done so yet, get your codes read and search for them here...add them to this thread. They'll help point you in some direction...hopefully the right one. Autozone reads them for free.
first thing to do is always check your codes
-Plugs approx 26k. Bosch +4 Platinums (OEM)
-Belt (serpentine) approx 2yrs (serviced at 170k when trans hose burst on fwy)
-Air (K&N), Fuel, Trans, Cabin filters less than 1 yr/20k, Oil filter less than 5k.
-Trans fluid (Mechanic claimed Esso, didn't verify) less than 3yr/45k, Oil and Coolant less than 5k.
-Never touched a pulley
I'll stop by Kragen on the way home after work tomorrow, thx for the input.
"The crankcase vent valve and 4 associate hoses fail and cause a vacuum leak. The valve gets stuck open and the hoses crack. These last 70-120k miles and usually fail 80-90k miles. Here are a couple diagnoses.
At warm idle, place a small plastic freezer storage bag on its side over the oil fill hole. If the bag sits on top or gets slightly sucked in, ~1", the valve is good. If the bag gets significantly sucked in the hole the valve is stuck open and bad.
With the engine off and cold, carefully remove the hose at the valve cover front corner. Blow hard into the hole. You should hear oil bubbling in the oil pan. If you don't hear the bubbling the top or bottom hose is likely cracked. The bottom hose often breaks just below the valve connection. There can also be cracks in the other two hoses."
Can also place a balloon over dipstick tube (with dipstick removed, obviously) and see if it inflates/partially inflates. Anyone got a balloon? =D
I suppose I'll start with the hoses before replacing the CCV/EGR/PCV/whatever.
On a side note, do codes always trigger CEL? With all the idle problems and no CEL sometimes I think my CEL led is broken, but it lights up on position 2 in ignition. I guess I kind of answered my own question. Last time I had codes checked all I had was trans slip, which I can't really do anything about without rebuilding the trans. Fluid and filter had less than 1000mi at that point.
Any recommendations on E46 OBDII Scanner? There's so many, and some read only generic, some read factory, some only partially read factory, etc. I'd be willing to spend around $100-150.
EDIT: If it'll read codes from an E90/92 and an 06 Lotus Elise SC too, that'd be great, though not a requirement.
Inpa. Absolutely the best. Unless u can get gt1.
autozone reads codes for free...but since you're IT, you'd probably enjoy playing with some program after you fix your issue.
If you have a Droid device, Torque Pro for $5 and a $15 ELM327 OBD to Bluetooth adapter from Amazon is a good generic option.
Since you are in IT you likely have a laptop available? Another generic option for the laptop for under $30 is - http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=967204
A nice generic stand alone tool that will read real time data and has some level of internal graphing is this tool, http://www.careucar.com/wholesale/la...de-reader.html
I have this and it is actually the 1st tool I always grab as it is dirt simple, reads real time data and can graph internally. Internal graphing is not the best, but it is useful at times. I do not know of another generic tool that has this option for the price.
BMW specific you likely would want either BMW Scanner 1.4.0 - http://www.xcar360.com/bmw-scanner-1...scan-tool.html
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA1PU0KJ1976 however this has shown out of stock for a while.
or since you also want E9x coverage as well, you might try this - http://www.xcar360.com/bmw-dash-scanner-3-in-1.html
Or this which also includes INPA and a 20-16 pin OBD adapter -
Unfortunately you really need a generic and BMW specific tool to really do everything you need to do.
You may find a cam position sensor fault too.
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I thought I would show how my ccv failed on me. the rubber seal was ripping, which caused it not to seal close on idle, which lead to unmetered air and oil from crankcase to be sucked into the intake manifold.
Thanks for posting the picture of the CCV failure.
What were your symptoms?
Did you ever look at fuel trims as well when this was bad?
That $25 software looks interesting. I have a couple laptops and a tablet that acts as a terminal for the PowerEdge 2U rackmount in my tech cave (aka closet). Scanner 1.4 seems like a good option too, I might be able to jury rig a Bluetooth transceiver on a USB A-B genderchanger and make it wireless, I dunno if OBD supplies power or not. If the tool doesn't read E9x, whatever, my bro can buy his own tools. Thanks for the recommendations.
I know I promised codes, and I intend on getting them, but I've had to work late the last 2 nights as we have a 12k sqft cleanroom (class 1000) undergoing startup with turnover to NASA scheduled for end of next week. And I'm in charge of all the networking (CAT6 & 50um MM OM3 16 Fiber LC-LC Duplex, and speccing/quoting transceivers and switches for connection to their existing network). I'll try again for codes tomorrow.
Thanks all for the feedback, been very helpful. I'll check into the camshaft position sensor also.
does anyone have a DIY on a CCV/PCV removal and install?
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Behaving Badly tries too hard to be stupid funny, ending up being more stupid than funny. An adaptation of Ric Browde's While I'm Dead...Feed the Dog, the film follows high school teen Rick Stevens (Nat Wolff) pulling out all the stops -- and getting into the most ridiculous of situations -- all, of course, in pursuit of a girl, Nina Pennington (Selena Gomez). In addition to his own raging libido -- a trait shared by 99 percent of the characters -- his mission to "plow" Nina, a wannabe female priest, is also motivated by a $1,000 bet made to a mobster's son. As if the bizarre specifics mentioned so far weren't enough, there is also Rick's Valley girl–speaking stripper sister, who somehow got into Stanford; Rick's slow best friend with a penchant for masturbating to the Human Sexuality textbook; the not-so-saintly priest, who's the head of a mafia; the alcoholic mother, who doubles as Rick's vision of the skintight leather–and–plunging neckline–sporting "patron saint of teenagers"; and a string of foreign language teachers, who all spontaneously die. The casting is impressive yet suspect -- almost as though the filmmakers had hoped the barrage of familiar faces (Cary Elwes, Mary-Louise Parker, Elisabeth Shue, Heather Graham, Dylan McDermott, Jason Lee, etc.) and the positive association of these actors' past works would distract us from the fact that the book's storyline has been butchered into absolute nonsense. Sadly, Wolff's bland and insincere delivery as our narrator and our tour guide through the insane shenanigans fails to capture the book's sarcastic sense of humor. By the end, we had to wonder why these otherwise talented actors signed up for this project in the first place.Sherrie Li
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April 1, 2014
Vote yes on roads and transit funds
The state failed, once again, to find a way to fund transportation. So, once again, the county is on the hook to do so. It's unfortunate that it has come to this, but it has. Voters should approve King County's Proposition 1, to fund roads and transit.
It's not cheap, ($60 on car tabs per year and a 0.1 percent sales tax increase for the next 10 years) but neither is the transportation network needed to keep one of the fastest growing counties in the nation moving.
Legislators talk transportation, schools at Town Hall
March 4, 2014
As the regular legislative session draws closer to an end, 5th District policy makers gave an update to residents Feb. 22.
Democratic Sen. Mark Mullet and Republican Reps. Chad Magendanz and Jay Rodne welcomed the public to a Town Hall at the Issaquah Highlands Fire Station 73. There, they answered questions about bills hearing discussion in this session, bills that may come in the future and the general state of the Legislature.
Moderator William Shaw gathered questions from the audience and led the discussion, beginning with a possible transportation package.
Issaquah pushes for Legislature movement on transportation
January 14, 2014
Transportation will continue to top Issaquah's wish list for this year's legislative session.
At a casual breakfast meeting Jan. 6, city leaders met with local representatives and Issaquah's lobbyist Doug Levy to discuss the regular session, which began Jan. 13. Fifth District Republican Reps. Jay Rodne and Chad Magendanz joined Democratic Sen. Mark Mullet in talking about the city's interests in possible legislation.
"As you travel around the region, I imagine that every jurisdiction names transportation as the No. 1 concern, and Issaquah is no different," new Mayor Fred Butler said. "Last year was a tough legislative session around a transportation package, because there wasn't one."
State transportation system faces failure without reforms
November 19, 2013
Here we go again — talk of yet another special legislative session this year to pass a proposed $12.3 billion transportation tax package.
I will not support a tax proposal, which could include an 11 1/2-cent gas tax increase and a host of new and higher fees, while serious transportation project reforms are needed and folks are struggling to make ends meet.
Old hands hope to offer city new leadership: Joe Forkner
October 8, 2013
Joe Forkner wants to talk things out.
As he moves stridently forward in what he admits is an "underdog" mayoral campaign, the multitasking commission, committee and City Council member hopes to translate some of his many experiences into responsible administration leadership.
He has worked in three governments and volunteered countless hours in citizen groups and spent seven years on the City Council. Forkner, 60, considers this variety of roles a strength.
"You get a perspective having been on both sides of the table," Forkner said. "I've seen a lot of things in the past 20 years, and I think it's time to get somebody to balance the future with the cost."
Traffic talks jam town hall
October 1, 2013
Traffic talks are in a jam.
To address ongoing transportation problems and lobby for a Legislature special session this fall, local and regional representatives met for a town hall Sept. 26. An overflowing crowd came to Issaquah City Hall to voice concerns about traffic and hear possible solutions.
Washington State Department of Transportation Regional Administrator Lorena Eng joined Sen. Mark Mullet, Rep. Jay Rodne, Rep. Chad Magendanz, King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah City Council President Fred Butler, former Bothell City Councilman Dick Paylor and North Bend Mayor Kenneth Hearing to have a discussion in an attempt to resurrect the failed Legislature funding package and hear citizen opinions.
State Rep. Tana Senn is ready to serve
September 24, 2013
Mercer Island City Councilwoman Tana Senn is the state's newest lawmaker, having been appointed to fill the 41st District state representative seat vacated by Marcie Maxwell.
The Metropolitan King County Council appointed her Sept. 9. Senn was the top choice of local Democratic Party officials to fill the vacancy created by Maxwell's decision to join Gov. Jay Inslee's education staff.
Since her appointment, Senn, 42, has hit the ground running, meeting with 41st District mayors, and attending local events in the district that stretches from the northern parts of Renton to the southern parts of Sammamish, encompassing Mercer Island and Newcastle, and parts of Issaquah and Bellevue.
State Reps. Jay Rodne and Chad Magendanz host town hall Sept. 26
September 24, 2013
As part of their listening tour of the 5th Legislative District, State Reps. Jay Rodne and Chad Magendanz will host an informational transportation meeting in Issaquah Sept. 26.
The meeting — from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Issaquah Police Department, Eagle Room, 130 E. Sunset Way — will include local transportation leaders as well as a representatives from the state Department of Transportation.
Construction brings changes for motorists, pedestrians
May 30, 2013
Construction in Issaquah Highlands means changes for motorists, pedestrians and transit riders in the days ahead.
Sidewalk closures and detours are needed as part of the Grand Ridge Plaza retail center.
Signage and maps will be provided to direct pedestrians to the open pathways. Certain routes may switch to the opposite side of the road, depending on construction needs.
City's Transportation and Utilities committees to most likely combine
March 27, 2013
New on March 27, 3:30 p.m.
The city's four council committees appear poised to turn into three.
Discussed at the March 26 Whole of the Council committee meeting as members looked through recommendations from the Services and Safety Committee on how to more efficiently structure the government, the five present council members all voiced their initial support for folding the Transportation and Utilities committees together.


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Pushing past Katrina
The view from Pamela Brim's eighth-floor office window tells the story of a post-Katrina New Orleans.
In one direction, Brim, a clerk at the University of New Orleans, sees a construction crew repairing the London Canal Levee, which broke during the hurricane, flooding a dormitory and campus apartment complex. She sees hope.
In another direction, Brim sees empty lots overgrown with vegetation. Those have been vacant for two years because the locals and businesses who used them never came back. She sees reminders of why so many people in this city lost hope.
Brim, 49, of Slidell, La., was one of around 200 people who evacuated to Southern Indiana after Katrina blew ashore Aug. 29, 2005, devastating parts of Mississippi and Louisiana. Almost all, including Brim, have returned home or relocated.
"I really loved it," said Brim, who stayed in Evansville for six months with her son-in-law's family before returning to Slidell to rebuild her flood-damaged home. "I had never been to Indiana before. The people were all very nice."
Although she has returned to Louisiana, Brim still has strong connections to Evansville. Her daughter, Samoa Hempfling, who fled with her before Katrina, has settled in Evansville with her husband, Matt, and their young child.
Hempfling finished her degree at the University of New Orleans through online courses and found a job in the financial aid office at the University of Southern Indiana. She'll soon be moving into a new home off Fickas Road.
Hempfling said the lack of progress in New Orleans is "a little disheartening ... There are still bricks covering the streets where buildings fell down."
Brim shares her daughter's reservations.
"I would very much like to see it come back to the way it used to be," Brim said. "But I'm not really sure because there are so many things that need to be done. If I lived in New Orleans, I think I would have seriously questioned even coming back."
The American Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana assisted 195 families and individuals such as Brim and the Hempflings who were displaced by Katrina. The agency provided clothes, prescription refills, cash allowances and rent vouchers, spokeswoman Candi Ott said.
Some of the families who stayed in Evansville formed a support group. Their meetings provided a forum where they could network and share stories over Cajun food about their struggles.
The group met several times and eventually disbanded, but a few still meet informally, said Tom Loesch Jr., who left New Orleans with painter Billy Hedel and moved to Evansville.
Loesch, 50, and Hedel, 53, were tour guides. The hurricane left them unemployed. They considered returning to New Orleans and starting over, but their physician said the flooded city was unsafe.
Loesch had ties to Evansville. He was born here but moved away when he was 17. His aunt and uncle still lived in Evansville, and Loesch and Hedel stayed with them until they found permanent housing in the Haynie's Corner Arts District.
Loesch is a writer and sales manager for Hedel.
They've remodeled the house, adding a studio where Hedel can paint and an office for Loesch.
Loesch said he misses the vibrant street life of New Orleans, the array of cafes and the rich, diverse culture that defined the city. He last visited New Orleans in February 2006 but has closely followed the rebuilding efforts through news reports and friends.
"I think the lack of progress that you see from an institutional level should frighten us because that pervades the whole American system," he said. "And I think that the progress made by individual people and volunteer groups ... is immeasurable.
"I don't know what's going to happen to New Orleans. I would like to see it come back to some semblance of what it was before. I know that realistically that's probably not going to happen."
Among the volunteer groups who aided communities affected by Katrina was a team from Evansville's Old United Methodist Church. Member Bruce Wright helped build two shower trailers for a Methodist Church in Gulfport, Miss. The church was overwhelmed with offers of aid in the aftermath of the storm but had to turn away volunteers because of a lack of bathrooms.
The trailers, which had four showers each, took 11 weeks to build, said Wright, who has made five trips to Mississippi since Katrina, the most recent last spring.
"They're making a lot of progress," said Wright, 54. "When my wife (Anne) and I went down in January, there were still trees down. But the biggest thing we noticed was the labor shortage. Everywhere people were begging for people to work."
Wright said he dined at several restaurants that had entire sections closed because they didn't have enough staff. As Wright made one reservation, the restaurant's manager said to him: "I've got your name down Mr. Wright. Would you like to work here?"
Wright told the man that he was a volunteer from Indiana.
"... He said, 'Well do you know anybody who would like to work here.' That's how desperate they were."
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Wrigley Building
Landmarks Group To Present Annual Awards For Historic Preservation
The iconic Wrigley Building, the Indian Boundary Field House in Rogers Park, and the Fortnightly Club of Chicago will be honored for their architectural significance to the city this weekend.
Chicago Building Owners May Be Keeping Scaffolding Up Longer Than Necessary
Sometimes it's cheaper to leave the scaffolding up, one professional says. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
Wrigley To Leave Its Iconic Mag Mile Building
The Wrigley gum company announced today that it will be leaving the iconic Wrigley Building on the Magnificent Mile.
Landmarks To Turn Lights Out For Earth Hour
Several Chicago area landmarks will go dark Saturday night for at least an hour as Illinois takes part in Earth Hour.


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When first starting this exercise, you will probably weave
considerably. Weaving less while doing the exercise is a sign of progress.This is a more difficult walking exercise, so consider having someone with you.
Do this exercise twice each day. To chart
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