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Quarterly Report: 2013, January - March (Q3), Angoon
Lynn Kenealy
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City of Angoon
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The City of Angoon operates and manages the following utility services: ' Class 2 Water Treatment System ' Class 1 Water Distribution System ' Class 1 Wastewater Collection System ' Water to School ' Garbage Pick-Up and Disposal The City of Angoon is the only permanent settlement on Admiralty Island, located on the southwest coast of the Kootznahoo Inlet. Angoon is 55 miles southwest of Juneau and 41 miles northeast of Sitka. The city operates a Class 2 water treatment system, a Class 1 water distribution system, and a Class 1 wastewater collection system. Angoon's drinking water is derived from Auktah Lake, treated, and distributed to the community. Piped wastewater is processed at a secondary treatment plant that flows to a city-run lagoon. The city collects garbage twice weekly from all residents and disposes at a municipal landfill located about two miles from the city.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
RUBA staff traveled to Angoon this quarter to conduct a water utility rate study. The study found that the utility's revenues are low, causing a shortfall of approximately $106,238 per year, subsidized by other sources of income such as Community Revenue Sharing, PILT, and Shared Fisheries Tax. Currently the utility charges customers $32 per month for water and wastewater and has a collection rate of approximately 26 percent. With a 100 percent collection rate, in order to break even, the utility would need to charge all customers $57.81 per month. RUBA staff presented the findings, as well as the RUBA assessment, to the city council in a public work session. RUBA staff also assisted Angoon utility staff remotely with several policy development and procedural issues including creating a new personnel policy and procedures manual, general personnel questions, creating a city administrator position, holding public meetings, special elections questions, tax exemption questions, Shared Fisheries Tax and PILT resolutions, and water line repairs. RUBA staff assisted city staff with resolving state tax delinquency issues, which have been resolved and the city is now meeting all state tax requirements. RUBA staff also worked with city staff on resolving federal tax delinquency issues, though this is yet to be resolved. RUBA staff drafted an organizational chart, and took feedback from the council, incorporating the requested changes.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
In the upcoming quarter, RUBA staff will be working with the council on adopting the drafted organizational chart and making other improvements to RUBA indicators. RUBA staff will be visiting the community in June accompanied by a QuickBooks Hotline representative to continue instituting improvements to the utility's QuickBooks file and processes, and to train new staff on using the QuickBooks system. RUBA staff will also be available to provide any other remote assistance as necessary.
Essential Indicators:
20 of 27
Sustainable Indicators:
14 of 27
Total Score:
34 of 54
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Angoon passed its FY13 budget on June 26, 2012. This budget itemizes revenues and expenditures for July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The budget estimates receiving $26,000 for water and $12,000 for wastewater through the course of the fiscal year. These estimates are slight under-projections based on actual revenues from FY12, leaving the city with sufficient room in case collections are lower in the coming year than the previous. The FY13 budget improves upon the previous year's budget by itemizing categories such as payroll taxes into separate budget categories (such as administration, wastewater, water, etc), rather than lumping the full amount under administration. While the FY13 budget does detail all categories of revenues and expenditures, there are a number of categories in which budgeted amounts are not realistic. For instance, the city expended over $8,000 in FY12 on wastewater-related materials and supplies, but only budgeted $2,000 for FY13 in the same category. Additionally, there are a number of categories labeled 'Other' with no further explanation or detail. Some of these numbers and categories are in need of amending and specifying, in order to ensure the budget is clear, thorough, and accounts sufficiently for all revenues and expenditures throughout the fiscal year. The city has completed budget amendments in the past to reflect unanticipated changes in revenues and expenditures. There have been discussions about adopting budget amendments for FY13 as needed, though no amendments have been received. From the financial reports provided by fiscal staff in February 2013, water and wastewater revenues are currently exceeding projected revenue for the year, indicating a much higher amount of water revenues than originally budgeted. Expenditures are approximately in line with budgeted amounts. However, expenditures for the water and wastewater utilities still exceed revenues substantially, and the city does not specifically account for a source of subsidy in their budget, though they verbally report that the shortfall is subsidized by Community Revenue Sharing, which in FY13 total $168,211. The city council is the decision-making body for the water utility. City fiscal staff provides financial reports to some, but not all city council meetings. The budget versus actual report provided to the council in January 2013, was not comprehensive, or accurate when compared with the budget vs. actual report produced directly from the QuickBooks file. Because the city's QuickBooks account is currently under repair (see next section for details), fiscal staff cannot create meaningful financial reports directly from the city's QuickBooks file. Staff instead create a document in Excel reflecting budget and actual numbers in all budget categories, feeding in the appropriate numbers from QuickBooks. However, the reports currently being provided are not comprehensive, and it is not possible to identify where the numbers are coming from. The utility's manager is the city mayor. The mayor provides manager's reports to every council meeting, both in writing and verbally. Angoon receives diesel-generated electricity from the Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC). The city has paid all bills to date. The city has adequately budgeted for electricity and fuel, estimating higher expenditures for FY13 than for FY12. The city maintains a 200 gallon fuel tank, which is filled by Angoon Oil and Gas as needed. Angoon Oil and Gas maintains a 4,000 gallon fuel tank, and receives shipments from Petro Marine via barge as needed, and does not report having any difficulty getting shipments when needed.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The city's collection policy, as adopted in 2012, specifies that delinquent customers will either have their water service discontinued or will be sent to collection agencies for collections. However, the city does not currently have the ability to shut off water to individual customers and are not currently sending delinquent customers to collections agencies. Therefore, they are not actively following their policy. However, the council is in the process of exploring alternative options for dealing with delinquent customers, including a possible forgiveness plan and a possible reward system for paying customers. The city bills customers on a monthly basis for water, wastewater, and garbage services. Current rates are $20/month for water, $12/month for wastewater, and $10/month for garbage, with half-off rate for elderly customers over 62 years of age. Bills are sent out at the beginning of the month and are due by the end of the month. Payments can be received in cash, check, money order, or by credit card. According to the water/wastewater aging summary, 74 percent of water/wastewater customers are 90 days delinquent on water bill payments. This includes customers owing anywhere from $60-$7,000 for back water/wastewater bills. It is not currently possible to calculate the financial collection rate, as the city's QuickBooks file is not up to date. RUBA staff conducted a water utility rate study in January, 2013, and identified that the utility's revenues are low, causing a shortfall of approximately $106,238 per year, subsidized by other sources of income such as Community Revenue Sharing. Currently the utility charges customers $32 per month for water and wastewater, and has a collection rate of approximately 26 percent. With a 100 percent collection rate, in order to break even, the utility would need to charge all customers $57.81 per month. An accounts receivable system is in place, using the QuickBooks program, to track all customers and past due accounts. Accounting systems are in place to calculate payroll, cash receipt, cash disbursement, and purchasing. Employees clock in and out of work at the city office using a timecard. Employees then transfer this information onto a time sheet at the end of each pay period. The employee and mayor sign the timesheet; the accounts payable staff processes the timesheet and makes payments. Cash received and disbursed in the city office is processed by the accounts receivable and payable clerks, including a duplicate receipt system and the QuickBooks. There are purchase order and check request forms which each employee must complete in order to make purchases. Purchases under $500 are signed off by the mayor, and purchases over $500 must be approved by the city council majority. There are technical issues between the two financing computers, and as the two computers do not always network correctly, the QuickBooks file often gets split into two. When this happens, the accounts receivable staff has to retroactively update the city's main QuickBooks file. There are a number of other errors on the file, which leads to meaningful financial reports being difficult or impossible to produce directly from the file. A RUBA QuickBooks contrator is working with financial staff on correcting these errors, and ensuring the QuickBooks file is kept up to date and accurate in the future. Monthly bank reconciliations are not being completed as the QuickBooks file is being corrected and monitored. The last bank reconciliations completed were through July, 2012. Therefore, reconciliations are currently delinquent, potentially causing problems with ensuring all finances are in agreement and accurate.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The utility calculates and tracks payroll tax liabilities through the QuickBooks accounting program. The city was calculating liabilities incorrectly, as it had not factored in new tax rates. However, this has since been corrected. The city currently owes the IRS for tax liabilities dating back to March 2012. The IRS also reports that they have not received quarterly reports for the third or fourth quarters of 2012. Therefore, the city could not be granted tax clearance as of March 18, 2013. The city was granted state tax clearance on March 19, 2013. The city has no liens or past liabilities.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The City of Angoon and all utilities therein receive worker's compensation insurance through the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association, Inc (AMLJIA). Coverage was confirmed March 1, 2013. Employer's Notice of Coverage is posted in locations throughout the city where employees are stationed, including the city office. The city does not currently follow a personnel policy. The council has identified various areas in which a personnel policy is urgently needed at this time, including pay advances, job descriptions, hiring and firing procedures, employee evaluations, and many more. This is an area the council hopes to focus on in particular over the coming quarters. Personnel policies and procedures are vital for the sustainability of the water utility, in order to ensure all employees are completing the duties necessary for a water utility, and to ensure the council's employment of personnel is in line with laws and regulations. Personnel files are well organized and contain all necessary INS and IRS forms, acceptance letters, and records of disciplinary actions. The city's FY13 budget reflects budgeting significantly more money for training expenses than the FY12 budget. Additionally, the city council actively encourages employees to attend RUBA management trainings (attendance of current employees can be found listed in the following section).
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
Angoon Municipal Code Title 13 dictates the city's water and sewer utilities. Section 13.08.010 provides for ownership and operation of the water utility by the City of Angoon and provides for policy making powers. The policy-making body is the city council, which meets at least once regularly every month and complies with the Open Meetings Act in ensuring all meetings are open and adequately posted ahead of time. Currently, the council is not enforcing the utility policy, specifically with regard to collections. This is partially due to the fact that the policy in place provides for the shutting off of delinquent customers' water, while this is not in fact something the utility currently has the tools to do, lacking shut-off valves for individual customers. The city and utility are currently encouraging city staff to request and attend training specific to each employee's duties and responsibilities. The council has been particularly encouraging of sending staff to RUBA management trainings. Each training is a week-long 32-hour training, specific to an area of water utility management. The mayor, who also serves as the utility's manager, has attended the elected officials training, as has one other council member. The city clerk has attended the clerk management training. The grant administrator, who also serves in other capacities as needed such as city administrator and city clerk, has attended the clerk management training and the planning training. The accounts payable clerk has attended the week-long QuickBooks Power User training. The accounts receivable clerk has attended the same QuickBooks course, as well as the financial management training. The council has also requested a one-day personnel training to be provided on-site in the next quarter. The utility's water operator has partial certification, which will be discussed further in the following section. The water operator has attended the RUBA planning training. The city does not have a current organizational chart. The lack of an organizational chart delineating chain of command is causing some confusion among both utility staff and council members regarding responsibilities and authority. However, the council has provided revisions to a suggested organizational chart, and hopes to adopt the new chart shortly.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
The Angoon water utility operator has worked for the utility for over two years. He has a provisional water distribution certificate. This needs to be upgraded to a class 1 certificate. He is actively working toward his wastewater collection class 1 certification, and treatment system class 2 certification. The water treatment plant includes an office area where all files and documents are kept. Files include an operation and maintenance manual which came with the new water treatment facility, a critical spare parts list, and regular reports by the water operators. The current utility manager has not done spot checks or requested regular reports from the water operators. It is recommended that such practices begin, in order to ensure the manager and council are aware of any issues that might come up with regard to water operations, and are ensuring that water operations are being completed to the expected level of service. While the two water operators work together very closely and discuss things such as safety and inventory frequently, there is no formal process for these items. Over-all water services are up to the expected level. There have been issues over the past year regarding power lines, but these have been resolved. The community is on the Significant Non-Compliance List for exceeding disinfectant by-products MCL levels by two points, but is getting closer and closer to meeting all requirements in order to be taken off of the list. In December 2012, the water operator completed the Consumer Confidence Report information and distributed it throughout the community, as well as providing the paperwork to RUBA staff to forward to Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) staff. The water utility continues to be on the Significant Non-Compliance list, due to high levels of disinfectant bi-products (DBPs). DEC has reported that the system may require upgrades in order to address these ongoing issues.
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Can I use the plug adapters with my iPad charger?
The iPod charger that comes with the World Travel Kit has normal iPod specs (Input: 100-240V 0.15A 50-60Hz Output: 5V 1A). I am going to Spain and had planned on using this kit with my iPod Touch, but I just got an iPad and noticed that it's charger is a little different (Input 100-240V 0.45A 50-60Hz Output: 5.1V 2.3A). Can I just snap the plug adapters from this kit into my iPad charger and have it work ok? I don't want to accidentally fry my iPad or have it not charge at all!
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I am an Electrical Engineer. Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: The only things that is important for using any AC adapters overseas are the following:
* You need to have the right type of plug. If you do not it will not fit, and if you force it, it could break.
* The adapter needs to support the right voltage for input. Some of the world uses around 110 volts. The rest uses around 220 volts. Many digital devices have power adapters that support both, which is often written as 100-240V or sometimes 110-240V. As long as it support both you are good. If it does not things get messier, and I won't get into them here.
* It must support the correct frequency for input. Again some parts of the world use 60 Hz, the rest uses 50 Hz. Just about all AC adapters support both. If the do they will say 50-60Hz.
So looking at the iPad charger:
Does it have the right plug? Probably not, but with this kit you can change the plug, so now it has the right plug.
Does it support both 110V and 220V? Yes it does. It supports from 100V to 240V.
Does it support both 50Hz and 60Hz? Yes.
Therefore: With the kit and your iPad charger it will work pretty much anywhere on earth, and even on the space station!
The last number for input is Amperage. It is related to how much Current or "Juice" it uses. You really don't need to worry about that, as all AC adapters use little enough current that they will work anywhere.
- Answered by Joe S
I was at an Apple store today (Austin Tx Domain store) and asked the question regarding the ipad compatibility with the world travel kit adapters and the Apple rep said that it was compatible with the ipad.
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The World Adapter power output is 1 amp (5 watts). The iPad power adapter output is 2 amps (10 watts). When I bought my iPad 1, the Apple sales person pointedly stated that the typical USB iPod power adapter outputs 5 watts while the iPad power adapter outputs 10 watts. Though RR from Seattle may be correct that 5 watts may charge the iPad if the iPad of OFF.
Whenever the iPad is plugged into AC (the wall) or DC (USB), note the battery status icon in the upper right. The icon will indicate CHARGED, CHARGING or the words "NOT CHARGING" will appear in the status bar. Plugged in does not necessarily mean the iPad is charging.
From the Apple iPad iOS 4.2 User Guide:
Charge the battery: The best way to charge the iPad battery is to connect iPad to a power outlet using the included Dock Connector to USB Cable and 10W USB power adapter. When you connect iPad to a USB 2.0 port on a Mac with the Dock Connector to USB Cable, iPad may charge slowly while syncing.
Important: The iPad battery may drain instead of charge if iPad is connected to a PC, to a computer that's turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, to a USB hub, or to the USB port on a keyboard.
If your Mac or PC doesn't provide enough power to charge your iPad, a Not Charging message appears in the status bar. To charge iPad, disconnect it from your computer and connect it to a power outlet using the included Dock Connector to USB Cable and 10W USB Power Adapter.
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After spending my entire life chasing huge smallmouth in the Northeast, I picked six of the best fisheries and set out on a mission to see for myself which of those legendary bodies of water wear the crown for the largest and meanest smallmouth bass! My journey will take me to: Ontario, Champlain, Oneida, Simcoe, The St. Lawrence River, and to kick it off I went to a place that is often regarded as THE smallmouth fishery of the world, Lake Erie, and went out with my friend Larry Mazur, who is thought of by many in the Buffalo area as the smallmouth King in that area. If I told you we caught monster smallies you'd probably nod and say that's to be expected. That's what I expected. I knew it. I know Larry and how dialed in he is on that lake.
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Wednesday, 13th Jun 2012
Fred Perry Subculture are excited to host the fifth Subsonic Live event at The Garage in Islington this Friday. Once again a line up of unique musical acts have been brought together to ensure a memorable night of energised and ecclectic pop.
Headlining the event is Chew Lips, whose frontwoman, Alicia 'Tiggs' Huertas, is known for her charismatic stage presence and infectious melodies. Appearing on the radar in 2009 with their debut single "Solo" followed by the album "Unicorn", released in 2010 to critical acclaim, Chew Lips are one to watch.
Support comes from Fiction, who recently signed to Moshi Moshi and have toured with the likes of Warpaint, Klaxons and Metronomy. London based duo, I Am A Camera, will be performing their addictive electro-pop tunes, whilst DJ sets from Princess Julia, The Lovely Jonjo, The Fly and White Heat will keep the dance floor buzzing.
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Congratulations to Georgetown Law Journal author Yesha Yadav (Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Law School), whose Volume 101 article, The Problematic Case of Clearinghouses in Complex Markets, was cited in the Supreme Court's unanimous opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank.
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The key scene in East Side Story, a production being filmed entirely in
Gordon spent Sunday afternoon hoping for rain that evening so the event could be postponed due to inclement weather instead of having to go back through the legislative process of getting a second permit from the city.
"We had everything lined up, and then just in the 11th hour last night I got a message that (Brent Gardner, mall manager at Pier Park) didn't feel like everything was in place and he could not clear it with his home office," Gordon said. "Hopefully it will rain and just be postponed because we have crew who are only in town for a few days."
Besides the street dance, a scene involving the star of the film was set for shooting with Miracle Strip as the backdrop.
"When it's lit up at night it's just magical," Gordon said. "And that's how this scene is. She realizes she is in love with this guy but she's there all by herself and the lights are dancing in the background. It's just a very poignant scene."
The choreographed dance scene down the main street and the solo scene with the star were already written into the script so a rewrite may be done if an agreement with
"We just haven't gotten the full blessing and paperwork from corporate to make this happen on Sunday," Gardenr wrote in an email to Gordon. "I have tried but there are just so many more hurdles we have to clear which will not happen over the weekend."
Apparently, all the boxes weren't checked up the line as far as corporate was concerned, according to Gordon.
"It was just a glitch in the paperwork somewhere further up the line," Gordon said.
Gordon also said it was the film production company that stood to lose money in the circumstance.
"It's the film that's out," Gordon said. "All the rentals, extra hair and makeup people and stuff, they're out of money for those."
"I feel like I've let the community down," Gordon said. "But it's just something that happens – in film we learn to fly by the seat of our pants everyday."


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Local firefighters had to pull out all the stops to get a cat out of an 80-foot tree.
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My interest in music of the distant past has centred largely on the recorder, though I have played a number of renaissance wind instruments as well as the trombone. In the past I have taught recorder at several tertiary institutions. Occasionally I teach private students who have exhausted other local resources.
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La Cicala, a baroque ensemble featuring Brazilian recorder player Inês d'Avena, has recently released its dubut CD. Dolce Napoli, Sonate e Concerti per Flauto is a sampling of the extensive but hitherto neglected early 18th-century repertoire of concertos and sonatas for the recorder from Neapolitan composers, much of it known only from manuscripts. Represented here are Nicola Fiorenza, Francesco Mancini, Filippo Rosa, Leonardo Leo, Pietro Pulij and Domenico Natale Sarro. This delightful and sometimes surprising music is played on reconstructions by Fumitaka Saito of Italian-made recorders of the period, altos by N. Castel and Giovanni Panormo, as well as by Jacob Denner. Inês is a specialist in the study and performance of Neapolitan repertoire for the recorder and has gathered around her a cosmopolitan ensemble whose members hail from North America, South America and Europe.


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Pushmataha Hospital is starting off the new year by saving lives through blood donation with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI). All healthy adults, 16 and older,* are encouraged to donate blood from Noon to 6 p.m., on Tuesday, January 17, at Antlers Library on 104 S.E. 2nd Street. Blood donors at the Pushmataha Hospital blood drive will receive an OBI ice scraper and free health screenings.
Additionally, if blood donors choose to forgo the donor appreciation item, funds designated for this item will be directed to our partnering organization, the American Heart Association. Oklahoma Blood Institute and the American Heart Association (AHA) share a common goal, to keep people healthy. According to Debbie Hite, Senior Executive Director of the Central Oklahoma American Heart Association, "The American Heart Association wants everyone to know their numbers and act on them. That's the first step in changing cardiovascular health statistics." Because blood donors receive a mini health check, including blood pressure and cholesterol results, every time they come to donate, those numbers are readily available to each donor.
"With the start of a new year and unanticipated weather, blood donations typically decline in the winter months," said John Armitage, Oklahoma Blood Institute president and CEO. "But the need for blood is constant, and patients in our community count on volunteer donors to fulfill that need."
Blood donations can be made every 56 days. Oklahoma Blood Institute is the ninth largest, non-profit blood center in America, providing every drop of blood needed by patients in 140 medical facilities across Oklahoma.
For more information or to make an appointment to donate, contact Oklahoma Blood Institute at 877-340-8777 or visit the site at www.obi.org.
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Saint Louis University's MBA in entrepreneurship climbed to No. 13 in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools for 2012" rankings.
The listing comes on the heels of the most recent U.S. News "America's Best Colleges" edition, which rated the University's undergraduate entrepreneurship program No. 14 in the country.
No other program in Missouri is ranked in the top 15 for both undergraduate and graduate education. No other Jesuit university can claim the distinction either.
Jennifer Ehlen, interim director of SLU's Center for Entrepreneurship — which supports both academic programs — said that the achievement is even more noteworthy given that there are more than 2,000 colleges and universities teaching entrepreneurship in North America.
"This is great news," she said. "The ranking reaffirms our belief in the importance of entrepreneurship education. Our continued rise in rankings can be correlated to our increased efforts to develop future entrepreneurs in the region and around the country."
Founded in 1987, SLU's Center for Entrepreneurship, located in the John Cook School of Business, has become a national leader in developing and delivering innovative programs to promote entrepreneurship through education.
About the Center for Entrepreneurship
Founded in 1987, the Saint Louis University Center for Entrepreneurship was first of its kind in Missouri, and among the first 25 in the nation. Guided by a mission to deliver and develop world-class entrepreneurship education for all, the Center is a two-way bridge between academia and the business community. For more information, visit the center's website.


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Little Mozarts will adore our Schoenhut Mini Grand Piano featuring 18 full-width keys. This delightful instrument helps beginners develop hand-eye coordination as they explore their musical side. The lovely chime-like tones are produced when small hammers inside the piano strike the metal rods. This pint-sized piano offers little ones one and a half octaves of notes as well as Schoenhut's patented learning system. We love the educational value and durability of this great kid's piano! Includes a patented learning system.
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The punishment was unusual and cruel.
And not, I should add (given the twisted subject matter), in a good way.
In retrospect, the first day of the preliminary hearing in the death of Brittany Killgore strikes you as the first scenes of an underground snuff movie that you'd have to be paid to watch to the end.
Adding to the surreality was the absence of an opening argument, the prosecutor's overarching theory of the case that opens a real trial.
Without preamble, Channy Tal, a young Fallbrook woman, began testifying about helping Killgore, 22, pack up her apartment on April 13.
In the early evening, Tal overheard a surprise visitor she identified as "Ivan" persistently invite Killgore, who had recently filed for divorce from her deployed Marine husband, on a dinner cruise. Killgore initially said no, but later called Ivan's pregnant girlfriend, known as "Dee," and received good-natured "permission" to go on the date. Killgore, possibly swayed by Ivan's promise to help her move, went to Tal's apartment to borrow a party-style dress.
Shortly after Ivan was to pick her up, Killgore texted Tal one word: "Help." After that cryptic plea, Tal believes, Killgore lost control of her phone. (The giveaway, Tal testified, was that a text used the affirmative "yes" instead of Killgore's customary "yeah.") Several odd texts, and Killgore's failure to call in person, further persuaded Tal that someone was pretending to be Killgore. After an anxious night, Tal and Elizabeth Hernandez, Killgore's "best" friend, contacted authorities.
Following Tal on the stand was Hernandez. Suddenly, the plot started thickening in a creepy way.
According to Hernandez, she and Killgore were fairly regular guests at the Fallbrook house of Dorothy "Dee" Maraglino, a woman who openly lived the "BDSM" (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, Masochism) lifestyle. Maraglino's "slave" was Jessica Lynn Lopez. Maraglino, on the other hand, was submissive to the "Master" (aka Ivan aka Marine Staff Sgt. Louis Ray Perez).
Hernandez and Killgore weren't participants in kinky stuff, Hernandez testified, but they evidently did not find it scary or repugnant, at one point playing around with an electric swatter.
With Killgore's tired-looking parents in the front row of the Vista courtroom, Hernandez claimed that Killgore was having an affair with Hernandez's brother (but she denied Killgore had slept with Hernandez's husband, as Maraglino had taunted) and that by April the relationship between the two friends had become strained.
In the company of her S&M friends, Hernandez recalled references to Killgore as a "disease" and joking suggestions to get "rid" of her.
Brandi Taylor, a woman who had lived for several months in Maraglino's house, rounded out the picture of domestic weirdness, including décor such as an overhead beam with which to suspend chained "girls." Taylor described "needle play" in which Maraglino used Lopez as a human pin cushion.
It was Lopez who penned an obscene confession in which she admitted going "Dexter" on Killgore and then trying to dismember her with power tools. (Investigators have indicated this admission may be the ultimate form of submission to the will of her masters.)


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Joe Klein of Time magazine on seditious conservatives...
Glenn Beck's response
It's too bad Joe couldn't manage to write on that napkin what a "dictionary monkey" is. If Klein is so adept at reading dictionary definitions you would think he could have taken even 5 seconds to identify an actual statement of sedition from either Palin or Beck. We know Chris Matthews isn't going to ask him for one, at this point the concept of Hardball only works for him when hes talking about or looking at shirtless pictures of Obama.
The only silver lining in this is...nobody freakin' heard it. Morons like Klein go on shows hosted by wannabe has-beens like Chris Matthews because their own audience is dropping faster than Matthews's Obamatons. The only reason anyone even knows about it is because talk radio and the blogosphere (guilty as charged) are crying about it. We can't help it...societal stupidity just can't go unchallenged.
Ronald Reagan only said "freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction" because Mike Judge's movie Idiocracy hadn't yet been invented by Joe Klein's of today.


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Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure
We decided about a year ago to accomplish the WABDR together, but I never would have guessed that the three of us would start, and finish it together, with a man lost in between. More on that later.
The following is the story of Erik, Mike, and Blane's adventure on the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route taken early August 2012.
Click here for another report of this ride posted by Mike and Erik.
The Wolfman dry luggage is mounted and ready for the ride. I used two 1 liter Platypus water bags with the Platypus hydration hose. I would switch the hose between the bags when I emptied one. They took a pretty good beating on the trip, but they held up well.
Later in the trip, I would stick one in the left side bag, and keep one under the net. It didn't work well having both under the net due to all the bumps.
Fuel bottles strapped on the side bags, and camo tarp strapped to the medium Wolfman dry bag.
A view of the front half. Wolfman tank bag, ATV logic tank panniers (I used these to hold my tire repair kit, electric pump, tools, chain lube, and inner tube), Garmin 60CSX GPS which is a great GPS for this type of riding.
Don't forget to download the WABDR GPS tracks from the WABDR website.
Day 1:
Preping for the 0500 departure early Saturday morning
We snapped a quick pic of the bikes in front of the operating steam engine in Elbe. The engine was dripping water and spouting steam here and there in little puffs. Amazing machines.
The morning was fixing up to be great!
Taking a break on NF25 a ways south of Randle on the way to Stevenson.
The route down to the starting point is quite scenic on the paved NF roads. BTW, this is the published route from Touratech to Stevenson that is on the WABDR map, as well as GPS tracks.
Erik posing for a pic with stumpy little Mt. St Hellens. The mountain looked quite dirty that day. It was also heating up fairly quickly - great riding though.
We stopped for a pic where the pavement ended and the dirt began just north of Stevenson on NF6808. Generally the roads in the first section were nicely graded save for a few overgrown, packed dirt sections which were more fun to ride.
I don't remember seeing much wildlife on this section besides those crazy little chipmunks
About our luggage:
Erik had mounting problems with his Ortlieb side bags throughout the trip. The lack of proper side racks for the X Challenge, and having to use zip ties and short Velcro straps to mount the luggage took their toll on the bags just after a few miles, which is why we see him making adjustments early in the first section. Luckily, our partner Mike had some of his trusty green webbing (can be seen holding the bags across the bike) with buckles which saved the day once again. (Mike had to use the webbing to strap a broken rear rack together before).
Mike had proper racks on his KLR which he made himself. He was running Ortlieb bags just like Erik and had extended the Velcro straps that cross over the seat area of the bike, so they held much better. One issue he did have with his side bags is that one side developed a small V like cut in the "dry" material. We're not quite sure how that happened.
I have been using the Wolfman dry side bags with Wolfman side racks and medium duffel on the rear rack for more then two seasons and multiple dirt wrecks and they have done fabulous. They mount solid and have a tone of adjust-ability, however they do have more straps to deal with, and are somewhat difficult to mount and unmount from the side racks. Once mounted, you don't need to unmount during the trip unless it strikes you're fancy.
One thing about the WABDR is that it will rattle your teeth out. I learned that you really need to have your gear strapped down, and your nuts and bolts tightened up. I lost my spedo, and tail light to the vibration and bumps going down the trail.
A shot of the trail where Erik was making the adjustments, mods to his bags.
Note the GoPro on my helmet. It decided to burn its self up when I plugged it into the charger that night. No worries though, REI to the rescue!! :-)
The sign at the Guler ice caves.
Read the text for a story of how they were formed. Make sure that you visit the cave, especially if it is a hot day. The cave was a very refreshing stop on an afternoon that was properly warming up. Not to mention that the underground structure is completely awesome!
Looking from the top down into the ice cave entrance. Note the snow down there on a 100f day.
Mike on the left and Erik on the right hanging out in the ice cave enjoying the brisk air.
Mike does this bad ass expression in a few other pics during the trip which is odd because he's as gentle as a butterfly. (Shhh. Don't tell anyone.)
Some fun ice formations within the cave. If you plan to visit the cave, you'd do well to bring BRIGHT lights.
Looking up and out of the ice cave. When we headed out, it was like hitting a wall of heat - not the greatest feeling.
Just great stuff to look at down in the ice cave.
Mike headed out of the hole. Check that bad ass out!
Not too far from the ice cave, we stopped at some nice falls right on the route in section one - you can't miss em, and they are worth it.
Erik freshening up in the crystal clear water. It was nice and cool.
A view of the lower section of the cascade. There was much more to these falls up above, and a nice little trail that leads up there if you are feeling up to a hike.
The Nikon Man (Mike) snapping some shots with his fancy DSLR.
He carried the camera in a camera bag mounted to his tank like a tank bag. So much dust made it through the zipper of the camera bag that it completely covered the camera. He kind of gave up on trying to use it for the trip and wrapped it up in a plastic bag.
Mike and I by the water falls. Check out my "Dark Knight" Batman shirt. I'm kind of famous for that shirt. :-)
Stopping for a rest break at a junction. It's nice to get off the bikes once in a while.
Packwood is our destination and it's looking like it's about 23 miles of dirt from here. Nothing but riding bliss.
Pulling the gear off and ready for a nice meal in Packwood. I didn't really dig the place, or many of the places to get food along the way besides the restaurant in Conconully and Winthrop.
I don't remember the name of the place we ate this day, but It's right next to the gas station.
Dust covers everything, but it doesn't get inside of my trusty Wolfman dry (dust proof bags). :-)
More dust! Note that chain lube doesn't last long on dusty dirty roads.
A side note: I absolutely love my DR650 - I fondly call her Betty Blue. You'll probably hear a lot about how I love my bike in this RR
It's getting dark out. Time to get camp set up.
From Packwood, we decided to get a running start on section 2 of the trip, so we headed east on HW 12 up over White Pass, down past Rim Rock lake, and into a camping area along the river just off 12 where we had camped before. Our choice spot was taken, so we settled on this location. The camp is just a bit east of the beginning of dirt for section 2.
Check out my little Kermit chair. I'm a big dude, and that thing is a little assed chair, but it really holds up. Let me not forget to mention that it comes with the trusty little cup holder to hold my little German cow cup. That little cup comes in handy for some refreshing libations along the way.
Handle bars and a back rack make nice hanging places for dirty gear to freshen up over night.
All of us did work on the bikes. Here Erik makes further changes to his failing luggage situation.
Mike trying to figure out how to handle the dust issue with his camera bag.
What's missing in this picture? A MILK CRATE!!! Haaaa haaaaa haaaaa. :-)
Erik downing some H2O. With the temps it never seemed like you could get enough of the stuff.
I think that we all carried about 3 litters of water a day which seemed to be just about right for this trip in the 90f + temps that we were in.
Mike looking a little worse for wear.
Mike isn't a big fan of the dirt riding, and I think that the prospect of riding on the stuff for so long wears on him a bit. He does great though, so maybe he'll come around some day, eh.
I loved the camp shoes that Mike brought on the trip. They really seemed appropriate for some reason.
Mike chose the hammock for the first time on this trip. He said he liked it.
Erik chose the trusty REI tent, and I went with a simple tarp under the stars solution.
Look at my little cow cup there. That thing is stinking cute, isn't it?
This ends the first day. More to come soon.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
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Day 2, Sections 2 and 3, Hwy12 Camp to Wenatchee
Packing up camp early in the morning of day 2, probably around 0600. It was a bit chilly that morning.
Dark Knight, baby! That's the face of content right there with my trusty DR650 in the background.
First road kill of the trip. A rattler?
Mike putting down a breakfast bar fueling up to hit the dirt..
We geared up and made the couple mile jaunt down 12 to hit Bethel Ridge road. Dirt starts for the second day, as does the most difficult section of the trip.
The difficulty of this section weighed on my mind a bit due to all the things that I have read in other ride reports. More on this later.
Starting the Bethel Ridge ascent.
Mike tearing off down the gravel road like a pro.
Erik right after him on his BMW X Challenge.
The nicely graded gravel road zigs and then zags up to the top of Bethel Ridge where there are some antennas. Past the antennas the road gets more interesting and the riding gets much better then it already is. :-)
Looking down off the ridge you can see the dammed end of Rim Rock lake and Mt. Adams. Just beautiful.
There were some burnt areas of forest getting up to the ridge.
Mike joining us at the end of the graded road up on the ridge. Mt. Rainier looms up behind him.
All three bikes looking south into the valey and Mt. Adams.
Back on the bikes we head further along the ridge. The road begins to show signs of ruts caused by 4X4s and the track gets just a bit sandy.
On a top 5 list, this area has to be in the top 3 for most stunning of the whole trip. I want to go back so badly. Try not to rush through this area if you can afford the time.
Erik is in the lead and spots the critters that leave this hoof print all over the ridge - mountain goats.
He hops off his bike and follows them to where they clamber down an impossible bluff.
When Mike and I get there, we can hear them but can no longer see them. No worries though because the landscape takes the breath right out of me. Look at the vast scale of this scene. How small we are in our great big world.
Nikon Man shooting the action from an adjacent bluff.
I wonder if he has a bad assed look on his face over there. I can't really make out his expression.
The ruts get deeper and the riding even better.
Mike working the track like he's been doing it all his life.
Erik gets a little cocky and bites it nicely in one of the deep ruts.
He does a bit of damage to his leg, but he's more concerned with his beautiful BMW X Challenge. Now the front fairing says X allenge.
Nothing but pure beauty up there.
It gets better and better with every mile.
Up on Bethel Ridge we saw some great wildlife. An eagle and very large owl flew right in front of us, and we saw a gaggle of wild turkeys - maybe 5 of them only 30 or so feet away.
From here we head down to 410 for some breakfast and petrol. Unfortunately, Mike decides to head home due to mechanical issues and some personal reasons. Erik and I were very sad to see him go. Little did we know, he would join us again up north.
Erik and I head out on the second half, and MOST DIFFICULT part of the WABDR.
And it gets difficult (for me at least) pretty quick.
This drop happened on a fairly steep hill. The road behind the camera is just covered from side to side with the same kind of rock that the DR is lying on. When I hit the deep rock everything went haywire.
At least I didn't go off the side of the hill. :-)
We continue on meandering around the base of hills and climbing up and down here and there. The track will be solid, and then loose with sandy ruts and lots of large loose rock. Riding all of these surfaces really builds your skills.
Up on the ridge I get stung in the face by something and come to a fairly quick stop. Erik, following close behind, runs into me falling on the hill.
Nothing but fun.
Big Wan and Little Wan two up on the 990 doing all the stuff that we are about to do. I don't know how they did it.
They are on the return trip of a 6000 plus mile adventure when we see them on the WABDR and they say, "oh, we're just headed home" like they're headed down I5 or something
Great people on the WABDR.
The top of Baby Head Hill (I think it is called by those who have ridden it).
This is really where all the "difficult" culminates as far as the difficult section goes. What you don't see in this picture is the grade of the hill (steep) nor the switch back turn, much less the earlier part of the hill.
To sum it up, it's a pretty steep hill with a canted switch turn in the middle with roots in the turn and baby head sized rocks throughout. IT WAS AWESOME!
I just made it through with feet out, throttle wide open and all 650ccs screaming, rock flying, me crying, and God looking on. It was kind of difficult, but it was the best part of the trip for me.
I have read that lots of people talk about going around it via the alternate route, but if you do you miss much of the best scenery and you most certainly miss challenging yourself with an obstacle that is worthy of your time.
Don't skip it if you're feeling up to it. If you do do it, go first and take pictures of your buddies doing it.
At the top of Baby Head hill taking a well earned breather.
Erik dropped his bike on the hill, so he really earned it!
Making the final push to the top of Umtanum ridge.
Down the hill from Erik in this photo, the hill was fairly steep with plenty more large rock waiting to damage your bike as you will see in a moment.
Up at the top is a fancy setup of antennas.
Damage caused to my bash plate from the previous climb up to Umtanum Ridge. The rock left a very sizable dent in the aluminum plate material.
We dropped out of the hills and into Ellensburg around 1530 or so. The days riding had been great, but we were a bit spent and needed gas. We fueled up then headed to DQ for a quick ice cream treat.
In the DQ parking lot we met these fellas. They were running the WABDR south to north, but had been delayed due to one of the riders in their group crashing and breaking his leg. They also lost another of their squad earlier that day that just wasn't enjoying the ride.
These guys seemed really excited to be doing the WABDR and had made sacrifices to be here. When we met them here in the parking lot, they were just headed out to start section 3. We would see them again in a couple of hours on the trail side dealing with more bike issues, and learn later on that they had to head home early due to even further mechanical issues. No fun, but I guess that's why they call it an adventure.
We decide to knock out section 3 right after our tasty treat at DQ.
FS3500 at the beginning of section 3 is nicely paved for quite a few miles. It meanders through pine forests and meadows. This area was really relaxing.
Table Top mountain out in the distance. The landscape was oddly flat further beyond.
Sinclair cabin sits along the route with a very nice meadow right out front.
We dropped off section 3 where Mission Creek Rd is closed due to the wash out further down the track. The alternate route took us down into Wenatchee arriving around 1900. We grabbed a burger and Coke which was very refreshing after completing section 2, and section 3 all in the second day. After dinner we got back on the road looking for a place to camp.
From our experience, camping in Wenatchee is not all that great. First we headed up the road to the country camp, but were turned away because they don't take tenters. The gentleman at this camp recommended the fair grounds in Cashmere so we headed up there. The fair grounds camping area was like a gravel parking lot fenced in with chain link fence. It was depressing. It was getting late so we decided to head back to the state park in Wenatchee. At first sight it looked to be OK. Nice green grass and not too busy, but then the mosquitos made their assault. There were mosquitos everywhere -thick as soup, but we were tired and decided to stay.
We set up camp - I set up my tent for the first and last time of the trip only because of the bugs, and we proceeded to the bathrooms to rinse our clothes out and take cold (free) showers. It felt great. It was very warm that night, so no sleeping bag was needed.
Look at all that green grass and they make you set your tent up on a patch of wet sand. :-/
Camping at Skeeter City marks the end of day 2.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
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Day 3, Section 4, Wenatchee to Lake Chellan
We woke up and packed up early. This guy was trying to hitch a ride on my tent. I'm pretty sure that he wanted to get a little dirt in just like the rest of us.
We set up operations at the local Starbucks in Wenatchee.
Oatmeal and coffee are the perfect start to a day on the WABDR.
Erik pointing at some landmark on the map. Or subtly flipping me off.
We pack it in at Starbucks and hit the highway up to Cashmere. The dirt started shortly with clouds looming all around.
This third day of the trip and 4th section of the WABDR was fast and furious as we raced towards Lake Chelan. We were looking forward to a nice rest day at the lake and wanted to get there as soon as possible.
Unfortunately our get-there-itis caused us to miss out on a lot of breath taking scenery as we raced through. If I could recommend one thing on this trip it would be to take your time if you have it, and take lots of pics. You won't regret it later on.
When we did take the time to stop we realized that we were surrounded by beautiful landscape. Too bad we raced through so much of it. To be honest, it really makes me sad that we did - I want to go back for a second chance.
Coming from or going to, who cares. Just be there.
Erik checking on his bags again.
The clouds were actually a nice break this day as they kept the temps down a bit, did away with the harsh shadows on the trail that would hide a rock or rut, and brought some refreshing rain every now and again which didn't cause us any trouble.
Generally the roads were in good shape on this bit of the WABDR - maybe a little sand here and there.
Just look at that beautiful beast. You get yourself a bike like that and a cow cup and you're all set.
We met a couple of Canadians coming from the north on a couple of F800s. They were having a ball.
Some scenery from the trail that day.
The small town of Ardenvoir down in the valley. We stopped in the small town for a quick break.
We headed up and out of Ardenvoir on sandy double track for the final jaunt to Chelan. The clouds were still pretty thick, but it would soon be clear and sunny again.
The trail was great up there. Challenging enough, and fast.
The first views of Lake Chelan. I could hear it just shouting out my name.
Now here is where things got a bit tricky. I was the only one in our group of two running a GPS, but Erik is faster and no one wants to eat dust all the time, so he was out in front (way out in front) when he passed the turn for the "Jungle". We actually came from the road and direction that the bike is facing, and should have taken the turn to the right and up, but Erik blew past the hidden turn due the the lack of a GPS.
I waited at the turn for a little over a half hour with no sign of a motorbike running back up the road, so I resigned to head down the road that Erik took. It went down, down, down and dropped us off right at 25 Mile Creek camp ground.
I was kind of bummed to have missed the Jungle section, but what are you gonna do.
We hopped off the bikes at 25 Mile Creek and decided that this would be the place to camp for the night.
Before setting up camp, we headed up to Chelan for some pizza, fuel, and a bottle.
Back at 25 Mile Creek camp we unpacked, changed into something more comfortable, and then Erik began the ritual bag modifications for the evening
They are still on the bike at least.
Notice how he used wet wipes to protect the pretty painted surfaces on the X from the rash caused by the Velcro on the bag straps.
Who knew wet wipes were so versatile?!
Nothing but love.
Erik wading into the crystal clear waters of lake Chelan. It almost looks tropical, doesn't it?
The refreshing water breathed the life right back into me.
We actually swam in the lake three times that afternoon - we just couldn't get enough of it.
We held a competition between the two of us where we would dive down and come up with the biggest rock that we could manage. We almost drowned a couple times, but we did bring up some sizable rocks.
Nothing but pure, good fun. I missed Mike not being with us quite a bit. He would have liked it there.
Nothing like a bottle of Fireball "whiskey" to get the evening started. We dropped a couple of bags of ice into Erik's dufel and it chilled right up
Erik partaking from the cow cup. You gotta love that little cow cup.
Having a little more, this time directly from the bottle just before one of our three swims. :-?
Knackered, donezo, finished. Erik was not operational from this point until he woke up the next morning.
I even had to make his bed that night. What are friends for, right! :-)
We actually finished the Fireball off fairly quickly. I was in good spirits that evening.
A snack and a nice little snifter out of my little cow cup.
The time was probably 2100 and the camp was still bustling.
That's not Guiness in that cup my friends.
Here's to the WABDR! I was certainly content, relaxed and taking in the night. Life is very good, isn't it?
Shortly after this photo I hit the sack, on my tarp, under the stars. As I closed my eyes, I put an end to day 3.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
Hooked Up and Hard Over
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Great report fellas. Keep it coming!
*(you having to miss the Jungle section is the very reason why every bike in our grouphas a routed gps, a cardinal rule)
Frank Reinbold
"Every bike I ever had, was the best bike I ever had, when I had it"
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Day 4, Section 5, Lake Chelan to Conconully
Back on his feet, Erik packs his gear surprisingly quickly. We break camp and head to Chelan for some breakfast.
We meet this fella along the highway. The smell was rather pungent.
The Starbucks in Chelan was very busy, but we found a good spot in the corner to get some oatmeal and coffee in us.
Heading up Cooper Mountain Road out of Chelan, we spot the last glimpse of the lake. It is a great lake and I will miss it. We had good times there, but now it's time for more dirt riding.
I was also very happy this morning for a different reason; Mike was heading back out to meet us at the end of this leg in Conconoly, to camp for the night and finish the trip with us in the morning.
The morning was beautiful, and it only got better.
The trail was great, the riding fast, and the temp was perfect.
Every now and then we hit stretches of sand, but if you keep your speed up then you do just fine.
We stopped at this stream for a little break. While there, I had a pretty little visitor.
Look at him hanging out there. I bet he was looking for a good spot to sit for a bit and get some dirt time.
We actually saw lots of big butterflies throughout the trip.
Visiting the very VERY small town of Carlton along hw97.
Hw97 is the connector between stretches of dirt in this section.
We stopped at Rock Creek camp just off of Loup Loup Canyon Road for a little break.
The trail surface varied in this area and there were lots of cows. Watch out for cows!
Erik dropped his water bottle along the way. No worries.
Erik checking out the cows.
The one nearest to him on the right looks like a lioness to me for some reason.
I bight it at low speed coming up this wash.
No worries though. We just laugh about it.
Ruby Hill
Ruby hill was quite the experience. It is a very steep hill with large embedded rock in the track. I was pretty much on the rear break with the engine in first gear the whole time just creeping along. About half way down the rear break failed and I went to the front break. This got me down, but I'll have to admit, I was a bit rattled.
Erik seemed to think that it wasn't a big deal.
Here is my rear rotor after the Ruby Hill descent. I checked the rear break fluid reservoir at the bottom and I couldn't see the fluid line. I was thinking "it's empty, really? How could that be?" What was really going on is the the reservoir was completely full. After the bike sat for a while some fluid drained from the reservoir back into the line and the rear break came back to life.
If anyone knows what happened there, I would love to hear an explanation.
Getting off the dirt and heading into Conconully for a nice evening. Mike should be back soon!
Conconully welcomes us.
Our camp site is literally just across the highway to the left.
Setting up camp.
Once again I choose to sleep under the stars on my camo tarp.
I really am living the life here and I feel that my expression reflects that.
Looking back on the trip even though it has only been a few days, I am really missing it.
I just love this bike.
I know, I know, but let me get into this for a bit. This bike has served me so well ever since I have owned it. I've put just about 20,000 miles on it myself and it has NEVER EVER EVER given me any issues. It runs strong, pulls hard even with me on it, packs a lot of gear, and is comfortable going down the highway or dirt track. It's super simple to work on, and I mean just about as simple as it gets. All this on top of the fact that it's a good looking bike.
You just gotta love those DR650s.
I know, you're not supposed to put those WABDR stickers on your bike until after the trip, but Erik got them for all three of us and I just couldn't wait to put it on there.
I think that it looks pretty good right there myself.
Look at the little stream that runs right by our camp. I tell you, just perfect.
We're all set up and waiting for Mike's arrival, so we decide to head to the lake for a swim.
It was refreshing to have a dip after a hot dusty day on the trail.
No boulder lifting competition this time around.
Mike finally makes it after quite a jaunt from Puyallup, WA, up to Conconully. I bet he was tired of sitting on that KLR.
Right away when Mike arrived this little dragon fly landed on his shoulder and did not want to leave. You could pet it and everything. Crazy!
We headed to the restaurant just down the street from the camp ground for some frosty beverages and some dinner. Mike and I were feeling pretty good with our light beers, but Erik was feeling the burn, literally...
When we were parking the bikes at the restauraunt, Erik leaned the X over on the side stand giving the pipe the opportunity to do a nice brand job on his leg.
If you zoom into this pic, you can see a screw head perfectly branded into his flesh. Ouch. He was a sport about it though.
Back at camp he gives the burn some attention.
We didn't have a proper compress bandage, so he cut off a sock and made it work.
Check out the wire fencing they put around the bases of all the trees here. It's there to keep the beavers from gnawing the trees down.
Not long after it got dark the creatures emerged from the woods.
With eyes peering from the bush, the three of us crawled into bed for some much needed shut eye. This would end day 4.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: S.E. Louisiana
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Great report and pics.
Rear brake failure was likely boiling brake fluid. Unlike whiskey, brake fluid does not get better with age. It absorbs water which lowers the boiling point. Flush your brake fluid, use more cowbell going downhill and less rear brake. Use your front brake more, your not riding a Harley
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Day 5, Section 6, Conconully to Nighthawk Border Crossing to Canada
Erik seemed to be sleeping well in the early morning despite his burn.
Wake up, buddy! Time to pack it up.
The whole town was crawling with deer. Big and little ones.
We headed out of Conconully and up into the dirt for the last time.
Honestly, I was very sad to be on the last leg of our journey. It's difficult to describe how this feels, but I'm sure that those that have known the feeling know exactly what I am talking about.
The day offered some great riding with some great friends.
There goes Mike.
Most of the forest around this area looked like this. Very dead.
Mike and Erik cutting up the roads having a ball.
Some shots of the ride that day...
We found this lodge in the meadows just off of Cecile Creek Rd. There was a cattle run near by, so I wonder if the lodge was used by cow hands tending the heard.
I really liked the construction of the corner of the cabin. Very earthy.
A cattle run nearby the cabin.
The deep, fairly good sized rocks in this downhill section proved to be a bit of a PITA. Good practice though, and once again, Mike beets the trail down like it's no big deal.
Dropping down out of the dirt for good. The valley down below was beautiful, but the mood was low.
Back on the highway headed to Loomis, WA we decide to stop at the Split Rock lake rec. area for a quick break.
We chatted with this character heading down to the lake. He was holding a kitten.
I have no idea what he was doing with the cat, but the poor little thing didn't look too happy. :-(
On the way to Loomis and Nighthawk, I noticed this statue standing along the side of the road.
Some kind of deep sea diver I guess. At any rate, it was pretty creative. Look for it when you do the trip.
Heading up the highway towards Canada.
There she is, the grand country of Canada.
Did you just fart, Terrance?
We headed up the the front door of the Nighthawk border crossing.
This building looked to be self sufficient with it's wind turbines and very large solar panel array.
Looks to be a little Canadian school building just across the border.
The three of us started and the three of us finished. That's all that matters in my book.
From the Nighthawk border crossing we headed east on the highway to hookup with hw97 headed towards Winthrop. On the way down, we noticed a lot of people down in the river dredging for gold. That looks like some hard work.
In Winthrop, we stopped in at Jack's Saloon for some dinner. This was my favorite meal of the whole trip.
We were all satisfied.
After dinner we packed up, fueled up, and hit the road headed for home.
I arrived home at about 2300. Satisfied with having done a great trip with great friends, but ready to sleep in a proper bed for the first time in 5 days.
This marks the end of our 2012 WABDR adventure.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
SoCal Rider
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It's been less than a month since I returned from a five day ride and your RR planted the bug once again. Good job.
Big Trip to Washington, Vancouver Island and British Columbia
So Cal Day Trips
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2007 Suzuki GS500f - Don't underestimate (and don't take it in loose rocks!)
2004 Suzuki LS650 "Savage" - Either stolen or ran away from home.
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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Maryland
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Loved the report.
The scenery. Just......Wow !
The roads .... awesome.
The commaradery
I'm ready to go.
2008 KLR rider
Lets ride !
"The poets down here don't write nuthin' at all
They just stand back and let it all be." Springsteen
Hooked Up and Hard Over
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, N.J.
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Nice report !! We;ll be there 9/1 running north to south.
ps, Mike still lookin like he's rather be somewhere else
Frank Reinbold
"Every bike I ever had, was the best bike I ever had, when I had it"
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Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Oddometer: 908
Great RR....
Uh....that would be our customs office:
THE sweetest border crossing on the 49th in my opinion:
I will be in Conconully at the end of the month and will use it as a base for backroading for 4 days.....looking forward to it..
Lots of cool stuff to see in that part of WA.
Ged Schwartz
Kamloops , BC
Baja '05 , Baja 06/07 , Baja 08/09 , BC Alpine Single Track
You can do it!
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hey rivermonster!
Sorry I'm late - I didn't know you were doing your own RR, too.
That pic I posted in Erik's thread wasn't the best. I found another one, but still not a great one.
Aw, I should have made you guys pose nicely so I could get a good photo
You did a fantastic job with your report - I think we all feel the love you have for the WABDR
It's sad being home, isn't it?
I hope I didn't get you in trouble with Mike
(I was just kidding around! I forgot - what happens on the trail, stays on the trail...)
It's great that you 3 were reunited for the last bit of the ride, Matt and I were happy to hear it.
Too bad you missed the jungle! It's really not a big deal, though.
We got it on video, but it will take a while to get to that part of my RR.
At any rate, now you have an excuse to go back...
OSO LOCO!! osoooo!
Oso bored? you can find the rest of our ride reports HERE
make stupid your favorite!
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TK-LA: I feel ya, but it hasn't taken me a month. I'm ready to go right now. I would love to take my family on a trip like that on motorbikes. I think that would be awesome.
Olorin_the_13th: It really is priceless being able to head out on a trip with good friends like Mike and Erik. I'll have to say that I love those fellas even though they are PITA's. BTW, two ride reports here because I felt Mike and Erik's was getting a little busy and mine would have blown it through the roof. I feel it's simpler this way.
Vinbowie: Thanks for the words! It was all around a super great trip besides Erik doing that job on his leg. Get out there and rip those roads up, man! Just make sure to take your time, see the sights, and be safe. Watch out for those logging trucks in section 5 as well as the super deep bull dust in that section.
DockingPilot: Thanks, man! I know that you were following Mikes RR, so you may know a bit more of the story then some. The pic you refer to - I think that Mike had fun that day, but I know that he did want to be heading home. I'll elaborate more on this later in the report.
North to south eh. Let me know how that goes. It seems that the trip would be more difficult going that direction. Do you plan on writing a RR?
motoged:Was that your black GS1200 parked in the parking lot of the customs house? If so, thanks for the chat and the pics. If not, why the hell didn't you come out and talk to us? Edit: I just realized looking at the pic that you included with your reply that the building that I formerly called the school house is your customs office. I retract my school house lable and I must say, that is a very nice customs office. Quite possibly the nicest on the 49th to be honest.
I love that area, and am jellous that you get to claim it as your backyard. Have fun playing up by Conconully, and watch out for that guy with the kitten. If you find out what happened with that kitten let me know.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
My Virgin ADV Trip, Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure, Fun With Carbon Fiber
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wohooo. only on page 1 and already lots of pics.
been waiting for this, wabdr is on my calendar, not this year though.
california adventure rider
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My caps lock key is disabled so I dont press it by accident
Never use it. Even when typing whole sentences, I try to type with all my fingers (not the proper way though, just taught myself) so its pretty easy just to hold shift with my pinky and type.
fun fact: always the right shift too. I guess its because I'm right handed, I never use the left shift.
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I've never dreamed of the right shift, in fact I don't think i've ever used it and im right handed. My left hand never leaves the keyboard lol
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Only time I use caps lock is in the rare instance of needing to type an entire sentence in caps. Otherwise, it's left shift all the way, even though I'm right handed.. hmmm.
Caps lock is pretty much useless these days for most people--save, say, entering data on a spreadsheet or something. I think for every legitimate need for it, there are approximately 7.5 million instances of it accidentally having been pressed and causing someone to mistype their password too many times >.<
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