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Lee closes State Bureau. On May 21 the Great Falls Tribune carried a front page story about the end of the Lee Enterprises Helena office that's responsible for covering Montana government. Skilled, long-time reporters Charles Sackett Johnson and Mike Dennsion, the Tribune reports, will vacate the office next week. Johnson, for many years the premier political reporter in Montana (and a college pal of ours), will retire. Dennison is looking for another job. The move signals yet another dimishment of quality for the Missoulian and its sister papers in Montana. Meanwhile, there has been not a word in the Lee's Treasure State newspapers about this egregious business failure and blow to the craft of journalism in Montana. National journalism columnist Jim Romenesko points out that Mary Junck, Lee's CEO, awarded herself fat bonuses after reducing the editorial staffs of the corporation's newspapers. (22 May 2015)
Earthquake relief. How can you be sure the money you donate to help the victims of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal actually does anyone any good? Unless you deliver the cash from your hand to theirs, you can't. However, there is a watchdog group that rates the performance of philanthropic organizations. This is CharityWatch, which analyzes efficiency, accountability, governance, and fundraising to determine whether your donation stands a good chance of actual aiding victims instead of lining some administrator's pockets. Although CharityWatch gives the American Red Cross a grade of "A" for its overall work in many situations, when it comes to its efforts following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, this charity rates an "F". Although it collected $255 million in donations from private citizens only $106 million were used for relief projects on the island. What happened to the rest of it? (29 April 2015)
Clarification: On the April 5 edition of Last Week Tonight John Oliver discussed the fact that President Obama has visited every state in the union except South Dakota. Then Oliver presented a mock promo film that gushes about the Corn Palace and the guy who opens and closes the buffalo gate. Please visit us, the narrator pleads, pointing out that South Dakotans love presidents so much they carved their heads on a mountain. After all, she says, "You've been to Montana. That state's nothing but barbed wire and goat fuckers."
We feel compelled to set the record right. No self-respecting Montanan would ever bed a goat. Now, sheep, that's another matter, as in that old joke: "Officer, I was just trying to help that ewe get through the fence."
War of the Nests: Because geese migrate north a couple weeks earlier than osprey, they sometimes invade the nests the smaller birds have built and refuse to leave when the raptors show up to claim their homes. In order to keep geese out of the famous osprey nest on a pole outside center field at the Missoula Ospreys minor league park, ornithologists erected a "goose deflector," then hastily removed it after the nest's builders showed up the first week of April.
Ten miles downstream from the stadium, Dark Acres also has a famous osprey nest, which was invaded two years ago by geese, forcing the osprey to find new digs. This year a pair of geese hung out at the nest for a couple of days in late March, but moved on. The male and female osprey arrived on April 10 and began remodeling their home with sticks they ferried from our forest. We're looking forward to watching another noisy show these birds put on every summer as they dive into the river for fish, raise their chicks, and teach them how to hunt and fly. —Bill Vaughn (12 April 2015)
They yelled at us and made us do pushups. We slept on the floor like dogs. At four a.m. they switched on the lights. Screaming and banging on pans, they swept into the room like screech monkeys and kicked anyone who wasn't on his feet. There were more insults and pushups, then we cleaned toilets. After six days of this abuse they ordered us to strip to our skivvies. We were blindfolded and led into another room. It was so hot and humid I was instantly drenched with sweat. After what seemed forever I was grabbed and carried somewhere—down a stairway, it seemed. Someone recited the words to a ritual—mumbo-jumbo about the Nile and how after I crossed it what had been cloudy would be clear. I was so exhausted and sleep-deprived the words meant nothing. I was thrown into a coffin-sized box. It rocked back and forth, slamming me against its sides. I was flooded with cold water. Just as I started to panic hands grabbed me, pulled me to my feet, and dragged me back up the stairs.
This was Hell Week, a pale imitation of the rigors of Boot Camp that millions of guys my age were not privileged enough to avoid by going to college. Although the national office of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity had banned Hell Week in 1938 the fraternity's chapter here at the University of Montana apparently had not gotten the word.
That night, wearing a dark suit and a white shirt with French cuffs, I stood in a formation with the rest of my pledge class. Some of the guys who started the week weren't here to finish it. I felt a surge of joy and relief when my Big Brother pinned a gold rhombus to my lapel and shook my hand. It was the winter of 1968, what would turn out to be a watershed year for the United States. The cultural and political tumult that was just beginning to leak from the coasts into backwaters like Missoula would soon become a flood. That summer, Delta Sig's president attended the riotous Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He left Montana a starched, conservative fraternity boy, and returned vowing to fight the draft and the War in Vietnam. Within months he quit the fraternity, taking several members with him, and began experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs.
Meanwhile, I fell in love with a rich hippie from California and began spending evenings with her in my room, breaking the rule that barred women above the first floor of the fraternity. Such was the sudden unraveling of discipline that no one objected. In a secret basement chamber some of the brothers gathered after class to smoke hash. I resigned from Delta Sigma Phi in 1969 and moved into an apartment. I read Marx and believed I was a Marxist. I read McLuhan and believed I was the product of television. I read conservative zoologists such as Desmond Morris and believed that because genetics had beaten out everything else for control I no longer had to suffer the inconvenience of self-determination. In 1973 Delta Sigma Phi disbanded. The old three-story Victorian we had lived in was demolished to make way for an expansion of the high school next door. I was drafted into the Army, then released when Nixon announced the U.S. intended to wind down the War.
Looking back on these events it's surprising that any fraternities survived the sea changes of the Sixties and Seventies. Yet most of them not only survived, they have grown. And despite recent nationally publicized scandals involving sexual assaults, outrageous racism, and hazing that resulted in deaths, guys are joining fraternities at the highest rate in fifteen years. And women are joining sororities at a rate almost as high. Why? Consider the vast, impersonal degree mills many American colleges have become. Ohio State and University of Texas boast undergraduate enrollments of 40,000. Even a third-rate academic institution school such as the University of Montana has more than doubled in size, to almost 14,000, since the day I first stepped on her campus (a gorgeous spring afternoon, wafting from the dorms the sound of Herman's Hermits singing "There's a kind of hush all over the world.")
Fraternities and sororities seem like anachronisms. Racist cesspools such as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon houses at Clemson and Oklahoma embody the worst of Southern "culture." But the Greek "system" offers a lonely freshman instant friends, a sense of community, and a sort of purpose. A "good" fraternity requires its members to get decent grades, something I failed to do once I resigned, turning my back on classes because they got in the way of my reading.
So as long as colleges are run like factories fraternities and sororities will continue to be part of the scene. (1 May 2015)
The editors of many websites have become uncomfortable allowing readers to post anonymous comments. That's because the screamers, ranters and character assassins who tend to dominate comment pages drive away advertisers. Like some sites, the online version of the New York Times tries to mitigate this vitriol by recommending opinions the editors consider constructive, and believes its policy of requiring commentators to supply their names and other identifying details (which aren't published) has a chilling effect on hate-mongers and mudslingers.
Smaller sites, such as that of the Missoula, Montana Missoulian offers readers a chance to complain about abusive posts. Still, the braying of some serial commentators has become a staple of the inevitable shouting matches accompanying most every controversial Missoula story. For example, there's the reactionary allegations of "Miss Perfect" and "Walter12" about the "socialist" politics of one city official or another and the evil of "leftists." Hardly hate speech, so why do these cowards continue to hide behind their hoods?
While the First Amendment rightly protects anonymous speech--which has encouraged the good work of whistleblowers--newspapers are under no obligation to do so. In fact, the Missoulian requires a legitimate and verifiable name published with each of the letters-to-the-editor in its print edition, and ought to make such disclosure mandatory on its website.
Here at Dark Acres we don't publish comments of any kind, figuring that, hey, if you want to post stuff on a blog, go start your own. —Bill Vaughn (23 March 2015)
Cops dressed as combat soldiers rumbling through the streets in personnel carriers as they tear-gassed crowds in Ferguson, Missouri were images that revealed to a larger audience the militarization of America's civilian police forces. In 1990 Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, a section of which facilitated the transfer of surplus military equipment to civilian police forces. Under current section 1033 the Ferguson police and most all other local and tribal police forces can get their hands on anything from reflector sights to armored utility vehicles.
According to Lieutenant Larry Irwin of the the Montana Highway Patrol, who coordinates the state's 1033 Program, in 2014 the Missoula City Police received six M16A1 assault rifles, a dozen M14 rifles and a pair of night vision goggles. The Missoula County Sheriff received in the same year twenty M16A1 rifles and seven military-grade radio sets. Although these weapons were valued at $121,130, Missoula law enforcement got them for free, presumably to help it wage war on drugs, the alleged intent of the law. —Bill Vaughn (15 March 2015)
Although Dark Acres is only eight miles from a box store we sometimes feel like we're living on Mars. Well, yes, we have cell phones, mail delivery, wireless internet, and a morning newspaper. But life here isn't like life in the city. For one thing, our neighbors enjoy shooting their guns and blowing things up at all hours of the day and night. In and out of hunting season they like to get drunk and climb up to their platforms in the cottonwoods to shoot at whitetails with their bows and arrows. In the winter they roar around on their snowmobiles, terrorizing the neighborhood dogs. The whine of chainsaws is nearly constant.
At least the Clark Fork is quieter than it used to be, after the state decreed our stretch of the river a No Ski-Jet Zone. While we have a well and a septic system ensuring that we don't have to pay money to Mountain Water or the City of Missoula, things often go wrong with these utilities. One day as we took a shower we looked down to discover that we were standing in six inches of tea-colored water. The plunger did no good. When we flushed a toilet it overflowed. A bathtub filled with blackish water.
We knew the septic tank was full and would have to be pumped. But where was it? We'd lived at Dark Acres for twenty-five years and never had this trouble before. Dropping down into the crawl space below the house we traced the plumbing to the point where it exited the west side of the house, but had no idea how far away and how deep the tank was buried. When we rifled through our mortgage papers we found a rough sketch. The tank lay fifteen feet west of the house. But how deep was it? We started digging. Three feet down our shovels hit concrete.
When our three-bedroom house was hauled here in two pieces on a truck in 1969 and placed on a poured foundation it was common practice to bury septic tanks without risers, those tubes that allow access to the three ports atop the tank. Back then people rarely needed to pump out these concrete reservoirs because the chemistry of decomposition was sufficient enough to break down the solids that normally entered the system and convert them into liquids, which then flowed into drain fields, where most of the bacteria in this effluent died.
Once we removed the dirt above the main lid we hired a company to come out and pump the tank. But that wasn't the end of our problems. The plumbing that led to the tank was clogged somewhere. Normally, this would require removing a toilet and sending a plumber's snake through the pipes to clear them. But because of the architecture of our system the snake hit a junction that prevented it from advancing to the clog. Finally, after excavating the lid above the intake pipe, our company was able to insert the snake. After a few moments of noisy scouring, a satisfying gush of sewage shot into the tank. The tub and shower drained, and peace descended again on Dark Acres.
"We see this problem with these old systems more and more," our septic experts told us. One of the culprits is Kirkland toilet paper from Costco, he said. It's so thick the system has trouble breaking it down. And because it's so cheap everyone is using it.
We dissected a piece of this toilet paper. Indeed, it was soft and luxurious, quilted with an embossed floral pattern, and two plies thick.
We will miss it. —Bill Vaughn (2 March 2015)
According to a new study from Georgetown University the job market for college graduates has improved for everyone except those with degrees in journalism and communications. So why waste money on a degree that's likely going to get you nothing? The fact is, you don't have to take classes in one of these pseudo-disciplines in order to write a newspaper story or present a radio or television report. Look at Adam Painter, for example, a Missoula weatherman with a degree in meteorology from Iowa who until recently wrote and delivered excellent coverage of all sorts of news events for NBC Montana. As Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi said: "I don't think people should go to journalism school. I think it's a waste of time. . . . I don't know what they actually teach there, 'cause you can learn the whole business in three days."
One of the reasons it's difficult to find a job as a reporter these days is because of social media such as Facebook and Twitter and YouTube, which put the tools of reporting into the hands of anyone with access to the Web. Plus, according to the Pew Research Center, the number of Americans under the age of 45 who read daily newspapers has dropped in half since 2000, to less than 20 percent of this demographic.
This brings up the current budget challenges facing the University of Montana. For a number of reasons, including its tarnished image following a series of sexual assault cases that will receive even more national scrutiny with the April 21 publication of Jon Krakauer's book, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, enrollment has been dropping since 2007. Because the school is looking for ways to cut costs, administrators might consider dropping journalism. The building housing this increasingly pointless program could be leased to the private sector.
Consider the School of Journalism's stated mission: "To teach students to think critically, act ethically, and communicate effectively; to help them understand the challenges and changes in the news media; and to inspire them to use their talents to improve journalism and enhance a diverse and democratic society." Do higher education officials in Montana really believe a dedicated building and expensive teaching staff is necessary to address these ambiguous goals?
(Full disclosure: Bill Vaughn attended the UM J-school from 1968 to 1973, dropped out to write for magazines, and finally received a journalism degree from UM in 1998 in exchange for teaching three semesters of publication design there.) —Bill Vaughn (25 February 2015)
On February 13 two Missoula box stores were still selling worthless and possibly dangerous products that have been removed from the shelves of these chains in New York State. On Feb. 2 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked that Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC halt sales of certain herbal supplements his office claimed in some cases contained none of the allegedly beneficial substances listed on the labels, and in other cases contained substances that were not listed. Verification of this fraudulent practice was determined by DNA analyses of seventy-eight bottles of echinacea, gingko biloba, ginseng, saw palmetto, St. John's wort, and three other herbal products. Almost 80 percent of these bottles were found to contain none of these allegedly beneficial herbs, or contained fillers and contaminants such as powdered rice, wheat and house plants. Some common house plants, including English ivy (Hendera helix), oleander (Nerium oleander), and philodendron (Philodendron species), are poisonous.
On Feb. 13 the Walmart on Mullan Road in Missoula was selling echinacea, gingko biloba, ginseng and saw palmetto under its "Spring Valley" label. According to Schneiderman's study, Walmart was the worst of these retail offenders, with only 4 percent of the bottles his office tested containing even a trace of these herbs.
The Missoula Target store was selling echinacea, saw palmetto, and St. John's wort under its "Up and Up" brand. The New York study found that there was no St. John's wort in the Up and Up bottles labeled "St. John's wort."
By Feb 13 the Missoula Walgreens had removed the echinacea, ginkgo biloba, ginseng and St. John's Wort products sold under its "Finest" label. It was still selling bottles of saw palmetto, which the New York study concluded actually contained this botanical.
On Feb. 11 Schneideman's office issued subpoenas to these retailers demanding that they offer evidence for a number of health claims promised on the labels of their products sold in New York. The Council for Responsible Nutrition, a trade group representing dietary supplement manufacturers, said Schneiderman's investigation was a "self-serving publicity stunt under the guise of public health," which employed flawed methods.
Unlike drugs, dietary supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, even though this was a $13 billion industry last year. Federal rules require only that these products contain the ingredients printed on their labels and that they contain no harmful substances. The industry is also supposed to report adverse reactions to its products, which it did six-thousand times between 2008 and 2011, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Even in their pure and unadulterated states do these botanicals have any medical benefits? Yes and no. Some studies have concluded that echinacea has the ability to treat and prevent the common cold. Gingko biloba may be useful for treating dementia and poor circulation in the legs. Ginseng (Panax ginseng) has no proven value in the treatment of impotence, cancer, diabetes or herpes. St. Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been shown by numerous clinical trials to be useful in the treatment of mild to moderate depression in some people. Saw palmetto (Serenoa serrulata) has some moderate use in reducing an enlarged prostate. —Bill Vaughn (14 February 2015)
So called "multi-level marketing" companies pay their sales force not only for the stuff they sell but also for the work of other salespeople they recruit. The theory is that the higher up on the feeding order you climb—as you recruit bottom feeders who then recruit bottom feeders beneath them—the more money as a sales "associate" you're likely to make. But most of these business plans are unstable, and the products are often no more than snake oil. Plus, because of the high sales resistance "associates" encounter, the work is ridiculously time-consuming, and the lower echelons often make little or no money at all. Like "Needlenose" Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day they become obnoxious street corner buttonholers who prey on their families and couch their messages on social media with born-again bullshit about the "Creator" in order to hustle people in the congregations they join.
And despite their serial failures some people become addicted to these pyramid schemes, believing that someday they'll get in on the ground floor of one that will finally make them rich. They stand a better chance of winning a lottery. Most pyramid schemes are built on selling health products whose efficacy has never been validated. We know people who have sold, or tried to sell all of these scams: Amway water filters, Herbalife multivitamins, copper bracelets for the treatment of arthritis, and magnets to promote healing. Then they hawked Melaleuca products, which claim all sorts of medical benefits, none of which have been tested or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Despite promising that their stuff "supports" everything from prostate to cardiovascular "health" Melaleuca's labels are required by law to state that "this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." (To be fair, the company also sells tea tree oil, an extract from an Australian shrub called Melaleuca alternafolia that's a proven anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent; but you can buy this substance most anywhere.)
Pyramid junkies are now mainlining on a company called ASEA. Based in Utah and owned by Mormon businessmen with no scientific training, this is the weirdest of them all. The company takes municipal water, adds salt and runs an electric current through it. Bam! Fountain of Youth! This whore of a product is dressed in the fine clothes of science. One of the hottest topics in molecular biology right now is redox signaling. This is a range of chemical reactions produced when certain short-lived molecules generated by the mitochondria and other organelles in plant and animal cells race around telling the rest of the cell and other cells what to do. These activities include tissue repair, the transfer of energy, immune responses, and scavenging, the chemical reaction in which cancer-causing molecules called free radicals are neutralized before they can erode cell walls. ASEA claims that the human body produces smaller amounts of redox signals as it ages. So you should drink the company's expensive saltwater because it's chock full of these awesome molecules, and you'll become a better athlete and live longer. However, actual redox signals in the body exist for only a few milliseconds before their job is done, and cannot be "stabilized," as the company claims. ASEA water has never been validated by a single double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. In the end there's simply no scientific evidence that this stuff will do anything except drain your bank account. —Bill Vaughn (28 Januray 2015)


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After having pets all my life & my present dog Mollie for 6 years I've been on a lot of 'vet visits'
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Talk about hitting the genetic jackpot, Gwyneth Paltrow's 11-year-old daughter Apple is her mother's spitting image.
The "Shakespeare in Love" actress uploaded a photograph of her little girl via Instagram on Monday (June 8) and she really does look like Paltrow's mini-me.
There's a prevailing trend of celebrities starting their own companies, however Gwyneth Paltrow isn't interested in being lumped in with the likes of Blake Lively and Jessica Alba.
As one of the fittest females in the film industry, Gwyneth Paltrow owes her physique to proper diet and the exercise expertise of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson.
Both ladies are featured on the front of the Memorial Day issue of Hamptons Magazine, and the "Shallow Hal" hottie sings her coach's praises in the cover story.
Always easy on the eyes, Gwyneth Paltrow flaunts her fabulous physique on the front of the June 2015 issue of Women's Health magazine.
The "Shakespeare in Love" actress declares that at 42 she's never been in better shape- "I feel way more comfortable in a bathing suit now than I did 20 years ago."
It's been a long and strange process and finally the divorce decree between Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin has been issued.
Following 10 years of marriage, the Coldplay rocker and his "Shallow Hal" actress wife are no longer married, and they'll share joint custody of their children Moses and Apple.
Taking full advantage of her celebrity status, Victoria Beckham invited a bunch of her famous friends to the Dinner to Celebrate The Victoria Beckham Collection in Beverly Hills last night (April 14).
David Beckham showed off his million-dollar smile as he made his rounds at Fred's at Barneys, sporting a handsome blue suit and a scruffy beard.
Stepping out for a great cause, Jerry Seinfeld hosted the Inaugural Los Angeles Fatherhood Lunch to benefit Baby Buggy at The Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills on Wednesday (March 4).
She's become a red carpet fixture and Gwyneth Paltrow definitely didn't disappoint her fans as she attended the 2015 Oscars tonight (February 22) in Hollywood.
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Any trip to Mumbai should include a stop at Elephanta Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to a labyrinth of cave temples carved into the island's basalt rock. The main Shiva temple is a collection of courtyards, pillars and beautiful shrines. For a glimpse of the past, visit Jijamata Udyan, a lush and sprawling mid-19th-century garden and zoo. It's home to Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, built in Renaissance revival style in 1872. In 2007, the building's Minton tile floors, gilt ceiling moldings, and ornate columns, chandeliers and staircases were restored to their former historically accurate glory. There are 3500-plus items steeped in Mumbai's history: photography, textiles, books, Bidriware, weaponry and exquisite pottery. If you're still wondering what to do in Mumbai, stop by the neo-Gothic High Court building.
A visit to the Gateway of India is another wonderful thing to do in Mumbai. This arch made from basalt faces out to Mumbai Harbour.
Built in 1911, it commemorated the royal visit of King George V. These days it's a popular gathering place for locals and is great for people-watching. Vendors mix in with locals and tourists, giving it the feel of a bazaar.
Near Chennai, this village of reconstructed houses typical of southern India, hosts Muslim silk-mat weavers, who practice and sell their craft.
The center is run by master textile painter J. Niranjan Shetty.
At the 2009-opened gallery, which includes a cozy café and bookshop, the focus is on young, burgeoning Indian painters and sculptors, with pieces by P. S. Jalaja and Sonia Jose.
The gallery represents luminary painter Atul Dodiya.
Everyone from Bollwood stars Karishma Kapoor to Lara Dutta has picked up pieces at this trendsetter. Creative director Priya Kishore has highly selective taste, but she stocks a wide range of products, including everything from luxury eyewear to summer dresses.
A great source for silks and embroidered fabrics.
Owner Sangita Sinh Kathiwada carries more than 20 mostly eco-friendly brands, including classic kurtas, tunics, and caftans with a modern spin.
The boutique of handicrafts expert and design consultant Bela Shanghvi.
The latest outpost of the contemporary-art giant.
The cavernous gallery packs a former cotton warehouse with groundbreaking installations by local and international artists.
Original Debut: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer—the studio behind The Wizard of Oz, Ben-Hur, and the lion that roars before every feature—built the Metro Cinema in 1938.
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There has been wide speculation about a future baby in the Clinton family. Chelsea Clinton said in an interview with Glamour magazine last year that she and her husband were hoping to start a family soon, calling 2014 "the year of the baby."
"Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year and I certainly feel all the better whether it's a girl or a boy that she or he will grow up in a world with so many strong female leaders," Clinton said in New York, joined by her mother at a Clinton Foundation event on empowering women.
"I just hope I will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me," she said.
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Chelsea Clinton and Mezvinsky, the son of two former members of Congress, were married in Rhinebeck, N.Y., in July 2010. The former first daughter has balanced a number of work and interests, pursuing a doctorate from Oxford University, where her father was a Rhodes Scholar, while taking a leading role in her family's foundation.
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Registration has begun for the 2015 Sprouts, the Greene County Council on the Arts long awaited and highly anticipated summer arts program throughout Greene County. Best of all and thanks to corporate, municipal and private donations the Sprouts Program is free for children ages 3 to 7 who live in Greene County! Week-long sessions of Sprouts will take place on the following dates and locations.
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July 20-24, 2015Cairo-Durham Middle-High School, 1301 Rt 145, Cairo
July 27-31, 2015–St. John's Catholic Church, 4987 Rt. 81, Greenville
August 3-7, 2015Hunter Mountain Learning Center, 64 Klein Ave, Hunter
August 10-14, 2015-Catskill Elementary School, 770 Embough Road, Catskill
Download a registration form here and mail it to GCCA!
The Sprouts program takes a bit of a twist this year and offers four separate workshops to choose from, focusing on Art, Music, Theater and Dance. Children get to choose two out of the four workshops (in any combination!) to attend. All week-long workshops are limited to 15 children and are divided into two 45-minute periods. Donna Trunzo and Dale Loughran, Sprouts Directors, are delighted to announce there will be another variation to the arts programming with a collaborative emphasis on literacy through the creative process of art. A healthy snack is served during the break between periods. All sessions run Monday thru Friday from 10:00 to 11:45 A.M. To register on or after May 5, call the Greene County Council on the Arts at 518-943-3400 or download a registration form and simply mail it in. Registration forms are available online at www.greenearts.org. Sprouts directors Donna Trunzo and Dale Loughran will follow up each registration with a personal phone call to confirm the dates and locations. Hurry…Sprouts enrollment fills quickly…so mark your calendar!
Sprouts teachers are professional artists who have talent and experience in working with children and who understand the importance of positive early learning. Children and their parents in advanced registration choose between music and art, or theater and dance, and continue with the same two artist/teachers for the entire week. In an environment where there is no "wrong answer" or "wrong way," each child is encouraged to invent, persevere and enjoy success through experimentation, problem solving and setting reasonable goals.
Our outstanding teen volunteers serve as role models, and many of our former Sprouts kids volunteer to assist in Sprouts, resulting in a program that serves many age groups in the community. Greene County teens, Sprouts needs you! Are you interested in working with professional artists, helping teach young children dance, theater, music or art? Sprouts invites any Greene County teen or pre-teen interested in volunteering for our summer workshops to call Program Directors Donna Trunzo at 518-291-6984 or Dale Loughran at 518-610-2468.


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Guevara retains WBC 108lb title
Photos: Promociones del Pueblo WBC light flyweight champion Pedro "Pedrin" Guevara (26-1-1, 17 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory ...
Carmona-Parrenas ends in draw; Alvarez-Gutierrez ends in a no contest
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Bronco Billy, 50, wants WBC to force heavyweight contenders to face him
Photo: Team Bronco Billy After recording another first round knockout last Saturday in Bolivia, WBC #16 rated heavyweight Bronco Billy Wright (48-4, 38 ...
Weights from Hermosillo, Mexico
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Guevara, Lopez make weight
By Gabriel F. Cordero Photos: Cesar Ceron Pedro Guevara 107.8 vs. Ganigan Lopez 107.8 (WBC light flyweight title) Alberto Guevara 118.1 vs. Oscar Blanquet 119 Mario Lozano ...
Guevara retains WBC 108lb title1
Carmona-Parrenas ends in draw; Alvarez-Gutierrez2
Bronco Billy, 50, wants WBC3
Weights from Hermosillo, Mexico4
Guevara, Lopez make weight5
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Mack to face Abron!
Light Heavyweight contender Yusaf Mack returns to action on May 30th in Tampa Florida. Mack appears on the undercard of the world title showdown of Andre Berto v Juan Urango. His opponent is former NABO and world title challenger DeAndrey Abron. Abron fell short in his challenge to former WBA title holder Valery Brudov when he was stopped after 7 rounds when Abron's own corner had seen enough, then he was harshly stopped in 2 rounds by undefeated Russian puncher Igor Michalikin. Abron was knocked down by a solid right hand, but seemed to recover well, Michalikin jumped on him and the referee was all too quick to dive in and stop the action. Now Abron returns to his own soil to turn around his poor run of form. (more…)
La Revolución in Denver!
By Chris Morris / Rockymouintainboxing.com
According to local promoter Raul Utajara there will be a pro boxing show entitled "La Revolución" this Saturday at the National Western Stockshow Complex in Denver, Colorado. The card is set to feature the Delgado/Ghosttown Gladiators fighters including local favorite 'Red Hot' Rob Frankel, who recently left his longtime promoter and trainer, Airtight Boxing and Steve Mestas. They accumulated 37 fights together including 27 wins. No opponent has been named as of yet. (more…)
Urango ready for war!
One of the most respectful and reserved champions in boxing today, IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango is not one for boasting or pre-fight trash talking. But when he moves up to the welterweight division to take on reigning WBC titlist Andre Berto in a highly-anticipated battle of champions at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on May 30th, he is confident that he will leave the ring with the 147-pound title. "I'm ready for war on May 30th, and that's what I'm bringing against Berto," said Urango from training camp. "I have a lot of respect for him and his championship, so that's why I am coming in more prepared than I've ever been, and I am certain I will take the title from him." (more…)
Huck-Rusal presser!
European cruiserweight champion Marco "Captain" Huck has promised his fans to deliver another spectacular KO on Saturday night when he faces unbeaten Vitaliy Rusal. The 24-year-old (24-1, 19 KO´s) has no doubts he will leave the ring victorious – even though his Ukrainian opponent (23-0, 16 KOs) has never tasted defeat before. "I will destroy him," Huck predicted at today´s press conference. "He has a perfect record, which speaks for itself. He has never lost but that will change on Saturday. I will hand him the first defeat of his career. He cannot stop me." (more…)
UFC updates
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Miranda promises KO!
Some are expecting it to be a spectacular homecoming for 2004 US Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward when he fights for the first time as a pro in Oakland on May 16th at the Oracle Arena. But the man he will step into the ring against that night, Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda, has his own opinion regarding that topic. "I may have to save up some money for property tax because on May 16th, the Oracle Arena is gonna be my house after I knock Andre Ward out," said Miranda, just days before leaving his training camp in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Bay Area. "The world knows that he's never faced a puncher like me, and when you add in his glass jaw, the second I land, it's over." (more…)
Helenius on Valuev-Chagaev card!
Robert Helenius will be eager to give his Scandinavian fans a first-hand look at his rising talents when he enters the ring in Helsinki on May 30. The "Nordic Nightmare", as he is known in Germany, will be in action on the undercard of the WBA heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev. It will be the 25-year-old´s second professional fight at the Hartwall Arena where he clinched a unanimous points decision over Remigijus Ziausys back in November 2008. "I really look forward to fighting in Helsinki again," Helenius said. "I want to show my fans why they call me the "Nordic Nightmare" in Germany. I have learned so many things during the one year with Team Sauerland and I am keen to prove that on May 30." (more…)
Tucker to be inducted!
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
IBF/USBA Championship Committee Chairman Lindsey Tucker is among the list of inductees for the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame that will be held at the Venetian hotel, Garfield, New Jersey on November 11, 2009. Tucker who resides in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High school, has been involved in boxing for over thirty years and worked with the New Jersey Athletic Control Board from 1981 to 2002 where he had several titles including Acting Chief Inspector, inspector, judge and timekeeper. He has supervised over forty five IBF world title bouts. Tucker played baseball but never boxed. "I love the sport but never tried it," he says. "In junior high I played baseball but knew I wasn't going to be an All American." But he made a career as a boxing official. In 2007 Tucker received the Jersey Joe Walcott Grateful Acknowledgement for duties served on behalf of the IBF/USBA. Other inductee's are Kathy Duva, Junior Jones, Benjy Esteves, Buster Drayton, Wayne Hedgepeth, Mario Maldonado, Steve Weisfeld, Paulie Walker (posthumously), Dave Anderson, Nino Del Buono and Darren Maciunski.
Boxing back in Rochester!
By Bob Caico
Ron Resnick of Resnick Productions returns his "War at the Armory" series in Rochester, NY this Thursday night. Six bouts totaling 30 rounds will feature many of the up and coming boxers in the area. Buffalo's rising star Guillermo Sanchez (7-0, 2 KOs) takes on tough Miguel Rodriguez (7-1, 3 KOs) of New York in a 6-round super featherweight match. Flashy jr. middleweight Willie Monroe (4-0, 1 KO) of Rochester will battle Torrence King (1-3) of Ohio. Always exciting woman's champion Ella Nunez (9-4) and Tampa's Adawirky Lopez (4-1) round out the 6-round bouts on the schedule. Young undefeated hopefuls Marcus Hall (2-0, 2 KOs) of Rochester and Nick Brinson (2-0, 1 KO) of Geneva, NY look to improve on their undefeated records in separate 4-round contests. Making his American debut will be Russian Ruslan Khayrtdinov (2-0, 1 KO) in a final 4-round tilt. Tickets for the card at the Main Street Armory priced at $30, $50 and $75 can be purchased through ticketmaster, Rochesterboxing.com or calling 585-254-3280.
South African news!
By Ron Jackson
On Saturday night at the Westbury Recreation Centre near Johannesburg, featherweights Marcel Japhta and Willie Mabasa meet in a ten rounder on a promotion presented by People Promotions in conjunction with the Westside Boxing Academy. Japtha (9-1-1, 7 KOs) won the Gauteng featherweight title in February last year when he outpointed former South African junior featherweight champion Edward Mpofu. (more…)
Quiet Man lashes out!
Former WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz says he's willing to risk his WBA mandatory challenger status against any of his fellow American heavyweights. "I've been told I'm not the most fan-friendly fighter in the world, my style often criticized as being ugly, but I'm proud to say I've never ducked a worthy opponent," said Ruiz in an open letter. "For the past month or two, though, I've read and heard a lot BS about how I shouldn't be the WBA mandatory title challenger. A few totally unproven, so-called contenders have whined about them deserving a world title shot more than I do. Why? Who have Chris Arreola, Eddie Chambers, Kevin Johnson or Brian Minto beaten to deserve a world title shot? Nobody!" (more…)
Roach declared top P4P trainer
The world's best trainer Freddie Roach holds up his special five-tier trophy that was awarded to him after he led four-time world champion pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao,General Santos, Philippines to a devastating knockout victory over Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, Manchester, England Saturday night in Las Vegas. The special five foot trophy, an award for the trainer of the winning fighter, had the inscription "No. 1 Pound for Pound Best Trainer in the World" and was a contest between Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr., the trainer of Hatton.
Cotto a Hit!
Last night, in the Tropicana Field, Puerto Rican WBO welterweight champ, threw the ceremonial pitch in the game between Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, the 2008th American League Champions. "I feel honored, its been a pleasure to meet the whole team of the Tampa Bay Rays I'm a huge fan of baseball" said an excited Miguel Cotto about the invitation, while he described himself as a big baseball fan. Three weeks ago, the champion moved his camp to Tampa, where he is training for the title unification match that'll take place on Madison Square Garden on June 12, when he'll meet IBF champ Joshua Cottley (35-2, 20 KOs).
'Kingpin' returns!
After months of back and forth trash talking, Star Boxing's WBA#5, WBC #10, and IBF #13 world rated heavyweight contender Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (21-0-1, 8KO) will face off against two-time world title challenger Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett (34-7, 20KO) on May 15th in the main event of ESPN2'S "Friday Night Fights" at The Concert Venue at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.
"Triple Threat" set for Saturday
TKO BOXING Promotions and Reno based "LET'S GET IT ON" Promotions join forces with LEFT HOOK LLC, to present "TRIPLE THREAT: TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS II", an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing this Saturday night, May 9th at the Sportsplex in Winchester, Virginia . . Click here for more
Captain Huck Workout!
Photos: Sauerland Event
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Marco "Captain" Huck (24-1, 19 KOs) is convinced he will make a successful – and spectacular – third defence of his European cruiserweight title when he takes on unbeaten Ukrainian Vitaliy Rusal (23-0, 16 KOs) on Saturday night. The 24-year-old only has the best memories of Bamberg. "This is the city where I made one of the best fights of my career," Huck said during today´s public training session. "Two years ago, I defeated Vadim Tokarev despite fighting with a broken hand for the better part of the bout. My hand or my jaw might break, but my fighting spirit can never be broken. I am looking forward to a successful fight on Saturday and I will defeat Rusal." (more…)
R. I. P. Benjamin Flores
We are sad to inform the fight community that Texas boxer Benjamin Flores (19-4, 6 KOs) passed away this morning. Flores was hospitalized following his NABF super bantamweight title fight in Dallas, against Al Seeger last Thursday. Seeger was awarded the TKO win in the eighth, and Flores was helped to his stool. Soon after, he was taken out on a stretcher, unconscious, to Parkland Hospital where he died five days later. Pictured above, Flores (right) in a 2008 fight against Vernie Torres, on the Margarito vs. Cotto undercard in Las Vegas.
Hopoate ready for McCall!
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Former Australian heavyweight champion John Hopoate (11-2, 11 KOs) will clash with former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall (51-9, 36 KOs) at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada on May 22nd. Hopoate, who scored a fourth round stoppage over American heavyweight Cliff Couser in March, also holds second round stoppage win over over former heavyweight contender Monte Barrett in 2007. He captured the national heavyweight crown in 2008 by stopping Bob Mirovic in nine rounds. Hopoate is 6 foot and weighs 240 pounds and was born in Tonga. McCall is 6 foot 2 inches and weighed 235 pounds for his last fight in 2007 when he dropped a decision to Juan Carlos Gomez but that same year he defeated highly regarded Sinan Samil Sam. Hopoate said. "I have been sparring with WBA#1 heavyweight Kali Meehan and Solomon Haumona. Oliver is now 44 years of age and why he may be past his prime anybody who used to be Mike Tyson's sparring partner can obviously cop a punch. He has got ringcraft and experience but I am confident I can win this fight." Hopoate's trainer Dave Millward added "Hoppa is only a small fish in a big pond and if he wins he will have plenty of options presented to him."
Sturm vs Gevor confirmed!
Universum Box-Promotion has confirmed that WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (32-2-1, 14 KOs) and European middleweight champion Khoren Gevor (30-3, 16 KOs) will collide on July 11th in Nürburg, Germany. The bout will take place in the new Ring Arena located at the famous Nürburgring Speedway during the weekend of the 2009 German Formula 1 Grand Prix. The card will also feature a fight for the vacant WBC interim middleweight title between #2 rated Sebastian Zbik (26-0, 10 KOs) and #1 Domenico Spada (29-1, 14 KOs). Tickets for this attractive world title twinbill go on sale Monday at boxing.de and all the regular ticket outlets.
Tarver-Dawon: Revenge or Repeat?
Three-time light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KOs) is in his last few days of training for his title challenge of the man who dethroned him, undefeated IBF/IBO world champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs). The rematch takes place on Saturday at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. "Dawson's a young lion and he had a high work rate during our first fight," said Tarver. "I missed a few times with my power shot but that's what it is, it's a game of inches. But I always learn from my losses, and as Roy Jones, Glen Johnson, and Eric Harding will tell you, I never lose twice to the same man. Dawson will learn that lesson too on May 9." For his part, Dawson stated "Winning my first world title was a career highlight, but beating Tarver last year was a personal joy, one I look forward to repeating on May 9. I've beaten the best in my division. I am the king of the light heavyweights."
Ward-Miranda undercard!
Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) faces Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs) in a highly anticipated main event, but the Saturday, May 16 fight card at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. will also feature an outstanding undercard that includes unbeaten 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada, fast-rising junior lightweight prospect John Molina, Jr., and 2000 U.S. Olympic Games silver medalist Ricardo Williams. (more…)
This Manny is aiming at P4P WEC king!
Since launching his professional career in 1999, Manny Gamburyan has found himself constantly facing the same obstacle. Standing 5'5″ and sporting a compact frame, the Armenian fighter has almost always faced a disadvantage when it comes to size. With no choice but to fight at the 155-pound mark and above, Gamburyan had to learn to fight foes that were much taller and longer. (more…)
Gesta-Hernandez in San Diego!
By Felipe Leon
Offering a new twist to the San Diego boxing scene, newly minted Rogue Boxing Promotions is proud to announce their inaugural fight card on Thursday, May 21st. Aptly named "Havoc at the Hard Rock", the five bout fight card will be held at the open air Woodstock Terrace of the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter. "My team as well as myself are very excited to bring a Las Vegas-type boxing atmosphere to San Diego," lead promoter for Rogue Boxing Derek Pierce states. "I am confident that all those who attend our show will leave with a new idea about what local boxing should be about." In the featured bout of the evening undefeated lightweight Filipino sensation Mercito Gesta (14-0-1, 5KO) puts his perfect record on the line against Tijuana's 2008 Prospect of the year, the always tough Alain "Konan" Hernandez (14-7-2, 7KO) in a much anticipated eight rounder. (more…)
Edouard returns June 12!
Square Ring will present WBA #9 middleweight, WBC #14 super welterweight Daniel "Haitian Sensation" Edouard (21-2-2, 12 KOs) in a main event bout against Dumont Welliver (18-18-1, 6 KOs) on June 12th at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, Oregon. "I feel that winning produces results and I have positioned myself on the edge of contention and hope that continued success will result in a title challenge," said Edouard.
Sturm vs Gevor?
It is being reported in Germany that WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (32-2-1, 14 KOs) and European middleweight champion Khoren Gevor (30-3, 16 KOs) will collide on July 11th in Nürburg, Germany. No contract has been signed, but both fighters have agreed to the showdown. Both Sturm and Gevor fight out of the Universum stable.
PR Best eyes 5th champ!
By Lee Bates
Puerto Rico has a long tradition of producing world champions in boxing. That tradition is continuing with PR Best Boxing Promotions( Ivan & Peter Rivera) based in Puerto Rico. They currently have four WBO world champions which include Ivan 'Iron Boy' Calderon (108lbs), Jose 'Carita' Lopez (115lbs), Juan Manuel' Juanma' Lopez (122lbs), and Ramon 'Rocky' Martinez (130lbs). The Rivera brothers are now looking to add a fifth world champion to their roster next month in former world champion Eric Morel whom they promote. Morel will challenge WBO batamweight champion Fernando Montiel in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 27th. Should Morel be successful they would crown their third world champion in three months. Note: Juan Manuel Lopez is co-promoted with Top Rank.
Mtagwa out brawls Medina!
By Kurt Wolfheimer
The fans of the Legendary Blue Horizon on Friday night were once again treated to a Rogers "The Tiger" Mtagwa war as he battled tooth and nail over ten rounds with 38 year old featherweight Ricardo "El Rayo" Medina which entertained everyone throughout. Mtagwa fresh off a come from behind 10th round knockout of Tomas Villa, eventually overpowered the Mexican warrior to capture the ten round unanimous decision victory. In the co-feature of the evening, welterweight Kaseem Wilson shocked Louie Leija, dropping him once before scoring a technical knockout just sixty six seconds into the fight. The eight bout card was promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions Inc. in association with Joe Hand Promotions. (more…)
Valero denies Prescott fight!
By Flattop
WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs) has denied that he will fight contender Breidis Prescott on July 25th. "No one from Top Rank has discussed me fighting (Breidis) Prescott or me fighting on July 25th," stated Valero. "The first time that I learned of the Prescott fight was when someone in my camp informed me that the fight was listed on the internet." Valero had hoped for a unification megafight with WBO and WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez but Marquez was recently announced as the foe for Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his July 18th comeback. "I only want to fight big names for big money," outlined Valero. "A fight with (J.M.) Marquez for all of the titles would have been a big fight for big money but the fight is no longer possible. Prescott is not a big name and a fight with Prescott is not a big money fight." Valero's manager Jose Castillo outlined several possible challengers to his fighter, including Joel Casamayor, Zorrita Soto, Urbano Antillon or Juan Diaz. "I will fight anybody but the money has to be right," stated Valero.
Full Report: Abregu-Garcia!
By Francisco Salazar at ringside
Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
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Welterweight Luis Carlos Abregu seems as though he likes to play with fire based on his last two outings in the ring. Luckily on Friday night, he had his knockout power to save the day. Having been dropped twice at the hands of Irving Garcia, Abregu survived and eventually stopped Garcia in the fourth round before a boisterous crowd of 1,350 at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA. The bout headlined a seven-bout "ShoBox: The New Generation" card, presented by Gary Shaw Productions.
Prior to the Garcia bout, Abregu drew criticisms for his less-than-stellar performance in December against David Estrada in December. Abregu tired late in the 10 round fight before escaping with a split-decision victory. (more…)
NJACB rejects Camacho!
New Jersey Athletic Control Board commissioner Aaron Davis has pulled the plug on Saturday's scheduled fight between Hector Camacho Sr. and Yory Boy Campas at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City. The bout was to have been presented on pay-per-view. "Hector was a legendary fighter who will also go down as one of the most flamboyant fighters in the sport. It is with the utmost respect for him that I have declined to approve the fight," New Jersey Athletic Control Board commissioner Aaron Davis told the Press of Atlantic City.
Boxing Buzz!
Superstar Manny Pacquiao is heading home for a hero's welcome in the Philippines. He, wife Jinky, and Team Pacquiao will depart from Los Angeles on Wednesday. Pacquiao will return to the USA in June, first at the Boxing Writer Association of America awards dinner in New York City on Friday, June 12. Pacquiao will receive the 2008 'Fighter of the Year' award and chief trainer Freddie Roach will be honored as the 'Trainer of the Year.' The next night Pacquiao will be at ringside to watch the Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey world welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden.
Hard-punching middleweight Matt Korobov, 5-0 with five KOs, of Orokutan, Russia will be on the Cotto vs. Clottey fight card at Madison Square Garden on June 13. Korobov stopped Anthony Bartinelli on the Pacquiao vs Hatton card on Saturday night. Korobov is managed by Cameron Dunkin.
Former featherweight world champion Orlando Salido of Mexico will be in the main event on Top Rank's fight card at the Star of the Desert Arena inside of Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada on Saturday, May 16. Salido will box 10 rounds. USA Olympian Vanes Martirosyan, reunited with trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym in Hollywood, will be in a 10-round super welterweight bout. Tickets are $75, $50, $35, $20 and are available at the Star of the Desert Arena box office. The first bell will be 6 pm and the live telecast on Azteca America begins at 7:00 pm.
Full Report: Lange-Houghtaling!
By Joe Gradowski and Gary "Digital" Williams at ringside
Photos: Mike Greenhill
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From the Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia, ICE Promotions brought on an incredible night of boxing with eight showdowns of fast-swinging, bone-jarring action. The main event of the night saw Jimmy Lange (152 lbs) from Great Falls, VA duke it out with Frank Houghtaling (150 lbs) of Albany, NY for the WBC USNBC Super Welterweight championship. Lange unleashed a tidal wave of devastating hooks that floored Houghtaling in the first round and nearly put him down in the second round. Lange remained the aggressor all the way into round four. At one point, Houghtaling accidentally put Lange into a headlock but was shocked when Lange popped him square in the eye. Lange remained a stalker to Houghtaling, landing multiple shots to the head, leading to a surprise knockout at the end of round six. Jimmy Lange is now the WBC USNBC Super Welterweight Champion and has a record of 30-3-2, 21 KO's. Houghtaling, who announced his retirement shortly after the bout, has a record of 19-16-5, four KO's. (more…)
Tye Fields returns June 20!
6'8, 270lb heavyweight Tye "Big Sky" Fields (41-2, 37 KOs) faces Nicolai Firtha (16-5-1, 7 KOs) on June 20, 2009 at River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The bout will be a twelve rounder for the vacant WBA Native American heavyweight championship. This is the first boxing card at the River Cree Resort and Casino presented by Big Sky Promotion, an Edmonton-based boxing promotional company. "I'm excited about this fight for a lot of reasons," said the 34-year-old Fields, who was born in Missoula, Montana, and had been living in Las Vegas, Nev., the past seven years. "This is my first fight since my family and I moved to Edmonton," continued Fields. "This is my first fight under my own promotional company and this is my first fight towards my goal of a world championship bout." (more…)
Cotto Camp Update!
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs), is training hard for the title unification match that'll take place on Madison Square Garden on June 13, when he'll meet IBF champ Joshua Cottley (35-2, 20 KOs). "I have enough of a professional mind to get over past problems and focus on winning the bout over Cottley," said Cotto, who decided to train in Tampa to get away from the distractions that might crop up with his training in Puerto Rico. He also assured he's feeling very comfortable with his new trainer, Joe Santiago, and confident in winning. Santiago has been in his corner for over eight years. This will be the fourth time in five years that the champ will fight on the eve of the Puerto Rican day Parade.
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