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Tee party in Williamsburg
The stars of the Ladies Professional Golf Association are in Williamsburg this week for their annual tee time at Kingsmill, and once again we are reminded what a great event this is for the region.
Tee party in Williamsburg
The stars of the Ladies Professional Golf Association are in Williamsburg this week for their annual tee time at Kingsmill, and once again we are reminded what a great event this is for the region.
The Kingsmill Championship is a major-league sporting event that will likely draw an attendance of 60,000 or more this weekend. That puts bodies in our hotels, hungry bellies in our restaurants, cars in our filling stations, and … well, you get the idea. It brings national sports media coverage to the area, which is always welcome.
This has always been a popular event on the LPGA Tour, in part because of the $1.3 million purse but just as much because the players love both the course and the amenities at Kingsmill. This year's field includes a lot of the sport's top names - Paula Creamer, Stacy Lewis and Lydia Ko, to name a few. It also features four former Kingsmill champs who keep coming back – Karrie Webb, Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen and Se Ri Pak.
The various cities and counties in Hampton Roads work very hard, individually and collectively, to come up with ways to promote tourism in this region. The LPGA's annual tour stop here certainly helps.
The LPGA is booked at Kingsmill through 2017, so the relationship is on solid ground. Here's hoping the tournament can line up a corporate title sponsor before next year's event, which would allow for a bigger purse and more security for the future of the event at Kingsmill.
Preserving our history
It was a battle that wasn't supposed to happen, and now it seems even the site of the bloody Civil War Battle of Williamsburg is at risk of being forgotten. Preservation Virginia has just added what remains of the battle site, now just a stretch of woods and overgrown fields between Interstate 64 and the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, to its list of endangered historic sites.
Williamsburg in May 1862 was the first time the Union let loose the massive artillery barrages that marked many a later, more famous battle; the first that saw the kind of headlong, bloody charge by Confederate soldiers in which so many died in the years to come.
Perhaps knowing that the site itself is at risk will remind us how important it is to remember what happened there, and the 4,000 Americans who died, were wounded or went missing.
Encouraging trend
In attempting to solve the various problems that affect our American cities, people will inevitably note that one of the underlying causes is the high number of unwed teen pregnancies. "Babies having babies," they say, and they note that nothing will truly get better until our culture can get a handle on this issue.
Therefore it came as exceptionally good news recently when the Guttmacher Institute (which studies reproductive health) reported a sharp reduction in teen pregnancy rates nationwide, and the Virginia Health Department showed similar statistics in our commonwealth. National pregnancy rates have dropped from 26.3 per thousand female teens in 2008 to 16.7 per thousand in 2012. In Virginia, those numbers were 32.3 per thousand in 2008 and 21.8 per thousand in 2012.
We could speculate about what has brought about this trend — better access to contraception, more thorough sex education, increased involvement of families and churches — but for now let's just focus on the good news and try to keep the numbers moving in the right direction.
Roses and thorns
Each week, the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of area citizens or institutions deserving of "roses" or "thorns."
This week's roses go to:
• The people responsible for moving this spring's Bodacious Bazaar shopping event from indoors at the Hampton Roads Convention Center to outdoors on the grounds of Fort Monroe. The three-day event was a big success, and as a bonus it served to showcase Fort Monroe to people who might not otherwise have visited that site.
• Norfolk Circuit Court Judge Mary Jane Hall, for reversing her earlier decision to seal police and court records in a 1991 Newport News homicide conviction that was overturned last year. Open record are the hallmark of a free society, and they become even more critical when cases become complicated and controversial.
This week's thorns go to:
• Whoever is responsible for the fatal shooting of three pet goats in a family's yard in Suffolk last weekend

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At the Hobie 16 World Championships, day two in the Masters Class delivered a solid morning's racing with 58 competitors starting on course 1g0 at 1.0 nautical miles and a gusty NE wind blowing 18-21 knots, making plenty of action and fortunately no injuries on the water for race three.
Masters fleet on day 2 of the 2014 Hobie 16 World Championships
South Africans William and Lucinda Edwards got off well in the third race starting out in the in the lead but on the second beat were passed by Mark Larufa from Italy who was making the right decisions and held on to take it across the line.
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I'm Tom Mather, a.k.a. the TickGuy from URI. I'm a professor of public health entomology working at the University of Rhode Island. When RW contacted me to help with their July 2014 Lyme disease story, I saw the opportunity to link two of my passions…preventing tick bites and tickborne disease, and running. I've been a tick biologist since 1983 but a runner since 1982, and have finished 40 marathons, including 22 Boston Marathons. Most runners probably think very little about ticks while they're running, and that usually goes for me, too. Unless, for example, I need to pull off for a pit stop in the woods, or am running on trails. Then my tick "consciousness" clicks in and I do consider the possibility of ticks latching on.
Our TickEncounter website is loaded with helpful tick prevention tips, best practices, tick id tools, and a blog. Probably, the most important things runners can do to stay TickSafe while running is to treat their shoes with permethrin tick repellent and, of course, do a quick check after coming out of the woods and a more thorough full-body check at least once a day. But there are likely other questions you have about ticks and preventing bites and disease. One thing—I'm not a MD and while I've had Lyme (hazard of the job when you work with ticks) I won't be answering questions on diagnosis or therapy. But feel free to ask questions about ticks, what to look for and where to look, how best to prevent tick bites on people and pets, what to do if bitten (always take a picture of the tick) and how you can Get TickSmart to stay TickSafe all year 'round.
Don't let Lyme slow down your race time…Get TickSmart!
Wow! Impressive topic for discussion on behalf of you and RunnersWorld. Thanks for taking the podium. OK, What is Lyme disease and is this the only worry from ticks? We live in Illinois. Is there a growing problem with ticks here? Thanks again for taking time to "Ask Me Anything!"
Lyme is caused by an infection with a particular type of bacteria, called Borrelia burgdorferi. Only certain types of ticks -- blacklegged ticks -- transmit this particular bacteria to people and pets. There are other types of ticks out there across America and they can transmit other nasty, disease-causing germs, but certainly blacklegged tick associated infections like Lyme, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, and a couple of more recently identified infections (a relapsing fever-causing agent, and a virus) are most common. Find out what types of ticks are currently active where you live.
Thank you for providing this info, TickGuy!
In 2006, I was in D.C. Area (Greenbelt, MD) for work. There was a lovely wooded park across the road from my hotel where I indulged in my daily run. Being a somewhat populated area, ticks and wildlife were the farthest from my mind. The morning I was to return home, I hopped in the shower before heading out to the airport. With soap on washcloth, I saw a speck of dirt that didn't seem to want to come out no matter how hard I scrubbed. On second (or third, maybe forth) look, I saw that it was something else. There at the top of my thigh/crease of leg was the tiniest of ticks. It was maybe the size of a poppy seed. I was grossed out and my initial reaction was to quickly pluck it loose and down the drain it went. Life went on and I didn't think much more about it.
....until 1 week later when I developed flu-like symptoms (fever, headache, vomiting....pretty much felt like I just wanted to crawl under a rock and die). I had a very large inguinal lymph node near where the tick had been and only then did I even think about the tick bite. My husband took me to the hospital where I was diagnosed with both acute Lyme (with cardiac manifestation) and babesia microti. Since these diseases are not endemic where I live, I feel very fortunate to have had a treating doc from the NE more familiar with these diseases. I didn't start developing the classic bulls-eye rash until I was extremely sick. I now realize how much more helpful it may have been had I taken time to save the tick (vs freak out and throw it down the drain). After 8 miserable days in the hospital, I was finally able to go home. I never imagined that a stupid, teeny, seemingly insignificant tick bite could be so awful!
I wonder how things might have turned out differently had I not even seen the tick to alert the doc to this possibility. If the tick was in my hair, seems like it would be extremely difficult to detect. Any tips for finding ticks in hard-to-look places? Also, what is the best way to save/preserve a tick in the event one gets sick after a bite?
And that's how it happens...a seemingly innocent encounter. That's why prevention (permethrin-treated shoes; daily tick checks) are key. With more ticks carrying disease in more places (like right along the road where I run almost daily) daily tick checks need to become a daily hygiene practice like brushing your teeth and wiping your butt . We have daily tickcheck reminders to place in your bathroom, so that when you're naked, you think to look. For runners, get in an extra stretch by bending at the waist and looking between your legs while standing in front of a full length mirror. Look for a poppy seed like you mentioned; nymph stage deer ticks latch on at shoe level and crawl up until stopped by skin folds or clothing constrictions. Adult ticks latch on higher -- about knee level -- and crawl up, often under shirts only to get blocked in underarms, by bra straps, or maybe the hairline. The more aggressive American dog tick often will make it up to the crown of your head. Store ticks in sealed ziplock bags with the date found. Take a picture and send it to our TickSpotters program and we'll try and provide an assessment of how "risky" that tick might be.
1. Does using a spray insect repellant (like "Deep Woods Off") just before a run help ward off ticks as well?
2. Does the "Insect Shield" service advertised on your site work on running clothing without affecting the wicking and drying properties of the clothing?
Repellent applied to skin may help a little but it appears to work better against mosquitoes than ticks. Not certain about whether the Insect Shield treatment affects wicking and drying properties of runners clothes. I do know that they regularly treat high end technical clothing for uses like backpacking and hiking, and clothing with UV blocking treatments. I'll ask and try to get back on this point.
Thanks, Tick Guy! Interesting subject. I do a lot of trail running in Maine, and so consider myself in some tick danger, but have never done much for prevention, other than check for ticks after running. I know many people here who have contacted Lyme disease, including my wife, and so consider myself lucky that I have not. I have a couple of questions.
Are there individual differences in susceptibility to Lyme? i.e. some people are prone and some are not?
Is this a new disease? I never remember hearing about Lyme as a child... was there a mutation in the last several decades that produced the bacteria that causes Lyme?
Lyme borrelia DNA has been detected in a 5000 year old ice man and was found in ticks and mouse skins stored in a Harvard museum from the mid-1800s. Lyme is a zoonosis--happily maintained in wildlife until some factor allows it to spill-over and affect humans. That factor is more vector ticks--specifically deer ticks. Deer tick populations are more abundant now than probably at any time in the history of the United States. Since the early 1900s, various factors have allowed deer populations to grow in rural, suburban and even semi-urban settings, and these animals more than any other are the key reproductive hosts for deer ticks. More deer in more places means more deer ticks in more places...and the risk of deer tick transmitted diseases like Lyme.
Do you have any specific recommendations for tick safety with children? My daughters are 5 and 8. We live in Thousand Oaks, CA. (looks like CA is low risk compared to elsewhere).
Does the drought increase or reduce tick activity?
How do I do a the daily tick inspection? Just look all over for small black spots?
What is your marathon PR and how did you train for it?
Do daily tick checks and have them wearing tick repellent clothing, especially for higher tick encounter risk activities like camp, hiking trails, but even walking a dog in tick habitat. We were in your area a couple of years ago, sampling ticks in the Santa Monica hills and in parklands and dog parks. Western blacklegged ticks are a little more drought tolerant than its eastern deer tick cousin, but neither do well in drought conditions. Your blacklegged tick season this year started strong in December but has pretty much petered out now. Dog ticks and Pacific Coast ticks are still abundant and can transmit infections as well, just not Lyme. We have guidance for doing Daily TickChecks--it's important to learn where to look and what to look for.
It's been awhile for any PRs but my best was Boston 1987. Seiko won but I ran 2:32 . Thanks for asking.
hey, tick guy! (yeesh. it would be so much nicer to type "hey, luna moth guy! or "hey, monarch butterfly guy!") but no offense meant. entomology is a crazy cool study.
ticks are seriously icky and it is very nice of you offering your expertise on the subject. :-)
speaking of the subject...where do ticks hang out when they AREN'T on deer and doggies and how do they find us on the trails? do they start on our shoes, trek up our legs (eeeewwww!) and then look for yummy spots to munch? they don't fall from the treetops or birds, do they? we do have LOTS of deer in the NE but it's not like deer seek people out to get them in close tick contact. my son and i are running on the trails all the time now and all i really do, for protection, is zap our shoes and legs with a tick repellent spray. green mountain something...is that good enough? thanks so much for your feedback, tom!
Not sure of the active ingredients in your green mountain something but we've found very low impact of many of the "natural" active ingredients against ticks. Ticks are adapted to do their host seeking where they can maximize the likelihood of contacting their preferred host. Ticks can't fly and they don't jump or drop from trees. They generally need to have contact with humid conditions for re-hydrating daily but they do need to "get themselves out there" enough to find a host, because they can't grow or reproduce without a blood meal. So adult deer ticks prefer deer, and the largest surface on a deer is at about its flank or belly; that's about 2-3 ft off the ground and that's where you can find this stage of the tick host seeking. The nymph stage is particularly prone to desiccating so needs to stay in the more humid leaf litter, but that's ok since small rodents and ground feeding birds also frequent that habitat. It's important to know the types of ticks that occur where you live and when during the year the different stages are active. That can help you avoid contact and also how better to direct your prevention.
Living in the Ozarks, you go outside in summer, you get ticks. That's just life. Should I be more concerned?
Look out for Lone Star ticks and the infections that they can carry--human ehrlichiosis, STARI, and there've been a few cases of a newly recognized virus called Heartland virus. All pretty serious infections, definitely worth preventing.
Probably, the most important things runners can do to stay TickSafe while running is to treat their shoes with permethrin tick repellent and, of course, do a quick check after coming out of the woods and a more thorough full-body check at least once a day.
First, a big "Thank You" for participating. I typically run on roads instead of trails, but still end up in grassy shoulders sometimes to get out of the way of cars and found a tick crawling on my leg just about a week ago. As a former backpacker, I've heard about permethrin before, but have never used it. My concern is that I've heard it is extremely toxic to cats...and we have one. Is it safe once applied or is it something where I would have to keep the shoes away from him even after the treatment has set?
Great question. Hopefully, you won't let your cat lick your shoes right after applying the spray. Once it dries, I really doubt there is any risk, unless your cat has taken to sleeping for hours at a time on your treated shoes. The toxicity issues people associate with permethrin in cats appears to be more related to direct applications on the animals.
Why does one member out of seven in our family always get a highly disproportionate amount of ticks on her? We can go the same place and do the same stuff and she can bring half a dozen or more home while the rest of us get none. This is not an isolated occurrence either.
That's really a hard question to answer. There are most likely very subtle things that this one person does that the others do not do--like the way they walk on a trail (or perhaps that person is the usual leader). Some people "run warmer" than others and that might impact the tick once it latches on. Perhaps their skin texture allows the ticks a slightly better hold. Or their movements are less quick. In dogs, we see different personalities that we've brand careful and carefree. Carefree dogs tend to get more ticks even when they walk down the same parkland paths.
Good morning Dr. Tom. We're neighbors . . . I grew up and did most of my running in North Kingstown (into Saunderstown) prior to moving to Providence earlier this year.
I got Lyme 2 summers ago, and I'm fairly certain it was because of an unplanned bathroom trip while running. It had my on the injured reserve for about a month . . . and when I got back to running it was still uncomfortable. One symptom I still have from the Lyme (which was treated quickly) is a lack of energy. I lost my energy when I got the tick and it has never come back.
This is all a long way of asking: Can I get Lyme a second time? Am I more susceptible now?
Unrelated where do you run?
Sorry that I can't really comment of medical issues. One thing to make sure of after having a diagnosed case of Lyme that was treated seemingly successfully except for the whole still feeling tired and run-down would be to rule out a co-infection, especially with the agent of human babesiosis. That malaria-like parasite is fairly prevalent in our region and would not have been susceptible to the same drug treatment as Lyme. In generally healthy people, your immune system can keep babesia parasites mostly in check although they can persist for long periods, and if present in your blood, could cause a low grade anemia. I suggest getting that checked out.
Most of my runs these days are local to the SK area; not like the old days when Sunday long runs came up your way to Wickford and back.
What can you tell us about the Powassan virus, is this going to become as prevalent as Lyme? Also have you heard about the new VUAA1 bug repellent? Is it expected to be effective against ticks? I know it is supposed to work against a large number of flying insects not just mosquitoes.
Powassan virus has been around for awhile, being maintained in a cycle between a groundhog tick and medium-sized mammals including groundhogs and skunks. Usually less than 1 case per year were reported, so it was not a huge human health problem. The newer finding is that there is a variant Powassan virus (called Lineage 2 or deer tick virus) that is adapted for transmission between deer ticks and wildlife. If this variant strain continues to adapt and efficiently is transmitted in the deer tick/rodent cycle, then we might expect to see it become a much larger human health threat.
It's way too early to know what the potential could be for the VUaa1 class of molecules as insect repellents. From the little information I found, I'm somewhat skeptical that it would have the same impact on ticks that it might have on mosquitoes. These two pests have quite different odorant receptors and it seems the VUaa1 is somewhat specific to insect receptors. This thought is somewhat supported by the general observation that DEET is not all that effective as a tick repellent yet it works well as a mosquito repellent. I guess you'll have to stay tuned.
I have had Lyme's Disease three times over the past 16 years. I live on eastern Long Island and it was diagnosed right away the first two times. Last time I never found the tick: I ended up with facial parylasis which took three months to clear up. Luckily, as soon as she determined it wasn't a stroke, my doctor went with Lyme's, did blood work and put me on antibiotics. Noticed my running times have gone way down since then(last fall). Could this be the cause?
Sorry to hear that but I can't really say. My running times have gone way down, too. But I attribute it to age and loss of training time due to work. I had several good years of running after my case of Lyme but people do respond quite differently to this infection (and other infections, too, not just Lyme).
So if you find one on or in you, don't freak out. Yes they are repulsive but the likelihood is that you'll be fine. I find that a jar of rubbing alcohol is good for storage. They can be hard to get off the fingers and having a tick crawling around on one's hand is somewhat stressful. By dunking them in the alcohol they come right off. I have an impressive collection of them.
the idea of one crawling around in my hand is thoroughly repulsive!
That 'dumb little arachnid' has my respect. The culprit tick was so small that I had to do a double-take to even realize what it was. There were no 'tickles' or itches and it was in a difficult to see area--even difficult to detect by touch alone. I think my underwear must have stopped it from invading my nether-regions.
It was late September, so apparently the population had not decreased enough to eliminate the risk.
I think I'm favoring prevention vs. the 'seek and destroy method'!
As to toxicity to cats...my 2-cents as a veterinarian: I have only seen pyrethrin toxicity from shampoos and topicals formulated for dogs and horses that have been applied to cats. The risk from spraying shoes and running gear is likely very small.
Thanks for sharing your observations regarding pyrethroid toxicity in cats. I agree that it can be toxic but not under all exposure scenarios. Like you said, apply it directly to cats and maybe there's a problem, but exposure to permethrin-treated clothing does not seem to represent a risky exposure scenario.
Perhaps I can add something based on my experience running trails on tick infested Long Island where Lyme is prevalent.
Over decades of hiking and running in the woods I have had dozens of ticks imbedded in me and I've pulled off hundreds of crawlers. I've never had any illness from this. One reason is that if they are removed before 24-48 hours ( the Dr can perhaps affirm this) they cannot transmit Lyme's. Usually they make me itch when they're embedded so I feel them when I go to scratch there and yank them out. They usually leave an itchy red spot.
So if you find one on or in you, don't freak out. Yes they are repulsive but the likelihood is that you'll be fine. I find that a jar of rubbing alcohol is good for storage. They can be hard to get off the fingers and having a tick crawling around on one's hand is somewhat stressful. By dunking them in the alcohol they come right off. I have an impressive collection of them. Great conversation piece.
My routine when I get home is to check my shoes, socks, legs. Most of the time they are there and haven't gone higher. Most times I can feel them crawling on my legs. Even the tiny nymphs. So be aware of tickles on the legs. yuk yuk I have never had one any higher than an underarm.
Take time in the shower to feel yourself up. Wait, that didn't sound right. You know what I mean.
Around here the large ticks come out first warm day in April with the more dangerous nymphs (because they are hard to see and there are usually more of them) coming out in later May and June. June is the worst. From July onward they all tend to decrease quite a bit. Presumably they have found hosts.
Permethrin spray on the shoes is the way to go although I have been lax with it lately, and a combo of gaiters and spray is an excellent way to go in high incidence areas. The shoe/ankle area is the place they most often come aboard and treating socks is sort of impractical. Or one can cut off the top of an old pair of socks and treat them and wear them as gaiters,
Hope this helps. I for one refuse to be frightened away from my trails by a dumb little arachnid.
I love your attitude...which I share; my work is to help people manage ticks and not let ticks manage people.
Any advice on not getting chased by horse flies?
Unrelated to ticks. I avoid closed in trails from late June until mid-August. Some people say they find some relief by wearing a permethrin-treated bandana trailing out from under a hat.
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The information here is very helpful and your web site is terrifically informative. Thank you for your time and expertise here. What is your sense of Lyme disease in those who have been exposed, i.e. are antibody positive? Do we know if all who are exposed ultimately develop symptoms? I work in epidemiology in an area of human disease and over the years have seen more cases of Lyme, including myocarditis. Is the prevalence increasing to your knowledge?
A far more practical question: how often to spray running shoes?
Thank you again.
Your first question is outside of my expertise, sorry. Regarding spraying your running shoes, our general rule is to spray at least once a month during the season that the immature stage ticks are active. That means May, June, July for nymphs and August, September for larvae. Mark your calendar, buy your spray and then just do it after your run. The shoes will be dry before you need them again. If you get your shoes wet frequently, you might want to spray them a little more frequently.
One thing about technique--spray the shoes until they are wet. It'll dry and the smell does go away when the shoes dry (not sure about any nasty foot smell though).
I found a tick embedded in my son about a month ago. We removed it, but didn't think to save it. He's still the picture of 6-year-old health. That's the only tick I've seen on us (central North Carolina), but it did remind me to do a better job of checking for them. My question is, if he's still healthy, can we stop worrying about that tick?
Mostly, tickborne diseases show up within the first few weeks following an infective bite but not always. That's why it's a good idea to save any ticks found biting and label them with the date. A month after a tick bite without symptoms I would move my level of concern from worry to staying alert for generalized fever and ache symptoms. But do use that bite as a call to take action, to prevent the next one.
Tom,I too live in RI...in Portsmouth over on Aquidneck Island. I have a few questions...some you may not be able to answer.
1. Many people seem to believe that if the deer population is reduced (in places like Block Island, Prudence Island, etc) that the deer tick (black legged tick) population would decline? Is that factual? If the deer go away it seems like the ticks would just find another host to feed on.
2. I frequently hear people say that the winter has a bearing on general tick population. In other words, the longer, colder winter the fewer ticks we'll have. Yet, I've seen ticks crawling across the snow in January and February. How much does the winter really impact the tick population and activity?
3. This one you may not be able to answer. But, those monthly drops that we put on the dog seem to do a pretty good job at keeping ticks off them. Why can't we use that stuff on our bodies?
4. Be honest! Have you ever used the Brad Paisley lyric as a come-on line?I'd like to walk youThrough a field of wildflowersAnd I'd like to check you for ticks
Thanks for your thoughtful questions Dan. It could take a hour to consider them all thoroughly, so here's the short, from my perspective:
Deer ARE the most critical reproductive host for deer ticks. If all deer were to go away, studies show that deer ticks aren't able to just switch over to other hosts enough to maintain the same population levels, so they indeed would go into a decline.
The winter when we have a pretty consistent snow cover probably has very little impact on tick populations if any. They long ago figured out an optimum strategy for survival. You might enjoy a video we posted back in the winter.
You're right, I can't exactly answer that, but you can wear tick repellent clothes with permethrin, much like your dog wears Advantix II in its coat. It will be very similarly protective.
We did use BP's Ticks in the closing credits of our PBS documentary "Hidden In The Leaves" but I've got no need for a pick-up line as I'm married to the best woman ever. But I do have an eye for spotting ticks so I would be a good catch for anyone needing to do a daily tick check.
I live in south east Massachusetts. I regularly find ticks crawling on me and was constantly pulling them from my dog. I almost always get them off shortly after being bit. But one sneaky bugger apparently stayed latched to the back of my leg long enough that I came down with Lyme in 2009. High fever and malaise for several days, that I thought was the flu. I also had what I thought was an annoying itchy bug bite on my leg. Eventually, that "bite" formed the classic ring shape that told me to get to the MD to start treatment for Lyme. If I hadn't gotten that ring shape, I'm not sure I would have gone to the doctor for "just the flu."My poor dog became very ill when he was young with Rocky Mountain Spotted fever (probably contracted in Pennsylvania) and later in his life tested positive for Lyme and Ehrlichiosis. I always checked him thoroughly, but sneaky buggers inevitably would manage to pass the tick check in his thick fur. I suspected when he died it was complications from Ehrlichiosis. I observed that when my dog was young ('97-'99) we both got lots of dog ticks -- never a deer tick. Over the years, by '05-'06 it changed to almost exclusively deer ticks. Now, I occaisionally see a dog tick, but mostly deer ticks. My question is whether you know if this is a known pattern -- a shift in tick population from dog to deer tick populations in this area -- or is it coincidence, or perhaps a local phenomena?
What you observed reflects real changes in the distribution of ticks. Back in the day, American dog ticks were what people mostly encountered, and generally, people didn't get sick (Rocky Mtn Spotted fever continues to be a rarer infection than Lyme). In the late 80's and early 90's I conducted tick surveys for the MA Dept of Parks, and did not find large populations of deer ticks in most of the state parklands, except for on the Cape and North Shore. That trend has definitely changed. More deer in more places is one key factor that has increased deer tick reproduction and expanded both the spatial boundaries and population size for this type of tick, while the raccoon rabies epizootic of the 90s and 2000s along with more effective treatments for dogs has resulted in a retraction of American dog tick populations.
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Thanks. This is timely!
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What wound be a good clothing combination for warm weather trail running? I'm thinking permethrin treated shoes and compression socks. Would treated compression shorts be helpful in keeping the little ones from crawling up? More helpful than regular shorts, or would it matter?
Would the color of compression socks matter?
That's all really terrific TickSmart thinking. While it's never been tried, the growing trend for runners to wear compression socks does beg for those to be permethrin-treated for trail running. The compression shorts would likely help keep ticks from crawling up into more private areas, and seems to be a TickSmart idea, too. Color doesn't really matter; ticks are easier to see on light colors, but if the compression material is treated, they should fall off and die pretty quickly. Can we get 10% of your profits if you decide to launch a new business?


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I saw them, from the corner of my eye, as the plaintiff bent to gather his many, many boxes, full of useless screen shots, irrelevant transcripts, and (for all I knew) Ezra's grade school report cards. And I saw a lot of them, his red underpants. I have absolutely no reason to point this out, except it made several of us laugh. We didn't want to. We're not mean. But there is, within humans, the tendency to ridicule (I have read that laughter, in humans, is related to snarling.)
Ridiculing someone is not the same as defaming him. Comparing him to a Joe Pesci character, or George's dad from that Seinfeld episode, is not to libel him. And yes, I know there was more to the lawsuit than that, but that was still a part of it, and symptomatic, perhaps, of deeper questions or issues. "Were you mocking me? Holding me up to ridicule?" Vigna demanded at one point, reminding me of another Joe Pesci character.
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By B-D reporter: Mike Pereira
Simply put Bill Moseley rocks! The man behind the infamous Choptop of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Otis of House Of 1000 Corpses was hilarious during his panel. Moseley was down to earth throughout but in an instant his trademark character would burst out; "Wash that plate you dog-****!" The crowd ate it up. The majority of the time was spent discussing Rob Zombie's highly anticipated sequel to HO1KC, The Devil's Rejects.
-The Devil's Rejects was referred to as "HO1KC meets Finding Nemo"! The shoot was complete six weeks ago in California. It's supposedly a lot grittier and realistic. Otis' albinism has been mysteriously cured for some reason. Plot: you already know that stuff. Moseley would love to be a fly on the wall at the MPAA screening because the film is edgy, violent and contains very little humor. There is no obvious homage in this one. It's only a horror film in the sense that the plotline of a horror film has been carried over.
-Lion's Gate is pushing for the film to be less of a sequel and more of a stand-alone picture. They are interested in giving the film a wide release unlike HO1KC. There is a rumor of releasing an NC-17 version in a limited run! Moseley mentioned that it would be great to have the opportunity to puke in your popcorn at the theater instead of at home. In one sequence, Otis is nailed to the chair, covered in gasoline. Tiny drags a naked woman in the mud. Otis is a lot more sadistic and perverse this time around. There is also a great deal more sex.
-Rob is not doing the soundtrack to The Devil's Rejects. He doesn't have the time. The film was shot in 29 days and is planned for an early January release.
-He has written a Choptop vehicle treatment. Tobe Hooper has been mentioning for like 17 years about doing one but nothing has happened as of yet.
-Moseley also wrote a screenplay titled, House Of Usher. It's about kids on a foster farm and no, it's not going to be a light one.
-There is a new Cornbugs CD titled, Donkey Town coming out soon. If you are not familiar with the Cornbugs it's basically Choptop singing to Buckethead's music. It insane but brilliant!
-If many of you were wondering what "Tiny ****ed a stump" or "Tiny was stump-broke" meant, it's a reference to having sex with cows. You have to stand on a stump because as Moseley hilariously put it; "you don't want her to kick". The crowd was hysterically laughing at this point of the panel.
-There are NO missing scenes or hidden director's cut to HO1KC out there. Since Otis conducts most of the blood work, Moseley would have known about it. The uncut version would only be a little longer like Baby stabbing the girl a few extras times. They might do a new cut in the future on DVD but Rob would have to go back and recut and rescore the whole film in order to make it all possible.
-The girls inside the cage in Tiny's room from HO1KC are called the "devil's dolls". They are Tiny's play things. He locks them in the cage and they'd starve. So that's why they attack the girl. That would've been her fate.
-Tobe Hooper's son William Tony Hooper shot a film called The All American Massacre 5 or 6 years ago with Moseley. It was a demo that would show off Tony's computer graphic skills. The plot centered around Choptop ten years later. The plate was bigger. He is in a mental penitentiary and does an interview with a Geraldo-type film crew. The film was a sequel that would go into a flashback to a prequel. It shows Choptop with his brother, the hitchhiker before he goes to Vietnam. Buckethead played Leatherface in a fat suit. The film was originally 10 minutes then quickly evolved into a 50 minute picture. Moseley has no idea if it'll ever see the light of day. It was never finished. The trailer was supposedly really cool.
-Moseley plays Possum in Carnivàle. He was in seven episodes last year. He is back in one episode this season.
-Bill was hired as Choptop on the basis of a short video that he made titled, Texas Chainsaw Manicure in which he licks real headcheese. Nasty!
-Moseley teased the audience with a possible spoiler pertaining a connection between Captain Spalding and Baby that will be revealed in The Devil's Rejects. Man I cannot wait!
I have to honestly say I had the lowest expectations towards this Q & A session but ended up being pleasantly surprised. In fact, this was one of the most entertaining and informative. Doug Bradley is not only smart but very humorous.
-The 7th and 8th sequels to Hellraiser, Deader and Hellworld were completed at the end of September and December 2002. Bradley looped the movie early summer of last year. They were shot back to back in Romania. He saw a more or less finished cut of Deader and felt it looked pretty good. He hasn't seen Hellworld but heard positive things about it. No one has any idea when these films will see the light of day. Deader was suppose to be released on Halloween last year and Hellworld was to release spring of this year. As Dimension's useless website is concerned, the films do not exist.
-Lance Henriksen stars in part 8 and Bradley really loved working with him. It was revealed that Henriksen was very close to playing the character of Larry in the first Hellraiser.
-Hellraiser: Inferno sucked in his opinion and it's not because he is hardly in it. Bradley was initially excited because it was fresh departure from the series. He felt after the first murder you knew the whole back-story so you don't need it explained. It also suffered the misfortune of having a central character that was really unsympathetic. You never cared if he got killed off. It poorly tried to weave the Hellraiser mythology. The director gladly let Bradley rewrite his stuff in the climax in order to bring some of that flavor back but even he couldn't get away from Pinhead's moralistic tone in the Inferno. Pinhead is no moralizer. Bradley felt Hellseeker was a return to form though.
-Bradley wishes that someone would go back to the heart of the whole thing. For example, the stuff that was explored in Hellbound about exactly what hell is and what is going on down there. Bradley hopes a sequel would head towards the twisted heart of darkness that is Pinhead.
-Bradley still enjoys playing Pinhead very much.
-Clive Barker is writing a new novella that kills off Pinhead. Bradley has no problem with the idea. He felt if anyone should write the demise of Pinhead, it should be his creator. It would be a perfect bookend to the series. It wouldn't affect the films outcome since Barker only holds the literary rights.
-They have talked about recasting the role of Pinhead with almost every single sequel.
-There were rumors that Robert England and Bradley hated each other and had a battle about who was the bigger horror icon. It was so far removed from the truth. He had a great time working with England during the making of Killer Tongue.
-Bradley despises remakes. He would personally storm the soundstages if a remake of the Bride Of Frankenstein ever happened. It's his favorite horror movie. Other notable favorites are Night Of The Demon, Frankenstein, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Howling and The Shining except for the last half hour when Jack goes nuts. The 1961 film titled The Innocents was the first film to scare him.
-According to Bradley, there was a director's cut of Nightbreed that was an absolutely faithful adaptation of Barker's novel, Cabal but it is not likely to release in the near future. Clive was looking into releasing it but the studio won't let him do it. Supposedly they changed the structure. Cronenberg's character was never meant to be at the heart of the story. He was a kick start to the plot. Bradley felt that it was a romance between a girl and a dead guy and not really a horror film. He associated it with Fellini's Satyricon. The studio couldn't grasp the concept that the monsters were the good guys so they reshot footage to beef up the aggressiveness and violence. They also marketed the film as a slasher film!? They dubbed another voice over Bradley's in Nightbreed. Doug Bradley was clearly upset by the studios interference and doesn't understand why anyone cannot let filmmakers create their vision and just accept it. The audience responded to Bradley's passionate plea with a very loud applause of approval. A definite convention highlight!
-After all the bad experiences, Barker wants to do films outside of the studio system. He is writing a second draft for Tortured Souls for Universal but if they want changes then they could do it themselves. Right on!
-The Hellraiser and Halloween crossover was going to have Barker write the screenplay and John Carpenter direct it! Dimension supposedly turned down two crossover pictures because they felt it was a silly idea and said that Freddy Vs. Jason would bomb. But once it was a monster hit, they immediately hopped on the bandwagon. But surprisingly Halloween "pimp" aka executive producer Moustapha Akkad didn't want the movie made so that killed the production dead on its tracks. Now if only he'd realize how he has "whored" the franchise way past it's expiration date. The series should have been done after Halloween: H20 gave the series perfect closure. Bradley was not a fan of Freddy Vs. Jason but thought that their climatic battle was great fun. He hates Friday's moralistic tone like "if you have sex, you will die". He would be interested in the merging of the worlds and mythologies in which all of these different places existed within the same map. He was fascinated to see what Clive would have done with it.
Kane Hodder's panel was a perfect way to end the Festival Of Fear. It was just flat-out fun from start to finish. It is very clear that Kane loves what he does. He is also extremely fond of Jason Voorhees, the character that he so flawless played in Friday The 13th parts 7, 8, 9 and 10. Hodder was clearly hurt when he was passed over as the character in Freddy Vs. Jason. But he made it very clear throughout Q & A that he would do anything to put that infamous hockey mask on again. Come on New Line; give Hodder and the fans what they want!
-He was the stunt coordinator for The Devil's Rejects. Kane was a fan of HO1KC. He is convinced that the sequel will be so much better. They took the time to make the stunts even more believable. One of the stuntmen got a slightly padded 2X4 swung with full force to the back of the head. It just about knocked him out but it came out extremely well. He always wants the most realistic effects possible.
-Hodder is in this season's premiere of Alias in which he got to chase down Jennifer Garner in the opening scene.
-He was also on an episode of Charmed as a guy with a hockey mask, armed with a chainsaw!
-Kane is trying to convince Akkad to give him the role of Michael Myers for the next Halloween! He feels he could bring something different to the character. Plus he wants to add to his kill list which is now up to a whopping 211! Now that would definitely be a reason to endure another sequel!
-Hodder has not only played Jason but was also the Leatherface stunt double in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. He was onscreen for about half the movie. Hodder was also Freddy in Jason Goes To Hell in the climatic shot of the glove popping out from the ground. Michael Myers is the only left to play.
-His favorite kill was the sleeping bag being smashed onto the ground in Jason X. They tried to get Betsy Palmer who played Mrs. Pamela Voorhees for that scene.
-He is involved in the upcoming Friday The 13th box set and Crystal Lake Memories book. He believes that the book will be the best attempt at documenting the series.
-He has "Kill" tattooed in his mouth on the bottom lip! He showed it to the audience.
-Friday The 13th: The New Blood was his favorite film and look from the series.
-Hodder would do a Jason Vs. Ash film but doesn't know how the fight would go since Ash is human.
-In The Devil's Rejects, Kane put in some inside jokes on the wall in Otis' bedroom. Keep an eye out for it! He also has a cameo in the film but it'll be a very valuable piece of trivia. It won't be obvious.
-He was rooting for Freddy since he was so upset he didn't get to reprise Jason. It was a hard film for him to sit through. Hodder said that Ken Kirzinger was not terrible but felt he didn't add as much to the role as he felt he would have. Kane personally feels that they replaced him because the studio felt that no one would care who was behind the mask and also that the director wanted to do something different. There is no truth to the rumor in which he was asking for too much money because the conversations never got to that point. Another false rumor was that Hodder was difficult on the set because he would never do anything to purposely jeopardize him from returning as the character.
-There are talks about a new Friday The 13th television series that would have Jason pop in sporadically throughout the season. Hodder felt it couldn't be any worse than the old series that had nothing to do with the films. It was as ridiculous as not having Myers in Halloween 3.
-Kane brought up an interesting tidbit; why has New Line never been able to use the Friday The 13th name in any of their sequels? Never thought of that.
-Hodder's wall is decorated with Jason's hockey mask he wore predominantly during each of the shoots even the Uber-Jason. Cool!
-His upcoming projects are Hatchet and Backwater in which the latter is being directed by the guy behind I Know What You Did Last Summer and D-Tox. Oh-Uh!
-A potentially cool project Hodder is working on is the Last Horror Picture Show with Robert England and Gunner Hanson. It hasn't been fully funded as of yet.
-If there is anyone he would like to face off against it would be Regan from The Exorcist. It's his favorite horror film.
Unfortunately Mr. Bryniarski did not get his own panel in which I believe would have been terrific. Andrew is one of the most approachable people I have ever had to pleasure to have met. You quickly forget that you are chatting with the guy who not only kicked major ass as Leatherface in the surprisingly good remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but has also worked with directors such as Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, Michael Bay and John McTiernan. The moment I mentioned that I was representing Bloody Disgusting, the man quickly greeted me with open arms. He loves the site! Andrew quickly suggested that we do an interview before the weekend was out which I quickly responded yes. I got to interview him on the last day of the convention and he was a lot of fun to hang out with. Despite being obviously exhausted, he gave Bloody Disgusting all he had. I found him to be energetic, grounded and smart.
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake will begin shooting in 2005 and it'll be released in 2006. He hasn't read a completed script as of yet. No director is on board. There is no word if the remake's director Marcus Nispel will return. He is supposedly busy with other projects but don't count him out just yet. Andrew is not comfortable without Marcus but has faith that producer Michael Bay will find a hot new director if in fact Nispel won't return. The screenwriter who is doing the latest rewrite for Bay's remake of Amityville Horror is working on the prequel's script. The film goes 4 years back and focus' on two Vietnam soldiers that are brothers returning home. Remember that there were 33 murders that Leatherface committed and we only saw 5 to date. This prequel could get pretty gruesome.
-Andrew felt that he could improve on the character of Leatherface despite the high bar that Gunner Hanson set in the original. He wouldn't have done it otherwise. Andrew strove to make the character "bigger, faster, stronger, more aggressive, really evil and downright nasty". He feels that the character at one point in his life might have been nice but because of the emotions and situations he went through growing up, he just simply stopped caring and feeling. Leatherface enjoys the revenge because he was driven to what he became. Going after people is his redemption in his own twisted sort of way. Like all great villains, he never feels that he did anything wrong. Andrew told us that: "You couldn't interview Leatherface without getting your head cut off. The world wouldn't know if he doesn't tell Bloody Disgusting's readers".
-Bryniarski is producing two horror films. One of them is called Bloodline: The Legend of El Charro in which Andrew stars. Lemmy from Motorhead has a role in it as well. It hasn't been acquired by any studio as of yet so stay tuned. Andrew is also producing the soundtrack. Nick Thompson from Slipknot and some other artists who were part of Ozzfest are participating as well. It should be completed by the end of October in order to help get the film financed.
-For all you metal fans, Andrew Bryniarski has just recently joined Zakk Wylde's band Black Label Society. He will be the guitarist/vocalist. They'll be working together sometime in September.
At this point during the interview, the power suddenly went off and would stay that way until the interview was done. But that didn't stop us one bit. Kane Hodder looks right at Andrew Bryniarski and points his machete right at him. No joke! Where's the camera when you need it?!
-New Line spoke to Andrew about doing Jason in Freddy Vs. Jason but the blue eyes didn't work for them. They also were looking for a guy with sensitive eyes. As Kane Hodder perfectly put it, "he's only got one eye". But he did feel that Ken Kirzinger did a good job though.
-When asked about a possible battle with Leatherface Vs. Jason or Freddy, Andrew quickly shot down the possibility. Michael Bay made it very clear that he wanted the franchise to never get silly. It must be presented straight at all times. Andrew also said that he doesn't want to "ruin the franchise again they resurrected from an early grave by incompetent filmmakers who didn't care, had no passion and didn't get it. I am a fan first and foremost".
-Andrew thought it was "bloody disgusting" at the Teen Choice Awards that someone else dressed up as Leatherface and accepted his award.
-He got Tobe Hooper's approval after the world premiere. Gunner Hansen didn't like some of the stuff in the script by enjoyed Andrew's portrayal of Leatherface.
-Andrew is packed with wild and passionate quotes like: "If I don't do it well then what business do I have in my business. If I have 6 bullets, I've got to hit you between the eyes with my 6 bullets or who's going to remember 6 bullets; Those people who saw those 6 guys go down".
What can I say? Rue Morgue's Festival Of Fear was a smashing success and it was their first crack at a convention. Just imagine how much better it'll be next year?! Kudos to Rue Morgue. You folks rule! What could possibly be cooler than hanging out with fellow horror fans that are equally passionate about the genre as you are, as well as listening to your inspirations talk about their experiences in bringing your favorite films to life? Absolutely nothing.


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How could the Rays top their "BRayser " road trip?
Simple -- move onto the pants.
Tampa Bay's coaches and players will be wearing John Daly-style wild pants on the road trip to visit the Yankees, which takes place Monday, September 13.
The St. Petersburg Times says that the Rays will also honor ex-White Sox manager Pants Rowland, who put up a 339-247 record from 1915-18, winning the World Series in 1917.
Why Rowland?
Simple -- Rowland skippered the only team to make the World Series after being no-hit twice. The Rays were blanked by the A's Dallas Braden in a perfect game and shut down by the Diamondbacks' Edwin Jackson (who is coincidentally a member of the White Sox now after being dealt at the trade deadline). The Rays also have a no-hitter to their name, with Matt Garza twirling baseball's latest no-hitter on July 26 against the Tigers.
Thus -- the Loudmouth Pants Rowland road trip, in which manager Joe Maddon will wear Bushwood-style pants, seen at left. Bench coach Dave Martinez is opting for Shagadelic Black, seen at right. Options for the players to be worn can be viewed at loudmouthgolf.com .
Maddon welcomed any Rays to wear the BRayser along with the pants. So if you're in New York next week and happen to be at the airport, you've been warned. You may see some terribly-dressed players at the baggage claim.
-- Evan Brunell
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Ask the Norwegian Curling Team the experience "terrible-dressed" in LoudMouth apparel. They did so as they won the Silver Medal in Vancouver as you may recall. Anyway, I love them for the smiles they bring, the chicks that dig em' and how help us see the haters like yourself. Evan Brunell- Let me put an outfit together for you sometime and then write a blog on that experience. Whaddya think?
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Matthew is MFL MarMac valedictorian
By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor
The MFL MarMac Class of 2014 valedictorian is Bryce Matthew, son of Darren and Christy Matthew, of Marquette.
Bryce has been a strong student throughout high school. Holding the number one ranking through all but one quarter, he said he knew he had a shot at becoming valedictorian.
Bryce said MFL MarMac has provided him with a lot of opportunities to succeed in life after high school. He's taken over half a dozen college prep classes this year and said Mr. Thompson has helped with paper writing.
The story-go-rounds (one student starts a paper, then passes it around to other students, with each contributing a part) in Thompson's class is one thing Bryce said he'll miss most about high school.
"Academically, I think I made the most of [high school]," Bryce said. "You have to make the most of it on your own. You can skate by and come out with a meaningless diploma, but if you want it to mean anything, you have to do more than that."
Bryce plans to attend the University of Iowa and major in actuarial science. The career idea came about his sophomore year in Mrs. Rothmeyer's math class, when she mentioned that she and a friend had the same degree, but that he was making a six figure salary as an actuary.
"I like math, but I don't really like kids, so it's a perfect fit," said Bryce.
Moving from high school to college, Bryce said he looks forward to a less structured life.
"In high school, you have seven classes a day, with three minutes to get there. They want you to sit down and read a book and spit it out on paper or fill in the blanks. Then you go home and your parents ask if you did your homework."
Bryce said getting away from that routine and having a class one or two days per week will be more enjoyable.
Although he understands there will be some more difficult classes, and that he'll have to take up to calculus 3 for his major, Bryce said he's not too worried about the college workload.
"Every level, teachers tell you it's going to be so difficult," he explained. "High school wasn't so difficult. You can make it as easy as you want. [In college], you just do whatever to the best of your abilities. There's no point in worrying about something you can't fix."


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The Morgan County Council is split over how to handle Second District Court clerk functions in the county.
"You, as a council, have obligated me, an elected official, to a contract I cannot fulfill," said Morgan County Clerk Stacy Lafitte.
Currently, the county provides office space and pays 35 percent of the court clerk's wages and benefits ($50,000) while the Second District Court handles the remainder. The current contract requires the clerk to be available to file court cases and accept payments five days each week. However, regular county offices are only open four days each week.
The difference between the state's five-day week and the county's four-day week creates a security problem for the court clerk, who sits alone in an otherwise empty county building one day each week. In addition, if the clerk must take a Friday off, a fill-in must be found among county officials and employees who aren't usually required to work on Friday. In the past, Lafitte has covered for the clerk.
"We are failing to fulfill portions of the contract," Lafitte said. "The biggest one is the Friday issue. They demand we have a body here, a female alone on Fridays. She is our employee and (the district court) does not have to provide security to her. We cannot accept money on Fridays because the treasurer is not here."
If the contract were terminated, the court would be responsible for fully funding a position in Morgan County. After speaking with court facility representatives, Morgan County Councilman Ned Mecham said they would pay for 1.75 people to be present five days each week. If Friday security is an issue, the court would be responsible for paying for any remedies. If county officials would like the court clerk to have a presence in the county building, they would be responsible for leasing space to the court. Otherwise, the court would find another office space in the county.
Lafitte said terminating the contract would financially benefit the county, since the county is currently subsidizing $19,000 for the clerk to have a seat in the county offices.
"If they take away the contract level and it becomes district level, this becomes their issue," Lafitte said. "They will have two employees. This becomes their court and a two-person show no longer focused on a county level. These two people can accept money orders, cash and credit cards at their own satellite station in our building. If they have a security issue, they provide it."
Lafitte said terminating the current contract would lead to better customer service for court patrons.
"The district has the ability to provide better customer service than I can. They have all the answers: security, Friday, locations, payments," Lafitte said. "I cannot fulfill the obligations of this contract. I am asking you to turn it over to the district and let them fund it."
What concerned Mecham, however, is that the court representatives said it is their "current model" to have a live person in Morgan. Some council members are worried that if the court's "current model" changes, a computer kiosk and 1-800 help phone number will replace a live clerk in the future.
"I feel it is important to have a court here and a person here," Mecham said. "For the time being, my vote is to keep the court here and not change a thing because we are about service."
"My concern is does this open the door to the state to move our services to another county so our citizens have to drive to Ogden," Councilman Robert Kilmer said. "There is no question once that current model changes, all bets are off. We will have a computer kiosk and have to call computer help lines."
The county attorney weighed in on the matter.
"I think it is the court's problem to get a clerk up here who is trained, with access to files," said Jann Farris.
Sheriff Blaine Breshears said if asked, he would not provide security to the clerk on Fridays.
"You are asking for trouble to stick a bailiff alone with a female in this building every Friday," Breshears said. "I am not going to go there."
Council Chairwoman Tina Kelley said the county may have to entertain going back to a five-day work week to solve the problem.
"The county has entered into a contract they can't keep," said Councilman Logan Wilde.
Morgan County is not alone. Mecham said seven other counties have a contract site deal with state courts. When ranking those, Morgan is second from the top in the number of cases handled.
Already, all civil, domestic and probate court cases must be filed electronically.
Since electronic filing has become available, the court clerk's phone calls and emails coming in have decreased, said Deputy Clerk/Auditor Teresa Lake.
The council was split 3-3 in a vote to terminate the contract. Mecham, Kilmer and Daryl Ballantyne voted against terminating the current contract. Wilde was not present for the vote.
The council will hear the issue again on an August agenda, when Second District Court representatives can attend the meeting and the full council will be able to vote.


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