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August 1, 2013 | 21 comments | 12742 views
Still no homecoming
Nine months after Sandy, displaced residents express frustration with federal funding
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Nine months after Hurricane Sandy, there has been no ribbon-cutting ceremony at Anita Daly's home. Her house remains a vacant shell, one of the many that line her West End block.
This week marked nine months since Sandy devastated Long Beach, and progress among residents couldn't be more varied. For some, work on their homes has stalled while they wait for government funding. Others have returned, but only because they decided not to wait for the money. And as rental assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency begins to run out, some are just scrambling to find a place to live.
Daly has not been able to begin reconstruction on her New Hampshire Street home, because she says she does not have enough money to rebuild yet. Her insurance settlement was less than half of her $375,000 quote. And although she took on a Small Business Administration loan, she said she has yet to see a dime.
"Who can afford to build a house for $160,000?" she said of the amount she has been promised so far. "A lot of us are sitting around waiting."
Daly is just one of many residents who are waiting to see how much money they are eligible for under the NY Rising grant program. The grant money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, but is administered by the state. In April, HUD allocated $1.7 billion in community development block grant funds to New York, to be used for storm relief for Sandy, Irene and Lee. Of those funds, $838 million was earmarked for housing programs.
When the application for the grant was first released, Daly said she applied immediately, which was no easy task. The application required her to scan in numerous documents and took hours to complete, especially when the site kept crashing and losing her information.
Complaints about the program have grown since the initial technical difficulties. Representatives originally said that the grant would fill in the funding gaps left by FEMA, SBA and insurance. It was touted as flexible, unrestricted money for home and business owners. However, as time goes on, more stipulations on the funding have been revealed. Homeowners say that conflicting information is being spread, and no one knows what is true.
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KeywordsHurricane Sandy, City of Long Beach, NY 11561, Long Beach Herald, Alexandra Spychalsky, HUD, FEMA, NY Rising, SBA
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I applied to NYS Rising on day one and received the letter recently that I am eligible and a case worker will be assigned. I also was told to get together my 2012 tax statements. I also called up and found out what the catches are.
I will list them here: Straight from NYS Rising
1) Priority is given to lower income folks. Meaning under 50K. At least 50% of low income folks must get money. Also income and needs assessment plays a role in how soon you get assigned a case worker.
2) There will be an approved list of contractors to select from. You don't have to use this approved list. But remembered, approved contractors are approved and they submit bills directly to NYS you dont have to lay out a dime.
3) Work has to be "green", hud/NYS has some guidelines.
4) For work already done the only pay up to a certain amount. Your top of the line grantite countertops wont count. also needs to be licensed contractor receipts.
5) Need is based on 2012 income tax return AGI before itemized deductions. You earned 250K in 2012 and have zero in bank and neighbor earned 25k in 2012 and has 250K in bank. Guess what neighbor with 250K in bank is poor and you are rich. Only counting 2012 income is odd, it does not count assets or debts.
6) The residency requirements and how they will treat condos are unknown at this moment. Currently they have not decided if folks in condos or coops in lower units are even qualified.
7) They clearly stated if you applied for a SBA loan and did not take it you are ok. But what about folks who applied for SBA loan and took it?
Most folks have messy applications. I have a nice clean one, submitted day one Even cleaner is fact I had no flood insurance and did not take an SBA loan. Also I am only requesting work be completed on my house. Yet I cant get an answer out of them.
NYS Sandy rising looks like for most folk you wont get a nickle. Looks like a rapid repair deal where they will fix qualified repairs for free.
The Green thing and licensed contractors for work performed bothers, lots of work were emergency repairs, with no permits filed with what was available first three months after Sandy. Cuomo thinks in November 2012 I can find this stuff. Heck I was in Fema Flophouse, inlaws couch or cold wet house by then. My record keeping was near non existant.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 | Report this
Also wondering about the rumour of a five year residency requirement. Do I have to live in it five years, or just have to own it.
If the pay back is prorated and interest free still a great deal. Lets see 50K worth of work, I sell after three years I owe 20K still not bad.
Also Anita in this newspaper a few months ago said it would cost 200K to do the repairs and now she has it at 360K.
Also wondering if she made the mistake of using and adjuster and letting town inspectors into house. My friend use an adjustor who got her more, but by getting her more she threw her over 50%. He charged 10%, the Irony is he got her only 7% more, Originally the offered her 47% he got it to 54%, she only got paid 44% after fee and now she has to pay 60K to raise house. She is in tears every day saying I should have just never signed took 47% even though I had 54% and just shut up. Damm adjusters for anyone who is ICC between 50-55% are to blame for a lot of problems.
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There still seems to be a question about your income and eligibility. We were told by caseworker income does not play a role in determining eligibility and that it is only needed for reporting to HUD. The five year lien is no rumor. Now I don't know if it requires you to live there or just own it for the five years. It is supposed to be removed five years after you receive the last of any grant money. As far as what they will do, the caseworker said basically they have a cost figure already in place that they will pay up to for certain items/services. They are not going to build your mansion in the sky. They will help get your home "habitable" nothing more. Any luxury items even if there before storm are your responsibility and you will have to put money in escrow for all luxury items before work begins if they are paying bill. If they are reimbursing all the work needs to be finished before they will even look at application which will be placed on hold and probably to back of line as well. And again they have a figure of what they will pay for certain things and that is the max you can get for reimbursement or for having them assign and pay contractor. If something costs you more then they say it should it's on your dime if they are reimbursing.
Cozeinlb good stuff.
But this is part of reason I stopped work. How can you do work when you dont know green requirements or what they will pay up to.
I never re-sheet rocked my attached garage, both front and rear screen door is rusty from salt and my living room floor is warped from one foot of water. Also I never changed electric box. I also have a small extension that is fully enclosed underneath that has vents that flooded with water, it has installation in crawl space and I am sure it is a moldy mess. In my NYS Sandy intake form meeting I was told to not touch anything. No more repairs, pencil down. Leave it till inspector comes. I did do 50K worth of work to make house perfectly livable. But a rusty door and a warped floor and garage walls I can live with for a few more months.
I can last at most a few more months. But I am afraid it will be like Step Program or Rapid Repairs in NYC where it is much easier to get them to do unfinished work then to get them to pay for work performed
After you spoke to caseworker did they say when someone is coming to your house to assess damage and when list of contractors are coming out?
Also folks only have to 9-15 to file their casualty loss from Sandy if they took a tax extension. If they have no idea what NYS will refund it is hard to file taxes. You just guess I guess. But really 11 months after storm you still cant give a ball park figure
Where is this girl going? She has to be like everyone else to proove she has nothing as stated we & im sure helped everyone & im sure you have been victim, she is telling you she needs help YOU can make someone listen to her she wants her liittel house back all this girl wants is a dry house called Anita Daly's
Where is this girl going? She has to be like everyone else to proove she has nothing as stated we & im sure helped everyone & im sure you have been victim, she is telling you she needs help YOU can make someone listen to her she wants her liittel house back all this girl wants is a dry house called Anita Daly's
huh first off sista
id never take your help or want it
i give it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i want to give to actually needs not the tard neighbor who calls i was saying i i wanted to help sandy vict
Anita Daily IS not a sandy victim. She has flood insurance, she got paid out the market value damage for her home. Her misunderstanding is Flood Insurance is kinda like Car insurance.
I lost my car in Sandy, I got paid full market value by my insurance company for the car. I went out and bought a new car, guess what I had to pay 20K out of pocket.
She wants to get full market value for an old small bungalow and replace it with a new 2013 flood proof house with nothing out of pocket. Not even fronting the money.
She is extremely lucky, she got a check for $160,000 while many of her neighbors with same damage got $31,900. She got five times what many of her neighbors received.
No one is asking her to rebuild. She got a huge tax free check fro 160K. Flood houses as is cash condition are going for 200K. The most a long beach bungalow was worth pre-sandy was 360K. BOOM she was made whole
Now if she thinks her NFIP policy should buy her a new home just as folks with pre-existing foundation issues deserve a brand new home then everyone should get it even folks without flood insurance. Because what she is looking for you need to buy excess flood from Lloyds of London to cover.
Also if she wants to rebuild go ahead, apply then to NYS rising to get repaid and if not take a casualty loss and get back some on her taxes.
I saw her house. I drive by it regularly. She had around 1/2 foot less water than my house. And I have a bigger house. I redid my house for 50K. Got 32K FEMA and moved on. Took two month off work and worked like a dog from day one. I finished the morning of the Superbowl.
The main reason folks want to raise houses is to save on flood insurance down the road. Now is the time to hit up their flood insurance to get it paid so I know why she is doing it. Funny folks without flood on her very block and NO money are all home.
Mormans or Samiritans purse did rips outs, families help them spray for mold and remediate Oil/Gas companies were giving interest free loans to existing customers and they spent the 31,900 FEMA check on base level home depot kitchen and bath and hired cheap off the books workers or volunteers along with themselves to put it back in.
They also go zero transistional housing assistance these folks. The 31,900 is the max, so since they got paid the max they got one nickle to stay in a hotel like this lady.
Guess what they are all back in their houses for months now and all now have flood insurance.
Amazing on 160K she cant do what a 95 year old widow got done on 31,900. In retrospect they should just cancel flood all together.
I was told when I registered in April for NY Rising that income tax information was only needed if you checked the low income box and that awards were not based upon income. Even if the govt. desires to give half the money to low income home owners, there likely is to be a problem in doing so. Income levels include students working during the summer, people for whatever reason who take part time jobs, people who have lost their jobs, etc. Homeowners are likely to be older, most probably married with dual incomes, etc. By virtue of the fact that they were able to buy a home (forgetting about the short period of time when there were sub-prime loans) places them in all probability above the low income level. And of course as someone else pointed out, you could have a "high" income in 2012 and no income at all in 2013.
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james, I agree income should not play a role. Touro law which is doing a sandy legal thing, I was working with them on something else and he added in they dont like giving funds to folks with high incomes who can afford flood insurance who just did not buy it.
I am like what difference does it make what they like. It said not income qualified. He said yep, but what they like is important. So I call up NYS Rising and the lady told me yep, high income folks with no flood insurance since we use our judgement who gets paid first go to back of the line and will be called last and if by then we run out of money or have already used up the 50% we can only use for higher income people you are out of luck.
I then said so if you made a good income in 2012, lost your job after Sandy, have no money in bank and no income in 2013 you are screwed. But if you were a hedge fund trader laid off in late 2011 with five million in bank who did not find work again till 2013 you are good. Yep soley based on a point in time 2012 income tax.
Even more it is adjusted gross income. So if you make 400K and have 300k in itemized deductions you still made 400K.
NYS rising told me at a meeting. To my face it was not income based and told me go on vacation, buy new cars, live your life. But dont spend money on the remaining home repairs till next Spring. A case worker will contact me after labor day and a few months later a list of contractors will come out.
I see so many folks selling houses as is near me to flippers who are flipping them and reselling them to new folks. I know most were primary residences. All those folks wont get a nickle from this fund. The old folks cant even use the casualty loss.
It is a shame so many are distrustful of NYS rising they dont even apply or are just selling their houses of 50 years at a big loss as they cant wait or think they will not get any funds.
The lien on house is insult to injury for work performed. FEMA, RedCross, NYHRRF and Flood isurance when they get a grant dont put a lien on their house why should this get one. I mean an 82 year old women barely hanging on gets back in her house as 84 from sandy and then if she sells at 88 she is punished. BS>
Thursday, August 8, 2013 | Report this
What you report is very aggravating, especially since not being "low" income can mean that you had a dollar income above the limit as opposed to a dollar below. And, as you say you could have had income in 2012 and none in 2013. As to running out of money, the money appropriated was just an initial appropriation with more available they said if necessary. So I don't know how they can run out of money. I hope that the person you spoke with was wrong. If not, I will have to sell my home, bought by my grandparents when it was originally constructed in the 1920s. And although I have lived in Long Beach all my life, I will have to say goodbye. It was usually people who lived in Long Beach for decades who did not have flood insurance because their homes had never flooded despite many hurricances.
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James - did you buy flood now on that house. Rates are going up October 1st. The percentage increases will be 10% to 20% so very important to start at a low price. That way you have breathing room. Plus a second storm comes before it is fixed who knows maybe they will pay out.
Also DO NOT let the town declare you house ICC. If you have flood declaring yourself ICC has some benefits like and extra 30K to raise.
If you did not have flood in Sandy. Fix it as is and dont let it be declared ICC. You are pre FIRM and technically have no claims. FEMA payout does not count as a flood claim.
NYS rising I highly highly doubt will do buy outs or raise your house. Sounds like a version of step program where they will come by and fix your house inexpensively back to how it was.
We may never have another Sandy and if so no point raising. If we do have another Sandy you have flood now so you will get the cash.
Most importantly, get an active flood policy now if you don't have one. There is a 30 day waiting period and since mid sept to mid oct is peak months now is good and beats rate hike time.
Maybe a flipper near me bought houses without flood with Flood, then did quick "in-kind" repairs, The ones no one in ToH is asking for any type of permit for, they relisted them and sold them already to new owners who beat the 10-1-2013 flood hike. As long as they were not declared ICC, never had a flood claim, and are a new primary residence prior to 10-1-2013 the new folks are set for a few years.
Plus Long Beach in particular is broke. Those raised houses must likely will be deemed new construction and come 2015 I bet most of flood savings will be eaten up in higher property taxes.
I think NYS rising will come through with something. But I am betting at best I get a list of contractors I pick one and they come by and finish with basic materials. Which is fine as long as you can get the flood going and not declared ICC. Dont let Long Beach Building Inspectors inside your house. They are the main reason a lot of folks with out flood have issues. They had no business going around tagging houses without flood insurance. Oceanside which is non-incorporated, Lido Beach, non incorporated parts of Island Park and East Rockaway looked other way when folks without flood had volunteers, family, off the books folks putting their house back together on a low 31,900 budget. Long Beach inspectors did everything in their power to cause problems.
Friday, August 9, 2013 | Report this
SANDEEP a few things. First after not looking at this for a week I am guessing some comments were deleted as there must have been quite a dialog going on.
As far as buying insurance now, that is not as affordable as you think. You can get it, but unless you already owned and had insurance without lapse since Biggert-Waters passed in July 2012, you will transition to paying the full rate starting in a few months with your rate going up 25% per year until the full rate is reached. It was supposed to begin in October but I believe it was pushed back till January. As to what the full rate is going to be that depends on many factors mainly elevation. It is a sliding scale based on how high the 1st floor is above or below the BFE for your address and how much insurance you get. It comes in multiples of $50K. A friend is in contract on a house now and got a quote of almost $7000 a year, ouch!, for a house a few feet below BFE
As far as the ICC goes that is part of your flood insurance policy and not a determination, the term is "substantially damaged" meaning the damage to the home is more than 50% of the value of the building(not including land). If you hit that benchmark you have to rebuild to the current code including elevating your home. The city of LB is very good about people challenging their determinations as they know it was just a drive by inspection. They will take an estimate from a licensed contractor showing the cost to repair is less or more than their inspection and will issue a new determination if you ask and provide them proper documentation. Now I understand that many people may not want this "substantial damage" determination but that determination is what opens up many of these programs or puts you to the head of the line if your house was "substantially damaged" as does the fact that you had flood insurance.
As far as NY Rising goes there are several parts to it as well there is the portion that is supposed to help with the "repair" and the program that is supposed to make the home more resilient to future storms, namely elevating your house. There is also the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program that can also help with the cost to elevate. The funds are granted to do this now as they basically eliminate the possibility of any future flood insurance claims by the homeowner. I am not sure as it wasn't mentioned by NY Rising but I know with FEMA-HMGP they require if you receive a grant that the property be insured with flood insurance forever and put that on the deed so they likely will never have to pay out again but insurance premiums will be getting collected forever. Pretty clever on their part. It is all done with a cost to benefit analysis.
Regarding the 50% to Low Income that is for the entire program not just helping people repair their homes. There are specific programs that deal with rental properties , not for profits and others that assist with Low Income housing.
Just some other things to consider regarding elevating your home if you don't and you are below the BFE whoever buys it will now have to pay that full rate for insurance that is predicted to be around $9700 for people that are at 4 feet below BFE in an A zone and up to $30,000 if you are in a V zone (Velocity zone where braking waves would be expected). With numbers like that you will either have to sell your home at a low enough price to offset the future costs of flood insurance or so that the new owner can elevate the house. Another thing to consider is that Bigger-Waters also changed the "substantial Improvement" standard for houses that in communities that take part in the flood insurance program (in order to get flood insurance, your town or city needs to adopt certain regulations as a condition of flood insurance being available to residents) IT used to be a 50%plus renovation would require compliance but that number was lowered by Bigger-Waters to 30%plus. So on a house that has a value of say $100K (just the house not property) a renovation of only $31K would make the new code including having to lift the house to above the BFE kick in. Think about it. Any renovations for you or future homeowners over that 30% number would trigger the need to rebuild to the higher elevation. IT wouldn't take more than a basic renovation or addition to trigger that.
If you wish you can read through the actual plan agreed to by HUD and NY state here: http://www.nyshcr.org/Press/ActionPlan/
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Good Info.
FEMA after the $31,900 pay out states you must have flood insurance. But you dont have to, they dont check. They say that to ensure it is 100% clear you are never getting a pay out again. Which you wont.
My biggest suprise is how few people who got flood insurance after sandy or new homeowners are unaware if you did not have the insurance July 2012 or earlier you are not grandfathered at the lower rates. I see folks near me buying houses regularly since August 2012 and all will get hit with higher rates.
I think the issue is once it breaks $3,600 a year folks will drop flood. If you mortgage is under 200k or you dont have a mortgage it is not worth it anymore. As you march from $300 a month to $2,000 a month more and more folks will drop out.
Anyhow who did not have a fema payout in Sandy has the safety net of $31,900 and even folks not eligible for a FEMA grant are still eligible for transitional housing or charity assistance.
If flood rates get really high you will see owners offering mortgages. For instance I could sell home with 20% down with a 4% mortgage and I do mortgage. It is away around flood insurance.
Tons and tons of homes in Katrina were not raised and just fixed. FEMA has an issue folks took the insurance pay out and just did cheap fixes or folks who got fema grant only did cheap fixes.
NYS rising I highly doubt will make folks get flood insurance. SBA did that which is why so many folks did not take SBA loan as they cant afford a loan and flood insurance.
Honestly, I will just self insure like many other people. I rather put 1k in my brokerage account each month than pay 1k in flood. Unless I get a big flood in first five years I will be ahead rolling dice again even though I lost this time.
Sunday, August 11, 2013 | Report this
Sandeep, very interesting comment about the private mortgages. I have had that same discussion with many of my neighbors as well. It could turn into a cottage industry in beach area across US as realtors work to fill this niche form of mortgage. As far as FEMA grant of $31,900 and flood insurnace if you don't get it FEMA will tell you that you will not get any future assitance from FEMA and that rides with the house regardless of ownership on deed as a "deed restriction" that must be filed as a condition of assistance with many FEMA programs. I have coworker who got flooded with Irene last year with no insurance. Got less than $10K to replace boiler Etc. Didn't get flood and got creamed with Sandy. FEMA said sorry not helping this time and gave nothing she appealed and appeal was denied as well. Also the $9500 insurance pricetag is from FEMA as it relates to a $250K policy of a home at 4 Ft. below BFE. It could be less depending on elevation and amount of insurance. If no mortageg you could get a small policy of only $50K or so that at maybe $1-2K a year over the course of 25-50 years may work in your favor as the possibilty of a flood before teh break even point is a real possibility statiscally speaking.
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SICK of HIGH TAXES.. in LONG BEACH, OCEANSIDE.. WHY DON'T THEY PRIVATIZE THE SCHOOLS..
WHY ALWAYS PAY TAXES.. join 5 bourough and reduce taxes..
FIGHT to privatize public schools.. and avoid taxes.. for schools
bring taxes DOWN.... SICK OF HIGH PROPERTY TAXES... HIGHEST ON PLANET FOR LONG ISLAND NOT FAIR


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Baltimore County News
by Jordan Fish
Baltimore County Office of Tourism
Baltimore County is in the holiday spirit! Be sure to check our list of the many events and programs going on around the County during the month of December. From train gardens to choral shows to tree lightings – it's the most wonderful time of the year in Baltimore County!
Holiday Train Garden at the Fire Museum of Maryland Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kids of all ages will enjoy the rebuilt Holidays Train Garden at the Fire Museum of Maryland. Featuring the Bromo Seltzer Tower and a burning building, complete with fire engines and hoses crisscrossing the fire ground. Watch Antique O-Scale trains and a street car wind their way past Baltimore neighborhoods, the Zoo, Gwynn Oaks Amusement Park and the Viaduct.
Wine Country Christmas Saturdays through December 22, 1-5 p.m. (free)
Boordy's Barn is the perfect setting for seasonal merry-making with traditional music, a tour of the winery, and steaming Wassail (a specialty from Boordy for over twenty-five years). A Wine tasting of six samples and a wineglass is available for $5. Wines may be purchased by the glass or bottle for enjoying in the barn with your friends. The wineshop will be brimming with gifts for hard to please wine lovers!
Saturday, December 1
Holiday Lights Community Open House at CCBC Catonsville 12-3 p.m. (free)
The CCBC Catonsville Foundation hosts a "Holiday Lights" community open house in the historic Hilton Mansion on the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, 800 S. Rolling Road. The open house will offer activities for adults and children of all ages including face painting, craft stations, balloon art and a visit by Santa's elves. Join us for tours of the Hilton Mansion, an early 20th century, Georgian-revival mansion farmhouse. Light refreshments with a seasonal flair will be served.
6th Annual Holiday Hoopla & Cookie Tour 4-7 p.m. (free)
This is the stuff happy holiday memories are made of. Come for the legendary Christmas Parade, Santa and Ms. Claus, the free cookie tour and Center Place transformed with lights and decorations – and hot cocoa all around!
Glyndon by Candlelight 4-8 p.m.
A self-guided tour of unique and varied houses in Baltimore County's First Historic District, decorated for the holidays. Limited tickets are available. Non-refundable ticket donation: $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Baltimore County Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 6-8 p.m. (free)
Baltimore County Tree Lighting at Olympic Park, near Towson Circle. Bring the entire
family for an evening of fun and festivities which include: Santa's arrival by fire engine, Christmas tree lighting ceremony, opening of Santa's Workshop at the old Hutzler's on Towson Circle with reindeer, Beau & Tinsel. Receive reduced parking rates at the parking garage located at Nottingham Center, 502 Washington Avenue.
Sunday, December 2
Children's Chorus of Maryland & School of Music present "Winter Joy" 3 p.m.
Children's Chorus of Maryland is pleased to be joined by special guests Leslie Margolis, flute, Eyal Bor, clarinet, Jacqueline Betz, violin, and Kenneth Whitley, cello as we present "Winter Joy." From Johannes Ockeghem to Irving Berlin, from a rousing Wassail to subtly nuanced jazz chords to soothing Handelian strains, celebrate with us as we hail the delights of the winter season. Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.
Friday, December 7
Holidays at Hampton December 7-9 (free)
Get into the holiday spirit early with "Holidays at Hampton" where the public can celebrate the season at Hampton National Historic Site. Visitors will experience 2 centuries of holiday traditions at Towson's only National Park - all of the festivities are free and open to the public. Special evening tours, carriage rides, period crafts, musical & dance performances, African-American storytelling and unique holiday shopping in the Museum Shop are just part of the revelries taking place during the "Holidays at Hampton" Yuletide weekend of Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 9, 2012. To commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, there will be a special emphasis on the fashion, music and dancing of "1812" during "Holidays at Hampton."
Fire & Ice at Night 6-9 p.m. (free)
View the ice sculptures located around Downtown Towson! There will also be street performers, and free roasted chestnuts and s'mores offered by area restaurants. Visit www.towsonchamber.com for a map of ice sculptures or just come to Downtown Towson!
Saturday, December 8
Breakfast with the Grinch 9 a.m.
For a memorable holiday breakfast, bring your kids to eat along with the holiday character, The Grinch. Souris' Saloon, 537 York Road/Towson Circle. $5 Children $10 Adults
Holiday Movie & Santa's Workshop 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (free)
Kids can shop for holiday gifts at Santa's Workshop where gifts are priced from $1 to $2. At 10:30 am, enjoy watching The Grinch together. 1 E. Joppa Road/Towson Circle.
Benjamin Banneker Planetarium Show – "Christmas Story" 10 a.m. (free)
The Christmas Story displays the sky from Bethlehem around the time of Jesus' birth and presents possibilities about what astronomical events could have been a Christmas star. D Building, D-003, CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road.
Music Forum at CCBC Essex – CCBC Chamber Singers 7:30 p.m. (free)
This select choral ensemble, under the direction of CCBC faculty member Monica Otal, will present diverse music of the holiday season, including excerpts from Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio. E Building Recital Hall, CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd.
Friday, December 14
Street Performers 6-9 p.m. (free)
Enjoy a variety of street performers located throughout Downtown Towson as you shop for the holidays, eat and celebrate in one of the many locally owned restaurants!
Saturday, December 15
Breakfast with Frosty 9 a.m.
For a memorable holiday breakfast, bring your kids to eat along with Frosty the Snowman. Strapazza, 12 W. Allegheny Ave. $5 Children $10 Adults
Holiday Movie & Santa's Workshop 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (free)
Kids can shop for holiday gifts at Santa's Workshop where gifts are priced from $1 to $2. At 10:30 am, enjoy watching Frosty the Snowman together. 1 E. Joppa Road/Towson Circle.
Thursday, December 20
Men's Shopping Night 5-8 p.m. (free)
Men, tonight is your shopping night! Locally owned shops in Downtown Towson will offer specials and promotions and help you select the perfect gifts. Souris' will even wrap your gifts for free!
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When you've proven yourself, it can sometimes be difficult to set new goals. Take John Balow, the owner of Muscle Car Restorations of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. In 1988, John took his '63 Max Wedge Plymouth Sport Fury to the Mopar Nationals and won first place in class. Armed with the success of that moment and an interested buyer, John sold the car and ventured out on his own, using the proceeds of the sale to establish his restoration business that has been chronicled in countless magazine articles and awards.
Have you ever wished you had all the information that went into building a stellar street Mopar, but never had the opportunity to ask? We have. As a result, every month we will query the owner/restorer/builder of our cover car as to the specifics that went into the car's building.
This month, John Balow was more than willing to share the spotlight with the following vendors, suppliers and sources that assisted in building his Belvedere. John notes, "Who does the professional choose to build an award winning show car? He cannot do it all himself. That is why I choose certain people to do business with-people who never let me down." As a professional shop, John's customers rely on him to come through. Equally, he relies on the following companies to come through for him.
• "I solely use PPG Delstar Acrylic Enamel with the Acrylic Urethane Clearcoat (DAU 82). The Delstar product is the only refinishing line today that you can buy the correctly formu-lated color for late-'50s and '60s cars. Any of the other manufacturers paints are a close proximity-a computer match. PPG has the exact formulation for the paint codes. Plus, the results speak for themselves."
Dept. MPRM
19699 Progress Drive
Strongsville, OH 44136
(216) 572-2800; fax: (216) 572-6979.
• "Year One is one of those companies that goes the extra mile to authenticate the fitment and appearance of a particular part. They tell you the reality of the part. By working so closely with professional shops, they get invaluable feedback on their products and services, which in turn, helps everyone working on their restoration projects at home. Their tech department has a vast resource at their fingertips and they know the specifics of the products they sell."
Year One Inc.
Dept. MPRM
P.O. Box 129
Tucker, GA 30085
Fax: (800) 680-6806
Atlanta and Overseas: (770) 493-6568
• "At Paul's, they understand the difference between high-quality and average chrome plating. They pay special attention to the edge of the part, the fine detail, like the Belvedere script on the rear valence panel and on both front fenders. Paul's does not round off edges in the polishing process-they make sure the part is right. When they send you a quote for the chrome plating, their price is the price. In addition, they tell you the day it is going to ship, even if it is 10-to-12 weeks out. The reality is that I know it is coming when they tell me it will come. No, they are not the cheapest, but they are the best in quality and reliability."
Paul's Chrome Plating
Dept. MPRM
341 Mars-Valencia Road
Mars, PA 16046
(800) 245-8679.
• "Basically, Hooker is the industry standard. The pipes fit, and with my car, they provided all the bends to make the H-pipe system. The street-legal mufflers are quiet yet have low backpressure. They are the standard by what everything else is measured."
Hooker Industries
Dept. MPRM
1024 W. Brooks St.
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 983-5871
Fax: (909) 986-9860
• "Again, Auto Meter is the standard. The best looking gauges and the fact that they are competitively priced and easy to install makes them all the better."
Auto Meter Products, Inc.
Dept. MPRM, 413 Elm St.
Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 895-8141; fax: (815) 895-6786
• "George Iverson Automotive is a good friend of mine out of Minneapolis. He did all the stainless steel moulding restoration and polishing. George can work the entire price range of the stainless steel restoration, from budget-oriented to no-holds-barred. Best of all, he matches the look of the moulding consistently across the whole car. He can do general polishing or perfect polishing depending on your budget. From a novice who needs help to the professional restoring a Rolls Royce, George comes through for me."
Iverson Automotive
Dept. MPRM,
14704 Karyl Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55345
(800) 325-0480.
• "Owner Gary Schmidt bought the business many years ago from Jack Wheeler. Gary's experience dates back to the late '60s and his spe-cialty is building Chrysler engines. His attention to detail is phenomenal and he has an on-site dyno. The price of an engine build includes dyno evaluation-a turnkey package. You get an engine that is ready to install from Gary, you don't have to worry about break-in and that's why we use him."
Wheeler Race Engines
Dept. MPRM
10500 Nassau St.
Blaine, MN 55449
(612) 786-3278.
• "What separates Frank Lupo and his company, Dynamic Converters from the others is that they work with the end user. They get the complete information on an engine and the customer's expectations. He then builds a converter that works and meets the customer's expectations. He builds exactly what the customer wants and needs."
Dynamic Converters
Dept. MPRM
143 Adeline St.
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 865-6884
• "HPC does a fine job with everything we send 'em. H-pipes, crossovers, tailpipes. Great pricing and great turnaround. They have several colors, they will take our factory-appearing bent pipes and they HPC coat the entire system including the mufflers. They are extremely easy to work with on custom assemblies."
High Performance Coatings (HPC)
Dept. MPRM, 550 W. 3615 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 262-6807
fax: (801) 262-6307
• "Jim does a nice job with reproduction parts. He provided us with the rear battery kit and the like. He and I have done a lot of business throughout the years and he is great to work with."
Kramer Automotive Specialties
Dept. MPRM, P.O. Box 5
Herman, PA 16039
(724) 285-5566
fax: (724) 285-8898
• "Precision chemically strips metal parts and I use them as a source for metal stripping. Anything metal, body parts, bolts-you name it. They do all sorts of industrial metal cleaning."
Precision Paint and Rust Removers
Dept. MPRM
2415 W. Industrial Blvd.
Long Lake, MN 55356
(612) 476-4545
• "They offer ultra-high-quality brake lines and fuel lines. Over the years I have worked with Scott and Bob at Fine Lines and what they have an ability to do is to make original appearing lines using the old lines as a template. I have sent roughly 30 complete brake line systems from my restorations. I use them exclusively. The bends always fit and if there is a problem, they are on it right now."
Fine Lines
Dept. MPRM
650 West Smith Rd.
#8, Medina, OH 44256
(330) 722-7641
fax (330) 722-8994
orders (800) 778-8237
• "Lee Marsh of Mac's Seat Covers has been helping me out for years. His father, Mac, started the business more than 40 years ago. Just look at how great the covers look, and I think you'll agree that the company's work speaks for itself."
Mac's Seat Covers
Dept. MPRM
1106 Menomonie
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 834-1912.
Now, after restoring 140 customer cars, John has finally been able to set aside a portion of his shop's time to build the car that he wanted. "My trademark has been quality and craftsmanship remembered long after the price is forgotten," John notes. "I really have set my standards high and because of that, I have chosen not to play the pricing game, especially when it could reduce my own quality standards."
So with the success of a 10-year business and the 10-year drought of doing a car for himself, when it finally came to building this Belvedere, no effort was spared.
"I really wanted to build a car that I could enjoy," says John. Hence, this Race Hemi '64 Belvedere replica. "My drive for building this car was my love for the cars that Richard Petty raced. Certainly, the '64 Plymouth is a Petty silhouette even if he never raced a sedan," John points out.
"I have a personal love for that sedan body style. It takes me back to imagining the scene from one of my favorite old songs-The Little Old Lady From Pasadena. Especially the lyric 'Parked in her rickety old garage is a brand-new, shiny red, Super Stock Dodge.' The reality is that the '64 Belvedere does look like something your Aunt Esther might have driven-but not necessarily with a Race Hemi. Yep, it looks like a sleeper, but when you step on the gas, away it goes."
It really comes down to understated performance. That trips John's trigger. "I really like the sedan doors-that taxicab, low-line, cheapo appearance when fitted with the biggest engine available," says John. "In fact, it's not too far from what Chrysler did with the '6911/42 Six Pack Road Runner-the cheapest car with the biggest, most potent powerplant."
Of course, he could have held out for a gennie Max Wedge or Race Hemi car, but there is a reverence that rides along with having the original article. You simply cannot take it out and romp on it; you have way too much invested. John went the replica route in order to spare him the guilt when pursuing misguided performance antics.
John also says that while Super Stock racing was certainly the mark that made these cars, for him "it's the Hemi that struck a nerve. It's a timeless engine, plus when you mate it to the Cross Ram intake, you certainly have something special. Then, when you take a Race Hemi to a show, there is the unmatched 'wow' appeal. The Race Hemi ranks at the top of that standard."
Over the year-and-a-half process of transforming the 318-powered Plymouth into the fire-breathing Race Hemi replica shown here, John leaned heavily on the pros that he employs. John notes, "While I paid the guys for each labor hour they worked, as they restored this car during normal business hours, my deepest heartfelt thanks go to them for their efforts and attention to detail. As a result of their passion, the Belvedere is everything I had hoped it would be."
As for advice, this is what John considers his most important step as applied to the '64 Belvedere. "Never buy rust. When you choose a car to restore, pay whatever you need and buy a car that doesn't have rust. You'll save tens of thousands of dollars in effort and time. This car was a rust free car from California and buying the right car paid off in the time and effort saved."
Plus, when you push the button and load the converter, the effort pays off in performance. The best e.t. since the Belvedere's completion in the Fall of 1998 has been a 13.30 at 108 mph with a downright lousy 2.501-second 60-foot time. "Yes, the starting line was certainly greasy-the car spun the tires all the way through First and Second gears." Since then, John has picked up a set of sticky Mickeys and hopes to run 11.0s this Spring after the Wisconsin thaw.
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John says, "Part of what I do as a restorer is find contacts who seek out cars for me and my customers to meet our specifications. I asked one of my contacts to keep an eye out for a rust-free Belvedere, and a couple of months later he contacted me regarding this car, which was in California (shown here, parked outside my shop)."John removed the original 318 Polyspherical K-member and drivetrain by lowering the car to the ground and removing the four K-member bolts and lifting the car over the assembly.A bit of surface rust beneath the carpet in the driver-side foot well area was the extent of the floorpan rust. Here we see the car prior to metal stripping, and after.Final paint of the body, door jambs, trunk, undercarriage, and engine compartment was accomplished on the rotisserie. John says, "I use three painters simultaneously to guarantee a shiny appearance to the underbody. By doing this, the entire painted area remains wet and prevents dry and overspray spots." PPG Delstar Acrylic Enamel is John's paint of choice.


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2012: Played in 17 matches, including 13 as a starter...tied for seventh on the team in scoring with one goal and two assists...fifth on the team in shots (27)...had eight shots on goal...scored a goal and added an assist in Butler's victory over Richmond...picked up an assist in Butler's win over George Washington.
2011: Played in nine games, including seven as a starter...recorded an assist and first career goal against Loyola...had seven shots on goal during the season...finished fifth on the team in scoring with five points.
2010: Played in 11 games for the Bulldogs...finished the season with two points...recorded two assists and five shots against IPFW...took 12 shots during the year.
2009: Did not see varsity action in initial season with the Bulldogs.
High School: 2008 National Christian School Athletic Association National Player of the Year...NCSAA first team All-America as a senior...All-State, All-District and All-City performer...named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team and selected All-City Player of the Year...team captain.
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Job opportunities at the ICRC: how to apply
The ICRC's human resources policy and other useful information for potential staff
How to apply for job opportunities
Please apply for only one advertised post - the one for which you feel best qualified (see also skills always in demand and vacancies ).
We will only consider one application.
Once you have submitted your CV (using our Personal History Form) you will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail. This will come from the address No-reply . If you use an anti-spam filter, please configure it to allow mail from No-reply, otherwise you may not receive an acknowledgement.
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If your application does not meet our basic selection criteria we will inform you, but we will not give further details.
Because we receive so many applications, we can only enter into oral discussions with candidates whose applications have reached the interview stage.
Interviews for specialists
If we select your application we will invite you to ICRC headquarters in Geneva for a day of interviews. You will have one-on-one interviews with two or three members of ICRC staff from different units. The interviews will enable us to add to the information contained in your application and to assess your motivation for humanitarian work. They last 60 to 90 minutes each.
You will also take written and oral language tests in English, French and any other language mentioned in your application.
We will let you know the results of your application no later than two weeks after your interviews.
If you are successful, you will receive an offer of employment.
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If we have selected your application, we will invite you to ICRC headquarters in Geneva for an in-depth interview with a recruitment officer, who will assess your motivation and your professional and personal experience.
You will also take written and oral language tests in English, French and any other language mentioned in your application.
If you are successful at the initial interview stage, we will invite you to attend an assessment day in Geneva at a later date.
The assessment day enables us to decide whether you have the necessary skills for ICRC field work, such as motivation, leadership, stress management, decision-making, communication, team work and the capacity to conceptualize. This is not a competition between candidates: our board of observers assesses each candidate individually.
We will let you know the results of your application no later than two weeks after your assessment day.
Engagement procedure
Once the ICRC has approved your application to work in the field, we will offer you a contract.
The contract
We may offer either of two kinds of contract:
- Fixed-term: usually offered to technical specialists and health professionals who cannot stay abroad for long
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A three-month trial period starts on the first day of the contract.
- Salary, social benefits and a number of technical matters are dealt with during the recruitment interviews.
- Every staff member must accept and sign the "rules to observe", which form part of the contract
Rules to be observed by individuals who work for the ICRC
Preparing to leave on mission
When you start preparing for the field will depend on the date from wh ich you have told the ICRC that you will be available. That date is usually the same as the contract starting date. Preparations for departure include settling your private affairs and obtaining vaccinations. Visa formalities are dealt with by the ICRC.
Introductory training course
All new staff members hired for a mission lasting more than six months attend an introductory training course known as " Integration " . The course lasts three weeks and usually takes place before you leave on your first mission, at the ICRC's Training Centre in Ecogia, near Geneva.
Depending on the circumstances, you may take the introductory course during your first mission, at an ICRC Regional Training Unit.
Leaving on mission
During the period leading up to your departure for the field, you will receive specific information on the country to which you have been assigned. You will also be told about your tasks, although these may change later if the situation so requires.
The length of a mission varies with the country, the conflict and the ICRC operation. Generally speaking, a mission lasts one year. ICRC managers stay in the same post for longer, to ensure continuity of operations.
You can not choose your assignment. Your place of assignment will depend on events and on operational requirements. For as long as you remain under contract, the ICRC reserves the right to change your place of assignment as required (this is a clause in the co ntract).
A few days before leaving on mission, you will have a day of briefings at ICRC headquarters in Geneva.
Cooperation with the ICRC's National Society Partners
Almost 20% of the ICRC's expatriate field staff are seconded by a National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society.
Depending on the arrangements that exist between the ICRC and the National Society of your home country or country of residence, your application may involve concertation with that Red Cross or Red Crescent Society. If this applies to you, you will be informed of the steps to take.
The ICRC experience: a big plus
The following article appeared in the magazine Success and Career and is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.
Undeniable personal qualities ...
Working for the ICRC in the field is a terrific way to learn fast about life, human behaviour and what is rational and irrational in our world. ICRC delegates learn to listen, to talk, to agree to compromises while working steadily towards their goals, to anticipate problems, to set priorities, to be practical and effective, to take decisions quickly, to bear up under stress, to see things in perspective. They are very independent, and must be able to take the initiative, to work as a team, to demonstrate tenacity and perseverance. (...)
... coupled with solid professional skills
The ICRC's delegates are recruited at the end of a rigorous procedure because they have a solid and adaptable personality, but they all have previous training in another field. Once at the ICRC, they develop other skills:
project management, from concept to implementation;
financial management, including the management of funds and spending, bringing strategy in line with the means available, and the establishment of operating / management reports;
supervision of multicultural staff, whether as direct or functional subordinates, from a distance or on the spot, including the management of salaries, contracts, insur ance, setting objectives and arranging for training;
verbal and written communication, in that they present the organization, its objectives and its operations to a variety of target groups, and draft reports;
strategic analysis, in order to understand the balance of power in a situation, to assess it and to turn it to good account;
logistics, the management of stock, transport and buildings, and the procurement and sale of goods;
network management, in computer terms, to circulate information or collect data, and in relational terms, to forge ties, organize operations and obtain guarantees;
interpersonal skills, such as the ability to negotiate with people at all levels and in difficult contexts in order to obtain a result and the ability to work as a team member towards achieving a shared objective;
openness to the international world, by developing the capacity to integrate into widely varying cultural and socio-professional settings;
language skills, sometimes in rare languages. (...)


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Pure Sensation favorite among six to win Don Rickles Stakes
Published: Friday, December 20, 2013 at 9:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 20, 2013 at 9:42 p.m.
Florida-bred Pure Sensation is the short-money favorite in today's $100,000 Don Rickles Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The 2-year-old son of Zensational opens at odds of 4-5 for the 6-furlong race. Pure Sensation broke his maiden in October at Belmont Park in a maiden special weight race. It was his third try, with two previous second-place finishes at Saratoga over the summer.
He made his stakes debut at Laurel Park in the James F. Lewis III Stakes in November. He broke sharply to take the lead and set the pace for nearly the entire race before he was caught in the last jumps of the race and lost by a neck to 36-1 longshot Jessiethemarine.
Pure Sensation has never finished worse than second in his four starts.
He was bred by Patricia Generazio, who also owns the colt. Trained by Christophe Clement, Pure Sensation has earned more than $94,000 in his career.
He faces five contenders including 2-1 second choice, Extrasexyhippzter. The 2-year-old son of Stroll finished fourth in his stakes debut on Dec. 7, in the Marylander Stakes at Laurel Park. He broke his maiden in a maiden special weight race at Parx Racing in November.
The Don Rickles is scheduled for 1:18 p.m. and is race No. 3.
Down south, near New Orleans, Florida-bred D'cajun Cat is the 5-2 favorite in the Sugar Bowl Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course.
The 2-year-old son of D'wildcat returns after a nearly six-month absence. His last effort was a fifth-place finish in the Grade 3 Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs in late June. The favorite in the race, he didn't take to the sloppy conditions and didn't fire.
D'cajun Cat sold for $300,000 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales in March. He was consigned by Eisaman Equine and purchased by Whispering Oaks Farm, which still owns a minority interest in the colt along with Southern Equine Stable.
The colt has run twice, winning a maiden special weight race at Churchill on June 1.
He faces five others, including second choice Joedini. The son of Bernardini is the 7-2 choice.
Joedini finished second in an allowance race at Delta Downs on Dec. 6 and has not won since winning a maiden special weight race in his debut at Indiana Downs in July. He also tried the Grade 3 Arlington-Washington Futurity at Arlington Park in September. He finished sixth.
The Sugar Bowl is scheduled for 6:18 p.m. and is race No. 10.
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Since the beginning of cinema, Latinos have been an integral part of the U.S. mass media and have also challenged the industries' exclusionary hiring practices and ways of portraying Latinos as well as Latin Americans. Yet, despite decades of media advocacy efforts on the part of Latinos, per capita, there were more Latinos on television and in films in the 1950-1960 decade than in 2007.
To further understand this trend, CSER and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) initiated a collaborative project in 2008. Funded by the Social Science Research Council, the project consists of an unprecedented report on the historic and persistent marginalization of Latinos in the mass media. The report is titled "Assessing for Change: A Study on Latino Media Advocacy."
In anticipation of the report, which will be made public at NALIP's annual conference this coming April 15-17, 2011, NALIP and CSER are launching a Latino media history calendar. Titled "Made in America: This Month in Latino Media History," the calendar offers a window into the contributions and challenges of Latinos in the mainstream and independent film and television industries. The calendar also includes a comprehensive bibliography.
For reasons of space, the calendar is not exhaustive. Our main selection criteria have included: thematic innovation, social impact, and cultural recognition. As the calendar is meant as a living resource, we invite readers to send us suggestions, ideas and corrections that we will incorporate in the project's archives for future reference. In addition, if an organization or individual is interested in running the calendar as part of their site, please write to us for further details.
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|School student count certified for funding
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Final October student count information for Holyoke School District Re-1J showed a certified count of 630, down three from a year ago. Superintendent Bret Miles reported the count information at the Nov. 20 school board meeting.
The average funded full-time equivalent pupil count was 587.7. Miles said the 2012-13 budget was built on a pupil count of 587, so it is very close to the actual funded figure.
When the pupil count is put together, the district not only certifies the enrollment for funding, it also gets a look at demographic data, explained Miles.
Ethnicity in the district pupil count reflected 57 percent white, 42 percent hispanic and one percent other.
Forty-nine percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced price meals, up one percent from last year.
Additionally, Miles reported 21 percent receive English as a Second Language (ESL) services. This is the fourth year in a row of percentages in the low 20s for this statistic.
EAGLE-Net agreement clarified
At the close of a work session which followed last week's board meeting, an impromptu conversation centered around EAGLE-Net and its recent coverage on talk radio. Supt. Miles was asked to clarify the school district's current agreement with EAGLE-Net as its Internet provider.
Miles said last spring the district entered into a three-year contract with EAGLE-Net, and EAGLE-Net also entered into a three-year agreement with PC Telcom.
At that time, it was agreed by all three parties that this joint venture was in the best interest of all involved. As a result, the district received only one bid for the Internet services from EAGLE-Net, said Miles.
He pointed out that at the conclusion of this three-year contract between the three parties, the district will be going through a bid process again. EAGLE-Net and PC Telcom may rebid as partners or separately.
Miles and the board members reiterated their interests in an open bid process which allows the district to participate in the federal E-Rate program.
They also expressed their interest in carefully looking at the advantages of a local provider—such as prompt and reliable service and keeping money local whenever possible.
Educator Effectiveness Act reviewed
A work session following the regular meeting last Tuesday found the board going through an overview of the Educator Effectiveness Act, Senate Bill 191.
Miles walked the board through an overview of the law and some of the decisions the district would get to make on their own. He also outlined some of the processes in place to make sure the policy is implemented well.
Board member Linda Jelden cited the role of the leadership team in the process and said she is impressed with the level of engagement from the teachers.
Other business
In other business Nov. 20, the Re-1J board:
—approved minor revisions to Policy JS on student use of the Internet. The word computers was changed to technology throughout the document.
—reviewed a thorough fall sports report from athletic director Sandra Rahe. She highlighted the seasons for HS and JH football, HS and JH volleyball, HS softball and HS boys' golf, including coaches' comments.
—noted HHS senior Caitlyn Kramer was recently on 9News for her participation with a stock market game.
—heard from board member Kim Killin that she'd recently interacted with Senator Michael Bennet, a former Colorado public school superintendent. She shared information about the district's academic opportunity center and grading practices and said the senator was very impressed with what's being done in the district to keep kids successful.
—held a practice following the work session for a presentation the local board will be giving at the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) convention this week.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Debby lumbered onto the marshy west coast of Florida on Tuesday, dumping more heavy rain on the already-saturated region, forecasters reported.
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Debby made landfall near the town of Steinhatchee, about 160 miles north of Tampa, late Tuesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center announced. The storm is expected to gradually weaken, but a combination of storm surge and high tides will bring more flooding to towns along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, forecasters said.
The storm has already dumped two feet of rain on parts of the state's Big Bend region caused flooding as far south as the Tampa Bay area. It's been blamed for one death from a tornado spawned Sunday afternoon in the inland town of Venus.
In Sopchoppy, across Apalachee Bay from the landfall site, Crystal Pesek said she got a text message from her sister Tuesday morning, asking how the work on her kitchen cabinets was going.
"I told her it's on hold," said Pesek. That's because the home she and her husband have spent hours painstakingly renovating was underwater.
"It's on pilings," Larry Pesek said. "The water's never been that high before, that goes without saying. It's just heartbreaking because we've put so much time and effort into the house."
As of 5 p.m., Debby packed 40 mph winds and was moving to the east-northeast at 6 mph. A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Gulf coast of Florida from Steinhatchee to Englewood, south of Tampa.
The storm was expected to weaken to a tropical depression before moving back into the Atlantic and restrengthening early Friday.
Hundreds of Florida homeowners were in the same situation Tuesday. Forecasters warned the storm could bring another 8 inches of rain to the northern part of the state as it slogs through, headed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Isolated areas could see a total of 25 inches of rain from Debby.
Authorities in Pasco County issued a mandatory evacuation order Tuesday for some 2,000 homes along the Cotee River because of flooding. Officials were traveling by boat and car to get the word out, and water was standing in some homes as of Tuesday, county spokesman Eric Keaton.
Another area river, the Anclote, was above flood stage on Tuesday, and water is not expected to recede for two days. A total of 106 homes in the county are reported damaged, Keaton said.
Voluntary evacuations were also issued for locations in several other counties -- Clay, Suwannee, Wakulla and Taylor, according to emergency officials and CNN affiliates. Shelters were open in numerous locations for residents across the state.
Otherwise, residents were warned to stay home and off the roads. Footage from several areas showed boaters and kayakers navigating flooded roads.
In Sopchoppy, authorities rescued 57 people from homes surrounded by rising water, said Keith Blackmar of the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
In some spots, the water was receding, county officials said, but was still rising in other areas as rainwater drained into river systems.
"It's astonishing. I've never seen anything like this," Blackmar said Tuesday. "Our soil is sandy, so it handles water well, but not this much rain."
In Columbia County, west of Jacksonville, authorities were preparing for the Suwannee River to rise 22 feet in one day.
The river was 55 feet at White Springs, Florida, on Monday, said Harvey Campbell, spokesman for Columbia County emergency operations. On Tuesday, the prediction is for the river to rise past flood stage -- 77 feet.
"We have significant flooding problems," Campbell said. "I have people who don't remember in their lifetime the kind of rain we had overnight."
Most of those living along the river have flat boats and "don't want to be rescued," he said. Snakes, he noted, are "on the move."
President Barack Obama called Florida Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday "to ensure the state had no unmet needs as the governor and his team continue to respond to extreme weather and flooding," the White House said.
Portions of Interstate 10 in Baker County in northeastern Florida were closed Tuesday in both directions because of standing water, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, which posted a lengthy list of water-related road closures on its website.
"I've lived in Baker County all my life, and I don't believe I've ever seen the rain come down like this," Sheriff Joey Dobson told CNN affiliate WJXT. "I don't think I've ever seen I-10 closed, at least for water anyway."
More than 20 inches of rain have fallen across northern Florida, particularly in areas just south of Tallahassee, according to the National Weather Service. Panacea, Florida, saw 20.63 inches in 24 hours; Sanborn, Florida, received 16.26 inches; and Saint Marks, Florida, received 20.96 inches over the past 48 hours, according to the weather agency.
Flooding was seen as far south as Fort Myers, Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River overflowed its banks into the downtown area. CNN iReporter Alex Butler, who is also a reporter at CNN affiliate WFTX, said normally there is a wall separating the land from the river, but the wall was underwater Tuesday.
The widespread flooding and damage resulted not only from Debby's slow movement, but also from the storm's size -- tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph extended outward up to 205 miles from its center.
Northern Florida and southeastern Georgia are forecast to see another 4 to 8 inches of rain over the next couple of days, forecasters said. More isolated tornadoes are possible Tuesday across Florida, forecasters said.
In his call to Scott, Obama "expressed his condolences for the loss of life as well as the extensive damage to homes in Florida as a result of the storm, and reiterated that his administration -- through (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) -- would remain in close contact with the state as they continued to respond to this event and stood ready to provide additional assistance if necessary," the White House said.
At the state's request, a FEMA liaison officer was on site at the Florida state emergency operations center, according to the White House.
Scott declared a state of emergency Monday "so we can coordinate the use of all state resources to make sure we can respond promptly if anything happens."
Near Tampa, wildlife officials assessed weather conditions in order to assist a manatee calf whose mother was found dead. Residents tied the mother to a sea wall so the calf wouldn't leave its side. An adult male manatee was also staying with the mother and calf.
The calf's mother was moved, and officials discovered the calf was older than initially thought, so it was allowed to swim away into Tampa Bay, said Andy Garrette of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Meridian police issued a missing person's report for 50-year-old Robert Earl Byrd of Meridian.
Officials say Byrd was last seen getting into a car Nov. 1 at North Hills Plaza at about 2 p.m.
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Dinara Safina couldn't stand to watch what unfolded during her fourth round battle in Melbourne and, no doubt, she wasn't the only one (count me in.)
The third seed fought against herself and Alize Cornet, coming back from 2-5 in the final set, saving two match points, and overcoming 52 unforced errors to defeat the plucky Frenchie 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. She faces a resurgent Jelena Dokic for a spot in the semifinals.
Dinara revealed her coach, Zjelko Krajan, had some tough words for his charge after escaping the fourth round:
He said if I play like this, you gonna leave home. He said it makes no point for him to sit there and seeing myself playing completely different from what I'm practicing. Practicing playing aggressive, hitting the balls ‑‑ from 10 times 10 I hit exactly where I need to hit aggressive.Tough love but true enough. And with Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic out of the top half of the draw, the pressure will be squarely on Dinara's broad shoulders to get through to her second Grand Slam final. Can she fight through her nerves and make good?
Come to the court and completely like just shadow is playing. Like, you know, Dinara is there, but just not me. So he's like, Okay, if you continue playing like this, I mean, it's better that I go home. I cannot tell you anything from sitting there. Because what I can tell you? You playing even more passive.
I mean, he's telling me at 5‑4, Hit the ball. I telling myself, Hit the ball, and just arm doesn't go because my mind is just stupid.
Regardless, it's good we'll still have Dinara after brother Marat retires to keep feeding us hilariously, self-depricating sound bites to pass the time. Phew.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a Spartanburg County business owner found shot in his home surrounded by money and a cash register.
Deputies say 53-year-old Fred Darrell Black was found on his kitchen floor early Saturday morning. He had a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest.
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I am assured that transmissions often get worse in the first few hundred miles, and will be adjusted by the shop doing the 500 mile service. I would be checking levels, making sure the supposed lube was there. I am totally unfamiliar with the 5 speed, so cannot help you with it.
On occasion when I come to a stop the engine is still rev'd up. This has been happening since the 125 mile mark as best I can tell. All the throttle twisting, carb tapping I do has no effect. I did however notice that on all occasions if I cycle the choke on and off it will reset itself back down to normal idle. Experiences?
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