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|JH Dragons fall to Yuma in girls' basketball
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Yuma's junior high girls' basketball team came to Holyoke Thursday, Feb. 5 and handed the Dragons three disappointing two-point losses.
Yuma came from behind in all three to win the 8A game 19-17, the 7A game 12-10 and the 7B game 8-6 in overtime.
The JH team will travel to Sterling Middle School Thursday, Feb. 12, after being on the road at Ovid Monday, Feb. 9.
Holyoke 8A 17, Yuma 19
Holyoke's 8A team failed to score in the final quarter, and after leading the rest of the ball game, fell 17-19 to the visiting Indians. It was especially disappointing as it was the first loss for the 8A team this season.
Holyoke led 6-4 after one quarter and widened the lead to four points, 17-13 going into the final period. Yuma shut out the Dragons 6-0 in the fourth to take the two-point win.
Chandler Gerk had a commanding 10 points to lead the Lady Dragons, while Marissa Chambers added four and Erin Vieselmeyer hit one three-point basket.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 6 4 7 0 --17
Yuma 4 3 6 6 --19
Holyoke 7A 10, Yuma 12
Holyoke's 6-3 halftime lead fell to one point when the Dragons failed to score in the third quarter, while Yuma tallied two.
When the Indians outscored HJHS 7-4 in the fourth, it gave the visitors the two-point win, 12-10.
Xandra Lock dominated the Dragon scoring with eight points, and Maddie King added two.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 4 2 0 4 --10
Yuma 2 1 2 7 --12
Holyoke 7B 6, Yuma 8
Shutting out Yuma in the first quarter and holding them to only two points in the second, Holyoke's 7B basketball team held a 6-2 halftime lead Thursday night.
That, however, was the last scoring the Dragons would see for the game. Yuma added two in each of the third and fourth quarters to tie the score at 6-all. The Indians made one two-pointer in the overtime to win 8-6.
Zuri Lopez, Makayla Spitz and Abigail Hernandez each scored two points for Holyoke's total of six. Spitz was two for two from the line.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 2 4 0 0 0 --6
Yuma 0 2 2 2 2 --8


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|McCallums focus on life's blessings
|Written by Jes-c Brandt
From preschool teachers to grocery store clerks, people all around Holyoke have fallen in love with the infectious smile of Blye McCallum. He's ornery, said his mom Andrea McCallum, but he's a delight.
Blye is being honored this year by the Living to Give V Campaign. Partnering with The Children's Hospital, they will have a blood drive July 25. Accepting the honor, said Andrea, is one way to give back to the doctors and nurses that did so much for them at The Children's Hospital. It's a great hospital, and Blye's family is grateful for all they've done.
A rough start
Now a healthy and lively 4-year-old, Blye was not always so lucky. Blye was born at Melissa Memorial Hospital April 26, 2005, but was there only four hours before Flight for Life took him to The Children's Hospital. There they found he had a subdural hematoma and a subgaleal hematoma. As a result, Blye was experiencing seizures, and in order to stop them, he was given phenobarbital.
Once given the phenobarbital, they knew he would be in the hospital for at least two weeks for it to be administered. Besides an expected release date, Gary and Andrea really didn't know what to expect for their son's future.
Fortunately the treatment was effective, and the family was able to return home two weeks after Blye was born. Doctors warned there could be problems in the future, but at that point Andrea said they were focusing on their current victory.
Four months into his life, however, Blye began to experience problems. He got very sick, and his parents took him back to The Children's Hospital, where he stayed for a week. During his second stay, Blye was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. While there were no signs of CP in his initial CT scans, Andrea shared it is not uncommon for it to be diagnosed later.
Right away Andrea and Gary began researching and meeting with metabolic specialists. After a battery of tests, it was confirmed Blye had no other disorders, news that came as a huge relief to the family. "At that point," said Andrea, "we decided that whatever came our way, we'd meet it head on."
It was that attitude of determination, combined with immeasurable support from friends and family that got Blye and his parents through that first year. It was a tough year, recalled Andrea. There was a Failure to Thrive diagnosis, and Blye remained small. "He's tough though," said Andrea, with a smile, "and he made it through."
Living life to the fullest now
Andrea said simply, "four years later, we're still going along." Blye's grown physically, but more noticeable is the development of his fun and playful personality. "He's just like any other 4-year-old," shared Andrea. "He's just trapped in a body that won't cooperate."
Blye makes do with what he's been given, though. While he can't speak, communication is no problem. "His eyes will tell you what he can't," said his mother, Blye flashing a smile in agreement. He can tell you if he wants a drink or supper, if he's happy or sad, or whether he agrees or disagrees just by looking at you.
Where the family was met with uncertainty and nervousness in the first moments of Blye's life, they now have routine and a higher level of predictability. They know, for example, that Blye will find great joy in playing with his puppy, Sady, or reading a book. Once a week they have physical therapy and occupational therapy.
Monthly visits to The Children's Hospital are still a part of Blye's life, where he sees his rehab specialist and neurologist, but these visits are nothing like the frightening stays earlier in his life. And whenever Blye has friends at the hospital, they are sure to visit, said Andrea.
Blye is living life like there is nothing out of the ordinary, and that's how his parents want people to see him. He's a kid that loves ice cream and the movie "Cars." He went to preschool and loved it, and he's just trying to be himself. "We want him to be included," noted Andrea. "We don't want him to be treated like a handicapped child or for people to be scared of him."
As Blye gets older, the family is doing their best to provide him with the tools to communicate. They plan to get an electric wheelchair soon and a device called the DynaVox eye gaze system. While Blye is already speaking volumes through his eyes, the DynaVox will allow him to communicate even more precisely.
So much has happened since Blye was diagnosed with CP, but Andrea shared she will never forget the support she and her family had when Blye was born. Family dropped everything to be in Denver to support Gary and Andrea. Everyone really stepped up, she shared, and it would have been very difficult without friends and family during those trying times.
"It's cool to be able to rely on people," said Andrea, remembering all those who have been supportive to them. "We knew they would help when we needed anything."
Of all the people Gary and Andrea are thankful for, they are most thankful for their beautiful son. "We have had struggles, and will continue to have struggles, but you just look at him and it's worth it," said a very proud mother, searching for the words to describe just how great her son is.
Despite the hardships, they are focused on how good they have it. Of all the things that could have gone wrong, Andrea said, without hesitation, they don't think they have such a bad deal. "We're really glad this is all we have." Aside from that first year, he's basically a regular kid, and one year isn't long at all in the grand scheme of things.
Blye is loving life, and his parents are loving their time with him. This summer he'll be spending his time doing what he loves: playing and charming all his adoring fans with his bright eyes and adorable smile.
Living to Give honors Blye
Blye McCallum has been chosen as this year's child to be honored by the Living to Give Campaign. Each year a blood drive is held in memory of Derek Dirks who died July 8, 2004 at the age of 38 of hemochromatosis, a rare blood disease. Organizers hope to honor those who have been affected by blood diseases, raise awareness and collect blood for others who are in need of transfusions.
Living to Give V will be held Saturday, July 25, 8 a.m.-noon. The Children's Hospital Blood Center's Blood Donor Mobile will be located at the Phillips County Courthouse. Those who wish to donate should stop by the Flower Garden to reserve a time.
Children's Hospital relies on blood donations
Every year at The Children's Hospital, 8,000 units of blood products are transfused into sick and injured infants, children and teens. Without this blood, many of the lifesaving procedures performed at The Children's Hospital would not be possible. Donated blood gives these children a better chance for a healthy life.
The Children's Hospital is partnering with Living to Give to take life saving blood donations from those who give.
Those who may be eligible are those who:
— are in good health
— have not donated blood in the last 56 days
— are symptom free of a cold or flu
— are at least 18 years of age, or 17 with written parental consent
— weigh at least 110 pounds
— have not delivered a baby in the last six weeks
— have no history of HIV/AIDS
— have not had any tattoos or body piercings within the last year
— have not traveled to a malaria risk area within the last year
— answered a series of medical history/lifestyle questions to determine eligibility


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IATA sees gentle surge in air cargo demand
IATA's director general and CEO.
February 04, 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported full-year 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic that showed a 20.6 percent increase in freight. Demand growth outstripped capacity increases of 8.9 percent for cargo. The freight load factor saw a 5.2 percentage point improvement to 53.8 percent.
"The world is moving again," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's director general and CEO. "After the biggest demand decline in the history of aviation in 2009, people started to travel and do business again in 2010. Airlines ended the year slightly ahead of early 2008 volumes, but with a pathetic 2.7 percent profit margin. The challenge is to turn the demand for mobility into sustainable profits," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's Director General and CEO.
Compared to the pre-recession levels of early 2008, air freight was 1 percent higher than pre-recession levels, however volumes have fallen 5 percent since the peak of the post-recession inventory re-stocking boom in early 2010.
"Most Californians don't appreciate that, in terms of dollar value, almost half of this state's export trade moves by air," said Jock O'Connell, Beacon Economics' International Trade Adviser.
The outlook for exports going into 2011 is balance of promise and worry, he cautioned.
"Outside of Europe, most of our primary trading partners continue to be major customers for California exporters, while a number of emerging economies in Latin America and Southeast Asia are significantly increasing their imports from California."
Indeed, IATA reports that the regional variation in growth remains particularly marked. Latin American carriers recorded the highest full-year growth rate of 29.1 percent, followed by Middle East carriers (accounting for 11 percent of the market) at 26.7 percent, Asia Pacific airlines (with a 45 percent market share) grew by 24.0 percent, Africa at 23.8 percent and North America by 21.8 percent. Against these industry gains, Europe's 10.8 percent growth stands out as exceptionally weak.
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Conover, NC (Sports Network) - Fred Funk fired his second straight 6-under 66
on Saturday to grab a 1-shot lead after two rounds of the Greater Hickory
Classic at Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
Funk finished 36 holes at 12-under-par 132. He will go for his second win of
the year, and eighth of his Champions Tour career on Sunday. In May, Funk beat
Tom Lehman by one at the Insperity Championship.
Former Masters champion Larry Mize carded a 5-under 67. He is alone in second
place at minus-11.
Defending champion Mark Wiebe shot 3-under 69 to move into a share of third
place at 8-under-par 136. He was joined there by Chip Beck and Duffy Waldorf,
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Carrie Vath
PhD, Graduated Spring 2014, now in Montana.
I am interested in using a holistic approach (blending the natural and social sciences; my background is in Zoology and Biological Anthropology) to understand applied conservation. I believe that without local support sustainable conservation is not possible. My dissertation work focuses on community member's conservation attitudes and behaviors in Cross River State Nigeria. Specifically, I work with local hunters to understand their hunting patterns, bushmeat selection processes and off-take, and their conservation ethic. In addition, I study how non-hunter community members (women, men, children, and chiefs) view protected areas, conservation laws, and local NGOs working in the area. My areas of interest include: Primate Conservation, Environmental Education, Theories of Conservation Behaviors in humans, Natural Resource Management, and Livelihood Projects (Economic-community-based conservation, Protein-wild and domestic livestock farming, and Environmental Sustainability- fuel efficient stoves, family planning, etc.).
Ari Martinez
PhD, Graduated Spring 2013, now NSF postdoc fellow at SFSU in San Francisco, California.
I am generally interested in building bridges between ecology and conservation by addressing the maintenance of species diversity in managed forests (i.e., timber extraction) in the neotropics. More specifically, I am focusing on neotropical mixed-species flocks as species modules to assess the relative importance of species interactions such as mutualism and competition in shaping community structure. By using both experimental and observational approaches, I will assess the roles of different core flock species in influencing the cohesiveness of flocks and the dynamics of species interactions among flock members. In the context of managed forest landscapes, modification of habitat structure (through primary and secondary impacts of timber extraction) is expected to change the nature of species interactions among flock members and hence the cohesion and organization of flocks. By exploring the dynamics of species interactions and its consequences for flock cohesion, I intend to use a stable and predictable group of interacting species as an indicator of the degree of intervention in managed forests. Sufficient insights on a mechanistic level should enable the construction of ecological models that predict changes in species interactions as a function of a) the level of impacts generated by the primary and secondary impacts of timber extraction b) the habitat conditions under which it is advantageous to flock.
Gustavo Londoño
PhD, Graduated Spring 2013, postdoc at UC Riverside, now professor at ICESI in Cali, Colombia.
I am interested in the natural history, ecology and life history of birds, with a particular interest in the factors that influence bird incubation behavior. Specifically, I am interested in how bird incubation behavior is determined by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. My current research focuses on neo-tropical bird species, for which many nests have not yet even been described. Therefore, we have a poor understanding on factors that affect bird incubation behavior in neo-tropical areas. Additionally, I am interested in the ways in which the three main bird incubation components (nests, eggs and incubating birds) interact and contribute to intra and interspecific variation in incubation behavior. I will address this problem from three different perspectives by integrating behavioral, ecological and physiological approaches.
Jill Jankowski
PhD, Graduated Summer 2010, now at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
One of the most important challenges facing tropical ecologists and conservationists is to understand how species composition of communities changes across heterogeneous landscapes. Tropical altitudinal gradients exemplify such landscapes, and in the Neotropics, montane regions are important storehouses of biodiversity. My research focuses on describing the structure and organization of montane bird communities in Manu National Park, Peru, and in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Within these two regions, I am identifying levels and patterns of species turnover (also known as beta diversity) in avian communities along altitudinal gradients and using census data and experiments for various target species (e.g, from Henicorhina, Catharus, Scytalopus, Thripadectes) to test alternative ecological mechanisms that could limit altitudinal distributions. In particular, my studies of range limits focus on species that show "altitudinal replacements" or parapatric distributions with congeners along gradients, and test whether these species are limited in their altitudinal distribution by interspecific competition, or alternatively, specialization to particular habitats in montane landscapes. One goal for my research is to determine how the relative strength of ecological factors limiting species could be dependent upon underlying characteristics of gradients and patterns of species distributions. Another research goal is to use these census data of avian communities as a basis for long-term monitoring of populations and evaluating future climate change scenarios in tropical montane regions.
Christine Stracey Richard
PhD, Graduated in Spring 2010, now at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.
My main objective is to try to understand how wildlife/nature work in urban areas. To do this I compare populations of bird species that live in town with those that live in the country. I'm focusing mostly on the Northern Mockingbird – a species that is more abundant in town than in rural areas – to test the hypotheses that 1) nest predation rates are reduced in town and 2) there are more food resources in town.


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People can live to be 100. What is long life for a corporation—100 years? Two hundred years? Defined legally as a person, modern public corporations don't live very long. Most expire within 25 to 50 years. A few of the best ones survive for more than a century. There are some companies—the "millenarians"—that have defied the odds and served customers for 1,000 years or more. Most are small, highly specialized, family-controlled companies—Hoshi Ryokan is a Japanese traditional inn that currently occupies the longevity throne. Founded in 718, it is the world's oldest functioning business, still open and operated by the same family for 46 generations.
Elsewhere in the world, the Chateau du Goulaine is the oldest wine making business—founded in the year 1000 in France. Italy's Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli remains the world's oldest bell foundry. Nearing 1,012 years old, it provides 90% of the Catholic Church's bells.
These exemplars of commercial longevity raise the ultimate strategic planning question: is it possible that a modern biopharmaceutical company—what we might call BioPharmaCo—can thrive and endure for a millennium? More practically, what survival traits characterize health, resilience, and longevity in the modern corporation? Is there a specific business model that will enhance the likelihood of long-term survival, especially in a contemporary healthcare environment characterized by continuous market churn?The natural world presents many examples of longevity—with some species surviving for billions of years. The world around us is a large learning laboratory: Nature has engineered whole species for long-term survival.
Many species don't really die, they evolve into new forms or models best suited for survival. Using natural selection as one of its most powerful innovation tools, nature has figured out how to engineer continuous learning into a successful species pathway to survival.
Nature's mechanisms for survival consist principally of gene mixing, mutations, and environmental pressure. Together they stimulate changes that—through natural selection—ensure genes will find their way to the most robust mix of strategies for survival:
Mutations that change genes. Mutations in nature are also very common. Some biologists observe that most organisms may have more than 100 genetic mutations. Most mutations are trivial and have no consequence. Some are deadly—such as those mutations that create cancers. A few are positive and enhancing. Why did some 50 to 100 million people die during the Avian Flu Pandemic of 1918—and yet others who were exposed still survived? Imagine if companies—like our hypothetical BioPharmaCo—innovated as effectively to ensure survival amidst great economic, regulatory, governmental, and political turbulence.
Environmental pressures that reshape genes through external pressures. External pressures also trigger change. Again, often we see the bad results of external pressures, such as the long-term effects of smoking or exposure to carcinogens. Sometimes there are positive changes, such as when skin color evolves to adjust to greater or lesser sunlight in a hemisphere. In commerce, the adage stands: "Necessity is the mother of invention." External pressures are stimulating change and innovation; Google, Microsoft, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, and others are all vying to play a role in electronic health records, for example. What will these external changes mean for BioPharmaCo?


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SD's tuna fleet went to war, changed an industry
Local fishermen risked their lives, playing a modest role in a mammoth conflict
In October 1942, two of the Navy's smallest vessels embarked on a big mission.
"You're going to Guadalcanal," one of the skippers was ordered. "This cargo has got to go through."
The two vessels, the 110-foot Paramount and the 128-foot Picaroto, sailed northeast from the New Hebrides and into The Slot, one of the South Pacific's most dangerous passages. Evading Japanese patrols, the two vessels reached Guadalcanal's Red Beach in November. They were greeted by a band of Marines who, though exhausted by combat and malaria, unloaded both boats in record time.
"We won't take a chance on you boys getting sunk," one Marine assured the Paramount's captain, Ed Madruga. "This cargo is really important."
The cargo? Turkeys, potatoes, cranberries, oranges: Thanksgiving dinner.
The Paramount and the Picaroto were among the 53 original Yard Patrol boats, tuna clippers — most from San Diego — converted into military vessels during World War II. Known as YPs or Yippies, these vessels have been almost forgotten. That's not surprising. They played a modest role in a mammoth conflict, hunting submarines and ferrying men, food, fuel and other supplies to American outposts.
U-T San Diego reporters Peter Rowe and John Wilkens explore how WWII shaped the "Greatest Generation" and our home. These stories will focus on local men and women who helped preserve our nation and re-create our city. The series is supported by U-T's video partner, the Media Arts Center San Diego.
Monumental salutes to 'Greatest Generation'
Preserving the memories of World War II
Legacy of WWII: It was a 'Woman's War Too'
Japanese-Americans in San Diego; A couple's bond, both were sent to internment camps in their youth
The Battle of Midway's unsinkable San Diegan
These unglamorous yet vital missions — just ask the men on Red Beach — were fulfilled at great risk. Twenty-one of the vessels and dozens of fishermen would never come home. When the survivors did sail back into San Diego Bay, though, their wartime experience would transform the tuna fleet and usher in this industry's golden era. Using new technology and an intimate knowledge of previously unknown waters, they would chase tuna around the globe, hauling in record-setting catches.
"The war gave us a greater appreciation of what had to be done," said August Felando, 83, former general manager of the American Tunaboat Association and an author who has written about the Yippies. "It wasn't a local fishery any more. People came home from the war with this vision, and that expanded their horizons."
Looking warlike
The San Diego History Center's ongoing exhibit, Tuna!, includes a section on the Yippies. But the museum and other researchers have been unable to find any of these boats or crew members. "I don't think there's any of the tuna clippers that have survived," said David Bruhn, a naval historian and Yippie authority from Northern California. "And I haven't located any crew members who have survived."
In the San Diego tuna fleet's epic tale, though, this remains a central chapter.
While canned tuna was found in France since the 1870s, it was virtually unknown in the United States until the early 20th century. The California Fish Co., a San Pedro sardine cannery, began packing albacore around 1907. Four years later, the nation's first cannery designed specifically for tuna — the aptly-named Pacific Tuna Canning Company — opened in San Diego.
Immigrants from Japan, Portugal and Italy flocked here, taking jobs on the boats and in the canneries. Local clippers concentrated first on albacore and bluefin, as these tuna migrated past California, then chased skipjack and yellowfin off Mexico. The vessels grew larger, the voyages longer, the canneries busier.
"Now we have some really nice boats being built," Felando said, "just in time for the war."
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese — once central players in the tuna industry — were interned. Then the military, short of supply vessels, jealously eyed the dozens of clippers anchored in San Diego Bay. The Army took a few as tugs. The Navy's need was greater, though, and chartered most of San Diego's larger fishing boats.
But who would sail these clippers? "They're complicated vessels," Felando said, citing the intricate engines and refrigeration systems.


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Is Robert Plant slowly warming to the notion of another Led Zeppelin reunion? By the looks of his Sensational Space Shifters opening night setlist for his tour Down Under -- it certainly looks like it. Noise 11 reported that on March 23rd, nine of the 14 songs in Plant's show were Zeppelin classics, with Plant tackling "Heartbreaker," "Friends," "Black Dog," "Going To California," "Four Sticks," "Ramble On," "Bron Y Aur Stomp," "Whole Lotta Love," and "Rock And Roll."
Last month Robert Plant hinted that 2014 might see another revival of Led Zeppelin. During his recent appearance on Australia's 60 Minutes, he planted the seed for future band activities -- while pointing the finger at Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones for holding up ongoing Zep plans. Plant defended himself against fans believing that he's the sole holdout for new Zeppelin music and road dates, saying, "Y'know, the two other guys are Capricorns and they keep schtum. They don't say a word. But they are quite contained in their own worlds and they leave it to me. . . and I'm not the bad guy."
When reminded that the fans long believed him to be the "bad guy," Plant said, "Well then, you need to see the Capricorns -- 'cause, I've got nothing to do in 2014."


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If you are able, turn to page A5 the Wine & Business section in today's St. Helena Star (our local weekly newspaper), and you will be as proud as we are to see our wonderful winemaker, Mark Porembski, and his wife, Jennifer Williams (winemaker for Spottswoode Winery) pictured in the article on the Napa Valley Premiere auction which will be held at the St. Helena CIA (Culinary Institute of America) this Saturday. Woooo Hooo Mark and Jen! Here is the link, then just navigate to the Wine and Business section www.napavalleyregister.com/star/ CHANTICO!
There's snow in them thar hills - yes, SNOW we can see from our kitchen. Can you believe?? I was lucky to pick two baskets of lemons and oranges last night before the rains hit. Once the fog lifts, I will post photos of SNOW! The grapevines are asleep so they will miss this display, but not to worry as their blanket of "terroir" (aka "soil"!) will keep them safe and warm. Chantico!
This morning the big truck pulled up, the operator removed a humongous hose from the tank on the truck, and the suction began. Yes, it's time for our annual "clean out the underground waste" (as in wine waste) storage tanks. The accumulated skins, seeds, run-off, juice, etc. from Harvest 2010 must be cleared out to make way for Harvest 2011 (yes indeed, we plan way ahead)! I'd post photos, but I think the visual is not too pretty, so instead, think Spring, flowers, sunshine!
Chantico from a balmy 42 degrees in Sunny St. Helena!
So, when I blog (which I know I don't do as often as I promise I will), I do always wonder if anyone out there is reading my prolific prose! Surprisingly, people do mention the blog to me every now and again, and generally on that day, I blog again, being revitalized that indeed there are people out there reading! (Yes, there is a point to this post!). We are about to release our 2008 vintage on March 1, so I was going through our website and, after how many years of having a live website, I found a typo of gargantuan proportions (got you interested, didn't I?! - Actually, not gargantuan, but really people, no one picked it up!). I spelled San Franciso wrong - did you catch it? Anyway, I just wanted to check back in with you all and say, "Hello." Hope the rains aren't washing you away; we are thrilled as the quantity of rain from the storm last week just about filled up our wells. Chantico.
As most of you probably have figured out, this June gloom (that generally limits itself to the Southland (like in Los Angeles and San Diego) has permeated our idyllic Napa Valley! We wake up to overcast skies which clear about 11 am. What's up with that??!!
What this "anomalous" weather equates to is a later than usual harvest. We are not complaining, as a later harvest means a longer summer for us "farmers!" What does this mean for you? It means the Dry T-Shirt Contest deadline will be extended!! How does September 15 sound? This still gives us time to pick a winner (hopefully YOU!), have the t-shirts printed, and still be ready in time for harvest. Any guesses on the first date of harvest? Send in your guesses. The person (or persons!) who guess the correct date will also get a Harvest 2010 t-shirt sent to them!
Enjoy your summer, and Chantico!
It's July and it's that time – say it with me! What time is it?? WHAT TIME IS IT? I can't hear you??!!! Yes, that's right, it's DRY T-SHIRT CONTEST TIME!
For the Harvest 2009 t-shirts, the winning slogan that won the bottle of Anomaly Vineyards Cabernet was: IF I'VE ONLY ONE LIFE, LET ME LIVE IT AS A CAB!
What will be the 2010 t-shirt slogan? Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we?
In 2008, the winning slogan was: "You Picked A Vine Time To Leave Me Lucille"
2007, produced: It's More Than Just A Crush" 2006's winning slogan was "Cluster's Last Stand", and previous winners were Tanks For The Memories; Picky, Picky, Picky; and Think Globally, Drink Anomaly!
The winning slogan-writer gets not only a T-Shirt with the winning slogan, but also a bottle of our newest release, 2007 Anomaly Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. So put on your thinking caps and send 'em in. You can send in as many as you like. The contest ends a bit later this year as we think harvest will be on the late side. What does that mean? We're thinking late September. So the contest will end August 31 (we have to have them printed up!!). Send your entries to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Our Team Anomaly will vote on the winning slogan and the winner will be notified by email and by a snail mail package with the t-shirt. The runner up whose slogan goes on the front of the t-shirt (short "breezy" phrases please!) gets the same prize!
So, get those creative juices (preferably cab juice) flowing, and we look forward to your entries! As always, Chantico.
Winemaker Mark Porembski and Harvest Helper Mark Dombrink
2008 Memories
Gerich, Mark, Steve & Seth
No, no, we are not moving to Arizona, but with this persistent rain, the weather there does look tempting. Actually, Steve just left about an hour ago to fly to Houston to visit some of our restaurant accounts, just to say a "Hi y'all!)! I'll join him on Saturday and we will catch up with eldest son, David and his new wife, Katie (now we have two Katie daughter-in-laws - both "acquired" within 2 months of each other! - August and October weddings last year!).
Many are asking us if the rain has affected our grapes. The short answer is "no." The longer answer is, "thankfully, not our grapes." We purposely prune the vines as late as possible to avoid late frost damage. We never in our wildest dreams that that our late pruning would help with rain! Noah would be proud this year of Mother Earth and we would be out there helping to construct that ark. It is snowing this week in the Sierras - come on, folks, it's almost June!
Once the vines have "flowered" (check out blog posts from around this time last year for flowering photos), a hard rain can knock off the flowers which are the predecessor to the grape. So, no flowers, no worries about the rain affecting the grape crop. There are other vineyards that have flowered (which could be a problem if the flowering has not completed) and some that are in the midst of flowering (not a good thing if the rain is hits those vines hard enough). I think it will be a couple of months before the Napa Valley truly knows the effect this late rain has had on the 2010 crop.
We must always remember that, even though grapes grown for wine are not an agricultural product in the true sense of the word, the bottom line is, we are farmers and subject to the whims of the weather.
Wow, that was one of the most serious (and probably boring) posts I have ever written. My apologies. I predict SUNSHINE by the weekend! Chantico.
This is me 'demonstrating' that there are no flowers budding yet!
The vines are coming to life. Little buds are appearing and leaves are not far behind - another season begins. The weather today is glorious - teasing us again before another bout of rain predicted for next week. Do we care? Not at all, we'll take all the rain we can get as long as Mother Nature intersperses days like today!
If you'd like to taste Anomaly sooner than later, on May 1 from 2 - 5 pm, we will be pouring at Appellation St. Helena's ULTIMATE BLIND TASTING which will be held at Charlees Krug Winery in St. Helena. Tickets can be purchased online at www.appellationsthelena.com
We hope to see you there! In the meantime, Chantico!
Well, they are looking good, looking good! We always prune our vines late which gives us an edge if frost reappears, which is did this past week. Temps dipped below 35 degrees and the wind machines were roaring at 4 am. Our sleepy vines just rolled back over and went back to sleep as they were not ready to push out any new buds just quite yet Here is a photo of the vineyard in front the winery just a few days ago. Chantico (and Starbucks, where is my chantico???!).
For us, the change always involves Lake Tahoe - the Napa Valley is beautiful, but what can compare to the California Sierras? Chantico.
He is all over the place! Last month he was in Texas, last week he was in Las Vegas, and next week, he will be in Los Angeles and San Diego. In the SoCal part of our beautiful state, he will be doing three trade tastings! Just in case you're curious, here is where he'll be pouring the 2007 Anomaly Cabernet:
March 22 from 11am - 3pm
Taste Napa Valley Los Angeles Trade Tasting
Napa Valley Grille
1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Then on March 24 from 11am - 3 pm
Taste Napa Valley Orange County Trade Tasting
Fairmont Hotel
4500 MacArthur Boulevard
Newport Beach
Then on March 25 from 11am - 3 pm
Taste Napa Valley San Diego Trade Tasting
NTC Promenade, Corky McMillin Events Center
2875 Dewey Road
San Diego
It is a hard job, but someone(s) has to do it, so we all volunteered. Yes, it's the annual Taste Every Vintage Made by Anomaly fest. It begins with setting out 9 wine glasses for each of us (why? because.... 2000-2008 is 9 vintages - yes, we taste the 08 even though it hasn't been bottled yet to see how it is coming along).
Then wine is poured into each glass (but the wine is put into paper bags so we are tasting without knowing the vintage).
Then the drill: Swirl, Snif, Sip, Spit. Winemaker Mark is a pro:
Seth takes it very seriously:
Well, most of the time.
Gerich and Steve, however, VERY serious!
After the tasting is done, we compare notes, reveal the years (we were all pretty close on our guesses). We will update our website with our comments on Drink/Hold Drink/Decant, and every other iteration of possibilities!
And to end the day, we opened a bottle of our "garagist" wine made by us (Steve and Linda) when we had no idea what we were doing, but it was 1997 and you just couldn't miss! We were shocked - it was still drinkable, albeit it looked more like a rose than a cabernet!
Oh, and End of Day:
Stays in Vegas - so they say! Tonight, our very own Gerich Fellermann will be at Morel's in Vegas where they will be serving our 2006 Anomaly Cabernet BY THE GLASS - a first! While he is slaving away in Sin City, we are hunkered down watching the rain fall. It feels like winter just began and already, this Sunday, we will turn our clocks forward an hour and then it's harvest, and Thanksgiving, and the holidays - oh my my my.
I hope you've had a chance to check out our updated website (www.anomalyvineyards.com - yes, shameless plug) courtesy of Mark Gorman (who is fantastic, by the way, with websites). In fact, his wife, Dawn, was the winner of the Dry T-Shirt Contest. Besides being a website genius, he is an avid runner, making us mere mortal walkers feel ashamed.....
The winery is quiet these days. Mark rounded up the troops last week and had a pre-Spring cellar cleaning day (hereby known as PSCCD). When all emerged from the depths, the cellar was spotless and ready to take on a new year. Thankfully, PSCCD comes only once a year!
On Monday, we will have our annual "Taste Every Vintage Ever Made by Anomaly" tasting - that's TEN vintages, can you believe? Yes, 2000 through 2009. Yikes! No breath-a-lizers at the top of the cellar staircase please! Photos will be posted, I promise. In the meantime, have a great weekend, and as always, Chantico!
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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama heckler shouted down
JERUSALEM President Barack Obama was interrupted by a heckler while giving a speech to an audience of Israeli university students, but he didn't lose his cool.
The president was talking about the U.S. being a close ally to Israel when the heckler piped up. The crowd shouted him down.
"This is part of the lively debate that we talked about," said an unruffled Obama. "This is good."
That got him a standing ovation from many of the students.
"I have to say we actually arranged for that because it made me feel at home," Obama said, grinning. "I wouldn't feel comfortable if I didn't have at least one heckler."
Obama went on to deliver an impassioned appeal for Israel to recognize that compromise will be necessary to achieve lasting security.
Obama has permitted TV crews with live microphones to accompany him at virtually every stop in Israel, giving a rare and fascinating glimpse at the joking and small talk that takes place on the sidelines of official visits.
In Jerusalem on Thursday, Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Israel Museum, where they examined the Dead Sea Scrolls. Reading a passage from Isaiah from a facsimile of a scroll, Netanyahu explained: "It says, `Nations should not lift swords unto nations and they shall know war no more."
The phrase forms the lyrics to a popular Hebrew folk song often used as a rallying call for peace.
Obama marveled that the Hebrew language had not changed much over the centuries.
Minutes later, during a tour of a technology exhibit, the two leaders stopped by a display of a robotic snake that can burrow into rubble during rescue operations. The three-foot contraption wriggled and separated and reared up. "Let me just say, my wife would not like this," Obama said, grinning.
At a brain imaging display, a scientist explained that the first step in studying brain function is taking accurate measurements of the brain. "That presupposes there is something to measure, right?" Netanyahu joked.
Developers of a driver assistance device that detects road obstacles described how their Mobileye protected passengers by sensing a car's proximity to other cars.
"Pedestrians, too?" Obama asked. "Pedestrians, cars...," one of the developers replied.
"Dogs?" Obama wondered. "Not dogs," came the reply.
For Obama, this was personal. The president reflected repeatedly on his experience as a father and an African American as he contemplated the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Standing alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, Obama contrasted the experience of children growing up amid the conflict to that of his two daughters, who in an earlier period in American history would have been denied the opportunities granted to others.
"Those of us in the United States understand that change takes time, but it is also possible," he said.
Later, in Jerusalem, Obama cited Martin Luther King Jr. and likened the story of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover to the experience of blacks in the U.S. who were freed from slavery and persecution.
Of the Passover story, Obama added: "For me personally, growing up in far-flung parts of the world and without firm roots, it spoke to a yearning within every human being for a home."
And the president veered briefly off of his prepared remarks to scores of Israeli students to convey a lesson he took away from meeting earlier in the day with Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank.
"They weren't that different from my daughters. They weren't that different from your daughters or sons," he said. "I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those kids, they'd say, `I want these kids to succeed. I want them to prosper. I want them to have opportunities just like my kids do.'"


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Alleviating the hardship of refugees in Syria
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Germany is increasing its humanitarian assistance for the victims of the Syria conflict by 12 million euros. The funds will be used to help refugees in Syria ahead of the approaching winter. Having now provided a total of 67.3 million euros, Germany is one of the biggest donors in this connection.
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle announced the increase on 7 November in New York, where he is to hold talks on this issue with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon and others. Westerwelle issued the following statement in New York on the increase in funding:
"In the face of our intensive efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria, we must not forget the humanitarian nightmare which a majority of the more than three million people in need in Syria experience day in and day out. Winter is approaching now, and these people need our help urgently."
The Foreign Minister went on to say that by providing 12 million euros for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, Germany was making an important contribution towards alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people. He added, "The United Nations will use the additional German assistance to prepare refugee camps for the winter and to provide food, essential medicine and warm clothing to the Syrian people."
Humanitarian assistance measures in Syria are being further funded by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund. German and international aid organizations are able, in close coordination with the United Nations, to apply for funding for projects in Syria which have a particularly high priority because of the humanitarian crisis and the approaching winter.
Assistance for people in Syria and in neighbouring countries
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In Syria itself, more than three million people are suffering due to the fighting there, and more than 360,000 have fled to neighbouring countries. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees fears that the number of refugees could double by the end of this year. The approaching winter is further exacerbating the humanitarian situation.
The money provided now brings the total sum of German assistance in the Syria crisis to 67.3 million euros. Of this total, 30.3 million euros are being funded by the Federal Foreign Office to provide humanitarian assistance in Syria and to care for refugees in neighbouring countries.
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lee is bit and there could be possibilities that he might not be bit but that is nonsense really.
i liked lee like as is that was me making the choices.
i don't really think kenny is going to die because he's like a BRO 4 LIFE
ben might not(cause i pulled him up while begging "DROP ME!!")
clem definitely not
christa i do not know
omid either
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Happy July, all!
Picking up on the June discussion:
Fram - Good point on the LCs. As you can tell from my posts, I have mixed feelings about my experience with them. Part of me thinks I could have enjoyed DS's early infancy much more if I hadn't been positively obsessing about nursing, and going to LCs definitely prolonged that (not that they encouraged obsessing -- that was all me!). On the other hand, DS did nurse some and get at least some bmilk for the first 6 months of his life, and all the LCs I saw were super supportive when I decided I needed to scale back my complicated efforts to make it work without supplementing. So, yes, they can be very helpful, but it's important for new moms to keep it in perspective and listen to others (and themselves!) as well.
Fram, your description of DD's bedtime routine is adorable! I love how she has such a specific vision of what you do when you leave the room!!
RE: dropping naps -- am I the only one with a toddler who still does 2 naps? DS is 16 mos and shows no signs of dropping either at home. He sleeps usually from 9-10:30 or so and then again from 2-3:30 or 4. He doesn't nap well at daycare and only does 1 when he does, but it doesn't affect his home routine in the least. Even though it makes planning stuff a bit more difficult, I'm in no hurry to push him to 1 nap, but I am starting to wonder when he'll do it!


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Special to The Progress
Editors note: J. Michael Sullivan is a senior at Orange Grove High School and the son of Mary Margaret Campbell. He wrote this article for the Texas Folklore Society meeting last Spring. Only a small portion is featured here. However, the full article will be posted on our website: www.mysoutex.com.
Last year as I walked into my Spanish class, I noticed pictures of big creepy looking houses, pictures that weren't usually in that classroom. As my attention was drawn toward one particular picture, I realized I had been there many times. I told my teacher, "Mrs. Cornejo, umm I have my family reunions at this house." She told me that that house was "Crazy Rachel's" house and that she would be sharing that story among other South Texas ghost stories and legends. I'm here today to tell you that there are many ghost stories and legends of San Patricio and no two of them are ever the same.
The ghost story that seems to be the most famous among residents of the area is the one Mrs. Cornejo told us in class that day about "Crazy Rachel." The legend says that if you go to the Dougherty house at night, you will see a woman sitting in an upstairs bedroom window rocking in a rocking chair or wandering around outside. The Rachel referred to as "Crazy Rachel" is Rachel Timon. The folk stories confuse her with Rachel Dougherty, my grandfather's grandmother, my great-great-grandmother. Rachel Sullivan Dougherty and her husband Robert Dougherty built the house in the 1870's as a home for their family and a boarding school for boys, known as St. Paul's Academy. The family lived downstairs; the school was upstairs. The house sits on the shore of Round Lake, a lake of unknown origin just outside of the town of San Patricio.
According to my mother, Rachel Timon was a great niece to Rachel Sullivan Dougherty and did not live in the Dougherty house until after all of the original Doughertys had moved away or died. She lived in the house supposedly as caretaker, but my mother doesn't think Rachel Timon could be considered an actual caretaker. The family needed someone to live in the house, and Rachel needed a place to live. Although Rachel Timon wasn't actually crazy, she was an eccentric person and a recluse (Campbell, MM). So, it's really not unthinkable that such stories of her could have started and grown, as they certainly have.
Now there have been other spiritual sightings at the house, but the "Crazy Rachel" stories are what have made the Dougherty house so popular among the youth of Orange Grove and surrounding communities. One night on the bus coming home from a baseball game, some of my friends were talking about wanting to go out to the cemetery in San Pat on Friday the 13th. In fact, tiny San Patricio has two cemeteries for kids to go to: the old cemetery on the hill and the newer cemetery behind the church. From visiting the two cemeteries, especially the old one on the hill, I can see why some people might think that it is haunted. All the old headstones and the leafless trees give the cemetery an eerie look. While on the bus, someone asked me if I knew how to get to Crazy Rachel's, and I told them that I have my family reunions at that house and that she is my kin folk. They were surprised and asked, "Are you serious?"
I firmly answered, "Yes I am!"
I know from hearing other stories around school that often kids go sneaking out there to see if they can catch a glimpse of Rachel or go out to the old San Pat cemetery to spot a ghost. In fact, a friend of mine went out to the Dougherty house one night and said he saw Rachel, but before he could try to get a closer look, the caretaker at the time came outside and started yelling and throwing rocks and waving a baseball bat, so he says he "booked it out of there" and actually has a scar from his palm running up to his forearm from when he jumped the barbed wire fence. When my older cousin Alainya was in school, kids were going out to the Dougherty house and the old cemetery. The first time my mother talked to Alainya of the house, before we started having family reunions, Alainya exclaimed, "Really? Crazy Rachel's house is our family home? Cool!" Up until that time, all she knew about the house was that it was supposed to be haunted with crazy ghosts all about (Campbell, MM).
In fact, I have witnessed spirits at this house. Once when I was about ten years old, I was wandering around the house when I came across where there used to be a big brick BBQ pit on the shore by the lake but now is just bricks piled on top of one another. As I rounded the corner of the house, I started to hear voices and sounds of laughter. When I peered around the house toward where the voices were coming from, I saw a group of people having a BBQ on a brand new brick pit. I saw a few men standing around the pit, children running and playing, and the women and young girls coming from in the house. It was all very clear, like it was actually happening. For a moment, it was as though I were in the 1940's. The pit is still there; it just is not as elaborate as it used to be. The piles of bricks that had fallen out of formation have since been hauled off to make the house more presentable to visitors, and personally, I think the ghosts wanted their house to look better, so they forced the caretaker to take care of the eye sore. The house is much less creepy now than it used to be; now it is painted, and pieces of the house aren't falling off anymore.
There is a legend reporting sightings of a Green Lady in the Round Lake area. In fact, one recent story is when some men were working cattle in San Patricio and were to stay the night in the Dougherty house. Everyone was fine and comfortable, when all of the sudden from a bedroom fireplace, out walked "some green lady" as told by Richard Beall. He said, "so I ran outside and spent the rest of the night in my truck" (Campbell, C.). Another sighting of the green lady occurred from the porch of the McGloin house. The story goes that Mary Ann McGloin looked out over Round Lake and saw a "fairy-like lady dressed in green skimming so smoothly along that she might have been on solid ground" (Hebert 382). When she told her husband Pat about the lady in green, he told her that his uncle Empresario James McGloin had once told Pat that when he lived in Ireland, a "lass" was in love with him and "once was dressed in green." On the day he left her, she told him "that when she died she would haunt [him], and it would be on a lake and she'd be wearing her green dress and bonnet" (383-84).
There are many other ghost stories and legends of Old San Pat and the Coastal Bend still told in the area and considered legends of Old San Patricio. "Fort Lipantitlan was a Mexican army fort established in 1825 near San Patricio on the site of a Lipan Apache Indian camping grounds and an old presidio, on the bank of the Nueces River." There is a legend about this fort being haunted by "ghostly cries for mercy from a woman hidden in the mist wafting on the breeze" (Coleman 51). The legend says that a young bride named Katie caught her husband leaving the house of another woman, Millie. Then Katie went to her friend Aggie's house and told her of what she had seen. Aggie told her to go back home and act like nothing had happened. Aggie got together with the other older women of the town, and they basically formed an angry old person mob. The mob broke down Millie's door and dragged her outside and lynched her. The women left Millie hanging there until Katie's husband found her the next morning, cut her down, and buried her; then, he left Katie and Fort Lipantitlan never to return. Millie's cries are still heard throughout Fort Lipantitlan (Coleman 52-54).
One legend is said to have actually taken place in Corpus Christi, which is about twenty miles from San Patricio. While County Judge Walter Timon was sitting in front of his fire place, he looked up and saw the apparition of a man standing by the fireside. What made this figure so strange was that the circle of flames engulfed the entire apparition and disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared (Williams 104). Other people have also seen the man in the circle of flames, and to this day no one has been able to figure out who the man is or why he came in a circle of flames. But it also took place in San Patricio at the Bayou Ranch near Round Lake. Emelia Sullivan Timon saw the same apparition that the Judge did. "It is said that Mrs. Mary Dunn Magown saw the same ghost at the Bayou Ranch when she came once to stay with the Timon children when Emelia and Harry were away" (Hebert 389).
I'm sure you've all heard of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. Well, "there are those who live on the small ranches in the mesquite thickets around Alice and Ben Bolt, not far from San Patricio, who claim to have caught a glimpse of a headless rider, galloping through the moonlit night, and others who say they have seen him stopping at a willow-choked resaca to let his weary horse have a drink.'' Unlike Irving's headless horseman, "The Headless One of Texas, or El Muerto as he is called, has his head, neatly covered with a wide-brimmed sombrero, and attached to his saddle horn by a long strip of rawhide where it swings eerily back and forth to the rhythm of the horse's moving feet" (Fowler 25).
The legend goes that he was a horse thief named Vidal, and when he was finally caught, he was beheaded and strapped to a saddle on top of a wild mustang with his head hanging on the long rope, and the horse ran off. Since the horse was wild, it would have nothing to do with humans, so it would stay to the brush, and only a lonely explorer would find the horse and El Muerto. Any time other riders would see him, they would shoot at him, and the best marksmen would swear that they killed him, but the headless one would ride off chest up. When the wild pony was finally captured, still strapped firmly on his back was the dried-up corpse of Vidal, now riddled by scores of bullet holes, testifying to the correctness of the many marksmen who swore they had not missed. The body was buried in an unmarked grave near Ben Bolt, and the poor horse set free at last. And it is said that El Muerto will not die (Fowler 26-27).
The Old San Patricio Court House is said to be haunted by the ghost of Josefa Chipita Rodriguez, which is without doubt the most famous ghost story and legend of Old San Pat. Chipita is the only woman legally hanged in Texas when she was accused of committing an axe murder. While the jury recommended mercy, the judge ordered her executed on November 13, 1863 ("Texas Hauntings"). On the day of her execution, my great-great-grandmother, Rachel Sullivan (before she was married), gave Chipita the dress that she wore when Chipita was executed. When Chipita's coffin was being carried off in a wagon to an unmarked grave, I have been told that one of Rachel's brothers sneaked off and followed the coffin. When he heard a "thump and a moan," he ran off as fast as his legs would take him (Knight). Many people claim to have seen her ghost, a woman with a rope around her neck wandering the streets of San Patricio, inside the Old Court House, and along the river where she had lived.
Not all stories have to deal with spirits and ghosts; I have found legends of buried treasure, as well. One of my favorite buried treasure stories takes place in the San Patricio area. John Henrichson had bought and sold ranches from Nuecestown to Sandia, all the way up the Nueces River Valley (Crofford 42). He didn't believe in banks, so he buried his riches on the ranches for his children. Henrichson buried the gold in iron pots, chests, and strong leather bags (51). While on his death bed, he called for his son George because, up to this point, no one knew where he had buried it. He tried to tell George, but all he could get out was "Under the posts…the posts…in the corral…the third…by…the gate" and those were his last words (49). So the problem was which corrals? Which ranch? Or more than one set of corrals? According to the legend the family never found the gold (52).
Another buried treasure story is called, ironically, "Another Buried Treasure Story" (Crofford 63). Back in the early 1800's, people who were traveling were often forced to bury their gold because it was such a heavy load. One day, Mustang Grey, or Pat Quinn, and his partner stole a large amount of gold from some Mexican soldiers and buried it under a mesquite tree at the bank of the Nueces River at El Paso de Piedras, or Old Rock Crossing, at Fort Lipantitlan. Years later, the partner asked John Timon to go with him to find the gold. They could not find the treasure, but they found where others had searched for the buried treasure. The treasure in question may still be buried there, for the tree and gold may have been washed in to the Nueces River. Who knows? (64).
This account only scratches the surface of the countless number of ghost stories and legends in the San Patricio area.
Works Cited
Campbell, Cody. Personal interview. 17 Jan. 2010.
Campbell, Mary Margaret Dougherty. Personal interview. 17 Jan. 2010.
Coleman, Elaine. Texas Haunted Forts. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas. 2001.
Crofford, Lena H. Pioneers on the Nueces. San Antonio: Naylor, 1963.
Fowler, Zinita Parsons. Ghosts of Old Texas. Austin: Eakin, 1983.
Hebert, Rachel Bluntzer. The Forgotten Colony: San Patricio de Hibernia. Burnet, TX: Eakin, 1981.
Knight, Mary Elizabeth. Telephone interview. 29 Dec. 2009.
"Texas Hauntings." San Antonio Paranormal Network. www.ghost411.com/texas_hauntings. 18 Jan. 2010.
Williams, Docia Schultz. Ghosts Along the Texas Coast. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas, 1995.


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hi, im omar from egypt.
im living in egypt now but i was born in UAE in 1997 and lived there 3years,then i gone to germany i lived there from 2000 to 2008(8years)and then i came to egypt where my family live.
i havent known any grand theft auto series in germany but here in egypt all boys and some girls know about gta.
i first played gta vc4 and end it in a long of time,then i saw a game that is named gta san andreas i was thinking its bad and not cool.When i played it for first time i found it very bad and i decided that i will never play it,but with time i installed it again and then i found it very cool and interesting so i played it.and i end it without using cheats for 2 times!
the first time taked more than a year and i was so happy but then my stupid sister saved her game on my game then.....
all is gone and my happiness gone be sadness.
but i havent forgived easily,i played it and with gods help i end it in less then a month,that was incredible and i have made saves for the game in the 10 save files.
and before ending san andreas i played gtaIII i played on it for a time not very much and then i stopped playing it because it was very boring and i havent played gtaIII for now.
return to san andreas,now i have a problem,im an ISFP and my feelings are high and i can feel with sad more than the happiness and everytime when i enter gta san andreas,i remember sweet,and ryder and big smoke when they are killed,and cesar so much,and if i go to countryside i remember the truth very good and catalina too,and the 2 races that cesar will do there,and in SF the garage,and zero and woozie,and i like toreno so much although carl hate him,and in LV i love woozie and suzie and breaking the bank in caligulas and maccer and pauland when i end the game i decided to won all the street races to win the million without cheats and its really! i won the mil and i played in the casino and got 2mil
but here comes the problem,before ending the street races i dont find anything to do,and every time when i open my PC i see what to play,then i open san andreas that means that its the only thing that i was doing.
and every time when i open gta-sandandreas.com and see the characters,im going to cry,im an 13 years old.
and specially when i go to sweets house,and the hood ,and going to zero RC and wang cars,and the garage and the four dragons casino,or i can say all LV pls i need anything to stop that im listening sad songs now and i really cried when i come over zero rc and wang cars and the garage.
if theres any solve for this problem please say to me.
and thanks to you all,with love.
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Data from ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles, indicates that the average retail sales price of Class 8 used vehicles sold in October was up 4 percent from September.
September retail prices were up 3 percent from August, according to ACT data.
In the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, ACT also reported that the average price for the units sold increased 4 percent month-over-month as buyers focused on the limited supply of low mileage vehicles available, according to company officials.
"Tighter supplies of equipment of all sizes continue to be a boon for selling prices," said Steve Tam, vice president-commercial vehicle sector with ACT, in a statement. "With the focus on late-model equipment, the average miles for Class 8 units sold were down 13 percent month-over-month and 14 percent compared to October of 2009," added Tam.
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New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year. They would be the first crop of students to take the new Common Core Algebra I Regents exam –– based on a set of standards that have not been fully defined for teachers.
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While I think a good case can be made for a moratorium on high-stakes Common Core testing, it should be pointed out that with regard to "In their rush to be first in the nation to adopt the Common Core, ...", New York is not in the running for either first state to adopt the Common Core or the first to fully implement it, Kentucky being first in both cases, with Georgia and Alabama not far behind. Perhaps of interest, neither Georgia nor Alabama plans to use tests developed by either of the two multi-state consortia, PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) and SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) when testing is scheduled to be fully Common Core based (spring 2015).
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(Le Mars) -- Today is the last day for Daylight Savings Time, so before you go to bed this
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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A former Forest City police officer charged in a fire at the police station and in the theft of a rifle from a police car has been convicted of arson and burglary charges.
A judge on Friday found Thaddeus Ellenbecker guilty of second-degree arson and second-degree burglary.
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