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WHEELING - With the college basketball world officially saying goodbye last weekend to the West Virginia Conference men's and women's tournaments, a thought - well, several - popped into my head.
For one, there's still no word from the newly formed Mountain East Conference, which will include West Liberty and Wheeling Jesuit beginning next school year, as to where the group's headquarters will be located. Furthermore, we are also unsure of where it will contest its conference basketball tournaments, easily the most successful and well-attended events for the soon-to-be defunct WVC.
Let me be the first to say: bring them to Wheeling's WesBanco Arena.
Considering the Voice of the Hilltoppers, Reid Amos, who is also vice president of broadcasting at the school, is set for his first year as MEC commissioner, conventional wisdom says the conference will need to put down its roots somewhere in the Ohio Valley, thus affording Amos the opportunity to also continue his responsibilities at West Liberty.
Why WesBanco?
For starters, it would be unfair to hold them on campus at either Wheeling Jesuit or West Liberty, which by the way, don't offer enough seating, anyway. Secondly, reports indicated that attendance for the Hilltoppers men's victory against Fairmont State last Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum were in the neighborhood of 5,000. It should be noted that number probably received a boost from the fact the Falcons women played and won the women's championship earlier in the day.
The logical thought here, is that attendance would be far better and the atmosphere considerably more impressive in a facility that seats roughly 5,600. Can you imagine what the crowd would look like if the Cardinals and Hilltoppers squared off in the semifinals, as they did Friday in front of a sparse crowd in a building that can hold 13,000?
''We would definitely have an interest,'' WesBanco Arena executive director Dennis Magruder said Monday, noting that he has not been contacted by anyone representing the conference. ''It would be very good for the community.
''It would bring people into hotels, they would be downtown in restaurants.
''We're perfect size and with the new floor, expansion of hotels, it would probably make sense. And I think we both know Wheeling Jesuit and West Liberty are going to be very good basketball teams in the near future.''
As with anything, there are drawbacks. At the top of the list for Magruder is his relationship with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, who call the arena home. He said it would take a lot of ''working through hoops'' with the club, noting that WesBanco Arena would be unavailable for hockey for an entire week.
''The Nailers are a fine tenant and the conference tournament would be on a a very specific weekend every year,'' Magruder said. ''There are already several times during the winter where the arena is unavailable to the Nailers.''
The Nailers had a total of three February home games this season, and cutting into March would seem to be a substantial disadvantage for the club.
Looking strictly at geography, a move from Charleston to Wheeling would benefit seven of the 12 schools in the league.
On average, Wheeling Jesuit, West Liberty, Urbana, Fairmont State, Shepherd, Notre Dame College and Seton Hill would be spared 107 miles of travel. The flip side of course, is that Charleston, West Virginia State, Virginia-Wise, Concord and Glenville State would be forced to travel an average of an extra 134 miles.
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Video: Thousands Rally On Capiol Hill For Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Thousands poured into the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to urge Congress to pass immigration reform legislation for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.
A sea of people from 30 cities wore white shirts to demonstrate solidarity, held up signs, and waved flags from the United States and Latin America, while chanting "What time is it? The time is now!"
"We came to this country [from Mali] because my daughter and I were at risk of genitalia mutilation," said Cambo Konte who attended the rally with her eldest son.
In 2003, Konte, her husband and their three children decided to flee to the United States and reached out to a women's advocacy group. The government gave her one year to file for asylum but she missed the deadline.
"I had a really bad pregnancy and eventually had a miscarriage," she said. "If I would have known that was my only chance I would have crawled on my knees and gone."
Organizers of the National Rally for Citizenship hope the personal stories of those affected by current laws will sway the "Gang of Eight" - four Democrats and four Republicans - that are finalizing an immigration bill.
Elia Lizet de la Cruz Palencia spoke on stage about her battle to obtain legal status. She arrived to the United States from Guatemala in 1993 and tried to apply for residency but her application was rejected and she was deported.
"I left my three children behind, who are American citizens, so five years later I crossed into the country again illegally." Palencia said holding back tears.
Casa de Maryland was able to help Palencia obtain a work permit and she is now battling to get custody of her children who were left in the care of her former husband.
"I constantly live with the uncertainty that one day my work permit will not be renewed," she said.
The event also featured speeches from faith organizations, civil rights advocates, music artists, educators, members of Congress and local government officials like D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.
"There is power in numbers," Mayor Gray told the crowd while on stage. "The time is now for an immigration reform."
In 1986, an immigration reform bill was passed that allowed up to 3 million undocumented immigrants to become citizens. Since then, immigration bills have been filed and killed repeatedly.
"We need to move forward and find a resolution for all these families who are working so hard to better themselves and be part of this country," Konte said.
The bipartisan immigration bill is expected to be finalized and made public next week. It will then advance to the Senate floor for a vote before Memorial Day.
By: Jackie B. Diaz

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Ongoing Events
Historic Poole Forge Christmas at the Ironmaster�s - Celebrating a wonderful holiday tradition Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 and Dec. 7-9. Fridays 4 pm � 8 pm, Saturdays 12 pm � 5 pm, Sundays 12 pm � 4 pm. Children 12 and under free. Pricing/info call (717) 445-0472 or visit www.HistoricPooleForge.org. HPF is located at 1940 Main Street, Narvon PA 17555.
Good News Club at TVEC takes place every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:45 pm. The children will enjoy games, songs, Bible stories and verses - all free and loads of fun!
Honey Brook Library Story Time - Enjoys stories, songs, and crafts at the Honey Brook Library with Miss Jennifer. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 am from September 19 - December 6. The same story time is held both days. Best suited for preschool age children, but all ages are welcome. For info 610-273-3303 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nov. 7, 12 and 21�PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program (Chesco)�Free, confidential program to help individuals and families recognize and address a loved one�s addiction. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Government Services Building in West Chester. Pre-registration required. Call 800-221-6333 or visit www.proact.org.
Nov. 7, 12 and 21�PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program (Montco)�Free, confidential program to help individuals and families recognize and address a loved one�s addiction. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Creative Health in Pottstown. Pre-registration required. Call 800-221-6333 or visit www.proact.org.
November 14
�Ladies Night� at Plow Farms - 4 and 9pm. Collecting new pajamas for Women in Crises and also used glasses for Elverson Morgantown Lions Club. Refreshments and door prizes throughout the evening, plus �many� gal-pal gifts will be available. Plow Farms located at 4339 Morgantown Rd, Plowville, PA 19540
Costa Rican Adventure Informational Meeting - inexpensive travel group for dates June 24 � July 2, 2013. Canopy Zipline, Cloud Forest, Volcano Hike and much more. Three meals a day and hotel, all activities included. English speaking guide. Learn more, attend our meeting at Village Library, Morgantown, Pa. Nov. 14 @ 7:00 pm. For info email email@example.com
Honey Brook Senior Citizens Annual Thanksgiving Dinner - at White Horse Fire Company. Local artist & author Jere Brady will present �Interesting Quips of Honey Brook School Houses.� Make checks payable to Honey Brook Senior Citizens and Mail to Kitty Miller, 308 Morgantown Road, Honey Brook, PA 19344.Come enjoy this wonderful family style dinner. No refunds.
November 15
Gospel Concert � Bluegrass/country style gospel music by the Roland Zimmerman Family at 6:30 pm in the Farm Crest Gathering Room at Fairmount Homes, 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata. More information: 717-354-6804 or email@example.com or www.RolandZimmermanFamily.org
November 17 - Free Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner for veterans & spouse, veteran ID required. From 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., given by Honey Brook American Legion Auxiliary, Rte 322, Honey Brook, PA. To RSVP call 484-514-2269.
November 18
Daniel Boone Homestead Fall Lecture Series � Association for Graveyard Preservation. Nov 18 at 2 p.m. Presentation on the history of the Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation and its volume on Berks Historic Graveyards. Located at 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro.
November 24
Alumni of Daniel Boone High School from the years 1970-1979 are invited to attend an evening of dinner, dancing and reminiscing on November 24, 2012 from 5:30pm � 10:30pm at the Green Valley Country Club. For details call Fern Himes Detwiler 484-883-2154.
November 20
West Caln Historical Society meeting - on Nov. 20, 2912 @ 7:00PM West Whiteland Twp. Police Sgt Martin J. Malloy will discuss his book �That Which We Are� at West Caln Municipal Bldg., 721 W. Kings Hwy., Wagontown, PA. Meetings are free and h open to the public.
November 26
The Parkinson�s Support Group at Garden Spot Village meets Mon., Nov. 26, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Board Room at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The group will view the video �Nutrition and Parkinson�s Disease�. Call 717-355-6259, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
November 27
�Neighbors� community Christian women�s group � at Conestoga Mennonite Church, Rt. 23, Morgantown, Bible Study at 9:30 pm. Refreshments and free childcare. Stan Deen lifts our hearts and souls through his life experiences and God�s word. 610-286-9124.
December 1
Caernarvon Township Berks County Parks and Recreation Committee and the Elverson-Morgantown Lions Club Community Holiday Celebration - from 10AM to noon at the Township Social Hall in the Municipal Building (3307 Main Street, Morgantown). Activities include welcoming Santa as he arrives on a fire truck, a model train demonstration and a visit to the Secret Shop for gifts for parents. Bring your camera for photos with Santa.
December 2
Christian Acoustic Music Open Mic � 7:00 pm; Torch Community Center, Clock Tower Plaza, 2846 Main Street, Morgantown. Listen to local Christian talent or share your songs with others. Sign-up at 6:30 pm. More information: 717-354-6804 or firstname.lastname@example.com or www.facebook.com/ChristianOpenMic .


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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) - Lee Denim jeans will hold their annual Lee National Denim Day again this year and their Ambassador for the special day is Desperate Housewives Felicity Huffman.
For a small donation people around the country can wear jeans Friday, October 8th. The money raised will go to support the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Huffman's character on Desperate Housewives, Lynnette Scavo, is a cancer survivor, so the Emmy award winner knows how important research and support groups are for people battling the disease.
"It is an easy effective way to make a difference, all of us in some way or another have been affected by breast cancer." Huffman adds, "Donate in the name of love what is that thing you love. And I would say I heart my six sisters and my two little girls."
Lee National Denim Day is able to raise millions of dollars in a single day and the money is used to benefit groups to help women with breast cancer, either with new research or support groups.
The Wellness Community Greater Washington, DC a local affiliate of the Cancer Support Community is one of the groups that will see a portion of the proceeds.
The Bethesda based organization has programs like Laughing RX or laughing yoga to help women and men living with breast cancer.
President and CEO of the Wellness Community, Paula Rothenberg said "People are living a lot longer with cancer; they have a lot of needs associated with survivorship."
They plan to use the money they receive from Lee National Denim Day to help fund a weekly support group aimed at black women with the rare triple negative breast cancer strain.
All of their services are free at the Wellness Center and Paula said they are excited to be part of this great fundraiser. "It is very exciting for us that Lee Jeans has grasped the fact that it is very important that some resources have to go to people living with cancer, not just to research."
Since it began in 1996, Lee National Denim Day has raised more than $75 million. People can go online to sign up to receive a free participation kit.


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News Posts
Take a TR Tour of the Museum
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Learn more about President Theodore Roosevelt's connections to the Museum and to conservation, in a new self-guided tour, available as part of the Museum's Explorer app, or on our Web site.
The renovated Theodore Roosevelt Memorial reopens on Saturday, October 27. Join us for the all-day opening celebration!
Stunning Hall of North American Mammals Now Open: Meet the Curator
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Ross MacPhee, a curator in the Museum's Department of Mammalogy, served as the supervising curator for the stunningly restored Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. Learn more about him and his work in a video from amnh.tv.
Adventures in the Global Kitchen: Modernist Cuisine
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For some professional chefs, an interest in science and technology has transformed their kitchens into laboratories where centrifuges and freeze dryers are just as useful as pots and pans. In this podcast, Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, co-author of the book, "Modernist Cuisine at Home," discusses ways that home cooks can use common kitchen tools to create astounding flavors.
This "Adventures in the Global Kitchen" event took place at the Museum on October 11, 2012.
2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival Opens November 29: Watch the Trailer Now
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Watch the lovely, 45-second trailer for the upcoming Margaret Mead Film Festival, opening Thursday, November 29th. With films from over 20 countries, the Festival's theme this year is: Whose Story Is It?
Ancient DNA Reveals Arctic Whale Mysteries
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A team of researchers has published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale—a baleen whale that lives in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters—using hundreds of samples from both modern populations and archaeological sites used by indigenous hunters thousands of years ago.


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|Event Center construction progressing steadily
|Written by April Peregoy
Going over the details of construction of the new Event Center at the fairgrounds has kept Phillips County commissioners busy during the month of May, they reported at their Friday, May 29 meeting.
Progress continues to move steadily on the building, and commissioners have been occupied with finalizing details, such as how to finish all the floors.
They also recently met with the kitchen committee and Northeast Colorado Health Dept.'s Carmen Vandenbark to go over any possible safety issues and changes that need to be made. Commissioners recently accepted a bid from Scholl's as well to provide a new sound system for the building.
Coming up with the best way to replace the courthouse heating system is another matter commissioners have been dealing with in May. They reported they have exhausted every possible resource out there to find a cost-effective replacement, but have had little luck. Still, they hope to have a decision made by next month.
Ness resigns; Waln hired
Phillips County Weed and Pest director Chris Ness recently gave the county his two-week notice. His last day is Friday, June 5.
The county is looking to fill the new position as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, Beau Waln has been hired as the new county landfill operator. He replaces Bill Andrews who was promoted to landfill manager after Matt Meusborn resigned.
Airport meetings scheduled
Commissioners were scheduled to attend a public hearing in Haxtun Monday, June 1 regarding Airport Road 28. Recently, the Town of Haxtun sent a request to the county, asking commissioners to close a section of County Road 28, between mileposts 7 and 9.
The reason behind the request is that the road runs too close to the airport's runway, making it harder to secure grant funding for the airport remodeling project.
Depending on public opinion, commissioners said they will then make their decision after the hearing. They added they will only close the road if the town agrees to apply for the grant.
Commissioners are also due to appear at a meeting with Holyoke City Council members and state aviation officials regarding the Holyoke Airport's layout plan. An official date has not been scheduled yet as Holyoke's city supt. Mark Brown is waiting to hear when the state aviation officials will be able to attend. However, he expects it will take place between June 10-20.
Other business
In other business during the month of May, county commissioners:
—announced County Clean-up Days will be held Friday and Saturday, June 5-6.
—noted they will be out of the courthouse June 8-10 for the CCI Summer Conference in Vail.
—okayed the use of the courthouse lawn for the Relay for Life event to take place Aug. 21-22.


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KLEM Local Schedule (week of July 14)
MONDAY RESULTS - July 14
(high school baseball)
Le Mars (14-16) 12, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 9
(LE MARS) -- Colan Borchers drove in four runs on a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly to lead Le Mars to a 12-9 non-conference baseball victory Monday afternoon over Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at the Bulldog Complex. Borchers' two-run double in the first put the Dogs in front 2-0 and Caleb Cline followed with another two-run double to make it 4-0. The Nighthawks cut the lead to 4-2 in the second but the Bulldogs countered with four more runs in their half of the second. Matt Ellefson homered to left, Mitch Timp added a RBI single and two runs scored on a RBI single by Cameron Leff followed by a error in the outfield. After Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley closed to within 8-4 with two runs in the third, the Bulldogs added two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth for a 12-4 lead. Dayton Rand had a RBI single in the fifth inning and Borchers added another run-scoring double. In the sixth, Keaton Candor had a RBI double and Borchers added a sacrifice fly. The Nighthawks collected six of their seven hits in the seventh and took advantage of two Bulldog errors to score five runs before reliever Dayton Rand was able to quell the rally. Cameron Leff got the win, pitching five innings of one-hit ball. But five walks and a pair of strikeouts ran his pitch count in excess of 100 pitches. Rand worked the final two innings. Le Mars improves to 14-and-16 and will close out the regular season Tuesday with a varsity game only at 6:30 against Denison-Schleswig at the Bulldog Complex.
CLASS 2A DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS (make-up games from Saturday)
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
(at Orange City)
Cherokee 6, Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union 5
Hinton 4, Unity Christian 2
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
(at Estherville)
Okoboji 9, Sheldon 3
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 4, Sibley-Ocheyedan 1
(high school softball)
(region 1)
#1-Akron-Westfield (35-0) 6, Newell-Fonda 2
(region 8)
Glidden-Ralston 6, #13-Remsen St. Mary's (22-11) 2
(region 1)
#3-Woodbury Central 4, South O'Brien 2
(region 8)
Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 3, Treynor 0
(region 1)
Greene County 12, #4-Sioux Center 3
(region 2)
Spirit Lake 6, Osage 5
(American Association baseball)
Sioux City Explorers 13, Kansas City T-Bones 6
TUESDAY RESULTS - July 15
(high school softball)
(FORT DODGE) -- Well it may have come a year later than everybody thought but the Le Mars Lady Bulldogs softball team is headed for the 4A State tournament next week! Madison Heidebrink's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Holly Schneider from first base with the winning run and Le Mars stunned No. 2 Fort Dodge 3-2 Tuesday night in the 4A Regional finals at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. It was Heidebrink's fourth hit of the night and her third RBI. She tripled home a run in the third to tie the score at 1-1 and singled home a run in the fifth to again tie the game at 2-2. Her double to the gap in right-center produced the improbable walk-off win. Janessa Milbrodt threw a five-hitter with three walks and one strikeout to get the win in the pitching circle to improve to 11-and-10. Le Mars (21-and-16) will play in their first-ever State softball tournament next Monday at 11:30 a.m. against top-rated Dallas Center-Grimes (38-and-1) in Fort Dodge.
(region 1)
Le Mars 3, #2-Fort Dodge 2
(region 1)
#1-Johnston 12, Sioux City East 0, five innings
(high school baseball)
Denison-Schleswig 12, Le Mars 1, six innings
(LE MARS) -- Le Mars closed out the regular season Tuesday night with a 12-1 loss in six innings to Denison-Schleswig at the Bulldog Complex. The Monarchs led 5-1 going into the sixth inning when they scored seven runs to end the game on the ten-run rule. Brayden Schurke tossed a two-hitter for the Monarchs, giving up a RBI double to Keaton Candor and a single to Kyle Kliever. Le Mars closes out the regular season at 14-and-17 and will play Spencer at 5 p.m. Friday at Sergeant Bluff in the Class 3A District tournament semifinals. The game will be carried on KLEM starting at 4:50.
(LE MARS) -- Blake Wiltgen, Jarod Steffes, and Ty Kurth combined to throw a 1-hit shutout as No. 5 Gehlen Catholic opened 1A District tournament play with a 9-0 win over Akron-Westfield in the quarterfinals at the Riverview Complex. Wiltgen led the Jays offensively with three hits and two RBI's. Gehlen took control of the game with a five-run second inning, highlighted by two-run doubles by Wiltgen and Noah Livermore. Brady Heying finished with three hits and two RBI's for the Jays. Gehlen Catholic takes a 26-and-3 record into Thursday's semifinals against South O'Brien at the Riverview Complex starting at 7 p.m. South O'Brien beat Central Lyon 4-0 in the opening game Tuesday in Le Mars. Thursday's semifinal round game will be carried on KLEM.
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
(at Lawton)
West Monona 10, River Valley 0, six innings
Lawton-Bronson 16, Boyer Valley 1, four innings
(at Moville)
Ar-We-Va 7, Kingsley-Pierson 1
Woodbury Central 7, Westwood 2
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
(at Larchwood)
#4-Remsen St. Mary's (27-4) 9, George-Little Rock 0
West Sioux 8, West Lyon 7
(at Le Mars)
South O'Brien 4, Central Lyon 0
#5-Gehlen Catholic (26-3) 9, Akron-Westfield 0
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
(at Orange City)
Sioux Center 1, Cherokee 0
Hinton 6, Western Christian 0
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
(at Estherville)
Emmetsburg 9, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 8, twelve innings
Estherville/Lincoln Central 8, Okoboji 5
(district 3 / sub-state 2)
(at Carroll)
Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 3, East Sac County 0
Ridge View 5, Kuemper Catholic 3
(district 4 / sub-state 2)
(at Fort Dodge)
Southeast Valley 7, Sioux Central 1
Fort Dodge St. Edmond 10, Manson-NW Webster 0, five innings
(American Association baseball)
Kansas City T-Bones 4, Sioux City Explorers 0
(major league baseball)
MINNEAPOLIS - Derek Jeter went 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored in his final All-Star game to help the American League beat the National League 5-3 in Minnesota. Mike Trout took MVP honors by hitting an RBI triple in the first inning before snapping a 3-3 with a run-scoring double in the fifth. Miguel Cabrera smacked a two-run homer to help the AL overcome a pair of RBI doubles by Jonathan Lucroy.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS - July 16
(American Association baseball)
Kansas City T-Bones 5, Sioux City Explorers 2
THURSDAY RESULTS - July 17
(high school baseball)
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
Lawton-Bronson 12, West Monona 2, six innings
Woodbury Central 10, Ar-We-Va 4
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
#4-Remsen St. Mary's 4, West Sioux 0
#5-Gehlen Catholic 5, South O'Brien 0
(LE MARS) -- Mitchell Flack and Brady Heying combined on a four-hit shutout and Lucas Hunt drove in three runs to lead No. 5 Gehlen Catholic to a 5-0 semifinal round win over South O'Brien at the Riverview Complex Thursday night in the 1A Districts. Flack worked out of a bases loaded jam in the first inning by striking out the final two batters. He was in control for much of the rest of the game, walking two, hitting two batters and striking out nine. Heying worked the seventh inning and retired all three hitters he faced. Hunt broke up the scoreless tie with Gehlen's first hit of the night off senior Bret Puhrmann in the third inning. The Jays added four more runs in a nine-batter fourth inning to break the game open. Flack made it 2-0 with a RBI single and Jarod Steffes scored the Jays third run on a wild pitch. Hunt then stroked a two-run, bases-loaded single to right for a 5-0 lead. Blake Wiltgen also had two hits for Gehlen, who finished with eight hits off Puhrmann. Gehlen improves to 27-and-3 and will meet No. 4 Remsen St. Mary's (28-and-4) Saturday night in the district-two finals at Gehlen's Riverview Complex at 7 p.m. The game will be carried on KLEM. The Hawks have handed Gehlen two of their three losses by 6-0 and 5-4 scores.
FRIDAY RESULTS - July 18
(high school baseball)
(SERGEANT BLUFF) -- Le Mars scored on four sacrifice flies, two by Dayton Rand, to back Colan Borchers' fifth straight win on the mound as the Bulldogs beat Spencer 4-2 Friday night in the 3A District semifinals at Sergeant Bluff. Rand drove in the first two runs with sac-flies in the first and third innings. Chase Habben's RBI single in the bottom of the third for Spencer cut the Bulldog lead to 2-1. Caleb Cline lifted a sac-fly to right in the fourth for a 3-1 advantage but the Tigers' Caleb Heisinger closed the gap to 3-2 in the fifth with a two-out, RBI single. Borchers escaped further damage in the fifth when got Luke Petersen on a ground out with the bases loaded. Cameron Leff had a sacrifice fly to right in the sixth to extend the lead to two runs again. Spencer outhit Le Mars 9-6 but stranded nine base runners. Borchers (6-2), who had double-digit strike out totals in his last four starts, fanned a mere three against the Tigers and finished with one walk. Keaton Candor had three hits and was hit by a pitch in his four at-bats to lead the Bulldogs at the plate. He scored twice. Le Mars had their lead-off hitter reach base in all seven innings with four of them scoring. Le Mars improves to 15-and-17 for the season and will play in the District finals Monday night in Sergeant Bluff at 7 p.m.
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
(at Orange City)
#2-Bishop Heelan (30-7) 11, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (15-14) 1, five innings
M-O-C/Floyd Valley (22-8) 10, Spirit Lake (15-9) 0, five innings
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
(at Sergeant Bluff)
Le Mars (15-17) 4, Spencer (16-9) 2
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (22-11) 18, Storm Lake (2-24) 0, four innings
(sub-state 1)
#6-Dowling Catholic 2, Sioux City West 1, eleven innings
Ames 4, Sioux City East 2
Fort Dodge 3, Sioux City North 2, eight innings
(American Association baseball)
Wichita Wingnuts 4, Sioux City Explorers 3
(major league baseball)
N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 3
Texas 5, Toronto 1
Cleveland 9, Detroit 3
Boston 5, Kansas City 4
Chicago White Sox 3, Houston 2
Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 2
Oakland 5, Baltimore 4
L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2, 16 innings
Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 2
Milwaukee 4, Washington 2
San Francisco 9, Miami 1
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 4
St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 4
N.Y. Mets 5, San Diego 4
SATURDAY RESULTS - July 19
(high school baseball)
(LE MARS) -- No. 5 Gehlen Catholic rallied from a 6-1 deficit to win 7-6 in a seventh inning walk-off against No. 4 Remsen St. Mary's Saturday night in the 1A District finals at Gehlen's Riverview Complex. Solomon Freking's one-out single to left scored Austin Herbst from second base with the winner to cap an incredible rally by the Jays as they avenged two regular season losses to the Hawks. Andrew Pottebaum's two-run double in the first inning gave St. Mary's a 2-0 head start. Brady Heying's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first made it 2-1. Starting pitcher's Matt Wesselmann for St. Mary's and Blake Wiltgen for Gehlen got locked in after that, matching zeros for the next three innings. A pair of one out walks to the number eight and nine batters in the Hawks line-up opened the door to a four-run fifth inning by St. Mary's. Erik Willman squeezed a run across with a second runner scoring when the throw to first base on the bunt attempt went down the right field line. Elliott Conover and Andrew Pottebaum followed with RBI hits for a 6-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth. Gehlen proceeded to score six runs on eight hits in their final three at-bats. Three runs scored in the fifth on RBI hits by Brady Heying, Blake Wiltgen and Mitchell Flack to trim the deficit to 6-4. The Jays tied it in the sixth on a RBI ground out by Heying and a RBI double by Jarod Steffes. The late game rally by the Jays was fueled by a pair of double plays to end both the sixth and seventh innings defensively. Brady Heying (8-0) got the win in relief while Elliott Conover (6-3) took the loss. Heying drove in three runs for the Jays and Lucas Hunt had three hits and scored three runs. Andrew Pottebaum had three RBI's for Remsen St. Mary's. The Hawks close out a 28-and-5 season while Gehlen Catholic improves to 28-and-3 and will meet Woodbury Central in the Sub-State finals Tuesday night at the Le Mars Community Bulldog Complex at 7 p.m. The game will be carried on KLEM. Gehlen handed the Wildcats an 11-0 setback in June at the J-Club Tournament.
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
Woodbury Central (22-7) 13, Lawton-Bronson (17-12) 3, five innings
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
#5-Gehlen Catholic (28-3) 7, #4-Remsen St. Mary's (28-5) 6
(district 1 / sub-state 1)
Hinton (22-8) 7, Sioux Center (24-4) 2
(district 2 / sub-state 1)
Emmetsburg 2, Estherville/Lincoln Central 1
(district 3 / sub-state 2)
Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 5, Ridge View 1
(district 4 / sub-state 2)
Southeast Valley 7, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 5
(American Association baseball)
Wichita Wingnuts 4, Sioux City Explorers 3
(major league baseball)
N.Y. Yankees 7, Cincinnati 1
Toronto 4, Texas 1
Cleveland 6, Detroit 2, 1st game
Cleveland 5, Detroit 2, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 3
Boston 2, Kansas City 1
Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 1
Baltimore 8, Oakland 4
Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 2, 12 innings
St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2, 11 innings
Washington 8, Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1
San Francisco 5, Miami 3
Arizona 9, Chicago Cubs 3
San Diego 6, N.Y. Mets 0
SUNDAY RESULTS - July 20
(American Association baseball)
Wichita Wingnuts 8, Sioux City Explorers 5
(major league baseball)
N.Y. Yankees 3, Cincinnati 2
Toronto 9, Texas 6
Detroit 5, Cleveland 1
Boston 6, Kansas City 0
Houston 11, Chicago White Sox 7
Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 3
L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 5
Oakland 10, Baltimore 2
Miami 3, San Francisco 2
Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 3
Washington 5, Milwaukee 4
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 2
Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2
San Diego 2, N.Y. Mets 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, St. Louis 3
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Girl Scouts In Rough Water
After 100 years, organization facing decline in membership, $347M pension shortfall
June 24, 2013
(AP) — Given the friction and financial woes facing the Girl Scouts these days, perhaps it's time for a giant friendship circle....
Who really lives a traditional lifestyle that existed in the fifties and sixties; few places remain where that has any validity. Like those social/service clubs as the Elks, Moose, Odd Fellows--the more serious fraternal ones like the Masonic Order or even the Knights of Columbus--in the metropolitan regions of the U.S., including the South, membership in those organizations has fallen off a cliff. Ditto for what is happening with the Girl Scouts--has anyone really looked at all the special interest, after school activities, including private tutoring that are the norm in many areas of the U.S.? There are only so many hours of the day or week, even month; I am thinking of all the trips made on the freeways or interstates, carrying pre teen children around for after or pre school hour special programs. Don't even think about teens who drive, so many of them are the junior adults who work, for extra money or these days, additional income to help support their families.
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"Since 2003, the Girl Scouts have undergone a thorough transformation aimed at making their programs and image more relevant to a diverse population of girls. Changes have affected uniforms, handbooks, program materials, even the logo and the fine print on the boxes of Girl Scout cookies."
Maybe in NY and other blue areas of this country people think the traditions of the GS's is outdated, but in Middle America, where GS is/was strongest we do not. This I would bet is what lead the the decline. Tradition is not "static".
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Here we go, that ugly word "Diversity" In todays world in the U.S. diversity is the key to everything. We have see what it has done to our schools, organizations, polotics, Boy Scouts. You name it. Seems that all touched by it is going down hill.
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The Girl Scouts also have links with Planned Parenthood causing many parents to have their daughters join Frontier Girls. *******frontiergirlsclubs****/
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But ultimately it is our children who lose.
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The girl scouts have the same problem that every organization, including government, faces.
The CEO of United Way gets a salary of almost $1 Million a year while a bunch of good-hearted volunteers work for FREE.
I laugh at the liberal idiots here who claim the solution to the health care system is NON PROFIT!!
Look at the mess the non-porfit charities and city and state governments are into!!!
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Once again the infiltration of liberalism has aided in destroying a once great American institution.
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"The worker said cookie sales declined by at least 5 percent and budgets are expected to be cut by about 10 percent.
Chavez came on as CEO on Oct. 1, 2011. She was paid $98,000 for three months of work in 2011 — out of a salary of $393,380 for a full year. She also got $71,906 in "other compensation" that year including expenses to move to New Jersey and retirement-plan contributions, according to tax filings."
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Why is an entirely VOLUNTEER organization operating with legacy costs???
100% of all cookie sales should be going to funding ACTIVITIES and supplies for the girl scouts NOT payroll and pensions!!
And parents need to get their kids involved in scouting
NOTHING does more in a childs development than their years in scouting!
And judging from the inked up, pierced up freaks walking the streets, scouting needed more than ever!!
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PARACHUTE - It's been more than a month since the presidential election, and business is still down at VJ's Outlaw Ribbs in Parachute, the restaurant that operator Jean Johnson believes has been the target of a politically motivated boycott by natural gas industry workers.
Former Denver Bronco Vance Johnson owns the barbecue joint, but his mother and father, Jean and Eugene, run it.
The Johnsons claim to have lost about 75 percent of their business after hosting an event for the Garfield County Democratic Party in mid-October, and allowing Democrats and Republicans to post yard signs outside the restaurant.
Representatives of gas companies Encana, Williams Midstream and WPX Energy, all of which operate near Parachute, have denied participating in a boycott. Yet Johnson said that while Encana workers have started returning to her restaurant, many former regulars who work for Williams and WPX have stayed away.
Johnson added she heard that an internal investigation at WPX Energy revealed the source of a communication urging employees to boycott her restaurant.
While WPX spokeswoman Susan Alvillar confirmed that an investigation had taken place, she declined to discuss its results.
"I have reached out to the Johnsons personally a number of times, and in our minds the matter is closed," she said.
Certainly, Johnson said, the struggling economy could be playing a role in the recent slowdown at her restaurant.
"This time of year is always slow, because people are getting ready for Christmas," she said.
Yet she believes there's more in play than the economy alone, and the decline in business from Williams and WPX workers makes her suspect a boycott.
Since the situation was first publicized last month, Johnson said the decline of customers had been partially offset by an outpouring of support from people reacting to the alleged boycott.
"I've been really thankful that a lot of people in the community have come to our aid," she said. "I've had people from as far away as Aspen and Grand Junction, and we had a person from Pueblo who brought their whole family to eat here."
Other gas companies have also hired VJ's to cater their events, Johnson said, as has the Garfield County Energy Advisory Board, which holds monthly meetings on gas-related issues.
In spite of that, Johnson said she's had to cut many of her employees from four or five days a week down to two, reduce her morning and weekend hours, and cut her cooks' wages.
"It's been hurtful, but I don't need two cooks there a lot of times," she said.
Still, Johnson remains hopeful the restaurant will survive.
"I've been disturbed by the experience," Johnson said, "but I have faith in God that he's going to see us through it."


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