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Clayton Lake LbNA # 48443
|Storm Crow
|Placed Date
|Jun 12 2009
|Clayton, NM
|Found By
|No Doubt About It
|Last Found
|Mar 20 2012
|Hike Distance
From Clayton, NM take state road NM 370 north & west to Clayton Lake State Park. There is a $5 fee to use the park. Be sure to check out the amazing dinosaur tracks on the north east side of the lake (head east from the park office). To find the letterbox drive back to the "T" and turn right (left would take you back out of the park). Drive past all of the picnic shelters to the end of the road to pick up the "Nature Trail" (a sign marks the begining) that heads along the west upper shore of the lake. A very nice trail through cottonwood forests, meadows and along the edge of the lake. As always in the desert, be prepared for Sun & Snakes. I would bring gloves,a walking stick and plenty o' water and sunscreen.
Ink: Bring a pad of black ink as the image is of a Phainopepla (black crested bird of New Mexico)
To the box:
The hike is about 2/3 to 3/4 of a mile in to where you will find a nice bench in amonsgt the rocks. It should be shady in the afternoon or even at noon. Walk past the bench about 10 steps and turn to your left into the rocks. The box is in a cleft in the rocks with a chunk (not too big) of sandstone on top of it. Please rehide well and keep it looking natural!
I hope you enjoy this area as much as we did (by the way, I wouldn't recommend hiking around the whole lake because the whole north side has no trail and you have to go way up stream to cross the creek that feeds this man-made lake).


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Earlier this month I made my annual visit to Oak Grove Elementary School, whose principal Jill O'Connell-Bogle is a longtime family friend. There I spoke in front of approximately 275 fourth- and fifth-graders about what I do for the Ducks, and I spent most of the time answering questions from the kids. The questions ranged from the simple (like asking me who my favorite Duck is) to the more insightful (like the boy who asked me afterward what I thought about hybrid icing).
The Oak Grove visit is always made even more fun by the fact that one of the teachers, Mr. Elliott, is a huge Kings fan who encourages his students to pass on that passion. This year that was combated by Mr. Short's class, who were strategically placed in the front row and coached to ask me questions like, "Why are the Ducks so much better than the Kings?"
I had a great time once again, and the thank-you notes arrived in a large envelope yesterday. I read every one.
As usual, there included a number of entertaining ones, from the Ducks drawings the kids decorated them with to the messages inside. Some were scribbled on notebook paper, on sheets with a photo of Wild Wing at the top, on orange paper and – of course from Mr. Elliott's class – on grey paper adorned with Kings logos and other drawings.
Here are some of my favorites, complete with my comments:
You might be the only one.
P.S. How dare you.
Something tells me this kid is going to become an investment banker.
My head is spinning.
My work is done here.
I feel like I'm on the campaign trail.
No, but wouldn't that be cool?
Not sure how to respond to this one.
Wait, what???
And then there were the cards from Kings fan Mr. Elliott's class...
I highly doubt it.
Talk about a backhanded compliment.
Okay, this is getting out of hand.
This is actually pretty impressive.
I certainly do.
Pretty darn awesome.
Dustin Penner, as I shot this photo with my phone: "Is this NHL Revealed?"
Maybe we're nitpicking, but they don't exactly look much like the actual Ducks. For instance, the difference between, say, Perry (who's somehow been fashioned with brown hair) and Selanne is little more than the thickness of their eyebrows and an "A" on the jersey.
Meanwhile, Getzlaf inexplicably has some well-manicured facial hair.
Nevertheless, they're kind of cute, and if you're interested in buying them, click here.
Silfverberg sent his own descriptions with these photos, during which we learned he loves using exclamation points. (We also learned that Skickat från min iPhone means "Sent from my iPhone" in Swedish.)
Here they are:
Got one right outside the arena!
The bikes we cruise around here on!
From today when we watched Sweden men's team win gold in skiing!
And Teemu appears to be soaking in the experience away from the rink, as these photos (the first six shot by his business manager Pasi Jaatinen) attest:
With wife Sirpa and his parents at the women's quarterfinals game between Finland and Sweden.
Not looking very helpful as the group attempts to fix a bike for Finnish teammate Antti Pihlström.
Okay, now it looks like he's helping.
Doing some bike-riding in the Olympic Village.
With Corey Perry at NHLPA headquarters in Sochi.
With some Ducks parents in the postgame tent.
Walking to the arena on Friday.
Teemu looking awesome.
Our latest subject is Hampus Lindholm:
Lerberget, Sweden
Location: The port of Lerberget is a former fishing village on the Swedish coast in the Vasby parish and now an area in the south of the urban area Höganäs.
Population: Approximately 3,000
Current weather: 5° and mostly cloudy
Lindholm on his hometown
If you translate Lerberget to English, it translates to "mud mountain." It's small with about 3,000 people, but it's close to a bigger town of like 25,000 called Höganäs. It takes me about five minutes to bike to the center of town. It's an older town, a quiet little place. I lived there my whole life with my dad (a funeral director) and mom (who works in elderly care) and my sister. We moved around to a couple of different houses, but we always stayed in that town.
Playing Sports
I played hockey like 15 minutes away, but I would play street hockey there or soccer or basketball. It's a nice, small community and everyone kinds of knows each other.
The Weather
The winters get pretty cold and get some snow, but there is real nice summer weather there. We don't have a long summer like you guys have here.
Getting Back There
I go back there in the summer. It's very nice that time of year. A lot of people from Stockholm come down there in the summer. I've lived there so long, I know all the secret spots for swimming and everything. You go up to the cliffs and it's kind of quiet. You jump in the water from those cliffs and it's just really quiet and nice and perfect.
Our latest subject is Jonas Hiller:
Urnäsch, Switzerland
Location: Urnäsch is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, located in Eastern Switzerland.
Population: Approximately 2,200
Area: 18 square miles
History: In 831 A.D. a part of Urnäsch known as Färchen was first mentioned.
Current weather: 32° F and mostly cloudy
Hiller on his hometown
Funny thing is, in Switzerland, you have your birthplace and your place of origin. My birthplace is listed as Felben Wellhaussen, but I never lived there. I was born in Wattwil, but I grew up in a place called Urnäsch which is almost in the Alps, close to the German and Austria border. We moved there when I was 2 years old and I was there until I was 18.
Living in Urnäsch
It's a really small village, but it was nice. It was really laid-back, and I loved growing up there because you could go outside in the greenery, or the woods were about a two-minute walk away. It would get quite cold in the winter, but in the summer, you had a lot of time in the afternoons to play soccer or do different stuff with friends after school. When I got into hockey, there were a few guys my age who joined the team too, and we always had a good group together, so the parents didn't have to drive every single time. They were able to switch off a little bit.
Getting Into Hockey
I have pictures of me at 2 years old on the ice, but I really got into it when I was 5 or 6. That's when I started going to organized practices. I started as a forward and a defenseman, but I was always amazed by the big equipment, so I wanted to become a goalie. But it wasn't until I was 8 that I got into it, but my parents made sure I kept doing both so I could learn to skate and shoot. At around the age of 12, I didn't really want to be a goalie anymore, but the team was looking for a goalie so I was like, Okay, I'll do it for one more year. I kind of had a great year and I just thought, I'll stick with it. I've been a goalie ever since.
His Parents
My parents were both really into sports, not really into hockey at first but more into basketball. My mom was a teacher at the school, so even in the winter, we were able to go in the hall where they have sports classes and use them in the afternoon when nobody was at school. That was a little advantage I had there. She later became a principal and still does that. There was a printing factory that my dad used to work for, but he's retired now. He still lives in the same house I grew up in, but my mom lives about 45 minutes away, close to where she grew up.
His Own Private Rink
We had a huge balcony, like a terrace, at our house – about 20 meters by 20 meters – and my dad would make an ice surface right on it, so I could go out and skate right at home. It was really fun. We would inline skate in the summer. Underneath there was an office space, and one year a particular guy moved in who wasn't really happy because he could hear the noise up there all day [laughs]. So, that one year we had to stop playing hockey up there. There were other places to play street hockey and stuff like that.
Learning Foreign Languages
It has changed there a little bit, but when I was in school, you would have French and Italian classes starting in your third year, depending on where you lived. Those are the other spoken languages in Switzerland. Some schools, they start with English at that age and teach the French and Italian later. I learned French starting with the fourth grade probably all the way through to when I finished college. I started English in the seventh grade and continued in college, taking classes like three times a week. My spoken language is Swiss-German, which is different from High German because there is no grammar or written language. It's just a German dialect. I learned French, which I used to be really fluent in because I played in the French part of Switzerland. And I speak a little bit of English [laughs].
Getting Back There
I try to go back there in the offseason. I have made a home in the summer in Bern, which is where my wife is from and we have friends there. It's [three hours] away, so I don't get to see my parents as much as I want to, but I try to get out there as often as I can and enjoy some time there.
Our latest subject is Kyle Palmieri:
Montvale, New Jersey
Location: Northeast New Jersey, close to the NY/NJ border
Population: Approximately 8,000
Area: 4.009 square miles
Founded: 1894
Current weather: 20° F and sunny with a low of 13° and a chance of snow tonight and this weekend
Palmieri on his hometown
I was born in Long Island, but I only lived there for a year or two, and I moved to Montvale when I was really little. It was your typical suburban town, but I lived on a farm, so it was a little different from most people. It was my grandparents' farm, and they've had it for 50, 60 years now. It gave me a lot of space to do what I want, and I lived not far away from my grandparents. So, we always had plenty of family around, and the whole farm was run by family members. That was pretty cool.
Working on the farm
I have two older sisters and a younger brother, but I was the only person of my siblings not to work on the farm at some point. They worked in the store, which was kind of like a Trader Joe's that has a little bit of everything. My two sisters worked there when they were old enough, until they went away to school, and a lot of my friends worked there too. They always hired kids looking to get work.
I was always so busy in the summers with hockey and everything else that it was tough for me to commit to anything, but I'd help out if they needed me. A lot of it was cash register, but I'd help stock shelves and stuff. I never worked in the fields or anything, but we lived amongst the fields, so if my mom needed something for dinner or anything, I could walk out and pick something out of the dirt.
Learning to play hockey there
My sisters were in gymnastics, and one of their teammates had a brother who played hockey. He was around my age, so 5 or 6 at the time, and they had a rink in their backyard. That's where I tried on my first pair of ice skates. I slid around on the outdoor rink for awhile, and my dad saw how much I loved to play, so he wanted to build one at our house. My dad [Bruce] was never a hockey player, so we kind of both learned to skate at the same time. When I was probably 7 or 8 years old, he built me my first rink in one of the fields, because it gets too cold in the winter to farm. It was probably 100 feet from my house, so I could go out there and skate whenever I wanted.
My dad is a builder, so he picks up on that kind of stuff. He took it as a challenge to himself, something he had never done. He took care of it like you've never seen. He'd be out there in the middle of the night, filling the cracks and sweeping it. There were little boards about [ankle] high that went around the rink, and behind the net there were bigger boards. He put netting in and all that stuff. The boards lasted awhile until I started being able to shoot harder, and then we had to replace them every year. So, I started when I was around 8 and he's been keeping it up for 14 years now and never missed a year. He takes it seriously.
Playing hockey growing up
It's changed a lot in the years and gotten so much bigger there, but I had a rink within 10 minutes of my house that I played at up until I was 12 or 13. Then I started playing at a rink in West Orange, where the Devils used to practice.
Going back home
In the summers I live in Boston, but I go back home a lot. Most of the kids are starting to move out now, so it's a pretty empty house. My brother is the only one at home. One sister lives in Georgia and the other one lives close to home. It's only a couple of hours from Boston, so I like to get back there and hang out.
As much as Wednesday night's game resonated with Ducks fans -- who watched their team score a club-record nine goals in a 9-1 trouncing of the Canucks at Honda Center -- it meant a little bit more to one family.
I got an email this morning from a friend named Thomas, who was a former staffer with the Ducks and Kings. It read:
My Uncle Dave Myers – a long time Ducks season ticket holder – passed away last night at 67. You guys put on one hell of a show to send him off. We had started hospice Monday. He wasn't talking or opening his eyes since Tuesday. We put the game on last night to watch one last Ducks game with him. They say the hearing is the last to go – I am pretty sure he heard all nine Ducks goal horns last night! He grunted a few times throughout the game – usually after goal horns. When the final horn sounded – we turned off the TV and he gently drifted off at 10:30.
Ironically – he brought me to my first game in 1993. I don't think I ever would have worked in hockey had he not.
Anyway – I thought I would pass on the story.
Here is a picture of Dave:
Our first subject is Matt Beleskey:
Midhurst in Central Ontario, Canada
Location: Southeast Canada, approximately 70 miles north of Toronto
Population: 3,000 (approximately)
Founded: early 1800s
Current weather: 23° F with snow showers
How it's described: Midhurst is a small community located just north of Barrie amongst an area of 70-year-old pines. It is a 5-minute drive to the Bayfield Street shopping strip (the golden mile), 5-10 minutes to alpine and cross country skiing and 15-20 minutes from Wasaga Beach (largest fresh water beach in the world). Springwater Provincial Park is nearby where deer, bear, wolves and other animals can be viewed. There are also picnic areas and recreation areas where families and other groups can enjoy a day of fun and relaxation in the outdoors.
Beleskey on his hometown: "I was born in Windsor (Ontario) and moved to Midhurst when I was 3. My parents still live there now. It's just a small village outside Barrie. It's a pretty small, quiet town, or really a suburb outside of town. It was kind of the countryside, but not quite."
On playing outdoor hockey: "I played quite a bit growing up. We had an outdoor rink in a park right by my house. I just had to hop the back fence and I was right there. I'd be there every day after school, or I'd go find a better one that had some boards or something. There were a lot of them to choose from back home, so I have my fair share of outdoor experience."
On the weather: "They just recently went through a week of -20 Celsius (-4° F). That was pretty cold, but I hear they got into the pluses the last day or two. They get two or three feet of snow in the backyard, and it's pretty cold."
On getting back there: "I have a house out in Minesing, which is about 10 minutes from the house where I grew up, so I hang out there a lot during the summer. It's got lots of mountain bike trails, and it's right on a ski mountain, so you can bike around there. It's quiet, kind of remote, but it's great."

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Craft beer industry continues to see growth
The business of making craft beer continues grow in the United States.
"Growth of the craft brewing industry in 2011 was 13 percent by volume and 15 percent by dollars compared to growth in 2010 of 12 percent by volume and 15 percent by dollars," according to the Brewers Association.
"Back in 1996 there was a boom and it seems like we're going through one now," said Randy Schultz with Four Peaks Brewing Company in Tempe.
To keep up with demand, Four Peaks recently expanded to two new locations in Tempe.
Four Peak owners say craft beer drinkers want quality and freshness in their beverage of choice. The owners also noted that beer drinking is a culture, one in which consumers are savvy and educated about what they are drinking.
While overall beer sales have seen declines, the craft beer industry continues to show profits.
"Craft brewer retail dollar value in 2011 was an estimated $8.7 billion, up from $7.6 billion in 2010," according to the Brewers Association's website.
Currently, there are over 2,000 craft breweries in the nation.
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First Time Homebuyers Application
If you are interested in this program, please submit an application with copies all required documents to the CRA office. The CRA can be contacted at 954-457-1422.
Program Overview
· The City of Hallandale Beach CRA assists First Time Homebuyers with down payment and/or closing for the purchase of a first home. An individual who has never owned a home or has not owned a home for at least three (3) years is considered a first time homebuyer and is therefore eligible.
· Under the First Time Homebuyers program, the Hallandale Beach CRA provides up to $50,000 in assistance to be used towards a down payment and or clsoing costs. The applicant is required to provide a minimum of $2,000 towards the down payment.
· The assistance will become a second mortgage and take the form of a 0% forgivable loan for a ten-year period. HBCRA assitance will be subordinate only to a mortgage on the same property from the primary lender.
· You must apply and be approved by a financial institution (bank, credit union or mortgage broker) of your choice for the additional funds to pay for the cost of the home/new construction. The assistance will be disbursed upon the closing on the loan with the lender.
Download the Frist Time Homebuyers Application from the documents center
Minimum Requirements
· You meet the income requirements.
· You are employed or retired.
· You have an acceptable credit score.
· You obtain a first mortgage from a financial institution for the additional funds.
· You are able to provide $2,000 towards the down payment.
Income Requirements
Your annually income must be equal or less than the following current income limits (amended from time to time by Broward County):
Family Size
80% Area Median
120% Area Median
Effective: March, 2015
Loan Assistance Increments
The First Time Homebuyers Program will approve homebuyer applicants for funding assistance for amounts up to $50,000. The increments are as follows:
· Up to $50,000 for applicants whose income is below 120% of Broward County's median income as defined by the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Additional Monies/Funds for Buyer
Applicants are authorized and encouraged to seek additional funding from other sources. When award of additional funds is available the City's Mortgage must remain in second place.
Required Documents
Please be advised that in order to process your application, in addition to a completed signed application form, you also must provide photocopies of the following documentation:
Identification: (all of the following that apply)
· ID (Florida driver's license, voter's registration card or FL ID card)
· Birth Certificates or United States Passport
· Marriage Certificate (if owners/co-owners last name is different than spouse)
· Divorce Certificate
· Verification of residence, i.e. Alien Registration, etc.
Income: (all of the following that apply)
· Signed last 2 years Income Tax forms with W2's
· Verification of employment: pay stubs to cover last 6 months
· Profit & Loss Statement (if self employed)
· Current Social Security Award letter – if applicable
· Worker's Compensation letter – if applicable
· Unemployment Compensation letter – if applicable
· Pension Statement – if applicable
· Child Support (Court Order) – if applicable
· Alimony (Court Order) – if applicable
· VA Benefits (Award Letter) – if applicable
· Food Stamps (Award letter) – if applicable
Financial Statements: (all of the following that apply)
· Last 3 months bank statements (All pages) for CHECKING and SAVINGS
· "Gift Letter" is required if a relative is GIVING you funds toward the purchase
· Latest statement for all IRA's, 401Ks, 457K, Profit Sharing, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, etc.
· 90 day Commitment Letter / Pre-Approval from a lender-required with submission of application.
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· Proof of balance due on credit cards, car loans, bank loans, student loans, etc.
Full Credit Report (within the last three months)
· Rental receipts for last six months
Bankruptcy Papers
Certificant of Completion for First Time Home Buyer's Course
Classes are free, but you must pre-register with the agency listed below directly.
Classes available through:
Agency Phone Number Schedule
register: www.approvedbyhud.org
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Broward Housing Authority
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Tuberculosis (TB), along with HIV/AIDS, is the most important infectious disease. According to the World Health Organisation, 8.8 million persons suffer from TB and 1.4 million deceased from TB in 2010.
Strengthening the DOTS Strategy and Improving the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP), including Multidrug Resistant and Infection Control, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
Function of the project
About one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria, however only a small proportion of those infected will become sick with TB. Up to 20 million lives have been saved since 1995 through the DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) and the Stop TB Strategies. Bosnia and Herzegovina is categorised as having an "intermediate" TB burden, with approximately 1,400 new cases reported annually over the last few years and a TB-related mortality rate of 6.8%. The majority of TB patients in BiH can be cured with TB drugs as part of the standard treatment course, and resistance to those drugs is rare. BiH has excellent treatment success results with more than 90% of reported TB patients cured. Therefore, it is quite probable that the Millennium Development Goal of reversing the tuberculosis epidemic by 2015 will be achieved in BiH. The United Nations Development Programme project is working towards ensuring access to diagnosis, treatment and care for all people affected by TB, and to eradicate TB once and for all.
What we do
The targets under this project are:
- Ensuring the establishment of Health Care Management Units dealing with TB at all administrative levels across the country;
- Improving the medical infrastructure surrounding TB, and improving patient access to the most up-to-date treatment, by procuring of essential lab equipment for diagnostics and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards on the part of the medical professionals;
- Supporting the implementation of infection control policies focusing on timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment of particular drug-resistant strains of TB;
- Strengthening the health system to provide adequate health care for the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in BiH society, such as the Roma population. This track is reinforced by the establishment of an inclusive TB community care system, and by efforts from other NGOs who aim to enhance health care access through the promotion of communication and social mobility.
Success thus far
- Tuberculosis cases declined from 2,373 in 2007 to 1,190 in 2014;
- There has been an uninterrupted supply of TB drugs for all patients free of charge;
- An integrated, communicative countrywide lab network containing a comprehensive recording and reporting system has resulted in improved TB case detection.
Goals moving forward
UNDP BiH, as a Principal Recipient for the Global Fund to Fight TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria (GFATM), continues to seek ways to cost-effectively reduce the burden of TB in BiH. The key principle of the project is the active participation of the major health institutions in meeting these goals. The expected final outcomes are: continued high quality and easily accessible TB treatment, ensured sustenance of biosafety for all patients, a connective network of laboratories that are up to European standard, and reliable monitoring, evaluating and reporting practises therein.
Financial contributors
$ 854,148.77
$ 5,864,149.95
$ 3,591,848.95
|$ 3,965,828.36
|$ 905,977.00
*The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
Delivery in the previous fiscal years
|$ 2,161,679.00
|$ 5,367,642.00
$ 3,527,949.53
$ 3,051,209.37
$ 938,884.00
Geographic coverage
Video about Fight against Tuberculosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Status:
- Active
- Project start date:
- 10/01/2007
- Estimated end date:
- 06/30/2016
- Geographic coverage:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Focus Area:
- Social Inclusion and Democratic Governance
- Project Manager:
- Jasmina Islambegovic
- Partners:
- BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs, Federal Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska, NGO World Vision, Red Cross Society Bosnia and Herzegovina, Department for Health and other services of the Government of Brčko District
Related Publications
Framework Plan for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The PIH Guide to the Medical Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Although the large majority of tuberculosis cases worldwide are drug susceptible, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) presents an emerging threat to global tuberculosis control.
TB Tips
Advice for People with Tuberculosis, is a quick reference guide for patients. It is based on theframework-plan-for-tuberculosis-prevention-andframework-plan-for-tuberculosis-prevention-andframework-plan-for-tuberculosis-prevention-and popular tips that originally appeared in the first edition of "The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook".
Related documents
- Project document


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The overall administration of the Colleges is directed by the Senior Staff, which is comprised of the senior directors in each administrative area of the Colleges.
Members of Senior Staff include:
Eugen Baer
Dean of Hobart College
A member of the philosophy department since 1971, Dean Baer was named dean of Hobart College in 2006. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Yale University, a licentia in theology from the University of Freiburg, Switzerland; and a biblical baccalaureate from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
Phone: 781-3300
The Rev. D. Maurice Charles
Chaplain of the Colleges
Charles has many years of ministry experience in Episcopal and American Baptist churches in San Francisco and the Midwest. He previously served six years as Associate Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University. A scholar as well as a pastor, Charles has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Stanford, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Seabury Western Theological Seminary and Case Western Reserve University.
Phone: 781-3670
Robb Flowers
Vice President for Student Affairs
Flowers was named vice president of student affairs in August 2008, formerly serving as associate dean of students and director of residential education since 2004. Flowers oversees the counseling center, health center, office of student activities, residential education program, radio station, intercultural affairs, alcohol and other drugs education program, campus safety and Hobart and William Smith athletic programs. He holds a bachelor's degree from Houghton College, a master's in education from Alfred University and a law degree from the University at Buffalo Law School. He previously held administrative positions at Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross and Alfred University.
Phone: 781-3900
Louis H. Guard
Chief of Staff and Counsel
Guard was named chief of staff and counsel in May 2014. A cum laude graduate of Hobart College and Cornell Law School, Guard provides advice and counsel in a variety of institutional areas, assists the president with all major initiatives and projects, and coordinates legal matters for the Colleges. As Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees, he serves as the primary governance advisor to the Board. A Geneva native, he is admitted to practice law in New York and Pennsylvania. He served as an associate at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, in Rochester, N.Y., and Dilworth Paxson LLP, in Philadelphia, Pa. Guard is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).
Phone: 781-3065
Bob Murphy
Vice President for Enrollment and Admissions, Dean of the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education
Murphy joined the Colleges in 2004 as Director of Career Services and left in 2009 to take a position at Carnegie Mellon University. He returned shortly thereafter to become Vice President of Enrollment and Admissions, Dean of the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education. Murphy received his B.S. in education from Norwich University and a M.Ed. in rehabilitation counseling and a C.A.S. in student personnel administration at Springfield College.
Phone: 781-3622
Catherine Gallouët
Dean of William Smith College
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Phone: 781-3535
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Born in Nigeria where she received bachelor's and master's degrees in English, Ufomata attended University College London where she earned a second master's degree as well as a Ph.D. in Phonetics.
Ufomata is an alumna of Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management, Hampton University's Executive Leadership Summit, and Bryn Mawr's HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) program designed to advance women leaders in higher education administration.
Phone: 781-3304
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Phone: 781-3337
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Aiken, SC (WRDW) - A former North Augusta High School principal is facing trouble again. This time for allegedly shoplifting.
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An incident report says Terlizzi added extra items in the bag in the self-checkout aisle. The report says the stolen merchandise was valued at $45.18.
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William Clarke Quantrill's August 21, 1863, Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas, left nearly 200 men and boys dead and the city in flames.
Small wonder that over the years Quantrill's Raid has found its way onto movie screens - though not necessarily in historically accurate fashion.
KU's John Tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in Quantrill in the Movies on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Through film clips, analysis, and anecdotes, Tibbetts examines Quantrill through films as varied as Dark Command (1940), Quantrill's Raiders (1958), and Ang Lee's locally-filmed Ride With the Devil (1999).
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Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Latin America's largest company by market value, plans to raise as much as 129 billion reais ($75 billion) in the world's largest share sale as it seeks cash to develop offshore oil fields. The shares rose 4.4 percent for the biggest gain since May.
Brazil's state-controlled oil producer will offer as many as 1.59 billion new preferred shares and 2.17 billion new voting shares, according to a regulatory filing today. The company may also sell an additional 564 million preferred or voting shares depending on demand, with the price to be announced Sept. 23. The offer includes about $42.5 billion Petrobras will sell to Brazil in exchange for the right to develop oil reserves.
The share sale, including the stake being exchanged for 5 billion barrels of oil, would be the biggest on record and more than three times the $22.1 billion raised by the Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., the world's biggest-ever initial offering, data compiled by Bloomberg show. While share-sale announcements have rebounded in 2010, postponed or withdrawn sales have also increased 13 percent from the same period a year earlier.
"Demand should be fairly strong," said Ted Harper, who helps manage about $6.8 billion including Petrobras stock at Frost Investment Advisors in Houston. "The estimated pre-salt reserves make Petrobras very attractive."
Petrobras's preferred shares rose to 28.80 reais at the close of trading in Sao Paulo at 4 p.m. New York time. The stock gained 8.4 percent for the week, the biggest increase since the week ended May 8, 2009.
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Petrobras is selling shares to fund the development of offshore fields such as Tupi, the largest discovery in the Americas in three decades, and to save its investment grade credit rating.
Of the planned stock sale, 80 percent of the shares will be offered to existing shareholders as of Sept. 10 on a priority basis, Petrobras said in a prospectus for the sale today. The global offering will probably lead to an increase in the government's stake in the company, Petrobras said.
Brazil's government owns a 32 percent stake in Petrobras and controls the company through 55.6 percent of voting shares.
"This is only the first of many operations that will happen in the future with the pre-salt," Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said today in a conference call with reporters, referring to the oil-for-stock swap in fields located beneath the seabed under a layer of salt.
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The oil producer in a Sept. 1 accord agreed to buy the rights to the 5 billion barrels from Brazil after almost two weeks of negotiations. Petrobras will pay $8.51 per barrel on average for the reserves, more than the $7.50 per barrel that UBS AG analysts Lilyanna Yang estimated in an Aug. 11 note.
Appetite for the offering may be sufficient "despite the price being a bit higher than many investors would like," Frost Investment's Harper said in e-mailed comments.
UBS estimated in a report yesterday that Petrobras would raise about $12 billion from minority investors, excluding any potential government-run buyer such as state-controlled banks and the country's sovereign fund.
Petrobras has plunged 22 percent in Sao Paulo this year on concern it would pay more for the oil than it's worth, diluting earnings.
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Billionaire George Soros's Soros Fund Management LLC, which oversees $25 billion, sold its Petrobras stock in the second quarter, dumping its biggest company holding. BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest asset manager, and Banco BTG Pactual SA also sold Petrobras in the quarter, according to Bloomberg data.
"Overall market conditions still remain volatile," Oliver Leyland, an analyst at Mirae Asset Global Investments Brasil in Sao Paulo, said in a telephone interview. "How big the appetite will be is the million-dollar question now. I would be very, very surprised if you had a 100 percent take up."
The public share offering will help raise funds for a $224 billion plan to develop offshore fields including Tupi, which may hold 8 billion barrels of oil. Chief Executive Officer Jose Sergio Gabrielli plans to double output to 5.38 million barrels a day by 2020, compared with 2.7 million barrels in 2010.
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The price of the shares will be announced Sept. 23 and the American depositary receipts start trading Sept. 24 in New York, while the new shares will start trading Sept. 27 in Sao Paulo, according to the filing.
The company had planned to issue the new shares in the first half and pushed back the timeline as it waited for Congress to approve a bill allowing the government to sell it the deepwater reserves in exchange for stock. The measure was part of a package of bills introduced last year by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who sought to boost state control over the oil industry.
"There's going to be a lot of money entering Petrobras that comes from global funds and non-dedicated emerging-market funds," said Greg Lesko, head of emerging-market equity at Deltec Asset Management in New York, which oversees about $750 million. He holds Petrobras shares and said he may buy more.
Of the 5 billion barrels the government plans to sell the company, about 3.1 billion barrels will come from the Franco field while the Iara and Florim fields will account for another 1.07 billion. Petrobras, based in Rio de Janeiro, will also receive the rights to oil at Tupi Northeast and Sul, as well as the Guara East fields.
The company's debt as a percentage of equity climbed to 34 percent in the second quarter, compared with 32 percent in the previous quarter and 28 percent a year earlier, Chief Financial Officer Almir Barbassa told reporters on Aug. 13. A ratio of 25 percent to 35 percent is "ideal," he said.
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Now, the Steelworkers say, it's up to the government to do something about it.
Teachers stand up and fight
Teachers with Alliance/AFT of Dallas picketed outside the administration office of the Dallas Independent School district before the board meeting on Feb. 23.
Apple's iPod, iPhone, Macs made in inhuman working conditions
Apple made over $14 billion in the fourth quarter of last year alone - yet workers in companies that supply its products overseas, particularly in China are paid low wages
Demonstrators to Temple U.: Practice some diversity; union jobs for all
Demonstrators carried signs and chanted slogans urging "Women in the Trades" and "Union Jobs for All."
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Massive reenactment of 1965 Selma march will focus on today's battles
Unions are joining with civil rights and community partners in a massive re-enactment of the historic 1965 Alabama civil rights march.
The 99% rally outside DC gathering of the 1%
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Trumka: Big Banks' payment on mortgage settlement good first step
A $26.5 billion settlement between the states' attorneys general and big banks over the financial finagling with mortgage-backed securities is a good first step, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
Civil rights and labor leaders develop strategy to repeal anti-immigrant law
Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, has threatened people of color regardless of their legal status, and continues to damage the state's economy and reputation.
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My thoughts on Georgia Cyber Academy
After fifteen years of homeschooling, my children and I tried something new this year. I enrolled four of them in Georgia Cyber Academy. For those of you who may not be familiar with GCA it is a public charter school. I had several reasons that led me to this decision, and in hindsight, the Lord was more involved in leading me in this direction than I realized. He met several needs my children and I had using GCA.
I wanted to get a good feel for the program before I posted. I was planning on waiting until I completed the school year. However, nine weeks away from the end I think I now have a good idea of how it works, so I thought I would go ahead and post my review because some may be considering GCA as an option for the next school year. I want to give as much detail about what I liked and did not like, so hopefully those looking into the program can make an informed decision. I have found there are all kinds of opinions going around about GCA and thought that maybe my experience could help clarify questions people might have.
We just finished our third term with Georgia Cyber and only have one more to go. My children are in 8th, 6th, 4th and 2nd grade. Before you read the post I will let you know upfront that I pulled my two middle schoolers out for the last term. It really does not have anything to do with not liking GCA it has more to do with trying to plan a wedding, taking the ballerina to auditions, preacher daddy being out-of-town, and balancing several other things. My two younger children are still enrolled and will finish out the year. Middle School in GCA is flexible to some extent, but not nearly as flexible as elementary, which I will cover further down in the post.
I will admit I was a little hesitant when I first enrolled, I wondered how I would like working with a teacher when I had been the teacher for so many years. I was not sure how intrusive they would be, or if they would look down on my kids because they had been homeschoolers. What I found was exactly the opposite. Since I had four children enrolled, each of my children had a homeroom teacher as well as a Math, Social Studies, Science and LA teacher. This sounds like a lot, but really all your contact about your child is done through one teacher, the homeroom teacher. Your homeroom teacher will also be one of the other subject area teachers. I write all this to say with four enrolled, I kind of have a good feel for many of the GCA teachers. Everyone I met was fabulous. No one was too intrusive, or judgmental. They call about once a term to see if you or your child have any questions and make sure the student is progressing, as they should, so that they will finish the year on time. Unless, I contacted them I never had personal contact. When I did contact them, they were great about getting back to me in a reasonable amount of time. The teachers' main form of communication is through email, which they call Kmail, and is located within your personal GCA page. I also wanted to add that when I requested to withdraw my two older students for this upcoming term it was received well by the teachers. They were very kind and gracious, and the withdrawal process has been very smooth. Many of these teachers are moms like you and me who want to be home more with their own children, but still use their gifts to teach others. There were even a few times during Class Connect sessions I heard a preschooler in the background. It did my heart good.🙂
I know public school at home scares many homeschoolers and many don't like that it is as an option at all, early on, I was a little skeptical about it, too. I decided if I was truly for school choice then I would embrace it as another great option for parents to use to educate their children. Public charter schools are also great avenues for those who want to homeschool, but don't yet have the confidence that they can do it on their own. It is a great bridge from regular public school to homeschooling. On a side note preacher daddy and I had the privilege of being in a documentary dealing with education in the state of Georgia called Making the Grade. It was lots of fun and my children thought it was great that they were in a movie.🙂
Now a little info on how it actually works. Because GCA is a public school, they have to teach the standards adopted by the state. I have to say I was rather impressed with most of the standards and how GCA handled teaching them. GCA uses the K12 curriculum, which I found to be wonderful. What they do is go through the K12 curriculum as if it was a textbook, and pulled out the lessons that correlate with the state standards. They use what they called Class Connect sessions that I think in middle school are fabulous, but in elementary are not really necessary, but sometimes fun for the kids to go to especially if they need extra help on a concept. It is also great for moms teaching several children in the fact that during one student's class connect time you can work with your other children one on one.
Class Connects use blackboard collaborate to bring the teacher to your student. They hold class, the teacher teaches the concept to the students, and they in turn can interact by chat, polling, and writing on the wall, video or speaker. It is fabulous technology. My older girls really felt like they knew their teacher and the other kids in the class. I also found through Class Connect there are many wonderful Christian families involved in GCA. Another great advantage to Class Connect sessions is that they are recorded, so you can watch them any time during the day. On Monday's two of my children go to drama in the mornings and miss the live class, but they can easily come home, watch the session in the afternoon, and get their work done. Some children actually prefer the recorded session that way they can fast forward or slow down if necessary. In middle school Class Connect sessions are not normally mandatory, but strongly encouraged. If you do GCA without Class Connects for middle school, it can be done, but your child may not be on the same concept as those attending CC, and when custom assessment (bi-weekly quizzes) comes around it might be a bit difficult. Most of my girls teachers also sent the full power point presentation they used in the Class Connect, so that if you could not attend the class, or see the recording you could at least glance over the presentation to see what was covered. The only time I know of teachers requiring Class Connect sessions is when a student is performing poorly in a subject and the teacher felt that CC sessions would be a benefit to them, even then they could still watch the recorded sessions.
One negative I have seen mentioned by a few others about GCA is the amount of work required. Maybe I didn't understand GCA, but my understanding is that it is a mastery-based program and if your student gets the concept, they can check off that lesson and move on. There is no need to do the book work, or offline lessons assigned. If they do not understand the concept then they should do the offline work, but even then, not all of it may be necessary. That is the parents job to help determine if they need more help on a concept, or did they master it and just need to move on.
One thing I had a love hate relationship with is Study Island and custom assessments. Study Island is a place where the students practice the state standards. They can earn blue ribbons when they master particular concepts, and SI is not optional. The student has to answer ten questions about the concept correctly. If they do not pass, they will have to retake the SI quiz until they do. There is a study island blue ribbon to be earned for each standard, so if in math this year there are twenty concepts there will be twenty blue ribbons to be earned.
Custom assessments in elementary school to me are no big deal, but in middle school they come every two weeks and cover what has been taught to the student on the class connect sessions during those two weeks. There is a custom assessment for each subject area, so my middle school girls have four custom assessments every other Friday. It is not that they are that hard, the teachers even send study guides. It just seems like it is overkill especially if the student is already working on the concepts in Study Island. Maybe it's that I had so many children in GCA that I felt this way, but for what it's worth, I thought it was a bit much.
In my opinion, Study Island and Custom assessments are an example of what homeschoolers might not like about GCA. Homeschoolers do not really like inflexibility, and deadlines are not usually flexible.🙂 They also may not like the fact that you are required to take the CRCT in the spring of the year. However, if your child is doing well in Study Island they probably will not have a problem with the CRCT. Every three years a homeschooler is required to take a standardized test, so I thought of it as kind of the same thing, except with GCA it is yearly.
Keeping attendance with GCA is not a big deal either, each day you go in and check off the subjects covered saying your child was present and worked in that area of study.
Also, we started school at nine each morning and my children were all finished by a little after lunchtime.
GCA also sends all the books and materials to your door free. If you qualify based on income, you receive computers to use for school. Many of the books GCA uses I have purchased over the year as an independent homeschooler, things like, Handwriting Without Tears, some of the same books that you find on Sonlight reading lists, Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Early Reading Comprehension ,and Wordly Wise to name a few.
You can deviate from the curriculum if you need to, at least I did.🙂 My fourth grader was having a difficult time with a math concept, so I pulled out my old Saxon 54 and taught the concept using that book, and then when he had mastered it we went into the GCA lesson, took the assessment and checked it off. I would not recommend doing that a lot, but it can be an option on occasion. The goal is to learn the concept.
Overall, Georgia Cyber Academy has been a wonderful experience for my family. I don't know about your children, but my older ones always sort of wondered how they were doing compared to public school children. Even though I would encourage them that they were fine they still wondered a little. GCA put their minds at easy, and gave them an extra boost in confidence.
I asked each of my children what their favorite thing, and least favorite thing about GCA is, and here are their answers.
8th grader: Science experiments
6th grader: having teachers for each subject, cool books.
4th grader: it's fun, my teachers are nice
2nd grader: you get cool science stuff like goggles, and I have a nice teacher
Least favorite:
8th grader: Study Island
6th grader: Study Island and math
4th grader: Vocabulary
2nd grader: writing an essay
Having one of my younger children in GCA was an answer to prayer. I had been seeing some issues in the area of reading and felt like he may have an issue with Dyslexia. If you have ever checked into having a child tested, it can range from 800 to 1500 dollars. Our insurance does not cover things like this, so GCA was a gift from God. I really mean that. Upon my request, they set up testing for him, and we are now in the process of getting him the extra help he needs. This in and of itself, was a huge blessing for us.
Georgia Cyber Academy may not be for everyone, but it does have its advantages. Homeschoolers need to pray about the decision before jumping in. It is not as flexible as homeschooling, but it does have more flexibility than you might think, especially in the elementary level. If you need a little help teaching some of those upper level subjects it definitely might be worth bringing it before the Lord in prayer.
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Great blog post, and very thorough! Thank you for sharing your experience!
March 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm
My friend, Molly Channell, in LaGrange sent me your link. She and I have been talking quite a bit this year about homeschooling and the GCA. My son is a 10th grader in public school struggling to pass. The math curriculum is especially challenging. Like your younger child, my son has some learning issues which have become more apparent the higher he gets in school. Rather than going for testing, we chose to implement a 504 plan. In less than 9 weeks he has brought his grades up to passing or very high 60s. Biology went from 51 at midterm to 70 at the end of the 9 weeks. Math went from 28 to 77.
I am and have been a public school teacher for the past 22 years. I love my job and my students. Staying home is not an option for my family. I have seriously considered the idea of withdrawing my son from public school and enrolling him in GCA.
I think, at this point, that we'll stick with public school, but it was a blessing to hear first-hand how GCA is working for your family.
March 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Great balanced review. Love that you put what the kids like/dislike.
Katherine Pollard
March 16, 2012 at 8:45 pm
I would like to point out that you have an option other than GCA. You can pay for the k12 courses and enjoy all the flexibility of homeschooling without CRCT and bi-monthly assessments. My son is in his third year taking k12 History and Science. He enjoys all the Literature, but I found I needed to supplement grammar. The cost is about the same as other home school curricula – Abeka, SonLight.
My son enjoys K12 so much, that he asked to take at least Science and History again next year even though he will attend Independent Studies. He said he would not mind doing the extra work since K12 made learning fun.
March 16, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Thanks for sharing! We have loved GCA so far but my son is only in 1st grade, doing 2nd grade work. I am nervous for the year CRCT's start!
Thanks for the insight on the middle school years too!
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The DTN average weekly DDG spot price was unchanged for the week ended August 25 at $122 per ton. Of the 37 locations DTN collects spot prices from, eight showed increases of $2 to $5 from last week, five locations reported decreases of $5 and the balance of the prices were unchanged. A trader told DTN that prices are steady to higher as there seems to be more demand this week than last and there is more interest in export tons this week, which also has helped demand.
Other traders told DTN it was a very quiet week with DDG price movement flat to a little firmer across the board with most plants well sold in the nearby and prices are flat through December as well. Another trader added that prices were steady this week as domestic demand continues to be good thanks to cooler weather helping to bump domestic consumption while exports remain steady.
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Nov. 4, 1824
Jul. 10, 1862
Lineage back to Martha Washington.
"Wife of Christopher Allen. Who departed this life July 10th 1862. Aged 38 years 9 months and 6 days."
Mariam was the wife of Colonel Christopher Blake Allen. Christopher is likely buried next to her here ? Christopher was born in 1814 and died in 1869.
They were married December 24, 1839 in Warren County, North Carolina.
They had ten children in Halifax Co., NC:
Mariah Crowell Allen *March 4, 1857
Daniel Billups Allen *January 21, 1841
Ann Benjamin Allen *May 11, 1842
Charles Skinner Allen *Jan 6, 1845
Lucretia Brown "Bernie" Allen *Dec 11. 1846
Thomas Whitmel Allen *April 5, 1848
Martha Elizabeth "Pattie" Allen *1851
Paul D. Allen *Oct 12, 1855
Linville Hendron Allen *June 27, 1857
John Alston Allen *Sept. 18, 1843
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
The Bradford is named from the North Carolina Bradford Family which was prominent. It may be because these Colonists stayed together and came down from Colonial Virginia that these Bradfords were the same Family relation as William Bradford who came to America on "The Mayflower". It is likely so and needs more research.
There are also some Alstons related at Cemeteries in Chatham Co., NC on findagrave.com. Also maybe spelled Miriam ? Tomb says Mariam.
Notes for MARIAM BRADFORD ALSTON:
Thomas Allen notes: "Miriam" instead of Mariam was born in Warren County, North Carolina and died in Raleigh. The name Mariam is also used in her obituary and on her tombstone. She died giving birth to twins and is buried in the Old City (Raleigh) Cemetery in Raleigh on New Bern Ave, Morgan St., and Blount St. The twins are buried in the tomb with her. Her wedding date was recorded in Allen family Bible owned by Bettie Alston Allen Spivey. She was 15 years old when she married. Her obituary was in the Raleigh Standard July 16, 1862. Part of the obituary in the Standard, Raleigh, NC, July 16, 1862 reads: "Mrs. A. was a quiet, unobtrusive Christian, a kind neighbor and a most devoted wife and mother. She had been an acceptable (sic) member of the Methodist Church for a number of years. Her sorrowing husband and children mourn their loss, but they hope to meet her in a better world."
Mariam's Father was John Alston b Jun 15 1826 d Jul 15, 1862:
•Event: Will Written 29 Sep 1840 Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County
•Note: 4/226 2
•Probate: Nov 1843 Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County
Thomas Allen notes: John had a plantation 12 miles south of Littleton, NC.
This was approx near SR 1525 which is Jon Alston Rd and SR 1509 which is Odell-Litteton Rd.
He was an ensign in the 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment North Carolina Militia during the War of 1812. His will is in Halifax County, North Carolina Will Book No. 4, page 226.
I think he is at Alston Family cemetery in Littleton, NC. Here there are many other close Alston and Macon relatives.
Located in Halifax County, Spruills Bridge Road, State Road 1309. Take Highway 4 south of Littleton, go approx. 7 miles and turn right on Spruills Bridge near Airlie. This is the road between Littleton-Odell-Airlie. Go about 2-3 miles cross Spruills Bridge (aka crooked bridge) and go about ˝ mile. The cemetery is located 2-3/10 of a mile from the Warren County line. There is a gate on the right side going from the bridge. Go and follow the power line from about 1/10 of a mile. There will be a clump of trees on right. There are posts outlining the cemetery but no fence. These are the names on the plaque. In memory Gideon Alston 1765-1831 Frances Atherton 1770-1830
Mariam's Grandfather was John Alston b Feb 26, 1792 d Oct 1843:
Probate: Nov 1831 Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County
In Halifax county, on the 10th inst., Gideon Alston, Esq., one of the
counsellors of State, of North Carolina, in the 65th year of his age.
At Alston Cemetery Littleton, Halifax NC
Mariam's Great Grandfather was Gideon Alston b 1765 d 1831
The Great Great Grandfather was Capt. John Gideon Alston 1734 - 1784. It was John Gideon who married with Anne Hunt Macon of the Macon family. All of this is well researched and published easily traceable.
Thomas Allen writes: Gideon was born at his father's home, lived on land inherited from his father near the Warren County line on the west side of Little Fishing Creek where he and his wife were buried. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and an extensive planter who owned over 1,000 slaves. In 1805 and 1806 he served as state Senator for Halifax County; he was also Councilor of the State of North Carolina from 1807-1830 (Jordan Kearney's notes).
He disliked holding public office and preferred to be with his family. He often advised Nathaniel Macon. From Alston/Allston book, "He delighted in all kinds of sport and owned the finest game chickens of that day and was the champion cock fighter of all the country." Also "He was also fond of fine horses and delighted in fox and deer hunting and boasted of having the finest packs of fox and deer hounds in the state."
He died at home in Edgecombe County according to Vital (Records) Statistics of Edgecombe County His will is in Halifax County, North Carolina Will Book No. 4, page 78.
There is also a Buck Spring Cemetery which is a Macon Cemetery associated with Nathaniel Macon who is there.
*** What is a KEY POINT is that Gideon's mother was Anne Hunt Macon who was close kin to Martha Washington. he was named Gideon after Gideon Hunt Macon and Gideon was named for Gideon Macon who was Martha Washington's Great Grandfather.
These Macons were all near the township of Macon, North Carolina not far from present day lake Gaston. This name was taken from the Royal Gaston Family of France which were Orleans. I also point out the township of Aurelian Spring in Halifax Co., NC. Some kin were there as well. The Aurelian and Orleans etymology are linked and is a reference that Orleans had sought to conquer the area. Aurelian comes from the Aurelian Emperors of Rome. The Romans were of course interested in conquest, land surveying and springs. Later we see Romans harnessing the springs in roman baths. At any rate I interject this clue. These were colonial times and the royal influence all throughout the region to increase territory for the various crown families in Europe.
There is a Macon Depot near Nathaniel Macon's home called Buck Spring. Nathaniel was in the US House of Representatives and US Senate. Macon Depot established 1839, 1881 and incorporated in 1889. One can find this by finding Nathaniel Macon Dr., State Road 1348 and also Old Macon Highway SR 1318. Another notable family figure was US Congressman Willis Alston, Jr. in Littleton, NC area. Alstons and Macons intermarried and both very prominent and historic families. Another place to note is Person's Ordinary in Littleton which was a family tavern serving bourbon whiskey. "Mosby Hall" of Thomas Person Little who also ran Person's Ordinary in Littleton, NC where these colonial revolutionary war figures drank bourbon and plotted theri Coup. The Webbs are Person kin.
Halifax Co. was particularly important because of the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776 which lead to the US Declaration of Independence. It is a very historic quiet little town though un-restored like Williamsburg, Virginia is. It is largely forgotten although a key piece of US history. This event occurred in Halifax Co., NC. The link between Halifax, NC and Alexandria , VA is via the Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776 about declaring independence from England. Richard Henry Lee who wrote it was the Great Uncle of Robert E. Lee. Both events directly preceded and lead to the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Other notable family figures involved were Willie Jones, Halifax Delegate who was kin to Orlando Jones. Frances Jones was the daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon. Frances was the Mother of Martha Washington. This is the same Jones Family of Jones Orchard in Halifax Co. as the Macons ran all through this area. There are also Matthew Ransom and Robert Ransom. These are Kin to Ransom McBride. Anne Nancy "Ellen" McBride was Benjamin Davis Webb's Grandmother. Willie Jones lived at "The Orchard" Plantation in Halifax Co., NC. This was also not far from other Macon and Alston Property in adjacent Warren Co., NC. This is how Alexandria, VA and "Arlington Plantation" of Martha Washington in adjacent Arlington, VA are related to this part of North Carolina. These key Colonial figures travelled all throughout and drank bourbon together at Person's Ordinary in Littleton, NC. There is also "Mosby Hall" home of Thomas Person. Originally this area of North Carolina and Virginia were one territory before a State Line was drawn. These were Macon historic homes including that of Nathaniel Macon, "Buck Spring". At that time most of these colonial families all intermarried and so familial connections are abundant.
Some Allen Notes below:
Allens from Bacon's Castle, Virginia. See Allen Family.
I did see on www.findagrave.com two other Allen Family cemetaries one in Willow Springs and the other in Falls both Wake Co in Raliegh where Christopher supposedly died. Both of these are likely family cemeteries. That in Falls, Wake Co looks promising but established in 1883 so they would be kin not direct. Sign mentions Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. Appears many Kin here and historic Alstons and Allens . Some of Christopher's children are here and he may be as well or it will lead to clues.
701 Oakwood Ave
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Postal Code: 27601
Phone: (919) 832-6077
Christopher's wife is at City Cemetery in Raleigh Wake Co, NC and so he likely is there as well somewhere ? See www.findagrave.com
Notes for CHRISTOPHER BLAKE ALLEN:
Thomas Allen notes: Christopher was born in , Warren County, NC, and died in Raleigh, North Carolina He moved to Littleton and became a merchant. The 1850 census lists him as a merchant in Halifax County with an estate value of $650. On the 1850 census in Halifax County, NC, Susan Green, age 18, lived with them. About 1852,53 he moved from Littleton in Halifax County, North Carolina to Raleigh, North Carolina He became an agent for the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. He was the first agent for Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The 1860 census lists him as an agent in Raleigh and states that the value of his real property was $200. In the obituary for his wife, Christopher Blake Allen is referred to as "Colonel". He died at age 52.
His three youngest sons -Thomas, Paul and Linville-married their first cousins.
Christopher Blake Allen married Margaret J. Hill after his first wife died in childbirth
Sources: 1.Abbrev: Frances Henriette Kropp Florence
Title: Frances Henriette Kropp Florence
Date: 24 Jul 2001
2.Abbrev: Halifax County, North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, (1825-1854) And (1855-1891)
Title: Halifax County, North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, (1825-1854) And (1855-1891)
Author: David B. Gammon
Publication: 6410 English Oakes Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Tel. 919-848-9131
Tel. 919-850-1747
Date: 28 Aug 2001
The name Daniel "B." Allen was on family papers typewritten with no sources given.
From Marriage notices from Raleigh Register & North Carolina State Gazette, 1799-1825 is the entry Daniel born Allen married Lucretia Faulcon September 25, 1812.
Additional Allen family information:
1. James Allen b. BEF 1600 SCOTLAND m. CIR 1640 SCOTLAND _____ Tucker Visited Jamestown about 1608, and then to have returned to Scotland and to have married Miss Tucker about 1640 and returned to Jamestown about 1643 with his wife. He was said to be a Physician and had only one child, Daniel Allen who married Rebecca Richardson. It is thought that Miss Tucker was the daughter of Daniel Tucker, who was a charter member of the Virginia Company. 1st. Immigrant in Jamestown in 1608.
2. Daniel Allen b. CIR 1675/76 SCOTLAND d. AFT 1715 Hanover Co.-VA ? m. CIR 1698 VIRGINIA Rebecca Richardson b. CIR 1675 New Kent Co.-NC ? d. AFT 1715 Hanover Co.-VA Owned land and lived in New Kent Co.-VA
3. James Allen b. CIR 1699/00 New Kent Co.-VA d. 12-Nov-1771 Hanover Co.-VA m. 7-Dec-1721Hanover Co.-VA Ann Anderson b. 17-Dec-1706 Albemarle Co.-VA d. AFT 4-Nov-1765 Hanover Co.-VA
James and Ann lived in Hanover Co.-VA where he was a church warden at St. Paul's. He was later one of a group that broke from the established church of England and formed the nucleus from which Rev. Samuel Davies and others were able to increase membership in the Presbyterian Church of Virginia. James and Ann apparently never moved, but his sons came into Cumberland County a number of years before the Revolutionary War and then prior to the Revolution moved to Prince Edward Co.-VA. It was during the 1750's and 60's probably. Many of these Allens were members of D. Archibald Alexander's congregations (Dr. Alexander was a famous Presbyterian preacher of this era. Two of James' sons, Charles and James, Sr., moved to Prince Edward County. Sons Benjamin, Daniel, and Richard lived in Cumberland County. [Taken from: History of The Allen Family of Prince Edward Co.-VA by Lorene A. Roberts 1990 - 9 pages]
Bible Records of James Allen (1699 - 1771) of Hanover Co.-VA from the papers of Mrs Phillips from a Bible owned by Mrs. Anne R. Sclater of Roanoke, VA.
[Taken from: Virginia Tidewater Genealogy - Published Quarterly Vol. 20 Number 2 - June 1969 "Information on an Allen Family of Virginia" by John L. Patterson. The conversion of James is referred to in the following passage about the Southside Virginia Allens' in "The Life of Archibald Alexander, D. D. (p.178):
"They lived chiefly in Cumberland, but also in Prince Edward, and many of them were parishioners of Mr. Alexander. The root from which they all proceeded was (like various eminent persons in our memoir) a member of Mr. Davie's church in Hanover, and was converted, it is thought, under the missionary labors of Whitefield. Mr. Alexander heard from an eyewitness that while (sic) Whitefield was preaching, Mr. Allen fell at full length, as suddenly as if shot through the heart, and lay the remainder of the evening as one dead"[ Taken from: "Cherry Grove" A Brief Account of the Life and Family of James Watson Womack (1787-1844) of Cherry Grove and his families ancestral background (Ancestors mentioned include Womacks, Allens, Anderson, Watsons, Chambers, Massies and Poindexters by Egbert Hudson Womack at Hampshire House - Bronxville, New York - August 29, 1959. Chapter VI "Allen, Anderson and Related Ancestors" page 23.]
Resided also, "Meadow Bridge" in Hanover Co.-VA
Warden at St. James Church in Hanover
Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Prince Edward County, Virginia 1774-1910.
Ann: Died between Apr. 25, 1765 and Nov. 4, 1775.
Also see advertisement of her Allen Ex'trs in the Virginia Gazette, 4-Nov-1775.
4. James Anderson Allen Sr. b. 7-Jul-1724 Hanover Co.-VA d. -Oct-1793 Prince Edward Co.-VA m. CIR 1745 VIRGINIA Elizabeth Sims b. 28-Jul-1725 Hanover Co.-VA - St Peter's Parish d. 6-Dec-1788 Cumberland Co.-VA Settled on the Briery River in Prince Edward Co.-VA.; An elder in Buffalo Church. He was certainly a member of the Cumberland Congregation at one time as were a number of his children.
James Anderson Allen, Sr., was a faithful contributor on the pages of James Morton's account book up through 1792; after that he is no longer listed. James Allen, Sr., died in October 1793. Other members of the Cumberland Congregation were the John Mortons, John and Ann Nash, Elizabeth and Nathaniel Venable, the Woodsons, Womacks and Watsons - all of these are among those who moved into the Hampden-Sydney area in the mid- 1790's
James Allen, Sr., was a member of the Prince Edward Committee which on June 19, 1775, adopted resolutions condemning the actions of the English Governor of the Colony, Lord Dunsmore, in removing the gun powder from Williamsburg, but James, Sr. still at this time, "avowed unfeigned attachment and loyalty to the English king, George III." James later served on a county Committee of Safety formed in November of 1775 which implemented local organization and cooperation in the war effort. Clearly he was no longer loyal to the King.
James, Sr., was probably too old for active service in the Revolution, but he furnished supplies to the Continental Army. Many of his sons, brothers, nephews and sons-in-law were in the Virginia Militia in Prince Edward, Cumberland or Charlotte Counties. The James Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Nottoway and Amelia Counties is named for James Allen, Sr., and is a tribute to his great efforts and contributions to this cause. The DAR "Patriot Index" gives the following information that shows the patriotic fervor of these early Allens': "The Allens of Prince Edward County were great patriots. James Allen, Sr. is called a patriot by virtue of the fact that he was on the Committee of Safety for Prince Edward County and that he supplied the Revolutionary forces from that area. In addition to this, the DAR Index list three of this sons and one son-in-law: I. James Allen, Sr. b. 7-7-1724; d. 1793; m. Elizabeth Sims PS VA. James Allen, Jr. b. CIR 1750; d. 11-28-1808; m. (1) Judith
Watson,(2) Margaret Calhoun ENS, VA
B. John Allen b. 7-1-1757; d. 11-1-1816; m. Ann Sims SGT. VA
C. Charles Allen b. DIR 1752; d. 2-5-1814; m. Elizabeth Chambers
D. Archer Allen b. 4-6-1741; d. 1-26-1811; m. Elizabeth Allen
(Daughter of James, Sr.) MAJ. VA The DAR Index also list 4 of James, Sr.'s brothers who served faithfully as well as their sons. II. Benjamen Allen b. 9-10-1748; d. 1-25-1808; m. (1) Elizabeth Austin (2) Martha Puryear 2nd LT. VA
III. Richard Allen b. 2-20-1738; d. 6-28-1844; m. Elizabeth Donaho CAPT. VA. IV. Daniel Allen b. 9-12-1728; d. 1807 m. (1) Anna Harrison (2) Johanna Reed Hill PVT. VA. V. Charles Allen b. 9-10-1748; d. 2-8-1816; M. Mary Venable COL. VA In addition to his war efforts, James, Sr., worked to keep Hampden-Sydney College open during the War. He and four other men were named to draw plans and let contracts for the building of Hampden-Sydney College in 1775. He was elected a Trustee of the Academy and College. A note on John Blair Smith, first president of Hampden-Sydney College says "With Smith, men of great probity, high public estimation, and private worth, were associated with the seminary. These names include Venable, James Allen, Sr. and Morton."
Dr. Archibald Alexander, in commenting on the Allen's has this to say: "James, the eldest, was on of the most venerable men I ever saw. When I came to the County, he was above seventy years and lived alone. He was more than six feet tall, slender, pale, of benignant countenance, with hair as white as snow. Most of his time was spent over a large family Bible, which lay open on a small table and which he often moistened with his tears." (A footnote says Dr. Alexander may have been mistaken about his age as James died at age 69 in October of 1793.
Dr. Alexander also mentions an incident that shows that James, Sr., had a sense of humor and humility. "His Son James, Jr. before his conversion, was often irascible and in public brawls. He was of great muscular power. Son James came home one day in a rage, threatening to flog a man who called his father an old hypocrite. His father said meekly, "Jemmy, my son, be not angry. I assure you it is the very thing I have suspected of myself for 20 years." James, Jr. later died a slow torturous death of cancer which began in his lip.
James, Sr. owned extensive holdings along the Briery River. His will is recorded in Will Book 2, page 197, in Prince Edward County Courthouse; numerous trans- actions involving selling and buying lands are recorded in the early deed books. Besides being an extensive landowner and owner of slaves, James, Sr., was active in public life. He represented Prince Edward County in the General Assembly in 1782 and was Justice of the County Court. He is described in "Notes on Southside by Walter Watson, as a man of intelligence and property. Grandsons Christopher and Daniel, the son of Daniel, inherited the property on which he lived. [Taken verbatim from: History of The James Allen Family of Prince Edward County, Virginia by Lorene A. Roberts - 1990]
His will dated May 24, 1793. Probated Nov. 18, 1795. Will book, page 197.
5. John Allen b. 1-Jul-1757 Lunenburg Co.-VA d. 1-Nov-1816 Prince Edward Co.-VA m. 14-Nov-1782 Louisa Co.-VA Ann Sims b. 13-Sep-1760 Louisa Co.-VA d. 15-Sep-1843 Charlotte Co.-VA John enlisted in the War of the Revolution in Charlotte Co.-VA in March of 1777 for a period of three years under Captain Joseph Micheaux. He was attached to the 14th Virginia Regiment, Continental Establishment, commanded by Colonel Charles Lewis and Colonel Charles Sims. He became Sergeant of his infantry company and served in that capacity until his enlistment expired. He also served under General Green in the South. [Taken from: History of "The Allen Family" of Prince Edward County, Virginia by Lorene A. Roberts - 1990 - 9 pages ]Wife Ann Sims applied for pension for service # W-5603 Pension 1838 in Charlotte Co.-VA.
6. James Allen Sr. b. 14-Feb-1784 Louisa Co.-VA ? d. 22-Aug-1857 Benton Co.-TN m. 1811 Bedford Co.-VA Elizabeth Clevenger b. CIR 1792 WALES d. 28-Sep-1869 Benton Co.-TN James Allen lived in VA., NC., TN. & AL. Sources: Amanda Isabel Shepards' US census records: Benton Co.-Court Minutes: Benton Co.- land & Marriage records John C. Brown of Eva, TN. Elizabeth Clevenger was born in Wales between 1790-92. She was between 10-11years old when she arrived in the United States.
7. James Allen Jr. b. 26-Jan-1826 TENNESSEE d. 17-Nov-1901 Benton Co.-TN m. 23-Jan-1849 Carroll Co.-TN Mahala Ann Brown b. 22-Jan-1828 TENNESSEE d. 23-Aug-1860 m. 26-Aug-1861 Benton Co.-TN Amanda Jane Brackin b. 15-Apr-1842 Carroll Co.-TN d. 11-Jan-1882According to 1880 Benton Co.-TN census shows him blind. Was a Mason. James went blind when he was about forty; family tradition remembers him at the home of Elizabeth Jones, sitting with his walking stick in his hands, tapping on the floor until he had worn a hollow in the wood.----Robert H. Allen
Mahala: This info: obtained from 1850 census of Carroll Co.-TN family dwelling # 1733 of the 15th. District. Aka "Hallie" Note: Head Stone reads "Hallie".
8. John George Allen b. 4-Apr-1856 Benton Co.-TN d. 4-Mar-1932 Carroll Co.-TN m. 30-Sep-1880 Benton Co.-TN Elizabeth Reed m. 4-Sep-1895 Benton Co.-TN Martha Frances Abbott b. 24-Jan-1878 Benton Co.-TN d. 8-Nov-1964 Henry Co.-TN
4-Apr-1856 - 04-Mar-1932
John George Allen was born in Benton County, Tennessee the 6th son of James Allen (1826-1901) and Mahala Ann (Brown) Allen (1828-1860). John Allen 1880 census of Tennessee page 62. John George "aka" "Johnnie Green" "John Green & "John A." Allen. Johnnie Green was first married to Elizabeth Reed on Sep. 30, 1880 in Benton Co.-TN, married by Joseph Allen, J. P. John and Elizabeth had a boy named Andrew that disappeared during WW-I and a girl named Sadie believed to have married a "Jim Jack Allen and moved to Texas and never returned. His married 2nd Martha Francis [Abbott] Allen on Sep. 4, 1895, by William Riley Kee, J. P. Their children: McKinley m. Beulah Speed, Homer m. Josephine Ervin, Hattie m. Carlos Blaylock, Claradell m. Commadore Reece, Minnie m. Luke Jordan, Hester died at 6 yrs, Arlie, Dennison m. Corine Sheridan, Bennie died at 18 yrs, Johnny Bee m. Gay Jordan and Guy m. Hazel Bonds.
Johnnie and Martha lived about two and one half (2 1/2) miles East of Trezevant on Big Buck and Little Buck Road. Johnnie Green was a farmer.
Grandpa Johnnie Green favored pictures of Abraham Lincoln. He practiced an old time ritual of touching his finger to his tongue and then gently rubbing an injury, scrape, bruise etc. and mumbling under his breathe while doing so. I am not sure but, I figure he was praying or repeating some secret incantation. At any rate the injury always seemed to get better right away.
Johnnie Greene Allen took sick, and about the same time his daughter Bennie came down with Typhoid Fever. I cannot remember what illness Grandpa had. Bennie died of the fever, and Grandpa died soon after.
John George Allen is a half-brother to Malinda Louise Allen, the third wife of his father-in-law Henry Franklin Abbott, the father of his second wife Martha Francis Abbott.
Martha: Aka "Tense" "Mary" Martha Francis married John George Allen a half-brother to her fathers third wife Malinda Louise Allen.
9. Homer Allen b. 15-May-1898 Benton Co.-TN d. 7-Sep-1976 Henry Co.-TN m. 28-Aug-1918 Benton Co.-TN Josephine Tennessee Ervin b. 30-Jan-1903 ALABAMA d. 18-Apr-1968 Henry Co.-TN m. Ollie Bertie Crutchfield b. 18-Feb-1909 Carroll Co.-TN d. 02-Oct-1971 Henry Co.-TN - DOA Henry Co.-Gen Hosp. m. Pauline Hill. Josephine: Aka "Fennie". Cause of Death: Cancer of the throat.
Ollie: Ollie B. was second wife to Homer Allen . She went to school with Josephine and Lissie Ervin. Ollie B. was also married to a Taylor. Ollie was killed in a train/car accident in Henry, TN. Ollie was also a Taxi Driver in McKenzie, TN at one time.
10. Billie Nathan Allen b. 13-Feb-1946 Henry Co.-TN - Old Wash Bunn Home Place m. 10-Feb-1968 Paris, TN - Fairview Baptist Church Kathie Jean Chandler [Divorced]. I was born a twin, and my mother named us both Billie, her Billie June and myself Billie Nathan, AKA Bill Allen
11. Felicia June Allen b. 21-Jan-1969 Henry Co. TN
Family links:
Charles Skinner Allen (1845 - 1907)
Maria Crowell
Webb (1857 - 1890)
Linville H Allen (1857 - 1922)
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City Cemetery
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Robert Webb
Originally Created by:
Carolyn Goddard
Record added: Dec 12, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 23374261
Added by:
Carolyn Goddard
Added by:
Michael Hollingsworth
Added by:
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Added: Oct. 29, 2012
Michael Hollingsworth
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