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Research Staff - Dr Stephen Kwong
|Research Associate
|+61 2 9351 5998
|+61 2 9351 4771
|Mobile Phone:
|Room 216
|A12 - Macleay, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
Areas of Interest
Plasmids are extrachromosomal DNA elements that are an important genetic component in many bacteria. Plasmids promote the spread of genes between bacterial cells leading to remarkable diversity and adaptability. In hospital environments, plasmids have played a central role in the evolution of antibiotic resistant "superbugs" such as multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
I am interested in the molecular biology of plasmid replication and maintenance systems. These genetic systems define the ability of plasmids to establish and persist in new bacterial hosts. The multiresistance staphylococcal plasmids pSK41 and pSK1 serve as prototypes in our laboratory for the study of replication. Areas that are actively being studied include:
- Molecular characterisation of antisense RNA-mediated replication control systems
- Molecular interactions between replication initiation proteins and origins of replication
- Identification of host-factors required for efficient plasmid replication
- Novel strategies for the elimination of plasmids
Research Output
Journal Publications
- Kwong, S.M., Jensen, S.O., Firth, N. (2010) Prevalence of Fst-like toxin antitoxin systems. Microbiology 156:975-7.
- Perez-Roth, E., Kwong, S.M., Alcoba-Florez, J., Firth, N., Mendez-Alvarez, S. (2010) Complete nucleotide sequence and comparative analysis of pPR9, a 41.7-kilobase conjugative staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid conferring high-level mupirocin resistance. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 54:2252-7.
- Jensen, S.O., Apisiridej, S., Kwong, S.M., Yang, Y.H., Skurray, R.A., Firth, N. (2010) Analysis of the prototypical Staphylococcus aureus multiresistance plasmid pSK1. Plasmid 64:135-42.
- Ni, L., Jensen, S.O., Ky Tonthat, N., Berg, T., Kwong, S.M., Guan, F.H., Brown, M.H., Skurray, R.A., Firth, N., Schumacher, M.A. (2009) The Staphylococcus aureus pSK41 plasmid-encoded ArtA protein is a master regulator of plasmid transmission genes and contains a RHH motif used in alternate DNA-binding modes. Nucleic Acids Research 37:6970-83.
- Weaver, K.E., S.M. Kwong, N. Firth, and M.V. Francia (2009) The RepA_N replicons of Gram-positive bacteria: A family of broadly distributed but narrow host range plasmids. Plasmid 61:94-109.
- Jensen, S.O., S.M. Kwong, B.R. Lyon, and N. Firth (2008) Evolution of multiple drug resistance in staphylococci. Microbiology Australia 29:120-4.
- Kwong, S.M., R. Lim, R.J. LeBard, R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2008) Analysis of the pSK1 replicon, a prototype from the staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid family. Microbiology 154:3084-94.
- Kwong, S.M. and N. Firth (2006) Regulatory RNA molecules. Microbiology Australia 27(3):124-7.
- Kwong, S.M., R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2006) Replication control of staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid pSK41: an antisense RNA mediates dual-level regulation of Rep expression. Journal of Bacteriology 188:4404-12
- Kwong, S.M., R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2004) Staphylococcus aureus multiresistance plasmid pSK41: Analysis of the replication region, initiator binding and antisense RNA control. Molecular Microbiology 51: 497-509.
- Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, and C.L. Poh (2001) Molecular analysis of the pRA2 partitioning region: ParB autoregulates parAB transcription and forms a nucleoprotein complex with the plasmid partitioning site, parS. Molecular Microbiology 40: 621-33.
- Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, A. Suwanto and C.L. Poh (2000) Characterization of the endogenous plasmid from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867: DNA sequence and mechanism of transfer. Journal of Bacteriology 182:81-90.
- Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, D. Chuah and C.L. Poh (1998) Sequence analysis of plasmid pRA2 from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867 reveals a novel replication region. FEMS Microbiology Letters 158:159-65.
- Yeo, C.C., J.M. Tham, S.M. Kwong and C.L. Poh (1998) Characterization of the pac25I restriction-modification genes isolated from the endogenous pRA2 plasmid from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867. Plasmid 40:203-13.
- Yeo, C.C., J.M. Tham, S.M. Kwong, S. Yiin and C.L. Poh (1998) Tn5563, a transposon encoding putative mercuric ion transport proteins located on plasmid pRA2 of Pseudomonas alcaligenes. FEMS Microbiology Letters 165:253-60.


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KACV fall pledge drive begins today with show
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Night on the Town set Saturday
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Childs: Publication useful to potential Colonial Dames members
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Aggie scholarship golf tournament Aug. 11
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Capturing, creating beauty of reflections
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On the calendar
"Glitter, Glamour And Glitz: Texas Pageant And Festival Gowns," through Dec. 31, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. 651-2244.
Club Calendar
Monday Morning Toastmasters Club; American Red Cross, 1800 S. Harrison St.; 6:30 a.m. Breakfast served.
Opinion: Society needs more people like Tony Gwynn
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Family Outreach needs help with mission to help families
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AC Foundation fund-raiser
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Native Americans plan 2-day powwow in city
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Wine & women
As a man and woman peruse the menu in a posh restaurant, their attentive waiter delivers the wine list.
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Summer trip to Norway prompts wishes for yule
Amanda Berg of Amarillo and husband-to-be Kevin Burke of Canyon and their families are anxiously waiting for Christmas.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce party for Tuxtla visitor
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce played host recently to a delegation from Amarillo's sister city, Tuxtla, Mexico, with all sorts of activities planned for the visitors.
Study: Ab gizmos can be a waste
Quick - if you could tone up just one part of your body, which would it be? Odds are it's your abdomen.
50th anniversary celebration of Wonderland Park
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Journalist describes battle with AIDS
DALLAS - Dennis Vercher sits at his uncluttered desk, poring over a lineup of stories for the next edition of the local gay community newspaper.
Leadership Texas taking applications
Leadership Texas, a statewide women's development program, is accepting applications.
Renovation project nearing end of phase one
The $3.5 to $4 million Amarillo Botanical Gardens renovation - phase one of an overall remodeling project - is beginning to take shape.
Extension 4-H Agents meeting Aug. 8 at hotel
Members of the Texas Association of Extension 4-H Agents met at the Ambassador Hotel on Aug. 8 for a special awards banquet, part of a three-day state convention organized this year by the Panhandle Association of Extension 4-H Agents.
Sassy waiting for family to love
Hi. My name is Sassy. I am a 3-year-old female terrier mix available for adoption through the Animal Rescue Shelter.
Shy journalist rises to top
MIAMI - When Maria Elena Salinas began her first job on television, she was so nervous she developed laryngitis. On the set, she rarely looked up at the camera, and it took her a year before she mustered the courage to ask her first question at a news conference.
Harley-Davidson to celebrate 100th anniversary
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Harley-Davidson, America's largest maker of motorcycles, is planning a yearlong celebration of its 100th anniversary, beginning with a five-continent road tour and ending with a party in Milwaukee the company expects will draw 200,000 people.
Stamp honors Muslim holiday
The United States Postal Service is releasing a stamp honoring the Muslim holiday of Eid as part of the Holiday Celebrations series.
Ingalls: Images call time into question
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Author of 'It' to lead special training program in Dumas
Dave Pelzer, best-selling author, will present a special CASA training program titled "The Real Heroes" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dumas.
Records: No major slowdown in OK of medicines
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Medical Rounds
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Texas Tech Brief: Tech grads to work with U.S. ski team
Dan Ivie and Brandon Judd, graduates of the Texas Tech University School of Allied Health, were appointed as providers of physical therapy care for the U.S. ski team.
Atlanta warns residents after death
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Prostate health important for men
Next to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men, so it's important for men to be aware of prostate health.
Houston player dies
HOUSTON (AP) - A 14-year-old Lamar High School football player collapsed during practice Saturday and died after being rushed to a hospital, the Houston Independent School District said.
Education Briefs
Randall High School graduate Syd Purdy Morales, an eighth-grade English teacher at Frenship Junior High School, was selected teacher of the year for Frenship School District.
Meet Your Neighbor: Amarilloan juggles college, home life, work
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Most teachers are certified
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Amarillo gets more rain
Early morning rain fell Saturday on Amarillo, with heavy rain in some southern and western areas.
Taiwanese students complete master's degrees at WT
Taiwanese teachers who needed to upgrade their credentials found help a long way from home - at West Texas A&M University.
WT Briefs
For a steady stream of contributions to Amarillo's Rainbow Room, the Division of Student Services at West Texas A&M University is the August recipient of the President's Community Service Award.
AC offers classes in Hereford
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Coffee Shop: Capulin volcano park to waive fee to celebrate NPS Founders Day
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On the Agenda
Amarillo City Commission: Tuesday, 3 p.m., City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave.
School to help students grieve
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People party on Polk Street
Asphalt hockey, bands playing cover tunes and the unmistakable aroma of sausage blended into the sights, sounds and smells of the Polk Street Block Party on Saturday.
"Lone Star Rising" musical revue, 8:15 p.m., Fritch Amphitheater at Lake Meredith.
Potter releases preliminary budget figures
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First class: Teacher's first year on the job
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WT Faculty Briefs
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Diocese of Amarillo to celebrate anniversary
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Bulletin Board
One of Bulletin Board's vigilant cyber-surfers sent along some "Dilbert Quotes." A magazine - sorry, I don't know which one - asked people to submit quotes from their real-life pointy-haired managers. A sampling:
2 Dimmitt students die
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Amarillo police investigate attempted armed robbery
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It's All Trew: Razor strop helped develop nation's children
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AC announces registration schedule
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Hereford goes beyond 3 R's
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Suspect arrested in taxi robbery
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APD car involved in wreck
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AC Briefs
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Amarillo Globe-News: Headlines: 08/19/01
Amarillo Globe-News: Headlines: 08/20/01
Margaret Bonin
Margaret Bonin, 71, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Terri Gene McCully
CLOVIS, N.M. - Terri Gene McCully, 41, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Phoenix.
Thomas Oliver Trout
PAMPA - Thomas Oliver "Tom" Trout, 89, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Pat Stewart
SOUTH PLAINS - Pat Stewart, 67, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Henry Frerichs
Henry Frerichs, 92, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
James Swindle
CANADIAN - James Swindle, 63, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Opal Wiseman
BORGER - Opal Wiseman, 92, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Pauline Morgan Thompson
Pauline Morgan Thompson, 97, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
F.R. Nichols
BORGER - F.R. "Rusty" Nichols, 76, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001.
Dicky Ray Voyles
VEGA - Dicky Ray Voyles, 66, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
John Lee Hrabal
CLARKSVILLE - John Lee Hrabal, 83, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Services Pending
Earl Alexander, 82, of White Deer, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001. Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St.
Millicent Davis
DIMMITT - Millicent Davis, 87, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Albert Romo
CLOVIS, N.M. - Albert "Al" Romo, 63, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
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CANADIAN - James Swindle, 63, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Wella Reep
Wella Reep, 88, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Carl Wesley Weidling
Carl Wesley Weidling, 80, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Allen Payton Jr.
TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Allen Payton Jr., 40, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Morgan Sturgess
TULIA - Morgan Sturgess, 85, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
David Moore
David Moore, 47, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Sylvia Moore
DIMMITT - Sylvia Moore, 93, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, in Shallowater.
Yuen Lan Lyles
TURKEY - Yuen Lan "Ying" Lyles, 77, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Jessie Keith
PAMPA - Jessie Keith, 99, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Arthur E. Holberg
DUMAS - Arthur E. Holberg, 78, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Funeral Services
James Anderson Sr., 74, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road.
Margaret Bonin
Margaret Bonin, 71, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
David Wayne Driver
QUANAH - David Wayne Driver, 42, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Mildred Beals
BORGER - Mildred Beals, 92, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in Amarillo.
Marjo Campbell
Marjo Campbell, 84, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Robert P. Baca
Robert P. "Bobby" Baca, 26, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Loyd M. Truelock
MELROSE, N.M. - Loyd M. Truelock, 72, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001.
James Anderson Sr.
James Anderson Sr., 74, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001.
Imogene Shires
Imogene Ralph Shires, 82, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Johnny L. Bogard
TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Johnny L. Bogard, 50, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Lawrence Bolin Shivers
LOGAN, N.M. - Lawrence Bolin Shivers, 64, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Eldon Lavelle Norris
Eldon Lavelle Norris, 77, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Billy Joe Roden Jr.
PAMPA - Billy Joe Roden Jr., 53, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Felicita Castro
LOCKNEY - Felicita Castro, 71, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001.
Drue Nell Clancy
SHAMROCK - Drue Nell Clancy, 77, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
All Obits - Text Only
DIMMITT - Sylvia Moore, 93, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, in Shallowater.
O. Page Blackwell Jr.
GROOM - O. Page "Taters" Blackwell Jr., 81, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
James Donald McDonough
ROSWELL, Ga. - James "Jim" Donald McDonough, 40, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Letters To The Editor: Declawing a cat is form of animal cruelty
Unfortunately, it seems to be a common procedure for new cat owners to get their pet declawed.
Horsley: Some topsoil here, new pipe there and voila - headache city
Things in my life had been going a little too well lately, so I decided to buy a rent house.
Crosser: Inspiration to others is a major payoff
This is another in a yearlong series from community residents telling why they volunteer their time. The columns will run each Sunday.
Kanelis: CISD joins two communities 'at the hip'
Pat Hickman is a booster's booster.
Editorial: Property tax-hike issue now in residents' hands
The old saying that nothing is certain except death and taxes is at the center of debate in Pampa.
Letters: Has there been a cover-up at Pantex Plant?
I am curious as to why benzene is just now showing up in Pantex's monitoring wells near some of Amarillo's water supply. It appears to me that some covering up has been done and some action should be taken.
Monday Briefing
It takes two to not only tango, but apparently to mess up the Wen Ho Lee investigation.
Epstein & Zeese: Tulia rally seeks sensible policy
HOUSTON - People seeking a more sensible and effective drug policy came to Tulia last month, both to help individuals there and to give witness to the hard truth that racially skewed drug-law enforcement is a nationwide problem.
Editorial: PARD leads by example by limiting water usage
Water arguably is this region's most valuable resource, even more so than petroleum or natural gas.
Other Opinion: Comings, goings intensify during summer
AUSTIN - It might be the dog days of summer, but for state workers, Aug. 31 is New Year's Eve.
Editorial: Pantex, board face crossroad
Pantex, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Pantex Plant Citizens Advisory Board have reached a crossroad.
A memorable redfish ... some advice ... and restocking
Can one fish make a trip?
Taylor: Youths, pros learn during fishing trip
With the line in the water and a firm grip on the rod, he asked "How do I know when I have a fish?"
The good, the bad, the ugly of running
n Running is the most efficient path to cardiovascular fitness. Thirty minutes a day, four days a week will yield an excellent level of fitness in the shortest possible period of time.
Culture creates political minefield
CARIBOU PASS, Alaska - Wilderness guide Robert Thompson's front porch in Kaktovik, Alaska, is a virtual museum of the subsistence way of life.
Refuge Facts
A round trip to Fairbanks from Arctic Village costs $290; from Kaktovik, more than twice that. The cost of everything jumps as a result of the airfare. In Kaktovik, wilderness guide Robert Thompson says he has paid $14 for a gallon of milk.
Money in the bank
JUNEAU, Alaska - To understand why so many of Alaska's 626,932 residents support opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to energy exploration, look to the oil industry's economic impact in the nation's largest state.
Your Body: Jog this way
They make it look so easy.
Before ...
Before you start, here are some things to help get you started ...
Munsch: Climbing steps at Red Rocks is biggest challenge
Hardest task I've fulfilled since I started this so-called Fitness Challenge in March?
Stoops steps out on a limb: OU could be better this year
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - An indication of how far third-ranked Oklahoma has come in just three years can be found in coach Bob Stoops' assessment of this year's team.
Brief: Sorenstam shoots 64
MARKHAM, Ontario (AP) - Annika Sorenstam shot a course-record 8-under-par 64 in perfect scoring conditions Saturday for a share of the lead with Kelly Robbins in the Canadian Women's Open.
Toms hangs on in a PGA thriller
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - It was a gamble either way. All David Toms was trying to do was get better odds.
Leslie says Sparks won't take Comets lightly
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Sparks have a 22-game home winning streak at Staples Center, but they won't feel comfortable until they've finally eliminated the four-time WNBA champion Houston Comets.
Woods fails to make a move in the final round
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods claims he's not in a major championship free fall.
Gonzalez eyes Ruth's record for total bases
PHOENIX (AP) - Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Jimmie Foxx - Luis Gonzalez.
Sports Briefs
Brief: Chargers 23, Dolphins 20, OT
MIAMI (AP) - Drew Brees gave the San Diego Chargers plenty of hope for the future.
Brief: No Stringer suit planned
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The agent who represented Minnesota Vikings tackle Korey Stringer said Saturday that attorneys he retained to help with the investigation were not hired to pursue a lawsuit.
Brief: Browns 7, Buccaneers 6
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kelly Holcomb threw one touchdown pass and moved Cleveland's offense after Tim Couch couldn't Saturday night, leading the Browns to an ugly 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brief: Javelina coach penalized
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) - The head football coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville has been suspended for the first two games of the season and will remain on probation the entire season for NCAA violations.
Brief: Bills 6, Eagles 3
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Alex Van Pelt, starting in place of injured Rob Johnson, completed 17 passes for 173 yards, leading the Buffalo Bills to a 6-3 victory Saturday night over the rusty Philadelphia Eagles.
Beilue: The old-and-improved Williams benefits by staying
LUBBOCK - Ricky Williams has one definable major goal for the 2001 football season. And for the Texas Tech tailback, it doesn't have anything to do with numbers or yards or touchdowns or even wins, but everything to do with pride, respect and atonement.
Carter struggles in 16-10 loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Quincy Carter found out very early Saturday night that it takes more than a powerful right arm to look good in the NFL.
Brief: Silvano wins Million
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - German-bred Silvano took advantage of a turf course to his liking Saturday and beat Hap by three lengths in the Million at Arlington Park.
Braves defeat Giants, 3-1, despite Bonds' 54th homer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds' 54th home run gave San Francisco its only run in 7 1-3 innings off Jason Marquis as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Saturday.
Seattle survives, 7-6
NEW YORK (AP) - Seattle battered Ted Lilly (3-6) for seven runs in the first two innings, probably knocking the rookie out of the New York Yankees' rotation, and the Mariners held on for a 7-6 victory Saturday.
Big 12 has three top five teams
With the defending national champion Oklahoma and three of the nation's top five teams, the Big 12 has already established itself as one of the best conferences heading into only its sixth season.
Brief: Rice makes first appearance against S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Get ready, 49ers fans. Jerry Rice is about to make his first San Francisco appearance in - gasp! - an Oakland Raiders' uniform.
Ace in the hole
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Phil Mickelson has been in this position before. Six times in a major championship, he has gone into the final round within two strokes of the lead, denied by players like Tiger Woods, Payne Stewart and Ben Crenshaw.
Docs: Prep gridder had 107 temperature
HOUSTON (AP) - Doctors told the family of a 14-year-old high school football player who died after passing out during a scrimmage that he had a temperature of 107 degrees.
Carter is shaky in debut as starter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Quincy Carter era got off to a rocky start, to say the least.
Former Olympic runner Goffberg dies
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Herman Goffberg, who was on the 1948 U.S. Olympic team as a 10,000-meter runner and who ran an importing and advertising business in England from 1956 to 1991, died Friday. He was 80.
Al Roundup: Cameron's 8 RBIs spark Seattle
NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Cameron homered twice and tied Alvin Davis' team record with eight RBIs as the Seattle Mariners finished off their showdown with the New York Yankees with a 10-2 victory Sunday.
Tascosa's Hougton stars on world stage
As far as show horses and riders go, Gentrye Houghton and Timeless Drifter are going for a repeat in a major competition.
NL Roundup: Cards take 11th in row; Cubs fall
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mark McGwire, dropped to sixth in the batting order for the first time since 1994, went 3-for-3 with four RBIs Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 for their 11th straight victory.
New York Little Leaguer throws perfect game
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Danny Almonte threw a perfect game - the first in 44 years at the Little League World Series - and struck out 16 of 18 batters as the Rolando Paulino team from the Bronx, N.Y., defeated Apopka, Fla., 5-0 Saturday.
Brief: Report: Stringer's agent hires attorneys
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The agent who represented Minnesota Vikings tackle Korey Stringer has hired two lawyers who specialize in wrongful-death cases, the Star Tribune reported Saturday.
Brief: Newman gets first win
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Ryan Newman led 119 of 125 laps Saturday in the NAPA 250 and claimed his first NASCAR Busch Series victory.
Sparks beat Comets in series opener
HOUSTON (AP) - Lisa Leslie and the Los Angeles Sparks ignored history.
Nebraska set for another 'run' at title
See Nebraska run.
Marlin wins his first race in five years
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Sterling Marlin has been the best Dodge driver all season, so it was only fitting he gave the automaker it's first Winston Cup victory in 24 years.
Brief: Jets 16, Ravens 3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Rookie running back LaMont Jordan scored the game's only touchdown on a 10-yard run.
Quanah's Hill soars to British meet win
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England - Jason Hill of Quanah High School won the high jump Saturday at the USA-Great Britain Juniors dual track and field meet at Northwood Stadium.
Simms era begins in Texas
AUSTIN (AP) - As tough as this season has been for Texas quarterback Chris Simms, it pales in comparison to his first start for the Longhorns.
Osborne still keeps up with 'Big Red of the north'
The Halls of Congress can be quite intimidating to a freshman representative. But Richard Gephardt and Maxine Waters probably don't scare Nebraska's new 3rd District Republican congressman.
Brief: Patriots 23, Panthers 8
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - If there's no quarterback controversy in Carolina it's only because none of the candidates seem capable of creating one.
Prisoner suspected of series of killings
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A registered sex offender facing a capital murder charge in one death has become the prime suspect in the November 1994 rape and strangulation of two teen-age girls, and police now also suspect him in two other killings.
Lockney has old-fashioned Saturday
LOCKNEY - Downtown Lockney used to attract people from off the fields and dirt roads. They would park their cars and walk along the brick streets, shopping on the main drag, chatting with their neighbors.
State senator set to retire
AUSTIN (AP) - State Sen. David Sibley announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2002.
Prisoners say tent jails smelly, bug-infested
AZTEC (AP) - The inmates are hot during the day and cold at night, the portable toilets are smelly, dinner is late, there's no television yet, there's nothing to do and, worst of all, there's the bugs.
Defense has hard job in refuting state's case
DALLAS (AP) - Defense attorneys have a mountain of evidence to overcome this week as they seek to portray prison escapee George Rivas as a compassionate fugitive who did not intend to kill Irving police Officer Aubrey Hawkins.
Forget the paddle; Houston ISD bans corporal punishment
HOUSTON (AP) - A whack on the backside with a paddle for running in the halls or throwing one too many erasers was once a sanctioned discipline practice at Houston schools, but not any more.
Bailout package benefits corporate farms, agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Bush signed into a law a $5.5 billion farm bailout package, he said it was for "farm families" that "represent the best of America."
Infant wounded in shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) - A 7-month-old Palestinian baby was seriously wounded near a West Bank road barrier Saturday in what witnesses said was an unprovoked shooting by Israeli troops.
More people are charged in drug cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 30,000 people were charged with federal drug offenses in 1999, more than double the number 15 years earlier, and most of those convicted were drug traffickers, a Justice Department study says.
Today in History
On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek's regime.
Law to give high school diplomas to veterans who served in WWII
COLUMBUS, Ohio - As Paul Immel's classmates prepared for high school graduation, Immel was aboard a Navy warship off the coast of Japan helping sink enemy submarines seized before the end of World War II.
Japan revises ancient history
TOKYO (AP) - Shinichi Fujimura was a superstar in the world of Japanese archaeology. His uncanny ability to make surprising finds earned him the nickname "The Hand of God" and came to define how history books would portray Japan's distant past.
Check This Out
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Grilled lobster-stuffed crepes served with baby shrimp hollandaise and fresh blueberry and blackberry compote.
Brief: Two Palestinians killed in day of confrontations
JERUSALEM (AP) - In a day marked by gunbattles, helicopter raids and grenade attacks, Israeli troops Sunday shot dead two Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, while Jewish settlements came under mortar fire.
France ponders end of tree-lined country roads
PARIS (AP) - Rural France has long been known for the towering, arching trees that line country roads, providing shade, beauty and dappled light for those driving through villages and scenic farmland.
One killed, 46 injured when bus overturns in Tennessee
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) - A Greyhound bus driver lost control on a highway Sunday, causing the bus to overturn. One passenger was killed and 46 others, including the driver, were injured.
Maureen Reagan praised at funeral
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Maureen Reagan, daughter of the former president, was praised Saturday by mourners at her funeral as a warm, charming woman and a tireless
Brief: Rebel leader says fighters will lay down their arms
SIPKOVICA, Macedonia (AP) - The reclusive leader of Macedonia's ethnic Albanian guerrillas stepped out into the open Sunday, inviting reporters to his mountain hide-out to declare that his fighters will hand their weapons to NATO soldiers and honor a peace deal.
Galileo measures magnetic field of Jupiter's moon
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jupiter's moon Io is a volcanic powerhouse, but it might be a magnetic weakling if it didn't have its big brother's help.
Brief: Russia marks 10 years without Communist rule
MOSCOW - Russia marked 10 years without Communist rule Sunday with a sparsely attended rally and an absent president, underscoring the profound changes in public mood a decade after it began its journey to democracy.
Bush asks public to support religious charity legislation
President Bush said Saturday he is trying to make government more compassionate by letting religious charities compete more easily for taxpayer money.
Brief: Storms halt divers' work on lifting Kursk submarine
MOSCOW (AP) - Storms on the Barents Sea have halted work by an international diving crew on preparing the sunken Kursk nuclear submarine to be raised to the surface next month, the Russian Navy said Sunday.
Oklahomans want Jim Thorpe's body
JIM THORPE, Pa. - Jim Thorpe was many things - Olympian, football legend, baseball great, hero to American Indians - but he was never a resident of this village in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. At least not until after his death.
Check This Out
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - A Hershey chocolate bar buried 60 years ago in 2 feet of South Pole ice by Adm. Richard Byrd's third expedition is headed back to the candy company for display.
Doctor sentenced to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A homeopathic doctor was sentenced to death Saturday for blasphemy and making insulting remarks about Islam's Prophet Mohammed, court officials said.
Workers face transfer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - At least 45 state Labor Department employees face reassignment to operate an unemployment claims center next year, and those who cannot move here could become unemployed themselves.
GOP wants cut in special ed funding or overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are urging colleagues to cut proposed increases for special education, saying the system must be fixed before the government pours billions more into it.
Today in History
1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.
Brief: Medal of Honor winner to be 1st hispanic G.I. Joe
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Toy maker Hasbro Inc. is introducing its first version of G.I. Joe with a Hispanic surname.
Three wounded in Buffalo VA hospital
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A former patient shot two people and stabbed a third at a Veterans Affairs hospital, before a volunteer van driver wrestled the rifle away from the gunman, police said.
Major fires burning in the West
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) - The threat of gusty wind fanned fears of wildfire Saturday in this Cascade mountain tourist town, where flames have already gobbled more than 5,000 acres and could threaten nearly 2,000 homes and businesses.
Residents evacuate town after tornado strikes
JACKSON, Neb. (AP) - Most residents returned home Saturday, a day after a tornado destroyed 10 houses and knocked out telephones and electricity.
Television, movie composer Elliott dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Elliott, a composer and conductor who worked on numerous hit television shows and movies, has died. He was 74.
Report: Enrollment to rise in South, West, drops in Northeast, Midwest
WASHINGTON - When school begins this Monday in Aurora, Colo., Carol Moreno will have all the teachers she needs. But neighboring schools may not be as lucky.
Astronauts route power cables on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts routed 45-foot electrical cables along the international space station on Saturday, rolling them out like fire hoses.
Prisoner mistakenly released
TULSA (AP) - An inmate walked out of the Tulsa Jail after memorizing the address and Social Security number of another inmate scheduled for release.
Black districts becoming Hispanic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Miguel Contreras recalls his anger when Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., did an ad on behalf of the white candidate and against the Hispanic candidate in the Los Angeles mayor's race in June.
Postal theft suspect arrested in Washington
PHOENIX (AP) - A postal employee suspected of stealing $3.2 million from a mail service repository in Arizona was arrested at a motel in Washington.
Chairman wants city, county mediation
SANTA FE (AP) - The chairman of the Santa Fe County Commission wants the city and county to resolve their ongoing dispute over water through mediation mediation by a neutral party.
Police say toddler might have been intentionally burned
TULSA (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who suffered burns all over her body might have been intentionally burned by a relative at a Tulsa apartment complex, police said Friday.
Lawyers hope for Skakel case dismissal
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - While relatives of a murder victim wait for justice for more than a quarter-century, a Kennedy cousin lives under a cloud of suspicion.
Pharmacist case 'a big black eye'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Concerned patients have called Don Schanker almost nonstop since another Kansas City pharmacist was charged with diluting chemotherapy drugs prescribed for cancer patients.
Crews make progress
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) - Fire crews made headway Sunday on containing a 6,500-acre fire that had threatened homes near this Bavarian-themed resort town.
Oil crunch reaches refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska - For many Americans, the debate over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is about securing energy independence and lowering gasoline prices vs. protecting wilderness and a native culture that depends on it.
Congo suffers from lack of aid
NAIROBI, Kenya - Four months after a cease-fire put a stop to at least the front-line fighting in Congo, more than 1 million of an estimated 2.5 million homeless civilians remain entirely on their own, untouched by an international aid effort that by all accounts has fallen far short of its goals.
Officials eye short-circuit as cause of fire
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (AP) - Investigators were looking at a possible short-circuit as the cause of a fire in a budget hotel that killed at least 70 people and injured 54 Saturday, trapping them between deadly smoke in the corridors and barred windows in their rooms.
Final six Furrs stores cut from company acquisition
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - The final six stores were cut from a Texas company's $107 million acquisition of Furrs supermarkets Saturday, and Furrs expects to cease operation by Sept. 30 after closing 27 of 66 stores.
Nike chief's wife fined for having trees cut
SUNRIVER, Ore. (AP) - The wife of Nike Chairman Phil Knight has been fined $20,000 for having a contractor cut down eight trees at their resort home in central Oregon.
GOP leader wants investigation of political employment practices
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - House Republican leader Fred Morgan says he wants an investigation into whether legislators meddle in the hiring practices of state agencies.
Brief: New York subway shooter aims for mayor position
NEW YORK (AP) - Subway gunman Bernie Goetz has a new target: Gracie Mansion.
Governor protests tax report, will quit board
SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Gary Johnson says he's resigning as ex-officio board member of New Mexico First in protest over the public policy group's much-disputed tax report.
Mysterious rebel groups could hamper NATO efforts
SKOPJE, Macedonia - No one knows exactly who they are - or what they might want. But shadowy rebel splinter groups could cause trouble for NATO troops, who were deploying Saturday into Macedonia to assess a mission to collect rebel arms.
Judge confesses addiction
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - An Albuquerque judge who bounced two checks to Sandia Casino last year while trying to get money for slot machines says the incident led her to realize her gambling had become a problem.
Millionaire ballonist rested after flight
BAGE, Brazil (AP) - Millionaire balloonist Steve Fossett woke up disappointed but refreshed Saturday after he was forced to abandon his latest effort to travel around the globe in a balloon.
Cher says good-bye to oceanside mansion
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Do you believe in life after Malibu?
Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Jamiel and Pawnee Lee of Hewitt celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary with family and friends Friday, Aug. 17, in Hewitt.
Crandall - Bell
Eleanor Crandall and Toby Bell, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 11, at Country Home Weddings in Canyon. Willie Artho officiated.
Jackson - Hudson
Tiffany Dawn Jackson of Amarillo and Timothy Reeder Hudson of Stratford were married Thursday, Aug. 16, at Governors Beach in the Grand Cayman Islands. The Rev. Ashburn officiated.
Park - Lightfoot
Lisa Marie Park and Brent Lightfoot, both of Canyon, were married Saturday, Aug. 18, in J.A. Hill Chapel on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Randy Parks officiated.
Barry - Baer
Leta Margaret Barry and Anthony Edward Baer, both of Durham, N.C., were married Saturday, July 28, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston. The Rev. Terry Thompson officiated.
Pearce - Robertson
Keitha Pearce and Ryan Robertson, both of Denton, were married Saturday, June 30, at Irwin Road Baptist Church in Amarillo. The Rev. Barney Railsback officiated.
Jewell - Gass
Natalie Yvonne Jewell of Fort Worth and Justin Colby Gass of Stephenville were married Saturday, July 7, at University Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Dr. Larry Sanders and Mike Jewell, father of the bride, officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. "Dick" Patterson of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Friday, Aug. 17, at the Country Barn.
Dutton - Gold
Michele Stephanie Dutton and Matthew Robert Gold, both of Altamonte Springs, Fla., were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. The Rev. Regi Fowler officiated.
Rhodes - Davis
Gainor Leigh Rhodes of Amarillo and Michael Derek Davis of Austin were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Howard K. Batson officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Betancourt
Daniel and Candy Betancourt of 8123 Sheldon Road celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a Mass, reception and dance Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Amarillo Civic Center North Meeting Room.
Saucedo - Cruz
Stephanie Christine Saucedo of Austin and Juan Jaime Cruz of Great Falls, Mont., were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kyle. The Rev. Howard Goertz officiated.
McClain - Ashlock
Reagan Leigh McClain and Robert Ashlock, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. The Rev. Jeff Parsons officiated.
Slemp - Coffman
Amanda Beth Slemp and David Benjamin Coffman, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. The Rev. Bob Schroeder officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Lane of 3421 Marion St. celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary with a dinner with family and friends Friday, Aug. 17, in Amarillo.
Smith - Turner
Amanda Smith and Marty Turner, both of Amarillo, were married Wednesday, June 6, at The Chapel of Love in Las Vegas.
Mr. and Mrs. James
George and Joyce James of 5400 George Terrace celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, Aug. 4, at Tascosa Country Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephens
Jimmy and Joyce Stephens of 3030 N.E. 27th Ave. celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a cook-out Saturday, Aug. 11, at their home.
Ellis - Heymer
Amy Rachelle Ellis and Todd Jarrett Heymer, both of Amarillo, were married Friday, July 20, at The Wedding Chapel at Caesars in Lake Tahoe, Nev. The Rev. David Anderson officiated.
Tuckness - Guggenheim
Alexis Renee Tuckness and Christopher Mark Guggenheim, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 11, at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Murray M. Gossett and Kim Talley officiated.
Deaver - Carr
Kimberly Dawn Deaver and Kevin Charles Carr, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, July 28, at a private residence at 6015 Garden Lane. The Honorable Thomas Jones officiated.
Wells - Young
Alecia Diane Wells and Joseph Dean Young, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at Trinity Fellowship Church. The Rev. Tom Lane officiated.
Brewer - Jozefowicz
Dr. Stephanie M. Brewer and Dr. James J. Jozefowicz, both of Indiana, Pa., were married Saturday, July 28, at Graystone Presbyterian Church in Indiana. The Rev. Rick Hurley officiated.
Owens - Flowers
Melissa Kay Owens and Michael Joe Flowers, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Aug. 18, at The Wedding Chapel. The Rev. Bryson Binion officiated.
Bell - Van Stavern
Ashley Bell of Amarillo and Blade Van Stavern of Midland were married Saturday, July 7, at Cove Beach at the Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Paul West of Midland officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Ortega
Charlie and Annie Ortega of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church followed by a reception Saturday, Aug. 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Pancake
Dale and Peggy Pancake of Amarillo celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, Aug. 18, at The Galbraith House. They also will be taking a trip to New England in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller
Judge Jack and Murna Miller of Plainview are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, Aug. 25, at Ninth and Columbia Church of Christ in Plainview.
Mr. and Mrs. Greer
Scott and Suzanne Greer of Amarillo celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with their children Monday, Aug. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollan
Bill and Jeanne Hollan of 4512 Shawnee Trail celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception and formal dinner Saturday, July 14, at the Four Seasons Resort in Irving.
Gardner - Perna
Casey Ann Gardner of Amarillo and Johnny Fransisco Perna of Boston were married Friday, Aug. 17, at West Amarillo Christian Church. The Rev. John Phillips officiated.
Gordon - Holden
Carrie Gordon and Chris Holden, both of Amarillo, were married Sunday, Aug. 12, at The Wedding Chapel. The Rev. Bryson Binion officiated.
WT spikers brace for challenge as nation's top target
As far back as two years ago, West Texas A&M volleyball coach Tony Graystone had a premonition the 2001 season could be a memorable one. With a strong recruiting class coming in, Graystone believed the team would be complete by the time they were juniors.
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By AMANDA ALEXANDER
When John and Patti Dieffenbach enter a business, workers immediately feel a chill - but that's a good thing.
The Dieffenbachs run Refrigeration Service Co., selling and installing equipment to keep things cool, such as refrigerators, coolers, ice machines and air conditioning systems.
The business was established in 1972 by John's father, and John was promptly introduced to the business.
"He started going with his dad when he was 8 years old on service calls," Patti commented.
Patti said many people in the area have never heard of the business because it focuses on commercial rather than residential services. Refrigeration Service Co. works with restaurants and bars, supermarkets, school districts and other businesses.
Patti said that Refrigeration Services Co. sets itself apart from the competition by offering unbeatable service.
"We have 24/7 emergency service," she said.
When a restaurant's freezer stops working, a delay in service can result it spoiled food.
The workers at Refrigeration Service Co. understand the time-sensitive nature of their work.
"We try to get someone there as soon as possible," Patti said.
The Dieffenbachs' five employees all have been with the business for several years and are experienced in handling problems, she added.
The business's attention to customer satisfaction has helped propel it to success, prompting a move two-and-a-half years ago from the small office on Louisa Street in Williamsport to its current location on Valley Street in DuBoistown.
"We now have a warehouse out back," Patti said, adding, "We have off-street parking now."
The couple also recently added a Wholesale Chef store to their business, allowing customers to browse commercial kitchen offerings such as fryers, ranges and ice machines.
"We can do the installation and service on the equipment," said Patti, who mans the store and works with walk-in customers, while her husband handles the service end of the business. Kitchen ware also is available for those who like to cook at home: The store offers a variety of pots and pans, glass ware, knives and strainers.
"Anyone can come in the store and buy the small stuff," Patti said.
The store is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, with additional hours by appointment. More information about The Wholesale Chef is available at the store's website, www.thewholesalechef.com.
Above all, the Dieffenbachs hope to offer the best possible service to area businesses in need of refrigeration or air conditioning services, Patti said: "We just really cater to the commercial customers and help them out with any issues they might have."


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Neitzel, Lucas lead Spartans past Pittsburgh, into Sweet 16
DENVER — Michigan State senior Drew Neitzel embraced the underdog role that his suited him his entire basketball life and willed the Spartans to a NCAA tournament second-round victory over Pittsburgh Saturday night in the Pepsi Center.
Neitzel scored eight points and came up with a key rebound and assist down the stretch to help fifth-seed MSU (27-8) secure the 65-54 victory.
"There were two great defensive teams battling and I just wanted stay patient," Neitzel said. "They contested a lot of my shots and I didn't get open until I made a few in a row. I just wanted to be agressive.
"That's what this team needs from me. This is my last run, so I don't want to have any regrets. I just want to play the game the way I have my whole life and that's to take shots."
Michigan State will play the winner of Sunday's second-round game between top-seeded Memphis and No. 8 seed Mississippi State in a South Region semifinal on Friday in Houston.
"Well, it was a tough game," MSU coach Tom Izzo said. "These guys just did an unbelievable job of preparation. The preparation they did in two days is as good as I've ever been a part of."
The Big East tournament champion Panthers (27-10), a 65-percent free-throw shooting team, stayed in the game by making 18 of their last 19 foul shots.
But Neitzel, who led MSU with 21 points, came up big with a big game on the line just as he has so many times during his career. He made 5-of-8 3-pointers, and scored 12 points in the second half.
"There have been questions this year about the toughness of this team and Pittsburgh is physical team," Neitzel said. "We did a great job of matching their physical play."
With starting forward Raymar Morgan in early foul trouble, junior power forward Goran Suton also put one of his strongest performances of the season with 14 points.
The Spartans improved to 12-2 in the second game of a NCAA tournament weekend under Izzo. MSU is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005 when, also as a No. 5-seed, they won two games in Austin, Texas, to advance to the Final Four.
It was Neitzel's rebound of Pittsburgh guard Ronald Ramon's 3-point shot, and his subsequent assist to freshman guard Kalin Lucas who broke out for a layup that gave MSU a secure 59-52 lead with about three minutes to play.
"I just saw the open court and went," Lucas said.
Pittsburgh was led by guard Levance Field, who scored 19 points, and swingman Sam Young, who was held to 15.
Despite having three shots blocked in the first two minutes of the second half, Michigan State increased its two-point halftime lead to six.
Suton scored after gathering center Drew Naymick's shot that was blocked by DeJuan Blair and Morgan took a pass from Suton and drove the left baseline for a dunk.
Suton scored another basket and Morgan finished a fast-break to complete an 8-0 run for a 38-28 lead. Blair broke the streak up with a hook shot for Pittsburgh, but Suton answered with a post move and a hook shot of his own, only to have Blair score on a power move.
But the Spartans' 10-point lead disappeared because of a 14-2 Panthers run during which Young blasted past Suton to drive the left baseline and blew by Namick on the right basline for a 44-42 lead.
Michigan State battled back to regain the advantage. First, Lucas drew a foul on Ramon while driving the lane and completed the three-point play to take a 45-44 lead with 9:02 remaining in the game.
Then Suton, who posted up Young, took a pass from Neitzel and his hook shot increased MSU's lead to 47-44.
Neitzel kept the Panthers at bay with a personal 7-4 burst that started with a 3-pointer. After Fields made a pair of free throws, Nietzel shake-and-baked Ramon for a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
And after Pitt's Gilbert Brown sunk a two more foul shots, Neitzel stroked a jump shot while drifting to his right.
Michigan State led 30-28 at halftime despite being forced to play 11 minutes with backup center Idong Ibok because of early foul trouble to Morgan and Naymick.
Way to go boys!
Final Four is there for the taking for Sparty. Memphis is the most vulnerable of the 1 seeds. Sparty already beat Texas. Against Stanford, Suton and Naymick have the size and skill to neutralize the twins.
It's a pipe dream right now, but how sweet to get Wisconsin again this year. Make this your finest hour, Izzo.
Loving it! Go Green. Enjoy the spot light.
Outscored the Big Least Champs 23-10 to end the game. Also; goes to show you that even with the fouls being about even, the free throw advantage for the opponant doesn't matter when you make your shots and rebound! They had 10 more points through free throws, yet lost by 11 !! And MSU had 15 turnovers!
Remember, this was the Big Least Tourney Champs. They beat Cinncinatti -- West Virginia (Sweet16 team) - Marquette -- and Georgetown! all ending on last Sat. night. Then had 4+ days to prepare for MSU. (Don't be fooled, they didn't practice much, if any; on ORAL Roberts. And Izzo still handled them well.
Memhis has been an enigma. Yes, they aren't the best FT shooting team, but MSU can't just waste a ton of fouls by Gray Naymick Donger and Suton on them down low. We need Naymick and Suton ON THE FLOOR!!! - Morgan?! Hey, ONE of the games he AND Neitzel will have close to 20 pts together! I say what better night than this Fri. to finally do that!!! Suton stays on fire, Lucas is doing a BJ Augustine impression, and Gray does his thang!? Hey, it's all good, baybay! Bring on the Longhorns, IN TEXAS! We don't care!!!!!!
Proud of the boys. Drew really did control this game.
I am a U-M fan but wanted to take a moment to congratulate the Spartans on a great win over Pitt. Bobby Knight was saying how Pitt would go all the way, so we now know why he isn't a fortune teller. MSU and Wisconsin are the pride of the Big Ten right now. Go Green! Keep playing like that and Memphis might be the next upset victim.
Lucas is really stepping up big time..He is a huge reason for the team's success in this tournament.His 'D' work, & all-around play, may put him on the All-Tournament Team..
Hey! Aword of thanks to the UM fan. I like the Big ten comraderie. Also hoping to get another shot at Wisconsin on a neutral floor with NON BIG 10 REF's. Keep up the good work spartans. Hope Neitzel and Morgan can get it going on the same night. And Lucas, you are spectacular. Who could have guessed you would go from High School to the sweet sixteen in one year. Future recruits, see what you can do if you come to Spartanland. GO MSU.
I SECOND THAT. i dont hate u of m fans for the most part. they have the annoying fans but so do we. so thank you to the u of m fans who are supporting msu in the sweet 16.


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depending on this weeks box office. Any bets??????
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I guess down $4. Who would have thought this would be such a disaster in the USA. Sell before Q4 earnings release (write down coming) and buy back after.
How can management screw up this company's stock so badly.
The timing has nothing to do with it. Movie goers have voted with there dollars and their number one choice was not Guardians.
The fact that this is the worst DWA movie opening in 10 years speaks for itself.
That might be OK but this is the most expensive movie that DWA has ever produced.
Looks like down $2 from last week
Opening weekend major disappointment. You would think that DWA would have a better feel for the market.
When would you have opened it? Sure, they have competition at this time with Ralph already
luring the kids, and maybe PI too with the tiger. But Guardians will run thru the holidays and
it's based on the holidays theme. Hard timing to work with.
I thought there would be a couple of upgrades after earnings and the call....I'm batting 0. Don't underestimate the short interest here......very powerful....and now that sale or merger is off the table they seem bolder.
Mergers or sale is NEVER off the table. They just come and go and finally, there will be one for real. Zacks has a 2 rating which is still very good on DWA. This should be a great stock for 2013. Buy on DIPS!!!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Those upgrades came before the report, included Guardians.
Sure, the shorts are are heavy, but less than before, and they (DWA) are
expanding, growing, the company. Alpha had some good things to say,
but did not take buyout off the table.
It's not about Guardians.... It's about Guardians and Turbo and Croods and China and Classic Media and the massive short interest.
Don't know about $3, but maybe up. Seems to be creating a new support level.
China opened friday.


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The search for planetary systems, an elusive goal for most of the 20th century, is reminiscent of the search for stellar parallax in earlier centuries. Of the latter, John Herschel once wrote that it seemed within reach of the astronomer, "only to elude his seizure when apparently just within his grasp, continually hovering just beyond the limits of his distinct apprehension, and so leading him on in hopeless, endless, and exhausting pursuit." Such was the case for planetary systems, until the discovery of pulsar planets in 1992, and of planets around solar-type stars beginning in 1995.
For the early decades of the century the Jeans-Jeffreys tidal theory of planet formation via close stellar encounters predicted that planets should be very rare. But the 15 years between 1943 and 1958 saw a remarkable turning point in the fortunes of planetary systems. It began with Russell's criticism of the Jeans-Jeffreys theory, but was fueled by the revival of a modified nebular hypothesis (von Weizsacker, 1944), developments in fields as diverse as double star astronomy (Kuiper, 1951), the measurement of stellar rotation periods (Struve, 1950), and geochemistry (Urey, 1952) and – most surprising of all – by claims that planetary systems, or their effects had actually been observed (Strand, 1943; Reuyl and Holmberg, 1943). Struve (1952) even suggested a means for planet detection by the radial velocity method. As Harlow Shapley made clear in his work Of Stars and Men: Human Response to an Expanding Universe (1958), the new cosmology was a continual force in the background favoring abundant planetary systems.
All this work was in the background as Peter van de Kamp played out his solitary search for planetary systems, culminating in the announcement (1963) of a planet around Barnard's star. The limits that Herschel spoke of have now been breached, and the search is no longer solitary.
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Chinese-style Salt and Pepper Chicken Drumsticks
This classic Chinese-style chicken dish pairs perfectly with rice.
Yield: 4 servings
8 chicken drumsticks
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
about 2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 fresh hot red chile peppers, seeded and sliced into strips lengthwise
bunch of scallions (green onions), sliced on the diagonal
lemon wedges, for serving
1. Lay the chicken drumsticks in a bamboo or other steamer basket (or use a colander fitted inside a large pot, if you don't have a steamer basket). Place the steamer over a pan of boiling water, cover, and steam for 10-15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan, and let cool slightly.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Mix together the flour, salt, and pepper. Firmly pat the mixture all over the chicken to coat. Place the drumsticks in a roasting pan with 1 tbsp of vegetable oil, and cook for 10-15 minutes until crispy and golden.
3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add the chiles and scallions, and cook for about 5 minutes until lightly browned at the edges. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. To serve, sprinkle the scallion mixture over the hot drumsticks, and garnish with lemon wedges for squeezing.


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"Well, this is where our bosses told us to go and we are thrilled to do so," said star Sarah Jessica Parker at Monday night's event in Leicester Square. "And I think it is a wonderful kick off for this. In a few weeks, we get to bring it home to America to its birthplace."
Adds costar Kim Cattrall: "When I found out it was London, I was ecstatic. This is my sort of home away from home. I love New York, I live there, but I have this amazing affair with the U.K."
The story also seemed to translate well across the pond, as evidenced by the large and enthusiastic turnout at the premiere.
"I knew people were coming because they had barricades, but I didn't think [it would be] that many people," said Cattrall. "When I heard some girls were dressing up as the characters I thought that was such fun."
Also on hand for the premiere? Former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland who dashed down the red carpet just as the screening began. "I'm a huge Sex and the City fan," she told PEOPLE. "I'm excited to be here. Need to hurry!"
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Catholic Advocate Calls Upon CCHD to Suspend All Grants
In a press release issued Tuesday, February 2, Catholic Advocate is calling upon the Catholic Campaign for Human Development to suspend its grants pending "a complete review of its awards process."
Information uncovered by American Life League (ALL) and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry released February 1 points to potential conflicts of interest between staff of the Bishops' conference and their leadership on the board of CCC. Catholic Advocate recommends CCHD Chair Bishop Roger Morin of Biloxi, Mississippi conduct a thorough review of both grant applications over the past ten years and the minutes of CCC board meetings during the period when USCCB staff were members.
"Why is the USCCB still affiliated with CCC? How can the Bishops' conference effectively advocate for policies in line with the teachings of the Church while at the same time providing money to groups working against those same teachings?" asked Catholic Advocate Vice President Matt Smith. "Part of the game in Washington is joining coalitions to pass legislation. But joining and funding groups that contradict the basic priorities of the church on the sanctity of life and marriage is not advocacy it is euthanasia of our values."


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Ava DuVernay's The 13th Will Be the First Documentary to Ever Open the New York Film Festival
Her surprise doc examining mass incarceration will then head to Netflix on October 7.By Dee Lockett
Her surprise doc examining mass incarceration will then head to Netflix on October 7.By Dee Lockett
"This needs to have the essence and spirit of Miles, which is ... I don't give a shit about facts."By Jada Yuan and Trupti Rami
"You're good. You're built like a big girl!" the screen icon told her.By Jenna Marotta
The adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel is a gorgeous stoner art object, at once groovy and glacial.By David Edelstein
A cheery change from the Gatsby days.By Julie Ma
Our movie critics, David Edelstein and Bilge Ebiri, have got you covered.By David Edelstein and Bilge Ebiri
"There's a bit of me that was slowly starving, and I feel like I'd just had my first decent meal in a while."By Bilge Ebiri
A month earlier than its planned premiere.By Zach Dionne
It premieres tonight at the New York Film Festival.By Bilge Ebiri
David Edelstein and Bilge Ebiri got an early look at sixteen films to help you narrow down your choices.By David Edelstein and Bilge Ebiri
NYFF goes 3-D.By Kyle Buchanan
Next year's festival will be Richard Pena's last.By Caroline Bankoff
The full lineup was announced this morning.By Lane Brown
Vulture likes this.By Amos Barshad
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Everything that happened last week, in case you weren't paying attention.By Mark Adams
The New York Film Festival announces its lineup.
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Directed by Patrick Duncan
It's no criticism to say that this is another microcosmic movie about a few American soldiers in Vietnam. The people doing the killing and getting killed are hardly irrelevant to wars, and this film creates sharp portraits of a half-dozen young men as it breathes down the neck of a 173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance squad on patrol.
The movie also suggests, however, that the Vietnam War is playing one more bitter joke on the United States by defying one of our most revered institutions, Hollywood. This was a war with few of the dramatic flourishes—no submarines, no colorful naval battles, few large-scale operations of any kind—and that doesn't leave a lot to make movies about. It's as if all movies about World War II were along the lines of Bataan or Jungle Fighters. This film comes fairly early in the Vietnam squad genre, before the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. And it is exceptionally well written and directed by 173rd Airborne veteran Patrick Duncan (supervising writer of HBO's Vietnam War Story) and acted by a group of uncelebrated but talented men.
The title comes from the Army military specialty designation for a cameraman, and the whole movie is seen through the lens of the character assigned to film one of the squad's patrols. The technique pulls a viewer into the middle of the small group. It's hard to watch the film without feeling some of the acutely heightened senses of the squad members. Duncan, who was an infantryman, has obviously not forgotten what the war felt like. There is the shiftless guy, played by Nicholas Cascone, whose tour is almost up, and the new lieutenant, Jonathan Emerson, who has volunteered to lead the squad because he needs a combat command to enhance his career. There are the black squad leader, Richard Brooks, and his best friend, a white South Carolinian, Glenn Morshower. Christopher Burgard and Jason Tomlins play the other two squad members; Byron Thames is the cameraman.
The vicious contrast between the boyish side of these young soldiers and their ability to become horrifyingly murderous is the strongest part of the movie. It remains to be seen, however, how long movie audiences will continue to subject themselves to this kind of emotional upheaval, dragging out the war onscreen as it lingered in reality. (R)
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HARRISBURG - State Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Montgomery) said Monday that he would seek the U.S. House seat currently occupied by Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, who is expected to run for governor next year.
Leach is the first candidate to trumpet his bid for the 13th Congressional District seat, although two others, including former Philadelphia Controller Jonathan Saidel, have quietly filed the federal paperwork needed to enter the race.
Leach said in an interview that he would launch his run Tuesday with an introductory video and a social media campaign.
"I hope to be a voice on the issues that are important to the region and the country in a host of policy areas," said Leach, naming fair elections, worker wages and benefits, civil rights, health care, and foreign policy as areas he would pursue on Capitol Hill.


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On Thursday, the Fourth of July, we celebrated the 237th anniversary of the day the Founding Fathers declared America's independence from Great Britain. Historians say they toasted their life-risking audacity with a heady wine called Madeira.
It was a natural choice. Benjamin Franklin's favorite. George Washington's daily tipple at dinner.
It was powerful stuff, fermented from the sturdy, white malvasia grape, fortified with brandy up to 20 percent alcohol, nearly twice the level of regular wine, with hedonistic flavors from burnt sugar to roasted nuts to earth.
What is Madeira? As crucial as it is to our history, its main fame today is in Madeira sauce, a rich and heady accompaniment to roast beef and veal scaloppini.
But it's much more. For starters, it's a versatile wine made on the island of Madeira, a 300-square-mile archipelago 350 miles into the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and an autonomous region of Portugal.
It's been made since the grape was planted there in the 15th century on orders of Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator.
Quickly entering the export trade, Madeira wine was put on old sailing vessels for the long trip to India, China and Japan by way of Africa's Cape of Good Hope. For months it rolled back and forth in its barrels in uncooled holds, scorched by the 100-degree-plus heat of the equator.
What couldn't be sold in the East was returned to Portugal as ballast and disposed of – until a thirsty sailor who had been ordered to dump it decided to take a sip. To his joy, he found that the heat and motion of the long trip had rendered it more delicious than when it was made. (He didn't know it, but the seaborne process was quite similar to the land-based, sun-soaked methods the Spanish used – on purpose – for their famous sherry wines.)
In time, via a complicated royal marriage, the Portuguese won monopoly rights to supply wine to Britain's colonies, so by 1776 it was one of the few wines easily available in America.
But times change. Today Madeira as a beverage is largely forgotten in America.
Still, the Blandy family, in partnership with the Symington family famous for its port production in Portugal, is making madeira from a greater variety of grapes and more modern methods – heating the wine for years in giant lofts instead of shipping it across the equator.
And it's not just for cooking. Blandy's makes four styles of Madeira from four white grape varieties – sercial, which makes the driest, highest-acid wine; verdelho, which balances acid with more sweetness; bual, which makes a sweet dessert wine; and malmsey (the English name for malvasia) the sweetest of all.
It's not just for cooking. Madeira's various styles can be used as aperitifs, with food and with or in place of dessert. It is best sipped, very lightly chilled, from large, open-mouthed wine glasses to permit swirling to release its heady bouquet. It is ready to drink when purchased and needs no further aging.
And cooking with Madeira has lost none of its luster. Picture an expensive beef tenderloin marinated in soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, onion, bay leaf and Madeira with a sauce simmered from butter, onions, mushrooms and more Madeira.
Here's a rundown on Blandy's four styles:
• Blandy's 5-Year-Old Sercial Madeira: golden hue, crisp and dry, with flavors of dried fruit and nuts; $24. (Blandy's recommends drinking it with fish dishes and Indian cuisine.)
• Blandy's 5-Year-Old Verdelho Madeira: golden hue, lightly sweet, with aromas and flavors of dried fruit and cloves; $24. (Blandy's recommends it as an aperitif or with rich poultry dishes.)
• Blandy's 5-Year-Old Bual Madeira: amber hue, medium-sweet, with aromas and flavors of vanilla, dried figs and caramel. (Blandy's recommends it with cake, chocolate and hard cheeses.)
• Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira: dark amber with aromas and flavors of raisins and hazlenuts; $24. (Blandy's recommends it with the richest desserts. I like to drink it after dinner with walnuts, dried fruit or hard cheeses.)
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Our sultry South Carolina summer is starting off with a scorcher in the forecast.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory in effect from noon today until 7 p.m.
The advisory is for the southern portions of South Carolina and southeast Georgia and includes counties east of Interstate 95.
Heat index values were expected to be as high as 107 degrees, the Weather Service said.
The forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs will be in the upper 90s, except in the lower 90s near the coast. Winds will be from the southwest around 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain today is 20 percent.
Where no thunderstorms occur, maximum heat index values will persist for at least three to six hours this afternoon and early evening. Where thunderstorms do occur, heat index values will decrease rapidly, the Weather Service advisory said.
Tonight should be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the mid 70s, with south winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. The chance of rain tonight is 20 percent.
Sunday is forecast to be partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s. Winds will be from the northwest around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. The chance of rain Sunday is 40 percent.
Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
High temperatures and high humidity could lead to heat illness if proper precautions are not taken, the advisory said.
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Salem Farmers Market to open today
SALEM - The Salem Farmers Market will open at 9 a.m. today in the McCulloch lot next to Troll's Jewelry on East State Street.
DAHS 1956 to meet for breakfast
LISBON - The David Anderson High School Class of 1956 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Taste of Country.
AAA Driving School plans classes in Salem
SALEM - AAA Driving School is accepting registration for the upcoming classes from 3 to 7 p.m. May 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 16 at Salem High School. Registration forms and spring special deals may be picked up in the office. For more information call 330-277-0052.
Leadership Columbiana County graduation
SALEM - The 2012-13 Leadership Columbiana County class will hold graduation and the organization will host a dinner at 5 p.m. May 8 at the Salem Golf Club. Interested business professionals and guests of the students are reminded to make reservations for the event by calling the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce at 330-337-3473 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Cost is $30 per person. Special guest speaker, Brian Blasko, sponsored by David Hughes, owner of Specialty Fab Inc., will present "Cruisin' Through Life at 35 MPH."
Free youth fishing clinic planned
SALEM - The Salem Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a free fishing clinic for youth, ages 6 to 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Salem Reservoir on Gamble Road. The event will be restricted to the first 50 participants who apply. For more information or to register stop in the Salem Memorial Building at 785 E. State St. or call Shane Franks at 330-332-5512.
Indoor yard sale set at Memorial Building
SALEM - The Salem Memorial Building's annual indoor spring yard sale and flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 18 at 785 E. State St.
An 8-foot table with two chairs will be provided for $15. Reservations to participate are now being taken by stopping in, calling 330-332-5512, or mailed to the Memorial Building.
LISBON - A rabies prevention clinic, sponsored by the Columbiana County Health Department and the Lisbon Veterinary Clinic, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, 9364 state Route 45 South. Cost is $5 per dose for pets that are 3 months of age and older. All dogs and cats must be on a leash or confined in a cage. Rabies vaccination certificates will be issued.
Workshop to focus on at-risk youth
CANFIELD - There is a higher risk of suicidal behavior for youth and young adults who are aging out of foster care and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. A half-day workshop will focus on working with these two at-risk populations. The program will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. May 20 at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. The program is approved for three CEU's of ethics training for counselors and social workers.
Cost is $20 per person and includes breakfast. Checks can be made payable to Help Hotline Crisis Center Inc., P.O. Box 46, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. For more information call 330-747-5111. The registration deadline is May 13.
This workshop is sponsored by Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Help Hotline Crisis Center, Mahoning County Mental Health Board, Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, and Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull County Suicide Prevention Coalitions.
Concealed carry class offered
MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP - Middleton Township Fish and Game Club is hosting an Ohio and Utah concealed carry class on May 28. Cost is $85 for Ohio and $50 for Utah. Pre-registration is required from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. For information call 724-827-8024 or 330-227-9909.