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March 2009
Crunch Time
I swear I'm not forgetting the loyal readers of the LumberBlog, we've just been really busy here at Alliant Energy Field with just eight days left until the start of the regular season.
You should be seeing our pocket and poster schedules appearing around Clinton and the surrounding areas (if you're from here). That's not the entirety of our printing that I'm currently working on…the all-important 2009 Souvenir Program should be just about complete by the end of the week.
That's not all. Coming soon to a radio near you, 2009 LumberKings Radio Ads!
Here's a sample:
Opening Series.mp3
Players will be arriving early next week, and of course the season gets underway a week from Thursday. Then, the 140-game marathon begins!
Lemon in the Limelight
I came across this game recap from Texas Rangers camp, and couldn't pass up posting it. Marcus Lemon ('07) contributed a game-winning sac fly as part of a three-run ninth in an 8-5 win over Kansas City.
While this isn't earth-shattering news for the 2006 third-round pick and son of former Detroit Tiger Chet Lemon, it is a chance to highlight one of the great article titles of the spring, thanks to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel.
"Lemon Aid: Prospect's sacrifice fly in ninth beats KC." Good show, Mr. Kaegel. I'll file that one in the "Wish I had thought of that in 2007" file.
Of course, it's no "Gac Blast Fever."
Interviewer Becomes the Interviewee
A little MLBlog cross promotion this morning. Jim Misudek, a good friend of mine from my days with the Milwaukee Brewers ticket sales staff now works in the Media Relations department for the Cincinnati Reds. He runs his own highly-successful blog, "Reds Internal Affairs" and decided to have me as a featured guest.
Amongst the topics we talked about: life as a media man in the Midwest League, former LumberKing Edinson Volquez making it in the Majors, seeing current Reds stars like Johnny Cueto and Jay Bruce as Dayton Dragons, visiting Fifth Third Field in Dayton, thoughts on the Cactus League, etc.
Listen to the interview here:
Kings in Spring (Pt. 3)
I've been slacking on the "Kings of Spring" updates, but let's catch you up in case you aren't perusing the box scores daily.
All kinds of recent LumberKings have been popping up in Major League games for the Texas Rangers this spring. Not just your Jose Vallejo's, Justin Smoak's and Neftali Feliz's. Guys like Ian Gac ('05-'08), Mitch Moreland ('08), Engel Beltre ('08), Chad Tracy ('07), Marcus Lemon ('07), David Paisano ('07-'08) etc. have been popping up in the box score lately.
In fact, Tracy belted a grand slam on March 21 in his as-of-yet only at-bat with the big club.
While its unlikely that most of your favorite LumberKings from the last several seasons will be making the Opening Day roster for the Rangers, here's what every former King (who has not already made a big-league debut) has done in Surprise this spring:
Justin Smoak ('08): .261, 2 2B, HR, 3 R, 4 RBI in 19 games
Jose Vallejo ('06-'07): .083, RBI in 9 games
Manny Pina ('07): 0-for-6 in 6 games
Emerson Frostad ('05): 2-for-5, RBI in 6 games
Craig Gentry ('07): 1-for-5, run in 6 games
Casey Benjamin ('04-'05): 0-for-4 in 3 games
Adam Fox ('05): 1-for-4, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI in 3 games
Pictured Left: John Whittleman ('06-'07): 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI in 3 games
Engel Beltre ('08): 0-for-3 in 2 games
Ben Harrison ('05): 1-for-3, 2B, 2 runs in 4 games
Marcus Lemon ('07): 0-for-2 in 2 games
Mitch Moreland ('08): 0-for-2 in 2 games
Renny Osuna ('07-'08): 1-for-2, run, RBI in 2 games
Ian Gac ('05-'08): 1-for-1, RBI in 1 game
Grant Gerrard ('06-'07): 0-for-1 in 1 game
Mauro Gomez ('07): 1-for-1, 2B, RBI in 1 game
Derek Holland ('08): Yes, he got an at-bat…0-for-1 (strikeout) in 1 game
David Paisano ('07-'08): 1-for-1, run in 1 game
Pictured Right: Chad Tracy ('07): 1-for-1, Grand Slam, 4 RBI in 1 game
Pitching-wise, former LumberKings have been less numerous:
Neftali Feliz ('08): 0-0, 5.63, 11 SO/5 BB in 8.0 IP
Derek Holland ('08): 1-0, 4.91, 7 SO/3 BB in 7.1 IP
Pictured Below: Omar Poveda ('06-'07): 0-0, 9.00, 4 SO/1 BB in 4.0 IP
John Bannister ('05): 0-0, 3.38, 2 SO/1 BB in 2.2 IP
Thomas Diamond ('04): 0-1, 22.50, 3 SO/6 BB in 2.0 IP
Andrew Laughter ('07): 0-1, 27.00, 0 SO/2 BB in 0.1 IP
Zach Phillips ('06-'07): 0-1, 108.00, 0 SO/2 BB in 0.1 IP
Brennan Garr ('07): 0-0, HR allowed in 0.0 IP
The next most likely former LumberKing to make a Major League debut this year? Potentially still John Mayberry, Jr. ('06), who has put up three homers and 10 RBI in addition to a .279 average, .323 OBP and .525 SLG in 61 at-bats with the Philadelphia Phillies. He's second on the entire roster in total bases with 32, trailing only Ryan Howard's 33. Pretty impressive.
The folks over at USSMariner.com have projected the Seattle pitching staff for this year, and former King Roy Corcoran ('02) is sitting in middle relief according to the article. Read it here.
I've been plugging USSMariner quite a bit because I've been doing a lot of research there, but I've also started to look around Mariners Minors and Lookout Landing. If you're looking for some great in-depth analysis of the Seattle Mariners organization that I can't quite provide yet, check out some of those blogs.
New Banners
In case you haven't been driving around Alliant Energy Field lately, we've added some new banners featuring notable alumni and the 2009 Midwest League All-Star Game logo to the area in and around the ballpark.
The series of five banners feature Grady Sizemore ('01), Nick Masset ('03), Josh Rupe ('03), John Whittleman ('06-'07) Jose Vallejo ('06-'07), Kasey Kiker ('07), Marcus Lemon ('07), Blake Beavan ('08), Neftali Feliz ('08), Michael Main ('08), Mitch Moreland ('08) and Justin Smoak ('08).
Here's some photos:
Don't forget, if you haven't purchased your tickets for the 2009 Midwest League Home Run Derby (Monday, July 22) or the 2009 Midwest League All-Star Game (Tuesday, July 23), make sure you do it soon by calling 563-242-0727. Tell 'em Dave sent you.
More from Arizona – Milwaukee Brewers
In this fourth and final installment of "Dave's Spring Training Trip to Arizona, 2009", I venture off the beaten path. No former LumberKings making names for themselves in Texas Rangers camp, no future LumberKings throwing sides in the dusty back diamonds at Seattle Mariners camp today. This post is all about….the Milwaukee Brewers?
Yes, the Brewers. They are now the parent club of our own West Division rival Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. However, they also happen to be the club that employed me for seven seasons. Thus, I have a lot of ties to Miller Park and the Brewers organization. Still, this was my first-ever trip to the Maryvale Baseball Park.
We won't be talking about prospects like Brett Lawrie and Cutter Dykstra here. Sounds like we're about to see enough of those guys in Appleton this summer. Besides, I didn't even see them. I did see these guys, though:
New Brewers manager Ken Macha, exchanging lineup cards with Lou Piniella.
Macha seated next to bench coach Willie Randolph. How about this pair for a braintrust?
Jeff Suppan was just one of many successful Brewers hurlers this day. The Cubs failed to score in a 2-0 loss.
The Colossus of Sprout himself (I really hope you get this vegetarian joke), Prince Fielder.
Craig Counsell trying out a new batting stance this year. Gone is the "reach for the sky" technique. He happens to be my favorite Brewer for several reasons: he scored the winning run in the 1997 World Series for my OTHER favorite team, the Florida Marlins, and, he was born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Plus, he's a cagey veteran.
A Trot Nixon sighting! I don't know why, but it's still a novelty to see Nixon in a Brewers uniform.
A prospect on the cusp, third-baseman Mat Gamel. He saw a bit more playing time (along with Mike Lamb and Casey McGehee) with Bill Hall out nursing a tear to his left calf. Gamel's bat is big-league ready…but much like Ryan Braun just two years ago, apparently his glove still needs some work.
The aforementioned McGehee, who I think is going to be a huge steal off waivers from the Cubs. He hit a wall-scraping grand slam against WBC Australia to turn the tide of a very close game on March 5 while I was there.
Corey Hart. I needn't remind you that he wears his sunglasses at night. He's absolutely raking this spring.
Prior to joining the LumberKings in 2006, I served as the research intern for Brewers Baseball on FSN North. This meant gathering a lot of the more offbeat information for announcers Daron Sutton and Bill Schroeder. After Daron departed for the Arizona Diamondbacks, I got the chance to meet and assist current play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson. Daron, Bill and Brian have all been extremely influential on me as a young broadcaster, and I still come back to Milwaukee every September to reprise my role in the booth. It keeps me connected with those guys and allows me to keep learning.
Also, it means I'm welcome in the broadcast booth at Maryvale. I stopped up on two separate occasions while they were webcasting.
Brian, myself and Bill.
I also got the chance to meet the newest addition to the Brewers radio booth as well, broadcaster Cory Provus. It won't be easy replacing a guy like Jim Powell, but in the brief time I got to know Cory, it was easy to see how focused and prepared he is. Even while Brian and Bill were in the midst of the webcast against WBC Australia, Cory was making notes on each player. I caught a bit of his broadcast a few days later against the Cubs and really enjoyed listening in. I'm sure Brewers fans will agree.
Engineer Kent Sommerfeld, myself and Cory Provus.
This concludes my blogging tour across the Cactus League (or three stadiums, at least). Next week, we'll return back to Clinton, where there's plenty of final preparations going on as the 2009 regular season approaches. Until then, keep your comments coming!
More from Arizona – Seattle Mariners
You already got a taste of my time at the Peoria Sports Complex in my interview with Scott Steinmann, now for the rest of my long-awaited photos and observations.
The day was March 8. My goal, find Steinmann on the back fields at all costs. After securing my media pass in the very easy to find Mariners office (where I ran into Mariners' radio voice Dave Niehaus reading the newspaper), I started my search. Being a first-year Seattle affiliate, my trip around the back fields wasn't as easy as it was in Surprise with the Texas Rangers. I encountered a lot of as-of-yet unfamiliar faces, but did see some notable people:
Mariners' lefty Jarrod Washburn. Wash pitched collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which happens to be the school I graduated from. He donated about a million dollars to the renovation of the school's baseball field, plus his Anaheim Angels jersey still makes its home in the display case at the Kolf Sports Center on campus.
Roy Corcoran ('02), the only former LumberKing remaining in camp with the Mariners. Corcoran (#48) remains after Tug Hulett ('05) was acquired by the Kansas City Royals last month. The bottom photo shows Roy receiving instruction from new Mariners pitching coach Rick Adair, who I interviewed while he was the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Texas Rangers the last few seasons. It's a small baseball world, after all.
After asking around, I was pointed to the back mounds where Steinmann and pitching coach Lance Painter were presiding over bullpen sessions. At this point, Mariners fans will have an easier time recognizing the pitchers in these photos than I will. I'm still trying to get familiar.
If you haven't read my interview with Steinmann, it's just a few posts below. He had some very encouraging things to say about his approach to managing young players, and some complimentary things to say about Clinton.
The Mariners hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks that Sunday afternoon, packing the park with Phoenix-area fans mostly dressed in red and black. Since the Dbacks train nearly an hour south in Tucson, the local fans come out whenever they play in the greater Phoenix area. Still, there was no shortage of Mariners fans, especially in the seats behind the plate.
This picture was taken well before the 1 PM start. There were a lot more fans here by then.
Hopefully they get to put up another one of these signs very soon.
The story of the day was obvious: Ken Griffey, Jr's first action in a Mariners' uniform (and first Cactus League game) since 1999. Even with a ton of Diamondbacks fans on hand, Griffey easily got the biggest ovation of the day.
Griffey's first spring at-bat.
Griffey walked in each of his first two at-bats, scored each time aboard and singled sharply to right in his last at-bat before being replaced by Chris Shelton. Not a bad first day back. Still, the day truly belonged to Wladimir Balentien and "The Muscle" himself, Russell Branyan. Balentien took Seth Etherton deep for a three-run homer in the first inning, and Branyan followed it up with a ball that landed in Reno (ok, it was actually the right-field bullpen).
It would have been a two-homer day for Branyan if not for the towering batter's eye in Peoria. In the second inning, he again teed off on Etherton with a drive that missed clearing the wall by a foot. He settled for a two-run double and a 2-for-4, 3 RBI day.
Ryan Rowland-Smith, a man trying so hard to win a spot in the Mariners' rotation that he decided not to pitch in the World Baseball Classic for his native Australia was on the mound that afternoon. He worked a solid three innings, but was touched up by RBI doubles from Tony Clark and Chris Roberson. Not a bad performance in early March, when it's all about feeling comfortable on the mound and not totally about the result. Unfortunately, I was there six days too early to see Rowland-Smith hit.
Upon review of the final boxscore, I found out that I had indeed seen a potential 2009 LumberKing get in the game for Seattle. Tyson Gillies came on defensively for Franklin Gutierrez in the ninth inning. Unfortunately I didn't get to see him tear up the basepaths (he didn't get an at-bat), nor did I see him throw any seeds to the plate. Hopefully plenty of time for that.
Some more pictures of interest:
Griffey getting to know some of his new teammates in the dugout.
My favorite part in Peoria, the tropical (and crowded) berm areas.
Another former LumberKing sighting. Brandon Watson ('01) of the Diamondbacks.
Thanks again to everyone with the Mariners' Media Department for setting me up with the media pass. Hopefully I can go back next year.
Future Kings?
The folks over at USSMariner.com have released their "Future Forty" of the Seattle Mariners system. They take the top 40 prospects and place them where they think they'll be by level.
Here's who they've projected in a LumberKings uniform:
Phillippe Aumont (RHP), 4-4 , 2.75 ERA with Wisconsin last season. Aumont, just 20 years old, is fresh off pitching for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. He was ranked the #3 prospect in the Seattle system by Baseball America this offseason. If he does come to Clinton, he'll be coming in with tremendous experience and confidence.
Jharmidy DeJesus (3B), .309, 10 HR, 33 RBI between the AZL and short-season Everett last year. The #8 prospect in the Mariners' system according to Baseball America. He turns 20 on August 30 and already has proven himself a solid power threat.
Mario Martinez (3B), .319, 5 HR, 32 RBI with short-season Pulaski last year. Ranked just ahead of DeJesus at #7 by Baseball America. It should be a pleasant challenge for Scott Steinmann to get both Martinez and DeJesus enough time at third base. Thankfully we have the DH in the Midwest League.
Brett Lorin (RHP), 1-2, 3.96 ERA between Everett and Wisconsin last season. Ranked #28 in the system by Baseball America. Seattle's 5th round pick out of Long Beach State in 2008. Lorin garnered a mention in the "Best Secondary Pitch" category of Seattle's 2008 draft class with a three-quarter delivery breaking ball.
Gabriel Noriega (SS), .275, 6 XBH, 20 RBI between AZL and Pulaski last year. Just 18 years old and already ranked #19 by Baseball America. His defense is getting top billing right now, as BA also ranked him Seattle's "Best Defensive Infielder".
Aaron Pribanic (RHP), 1-2, 15.43 ERA in the AZL in 2008. Obviously, he struggled in his first taste of pro baseball last year, but it was only a three-game sample (only one start). He's still the #27 prospect thanks to a fastball that touches 96. Drafted in the third round out of Nebraska last year.
Tyson Gillies (OF), .288, 8 triples, 31 RBI in two seasons (played 11 games with high-A High Desert last year). A draft-and-follow out of Iowa Western Community College in 2006, Gillies is the #20 prospect, the fastest baserunner in the system and possesses the best outfield arm, all according to BA. I'm thinking this guy would be fun to watch. Plus, he's got Iowa ties. "Fan Favorite" is written all over Gillies.
RHP's Luke Burnett and Steven Hensley were also included, but were not ranked in BA's top 30. Burnett did get a mention as the "Best Late Round Pick" after being chosen in the 14th round last year. He pitched in just two games in the AZL last year, going 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA. Hensley got an eight-game taste of the Northwest League with Everett, going 2-1 with a 5.22 ERA.
If you want to read the whole article, head to ussmariner.com/future-forty.
In other news, we wired the Alliant Energy Field pressbox for wireless internet today. Media guys like me will be excited about that one. Also, our 2009 Pocket Schedules are nearing completion and should be at a local Clinton establishment near you very soon.
More from Arizona – Texas Rangers
I spent an entire day of my recent trip to Arizona in Surprise, home of the Texas Rangers. Yes, this is still primarily a Seattle Mariners blog, but with the Rangers having been our affiliate in Clinton for the last six seasons, it's hard to ignore the vast amount of former LumberKings starting to knock on the big-league door with our now AL West rival.
The Surprise complex is huge – it holds eight fields for both the Rangers and Kansas City Royals in addition to the main stadium. On the day I attended (March 6), the Rangers and Royals just happened to be playing each other.
After a lengthy search around the entire complex for my media pass, I had the chance to roam the back fields. They let the general public do much of the same (minus my field access), and needless to say most folks were there to watch Ian Kinsler ('04), Josh Hamilton, Elvis Andrus and Jarrod Saltalamacchia take swings.
Ian Kinsler (left) and Marlon Byrd hanging out on Diamond 1.
While it would have been cool to stick around and ask Kinsler about his upcoming LumberKings bobblehead giveaway this July, I had a short amount of time and a lot of friends to see. Here's who I found:
Frisco RoughRiders manager Mike Micucci, our manager the last two seasons. Voted by Baseball America as the Midwest League's top managerial prospect last year.
The guys who taught me everything I know about hitting. Hickory hitting coach Brian Dayett (left) and Spokane hitting coach Jason Hart. Or, you might know them as "Bama" and "Diesel".
The busiest man in camp, Rangers Minor League Pitching Coordinator Danny Clark (red and blue jacket). After handling arguably the best young arms in baseball last year with the LumberKings, "DC" got the big job. If you haven't heard his name before, you're about to.
Right-handers Ryan Tatusko ('08) and Blake Beavan ('08). Tatusko is doing some writing of his own on Rangers camp, you can find it occasionally on the Newberg Report. As for Beavan, I got the chance to watch him throw a bullpen session alongside the likes of Tatusko, Michael Main ('08), Chris Dennis ('07-'08), Josh Giles ('06), John Slusarz ('07) and several others.
Main (glove over the head) and Slusarz (delivering). Main's reaction to seeing me? "You're in the wrong camp". I think he was joking…or he's that much of a competitor.
Catcher Carlos Dominguez ('06, '08), a good friend of mine. He resides in Arizona, so the Surprise complex is just a short drive for him. That means he's usually on call to catch bullpen sessions on short notice.
Last year's home run leader Jonathan Greene ('08) getting ready to take some cuts in an early workout. Davis Stoneburner ('08) and Matt Lawson ('08) were both there as well, but this was about the time that they were closing down the back fields so I didn't get to take more photos. I think the security staff thought I was strange for being so interested in BP on Diamond 7. Nonetheless, it was fun to watch Greene take swings for a while.
After a good two hours spent on the back diamonds, it was time for the 1 PM matchup between the Rangers and Royals. The initial starting lineup featured two former LumberKings at the corner outfield spots: Ben Harrison ('05) in left and Brandon Boggs ('05) in right.
Boggs patrolling the outfield.
Boggs stole the show offensively, ripping a solo home run to the right-field picnic tent off Julio Pimentel. He drove in another run with a single in the fifth inning and gave the Rangers a short-lived 5-4 lead with an RBI double in the eighth inning.
After the third time through the order, all of a sudden the game became a who's who of former LumberKings. Jose Vallejo ('06-'07) started warming up down the left-field line near where I was sitting (no surprise there). However, his throwing partner caught me by surprise…it was Engel Beltre ('08). Beltre lead the league in total hits and runs scored last year, but he's still just 19 years old, so the invite to play in a Major League game shows you what Jon Daniels and company think of him.
John Whittleman ('06-07) entered the game at third base, Casey Benjamin ('05) took over at short, Vallejo went to second and Justin Smoak ('08) came in to play first, giving the Rangers an all-former-LumberKings infield. Craig Gentry ('07) ended up in left field and Boggs played the entire game in right, and in the seventh inning Neftali Feliz ('08) was summoned from the bullpen. Not only this, but Beltre was inserted as the DH. That's right…a LumberKing at every position except for catcher (Adam Melhuse) and center field (Andruw Jones, who coincidentally played an entire B game and got an additional four at-bats in the big league game).
While Beltre narrowly missed a solo home run by hooking a ball about five feet outside the right-field foul pole in his first at-bat, it was Whittleman who provided some apparent insurance (and an nice flashback for me) in the eighth inning. In his very first spring at-bat, he took Yasuhiko Yabuta deep to the picnic tent in right, calling to mind his 2007 All-Star Futures Game blast and countless other Lumber Lounge homers from 2006-2007.
The phenom Feliz had already showed impressive stuff with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless seventh inning, but the Royals tagged him for three runs (two earned) in the eighth to tie the game back up at 7-7. Upon his exit, another former King came in…right-hander Andrew Laughter ('07). Laughter served up the walk-off single to former Burlington Bee Mario Lisson to end the game in the ninth.
Sometimes at the low-A level you can forget that the players you watch everyday have a shot to play Major League Baseball. Watching this game in Surprise brought to mind a quote I had heard somewhere along the line last season:
"Some of these guys don't realize how close they are to the Majors. Some of these guys don't realize how far away they are."
As it looked that day, there's many a former LumberKing that are close. The talent in the system is off the charts, and I am definitely looking forward to watching old friends start to make impacts this year with the Rangers.
Here's some more pictures from the game:
Vallejo and Beltre warming up. Look closely in the midst of the players heading off the field, you'll see left-hander Derek Holland ('08), who was not scheduled to throw that day.
A better shot of Beltre.
Feliz warming up, then coming on from the pen.
Jose Felix ('08) handling the bullpen catching duties.
Whittleman, just after connecting on the two-run home run in his first at-bat of the spring.
Whittleman and Vallejo, half of the LumberKings infield from 2006 to 2007.
Myself and Justin Smoak ('08).
Well, if you've had your fill with Rangers camp, I don't blame you. More Mariners coming up in the next edition of the LumberBlog. I'll show you just how close I got to Ken Griffey Jr. prior to his first spring action of the year on March 8.
Promoting the Promotions
In case you haven't seen it on LumberKings.com as of yet, we just announced our Promotional Schedule for 2009. Keep an eye out for Ian Kinsler ('04) Bobblehead Night, scheduled for Friday, July 24.
Read the release here:
"Fan Bailout Night" Highlights 2009 Promotions
Ian Kinsler bobblehead, fireworks, post-game concerts on tap for upcoming season
Clinton, IA – The Clinton LumberKings unveiled a preliminary Promotional Schedule for the 2009 season, including several new promotions and giveaways for fans heading to Alliant Energy Field this spring and summer.
"Fan Bailout Night" leads the list of new promotions, scheduled for Wednesday, April 15 against Cedar Rapids. The first 500 fans passing through the gates will be given some much-needed relief in these tough economic times, a crisp one-dollar bill courtesy of the LumberKings. Also planned for the opening homestand are the Magnet Schedule Giveaway, sponsored by Espresso, Cigars & Food and KCLN 1390 AM / MAC 94.7 FM.
Local college students can start Spring at the ballpark with Ashford University Night on Friday, May 1 and Clinton Community College Night on Saturday, May 2. On Sunday, May 3, fans are invited to play catch on the field prior to the 2:00 PM game against Quad Cities.
Based on the success of last year's event, "Peanut Free Night" will return once again in 2009. In respect to those with peanut allergies, no products containing peanuts or peanut oil will be sold or allowed in the ballpark for the Wednesday, May 20 game against Lansing.
Fans passing through the gate on Friday, May 22 will receive 2009 LumberKings Team Photos, courtesy of Maid-Rite and Mediacom.
Again this season, the LumberKings will be getting in the act of raising money for cancer research. Scheduled for Sunday, May 24 vs. Great Lakes is "Cancer Awareness Day" sponsored by Mediacom. LumberKings players and staff will wear pink socks and wristbands to honor breast cancer awareness – and new this year – light blue trimmed jerseys for prostate cancer awareness. Fans will again receive pink wristbands at the gate, and select jerseys will be auctioned off to raise funds for cancer research. That same day will feature a special Earring Giveaway, thanks to Don's Jewelry.
Three Saturday post-game fireworks shows are scheduled this season, May 23, July 4 and August 15, all sponsored by WQAD-TV. That's not the only post-game entertainment planned for this season as Alliant Energy Field will again host post-game concerts on June 27 and August 28. The June 27 show brings the popular Slough Buoys back to the ballpark as part of a special "Hawaiian Night". Fans that evening also receive t-shirts courtesy of iwireless and WQAD-TV. The August 28 show features Down 24 as the highlight of "Back to College Night", backed by Ashford University and Clinton Community College.
The LumberKings get environmentally friendly on "Going Green Night" for the second straight year. Fans can help save paper with giveaway dry-erase memo boards as part of the "Going Green" festivities on Saturday, July 18 against Peoria. The environmentally-friendly night is sponsored by the Clinton County Solid Waste Agency and WQAD-TV.
The first 750 attending the Friday, July 24 game against South Bend will take home Ian Kinsler bobbleheads courtesy of Casey's General Stores and CBS4. Kinsler, a 2008 American League All-Star, will be in his classic LumberKings uniform from 2004.
Another new event scheduled for this year is "Home Depot Kids Workshop" from 4:00 to 5:30 PM prior to the Saturday, June 13 game against Peoria. Kids will learn to use tools under the guidance of expert Home Depot employees out in the Alliant Energy Field Picnic Pavilion.
Also returning this year are the Mediacom LumberKings Card Strip Giveaways. Each fan attending on June 3, June 10, July 8, July 22, August 5 and August 17 will take home card strips of the 2009 LumberKings. Make sure to attend each giveaway to collect the whole set!
Although the summer will be winding down, there's still plenty of reasons to come to the park in late August and September. On August 29, every fan in attendance has a chance to win an Amtrak trip to an NFL stadium thanks to Aaron's Sales & Lease and KLJB-TV. One lucky fan will win 2010 Season Tickets on Saturday, September 5 and the season comes to a close with another "Play Catch on the Field" day on Sunday, September 6.
Other promotions scheduled for this season include: Poster Schedule Giveaway (April 14), Baseball America Magazine Giveaway (April 25), Upper Deck Baseball Card Giveaway (April 25), DARE Day (April 26), Gateway Area Bowling Night (April 30), David & Son's Baseball Clinic (May 23), Regalia Flag Giveaway (Memorial Day, May 25), Clinton National Bank & WQAD-TV Magnetic Address Book Giveaway (June 4), Scout Sleepover (June 5), iwireless & CBS4 Baseball Cap Giveaway (July 10) and Pack the Park with Kids Day (July 20).
Weekly promotions will stay largely the same in 2009. Mondays are still "Miller Lite Mondays", Tuesdays are still "Dollar Hot Dog and Pizza Slice Night" and Wednesdays are "Kids Eat Free Nights" and "Subway Sandwich Wednesdays". The ever-popular "Thirsty Thursday" is back for Thursday nights, Pork Chop Sandwiches will also be sold that night. Saturdays are again "Steak Sandwich Saturdays" and Sundays offer special discounts in the form of "Family Days" and "All Faiths Days".
New every week this summer will be "College Discount Nights" every Tuesday, where college students can purchase a General Admission ticket at half-price ($3) by showing their college ID. Fridays have changed as well, with "Turkey Leg Nights" offering a new food choice to fans.
The LumberKings open their 2009 campaign on the road against the Burlington Bees on Thursday, April 9. The home opener at Alliant Energy Field is scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 6:30 PM against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. For 2009 season tickets, merchandise or more information, contact the LumberKings at (563) 242-0727.
That's all just part of the excitement going on at Alliant Energy Field this summer, so make sure you get down here.
Also, I didn't forget about updating on the rest of my trip to Arizona. I'll get some of those pictures up here hopefully this weekend. It has been a busy time here at LumberKings Central.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Explore the mystery of prehistoric life in a learning environment at Discover the Dinosaurs at the Von Braun Center this weekend. The hands-on exhibit includes more than 50 museum-quality and animatronic dinosaurs. Kids can get up close and touch the dinosaurs and take part in a variety of other family activities.
Discover the Dinosaurs will be open Friday from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Published Jan. 3, 2009.
It's the beginning of a new year and the end of another holiday season, and there's plenty of reason to take a break from the hubbub and slow down a bit by engaging in a little self indulgence.
By that I mean, do something that will "free you from frenzy" and "rescue and renew" your spirit.
So, after you have packed away your last ornament and feel you can venture out safely without being bombarded by sales promotions, I encourage you to come to the Portage District Library.
The staff here has devoted a lot of time in developing many worthwhile winter activities and programs that encompass a wide array of interests aimed at all age groups. For example, right now, and continuing through Feb. 10, we have the "Art of Books /Books of Art" exhibit -- a collaboration of many artists working in a variety of mediums creating artwork out of actual books.
You can see book making, altered book arts, printmaking, and papermaking demonstrations from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, followed by an artists' reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Starting on Feb. 13 and continuing through April 9, the library is pleased to host an exciting exhibit featuring guest artists from the Black Arts & Cultural Center and posters of Motown musicians called "The History of Motown: celebrating Motown's 50th anniversary.
A "Meet the Artist" reception and a multimedia presentation called "Rumblings of an Era" will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. March 22 featuring music, newspaper ads, photography, poetry, posters and visual art, and oral histories of former Motown and current performers from the Velvelettes, including Cal Street and our hometown favorite Bertha McNeal.
If you prefer, literary activities, then come to a drop-in book discussion at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 20 or 7 p.m. Jan. 21 to talk about the book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote . . . One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and acclaimed journalist David Oliver Relin.
At 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17 and 7 p.m. Feb. 18, there will be book discussions on "All Over But the Shoutin" by Rick Bragg (which is the Reading Together selection for this year).
For younger patrons, ages 1 to 18 yrs old, the library offers a great Winter Reading Program where reading five books will get you a free one-day ice skating pass to the Millennium Ice Rink.
Teens can enjoy programs designed especially for them, such as "Teen Investing" at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12, "Marble Magnets" at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 or "Exam Late Night" from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 18.
Something especially for little ladies is the Portage American Girl Club that meets on Saturdays from 1 to 2 pm January through April.
Very young children (infants to 23 months) love the library's "Mother Goose" storytimes that run every Monday from 9:30 to 10 a.m. or 10:30 to 11 a.m., or the "All Together" storytimes for ages 2 to 5 years old featuring stories, songs and dancing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Children love our "Reading with Sully" program where kids and canines come together for reading aloud sessions Wednesday early evenings in February, March, and April.
If you are looking for self improvement, then sign up for the library's CPR Heartsaver/ AED training from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 or Babysitter CPR from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7. Each class costs $25 and registration for both begins Saturtday.
There are lots of educational programs being offered too, such as "Understanding and Managing Mood Disorders in Children and Teens" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 17 or "Finding the Exercise That Moves You" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 9.
Perhaps it is home improvement you have in mind. Then come to our "Renovate, Revitalize, Recreate Your Home" program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26.
In addition, we will once again offer a "Meet the Chef" series and "Business & Career" programs.
Whatever you want to know about, learn to do or enjoy, Portage District Library can fill the bill.
For information about upcoming programs, go to PDL's Web site at www.portagelibrary.info and click on "Events and Classes" for monthly schedules of events.
Christine Berro is director of the Portage District Library. Click here for more Christine Berro's columns.


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YMCA to study Valley potential
The YMCA of Greater Seattle will study the Valley this summer to determine the needs of residents, and its own business needs, for the proposed Snoqualmie community center and pool.
Bob Gilbertson, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Seattle, said his organization is starting a market research study in the Valley to determine how many residents want to use the planned community center, and how the YMCA could best serve them.
Gilbertson said the new center would have tentative annual operating costs in excess of $1 million, and need about 2,000 members in the first year to be successful.
To use the Y, joining fees are $125 for a family, and $93 per month. Single parent families pay $100 for a joining fee, $68 per month. Seniors pay a $75 joining fee and $47 per month, while teens pay a $50 joining fee and $27 per month. Childrens rates are $25 per month and a $25 joining fee.
Gilbertson stressed that there are scholarships and discounts available for families that earn less than $65,000 per year.
City residents were given a third opportunity to vote on a Snoqualmie Community Center, to be sited on Snoqualmie Ridge, when the Snoqualmie City Council passed an Aug. 11 ordinance putting the $10 million bond before voters on the Nov. 4 general election. The ordinance included language declaring the center bond push an emergency situation.
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson said emergency declaration was boilerplate language allowing the council to act on a ordinance at the same meeting that it was introduced. Normal council procedure is to wait until a later meeting to approve new ordinances, but Larson said there are no laws forbidding the council from acting on a newly introduced ordinance.
The need for urgency was based on the fact that the council needed to approve the bond that night if it were to meet the next-day deadline to put items on the November ballot.
The city plans to use $100,000 in Snoqualmie Casino mitigation funds to help offset center operating costs. Should incoming revenues not meet operating costs, Larson said the city would look at limiting hours and days of operations to lower costs.
In a worst-case scenario, should the YMCA pull out of Snoqualmie, Larson said the city would look at some of the other partnerships it explored in the run-up to the bond decision, including Encompass, the Boys and Girls Club and the Northwest Center.
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NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly isn't ready to declare a drop-dead date for ending the lockout in time to play a partial season, but the cancellation today of games through Jan. 14 has left the league and its players virtually no wiggle room.
With the two sides still unable to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement since the old deal expired on Sept. 15, the league has now scrapped 625 regular-season games and the Jan. 1 Winter Classic. That represents 50.8 percent of the season.
If there is another announcement to cancel games, it would likely be the entire season since commissioner Gary Bettman has said 48 games are the fewest that would be played. With a 7-10 day training camp required, the start-up date for a 48-game schedule would be on or about Jan. 15.
There has been no contact between the two sides the last two days and only a brief phone call between Players' Association special counsel Steve Fehr and Daly this week.
Daly still believes there will be a partial season and said he is "committed" to reaching a settlement on a new CBA. If there is no agreement by the first week of January, it would be the second time in nine years the NHL has wiped out an entire season.
"The fact is, over the last 20 years you've had now three long lockouts," NHLPA executive director Don Fehr said in a radio interview Wednesday with Sportsnet 590 radio in Toronto. "All the labor disputes that have amounted to anything in hockey have been management instigated and management prolonged. There is no dispute about that.
"You also have lockouts regularly in football. You have lockouts regularly in basketball. In football the NFL even locked out its referees, for gosh sake. So this is a well-worn, well-practiced, well-honed tactic. I don't know what is going to stop it. The only sport of the four major ones in North America which is stable and does not have these kind of problems is baseball. And it doesn't have a cap. Each team has to manage its own budget. You would think that's what management is supposed to do, manage it's own budget and issues.
"I think there is a lesson there. Whether you claim you have major financial distress, which the NHL did in '04-05 but has not this time, or whether there is no doubt at all that you're rolling in money like the NFL, it doesn't matter. You still have a lockout."
The next move in the NHL lockout could be the start of dissolving the players' union.
Voting on whether to give the NHLPA's executive board authority to file a disclaimer of interest and therefore no longer represent the players as a union concludes today. The results should become public tomorrow.


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"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." President Inauguration Oath
President Obama promises to circumvent the Constitution and Congress with regard to the 2nd Amendment through Executive Order. Later this week he will take his Inauguration Oath declaring his allegiance to the Constitution? Are we a Constitutional Republic or, a dictatorship?
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Orcas football beats Bellevue Vikings, 41-27
The Orcas Vikings football team traveled to Bellevue to take on the division 1A Bellevue Christian Vikings in a non-league battle on Oct. 1.
Bellevue jumped out to an early 14-0 lead after an interception by Devon Stanzione lead to a drive that stalled inside the 20. Bellevue Christian took over on downs and drove 85 yards. A three yard plunge by Josh Hazen gave Bellevue a 7-point lead.
An interception by Mike Schubert lead to a 15-yard touch down pass to Nick Schubert and Orcas found themselves down 14-0 in the first quarter. That is when the vaunted Orcas passing attack took over. A 45-yard kick return by Aubrey Schermerhorn was followed by quick passing strikes down the field and a 3-yard touchdown run by Jake Zier. The Orcas defense stiffened and quarterback Robbie Padbury found Keenan Phalan for a 41-yard touchdown bomb over the middle tying the game at 14 with 4 minutes left in the first half. The Vikings held again and took the ball over at their own 27-yard line. Two plays is all it took for Orcas to get a lead they would never relinquish. A 44-yard completion followed by a 32-yard TD pass both from Padbury to Schermerhorn gave the Vikings a 20-14 advantage. Orcas shocked the home team with 51 seconds to go in the half with a 47 yard completion from Padbury to Phalan to the 4-yard line and an easy 4-yard touchdown pass to Stanzione. A 2-point conversion by Jake Zier left the stunned home crowd looking up at a 28-14 disadvantage at the half.
A three yard pass to Tyler Hazen and missed extra point brought the home team to within 28-20 early in the third quarter. A 49-yard kick return after the score by Stanzione set up the Orcas Vikings near midfield.
Padbury locked the game away with a touchdown pass of 47 yards to Stanzione and on the very next possession hit Phalan for a 63-yard catch and run for the final Orcas touchdown of the game. Bellevue Christian added a late touchdown to make the final score 41-27.
Padbury finished his day at the end of the third quarter with 16 for 24 passing 373 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Phalan had 5 receptions for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Schermerhorn had 245 all purpose yards with 6 receptions for 120 yards with one touchdown while adding 70 yards of kick returns and 55 yards rushing. Stanzione contributed 51 yards of kick returns along with his 75 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
"Special teams were a major factor in this game by giving us a short field with which to play while taking away Bellevue Christian's momentum at crucial times," said head coach Scott Harris. "We are also starting to get a high level of confidence with our passing attack. Guys have had great games for us each week. Keenan (Phalan) and Devon (Stanzione) are serious weapons at all times and create huge problems for opposing defenses. It was great to see Aubrey (Schermerhorn) become a dangerous third weapon in our passing game allowing us to attack soft spots in the defense. Robbie (Padbury) is really seeing the field well. Him finding and hitting our receivers in stride lead to most of our success. I am really pleased with the entire squad for their tenacity, maturity and poise. Even when we were down 14-0 early on they never panicked. They seem to perform at their best when the pressure is on. We now go into our final five games of league play with each game basically a playoff game. I believe in these guys and expect great things ahead."
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Consumer spending in Louisiana grew slightly during the Great Recession but has lagged behind growth in other states since, according to federal data released Thursday (Aug. 7).
It was the first time the Commerce Department has issued consumer spending data broken down by state. The data, from 1997 through 2012, reveals the nation's uneven recovery.
Louisiana was among only eight states where total personal spending rose from 2008 to 2009, at the height of the recession. That 1.1 percent increase was the nation's third-largest, tied with North Dakota and behind only Hawaii (6.7 percent) and West Virginia (1.8 percent). But the 3.5 percent increase from 2011 to 2012 was below that in 32 states including Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Arkansas.
Personal spending rose from an average of $28,364 per person in 2007 to $31,995 in 2012, or from the nation's eighth-lowest to the 15th lowest, according to statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
From 2008 through 2012, Louisiana's personal spending growth was the nation's eighth-fastest and fourth in the South, said Stephen Moret, head of Louisiana Economic Development.
"Louisiana experienced growth 29.3 percent faster than the U.S. and 17.1 percent faster than the South in that time period," even though recovery spending from hurricanes Katrina and Rita peaked around 2009 and then fell off rapidly, he wrote in an email.
As a mostly rural state, he said, Louisiana has not seen the rapid price increases for housing seen after the recession in New York and other densely populated areas.
"Both of these are good things for Louisiana consumers, as they both resulted in lower costs than consumers here would have experienced in some other regions of our country. At the same time, these two factors resulted in lower reported personal consumption expenditures here compared to other regions of the U.S."
Moret said U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that Louisiana's private-sector job growth ranks second best in the South and sixth best nationally since January 2008. "Additionally, our state currently has the second lowest unemployment rate in the South," he wrote.
Income is more important than spending, and Louisiana's per capita personal income has risen 86.9 percent since 1997 compared to 66.4 percent nationwide, said Dr. Anthony J. Greco, an economics professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Why hasn't spending risen as quickly as income? "It might be just that we're saving more money," Greco said.


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Sky's blue. Blood's red. Water's wet. Alabama's No. 1.
Tell us something everyone but Tim Brando doesn't know.
The latest statement of the obvious comes from the granddaddy of them all, the AP poll, which still generates buzz years after admirably taking itself out of the BCS formula.
The AP still ranks college football teams, which it's done since 1936, and still puts out a preseason poll, as it's done since 1950, and still crowns a national champion.
Guess which school won its record ninth AP national title last season. That's right. Alabama. That's not sports information director sleight-of hand. That's fact.
Guess which coach just set a record by becoming the first to have his team ranked No. 1 by the AP at some point in the season for the sixth straight year. That's him. Nick Saban.
To add some perspective to that stamp of sustained excellence, or consistency in performance to use Saban's pet phrase, think back to Florida State's record run of finishing in the top five for 14 straight seasons.
Impressive, but during that streak, the Seminoles never reached No. 1 more than two years in a row.
Only one other program has a longer streak of getting to the top of poll mountain than Alabama. Miami reached the AP's top spot for seven straight seasons from 1986-92, but the Hurricanes did it under two head coaches in Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson.
It'll be up to the 2014 Alabama team to match that streak, but first things first. It's not easy to start first and finish there.
Since the first AP preseason poll in 1950, only 10 teams have started and finished on top. It's only happened three times since Alabama did it in 1978: Florida State in 1993 and 1999 and USC in 2004.
Only the 1999 Seminoles and the '04 Trojans went wire-to-wire as No. 1. So this could be the first Alabama team to start and finish No. 1 without dropping out of the top spot for a single week.
Don't laugh. It's something to shoot for. Given the Tide's rich history, it's not often an Alabama team has a chance to do something none of its predecessors has accomplished.
So the target the Tide has worn since running the table during the 2008 regular season just grew another size. The incentive for Virginia Tech and every other opponent on the schedule just got a shot of nitrous oxide.
Alabama is as big a favorite as possible short of getting every first-place vote in each of the two major preseason polls. The Tide received 58 of the 62 top spots in the USA Today poll, 58 out of 60 in the AP poll.
The AP landslide tied the one achieved by the 2009 Florida team for the largest percentage of first-place votes in the 63-year history of this preseason ranking.
About those Gators. Tim Tebow and friends didn't go wire-to-wire. They didn't win the national championship. They ran the table until the SEC Championship Game, when they ran into none other than Alabama.
Is this Alabama team man enough to handle perhaps the greatest expectations in the history of the program? Given the talent returning, the talent that's waited its turn and the coaching staff in place to keep that talent from getting complacent, that's really a clown question, bro.
The validity of preseason polls aside, if you're going to rank college football teams and examine all available evidence, Alabama has earned the right to be No. 1 until further notice.
You don't have to take a poll to know it.


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A story on the Grand Haven City Council's decision to fire Public Safety Director Dennis without saying why has drawn lots of reaction from readers.
Some criticized the council and the city for not being more transparent with the public. Others said the city acted properly.
ateam78 was sympathetic to Edwards, who said he was fired, in part, over a disagreement he and City Manager Pat McGinnis had over whether "speed tests" were needed on city streets.
"It sounds like a good cop is getting fired for not writing bad tickets."
newspaper lawyer was more ambivalent.
In addition to saying Mayor Pro-Tem Michael Fritz was right to follow "his gut" and not vote to fire Edwards, Edwards wasn't right to disobey the city manager when he asked officers not to write speeding tickets on portions of 35 streets until the city conduct speed studies, newspaper lawyer said.
Even "though I do not like to see a person get railroaded out of his job.... I do think all government employee's do work for the people. But they also (have) rights. But as a police chief the city charter rules are pretty clear. " At Will Employee" works under the direction of the city manager. I take my hat off to the Mayor Pro Tem Mike Fritz to following his gut."
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MOBILE, Alabama -- As the pontoon boat drifted past plastic bottles, bits of Styrofoam and basketballs covered in algae floating in Three Mile Creek, the city officials and local environmental leaders on board discussed how to turn the garbage-filled waterway into a public park complete with a boardwalk and bike paths.
Also on the boat was Nancy Stoner, a senior official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to joining the EPA, Stoner spearheaded an effort by the Natural Resources Defense Council to clean up the Anacostia River in Washington. D.C.
That river, like Three Mile Creek and Dog River in Mobile, filled with trash every time it rained. Using the Clean Water Act, Stoner and the NRDC were able to compel Washington to install collection systems in the river to catch the trash before it made it downstream.
Similar fixes have been urged for Mobile's waterways, but city officials have so far refused to commit to removing the garbage that collects in the litter traps. City Councilman Fred Richardson, who has long championed rescuing Three Mile Creek, was among those aboard the boat.
"People abandon waterways because of garbage," Stoner said, standing on the bank of the creek after the boat ride. "Urban areas, you have a lot of people, you have a lot of garbage. You get a big rainfall and it carries it right off the street and into the water."
Roberta Swann of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program said that trash is one of the biggest challenges for area waterways. If people would quit littering, she said, that alone would go a long way toward cleaning up the rivers and creeks.
Swann said the city needs to create a watershed management plan that would address all of the issues facing waterways on both sides of the bay.
"Believe it or not, Mobile used to get its drinking water from Three Mile Creek. That was back in the 1920s. Can you imagine that?" Swann said, standing next to a heap of stuffed animals and garbage that volunteers had pulled out of the creek. "The creek is actually beautiful and full of wildlife. It's just all this trash. It's really been degraded."
Keith Johnston, who leads the Southern Environmental Law Center's Alabama office, described the amount of trash along the riverbank as disheartening. His group has been closely following the Dog River Clearwater Revival's lawsuit against the city of Mobile for violations of the Clean Water Act related to the heavy load of garbage that enters that stream with every rain.
"There are clearly challenges on the creek. There is a severe trash problem," Johnston said. "But this isn't a new problem. They've dealt with the same problem in other cities. There are solutions. It just requires the will to put them in action."
Stoner said her agency would help conduct a survey of the wildlife in Three Mile Creek. That would be a first step toward creating a park, she said.
"Mobile has this beautiful waterway right in our backyard, but people can't get to it. It's been neglected, partly because people don't realize it is there," said Casi Callaway of the Mobile Baykeeper group. "Think of how great it would be if people could use the creek. It's right downtown. It could be a jewel."
The boat tour headed upstream on the creek from the Conception Street bridge, encountering a good bit of garbage present in the reeds.
Later, a Press-Register reporter and photographer traveled downstream from the bridge and found enormous islands of garbage, some measuring 30 feet across.
In one spot near Telegraph Road, a raft of garbage composed of basketballs, footballs, plastic toys, plastic bottles, a rubber raft, antifreeze bottles, and lots of Styrofoam was so thick that a boat powered by a 15 horsepower motor was unable to push its way through.
Scott Hughes with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management said fines levied by his agency against Mobile for violations of the Clean Water Act will result in more oversight of the city's stormwater program.
As pollution problems become apparent, he said, ADEM will help the city figure out how to address them.


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Clarksville, TN – The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is doing Warrant Wednesday to help reduce the over 6000 active warrants on file.
Every Wednesday three wanted individuals will be spotlighted on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. They will be chosen based on felonies committed, number of warrants on file, or if they are considered dangerous.
This week's Warrant Wednesday focuses on Christin Michelle Chaivre, Joseph Hnosko, and Tyriq Saafir.
MCSO Warrant Wednesday. (L to R) Christin Michelle Chaivre, Joseph Hnosko, and Tyriq Saafi.
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This week's Warrant Wednesday focuses on Laquinton Tillman, Wayne Newcomer, and Rafael Lujano Mendez.
Clarksville, TN – The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is doing Warrant Wednesday to help reduce the over 6000 active warrants on file
This week's Warrant Wednesday focuses on Jesse Hall, Courtney Jones, and Dymond Henard.
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department reports from 1985 to the present day, Michael Birdwell (a 46-year-old Clarksville resident) has made property crimes his career. The most popular property crimes consist of crimes such as; Burglary, Vandalism, Vehicle Burglary, Shoplifting, and Theft of Property.
Birdwell has been guilty of all the above-mentioned crimes, along with additional criminal acts. When looking at Birdwell's criminal background, burglary charges appear to be the most prevalent.
Montgomery County, TN – To track down some criminals who have been on the run, it takes hours of investigations, checking up on tips and checking address, and Deputy Cody Lannom did just that during a warrants round-up over the past couple of days.
Lannom said the round-up, carried out by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Warrants Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service and Clarksville Police Department led to the serving of 20 felony warrants.
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today added a Clarksville man wanted for questioning in a September homicide to the state's Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive list in an effort to locate him and take him into custody on an outstanding warrant related to the murder.
Danyon Lydell Dowlen, 39, last known address 122 West Drive, Clarksville is wanted by the Clarksville Police Department on one count of being a felon in possession of a handgun.
Danyon Lydell Dowlen has been added to Tennessee's Top Ten Most Wanted List
Clarksville, TN – On March 31st, 2011, Police were investigating some residential burglaries when they received a tip about a burglary suspect, Misty Nanney, entering a business. When officers arrived, they found Nanney had stolen property in her possession and was taken into custody.
Officers also found another woman in her company, Larissa Green, who had driven Nanney to the business. Officers were given consent to look in the vehicle and found additional stolen property inside. Green, her 8 month old child, Nanney, and the vehicle were taken to the police precinct to continue the investigation.
Larissa Green and Misty Lynn Nanney were arrested for Theft, possession of Drug Paraphenalia and other charges March 31st 2011 in Clarksville TN.


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The Brazilian government announced Monday an accord with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce a combined measles/rubella vaccine for export to developing nations at favorable prices.
The foundation is providing $1.1 million to pay for clinical trials of the vaccine, Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha told a press conference here.
A factory will be built in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro state, with the goal of producing 30 million doses of vaccine per year.
"We will be able to sell vaccines against measles and rubella at a price below that of the market, to benefit the countries on the road to development," Padilha said.
Increasing the number of companies producing the vaccine is crucial to bringing down the price, the head of the Gates Foundation Global Health Program, Trevor Mundel, said.
The foundation aims to make vital vaccines available to every child in the world, Mundel said.
Brazil produces 96 percent of the vaccines distributed to the domestic population through the public health system, Padilha said, adding that the industry also contributes by boosting the nation's capacity for research and spurring the creation of skilled employment. EFE


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Razorlight are the latest act to be confirmed for this year's Eden Sessions.
Johnny Borrell and Co will headline the event which is held at the Eden Project in Cornwall on 9 July.
They join Kasbain (4 July), The Kooks (18 July) and Oasis (14 July) on the bill.
Speaking about the confirmation, Peter Hampel, Eden's Creative Director, said: "With four bands confirmed already, this year's Sessions sees some of the worlds' greatest guitar bands descending on Cornwall. We've had our sights on Razorlight for the last three years and they will be a real highlight."
Tickets for the Razorlight show go on sale next Tuesday (10 March), while passes for Kasabian and The Kooks are on sale now.
Click here to buy Eden Sessions tickets.
Passes to see Oasis have already sold out after the gig was rescheduled from last September after Noel Gallagher was attacked at V Festival in Canada.
The Eden Sessions 2009, which returns for its eighth year this time around, will run over almost the entire summer.
Previous bands to have preformed at the festival in the past include Kaiser Chiefs, KT Tunstall, The Verve and The Raconteurs.


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Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
By Paul Sorrentino
Harvard University Press, 520 pp., $39.95
Stephen Crane (1871-1900), author of the "The Red Badge of Courage," lies in a family grave in Hillside, New Jersey. The stone offers only his dates and this: "Poet – Author." Seems somehow insufficient.
But Paul Sorrentino, a professor of English at Virginia Tech who has spent much of his academic career exploring Crane's life and work, vastly enriches that epitaph in his revelatory biography, "Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire" (Harvard University Press, 520 pp., $39.95).
Sorrentino's credentials are impressive. Editor of "Stephen Crane Remembered" (2006), co-editor of "The Correspondence of Stephen Crane" (1988) and co-author of "The Crane Log: A Documentary Life of Stephen Crane, 1871-1900" (1994), he is uniquely equipped to separate fact from legend, sense from nonsense. And he does so pointedly and gracefully.
Sorrentino acknowledges some difficulties. Crane kept no diary; most of his extant letters reveal little personal detail; and, says Sorrentino, Thomas Beer's once-standard biography (1923) was a "mixture of fact and fiction" that, "like a computer virus, infected not only Crane scholarship but also literary histories and critical studies" that looked back at the 1890s.
Drawing and observing a bright line between fact and inference, Sorrentino begins with Crane's death in a German tuberculosis sanatorium, then rewinds to tell about his maternal and paternal ancestors before commencing the life of "Stevie," as intimates called him.
Born into a very religious family (Methodist), baby Crane had eight living – and much older – siblings. Sorrentino sketches the history of Methodism, the preaching career of Crane's father and the story of Port Jervis, New York, where the Cranes settled for a while. It was a place to which Stephen returned continually, a town that still celebrates its famous son. The local library offers a guide to a walking tour of Crane sites.
Crane – sickly but bright, sometimes a good student – attended Claverack College, Lafayette College and Syracuse University, where he preferred baseball to classes. He was a skilled, singles-hitting catcher.
Eventually, pursuing a writing career, he tried freelance journalism and began his first novel, "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets," a self-published story (1893) that was shocking for its time – "the first significant example of literary determinism in American literature," says Sorrentino.
But Crane, who had cash problems his entire career, next planned a potboiler – a Civil War story. The result was hardly the hackwork that necessity sometimes forced on him. "The Red Badge of Courage" made him an international literary celebrity.
Sorrentino charts this swift rise, followed by a tumble that sent him to England, where he socialized with Joseph Conrad, H.G. Wells and Henry James and lived with Cora Taylor, a former Jacksonville, Florida, madam (she'd operated "a house of assignation"). She stayed with him throughout his final illness.
Although Sorrentino focuses sharply on the narrative of Crane's life and times, he does examine Crane's major works – "Red Badge" and some of the short stories, "The Open Boat," "The Monster" and "The Blue Hotel."
He also discusses Crane's Spanish-American War correspondence, his revolutionary poetry (Crane always called his poems "lines") and highlights his ferocious work ethic, his sometimes-frowzy appearance, his occasionally unethical dealings with publishers.
Crane, who did not live to celebrate his 29th birthday, joins that sad list of writers who died far too soon for our own good – John Keats (24), Emily Bronte and Sylvia Plath (30), F. Scott Fitzgerald (44). And on and on.
But Paul Sorrentino, who employs the complementary lights of scholarship and common sense to illuminate the existing evidence, gives Crane another breath of life. We see a gifted, flawed human being whose stunning works compose a most accurate and eloquent epitaph.
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The Oregonian's high school athlete of the week
Last week's winner: Taylor Ristvedt received 55.7 percent of votes following two monster performances for Cleveland's girls basketball team. Ristvedt, a 6-foot-1 sophomore center, had 25 points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 69-38 win over Madison, and she notched a double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) with three steals and two blocks in a 70-48 loss to Grant.
This week: Cast your vote at oregonlive.com/highschool for the following nominees, based on performances from the week of Feb. 11-17:
Britni Atwell, Heritage (Vancouver), gymnastics: The Timberwolves senior won Washington's Class 4A all-around title at the Tacoma Dome as well as capturing first place in vault and floor exercise. Atwell completed her career No. 2 all-time with nine state gymnastics titles, including four each in vault and floor.
Michelle Cefal, Westview, swimming: The Wildcats senior set two state records in winning the Class 6A 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke races at the OSAA state meet. Cefal cut more than a second off the previous mark in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.13 seconds, and her back time of 54.81 seconds broke a record set earlier in the day by Wilson's Grace Carlson.
Britta Hall, Tualatin, girls basketball: The 5-foot-7 senior point guard was 10 for 19 from three-point range and scored 58 points for the Timberwolves (14-8, 10-3 Class 6A Pacific Conference). She had 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 70-51 win over Century, and she tallied 34 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 61-42 win over Glencoe.
Sean Hays, La Salle Prep, boys basketball: Hays, a 6-foot-8 senior post, had 38 points, 26 rebounds and five blocked shots to help pace the No. 5 Falcons of Milwaukie to victories over Madras (67-46) and Estacada (58-45). The Class 4A Falcons (21-2, 8-1 Tri-Valley) have a one-game lead over Molalla (15-7, 7-2) entering Tuesday's regular-season finale at Molalla.
Calvin Hermanson, Lake Oswego, boys basketball: The 6-foot-6 senior forward scored a game-high 33 points in a 68-55 victory at West Linn, and he had 14 points in a 52-32 win over visiting Oregon City as the top-ranked Lakers (23-0, 9-0 Three Rivers League) clinched their third consecutive league championship and seventh in the past nine seasons. Hermanson, the reigning Class 6A player of the year, has topped 30 points in five of the 19 games he's played this season and is averaging a team-high 22.1 points entering Tuesday's regular-season finale against Lakeridge.
Jazz Johnson, Milwaukie, boys basketball: The 5-foot-11 sophomore transfer from Benson totaled 44 points in leading the Mustangs to consecutive victories over St. Helens (73-43) and Sherwood (69-45). With the wins, Milwaukie (15-6, 11-1 Northwest Oregon Conference) extended its winning streak to five and maintained a one-game lead over Sandy with two games remaining in the regular season. The Class 5A Mustangs host Parkrose on Tuesday and travel to Sandy on Friday.
Nae Torregano, St. Mary's Academy, girls basketball: The 5-foot-8 senior point guard had two of her best games of the season last week for the Blues (16-7, 9-2 Class 6A Mt. Hood Conference). She had 12 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 66-55 loss to No. 1 Central Catholic, and she tallied 29 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in a 89-43 win over David Douglas. Torregano is averaging 14.2 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Nominations: Do you know of a high school athlete who had a phenomenal performance? Email firstname.lastname@example.com with "Athlete of the week" and the athlete's name in the subject line. Final decisions on nominations are made by reporters and editors who oversee high school sports coverage for The Oregonian. Voting starts Monday at oregonlive.com/highschool and ends at 9 a.m. the following Monday. The winner's name will appear in Tuesday's edition of The Oregonian.


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Where: PBS (WVIZ Channel 25 and WEAO Channel 49).
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"The Dust Bowl"
Ken Burns
Rampant overfarming of the Great Plains in the 1930s creates an ecological disaster of stunning proportions in this dark cautionary tale.
Giant dust storms dubbed black blizzards come rolling across the prairie, turning day into night and ruining fertile farmland.
Combined with drought and the Depression, the choking clouds destroy countless lives and livelihoods. And yet the people persevere.
Ken Burns once again demonstrates his mastery of the documentary form with seamless storytelling, interviewing eyewitnesses to humanize yet another indelible chapter of American history, with a message for today.
Peter Coyote narrates. Two discs, four hours. Extras: deleted scenes, additional interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
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At it meeting Wednesday night, Aug. 1, the Township Committee adopted a resolution to make the payments due Aug. 10, meaning that with the 10-day grace period, the final deadline is Aug. 20. But any payments made after that will incur interest back to the Aug. 1 due date.
According to township officials, the extension was made necessary because of a delay in the county Board of Taxation staff in providing the tax rates. While each municipality is responsible for preparing and mailing tax bills, the bill includes county, county open space, elementary school and high school components, as well as the town's own levy.
Earlier, Bethlehem Township extended the grace period to Aug. 14. In Raritan and East Amwell townships, the extension is until Aug. 20 and in Delaware Township, it's Aug. 25.
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MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, MI – Beecher raised its 2011-12 Class C state championship banner for boys hoops in front of a sellout crowd at home Friday night then preceded to beat Flint Northwestern, 70-52.
Prior to the tip-off, the entire state championship team was introduced in the middle of the floor. The lights were then shut off to unveil the banner which was mounted on a wall all alone. Beecher's crowd yelled "Buc-Town" and fans showed support with black shirts that read: "We are the champions."
"It was hype," said Beecher senior Monte Morris, an Iowa State University basketball signee. "They didn't even tell us half of the things that they did like when they dropped the lights and everything so it was shocking for me. It was really exciting and probably a feeling that I'm probably never going to experience even when I go to college."
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Morris posted a game-high 22 points and dished out seven assists. As his prep career is coming to an end, Morris is cherishing every moment as Beecher prepares to defend its championship in the state tournament next month.
"I'm just happy that I'm able to finish the regular season against the city schools undefeated these last two years," Morris said. "In the second half we played more team basketball. In the first half everybody was going one-on-one and trying to put on a show so we settled down."
Northwestern led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter but Beecher gained momentum in the second quarter by outscoring the Wildcats 18-8 to end the half with a 31-22 advantage. Beecher led by as many as 18 points in the second half as the team put more emphasis on defense.
"It was fun and a little nerve wrecking at the same time because I knew it was going to be a lot emotion tonight added on top of this being a city rivalry game," Bucs coach Mike Williams said. "I told my team that Northwestern isn't as bad as their record and not to look at their record because they've got a good team over there and they're laying a good foundation right now."
Wildcats coach Lamont Torbert made his team watch the championship ceremony before the game. His intentions were to inspire his group to perform better after seeing the excitement that the title brought to the Beecher community. In the beginning, Northwestern responded to his challenge but broke down late in the game.
"It's always good to play against talent like that because you get to see where your game really is," Torbert said. "Playing against mediocre talent doesn't really let you get to see where your game is actually at. That's a state championship team so we just want to take that and get better and strive.
"We kind of lost our composure a little bit in the second half, though."
Northwestern started two sophomores and a freshman but senior Marcus Watson scored a team-high 19 points.
Markell Lucas posted 12 points with four rebounds for Beecher. Jalen Pettes and Frank Greene both contributed 10 points.
Beecher has won four state championships in boys basketball (1976, 1985, 1987, and 2012). Three of those squads went undefeated but last year's team was the only Beecher championship group to finish 28-0. The 1985 and 1987 teams both ended 27-0.


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In the September 2006 Science Magazine, Angeline Lillard and Nicole Else-Quest published an article called Evaluating Montessori Education which explains the research that shows that Montessori provides scientifically proven advantages for its students, especially in the areas of improved executive function and more highly developed social and emotional skills in addition to the strong academic base that it provides.
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BTW, where did you get that pic you had in your banner? I swear I've seen it before.
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Rafale deal: Voices against aid to India rise in UK
Public unease has given way to increasing fury in London over giving millions of pounds in aid to India.
London: Public unease has given way to increasing fury in London over giving millions of pounds in aid to an increasingly prosperous India, as the David Cameron government continues to resist pressure to stop it despite being in the throes of an economic crisis.
The clamour to stop the aid reached a new high when India last week decided to prefer the French fighter jet Rafale to the Typhoon, which is partly manufactured in Britain.
The debate was passionately renewed on Sunday with The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph reporting that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had stated in the Rajya Sabha last August that India did not need British aid which, according to him, was "peanuts". "We do not require the aid. It is a peanut in our total development exercises (expenditure)."
Mukherjee's remarks, reported to have been taken from the official transcript of the Rajya Sabha, were not reported in the UK media earlier, the newspapers said, sparking another wave of comments from people demanding an end to aid to India.
Reacting to media reports, the spokesman of the Indian High Commission to the UK said, "Yes, we have currently an aid programme with the UK. We are in ongoing consultation with British Government on nature, future direction, priority and manner of disbursal (of the aid)."
The papers also quoted a "leaked memo" which reportedly said that the then foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao proposed "not to avail (of) any further DFID (British) assistance with effect from April 1, 2011," because of the "negative publicity of Indian poverty promoted by DFID".
India preferring France to Britain in the fighter jet deal has added public pressure to stop aid to India.
However, on Saturday night officials insisted that British aid to India was necessary and that "now is not the time to end aid to India."


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MUSKEGON, MI -- A crash Thursday afternoon along southbound U.S. 31 in Muskegon, just north of Apple Avenue, caused temporary traffic congestion and resulted in a man being pinned in his vehicle.
The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. on June 19. Muskegon Fire Department officials, Pro Med and Muskegon Township fire officials worked for several minutes to free the man who was initially unconscious after his vehicle hit the wire guardrail -- or cable tension system -- along the highway.
Once he was removed from the vehicle, he was placed on a stretcher and appeared to move his right arm over his face as he yelled out about the pain. He was transported by Pro Med from the scene.
It wasn't clear how seriously the man was injured. His vehicle, a black Mercedes c300, was extensively damaged.
Muskegon Battalion Chief Gordon Cole said the victim suffered potentially serious injuries in the crash. It wasn't clear why the car crashed, Cole said.
The investigation into the cause of the crash continues.
It wasn't immediately known whether the victim was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The vehicle's airbags did deploy.
Cole said it appears the vehicle made it under the wire guardrail, then came back under it again before finally ending up pinned against it.
Muskegon County Sheriff's Office and Muskegon Police Department officers also assisted at the scene.
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Scotlandville made the trek from Baton Rouge Wednesday evening to take on Landry-Walker in the Charging Bucs' Summer League. The teams traded baskets with one another to begin the game but Scotlandville turned a, 28-25, halftime lead into a 56-37 victory with a dominate second half.
Garrick Green gave Landry-Walker fits in the post scoring at will in the second half. The 6-foot-4 forward used an array of post moves to shoot over shorter Landry-Walker defenders en route to a 15-point second half performance that allowed the Hornets to come away with a comfortable win.
"We fed our big man," said guard Javonte Smart, who had seven points in the second half including a 3-pointer. "(Green) gave us a lot of points. He's been blocking shots, taking charges and giving buckets."
Lamont Berzat forced his way to the rim for several layups in the first half to keep Landry-Walker within striking distance and Tirrell Gilmore scored eight points in the second half alone.
The Charging Bucs were without guards Lamar Peters and Tevin King, who helped the Landry-Walker push Brother Martin to overtime yesterday in the De La Salle Summer League. The Charging Bucs played Wednesday's game against Scotlandville with just five players and will be in action again tomorrow in the De La Salle Summer League.
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SINGAPORE--When the value of his US$20 million portfolio plunged in the 2008 global financial crisis, luxury car enthusiast Gerard Tan followed a growing trend among Asia's elite investors by turning to an independent adviser for help.
His bank had put most of his cash in volatile emerging market bonds, which were hammered by the financial turmoil.
Tan, who asked that his real name not be used, kept his money in the bank, but engaged the services of an adviser unrelated to the institution in order to staunch the losses.
Six years after the crisis, a growing number of Asia's millionaires are turning to independent wealth advisers, who offer professional advice for a fee much like doctors and lawyers do.
Without pushing clients to buy financial assets, they offer an alternative to wealth managers working for private banks, which traditionally generate revenues on commission.


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Any shots fired by Trung Le during the June 29 Bourbon Street shooting were in self defense, his lawyer argued in court Friday.
Furthermore, Le was running away from the same gunfire that killed 21-year-old Brittany Thomas, defense attorney Martin Regan told Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell.
Regan made his arguments in a failed attempt to move up Le's preliminary hearing, currently scheduled for Aug. 26. There are witnesses who could testify that another man was the first to draw a weapon and fired in the direction of the woman that was killed, Regan said. The other gunman has not been arrested or named by police.
Were such evidence to be produced at a preliminary hearing, Regan argued, Cantrell could decide that the state did not have enough evidence to keep Le held without on bond on a charge of first-degree murder and nine counts of attempted first-degree murder. Prosecutors have not yet formally charged him.
If there is a chance Le might be released, Regan argued, there is no compelling reason to keep him languishing in jail. He was arrested in Gulfport, Miss., on July 4 and later moved to Orleans Parish Prison.
Assistant District Attorney Laura Rodrigue dismissed Regan's request to move up the hearing as a ploy to get detectives' testimony as soon as possible in the hopes of establishing a record that could later be used to try to trip them up.
As for the idea that Le is suffering unnecessarily in jail, Rodrigue had no sympathy. "I can assure you that Brittany Thomas, the dead girl, and her family, are suffering," the prosecutors said.
She also balked at Regan's shifting narrative. At a previous hearing, the attorney had said that Le "wasn't the shooter."
"Which is it," Rodrigue thundered, either Le didn't shoot anyone or he fired shots in self defense. "You can't have it both ways," she said.
In the end, Cantrell denied Le's request to move up the preliminary hearing, saying the state had to show probable cause to hold Le when it acquired a warrant for his arrest. The arrest warrant says "a known witness viewed recorded video surveillance of the incident" and "pointed out one of the shooters to be a subject they knew." That witness, who is not named in the warrant, "subsequently identified Trung T. Le via photographic identification procedure."
Regan said he would appeal the decision to Louisiana's 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. He said he will also appeal a decision denying a request to subpoena evidence -- namely video surveillance from Bourbon Street bars -- before Le has been formally charged by an Orleans Parish Grand Jury.
The state has not revealed any evidence against Le beyond what's in the detective's application for the arrest warrant.
Regan said in interview that at least two witnesses, whom authorities have already interviewed, who would testify that Le and some others were on Bourbon Street when a man "drunkenly drew a weapon, cocked it back, said 'I've got a 40 for you' and began pointing it at the others in the group."
What it's going to come down to, Regan said, is whether, if someone points a gun at you, you have a right to fire back in self defense.
Asked specifically if he was acknowledging that Lee had a pistol and fired it in self defense, possibly wounding bystanders in the process, Regan demurred. He said that specifics would have to wait for the preliminary hearing.