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Enrollment for enhanced Medicaid and the health insurance marketplace under the federal Affordable Care Act started Tuesday.
New Mexico is participating and has set up a state marketplace, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, through which qualifying individuals, families and small businesses receive health insurance benefits from a variety of established health insurance providers.
Here are some questions and answers about ACA and the health exchange:
Is Insurance Required?
Yes, by Jan. 1, you are required to be enrolled in health insurance, but there are more affordable options than ever and financial assistance may be available. You should start shopping now. Enrollment starts Tuesday. Coverage will start Jan. 1.
(Source: New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (nmhix.com).)
Is there a deadline?
Yes. You should enroll no later than March 31, 2014.
(Source: nmhix.com)
What is the minimum health care coverage I need?
An individual needs to meet the individual responsibility requirement under the Affordable Care Act, which requires minimum essential coverage.
Minimum essential coverage includes the following:
• Employer-sponsored coverage (including COBRA coverage and retiree coverage).
• Coverage purchased in the individual market, including a qualified health plan offered by the Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as an Affordable Insurance Exchange).
• Medicare Part A coverage and Medicare Advantage plans.
• Most Medicaid coverage.
• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.
• Certain types of veterans health coverage administered by the Veterans Administration.
• Coverage provided to Peace Corps volunteers.
• Coverage under the Nonappropriated Fund Health Benefit Program.
• Refugee Medical Assistance supported by the Administration for Children and Families.
• Self-funded health coverage offered to students by universities for plan or policy years that begin on or before Dec. 31, 2014 (for later plan or policy years, sponsors of these programs may apply to HHS to be recognized as minimum essential coverage).
• State high risk pools for plan or policy years that begin on or before Dec. 31, 2014 (for later plan or policy years, sponsors of these program may apply to HHS to be recognized as minimum essential coverage).
(Source: IRS.gov)
Why should I have health insurance?
Accidents and illnesses can happen anytime. And even though you can't predict when you may need care, at least you can be prepared in how to get it. Thanks to the NMHIX, you can now be covered for checkups, prescriptions, maternity care, hospital visits and more. You get to pick your own doctor and you can't be denied coverage for a pre-existing health condition.
(Source: NMhix.com)
If my family is already covered under my employer's plan, do I need to do anything?
No. You should already have the coverage you need. If, however, you are paying more than 9.5 percent of your income for insurance for yourself, you may qualify for financial assistance through the NMHIX.
Source: NMhix.com
What is the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (NMHIX)?
The NMHIX is a new way to help you find health insurance that meets your needs and fits your budget. Through the exchange, you can choose from health insurance plans from many top-rated providers, including:
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Lovelace
• Molina
• New Mexico Health Connections
• Presbyterian
(Source: NMHix.com)
If I need to buy health insurance, what should I look for?
Please review this checklist before you call or visit with a Health Care Guide, agent or broker. It will help make your application process go more quickly and smoothly.
1. Make a list of any questions you have. For example, "Will any of my current prescriptions be covered by this plan?" or "Will I be able to keep my doctor?"
2. Gather basic information about your household income. To find out if you qualify for financial assistance, have your last two pay stubs, W2's or last year's tax return available when applying.
3. Understand how health insurance works, including things like premiums, deductibles, out-of-pocket maximum costs and copayments. Definitions of common insurance and health care terms will be available on this site.
4. Set a budget. There will be a variety of health plans to choose from with different options and prices.
(Source: NMHix.com)
Can I get guidance and assistance in the shopping process?
Yes. To help with any questions or concerns, hundreds of Health Care Guides will be available to you throughout the state. Starting Oct. 1, here is how to reach a health care guide in:
Clovis & Curry County
• La Casa Family Health, Clovis Clinic, (575) 769-5030
• La Casa Family Health, Melrose Clinic, (575) 769-5030
• Plains Regional Medical Center (575) 769-7142
Portales & Roosevelt County
• La Casa Family Health, Portales Clinic, (575) 359-3826
• Roosevelt General Hospital, Portales, (575) 359-1800
Tucumcari & Quay County
• Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital, PMG Clinic, Tucumcari, (575) 461-7100
• Presbyterian Medical Services, Quay County Family Health Center, Tucumcari, (575) 461-2200
Fort Sumner & DeBaca County
• De Baca Family Practice, Fort Sumner, (575) 355-2414
• De Baca School Based, Fort Sumner, (575) 355-7734
• De Baca, Guadalupe Family Dental, Santa Rosa, (575) 472-2414
The NMHIX offers plans from popular commercial providers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lovelace, Molina, New Mexico Health Connections and Presbyterian. Contact an agent for any of these plans for more information.
(Source: NMHix.gov)
Do my spouse and dependent children have to be covered under the same policy or plan that covers me?
No. You, your spouse and your dependent children do not have to be covered under the same policy or plan. However, you, your spouse and each dependent child for whom you may claim a personal exemption on your federal income tax return must have minimum essential coverage or qualify for an exemption, or you will owe a payment when you file.
(Source: IRS.gov)
If I have insurance for myself through my employer but it doesn't cover the rest of my family, may I buy insurance through the exchange?
If you qualify based on household income, you may insure others in your household through the exchange.
(Source: NMHix.com)
Is financial assistance available?
Yes. Depending on your income, you may qualify for assistance to cover your costs. If you qualify for expanded Medicaid under the ACA, you might even receive health insurance free.
(Source: NMHix.com)
Who qualifies for expanded Medicaid, including free health insurance, through ACA and the Exchange?
According to the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, an additional 150,000 more New Mexicans will qualify for free health care coverage after Jan. 1 than qualify now.
To qualify for Medicaid expansion, an adult must be between the ages of 19 and 64 and must be a citizen of the U.S. or a lawfully present immigrant, and live in New Mexico, and household income must be less than the following levels, according to household size.
Adults age 19 to 64 qualify on the basis of household size with incomes per month/year of:
• 1 person, less than $1,232 per month/ $15,856 per year
• 2 persons, less than $1,785 / $21,404
• 3 persons, less than $2,247 / $26,951
• 4 persons, less than $2,709 / $32,499
• 5 persons, less than $3,172 / $38,047
• 6 persons, less than $3,634 / $43,594
If an adult cannot get Medicaid, children in the household may qualify. Qualifying children of immigrants who do not qualify are also eligible for the Medicaid program. While qualifying income levels are likely to change on Jan. 1, here are the current qualifying income levels for children:
Household size, yearly household income
• 1 person, less than $27,000
• 2 persons, less than $36,499
• 3 persons, less than $45,896
• 4 persons, less than $55,342
• 5 persons, less than $64,790
Low cost health insurance at low cost or free is available if your monthly household income is below:
• 1 person, $3,830
• 2-persons, $5,170
• 3 persons, $6,510
• 4 persons, $7,850
(Source: NM Center on Law and Poverty)
Who should get insurance through the NMHIX?
• Those without health insurance.
• People who can't afford health insurance offered at their job.
• Small businesses with 50 employees or fewer.
• Those currently buying their own insurance but would like more options and affordability.
(Source: NMHix.com)
How do I sign up?
You can sign up online at www.BeWellNM.com, beginning Oct. 1, or set up an appointment with one of NMHIX's Health Care Guides or insurance brokers near you.
(Source: NMHix.com)
If I think I qualify for enhanced Medicaid, but I'm having trouble proving it, what should I do?
Health Action New Mexico's Joe Martinez says, "don't give up." There is a group of "You're Not AloneTeams" of advocacy groups who can help.
Participating organizations and their websites and phone numbers include Center on Law and Poverty, http://nmpovertylaw.org; Southwest Women's Law, www.swwomenslaw.org, (505) 244-0502; Health Action New Mexico, www.healthactionnm.org, (505) 867-1095; VOICES for Children, www.nmvoices.org; and the New Mexico Office of the Supervisor of Insurance Ombudsman Program at (855) 857-0972.
(Source: Health Action New Mexico, healthactionnm.org)
Where can I get more information about the Affordable Care Act?
• The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, www.nmhix.com
• The federal ACA website, www.Healthcare.gov.
• Health Action New Mexico, www.healthactionnm.org
Small Business
(Source: Affordable Care Act: Key Small Business Provisions, author: Small Business Administration)
What is the small business tax credit?
Businesses that have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees, pay average annual wages below $50,000 and contribute 50 percent or more toward employees' self-only health insurance premiums, may qualify for a credit of up to 35 percent to offset the costs of insurance. In 2014, this tax credit goes up to 50 percent and is available to qualified small businesses who participate in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Eligible small employers can claim the current cedit through 2013, and the enhanced credit can be claimed for any two consecutive taxable years beginning in 2014 through the SHOP.
What is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)?
Beginning Jan. 1, Small businesses with generally 50 or fewer employees will have access to marketplaces through SHOP. SHOP will offer small business increased purchasing power to obtain a better choice of high-quality coverage at a lower cost. Currently, small businesses pay on average 18 percent more than big business for health care because of administrative costs. SHOP will also pool risks for small groups and reduce administrative complexity, thereby reducing costs. More information is available by calling 1-800-706-7893.
Businesses with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees are generally not affected by the new employer shared responsibility rules. These smaller employers do not have to pay an assessment if their full-time employees receive premium tax credits to purchase coverage in one of the new Marketplaces.
What information does a business have to provide employees about health care coverage?
Employers are required to provide employees with a standard summary of benefits and coverage form explaining what their plan covers and what it costs. The purpose of the SBC form is to help employees better understand and evaluate their health insurance options. Penalties may be imposed for non-compliance The Dept. of Labor has provided a sample completed SBC that employers may reference. It is available at www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/CorrectedSampleCompletedSBC2.pdf.
What is a Medical Loss Ratio Rebate and how could it apply to my business?
If an insurance company spends more than 20 percent of premium dollars on administrative costs, it must provide rebates to its policy holders, typically employers that provide a group health plan. Employers who receive premium rebates must then determin whether the rebates constitute plan assets. If they are treated plan assets, employers have discretion to determine a reasonable and fair allocation of the rebate. More information is available at www.irs.gov/uac/Medical-Loss-Ratio-%28MLR%29-FAQs.
Does my business have to report health care costs on employee W-2 forms?
Beginning with their 2012 tax returns, most employers must report the aggregate annual cost of employer-provided health coverage for each employee on Form W-2. The new W-2 is for information only and does not require taxation on any health plan coverage. The requirement does not apply to employers required to file fewer than 250 W-2 forms in the prior calendar year. More information is available from the IRS at www.irs.gov/uac/Form-W-2-Reporting-of-Employer-Sponsored-Health-Coverage.
What is the limit on flexible spending account contributions?
Beginning this year, the maximum amount an employee may elect to contribute to health care flexible spending arrangements for any year will be capped at $2,500, subject to cost-of-living adjustments. The limit only applies to elective employee contributions and does not extend to employer contributions. More information is available from the IRS at www.irs.gov/publications/p969/ar02.html.
Who has more taxes withheld from wages for Medicare, starting in 2013?
The ACA increases the employee portion of the Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance withholding by nine-tenths of 1 percent—from 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent for employees with incomes of more than $200,000 for single filers and $250,000 for married joint filers. It is the employer's obligation to withhold this additional tax, which applies only to wages in excess of these amounts. The employer portion of the tax remains at 1.45 percent.
How much is the new Medicare Assessment on Net Investment Income?
Since Jan.1, there has been a 2.8 percent tax assessed on net investment income, including capital gains, dividends, rent, royalties and interest for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $200,000 for single filers and $250,000 for married joint filers. Common types of income that are not investment income include wages, unemployment compensation, operating income from a non-passive business, Social Security benefits, alimony, tax-exempt interest and self-employment income.
What are the employer shared responsibility provisions that go into effect next year?
A small business does not have to insure employees, but beginning in 2014, employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees who do not offer affordable health insurance that provides minimum value to their full-time employees and dependents may be required to pay an assessment. The assessment will be charged if at least one full-time employee is qualified to receive a premium tax credit to purchase coverage in an individual Marketplace (See "For Individuals" questions). A full-time employee is one who is employed an average of at least 30 hours a week. If a business has 50 full-time or full-time equivalent employees, or is close to it, it's important to understand how these rules may apply and how the payment amounts could be calculated. More information is available from the IRS at www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Questions-and-Answers-on-Employer-Shared-Responsibility-Provisions-Under-the-Affordable-Care-Act
How will a business be required to report health insurance coverage requirements?
Beginning Jan. 1, employers subject to the employer shared responsibility rules must provide the IRS with information about full-time employees' coverage under the health plans and the cost of benefits provided. Likewise, employers that sponsor self-insured plans must submit reports detailing information for each covered individual. The first of these reports must be filed in 2015. The IRS is expected to provide more information to clarify these rules next year.
What is the 90-day maximum waiting period requirement?
Beginning Jan. 1, individuals who are eligible for health coverage will not have to wait more than 90 days to begin coverage. The IRS has provided temporary guidance on how employers should apply the 90-day rule and is expected to provide more information in the near future clarifying these rules. More is available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-12-59.pdf.
Is there an incentive for employers to offer workplace wellness programs?
Beginning Jan. 1, an employer's maximum reward for promoting "health-contingent wellness programs," which generally require individuals to meet specific standards related to their health to earn a reward, will increase from 20 percent to 30 percent of the cost of health coverage. The maximum reward for programs designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use will be as much as 50 percent. The text of the newest regulations that apply to wellness programs are available at webapps.dol.gov/FederalRegister/PdfDisplay.aspx?DocId=26880
Where can I find more information about how the Affordable Care Act applies to businesses?
The U.S. Small Business Administration heath care web page, www.sba.gov/healthcare, is dedicated to education small business owners about the ACA.
Another helpful site is at Healthcare.gov. Click on "Small Businesses" in the banner at the top of the page.
A glossary of key terms is available at https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/.
The IRS website, at irs.gov, includes summaries of tax-related ACA provisions, frequently asked questions and eligibility worksheets.
More employer-related information on HCA is available throughout the U.S. Dept. of Labor at www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform.
— Compiled by CMI staff writer Steven Hansen


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Pistol Creek Golf Club
Berlin, Connecticut
July 31, 2004
BERLIN, Conn. â With little time to spare and no warm-up, Eric Lo of Yi-Lam, Taiwan, managed to battle the high winds at Pistol Creek Golf Club and take home the Boys Division medal by two strokes with a 2-over-par 74.
Lois Kim of Bayside, N.Y., was the Girls Division medalist after shooting a 7-over-par 79 to successfully qualify for an AJGA tournament for the first time.
The Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior presented by St. Paul Travelers Qualifier was an 18-hole shotgun-start event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Pistol Creek Golf Club in Berlin, Conn. The event featured 95 of the nationâs premier junior golfers, ages 12-18, from 14 states and three countries. Twelve boys and four girls qualified for next weekâs Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior presented by St. Paul Travelers.
Arriving just minutes before his tee-time because of a delayed flight, Lo bogeyed his second hole of the day before bouncing right back to birdie the par-5 sixth hole. He then carded 12 straight pars en route to his second successful AJGA qualifying attempt in as many tries.
âIt was a very difficult day,â Lo said. âWe got in late and I had no shoes or clubs.
âI didnât know the course at all, so I relied on my skills and stayed calm. Weather in Taiwan is very similar to this, so I knew how to adapt to it.â
Eugene Donnelly of Brewster, N.Y., Nick DeMatteo of Rome, N.Y., and Greg Feldmann of Wellesley, Mass., tied for second place at 4-over-par 76.
The remaining qualifiers consisted of: Dave Christie of New Canaan, Conn.; Tommy McDonagh of Wilton, Conn.; J.F. Sorbella of Port Chester, N.Y.; Tyler Zara of New Canaan, Conn.; Eric Schultz of Raleigh, N.C.; Daniel Bruce of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Stephen Dressel of Malvern, Pa.; Davis Brown of Stamford, Conn.; Burt Bonk of Kamuela, Hawaii; Ben Stock of Wilton, Conn.; and Daniel Gordon of Woodbury, N.Y.
Kim started off slowly with a triple-bogey on her first hole, No 15. Immediately finding her stroke, Kim played her next nine holes at even par, including a birdie on No. 17.
âThe wind was crazy,â Kim said, âbut it feels pretty good to qualify.â
Tying for second, Claire Sheldon of Milton, Mass., and Jaclyn Sweeney of Andover, Mass., shot rounds of 10-over-par and finished three strokes off the lead. Isabelle Lendl of Goshen, Conn., and Julie Kim of Bayside, N.Y., also qualified.
Sorbella, Schultz and Dressel decided to opt out and add their tournament exemption to their player status, as did Sweeney in the Girls Division.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Grace Park, Christie Kerr and Beth Bauer.
The Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior presented by St. Paul Travelers will start at 7 a.m. off the No. 1 tee on Tuesday, August 3, at Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington, Conn. For more information about the Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior presented by St. Paul Travelers, please contact tournament headquarters at (860) 229-6100.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.

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"How Grinchy Met the Who": Berocratic Productions presents this Mash-Up Rock 'n Roll Musical Christmas Parody. Comedy with live music, dance, aerial arts, & local talent. The play takes a look at this Christmas narrative ("How The Grinch Stole Christmas") through the lens of the 1970s rock opera "Tommy," & weaves in other music by The Who. Performances take place this Fri. & Sat., Dec. 6-7 at 7:30pm, InsideOut Gallery, TC. Tickets: $15 advance; $18 door. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/505963.
monday 12/2
Career Fair: 1–5pm, Grand Ballroom, Lakeview Hotel, Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire. www.shantycreek.com
Death Cafe: Open conversations about death. Basement of Horizon Books, TC, 6-7:30pm. Free. www.deathcafe.org
Great Michigan Read: In relation to the MI Humanities Council State Read of "Annie's Ghosts," Peninsula Community Library, TC is showing the film "Stories We Tell" (PG-13) at 7 PM.
Night of Remembering: This candle lighting ceremony will take place at Michael's Place Family Support Center, TC at 7pm. 947-6453.
Dede & The Dreamers CD Release Party: 6- 8pm, Northern Natural Cider House, TC.
Jordan Valley Community Band Winter Concert: 3pm, East Jordan community Auditorium. Free admission.
Share & Learn Party: Grow Benzie will host this party for the startup of its Incubator Kitchen & the growth of locally made food products & businesses. Featuring music with Ann-Marie & Michael Parson-McNamara of AMPM247, food samplings & presentations by food product entrepreneurs. 5pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. 231-882-5197.
Boyne Chamber Seminar: "Fine Tuning Your Networking Skills - Online & In Person". Presented by Shari Pash Berger, CHSP. 8:30-10:30am, City Hall, Boyne City. Free. Registration: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a0 7e8k9uk944379f96a&llr=qftsdboab
tuesday 12/3
Dinner with Santa: 4:30-7pm, Elementary Cafeteria, East Jordan.
Traverse Symphony Orchestra Civic String Ensembles' Ninth FREE Annual Fall Concert: 7pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Enjoy classical string orchestra music & holiday tunes. 947-7120.
An Evening with P.J. Parrish: This author of ten Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye thrillers will be at the Elk Rapids Library, Museum at 7pm.
wednesday 12/4
Victorian Sleighbell Weekend: Dec. 4-8 in Manistee. http://www.manistee.com/scrollingevents/victorian-sleighbell-weekend
InterActive Story Time: "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson. The story is followed by activities & crafts. 11am, Great Lakes Children's Museum, TC. www.GreatLakesKids.org
An Irish Christmas in America: Featuring Irish music, song, dance, humor & more. 7pm, Milliken Auditorium, TC. www.dennosmuseum.org
Writers & Readers Series Presents Local Author Elizabeth Buzzelli: Noon, Kalkaska County Library. 231-258-9411.
thursday 12/5
Art Opening & Holiday Open House, Salon Verve, TC: Enjoy an evening with abstract artist Brandon James. There will also be give aways, specials & more. 5-8pm. 932-8378.
East Jordan Community Night: Starting at 5:30pm, events include a Soup Cook-Off, Lighted Holiday Parade, lighting of the Christmas tree, caroling & more.
Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society Holiday Potluck: With caroling led by Al Bonney and Glen Chown. 6pm, American Legion Hall, Old Mission.
Acme Heritage Society Open House: 4-8pm, Hoxsie House, Acme. The lighting of the community Christmas tree will also take place at Bayside Park.
Elf Artists Christmas Shoppe: Manistee Art Institute artists have been working for months to create these gifts, including pottery, jewelry & small works of art. 1-7pm, Elf Workshop, lower level of Ramsdell Theater, Manistee. 231-723-2682.
Victorian Sleighbell Weekend: Dec. 4-8 in Manistee. http://www.manistee.com/scrollingevents/victorian-sleighbell-weekend
"Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience": This film will be shown at the Dennos Museum Center, TC at 7pm. Free & includes a panel discussion with the filmmaker. www.dennosmuseum.org
Grand Traverse County Democratic Executive Board meeting: 6pm, MEA office, TC. Bring non-perishable food items to donate to area food banks. 946-5555.
Art of the Watershed Opening Reception: Featuring photo contest winners. 5-8pm, Watershed Center, TC. www.gtbay.org
Annual Senior Citizen Social: Hosted by the TC West Middle School 8th Grade Student Council. Featuring performances by West Middle School's octet, jazz band & madrigals. Free. The event will be held in the TC West Middle School Cafeterias from 5-7pm. 231.933.8282.
Latin Christmas with Miriam Pico & Friends: Phil's on Front, TC. 929-1710.
Story Stew: Featuring "Who Stole the Cookies". 9:30am, Peninsula Community Library, TC. www.peninsulacommunitylibrary.org
"A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol": Presented by the Elk Rapids Players at Elk Rapids Town Hall at 7:30pm. The classic tale of Charles Dickens meets Fargo. Tickets $18. 231-264-6330.
friday 12/6
Toddler Time: Indoor Snow! Build an indoor snowman with cardboard boxes of all sizes. 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children's Museum, TC. www.GreatLakesKids.org
Live Music with Nicholas James & Clouds: West Michigan singer songwriter James will perform with violinist Clouds at Horizon Books, TC from 8:30-10:30pm. www.horizonbooks.com
Elf Artists Christmas Shoppe: (See Thurs., except today's times are 1-9pm.)
Christmas in Mackinaw!: Featuring the tree lighting, Tacky Tinsel Town Car Parade, Santa & more. Mackinaw City. www.mackinawchamber.com
Annual Friends of the Kalkaska County Library Cookie Sale: 8:30am-5pm, Kalkaska County Library. 231-384-6032.
Victorian Sleighbell Weekend: Dec. 4-8 in Manistee. http://www.manistee.com/scrollingevents/victorian-sleighbell-weekend
"How Grinchy Met the Who": By Berocratic Productions. This is a Mash-Up Rock 'n Roll Musical Christmas Parody. Comedy with live music, dance, aerial arts, & local talent. The play takes a look at this Christmas narrative through the lens of the 1970s rock opera "Tommy," & weaves in other music by The Who. 7:30pm, InsideOut Gallery, TC. Tickets: $15 advance; $18 door. www. brownpapertickets.com/event/505963
Warren Miller's 64th Feature Film: "Ticket to Ride": 6:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Presented by the Grand Traverse Ski Club & Boyne Country Sports & Don Orr. Tickets, $14; $8 students. http:// www.cityoperahouse.org/shows/info.php?id=210
"It's A Wonderful Life", Old Town Playhouse: This American holiday tale comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, in this adaptation of the Christmas classic of George Bailey and his search for purpose and love. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets: $25 adults, $14 children, $20 group. www.oldtownplayhouse.com
"It's A Wonderful Life", Ramsdell Theatre: This musical is based on the 1946 film. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players at the Ramsdell Theater, Manistee at 7:30pm. Tickets: $20. Visit: www.manisteecivicplayers.org or call 1-800-836-0717.
First Fridays: 5-8pm at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, TC. Featuring art, music, food, demos & more. Don Julin & Billy Strings perform at Left Foot Charley; Greg Seaman at One of a Kind Cycle; & Blake Elliott at Boutique a' la Vie.
North Central Luncheon Lecture: Learn about pollution & damage from storm water runoff from Rick Barber & Jennifer Gelb, a restoration ecologist with the Watershed Protection Team of the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. 11:30am, Library conference room, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey. Cost, $10; includes lunch. Reservations required: 231-348-6600.
Holly Daze 2013: Holiday fundraiser for the Charlevoix Area Hospital Foundation. "Twas the Night before Christmas" will feature silent & live auctions. Castle Farms, Charlevoix. For more info, call 231-547-8501.
East Jordan Holiday Community Night: 6-8pm. Includes: Holiday Light Parade, Christmas tree lighting, Soup Cook-off, & more. 231-536-7351.
Glenn Wolfe Signing at Holiday Open House: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. 231-347-1180.
"Spring Awakening": Presented by the Interlochen Musical Theatre, this tells the story of the transition from youth to adulthood & portrays the many feelings of that time of life. 7:30pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $24 adults, $21 seniors & $10 students. https://tickets.interlochen.org or 231-276-7800.
NMC Choirs - Sounds of the Season Concert: 8pm, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. $10 adults, $5 seniors over 62 & children under 12, NMC students free. 995-1553.
Downtown TC: Santa's Arrival, Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House: The fun starts at 5pm. Enjoy music by Seth & May, The Overtones, and Philip Stendek, ice on display, live reindeer and more. 922-2050.
Friday night 'Cabin Fever' Artist Talks: Cherie Correll shares her artwork at the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort. www.oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
Downtown Petoskey Open House: 6-9pm. Featuring the tree lighting with 9&10 News, Santa, & the Petoskey Steel Drum Band. www.petoskeydowntown.com or 231-622-8501.
"A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol": (See Thurs.)
saturday 12/7
"It's A Wonderful Life", Old Town Playhouse: (See Fri.)
Merry Marketplace: A Christmas Art & Craft Show. 10am-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Free.
Northern Michigan Author & Artist Expo: 10am- 1pm, Munnecke Room, Leland Township Library. 231-256-9152.
Horizon Books, TC Events: 10am-12pm: Author Signing - Amelia Hamilton: Author of children's book, "10 Steps to Freedom: A Growing Patriot's Guide to the American Revolution". 12-2pm: Author Signing - Don Lystra:
Author of "Something That Feels Like Truth," a journey through the
cities and countryside of the the Great Lakes heartland to as far away
as Paris. 2-4pm: Author Signing: Natasha House, "Citizen": Also the
author of "The Jade Series" & "Super Hero Princess". 4-6pm: Author
Signing: Joe Lunkas, "50 Years of Memorable Hunting Experiences". www.horizonbooks.com
Pet Photos with Santa: Noon-2pm, East Jordan Memorial Park Bandshell.
Elf Artists Christmas Shoppe: (See Thurs., except today's times are 1-4pm & 7:30-9pm.)
Holiday Songs from Around the World: Presented
by the NMC's Children's Choirs. 2pm, Immaculate Conception Church, TC.
$10 adults, $5 seniors over 62 & children under 12. 995-1338.
Annual Friends of the Kalkaska County Library Cookie Sale: 9am-3pm, Kalkaska County Library. 231-384-6032.
Victorian Sleighbell Weekend: Dec. 4-8 in Manistee. http://www.manistee.com/scrollingevents/victorian-sleighbell-weekend
"How Grinchy Met the Who": (See Fri.)
Dailey & Vincent - The Spirit of Christmas Concert: Celebrate the holidays with this awardwinning bluegrass duo. 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Tickets, $35/$23. http://www.cityoperahouse. org/shows/info.php?id=180
"It's A Wonderful Life", Ramsdell Theatre: (See Fri.)
Celebrating Sinatra: Bryan Anthony & the Nelson Riddle Orchestra: Anthony
frequently performs with the Glenn Miller & Tommy Dorsey
orchestras. 7pm, Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts, Roscommon.
Tickets, $32; $37. There is also an Italian dinner buffet before the
show, 5-7pm; $15. 989-275-6777. http://www.
Lion's Club Free Community Dinner: 4:30-7pm, Cherryland Middle School, Elk Rapids. www.elkrapidschamber.org
Breakfast with Santa: Decorate
your own pancakes, get your picture with Santa, make "reindeer food,"
& more. 10am-12pm, Holiday Inn, TC. Cost: $12 for ages 6-12; free
for ages 5 & under. 947-3700.
19th Annual Small World Show & Sale of Miniature Watercolor Paintings: By artist Charles Murphy. 10am-4pm, Dennos Museum Center, TC. 947-6285.
"Spring Awakening": (See Fri., with the addition of a 2pm performance today.)
Bay Pointe Single Adults Breakfast: Conversation about "Hope into the New Year!" All single adults throughout the Grand Traverse region are welcome to attend. www.bponline.org or 922-9882.
Downtown Harbor Springs Holiday Open House: 6-9pm. Includes the Petoskey Steel Drum Band, holiday treats, & more. www.HarborSpringsChamber.com or 231- 526-7999.
"A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol": (See Thurs.)
Elk Rapids Community Christmas Celebration: With Santa, live reindeer, storytelling, a Town Crier & more. Downtown Elk Rapids. 1-4pm (most festivities). www.elkrapidschamber.org
Holiday Hobby Craft Show: Boyne City High School, 9-3. $2 admission for adults. http://www.boynechamber.com/
Christmas In Kalkaska: Charity
concert event to benefit NW Michigan Foodbank & Toys For Tots.
Bands include Hawthorne Heights, Midwest Skies!, Small Town Victory,
Joshua Prior, & many more. Kalkaska Civic Center. Admission, $10 +
new, unwrapped toy or non-perishable food items or gently used
blanket/winter items. $2 donation for lock-in after party. www.obscurrus.com
Christmas Celebration at Friske Orchards, East Jordan: 9am-4pm.
Winter Fest at Pond Hill Farm, Harbor Springs: 11am-4pm. Featuring winter hayrides, wreath & cookie decorating, visit with Santa, feed the farm animals & more. www.pondhill.com
NMC Winter Jazz Ensemble Showcase: 8pm, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. $10 adults, $5 seniors over 62 & children under 12, NMC students free. 995-1553.
Jingle Bell Jam: Music by Triple Shot, Handpicked, Midnight Special & Rock Supply. Manistee Eagles Aerie 1675, Manistee. Doors open at 6pm; livesunday 12/8
Toys For Tots Celebrity Poker Tournament: entertainment
starts at 7pm. All proceeds benefit Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens in
Manistee County. Admission to the concert is one new, unwrapped toy or
cash donation. All ages welcome from 6 – 9, after 9PM,18 & up only.
Manistee Victorian Sleighbell Parade: 5:30pm, River Street. Enjoy treats, concerts & more.
Farmland 5K European Style XC Challenge & "Free For All" Bike Race: TC's
non-paved running & biking event held in the spirit of European
style cross country. Held on a cross country course on private farmland,
a special running course with knee high barriers including straw bales,
fallen logs, wood fence & stone fence. Events start at noon at
Courtade Elementary, TC. http://www.xcchallengetcruns.com/
Christmas In The Village: 2-5pm: Family Open House with horse-drawn carriage rides & crafts with Scrap TC & Left Foot Charley. 5-8pm: Holiday music with Ronnie Hernandez at Silver Fox Jewelry. 6pm: Tree lighting; carrols with TC Central Vocal Majority on front lawn. The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, TC.
"The Magical Songs of Christmas": Presented by the Leelanau Community Choir at 7:30pm in Leland at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Free. 231-271-6091.
Meadowsweet, TC Holiday Open House: 10am-5:30pm. Food, fun & prizes. www.meadowsweettc.com
Love Your Neighbor Day: Day of charity events on Wellington St., TC. Little Fleet will host a Chili Cook-Off & canned food drive for Goodwill's Food Rescue Program, & across the road, Front Street's Tattoo will be hosting Toys for Tats. 12-4pm. www.thelittlefleet.com/events.html
Bring in a new, unopened toy for Toys For Tots & receive $5,000 in chips. $60 entry fee. 2pm, Odawa Casino, Petoskey.
"It's A Wonderful Life", Old Town Playhouse: (See Fri., except today's showtime is 3pm.)
"The Magical Songs of Christmas": Presented
by the Leelanau Community Choir at 3pm at Suttons Bay Congregational
Church, & at 7pm in Glen Arbor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Free.
Seth Bernard & May Erlewine Family Concert: This
Michigan duo performs songs just for your little ones. 6-7pm, Blackbird
Arts, TC. $10 adults $5 children, under 2 free. 231-421-8085.
Jordan Valley Community Band Holiday Concert: 3pm, East Jordan High School Community Auditorium.
Elf Artists Christmas Shoppe: (See Thurs., except today's times are 1-5pm.)
Christmas in Mackinaw!: Hear the story of the "Chrismon" Tree Ornaments. 10:30am, Church of the Straits. www.mackinawchamber.com
Victorian Sleighbell Weekend: Dec. 4-8 in Manistee. http://www.manistee.com/scrollingevents/victorian-sleighbell-weekend
Robin Lee Berry & Glenn Wolff: Berry
performs jazz & contemporary folk music. Wolff is best known as
bassist in the Neptune Quartet. 4pm, Sleder's Family Tavern, TC.
Tickets, $15 advance; $20 door. 947-9213.
St. Francis Parish Christmas Festival: 10:30am- 4:30pm, St. Francis High School gym. Featuring an old-fashioned chicken dinner, Christmas cookie sale, & more. 947-2460.
"Meet Mr. Dickens: This
one man show is presented by the Friends of the Bellaire Public
Library, & is performed by Mark McPherson at 3pm in the Area
Senior's Activity Center, Bellaire. 231-533-8814.
Compassionate Friends Memorial Candle Lighting: Candles will be furnished & music by the Woody Swift Eagle. 6:30pm, Central United Methodist Church, TC. 231.342.9571.
Bay Film Series: Presents
"Museum Hours," a film about life, love, art and more. 2pm & 5pm,
The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Tickets, $8.50 at the door. 231-271-3772.
NMC Concert Band Holiday Concert: 3 p.m., Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. $10 adults, $5 seniors over 62 & children under 12, NMC students free. 995-1553.
"Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: In Context": In conjunction with "Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into
Art," Mary McNichols, one of the exhibition's jurors, will present an
illustrated lecture. 1:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, TC. www.dennosmuseum.org or 995-1055.
Horizon Books, TC Events: 2-4pm:
Author Signing: Ellie Harold, "7 Habits of Deeply Fulfilled Artists".
4-6pm: Authors Signing: Mardi Link, Cari Noga & Heather Shumaker:
Link's newest book is "Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern
Michigan Farm". Noga's books, "Sparrow Migrations" & "Plover
Pilgramage," feature an autistic young man. Shumaker has written a
parenting book, "It's Ok Not to Share". www.horizonbooks.com
"It's A Wonderful Life", Ramsdell Theatre: (See Fri., except today's time is 2pm.)
11th Annual "Inn at Christmastime": Holiday tours will be held at the Wellington Inn, TC from 1-5pm. Tickets, $10. www.WellingtonInn.com or 922-9900.
Visit Santa & Mrs. Clause: In Grand Traverse Resort and Spa's Gallery of Shops on the lobby level, 6-8pm, on: Dec. 7, 14, & 21.
TC Sings: Community
singing session at the Grand Traverse Circuit, noon-2pm on Wednesdays
through Dec. 4; and 7-9pm on Thursdays through Dec. 5. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Earthwork Music Mondays Live: Starting in Dec., 6-8pm, Northern Natural Winery, TC.
Christmas at the Island House: This
special holiday exhibit is open on Fridays & Saturdays from 1-4pm,
from Dec. 6 - Jan. 5 at the Elk Rapids Historial Society.
Visits with Santa: Saturdays through Dec. at Stafford's Perry Hotel, Petoskey.
Technique Cooking: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at noon; Thursday, 5:15pm, at Fustini's, Petoskey. Cost, $10 which go toward purchase.
Winter Farmers Market: Held the second Thursday of each month at the Civic Center, East Jordan. Special holiday date: Dec. 23.
Michigan Folksong Legacy: Discoveries from the Great Depression, a traveling exhibit from MSU, at the Dennos Museum Center, TC, through Jan. 5. www.dennosmuseum.org
Village Farmers Market: Saturday, indoors at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, 10am-2pm.
"Window Night Award": From Dec. 1-7, business and home windows in Elk Rapids will be judged. For more info call 231-264-8202.
Petoskey Winter Farmers Market: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, NCMC Student Services Bldg.
Harbor Springs Winter Farmers Market: Saturdays, 9am, HS Middle School (except Thanksgiving week).
Boyne City Indoor Market: Every Sat., Nov.-April at the Red Barn, next to the Boyne District Library on Park Street, 9am-1pm.
Kids Open MIC: Held every Saturday at 3pm at Northern Natural Cider House, TC. 943-1078.
22nd Annual Tree of Lights: For
each $10 donation either in honor or in memory of a pet or person, a
light will be lit on the Christmas Tree of Lights. Begins Dec. 1.
Cherryland Humane Society, TC. Donations can be sent here too. 946-5116.
Helping Hands
Bring Mittens, Socks & Hats: To
E.J. Bay Winds Federal Credit Union, Charlevoix State Bank &
Huntington Bank, through Dec. 13 & hang them on the Christmas tree
for Care & Share to distribute.
Calling for 'UnderPantry' Donations: United
Way of Northwest Michigan has partnered with Goodwill Inn to support
their 'UnderPantry'. Donations of new undergarments (socks, underwear,
undershirts and bras) can be dropped off at United Way of Northwest
Michigan, the Park Place Hotel, Grace Episcopal Church and all of the
local Goodwill Retail locations between November 23rd and December 13th.
www.unitedwaynwmi.org or 231-947-3200.
Safe Home Harvest Food & Supply Drive for Women's Resource Center of Northern MI: Donation
drop off sites: Women's Resource Center, Petoskey; Cheboygan, Gaylord
and Mancelona; and Gold Mine Resale Shops, Petoskey. (WRCNM). http://www.wrcnm.org
Christmas Pet Food Drive: Donations
of bagged, canned or boxed pet food, pet treats, cat litter &
washable toys are appreciated. Bring donations to the Cherryland Humane
Society, TC from Dec. 1 - Christmas. 946-5116.
Bikes for Tykes: Donate
a new bike or cash donation, & it goes to Toys For Tots. Take them
to: VFW POST #2780: Veterans Drive, TC; & AMVETS #114, Elk Rapids.
(231) 620-1323.
Northern Michigan Toys For Tots: Visit their Facebook page for info on donating. https:// www.facebook.com/...Michigan-Toys-For- Tots/220559857882
Holiday Art Exhibit: Animal
acrylics & watercolors artist Anni Crouter is one of ArtPrize
2013's top winners. See her exhibit at Twisted Fish Gallery in Elk
Rapids now through Dec. 29: Weds. - Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., noon - 4pm.
231 264-0123.
Milagros: This all media exhibit runs from Dec. 6 - Jan. 12 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. This is a collection created by members of the Fiber Artists Coalition that celebrate "milagros," the small miracles & surprises in life. 231-547-3554.
Christmas at the Manistee Art Institute: Member
artists feature many different mediums from watercolors and pastels to
ceramics, pottery, collage, photography, mixed media and fabric art.
This exhibit opens Nov. 30, from 1-8:30pm. An Artist's Reception will be
held on Dec. 13 from 6:30- 8:30pm. Hardy Hall, Ramsdell Theatre,
Manistee. For times & more info, call 231-723-2682.
Crooked Tree Arts Center's 2013 Holiday Art Bazaar: Held through Dec. 18 at CTAC galleries. (231) 347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Jordan River Arts Council's Gift Market: Held Nov. 24 - Dec. 20 at East Jordan High School Auditorium. jordanriverarts.com or 231-536-3385.
Ian Wilson: Artist-In-Residence: Exploring distortion through portraiture. Through Dec. 10, Kalkaska County Library. 231-258-9411.
"Cabin Fever": Exhibit at the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, Frankfort, through Jan. 3.
Dennos Museum Center, TC: "Annual Cape Dorset Print Exhibition & Sale": This year's collection consists of 32 prints by 11 artists. Through Dec. 1;
"Shine On:
Gregory D. Seman": Photographs of Northwest Michigan. A solo exhibition
of black & white silver gelatin prints, presented in association
with the publication of a book by the same name. Through Jan. 5; "Art of
the Sleeping Bear Dunes": Transforming Nature into Art. More than 100
artworks in a variety of media including acrylic, oil, watercolor, &
fabric, from some the region's most versatile artists. Exhibition
produced in conjunction with release of book by the same name. www.dennosmuseum.org
Glancing Back, Looking Forward: Featuring work by Delbert Michel, Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Nov-Dec.
Call for Artists: Accepting all types of media for the March exhibit, "Community, What's Your Connection?", at Bay Pointe Church, TC, Feb. 24- 28. Opening March 14, at 6pm. 922-9882.
Art of Recovery: The Human Journey: Exhibition hosted by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health at the InsideOut Gallery, TC. northernlakescmh.org.
Bier Art Gallery's 4th Annual Ornament Show: Located
in the red & white schoolhouse 6 miles south of Charlevoix on US
31. Discover a unique selection of handmade ornaments & gifts
featuring the creative works of many talented artisans. Bier Gallery is
open daily throughout the holiday season and the ornament show will
continue through this time as well. 231-547-2288.
Art of the Watershed: Featuring
Lindy Bishop and Heather Harris-Brady, at the Watershed Center, 13272
S. West Bay Shore Dr. A portion of sales protect GT Bay. www.gtbay.org
The Shards of Winter Exhibition: Nov. 29 through March at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. 231-526-9447. www.threepinesstudio.com
Art Babes Reunion!: This
holiday show runs through Christmas; Tues. - Sat., 11am-6pm, Cog's
Creek Gallery & Studios, TC. An open house will be held on Dec. 6
from 5-8pm. www.cogscreekgallery.com
Out Up North: Watercolor art by Sarah Tule at Cycling Salamander, Charlevoix.
Fresh Air: Plein air paintings by Heidi Marshall at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village.


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Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads a group of colorful personalities in investigating crimes -- ranging from murder and espionage to terrorism -- that have evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The team includes witty ex-homicide detective Anthony DiNozzo, quirky forensics specialist Abby Sciuto, and the brilliant -- if insecure -- Timothy McGee. Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard brings his vast experience in forensics into play to help solve cases.
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Beth Price
Representing: USA
Gender: Female
Athlete Year of Birth: 1963
Athlete Place of Birth: Decatur, Alabama
Athlete Weight: 130lbs
Athlete Height: 5'3"
WTS Ranking: No Ranking
ITU Points List:: No Ranking
Athlete Biography
My family history in sport includes involvement in swimming, tennis, track, cycling, soccer, and weight training. I decided to pursue completing a triathlon after being diagnosed with MS at age 35. Uncertain what lasting effects MS could have on my life, I pursued this dream while still physically able.
The person who has had the most influence on my sporting career is my father. I learned from him that we have a choice in how we want to live and be remembered. He was a POW in Korea for 28 months and didn't allow that experience to overshadow his life, define who he was or dictate what he could accomplish.
I currently train in Spanish Fort, Alabama, and typically swim train three hours a week, bike train seven hours, and run five hours. My personal best swim time (750m) is 22 minutes, bike (20km) one hour 24 minutes, and run (5km) one hour ten minutes. My favorite ITU race was Gold Coast in 2009, because Australia is a beautiful place and the people there are friendly. My triathlon goal is to participate in the 2016 Paralympics.
Outside of triathlon, I'm very involved in church activities as my husband is a Methodist minister. I'm also an advocate for others living with MS. The biggest obstacle that I have have overcome is the fear of failure: the only way I'll fail is if I never even try.
One thing the triathlon world doesn't know about me is that I love to sing!
Athlete Sponsors: Challenged Athletes Foundation
Athlete Language: English
Athlete Education: Associate Degree
Athlete Proudest Moment: My proudest moment in triathlon is winning the gold medal at the 2007 ITU World Championships, in Hamburg, Germany. Outside of triathlon, my proudest moment has been the birth of my children.
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Description: A Greek terracotta head of a man, c. 3rd 1st Century BC, with handsome features and hair styled in curls that frame his face. H: 1 3/5 in (4.1cm). Light deposits and mounted on a black wood base. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.
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The passage of two bills (Bill 5 and Bill 11) that restricted or banned commercial activity at Kailua and Kalama beach parks, has also created the need for a permitting structure at 288 city parks across Oahu.
Four community meetings being held throughout the week will help the city determine which business activities residents would welcome at their local parks without the need for a permit.
"Some communities may not want kayaking, some communities may want kayaking," said Parks and Recreation Director Gary Cabato, whose office is in charge of conducting the meetings.
The first meeting Monday is being held at Kilauea District Park, where city officials expect to hear from residents who live in the area from Ala Moana to Sandy Beach. Other meetings will be held at Waialua District Park on Tuesday, Kaneohe District Park on Wednesday and Waianae District Park on Thursday. All of the meetings are scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, some small businesses are questioning the need for the city to create a permitting scheme, since they've been operating at city parks for years without major problems or complaints.
Hawaii Boat Charters, LLC, which operates as Rainbow Scuba, has been using the Magic Island lagoon at Ala Moana Beach Park for the past 17 years.
"If you look around, it's obviously being used more recreationally than commercially," said Nathan Brown, a Rainbow Scuba instructor. "I think if there were people here just overrunning it with commercial and business interests, than that'd be one thing, but I think it's a bit ludicrous."
Once the city compiles testimony from all four community meetings, Cabato will analyze which business activities could be exempt from obtaining a permit at city parks. He said under the current parameters of the law, even pot luck fund-raisers or chili sales are not allowed.
"It could be different for each park," said Cabato. "As part of the process, if they are OK with (certain) activities, than we'll promulgate rules (and) it becomes a standard everyone can follow."
However, even more worrisome than the drafting of new rules, is the potential cost to taxpayers. After determining which commercial activities are allowed to obtain permits at certain parks, an environmental assessment must be performed to determine the potential impact to an area.
"The average cost for one EA can range anywhere from $50,000 all the way up to $200,000," said Cabato. "It depends on the scope of the EA."
Cabato adds that some EA's will identify the need for a full-blown environmental impact statement, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional money.
The city is hoping entire regions on Oahu can be studied under a single environmental assessment, but there's no guarantee. That means even on the low-end estimate, if every park requires a separate EA at $50,000 apiece, it would cost the city at least $14.4 million.
As far as Kailua and Kalama beach parks are concerned, Cabato believes he will go straight into an EIS for those areas, since residents have already identified direct impacts because of commercial ventures.
"The infrastructure, the roads, the neighborhood," said Cabato, "So there's a significant impact just on the surface. I'm not an engineer, but just the lay person can figure that out."


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Ohio Northern University to present 'Dancing at Lughnasa'
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present "Dancing at Lughnasa" from Thursday, Sept. 19, to Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. In addition, there will be two matinee performances: Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
"Dancing at Lughnasa" by Brian Friel is the extraordinary Irish drama that won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1992. Set in 1930s rural Ireland, narrator Michael recalls his childhood, his unwed mother and the four maiden aunts who helped to raise him. The story focuses on these five brave women and their spirited efforts to celebrate life in the face of poverty and the repressive cultural and religious forces of the day.
Ireland's best-known living playwright, Friel is often regarded as the most significant Irish playwright since that country's literary renaissance at the turn of the century. In a career spanning six decades, Friel has written more than 30 plays that have been produced around the world, including his first major success, "Philadelphia Here I Come" (1964), "Faith Healer" (1979), and "Translations" (1980). "Dancing at Lughnasa" premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1990, moved to London in 1991 (where it won the Olivier Award for Best Play), and then moved on to Broadway, winning the Tony Award for Best Play.
The cast includes Michael Burke, a senior theatre major from North Canton, Ohio; Gena Loe, senior musical theatre from Allen, Texas; Sarah Novak, a senior musical theatre major from Floyd Knobs, Ind.; Jeremy Martinez, junior theatre major from Palmview, Texas; Caroline Page, a junior musical theatre major from Birmingham, Ala.; Sarah Keune, a sophomore musical theatre major from Perrysburg, Ohio; Charles Levine, a sophomore musical theatre major from San Jose, Calif.; and Sara Ohm, a sophomore musical theatre major from Albany, Ohio.
Joan Robbins, dramaturge and lecturer at ONU, is directing the production and Brian Phillips, technical director of the ONU Freed Center, is overseeing the scenic design. Filling out the design team are student costume designer Evan LaChance, a junior theatre arts major/musical theatre major from Dayton, Ohio and student lighting designer Jacob Novak, a senior theatre arts major from Floyd Knobs, Ind.
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THE Associated Press | March 09,2013MONTPELIER — A Vermont newspaper is being criticized by the Asian American Journalists Association for publishing a poster using a print type associated with Chinese calligraphy for the words "fry Rice" to urge a local school to beat its opponent — Rice Memorial High School — in a state championship game.
Association president Paul Cheung said in a letter to the publisher of the Caledonian Record in St. Johnsbury that the slogan by itself might be considered clever, but was offensive when written in that particular typeface.
"It became offensive when published in a typeface mimicking Chinese calligraphy," the letter said. "We'll assume that your use of that typeface was not meant to offend. But we'll also assume that if that is the case, the Caledonian Record will publicly acknowledge its lapses in taste and judgment."
Caledonian Record Publisher Todd Smith said he would address the issue in an editorial today.
St. Johnsbury Academy's high school basketball team played Rice Memorial, of South Burlington, for the championship Thursday. Rice Memorial won 48-40 in overtime.
The newspaper ran the poster on the back page of Thursday front section. The top of the page read: "Go "Toppers," referring to the school's Hilltoppers nickname. Across the bottom of the page were the words "fry Rice" in the style meant to resemble Chinese calligraphy.
St. Johnsbury Academy, a private school, serves local students and also has boarding students from around the world, including Asia. Academy Headmaster Tom Lovett said Friday the school had nothing to do with the poster, its design or its publication.
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There aren't many chefs who aspire to run the company cafeteria.
But then Epic Systems Corp. is not your typical company and Cassiopeia is not your typical cafeteria. And, as you might expect, Eric Rupert is not your typical chef.
Rupert heads the food service operation at Epic, the health care industry software giant in Verona whose influence on this region is rivaled only by that of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also serves as executive chef, although Rupert and nearly everyone else we talked to are quick to remind you that "Epic is not big on titles." The company is not big on self-promotion or publicity, either.
What Epic is big on is growth, and it is adding clients, employees and square footage at its Verona campus at a staggering rate. There are roughly six thousand employees spread among an ever-increasing number of buildings on the 811-acre campus. During a recent span Epic added between three hundred and five hundred employees in one month. Suffice it to say, it's a big company. And founder and CEO Judy Faulkner has always placed a high priority on making sure her employees, as well as visiting trainees and customers from around the world, are fed well.
That's a major reason Rupert's distinguished culinary career has led him to this job. "Judy loves food," says Rupert. "She's the only non-chef professional I can talk to, chef to chef."
Rupert, some readers may recall, cut his teeth at the Ovens of Brittany starting in 1980 as a baker and pastry chef. "And so baking is near and dear to my heart," he says, "and the fact that we have a bakery here at Epic is something I'm just fiercely proud of and feel really so blessed to have."
After moving to the Madison Club in the mid-1980s, Rupert says he saw the movie "Babette's Feast," which he calls "an epiphany" and cites as his inspiration to become a chef.
"Within about a year and a half Odessa [Piper] asked me, much to my amazement, if I was interested in working at L'Etoile. I was hired on as a line cook and a few months after that, she asked me if I wanted to be her co-chef." Rupert did, for a while. But soon he left to start Kafe Kohoutek, and then Atlas Pasta (home to the best chicken pot pie ever). The popular Opera House was next.
After a return stint at L'Etoile, Rupert entered the corporate world as executive chef for Sub-Zero, a nod to his young family's changing demands. He was proud of his work there, and says he enjoyed it. But the recession was especially tough on companies like Sub-Zero, which led Rupert to Epic. It was obviously quite a journey. "I would be the classic example of minimizing one's weaknesses," says Rupert, "and maximizing one's strengths."
Rupert's strengths include leading a team of passionate and committed chefs, bakers and other food service professionals in a unique environment where food is as important as celestial-themed workspaces, whimsical art and office attire of shorts and flip-flops.
"[The food] is part of our culture. It is something that clearly the staff is proud of; they feel they know that it's a benefit, they feel fortunate or lucky to have it, they're generous with their praise, and they're very generous and concise with their criticisms too," says Rupert. "When we're recruiting, and that's hundreds and hundreds of people, we make a point of seeing that every one of them comes down for a meal."
That meal is served at Cassiopeia, the company cafeteria, the name of which, continuing an interplanetary campus theme, is a constellation in the northern sky. Anything but your earthly corporate dining experience, Cassiopeia feels more welcoming and less chaotic. The stations are well organized and attractive. There's a salad bar, a build-your-own-sandwich bar with hearth-baked breads right out of the house bakery, and a station off to the side that serves the "comfort food of the day" (think really good tuna-noodle casserole). The grill area and entrée station serve up the bulk of the food, and the dessert area offers fresh-baked pies and layer cakes from Rupert's pride and joy, the bakery.
Some employees take their meals back to their desks, while others gather in twos or threes at the dozens of comfortable places in the hallways and open spaces of the building. But most folks sit at long, colorful picnic tables in Cassiopeia and enjoy a clean view of the herb gardens outside. It's not fancy, but it's well thought out and well done, full of natural light. Meals are served on restaurant-style plates, and to-go containers are made from biodegradable sugarcane.
The entire food operation is staffed by seventy-eight people, and unlike at other well-known tech-based food operations like Google and Microsoft, all seventy-eight are Epic employees. Rupert admits it's speculation on his part but says he believes the reason Epic employs its own culinary staff is pretty simple.
"I know when I was interviewing I heard it, I read it—there really is very little hierarchy here. You're either a team member or a team leader, and the team leaders do everything that team members do, and then they also manage people. It's not considered a promotion to go from a team member to a team leader; it's just additional responsibilities. And people go back and forth; they go from being a team leader for a while to going back to being a team member. So, I think it's just fairness. It makes sense. At least it makes sense to me."
Food at Epic is available around the clock, although the vast majority of business is lunch. There's a grab-and-go packaged food section of Turner's General Store, the in-house convenience store, one of several obvious concessions to the hundreds and hundreds of daily departures for site-oriented training, and everything is purchased on an honor system by simply swiping your employee card. Leftovers from lunch go into the late-night cooler, and employees in the office after 7 p.m. can simply help themselves for free. What doesn't go into the cooler is donated to the Community Action Coalition for distribution to local food pantries.
Coffee carts open at 7:30 a.m., and there's a café that specializes in baked goods, such as homemade cinnamon rolls, brioche, palmiers and Florentines, plus Anodyne coffee from Milwaukee. It seems like most coffee shops get one thing right, either the coffee or the bakery. They're both done right here.
Mikey's is the name of the on-site deli, where everything from the wall murals to the pastrami evokes New York's Grand Central Station. It's also an example of how Epic works with its food team: If someone has a good idea, it can happen. "Mikey" said, "Let's do a deli." Employees and visitors from the East Coast rave, and there's no higher praise than that. Nutrition is encouraged, if not at the expense of employee tastes. There's a clever, color-coded calorie indicator system, with a limit of one red-tagged, six- to eight-hundred-calorie option prepared each day. Soda costs $1.50. Milk and juice are free.
But if there are to be the natural comparisons to the popular culture image of the twenty-four-hour-a-day, help-yourself-to-anything-you-can-think-of food services at other big tech companies, they end with two specific aspects of the Epic system. First, the food is not free. Employees pay the cost of ingredients and, if it's prepared to go, the cost of packaging. That's it. A beautiful, fresh salmon entrée at lunch will set you back $4.75. "Because we charge people a little bit for it, they value it a lot more," says Rupert.
The other difference, at least compared to Microsoft, where the food is provided by selected vendors, is the food at Epic is all made from scratch with a menu that changes every day. It is a fundamental precept of the company that Rupert finds rewarding, and challenging.
"I've never worked harder in my life," he says, "but I've never derived more satisfaction from my work. And I think a lot of people would say the same."
It is impossible to miss Rupert's pride in his team. "We don't do fancy food, we just do really great ingredients and we treat them with a lot of respect."
Food service employees rotate through the various stations in the kitchen, spending time making salads, for example, then at the entrée station, then making soups. Learning and improving are part of the culture. As we walked around we saw several people training in certain elements in which they had requested to learn. It's the team leader's job to encourage good ideas and ensure they come to fruition. So if employees have recipes they really want to make happen, they get the opportunity.
"And that's one of the ways we grow our staff," says Rupert.


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Process Development Meeting
Process Development – 21st May 2012 – Royal Festival Hall
1. Process's role in scheduling discussion topics for General Assemblies.
ACTION – Jonni will announce the lack of a Saturday GA this week.
– End of Wed meeting, we had a disagreement with our ability to pre-decide discussion topics.
– Jonni felt as we hadn't publicised the function of the meeting it wasn't fair to suggest a topic for that week's assemblies.
We have now publicised that and invited people to submit discussion topics.
Saskia – I don't see this the same as proposals, in that we can have editorial control of the topics.
Phil – One example would be a very small topic and we need to fill it.
[response that there could be more than one discussion topic included, responded to by examples of the GA not usually desiring this]
[critique of general break down of processes]
Jack – This is supposed to be about scheduling discussions, not the validity of various formats of discussion.
Jonni – I propose that in order to get clarity on this. Let's pretend we all forgot everything except to turn up at the Wed PM meeting. What would we do? How would we approach that?
Therefore we should write the criteria for a discussion topic.
Saskia – If someone comes up with a good topic, how do we publicise?
Jack – The point to me was that we would decide these type of things in Wed PM so that we could publicise the events and bring more people into them.
[Jack reads from occupy wiki]
ACTION – Saskia to write up a guide to submitting discussion topics for the public and share it amongst process people
ACTION – Jack to dissolve Saskia's text onto appropriate software site.
ACTION – Jack to send Saskia an email again!
Jonni – I think finalise it at a public meeting like this one.
[disagreement about bureaucratic nature of this.]
[discussion about how to open up process, attract more people. Handouts are useful,]
[discussion about practicality of pre planning.]
[discussion about things]
John – 2 points about what you said. If we could nail down a practice about planning what the GA involves and move that into the GA. If we plan ahead enough, we could bring the plan for the following week to the general assembly.
Noirin – indeed
John – The other thing is they haven't worked very well. If you want to have good discussion groups they need to be activated somehow. People go to GAs about specific themes. This meeting is supposed to be about developing processes. So… second comment is that we have a backlog we're trying to develop here. We could put this on?
BACKLOG – GAs don't work very well. If we could include TCU format more.
Saskia – Just thinking, something else we should do. In terms of discussions and planning – contact the active WG (e.g. Corporations ) and see if they can inhabit the assemblies.
John – [utterly facilitating the meeting] – Are you proposing that we take this idea to a GA as a format.?
Jonni – from the little experience I have of this, when we try this, it hasn't work. But people could rise to the occasion. [corps would!] So how could we open these decisions up
Jack – My idea, I want to develop a check-list
John – proposal – that we collate proposals before the start of the meeting on occupyproposals.org allowing us to link to them
Saskia – It could become prescriptive.
Jonni – I would like it as a supplement, not a necessity
Phil – I like occupyproposals.org as it is the only thing that exists to log proposals.
Proposals Collected
Proposals Understood
Proposer(s) contacted by
Proposals scheduled
Promotion of proposals – including timeline
-occupylondon.org.uk – calendar – done 1st!
–Twitter – @occupylsx, @occupylondon @occupylondonga
-facebook – no access at current time – submit proposal
– Groupspaces
– occupyproposals.org
Have we collected proposals from all the places we collect them? – time
– occupyproposals.org
– email@example.com / woofoo form
- decide who sends out a reminder for proposal submission for the next week.
3. Collecting a backlog of unresolved issues.
There's a whole list of stories we need to write, surrounding GAs etc.
[long discussion about the word story]
Jonni – SO what is this meeting discussing regarding this item.
John – Things like where to record the backlog, put some things on the backlog, attempt to how to manage the backlog.
Saskia – rather then spend the rest of the meeting adding things, can we just have a few minutes.
Jonni – Some kind of web app would probably be best.
ACTION – Jonni will research applications for developing backlog.
- Continue writing down what we do
- Define "story" in more inclusive terms
- Proposals form in physical spaces.
- Facilitation improvement / new facilitators
- The way process is used in Occupy
- Tool for collecting
- Practice of planning based on the backlog
- Actual items on the backlog
ACTION – Jonni to set up pirate pad to start building backlog
John – There is already a big list on occupywiki of backlogged stuff.
Saskia – there's no need to openly publicise this widely yet.
- New facilitators
Jack – I believe you should train me, test it together… I think you'd all struggle to come up with a common understanding on how to do it.
Saskia – I think we need a handbook and better practices first before we can wider too much.
Jonni – I went to a seeds of change training workshop. It was good and informative. I found a training regime was useful
Phil – I'm going for a 3 day training course on training facilitators. I'll collate the docs I get there.
Jack – I think just advertise again… you'll maybe get a few.
Saskia – at the camp it was easier, at the moment we haven't got anything to offer. It's a wasted opportunity if people come forward at the moment.
Jonni – It was nice sometimes when a newbie did it!
Jack – One of the better things was our training facilitation process based around watching and slowly learning. People slowly got more and more involved starting as stacker through co-faciliation to full facilitation.
Noirin – EEE have successfully done round robin facilitation
John – Debriefing is useful as well.
[meeting feels there's very little we can do for now]
Jack – Liz and Ben were hoping for more concrete stuff out of this meeting about this.
[discussion about how to move it forward.]
[decision that it is yet another thing for the backlog.]
Jack – not just training for new facilitators.
John – It's important to demystify facilitation.
Noirin – WGs are great for beginning becoming a facilitator.
[next meeting arranged]
[discussion about planning ahead]
[decision for weekly meetings as long as at least three people could be present]
NEXT MEETING – Monday 28th May 2012


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thermogenesis, the same heat production process as
exercise. This stimulation is good for fat burning, increasing
metabolism, digestion & appetite suppression.


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