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February 13 - February 20
Farmers Market
This farmers market is held every Tuesday in the Grange parking lot from
Mary White
2880 Broad St.
Cost: Free
Special Events
Taize Prayer Service
February 13 (7:00pm)
Taize Prayer Service Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:00-8:00pm Begin your Lenten Journey with a time of Healing, Reflection and Prayer
Leslie Cotham
United Church Of Christ Congregational of San Luis Obispo
Cost: FREE
February 13 (6:30-9:30pm)
Every Wednesday Night Hosted by Craig Louis Dingman of Code Blues
Blues Masters Jam Session
Kid Stuff
February 13 (9:30-10:30am)
So much more than story hour! All pre-k kids are invited to our classic story hour, held Feb. 13 from 9:30-10:30am held in the library at the SLO Classical Academy. Activities are literature based, but go way beyond listening to a story.
Amy Calloway
SLO Classical Academy
Cost: Free
Lectures and Learning
February 13 (6:30 p.m.)
Global Alliance for Balance and Healing is offering a free Community Outreach program entitled "Shift Discussions" on Wednesday, February 13 at 6:30pm. "Shift Discussions" will be facilitated by Wendy McKenna, Holistic Healer and Founder of Global Alliance and Elizabeth Sullivan, Energy Healer and Volunteer Administrator of Global Alliance, and will table for discussion current global events and their correlation to humanity's evolution and consciousness.
Elizabeth Sullivan
Global Alliance Center
Cost: Free
Clubs, Meetings, and Discussion Groups
February 13 (1pm)
North County Multiflora Garden Club will meet on Feb. 13 at 1pm. Nancy Rice from Bay Laurel Nursery will give pointers on how to pick, plant, and grow bare root plants for our area. The meeting will be held at the Paso Robles Community Church.
Dee Kemp
2706 Spring St.
Holiday events
February 14 (7pm-10pm)
Two seatings, live music with Nataly Lola, great food and a nice night! $45per couple includes: - Cheese Platter for 2 with a selection of cheeses and fruit served with our housemade breads - Choice of dessert for two - Deluxe Brownie Sundae with Berry Compote and Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream OR Chocolate Ganache S'mores Tart - Two Pomegranate Champagne Cocktails More info online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5086028448#
Gather Wine Bar
February 14 (2pm - close )
Come enjoy our Valentines Day Special! This Thursday we will pair 3 gourmet cupcakes with 3 delicious local wines!
Wine Shed
Cost: $14
Special Events
February 14 (5:30-7pm)
The Edge Fitness Studio in Pismo Beach recognizes Heart Fitness Month by hosting a special dance jam with donations benefitting children with congenital heart issues at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Standford. Feb. 14 from 5:30-7pm.
Suzanne Smith
The Edge
Cost: $10 donation at the door
February 14 (6 - 8 PM)
The 2012 and 2010 Giants World Series trophies are coming to town! Viewing and photo opportunities are available!
Sarah Ragan
Thursday Night Farmers' Market at in the Davidson's Building
Sweethearts Night at Farmers' Market
February 14 (6 - 8:30 PM)
Come celebrate with the one you love at Farmers' Market. Flowers, harpist & special treats on Garden Street.
Diana Cotta
Farmers' Market
Cost: free
February 14 (6:30 - 9:30 pm)
Songwriters At Play features Jimmy Townsend (aka Screaming Jimmy) –longtime host of the blues jams at the SLO Down Pub and versatile bandleader of blues, rock, folk and jazz ensembles. He'll have lots of love songs for Valentine's Day. Special guests include Gary Foshee, and Brad Kyle of the Dr. Danger band.
Steve Key
SLO Down Pub
Kid Stuff
Create and Learn
February 14 (3:00-4:30pm)
This class will feature reusable materials to create a seasonal art piece, math project, science experiment, or natural history piece . Projects are prepared and modified with elementary students in mind. Space in this program is limited, so please sign up in advance. www.smartstudioslo.com/calendar.html
SmART Studio
Cost: $11 per session
Sports and Wellness
February 14 (6:30pm)
Cycling targets a wide variety of abilities, fitness levels and goals. You control the resistance and thus the intensity of the workout.Class meets: 1/8-4/16 Tu 6:30-7:30p $42,Class meets: 1/10-4/18 Th 6:30-7:30p $42.
San Luis Coastal Adult School
Morro Bay High School
Cost: 42.00
Lectures and Learning
Clubs, Meetings, and Discussion Groups
February 14 (6pm)
Explore acupuncture and herbal treatments to support the process of falling in love, or recovering from love lost. Join our "Traditional Chinese Medicine in a Modern World" lecture series. All welcome, enjoy free herbal tea, ear acupuncture, and thereafter put your knowledge to use with healing whole foods at the farmers market. Feb. 14.
Jacqueline Anaya
Treat Paine Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Cost: Free
Valentine Swing Dance
February 14 (6-9 pm)
The popular annual Valentine's Swing Dance will once again be hosted by the Grover Beach Community Library on Thursday, February 14, 2013, at the Grover City Grange Hall, 370 So.13th Street, Grover Beach, from 6 to 9 pm. This gala event will feature a gourmet barbecued hamburger dinner with all of the trimmings and a root beer float for dessert; wine and beer will be available. Vegetarian hamburgers will be available. The local, popular Jimmy Enos band will play a mixture of swing and soft rock for listening and dancing pleasure. Library Board President, Nan Fowler, said, "This is our annual fund raising event which helps us with the library operation; and you know, we all have such a good time with friends and meeting new people at the dance; we sold out last year so I suggest you order your tickets soon." Proceeds go towards the annual cost of operation of the library: rent, utilities, supplies and maintenance. The library, located at 240 N. 9th Street, Grover Beach, is a non profit, free library operated by volunteers and private donations. For tickets at $20 per person or donations, call Carol, 473-3457.
Richard Roberts
Grover City Grange
Cost: $20 per person
Special Events
February 15 (6pm - 8pm )
Who will be the First SLO Ambassador? Meet the candidates and Make Your Vote Count! Join us at Mother's Tavern on Friday, February 15th from 6 - 8pm and enjoy food and drink specials, watch video screenings of contestant entries and have the opportunity to meet with the candidates. For details, and to rsvp: www.motherstavern.com/calendar
Mother's Tavern
Cost: FREE
February 15 (5:30 - 8:30 pm)
Choose Pear Valley for your post-Valentine's Day date! Paso Robles local Erin Montgomery will be here to delight you with her soulful sound. We'll have a fire in the fireplace so just bring your friends and some snacks and relax with some Pear Valley wine, available by the glass or bottle. The concert is complimentary.
Pear Valley Estate Wine
Cost: Complimentary
February 15 (7:00pm)
Friday, February 15, at 7pm, come enjoy a benefit concert by Bay area award-winning singer/songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine, at the Atascadero United Methodist Church (proceeds to go towards youth service project rehabilitating Native American homes.) Tickets are $15, and Joebella coffee, delectable desserts and professional childcare all will be available.
Jeremy Wells
Atascadero United Methodist Church
Cost: $15
Openings and Receptions
February 15 (5 to 7:30 p.m.)
Envisions Gallery at 5975 Traffic Way and Olive Tree Fine Arts at 5850 Traffic Way will show the art of iconic folk photographer, Joe Schwartz from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15. Envisions will have Schwartz scholar Dr. Harvey Levenson of Cal Poly speaking and the live music of singer Liam Daley of Atascadero accompanied by pianist Nancy Koren, also of Atascadero. For more information, call Envisions at 466-5850 or Olive Tree at 461-5600.
Paula McCambridge
Envisions Gallery
Cost: No charge
Kid Stuff
Create and Learn
February 15 (3:30 - 5:00PM)
Feb. 15 Make your drawings the correct size in your picture by taking simple boxes and a couple of dots for success.
kim Snyder
Studios on the Park
Cost: $25/includes materials
Special Events
February 16 (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Our February Havdalah program will be a presentation by CBD Members Ron and Sandy Baers about their recent trip to Cuba. Come share a bit of Cuban culture as they share with us what they learned about the Jewish Community in Cuba. Following a brief Havdalah service, they will make their audio and visual presentation.
Randy Harris
Congregation Beth David
Cost: FREE
February 16 (1-3pm)
Making candy with simple garden ingredients is fun and tasty! Learn how easy it is to make homemade candied treats. Activity is $5 donation per family. For more information contact our education coordinator. Feb. 16.
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
Love Potion No. 9 Wine Blending Class
Winery Events
February 16 (2-5 pm)
Creating your own Love Potion with First Crush at this special edition of the Art of Blending Wine seminar is the perfect way to spend Valentine's Day with your Soul Mate. You'll enjoy our fun and entertaining class while sharpening your palate and learning why blending is an important process of making great wines. Discover how to evaluate base wines then create several unique and romantic blends. Enjoy a wine and chocolate pairing, and take home a bottle of the winning potion. Feb 16th.
Becky Zelinski
First Crush Wine Workshop
Cost: $75 per person, $60 for Crush Club Members
Winery Events
February 16 (10 am-12 pm)
A fun and informative way for visitors and locals to learn about Paso Robles, its wines and how to taste them. You'll get an overview of the Paso Robles terrior, how it influences Paso Robles' wines and learn how wine is made. You'll also get an introduction on how to taste wines while tasting several of the great wines that Paso Robles has to offer. Approximately 2 hours, advanced reservations recommended. Just $30/pp or $25 for Crush Club members. February 16, March 9 & March 30
Becky Zelinski
First Crush Wine Workshop
Cost: $30 per person, $25 for Crush Club Members
February 16 (1 - 4 pm)
Songwriters At Play presents a triple bill of top talent: Nancy Cassidy, Emily Wryn, and Matt Williams. Special guests Modern Lighthouse will kick off the show.
Steve Key
Laetitia Winery
Cost: Free
February 16 (8pm)
Back by Popular Demand! Join acclaimed performer Jim Curry for a tribute to the music of one of the most beloved singer/songwriters ever to grace the stage with Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver at the Clark Center on Feb. 16. Tribute artist Jim Curry has performed Denver's music in sold out shows throughout the country and has emerged as today's top performer of Denver's vast legacy of multi-platinum hits like "Rocky Mountain High," "Annie's Song" and "Calypso."
Box Office
Clark Center
Cost: $34-$42
The Outdoors
February 16 (9am-noon)
Please call ECO SLO for more information. Workday is on Feb. 16.
Santa Margarita
Cost: Free
Sports and Wellness
February 16 (11am-4pm)
Global Alliance for Balance and Healing is offering free energy balancing sessions on Feb. 16. The free clinic will be held at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in the Auditorium. Look for our Global Alliance signs. Sessions are 25 minutes in duration, appropriate for all ages, and no appointment is necessary. All are welcome.
Wendy McKenna
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
Cost: Free
Special Events
February 16 (9am)
Looking for a way to keep up your fitness goals? Come join us on Feb. 16 for a fun-run/walk through Cal Poly's beautiful rolling hills! It will be Valentines Day themed: discount for registering as a couple (or friend). This run is a fundraiser for the Cal Poly Triathlon team, and 20 percent of the money will be donated to the SLO Food Bank. Everyone will get a t-shirt and there will be a half-mile fun run for kids.
Cara Sloth
Cal Poly
Lectures and Learning
February 16
Saturday, February 16 in Los Osos. Give your relationship a gift by attending this couples workshop 9am-12 noon, Individuals from 1pm-4pm. $60. per person for 3 hours. Let the horses help you reconnect and empower yourself. (no horse experience needed, all activities are unmounted. To register contact Change Your Lead at www.changeyourlead.com or email email@example.com or call (650) 248-4072 Angela Sherman, Ph.D license# PSY23689 Facilitated by EAGALA Certified Professionals.
Dr. Angela Sherman
A &W Barn
February 16 (10:00 am)
"Is it possible to look compassionately at our own violence as we observe humanity as a whole? . . . to investigate ourselves . . as the oneness we are?" We begin with a 30-minute silent meditation, followed by the dialogue that lasts about one hour. Dialogue will be followed by tea and refreshments. There is no charge. Donations gratefully accepted. For information, location, directions, and to reserve your space, please call 805-343-2582.
Philip Gill
Ligia Dantes Foundation
Cost: Free
February 16 (5pm)
San Luis Obispo City Firefighters Ball is on Feb. 16 from 5-11:30pm. Join us for a night of cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions, and dancing all to benefit the John W. Callahan Heart Safe Project. For tickets go to slocityfirefighters.org, callahanheartsafeproject.org, and brownpapertickets.com.
Jody Larson
Embassy Suites Grand Ballroom
Cost: $125
February 16 (11am-4pm)
take place every Saturday. Cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, tested and vaccinated prior to adoption. A free vet examination is included.
Debra Holt
Cost: Adoption fees are $60 for one or $80 for two
Special Events
February 17 (7-8:15pm)
Israeli Folk Dancing CBD is happy to announce that Israeli Folk Dancing will take place Sunday evenings from 7-8:15pm. Dancing is great exercise for the body and the brain while the music and movement feeds the soul. We will start with simple dances, and everything will be taught, so no experience is necessary, nor do you need a partner. Just bring a bottle of water, your energy, and be ready for a good time.
Randy Harris
Congregation Beth David
Cost: Free
First Crush Tasting Room Grand Opening
Winery Events
February 17 (11 am)
The party starts here! Celebrate the Grand Opening of our Wine Tasting Cave with complimentary wine and cheese pairings, wine specials, olive oil samples, and art gallery. Bring a picnic and enjoy our new garden and grotto, then sample Barrel House micro-brews next door. Just off 101 and 46 West. Opens May 17th.
Becky Zelinski
First Crush Wine Workshop
February 17 (4:30pm)
Gary Bonner Singers Concert February 17, 4:30pm. This choral ensemble of musical excellence gives a sparking performance with a warm and vibrant choral tone. Join us for a remarkable musical experience!
Pam McGill
Grace Bible Church
February 17 (10pm)
Be the star for the night! Take the stage and belt out all of your favorites! Mother's Tavern hosts Karaoke every Sunday and Monday night from 10pm. This party is unlike any other, and always promises to be a great time full of your favorite songs and great dancing! Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/308343527-karaoke-night#storylink=cpy
Mother's Tavern
Cost: free
February 17 (7:00pm)
Sun, Feb 17, 7pm Heart opening call & response chanting, healing devotional music and sacred song. Bhakti Fest tix sale!
Sukha Wellness Center
Sukha Wellness Center
Cost: $20 adv, $25 day of
February 17 (Sunday 3:00 p m)
Sax on the Beach will be performing its third Annual Benefit Concert for The American Cancer Society Relay For Life on Feb. 17 at the United Methodist Church. Presented by Relay For Life Team Aloha. Sax on the Beach is a well known and loved Saxophone Quartet on the Central Coast playing Jazz and Americana. Bring your Valentine, enjoy this wonderful music, and help fight cancer. Suggested donation $10 at the door.
Patsy King-Irwin
United Methodist church
Cost: Suggested $10.00 donation
February 17 (12:00pm to 3:00pm)
The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Atascadero Lodge #2733 Drive-thru Barbeque to benefit Paul Lemos
Drive-thru Barbeque to benefit Paul Lemos and his family
Cost: 10
February 18 (10pm)
Be the star for the night! Take the stage and belt out all of your favorites! Mother's Tavern hosts Karaoke every Sunday and Monday night from 10pm. This party is unlike any other, and always promises to be a great time full of your favorite songs and great dancing! Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/308343527-karaoke-night#storylink=cpy
Mother's Tavern
Cost: free
Kid Stuff
Create and Learn
February 18 (11-11:30 am )
Sunday, Feb. 18th from 11-11:30 am Experience Music Together® for Kids with Hannah Kenyon at The Sukha Wellness Center.
Sukha Wellness Center
Sukha Wellness Center
Cost: FREE
Special Events
February 18 (12-3pm)
Sunday Feb. 18th from 12pm-3pm. Bring your bags of gently used and clean baby-toddlers and adult clothes to swap.
Sukha Wellness Center
Sukha Wellness Center
Cost: FREE
Sports and Wellness
Lessons and Classes
February 18 (7:15pm)
Liliana Graham teaches ballroom dance classes every Monday at 7:15pm in a friendly and social environment. Ages 16 to 106, beginner to advanced are encouraged to come and learn Swing,Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba and More. No partner needed.
Liliana Graham
Pismo Beach Veterans Hall
Cost: 5.00
Lessons and Classes
February 18 (8:15pm)
This high-energy class provides great exercise in a friendly and social environment. Ages 16 to 96, beginner to advanced are encouraged to come and learn Salsa, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Merengue, Rumba and Bachata. No partner needed.
Liliana Graham
Pismo Beach Veterans Hall
Cost: 5.00
Lectures and Learning
February 18 (7 pm)
Khara Strum is a waterbird ecologist with PRBO Conservation Science and she coordinates the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey in California, Oregon and Washington. Come hear how this program works to conserve shorebirds in the Pacific Flyway through research, monitoring, and outreach. And find out how the Morro Bay shorebird survey contributes to this effort. All MCAS Community Programs are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. As always, all ages are welcome.
MCAS Office
Slo Botanical Garden Oak Glen Pavilion
Cost: FREE
Special Events
February 19 (6:00PM)
Peggy Koteen, long time animal rights activist and Director of Animal Emancipation of SLO, will give a short presentation about how she became an activist and how she views the present status of animal activism in SLO county. Presentation begins at 6:45PM, Feb 19, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2201 Lawton Ave, SLO, 93401. Prior to the presentation there will be a vegan potluck starting at 6PM. Please bring a food dish or food item to share. Public Invited. Info: call 773-1232.
Lois Barbar
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Cost: FREE
February 19 (9:30pm - 1:30am )
Fat Tuesday February 19th at 9pm Costumes encouraged! $8 presale $10 at the door Drink specials all night!!! reserve bottle service at www.motherstavern.com ALSO! At the Palm earlier in the evening a special presentation: Electronic Awakening unveils the underground spiritual dance rave trance movement that has developed within electronic music cultures worldwide... and begs the question where is it all leading ... The film will be screened at the Palm Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, 7pm; $7. The film features music by Shpongle, Phutureprimitive and others as well as interviews with such brilliant spokespersons for the unveiling: Daniel Pinchbeck, Erik Davis and Starhawk. For details, trailer AND for infor about the Dance Party afterwards, visit: http://bit.ly/XsWjP3 .
mother's tavern
Cost: $8 advance, $10 at door
February 19 (8PM)
Given the Circumstances bring their electric homeless melodies to Cambria. Opening act: Veronica and the Mental Foreplay
Brandon Follett
Cambria Ale House
Cost: freee
Kid Stuff
Special Events
February 19 (6:00 pm)
Info session for the 2013 Family-Friendly Spanish Study & Cultural Tour Tues. Feb. 19th at 6:00 pm, Pacheco School, Faculty Lounge This is an invaluable opportunity for you & your child to Study Spanish Abroad together. This 2-week all-inclusive program has been creatively designed by Cuesta College Spanish Professor, Dawn Feuerberg, to accomodate all ages & Spanish language abilities. Participants can now EARN 2 UNITS of University Credit. Go to vivastudyabroad.com for more info.
Pacheco ELementary
Cost: Free
Sports and Wellness
February 19 (6:30pm)
Cycling targets a wide variety of abilities, fitness levels and goals. You control the resistance and thus the intensity of the workout.Class meets: 1/8-4/16 Tu 6:30-7:30p $42,Class meets: 1/10-4/18 Th 6:30-7:30p $42.
San Luis Coastal Adult School
Morro Bay High School
Cost: 42.00
Lessons and Classes
February 19 (6:31pm)
Put a smile on your face, boost your immune system, energize your heart, and ignite your creativity while playing a series of easy games and movements and generating laughter for no reason! Practiced in 65 countries by 8,000 groups, laughter is scientifically proven to reduce stress and increase the endorphins and much more. Featured in Time Magazine, Forbes, CNN, Oprah Show. All ages, men and women and all abilities are welcome. No special clothes, skill or equipment. Free, however donations appreciated. Feb. 19.
Marcia Alter
Marcia Alter
Cost: Free
Lectures and Learning
February 19 (5:30 - 7:00 pm)
Come learn basics of EFT tapping to relieve stress, anxiety, frustration, pain, etc. 5:30 on 2/19 at New Frontiers.
Janet Hilts
New Frontiers Marketplace
Cost: Free
February 19 (1:45-3:45pm)
Join this five week class to find your passion and write about your life, travel, journaling, or stories. Every Tuesday. Classes start on Feb. 19.
Gayle Cuddy
The San Luis Obispo Senior Center
Cost: Suggested donation of $35
February 20 (6:30-9:30pm)
Every Wednesday Night Hosted by Craig Louis Dingman of Code Blues
Blues Masters Jam Session
Writers and Literature
February 20 (7pm)
This tribute to the art of storytelling takes place this month on Feb. 20, and on the third Wed. of every month. It is open to anyone who can tell a true story on the month's theme without notes. February's theme is "Dream Deferred."
Kirk Henning
Linnaea's Cafe
Cost: Free
Lectures and Learning
February 20 (7:00 p.m.)
Presented by Cal Poly's College of Liberal Arts and the School of Education. On Wednesday, February 20,The Clark Center for the Performing Arts will host an evening presentation by Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year. Ms. Mieliwocki's presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by a Q&A. For more info, visit the School of Education's website (www.soe.calpoly.edu) or contact Megan Guise in the English department at 805-756-2134 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Megan Guise
The Clark Center
Cost: FREE
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The Quadrille Dancing Dolls
"The Quadrille" official dance and "Quelba" official music of the U.S. Virgin Islands
People in the Virgin Islands dance the, "Quadrille." The Quadrille is a dance similar to a square dance. It was performed by the European farmers and then adopted by the African slaves and their descendants that were brought to the Virgin Islands. Presently, the residence in St. Croix dances the Quadrille on special occasions. The Quadrille is also performed in St. Thomas Virgin Islands, as well as other Caribbean Islands. The Quadrille and Quelba music is very much a part of the culture and history of the US Virgin Islands.
The Quadrille of the Virgin Islands is usually danced to official music of the Virgin Islands, "Quelba" music which is played by local bands. The Virgin Islands band many years ago, used instruments made of things found at home. The band now use modern day equipment. A well known band in the US Virgin Islands is "Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights." They have played in many Caribbean Islands, as well as many places around the world. Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights are also known for serenading the people in St. Croix by traveling through the island very early like 4:00 or 5:00 am at Christmas time. They are usually greeted by people in the street and given local food to eat. Here are some of their songs: Jingle Bells and Guavaberry
The dolls are not available at this time. However they demonstrate the attire worn by people who dance the Quadrille in the Virgin Islands. Each island has a similar attire, but may be slightly different according to how the lady ties her head tie and the way they dress or attire is made. The Quadrille dance may also be different in the "calls" that are made and they way they dance.
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|The dolls have different names. They are Chico and Chi-Chi. Here they are dancing the night away at the Quadrille Dance, together!
|Chico is dressed in his madras long sleeve shirt which has real buttons and button hole. He wears a camaband and a long black pants with a pocket containing a handkerchief on the side of his pants for style.
|These dolls are a collectors items. Their attire replicates the clothes worn by the ancestors of the people in the Virgin Islands. When they are together the dolls seem like they are elegantly dancing the Quadrille.
|Chi-Chi wears the traditional madras head tie on her head. She has a madras scarf and dress. The lace lines her dresses' neck and the sleeve of her dress. She has on a beautiful lace slip with matching lace panties.
|You had a choice of St. Croix, St. Thomas, or St. John stitched onto the camaband.
|You had a choice of St. Croix, St. Thomas, or St. John stitched on the apron.Photographs are copyright.

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Rumors of the Catholic Church's demise in America have been greatly exaggerated. But then, the Catholic Church is used to outliving those who predict its doom.
Two threats have loomed large for the Church this year. The horrendous scandals of priests abusing children and of bishops failing to react appropriately is one. The hurt to the victims, the scandal to those who learned of it later and the wounded relationship between bishops and their flocks have been painful and destructive.
But the other threat to the Church has been the media hype that accompanied these very real scandals — hype that took a problem that involves less than half of 1% of all priests (according to Associated Press) and tried to make it look like the priesthood itself is suspect.
Journalists speculated that the abuse scandals would hurt the numbers of attendees at World Youth Day. They were wrong. Pilgrims flocked to World Youth Day, 800,000 slogging through mud and rain for the final Mass. If the Pope hadn't planned to travel to Latin America for enormous canonization events immediately following World Youth Day, the numbers would have rivaled other recent World Youth Days.
Papers like USA Today thought that a frail Pope doddering over a Church crippled by abuse and dissent was the real story of the Catholic Church today — so said their story choices for the day the Holy Father arrived in Toronto. Instead, the news out of Canada was about an energetic Pope overcoming physical hardship through courage and determination. Pictures of his arrival showed young people bursting into tears of emotion and waving words of love on banners to greet him.
Photos in the secular press from World Youth Day events showed young people going to confession in a park and on gym floors, kneeling on asphalt after Communion. Teens from all over the world prayed together, their smiling faces tear-streaked, and they walked right past the few, lonely detractors.
Sometimes, John Paul seems to be working in a special partnership with Providence. His high-profile events in Canada and Latin America were scheduled long before the abuse situation devolved into an American media feeding frenzy. But they are just what is needed at this moment, on this continent, a vivid reminder of the purpose and special power of the Catholic Church.
One sentence of the Pope's sums up what the real story of the Church is today. "Dear friends," said John Paul, "the aged Pope, full of years but still young at heart, answers your youthful desire for happiness with words that are not his own."
Young people have heard plenty of offers of happiness — from MTV, from credit card companies, from politicians, even from religious people who promise an easy, self-centered faith. But all of those voices offer happiness in words that are very much their own. Here comes a man who is no longer attractive physically, offering happiness the hard way, according to Christ. And the young people eat it up.
When the Holy Father visited Poland in the 1980s, his presence and his words started an interior revolution in the people that made it just a matter of time before the communist rule there crumbled. More accurately, John Paul reminded Poles what they already were and unleashed their most authentic spirit.
We hope that the Pope's visit to the Americas, in an entirely different set of circumstances, will have the same effect. The self-doubt and the constant attention on the sins of the past can put the Church in a stasis.
The Pope who gave the "mea culpa" address during the Jubilee Year has shown the way out: forgiveness, fearlessness and faith.


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New World Manila Bay HotelErmita, Manila | 4 star hotelfrom $141
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A Bristol man was arrested and charged with first degree sexual assault and armed robbery after he accosted two women he met through an on-line escort service.
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On Sunday, June 30, the woman and her 18 year old female companion from Johnston drove to Hopeworth Avenue where Mr. Correia allegedly told them he lived. As they turned down Hopeworth Avenue, Mr. Correia waved them down at the corner. Mr. Correia then got in the women's car and instructed them to drive to the rear of CVS Pharmacy on Metacom Avenue.
After they parked, the Cumberland woman got out of the car. When she did, Mr. Correia allegedly displayed a black handgun and ordered the woman to perform oral sex on him. He then took both women's cell phones and purses and fled on foot. The women went to Bristol police headquarters at 11:45 p.m. to report the incident.
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text: A style perhaps as antiquated as some see letter writing itself, the feather pen has seen a variety of notable historical patrons – from John Hancock to Cher Horowitz, and now you as you write postcards home from your hotel room. This feather pen bears as much of an importance as the previous historical artifacts mentioned, as it marks Opening Ceremony's first collaboration with one of their favorite and most revered labels, Maison Martin Margiela. As the first co-branding project in Margiela's history, the Maison Martin Margiela for Opening Ceremony pen features a white Bic pen adorned with either an Ostrich or a Goose plume, all in white. Stay tuned for further information on availability.


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An avalanche of chronic stress -- driven by concerns ranging from parenting to discrimination -- disproportionately affects poor mothers and fathers, according to the first results from a comprehensive multi-state study.
"Those who are poor have much higher stress than those who are not. In fact, being poor was associated with more of almost every kind of stress," said Chris Dunkel Schetter, a professor of psychology in UCLA's College of Letters and Science and the study's lead author.
The report found that although people with higher incomes have lower levels of stress overall, stress levels aren't reduced as much for higher-income African-Americans as they are for higher-income whites. Researchers also learned that Latinos -- especially recent immigrants -- tend to have lower levels of stress than other groups.
The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is based on extensive interviews with 2,448 mothers who had given birth within the previous month, and 1,383 partners or fathers. It was conducted in Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Lake County, Illinois; and eastern North Carolina. The study's first results were published this month in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Families were studied one month after the birth of a child, and again after another six, 12 and 18 months; some families also were interviewed after 24 months. The mothers are African-American, Latino or Hispanic, and white non-Hispanic, and a majority have household incomes near or below the federal poverty level, which in 2013 was $23,550 for a family of four.
"The vast majority of the mothers had very high levels of chronic stress while they were taking care of a new infant and, in some cases, other children as well," said Dunkel Schetter, co-principal investigator of the Los Angeles site. The results revealed high stress levels for fathers, too.
"The abundance of stress for poor parents is clear, potent and potentially toxic for them and their children," Dunkel Schetter said. "Both mothers and fathers who were poor and members of an ethnic or racial minority group reported higher financial stress and more stress from major life events like death and divorce than those who were either just poor or just part of a minority group."
The researchers measured many forms of stress that had never before been assessed together in a single study, including stress triggered by concerns about finances, parenting, partner relationships, family and neighborhood, interpersonal violence, major life events such as the death of a family member, and racism and discrimination. To gauge the biological effects of psychosocial stress, they measured cardiovascular, immune and neuroendocrine factors -- including blood pressure, body mass index and salivary cortisol -- which, together, offer insight into how people's body systems age in response to life events and conditions.
The researchers are part of the Community Child Health Network, a collaboration of health scientists and community partners formed by the NICHD in 1997 to investigate disparities in maternal and child health among poor and ethnic-minority families. Nationally, African-American women and poor women, for example, both are at higher risks for pre-term births, low-birth-weight infants and infant mortality than white women, even when differences in income and education are controlled.
"The consequences for families and children are quite serious," said Tonse Raju, an NICHD medical officer and co-author of the study. "Trying to learn the reasons for these disparities is a major goal of the CCHN research project."
Among the CCHN's goals are understanding the mechanisms underlying health disparities and using those findings to develop community health interventions in the five high-risk communities where the study took place.
Dunkel Schetter said the study did not support a few of the researchers' original assumptions, including their hypotheses that African-American and Hispanic parents would have higher levels of most kinds of stress, and that stress would be a major reason for the racial and ethnic disparities in health.
"It wasn't that clear cut," she said. "There were forms of stress that were higher in whites than in African-Americans and Hispanics, there were forms of stress that were quite low in the African-Americans even when they were poor, and there were forms of stress that varied in Latinos, depending on whether they were U.S.- or foreign-born."
Among the other noteworthy findings:
"Our ideas about poverty and race are often inaccurate," said Dunkel Schetter. "It's not as simple as saying, 'If you're poor and minority, you will have a lot of stress in your life.' Racial and ethnic groups bring different attitudes, cultural and behavioral backgrounds, and resources to stressful experiences."
Peter Schafer, a senior policy associate at the New York Academy of Medicine and a co-author from the Baltimore site, said, "The fact that higher income does not confer the same protective benefit from stress for black and Hispanic women as it does for whites is potentially a key insight into why racial disparities persist. This finding needs further exploration to understand if there are additional stressors for black and Hispanic women as income rises that act to offset the benefits of higher income associated with reduced levels of stress, and how we can mitigate those factors."
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Lady Lions drop two NWOC basketball contests
Lady Lions lose to Sherwood at home; Wilsonville on the road
The St. Helens Lady Lions dropped two games last week, falling to Sherwood at home, and Wilsonville on the road.
St. Helens stayed close with Wilsonville in the first half. They were down by just three after one period, and by the same margin at the half, 25-22. The Lady Wildcats parlayed that into a 10-point margin in the third period and separated by 10 more in the fourth.
Jillian Ross was the only Lady Lion in double figures with 10.
The Lady Lions hit three consecutive threes, two by Ross and one by Tupper, to take a five-point lead over Sherwood in the first quarter on Tuesday night. Sherwood connected at the buzzer to make it a two-point game.
A scoring draught in the second period and a run by Sherwood left the Lady Lions reeling. St. Helens didnt score until just three minutes left in the period, while Sherwood went on a 19-2 run. Two buckets by Lucy Kyle-Milward pulled St. Helens within 10 by the break.
It was an even match in the second half and St. Helens pulled within seven midway through the fourth. They missed some chances to make it even closer, but finished nine points behind.
St. Helens hosted Milwaukie on Tuesday and this Thursday Rex Putnam comes to visit. They go to Sandy and host Parkrose next week.
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Sherwood (48)Kira Jedan 15, Jaelyn Funk 13, Doherty 6, Thiel 3, Warren 3, Muller 2, Johnson 2, Shields 2.
St. Helens (39)Rianne Tupper 14, Jillian Ross 13, Kyle-Milward 4, Sass 3, Amick 3, Harcourt 2, Reardon, Hembree, Sharp, Bingaman, Bartolomucci.
Wilsonville 58, St. Helens 35
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St. Helens (35)Jillian Ross 10, Bartolomucci 9, Kyle-Milward 7, Sharp 5, Harcourt 2, Roth 2, Tupper, Etchison, Hembree, Amick, Bingaman.
Wilsonville (58)Caitlin Malvar 17, Kate Cosgrove 13, ChiAnn Morris 11, Brynn 9, Monello 2, Wellberg 2, Tate 2, Gilbert, McNeil.


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Libyans both on and offline have been raising their voices to condemn the violence in Benghazi on Tuesday that claimed the lives of four Americans, among them US Ambassador Chris Stevens. The video above is a single statement by a number of Libyans making clear their opposition to the attacks, created in memory of the late ambassador.
Many Libyans had already taken to Twitter to express their condemnation of the acts that led to Stevens's death:
I, as a Libyan, condemn the death of US Ambassador Chris Stevens and the people behind the embassy attack. #Libya RT
Some tweeted directly to the US Embassy in Libya's Twitter account to express their condolences:
Dear @USAEmbassyLibya Please accept my most heartfelt condolences for ur loss, my thoughts are with the families during this difficult time
A Facebook page created on Wednesday with the tagline 'I am a Libyan and I reject the killing of US Ambassador Chris Stevens' had been liked by almost 3,000 people at the time of writing:
Source: RIP.C.Stevens on Facebook
A similar page, simply entitled The Sorry Project, says it aims to show "that the vast majority of the Libyan people oppose the crimes and violent actions committed against the US consulate and to express Libyans heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims."
Source: The Sorry Project on Facebook
As thousands of Libyans took pains to communicate their condemnation of the attacks online, others gathered offline on Wednesday in a protest in Benghazi's Alshajra Square, carrying signs such as the one pictured below:
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SHOCK KENNELS is a full service breeding and training facility for Hunting dogs. While keeping an eye on conformation, we breed for hunting dogs. We hunt our dogs from Sept 1 to Jan 15, on upland and waterfowl in a variety of conditions and settings. When I'm not guiding, we go hunting! We are able to judge our breeding success in the field and blind. We look for temperament and brains, great nose, good search, high prey drive, love of people. Our breedings are producing pups that are easy to work with for a beginner, and a pleasure for more experienced handlers. They are pointing, and retrieving (from land and water), hunting hard at a very early age. With the proper exposure we are hunting over them as young as six months!
We also offer professional training for pointing dogs with an emphasis on versatility. We train and handle for NAVHDA, NSTRA, VHDF, AKC Hunt tests, but most importantly for your next hunting buddy and brag dog! Our kennel is producing puppies that are calm house companions, and champions in the field. We offer started dogs for sale, puppies and finished dogs ocasionally. We are breeders of Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, and German Wirehairs. Call or email me and I will be happy to discuss your needs and wants. Training space is limited so make your reservations now.
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Submitted by: Scott LaBuda on Jun 27, 2014Picked up my second dog from Scotty, Flash a German Wirehaired Pointer in October of 2012. And what a dog he is! Scotty is great at choosing what dogs to breed. Flash was pointing birds at 8 weeks when I picked him up. At 9 weeks he was in the water doing short retrieves. At 11 weeks he was doing over 30 yard water retrieves. At 13 weeks I had the opportunity to put him on planted Chukar. He was pointing at retrieving the birds and even chasing after cripples with gusto!
Late that season in December he had his first pheasant hunt and was able to point and retrieve his first bird. We did basic obedience and yard work that spring/summer and started some steadiness training. He was pointing hard and steady to wing and shot before he was 1 year old. We also did some duck search in a local pond and all he wanted was to chase the ducks around the pond trying his best to catch them.
In June of 2012 at around 9 months he earned a Prize II in NAVHDA NA Test. Only thing holding him back was pheasant search, the only thing I did not work with him on. He was pretty raw at this point with not a whole lot of training only getting in the field about once a month due to my work schedule. He even amazed the judges with his ability to respond and work to the whistle when I turned him off of a released/flying bird.
Following the that summer we prepped for his first season. He did great on Idaho preserve birds (pheasant) as well as wild pheasant, chukar and hens. It was not a good season in SW Idaho die to drought and wild fires but we still managed to find coveys of wild birds. He pointed hard and retrieved to hand every time, although I still wish to force fetch him to increase his retrieving ability as I did with my other dog, she will retrieve anything from any place after being force fetched bt Scotty.
To say I am pleased with him is an understatement. My other dog (reviewed below) is something to see in the field, a dog that can better any of the dogs you see on the TV hunting shows. Flash has the natural ability to surpass her once he gets over his youthfullness from the season before. This upcoming season in 2014 will be his 2nd full season on wild birds (Chukar, pheasant, huns). He has an amazing prey drive and hunts independently of the other dogs while "checking in" with me. I was hoping to prep him for NAVHDA UT this summer but retiring from the military has kept me too busy, next spring I expect him to pass the UT test with out a worry.
If you are looking for a dog that was bred to hunt and hunt hard with great natural ability and the desire to work for you go see see Scotty for your dogs.
Submitted by: Phil Matteson on Mar 20, 2013I have had the pleasure of knowing Scotty through the Big Sky NAVHDA Chapter and have seen his training ability and many of his puppies. Scotty is serious in his breeding program to produce outstanding hunting dogs. Scotty's help and advice doesn't end with the sale of the puppy. He is always helpful and insightful. He is my "go to" source whenever I encounter a training issue with any of my dogs.
I highly recommend him as a breeder and a trainer.
Submitted by: Jim Denzine on Oct 14, 2012In late December of 2011 I took my 11 year old son pheasant hunting with a friend who owned a 3.5 year old German Wire Hair. After the first point and watching my son shoot and smile I was hooked. The next 48 hours was a blur as I spent endless hours researching web sites, breeders, writing emails, making phone calls. It was during this process that I met Scotty!
Out of all of the emails I sent, Scotty sent the best response hands down. If this was a test he passed hands down with the first email and we hadnt even spoken. From there we met by phone and spent a couple of hours quizzing each other. I of course was concerned about getting a great dog, Scotty of course was concerned that the great dog would match my hunting style.
Well, lets fast forward to September 29th when I drove to Montana from Wisconsin to pick up my new dog. Wow, everything that we discussed took place. Our little project "Bogie" as we call him was an amazing pup. Were now 11 days back home and hunting and couldnt be happier.
Scotty, thanks for all you do!!!
Jim Denzine
Submitted by: The Harrisons on Jun 11, 2012Almost eight months ago now our elder statesman Griff passed. Months were spent revisiting 'all things WPG'. We found a great breeder (good people) and were settled in our place/position for a new pup. Unfortunately the Dam absorbed the litter just a few weeks pre birth (Mother Nature). Though the breeders WERE and ARE lovely dear folks, we were SO desirous of a new little gaffer underfoot --- so the quest and review AGAIN of "all things WPG" started.
We had noted Scotty's 'work' before and he had pups available. He spent hours and hours with my Wife on the phone. We selected two possible puppies. Unfortunately due to unusual happenstance (literally en route to airport - mass accidents, delays --- we were waiting for floods, fire and locusts at one point!) and many other 'oddities' we couldn't get to our flights, schedules were too tight, and we were not able to pick-up a pup. It was important to us for personal reasons to attend Shock Kennels and NOT just have the pup flown in.
Truly we did not encounter a more well-ground, proper breeder in the mix. MANY seem to be complete narcissists over the breed (and NOT within propriety).
This testimonial is written because Scotty's conduct, professionalism, diligence and knowledge throughout was appropriate and appreciated.
We hope to have a new Griff underfoot one day soon, though currently are taking a 'pause' due to the "lostlitter" and then not being able to obtain our pup this weekend past.
Submitted by: Todd Mitchell on Jan 31, 2012I picked up a six month old started male WPG from Scotty at the end of September, since then I have spent 29 enjoyable days afield. Scotty is a honest Breeder/Trainer that delivers with his dogs. I will be working with him when I get my next WPG.
Submitted by: josh peters on Jan 29, 2011i bought my gwp spook this last august and the dog has been nothing but excellent. with the dog still being under a year old we have shot tons of pheasants and quail over her. she retrieves birds out of the water no problem, points like a champion. this dog was a quick learner and is easy to handle. I would recommend scotty to any one who is looking for an excellent hunting dog.
Submitted by: kenny vitali on Jan 12, 2011got a 7month male wire-haired griffon from Scott in late Sept of 2010 awesome dog excellent training from Scott definitely recommend buying your next hunting dog from shock kennels
Submitted by: Alcides Gonzalez on Jan 02, 2011Coming Home
It has been a long time since my last hunt. About ten years ago I gave up the gun and took up the spear gun. During this time I lost my two hunting dogs, Ginger and Poppy. These dogs were not your average dogs they were German Wire-haired Pointers. I have hunted Wired Hairs since 1984.
So the quest began like the quest for Holy Grail. I set out on an adventure to find the right dog. This started in the Sacramento Valley and ended in Ledger Montana. After several days of talking to trainers and kennel owners I finely found Shock Kennels. Scott and his son Craig had the dog I wanted. Scott and Craig are first class dog handlers and avid hunters. Everything they said the dog could do, it did.
To prove this we hunted Zipper a six month female German Wire-haired Pointer. This dog has the desire to hunt and to please. These qualities are only seen in selective breeding. By the third day of hunting under this pup I knew it was going to be mine. Scott and Craig Henry are great guys. They treated me as though I was family. Scott, Craig and I hunted several other breeds, Labs, Griffons and Short Hair. They were all great dogs but I found my Wirehair.
I would recommend their kennel to anyone who is looking for rugged, intelligent, and obedient dogs. If you would like to contact me please feel free to do so at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Submitted by: Carter Hatfield on Oct 08, 2010Scotty,
Yuma is a great dog! Does pretty much what ever I ask of him. He loves to hunt. We've only hunted dove so far as quail season starts in about a month. I have been putting him on quail in the morning when we run and hope he will transition once the fire works go off. He hasn't picked up the quail sent yet but gets the idea that they are the birds we are looking for. I bought some quail wings and will start working with them on a dummy soon. I attached a photo of Yuma at my office. He really is an easy going dog which I like. He'll kick back at my office and turn on the energy when we are out at the farm. Thanks a million for the pup.
Submitted by: Scott LaBuda on Jun 23, 2010Got my female GWP "Dice" from Scotty last July as a started dog. She is one of the two pups held back from "Roxy's" litter last year as mentioned on his website
"At 12 weeks of age they were retrieving bumpers and pigeons from the water, and pointing their birds by scent. They were actively hunting the fields, and at 6 months we were killing birds for them."
That early exposure to birds, water, gunfire etc I feel were key to her being such a good bird dog, especially for a beginning trainer like me. She is BIRD CRAZY and LOVES to please. Very quick working and aggressive in the field but calm in the house and well mannered.
We had a very successful 1st season chasing pheasants/quail last fall. We advanced her whistle training Scotty had started and worked on her steadiness getting better each time we went out but as she is still young have work to do.
Being in the USAF I am limited in the amount of time I have to train so took her for Force Fetch this spring. She was already pretty good on her retrieves, but now has it dialed in. She hits her marks well and is out and back very quickly.
While picking her up Scotty set up a basic plan for me to finish off her steadiness/whoa breaking. He is always available for help over the phone whenever I have any questions and that shows his dedication to his dogs. I plan on bringing her back to him next summer for a month or so to finish/tidy her up before the season starts.
If you want a dog that will hunt hard all day with good drive and desire to please and be a great family/house dog look at what he is breeding. If you want a trainer whose only focus is the dog he fits that bill too. When its time for another dog he will be top of my list!


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MURDER CHARGES in the Eli Marcum case
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#1 Feb 18, 2013
hearing several charged today in his murder, anybody in the know have any info?
#2 Feb 18, 2013
yes, they have arrested Jerry Sizemore and some Red Dempsey, his last name is Delph. But I reckon they still have 2 more arrest to be made.
#3 Feb 18, 2013
and why not james and teresa they pay have it down
#4 Feb 19, 2013
Let the rest of us in on it,what'stheir last name?
#5 Feb 19, 2013
bullshit, don't care what u think, she is what she is, she didn't do that! Get real!!
#6 Feb 19, 2013
jail tracker sayss they charged red renus delph and gerald sizemore with murder for real
#7 Feb 19, 2013
I think they are talking about Johnny jumpers momm teresa downey and her man james acker
#8 Feb 19, 2013
If they are involved,these guy's will tell all.You know they won't go down alone.
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#9 Feb 20, 2013
No rest for the wicked. Let's hope they do name everyone involved in Eli's murder. I am hoping they are sentenced to life in prison and are forced to sexually satisfy "Big Bubba", daily and nightly. And if there was any women involved, I am sure there will be a "Big Bertha", waiting to do the same to them.
#10 Feb 20, 2013
No, these men was not paid by Teresa and James! Jimmy Benge paid them! Everyone wants to run their mouth in this town, and thats how Eli was murdered! They thought he ratted on Jimmy, when he didn't! Their phones were tapped and thats how they got caught! Red did not kill Eli! I hope the truth comes out soon! N no Jerry and Red will not talk! Jerry's woman Reva is the whole reason they are even charged with Murder! She will go down too, she watched and did nothing! So, I hope all that was responsible goes down, but the ones that was not in this gets out! I pray that this town quits spreading rumors cause as you see this is what spreading gossip can do! Rip Eli!
#11 Feb 20, 2013
Sound's like your the one spreading gossip.You know this one payed,and this one didn't pay,lol.You know who wont talk,and who is t blame.Girl,you know it all.Maybe you can help the police out with all that knowledge of your's.
#12 Feb 20, 2013
If all they have is what the newspaper is reporting, I wouldn't be blaming it pn what was said on those phone calls. If that's all that was said, that proves nothing.
#13 Feb 21, 2013
Gerald was selling drugs wide open while Harold was sheriff. Just about everybody that lived in clay county back then knew about it.
He has done nothing but sell dope all his adult life but he goes down for murder.
Well. Its way past time for him to pay his dues anyway but its kinda ironic to think Harold was getting some kind of award for being top cop all while his brother was selling dope wide open and now is charged with murder.
#14 Feb 21, 2013
Dexter you have a lot to learn, maybe you have been using to much of your own products. Gerald and Harold is not brothers and are not kin. I'm sure if you would have gone to Harold about Gerald's drug selling Harold would have taken care of him. But when you live in a glass house you can not throw stones
#15 Feb 21, 2013
noone deserved to die like that man whom was murdered every dog has its day. if u are selling drugs and doing bad stuff u will get caught. people only get by so long till they are in a web of deceit and cant go back just saying.
#16 Feb 21, 2013
Where do you get your info. Its all completely wrong. What even gave you the idea the two were related? One things for sure , you are sure jealous of Harold and his accomplishments.
#17 Feb 21, 2013
There are more than one Jerry Sizemore,this has ppl confused.Sound's like neither one has a good name,but nobody does on topix.
#18 Feb 21, 2013
This Jerry Sizemore has lived on Curry Branch with Reva Hicks for years......
#19 Feb 21, 2013
The truth will come out, it always does, especially when more than one person knows what happened, and it sounds like there were several if the news report can be believed.
#20 Feb 21, 2013
When they say other's will be arrested,what are they waiting on if they have the evidence on them?
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Removing cats and or replaceing stock parts with aftermarket (in many cases thinner, and less sound damping, use of heat sheilds, etc) will make it louder.
I've got a M2 turbo back, love the sound. Soon it will be a JDM sti ra headers, uppipe, a decatted downpipe and a custom 3" pipe the rest of the way.
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Perrin Up-pipe
TurboXS TBE with hi flow cat, Magnaflow Muffler
I like the sound and it's not too loud.
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Invidia Downpipe
Perrin Catback = RFL!!!!!!! ( Pull me over loud, but I love it!!!! )
I had the bosal catback twin tip before the perrin and I thought that was loud.
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APS TBE 3.5 baby........oh man its SOOOO deep but not a high pitch f**k ricer s%&t
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Paul Pierce spoke with the media in the locker room after the Celtics win their 3rd straight, beating the Jazz at the Garden 98-93.
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The anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin has clashed with the Japanese in the Southern Ocean for the first time this whaling season.
Captain Paul Watson said the Japanese security ship the Shonan Maru 2, which has been tailing them since December 9, opened fire with two water cannons in international waters at 2pm on Monday.
The Steve Irwin crew, wet but reportedly in good spirits after the confrontation, returned fire.
The incident happened when the Australian vessel looped around an iceberg, did a figure-eight out of view of the Japanese vessel, and re-emerged within a few hundred metres of the whaler.
The Steve Irwin, intent on shaking off the Shonan Maru 2, is heading for icy waters, hoping to outmanoeuvre the Japanese ship.
Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson told the Sydney Daily Telegraph he believed that military personnel had boarded the vessel, by the way the crew acted and operated in military style.
"The way they operate [and] the way they move about the ship is very different to past years," he said.
"It has four sonic cannon this year - last year they had one - and there are spikes all along its side and netting to stop boarding."
Mr Watson worked for Greenpeace before founding the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
The Shonan Maru 2 has been deployed to track the Steve Irwin to try to keep it away from the whaling fleet. A Japanese spotter aircraft has also been keeping constant watch.
This season Japan had permission to kill 935 minke whales, 20 fin whales and 50 humpbacks, Mr Watson said.
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has told Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that the Sea Shepherd's actions threatened the safety of the whaling fleet and asked that his Government takes immediate action against the vessel.
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Financial & Business Services
Facilities Management's Financial & Business Services department provides all of the financial management support necessary to maintain the business accounts of FM. This support includes budgeting, financial accounting, cost tracking and expense reconciliation. Additionally, Financial & Business Services provides office-computing support, administration of Western's job-cost tracking system and maintenance of FM's computer network interfaces including web-page management.
The Financial & Business Services department also provides management oversight of FM Materials Management (purchasing, receiving, and invoice processing activities), and long-term leasing of non-FM vehicles.
The following areas make up Financial & Business Services:
- Business Services Support
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Phone: (360) 650-2876
Accounting and Budgeting
The Facilities Management Accounting and Budget Office has primary responsibility for managing and coordinating FM's internal accounting and budget processes, and for tracking FM's cash flows. These responsibilities are associated with the planning, allocation and expenditure of available funding resources in support of the operational objectives of the FM Management Team and the University. This office functions as a primary financial information resource to personnel within FM and to management personnel throughout the university community.
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FM Fueling System, Vehicle Leases, and Utility Billing
Vehicle Leases offers safe and reliable vehicles through the long term vehicle lease program to university staff and faculty for official university business only. The Fueling, Vehicle Leases & Utility Billing regulations are required to meet State of Washington Office of Financial Management guidelines.
Vehicles may also be rented directly from Enterprise Rentals per the information listed in the below Travel Desk link:
Program Manager:
Phone: 650-6413
Information Systems and Computer Support
Services provided:
- Maintenance of computerized engraving and label making equipment, data logging equipment, barcode scanners and an engine analyzer in our vehicle garage
- Management of approximately 100 workstations used by our managers, architects, engineers, administrative staff and trades shop personnel
- Oversight and maintenance of database applications that maintain information on all of Western's buildings and equipment
- Oversight and maintenance of the job costing system that tracks and bills for all work done on campus
- Technical support for a diverse group of staff members with unique computing needs
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Spain-based company Blanco has just released the Blanco Summer 2010 Collection and it is all about pretty looks for the young, urban crowd. The collection, shot by talented photographers Hunter & Gatti, features model Marloes Horst in some feminine looks.
The floral adorned Marloes Horst looks extra summery in a denim shirt and ruffled skirt, casual capris and t-shirts, and girly shirts including floppy hats and scarves. Paired perfectly with her loose waves and simple makeup, the Blanco Summer 2010 collection is bound to be a hit with the fashionable females.
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Bif Naked Nuptials: Canadian Rocker Prepares To Wed
No, the bride and groom will not be saying their vows "au natural." Although Bif Naked's fans will be expecting Canada's most recognizable rocker to plan an edgy, off the wall wedding, the Bodog Music recording artist has opted for a traditional church wedding. On September 29, 2007, Bif Naked (Beth Hopkins) will marry Ian Walker, a star sports writer for the Vancouver Sun. The wedding will be held at an undisclosed location in their hometown of Vancouver.
The decision to have a traditional church wedding was made by the couple to honour their parents, who have strong religious backgrounds (Naked's parents are missionaries, and Walker's parents are ministers.)
With only 120 invited guests, the reception will be an elegant Indian-inspired affair, complete with Bollywood dancers and other surprises. Naked, who was born in New Delhi, India to boarding school teenagers, was adopted and brought back to the U.S., eventually relocating to Canada.
"It was important for us to honour our parents with a church ceremony and just as important for me to honour the country of my birth," Naked said.
Walker, who has worked for the Vancouver Sun for the past seven years, is best known for his weekly Adrenalin column, which brings "the extreme to the mainstream" through his ongoing hijinx. Readers are treated to stories about trying-out for the B.C. Lions and Vancouver Canadians (farm team for the Oakland Athletics), skydiving, wakeboarding and even repelling from a 40 story building for charity (dressed as the Incredible Hulk). Ian is also a surfer, bodybuilder, race car driver and mix martial arts enthusiast.
The happy couple originally met at their local gym, though it wasn't until December 2006 at Bodog Fight's Vancouver pay-per-view event that the two really connected. Naked, who was emcee for the event, noticed Walker in the press pit, covering Bodog Fight for the Vancouver Sun.
"He kept smiling at me, so I finally went over during a filming break and gave him a piece of candy," Naked said. "Later, he asked me to accompany him to the after party and I turned him down. I've got to give Ian credit, though; he never gave up, he asked me out countless times, and I kept turning him down. My excuses were so bizarre that he thought I was crazy. Once I told him I couldn't go out with him because I was attending a "lesbian convention in Seattle" (which was actually a Women's Rights Conference that Naked attended), and another time I told him I couldn't go out with him because I was going to Russia (which again was true, as Naked was traveling to Moscow to shoot an episode of Bodog Fight). Finally I gave in, and I'm glad I did. Walker is the best thing that has ever happened to me."
A short five months later, Walker proposed to Naked at an intimate dinner surrounded by close friends, but not before going to her long time manager, Peter Karroll, asking him for Bif's hand in marriage. At the dinner, Bif received the best dessert ever: a blue Tiffany's box on a silver platter.
"Walker got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. After the shock wore off, I accepted his proposal," Naked said.
Prior to dating Naked, Walker, who is a hip hop/urban music fan, had never heard her music, and to this date has never seen her in concert, something he is looking forward to in the future after his bride-to-be releases her new album through Bodog Music in 2008.
"We are two people who couldn't be more different, but two of the happiest you will ever meet," Naked said.