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Arts Tour: Seattle
- The Chihuly "Bridge of Glass," a pedestrian overpass that links the Museum of Glass to the Thea Foss Waterway, features work from Dale Chihuly, a Tacoma native. CREDIT: Mahesh Thapa
First time visitors to Seattle may find themselves experiencing déjà vu. The coastal city has hills like San Francisco, cobblestone streets like Boston, the international ambience of Manhattan, and craft galleries like Santa Fe.
Seattle style, however, is unique. Northwest sophistication paired with casual elegance fosters a vibrant art scene that stretches south to Tacoma, across Lake Washington to Bellevue, and beyond. Arts and crafts are as much a part of life as the morning mist rising from Puget Sound. It's small wonder that Seattle is a perennial favorite on AmericanStyle's list of Top 25 Arts Destinations.
For visual arts aficionados, Seattle is synonymous with glass. Glass culture got a big boost here more than 40 years ago when Dale Chihuly spearheaded the founding of the Pilchuck Glass School in nearby Stanwood. More glass artists work in the Seattle area than anyplace else in the country—making it the art glass capital of the U.S.
Among the city's many virtuoso glass artists, Chihuly has achieved international celebrity. He pioneered the use of glass for large sculptures. He has devised new techniques. His daring public and museum installations inspire awe. Wherever you roam in the Seattle area, you're likely to encounter the Tacoma native's drawings and art glass.
To see the largest permanent collection of Chihuly's work, visit the Tacoma Art Museum, less than an hour from Seattle, where he'll celebrate his 70th birthday in September. With your cell phone, access an "Ear for Art," the museum's self-guided walking tour of the exhibit. The 12 stops include Chihuly's massive "Monarch Window" at Union Station and his 500-foot pedestrian "Bridge of Glass," an eye-popping confection of colors and shapes that takes visitors under a canopy of Chihuly Seaforms and along walls of his Venetians.
Cross the bridge to the Museum of Glass, a showcase for avant-garde objects by international artists-in-residence, including Americans Lynda Benglis, Beth Lipman and John Kiley. The "Kids Design Glass" gallery delights with children's drawings that artists interpret in glass. The creations include everything from a pizza cat and brilliantly hued birds never found in nature to a fleet of wildly futuristic vehicles.
On your return trip, consider a detour to Bellevue, Wash. In addition to studios and galleries, the city draws more than 320,000 visitors during the last full weekend in July when the craft-centric Bellevue Arts Museum hosts the largest and most prominent arts festival in the Northwest.
Back in Seattle, be sure to visit Pioneer Square, a vibrant downtown neighborhood featuring more than 20 city blocks of historic 19th-century architecture and dozens of galleries. First Thursday, Seattle's largest Art Walk, takes place from noon to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, when leading art galleries throw open their doors to introduce new exhibitions and artists. After three decades, it has become a must-attend for art-loving residents and visitors alike.
Glass enthusiasts find much to admire at Traver Gallery and Vetri. Traver, opened in 1977, is "theater for the eye," says founder William Traver. The gallery represents many of the top artists of the region, including Preston Singletary, Hiroshi Yamano, Richard Marquis, Sonja Blomdahl and Dante Marioni. In 1998, Traver launched Vetri gallery to exhibit emerging artists.
Another Pioneer Square favorite is the 3500-square-foot Pacini Lubel Gallery, which presents a mix of cutting edge ceramics, glass and contemporary paintings by artists including Bennett Bean, Lisa Clague, Rick Schoonover and Charissa Brock.
If furniture is your passion, you won't want to miss Northwest Fine Woodworking, an expansive 29-member artists' cooperative at the corner of First and Jackson Streets. The gallery presents studio furniture by local and regional artisans, including third-generation cabinet maker Robert Spangler, who describes his aesthetic as "classical American" influenced by an "interest in Asian furniture."
Some of the city's most talented artists demonstrate their craft at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio on Fifth Avenue. The facility's art glass gallery features jewelry, sinks, custom lighting, vessels, and Guy Paul Michelson's glass spinners.
Pike Place Market, one of the country's oldest farmers' markets, is a Seattle institution and a great place to start exploring the city. Before dawn, while the fishmongers and greengrocers, bakers and flower vendors busily arrange their wares, patrons wait with steaming mugs of coffee for the galleries to open.
Lots of craftspeople do business here. Sandwiched between the Three Girls Bakery and Jack's Fish Spot, you can see Earth Wind & Fire's unique clothing and jewelry by local artists. Myriad stalls offer pottery, textiles, hand-tooled leather, woodcarvings and other crafts. Coffee shops, restaurants, and hotels also highlight art, including The Four Seasons Hotel, which commissioned Seattle artist Gerard Tsutakawa to make the bronze sculpture "Thunderbolt" that stands outside the hotel entrance overlooking the bay.
It's a short walk from the market to the galleries that cluster around the Seattle Art Museum, the city's cultural nexus. SAM, as the museum is affectionately known, exhibits not only contemporary glass but a wide range of art from different periods and cultures in its permanent collections. Its popular Olympic Sculpture Park, open and free to the public 365 days a year, is populated with massive works in bronze, granite, fiberglass and steel by 20th-century masters including Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder and Richard Serra.
Whether it's your first visit to Seattle or your tenth, you'll always find something new to see and do. It's a city glimmering with possibilities, unique and original as the stellar art being created there.


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Rotorua International Airport chief executive, George White, has resigned his position to take up a new chief executive position with a key Rotorua tourism operator.
Mr White will leave the Airport on February 7 and start his new role later that month.
Mr White has been the CEO at the Rotorua International Airport for six years, and has overseen key developments such as the extension and refurbishment of the domestic and international terminals, the extension of the Airport runway, and the introduction of Trans Tasman flights between Rotorua and Sydney.
Mr White says he is not yet in a position to pro vide details about his new role.
Airport chairman, Ray Cook, says Mr White has managed the Airport through a significant period of growth and development, in a challenging economic and tourism environment.
"Rotorua International Airport is an important asset for Rotorua. Six years ago it required significant work to lift and maintain its facilities to a range of different benchmarks - not just for international flights, but more importantly, for domestic travel as well.
"This was absolutely critical if Rotorua was to maintain its place on the key domestic travel routes, as well as to provide support to our local business community who need to remain connected to the rest of New Zealand.
"George has managed these projects with a high level of professionalism, while also leveraging critical relationships with key stakeholders, such as airlines, in an effort to grow the opportunities for this region.
"We would like to thank him for his contribution over the past six years and wish him well with his new role," says Mr Cook.
Mr White says leaving the Airport has been a difficult decision to make.
"I am proud of the Rotorua International Airport team, and what we have achieved over the past six years.
"At the same time, the Airport is entering a new phase of development and it's time for somebody else to take the reins and bring new thinking and initiatives to the challenge.
"My family and I are delighted to be staying in Rotorua and I look forward to continuing to work with the local tourism and business community."
Mr Cook says the role of Rotorua International Airport CEO will be advertised in the coming weeks.


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I feel it coming--the end of summer. Do you? It's just around the corner, crouched there, and every now and then I catch a sight of it. I pretend I don't see it, though, even though the signs are all around me these days.
Sometimes I feel restless, bouncing around inside the unstructured lines of our summer days. I worked hard the first part of the summer, and spent the first eight weeks immersed in a writing project. 277 pages later it's done now. I still dip into it every other day or so, working through edits and dreaming about what it might become, what I hope will happen to it. But now I feel the tug of the semester pulling at me, scattering my thoughts. A student sent me an e-mail the other day and it was good to hear from her. A colleague called me yesterday, too, and we talked course textbooks and syllabi and I felt that same surge of excitement I always feel at the start of each new semester. Then I hung up the phone and felt melancholy suddenly because I know that even though a part of me craves the busyness of the fall, another part of me is already mourning the passing of summer.
L.'s room remodel is almost done. We just have a few finishing touches left and then we can call it officially complete. Out there a hand on some great clock is inching forward a notch. Middle school is right around the corner, I can feel that coming, too.
Everywhere I look, things seem to be winding down. Our family calendar is cluttered again, and the stores are rolling out back-to-school displays and supplies. T. begged me yesterday to buy her school supplies. She's chomping at the bit, so eager to get back to school again.
On Tuesday the kids had their last swim meet of the season. I have that same surreal feeling I often have when some chapter ends and the ending seems to come much sooner that I think it should. Six weeks is a long time, really, yet somehow I made the mistake of blinking and turned back around to find it gone. I can't say I enjoy every single aspect of summer swim team season but I enjoy and look forward to most of it. I love seeing my kids grow more confident in the water. I am always amazed at how much they learn and how, even though it's not always apparent to me from where I sit to watch practice, they are clearly listening to and learning from the coaches.
We are making to-do lists to help with the back-to-school transition. Next week both kids will sit down each day and work through thirty minutes of school-related activities. This is Scott's idea. I'd just as soon bury my head in the sand and keep the sight of summer's end far away, shoo it from the kids, cover their eyes so they don't see it coming.
I've never been good with endings.


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North Korea invades US of A in remake of 1980s flick . . .
A remake of Red Dawn, the Cold War action flick in which the USA is invaded by Russians and Cubans, has finally been given a release date after being shelved for almost two years thanks to MGM's financial woes.
The movie will be released on November 2, 2012.
The remake stars Chris Hemsworth as an Iraqi vet who teams up with his little brother (Josh Peck) and a resistance group to fight a full-scale invasion of America by North Korea.
Apparently the invaders were initially China but all the Chinese flags have been digitally replaced with North Korean ones. So difficult to find decent enemies nowadays that the real enemy is America's enormous deficit.
Red Dawn also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adrianne Palicki, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Josh Peck, Brett Cullen, Matt Gerald, Will Yun Lee, Michael Beach, and Connor Cruise. It is directed by Dan Bradley.
The original Red Dawn may have gone down well back in the days of Reagan but one wonders what audiences will make of it in today's political milieu.


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USC's Track & Field Team To Compete At 3 Meets This Week
March 27, 2013
The USC Trojans men's (No. 8) and women's (No. 23) track and field teams will be competing this week at three different meets in the state of California. Three athletes are competing on March 27-28 at the Cal Multi-Events Meet in Berkley, Calif., distance runners will be at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. on March 29-30 and the throwers and some of the runners will compete at the Cal-Nevada Championships in La Jolla on March 29-30.
MULTIPLE MANIA - Last season USC had two freshmen competing in the multi-events for the first time in heptathlete Kiana Henry and decathlete Jemal Williams. Williams placed 17th at the Pac-12 Championships with a score of 6,188 in his first decathlon as a Trojan and became the first USC male to compete in the multi-event championships since 2003. This season he is joined in the multis by junior Viktor Fajoyomi, who focused on the high jump, long jump and triple jump in his first two seasons at USC. This week Henry, Williams and Fajoyomi are at the Cal Multi-Meets Championships in Berkley, Calif.
COLLATZ OFF TO A FAST START - Discus thrower Alexandra Collatz wasted no time in putting her name in the USC record books last season when she established the USC freshman discus throw record in her first meet with a throw of 176-5 and then bettered it in April with a mark of 177-11 (54.24m). That mark ranks second all-time by a Trojan female. Already this season, Collatz has a best discus throw of 176-4 (53.77m) in winning the Trojan Invitational on March 23 and set a PR in the hammer throw with a mark of 174-2 (53.10m) on March 15.
CONATSER QUICKLY ENTERS USC TOP 10 -- Junior Remy Conatser won the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational on March 22 with a mark of 219-4 (66.85m) to move into 10th on USC's all-time list in the event. That mark is also the third-farthest by a collegian this season. Conatser comes to USC after two seasons at Saddleback College where he set the American junior college/community college record with a throw 215-9 at the 2012 Ben Brown Invitational. He then bettered that mark with a throw of 217-5 (66.26m) to win the Tiny Lister Invitational on April 6. Conatser did not even learn to throw the hammer until the 2011 season and played water polo and volleyball in high school at Capistrano Valley.
USC RANKING AMONG THE BEST -- There are currently 16 top 10 marks posted by Trojan athletes this season: Men: Davonte Stewart (200m - T-5th) Aleec Harris (110m HH - 6th), Reggie Wyatt (400m IH - 1st), Herbert Dew (High Jump - T-10th), Remington Conatser (Hammer Throw - 3rd) and 4x100m (7th). Women: Jessica Davis (200m - 6th), Jenna Puterbaugh (200m - T-8th), Ashley Liverpool (400m - 4th), Akawkaw Ndipagbor (400m - 8th), Vanessa Jones (400m - 10th), Alitta Boyd (Triple Jump - 2nd), Oluwakemi Olonade (Triple Jump - 7th), Alexandra Collatz (Discus Throw - 6th), Jenny Ozorai (Hammer Throw - 8th) and 4x400m (6th).
4x400M RELAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - A definite strength of the USC men's team the last few seasons has been its 4x400m relay team of Bryshon Nellum, Reggie Wyatt, Joey Hughes, Josh Mance and Duane Walker (alternate) which combined in various groupings to post four of the top 10 all-time best 1600m relay times in USC history. Last year, Hughes, Mance, Wyatt and Nellum combined to run 3:00.64 which took second at the NCAA Championships and was just .06 off the school record set in 1992. Nellum and Wyatt are back, but Hughes, Walker and Scott DeYoung (the other alternate) all have graduated, while Mance has transferred to Florida State. That leaves the Trojans looking to fill two legs and both alternate spots on the 4x400m relay team. At the Trojan Relays on March 23, USC ran a team of Wyatt, Myles Andrews, Davonte Stewart and Aaron Brown, which finished second to Texas A&M, but was later disqualified.
MEN'S SPRINT RELAY MAY BE A FACTOR - USC has not entered a 4x100m relay team at the NCAA Championships the last two seasons, but that may be changing this year. USC has All-American sprinter Aaron Brown (10.18) back, as well as All-American transfer BeeJay Lee (10.26) to build around. Another key leg from last season's team is sophomore Davonte Stewart (10.51). Now USC also will have available redshirt freshman Jovante Slater (10.54), as well as football players George Farmer (10.40), D.J. Morgan (10.6) and Marqise Lee (10.74). At the Trojan Invitational on March 23, USC used a team of Bryan Mercado, Stewart, BeeJay Lee and Brown to run a season-best 40.07.
JENNA THE JET -- Junior Jenna Puterbaugh has bounced back from a season of dealing with injuries very nicely. While celebrating her 21st birthday on March 23, Puterbaugh had two PRs, first running 11.60 to place third in the 100m dash and then 23.48 to place second in the 200m race. Those times rank 19th and eighth nationally. She has also become a key member to USC's 4x400m relay team which ran 3:37.97 on March 23, which ranks sixth nationally. As a freshman, Puterbau placed 10th in the 200m, sixth in the 4x400m and first in the 4x100m at the Pac-10 Championships. She went on to earn All-America honors running the third leg for USC's 4x100m relay team which placed third with a time of 43.42, the fourth-fastest ever by a Trojan quartet.
BOYD BOUNCES TO TWO TITLES AT TROJAN INVITE - Senior Alitta Boyd won the triple jump with the second-farthest jump in the country this season of 42-10.25 (13.06m) and then won the long jump with a mark of 19-10.25 (6.05m). Boyd had a best indoor triple jump of 42-5.75 an 19-6.25 in the long jump and went on to place 16th in the triple jump at the 2013 Indoor Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark. Boyd took 10th in the triple jump at the 2012 Indoor Championships. Boyd took fourth in the triple jump (42-5.25) and fifth in the long jump (20-4.50) at the 2012 Pac-12 Championships and advanced to the NCAA finals in the triple jump where she earned honorable mention by finishing 22nd. Boyd established PRs in both the triple jump (43-8.50) and the long jump (20-6.50) at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds hosted by Texas. Her triple jump mark moved her into fourth place on USC's all-time list and she now stands just .75 inches outside the Trojans' top 10 in the long jump.
OZORAI WINS OPENER AT THE TROJAN INVITE - Two-time All-American hammer thrower Jenny Ozorai won the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational on March 22 with a best mark of 204-0 (62.17m). The junior placed fourth at the 2012 NCAA Championships in the hammer throw of 216-3. She moved into second place on USC's all-time hammer throw list with a winning throw of 223-4 (68.08m) at the 2012 Ben Brown Invitational on March 9. Ozorai took third in the hammer throw at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships and then placed second at the 2012 Pac-12 Championships. In her two seasons of competing in the hammer, shot and discus throw in the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, Ozorai has garnered two first-place finishes and four second-place marks. Ozorai's top career mark in the discus is 161-10 and her shot put best is 45-8.
LIKE A SUPER NOVY, SHE BURSTS INTO TROJAN TOP 10 -- Trojan freshman thrower Tera Novy has already cracked the USC top 10 in the discus and is showing that she will be a force for USC in all the throws. She place second in the discus throw at the Trojan Invitational on March 23 with a throw of 166-8 (50.81m) to move into ninth place on USC's all-time top 10 list in the event. That throw currently ranks 21st in the country. Novy also won the shot put at the Trojan Invitational with a mark of 45-0.25 (13.72m). Novy is learning to throw the hammer this season and has a best mark so far of 145-3 (44.27m).
USC CONTINUES TO BRING THE HAMMER - The USC throws program under the direction of Dan Lange has been very strong, but none stronger than the success of the hammer throwers and this season should be no different. Junior Jenny Ozorai has finished sixth and fourth in her freshman and sophomore seasons respectively in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships. Ozorai has also finished 3rd and 2nd respectively in the hammer throw at the Pac-12 Championships and ranks second all-time by a Trojan female with a best best toss of 223-4 (68.08m). Junior Remy Conatser transfered to USC from Saddleback College with a best hammer throw of 217-5 which is a JC record and would have been good for fourth at the 2012 NCAA Championships. He has already thrown 219-4 this season to move into 10th on USC's all-time list. Sophomore Daniel Szabo who placed 12th at the 2012 NCAA Championships and registered the eighth-farthest mark in USC history with a throw of 220-2 is coming off hip surgery and may have to redshirt this season. USC has had 12 women's athletes score at the NCAAs in the past 14 seasons and has had 16 men's athletes score in the last 20 seasons.


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Q Should the Stubbs Road mansion be declared a monument?
I am saddened to learn that this landmark building may be demolished to give way to development. But being a property broker myself, I can understand the owner's feelings. It may not be worth the time to persuade the owner to withdraw the sale - it's more practical to persuade some rich philanthropist to buy up the property for the people of Hong Kong and turn it into a museum.
This would create four 'wins' - Hong Kong people win, the owner wins, the philanthropist wins and the government wins. I would very much like to contribute my time and efforts in this effort. We should keep this valuable heritage for future generations.
K. S. Koh, Central
On other matters...
Last Sunday, as a friend, his son and I were hiking on Lantau Island enjoying the spectacular views of its southern coastline near Fanlau, we saw a disturbing scene of an environmental crime.
Offshore from a pristine beach, a fleet of about a dozen small vessels gathered. We believe these vessels were from the mainland but we were unsure of the purpose of this gathering. We then noticed a trail of brownish grey matter with what appeared to be bits of toilet paper being emitted into the bluish-green waters off the beach. We believe at least one boat was pouring hundreds of gallons of bilge and toilet waste into the bay.
We also have reason to believe this may be a regular occurrence, more so in waters perceived to be out-of-sight of Hong Kong police. Why does this have to happen? If these people are not from Hong Kong, why are they doing this to our environment?
Fortunately, two policemen walked by on this trail and we pointed this out. They shrugged their shoulders and moved on. Did they relay this occurrence to their authorities? I wonder.
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Teachers should be assessed on merit - the effectiveness of their teaching methods, their dedication to the job and how they add value to the education of the students. Those who are less committed and do not have the natural traits to make a good teacher must find other employment. This applies in the commercial market, so why shouldn't teachers be subject to the same rules?
Some teachers are only capable of imparting, at best, 50 per cent of any given subject to their pupils. Parents and private tutors help make up the balance. Woe betide the weaker students who do not have parental support and access to tutors.
The large size of school classes is one contributing factor to this problem. Another is that quite a few of the young teachers educating our children do not possess the natural traits to do a good job. These young teachers do not understand basic child psychology and are not competent to effectively manage children of different abilities and interests and who need different levels of attention.
On the contrary, these inexperienced teachers are often good at making all students conform to a stereotype of accepted behaviour, and in the process kill off all forms of initiative and creative traits. These young teachers are essentially impatient, and their behaviour de-motivates young children and impressionable teenagers. As a concerned parent, I would like to find out what performance assessment methods school principals use to appraise their teachers? More importantly, are the teachers mentally balanced and trained in student psychology to handle all students' needs? I would prefer to entrust my children's education to older, experienced teachers who are good in their jobs.
Let's rid the system of inadequately qualified teachers, young or old - especially those potentially capable of damaging our children's psyche and self esteem.
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There seems to be a growing trend among Hong Kong's youth to invade the privacy of parents with young children or young ladies going about their daily business.
Last week, an expatriate friend and his 11-year-old daughter were bathing on the beach at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay), Lantau. Close by were three guys with huge telephoto lenses - one was even using a tripod. My friend observed that they were taking photos of young children, mainly girls, even with their parents. Unfortunately, my friend didn't have his mobile to call the police, and left the beach unable to find a policeman or a government official. Hence an afternoon's swimming with his family, a rare opportunity for him to enjoy Hong Kong's beautiful beaches, was marred by the perverted minority.
Last Saturday, in the Forum, Exchange Square, there was a group of five guys pretending to take photos of IFC 1 and 2. Being an avid photographer myself, I know that using a 300-1000mm lens is futile in such an enclosed space.
To capture such a large building, one would normally use a wide-angle lens which is compact and unobtrusive. Within a few seconds of sitting down, it was clear for all to see their real intention - snapping ladies and girls, as they went about their business traversing from Exchange Square to IFC.
Again, there were no policemen or security guards in sight, so I was left to shout 'invasion of privacy', to draw other people's attention to their antics, at which point they slowly meandered away, no doubt to return again.
I am not a prude, neither am I spoilsport. If a lady wants to model for a photo shoot that's her choice, but when people invade my privacy or that of my friends' families for their own sick gratification, it's time the law cracked down on them. Patrols by plain-clothes officers would be much more effective than uniformed officers as a deterrent, as the snappers would just find another location.
With today's digital technology, isn't it scary that someone can take a picture of your son or daughter, put his or her face to the body of someone else and post it on the internet?
It's time for all of us to be more vigilant and confront these pests.
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Date of Stay: November, 2010
We were here over the Thanksgiving holiday. It is something to be in a campground with nearly 160 sites and BE THE ONLY TT IN THE CAMPGROUND. It was certainly quiet at night. Veevay is such a great little town - River museum, and grand old homes. Then into Madison - WOW!! It was a shipping town - big successful businessmen built big homes (mansions) and then along came the rail-roads but because of the large hill behind Madison, the railroads couldn't get into the town so passed it by. Nothing was ever torn down - there are 133 blocks on the National Registry of Historic Homes! Many of them are for sale if you have any interest in historic homes, this is the place to be. We also visited Hanover College-high above the Ohio River with all Georgian architec-ture. Beautiful campus. Much to see in the area. We had car problems and the owner of the CG came by and spent a lot of time trying to get us operational. Finally called to get a tow truck for us. Very accommodating - much more than was necessary. We left the day after Thanksgiving as the ground was covered with snow - time to put the TT away for the winter.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
We stayed here two years ago and really enjoyed it. It is a quiet CG but we were very disappointed with the filthy toilets. It looked like the workampers had given up for the season and were simply biding their time until time to leave. The crew and visitors running around on the 4-wheelers paid NO attention to the speed limits and dogs were free to leave droppings wherever they wanted to. Freezer foods were frosted over and not very good and they had no charcoal lighter fluid - which seems pretty basic. We stayed for a week visiting the president's homes, Charlottesville, Orange and other sites. We still like the location but we were really disappointed in the cleanliness of the place. Maybe a different crew will be better next time-we plan to visit Virginia annually but we will probably look elsewhere.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
We tried to get here last year but didn't make it. Finally, we made it. Having heard about this place and reading reviews, we were anxious to see what they had. And, do they have it!! The kitchen staff even made a special trip to the grocery to purchase a special soup she had told us about. It was delicious! All the staff were just as friendly. Bus schedule worked as they told us and it didn't take long to master the Metro system. We were here for five days and had a marvelous time. My only reason for not giving it a "10" was because of the neighbors - we had park models on either side of us and one had propane problems for three days and the others sat on their porch nightly until 2:00 a.m. and talked - much too loud. I had need of some repair work on a stabilizer, stopped by the office and filled out a request for the repair - when we arrived back that evening, the repairs had been made very nicely. It is one well run RV Park. I would return in an instant - and we plan to do so.
Date of Stay: August, 2010
Campground is immaculate, well laid out and very well managed. Seems to be a shortage of restrooms and showers but we never found a waiting line. Newspapers aplenty and rules enforced. If I were to mark them down for anything, it would be the LACK of friendliness of the front desk staff. Too young to care, too bored to be friendly. Lots of seasonal campers but they are well taken care of and they seem to care about the park. Plenty to do in the area if you are into hotrods, dune buggys, etc. An abundance of vehicles for riding the dunes, otherwise not much going on. Definitely a campground worthy of returning to.
Date of Stay: August, 2010
This is the finest campground we've visited in three years of traveling! Quiet, lots of trees and shrubs blocking others, easy drive in and out, clean-clean-clean and very accommodating staff. Garbage is picked up all morning and small food supply place prepares good from 1:00-9:00 daily. Pizza, hamburgers, ice cream - all the essentials. It is close to town and just plain THE BEST PLACE WE'VE EVER STAYED!! and we normally avoid KOAs for the obvious reasons. Wi-Fi is the same hook up we had previously in Mackinaw City, but here it worked. Here it is FREE and I never had a problem with the service. We have stayed in Trailer Life campgrounds that were rated 10/10/10 that weren't up to the standards of this campground. We would stay here again in a hear beat, in fact, I would plan a vacation trip to return to this place. It is the BEST!!
Date of Stay: August, 2010
Rate reflects Good Sam discount. First site was not one we were happy with, strong sewer odor constantly. Second day we asked to be moved and were accommodated, new site was much better. We were three slots off the water with a great view of Lake Huron and the bridge. Every time we visited the public bathrooms, they were being cleaned. Young kids working the store and they were more intent on entertaining each other than taking care of business. The park was clean, huge, easy to maneuver around once we learned the short-cuts in and out otherwise there were some very narrow turns, corners and trees to work around. Talked with several campers that have been coming here for years, they wouldn't think of going anyplace else. We enjoyed this campground immensely, so much to do in the area. We stayed for four nights and couldn't get everything done we hoped to do. We would definitely return.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
Here are 125 acres that could be made a showplace for a campground BUT they can't seem to figure out how to do it. There is a lower level across the stream that is inhabited primarily by seasonals. They are (mostly) kept very neat and tidy and they are very friendly. Lots of shade in this area. Other areas have less shade and are rather randomly parked. There are many near the fishing lake: many seem to be there for the duration and the swimming lake is filled with the children of the families that live here. Several other buildings have names but one has no idea what is in the building. One could have been a gift shop or grocery store but it was unidentified and there was no supplies in the main office even though several people seemed to work in there and there was lots of room. Again, they just don't seem to know what to do with all the space! They even have a par three golf course with plenty of clubs for your use. No one played all the while we were here and it used up lots of space that could have been used for something else. WiFi is available FOR A PRICE, with no guarantee of it working. I paid the daily rate ($4.95) but was unable to get on their site. Seems like a money maker for them: whether it works for you or not. Garbage is collected at your site but no one ever said when they might come by. One day they came by around 3:00 and the next day at 8:30 a.m. Often times bags of garbage just laid by the roads until they did come by. If they ever get their act together, this could be one of the premier campgrounds in the midwest. Until then, I think I'd try the KOA right at the exit instead of maneuvering your rig 4+ miles down a NARROW two lane backroad.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
A simple campground. Very nice counter help upon checking in. Not much in the way of a camp store. We were really disappointed to see several dog walkers failing to clean up after their dog(s) and nothing to encourage them to do so. We were visiting the Toledo Art Museum and this was a good campground to visit Toledo. Has clean and tidy bathrooms and there's plenty for children to do. We expect to return when we need to stay in the area.
Date of Stay: May, 2010
We were here last year and gave it an "8" and thought that was a bit generous. We were returning to the Lebanon area and looked at other campground reviews and saw none that sounded better than this one. Reluctantly I made reservations again for this one - and we are glad we did! We stayed at a different area of the campground - much roomier and nicer! Check in is easy with very friendly folks. Campground seems to be mostly run with workcampers, and they know what we're going through - they are very competent! We find it very difficult to give a campground a "10" so I only moved up to a "9" wishing I could give it a 9.5 at least. It is so much better than last year we are thinking of canceling other campground reservations and returning to this one. Lebanon has so much to offer it's difficult to see it all in four days. We'll return later in the year KNOWING where we'll stay next time - no question! This is the campground of choice for this part of the state.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
There is room around your TT BUT it felt like we were really crowded. The space behind us was right up to our TT. Children next to us climbed the tree roadside of our TT and they were looking right into our dining area - a bit disconcerting! A family campout used four spaces near us, pulled all tables together and raised several "pop up" tents to protect against the weather. Thank heavens they were very quiet as they could have been very noisy for the entire weekend. They enforce their 10:00-8:00 quiet hours! It was quiet ALL the time we were there. Lots of mature trees. It would be difficult to find yourself parked in direct sunlight. They have a fairly small pool but it was never crowded. If you are there to visit Lebanon as we were, you are so close downtown can be walked to. This is a nice campground, quiet with very little entertainment provided. Store is adequate, nothing fancy. If a problem arises, they are available to take care of it immediately (during business hours). If we were to return to the area, I would probably check out any other campgrounds in the area. This one would not draw me back but if nothing else, it is adequate.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
TL rates this CG as 5.5/8.5/8.5 and that is probably exactly right. There are very few amenities: no WIFI, no store, no large, noisy play area, no swimming pool (they do have a small pond for swimming)and no shopping in the immediate area. The crowds will be kept down due to the above - very nice for what we're looking for. There is an attached trailer park - beyond the owners home and of the 45 sites, probably 25 of them are seasonals. Normally, we would keep away from this place, but it was too pleasant, too quiet, too peaceful - looking over the huge lawn and across the Sun Valley Pond across the road. Lots of ducks and lots of quiet - exactly what we were looking for. We will definitely return to this place - a nice place for the week end - a quick get away, if you are looking for solitude.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
After reading the above review, we thought this might be just what we were looking for as we had to spend a couple days in the Chillicothe area. We arrived an hour before check in time (not many campers yet this year) but the manager was not available to assist us. Her husband couldn't find our reservation and didn't know which site was assigned to us - and there was no way for him to figure it out. It is our understanding these folks came from Wyoming and had purchased the campground sight unseen and was somewhat shocked to find out they had purchased this run down, poorly thought out park. We thought we had found a campground the public had not yet discovered. Unfortunately, the best was I can describe it is to say that with massive infusions of cash and ten years of work, they might bring it up to "primitive" standards. The entry office was not welcoming and it was difficult to tell exactly where the sites were. We drove through the grounds, having been told the flat area was at the rear. When we got up there, we were driving the wrong direction to back into the sites so we simply kept driving and went elsewhere. Campers, looking for primitive sites, will love it here. We are travelers that choose to travel with in a travel trailer, visiting the historical sites and museums. Relaxing in our unit at this CG wasn't what we were looking for. I hope others find it more enjoyable and up their alley.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
Price reflects Good Sam discount on a premier (waterfront) site. Water could be a large pond or a canal that flows through the park. Nearly half the sites are on the water. When I review a park, I try to always start with an excellent score of 10 and discount shortcomings. This park is really nice with all the water. HOWEVER, I have to discount certain areas: There are many long term residents throughout the campgrounds. Construction workers and laid off factory workers from all over that have come to the area to work. No problem with this but many sites have oversizes propane tanks and lots of outside furniture lying around - some neat and some not so attractive. Secondly, the showers and toilets are superficially clean but behind doors and around corners there are too many spiders, cobwebs and just plain dirt! Basically, they were very dingy (deep down dirty). Wi-Fi works if you are close enough to the office and there is no cable television. Between Toledo and Detroit stations, however, many channels are available but none of the standard cable channels. No camp store and only yesterday's newspapers. Very nice and helpful workers - campworkers. Many residents are electricians, welders, and other skilled workers so if you need to have some work done on your trailer, this is certainly a place to be! Lots of very friendly folks willing to assist whenever and wherever needed. A very comfortable campground. If you can live with it's shortcomings, you will find this an extremely nice place to stay. You'll love listening to the ducks 24 hours a day!
Date of Stay: September, 2008
This is an all-around trailer park. Rentals, long term residents and another section, a campground. Much of the campground is new and many more pads are being built. A very well kept park! A small store where we checked in and a larger well stocked store at the entrance to the campground. A very nice pond with a walking trail around it. WIFI is available at sites 1-199 or something like that - those sites CLOSE to the front office. Doesn't work in the campground area. We would return in a heartbeat. In fact, we stayed over an extra day because Bedford has so much to offer the traveler. Nice campground.
Date of Stay: September, 2008
As stated elsewhere, this campground has the most awkward Wi-Fi arrangement. You have to get the "username" and password daily from the office. If they don't open at 8:00 as stated (and I sat there waiting until nearly 8:30 one morning). The internet awaits: and waits. I found the personnel to be helpful when asked, but not very offering of help and not friendly at all. The lounge area did have library books and magazines for campers use. Know ahead of time if you wish to be on the hilltop with some sunshine and ease of in/out or "down in the hole" with a gravel hill to climb out of upon leaving. No sun shines "down in the hole." Hard rains had created HUGE ruts in all the roads making the hill climbing really rough!! We had to do the most levelling we've done all summer. Four days and we never put our awnings out being "down in the hole." A great place to stay to visit Mt. Vernon, the Marine Museum, Washington DC and our new favorite, Stafford Hall, the home of the Lee brothers of Virginia that signed the Declaration of Independence and eventually gave birth to Robert E. Lee. Fredericksburg has so much to offer: antiques and Civil War sites. I would look around before staying here again. Of four campgrounds we visited on this ten day trip, both my wife and I counted this one as being in last place. Better than a lot of others, but not of the three others we stayed at.


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January mileage: 739.8
Hours: 6:30
Temperature upon departure: 5
As soon as I finished writing my argument against the use of panniers in snow-bike racing yesterday, I realized that I hadn't even convinced myself. "What was so bad about the use of panniers on a snow bike?" I wondered. Instead of dreaming up imaginary situations, why not try them in real life? Then I came home from work to discover that Geoff had figured out how to attach my cheap, touring-bike rear rack on the front of the Pugsley (I had been complaining about expensive front racks for weeks, and he just up and improvised. That Geoff sure can be innovative.) Anyway, I suddenly had endless options for gear. So today I repacked my bike with
rear saddle bags and the sleeping bag strapped to the front rack. All of my stuff didn't even fill the saddle bags half way. In that, I saw one peril of panniers ... the option for too much stuff.
The weather forecast called for a high of 7 degrees and sustained winds of 25-35 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. That kind of wind promised windchill-simulated temperatures in the minus 20s. I was thrilled. I may be the only person that looks forward to an Arctic blast ... well, me and Doug. Doug, consequently, also inspired me to try out panniers.
Here is a side view of the set-up. It looks even more obnoxious than the first, doesn't it? It is. Riding conditions today were pretty awful across the board. We received a foot of new snow over the weekend that had been windblown everywhere. The spots scraped clean of snow were a solid sheet of glare ice, so slippery that I spun sideways more than once. What wasn't ice was covered in deep, sandy powder. I did a lot of walking just to commute out to the trails, and once I made it to the trails, I fluctuated between bouncy riding, teeth-clenching ice coasting, and walking. Every time I had to walk with the bike, I would continuously bump my panniers with the back of my leg. While riding on bumpy trails, they were jolted around a lot. I had to re-adjust them multiple times. I hadn't reinforced them beyond their stock attachments when I left this morning. That would come back to bite me, hard.
This is what passes for a bike path in the City and Borough of Juneau. After a long, slow morning, I was running late on my way home and trying to ride the through choppy snow across the straightaway. I was thrown around a bit before I finally threw in the towel. I could really feel the weather this morning ... the throat-searing wind and ice cream headaches. But at least I was warm, and working hard. And I was nearly home when my rear tire slid out on ice and I took a somewhat graceful, sideways fall into a snowbank. One of the panniers came off the rack and slid several feet down the road. The other pannier was nowhere to be seen. Nowhere. It was gone.
I launched into a panic and began riding back the way I came, on the wrong side of the road. I just couldn't believe I had lost one of my panniers. As I moved to the right side of the road and the backwards miles continued to tick away, I came to a discouraging acceptance about my situation. I had taken all of my extra Iditarod clothing, clothing that I had tested and become comfortable with, clothing that would cost at least a couple hundred dollars to replace - I had stuffed it into a stupid pannier, and I had lost it.
I backtracked all the way to the bike path, more than six miles from where I fell off my bike. I was already running an hour late for work. I stood at the edge of the path and considered giving up and turning around. Someone had obviously picked up my pack and was probably rifling through it right now, trying on my down coat and warming their fingers in my new mittens. But as I looked across the straightaway, I could see this dark lump about a quarter mile down the trail. It could have been anything. A log. A garbage bag. A dead cat. But somehow I knew, I just knew it was my bag. I threw my bike in the snow and began sprinting toward the lump - as much as a person can sprint in big snow boots through six-inch deep sand snow. I felt like I was in one of those dreams where you ache to run faster but just can't make your legs go. But I was ecstatic with the idea that after more than an hour, my pack could still be sitting in the middle of the trail. When I finally I stumbled up next to it, I felt this surge of relief. My pannier was sitting in plain sight, a spot that could be seen from more than a quarter mile away, and no one had touched it. Either no one went by during that entire stretch of frigid Sunday afternoon, or I am one lucky snowbiker. Except for the fact that I still had eight slow into-the-arctic-wind miles to ride home, the top of my Camelbak hose was frozen, I hadn't had anything to eat, and I was really late for work.
Geoff made sushi for dinner and we traded stories about our terrible days. "You're not going to go with panniers, are you?" he said.
"Well," I said and winced as Wasabi shot up my wind-burned nose. "Maybe next time I'll try them on front."


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Measure G is slated to give 81% of the Parcel Tax to the TEACHERS!!
Original post made by Not Convinced, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 30, 2009
However, as they went through the description of a "typical" day, they looked at one another will deep sadness, and then turned to the parents and said, "We will not know until June 4 if your child will be in a class of 20 or a class of 30."
Several parents in the room audibly gasped!
Um, I was not only not impressed with their tactic to make us afraid, but uncertain why they even bothered to state that they couldn't discuss Measure G. They clearly did.
Oh wait! I get it; they can make statements about the possible threats of the district if it doesn't pass, but they cannot tell us that in Measure G, there is zero language that states that Class Size Reduction is first on the chopping block, or that also that it is absolutely illegal for PUSD to make such a threat in order to pass a parcel tax.
And, these "cautious" teachers forgot to mention, in their zeal to scare us, that they will be taking 81.08% of the parcel tax for themsleves in raises over the next four years, leaving 18.92% for the programs for the children.
I am not only am convinced that this is the wrong tax for this community at this time, but I don't think I will ever be convinced after performances like todays where two potential teachers of my child's next year made me feel manipulated using my own child.
I am voting No on Measure G.
Comments (48)
a resident of another community
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:06 pm
You are just an example of some parents who need to get with it already! You believe what you want to; often reacting to your own emotions as you go through your day and talk to others doing the same. Not sure how you came up with the conclusion that "81% goes to the teachers..."?? How about if you took a moment and look at WHAT THE TEACHERS give to ALL their students in their classes, EVERYDAY?! For goodness sake, grow up already and do the RIGHT thing for your own child. Stop blaming everyone else, including the teachers for twisting your mind around and manipulating reality from the way YOU want to see it. Do the RIGHT thing! It might not be voting for Measure G, however it does mean getting the correct information to be able to make sound decisions...
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Those zealous teachers scaring us parents. Terrible. If only they spent as much time educating our kids as they do trying to scare people we would have a decent school district.
Wait a minute. We do have a decent school district.
a resident of another community
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:21 pm
And to think the Swine Flu has been "scary" enough! Heaven forbid that anyone considers the REALITY of things. Maybe we all might have to change/adjust even just a little bit? Now THAT's REALLY SCARY, maybe even HORRIFYING!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Not Convinced,
Is there a slight hint of discontent even before you start your child in Kindergarten? Wow, I pity "that" teacher. No one says you can't homeschool. Maybe you should consider it? I don't understand parents who can be so negative toward somehting or someone and yet still consider placing their child in the program? Guess as long as the parent themselves isn't the one in there?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
GetWithItAlready wrote: "WHAT THE TEACHERS give to ALL their students in their classes"
*ahem* They're not giving. They're working and earning pay. Volunteering is giving.
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:53 pm
"Volunteering is giving."
Some are volunteering, of course, but that was not what GetWithItAlready was talking about.
a resident of Donlon Elementary School
on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:12 pm
school night -go to sleep
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:21 pm
$18 million in tax revenue, $15 million in S&C increases. If the district is serious about saving our schools and doing what is right for the community they would freeze these increases.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Web Link
"I've heard throughout the community people saying, 'The Excellence Committee is great, but you're just going to add a parcel tax and make us pay.' But that is not the case," Kernan said. The district recently hired a consulting firm to investigate the feasibility of a parcel tax for the March 2007 election. "We need to make a statement as a board, be leaders, and back the Excellence Study," he added.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Oops, wrong thread...
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Apr 30, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Yes, I agree but...
"For goodness sake, grow up already and do the RIGHT thing for your own child. .....Do the RIGHT thing! It might not be voting for Measure G, however it does mean getting the correct information to be able to make sound decisions"
Do please get the correct information (thread creator had some) and unemotionally and CRITICALLY ANALYZE IT so you actually do make a sound decision. (The grow up comment demonstrates how biased the person making the quote already is. The message is if you disagree with me I will try to diminish your position by telling you to grow up.)
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 1, 2009 at 8:54 am
Even proponents of the tax admit that Measure G is a SALARY TAX. Of course, proponents are trying to justify giving our wonderful teachers raises at a time the rest of us are taking pay cuts!
What is sad is that some proponents, including some teachers, make a mockery of our "Community of Character" by stepping over the legal campaigning line in every way possible (including "sad looks" and rolling eyes applied at appropriate moments).
I don't know if this web page Web Link is paid for by the district or PTA, but the effect is the same. This teacher is using her class list to campaign for her Salary Tax.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on May 1, 2009 at 9:11 am
John Adams -
I agree, I do believe a lot of the Measure G supporters are upset over the S&C increases but they fear there is nothing they can do to prevent them from occurring. This is where they are greatly wrong. If they call, write, or email the district and voice there disgust with this practice things will change. If the district gets call after call asking why the S&C increases haven't been frozen and that a vote for Measure G is contingent on them being frozen it will happen.
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 9:15 am
I wonder if Mrs. Carrolan is using a school computer for her "newsletter" to campaign? How many other teachers might be doing this? This is not a gray area, this is crossing the line, it is illegal in my view.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 1, 2009 at 9:26 am
Joe, I am not a Mohr parent. I stumbled across Ms. Carrolan's page by googling "Save Pleasanton Schools." I couldn't go through the whole list of links.
My experience in this area is that some overenthusiastic campaigners will push the legal limit until they get caught. Then they apologize, but the damage is already done. It's worth the minor reprimand they might get, and they know FPPC violations are almost never prosecuted.
This is how the "NO ON G" folks feel: Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 10:08 am
Here's an example of how teachers and school districts treat those who dare to question them:
Web Link
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 1, 2009 at 10:54 am
OMG Pleasanton Resident, that cartoon is great!
The union (CTA) is one of the most powerful forces in Sacramento. Mr. Breen was attacked (kicked out of school, lost speaking engagements) as being anti-teacher when he criticized the union.
There is an important lesson here. It is the union, not individual teachers, I am concerned about. The union is protecting salaries and retirement benefits for their most senior members at the expense of younger (and often better) teachers, who may lose their jobs.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 11:06 am
The union is doing the right thing in protecting our teachers' salaries and benefits. Without the union, teachers are at the mercy of the school administrators. The union is good for teachers, good for schools, and good for our children.
Vote YES on G!
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 11:12 am
One good political cartoon can say more than 10 paragraphs. I wish I could draw, I could see it now...a mob of teachers in their Volvos surrounding Ruby Hill.
But the point of the cartoon is right on. It is the unions that are causing most if not all of the crisis in Cali and its not just the teacher's union, they are all causing ruin to the State. Gray Davis is still haunting us with those union deals he made. This is why we as free and independent citizens, without union propaganda ringing in our brains, need to stand firm and vote against Measure G and any other govenrment money grabs.
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 11:33 am
To John Adams
I was being rhetorical. I know that teachers are talking about this in the schools, my nepehw has said as much. In fact, my sister is so mad that it looks like the boy is heading to DeLaSalle next year. I know, more than $233 but a much better education and as she said its "not about the money"...its about the lies and the back stabbing that is going on with the parents who support G. and the others who paint a distorted picture about this measure.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 1, 2009 at 11:40 am
Now we know who is posting as "Community of Character!"
I grew up in a union household in a state where miners and other laborers depended on their unions to fight management for decent working conditions, pay and benefits. There was a need for "Labor Unions."
Teachers are professionals, not laborers. In many states, they work as professionals, without unions to negotiate their contracts, and these teachers are not worse off than in California. Here, the union has become the problem. Many teachers agree with this but the union is so powerful they feel they cannot dissent.
Worse yet, PUSD management doesn't dissent either.
NO on G = YES to Responsible Management.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 1, 2009 at 11:46 am
BTW, thanks "Not Convinced" for your insightful post.
I have said for years that if PUSD was completely honest, they would change their motto from
"Kids Come First" to "Teachers Come First"
It might help them attract the best teachers.
That's been the case as long as I remember. I don't think that's completely bad, but maybe they could come second?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 11:56 am
You've got to be a Steve Jobs to not worry about saying anything against teachers' unions - but what does he know? He's only founded and run an extremely successful company for years.
Web Link
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Pleasanton Resident...Thanks for that Link, now I'm glad I have an i-phone and an i-mac. But he's right, these are not "Labor Unions" that protected exploited, uneducated workers in the 1920's-1940's. Those unions were for the workers and that was their main purpose for existence. The teacher's union and other public service unions are now the exploiters whose main purpose is ther own existence. They may get their members a raise, but then they raise the dues to keep themsleves in business.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 12:40 pm
What does Steve Jobs know about running a business? Plenty!
What does Steve Jobs know about running a school? Nada!
Schools cannot be run like a business. They're not for profit, and they're structured to provide services, not products.
If you want sound advice in running a school, talk to Dr. Casey.
If you want the best for our children, vote YES on G!
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Character, the issue you have is that almost no one unless they are a teacher believes that G helps anyone. My niece is a teacher in Pleasanton and has 7 years with the district. They gave a pink slip and she was shocked and they told her not to worry it is just a scare tactic and that if everyone who actually received a pink slip lost their job there would be 100 kids per class and told her not to worry about it but get the word out.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on May 1, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Community of Character -
"The union is doing the right thing in protecting our teachers' salaries and benefits. Without the union, teachers are at the mercy of the school administrators. The union is good for teachers, good for schools, and good for our children.
Vote YES on G!"
The union is good for teachers, there is no doubt about that - the only two groups of people getting salary increases / bonuses right now are those that work in failing financial instituations that received taxpayer money and apparantly teachers. I think that alone says a lot about the union.
The union is not good for our schools nor is it good for our children, its core function isn't to be either - its sole purpose for existance is for the benefit of its members; the teachers. The union uses our children as pawns in its collective bargaining. It manipulates our emotions. This practice goes beyond unethical.
If the union trully had our children's interests in mind they would agree to freeze S&C increases - at a minimum! I hardly see how one can argue, with a straight face, that the union has our children's best interests in mind.
Vote No on G
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on May 1, 2009 at 1:15 pm
@Pleasanton Resident
What does that thing by Steve Jobs have to do with measure G? The schools are good here. That piece was about improving schools.
a resident of Mohr Park
on May 1, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Sandy is a registered user.
And yet, what those teachers stated is true. We don't know yet what class sizes will look like next fall.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 2:32 pm
The point is: It was inappropriate for them to make the statement at ALL.
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 3:03 pm
For everyone that is stating that the cost of Step and Column increases are $4M per year, therefore $16M over the lifetime of the proposed parcel tax, you are wrong. The correct amount is approximately $1.5M per year. This comes directly from the district. Anyone who states otherwise is spewing misinformation.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on May 1, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Enrique, the cost is additive. No one said $4MM per year. Neither is it $1.5MM per year. It's a $1.5MM ADDITIONAL amount per year.
That's $1.5MM for year one, $1.5MM + $1.5MM for year two, $1.5MM + $1.5MM + $1.5MM for year three, and $1.5MM + $1.5MM + $1.5MM + $1.5MM for year four. Add that all up and you get $15MM.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on May 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Many businesses sell only services and have no actual product.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 3:13 pm
"OhPlease..." YOU are the lucky winner of my reply...
"Is there a slight hint of discontent even before you start your child in Kindergarten?"
No, there is not. How sad that the district has authored and published this problem and is now selling copies of it at all parent contact points. I went to a Kindergarten meeting. I said nothing about Measure G.
"Wow, I pity "that" teacher."
You should - she showed a lot of unprofessionalism and was disrepectful to the parents - I pity her also for having a complete lack of internal fortitude and it will be a huge bummer if she loses her job because of the inept management of the school district that has caused this fiscal disaster. Where is the 7% reserve again?
"No one says you can't homeschool. Maybe you should consider it?"
You're are absolutely correct! And I already do which is why my child can has already been reading and was the one child that three of the teachers commented about saying, how poised, bright, and enthusiastic she is and that she would be a joy to teach. I do not dilude myself into thinking it is the teacher's job alone to teach. My children were gifted to me and I will educate my children. The school district is simply one tool in the tool box and if they can't do their job or keep their political comments to themselves, she will be homeschooled or privately educated where my money is respected.
"I don't understand parents who can be so negative toward somehting or someone and yet still consider placing their child in the program?"
So, you have never EVER been critical or been offended by what someone has said? WOW, now that is AMAZING! Might you be a "teensy bit" overstating it?
"Guess as long as the parent themselves isn't the one in there?"
You are criticizing my parenting skills by wanting a better performing school district? Based on your statements, you may want to review your own parenting skills. They have classes out there for you.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Is there any data out there that shows the parcel tax, if it passes, will be used to pay out step and column?
a resident of Downtown
on May 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm
There's nothing in the Measure G language that says that it would not. Therefore, it can be used for automatic annual salary increases. Always go to the Measure G ballot language to know exactly (or vaugely as the case is) what you are voting on.
a resident of Parkside
on May 5, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Everyone knows those teachers are making MILLIONS already! If we keep upping their salaries, in a few decades they're going to be able to afford to LIVE IN PLEASANTON!
Then what?!?!?
OMG would you want a TEACHER living next door to you?
Ha! Then good luck selling and moving up to Blackhawk!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 5, 2009 at 6:57 pm
While the previous poster needs to check his or her meds, I believe over half of Pleasanton Teachers live in Pleasanton and most of our teachers live in the Tri-Valley. There are only 3 or 4% of our teachers that live in the central valley (i.e., cheaper housing). California has the highest average teacher salaries in the US, and Pleasanton's average teacher salary is the second highest in California. I am not saying our teachers are overpaid but I do believe they are well paid. With that being said, since the private sector has essentially put a hold in raises, if they are not decreasing wages or laying people off, I believe that a wage freeze for district employees is not asking for much at all. Is is possible that if the district just froze salaries alone, they would not have to lay off a single teacher.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 5, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Res, you're right. I know at least 15 local teachers who live in town and another dozen who live in neighboring towns.
That said, they should be able to afford to live where they work.
Now, I have a DIFFERENT gripe! While visiting the Senior Center and the Parkview (a senior housing community) I found stacks of flyers encouraging seniors to get out and vote for Measure G, touting the benefits to those seniors! Benefits to our seniors? Really?!? What the heck is that all about. This is clearly taking advantage of our SENIORS and I find that outrageous and offensive. Unbelievable how far people will go to put something on the ballot.
a resident of San Ramon
on May 5, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Here's something from the San Ramon Parcel Tax ballot Senior Citizens might want to consider:
Fair-minded seniors recognize the inequity (and impropriety) in supporting taxes they needn't
pay themselves.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on May 5, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Res and Mac, I would agree teachers do live here and close by and it certainly is nice that is the case. As a commuter, I seem to be leaving town five days a week with a lot of other P'towners commuting many a mile to their jobs. So it isn't exactly a California norm to live, work, and play all in the same community. Not against anyone who can do that, and I'm only jealous . . . just saying.
I believe they are marketing to seniors because they are voters who turn out, and they are marketing with the form they need to file with the district to get the exemption if the tax passes. It's shrewd. What I hope the seniors will do is turn out, vote no, and save themselves the annual paperwork. Shrewder yet!
a resident of Vintage Hills
on May 5, 2009 at 8:02 pm
And, yes,
if this tax fails,
and if the community gets the opportunity to work together to get the district's fiscal house in order,
and if we determine a tax of X for counselors at 400:1 is something we value and will need to pay --
I'll be out there talking to the seniors and will have to eat my words. But at least they'll be mine!
a resident of Donlon Elementary School
on May 5, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Web Link
Not really directly related to the discussion but stumbled onto
it while looking for info. Just interesting is all.
Have to admit i want to vote yes but things not so good. Possible won't be here to pay in anyway. Painful, really is nice here and has the largest bunch of great people i've ever experienced.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 5, 2009 at 9:22 pm
mac, if the senior center has measure G info, that is actually illegal since that is a city facility (i.e., public resource). If you see stacks of info there you should let the people at the desk know that there is information being distributed on city property advocating a political stance and that is use of public resources for an election. I am sure if they are made aware of this, they would remove the literature. They are good people there. Parkview is a bit different since they are not a public entity although they might be using city property for $1/year.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 5, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Your post below.....
Res and Mac, I would agree teachers do live here and close by and it certainly is nice that is the case. As a commuter, I seem to be leaving town five days a week with a lot of other P'towners commuting many a mile to their jobs. So it isn't exactly a California norm to live, work, and play all in the same community. Not against anyone who can do that, and I'm only jealous . . . just saying.
YOU finally said it in your own words...."I'm only jealous".....I have read your posts and you do seem a bit bent on putting teachers in their place.....I guess you want them cowering on a low salary in neighboring towns or moving out of state. You don't appear to support salaries which are competitive with neighboring school districts or salaries which provide teachers with a bay area standard of living.
I was trying to stay open minded about your posts, but now I am weary of your negativity toward anything PUSD. I hope my child's teacher does read these blogs. So, I am logging off until after the VOTE.
Hopefully, enough of us want our community, schools, and children to thrive even if the state has pulled the rug out from under such an incredible school district full of very dedicated teachers, parents, and support staff. The children are quite spectacular too, and I for one want to keep their schools safe, well staffed, and familiar.
San Ramon has it right, and I won't be surprised if more young families choose communities like San Ramon, Dublin, and Livermore over Pleasanton. I would if I was making a decision based upon these blogs. My guess is that the Weekly blogs are going to turn people away from this town. There is a lot of hate, anger, and jealousy running through these blogs. I have been so saddened by the comments of some towards children and the people who teach them. Be careful what you wish for.....only time with tell.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on May 5, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Does that do it for you? Finally having your suspicions confirmed that Kathleen must have some sort of emotional motivation? But how does that change any facts Kathleen has presented?
a resident of Downtown
on May 6, 2009 at 6:24 am
Mom2, it seems to me that rather than looking at the facts as presented you are trying to talk down Kathleen because you cannot dispute her facts with logic and reason. Most people in Pleasanton commute out of the city and who wouldn't be jealous of living, working etc in the same community. I think you might find that many teachers in the others districts are just as good as ours. Our teachers are getting to much credit for the job they do and the parents who are involved do not get enough.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on May 6, 2009 at 6:30 am
Mom2: That was a bit of a stretch. I said I was jealous about those who don't commute . . . and I used the word "anyone." It's my choice to live here and work elsewhere. I work with teachers, have friends that are teachers, have family in teaching, and have a tremendous respect for teachers. I'm in favor of finding ways to reward the best in the profession (merit pay?). That, too, is all stuff I've said already on these blogs.
Clearly there are a few out there cherry picking and waiting for some perceived slip to prove . . . I don't know what.
This is about the record on fiscal prudence. San Ramon has done what it said it would do with the first parcel tax and has schools/teachers/students that do well with less than Pleasanton. Voters could see that and supported them.
This administration was handed a fiscally sound district by the two previous administrations (and I say two because the lion's share of the credit goes to the people who made it possible: Bill James and Buster McCurtain and took a 13 year tenure in PUSD to put it on the right track when Pleasanton schools were a mess and the battles were epic). There is no such prudence behind Measure G.
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