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First-Year Experience
The mission of First-Year Experience (FYE) is to empower
freshmen to become academically successful and socially responsible
students at Lindsey Wilson College.
FYE promotes successful student transition from high school to
Lindsey Wilson College. The faculty, the four First-Year
Experience Advisors, and the Director of FYE establish a working
relationship with students through intensive advising that guides
them through course selection and registration as well as provides
information, referrals, and coordination with campus services.
In addition, FYE hosts social events throughout the academic
year to encourage students to become actively involved in campus
life. Lindsey Wilson College requires all first-time,
full-time students to complete the First-Year Experience Seminar
course. This seminar provides an in-depth exploration into
behaviors and activities that promote success in college, including
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elements. The two courses that are part of the FYE are
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The FYE program, formerly the Freshman Advising program, was
established with Title III funding in 2004. The program has
evolved over the years in which it has been in operation. The
peer mentoring program was added in the 2008-2009 academic
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FYE 1001, First-Year Experience Seminar, is part of the
Essential Learning General Education curriculum, partially
fulfilling ESLO 4, Application and Integration of Knowledge, at the
core level. It has the following Student Learning Outcomes
R.V. Bennett Honors Program
Established in 2008 and named for Reginald V. Bennett, the first
president of Lindsey Wilson College and a scholar in the areas of
mathematics and Biblical Studies, the Honors program is designed to
enrich the education of participating students by providing
challenging and engaging curricular and co-curricular
experiences. It is a member of the National Collegiate Honors
Council and the Southern Regional Honors Council.
Students who are invited to participate and who choose to do so
are expected to participate in three aspects of the Honors program,
specifically by:
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curriculum program that impacts undergraduate students at the A.P.
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LindseyWrites focuses on three student learning
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faculty in the use of writing-to-learn strategies and in techniques
for teaching students how to write in their disciplines. The
program is also training students to serve as writing fellows --
writing tutors/mentors who are assigned to assist faculty teaching
specific writing intensive courses. Additionally, the program
trains writing advocates -- students who volunteer to
promote LindseyWrites at various campus
events. An assessment component uses multiple tools to
measure progress in student learning outcomes and the effectiveness
of the program. The College launched this high-impact
five-year educational program in January 2013.
Arranged Course and Directed
In exceptional cases, an Arranged Course (listed in the catalog
but taught to less than a full class) or Directed Study (specially
designed, individualized course) may be developed by a faculty
member in order to meet a student's particular need. Courses
require the approval of the student's advisor, applicable Academic
Unit/Division Chair/Director, the Vice President for Academic
Affairs or Associate Academic Dean, and the Registrar's Office,
respectively. Approval is contingent upon a variety of
factors. Applicants applying for a Directed Study must have a
minimum 2.50 GPA and demonstrated capability for independent work.
Students seeking an associate's degree may have no more than
six such credits; those seeking a bachelor's degree are limited to
12 hours. Applications are available in the Registrar's
Office; faculty may also access the application through the Blue
Raider Portal. Students must register for Arranged
Courses/Directed Studies during the normal registration period.
Required in some majors and elective in others, internships give
students the opportunity to apply the skills and understandings
learned in their majors in a professional setting. Working
closely with a faculty member and an on-site professional
supervisor, the intern receives valuable work experience and may
receive an advantage in competition for full-time, ongoing
employment after graduation. Pre-approved internship
opportunities - paid and unpaid - are available in certain majors
and may be taken during the fall or spring semester or during the
General internships are approved by academic programs and
reviewed by the Academic Affairs Office. Faculty members who
supervise internships offered by their programs assume
responsibility for developing internship syllabi, insuring
compliance with established procedures, monitoring student
performance throughout the internship, assessing the intern's
academic and work progress, and grading the internship experience
commensurate with the student's final evaluation by the work site
supervisor and the degree to which the intern meets academic
expectations. Internships are normally graded Credit/No
Credit (CR/NC). Internships consisting of four or more credit
hours must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Council as a
student petition.
Note: An
international student who wishes to participate in a paid
internship or any off-campus employment must have authorization
from the Director of International Student Services prior to
internship approval, registration, or start of the internship.
Learning Communities
Learning Communities are groups of students with shared
interests who learn together. A Learning Community provides a
supportive start to the student's college career at Lindsey Wilson
College. Students who join a Learning Community have an
instant support group which fosters academic and social
success. Students will be enrolled in two or more of the same
courses and will have opportunities to engage in special social and
service activities. The groups include:
Semester in Frankfort
Through an arrangement with the Association of Independent
Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU), a student may apply to
spend the spring semester studying and interning in Frankfort, the
state capitol of Kentucky. Students take two courses that
deal with Kentucky government, legislative process, and the media,
and intern 30 hours a week in either the legislative or executive
branch. Students are placed in an office that complements
their academic strengths and professional ambitions. The
program is excellent preparation for students interested in careers
in law, the media, or public service. Up to 15 Lindsey Wilson
College credit hours may be earned through the program. For
additional information, contact the Academic Affairs Office.
United Methodist College Washington
Lindsey Wilson College is a member of the United Methodist
College Washington Consortium. The Consortium offers students the
experience of living, interning, and studying in the heart of
Washington, D.C. Students participating in the Capitol Hill
Internship Program (CHIP) offered by the Consortium live in
attractive apartments on Capitol Hill, intern in both government
and non-governmental offices as part of select programs available
only in Washington, D.C., and learn in challenging seminars and
courses that are tailored to enrich their internship
experience. Up to 15 Lindsey Wilson credit hours may be
earned through the program. Applications for the program are
available in the Academic Affairs Office.
Lindsey in London Program
The Lindsey in London program is offered through CAPA, the
International Education Network. Courses in disciplines such
as anthropology, art history, business, communication, economics,
film, finance, history, international relations, journalism,
literature, political science, psychology, theater, and women's
studies are offered. The program also includes internship
placements with businesses, non-profits, and nongovernmental
organizations as well as service-learning opportunities that allow
students to work on a project during the semester that benefits the
community while developing an understanding of community
Up to 15 Lindsey Wilson College credit hours may be earned
through the Lindsey in London semester, and depending upon
individual circumstances, federal, state and college financial aid
may apply. Lodging is arranged through the program.
The Cooperative of Undergraduate
Programs Abroad
The Cooperative of Undergraduate Programs Abroad
(COUPA) brings together a number of colleges and universities with
the goal of promoting and sustaining exciting and innovative short
term study abroad options for undergraduate students. COUPA
offers programs in Ireland, Belize, and Ecuador.
Lindsey Wilson College is a member institution, and students
will receive credit from the College for successful completion of
COUPA-sponsored programs as the College serves as a school of
record for COUPA-sponsored programs. The College reviews all
course syllabi and the credentials of faculty who teach in
COUPA-sponsored programs.
Student Exchange Programs and Sister
Schools Overseas
Lindsey Wilson College has sister school relationships (both
two-way tuition exchange and one-way study abroad programs) with
five universities in Japan and two universities in South
Korea. Every year, students from these universities attend
Lindsey Wilson College for either a semester or a year as part of
their degree program at their home university. In turn,
Lindsey Wilson College students can also study for a semester or
year at sister schools with which the College has a two-way tuition
exchange program. For these programs, Lindsey Wilson College
students need to register first at Lindsey Wilson College as "Study
Abroad" and pay their tuition fees at the College. They need
pay no additional tuition with our sister school and are
responsible only for room and board and textbooks. A GPA of
3.0 is recommended for these students. Typically, students
will take a combination of foreign language courses and content
courses taught in English during their semesters overseas.
For further information about our sister school relationships,
please see the Academic Affairs Office or Ms. Sabine Eastham, the
Director of International Student Programs.
Northern Ireland (Irish American
Formerly known as Business Education Initiative (BEI), Study USA
is a two-way tuition exchange program offered through the British
Council in Northern Ireland.
Our past BEI students were students from Queen's University of
Belfast, University of Ulster, and other Irish universities.
Reciprocally, these universities offer a limited number of places
on the Irish American Scholarship programs each year. A
Lindsey Wilson College student with junior standing and a GPA of
3.2 or above is eligible to apply for one or two semesters of study
abroad in Northern Ireland. The student may choose courses in
any subject area available for which tuition fees will be waived;
living costs and other expenses are the responsibility of the
Travel Opportunities for Academic
In addition, Lindsey Wilson College performing groups, classes,
and organizations periodically plan for and engage in travel to
metropolitan areas in the United States and the world. Study,
service, and performances have been the goals of recent trips by a
number of student groups. The Lindsey Wilson College Singers
have performed on trips to France, Italy, England, Canada, and
several regions of our country. Each year, various classes
from humanities, fine arts, science, business, and social science
engage students in the study of their disciplines by traveling
within and beyond our region. Students also have learned more
about the United States by doing service work locally and in a
variety of distant locations such as California, Florida, and
Washington DC.
Additional Study Abroad
The College participates in other programs which provide
international travel and academic opportunities to a variety of
destinations. For additional information, contact the
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Do It Yourself Salvation
By: Candace Chellew-Hodge
Preached September 13, 2009 at Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, SC
Mark 8:27-38
Philippians 2:1-13
Hear this sermon at the Garden of Grace UCC Web site.
Our song this morning comes from a country music legend named Tom T. Hall. Born in 1936 in Oak Hill, Kentucky, Hall had a successful career in music, writing many classic country songs, including "Harper Valley PTA" that went to number 1 on the Billboard charts when Jeannie C. Riley recorded it in 1968. He wrote many other songs like "I Love" and my personal favorite, "I Like Beer." Today's song was not one of his top hits, but it is a classic from 1972. It's called "Me and Jesus."
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
Me and Jesus, got it all worked out.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
I don't know if you've noticed but there is an ongoing craze in our world - a craze that leads otherwise sane people to do things like buy hammers, nails, wood, wallboard, and other items - take them home and commence to using them.
This is what they call the "DIY craze" or the "do-it-yourself" craze. It's so popular there is even a cable television station dedicated to it, called, oddly enough, the DIY channel. There, you can spend 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week watching home renovation warriors do it all themselves, from plumbing to roofing to deck building, all without a general contractor in sight. As someone who is mystified by this craze, and truly has no desire to take part in it, I find myself in home improvement stores a lot. Whenever I find myself trailing behind Wanda in the hardware section, or even better, the power tools section, I look around and say to myself, "We're in Lowe's. It must be Saturday."
There's a cartoon called "Baby Blues" that illustrates this point beautifully. The man of the house announces that he's headed to the hardware store and wonders aloud if anyone wants to go with him.
He says, "I'm talking about hours of pointless meandering up and down endless warehouse aisles as I ponder every gadget on the shelf, trying to figure out what it's for."
Finding no takers for his offer of joining him, he gets in the car, only to have his wife remark, "If you want to spend the morning alone, why don't you just say so?"
He replies, "It feels less selfish my way."
But, when it comes to salvation, the Apostle Paul is urging us to be just a little bit selfish. We have to take a stroll down the seemingly endless aisles of life, pondering every offer of salvation from the world, be it through love, money, power, sex, prestige, and figure out whether or not that's going to give us what we need. Besides, as the old saying goes, if you want something done right - you've got to do it yourself - especially when it concerns salvation.
I know a man, who once was a sinner.
I know a man, who once was a drunk.
And I know a man, who once was a loser.
He went out one day and made an altar out of a stump.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
Me and Jesus, got it all worked out.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
I think what I hate most about home improvement projects is that no matter how they may seem on the surface, they are never easy. The books may have pretty diagrams, clear instructions and pictures of what your project is supposed to look like in the end, but somehow, it's not as simple as the book makes it out to be. For one, it always takes longer than you think and costs more than you've budgeted. Adjustments are always going to have to be made, and you may even have to call in a few friends to help you out. You may even do a few things backward and have to start over in some areas.
Just like building a deck or a new addition, building our own salvation will be an exercise in trial and error - in reading the instructions and getting them wrong - in finding an extra screw or internal gizmo that didn't get in the first time around and tearing it apart and doing it all over again. It will require more trips to Lowe's - more trips to the Bible - more trips to church - more conversations with trusted friends and spiritual advisors.
Have you noticed, however, that as you work on a project, there appears to be a never ending stream of people who will stand off to the side and give you advice on how best to complete your project? They'll criticize your tools.
They'll tell you they're not good enough, sharp enough or the wrong ones for the job. They'll criticize your plan: "Oh, you shouldn't put a door there. It should go there."
"Really, you want steps there? How about over there?"
"You're going to us THAT color? Oh, I don't like that."
There will even be those who will insist that you move out of the way while they finish the project for you.
As LGBT people of faith - we have to work doubly hard on our salvation because we have so many people lining up to tell us how to do the job - or insisting that they can get the job done for us, if only we'll let them take over. Then there are those who tell us that we're all wrong to begin with and unless we remodel ourselves into something we aren't, then and only then, will we have found salvation.
Paul gives us good news, "work out your own salvation." This is a do-it-yourself project and we don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
Jesus brought me through all of my troubles.
Jesus brought me through all of my trials.
Jesus brought me through all of my heartaches.
And I know that Jesus ain't gonna' forsake me now.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
Me and Jesus, got it all worked out.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
In our gospel reading today, Jesus is concerned about what other people are saying about his own do-it-yourself project - bringing about God's realm in the world. He asks his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" They tell him all the gossip. He's John the Baptist, Elijah, one of the prophets. Then Jesus asks the crucial question that is at the heart of our do-it-yourself salvation project, "Who do you say that I am?"
This is the nuts and bolts of our salvation project, who do WE say Jesus is? In answering this question we find our blueprint for salvation. But, we have to be careful in how we go about finding the answer to that question. Whenever I'm perplexed over an issue, whether it's theological or just an ordinary subject, I tend to read books about the subject. I'll talk to people who know more about the subject than I do - or I believe they know more about the subject, but ultimately it may not be the case.
As LGBT people, there are plenty of people clamoring to answer the question of who Jesus is for us. Their usual answer is that Jesus is the one who can take away our homosexuality or gender identity issues. As I sought to learn more about my own salvation, I spent a lot of time on Internet message boards, arguing with people who believed that and thus thought they knew more about my salvation than I did. This passage was one of their main talking points, especially this one line: "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
What that passage meant to my anti-gay friends on the message board was that I had to deny my sexual orientation if I was to be a "true" follower of Christ. They believed that I had to engage in this denial because they read the Bible in a way that condemned gays and lesbians. My homosexuality was my cross to bear. I always balked at this translation, because if I have to deny my sexuality, why don't they have deny theirs?
The Bible condemns plenty of behaviors heterosexuals take part in like adultery, prostitution, and child molestation. (A point of fact, most child molesters are heterosexual in their adult relationships, so homosexual does not equal pedophile.) But, simply because some behaviors are forbidden does not mean that their entire sexuality is to be denied. Same goes for gays and lesbians. We, too, are forbidden to engage in adultery, prostitution, or the sexual abuse of children, but that does not mean that we have to "deny" our sexuality to follow Christ. It means that we, like all human beings, must use our sexuality responsibly and honorably.
On this pride weekend, let me make this clear for anyone still having doubts: nowhere does the Bible condemn loving, committed gay and lesbian relationships. Any relationship, gay or straight, that uses or abuses another person sexually or breaks covenant with one another sexually is condemned - and that's it. There's no other argument that needs to be made.
So, what is this passage telling us then if it's not that we're to deny our intrinsic sexual orientation or see it as a cross that must be borne? The Greek word used here means "to forget one's self, lose sight of one's self and one's own interests."
That is the key to do-it-yourself salvation.
We can't afford any fancy preachin'.
We can't afford any fancy church.
We can't afford any fancy singin'.
You know Jesus got a lot of poor people out doin' his work.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
Me and Jesus, got it all worked out.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
Paul is not saying anything new to the Philippians. He's merely repeating what Jesus has already said. If you want salvation, there is a guide, and like all do-it-yourself projects, it reads easy enough on paper, but it's terribly hard to do.
Here's your guide to do-it-yourself salvation:
Step 1. "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit." This is the essence of "denying self." When you do your work in the world, do not be selfish or conceited. Do not work for your own worldly success, instead look to step 2: "in humility regard others as better than yourselves." Yes, that means everyone is better than you - the cashier at WalMart, the president of the United States, the angry anti-gay protestor at the pride march. They are all better, or superior, to you.
Paul tells us that we must remember our place - as followers of Christ we are to be servants of the world, not masters. Lest you balk at this kind of instruction, let's talk a minute about the difference between power and authority. We cannot accept the idea that anyone, especially those we don't like, could be "better" than we are. But, that feeling comes from our human need to have power over other people, and to avoid some people having power over us. Our discomfort comes from our own will to control others, to make them think like we do, or believe like we do. If that's our attitude, then what makes us any better than those who want to make us think like they do, or believe like they do? We simply get into a vicious circle of trying to dominate, change, coerce, or annihilate each other.
Paul is offering the Philippians, and us another way. Think about how this works out in a community that embraces this concept that everyone is better than me. If I think Andy is better than me and Andy thinks I'm better than him, how will we treat one another? We will treat one another with kindness. We will be considerate of one another, honor one another, and try to outdo one another in compassion and love.
We'll be like the living versions of those cartoon chipmunks Chip and Dale who kept outdoing one another in courtesy. "You first," Chip would say to Dale. "No, you!" Dale would reply. "No, I insist, you first," Chip would say. On and on it would go, and so it is a model for our community to learn how to honor one another and love each other without condition.
How does this work in the world away from our community? Instead of wanting to dominate, or have power over others, if we give honor and glory to people seeking those all those earthly things, we get something better: authority. Think about Mother Teresa. This is a woman who had absolutely no earthly power. She didn't lead a nation. She didn't lead a powerful corporation. She wasn't even a rock star, even though she was treated like one wherever she went. What was the difference? She had authority. How did she get it? She didn't get it by forcing anyone to do anything - she did it by lovingly sacrificing everything for others. She regarded everyone she met as better than herself - someone in need of serving, someone in need of love.
Pastor and author Tony Campolo reminds us that Jesus was constantly turning down the temptation to be in power - to lord over other people and force his will on them. According to Campolo Jesus was saying: "I don't want political power. I don't want economic power. I don't want religious power. I want to change the world by lovingly sacrificing for the poor and the oppressed because the more I sacrifice and love, the more authority I will have. In today's world," he continues, "we need a Church, we need families, we need persons who are ready to sacrifice to meet the needs of others. That's what changes the world."
Our missionaries who have returned from South Dakota know this kind of sacrifice. They sacrificed their time, their energy, their money, their very bodies, to go help a community of people who are in deep need. They regarded the needs and the lives of those people at Pine Ridge to be more important than their own needs. They knew these people were better than they were. They slept in a bunkhouse, not a fancy hotel. They lived communally, at least for a week, sacrificing the creature comforts of home, because they regarded the residents there as better than themselves. In their sacrifice, they have earned authority. We will listen more closely to them. We will hold their wisdom a bit more tightly, because we have seen the sacrifices they have made on behalf of others in deep need.
As LGBT people we get tired of not having worldly power. We want the power to change things - the power to gain equality in all areas of life - in employment, in marriage, in housing, in government. But, power is based on coercion. We cannot seek our equality through power - instead we must gain it through authority. But, authority is not coercive. Instead it is sacrificial. When we have authority we do not act from selfish ambition or conceit, but out of humility.
Paul is inviting us to put on the mind of Christ - to see the world as Christ sees the world - broken and in need of a good old fashioned do-it-yourself renovation project. For this job, however, we don't find our tools at Lowe's or Home Depot. Instead, we find them in the Christ that offers true salvation and true authority. We can seek for salvation in things of this world, but it will always be empty salvation, and one that leads to a lust for power over others.
When we have the mind of Christ, however, we understand Paul's final do-it-yourself instruction for salvation: "Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others." Remember, in our stories, there is no "us and them" - it's "some of us for all of us." When we truly believe that, we'll have no trouble working out our own salvation - and gaining the authority we need to change the world.
Instead of using power to force others to believe that we, too, are God's children, or that homosexuality is not a sin that will toss us from God's realm, we will use our authority. We get that authority by continuing to love others, to put their needs first, to serve even those we'd rather not serve. The old song says, "They'll know we are Christians by our love." That means our deeds speak more clearly than our words. We know Christians when we see them, even if that person is a professing atheist. Those who show forth love, compassion, patience, kindness and mercy in our world have worked out their own salvation, no matter what worldly label they put on it.
I invite you this morning to get to work on your own salvation. Paul says we must do this with "fear and trembling" but don't let that scare you. What's he's saying is that our attitude must be one of awe. God has done amazing things in our midst. Our response is one of gratitude, of service. We honor our amazing, still speaking God, by accepting the responsibility of working out our own salvation. As you go about this divine do-it-yourself project, remember, you're the foreman on this job, in partnership with God. You answer to one authority and one authority only. Don't allow anyone to be backseat renovators on your salvation. You and Jesus have it covered. You don't need anybody to tell you what it's all about.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
Me and Jesus, got it all worked out.
Me and Jesus, got our own thing goin'.
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.
Candace Chellew-Hodge is a recovering Southern Baptist and founder/editor of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for GLBT Christians. Her first book, Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians, published by Jossey-Bass is now available at http://www.bulletproofbook.com. She currently serves as the pastor of Jubilee! Circle, a progressive, inclusive community in Columbia, South Carolina. She is also a spiritual director and is currently taking on new directees. She blogs regularly at Religion Dispatches. She can be reached by email at editor-at-whosoever.org or by using the suggestion box.
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Along with a restaurant, this inn has a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. Self parking is free.
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All 5 individually decorated rooms feature WiFi and DVD players. Flat-screen TVs, coffee makers, and showers are among the other amenities available to guests.
Guest Highlights
- Comfortable rooms
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
The Boot Inn
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
Dining options at the inn include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 5
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Snack bar/deli
- Coffee shop or café
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Snack bar/deli
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower only
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
Where to Eat
The Boot - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Property Policies
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Property Name
- Boot Inn Worcester
National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.


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Gunmen dressed in Afghan police uniforms and wearing suicide vests stormed a government compound on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 12 others in the southwest, police said.
The four attackers targeted the offices of Governor Mohammad Ikhpolwak in Farah, capital of the southwestern province Farah, which borders Iran and is considered a troublespot for the decade-old Taliban insurgency.
The assault underscored the major security challenges as Afghanistan heads to a NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday with a demand for $4.1 billion a year to bankroll its security forces after Western troops pull out in 2014.
"Four suicide bombers in Afghan police uniforms armed with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades today attacked a government compound in Farah, exchanging fire with police," said Mohammad Ghaus Malyar, provincial deputy security chief.
"As a result, seven people were killed -- six police and one civilian -- and 12 others were wounded including three policemen and nine civilians," Malyar added.
Officials said the four attackers also died.
Two of the attackers detonated their suicide vests and the other two were shot dead by police, said interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi.
The ministry blamed the attack on "terrorists", a phrase Afghan officials use to refer to Taliban insurgents and other militants.
The Taliban frequently target government compounds in attacks carried out by multiple militants carrying suicide vests, rockets and machine-guns.
In mid-April, dozens of people were killed and injured when Taliban suicide attackers occupied construction sites in Kabul, including one at the heart of the diplomatic enclave, unleashing a battle with security forces that lasted about 19 hours.
Farah is a volatile area where remnants of the Taliban ousted from power in the 2001 US-led invasion are fighting to bring down the Western-backed government.
This month the militia announced the start of its annual spring offensive, a campaign of bombings and attacks that picks up every year as the weather warms.
Most of the 130,000 NATO forces, mostly US, based in Afghanistan are to leave by the end of 2014 under a US-led exit plan. A smaller number of US troops, mostly advisers and special forces, are likely to stay on to support Afghan police and soldiers.
Earlier this month, Afghanistan and the United States signed a "strategic partnership" mapping relations between Kabul and Washington from 2014 to 2024.
The pact does not specify the funding to be provided for the Afghan forces -- and Kabul is looking to the Chicago summit to set the annual figure of $4.1 billion in stone.
"This is not charity. Afghanistan is and will be on the frontline of the world's fight against terrorism," Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin told journalists this week.


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Clarissa Caola's car rolled into the median between the north and southbound lanes of Highway 169 after it was hit by a SUV heading south on Highway 169 Friday around 3 p.m. Caola was heading east off Park Boulevard when she was hit. She's in satisfactory condition at Hennepin County Medical Center
A Jordan woman and 2011 Belle Plaine High School graduate, Clarissa Caola was in satisfactory condition yesterday at Hennepin County Medical Center after she was seriously injured in a crash at the intersection of Highway 169 and Park Boulevard in St. Lawrence Township Friday afternoon.
The crash occurred around 3 p.m. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Caola, 19, was headed east on Park Boulevard in a 1999 Chevrolet. She pulled out on to Highway 169 and was hit by a 2006 Ford Expedition driven by Travis Englert of Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Englert, 42, was heading south on Highway 169. The SUV hit Caola's sedan in the front-middle section, sending it rolling into the median between the north and southbound lanes. The Chevrolet was deemed a total loss. The SUV sustained moderate damage in the crash. Both drivers were wearing seat belts, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A spokesperson for the hospital indicated Caola's condition is improving.
On a Caring Bridge Web site, a family member posted, "They are moving Clarissa to a regular floor today. She is doing great asking questions. One of the doctors asked her what day of the week it is. She said Friday. When he told her it was Tuesday she got a little upset."


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I answered some of the questions but i need help with number 7, 8, and 10. Here is an example of the assignment.
I am the current secretary of a horse rescue, in charge of fund raising as well as organization and meeting minutes. We have decided to increase the annual membership fee. We have discovered that there is a demand curve for payments. (A demand curve is how much people will pay for an item based on its availability in the open market.) Many times this is found through trial and error.
1. Suppose that we learn that when the membership fees are $20 annually, we have 11 people sign up to be members. But, when we charge $10 per month, we have 7 people sign up. Write a demand equation using the form p=mx+b.
Demand equation is
The revenue is the amount earned from an item before business costs are deducted. To find the revenue of a product, we can multiply the demand equation (p) by the quantity sold (x).
2. Find the demand equation for our revenue from membership by substituting the equation from part A into the equation R=px. Don't forget to simplify!
The costs of our nonprofit can be found by adding our fixed costs to our variable costs for each horse. Our fixed costs for the rescue is the rental of the property, which is $250 monthly. Our variable costs are for feed and hay, which is $50 per horse per month.
3. If "b" represents the fixed cost, which value would b represent?
4. Write the equation for the cost for each horse per month, using the equation C = mx+b
5. What would our total cost be for 14 horses in a given month?
6. If our total cost is $1300 for a given month, how many horses were housed in the rescue in that month?
The horse rescue's only means of support is fundraising and donations. In a given month, the rescue will hold several fund raisers at restaurants that will donate 20% of the food sales on a given evening to the rescue.
7. If we have 17 horses in a given month, how much would the restaurants have to make in sales for us to break even?
Restaurant would have to make dollars to break even.
8. We also need to save up during the summer months to purchase extra hay for the winter. If we still have the same 17 horses, how much revenue would the restaurant have to make in order for use to save $200?
9. In a given year, a local feed chain will make a profit of $96,000,000. Write this in scientific notation.
10. We decide to make a triangular pen for a few of the horses out of some spare fencing. The current field is fenced in the shape of a rectangle. We use a corner of the existing fence, so the two existing sides are 18 feet and 22 feet. How much fencing will we need to connect the two sides? (Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.)


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Record cracks in no-sweat market
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The market maintains its record-breaking momentum.
The sharemarket sprinted to its fourth consecutive record close yesterday without breaking into a sweat. The key indices notched up record highs, buoyed by continued resources strength and positive earnings results.
"There doesn't appear to be much fear in this market at all," said Macquarie Equities division director Lucinda Chan.
"I look at it every day and think, 'Gosh. It's so high, so high, so high' - and every day it cracks a new record. There is definitely a pretty positive mood in the market."
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index finished 6 points higher at 4151.3, beating Wednesday's record close of 4145.3. The All Ordinaries Index rose 5.1 points finishing at a new high of 4146.3.
In the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 44.85 points to 10,596.79.
News Corp shares faded throughout the session following the release of the group's half-yearly results in the US overnight. News reported an 80 per cent jump in second-quarter net income to $US386 million ($A496 million). The non-voting shares dropped 33¢ to $21.34 while the voting stock dived 37¢ to $22.22.
In other media stocks, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd dropped 15¢ to $16.58 and Fairfax skidded 8¢ to $4.60.
Telstra gained 6¢ at $5.07 after the telco rejected calls by the OECD for it to sell its shareholding in pay TV group Foxtel because it was hindering competition. Shares in SingTel eased 3¢ to $2.03 after it said its subsidiary, Australia's second-largest telecom company, Optus, was on track to meet its full-year forecast.
In the resource sector, Rio Tinto jumped 72¢ to $44.10. After the market closed, the company announced it would return up to $US1.5 billion ($A1.93 billion) to shareholders over the next two years through buy-backs. The company reported a net profit after tax and significant items of $US2.8 billion, a rise of 87 per cent on 2003.
BHP Billiton put on 23¢ to $17.11 while takeover target WMC Resources pulled back 11¢ to $7.54. Oil and gas producer Woodside eased 39¢ to $20.36 but Santos gained 22¢ at $9.37.
National Australia Bank rose 9¢ at $30.02 and Commonwealth, which will report on Wednesday, gained 21¢ to $34.19 while ANZ gave up 20¢ to $20.50 and Westpac fell 18¢ to $18.90.
In the insurance sector, AMP dropped 12¢ to $7.78 but HHG put on 10¢ to $1.65 as it became the subject of yet another takeover rumour. QBE fell 19¢ to $15.31.
Despite a huge rise in insurance claims, general insurers had a good day. Suncorp-Metway rose 82¢ to a record $19.36 after reaching a high of $19.52 but dropped in late trading. "Suncorp-Metway is under continuing takeover speculation," said Graham Wearn, a private client adviser with Joseph Palmer & Sons.
Virgin Blue was steady at $2.12 after Patrick Corp chief executive Chris Corrigan said his company would consider a controlling stake in the airline if a full takeover could not be achieved. Patrick shares slid 3¢ to $6.07.
Qantas shares rose 4¢ to $3.64.
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|Holland Focus - May-June 2006 (Vol 1 No 1)
The oldest jam Factory in the Betuwe
In 1888 Arie Geurts bought a farmhouse among the fruit orchards and started delivering fresh fruit to individuals and fruit companies in the area. The demand for jams and other fruit products prompted him to start his own factory: "Geurts Conserven".
The Japanese Raid on Broome
On May 4, The Netherlands commemorate those that lost their lives in WWII. Australia has similar commemorations 2 weeks earlier on ANZAC Day.
There is however a shared chapter in the Australian and Dutch (war) history: the Japanese raid on 3 March 1942, when 50 Dutch people lost their lives.
Mediaeval Appingedam
Appingedam and water have been inseparable for centuries. It is build approximately 1000 years aga on the banks of the Damsterdiep , a little river in the north of the province Groningen.
Guus Hiddink: most successful football coach ever
Our Dutch correspondent Chris Lampe attended the last press conference with Guus Hiddink as coach for PSV.
Dutch painter José Heerkens - Fundamental influences in art: Australian Space
in 1992 Dutch painter José Heerkens travelled with her husband and two children through Australia for 6 months. The impressions obtained from that period formed the basis for many of her paintings.
Kangaroo Living in the Netherlands
The elderly and other groups in need of care are in danger of being deprived of specific care in humanitarian and medical fields. Children no longer live near their next of kin. Parents do not want to be a burden to their children. Social safety nets developed some decades ago are deteriorating severely by fast social changes.
In response to these developments a phenomenon has developed called "Kangaroo Living" that could mean a turning point in the care for the elderly.


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Broadway Barks For Bernadette Peters and Kramer!
Don't you just love it when celebrities use their fame to do good for animals?! Well-known animal advocate Bernadette Peters created an event a decade ago with pal Mary Tyler Moore called Broadway Barks, to raise money for New York-area shelters. Year after year, she lends her support to rescue groups and promotes shelter adoptions . . . and even puts her metaphorical money where her mouth is being dog mommy to rescued pups as well. Check out her mixed-terrier pooch, Kramer, who she rescued from a local shelter and describes as a sensitive and goofy Kevin Kline type. In its tenth year this July 12, learn how the Broadway Barks event has inspired a children's title (and see pictures of her starring pooch at yesterday's book release party) when you
Broadway Barks is a book about a homeless dog in the big city who takes an unlikely path to stardom by following a stranger one day. It includes a CD with a touching tune called "Kramer's Song" dedicated to her pooch – and sung by Bernadette herself. Although the dog in the book is named Douglas, the super-cute illustrations look a lot like lil Kramer don't you think?


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Fabulous 15 girls left lasting impression
Each of the Mon-Yough area's girls basketball teams fell short of their ultimate goal of making a long run through the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs and ending their seasons with a pair of championships.
But plenty of players did manage to leave a lasting impression on the local basketball landscape through their show-stopping talent, work ethic and leadership skills displayed on and off the court.
Those players make up the 2010-11 Daily News Girls "Fabulous 15."
Class A
Position: G Height: 5-4 Class: Junior
When Tedesco entered the Lady Eagles program three years ago, coach Bill Cleary knew she could mature to become one of the best guards in school history.
Tedesco took another step toward that end this season. She averaged 12.4 points, four assists and two rebounds per game while shooting 72 percent from the free-throw line.
"I think she played very well this year," Cleary said. "Last year was a bit of a learning experience for her as a sophomore, but now she's pretty close to what she can be. Her potential is unlimited right now."
Class AA
Position: G Height: 5-3 Class: Senior
With only eight players on the Lady Wildcats' roster, Williams had to do a little bit of everything for coach Tom Brush's team this season.
Williams averaged a team-best 14.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.5 steals per game during a fantastic senior season. The point guard has yet to make a decision about her college future, but she is being recruited by Mercyhurst, Thiel and Penn State Greater Allegheny.
"She was a warrior out there," Brush said. "She's a really good point guard. She's very under the radar as far as the top players in our section."
Position: G Height: 5-6 Class: Sophomore
Lady Gladiators coach Ashleigh Hays heard a lot about Patterson before taking over the SA program this season.
Patterson lived up to her strong reputation by scoring 12.9 points and adding 2.5 assists per game in only her second season as a starter.
"She has star capabilities," Hays said of Patterson, who made 38 3-pointers this season. "In the summer last year she already was dominating open gyms."
Position: F Height: 5-11 Class: Sophomore
After a knee injury prematurely ended her freshman season, Dixon returned with a vengeance in 2010-11.
She averaged a team-high 15 points and 13 rebounds per game and announced her presence as one of the WPIAL's best young forwards.
"She had a good summer and came back and really worked on refining her skills," Lady Ironmen coach Kelly Sabo said. "She was definitely a big key for us in the paint.
"I've gotten to coach her since she was in the seventh grade and I've seen her potential. She is a girl who has a great work ethic. She wants to get better."
ASHLEY McCALLISTER, STEEL VALLEY
Position: G Height: 5-6 Class: Junior
McCallister averaged eight points and five steals per game for the Lady Ironmen this season, but her true impact on Sabo's team was more profound.
In her third year as a starter, McCallister emerged to become Steel Valley's leader on and off the court. Her role in helping to lead the Lady Ironmen back to the WPIAL Class AA playoffs was invaluable.
"Ashley gives us offense and defense," Sabo said. "She's definitely the spark plug for our team. She's going to give you everything she's got."
Class AAA
Position: F Height: 5-11 Class: Sophomore
It's no coincidence that in Buck's first two years as a starter, the Lady Warriors have qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Buck averaged a team-high 14.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game and shot 44 percent from the field.
"She's an outstanding player," EF coach John Hearn said. "She averaged almost five points more per game this year. She's stronger, a better worker and she's becoming a leader on the court and in the locker room."
Position: G Height: 5-3 Class: Senior
D'Alessandro averaged 7 points, 7.2 assists and 6.3 steals per game during a senior season that left quite an impression on second-year Lady Jaguars coach Jamie Polak.
Whether in his five years as an assistant coach of the Steel Valley boys basketball team, or during his time at TJ, Polak said he never has encountered as hard a worker or intense a competitor as D'Alessandro.
"When she wasn't on the floor we were a different basketball team," Polak said. "She gave us everything she had. She was just a relentless player and a relentless defender."
Position: C Height: 6-1 Class: Senior
During his first year coaching the Lady Jaguars a season ago, Polak learned he could depend on Stoner.
This season, Stoner didn't disappoint her coach, as she scored a team-high 20.7 points and grabbed 13 rebounds per game.
"She was our foundation as far as scoring," Polak said. "She was our strongest player. She was always a constant. We knew what we were getting out of her."
Position: G/F Height: 5-7 Class: Senior
In a perfect situation, Lady Titans coach Phil Shar would have been able to use Hayes as a guard this season. But due to a smaller lineup, she often was forced to play as a forward.
Despite playing out of position and missing nearly a month of the regular season due to a concussion, Hayes rounded out her career as one of Class AAA's best competitors by scoring 13 points per game.
"Jazmyne was solid for four years for us," Shar said. "She can do just about anything. She never complained. She did what she's supposed to do. She took on the other team's best player and on most occasions shut them down."
Position: C Height: 5-10 Class: Junior
Leftwich scored a team-high 14 points and had 15 rebounds per game during her third year as a starter, and only added to her reputation as West Mifflin's most dominant and reliable player.
"I was really pleased with her," Shar said. "I thought she really came on at the end of the year. She should have a great senior year."
Position: G Height: 5-7 Class: Freshman
From the first time she stepped on the court this season, Patterson made a point of turning heads and announcing her presence as one of the WPIAL's best point guards.
The only freshman on this year's "Fabulous 15" list averaged 12 points and seven assists per game.
"She has great potential," Shar said. "I think she has great court vision. I think her greatest improvement this year was her shooting. She has great size for a guard and great athleticism. It's going to be interesting to see how good she gets."
Class AAAA
Position: F Height: 5-8 Class: Senior
There was no question Lady Tigers coach Eric Smith was disappointed with his team's failure to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAAA postseason.
But Smith never was disappointed by Hawthorne, who unselfishly switched positions and manned the low post admirably in her final season at McKeesport.
Hawthorne averaged 7.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
"She had to learn how to use her quickness and how to use her feet," Smith said. "She did a great job. She was the leader in charges taken, which is a stat we really value. She was the kind of person who would dive on the floor and give us everything she's got."
Position: G Height: 5-9 Class: Senior
As one of coach Bob Shrader's senior leaders, opponents focused their game plan around shutting down the Lady Knights' versatile veteran guard.
For the most part that proved unsuccessful as Demek scored 11.3 points and added 3.0 rebounds per game to lead Norwin back to the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.
"She was the player everyone wanted to shut down this year," Shrader said. "I think she did the best she could. She had some good games and she took the ball to the basket really strong."
Position: F Height: 6-0 Class: Junior
As a sophomore, Straw found significant playing time for the Lady Knights as Shrader's first sub off the bench.
This season, Straw solidified her place as a legitimate force in the paint by averaging 9.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
"She was our team leader in most ways, even though she was a junior," Shrader said. "She really played hard. I can't say enough about her. She's pretty much a stalwart. She can play every part of the game well."
Position: G Height: 5-6 Class: Senior
Coleman was instrumental in leading the Wolverines to a share of the Section 2-AAAA championship with Gateway and a trip to the WPIAL postseason
The Thiel University recruit averaged a team-high 14.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game her senior campaign.
"She was great," Woodland Hills coach Kori Morton-Rozier said. "She's been here since she was a freshman. She put in so much work over the offseason and became a leader for us."


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Washington (UPI) Mar 6, 2013
The Netherlands says its experience and innovation in water management can help the United States and the rest of world better deal with flooding disasters.
Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen, on a visit to New York, Washington and the United Nations this week, told U.S. officials coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the Netherlands can help with the development of plans to mitigate increasingly frequent flooding disasters.
"Although different in scale, the landscapes of the Netherlands and New York have much in common," she said. "Both are river deltas with rivers, estuaries and basins. The Netherlands has a long history of water management.
"However, I don't just want to provide expertise, I also want to learn about the American approach," she added.
The Netherlands in 2015 is set to complete a $3 billion flood control program called Room for the River, in which rather than continually heightening its vast system of dikes along rivers to guard against more frequent and higher surges triggered by climate change, 39 spots have been designated to allow the waterways to expand naturally.
Those areas feature excavated flood plains, deepened river beds, new storage lakes, relocated dikes, high-water channels and other advanced water management techniques.
The government's aim with the effort is to enhance the "sustainability" and "livability" of the areas around the rivers -- breaking a centuries-old cycle of heightening dikes followed by even greater levels of damage when they are eventually breached.
Schultz van Haegen met Monday in Washington with U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, who is chairman of U.S. President Barack Obama's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. Schultz van Haegen and Donovan they signed a memorandum of understanding laying out agreements on sharing knowledge and experiences in the field of water safety.
"Our two nations have much to learn from each other about finding innovative solutions to age-old shared problems," Donovan said. "The Dutch are no strangers to the forces of nature and I'm certain we can benefit from their experience in disaster mitigation, infrastructure management and a variety of approaches to sustainable community development and planning."
Under the U.S.-Netherlands memorandum, the countries would work on new community development strategies that place a premium on sustainability and livability principles, as well as explore the Dutch "building with nature" approach.
The two nations also promised to work together to "leverage private and philanthropic investments to maximize public investments in urban development and long-term disaster mitigation."
Also on Schultz van Haegen's agenda was a visit to New York and Hoboken, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy caused an estimate $50 billion in damage.
There, Dutch water management companies such as Royal HaskoningDHV, Fugro, Arcadis, Deltares, Dutch Water Design, Tygron and Palmbout Urban Landscapes were to share their expertise with U.S. counterparts.
She was also this week to attend the United Nations' Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters, where attendees are to gather to "raise awareness, share experiences and good practices and discuss ways forward towards global actions on water and disasters."
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Boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
On June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law legislation that contains a provision that allows the government to arrest and detain gay (or "pro-gay") foreigners for up to 14 days before they would then be expelled from Russia.
In 2014, Russia is to host 2014 Winter Olympics; many LGBT Canadian athletes, and their family and friend will be in attendance and must not be placed at risk. These citizens will not benefit from the same protections afforded Minister John Baird.
Indicative of the atmosphere greeting our LGBT athletes, supporters and John Baird; an attempt to obtain a Pride House was struck down by the Russian Ministry of Justice, which refused to approve the registration. The ban was upheld by Krasnodar Krai Judge on the basis of inciting "propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation which can undermine the security of the Russian society and the state, provoke social-religious hatred, which is the feature of the extremist character of the activity". It would be inconceivable that Canada would attend games that criminalize or subject Jews or blacks to such treatment.
Canada has a glorious history of LGBT advocacy and fittingly was the pioneer as the hosts of the first Pride House at the last Winter Olympics. In London last year, Minister Baird again took to the moral high ground before an audience of leaders, on the issue LGBT stating "We don't compromise on basic rights,"
Given the legacy and the words of our minister, Canada must boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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Minnesota Department of Administration Advisory Opinion 12-011
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.072 (2011). It is based on the facts and information available to the Commissioner as described below.
Facts and Procedural History:
On April 16, 2012, the Information Policy Analysis Division (IPAD) received a letter dated April 11, 2012, from Wayne H. Swanson, an attorney, on behalf of "a number of clients." In his letter, Mr. Swanson asked the Commissioner to issue an advisory opinion regarding the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) Board's conduct under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML).
IPAD, on behalf of the Commissioner, wrote to Roger Hille, President of the Board, in response to Mr. Swanson's request. The purposes of this letter, dated April 23, 2012, were to inform him of Mr. Swanson's request and to ask him to provide information or support for the Board's position. On May 7, 2012, IPAD received a response, dated May 1, 2012, from Gerald W. Von Korff, attorney for the Board.
A summary of the facts as Mr. Swanson provided them follows. In his opinion request, Mr. Swanson wrote:
Viewers appointed by a watershed district or a county have statutory authority. Qualifications and duties are found in Minnesota Statutes 103E.305 and 103E.311. 103E.11 states, "The viewers, with or without the engineer, shall determine the benefits and damages to all property affected by the proposed drainage project and make a viewers' report."
Mr. Swanson referred to Advisory Opinion 08-007, and stated,
...the Commissioner has ruled in this similar situation that when statutory authority is given to a committee or group, the appointed committee or group is, in fact, subject to Minnesota's Open Meeting Law. [And] … the duties and responsibilities of viewers are clearly defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103E, as well as their statutory authority.
Based on Mr. Swanson's opinion request, the Commissioner agreed to address the following issues:
There is no dispute between the parties that the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Board is subject to the Open Meeting Law.
Issue 1. Are meetings of the ditch viewers, appointed by the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) Board of Managers pursuant to statutory authority, subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML)?
According to Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.01, subdivision 1, the OML applies to:
All meetings, including executive sessions
In his comments to the Commissioner, Mr. Von Korff wrote:
A Watershed District is governed by Managers, who have legislative and adjudicative powers under Chapter 103D. The Managers meet and make decisions in the same way that City Councils, County Commissioners, or school boards meet and make decisions. The meetings of managers are subject to the open meeting law, to the same extent as school boards or City Councils, of course.
....The primary function of viewers or appraisers is to visit and view the farms and other lands of potentially impacted landowners and to make a recommendation to the managers on the extent of benefits to each parcel of land. For this reason, they are granted the right of entry on potentially impacted lands. The majority of their work thus occurs at farm locations, where they inspect (view) the farm or other property, make notes of soil conditions, inquire of the landowner and discuss particular land conditions at each location. They also visit county and other land records to obtain land valuation information. The suggestion that viewers [sic] activities are public meetings would cripple and destroy the statutory purpose. The result would be that the viewers could not visit sites together, and that if any two of the viewers exercised their right of inspection together, it would constitute a public meeting, located on the property of a private citizen.
....Often viewers wait until significant rain events or flooding conditions in order to collect data regarding direction and velocity of surface drainage. That means that in many circumstances, it is essential that viewers must be able to visit landowner locations at times that they cannot set in advance.
....The viewers don't even have to agree or adopt the same conclusions. If individual viewers come to different conclusions, each one can file his own report.
Mr. Von Korff further wrote:
Mr. Swanson suggests that [Advisory Opinion 08-007] should drive the outcome of his request. We completely disagree. As pointed out above, [08-007] deals with a statutorily created entity, an advisory board specifically created as an entity by the legislature. There is no identified viewing entity that has legal existence. …. The IPAD opinion specifically states that the reason that the open meeting law applied to [an advisory panel of the Saint Paul Port Authority] was that the [panel] had standalone legal authority to "issue recommendations on these study topics that are separate from those presented by [the Authority.] That is not the case here. Viewers have no independent function apart from the managers. Their recommendations must implement manager policy, and if the managers find that the viewers have failed to implement that policy, they can, and often do, instruct them to go back and do their job over again, implementing manager decided policy.
Mr. Swanson is suggesting, evidently, that in order to conduct their viewing process, the viewers would need to contact each landowner and arrange for a public meeting date for the viewers to visit the property, and then the viewers would have to publicly announce the time and place of that "meeting," and further advise the landowner to prepare for the possibility that the property will be inspected by a group of citizens who will follow along with the viewers. If the landowner were to cancel the viewing, for some reason, then the viewers would have to notify the public that the "meeting" is cancelled, and failing that, members of the public would arrive at the private property for the expected meeting.
On the District's current Brandt/Angus project, for example, there are now 116 different 40 acre tracts or sub-parcels, with 38 different ownership entities (individual owner, joint owners, tenants in common, life tenants/remaindermen, trustee(s), or corporations). Consequently, for many of these parcels, meeting with the "owner" means meeting with more than just one person on each piece of land. It would be preposterous and unworkable if for every individual viewer recommendation there have to be 3 days posted notice each time two viewers want to meet with an owner.
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103E, sets forth how a drainage authority, like the Board, must conduct drainage proceedings. The Board appoints the viewers, whose duties and responsibilities are described in statute, but it has the final authority to make determinations regarding any drainage project.
Mr. Swanson argued that the ditch viewers are like the Port Authority's advisory panel, because "the duties and responsibilities of viewers are clearly defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103E, as well as their statutory authority" and are therefore subject to the OML.
However, according to the Port Authority's advisory panel's enabling legislation, it was required to meet regularly as a group, and was able to include its separate recommendations as part of the Port Authority recommendations. (See 2007 Session Laws, Chapter 57, Article 2, Section 3.) The advisory panel is subject to the OML because it is a committee of the Port Authority; it is not a separate public body.
The ditch viewers are not a separate public body subject to the OML. Given the nature of the viewers' duties, as set forth in Chapter 103E, and per Mr. Von Korff's description of the way they perform those duties, they are also not a committee, subcommittee, board, department or commission of the Board. They gather largely on an ad hoc basis on private property, they are permitted to act individually, and the Board may accept, amend or reject the viewers' report(s), all of which distinguishes them from the Port Authority's advisory panel. Furthermore, the viewers perform duties more like employees or contractors, not a sub-body, under the control of the Board. Accordingly, gatherings of the ditch viewers are not subject to the Open Meeting Law.
Issue 2. Did the MSTRWD Board comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, regarding notice of a meeting of the appointed ditch viewers held on February 28, 2012, and subsequent meetings of the viewers?
See Issue 1.
Based on the facts and information provided, the Commissioner's opinion on the issues Mr. Swanson raised is as follows:
Spencer Cronk
Dated: May 29, 2012