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Coalition vows to stop Job Corps at old campus
by Suzi Wells
On Dec. 21, Gov. Rudy Perpich
approved the sale of old campus
to the federal government for the
Job Training Corps. The govern-ment
now has less than 30 days to
finalize the sale.
Many neighborhood residents
are still unhappy about the sale
and are planning to file a suit
against the government. They be-lieve
they wil! win such a suit.
Safety of the Job Corps Center in
a residential neighborhood is the
pivotal question.
Many neighbors are afraid that
the Job Corps will increase the
crime rate in the neighborhood,
thus they are opposed to the
training center.
"The neighborhood residents
are being penalized," said Bob
Moder, spokesperson for the
Como-Falcon Heights Community
Coalition, Inc., a group of con-cerned
residents near old cam-pus.
Speaking of the young people
who will be admitted to the Job
Corps, Moder said, "A lot of
these kids come from back-grounds
where they have had
run-ins with the law."
Gov. Perpich has promised the
residents, however, that the cen-ter
will be closed if a crime
problem develops, although he
doubts that such a problem will
The Como-Falcon Heights
Community Coalition, Inc. is not
comforted by Perpich's assur-ance.
Even the promises of no
student parking, improved recre-ation
facilities for community use,
and the opportunity for the com-munity
to have a direct voice in
the operation of the center do not
assure the residents.
The legal suit looks optimistic
to Moder. "Either the govern-ment
will change its mind, or the
lawsuit will be successful," he
In spite of the confidence of
Moder, Vice President of Busi-ness
Affairs Burt Wessman is
sure that the sale of the campus is
final and that the delay is now just
a waiting game with the govern-ment.
According to Wessman, the old
campus neighbors have little
chance to win a suit, especially
one against the government. "I
don't know any basis they have
for a suit," he said. "They're just
looking for technicalities."
One technicality is the possibil-ity
that the Job Corps may not be
properly zoned, since neighbor-hood
residents claim the land is
now zoned for a non-profit or-ganization,
and the Job Corps
may not be considered non-profit.
Amid all the commotion and
unsettledness of the sale, Wess-man
claims to have a peace. "We
don't have a high power group as
such," he said, "yet I'm con-vinced
that the good Lord is
leading us." He added that he
felt that things will work out well
for everyone concerned.
Bruce Olsen, editor
Holly Schmiess, news editor
Suzi Wells, production editor
Paul Olsen, copy editor
Greg Kuntz, sports editor The Clarion is published weekly
Greg Kuntz, photo editor by the students of Bethel _C ollege.
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THE CLARION Bethel College Vol. 53, No. 12 January 13, 1977
Fall housing prospects
feature two new dorms
by G.W. Smith
Unable to obtain building per-mits
because of the pending
Northwestern-Arden Hills suit,
Bethel officials now expect that
only two of five proposed new dor-mitories
will be erected by Sept. 1.
According to Director of Stu-dent
Affairs Mack Nettleton,
enough time remains to complete
the two new dorms, each housing
140 freshmen.
Bethel is scheduled to apply for
building permits shortly after Jan.
27, the day that the judge in the
Northwestern-Arden Hills suit has
chosen to deliver his decision.
The outcome of the suit will
determine whether Bethel will
receive the necessary permits to
build the new dorms.
According to Dave Lissner,
director of community relations,
there is no special reason for the
"I'm still optimistic," said Net-tleton.
"I feel there will be two new
buildings on campus in the fall."
Also included in Bethel's plans
for expansion next year is an an-nex
to the learning center across
from the p.o.'s, relocating the
campus pastor, and providing
classroom and office space.
Another big 'if' in Bethel's
future rests upon the outcome of a
suit filed by the residents near
Bethel's old campus.
According to Nettleton, Bethel
officials are uncertain whether the
suit could alter-the status of the
old campus sale.
"There are all kinds of things to
cause problems," said Nettleton.
"It's just that these things
sometimes grind along pretty
slowly," said Lissner.
He noted that Bethel has receiv-ed
no funds from the sale and has
heard nothing regarding its finali-ty.
As an alternative to Bethel's
housing worries, Nettleton said
that the college is seeking to ob-tain
100 apartments for up-perclassmen,
supplementing the
housing provided by the two new
Adding the final topping to the
stack of uncertainties, Nettleton
related a recent rumor predicting a
construction strike to take place
in the spring.
by Shelly Nielsen
Interim is a trick!
During first semester, glowing
rumors of January ski parties, half-page
syllabi, and all-afternoon cof-fee
shop vigils circulated wildly
through Bethel buildings. Hun-dreds
of naive students rushed to
the banking window to secure
registration permits.
These same optimists dreamily
dropped them into the inter-campus-
mail slot, awaiting the day
when schedules returned granting
each Bethelite his third choice.
Not one moan of complaint
The promise of spending twelve
hours each night hugging the elec-tric
blanket and the equally-appealing
certainty of little
homework squelched any impulse
to argue with the Registrar over
why the desired course, "The First
Epistle of John" had been replac-ed
by "Beginning Ice Hockey."
Christmas vacation over,
students returned lazily to school.
Typewriters disappeared into the.
dark recesses of closet corners.
Fischer skiis, waxed and shin-ing,
were propped instead beside
unmade beds—why make it when
you intend spending three-fourths
of the day there?—ready for fre-quent
trips to Welch Village.
Stern-faced profs dropped the
bomb Tuesday morning. They
handed eight-page syllabi to glas-sy-
eyed interimers, smiling know-ingly
at the familiar somnolence.
Oral projects, twenty to thirty
minutes in length, were summarily
assigned, and unsuspecting
pupils staggered contentedly
toward the game room.
The following day, Bethel stu-dents
slept through the lecturer's
concluding remarks.
"Have the first three texts read
by tomorrow. Don't forget to take
notes. They'll help on the unit ex-am
Thursday. Have you noticed
the study questions at the end of
each chapter?...Do them anyway.
Hope you're all making good pro-gress
on your research papers.
Don't let them go too long. You'll
need the last week to study for
that easy—ha ha—final. Any ques-tions?
See you tomorrow."
The sleeping sickness afflicting
Bethel's population is a result of
preconditioning. The lack of activi-ty
and the number of drooping
eyelids on campus are due to a
cruel misconception. Someone
circulated the laughable myth that
interim is easy!
Bethelites, awake! Failure to
shake off this strangle hold of
sloth will ultimately, heartbreak-ingly
result in your joining the
mass of Bethelites incredulously
finding glaring "NC"s on their
The traditional theory of interim
is a hoax. You do have homework.
I close this instructive docu-ment
with a meaningful phrase of
my roommate's ringing in my ears:
In a sing song accent she drowsily
chants, "Wad heter du?"—the on-ly
Swedish she's been awake long
enough to learn thus far.
The sale of old campus may face legal hassles from the neighboring community.
Myth of lazy interim pace shattered
Consortium responds to Toccoa flood
TOCCOA, Ga. (CCNS)—During a
mid-December visit to the campus
of Toccoa Falls Bible College,
John R. Dellenback, president of
the Christian College Consortium
and Coalition, personally express-ed
the concern of the 34 coalition
schools to Bible college officials.
The Georgia school was still
recovering, physically and other-wise,
from a flash flood Nov 6
which claimed 39 lives, almost half
of them children of faculty and
staff members, after a dam near
the campus broke during heavy
rains, flooding a portion of the
Officials of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance school ex-pressed
appreciation to Mr.
Dellenback for help given by coali-tion
colleges in money and per-sonal
services after the tragedy
Seven colleges are known to
have responded, including four
reported in a Dec. 2 Christian Col-lege
News Service story—Hough-tion,
Houghton, N.Y.; George Fox,
Newberg, Ore.; Messiah, Gran-tham,
Pa.; and Westmont, Santa
Barbara, Calif.
The news service was advised
later that three other coalition col-leges
also expressed their con-cern
in word and deed to the Bible
college and families directly af-fected
by the tragedy.
Perhaps the most dramatic
response was that of Wheaton
College in Illinois, where $5,200
was raised in a campus radio
station-sponsored telethon, a
clothing drive was held, and 13
students spent three days on the
campus here helping in clean-up
Students at Greenville College,
Greenville, Ill. contributed $145
during an offering taken during
chapel time Dec. 8, toward the
relief of those who suffered loss in
the flood.
Mary Beth Larson, Miss Min-nesota
United Teenager 1977, is
the essay winner of the national
United Teenager Pageant, held
New Year's Eve in Washington,
The Bethel College freshman
won a $1500 scholarship for her
essay, "My Country", which she
recited before the ballroom au-dience
of government leaders at
the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
Eighteen-year old Miss Larson,
veteran of five pageants and win-ner
of three, found the national
competition difficult. "The fifty
Gordon College in Wenham,
Mass. also took an offering on
behalf of the Georgia school, and
two days after the flood, offered to
enroll 40 Toccoa Falls College
students at Gordon without ex-pense,
except for room and board.
It was not possible for the Georgia
students to accept this offer, Gor-don
President Richard Gross said.
"The assistance rendered by
coalition colleges," Mr. Dellen-back
said, "helped materially to
alleviate the still unmet financial
needs for families of those losing
loved-ones and property."
other girls were beautiful," says
Mary Beth candidly. "And that, of
course, is what the judges look
for. Besides, each candidate was
the winner in her own state
Though blonde Mary Beth of
Long Prairie, Minnesota, was not
one of the fifteen finalists, she
received a scholarship award
equal to that of the third runner-up.
"Now I can come back to col-lege
next year," Mary Beth smiles
'My Country' essay wins $1500 for
Bethel freshman in teenage pageant
Social security system--
should it be scrapped?
Recently, President Jimmy Carter signed into legislation a bill that
would increase Social Security taxes from the present 5.85 percent to
7.15 percent by the year 1987. The bill would also increase the wage base
from $16,500 to $42,000 by 1987.
In raw figures this can be computed as follows: a person who earned
$20,000 in 1977 paid $965 to Social Security, but will shell out $1,430 in
1987. For those of you who expect to make the big bucks, it would mean
that a person who earned $45,000 in 1977 paid $965 to Social Security,
but would have to pay $3,046 in 1987.
What the increase of the wage base produces is a greater group of
people from which to solicit taxes. For the person in 1977 who made
$25,000 a year, he stopped paying Social Security taxes after making
$16,500. Under the new law, he would continue paying Social Security
throughout the entire year.
It seems the deficits created by increasing benefits for retirees, while
maintaining stable tax rates and wage bases, have instituted this drastic
measure of increasing taxes for an already overburdened society.
Without new revenues, the system was expected to go bankrupt in the
early 1980's.
It must be remembered that Social Security was not originally created
as a paycheck for retirees, but rather to supplement their income during
the depression years. Not only has Social Security lost its original in-tent,
but government seems to believe that it will continue to be a domi-nant
force in the structure of today's society no matter how much it
The increase in Social Security taxes will take more money out of the
hands of consumers, which will eventually cause less spending and a
slowed economy. When consumers have less to spend, the first thing to
go will be certain luxuries that families will be forced to do without in
order to supplement the lost income. This will create higher prices by
firms who fail to sell as much as they once did, and increased unemploy-ment
by firms who will settle the lost income by firing employees. In
other words, the tax will eventually backfire in the faces of government
officials by creating more problems than they solved.
The government also intends to increase the Social Security tax on
employers, which will eventually be passed on to consumers through
higher prices and increased unemployement. When firms are first hit
with the tax increase, they will have to make some move to supplement
the income loss. This will eventually come through price increases of
goods arid services or the firing of marginal employees.
A fourth and final problem that would be created by this tax increase
is that by raising the wage base and the tax rate, it will only create a
short term resolution to a long term problem. The government hopes to
pay $1,200 per month by 1987 as a maximum benefit for a retiree and
dependent spouse. That would be $72,000 in benefits after five years of
retirement, or $144,000 after ten years. This is more than a wage earner
in 1978 making an average salary of $35,000 for 40 years could ever pay
into the system.
If the average wage earner cannot pay for these increased Social
Security benefits through his F.I.C.A. taxes, then who is going to pay for
it? The only answer could be through more increased taxes and a higher
wage base.
It must also be remembered that the $1,200 figure that is to be paid to
a retiree and a dependent in 1987 will surely be increased as the years go
by, so even more money will have to be thrown into the Social Security
The only solution that remains would be to scrap the entire Social
Security system. This would reduce costs for the government by
eliminating the need to administer the Social Security system, would
reduce costs for employers and enable them to lower prices and hire
more personnel, and it would put more money into the hands of the peo-ple,
who can do whatever they want with the extra money.
If one still wonders what people will do with themselves once they
reach 65, they have a few options. One would be to save the money that
they did not pay in Social Security taxes and either invest it in real estate
and municipal bonds or place it in a savings account. For the person
making an average of $20,000 a year for forty years and takes 6 percent
out of his paycheck to place in a savings account at 5 percent interest,
he would certainly have enough money when he turns 65 on which to
retire. This would also give banks more money in which to give loans to
people who wish to build a home or buy a car, thus keeping interest rates
The reduced costs to employers could also enable them to place more
money into retirement benefits for employees. This way employees
would have their income supplemented by not only their own savings,
but also the retirement benefits they will receive from their employers
after they reach 65 years of age.
Social Security is a dead end policy, and until government realizes
this, we will go on forever paying taxes for a program that costs as much
to administer as it does to pay today's aged a minimal sum at best. If
government is allowed to continue raising taxes to support dying pro-grams,
then we are sure to run into more pressing problems than exist
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U.S. Congressman Donald Fraser (5th District) spoke before a chapel audience last
Tuesday about "Human Rights and American Foreign Policy." Fraser called for
American foreign policy to become more consistent among countries who have been
exploiting the rights of individuals.
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`Fringed' benefits expected
from donated Persian rug
Reading the St. Paul Pioneer
Press in his hometown in Olivia,
Minn., 83-year-old H.J. Robertson
literally had the rug pulled out
from under him. Persians, he
learned, are scouring the country
for antique Oriental carpets to sell
back to Iran and meet demand in
Germany, according to an Associ-ated
Press story carried on
November 13.
Not that Robertson was sitting
on a Persian rug. But he did have
one stored in the attic. The rug
was purchased 60 years ago by
Mrs. Robertson's mother, who
kept it as a showpiece in her farm-house
sitting room. Following her
death, the Robertsons set the rug
aside and deferred a decision as
to what to do with it. Until they
read the Sunday paper, that is.
"There are 200 to 300 Persians
on the road day and night in every
corner of the U.S. looking • for
these rugs in Oshkosh or the corn
fields in Kansas." (How about
western Minnesota, Robertson
"Dealers cite examples of rugs
that sold for $2,500 in 1960 fet-ching
$30,000 today." And he read
how carpets 50 to 100 years old
were being purchased for national
museums and collectors.
But even if the rug were sold for
a timely sum, the Robertsons
would not be interested in having
the money for themselves. They
had found greater satisfaction by
investing in youth through Bethel
College and Seminary. So why not
use the rug for this purpose too,
Robertson thought, and let Bethel
sell it for whatever it was worth?
Several days later when
Bethel's director of deferred giv-ing,
Bud Howard, stopped in Olivia
to see the Robertsons, he received
an unexpected greeting:
"Am I glad you are here,"
Robertson said. "There's
Mavis Peterson, member of the
Student Minnesota Education As-sociation
at Bethel College, will
attend the annual national con-vention
of the Student National
Education Association (SNEA) in
Philadelphia, Pa., January 18-21.
Mavis will act as a voting dele-gate
to the official legislative
body of the association. This
governing body, representing
members from 43 states, will
adopt SNEA's goals and deter-mine
the association's programs
for 1978-79.
"The 1978 SNEA Convention
provides an opportunity for each
member to witness SNEA build a
foundation for its continuous pro-gress
in helping all members
become more effective teachers,"
explained Larry Bateman, presi-dent
of the 50,000-member organ-ization
and presiding officer at
the business meeting.
"In addition," the SNEA Presi-dent
pointed out, "this annual
event gives all participants a
chance to enrich their profes-something
we want to talk to you
Howard brought the fringed Per-sian
rug—thought to be a Sarouk
and woven in shades of Burgundy,
royal blue and gold—back to
Bethel in the trunk of his car.
Together with Harvey DeVries,
vice president for public affairs,
they will explore the potential
markets for its sale.
Whether the rug makes it back
to Iran or meets a demand
elsewhere in the world, Robertson
feels satisfied that he made the
right investment. And Bethel, in
turn, is grateful not only for such a
generous benefactor but also for
the St. Paul Sunday newspaper.
WAR declared
by freshmen
by Arlan Swanson
"I didn't think WAR was worth
$300," said freshman Dave
Briscoe, of his Writing and
Research class. Most freshmen
seem to agree with his con-clusion.
On a scale of one to ten (ten be-ing
high score), WAR averaged a
4.5 rating by the ten freshmen in-terviewed.
They didn't do enough
teaching," said Becky Dye. "They
gave assignments but didn't give
enough instruction." Becky felt
that the idea of a writing class for
freshmen was good, though she
rated the class a four.
Jon Fredrickson said, "To me it
was a review of what I already
learned in high school." He graded
WAR a three.
"I liked the class because I got
practice writing," said Patty
Ferch. "It gave me good back-ground
material." Patty thought
sional development by attending
workshops on current issues af-fecting
education, such as the re-cently
implemented 'Education
for All Handicapped Act,' multi-cultural
education and disci-pline."
Further, declared SNEA Vice
President Bryan Gurule, "The
presence of a member at the
once-a-year SNEA policy-making
meeting demonstrates his or her
dedication to the education pre-profession."
the required book, "My Name is
Asher Lev," was "profound."
"If I had to do it all over again,"
said Patty, who assigned a five
rating to the class, "I would want
Passages wins
out in survey
by Thangi Chhangte
The Student Senate conducted
a survey last fall to determine the
student body's interest in Bethel's
two publications: the Spire and
Passages. Only 373 responses
were returned.
Overall, 57 percent of the
responses preferred Passages
over Spire. The results of the
survey are posted on the Student
Senate bulletin board.
The survey was taken to deter-mine
whether Spire should be re-vived
next year. According to the
results, the yearbook will finally
be scrapped in favor of Passa-ges,
similar to this year's, avail-able
in May.
The Communications Board of
the Student Senate originally con-ducted
the survey. They will pre-sent
a budget for Passages and
the Roster to the Senate.
Al Steier, who is on the Corn-munications
Board, said he and
his colleagues were disappointed
in the number of responses they
"It's the students' responsibili-ty
to respond because it's their
money we're dealing with," he ad-ded.
He said he hopes for a more
favorable response next year.
Peterson represents Bethel
at SNEA annual convention
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more writing practice and less
Sherry Honeywell liked the
small group idea and said that
some guest lecturers were good.
But, rating the class a five, she
said, "I think it was a big waste, I
really do."
One student, who asked not to
be named, rated the class a five.
She said that "nobody learned
anything from the large group ses-sions."
She explained that they were
given a test at the beginning of the
course to assess what areas each
student needed help in, but they
were never told where they lacked,
and never specifically helped with
their weak areas.
"It was irrelevant to what I
needed," said another freshman.
Rating WAR a 2.5, he said, "The
subject matter wasn't practical for
me, for instance, the sixth-grade-level
section on how to use a card
Rating the class a seven, Todd
Benson said that he was glad he
took the class. "It taught me prac-tical
writing skills," he said.
Nancy Conn, who gave the class
a resounding eight rating said, "I
thought it was really a good
course. It was worthwhile."
The lowest grade, a two, was
given by Dave Terpstra. He said
WAR "improved the one weakness
I had, punctuation."
Calling the class a waste of
$300, he said, "The purpose of
WAR should not be to fill in the in-adequacies
of high school learn-ing
but rather it should introduce
the student to what liberal arts is
all about."
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by Dan Erickson
Two new dorms will probably be the only ones located on the site near the Bremer
Field, due to the pending Northwestern-Arden Hills dispute. Originally five dorms
were to be built here. See story on page 1.
Variety moves students to, from Bethel
The rap against the Clarion is that it does not do enough investigative
reporting. I mean, there are not a lot of Woodward and Bernstein types
sneaking around. The Clarion tries to research its stories well and pre-sent
the facts clearly, but for some readers that isn't enough. In the in-terest
of giving the reader what he wants, I've given this investigative
reporting business some thought. I worked at getting an informant with
high administrative connections. After nurturing the relationship with a
possible source for several months I got a call. He had something con-fidential
to tell me, and I was to meet him the next day at one, out in the
grassy part of the circle parking lot.
He was already there when I arrived, inconspicuously dressed in a
trench coat and sunglasses.
"Things are really beginning to heat up in the administration," he said.
"Why, what do you mean," I coyly inquired, not wanting to push him
too far.
He peered at me intently over the lenses of his sunglasses. "Who do
you think is the Dean of Bethel College?"
"Why, Dean Brushaber of course."
"What are you talking about," I asked. "I see his name all the time on
"George Brushaber died in a single engine plane crash in 1975."
"You're crazy!"
"Let me ask you this: Have you ever seen Dean Brushaber?"
I was flabbergasted. Of course like everyone else I had never really
seen the Dean. I had been conditioned into believing that it was because
of his busy schedule and his reclusive manner. Now I wasn't so sure. Did
the Dean really exist, and if so, had anyone ever seen him?
"How?...Where?..." My questions began to tumble out.
"That's all I can tell you," said my secretive friend. "One last clue:
Brushaber spelled sideways is `Shabruber.' Now it is all up to you." Then
he was gone.
Now it was up to me. That phrase kept ringing in my ears. What did I
know about investigative reporting. I'm a columnist. I've never even
taken News and Feature Writing. But my duty was clear.
I worked several days on the case without result. I followed the
`Shabruber' lead by checking the cities' yellow pages, without success.
Finally I decided to go up to the Dean's office and confront them with
what I knew; hardly anything.
I strolled into the office of the Dean on Thursday. The secretary look-ed
up. "May I help you?"
I looked over at the door that said George Brushaber, College Dean. I
smirked. Who did they think they were kidding? I sat down on the edge
of the secretary's desk. She was beginning to get a little uneasy.
"What if I told you that I knew that the real Dean died in a plane crash
two and a half years ago, and that everyone's covering up to save costs
in changing the stationery, and that the Dean's job is being done by a
computer in Des Moines, Iowa whose print out code word is
The secretary had this hurt look on her face like I'd just told a joke
that she didn't get. Now she looked scared. "Are you here to steal my
typewriter or something?" she asked.
The office door opened slightly. "Linda, would you come in here a
"Yes, Dean Brushaber." She stared at me as she crossed the room,
then paused. "All I ask is that you not be here when I get back." Then
she disappeared into the suddenly real Dean's office.
When I left that office and closed the door I also closed my in-vestigative
reporting career.
by Lisa Mills
There are new bodies roaming
the Bethel halls again this inter-im.
With 1400 students here,
there are about 400 fewer stu-dents
than first semester.
The reasons for the smaller
number during interim are the
same every year: staying home to
work, staying home not to work,
not needing the interim credit,
and even going elsewhere to
school during January.
The University of Min-nesota
is recruiting
volunteers who have had
one heart attack to par-ticipate
in a national
cholesterol study.
The National Heart and
Lung Institute study is be-ing
conducted at three
medical centers, including
the University, to determine
whether lowering blood
cholesterol levels will help
prevent heart attacks. A
University physician ex-plained
that the study
needs 1,000 men and
women as participants.
They should have had one
heart attack during the last
three years, be between 30
and 60 years of age, free of
diabetes and high blood
pressure, and not be greatly
overweight. This study is in
cooperation with practicing
For further information,
volunteers may call the
University at (612) 376-4494,
Ed. note: In its continuing
effort to better serve the
Bethel community, the
Clarion attempts to print
public service an-nouncements
of relevance
to the students. The above
news release from the U of
M is printed in Its entirety.
This year, 36 Bethel students
went to other schools for interim
on the exchange program. Bethel
sent students to Calvin, St.
Catherines, Augustana, St. Olaf,
Augsburg, Macalester, and
Greenview to name a few.
There were also 36 students
from colleges such as Westmont,
Luther, Jamestown (North Dakota)
and Taylor (Indiana) regis-tered
at Bethel.
Gretchen Robinson, in charge
of new students in the Registrar's
office, stated "Most students
come for the fun of it, and are
visiting friends—it was seldom
because of a course offering."
There are also 20 other new
students here for interim, most
from this area. Of the 56 new stu-dents,
only 20 will continue at
Former Bethel
dies Dec. 30
Dr. Henry C. Wingblade,
president-emeritus of Bethel Col-lege
and Seminary died December
30 in St. Paul at the age of 94.
Born on a farm near Waterville,
Kansas on December 16, 1883,
Wingblade was encouraged by his
older brother to pursue an
academic education. After gradua-tion
from Washburn College in
1910, he began teaching English
at Bethel Academy and later com-pleted
a master's program at the
University of Minnesota.
In 1941 he became the second
president of Bethel College and
Seminary, serving until 1954, for a
total of 44 years' association with
During his administration the
four-year liberal arts program was
inaugurated, entrance require-ments
for the seminary were up-graded
to the bachelor's degree
level, college enrollment increas-ed
from 123 to 500, the seminary
from 52 to 174, and five buildings
added to the campus.
Bethel next semester.
This is one old Bethel student
who enjoys seeing the new faces.
They seem to bring a new fresh-ness
to what otherwise could be
termed, "the middle of the year
Chapel Schedule
Monday- New Beginnings,
Northwestern College
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Tuesday-To Be Announced
Wednesday-Pastor Spickel-mier,
"To find God: Time"
Thursday-Class Chapels
Friday-President Lundquist
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Bus Leaves: Services:
New Campus 9:05 9:45 Bible Study
F.T. 9:10 11:00 Worship
Old Campus 9:20 7:00 Evening Challenge
This trail, now used by cross-country skiers, may become a nature or jogging path.
Coordination Plus
Interim often acts as a lull in a stormy, busy school year. We hope
this interim will be an enjoyable learning experience for .you, and
provide you with the opportunity to have more relaxation and fun.
We have taken advantage of the "lull" and informal atmosphere
interim provides to bring more casual, "just for kicks" type activities
that we hope you'll like!
One concern of ours, however, is all the new faces walking around
looking a little lonely, a little lost, and a little like "help, I need a
friend." Most of us have fewer responsibilities and a greater amount of
free time this month...so let's all make an effort to look out for each
other. It's true that in order to have a friend you have to be one, but
some of us just need a little encouragement.
Here's what's up for the next couple of weeks:
1/14 Stomp and Romp! A fun filled game night with tug of war,
mattress races and lots more.
1/17 Our annual winter picnic with cheese filled hot dogs
wrapped in bacon and lots of other good food. "The Hiding Place" will be
shown after.
1/20 Pull out your cowboy hat and come to the Mike Monroe and
Scott Warren concert. $1.50.
Should be a great month!
Cynthia and Scott
Arboretum, trails proposed for Bethel
by Steve Erickson
A proposal, which would pro-vide
for a nature trail and an ar-boretum,
is under consideration
by the Bethel Site Committee.
Devised by Gregg Johnson,
assistant professor of biology, the
proposal is divided into three sec-tions.
The first calls for posting of
signs to identify natural areas on
campus. The second section deals
with the establishment of a perma-nent
nature trail.
The last phase of the project
will be the development of an ar-boretum
(a library of plants).
Section one has already been
approved by the site committee.
The ten areas of concern are the
lake, cottonwood peat bog, cattail
swamp, prairie pothole, virgin
prairie, intermittent stream, inter-mittent
pond, arboretum,deci-duous
woods, and oak savanna.
Aside from the sign posting,
maintenance will be told of each
area's purpose..
This is to assure that the virgin
prairie will not be mowed or the
cattail swamp filled. The signs to
identify these natural areas will
cost approximately $500.
January picnic
promises fire
menu, warmth
by Debbie Bunger
In the middle of the coldest
month of the year, the fourth
annual All-You Can Eat Winter
Picnic will be held for students at
Bethel. The movie "The Hiding
Place," will be shown in the gym
at 8 p.m., after the picnic.
The picnic will be held Tues-day,
Jan. 17, at 5 p.m., at the foot
of Mt. Zion. The theme for the
picnic is: "Think Warm." To help
students along, two large bonfires
will be burning to ward off the
usual below zero temperatures.
Emphasizing "Think Warm,"
the food service has planned a
menu of hot dogs wrapped in
cheese and bacon ready to be
cooked over an open fire, hot
beans, hot German potato salad,
potato salad topped with real
frost, marshmallows to be toast-ed,
hot cider and hot chocolate.
Popularity of the picnic has in-creased
since the first year.
About 24 people attended the first
picnic, 28 people attended the
Johnson said, "I'm not as con-cerned
about the nature trail; my
main input was to preserve these
native areas. Bethel is located on
DuPont's old land. It was used for
storing dynamite. Most of the
other land in this area was used
for farming or grazing. Much of
Bethel's land has been un-disturbed."
Sections two and three are still
being examined by the site com-mittee.
It seems to be favoring a
nature trail instead of a combined
jogging-nature trail.
Although they overlap in areas,
second and 300 attended last
year's. A minimum of 300 people
are expected this year.
Concerning the weather,
Wayne Erickson, co-director of
the food service, stated, "It's
beautiful! Traditionally the wea-ther
has always been nice on the
evening of the picnic." With a
smile, he added, "It has never
been below 20 degrees below
A sign-up sheet will be posted
before the picnic to get an
estimate of the number of people
planning to attend the picnic. The
picnic is sponsored by the food
service and Campus Coordina-tor's
the two trails run different
The arboretum would be located
between the college and the
seminary along highway 51.
Expenses in establishing a per-manent
nature trail and arboretum
are expected to run
$12,700-$19,700, depending on
whether wood chips or asphalt are
Other expenses will be
transplanting and labeling trees,
and for the research and printing
of the pamphlet.
Funding for the nature trail-arboretum
might come from a
community or private grant. The
Student Senate has rejected a pro-posal
that would provide $500 for
the project.
The nature trail and arboretum
would probably be used more by
people in the surrounding areas
than by Bethel students. A pam-phlet
would be printed and dis-tributed
to the neighboring com-munity.
Tours could also be scheduled
through public relations. These
tours will provide exposure of the
Bethel campus to high school
Jon Berry, a member of both the
site committee and Student
Senate thinks a running trail is
more important. "I agree that
we're very lucky with what we have
and we should share, but the opi-nion
that I get is that most
students would much rather see a
running trail."
He continued, "After a couple of
times, you've seen everything in a
nature trail. A jogging trail could
be used more often. People are
sick of running on the roads."
But regardless of what kind of
trail is constructed, Johnson
urges conservation of natural
areas. "If the school - decides to
put a parking lot or a stadium or
something else in, I hope they will
consider alternative places and
avoid the native areas.," he said.
History buff
explores early
coffee shops
by Teferi Fufa
Suppose you are passing the
coffee-shop on your way to the
library and, "just for the fun of it",
you decide to compare the
number of people in each place.
Would you find more people in
the library or in the coffee shop?
You have five years worth of
Spire before you. As you skim
them looking for some familiar
faces, you see pictures of
students sleeping, at least one in
every copy!
Where would you say the photo-grapher
went for his candid shots?
Of course the answer is, in both
cases, the library! After all, we go
to the coffee shop to stay awake
and back to the library to study.
It wasn't always that way,
though. There is more to the
coffee shop tradition than just
keeping people awake.
It is not a mere alternative to the
uneasy, silent and intellectual at-mosphere
of the Learning Re-source
Center (LRC), either. His-torically
it is referred to as a cof-fee
house, a coffee room, or a
cafe, and more recently, especially
on college campuses, coffee shop
or student center is the name.
Call it what you will, it is the
place to which one gravitates for a
cup of coffee.
Coffee house tradition comes to
us from Europe where its popu-larity
was established as early as
the beginning of the 17th century.
In those days common
customers of the coffee houses
were historians, poets, orators, ar-tists
and actors. There was
nothing like the 15-minute coffee
break that we know today, as we
relax our muscles and refresh our
minds before resuming our work.
No, for those people it was an
informal scholastic venture; they
gathered for lively discussions,
continued on page 6
Page 5
Bethelites socialize in favorite spot, descendants of early European coffeehouse patrons.
Apartheid, black plight
studied at local theatre
Bohne in world premier
by Holly Schmiess
"Sizwe Banzi is Dead," and
"The Island," two anti-apartheid
plays now on at Theatre in the
Round, together run a marathon
length of three and one quarter
hours. Due to circumstances be-yond
my better judgment, I could
stay for only "Sizwe...."
The play takes place in South
Africa, and examines the modern
day traumas of being a black man
in a white society. Styles, a man
with a resilient spirit, opens his
own photography studio rather
than rot in the work-a-day grind
of the white man's assembly line.
He tells his audience all about
that transition in an engaging
monologue that makes you laugh,
sigh, and understand.
Warren C. Bowles, playing
Styles, acted too arduously,
though, in this part', and made us
feel obligated to respond.
Into the photographer's studio
walks a man who has his own
story, Sizwe Banzi. He too is a
black man trying to start a new
life, in another South African city.
Seeking the advice of his
friend, Buntu (also played by
Bowles), Sizwe learns the futility
of trying to legally revise the
passbook to which his life is
bound. They find a dead man in
an alley and, persuaded by Bun-tu,
the realist, Sizwe swaps pass-books.
To put food on the table for his
family, Sizwe gives up his hon-ored
tribal name and heritage for
those of a dead man. The story
comes full circle as Sizwe goes to
the photography studio to have a
photo of his 'new' self taken to
send to his wife.
The script, written by two black
and one white South African,
could have had several demises:
tedious cynicism, esoteric jargon,
extremely provincial appeal, or
heavy-handed statement. These
were beautifully avoided.
Statement and artistic expres-sion
were mutually enhanced.
The characters were not merely
illustrative puppets.
I wish Buntu and Styles had
been played by two different ac-tors.
Bowles did an admirable job
of differentiating the characters,
but that became the predominant
thought in my mind—that he was
doing a good job. Both characters
were fully-developed and treated
quite independently in the story
and script. The double-casting
was unwarranted and distracting
when the play was so sparsely
populated to begin with.
With no required props or set,
long monologue sequences, and
unique time-lapse progression,
the directing challenge was a big
one. Philip Blackwell used light-ing,
particularly spots, to achieve
the intertwining effect of three
men's lives, and parenthetical
events within a larger story.
"Sizwe Banzi is Dead" not only
reveals the plight of the South
African black, but gives names
and faces to everyone restricted
to a man-made system. Empathy
was uniquely expressed (quite
verbally at times), especially by
the black members of the opening
night audience.
I'd like to go back and see "The
Island." Let that speak for itself.
continued from page 5
talked, listened, debated, and, of
course, drank coffee.
Those early London coffee
houses became known as "Penny
The popularity of the coffee
house and its impact on socio-political
life of the people is not
limited to England.
In France, coffee houses were
places of origin for revolutionary
thoughts, some of which climaxed
in the execution of the "French
Familiar names like Voltaire,
Rousseau, Fontenelle, Victor
Hugo and many other noted
French scholars appear on the list
of those who frequented coffee
Of course the rulers felt uneasy
about this tradition, and according
to the literature, Frederick William
I of Prussia, Charles II of England,
and Louise XIV of France did their
best, individually, to suppress the
coffee house.
Each of these kings at one time
in his reign outlawed the coffee
house and subjected the offender
to severe penalties.
But the laws were very shortliv-ed
and unsuccessful since they
only accomplished the division of
the population into two
categories: law enforcers and law
The tradition which had a
tremendous impact on European
social and political life can be con-tinued
here at Bethel in the coffee
Today when concerns about
environment and the various
aspects of world problems provide
us with vital topics for discussion,
there is no reason why we should
not make use of this great school
of conversation.
So, don't be surprised if you
find the coffee shop busier than
you expected it to be. It may not
be a "Penny University" but it
does offer conversation, coffee by
the cup and a refill—all for only fif-teen
by Marlene Triggs
A Bethel student performing in
a theatre production outside of
Bethel is not unusual. But when
the production is a world premier,
that is an event.
Bruce Bohne, a senior theatre
major, will be performing in a
musical based on George Bernard
Shaw's play, "The Devil's Dis-ciple,"
at the Chimera Theatre.
The performance dates are Jan.
27-March 5.
"The Devil's Disciple" is a
play that takes place in a Puritan
community in America. The
young man who is called the
devil's disciple warrants this title
because of such un-Puritan ac-tions
as wrestling on Sunday.
When the British army occu-pies
the city, the devil's disciple's
identity is mistaken for that of the
Puritan minister. He is arrested
and destined to be hung, as an
example to the rest of the commu-nity.
This situation and the capers
Single free tickets will be
available occasionally to
perceptive students, pre-ferably
with theatre experi-ence,
who will review plays
for THE CLARION. Stimu-lating
for you, beneficial for
us and our readers. If
you're interested in critiqu-ing
some Twin Cities pro-ductions
between now and
May, let me know soon.
Holly Schmiess
Phone 6214
that follow supply perfect materi-al
for the musical.
Bruce's character is a sergeant
of the British army. It is a part that
he is enjoying thoroughly. Bruce
describes the sergeant as a "gruf-fy,
lovable Cockney. He is kind of a
caricature, but at the same time he
is real."
"The thing I am most excited
about is the encouragement I get
from the writer and the director,"
said Bohne. "It makes me want to
work and give to them. Because
of this, I am really being
stretched as an actor. I am
learning that I have to give them
everything and the director will
hold me back if he thinks I am
giving too much."
The exciting thing is that the
director, Jack Edleman, and the
rewriter, Warren Frost, have not
been holding him back. Instead,
they are so pleased with the
character that Bruce is creating
that they have added a scene
featuring him.
"The director is just super,"
said Bruce. "He is alive, creative,
and bursting with energy."
"Everybody in the cast is get-ting
to be good friends," related
Bohne. "There is a spirit of fun in
every rehearsal. It is exhausting
work but it is wonderful."
"This is a special world pre-mier,"
Bruce explains, "If it is
good and the idea is solid, this
could turn out to be a `My Fair
Lady' type of thing."
There is no doubt in Bruce's
mind about the success of the
show. "I'm sure it is going to be a
success. In fact, I am convinced of
Events Calendar
January 13, Friday
Women's basketball with St. Mary's, home, 6:30 p.m.
January 14, Saturday
All-day wrestling invitational at Concordia
Men's basketball with St. John's, away, 7:30 p.m.
Stomp and Romp (Game night), gym, 8 p.m.
January 16, Monday
Auditions for "All My Sons," "You're a Good Man...," FA 108,
FA 312, 7 p.m.
January 17, Tuesday
Winter Picnic, 5 p.m., "The Hiding Place," gym, 8 p.m.
Auditions for "All My Sons," "You're a Good Man...," FA 108,
FA 312, 7 p.m.
Women's basketball with Concordia, away, 7 p.m.
January 18, Wednesday
Men's basketball with Augsburg, away, 6:30 p.m.
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9. Dugout:
a. where the prisoner
dug to escape
b. where the player
c. a place to store
baseball players
d. what the dentist did
to your cavity
10. Ball diamond:
a. rounded jewel in a
wedding ring
b. field that baseball is
played on
c. a new game from
Milton Bradley
d. a ball that costs a
dime in Jersey
11. Change on the fly:
a. switch players while
play continues on
the ice
b. you are late for school
and you dress in
the car
c. you have clothes to
fit a fly
d. assorted coins taped
to a zipper
Curt Oslin looks for the open man in Wednesday's game
against St. Olaf.
Shirley Erickson is more
than a special student
At an age when some women
might be baking cookies for their
grandchildren away at college,
Mrs. Shirley Erickson is eating
them with her classmates in the
Continuing her education at
Bethel is the fulfillment of a dream
for this vigorous widow who
recently was administrator at the
Park Point Manor Nursing Home in
Duluth. That dream started 25
years ago when she first heard
about Bethel through her church,
and continued as she encouraged
Sunday School youth to apply for
"You're always pushing Bethel
for others," a friend commented,
"have you ever thought of going
there yourself?" After her husband
died unexpectedly a year ago, Mrs.
Erickson thought, why not?
This fall she enrolled as a
special student, working toward a
degree to add to her previous R.N.
program, and decided to live in Bo-dien
Residence with 150 other col-legians.
"I wanted to be in the middle of
everything," she commented. "I
didn't want to be isolated."
Out of such motivation she
joins the college crowd in powder
puff football, late-nighters at
Country Kitchen or the Rosedale
roller rink, and singing with the
Women's Ensemble.
She even mustered up enough
courage to ask a professor to Nik
Eating with the students in the
campus dining hall is another
pastime. "You could say I'm tak-ing
a sabbatical leave from house-work,"
she quips, "but actually I'm
too lazy to fix my own meals while
going to school."
As far as relations with her
classmates and teachers are con-cerned,
Mrs. Erickson hasn't
received any preferential treat-ment.
"When we heard that you were
coming to live in the dorm," one of
the residents told her, "we
thought you would be a stodgy old
bookworm. But we've found that
you're just one of us."
When it comes to grading, Mrs .
Aye yust got a letter from my
brother in der old country. Aye can
keep it only two days longer as it
say "return in five days." Yimminy
whiz he has made it so close to the
paper that aye can read it hardly.
Dear broder David,
De reason aye didn't rite sooner
is because ve moved from vere ve
ver to ver ve are now. Aye schol
tell you the sad news. Your Uncle
Obert, who you loved so good is
dead. He died very sudden after
being sick about six months. Hope
this letter finds you the same. Ve
did not know the cause for his
death but he yust lay down and der
vind leaked out of him.
Your Aunt Pauline is been dead
too. She was mopping floor ven
she slipped and cracked her bean
on the floor. De doctor giv up all
Erickson lamented that she got a
D in a recent quiz on Romans.
"It's a terrible ego blow for me
not to get an A," she said. "After
that first test, I went over to the
school nurse and cried a bit. But
she poured me a cup of hot tea
and that helped. Later some
beautiful person put a note in my
post office box with some verses
of encouragement." She has since
used these to cheer others when
they get down.
While she doesn't yet know the
purpose of her college experience,
Mrs. Erickson confidently trusts
her future with God. "Up until a
few weeks ago I seemed to be drif-ting
without any particular goal.
But now I feel that being in college
is definitely a part of God's plan
for my life and there's a rudder to
my sailboat after all!"
by Jon Fredrickson
Some of you sports fans
may have gone to games
where the guy next to you is
using words that you have
never heard before.
For people who might
want to find out what this
guy was saying, the follow-ing
sports quiz might be of
some help.
1. Dribble:
a. the stuff that rolls
down your chin
b. bouncing a ball
c. a slow rain
d. all of the above
2. Jock:
a. the French guy who
lives downstairs
b. man of all sports
c. a monkey
d. rider of a horse in
in a race
3. Check:
a. smashing the oppos-sing
player into the
b. what you use to bribe
the ref with
c. wheat, rice, or corn
hope yen she died.
Our old friend John Jacobson
was held up and killed for his
money. He was lucky as he left all
his money home so all he lost was
his life.
Ole Stenhagen fell in de river
and vas drowned. Same thing hap-pened
to him last summer.
Ve all got the mumps and are
having a svell time.
Aye haf no more to say, aye will
close. If you don't get this letter
write and tell me at once and aye
vill send you anoder one.
P.S. Aye was going to send you
that five dollars aye owe you, but
aye had already sealed up this let-ter
and mailed it before I thot of
the $5.
Your loving broder,
d. red marks on a term
4. Score:
a. what all athletes wish
they could do
b. point total at the end
of the game
c. twenty
5. Backboard:
a. a splint tied to
your back
b. what the basketball
hoop hangs from
c. flip-side of the front
d. how you felt in the
last row of class
6. Ball:
a. a dance up the street
b. what the batter tries
to hit
c. to cry
d. hairless head
7. Out of bounds:
a. women's dorm for men
b. men's dorm for women
c. outside of the court
d. a disco for Bethel
e. no more detergent
8. Misconduct penalty:
a. being sent to your
room, with no dinner
by your R.A.
b. a fine assessed for
being in the wrong
sex's room
c. no kiss after Nik Dag
d. what a player in
hockey gets
e. your face gets slapped
continued from page 8
periods but couldn't put The puck
The hockey club is not a varsity
team. It raises its own funds.
The Student Senate contributed
$500 to the club and a number of
businessmen have given money.
Players have also sold buttons to
raise funds.
High points in the season will
be upcoming games against the
Augsburg and Gustavus junior var-sities.
The season ends in early
Pete's letter to his brother
Sports quiz to examine athletic term knowledge
Page 7
Gail Anderson, Cindy Martin and Lori Hallquist (left to
right) look on as one Bethel cager attempts to score.
First MIAC win for Bethel
in thriller at Concordia
"Sugar Ray" Miller launches a jumper against St. Olaf
by Greg Kuntz
The Bethel men's basketball
team evened their record at 1-1 in
the M.I.A.C. by edging Concor-dia
(Moorhead) 63-62 last Satur-day
night. Ray Miller's basket
with :18 left proved to be the win-ning
margin for the Royals when
Concordia's Craig Flaagen, who
scored 19 points in the game,
failed on a shot from the corner as
time ran out.
Bethel led by six . at the half,
and by 12 at one time. Concordia
had the lead only once, when they
led by a point with about a minute
to play.
Defensively, the Royals were
excellent despite four fouls each
on Scott Wilson, Miller and Curt
Oslin. The Royals outrebounded
Concordia, with Wilson control-ling
the boards often. Todd
Chapman fouled out of the game
in the second half.
Bethel committed only 11 turn-overs
and hit 15 of 20 free throws
compared to 12 of 23 by the hosts.
"They didn't expect anything
from us. We sneaked up on them
and our defense was excellent,"
said Coach Jim Bragg.
Sophomore Dave Blanchard,
who now has a 18.5 point per
game average, scored 23 against
While almost everyone was
racking their brains during finals
week, the Royals racked up two
non-conference victories. Their
first was at Concordia (St. Paul),
which they won 79-65, and then a
nip-and-tuck 71-68 win over River
Falls at home.
Blanchard had his two highest
scoring performances so far with
27 against Concordia and 24
against River Falls. The Royals
converted 21 of 26 free throws in
the River Falls game.
The Royals outlasted a bigger
and more physical River Falls
team and poor officiating. Bethel
made a transition against a
matched zone which forced turn-overs
and key steals by Curt Oslin
and Tom Koenigsberg. This pro-vided
some quick baskets in the
last two minutes of the game for a
dramatic finish.
"Our offense played patient
and Blanchard got the good
shots," said Bragg.
The Royals played an atypical
game and lost their first M.I.A.C.
performance to Gustavus Adol-phus
83-56 last week. Scott Wil-son
scored 18 points in the losing
"Almost everyone was off. Our
heads weren't there," explained
Bragg. "We're an exciting team
and tough for anyone in the
league when we're all together on
a given night."
The Royals hit the road again
tomorrow night for M.I.A.C. ac-tion
when they face St. John's at
7:30 p.m. and face Hamline next
Wednesday night at 7:30. They
return home against Augsburg at
7:30 p.m. next Friday and St.
Mary's on Jan. 28th.
Women's basketball team uses new
defense to rout Gusties, Parkside
by Carol Madison
Some extra practice, healed in-juries
and a new defense has given
the Bethel women's basketball
team a good start after the Christ-mas
Bethel came off five extra days
of practice before classes to
soundly defeat Gustavus 50-33
and the University of Wisconsin-
Parkside 51-35.
The use of a new 1-3-1 defense
was the key to the win over Gus-tavus.
"We're excited to try the new
defense at home," said Coach
Kathy Nevins. "It's one of the bags
by Steve Erickson
The Bethel hockey club split
two games last weekend, losing to
Rochester 11-6 Friday, before
trouncing the Iowa State junior
varsity 12-1 Saturday night.
The loss to Rochester was only
the team's second all season
against five wins.
"It was a down night," said Dr.
Thomas Correll, the club's faculty
representative. "We didn't play a
very together game Friday."
Scoring goals for Bethel were
Fred Hage with two, and John
Selvog, Kim Tramm, Mark Barton,
and Greg Sutton with one apiece.
Hage and Tramm are newcomers
who were added to the team at the
beginning of interim. Bethel out-shot
Rochester 32-29.
Led by Hage's three goals,
Bethel turned things around and
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of tricks we'll use when we play
teams Bethel has lost to in the
Everyone played and con-tributed
in the Gustavus game,
which was the best Bethel has
played this year. Turnovers were
fewer than any other game, and a
53 percent field goal shooting
percentage was a big factor in the
Cindy Ramm was high scorer
with 16 points.
The University of Wisconsin-
Parkside game saw some dis-jointed
play, but Bethel won with
dominating inside play. Bethel had
smothered a weak Iowa State
team Saturday. It was never close,
with the Royals taking control
from the outset.
Bethel outshot the visiting
Cyclones 46-11. Bethel goalies
George Fraser and Bob Aldrich
faced few serious scoring threats.
Bethel started the blitz with
three goals in less than a minute
early in the first period.
At three minutes, Mike Kiel flip-ped
in a well-placed shot. Less
than one-half minute later, Sutton
carried the puck up ice and fired it
in the short side to make 2-0.
Selvog scored a shorthanded goal
28 seconds later after putting a
nice move on the goalie.
Tom Correll was credited with
the next score when his centering
pass bounced off an Iowa State
player into the net. At 14 minutes,
Correll was tripped as he skated in
more height, and consequently
was able to block out well on the
Cindy Ramm was again high
scorer with 17 points, and Joann
Griffin and Cheryl Luiken shared
rebounding honors with 10 each.
Although hampered by injuries
at the start of the season, the
team is now close to full strength.
According to Coach Nevins, the
team has really improved with
each game.
"We've got a long way to go, but
we keep getting better," she said.
The Royals now have a 5-1
season record.
by Betty Logan
The Bethel wrestling team
participated in a takedown
tournament at St. John's
University last Saturday,
placing seventh out of nine
Highlighting the Bethel
showing was heavyweight
Gary Peterson who tied for
second place, scoring 15
takedowns in the tourna-ment.
Sophomore Lonnie
Holmgren won three mat-ches.
The next wrestling event
will be the North Country In-vitational
at Concordia-
Moorhead tomorrow, Jan.
alone on goal. He was awarded a
penalty shot and converted it.
Goals by Hage and Tramm
finished the first period scoring
and made it 7-0.
An Iowa State winger ruined
Bethel's shutout on a blast into
the lower left corner early in the
second period. For Bethel, Greg
Correll stuffed in a rebound and
Sutton scored from the right point
to make it 9-1.
Tramm knocked in a rebound
three minutes into the third period
to put Bethel into double figures.
Hage completed the scoring with
two more goals, including a
tremendous blast from 20 feet out.
During the Christmas holidays,
Bethel played in a tournament at
Hibbing. Bethel beat Rochester in
the first game 2-1. In the final, Hib-bing,
the defending U.S. Nationals
champion overcame the Royals
Dr. Correll said, "The guys were
feeling good after the game. We
shut them out the first and third
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30 goals in 2 games, hockey
club splits, moves to 5-2
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Did you know?
The caves extend for miles into the mountains, but only a small section is open to visitors
The Klein or Little Karoo in the Western Cape is a long valley that lies between the Swartberg and Langeberg mountain ranges. As it's name suggests, this area is the smaller sibling of the Great Karoo, to its north.
It has a wide variety of accommodation and activities and is one of the most unique and beautiful parts of South Africa, sandwiched between impressive mountains that offer ever-changing vistas.
The region stretches from De Rust in the east and Barrydale in the west and includes the towns of Calitzdorp, Ladismith and Oudtshoorn, the last being famous as a host for the annual national Afrikaans arts festival, the KKNK, and its role in the history of ostrich farming.
Because of its climate the Klein Karoo is an interesting wine producing area and vineyards that provide for a variety of quality of wines, not least the fortified wines like muscadel that do well in this sunny region.
One of the most interesting natural attractions is the Cango Caves, about 30km outside Oudtshoorn. This cave system was formed by rainwater eroding rock and limestone over 20 million years.
The caves and its gigantic stalactites and stalagmites were proclaimed an historical monument in 1938 and it is one of the worlds leading show caves, attracting thousands of local and international visitors.
The Cango Caves lie in the foothills of the Swartberg which is also the location for one of the most scenic and awe-inspiring drives in South Africa, the Swartberg Pass that connects Oudtshoorn with Prince Albert in the Great Karoo. Not for the faint--hearted, be prepared to navigate switchback bends on a narrow gravel road, and to be rewarded with views to match
Another equally spectacular drive is through Meiringspoort which winds its way through a narrow gorge delivering lovely views of the rock formations typical of the Cape folded mountains.
The area also has beautiful wilderness areas, including the Gamkaskloof and Aynsberg provincial nature reserves where semi-desert flora, including special succulents, and fauna, like the Cape mountain leopard, can be found.
Travel tips & Planning info
How to get here
The Klein Karoo stretches along the the R62 from Barrydale in the west to De Rust in the east. Route 62 runs between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn, the Garden Route and Port Elizabeth, offering an alternative to the N2 highway.
Around the area
Nature reserves in the Klein Karoo include the Doringrivier Wilderness , the Gamkaskloof Nature Reserves, the Anysberg Nature Reserve and the Swartberg area.
Tours to do
Klein Karoo Wine Route The Cango Caves
Get around
Driving, hiking and cycling are the best ways to experience the Klein Karoo.

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My wife and I had already purchased 2 different rubs from the Eggtoberfest before we realized that we both got goodie bags with one bottle of rub each. So we scored 4 bottles of the new stuff that Big Green Egg / Dizzy Pig just put out. Everything is veeery good!
Also picked me up a new discounted handle while I was there. My old handle went to poop awhile back...
Anyways, I tried the "Whirly Bird" on Sunday night on a whole chicken.
Smoke roasted this chicken directly on a raised grid at around 375 deg f until done.
My wife made some Roasted Potaotes using the "Viva Caliente" rub...
Everything was very, very good.
Then last night, we decided to try out the "Cosmic Cow" rub on the last dry aged NY strip that we had in the freezer.
Steak was KILLER!
Then tonight, decided to give the Cosmic Cow another go on some Venison Burgers. I made each Venison Burger 1/3 pound and also seasoned them with some Dale's Reduced Sodium Seasoning...
Burgers were really juicy! My deer processor does an excellent job. We served the burgers up with some Blue Cheese and Bacon Coleslaw that SCmustardman told me about awhile back. Can't begin to describe how good tonight's dinner was!
Very impressed with the new seasonings put out by Dizzy Pig and the BGE Company! We also have "Down and Dizzy" that we have yet to try. There were a few other items that were in our "goodie bag" from Saturday's Eggtoberfest.
Some Citronella Candles in the shape of BGE's, some Cedar Planks, some Wood Chips, a poster, etc. I also picked up one of their new and improved gaskets. I'll put that on tomorrow, since I'll be frying up some Cubed Deer Steaks inside on the big "Kitchen Clock" as Griffin likes to call it.


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There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Romantical Food Memories...
"I once made my boyfriend 3 grilled cheese sandwiches in a single evening. ;)" —gastronomeg
The Quickest Snack from Home Instead of Junk Food?
"Seriously, there is nothing like a crisp apple. Or a bunch of grapes. Right now, it's strawberries. If you have a fridge, I like some cheese & fruit (white cheddar & apple, brie & dried cranberries, pepper jack & pineapple). I keep a box of Triscuits & some peanut butter at work for just in case. I love the combo of apple with Triscuit and pb." —wookie
Eating Out at Lunch — Great ... and Cheap!
"I don't do this anymore, but in college I was a big bulk-aisle grazer. And that makes me think ... has there ever been a discussion on dumpster-diving around here? (Gotta search that...) That's another thing I used to do. Ain't nothing more cheap than free!" —sailordave
What Is Appealing About Beer?
"There's a lot to appreciate about beer. Yes, it's bitter, but there are other flavors as well, and a lot of great beers are about the balance of flavors, not just the dominance of bitterness.
"I think that beer fans do a disservice by saying to people that beer is an acquired taste as if you have to choke down beer at first, or work your way up from "starter" beers like training wheels." —shoneyjoe
Mac and Cheese?
"This is my go-to recipe. The only change I make is Butterkase (when I can get it) instead of Muenster...." —grampart
[I so want to try this recipe. Thanks for posting it! —AK]
Serious Help: Convincing Someone to Change Their Eating Habits
"I applaud you for saying something, but once you've done that, there's nothing else you can do. Unless the problem is insane and you could get on some talk show with him." —sorahatch
Tofu (For Carnivores...)?
"Yes, drain the tofu! Are you pressing the tofu? I sometimes press it overnight when I want a really firm texture. Have you tried tempeh or seitan? Seitan in particular seems very meat-like." —KarynMC
Going to Mad Men Party and Need to Bring Food
"...Okay, so I'm probably the only person on this site who was alive in the 60s, so listen to the voice of experience:
"Rule Number One: Garnish everything with canned pimientos.
Rule Number Two: Put a couple of eggshells into the percolator basket when brewing coffee.
Rule Number Three: Don't be afraid to put vegetables in your Jello.
Rule Number Four: If you don't have Tupperware, wrap everything with waxed paper...." —betteirene
"101 Salads for the Season"
"I think there was a little bit of a stretch to reach 101...perhaps finding the 25 best would have been advisable." —savecara
Don't Get Between Me and My Häagen-Dazs
"My friend saw me in line at Kroger with a box of Tampons, a huge bottle of Advil, and three pints of Ben & Jerry's. She just nodded at me and smiled sympathetically. I probably could have just put the Advil back, because sometimes the only cure is ice cream." —juliebugsmama
Can You Tell Personality By Buffet Plate?
"Dear God I hope not. Of course my buffet plates look like my desk at work. Piles everywhere but I know where everything is. So maybe you can." —joeqboo
Expresso vs Espresso: A Pro-Expresso Rant
"Seriously, it isn't that big a deal. When one language borrows a word from another language, there is bound to be phonological change since two no two languages have the same phonology. If you REALLY wanted to be true to the word, the second and third s's form a geminate, and it should be pronounced es pres so not es pre so. While you're at it, penne should be pronounced pen ne not pe ne. Without the double n you are saying a dirty word. And I'm pretty sure it's NOT what you want for supper!" —blankplate
Waffles or Pancakes?
"D. All of the above. If I had to choose...if the pancakes were my mom's, it would be that, without question. They're so good, I don't even put syrup on them. I live in a different state from her and have regular cravings for them, but don't even attempt them because I know mine are not even close. Anyway, if not hers...it'd probably be this cream-cheese stuffed French toast from one of my favorite cafes/bakeries. It is insanely good, and I refuse to think about how many calories are in it." —kimberlymac
And Congrats Are in Order To ...
Therealchiffonade, who had a recipe published in Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine!
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray Ice Cream Sandwich Pan with vegetable pan spray.
In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter with chocolate chips. Whisk in sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture; stir until just combined. Spoon 2 tablespoons batter into each pan cavity, spreading evenly.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until toothpick inserted at an angle toward center comes out clean. Immediately unmold brownies onto cooling rack; cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.
Scoop about 1/4 cup ice cream onto smooth side of half of the brownies. Top with remaining brownies, pressing gently. If desired, roll edge of sandwiches in toppings. Wrap and freeze immediately.
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WESTBURY captain Alex Senneck is hoping that his team have given their chances of escaping the Glos/Wilts Division drop zone a shot in the arm by getting back to winning ways last weekend.
Senneck's men had suffered five defeats on the spin but are now just seven points behind eighth-placed Chippenham after a battering Biddestone by nine wickets at Wellhead Lane.
Westbury face a vital trip to bottom-of-the-table Chipping Sodbury tomorrow and their skipper believes that his side have what it takes to claw themselves to safety.
"We hope that this is the trigger for the last four games that will lead to us staying up," said Senneck.
"We needed to do soul searching and a bit of reorganising but as a group we felt a win like that was in us.
"It was a decent toss to win but we still had to execute our game plan. We bowled very well first half which laid the platform for a convincing win.
"Of course we believe that we can do it. There are points up for grabs and our confidence is growing each week."
Westbury won the toss and put the visitors in to bat first before barely conceding an inch as they put the Biddestone batsmen in a stranglehold.
Only the visitors' Andy Flynn (28) and Dwaine Perry (23) reached double figures as Westbury's David Wade filled his boots, taking 4-23.
Simon Rose claimed 3-27 whilst Andy Carroll took 2-21 as Biddestone were skittled for just 98 early in the 43rd over.
With the rain closing in, the home side were set a reduced target of 71 from 36 overs, and Rose got them on their way as he hit an unbeaten 41 from 31 deliveries.
Jared McDonald then added 15 to ease Westbury to 71-1 in little more than 13 overs.
Meanwhile, Pete Hickerton's sublime unbeaten century helped Warminster to a 23-run victory over Chippenham.
The visitors put Tom Davie's side in to bat first after winning the toss but Hickerton drove Warminster to 251-8, as he smashed 18 fours on his way to an unbeaten 134 from 114 balls.
Rory Cullinan also chipped in with 31.
Paul Bates (63) and Jack Humphreys (45) did their best to launch a fightback but the home bowlers did enough to sufficiently turn the screw, with Cullinan bowling ten overs for just 13 runs as Chippenham fell short on 228-9.
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My grandmother lived most of her life as a farmer's wife. While there were many things she loved about the farm, inherently, she was more of a city slicker.
She never complained about life on the farm — after all, everyone she loved was there. But if she'd had her druthers, I believe Grandma would have opted for the bright lights of the city, rather than the star lights of the country. She never said it, but as I've grown older, I just know.
Once a year, my grandmother would leave the slow-paced life and her family behind for about a week and travel to Colorado with her best friend. It was a big deal for her and an even bigger deal for a young granddaughter who cried every time she left. I remember her getting ready to go, the look of absolute bliss on her face, and the smile she wore as she waved good-bye to us. If I had been inside the car as it pulled away, I'm probably sure I would have heard an "aaahhh" as she left behind a rambunctious trio of kids; a farm full of animals, crops, dinner preparations and worries; and a farmer husband whose idea of a "trip" or a "vacation" was a drive to Kewanee to go to the S&H Green Stamp store.
Bearing gifts, Grandma would return in a week with a different look, a different attitude and a different perspective. We'd hear stories about going out to dinner, a variety of excursions and new people she had met. She'd tell of conversations she and her best friend had, and she'd relay their antics along the way. Inevitably, she'd get a faraway look in her eyes when she spoke of the next trip that was already being planned for the same time next year.
On the other side of the coin, my grandfather didn't like to stray too far from home. Other than going to Kentucky as a World War I soldier, I don't think he ever left the state of Illinois; and other than a trip or two to LaSalle or Kewanee, I'm not even sure he really left the county very often. Home was the farm, and he was quite content to be there.
They say that opposites attract, so I guess when Grandma and Grandpa fell in love and tied the knot, their ideas of where they would live and raise their family didn't matter. I'm assuming it was understood they would live on a farm — after all, farming was all my grandfather knew, and even though my grandmother was a nurse, she could continue her profession anywhere.
As I think back, I now see the sacrifices my grandmother made for her family and for the love of my grandfather. But would she have rather lived among the lights and sights of the big city instead of the dark and quiet nights in the country? I think so. Would she have rather gone out to eat at restaurants, rather than cooking a farmer-sized meal for her family. I'm almost positive. Would she have rather gone to the theater, the museums, the attractions instead of chasing lambs and bottle-feeding kittens? Probably. But she never complained. Other than one week out of the year, she did what she did because she made a commitment to my grandfather ... I have to admire that.
As an adult, I often wish I could go get Grandma and take her on a trip somewhere ... anywhere. I long to be able to stop by the farmhouse and ask her to go into town for coffee. I wish we could board the train and head to Chicago to see a play or go to the ballet. If I could ... I would do those things and more, however, my grandmother died when I was only 13.
So what's my point? Last Sunday was Grandparents Day. If you still have your grandparents, it's never too late to show them how important they are in your life. What I wouldn't give to treat my grandparents to something special. I would urge you to do it now, so you aren't left with the words — "If I could ..."


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A to Zee: Star Search
New Rule #1: Yes, Day Can Do Night
Being a girl isn't easy—or so I've been told—especially when it comes to putting together a look that's equally appropriate for a.m. and p.m. My girlfriends balk at going out straight from work; they have to go home and "get it together" first. Why bother, when all you really need fits in a tiny evening bag? It's easy: In the morning, stock a clutch with three transformative essentials: red lipstick, a rolled-up skinny belt (giving shape is the ultimate outfit-changer), and one gorgeous piece of jewelry.
New Rule #2: Shake It Up At Work
Nowhere in my rule book—or any other book, for that matter—does it state that officewear equals beige polyester suits with ill-fitting shoulders. Corporate women, in an effort to play with the boys, adopted this bad habit from their (equally ill-dressed) male counterparts. Well, no more! You can wear pattern. You can wear short (opaque tights help keep things appropriate). The difference between looking finished or not lies in the details: gorgeous, groomed hair; a structured bag; and classic killer heels.
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Talk that the domestic corn situation remains very tight reportedly boosted corn futures Tuesday morning, although one might also credit the negative Cyprus government reaction to the E.U. proposal to tax consumer savings in that country in the wake of Monday weakness. It is actually somewhat surprising that deferred futures are not reacting positively to the sustained wet, chilly weather now dominating the Corn Belt. May corn rose 6.25 cents to $7.2625/bushel late Tuesday morning, while December slipped 2.0 cent to $5.60.
Soybean futures advanced moderately Tuesday morning in apparent response to tight domestic supplies and ongoing logistical problems getting the big South American crop to the international market. Talk that Chinese soy stockpiles are too small may have supported the market, whereas reports that a large Chinese firm will cancel previous purchases of about two million tonnes of Brazilian beans may be weighing upon prices. May soybeans gained 6.5 cents to $14.16/bushel around midsession Tuesday, while May soyoil skidded 0.12 cents to 49.56 cents/pound, while May meal climbed $2.5 to $415.8/ton.
Wheat futures moved generally higher Tuesday morning. Bulls were reportedly encouraged by the persistence of Southern Plains dryness through mid-March, whereas bears would be just as quick to cite recent improvements in winter wheat condition reports. The bullish leadership provided by corn and beans probably supported prices as well. May CBOT wheat futures climbed 6.5 cents to $7.1925/bushel just before lunchtime Tuesday, while May KCBT wheat added 6.25 cents to $7.505, and May MGE futures surged 9.25 cents to $7.98.
After bucking the bearish trend Monday, cattle futures were weaker Tuesday morning. Wire service reports blamed pessimism about the outcome of cash trading later this week, which in turn apparently stemmed from talk of increased feedlot offerings and expectations of reduced packer activity next week due to some plant closures on Good Friday. Bears could also argue that a 'bear flag' is forming on the April cattle chart. April cattle declined 0.35 cents to 125.70 cents/pound in late Tuesday morning trading, while August dropped 0.52 cents to 122.05. Meanwhile, April feeder cattle dove 1.10 cents to 138.30 cents/pound, and August lost 1.45 cents to 146.77.
Concerns about seasonally weak pork demand reportedly weighed upon hog futures Tuesday morning. Bulls can certainly argue that the wholesale strength experienced last Friday and again Monday, but the industry may need to see much more of the same before it can be persuaded. The premiums built into nearby futures is unlikely to help bulls. April hogs fell 0.55 cents to 78.85 cents/pound around mid-session Tuesday, while June dipped 0.45 cents to 88.50.


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Richardson said corporate support tends to come from engineering-oriented firms who want to produce their next generation of employees. Even in the worst years of the recession, employers reported a shortage of engineering talent, he pointed out, and unemployment in the sector is extremely low. He stays involved in FIRST because he wants young people to recognize the opportunity the program presents to get a head start on an engineering career. Besides, it's something that can "make them rock stars in school," he said. While still a college student in the engineering program at the University of Central Florida, he helped found Exploding Bacon.
Many advocates see FIRST providing experience young people simply couldn't get at school, even in a program that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Practical skills include mechanical and electrical design, working with professional design software, making custom parts, and assembling the robot, as well as doing embedded system programming.
"For everything you see that moves, there are probably a thousand lines of code," said Jade Zsiros, a S.P.A.M. programmer last year who returned this year as team captain, dressed in the team uniform of blue tights and a superman cape. The coding alone took about two weeks of work with three programmers, she said.
FIRST competitors who go on to college engineering studies report that the first projects they are assigned "are a snap" for them, while other users struggle, said Richard Brooks, an adult leader and engineering mentor for S.P.A.M., a team that will be defending its world champion title in St. Louis this year. They learn how to take a concept and turn it into reality, with real-world constraints like time, budget and materials. "They learn how to apply STEM principles in a real-life situation," he said.
For example, one critical decision teams had to make going into this year's competition was how much to optimize their robots for climbing versus speed, maneuverability and the ability to throw flying discs. Brooks said he thought his alliance had struck a good balance, with each robot able to climb on the first rung of the pyramid tower and hang there, a feat worth 10 bonus points. Each machine also boasted good throwing power. Also, when the important autonomous phase of play started, the rules required the robots to start out touching the central pyramid towers.
Exploding Bacon had built its robot squat enough that it could duck under the tower and scoot closer to shoot discs into the high central goal, which is worth more points, and all goals scored during autonomous play count double. Meanwhile, the Tech Tigers robot was one of the few dexterous enough to pick discs off the floor and throw them, rather than retreating to the other end of the field to be resupplied.
The Ninjineers, a team from American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla., made different choices and wound up with the only robot at this competition that consistently climbed to the third rung of the tower.
"We had the only robot in the whole competition that has been able to climb to the 30-point level, and we've been doing it all weekend," said John Vermes, a teacher in the school's engineering program who serves as a mentor to the team. Like capturing the Golden Snitch in Quidditch, this is a move that tends to be decisive. The secret to their design, he proudly pointed out, was a climbing arm that also served as a flying disk launcher, in contrast to the separate mechanisms many other teams had built for those two tasks.
Yet in a semi-final round, with victory hanging by a thread, the alliance the Ninjineers had joined was betrayed by a bit of string. Although the robots from the other two teams hadn't climbed as high, all had lifted themselves off the floor. However, the umpire responsible for checking that none was touching the ground at any point found a bit of string hanging from one of them and invalidated that 10-point bonus. It was just enough to change what would have been a win into a loss, by a margin of two points.
"We'd been hoping to go to St. Louis," Vermes said, sadly. Win or lose, the competition teaches things that are hard to convey through school exercises, he said. "A robot is a lab unto itself -- it's reality, not theory, and it has to work. To succeed, to win, it has to be high quality." The robot also has to be their work, not his, he said. "I only do the welding."
S.P.A.M.'s Brooks said he has a few team members who are athletes like Richardson but most are "the nerdier kids." Part of the value of the program is to make them more well-rounded, he said. Even as they stretch their math and science skills, they also are learning to communicate better and work in teams.
"When they come in as freshmen, they're talking to their shoes," Brooks said. Yet to do well in FIRST, they not only need to build a great robot, they also need to be able to sell sponsors and ultimately the judges on why their robot and their robotics team are so great.
Kristopher Walters, co-president and driver for Exploding Bacon, came into the program as a home schooler, and he said one of the things that it taught him was "how to talk to people." No, that doesn't mean he was shy, not exactly, he said. "I loved people, I just didn't know how to talk to people. Or, being yelled at on the field, but in a friendly way -- I didn't know how to handle that." Yet with practice, he learned to talk, persuade, banter, and cajole -- and give as good as he got when others teased him.
"Anyone here will tell you, it's not about the robot," said Wendy Austin, one of the adult advisors to Exploding Bacon and a member of the regional council. "They learn critical thinking, design, engineering, marketing, business and how to write a press release. We have an annual budget of about $68,000, so they have to learn how to go to a CEO and make a presentation. They're not shy about asking for it."


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HOUSTON - Houston police are asking for help to find two drivers involved in a deadly hit-and-run early Thursday in northwest Harris County.
According to officers, Anthony Ruben Small, 41, was leaving Doctor's Hospital near the 500 block of West Tidwell at West Montgomery at 5:30 a.m. when a pickup truck and then a car hit him and fled the scene.
"He just left treatment," said Officer Pete Gonzalez with the Vehicular Crime Unit for HPD. "He was crossing the street, going to the bus stop. It was dark so possibly, the drivers didn't see him."
Even though it was dark, according to investigators, the first driver knew she hit something.
"The first driver stopped, then came back and pulled into the parking lot, stuck around for a little bit, and then left the scene. The driver was an African-American woman in her 50s driving a small Chevy S-10 truck," said Gonzalez.
Police will interview witnesses and go through surveillance video from the cameras outside of the hospital.
If you know anything call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.Photos: Fatal hit-and-run
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COURT staff protested outside a county magistrates court against plans to privatise their work.
The Public and Commercial Service Union (PCS) members held placards up as part of a demonstration against the proposed privatisation of court enforcement.
The court's staff deal with cases from across the county, including Redditch, Droitwich and Bromsgrove.
The proposal would put the collection and enforcement of fines into the hands of private companies, but the PCS fears it could lead to job losses and cuts to pay and working conditions.
About 12 court fines workers from the court's criminal enforcement collection centre turned out for the rally in Kidderminster on Thursday, (January 31).
The union wants to keep control of the enforcement of fines in the hands of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, with court staff working alongside the judiciary to ensure the money is paid when it should be.
They fear the public service could be under threat of much lower collection rates by private bailiffs and cherry-picking of easier-to-collect cases by private companies.
Kevin Greenway, a court worker and national executive member of PCS, said: "This is specifically about the privatisation of the collection of fines.
"We feel it's entirely morally wrong. It's not in the public interest to have private companies collecting fines.
"The people who collect fines in the private sector are not trained like staff in the courts.
"Cost of living soaring means low-paid workers face having their pay and conditions cut. Unaccountability of private bailiffs and threats to personal data."
The walkout was part of the first in a rolling programme of industrial action.
The court's staff also rallied against the privatisation plans last year.


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I was 46 when I was diagnosed with CC. It was first thought to be Metastatic Colon Cancer, which I was diagnosed with when I was 43. I was in Stage 1 and resected with no additional treatment. I thank God every day that my colon surgeon suggested that I see Dr. Yuman Fong at Sloan Kettering, for a second opinion. Dr. Fong was not convinced that the tumor was colon cancer. During the operation, (December, 2003) the lab reported to Dr Fong that the tumor was Neo Endocrine. With this report he continued the surgery, removing a large part of my liver and several nodes that were affected. He was able to remove the entire tumor from the bile duct. Several weeks later, he reported that the lab was incorrect and that this was actually CC. He said that he would never had continued the surgery if he was told that it was CC. Little hope was offered, but he directed me to Dr. Nancy Kemeny, Sloan Kettering. She offered less hope, but I agreed to be treated with Xeloda and Gemcitibine. After 7 grueling months, CT scans showed NO signs of the cancer. That was in Aug, 2004. I have had scans religiously every 3 to 4 months and all have been clear of the disease. I live each day very differently now. I know that I have been given a gift. And I respect that. There is hope with this disease. I am living proof.


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An act of atonement for sins revealed by ICAC is the reason the NSW Liberal party has forwarded for not contesting two Hunter Valley by-elections.
The Labor party says the Liberals' decision not to contest seats vacated by Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell, who resigned in disgrace over the corruption watchdog revelations, is a cynical manoeuvre to avoid embarrassment.
The NSW government has seven months to restore voters' trust after being walloped by the state's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), and Premier Mike Baird on Sunday said he's up to the job.
He flagged that the party will stand candidates in the vacated seats of Charlestown and Newcastle when voters head to the polls in March but will not contest the Hunter Valley by-elections.
"The people of the Hunter will have every opportunity at the state election, but in the by-election we have forfeited the right, I strongly believe, to seek their endorsement at this time," Mr Baird told reporters on Sunday.
Liberal state director Tony Nutt called the decision not to field candidates in October "an explicit act of atonement".
NSW Labor leader John Robertson described it as an extraordinary decision.
"This denies the people of the Hunter the opportunity to send a message to this government," Mr Robertson said.
"I don't recollect ever - certainly in my time or in modern times - seeing a party that has held a seat, walking away from running candidates in a by-election.
"It's pretty extraordinary, and I think it's a demonstration of the fact that Mike Baird is raising the white flag," he said.
Mr Baird says the prospect of defeat is not the only reason his party is walking away from the by-elections.
"Of course it would have been tough (to win)," he said.
"We say to those communities: 'we understand your pain but we will come back bigger, better and stronger than ever, and we will present to you a credible platform when the state election comes around'," he said.
Nationals state director Ben Franklin has told AAP it's unlikely the party will field any candidates in the empty seats in October but that the party's executive hasn't made any decisions.
But Mr Robertson said Labor was bracing for a fight.
"This is going to be a tough by-election, and we'll be taking nothing for granted," he said.
The NSW Liberal Party has so far lost a premier, had two resignations and lost six state MPs including two sitting ministers to the crossbenches over the course of twin ICAC inquiries this year.


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I was up early today and went for a morning run whilst the temperature was still bearable. Already then, I could see the haze covering the distant landscape and that if anything is a sure indication of a hot and humid day ahead. I really wanted to make these spinach and ricotta tartlets for our Saturday lunch so I started baking early in the morning before our little kitchen gets far too hot.
These grain-free tarts are such a lovely treat and definitely one of my favourite stand-by dishes to make. The base is grain-free and so easy to make. For the filling, I used frozen spinach, green onions and raided my kitchen garden for a variety of fresh herbs - basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley and mint. They really make the filling so incredibly tasty! These make a perfect weekend lunch, I couldn't be happier.
Have a lovely weekend!
Grain-free spinach and ricotta tartlets
(makes 4 small)
200g almond meal
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 large egg (free-range, organic)
2 tablespoons good extra virgin olive oil
250g frozen spinach (defrosted), you could also use fresh spinach
2 green onions, finely chopped
a large handful of fresh herbs (rosemary, oregano, basil, parsley and mint)
pinch of sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg (free-range, organic)
400g smooth ricotta (low-fat is fine, but fat-free might curdle)
zest of one lemon, optional
1. Prepare the bases: combine all the ingredients in a bowl into a smooth dough. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and spread evenly on the base and side of the tart pans (pans 14cm each, well greased). Refrigerate the bases for 10-15 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180C.
3. Prepare the filling: Squeeze out all excess water off the spinach. Add all other ingredients and stir into a smooth mixture. Set aside.
4. Bake the tart bases for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread the filling evenly on each base. Lower the temperature to 165C and pop the tarts back in the oven. Continue to bake 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack before serving.