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I am suggesting you ban roler skate shoes in all Wal-Mart stores. I work at the Wal-Mart on Main Street in Hamilton, Ohio, and I see lots of kids running around on roller shoes. This makes me nervous and upset. What would happen if one of those kids knocks me, one of my co-workers, or another customer over and a serious injury occurs? As a loyal hard working Wal-Mart employee who has been working for you for almost 8 years, I beg you to please ban roller skate shoes in all Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs stores before a customer or associate gets hurt.
Im a kid with these shoes, they are pretty cool and i love going towal-mart to skate because the floor is so smooth... i always look outfor other people when im about to come out of the aisle or whereverpeople might be coming. But thats me, most kids now have stupidparents that dont care what their kids are doing, so alot of kids justroll really fast all over the store and chase eachother. but i dontthink there is really a big need to bann them... kids will be kids anddumb parents will sadly be dumb parents. :)
by all means baned those roller shoes they are very dangeres instores to the eldery they cant get out of the way for the kids usingthem. whats wrong with parents letting them in stores. yes pluse kidshave no respect for the adults
hahahahhahahhahahahha....I agree that the ban is just plainstupid...Walmart sells the shoes...so how can they ask you not to wearthem after you buy them...since you are full of great ideas...help meout with this...my four year old was buckled into a cart seatproperly...and some elderly woman turned the corner and hit my cartwith her cart...she smashed his fingers and we had lots of brusingthat occured even though the Walmart manager got the ice pack inrecord time for us...So is your solution to ban all people from usingthe carts or just the elderly...or maybe you think I am just beingsilly like you....Some people need something to complain about all thetime...Well I hope everyone is having a great day...and thanks for thegreat laugh...hahahahahahahahahahahaha
I used to work in a Wal-mart and managers did tell children that thereis no skating allowed in the store.
Do you let the children ride bikes, and skateboards in stores? Howabout motor cycles? Why is there no sign saying no motor cycles in thestore? This is common sense folks.
There is a time and a place for skating and shopping is not one ofthem. I've seen kids knock over displays and other people.
Parents who let their kid skate in stores, do you also pay foranything they break when they accidentlly knock stuff over? Customersdo not own everything in the store. You only own what you pay for.What happened to respect for other peoples property?
I am a parent of 6 kids and all my children have a pair. I decided tojoin the craze and got a pair myself!!! I know that these shoes arealot of fun and we skate all the time. You have such great controlwith these shoes and you can stop at any time. I believe that everychild should have a pair. Would you rather these kids sit at home onvideo games watching tv all day getting fat? This is exercise and abrilliant idea I hope the parents jump on this band wagon and get apair for themselves. I promise the workout will make your kids laugh!! My kids had to teach me and they thought it was cool for them to"teach" me something. I believe thtat they should beallowed everywhere, and especially in a store that sells them or thegeneric version. Heelys are great for the whole family and the peoplethat dont like it can just stay at home!!! I DARE you to tell me ormy kids to stop skating, I DARE YOU!!!!
I absolutely agree with you. If the child skates in the store and theyget hurt that is on the parent, however if they run into an elderlyperson or another child who takes responsibility for that? ive seen anelderly woman pushed into a rack by one of these kids and the kidwalked away laughing. Remember those signs no Skates allowed? thatmeans skate shoes too, no matter how good your child is at controllingthese things accidents are always a possibility and could be easilyavoided by not letting your child skate indoors. Walmart and otherstores are not playgrounds they are stores where everyone should beable to walk around without fear of injury. My nine year old isgetting these for Christmas and you can bet she will never be seenwearing this in the store or anywhere other than outside where allskates belong.
Stop spoiling your children we were never allowed in the store withskates on and we are none the worse for it.
Teach them patience make them wait until they are outside to skate andstop risking injury to other people just so you can make your spoiledchildren happy and keep them quiet so you can shop in peace if theywant to skate so bad hire a babysitter to stay home and take themskating while you shop, a couple dollars for a sitter are well worthremoving the risk of injury to another human being.
My six year old son owns a pair of Heelys. While on a recent groceryshopping trip at our local Wal-Mart, my husband and I ran into somefriends and my son was showing them his new roller shoes. An employeecame up to him and rudely snipped that he is not allowed to skate inthe store and walked away. This embarrassed and hurt my boy'sfeelings, and resulted in tears. Of course I felt the need to defendmy child and spoke with the store manager. I can understand the safetyissue but if that is a new policy, since I've never heard of such, itneeds to be posted in the store...and the employee that snipped at mychild should have addressed myself or my husband who were standingright there...not our six year old kid. He was not rolling all aroundout of control, I'd never allow it! But had I been informed from theemployee, I could have asked my son not to roll in the store withoutupsetting him.
And what if you get hit by a bus crossing the street. Quit being sucha miserable old crow and let kids be kids. If your old bones couldtake it you know you would love to have a pair!!!
And no, I'm not a kid. I'm just an adult who would rather see kidsrolling down the aisles then glued to one of your multiple TV's in thevideo game section..
Why are you not more concerned about the children? What if they fallin Wall-Mart and are seriously injured and the parents say that it isbecause of the Wall-Mart skate shoes. You should more than likelyaddress this issue and not for yourself, but for the safety of thecustomer. If it may be addressed as the parents need to know where theappropriate places for thier children to skate safely should be, thenthis issue may be resolved accordingly. Try that one first, and seewhat happens. And don't adress it to the internet. Address it tocorprate office.
I just finished reading many of the comments made about the desire toban roller shoes from Wal-Mart and all I can say is ARRRRRRRGH! Ihave now been called irresponsible and told my children are punks andbrats. I even read one note that suggested "accidentally" allowing achild to get hurt by putting your cart in their path should they skatepast. This is all just silly. I feel it's a matter of knowing yourown children and their ability or lack there of. I have 3 boys(actually I have 7 boys but only 3 have Heeleys) that regularly weartheir roller shoes in stores but I only allow one to stake becase heis VERY good on his skates and even better then just walking. He ismature and respectful of others and stays out of the way. The othertwo are not at his level and are not allowed to skate. Even the onewho does will stop immediatly if asked by anyone! To say it isirresponsible to allow this is rediculous! I have been more injuredby carts hitting my heals or side then ever could be hurt by mostrolling children yet we don't call it irresponsible to allow childrento push carts in the store. Parents are irresponhsible anytime theyfail to monitor any unsafe behavior of their children or fail to teachchildren to respect or watch out for others. To assume that any childon roller shoes is a punk or brat raised by irresponsible parents isjust very narrow minded thinking
First of all, let me say, I am not suggesting child abuse. However, Iam 6'1 230lbs and I power lift every day at the gym.
I know most of you cannot do this, but if a run away kid is notwatching where he is going, I will stand still and let him/her runinto me. I have had a few kids do this and believe me, it hurts(them).
Another think is the punks in the mall that walk right through people,I do not move, I put a hard shoulder unto them. Again, I don't move,they either take the brunt force or fall. Who is the tough guy now?
So, if you see a kid flying past you, you could easily be moving yourcart without paying attention and let them hit it or if your builtlike I am, let them crash into you and then make a complaint.
I thought they were banned!?
I work at a wal mart and I must here "Attention costomers, we do notallow skating of any kind inside the store." about six times a day.
I think the parent of the children who wheel around the store shouldbe banned from WalMart. It's not the kid's intent to cause injury orto send people in the aisle running to clear a path for their aberrantbehavior. The parents are completely to blame for not teaching theirchildren where it is appropriate to play, and when they need to actrespectable. Kids do not inherently know this information unless theadult in charge teaches it to them.
Too many times parents feel like other adults should be looking outfor THEIR children. "It's funny that Johnny had an oopsie andcouldn't stop in time to avoid that collision." Whatever! Teach yourchildren to act responsibly and to actually care about theinconvenience they place on others through their actions.
I have a 16 year old son, and he would absolutely NOT be wearing skateshoes in any public store. Period. It's a respect thing that seemsto be lost on the general public nowadays. Now that my son is older,he does his own thing. I don't have to tell him not to skate inWalMart, because his upbringing has already put that message into hishead loud and clear!
Vent over!
I hadn't noticed children on these roller shoes at Wal*Mart untilafter this letter was posted. Since that time, I've seen at least twochildren skate right across an open area in front of other customerswith little regard for themselves, the other people or, it would seem,the opinion of their parents.
Unfortunately, I must echo the opinion of many others here in that theresponsibility for supervising these children belongs to the parentsand the parents alone.
Wal*Mart should not be put into a position where the employees mustsupervise every child that walks (or skates) through the doors.
Even people who are NOT parents, were children once themselves andHAVE parents, so it's not like the whole parent-child situation isforeign to them. All of you irresponsible parents out there who'skids behave like brats from hell,(and discipline to you is a sugary"no, no honey. dont do that, Ok?") just want someone to blame otherthan yourselves for your complete lack of control. People who are NOTparents may not know anything at all about parenting, but that hasnothing to do with the fact that your kids are spoiled ill-behavedbrats and you are too lazy or coddling to do anything about it. Theworld doesn't owe your kid a damn thing, and it doesn't revolve aroundhim either. His rights do not override everyone else's, just becausehe happens to be a minor. Get a grip!!
not ban them but the parents need to teach the kids that Walmart isnot a playground. WALK NORMALLY!!
I think Heelys need to be banned nationwide. They are just toodangerous for kids.
How about the child? I didn't hear you mention their well being once.It is the parents fault.
This is outrageous! Wal-Mart lets these little pukes bring theirroller skates in the store and skate around all over the place,knocking people over and causing mayhem, but just let me try to bringmy kayak in, and all of a sudden I'm the retarded one? Doublestandard, Wal-Mart! Double standard!
I agree with you there. These heelies or roller shoes are dangerous instores. The kids do not care if they hit someone or fall on theirfaces.
The parents will sue the store that they got injured in if there isn'tsomething done quickly as in banning those shoes from the store andyou can bet that the parents of an injured kid with those heelies willsue the store for damages and for a high price because the storedidn't do anything to protect the kid from getting hurt when theparents know that those shoes are not supposed to be worn insidebusinesses with possibly slick floors. The kids will either pullproducts off the shelves when they hit the shelving unit and theycould get injured.
Please ban them before you end up with a lawsuit on your hands.
My mother is filing suit because a child wearing these crashed intoher she fell and sprained her ankle in a grocery store. Only formedical bills but she is making the parents pay. Frankly for beingsuch morons the parents should have to pay millions.
Kids too stupid to know what should be worn outside and inside areborn to people so stupid that they can't spell Dog if spotted the dand the g.
The idiot parents told her to sue the store. Why? It wasn't thestore's fault that these 2 morons had this stuppid child together andthen let him heelie.
I totally agree. If some person gets injured from an irresponsiblekid who doesn't know how to stop, guess who it falls on. It wall fallonto Walmart. All of the employees hardworking or not would be out ofa job. Isn't it funny that it takes one person to ruin it foreveryone.
Are "regular" roller skates allowed in these places? If not what arethese Heelies not banned as well? Sometimes the world just makes nosense....
At the Walmart in Harborcreek PA I got knocked down by one of theseunholy terrors zipping around causing havoc. A store employee ignoredthe entire situation and continued stocking shelves while I got upfrom the floor. When I saw that evil booger still wheeling around 20minutes later he was educated about what an irate PMS female can dowith a shopping cart and a little motivation. Get on the stickWalMart before people being to sue your sorry butt.
I work in a mall, and I can not count how many times I have seen thesekids in heelies run into the windows of the stores or beams in themiddle of the mall. Usually their OK, but i have had one parent runinto my store and have me call 911 because her kid, who was usingthem, ran into a corner of a store and cracked their head open. I dontknow if she sued or not, but I strongly agree that they need to bebanned in public areas.
Every parent who buys wheelies for their kids should be forced to buyan insurance policy to cover all the accidents THEY CAUSE.
I cannot tell you how many times I have seen a kid on wheelies andwanted to put my foot out and watch them fly across the floor on theirfaces...
I agree. I work in Meijer and I can't count the number of times thatI have almost been run down by one of these kids zipping back andforth around the checklanes while their parents shop...or evenunaccompanied. Our wide aisles around the service area are ideal forthat sort of thing.
Of course, we also have two older ladies who come in and ride theirHoveround scooters full tilt thru the aisles...if you get in theirway...too bad. It's like Hell's Grannies terrorizing the shoppers andemployees. They have been asked not to drive them in the store and useour electric carts instead (which don't go nearly as fast as theirscooters and are less manuverable) but they insist on speeding aroundin our store.
Both the kids with the Heelies and those women on the scooters need toshow a little respect and common courtesy for others instead ofendangering them with their actions. If they can't, then I guess a banof both items would be in order.
Oh, and I have to post again with another random concern I have aboutthese stupid shoes.
When they first came out, the shoes had a wheel that popped in and outwhen you wanted to skate or walk. Now, the wheel just stays there.
Have the parents that bought these shoes for their kids seen how thekids are walking in them? They are walking on the sides of their feetor on their toes. These are kids that are still growing. Do they haveany idea what kids of problems these kids will have with their feetand legs as they grow. To this day I have problems with my feet fromhaving crappy shoes when I was a kid. But these parents are wasting$80 a pair on shoes that will give their kids the same problems.
I agree they should be banned just as rollerblades, skateboards, etc.are already banned.
Just recently at our store (not a Wal-mart) there were a bunch of kidswith their mother that were shopping. My friend and co-worker wasworking in her department and heard the one of the kids yell,"Wipeout!" Because she didn't want to be liable for any injuries, shewent over to them and told them nicely that they couldn't use theroller aspect of their shoes in the store. Guess what the mom said toher kids? "Keep using them."
Now can anyone guess who would be the first one to scream lawsuit whenone of her little precious monsters falls and cracks their head open?
These roller shoes are unsafe in a store where other people areshopping, both for the user and whomever else is shopping.
These things should be considered the same as any wheeled item such asa bike, skates, skateboard, etc. and banned wherever theaforementioned items are prohibited. And I also believe parents needto take some sort of responsiblity to teach their children aboutsafety and also pay attention to what they are doing. I've had acouple of kids wearing these wheel shoes (or whatever they are called)actually run into my cart and the parents in turn yell at me to bemore careful. Now that went over real big with me . . . .
While I agree with you, it's the parents who should be heldresponsible. Letting your children roll around in a Walmart on thesethings is dangerous for everyone.
No doubt they should be banned from all stores as they pose a risk toeveryone. That being said I'm 34 years old and looking for a pair formyself and I would love to roll around on those nice smooth floors atWalmart and I'm sure Sam Walton would as well.
before actually conceiving their first child would fail. It's actuallyhaving children that gives you the quick learning experience you need.Who is going to write the parenting manual to give the parents attheir child's birth on what to do? It's learn as you go and thats theway it is.
before you put their name on there. Also, it's not so much parenting Iwas thinking of as much as common sense. Like not letting your kidsplay in the street and stuff. That's not something that you learn asyou go, you either know it or you don't.
I totally agree, for the workers safety AND the childs safety. I workin a retail store on weekends and one day this child was skatingaround the store, flipped backwards and hit his head on our tiledfloor. He wasn't seriously injured, but could have been.
It's sickening to see parents walk into a retail store, go in onedirection and send their kids in another! Parents need to beresponsible for their children at all times, period.
I am an employee for a walmart in maryland. This issue is one of thebiggest headaches our store has. It's amazing to watch the lack ofsupervision and concern parents have for their children.
I was shopping in electronics once looking at video games for mycousins birthday (without my vest on) since it was during my lunch andthere was this 6-7 year old child wheeling circles around me withthose heelies and it was ticking me off. Asked him to stop and hewouldn't listen and told me "your not my mom". He contined on againand nearly ran into me. Looked around to see if there was any parents(of course wasn't any) and this pushed the breaking point. What did Ido? I purposely put my foot in front of him and tripped him and hefell down and hit his head on a display. He got up and started cryingand was looking for "his mommy". I know this sounds evil, but he gotwhat he deserved. Coworkers saw me, but I told them that it was "anaccident" lol. Maybe next time, "his mommy" will think twice beforeletting her kid run wild with heelies.
I absolutely agree with you. These things ARE dangerous. While they'reat it they should ban skateboards, inline skates, stilletto heels onpeople who aren't accustomed to walking in them, some senior driverswho barrel through the lot or drive in braille (no offense).
Although I've never seen them in Walmart- I also feel those "kiddiecarts" and the long carts that look like cars that the parent's cannotcontrol properly.They may look "cute" and enticing to people withchildren, they pose a great danger to shoppers and employees.
Great Letter! I hope you get a response!
Few things bring out blind rage in me and for some reason those stupidshoes do. I'm not sure if it's that they are most often used by ademographic that I am not fond of (the tween-set) or that I find themto be utterly pointless (do they make you get places faster?? Whatpurpose could they possibly have?!?!), but whenever I see a kid onthese in a store I want to push them down! (rant over) :-)
I think this is a great idea, Mike. I honestly hadn't considered thesafety aspect. My local Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have signsbanning them, as does the local mall, I believe. I'm not sure whoenforces this, but I think it's a great idea
I can't say they bother me. But if I had to work around them, I'dprobably change my tune.
Of course, while they look stupid and are probably unsafe for someoneof my limited coordination. I still want some. Just to wear at workto peeve my boss.
They're probably like Jet Skis. I hate, hate, hate Jet Skis when I'mfishing or trying to chill out on the water. But man those things arefun when you get on one.
I agree roller shoes pose a serious threat to personal injury. Whilethe kids I have observed generally have looked responsible, it is justan accident waiting to happen. Can't you see a kid barrelling over asenior citizen?
I simply can't fathom what agency or political force condoned theimplementation of phone use by drivers. I have seen many cases ofdrivers who freely admit their attention is distracted by talking ontheir phones. On edmunds.com, one driver wrote "Thanks for puttingBluetooth in your car, because now I can talk on the phone withoutdriving all over the road." Then she wrote "ha ha". It isn't funny -it creates a major hazard on both highways and local roads. Whyshould I have to wait around until someone finds the right buttonbefore they hit the gas pedal?
Back to your topic, I could not agree more. They won't let peopleride around on bikes in the store, why let them skate?
Roller shoes need to be banned everywhere. I hate those freakin'things.
Yes! Thank you! All that needs to happen is some stupid adolescent(that's usually what I see wearing them) gets injured in one of yourlocations and his parents sue the company!
In my neighborhood we've got unsafe drivers, a ton of constructionthat shuts down huge sections of sidewalk (there are plenty of placesI can't get to without riding in the street), and some familyattractions that appear to attract mainly families in which theparents do not feel as if they are in any way responsible for theirchildren's behavior. (Yes, I realize that those are the ones I noticemore and that it therefore seems as if a higher percentage of familiesare like that than is actually true.)
Sooner or later some little heellion who feels like rolling aroundintersections without paying any attention to where the cars are isgoing to get hit. Seriously. (And I bet I already know whichintersection it's going to be, too.) The building next to ours hasgotten hit enough times, and it doesn't dart out in front of people.
I have no problem with kids who are (with or without parental support)capable of using them safely and responsibly in areas that aren'tcongested and where people, cars, etc., don't suddenly pop out fromaround corners and so on. (Well, I guess I do have a problem but Iunderstand that it's *my* problem.) But I do not understand parentswho let their children put these things on and then don't bother totake a sufficiently hands-on approach to parenting to keep their kidsand everybody else in the area safe.
That said, I do understand why someone making Wal-Mart wages wouldn'twant to ask parents to keep track of their children. The parents whoare going to be nice about it are almost never the parents who need tobe spoken to.
If light-up shoes could be banned in some places for being hazard, whyare Heelys still allowed? They are much more hazardous in that theycan cause accidents and injuries if a kid can't figure out how to stopin time.
I agree with this. I see the kids wizzing around suddenly. You have noway to predetermine if they have wheelies on and then they aresuddenly flying past you spinning and having fun then come to a stopand start walking as if nothing happened. Would be easy to put a signup for it, even written in plain marker.
I have to agree with you on this. I can't stand those things andespecially can't stand that parents just turn a blind eye to theirkids and allow them to roll around the store.
I had surgery on my left hip in January and am finally starting to getaround better but I still have to protect the joint. Some kid almosthit me right on the hip rolling around on those things. Luckily I sawhim and was able to turn and protect my hip. I shot the parent adirty look but they were completely oblivious as to why.
Here in Minnesota, we have the most ridiculous law. You know thoseshort little motorized bikes/motorcycles that are way shorter thannormal? They're completely road legal here in Minnesota, FOR 12 YEAROLDS. That's right -- 12-year-old kids can ride them on city streetswith no limitations -- no helmet, no turn signals, no headlights. Those little jerks zip through stop signs, stop lights, etc.
Any parent who buys one of them for their child should be beaten to apulp with the fender of the first car their kid hits.
I REALLY hate those things. They're annoying, they're dangerous, andthey leave the worst skid marks on tile floor that someone (usuallyme) ends up cleaning off of the floor.
Our local rink has banned them, and I've noticed a couple stores in myarea have gotten the message. I hope this is one fad that wears itselfout quickly.
Its funny that I'm reading this now because this weekend I had anexperience with "Heelys" and my nephews. I was watching my nephews andhad to run into Wal-Mart for a few things. I absolutely can't standwhen children are running (or rolling) around in stores so I made adeal with my nephews. I told them while we were outside of theWal-mart to and I quote "get your rolling fix out now because once weget into that store, I better not see you rolling around." I waspretty stern but not a dictator about it. They knew I meant businessso they rolled right up to the door and as soon as we walked in theystopped. The whole time we were in there, they behaved. My point intelling this story is that I don't necessarily think that Wal-martshould ban the shoes but that maybe parents should be responsibleenough to tell there children "NO." If Wal-mart feels that it is goingto be an issue maybe as a friendly reminder they can post signs in thefront of the store saying that rolling around while in the store isprohibited and that it is up to the parents to supervise theirchildren to make sure no one is injuried. After all, shouldn't parentsbe watching their children anyway when they go inside a store?
They shouldn't just ban them in Wal-Mart... they should ban them inall stores, especially in stores that get very busy and crowded.But Ialso agree with the previous posts.. if the parents kept an eye on thechildren more.. it woulnd't be such an issue.
should be banned from ALL stores. They are an accident waiting tohappen, and I have yet to see a child who is carefully watching outfor others while using them in stores (not to say there aren't any,but I have yet to see one).
I work for a "home improvement warehouse", and kids are constantlyrunning into strangers and whipping around corners on them withoutlooking out for people, forklifts, or pallet jacks, any of which couldcause serious injury (not even mentioning the loose bolts, wrappers,or wood scraps that could cause a painful wipeout!).
I agree with other commenters that the parents should be taking careof the situation, but in the majority of the cases I've seen (and beeninvolved in), they are more upset about someone saying something totheir angel than the possibility of injury to their child or others. An outright ban would help the issue.
That said, I think Heelies are a great idea when used in the rightplaces. It a great idea to get kids moving, rather than sitting infront of the TV.
I might head over to the Wal-Mart later today to see what rules theyDO have posted. It seems obvious to me that (regular) roller skateswouldn't be allowed, but something makes me think that this might notbe a posted rule.
I'm pretty sure that there's no sign on the door that says "nothrowing oil on the floor" or "no jumping out at people and yelling'boo'."
Why? Because people, in general, have common sense about what'sdangerous and what's not. Kids, lacking this ability, are supposed tobe under the supervision of an adult that does have the common sense.
My son, who is 4, tends to run around in stores. When I'm notwatching him and controlling his behavior (which I do). Wal-Martdoesn't have signs that say "no running 4 year olds." They rely onmy, as a parent, to ensure that my child is not causing a dangeroussituation.
However, if my son is causing a dangerous situation and I, the parent,am not remedying this, then I think it's appropriate for an employeeto come to me and say "he's causing a dangerous situation, pleaseremedy it or he's going to have to leave." I'd feel embarrassed, forsure. But I'd understand... because it's MY job to control him. Likewise, if a kid on Hellies (sp?) was skating around the store in adangerous way, I think it's reasonable to an employee (or anothercustomer) to ask the kid's parents to control their child.
I have to agree with you Mike - they are a nuisance.
Problem is, the reason they're a nuisance is because parents don'tmonitor their kids when they wear them. It wouldn't be a problem ifthe kids had enough sense not to go zipping around the store, dartingin front of people.
Could they put a sign on the door that says "No rollershoes allowed?" At least that would alert the parents and the children going in thatthey'd better keep their wheels in the shoes while in the store.
It's sad really, something that should be so common-sensical has to beturned into a rule in order to protect everyone from the stupidity ofa few.
I agree that they should be banned. My friend has a son that justturned two and was almost plowed into 3 times by the same kid wearingthose shoes. We had to put him in the basket (wich is usually apunishment for him) just to keep him from getting hurt. Ontop ofbanning these shoes I think Wal-Mart should come up with an "under 16"policy like many malls have. Nobody under 16 allowed in with outparental supervision and if they are caught wondering through thestore alone then they are taken to the office and the parents pagedand told to leave. Or something simular to that. I hate going toWal-Mart because of the fact that parents don't control their kid(s)and let them go running all over the place being little terrors.
The world is full of "what if" scenarios. Unless you nearly gotknocked over or really did get run into, you have nothing to complainabout. Those shoes scuff up floors, so it's Walmart's problem if theydon't prohibit the wearing of those shoes in the store (I've seensigns at other businesses forbidding the shoes).
My boys have these shoes, they are called Heeleys. There is nothingwrong with these shoes in the correct environment but they should notbe allowed in any enclosed public space (ie: mall, restaurant, grocerystore, etc.) It should be posted on the doors of all establishments,that way everyone knows and the wheels can be removed before enteringthe establishment.
Luckily, my boys are more into wearing them when we are outside thanthey are when we go to enclosed spaces. See, these shoes just aren'tcool looking enough for them anymore.
All it will take is for one of those children riding those shoes in aWal-Mart store, fall down, get injured, and Mom and Dad pullingWal-Mart through all kinds of litigation (not that they would win butfighting litigiation is costly).
I've been in your Wal-Mart and an additonal hazard would be all of theun-packed stock sitting around in the aisles. I can't imagine addingkids on roller-shoes into that mix.
Have you spoken to your manager about it?
I completely agree! I cannot believe any responsible parent wouldallow their kid to zip up and down store aisles without regard toothers.
Well, let me amend that. I couldn't believe it until I nearly gotplowed over in a store by a kid wearing these.
Horrid invention all around, in my opinion.
Great letter, by the way.
I agree. I don't like them either.
Gee Mike, you commented on the first two letters I looked at, and Iagree with you in both instances. Every time I see kids rollingaround a store with those skates, I feel the same way you do. It'snot safe.
Mike, for once I agree with your complaint. However, how would yousuggest Wal-Mart and Sam's Club enforce this rule? The wheels aren'tobvious unless the child comes rolling in.


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The members of the volunteer Cross Creek Cemetery Co. have a "grave" responsibility: restoring the hundreds of historical grave markers that have been destroyed or damaged over the centuries.
"We've been working very hard since we've taken over last year," said Ethel Sentipal, secretary of the group. "But there's still so much to do. I don't watch much TV."
The cemetery, on Cross Creek Road at Cross Creek Presbyterian Church, has been in existence since 1779. In that time, it has been the final resting place for veterans of "Indian wars," the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, to name a few. But over the years, the limestone and granite markers of the graveyard's "residents" have become damaged, misplaced and vandalized.
As head of the small group of volunteers endeavoring to restore the cemetery, Sentipal hopes to put all the pieces back together in order to give the men and women buried in the cemetery the respect they deserve.
"We eventually want to renovate (the markers) and get all of them up," said Joe Sentipal, Ethel's husband and an integral member of the volunteer team. "But it's tough because the only money that comes in is from the new burials."
The cemetery is a tale of two plots. The area closest to the church is the "old cemetery," while a more distant graveyard houses new interments. Separating the two is a mowed hillock that was full of brush and bramble until Joe Sentipal recently cleared it with some help from his brother, Jim.
Despite the monumental task ahead of them, they do have a couple things going for them: They maintain an active congregation and they have inherited the immaculate records of a noted local historian who oversaw the cemetery through 1939.
"I don't know if you know anything about A.D. White, but he must have been a genius," Ethel Sentipal said. "Everything fell in line from where we could see. But there's just a lot of stones missing."
Inside a meeting room in the church building, Ethel spreads out a rolled-up chart. Its paper yellowed by age, it shows the neat handwritten notes of the church elder superimposed over a gridded map of the cemeteries. A nearby ledger shows a similar attention to detail.
"The person who mowed, what he did was if he found a stone laying over, he would throw it up against that building," Ethel Sentipal said, pointing to a log storage shed.
A thief stole copper markers honoring veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War and both world wars. They were eventually returned, but the Sentipals aren't sure which graves they should adorn.
The Sentipals are asking for the public's help in putting the numerous misplaced tombstones where they belong. They're hoping the families of people buried there may know the stories behind those folks and share the stories so the cemetery group can compile accurate historical records.
"I, myself, would like to learn more about the people who are buried there," Ethel said.
She knows some people are interested in caring for their ancestors' plots. She's had inquiries from family members from as far away as Florida, and one particular grave – that of Revolutionary War veteran Jonas Anstoker, who died in 1796 – is visited every year.
"Someone adorns that grave all the time," Ethel said. "And we know nothing about them."
The cemetery is a historian's dream. Among the numerous historical figures interred at the site are Hannah Bebout, who died in 1830 and was said to have pumped water when she served Gen. George Washington during the "dark days" of the Revolutionary War, and Joseph Vance, who died in 1832 and was the proprietor of nearby Vance's Fort.
To get in touch with Cross Creek Cemetery Co., call Ethel Sentipal at 724-947-4079 or write to 1156 Eldersville Rd., Burgettstown, PA 15021.
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Betty Hartman admits she is entrenched in the 20th century. And she's proud of it.
"Everything is old-fashioned here," she said, waving a hand across Hartman Flower & Gift Shoppe in downtown Burgettstown. "No emails. No computers. I don't carry a cell phone. If you want me, call the land line.
"I don't know how to use a GPS. If I tried, I'd end up in Punxsutawney."
She does not have a computer and has never seen the shop's website – hartmanflowerandgiftshoppe.com – which, she said, was put up by FTD, the national florist dealer network to which her business belongs.
"I'm still in the 20th century because it worked for me. People say, 'My computer is down.' Well, my computer is not down. My head is my computer and sometimes it may be down."
Hartman, who will turn 80 in March, said her disinterest in modern technology has not affected her business. In fact, it remains golden, especially this year.
Hers is a gift shop that keeps on giving, one that will celebrate 50 years in July – all at 1529 Main St., all with the same owner, all with flowers and gifts.
Inside, Valentine's Day could be anytime, not just this Thursday.
She may scowl at this, but the shop actually is modern – bright and fresh inside and out, and tidy. The front doors are painted purple, the preferred color of her establishment, which goes about 20 by 25 feet. Flowers, gifts, garden angels, boxes, wraps and other items add to an attractive palette.
But in a positive and significant way, the place is, indeed, "old-fashioned."
Hartman Flower & Gift is a mom-and-pop shop of yore, one that used to be a foundation of so many vibrant small-town business districts in Western Pennsylvania. The difference is it has endured, surviving the advent and proliferation of malls, chain stores and big box operations that have shuttered so many local storefronts and diminished the communities they had served.
"The only thing saving small businesses," she said, "is the service you give. I can't compete with the Giant Eagles and Shop 'n Saves on prices."
Nevertheless, her shop does compete, thanks to the diligence and efficiency of the owner and her staff. Spouses Sybil and Bill Bundy are full-time employees, Sybil assisting Hartman, Bill driving the delivery truck. Sybil, of Burgettstown, has worked there for 34 years.
Two others work part time during busy periods.
If you listen to Hartman speak, feel her energy, you can envision the shop lasting another half-century – with her hell-bent on being there all the way.
"As long as my health holds out, I'll come here," said Hartman, Slovan-born and bred and a longtime Burgettstown resident. "When I can't put the key in the door, I will retire. What would I do with myself?"
What she has done since opening July 26, 1963 – four months before the Kennedy assassination – is work six days a week.
She learned a lot about operating a business from her father, John Delfrate. For 40 years, he owned Delfrate Packing Co. in Slovan, which employed 75 and produced, packaged and sold bologna, sausages, hot dogs and similar meats under the Delmar brand. There was a lot of industry in the vicinity, including Weirton Steel, that provided a steady flow of customers.
He eventually sold his enterprise to American Foods, which is now in Washington.
At age 30, eager to start a business, she discussed prospects with her husband, Michael.
"He said, 'This town could use another flower shop,'"Hartman said. After brief deliberation, she decided to give the other florist a run for it.
She attended a floral school in Cleveland, then prepared to launch her new endeavor with a plan: try to draw on the reputation her father had established. Hartman included her maiden name in ads for the newspaper, the Burgettstown Enterprise.
"I thought that name recognition might help."
It did. Within six months of opening, she received a call from a woman who was living in Alabama. Her husband, a prison warden, had just died and his body had been shipped back home for burial.
"She wanted to order some flowers," Hartman said. "She called and said she recognized my maiden name."
The Alabama couple had grown up in the Cross Creek area, and the widow had seen the Enterprise ad after returning to her hometown,
Hartman's enterprise eventually became Burgettstown's lone florist and has endured since.
One difference between the early '60s and now, she said, is "we started as primarily a flower shop, but over the years, we've had more and more gifts." Another is that "we now do 90 percent of our business over the phone."
Life as a small-town merchant can be fraught with challenges, physically and financially.
She had both knees replaced at the same time in 2004 and has had shoulder surgery. Yet today she is able to stand for long hours, thanks largely to her general good health – and, she said, the shop's wooden floors that preserve her legs and back.
"If this were concrete, I would have retired years ago."
Turbulent economic times have threatened her business – the Great Recession hit it hard in 2008 and 2009. But they never overwhelmed the shop.
Apparently, the bookkeeper – Hartman – has been doing her job. She said the finances are nearly as healthy as she is.
"In 50 years," she said, "I've never taken out a loan. I pay my bills on time. The interest eats you up."
Although she lost her husband of 51 years in 2003 – Michael Hartman was a foreman with Langeloth Molybdenum (now Langeloth Metallurgy) – Betty Hartman does have family nearby. Her daughters, Michelle King and Debra Carter, live in Wexford and Weirton respectively, and she has four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
In the meantime, she can be found – almost without exception – in her shop during business hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Unlike most of the workaday world, she relishes returning to the job every Monday instead of dreading it.
"Sunday night, I look forward to going to work the next day and seeing people."
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For years, Canton Township fire Chief Dave Gump has cringed when the "B" word is spoken.
Just mention bridge, and Gump groans. First it was the Caldwell Avenue bridge just a stone's throw from the main fire station on Weirich Avenue, which has been closed since June 2006. Then it was the bridge that took Sheffield Street over Interstate 70 at Jessop Place that closed and was demolished earlier this month. Work to replace it is expected to be done in November.
Now a bridge that takes busy Route 844 (Jefferson Avenue) over a small creek between Smiley and Rex roads in the township will close starting Monday.
Earlier this year, word came of plans to replace not only the Route 844 bridge with a box culvert but a similar structure on Route 50 near County Park Road in Cross Creek Township. Work on the Cross Creek bridge will begin when the Route 844 work is done. The projects are each scheduled to take about eight weeks to complete.
The posted detour by the state Department of Transportation for both projects uses Routes 50, 18, 844 and 231. Based on a Google map, the posted detour is just under 20 miles.
Gump expects that many drivers will find a way around that detour using local roads like Smiley and Hewitt Avenue.
"I am sure those roads will see increased traffic," Gump said. "Route 844 is pretty busy. And I am sure it is just an amount of time before those trucks going to gas wells figure out about the local roads."
Gump said answering calls on the western side of the bridge will take longer for his department.
"Not only is it taking longer for most of us to get to the fire station because of the closed bridges, it is also going to take us longer to get to any calls on the other side of the closed bridge on 844," Gump said. "We'll have to go out Hewitt and Smiley.
"Now instead of four or five minutes for us to get there, it will be 10 or 12 minutes," he added. "And we got a good amount of crashes on 844."
But if there is a small silver lining, Gump recently received word from the office of state Sen. Tim Solobay, D-Canonsburg, that there is finally some movement on replacing the Caldwell bridge.
Solobay said he understands Gump's frustration over the Caldwell bridge.
"At times, it seemed like the right hand didn't know what the left was doing," Solobay said. "There were environmental issues to deal with, but enough is enough."
The project is expected to go out for bid in April. Solobay hopes the project will be let soon after the bids are opened and work can get started by summer.
When the bridge on Route 50 is closed, Gump is expecting even more traffic on Route 844.
Solobay said the two bridges are part of PennDOT pilot projects.
"They picked similar areas and are putting in stock bridges that speed up the process," Solobay said. "With so many deficient bridges, we are fortunate to get these replaced."
Work on both bridges is being done by C.H.& D. Enterprises of New Stanton.
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Before serving as supervisor Jack was the President of the Roseville High School District Board of Trustees, an accomplished business attorney and Placer County Peer Court Judge, who has lived and served in our community for over 25 years.
Jack moved to Roseville at age 18, attending Sierra College and working as a truck driver for UPS. After putting himself through CSU Sacramento and the McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated with honors, he served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice before transitioning into private practice.
From ensuring oversight of taxpayer approved school bond funds, mentoring area youth and working with local law enforcement to reduce juvenile delinquency, Jack has been praised as one of Placer County's most trusted voices on issues of fiscal responsibility, education and public safety.
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Tom Wiley's Jaguar is the cat's meow. It's a 1959 model with back seats that have mirrors for grooming, tray tables for dining and the capacity to convert into a bed. The trunk has a foldout picnic table, and a toolbox for the vehicle sits in a recessed compartment near the bottom of the driver's door.
And there are other accouterment that make this Jaguar a nearly purr-fect machine.
"This has original chrome, original paint, original everything," Wiley said. "It has 28,000 miles on it."
His Jaguar is a classic car in the definitive sense. Yet so were the other 240-some vehicles that were on display Sunday afternoon during the Classics on Main car show in downtown Washington. They were parked on both sides of Main Street, from Chestnut Street almost to Maiden – old, older and oldest, all in great shape, clean, polished and shimmering in the oppressive sunshine.
"There are really fantastic automobiles here," gushed Wiley, owner of Judson Wiley & Sons Inc., a 108-year-old concrete company down the hill on South Main.
This was the 12th annual event, conducted for three years at the Washington County Fairgrounds before moving to the city for the past nine. The Covered Bridge Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America organized the show, which for the first time was affiliated with the Whiskey Rebellion Festival.
Layton Wise of Washington, president of the Covered Bridge Region, said the car show usually is on the third Sunday in July, but the 21st this year would have been too late in the month.
The estimated 250 show cars were about twice last year's figure. But Layton Wise of Washington, president of the Covered Bridge Region, said last year's field was diminished because of a forecast of rain.
"And it didn't rain until about 3:30, when we were almost finished," he said.
Twenty-one cars won trophies in different categories Sunday, no category more important than another. Ron King, president of RKP Radio in Washington and DJ for this event, announced the winners.
Thousands of spectators attended Sunday, peering into the vehicles and under the hoods, seeing the quality with which these cars of yesteryear were made, like the 1937 Hudson with "ambulance" inscribed on the doors, owned by Canonsburg funeral home director David Sollon, the green Chevy Impala next to it and Chevy Bel Air across from them.
The temporary pavilion across from the Observer-Reporter offices housed an exhibit of vintage cars: a 1907 Franklin, a 1916 Packard, a 1916 Cole and a 1923 Model T.
Owners and spectators alike have a keen appreciation of classic cars, which was borne out by the masses walking about in the heat during the duration of the show – noon to about 4 p.m.
Wiley leans toward the Jaguar. He bought the first in the mid-1960s for $1,800 – "it was repossessed and was only a year old" – and now has seven.
"All are in original condition," Wiley said. "A lot of Jaguars have rusted out. These are always in the garage."
The one on Main Street Sunday was owned originally by Briggs Cunnigham, a fabled race car driver in the 1950s. It's been Wiley's for about 20 years.
He was eager to enter it in the local event Sunday.
"I belong to a Jaguar club, but I don't go to these shows as much," Wiley said. "This was nice and close."
And a lot of fun, for him and a lot of others.
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Yesterday was the first day of spring and what better way to celebrate than wearing sequins to the grocery store, getting lots of funny looks from midwesterners in their sweats, and then spending the evening barbecuing in the driveway (classy, I know). This is also my triumphant return to the internet after a long weekend of celebrating and staying far, far away from my laptop, so I'm planning lots of good stuff on the blog this week, including a great giveaway and a fun swap. And maybe even more spring sequins, sweatpants be damned.


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Also from the looks of Granamyr this isn't the production piece, he may well be rotocast. and as much as I agree with some of the 'taken for the ass' comments on things, it's overused, Granamyr is done and presented as he should be iconically, it's a let down if we can't make him stand on his own but not that big a deal. Stay puft can't sit, and granny is WAAAAY more articulated than most of us were led to believe (TG said he would be similar to tytus and megator in articulation) and again, we can only reserve judgement on him standing or not when the production figure gets reviewed.
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I think he looks amazing, but the price is a little bit high for my tastes.
After shipping costs, this will be well over $100.
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I absolutely love the head sculpt. Another example of the Four Horseman's amazing talent.
i love granamyr.. and he is HUGE standing up!
really hope he comes with some backdrop like GB stay puffy guy
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He looks better than I could ever dream of. That never happens!! I want him but that price tag is brutal however.
Wow! Granamyr surpassed my expectations and more! I love how sinister it looks and the body is perfect. This is totally worth 80 dollars!
Visually he is perfect. I'm shocked that he is almost to scale, and I do not mind that he can't stand. He spends most of the cartoon sitting in his fire pit anyway. He's an old dragon, with all the time in the world. He can sit around my collection and I'll be more than happy.
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Very excited about this release Granamyr looks right on point. I thought it was due out in August for some reason but 3 months is well worth the wait. It will be a piece that I have to save for.
He is in December along with Procrustus, Mosquitor AND ToD Sorceress? ?
******* if it's true, I don't have that much cash for all of them and I don't even think about shipping + customs costs to Europe.
Please just don't make me choose between Procrustus and Granamyr, they are both awesome!
Granamry and Procrustus are the two big items I've been looking forward to since the SKU was introduced, so December is going to be SWEET!
I have no idea what most customers' financial situation is for Dec, I haven't had trouble budgeting but then I don't have dependents are suffered any unforseen expenses like health concerns or auto accidents (crap--knock on wood!). But I also kind of think TOD Sorceress and Granamyr won't sell out very fast and might be offered again like Wind Raider.
Has anyone heard if his green repaint is off the table now that they are cutting back on product?
Its too much for one month anyone knows how tall is he stand? And is he able to stand?
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It was revealed that he WON'T be able to stand on his legs.Its too much for one month anyone knows how tall is he stand? And is he able to stand?
So you'll basically pay a high price for a figure that will have to remain in a sitting pose (of course, this won't matter much to those who don't pose their figures and enjoy staction-like items, but personally, I'm not one of those people).
I'm a hardcore MOTUC fan. I have been burned by Digital River. Roboto, King Hsss and Stinkor do **** me off. But I love the Star Sisters. I love the Fighting Foe Men. I want Songster, as well as every other vintage figure.
I own every figure and in some cases have multiple copies.
But I am a all or nothing kind of guy. And if the line does end, I am going to have a hard time justifying having these things on my shelves if the collection is not at least vintage complete.
With that said, I assume we will know within the month or so whether the 2013 will happen.
So if it does not go, I will have a very hard time justifying to myself spending $80 on Granamyr. Sure, it might be a cool way to go out with a bang for the line, but for me it will feel like wasted money with an incomplete line.
So my question is, if 2013 does not go, how will this effect your decision to purchase Granamyr.
I have a feeling Mattel is going to lose a lot of money on Granamyr if they cancel 2013.
I for one, will definitely not buy him if 2013 is cancelled.
Of course I'm getting Granamyr, I want him! Not getting him just to stick it to Mattel would be cutting off my nose to spite my face.
i will. i like him a lot more then i was thinking i would, but i have a lot of Dragon toys he will go with.
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Week of April 29 Bentleyville
931 Main St. Phone: 724-239-5887
Daily activities: Wii bowling, cards, puzzles 10:30 a.m.; lunch is served weekdays at 11:30 a.m.; bingo 12:30 p.m. Van pickup begins at 8:50 a.m. Riders must register the day before.
P.O. Box 151 316 Station St. Vestaburg Phone: 724-377-0000
Daily activities: Lunch is served weekdays at 11:30 a.m.
200 Senior Way Phone: 724-947-9524
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Monday: Executive board meeting 10 a.m.; monthly meeting at noon; dartball 12:30 p.m.
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St. Ignatius Church Phone: 724-839-7145
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30 E. Pike St. Phone: 724-745-5443
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100 Nemacolin Road Phone: 724-966-2290
Daily activities: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; meal served at 11:30 a.m.; dartball; bingo; Wii bowling; cards; fitness center; and pool tables.
Monday: Greene County cards 10:30 to 11 a.m.; line dancing 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Exercise 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Thursday: Exercise 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Friday: Dance 7 to 11 p.m.
Center in the Woods
130 Woodland Court Brownsville Phone: 724-938-3554
Daily activities: Walking club 7:30 a.m.; beauty shop 9 a.m.
Monday: EKG, lab services 8 a.m.; watercolor 10 a.m.; cards 1 p.m.
Tuesday: Lab services 8 a.m.; billiard lessons 9 a.m.; chair dancing 9:30 a.m.; healthy steps 11 a.m.; bingo, dartball, cards 1 p.m.
Chartiers Township Building 2 Buccaneer Drive Houston Phone: Gerry Checonsky 724-745-8086
Center meetings are held at 11 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month with a catered lunch. Bingo and cards are played from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
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28 Clark Ave. Avella Phone: 724-587-5755 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: ccvscc1.multiply.com
Daily activities: Lunch is served weekdays at 11:30 a.m., and reservations are required.
Monday: Cards 10 a.m.; bingo at noon; crafts 2 p.m.
Tuesday: Wii sports 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; pokeno 12:15 p.m.
Wednesday: Farmers' Market; older American's Day celebration 11:30 a.m.; George Suhon entertains 12:15 p.m.; bingo mania 1:15 p.m.
Thursday: Proclamation Day at Courthouse Square 9:30 a.m. (van leaves at 8:30 a.m.); bingo 12:15 p.m.
Friday: Cinco de Mayo celebration 10:30 a.m.; bingo at noon; crafts 2 p.m.
3547 Marion Ave. Phone: 724-258-9511
The Finleyville Forever Young Club meets Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Finleyville Community Center. The club holds its board meetings at 11 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month, when a hot meal is provided.
Jefferson Community Center Phone: 724-883-2161
Activities: Open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; meal served at 11:30 a.m.; Wii; bingo.
Tuesday: Healthy step exercise 9 to 10 a.m.
Thursday: Healthy step exercise 9 to 10 a.m.
3599 Millers Run Road Cecil Phone: 724-743-1827
Daily activities: Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. weekdays; call for reservations or cancellations before 10 a.m.; billiards.
105 Green St. Claysville Phone: 724-663-4202
Activities: Lunch is served at 11:15 a.m. weekdays (call for reservations). Expanded hours of operation every Tuesday with the Tuesday Night Group, potluck at 6 p.m. and alternating dartball or bingo at 7 p.m. Bingo 12:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; games, exercise 12:30 p.m. Mondays. Also, meeting day on the second Thursday of each month.
Mt. Morris
Mt. Morris Community Center 303 Mt. Morris Road Phone: 724-324-5396
Daily activities: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; meal served at noon.
800 Venetia Road
The community center is open to seniors the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Suggested donation is $2. Call Erma Grego at 724-941-6956.
69 W. Maiden St. Phone: 724-222-8566 Email: washpaseniors @verizon.net Website: wwww.washpaseniors.com
Daily activities: Lunch is served from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For reservations, call 724-222-9321. Computer classes by appointment.
Monday: Tai chi 9 a.m.; SilverSneakers 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.; movie 12:30 p.m.; dartball 1 p.m.
Tuesday: Draw/paint 9 a.m.; line dance at noon; pinochle 12:30 p.m.
1505 Morris St. Phone: 724-627-6366
Daily activities: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; meal served at 11:30 a.m.; darts; quilting; cards; puzzles; Domino's; Wii bowling; fitness center. Morning walk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Computer classes available Mondays and Wednesdays. Bingo every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Monday: Knitting class 12:15 to 2 p.m.
Tuesday: Sitting exercise 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.; card party 12:15
Wednesday: SilverSneakers at noon.
Thursday: Sitting exercise 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.; Bible study 10 to 11 a.m.
Friday: SilverSneakers at noon
West Greene
Harvey Grange 106 Grange Road Graysville Phone: 724-428-3853
Activities: Open Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; meal served at noon; exercise; bingo; cards; Wii bowling.
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I figured this was coming. Just had a feeling it had to happen eventually. Pretty exciting a company like DC is doing it, exposure wise. I'm really intrigued by the basic premise of the series too. Man I hope it's good. The art looked pretty cool in the article.
It's weird to see the (rather annoyingly dismissive) attitude that MTV Geek seems to have about He-man. I guess I didn't realize people thought He-man was that cheesy.


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We've had a pretty interesting off-season so far.
- The Big East Commissioner just quit, amid pressure from the conference's "basketball only" members who were unhappy with how/which new teams were added.
- The dad of a player shattered Alabama's "national title" trophy when he tripped and knocked it off its pedestal.
- Ohio State isn't eligible for a 2012 bowl, but Urban Meyer is already making waves by recruiting other Big10 teams' committed recruits.
- USC is bowl eligible again, looks like a title contender, and has the early Heisman favorite at QB. Sound familiar?
- Illinois fired Ron Zook, Kansas hired Charlie Weis, Arizona hired Rich Rodriguez, and Washington State hired Mike Leach.
- Petrino got fired by Arkansas and replaced by John L. Smith, who had just accepted a "dream job" coaching at his alma mater.
- Jerry Sandusky's prosecution continues to move forward, with the news that the civil suit against him now names 17 victims.
- Ohio State lost a high school recruit after a registered sex offender asked him for a picture with him at an Ohio State event, then posted it online.
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take your time and research. but you do have 7 days to post a new pick. can always look for that no brainer match up. you know the ones where you THINK you cant lose..lol
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NEW EAGLE – Ringgold School District is seeking a security chief as it builds a police department to provide armed officers at the entrances to all of its schools in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut.
The school board on Wednesday authorized Ringgold administrators to advertise for the position, which will cost taxpayers $75,000 a year in salary and benefits, Ringgold Superintendent Karen Polkabla said.
"He's going to bring to the table professional police training," Polkabla said.
"We have to limit access to the buildings," board President Mariann Bulko said. "We've already incorporated panic buttons at Ringgold Elementary School South."
Ringgold directors, like those across the country, have revisited school security after Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 young children and six staff members before killing himself in a Dec. 14 rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School that also has the country re-evaluating gun control.
Ringgold directors decided to create a police department a year after they replaced an armed police officer at the high school with an unarmed security director, leaving the district reliant on Carroll Township police to make arrests.
"In light of recent events, you can look parents in the eye and say you did the right thing," Director Maureen Ott said.
"This is an important thing," added Director William Stein Jr.
The board also voted to authorize Polkabla to direct where and when officers with proper clearances may carry weapons on school property.
The security director, Thomas Thompson, said he is in support of hiring a chief of security, and that he will gladly work alongside the armed officers.
"I want to make sure our children are as safe as possible," Thompson said.
Meanwhile, the board also agreed to hire HHSDR Architects & Engineers to oversee construction of a middle school on the high school campus during yet another contentious marathon meeting, where directors debated nearly every issue brought to the table.
"Somebody in the audience said we should be the new reality TV show," Stein said. "I agree with that. When meetings last this long, they are not effective."
Ott presented a motion limiting directors to three minutes each of discussion on agenda items and ending discussions once the president has called for a vote. Her motion passed 6-3, with Directors Larry Mauro, Charles Smith and Robert Smith casting no votes.
The board also approved the hiring of Barone Murtha Shonberg & Associates Inc. of Pittsburgh to set commercial appraisals on closed elementary schools in Monongahela and Donora.
"What's the hurry?" Robert Smith said.
Ott said selling the buildings would put them back on the tax rolls and they would be repurposed.
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Today is Treasure Chest Thursday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Treasure Chest Thursday. What is it?
Treasure Chest Thursday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.
To participate in Treasure Chest Thursday simply create a post with the main focus being a family treasure, an heirloom or even an every-day item important to your family. You can read more about Treasure Chest Thursdayhere at gene@pedia.
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If you watch TV in a multi-purpose room, or occasionally need a set at work, you probably know the frustration of searching for a light-weight mobile TV stand. If large cabinets and armoires are too cumbersome for you, consider one of Cymax's versatile TV carts with wheels -- they make moving your equipment a breeze.
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For many people, a house is not a home. They may not prefer one or may not find one that suits them well, size- and location-wise.
For an increasing number living or moving into Washington County, apartment living is the place to be.
The county population is expanding, and so is the workforce, thanks largely, of course, to the burgeoning energy industry. Apartments of various sizes, comfort levels and rents are being sought.
David Biafora is among those striving to satisfy that demand.
Biafora, a developer with Metro Property Management, is almost as familiar with the county's stretch of Route 19 as he is with the section near his offices in Morgantown, W.Va. He is spearheading the development of the two-tiered Park Place at Maedow Lands project that is in North Strabane and South Strabane townships.
Part I construction has begun and part II is still being planned for the mixed-use project, which is mostly in North Strabane. It is just east of Route 19 near the intersection with Racetrack Road.
Part II will include a 200-unit apartment complex. Late last month, Metro Property Management wrapped up the purchase of more than 30 acres on which to build the structures.
"The new site is north of Park Place I. There is good visibility there," said Biafora, whose family owns Metro Property, which owns and operates apartments in locations throughout West Virginia.
Preliminary work – studies, permits – will be done before the company can go to township officials for approval on that phase of the project. Biafora is hoping to house tenants there in 2013.
"We're hoping to be moving dirt by midyear and have something done by the end," he said.
Biafora said the units will have one, two or three bedrooms, and range in size from 600 to 1,500 square feet and amenities. Some will have finer finishes, a one-car garage and/or a fireplace; some will not.
Depending on the units, rents will run from $800 or $900 to $1,400. Biafora said that because Metro will build and manage the apartments, they will price them less than some other competitors,
"There is a need for our price range," he said.
There is a need for other apartments in Washington County, and that will be alleviated when the 380-unit complex is completed in Southpointe II in Cecil Township. That may take more than a year, though. Site work has been completed, but construction will not begin until spring and the target for renting the initial units is spring 2014. GMH Capital Partners of Newtown Square, Delaware County, will be doing the work.
Michael Swisher, principal for Horizon Properties, the lead developer of Southpointe II, said construction of the apartments will be done in phases. The units will be in two four-story buildings, built in a Texas doughnut style – similar to a horseshoe. The buildings will be on an eight-acre site adjacent to the proposed Town Center.
Town Center – which also will include office buildings, restaurants and shops – will cover 34 acres of the 217-acre Southpointe II, the second phase of the mixed-use business and residential park.
Swisher said that once completed, the apartment project will be "likely the highest-quality suburban development in the Pittsburgh area."
A news report stated that Miller-Valentine Group is considering a couple of sites for apartments in Washington County. Mike Dektas, a director of development and acquisitions with that Cincinnati-based firm, said only that "we're still really early in evaluating. We haven't even approached design and zoning issues.
"Hopefully, it will happen soon, but it's too early to know if anything is there."
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This week, I want to turn your attention to one of the truly fantastic Business Intelligence (BI) features that we added to the new Excel. It's called, Quick Explore, and, as long as you are working in the volume licensed desktop version or in the Office 365 "E3" and "E4," or "M" packages, you may have seen its entry point when hovering over any of the dimensions or measures in a PivotTable or PivotChart. It represents one of the many BI elements that we focused on in Excel in order to elevate Excel to one of the preeminent analytic tools in the market today. Once you have a PivotTable or PivotChart on your spreadsheet, you can easily access the Quick Explore option by either hovering over a series member, or a category, and clicking on the magnifying glass or bringing up the context menu and selecting the option from there.
Or you can get to it from the PivotTable by clicking on any row member, column member, or value cell (you cannot get to it via subtotal or grand total value cells):
And, yes, you read that correctly. You can drill on a value cell. In the case of the value cell, we simply grab the associated member context and drill on that. This allows users to drill on a dimension value without having to find the corresponding row.
When you click on the icon, you are presented with the option to cross-drill, or explore, or "pivot," against any of the other measures or dimensions for the series on which you clicked. For example, when I "Quick Explore" on the West region, I am presented with the ability to drill on the data associated with that member of the Region measure.
Clicking on the year member automatically adds it to my filter list and pivots my data accordingly.
And now that we've added the field list to the Office Web App experience, you can interact with the Quick Explore feature in nearly the same way as you would in the desktop version. If, for example, you don't want to drill within the context of Region (as in this case), you can simply drag it to another part of the field well and continue your analysis in other meaningful ways. But unlike with the client experience, in the browser you can disable interactivity (either in embedding or in the SharePoint web part properties). Disabling interactivity will prevent users from filtering, sorting, and . . . exploring.
So there you have it — Quick Explore is a stellar feature and really makes Excel a terrific ad-hoc analytic tool in your BI toolset.
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Welcome to the Little River Outfitters Wading Accessories Department.You will find a lot of useful gear in this department that is important to your safety. Wading accessories may save your body from injury from a fall. Wading staffs are like a third leg and sometimes that can make a big difference in falling or not falling. With a wading staff you can feel more confident to reach a strategic spot in the stream that you would not otherwise be able to accomplish.Here you will find some very well designed bags to carry your waders and wading boots to the stream and back home without soiling your truck and allowing them to dry as you drive. With some of these bags you can check your wading gear on an airplane. Transporting wading gear has always been a pain. We want to make it less painful for you.
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Local group to hold Fourth of July car cruise
For years, Bill Allsop of Bethel Park attended car cruises, looked at the cars and talked to the car owners and wished he had a car to show.
"For my 60th birthday I bought one," said Allsop, who describes his 1995 red and white Chevrolet as a "muscle car."
Allsop still attends the car cruises, but for the last 10 years, those not displaying cars have looked at his with envy.
One of the regulars at local car cruises, Allsop says he enjoys socializing with other car owners and those who come to see the cars.
"They take the time to look at the cars and talk about the cars their dad had or their mother had," he said. "I like the people."
Car cruises can be found almost any day of the week throughout the summer at local venues such Al's Cafe on McMurray Road, where a group that goes by the acronym NRND (No Rules, No Dues) congregates from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
For the Fourth of July, the group is planning a special cruise which will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Thursday holiday. The special event will include a disc jockey, who will be spinning some patriotic tunes along with the usual car cruise music, and a POW/MIA empty table ceremony by the members of the Keystone Young Marines.
Al's Cafe, which regularly runs food specials to eat in or take out, during the Wednesday evening cruises, will be offering specials during the holiday event.
Jim Gastgeb, one of the group members, said owner of Al's Cafe, which allows the group to use a roped off area of the restaurant parking lot for car cruises, will be giving patriotic dash plaques to the first 75 car owners at the event. Dash plaques are memorabilia that car cruisers collect and treasure, Gastgeb explained.
Car owners are welcome to bring their cars, set up a chair and swap car stories with other participating car owners and car admirers, and enjoy food and entertainment along with the classic cars.
"Our policy is 'If you love it, bring it,'" said Gastgeb, adding that the cruises usually attract about 200 cars of various makes and models.
Gastgeb, who owns several cars, said he plans to take his black and gold 1980 Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am to the Fourth of July event.
Local car cruisers can be found at Gill's restaurant on Brownsville Road in South Park Township on Monday nights, Al's on Wednesdays, and Mineral Beach on Fridays. On Saturdays, the group alternates between the McDonald's on Racetrack Road in Washington and the Giant Eagle at Donaldson's Crossroads in Peters Township, and on Sundays they congregate at Caste Village, Gastgeb said.
In addition, the group is planning to hold its Fifth Annual Rev 'Em Up for Kids event from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 28 at the South Park Fairgrounds. Cost to attend the event is $5, with seniors and children getting in for free. Along with cars, and entertainment by Johnny Angel and the Halos, there will be special events such as a bouncy house and face painting for children. Over the years, that event, which helps support the Bethel Park Junior Football Program, has raised enough money that the group was recently able to fund $109,000 worth of work for the field at the Bethel Park Community Center on Park Avenue, Gastgeb said.
But, the events are really about the cars and the people who love them, said Allsop, who worries that the younger generation won't have the same affinity for the classic cars that he and his friends do.
"I don't know how much longer these old cars are going to be around," he said.