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Perham city approves Station House liquor license change
There have been many necessary steps to complete the sale of Perham's cornerstone Station House Restaurant.
One big step was accomplished on Wed., Feb. 25, when the Perham City Council authorized the transfer of the restaurant's liquor license from Don and Betty Kennedy to Robbie Paridon, the sole proprietor of Paridon Enterprises, Inc.
Robbie has been the Station House manager for the past two years, but when she started working there she had no previous restaurant experience.
Robbie says she hadn't planned to work in a restaurant and certainly never expected to own one. She loves people, but says she used to be "very shy". She quickly learned all aspects of the business.
As the Kennedy's began the process to sell the Station House, Robbie thought more about the opportunities for her family.
"This will be a family affair," says Robbie. Her husband, Jeff has a position working out of Fargo. He'll give up a life of sales travelling to help run the Station House. Their 20-year-old son, Bryan has already worked there.
Sons Adam, 18, and Madison, 15, will also join the crew. There may even be some jobs for nine-year-old twins Victoria and Madeline.
The last step in the Station House sale is the closing date, scheduled for March 16. Don and Betty will stay for one month to help with the transition.


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As an accompaniment to my post on Sass for Designers (why and how you should use Sass) I thought I'd better include a quick writeup on my setup for working with Sass in the hope that it'll help you get started. I'm afraid I work on a OS X, so my instructions will only be good for Macs.
Of course, all of this can be done with the command line and other terrifying tools. I'm very impressed by those who can remember all the commands and quickly get everything working silently in the background. I don't find this very easy, and prefer to use apps to help me out.
Codekit does all the processing for you. It takes your Sass and spits it out into fully-working CSS. It does loads of other clever things too, but I mostly just use it for Sass. Go download it and give it a go. I think you'll find it's definitely worth paying for.
In order to get started with Codekit and Sass, you'll need a /sass folder in your project where you keep all your Sass files. Sass files can contain plain old CSS or Sass-style CSS but they must have the extension .scss.
Next you open Codekit and add your project folder in the Files section.
After you've added your project folder, Codekit will automatically find the Sass file inside your project.
If you then go into your .scss file and add some Sass, as soon as you save that file, Codekit will compile it into CSS for you.
If you go to the Log tab in Codekit, you can see that your Sass was successfully compiled into CSS.
If you then go back to look in your project folder, you can see where Codekit has compiled your CSS into a /css folder containing a .css file. It's this file that you will reference in your HTML, not the .scss file.
Codekit is very smart. If you write invalid Sass, it will give you an error. This can be really helpful if you're new to writing Sass. For example, here I've used a
# hash symbol instead of a
$ dollar sign when creating a variable.
As with all validators, it's not always easy to understand what the validation error message means (!) but it can be helpful to be pointed towards the line where the error occurs.
And you're done
Those are the very basics you need when getting started with Sass. If anyone has any further suggestions for Sass tools, particularly on other OSes, please let me know!

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HWL: India women edge out Italy via sudden death
Antwerp (Belgium): The Indian girls made their own task difficult for themselves by getting stretched into the sudden death penalty shoot by Italy after missing a basket full of chances in regulation period in the classification match for fifth to eighth places of the Hockey World League Semi-Finals yesterday.
Indian women celebrate their win over Italy via shoot-out in a Hockey World League play-off match
Tied 1-1 in regulation period, the teams were locked 4-4 in shoot-out and India won 1-0 in sudden death with Rani Rampal scoring the winner.
Coming into the match with a band-aid above her left eye, following a cut in the last match against Netherlands, Rani was the star with one field goal and two in the shoot out.
India will meet Japan, who edged out hosts Belgium 4-2 in the shoot-out after being tied 1-1 at regulation period. Japan are ranked 10th in the world, while India are No 13, but the Indians beat Japan for the bronze medal at the Asian Games last year.


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Divinity II: DKS - Beta Patch Available
Larian had a false start with the new DKS patch yesterday with some players having trouble switching resolutions and the file getting pulled. An updated one is available, although Lar says it isn't official yet, so I'll call it a Beta:
Great - thx for the feedback.
If anybody wants to give the updated patch a go (so with fix for the resolution problems in it), you can get it here:
We're not making it official yet, because we want to hear confirmation from the people who had problems yesterday that all is fine now, but if we don't hear anything bad, we'l make it official tomorrow morning.
Steam versions should be along shortly...
Not yet - Steam has a special patching system. We'll probably upload it to Steam tomorrow, but they'll probably want to verify it so it might take a bit more time before they release it.
Information aboutDivinity II: DKS
SP/MP: Single-player
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Sobre mí
To get to the end and have a story worth telling.
If I could describe myself in three combi-words, I guess they'd be:
I know that when you try to lump someone (particularly yourself) into a set of words, you realize immediately the inadequacy of language. I guess what I really want to say is this:
I want to get to the end of this journey and have a story to tell. I want to be the old man at a family reunion that all the kids gather around, and just sit and listen to in awe. On my death-bed, I want to be able to look back and be proud of what I've accomplished. That I discovered what it means to live.
My personal philosophies are in constant evolution. At this moment in my life, I feel as if many of my old notions of success and worthwhile-living have been in a state of flux, leaving me wondering how and who i'll be in another 5 years. Currently my passion, my purpose, is the formation of, and intentional interaction with, community. It's the relationships, in the end, that matter--not only on an individual basis, but fundamentally on an ecosystemic-basis. Nature shows us over and again that systems with a higher degree of inter-dependency, with many species working in balance, are the most resilient and powerful.The web of inter-relationships on a human scale can be our source of power, or our source of failure (particularly in the void of such). My political philosophy is that with the construction and strengthening of community, many of our social ills and progressive goals will course themselves naturally. Compassion and devotion to communal interests must be our guiding virtues in democracy, if we're to dig ourselves out of the mess we've created for our global society today.
On a personal basis, understanding the brevity of life is a guiding and influential force in my world-view. As such, you owe it to yourself and those around you to make your life as monumental and purposeful as you possibly can. I think one constant over the past decade, and a central column of my life, is the desire to constantly craft a better "me". No one is perfect. Yet I think too many people satisfy themselves with that knowledge, and don't attempt change. Sure no one is perfect, but shouldn't life be about coming as close to that as possible? They say that if you took all your closest friends and combined their attributes, the emerging person would be you. As such, I try to surround myself with intelligent, passionate, and driven people. Are you one of those?
Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing
I've couchsurfed all over the world and also have housed many couch surfers in my own home, both abroad and here in the United States. Now that I just moved to Denver, I'm looking forward to housing CS'ers that are looking to experience the wide array of things this city has to offer. I know that skiing, music and beer are big attractions--but I want to meet people that are looking for more than just winter sports!
I began my Couchsurfing experience during my one year stint in Argentina, in which I used this awesome website to meet people in Buenos Aires, make life-long friends, and travel throughout the country. Since then, I've used Couchsurfing both, to travel and to coordinate, to fraternize and to host. Since the genesis of my CS life, the people I've met world-wide through the program have been habitually genuine, kind, and thoughtful. Never been disappointed.
Systemic Injustices, and
Finding the non-existant purpose.
- beer
- partying
- traveling
- socializing
- music
- adventure races
- skiing
- sports
- logic
Música, películas y libros
Shantaram-- Gregory David Roberts
Che: A Revolutionary Life -- Jon Lee Anderson
Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina -- Eduardo Galeano
The Autobiography of Malcolm X -- Alex Haley
A People's History of the United States -- Howard Zinn
Algo increíble que he hecho
Ask me in person. Story telling is kind of my thing. :)
Enseña, aprende, comparte
I'd like to think that my outlook on life is something to learn from: No one knows the Truth. However, I believe its the incessant quest for the Truth that matters. Our tools? Logic, Reason, Love. I've found these to be true.
Absolute truth is gained through experience, and wisdom by the heart which endures it.
I guess if I have anything worthwhile to share, it's my gift of discussion.
Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones
I have an insatiable appetite for spreading revolutionary ideas--and discovering and soaking up incoming ones. I can offer all interested parties a perspective about society and humanity that (hopefully) proves captivating and invigorating. I aim to be a central role in the coming shift away from Capitalism and into the unknown territory of human ingenuity.
Países que he visitado
Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia
Países en los que he vivido
Argentina, United States


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A full sketchbook is better than an empty one.
However, a couple things you should think about - they skim really quickly through them so as long as you are showing them what they want to see, you...
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A full sketchbook is better than an empty one.
However, a couple things you should think about - they skim really quickly through them so as long as you are showing them what they want to see, you...
definitely nic, you were a gracious host.
255 is legendary, you are holding the name well. hope the cleanups not too bad haha. Hey snap a few pics of those walls, some crazy stuff went down!
art jam was fun. drink and draw was good too. yeaaaa!
Been a while! Been really busy with things...you'll understand when you get to fourth year. But it is a good kind of busy.
Hey I heard rumours about a drink and draw coming up?
Oh yeah guys...
lets have another meetup at the school for sure...new guys n gals all the welcome.
looks like most everyone is going to be around early september. what do you guys say?
hey jon, its been a while!
that underwater piece especially sings to me...excellent work. Good to see you bust out the oils again for Ringling Demos
Falcon - if you can get exempt... go for it. More time to enjoy the courses you want to focus on!
The rabba apartments are mostly students and the management has had some obvious issues, but...
atazure - Jeno Barcsay - Anatomy for the artist... amazing book i highly recommend it. Its pretty old and out of print i believe, try searching people sell used ones usually.
im crazy busy with...
Actually residence is a lottery, meaning you may or most likely dont get it!
Rent here is actually more affordable than the residence, and residence is small and crammed in comparison to living in...
Thanks for the advice. I've been experimenting with oils on printing paper (rives bfk) that is like watercolour paper.
I am guessing the acrylics is a safer bet and the oils on paper is a big...
I need some advice from experienced gallery artists.
I would like to have my own show in the near future and I do work on both canvas and on paper.
How would I, or should I, display work that...
Hi Maxine. I think that we were just comparing the differences from animation and illustration. Obviously if I'm in Illustration I have some feeling it is what I enjoy doing, not that it is...
I would say that, if you can, visit each of the schools, view the students work and decide for yourself ultimately. Do your research!
One point 5frames I will disagree with is your line where you...
Good advice being exchanged here, I couldn't have said it better myself.
If you like painting, and want to do illustrative painting or portraiture, interpretive is definitely the better route.
hey sock! its not just for illustrators, but it is made by and a lot of content is geared towards illustration, however animators are our friends and therefore are more than welcome.
I totally agree with greensock on that one.
Recently I started up a forum specifically for illustrators and friends of sheridan for content that we can relate to.
Btw, congrats everyone on another year, anyone around this summer?
hey mokad - a lot of graduates of the computer animation program are individuals who go through illustration, or the animation 4 year program, and then take the computer animation to get a focussed...
alex... You Too!!?
From personal experience, Sheridan and paperwork is quite the hassle... good luck. Just be persistent and if you want something done right, you need to call. Call right now!
Awesome to hear, congrats on those who got in, feels like not too long ago I was in the same position. Welcome to the family, haha. Good luck to those waiting !
awesome pictures moofy, thanks! if you could resize them so they're a bit smaller that would be sweet.
Hey everyone.
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came and made the event a success. I saw a few familiar faces and some new ones too, thats what I like about this community. Special...
how about 7 i usually eat dinner at 6!
chilling AND dance (Backstreet boys the better). you know how alex cote dances, you should see him!
Fine with me. Im not sure if I have the stuff to make the pancakes but if you bring stuff be my guest!
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Everything felt weird to me now. No use in thinking about it, since I have better things to do besides contemplate. Ever since these events happened...I just...started to change? No. Maybe just the fact that I THINK all this is magic is making me insane. Reading over my responses to others showed how...cold I was. I mean, I knew I was cold and too honest, but this was too much. I would hate to be in their places and read the cold responses. Some of them are also so....weird. Obviously this wasn't magic, but something inside me kept screaming it was. Maybe it was just the child inside I never let go. Out of all times, I guess right now my need to be a child wants to come out? No. This is silly. All of this is silly.
All of a sudden, the floor started to rumble beneath my feet. Scared to death by this, it took me a few seconds to realize that it was probably more machines. Oh how insane I really am, aren't I?
"I'm going insane. Gotta stop with the magic thing...I'm probably making a fool of myself with Vieve and Vinnie now," I lecture myself, kicking the pole that holds up the bed with force. Like always, it doesn't even leave a dent in it. Such a strong pole, and never have I broken it. Maybe I'm weak too.
Walking out my room was already hard enough. I don't even know where my dad is! He wasn't in his room when I sneaked inside, and now I'm definitely worried. What if a machine fell on top of him?! Maybe he went to call the police?! Oh the possibilities...all this worry made me uneasy, so impatient. Without thinking, I started to run towards the kitchen, slamming the door open along the way.
There, in the kitchen, was a two meter long device. It's sky-bluish metallic color shone out brightly. Something took my attention though...it had that same green mark. "The other device in the middle of my room also had that green mark. It would be a coincidence if the OH MY GOD." Interrupted by the rumble of another device, worry started to take grip on me. Okay now my house is going to be destroyed. Great. I bet the floor is going to be cracked.
My feet took off at the fastest speed I could manage. I was about to enter my room when suddenly, I slipped on the floor. Water splashed around me as I hit the ground. "Great, now I imagine Vinnie getting a laugh out of this," I spat out, standing up. Then it hit me. Water? Wait...what was water doing in the hallway floor? Oh no. The bathroom!
Opening the door wide open revealed a gigantic mess of the bathroom. You would expect me to be angry. To be kicking or doing something insane, but I wasn't. There was another machine that somehow caught my full attention. This one was the same color as the last device, but wasn't skinny at all. In fact, it took nearly the entire bathroom to place this gigantic beast in. There was a platform I could stand on. Ignoring the splashing water, I jump up into the platform. Looked rather funny, but I just HAD to jump up on it. Why not show my childish side once in a while?
Soaking wet, I finally finished admiring the machine and look at the messed up...wait, there was no toilet? Instead, there was a pile of cushions that was topped off with the refrigerator from the kitchen. "Oh well, at least I got the Mountain Dew...maybe there's more inside?" I tried to calm myself down. Acting calmly, I open the fridge and inspect what was inside. A few foods were already spilled or thrown around, but like always, there was another pack of Mountain Dews inside. I could never get enough of those. Without hesitating, I take out the wallet out of thin air and take out another pink card. Slapping the pack into another free card, the water started to spill everywhere since the cushions had already absorbed their maximum. "I'll figure out how to fit these two packs in one card later...gotta take care of this before dad sees it," I talk to myself, dropping and letting the wallet turn into the cerise charm. There wasn't much I could do without Vinnie's help. If it WAS like Sim's, then maybe, JUST maybe, I could tell him to build a wall around the toilet, then erase a wall from the outside so it can spill there instead? YES. I am such a genius! But I have to slow down the water before my dad somehow notices it...but how?
Pacing back and forth, filling my sneakers with water, I suddenly get the image of the towels in mind. Picking a dry towel from the rack, I rush outside and slam the door shut. I then squeeze the towel into the small gap between the door and the floor. Unfortunately, it wasn't so absorbent, but it will do for now.
Breathing in and out, I get back inside my room and take a glance around. First thing I do is sit on my chair and start to type out my feelings. No need to hide them anymore, since I was going insane.
-- archaicMiracle began pestering bemyValentine --
AM: Yeah um, sorry if I seemed so...different and weird.
AM: And cold too.
AM: I'm going nuts.
AM: All this magic stuff? No.
AM: Don't believe that...I mean, what I'm saying is...
AM: I'm going insane.
AM: His name is Mr. Fluffly by the way...
AM: Oh god what did I just type.
AM: Sorry if I'm so...weird.
"What kind of writing was that?!" I whisper loudly to myself. Doing a face palm combo felt nice for once. I always wanted to do it...and so I do. I then do a double face calm combo, which hurt so bad. It was the right moment and the right place. Before I could do anything else though, I get pestered by Vieve. Her response didn't help, but calmed me down somehow.
-- archaicMiracle began pestering paintSplatter --
AM: Please...no.
AM: Just...no.
AM: You're trying to make my day awful, aren't you?
AM: Dresses are just things I would never dare touch.
AM: But besides that
AM: You're not alone.
AM: I have no idea whether Vinnie can do that to my room or not
AM: But he deployed some...device in the middle of my room.
AM: Do you believe in magic by the way?
AM: I seriously do now.
AM: I swear I wont be surprised if I see a magic wand.
AM: Yes I believe in magic.
PS: Ricardo put a machine in my room as well and two outside
PS: You think this is magic? We're playing a game.
PS: I'll believe in magic once I can breath fire out of my mouth at will
PS: He made me get my dress a smudge dirty, can you believe it?!
-- paintSplatter ceased pestering archaicMiracle --
-- archaicMiracle began pestering paintSplatter --
AM: Yeah you're right.
AM: It's only...a game.
AM: Sorry if I seemed insane.
AM: I guess you just saw my child inside me or something...
AM: Oh great, now I can't type without saying something weird.
AM: And oh no...did he? Even if I hate dresses, making your clothes dirty is not a good thing.
AM: Oh, and I slipped on water so I'm soaked in water. If only we could switch places.
I stop there. It felt good to talk so much on here. The only reason I really am is...well, I really don't know. Maybe because this game caused me to go insane with magic and child fantasies...but they're right. I'm taking this a bit too far. It's only a game. Nothing less, and nothing more. Once the game ends, it might return me back to normal...and steal this magic away from me. No wait, not magic...more like "technology." Oh for crying out loud, I DO BELIEVE IN MAGIC. Even my head is jumbled up now. If only I had somebody to talk it out with...Mr. Fluffly? Pfft, Vinnie wouldn't stop laughing. Vinnie himself? He probably thinks I'm weird.
That reminded me about the bathroom. I had to tell him.
AM: Look um, I have an idea about the bathroom...
AM: Maybe if you build a wall around the broken toilet and fridge and pillows
AM: And then delete a wall that leads to the outside
AM: The bathroom wouldn't be filled with water.
AM: You don't have to do it...just an idea I had.
AM: Maybe you have a better one.
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- hey there.....just an update for today Jan 5
Today, Andrew Birch, Thom Rahn and I went down to San Diego and
worked our way back up to LA county
The MASKED BOOBY was showing extremely well this morning. It flew off
at around 8 AM (although we heard later that it came back mid-
The HARLEQUIN DUCK at De Anza cove in the SE corner of Mission Bay
was sitting on a buoy near the boat docks.
At the San Diego River Flood Control Channel we had 1 REDDISH EGRET
and 3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS.
The female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER showed well at the Orange County
Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa shortly after noon. It was in the elms
between the Amphitheatre and Arlington Rd (Park in Lot 4). Along the
hillslope of the Amphitheatre, there was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
and a HERMIT WARBLER in a mixed species flock (moving around in the
dense pines).
We then went on over to El Dorado Regional Park in Long Beach and
found Kimball Garrett's BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. It was extremely
cooperative and we got good views for about 20 minutes until we got
bored and moved on. It was in a pine tree along the fenceline which
separates the archery range from Area II. It was towards the western
end of the fenceline and stayed at about mid-height in a pine tree
during the whole time we were observing it. It was hanging out with a
mixed species flock of Yellow-rumps, several Townsend's and one Black-
throated Gray Warbler. Nice bird.
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The Learning Channel (TLC) aired a new show tonight called Extreme Couponing. This show is all about the extreme side of couponing. While I have called myself an extreme couponer to others at times, I am nothing near what these people on this show are. I think this show, like most reality shows, are showing those who are the extreme of extreme.
My theory isn't anything near to where these people are. They are all about the deals and the savings. They would buy anything just to get the free item or the deal. My theory is that less is more. I am going to be trying in this next year to really focus in on this and live my life with that moto. I will be working to have less int he house so we have more time to do things other then clean. It will also be the rule for food and couponing and everything. We are only going to have the food we really need and the coupons we really need. Less is more
Here are a few things I saw in the show that I wanted to mention:
Couponing isn't always extreme – I have never been that extreme in my couponing. We have what we need then we stop buying. When we need more, we start buying again.
Relationships are always more important – If something is causing you to neglect a relationship that is an important one ( ie. Marriage) you need to forget whatever is causing the problem, refocus and then see if you can fit in the other things. Mom or wife always comes before saving.
Dumpster diving for coupons is not a gross thing – After that part of the show, I saw comment after comment on facebook about how gross it was that she did that. I want to point out that she was not in any old dumpster, she was in a recycling dumpster for newspapers. These are the type of dumpsters we find our coupons in. If you can find one or 2 of these in your city, you will have more coupons then you could dream of, just don't tell to many people or you may have a bit of competition!
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If you are new to couponing, start small and work your way up – couponing isn't competition, although those who were on the show probably feel it is. It is about saving money and any amount of money you save is a good thing. I recommend you start small and work up. You can do as little or much as you want. Don't look at the show and think that is reality for all of us, because it isn't.
If you are new to couponing and wanting some tips and tricks be sure to check out Becoming an expert saver. This series of posts includes how to coupon, where to find coupons, how coupons are used, and what happens when a store gets a coupon. Check it out and learn what you can and then just try it. remember that sales cycle so you don't need to run all over town to 10 different stores, just stick with one until you want to add another. You will still get all the deals just in a longer time frame.


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PETA, animal rights activists and apparent readers of Nerve, noticed that some of the shortest-lasting states on our sex duration map were those jam-packed full of dairy and meat farmers. Namely, South Dakota, who ranked 50th out of 51 in the quickest draws of the nation, with their sweaty, beef industry-supporting 90-second sex sprees. Armed with these statistics from the Spreadsheets app, PETA is currently in talks with ad companies in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to release an edgy, controversial PSA about the lack of sexual stamina targeting carnivores across the Midwest.
The ad in question, "Another Cuban Missile Crisis," features an excited young man cozying up to a comely young woman. Because the sexy woman is very sexy, her paramour must imagine the head of Fidel Castro on her body in order to stop himself from prematurely ejaculating during sex. "Focus on my mustache," a thrusting Fidel Castro commands our hero in a low growl. But, despite the image of a creepy cigar-puffing dictator straddling him, the man still comes his brains out within 30 seconds, the mustardy, hammy scent of a recently finished Cuban sandwich (presumably) on his breath. Which I guess make sense, because both communism and premature ejaculation rile us up with lofty expectations but ultimately lead to unrest.
PETA says meat is gumming up your body with cholesterol and saturated fat, restricting the blood flow to all your organs but, especially, your beef-loving penis. While the direct correlation between heart disease and premature ejaculation isn't too strong in the medical community, it's been proven that vegetarians are 32 percent less likely to develop heart disease compared to meat consumers. Beating hearts, as we know, are pretty necessary for sexual endurance. Too bad practically nobody wants to date vegetarians in the first place.


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tweetntam Posts: 1My girlfriend Tammy has a '99 Montana that just rolled over 100,000 miles. She's had this van for 3 years now and it's been nothing but easy the whole time. She replaced the driver-side window switch when it stopped working-$75 at the dealer, and she installed it herself in about 20 mins. It runs and shifts great, and doesn't experience nearly as much body-roll as you would think in the corners. I guess mztaken got a friday afternoon car, 'cause ours is great.
Now if I can just talk her into a few upgrades......
Hi there. Just thought I would share my similar experience. Recently I noticed that when I applied the brakes on my 1997 Trans Sport, the Driving Lights / Fog Lights would illuminate.
Noticed that the Driver's Side brake light wasn't working, so removed the L/R lamp assembly. 3057 bulb was melted at the base - managed to removed melted / burnt bulb, and replaced it. Everything is back to normal now.
I have the same problem with my 1997 Trans Sport. Does anyone have the part number and description? Is it a heater resistor? a blower motor resistor? Do I access it through the glove box access door, or from under the dash?
Any help would be appreciated.
I also have this problem. Maybe a dumb question(I haven't started to tackle this job yet) but does the radio assembly need to be removed in order to perform the bulb replacement?
My power sliding door has stopped working (again!) Instead of paying someone to "reset" it, can someone help me out with how to do this myself?
I'm dealing with a 4 and 5 year old, and my wife, who are all disappointed that the power door no longer works. You married guys can understand what I'm going through. HELP!
coolio13576 Posts: 4Ok, im new to this forum so ill try to explain everything all the way thru.
my mother has a 99 Pontiac Montana That has almost 90,000 Miles on it and has had electrical problems for a long time but no motor problems. until now. she was driving,and all the sudden all dash lights came on at once and the van jerked and i pulled over,shut it off, turned it back on, and it just shook. so i shut it off again, had it towed to a mechanic who was supposed to be one of the best.
He now has had it a little over 2 and a half months, and cant figure out whats wrong. he has tried everything he can think of, ask everyone he knows, and even spent his day off at a nascar race asking everyone he could about it. Now its no longer a job, its an obsession. he has paid all the labor to the other mechanics,isnt charging for any parts except for the 2 injectors he first thought it was and is working alone on it night and day. :sick: :mad:
and as to the guy who posted above. our quit working soon after they put the "saftey recall" on it....figures...if u hear anything..pass it on please!..thanks
If anyone has any suggestions or needs more details feel free to email me at email@example.com
or reply on here. ANYTHING WOULD BE APPRICIATED!!! :confuse: i need anything anyone can think of..
Thank you,
sbrazeau Posts: 1Beware Of Pontiac Montana's
I own a 2003 Montana with 57 000kms (what a piece of crap) let me explain the problems I had with this van.
1. Filter cracked inside the transmission
2. Catalytic converter shielding came apart
3. Left and right ball joints had to be replaced
4. Intake gasket had to replaced at 48 000kms
5. Wiper motor has to be replaced
6. Right side power window motor needs to be replaced
7. Rear brake cylinders had to replace because they seized and leaked at 41 000kms
Now I still have 1 year to go on my lease with no warranty. What's next!!!!!!!
q1001001 Posts: 1You guys and this forum are awesome. I too saved alot of money by fixing my tail light problem with the information shared here. Keep it going. Who knows how many other people have been helped.
I had similar problems with my Montana 2000, when slowing in traffic or in parallel parking, if I wouldn't continue given gas, the car would stale, I replaced the "TPS sensor", since, I have no more this problem.
Have a look at following url, and then tell me, if they had no complain?
nascarqueen24 Posts: 25Well!
I am not too impressed by my vehicle and my entire family is no longer keen on GM quality.
I own a 2000 Montana, like it - but not reliable enough for me. It will be sold. I had the manifold gasket go (the really classy GM dealer paid all in 2005), the rear hub ABS sensor ($500), the rear wiper motor x2 ($300 x 2) and all kinds of trips to service the power door of course. I am the daughter of a mechanic and it has been extremely well maintained. I also own a 1988 Mazda MX 6 5 speed which has had no issues until 2006 (new rad).
Regarding GM products....
My sisters 2003 Rendevous (all 4 wheel bearings, rear window wiper, 2 power windows)
My parents Buick Century 2000 - (yes the manifold gasket, power window problems, engine service light on always, trunck release broke).
Suffice it to say, here are the recent family purchases....
Me - Infinity FX 35 crossover
Sister - Mazda 3
Parents - Lexus
Enough said. Oh yes, all 3 of us have GM VISA cards - we all had over $3,500 of cash for the purchase of a GM vehicle and we all said NO.
Can someone out there please let me know if 2001 Montana's have some type of electrical/overheating problems? We had our Montana just over 6months when it started "overheating" or at least the temperature gauge would read that it was overheating. One dealership told us it was a cracked head gasket, but our mechanic says that's not the problem. He feels it's something electrical but just can't figure it out. He's changed the thermostat and added coolant, that worked for about a month. Now we're back to square one and it overheats according to the thermostat within a three mile drive. Because of the safety feature, once the thermostat is in high temp it slows down the motor, and you loose acceleration. I see from the postings that this engine has a history of head gasket/intake manifold problems, is there any experts out there who think this may be the problem? If so, please respond!!
I have a 1997 and had a similar problem - ended up being head gaskets. The temp gauge would "spike" very high and then come back down. I got away with driving it that way for about a week, then started it one morning and it sounded like a sack of hammers.
Turns out, the coolant had contaminated the oil (oil was also in the coolant) causing the lifters to collapse, and the engine to run on about 4 cylinders. Got it to the mechanic who replaced the head gaskets. Also had to replace the O2 sensor because it had gotten crapped up with all the coolant the engine was trying to burn.
You said your van needed coolant last time it was checked - coolant can only escape the engine in 2 ways: it leaks out, either onto the ground or into your oil supply, or it gets sucked into the combustion chambers and burned.
I wouldn't call myself an expert, but I would suggest taking your van to another mechanic... FAST.
To all who have their van still under warranty, If you suspect that you have a coolant/oil gasket leak, I would recommend that you get it repaired. They have the new intake gasket p/n 89017279. Make sure you refer them to Service Bulletin 03-06-01-010, because of the new torque Spec's
Thanks for your reply!! Just got it back from mechanic - it overheated 4 times at least in 15 miles and lost acceleration twice!! Mechanic says he did the pressure test, but it didn't show any problem w/ head gasket, BUT the more I read online, the more I believe that is what the problem is!! So now the decision is whether to fix it (about $1400 US Dollars) or to try to sell it. We believe it had this problem when we bought it from the dealer, as it was the dealers co-workers wife's car and they just happen to decide to sell it - I think they filled it full of gasket crack filler and sold it to us.. :mad: too late now.. and lesson learned!! Decisions, decisions,.... I can't see trying to sell it w/o fixing it but hate to sink all that money into it either!!
Thanks again for your reply!!
pacecar3 Posts: 4Hi All, I have a 2001 Pontiac Montana. We are happy with it, but just had to do the intake manifold replacement. $$$ Curiously, I noticed leaking dexcool in the garage about one month after we had the cooling system serviced. The van only had about 36,000 miles on it. Have other people experienced the intake manifold leaking shortly after they had the coolant system serviced?
Can be alot of things like loose hose clamp, water pump, thermostat housing, bleeder screws, overflow tank overflowing, radiator seams, or just coexistenced that it started leaking. I had the dealer replaced my intake gasket at 41,987 miles.
Tell me about it. My 2000 Montana has also started to fall apart soon after I decided to purchase it after the lease -- front wheel bearings, 2 rear wipers, electrical wiring and to top it off, a major leak in the head gasket manifold caused a motor meltdown which required a total replacement of the motor with a reconditioned one!
Three months after the new motor was installed the car is again back in the garage since it continually fails to re-start if shut off only for a few minutes (e.g. to fill up the tank) while the engine hot. Mechanic says it may be the gas pump which like everything else doesn't come cheap. Anyone else experience this same problem? Would love to trade but am still paying for it!
We need help and we need it fast. I hope someone can shine a light on this delema. We just bout a 99 transport in April of this year.I am primary driver as my husband works out of town. Anyway, in April when I drove on the highway, the transmission was straining to shift then it snapped into gear. My husband said, you just need to get used to it. Well when he drove it on his days off he noticed the problem too. We took it to a GM dealer who found a code and said the fluid was burnt. the dealer we bought it from went half on the bill and had a *good used * transmission installed. This was June 12/06 and we got a 90 day warranty. Right away we noticed the gear indicator lights would go off while driving. Sometimes they would come on other times not. Sometimes a bump would bring them back. I noticed the long shift again as well as shudders and a howling sound when you reverse.
I spoke to a mechanic and he said to have the computer checked out. It is now back in the shop and I am waiting for word on it. Can anyone relate to this or offer some sound advice? It would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
montana2 Posts: 1I have recently replace the transmission on my 1999 Pontiac Montana. It only had 68,000 miles. This is the second GM car that I have to replace the transmission. The other car was a 1994 Lumina Sedan. They both have the same transmission and the same mileage when the tranny failed.
The Montana and Transport are the same. We have 154,000 KM on ours. Not sure how that comapres to miles.
Well we had the transmission checked by another shop who specialize in transmission work. They found nothing wrong. The hard shift is still there but intermittent and they were unable to recreate the problem. We decided to drive it until it breaks down. Then today we went for a drive on some gravel roads. We were about 40 km form town and all of a sudden there was this loud grinding and a click, click. Thank god my husband was driving. Anyway, here we are 40 km from town and the van has this god awful noise. My husband took off the front passenger wheel and found out a bolt had come out of the brakes causing the callipers to come apart and grind on the rim. We had a cell phone so called for a tow. the van is sitting infront of our house. Has anyone had this happen?
carinept Posts: 1It's your heater core going out. I guarantee it. Costs about $300 dollars to replace at a shop. You can also try a can of Bar-Leaks which will plug the leak. My experience is this stuff only last for a couple months.
Service engine light came on my 2001 Montana and car was having serious hesitations and restart problems when the engine is hot. Garage said they found a splice in one of the wires which was causing misfiring to one of the spark plugs -- so changed the wires. More hesitations probs, took it back and they found a cracked spark plug -- so changed the plug. Hot restart prob persisted,, forcing me to wait a good 20 minutes to allow engine to cool. Once the garage was able to recreate the non-start problem (would just keep turning over), garage said the fuel pump was malfunctioning due to low pressure reading -- so changed the fuel pump. Hesitation problems have come back and the other day the car almost stalled on a hot restart -- putting into question whether the culprits were in fact the wiring or the fuel pump in the first place. Could the oxygen sensors be the problem to the sluggish performance, as well as the real reason for hot re-start problem? I kept the old fuel pump and am wondering if it can be tested once removed from the car to see if change was unecessary??? Also read that "GM motors don't like Bosch Platinums +4s" -- I know nothing about plugs and have no idea which plugs are on my vehicle. Grateful for a response before being hit with more repair bills...
fryman Posts: 19I have a 1998 transport that about every 200-300 miles the Check Engine Light comes on. The only code stored is P420 which is Catalytic Efficiency Test. Not sure if will eventually go out, dont let it stay on that long.
No other codes have ever shown up.
Before investing in replacement catalytic converter, just wanted to see if anyone else had similar situation and it turned out to be something different.
All inputs appreciated.
shaneb Posts: 1We also have a 98 transport. We recently had to replace the catalytic converter as a result of it being clogged. We had an aftermarket one put in at half the cost of the GM part one.
We only have 141,000 KM's on the van. What made me made was the engine light was on and when I took it into the dealer and explained to them that we were losing power at 100 Km/h and the vehicle would not go over 3500 rpm they just changed the spark plugs and wires indicating that was the problem. It took three provinces and three different Pontiac dealers and $2500 to realize what the problem was.
Other than that we have had very little problem with the van having purchased it from new.
Try to have it fixed before other mechanical thing start to happen. If you are not ever going to sell it....have it taken out.
Good luck!
jhoogie Posts: 1I have a 2001 PontiacMontana Every few weeks the battery is drained and the car will not start. We must have the battery recharged or put in a new one. I have had it in the shop and they can not figure out what the problem is. They have checked the alternator, connections to the battery etc. Also sometimes if the car is working the automatic door will not work but then the next day it will work. Has anyone had this problem? This car always seems to have some problem. I would appreciate any help to maybe solving this.
I just completed the job of replacing the blower motor resistor - the part was in stock at my local dealer, cost was $48.25 CDN (part number 89018643). Took about 30 minutes to replace.
1. Remove the under-dash panel on the passenger side
2. Remove the blower motor (this allows easier access to the resistor assembly)
3. Disconnect plug from blower motor assembly, and disconnect plug from blower motor resistor assembly
4. Remove resistor assembly screw closest to you, and undo 2 screws closest to firewall (it is not necessary to remove these, as the resistor assembly has slots, not holes, for these screws to pass through. This allows you to tilt the closest edge of the resistor assembly downwards and remove the resistor assembly.
5. Install the new resistor assembly, and reverse the above steps.
*screws have 6mm hex head - I used a socket and small ratchet (1/4 drive) to do the job - it worked well.
pjk2 Posts: 83.4 is a strong engine...
I bought 3 new vehicle with this engine.. two Rendezvous and a Montana.. the Montana is 8 years old.. looks and runs like new... have not put one red cent into this van.. and yes it has it's original exhaust and no rust... unlike all the over rated Japanese vehicles in the parking lot.
The Rendezvous 3.4 is the smoothest most quiet engine made.
It has to be... you cannot hear it or feel the engine when running... and I get 28mpg on the road and 23 going to work here in Pa that's pretty good for a vehicle of its size and weight.
slappervan Posts: 2pjk2,
I am a longtime reader but I haven't posted for while. Busy moving and such. Usually posted in the triplets forum.
I beg to differ about the 3.4, in my humble opinion it is only good for a boat anchor. Let me give you a brief update about our 2000 Montana van w/61000 miles on her now:
1.Piston slap returned 300 miles after new coated pistons were installed as a supposed corrective measure and continues to irritate me to no end.
2. The van has very little low end torque, with AC on it will not climb up much of hill with out sifting down which in turn hurts your gas mileage.
3. Our mileage in suburban driving is around 17 and the best I have ever recorded in highway driving is 22 mpg.
Far cry from the advertised 26 mpg.
4. Just replaced passenger side headlight which was sloshing with water. Around $100 aftermarket unit.
Again very common in the triplet vans.
5. Both brake wheel cylinders were leaking and the brake dust causing the emergency brake not to release until you put some pressure against it. Not normal wear and tear at 60K.
6. Both rear shocks are leaking fluid to a point where they dripping. I remember reading in this forum Monroe makes a direct replacement for the air shocks?
7. Battery positive post corrodes like I have never seen.
The van would not start on my wife the other day so I investigated and found severe corrosion at the post.
8. Air bag light comes and goes at will. Been lucky lately and it has not come on.
9. Catalytic converter cracked near rear attachment flange.
I checked in the owner's manual and thought it would be covered under the emissions warranty but no such luck. Dealer indicated the converter would have fail to internally for GM to cover the cost.
Dealer's service manager told me to have it welded at muffler shop, now there is Mr. Goodwrench for you!
10. Let's not forget the intake gasket issues and the breaking cams on the 3.4L.
Any comments Dirk or n7don long time posters?
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Last week, the Washington State Olympian newspaper ran an editorial urging state legislators to support Governor Inslee's STEM education funding proposals, which include dramatically expanding access to computer science classes and connecting students to careers. Washington STEM, the state's leading STEM advocacy group, is doing critical work to fuel this agenda, and to ensure that it focuses on "access for low income, rural and underrepresented populations."
We think that focus is spot on. Like many states, Washington struggles with enormous gender and racial gaps in the STEM fields. Here's a small sample of state data from our Vital Signs website.
First, women receive less than one out of every four computer credentials in the state. Compare that to roughly 37 percent in 2001:
The racial and ethnic gaps are equally alarming. Black, Latino, and American Indian Washingtonians make up 21 percent of the college-age population but receive only 11% of degrees and certificates in computing:
Such gaps begin early. There is evidence that many minorities' talents are getting squandered in high school or earlier:
To dig deeper into STEM education data in Washington State, download our Washington State PowerPoint presentation. For similar data on other states, see our state Vital Signs Summaries page.
If there is one lesson STEM education champions should learn from this rowdy election season, it is this: the "knowledge economy" has a dark side for those who cannot take part in it. As the rewards of education grow, those who lack educational opportunities are falling farther and farther behind. Suffering and angry, many seek to upend a political order they believe has failed them. If any good is to come from all this tumult, the nation must wrestle with the vast opportunity gaps that fuel it. Never before has it been so vital to strengthen the nation's opportunity agenda, both in and out of schools.
The STEM gap is one of the clearest measures of the nation's opportunity gap. We have long known that black, Latino, and Native Americans are not well represented in STEM careers, which boast the highest salaries, lowest jobless rates, and best growth prospects in the new economy. People of color have long suffered from the legacy of sanctioned inequality, and their scarcity in STEM fields is one clear result of that legacy.
Yet the STEM opportunity crisis reaches even farther than we knew. Low-income white people in poor rural and industrial communities have been largely untouched by the tech revolution that enriched so many people in Seattle or San Jose. It can be hard to track them in state or federal datasets, but they have made their voices heard by helping sustain insurgent presidential campaigns through the primaries. We know enough about the grim joblessness and hopelessness in their communities to assume that few are pursuing rewarding careers in STEM.
The distress struggling Americans of all races feel is understandable, and it could get even worse. For too many Americans, lack of opportunity has become an inherited condition. Our Kids, a recent book by Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, features chilling "scissors graphs" that show youth in America following two divergent paths. One line in the graph goes up, tracking the rising access to opportunities for education and enrichment enjoyed by children of educated parents. The other line goes down, charting the declining opportunities for children of the less educated. Differences in educational opportunity create a stark divide between the haves and the have-nots.
Over time, these gaps are growing into chasms. Parents' education levels determine whether their children will have access to good schools, role models, stimulating activities outside of school, internships, or any of the other opportunities that can put young people on a pathway to STEM careers. Without a more vigorous effort to expose all youth to these kinds of opportunities, more and more Americans will fall victim to the ruthless logic of the scissors graphs, in which disadvantage begets more disadvantage. The result? A growing number of dispossessed and angry citizens.
We are right to be appalled by politicians who exploit this anger. Yet we should also hear an important message beneath all the political din. The nation needs an all-hands-on-deck effort to make good on America's promise as a land of opportunity. All young people need access to excellent STEM classes, out-of-school STEM activities, real-world work experiences, mentors, and other springboards to STEM careers. The only way to reach this goal is for leaders in the public and private spheres to join hands and bring these kinds of experiences to vastly more children.
We at CTEq are proud to be involved in such efforts. Our members have helped expand proven STEM programs to almost a million more young people in the last two years. We've been working with leaders in states like Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, and Indiana, to spread some of the best STEM programs and strategies to hundreds of thousands more. This is a great start, but many millions of young people still have scant opportunities, either in or out of school. Corporate and private funders have been doing heroic work, but their efforts cannot reach everyone, not by a long shot. If we have any hope of tackling this challenge, many more state governors and legislatures need to join the movement. The anger and despair cutting a wide swath through their communities are a poignant reminder that the stakes could hardly be higher.
Change the Equation stands ready to help.
This post also appeared in the Change the Equation Now April newsletter.
If you know a great STEM education program, now is the time to tell them about STEMworks. Now through December 12, programs can apply to be in STEMworks, the nation's leading resource for identifying excellent STEM education programs. And, if your program is active in Iowa, it may have a singular opportunity to reach thousands more young people in the state.
This year, CTEq is collaborating with The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council on the state's STEM Scale-Up Program, an initiative to bring top STEM education programs to hundreds of thousands of Iowa students. Millions of state and private dollars have been set aside to expand excellent programs throughout the state. Iowa programs that make it through STEMworks's rigorous review process will be in very select company, featured alongside many of the best STEM programs from across the country. To be eligible for the state and private funds, they will have to answer a set of additional questions about their readiness to go to scale in Iowa. (Learn more in our press release about this important Iowa collaboration, which will give a large portion of the state's students world class opportunities in STEM.)
Even for programs that operate outside of Iowa, gaining a spot in STEMworks can make a big difference. STEMworks programs have received millions in corporate contributions over the past year, allowing them to reach hundreds of thousands more students across the country. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity for your STEM program!
There's no denying it: women are underrepresented in STEM fields, most notably in computing, where just over one in four workers is female. There are several factors that contribute to this talent shortage (see our Half Empty brief for the full breakdown), but they all amount to turning women and girls off to pursuing exciting, lucrative careers in a sector that's grown tremendously in recent years, even with the recession.
We've seen many headlines lately about big tech firms in places like Silicon Valley dedicating themselves to diversifying their workforces and bucking the stereotype of who a computing professional is and isn't. Unfortunately, the tide has yet to turn for women: there's almost an inverse relationship between the concentration of computing jobs in a metro area and the number of women filling them, which is why you won't find any of your typical tech boom cities on our list of the top cities for women in technology. In fact, the San Jose metro area stands out for two very different reasons: Of the 100 largest metro areas, it has by far the highest concentration of computing jobs, and the lowest share of women in those jobs—just 23 percent.
Based on CTEq's analysis of metro areas across the U.S., here are the top five cities for women in computing:
While South Carolina makes two appearances on our list, Charleston kicks us off with women accounting for 34 percent of the computing workforce.
The McAllen - Edinburg - Mission area in Texas also employs women as over one-third (34 percent) of its computer science workforce.
Jackson is quietly booming as a tech enterprise incubator and 35% of its computing workforce is female.
Columbia is home to a diverse technology industry, with many sectors represented and women comprising 35 percent of the workforce.
Sacramento tops our list, with a computing workforce that is 36 percent female. Of the top five metros on our list, Sacramento has the biggest computing sector, with companies like Intel and Hewlett Packard among its largest tech employers.
While there's a lot of work to be done everywhere, these cities are doing better than most in cultivating diverse tech sectors and attracting women to join their computing ranks, and we hope that many more will follow suit!
Data source: Change the Equation analysis of data from EMSI, an economic and employment data firm.
Regardless of where you stand on the Common Core State Standards, the antics of some state lawmakers who are trying to overturn them should scare you. Do you really want politicians dictating what gets taught in American classrooms?
No one should feel safe when lawmakers make momentous decisions on the basis of unfounded rumors. A new effort in the Ohio legislature offers a case in point. Not only would House Bill 597 scrap Common Core standards in math and English, it would also scrap the state's science and social studies standards, adopt Massachusetts standards for two years, and then mandate the creation of new Ohio standards by 2017. That's right, Ohio's teachers and children would have to cope with three different sets of standards in just four years. That's an awful lot of chaos to endure in the name of trumped-up charges against Common Core.
Much of HB 597 is simply unmoored to reality. Why, for example, does the bill undo the science and social studies standards the state adopted only three years ago? It seems one of the bill's sponsors was told that those standards are simply the Common Core in sheep's clothing: "Someone said they are Common Core but they just aren't calling them that."
Golly, someone said that? Well then, let's drop those standards, too, upend years' worth of work, and squander many millions of dollars. Apparently, hearsay is justification enough for policies that affect millions of children.
Of course, anyone with an internet connection and ten minutes to spare would learn that there is no such thing as Common Core science or social studies standards, but that hardly matters.
Yet this isn't merely a case of some feckless leaders basing big decisions on little or no evidence. The Common Core fight is giving some ideologues an opportunity to reignite battles that have little or nothing to do with Common Core. The new Ohio science standards proposed in HB 597 could, for example, open the door to creationism in science class. Efforts to overturn Common Core can become a Trojan horse for a much broader set of agendas.
I recognize that reasonable people can have principled objections to Common Core—even if I disagree with some of those objections. Yet if reasonable Common Core opponents simply stand back and let the standards succumb to baseless rumors or political witch hunts, their own cherished ideals might become the next target of zealots with an ax to grind.
The passage of HB 597 would surely embolden more activists from across the political spectrum to take on science and social studies standards, curriculum, teaching tools, and who knows what else. We already have too many examples of what happens when schools become battlegrounds in the culture wars.
So even if you don't like Common Core, don't root for HB 597 or similarly misguided efforts in other states. You might regret it.


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Well said burdphil, MVP's last 2 fairway driver releases both had some major inconsistency with the first runs, but they fixed it promptly. The difference is companies like innova have inconsistencies that they seem to NEVER fix.. This is why people gravitate to companies like MVP who make less discs and have the time to make changes and fix inconsistencies based on customer feedback.
Most of what MVP has made kicked out much of the discs i used to throw for YEARS from innova and discraft, like the Eagle, Roc, Buzzz, Aviar, Challenger.
MVP has proven a high standard with discs like the Axis, Anode, Ion and Volt so most of us who throw MVP expect nothing less than what they have done in the past so some get a little defensive when people talk down about anything MVP... even though they have had some stumbles like ANY other company.
They make great discs though. They compete with some of the most popular discs on the market, and certain people can't stand the idea of another company improving on the discs they have throw for years, maybe because they have hundreds or even thousands invested in CE, 9x, 10x, 11x.. whatever.. so they get upset knowing there is new stuff out there that's just as consistent and they feel too far invested and threatened, usually in denial that anything can be as good as what they throw now and are used to.
I know a few people personally who have thousands invested in CE and other rares in hopes of one day making huge profits on those discs.. assuming nothing will EVER be as good as those. How silly.
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|6600 feet
+1200 feet on return
|Lake Edison marks the standard starting point from the west, and the route can be shortened (only marginally) by beginning at the Bear Creek Diversion Dam (four wheel drive required). From the southeastern shore of the lake (near the dam) follow the Bear Ridge trail up and over Bear Ridge, meeting the John Muir Trail after 5 miles. The John Muir Trail descends through the forest to reach Bear Creek 6.8 miles from the trailhead. Most of the route follows Bear Creek, but note the crossing of the Hilgard Branch (8.7 miles in) and especially Bear Creek (9.9 miles in) can sometimes be challenging during the peak runoff of heavy snow years. After the trail crosses Bear Creek ascends one mile in the direction of Marie Lake and Selden Pass, but take the left fork at a junction to head east to Sandpiper Lake. From the southern shore of Sandpiper Lake you can climb the northwest slope/west ridge, or continue further to reach the south slope.
|Florence Lake
|17.4 miles one-way
|7100 feet
+1500 feet on return
|From the Florence Lake Trailhead wrap around the southwest side of Florence Lake and cross its inlet via a footbridge after 3.6 miles. After 8 miles pass the Muir Trail Ranch and soon turn left (north) at a junction towards Selden Pass and eventually onto the John Muir Trail. The trail begins a steep ascent before easing at Sallie Keyes Lakes. Continue north over Selden Pass and leave the trail at the southern side of Marie Lake to wrap around the east side of the lake. After passing the north end of the ridge to your right (east), contour cross-country northwest to Sandpiper Lake at the base of Seven Gables.
|Florence Lake Ferry
|13.7 miles one-way
|6700 feet
+1100 feet on return
|If the timing works for your party it is possible to take the ferry across Florence Lake, saving the effort of walking around the southwestern shoreline. The ferry operates several times each day in season (generally early June to late September. For the most current information, check the Florence Lake Ferry Service website. From the east shore of Florence Lake, follow the remaining route description above.
|Italy Pass/Pine Creek
|14.7 miles one-way
|7400 feet
+1900 feet on return
|Italy Pass is a very reasonable alternative for those on the east side of the Sierra, with a much easier drive but more cross-country travel. Follow the trail as it switchbacks to Pine Lakes, bearing right beyond the lakes to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. In Granite Park the trail eventually fades away about 800 feet below Italy Pass. Continue cross-county over the pass immediately south of Mount Julius Caesar. Once over the pass, traverse southeast to White Bear Lake (and a half dozen other lakes with bear inspired names) and make a gradual descent via Vee Lake to Seven Gables Lakes at the base of Seven Gables below its steep eastern face.
|Deer Cove Trailhead
|10.7 miles one-way
|7,700 feet
+700 feet on return
|The Deer Cove Trailhead is a popular option for overnight outings, as it lies outside the national park boundary and is not subject to quota restrictions. The trail begins in forest, passing Deer Cove Creek after 1.8 miles at elevation 5600 feet. The area around Deer Cove Saddle has been affected by forest fire, and as a result the views here tend to be more open. Continue on the main trail past Wildman Meadow (which has an established horse camp) until reaching Frypan Meadow 6.5 miles from the trailhead at 7800 feet. Keep right at Frypan Meadow, following the trail to Kennedy Pass where a short and very scenic class 2 scramble takes you along the southeast ridge to the summit.
|Lewis Creek Trailhead
|10.3 miles one-way
|7,700 feet
+850 feet on return
|Lewis Creek is a similar option, though less open to views than the approach from Deer Cove. There are two creek crossings en route that may require wading or determination during the peak spring runoff (Comb Creek 3.3 miles from the trailhead at 6100 feet, and Lewis Creek 4.5 miles from the trailhead at 6700 feet). After 6.1 miles the trail reaches Frypan Meadow, joining the route described above from Deer Cove.
|Trailhead (Quota Area)
|Distance (one way)
|Elevation Gain
|North Slope via Green Lake
|South Lake (Baker and Green Lakes)
|Class 2
|5.0 miles
|4200 feet + 600 feet on return
|East Ridge via Seventh Lake
|Glacier Lodge (Big Pine North Fork)
|Class 2
|8.6 miles
|6000 feet + 200 feet on return
|East Ridge via Baker Lakes
|Baker Lake (Baker and Green Lakes)
|Class 2
|3.5 miles
|3200 feet + negligible gain on return
|West Chute via Chocolate Lakes
|South Lake (Bishop Pass)
|Class 3
|3.5 miles
|3600 feet + negligible gain on return
Route Table
|Northwest Slope / West Ridge – Class 2-3
The northwest slope of Seven Gables is essentially a class 2 slog, a bit sandy as you bear left and more talus closer to the ridge on the right. Depart the trail at the eastern shore of Sandpiper Lake south of the stream coming down the large bowl northwest of the summit. There is a short section of thick brush, not very consequential when on the descent but tougher when on the ascent. Nearer the summit there are a few easy and unexposed class moves, no real routefinding involved.
|South Slope – Class 3
From the east the south slope is reached by traversing from the saddle with Gemini, descending about 100 feet as you approach the southern aspect of the peak. From the west the slope is easily gained from the unnamed lakes east of Medley Lake. Climb one of the class 3 chutes through the short, gray cliff bands at the base of the slope to the class 2 scree and talus field above (there are several viable routes though the band). Climb 1000 feet further to a knife edge ridge overlooking the sheer east face. Follow the ridge left (west) on the unexposed south side until it is possible to cross over a second intersecting ridge and into a chute on the west side of the mountain. Descend this chute about 40 feet to a class 3 chimney that then ascends 100 feet to a wall just beneath the summit and against the dropoff to the east. During my trip I didn't descend quite far enough and instead climbed a class 4 face adjacent to the chimney (the choice available is between a somewhat exposed, solid, class 4 face and a less exposed, loose, class 3 chute). From the impass below the summit wrap clockwise around to the west and then to the north side of the summit, passing over (not under as Secor mentions) a very obvious overhanging block which is visible during most of the final portion of the climb.
|North Ridge – Class 2-3
The north ridge begins at the saddle immedately north of Seven Gables, easily approached from the west. If approaching from the east the saddle is most easily reached on its north side. From the saddle, continue to the summit, with less technical terrain to the right and a few class 3 moves available closer to the ridge.
|East Face – Class 4
This route ascends the north side of the east face and tops out 200 feet north of the summit. There are class 4 sections both at the beginning and end of the route, with mostly class 3 terrian between. If you have additional content to add please summit a route page or send the information to me and I can include it here.
TrailheadsDeer Cove Trailhead (36.80385° N, 118.71378° W)
Turn east off Highway 99 in Fresno onto Highway 180 towards Kings Canyon National Park. Simply follow Highway 180 for 84 miles to reach the trailhead (29 miles past the park entrance and 1.7 miles past Grizzly Falls). Take care not to miss the left turn 21 miles from Highway 99 to stay on 180. If coming from the south, Highway 180 is best reached by using Highway 137 or 198 to connect to Highway 63 northbound in Visalia.
Lewis Creek Trailhead (36.80021° N, 118.69059° W)
Follow the directions above to Deer Cove Trailhead, but continue another 1.4 miles east to reach Lewis Creek.
South Lake Trailhead (37.16928° N, 118.56568° W)
Turn west off Highway 395 in Bishop onto Highway 168 (W Line Street) towards Lake Sabrina. Follow Highway 168 for 15 miles to the well marked intersection with South Lake Road. Follow the road to South Lake for 7 miles to the parking area at the end of the road.
Glacier Lodge (37.12545° N, 118.43714° W)
Turn west off Highway 395 in Big Pine onto Glacier Lodge Road (W Crocker Street) and follow it 10.5 miles directly to the trailhead parking area at the end. There is a small lot for day use, but if full or going on an overnight trip you'll need to use the backpackers' lot 3/4 mile down the road.
North Lake Trailhead (37.23054° N, 118.61893° W)
Turn west off Highway 395 in Bishop onto Highway 168 (W Line Street) towards Lake Sabrina. Follow Highway 168 for 18 miles to the well marked intersection with North Lake Road. After 1.6 miles on North Lake Road, turn right into the trailhead parking area near the pack station (signs here state that continuing straight is for North Lake Campground traffic only).
Pine Creek Trailhead (37.36110° N, 118.69184° W)
Turn west onto Pine Creek Road off Highway 395 approximately 10 miles northwest of Bishop (28 miles south of the Highway 203 intersection to Mammoth Lakes). Follow Pine Creek Road 10 miles west to the trailhead parking area.
Crown Valley Trailhead (36.95849° N, 118.96801° W)
Three miles past Wishon Reservoir bear right at the fork in the road. Continue on McKinley Grove Road another 1 mile to the trailhead.
Rancheria Trailhead (36.97548° N, 118.95607° W)
Three miles past Wishon Reservoir bear left at the fork in the road. 1.7 miles from the fork turn left and pass an open gate. As you pass the gate the pavement ends and you reach the trailhead 2.3 miles from McKinley Grove Road. There are bear boxes (but no facilities) and ample space for parking and camping at the trailhead.
Spanish OHV Route (36.95069° N, 118.96741° W)
Three miles past Wishon Reservoir bear right at the fork in the road. Continue on McKinley Grove Road another 1.7 miles to the beginning of the OHV route. The OHV portion is another 5 miles will take up to another 2 hours to complete each way. The coordinates listed above are for the beginning of the OHV Route.
Taboose Pass Trailhead (37.0094° N, 118.3272° W)
Turn west off highway 395 onto Taboose Creek Road (12 miles south of Big Pine and 14 miles north of Independence). The road quickly turns to graded dirt. Continue following the main road, which turns right at intersections 1.7 miles and 3.7 miles from 395. The trailhead is at the end of the road 5.5 miles from 395 at 5425 ft. There are no facilities at the trailhead, but Taboose Creek is very close and available for water and rinsing.
Florence Lake (37.27671° N, 118.97660° W)
From the Central Valley make your way towards Prather and continue east on Highway 168 towards Shaver Lake and then Huntington Lake, following the obvious road signs. At Huntington Lake, turn right onto well designated Kaiser Pass Road and follow it another 17 miles to an intersection where the road splits to Lake Edison. Instead of turning to Lake Edison, continue straight here for another 6 miles to Florence Lake.
Hooper Creek Diversion Dam (37.30573° N, 118.95029° W)
Due to the crossing of the Florence Lake outlet on this route, a high clearance vehicle is recommended for this trailhead, although in fall it may be possible to make it with a low clearance vehicle. A 4x4 is not necessary. The OHV road isn't very long, and if needed walking the off pavement portion adds only a couple of miles at most. Follow the directions above to Florence Lake, but a quarter mile before reaching the lake turn left at the signed intersection towards Jackass Meadow and the Hooper Diversion OHV Road. In less than a mile the pavement ends as you turn left onto the OHV road. Follow the OHV road as it crosses the outlet of Florence Lake and bear right at an intersection 1.8 miles from the beginning of the OHV road. The road ends at the Hooper Diversion Dam about 2.2 miles from the start.
Lake Edison (37.36735° N, 118.98340° W)
Follow the directions mentioned above from Prather to Florence Lake, turning left at the intersection 17 miles after Huntington Lake towards Lake Edison. Follow the road another 6 miles to Lake Edison. Alternatively, the Bear Creek Diversion Dam trailhead can be used, turn right onto the OHV road 3 miles from the turnoff to Lake Edison and follow it 2 miles to the diversion dam (four wheel drive is necessary).
Onion Valley (36.77247° N, 118.34091° W)
Turn west off Highway 395 in the center of Independence onto Onion Valley Road (also labeled Market Street). Follow Onion Valley Road 13 paved miles to reach the trailhead at the end of the road.
Roads End (36.79616° N, 118.58342° W)
Turn east off Highway 99 in Fresno onto Highway 180 towards Kings Canyon National Park. Simply follow the highway 92 miles all the way to Roads End in the back of the canyon (37 miles past the park entrance). Take care not to miss the left turn 21 miles from Highway 99 to stay on 180. If coming from the south, Highway 180 is best reached by using Highway 137 or 198 to connect to Highway 63 northbound in Visalia.
Mono/Parker Pass Trail (37.89079° N, 119.26236° W)
From either the east or the west, follow Highway 120 to Yosemite National Park directly to the trailhead (1.4 miles west of Tioga Pass and 5.6 miles east of Tuolumne Meadows Campground).
Lyell Canyon (37.87790° N, 119.33873° W)
Follow Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park until reaching Tuolumne Meadows Lodge Road near Lembert Dome (6 miles west of Tioga Pass and 0.5 miles east of Tuolumne Meadows Campground). Signs here mark the location of the wilderness permit ranger station. You can either park at the ranger station, or continue down the road another 0.4 miles to the large trailhead parking area on the left.
Rush Creek (37.78316° N, 119.12685° W)
From 395 between Lee Vining and Mammoth, turn west on Highway 158/June Lake Loop and continue to the large trailhead parking area opposite Silver Lake at the lake's north end. The trailhead is located 8.7 miles from the 158/395 north junction and 7.1 miles from 395 if using the southern junction.
Jerkey Meadow Trailhead (36.16714° N, 118.48564° W)
From the north take exit 65A from Highway 99 in Earlimart to follow County Road J22/Sierra Avenue/Avenue 56 east. Continue straight for 40 miles, followed by a left turn on M-504/Parker Pass Road. After 12 miles pass straight through a four-way stop, and turn left after another 6.5 miles onto 22S82. Follow 22S82 20 miles to the trailhead at the end of the road. From the south follow Sierra Way/M-99 from Kernville 24 miles north to the intersection with 22S82, and turn right to follow it 20 miles to the trailhead.
Lewis Camp Trailhead (36.18164° N, 118.51534° W)
From the north take exit 76 from Highway 99 in Tipton to follow Highway 190 east. After 56 miles where Highway 190 becomes M-90, take a left turn onto 21S50. Follow for 4.6 miles and take a right onto 20S79 and follow signs a short distance to the trailhead. If coming from Kernville in the south follow Sierra Way/M-99 31 miles north an intersection with M-90, and turn right. Follow M-90 for 15.4 miles and turn right again onto 21S50 at the junction with Highway 190.
Mineral King (36.45277° N, 118.59583° W)
In Visalia exit Highway 99 and head east on Highway 198 toward Sequoia National Park. After 39 miles turn right on Mineral King road shortly after the town of Three Rivers. Follow Mineral King road 23 miles to its end.
Route Summary (no table)Trip statistics from Racetrack Road:
3.1 miles one-way, 4100 feet elevation gain out with negligible gain on the return
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Etymology"Although tin ore has been found in varying amounts in several localities in the state, the name has been applied sparingly. Tin Mine Canyon and Creek are found in Riverside Co., and Tin Mountain in Death Valley NP." – Erwin Gudde, William Bright, California Place Names (2004)
"The mountain was called 'Sheep Mountain' on the Olancha 30' map from 1907 through the fifth edition, 1931. The name was changed by a 1928 BGN decision; it appeared as 'Angora Mountain' on the 1939 edition.
'Named by a sheepman honoring the leader of his flock, an Angora goat.' (Newsletter 1, no. 1, Oct. 1968: 5.) (SeNF)" – Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada (2004)
"The mountain coyote (Canis latrans lestis) has a wide range throughout the Sierra. (Grinnell and Storer: Animal Life in the Yosemite, 1924, pp. 71-76.)" – Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
"That nearest the pass is strikingly barred across its steep craggy summit with light streaks. As this is an unusually marked case of this peculiarity and as it seems well occasionally to have a mountain whose name bears some relation to its visible character, I called it Striped Mountain." - Bolton Coit Brown, Sierra Club Bulletin (Volume 1, 1896, no. 8, page 309.)


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Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution Arthur Smith and bask in an evening of laughter and off the wall humour with one of the 'alternative comedians' who shook up the world of light entertainment in the nineteen eighties and nineties.
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Sao Paulo rule out Lucas sale
Sao Paulo have no intention of letting Lucas Moura leave the club and say the midfielder, who has been linked to Chelsea, is also keen to stay.
By Paulo Freitas
Last Updated: 02/06/12 3:37pm
Sao Paulo have no intention of letting Lucas Moura leave the club and say the Brazilian midfielder, who has been linked to Chelsea, is also keen to stay.
The 19-year-old has emerged as one of the most exciting young talents in South American football over the past couple of seasons and has been tipped to make the move to Europe.
A number of leading clubs are reportedly keeping tabs on his progress and Sao Paulo's president, Juvenal Juvencio, recently stated that Chelsea were closest to signing Lucas.
Inter Milan are also believed to have had a bid for the Brazil international rejected, with Juvencio making it clear that he will only be sold for 'enormous' money.
And Sao Paulo director of football Adalberto Baptista has now stressed that Lucas would rather stay put at the current time.
"We have no interest in letting Lucas go," Baptista told Radio Estadao ESPN.
"Lucas also said he has no interest in leaving Sao Paulo. If it's to discuss a transfer, we have to talk about the buy-out clause, as we know his market value is much higher than what has been offered for him."
The player's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has also stated that Lucas is happy at Sao Paulo and has no plans to join Inter at this stage of his career.
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Maria Conchita Alonso bowed out of "The Vagina Monologues" after her support for a Tea Party candidate sparked outrage.
The Latina actress was set to star in a Spanish-language version of Eve Ensler's ever-popular play in San Francisco next month. But in light of recent protests, and threats of a boycott, she backed out.
"Monologos de la Vagina" is set to run Feb. 14-16 at The Brava Theater Center in the Mission district.
Alonso, who has starred in movies such as "Moscow on the Hudson" and "The Running Man," was in the line of fire after backing California Gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly in a bilingual Internet campaign video. Donnelly is the founder of a Minuteman border patrol chapter.
"They were saying they were going to burn down the theater, they were going to boycott the show," the 56-year-old Venezuelan-born actress told Fox News.
Certainly Alonso is no stranger to political debates. She once got in a tussle with Sean Penn at LAX over his support for Socialist Hugo Chavez.
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Prosecutors ended their case against former state Senate leader Joseph Bruno with testimony Friday from a friend and business associate who said he hired the longtime Republican lawmaker as a consultant for his contacts and the credibility he lent.
Bruno faces eight fraud counts in a trial that has lasted three weeks and is expected to reach the jury Monday. He's accused of using his state influence to enrich himself and deny New Yorkers his honest services.
On Friday, technology investor Jared Abbruzzese, testifying with immunity from prosecution except perjury, said Bruno first approached him about consulting while they flew home on a private plane from West Palm Beach, Fla., following a golf weekend in early 2004.
"I wanted him for his Rolodex,'' Abbruzzese said, though he rejected Bruno's initial request for $30,000 a month.
Meanwhile, Bruno's whole rationale for seeking so much money on the side reportedly had to do with his jealousy over Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's outside income, according to The New York Post.
"He started talking about Sheldon Silver and how Sheldon Silver was getting paid 40, 50, 60 thousand a month from the trial lawyers association," Abbruzzese said on the stand, reports the Post.
The senator guided Abbruzzese on improving his skills in dealing with people, had no fixed consulting schedule and didn't produce any written work, he said.
Among the people Abbruzzese consequently met were a Florida developer building a casino, billionaire Donald Trump and a man who owned 300,000 acres in the Catskills. Abbruzzese said he was considering branching into designing golf courses with his friend the golfer Greg Norman but didn't do it.
Abbruzzese, whose main business was fixing troubled technology companies, said Bruno was paid $20,000 a month for 18 months, totaling $360,000.
The monthly cost was within the range of what he was paying 10 or 15 other consultants, he said, and he later agreed to pay Bruno $80,000 for an undersized racehorse after the consultancy ended four months early.
Bruno was initially paid by two Abbruzzese consulting companies, then by Motient Corp. and its subsidiary TerreStar Networks, which were seeking additional investors and Federal Communications Commission permission for terrestrial application of wireless satellite spectrum rights, succeeding in 2005.
"Motient was a story,'' Abbruzzese said. "I used Senator Bruno to build credibility at visual presentations.''
That included taking him along on a trip to Washington, D.C., to see officials from the Republican National Committee, he said, and at three New York City dinners that included institutional investors.
After that company's new chief executive suddenly canceled Bruno's TerreStar consulting contract, Abbruzzese said he felt "a moral obligation'' to Bruno. They were also involved in a joint thoroughbred breeding venture, and Abbruzzese agreed to pay $80,000 for a colt that never developed into a racehorse and that he ultimately gave away for free.
The defense presented a handful of witnesses who testified about Bruno's integrity and that other state officials were instrumental in grant funding awarded to Evident Technologies, another company with Abbruzzese as an investor. Bruno sponsored $500,000 in direct grants and $2.5 million for Russell Sage College to help build a business incubator space with Evident as its tenant for three years.
Bruno said during a midday recess he's a businessman and a part-time legislator and had earned his pay.
"I had a perfect right to do business based on my experience and my background,'' he said. "And there isn't any government entity ... in the United States of America that dictates the value between business parties as to what they appraise to be the value. Whatever your value is is between you and whatever person you're making the arrangement with.''
He told U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe he was not going to testify. Closing arguments are planned Monday.
The judge told jurors they'll probably get the case then, after he instructs them about the law under which Bruno is charged.


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Shocking treatment of this teacher must stop now
It almost beggars belief that a school teacher should be subject to the pressure which has been applied to Dr Annabel Scott, the head of Crumlin Integrated College.
She has been forced to leave her home because of threats, apparently from disgruntled parents. During the past three years her ability as a teacher and principal has been questioned, but nothing excuses the personal trauma she has undergone.
It is intolerable that anyone should have their life and well-being jeopardised in this manner and the police must act to determine who is behind the latest threats and bring them to justice. This woman has done her best over a long career for the school and, whatever the concerns of parents in later years, there are proper procedures which should be followed and adhered to.
Bully-boy tactics cannot be allowed to succeed.
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Butterfly Cowgirl Ball – THANK YOU!
THANK YOU to all the Cowgirls, Dads, Moms, Uncles, friends – EVERYONE who attended the Butterfly Cowgirl Ball yesterday at the Rockin TJ Ranch. We had so much fun, and we hope you did to! We will work on getting all your pictures posted here on the website, and we'll let you know when we do!
Thank you to Summit Dental – our major sponsor! Thank you for your support and the toothbrushes for the goodie bags!
Thank you to Nate Harris Photography – Nate is awesome and available for events, senior or family pics and so much more. Click here to reach Nate! We will work on getting all the photos he took online in the next couple of days.
Cold Stone Creamery – THANK YOU for being there with your yummy Ice Cream. I admit, I had two It was "a great day for ice cream"!
Rockin TJ Ranch – You guys are amazing. Thank you for all your help and allowing us to use your gorgeous venue! The Rockin TJ is a great place for events. Click HERE to contact them and don't forget about their Farmers Markets on Monday nights.
EZ Auto – THANK YOU for providing the Hay Rides! The kiddos loved the ride!
Miss Rodeo Montana & Miss Teen Rodeo Montana – you lovely ladies are inspiring. These two were a hit, the little kiddos adored them. You two were amazing, being troopers in the heat and winning over many little lady's hearts along the way. You're great role models and an absolute joy to work with!
Air Time Inflatables – Not going to lie, I had to "try out" the slide to make sure it worked before the kids got there. And it was so much fun! When we were asking kids what their favorite part of the day was – they mentioned over and over either the bouncy house or slide. THANK YOU!
My wonderful fiance Ross – thank you for putting up with me during the planning and execution of this event, and for running your booty off making sure the parking was right. You're the best guy a girl could ever dream of. I'm so grateful.
The staff here at Townsquare Media Bozeman – thank you thank you thank you for helping out on this event. From sales, online setup, promotion, candy ordering, hay bale picking up, emceeing, bench moving, running parking, games, ticket stops, volunteering, guidance from our GM Dick, and the new addition to the team Ersin, I feel lucky to call you my coworkers and friends.
This almost sounds like an Emmy or Oscar speech. Maybe I should go buy a fancy dress.
We're already looking forward to the 3rd Annual Butterfly Ball! Ersin (our event's coordinator), good luck to you!