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NHIAA Girls' Track Preview: McCabe, Parker lead way
Staff Report
The scoop
Returning champions:
Bedford (Division I), Coe-Brown (Division II) and Monadnock of Swanzey (Division III) are the returning state team champions on the girls' side. Coe-Brown has won the state title the last two seasons.
Sprinting to the finish line:
Dominique Twombley (sophomore, Oyster River of Durham, 100-meter dash); Jelesa Nelson (junior, Coe-Brown of Northwood, 100 meters); Kristen Bourque (senior, Londonderry, 200 meters); Johanna Celli (senior, Bedford, 200 meters); Sydney Petersen (senior, Exeter, 400 meters); Meredith Ramsey (junior, Merrimack Valley, 400 meters); Savannah Spencer (sophomore, Winnacunnet, 400 meters).
Going the distance:
Hannah Parker (junior, Coe-Brown, 800 meters); Maegan Doody (sophomore, Oyster River, 800 meters); Molly McCabe (senior, Bishop Guertin, 800 meters); Shannon Murdock (junior, Exeter, 1,600 meters); Mercedes McCoy (sophomore, Winnacunnet, 1,600 meters); Sarah Nadeau (sophomore, Hopkinton, 1,600 meters); Morgan Sansing (sophomore, Pinkerton, 3,200 meters); Elisabeth Danis (sophomore, Coe-Brown, 3,200 meters); Emma Newton (senior, Hollis/Brookline, 3,200 meters).
Up and over:
Nancy Taban (senior, Merrimack Valley of Penacook, 100-meter hurdles); Rebecca Massah (senior, Concord, 100-meter hurdles); Anna Nobel (junior, Spaulding of Rochester, 300-meter hurdles); Ann Sheehy (junior, Winnacunnet, 300-meter hurdles).
Leaps and bounds:
Marykate Melanson, (senior, Plymouth Regional, high jump); Olivia Burke, (senior, Salem, high jump); Ariel Clachar (junior, Coe-Brown, long jump); Emma Checovich (senior, Winnacunnet, long jump); Lauren MacGregor (senior, Salem, triple jump); Heather King (senior, Lebanon, triple jump).
Alley Savioli (senior, Coe-Brown, shot put); Camryn Johnson (senior, Milford, shot put); Patty Driscoll (senior, Londonderry, shot put); Morgan Ferland (junior, Fall Mountain, discus); Emily Wernig (senior, Gilford, discus); Dominique Pascoal (senior, Manchester Central, javelin); Olivia Conway (senior, White Mountains, javelin).
Any discussion of the top performers in New Hampshire girls' outdoor track and field has to begin with runners Molly McCabe of Nashua's Bishop Guertin High School and Hannah Parker of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy.
By season's end, however, the discussion could get quite lengthy.
Bedford coach Noah Pion cites his school's Johanna Celli, Exeter multi-event scorer Shannon Murdock and Londonderry's Kristin Bourque as other athletes to watch in Division I. Sophomore Dominique Twombley of Durham's Oyster River High should be a standout in Division II.
Any Most Valuable Player discussion in girls' spring track begins with defending New England champion Hannah Parker of Coe-Brown of Northwood. But by season's end, Bedford girls' head coach Noah Pion said many more standout athletes will be in that discussion.
"In Division I alone you've got Shannon Murdock, who will bring lots of points for Exeter," said Pion. "Then there's Johanna Celli (Bedford), Molly McCabe (Bishop Guertin), and Kristin Bourque (Londonderry) in our division. Statewide you have to add Dominique Twombley (Oyster River) in that discussion. They're all outstanding athletes."
Parker won the New England 800-meter title in 2 minutes 10.62 seconds last season.
"She's a hard worker who has shown everyone she's the best 800-meter runner in the state and region," said Pion. "She's only a junior, and the sky is the limit for her."
In Division I, defending champion Bedford, with a veteran team returning, will be tough to dethrone. Sprinter Johanna Celli, long- and triple-jumper Brenna Williams, and 800-meter specialists Bailey Marshall and Brittany McDonough provide senior leadership for the Bulldogs.
"Johanna just set indoor school records in the 55 meters and 300 meters," Pion said. "Behind Johanna and Brenna, we've been state champs every year in the 4-by-100-meter relay. Overall we have about 12 girls back who played a big role in helping us win it all last year.
"But it's a new year, and well-rounded teams like Londonderry and Winnacunnet will be tough. You also can't forget about Bishop Guertin, which just won the indoor team title."
Many talented sprinters, long distance runners and throwers who gained valuable experience at last spring's New England Interscholastic Championships are back this season.
Sophomore Twombley and juniors Jelesa Nelson of Coe-Brown and Jess Hackett of Dover are the top sprinters in the 100-meter dash. Twombley, along with seniors Bourque and Celli are among the best in the 200 meters. The top three returnees in the 400-meter dash are senior Sydney Petersen of Exeter, junior Meredith Ramsey of Concord's Merrimack Valley High and sophomore Savannah Spencer of Winnacunnet .
In the 800, Parker will be challenged by sophomore Maegan Doody of Oyster River and McCabe, coming off a winter season in which she won the indoor 600-meter championship at the New Englands.
Murdock, a second-place finisher in the New England 1,600 meters last season, will be tested this season by sophomores Mercedes McCoy of Hampton's Winnacunnet High and Sarah Nadeau of Hopkinton.
Sophomores Morgan Sansing of Derry's Pinkerton Academy and Elisabeth Danis of Coe-Brown will battle for top honors in the 3,200 meters.
Standout hurdler Betsy Garnick of Bishop Guertin has graduated, but seniors Nancy Taban of Merrimack Valley and Rebecca Massah of Concord figure to be the state's top two seeds this season in the 100-meter hurdles.
The battle for 300-meter hurdles supremacy will feature three juniors from the Seacoast: Anna Noble of Rochester's Spaulding High, Ann Sheehy of Winnacunnet and Elise Leavitt of Exeter.
Competing for the state's top spot in the high jump will be seniors Marykate Melanson of Plymouth Regional and Olivia Burke of Salem, and sophomore Courtney O'Connell of Bedford.
Concord senior Megan Reese returns to defend her state title in the pole vault, with senior Jamie Briggs of Keene likely to be her top rival.
Garnick's departure also leaves a void in the long jump. Junior Ariel Clachar of Coe-Brown and senior Emma Checovich of Winnacunnet, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in last year's Meet of Champions, are the top returnees in that event, while seniors Lauren MacGregor of Salem and Heather King of Lebanon are the top returnees in the triple jump.
The shot put battle for supremacy will be staged by seniors Alley Savioli of Coe-Brown, Camryn Johnson of Milford and Patty Driscoll of Londonderry. Fall Mountain of Langdon junior Morgan Ferland is the clear-cut favorite back in the discus. Two girls who have the talent to reign in the javelin are Manchester Central senior Dominique Pascoal and senior Olivia Conway of White Mountains of Whitefield.


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Check out the lineup of speakers and educational sessions for this year's Cloud+ Here's a link to the program, and it's also copied and pasted below.
We are super excited about bringing Cloud+ to the hippest tech hub in the country, Austin, Texas on Nov. 29 and 30.
We'll be announcing more speakers, including a swell outside-of-the-security-industry keynote speaker, in the next week. We're just crossing some final Ts and dotting the last Is on that.
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Stay tuned!
Moving from a traditional security system to a cloud-based security system often still requires a hurdle. Why did this corporate end user decide to go with a cloud-based system in his nine-story facility even though three systems integrators advised going with a traditional system? In this session, an end user, manufacturer and consultant discuss how to get across the cloud chasm and the benefits of doing so.
Mark Scaparro, SVP Sales, BluBØX Ray Bernard, President and Principal Consultant, Ray Bernard Consulting Services Moderated by Martha Entwistle, editor, Security Systems News
Three leading national integrators talk about how their companies are approaching cloud. What's their strategy? What are they focusing on?
John Hudson, TycoIS, Regional Director, West Region Jeremy Brecher, SVP Technology and Chief Information Officer, Securitas Electronic Security Joe Young, Director, Cloud Monitoring Services, G4S Secure Integration Moderated by Martha Entwistle, editor, Security Systems News
An update on the M&A report that John Mack gave at Cloud+ 2015, followed by a targeted Q&A.
John Mack, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Investment Banking and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Imperial Capital Moderated by Martha Entwistle, editor, Security Systems News
As the former Chief Security Officer for Amazon, Ed Bacco knows what it's like to be sitting in the end user's chair. This unique Cloud+ session will ignite the fireworks in a role-play approach, with Bacco playing an end user who wants to move to the cloud, but is having trouble getting around the inherent limitations. A group of experts—data center executive; VMS provider; fiber/cable service provider (the elephant); and a security integrator—join Bacco to attempt to solve the challenge.
END USER: Ed Bacco, Chief Security Officer, Aronson Security Group DATA CENTER: Dean Drako, CEO, Eagle Eye Networks INTEGRATOR: Scott Schmidt, Vice President of Technology, Aronson Security Group VMS PROVIDER: Reinier Tuinzing, Strategic Alliances Manager, Americas, Milestone
What are the benefits of taking your central station business to the cloud? Leading systems integrator, Jeffrey Nunberg, CEO of Integrated Security Systems in Miami, moderates a discussion where he will be asking the hard questions that all integrators want answered: How is it done? What are the options? Which integrators will benefit the most from moving monitoring to the cloud? What kind of the front-end investment is required and what kind of ROI should integrators and end users expect?
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Midwest Alarm Services, a provider of life safety systems based here, has acquired Electric Specialties Company of Omaha, Neb., a company that also specializes in life safety systems, including service, inspection and monitoring services to more than 350 customers.
The terms of the deal between the two companies were not disclosed.
Established in 1950, Midwest Alarm Services became part of Per Mar Security Services through an acquisition in 1998, which allowed the then small company an opportunity for growth, including the opening of an office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and an office to service the Quad Cities, which stretched Midwest Alarm Services territory into eastern Iowa and western Illinois.
Doug Richard, president of Midwest Alarm Services, said that he is "very excited" to expand the company's footprint now into Nebraska, and looks forward "to growing with the great team that is already in place" there.
Herk Campbell, who will be joining the Midwest Alarm Services team along with his employees, founded Electric Specialties Company in 1983. The company is a Notifier dealer, and provides life safety systems and services including card access systems, fire alarm systems, fire extinguishers/hoods, fire inspections, master clock systems, monitoring, nurse call systems, system design/layout and video surveillance.
Campbell said that Midwest Alarm is the "perfect fit" for his company.
Note: Check back for more on this story, including an interview with Midwest Alarm Services president Doug Richard.
HOBOKEN, N.J.—Voice activation has been an interesting topic that I've seen coming up more frequently when I hear about PERS—most recently when I spoke with Ritch Haselden, VP of sales at Essence Group, this week about Essence's upcoming products, and what it takes to include voice activation.
One of the things he highlighted in the company's product roadmap is Essence's VPD, and Haselden told me a lot about what went in to setting up voice capabilities in the company's VPD—standing for Voice Panic Detector. "The VPDwill be available for purchase this summer and is expected in the next few weeks," Haselden said.
"What that'll allow somebody to do is be able to activate a pendant by saying a particular phrase of a particular series of words," he said. The product is always listening for a particular phrase, he said, and when it hears that phrase it would act like a button press on the PERS unit.
Haselden said that, further on down the road, Essence could use voice activation to open up two-way dialogue with the central station.
The company has been testing the phrase "Call 911," Haselden said. The process of picking a phrase to test was intensive, he said, making sure that it wasn't common enough to be said in everyday conversation or on the television, but still easy to remember.
Testing involved a large variety of different people, saying the test phrase, "Call 911," in a variety of pitches. "We've been testing in all kinds of different scenarios to make sure that we're really getting down to a really quality product that provides a low rate of false alarms," he said.
Essence would consider customized phrases for different companies if they requested such, Hasleden said, "Our process internally is we would at least test that phrase, but we're definitely going to provide a lot of feedback and information on: Is that a phrase that (A) people can remember, (B) that people can actually articulate well, and (C) does the technology differentiate the words well enough so that it provides a solid response."
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently submitted revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would raise the salary threshold for earning overtime pay. Presently, only those employees making less than $455.00 per week are eligible for overtime compensation. The DOL's new rule increases this eligibility minimum to any employee making less than $913.00, an increase that many in the security industry and on Capitol Hill feel will put a financial strain on businesses, which are supposed to comply by DOL's implementation date of Dec. 31, 2016.
ESA has actively spoken out against DOL's overtime rule, and ESA president Marshall Marinace said that ESA "objects strenuously" to the legislation, as it "will have a real consequence on employees not anticipated by the DOL."
ESA supports efforts of Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who recently introduced joint resolutions to block implementation of the Overtime Rule. Senate Joint Resolution 34 was introduced on June 7, 2016, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. In addition to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as a cosponsor, the resolution has already attracted over 43 senators to support its passage. The House version, House Joint Resolution 95, has been referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce with 22 House members as cosponsors.
"Our nation's overtime rules need to be modernized, but the Department of Labor's extreme and partisan approach will lead to damaging consequences that the American people simply cannot afford," Rep. Foxx said. "This resolution will protect workers, students, small business owners, and vulnerable individuals from a rule that will do more harm than good."
SSN would like to hear what you, our readers, think of the overtime rule, including the possible impact it could have on your businesses.
Note: SSN continues to report on this story. Please check back for an interview with ESA government relations director John Chwat.
ItsPayd.com, a company that makes an application to help dealers collect past due payments, recently added Rapid Response Monitoring as its first Affiliate Partner Program member, a program that specifically applies to companies with a central station.
The application uses text messages and emails to notify customers of past due balances and gives them a link to either send a one-time payment toward that balance or set up a payment plan, depending on their contract.
The idea behind ItsPayd is to help companies with collecting past due payments, but in a more friendly way that preserves the customer relationship and ultimately reduce attrition. "We can actually have the greatest impact on improving customer experience at the least likely moment, and that's at the past due space," Ken Green, company CEO, told Security Systems News.
"We've got one of our customers, who's a [security] dealer—they've reduced attrition by 40 percent," Green said. "We've recovered over 50 percent for them within the first 30 days." The company benefited even more by maintaining the relationship and keeping these customers on, he said.
ItsPayd.com does about 90 percent of its work with security companies, mostly security dealers and monitoring centers.
Rapid dealers receive discounts on ItsPayd's monthly subscription fee, through Rapid being a part of the Affiliate Partner Program. The Affiliate Partner Program specifically applies to third party monitoring centers and full-service companies with central stations. ItsPayd is currently looking to get more members in the program, according to Green.
ItsPayd is currently working on an integration platform with MKS, to be completed around the end of the summer, Green said.
ItsPayd was founded last year and went to beta with its product in August 205. The company went live with its offering in January 2016.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Video surveillance and access control provider Avigilon on July 18 filed documents to amend its existing $240 million multi-tranche senior secured syndicated credit facility. Security Systems News has previously reported on this credit facility. Originally closed on April 7, 2015, the facility's maturity date has been extended from April 7, 2018 to April 7, 2019.
I spoke to Avigilon's Darren Seed about the deal. Among the changes is one item which ups the price of a "permitted acquisition" from $30 million in the old deal, to $40 million in the new deal. Is Avigilon poised to buy a start-up for $31 million?
Seed said one shouldn't read anything into the small changes in the deal. He characterized this amendment and others as simple housekeeping. The extension was made at a very nice rate, he said, it made good business sense for Avigilon to take advantage of the terms offered.
Avigilon designs, develops, and manufactures video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions.
ADT announced earlier this week that the Ring video doorbell is now available for its customers nationwide. While the Ring has made some noise in the smart doorbell category, there are many options to choose from when it comes to this first-line-of-defense product for homeowners.
Others who have had success with doorbell cameras include Vivint, Skybell and August, to name just a few.
As more and more consumers begin to embrace smart home products like the video doorbell, dealers are adding these devices to their security and home-automation offerings, and partnering and integrating with others to provide a complete home automation and security package.
For example, ADT customers can incorporate the Ring video doorbell as part of their ADT Pulse smart home security system and lock their door, turn on their lights, and activate their ADT security system directly within the Ring app, all while seeing who is at the door.
Similarly, Vivint's Doorbell Camera, which won a 2016 Innovation Award from the Business Intelligence Group earlier this year, works with its smart home platform, so homeowners can engage in two-way conversations with visitors on their doorsteps from their mobile devices, while simultaneously using Vivint's smart home technology to remotely unlock the front door, open the garage door, disarm their security system, for example.
On the supplier side, SkyBell, which was nominated for a CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award, has integrated with Nest, Amazon Echo, Honeywell, Alarm.com, Monitronics, Kwikset, Icontrol Networks and IFTTT, all in an effort to allow complete control of a homeowner's security and smart home system.
And the August Doorbell Cam is part of the August Smart Home Access System, so all of the August Home products, along with its app, work together. August is also integrating with other companies, such as Honeywell, which recently integrated the August Smart Lock with its Total Connect 2.0 Remote Services platform.
For many homeowners, the video doorbell is their first-foray into smart home technology, and it is helping to drive the continued growth of other security cameras and smart home devices and apps.
In fact, new research that came out this week from Parks Associates estimates that nearly 24 percent of U.S. broadband households will have an IP camera by 2020, while more than 50 percent will have a smart home controller and 26 percent will have a home security system.
What this study and others like it are finding is interest in products like the video doorbell is driving consumer interest in security, which can only benefit security dealers moving forward.
Connect America, a multi-channel PERS and home medical distribution company based here, is growing its market presence in the central U.S. with its recent acquisition of Home Buddy, a Kansas based PERS and medical solution provider with about 4,000 subscribers.
"The goal is to grow that geography into Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa … to create a large regional base of operations for the business," Richard Brooks, president of Connect America's Healthcare Division, told Security Systems News.
Home Buddy has been in business for about 10 years, Brooks said. "It's one of the largest providers of PERS in Kansas."
While Home Buddy does not deal with alarm dealers, Connect America does, buying PERS accounts from a network of Alarm Dealers across the country, according to Brooks. "They're a steady, reliable part of our business," he said. Home Buddy distributes through "Medicaid-type agencies," he said.
Discussions of the acquisition between the two companies started in late 2015, he said, and the deal closed in early May. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Connect America intends to keep the Home Buddy name, Brooks said, because its well known in the area and has existing contracts under that name.
Brooks said that his main goal with the company is building its healthcare division. "We grow organically, we have a sales force nationally, and they are locally meeting people to obtain referrals for our medical alerts," he said.
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security dealers have a new security threat to warn homeowners about: Teenagers and adults (yes, grown men and women) taking to the streets, on foot and in their cars, to capture Pokemon creatures with their phones, in and around your neighborhoods, your mailboxes (more on this later), your garages, your backyards—you name it.
If for some reason you have been living under a rock and haven't heard, Pokemon is making a comeback in a big way, in the form of a location-based augmented reality mobile game, which means players can use the GPS and the camera on their phones to capture, battle and train virtual Pokemon who appear—superimposed—throughout the real world.
And while the smartphone app has become the most downloaded in the United States within three days of its release, stories are flooding in about the many security and privacy concerns the game raises.
Which brings me back to the story of the mailbox. A friend of mine posted on Facebook last night that a car full of teenagers driving around her neighborhood with their smart phones hanging out the car windows managed to crash into her mailbox while playing the game. The teenagers apologized saying, "Sorry, we were trying to catch Pokemon," as if that was a defendable reason for smashing into her mailbox.
That one Facebook thread alone defines the new security concerns created by this game craze now taking hold. One person posted on that same Facebook thread how she found teenagers in her garage looking in and around her car for Pokemon, while another said he had already found some kids in his backyard hunting for the cute little creatures, and yet another said a teenager, glued to his phone and playing the game, stepped in front of her car.
And security concerns don't just stop in your neighborhoods and homes, they extend to commercial and private properties. The game is taking people into some dangerous areas. One girl was led by the game into the woods, where she actually found a dead body, while others, lacking proper judgment—obviously—are playing the game in places such as the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Arlington Cemetery, businesses, and in and around police departments and private properties.
And this doesn't even include the stories about thieves using the game to lure players to unsafe places where they can rob them and possibly do them harm, as well as the privacy concerns for people who play the game, in terms of their information being shared.
So if your false-alarm rates have been unusually high the past few days, and you're getting complaints from customers about the high number of notifications they are getting from their security systems, just blame it on Pokemon.
Guard provider Universal Protection Service announced late last week that it will offer what it's calling robot "Machine as a Service" to its customers. I guess that's a new acronym for the security industry--RMaaS?
It will use robots from Knightscope, based in Mountain View, Calif. RMaaS is available to Universal customers in Northern California now, and they'll be available in Southern California in September. Universal says it will roll out the program nationally in 2017.
Want to check out the robots in person? Universal and Knightscope are hosting a launch party on July 28 in Mountain View that will feature demos and a factory tour. To RSVP, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
I saw a Knightscope robot last spring when I was at Northland Control's Fremont, Calif.-offices. I was talking on my cell phone outside and was mildly startled when I noticed a robot quietly circling the parking lot. It was super stealth and even kind of graceful. Robots have come a long way since Lost in Space. Remember this?
Universal will use Knightscope's K5 and K3 robot models. "Both models offer a physical presence as a strong crime deterrent, real-time video and audio, and a human interface. The K5 model is designed for outdoor applications such as parking lots and campuses, while the K3 is designed for indoor security at such facilities as office towers, warehouses, distribution centers and data centers," according to a Universal news release.
Universal security officers will be trained and certified to work with the robots.
William Santana Li, chairman and CEO for Knightscope, said in a statement: "The world is going to change more in the next five years than the last 50 years combined. Knightscope has built one of the most important technologies coming out of Silicon Valley and we are proud to be working in concert with Universal by integrating with existing security programs while providing new revolutionary capabilities to clients."
Universal was in the news in May when it announced a merger agreement with AlliedBarton. The two will form AlliedUniversal in a $4.5 billion deal. The deal is expected to close in Q3.
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The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 8, 1906:
Steamer Beaver Tail of the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company was taken off the line last evening, and the service between Jamestown and Saunderstown was discontinued for the winter.
From the Newport Daily News, October 9, 1906:
The strong southeast wind this morning broke off the top of one of the locust trees on Walcott avenue, in front of the Gardner House.
From the Newport Daily News, October 11, 1906:
Politics now holds the attention of the townspeople and affords the principle topic of conversation. As the town is Republican by a large majority, the nominees of the Republican caucus are sure of an election.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 8, 1931:
In order to avoid overtaxing the school bus, the school board, at a special meeting, voted to accommodate the children living two miles from the village with taxi service.
From the Newport Daily News, October 15, 1931:
The local post of the American Legion and Drum Corps covered itself with glory last evening when it presented the comedy of the American rookie, "Corporal Egan," at the Palace Theatre, which was packed to the doors, and the show was pronounced the best ever put on here by a local cast.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 9, 1956:
Prompt action by the state to acquire and operate the Jamestown-Saunderstown Bridge in the same manner as the Mt. Hope Bridge was urged by Dean J. Lewis of Newport, Republican candidate for state senator. . . . Lewis said the outstanding bonds on the Jamestown Bridge are the "callable" type which can be taken over immediately by the state.
The Navy property at Beavertail, which has been open to the public since June 18, will be closed Oct. 28 because the town has insufficient funds to maintain a guard to patrol it during the winter months.
From the Newport Daily news, October 10, 1956:
Adult classes in typing will start within two weeks in the Jamestown School.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 7, 1981:
Town Administrator Robert W. Sutton Jr. reviewed water levels of both town reservoirs for the Town Council. He reported that the water level in the North reservoir was 11 feet below the spillway, Sutton said the level is approximately 10 inches lower than last Nov. 6. On Sept. 29, the water level in the South reservoir was about three feet below the spillway, he said. The water in the South reservoir is poorly colored and a poorer quality than the North reservoir.
From the Newport Daily News, October 8, 1981:
Foot dragging by the (federal) Environmental Protection Agency is costing town taxpayers more money. When the sewage treatment plant was completed in December 1979, a balance of $250,000 was due from the federal share of costs. To date, this money has not been paid by the EPA.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, October 10, 1991:
The Town Council in an emergency session last Wednesday outlined an alternative plan to the state Department of Transportation's proposed cross-island highway, which it has opposed practically since taking office in May. In a unanimous vote, following just over two hours of debate during which most residents spoke in favor of a two-lane road, the council passed a resolution calling for a four-lane road that would be narrower and have lower speed limits than the 100-foot-wide highway DOT wants to build.
Narrowing the proposed cross-island highway's 30- foot grass median, as town officials would like, could mean delaying construction for at least six to eight months, according to state Department of Transportation Chief of Design Ed Parker.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, October 10, 1996:
Next week you can hear the soulful sound of bagpipes, see fellow islanders wearing Scottish kilts and witness a traditional Highlands sword dance - and you won't have to journey further than the Community Center. That is where the Jamestown Community Theatre is staging "Brigadoon."
The town may purchase two acres of land currently leased privately by golf-course operator Joseph Mistowski to make up the fourth and seventh tees of the town-owned course. (It was anticipated that the earliest date that a special financial town meeting could be held was Dec. 2.)


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Tester, Walsh Highlight Resources For Montanans Dealing With Flooding
Sen. Tester and Sen. Walsh want Montanans to know how to prepare for floods and where to find the assistance they need to recover from – and stay safe during – flood events.
"When folks are facing tough times, it's important to lend a hand and make sure they know where to get the support they need," Tester said. "That's the Montana way, and I encourage all impacted Montanans to take a close look at these resources."
"We are seeing the increased impacts of flooding and drought across the state of Montana, and I encourage all Montanans to make sure that they are safe and know where to get help," Walsh said. "Make sure you, your family and neighbors are prepared and use these resources to get information and assistance."
Affected Montanans should first call the Montana Department of Emergency Services (DES) office (406-324-4777) to report losses and damages. They can also call their local DES office to get sandbags or information on flooding in their county and to report flooding. Producers can call their local county extension agents for help.
Montanans can also contact the Montana Department of Revenue to apply for tax relief for loss due to natural disaster by visiting: http://revenue.mt.gov/home/businesses/taxrelief_naturaldisaster.aspx
The Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) helps farmers and ranchers to repair damage to farmlands caused by natural disasters. More information can be found here: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=ecp
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has multiple Emergency Watershed Protection programs that help individuals and conserve natural resources by relieving imminent hazards to life and property caused by floods among other natural disasters. More information can be found here: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/ewp/
The Red Cross also has resources to help Montanans safely repair their homes after a flood. Visit: http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4540081_repairingFloodedHome.pdf
Ready.gov also provides information about preparing for an emergency


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Adult Book Club: The Round House
This session will discuss The Round House.
Set on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota in 1988, Erdrich's 14th novel focuses on 13-year-old Joseph. After his mother is brutally raped yet refuses to speak about the experience, Joe must not only cope with her slow physical and mental recovery but also confront his own feelings of anger and helplessness. Questions of jurisdiction and treaty law complicate matters. Doubting that justice will be served, Joe enlists his friends to help investigate the crime. VERDICT Erdrich skillfully makes Joe's coming-of-age both universal and specific. Like many a teenage boy, he sneaks beer with his buddies, watches Star Trek: The Next Generation, and obsesses about sex. But the story is also ripe with detail about reservation life, and with her rich cast of characters, from Joe's alcoholic and sometimes violent uncle Whitey and his former-stripper girlfriend Sonja, to the ex-marine priest Father Travis and the gleefully lewd Grandma Thunder, Erdrich provides flavor, humor, and depth. Joe's relationship with his father, Bazil, a judge, has echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird, as Bazil explains to his son why he continues to seek justice despite roadblocks to prosecuting non-Indians. -Library Journal
About the Adult Book Club
This book discussion group meets once a month and is facilitated by Bud Werner Library's Circulation Services Manager, Michelle Dover. The book club is designed to be inclusive, supportive and meet the needs and interests of the group. The group is open to anyone interested in participating, but you are asked to sign up ahead of time. You need not attend all the discussions, just pick the ones that interest you!
Group is limited to 15 participants per meeting. Sign up! Sign up at the circulation desk, call 879-0240, or register by filling out the online registration form.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team continued their hot streak of late on Wednesday when they hosted Tusculum College. The Tornado scored early, and added some insurance runs late to top the Pioneers 9-4.
King (25-15) got on the board early when Hunter Smith ripped a double down the left field line in the first inning to score Steven Todoschuk who doubled earlier in the frame. Carl Roberts followed with a two-RBI single to center field and gave King a 3-0 lead after one. The Tornado tacked on one on a Tyler Gaby double that scored Jose Sola in the second to stretch the lead to four.
After King stretched the lead to 5-0, the Pioneers (25-15) got on the board in the seventh inning. Tusculum got a two-out, two-run single by Joe Polchetti, cutting the deficit to three. The Pioneers then made it a two run game when Taylor Foster was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. However, Alex Martin got a fly out to end the threat and keep King in the lead.
In the eighth inning, and two runners on, Tom Hooker cleared the bases with a triple, and Gaby followed with another triple to extend the King lead. Todoschuk followed with a double to score Gaby, giving the Tornado a commanding 9-3 lead going to the ninth.
Andrew Bowerman hit a leadoff home run in the ninth to make the score 9-4, but Martin closed the game out for his third save of the season. Alex Gonzalez earned the win, pitching two and one-thirds innings in relief, while Reiss Stanley got the start on the bump. Garrett Cook paced the Tornado offense, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two runs batted in. Gaby and Todoschuk chipped in with two hits apiece.
King returns to Conference Carolinas play this weekend when they travel to Pfeiffer University. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.


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40 Years Ago, Feb. 7, 1973
Neisner's grows on Island
In response to the many inquiries concerning the construction going on next to the present Neisner Store, Manager Stacy Richards cites the new construction as a planned expansion to the present facility.
"Back in 1968," Richards notes, "the size of the store was increased by 70 percent as a growing community needed the greater facility. Well, Grand Island is still growing, and so our store continues to meet the demand of new customers. This new addition will double the current display space, allowing for the expansion of our present departments and the addition of new departments. It will afford Island shoppers a greater selection of merchandise."
Weather is the big factor on determining an "opening date," but it is expected to be completed in 60 days unless unforeseen changes occur in present predictions.
30 Years Ago, Feb. 4, 1983
Please ride the bus
The Island shuttle bus is revising its schedule to include additional runs during the day, but only one run in the early morning and late afternoon.
"We made it so commuters can leave their cars home and take the Metro bus, but hardly anyone uses it," said Bradford Masters Jr., owner of the Bradson Shuttle Bus Service on Grand Island.
He voiced his disappointment at the poor turnout from local residents.
"There hasn't been a bus on Grand Island for 25 years and we thought we would give it a try," Masters said. "If there's a problem with prices or schedules, just give us a call," he said.
... The tight schedule was questioned by Bernice Leiner, a commuter waiting at the plaza bus shelter. "Sometimes the Niagara Falls bus is early and by the time the shuttle bus pulls up, the Niagara Falls bus has left," she said. ...
20 Years Ago, Feb. 12, 1993
Sales tax vote has political ring
The Erie County Legislature was set at 4 p.m. Thursday, for what may have been its final chance to vote on extending the 8 percent sales tax for another year. The result was not available before the Island Dispatch went to press for today's edition.
Legislators had previously failed to reach a two-thirds vote required to approve or disapprove continuing the additional 1 percent. The 8 percent expires Feb. 28. The 7 percent will be back in effect March 1, unless the legislators agree otherwise.
The media Saturday reported failure to extend the 8 percent would "likely cost the county at least $22 million in lost revenue."
Meanwhile six Republicans and six Democratic legislators continued to disagree on the issue.
10 Years Ago, Feb. 7, 2003
Proposed Grand Island Bridge, Hoyt: 'Over my dead body'
New York State Assemblymen Sam Hoyt and Robin Schimminger were present at a special public hearing that was held last Saturday at Grand Island Town Hall.
The meeting was attended by Town Supervisor Peter McMahon, members of the Grand Island Town Board, and a large number of Island residents concerned with what negative impact the placement of an international crossing on Grand Island would have on the local community.
Ever since plans to improve the Peace Bridge were scrapped, alternative sites have been proposed for an international crossing that is considered by many to be essential in dealing with the projected quadrupling in border traffic that will occur in coming decades.
Grand Island has been proposed as a potential site for construction of an international bridge. Island residents have been very concerned over the impact such a bridge would have. Construction of a bridge on the Island would likely result in the loss of approximately 400 homes. ...


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Rest stop rights: Sell 'em, already
October 27. 2013 7:33PM
Last week the Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee unanimously approved a plan to seek bids from companies interested in running a rest-stop sponsorship program. We are on our way to having commercialized rest areas. Good.
Highway rest areas are no longer quaint little spots with a rustic-looking hut, some maps and a few restrooms.
They have morphed into little islands of creature comforts and commercial opportunities. Travelers want to get coffee and warm food, and they want familiar brands. Failing to provide those things would turn tourists away.
But providing those comforts costs money. New Hampshire has closed three rest stops for lack of funds to operate them. Sponsorships might generate enough funds to keep all rest stops open without devoting more tax money to them.
The state already has contracted with the Common Man restaurants to run the state's signature Hooksett rest stops off I-93. Selling naming rights to others is the next logical step.
Some people oppose "commercializing" rest stops. We wonder if they oppose the "Adopt-A-Highway" program, too. Through it, businesses pay to advertise directly on the highways, and the funds pay for highway cleanup. Why not do the same for rest stops?
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As their capacities have grown, USB thumb drives have become the method of choice to transfer data between PCs for many consumers. Some have also started using them as backups for their hard drives.
The latest SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus flash drive takes the concept even one step further by making backups of its 4GB storage automatically to an online company, BeInSync. The $60 drive comes with six months of this online service, after which an annual fee of $30 is charged.
When the Cruzer is plugged into a connected machine, the contents are automatically synchronized both ways and the data can also be accessed via the Web site. According to BeInSync, communication to and from the device is secured using 256-bit SSL encryption to ensure that your private data remains private.
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DENVER — It was a big week for Katie and Caleb Medley.
Caleb, a 23-year-old aspiring comic, made it to the second round of a comedy contest at a Denver club. Katie, 21, was scheduled to deliver their first baby, a boy already named Hugo, on Monday.
So they set up their last date before becoming parents, a midnight showing of the new Batman movie.
A gunman's deadly rampage at the showing left Caleb with a gunshot wound to his head. Katie was unhurt. Now, as Caleb lay in critical condition at University of Colorado Hospital, Katie was delivering their son.
She changed the delivery location so she could be close to him.
Friend Michael West said the baby hadn't arrived as of Monday afternoon.
Katie Medley's father, David Sanchez, said his daughter and son-in-law had been waiting for a year to watch the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises."
While his daughter was delivering her baby, Sanchez went to the courthouse in suburban Denver where shooting suspect James Holmes was making his first court appearance.
Sanchez arrived too late to get a seat and to see Holmes. "When it's your own daughter and she escaped death by mere seconds, I want to say it makes you angry," he said outside court.
Sanchez told the Denver Post that doctors aren't sure if Caleb Medley will be able to see his baby right away because of concerns about infections.
Friends have set up a website to raise money and seek prayers for the couple, who don't have health insurance. So far, they've raised about $15,000.
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