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Last Sunday, our daily preview included the first photo we'd seen of Fauntleroy's famous white geese and their babies. We didn't know if they were roaming or ensconced somewhere – but apparently it's the former, as Eric just sent these photos showing how he and neighbors took care to herd the family safely across Fauntleroy Way by the ferry dock. If you go through that area, PLEASE be extra careful! You can see Eric's photos – and read the captions – by clicking the Steller image above, and then using the arrows that are toward the center of the display that should open after that.
(Photo courtesy Peter Yanacek)
10:44 AM: If you're wondering about the big Seattle Fire response at Fauntleroy Church right now: It is categorized as an automatic fire alarm. Scanner reports indicate sprinklers went off, possibly because of an electrical fire. We are en route to find out more.
10:56 AM: Church member Peter Yanacek, who also posted this in comments, says the fire was in the library, and happened during the Music Sunday service; everyone is reported to be safe outside.
SFD has dispatched its investigator. Our photographer just called in and said the sprinklers discharged "a lot of water," according to SFD, so that will require cleanup.
11:06 AM: Church attendees are being allowed back in to get their personal items. The church also has put out a call for wet-dry/shop-type vacs that they could use with the cleanup. The co-housed Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) is closed, we're told, for water cleanup, and they don't yet know if they'll reopen later today.
3:33 PM: Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski sent this to her church's congregation:
This morning, during our worship service, we experienced a small fire in our fourth floor library. The fire was accidentally caused by a child (who was not physically harmed, but who is quite emotionally upset). The sprinkler system worked as it should, and the fire was contained to a very small area within the library.
Water did soak walls and flooring on the fourth floor outside the library, office floor below (outside of offices), lobby, and one bathroom in the narthex as it came through the ceiling.
A big thank you to all of our volunteers who jumped right to work cleaning up what water we could before the professionals arrived this afternoon. Bless you, bless you, bless you!
Our annual meeting will be rescheduled and we will be in touch with that new date within the next few days. If pieces of Music Sunday are able to rescheduled, we'll also let you know that.
The fire was small, and we are a strong, healthy church. All will be well!
As we rejoice in that wellness, let us remember to pray today for those who are not well, notably those involved in the horribly tragic loss of life in Orlando. Let us pray for those lost, their families, LGBTQ families everywhere and a world in which so much hate still exists and is allowed to fester.
And to those prayers, I ask a smaller, but special additional prayer — for one very scared child and her family today, who need to know us as their church family. Love is so powerful, and I thank God for a church that loves well and adds love to a world in such desperate need of it.
5:28 PM: We stopped by a short time ago. The water cleanup continues:
A professional cleanup crew is on site now, but Rev. Bilinski says they are thankful for the many volunteers who pitched in earlier today.
5:42 PM: The Fauntleroy Y will reopen tomorrow.
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
On the city's Shoreline Street Ends map, it's "SW Barton Street."
To the community that has cared for it since 1999, it's Cove Park, a small strip of public beach on Fauntleroy Cove, immediately north of the state-ferry dock.
For three years earlier this decade, it was off-limits, until the Barton Pump Station Upgrade Project was complete – a project that turned Cove Park into a staging area.
Preparing for the project, King County – which runs the pump station – bought the 68-year-old beachfront bungalow next to Cove Park and its 14,000-square-foot (counting tidelands) lot for $950,000 in 2008.
Community members say they were told the little white house would be somebody's home again, once the project was over. Now, a different possibility has the little white house at the core of a tug of war, one that could be heard in the impassioned voices of those who spoke at a recent community meeting.
After two and a half weeks, Washington State Ferries says it's giving up on new "procedures" that were intended to speed up loading at the Fauntleroy dock, but caused new problems instead. This afternoon's announcement:
On Monday, May 23, WSF instituted new ticketing procedures at the Fauntleroy ferry terminal in order to address several problems identified by the passengers, ferry advisory committee members, and WSF. Over the past three weeks, we have learned from passenger feedback and direct observation that the new procedures were not working. Based on this experience, we are suspending the change and returning to the ticketing procedures that were previously in place starting on Friday, June 10.
Passengers with pre-purchased tickets will be waved through the tollbooth, and their tickets will be scanned on the dock. Passengers who do not have tickets must stop to buy them at the tollbooth. We recognize that this solution does not address the underlying difficulties at the Fauntleroy Terminal, including limited vehicle capacity, challenges with consistent fare recovery, and an outdated schedule designed for smaller vessels and lower traffic volume. These factors create conflict between maintaining the schedule and filling the boats.
Going forward, we will reach out to and communicate with stakeholders as we explore options to improve service within the constraints of our system. Thank you to all of our customers for your patience. We heard you, and we apologize for the disruption and inconvenience this change has caused.
7:54 AM: Seattle Fire is already scaling back what was a "full response" to a possible house fire in the 9000 block of 39th SW [map] – it's reported to be a "small electrical fire" that's already out.
8:05 AM: Our crew is at the scene and confirmed that description of what happened. Remaining fire crews are making one last check of the attic at the house to be sure nothing's smoldering. No injuries.
(Photo courtesy Michelle Taylor: Taproot students attend to a bag dispenser in Fauntleroy Park)
What Fauntleroy Creek/Watershed volunteers did in 2004 and 2008, students from Taproot School are doing now, according to watershed/creek steward Judy Pickens:
Continuing concern about pet waste left in Fauntleroy Park prompted students at Taproot School to take on the 2016 Poop Study.
The study documents the number and location of pet waste along a segment of trail in Fauntleroy Park that's popular with dog walkers. After a baseline count earlier this spring, the students are reaching out to dog owners with information about why picking up after their pet is important and making compliance easy with free bags.
Located in the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse Community Center, Taproot School makes almost daily use of the park as an extension of classroom learning for its 27 (K-5) students. Run in 2004 and again in 2008, the study initiated by the Fauntleroy Watershed Council aims to reduce the level of fecal coliform bacteria that Fauntleroy Creek conveys into Puget Sound.
Students will do a second count in July and a third in September, then compile their report, with an emphasis on what more they recommend doing to get dog walkers to scoop.
Thanks to Joel Schoenberg for the photo from today's low-low tide:
This is the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock right at the lowest point of today's low tide. The pilings are completely out of the water. The other side of the dock where the ferries meet the dock was much deeper, of course. The ferry employees said that the biggest problem is actually that there isn't enough water for the propellers to provide enough thrust, especially the reverse thrust needed while docking. So slowing down while docking becomes difficult and they risk slamming into the pilings instead of gently docking. Luckily our ferry fleet can float in just 12 feet of water.
If you can get outside at midday, it'll be -3.2 feet – same as today – again tomorrow, at 12:24 pm.
From Washington State Ferries:
Starting Monday, May 23, all vehicles except motorcycles and bicycles must stop at the tollbooths at the Fauntleroy Terminal to purchase and/or redeem tickets. Motorcyclists and bicyclists will continue to be processed near the Terminal building at the west end of the dock.
To speed up the loading process during peak travel times, a bypass lane will be provided for pre-ticketed vehicles only (no sales). New signage has been installed in front of and on the toll booths to indicate when the pre-ticketed bypass lane is open, in addition to providing other important information. Please pay attention to signs and watch for instructions from WSF staff at the Fauntleroy Terminal.
Please note that as a safety precaution, WSF will not allow passengers to be dropped off or picked up at the terminal when the pre-ticketed bypass lane is open. Passengers can be picked up/dropped off in the load zone just south of the Terminal on Fauntleroy Way during these times. Customers with disabilities that prevent them from using the walkway at the terminal should notify WSF staff upon arriving at the terminal that they will need a closer pick-up/drop-off point.
This change is being implemented to speed vehicle processing and loading times. Thank you for your cooperation!
Toplines from Tuesday night's Fauntleroy Community Association board meeting:
HOUSE OR PARKLAND? FCA talked about the proposal presented last month by Seattle Parks' Chip Nevins, a potential trade between the city and county, involving the house next to Cove Park north of the ferry dock – 8923 Fauntleroy Way SW – which the county had bought to use as a construction office and staging area during the Barton Pump Station Upgrade Project, but no longer needs. It's on a 35-foot-wide strip of beach just beyond the sign in the photo below:
FCA had understood that it would revert to single-family-house use, for which it's zoned, after the project, though they haven't yet discovered if that commitment is in writing somewhere. Nevins presented a proposal in which the county would trade it to the city in exchange for a street vacation giving it street-end land that's part of the pump-station site. If the home site became parkland, it could expand Cove Park, a community-maintained sliver of beachfront.
Many details are yet to be worked out, including gathering of community feedback, with a public meeting set for May 24, 6:30 pm, at The Hall at Fauntleroy.
The FCA board decided not to take a position. But they do want to get out some information to clarify issues, questions, and misperceptions, and plan to publish it on the FCA website soon. For one, they think there may be a lack of awareness of the park that's already there, possibly related to its below-street-level location as well as the fact it was closed for three years during the pump-station upgrade. They're also concerned about the economic ramifications of turning the site into parkland and taking it out of the tax base. The property had sold for almost a million dollars before the project.
ENDOLYNE TRIANGLE WORK: Quick update on this, two months after SDOT's Jim Curtin had come to the FCA board meeting to talk about the changes to be made to this area on the east side of the Endolyne business district. Marty Westerman, who's been point person on the project, said Curtin told him the work will be done by the end of June; as the result of an informal vote at the end of last month's FCA board meeting, the painted curb bulbs on the street will be brick red.
The FCA board meets second Tuesdays, 7 pm, at Fauntleroy Schoolhouse. Watch fauntleroy.net for updates between meetings.
11:02 AM: Three weeks ago, much discussion was sparked by our report on the potential fate of a beachfront house just north of the Fauntleroy ferry dock and community-maintained Cove Park. A Seattle Parks rep had come to the monthly meeting of the Fauntleroy Community Association (which we routinely cover) to talk about a potential decision ahead: The house, purchased by the county for office and staging use during the now-concluded Barton Pump Station Upgrade Project, might be available to the city "almost free" in a trade involving right of way. Chip Nevins from Parks' acquisition division promised there would be a community meeting before any decision was made. And today, we've confirmed that public meeting is set for Tuesday, May 24th, 6:30 pm, at The Hall at Fauntleroy (south end of historic Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, at 9131 California SW).
Even before confirming the meeting plan today with Parks – which says a formal announcement will go out later today – we got early word of it from neighbor Claudia, who has created a website about the site and the impending decision.
4:18 PM: Here's the text of the official Parks flyer for the meeting, which we just received:
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to learn about the opportunity, and first step in a process, to expand Cove Park through a land swap with King County. This property, 8923 Fauntleroy Way SW, with 35 feet of beacjfront property, is immediately to the north of Cove Park in West Seattle, which lies just to the north of the Fauntleroy Ferry dock. Seattle Parks and Recreation planner, Chip Nevins, will present the proposed project, answer questions and gather community input about the proposed trade.
In 2015 King County Wastewater Treatment Division finished the upgrade to the Barton Pump Station,
next to the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal, to accommodate West Seattle's growing population. As part of the
construction of the new pump station, King County acquired the property just to the north of SW Barton
Street, which was used as their temporary construction offices. Now that the project is finished, King
County no longer needs the property and is proposing to trade it to the City in exchange for the vacation of the portion of the SW Barton Street right-of-way where the pump station is constructed.
Chip Nevins presented this idea to the Fauntleroy Community Association in April. Seattle Parks and
Recreation encourages the community to come to this meeting and learn about the proposal.
West Seattleites were clearly not going to let the rain keep them away from the Recycle Roundup at Fauntleroy Church last Sunday. Judy Pickens reports a big haul:
West Seattleites braved Sunday's downpour to bring 11.5 tons to the spring Recycle Roundup at Fauntleroy Church for responsible recycling by 1 Green Planet. It was one of the largest collections since the church's green committee started the roundup in 2010. The fall roundup will be Sunday, Sept. 25.
Last fall's RR brought in 9 tons, following a 10-ton day last spring.
At Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW), the rain's not stopping the twice-yearly Recycle Roundup, on until 3 pm today. We stopped by in the first hour and found people dropping off everything from an old TV antenna to an exercise cycle.
There's no charge to drop off your recyclables as long as they're on the list; the church's Green Committee coordinates this every spring and fall with recycler 1 Green Planet and will of course accept donations to cover their expenses, but that's totally voluntary. They have one request: Please DON'T wait until the end of the day – after 2:30, there can be a long line.
(WSB photo from past Recycle Roundup)
Getting ready for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (three weeks from today!) and realizing not everything is sellable, even at the low-low-low-make-an-offer level? Or, just de-cluttering in general? One more reminder – tomorrow is the spring edition of the twice-annual Recycle Roundup in the Fauntleroy Church parking lot at 9140 California SW. 9 am-3 pm. Drop your recyclables off for free, as long as they're on this list (which also points out what the church Green Committee's Recycle Roundup partner 1 Green Planet definitely WON'T take). One more thing: The earlier you can get there in that six-hour window, the better.
(WSB file photo)
Another big West Seattle event for de-cluttering is getting close – just five days until this Sunday's spring edition of the Recycle Roundup that Fauntleroy Church's Green Committee presents twice a year. Here is the official list of what you can drop off (and what you can't) in the church parking lot at 9140 California SW 9 am-3 pm Sunday (April 24th). No fees. If you have questions even after checking the list, it includes contact info you can use to ask the church's event partner, 1 Green Planet. Otherwise – just show up!
That flyer (PDF version here) shows what will, and won't, be accepted at the next Recycle Roundup at Fauntleroy UCC Church, now just a month away. Judy Pickens sent it along with the early reminder – 9 am-3 pm on Sunday, April 24th, you'll be able to drop off your recyclables for free, as 1 Green Planet sets up at the church parking lot (9130 Fauntleroy SW) for the day, as they do twice yearly, in partnership with the church's Green Committee.
SIDE NOTE/QUESTION: If you are – or know of someone who is – planning a SHREDDING event this spring, please let us know as soon as you can – we are frequently asked if one is coming up, but haven't received any announcements yet.
Get to know more of your West Seattle neighbors' smiling faces:
The Hall at Fauntleroy was filled with community members and community spirit on Tuesday night during the Fauntleroy Community Association's annual Food Fest membership meeting. The local food-and-drink participants are of course a big draw – Nate and Pedro were there from Endolyne Joe's (WSB sponsor):
Donna Lawson from Stuffed Cakes, too:
Will and Georgia from Giannoni's Pizzeria:
Also there, Tuxedoes and Tennis Shoes from DSquared (the new brand for the many-layered food business that began at The Hall), Bird on a Wire, Original Bakery, Unsweetened Tooth, Daystar, The Kenney.
FCA's new slate of leaders paused for a photo:
Mike Lantz-Dey continues as president. Departing board members were Gordon Wiehler and Debbie Kerns (who will, however, continue coordinating the Fauntleroy Fall Festival):
Other community groups/organizations included the Seattle Nature Alliance:
Rebecca and Mark represented. Also there, Fauntleroy Creek steward (among other community roles) Judy Pickens and Fauntleroy UCC pastor Rev. Leah Bilinski:
Other organizations represented included the West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor), Seal Sitters, The Whale Trail, RainWise, South Seattle College (WSB sponsor), Morgan Community Association, ArtsWest, and the city Department of Neighborhoods, represented by neighborhood district coordinators Kerry Wade and Jenny Frankl:
Plus SPD, which brought the Mobile Precinct:
That's Community Police Team Officer Clayton Powell inside. Inside, we caught him on camera with Southwest Precinct Operations Lt. Ron Smith and Seattle University research assistant Jennifer Burbridge, who's been working with the precinct on neighborhood issues for many months now:
From here – get more involved with your community council! If Fauntleroy is the neighborhood where you live or work, check out FCA meetings on second Tuesdays, 7 pm, at historic Fauntleroy Schoolhouse (9131 California SW) – watch fauntleroy.net in the meantime for updates.
(WSB photo from 2015 Food Fest)
If you live, work, and/or play in Fauntleroy, its community council invites you to the annual Food Fest membership celebration on Tuesday (March 15th). As is usual every March, that was the hot topic at the monthly Fauntleroy Community Association board meeting this past week – though not the only topic.
The event on Tuesday is FCA's annual membership event, with local food-and-drink establishments participating in order to celebrate community as well as entice attendance. It's at The Hall at Fauntleroy, starting at 6 pm, and will include officer elections (in a festive atmosphere). Come renew or start your FCA membership, while enjoying free samples from more than half a dozen local food/drink establishments, and learning about community businesses/organizations. Bring a food-bank donation too!
ALSO AT FCA – NEXT STEPS FOR EX-SUBSTATION: When the City Council gave City Light the OK to dispose of its surplus ex-substations, the FCA was given a year to come up with a plan to purchase it; if that doesn't happen, the city will sell it on the open market, as it's doing with the former Andover substation on Pigeon Point and the former White Center substation in Highland Park. FCA informally met with some neighbors recently and reported that most would like to see it become a greenspace, but some would be OK with housing. FCA is currently trying to rustle up funding for a landscape consultant to evaluate the site.
ENDOLYNE TRIANGLE: Following up on last month's discussion of plans to calm traffic around the "triangle" in the Fauntleroy/Endolyne business district, FCA's Marty Westerman says SDOT's Jim Curtin told him the work is just awaiting two consecutive warm, dry days. As for the planters that are also in the works for the triangle, a neighborhood discussion will determine their configuration and maintenance plans.
FAUNTLEROY SCHOOLHOUSE: Vicki Schmitz-Block reported on a recent daylong retreat that included not only the board but also building representatives, working on a new long-term business plan for the historic schoolhouse. One of its major tenants, the Fauntleroy Children's Center, has a fundraising auction coming up March 19th.
The Fauntleroy Community Association usually meets second Tuesdays in the schoolhouse conference room – but don't miss the March 15th Food Fest mentioned above!
Traffic-calming changes ahead for the Fauntleroy/Endolyne Triangle in Fauntleroy were unveiled at a briefing that preceded last night's Fauntleroy Community Association board meeting. The Triangle is a confusing, sometimes dangerous multi-point series of intersections between 45th, Wildwood, and Brace Point, and SDOT's Jim Curtin came to the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse to review plans with community members. "Transforming the triangle," is how he described the changes, a long time coming, discussed in forums including FCA's 2014 community gathering about traffic and a walking tour last year with then-City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen.
Features shown in the schematic design include back-in angled parking on the south side of the commercial heart of the triangle, two painted curb bulbs along the Brace Point Drive side of the triangle (paint colors haven't been chosen yet), and a bicycle corral in front of Endolyne Joe's (WSB sponsor), where a parking space needed to be removed anyway to improve visibility from the parking lot south of the restaurant.
One point yet to be worked out: The stop sign on the northeast edge of the area. The city wants to remove it; community members want to keep it. Curtin plans to bring out city traffic engineer Dongho Chang for a firsthand look, at the behest of FCA. As for the timeline overall, the work could be done in one day, March or April. It's funded because some other area projects have come in under budget, Curtin said.
Then it was on to the board meeting in the schoolhouse's smaller conference room, led by vice president David Haggerty:
ANNUAL MEETING/FOOD FEST: Next month, FCA throws its biggest party of the year. Lots has happened since last time, as Marty Westerman pointed out – Cove Park is open again and better than ever, Endolyne Triangle is being beautified (as part of the work mentioned above) and made safer, the Fauntleroy Fall Festival is getting more support from FCA than ever – so there is much to celebrate. This is also a time for residents to come renew their FCA memberships. The group works on a variety of advocacy issues and even has welcome bags for new area residents. Along with local restaurants and food purveyors (including Tuxedoes and Tennis Shoes, which has its exclusive event venue in the schoolhouse), the meeting also brings out local-interest organizations to distribute information.
As part of the annual meeting, officers will be elected. Haggerty is not planning to run for re-election as vice president. A few other positions are open.
CITY LIGHT PROPERTY: FCA has been given a year to come up with a way to buy the former substation property at 46th SW and Brace Point Drive. Surveys were distributed to about 60 neighbors and almost half turned them back in; a team of four talked with other neighbors. Most support keeping it as greenspace; a few were interested in housing: "I feel like we got a good read now and what folks around there want. Now we have to try to figure out the next step … I don't know how many (neighbors) would actually be willing to pull out their wallets." Still a work in progress.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUMP STATION PROJECT: We had just heard about this, before the meeting, and we're gathering information from SPU. Some work will be under way to upgrade a pump station that's on the south side of the Fauntleroy ferry dock, timeline TBA, and it will encroach to some degree on the small parking lot on the southeast end of the dock – more info to come.
NEW FAUNTLEROY UCC MINISTER: The group spent a few minutes talking with recently arrived Rev. Leah Bilinski at the meeting's start. In her fifth month leading Fauntleroy UCC Church, she's continuing to work on getting to know Fauntleroy and Seattle.
The Fauntleroy Community Association has board meetings on second Tuesdays, 7 pm, in the conference room at Fauntleroy Schoolhouse. Watch fauntleroy.net for updates between meetings.
(WSB photo)
10:30 AM: Police are searching for a burglar in Upper Fauntleroy. He was interrupted while going through a garage in a house on California SW south of SW Sullivan – this is near WSB HQ and we found out about it when three SPD cars arrived down the street. Officers told us the burglar bolted eastbound between houses to the north of the break-in location and dropped some of what he had stolen. No description yet.
2:35 PM: According to neighbors, there's a partial description – 20s, 5'7″, stocking cap with snowflakes or stars on it.
By Randall Hauk
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant is vacating its longtime Fauntleroy-area location (9214 45th Avenue SW) after this Sunday.
Jose Prieto and Maria Rodriguez say they were unable to negotiate an extension of their lease with property management, after nearly 13 years near the Fauntleroy ferry terminal, and were forced to seek alternatives for continuing operations. The husband-and-wife restaurant owners looked at Morgan Junction as a possibility, but ultimately decided paying a third more rent was more than their business could handle.
"It's sad, you know," says Prieto. "I have all my regulars. I even have people who come all the way from Lynnwood and Des Moines. It's a really great neighborhood. We hurt, you know?"
Prieto says he has no idea what the current property owners have planned for the space, but is already working hard to reopen in a new Federal Way location as El Mariachi (29100 Pacific Highway S.).
Before they leave West Seattle, however, Prieto plans to say goodbye to the neighborhood by running Happy Hour specials all weekend long, offering buy-one-get-one-for-half-off entrée deals, and opening earlier than their normal 12 noon Sunday start time to accommodate those who want to watch the Seahawks-Panthers playoff game.
"Hopefully, we'll clear out all our food and be out of here after Sunday," says Prieto. "We'll open up and start fresh down there. Our goal is to be open March 1st."
(Photo by Ben Ackers, from last year's cookoff, as Pam Goldfine's chili got checked out)
The annual Fauntleroy Chili Cookoff is next month and the call for chefs is out now, peninsula-wide. From Judy Pickens:
The fifth annual Fauntleroy Chili Cookoff invites area residents to apply for the competition. If you think your vegetarian or meat chili recipe is award-winning, email Adam Moomey (firstname.lastname@example.com) for details. The Saturday, February 13, cook-off will heat up at 6 pm in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church.
(That's the Saturday after the Super Bowl, so you can practice on your party guests if you enter!)
Seattle Public Utilities crews are at 47th SW and Brace Point Drive right now, making emergency repairs after a water-line break. We contacted SPU and went to the scene for a look after two nearby residents contacted us wondering about a sudden drop in water pressure. The crew at the scene told us they hope to be done in half an hour or so. This could be affecting water pressure as far north as Willow and Fauntleroy, SPU says.
P.S. If you get discolored water because of, or after, this – here's the SPU advice on that.


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State audit finds Putnam County Charge backs to Employee:
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LeWhy was this not in the Sentinel and Vidette / State audit finds Putnam County Charge backs to Employee:
This is a letter that appeared in the Lima News last week and I called the Putnam Co. Sentinel and asked why it was not printed in the Putnam Co newspapers this week and I was told that it was not important news: To whom is it not important??? Guess the B.O.E.
OTTAWA A state audit has dinged the handling of payments to a Putnam County employee for services rendered during two elections last year.
Auditor of State Mary Taylors office on Tuesday issued the audit and a finding for recovery against the countys general fund for $1,413. Thats the amount the countys Board of Elections charged back to political subdivisions for the use of Joseph Burkharts services. Burkhart is the countys full-time information technology director.
The board of elections certified to the county auditor expenses that are supposed to be charged back to the political subdivisions that had items on the ballot, Auditor Robert Benroth said.He is a full-time employee by the general fund, the [state] auditors said they couldnt do a charge back. Had it been overtime they could have. Because it was part of his regular salary they could not.
The payments ranged from $3 charged to the villages of Cloverdale, Dupont and Perry Township to the $433 charged to Vantage Career Center, according to the state audit. Benroth said now that the state audit has been released, his office will work to credit those entities that were charged the full amount.
Were not happy there was a finding for recovery, Benroth said.All-in-all, however, it was a pretty clean audit.
NOTE: In reference to the Lima News letter from the Auditor from the State Of Ohio,
Joe Burkart did not receive this money . The Director Karen Lammers and Joe's wife the Deputy Director Shelly Burkhart and Board members Ann Dillinger, Marie Heitmeyer, and Martin Kuhlman made these charge backs in 2009. My question is where did the money go? Did it go into the Elections Boards funds or to the general fund?
Guess that is why it is not news worthy
Lammers and Mrs. Burkhart made the entrys so they are to blame along with the boards OK
This happened while on oversights. Another mistake by Lammers, Mrs Burkhart, Kuhlman, Heitmeyer, and Dillinger. Another mistake by this Election Board they do not want us to know about
Another citizen who is not afraid to use real name
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Investors have snubbed Chatham Rock Phosphate's share offer but the Takaka-based company is still confident that its pioneering plan to suck phosphate nodules from the ocean floor can go ahead.
The company aimed to raise a minimum of $4 million and up to $10m from the offer of shares and options, but got only $1.58m.
The new shares and options were allotted last week.
Chief executive Chris Castle said it was a disappointing response but the offer achieved a good result given that it was non-brokered.
"It has successfully increased the profile of Chatham, including among institutions and the farming and rural communities. We are delighted to welcome a further 120-plus new investors into Chatham Rock Phosphate."
The capital raised would allow the company to work toward achieving further milestones and de-risking over the coming months, which would enable capital in future to be raised at higher prices.
"That would mean Chatham could minimise dilution of existing shareholder interests," he said.
Chatham Rock Phosphate has now raised $23.5m of the estimated $30m needed before production can begin.
The company, part-owned by Dutch dredging and shipping giant Royal Boskalis and American venture capitalists, is still aiming for a startup in 2015, using a ship to vacuum the sea floor 400 metres below, hoovering up sand, silt and phosphate nodules from gravel to tennis-ball sized lumps for sale unprocessed to the fertiliser market in New Zealand and overseas.
It estimates the resource is worth $6 billion, and has forecast earnings of $62m to $100m a year for 15 years.
Production from the 820-square-kilometre area between Canterbury and the Chatham Islands is planned to begin in mid-2015, mining 1.5 million tonnes a year.
Seabed mining has never been done at this depth.
But the company has told the Nelson Mail that Royal Boskalis looked at the project for 18 months before deciding to invest, and has the technology to do it.
But the phosphate is in a benthic protection area, where bottom trawling is prohibited, and the plan is being opposed by the fishing industry and environmental groups.
Deepwater Group chairman George Clements labels it "strip-mining" and has said it "risks ruining New Zealand's sustainable fisheries and our international reputation", while Greenpeace calls it "madness".
To go ahead it requires both a mining licence and a marine permit.
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(a) Means.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Motive.
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(a) When the trauma was caused by a person.
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(d) When it happens in peacetime.
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(b) Ulcers.
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(c) 30.
(d) 10.
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(b) The Stanford "prison" study.
(c) Pavlov's dog experiments.
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2. What conversion did most military personnel make to their bayonets in combat?
3. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?
4. What term does Grossman use in Chapter 6 to indicate the method one uses to kill in hand-to-hand-combat?
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3. How did mechanical distance change the perception of war in the 1990's?
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5. What assertion regarding military psychiatrists does Grossman make at the end of Chapter 8?
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7. Describe the Vietnam story of Chapter 4.
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When attempting to upload an item to eBay you may receive the error message "The item cannot be listed or modified. The title and/or description may contain improper words, or the listing or seller may be in violation of eBay policy."
What causes this?
There are two reasons for this error message.
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eBay will analyse the text within the title and description of an item in order to determine that it follows the many sets of rules and policies that eBay have concerning listings. Various algorithms are used to search the text for several issues (profanity, illegal/banned products, fee avoidance, etc.). The item will not be allowed if eBay belive that it has violated a rule or policy.
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I was amazed at how bad this cruise actually was. If your idea of a holiday is queuing for everything, a cabin no bigger than the average size king bed, a bathroom so small I have been in bigger showers and sky high drinks prices then this is for you.
This ship is old and was ridiculously overcrowded. Every meal time was a scramble to find seats, check in and check out was a disorganised shambles, getting on and of in port was a nightmare. The entertainment was substandard. I really felt like I needed a holiday to get over being on this ship. It has put me off cruises for life.
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This area usually has an abundance of early blooms and has several habitats to explore.
Those planning to attend should meet at 8 a.m. at the Sheridan Kmart parking lot near the recycling bins.
Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring water and snacks or a sack lunch.
The trip is open to anyone interested in learning more about our native flora.
The field trip will be canceled if it is raining Saturday.
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- Full-day diving and snorkeling tour of the Great Barrier Reef with optional helicopter sightseeing flight, from Cairns
- Enjoy five hours at two spectacular outer reef locations away from the crowds
- Includes instruction and equipment provided by friendly and professional guides
- Have the option to try scuba diving in a world-class location
- Fuel up for more fun with a tasty Australian barbecue spread for lunch
- Be amazed to observe the reef from the air on an optional 10-minute helicopter ride
- Tap your toes to live musical entertainment on the homeward journey
Recent Photos of This Tour
- Great Barrier ReefPhoto by: Ekta R
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- Great Barrier ReefPhoto by: Ekta R
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- Great Barrier ReefPhoto by: Ekta R
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- Diving the Great Barrier ReefPhoto by: leigh b
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- Beautiful CoralPhoto by: Jeffrey
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- Helicopter RidePhoto by: Mike
- Back of BoatPhoto by: Mike
- Good Looking CaptainPhoto by: Mike
- Friendly CrewPhoto by: Mike
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- Intro divePhoto by: Teresa C
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- Amazing crew!!!Photo by: 1viaje
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What You Can Expect
Depending on the weather and water conditions on the day of your tour, your guides will head to one of 12 exclusive moorings at six reef locations, providing you with the best possible on-the-water experience that day. Most likely, you'll visit one of the Outer Great Barrier Reef spots like Saxon Reef or Norman Reef in the morning, and then continue to North Hastings Reef in the afternoon.
Upon arrival at your first location, hop in the water with your provided snorkeling equipment for a look at multicolored fish, coral and other marine life. Instruction is provided for beginners, and your knowledgeable crew members are on hand to encourage and help you, if needed. (See the Itinerary for more details about the scuba diving options, as well as the optional helicopter ride.) Then snorkel again at your second location. If you'd rather not get wet, you can still check out this World Heritage–listed underwater world on a tour by semi-submersible vessel (own expense; payable on the day of your tour).
You'll have five hours total on the barrier reef and can refuel from your activities with the onboard buffet lunch of Australian barbecue items such as fresh fish, sausages and steak, plus a selection of pastas, salads and prawns. On the return trip to Cairns, snack on a platter of cheese and fruit while members of your talented crew provide live music and entertainment to celebrate the end of your day on the sea.
Introductory dive:
For people who want to learn to dive, an introductory diving course is offered. It's the perfect chance to scuba dive at one of the world's premier diving sites!
Certified dive:
If you already have your diving certification, you can take up to three dives at two different locations during this excursion, with plenty of time in between for snorkeling and relaxation. Simply pre-book the initial dive, and then have the choice to purchase additional ones during your trip. All dive gear and dive computers are provided.
Helicopter flight:
Get even more out of your day on the Great Barrier Reef with an upgrade to include a 10-minute scenic helicopter flight. Not only will you get an underwater vantage point of the reef, but you can get the overview from the air. The helicopter flight can be combined with snorkeling, diving or both for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fully appreciate the grandeur of this natural wonder.
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June 2016
Even though it was the most best day with the sun shining on the coral it still was so beautiful snorkelling, The commentator and the crew had amazing humour Really made my day. Really got everybody laughing and enjoying their trip. Really beautiful comfortable boat
June 2016
This tour is amazing ... We did both snockling and diving and absolutely worth it.
Staff if extremely friendly and professional...
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June 2016
Amazing tour! Crew were fantastic from start to finish. They were informative, entertaining, and were very thorough in all their safety checks at all times to ensure that everyone was onboard after both snorkeling/diving sessions. They regularly made announcements to keep us informed of what the plan was for the day and when we needed to be back, etc. The tour was definitely good value for money with the basic snorkeling equipment and lunch with snacks/tea included. The marine biologist onboard was great especially given that I wasn't a confident swimmer, and gave me the confidence and encouragement to get into the water and gave me a short guided tour around the reef so that I could see all the reef and marine life, which was absolutely amazing, and an experience never to be forgotten! The glass bottom boat tour was also great, especially for photo opportunities. On the whole a great day out and a memorable experience! :
June 2016
Food was great, the weather could have been better but that didn't stop the fun! The submersible ride was a good add-on.
June 2016
I've searched a tour for me and my girlfriend to the Great Barrier Reef, and I found the Viator. I've not used Viator before, so, this is my first time. However, the tour was very great! and beyond my expectation. Tour staffs are very, very professional and very helpful. Even my girlfriend was seasick, the staff can help without asking. The tour's place was also excellent. Staff provided us the very greatful place to visit. The cruise, food and helicopter flight were also real good. In summary, my trip booked via Viator was very great to me.
May 2016
terrific all round: excellent boat, very diligent and helpful crew, imaginative offerings, tasty food. All in all a smashing day out
May 2016
Absolutely Amazing!!!! Crew was awesome, meal was good, was a bit rough that day but was still a FABULOUS DAY, I even got to see a sea turtle!
May 2016
This is a must do! The staff on board were great and there were so many of them that there was always somebody nearby to help. They took us to 2 reefs and both were absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. I don't think diving is necessary as you can see so much snorkeling but the divers had a great time too!
May 2016
great day very helpful crew would do it again
April 2016
Absolutely amazing day out. Great crew. We loved everything about it!! Really good value for miney


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The IEEE 1680 draft standards that will form the basis of EPEAT Imaging Equipment and Television environmental ratings – which will cover printers, copiers and TVs – have been approved by more than 75 percent of IEEE voters. The approval is an important step toward publication and implementation expected later in 2012, EPEAT said.
The European Commission has adopted the recast of the WEEE directive, the legislation restricting the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and promoting recycling. The European Parliament had adopted a compromise text in January 2012. The next step is now publication in the Official Journal, which is expected to take place this summer, the commission said.
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, CSA Group, and UL Environment have released AHAM 7001-2012/CSA SPE-7001-12/UL 7001, Sustainability Standard for Household Refrigeration Appliances, the first voluntary sustainability standard for home appliances. The standard is based on a lifecycle approach for identifying environmental impacts in five areas: energy, materials, end-of-life, performance, and manufacturing, AHMA said.
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Hudson, Ohio-based electronics recyclers E-Waste has obtained its R2 and ISO 14001 certifications. The company said the certifications are in response to customer demand for verified industry recycling and environmental standards that mitigate e-waste disposal risks, writes Recycling Today.
Milan headquartered plant extract specialist, Indena, has been granted ISO 14001 certification for a production site in France, marking the second certification for its five production sites, writes Nutra Ingredients.
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Vocabulary Word
Word: tenacity
Definition: firmness; persistence
Definition: firmness; persistence
Sentences Containing 'tenacity'
It was in vain for Madame Defarge to struggle and to strike; Miss Pross, with the vigorous tenacity of love, always so much stronger than hate, clasped her tight, and even lifted her from the floor in the struggle that they had.
The remarkable tenacity of the people here to their homes is beyond all comprehension.
said Danglars, pretending to restrain Caderousse, who, with the tenacity of drunkards, leaned out of the arbor.
All this was incomprehensible, and then, with the tenacity peculiar to prophets of bad news, the failure was put off until the end of September.
The Cervantes branch had more tenacity; it sent offshoots in various directions, Andalusia, Estremadura, Galicia, and Portugal, and produced a goodly line of men distinguished in the service of Church and State.
She was accompanied in her single-engined Fokker F.VII (G-EBTS, Princess Xenia, which she renamed "The Spider" for its tenacity) by her personal pilot Captain C. D. Barnard and mechanic Robert (Bob) Little.
Built on the young dancers' talent, tenacity and passion, "First Position" gives audiences across the world an "all-access pass" into the backstage world of dance, capturing the process of how dance stars are born.
He had remarkable tenacity, bearing in mind that harnesses were not yet invented, on one occasion he fought a tuna for 19 hours before being forced to cut his line.
Schoolboy Q, the last of the four to join the label, admitted to initially being intimidated when he first started going to the studio, but eventually the tenacity of his collaborators rubbed off on him.
The pianist and singer Michael Feinstein, a friend of hers, praised her tenacity and talent in what at the time was a man's world.
Their brutal and bloody Street Fight saw Galloway gain respect from for his tenacity and endurance but his losing streak continued.
One 1972 analysis for the US Senate on bombing notes the tenacity and resilience of PAVN and its logistics system: The infiltration south.
He took office on 13 September, saying at his opening speech that the international community had an opportunity to "define our place in this decisive moment in history" and to "prove that we have the courage, wisdom and tenacity to seek creative and visionary solutions."
The Vunivalu's tenacity and actions however they are judged paid off.
A Private Rowdy, Troop A, of the Indian Scouts, was also decorated for ""faithfulness, zeal, and great tenacity, making it possible to encounter the Apache renegades."" The native warriors continued to resist by maintaining dozens of holdouts until the Battle of Bear Valley in 1918 but hostilities continued for several more years.
With faith, commitment and tenacity he believes that this dream will also become a reality.
More Vocab Words::: cession - yielding to another; ceding
::: anonymity - state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
::: cringe - shrink back as if in fear; cower
::: somatic - pertaining to the body; bodily; physical
::: slaughter - killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers
::: solitude - state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof
::: indulge - yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
::: surmount - overcome
::: embargo - ban on commerce or other activity
::: unsavory - distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation


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The "Quiet Bird"—Boeing's secret project designated Model 853—on a trailer at Boeing's Wichita research center in 1962.
The "Quiet Bird"—Boeing's secret project designated Model 853—on a trailer at Boeing's Wichita research center in 1962.
The Quiet Bird was built as a radar cross-section model. According to notes from Boeing's archive, it "started out as an Army observation airplane study."
A schematic of the Quiet Bird shows that it was intended to have a "variable density" material used for its outer skin to reduce radar reflectivity.
The model bears a striking resemblance to later stealth aircraft designs.
It may have influenced the design of Boeing's AG-86 Air-launched Cruise Missile, originally developed in 1974.
The Quiet Bird had a similar "off-axis" tail geometry and domed cockpit...
...and an angular exhaust designed to obscure its infrared signature as well...
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Lockheed Martin's F-117A 'Nighthawk' Stealth Fighter was the first stealth combat aircraft to fly; its angular shape was driven by the limits of computer modeling in the late 1970s.
More than two decades before the first flight of the F-117A "Nighthawk" stealth fighter—and two years before Russian mathematician Pyotr Ufimtsev would publish a paper first defining the physics that would drive development of stealth aircraft—engineers at Boeing's Wichita, Kansas, facility performed tests on an experimental design that might have been the first stealth aircraft ever. According to images and information just recently released by Boeing, the company performed testing on a stealth aircraft prototype in 1962 and 1963. Designated as Model 853 by Boeing and known as "Quiet Bird," the prototype never flew. However, it demonstrated the effectiveness of design and construction approaches that would later be applied to stealth aircraft.
Built with a non-metallic skin of a "variable density" material, the Quiet Bird model was tested and refined during radar cross-section tests at Wichita over two years. According to Boeing, the Quiet Bird was originally built as a prototype for an Army scout plane study. This factor, given the inter-service politics defined by the 1948 "Key West Agreement" (PDF) that put jet fixed-wing aircraft purely in the domain of the Air Force, may have doomed it from the start. And the military was apparently not all that interested in stealth technology in the early 1960s, according to the notes Boeing published with the images. "The tests reportedly achieved excellent results in reduced radar cross section, but it was a bit ahead of its time and did not generate interest from the military," Boeing's archivist noted. (The SR-71 Blackbird surveillance plane, which is also a product of the 60s, was designed to some degree to reduce radar cross-section, but it relied on speed.)
However, some of the design elements of the Quiet Bird may have influenced Boeing's AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile. And the project fueled other work within Boeing on non-metallic and composite construction.
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