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2012-05-16 / Sports
Colts Neck golf team wins Monmouth County crown
The Colts Neck High School girls golf team learned that every score counts. The Cougars captured the one thing missing from their résumé — a signature tournament championship — when they beat Red Bank Catholic High School on the fifth player tiebreaker to win the 2012 Monmouth County championship.
The tournament was held on April 30 at the Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune.
With the teams tied at 383, the county championship was decided by the fifth player tiebreaker rule. When the scores were examined they showed that the Cougars' Kate Saeger shot a lower round than RBC's fifth player, deciding the title for Colts Neck.
"I'm glad we won as a team," said the Cougars' top player, Emily Mills. "We have a very solid team."
The Cougars were led by Mills, who carded an 83 and finished second to RBC's Taylor Totland, who won the county championship for the third straight year, with a round of 80.
It was the third straight tournament in which Mills, a sophomore, was second to Totland.
Colts Neck's Julia Resnikoff shot a solid 91 that put her in fifth place.
Caroline Lutkewitte (101) and Allie Weinberg (108) were the Cougars' third and fourth scorers.
Howell High School's Rebecca Gaona finished fourth (88).
Colts Neck and RBC dueled again on May 3 at the Shore Conference Championships and this time it was Mills who filled a gap in her résumé as she won her first major scholastic tournament, edging Totland by one stroke with a two-over-par 74 at the Pine Barrens Golf Club in Jackson.
Last year Mills succumbed to a late rally by Totland. This year Mills again took control early, only to see Totland charging on the back nine.
"I was in the same situation last year," said Mills, a sophomore. "I'm a better player this year and I was able to finish it out. It was definitely exciting."
Mills welcomes the competition with Totland.
"I feel we push each other to get lower scores," she said.
RBC won the conference team title by one stroke, 382-383, over Colts Neck.
Colts Neck coach Doug Phillips said the week was "bittersweet" because the Cougars had targeted the Shore Conference championship this season. Still, with the county title and also beating RBC in a dual meet match, the Cougars have taken two of three from the Caseys.
Gaona was fifth in the conference with a round of 85, and Resnikoff was 15th with a round of 100.
Mills, Resnikoff and Gaona qualified to take part in the Challenger Cup (Monmouth County vs. Ocean County), which will be played May 29 at Bella Vista in Marlboro.
Colts Neck qualified as a team for the NJSIAA Section II tournament that was played May 14 at Bey-Lea in Toms River. The top four teams in Section II will play on May 23 in the NJSIAA state championships at Trump National in Colts Neck.
The Shore Conference event for boys was played on April 30 at Charleston Springs in Millstone Township and Freehold Township finished ahead of Howell in tournament play. The two rivals are vying for the Shore Conference A North Division public schools title.
Christian Brothers Academy, a private school, is on pace to win the overallANorth title.
Freehold Township finished second to CBA in the team standings with a score of 318. The Patriots were led by the Freehold Regional High School District's low scorer, Jared Goldstein, who carded a 2-over-par 74 on the par-72 layout. Goldstein, a junior, was fifth overall.
Howell was fourth in the team standings with a score of 324, led by Dawson Jones' 75. Jones, a freshman, was sixth overall. Freehold Township's Jason Oesterle finished in a tie for 10th place after shooting 77.
CBAswept the first four places and won the championship by 30 strokes with a team score of 288.
Other finishers were Colts Neck's John Sodano and Howell's Rich Jakubowski, who tied for 17th after shooting 81, and Freehold Township's Doug Anderson, who tied for 23rd after shooting 83. The boys' state sectional tournament was played on May 14 at the Linwood Country Club, Linwood.
The top two teams and the top five individuals will advance to the May 21 state championships (where the group and Tournament of Champions winners are determined) at the Hopewell Valley Golf Course in Ewing.
Howell (12-3) and Freehold Township (6-3) qualified for the state sectional field. Teams had to have won 60 percent of their dual meet matches as of May 4 in order to qualify.


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It's hard to miss. As the first leaves begin to blush and kids settle into school time routines, area pharmacies, doctor offices and other community venues practically beg you to stop, roll up your sleeve and be vaccinated.
Despite the vaccine's impressive safety record, stubborn myths and honest questions persist. Can you contract the flu from the shot? Is annual vaccination overkill, especially if you're young, fit and generally healthy?
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Scripts: Many people know a friend who got terribly sick a day or two after being immunized. I thought you couldn't contract flu from the shot?
Treanor: That's right; the vaccine really can't make you sick because it doesn't contain living virus. Each dose holds just enough inactivated ("dead") virus, rousing your immune system with a dress rehearsal of sorts. Essentially, you practice turning out the antibodies you'll need in the event of a real infection down the road. That's why you might feel a low-grade fever, or a little soreness and swelling at the injection site. But it's certainly not to be confused with a full-blown case of flu!
A few things make this myth particularly sticky. One is that, when we give the flu shot, there tend to be a host of other respiratory germs circulating. Rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, might easily be confused for a mild case of the flu — and mis-attributed as a flu vaccine side-effect.
Another confounding factor is the lag time between the shot going into your arm and your body being fully protected. It can take a full two weeks to confer complete immunity, you may still be susceptible to flu in that brief time window after vaccination.
Finally, flu evolves. Scientists do the best job they can forecasting which strains of virus will be the big players in a coming season, but it's impossible to always guess perfectly. Some years, predictions play out pretty accurately. Other years, they don't match up as well.
Scripts: That makes sense. But, if I got a shot last year, do I really need a new one? Has the composition of the vaccine changed much since last season? And if not, do I really need another one?
Treanor: One of the strains (the H1N1 virus) is carried over from last year's vaccine, but the other two (trivalent vaccines, as the name suggests, pack protection against three strains apiece) are in fact new.
In any event, it's too complicated to adjust your vaccination habits based on whether the components change. What's more, it seems that virus-fighting antibodies wane over time, so we advocate yearly vaccination.
Scripts: If protection theoretically ebbs, when's the best time to get a shot? It seems they're available earlier and earlier, by more and more retailers in my neighborhood.
Treanor: This is a yearly controversy, especially since flu season tends to peak late in the winter in Rochester. But the general recommendation is to start immunizing as soon as vaccine becomes available in communities, because the precise onset of the season is hard to plan for. You certainly don't want to waste the opportunity to get vaccinated by waiting around too long. (Remember, it can take weeks for immunity to mount to truly protective levels.)
This said, within reason, it's also never too late to get vaccinated. Flu seasons hardly seem as predictable as they used to be. The H1N1 pandemic, which threw us for a loop a few years back, bore down hard in the spring! You just never know.
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When I was in High School in St. Paul, MN, our school, like most MN schools, celebrated a kind of winter festival, complete with faculty-staff vs. student snowball fight, speed skating, ice sculpture, and other snow-related games. When I was a sophomore and then junior, I was too cool (so to speak) to participate in any of the activities. When I was a senior, I was president of the student government so was obliged to take a lead. Not surprisingly, I ended up enjoying the event that year. I remember those winter festivals as I watch something of a snow sculpture take shape on the Dartmouth Green as part of a winter celebration. Even at my law school, there is a week of winterfest activities. Go figure.
Even though I don't ski or snowshoe, I actually like winter. I like the smell of winter air and the feeling of frozen nostrils and the sound of crunching snow under my boots. I love the quiet of a hard snowfall and the sight of hoarfrost. My poor husband, born and raised in Florida, will never appreciate winter's gifts. It is, for him, something to be endured – one of the sacrifices he made when he married a Minnesotan. He now drives a school bus so he is particularly aware of forecasts and school delays, praying more fervently than even teachers and kids that there will be a snow day soon.
Winter brings fiscal challenges along with the cold. The cost of heating oil is worrisome to families trying to make it on an already tight budget and our church custodian Ken mutters regularly about how many gallons we burn at the church, while at the same time closing doors and curtains, checking the boilers, making sure the children at Toddlers Morning Out are warm. If you're out for a winter walk, remember that you can always drop in to the church to warm up, even in the middle of one of these moonlit nights. The sanctuary is open 24/7. And though we delivered a huge bag of scarves, hats, and mittens to the Haven a few weeks ago (thank you), the need for extra warm clothes is still great. I have two scarves and a pair of mittens in process. Do you have extra sweaters to donate?
This February issue of News and Views is full of reminders of our busy winter church life. There is the call to the congregational meeting, a list of good books in our library to keep you company on a winter evening, a great report from Rob about the recent gun safety efforts we support. We've included an announcement about our Lenten study and worship plans and a plea to support our work in Jonestown, Mississippi, and to donate school supplies for Church World Service school kits. And we want you to be with us for worship, whenever it is possible for you to join us. Perhaps we'll sing this wonderful winter hymn with words by Samuel Longfellow:
'Tis winter now; the fallen snow has left the heavens all coldly clear;
Through leafless boughs the sharp winds blow, and all the earth lies dead and drear.
And yet God's love is not withdrawn; new life within the keen air breathes;
God's beauty paints the crimson dawn, and clothes the boughs with glittering wreaths.
And though abroad the sharp winds blow, and skies are chill, and frosts are keen,
Home closer draws its circle now, and warmer glows the light within.
O God! who gives the winter's cold, as well as summer's joyous rays,
Us warmly in your love enfold, and keep us through life's wintry days.
Love to us all, Carla
Worship Schedule for February
Unless otherwise noted, Sunday worship begins in the Sanctuary at 10:00 AM
February 3 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Carla Bailey, preaching
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30
February 10 Transfiguration Sunday
Carla Bailey, preaching
Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
February 13 Ash Wednesday
Worship at 7:00 PM in Masland Chapel
February 17 First Sunday in Lent
Richard Crocker, preaching
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13
February 24 Second Sunday in Lent
Rob Grabill, preaching
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35
The Season of Lent
The Season of Lent begins early this year, with Ash Wednesday worship on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:00 pm, in Masland Chapel, led by Carla Bailey and Ernie Drown. All are welcome, of course. The service includes Communion and the imposition of ashes.
During Lent, we will conduct four Sunday afternoon meditative concerts with readings in the sanctuary. For the past few years we have held these over the noon hour on Fridays but we would like to increase attendance at these lovely events. From 4-5PM on Sundays, February 24 and March 3, 10, and 17, you are welcome to join us for a time of beautiful music and thoughtful readings.
And we are resurrecting our Wednesday soup suppers and study sessions. Ernie is teaching a four week course on the history and themes of Christian hymnody, or, you may choose to join Carla and guest presenters for a four week series on mental health issues and challenges, with Dr. Ben Nordstrom and others. We will begin each Wednesday evening with a light supper at 5:45 with class sessions beginning at 6:25. Then at 7:45 we will gather for a short time of evening prayer and conclude by 8PM. These Wednesday evening study sessions will be on February 27, and March 6, 13, and 20.
We need to know who will be joining us for the Wednesday evening suppers and classes. All are welcome, of course, and we are more than happy to provide child care if you just let us know of your need. The sign up sheets for the Wednesday evening suppers and classes will be on the bulletin board in the Batchelder Lounge.
There is no need to sign up for the Sunday concerts with readings – just come and bring friends. You'll be glad you spent a quiet hour of music and thoughtful readings as you begin your week.
from Our Parish Nurse ~ Ann Bradley
"Five institutions hold the most promise for helping people stay healthy: home, school, church, workplace, and the Public Health Department." These are the words of Granger Westberg in an article in the Journal of Religion and Health in 1975. Granger Westberg was a Lutheran minister. He was the first clergyman to hold joint faculty positions at the University of Chicago in both the Divinity and Medical Schools. He was a pioneer who, over a long and rich career, had broken new ground in the areas of religion, medicine and whole person health. One of his most significant contributions to the church and the community at large was the founding of the Parish Nurse Movement and then, medical clinics in churches, which provide pastoral, medical and nursing care. In the article in the Journal of Religion and Health, the point is made that "our medical centers abound with machines and computers designed to diagnose and treat whatever affects our physical being, but they pay precious little attention to our emotional and spiritual problems—again as if each does not affect the other. Thus, the two institutions most involved in dealing with human's basic needs fail to offer care based on an understanding of the wholeness of the human." The article goes on to say "a few insightful physicians have taken an active interest in the spiritual as well as the physical dimensions of their patients to provide them with better health care; but the numbers are small, and no significant trends of such sensitivity in medicine have emerged."
I happen to agree with Granger Westberg's 1975 quote. The most promise for helping people stay healthy does lie in the home, the school, the church, the workplace and the Public Health Department. However, I would also add the term "community" suggesting that resources beyond the home, school, church and workplace are of value in promoting health. The ideal would be to create a seamless continuum of care in which services could be delivered at the right time in the most appropriate setting, as a result of public/private partnerships developed among and between all entities mentioned above. These partnerships should include parish nurses and/or grassroots community organizations such as senior centers; Good Beginnings, which serves families with new babies, and aging in place initiatives whose roles, are specifically to serve to seniors and/or families.
I am a member of the DHMC Board of Overseers. Recently, the Board was asked to complete a survey asking members about our views of the challenges facing the health care delivery system. In addition, we were asked how the Overseers could become partners in creating a "Sustainable Health Care System" in the Upper Valley. I was also asked how my skills and interest were best suited to contribute to the success of the Medical Center in creating that Sustainable Health System.
I believe that in order to be financially successful in our current health care environment that hospitals must work in collaboration with community-based organizations if they are going to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and communities. I think this is simply an extension of what Granger Westberg had in mind almost forty years ago when he looked to address care "based on the wholeness of man."
Remember CCDC Cares!
We have volunteers ready and able to help you with whatever chore or task you need doing. Do you need a few evening meals to get you through a period of recovery? Do you need transportation to medical appointments? How about help deciphering medical bills and payments? Or computer assistance? Or shoveling or furniture moving or changing the filter on your furnace? Or salting icy pathways?
CCDC Cares can help! Just call the church office and let us know. We WANT to help!
From the Board of Deacons for Outreach
The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College would like to replenish Church World Service stocks with school kit supplies. CWS School Kits give children in impoverished schools, refugee camps or other difficult settings some basic tools for learning. If you are not capable of getting out to shop for supplies monetary donations are acceptable. Also, several sewers are making extra bags if you just want to buy the supplies that go IN the bags. The Outreach Board will assist with packaging kits and shipping to CWS Station in Maryland. Deadline for bags Feb. 28th. Thank you for your support.
To assemble a School Kit you need
• 1-pair blunt metal scissors (rounded tip)
• Three 70-count spiral notebooks or notebooks totaling 200-210 pages. (no loose leaf or filler paper)
• 30-centimeter (12 inch) ruler
• Hand held pencil sharpener
• Large eraser
• 6-new pencils with erasers
• 1-box 24 crayons (only 24)
• 1-12"x14"x17" finished size cotton or lightweight canvas bag with cloth handles (no reusable shopping bags or backpacks) Pattern for the bag are available @ http://www.churchworldservice.org
Value: $15 Processing cost $2 per kit.
If it's February, it must be time for our annual work trip to Mississippi! For the 17th consecutive year, volunteers from CCDC will travel to Coahoma County in the northwest corner of Mississippi, also known as the Mississippi Delta, to work with Habitat for Humanity in one of the most impoverished places in the U.S. This year, we're taking a few Mississippi alums and some new recruits! Carla Bailey, Rob Grabill, Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain, and Mark McPeek are the returning volunteers and newcomers are Sarah McPeek, Evan Smith, Kelsey Smith, Peggy Norbury, and Peggy's mom Cathy Norbury.
We stay in Clarksdale at a converted convent, and work in Jonestown, MS. Our volunteers pay for their own transportation, lodging and food. The church helps with transportation while in MS, but we need your help, too.
Can you make a contribution to the purchase of building materials? Any amount makes a difference. The Mississippi Habitat Affiliates work on shoestring budgets, barely able to keep construction projects going for lack of funds. Usually, the affiliates ask volunteers to make contributions of $150 each to help pay for materials. In the past, our volunteers are generously supported by you, our CCDC members and friends. Will you consider making a contribution this year? You may make your checks payable to the church with Mississippi written on the memo line, or you may make checks out to Jonestown Habitat for Humanity – either way. The need is huge, as you know. You can help us meet that need and "accompany" us to MS!
We are also going to be taking children's books to several of the elementary school in Coahoma County. IF you have children's books you would like to contribute – they must be in very good condition – please bring them to the church by February 14th. Our week is February 16-23, and we need your financial and book contributions before we go, if possible,
Thank you!
Hamilton Library Update ~ Susan Shadford
Finding the right words to explain death to children has challenged most of us at one time or another. How do we best help a grieving child? The tragedy at Newtown has underscored the uniqueness of a child's grief. Here are a few new titles that are now on the shelves of the Hamilton Library. They are for you: parents, grandparents, Sunday school teachers, neighbors, and friends. Please sign them out, take them home. We hope they help. For anyone, young or old who is missing someone they love, check out The Invisible String.
Remembering Mrs. Rossi by Amy Hest
"Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a class full of students — who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will treasure forever. With tenderness and humor, Amy Hest reveals the struggles of a father and daughter as they forge a new life together." (grade 3-5)
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen
"Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people. It tells that dying is as much a part of living as being born. It helps us to remember. It helps us to understand." (picture book age 5 and up)
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
A story about love, The Invisible String reassures and reaffirms for children and adults, the transcendent power of love to bind, connect and comfort. "People who love each other are always connected by a very special String, made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love." (picture book age 3 and up)
Talking About Death: Dialogue Between Parent and Child by Eric A. Grollman
"Talking about Death is a classic guide for parents helping their children through the death of a loved one. With a helpful list of dos and don'ts, an illustrated read-along dialogue, and a guide to explaining death, Grollman provides sensitive and timely advice for families coping with loss. This redesigned and updated edition explains what children at different developmental stages can and can't understand about death; reveals why it's crucial to be honest about death; helps you understand the way children express emotions like denial, grief, crying, anger, and guilt; and discusses children's reactions to different kinds of death, from the death of a parent to the death of a pet."
Knit or Crochet Chemo Caps for Kids
White River Yarns is collecting fun and creative chemo caps for children to be distributed to CHAD in March. The kids wear the hats year round, so she is asking for them to be made with soft fiber or warm-weather yarns. We have plenty of patterns and yarn to get you started. Be creative and have fun as you knit or crochet these and help bring a smile to a child's face! A basket will be on the credenza in the Batchelder Lounge to collect completed caps. Please return all caps by March 1st. Thank you!
Religious Education Update ~ Rob Grabill
There has been a great deal of activity surrounding our congregational and community efforts in reaction to the tragedy in Newtown, CT (and the continuing, daily news of needless violence caused by guns.). Because it is instructive to see what day-to-day activity in the quest for social justice looks like, here is an anecdotal account of what has transpired since the start of the year:
We worked hard to publicize the community meeting on January 6th, and were rewarded with a turnout of close to 120 people, including six members of the current NH House of Representatives. Many from the CCDC congregation were there, but we also had people from throughout the Upper Valley. Most in the meeting expressed a desire to make state and local gun laws saner, talking about bans on assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition clips, improved background checks, limits on the ease of purchase at gun shows and on the internet. There was discussion about the importance of improving mental health programs and improving security in schools. Not everyone at the meeting was in favor of these ideas. One speaker, a police officer from a neighboring community, spoke at length about how guns could have been a solution in several historical situations. Few agreed with him, but the most important thing is that he was treated civilly, allowed to speak at great length, and not criticized or shouted down. At the very least, gatherings such as this must allow rational discourse, opposing points of view, and civility for all. This meeting passed that test.
We left that gathering and a follow-up Second Hour meeting the following week waiting for opportunities to make our voices heard, as the Biden Commission was readying its report, and the legislative session in New Hampshire was beginning. Just before church on Sunday the 17th, Carla learned that the House Criminal Justice Committee would be having a hearing the next Tuesday on House Bill 135, which would repeal the "Stand Your Ground" law, passed two years ago by the House and Senate after Governor John Lynch's veto was overridden. This is a bad law, a dangerous law, enacted in a number of states in recent years and known as the "kill at will" law. The law expands the scope of self-defense, allowing weapon-wielding individuals in public to use deadly force when they determined they were at risk (as opposed to in their homes, which was the limitation of the existing NH law.) The law has had many unintended consequences, and has been opposed by most law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. States with Stand Your Ground laws have experienced increased numbers of homicides. Seventy percent of the individuals claiming this law as part of their self-defense after killing others are career criminals, and prosecuting them with this statute in force has become increasingly difficult. This is the law which is at the center of the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida. It is one of several pieces of legislation produced by ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council), described by the Center for Media and Democracy as an extremely conservative PAC funded heavily by large corporations, seeking to rewrite state laws to oppose unions, advance the agenda of the NRA, fight clean energy efforts, and supporting for-profit prisons. ALEC provides state legislatures with ready-made bills, and the NH House and Senate passed a number of ALEC-written bills in the last session. House Bill 135 was submitted to seek a repeal of one of the worst of these laws.
Carla announced this hearing, and we worked over the next two days to muster a group that could go to Concord and attend the hearing, with the hope that some of us could testify in favor of the bill. This was a chance to make a difference. Because we had assembled an e-mail list of the folks who had attended the January 6th meeting, and because we had the support of several legislators, who provided critical information and guidance, we were able on this very short notice to get 13 of us to Concord. This brave little delegation was vastly outnumbered by vocal supporters of the current Stand Your Ground law. The National Rifle Association sent a lobbyist to testify. There were so many people interested in giving testimony that the hearing was moved from the Legislative Office Building to Representatives Hall, home to the 400-member House. Most of the seats were filled, and we listened to testimony that eventually stretched for five hours. The bill was introduced by the House Majority Leader, a former U.S. Marshall, who carefully described the need to return to an effective law that had been in place for 41 years. The Deputy NH Attorney General testified in favor of the bill. A representative of the NH Department of Safety testified in favor. And amidst a raft of testimonies against the bill, with dire warnings of the destruction of the Second Amendment, three from our delegation provided important and eloquent testimony. The Rev. Steve Silver of the Lebanon Congregational Church, who had spoken powerfully at the CCDC meeting, once again was a powerful witness. Carla, who had rushed to the hearings from her law classes, spoke with great effectiveness. Dena Romero, who has assumed significant responsibility for helping this growing coalition of citizens hoping to protect our children by fighting for saner gun laws, spoke movingly about the fear that has caused our country to polarize, and of the need to seek solutions that get at the root of this fear. All of these insightful testimonies will be made available, and we are hoping that our mailing list will continue to grow. A simple message to the church office can make that happen!
The next steps may come fairly soon. We are working to contact all 20 members of the House Criminal Justice Committee, and any of you can join that effort. Soon, the Committee will make a decision that will forward the bill to the House with either an "Ought to Pass" or Inexpedient to Legislate" designation. Then the House as a whole will possibly vote on it, and the process may eventually lead to the Senate.
There has been a great deal of e-mail traffic in the days since the hearing, and many of the members of our ad hoc group, whether or not they made the trip to Concord, have had the opportunity to be involved. We have made the effort to expand the circle of those involved, and will continue to do our best to communicate in a timely way. We will also expand our efforts to national gun law initiatives, now that legislation has been announced by Senator Diane Feinstein. All of this advocacy is exactly what church communities ought to do when they are concerned about a situation which compels activism. Activism guided by faith and grounded in a clear understanding of the scriptural warrant for speaking prophetically is social justice in the making. This was so for their faith leaders who marched with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., for civil rights and human rights, and who have protested unjust wars, and who are gathering now to protect children and turn back the culture of violence in our society.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2:00 PM: Bishop John Shelby Spong will speak at the Bradford, VT United Church of Christ. Bishop Spong has spent a lifetime studying the Bible. "I come to this interpretive task not as an enemy of Christianity," he says. "I am not even a disillusioned former Christian, as some of my scholar-friends identify themselves. I am a believer who knows and loves the Bible deeply. But I also recognize that parts of it have been used to undergird prejudices and to mask violence." His lecture on February 3rd is titled "A New Christianity for a New World" and is free. Rob Grabill is organizing ride-sharing to Bradford and will facilitate a conversation here at CCDC following the lecture for those who would like to come.
Thursday, February 7, 6:30-8:30 PM: Working Toward the Sandy Hook Promise, Building a Safe and Vibrant Community. Children's Hospital at Dartmouth is hosting this panel presentation for all in the Upper Valley who would like to participate in taking steps to become a stronger and safer community. Panel participants include Carla Bailey, NH Representative Laurie Harding, Ben Nordstrom, Director of Addiction Services at DHMC, Police Chief Nick Giaccone, and Suellen Griffin of West Central Behavioral Health, Elaine Frank, Program Director for CALM, and Pano Rodis, psychologist. Panel moderated by Steve Chapman, Director of the Boyle Community Pediatrics Program.
And in April, the Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ and the Norwich Congregational Church are hosting the Rev. Dr. Diana Butler Bass for a two day event: Christianity After Religion: Exploring the 3Bs of Faith: Belief, Behavior, and Belonging. We have the registration materials for this workshop, to be held April 12-13 at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee. Friday is reserved for "authorized ministers" and Saturday is open to everyone. The cost for the Saturday event is $65, which includes lunch.


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Bill Lyons November 26, 2013 at 09:57 am
Love them both, too bad the Dawgs have to lose this one
Bill, GT '56
gdfo November 20, 2013 at 06:29 pm
Mrs. Copans English class. (changed spelling of her last name.
She was(is) a classic beauty too.…Read More We got announcement over the PS system, that the President had been shot. A little while later we got the announcement that he died. All classes were cancelled at that moment. I was watching TV at Home when LHO got shot, saw it happen on live TV.
I remember watching as LBJ was sworn in. First thing that popped into my head was that he was somehow part of it.
My whole family was just amazed that they caught someone so quickly too.
Charles Schwable November 21, 2013 at 02:36 am
I was 1 1/2 years old then, but followed his legacy as I grew up.
Kristin S. November 18, 2013 at 07:09 pm
I've only had one great female boss, all of the others have been petty, insecure and delighted in…Read More crippling the careers of their employees. Usually they hire and retain other miserable people and push out those that really want to enhance the company and make it grow. I wish I understood this phenomena.
Frank Anastasia November 14, 2013 at 12:25 pm
obama care will self destruct. They needed 7 million young people to sign up by March 2014 to fund…Read More this disaster. Young people simply will not sign up for something they don't need. Not to mention in this disastrous obama economy, many young people and college grads can't find a job. The great liberal experiment has failed. Next time Americans need to vote for someone with better qualifications than a community organizer like obama.
Scrumpty a la cart November 14, 2013 at 01:10 pm
No the law will not come near it's goal of 7 million by March 2014. Just today we find that…Read More President Obozo has suspended yet ANOTHER part of his "signature piece of legislation" by requiring health insurance companies to make available previous policies that his "signature piece of legislation" made illegal TO BEGIN WITH!
His continual changes as to which parts of this law he chooses to enforce is beyond pathetic and would normally be illegal except for the fact that the Demoturd controlled house and senate that passed it in 2009 wrote this flexibility into the law to begin with. Obozo care will collapse and the Demoturds will then have the scenario they have always wanted. They will say "See we tried a quasi public private insurance model and it didn't work. Now it's time the government take it all over."
The Hildabeast will love that power. If enough Americans are ignorant, and dependent, enough to elect her.
Rob November 15, 2013 at 09:29 am
I would like to thank President Obama for handing over the next election to the Republicans :-)
Joe Bozeman November 12, 2013 at 03:17 pm
I prefer Southern, but in this country now , I am just happy to hear anyone speaking English.
Charles Schwable November 12, 2013 at 03:37 am
I am a veteran, but a lot of people who were born here, meaning the younger generation are not…Read More taught to respect people as veterans, teachers, law enforcement or take their freedom as a joke,or immigrants who come here legally or illegally do not show respect or give respect to people who served this country,
Georgette T November 9, 2013 at 11:26 am
as long as the tail continues to wag the elephant,there will be no achievement and Ga and other…Read More States that allow it will continue to dis serve its citizens in need-which ironically include many of the tailwaggers and be stuck in the mud.
Jacquelyn Bettadapur November 10, 2013 at 10:02 am
John McCain has served several consecutive terms and could easily be flagged as a "lifer".…Read More Term limits would preclude him from serving another term as the Senator from Arizona. American voters have the ability to exercise term limits through the ballot box. If you think someone has served too many terms, vote out the incumbent.
Charles Schwable November 11, 2013 at 01:59 am
Not in their leadership or actions!, recently concerning 10% of Senate supported and authored a…Read More Anti-Gay work discrimination bill with John McCain stating, " It was the right thing to do" has he gone mad! or is he smoking dope or bumped his head? Gay's already think they have all these rights all of he sudden, like they really struggled over something is wrong, morally, and perverse, the US Government is not going to cram their laws down my throat on the job or workplace! I still can't stand gay's of any gender or these trans-genders as they call them! Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine co-sponsored stating " All Americans deserve a fair opportunity to pursue the American Dream" I didn't know the American Dream constituted being Queer? or as I already stated in previous post a Butt Pirate or carpet Purveyor? it is sad area of US Government to throw American in this moral downgrading from were it once was over 200 years ago.
val gadrix November 14, 2013 at 08:47 am
My father in law, Ed Gadrix is the president of GEEP (the Georgia Equine Education Project). please…Read More take the time to look into GEEP and at the amazing benefits to our state that are possible with pari mutual betting.
J. W. MacMahon November 1, 2013 at 12:38 pm
The "speed limit" is a joke..If you run 70mph, people go by you like a bat out of hell.…Read More There is NO limit. Not all drivers are asking for sudden death, but many exceed a reasonable limit as a matter of course. They become projectiles, and in reality have no control of their vehichle is an emergency situation...You just have to hope they don't kill YOU!!
Paulding County resident and parent November 1, 2013 at 08:10 am
Really ~ one day a year? Just space out their consumption of the candy, once home.
nancymharrison58 November 1, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Who's kids did they do this survey with??? I don't know one child that would rather have something…Read More other than candy on Halloween. It's the parents responsibility to make sure the kids don't eat too much at once and to brush their teeth at least twice a day.
George Sharp October 28, 2013 at 02:19 pm
I am a believer! I don't think that home cameras have to be expensive either. I found a nice kit…Read More online at http://Platinum-cctv.com and have been very happy. The kit I got wasn't their most expensive, but even still they helped me set it up and get it online so I could watch it. Already I have helped catch a neighborhood burglar, and even provided video for a bank theft that occurred up the block.
I think that after events like the boston marathon, these camera systems are essential, so we can provide evidence of what happened and even get alerts when someone is even approaching the house (like I do). I just can't imagine not having my cameras these days.
LegalService October 29, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I have had 3 CCTV cameras showing the street in front of my house and area around the front door.…Read More It isn't set up to record so it isn't as good as those mentioned but I can see what is going on in the area and who might come into the driveway or approach the door. All from 2 locations in the house and all from my TV screen and not a seperate monitor.
William Compton October 26, 2013 at 01:27 pm
I hope Facebook loses it all, Then twitter, then instagram
Charles Schwable December 9, 2013 at 01:55 am
I expect that out of you, typical" Billy Bob UGA" unintelligence comeback! FYI my mother…Read More is long deceased so I guess you are pot smoking narcoleptic person, guess I better inform all the funeral home to be on the lookout for a pot smoking person looking for a job to go undercover from your animal husbandry position on the farm!
L A Hays October 22, 2013 at 08:35 am
Well said, Janette. We know that innocent people have been executed. One mistake is too many.
Mahmooda Rehman October 22, 2013 at 11:27 am
The right to pardon or punish an accused person should equally shared by the government and the…Read More family that has been wronged. I believe it should be the general rule. If a person takes a life without a reason or justification then the family of the murdered person should have a say in whether the murderer can go free or get a death penalty, because they are the ones who have been wronged.
However, if the murder is committed by a person who can not differentiate between right and wrong then giving him a death penalty will be a mistake.
William Compton October 22, 2013 at 09:56 pm
NO do not repeal it and NO on prohibiting capital punishment due to mental defect
Charles Schwable October 19, 2013 at 04:50 pm
I hate Facebook, I used to sell ID Theft protection through Pre-Paid Legal Services, INC, about 3…Read More years ago, and ID Thieves break into FACEBOOK accounts of about 5,000 per day. So, do not post any profile info, like your town, age, high school, job, etc. it is only a matter of time before you get ripped off through Facebook
Debra October 19, 2013 at 10:23 pm
""Teens are the savviest PEOPLE"" I strongly disagree! They are little…Read More people(CHILDREN!!) They are not adults yet. They can not tell the difference between a BAD guy and a GOOD guy on Facebook. They are at a big disadvantage. I disagree with the new rules. I agree with Charles Schwable. I don't use Facebook and never have and never will. I encourage everyone i know that uses it -to NOT use it. With this new change the stalkers will come out in full force!! Just no protection for the children. Makes you wonder why.
Charles Schwable October 19, 2013 at 10:50 pm
Yes Debra, If there was a way to eliminate Facebook, I would. It is getting to be as bad as…Read More Craigslist.org for criminal element!
Joseph Pond October 17, 2013 at 08:20 pm
Partisan politics are destroying this country. We have other parties but ballot access laws tilts…Read More the table in favor of the big two parties. Ballot access laws have to changed!
Volare October 17, 2013 at 08:28 pm
Several problems with trying to start a third party challenge to the current system. First is…Read More funding, let's not forget that all those in office can still buy votes by ensuring they bring home some pork project for their area. Campaign funding would be a hard slog also. Second is ballot access. A lot of states, Georgia included, don't allow third party candidates on the ballot unless certain provisions have been satisfied. For Georgia a third party must have received a certain percentage of the votes in the previous election. Lastly half the people who want a third party want something that is more Socialist then the current Democrats and the other half want a platform that is more small gov't oriented. In other words take the number of people who want a third party and they actually want two entirely different set of goals.
That being said I love third parties just because they can raise issues, which go mostly ignored by the media, that the established party candidates won't. Demand news agancies give equal coverage of candidates and elections would be fun again.
Billy Stramiello October 18, 2013 at 01:05 am
That is question is worded very poorly. My "Research and Design" prof would have failed…Read More that one for sure.
Morris Devereaux October 19, 2013 at 10:23 pm
One thing people need to do is learn how government is SUPPOSED to work....how the Constitution set…Read More it up to work. The House of Representatives was designed to be the only representative of the PEOPLE, and as such, it has control of the purse. It's under absolutely no obligation to fund anything and can certainly say that it will fund "A" and won't fund "B". The Senate (which SHOULD represent the sovereign states, but no longer does so), can decide not to allow ANYTHING to go forward, but that's THEIR decision, not the House's decision, and of course, the President has the same option. So the point here is that we need to quit saying "the government" There are three distinct branches and one (the legislature) is two different groups with different powers and responsibilities. If you're going to blame people, learn why and how they took the measures they took rather than just believe the feldergarb you read in the newspapers.


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The barbell is on the floor. You make your approach, bend over, and then spend 30 seconds wrapping your fingers around the bar. It's not open-heart surgery, and you're procrastinating. You raise the bar a few inches off the ground, can't lock it out, then let it crash to the floor. Epic fail. Research conducted at Josef Pilsudski University in Poland and Semmelweis University in Hungary has shown that stalling at the bottom of a deadlift can cause you to lose up to 55% of the elastic energy that helps you start the lift. You need to develop a routine that allows you to grip the bar and pick it up within seconds.
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"You have to commit yourself to what you're doing," says Josh Bryant, a trainer at legendary Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas, and an 810-pound deadlifter. "It's the one lift where you'll see people with crappy form pull a lot of weight because they have the right attitude." Bryant suggests visualizing yourself successfully completing the lift before you step up to the bar. "You need to have the lift done in your head already," he says. "That way, when you actually grab the bar, you're just going through the motions, because you've already been successful." You'll lock it out, no problem.
Four-Step Deadlift Approach
1) Commit to the pull
"When I step on the platform, I think of letting the weight break my back before I'd miss the lift. Never give up."
2) Set your grip
"This shouldn't take long at all. Know ahead of time where you want to hold the bar, then grab it tight and go."
3) Drop your ass
"If you drop your ass down fast instead of staying down there, you can create better leverage on each rep."
4) Keep the bar close
"The more the bar goes away from that midline path, the heavier it's going to get, so keep it tight to your body."


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The United Nations also called on the armed groups involved in the conflict for a halt to all violence against the civilian population.
''We must reaffirm the democratic construction of peace and of our country,'' Jorge Rojas, the director of the non-governmental Consultancy on Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES), which for 10 years has helped Colombians forced to flee their homes by the armed conflict, told IPS.
Representatives of human rights groups and other civil society organizations gathered Thursday to adopt a unified position with regards to the new war scenario, after President Andrés Pastrana broke off the peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) late Wednesday.
The activists warned that the heightened intensity of the war, which already claims an estimated 3,500 victims a year, would aggravate the humanitarian crisis, human rights violations and poverty in this South American country of 42 million.
''With the collapse of the talks, there will be no possibility of alleviating the tragedy faced by those Colombians who give up everything they have to avoid being killed,'' Rojas said, referring to those displaced by the violence, who number two million.
The representatives of civil society held both sides responsible for the failure of the peace process, but they had especially harsh words of criticism for the guerrillas.
''The insurgents who assumed the decision to deepen the conflict by staging attacks on the civilian population have an enormous quota of responsibility,'' stated a communique released by the activists.
The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said they would insist on the need for peace talks, ''which will be inevitable even after the disaster of a futile war.''
They also announced that at a May peace congress, they would urge Colombia's new president to return to the negotiating table. The presidential elections are scheduled for May, and a run-off will be held in June.
Local NGOs will implement a plan to support the roughly 80,000 people living in the 42,000-square-kilometre zone in southern Colombia from which the government withdrew security forces in November 1998, one of the conditions set by the 17,000-strong FARC to engage in peace talks.
On Thursday, the armed forces invaded the guerrilla-controlled safe haven, which is also at risk of attack by the outlawed right- wing paramilitary organization, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC).
A list containing the names of 30 supposed FARC collaborators is already circulating in the town of San Vicente del Caguán, where the peace talks have been held, in the demilitarized area.
''We demand respect and protection for the civilian population, in the demilitarized zone as well as other parts of the country where thousands of peasant farmers are trapped by the paramilitary siege,'' said Rojas.
International human rights watchdogs like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch blame the paramilitary militias, which they say have close ties to the armed forces, for the lion's share of massacres of civilians committed in Colombia.
Besides the five municipalities that made up the safe haven, people in the southeastern region of Arauca, the central-western region of Catatumbo and the southern provinces of Cauca, Nariño and Putumayo are caught up in a humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war, said the activists.
CODHES said thousands of small farmers want to immediately flee the region, which lost its status as a guerrilla enclave at midnight Wednesday.
The breakdown of the peace talks coincided with the arrival in Colombia of a high-level fact-finding mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assess the situation of the displaced.
''International concern over this problem, which is getting worse and worse, without the state providing any answers, is very important,'' said Rojas.
An average of 1,000 Colombians a day are forced out of their homes by the political violence, states the latest report by CODHES. The number of people abandoning their homes climbed from 317,375 in 2000 to 341,925 in 2001.
The displaced have been received in 586 of the country's 1,060 municipalities, says the report.
CODHES blames the displacement mainly on the paramilitaries, and secondly on the guerrillas.
But the U.S.-financed Plan Colombia anti-drug program of the government of Andrés Pastrana is also to blame. At least 36,000 subsistence farmers have fled their municipalities after the spraying of coca and poppy crops - part of the Plan Colombia - which has also hurt food crops and the health of people and livestock.
According to the CODHES report, poor people are mainly forced out of their homes in resource-rich areas with prospects for economic development.
The plight of the displaced is ''grave, dramatic and growing,'' said Rojas, who warned that the failure of the peace talks would only make things worse. Colombia has the world's fifth largest population of displaced persons.
Just a week ago, Rojas stated that ''the economic and social aspects of the problem are becoming increasingly invisible as the enthusiasm for a military solution to the conflict grows.''
Today, in a war scenario where the government's intention to use Plan Colombia funding and resources in its counterinsurgency fight is becoming more and more evident, no one doubts that the number of displaced will soar.
The United Nations said in a Thursday press release that it ''profoundly laments the rupture of the dialogue'' and that it ''recognizes the extraordinary efforts of President Pastrana'' in the search for peace in his four years in office.
''The continuous attacks committed by the FARC and the hijacking of an airplane (Wednesday), during which a national senator was taken hostage, are violations of international humanitarian law'' which weakened the peace process, said the UN communique.
The UNHCR also presented a book on forced displacement that reviews national and international regulations, legislation and jurisprudence.
According to the United Nations, states have the main responsibility at each stage of the phenomenon.
''In Colombia, indigenous people and Afro-Colombians are disproportionately represented among the displaced,'' said UNHCR delegate Anders Kompass at the presentation of the report.
The main principles that according to the UN should govern attempts to deal with the displaced, equality and non- discrimination, are not always respected in Colombia, which leads to ''the stigmatization of displaced persons,'' said Kompass.
Colombia's laws addressing the phenomenon of displacement are among the most advanced in the world, but they are not enforced, say activists. However, the Constitutional Court ruled that spending on the displaced must take priority over other kinds of social spending.
The Court also ruled that the displaced, like crime victims, have the right to know the truth and are entitled to justice and reparations.
In the face of the imminent rise in the number of displaced persons, the Solidarity Network, which also assists people who have been forced to flee their homes, announced a contingency plan for the five municipalities that lost the status of a rebel- controlled enclave Thursday, and for neighboring areas.
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On Tuesday, the Board agreed to replace a boulder removed from a Mattituck property and pay the property owners' $15,000 legal fees to settle a federal lawsuit that was filed against the town and Southold Supervisor Scott Russell in December 2011.
said she hopes this is the last chapter of an ongoing dispute she's had with the town over her property lines. In November, Rivera said two town employees came and removed the rock from her property, claiming it was obstructing access to the public beach at the end of Inlet Drive.
Rivera said she had a survey done in 2007, after neighbors repeatedly questioned her property lines. She said the both the town attorney and code enforcement officer had the survey because they had come to look at claims that part of her landscaping was on town property. While Rivera had to remove some mulch as a result, she said the 2007 survey indicated the rock was on her property.
"It's not about the rock, it's about our constitutional rights. Thank God we have the means to protect our property rights," Rivera said.
She said once the boulder was removed she went to Russell and showed him her survey. She said Russell disagreed with her survey.
Rivera said Russell's actions in the matter are inappropriate and said he should not be able to "unilaterally make decisions against the law." Despite her criticism of the supervisor, she said other members of the town showed "absolute professionalism" and praised assessor Robert Scott, Code Enforcement Officer Damon Rallis, Director of Public Works Jim McMahon, and Town Attorney Lori Hulse.
"I hope and pray that this is the end of it," Rivera said. "They shouldn't have taken it in the first place. They knew it was on our property."
Just days prior to the filing of this suit, the Riveras had , which had accused him of trespassing on their land.
A request for comment from the town was not immediately returned. However the town released the following statement, according to a report on The Suffolk Times: "The town and the town supervisor apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Rivera for removing the rock. The town acknowledges that the rock was on Mr. and Mrs. Rivera's property, as confirmed by a recent survey, and should not have been removed. The rock will be restored and payment will be made to Mr. and Mrs. Rivera for their costs and damages."


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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- There's a 15-year-old Florida girl who didn't really know much about Charlie Sheen before this week -- but she does now.
The actor wired $10,000 to Teagan Marti and her family on Thursday for a therapy dog to help in her rehabilitation from injuries sustained when she plummeted 100 feet from a Wisconsin amusement park ride in 2010.
"I think he's a very kind person for helping me and my family, and very generous," Teagan Marti said by phone Thursday from her home in Parkland, Fla.
Teagan Marti suffered brain, spine, pelvis and internal injuries in July 2010 when nets and air bags that were supposed to catch riders on a free-fall ride were not raised. She had convinced her family to make the trip from Florida to Extreme World in Wisconsin Dells after seeing the amusement park's Terminal Velocity ride on the Travel Channel.
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