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This week, October 19 – 25 is National Friends of Libraries Week.
KPL is pleased to celebrate our good friends, the Friends of KPL. They are major contributors to our library's success through their community advocacy for the library and their donation of about $50,000 annually to enhance our programs and services.
In their advocacy role, they were the primary funders of our very successful spring millage campaign and, of course, they helped us get the word out about the vote and the library services it supports.Their annual donation comes from the revenue from the bookstore, located on the lower level of Central Library. They sell "gently used books, very gently priced" that have been donated or have been withdrawn from the library collection.
Their 2013-14 donation funded our summer reading activities, supported the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, and provided an enhancement to many programs: Global Reading Challenge, Reading Together, Youth Literature Seminar. They thanked the library staff with years of service recognition and honored retirees.
We have very good friends; they would welcome you as member and as a bookstore patron.Thank you, good FRIENDS OF KPL, and happy Friends week.
We are in birthday mode!
We trace our founding to October 12, 1872, which makes us 142.
Each year at this time, I pause to consider our long, strong history and appreciate that only about eight years after the Civil War, folks in Kalamazoo were opening a library.
Of course we have considerable information about the library's history on our website and while you are reading that, enjoy the many essays and other information about Kalamazoo and the area that our staff has compiled.
Please stop by – any of our five locations or our website. We think our founders would be proud of how the library has developed over the years and we acknowledge we are only the current "caretakers;" many others will follow us.
Earlier this summer, a Harris Poll was conducted nationally to determine the level of library satisfaction and use of public libraries. Here are a few interesting results:
None of these results are particularly surprising to me. Based on what I hear from our patrons and the results of our millage vote in May, I am guessing our percentage of adults extremely or very satisfied might be higher than this national poll. I'd also guess that the other findings are in line with those of our patrons.
I hope you are using KPL services, both online and at our five locations. If you haven't been here in a while, come visit soon.
We are joining with libraries, bookstores, and publishers across the country to affirm the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 21 – 27.
You may be surprised to learn there are hundreds of reported attempts to remove materials from libraries and schools for content deemed by some as inappropriate, controversial or even dangerous. This year the spotlight is on graphic novels which are often the target for censors. Two graphic novels appear on the Top 10 List of Most Frequently Challenged Books compiled by the Intellectual Freedom Office of the American Library Association: Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series at #1 and Jeff Smith's series Bone at #10.
Banned Books Week is to remind us of the importance of preventing censorship and ensuring everyone's freedom to read any book they choose.
As in recent years, we will celebrate the week during Art Hop on Friday evening, October 3, with our partner the SW Michigan Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. Local celebrities will read from frequently challenged books.
Join us for this program and exercise your right to read whatever you choose.
Libraries promote library cards as the "most powerful card in your wallet." For the month of September, your KPL card has even more power…. the power for discounts at some popular restaurants and retailers.
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month across the country. In celebration, many Kalamazoo merchants are offering discounts for showing your library card. The ever-growing list is on our website.
Have your KPL library card in hand, visit these local businesses, and enjoy a discount.
Thanks to these restaurants and retailers for partnering with us to promote library card month.
As usual, summer has gone fast and it is back to school. Although homework may not be assigned immediately, it will be soon.
KPL subscribes to more than 70 databases, many with a homework help perspective for students at all grade levels, including college. They cover an amazing variety of topics and have been researched and compiled by subject specialists.
Depending upon the format and the licensing agreements with the vendor, some are available through our website for home access, while others are available only within the library. Most require a KPL library card to log-in.
Links on our website for Databases and Homework Help will take you to these resources. Our staff are also available to help guide you to these databases as well as to other materials, both online and in print.
I hope back-to-school has gone smoothly at your home.
Amazon recently rolled out "Kindle Unlimited" and described it as 600,000 ebook titles, 1000's of audiobooks all for $9.99 per month. Read and listen unlimited. It sounds good, but wait…..are the books you want to read and listen to included??
I just read an informal "study". The author identified about 15 titles, some current some classics, and checked the availability in Kindle Unlimited, in several other ebook services, and at two public libraries.
Hands down, more of the titles, both current and classics, were available through the libraries than from the vendors.
Yes, I realize there are differences…..ebooks through libraries are the library model: place a hold if not available, wait your turn, return the title at the due date BUT more publishers have made their titles available in ebook format to libraries than to Amazon.
KPL participates in a consortium of Michigan public libraries who share ebook services through OverDrive. The price is right…..free to resident cardholders….and there is a good selection of titles. Information is on our website and our staff are available to help get you started.
My advice….browse our ebook holdings before your subscribe to a commercial ebook service.
I often use this blog to promote our services and events. It has been a while since I have called attention to one of my favorite services and one that amazes patrons when I happen to mention it: Learning Express Library.
Learning Express Library is a database of online classes and video tutorials available to public libraries through the Library of Michigan. It has several components: Job and Career Accelerator; Computer Skills; Adult Learning Center; Career Center; High School Equivalency; College Prep.
If you are preparing to take an exam for a job, college, or even graduate school there is a good chance a practice test is available. If you are considering a career choice or change, there is some good info here. Want to brush up on your computer or math skills or business writing before a job interview? This is the place.
Many folks look to Google for everything. You won't find the type of learning, practice tests, and career information through Google you will find here. Even if you don't need it now, we all know family or friends who might find it useful. Help me spread the word about this state-provided service.
Many governmental agencies, professional organizations, and businesses are urging a "yes" vote on Proposal 1 on August 5. This week the library board followed the lead of others and passed a resolution of support.
This proposal accomplishes two major goals without raising taxes:
Many organizations and media outlets have published FAQ's, impact statements, and informational bulletins. Here is a link to the one complied by the Michigan Library Association.
The library community is hopeful this proposal will pass and eliminate some of the funding uncertainty for libraries.
I seldom leave home without something to read, usually a magazine, a book, or my e-reader in my purse. Although my phone is also in my purse, I don't read on it to any substantial degree. Most times I don't read when I am out and about, but unexpected waiting does occur and then I am glad to have reading materials with me.
Not surprisingly, when I recently came across the "Reader's Bill of Rights" all ten of them spoke to me:
My motto: Don't leave home without something to read. Where is the most unlikely place you have read? It might be in line at the grocery store for me.
We are still enjoying the glow of two big events last week: the grand opening of The Hub, our digital lab and the 17th annual Party in the Park to celebrate the importance of early childhood literacy.
Information about both The Hub services and the Party can be found on our website. The photos of both events tell the story….enjoy!
Party in the Park | The Hub Grand Opening
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• The Hub, our digital lab, has the grand opening on Tuesday, May 27, at 5:30. We are excited about this new service.
• 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten continues to receive attention in local media. This is the KPL program most often mentioned to me when I am out and about in the community. I love it too!
• Sign-up for Summer Reading Games for all ages begins June 2; the kick-off party will be Saturday, June 7 as part of June Jubilee.
• LINK, the library newsletter, is now a quarterly publication. Expect the June, July, August issue in your mailbox very soon. Copies also available at all library locations.
• When you are at Central Library, walk by the archway entrance to the recently-expanded Local History Room. The name has just been added, "The Clarence L. Miller Family Local History Room."
• And lastly, thank you again for your support for renewing the library operational millage.
Come visit soon….Central, branches, website.
….for the renewal of our millage on Tuesday. We are grateful for this strong confirmation of the services we are offering and the priorities we have set with community input.
Thanks to the Citizens Committee for KPL, the Friends of the Kalamazoo Public Library, our board and staff, but most importantly to the voters for this vote of support.
Come visit soon!
This has been a busy week with three particularly big or important events, each one quite special.
On Monday night was the final challenge in this year's Global Reading Challenge and a celebration of the 20th year of this battle of the books program for 4th and 5th graders. And what a gathering…..200+ family, friends, and siblings to watch kids answer increasingly hard questions about one of ten books. What a celebration of reading! Congratulations to the Prairie Ridge team, the Crazy Cougars, who answered the most questions correctly.
On Wednesday we hosted folks from the national Family Place Libraries grant team. They came to review our progress at the end of the first year of this three year grant. We proudly showed off our new Story Place, shared the success of our first two 1,2,3 Play With Me workshops, and described all of our services to preschoolers. In exchange, we were given Family Place banners to display at our two Family Place Library sites, Central and Oshtemo.
Also on Wednesday, the Friends of KPL conducted their annual meeting over lunch at the Ladies Library Association. New officers were elected, a budget was adopted, and we thanked them for their generous gift of $50,000+ which funded all of summer reading games among other library programs and services.
We have many events and programs, of course, but these were three special ones. A big week at KPL.
A report on The State of America's Libraries was recently released by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. There are some interesting and affirming statistics and commentary for public library use.
To share a few:
• 95% of respondents said public libraries are important because they promote literacy and a love of reading while 94% said having a public library improves the quality of life in a community
• More than half have used a public library within the past year
• 72% consider they live in what is considered a "library household"
• 70% report that a child from their household has visited a public library in the past year. Of course we are always working hard to increase that number
• And a fun one:
"….public libraries not only rank more highly in the American psyche than Congress, journalists, and President Obama, but they also trump baseball and apple pie. Public Libraries are more beloved than apple pie."
We hope you too value public libraries – come visit soon.
This is National Library Week. We join with libraries, schools, bookstores, and publishers in celebrating this week to highlight the value of libraries. This year's theme is "Lives change @ your library."
In the mid 1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less time with books and more times with radios, TV, and musical instruments. Concerned we were reading less, publishers formed a National Book Committee. In 1957, they developed a plan for National Library Week. The first celebration was held in 1958 with the theme "wake up and read." The celebration continues.
Each day of the week now has a focus. Tuesday is National Library Workers Day, Thursday is Celebrate Teen Literature Day. A relatively new aspect of the week is Library Snapshot Day. We'll be taking photos all day Tuesday to show "a day in the life of the library." Look for photos on our website.
Celebrate National Library Week with us and visit one of our five locations or through our website. Much has changed in society and in libraries since the first celebration, but we still provide a wealth of information and a wide variety of services with staff to help.
E-books and reading on phones, tablets, and computers has transformed reading. As one author has said, the "sweet spot" was hit. The devices are generally big enough for detailed, legible type, but small enough to be carried in a pocket or backpack or just in your hand.
Another reading revolution occurred just 75 years ago….the "pocket book." Small books, about 4 by 6 inches and priced at 25¢ were introduced. Their introduction into the market changed who could read and where; books were also more readily available for purchase….not just in the few bookstores in big cities, but grocery and drug stores and even airports. Within just two years, 17 million books in this new format had been sold.
Not surprisingly, the biggest sellers were mysteries, westerns, and "thinly veiled smut" or a "flood of trash" as critics labeled it. This small format launched gritty detective stories and science fiction.
The paperback format changed the reading habits of the nation, much like the introduction of e-books. The choices are many; I'm pleased we can offer good reading in all formats…hardcovers, paperbacks, and e-books.
Visit Central, one of our four branches, or our website for reading suggestions and format options.
A few months ago, I wrote here about one of our newest programs for very young children, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. It was also featured in the March – May issue of LINK, our quarterly newsletter.
Since we launched this program, several people from around the community have commented to me that 1,000 is sure a lot of books; they wonder if it is reasonable. In most cases, their children are grown. As the conversation continues and they remember reading to their children at bedtime, remember reading several books a night, they then realize 1,000 books is indeed reasonable.
With bedtime in mind as a frequent time to read to your children, I recently saw a list of "twenty benefits of bedtime stories." Reading to young children can make a profound difference in the lives of children as books are shared as part of a regular bedtime routine.
Here are just a few of the reminders of the importance and benefits:
Read to your children, encourage parents and caregivers you know to read to theirs. The benefits to parent and child are immeasurable.
The image of librarians is that we are more about words than numbers. I guess that's true but there are two "number" sections on our website I think you will find interesting.
We've just added library use statistics to our website. Circulation of books, music, movies, and digital products are tracked by location….central and each branch….along with program attendance and computer use. There are numbers and graphs.
The value calculator is not new to our website although it hasn't been highlighted recently. It is an interesting way to appreciate the value of the library services you use.
I'd welcome your comments on either of these.
From time to time, we would hear that patrons preferred more lead time on events and would like to see all summer programs at one time, as well as spring and winter break, so they could plan ahead. We also wanted to make LINK more of a newsletter and not just a program guide by sharing library information including new services, book, movie and music reviews, and more. We are excited to share with you……the new LINK.
By now, you probably received your copy of LINK at home and hopefully noticed it is now a quarterly publication, not bimonthly. The March, April, May issue includes not only program information but with more pages, also articles about new services, book suggestions, and more information from our Friends.
We hope you like this new format and frequency.
I often use this space to promote one of our services or to highlight something on our website. This week I am doing both, namely our ebook collection available through our website.
A Pew Research Center survey issued in the fall found that the number of Americans age 16 and older who own a tablet computer has grown to 35% and those who have an ereader such as a Kindle or Nook has grown to 24%. Overall those with a tablet or an ereader device now stands at 43% and more than 50% in households earning $75,000 or more.
Ebooks are available to KPL cardholders through our website. Not every publisher makes their new ebooks available to libraries so not every bestseller you might want to read is on the site. Many are however and they can be checked out on your device for up to three weeks.
Ebooks are just one of our digital services. Audiobooks, music, movies, magazines are available also.
Visit soon…..digitally or at one of our five locations.
When some library directors were asked that question, the response from many was "the rapid pace of change!" I'd add to that, especially changes in technology.
It's hard to keep up knowledge-wise, let alone have the financial resources to implement it in the library.
Some interesting numbers that make the point:
2003: 43.7 million websites2013: 785.3 million websites
2003: 650 million cell phones2013: 1.8 billion cell phones, including 1 billion smartphones
2003: 280,590 available ebook titles2013: 4.1 million available ebook titles
2003: 8.8 million global mobile broadband users2013: 2.1 billion global mobile broadband users
I'm not sure it does any good to lose sleep over this! What keeps you awake at night?
Our #1 priority is service to young children, birth to five, to prepare them to enter school ready to learn. We have several new services to support these youngest patrons as well as their older siblings.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten…. it sounds like a tremendous number but if you think about five years, a few books each night before bed, it is quite doable. Daily reading and regular library visits are great preparation for school.
We are distributing the Kalamazoo Early Learning 2014 Calendar. Paper copies are available at all library locations as well as our website. Each of the 365 days has an activity…. January 27: Talk about different materials: paper, cloth, wood, metal, etc. March 12: start each day at the window and talk about the weather.
Ebooks for children are now available through our website. Some parents want to introduce their young children to technology, others do not. Picture books on an iPad won't replace the print picture book experience, but can be a nice complement.
We've made some changes in the children's room at Central. Some materials have been relocated for ease in use, but the biggest change is The Story Place, an activity room with fun toys where families can stay and play on their library visit. We will also use the room for storytimes and other programs for young children.
Even if you don't have young children in your home, I hope you will visit our new room and read more about these new services on our website. Share them with children and parents you know.
The Friends of KPL will hold their first Bag-of-Books Sale of the year on Saturday, January 25, at the Central Library. The sale begins at 9 am when the library opens and will end at 3:30 pm. Books are 10¢ each or $2.00 for a grocery bag full. Just like a library, books are arranged by categories including fiction, nonfiction, mystery, science fiction, among others... ...they aren't in alphabetical order by author though!
The sale will be in the auditorium; the Friends Bookstore on the lower level will also be open, so shop both places for inexpensive winter reading.
Of course while you are at the library, browse the shelves for a book or movie to borrow. You need your library card for that, money not needed.
We are good partners…. the Friends of KPL and KPL.
I like book lists... "best of" and favorites from reviewers, friends, and our staff. I always add more titles to my "list of books-to-read-sometime."
Here is another one: 2014 Michigan Notable Books
This list is announced each year by the Library of Michigan. The twenty books focusing on the state, notable residents, and events in our state's history are selected by a committee of folks from libraries, bookstores and related organizations.
I've read a few of these books and have added a few more to my list.


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We decided to do another 52WAV hike as a warm-up before Seek the Peak last Friday. I've wanted to do Imp Face for a long time and we certainly had the perfect day for it! Great way so start out a wonderful week of hiking.
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by Seth Lightcap. posted on 8 October
Home to steep, craggy terrain and a typically fat snowpack, the Southern Alps of New Zealand are a well-known shredder's paradise. Winter 2014 was none too kind to the Kiwis, however. New Zealand battled one of the driest winters in 20 years. Three-weeks of sunshine in August left the Northern end of the South Island especially dry. The clubfields in Canterbury struggled to open. Down in the Southern Lakes region of the South Island the snow stacked up a bit better. There was enough snow to keep the resorts around Queenstown and Wanaka open all season and fill in some of the classic local backcountry zones.
With summer legs hungry to shred anything, my wife Allison and I toured around the Southern Lakes region in September. The notoriously fickle Kiwi weather toyed with our trip more than the thin conditions, but all in all we lucked out as solid storms reset conditions twice during our stay. Persistent rain and then a spike in avy danger kept us out of the high alpine so we focused on crushing laps at all the resorts and exploring the surrounding sidecountry.
Photos barely do justice to the dance of light, weather and topography that make New Zealand so breathtaking, but images do a better job than words. So here's photo stoke from our trip with a few details about each zone as inspiration to tour the Southern Lakes and witness the beauty with your own eyes (and snowboard edges) next year.
Tucked into the mountains 210km north of Queenstown, Lake Ohau is an aquamarine alpine jewel. Just above the lake lies the Ohau Snow Field, a misty, one-lift wonder ski resort with a cult following. It's no surprise that you see more Ohau hoodies on the backs of Kiwi shreds than any other resort. The terrain hidden within Ohau's deceivingly big upper basin is awesome with steep chutes and open bowls surrounding the lone double chair on all sides. This is a shot of Allison ripping off the top.
A five minute hike above the double chair puts you atop a windswept ridgeline that accesses a shooting gallery of rad lines dropping back into the resort. To the west of Ohau's summit ridge lie the jutting peaks of the Barrier Range.
The cat track hits at Ohau are all-time with multiple spots to send it big into an endless tranny. I couldn't get enough of this hit, such a floater and the landing was the perfect pitch.
An hour-and-half drive southwest of Lake Ohau lies the sprawling Lake Wanaka. The town of Wanaka sits on the lake's eastern shore while Treblecone ski resort hangs above the lake to the southwest. The views of the lake from the top of Treblecone never get old. Lake Wanaka and it's many island and inlets is a spectacular sight.
We spent a few days surfing the steep gullies and bowls at Treblecone which was a ton of fun. Treblecone's Saddle chair access a wide diversity of terrain ranging from rocky palisade lines to jibby natural halfpipes and even some terrain park hits. Jones Ambassador Amber Schuecker took us to some of TB's best terrain on a ripping pow day. Here's a shot of Amber slashing into Hollywood Bowl on our way to the Mototapu Chutes.
The open boundaries at Treblecone offer access to sick split-terrain on the surrounding peaks and ridges. Here's a shot of Allison dropping off the back of the resort heading towards an adjacent backcountry basin.
Jones' Aus/NZ Distributor Amine Yasmine joined Allison and I on a split-tour to this mini-spine zone behind Treblecone. This south facing nuglet of terrain was caked with cold snow.
We dropped into the mini-spines from the top of the last peaklet on the far right side. Coulda spent all day lapping it up out there as the terrain pocket was steep and textured with cool cliffs scattered throughout.
Shred touring in New Zealand proved to be easier and cheaper than we expected thanks to this campervan. Less than $50 dollars a day secured us transportation and lodging. The only issue is that you can't camp just anywhere. Technically you must park in a campground unless you rent a bigger camper that has a toilet.
Less than an hour drive south of Wanaka sits one of the adrenaline capitals of the world - Queenstown. Travelers from all over the world come to this bustling town on the shores of Lake Wakatipu to bungy jump, jet boat and skydive. We joined the throngs of travelers for a famous Ferg Burger and then pushed on to score a slow-drip adrenaline fix in the craggy skyline of the Remarkable Range looming above town.
Starting from the base of Remarkables ski area, we toured up the ski runs to Lake Alta. This quick 45 min tour put us at the base of the Grand Couloir, a line that splits two peaks known as Single Cone and Double Cone.
From the apron of the Grand Couloir you can see some of the Remarkable's raddest inbounds terrain. The Elevator and Escalator chutes drop down to Lake Alta from the middle of the ridge in the background. The chutes are accessed via a short hike above the Shadow Basin chairlift.
The Grand Couloir has a steep choke midway up that demanded we don the crampons and start booting. Here's Allison past the crux nearing the top-out at the col.
But of course, the clouds rolled in right as we dropped in. Visibility wasn't too bad though and the rocky walls of the crux step provided added definition to the slope.
Our shred tour of the Southern Lakes would not have been complete without a day spent lapping it up at Cardrona Ski Resort. Cardrona is nestled into the peaks separating Queenstown and Wanaka and is about a 30-45 min drive away from either town. Burton's High Fives contest was going down when we rode Cardrona so the terrain park was groomed to perfection. We were tempted to tour into the rolling bowls off the back of the resort but halfpipe laps were just too fun.
by Seth Lightcap. posted on 3 October
With great sadness we honor the life and adventures of Jones Ambassador Guide Liz Daley. Liz was killed in an avalanche accident in Patagonia, Chile in September 2014.
Liz Daley could have been a rockstar in anything she pursued. Her love for the mountains was as raw and genuine as it gets so she chose to be a bad ass snowboarder and alpinist who gave back to her mountain community at every opportunity.
As a guide for American Alpine Institute she taught splitboard courses on Mt. Baker and helped guided climbers up Denali. She possessed an unflappably positive spirit and knew how to cherish the inevitable suffering of mountain life as much as the celebrations of success. She touched countless lives with her outrageous passion and her influence went beyond she even knew.
"Liz was a hero of mine because of what she did in the mountains and the attitude and spunk she did it with," said Jeremy Jones. "She spent as much time in serious mountains as anyone I know and was well on her way to becoming a world class mountain guide that just happened to be a female and a splitboarder. She was a true trailblazer on this front and was winning over the old guard of mountain men with hard work, knowledge and a McConkey-sized sense of humor."
Over the past few winters, Liz' had found great success in the mountains. She was consistently riding steep. classic lines in the Cascades and the Alps and had been on an expedition to Alaska's Tordrillo Range in April 2014. When she passed away she was on an expedition to Patagonia, Chile with the Eddie Bauer team.
With gracious thanks to the photographers she worked with, we are honored to present a gallery of shots from Liz' recent adventures. Here's Liz at her best, loving life to the fullest...
Liz had a powerful turn and was a pow fiend of the highest order. Here she found the goods in Washington, the state where she grew up and still called home. Photo - Adam Clark
Exposure was no issue for Liz. She thrived on the buzz of delicate high alpine ascents and gripper steep descents. It's no wonder she called Chamonix her second home and visited every year. Photo - Jim Harris
Liz in Chamonix, 2013. Photo - Jim Harris
Always smiling, always joking, Liz pulled no punches with her positivity. She was a mountain girl and a social animal, a rare breed. Photo - Jim Harris
In April 2014 she took her first trip to Alaska. Here's what she had to say about AK:
"Friends have been talking about Alaska for years. The land of perfect, stable, bootable snow that sticks to everything. Massive unridden spine walls, endless couloirs, huge alpine faces and large glaciers running from the sea to giant serac'd capped peaks. It snows at night and is bluebird in the morning. There are wild but friendly unicorns and rainbows atop every spine line. The climate heals any weak layers in the snowpack. It's not that dark in the winter. Ok, the unicorn part may be a tall tale but everything else is absolute fact."
Liz went to Alaska with Caroline Gleich, Jay Beyer and JT Thompson. One sunny afternoon on the glacier, Liz and Caroline decided to film a music video. Here's a selfie from the shoot.
Liz and Caroline, rockstars of the Tordrillos. Photo - Jay Beyer
But when it came time to shred, Liz was ready to get rowdy. Photo - Jay Beyer
Never a dull moment with Liz. Photo - Jay Beyer
Liz loved the thrill of a new line. Here she stands at the entrance of a couloir in the Italian Dolomites. Photo - Jim Harris
There she goes, tearing into another classic line - Adriana on Monte Cristallo, Italy. Photo (above/below) - Jim Harris
From all of us at Jones Snowboards, we feel blessed to have known Liz' magnetic smile and to have helped her chase her dreams. She was a true inspiration and a stand out ambassador for backcountry snowboarding. Our hearts go out to her friends, family and all those who knew her.
Shred on Liz, shred on...
by Seth Lightcap. posted on 19 August
Story by Jeremy Jones
Winter 1992
When I got off the plane at Jackson airport in 1992 and saw the Tetons for the first time, my eyes were blown away. The mountains were breathtaking. But little did I know that the sight of these peaks would be a life-changing moment. A week later when I left for my first pro contest in Snow Summit, my priorities in life had drastically changed. No longer was a GS racing World Title the Holy Grail. My new envy was the life of dishwashers in Teton Village that got to ride Jackson every day. The Jackson locals I met on this first trip were my new heroes.
Jeremy Jones draws a heavy line in the Jackson Hole sidecountry while filming for TGR.
From that day forward the Tetons became an important part of my life. Not a year went by that I did not spend a couple of weeks chasing my brothers around the mountain and the handful of years I lived there in the late 90's helped me take my snowboarding to another level. Living in Jackson when the boundaries opened was one of the highlights of my 25 years of snowboarding. The Tetons were also one of the primary motivations to start the DEEPER project.
Riders ready to drop into Jackson's North Shore. Photo - Miles Clark/snowbrains.com
Winter 2006
Eight years ago, while rushing to beat a pack of riders to the North Shore, I looked out on the range at unridden, untracked mountains and realized I needed to work a little harder to find what I was searching for. The crowds had made it to the outer limit of where I could travel in a day and it was pressuring me to ride lines the day after a storm that we use to let settle for 2 or 3 days. Grand Teton National Park was calling. It was time to explore the next frontier of the Tetons.
The Skillet Glacier on Mt. Moran. Photo - TGR
Mt. Moran 2008
My early trips into Grand Teton National Park left a mark. Approaches were long, slopes were big and assessing avalanche conditions from the bottom was intimidating. Mt. Moran was first on my list. Ever since my brother pointed the line out to me I was captivated. It is the ultimate snowboard line, a 7k couloir with a direct fall line and no exposure. The goal was to get it in winter snow that would allow me to fire the line. -20 temps greeted us when we made the first attempt in mid-February. Half-way up the mountain we ran into a wind slab that was unavoidable so we bailed.
Three months later I was back on Moran again. Recent fresh spring snow had made for ideal conditions. Starting in the middle of the night in hopes of beating the power of the spring sun we made good time. 3/4 of the way up the peak we paused to watch the sun rise. It felt like the temps spiked 20 degrees instantly with the rising sun and we would have to turn around do to rapid heating. However clouds came in, temps got cold again and we continued to climb. Any chance of filming was ruled out. If the sun came out we would have to turn around. If it stayed cloudy we could keep going. A few hours later we topped out in a snow storm. Dropping into white out conditions but perfect snow I rode the longest run of my life in near perfect conditions. The run was all for the love of it as the cameras did not come out that day.
Climbing with Jimmy Chin and Xavier De Le Rue on a warm up day for a planned attempt on the Grand Teton. Photo - Jeremy Jones
Grand Teton 2011
With Moran behind me, my focus shifted to riding the Grand Teton. The Grand is a mountain I have always been in awe of, but up until recently had never looked at as rideable. For my first attempt in 2011 we rounded up the ultimate crew - Jimmy Chin, Xavier De La Rue and myself. The trip got off to a bad start when camera man Renan suffered a major head injury coming out of Rock Springs a couple days before we were planning to climb. Our luck only got worse as a few days later on a warm-up mission on Shadow Mountain, Jimmy Chin got caught in a major class 3 avalanche. Thankfully a pair of bruised and shattered egos was the only toll. We called off the attempt and I left Jackson mentally shattered.
Jimmy Chin, Xavier De Le Rue and Jeremy Jones calm their nerves after Jimmy was swept by a major avalanche.
Grand Teton - March 2013
Facing a sputtering spring in the Sierra, I get the report of stable snow in the Tetons and an approaching storm. A few days later I am in Jackson preparing to climb the Grand again. For this attempt I round up an incredible crew of Teton locals - Bryan Iguchi and a couple of the Exum Mountain Guides.
The Otter Body route on the Grand Teton.
The storm hits so we ease into the mission with some bottomless days of tree riding in the park. Iguchi is on fire and in top form. His riding is flawless and I watch him put on a free riding clinic bouncing down pillows, hitting tight trannies, landing everything. Not since my trip to the Arctic with Terje have I seen such complete, polished snowboarding.
Jeremy climbing technical terrain on the Grand Teton.
Jeremy's Journal Entry - March 21st, 2013
Launch day is close. Feeling good about the crew and where our heads are at. Who knows if the Grand is going to go down but regardless it will be a good couple days in the mountains. At times I get hit with moments of fear and death. It wakes me in the middle of the night and it is the first thing I think of when I wake up. It is no different then any other fall you die line I have ridden in the past. If you are not thinking about the consequences of your actions then you are ignorant to the risks you are about to take. Fear is important. If I can turn fear into confidence then I will ride the line. If I can not get over the fear I will turn around. Rational thinking leads me to positive thoughts on the mission. The big question is, can we gain enough confidence in the snow pack to put ourselves on the face for hours on end over exposure? If the window is right we will take it. If not we walk away. Getting close to it yesterday only added to my anxiety. From Disappointment Peak the view of the crux is daunting. Airy, truly edge of the world type stuff. Is it really that steep?
Jeremy riding the Otter Body route on the Grand Teton.
Jeremy's Journal Entry - March 26th, 2013
It was only three days in the mountains but I feel like I was on a different planet. It took me to a mental space I have never been to before. Standing atop a mountain that I have been in awe of for over twenty years made my legs shake and my breath short, but mentally I was calm. The rollover covered my horizon, 3,000 ft below lay my finish line. In between me and safety were huge panels of deep, steep snow broken up by a 100 ft rappel and a 400 ft rappel. I had envisioned riding the Grand many times in my head, but none of those visions included knee deep powder. Dropping in was surreal and indescribable. Maybe my ultimate moment as a snowboarder. Perfect snow, huge exposure on the tallest mountain for hundreds of miles. Three hours in a "no fall" zone and I am safely at the end of the final rappel. I am not sure if it was the 2100 ft of rock climbing in -20 temps or that much time over exposure but I was cooked, a tear rolled down my cheek.
Jeremy Jones and Bryan Iguchi on the summit of the Grand Teton.
That night sleeping on the upper saddle with hopes of an attempt on the Middle the next day, clouds rolled in. An approaching storm came quicker than forecasted. The window had closed. It could take years to get another day like yesterday. The Tetons finally laid down for us. It is a day I will never forget. The ultimate crew, the ultimate conditions and the ultimate line.
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French Lick, Ind. - A pair of true freshmen posted Nebraska's top scores on the final day of the Big Ten Women's Golf Championship at the French Lick Resort on Sunday.
Cassie Deeg, a true freshman from Hugo, Minn., fired Nebraska's best round of the tournament with a one-over-par 73 to produce the Huskers' top finish. Deeg tied for 32nd in the 72-player field, closing with a 54-hole score of 232 (79-80-73).
Fellow true freshman Hannah Luebke from Stuttgart, Germany, added a career-best 75 in the final round to close at 234 (81-78-75) in a tie for 38th. The 234 marked the best tournament score of Luebke's young Husker career.
With NU's true freshmen leading the way, the Huskers climbed one spot to finish 11th in the 12-team tournament field with a three-round total of 935. Nebraska's final-round 301 was its best round of the tournament and allowed the Huskers to finish 11 strokes ahead of 12th-place Illinois (946).
Redshirt freshman Cassidy Stelzmiller (Placerville, Calif.) contributed NU's third-best round of the day with a 76 to finish with a three-round total of 239 (83-80-76) in a tie for 50th. Junior Steffi Neisen (New Prague, Minn.) completed the Huskers' team round with a 77 in the six-count-four scoring format. Neisen finished in a tie for 41st individually at 236 (81-78-77).
Redshirt freshman Jackie O'Doherty (Lincoln, Neb.) managed an 81 to finish her 54 holes at 240 (80-79-81) in a tie for 53rd. Junior Katelyn Wright (Incline Village, Nev.) settled for a 58th-place finish at 242 (82-78-82).
Purdue and Northwestern shared the Big Ten Tournament title. The Boilermakers closed the tournament with a final-round 297 to erase Northwestern's five-shot lead heading into the third round. The Wildcats managed a 302 on Sunday to match Purdue at 884.
Michigan State, the 2012 Big Ten champion, fired the best round of the tournament on Sunday with a 289 to finish just five shots behind the leaders at 889. Penn State finished fourth at 900, while Indiana rounded out the top five at 916.
Purdue's Paula Reto claimed medalist honors with a three-round total of 212 (71-71-70) on the par-72, 6,099-yard layout of the Donald Ross Course. Michigan State's Caroline Powers finished a distant second at 219 (75-73-71). Her teammate, Christine Meier tied Penn State's Katlyn Elliott for third at 220, while a third Spartan, Allyssa Ferrell, finished fifth at 221.
Northwestern's Kaitlin Park round out the six golfers on the Big Ten All-Championship Team by finishing sixth at 222.
Nebraska's 2012-13 season comes to a close, but the Huskers are expected to return their entire roster for the 2013-14 campaign.
2013 Big Ten ChampionshipApril 25-27, 2013French Lick Resort (French Lick, Ind.)Ross Course (Par 72, 6,099 Yards)
Final Team StandingsT1. Northwestern - 287-295-302-884T1. Purdue - 293-294-297-8843. Michigan State - 303-297-289-8894. Penn State - 296-305-299-9005. Indiana - 310-303-303-9166. Wisconsin - 305-311-301-9177. Ohio State - 301-307-310-9188. Minnesota - 312-305-304-9219. Iowa - 313-306-305-92410. Michigan - 306-316-310-93211. Nebraska - 321-313-301-93512. Illinois - 311-318-317-946
Final Individual Standings1. Paula Reto, Purdue - 71-71-70-2122. Caroline Powers, Michigan State - 75-73-71-219T3. Katlyn Elliott, Penn State - 72-75-73-220T3. Christine Meier, Michigan State - 75-72-73-2205. Allyssa Ferrell, Michigan State - 74-75-72-2216. Kaitlin Park, Northwestern - 71-72-79-222T7. Devon Brown, Northwestern - 74-74-75-223T7. Kishi Sinha, Purdue - 73-73-77-223T9. Aurora Kan, Purdue - 74-76-74-224T9. Carmen Laguna, Minnesota - 76-76-72-224T9. Elizabeth Szokol, Northwestern - 74-75-75-224
Nebraska GolfersT32. Cassie Deeg - 79-80-73-232T38. Hannah Luebke - 81-78-75-234T41. Steffi Neisen - 81-78-77-236T50. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 83-80-76-239T53. Jackie O'Doherty - 80-79-81-24058. Katelyn Wright - 82-78-82-242
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Our readers were hopelessly smitten by this frothy, French, and highly feminine dressing suite Faudree designed for a Tulsa home.
Octagonal mirrors flank the transition area between milady's bedroom to the bath.
In a more toned down example of his work, Faudree makes a classic first impression in this foyer with a gilt framed mirror, warm wood flooring and furniture, and a tole bucket filled with flowers.
Here Faudree shows his informal side. Color and pattern suffuse this cottage's entryway, making for a warm welcome. Collections are an integral element of every Faudree home; note the walking sticks by the door.
Here an antique bergére and wing chair pair up in a soft and sophisticated living room. Despite the formality of a dazzling crystal chandelier, the living room furniture is scaled and cushioned for comfort.
In contrast to the previous image, this living room has a country look, with a Swedish influence seen in blue-and-white checks and stripes paired with antique painted wood.
Gilt mirrors flank this living room's fireplace, while two linen-covered French bergéres are pulled close for warmth. Plaids and florals live stylishly together. The living room has French country flair, which is perfect for the Francophile homeowners.
When decorating the living room of his Oklahoma cabin, Faudree began with a favorite fabric—a vintage floral—found at a flea market in France. The room beautifully blends fine fabrics and furniture with knotty pine paneling and an exposed-beam ceiling.
Even when living in an interim house while building his dream home in Tulsa, Faudree found time to decorate lavishly for Christmas. "A friend encouraged me to haul out my ornaments, and the result was one of the nicest Christmas seasons I've ever had," Faudree said. The seven-foot blue spruce is trimmed with gold French ribbon, gold braid and tassels, freeze-dried hydrangea blossoms, pink roses, and pinecones frosted with gold.
Faudree used a peanut color to warm up the family room in this Bartlesville, Oklahoma, house. He decorated the room around a floral sofa from the homeowner's previous home. "Fortunately, red is the homeowner's favorite color, and it's also mine," Faudree said. "To give the family room energy, we pulled the red from the sofas and made it pop on the two big club chairs." See the exterior of the home in the next image.
Red is used in the landscaping of the home's exterior, forecasting the palette to come.
The peanut color used in the family room (shown on a previous slide) continues on the cabinets in the connecting kitchen.
A family room with a vaulted ceiling in the back of this house proved the ideal place for Faudree's 12-foot Christmas tree. This photo graced the cover of our Holiday 2002 issue.
This exuberant room from one of Faudree's own homes lit up our April 1991 cover.
Photograph: Gene Johnson
In this happy sunroom, the designer's love of dogs is abundantly evident in the needlepointed spaniel pillows and porcelain bulldog. What looks like a tile floor is actually concrete, scored and stained a rich terra-cotta.
Photograph: Gene Johnson
A custom shell chandelier tones down the formality of this sun room, where Faudree was able to keep the room's original wallpaper, patterned with palm trees.
Deep red walls cocoon a library where a cheetah-patterned rug brings a smile. See the next image for a different view of the library.
A sofa from the homeowner's previous home finds refuge here, while a bull's-eye mirror above it opens up the room.
On this screened-in porch of one of Faudree's own homes, comfy wicker furniture invites relaxation.
"I love my bedroom," says Faudree, "but my favorite place to sleep is on the porch." (We love the vintage phone.)
Formerly a bedroom, this cozy sitting area welcomes and warms in the winter with its new fireplace.
In his cabin getaway, Charles Faudree replaced a stone fireplace with a Louis XVI mantelpiece and matching side cupboards. The new fireplace gives an architectural frame to upholstered walls.
Pink and green striped chairs add pleasing color to this dining area. Note the symmetry of the mantel vignette. See the next image for the transitional space between the dining and living areas.
Plaid draperies in the same colors as the striped dining chairs also pick up the color of the sofa upholstery, inking the dining and living areas.
In the dining room of this Tulsa home, the original plasterwork sets an elegant tone. Painted panels above the doors add French country charm that is enhanced by the bespoke gilded cornices on the window treatments.
Presided over by an imposing buffet, the dining room has an antique French farm table and candlelit chandelier. One of Charles' first acquisitions—an antique tole footbath—has a place of honor beneath the French Empire convex mirror.
Photograph: Gene Johnson
Wallpaper made to mimic barn siding is the perfect rustic complement to the antique blue painted chairs and buffet in this kitchen. See more of the same kitchen in the next slide.
Collections of blue-and-white dishes and chickens enhance the kitchen's warmth.
This kitchen is from one of Faudree's own homes. It gets its French farmhouse ambience from a collection of chickens, some of which nest in the antique "thing" hanging over the island. (Charles doesn't know what the thing is; he just knows he likes it.)
Photograph: Gene Johnson
The Staffordshire chicken and the horse's head on the range hood (originally a shop sign), add a country feeling to the kitchen. The backsplash is an antique fireback found at the Paris flea market.
In the breakfast room, a banquette utilizes the area near the windows. An antique tole chandelier illuminates the space while garden prints decorate the walls.
Before a trip to England, the owner of this home asked Faudree what she should buy for the house. "I told her blue plates and that was what she came back with," the designer said. Her collection now adorns the walls of the guest bedroom.
The blue-and-white toile on the chairs and ottoman is a beautiful complement to the blue-grey walls and the gingham draperies.
White leather wing chairs look stately in the master bedroom. Striped silk pillows that match the window treatments soften the look. Faudree often adds timeless grace to a room with blooming plants or cut flowers.
The marriage of florals and stripes in this master bedroom creates one of Faudree's favorite looks.
Faudree placed his signature touch on the house with the toile in this bedroom. Here, the fabric drapes extravagantly from a Louis XVI-style bed.
The highlight of the small guest bedroom is the lit clos (enclosed bed) that is wrapped like a gift box in red toile. Curtains draw to create a cozy little nook.
Walls in the master bedroom are painted green to play up the country feeling, while an antique light fixture adds wholesome charm.
Dark and cozy, the master bedroom's grand Edwardian bed is ideal for deep winter slumber.
In the master bedroom, an oversized wing chair in blue toile is pulled up next to the fireplace.
An Empire settee, upholstered in Stroheim's pink-and-white "Surfeit," became the inspiration for the remainder of this bedroom.
The fringe on the lampshade and the monogramming on the chest of drawers are among this bedroom's pretty details. Faudree says, "The mix in the girl's bedroom shown here is more about pattern than collectibles. Pink toile on the little chair and bed curtains mixes with stripes on the wall, a hand-painted floral design on the commode, and florals on the lamp and lampshade. Start with a pivotal fabric, then mix other patterns of different scales from the same color family."
An old-time tub and the portraits hung above it give this bath a hint of frontier flair. See the next slide for another view.
Furniture not usually found in a bathroom works well in this sunny and relaxing space.
A marble-topped sink glows in soft light from sconces.
Shingles, a lantern, and a weathervane give this cottage—one of Faudree's early homes—rustic appeal.
Faudree's beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniels perch on pillows made from his fabric collection for Vervain. See next slide for more detail.
The breed of dogs Faudree is besotted with—Cavalier King Charles Spaniels—are featured in his Cavalier Toile Red on Ecru fabric for Vervain.
In Faudree's latest book, Details, written with Francesanne Tucker and with photography by Jenifer Jordan, he shares his latest inspirations. The book is published by Gibbs-Smith. To order the book, click here.
To see more from Details, click here.
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Octagonal mirrors flank the transition area between milady's bedroom to the bath.


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Six-month CR makes extension of fed pay freeze official
Tuesday - 9/11/2012, 8:37pm EDT
The six-month stopgap spending bill unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee this week officially continues the federal pay freeze until at least March.
The continuing resolution, which runs through March 27, gives lawmakers more time to make appropriations for the coming year and staves off the threat of a government shutdown. When lawmakers first announced a temporary deal on 2013 funding, the full Congress had not yet approved any fiscal 2013 spending bills.
Last month, President Barack Obama proposed a 0.5 percent pay raise that would only take effect once Congress passed a 2013 budget — a de facto extension of the current two-year freeze. The CR makes the extension official.
Colleen Kelley, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said the extension of the pay freeze was "disappointing," and that the union will press lawmakers to include a retroactive pay raise when Congress takes up individual appropriations bills.
In a statement, Kelley said the union is also concerned about agency funding levels included in the CR, calling them "inadequate in the long term."
House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) introduced the measure Monday, which under the budgetary caps agreed to in the 2011 Budget Control Act, provides $1.047 trillion in funding for 2013. That represents a 0.6 percent across-the-board increase above fiscal 2012 levels.
Rogers called the bill a "good-faith effort" to fund the government until appropriations are finalized.
"This bill is very restricted in its scope, does not contain extensive or controversial policy riders or funding levels that dramatically differ from current levels, and protects critical funding for our national defense," Rogers said in a statement.
While the CR garnered bipartisan support for being "clean," — containing few changes in policy or controversial add-ons — it does contain several new provisions.
"Some changes to current law are needed to prevent catastrophic, irreversible or detrimental changes to government programs, or to ensure good government and program oversight," according to a committee release.
In addition to the official extension of the federal pay freeze, those provisions include:
- Additional funding for the Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity efforts
- Additional funding for the Veterans Benefit Administration "to meet an increase in the disability claims workload."
- Requiring all federal agencies to provide spending plans to Congress "to ensure transparency and the proper use of taxpayer dollars"
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said these "anomalies" would allow the government to continue operating without disruption.
"However, let no one think that putting the government on autopilot for a full six months is a good idea," Inouye said in a statement. "Resources that could have been used for more urgent or important projects will instead be available for lower-priority items."
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