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Yangjuan School at a Crossroads
Stevan Harrell sent this report from his visit to Yangjuan-Pianshui last August:
We arrived in Yangjuan on August 25, 2014. It had been raining for several days; it let up for two days, including the first half-day we were there, and then continued to rain for the rest of the six nights and five days we spent there.
There were three groups of people visiting while we were there (in addition to Yanguan co-founder Professor Li Xingxing from Chengdu, and Yangjuan native and current English teacher Ma Fagen):
1. I was with two undergraduate students from the University of Washington (UW), Noah Baseleon-Abbot and Tiffany Fox, who will be spending the year in Chengdu. They began to carry out a survey of high-school and college students' knowledge and use of written Nuosu language. They did this with the help of Ma Xiaolan, Ma Zibo, and several other local college and high-school students.
2. My colleague Dan Abramson, a professor of Urban Planning, who works on changes brought about by the New Socialist Village Campaign on the Chengdu Plain, and also on post-earthquake reconstruction, brought with him his old classmate from Tsinghua, Tao Tao, who now owns a planning firm in Beijing, two UW students, and the Shanghai girlfriend of one of the students, who is an expert sketcher (see more of her sketches about the trip on her blog).
3. Liang Zhun from Shanghai had with her Mr. Zhang from Chengdu University of Technology. I never really talked much to him, but he seemed very nice, and took a lot of good pictures.
We stayed for five days. Much of Fagen's, Xingxing's, and my time was taken up with the task of figuring out the list of scholarship recipients from Cool Mountain Education Fund. We had more money available to give out this year than in the past, which meant that we could be a little more generous with the college scholarships (we gave 3000 yuan to the 4-year bachelor's candidates, and 2500 to the 3-year associate degree candidates). We also gave 1000 to all those beginning high school or high-school level vocational and technical programs, and we saved some back for next year.
Yangjuan School Graduates are Doing Well
But the most heartening news is about the students. We have been blogging some of their progress: Kaitlin Banfill, who is starting a Ph.D. at Emory University, and who spent last year on a Fulbright fellowship, headquartered at Sichuan University but spending a lot of time in Liangshan, has just blogged about the success of Ma Xiaoyang (the second son and youngest child of Labbu, Fagen's 2nd uncle). Xiaoyang has just taken up a teaching job in Leibo after graduating, along with two of his relatives, from Guang'an Technical College.
Of Ma Xiaoyang's two classmates, Qubi Lisan) is teaching art in middle school in Zhaojue, and Li Musa is teaching English in a middle school in Yantang in Yanyuan. Ma Yifei, a cousin, has a job with an engineering firm in Chengdu, and his brother Ma Zibo is in the second year of law school at Panzhihua University, where he tested 7th out of 130 in his class of almost all Han students, and wants to be a lawyer. Ma Xiaolan is now in her last year of a mathematics teaching course at Xichang College. I finally got to visit her at college, with my two students. She and her classmates showed us around for a hot afternoon, and we had a wonderful time, culminating in ice cream on the shores of Qionghai. Finally, when I spoke at Sichuan Normal University (Liang Wei and Fu Chunmin were there), the real guest of honor was Li Lan, a Yangjuan graduate who is now a sophomore there.
Yangjuan School Faces a Crisis
At the same time as Yangjuan's graduates are doing so well, Yangjuan School itself is experiencing in serious decline. Enrollment was between 300 and 320 students from 2005, the first year there were six full grades, until 2010, at the time of the 10-year celebration. But then people started leaving; upper grade students stayed, but when a class of 40 graduated, it was typically replaced by a class of 15. This year there are only 80 students registered.
Some people attribute the decline in students to the poor quality teaching by "substitute" teachers, and thus indirectly the failure of the County Education Bureau to give the school enough regular, credentialed teachers. This is the principal's view. Indeed, I have sat in on many of substitute teachers' classes, and some of them are awful. This has caused test scores to drop, and many parents are moving their children to more urban schools with the latest equipment, including Internet classes taught by teachers from Chengdu (even Fagen's English classes at Meiyu Middle School have internet teachers from Chengdu).
Another reason is demographic and economic. The population of Yangjuan and Pianshui has declined by about a third in the last five years, with people moving out to Baiwu and Yanyuan, and some families choosing to have only two children, even though the policy allows them to have three.
A third reason is that after the bitterly fought election for Village head (I think it was in 2011 or 2012) between Ma Guohua, the current head, who comes from Yangjuan, and a losing candidate from Pianshui, most Pianshui parents took their children out of Yangjuan school and put them into Baiwu Comprehensive Scbool in the nearby town. So most of the remaining students are from Yangjuan and the neighboring village of Mianba.
For families who choose not to enroll their children at Yangjuan, The typical pattern now is for the parents to go work somewhere (construction is much favored over factory work, because it pays better) while the grandparents rent a cheap room in Yanyuan (some are available for as little as 100 yuan per month) where they live with and cook for the 1st to -3rd grade children. Starting with the 4th grade, the students can board at the Yanyuan schools, but some continue to live with grandparents anyway. Here is a link to the article I wrote with Aga Rehamo (Ssyhxatmop) about this general situation.
I should point out that the decline in student numbers is not just a Yangjuan phenomenon. All the other village schools in Baiwu Township have either closed altogether or severely curtailed their operations— For example, Baoqing, which had four grades when we visited there in 2006 or so, is now down to one.
Yangjuan school is also in a budgetary crisis. Fewer students means less support, which means the facilities deteriorate (leaky roofs are the main problem; the grounds still look beautiful), which means that parents are more likely to pull their students out (or not start them in the kindergarten), which means that enrollment declines, and the downward spiral continues.
Possibilities for the Near Future
I had endless, interesting discussions about what the future of the school might be. Right now, it won't close altogether. But there are a series of possibilities:
1) It could continue as a 6-grade school, with an infusion of outside funds. There are possible sources, but we don't know yet whether they will come through.
2) It could be taken over by the County as a regular school, losing its "minban gongzhu" status (民辦公助 -A state-subsidized school run by local people). This would solve the financial and facilities problems, and potentially might solve the problems of not retaining permanent teachers. But I see it as unlikely.
3) It could become a 2- or 3-year village school, serving 6-9 year-olds before they are old enough to go to Baiwu or elsewhere.
I haven't decided what I think about these possibilities. But I want to reiterate Yangjuan's situation is representative of the fate of small rural schools altogether. Even the 9-year comprehensive school at Baiwu, which now has a lot of modern facilities, has seen its elementary school enrollment decline from 1400 to 700 in the last few years (though the middle school enrollments have been steady).
There is another, more remote but very interesting possibility. When I was in Taiwan before traveling to Liangshan, a former student, now a nursing instructor at a local university, wanted to introduce me to her sister's husband, principal of the elementary school at Cajiao in the valley above where we did our fieldwork near Sanxia (a district near New Taipei City). That school has very few local students, because almost all families have moved out of the mountain areas. But the school (which has beautiful buildings and grounds) serves ecologically-minded Sanxia urbanites (a phrase I could not have imagined using when I lived there in the 1970s) who want to send their children to a school in the peaceful countryside where they can learn about the environment and get intensive teacher attention in small classes. People I discussed this with were excited about this as a possibility a decade hence. It seems far-fetched to me now, but 60 college students seemed far-fetched when we started Yangjuan school in 2000.
So we are at a bit of a crossroads. Li Xingxing will be retiring when he turns 65 in January, and he wants someone else to take over the Chengdu responsibility for the scholarships. He is suggesting one of the younger researchers in his institute, but nothing is decided. For my part, I can continue, but I'm inclined to start transferring some responsibility to some of the younger members of the Cool Mountain board; right now Kaitlin Banfill seems like a strong possibility, eventually. She visits Liangshan regularly, and her Ph.D. work will continue the investigation of Nuosu college students and their careers. She speaks pretty good Nuosu, in addition.
It has all been worthwhile
Finally, I want to sum up what I think we have accomplished by building the school and supporting the graduates. As I said in my talk at both Southwest Nationalities University and Sichuan Normal University, if we were starting today, building a school in Yangjuan would be a huge waste of time and money. The Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping administrations have taken rural education seriously, to the point where free education through middle school is easily available to anyone in Yanyuan (I can't speak for more remote areas of Liangshan, but I want to visit and find out more). But we made it available to Yangjuan, Pianshui, and Mianba children about 8 years sooner than it otherwise would have been, and this has not only provided opportunities for education and employment for ordinary villagers, but has nurtured, everyone agrees, a positive attitude toward education and a possibility of education as a life course and a route of social mobility alternate to migrant labor. In other words, people who had the opportunity to study at Yangjuan have leapt ahead half a generation in becoming educated, and the community in general values education greatly, as a means of mobility to be sure, but I also think for its own sake. Our original dreams of community-based education, an educated community of farmers who revere their own as well as the Chinese literate tradition, did not happen, but I think it was a dream based in the realities of the mid-90s, not in the realities of the 2010 decade. We need to be adaptable and change with the times.
Photos by Liang Zhun, drawing and map by Tiantian
As China changes, Teilhard de Chardin reappears
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was all the rage in Catholic circles and beyond them thirty to fifty years ago. He is credited with having had a major impact on Vatican II (1962 – 1965). As a scientist, he was at the forefront in his chosen field – paleontology.
Now the thought of the influential but no longer popular French Jesuit is making a comeback and from an unlikely place – China.
The relationship between Teilhard and China was much deeper and more decisive than most of his readers realize. Teilhard was based in China for 23 years (1923-1946), and wrote his two most influential books there. They included several of the writings that would later be gathered under the title "The Divine Milieu", and, most importantly, "The Phenomenon of Man."
The Jesuit scientist was already 42 years old when he went to Hebei Province in northern China on archeological digs. And he he had come to China not entirely by choice: an article on original sin saw a question mark put over him in "orthodox" circles, and he was directed by his religious superiors to concentrate on scientific research in the Chinese hinterland rather than tackling tricky theological subjects.
Teilhard was not a new Ricci in hios adaptation to Chinese culture and mores. Nor was he at ease with traditional missionary methods. And he felt himself often to be an exile. Still, it is in China that he made his most exciting discoveries, identifying in 1930 "Beijing Man' as a "Homo Faber", and conducting extensive geological surveys across China.
As the text of his "Mass on the World" eloquently testifies, it is primarily the Chinese earth, replete with early testimonies to the development of life, which inspired Teilhard and provided him with the basis for the full development of his thought.
But such exploration came from a choice he made early on after arriving in China: he had left the private museum of natural history created in China by his colleague Emile Licent, choosing instead to join the Geological Survey Bureau created by the Chinese government.
He is remembered as one of the three founding fathers of Chinese paleontology. When leaving China, Teilhard eloquently spoke of his "enormous gratitude" for the country in which he made so many friends, conducted so many exploratory missions, and was able to reflect in new ways on humankind's and cosmic destiny.
After his death in 1955, Teilhard's thought exercised an enormous influence on the Catholic Church and beyond, before somehow waning towards the end of the 1970s. During the same period, Teilhard was of course never mentioned in China.
Today, the situation seems to be reversing. During the 1990s, the Chinese Institute of Paleontology was the first to rehabilitate his name and scientific contribution.
What about his cosmological and theological thought? Professor Wang Hayan of Beijing's Language and Culture University wrote her doctoral thesis in Paris on Teilhard. She was the first to popularize his concepts in Chinese context, publishing an Anthology of his works based on his Complete Works.
As well, "The Phenomenon of Man" and many other his seminal works have been translated, sometimes twice. Older Chinese Jesuits published early translations in Taiwan from the 1960s, and some of them now available in the PRC. And the process continues with a short book by Teilhard, "The Place of Man in Nature", published by Beijing University Press in October 2014.
The translator of this last work, Alex Wang, is a Chinese-born senior manager of a French firm. He was awarded two doctorates in Paris - one in engineering and the other in philosophy. Wang has enthralled with Teilhard's vision for many years and was the main organizer of a colloquium entitled "Teilhard and the Future of Humankind" which was held in Beijing on October 19, 2014.
This was the first event dealing with the entirety of Teilhard's thought, not only his scientific writings, to take place in the Chinese language and in Mainland China. It attracted a galaxy of talent:
• Professor Huang Huiwen, from the Chinese Institute of Paleontology, recalled Teilhard's contribution to Chinese Geology;
• Professor Li Tiangang (Fudan University) spoke of Teilhard as a "global man", helping us all to put our various levels of relationship into a broader context, challenging the common time-space continuum in which we move and think;
• The Mongolian writer Yang Dorje eloquently recalled the travels of Teilhard in the remote Ordos region and quoted the Chinese translation of "The Mass on the World." Evoking the physical relationship that still links humankind to matter and the earth, Yang Dorje highlighted Teilhard as a cosmic poet and thinker, anchoring us deeper in our origins and destiny.
• Liu Feng, the creator of XLab in China which specializes in training students to collaborate in their work, spoke of the concept of "Noosphere' and "Omega Point" in relationship with the insights provided by contemporary cybernetics.
• Thierry Meynard, a Jesuit teaching in China, reminded the audience of the way Teilhard was envisioning the future of humankind beyond national and ethnic barriers and the way such vision was congruent with the United Nations ideals developed at the same time.
The colloquium drew 100 participants, mainly university professors and doctoral students. It concluded by deciding to launch the Chinese association of the friends of Teilhard and on a program of promotional activities for 2015, the year of the sixtieth anniversary of the death of Teilhard.
At the colloquium, a 45 minute documentary entitled "Teilhard and China" premiered. It was co-produced by the Xu-Ricci Institute at Fudan University and the Taipei Ricci Institute. The work, directed by Benoit Vermander, SJ and Cerise Phiv, was filmed in Auvergne (where Teilhard was born), Paris, Shanghai, Beijing, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It also includes testimonies by Henri du Passage, a nephew of Teilhard, who recalls how much his uncle suffered from the rejection he often experienced in Catholic circles, especially after his travel to Rome in 1947.
Besides recalling the Chinese adventures of Teilhard, the film documents an intercultural workshop on Teilhard's thought conducted in the Ordos desert in August 2013. In the place where Teilhard wrote "The Mass on the World" young intellectuals from Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University and the "Shanghai Culture" journal read and discuss excerpts from "The Mass on the World' and "The Phenomenon of Man." They felt moved by the "radical optimism" that such works engender in the reader, helping her to go beyond failure and limited life-span so as to insert one's work and life into a process of cosmic and spiritual evolution.
Teilhard may not have secured a place in China's intellectual landscape just yet. But the Jesuit thinker is definitely reaching a new public, and several MA theses dealing with him have been or are presently being written in several Chinese universities.
There are reasons explain for such developments:
(a) Teilhard provides resources for thinking one's human condition beyond cultural and national determinisms;
(b) his own life illustrates how the presence of a priest-scientist in China was challenging the traditional missionary model;
(c) Globalization gives new relevance to the way Teilhard was envisioning evolution and the management of increasing complexity.
(d) Finally, Teilhard's life experience offers a touching resonance with his own choice of "radical optimism" when set in the context of the future of humankind.
It is not impossible that some of basic intuitions of the Jesuit scientist will bounce back to the West from Chinese experience and interpretations.
"Microaggression": To Be or Not to Be Offended
The term "microaggression", coined in 1970 by an American psychiatrist Chester Pierce, has taken on a new life in recent years after a Columbia University professor Derald Wing Sue, a Chinese American, published a book on the topic in 2007 with several collaborators. It is used to refer to small non-physical acts – verbal or non-verbal, intentional or unintentional, ranging from ignorant, annoying, ridiculous, slighting, insulting to hateful - that offend people because of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other perceived marginalizing factors. Viewed individually, each act may seem small, subtle and harmless, but cumulatively, they can create an unpleasant, hurtful or even hostile environment for their target. By far the most explosive topic is that of race and ethnicity, which constitutes a large percentage of reported microaggressions. Statistics also show that minorities are much more likely than whites to think racism exists in the US. There is tremendous amount of anger both from those who think they suffer from them and those who dismiss them as "leftist whining" or conspiracies.
The Second Life of the "Grand Ricci"
At the end of August 2014, Beijing Commercial Press (or Shangwu, one of the biggest Chinese publishing house, owner of the Xinhua Dictionary, the world's most popular reference work) launched a volume more than 2,000 pages: The Ricci-Shangwu Chinese-French Dictionary, a revised and shortened edition of the "Grand Ricci", the seven-volume dictionary published in 2001 by the Ricci Institutes of Taipei and Paris. (Since then, the two Institutes have entrusted the Ricci Association with moral and financial rights over the work.)
Trans Pacific Partnership – Risk or Opportunity?
Enrico Cau is an Italian-born Master Candidate at the Graduate Institute of Strategic Studies (GIASS) and a Fellow Researcher at the Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) of Tamkang University. He has a long experience in the areas of translating, interpreting and international affairs, with a specific focus on Asia Pacific issues. Below is his tentative paper on the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Launch of a "Chinese Thought and Cultural Resources" training program in Shanghai.
With the continuous development of the Chinese economy and China's more prominent role in the world, Chinese traditional culture correspondingly receives increased attention. To help managers in Chinese or foreign companies gain an understanding of Chinese philosophy, history, and contempory culture, Fudan School of Philosophy, in association with DPark, is sponsoring an English-language Certificate of Chinese Thought and Cultural Resources. The program is tailored for foreign and Chinese entrepreneurs/executives willing to mobilize such resources for managing their business endeavors in a culturally and socially responsible fashion.
This English-language program seeks to enhance international and Chinese managers' knowledge of Chinese cultural resources so as to enrich and facilitate the exercise of their corporate missions and social responsibilities in China. The program is designed and taught by professors from the School of Philosophy at Fudan University. Its unique teaching and rich research resources have been organized to create a ground-breaking training program adapted to the needs of decision-makers through course work, interactions with native informants, and field trips.
The program starts next January and lasts for nine weekends spanning over one year.
Details are included in these two online brochures:
• http://www.dpark-shanghai.com/pdf/brochure-base.pdf
• http://www.dpark-shanghai.com/pdf/brochure-suite.pdf
Antonio Duarte, director of Dpark, and Benoit Vermander, professor in the School of Philosophy, Fudan University, will present the program at a lecture and discussion evening on September 25th, 2014, at DPark (No.738 Changyang Road, Shanghai). Please confirm attendance to:
La seconde vie du Grand Ricci
Fin août 2014, les Presses Commerciales de Pékin (l'une des plus grandes maisons d'édition chinoise, éditrice, entre autres, du Dictionnaire Xinhua - le dictionnaire le plus vendu au monde) ont sorti un volume de plus de 2000 pages, le « Dictionnaire Ricci Chinois-Français », une édition révisée et raccourcie du Grand Ricci , le dictionnaire publié en 2001 par les Instituts Ricci de Taipei et Paris, dont les droits ont depuis été confiés à « l'Association Ricci pour le grand dictionnaire français de la langue chinoise » . L'ouvrage devrait atteindre les librairies de Chine début octobre.
Depuis les premiers contacts entre les Instituts Ricci et les Presses commerciales (Shangwu), il aura fallu attendre quinze ans... Mais le délai était largement justifié : les Presses commerciales ont effectué un travail d'exception, qui fait de ce dictionnaire – et pour très longtemps – l'outil de référence lexicographique entre le chinois et le français. Le choix des expressions a été fait avec scrupule, les expressions douteuses ou fautives ont été corrigées, un choix éclairé de nouvelles expressions venues du chinois contemporain a été introduit sans pour autant affadir l'ancrage du Ricci dans l'histoire de la langue et de la pensée chinoises. Les traditions lexicographiques combinées des Presses Commerciales et des Ricci ont livré ensemble ce qu'elles avaient de meilleur... Ouvrant le dictionnaire, je me remémorais avec joie ma première visite dans le « temple » intimidant des Presses Commerciales en 1999 : Zhang Wenying, l'éditrice qui m'accueillait alors a finalement coordonné jusqu'au bout le projet. Entre tous les partenaires impliqués, la confiance et l'estime n'ont fait que croître au long des années.
L'origine du grand Ricci remonte au « Bureau d'étude sinologique » de Zikawei, à Shanghai, dans les années 1880, et au travail accompli par les sinologues jésuites français Léon Wieger et Séraphin Couvreur dans le Hebei à partir de la même époque. Il avait été repris notamment par les pères Eugen Zsamar, Yves Raguin, Jean Lefeuvre et Claude Larre après qu'ils avaient quitté la Chine. Il était grand temps que ce fruit de la sinologie jésuite « rentre » en Chine, et qu'il le fasse corrigé, mûri, porté à fruition par la meilleure institution lexicographique chinoise. La parution du « Ricci-Shangwu » n'est pas seulement un événement éditorial. Ancrée dans une longue histoire, elle est un signe fort de fidélité et d'espérance.
Utopia, on a Smaller Scale
Benoît's "Locating Utopia on the Map" has prompted my endless musings on utopias. Without going back as far as to Adam and Eve or Plato's Republic, one such utopia which left a vivid impression on me is the early Christian community of the first century Jerusalem established by Peter, as narrated in the Acts. The believers sold all their possessions, held everything in common and distributed goods based on needs. All was well, except when a man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira secretly kept a portion of the money they received from selling their land, they were both immediately punished with death at Peter's feet.
I often wonder how such a vision could be realized in present-day America. How many camels would go through the eye of a needle when the very people who claim the most literal and fundamentalist adherence to the Bible also happen to be aligned with a conservative voting block that most radically opposes any perceived "income redistribution"? One way for them to explain things away is to claim that the believers in Peter's church were only supposed to give up a portion, not all of their assets. I do not blame them for their unwillingness to give up their entire property, because I honestly admit that I would have a hard time renouncing mine, and I love my own garden much more than my neighbor's (this last point, however, might actually count as a virtue by the Ten Commandments). I am simply amazed at their sophisticated way of interpreting the Bible.
We do not know how long this early Christian community would have lasted had it not become scattered under persecution, but the relationship with surrounding communities does constitute a crucial factor for the survival of any utopia. That is why imaginary utopias tend to be set up conveniently on an island, such as Thomas More's eponymous story, which reminds me of a less famous work by a French Enlightenment writer abbé Prévost, whose voluminous novel Cleveland or the English Philosopher contains a subplot about a group of Protestants fleeing persecution who settled on an unknown island surrounded by rocks. In this perfectly idyllic society, there was no need for money and the residents shared everything based on their needs. A crisis arose, however, when the female and male birth rate became mysteriously so imbalanced that over a hundred maidens were waiting to be married. When six young men were recruited to join the colony, the elders decided that the only equitable way to determine who they should marry was to draw lots. The utopia started to disintegrate when it attempted to dictate the residents' innermost feelings in the name of equality.
Defining utopia, which connotes imagination and illusion, as social experiment, as Benoît did, may help to ground its plausibility. Utopia may become feasible if we renounce the all or nothing approach and experiment on a smaller scale. One of the reasons why Robert Owen's experiment at New Lanark enjoyed success for many years while his adventure in New Harmony, Indiana failed to take shape was because in New Lanark, he built upon an existing infrastructure and made noticeable improvements on workers' conditions, while in New Harmony, it was much more challenging to design a brand new society that would satisfy the needs and aspirations of new arrivals with vastly different backgrounds and principles.
When designing a utopia, a primary question emerges: where to recruit members for such a community? Past utopias were usually built by people who shared a similar ideal, such as religion. I also wrestle with the question of what to do with the children born from the members of such a community. While adults can accept a "social contract" on a voluntary basis, how can we ensure the children's freedom of choice, especially if the relationship between the utopia and the larger society is more or less hostile?
I can envision such a community for people 60 and older who share a strong emotional bond. In China, former high school classmates can conceivably create various types of communal living arrangements. Having spent their tender years together and bonded in some cases by a lifetime of friendship, high school classmates constitute an important support network in China. In many instances, formal or informal leaderships already emerged, facilitated by various social media, with more or less frequent activities organized such as reunions, celebrations, funerals and hardship donations. Alumni groups tend to maintain excellent relationship with the larger society which views such a bond as natural, uncontroversial and worthy of encouragement. Because members have held vastly different professions and achieved more or less material success in life, it is possible that some of them might be willing to share their respective expertise and devote a portion of their wealth to create various models of retirement community that offer mutual material and emotional support while positively impacting the social and natural environment. Given that the loneliness of the elderly is an increasingly grave problem facing modern society to the point that Pope Francis considers it one of the two greatest evils, communal living of older adults may be a type of utopia worthy of some consideration.
This is a response to an article by Benoit Vermander, which you can read here. Photo credit: New Harmony by F. Bate (View of a Community, as proposed by Robert Owen) printed 1838 Wiki Public Domain.
A Night Out
The following is a short story from eRenlai Paul Jacob Naylor, who spent time in Taipei last year learning Chinese and researching the role of Islam in Chinese and Taiwanese history. Paul has a blog were you can read more of his short stories and journalistic pieces from his time spent in Syria.
Bright flashing lights and loud music. Neon tops, cleavages, baseball caps, muscles, hair gel, tattoos, sweat and smoke. Bottles of beer and cocktails glow under UV lights. Sticky floor. A loud voice tells us to put our hands in the air. People collapsed in corners holding their head in their hands, people making out, a sign that says 'If you need to throw up please use the bathrooms.'
It has happened. I have frozen. The night started off very well. We went for rechao, drank plenty of tai pi, went to a bar. Got talking to a film-maker who was making a documentary about an orangutan sex slave in Borneo. Then someone – was it Kirsty or was it Steve?- decided we should go to Babe 18 and now I have frozen. I have no idea how long I have been standing here but I can't seem to do anything else. I was having a good time in the line outside, making jokes, trying it on with the girls, but as soon as I walk down the shiny metal staircase and have to think about cloakroom charges and drinks tickets I just zone out, become an observer.
A table full of discarded champagne flutes, a girl wearing a hat that says 'boy', a man with spiky hair, a chewing gum wrapper on the floor. Scanning the room looking for a familiar face but when I see one I don't go over, just keep scanning, looking busy, trying not to look like I am standing in the middle of the dance floor for no reason. Nobody else is looking around. They are all in their own worlds, doing their own thing. Why can't I do my own thing? Maybe this is my thing.
I look at the dance floor, imagine there's no music and think about why all these people are crowded into this small space and why they are moving around so much. I am in a silent disco with no headphones. I try to get into the mind of each person- 'Why did you come here tonight?' 'What is it you want?' 'Why do you have a hat that says 'boy' on it?' I reproach myself for being so arrogant and superior, but I don't feel arrogant and superior standing here. I just feel confused.
A western girl with a flower in her hair comes over to me. 'Just imagine it's your living room.' She says, dancing and looking straight into my eyes. 'Do you think these people realise there are other people around them? No, they come here to look at themselves in the mirror, to wear nice clothes, to show off their bodies.' She dances off.
An old man wearing a long-sleeved silk cloak is swaying to the music, holding his walking stick in the air. As he sees me standing there, a broad smile spreads across his face. 'A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.' He says, guffawing, showing the depths of his toothless mouth.
I should drink some water.
'You've gotta finish what's in your glass before I make you another one.' says the bartender.
'But I don't want this one.'
'You gotta finish it.'
'I just want some water. I don't want another drink.'
'Finish it or charge is 200NTD.'
I head to the toilets to get rid of my drink and come back with an empty glass. Easier than arguing.
'No drinks in the toilets' says the bouncer.
I walk back to the dance floor. The old man is gone. I put my half-finished drink (I think it is a gin fizz) under my jumper and walk back to the toilets, folding my arms to hide the bulge. I get to the urinal, take out the cup and quickly empty it out.
'Hey, I saw that.' The bouncer is behind me.
'I just threw up.' I say, wiping my mouth.
'Come with me, now.' I follow the bouncer, still holding my cup. We arrive at the cash desk.
'Pay 200NTD or leave'.
It's cold outside and I realise I have forgotten my coat in the cloakroom, which also has my mobile phone in it. I turn round to go back down the stairs but the bouncer is still waiting there.
'Don't let that guy back in' he says to the security guard at the door as I approach.
I back out into the square, go across to the 7/11 to get a coffee. Nobody is there, not even the attendant. I look across to Babe 18. The queue has gone, the security guard is not there, and the main doors are shut up. The whole square is deserted apart from a scooter parked up in the middle of the square with the engine running and the lights on. The lights cut across the dark of the square, making the small thin trees send out wild shadows in all directions. I wait in the 7/11 and look at the clock on the wall. If it gets to half past twelve and nobody comes back to the scooter, I will get on it. The hum of the engine is the only sound I can hear, it fills my whole head.
By 12:35 I am on the Xinyi express road heading south east. A few solitary taxis pass by, the faces of the drivers hidden in shadow. The sounds of the city are soon lost completely as I leave the highway, pass shuttered noodle shops and the dim red glow of temples. The road climbs and the shops and dwellings get sparser until they stop completely, giving way to trees and bushes and the occasional tudigong shrine.
The drone of the scooter lowers and is replaced by a whirring, then a clattering, then silence. No more fuel. I pull into the side of the road as the headlights slowly dim, leaving me in total darkness. As the cooling engine crackles, the air becomes full of cicadas, the ping of bats and the nocturnal rustlings of unknown creatures.
But among the persistent drone of the cicadas, there is a more human sound. Somebody is singing in the forest. Pushing away branches and fending off clouds of mosquitos I leave the road and climb down a steep incline, towards the noise. The forest turns into a clearing. At the end of the clearing there is a small brick house. In front of the house is a low-walled courtyard. A small naked light bulb hangs above the entrance. Sounds of the accordion and keyboard accompany an echoed gravelly voice, singing in Taiwanese. A group of old men sit outside, smoking and chewing betel nut. They cannot see me approach. In the middle of the courtyard I can see the accordion player, a blind man with a beret, sitting on a chair. The whole crowd joins in the chorus, their cans of beer raised in the air.
I leave the clearing and continue climbing down the slope. In no time at all the music has disappeared. The incessant chirping of cicadas and humming of mosquitos returns. A light breeze shakes the leaves of the trees above, faint traces of incense. At the bottom of the valley is a small temple, lit by the lights of a hundred flickering candles. Monks in red kneel before a statue, hidden in darkness, rhythmically chanting to the quick beat of a drum. I walk past them, following nothing in particular as the long night draws on.
The flat ground comes to an end and starts to rise. The other side of the valley perhaps. It seems I have been walking for ages but impossible to tell. Here there are rocks and boulders, slippery with moss. I begin to scramble up them. A snake slithers across my path, pale and ghostly in the moonlight. I stop for a minute to negotiate my way through the boulders when I hear the snap of a twig close by. I freeze. A rustling of leaves behind. Out of the forest comes a man wearing only a grass skirt. In one hand he holds a spear, in the other a dark bundle that seems to be tied with string. I breathe out too loudly. He hears me and shouts in an unknown tongue to the forest behind, gesturing in my direction. A voice replies. As he comes towards me he is lit up by the moonlight. He is carrying a bunch of human heads, knotted together by their thick black hair. Our eyes meet.
I scramble up the boulders, slip and fall several times, never looking back. The day begins to break and the top of the valley above is outlined on the pale blue sky. Breathless and covered with sweat, covered with grazes and scrapes, I pull myself up the final rock and surprise a few keen photographers. Taipei 101 blinks red in the dawn. I walk down the stone steps and reach Xiangshan MRT in time for the first train of the day.
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Literary Hook: Poem: Turning 60 can give you pause
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Birthdays have never bothered me. That is until last year, when I turned 60. There's something about being 10 years over the halfway mark of a century that gives pause.
One day, I was feeling wistful about getting older and having to deal with the losses and adjustments the years have brought. Then, my husband said something that at first struck me as denial, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. A poem came out of it. This poem was recently published in Plainsongs.
Once my husband said,
"You can't lose something
if you already had it,"
which struck me the same way
"You want to have your cake
and eat it, too" always did;
but today, I think I see:
Everything you have ever had
is still there within you.
You do "take it with you."
Isn't it right that the jet fuel
of desire simmers down a bit?
Isn't it right that a cornucopia
of realized dreams is sustenance enough?
Isn't it right that today you
have already walked the dawn,
a crescent moon in the indigo sky,
frost on grass you gingerly tread
in your sturdy white walking shoes?
And next, the sun, as always.
Christine Swanberg has published about 300 poems in 70 journals and anthologies. Her books include Who Walks Among the Trees with Charity (Wind Publishing, Kentucky), The Red Lacquer Room (Chiron Publishing, Kansas), The Tenderness of Memory (Plainview Press, Texas) and Slow Miracle (Lakeshore Publishing, Illinois).
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Last weekend I was delighted to join thousands of fellow seafood fans at the Boston Seafood Festival – an annual event which celebrates the bounty of the New England seafood economy. This year I was honored to appear at the opening ceremony at the gracious invitation of Senator Bruce Tarr of Gloucester. It was an opportunity for me to recognize the robust partnership that the Department of Public Health has established with the Massachusetts seafood industry, and how our work together plays an integral role in the Department's overall commitment to food safety in the Commonwealth.
The responsibilities of public health are wide-ranging when it comes to ensuring the safe production of seafood landed in Massachusetts. Given that Massachusetts is one of the nation's leading seafood producing states, the production and distribution of safe and healthy seafood is one of our primary concerns. For instance, our Food Protection Program licenses and inspects all wholesale seafood operations in Massachusetts—in 2013 alone, we conducted 504 inspections related to seafood and shellfish. Massachusetts industry and public health leaders were among the first in the United States to help develop and promote the use of Hazard Assessment Critical Control Point Plans to enhance seafood safety.
The Department of Public Health has also been involved in special projects with industry partners. One of these projects – the Dockside Testing Program – has allowed for economic growth in the industry while enhancing the protection of the food supply at the same time. The program, which began in 2011, is a unique public-private partnership that allows the harvesting of surf clams and ocean quahogs in federal waters which have been closed to shellfishing. Under the Dockside protocol, extensive testing is conducted prior to landing surf clams, and samples are collected for lab testing before clams or shucked meats are released into the marketplace.
In 2013, nearly 600,000 bushels of surf clams and quahogs were landed through the Dockside Testing program. As more vessels participate in Dockside, demand for local services that support fisheries—such as wholesale seafood operators, metal fabrication for boats and equipment, and boat repair—has increased. The initial program created more than 100 new jobs, and supported the construction of an additional value-added processing operation in New Bedford, the largest shucking operation in the country.
We are proud of the success of the Dockside Testing Program, and continue to seek out similar opportunities for engagement with the industry. For example, the Northern Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Closure area was recently reopened to harvest of bivalve mollusks, such as surf clams and ocean quahogs. DPH is currently working with other agencies to re-open the area for the harvest of gastropods and roe-on scallops as well.
In the meantime, public health officials and the local seafood industry continue to address a range of impacts associated with climate change and weather variability. One such challenge is the emergence of vibrio parahaemolyticus, a pathogen typically found in oysters harvested from warmer waters that can cause human illness. In 2012, the number of diagnosed cases of vibrio related to oysters cultured in Massachusetts doubled from just one year before. And just last summer, Massachusetts had to close oyster beds in Duxbury and Martha's Vineyard due to vibrio – the first time this has ever happened in the state.
I know that oysters cultured in Massachusetts are renowned for their flavor and quality. With the emergence of vibrio, it is critical that public health officials prioritize protection of the health of our consumers, and the safety of the products we sell. But we also need to respond to economic impacts to the industry and develop plans that would allow for these impacts to be reduced.
In preparation for this summer, the Department of Public Health worked with our colleagues in the Division of Marine Fisheries industry to develop a Vibrio Control Plan that protects public health with significant input from the state's oyster industry. Aquaculture is increasingly significant to Massachusetts' coastal economy: according to the Division of Marine Fisheries, oyster landings in 2013 included over two and a half million live pounds at a value of nearly nine million dollars. As part of the Control Plan, DPH also partnered with the Department of Agricultural Resources to provide education and training to harvesters and wholesale dealers in a series of workshops held during the spring. The Department also provided trainings to local boards of health on how to respond to vibrio. We are fully aware of how essential partnership with industry will be to ensure that the plan—and this summer's harvesting season—is successful.
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Gold Toe makes a great crew sock -- but it's baffling to me why, with so many comments, that Gold Toe seems to ignore its consumer base and fails to offer any brown crew socks of any kind. As with so many other commenters, brown crew socks are a staple of my khaki work wardrobe. I would REALLY like to buy Gold Toe, but I can never find brown ANYWHERE. So,... I'm left to buy other brands -- which are often far inferior. Help!
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I attended a Men's Retreat with my church about six months after my young son had died. It was still a tough time, particularly since my (then) 17 year-old son had estranged himself from our household. One of the reasons I attended was that I was having a very hard time with my faith. The praise leader of our church had mentioned the conference/retreat and I'd not planned on attending. The morning of the retreat I woke up with what I can only call a Divine nudge—I knew I was going to attend.
As it turned out, the core message of the daylong conference was built around the forgiveness present in the story of the Prodigal Son. I was floored. At one point we did something I found very profound in the healing of my wounded soul:
After a drama skit concerning the Cross and the two thieves on either side of Jesus, they left the huge wooden cross in the middle of the stage, propped up at a 45 degree angle. Boxes of nails were then passed around the audience—big, V-shaped nails—along with note cards. Each man sat in meditation, contemplating something that either they had done that required forgiveness, or something that had been done to them that required them to offer forgiveness.
When each man was ready, in their own time, they approached the stage with their nail, climbed the steps, picked up a hammer, and nailed their pain to the cross.
The sound of all those hammers, driving home all those nails, was both powerful and humbling. The next day, I mentioned this all to my wife and she bought me a cross necklace, in the form of two nails (pictured). I've never removed it since.
On the way home, the lyrics to a song formed in my mind. Like the first lyrics I shared on this site, I am sharing these:
Which SideWords by Rob Guthrie(Verse)A thief to the left,A thief to the right,Both in darkness,One side reaching for the light.There's a cross in the middle,A Savior dying,A Father crying: Son!Ask yourself:Which side are you on?(Verse)Fear to the left,Peace on the right,One side wanting,One side humble in His sight.There's a cross in the middle,A Savior praying,Father, forgive them please.Ask yourself:Which side do you see?(Chorus)The gifts are yours,So little asked of you:Accept His mercy,No more I know not what I do.Which side are you on?Which side do you choose?You can blind your eyes,Or you can bow your head in awe.Thing is, you gotta knowOn which side do you fall?(Verse)A thief to the right,A thief to the left,One side blindedBy the wonder of His giftThere's a cross in the middle,A savior whispers:In Paradise you will be.Ask yourself:Which side sets you free?(Chorus)The gifts are yours,So little asked of you:Accept His mercy,No more I know not what I do.Which side are you on?Which side do you choose?You can harden your heart,Or you can turn the other cheek.But, man, you gotta knowOn which side are you meek?(Repeat Chorus)(Ending)Yeah, there's a cross in the middle,On it died a Son.No more pretending,Which side are you on?
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Capitals 5, Islanders 4, SO
The Washington Capitals might look back at the two points they earned with an improbable road win over the New York Islanders as the most important in their playoff quest.
Washington trailed by three goals late in the second period, but Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals roared back for a 5-4 shootout win on Tuesday night.
Ovechkin scored in the final minute of the second to make it 4-2 and start the comeback. Dmitry Orlov scored 1:51 into the third, and Ovechkin made it 4-4 with his 29th goal midway through the period when he knocked a rebound of Keith Aucoin's slap shot past goalie Evgeni Nabokov. Aucoin had a career-high three assists.
The Capitals (36-28-6) have won four straight and lead ninth-place Buffalo by four points in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Capitals, 13-18-3 on the road, are only one point behind the Southeast Division-leading Florida Panthers.
''It's the playoffs for us right now,'' Ovechkin said. ''Teams are fighting for those spots, and we need these points.''
John Tavares scored twice for the Islanders, including his career-best 30th goal, and added an assist, Matt Moulson netted his 30th of the season, and defenseman Travis Hamonic also scored for the Islanders (28-31-11), who lost their third straight game in heartbreaking fashion.
They were beaten 2-1 by the New Jersey Devils on a pair of late goals on Saturday and lost to the New York Rangers on an overtime goal in the closing seconds on Sunday.
''We've got to be better when we have a lead,'' Tavares said. ''It's hard to pinpoint the problem, but that's three games in a row.''
Moulson gave New York a 1-0 lead 8:54 in when his slap shot deflected off the glass behind the net and then dropped in by goalie Michal Neuvirth. Moulson has scored 30 goals in three consecutive seasons, the first time an Islanders player has done that since Ziggy Palffy (1996-98).
Hamonic's power-play tally, his second goal of the season, from Tavares and Frans Nielsen at 19:39, made it 2-0. Tavares scored at 9:05 of the second on the power play to push the lead to three. Hamonic also had two assists for his first three-point game in the NHL.
Mike Knuble scored his fourth goal of the season 28 seconds later to bring the Capitals within 3-1.
Tavares scored his second of the game at 11:44 of the second period with a snap shot from the right circle to beat Neuvirth, who still managed to improve to 5-0 against the Islanders.
''It wasn't going my way early, but I battle every minute for every save, and it paid off,'' Neuvirth said. ''That was an unbelievable comeback and a huge win for us.''
Capitals coach Dale Hunter was impressed with his team's grit and leadership.
''We have good leaders on this team, and they got us back in the game,'' said Hunter, who replaced Bruce Boudreau on Nov. 28. ''We were on our heels and down 4-1 but the guys didn't give up. They busted their tails and got a big win.''
New York won the first two meetings with the Capitals and were leading 2-0 in the third matchup on Feb. 28 with less than four minutes left in regulation. But Troy Brouwer scored twice, and Ovechkin won it in overtime.
The Capitals began a five-game trip as they try to improve their playoff positioning. Since Feb. 18, Washington had lost three straight, won three in a row, and lost another three consecutively before this three-game winning streak.
The Islanders' back-to-back losses over the weekend were particularly demoralizing. This latest loss added to the pain.
''Our discipline and decision-making is what bothers me,'' Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. ''You have to know who you're up against. We talked about Ovechkin, and still he was able to get a couple to the back of our net.''
NOTES: Islanders RW P.A. Parenteau sat out because of an undisclosed upper body injury. ... The Capitals were without forward Nicklas Backstrom (concussion) and defenseman Tom Poti (back). Defenseman Mike Green served the last of a three-game suspension. ... The three points for the 21-year-old Tavares left him one point shy of becoming the first Islanders player to have at least 70 in a season since Alexei Yashin had 75 in 2001-02.
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I'm surprised Stone isn't on there. They must be creeping up on Harpoon fairly quickly. Wikipedia pegs their 2008 estimated production at 88,000 barrels and I bet they have grown at a pretty fast clip over the last two years.
very informative thank you for the post.
Shiner Bock doesn't count as a craft brew to me, but OK. Interesting. I've never even heard of Boulevard.
Black Diamond Brewery
Think global, drink local.
matt brewing? never heard of em,
Ive only heard of 5 of the breweries listed theres a few that dont strike me as craft brew...but interesting article
I personaly dont know how boulevard stays in business, I dont like a single one of their beers (thats MY opinion)
I don't mind Shiner Bock - I just don't think of it as a craft brewer. If Spoetzl is a craft brewer, then so is Yeungling (my opinion).
More of my opinion - Matt is not really a craft brewer either (again, my opinion). Same class as Spoetzl and Yeungling - regionals.
Thanks for sharing.
I will second the opinion that Boulevard is very overrated. Again my opinion, but after heading to MO for a wedding last year and sampling everything they had I thought it sucked.
I also am surprised Stone hasn't eclipsed #10 yet.


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Symptoms vary from a slight watering of the eyes to severe and irreparable corneal damage and loss of eyesight. In most cases this is an inherited condition, although the moderate sized, deep-set, almond-shaped eye of the Chow makes it especially prone to secondary entropion, which occurs in response to inflammation. of the eye and an accompanying squinting of the lids. Breeders sometimes contend that Chows will always have entropion if the correct scowl, eye shape and placement are present. They should know that entropion occurs in many breeds other than the Chow, such as the Irish Setter, Golden Retriever, Kerry Blue Terrier and even in mixed breeds. We should not accept or excuse entropion as a necessary evil associated with a good Chow head; many splendid-headed Chows are free are entropion. It should be understood that not all wet eyes are due to entropion and the diagnosis should be made by a veterinarian. Notwithstanding, judges who see a turned in lid in the ring are correct in penalizing it as an unsoundness. Elongated Soft Palate The roof of the mouth is formed by bone covered by soft tissue. The front part of this roof has bony ridges (the hard palate) and is continued backward by soft tissue (the soft palate). You can explore this structure in your own mouth as it is the same in dogs and humans. In the short-nosed and broadheaded dogs the soft palate will necessarily be wider; unfortunately, it is often flabby and too long. The soft palate then interferes with the entrance of air into the windpipe (trachea). Symptoms vary from snoring and a tendency to pant in circumstances which do not cause panting in a normal dog to severe cases in which the dog may "pass out" briefly due to a lack of oxygen. The afflicted dogs are poor anesthetic risks and an endotracheal tube must be placed during general anesthesia. These dogs are also more subject to heat stroke because of their difficulty in breathing. Prolonged soft palate may occur in the very young puppy causing difficulty in swallowing and refluxing of milk through the nostrils, although this symptom is more often associated with cleft palate. The diagnosis of elongated soft palate is not always easy and the symptoms described may be due to various other conditions. A dog with breathing difficulties should have a thorough veterinary examination to eliminate other heart and lung abnormalities. The final diagnosis may necessitate examination under general anesthesia and must be done by a competent veterinarian. Surgical Procedures and Show Eligibility In the above two conditions the cure is corrective surgery. AKC Dog Show Rules and Regulations prohibit the showing of dogs whose appearances have been altered by surgical means; such dogs will be disqualified. A 1968 commentary prepared by the AKC for the Journal of the American Veterinary Association clearly states that dogs having had entropion surgery may not compete in AKC shows and the general interpretation therein would suggest that dogs having had soft palate surgery would also be ineligible for competition. The reasoning of AKC is perfectly correct. Dog shows are held to select and give recognition to those dogs that most nearly conform to the ideal described in the breed standard and thereby encourage the breeding of better dogs. Surgery done to enhance the appearance or correct physical defects of a dog make it impossible for a judge to evaluate that dog in its natural state. Such a dog, therefore, must be ineligible to compete in AKC shows. Many Chows that have had corrective surgery are being shown and winning in the ring today. Those owners who show such dogs knowingly are breaking AKC rules and taking unfair advantage of those who abide by the rules. The AKC places the responsibility for detecting illegal surgery on the judges. This is impossible with soft palate surgery and often impossible in skillfully done entropion surgery. Unintentionally, the AKC Rules have driven discussion of corrective surgery underground; no one dares admit his Chow has had such surgery. It is difficult for the conscientious breeder to discover if a prospective stud has had surgery or if the ancestors of a puppy he contemplates buying have needed corrective surgery. From off the record discussions with other breeders, I believe that both these inherited problems have increased percentage-wise in the last fifteen years. I also believe many breeders want to get away from these problems. Certainly the strict interpretation by AKC of the no-surgery rule has not decreased these problems. Perhaps the breeding of sound dogs might be facilitated by a relaxation of this rule as regards surgery necessary for the health of the dog, accompanied by encouragement of frank discussion of these problems. Alternatively, AKC might be more serious about publicizing and enforcing the No-surgery rule and require that a veterinarian be present at shows to examine dogs suspected of having had corrective surgery. Should the veterinarian be unable to rule at the show a trial board could be held and radiographs required when indicated. A breed which suffers from serious health problems will decline in popularity. The pet buyer does not want a dog which must have major surgical repairs to make it a satisfactory companion. Many breeders have been discouraged by hereditary problems in Chows and have gone to other breeds or given up breeding altogether. Entropion, elongated soft palate, unsound knees, and unsound hock joints are most often inherited problems. They are detrimental to the health and happiness of the Chow. The concerned breeder will try to eradicate these problems in his stock. The conscientious dog judge should recognize and penalize these unsoundnesses when seen in the show ring. - Jo Anne S. O' Brien, D.V.M


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Art Center Luncheon
The Friends of the Owatonna Arts Center will host a fall luncheon on October 15th. Lunch will be at noon with the program at 1pm. The featured speaker will be Hobibo Haji, author of Conquering the odds-journey of a shepherd girl
The Friends of the Owatonna Arts Center will host a fall luncheon on October 15th. Lunch will be at noon with the program at 1pm. The featured speaker will be Hobibo Haji, author of Conquering the odds-journey of a shepherd girl
Suzy Meneguzzo and Tom Dufresne stopped by AM 1390 for our Talk of the Town to discuss Owatonna Foundation week, which is this week. Wednesday at noon there will be a luncheon at the Steele County History Center
Despite the WINDY conditions and chilly temperatures, a nice crowd jammed downtown Owatonna to take in the homecoming parade!
The public is invited to an information meeting on October 8th at the MnDOT offices in Owatonna from 3:30 till 5:30pm. It'll be an opportunity to learn more about plans for the portion of highway 14 that the Minnesota Department of Transportation has turned back to Steele County and the improvements planned for it in 2015
The Owatonna Public Library will present 2 programs about bullying. On October 12th at 2pm, the film The Bully Project will be shown. It will be a PG-13 version. On October 26th they will show an edited version intended for younger students
MInnesota author and Book award finalist Racheal Hanel will be presenting a program and signing her book "We'll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down." Racheal's father was a gravedigger in Waseca.
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The Steele County United Way recognized John Anhorn for Living United during Tuesday night's Medford game. Pictured are John Havelka-UWSC Board Member, Tom Sager, Owatonna Public Schools, John Anhorn, Annette Frank-UWSC Board President, Stan Groff-Steele County Public Health, Kim Schaufenbuel-UWSC Associate Director, Stephanie Olson-Mayo Clinic Health System Owatonna
Medford Superintendent of Schools, Rich Dahman stopped by AM 1390 for our Talk of the Town. This spring the Minnesota Legislature offered school districts the option of Local Optional Revenue. Dahman comments
On a side note, Dahman along with his teammates from the 1979 State Champion Lake City High basketball team were inducted into the Lake City Hall of Fame this weekend. Amo
Homecoming week at Owatonna High School began with coronation on Monday night. Abby Bendorf & Dexter Leer were crowned Queen & King. Listen to coach Williams!
The U of M Extension and the Farm Service Agency will offer a free dairy education seminar this Wednesday to help farmers make decisions brought about by the 2014 Farm bill. The session will be October 1 from 1-3pm at the Waseca Experimental Station


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AUBURNATHA, FREDDIE Freddie Atha, age 66 of Auburn, GA, passed away on November 29, 2006. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Wages Atha. He is survived by Sons & Daughters-in-Law: Keith and Jennifer Wilkerson; Kevin Wilkerson both of Auburn; Danny & Sherry Wilkerson; Steve Wilkerson, both of Dacula; David Wilkerson of Auburn; 18 Grandchildren; 3 Great Grandchildren; Sister & Brother-in-Law: Caroline & Perry Moon, Loganville; Several Nieces & Nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 3:30 P.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Mickey Oliver officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 12 Noon to 9:00 and Saturday until time of service at the funeral home. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel, 120 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770-963-2411 www.wagesfuneralhome.com BETHLEHEM PHILLIPS, BLANNIE Blannie Dean Phillips, age 51 of Bethlehem, GA passed away Thursday, November 30, 2006. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA, 770-867-4553.* DULUTH LANG, RITA Rita Murphy Lang, age 76, of Duluth, GA died Thursday, November 30, 2006. Bill Head Funeral Home, Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.* GRAYSON CALLICOTTE, TODD Todd Austin Callicotte, age 34 of Grayson, GA, died November 29, 2006. He is survived by: Mother: Elaine Wilkins, Auburn; Father: Tom Callicotte, Duluth; Sister: Tracy Everett, Auburn; Niece: Heather Everett; Fiancee: Angela McMillan; Sister-in-Law: Gina Callicotte; Nephews: Dylan Callicotte & Ian Callicotte. Mr. Callicotte was an avid musician and composer. He played in various bands and was loved by many. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Chip Cranford officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel, 120 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770-963-2411 www.wagesfuneralhome.com LAWRENCEVILLE IRELAND, KENNETH Mr. Kenneth Ray Ireland, age 60, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2006. He is survived by his: Wife of 20 years: Mrs. Betty S. Ireland, Lawrenceville, GA; Sons and Daughters-in-Law: Alexander Ray Ireland, Lawrenceville, GA; Joshua William Ireland, Lawrenceville, GA; Jerry Michael and Paula Ireland, Springfield, MO; Daniel Ray and Christie Ireland, Bradford, CT; 2 Grandchildren: Jake Ireland, Alanie Ireland; Sisters and Brother-in-Law: Sharon and Bob Wilson, Port Republic, NJ; Mary Anne Terry, Cincinnati, OH; Several Nieces and Nephews. Mr. Ireland was born on October 7, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH where he also received his education. He was a veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard. He was an automobile sales trainer. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Ireland officiating. Interment will be in Port Republic Cemetery, Port Republic, NJ. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Arrangements by Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA 770-932-1133 www.flaniganfuneralhome.com JOHNSON, ANNIE MAE Annie Mae Johnson, of Lawrenceville, passed away November 30, 2006. Arrangements by Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045, 770-277-4550.* WOLFE, EVAN Evan Andrew Wolfe, age 2, died November 24, 2006 from bacterial meningitis. Evan was born on February 1, 2004 and was from the beginning every bit "a little boy." He loved to play, was quick to smile, and was simply a joy to be around. He was full of energy and life, and delighted in his parents, emulating everything he saw them do. His love and joy carried over endlessly to his grandparents, his aunts and uncles, and every friend and playmate. His joy and cleverness never ceased to amaze anyone who knew him. Evan is survived by his mother, Pamela Moseley Wolfe; father, Justin Wolfe; and little brother, Duncan; and by grandparents, Joyce and Fred Moseley, Beau and Sarah Wolfe; and aunts and uncles, Sherrie Moseley Hall and Mark Hall, Natalie Wolfe Fischer and Ryan Fischer, and Sarah Wolfe. Visitation will be held at Wages & Sons Funeral Home-Gwinnett Chapel in Lawrenceville from 5-7pm on Friday, December 1. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 2, at First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville with the Rev. Davis Chappell officiating. Contributions may be made in lieu of flowers in memory of Evan to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (choa.org) or Meningitis Foundation of America (musa.org) Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville, 770-277-4550. SNELLVILLE HOLMES, SARAH Mrs. Sarah Louise Holmes, age 67, of Snellville, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2006. Mrs. Holmes was born in Newton County, Georgia on October 15, 1939 to the late Emory Bruce and Ammie Jones Bruce. She was a member of Alcovy Methodist Church and really enjoyed reading. She is survived by husband: Mr. Bobbie Holmes of Snellville; son and daughter-in-law: Lee and June Holmes of Good Hope; sons: Jeff Holmes and Bobby Holmes, both of Snellville; sisters and brothers-in-law: Agnes and Wilkins Callaway of Brooks, Ina and Bill Williams of Powder Springs; sisters: Barbara Collinsworth of Forest Park, Eve Phillips of Jonesboro; 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Wheeler Funeral Home on Saturday, December 2, 2006 from 9:00-11:00 am with the memorial service following at 11:00 am in the chapel. Wheeler Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements, 770-786-7111. TUCKER FLANIGAN, MIKE Mike Flanigan, age 53 of Tucker, died Monday, November 27, 2006. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052, 770-466-1544. Please sign online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com.*
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