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In Memoriam
In memoriam: Jon W. Nelson
Former Diocesan Stewardship director Jon Nelson died recently in Estes Park where he and his wife Bev had lived for a number of years and where their son Tory owns and manages a restaurant. In his shirt pocket in the days before he died, the prayer list he kept literally at his side.
Jon was a person of no few contradictions. He was buried from an Anglican church in a liturgy very reminiscent of the 1928 Prayer Book but highlighted by music Jon had chosen from Cursillo.
Jack Ford, former priest of this Diocese, preached the homily, and in it he noted that "Jon was a teacher . . . both in the classroom and in the way he endeavored to live his life." He also noted that Jon learned across his life to "wisely channel" his energies into "helping others and growing things"—which is also a pretty good definition of a teacher.
Often in concert with his good friend and later Stewardship Director Ken Anderson, Jon directed his teaching/helping ministry to the betterment of his former parish, St. Luke's, Kearney, and the Diocese of Nebraska. For the parish, this included founding Kearney's Jubilee Center, first operating out of St. Luke's basement and, as it outgrew that, becoming today's flourishing center for assistance with food and clothing, a ministry in which the parish is still a strong partner. For the Diocese, this included making the Sower Fund not only a hallmark of Diocesan stewardship but also a builder of our Diocesan fellowship.
Ken Anderson recalls being Senior Warden and receiving from Jon an envelope containing the Sower $2.00. He had no idea what to do with it, so he stuck it in his billfold until he could ask around for ideas. The $2 remained forgotten until well after that year's projects…but it still grew in a way—it grew in Ken's conviction when he found it that we should all be "sowing"—he has been ever since and thinks somewhere he still has that two-dollar "reminder."
Together Jon and Ken were stewardship directors for about 3 decades, and often offered weekend Stewardship Seminars in parishes. One early function was to dream—dream of what you would like to see in your parish. Then participants were to put a dollar figure on each dream. They soon saw that most of their dreams didn't so much require dollars as commitment, so the upshot was not only better stewardship but better ministry.
Fr. Ford also noted that Jon could on occasion be opinionated. This may be evident in an "editor's note" in the May 1991 Nebraska Churchman (former name of the Nebraska Episcopalian): "We regret that composition errors mangled Jon's column last month. Herewith we reprint it in it's [sic] entirety." Wouldn't it be great if someone had kept the letter that prompted that apology! We wonder if "mangled" was the editor's word or Jon's. In any event, the column went from a small corner of the April issue to a whole half page for May!
What Jon was insisting on in that article illustrates both Jon's teaching and his caring. He wrote,
If we remember what is really important about the Church we can begin to develop some new principles of stewardship in relationship to our church building . . . We are not being very good stewards of our church buildings when we allow access only at certain times (and in some cases seemingly only to certain persons) . . . I am a realist . . . but . . . there has to be some solution . . . available.
The solution at St. Luke's, where Jon had no little influence, was an entryway open 24/7 from which the interior of the church was visible but inaccessible, an entry where anyone could enter and pray and transients could find a place of rest. In the history of that entry, no one ever used it to break into the church and it was only once used as a toilet.
"Just who are we trying to keep out?" Jon challenged. "Sinners? But isn't that who a church is for? . . . Would God object if a shivering transient slept in your church building . . . or would He rejoice?"
Jon's legacy might be well-summed up in one Sower story…a parish received its two-dollar bill and someone found a basket with a handle at a garage sale selling for $2.00. They bought it, went home, and filled the basket with cookies. The cookie-filled basket was delivered to someone with a note asking them to repeat the process, so the $2.00 grew each time and a new basket of cookies circulated as it did. A good story of what goes around, comes around!
Jon's affiliation may have changed but it remains a fact that one of his principal legacies was to the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska and its congregations. We suspect that legacy was simply the work of one sinner beloved by God and many of us and with whom God now rejoices.
Fr. Chuck Peek and Ken Anderson
Lent 2017
Remembering September 11, 2001- Fr. Benedict Varnum
Every year, the Sunday after Labor Day, we celebrate our "Kickoff" Sunday at Saint Augustine's. If a sacrament is an "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual graces," then our Kickoff Sunday, with its picnic and good cheer, is our outward celebration. The inward grace is our loving and welcoming community, gathering around Christ's Table and then the picnic table to celebrate.
This year our Kickoff Sunday has a second identity: it will also be the fifteenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. It's strange to prepare our memorial prayers and music in honor of those we mourn and remember on the same day that we usually celebrate, but it's also very much a part of what we're called to together: we are a church for the hard times as well as the easy ones; the sorrows of life as well as the joys.
For me, one of the most powerful signs in all of scripture is that after being raised from the dead, Jesus was so glorious that his disciples sometimes didn't even recognize him … yet he still had the marks of the crucifixion on his body.
Why does this matter? It matters because of what it means. Jesus had healed others of all manner of terrible injury and affliction, and had even raised Lazarus from death. Yet when Jesus himself left the empty tomb behind on the third day, he did not choose to return to us with fully healed hands and feet and side. I take this as a sign that Jesus doesn't dismiss or forget his human suffering: he tells us that he knows what it is, and yet still gives us love, forgiveness, and the hope of eternal life.
It was thousands of years ago that Jesus faced a false trial, a cross, and a tomb. But on September 11, 2001, Christ's Body – the beloved people of God – was attacked again. This time the false trial was in the minds of the terrorists, twisted by sin to believe that they should hate their neighbors.
We need to realize that Jesus really did experience something truly as terrible as this act – this is the sign to us that God truly understands the worst violence of human sin when God forgives us and promises us eternal life. The victims of September 11 were not as perfectly innocent as Jesus, but they were given a cross they did not deserve by those who attacked them. And God has given us the hope that after the cross comes not death, but life eternal.
September 11 placed marks on Christ's Body again. This attack, like the Passion itself, cannot kill the Gospel, and cannot end God's love. More importantly, death cannot end the lives of those who are lost forever, because they belong to God, and not any human power.
That doesn't mean it hurts any less. It doesn't mean we don't need to mourn. It doesn't mean we don't need to work for a world in which terror is no longer so easy a temptation. But it does mean that we must proclaim all the louder Jesus's teachings of God's love, God's grace, and the gift of eternal life – for these are the very things that will teach all the world to leave off of sin and violence, and choose life and love instead.
So we will gather on Sunday as Christ's Body around Christ's Table. We will offer our prayers. We will hear God's Word and pray that God help us to resist temptation and better love our neighbors. And we will remember that it is loving community that truly overcomes the temptations of sin and terror. We will remember that it is the very proclamation of God's love that shows people of every nation a way of life better than the way of sin and death. We will remember that God's healing is offered to us that we might be a force for healing in the world. We will remember our call to comfort those who mourn. And we will give thanks that God has made a choice to love us and bring us to eternal life – a choice that we can never undo by any human act.
So let us gather again on Sunday, rejoicing in God and our fellowship, praying for those we have lost, and looking to grow into the lives Jesus shows us, that we might be part of the healing and hope Jesus offers the world.
In Christ,
Fr Ben
In Memoriam: Rev. Luis Uzeuta, Jr.
The Rev. Luis Uzueta Jr., of North Pole, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 3, 2016. He was the priest-in-charge at St. Jude's Episcopal Church in North Pole. He was born Sep. 7, 1947, in Deming, New Mexico, to Luis Uzueta, Sr., and Anna Sandoval Uzueta.
In 1970 he married Lona Claire Coffey. Upon graduation with a journalism/history degree from New Mexico Highlands University that same year, the couple moved to Nebraska. Later that year he became the publisher and editor of two weekly Nebraska newspapers, the Arapahoe Public Mirror and the Holbrook Observer.
While in Arapahoe, they were blessed with the birth of their two children, AnnaLee and Marcos.
In 1974, Luis and Lona sold their business and the family moved to Wisconsin where Luis earned his master of divinity degree three years later from Nashotah House Episcopal Theological Seminary. The family then moved back to Nebraska. On Dec. 6, 1977, Luis was ordained as a priest. He served in several parishes and missions in the Diocese of Nebraska between 1977 and 1991. He was also the editor of the diocesan publication, The Nebraska Churchman, and was an award-winning photo-journalist.
In 1991, the family moved to North Pole, where Luis became Canon to the Ordinary to the Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston. His special ministry in that capacity was providing and coordinating training for lay people and locally-ordained clergy. He became the priest-in-charge of St. Jude's Episcopal Church, North Pole, in 2001.
In other endeavors, Luis trained himself to be a custom firearms engraver. He and Lona both enjoyed participating in Cowboy Action Shooting and were members of the Golden Heart Shootist Society, of which he was serving his second term as president.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna and Luis, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Lona Claire Uzueta; daughter AnnaLee Pauls and her husband, George; son Marcos Uzueta, siblings Mary White, Dolly Uzueta, and David Uzueta, nephews Evan Stubbs and Conan White, niece Gentry White, and a host of friends.
Luis will be remembered for his deep compassion and understanding, as well as his witty sense of humor. His genuine love of discovery was reflected in his constant pursuit of learning
The funeral will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Fairbanks. The viewing will be from noon to 1 p.m., with the service beginning at 1 p.m.. Officiating will be the Rt. Rev. Mark Lattime. Chapel of Chimes is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions can be made to the Fairbanks Rescue Mission or Access Alaska.
Please visit www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsminer to sign an online guest book.
Published in Daily News-Miner on Jan. 7, 2016 – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsminer/obituary.aspx?n=luis-uzueta&pid=177184151&fhid=12322#sthash.Jlsvdjfk.dpuf
"I lost a friend today. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. His passing caught me off guard, stole my breath away, left me standing numb. We worked together in Alaska. He was Mexican. I was Indian. A perfect pair to skim the tundra in a single engine plane, chase the Northern Lights on cold winter nights, listen to stories told over cups of sweet hot tea. How strange to think he is not here. How wonderful to know he is still here. Death is life lived in a new way, a change in light as the sun sets behind the distant mountains. Death is love shared in a different way, a familiar voice heard on the evening breeze. One day soon he and I will see one another again. I know this is true.To the deepest part of my heart I know it. Breathe deep the memory. The ones we loved are watching. Breathe deep the mystery. The ones who loved us are waiting." [posted by The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston]
Prior to serving in Akasla, Fr. Uzeuta had served the Diocese of Nebraska from 1977 until 1991 at St. Matthew's, Lincoln, St. Stephen's, Ashland, Trinity Memorial, Crete, St. Mark's, Gordon, and St. Mary's, Rushville. He was also Editor of the Nebraska Churchman.
The following tribute is from The Diocese of Alaska. Many thanks to Phyllis Krotz for sharing it with us.
"With a heart spilling over with grief and shock, I share the news that our brother in Christ, (The Reverend) Luis Uzueta, died last night. He was at his home in N. Pole with his wife, Lona, when he collapsed. He was transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is believed he suffered a heart attack.
Please pray for Lona, her children, the family of St. Jude's, and all who are grieving the loss of our friend." [Excerpts from the Facebook page of the Diocese of Alaska]
He is survived by his wife, Lona, and her children. Cards or notes could be sent to Lona at 1392 Benshoof Dr., North Pole, AK 997015.
(Thanks to Kathy Graham for additional information.)
In Memoriam: The Rev. Mary Lou Reynolds
Mother Mary Lou Reynolds was born in Torrington, WY 5/4/1936. Passed away on Sunday, 10/18/2015. She earned a BA from University of Wyoming in 1957, Masters of Education from University of Wyoming in 1966. She had a career in education in Wyoming that included being a principal (see below). Later, she received her Masters of Divinity from Episcopal Theological Seminary of the South West in 1995. She was ordained a deacon on 6/22, 1995 by Bishop Gordon Jones. She was ordained into the priesthood by The Rt. Rev. James Krotz on December 1st. 1995. After her ordination she served at St. George's, Oshkosh and St. Paul's, Ogallala until 2008.
From the North Platte Telegraph: (http://www.nptelegraph.com/obituaries/the-rev-mary-lou-reynolds/article_1bd8c5d2-7ac6-11e5-8f64-339f8b4d1b55.html )
The Rev. Mary Lou Reynolds, 79, passed peacefully Oct. 19, 2015, in Denver, following a brief illness.
Mary Lou was born on May 4, 1936, in Torrington, Wyoming, to John K. "Jack" and Clarissa Corbett. Both of her parents were educators and instilled in Mary Lou a lifelong passion for learning and teaching. With her parents and older siblings, John and Regina, Mary Lou lived in Guernsey, Lingle and Powell before the family settled in Laramie in 1945. She graduated from Laramie High School in 1952. Mary Lou earned a degree in elementary education from the University of Wyoming in 1957.
She married photographer George Reynolds in 1955. Six years later, while living in Green River, Wyoming, she and George adopted a daughter, Dianna. In 1962, following her divorce, Mary Lou moved with Dianna to Casper, where she raised her daughter and taught elementary school, primarily at Southridge Elementary.
Determined to make the most of her talents as an educator, Mary Lou earned a master's degree in education in 1967 at the University of Wyoming. She served as principal of Jefferson Elementary for many years and was a respected and admired member of the education community in Casper. Her family grew, too; Dianna married Paul Fritzler in 1986, and soon Mary Lou was blessed with grandchildren, Haley and Carsyn, of whom she was unfailingly proud.
While a principal, Mary Lou came to the realization that she was meant for other work. She was led to follow her truest passion: To be a messenger and teacher of God's word as an Episcopal priest. Mary Lou entered the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, graduating in 1995. She served as priest for the Oregon Trail Trinity, a cluster of three churches in southwestern Nebraska. The parishioners at the churches Mary Lou served, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Ogallala, St. George's Episcopal Church in Oshkosh and the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Bridgeport, all benefited from her extreme devotion, sharp intellect, open heart and quick wit until her retirement in 2011.
While working as a priest in Ogallala, Mary Lou again embraced motherhood, becoming a foster parent to 15-year-old Angela. Later, Angela married Christopher Broeder, and the couple cared for Mary Lou after her retirement as her health became more fragile. Mary Lou could not have been more delighted when Chris and Angie added little Kaylie to their family in early 2015.
Mary Lou had many dear friends and was a member of the Eastern Star and PEO. She also loved animals and treated a long succession of very lucky dogs with much the same love and devotion all her family members received.
The Rev. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Clarissa Corbett; brother, John J. Corbett; and sister, Regina Armstrong.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dianna (Paul) Fritzler, of Denver; granddaughters, Haley and Carsyn Fritzler; Angela (Christopher) Broeder, of Ogallala, and their daughter, Kaylie; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. All will miss her dearly.
Memorials are suggested to Episcopal Relief and Development at espiscopalrelief.org.
Services will be in the spring, when her loved ones will see Mary Lou's contagious smile in the blooming flowers.
Submitted by Kathy Graham
Diocese of Nebraska 2015 Necrology List
The communion of saints is the whole family of God, the living and the dead, those whom we love and those whom we hurt, bound together in Christ by sacrament, prayer, and praise (BCP 862).
This is how the Book of Common Prayer defines the "communion of saints," one of the things we declare we believe in when we say the Apostles' Creed. What an amazing way of describing the family that God has created in Jesus. Through baptism, we are knit together, connected to each other so completely that nothing—not distance, or death, or the ways we hurt each other—can break us apart.
Loved ones who have passed on, Christians throughout history who inspire us, and, yes, even that person who gets on our very last nerve: God has brought us all together, has made us profoundly, eternally one, in Jesus Christ.
This Sunday, All Saints' Day, is when we celebrate that eternal communion.
– Deacon Sarah Miller, Bishop's Society Curate
Eternal Lord God, you hold all souls in life: Give to your whole church in paradise and on earth your light and your peace; and grant that we, following the good examples of those who have served you here and are now at rest, may at the last enter with them into your unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
ALLIANCE, St. Matthew's
Dale Val Jean Borg
ARAPAHOE, St. Paul's
None Reported
BASSETT, St. Mary's
Marvin Dorsey
BEATRICE, Christ Church
Verna Smith
BELLEVUE, Holy Spirit
Mary Cowles
BLAIR, St. Mary's
None Reported
BROKEN BOW, St. John's
Verla Ruth Scafer
CENTRAL CITY, Christ Church
Edward "Ed" L. Burke III
Clarence "Bud" A. Gaghagen, Jr.
Wesley Davis
CHARDON, Grace Church
None Reported
COLUMBUS, Grace Church
Phillip Hockenberger, Jr.
Gary Weber
COZAD, St. Christopher's
None Reported
CREIGHTON, St. Mark's
None Reported
CRETE, Trinity Memorial
None Reported
DE WITT, St. Augustine's
None Reported
ELKHORN, St. Augustine
Patricia Morgan
Delores Mattson
FALLS CITY, St. Thomas
None Reported
FREMONT, St. James
None Reported
GORDON, St. Mark's
Anna Mae Fitch
GRAND ISLAND, St. Stephen's
Botros Eltahir Gabriel
Allene Bish
Joanne Rasmussen
Sumia Rabib
HARRISBURG, Good Shepherd
None Reported
HARVARD, St. John's
None Reported
HASTINGS, St. Mark's Pro Cathedral
None Reported
HOLDREGE, St. Elizabeth's
David M. Hamilton
Mae Marie Lofton
Harley Griffith Lofton Jr.
HYANNIS, Calvary Church
Betty J. Dyer
KEARNEY, St. Luke's
Gary E. Zaruba
John G. Haeberle
Bettie C. Godfrey
Thomas B. Murray
Grace F. Hause
KIMBALL, St. Hilda's
None Reported
LEXINGTON, St. Peter's
None Reported
LINCOLN, Holy Trinity
None Reported
LINCOLN, St. David's
Harry Hieter
LINCOLN, St. Mark's on the Campus
Barbara MacKnight
Andrew Thompson
LINCOLN, St. Matthew's
Ahda Ellis
Ellen (Becky) R. Greenwald
Mollie Baldwin
David Patrick
McCOOK, St. Alban's
Willard Hoyt
Flora Lundberg
MITCHELL, Holy Apostles
None Reported
MULLEN, St. Joseph's
Jean Harding
Mary Elliot
Marlene Marshall
NEBRASKA CITY, St. Mary's
None Reported
NORFOLK, Trinity Church
Joan L. (Jody) Thoma
Kay Ann Putters
Burton E. Nixon
NORTH PLATTE, Our Savior
Harold Kay
Virgina Mapes
Harvey Lauer
Sam Kamino
Vernon Allen
Dudley Oltmans
Mary Helen Haythorn
Anne McCracken
OGALLALA, St. Paul's
None Reported
OMAHA, All Saints
Coralie Strickland Dossel
Catherine Rauscher
James Foutch Pegram
Paulina Helen Carlos
Richard E. Gibson, Jr.
Fedrika R. Pirruccello
Clora Elizabeth Haviland
Lorenz Kellner Muller
Gunnar K. Mossblad
Leslie Lee Hadan
Imogene Lurvey
Mary Lou Keyser
Jim R. Kanago
Diane Young Hamsa
OMAHA, Church of the Resurrection
None Reported
OMAHA, St. Andrew's
Rose Henry
Elinor Hansen
Les Sladek
Betty Clark
Ingrid Van Blerk
Bernice Johnson
Edwin "Ding" Daisley, Jr.
Elizabeth Burney
OMAHA, St. Martin of Tours
None Reported
OMAHA, Trinity Cathedral
Ryan Joneson
Georgia Heaton
Ellen Marie Scott
Timothy Dunning
Carl Woods
Sheila Emmannel
Cheryl Kerrigan
The Rev. Larry Jaynes
Margaret Darlington
Samuel Blanchard, Jr.
Colleen Kile
Helen Barger
Sylvia Witt
Phyllis Klein
OSHKOSH, St. George's
None Reported
PAPILLION, St. Martha's
John Barnett
Doug Henson
Jerry Hall
Jane Stackhouse
PLATTSMOUTH, St. Luke's
Mary Egenberger
RUSHVILLE, St. Mary's Holly
Barbara Krotz
Flora Krotz
Alice Winter
Martha Krotz
SCOTTSBLUFF, St. Francis
The Rev. Kenneth "Cal" Henderson
Pauline Mae Brown
Teresa Josephine Lynn
Katherine (Masid) Connelly
The Rev. Dorothy "Dottie" Wolfe
Barbara (Hatch) Vernon
Jason Alan Krager
SEWARD, St. Andrew's
Langdon "Paul" Green
Walter Stanley Waas
SIDNEY, Christ Church
None Reported
TECUMSEH, Grace Church
None Reported
VALENTINE, St. John's
None Reported
Priests Deceased Since Last Council
The Rev. Kenneth "Cal" Henderson
The Rev. Larry Jaynes
The Rev. Ed Newbury
The Rev. W. J. Barnds
The Rev. Mary Lou Reynolds
Deacons Deceased Since Last Council
The Rev. John Titus
The Rev. Dorothy "Dottie" Wolfe
In Memoriam: Rev. William Joseph Barnds
Fr. Barnds, passed away on Oct. 5, 2015. Below are several articles (some slightly edited) about him. The first is his obituary. Second was a facebook note from Fr. Sam Bowman, and the third was shared by Kent Barnds (Fr. Barnds' son) on Facebook.
Rev. William Joseph Barnds, 84 of Galesburg, Illinois, died peacefully at his home on October 5, 2015.
Fr. Barnds was born on August 20, 1931, to William Paul and Ida Lou (Sterrett) Barnds in Nevada, Missouri. Education was very important to him and he earned both a bachelor's of arts and master's of arts from the University of Nebraska and a master's of divinity from General Episcopal Seminary in New York City. He was ordained as a deacon in 1956 and priest in 1957. Fr. Barnds served several churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, including St. Timothy's in Gering, where he served from 1967 until 1993. From 1993 until 1998 he served Saint Mary's in the Highlands, Cold Spring, New York. In 1998 he was called to serve Grace Episcopal in Galesburg, where he served until his retirement in 2003. In his retirement he continued to serve as a vicar of St. John's Preemption, Illinois. During his career, Fr. Barnds never once missed celebrating the Eucharist on a Sunday morning; this is approximately 3,016 Sundays. He served in many roles as a priest and lived to serve the church and his brothers and sisters in Christ.
His involvement extended into the community as a board member for many service and civic organizations throughout his long life as an active member of each community in which he lived. He was instrumental in the establishment of The House of Transfiguration Diocesan Retreat Center in Bayard, Nebraska, and was an influential member in establishing Northfield Villa in Scottsbluff, Neb. As a member of the Galesburg community he was a member of the Lions Club and was a board member for the Galesburg Symphony and library. More recently in his retirement he took great pride in representing his alma mater, the University Nebraska, at the inauguration of the president of Knox College. Fr. Barnds was a voracious reader, loved history, enjoyed keeping apprised of news and politics, had a very dry sense of humor and enjoyed classical and vocal music.
Fr. Barnds leaves behind his wife, Deanna (Gustafson) Barnds, with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage this past June; along with his two children, Glenda Harlan and husband Craig of Dunlap, Illinois, their two children, Christiana and Andrea; and William Kent Barnds and wife Jennie of Davenport, Iowa, their three children, Martha, Sophie and William Benjamin. Fr. Barnds is also survived by two sisters, Virginia Albanese of Englewood, Florida and Mary Ida Garrard of Sherman, Texas, and four nieces. Fr. Barnds enjoyed family gatherings and took great pride in the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren.
A funeral for Fr. Barnds was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Grace Anglican Church, Galesburg. The service included a celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Fr. Barnds will be buried in Funk, Nebraska at a time yet to be determined.
Memorials may be given in Fr. Barnds' honor to St. Francis Episcopal Church in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; the Lions Club of Galesburg, Illinois; or Grace Anglican Church, Galesburg. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
From Fr. Sam Bowman:
The Rev. William Joseph Barnds was a product of St. Matthew's, Lincoln, where his father had been rector. He served St. Paul's, Ogallala, St. Michael's, Imperial, St. George's, Oshkosh and St. Timothy's, Gering, before leaving for the Diocese of New York. He then went to Galesburg, Illinois,their present residence. He served as Historian for the Diocese of Nebraska and published a history of the Diocese. I served with him on the board of the Boy Scouts council. He was a frequent travel companion when we were in North Platte. On more than one occasion shared congregations for summer vacations. R.I.P. good friend.
From Kent Barnds:
My father, the Good Reverend as I call him, lived 84 magnificent, fulfilling years. My dad was one of the most honorable men I've ever encountered. He took pride in his work and family. My dad was a force and worked harder than anyone I've ever known.
My father's calling and vocation in life, to be a priest, enabled him to serve Christ in many ways including: participating in the funerals of both of his parents, officiating at both of his children's weddings (as well as co-officiating at the weddings of two nieces), and baptizing all five of his grandchildren. My dad's life revolved around the service of Christ and he lived to celebrate The Eucharist and did so every Sunday since he was ordained to the priesthood. He did this every Sunday since his ordination in1957 (more than 3,000 Sundays). His unbroken streak makes Cal Ripkin's consecutive games played pale in comparison. The last two Sundays of his life involved him worshipping in a pew rather than celebrating or concelebrating the Eucharist and I can't help but feel that my father had come to believe in recent weeks that he had been a good and faithful servant but that he had run his race and that it was simply "time to go."
My father's closet was solid black. His apparel consisted of a white clerical collar and black clerics. This is who he was and he was the "man in black" to me and to many others who saw him walking through the streets of Gering, Neb.
My father wrote letters on a manual typewriter; I am pretty sure he was one of only a dozen people left on Earth who did this. In his younger days his weekly letter, "The Dinosaur Report," to his parents and sisters kept everyone apprised of the things in his life and on his mind. He was one of a kind.
It is reassuring to know that my dad was not afraid of death and he was ready to go. (Recently, he introduced me to his lawyer with his trademark smirk and the introduction of "you'll get to know him when the time comes.") In fact, my mother and father spoke about dying Sunday evening and Monday morning. He knew what was ahead and had no fear. As a dear friend wrote last night, my father "breathed Paul, naturally." "If we live, we live to the Lord; And, if we die, we die to the Lord, so then whether we live or die, we are the Lord's." No verse captures my father's life and life's work better.
My dad loved family gatherings, including funerals, and always reminded us to take family photos while together. He will be missed at the many gatherings awaiting our family. But, my father was very practical about the inevitability of death for us all and I know in my heart his last moments in his home with my mother were peaceful ones. I would expect nothing less for one of God's most obedient servants.
– Thanks to Kathy Graham
In Memoriam: Ed Newbury
Memories of Ed Newbury by Bill Graham
My first contact with Ed was a phone call in the late 1980's. Ed had been ministering for the Episcopal Church in the Appalachian hills of Kentucky when the funding from his Diocese that had supported his work disappeared. One of his job options was to take a pair of yoked congregations in the Nebraska Sandhills (Hyannis and Mullen). Finding my name in our Franciscan Directory, he called to get my take on the churches and communities in which they were located. It wasn't long afterwards that Ed became my neighbor (anyone within a hundred plus mile radius is an neighbor in rural NE).
Along with the time he had spent in KY hills, Ed brought quite a variety of experiences. He had been a Presbyterian clergyman in northern New Jersey, followed by a year or two living in New York City and working as a cab driver. During that time, he was active in a small group that included Dan Berrigan and some other Roman Catholic activists. It as also during that time when Ed discovered both the Episcopal Church and the Third Order. Ed was professed in 1986, so next summer would have been his 30th anniversary.
Ed later served as interim at churches near Rushville, NE (where I've been rector the last seven or eight years), Gordon and Hyannis. He then moved to Kimball (on I-80 about sixty miles east of Cheyenne, WY), where he served a church until his retirement about two years ago. He also had a small church in Harrisburg at the same time.
Ed had a love of nature. He planted a tree sent from NJ and which still stands next to the church in Mullen. One of his parishioners also told me of how at the passing of his mother, some land which the family owned near Coney Island, NY was set up as a nature walk.
Perhaps Ed's greatest love was bird watching. In recent years, much of his free time was devoted to birding. He kept an active log of all the varieties he was able to view and he travelled a fair amount to participate in events. The Prairie Wind Fellowship, which came into existence after the profession of Bett Wood in 1993, used to have an annual picnic each summer. I remember that at one of those, we spent an hour or two hiking and viewing the bird with the binoculars Ed and brought for each of us. Ed was always the first one to spot a bird and tell us what it was.
Before the forming of the Prairie Wind Fellowship, Ed had been active with the Lilies of the Field Fellowship whose members mostly lived in the Denver area. For a number of years our two groups would have a joint meeting for renewing our vows close to the Feast of our Patron. Those gatherings were usually in the home of Bett Wood, who especially remembers Ed as an artist; one of his paintings hangs in her living room.
Another of Ed's hobbies was ham radio, something recalled by a couple of his former parishioners. They remembered how excited Ed would get when he was able to contact someone who literally lived halfway around the world.
Many of us remember Ed for his gifts as a story teller, something apparent to all those who listened to his sermons and to our fellowship members when we spent time sharing things that had happened in our lives. Ed put that talent to use in writing short stories. A couple of years before he retired, Ed published a book he titled "Old Spies Tales." Some of the characters were based on folks he knew in Kentucky. One of his Gordon parishioners remembered Ed telling about becoming friends with a "really nice guy" who lived in a shack down the hill from him and later finding out the man was a convicted murder. I remember him reading a selection to our TSSF fellowship just after the book was published in which a woman was constantly coming by to "borrow" something. Afterwards, Ed filled us in with stories of the actual person.
Something almost everyone remembers about Ed is his unique sense of humor, often making use of puns. Some were actually quite clever and showed the nimbleness in Ed's thinking. Another of his parishioners said she especially appreciated Ed's willingness to make fun of himself, a trait which often endeared him to others. I remember the name Ed gave to one of his pets – Charlie Magnificat.
One of my lasting memories comes from a sharing of our spiritual practices at a fellowship meeting. The one Ed said had become most important to him was to end each day with a couple of "gratitudes", things for which he needed to be grateful. As I write this, my gratitude is that Ed Newbury was a part of my life.
Memories of Ed Newbury by Bett Wood
On first meeting Ed, he seemed a rather nice person who had no pretenses, along with a few curmudgeonly moments. Later I came to recognize and value his kindness — his love for people for what they were, his acceptance of differences.
I thought his love for Appalachia defined his taste in music, and I couldn't have been more wrong — he bought standing room tickets at the Metropolitan Opera — especially for Wagner. He didn't brag about that, of course — he showed a strong Franciscan Humility — never putting himself forward or looking down on those who were different. Just knowing him has helped make me a better person and a better Franciscan.
All Saints' Day Reflection & DioNE Necrology
When we think of All Saints' Day we often remember those who spread the Word of God, and died for their beliefs; those martyred saints for whom many of our churches are named. Sometimes we think about those whose goodness showed in all their lives, such as Mother Theresa. But I think of another group of people. When I was in college, our chapel choir often sang an anthem by R. Vaughan Williams, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". It speaks of who "all the saints" are. Below are the words and my understanding of who they are.
"Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us" refers to our parents, grandparents, and other ancestors. Those people who brought us into the world, raised us, and taught us how to act and care.
"Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms men renowned for their power, leaders of the people by their counsel and by their knowledge" reminds us of our leaders, elected or not, who led us through our times of trial. These leaders include such as John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill. But it also includes Hiram Kano, Corrie Ten Boom, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and William Wilberforce who helped bring about changes to improve the lives of those people society ignored.
"Such as found out musical tunes and recited verses in writing" includes all the poets, composers, writers, scientists, and inventors who gave us a new way to look at the world and helped us understand those with whom we share the planet.
"All these were honoured in their generation and for the glory of our times," points out those who were noticed and publically acclaimed during their times or in our history.
"But some there be which have no memorial who have perished as though they have never been" reminds me of the unknown soldiers, forgotten heroes of 9/11, war victims, runaways, the homeless, and others in desperate situations. It also reminds me of those, like my father, who did not want any graven record of himself. We may never have the names of these people, but they also are saints.
"Their bodies are buried in peace but their name liveth for evermore." These are all the saints, in any category.
And to this list of the Saints, let us not forget to add those present saints referred to in Hymn 293, "I Sing a Song of the Saints of God." Here we include those "who toiled and fought and lived and died for the Lord they loved and knew"; here we have as well doctors, queens, shepherdesses (farmers and ranchers), soldiers, priests (and deacons), martyrs, educators, and everyday folk.
When we stop to remember those who have passed away in the past year, let us also stop and remember all those who made our lives what they are and gave us the freedoms we enjoy.
– Kathy Graham
Diocese of Nebraska 2014 Necrology
ALLIANCE, St. Matthew's
Eugene Kort Lewis
Robert Albon Hall
Berniece Bates
Madeline Jane Bowhay
BEATRICE, Christ Church
Verna Smith
BELLEVUE, Holy Spirit
Ralph "Bud" Oltman
Louise Hamilton
Amelia Westman
David Nutting
Shirley Commings
BROKEN BOW, St. John's
Wanda Weatherly
George Ashenfelter
Lane Brabham
COLUMBUS, Grace Church
Roberta Lakey
David Forsberg
ELKHORN, St. Augustine
Sally Farnham
FREMONT, St. James
DeLoris McGee
Sarah "Sally" Wengert
Boyd Hammond
HYANNIS, Calvary Church
Maxine Applegarth
Frances Janet Davis
KEARNEY, St. Luke's
Jean Sall
Roger Hanson
Priscilla Ring
Elizabeth King
Harold McClure
LEXINGTON, St. Peter's
Audra Jean Sands
LINCOLN, St. Mark's on the Campus
Ferd Anderson
LINCOLN, St. Matthew's
Dawson Cox
Brad Loyd Braddeley
Patty Jo Hohenstein
Helen Rokeby
George Russell
Russell C. Inbody
NORTH PLATTE, Our Savior
Marialyse Knobel
Hideo Kamino
Bud Johnson
Ruth Matsutani
George Layton
Susie Kudlacek
OMAHA, All Saints
Patricia Ann Bauerle
Shirley J. Randall
Carroll E. Fredrickson
Barbara J. Harmon
Muriel K. Young "Miv"
Marilynn Adair Hetzler
Robert Emmett Scherrer
E. Newton Kelley "Newt"
Thomas Rudyard Kipling
Elizabeth Ann Finn
Maybelle E. McMaken
Drexel John Sibbernsen, Jr.
Larry Dean Rankin
Linda Buthman Bedwell
OMAHA, St. Andrew's
Fr. Bill Smythe
Clayton Witherspoon
George Lee
OMAHA, Trinity Cathedral
Charlotte Egger
George "Woody" Thelin, II
Evelyn Reimer
Gloria Dunbar
Thelma Nelsen
Danforth Loving
Beatrice McLaughlin
Kara Shainholtz
Helen Weber
SIDNEY, Christ Church
Betty Andrews
WYMORE, St. Luke's
Edna L. Closs
Margaret A. Thomas
Priests Deceased Since Last Council
The Rev. Skip Miles
The Rev. Scott Rathman
The Rev. Howard Schoech
The Rev. William Smythe
Deacons Deceased Since Last Council
The Rev. Betty Andrews
In Memoriam: Fr. Skip Miles
At Annual Council in October 2014, it was brought to my attention that much of the Diocese of Nebraska missed hearing about the passing of Fr. Skip Miles in December 2013. Fr. Skip was still "resident" in Diocese of Nebraska while he served in Wyoming and Colorado. His father and brother were also priests in the Diocese of Nebraska.
Skip's brother, Fr. Tom Miles (now in Colorado), says that Skip was enthusiastic about pursuing Total Ministry in Nebraska. When he retired he carried it on in the small mission he and Gloria attended in Wyoming. "Personally, some of the closest times I had with my brother were as we had opportunities to minister together at diocesan functions. One of my favorite memories was when we crashed the banquet at Annual Council in Mitchell. We sang "I see by your outfit that you are a clergy….if you get an outfit you can be a clergy too." We were always at our best when we were clowning." Fr. Skip was also instrumental is the Cursillo Movement in the Panhandle in the 1980's and 1990's.
The official obituary follows:
Richard Frederick Miles, Jr.
(May 16, 1940 – December 5, 2013)
Richard Frederick Miles, Jr., known as "Skip" throughout his life, was born on May 16, 1940 in Omaha, NE. He passed away on December 5, 2013 at his home, surrounded by family & friends. Skip graduated from Kearney High School in 1958, the University of Nebraska in 1962, and entered Seabury-Western Seminary, graduating in 1965. He was ordained a Deacon at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Kearney, NE on June 9, 1965, and ordained Priest at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Plattsmouth, NE on December 17, 1965, where he served five years. Fr. Miles served 18 years at Grace Church in Chadron, NE, and moved to Valentine, NE in 1988. He retired in 1998 from St. John's, Valentine, where he also served St. John's in Cody and St. Joseph's, Mullen. Skip married Lorraine DeBrie in 1962, they were divorced in 1988. He married Gloria (Goodrich) Bockman Dec. 26, 1989. Skip was preceded in death by his parents, The Rev. Richard F. & Ruth Miles, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, daughters Mary & Barbara, brother Tom (Susan) Miles, sister Elizabeth (Paul) Peister, step-children Darin (Betty) Bockman & Lori (Karl) Schmidt, grandchildren, nieces & nephews. A Celebration of Skip's life will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ft. Collins, CO, on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's Church or Pathways Hospice.
– Kathy Graham


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unlimited incoming and outgoing call in all over Canada. 2,500 text messages, voice mail and caller ID, 6GB Data plan. Cost of this plan is 40.40 +tax for 3 years. an upgrade or down grade of the data plan with no penalty can be provided during the next 3 years. A new iphone 4 can be given with those FIDO $$$240.27. . I can get that plan right away as soon as I can collect the phone from FIDO dealer or apple store. My new billing cycle is 21st of October. I can avoid paying old price I I have the iphone 4 before 21st of October 2010. she forced me to take the same plan for $55.00. meaning she didn't do anything for me. In addition she give me a thread as if I do not take this plan I will have to pay over $60 with no text message as well as data plan.I refused to take that plan and i made another complain to commissioner for complaints for telecommunications services. This complaint was made after the better business bureau. Next complain might be to the Office de la Protection du Consommateur . if they want to make too much $$ from me, they will have to go thru them. Enough is enough. i can't handle them anymore.
I have a wish for them:-They will go to bankrupt very soon same as GM..
I am with Microcell FIDO since December 26, 2001. I always wanted to have a better plan with many cell phone companies. It is not always easy for the reason that every time I sign up with the verbal contact I am locked 2 or 3 years. While I am with FIDO I see better services offered by so many times however If ever I wanted to break the contract for better service with better companies, FIDO would penalize me with amount of dollars. That means I am permanently locked up with Microcell FIDO. Every time I locked up with Fido, I gain some experiences too… Here are some sorts of experiences.
Supervisor: - I am not sure if there are any particular super visors in any FIDO locations. With all due respect: Every time they get back to me or I have them online, they sound to me same as telemarketers. Finally what they do is not different than customer service agents. They just do continuation as if he or she was an agent. I am including only last two conversations with super visor here because of timing delay.
Tanya: - I spoke with her about 2 months ago from now for the reason that I couldn't read the bill. They were too much microscopic and blurry. I can't even read them with reading glasses. They are humanly impossible to read. I have no idea why those bills are not readable. I suffer for those bill all the times however I couldn't resolve the issue for the reason that every time I call to the customer services, they take forever to have their clients on the phone. I have lost one or two hours many times of my life for the reason that I wanted to have a customer service agent with me on the phone. It is not only that I do not get customer service agent at all many times after holding the line. I do get agent on the phone sometimes. And that is another super difficult experience. They just can't do anything about any issues. They pretend that they can resolve all those issues which they don't. Then if I had to beg to get a supervisor, sometimes they come on the phone sometimes they don't. So, I decided to make an online complaint. And again whoever replies from that online complaint they say they are the agent. Soon after they changed they are not the agent. They are actually supervisor. And if I want to make sure that they are the actual super visor or not. They introduce that they are in charge of customer relations. I found Tanya actually from a customer service agent who decided to pass her. Maybe she had nothing to do in that day. So she decided to come to talk to me. After that she made some promises.
1. She will make sure that past 6 months bill will be sent to me by mail at no cost
2. She will document every of our conversations in the system
3. If I need to cancel the service with FIDO, I must call 30 days in advance before the expiry date
4. That 30 days before the expiry date is exactly 20th of October etc.
I never believed that I have an agreement with FIDO in order to cancel the service 30 days in advance. I didn't see any promised were filled up by Tanya. I never received any bills by mail.
So I called to know what was going on about the promised with Tanya and some other issues such as: some long distance bills, text messages, and last 6 months bills.
Her name is: <<CLIPPED BY MODERATOR>> at 8:25 AM for 26 minutes to collect some information such as where to complaint or so. I faxed a complaint to Complaint department to :- Fido Solutions Inc., Office of the President, 800 de La Gauchetière St. West, Suite 4000, Montréal, Quebec, H5A 1K3, Phone:-514-937-2121, Fax: - 1 514 937-2554 as well as FIDO online customer service. Few days after I receive a phone call from Edward Horner / Team Leader, Fido Solutions Inc. - Rogers Communications. I was busy at that time. So he had to call back after thanks giving holidays Wednesday evening. He also tried to resolve some issues which he emailed me what he would do for me. I can't provide you that email because of this at the bottom of his letter:-
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But I can say what was promised in that email. I will receive the past 6 month's bills again at no additional cost since I receive nothing from Tanya. He gave me $9.50 credit because of their mistake. And FIDO does not have any 3rd party who can provide long distance services. As a matter of fact, BUZZ telecommunication Inc is their 3rd party who provide long distance service. I got that service before from them. My last bill was jumping too high. So I wanted to check what was going on. Then I found out that I receive Fido long distance bill. Not any discount with buzz. Michael a supervisor of buzz called me today (October 22, 2010, that they are losing the business because of FIDO miss management. I have his voice in my records too that can be provided upon request. I call that company. They said that FIDO is still good. So I should not be receiving that much bill.
I called to cancel the contract on 20th of October. A customer service reprehensive talked with me to avoid cancellation. Technically my contract should expire on 26th of December because I was always with contract with FIDO. 20 days in advance should be exactly 26th of November, 2010. But s responsible super visor Tanya gave me that date 20th of October, 2010. She set up for me 2 best plans to keep me as a client of FIDO.
Contract # 1 is as follows: - unlimited incoming and outgoing call in all over Canada. 2,500 text messages, voice mail and caller ID, 100 MB Data plan. Cost of this plan is 33.40 +tax first 2 years and 3rd year will be 38.40+ taxes. In addition I can upgrade or down grade the data plan with no penalty. Unlimited plan will be locked this time and a new iphone 4. I also can use my FIDO $$$ which is $240.27. I can get that plan right away as soon as I can collect the phone from FIDO dealer or apple store. My new billing cycle is 21st of October. I can avoid paying old price I I have the iphone 4 before 21st of October.
Contract # 2 is as follows:- - unlimited incoming and outgoing call in all over Canada. 2,500 text messages, voice mail and caller ID, 6GB Data plan. Cost of this plan is 40.40 +tax for 3 years. an upgrade or down grade of the data plan with no penalty can be provided during the next 3 years. A new iphone 4 can be given with those FIDO $$$240.27. . I can get that plan right away as soon as I can collect the phone from FIDO dealer or apple store. My new billing cycle is 21st of October. I can avoid paying old price I I have the iphone 4 before 21st of October
I had some long distance bill $78.96 + tax which is not resolved yet by the buzz telecommunications I told that representative. She told me that it is not a problem. Since I am a loyal customer, I will have one week time to take care of it. Apple store might ask about this bill. In this case, they will have to make a phone call to FIDO. And everything should be fine.
So I tried to collect the iphone 4. I try every possible way to get one. Everywhere I go, they told me that they out of stock. Finally I made some phone calls to see where I can find the phone. I saw that apple store receive some iphones everyday and clients are lining up to get the new iphone. They actually have plenty of iphone but when they want to give us with contract, we have to get it their way. Yesterday very early in the morning I had to stay in line to have an appointment for a new iphone in Laval. I need to cross st-laurent river 2 times which 35(return 35x2=70 KM) kilometers distance from my home and lots of traffic. They gave me an appointment at 12:30 PM to collect the iphone. I went there at 12:15 PM but there was another small line to stand. After talking with 3 representatives I was Mr. Kush (a service representative of apple store) he took my photo ID to make sure if I was the right person. Then he checked my information with FIDO on the computer. He saw some outstanding bill. I told Mr. Kush to call customer service. And they will know what text was written in my file. But it was not the same again. I have to pay the full bill up front. So I used my credit card to pay 182.96 to get the phone. Kush even got the confirmation # for that. But FIDO refuse to agree that payment was made. Anyway he gave me the phone finally. Not sure exactly why. He also told me that I will get additional $50.00 FIDO $$ because of my 3 years contract. I even saw that in the screen. So my actual FIDO $$ becomes now 240.27+ 50= 290.27. Also from the current Kush also told me that if I break the contract with FIDO, I have to pay $510.00 to apple store . And new phone was activating right away and old phone is deactivating as well. He also told me bill I should be getting some FIDO $$$ . All in all I should have at least $300 FIDO $$ by next billing cycle. I can be ready to use my new iphone. I can call customer service to activate my service.
Now with this information I got from FIDO and apple store, in my mind I have to keep my contract with Fido by any price. Then I come home. And I made a call to customer service to have everything in order. After holding the line for about 2 hours a service rep came online to speak with me. And he put me on hold several times. Then another person comes to talk to me. He told me,"how I may help you?" I wanted to know if he was joking with me or not. Then he told me that I can't have this plan. $40.40 plans because he has to do some remedy on the plan which would be $55. I even told him that I called to cancel the line and Wei Wei (a FIDO service rep) gave me the plan I took. Now you are telling me another story. Then he told me to return the phone to apple store by today. I called to customer service again today 22nd of October, 2010 to get some more info to resolve the issue and if I can take some more time to return the phone. He told me that I have 15 days time. He also told me that I can't return if the phone I used more than 30 minutes

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post6014984119767447861..comments2020-10-23T18:48:28.971-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Hello, Gorgeous! Vogue Summer 2010Gertiehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-85561803272075668622010-11-27T06:39:40.126-05:002010-11-27T06:39:40.126-05:00I realise I'm very late to the party but I mad...I realise I'm very late to the party but I made Vogue 1172 and the review on pattern review is here. It does take a lot of fabric, even chopping off 6" off the skirt. But the dress is so NICE!

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xSEW RED HOThttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69162671188340153582010-06-29T17:10:19.172-04:002010-06-29T17:10:19.172-04:00Oh, I love the Caftan...I can see using a beautifu...Oh, I love the Caftan...I can see using a beautiful Kente/Afrocentric Print--mud cloth may be to heavy--perhaps using a linen blend and then adding some artwork (fabric paints)...I love wearable art...

I love the jumper--I can see some creativity coming on...However, I realize wearable art is not for everybody...I pull it off quite well!!Dr. Pat D.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72902804564784471022010-06-28T10:40:33.547-04:002010-06-28T10:40:33.547-04:00Hi Gertie, I just love your blog and I am totally...Hi Gertie,

I just love your blog and I am totally new to this. I just signed up and I'm happy to be here. I am so in love with the Vogue patterns and the vintage ones are so so beautiful. I teach sewing and I am going to turn all of my student's into Gertie fans.

Thank you,
Laura McCracken
www.SewNewYork.comLaura McCrackenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12447808910707921032010-04-12T22:13:28.852-04:002010-04-12T22:13:28.852-04:00Sooo... I kind of bought 1181 today. Jo-Ann'...Sooo...

I kind of bought 1181 today. Jo-Ann's was having a sale on Vogue and I just couldn't help myself. I have this image of myself lounging by a pool in it. It's very Lee Radziwill, I think.

Cabana Lee Radziwill.

I also got 1174, and can't wait to start on my foundation muslins! (I predict there will be several.)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26702871354519203672010-04-05T07:43:22.428-04:002010-04-05T07:43:22.428-04:00I can see VV1172 as my wedding dress. It would loo...I can see VV1172 as my wedding dress. It would look a lot more flattering with a petticoat/crinoline underneath :)Laurenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81274290420140967912010-03-30T06:42:36.403-04:002010-03-30T06:42:36.403-04:00I'm sure someone in the sewing blogosphere has...I'm sure someone in the sewing blogosphere has already alerted you, but the Vogue website has a ridiculous sale on at the moment - all Vogue patterns seem to be $3.99 and McCall's $2.99. I just got 5 patterns for $25 including shipping and sales tax!Hannahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67089891146518900912010-03-28T09:18:48.657-04:002010-03-28T09:18:48.657-04:00I am partial to the demure daydress 1171. Most de...I am partial to the demure daydress 1171. Most designs I see are very structured and 40's/50's going out for the evening-inspired. 1171 looks a tad bit like some of the everyday-wear I saw on very old ladies growing up. I am glad to see daydresses coming into the vintage look and with shirtdresses now back in I think this one will push the envelope if you can think of a housedress doing that.sewistafashionistahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87269659960008668002010-03-27T20:49:17.644-04:002010-03-27T20:49:17.644-04:00I think we are being a bit mean about the Chado Ra...I think we are being a bit mean about the Chado Ralph Rucci. Think of the money it will save you in airfares! Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a Chado Ralph Rucci.

I love Vintage Vogue, but agree they are starting to have a similarity about them. I adore a full skirted frock, I really do, but there's a limit to how many a girl can have in her wardrobe. When are Vogue going to release the bow-tie blouse?

Love your blog Miss Gertie, it's one of my daily habits. When are you coming to Sydney for tea?Miss Alison Regretshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72070442984357042422010-03-26T06:41:40.384-04:002010-03-26T06:41:40.384-04:00Of all of the ones you showcased I think the Micha...Of all of the ones you showcased I think the Michale Kors is my favorite. I love 1172, and when I saw it I immediately thought of you. Same with 1171. Not loving the caftan at all, even if it does come with the Rucci label.Gorgeous Thingshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12619578267417033012010-03-26T06:14:34.494-04:002010-03-26T06:14:34.494-04:00I always find the Vintage Vogue 'real-life'...I always find the Vintage Vogue 'real-life' pictures so off-putting. The dresses never seem to fit the models properly, nor do they ever seem to get the original look quite right -- 1172 being a case in point. That bodice all but swamps the poor model, and what is with that length? I'm very much a New Look girl and like my hems mid calf, but this is ridiculous. And I agree about the yardage. It's the kind of dress that might have originally required that amount of fabric, but that would have been in a 36" width. Also when you think how many fabulous original vintage Vogue patterns there are out there, yet Vogue always seem to mine exactly the same look in their 'Vintage Vogue' range. All a bit disappointing really. Makes me want to hit eBay for some of the real stuff!Nathaliehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34306109941583105472010-03-25T22:37:40.713-04:002010-03-25T22:37:40.713-04:00Pockets in a sexy dress? My prayers are answered....Pockets in a sexy dress? My prayers are answered.Beckyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82331811787856197032010-03-25T19:20:37.850-04:002010-03-25T19:20:37.850-04:00I would agree with your comments, but I can't ...I would agree with your comments, but I can't help but feel a little bit that I wish I was awesome enough to pull off that caftan!Cathttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88985915123242857572010-03-25T17:50:48.812-04:002010-03-25T17:50:48.812-04:00The strapless dress is beautiful, vogue did pretty...The strapless dress is beautiful, vogue did pretty well this season, a few questionable designs but they have given a a few beauty's too!
 I agree with Rachael there are some people who love and can pull off some of the "crazy" stuff, it may not be to my taste but just think if we were the minority and wanting a full skirted strapless number and all we could find were snuggies? A little something for everyone :-)
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rubyslippersvintage.blogspot.comrubyslippers_86https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50170436389675423012010-03-25T17:33:30.017-04:002010-03-25T17:33:30.017-04:00The last Vogue pattern release had me hiding my wa...The last Vogue pattern release had me hiding my wallet for fear of breaking the bank and although there are several here I love and will be buying asap, the majority are an resounding flop ~ yes, the bank is safe. I'm interested in fashion forward or cutting edge looks, not dowdy drunkard, aged artiste, child's programming character or sail.lorenakittyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59930102913395397002010-03-25T17:28:46.890-04:002010-03-25T17:28:46.890-04:00I love the Cynthia Steffe and Kors patterns. The ...I love the Cynthia Steffe and Kors patterns. The two new Kay Unger patterns are really nice too, if not precisely my style. I like the vintage vogues, and I am really appreciative that Vogue continues to release them while the other companies seem to have stopped, but I wish they would choose some more imaginative patterns - there are some really great patterns from the 50s, if that's the favorite era, that aren't so plain. I'd also love to see an occasional vintage vogue that is for separates like Simplicity occasionally does. I know they made separates because I have some of the patterns - some great blouses and skirts!

I really don't know where Vogue gets the idea that people will make the crazier designs. I'm certain there had to be some beautiful designer looks they could have licensed - but these aren't email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78669783780383015312010-03-25T16:16:57.696-04:002010-03-25T16:16:57.696-04:00I agree with Mae and some other posters: there are...I agree with Mae and some other posters: there are some real dogs (V1175) V1187, etc) in this collection. When did the saque dress come back in fashion? In fairness, there are a couple of good ones here too: V1181 and V8659. Come, on Joanne's/Hancock sales!San Antonio email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16694823538203192852010-03-25T15:26:34.349-04:002010-03-25T15:26:34.349-04:00Speaking of Vogue Patterns they will be 3.99 at Ha...Speaking of Vogue Patterns they will be 3.99 at Hancock Fabrics March firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-21596682531740659892010-03-25T14:57:14.148-04:002010-03-25T14:57:14.148-04:00Oh god not another pants jumper! I've seen th...Oh god not another pants jumper! I've seen those in several fashion articles lately. Please don't tell me the 80's are trying to make a comeback!Twill Jillhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40597135732293039542010-03-25T14:00:07.503-04:002010-03-25T14:00:07.503-04:00No...no...too much work today! Must not look at t...No...no...too much work today! Must not look at the Vogue site until later. MUST NOT LOOK...!Pattern Junkiehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91814850333441971562010-03-25T13:52:10.462-04:002010-03-25T13:52:10.462-04:00No, it's not "like" my birthday - is...No, it's not "like" my birthday - is really IS my birthday! (I made a birthday dress and everything!)

The only thing I liked in this corral of U-G-L-Y was the Issey Miyake jacket pattern. When Issey Miyake is doing tailored and everyone else is doing shapeless, something is wrong with the world.melissahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26741219616946921732010-03-25T13:25:24.740-04:002010-03-25T13:25:24.740-04:00I haven't sewn with a Vintage Vogue release ye...I haven't sewn with a Vintage Vogue release yet, but personally I'm glad they don't update the skirt length or anything else about the pattern. It would null the whole point of it being a Vintage Vogue. There's plenty enough of vintage-inspired dresses out there that provide a shorter length. You know that there's a demographic as well for people who want to sew from original, unadulterated vintage patterns, whether it's for an event or how they like to dress all the time. I could see the length being a little improved more around her calf, but I always think these things look better at the hem that was intended - the proportions always look off when they're shortened, especially to above the knee (which, hey, is easy enough to do on your own if you don't want the tea length).

I think they made a mistake picking that print, or any at all. You can't notice the details or princess seaming at all.reillyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50178674808806480702010-03-25T12:55:41.608-04:002010-03-25T12:55:41.608-04:001174, just amazing. All other projects will have t...1174, just amazing. All other projects will have to be put on hold to make this one! Now to just wait for Joanne's to have another pattern sale, argh. (That red rose fabric you posted yesterday would be adorable for that dress!)

And 1171-I love the sailor-esque neck. I have a vintage dress just like it that I wear all the time-I am so happy there is now a pattern to make more!

But um, yeah, those other patterns-what the what?! The season's collection goes from gorgeous fitting to ghastly frump wear. I am ashamed to admit in the 90's my mom made me a few versions of 1185 in a Laura Ashly pattern, luckily I have enough sense now NOT to wear that!honeybeehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68132446154445970582010-03-25T12:55:41.609-04:002010-03-25T12:55:41.609-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.sanjeethttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76577258928860848562010-03-25T12:42:21.723-04:002010-03-25T12:42:21.723-04:00I love everything you posted but I have to admit s...I love everything you posted but I have to admit something. I own that first dress. It's by Milly and I bought it to wear to a wedding in 2007. And one of the things I loved most about the dress, the pockets. Take a look and tell me its not incredibly similar:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radomile/1110971910/in/set-72157601421702292/

I admit, mine has a higher waist and its a bit fuller but otherwise, it is pretty darn similar.

So that brings me to a topic for you...what constitutes inspiration vs. copying? Forever 21 & Steve Madden have been in the center of several lawsuits from higher end designers on this specific topic. And the designs in question are spot on, down to the buttons & trim.

Obviously, on this, it was the strapless design & the fabric that jumped out to me.jenna!https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20507624600632262842010-03-25T12:22:38.828-04:002010-03-25T12:22:38.828-04:00First thoughts: - 1174 is almost identical to 107...First thoughts:

- 1174 is almost identical to 107 from the March Issue of BurdaStyle (http://www.burdastyle.de/chameleon/mediapool/9e85386f-9a6b-2829-51e9-16bb3d8e98ed.png).

- I'm glad to see a few more vintage reproductions, but I'm not entirely thrilled with the selection this season.

- Someone over at Vogue has been watching too much Rhoda, but continues to ignore 1970s tailored suits.

I think I'm moving away from pattern companies towards my Burda magazine collection. I just can't get on board the sack train.

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Deputy Superintendent Kelly Wilkins - Retirement Announcement
It is with mixed emotions that Parkland School Division is announcing the retirement of Deputy Superintendent, Kelly Wilkins, effective June 30, 2016.
During her 35 years with Parkland School Division, Kelly has served the Division in a variety of capacities, including teacher, counselor, special education coordinator and 30 years of administrative experience which has included assistant principal, principal, Associate Superintendent and for the past 5 years, Deputy Superintendent. In addition to overseeing the creation and development of Greystone Centennial Middle School, Kelly has been a school-based administrator at Muir Lake School, Duffield School, Brookwood School, Queen Street School and École Broxton Park School. Kelly began her career as a Grade 3 teacher at Muir Lake School. She was instrumental in transitioning the Spruce Grove schools to Early/Middle Years Schools and in promoting the development of professional learning communities in division schools. Kelly's influence is prevalent throughout the school division as she has shared her gifts through the implementation of the division's leadership development program and has been a mentor to many current administrators spread out throughout Parkland School Division.
"Kelly's leadership is a big reason PSD has a reputation around the country for being a forward-thinking and innovative school division that any person in education would want to be a part of," sited Superintendent Tim Monds.
"She's got an eye for talent and knows how to get the right people on the bus and headed in the right direction. We know her retirement isn't going to be just good - it'll be great...and well deserved!"
"I feel very fortunate that I was called to the work of educating children and I have been truly blessed to have the opportunity to live out my dream," said Wilkins.
"Words can't express what it means to me to be able to say that I've journeyed through my whole professional career all with Parkland School Division. I will cherish the many friendships that will continue as I head into a new phase of my life."
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Container Planting With Packing Peanuts
Creating a container garden works well if you have a small yard or balcony or if you need to dress up an empty area of a patio. Using foam packing peanuts in the bottom offers an alternative to gravel to serve as a filler and help the container plants drain properly.
How to Use
Before adding soil to the container, pour in some packing peanuts. Most plants need about 12 inches of soil, so fill the bottom with the peanuts, leaving about 13 inches of empty space. Do not use packing peanuts made from corn, as they will disintegrate as soon as you water them. This allows room for the soil and an extra inch to hold the soil in when you water. Place a piece of landscaping fabric over the packing peanuts to keep the soil from filling in between the peanuts while still allowing drainage. If you're planting a long-rooted plant, such as a carrot, it's best to fill the entire container with soil.
When you use a large container, it becomes heavy quickly once you add soil and gravel. Layering packing peanuts in the bottom makes the container lighter, which makes it easier to move. You can rotate plants in and out of sunny spots, move them out from under an overhang to catch the rain or place them in different areas of your lawn to keep your grass from dying under the pots.
Potting soil and gravel are more expensive than packing peanuts, making the peanuts a more economical option. You don't need more than 12 inches of soil, so buying more than that to fill a large pot is a waste of money. Gravel's main purpose is to allow the soil to drain properly, but packing peanuts serve that same function as a filler without the cost of gravel.
Packing peanuts aren't the only fillers you can use in the bottom of containers. Add capped plastic water bottles, crushed aluminum cans, broken pieces of Styrofoam or 1/2 gallon milk jugs with their caps on. The trick is to fill the space beneath the soil with uneven items, or ones that don't fit tightly together; this is what allows the soil to drain. Use the landscaping fabric over the fillers to stop the soil from filling in between the items.
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Tim Garland: Libra
Expansive, well-structured pieces are the record's mainstay, with a tasteful sprinkling of standards. Known for sideman work with names including Chick Corea, Joe Locke, Bill Bruford, and many of the UK's finest, Garland here speaks an advanced compositional language to match his fiery presence on saxophones and bass clarinet. As in any group of this nature, the Lighthouse Trio emphasizes personal interaction and mutual exposition, and the intense, flourishing nature of these musical relationships is arguably as important a feature as Garland's writing.
"Frontier," a four-part suite dedicated to Gunther Schuller, incorporates classical influences: the first segment, "SunGod," is a grandiose orchestral introduction sans jazz. Clear lunar connections can be made to Holst's masterpiece, The Planets (1918). Attention shifts in seamless waves between trio and orchestra, with the full ensemble often ebbing and flowing behind solos or suddenly jumping in to punctuate breaks and gaps. The piece runs organically without sounding mechanical, before abruptly ending in the blink of an eye. There's almost not enough time for the mind to process, but here lies the simple beauty of recorded music.
The second CD opens with a live version of "Blue In Green," pleasantly presented without a steady pulse. A couple of steamy Latin numbers evoke the spirit of Corea, particularly "Bajo Del Sol," with its tour de force piano solo climaxing in loud, crashing sheets of rippling chordal deviance. Kenny Wheeler's "Sly Eyes" is playful and adventurous: Simcock's stompy vamp underpins a deft, loping sax melody before another sudden ending via Sirkis' agile brushwork. All three are burning on the penultimate track, "Break In The Weather," as Garland skips and darts and a fierce battle of rhythmic ideas takes place between piano and drums.
Libra is a striking achievement by three leading talents on the contemporary British scene, successfully balancing the intricacies of large ensemble writing with a deep sense of openness and reciprocal understanding.
Track Listing
CD1 (Sun): The Eyes Of Ages; Hang Loose; Arabesque For Three; Frontier: SunGod, MoonGod, On SunGod, Libra; Old Man Winter. CD2 (Moon): Blue In Green; Bajo Del Sol; Darkhouse; Sly Eyes; Black Elk; Break In The Weather; Nostalgia In Times Square.
Tim Garland: tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, bass flute; Gwilym Simcock: piano; Asaf Sirkis: percussion set, hang drum, udu, frame drums; Paul Bollenback: guitar (CD1#2, 5, CD2#7 ); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Tim Garland (CD1#4); Sacconi Strings (CD2#3).
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Ukrainian society is experiencing a continuous process of democratisation and a long-lasting dialogue with the EU-neighbouring states in Europe so it is censoriously eyed by Russian Federation. An armed conflict in the East of Ukraine is a heart-breaking challenge for a civil society in terms of overcoming a war fallout, especially death and forced internal displacement of people. The long-term effects of this war, like traumatisation, growing aggression potential, social conflicts, raising poverty and the loss of perspectives in personal development, are expressed by old stereotypes. Some of these actual Ukrainian challenges can be find in the (former) conflict-regions of Armenia and Georgia. These challenges are still influencing the societies of both countries.
Within two projects in Ukraine – "Citizen Media for Intercultural and Political Dialogue (2015)" and "Citizen Journalism and Digital Media Dialogue for Social Participation" (2016), we had the following tasks:
– to build a pool of multiplicators in the sectors of media, NGOs and Political / Administrative;
– to develop the models and structures of decentralisation to build up a strong civil society;
– to found nationwide networks of actors in civil society and public sector
The aim of this year project is to transform these tasks for Armenia and Georgia.
The project wants to motivate active people, multiplicators, organisations and institutions of Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia to start changing the perspectives of media education and political dialogue so that different communities of the societies could reach a better undestanding. We want to support a constructive dialogue and to rebuild trust inside the society which has been drifting apart recently.
According to the background of the unsolved territory conflicts in Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, the gap between self and partner perception should be decreased.
All three countries are the victims of constant opposition between Russia and European Union. This is one of the reasons of the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, South-Ossetia and Donbas.
To reach the set goals, the project will use different instruments:
- a) experience exchange, discussions, seminars and the articulation of different views on the mentioned topics;
- b) an input from experts in politics, administrating and civil society interaction;
- c) workshops based on sharing knowledge about media technologies;
- d) medial editing of the results (a – c);
- e) creation of media products (video, audio, blog, photography, etc.) which should be published in participant-countries;
- f) creation of network between Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia.
Beyond these precise results, the importance of a pluralistic and democratic society as a key to solve conflicts, will also be a part of the project. That include the freedom of speech and free media systems based on the values of journalism. In this context, public media and social networks are becoming more and more important. This implies that media qualifications are also producing new chances on the job market and new perspectives are developing, especially for young people. The structure of the project also can leas to positive results for NGOs and educational institutions in case of cooperation.
The project will give an opportunity to young people to actively participate in the development of economic and social perspectives.
Teachers, students, journalists, politicians, scientists, representatives of NGOs and administrators will work on these issues within the project.
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WASHINGTON – A federal judge awarded $468 million to victims of the 1998 terrorist bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
One ruling awards $49 million to a group of U.S. citizens who were either injured in or related to victims of the attacks carried out by Iran and the Sudan. The second ruling awards $419 million to four injured Tanzanian citizens, the five estates of killed Tanzanian citizens, and 49 immediate family members of the victims.


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AFP – Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year, an Israeli minister charged on Monday.
Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Tehran was "very close" to crossing the red line laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year.
But he said it was biding its time and building uranium-enrichment facilities before making the final push for weapons-grade material.
"The Iranians are getting very close now to the red line… They have close to 200 kilos — 190 kilos (418 pounds) — of 20 percent enriched uranium," Steinitz said.
"Once they have 250 kilos, this is enough to make the final rush to 90 percent," the level of enrichment required for a nuclear warhead, he said in a presentation to the Foreign Press Association.
"It is a matter of weeks or maybe two months to jump from 20 percent to 90 percent with so many centrifuges," he said.
"What they are doing now — instead of crossing the red line, they are widening and enlarging their capacity by putting in more centrifuges, faster centrifuges."
Iran's aim, he charged, was to build a nuclear arsenal, not just a single bomb.
"Many people are saying it's a question of the Iranian bomb – whether they will have it or not. No. We are speaking about an Iranian arsenal."
Tehran's big fear was that a Western military strike could wipe out their nuclear facilities "within a few hours," he said.
"The Iranians feel very vulnerable, especially from American air operations. This is their main concern — that if the West, if NATO, if America decide to attack them, a few hours of accurate air raids might destroy their nuclear facilities."
Israel and many Western governments suspect Iran is using its civilian nuclear programme as cover for developing a weapons capability, a charge denied by Tehran.
But the Jewish state, the Middle East's sole, if undeclared, nuclear power, has refused to rule out a pre-emptive military strike to prevent it.
Steinitz also ruled out any change in policy that might result from the Iranian presidential elections which are to take place on Friday, saying the result was already known.
"Nothing is going to change. There will be, unfortunately, no significant changes because of these so-called elections because (supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei has already won," he said.
"He is the leader and he makes the decisions and he already made his decision to spend many billions of dollars on building this nuclear industry with only one aim," he charged.
"The decision was already made to get nuclear weapons — you don't spent so much money and you don't suffer $70 billion of losses (due to international sanctions) in one year only to show that you can spin some centrifuges," he concluded.
By France 24
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Here's a classic, but even better since it's not made with a cake mix. Homemade, easy, and delicious? It can be done!
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Preheat oven to 350 with rack in the center. Spray a large cake pan (a 10X14" lasagna-roasting pan actually works well for this, but a 9X13 pan will also do) with nonstick spray. Combine milk and water in 4 cup glass measuring cup* and heat about a minute, or until hot. Set aside. Whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
To the hot milk and water, add and combine the melted butter, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour over the dry ingredients and whisk just until combined – a few lumps are fine. Pour batter into pan. Bake 30 – 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, but no batter.
When the cake is almost done, mix the strawberry gelatin, boiling water, and soda together. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, poke holes all over the darn thing, using a toothpick, a skewer, a fork, or some other such object that will make smallish holes. Immediately pour the soda mixture over the hole studded cake to let the strawberry goodness seep in.
Let cool completely, then prepare Fluffy Frosting by gently mixing dry pudding mix and milk together until thick. Blend in Cool Whip until well mixed. Spread over cooled cake and make a flag using sliced strawberries and blueberries.
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Single vehicle crash claims life of Charles City woman
Iowa City, Iowa – The Iowa State Patrol says a single vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Charles City woman near Iowa City on Tuesday night.
Troopers say 35-year-old Tiffany L. Beckles was operating a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer, driving westbound on Highway 1 when her vehicle left the roadway into the west ditch, striking a D.O.T. sign and then rolling. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the accident report, Beckles was not wearing a seatbelt.
The accident investigation continues.
Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Solon Fire Department.