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Myrtice Marie (Woodhead) Fuqua, 85 of Hesston, passed away peacefully at Showalter Villa in Hesston on Nov. 15, 2012.
HESSTON — Myrtice Marie (Woodhead) Fuqua, 85 of Hesston, passed away peacefully at Showalter Villa in Hesston on Nov. 15, 2012. She was born on Jan. 31, 1927, to Matthew and Devena (Seybold) Woodhead on the homestead in McLouth, the third of six children. Myrtice graduated from McLouth High School. She married Jerry William Fuqua on Feb. 10, 1946, in the home of her parents in McLouth. He preceded her in death. Myrtice was a homemaker and farmwife. After moving from the farm, Myrtice was employed as clerk for the McLouth school district for more than 20 years. She loved music and served as pianist and organist and sang in the choir at the McLouth United Methodist Church. She also clerked for her brother-in-law's auctions for a number of years. Myrtice's greatest joy was her family, whom she lovingly served by cooking, baking, sewing and cheering and encouraging from the stands at more sporting events than can be counted. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling with Jerry, taking special trips to Alaska and France, where they attended a reunion of fellow World War II veterans. After Jerry's death, Myrtice moved to Hesston in 1999 to be near family, where she continued her hobbies and became an active participant at the Hesston Wellness Center. She joined the Hesston United Methodist Church and was very involved in volunteer activities. She is survived by Larry and Becky Fuqua, Hesston, Bill and Nancy Fuqua, McPherson, Max and Sandra Fuqua, Inman and Don and Diane Fuqua, Newton. Grandchildren are Chad and Abbie Fuqua, Karla Boaldin, Michael and Jenny Costanzo, Lori Fuqua, Matt and Jamie Fuqua, Pat and Amy Flaming, Andrew and Karen Alexander, Brandon and Alia Fuqua, Kyndra, Aaron, Allyssa and Riley Fuqua; nine step-grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters Helen Bates, Rose Hill; Anabel (Wayne) Knapp, Easton, brother Marlin Woodhead, Lenexa and sister-in-law, Oona Mae Woodhead, McLouth. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Jerry, brother, Marcus Woodhead, and sister, Thelma Farris. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19 at Hesston United Methodist Church, 606 N. Ridge Road, Hesston, with Pastor Geniese Stanford officiating. Interment will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at the Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth. Visitation with family present will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston. In lieu of flowers, memorials gifts may be made to the United Methodist Church in either Hesston or McLouth in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, 107 S. Lancaster, P.O. Box 32, Hesston, KS 67062.


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AT&T delays New London pull-out after Finizio cites statute
New London - AT&T, responding to a complaint by Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio that the company had neglected to file a notifice of intent to close a downtown call center, has delayed by nearly two months a planned relocation of 84 employees to New Haven.
"The city believes the lack of notice may be in violation of federal law," Finizio said in a letter dated July 2 to Randall Stephenson, chief executive of Dallas-based AT&T.
On July 3, AT&T filed a notification indicating that the call center will not be closed until Sept. 1 at the earliest, and William Henderson, president of the local Communications Workers of America union, said Monday that the company told him the closure would occur Sept. 9. The office at 200 State St. originally was slated for closure July 15.
Finizio's letter related to the closure of facilities covered by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. AT&T said it didn't believe a movement of workers to another office at 350 George St. in New Haven fell under the WARN requirement, but decided to file a notice to ensure that it was in compliance with the law.
"All 84 employees currently employed at the New London facility will be offered a position at the New Haven facility, and we believe that this location is within a reasonable commuting distance," AT&T said in its letter to the state Department of Labor.
Henderson said the Labor Department considers a move of 35 miles or less to be a reasonable distance, but the New Haven consolidation will require a commute of about 50 miles.
"AT&T doesn't lay off people, it just makes it hard for them to stay," Henderson said. "The more people who leave, the more jobs they can offshore to a foreign country."
Henderson said he is trying to arrange a meeting between AT&T and state, federal and local officials to discuss the economic impact of the company's proposed move out of New London, where it has maintained an office for more than 70 years. He is hoping that an alternative could be found, such as utilizing space in an AT&T building on Washington Street that has plenty of empty space.
"I think this is a mistake that AT&T is making," Finizio said in a phone interview. "There is no real impending need to do this."
Finizio, in an earlier letter to the company, said it was unconscionable that a company making $13 billion a year in profits would put extra burdens on its workers.
"This move will unduly harm middle class workers who will now have to cover the increased cost of gas in tough economic times," he said in the letter.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney also have criticized AT&T's planned move.
Last month, about 30 local members of the Communications Workers of America union, joined by Finizio and state Rep. Ernest Hewett, protested outside the AT&T building, saying they were fighting for their jobs.
At the time, AT&T denied allegations that the local closure was tied to an elaborate plan to send more jobs overseas.
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Midwest Living Holiday Cookbook 2005
Cafe Latte's Turtle Cake [1]
In 1985, Cafe Latte in Saint Paul created the Turtle Cake that's still on the menu today. It's a moist, rich, three-layer wonder. The cake layers are dark chocolate frosted with rich fudge and caramel and topped with a generous garnish of giant pecans.
Gingerbread-Sour Cream Muffins [5]
We took a traditional holiday dessert ingredient -- gingerbread -- and turned it into a muffin. Crystallized ginger tops off these treats.
Chocolate-Almond Bubble Wreath [9]
Chocolate wrapped sweet-roll dough forms bite-size bubbles in this breakfast bread. We like it warm from the oven.
Mediterranean Eight-Layered Dip [13]
The day before you serve this layered dip, prepare the tomato mixture, hummus and tapenade. Cover and refrigerate separately until you're ready to layer and serve the dip. To save time, use purchased hummus.
Blue Blue Christmas Cocktail/Cranberry-Raspberry Spritz [17]
Cheer the holidays with bold Blue Blue Christmas Cocktail -- a combination of vodka or rum, white cranberry juice, blue curacao and lime juice. Or offer guests Cranberry-Raspberry Spritz, which includes a make-ahead syrup base (enough for 80 servings!) and either champagne, carbonated water or lemon-lime carbonated beverage.
Blue Blue Christmas Cocktail/Cranberry-Raspberry Spritz [18]
Antlers Wild Rice Soup [22]
We like the creamy richness of this chunky main-dish soup from Antlers Restaurant at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point, Minnesota.
Spinach-Stuffed Chicken [26]
A spiral of chicken stuffed with oozing cheese creates an impressive and irresistible main dish -- perfect for company. The recipe is from Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minnesota.
Cherry-Marinated Beef with Roquefort Polenta and Corn Salsa [30]
Cherry juice concentrate gives the beef a nice "char" when grilled. This recipe comes from the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa near Traverse City, Michigan.
Espresso Flans [33]
This flan ranks among our best taste panel has ever tried. It takes some effort to prepare the make-ahead specialty from Chicago's National 27, but it's worth it. The restaurant uses coffee extract; we substituted strong coffee.
Espresso Flans [34]
Hamantaschen [37]
A bright spot in the middle of the Michigan winter is Purim, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the triumph of Persian Jews over the wicked nobleman Haman. Purim brings hamantaschen, the traditional, three-cornered pastry pocket stiffed with sweet filing. It's one of the best of Jewish sweets. The recipe comes from Zingerman's in Anne Arbor.
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Chocolate Cream Spritz Cookies [41]
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Christmas Apple Pie [45]
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Christmas Apple Pie [46]
Bet You Can't Eat Just One Sugar Cookies [49]
These melt-in-your-mouth cookies come from the recipe file of Georgia Morehouse of Columbia, Missouri. Her family insists she bake at least one batch for New Year's Eve. Sprinkle them with colored sugar right before they bake to give them quick-and-easy sparkle.
Cranberry-Coconut Tassies [53]
Cream-cheese pastries with a cranberry, coconut and brown-sugar filling are like miniature pies. Bake them for a gift from the kitchen or for a tree-trimming buffet.
White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Hard Sauce [57]
Zingerman's Roadhouse restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has come up with a winning version of bread pudding. It's filled with dried cherries, white baking bar and vanilla bean.
Creamy Rich Pistachio-Tangerine Fudge [61]
When we decided we needed a fudge for this holiday cookbook, we started a no-fail version and added tangerine peel, pistachios and white baking pieces. You'll love it.
Rosemary Ward's Apple Cake With Butter-Rum Sauce [65]
"I first enjoyed this at a church circle meeting. Rosemary has since moved from Columbia, but I think of her every time I serve this," says Georgia Morehouse of Columbia, Missouri, who bakes it for New Year's Eve.
Raspberry Creme Brulee [69]
Raspberries stud this creamy dessert from a Baxter, Minnesota, restaurant.
Hot Buttered Rum and Spiced Pear Tea [73]
Freeze a base of ice cream, butter, sugar and spices, then combine with rum and boiling water when you're ready to serve our Hot Buttered Rum. You can freeze the base for up to three months -- almost long enough to last through a Midwest winter!
Pear nectar, honey, an orange and spices flavor easy-to-make Spiced Pear Tea.
Hot Buttered Rum [74]
Spiced Pear Tea [75]
Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope [78]
For a pretty party presentation: Press thin slices of fruit (such as kiwi fruit, strawberries, oranges, seedless grapes and/or maraschino cherries) against the sides of 6- to 10-ounce rocks glasses. Cover and place in freezer. Check after 20 to 30 minutes and replace any fruit that has fallen off the sides of the glasses. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight. When ready to serve add a little ice and your favorite clear carbonated beverage. If you want to add a little color, drizzle some grenadine over the top.
Best Potato Pancakes [81]
Our taste panel loved this comfort food from The Echo in Cincinnati. For a crispy crust, cook the potatoes at a higher temperature.
Best Potato Pancakes [82]
More Holiday Cookbook 2005 recipes [85]
Costa Rican Hearts of Palm Salad [86]
Mulled Cocoa-Espresso Eggnog [87]
Café Latte's Chicken Salsa Chili [90]
Graeter's Peppermint-Fudge Ice Cream Pie [91]
Little O's [92]
Mini Shrimp Cakes With Horseradish Chile Mayonnaise [93]
Roquefort Polenta [94]
Sweet Corn Salsa [95]
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Little 10 year old Slab's fist was throbbing and aching like it was on fire.
"Hey Ern'!" he yelled to his elder brother on the upper bunk.
"Yeah Slab'?"
"Dude you woke me up with all your throbbing down there. What's goin' on?"
"I dunno Ern, my fist is aching and pounding! That's never happened before!"
"Wow! Hey Slab! That's your first burning fist! That means you've reached pooberty!"
"It hurts Ern'! Make it stop!"
Ernie: "It's not gonna stop on its own Slab. There's only one cure for a throbbing fist!"
Slab: "Ow! lick lick lick, Ow, Ow! Help me, Ern! Help me!"
Ernie leaps off the bunk.
"Slab! I know exactly what you need!"
"Yeah, suck it up Slab! Be proud of your aching fist! There's a purpose for it! It's all part of God's plan!"
"What you need kid, is a nice fat soft sissy to sink that thing into!"
Slab: "Where do we get one of those Ern'?"
"I know where there's one!"
"C'mon kid! We'll take the sting outta your thing!"
Ernie: "YES!"
Slab: "What's that, Ern?"
"That's a nerd, Slab! A real fat one! See its freckles? Check out his Char Wars collectibles! What a fruitcake!"
Slab: "Hey I've never seen one of those before! He's funny! What's he for?"
Ernie: "He's God's gift to your fist!"
Ernie" Hey, Bobby Bigloaf! We caught ya!"
Ernie: "Whatcha doin' there fat boy?"
Bobby: "I'm stirring up crap on the blogosphere! I'm arguing toons with other toon fans! I even get to threaten them with physical harm 'n' stuff!"
Ernie:"It's easy to be tough inside your room with Mommy home isn't it, Bobby Bigloaf!"
Bobby: "You bet! Hey...what's that thing on the end of Slab's arm?"
Ernie: "It's Slab's new fist! He reached Pooberty today!"Bobby Bigloaf: "I wanna see!"
Ernie: "C'mon out Bobby Bigloaf. Don't be afraid! We're your friends!"
Slab's young fist throbs like a little hot MF.
Ernie: "Cool, huh, Bobby Bigloaf?"
SQUEEEENCH! Ernie: "Well, whaddaya think of Pooberty, Bobby?"
Bobby runs to get some. "Bobby Bigloaf: "Want, want!!"
Bobby: "WOW! I never seen pooberty before! Does it hurt?"
Slab: "OWWW! It really does, Bobby!"
Slab: "Say, Ern, whaddoo I do with this thing? It's really burning!"
Ernie whispers a secret in Slab's unspoiled ear.
Bobby: "Gee whiz, that's keen! I wish I had a burning pooberty!"
Slab is willing to share.
Slab: "You want some of this poison, Bobby Bigloaf?"
Slab: "Take that ya Fattypants!" Bobby wheezes up lung chunks as the gift of fist sinks unresistingly into soft flab.Bobby realizes quickly: "Hey! Waitaminute! I don't think you are my friends! I think you're BULLIES!"
Ernie: "You're pretty swift, Bobby Bigloaf! Didja get that big fat brain on the blogosphere??" Slab wonders at his first beat down. Then nature takes over and it feels so right.
A slow motion fist advances towards a soft mass of nerve endings, gums and flimsy braces...
Slab's screaming fist destroys 3 years of expensive orthodontry in less than a millisecond (slowed down by the magic of our slo mo camera).
Ernie's Blood lust is not easily sated. He eggs Slab on. "HIT 'IM 'SLAB! HIT 'IM!"
Slab winds up for a fierce
skull-smashing upper cut!
The whole lawn realizes the gravity of the situation! What began as an entertaining respite from the humdrum routine of lower-life has turned into an unbearable episode of merciless slaughter.
Mr. Worms cries:"It's too ugly! Someone's got to do something!" Mr. Daisy clutches his terrified wife.
He makes the ultimate sacrifice and tears himself out by the roots!
He frantically dashes into the house, knowing that he only has minutes of precious life left to act on Bobby's behalf.
Scrolling like mad, Mr. Daisy seeks out the one 'toon that might ward off Slab's ferocious attack.
At last! There he is! Flower Man: "MR. BASTARD! MR. BASTARD! COME IN, MR. BASTARD!"
"Your #1 fan is in trouble!"
Bastard: "Quack, quaaa, Squawk, bellow! Berate! Garble!"
Translation:"Not Bobby Bigloaf! He's memorized every line of my cartoons! ...and buys my merchandise!"
Flower: "Hurry hurry!"
"He's taking an awful beating!"
Out squeezes Donald Bastard: SQUOICH!
He spins and is ready for action.
Out spews his famous hat.
Donald goes into his anticipation...
..and explodes offscreen!
Outside the carnage continues unabated.
Donald Bastard approaches the slaughter in strike position.
Who is this interloper, wonders Slab "n" Ernie?
Bobby Bigloaf has been pummeled and bruised to near unconsciousness.
Ernie is outraged. He tells Slab to continue the onslaught, as he takes a step towards the Cartoon celebrity: "Finish the job, Slab! I'll take care of this feathered faggot!"
(I don't condone Ernie's use of hate-words and neither will our knight in shining keratin)
Ernie prepares to give the interloper a beating.
DB is a trained mixed martial artist and quickly dispatches his victim with a punishing kick to the knee. The joint disintegrates.
Ernie seizes his shattered knee in agony as DB looks for his next prey.Slab leaps off Bobby: "Hey! You can't do that to Ernie!"
He kisses his bully fist for luck.
Ernie eggs him on: "Preserve the honor of the Liquor family, Slab!"
Slab is eager; he knows he has a real fight on his hands: "This is gonna be good."
Donald's steely eyes zero in on his target. They touch gloves.
The clash of the titans is on! Violence returns to the cartoons! Will pooberty or training win??
(that last image is inspired by Kirby, the greatest fight artist ever)
Both combatants simultaneously deliver a punishing blow.
Slab is bruised but not out.
DB fires a kick to the head with furious webbed force.
Slab's hurt! He has a mouth full of crushed jawbone and teeth fragments!
This would finish any regular bully, but it just makes Slab mad!Oh! A perfect driving elbow to the solar plexus from the ring bastard!
Followed by a flying knee! This could be it, folks! Nobody should have to take this kind of punishment!
Donald is jumping up and down! He's taunting his opponent! Oh the humiliation!"
Slab looks to his corner! "WhattadoIdo now 'Ern??!"
Ernie advises: "Do that move we learned in Sunday School!"
Slab leaps into a bill-crunching Superman punch! "What a fight! What a fight!"
Donald is knocked to the matt. He's on his back! "Ground and pound 'im like Father McGinty showed ya, Slab!" shouts Ernie! "Pretend he's one o' those ATHEIST duck bastards!"
Slab dives on the dazed mallard.
Slab leaps on Donald. The bastard attempts guard position.
It's a clumsy guard and he quickly recloses it with perfect technique.
Slab postures up.
Slab is ready for some old fashioned all-American ground and pound.
He swings his swollen pooberty fist frantically, but the blows are merely glancing thanks to Donald's defensive ground game.
Honestly, I don't know what's harder - practicing BJJ, or drawing it.
This just about killed me...Sorry it's pretty scribbly
Slab won't make this mistake again!...
The throbbing intensifies.
Bigger and bigger! Now it's turning blue! Oh, the pangs of budding youth!
And now here comes the other fist!
Now they're both throbbing! Back and forth! Back and forth!
He turns to his corner for help: "I can't stand the pain, Ern!"
Ernie: "Shut up! Look out! He's getting up!"
Donald looks determined. It's an ugly look. The glare of eyes tasting their helpless prey hungrily.
Slab: "WhattooIdo Ern'? WHATTA I DOOOOO?"
"OW OW OW OW OW OW OW!!! Help me Ern!"
Ernie: "Now you got 2 Pooberty fists, Slab! Use 'em or lose 'em!"
Slab accepts the intense burning in his changing organs of violence and takes a step to meet his opponent. I couldn't guess the outcome of this fight! Will it be skill or hormones that win the day?!
Slab releases a whistling screaming fist directly at the maw of his opponent! But the trained bill opens at the last instant!It clasps down on the Fist of Fire!
Donald tears the fist apart in his powerful bill! Digits sever! Knuckles separate!
Bobby is up now, rooting on his Toon champion!
As the nutrients of Slab's pooberty hormones surge through the bastards's veins, he swells with burning power!
CRUNCH! He's taken the other fist! Oh my God, it's a slaughter folks! He's squeezing every ounce of juice out of the raging fist as if it's a morning orange!
With sheer disdain, he spits out the indigestible joints. Slab is crippled! Can this fight go on??
He throws a punishing blow to Slab, knocking his head clear off! This could be bad for the younger opponent!
Slab's in trouble! Donald has achieved full mount position!
Oh My God! He's punishing the kid! It's a merciless onslaught of flying feathered fists! Slab's not intelligently defending himself! This is just sheer senseless violence! This is not what this sport is about!
Say, who's that climbing over the fence??!
Why, it's BIG JOHN - the world's greatest MMA ref!
No one sees more or reacts quicker than John. He lunges at the foes and separates them.
It's over, it's over! Big John has stopped the fight!
Slab is outraged! The fans are booing! This could be a controversial stoppage!
It takes Donald a second to realize the fight is over and then he bursts into his victory ritual!
He does his famous "put him out of his misery" mock shotgun bit! Pure humiliation!
He races around the yard in triumph and hops up onto the fence! The crowd goes wild!
The whole neighborhood eats it up! Who doesn't love this hall of fame champion?
Donald does a backflip off the fence!
A perfect landing! What an athlete! What an athlete!
He gives the camera a thumbs up and his local gang signal!
Big John holds the hands of his anxious opponents. This is the only place you can do that in this great nation of ours, folks.
And now we wait for the official judge's verdict. That is one sad looking headless boy there.
Bobby Bigloaf is up and cheering his cartoon hero. He rushes to congratulate him.
The vanquished Slab and his ruined pooberty fists skulk away in shame.
Bobby gives a Donald a well-practiced, furry-worthy-man-hug as Big John looks down with pride at the scene of youthful joy. There's nothing like a good dose of violence to warm the heart of any decent red-blooded boy!
"Gee Mr. Cartoon Bastard," squeals Bobby, "you sure showed those bullies!"
Then the poor little future cartoon-scribe laments his own natural wimpiness. "Gosh, I was wish I could kick some bully butt like you, but I'm just a little old defenseless fatty."
Big John has the answer: "Bobby, you don't have to work out for 10 years to get a black belt in self-defense! We need you eating potato chips and writing superhero comic books!
What you do need is this fancy-ass official Donald Bastard T shirt! No one's gonna mess with you in a manly shirt like this!
It fits like a second skin! Bobby has bully armor!
Always the gentleman, Big John offers the lad his glasses that got knocked off during the healthy young scuffle.
He gives the little fatty a pat on his brush cut. Bobby's proud chest swells with bacon fat. Donald assumes his fight poses for the photographers.
"You will never again have to take any crap from bullies when you wear your official Donald Bastard shirt!" promises McCarthy.
"...And all you bloggers out there who afraid to go outside in bright daylight! Now you can! Just buy your own Donald Bastard shirt and you too can be a badass!"
"What do we say, guys?"
The heroic flower that selflessly tore his roots from the life-giving dirt and gave us this wonderful story twist gasps valiantly, "My job is done here"
As he drops to join the eternity of forgotten heroes, his young wife promptly loses her mind. "Who will raise my child?" she screams in anguish. Mr. Annelid comforts her but keeps his reproductive band at a decent distance (for now).
Help the young widow raise her unborn child in a decent lawn and never take any crap from teachers, bullies, forest rangers or any other scary figures of authority again!


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MSP joins with Big Brothers Big Sisters to better serve at-risk youth
The Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Alliance have announced a new partnership in an effort to reduce delinquency, alcohol/drug/tobacco use, violence, truancy and other issues that affect at-risk youth.
"I am a firm believer in the value of prevention services and community policing, which is why we have community service troopers assigned to communities across the state whose sole focus is outreach to help strengthen communities," said MSP Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue in a press release. "Prevention, education and partnerships are necessary and needed components to improving the quality of life for our youth."
BBBS service providers hope that the new partnership with the MSP will inspire others to become mentors with young people in their communities, including Ionia County.
The collaboration between the MSP and BBBS will include increasing the number of MSP mentors, expediting the mentor screening process, increasing youth referrals, improving the delivery of mentoring services to at-risk youth and outcome tracking, and raising awareness for the opportunity of youth to attend the MSP Youth Leadership Academy.
The academy is a week-long residential program that provides youth the opportunity to develop leadership skills and build positive relationships with law enforcement officers.
In Ionia County, BBBS is partnering with the school systems to identify "Littles" who would benefit from a mentoring relationships with "Bigs," said BBBS Program Director Kelly Young. Children 5 to 18 are eligible for a Big Brother or Big Sister, but most are between 8 and 16.
"We're having conversations with community stakeholders, such as the school district in Ionia and also the sheriff's office, to identify kids that need us most," Young said.
Children can be considered "at-risk" for a number of reasons, she added.
"People commonly think of kids that come from a low-income, single-parent household, but there can be other risk factors," she said. "They can be kids struggling academically, especially in terms of reading, or attendance can be an issue, or behavior in general."
To meet the need in Ionia County, BBBS hopes to recruit 30 new mentors from the county to match with local children, Young said.
"We're looking for adult volunteers who are able to commit to spending time three to four times a month for at least a year, to develop a safe and rewarding relationship with a young person, to be a friend, a support – to be themselves," she said. "We have the funds; we need the mentors."
The organization provides professional training and support professional training and support. To find out more information about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, contact Alicia Barajas at 517-372-0160.
The BBBS's one-on-one youth mentoring program has been recognized nationally as an evidence-based process that leads to better outcomes for young people. According to BBBS, research shows youth participating in the mentoring program are 52 percent less likely to skip school, 46 percent less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 33 percent less likely to hit someone and 27 percent less likely to begin using alcohol.
For additional information about BBBS, visit www.bbbs.org.
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Harlan Wallace "Slim" Casto, Jr., 89, of Evans, WV, passed away March 26, 2013, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.
Harlan Wallace "Slim" Casto, Jr., 89, of Evans, WV, passed away March 26, 2013, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.
He was born October 7, 1923, in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late Harlan W., Sr. and Dollie (Parsons) Casto. His wife, Marjorie (Sayre) Casto, also preceded him in death.
He was a World War II United States Navy veteran and served as a Navy Aviation Electrician in the Pacific Theater stationed in Pearl Harbor. He was a retired farmer and cattleman and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Ripley.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Ripley Lodge #16 AF & AM, Nemesis Temple Shrine, and American Legion Post #107, Ripley. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include a son, G. W. "Bo" and his wife, Cyndi Casto, of Evans, daughter, Lucky Lee and her husband, Richard H. Murdock, of West Melbourne, FL; grandchildren, David H. Murdock, Michael (Ronele) Murdock, DeVonna Casto, and Seth Wallace (Samantha) Casto; great-grandchildren, Brittany L. Murdock, Brandon H. Murdock, Chase H. Murdock, Cameron Wallace Allen Casto, and McKinze Kaylynn Casto; step grandson, Aaron (Brenda) Wix, and step great grandchildren, Ethan Wix and Ella Wix.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, WV, with John Gunther officiating.
Burial will follow in the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans with military honors by American Legion Post #107.
Visitation was from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
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People visit the Emerald Isle for many reasons, among them history, genealogy, golf and beer. But what brings visitors back is the Irish themselves, as friendly, easygoing and genuine a people as you'll ever meet.
One of the most straightforward ways to meet locals and experience Irish hospitality is to stay at a bed and breakfast – there are about 1,800 in the Republic of Ireland and 500 in Northern Ireland (many are listed at www.bandbireland.com). B&Bs offer guests the feeling of being among friends eager to share their knowledge of surrounding attractions and local food producers, artisans and merchants.
At the Bungalow Farmhouse B&B, a typical country retreat in the southeast of Ireland, guests are quickly acquainted with slow living. "After showing guests to one of the four ensuite rooms, I put the kettle on for tea and prepare fresh homemade scones and jam while they are settling in," says Gretta Power, who has been running the B&B with her husband Sean on their farm in Clonmantagh since 1992. She'll usually sit with guests for a chat over tea and answer any questions they may have about things to do in the area.
A five-course dinner can be ordered in the Bungalow dining room, but breakfast is the most important meal of the day here. This includes a cold buffet with cereals, yogurt, fruit, cheese and cold cuts and a selection of hot breakfasts, including the full Irish — fried eggs, bacon, sausage, grilled tomato and black and white puddings — all served with a selection of homemade bread, scones and jam preserves and coffee, hot chocolate or tea.
"We try to give all our guests a real Irish welcome so they leave with a good night's sleep, great food and fantastic memories that will live long in their minds," she says.
Power's persuasion seems to have worked on the staff at Quebec City's St. Patrick's High School, who recently visited with a group of students for the third time and promised to be back again next year.
Travellers seeking more cosmopolitan amenities can hang their hat at Julie and Brian Mahon's Annandale House, a four-room, century-old B&B located in Drumcondra, a leafy suburb just north of Dublin. In addition to enjoying such modern conveniences as free Wi-Fi Internet, guests can avoid having to drive into Dublin by taking a city bus that passes every few minutes.
A former hotel worker, Julie Mahon makes a point of sharing her enthusiasm for meeting new people. "At breakfast time, guests sit together around a large table. I always introduce everyone and start the conversation going. For some people, it's their first meeting people from different countries," she says.
Mahon is quick to point out that running a B&B out of her home isn't just a job. "It's a point of pride that guests have a good time when they visit our city. We give tested and true advice on where to get the best pint and food, and where to avoid."
One of her favourite things to do in Dublin is the Hop On Hop Off bus tours. These two-hour guided tours offer riders a chance to visit various attractions, or just sit back and enjoy the guided tour featuring entertaining and odd anecdotes you won't read in any brochure.
And for a true taste of slow culture, visitors should stop in at the nearest public house.
"The pub is truly the centre of social activity. It's the neighbourhood gathering place," says Carole Zabbal, a Montreal-based copywriter who lived in Ireland for several years.
Although many pubs have been transformed by tourist expectations — walls are often covered in kitschy memorabilia and kitchens serve standardized "pub grub," like hamburgers, fish and chips and shepherd's pie — they're still the best place to rub elbows with Irish people and enjoy the craic (pronounced "crack," a local expression meaning "fun.")
The pub is where you'll develop an ear for the innate Irish gift of the gab and Irish humour, honed over centuries when the "luck of the Irish" was understood as a long-running in-joke. Zabbal fondly remembers many a pub night filled with the sounds of traditional music, a beat that can stir the heart — and feet — of any listener.
"In the countryside, people often bring their instruments to the pub, and if a jam session starts to take shape, they may join in," she says. You may find yourself joining the impromptu singing and dancing that often ensues — even if you don't know any of the words or moves. That's why they call beer "liquid courage."
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Capitals Tickets Giveaway Winner Announcement!
So today was the deadline for entering into my Caps tickets contest. And I came back from class and the gym, filmed a whole setup I had for picking the name at random…and of course, the video clips on my iPhone won't open on iMovie on my computer for me to put together to show here. Of course that would happen when I try to use two Apple products together (as you can tell, not the biggest fan of Apple, but switched over to a MacBook and iPhone because they work better for the field I am going into supposedly).
So. Tomorrow I will continue to try to piece that movie together somehow because it's funny watching me fail time after time to get a name selected.
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Jason, I'll be in touch with you by e-mail, or you tweet at me or whatever works best. To everyone else, sorry it didn't work out in your favor. I will be doing more and more giveaways all season long, and as you know if you've been following me on Twitter lately, I have a problem with hoarding baseball shenanigans, so definitely have a lot of cool stuff to give away.
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In 2017, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) you will pay for a standard year of full-time study is between $6,349 and $10,596. See below for more detail.
All undergraduate and honours degrees have Commonwealth supported places (CSP) available.
In a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government. Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set each year by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual enrolled courses, not the overall program.
As a CSP student, you may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which allows you to defer payment of up to 100% of your student contribution.
Learn more about fees for undergraduate study.
How much can I expect to pay for my Commonwealth supported place?
Courses (subjects) fall into one of three bands. The band determines the student contribution amount for the course.
Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all courses in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in courses (subjects) from a combination of bands.
You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at Fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Maximum student contribution amount for Commonwealth supported places in 2017
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$793 per standard (12 credit point) course
|Band 2: mathematics, statistics, computing, built environment, other health, allied health, science, engineering, surveying, agriculture
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Band 3: law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science
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If your HECS-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.
You will only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying).
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.
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In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2017 is $294.
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For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.
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Some thoughts on choosing good gifts for people in your life.
I have always believed that gifts can be really effective if the whole idea is approached correctly. I've heard it said that one should buy things they'd like to receive themselves. Well, that can be a little self-serving, but it also makes pretty good sense sometimes. I've always heard that the thing to get someone who has everything is nothing.
I think it can be really meaningful to give a gift that is made especially for the person. Not all people are creative enough to fashion the gifts they give, but there are a good many artisans out there that really do lovely work. Last year I received a wooden bowl and a wooden ornament made by a local artisan. They are both beautiful and immediately became treasures to me. Arts and craft fairs like the one held in Kirksville every autumn are a good place to find excellent gifts that can be purchased well ahead of the holiday rush.
I like gifts that are thoughtful; gifts that I know the giver has really considered what I might like to have, or even need. Most of us, either consciously or unconsciously, hint that we would like one thing or another. When I ask a person what I can get for them, I only ask because I really want to get them something they either need or want to have. People are usually embarrassed by this, though. I think it's fine to go ahead and let someone know if there's a particular gift you might like to receive, or if you have something that you actually need. I like to feel good about the gifts I give.
Because I have been a musician all my life, many of the people with whom I associate are also musically inclined. On occasion, I have written music as a gift. Sometimes that's really well received, but not always. I guess there's no sure thing when it comes to gifts. Some women really like jewelry, but it's a mistake to think that every woman wants a piece of jewelry. Some housewives would truly be delighted with a kitchen appliance that saved them time and effort, while others might really be offended that they have not received a more personal gift.
The trick is knowing the people you're buying for. I have ten great nieces and nephews. I don't like to give them toys. I've seen their homes and happen to know that they have plenty of plastic toys, most of which have been discarded in rather short order. I like to give them either savings bonds for their future education, or gift cards for a book store so that they can choose some reading material that appeals to them. I always stipulate that the money I send their way is not to be used for toys, but for something that will enhance their education process. When they were younger, I gave the money to my sisters and told them my "rules" for how my money was to be spent. I think they made good use of those gifts. My sisters are the grandmothers of these great nieces and nephews, so they know what might be useful to their grandchildren.
Whatever you give, make sure it's something you really feel good about. This is especially difficult when we are bombarded with commercial that tell us how wonderful certain products are. Gifts are ways of letting people know we care about them. They don't have to be expensive, just heart-felt. Shopping early makes it much easier to identify a gift that is really right for your friend or relative.
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It may be a quiet mid-week afternoon, but don't let the quiet deceive you - China Inn is a buzzing, busy and noisy place when the take-out orders begin to flood in and the booths fill up around dinner time. From its modest exterior, you might underestimate this popular restaurant - but after your first bite of its authentic Chinese food, you will know why its phones are always ringing, and its kitchen is always busy.
China Inn is a family owned and operated restaurant that is tucked up against the CVS drugstore in the Greenwood section of Warwick. Owners Sam Chen and his wife Amy Weng, who came to Rhode Island from China ten years ago, are passionate about the food they prepare here every day and are the reason this unexpected find has such a cadre of devoted fans. Their food can best be described in five words: healthy, affordable, fresh, MSG-free, and delicious.
The menu at China Inn offers up a long list of healthy, affordable, fresh, MSG-free and delicious selections, including many gluten-free options. Amy Weng is quick to point out that, with the exception of some fried appetizers, the food here is all steamed. A chicken broth concentrate is used in place of MSG to infuse their food with flavor and intensity. All their chicken dishes are made with 100% white chicken meat. Because they do so much volume here, their ingredients are always fresh and prepared on site - nothing ever comes here frozen or processed.
To begin your meal, chose from one of their many tantalizing appetizers. Lightly fried, hand rolled and using freshly prepared ingredients are their crunchy egg rolls, their crab-filled Crab Rangoon, their finger-licking good BBQ spare ribs and their syrupy chicken wings, to name a few favorites. Some of the many menu items include a large variety of soups, chow mein, chop suey, fried rice, egg foo young and lo mein dishes. The combination platters and meat and vegetable options are endless - including beef, poultry, seafood, pad thai (gluten-free) and vegetable main dishes.
China Inn now introduces its "Hibachi" items to the menu - stir-fried vegetables in a delicate teriyaki sauce with tender chicken, beef, shrimp or scallops. Indulge in China Inn's award winning signature dish, the Chow Mei Fun - a heaping platter of perfectly seasoned thin noodles with loads of meat or vegetables. Just another reason to visit China Inn today!
China Inn will also cater any function for you, big or small. Their party platters are ready to serve and ALWAYS the hit of the party. All you need is 24 hours notice, and China Inn is there.
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La Plata Electric Association has joined a coalition of electric cooperatives and large companies in filing a formal complaint against Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, charging the associations new rate structure is unreasonable.
Tri-State changed its rate structure this year to assess charges by calculating a customers average electricity usage rather than factoring use during peak-demand times.
The coalition alleges the new rate structure bases customers energy rates on their energy consumption and creates an unfair economic burden on customers who are encouraged to use electricity during off-peak hours. Tri-States previous rate structure encouraged use of electricity during off-peak hours, according to the LPEA complaint.
LPEA allows its customers to participate in a time-of-use program, which charges users a rate based on when they are using electricity, encouraging off-peak use with lower rates.
The time-of-use program is virtually useless now, said Jeff Berman, an LPEA board member who voted in favor of filing the complaint.
The changes went into effect Jan. 1, and LPEAs time-of-use customers have seen about a 30 percent increase in their electricity bills, said Greg Munro, LPEA CEO.
About 5,000 LPEA customers were in the program before the new rate structure, according to the complaint, which was filed Monday afternoon with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
The complaint comes after about a 1½-year discussion with Tri-State about its new rate structure, according to a LPEA news release.
LPEA is one of three cooperatives in the state involved in the complaint, including Empire Electric Association, which serves Cortez. BP, Encana Oil & Gas, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Kinder Morgan CO2 Company and ExxonMobil Power and Gas Services Inc. are part of an alliance that joined the cooperatives in the complaint.
The cooperatives purchase generation and transmission services from Tri-State under a wholesale contract that requires the cooperatives to purchase at least 95 percent of their electricity from Tri-State at the rates set by the association. The contract expires Dec. 31, 2050.
The cooperatives are among 44 members in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico that are under contract with Tri-State.
Electricity cooperatives in New Mexico filed a complaint in November 2012 with the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission, alleging Tri-States rate increases and rate structure in the state were unfair. The New Mexico PRC opened an investigation into the increase.
Tri-State, in return, filed a federal lawsuit against the New Mexico PRC, saying it was outside its jurisdiction and could not control utility rates in the state, according to a Santa Fe New Mexican article.
Tri-State could make the same argument against the Colorado PUC should the commission look into the new rate structure, said Barry Spear, LPEAs attorney, but the coalition believes the commission is within its jurisdiction to review the structure.
Tri-State has 20 days to file a response to the complaint, but has to file a motion to dismiss the complaint in 14 days if it doesnt believe the PUC is within its jurisdiction, Spear said.
Tri-State starts a 1½-day board meeting today, but it is unknown if board members will discuss the complaint. The complaint is not on the boards agenda, but Spear said he expects the board to informally discuss it.


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Early in the Bush administration, the extravagant financial commitment mandating two wars and 10 years of tax cuts for top earners led to a wild spending spree. These miscues added trillions of dollars to the national debt that carried over into the Obama administration.
Obviously, the American electorate believed that after only two years in office, President Barack Obama should have magically stopped the country's financial bleeding. So, in 2010, the electorate saddled him with a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, hellbent on making him a one-term president.
The ensuing gridlock sabotaged the president's ability to move the country forward.
In the Dec. 16 Butler Eagle, Congressman Mike Kelly addressed the looming financial crisis (the fiscal cliff) predicted to occur on Jan. 1.
If that should occur, taxes will increase — for all taxpayers. Entitlement spending will be slashed.
It's estimated that the average middle-class tax burden will increase by $2,200 in 2013 over 2012.
There is no better example of the danger inherent with congressional gridlock than this pending calamity. To fix the national deficit, Kelly said revenue needs to increase while spending needs to decrease.
Conversely, Kelly says increasing taxes on top income earners would not make a difference in the deficit. That's bad math. Under that scenario, where would the revenue then come from?
Apparently, Kelly has learned little from the 4.6 percent Bush tax cut, to 35 percent, for top-earners, costing the national treasury trillions of dollars over a decade. Most importantly, these tax cuts failed to produce jobs promised.
Kelly calls Obama's spending "dangerous." What spending cuts would Kelly have recommended over the last four years? Would he have brought two wars to a screeching halt, before the job was completed; eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency and not aid the victims of natural disasters; eliminate food stamps and unemployment benefits during the worst recession in 80 years; not intervene in a stormy Middle East; bring all our troops home stationed all around the world?
Yes, we even have troops on Okinawa.
To all of the above, I think not. Sadly, Medicare would be a prime target for spending cuts that certainly would hurt the poor and the elderly.
From 1936 to 1980, top tax rates never were set below 70 percent. Apparently, that was the tax stand-ard by which America remained solvent.
To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, elections are of no value if the voters fail to understand the issues.
Case in point: This outgoing Republican Congress has a favorable rating of 11 percent. Yet, this past November, we voted that these same Republican culprits maintain control of the House for yet another two years.
I think Jefferson was on to something.


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Please!!! The ancient Greeks and Romans were people just like you and me - they had faults too, some of them quite grevious. Misogynist, warmongering, intolerant (to other cultures) tendencies have become the salient views of certain modern cultures - when we can yet overlook the prevalence of these things in the Classical world!...works older than two millennia which portray the fragility, flippancy, resolve and, ultimately, the meaning of the human condition; works whose very existence up until the modern day is testament to the breadth and depth of the subjects dealt with therein; works whose linguistic beauty far surpasses anything that has been written subsequently or, doubtless, will be
And whence comes this notion that Classical art (in all forms, including literature) is the most beautiful art ever to have been created? Sure, the Classical world had its geniuses and achievements... but what makes those achievements any greater than the achievements of all other cultures, ancient, modern, and those yet to come?
Who can say that the art of this culture surpasses all others in beauty, when what constitutes 'beauty' cannot even be universally defined?
And even if beauty could be defined, how can you claim that anything is more beautiful than everything else, when you can't even make the comparison because you don't know what everything else entails? You can't have seen all the art that existed before and up to this point - let alone, that which has not yet been created!
As for the survival of the works... how is that a testament to their greatness? Even within the Classics there is so much that has been lost; you can't mean to say, for instance, that the surviving plays of Sophocles are his best works simply because they're the ones which survived?
How do you know that there was never existed something far more magnificent than that which the Classical world produced, but has been lost?
...I could go on.
I study the Classics because I feel a certain connection to aspects of ancient Greece - but I recognise that this is a personal, not a universal, attraction. I also readily recognise that there are things about ancient Greece which I don't like at all...
In general, there have been (and still are) so many cultures out there - and as each is unique with its own set of good and bad points, I just don't see that any one of them can be placed above others, except for our individual purposes. So - fair enough if you feel that a certain culture works better for you than others, but that doesn't make that culture universally better.