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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
July 29, 1923: Members of the board of directors of the Rock Creek Fair Association voted to dispense with the annual meeting this year. Conditions do not seem conducive to holding the fair this year. Rock Creek has been in operation for nearly 50 years and has been one of the leading country fairs in Central Illinois.
75 years ago
July 29, 1948: Miss Mabel Thomas of LeRoy was named "Queen of Electricity" at the Corn Belt Electric Co-operative jubilee. Gov. Dwight H. Green, who crowned the queen, declared the 10-year record of the Corn Belt Electric co-operative is a dramatic story of success.
50 years ago
July 29, 1973: Hundreds of people lined the shores of Miller Park lagoon to watch a radio announcer drive a Volkswagen into the water to see if it would float. It did. In keeping with the political times, the announcer termed the car a "Waterbug."
25 years ago
July 29, 1998: A month ago today, a wild windstorm whipped through Central Illinois — uprooting trees, damaging homes and downing power lines. In McLean County, Illinois Power had to replace 35 electrical poles. Country Companies reported handling 5,525 storm-related claims totaling about $7 million; State Farm Insurance Cos. handled 2,443 claims and losses of $2.5 million.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
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The odds of being attacked by a shark in Texas, or anywhere for that matter, are minuscule -- a one in 3.7 million chance, according to the University of Florida. So why do they strike such fear in beachgoers?
"People think that anything that looks like a shark is a shark and it will hurt them. But in general, sharks are actually not out there to hurt us," curator at Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine Karen Rifenbury said. "Unfortunately, the movie Jaws really didn't do sharks justice. They made people very afraid of sharks."
While the odds of a shark encounter are long, they're not zero. A surfer, who asked that we just use his first name, was bitten on the foot by a shark in December 2022 in Corpus Christi. He walked away with minor injuries and added the encounter wouldn't deter him from getting back on the board.
"If you think about all the potential things that can happen to you out surfing, you're not going to go surfing," Jim said. "You just kind of got to go with it and figure the odds are on your side most of the time."
The president and CEO of the Texas State Aquarium Jesse Gilbert explained why a shark might want to check out what's on top of a surfboard.
"If you're a snorkeler or scuba diver and you look up and somebody is on a surfboard above you, all you see is that dark silhouette," Gilbert said. "A shark -- they're just curious. They see that might be something from a dark silhouette standpoint that they might put on the menu and then they realize it's a human."
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KAREN MICHAEL
Special correspondent
In a span of three days, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it had recovered $2.5 million in unpaid wages for over 450 employees involving eight different companies.
As evidenced by the announcements, there is no one industry that continues to violate the Fair Labor Standards Act — a 1938 law that requires non-exempt employees to be paid overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The law also provides for minimum wage and has special rules around tip pooling for tipped workers.
The FLSA permits recovery of not just the back wages owed to the employee and attorney’s fees, but the law has a special provision referred to as “liquidated damages” — which doubles what is owed to the employee as penalties.
Multiple FLSA provisions were center stage in the announcements that employers had violated, among them:
A New York gas station, convenience store and Subway franchise operator will pay $178,000 for eight employees, including about $90,000 in back wages for overtime and minimum wage violations, and an equal amount in liquidated damages, and payment for willful violations.
A supermarket in Utah will pay $502,609 in back wages and liquidated damages for 148 workers to include $251,305 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to the affected employees as well as $22,390 in civil money penalties for the overtime violations. The DOL announced it also penalized the supermarket for attempting to prevent DOL investigators from interviewing employees and instructed them to tell investigators they did not work more than 40 hours per week.
Telling workers to lie to federal regulators is absolutely an unacceptable workplace practice.
The DOL called upon the supermarket industry to comply with labor laws. The DOL announced, “Supermarket industry workers are often paid flat daily or weekly rates of pay and are deprived of their earned overtime pay.” It said, “The department is dedicated to making sure workers are paid as required by federal law. No employee should fear their employer’s wrath for reporting pay concerns.”
A pest control company in Alabama will pay $64,000 in back wages for 41 workers who worked over 40 hours in a workweek and were denied overtime pay.
A food wholesaler in Hawaii will pay $73,000 to 11 warehouse workers to include $36,685 in unpaid overtime wages, $36,685 in damages and $8,877 in penalties for the reckless disregard of the law, according to the announcement.
The DOL said of the violations, “Investigators determined the employer illegally gave workers the option to either clock in overtime hours worked or to accept cash payments to avoid paying taxes on those earnings. The employer also violated FLSA recordkeeping requirements by keeping inaccurate time and payroll records.”
A San Diego café owner will pay $127,000 in back wages and damages to 18 employees, including waiters and cooks, due to unpaid overtime. The DOL found that some employees were required to work up to 67 hours per week without proper compensation. The DOL’s recovery includes $63,674 in unpaid wages and an equal amount in damages, in addition to $7,263 in penalties for the “reckless disregard of the law.”
The DOL announced, “Restaurant employers such as Jimmy Carter’s Mexican Café cheat workers and commit wage theft when they refuse to pay employees’ earned overtime wages,” said Wage and Hour District Director Min Park-Chung in San Diego. “Cooks and servers often work long hours and, like all workers, must be paid in compliance with federal labor laws. Employers who undercut their workers’ wages will be held accountable.”
The owner of six Connecticut restaurants will pay a whopping $858,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 105 workers. According to the announcement, the judgment included withheld tips from the workers.
A staffing agency in California will pay $373,000 in back wages for 23 caregivers who were denied overtime, some of whom worked 12 to 16 hours a day. The DOL reported that the company paid employees straight-time rates for all hours worked, including what should have been overtime hours.
A Wisconsin restaurant chain will pay $272,000 to more than 100 employees for a variety of labor violations, including “denying 110 servers, cooks and other employees earned wages and tips and employing three minors to work later and longer hours than the law permits.” The DOL found that the company operated an invalid tip pool by illegally including kitchen staff and cooks, which are not tipped occupations, into the tip pool. The DOL stated, “By doing so, the employer lost its ability to claim credit for tips toward its minimum wage and overtime obligations for tipped employees, such as servers.”
All of these violations reveal a grim outlook on how employers are operating their businesses and failing to comply with basic labor laws. Employees frequently feel that they have no voice and are uncertain of their rights.
Employers must comply with federal and state wage payment laws, without exception, and the employee and employer cannot agree otherwise.
More information on federal labor laws can be found at www.dol.gov . In Virginia, employees can report violations to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry at www.doli.virginia.gov .
From the Archives: 250 photos of Richmond in the 1940s
Belle Isle
In February 1948, the 76-year-old trestle across the James River that Southern Railway used to haul coal and iron between the Old Dominion Iron and Steel mill and Tredegar Co. was being removed. A 1909 fire had ravaged the bridge, and by 1948, its remnants on the isle were determined to be a fire hazard far beyond any use.
Times-Dispatch
Bellwood Drive-In
5-20-1948: The Bellwood Drive-In Theater, under construction now four miles south of Richmond city limits, will open on or about May 27. The tower shown in the photo is 70 feet high, serving as front of the theater and screen.
RTD Staff
Bowler School
In September 1948, the first pupils entered the Bowler School. The school, at 26th and Leigh streets in Richmond, was previously the Springfield School, which taught white children. It had just been converted to a school for black youths, and more than 700 were enrolled on the first day. It was named for J. Andrew Bowler, the first pastor at Mount Olivet Baptist Church and organizer of a Church Hill school for black children in the 1880s. The building now houses the Bacon and Bowler Retirement Community.
Times-Dispatch
Cowardin Avenue Christian Recreation Center
In June 1948, four teenagers played a board game at the Cowardin Avenue Christian Recreation Center in Richmond.
Staff photo
Floods
In May 1948, flooding from heavy rains in the Windsor Shades area of New Kent County washed out a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bed, leaving unsupported rails spanning a chasm. The flooded U.S. Route 60 is in the foreground. As much as 8 feet of water was reported on Route 60 in the area.
File photo
Glenwood Country Club
In June 1948, Mrs. C.N. Carter made a splash on the 11th hole at Glenwood Country Club in Henrico County as she blasted out of a creek. Carter was playing in a quarterfinal at the city women’s golf championship.
Staff photo
Grace Street
In July 1949, shoppers ducked into doorways or under awnings on Grace Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Richmond. Summer heat left the block unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon.
Staff photo
Maggie Walker
In May 1948, Eldridge E. Scales of Maggie Walker High School conducted an elementary school band rehearsal for the Richmond public schools’ annual spring music festival, “One World Through Music.” The festival, which previously had been held in the Mosque, was postponed twice because bad weather threatened the new location at City Stadium. Despite the delays, about 8,000 people attended the show.
RTD Staff
Powerline
In June 1949, a power line on Brook Road was a tangled mess of wires after a lightning strike during a storm. About 15,000 homes in Ginter Park, Lakeside and nearby areas lost power, though it was restored within an hour.
Staff photo
Public bath house
12-31-1949: Richmond's Baths - The city keeps a close watch on the Grace Arents' baths on Oregon Hill, which cost $4,500 yearly to operate.
RTD Staff
Schools
In September 1948, as the school year started, Dick Harvey gave a playful tug to Sue Gallegher's pigtails. The new year saw an unexpected boom in registrations across the area. Bellmeade and Summer Hill schools on the Petersburg Pike saw such an increase that they considered adding staff and operating classes on two shifts.
RTD Staff
Semmes
In February 1949, a new sign indicated the nearby Patrick Henry School along Semmes Avenue approaching Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond.
Staff photo
Shawondasee
This May 1948 image shows Boy Scouts enjoying the lake at Camp Shawondasee in Chesterfield County. In May 1965, the camp shut its doors after more than 50 years serving Scouts in the region. The urbanization of Chesterfield around it, limited drinking water and a lake that didn’t hold up to a whole summer of campers led the Scouts to find a new location in Goochland County. The next year, the YMCA purchased the land, and its Camp Thunderbird still operates there today.
RTD Staff
Sixth Street Market
This June 1948 image shows the exterior of the Sixth Street Market’s meat building, built in the mid-1800s. The market itself started in the early 19th century. In the mid-1960s, the meat building, with its 42 decorative bull heads, was torn down to make way for a parking lot. Most of the bull heads were salvaged and auctioned, and the market continued in the first floor of the Blue Armory building and in various stalls along the street for another 20 years.
RTD Staff
Sixth Street Market
In July 1948, the Sixth Street Market in Richmond had an abundance of locally grown produce. Hanover tomatoes were 10 cents a pound, Crozet peaches were 2 pounds for 35 cents, and butterbeans were 70 cents a pint. Local melons were not available, and the watermelons from other states cost between 50 cents and $1, down from $2 earlier in the season. Other local vegetable prices included carrots for 10 cents a bunch, cucumbers for 5 cents each, cabbage at 5 cents per pound, and squash at 15 cents for 2 pounds.
Times-Dispatch
Streetcars on Main Street
11-27-1949: Streetcars tend to bunch in Main Street financial district and this contributed to demand for switch to motor vehicles.
RTD Staff
Swimming and diving championship
In August 1949, Mrs. Thomas Chappell executed a half-twist during the women’s competition of the state AAU Swimming and Diving Championship, held at Byrd Park in Richmond. Chappell won the springboard diving title.
Staff photo
The Mosque
This February 1949 image shows the South Lounge in the Mosque (now the Altria Theater) after its conversion to offices. At the time, the National Park Service was occupying the room that formerly hosted social events and served as a gathering spot for people attending performances.
Times-Dispatch
Trolley
In July 1948, Vincent K. Bass said goodbye to “Old 912,” an electric trolley car that had been in service in Richmond for nearly 40 years. Bass, a streetcar conductor for 42 years, was reluctantly learning to drive a bus – the following year, the city introduced a bus system to replace the streetcars. A contractor purchased this streetcar; the owner said he might use some of it for storage or as bunking quarters for some employees.
Staff Photo
Water tower
In February 1948, icicles formed a winter tableau along a water tower at Sixth and Porter streets in South Richmond.
Staff photo
Stockyards
In January 1949, Virginia farmers focused their eyes on two mules that were among 169 sold at the annual auction at the Richmond Stockyards. The average price of $157.78 was down about $25 from the previous year. The top sale brought $610; the lowest, only $35.
Times-Dispatch
Richmond fires
8/14/2015: In March 1949, smoldering embers and charred, jagged walls were all that remained of the Dunlop Mills in South Richmond. The two brick buildings, which had survived damage during the Civil War, were lost to the fire, which took more than 200 firemen six hours to put out.
Staff Photo by Colognorl
Trolley
In November 1949, Richmond’s electric streetcars, which began service in 1888, were retired from service. Here, a crowd waited to board cars as they took ceremonial final trips through the city, with car signs touting the city’s new bus service. The Virginia Transit Co. spent $2.2 million on 166 buses for the new system.
Times-Dispatch
organ grinder
In October 1949, an organ grinder and his monkey entertained a young girl at the State Fair, held at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The fair’s array of exhibits and events included motorcycle races, driving safety instruction from the state police and displays of the latest household inventions.
Staff photo
Mail box
In June 1949, Carl A. Throckmorton (left) showed Richmond Postmaster Fergus McRee one of the 100 new mailboxes that would be installed at city street corners. The additions would bring the total number of receptacles to about 680, meaning no city resident would have to walk more than three blocks to deposit a letter.
Staff photo
Mooer's Field
In April 1949, Richmond Mayor W. Stirling King threw out the first pitch at the Richmond Colts home opener at Mooers Field. At right, wearing the new home uniform, is Colts manager Vinnie Smith. At left is Ray Schalk, manager of the Newport News Dodgers. The Colts won the Piedmont League game 6-5.
Staff photo
1940s floods
In March 1949, high water on Dock Street in downtown Richmond followed a brief flood that caused no damage. The James River crested at 13.1 feet during the afternoon but receded by 5 feet within hours.
Colognori
Cornshusk rug
In November 1949, Mrs. James Hicks of James City County and her daughter, Willie Mae, made a cornhusk doormat at home. A roughly 5-yard braid was needed to make the mat. Hicks could make about 200 in a year.
Staff photo
farmer
In November 1949, eastern Henrico County farmer J.B. Alvis drove his tractor through 70 acres of soybeans. The machine cut and threshed the beans, and with the help of the boy on the back of the tractor, Alvis bagged them. According to an accompanying article, Virginia farmers produced 1.75 million bushels of soybeans the year before, which grossed them $4.1 million.
Staff photo
Sixth Street Market
In September 1948, Beverly Horsley, a Miller & Rhoads fashion model, choose vegetables from a lavish display at the Sixth Street Market as part of Style Marches On, a weeklong celebration of new fall fashion in the downtown Richmond retail district.
Times-Dispatch
Tredegar
In June 1948, Dewey Picklesimer poured molten iron at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. Tredegar opened in 1837 and was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the Civil War. It survived the evacuation fire of 1865 and continued as a production facility through most of the 1950s. Today the facility houses the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.
Times-Dispatch
Sixth Street Market
In August 1948, the Buyer’s Resistance Group, mostly made up of housewives, had been organizing a boycott of local meat markets, such as this one at the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, to attempt to bring down prices. This image was taken during a normally busy time for the market, which instead was nearly empty. Similar boycotts were popping up nationally.
Times-Dispatch
Sixth Street Market
This June 1948 photograph shows the old Sixth Street Market in downtown Richmond. When it was demolished in 1964 to make way for a parking garage, two of the ornamental terra cotta bulls that lined the top of the awning were relocated to the 17th Street Market.
Times-Dispatch
Patsy Garrett
In September 1948, Richmond actress, singer and national radio show host Patsy Garrett greeted a friend downtown during her visit here. Garrett was known for her time on Fred Waring’s “Pleasure Time” radio show in the 1940s and for her recurring film and television roles in “Nanny and the Professor,” “Room 222” and the “Benji” movie series.
Times-Dispatch
boys club
In April 1948, James Phillips Schultz supervised a mumble-the-peg game played by two boys at the Richmond Home for Boys. Schultz, 81, was the oldest alumnus of the home. To celebrate the institution’s 102 birthday, alumni, families and children gathered for an afternoon program that included music , games and dancing for the children.
Staff photo
Hunting
10-31-1948 (cutline):Sportsmen from Virginia and surrounding states brough their best hounds last Monday to Baskerville, near South Hill, for the twenty-sixth annual field trials of the Virginia Fox Hunters Association.
Times-Dispatch
draft
In November 1948, Army Lt. Charles D. Smith Jr. administered the oath to the first set of postwar draftees processed at the Richmond induction station at First and Broad streets. Several of the men were immediately sent to Camp Pickett in Blackstone.
Staff photo
pool hall
In March 1948, W.J. Peacentini (from left), Lt. L.P. Tyler and L.C. Priddy watched M.E. Williams sink a ball during a game of pool at Firehouse No.7 on East Cary Street in Richmond. The pool table was the center of recreation for many firemen waiting for the alarm.
Staff photo
Mosque pool
In October 1948, families and city officials attended a program at the Mosque pool in Richmond, which had just opened for the season. Highlights included a synchronized swimming exhibition as well as swim safety instruction. The pool was in the basement of what is known today as the Altria Theater.
staff photo
rollerskate
In November 1948, Richmond teens put on their roller skates at the Cavalier Arena with some help from city recreation department employee Jane Hemby. The department held Wednesday afternoon skating parties at the rink, which opened in June 1941 and was at MacTavish Avenue and West Marshall Street in Richmond’s West End.
Staff photo
Times-Dispatch
In November 1948, editors at the Richmond Times-Dispatch copy desk reviewed the first edition of the newspaper shortly after the presses rolled. Managing Editor Ben Johnston (standing) and News Editor Bill Leverty (center, in glasses) led the review. Copy boys were seated at right.
Staff photo
Beavers
In February 1947, local game warden E.J. Gorman stood atop a dam in one of Chesterfield County’s nine beaver colonies. At the time, two dozen counties had beaver colonies, with an eye toward helping restore fur trapping in Virginia.
Staff photo
Blues Armory
In January 1947, a newly renovated basketball court, plus improved lighting and expanded seating, awaited action at the Blues Armory at Sixth and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond. The next evening, the University of Richmond hosted the College of William & Mary. Ticket prices were $1 for adults and 60 cents for children 12 and younger.
Staff photo
Boulevard
This June 1946 image shows Berrier’s Ice Cream, located at the corner of Moore Street and the Boulevard in Scott’s Addition in Richmond. Berrier’s opened a plant on West Broad Street in 1930 – an advertisement for an open house, with samples, humbly touted that it’s “not a tremendous plant, supplying thousands of gallons of ice cream a day … nothing pretentious.” The Boulevard store, which has since been torn down, did serve sundaes and cones, but its main focus was takeout ice cream and blocks of ice.
Times-Dispatch
Byrd Field
This September 1947 image shows an Eastern Air Lines plane at Byrd Field. In 1947, the city of Richmond held negotiations with the War Assets Administration for the return of the airport, which had been transformed into the Richmond Army Air Base during World War II. When the field was returned to the city, it was more than 850 acres larger than when the federal government took it over.
Times-Dispatch
C&O
On May 25, 1946, a train pulled into Main Street Station in Richmond. That afternoon marked the end of a crippling two-day national railroad strike, which had stranded passengers and cargo – local businesses were able to purchase some of the perishable foods as well as tropical fish. President Harry Truman had threatened an Army takeover of railroad facilities if the striking trainmen and engineers unions didn’t return to work.
RTD Staff
Central State Hospital
In July 1947, “The Soldier,” as many people called the patient of Central State Hospital near Petersburg, sat outside a sentry box he had built on the grounds. The psychiatric hospital dates to 1869, when a former Confederate facility known as Howard’s Grove Hospital was designated as a mental health facility for African-Americans.
Times-Dispatch
Central Station Post Office
This January 1946 photo shows the Central Station Post Office on Second Street in downtown Richmond, whose size increased by a third after a remodeling several months earlier.
Staff photo
Churchill
On March 8, 1946, while on a trip to America, British wartime leader Winston Churchill addressed a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly in the hall of the House of Delegates. He was flanked by Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson (left) and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the background (from left) are Gov. William M. Tuck, Speaker of the House Thomas B. Stanley and Lt. Gov. Lewis “Pat” Collins II.
RTD Staff
City Stadium
In November 1946, female fans wearing the red and white of Thomas Jefferson High School were part of a crowd of 17,000 who watched Teejay beat John Marshall High 6-0 in the Prep Classic at City Stadium in Richmond. John Marshall got to Teejay’s one-foot line in the last minute of play but couldn’t score.
Times-Dispatch
Cowardin Avenue and Hull Street
In November 1948, traffic moved through the intersection of Cowardin Avenue and Hull Street in South Richmond. The city was planning several pedestrian safety upgrades at the busy intersection, including painted crosswalks, new signage and a fence along Hull.
Staff photo
Curles Neck Dairy
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
Staff Photo
Dixie
This October 1946 image shows heavy kraft paper, made from wood pulp, that was being converted into drinking cups at a Richmond factory. The majority of Virginia pulp and paper mills made this type of paper, which was used to make other goods. Factories were maximizing production after the war era had developed new and popular paper products.
Times-Dispatch
Elba
In March 1946, children at Elba School in Richmond visited the library to get books as their lunch dishes were washed by Principal Ethel T. Overby (second from right) and day center teacher Estelle H. Clark. Opened in 1880 in a white neighborhood, the school on West Marshall Street was designated for black students in 1927. By 1939, the school was recommended for abandonment because of its poor condition and a lack of facilities, such as a cafeteria. It was used until 1955 and later was torn down.
RTD Staff
Fishing
In August 1948, David Singleton fished below the spillway at Birchin Lake in Nottoway County. The soldier from Durham, N.C., eventually was rewarded with a catch of a 4-pound catfish.
Staff photo
Forest Lodge
This January 1946 image shows Forest Lodge, completed in the early 1880s by Confederate Army scout John Cussons. The six-story resort hotel stood on 1,000 acres in Glen Allen on Mountain Road and boasted more than 100 rooms. It never became the success that Cussons envisioned, and after changing hands and purposes several times, it was razed in 1992. The cupola was saved and can be seen at Mountain Road and Old Washington Highway.
Staff
Fountain
In August 1948, Samuel and William Gladden sought relief from record high temperatures in the horse watering fountain at Broad and Adams streets in downtown Richmond. The fountain was later moved and still stands at the triangle in Jackson Ward where Chamberlayne Parkway meets Adams and Leigh streets.
Staff photo
Freedom Train
On Dec. 9, 1947, the Freedom Train stopped in Richmond at Allen Avenue and West Broad Street. People waited in blocks-long lines to tour exhibits of historical artifacts that included the original Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Truman Doctrine and Bill of Rights. The Freedom Train, which traveled the country between 1947 and 1949, was the first train to visit each of the 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii had not yet gained statehood). Virginians in blocks-long line await turn to tour exhibits aboard Freedom Train at Allen Avenue and Broad Street.
RTD Staff
Friendship Train
In February 1949, a boxcar from France’s “Merci Train,” loaded with gifts for Virginians, arrived in Richmond. The gifts – including dolls, lace, antique furniture, books, statues and paintings -- were an expression of thanks for the American "Friendship Train," which distributed food to needy Europeans in 1947. Richmonders filled two of the 12 boxcars of supplies sent by Virginia. After ceremonies at the state Capitol, the French boxcar spent a week on display downtown.
John Wood
1947 Monument Avenue
In October 1947, Richmond police considered the issue of cars parking next to the grassy medians of Monument Avenue. The city did not want to mar the beauty of the avenue with signs, even though no parking was permitted. While police strictly ticketed violators on weekdays, exceptions were made for churchgoers on Sunday mornings.
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Grocery
In September 1946, a crowd gathered outside a Richmond grocery store on a day that hard-to-get items were available. Because of rationing and shortages during World War II, shop inventory ebbed and flowed for some time afterward as the economy stabilized.
Staff photo
Ice
In January 1948, ice and snow created a winter wonderland scene on the James River in Richmond. Subfreezing temperatures had chilled Eastern and Midwestern states and led to a heating oil shortage.
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Kensington Avenue apartments
In February 1947, an 18-unit apartment complex in the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue in Richmond was nearing completion.
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Main Street
This February 1946 image shows traffic along Main Street downtown. That month, a New York consultant selected by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce made a series of recommendations to improve local transit, including prohibiting parking along Main Street at busy times. As shown here, when cars were parked along the curb, drivers had to putter behind the glut of streetcars because there was no room to pass.
RTD Staff
Main Street
This June 1947 image shows the Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Co. building at 1015 Main St. downtown. The company was at this location between 1861 and 1953, though the first building burned with the rest of Richmond in 1865. By 1869, the current structure, also known as the Branch Building, was completed. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered one of Richmond’s finest iron-fronted buildings.
RTD Staff
Mayo Bridge
On April 23, 1946, fishing enthusiasts came out to enjoy the bright sunshine on the Mayo Bridge in downtown Richmond. High temperatures matched the 1925 record of 90 degrees.
Times-Dispatch
Memorial Day parade
In May 1946, the historic Richmond Grays marched in a Memorial Day parade en route to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. The unit was organized in 1844 and served most famously in the Civil War; its history is incorporated in today’s 276th Engineer Battalion of the Virginia National Guard.
RTD Staff
Mules
In June 1946, James Q. Jones took his male donkey on a two-week breeding circuit through Goochland, Louisa and Hanover counties. Jones “bugled his brains out” on his Boy Scout bugle to alert nearby horse owners and members of the League for Planned Mule Parenthood of his arrival.
Times-Dispatch
Nickel prank
In October 1948, a woman tried to pick up a nickel from the sidewalk near Ninth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond – but it was a long-lasting prank. For April Fools’ Day months earlier, the firefighters at Engine Co. 3 had embedded the coin so no one could pick it up. They had been pulling a coin prank for eight or nine years, and usually someone would eventually pry it loose. For the nickel, some days could see nearly 100 people try to claim the coin.
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Oilfield
In April 1947, a portable drilling rig was set up in an oil field in Lee County in Southwest Virginia. During the decade, Lee was home to about 70 oil and gas test wells that had been drilled in the region.
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Old Manchester water works
In April 1948, the old Manchester water works at the foot of 22nd Street in South Richmond was within months of being dismantled. The plant was built in the 1890s when Richmond and Manchester were twin cities — they consolidated in 1910, and the structure was abandoned in 1914 after Richmond extended a water main into the area.
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Shawondasee
In October 1947, 85-year-old B.W. Partee (seated), caretaker at Camp Shawondasee in Chesterfield County for 26 years, was ready to retire. He was known as a storyteller, and here, he entertained E.G. McDowell, field executive of the Richmond Boy Scouts Council. Shawondasee closed in 1965 after more than 50 years serving Scouts in the region. The next year, the YMCA purchased the land, and its Camp Thunderbird still operates there.
Times-Dispatch
Shriners parades
In June 1946, 3,000 Shriners staged a parade downtown as part of the 60th anniversary celebration for Richmond’s ACCA Temple. Nearly 300 candidates for admission to the temple were present for induction rites at the event. Here, the Richmond Guard of Honor marched in the parade.
Times-Dispatch
Skyline
This August 1947 image of the Richmond skyline was published in the Richmond News Leader as a comparison with a sketch of the same skyline that was published in 1901 in the Evening Leader.
Times-Dispatch
Sledding
In February 1947, children hit the sleds at Bryan Park in Richmond to take advantage of a snow day. Snow and sleet had covered Virginia – some areas of the state received as much as 27 inches.
Staff photo
State toxicologist
In January 1949, state toxicologist Sidney Kaye tested blood for lead poisoning. He joined the chief medical examiner’s office in 1947 after working in the St. Louis police department’s research lab.
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Street Sweepers
In April 1946, Richmond was conducting a citywide cleanup, even using a snowplow to scoop away years of debris from street gutters. The campaign, which began in late March, aimed to get the city back to a tidy appearance, after which officials planned to enforce litter laws, perform more regular trash collection and engage residents to help keep the city clean. A major goal of the effort was to reduce the rat population, which had risen to more than 300,000 – there were more rats than residents.
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Sunshine Sue
In October 1953, Mary Workman (holding music stand), better known as Sunshine Sue, sang with her band. From 1946 to 1957, Workman was host of the popular “Old Dominion Barn Dance” music radio show, broadcast nationally on Saturday nights on WRVA from the Lyric Theater in downtown Richmond. The program helped launch the careers of several country music stars.
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Tickets
In February 1948, a Richmond policeman placed a parking ticket on the windshield of a car that was double-parked, which prevented other drivers from leaving their spaces.
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Traffic
In August 1948, an intersection along East Broad Street in downtown Richmond reflected a new safety measure: Traffic light poles on Broad between First and 11th streets were painted with black and white diagonal stripes, with an eye toward helping drivers avoid hitting them.
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Trolley
This February 1946 image shows Richmond streetcars double-berthing at First and Broad streets downtown. Loading and unloading streetcars simultaneously at the same stop helped speed transit service, according to Virginia Transit Company officials.
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Tuberculosis ward
In April 1948, a nurse in the tuberculosis ward of McGuire Hospital in Richmond assisted a patient with a weaving project. More than a pastime, working the loom was a treatment that helped TB patients strengthen muscle. Patients typically were hospitalized for about six months.
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University of Richmond
In April 1947, University of Richmond students prepared for an open house in their lab classroom. The students named the class skeleton Josephine.
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Valentine Museum
In November 1947, the James River Garden Club sponsored a tour of five houses to raise funds to restore the gardens at the
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Fire
03-02-1948 (cutline): Rush hour crowd watches smoke pour from building at 14th and Main during fire. Traffic tied up an hour by three-alarm blaze at Casket Company late yesterday.
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Cary St
In June 1947, trucks blocked Cary Street in the wholesale produce district while passenger cars waited to get through. The Times-Dispatch ran a series analyzing Richmond’s traffic problems such as this, and reviewing a proposed expressway. Based on a survey completed by the Automotive Safety Foundation, the series indicated that the current infrastructure could not handle the predicted increase in traffic, and construction of the expressway was recommended.
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Paper
In April 1947, about 20,000 pounds of paper was collected in a drive at Dumbarton Elementary School in Henrico County, with Edward O'Brien (from left), Leroy Foster and Thomas Riggan in charge. The paper was sold, with proceeds used to purchase library books and other materials for students. The previous year, paper-drive money purchased a mimeographing machine for teacher use.
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Powhatan Hill Playground
In January 1957, Dot Perkins led a dance class in “the hut” at the Powhatan Hill playground in Richmond. The playground received the Quonset hut, a semicircular structure made out of corrugated metal, in 1947 after city officials authorized using $15,000 to erect it. It quickly became a center of extracurricular activities for area children.
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Street scene
This May 1947 image shows a street scene on Main Street near Ninth Street in downtown Richmond. At the time, cars shared the road with electric streetcars. Two years later, with the increase in buses and automobiles, the streetcar system was replaced.
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race car
In July 1947, Richmond midget car driver Cary Williams (in white T-shirt) and mechanic Charles Nigro pushed out the new Ford-Kurtiscraft car, which Nigro built, in preparation for racing at Richmond Stadium Speedway.
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Doll hospital
In December 1947, T.E. Burton Jr. diagnosed a patient at his doll hospital on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond. Burton, a state Highway Department employee, was part-time chief surgeon at the doll hospital he ran out of his home. He got into the repair business when his two young daughters received antiquated china dolls as gifts that were badly in need of work. Burton averaged about 10 patients a week, with a busy season around the holidays.
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West Avenue
In April 1947, members of the West Avenue Improvement Association enjoyed a backyard picnic after the first day of the neighborhood’s spring cleanup campaign. From left are R.R. McKaig, Mrs. Granville Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Payne.
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Broad St.
In June 1947, Richmond officials put up warning signs near the city limits on West Broad Street to limit speeding, which was a top traffic concern at the time.
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mill
In April 1947, Ed Brooking, the 68-year-old proprietor of the Cedar Point Grist Mill in Goochland County, loaded corn into a funnel to be ground by the millstones. While his machine was old and often required maintenance, Brooking swore by the method of stone-ground corn.
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Main Street Station
In May 1947, the Main Street Station tower in Richmond was still missing its clocks, which were removed during World War II because it was difficult to find replacement parts. At the time, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was receiving cost estimate to restore the clocks.
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Churchill
In March 1946, British wartime leader Winston Churchill’s trip to America included an address to the General Assembly. He waved to a crowd that waited in the rain to see him as his motorcade came through Capitol Square in Richmond.
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Draft
In May 1946, the future of the military draft was in question, and David Burruss, 19, of Norfolk, got lots of attention when he was thought to be the last man selected at the Richmond Armed Forces Induction Station. He was among about a dozen inductees who then headed off to Fort Meade in Maryland. (The wartime selective service act was extended, though.)
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Air Scouts
In August 1946, leaders of the three flights in the Gamble’s Hill Community Center Air Scouts received their banners at the first review of the corps held in Gamble's Hill Park. This was the only troupe of Air Scouts organized in Richmond at that time; they wore the regulation National Air Scout uniform. Pictured (from left) were pilot leader Eddie Williams, sponsor Verna Walker, pilot leader William Massie, sponsor Barbara Chandler, pilot leader Everett Webb and sponsor Virginia Blackburn. The community center was financed by Second Presbyterian Church.
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Maggie Walker
This April 1946 image shows members of the Girl Reserve Club at Maggie Walker High School in Richmond. Club activities included drama, knitting, glass painting, embroidery and sewing. From left were Laura Belle Manning, Marie Spurlock, Eloise Taylor and Gladys Claxton.
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pinball machines
In November 1946, Henrico County police seized 20 pinball machines and made multiple arrests as part of a countywide raid. The coin-operated machines were licensed for amusement only, but they had money drawers that collected from and dispensed to patrons.
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1945 Allied Victory Day
In September 1945, an Allied Victory Day parade was staged by Richmond's Chinese population and visiting Chinese residents from other cities. Several colorful floats such as this one, a Marine Corps band from Quantico, two Chinese orchestras, native costumes, high school cadet bands, and units of soldiers and sailors from nearby camps marched along the route that began at Boulevard and Monument Avenue.
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American Red Cross
In October 1942, the Richmond chapter of the American Red Cross moved into its new headquarters in the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House at Fifth and Main streets downtown. Helping to move were Jeanne Begien (left), Evelyn Bishop (front), Mrs. Roger F. Clapp (back) and Mrs. Leland Jones (peering from back of truck).
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American Red Cross
This September 1942 image shows the uniforms of the volunteer services of the American Red Cross. From left: Georgina Marracinia, outdoor uniform; Nancy Wortham, staff assistant; Mrs. C.F. Bowles, gray ladies; Mrs. William Hall, nurses’ aide; Mrs. Livingstone, home service; Mrs. J. Scott Parrish Jr., canteen; Mrs. Robert Cabell III, production, and Mrs. Collins Denny Jr., motor corps.
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Armistice
On Nov. 11, 1942, John Marshall High School cadet sergeants M. Cohen and J.C. Fuquay played taps during a service on Armistice Day at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. They stood under the church’s service flag: Each blue star represented a church member who was on active duty in World War II, and each gold star represented a church member lost in the war. Service flags were popular for families but sometimes were used by organizations and communities.
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Belgian Friendship Building and Bell Tower
This June 1942 image shows the Belgian Friendship Building and Bell Tower at Virginia Union University in Richmond. The building served as the Belgian Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, but because Belgium was under wartime occupation after the event, it could not be returned to the country. Belgium gifted the building to VUU -- it was reassembled on campus starting in 1941 and housed the university library for decades.
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Blackout
In February 1942, a blackout test during World War II – in case enemy aircraft flew over the city – darkened the interior of many buildings in downtown Richmond. The one-hour exercise, which covered the Richmond and Tri-Cities area, required that buildings and residences turn off lights or prevent light from being seen from the outside. Buses, ambulances and personal vehicles were also asked to remain off the roads.
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Bojangles
In August 1945, tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson showed his wife, Elaine, the house at 915 N. Third St. in which he was born. Robinson, who left Richmond at age 7 to join a traveling show, wanted to get a photo of the house so that his show business friends would believe his stories about his humble beginnings.
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Braille cookbook
In October 1959, Richmond homemaker Virginia Mann prepared a recipe from her Braille cookbook. Mann knew how to cook before she lost her sight in 1945, so her readjustment included using other senses to help prepare meals for her family of five. “Now cooking is second nature, and I just don’t stop to think about it,” she said.
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Broad Street Station
In May 1946, a passenger train pulled out of Broad Street Station in Richmond and headed to Washington. At the time, a potential labor strike was threatening service.
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Bryan Park
In June 1942, workers lifted a car – temporarily – from the middle quarry at Bryan Park. It had been stolen days earlier, and once it was pulled to the bank, Henrico County police confirmed that no one was in it. But halfway up the bank, shortly after this picture was taken, the chain broke and the car slipped back into the quarry – 32 feet of water had to be pumped out of the quarry before the car could be recovered.
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Carter Sisters
In September 1944, the Carters - Anita, June and their mother, Maybelle - gather for a song while the oldest daughter, Helen, accompanies them on the accordion.
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Cigarettes
This August 1941 image shows a woman working in a tobacco factory. An accompanying story outlined the growth of Virginia women in the workforce. Based on 1930 census data, more than 6,000 women worked in tobacco factories – the sixth-ranked source of employment for women.
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City Stadium
In June 1941, the Police Benevolent Association presented its sixth annual boxing show at City Stadium, headlined by Jimmy Webb, Johnny “Bandit” Romero, Georgie Abrams and Richmond’s Joey Spangler. A crowd of more than 10,000 watched Webb knock out Romero in the third round, and Abrams won a decision over Spangler. Tickets were $1 for general admission, $2 for reserved and $3 for ringside.
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Confederate Soldiers Home
In October 1927, John Lewis Fink, 77, the youngest soldier in the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home, and Sidney Jennings Robertson, 79, the next youngest, played checkers as fellow residents E.G. Tyler and P.S. Childress watched. The facility, at the corner of Grove Avenue and the Boulevard in Richmond, closed after the last resident died in 1941.
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Defense Special No. 1 train
In December 1941, the Defense Special No. 1 train stopped in Richmond at Broad Street Station. Nearly 800 local manufacturers were issued tickets to visit the eight-car train, which held an array of sample equipment that the government needed contractors to build for the war effort – such as guns, airplane and ship parts, field hospital equipment, chairs, saws and pipe fittings. The train staff interviewed and guided qualified manufacturers through the process to become a contractor.
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Draft
In April 1942, about 26,000 Richmond men ages 45 to 64 participated in the country’s fourth Selective Service registration. These men were registering at Ginter Park School. Men in this age range were not subject to military service at that time, but they were being asked about special skills to determine how they could best aid the war effort.
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Elba School
This September 1942 image shows the outside restrooms at the Elba School in Richmond. Opened in 1880 in a white neighborhood, the school on West Marshall Street was designated for black students in 1927. By 1939, the school was recommended for abandonment because of its poor condition and a lack of facilities, such as adequate interior restrooms. It was used until 1955 and later was torn down.
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Executive Mansion
1-20-1942: Mrs. Price looks on while Lucille, the mansion's cook, mixes up something special in the kitchen, which has been completely renovated during the Price administration.
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Fire
In January 1943, William H. Haskins gazed over what was left of his Health Centre Inc. bowling alley at Hermitage Road and Meadow Street in Richmond after a fire. The sprawling brick building, which opened in 1928 and housed 36 lanes, was totally destroyed.
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Gasless parade
In July 1943, gas shortages prompted the Retailers for Victory campaign to stage Richmond’s first “gasless parade” to promote the sale of war stamps, which would fund construction of the aircraft carrier Shangri-La. The event featured all manner of transportation not fueled by gas: Gov. Colgate Darden rode in an ox-driven cart, and a goat-powered wagon (center right) carried Mayor Gordon Ambler along the parade route from Monroe Park to Capitol Square.
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Grace Arents School
In June 1943, students at the Grace Arents School celebrated the end of the school year. The Oregon Hill school, which opened in 1911, honored the philanthropist for her donation of the land and $5,000 toward the building. After decades as an elementary school and later a special education school, the building has housed Open High School since 1989.
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Grace St
6-26-1942: 6th and Grace Streets looking west at 5:30pm.
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Grace Street pollution
11-9-1944: Grace Street sidewalk being cleared of today's 'black snow.' Soot and grime. Air pollution.
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Henrico Red Cross Motor Corps
In March 1942, members of the Henrico Red Cross Motor Corps participated in a test drill in uniform. The women had completed courses in basic and advanced first aid, motor mechanics and blackout driving. The motor corps was established by the American Red Cross in 1917 during World War I to transport wounded soldiers to local hospitals and deliver supplies.
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Highland Springs Volunteer Fire Department
This December 1951 image shows the Highland Springs Volunteer Fire Department. The unit was organized in July 1941 with 45 volunteers and a $6,000 fire truck. The unit moved into this building on Nine Mile Road in 1947. At far left is Fire Chief Percy L. Burnett.
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Holden Rhodes House
This September 1942 image shows the Holden Rhodes House, also known as the old Stone House, located at Forest Hill Park in South Richmond. The house, named for the noted lawyer and businessman who built it, dates to around 1840 and was made of granite from the quarries on the original estate. It was remodeled in the 1930s and for a time was home to a library. The house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, now serves as an event venue.
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Ice
In January 1943, workmen of the Virginia Electric and Power Company repaired damage from sleet and ice at Brook Road and Westwood Avenue.
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James River flood
In September 1944, Richmond city employees hurriedly made preparations for a James River flood by filling and loading sandbags. The James ultimately rose to 24.2 feet in the city after heavy rains throughout the river’s watershed.
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Magnet
In December 1945, the Virginia Department of Highways debuted its newest piece of equipment on U.S. Route 1 between Richmond and Ashland. The road magnet, moving at about 15 mph, picked up nails, spikes, tacks and other metallic objects on roads that might lead to flat tires.
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mailboxes
In March 1942, residents of the Lakeside area took down their Rural Free Delivery mailboxes, which had given way to new, smaller metal boxes on porches. Richmond delivery would be beginning as a result of annexation, in which the city added portions of Henrico and Chesterfield counties (about 16 square miles covering 22,000 residents).
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Main St
12-30-1943: Morton Marks 1217 E Main St. The block at left is between 13 & 14 on East Main St & looking East on Main. Fire.
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Mayo Bridge
In April 1941, the Mayo Bridge in downtown Richmond underwent a two-month repaving project. Tolls on the Lee Bridge were lifted for cars with city license plates to ease the inconvenience during the work. The Mayo Bridge, also known as the 14th Street Bridge, is where the original structure connected Richmond and Manchester in the late 1700s. TONING COMPLETE -- Repaving starts on Mayo Bridge. This picture shows workmen repaving the Mayo Bridge. Southbound traffic can be seen over the span. Northbound traffic has been halted during the repairs. Fourteenth Street Bridge.
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Medical College of Virginia
This November 1941 image shows the newly installed “Three Bears” statue in front of the Medical College of Virginia Hospital at the corner of 12th and Broad streets in Richmond. Noted sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington created the work, which she and her husband, Archer Milton Huntington, donated to the college. Bears are a symbol of healing in Native American culture. Decades later, the statue was moved inside to protect it.
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Melons
In May 1946, a young Randy Morris peered over a truckload of watermelons, which was en route to be sold at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in downtown Richmond.
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Military parade
In October 1942, Richmond was the site of Virginia’s largest military parade since World War II began, with more than 6,000 uniformed men and women marching along Monument Avenue and Franklin, Belvidere and Broad streets. The parade was organized as part of the nation’s drive to secure the voluntary enlistment of 18 and 19-year-olds in the war effort.
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Miller & Rhoads wagon
In March 1942, Robert Price stood beside a horse and wagon he would soon be driving for the Miller & Rhoads department store in Richmond. With the government calling for conserving tires as shortages loomed during World War II, Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimers looked to their past to find alternate ways deliver purchases to customers, as was their custom at the time.
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mobile canteen
In April 1942, Mrs. Tazewell Perrow served soup to children from Bon Air School from the first mobile canteen for Chesterfield County. The canteen also served a test “disaster supper” at the Bon Air Community House later that week. The mobile kitchen would be used to feed civilians in case of a disaster involving more than five families.
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Mobile kitchen
In January 1943, Mrs. J. Scott Parrish Jr., Gordon Sheain and Joe Brown examined a mobile kitchen that was part of the Red Cross Canteen Corps in Richmond. Red Cross members would use the canteens to feed soldiers; they practiced by feeding large groups at Richmond-area churches, parks and events. The $1,795 canteen was made possible through proceeds from a city scrap metal drive directed by Sheain and donations from WRVA listeners of Brown’s “Okay America” program. Parrish led the Red Cross canteen committee.
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Mooers
This January 1946 image shows team owner Eddie Mooers standing outside his baseball park. Located at Norfolk and Roseneath streets, Mooers Field hosted the Richmond Colts from 1942 through 1953. Mooers then converted the field into a stock car racetrack for a time before it was sold and dismantled in the late 1950s.
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Mooers Field
This March 1946 image shows Mooers Field, with grass throughout the infield but dirt beyond. Located at Norfolk and Roseneath streets, Mooers Field hosted the Richmond Colts from 1942 through 1953. Eddie Mooers then converted the field into a stock car racetrack for a time before it was sold and dismantled in the late 1950s. 3-7-1946: 'And the green grass grows all around' - the infield. But the Mooers Field outfield is mighty barren these days.
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Pamunkey Indians
This April 1941 image shows Pamunkey Indians returning with a catch of several dozen shad to the tribe’s King William County reservation. At the time, shad was the most valuable commercial food fish in Virginia waters. Sometimes as many as 1,000 fish were caught by the tribe in a 24-hour period.
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Parade
In March 1942, Richmond staged its first parade since the United States entered World War II – it honored 110 Virginia aviation cadets who were to be sworn in at the state Capitol at the conclusion of the event. The parade included a battalion of 1,000 troops from Fort Lee as well as several color guards, including the American Legion color guard seen here.
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Parking ban
In December 1942, East Main Street in downtown Richmond between First and Second streets reflected a parking ban that aimed to speed streetcar service. The ban was in effect from 7 to 9:30 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. – though one car in the distance was parked illegally.
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Parking Lot Canteen
In August 1943, Thalhimers was allowing nighttime use of part of this parking area, at Seventh and East Grace streets downtown, as the Parking Lot Canteen, a place for service members to spend their evenings dancing under the stars. The dance pavilion project was financed by the Richmond War and Community Fund. Included in the experience were complimentary refreshments – and hostesses available as dancing partners for those who didn't bring their own dates.
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Quiz Kids
In September 1943, the Quiz Kids learned about railroading from RF&P engineer C.W. Shackleford (rear) during their visit to Richmond to help sell war bonds during World War II. The youths – Richard Williams (from left), Harvey Fischman and Gerard Darrow – were part of a national radio and TV series in which children with high IQs answered questions from listeners. The show was broadcast on NBC in the 1940s and ‘50s.
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Ration tokens
In February 1944, E.W. Saunders, a clerk at R.L. Christian & Co. in downtown Richmond, showed Mrs. L.E. Barber how to use ration tokens. The tokens were used during World War II to purchase rationed goods, which in the Richmond area included food, liquor, rubber and gasoline.
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Rationing
In March 1943, meat and cheese were added to World War II rationing, and Richmond butcher Herman Linas weighed 5-ounce pieces of meat that marked a typical portion. Rationing began in early 1942, with sugar among the first items targeted. Many other products followed, from vehicle tires to foodstuffs to gasoline.
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Red Cross
In August 1942, Anna Purcell (left) and Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan oversaw the surgical dressing division at the Red Cross chapter in Richmond. After the dressings were made, they were distributed all over the world.
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Richmond Quartermaster Depot
In June 1946, guard Herbert Barr fed the elk at the Army’s Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood in Chesterfield County. The land was purchased by James Bellwood in 1877, and he brought in a pair of elk from his native Canada to feel more at home. By 1941, when the Army purchased the land from Bellwood’s sons, there were 11 elk, and the sons were more concerned with the welfare of the elk than the transfer of the land. The Army agreed to take care of the elk and continues to do so to this day. The Army's elk brigade - and they can't be discharged. Herbert R. Barr, guard at the Richmond General Depot, feeds his charges.
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Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home
In May 1941, the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home was closed after the last resident died. This was the scene when demolition of the buildings began, with one of the cannons visible at the facility at the corner of Grove Avenue and the Boulevard in Richmond. At one time there were at least eight cannons, and today one remains outside the former chapel, across from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Rosa D. Bowser library
In July 1942, manpower and a cart were a means of transporting new books to the Rosa D. Bowser Branch of the Richmond library during the gas-rationing days of World War II. Bowser was a prominent African-American educator and social activist in Richmond from the 1880s to the 1920s. The branch was the city library’s first that was opened to African-Americans.
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Scrap metal drive
In fall 1942, Virginia newspaper publishers sponsored a three-week scrap metal drive to aid the war effort. Here, workmen removed decorative lights – installed in 1924 and made mostly of cast iron, weighing 317 pounds each – from the front of the Richmond Newspapers building to add to the heap. Richmond exceeded its goal of collecting 15 million pounds of scrap.
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Shoe ration
In February 1943, Aaron Hyman repaired a shoe in his Richmond store. With wartime shoe rationing, cobblers were swamped with business for repairs. Hyman said that since the rationing began, his business had doubled.
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Sixth Street Market
Dec 26, 1943: Traffic jam at 6th street market, looking south from Marshall St.
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Street Sweepers
In December 1943, Richmond Mayor Gordon Ambler broke in the city’s new street sweeper, which had been on order for months. Wartime restrictions on manufacturing slowed production and delivery of the motorized sweeper, which city officials said was needed in light of the labor shortage in the streets unit of the Department of Public Works. The low bidder for the sweeper priced it at $4,325.
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Thomas Jefferson High School Cadet Corps
In May 1967, the Thomas Jefferson High School Cadet Corps marched in a parade. The corps was created in 1942 and had more than 500 cadets in the first class. The corps folded after the 1971 school year.
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Tin drive
In March 1943, workers unloaded tin cans into a storage container at the RF&P Railroad yards near Broad and Lombardy streets in Richmond. The cans were collected in the area as part of “Win With Tin” campaign during World War II. The first day yielded 30,000 pounds of tin.
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Toll house
This October 1943 image shows a home that stood near West Cary and Nansemond streets in Richmond’s Carytown area. Built around 1851, it housed a toll-gate keeper who served along what was then known as Westham Plank Road. The home later became on office for Williams & Harvey Nursery and was restored in 1967. A shopping center is on the site today.
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Trolley
In January 1945, Alma May Billings, a 22-year-old streetcar operator for the Virginia Transit Co., modeled one of the new uniforms that had been procured to end a long controversy about what the women should wear. The uniforms were gray with dubonnet trim. Drawn up by stylists for the Virginia Electric and Power Co., the uniforms initially carried a Vepco insignia, but it was soon replaced with a VTC emblem.
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Typewriter repair
In April 1945, A.J. Stephan (seated) and R.L. Anderson (left), both veterans of World War I and employees at Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. in downtown Richmond, trained recent World War II vets in the repair and servicing of typewriters.
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Virginia Department of Agriculture
In October 1942, employees J.H. Elder, Jackson P. Duggins and T.B. Martin of the Virginia Department of Agriculture’s chemistry division used an array of test equipment in the state gasoline laboratory. The lab on Governor Street in downtown Richmond was in its second year of operation, in a building that previously housed a power plant for the Capitol area.
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War bonds
In December 1942, newspaper boys Arthur (left) and Thomas Purvis of Richmond bought war bonds with money they saved from their routes. Together, the brothers bought 11 $25 bonds from R. Page French, executive vice president of Southern Bank and Trust Co.
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Water tower
In January 1946, construction continued on a 1 million-gallon water storage tank near Hawthorne Avenue and Old Brood Road in North Richmond. The tank, costing $125,000, was to be 93 feet high and 125 feet wide.
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Weiman’s Bakery
In September 1984, Willie Thompson added flour to dough at Weiman’s Bakery on Church Hill in Richmond. The bakery was opened in 1945 by Jacob Weiman and produced nearly 120,000 pounds of baked goods each month at its peak. Over the years, the bakery supplied grocery stores, brand-name bread dealers and local restaurants. After almost seven decades, Weiman’s closed in February 2013.
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Wilcox Lake
In August 1942, white visitors enjoyed a day at Wilcox Lake in Petersburg. The swimming facility was segregated, and the lake was closed by the city in 1958 to prevent integration. It was never officially reopened for swimming (though in the 1960s, fishing was permitted at the lake).
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WLEE
In November 1945, Mrs. James A Quisenberry visited WLEE radio station in Richmond to collect her $209 winnings for playing the Tello-Test quiz show. Quisenberry returned the check to studio general manager Irving Abeloff (left) in exchange for Victory Bonds. Production manager Jim Fair stood ready to hand her the bonds, which continued to be a popular way to help with the war effort.
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WLEE
In October 1945, a dedication ceremony for new radio station WLEE was broadcast from the Mosque in Richmond. From left, WLEE owner Thomas Tinsley was joined by film and stage actors Guy Kibbee and Jean Parker as well as station manager Irvin G. Abeloff.
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Women in Production Service
In June 1943, eight of the 10 members of Women in Production Service central committee met. WIPS had organized at DuPont Co.’s Spruance plant in Chesterfield County that March as part of a nationwide movement of women taking over work in factories as men served during World War II. The committee included representatives for plant management and labor, and the chairwoman reported to the Spruance War Production Committee.
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Women’s Army Corps
In June 1944, to mark the Fifth War Loan campaign, Richmond hosted a parade that included Women’s Army Corps members. The organization was formed initially in May 1942 as the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and took on its new name in 1943. Aside from nurses, the WACs were the first women to serve in the Army, and other military branches had similar groups that formed during World War II. The organization was officially disbanded as a women’s branch in 1978, with all members folding into full Army.
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Works Progress Administration
In May 1941, some Richmonders wondered why Works Progress Administration workers were digging holes and apparently refilling them with the same dirt. The effort was actually a tree-planting beautification project sponsored by the Department of Public Works. The WPA worker dug a 3x3x3-foot hole, then filled it with enriched top soil. A young tree was later planted – more than 1,000 of them.
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George Wythe
In September 1945, the sound of the bell summoned students to George Wythe School in Richmond on the first day of class.
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Laundry
In December 1945, Richmond lawyer Robert R. Merhige Jr. worked with his secretary, Mrs. Robert Wagner, to conduct inventory at a laundry on North Addison Street for which he had been appointed receiver. Merhige, who had recently been discharged from the Army Air Forces, later became a federal judge in Virginia.
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Dog
In May 1954, Scoop sniffed around the pet food aisle at a grocery store in Richmond’s West End. The store offered a large selection of pet foods, a relatively new concept for the era. The accompanying article said: “Gone, apparently, are the days that Fido took the scraps from the table and liked them.”
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fortune teller
In August 1945, Richmond News Leader reporter Irene Stickler got her palm read by a fortune teller at the newspaper office. For a story, Stickler got her fortune told by six area psychics and compared their interpretations of her past, present and future.
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Air Raid Wardens
In February 1944, a group of Lakeside air raid wardens rolled bandages for the Red Cross at the Hatcher Memorial Church on Dumbarton Road in Henrico County. During World War II, the sight of women in overalls doing what traditionally had been men’s jobs had grown familiar. And while the reverse was less common, the military’s need for surgical dressings prompted these men to help answer the call. They had taken first-aid courses, too.
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YMCA
This June 1938 image shows the old YMCA building at Seventh and Grace streets in downtown Richmond. Built in 1908, it was the center of “Y” activities for 30 years. In 1938, it was sold for $300,000, and the YMCA later relocated to West Franklin Street, where it remains today. This building was torn down after the sale, and a new one replaced it.
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Charter Change
In October 1947, as Richmonders headed home from work, Thomas Jefferson High School students distributed literature for the Junior Chamber of Commerce promoting the change to a council-manager type of city government. In the next month’s vote, the issue generated a higher turnout than the 1944 presidential election, and the new charter was approved overwhelmingly.
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Travelers Aid Society
In November 1944, Mrs. Alfred Adkins of Gordo, Ala., and her two young daughters visited the Travelers’ Aid Society in Richmond en route to Williamsburg, where her military husband was stationed. The society was a charter member of the Richmond War and Community Fund and offered travel assistance to servicemen and civilians.
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street sweepers
In June 1944, Richmond street sweepers wielded brooms along Adams Street. They were among the first 28 African-Americans hired by the city for the previously all-white field of employment.
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Dupont
In December 1944, employees of DuPont’s Spruance plant in Chesterfield County worked to find housing and transportation for company workers. During the war, the women – Mary B. Traylor (from left), Bella C. Hill and Pearl R. Kessler – helped new employees get adjusted to their jobs.
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1940s floods
In September 1944, dwellers of Richmond-area houseboats endured nature’s wrath as the James River swelled after a storm. The boats often were secured to trees or pilings, but rising floodwaters put them in jeopardy.
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Acca Temple
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
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elevator
In June 1943, an executive of Atlantic Life Insurance Co. posted a sign in the elevators at the office building at Main and Sixth streets in downtown Richmond. The sign, which asked men to keep their hats on, challenged tradition – in the presence of women, men customarily removed their hats and held them to their chest. The executive felt the new policy would speed elevator service and allow for more room.
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Restaurants
In June 1943, the restaurant at a Peoples Drug Store in Richmond was bustling. The chain was founded in 1905 in Alexandria, and by 1943, there were six locations in the Richmond area, plus one in Petersburg. Many of them had lunch counters.
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Restaurants
In March 1943, teenagers visited the newly reopened Main Street Station Dining Room in Richmond, which was closed for a month to allow for remodeling required by the city. During that period, the Red Cross stepped in to supply food to World War II servicemen passing through the terminal.
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Red Cross Motor Corps
In September 1943, Richmond women participated in a Red Cross swimming program to practice personal safety, rescue and resuscitation methods.
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shoe ration
In June 1943, shoppers waited outside a Hofheimer’s shoe store on East Broad Street in downtown Richmond, eager to use their No. 17 ration coupon before it expired. Shoes were among the items rationed during World War II because of shortages of leather and rubber. In the two days before the coupon expired, Richmond shoe businesses saw thousands of customers deplete their inventories.
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Little River Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to close starting July 31
The Little River Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for repairs on select days from July 31 through Sept. 7.
Little River Trail and backcountry campsites 24 and 30 will be closed Monday through Thursday each week during that time. The trail and backcountry campsites will reopen to visitors Fridays through Sundays and on federal holidays, according to a press release from the park. Crews will open sections of the trail in stages as work progresses.
The closure is necessary while crews use heavy equipment to reestablish the drainage system along the trail, which is part of an old roadbed. Little River Trail, which starts in the Elkmont area, offers a wide, easily navigable path through the forest. The trail work will improve accessibility for visitors, the National Park Service release stated.
Information about temporary road and trail closures is available on the park’s Current Road, Facility, Trail and Backcountry Updates webpage.
More:Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a gem. Here's everything to know for your visit
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News Tribune, July 29, 1983
- The number of violent crimes in Duluth decreased through the first six months of 1983 compared with the same period last year. The drop was particularly noticeable in the categories of robbery and rape, down 44% and 32% respectively.
- Operations at the Huron Cement plants in Duluth and Superior returned to normal yesterday after workers settled their 12-day strike. Twenty-five Teamsters walked off their jobs July 16 in a dispute over contract negotiations with National Gypsum Co.'s Cement Division, which operates the plants.
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- Beginning tomorrow, impersonator Clinton Edward Marquis will appear as a wax figure of Abraham Lincoln in the display window of the F. S. Kelly Furniture Company in downtown Duluth. Marquis will appear in the store window at 3:30 p.m. daily for the next 15 days.
- A site has been selected on Gary Street in Gary, Duluth's steel plant suburb, for construction of a public hall at a cost of approximately $10,000. The building will serve as a meeting place for the many lodges and societies of Gary.
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Top stories this week: Puppy adoption woes; jailhouse gal pals; new Providence restaurants
- One injured seal's ordeal on Block Island, and how Mystic Aquarium's first responders came to the rescue.
- Pawtucket is going the extra mile to help the needy with the state's only municipally-owned shelter and 24/7 cooling center. What are their plans for expansion?
- Sports coverage of Patriots training camp, the new Rhode Island FC soccer team, and the unveiling of the spring All-State high school teams.
- 5 fun boat tours to beat the heat, from gondola rides to whale-watching cruises.
Here's a look at some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of July 23, supported by your subscriptions.
- When marine animals run into trouble on Rhode Island shores, staff and volunteers at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium spring into action. The Journal follows the saga of one gray seal that was stranded on Block Island with its tail tangled in fishing line.
- Pawtucket is an outlier in Rhode Island when it comes to serving those in need. The state's only municipally-owned shelter and 24/7 cooling center provides much more than a meal and a bed to those who pass through its doors, and they're hoping to expand. In Providence, columnist Mark Patinkin visits the encampment off Charles Street, where those living in tents talk about their struggles, their hopes and the makeshift "family" that sustains them.
- The Patriots opened training camp this week, with QB Mac Jones vowing to make a "fresh start" after a frustrating 2022 campaign. For more on training camp, the latest on the Rhode Island FC soccer team and the unveiling of the spring All-State high school teams and other high school and college sports news, go to providencejournal.com/sports.
- Want to get out on the water to beat the heat? Here are five ideas for boat tours.
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RI's animal rescues are overwhelmed with dogs. They're hoping to find adopters.
Tammy Gallo, executive director of Heart of RI Animal Rescue League, says that never in her 25 years of doing this job has she seen puppies going weeks without being adopted – until this year. She has 16 puppies at the shelter right now, including golden retriever mixes with floppy ears and oversized paws.
And most years, in June and July she’s seen an increase of people looking to add a pet to their family. But this year, she’s seen an increase in pets being surrendered to the shelter. There are all kinds of reasons – moves, changing work schedules, an inability to afford a pet as the cost of inflation rises.
“This is definitely the worst it’s ever been,” Gallo said.
Pets: RI's animal rescues are overwhelmed with dogs. They're hoping to find adopters.
Disgraced RI socialite strikes up jailhouse friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell, tabloid says
East Greenwich socialite Monique Brady, who swindled millions from friends and family, has made a new buddy behind bars: convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell – at least according to the American news site Daily Mail.
The site reported that the two had “struck up a firm friendship” at a federal correctional facility In Tallahassee. Florida.
Maxwell, 61, also a disgraced former socialite, is serving 20 years for her part in helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploit and abuse minor girls.
In 2020, U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell sentenced Brady, 48, to eight years behind bars for crimes related to her Ponzi-like real estate investment scheme that bilked 23 victims out of $4.8 million.
Courts: Disgraced RI socialite strikes up jailhouse friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell, tabloid says
Former CVS VP says company made him the fall guy in harassment scandal in new lawsuit
A former senior vice president at CVS Health who helped oversee the pharmacy chain’s pandemic response is suing his ex-employer, accusing the company of illegally reneging on his severance agreement and scapegoating him as a publicity move amid a sexual harassment scandal.
Emmanuel Kolady sued CVS Pharmacy Inc., CVS Health Corp. and other CVS entities in U.S. District Court, alleging that the company breached its severance agreement with him, violated wage laws and arbitrarily and capriciously denied his benefits claims.
According to Kolady, CVS breached the agreement under false pretenses to scapegoat him for sexual harassment allegations against a manager who did not report directly to him – claims he said he had no involvement in and was not aware of until being told by human resources.
Courts: Former CVS VP says company made him the fall guy in harassment scandal in new lawsuit
Matos has 94% of nominating signatures tossed in Jamestown. How did other campaigns compare?
Collecting signatures for candidate nomination papers can be sloppy business, but one campaign worker for Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District, made a particular mess leading to a criminal investigation.
While a Providence Journal review of papers filed in Jamestown, where the Matos campaign's errors first came to light, showed that other campaigns had signatures rejected, 94.1% of the Matos signatures were rejected, a rate more than four times higher than the other candidates.
Politics: Matos has 94% of nominating signatures tossed in Jamestown. How did other campaigns compare?
Providence welcomes three new restaurants. These are the dishes you've got to try.
Providence is home to three new restaurants that add to the city's rich dining menu.
Gift Horse, from a James Beard nominated chef, brings a raw bar and seafood specialties to downtown. There, There, in the West End, is a modern diner with comfort food and a comfortable vibe. And Seoul Providence, in Davol Square, is an Asian fusion restaurant by day and a place to dance by night.
Food editor Gail Ciampa tells you which cocktails and dishes you won't want to miss.
Dining: Providence welcomes three new restaurants. These are the dishes you've got to try.
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Want to help kids in foster care? 'Duffle Bag Bash' planned to collect bags for belongings.
The life of a child in the foster care system is beset with adversity, namely being uprooted from family and often shifting from foster home to foster home and school system to school system with little to no notice.
With that in mind, lawyer Lise Iwon in 2016 began to consider “What if we could do something … what if we could ask people for one small contribution to help make these transitions a little easier?”
Together with former Child Advocate Jennifer Griffith and Adoption Rhode Island, they conceived of a way to relieve the children of at least one indignity – no longer would they have to move their belongings from placement to placement in a trash bag.
They collaborated to organize the first annual “Duffle Bag Bash,” an event where guests were asked to donate a brand-new rolling duffle bag or suitcase, or bring a $25 gift certificate as the price of admission.
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What is the Duffle Bag Bash?
The “Duffle Bag Bash” has been held every year since at the Matunuck Community Association, at 619 Matunuck Beach Road in South Kingstown. It’s an afternoon filled with children’s games, face-painting, therapy pets and guest appearances by firefighting crews, complete with firetrucks for kids to inspect. Burgers, hotdogs, popcorn, snow cones and cool drinks are on the menu, along with other fare.
The event has grown each year, helping countless children and youth in state foster and residential care throughout the year.
This year’s bash will take place Aug. 13 from noon to 3 p.m., with Aug. 14 as the rain date. In addition to food and drinks, it will include "Pick a Pail" grab bags, games and activities for kids and adults, music, and more.
All are welcome with an admission “fee” of one brand new backpack or $25 gift certificate. Guests are asked to pre-register at http://dufflebagbash.eventbrite.com, though walk-ins are welcomed.
Anyone interested in helping but unable to attend may drop off their donation at Adoption Rhode Island, 290 West Exchange St., Suite 100, Providence, or made online at http://weblink.donorperfect.com/dufflebagbash2023.
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NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The Crisis Center of Comal County spent Friday celebrating its 37th birthday by officially opened their new headquarters and thrift shop.
Volunteers and stakeholders toured the new facility draped in Hawaiian-style leis and holding bingo-cards themed after the new building’s services.
Crisis Center Executive Director Julie Strentzsch said that even though the workers and volunteers at the Center deal with trauma and abuse on a regular basis, taking time to celebrate is essential.
"When you're talking about hard stuff, it's like ‘how can you talk about the light stuff?’ but that's how we do the hard stuff,” Strentzsch said “Having leis and walking around and celebrating the things that we can is what keeps us tethered to reality."
The new has completely transformed since Crisis Center Leadership gave New Braunfels residents a look at their plans back in February.
"We've had some generous people that have been willing to help,” Strentzsch said “Volunteers, community members, that have kind of come in and with their own sweat and blood and tears and everything, have helped us really bring this building to life."
They bought the property after a fire destroyed their old office in April 2022. Strentzsch said that to take its place, they are trying to build something better.
"We call it beauty in ashes,” she said. “So out of the ashes is arising a new crisis center. "
Strentzsch said the new building allows the crisis center to bring all their services to one central location.”
"We were spread out in different places,” she said. “It created stressors in trying to manage it and extra expenses to the agency."
Strentzsch said they aren't finished just yet. The Crisis Center is planning on building a brand-new shelter.
"It's going to be a state-of-the-art trauma informed and designed space," said.
They expect construction to cost $10 million. So far, they've raised over $2 million and hope to raise the rest through a capital campaign. They hope to have it completed in the fall of 2024.
24-hour crisis hotline number is 1-800-434-8013. The Crisis Center's services include shelter, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy, assistance with filing for child support, case management, victim’s advocacy, transportation, information, referral, community education and prevention.
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SWANTON, Ohio — In the little library on Chestnut Street, there is a new employee with a personality that is anything but small.
With gray hair, green eyes, youthful energy and four little paws, he may be the cutest employee, too.
Meet Benny the cat, Swanton Public Library's newest reader.
Benny is a 3-month-old tuxedo kitten who was found as a stray after being thrown out of a moving truck. Luckily for him, the Wood County Humane Society found him and helped him recover.
Luckily, for the kids, library-goers and anyone else in Swanton who loves books and cats, the person who eventually adopted Benny had ties to the local library.
Anna Burwell is the adult services coordinator for Swanton Public Library and is also Benny's human. Not long after Burwell started bringing Benny to work, the kitten took the initiative and started helping out the best way he knew how: being adorable.
"The kids love him," Burwell said. "People tend to react really well to animals."
And Benny reacts well to his new routine, too. While not technically on the payroll, he does have duties. He starts each shift by making his rounds around the library by zooming through the empty bottom shelves of the bookcases and chasing the children before settling down for storytime.
"He likes to pop in to see what the kids are up to then passes out," Burwell said.
In just a couple of short weeks, Benny has made a big impression.
"We've had a couple of people come up to the desk and ask for him," Burwell said.
The library hopes to train Benny as an official therapy cat and, of course, hopes he encourages the children to read.
"Benny is a good listener. He makes the children feel comfortable," Burwell said.
So the next time you find yourself in Swanton ready to check out your next book, stop by the little library on Chestnut and also check out Benny the cat, who has the purr-fect books to recommend.
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FRAZER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A garage was severely burned in an overnight fire in Frazer Township.
The fire happened on Ivans Avenue at around 1:30 a.m.
According to Allegheny County 911, no one was hurt in the blaze.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — In a letter to her fellow senators, the Speaker of the Faculty Senate, Tracey Hammond expressed concerns over the handling of Texas A&M professor Joy Alonzo being put on administrative leave.
"I think what happened to Dr. Alonzo has created a real chilling effect across the university," Texas A&M Journalism Professor Nathan Crick said. "There's been a lot of discussions about self-censorship, about what we can say not just about arts and humanities issues, but we're talking about sciences about opioid addiction and climate change."
Alonzo, who is an opioid expert and Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, was giving a lecture on the opioid crisis at the University of Texas Medical Branch when a student sitting in on the lecture accused her of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. After she was reported, she was put on administrative leave while an investigation was conducted.
Alonzo was cleared of the reported wrongdoing after the investigation had concluded.
"If we cannot speak freely as academics then our profession means nothing," Crick said. "To be free in a society is to be critical and to be criticized. An open society requires conjectures and refutations. The ability for leaders and the led to criticize each other."
On Friday, Hammond sent acting university president Mark Welsh questions about the administrative leave policy. Saying that "Professor Alonzo's administrative leave appears to have been instigated on a hasty reaction that short-circuited reasonable due process under the circumstances."
"We all really appreciate the words of Acting President Welsh, but really I think a lot of us are waiting to see what the university does and the university system and the leaders in the state government," said Crick. "We need to see an absolute commitment to the freedom of this university, and the people here that commit their lives to education."
The Faculty Senate will meet on Sunday to discuss the appointment of an interim president at Texas A&M and the "authorization to negotiate a potential settlement of claims of Kathleen McElroy".
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old man is dead and a 17-year-old boy was hospitalized after they were shot Friday night in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded at 9:20 p.m. to the 7000 block of Aloma Ave., seen swarming Sun Bay Apartments.
When they got there, deputies located the 18-year-old dead at the scene and the 17-year-old, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An 18-year-old man has died after a Friday night shooting, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
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According to a news release, deputies were called to Aloma Avenue in Winter Park, near the Sun Bay Apartments, around 9:20 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they found the adult man and a 17-year-old man who had both been shot.
Investigators said the teen was taken to the hospital for his injuries but is expected to be OK.
Read: Bodycam video released in shooting that claimed Marion County mother’s life
Deputies said the 18-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — It will be hot and sticky today, with highs in the low 90s.
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Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said the heat index values will creep up to 100 to 103 degrees.
Afternoon showers and storms are likely, and the rain chance is 60%.
We’ll be looking for heavy rain again in some interior communities; one to three inches will be possible.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring the tropics Saturday.
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We continue to monitor a very disorganized tropical wave.
In the short term, meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said she does not anticipate much development, but we could have our next Tropical Depression early next week.
Regardless of development, most models keep it spinning out in the Atlantic over the next seven days.
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Chain of Lakes Relay For Life and Boyne Mountain Resort team up to fight cancer
BOYNE FALLS — Chain of Lakes Relay For Life is again partnering with Boyne Mountain Resort to fight cancer.
On Aug. 3 at Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, the groups will be hosting a Pub Crawl Bingo starting at the Back 40 Biergarten and progressing to other establishments on the Boyne Mountain property. Along the way, there will be items to find and tasks to complete in a bingo format. Entries for door prizes can be earned by completing bingos while at participating locations.
Cost to participate will be $30 each or $100 for a group of four, which includes a T-shirt and bingo card.
The pub crawl will start at 5 p.m., and participants can pick up their bingo cards and shirts at the Back 40, then “crawl” at their own pace to the participating establishments until they gather back at the Back 40 for a door prize drawing at 9 p.m. Other participating establishments are The Trophy Room, Everett’s, Eagle’s Nest, and Forty Acres.
Participants can pre-register by calling (231) 675-2492 or emailing syrina@charter.net.
Proceeds will benefit the Chain of Lakes Relay For Life, which includes Antrim and Charlevoix counties.
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CEDAR FALLS — A kitchen fire caused significant damage Thursday to a mobile home, displacing the residents who lived there, according to Fire Chief John Zolondek.
Firefighters responded at 6:01 p.m. to 9903 Opal Lane in the Five Seasons Mobile Home Park and limited the smoke, fire, and water damage by extinguishing the flames that started on the stove and penetrated the roof at the back of the home.
All people and pets were reportedly outside the home by the time Cedar Falls Fire Rescue arrived. Zolondek said a family is believed to have lived there but exactly how many people is not immediately known. The home is not believed to be a total loss.
The cause is still under investigation.
Cedar Falls Public Safety was assisted by the Black Hawk County Dispatch Center, MercyOne paramedics and Cedar Falls Utilities.
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PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg sex offender will remain confined for treatment following a decision by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
State officials moved to have Larry Nicklus Dean Howard, 29, civilly committed to treatment in February 2022 after he finished serving prison time for sexually abusing a girl under age 12 in 2015.
Howard had completed sex offender treatment while in prison but the district court judge noted the programming didn’t appear to have the intended effect.
“During treatment, (Howard) appeared to derive enjoyment or gratification reliving sexual abuse he inflicted on others,” the judge had noted.
He was ordered to undergo further treatment under the state’s sexually violent predator statutes.
Butler County Courthouse in Allison, Iowa
JEFF REINITZ
Howard appealed the district court decision, claiming the state hadn’t proved he was diagnosed with a mental abnormality that predisposed him to commit future sex crimes, as is required.
The Iowa Court of Appeals disagreed in its ruling, which was issued Wednesday.
During a bench trial in district court, psychologist Rachel Kahn testified she diagnosed Howard with pedophilic disorder and a personality disorder similar to antisocial and borderline personality disorder. She also used risk assessments to conclude he would more likely than not reoffend if released.
Court records indicate Howard has a history of sexual conduct that goes beyond his convictions in the 2015 case.
Beginning at age 13, he allegedly abused others younger than him.
In 2009, he was adjudicated delinquent in Grundy County juvenile court for second-degree sexual abuse.
While in prison in 2017, he was found with pictures of minors that had been clipped from magazines, and he allegedly admitted to engaging in sexual contact with other inmates in exchange for money, court records state.
Photos: Missing children in Iowa
Dalilah Choate
Dalilah Choate
Missing Since: Jul 23, 2023
Missing From: New Providence, IA
DOB: 2008
Age Now: 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 220 lbs
Dalilah was last seen on July 23, 2023.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Hardin County Sheriff's Office (Iowa) 1-641-939-8189
NCMEC: 1487021
Jade Colvin
Jade Colvin
Missing Since: Jun 10, 2016
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2002
Age Now: 20
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 135 lbs
When Jade was last seen, her hair was dyed auburn. She may dye her hair.
Contact
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1408941
Fredrick Workman
Fredrick Workman
Missing Since: Aug 2, 2013
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1998
Age Now:24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color:Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145 lbs
He was last seen on August 2, 2013. Fredrick has a scar under his chin. He may use the alias last name Shields. Fredrick may go by the nickname Fred.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1222001
Benjamin Roseland
Benjamin Roseland
Missing Since: Feb 9, 2008
Missing From: Clinton, IA
DOB: 1988
Age Now: 33
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs
He was last seen at home on February 9, 2008. He has a vertical scar which extends from his lower lip to his chin, a scar on the right side of his mouth, a scar on the left side of his nose, and a scar on the upper left side of his chest. His nickname is Ben.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Clinton Police Department 563-243-1458
NCMEC: 1092332
Erin Pospisil
Erin Pospisil
Missing Since: June 3, 2001
Missing From: Cedar Rapids, IA
DOB: 1986
Age Now: 36
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 125 lbs
She was last seen at home on June 3, 2001 and she has not been seen or heard from since that day. She has a small scar above her left eye. When she was last seen, Erin had red highlights in her hair.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Cedar Rapids Police Department 319-286-5491
NCMEC: 919997
Marc Allen
Marc Allen
Missing Since: March 29, 1986
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1972
Age Now: 50
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 85 lbs
He was last seen leaving his home is Des Moines, Iowa, on March 29, 1986. He was on his way to a friend's home, but never arrived. The last time he was seen, Marc was wearing a light blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks, and gray tennis shoes.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1053047
Eugene Martin
Eugene Martin
Missing Since: Aug 12, 1984
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1970
Age Now: 52
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 110 lbs
He was last seen between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. as he was delivering newspapers. A paper bag was found outside of Des Moines with papers still inside. He has a scar on his right knee and has had a broken right wrist.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department- Missing Persons Unit - 515-283-4864 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601815
John Gosch
John Gosch
Missing Since: Sep 5, 1982
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1969
Age Now: 52
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
He was last seen delivering newspapers. He has facial freckles, a gap between his front teeth, a birthmark on his left cheek, and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his tongue.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
West Des Moines Police Department 515-223-3211 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601763
Kimberly Doss
Kimberly Doss
Missing Since: Sep 1, 1982
Missing From: Davenport, IA
DOB: 1966
Age Now: 56
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs
She was last seen in the Davenport, Iowa area on September 1, 1982. Kimberly has not been seen or heard from since. She may use the alias name of Kimberly Kathleen Gardner. She has a gap between her two front teeth.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Davenport Police Department 563-388-3664
NCMEC: 601057
Colleen Simpson
Colleen Simpson
Missing Since: Oct 5, 1975
Missing From: Bedford, IA
DOB: 1960
Age Now: 61
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 90 lbs
She was last seen at home where she disappeared during the night. Colleen has a scar on her right forearm.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Taylor County Sheriff's Office 712-523-2153
NCMEC: 601905
Daquan Nelson
Daquan Nelson
Missing Since: Oct 15, 2022
Missing From: Mason City, IA
DOB: 2005
Age Now:17
Sex:Male
Race:Black
Hair Color:Black
Eye Color:Brown
Height:6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs
Daquan was last seen on October 15, 2022.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Mason City Police Department (Iowa) 1-641-421-3000
Diomarix Crespo
Diomarix Crespo
Missing Since: Jan 6, 2023
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2006
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: Hispanic
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 142 lbs
She has tattoos on her face, arms, hands, and chest. She may go by the name Dio.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
Alivia Beeding
Alivia Beeding
Missing Since: Apr 18, 2023
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2006
Age Now: 17
Sex: Female
Race: Biracial
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 165 lbs
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1478279
Hunter Kenyon
Hunter Kenyon
Missing Since: Apr 3, 2023
Missing From: Dubuque, IA
DOB 2008
Age Now: 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130 lbs
He may still be in the local area or he may travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Dubuque Police Department (Iowa) 1-563-589-4415
NCMEC: 1484384
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WATERLOO — Family members of Tamica Allison and Andrea Rochelle Anderson want answers as to why the two were gunned down in Allison’s home in 2020.
The one man who can shed light on that question, 39-year-old Matthew Dee Buford III, Allison’s boyfriend, remained silent as he received back-to-back life sentences for murder Thursday.
“Why did you have to take these two beautiful women out of our lives? … They were going on to be great mothers,” Mohammed Calhoun, Anderson’s son, told Buford.
“I just want to know why did it happen? Why did it have to be my mom, as the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Was it premeditated,” Mohammed Calhoun said. “If you had any ounce of human decency left, I would just ask you let us know why.”
He recounted how only weeks before the slayings, Buford told him not to be afraid of him, that they were family.
Buford had said something similar to Fatimah Calhoun, Anderson’s oldest daughter, who is now raising her youngest siblings in her mother’s absence.
“What hurts the most is I’m not able to mend their small little broken hearts. My mother was all that we had. I will never understand why you did this,” Fatimah Calhoun said. “If you have a heart left, it would be nice if one day you could tell us. Until then, I do not forgive you.”
Also confronting Buford was Allison’s father, Joe Martin.
“Why would you do this to my daughter and her friend?” Martin asked.
“You are twice their size, you didn’t have to shoot them.”
During Buford’s trial in June 2023, prosecutors didn’t suggest any motive for the killings.
Authorities said Buford, Allison and Anderson had been drinking at the West Second Street home Allison and Buford shared on the night of Feb. 10, 2020.
Allison’s teenage daughter testified she was in her bedroom upstairs when she heard her mother say “What are you going to do, shoot me in the face? I don’t care, I’m not scared.”
Two gunshots followed, and when the daughter went downstairs she saw the two bodies on the floor and Buford holding a gun.
Buford dropped off the daughter and her younger brother at other homes and then left the state. He turned himself in days later in Peoria, Ill. The murder weapon was later found in his friend’s unlocked garage.
Jurors found Buford guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and flight to avoid prosecution.
Mohammad Calhoun, center front, and other relatives of Andrea Anderson and Tamika Allison watch as Matthew Dee Buford III, left, is led out of the courtroom following sentencing on Thursday. Family members said they want answers to why Anderson and Allison were killed.
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In 1934, Congress ratified the National Firearms Act, legislation requiring guns to be registered and taxed. On the surface, the act's goal was to take a cut of the money the burgeoning industry was bringing in. But there was also a secondary motive: to restrict the sale of guns, subsequently being used in crimes, by charging gun buyers a $200 fee.
In the decades since, the NFA has essentially remained unchanged. Many still look to it as a way for the United States to regulate how many guns make it to the market and into citizens' hands.
While the NFA's creators undoubtedly designed it to check on the gun industry's growth, it has, unfortunately, failed to do so. This is partly because the $200 tax has never gone up, and while that fee was once prohibitive, many people can afford the one-time payment today. The significance of the gun industry, fueled by an ever-increasing demand for guns, has only intensified in the decades since Congress ratified the act.
An estimated 393 million firearms are presently in private ownership in the U.S.—that's more guns than the country's entire population. In 2016, the U.S. manufactured an all-time high of 11.49 million firearms. This figure has decreased in the intervening years (to roughly 7 million), yet it remains more than twice that of 1986. Firearm imports have also increased, with Turkey, Austria, and Brazil sending upwards of 3.78 million guns to the U.S. in 2020 alone.
Gun ownership and industry, like gun culture itself, vary. The degree to which the gun industry is entrenched in a given state is not merely a matter of how many firearms people purchase. It also has to do with the number of dealers and if manufacturing occurs in the state.
Stacker analyzed firearms commerce data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to rank states based on their total number of tax-paying occupational entities related to the manufacturing and distribution of firearms. In short, this data allows us to see which states have the most gun owners and largest gun industries.
Read on to see where your state falls in the rankings.
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DUNKERTON — What started as a bizarre discovery in the home of the descendent of a 19th century doctor has shined new light in a 130-year-old homicide case from rural Dunkerton.
The case was one of the earliest and most extensive uses of skeletal remains in American courts.
And subsequent advances in science brought into question the forensic evidence used at the accused killer’s trial.
A relative of Dr. Griffy Benjamin Ward of Fairbank was cleaning out the family home following the death of Ward’s grandson in 2020 when he came across an aged brown leather physician’s bag.
Inside the bag – mixed among dubious “remedies” like strychnine and petroleum emulsion – were pieces of a human skull.
The mandible and upper jaw were detached. The cranium had a metal latch screwed into the bone. Flipping the hook allowed access to the braincase.
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“The cranium had a complete saw cut through the vault, consistent with sectioning during autopsy or dissection for brain extraction,” said Dr. Heather Garvin, a forensic anthropologist who teaches anatomy at Des Moines University.
The skull from the bag, and the rest of the contents from the bag, came across Garvin’s desk shortly after they were discovered.
It fell to her to determine if the bones were linked to any crime that needed solving.
The skull had been obviously cleaned and preserved. But the cleaning job wasn’t on par with medical specimens used for teaching anatomy, she said.
The skull’s dark green coloring – likely from a chemical used to clean or preserve it – immediately stuck out, she said. The latch and fixtures didn’t look professional.
While Garvin undertook an examination of the bones, she assigned her intern, fourth-year medical student Dr. Lindsey Hohulin, to look into the elixir bottles and the rest of the bag’s contents.
It seemed like a rare opportunity to learn about the history of medicine.
Surprisingly, Hohulin tracked down Ward through mentions in The Daily Courier newspaper articles from the 1890s and came up with the name of Stephen Howard as the skull’s owner.
Stephen Howard’s killing
Howard was a farmer in Lester Township in northeast Black Hawk County between Fairbank and what is now Dunkerton. A Courier article from the time said his house was “15 rods from the traveled road.”
Howard had an ongoing dispute with his nephew, 38-year-old Charles Adams, who lived across the road. The family had a long-running disagreement over the passage of the Iowa Herd Law of 1874 – a livestock liability act – and more recently over the habit of Adams’ calves parading across Howard’s property to drink from a stream.
The spat came to a head outside Adams’ barn on the day Howard turned 70 – Nov. 11, 1894.
Howard’s wife, Clara, said she was at home when her husband stumbled in, bleeding. “They done it,” he told her, and then he collapsed into a chair.
She rushed around looking for help, finding Adams and another relative, Alonzo, driving their calves. They declined to lend a hand in helping the uncle, telling her “we done it.”
She continued on to a neighbor’s house, and eventually Ward – a University of Michigan School of Medicine graduate who was considered one of Iowa’s pioneers in surgery – and another physician were brought in to assist.
But it was too late. The wounds had triggered a stroke and Howard died three days later.
His funeral was in Fairbank.
“It was the largest ever held in that section,” the Courier reported. “When the procession left the house there were 64 teams in line, and the crowd was so large the church could not accommodate them all.”
Fear of lynching
Adams quickly and freely admitted to being involved in the fatal scuffle with his uncle. The nephew said he was milking cows when Howard came over. The heated argument over building fences to keep out errant livestock escalated when Howard grabbed a milking stool and came after him, he said.
Adams said he tried to run but then he swung a club at Howard three times, downing him.
Courier articles from the time captured much of the post-mortem drama that followed.
“The officers report that there is great excitement in the vicinity of the murder and much feeling against the Adamses,” one article stated.
Howard’s relatives from Nebraska arrived in Black Hawk County to meet with investigators and prosecutors. Adams was so afraid a mob would come after him that he begged Sheriff Hiram B. Hoxie to take him away for safe keeping.
Deputies moved Adams by train to the jail in Manchester.
An inquest was held, and officials noted a gash on Howard’s head with a skull fracture underneath. There were cuts to his lip and cheek and what appeared to be a piercing wound under his chin that penetrated to the roof of his mouth. A blood clot had formed in his brain.
At trial, Adams argued he swung his club in self-defense.
Prosecutors rebuffed the claim, alleging Howard wasn’t beaten with a club but instead stabbed in the face with pitchfork.
Ward testified that tines for the fork had pried Howard’s upper jaw from the rest of the skull. Those kinds of injuries, he said, using the best medical knowledge at the time, couldn’t have come from a blunt cudgel.
He had conducted a series of tests with Howard’s exhumed head and a pitchfork which were photographed, showing different ways the implement could have pierced Howard’s face to produce the injuries.
A series of drawings based on those photos were published in The Courier.
Ward also used Howard’s skull to demonstrate his conclusions in the courtroom. He apparently kept the evidence for himself at the end of the case, which is how it eventually found its way to Garvin’s desk.
Beating corpses for science
Examining Howard’s skull back in her Des Moines office in 2020, Garvin reached a different set of conclusions.
To explain this, we have to travel to the early 1900s – about five years after Howard met his end in Lester Township – to France. Specifically Val-de-Grace, a military hospital in Paris, where a young physician named Rene LeFort was studying facial injuries.
Legends claim LeFort was behind an ethically shaky series of experiments with cadavers – dropping them from a tavern roof, hitting them with cannon balls, pummeling them with wooden and metal clubs, dropping bricks on them, crushing them in vices.
At any rate, his work culminated in a 1901 publication that documented predictable patterns of facial fractures. To this day, certain types of broken facial bones can be categorized as one of three types of “LeFort fractures.”
Garvin noticed these patterns when she studied Howard’s skull. And what she saw backed up the Adams’ club account of the killing.
“Blows to the face can separate the upper jaw – thus their interpretation of the tines being used to pry the jaw from the face are likely a misinterpretation,” Garvin said.
“There were no clear punctures to the bone, no localized areas of fractures where tines would have impacted, nor plastic deformation to the alveolar fracture margins to indicate a prying action,” she wrote in her findings.
She said the skull fractures were consistent with multiple blunt force impacts – at least one to the right side of the cranial vault and at least one to the right facial region.
Manslaughter verdict
In the end, the dispute over club vs. pitchfork wasn’t the deciding issue in Adams’ trial.
Adams had been charged with murder, an allegation that he deliberately killed his uncle. Adams claimed he was protecting himself and acted in self-defense. His attorney asked for acquittal.
Jurors however reached a verdict of manslaughter, a lesser charge. They reasoned that the spry 38-year-old Adams could have escaped the 70-year-old Howard.
Howard’s wife sued Adams, demanding $5,000.
Adams spent four years in state prison and was pardoned by the governor in 1897 after a tornado – described in The Courier as a cyclone – destroyed his farm.
Howard’s skull has been returned to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.
Garvin’s report was published in Forensic Sciences with Hohulin, Alexis VanBaarle and Andrew Wilson as additional contributors.
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Five years after buying its community’s 80-year-old student bookstore for $2.4 million, the University of Northern Iowa wants to partner with a private chain to operate it — following in the footsteps of the University of Iowa.
The Board of Regents next week will consider approving a proposed deal between UNI and Follett Higher Education Group, Inc. to operate the UNI Bookstore – which had been privately owned since the 1930s before the university in 2018 bought it and all its equipment and inventory.
Follett is the same private group UI partnered with in 2021 to operate its Hawk Shop and University Bookstore — although terms of the two agreements differ.
The proposed UNI arrangement would consolidate retail operations onto the first floor and cut about 14,500 square feet from the property at 1009 W. 23rd St. When it sold five years ago, the store included 42,491 square feet on 1.2 acres.
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The initial term — aimed to start Nov. 1, according to UNI’s request for proposals for private bookstore operators — would span six years and eight months and come with one five-year renewal option. Follett would pay UNI a percentage of all “commissionable sales calculated on an annual basis and payable in monthly installments” — although UNI didn’t disclose the specific percentage.
“It would be premature for UNI to comment at this juncture since conversations are still ongoing, and there are a number of details yet to be finalized,” UNI spokesman Pete Moris said.
The university did share with regents that Follett will provide an annual $10,000 credit for “textbook scholarships” and $900,000 for upgrades to the facility.
UI-Follett deal
Follett’s arrangement with UI required it pay the university 16% of gross sales up to $10 million; 17% of any gross sales between $10 million and $12 million; and 18% of any sales over $12 million. The operator also agreed to pay UI 8% of gross sales on digital course material and to cover the balance if royalty payments fell below $1.125 million in the first year.
The UI contract required Follett to pay $250,000 for every five-year operating term; $100,000 annually for utilities; $50,000 a year for student life programming; and $10,000 for UI library programs.
Follett also had to spend $1 million to improve the UI bookstore and invest $110,000 on point-of-sale management systems.
Before UI partnered with Follett, it wasn’t charging sales tax — citing an “educational exemption” for state institutions. The Follett deal changed that.
UNI, operating its bookstore as a nonprofit, has been passing on a 7% sales tax savings to students buying educational supplies and books. Officials on Thursday didn’t say whether the new arrangement would affect what it charges in sales tax.
But, in summarizing its desire to move forward with a partnership, UNI officials in board documents told regents the partnership would “improve equitable access, affordability, and quality.”
“Utilizing one of the top national providers of college and university bookstore services allows the university to leverage an external supplier’s expertise in the industry, provide economies of scale in operations, and enhance the services for the campus community,” according to UNI’s request for board approval, which notes Follett’s “willingness to hire all current university bookstore employees who choose to become employees of Follett.”
Internal audits
Follett manages about 1,200 campus stores coast to coast, from Florida State and New York universities in the east to Texas Christian and Baylor universities in the south to California State and Arizona State universities in the west.
In answering questions from prospective partners interested in the collaboration, UNI reported it has no local textbook store competitor and that 70% of its annual sales – or $1.4 million – is charged to student u-bills.
Although UNI officials said a private operator wouldn’t have to retain current full-time employees, the university would be “happy to provide introductions” – sharing current salaries, ranging from $43,388 for a storekeeper to $68,711 for its business manager.
To one question about enrollment and growth projections, UNI reported enrollment is expected to hover between 9,000 and 10,000 over the next five years – representing a slight uptick over last fall’s 8,949.
“For Fall 2023, new freshmen enrollment is currently trending up over 5%,” officials reported.
The last time UNI’s bookstore underwent an internal audit in 2021, the operation had 10 full-time employees, seven working part time, and 20 to 55 student workers.
That audit found the UNI Bookstore needed better oversight of managers who have “elevated privileges,” upping the risk of inappropriate activity; to audit its own returned merchandise; to document account reconciliations; and to improve book commission records so it doesn’t miss out on income.
Internal auditors in 2022 reviewed UI’s new arrangement with Follett and determined the university needed better checks and balances to ensure it was getting what was owed.
“Responsibility for oversight of the operating agreement is unclear, increasing the risk of non-compliance and potential loss of revenue,” according to the UI audit, which also noted, “Royalty payments are not being reconciled against detailed transaction data, increasing the risk of incorrect payments.
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The movie mashup known as "Barbenheimer" is hitting box office milestones. Michael George reports on how the summer sensations are providing a big boost to the film industry.
CEDAR FALLS — Even if you don’t remember all the lyrics, most people remember the catchy phrase from the song “Fame” – “I’m gonna live forever … baby, remember my name.”
It’s the title song for Cedar Falls Community Theatre’s summer youth musical, “Fame Jr.,” and probably will give the audience an earworm or two that will be hard to shake.
There are just four performances. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4 and 2 p.m. Aug. 5 and 6 at the Oster Regent Theatre, 103 Main St. Tickets are $22 each.
Set in the early 1980s, the plot revolves around a diverse group of students who must meet the rigorous demands of drama, music and dance at the High School for the Performing Arts.
Director Mark Fakler describes it as “a tricky show, an incredibly difficult show with one of the hardest intros I’ve seen in a musical.”
“Each cast member is playing a student at this elite performing arts school. We have to balance out the acting, music and choreography to reflect that these students are extremely competitive,” explained Fakler, director of vocal music for grades five through 12 at Grundy Center Community Schools. He starred as Joseph in last year’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
He was tapped as “Fame Jr.” director by CFCT’s new executive director, Greg Holt. Holt is scenic designer for the musical. “Mark has lots of energy and is doing a great job directing the show. Our summer youth musical is for kids 18 and under, and ‘Fame Jr.’ has been a good fit for our cast of talented singers and dancers.”
There are 26 cast members. Playing the leads are Colin Hayes as Nick Piazza and Ava Torres as Carmen Diaz.
“What I love about Carmen is she’s very competitive, proud and outgoing. She’s a very fiery character who believes she’s the best and wants to prove it,” said Torres.
Her favorite song, naturally, is the theme song. “Basically my character goes into a dream world and believes she’s a star and everyone loves her. It’s an ensemble piece, too, and everyone is in it, which is great.”
Hayes got a taste of performing in a musical in last year’s “Footloose” at the Waterloo Community Theatre. “It made me want to do more community theater. I love the one-on-one theme in some of the scenes. It’s fun to build chemistry with someone,” he said.
Singing and dancing at the same time can be difficult, Torres said. “If the dancing is difficult, it makes it hard to get the right sound out as you’re singing, and it can affect your facial features.”
Additional cast members are Drew Ludeman, Nate Puls, Tallula Lamp, Elle Smith, Faith Hansel, Andrew Gerdes, Allison Bovy, Emma Lamp, Natalie Thomas, Gena Koinzan, Addy Breddin, Henry Funk, Lilly Lewis, Michael Hayes and Toby Nuese.
Music director is Alice Pruisner, with Rachel Kuehner as choreographer. Jack Brooks is lighting designer and Ryan Black is the sound designer. Costumes are designed by Marty Levendusky.
Musical ensemble is Gina Brooks, Lydia Pruisner, Lennon Michel, Bethany Schroeder, Mason Nuese. The dance ensemble features Addi Bumblauskas, Rebekah Chagdes and Meryl Pruisner.
“Audiences can expect a lively cast that is engaged in every element of the show and they’ll be able to see the connections form between cast members. There is romance, arguments, competition and an authentic sense throughout the show. There’s also great music, choreography and costume work,” Fakler added.
Tickets are available at the Oster Regent box office from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before each performance, by calling (319) 277-5283, or going online to www.mycfct.org.
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TOLEDO — The 90-mile ride from Des Moines to Toledo and Tama was challenging.
But it also was memorable for thousands, including a number with ties to the Cedar Valley, who took part in the 50th rendition of the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
John Mantica, of Cape Coral, Florida, attributed what to him had been the most challenging leg of the seven-day trip thus far to the hills, heat, and headwinds. He marked turning 65 on Thursday with a 1:30 p.m. arrival in Toledo. It was the fifth day of the 500-mile ride that started Sunday in Sioux City. It’s the 17th time he has participated since 1998.
The penultimate stop was Coralville on Friday before finishing up in Davenport on Saturday.
“RAGBRAI is the GOAT,” Mantica said, using a common abbreviation for the “greatest of all time.” “There is no question. There is nothing like this in the world.”
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Mantica likes to ride on his own, taking time to reflect on his life. But he also meets up with friends at the various stops, like Darren Herrold of Cambridge, whom he met at the event in 1999.
“It’s about the friends, camaraderie and the people you talk to while out on the road,” said Herrold. “And there’s so much of Iowa you don’t see while in a car.”
One such picturesque landmark from a past ride was the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend. The weeklong trip also brings out plenty of biking quirkiness you won’t see anywhere else.
The oddities range from people on unicycles or peddling backwards to others on roller blades, in Speedos or with a guitar strapped to their back.
“It was a beautiful ride today but not for the faint of the heart,” said Bob Grell of Waterloo, participating in his first RAGBRAI. “A lot of people, rookies and veterans alike, said today’s route was the hardest leg they’ve ever done.”
RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event in the world and attracts people from around the globe.
“What I find fascinating is I met someone from Australia,” said Angela Hamilton of Cedar Falls, who is a support vehicle driver for her husband, John, and their group of riders. “It was on that person’s bucket list.”
Communities along the route welcome riders by pulling out all the stops with assistance and amenities to make their experience more enjoyable — and in some cases bearable. Tama’s 14th Street was a particularly special example.
“It was nice to see how many people brought sprinklers out to the road to cool riders off in towns along the ride,” said Andrew Shroll of Cedar Falls, one of the many bikers who had been on the trip before. “That really helped.”
Jami Wolf, a Tripoli native now living in Superior, Colorado, pointed to how the people and food — but especially the music — “is what keeps me coming back.”
“Where else can you go to Lynyrd Skynyrd in Des Moines and not have to pay for it? Before that, it was Hairball in Ames,” she said.
It is the people, many riders emphasized, that make the trip possible and allow bikers to be successful on their long journey. When riders entered Tama from the east and headed north on U.S. Highway 63, they had the southbound lane to themselves, blocked off by law enforcement, which directed traffic and helped participants cross intersections.
Volunteers helped in other ways too, whether carting people around town on utility vehicles or offering showers and bottled water. That’s partly out of the goodness of their hearts. But volunteers recognize the better the experience, the more likely riders are to boost the local economy by spending money.
Rick Hopper, who farms five miles east of Toledo, was one of many people offering overnight shelter. His family was prepared to provide an air-conditioned machine shed for the night to 30 people. His storage business lot was open for parking near the main venue for riders at Toledo Heights Park where there was much to do and consume. The park was home to the main stage where many musical acts, including Foghat, performed.
“You get to open your doors and meet new people while helping them out at the same time,” he said. “We’ll be offering them breakfast in the morning before they head back out on the road.”
Kay and Lindsey Massengale, a mother and daughter from Fort Worth, Texas, recalled another participant, who happened to be a longtime John Deere mechanic, helping them out by fixing their RV generator when it quit working.
It’s the second RAGBRAI trip the pair has made “because they had so much fun” the first time. Last time, they got to know a family from Davenport, who they are now traveling with and staying with the last day.
“We’re like those who run a marathon,” Lindsey Massengale said. “There are only a small percentage of people who are crazy enough to do something like this.”
Bryan Maunu of Madrid is another support vehicle driver, carrying supplies for the sixth year. He recognizes the importance of his job for “Team Good Beer,” with 35 riders from several states. They are tasked with creating a guide to all the great craft beers on the journey. His favorites are West O Shandy and West O CocO Stout.
“I like beer and was asked to help out,” he said. “I enjoy showing off the state to new members, those who’ve come to Iowa but don’t know Iowa, and sharing how its residents are known for their small-town hospitality. They find it amazing how they’re willing to do all this for thousands of people they don’t know.”
Brigette Sparks, a participant 20 years in a row from Harker Heights, Texas, pointed out how Des Moines practically “shut down” for the riders, and how various cities’ residents and businesses are always friendly and “help take care of you.”
But that doesn’t mean she and her husband, Jerry, didn’t have their challenges Thursday. Their pearl Co-Motion tandem bike experienced a flat tire and broken spokes. They said participants need patience, perseverance and flexibility to complete the ride, along with a love of biking, camping and adventure.
“I’m addicted,” she exclaimed.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The major tabletop gaming convention is making its return to Indianapolis next week.
During Gen Con 2023, attendees are able to shop and demo games from hundreds of companies with board games, card games, roleplaying games, seminars and entertainment events.
The event takes place August 3-6 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. It will celebrate 20 years of conventions hosted in Indy since 2003.
"We're thrilled to return to Indianapolis for Gen Con 2023, which has been our home the last 20 years," said David Hoppe, Gen Con's president, in a press release." With each passing year, the bond between the city and our convention grows stronger and we're looking forward to another great four days this August."
Badge and event registration is open. Here is a detailed list of badge prices:
- 4-Day badge - $135
- Thursday badge - $70
- Friday badge - $70
- Saturday badge - $85
- Sunday badge - $17
- Trade Day - $235
- Gen Con Online-Only - free
To get your badge, click here.
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‘Walk & Roll’ in Ripon to raise funds for all-inclusive playground at Riggs County Park, and more news in weekly dose
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FOND DU LAC - Ripon Noon Kiwanis will present the “Walk & Roll” event Aug. 5 in downtown Ripon. The event is a fundraiser to build an all-inclusive playground at Riggs County Park. The club previously funded a splashpad at the park and this playground will be next to it.
All ages and abilities are welcome to walk, bike, ride in their wheelchair or scooter or push a stroller. Along the course will be information about the new playground.
Test your wheeling ability on the Rolling Skills Challenge Course whether you are on a bike, scooter, skates or wheelchair.
The fundraiser begins at 9 a.m. at Village Green Park, 114 Scott St. There is no registration fee, but donations are welcome.
For more information, email riponnoonkiwanis@gmail.com or visit riponnoonkiwanis.org/all-inclusive-playground. Donations can be made online as well.
Hospital wins award:Fond du Lac hospital awarded for stroke care, presentation on election reform set, and more news in weekly dose
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Sale to raise funds for SSM Health Volunteers
A Collective Goods sale, hosted by SSM Health Fond du Lac Volunteers, will run Aug. 1-4 in the SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital lobby concourse, 430 E. Division St., Fond du Lac.
Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1-3 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4.
Hardcover books available for purchase include bestsellers, children’s, reference, hobby, nature and wildlife and sports, along with special gift items.
Proceeds benefit patient programs and services, as well as the scholarship fund sponsored by the SSM Health Fond du Lac Volunteers.
For more information, call 920-926-4895.
Walk with Audubon Society members around the county
Fond du Lac Audubon Society members will lead walks at various locations in Fond du Lac County. Walks begin at 6:30 p.m. Participants should wear proper shoes and take insect repellent and binoculars. Walks will be canceled when rain is steady.
Aug. 1, explore the Gottfried Prairie & Arboretum with Margie Winter. There are 37.5 acres of native prairie that feature 55 kinds of native wildflowers and six species of grass. The 3.5-acre formal arboretum includes 250 native trees and 140 native shrubs. Meet in the east parking lot at the UW campus, 400 University Drive.
Hike along the dike through Eldorado Marsh Aug. 8 with Lori Amend. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Dike Road on the east side of Eldorado Marsh.
For more about the summer walks, contact dianahbeck@gmail.com or 920-922-7931.
Red Cross blood drives will boost local supply
The American Red Cross continues to see a drop in available blood supply as donations are being sent to hospitals faster than they are coming in.
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required. Individuals who are 17 years, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in general good health may be eligible to donate blood.
Local upcoming blood drives include the following:
- Aug. 2: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ripon High School, 850 Tiger Drive; and
- Aug. 4: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., North Fond du lac Community Center, 280 Garfield St.
To make an appointment, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information.
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Fond du Lac library hosts craft swap, Bad Art Night
The Fond du Lac Public Library will host a craft swap in August. To participate, drop off unwanted craft supplies now through Aug. 4 at the library’s help desk.
From noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 6, participants can pick up new-to-you supplies. There is no charge or registration required.
Another crafting opportunity will be Bad Art Night at 6 p.m. Aug. 7. All supplies will be provided to create a Rock Paper Holder. Registration is required at calendar.fdlpl.org.
To promote summer reading, library staff — along with Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts and the Friends of Lakeside Park — will attend a gathering for the newly renovated lighthouse at Lakeside Park. The reintroduction to the local landmark will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 2. Visitors can drop in for a story, learn some history and take part in an art activity.
Upcoming activities for young children and their caregivers include cardboard cars and family bingo. Preschoolers may create cardboard cars and watch a short movie at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 3. All supplies are provided. Family bingo will be at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Registration is not required for either of these programs.
Democrats' summer potluck is Aug. 6 in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac County Democrats will host the annual Summer Potluck from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 6. The event will be at the American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave.
Free brats and hamburgers will be available. A $5 donation per person would be accepted. Those attending should take a dish to pass.
The program speaker is John Nichols, associate editor of Capital Times and correspondent for The Nation. There will be other speakers, a 50/50 raffle and more.
Members of city council, county board and school board also will be present.
RSVP via email to fdldemsprograms@yahoo.com.
'50s tunes showcased in Ripon theater musical
The Ripon Area Community Theatre will present the musical “A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop” by Mark Brymer and John Jacobson Aug. 11-13.
As rock and roll takes the airwaves by storm in the 1950s, teenager Roberta “Ruby” Lester and her friends have dreams of making it big in the music business. But when the local radio station announces that “Rock ‘n' roll has got to go,” the kids take a stand for the music they love.
Show times are 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Ripon High School Auditorium, 850 Tiger Drive.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at showtix4u.com or at the door. Children 12 and younger are admitted free.
“A-Wop Bop A-Loop Bop” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. For more information, visit mtishows.com. The Ripon Area Community Theatre is a sponsored program of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis.
Fond du Lac High School Athletic Hall of Fame plans weekend of events
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fond du Lac High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Since 2009, there have been 98 individual inductees and 13 team inductions. A weekend of events will be held to celebrate this year’s inductees.
The Hall of Fame Football Game will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Fruth Field. Fond du Lac High School will face Sussex Hamilton High School.
The 2023 Hall of Fame individual and team inductees will be introduced at halftime. A social at Schmitty’s Oar House will follow the game.
The Hall of Fame banquet will be Aug. 19 at the Knights of Columbus (Avenue 795). A social in the hall begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
Rounding out the weekend is a golf outing Aug. 20 at Rolling Meadows. Register for the outing online at rollingmeadowsgolfcourse.com.
Dr. Lo joins SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac
Dr. Horace Lo, a board-certified general surgeon, has joined SSM Health clinic locations in Waupun and Beaver Dam. He is accepting new patients.
Dr. Lo offers a range of surgical services, including advanced laparoscopic procedures, varicose veins and colonoscopies. He specializes in robotic surgery, hiatal hernias and reflux surgeries.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dr. Lo completed his general surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a fellow with the American College of Surgeons.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 920-324-6853.
Envision Greater Fond du Lac hires Adams as bookkeeper
Tracy Adams has joined Envision Greater Fond du Lac as a bookkeeper. She will be the primary point of contact for all internal and external accounting needs.
Adams most recently served as an accounts payable specialist with Plyco Corporation in Elkhart Lake. Prior to that, she worked with Tom Kraus Dentistry and the Wisco Hotel Group, both in financial/accounting roles.
For more information, visit envisiongreaterfdl.com.
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Southern Arizonans tell attorney general that grocery merger could increase food deserts, prices, job loss
Southern Arizonans living in rural areas are worried that a potential merger of two of the state's largest grocery stores could exacerbate the current lack of grocery stores, causing increased food deserts, increased food prices and loss of jobs.
These are just a few of the concerns conveyed to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes at a listening session in Sierra Vista on Wednesday about locals’ concerns over the potential Albertsons and Kroger merger.
Wednesday's listening session is part of an antitrust investigation of the proposed merger and has been just one of many listening sessions all over the state.
Mayes has visited cities and towns throughout the state that depend on one or both grocery stores for food. Having both stores puts these towns at risk of one of the stores closing, she said.
Mayes is gathering testimony from towns across the state to factor into her decision whether to sue to stop the merger.
Merger could disproportionately affect rural towns, parts of Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista is luckier than many other towns in rural Arizona, with a Fry’s Food Store, which is owned by Kroger, Safeway, and Food City.
However, in the 25 miles between Sierra Vista and Bisbee, there are no supermarkets.
Jaclyn Cruces, who works in Bisbee’s Safeway pharmacy, said if the merger happens and they decide to close stores, that would be a devastating job loss for not only Bisbee but also the surrounding communities who depend on Safeway for employment.
“Eighty percent of our coworkers in Safeway, they live in Douglas. They have to drive every day 30 miles. So, what would happen if they closed the Safeway? There’s no jobs in Douglas or Bisbee,” Cruces said.
Cruces also noted how Douglas residents travel to the Bisbee Safeway for their pharmaceutical needs, as Douglas’ Walmart pharmacy is swamped, causing people to wait days for medication.
Mayes said the companies have not publicly stated whether they will close stores if the merger goes through.
"They have not been open with us or anyone else about stores that they intend to close," Mayes said.
Much of southern Arizona considered a food desert; merger could exacerbate issue
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a significant amount of southern Arizona has limited access to healthy food.
Mayes’ office found that towns like Tombstone, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David and Bowie lack a grocery store, while others like Willcox and Benson have only one. The towns with no grocery stores ranged from 8 to 25 miles from the nearest town with a store.
Sierra Vista Mayor Clea McCaa said he disagreed with the merger, noting that Safeway is in the middle of town while Fry’s and Food City are on the east side of town. If Safeway were to close, that would disproportionally affect the west side of town, a lower income area.
Councilmember Mark Rodriguez said the west side of town has limited access to grocery stores.
“Safeway is on the border of our west end. Our west end is considered a food desert,” he said, noting that public transportation is limited, and many people walk to their nearest grocery store, which would make accessing a grocery store challenging if one of the stores were to close.
He reiterated that for many towns, Sierra Vista and Bisbee have the closest grocery stores.
“From here to Bisbee there is nothing else. And from here to I-10 there’s nothing else,” he said.
While there are Dollar General stores in the area, residents noted their lack of fresh produce and quality food.
Residents worry about loss of revenue, increased food prices
People also worried about a potential increase in food prices.
“We only have one grocery store (in Bisbee). If Sierra Vista loses a grocery store the prices will go up, not necessarily because there is more distance for food to travel,” said Bisbee resident Anne Carl.
Residents were also concerned about local small businesses near the large grocery stores that depend on that foot traffic for business in Sierra Vista. What would happen to their customer base if the large grocery store near them were to close?
They were also concerned about Sierra Vista and local towns losing more revenue to Tucson as any store closures could drive more people to travel to the bigger city. One resident said his neighbors travel to Tucson for their monthly Costco run. He worried that the number would increase exponentially if one store were to close.
Mayes reiterated to the 25-person crowd the importance of their testimonies to the potential lawsuit.
“Let's say the merger goes through and the merger is allowed by states or by the federal government, there's no going back on that … So this is our chance right now to get this right,” Mayes said.
Mayes said the timeline for the merger is likely to happen at the end of the year or in the beginning of 2024, and her decision must come soon about a potential lawsuit.
Reach the reporter at sarah.lapidus@gannett.com. The Republic’s coverage of southern Arizona is funded, in part, with a grant from Report for America. Support Arizona news coverage with a tax deductible donation at supportjournalism.azcentral.com.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Four inmates at the Sullivan County Jail were transported to a hospital on Friday afternoon after they all reportedly experienced a medical issue, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).
SCSO Captain Andy Seabolt told News Channel 11 that “four jail inmates experienced a medical issue that required transporting them to a local medical facility for treatment.” He said the four inmates are now stable and have been returned to the jail.
Seabolt said the incident remains under investigation to determine what exactly occurred.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – One person is dead after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Johnson City Friday night.
According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD), the crash occurred on W Market Street just before 8 p.m. A westbound facing Honda Accord was waiting to turn left into a parking lot from the center lane when a motorcycle reportedly heading east failed to stop for the traffic light at the Indian Ridge Road intersection.
The JCPD reports the Suzuki motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the Honda, which had started to make the left turn.
The release states the motorcyclist, identified as Anthony Brienze of Fall Branch, was transported to the Johnson City Medical Center. Brienze later died due to his injuries at the hospital.
The driver of the Honda was not injured in the crash, according to police.
As of Saturday, the crash remains under investigation.
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WACO, Texas — The Cameron Park Zoo is mourning the loss of another one of their beloved giraffes, a baby Masai calf named Zuri.
According to a release from the zoo, Zuri died on the morning of July 22.
Zuri's death comes just days after the death of her mother, 10-year-old Penelope, who died on Wednesday, July 19.
The zoo had been hand-rearing Zuri since Penelope's death, and had transitioned her to a milk formula to feed her. The zoo was also having Zuri connect with Jenny, another female giraffe at the zoo who they hoped could be a motherly figure for Zuri.
Zoo officials said they had been monitoring Zuri's development.
A necropsy, an animal autopsy, was performed to determine Zuri's cause of death, according to the zoo, who also said they plan to have an independent review performed. They say it could take several weeks to receive the results of the necropsy.
Zuri was born on Friday, June 23, 2023. The Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society hosted a naming contest on Facebook to choose her name.
Zuri was less than a month old.
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MITCHELL — It can be difficult to find good help.
Ask any school district superintendent in South Dakota, and they’re likely to agree, at least when it comes to staffing quality certified teachers to head up the front of their classrooms. As gaps in staffing crop up, districts around the state have to work hard to find good quality teachers, particularly in areas like special education, math and science.
But a new program from the state could help alleviate that teacher shortage, and school leaders are excited about the prospects of what it means for future hiring.
“We know that the teacher shortage is real. It has hit the nation and also South Dakota, and there are critical areas that are even harder to staff,” said Summer Schultz, superintendent of the Brookings School District and immediate past president of the South Dakota School Superintendents Association. “To me, this was the governor’s office and our state and department of education saying, ‘We hear you.’”
Schultz is referring to the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the pilot effort for which will launch with the 2023-24 school year. The program is designed to take successful paraeducators — non-certified teaching aides already found in school districts around the state — and help them become certified teachers.
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Through the program, which takes place mostly online with follow-up live in-person student teaching, participants earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, special education or secondary education while gaining hands-on experience in the classroom and receiving support from experienced mentors. The expected time to complete the program is two years, assuming a full course load each term.
Originally set up to accommodate 60 paraeducators for the pilot program, the state announced recently that more than 90 had been selected to take part in the first year. Schultz, who is in her first year at Brookings after serving as superintendent in Dell Rapids, said she’s pleased to see a strong interest take hold.
“Both in Dell Rapids and Brookings, between the two schools, I have five paraeducators that got into the apprenticeship program, and we had more than that apply,” Schultz said. “But that’s five soon-to-be certified teachers that we hope will stay in the state.”
Camaraderie with the teachers
The program is drawing interest from districts throughout the state, including Mitchell, where another paraeducator was selected for the program. Tracy Christensen, special education director for the Mitchell School District, helps coordinate the selection process for the district and said paraeducators are uniquely suited for an accelerated path to becoming full-time certified teachers due to their experience within the classroom framework and a built-in interest in education itself.
Many do aspire to be certified teachers, and the new program should help open doorways to that goal.
“They have worked in the school building, they’ve been in a variety of classes. A high school paraeducator may be in math class or English class or special education classes. An elementary paraeducator may have been an assistant in art or physical education,” Christensen said. “They have a camaraderie with teachers and they understand the curriculum because they’re working with it.”
Through the program, paraeducators continue working for their home district while taking classes online. This allows them to maintain an income while studying, and reduces the need for long-distance travel that might be required for paraeducators at more remote school districts in the state.
Participants are responsible for up to $1,000 per year to assist with tuition, the cost of required books and state designated assessments, such as the Praxis test. Some districts, like Mitchell, subsidize some of the cost associated with the program.
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“The flexibility and income while still going to school (is a major benefit of the program). There would be no living expense, no commuting expense. They’re only paying for credits and textbooks, which reduces cost immensely,” Christensen said.
Joe Childs, superintendent for the Mitchell School District, said he was happy to see the program taking shape.
“This has continued to develop into a great opportunity for current school employees, for the school districts, and, most importantly, for the students we serve,” Childs said in an email to the Mitchell Republic. “The program is aimed at addressing teacher shortages, particularly those of highest need, in South Dakota schools. (The program) will allow a current employee to earn certification while also completing their position within the district.”
There were about 176 open teaching positions in the state at the end of December, and the Teacher Apprenticeship Program saw about 300 interested paraeducators apply for the first year. As the program progresses past its inaugural year, more paraeducators are expected to be admitted on a rolling schedule. As enrolled participants graduate or leave the program, new paraeducators will be selected to replace them.
Northern State University and Dakota State University have partnered through the support of the state board of regents to offer the coursework in the program. The state department of education is providing oversight and funding, and the department of labor and regulation is providing funding and guidance.
'Tough to find somebody'
The program is drawing in paraeducators from districts both large and small. About a quarter of the paraeducators in the Wessington Springs School District expressed interest in joining the program, with one being selected for the 2023-24 run.
Michael Ormsmith, superintendent of the Wessington Springs School District, said the program holds great promise.
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“I think it’s a really innovative way to fill those gaps we have trouble filling. We had three apply and we did get one into the program. We were really pleased,” Ormsmith said.
Ormsmith said his district doesn’t necessarily have trouble filling teaching positions for any one particular subject or area, but he has seen a substantial drop in the number of applications the district receives for open positions.
Several factors play into why it is hard to find teachers in South Dakota. Its historically low pay for teachers doesn’t help, nor does the exodus of many young teachers looking to spread their wings farther from home. An expanding job market in the state means that there is more competition for employees with other industries.
There is also a certain demand due to the number of older teachers in the system who are reaching retirement age with no immediate successor in place to succeed them.
“We don’t have trouble in any one area, but what we’re seeing is that there are fewer and fewer applications for the jobs we post. Usually there’s one or two, and that makes it tough to find somebody,” Ormsmith said. “We’ve seen teachers who are eligible to retire that have been hanging on trying to make it so we could find a good replacement. Those teachers are getting to the age where they have to step down regardless if we can find someone to replace them.”
The Teacher Apprenticeship Program’s convenience, cost and structure make it an appealing way to speed up the process of getting new classroom leaders on the payroll. The fact that districts are already familiar with their paraeducators is another nice aspect.
“I think from a school district perspective, we already have a relationship with these paraeducators, so we’re able to recommend people we’ve already been pleased with in the classroom. That takes a lot of the unknown out of it when trying to bring someone in,” Ormsmith said.
School leaders will be watching the program with interest as it goes through its first round of participants, and there’s a great deal of hope that it will continue and that more paraeducators will consider taking part.
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Christensen is optimistic that state funding for the program will continue if it comes through on its goals.
“The Mitchell School District will always be interested in participating and I would anticipate that the teacher shortage will continue. I believe that the powers that be realize the deficit and will continue to support it,” Christensen said. “I am very excited. We have some excellent paraeducators that through the years we have encouraged to go back and get their special education degree, and we do have some of those on staff. And I think there will be more.”
Schultz said she was looking forward to seeing how the program performs. Its convenience and easy accessibility for participants, its low cost and the chance it gives paraeducators to reach the next stage of their careers are all appealing factors, as is the fact it gives a chance for South Dakota to produce more home-grown teachers.
The program has enormous potential, she said, and it offers a bit of reassurance to school patrons statewide that the state and local school districts are working to keep the best quality instructors at the head of the classroom.
“People keep hearing that we have trouble filling spots, but we’re on top of it,” Schultz said. “We’re South Dakota and we’re going to keep putting good people in the classroom. That’s what we do when we find them. This will make it easier to find them and grow them in our own communities.”
More information on the Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway program can be found at ourdakotadreams.com/educators-overview/
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RADFORD, Va. – New Mount Olive UMC located on 309 Russell Avenue in Radford is hosting a fish fry, Saturday July 29, 2023.
The church is located Across From R&R Market & Radford Fire Department
The event will last from 11:00AM-4:00PM
Menu Prices:
$12 Dinners Including 2 Pieces Of Deep Fried Fish, Baked Beans, Cole-Slaw, Rolls, & Desert
$6 Fish Sandwiches On A Bun With Slaw
Extra Piece Of Fish $3.50
For Call In Orders 540-639-6425
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PULASKI, Va. – Leaders in Pulaski are looking to connect with the community and give children the supplies they need to be successful this school year.
Pulaski Police are working with over a dozen organizations like the T.G. Howard Community Center for national night out.
Police say it’s opporutnity for Pulaski County residents to meet with several organizations like social services to make sure the community’s needs are met.
There’s also a backpack giveaway happening for kids in pre-k to middle school.
“It feels great. I love watching everybody come together, because this town does have a lot of community service organizations, we have a lot of non-profits,” Sonia Ramsey said, the Administrative Manager for Pulaski Police.
National Night Out is Tuesday August 1st, backpacks are given on a first come first serve basis.
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Tuesday saw the opening of a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office in Flagstaff that will be largely focused on investigating and cleaning up hundreds of abandoned uranium mines across the Navajo Nation.
The office comes as the agency, in cooperation with local partners, works toward a goal of remediating 110 high-priority mines by 2030.
As it opens, the office, which is located on the U.S. Geological Survey campus near Buffalo Park, will have a staff of at least 14 employees. That number could increase, according to office manager Jacob Phipps.
Of those, three of the remedial project managers are Navajo, although Elsa Johnson, the EPA community involvement specialist, said the agency would like to increase the number of Navajo EPA staff working on this project as well.
EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said the office represents a commitment to the cleanup effort and an important step in that journey overall.
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“Some people might say, ‘Well, it’s only an office opening,” Guzman said. “But really this is so much more than an office. It's a commitment, it's a relationship, it's a place that brings people together with us here today. I mean, the folks in this room collectively, we can get that 10-year plan done.”
It is perhaps ironic that the new field office comes as thousands of moviegoers are flocking to see a film telling the story of the first atomic weapon’s creation.
Throughout the Cold War and the nuclear arms race, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation.
There are more than 500 abandoned uranium mines in that area, and homes and water sources with elevated radiation levels, all of which continue to impact the health of residents and tribal members.
Potential health effects include lung cancer from inhalation of radioactive particles, bone cancer and impaired kidney function from exposure to radionuclides in drinking water.
Guzman told the Arizona Daily Sun that the focus is on addressing the highest priority sites first, those with high levels of contamination near communities.
“So we're going for the big stuff first, and the stuff around communities. Once we're done with that, [other sites will follow]. But we're starting with the hardest stuff -- which we have to because that's where the people are,” Guzman said. “I can't stress enough how this current leadership under the Navajo Nation is partnering us; they have a level of urgency for action.”
Officials and tribal members conducted a house blessing the morning the office opened.
Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Executive Director Stephen Etsitty said those working out of the office will contribute to the effort to heal the earth and protect communities from the legacy of uranium mining on tribal lands.
Etsitty, who has previously worked for the EPA, said he sees the new field office as one representation of a more significant commitment on the part of the EPA, both in working on the issue of abandoned mines and with tribes across the Southwest.
He compared the commitment this week to his memories of working for the EPA.
“I recall when I was a GS 9, we were wanting to get to tribal environmental agreements with all the tribes, 148 in Region 9. And we were scratching our heads: with our resources, how are we going to get out away from San Francisco; it took so much energy to fly from San Francisco to Phoenix and get a rental car and visit all the 21 or 22 reservations here in Arizona, and the multitude in Nevada and all in the state of California,” Etsitty said. "And I said, ‘Hey, give me a truck, a horse trailer and a horse and a budget for horse for horse feed. … I’ll get the information.’”
Etsitty also told the gathered group of officials, “That idea didn't go very far, but here we are now. This is a great accomplishment. I have to say thank you for the decision to invest in this manner."
Expanding opportunities
The opening of the field office comes at an opportune time for the agencies work to remediate abandoned uranium mines.
Johnson said much of their field work had to be put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit tribes particularly hard.
But just within the last year, as concern over the pandemic has lessened and areas have started to open up, that work has been able to restart.
“COVID really impacted our work. But we didn't stop our work. We were busy with Navajo EPA and responsible parties and trustees going through and reading documents,” Johnson said. “And we're excited because we have time critical remedial actions going on and things are happening. And we are really excited for the work ahead.”
As a community involvement specialist, Johnson works directly with chapters across the Navajo Nation, both explaining the process and hearing feedback from tribal members and those residents often living nearby abandoned mines.
Chapters across the Navajo Nation play a significant role in determining how abandoned mines are to be cleaned and have done important work lobbying toward those efforts, Johnson said.
“Last spring was our first time back in the field. We were like kids in a candy shop. So we were out again visiting chapters,” Johnson said.
In addition to the work on abandoned uranium mines, Guzman said, the new field office also offers other opportunities. She said in all likelihood it will allow the EPA to increase its presence and activity on other environmental issues across northern Arizona.
Guzman said it is not uncommon that EPA field offices are established with a single goal or project in mind, but evolve to work on several different issues.
“You know," Guzman said, "our San Diego office started as the border office. But we have people there now with the water division, with enforcement, air. So already we're having those conversations, because, as I said, even though superfund has been the anchor here [there are plenty of issues to be worked on alongside that issue]. So that’s a whole other level of commitment.”
The opening of the office comes as the issue of uranium mining still weighs heavily on residents of northern Arizona on and off tribal lands.
A coalition of tribes around the region are pushing the Biden administration to create a new 1.1-million-acre national monument around Grand Canyon National Park, in large part to prevent the expansion of uranium mining throughout the area.
During a public hearing on the proposal last week, a spokesperson for Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren pointed to the legacy of uranium mining across the Navajo Nation as one reason the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument should be enacted.
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Two million pounds of hand-carved ice will tell the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas this winter season.
Grapevine's Gaylord Texan resort announced its ICE! theme on Tuesday, with the annual holiday event returning from Nov. 10 through Dec. 31.
The walk-through ice attraction will feature 10 scenes from the Dr. Seuss story. There will also be two-story tall ice slides and ice tunnels and arches.
Gaylord Palms ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas' ICE! theme in 2022
More than 6,000 blocks of ice are hand-carved by a team of 40 artists from Harbin, China. Over the course of six weeks, this team works to create the approximately 17,000-square-foot attraction.
The last time Gaylord Texan had a Grinch theme was in 2009. ICE! themes rotate between each of the five Gaylord Resorts across the nation.
Tickets to the ice attraction be purchased online. Guests can save up to 30% off tickets when purchased before Aug. 31.
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ASHLAND, Va. — As work was getting underway at a new home site in Ashland, Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity construction manager Jeff Ell thought to himself he ought to go over the property with his metal detector.
“Just curiosity — buried treasure, Viking gold or something,” he said with a laugh. “You just never know what you’ll find.”
That is for sure.
On that day, Ell found a couple of run-of-the-mill coins and “some other junk,” and then, “Bing! Bing! Bing!” as he put it, “in the front of the house was this watch.”
Buried a few inches in the soil was a small pendant watch, about the size of a quarter. No necklace was found, and the glass covering and the hands were long gone, but the engraved initials on the back were clear as day: “WWB TO JLW.”
A mystery awaited unraveling — who were WWB and JLW, and what was the story of the watch?
Ell did a little online sleuthing about the manufacturer of the watch and determined it must have been made around the 1920s. He contacted John Hodges, a regular Habitat volunteer and the vice mayor of Ashland, who got in touch with Rosanne Shalf, who helped establish the Ashland Museum and enjoys historical research.
Shalf scoured real estate records to determine chain-of-title of the property, which led to census records and other sources.
“It’s really fun to find this stuff,” she said. “It’s like a huge puzzle.” She was able to make a connection between the initials on the watch and longtime residents at the address on Wesley Street where the new house was being constructed.
Wesley William Brannan and his wife, Joseph “Josie” Louis White Brannan, were married in December 1925 and, by the 1940 census, were living on Wesley Street and eventually acquired the property in 1947.
“I was shocked,” said Scott Brannan, Wesley and Josie Brannan’s grandson, referencing the moment Ell showed up at his workplace with news of the watch. “I was in my office, and the receptionist called and said ‘there’s a man down here who says they found your grandmother’s watch.’”
Brannan’s initial reaction: What in the world is he talking about?
Soon enough, Ell walked in with a photo of the watch on his phone.
“I was just floored when he showed it to me,” said Brannan, who believes the watch had been a gift before they were married. “I was definitely taken aback that it was in such good shape. The engraving was still readable after all of those years.”
And it has been a lot of years.
Joseph “Josie” Louis White Brannan and Wesley William Brannan were married in December 1925 and lived for many years on Wesley Street in Ashland, where a construction crew building a home for Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity recently found an old pendant watch bearing their initials buried in the soil.
Courtesy of the Brannan family
His grandfather died in 1958, and his grandmother lived in the house until her death in 1983. The family sold the property to the neighbor, First Baptist Church Ashland. Over the years, the house was used for the church’s caretaker before it eventually fell into disrepair and was torn down. Last year, the church sold the property at a discount to Habitat as part of the church’s “mission to support affordable housing needs in the community,” said Habitat executive director Renee Robinson.
Habitat began construction earlier this year.
Scott Brannan, 60, well remembers his grandmother and the house. Though his grandfather died before he was born, his grandmother would host Sunday dinners after church, Christmases and birthdays. He recalls hunting for Easter eggs in that very yard with his cousins, playing “Red Light, Green Light” and chasing lightning bugs.
“We’ve got great memories of all of those things happening there,” he said.
The backyard always had a big garden, as well as pigs and ponies.
“There was always fun stuff to do there as a kid,” he said.
His grandmother worked in the garden and the yard, mowing her own grass. Brannan wonders if she might have lost the watch then.
But he does not know that or how long it has been missing. He does know his grandmother was “pretty diligent” about time.
“Lunch was at 12 o’clock, dinner was at 5 o’clock, certain TV shows were at 6 o’clock and 7 o’clock, and she went to bed at 8 o’clock,” he said.
She used to love to sit on the swing on her front porch, waiting for someone to pick her up to go to church (she never drove) or looking for the school bus to come by. She was not necessarily waiting for any children, in particular, Brannan said. “She would just worry if it was late.”
“Whenever you came by and if it was mealtime, you could not leave until you ate, and she would literally unload everything from the refrigerator and put it on the table,” Brannan said with a laugh. “You didn’t go away hungry, that was for sure.”
Wesley and Josie Brannan had five children — all gone now — 15 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Because they are such a large family, Brannan said it would be impossible to pick someone to receive the watch, so the family has decided to donate it and some family photos to the Ashland Museum.
“Let it stay there as a historical piece,” he said.
Habitat’s Robinson expects the new owners to move in soon.
“While we are busy building a home for future stories there, we get to also acknowledge the past stories, too,” Robinson said.
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With the goal of helping build 1,000 new homes in the next year, two Tucson business partners have combined their collective skills.
The Urban Infill Project provides pre-permitted accessory dwelling unit designs (known as ADUs) to simplify the process for homeowners wanting to add a home on their property for an aging parent, a child in college or for additional income.
Cofounders Valerie Land and Lisa Bowers were introduced by mutual friends.
“We both had unexpressed passion for how to help the community grow,” said Bowers, who has worked as a development liaison for 20 years.
She brought the expertise on how to navigate the city and county with plans and permits and knows the bureaucracy.
“I’ve developed the relationships over 20 years and know the most efficient way to get this done,” Bowers said. “And how to get in front of the right people.”
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Land, an architect and teacher of construction and building technology at the University of Arizona, is the perfect complement.
“Valerie brings creativity and design to it,” Bowers said. “Many people will use the ADU for intergenerational living and she understands how people move around the home.”
Whether it’s a large yard or a vacant lot, property owners can use the duo’s service to erect an ADU.
They have seven pre-permitted design drawings that will receive expedited approval from the city of Tucson or Pima County, through the arrangement they have negotiated.
Currently, Tucson and unincorporated Pima County are on board. Urban Infill is working with the towns of Marana, Oro Valley and Sahuarita, along with Santa Cruz County to adopt the model in those jurisdictions.
Homes range in size from a 605-square-foot studio to a 1,000-square-foot, two-bedroom model.
“If you hire an architect to draw up a custom design, it can take three to six months to get a permit,” Land said. “Using our process, you can have a permit in a month.”
Construction is set to begin on Urban Infill Project’s first two ADUs at a home in the Broadmoor-Broadway neighborhood, near Broadway and Country Club Road.
The pre-permitted drawings range in price from $3,500 to $4,800 — about half of the cost to hire an architect for a custom design.
The cost of building an ADU in the Tucson market is estimated at between $200 and $250 per square foot, and the addition can increase the property value up to 30%.
No single solution
Although Urban Infill Project sells the permitting process and referrals and are not themselves builders, Lane and Bowers wanted to get their name out in the community and recently became members of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.
“Tucson simply doesn't have the housing supply we need to support our current and future population (and) that's caused issues with housing opportunity, housing access and housing affordability,” said David Godlewski, president of SAHBA. “In order for us to address these challenges, and to have a healthy housing market, we need a full range of housing types from ADUs to high-end homes.”
He called the Urban Infill Project key to helping homeowners and contractors navigate the rules for ADU construction.
“SAHBA recognizes there is not one single solution to building enough inventory,” Godlewski said. “We are determined to support the variety of businesses and promote a range of policies that are needed.”
In 2021, the City of Tucson voted to allow casitas to be built on residential property and has made tweaks since then, such as allowing utilities to be shared with the primary home and not having to meet the requirements for solar, greywater and electric vehicle charging as is the case for new construction.
The city recently launched a “casita model plan design” competition and will select up to 10 designs to be showcased on the Casitas in Tucson online gallery and have the permit fees for review and approval waived.
An attractive option
The housing shortage in the Tucson area — and nationwide — has brought renewed attention to ADUs, whether it’s a converted garage, basement or a new build.
“A fed-up public is now realizing that local constraints on building housing and resulting high prices and rents have plagued the United States’ most productive regions for decades,” according to Emily Hamilton, a senior research fellow and director of the Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. “From an affordability perspective, ADUs are an attractive reform option because these units can rent for hundreds of dollars less than apartments in the same neighborhood.”
States with high rates of older residents are experiencing the largest growth in ADUs.
“Are ADUs the right approach for legalizing more housing everywhere? They have much to offer,” Hamilton said. “Because many homeowners can see themselves wanting the right to add an income-generating or relative-accommodating ADU to their property at some point, they may be the least contentious way to create opportunities for more housing within existing residential neighborhoods.”
Aside from adding more housing in the Tucson area, the Urban Infill Project is passionate about building in areas that are already developed.
“I am dedicated to housing issues and urban infill,” Land said. “I feel very passionately that we have a lot of lots to work with within the city and building on the outskirts is irresponsible.”
Contact reporter Gabriela Rico at grico@tucson.com
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I first learned about World War II Japanese American incarceration from a short paragraph in a U.S. history book. I remember reading about an internment camp in Arizona but the words didn’t evoke much emotion from me.
I later learned about what locals call the 33,000-acre “Hunt Camp” in Jerome County — a place where 13,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.
When I mentioned the camp, my managing editor at the Times-News handed me a book titled “Surviving Minidoka,” compiled by various authors about Japanese Americans incarcerated at what is officially called the Minidoka Internment Camp.
I became exposed to the harsh reality of the Japanese Americans who were held there — a reality that was missing from the U.S. history book I had read earlier, and I began to feel a deep connection to the Japanese American community.
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My family are Bhutanese-Nepali refugees who moved to Twin Falls when I was 6 years old. My mother told me stories of life and loss in Bhutan when we had to flee to a refugee camp in Nepal. Reading about the harrowing reality of the Japanese Americans’ lives in internment camps carved a path to reflect on my family’s time in camp.
A coworker at the newspaper spoke of an annual Minidoka pilgrimage happening in Twin Falls and I was immediately drawn to the event. I wanted to explore the historic site to gain a better understanding of the Japanese American history that was left out of my education. And I wanted to meet Japanese Americans whose ancestors endured the cruel hysteria against the Japanese American community.
Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were forcibly removed from their homes and imprisoned in concentration camps after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Ten concentration camps across the U.S. were constructed to house and monitor these Americans, where pilgrimages are now offered annually.
Earlier this month, Minidoka came alive with personal testimonies, solemn mourning and heartfelt healing as pilgrims visited the camp. I joined the tour July 8 at the Minidoka National Historic Site led by Emily Teraoka, a ranger with the National Park Service.
The clouds hovered above the group as we walked along the dirt path to see the origin of generational trauma for many Japanese Americans. I sensed the emotions of grief and heartache as Teraoka shared the painful reality that Japanese Americans suffered in the camp.
“What kind of ancestors do we want to be?” was the theme of this year’s pilgrimage, presented by planning committee co-chair Erin Shigaki.
I thought about my refugee camp as I went inside each one of the historic barracks. In Nepal, families would cover the thin walls of their homes with local newspapers to hide the small holes and gain more privacy from the outside world.
I soon began to connect America’s distrust of Japanese Americans during World War II to the hostility that Nepalis felt toward Nepali-Bhutanese refugees when I was in Nepal. I mourned my own ancestors and their loss of home and normalcy together with the suffering endured by Hunt Camp internees and their descendants.
The stories of incarcerated ancestors continued in the generational group talks at the College of Southern Idaho.
Seated in a circle, those in my group relayed personal testimonies regarding their ancestry. The room was quiet with raw emotion as strangers grieved their powerful stories.
A single tissue box was passed around.
I spoke to Karen Yokota Love, a third-time Minidoka pilgrim, on July 8 during the closing dinner after the legacy sessions at CSI. Her purpose for the pilgrimage was to find ways to heal her community at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle.
Incarcerated elders who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a deeper feeling of mourning, she said.
“The feelings this time are very different. They’re stronger. There’s more grief involved,” Love told the Times-News.
“I think these pilgrimages are really important for the healing process because the experience of being incarcerated is traumatic,” Love said. “So for me, what I’m most fascinated about is how to minister to people that basically had this experience where they haven’t talked about their history or their lives.
“And then to come back to the actual ground, hear those stories and talk about the stories for the first time.... I think it’s very cathartic and it’s healing. It’s nice to see they can come full circle and experience that.”
Miyako Namba grew up being involved in the Japanese American community with the influence of her grandmother May, one of the founders of the Minidoka pilgrimage that started in 2003.
“A lot of us have been coming for about a decade and so it’s fun to have these connections and relationships and grow them and build them,” Namba told the Times-News. “It’s such an emotional and intense weekend that you just kind of bond with them very deeply like you would, you know, a summer camp friend.”
Namba, who mourns the passing of her grandmother, wants to be an ancestor who shapes her community — “someone that helped build community and whether that means here or at home,” she said.
Namba encouraged me to reflect on what kind of ancestor I wanted to be for my own community. I witnessed the power of collective storytelling by attending the pilgrimage. I aim to be an ancestor who shares and celebrates the origins of my ancestry.
I also encountered Nikki Nojima Louis after the pilgrimage concluded at the Minidoka site. She conveyed stories of struggle and strength as a child survivor of Minidoka. Louis and her mother were incarcerated in Minidoka after her father was separated from her family.
Louis’ birthday is Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Day. She will turn 86 this year.
Louis’ stories shared a similar parallel to the stories of other participants of the pilgrimage. Her family spoke little about their incarceration experience after they resettled outside of the camp. The trauma from camp remained buried for a long time.
“I knew more about the Holocaust than I knew about my own Japanese American experience,” Louis told the Times-News.
“There is a certain amount of guilt and shame about being put in camp because I think there was more of a tendency to identify ourselves as victims,” she said. “Now we are survivors and surviving means a lot more qualities: Consistency, bravery, resilience, stoicism.
“So it’s much more of a human approach and that’s the kind of approach that I hope we have with all people.”
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Gary police Lt. Greg Wolf secures his body camera to his bulletproof vest as Sgt. Jamel Martin and Officer Francisco Carrillo watch Friday at …
GARY — One of the Region’s largest police departments has officially launched their use of body cameras, joining other agencies in the area who have adopted the measure improve transparency and accountability between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
A group of the Gary Police Department’s officers were trained Friday on the policies and operations of the body cameras and were able to immediately get to work wearing the devices. All officers who work on patrol shifts will be required to wear the cameras when interacting with the public. Officers began wearing the cameras in the field on July 19, and the department has slowly been outfitting officers with them since.
“We’ve trained 70 officers thus far, and have one more class today,” Gary police Sgt. Sarita Titus said. “This program is considered launched.”
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The cameras were purchased with a $500,000 federal grant to enhance the technology in the department, secured last last year by United States Rep. Frank J. Mrvan. The department was also awarded $88,000 from the Local Body Camera Grant in April 2022 through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Sgt. Sarita Titus leads a session on how to use body cameras Friday at the Gary Police Department. The cameras will equip the 80 members of th…
“Body cameras are a community engagement piece,” Sarita Titus said. “I think it will increase trust that we’re trying to gain in the community, increase transparency.”
The grant allowed Gary police to purchase 110 cameras. In March, Gary police received their first shipment of cameras, and a team of six Gary police officers were appointed to a committee to learn how to use the technology and train the officers. Although it has been a long time coming, Anthony Titus said it’s all worth it.
“I think they [body cameras] are absolutely necessary. This is a technology age we live in,” he said. “Sometimes an accusation is made against an officer and that incident didn’t happen the way its portrayed, or on the flip side, if an accusation is made and body camera footage is viewed and you see an officer acted out.”
It’s a win-win situation for the officer and the citizens they serve, he said.
“If you’re doing your job the way you’re supposed to be, the body cameras will show you doing your job professionally,” Anthony Titus said. “And we’ll be able to build that transparent relationship with the public.”
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The Motorola WatchGuard V300 body-worn cameras are mounted on the officer’s uniform through a magnetic mount or external clip designed to grip onto their vest. Officers will put on their cameras at the beginning of their shifts and are responsible for pressing a button to activate the camera at the beginning of a call. This includes investigatory situations, traffic stops, pursuits, taking statements, transporting people who have been arrested and other instances when officers are enforcing the law. It will also activate if an officer draws their weapon. The cameras are removed at the end of the shift and placed on a charging station where the footage is uploaded to storage.
“The operation of the cameras is pretty straightforward,” Sarita Titus said. “But will take a minute a minute for the officers to get into the habit of pushing the button.”
The cameras have a covert mode with no sound or display lights and a momentary mute button in case officers are speaking with a supervisor or discussing sensitive information. However, officers must announce they are muting their camera and cannot do it for an extended period of time.
The body cameras charge in between shifts. Once officers place them in the charging station, video footage is uploaded to storage.
After the officer completes the call, they press a button to stop the recording and tag the evidence into one of seven categories based on the type of incident they responded to.
The footage will be archived for approximately 190 days per statewide policy, Sarita Titus said. If it is requested for a court case or a complaint is filed against an officer before the 190 days are complete, that time is extended to two years. Footage can be available to the public by request through the Access to Public Records Act.
Once every patrol officer is outfitted, the command staff will look at other divisions in the department that would benefit from the cameras, Anthony Titus said. Approximately 80 officers are in the patrol division. By Saturday morning, there will be 75 officers trained and equipped with cameras. There will be a makeup training to ensure all 80 patrol officers are covered.
Gary police's body cameras charge in between shifts. The cameras were purchased with grant money to enhance the technology in the department.
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LAKE STATION — A group of dogs suffered heat exhaustion during two-hour trip Thursday while in the back of a truck when the air conditioning unit stopped working, causing the death of a few of the pups, Lake Station police said Friday.
The dogs were being taken from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to a facility in Michigan City when the driver was delayed by heavy traffic. When the air conditioning failed, temperatures rose inside of the truck, causing the dogs to overheat.
The cargo area where the dogs were was separated from the driver, police said, and the driver was unaware the pups were having a medical emergency. He figured out that the dogs were extremely distressed when they started barking loudly.
The driver stopped the vehicle in the parking lot of a Road Ranger convenience store off of Ripley Street. The driver opened the cargo area and took the dogs out of their crates. Some of the dogs died from heat exhaustion, although it is unclear how many.
Lake Station police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the scene. Numerous people stopped at the scene to try and help cool down the dogs, including representatives from the Humane Society of Hobart.
Many of the dogs were transported to the Hobart Animal Clinic and Crossroads Animal Hospital in Joliet, Ill. to receive the medical care.
The Region was under a heat advisory Thursday as temperatures moved into the early and mid-90s. The National Weather Service warned of heat exhaustion and illness due to high humidity.
"The scene was chaotic and took an emotional toll on all that were involved in trying to save as many canines as possible," Lake Station police said in a Facebook post. "Any loss of life is tragic and thoughts and prayers are with all those that were affect by this “freak event”.
Police said they determined it was not an act of animal cruelty and will not release the name of the person who was driving the vehicle. However, many people took to the department's Facebook comments to express their frustration and anger with the situation, with some saying the situation could have been prevented.
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Thousands of residents are facing power outages after thunderstorms rolled in overnight for the Miami Valley and surrounding areas.
Approximately 4,104 customers are without power, according to the AES power outage map. Montgomery County with 841 residents has the most customers without electricity with 532, followed by Greene County with 372.
The number of power customers without electricity as of 10:24 a.m. are categorized by county below, according to the Ohio Edison, AES and Duke Energy maps.
Champaign: 275
Clark (with Ohio Edison): 830
Butler (with Duke Energy): 351
Darke: 4
Greene: 372
Montgomery: 841
Preble: 161
Warren: 209
Restoration time varies by county.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Normal man who prosecutors say acted as the driver in a drive-by shooting earlier this summer was charged Friday with possession of a stolen motor vehicle in an unrelated case.
Sean E. Stalter-Williams, 19, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony, and criminal trespass to vehicle, Class A misdemeanor.
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Prosecutors say Stalter-Williams possessed a Ford Focus from April 1 to April 4 when he knew it had been stolen, according to court documents.
Stalter-Williams did not appear in McLean County court as he is being held in LaSalle County Jail and was not transported for the custody hearing Friday. A bond amount was not set in this case.
Stalter-Williams is also charged in another McLean County case with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and three counts of obstructing an officer.
During a status hearing July 14, Stalter-Williams was accused of possessing a stolen black Pontiac Vibe on June 3.
He was arrested on June 19 after Bloomington and Normal police executed a search warrant at the Normal residence where he was staying. He fled the scene but was taken into custody in a residential backyard, police said.
Assistant State's Attorney Aaron Frederick said prosecutors believe Stalter-Williams was driving the stolen Pontiac on June 4 near Rainbow and Ridgeport avenues, where a drive-by shooting took place. Multiple shots were fired at three juveniles — a 14-year-old boy and two 13-year-old girls — who were not injured in the attack, authorities previously said .
Prosecutors have not charged Stalter-Williams in connection to the shooting; a grand jury indictment is pending, Frederick said. He argued, however, that Stalter-Williams was out on probation for a similar matter in which he was convicted of possessing a stolen vehicle when the most recent stolen vehicle offense took place.
His bond in the case was increased from $75,000 to $150,000 with 10% and fees to apply for release.
Judge William Yoder, who increased the bond amount during the hearing, said that Stalter-Williams could pose a threat to the public safety.
The next court date in this matter is set for 11 a.m. Aug. 24.
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Bryant Lewis
Bryant Lewis, 28, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion causing injury, a Class X felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
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Derek Roesch
Derek Roesch of Saybrook was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 in McLean County Law and Justice Center with several counts, including:
-Two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon while on parole, Class 2 felony
-Two counts of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon, class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon while on parole, class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 1 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of a controlled substance, psylocibin less than 15 grams, a class 4 felony
-Unlawful possession of methamphetamine, less than five grams, a class 3 felony.
-Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor
Justin M. Mata
Justin M. Mata, 28, no address given, is charged with possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. He was released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond and his next appearance is Dec. 30.
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Marcus D. Wesley
Marcus D. Wesley, 36, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in a vehicle (Class 4 felony), unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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Phillip Tinch
Phillip Tinch of Normal was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 at the McLean County Law and Justice Center with several felonies including:
- Five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, more than one but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 1 felony.
-One count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, less than one gram of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
Trisha L. Hanke
Trisha L. Hanke, 36, is charged with theft of over $10,000 (Class 2 felony). Court documents indicate she knowingly took $14,000 belonging to a Love's Travel Stop, in LeRoy, where she was employed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William B. Givens
William B. Givens, 49, no address given, is charged with unlawful possession of five to 15 grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony, possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, possession of five to 15 grams of meth, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
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David L. Oliver
David L. Oliver, 51, of Bloomington, is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault.
Kenneth E. Funk
Kenneth E. Funk, 27, is charged with residential burglary (Class 1 felony) involving an apartment in Lexington on Dec. 31, 2022.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan R. King
Charges have been filed against Jordan R. King, 34, for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act.
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Holly M. Isaacson
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Kenneth L. Minton
Kenneth L. Minton, 51, is charged with aggravated home repair fraud (Class 2 felony) and theft (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, is charged for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Britley L. Hilger
Britley L. Hilger, 32, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she supposedly punched a McLean County Detention Facility officer in the chest.
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Jasmine L. Smith
Jasmine L. Smith, 31, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (Class 2 felony) and five counts of endangering the life or health of a child (Class A misdemeanors).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jackie S. Claypool
Jackie S. Claypool, 46, appeared for a Friday bond court hearing for two new cases which charged her for one count of burglary (Class 2 felony), four counts of forgery (Class 3) and one count of deceptive practices (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noah R. Demuth
Noah R. Demuth, 22, of Evanston, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, aggravated battery in a public way, a Class 3 felony, mob action, a Class 4 felony, and obstructing a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor. His next court date is Feb. 17.
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Brandon L. Parsano
Brandon L. Parsano, 39, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony. His next appearance is Feb. 17 for an arraignment.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexander N. Williams
Alexander N. Williams, 24, was charged Feb. 2 with the following:
3 counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams - Class 3 felonies. 2 counts of armed violence - Class X felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 2,000 and 5,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 1 felony. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 500 and 2,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 2 felony. 3 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon - Class 3 felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon - a Class 3 felony 3 counts of violating the Illinois FOID act - Class 3 felonies.
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Carlos Sanchez-Solozarzano
Carlos H. Sanchez-Solozarzano, 22, was charged with 1 count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.
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Jaylin S. Bones
Jaylin S. Bones was charged with four counts of first-degree murder stemming from a homicide in Bloomington last year. A McLean County grand jury also returned a bill of indictment charging him with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan R. King
Jordan R. King, 34, was charged with violating the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony) a second time in under a month.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dominique M. Banks
Dominique M. Banks, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony). The incident happened in October 2022 and involved one victim.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin T. Daugherty
Austin T. Daugherty, 29, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) after he entered an Avis Car Rental, 3201 Cira Drive, in Bloomington, without permission and with the intent to commit theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sandra M. Lewis
Sandra M. Lewis, 77, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing MDMB-4E-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid, with the intent to deliver (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samantha E. Morris
Samantha E. Morris, 40, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer (Class 2 felony) after supposedly spitting on a Colfax police officer.
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Nolan C. Love
Nolan C. Love, 46, appeared in court Friday for a bond review hearing after being charged with aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony) on Feb. 26.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nikkita L. Sandefur
Nikkita L. Sandefur, 36, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) containing cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Katlin M.B. Wilson
Katlin M.B. Wilson, 32, is charged with aggravated identity theft (Class 2 felony) after being accused of fraudulently obtaining money exceeding $300 but not exceeding $10,000 from a 60 year old man.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eli C. Garozzo
Eli C. Garozzo, 20, is charged with two counts of home invasion, a Class X felony, two counts of attempted armed robbery, a Class 1 felony, and two counts of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. His bond was set at $200,000 as a 10% bond, meaning he must pay $20,000 plus fees to be released. His next appearance is an arraignment on April 13.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tysean T. Townsend
Tysean T. Townsend, 35, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), three counts of child abduction, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and obstructing justice (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Curtis J. Byrd
Curtis J. Byrd, 31, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony), two counts of fraud and two counts of financial institution fraud (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noral K. Nelson
Noral K. Nelson, 31, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) after he was arrested in connection to a shooting along the 1500 block of S. Main Street.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles J. Tankson
Charles J. Tankson, 23, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony), theft and two counts of unlawful use of a debit card (Class 3 felonies).
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Davis, Micah S
Davis was charged with 3 counts of arson, Class 2 felonies, and 3 counts of criminal damage to property, Class 4 felonies.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Livingston, Joshua D.
Livingston was charged with 2 counts of possessing stolen vehicles, Class 2 felonies, possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, and criminal damage to government property, a Class 4 felony.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Kevin L. Ewen
Kevin L. Ewen, 42, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing and was charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony), obstructing a peace officer (Class 4 felony) and two counts of resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmanuel K. Mpay
Emmanuel K. Mpay, 23, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing following a grand jury indictment for two counts of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ahmad S. Manns
Ahmad S. Manns, 19, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing and was charged with cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dylan R Mann
Dylan R Mann, 31, appeared Friday in bond court following four grand jury indictments for two separate cases relating to aggravated assault and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and driving while license revoked or suspended (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Linden
William R. Linden, 79, was released Tuesday on felony burglary charges for trying to pass a forged check at Busey Bank.
Zadek U. Moen
Zadek U. Moen, 20, is facing six felony drug charges after being arrested by the Illinois State Police on Thursday.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary T. Willis
Zachary T. Willis, 27, is charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery subsequent offense (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cecily M. Sexton
Cecily M. Sexton, 39, was charged with two counts of burglary, a Class 2 felony; one count of forgery, a Class 3 felony; financial institution fraud, a Class 3 felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tonisha A. Jackson
Tonisha A. Jackson, 27, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James A. McConnaughay
James A. McConnaughay, 53, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. McConnaughay is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica M. Longberry
Jessica M. Longberry, 38, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. Longberry is charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) and forgery (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Barry D. Guyton
Barry D. Guyton, 26, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Class 2 felonies) two counts of unlawful possession of 15-100 of cocaine with the intent to deliver with one being a Class X felony and the other being a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Keon E. Spiller
Keon E. Spiller, 22, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland and was charged with attempted escape after his jury trial reached a verdict.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melina Aguilar
Melina Aguilar, 32, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
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Carlos D. Cregan
Carlos D. Cregan, 35, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
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Wayne M. Damron
Wayne M. Damron, 52, is charged with one count of violation of the Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance L. Ford
Terrance L. Ford, 25, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony) and two counts of retail theft (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stanley M. Miller
Stanley M. Miller, 61, was charged Friday with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol (Class X felony) and driving while driver's license revoked (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darryl R. Vinson
Darryl R. Vinson, 60, is charged with violation of the sex offender registration act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jarvis K. Heads
Jarvis K. Heads, 46, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of cocaine between one and 15 grams (Class 1 felony) and three counts of unlawful delivery of cocaine less than one gram (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
According to police, 49-year-old Wesley Noonan of Bloomington was indicted on 59 counts of possession of child pornography (Class 2 felony) on Wednesday related to an investigation by BPD's Cyber Crimes Unit.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brad Carter
Brad Carter was indicted on Wednesday for eight counts of dissemination of child pornography (Class X felony) and 13 counts of possession of child pornography (Class 2 felony).
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Brian K. Burnett
Burnett is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, Class 1 felonies, and one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
The incident in question happened when a drug deal went bad in March 2022 and Burnett shot at the sellers before fleeing.
Burnett is currently in custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
His next court date is 1:30 p.m. August 24.
Kenneth D. Downey
Downey is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, obstructing peace officers, a Class A misdemeanor, and carrying a concealed firearm in a prohibited area, a Class B misdemeanor.
Downey confronted Illinois State Police at the LeRoy Police Station on July 17 with said firearm in his waistband. He was restrained, and then kicked LeRoy Police Chief Jason Williamson.
His bond was set at $150,000 with 10% to apply. His next court date is 10 a.m. July 28
Kenyon J. Bones
Bones is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, Class 1 felonies, and one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
The incident in question happened when a drug deal went bad in March 2022 and Bones shot at the sellers before fleeing.
His bond was set at $500,000 with 10% to apply. His next court date is 9 a.m. July 28
Contact Mateusz Janik at (309) 820-3234. Follow Mateusz on Twitter:@mjanik99
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MCLEAN — The 10th annual Get Your Route 6.6 on Route 66 event will be held Saturday, Aug. 26.
The event is a 4.1-mile run or walk from Funks Grove to McLean. Participants receive a T-shirt, brunch, a commemorative shot glass and more.
First Student buses will take participants from McLean to Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup for sign-in, where a complimentary shot of maple sirup will be offered. The run/walk begins at 8 a.m. and water stations will be available at each mile.
After the run/walk, a celebration will take place in McLean featuring breakfast, lunch, drinks, ice cream, cookies and lemon shake-ups for sale, open to both participants and the general public. There will also be music, a photo backdrop, pet adoptions, silent auction, bingo, lawn games, craft and book sale and a classic car show.
Overall winners and first- and second-place finishers in 11 age groups will receive awards.
Funds from the event support projects in McLean. The event is organized by CORE of McLean with help from McLean Depot, The Atlanta National Bank, Green Top Grocery, The UPS Store, Wm. Masters, Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Kabir Center for Health and Rightspace Properties.
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PITTSBURGH — A female was hospitalized after an altercation in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
According to Pittsburgh police, responding officers were called to the 100 block of Granville Drive at around 2:40 a.m. for reports of a female bleeding from her jaw.
Officials said the victim claimed she was fine and refused treatment by medics. She also wouldn’t offer information to police about what happened.
A witness told officials that the victim had an altercation with another female.
According to police, medics at the scene convinced the victim to go to the hospital.
The victim is listed in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
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PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. — A man is facing charges after allegedly trying to lure multiple juveniles into his truck at a local park.
According to Pennsylvania state police, a boy and girl were playing at Whitsett Park when they were approached by Antonio Steadman, from Perryopolis.
The juveniles didn’t know Steadman but he allegedly called the girl over to his vehicle by name while she was carrying the boy. He then asked them to get into his truck.
State police said Steadman appeared highly intoxicated and dropped a beer can out of his truck. He also didn’t have a shirt on.
A truck matching the description of Steadman’s was found a street over during an area canvass.
State police said troopers tried to stop the truck but it drove away. It was eventually stopped.
According to officials, Steadman was “clearly intoxicated.”
The victims positively identified Steadman as the person who attempted to get them into his truck, state police said.
Steadman reportedly threatened to kill multiple troopers and officer $50,000 if he was released instead of arrested.
Steadman is charged with two counts of luring a child into a motor vehicle, one count of second degree felony and one count of first degree misdemeanor, one count of third degree felony bribery in official matters, four counts of first degree misdemeanor terroristic threats, one count of misdemeanor DUI, one count of third degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, public intoxication and related traffic offenses.
Steadman’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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PITTSBURGH — Much like the Pittsburgh Pirates, there is a certain mascot who has been going through it so to speak.
Much like most major sports teams in America, there is always a fun cute segment to engage the fans and bring the kids to the ballpark.
The Washington Nationals have the presidents. The Milwaukee Brewers have the sausages, and the Pirates have the Pierogis.
One of those pierogi’s goes by the name of Sauerkraut Saul — and he just won a race for the first time since 2021.
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Phase 2 of the WarHorse Lincoln construction project, which will double the size of the existing casino, is set to begin next week after building permits were issued and approved.
The casino's expansion, which is expected to take about a year, will create 900 gaming positions, including 10 table games, while making improvements to the simulcasting and sports book areas.
"Everything's in place, we just have to get things built," said Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which is a partner in the Lincoln casino with Ho-Chunk Inc.
Ho-Chunk made an initial investment of $100 million and is adding another $310 million to the expansion of the casinos in Lincoln and Omaha.
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Phase 3, the construction of a hotel, will begin shortly after the completion of Phase 2 and should take about 18 months, McNally said.
"I think that the potential is absolutely there in Lincoln for a destination Casino," she said. "I'm actually looking forward to Phase 3, because that's when the hotel will be complete."
There had been grumbling in the community that the casino construction project had ground to a halt.
Not so, McNally said. The original building permit was for the entire casino project, including the hotel. However, when it was broken into three phases, the paperwork needed to be updated.
"It needed some amendments," she said. "The city was just going through that process with us."
McNally confirmed this past week that Phase 2 is on track and that the horse track is moving forward toward a spring completion.
Lori Thomas, the Nebraska Horsemen's chief operating officer, said a little time was needed to get organized.
"Of course, we wanted everything to go forward just as lickity-split, as fast as possible," she said. "On the other hand, from a regulatory and from a business side, we needed the time to get things in order.
"This is a significant moment of growth and explosion for us, and so it's been a challenge to keep up with it. We needed that amount of time to get ready."
Since opening last fall, WarHorse, has continued to create a revenue stream for state and city coffers.
Receipts from gaming taxes rose more than 5% in June compared with May following the opening of Nebraska’s third casino in Columbus.
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission reported $1.35 million in taxes collected in June, up from $1.29 million collected in May.
Taxes collected at WarHorse Lincoln and the Grand Island Casino Resort fell 8% and 9.8%, respectively, from the month prior, however, even though Lincoln's long-awaited sports book finally opened last month.
McNally said it's a down time for most sports book operations — the annual lull before football season — when "you can only bet on tennis and baseball."
WarHorse is moving toward in-game betting, which will provide more wagering options, including prop bets, during the course of a game.
"Right now, if the last game of the night is a baseball game that starts at 7:30, you can bet who wins or loses the game but that's all you can do," McNally said.
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SEE: Massive aquarium to soon replace former Daytona MallTeen dead, another injured after shooting in Orange County, deputies sayHeavy rain is expected for Saturday afternoonPHOTOS: Massive aquarium to soon replace former Daytona MallAlpha Phi Alpha pulls out of hosting convention in Orange County
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Police in New Jersey are investigating after a 60-year-old woman was killed and 51-year-old man was critically injured in an attack early Friday in Vineland, New Jersey.
According to law enforcement officials, officers responded to a report of a stabbing on the 600 block of Ridgewood Avenue in Vineland at about 1:46 a.m. on Friday.
At a home along this block, officials said, officers found Sharon Taylor dead and James Taylor suffering from stab wounds.
The surviving victim, police said, was transported to a nearby hospital where he has been listed in critical condition.
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Officials did not provide any information on a motive in the incident or provide any details on any others that could be sought for a possible involvement in the killing. But, officials said an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective C. Fixler of the Vineland Police Department at 856-691-4111 or Detective P. Panchesine of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-332-6233.
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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens names environmental entrepreneur as Research Associate
Selby Botanical Gardens names Research Associate from Haiti
William Cinéa, founder and director of Jardin Botanique des Cayes (Botanical Garden of Les Cayes) in Haiti, has been appointed Research Associate at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
Cinéa, a botanist, conservationist, and environmental entrepreneur, created and developed Haiti’s first botanical garden with no public funding. In addition to welcoming visitors, the institution carries out research, guides conservation and restoration in Haiti, provides education, and promotes horticulture.
“[Cinéa's] research and conservation work are vital to understanding and protecting Haiti’s rich biodiversity," said Bruce Holst, vice president for botany at Selby Gardens. "Many plant species in Haiti are threatened, and the data that William and his team are collecting can inform sustainable environmental decisions and conserve flora essential to the health, food, and natural heritage of Haiti.”
Selby Gardens Research Associates are helping Selby Gardens advance its botanical research and grow its collections. Appointments last for three years and are renewable. Cinéa has worked with Selby Gardens botanist John Clark for nearly a decade, including a 2015 expedition to western Haiti, funded by the National Geographic Society, that resulted in the publication of three new species.
“This appointment holds great significance for me and for botanical science in Haiti,” Cinéa said. “The collaboration and support of Selby Gardens will strengthen research, preservation, and enhancement of the unique flora in the Caribbean. I am excited to be part of an institution that echoes these values.”
Suncoast Waterkeeper expands stewardship with patrol boat
Suncoast Waterkeeper is launching a boat patrol program in coordination with its community pollution monitoring program, Eyes on the Suncoast.
The boat, purchased with a grant from the Selby Foundation, will be featured today during a family friendly festival at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron featuring standup paddle board lessons, dip-netting, casting, sun printing, and food trucks.
“A consistent presence on the water is a vital tool adopted by Waterkeepers across the globe," Suncoast Waterkeeper executive director Abbey Tyrna said. "A patrol boat is the hallmark of the Waterkeeper, providing access and opportunity to expand our efforts and engage the community on clean water issues.”
Patrolling waters allows Suncoast Waterkeeper to spot pollution and act quickly to mobilize solutions leading to water quality protection. It also allows for an expansion of the group’s water quality monitoring and youth education programs, made possible through grants from the Selby Foundation and the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. For more information and how to join Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Clean Water Mission, visit suncoastwaterkeeper.org.
Manatee Sarasota Sierra Club hosts 'Healthy Waters' advocate
The Manatee Sarasota Sierra Club is resuming monthly general meetings via Zoom starting Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. with speaker Joseph Bonsasia, who serves as chair of the Florida Rights of Nature Network and as communications director for FloridaRightToCleanWater.org.
Both organizations are campaigning for an amendment to the Florida Constitution that guarantees a “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters.” Bonsasia, a retired teacher and Sierra Club member for more than 40 years, will explain how a “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters” will work, provide examples of how it will remedy water quality problems, and what Sierra Club members can do to help qualify it for the 2024 ballot. The Zoom link is sierraclub.zoom.us/j/93287367050. Visit florida.sierraclub.org/sarasota.
Tech group seeks digital devices to restore and donate to charity
The Sarasota Technology Users Group is seeking donations of digital devices, including computers, laptops, cellphones, tablets, and peripherals on the Windows or Apple platforms, to refurbish and ultimately donate to underserved youth and low-income families, seniors, and veterans in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.
Since the launch of the STUG Refurb Project in 2004, more than 20,000 digital devices have been repurposed. “We can wipe your computer, remove all your personal files, or you can do it yourself,” said Mark Sharff, a Guardian ad Litem volunteer in Manatee County and STUG member.
The group partners with more than 25 nonprofits to assist in distribution, including The Children’s Guardian Fund, Goodwill, Women’s Resource Center, Career Source, SPARCC, and Take Stock in Children. To donate, call 941-374-1107 or email msharff@gmail.com. Visit thestug.org/refurb_files/refurb.html for more information.
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Operation Warrior Resolution, a Sarasota-based nonprofit providing holistic healing services to veterans and their families, will hold an orientation event on Aug. 26 to introduce volunteers to OWR's mission and prepare them to serve the local veteran community. For information and to participate, use the volunteer link at operationwarriorresolution.org.
· The Barbershop Men of Prayer and Greatness Beyond Measure will present a Back-to-School Day of Fun and backpack giveaway with school supplies is Sunday from noon-3 p.m. at the Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art and Design. Free haircuts and hair braids, video game tournaments, and pizza. Info: 941-962-6789.
Submissions by Greg Luberecki, Samantha Wassmer, Gerlinde Kohl, Su Byron, and Jacqueline Woish.
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Sarasota County to close Midnight Pass Road walkway July 31-Aug. 4
Sarasota County plans to close the timber walkway attached to the Midnight Pass Road bridge over Grand Canal from July 31 through Aug. 4 for repairs.
The sidewalk leading to the bridge will also be closed, according to Sarasota County. The county encourages pedestrians to find an alternative route while Public Works crews make the repairs.
Motorists will still be able to traverse the Midnight Pass bridge, but traffic may be delayed because Florida Department of Transportation paving crews will be working on Midnight Pass Road. The county encourages motorists to use caution when driving through the area.
Crews will also be inspecting the timber walkway from a boat in Grand Canal from Aug. 7 through Aug. 11. Vessels will be granted passage under the bridge, but boat traffic could be delayed by inspection activities. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic will not be affected by the work.
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Lubbock entertainment in brief
Queen tribute coming to Cactus
One Night of Queen will be in the Hub City for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Cactus Theater.
Gary Mullen & The Works (featuring Mullen on vocals, David Brockett on guitar, Billy Moffat on bass, Malcolm Gentles on keyboards and Jon Halliwell on drums) will have you dancing in the aisles during their two-hour show, while the band pays tribute to the stage theatrics, showmanship and music of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Queen.
For more than two decades, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed to sold-out audiences around the world, playing more than 2,500 live shows to audiences in over 20 countries around the globe.
Reserved seat tickets for this show include $49 for floor rows A-F; $45 for remaining floor rows G-M and ADA; $39 for standard balcony; and $90 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
High Noon Concert Series continues
Lubbock County presents its annual High Noon Summer Concert series 2023 every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the courthouse gazebo and lawn.
This free event includes $50 cash drawings. It is free to enter, but you must be present to win. Only one ticket is allowed per person.
Performance schedule includes:
Aug. 2: D.G. Flewellyn
Aug. 9: Jenni Dale Lord
In addition, there will be various food trucks available including Chilly Lily's, J&D Bar-B-Que and Catering, Mi Cocina, and Grub Gauntlet.
For more information, email commissionerscourt@lubbockcounty.gov or call (806) 775-1335.
Buddy Holly Center hosting Summer Showcase
The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., is hosting its Summer Showcase at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 17.
In addition to viewing the concerts, guests are encouraged to visit Buddy Holly exhibitions and the Fine Arts Gallery during Summer Showcase hours with free admission.
This week's entertainment will feature Jeremy Coture and his band.
Upcoming performances include:
Aug. 3: Marco's Crew
Aug. 10: Mouse Shadow
Aug. 17: Phlip Coggins
For more information, visit https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/buddy-holly-center/summer-showcase-2023
Moonlight Musicals presents 'Oklahoma!'
Moonlight Musicals presents "Oklahoma!" Aug. 3-5, 10-12, and 17-19, at the Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater, 413 E. Broadway. Performances begin at 8 p.m.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre.
In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story.
Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.
General admission tickets are $21 and available online at selectaseatlubbock.com or https://moonlightmusicals.com/
Van Halen tribute to perform at Cactus
Fan Halen, one of the world's most authentic tributes to Van Halen, is set to rock the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4.
Fan Halen sets the stage for a night with Dave, Eddie, Alex and Michael with a true-to-life tribute to not only the band but the spirit of an era.
Based in Southern California, Fan Halen has been together more than 10 years playing to enthusiastic crowds all over the US as well as the globe including Europe, Japan, South and Central America, Canada and Mexico.
Reserved seat tickets include $27.50 for floor rows A-F; $25 for remaining floor rows G-M; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Ranching Heritage Center to host inaugural Ranch Verse
Join cowboy songster Andy Hedges and special guests, Boots O’Neal, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Red Steagall, and Andy Wilkinson, for a day of Western storytelling, song and poetry at the inaugural Ranch Verse on Saturday, Aug. 5.
"Ranch Verse will feature a variety of programming that will include working cowboy stories, cowboy poetry, western music, and discussions of ranch culture,” host Andy Hedges shared.
Daytime events will be free to the public and take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) in Lubbock. A special welcome performance of cowboy poetry, range ballads, and storytelling by Red Steagall, Andy Wilkinson, Randy Rieman, and Dave Stamey will kick off the day from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
From 1 to 2 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to hear a live, onstage interview with Four Sixes Ranch cowboy and Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award recipient Boots O’Neal for broadcast on the Cowboy Crossroads podcast with Andy Hedges.
Randy Reiman will take the stage from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. to present the illustrated letters of cowboy artist Charles M. Russell through slides, commentary, and the spoken word.
Daytime events will conclude with a discussion from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. featuring Red Steagall, Andy Hedges and Dave Stamey on the poetry, music, and art emerging out of Western culture.
To learn more about Ranch Verse, visit bit.ly/ranchverse. For questions, contact (806) 742-0498.
Annual Hub City Beach Party set for Aug. 5
The 18th annual Hub City Beach Party is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Depot Padio.
The event is a fundraiser for FosterALife, which provides services and opportunities to foster children as well as any abused or neglected child who has been involved with Texas DFPS in Lubbock County and the 17 surrounding counties.
Beach Party includes festive, beach related activities such as live music, a hula hoop competition, a treasure hunt (The Lost Shaker of Salt), a live auction and more. Food and souvenirs will be available for purchase.
By popular demand, the Florida band named "The Landsharks" is returning. This band is identified as a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, but they have a varied play list. They play with Jimmy Buffett as well as open for some of his shows. The Landsharks have also opened for acts such as Patti LaBelle, Three Dog Night, War and The Beach Boys. Jimmy Buffett was quoted as saying,
General admission tickets are $20 and may be purchased by calling the Select-a-Seat Box Office at (806) 770-2000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased online at selectaseatlubbock.com
Cactus hosts Ranch Verse concert
The National Ranching Heritage Center, in association with Cactus Theater, present an evening concert to cap an exciting day of activities celebrating western culture.
The concert features Red Steagall, Dave Stamey and Andy Hedges. The trio is set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Cactus Theater.
Steagall has held celebrity status since the 1970s as a Western entertainer who emphasizes ranch life, Western heritage and cowboy values. He has spent a lifetime telling the story of ranching through his music, poetry and syndicated radio and television shows.
Hedges is a songster, reciter, storyteller, guitarist, and collector of cowboy songs and poems.
In the past two decades, Stamey has recorded eleven albums of original music, travelled literally hundreds of thousands of miles and performed thousands of shows doing just that.
Reserved seat tickets for this show include $35 for the first six floor rows, A-F; $30 for remaining floor rows G-M; $25 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Latin Breed to perform at Buddy Holly Hall
Latin Breed brings a Tejano Night to Remember to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11.
Considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the most important and influential bands in the history of Tejano music, the Latin Breed is one of the most distinctive Tejano bands to survive the Chicano/Tejano renaissance.
Born on the south side of San Antonio, the group was formed in 1969.
“A Tejano Night to Remember” features Bobby G. and the Galaxy Band with special guest Arturo Sedeno.
Presented by Tony Jaramillo and the Garcia Familia Reunion, this is a bi-lingual performance.
Tickets for this performance range from $35 to $100 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Bannister to perform at Cactus
Will Bannister brings his full band to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11.
From New Mexico, but raised about 20 miles from the Texas line, Bannister grew up with the sounds of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, George Strait and Brooks and Dunn.
Bannister has performed all over the country, in addition to multiple tours in the UK and Europe. His latest album, “Everything Burns”, consists of 11 songs, 10 of which were either written or co-written by Bannister.
Tickets for this concert are $20 for all floor and standard balcony; and $40 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Caldwell pays tribute to Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago
Caldwell Entertainment presents a tribute to Journey, Fleetwood Mac and Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Cactus Theater.
Caldwell Collective singers Jason Fellers, Brandon Gwinn, Jeff McCrieght, Sheena Fadeyi and Kassidy King will be joined by musicians Ross Raedeke, Devin Collins, Jay Saldana and West Texas legend John Sprott.
It’s not Chicago unless there are horns. Featured will be Grady Alberts and Brian Felty in the brass section to bring the house down.
Reserved seat tickets are $25 for all floor and standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
'Liberty Valance' on stage at Buddy Holly Hall
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 and 16, in the Crickets Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
Produced and performed by an independent cast of Lubbockites, the production was written by Jethro Compton and based on the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson.
Journey into the Wild West, 1890 in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A stage play telling of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society.
This production is for mature audiences as it contains strong language, simulated gunshots, alcohol and tobacco consumption and racially motivated violence.
Reserved seat tickets for this production are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors (plus taxes and fees).For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Robison to perform at Buddy Holly Hall
Buddy Holly Hall hosts Charlie Robison in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.
It was a natural fit for the Bandera native to take the stage as the 44th artist to record for the Live at Billy Bob’s Texas music series. Recorded in August of 2012, Robison delighted his fans at the world’s largest honky tonk with their favorites, including “El Cerrito Place,” “My Hometown,” “Barlight,” southern rock anthem, “They Call Me the Breeze” and even a special rendition of Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”
Throughout his career and eight albums later, Charlie Robison has forged his own path within the country music world as well as the Lone Star music scene.
Reserved seat tickets for this show range form $35 to $69 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Del Castillo returns to Cactus
Del Castillo returns to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.
The cross-cultural power unites music lovers of all ages, creeds and colors.
Their original music blends rock, Latin, blues and world music into a cinematic celebration of sound that lifts your soul.
The group has been honored with multiple Austin Music Awards and the Austin Latin Music Association.
Reserved seat tickets include $27.50 for first four floor rows A-D; $25 for remaining floor seats; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which includes concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Rocker Cooper coming to Buddy Holly Hall
Classic rocker Alice Cooper brings his Too Close for Comfort tour to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20.
Cooper brings his own brand of rock psychodrama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as his audiences. Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock.
Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. Cooper was discovered in 1969 by Frank Zappa in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label.
Some of Cooper's hits include "Schools Out", "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Poison".
Reserved seat tickets range from $46.50 to $99.50 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.
There are also several VIP package options available that include front-row seating, autographed memorabilia and more.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Bruno Mars tribute to perform at Cactus
24 Magic, a touring tribute to Bruno Mars, will rock the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug 25.
Their high-energy show will have you singing and dancing to all the hits you know and love, like “Uptown Funk”, “Locked Out of Heaven” - and, of course - “24K Magic.”
Tickets for this show are $27.50 for the first four floor rows, A-D; $25 for remaining floor rows; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which includes concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Jelly Roll coming to USA
Jelly Roll has announced a 44-date headlining tour and will be taking the stage at the United Supermarkets Arena at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, with his Backroad Baptism Tour 2023.
Jason Bradley DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, and Tech N9ne In 2023, he won three CMT Music Awards for the song "Son of a Sinner".
Before his transition into country music with 2023's Whitsitt Chapel album, Jelly Roll launched his career in hip hop.
Tickets for this show range from $21 to $650 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating and VIP package features.
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LSO pays tribute to Queen of Soul
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra opens its 2023-24 season with a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
From “Respect” to “Chain of Fools” and “Amazing Grace,” the powerhouse vocals of Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw will lead us to reminisce over Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits. This high-energy performance will have you dancing in your seat and singing along.
Vocalists will be Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw.
Tickets for this show range from $22.50 to $67.50 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
Tesh brings Big Band Live to Cactus
John Tesh brings his Big Band Live tour to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.
Over the course of 50 recordings and numerous popular PBS specials spread over a quarter-century, Tesh has never failed to inspire masses of fans with his always-evolving musical muses.
Launching with his Emmy-winning, synth-driven sports music, he conquered the emerging smooth jazz genre in the ’90s with his saxophone series and later became a force in the CCM/Worship world with best-selling recordings that found inventive musical ways to share his deep faith.
Reserved seat tickets are $59 for floor rows A-F; $49 for remaining floor rows G-M; $39 for standard balcony; and $98 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
There are also 50 meet-and-greet option tickets available for an additional $50 charge to the ticket price. The VIP patrons will meet in the lobby at 6:15 p.m. for the pre-show meet and greet with Tesh.
Note: This is the same date as the Texas Tech vs. Oregon football game.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A married couple who owns a luxury cabin just outside of Salem has been named the most hospitable Airbnb host not just in Oregon, but throughout any state in the U.S.
Vacation rental company Airbnb gives the title of “most hospitable host” to those who have 100% 5-star ratings in the cleanliness, check-in and communication categories. Additionally, the platform only recognized listings with more than 100 reviews.
In Oregon, Airbnb co-hosts Cyndi and Tim Hill were highlighted for their Stayton rental located on the Santiam River.
The two moved to their Stayton residence in 2015, and finished building a cabin next door in the years following. Tim said they began renting out the property just a week before the eclipse in 2017, and guests have raved about the listing ever since.
With years of experience as grocery retailers, servers, bartenders and retail associates, the Hills said their background in the service industry has made them better hosts. Still, they never expected their listing outside of the Oregon state capitol to become so popular.
“We were totally surprised and we had no idea that there was such a thing — and especially not for the whole country,” Cyndi said. “We do our best to keep it as spotless as possible and as nice as possible, but mainly we just want to spoil our guests just like we would want to be if we were somewhere.”
The Stayton listing has 416 — and counting — 5-star ratings on Airbnb, and the co-hosts estimate that 50 to 60% of those reviews are from returning guests.
Cyndi and Tim listed the art studio, rain shower and heated floors as some of the cabin’s best amenities. Located on the Santiam River, the listing offers waterfront views, kayaking and rafting as well.
The Hills also said they wash the dishes for guests, many of which miss the same service when they return home.
Tim added that renters love how close the cabin is to other nearby attractions.
“We’re so close to Salem, Portland, Eugene, and we’re 25 minutes off of I-5 and you would never know it by looking at the backyard and the river,” he said. “You would think you’re out in the middle of nowhere.”
The co-hosts book their Stayton listing up to a year in advance, with spring and summer being the busiest seasons.
The earliest availability for the cabin is during the first week of October, and Cyndi and Tim hope to welcome more guests before the year comes to a close.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook off of the Oregon Coast on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake occurred at 6:55 a.m., about 150 miles outside of Coos Bay. It measured at a depth of 10 kilometers.
As of 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, no residents had reported feeling the quake.
A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the National Weather Service’s Portland office.
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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Dog lovers have descended upon Columbia County as thousands of pups are competing for the title of Best in Show.
The Mountain Laurel Cluster Dog Show at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds is a joint effort by two kennel clubs in the area and has become the biggest show of its kind in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
"It's just like a wonderful community of people that are all here for the same reason," said Kellie Fitzgerald, a professional dog handler.
Thousands of dogs and their owners are here to compete in the Mountain Laurel Cluster Dog Show, put on each year by the Lackawanna and Bald Eagle Kennel Clubs, making for the largest dog show of its kind in this part of the state.
The dogs come from all over the country, and there's plenty to see all weekend.
"You can come and see all the sporting groups, sporting dogs in one group, the working, the herding, hounds, toys, terriers, non-sporting, herding. And I think people will come here and say, 'I've seen that kind of dog, but I didn't know what that breed was.'"
A smooth collie named Dahlia and owner Alexis Coriell have already racked up some awards.
"You feel proud of yourself because all of the hard work has paid off."
But bringing home ribbons isn't the main goal.
"I like being with my dog. It's fun to be with my friends, and you can always have a good time with your dog," Coriell said.
Organizers say spectators can have a good time, too. There are competitions through Sunday at the fairgrounds, but they ask that only humans come to check it out.
"Yes, please! These dogs are working in this ring, so pets are not encouraged to come along. But if you're interested in this, we encourage you to contact either the Lackawanna Kennel Club or the Bald Eagle Kennel Club, and we can get you started in either confirmation or obedience," said Kim Van Hemert from the Lackawanna Kennel Club.
So, for any pets out there watching, here's your sign to start training.
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. —
The learning doesn't stop- even in the summer- at Luzerne County Head Start in Wilkes-Barre.
Cheryl Capece has been growing the young minds at head start for the past 21 years. She says the programs it provides are invaluable for hundreds of kids in need.
“They're able to come and get full bellies when they come to Head Start. and then they're able to learn,” says the teacher.
But many kids are in jeopardy of losing that time in the classroom. The funds needed to keep programs, such Head Start and pre-k counts, running- are being held up by the budget stalemate in Harrisburg.
Lynn Evans Biga is the executive director of Luzerne County Head Start. Without funding coming in from the state, she says around 140 kids are at risk of losing their spot in the program.
“They'll have their backpacks and all that they need to go. and our 3 and four year old children, who I'm sure were told by their families they will be starting school, will be staying home,” says Evans Biga.
Biga says the impact of this political holdout- will hit families, hard.
“When children don't have a safe place or a good place to go in the day, families can't go to work ,” she added.
The administrators at Head Start are doing everything they can to keep kids in the classrooms, even borrowing money to pay teachers their everyday salaries.
“It just means that when we do get our money, we won't be able to use it all on services for children. We'll be using it to pay interest back to the bank,” said Evans Biga.
While those at head start are urging state lawmakers to pass a budget before the school year starts. There's a chance entire classrooms, like Capece's, may sit empty.
“Without it, these kids won't have an upper hand going in. Some of these kids might not be able to have a meal,” she said.
Should lawmakers come to an agreement before the school year begins,
Luzerne County Head Start would be able to fund all 54 OF ITS classrooms throughout Wyoming and Luzerne Counties.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — Editor's note: The video above is from May 2021.
On Friday, Lancaster City Police announced the death of retired police horse Duke.
Duke protected the streets of Lancaster for 18 years.
The equine was just 3 years old when he arrived in Lancaster from Canada.
Police say Duke was an Amish plow horse before he was recruited to the police force.
Throughout his career, Duke was present at many events in Lancaster and beyond; from school visits and festivals to being part of protection details for VIPs including Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to Philadelphia.
Duke also served as a trainer for new mounted officers and horses.
In 2021, Duke retired to a private farm where he spent his days swimming in a pond and hanging out with his best friend Billy.
Duke died at the age of 24.
He was cremated and his ashes will be returned to the Mounted Unit Stables.
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SWANTON, Ohio — In the little library on Chestnut Street, there is a new employee with a personality that is anything but small.
With gray hair, green eyes, youthful energy and four little paws, he may be the cutest employee, too.
Meet Benny the cat, Swanton Public Library's newest reader.
Benny is a 3-month-old tuxedo kitten who was found as a stray after being thrown out of a moving truck. Luckily for him, the Wood County Humane Society found him and helped him recover.
Luckily, for the kids, library-goers and anyone else in Swanton who loves books and cats, the person who eventually adopted Benny had ties to the local library.
Anna Burwell is the adult services coordinator for Swanton Public Library and is also Benny's human. Not long after Burwell started bringing Benny to work, the kitten took the initiative and started helping out the best way he knew how: being adorable.
"The kids love him," Burwell said. "People tend to react really well to animals."
And Benny reacts well to his new routine, too. While not technically on the payroll, he does have duties. He starts each shift by making his rounds around the library by zooming through the empty bottom shelves of the bookcases and chasing the children before settling down for storytime.
"He likes to pop in to see what the kids are up to then passes out," Burwell said.
In just a couple of short weeks, Benny has made a big impression.
"We've had a couple of people come up to the desk and ask for him," Burwell said.
The library hopes to train Benny as an official therapy cat and, of course, hopes he encourages the children to read.
"Benny is a good listener. He makes the children feel comfortable," Burwell said.
So the next time you find yourself in Swanton ready to check out your next book, stop by the little library on Chestnut and also check out Benny the cat, who has the purr-fect books to recommend.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-58) fell to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, despite Mitch Keller having a bounce back start and giving up just two runs.
Keller nearly went six full innings in his start on Friday night, and if it wasn’t for a two-run homer against Kyle Schwarber, Keller would’ve had a much cleaner outing.
Ji-Man Choi doubled in the Pirates only run, and as a result, the Buccos fell 2-1 on Friday night.
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DeLAND, Fla. – Saturday morning, leaders in DeLand gave out more than 1,000 backpacks and even more school supplies to families ahead of the school year’s impending start.
Hundreds of families came out to the 13th Annual Mayor’s Backpack Giveaway at Earl Brown Park in Deland.
They gave out more than a thousand backpacks in all, as many community organizations handed out shoes and plenty of school supplies.
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Mayor Chris Cloudman said the giveaway was vital, especially during times like these.
“Being able to help families and alleviate some of that pressure and stress of going back to school,” Cloudman said.
He said there were organizations there to provide vital resources to families.
“Healthcare, social services and even the churches are here interacting with the community,” Cloudman said.
Awesome backpack and school supply giveaway event this morning in Deland. @news6wkmg pic.twitter.com/DoBtHF8sjN
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Aaron Myrie is all set and getting ready to start middle school in a couple of weeks.
His mom said the backpack and school supplies he got Saturday morning were right on time.
“It helps a lot because times are hard, and everything is going up and every bit counts,” said Ebone Myrie.
There were also chances to limbo, line dance and for families to just have a good time while getting school supplies
Gabby Pecunia brought her kids to the giveaway and said she’s forever thankful.
“I think it’s a great initiative,” she said.
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What temperature should I set my AC to in Phoenix? How to stay cool, safe during the summer
Phoenix's soaring temperatures have been breaking all-time records, causing at least 25 confirmed deaths so far this year, taking a toll on the city's unhoused population, killing band equipment at concerts and impacting outdoor workers.
It doesn't come as a surprise that for many living in the hottest large city in the U.S., air conditioning is not so much of a luxury as it is a need. According to an analysis published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in May, more than nine in 10 homes in Arizona rely on air conditioning usage, consuming more electricity than the residential sectors in three-fourths of the states and more per capita than seven-tenths of the states.
In 2022, nearly half of Arizona's electricity sales went to the residential sector, according to the report. Most residents of the Valley find it hard to imagine what their daily lives would be like without AC.
Here's what you need to know about this essential cooling tool, and how you should use it in Arizona.
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Who invented air conditioning?
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the idea started with John Gorrie, an 1840s inventor from Florida who believed cooling cities would help avoid diseases like malaria.
His first cooling systems relied on transporting ice from frozen lakes into the humid state, which was later realized as not too efficient. Gorrie then started experimenting with artificial cooling, which laid the foundation for modern AC.
About half a century later, an engineer named Willis Carrier was asked to solve a humidity problem at a Brooklyn publishing company that was causing magazine pages to wrinkle. So, he designed a system based on cooling coils that controlled humidity by heating or cooling water. He called it "Apparatus for Treating Air," and patented it.
Carrier's technology evolved into smaller and more affordable devices that could be installed at home, and by the end of the '60s, most newly built homes had central air conditioning, boosting population growth in hot states like Arizona.
What temperature should I set my AC to in Phoenix?
Brianna Callaway, a spokesperson with Valley Services, a Phoenix-based HVAC repair company, said residents should be able to set their AC at the temperature they feel most comfortable with. Yet, she recommended residents to keep it set at the same temperature when they are at home, and move it up or down as little as they can.
"I would say most people like to keep it around 75 degrees," Callaway said. "When you're gone, you could leave it around 79 or 80, but if you're at home, we recommend keeping it at the same temperature."
If you want to turn your AC down by one or two degrees on a particularly hot afternoon, it won't hurt, Callaway said, but keeping your AC at the same temperature will help you save energy during the hot summer months in Arizona.
What size AC unit do I need in Phoenix?
Callaway said it's hard to tell since it depends on various factors like your home size, how many windows you have, how the air flows through the rooms, etc.
To calculate your ideal AC unit size, Callway advised residents to get a Manual J Calculation, which is performed by air conditioning contractors.
"They would calculate based on the square footage of the house, the way the house is spacing, the windows of the house, and they could tell you exactly what you need," she said.
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Is it normal for AC to run all day in Arizona?
In the summer, yes, Callaway said. But not in other seasons.
If your AC runs all day during other times of the year, Callaway recommended having your AC checked by a professional.
How do I know when my AC needs replacing?
Some of the signs you should look out for include weird noises, or if your house is not cooling down to the temperature you want.
But the best way to keep track of when your unit needs replacing is by having it checked by a professional at least twice a year, Callaway said.
How long should an AC last in Phoenix?
Anywhere from 12 to 15 years would be normal, Callaway said.
To prolong the life of your AC unit to the maximum, Callaway recommends having your AC serviced on every six months, once in the spring and once in the fall.
"That way, the technician can keep track of the overall health of the unit," she said.
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What is the best time of year to replace an AC?
Callaway said the cooler months would be the best to replace your AC. That way, the new unit will gradually build cooling activity up as months get hotter in the first half of the year.
During the winter is also when air conditioning contractors are less busy and will be able to best fit people's schedules, Callaway said.
How much does a new AC cost?
Although there are many variables that affect AC unit pricing, Callaway said a typical medium-sized unit with a regular efficiency rating averages at around $10,000.
How can I conserve energy?
Callaway said using fiberglass filters and changing them every three to four weeks can help the AC run better and save energy.
Dana Marie Kennedy, Arizona director of The American Association of Retired Persons, also gave out some tips to save energy during the summer:
- Close your blinds before leaving home during the day
- Turn on your fans to help circulate the air
- Wear light clothing to stay cool
- Limit the use of high‐energy appliances during peak hours
- Switch off lights and unplug appliances when not in use
- If possible, invest in smart thermostats and energy‐efficient appliances
How can elderly people stay safe in the heat?
Every year, Phoenix's heat weighs on older adults, who are more susceptible to heat-related symptoms and illnesses. A recent report from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health showed that about a third of the heat-associated deaths that have been confirmed in 2023 so far were people aged 75 years or older.
AARP has a number of senior centers across Valley neighborhoods including Paradise Valley, Sunnyslope, Shadow Mountain and Deer Valley.
"They can stay cool there, they'll get a free meal, so that is definitely an option," Kennedy said.
She also reminded residents that power provider companies cannot cut off utilities due to late payment, non‐payment, or accumulated debt during extreme weather conditions.
Residents who are struggling with utility bill payments can apply for the Energy Assistance Program through APS or SRP.
A senior hotline is available for people who have any questions about resources for older citizens in Arizona. You can call the Area Agency on Aging's 24-hour helpline at 602-264-4357, or Arizona's general resource hotline 2-1-1.
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Jack Welch, male Citizen of the Year for 2009, rests in the woods the day after Christmas, before leading a snowshoe hike with 15 participants at Fort Tuthill.
Jack Welch lived in Flagstaff since 1998, volunteering throughout the community and encouraging people to get outside.
Welch was born in St. Louis in 1938. He spent 32 years working for the Benjamin Moore paint company before retiring and moving to Flagstaff in 1998. He died last Friday at the age of 85.
Lori Kirk, Welch’s niece, remembered his life in St. Louis as fairly quiet. He was the paint company’s first color-blind quality inspector (“I’m not really sure quite how he managed that, but he did," she said), and spent his free time taking care of his mother and creating stained glass art.
She remembered her uncle as “a very kind person.”
“He was always there on holidays and he made an effort to see us when we were at our grandma’s,” she said. “He was the great uncle that we enjoyed talking to."
She added: "We were pretty young still when he made the move, but we reconnected a few times. I know my kids enjoyed meeting him and having him show us all the stuff around Flagstaff."
The father of Lori and her sister, Lisa Welch, was one of Welch's two younger brothers. Lisa shared similar memories of him, saying what stood out most to her was his reliability. While living in St. Louis, he’d taught her about long-distance bicycling to help her prepare for a trip to Greece, she remembered.
“He was a very loving and caring uncle,” she said. “He was always very dependable and there for us. … He loved to share the things that he loved, and it was really fun to learn those things from him. When we would visit him in Flagstaff, he would love to take us around to his favorite places and meet the people that he was excited about or doing exciting work, like conservation work or work with Native American history.”
Lisa continued: “One of the things I admire most about him is he really lived out his beliefs. The things he thought were important, he really pursued them and really tried to put them into practice. … The other thing is, he always found a way to be generous. Even when he didn't really have a lot to spare, somehow he always found a way to be generous.”
Welch moved to Flagstaff after his retirement, staying in the city for the rest of his life. Both of his nieces said he chose Flagstaff for its outdoor environment, with Lori mentioning he liked that it was also a college town.
“After he retired, he researched long and hard to find the place he wanted to go when he retired and he finally decided on Flagstaff,” she said. “… I think he just fell in love with the town. As far as I know, he was as happy as he could be there.”
After the move, Welch dedicated himself to volunteering and starting outdoor social groups around Flagstaff, making his mark on the city’s outdoor scene. As Lisa put it, "Flagstaff was when he got to do what he wanted with his life."
In 2009, Welch was named Citizen of the Year, and in 2011, he was voted Volunteer of the Year in Best of Flag. He served on several city commissions and advisory committees, and his volunteer work included the National Park Service, the Coconino County Cycling Club and the Flagstaff Senior Olympics. He also helped start the Polar Plunge tradition on New Year's and wrote a bimonthly Trailheads column for the Daily Sun for more than a decade.
Many of those who knew Welch best remembered his enthusiasm for walking and biking, and how he shared that passion with others through the groups he’d started and led.
Walking the walk
Walking was how Welch met Don Carter, his friend of 25 years and roommate of eight. As Carter remembered, he was on a walk around the neighborhood when he saw Welch planting flowers in his garden.
“We just got to talking,” he said.
They soon realized they’d come from the same city, within about a year of each other. Welch told Carter about his plans to start a walking group like the one he’d been part of in St. Louis -- which Carter thought was a great idea.
“I told him this is the perfect place for walking,” he said.
They started the group soon after, and it continued to grow.
The walking group -- now called the JWalkers, with a capital J and W in his honor -- currently walks on Tuesdays and once a weekend. One member, Jane Jackson, remembered that in earlier years Welch would add another weekend walk, occasionally arranging another walk or a program at the adult center during the week.
Once a month, Welch would email the walking schedule, and the group would come as they were able, anywhere from four to 50 people.
"There were times in the summers where we would do 20 walks in 40 days," said one of his friends, Kathi Walsh, adding that each of these walks was at least 3 miles long -- and usually a little longer than Welch had advertised.
"Sometimes Jack would tell us a hike would be 3-4 miles, but really it would be 5-6 miles," she said. "If he said 5-6 miles, it might be 7-8 miles. In the summer we would start late in the day to avoid the heat. There were a few times we'd finish in the dark, so we learned to bring flashlights."
Another of Welch's friends, Shirley Benson, started walking with the group in 2007, attending almost all of the walks until the pandemic, and even leading some.
"There were so many walks it would be hard to talk about all of them," she said. "We did cover the FUTS trails, the Loop Trail on many out-and-back walks, the Campbell Mesa trails, the close-in trails of Buffalo Park, as much of the Arizona Trail as we could. ... We also walked some of the old railroad beds that the first timber companies used, to various springs, to Fisher Point, and I swear up as many hills as he could find!"
A form of that same group is still walking today, and Carter has recently resolved to be more active in it.
Many of Carter’s memories of Welch were of his athletics: trophies and ribbons from bike races left in their home, the time the group turned around a bit too late in a thunderstorm (“there were a couple of trees that had caught on fire” from the lightning, Carter recalled, and the group was miles from where they'd parked), Welch’s extensive knowledge of the local forest that he’d share on hikes.
Welch spent a lot of time picking up trash around the neighborhood, Carter said, and sometimes he’d take so long coming back they’d have to go out and make sure he was all right.
“He wasn't the fastest walker, but he could walk miles,” Carter said. “ … Lots of times, I would lead the group back and he’d stay in the back and talk with people and explain things to them about this rock or this tree. … I would just walk and he would talk about things. I'd say, ‘I don’t know what that is’ [and] he'd say, ‘Well, you just passed it.’ I didn't know anything; Jack could tell you everything about everything.”
Benson and Walsh were also on the walk Carter mentioned that ended in a thunderstorm -- which was later known as the "Electrical Light Walk."
The walking group had started at Sechrist Elementary one summer day and had hiked up to Observatory Mesa when a monsoon storm hit.
"My husband and I were about 6 feet away from where lightning hit a tree and just blew off the bark," Walsh said. "We were scrambling to get down off Observatory Mesa to get away from the storm. ... We were all soaking wet, a lot of people had seen lightning hit around. None of us were hurt, so we got to teasing Jack all the time about his 'electric walks.'"
"That was an amazingly bad experience with lightning hitting trees all around us," Benson added. "But it had been so clear when we started from Sechrist School parking lot. We all got totally drenched, Gor Tex or not! We ended up calling a taxi from the dog park area once we got off the hill, to take some drivers back to the Sechrist parking lot so we could get our cars and ferry other drivers and passengers back to their cars. It was raining too hard to walk and we were soaked all the way through."
What a ride
Jackson remembered meeting Welch on a bike ride for another group he’d started called the Scallywags.
It was around 2005 and she’d returned to Flagstaff for the summer. That first ride started on Forest Road 171 near Bellemont, taking the group all the way to Lava River Cave, which they explored before biking back.
“I was like, 'Wow, this is quite a group,'” Jackson said.
From then on, she attended the weekend bike rides as much as possible, eventually joining the walking group. These groups were social as much as they were about biking or walking, she said, with frequent chatting along the way, and participants encouraged to go at their own pace, walking their bikes uphill as needed.
“The main thing I keep thinking,” she said almost 20 years later, “is that virtually everyone who is one of my best friends now, virtually everybody I know now, is because of some connection with Jack. He introduced me not just to Flagstaff, but to all the people in town.”
She remembered him arranging for talks at the adult center on weeknights, and how he’d keep the walkers updated on a variety of things happening in the city.
One of his favorite places, Jackson said, was Picture Canyon, adding that Welch was a large part of preservation efforts there, working with others throughout the city. Walsh was among those who attended a city council meeting at Welch's urging, filling the room with people wearing plaid shirts, as he was known to wear them all the time.
"He loved the outdoors and the fact that this place had been trashed, yet here was this waterfall and these petroglyphs, he was like, 'This shouldn't be,'" she said. "'This should be preserved for people to enjoy.'"
“He was interested in everything and he made you feel special,” Jackson said. “ ... When you went on a walk with him, it wasn’t just going for a walk. It was going for a walk and learning something. He would tell you about what was happening: some new thing that was going on in town or the history of the place, but he would also make you feel special for being there.”
Walsh remembered Welch's continuing donations to places such as Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, and the Rails to Trails Conservancy in St. Louis.
”He was just a very generous person, and he was embarrassed by recognition," she said. "He was always trying to help people understand things -- why the outdoors is so important, why we need to take care of the environment. He was very conscious of all of that."
Welch still found time for other things, even with all the walking and biking. Christine Orr wrote of his and Carter’s artistic pursuits, the results of which were seen in their home.
“Jack and best friend Don were rarely idle,” Orr said. “Their home is full of art glass panels and lamps made by Jack in his St. Louis days when working at the paint factory. Then there are the latch rug hook kits they both made hanging on the walls. Their place they shared for eight years is full of memories of two lives well lived. And his pots! What a garden he had and tended with passion. Who knew Jack had so much creative energy besides his hiking and biking and volunteering?”
Another of Welch's friends, Andrea Michaels, said she has plans to start a Geocache series in his memory, called 'It's a Dillly!' -- a reference to a typo in his email address.
With the help of others around Flagstaff, Michaels plans to hide at least 35 geocaches along Welch's old walking routes to tell stories of him and other people connected to the specific locations.
"I loved that man, big time," she said of Welch, who she first met as an Arizona Trail steward. "I'm better for knowing him."
What Carter said stood out most about his friend was “his honesty and integrity, friendship.”
“Anything you would want to ask him, he'd just about do it for you,” Carter said. “You couldn't ask for a better friend. ... He’s going to be missed.”
Community remembers Jack Welch
Jack Welch was known throughout Flagstaff for his involvement in volunteering and encouraging people to stay active outdoors. Here are just some of the memories of him shared by several of his friends in the city.
Jeff Goulden:
"Jack was many things: an army veteran, supporter of progressive causes, avid bike, hike leader, advocate for trails and open space and, most of all, a friend to many and a great promoter of the Flagstaff community.
"...I went on many of Jack's hikes and learned so much about the area. I also learned that he made friends with almost everyone he met. Jack Welch was an iconic part of the Flagstaff community. I am proud to have had him as a friend."
Kathi Walsh:
"...Jack knew so much about the area, and knew so many people, he was an exceptional person"
Shirley Benson:
"I know Jack did a LOT of other things, some of which I was involved with and a lot I wasn’t, but I will remember him for showing me all of the beautiful trails in and around Flagstaff. He never quite understood that his walks were a very social undertaking, with many friendships forming over the years. He really wanted them to be informative but most of us, while we liked the information, liked the social aspect and friendships."
Karen Malis-Clark:
"Jack Welch was the Pied Piper of walking in Flagstaff. Upon retirement about 12 years ago, I vowed to walk more regularly and was glad to discover that Jack's ambitious walking schedule included a weekly Tuesday morning walk from the Montoya Community Center. So my husband and dog and I became regulars with the Tuesday morning walkers. Jack led Tuesday morning and Friday morning walks, often planned weekend walks, participated in weekly table tennis sessions, stayed informed of local trail projects, assisted with local running and trail events, and wrote a twice-monthly column for the Daily Sun. He epitomized the concept of 'active retiree.'
"Next Tuesday morning, I'll join the group at the Community Center and we'll walk the walk."
Diana Henry:
"Jack introduced us to many community leaders, and to his tireless 'can do' actions, teaching us to protect and make Flagstaff a better place at the grassroot level. He advocated for hikers and bikers to work together saying we were all 'playing in the same sandbox.' We joined his education committee in the Picture Canyon Working Group where he was a doer and practiced what he believed.
"...Jack even touched the hearts of my nephews who traveled from Chicago and Philadelphia one winter. As Christopher said: 'Jack left a lasting impression with a 'go-for-it-mentality.'"
Andrea Michaels:
"I was so impressed that Jack's walks always had a purpose beyond walking! He always made sure to give credit to the individuals who were catalysts to the many amenities and opportunities, trails and spaces that the public enjoys up here!
"He was at the forefront of gathering support for whatever new and worthy initiatives were on the docket, for helping me publicize Arizona Trail building or maintenance events and our ATA celebrations. A few years ago he was honored by ATA for his support with a specially embroidered, classically-Jack plaid flannel shirt!"
Neil Weintraub:
"As we spent more time getting to know one another, Jack always had brainstorms that would undoubtedly hit the mark. In early 2011 when he suggested I add a walking division to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon and 5K, I thought, why didn't I think of that? And that was Jack, always thinking one step ahead.
"....While I will miss trading barbs with Jack, and our many hikes through Picture Canyon or having our early morning laughs at the annual half marathon or 4 on the 4th, our BBBSF board will be honoring his memory every year as we have renamed our early 6 AM start at the half marathon, the Big Brothers Big Sisters Walk the Walk with Jack Half Marathon."
Nat White:
"Jack and I were aligned on nearly every city issue he chose to support. His approach to influencing the city's direction was the best: listen, learn, develop a position, and humbly and consistently make it known. I'll not forget his bright blue eyes and the quiet appreciation and love he showed for Flagstaff, his retirement home, and the many friends he made."
Jack Welch, male Citizen of the Year for 2009, rests in the woods the day after Christmas, before leading a snowshoe hike with 15 participants at Fort Tuthill.
Recipients of the Flagstaff Citizen of the Year and Flagstaff Organization of the Year awards for 2009 are pictured after the presentation ceremony Thursday, Jan. 14, at Little America. From left, Jack Welch, Citizen of the Year (male), center, Carole "Bunny" Gaylord, Citizen of the Year (female), and Eric Wolverton, general manager of the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, Organization of the Year. The awards, given since 1955, are sponsored by the Arizona Daily Sun.
Jack Welch, left, watches as participants in the third annual Polar Bear Plunge walk into a pool carved through 5-inch-thick ice on Upper Lake Mary at noon on New Years Day in 2013. Nine people braved the chilly air and icy water to take the plunge.
Local biking enthusiast Jack Welch (far left) and then-member of Flagstaff City Council Celia Barotz (far right) celebrate the installation of new bike racks at Killip Elementary School with students, staff, and city and REI representatives in this 2014 photo. The city delivered 72 bike racks to 27 Flagstaff schools through the School Bike Rack Project.
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I-17 northbound reopens near New River after two crashes
Lorenzino Estrada
Arizona Republic
Northbound Interstate 17 lanes reopened on Saturday morning near New River after two crashes, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The first crash occurred at milepost 236 late Friday. Shortly after the interstate reopened, a second crash occurred at milepost 233.
Southbound lanes on I-17 were unaffected.
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What is the Welcome Center? Former school has sheltered thousands of asylum seekers
Fifty-seven asylum seekers — men, women and children from Guatemala, Brazil, India and Guinea — climbed off a bus at the Welcome Center one recent morning. The former school in Phoenix has expanded over the past four years into one of the busiest and most sophisticated migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Since the once-vacant building reopened in 2019 as a migrant shelter, more than 105,000 asylum seekers from 84 countries have passed through the same glass doors students entered.
The staggering number, including some 16,000 so far this year, reflects the record number of migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border in recent years seeking asylum.
Asylum seekers are often released in cities and towns in Arizona and other border states by federal immigration and border authorities. The releases are due to overcrowded Border Patrol facilities, a lack of detention space, legal agreements to protect children and laws that give people fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries the right to seek asylum in the U.S.
But the releases have often generated disorder, as communities strain to provide shelter and humanitarian assistance to a crush of asylum seekers amid a mounting homelessness crisis.
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The Welcome Center, however, has played a key role in turning Arizona into a model for providing temporary shelter to asylum seekers released by federal authorities in a safe and orderly manner.
Buses arrive several times a day, seven days a week, bringing between 100 and 300 asylum seekers daily. Some come directly from Border Patrol stations or Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. Others are arriving from shelters in Yuma and Tucson, which send asylum seekers to the Welcome Center in Phoenix to alleviate overcrowding in cities closer to the border. The center is run by the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit that helps asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants resettle in the U.S.
Most asylum seekers are only passing through Arizona after crossing the border and turning themselves over to U.S. authorities. They leave the Welcome Center within a day or two to travel by plane or bus to other states, where they have relatives or sponsors.
Despite all the activity, most people are unaware the Welcome Center exists. Even when arrivals spiked briefly in May during the end of Title 42 border restrictions, the center continued to house asylum seekers without a glitch. That is evidence the center has accomplished its mission: creating a large centralized location to temporarily house asylum seekers and avoid the chaos and strain that used to play out regularly when asylum seekers were released in Phoenix and other cities in Arizona.
“The Welcome Center has provided more capacity and coordination for a safer process for migrants while helping to reduce the burden on Arizona’s smaller border towns and communities that don’t have the resources or services,” said Luis Heredia, state director for U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
Chaos at Phoenix bus depot replaced by coordinated Welcome Center
Before the center opened in July 2019, federal authorities used to release busloads of asylum seekers at the Phoenix bus depot day and night, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Scenes of families sleeping on the floor with children, many sick with colds and respiratory illnesses caught during their long journeys, or wandering on neighboring streets begging for food, became commonplace from 2014 to 2018.
The releases created a political firestorm, drawing the ire of local and state elected officials, while humanitarian groups rushed in to deliver boxes of food, water, diapers and other supplies, turning the bus depot into a scene that resembled a refugee camp.
The disorder and confusion at the bus station mostly ended when a network of working-class Hispanic churches stepped forward in 2018, opening their doors to feed and house asylum seekers released by federal authorities.
But that effort quickly proved unsustainable. Aiding asylum seekers strained the resources of congregations. The congregations also became fearful after armed members of anti-immigrant groups began showing up, hurling accusations that the churches were facilitating illegal immigration.
Then the Welcome Center opened on July 27, 2019 — a collaboration between the International Rescue Committee, which provided resources, logistics and organizational skills, and grassroots groups such as the Phoenix Restoration Project, which provided the workforce.
The center's lack of visibility is by design. The International Rescue Committee has intentionally kept a low profile to avoid attracting the same kind of unwanted attention that plagued some local churches targeted by anti-immigrant groups that showed up to harass and intimate asylum seekers and volunteers.
There are no signs that identify the center. The building is hidden from view by a chain link fence with screening and fortified with a surveillance system and heavy locking gates. Buses enter through a rear gate, allowing asylum seekers to get off without being seen from the street. Even so, at least once someone has fired shots at the building, prompting staff to contact police, who can be seen patrolling the area.
"We have had some safety incidents," said Stanford Prescott, the senior communications officer for The International Rescue Committee, noting that no one was hurt. That is why "we are very serious about our safety. It's because there are these real threats out there."
From aid volunteer to running a major operation
Beth Strano used to collect water and prepare sandwiches to pass out to asylum seekers at the bus depot as a Phoenix Restoration Project volunteer. She now co-runs the Welcome Center. She is one of about 10 former volunteers hired by the International Rescue Committee to staff the center.
"Every single day and every single night, families ... were being released on a 24-hour schedule" at the bus station, Strano recalled. "The state of toddlers getting off the busses was horrifying. You know, no shoes, just wearing a diaper and kids hadn't eaten for days. It was very, very rough."
But the community responded, Strano said.
"We started to build systems that worked to help support people. We started to build relationships as grassroots groups with (the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) to coordinate when they had larger releases," she said. "And it built the foundation for us to come in and build something that could support everybody."
The center employs a staff of over 30 people. The bulk of the center's funding comes from federal emergency funding allocations to help communities provide aid to asylum seekers. The rest comes from private donations, Strano said. The center has received nearly $9.9 million in public and private funding since opening. That includes more than $6.4 million through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and nearly $2 million through the Shelter and Services Program, both administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There's also been almost $800,000 in other public funding. The center rents the building, which had been vacant for years, from the Phoenix Elementary School District.
By providing humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers, the Welcome Center reduces costs that used to be incurred by other local aid groups and medical facilities, Strano said. The shelter also prevents asylum seekers from winding up on the streets and adding to the state's population of unhoused people, she said.
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"The cost savings alone from folks not ending up in the emergency room and instead going through a medical clinic, not ending up at the Greyhound station and ending up as long-term homeless here, that's a huge savings to the entire community," Strano said.
Massive facility helps asylum seekers get ready for more travel
The center opened with just a few old classrooms converted into dormitories capable of housing about 80 people. The 55,000-square-foot building has since been completely renovated into full-scale migrant shelter, as a recent tour showed.
The facility now has the capacity to house 340 people.
It is equipped with a clinic where medical professionals conduct health screenings, provide vaccines and dispense medication.
The building also has showers and sleeping quarters with cots for families and single adults. There is also a baby playroom and a children's playroom stocked with games and toys.
"When you think about the journeys the families have been on, it can take weeks or months to get to this point," Strano said. "They may not have had a lot of spaces where babies and toddlers have had a safe space to crawl or put things in their mouths. … So we want to give them that time to be able to relax and let their baby play in a safe space."
There is also a prayer room to accommodate asylum seekers from various faith traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism.
There are rooms stocked with racks of donated clothing and boxes of shoes sorted by size. Asylum seekers can pick out items to replace the soiled or worn clothing they often arrive wearing. Asylum seekers are also given backpacks and personal hygiene supplies to take with them as they continue their journeys. Volunteers check paperwork, looking for errors and ensuring asylum seekers know when to check in with immigration authorities once they reach their final destinations.
Hot meals prepared in the former school's kitchen are served in a dining hall. The former school cafeteria also doubles as a living space.
On a recent morning, asylum seekers sat together at tables and charged phones. Others waited at a booth where volunteers armed with computers helped book airline tickets, typically paid for by asylum seekers' friends or relatives already in the U.S.
A television monitor looped a video explaining how to navigate the security and boarding process at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A free shuttle transports asylum seekers there. Staff at the center coordinate with officials at the airport, Strano said.
Welcome Center persists despite ebbs and flows of asylum seekers
The Welcome Center opened in 2019 amid a lull in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the southern border, raising questions about the center's long-term need.
But the center was created for the long-term, said Aaron Rippenkroeger, executive director of the Phoenix office of the International Rescue Committee. The movement of asylum seekers ebbs and flows, depending on conditions that push people to flee their home countries, and factors that draw them to the U.S., he said.
The center received 8,500 asylum seekers in 2019. In 2020, the number fell to 6,000 after the pandemic forced migrants to stay home and the Trump administration implemented Title 42 border restrictions to quickly expel most asylum seekers.
But the number of asylum seekers released at the center soared to nearly 38,000 in 2021 and more than 49,000 in 2022 amid a record-breaking surge of people fleeing political turmoil, violence and poverty exacerbated by climate change and the pandemic.
Since May, the number of asylum seekers crossing the southern border has again plummeted, amid several factors, including the roll-out of an app that regulates the number of asylum seekers who can enter the U.S. at ports of entry, stepped-up enforcement by the Mexican government that blocks asylum seekers from reaching the U.S. and a range of new Biden administration policies aimed at deterring asylum seekers.
"It's a roller coaster. It feels like it's always been and it always will be," Rippenkroeger said. "If this center were to close, we could be thrust right back into the same situation we were in before. And that would be terrible."
Daniel Gonzalez covers race, equity and opportunity. Reach the reporter at daniel.gonzalez@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8312.
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One of Arizona's biggest affordable apartment projects is going up in Goodyear
Construction will start next month in Goodyear on one of Arizona’s biggest affordable apartment projects, which will bring much-needed homes with below-market rents to the West Valley.
Rent for developer Dominium’s 657 apartments for people older than 55 and families will start around $1,050 for a one-bedroom and $1,450 for a three-bedroom.
The median monthly rent in metro Phoenix is $2,111, according to the research arm of Rent Group Inc.
“These apartments are something the community and city officials could get behind,” said Owen Metz, a senior vice president with Dominium. “Housing that Goodyear residents who work at restaurants, hospitals and schools can afford is very important to them."
The Goodyear City Council unanimously approved rezoning the 28-acre site for the rentals in January 2022, and Dominium closed on its financing Thursday.
“It’s a great addition to the community," said Goodyear Councilmember Brannon Hampton about the apartments. "We have a lot of people and employers moving to Goodyear, and we don’t have housing every socioeconomic group can afford."
Dominium bought the land for the apartments a few years ago and has been working with neighbors and Goodyear officials on its plans since.
As part of efforts with the nearby community Canyon Trails, the developer is re-landscaping a wash area to reduce outdoor water usage and is coordinating the colors of the apartments with the single-family homes.
Dominium is including a 600-square-foot area in the apartment community's clubhouse that can be used by the local elementary school.
And the developer is also providing the first public art installation at a Goodyear apartment complex that local students are helping create with art and designs.
The Goodyear apartments are scheduled to be open for renters in two years.
Metz calls the Goodyear rental development a “win” for it and the community.
Financing for the apartments includes a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and private bonds.
To get the tax credits, a developer must agree to align rents to an area’s median income. Goodyear’s household median income is about $91,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
During the past few years, Dominium faced intense neighborhood backlash over proposed apartments in Buckeye, Surprise and Chandler.
Reach the reporter at catherine.reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8040. Follow her on Twitter @CatherineReagor.
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Northern Arizona Healthcare challenges election ballot referendum, citing misinformation
The referendum, Proposition 480, would allow voters to decide on the zoning for the proposed new hospital.
FLAGSTAFF — Northern Arizona Healthcare filed a request with Coconino County Superior Court to throw out a referendum on the city's special election ballot this fall that would put the question of rezoning for its new hospital up to voters.
It claims voters who signed the petition for the referendum "were not given accurate information about NAH's new hospital project," NAH said in a statement.
"The referendum petition voters signed says the site will be used to construct retail and commercial space, with no mention of health care facilities. In fact, under the terms of the zoning ordinance, NAH is not allowed to construct retail and commercial space on the hospital site," it said.
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In May, Flagstaff City Council voted to rezone a large swath of undeveloped land near Fort Tuthill County Park for the first phase of the new hospital project which includes a new 700,000-square-foot hospital. If approved, construction is expected to cost $800 million and be completed in 2027.
It is the new project's second phase that is expected to include housing, a hotel and health care-centered retail and restaurants to round out the health and wellness village.
Soon after the vote, various community groups formed the Flagstaff Community First coalition who eventually collected thousands of community signatures leading to the approval of Proposition 480 to appear on the ballot.
"NAH supports the public’s right to refer ordinances to the ballot, but is asking for the disqualification of the referendum because voters were not given accurate information upon which to make their decision to sign the referendum petition," they said.
Arizona case law requires a court to disqualify any referendum from the ballot if the description “communicates objectively false or misleading information” about the measure being referred.
The court is likely to consider the request in the coming weeks.
Reach the reporter at LLatch@gannett.com.
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Starbucks, Michael's to come to Goodyear shopping center
A Goodyear mall will be fully leased for the first time since it opened 15 years ago.
Canyon Trails Towne Center is a 90-acre mixed-use shopping center located at South Cotton Lane and West Yuma Road. It's currently anchored by retailers like Target and Ross. And the developer recently signed leases with several new tenants, with additional construction currently underway for several new tenants that will be opening later this year.
David Malin, president of Scottsdale Development Partners, was with Vestar when the property was first developed in 2003. Originally opened in 2008, Canyon Trails ran into problems once the recession hit. The property was sold in 2013 and again late last year, with it currently being owned by Santa Cruz Seaside Company and managed by Vestar, which is also working on the new Verrado Marketplace and has developed similar centers like Tempe Marketplace and Queen Creek Marketplace.
The property has been in the process of being redeveloped since 2018. The shopping center now has all the needed rezoning approvals, and new shops are finally ready to open.
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Discount store Five Below will be occupying a 10,000-square-foot space that hasn't been leased since the mall first opened in 2008. It's expected to open by the end of the summer, along with a new 18,300-square-foot Michael's. In addition, both Starbucks and Freddy's Steakburgers will be opening on Sept. 1. Denny's, which is still under construction, is expected to open Oct. 1.
Construction began earlier this month for an additional building that will have about five retailers, Malin said. Lease negotiations have already begun with interested tenants, as well as lease negotiations with two national chains that will occupy 30,000 square feet.
Developer Embrey Partners will also be opening a multi-family housing development in the center, which is expected to be completed and ready for renters by the second quarter of 2024. The project will span over 13 acres and have 284 rental units.
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The apartments will be garden-style, said Jimmy McCloskey, executive vice president of development at Embrey Partners. Rents aren't yet available for the apartment complex, which will be called Senna at Canyon Trails.
McCloskey said Goodyear was an appealing area for a new apartment complex because of all of the jobs coming to the city and the West Valley, as well as its proximity to Interstate 10. The apartment complex will also help to complement the nearby retail center.
"At this point, it will be what we consider a horizontal mixed-use project," McCloskey said.
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SAN ANTONIO — A 17-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in the leg late Friday night.
Police say the boy and his friend were getting out of a car around 10 p.m. at an apartment complex on Blanco Road near Jackson Keller north of downtown when they heard gunshots.
Police say the two friends heard the gunshots and ran towards an apartment.
That's when the victim realized he had been shot.
The teen was taken to the hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his calf.
Police are still trying to figure out where the shots came from and who fired them. The victim and his friend did not see where the rounds of gunfire originated.
No other injuries were reported.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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About 8,600 customers – more than 850 in northeast Indiana – remain without power following Friday's thunderstorms, Indiana Michigan Power officials said.
Storms with high winds affected 17,000 throughout the state and parts of southwest Michigan. The utility said trees, limbs and branches blew into electric lines and equipment. Heavy lightning and rain also contributed.
As of 10 a.m., power was restored to half of the customers. I&M said it expects restoration for most by 11 p.m.
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Lifetime Kenosha resident Robert Gentile, 92, will hold a book signing event at Holy Rosary Church Sunday, July 30 afternoon for his book “The Mas and the Pas: History, Family, Heritage and Food”.
The event starts at 3 p.m. in DeSimone Hall, 2224 45th St. The book is a family history, born out of the time he spent sharing stories with his wife Rosalie during her years of cancer treatments.
After her death, Gentile brought his notes, along with conversations with relatives, together to create the self-published record of his family’s journey, from their origin in Italy to building a foundation in the Kenosha area.
More information can be found at the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Facebook page. To purchase the book, search for it on Bookbaby.com.
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The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Lincoln man's conviction and sentence for stabbing a Lincoln Police officer in a 2018 confrontation in his home that ended with him and another officer being shot by friendly fire.
Christopher Brennauer's case was sent back to Lancaster County District Court for a new trial.
And he is likely to remain, for now, at the Nebraska Reception & Treatment Center, where he has been serving a 57- to 79-year sentence.
It all has to do with the insanity defense and the instructions given to the jury at Brennauer's trial in 2021.
"At trial, Brennauer’s insanity defense presented a question of law that we have not previously considered: the effect of Nebraska Revised Statute 29-2203(4) on the insanity defense," according to the unanimous court.
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The law at issue deals with the insanity defense, and the particular section with temporary insanity caused by voluntarily drinking, taking drugs or other "mentally debilitating substances."
The charges in Brennauer’s case are related to a single event on Dec. 29, 2018, arising from a 911 call from Brennauer’s girlfriend in which she said Brennauer was mentally ill and threatening to harm himself with a knife. When police tried to take him into emergency protective custody, he resisted, resulting in an officer receiving a stab wound and Brennauer receiving two gunshot wounds to his back.
Another officer also was shot by friendly fire and since has retired, citing the injury.
At trial, Brennauer's public defenders raised an insanity defense, arguing that officers, rather than deescalating the situation and getting help for a mentally ill man in crisis, rushed in, cornered him and quickly pointed Tasers and a gun at him.
Brennauer had a long history of mental illness that dated back to when he was 12. In 2003, he was found not responsible by reason of insanity for an attempted robbery and hospitalized at the Lincoln Regional Center until 2011. He was re-hospitalized in 2013 for failing to take his medications and for using illicit substances.
By 2018, he was out and using methamphetamine, alcohol and cannabis.
He had been on a waiting list for a residential program on Dec. 29, 2018.
At trial, experts on both sides agreed Brennauer had a history of mental illness but disagreed on the cause of his loss of memory about that night and whether he understood the nature and consequences of his actions or the difference between right and wrong at the time.
They also disagreed about whether Brennauer had been in a meth-induced psychosis.
In the end, the jury found him guilty of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, two counts of assault on an officer and use of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.
The Lancaster County Public Defender's Office argued the state had "complicated the issue" presented to the jury by suggesting in closing arguments that the jury could not find Brennauer was insane if it found that his memory loss of the incident was due to his intoxication, which could not be ruled out completely.
The state contended the evidence undisputedly showed that Brennauer’s mental condition at the time was a temporary condition caused by his intoxication and, therefore, not a defense.
But the court said, under the state’s interpretation of the law, a successful insanity defense is precluded when any voluntary use of intoxicating substances led to the defendant’s lack of capacity.
That overlooks longstanding precedent, according to the opinion.
While temporary insanity caused by voluntary intoxication is not a complete defense to a crime, one may be both intoxicated and insane, the court said.
"To be punishable under such circumstances, the crime must take place and be the immediate result of a fit of intoxication, and not the result of insanity occasioned by previous bad habits," the judges said.
They said two of the instructions could have been confusing to jurors on the issue and sent it back for retrial.
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This week's local crime and court updates from The Lincoln Journal Star.
"This case obviously involves a tragic situation where a victim overdosed and subsequently died," Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Bunjer said in court Friday.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A motorcyclist is hospitalized after a major Cape Coral crash on Saturday morning.
The crash involving a car and motorcycle happened at the intersection of Burnt Store Road and Tropicana Parkway.
Frequent crashes at Cape Coral at this intersection forced the Department of Transportation to reconstruct the traffic pattern.
There were 25 crashes at this intersection last year.
DOT said last year they hoped signage would reduce the number of crashes, but that didn’t.
Burnt Store Road was closed but has now been reopened.
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BLOOMINGTON — A 33-year-old Normal woman is facing multiple felony drug charges after being accused of fleeing from police officers.
Antoinette L. Bennett is charged with the following:
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Unlawful possession of over 500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Unlawful possession of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Unlawful possession of over 500 grams cannabis (Class 3 felony) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Unlawful possession of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams (Class 4 felony) Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor) Resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor)
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Assistant's State's Attorney Mark Messman said in court that officers from the Bloomington Police Department pulled Bennett over for a traffic violation Friday morning.
She was asked to step out of the vehicle after officers discovered that her driver's license was expired, but she instead drove away, Messman said.
Bennett was later arrested by the Normal Police Department, and officers found controlled substances containing cocaine, cannabis, drug packing materials, a scale and a significant amount of cash, Messman said.
Her bond was set at $75,000 with 10% and additional fees to apply for release.
An arraignment was scheduled for Aug. 18.
Certain demographics are more likely to be pulled over than others, and the consequences for drivers who are subject to a traffic stop vary significantly.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Bryant Lewis
Bryant Lewis, 28, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion causing injury, a Class X felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
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Derek Roesch
Derek Roesch of Saybrook was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 in McLean County Law and Justice Center with several counts, including:
-Two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon while on parole, Class 2 felony
-Two counts of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon, class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon while on parole, class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 1 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of a controlled substance, psylocibin less than 15 grams, a class 4 felony
-Unlawful possession of methamphetamine, less than five grams, a class 3 felony.
-Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor
Justin M. Mata
Justin M. Mata, 28, no address given, is charged with possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. He was released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond and his next appearance is Dec. 30.
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Marcus D. Wesley
Marcus D. Wesley, 36, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in a vehicle (Class 4 felony), unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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Phillip Tinch
Phillip Tinch of Normal was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 at the McLean County Law and Justice Center with several felonies including:
- Five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, more than one but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 1 felony.
-One count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, less than one gram of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
Trisha L. Hanke
Trisha L. Hanke, 36, is charged with theft of over $10,000 (Class 2 felony). Court documents indicate she knowingly took $14,000 belonging to a Love's Travel Stop, in LeRoy, where she was employed.
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William B. Givens
William B. Givens, 49, no address given, is charged with unlawful possession of five to 15 grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony, possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, possession of five to 15 grams of meth, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
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David L. Oliver
David L. Oliver, 51, of Bloomington, is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault.
Kenneth E. Funk
Kenneth E. Funk, 27, is charged with residential burglary (Class 1 felony) involving an apartment in Lexington on Dec. 31, 2022.
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Jordan R. King
Charges have been filed against Jordan R. King, 34, for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act.
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Holly M. Isaacson
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Kenneth L. Minton
Kenneth L. Minton, 51, is charged with aggravated home repair fraud (Class 2 felony) and theft (Class 3 felony).
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Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, is charged for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony).
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Britley L. Hilger
Britley L. Hilger, 32, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she supposedly punched a McLean County Detention Facility officer in the chest.
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Jasmine L. Smith
Jasmine L. Smith, 31, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (Class 2 felony) and five counts of endangering the life or health of a child (Class A misdemeanors).
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Jackie S. Claypool
Jackie S. Claypool, 46, appeared for a Friday bond court hearing for two new cases which charged her for one count of burglary (Class 2 felony), four counts of forgery (Class 3) and one count of deceptive practices (Class 4 felony).
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Noah R. Demuth
Noah R. Demuth, 22, of Evanston, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, aggravated battery in a public way, a Class 3 felony, mob action, a Class 4 felony, and obstructing a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor. His next court date is Feb. 17.
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Brandon L. Parsano
Brandon L. Parsano, 39, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony. His next appearance is Feb. 17 for an arraignment.
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Alexander N. Williams
Alexander N. Williams, 24, was charged Feb. 2 with the following:
3 counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams - Class 3 felonies. 2 counts of armed violence - Class X felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 2,000 and 5,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 1 felony. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 500 and 2,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 2 felony. 3 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon - Class 3 felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon - a Class 3 felony 3 counts of violating the Illinois FOID act - Class 3 felonies.
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Carlos Sanchez-Solozarzano
Carlos H. Sanchez-Solozarzano, 22, was charged with 1 count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.
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Jaylin S. Bones
Jaylin S. Bones was charged with four counts of first-degree murder stemming from a homicide in Bloomington last year. A McLean County grand jury also returned a bill of indictment charging him with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm (Class X felony).
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Jordan R. King
Jordan R. King, 34, was charged with violating the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony) a second time in under a month.
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Dominique M. Banks
Dominique M. Banks, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony). The incident happened in October 2022 and involved one victim.
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Austin T. Daugherty
Austin T. Daugherty, 29, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) after he entered an Avis Car Rental, 3201 Cira Drive, in Bloomington, without permission and with the intent to commit theft.
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Sandra M. Lewis
Sandra M. Lewis, 77, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing MDMB-4E-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid, with the intent to deliver (Class X felony).
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Samantha E. Morris
Samantha E. Morris, 40, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer (Class 2 felony) after supposedly spitting on a Colfax police officer.
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Nolan C. Love
Nolan C. Love, 46, appeared in court Friday for a bond review hearing after being charged with aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony) on Feb. 26.
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Nikkita L. Sandefur
Nikkita L. Sandefur, 36, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) containing cocaine.
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Katlin M.B. Wilson
Katlin M.B. Wilson, 32, is charged with aggravated identity theft (Class 2 felony) after being accused of fraudulently obtaining money exceeding $300 but not exceeding $10,000 from a 60 year old man.
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Eli C. Garozzo
Eli C. Garozzo, 20, is charged with two counts of home invasion, a Class X felony, two counts of attempted armed robbery, a Class 1 felony, and two counts of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. His bond was set at $200,000 as a 10% bond, meaning he must pay $20,000 plus fees to be released. His next appearance is an arraignment on April 13.
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Tysean T. Townsend
Tysean T. Townsend, 35, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), three counts of child abduction, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and obstructing justice (Class 4 felonies).
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Curtis J. Byrd
Curtis J. Byrd, 31, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony), two counts of fraud and two counts of financial institution fraud (Class 3 felonies).
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Noral K. Nelson
Noral K. Nelson, 31, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) after he was arrested in connection to a shooting along the 1500 block of S. Main Street.
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Charles J. Tankson
Charles J. Tankson, 23, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony), theft and two counts of unlawful use of a debit card (Class 3 felonies).
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Davis, Micah S
Davis was charged with 3 counts of arson, Class 2 felonies, and 3 counts of criminal damage to property, Class 4 felonies.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Livingston, Joshua D.
Livingston was charged with 2 counts of possessing stolen vehicles, Class 2 felonies, possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, and criminal damage to government property, a Class 4 felony.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Kevin L. Ewen
Kevin L. Ewen, 42, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing and was charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony), obstructing a peace officer (Class 4 felony) and two counts of resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor).
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Emmanuel K. Mpay
Emmanuel K. Mpay, 23, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing following a grand jury indictment for two counts of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies).
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Ahmad S. Manns
Ahmad S. Manns, 19, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing and was charged with cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 2 felony).
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Dylan R Mann
Dylan R Mann, 31, appeared Friday in bond court following four grand jury indictments for two separate cases relating to aggravated assault and battery.
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Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and driving while license revoked or suspended (Class 4 felonies).
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William R. Linden
William R. Linden, 79, was released Tuesday on felony burglary charges for trying to pass a forged check at Busey Bank.
Zadek U. Moen
Zadek U. Moen, 20, is facing six felony drug charges after being arrested by the Illinois State Police on Thursday.
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Zachary T. Willis
Zachary T. Willis, 27, is charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery subsequent offense (Class 4 felony).
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Cecily M. Sexton
Cecily M. Sexton, 39, was charged with two counts of burglary, a Class 2 felony; one count of forgery, a Class 3 felony; financial institution fraud, a Class 3 felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.
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Tonisha A. Jackson
Tonisha A. Jackson, 27, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony.
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James A. McConnaughay
James A. McConnaughay, 53, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. McConnaughay is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony).
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Jessica M. Longberry
Jessica M. Longberry, 38, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. Longberry is charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) and forgery (Class 3 felony).
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Barry D. Guyton
Barry D. Guyton, 26, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Class 2 felonies) two counts of unlawful possession of 15-100 of cocaine with the intent to deliver with one being a Class X felony and the other being a Class 1 felony.
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Keon E. Spiller
Keon E. Spiller, 22, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland and was charged with attempted escape after his jury trial reached a verdict.
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Melina Aguilar
Melina Aguilar, 32, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
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Carlos D. Cregan
Carlos D. Cregan, 35, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
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Wayne M. Damron
Wayne M. Damron, 52, is charged with one count of violation of the Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (Class 2 felony).
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Terrance L. Ford
Terrance L. Ford, 25, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony) and two counts of retail theft (Class 3 felony).
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Stanley M. Miller
Stanley M. Miller, 61, was charged Friday with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol (Class X felony) and driving while driver's license revoked (Class 4 felony).
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Darryl R. Vinson
Darryl R. Vinson, 60, is charged with violation of the sex offender registration act (Class 2 felony).
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Jarvis K. Heads
Jarvis K. Heads, 46, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of cocaine between one and 15 grams (Class 1 felony) and three counts of unlawful delivery of cocaine less than one gram (Class 2 felony).
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Wesley M. Noonan
According to police, 49-year-old Wesley Noonan of Bloomington was indicted on 59 counts of possession of child pornography (Class 2 felony) on Wednesday related to an investigation by BPD's Cyber Crimes Unit.
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Brad Carter
Brad Carter was indicted on Wednesday for eight counts of dissemination of child pornography (Class X felony) and 13 counts of possession of child pornography (Class 2 felony).
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Brian K. Burnett
Burnett is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, Class 1 felonies, and one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
The incident in question happened when a drug deal went bad in March 2022 and Burnett shot at the sellers before fleeing.
Burnett is currently in custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
His next court date is 1:30 p.m. August 24.
Kenneth D. Downey
Downey is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, obstructing peace officers, a Class A misdemeanor, and carrying a concealed firearm in a prohibited area, a Class B misdemeanor.
Downey confronted Illinois State Police at the LeRoy Police Station on July 17 with said firearm in his waistband. He was restrained, and then kicked LeRoy Police Chief Jason Williamson.
His bond was set at $150,000 with 10% to apply. His next court date is 10 a.m. July 28
Kenyon J. Bones
Bones is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, Class 1 felonies, and one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
The incident in question happened when a drug deal went bad in March 2022 and Bones shot at the sellers before fleeing.
His bond was set at $500,000 with 10% to apply. His next court date is 9 a.m. July 28
Contact Mateusz Janik at (309) 820-3234. Follow Mateusz on Twitter:@mjanik99
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Crash involving Valley Metro bus leaves man dead in Phoenix
Police are investigating an overnight crash in north Phoenix involving a Valley Metro bus that left another vehicle's driver dead.
Around 12:32 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the crash in the area of 7th Street and Bell Road and found the bus and another vehicle involved in the crash, Phoenix police said. The driver, Christian Leal-Coronado, 23, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital but died, according to police. The bus driver and the bus's lone passenger did not sustain injuries in the wreck, police added.
Detectives' preliminary information suggests Leal-Coronado was driving his vehicle southbound on 7th Street approaching Bell Road when, for unknown reasons, he crossed into the northbound lanes all the way to the curb lane and crashed with the city bus, according to police. The bus had been traveling northbound on 7th Street in the curb lane, police said.
Additional information on the wreck is part of an ongoing investigation, police said.
This is at least the fourth deadly incident in as many years involving a Valley Metro bus.
A June 10, 2021, crash involving a Valley Metro bus and four other vehicles left three dead in uptown Phoenix, none of whom were on the bus. A driver was killed in a Jan. 22, 2020, incident where the victim's car was involved in a crash with a Valley Metro bus in Mesa. A vehicle's driver died on Nov. 17, 2019, after reportedly crashing into a Valley Metro bus also in Mesa.
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SEATTLE — If you run at an upcoming Seattle summer "race," you may actually be heckled.
The organizer of the Lard Butt 1K, Mark Peterson, said this run is more about building confidence and having fun.
His organization describes itself as a lifestyle and apparel company dedicated to below-average athletes and weekend warriors.
The race is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 5, at Magnuson Park in Seattle.
Instead of traditional water stations, Peterson the Lard Butt 1K features donut stations every 250 meters and a well-stocked beer garden before and after the race.
Participants are asked to bring at least one non-perishable food item for a canned-food drive for the University District Food Bank.
People are encouraged to run or walk in costumes for the "Spirit of Lard Butt” costume party.
Categories for entry:
- Show-off Wave: For those with the "audacity to run"
- Legends Wave: For those 250 pounds and heavier
- Waddlers Wave: For everyone
- Free Kids Dash: For those 10 and younger
The walk/run/waddle starts at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 5, with day-of registration opening at 8 a.m. The Beer Garden opens at 8:30 a.m.
Advance registration is $35 at www.lardbutt.com, covering event entry, a Lard Butt 1K T-shirt, limitless donuts, one beer or mimosa for those 21 and over, along with other on-site surprises.
Parents with child strollers are welcome and the event is dog-friendly for leashed pets.
Day-of registration costs increase to $40.
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Cutoff Ridge Fire in Guadalupe Mountains contained after burning 430 acres
A fire burning for 10 days in Guadalupe Mountains National Park was declared 100 percent contained as of July 24, according to a fire information officer.
Allison Jolley said the Cutoff Ridge Fire burned nearly 430 acres of a remote area of the park. She said management of the fire was moved into monitor status.
More:Fire in Guadalupe Mountains National Park burns nearly 400 acres
“Although unlikely, smoke and flames may be visible within the interior of the fire perimeter,” Jolley said.
According to the InciWeb website, the fire was located nearly 33 miles southwest of Whites City and mainly burned brush vegetation.
Lightning was the apparent cause of the fire, which was first reported on July 14, per InciWeb.
Portions of the park remain closed
The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) placed a closure order for some portions of Guadalupe Mountains National Park June 28.
Overnight camping at all 10 wilderness campgrounds within the park was prohibited and permitting of overnight trips in the wilderness area were suspended until further notice, according to the order.
All trails in the park are closed along with the McKittrick Canyon Visitor Center and the Frijole Ranch Museum, read the closure order.
Smoking is prohibited, except inside personal vehicles.
The Pine Springs Area remains open along with the Salt Basin Dunes trailhead, noted the park website.
'Cooler weather' forecast for Guadalupe Mountains
High temperatures around the park ranged from the 90s to around 100 for nearly two weeks, according to the National Weather Service's Midland station.
Temperatures were forecast to drop below 90 for the rest of July and early August.
More:High heat and fire danger close portions of Guadalupe Mountains National Park Wednesday
Daytime highs ranged from 84 to 89 with nighttime lows around 66, read the NWS forecast.
There was a chance for showers and thunderstorms for Monday and Tuesday in the Guadalupe Mountains.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter.
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department and city attorney’s office have deemed two motels along Aurora Avenue “chronic nuisance” properties due to an increase in crime and violence.
That means if they don’t clean up, the businesses could face big crimes.
Mathew Walters says he sees the problems at the Seattle Inn and Emerald Motel every time he helps out at an autobody shop across the street.
“I’m telling you, they’ve got a big problem and it’s linked to these two motels who are harboring the girls,” he said.
There’s a pattern of drug dealing, prostitution and violence, according to Seattle police and the city attorney’s office, and a letter lays out the evidence.
Police report numerous incidents at the Emerald Motel, including assault, prostitution, human trafficking, and even a homicide in May of last year when a 26-year-old man was shot and killed in the parking lot.
At the Seattle Inn additional crimes, ranging from assault to rape to a minor engaging in prostitution – something Walters has seen along Aurora Avenue.
The prostitution of minors is hard to see. Walters said he knows of a 14-year-old girl in the area.
“You basically don’t want to look at it and it can’t be ignored,” he said.
Two teenagers were charged Tuesday for holding a woman against her will. Police said they came to Seattle for All-Star Week to make money and trafficked the woman out of the Seattle Inn.
“The girl’s safety out here is very much jeopardized,” said Walters.
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison released a statement in support of the action against the two motels:
“These locations have been a nuisance and a danger to the public, crime victims and neighboring areas. This won’t be tolerated, and it won’t be the last time we take action in the north Seattle area. The safety of everyone in our city remains my top priority.”
Walters said that crime along the Aurora corridor has only gotten worse in recent years and hopes this is the first step towards change.
“They need to step up to the plate and start changing some things that will benefit the community as a whole.”
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Arizona has another million-dollar lottery winner!
While no one won Friday's $940 jackpot, lottery officials said a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1M was sold at a Prescott Circle K on Willow Creek Road.
The $1.05 billion jackpot for Tuesday is tied for the seventh-largest U.S. lottery prize and the fourth-largest in Mega Millions history. July has been a hot month for lottery prizes after a ticket sold in downtown Los Angeles won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot.
Mega Millions hasn't seen a grand prize winner since April 18, when a 71-year-old man from New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Johnnie Taylor of Howard Beach in Queens, New York, won $476 million but opted for the cash option — a lump sum of more than $157 million after taxes.
Since mid-April, there have been 29 drawings without a grand prize winner.
Winners almost always take the cash option, but they do have a choice to instead get the full amount in regular payments over 29 years. The cash option for Tuesday's drawing is $422 million.
Mega Millions winning numbers for July 28, 2023:
The winning numbers were: 5-10-28-52-63, Mega Ball: 18 and Megaplier: 5.
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PHOENIX — A 23-year-old man is dead after his vehicle collided with a city bus early Saturday morning, Phoenix police said.
Authorities said the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. near 7th Street and Bell Road.
Police said preliminary information indicates Christian Leal-Coronado was driving southbound on 7th Street approaching Bell Road, when, for unknown reasons, he crossed into the northbound lanes and collided with a city bus traveling northbound on 7th Street.
Leal-Coronado was transported to the hospital, but did not survive his injuries. The bus driver and the lone passenger on the bus were not hurt, police said.
This is an active investigation. Stay with 12News for updates.
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CHANDLER, Ariz. — A famous cat living at a Chandler Home Depot has gone missing.
According to a post in Ahwatukee 911, the cat, known by many names such as Tom and "Miss Kitty," was last seem two days ago and the community is worried for her safety.
The cat has been a fixture of the Home Depot off of 54th Street for the past seven or eight years after she showed up one day while the store was dealing with a mouse.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A cat has been living at a Chandler Home Depot for years providing cuteness and keeping critters away
While being cute and cuddly is her main responsibility at Home Depot, she seems to know how to do many other jobs, as well.
“So, when the manager comes in, in the morning, we have a routine where we walk the store for security,” store manager Carol Warren told 12News in an interview last year.
“We have a path that we have to walk and she will usually get in front of them at the starting point at the main entrance. They will walk around the entire store and she's right in front of them the whole time," said Warren.
After her morning patrol, she’ll head to the customer service desk for a little breakfast before resuming her duties of providing cuteness.
“She brings a lot of joy to the customers and our employees,” Warren said. “They come in and they look for her. A lot of the children come in and you see them looking around and we're like, ‘you're looking for the cat?’ And they say yes. But a lot of pictures, a lot of excitement. Everyone just loves the cat," Warren added.
If you see Tom, aka Miss Kitty, please contact the store at (480) 753-3320.
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CROWN POINT — A jury found a Gary man who was accused of strangling his neighbor to death and stealing her cash guilty on Friday.
Court records indicate that John Cushionberry Collins Sr. ,66, was charged on March 31, 2022 with murder, burglary and robbery in connection to the death of his 92-year-old next-door neighbor, Mary Ann Krill.
Collins’s trial proceedings kicked off on Monday in Judge Natalie Bokota’s courtroom.
Police were dispatched to Krill’s apartment, the Al Thomas Senior High Rise located at 100 W. 11th Avenue, on March 17 after a janitor found the woman’s body, charging documents stated.
Krill hadn’t been seen or heard from since March 14 at around 9:30 p.m., according to the probable-cause affidavit. The exact date of the woman’s death remains unknown.
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The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide caused by strangulation. Collins was charged with the Krill’s murder after surveillance footage showed him knocking on her door, and then pushing the door open and entering her apartment on March 14, the affidavit stated.
The footage then showed Collins leave the apartment a bit later holding a white bag and keys.
Lake County Sheriff Deputy Commander Tyrone Douglas testified on Friday that the security footage from March 15, 2022, the day after Collins was seen leaving Krill’s apartment, wasn’t turned over for Krill’s murder investigation.
Douglas said he requested footage from March 14 to the 17, and he didn’t realize that the footage from March 15 was missing until farther along the proceedings of the investigation.
Collins’s defense attorneys Susan Severtson and Amanda Hires argued that the elderly woman was a hoarder and she likely fell and hurt herself. They said the defendant and Krill were friends, and he’d often help her around the house.
Charging documents show that "Collins referred to Krill as a 'pest' and stated that she would always ask him to do things for her such as go to the store and reprogram her remotes.”
Collins purportedly told police when he was taken into custody that he went to Krill’s house to take out her garbage and reprogram her remote. He said that she had given him the keys downstairs.
Collins's attorneys indicated that they to appeal the guilty verdict. His sentencing hearing is set for August 24 in Judge Bokota's courtroom, according to court records.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Jonathan Taylor
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306756
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clinton Triplett
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306769
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lashon Ward
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306755
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Dustin Stark
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306721
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carter Shipley
Age : 19
Residence: Lynden, WA
Booking Number(s):
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - ORGANIZED THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Yasmin Santos-Morales
Age : 45
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306724
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tangarie Reid
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306753
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eric Reinke
Age : 47
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306736
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Russell
Age : 62
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306727
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Martine Manzanales Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306738
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Martinez
Age : 39
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306761
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorge Martinez
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306766
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Price
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306730
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Lyke II
Age : 25
Residence: Hoffman Estates, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306739
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Phillip Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306732
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - ORGANIZED THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armando Lopez
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306722
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharee Johnston
Age : 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306242
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Holeyfield
Age : 33
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306733
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jordan Ivy
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306728
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Jewett-Hantes
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306758
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hawkins
Age : 40
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306773
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Christopher Haniford
Age : 39
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306741
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shashona Harris
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306764
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Castro
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306768
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurice Fort Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306740
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Fusco
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306743
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Grant
Age : 23
Residence: Evansville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306751
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Taylor Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306731
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - VISITING - SALE - ALCOHOL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Regalado Campos
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306765
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Toni Casares
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306725
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porcher Bennett
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306737
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Meagan Boersma
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306770
Arrest Date: July 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristyn Boskov
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306748
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antione Brown Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306734
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Barham
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306763
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kevin Barnes Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306735
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julius Barocio Sr.
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306729
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael White
Age : 56
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306686
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christine Yarchan
Age : 41
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306711
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Ryan
Age : 58
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306695
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI; OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Spencer Patterson
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306701
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM); BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joseph Mariani
Age : 79
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306697
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Debora Harris
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306708
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Hansen
Age : 30
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306694
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Theron Hall
Age : 19
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306710
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Giannina Ballerini
Age : 68
Residence: Lansing, MI
Booking Number(s): 2306720
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Benjamin Cook
Age : 23
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306706
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: DNR
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Cotto Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306678
Arrest Date: July 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Cottrell Sr.
Age : 57
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306713
Arrest Date: July 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamal Pippion
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306658
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE - CONVERSION - FAILURE TO RETURN LEASED/RENTED VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ward
Age : 34
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306670
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Freeman
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306660
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: THEFT - VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE IS AT LEAST 50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Donald Bullman
Age : 42
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306655
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HEALTH- POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamila Cook
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306673
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Roy Edwards Sr.
Age : 71
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306667
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron Taylor
Age : 31
Residence: Lake Mary, FL
Booking Number(s): 2306616
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Sacha
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306647
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Diane Schultz
Age : 56
Residence: Paw Paw, MI
Booking Number(s): 2306615
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DRUG - PRESCRIPTION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Peterson
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306632
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS W/DEADLY WEAPON (PERSON IS VICTIM); DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cynthia Olive
Age : 54
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306630
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eduardo Macias
Age : 31
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306620
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - BRIBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Moore
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306644
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE IS AT LEAST 50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Newton
Age : 33
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306634
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kejuan Lloyd
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306617
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Jasso
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306624
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Hisson
Age : 28
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306641
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: TRESPASS - PROPERTY - UNAUTHORIZED - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306636
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - CHECK (NON-SUFFICENT FUNDS) - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Frostick
Age : 33
Residence: Countryside, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306629
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DECEPTION- LEGEND DRUG; POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kimberly Glover
Age : 53
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306649
Arrest Date: July 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Talani Falls
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306631
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DRUG - PRESCRIPTION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Chavez
Age : 47
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306646
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shakur Cheatem
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306633
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Elders
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306625
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javontae Ballard
Age : 29
Residence: Bloomingdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306627
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremee Allen
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306635
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erica Zamora
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306598
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Purcell
Age : 61
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306583
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Smith
Age : 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306612
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Thomas
Age : 59
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306609
Arrest Date: July 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville, IN
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Devon Trannon
Age : 27
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306580
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristen O'Brien
Age : 39
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306581
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Natasha Perkins
Age : 32
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306582
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Mark
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306604
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jarvas Mitchell
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306599
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jariah Nolan
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306584
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Lepore
Age : 40
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306589
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Peter Harmon
Age : 47
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306562
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shandra Foster
Age : 38
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306565
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johnny Gibson
Age : 32
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306578
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CORRECTION - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION; RAPE - INTERCOURSE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Justin Banks
Age : 31
Residence: Wood River, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306585
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandon Bowdry
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306594
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Cadiz
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306606
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - CONVERSION - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Clark
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306568
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - MODERATE BODILY INJURY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
David Washington
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306536
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ilija Tomich
Age : 56
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306522
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Talian
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306525
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darcy Smith
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306515
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Anthony Ray
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306532
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lineisha Sellers
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306537
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Hendron
Age : 66
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306523
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darion Key
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306520
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steve Goncher
Age : 53
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306526
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Drake
Age : 56
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306530
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dagoberto Ceja
Age : 59
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306531
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lasheanna Cooper
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306518
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathaniel Burnett III
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306519
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jermell Anderson
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306521
Arrest Date: July 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rick Baker
Age : 43
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306533
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ahmad Zaid
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306541
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Yesenia Rodriguez
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306564
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kenny Kaechle
Age : 65
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306557
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Noll Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306546
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Pawelko
Age : 34
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306548
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alvaro Alvarez
Age : 38
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306559
Arrest Date: July 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
William Burmeister
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306554
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Dereamer
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306550
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kenneth Alexa
Age : 25
Residence: Frankfort, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306547
Arrest Date: July 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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Ford's profit rose to $1.9 billion in the second quarter, nearly triple what it was at the same time last year.
The suburban Detroit-based automaker, which runs the Chicago Assembly Plant and Chicago Stamping plant that are both major Calumet Region employers, grew revenue 12% year-over-year to $45 billion. Ford brought in $3.8 billion in adjusted earnings before interest and taxes.
“The shift to powerful digital experiences and breakthrough EVs is underway and going to be volatile, so being able to guide customers through and adapt to the pace of adoption are big advantages for us,” said Ford CEO Jim Farley. “Ford+ is making us more resilient, efficient and profitable, which you can see in Ford Pro’s breakout second-quarter revenue improvement (22%) and EBIT margin (15%).”
Ford sales grew by 11% in the first six months of the year as it was again America's top-selling brand. The automaker had a profit margin of 4%.
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It brought in $5 billion in cash flow from operations, including $2.9 billion in free cash flow.
The automaker grew EV revenue by 39% in the second quarter. It expects to boost electric vehicle production to 600,000 units in 2024 as it aims to reach a 2 million run rate as it guns to be one of the countries top EV manufacturers as the auto industry transitions away from the internal combustion engine.
“The near-term pace of EV adoption will be a little slower than expected, which is going to benefit early movers like Ford,” Farley said. “EV customers are brand loyal and we’re winning lots of them with our high-volume, first-generation products; we’re making smart investments in capabilities and capacity around the world; and, while others are trying to catch up, we have clean-sheet, next-generation products in advanced development that will blow people away.”
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CROWN POINT —Crown Point Police have partnered with the Crown Point Library for several years hosting special programs for families at Bulldog Park.
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"The programs at Bulldog Park have been a great way for our community to connect with the city and the library,” Crown Point Mayor Pete Land said.
"Crown Point Library Director Julie Crown Point Library Director Julie Wendorf and her team do a great job of organizing the event, and our team has enjoyed participating," Land said.
"Our partnership with the library grows stronger every year and is a prime example of 'Building a Stronger Community from Within,' the city's motto.
Crown Point PACE Director Adam Graper has seen the results.
“Last year, we hosted a movie night series at Bulldog Park in partnership with the library, which saw an overwhelming response from the community. We also partnered to host the Tour of Lights at the Library last year. This year, it made sense to expand that partnership by bringing back the movie nights and adding on the summer storytimes.
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It's rewarding to bring free, family-friendly event to the community, he added.
Hosting at Bulldog Park allowed the library to partner with the city to present some community helper- focused story times this summer highlighting firefighters, police officers, mayor, and public works,” Wendorf said.
“Although this is the first year for story times at Bulldog Park, the library and city partnered for an outdoor movie series last year and this year in programs well-received by the community.
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MUNSTER — Munster's 28th Annual National Night Out Against Crime celebration kicks off with a parade at 4:30 Tuesday.
It steps off from community parade on Columbia Avenue between Park Drive and the south lot of Munster High School.
The parade will include first responders, veterans, representatives from the U.S. Army, community organizations, and school groups.
Residents are encouraged to line Columbia Avenue to cheer them on as they pass by and then follow the parade to the main event.
The main celebration begins at 5 p.m. at and around the area of the Munster Community Pool, 8837 Calumet Ave., with a performance of the National Anthem.
The busy schedule includes kids games, door prizes, K-9 demonstrations, emergency vehicles, over 125 booth participants, special guests including former MLB player Hal Morris and former NFL player Tim Tyrrell, food vendors, music, student performances, and Citizenship Award presentations.
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The Magic of John Measner, giveaways, a police helicopter landing, barrel car train rides, souvenir photos, and a closing fireworks show sponsored by Krazy Kaplan's Fireworks round out the celebration.
Members of the community are encouraged to display blue lights through Tuesday in support of the event and positive police and community partnerships.
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The staff and board of Coos History Museum have a mission to create a better understanding of life in Coos County and Oregon’s South Coast.
They do this by collecting and preserving stories, artifacts, photographs, and documents, and by creating opportunities for people to interpret them in thought-provoking and engaging ways.
Heather Christenbury recently stepped into the executive director position at the museum. She began as a curator at the museum in 2021 and took over as interim director when the previous leader retired.
As a former anthropologist and museum curator, Christenbury brings a unique expertise to the position. The museum professional is trained to both showcase and preserve historical items.
The local history museum collections now include more than 50,000 objects and more than 250,000 images that illuminate the cultural history of the Coos region and south coastal Oregon.
“I’m trained to know what is best for materials, from metals all the way up to wood, silk and textiles and how exactly they need to be cared for,” Christenbury said.
She is also familiar with the museum inventory, and how different collections are rotated and displayed. Historical items in the museum are also used for research purposes, she said.
Christenbury’s early career in anthropology took her all around the world and she often found herself in museums. But it wasn’t until she moved with her husband to England that she became a full-time museum curator.
“I went to volunteer in a museum in Cambridge and they ended up offering me a job,” she said.
When Christenbury returned to the states five-years-later, she decided to get her master’s degree because she wanted to continue pursuing a career in museums.
Christenbury said being a military wife – and the moves that come with it – taught her to be adaptable and fit in to new surroundings. This has been helpful in her latest transition to executive director at Coos History Museum.
“As a military spouse, I have had to change jobs many, many times, so I’m very good at getting in there and getting things done,” she said.
When her husband retired from the military, the couple wanted to find a more long-term place to live and work, and they were both attracted to the Oregon Coast.
The executive director said when she first moved to Oregon a few years ago, she was really impressed with the Coos History Museum.
“I did a lot of research before I came here and I just think it's a gorgeous museum. You come inside and this is beautiful. I hope it becomes the premier museum of the Southern Oregon Coast,” she said.
As executive director of the Coos History Museum, fundraising has become a major focus of Christenbury’s current position.
The museum depends on the support of their members, donors, sponsors, volunteers, board of trustees and staff to keep it going.
“We want to look at how we can do things a little differently, and create a solid and stable plan to get through the coming years,” Christenbury said.
“It’s been really great working with the board because we've all had really open, transparent conversations about where we've been and where we want to go – and that's really important,” she added.
The Coos History Museum staff and volunteers offer many ways for the community to get involved, from visiting the museum itself, to holding first-Tuesday talks on a variety of subjects throughout the year, as well as providing education and hands-on fun through their explorers club.
The next Coos History Museum First Tuesday Talk will be on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m.
Author Bonnie Henderson will present “6,000 Years of the Oregon Coast Trail,” delving into the world-class long-distance hiking trail that spans the coast from the Columbia River to the California border.
This program will be hosted in-person and is open to the public with an admission price of $7 for non-members and is free for CHM members.
The Coos History Museum is located at 1210 N Front St in Coos Bay.
Established in 1891, The Coos County Historical Society is an Oregon 501(c)3 not for profit organization and the 2nd oldest historical society in the state.
For more information about the Society and the Coos History Museum, visit cooshistory.org.
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Fire season is officially here — and so is a new fire danger sign to alert residents of the increasingly dry conditions. North Bend Fire & Rescue installed a fire danger sign at Station No. 2 on Newmark Avenue.
The fire danger sign, visible to drivers as they head west on Newmark Avenue towards Coos Bay, is North Bend’s first.
The sign was purchased thanks to the Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Public Works has agreed to install a second sign in Gorst Park at U.S. Highway 101 South and Sherman Avenue.
Coos Forest Protective Association determines the local fire danger. If fire danger reaches high, all outdoor burning is banned by the City of North Bend.
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The city of North Bend will not take stronger actions to limit smoking in city parks after the council discussed the issue last week.
During a work session, the council discussed amending its park ordinance to further restrict smoking, but without police and other staff to actively enforce such rules, the council decided to make no changes.
City Administrator David Milliron explained the city already has regulations against smoking near playgrounds in city parks.
“Right now, we already have signange on all of our playgrouns at all of our parks regarding smoking,” Milliron said.
He explained in researching the issue, city staff discussed it with Coos Bay. The city of Coos Bay does have an ordinance banning smoking in all its parks, but it is rarely enforced.
“They’ve given out one ticket, because they deem it unenforceable,” Milliron said. “It’s on the honor system. If a law enforcement officer does not see it, it’s unenforceable. They cannot write a ticket. Staff is not going to go in and enforce it. That is not their job.”
Milliron said Police Chief Cal Mitts said his department simply doesn’t have enough officers to enforce smoking regulations unless the cuuncil decided it was a priortiy.
“When you have a city that has two or three officers on duty at any time, and they are prioritizing calls, the likelihood they are going to divert due to a call of someone smoking at a city park, is very unlikely,” Milliron said.
Milliron said city staff looked at the issue after a guest from Coos Health & Wellness brought it up to the council. After hearing from Milliron, the council members agreed making any significant changes was probably not the right move.
“I don’t see the point of spending money to make new signs,” Councilor Barbara Schultz said.
“I know the cops won’t respond to someone smoking, but maybe another citizen might say, hey there’s no smoking here,” Councilor Pat Goll said.
Signage alone won’t change much, Milliron said while pointing to other city regulatios.
“We also have signs that say no dogs off leash, but if you go by Boynton Park on the weekend, it might as well be the dog park,” he said. “It comes back to resources. We are at a critical resource issue. It’s not just us. In the words of a county commissioner, we are in a dire position considering our budget.”
Milliron said if the council made smoking on city property a priority, the police and others would do the same. But in the end, the council agreed there were more pressing issues for the police to look into right now.
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The Coos Art Museum is once again holding their annual Maritime Art Exhibition. This year marks its 29th occurrence. The museum will be displaying a vast array of works from artists all over the country. However, this juried show is not the only exhibit on display at the museum.
Also up for viewing are the “Of the Sea” exhibit, featuring maritime artist Debbie Daniels, the “Reserve Inspiration” exhibit and the “Changing Tides: The Art of Environmental Stewardship” exhibit.
The Maritime Exhibition is an annual juried art exhibit, funded by a generous grant from the oquille Tribal Community Fund. The event is also sponsored in part by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and is sanctioned by the American Society of Marine Artists.
This maritime themed exhibit allowed for artists to submit their works of art using a variety of mediums ranging from oil and watercolor to basswood and metal. The walls of the Maggie Karl and Vaughan Galleries are lined with art that is sure to spark one’s imagination and delight each who visit.
Ribbons were awarded by either board members or the Port Authority. Honorable mentions were also awarded, as well as the Director’s Choice and Best of Show ribbons. Both the Director’s Choice and Best of Show went to a pastel work titled “Offshore Wind” by Brookings artist, Les Cornish.
According to the museum’s Marketing Coordinator, Natalie Laswell, the show’s featured artist, Debbie Daniels, was asked to award the Best of Show ribbon. Daniels picked Cornish’s work because she felt that, “It looked good both up close and from far away,” recalled Laswell.
Dutch Mostert of North Bend was awarded the Port of Coos Bay ribbon and an honorable mentions ribbon for his oil painting, “Oregon Escort Passing Coos Head.” The large painting does an amazing job capturing every detail on both water and land. According to Laswell, Mostert and Don McMichael started the maritime show back in 1994.
Just outside the juried exhibit is the Perkins Gallery where featured maritime artist Debbie Daniels has her own breathtaking works on display. Daniels, who is a self-taught oil painter has been painting for four decades. Her works can be found all over the U.S. among permanent collections at hospitals and corporations, such as Google in Seattle.
Daniels explains her work stating, “My paintings rarely have a horizon line so that the viewer is immersed in the up-close details of our surroundings.” It takes her approximately four to six weeks to finish each of her beautiful pieces.
Head upstairs at the museum where the maritime show continues. The Mable Hansen Gallery is hosting the “Reserve Inspiration” exhibit, which features five coastal artists sharing their works. Theses artists looked to the Oregon Marine Reserve for creative inspiration. A mixture of media was used ranging from scientific illustrations, pyrography and ceramics.
The Atrium Gallery houses the final exhibit in this showcase, “Changing Tides: The Art of Environmental Stewardship.” This is a collection of works from The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Northwest Chapter and Oregon Chapters, Oregon Botanical Artists and the Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists. These groups put forth work from a number of their members.
Pieces include works done in ink, colored pencil, acrylic and mixed media, among other mediums.
The Maritime Art Exhibit is running throughout the summer, until Sept. 22. The captivating show may be viewed during the Museum’s normal business hours. Admission to the exhibition is $5 general and $2 for students, veterans and seniors. Entry is free to those who are members of the museum.
For business hours and additional information please visit the Coos Art Museum’s website: CoosArt.org.
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Justin Elkins stood on the Murane Playing and Soccer Fields in Casper on Friday morning with a large Styrofoam cup in his hand, wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and a hat from a balloon festival.
The time was a crisp 5:45 a.m., and he was waiting patiently for the weather to clear up so he could take his hot air balloon, affectionately named Dusty for how beaten up it has become over the years, for a ride at the Casper Balloon Roundup.
But it never came. There had been lightning strikes and storms all night, so it wasn’t safe to take to the sky.
Since hot air balloons cannot cut through the atmosphere like an airplane or helicopter can, they are “completely at the mercy of the wind and weather,” Elkins said.
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Instead, Elkins and his buddies had to kick dirt, which is slang for waiting around for the weather.
Elkins, who is a third-generation pilot and father to a possible fourth-generation pilot, has been steering hot air balloons since he was young. His family was one of the first in Wyoming to fly the colorful, nostalgic apparati.
Friday morning, though, he was earthbound. Along with the other pilots who had come to fly.
So he told the Star-Tribune about the weather needed to successfully lift what is essentially a tarp connected to a basket and filled with hot air off the ground: lightning has to be more than 50 miles away; the balloon can lose lift in hot air; the wind has to be just right.
He shared the realities of being a balloon pilot: many pilots need day jobs to actually make money, since it costs about $350 an hour to fly a balloon.
He talked of the community around the hobby (or full-time job, for a select few): “The ballooning community, we all call each other a big family, so we hate each other, basically,” he joked.
And he told about the history of hot air ballooning: it started in France in 1783. The first riders were so covered in soot by the time they landed, the only things that were visible were the whites of their eyes. Of course, those on the ground were scared, so the riders offered them a bottle of champagne as a peace offering.
Now it’s a tradition when pilots land in farm fields or other private property. Elkins had four bottles of champagne, along with some cheese and crackers, in his truck for the weekend.
By the time that the sun stretched above the horizon, it became clear no one’s balloon would actually get off the ground. No matter — the pilots would still set them up for the eventgoers to at least see. There was a RE/MAX balloon, a balloon with a patchwork quilt design and Dusty, her colors faded but still visible against the clear aqua sky.
If people were disappointed by not being able to go up, they didn’t show it. Kids and their guardians watched intently and excitedly climbed into the baskets when invited.
No conciliatory champagne needed.
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More than 30K still in dark after Wednesday's storm, DTE says
More than 30,000 DTE Energy customers were still without power Saturday morning after severe weather moved into southeast Michigan this week, bringing heavy rainfall, heat, thunderstorms and flooding.
By 11 a.m., 31,188 DTE Energy customers were in the dark, down from more than 200,000 Wednesday night, after a line of storms ripped through the region Wednesday afternoon, toppling power lines, breaking tree branches and uprooting trees.
"Our storm response team of more than 3,000 strong, is focused on restoring each and every customer impacted by recent weather systems. Please remember to stay at least 25 feet from any downed wire and anything it may touch — consider all wires live," the utility said on its website.
Consumers Energy's outage map Saturday morning reported 5,401 customers without power.
As storms move east, widespread showers and thunderstorms were expected to taper off mid-morning, with isolated shower or sub-severe thunderstorms returning to the region in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday's temperatures were expected to reach upper 70s to lower 80s, while Sunday's forecast called for less humidity, with temperatures reaching mid 70s to nearly 80, the agency said.
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UNITY TOWNSHIP — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their 2023 Hall of Honor Class Saturday from the Fred Rogers Center of Saint Vincent College.
It included modern stars, including James Harrison and Aaron Smith. The ‘older’ inductees are Gerry ‘Moon’ Mullins and Ray Mansfield.
The group will be honored on October 29th when the Steelers welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars to town. Those proceedings with happen on the field at Acrisure Stadium to honor the recipients.
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“Excuse me, are you a city of Atlanta voter? Do you know about ‘Cop City?’”
Clipboards in hand, canvassers Sienna Giraldi and Gabriel Sanchez approached shopper after shopper at a Kroger supermarket lot on a recent evening collecting signatures for a referendum over whether to cancel the city's lease of a proposed police and firefighter training center that's become a national rallying cry for environmentalists and anti-police protesters.
Most people kept on walking. Others said they weren’t registered to vote or didn’t live within the city limits, both of which are required. Many seemed to have no idea what “Cop City” was and weren’t interested in finding out. The fact that it began raining certainly didn’t help. By the end of a 90-minute shift, 21 people had signed.
“We definitely need to come back here,” Sanchez said. “I was on a roll before the rain started.”
Over the past month, hundreds of people like them — many volunteers, some paid — have spread out across the city of about 500,000 in hopes of persuading more than 70,000 registered voters to sign on to the petition drive. The deadline had been mid-August, but the effort got a boost Thursday when a federal judge extended it to late September, though significant logistical and legal hurdles remain.
Technically, organizers say, they need just 58,203 signatures by Aug. 14 to qualify for the November ballot — the equivalent of 15% of registered voters as of the last city election — but they set the higher goal knowing some will be disqualified. If that's not reached until late August or September, the referendum wouldn't happen until March, when a competitive GOP presidential primary could turn out conservative voters and hurt its chances. The city also could move forward with construction in the meantime unless a judge intervenes.
As of July 25, the drive had collected more than 30,000 signatures, according to Paul Glaze, a spokesperson for the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition. And with the paid canvassing effort still ramping up, he expects the pace to pick up significantly.
“We’re confident of hitting our number,” Glaze said. “How much extra padding we’re able to get is still a question. ... Our experience is that when you talk about this with people, when they hear the price tag, when you ask them if they would choose this or something else to spend the money on, the vast majority are against it.”
Organizers of the drive say Mayor Andre Dickens and the City Council have failed to listen to a groundswell of opposition to the $90 million, 85-acre (34-hectare) training center, which they fear will lead to greater militarization of the police and exacerbate environmental damage in the South River Forest in a poor, predominantly Black area.
Officials counter that the campus would replace outdated, far-flung facilities and boost police morale, which is beset by hiring and retention struggles, especially in the wake of 2020 protests over racial injustice. Dickens has said that the facility will teach the "most progressive training and curriculum in the country” and that officials have repeatedly revised their plans to address concerns about noise pollution and environmental impact.
Atlanta public training center activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain
In June, after hearing about 14 hours of public testimony that was overwhelmingly against the training center, council members voted 11-4 to approve $67 million toward the project. Outraged but not surprised, organizers of the petition drive announced it the next day.
Outside the Kroger, located in a majority-Black neighborhood a few miles south of Wendy’s parking lot where officers fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in 2020, Giraldi chatted with Lee Little, a Black construction worker who stopped to talk despite the rain, his hands full of bagged groceries.
Little was working near the proposed training center in March and saw the helicopters and mass of armed officers that descended on the area after about 150 masked activists stormed the site and torched construction equipment. He hadn’t thought about it much since, but he signed the petition after hearing Giraldi's pitch.
“She was just saying that City Council approved 60-something million dollars without listening to the taxpayers. Does that sound fair to you? That should be for the voters to decide,” Little said afterward.
Another who signed was Makela Atchison, who was wearing a “Black Voters Matter” T-shirt as she left the store with her two children.
“I’m not saying I’m for it or against it,” Atchison said, “but I want to be able to have my input.”
The signature drive is the most ambitious in terms of numbers that has ever been launched in a Georgia city, but it has precedent from last year in Camden County, where voters overwhelmingly rejected a planned launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space. The Georgia Supreme Court in February unanimously upheld the legality of that referendum, though it remains an open question whether citizens can veto decisions of city governments.
In a recent court filing seeking to quash the Atlanta referendum, attorneys for the city said residents couldn't force officials to retroactively revoke the lease agreement, which was made in 2021. They called organizers’ efforts “futile” and “invalid.” The state agreed with the city in a separate filing, though that dispute is on hold for now.
Still, activists see the referendum as the best remaining option to block the project. They've gotten support from numerous groups, including the Working Families Party and the New Georgia Project Action Fund, which pledged to get 15,000 signatures over the next few weeks.
Activist Hannah Riley tries to collect a handful of them whenever she is out in public, including on a recent afternoon as she worked remotely from Muchacho, a popular taco restaurant in the ultra-liberal Reynoldstown neighborhood. At the end of her table, she taped a sign that read: “Voter? Sign Stop Cop City Petition Here.”
“This is a bit of a Hail Mary, but it’s a Hail Mary that makes a lot of sense,” Riley said. “They’ve begun to clear-cut the trees. They’re getting close to pouring concrete. ... Our options are quite limited right now, so this does feel like the most practical, effective next step.”
At the same time, a small number of activists have continued taking a more violent tack, including torching eight police motorcycles over the Fourth of July weekend, actions that canvass organizers have not condemned.
Curtis Duncan, 40, said the first day he went out canvassing, a man approached and accused him of being one of the vandals.
“I said, ‘Well, sir, respectfully, I wasn’t burning cars, and the majority of people within this movement have not been engaging in any type of violent actions,'” Duncan said. He added that troopers fatally shot an activist in the forest and that authorities have brought dozens of “very flimsy” domestic terrorism charges against “Stop Cop City” protesters this year — actions he considers far worse.
Sanchez, who works for a voting rights nonprofit, said that even if the signature drive falls short, it will have made an important impact.
“I feel like we’ve exhausted all the other options, aside from full-on revolution, which I don't think we need for this," he said. "There’s a lot of obstacles in our way. ... If we only get to 50,000, I think that still shows a real warning sign for these politicians for the 2025 election.”
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Question: What is trending with patio barbecues?
Answer: “Well, it is no longer the stuccoed concrete block stand-alone with a grill on it,” says Bruce Stumbo, co-operations manager, estimator and sales consultant with Rosie Right Design Build Remodel, a Rosie on the House certified partner.
The barbecue on the patio is morphing into a full-blown kitchen with all the trimmings. Typically, the kitchen is the center of the home. That’s where we gather as a family and as guests. With more people wanting to extend activities outside, the kitchen is part of that extension.
Stumbo tells us that outdoor kitchens are generally designed similarly to indoor kitchens for layout, easy access to appliances and cooking. There are some differences, though. Storage of food items tends to have smaller space requirements as indoor storage suffices for most of our storage needs. Refrigerators for such storage are typically under the counter.
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The other major difference in today’s outdoor kitchens is the material used to construct them. Our outdoor kitchens need to be protected from the elements. The sun can wreak as much havoc on kitchen components as rain, sleet and snow. A cover over the prep and cooking area is needed. Several outdoor kitchens also cover a dining space.
The materials used in constructing the kitchen are made for exterior wear. The counters are solid surfaces, and walls and half-walls are covered with exterior materials such as stucco, siding and stone. Cabinets are typically stainless steel which, in some applications, can be powder-coated to add color to the overall design. There are some manufacturers of composite cabinets that offer an embossed wood look that can provide design alternatives. These cabinets are generally made from a polymer that includes wood particles and uses a marine-grade glue not normally used on interior cabinets. They can withstand temperatures up to 265 degrees Fahrenheit, so they are safe for our desert dwellers. Sinks, ice makers and even dishwashers are becoming part of the outdoor kitchen story. There is plumbing designed for colder climates, like Summerhaven, to ensure proper drainage.
As for appliances, Stumbo says gas cooktops and ovens (especially pizza ovens) are quite popular. Under-counter refrigerators, warming drawers, hoods and pretty much whatever your culinary needs are, can be satisfied for the outdoor kitchen.
Q: How does the project work if I hire a contractor to remodel my patio?
A: Initiating the design process has always been where the real magic of any remodel begins. Outdoor kitchens are no different. The design process is integral to the successful outcome of any project.
Following an initial design meeting where you relay your project goals, the designer will produce some initial or preliminary sketches outlining possible solutions. This can be done in the home or in a design studio. It used to be that with all the design, materials and fixture selections, folks would have to visit multiple showrooms in multiple locations to look at the hundreds of options from which they could select the items they wanted. At a design studio, the process can be simplified, streamlined and quite pleasant.
After the preliminary discussions, a designer will bring together a variety of alternatives based on your preferences. At the design studio, displays depict various finishes and products like counters, cabinetry and colors that are primarily chosen to inspire you. Given the thousands of different plumbing and lighting fixtures, ceramic tile designs and such, it is not possible for all of them to be in one place. Because you do not want to travel many miles to visit all the showrooms, the designer will make a preliminary presentation of choices based on their conversations with you regarding your preferences. As the design process progresses, alternatives will need to be explored. By having one location, a great deal of confusion is eliminated. You don’t have to recall which showroom you saw what in, and all your selections remain in one location for you to revisit at any time during your project.
As the design progresses, the estimator will help align design decisions with the budget. This happens at several stages in the process to avoid the heartache of creating a great design that doesn’t meet budget expectations. The production team is brought in to discuss timing and scheduling. All of this happens in one location, under one roof, with the same company of professionals.
When the design is finalized, you will have a project cost, schedule and specific scope of work that will allow your project to proceed, all within your comfort zone. That is the real benefit of a design studio staffed with professionals.
An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for more than 40 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio broadcast, heard locally from 10 to 11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Disney Cruise Line helped students prepare for the new school year.
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Crew members joined volunteering efforts to fight food insecurity and support students in this new school season.
While the ship was in port, the Disney Wish crew packed hundreds of meals at The Children’s Hunger Project.
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Meal packages had kid favorites, including apple sauce, crackers, juice, and more.
“To be able to spend this time with the team and to do something so important and so special-- it’s magical,” said Disney Wish assistant cruise director, Anacia.
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In addition to the meal packaging, crew members went to the Supply Zone for Teachers in Brevard County this summer to help organize over 70,000 items and fill pencil cases with school supplies.
Disney Cruise Line also donated to the Brevard Schools Foundation to support programs throughout the school year.
These efforts aim to create the same magic Disney makes on land in port communities.
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Police ID motorcyclist killed in crash. He had collided with car and was hit by pickup
A motorcyclist killed in a crash early Friday near Middletown has been identified by Delaware State Police.
Police said 47-year-old Luis Lopez of Dover was killed after colliding with a car and being struck by a pickup. He was not wearing a helmet when the crash occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on Friday, according to police.
The 47-year-old was on a 2016 Harley-Davidson Softail as he approached a curve on Route 1 south, near the Middletown Odessa Road (Route 299) overpass. The Harley failed to stay in the left lane through the curve and entered the right lane where it struck the back of a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, police said.
Lopez was then ejected from the motorcycle, according to police, and landed on the roadway where he was hit by a 2022 Ford F-250 that was also southbound on Route 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
Police continue to investigate this crash, which closed the road for about four hours on Friday. Anyone who witnessed this collision is asked to contact Cpl. P. McAndrew at 302-365-8486 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
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Contact local reporter Cameron Goodnight at cgoodnight@delawareonline.com, or by calling or texting 302-324-2208. Follow him on Twitter at @CamGoodnight.
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 64-year-old man last seen walking on foot in Crystal River, according to a news release.
Authorities said George Stephenson was seen around 10 p.m. leaving his home near NE 2nd Street and Three Sisters Trail.
Stephenson is described to be 5 foot, 6 inches with gray hair and blue hair. He may have had on a pair of black shoes with a gray stripe, deputies said.
Anyone with information about Stephenson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Citrus County Sheriff's Office at 352-249-2790.
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