It is often said that libraries are the heart of a school, and the North Cedar Community School District is no exception. Our library is a place for community, studying, quiet reading, and gathering. We take pride in our collection, and we ask that students take pride in it as well.
The library is open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each school day. Students may check out books for two weeks, with a possibility of two-week renewal. We can reserve items for students and staff, upon request.
Returning materials on time allows others access to them. Please return all materials when they are due. We will issue overdue notices for items not returned within two weeks. We consider late items lost, and we charge borrowers for replacing any lost items.
When an item is 90 days overdue and we have issued two overdue notices to the student’s advisor, we will contact the parent or guardian to reclaim or replace the overdue and lost items.
The North Cedar Community School District may suspend library privileges in the following situations: numerous lost or damaged materials, chronic overdue items, theft or attempted theft, and/or other extreme cases.
Common uses: Camping food, backpacking food, snacks, and quick-and-easy cooking at home. A dry snack as is right out of the bag. Like our other freeze dried vegetables, our potatoes are often used in soups and casseroles.
A popular gift item: Use our multiple-address and gift-messaging features to send freeze dried sweet potatoes and other freeze vegetables to friends and family.
These have a rancid smell to them and surely must be old. I wish I hadn't bought such a big bag without sampling first :-(
I have ordered several times from North Bay Trading for my family and have really enjoyed their products. I recently got a puppy and have been doing a lot of training with her. Because we do so much training with treats, she was starting to get a little roly poly. I was trying to find a treat that she would love and that would be healthier for her than all of the high fat dogs treats out there and realized that she and our other dog LOVE vegetables. In the interest of saving time and hassle I thought of using the freeze dried peas and sweet potatoes. They work just as hard for the veggies as they did for the cheese and meat treats and both of them have lost weight. We are all happy :-)
I got the freeze dried sweet potato, cauliflower and tropical fruits. I love snacking on them. I get my fruit and vegetables in while satisfying my crunch snack desires.
I was pleased to see even the 2 pound orders are in the wonderful resealable mylar foil bags. I've ordered from another company before and been dismayed with zip tied plastic bags. Your bags are big, sturdy and resealable. This was my first order but I'm going to be a regular customer from now on!
For most other applications, hydrate by soaking for 5 to 10 minutes in a generous amount of cold or hot water (hot water works slightly better). Then drain.
Rehydration Ratio — 1 lb of freeze dried sweet potato chunks, once rehydrated, equals approximately 4 lbs of fresh prepared sweet potatoes.
Storage — Best if used within 24 months of purchase. Store tightly sealed and minimize exposure to heat and humidity.
Fred A. Azar is the Director of Fixed Income Business Management. In this role he is responsible for product development, management of existing products, communication of product performance, and education regarding Fixed Income capabilities, philosophy, and investment process. He represents the Fixed Income group in its interactions with our internal auditors, risk and compliance managers, marketing, and sales. Prior to his current role, he was Director of Core Strategies, responsible for overseeing actively managed fixed income investments for institutional and high net worth clients in mutual funds and separately managed accounts. Prior to this, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Short Duration Fixed Income Group, managing cash, ultra short, and short bond investments.
Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2004, Fred was a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Harris Private Bank, where he managed separate account investments for high net worth and small institutional clients. He began his career in 1991, working as a trader within the Securities Lending Division of Harris Bank.
Fred received a B.S. degree in Accounting and Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Kansas. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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We had an overnight trip to Cambridgeshire (Monday 25 January) and went to two villages that mean a lot to us. Let’s start with Meldreth and visit Holy Trinity church TL378468 for an explore. The church has a website and there is an excellent village history site here. The snowdrops and aconites are beautiful – you can tell we’re in the south. The tower is fascinating. Much of the village was given by the King Edgar to the Abbey of Ely in the year 970, and the first church was probably built by the monks for the use of their first tenants. The first stone-built church was built about 1190, and some of it can be seen in the present church. The lower stages of the tower are C12, upper stage C13, and the roof C15.
Inside are two hooks – an entry in the Constable’s account for 1723 records the purchase of two fire-hooks from Thomas Barber, Smith. You can imagine someone being sent for them as they fought to save a thatched cottage. The ladder was made by Benjamin Hale in 1863. I was told that the ringers would like better access – I wish them luck with getting a faculty to dispose of an 1863 ladder! They have eight bells, and claim to have had the most peals rung of any tower in Britain. Both websites have good photos and far more details.
The Nave has a lovely high roof of 1400, with wonderful figures high up. One chandelier was given to St Bene’t’s church in Cambridge by William Bacon, vintner, in 1725, and acquired for Meldreth in 1870. The other chandelier is dated 1770. The hideous ceiling heaters need to be removed.
The Chancel is a lovely piece of C14 work, though the East windows are 1871. The wall paintings probably show St Christopher (with staff) and perhaps St Margaret of Antioch. The little pieces of glass are lovely – the figure is probably John the Baptist (again C14 with C19 restoration). Nice modern altar frontal too.
Apparently it is difficult to date this pulpit – probably quite difficult to get into it as well! It may well be the one that John Bunyan preached from – though was a non conformist preacher like Bunyan really welcome in the parish church? The font is C15, though with a more modern base. The chest is C15 or C16 – and the parish records date back to 1554. The monument is to George Pike, who died in 1658. He left £120 in his will for this monument.
45 Whitecroft Road Meldreth is where we spent the first few months of our married life – we had a flat above Russell’s Butchers Shop. Here is the shop in the snow of early 1984.
Meldreth has a station, and we spent a long time on its platforms back in 1983/4. Indeed it was from this platform that I set out on my last journey of freedom – en route to St Andrew’s Street Baptist church in Cambridge to be married. These postcards, dating from 1905 and 1935, are lifted from the Meldreth village site. In our days the stretch from Cambridge to Royston (through Meldreth) was a diesel shuttle – we once had 27 bikes in the guard’s van of the diesel multiple unit. Here are a couple of photos of the station from 1984 – note Julie standing by the building. My friend Rob went to the station for me on 4 February 2016 and took the final two – now an electrified line with a new footbridge. Although the village has a Scope centre and therefore more wheelchairs than your average village, they cannot use the London-bound platform. Is it any wonder that disabled people feel discriminated against?
Their home is not connected to the village by footpaths and, as they rely on public transport, they have to walk along the edge of this busy road to get anywhere – including their numerous hospital appointments.
This is a risky enough undertaking, given the range of vehicles that use the A1068 and the speed at which some travel – despite being within the 30mph limit, but it is a far bigger challenge for the older couple with their health issues.
“We love it here and never want to leave, but I think we might be forced to,” said Mo, 70, who has arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Brian, 75, has had Parkinson’s for more than 20 years and was diagnosed with dementia several years ago, which meant he lost his driving licence, while Mrs Halliday never learned – ‘a big regret, but there’s nothing I can about it now’.
“I honestly feel we are becoming prisoners in our own home,” she said. “We only go out now when we have to. You certainly don’t do that walk for pleasure.
“The winter coming on is just going to make things worse. If the road has got ice or snow on, I don’t know what we will do.
The Hallidays have even been shouted at and threatened while walking the 50-metre-plus stretch without pavements.
“The way we are treated with road rage is unbelievable,” Mrs Halliday said. “They toot their horns and frighten the life out of us.
“Our neighbour recently took me down to the village for a belated birthday treat and her husband took Brian to Amble. Walking back, there were two incidents, it was very scary.
“One guy pulled up in front of us and started waving his fist at us and shouting at us to get off the effing road.
“Just after that, a white van man did exactly the same and, not exaggerating, came within an inch of running over my foot when I couldn’t move back any further.”
The couple, as well as their middle son Graham, have been trying for a couple of years to get something done and have spoken to the parish council, county council, Arriva Buses and MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan, to no avail.
Mrs Halliday said: “I just feel that no one is willing to listen to us, they are sitting at a desk, looking at a computer and saying ‘no, we can’t do anything’. How would they feel if it was their parents?”
While footpaths, signs or a 20mph speed limit may help, it would not necessarily get to the heart of the issue and the Hallidays’ suggested solution appears to be an inexpensive one.
There used to be a request bus stop at the bottom of their drive and the reinstatement of this would really make a difference to their lives.
It would enable them to get to the ‘ridiculous’ number of hospital appointments they have to attend on a weekly basis as well as the dementia support group they attend at Dry Water Arts Centre in Amble, which Mrs Halliday described as a godsend.
The family says health and safety has been cited as a reason for the bus not being able to stop there – ‘we obviously don’t matter in that’.
But Mrs Halliday questioned this given that the bin lorry stops in the same place, waiting for around five minutes while the bins from a number of properties are emptied.
A Northumberland County Council spokesman said: “While we have every sympathy with this family, the constraints of where they live mean there are very limited options.
“They requested a formal bus stop at the end of their driveway, but the location is problematic, as there is no footway or verge to provide a safe waiting area, and the alignment of the road is poor, with both bends and rises.
“We have discussed the matter with the local bus operator who advised they wouldn’t stop there because they consider it unsafe to do so. This was confirmed by our own safety audit which was shared with the family.
“We are now looking at possible alternatives, such as providing a footway link into the nearest bus stop in the village.”
A spokeswoman for Arriva said that they too sympathised with the Hallidays, but decisions on new bus stops had to be approved by the county council.