Feb 11, 2012

Jeff Landon

‘So You Got Moves Expo’ tomorrow at STLCC Forest Park

The City of St. Louis Department of Health will be hosting the
second annual Let’s Move STL Presents: So You Got Moves Expo
tomorrow (Sat., Feb. 11) at St. Louis Community College – Forest
Park. The Expo will focus on healthy lifestyle promotion for
families within our community and is aligned with First Lady
Michelle Obama’s national Let’s Move initiative to solve the
obesity epidemic.

Lets’ Move STL, together with SPP Production, Saint Louis
University’s Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, St. Louis
Public Schools, City of St. Louis Public Safety Youth Empowerment
in Action (YES), and other local organizations that focus on
promoting healthy lifestyles, planned a fun-filled event for the
whole family. Fitness activities, along with nutrition and cooking
educations, will provide residents with ways to implement healthy
choices into their daily lives. Flu shots will also be offered
during the activity.

“Participants will have a blast showing-off their skills in
3-on-3 basketball tournaments, hula-hooping their way across the
gym, and enjoying double-dutch with their friends,” said Melissa
Ramel, Health Department Dietitian. “Additionally, Let’s Move STL
participants will have an opportunity to show off their moves in
the Let’s Move dance routine at the Expo.”

By engaging families in education and activity, this event
provides an exciting opportunity to focus on fighting diseases
related to poor diet and fitness habits. This event is free and
open to the public.

STL Presents: So You Got Moves Expo will be held at Forest Park
Community College on February 11th, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. For more information on Let’s Move STL Presents: So You Got
Moves Expo visit www.thehealthinstitutestl.org or contact Melissa
Ramel at 314-657-1571 or ramelm@stlouiscity.com for specifics.

Feb 10, 2012

Jeff Landon

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Council debates use of remote meter readers

Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:57 am

Council debates use of remote meter readers

REGGIE ALLISON, STAFF REPORTER

Circleville Herald

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CIRCLEVILLE – In an otherwise routine city council meeting
Tuesday, a discussion of radio reading meters for public utilities
took the forefront in an attempt to resolve an issue that arose
under the previous city administration.

The meters act as a remote attachment for water usage meters
that can capture usage information from the street, thereby
potentially saving time and money for meter readers on the job.

“It’s a time-saver program we began last year,” said John
Ankrom, director of Public Services and Utilities. “I think it’s a
potentially good idea, but it’s also expensive to purchase and
install, so I recommended to council that, until further review can
be done on the program, we pay the expenses we owe for the initial
units and wait to see what we want to do with the other units we
already ordered.”

Ankrom said the City of Circleville already has one set of
units, priced at $24,000 for the entire set. The bill for this
initial set needs to be paid and the units tested and reviewed
before he and the city will determine if they wish to continue
purchase on the other two sets of units (one which the city already
has in storage, the other the supplier still has in their
warehouse), or if they will bow out and pay a restocking fee of
$7,250 per set.

“As I see it, there are two issues here,” said Ankrom.
“Correcting wrongs that occurred in 2011 by not paying these bills,
and doing due diligence on the issue at hand by deciding if we want
to keep and use the other units. It might even be possible to avoid
the restocking charge if we agree to deal with these suppliers in
future transactions. If we pay the $24,000 and we do end up having
to pay the restocking fees, we’re looking at a total bill of
$38,500.”

Mike Logan, city councilman, said he wished to point out
specifically that this problem did not occur under the current city
administration; rather, it happened last year under the previous
administration.

A decision on the meters will be determined at a later date.

Another ordinance addressed by council granted authority to city
administration to apply for and accept FY 2012 CDBG Formula Funds
from the State of Ohio. According to Dorcas Morrow, this ordinance
standard annual ordinance relates to roads and target areas and
provides $70,000 to use toward road repair and upkeep.

A resolution also was passed authorizing the Pickaway County
chapter of the American Red Cross to use downtown streets from 4
p.m. July 27 to 5 p.m. July 28 for its annual 3-on-3 basketball
tournament.

Another resolution was passed authorizing the city to submit an
application for Community Development Block Grant Funds. Morrow
said this application is for homeless money and down-payment
assistance funds in the amount of $500,000. This application must
be submitted to the state no later than April 2.

Three ordinances were also passed which originated in the
finance committee. The first was an ordinance amending section
191.16 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Circleville
relating to the allocation of funds deposited in the Income Tax
Revenue Fund.

“This ordinance concerns the 1.5 percent tax revenue,” said
Justinger. “Half a percentage of that 1.5 percent is still going to
safety forces; that’s not changing. The other one percent is being
split 60-40, with 60 percent going to the General Fund and 40
percent going to the Capital Fund. This will only be in effect for
the 2012 calendar year.”

The second was referred to as a “housekeeping ordinance,” with
results benefiting re-appropriation of grant money into appropriate
account, cleaning small balance funds, and funding the utility
director.

The last ordinance of the evening authorized the cooperative
agreement for planning of the city’s 2011 WTP Improvements Filter
Rehabilitation Project between the city and the Ohio Water
Development Authority. This ordinance allows the mayor and city
auditor to enter into a contract with the Ohio Water Development
Authority in order to discuss and obtain funding to pay for the new
filters which are required as part of the Waste Water Plant.

Council retreated to executive session for the remainder of
Tuesday’s meeting.

The Long Range Strategic Planning Committee will met at 7
p.m. Wednesday; the Safety Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 14;
the Judicial Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14; the Finance
Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 28; and the Service Committee
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

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Feb 10, 2012

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Best 4 for 3-on-3 basketball tour

NATIONAL under-16 boys basketball coach Peni Ratumaiyale has named a 16 member extended training squad for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Oceania 3-on-3 Youth Tournament.

Over 50 young players turned up for trials at the Vodafone Arena in Suva last Saturday.

Only four will be able to travel to the inaugural tournament that will be held in Australia in April.

Ratumaiyale has only one-and-half-month to work on the squad and he says a lot of work will need to be done.

“The players are young and fast learners but still we have only one-and-a-half month to prepare,” he said.

“They have a lot of talent but we still have to work more on their weaknesses and ball skills.”

He said 3-on-3 is a new sport to Fiji and therefore only the best four will make the cut.

“We will need the four best players that will have all-round skill.”

“They need to have the height, defence, speed, and they should also be able to shoot.”

Ratumaiyale said the other factors that will determine the selection of players will be attendance, commitment and determination.

“They are at a growing age and they can learn easily but we also have to look at who is attending training regularly, who is consistent and has the commitment and determination to be a national team player.”

“In these six weeks, these players have to show me they have become better than when they came for trials.”

“This is the best time to start and for those who do not make it, well, it’s not the end of the road for them because they are still young and they have a long way to go,” he said.

The final four member squad will be named after the Easter Championships.

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Feb 9, 2012

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New firetruck goes through a dousing tonight

LYNDEN Citizens are welcome to come watch the wetdown of a new truck in the Lynden Fire Department fleet at 6 p.m. tonight at 215 Fourth St., chief Gary Baar said.
The city has acquired a 95-foot ladder bucket truck that is of 1991 vintage but looks new, Baar said. It boasts a new pump and rebuilt engine and has been completely repainted. It put on its 17,000 miles serving an Ohio town. The good part is that the E-One truck cost less than $200,000 compared to the price of a truly new such unit around $1 million, Baar said.
City officials had limited what they would pay.
Hopefully, it will last us 10 or 15 years, Baar said.
For the wetdown ceremony, the two 102-foot ladder trucks of North Whatcom Fire Rescue and Fire District 7 (Ferndale area) will be borrowed. Their arms will be formed into an A arch through which the Lynden truck will pass receiving a downspray of water.

Chamber board adds 3 members

LYNDEN Three new members have joined the board of directors of the Lynden Chamber of Commerce.
Serving three-year terms will be Jerry Blankers of Muljat Group North, Calvin Den Hartog of Nooksack Valley Disposal and Dave Dodson of Edaleen Dairy.
Den Hartog and Dodson return to the group after a few years away. Blankers, a first-timer on the board, was instrumental in establishing and growing the Curt Maberry Memorial Classic 3-on-3 basketball tournament as a centerpiece of the Northwest Raspberry Festival.
Continuing board members are Duane Bode of Lynden Paint Decorating, Windermere real estate agent Ron DeBoer, Kelly Ellis of Sole Obsession Footwear, Patti Rowlson of PR Consulting Services, Blake Starkenburg of Oldride.com and Pete Wolkin of Pioneer Ford.

Ballot drop boxes can be used for Feb. 14 election

WHATCOM Ballot drop boxes located throughout the county can be used for voted ballots in the Feb. 14 special election, states Whatcom County Auditor Debbie Adelstein.
The drop boxes are located at or near the libraries in Blaine, Deming and Lynden; at the Everson WECU, at Ferndale City Hall and at Meridian Middle School.The boxes may be used up to 8 p.m. on election night.
Otherwise, ballots must be postmarked no later than Feb. 14 and sent by mail.

EIS bid deadline extended a week

BELLINGHAM Environmental consultants have an additional week to submit bids for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed bulk cargo marine terminal at Cherry Point.
Bid proposals will be due by 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the Whatcom County Courthouse. The countys public competitive bidding process is being used to select a contractor to prepare the environmental analysis for the three public agencies involved, the county plus the Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Details on the bid request are available on the Whatcom County website (www.co.whatcom.wa.us/as/finance/purchasing/current_bids/index.jsp). The county bid number is 12-08.

Feb. 29 birthday celebrators sought

WHATCOM For feature coverage, the Lynden Tribune is interested in knowing about local individuals who have Feb. 29 (Leap Year) birthdays. Please direct names and suggestions to editor@lyndentribune.com or 354-4444 ext. 22.

Lyndenite
leading the opening of new finanical office

LYNDEN Sound Financial Group recently opened a Whatcom County office with Lyndenite Ron Doerksen as the financial representative.
Doerksen has five years of experience as a Lynden independent insurance broker and 22 years in the nonprofit sector. Doerksen said he joined Sound Financial Group because of its emphasis on educating and empowering clients.
Sound Financial Group is a general agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which offers life insurance, disability income insurance, group, dental insurance products and funding vehicles for 401(k) plans, annuities and other financial products.

Lynden museum to take antiques and collectible for March sale

LYNDEN Your antiques may be someone elses collectibles. Find out March 22-24 at the Collectibles and Antiques Sale of the Lynden Pioneer Museum Endowment Foundation.
Clean out your garages and closets full of special treasures you dont know what to do with, and donate by March 7. The museum will add in some unique objects from its own collections.
We will accept donations of all types and sizes. We will accept cars, boats, planes and trains, as well as the more mundane. We will accept new and old collectibles, vintage and not so vintage items, states a museum press release.
All donations are tax-deductible, and a receipt will be provided upon request.
Proceeds will be invested in the endowment for the benefit of the museum.
For more information, call 354-3675. Lynden Tribune

Feb 9, 2012

Jeff Landon

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Register Now for PAL’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

Greater Norristown Police Athletic League‘s (GNPAL) fourth annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is schedule for Saturday, Feb. 25. The cost to enter the tournament is $100 per team and each team must have at least three, but no more than four players. All entry forms and fees must be received by Friday, Feb. 11. (Download and entry form in our PDF section.)

The event is open to all entrants, 18 years or older. All teams will participate in the round-robin portion of the tournament, followed by playoffs. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team and all participants will receive a tournament t-shirt.

Tournament sponsorships are still available. For more information, contact Matt Hein at matthein@greaternorristownpal.org.

Feb 8, 2012

Jeff Landon

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QU offers daily events in connection with Men’s Awareness Week

By EDWARD HUSAR
Herald-Whig Staff Writer

Quincy University is giving students and community residents a chance to learn about issues and concerns facing college men — particularly student-athletes — by hosting a series of events in connection with Men’s Awareness Week.

The activities began Monday and will continue each day through Sunday.

Monday’s events included a kickoff luncheon followed by an evening talk on the importance of building spirituality in one’s life as a steppingstone to success.

Other topics to be covered this week touch on networking, resume building, preparation for life after sports, relationships and the status of black men on campus.

Participants also can take part in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Friday at the Health and Fitness Center and a public service remodeling project Saturday at Quincy’s Teen Reach center. Activities will conclude Sunday with a wrap-up luncheon at 2 p.m., followed by a Mass at 6 p.m.

Men’s Awareness Week is sponsored by QU’s Office of Multicultural and Leadership Programs, but several members of the QU football program played a key role in organizing the week’s events.

Antonio Land, a senior who has played football for QU since his freshman year, said he wanted to get involved because he hopes the weeklong program will benefit future student-athletes who come to QU.

“What interested me was trying to eliminate a lot of stereotypes that males have as far as going to college and getting involved in college activities besides sports,” Land said. “A lot of football players here at Quincy University aren’t viewed as being involved with the community or being involved with the educational world around them and are just here for sports. We want to eliminate that stereotype with some of the events we have going on.”

Land said he felt there was “something missing” with regard to helping young men adjust to college life and the personal challenges they face — particularly black athletes. “We wanted to put together an event that will help build leadership and give people the chance to have the foundation to advance their personal and professional lives,” he said.

Natasha Ramsey, director of multicultural and leadership programs at QU, said Men’s Awareness Week resulted from an effort by her office — which opened on campus last June — to try to address some of the concerns about issues facing young men on campus, particularly black student-athletes. The goal of the week’s activities, she said, is to provide awareness and build support networks.

“We’re going to be able to hear from the men’s point of view and give them an opportunity to touch on some issues that oftentimes we don’t take the time to listen to that perspective,” she said.

“You’ve going to have professional development that is going to be geared toward grooming men to get ready for internships and jobs. You’re going to have a relationship forum that’s going to allow for the women to hear from the men’s perspective on the interaction between relationships. And you’re going to have a forum that’s going to talk about men and their spirituality.”

Nearly all of the scheduled events are open to everybody on campus — women as well as men — along with people from the community, except for a forum from 8 to 9:30 tonight (Tuesday) on preparing for life after sports. This session is for men only and will feature Ed Stewart, associate commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, and Marlon Favorite, a former defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles.

A complete schedule of the week’s activities can be found at http://hawks.quincy.edu/documents/2012/1/30/menschedule.pdf?id=406.

QU Hawks football players involved in organizing the event include Land, Todd Jordan, Fritz Lauriston, Erik Wilson and Olabinjo Osundairo.

Land said football players took a lead in organizing the week “because we’re a pretty close-knit group of guys and we thought it would be good to get something started to raise awareness about the involvement of men — athletes and non-athletes –on campus,” he said.

“We’re hoping to get a lot of athletes (to attend this week’s events) and a lot of students simply because it is an on-campus activity,” he added. “We’re hoping they can come out and get something positive from each and every event that we’ve got going on.”

— ehusar@whig.com/221-3378

Feb 8, 2012

Jeff Landon

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Helping Hands youth basketball March 17

HUBBARD, Iowa — Helping Hands is sponsoring its 27th annual
3-on-3 basketball tournament at South Hardin Middle School gym in
Hubbard Saturday, March 17.

Divisions are 2nd-4th grades, 5th-6th grades, 7th-8th grades, high
school and post-high school. All teams are encouraged to be co-ed
but it is not mandatory.

The cost is $36 per team. For more information or to register,
contact Lynn Brinkmeyer at (641) 864-2742 or
helpinghands3on3@yahoo.com or millauto@netins.net.

Feb 6, 2012

Jeff Landon

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Hot dogs, pancakes top off tales of Snowdown

“I really think it helps everybody out, us, the Ranch, Pongas, even McDonald’s,” said Ann Morse, owner of the Lost Dog Bar Lounge.

Feb 5, 2012

Jeff Landon

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Sports brief for February 04, 2012 – Daily News

Published February 4, 2012

College events canceled

The Galveston College baseball and softball games originally scheduled for this weekend have been canceled because of inclement weather.

The College of the Mainland 45-plus 3-on-3 basketball tournament scheduled for today and the 18-plus Run and Gun Adult Basketball League, which was set to begin Monday, have been canceled.

For information on future COM leagues, contact Michael Richardson at 409-933-8190 or mrichardson6(at)com.edu.

Feb 5, 2012

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Today’s Snowdown events

Search for The Silver Bullet, all day. Clues will be released on KIQX (101.3-FM) and KRSJ (100.5-FM) radio.

Balloon Rally and Mass Ascension, 8 a.m., Red Rock Ranch (park at Animas Valley Elementary School), 373 Hermosa Meadows Road.

Snowdown Balloon Rally Train, 8 a.m., $99/$59/$34, Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot, 479 Main Ave.

Snowdown Shootout 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, 9 a.m., registration $65/$40, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Doggie Olympics, 10 a.m., Creature Comforts, 305 Camino del Rio, Centennial Center.

Hangover Obstacle Course, 10 a.m., $10, Cocina Linda, Albertsons parking lot, 311 W. College Drive.

Atlantis Aquatic Adventures, professional instructors lead participants through an underwater maze/obstacle course, 10 a.m., $5.75, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Snow Games: Tube Races/Tug-O-War/Treasure Hunt/Egg Throw/Obstacle Course/Popcorn Stuffing, 10 a.m., Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Road.

What’s In A Tale?, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $10/$7, Southern Ute Cultural Center Museum, 77 County Road 517, Ignacio, www.southernutemuseum.org.

Strongman and Strongwoman Competition, 11 a.m., registration $10, Crossfit Durango, 846 Main Ave.

Snowdown 8-Ball Pool Tournament, 11 a.m., $15, El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.

Bloody Mary Contest, noon, $1 samples, La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall and Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave.

Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf Tournament, noon, registration $60, Main Mall commons.

Rock Lounge Ruckus, children’s event, noon, $20, Rock Lounge, 1111 Camino del Rio, Suite 105.

Snowdown Chili Cook-Off, noon, La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall and Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave.

Snowdown Broomball Tournament, 12:15 p.m., registration $50, Chapman Hill Ice Rink, 500 Florida Road.

11th annual Outhouse Stuffing, 1 p.m., Gazpacho parking lot, 431 East Second Ave.

Belt Sander Drag Races, 1 p.m., Kroeger’s Ace Hardware, Town Plaza.

Feline Fashion Show, 1 p.m., McDonald’s parking lot, 201 W. College Drive.

Kickdown for Snowdown, 1 p.m., $10, Riverview Sports Complex, 2910 Aspen Drive.

Frybread Taco Sale, 1-5 p.m., College Drive and Main Avenue.

Splashdown’s Fable Tables, 1 p.m., $5.75, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Showdown Bowling Tournament, 1 p.m., registration $13.50, Rolling Thunder Lanes at Sky Ute Casino Resort, Ignacio.

Spam Castle Carving Contest, 1:30 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Canine Fashion Show, 2 p.m., McDonald’s parking lot, 201 W. College Drive.

Foosball “Draw Your Partner” Tournament, 2 p.m., registration $10, El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.

Hula Hoop Contest, 2 p.m., Gazpacho parking lot, 431 East Second Ave.

Enchanted Castle Cup Stacking Challenge, 2 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Second Ave.

Harry Potter’s Every Flavor Bean Bonanza, 2 p.m., Fuzzywig’s Candy Factory, 680 Main Ave.

Nose Roll Races, 2 p.m., Baskin-Robbins, 32 Town Plaza.

Fairy Fun Jeopardy, 3 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf Tourney Awards, 4 p.m., The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave.

Rock Lounge Ruckus, (adults event), 4 p.m., $20, Rock Lounge, 1111 Camino del Rio, Suite 105.

Arm Wrestling Tournament, 5 p.m., registration $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave.

Broomball Awards, 5 p.m., Chapman Hill Ice Rink, 500 Florida Road

Foosball “Bring Your Partner” Tournament, 5 p.m., registration $30, El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.

Snowdown’s Fairy Tale Ball, 5 p.m., $50, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.

Snowboard Ski Rail Contest, 5 p.m., registration $10, Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Road.

Angry Birds, 6 p.m., Moe’s Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

17th annual Lady F’s Lunacy Final Round, 7 p.m., Lady Falconburgh’s Barley Exchange, 640 Main Ave.

‘So You Got Moves Expo’ tomorrow at STLCC Forest Park

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