This is a list of characters from VeggieTales, an American computer-generated children's series and franchise. The series presents life lessons from a biblical world view featuring various garden-variety vegetable characters retelling Bible stories and parodying pop culture. Many of the main characters were established in the early episodes of the direct-to-video series, such as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Junior Asparagus and Laura Carrot, among a bushel of other produce.

Main characters

Bob the Tomato
 Voiced by Phil Vischer (1993–2022)

Bob the Tomato (introduced 1993) is a friendly but slightly high-strung tomato and host of VeggieTales. As the creator and original voice of the character, Phil Vischer often cites Bob as being "my inner Mr. Rogers...though a frustrated Mr. Rogers, because he couldn’t get things to go as smoothly." Alongside his best friend, Larry the Cucumber, the pair introduce and wrap-up almost every show and respond to viewer mail on a kitchen countertop. Bob plays character roles in the story segments and other times is simply the narrator or storyteller. He also has a tech-savvy superhero alter-ego Thingamabob, who is a member of the League of Incredible Vegetables. Bob also partakes in some of the "Silly Songs with Larry" segments, even performing his own Silly Song, "Lance the Turtle."

Bob made his first appearance in a 1992 short entitled "VeggieTales Promo: Take 38," where he gives a passionate speech pitching the concept of VeggieTales to potential investors. Eventually, he made his public debut in 1993 with the episode "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?." Bob plays himself in "Tales from the Crisper", where he tries to comfort Junior Asparagus with the song "God is Bigger." The end of this episode also started a running gag in which Bob gets interrupted by the "What We Have Learned" wrap-up song. He regularly gets annoyed having to wait for the song to finish so he and Larry can then discuss the lesson of the show and receive a Bible verse from Qwerty.

In the Netflix original series VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Bob is seen living with Larry inside a small Veggie-sized house inside a human-sized house on the kitchen countertop from the original direct-to-video series. He is portrayed engaging in slice of life activities instead of focusing on hosting the show. Bob also has various jobs, mostly working part-time at Pa Grape's General Store. At the end of the series, Bob becomes the owner. Bob is also shown to have an affinity for sock collecting and weather observation. For The VeggieTales Show, Bob acts more like he did in the original series, acting as the director and master of ceremonies for the stage shows the Veggies put on in Mr. Nezzer's theater. Here, his role is much more akin to that of Kermit the Frog from The Muppet Show, which was a direct inspiration for this series. Bob also reprises his role as Thingamabob in the "LarryBoy" episodes.

Larry the Cucumber
 Voiced by Mike Nawrocki (1993–2022)

Larry the Cucumber (introduced 1993) is a silly cucumber, Bob's best friend, and co-host of VeggieTales. Larry has a singular tooth and a quirky, child-like personality to match in contrast to the more mature Bob. Regarding the basic relationship of Bob and Larry, Phil Vischer has stated that "Bob wants to help kids, Larry wants to help Bob." But because Larry is rather scatterbrained, he and Bob sometimes disagree about how to best teach a lesson or tell a story. Sometimes, Larry faces similar struggles to the kids who send in fan mail, and ends up learning an episode's lesson along with the viewer. In the story segments, Larry plays many character roles and has several recurring ones, such as Minnesota Cuke (a parody of Indiana Jones), the first mate of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, and the comical plunger-headed superhero LarryBoy. Larry also has his own recurring musical segment called "Silly Songs with Larry," in which he performs humorous musical numbers. This became a very popular staple of VeggieTales and has been featured in nearly every episode of the original series, including several sing-along and compilation videos.

Phil Vischer first conceived Larry as a chocolate bar, but Vischer's wife, Lisa, said that parents wouldn’t like videos starring a candy bar because it might encourage poor eating habits. After being turned into a cucumber, Larry was used to make a 20-second animation test called "Mr. Cuke's Screen Test," which was the genesis of VeggieTales. Larry then appeared in "VeggieTales Promo: Take 38" chasing after his blue wind-up lobster while Bob gave his speech. However, Larry's public debut was in the first episode, "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?". Throughout the episode, he is established as the source of most of the jokes, including physical gags and silly dialogue. For the first two episodes, Mike Nawrocki performed Larry's voice differently, sounding much lower and dopier. He later changed the voice to a higher pitch with a slight lisp in the third episode, "Are You My Neighbor?." Gradually, Larry's speech impediment became less prominent with each new video release.

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Larry is Bob’s roommate in an Odd Couple scenario, with Larry being the Oscar to Bob’s Felix. In these series, Larry's interests and hobbies consist of such silly activities as eating sardines, riding his bike on the ceiling, and playing make-believe. Like Bob, he is also seen working part-time jobs, such as an ice cream vendor and at Pa Grape’s General Store. He is also still seen as LarryBoy, haphazardly fighting crime and facing off against his arch-enemy of the series: Motato. In The VeggieTales Show, Larry acts more like his old self, often presenting wacky ideas backstage before the shows begin and still writing occasional Silly Songs, including writing the series’ theme song as seen in the pilot episode "God Wants Us To Make Peace." Larry also reprises his role as LarryBoy in the episodes that take place outside the theater setting, often re-appearing with The League of Incredible Vegetables.

Junior Asparagus
 Voiced by Lisa Vischer (1993–2014; 2019–2022), Tress MacNeille (2014–2017)

Junior Asparagus (introduced 1993) is a courteous little asparagus who is one of the co-stars of VeggieTales. A typical five-year-old boy, but his curiosity often leads him in trouble. He often wears a yellow baseball cap with a red brim. Junior has had several starring roles in the series, including his debut in "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" as well as "Dave and the Giant Pickle," "Lyle the Kindly Viking," "Lord of the Beans," and "Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't." He also has a prominent role in most "LarryBoy" episodes, eventually becoming the superhero in training Ricochet in "The League of Incredible Vegetables." In the "Silly Songs," Junior is a band member of Boyz in the Sink, alongside Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Jimmy Gourd. He also has his own bedtime-themed Silly Song called "Goodnight Junior." Junior is also one of the few characters who has hosted the show with Bob instead of Larry, as seen in the episodes "Josh and the Big Wall!" and "Abe and the Amazing Promise."

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Junior is seen living with his family in a house made from a human-sized refrigerator. He is shown doing more common activities, like going to elementary school or playing with his friends or his dad. He also got a new super alter-ego named Junior Jetpack, who sometimes fights alongside LarryBoy. In The VeggieTales Show, Junior has a prominent role helping perform in the shows put on in the theater. Junior is revealed to be homeschooled in this series, allowing him to participate in the shows and rehearsals during the day. He also reprises his roles as Dave from "Dave and the Giant Pickle" in the episode "Little Things Matter" and as Ricochet in some of the "LarryBoy" episodes.

Petunia Rhubarb
 Voiced by Cydney Trent (2005–2014), Tress MacNeille (2014–2017), Kira Buckland (2019–2022)

Petunia Rhubarb (introduced 2005) is a kind, red-headed rhubarb and the lead female protagonist in the series. She has a bubbly personality and is a strong advocate for such values as inner beauty, self-worth and empathy. Petunia does not resemble a typical rhubarb, having solid-green skin and appears more humanoid in her design and features. She often dresses in business-casual clothes outside the stories, and has red hair that is usually braided into a ponytail. Her first appearance was in "Duke and the Great Pie War" playing the part of Princess "Sweet Sweet" Petunia – the scorned "Ruth" figure waiting to be redeemed by Larry's "Boaz." Because of this, Petunia is often paired with Larry as a female co-star. She later appeared as the title character in another princess-themed episode, "Sweetpea Beauty." Petunia also has a reoccurring role in the LarryBoy episodes as a reporter and later her own fashionista super alter-ego Vogue. She also sang alongside Larry in the Silly Song, "Where Have All The Staplers Gone?."

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, she appears as the owner of a flower shop and works alongside her best friend Tina Celerina. She appears with her hair unbraided and wearing a purple flower-print dress. Petunia also worked part-time at Pa Grape's General Store early on in the series, and is seen helping Archibald in various episodes as an assistant. In The VeggieTales Show, she is the leader of the VeggieTales Fan Club and provides the letters from kids to help inspire the theme for each show. She also reprises her role as Vogue in some of the "LarryBoy" episodes.

Laura Carrot
 Voiced by Kristen Blegen (1995–2005), Jackie Ritz (2002–2005), Megan Murphy Chambers (2009), Keri Pisapia (2010–2013) Gigi Abraham (2014), Tress MacNeille (2014–2017), Kira Buckland (2019–2022)

Laura Carrot (introduced 1995) is a spunky young carrot and Junior's best friend. She has freckles and bright, blonde hair (usually adorned with a hair bow) that is tied into pigtails. She first appeared in "The Story of Flibber-o-loo" as a background character and got her first major speaking role in "Rack, Shack and Benny." Laura doesn’t get many starring roles, but often gets a chance in the spotlight when a young female lead is needed. For example, in "Princess and the Popstar" she plays Princess Poppyseed, in "Babysitter in De-Nile" she plays Miriam, and in "Celery Night Fever" she plays herself. Her more notable supporting roles include the first two "LarryBoy" episodes, "Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving," and starring in the subplot of the Jonah feature film. Laura also has her own Silly Song titled "B.F.F" where she sings with her friend Lavinia while using texting slang for lyrics.

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Laura appears much more overall, starring in many episodes as the lead character. She appears in the first episode, learning a lesson in responsibility alongside Larry while earning money to adopt puppies. Laura is also shown having an affinity for other animals, such as owning a pet guppy, starting an animal-sitting service, and even becoming "The Guppy Whisperer" to help other Veggies take care of their pets. She lives in a carrot-shaped house built into the side of the kitchen island. She goes to school with Junior, where she also befriends a bullied girl named Callie Flower. Laura also gained the superhero persona Night Pony after being mentored by the retired Granny Asparagus. In The VeggieTales Show, Laura returns to help the Veggie gang put on their shows, but appears less often than the others. She has notable roles in the episodes "The Power of Love" and "Naaman Takes A Bath" where she has a crush on a Veggie pop-star named Jimmy Lucky and trains as Bob’s assistant stage manager, respectively.

Mr. Lunt
 Voiced by Phil Vischer (1995–2022)

Mr. Lunt (introduced 1995) is a yellow decorative gourd with a Hispanic accent who grew up in New Jersey. He is often the source of off-beat humor and doesn’t shy away from being argumentative at times. His notable features include his brown pencil thin mustache and his lack of any eyes, which forces him to use the brim of his panama hat or eyebrow wrinkles for expression. He originally had a gold tooth, but it was removed in later episodes. Mr. Lunt first appears in "Rack, Shack & Benny" as Mr. Nezzer's assistant and sidekick. The pair were typically seen as the series' "bad guys" in early VeggieTales episodes, usually being redeemed by the episode’s end. Mr. Lunt has also appeared as an individual antagonist, such as playing Haman in "Esther... the Girl Who Became Queen" and Otis the Elevated in "Duke and the Great Pie War." He also prominently appears as one of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything and as the leader of the Veggie boy band, Boyz in the Sink. In addition to his Boyz songs, Mr. Lunt has starred in two of his own Silly Songs, "His Cheeseburger" and "Donuts for Benny." He also got a superhero alter-ego in the "LarryBoy" episodes as a quick caped-crusader named S-Cape, whom is a member of the League of Incredible Vegetables.

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Mr. Lunt appears less often in quick cameo appearances. He was shown to have various jobs, such as a delivery guy and as the owner of his own repair shop. Mr. Lunt’s most notable appearance was in the episode "The Missing Jetpack" where he learns a lesson about telling the truth after lying to Junior about losing his jetpack. Mr. Lunt returned with a more prominent role in The VeggieTales Show, often contributing wild ideas and skits that usually end in disaster. Some of his contributions include taking on the role of Wink Gourdindale to host a game show called "Wheel of Bravery," selling a product called "Relationship Glue," and diving into a vat of eggnog. Mr. Lunt also reprises his role as S-Cape in the "LarryBoy" episodes.

Madame Blueberry
 Voiced by Megan Moore Burns (1998), Gail Freeman-Bock (1999), Jackie Ritz (2002–2009), Megan Murphy Chambers (2006–2014), Tress MacNeille (2014–2017), Stephanie Southerland (2019–2022)

Madame Blueberry (introduced 1998) is a fancy French blueberry with a French accent. She first appeared as the titular character in "Madame Blueberry," where her name and the theme of the episode are both allusions to the tale of Madame Bovary. As such, Madame Blueberry was cast early on as a vain character who struggles to be thankful. She usually wears fancy clothes and accessories, such as brown or blonde wigs, pearls, and heavy makeup. Although a blueberry, she is similar in size to Bob the Tomato and much larger than the similarly sized in-real-life French Peas. Madame Blueberry also has a reoccurring role as the Mayor of Bumblyburg in the "LarryBoy" episodes.

For VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Madame Blueberry appeared as a much more stuffy character, so much so that her voice changed to having an RP accent. Although still hailing from France, she was portrayed liking very stereotypical British things, such as cups of tea and minding her manners. She is even seen living in a blue teapot shaped house built into the side of the kitchen island. On some occasions, she donned the persona "Madame Clue-berry" to solve mysteries, all the while being rather clueless. She also garnered the nickname "Madame Blue" from her friends. When Madame returned for The VeggieTales Show, she started acting more like she did in the original series and had her French accent once again. She also leans more heavily into her role as a singer, now calling herself a "French opera singer." She also reprises her role as the Mayor for a few "LarryBoy" episodes.

Pa Grape
 Voiced by Phil Vischer (1994–2022)

Pa Grape (introduced 1994) is a wise, elderly green grape. He has a bushy gray mustache and eyebrows, wears a black top hat, glasses, and speaks with a slight Yiddish accent. Pa is often seen as a trusted authority figure amongst the VeggieTales cast, though he sometimes comes off as senile when he shares some of his slightly odder anecdotes. According to an interview in the "What's the Big Idea?" magazine, Pa stated he was held back in the 2nd grade for 13 years and was worried about his lack of any physical eyes. Pa made his first appearance in "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" as the father of the Grapes of Wrath. He is typically cast as a sage or fatherly figure, including such roles as Mordecai in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen," and the angel sent to guide Gideon (Larry the Cucumber) in "Gideon: Tuba Warrior." He also has a reoccurring role as the captain of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, appearing alongside Larry and Mr. Lunt and starring as the lead of the film. Pa likes to invent and tinker as well, a part of his personality that is influenced by his role as the eccentric Victorian inventor Seymour Schwenk in the holiday specials "The Star of Christmas" and "An Easter Carol."

When Pa appeared in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, he appeared with eyes for the very first time, as well as gaining a tinier hat and a bushier mustache that completely covered his mouth. He is seen owning a general store in the house, built into the side of the kitchen island. His store is used as the setting for many of the episodes. He almost always tries teaching a lesson or giving biblical advice to the other Veggies, but is initially ignored on occasion. For The VeggieTales Show, Pa appears frequently as a narrator for the show's Bible story segments and often helps decide what Bible stories are best to use for the topic of the day's show. He also stops wearing his hat in this series.

Jimmy and Jerry Gourd
 Jimmy Gourd: Voiced by Phil Vischer (1995–2022)
 Jerry Gourd: Voiced by Mike Nawrocki (1995–2022)

Jimmy and Jerry Gourd (introduced 1995) are fun-loving gourd brothers who appear as a secondary comic duo. While Bob and Larry can be considered animated versions of Abbott and Costello, Jimmy and Jerry more closely resemble Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Despite being very similar and hard to tell apart, the two have some traits to help them stand out from each other. For example, Jimmy is orange and very talkative with a boisterous personality. Jerry is yellow and more soft-spoken and monotone. The pair debuted together in "Are You My Neighbor?" portraying the "new guys" and establishing their love of eating and singing show tunes. Although inseparable, Jimmy often appears in starring roles without his brother, such as the "Omelet" and "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly" story segments and as a member of Boyz in the Sink. Jerry's notable appearances without Jimmy include playing the Swede in "The Englishman Who Went Up the Hill and Came Down with All the Bananas" and alongside Mr. Lunt in "His Cheeseburger" (furthering his and his brother’s reputation of loving to eat). A notable appearance of the duo is the opening of "King George and the Ducky," where they wear cardboard cutout costumes of Bob and Larry in an attempt to impersonate them and take over the show.

In VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Jimmy and Jerry were shown as Bob and Larry’s neighbors, living in the pantry on the other end of the kitchen countertop. The Gourd brothers also own pets in the series – a dust bunny named Danny and a guppy named Happy Sunshine Bubbles. They returned for The VeggieTales Show as well, appearing both backstage and onstage to help put on the shows in the theater.

Archibald Asparagus
 Voiced by Phil Vischer (1993–2022)

Archibald "Archie" Asparagus (introduced 1993) serves as the stereotypical role of a stuffy, classically-educated British "gentleman" in contrast with the rest of his co-stars. He typically wears a red bow tie, has a monocle on his right eye, and speaks with an Oxford English accent. Archibald first appeared in the 1992 short "VeggieTales Promo: Take 38" to interrupt and object to the creation of such a show as VeggieTales, claiming it to be utter nonsense. Archibald made his official debut in "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?", playing the regal King Darius role in the story segment of "Daniel and the Lion's Den". This episode also started the continuing theme of his distaste for Larry's Silly Song segments. He often claimed they were "too silly," a sentiment greatly emphasized when he interrupts "The Water Buffalo Song" to chastise Larry. Eventually, he learns to loosen up in "The End of Silliness?" after an incident where he cancelled "Silly Songs with Larry" and learned how much the segment meant to Larry and VeggieTales fans. Archibald later appears in other Silly Songs specifically starring him, including "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo" and "Astonishing Wigs." Archibald also has a recurring role as LarryBoy's faithful butler Alfred (who is just called "Archibald" in the 2D cartoon spin-off series) and was featured as the title character in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. Archibald has also been a narrator for "The Good Egg of Gooseville" and "Lyle the Kindly Viking," where in the latter he got to host the show in the style of Masterpiece Theatre.

For VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Archibald was portrayed as the mayor of the town inside the house. Because of his social status, he was regarded as a bureaucrat and a more authoritative character as a result. He was mostly seen doing mayoral duties such as public speeches. However, his new job didn’t keep him from engaging in more fun social activities with the other Veggies, such as camping trips and birthday parties. For The VeggieTales Show, Archibald resumes his regular role from the original series. He appears frequently onstage as a performer, often narrating the Bible story segments. He also reappears as Alfred in the "LarryBoy" episodes.

Mr. Nezzer
 Voiced by Phil Vischer (1995–2014; understudy, 2021–2022) and David Mann (2019–2021)

Mr. Nezzer (introduced 1995) is a rich, middle-aged zucchini businessman. Always seen in a formal shirt and a necktie, he is appropriately business-minded, but sometimes is a tad egotistical. Although always included in the VeggieTales gang, he is somewhat aloof compared to the others because of his social status as the owner of many successful companies and businesses. Often cast in antagonistic roles, Mr. Nezzer himself truly isn’t a villain. Often he or the characters he plays are just misguided in their actions and are redeemed by an episode’s end. A great example is his debut in "Rack, Shack & Benny" as the whimsical yet menacing chocolate factory owner Nebby K. Nezzer. It's also in this episode that Nezzer performs the fan-favorite and controversial song "The Bunny Song." Other notable roles include playing toy factory owner Wally P. Nezzer (the brother of Nebby K. Nezzer) in "The Toy That Saved Christmas," King Xerxes in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen," Viking leader Olaf in "Lyle the Kindly Viking," and Victorian theater and Easter egg factory owner Ebenezer Nezzer in "The Star of Christmas" and "An Easter Carol."

Mr. Nezzer was absent in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City due to DreamWorks (who produced the series) perceiving the character's voice as perpetuating an African-American stereotype being voiced by Phil Vischer (who is a White man and based Nezzer's voice on Ken Page's performance as Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas). In turn, Nezzer was replaced with a similar-looking but different sounding character named Ichabeezer. Mr. Nezzer eventually returned for The VeggieTales Show as the owner of the theater the Veggies use for their new series. He mostly makes short appearances in each episode to announce the curtain call for the beginning of each show, much to Bob’s dismay for wanting more time to prepare. However, Nezzer did appear onstage at least once in a character role, portraying King Saul in the episode "Little Things Matter".

The French Peas
 Jean-Claude Pea: Voiced by Mike Nawrocki (1996–2022)
 Phillipe Pea: Voiced by Phil Vischer (1997–2022)
 Cristoffe Pea: Voiced by Chris Olsen (1996)

The French Peas (introduced 1996) are a vast group of hardworking yet cheeky green peas with French accents. Usually only represented by Jean-Claude and Phillipe, they are sometimes joined by other French Peas, including one named Cristoffe, who appears infrequently. The Peas are often a source of comedy for the series and function as ancillary crew members behind the scenes. Among many other peas, Jean-Claude and Cristoffe debuted portraying the Philistines in "Dave and the Giant Pickle" as an allusion to the French soldiers in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Phillipe later appeared alongside Jean-Claude in "Josh and the Big Wall!" as the slushy throwing guards of Jericho, furthering the allusion to the Monty Python characters and directly parodying the behavior of tormenting passersby with strange, nonsensical threats. The Peas continue appearing in subsequent episodes, often playing mischievous or supporting characters. The French Peas have also taken over the show in a few instances, including when Jean-Claude narrated in the episode "Madame Blueberry" and when they assisted Archibald in "Lyle the Kindly Viking" to somewhat disastrous results. They also have their own Silly Song, "Hopperena" in the episode "'Twas the Night Before Easter."

When appearing in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, Jean-Claude and Phillipe appeared very infrequently as tertiary characters. The only starring role was Jean-Claude appearing solo in the episode "Pa Grape's Son" going to a father-son day festival with Pa Grape as his "father-for-the-day" while his real dad is in France. Both Jean-Claude and Phillipe returned for The VeggieTales Show, assisting backstage as stagehands and prop makers in addition to appearing onstage in the shows.

Supporting characters

Qwerty
 Voiced by Mike Nawrocki

Qwerty (introduced 1993) is the desktop computer seen on the kitchen countertop, with which Bob and Larry use to read the Bible verse at the end of each show. Qwerty's name is derived from the first six letters that appear on a standard English keyboard. Though Qwerty is not alive per se, he does have certain anthropomorphic characteristics, including some emoting and voice activation. Qwerty is not always perfect at retrieving the verse, usually sputtering and taking a moment to load it. In the first episode, "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?," Qwerty accidentally posts a meatloaf recipe instead of a Bible verse.

According to Phil Vischer, the original design for Qwerty was based on an Intel 80386 model computer. Qwerty was slightly updated in "Abe and the Amazing Promise," giving two verses instead of one, and got a more life-changing update in the episode "Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't" where he got a voice chip installed. The design of the new update, including a sleeker look and a black screen instead of the original blue, is reminiscent of an Apple iMac. While Qwerty did not appear in VeggieTales in the House or VeggieTales in the City, he was mentioned in the episode "The Lost Dust Bunny" in the latter series. Qwerty did not appear in The VeggieTales Show because Phil Vischer felt that he didn’t fit in with the theater setting. However, Qwerty is credited for appearing in some of the "LarryBoy" episodes as LarryBoy’s computer.

Mom and Dad Asparagus
 Mom Asparagus: Voiced by Gail Freeman-Bock (1993), Lisa Vischer (1995–2014), Jackie Ritz (2002–2004), Megan Murphy Chambers (2006), Keri Pisapia (2011-2012), Tress MacNeille (2014–2017)
 Dad Asparagus: Voiced by Dan Anderson (1993–2011), Mike Nawrocki (2002), J. Chris Wall (2012), Rob Paulsen (2014–2017)

Mom and Dad Asparagus (introduced 1993) are Junior’s caring and supportive parents. They appear in the series to give Junior advice or teach him how to behave properly. They first appeared in "Where’s God When I’m S-Scared?" in traditional parental roles as their son deals with facing his fears. Both parents appear more prominently in the early videos, with Dad appearing more often as the series goes on. They are almost always together or alongside Junior. Unlike most other VeggieTales characters, Mom and Dad usually appear as themselves and not in character roles. Probably their biggest roles to date are as Reverend Gilbert and his wife, Mrs. Gilbert, in the holiday specials "The Star of Christmas" and "An Easter Carol." They also can both be seen in the original opening theme song for the series alongside their son with Bob and Larry. Originally, both parents were simply named "Dad" and "Mom" respectively, but they were given the more proper names "Mike and Lisa" (after VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki and his wife, Lisa) for the VeggieTales in the House series. Mike is also referred to as "Captain Mike" and portrayed having a job as an astronaut.

The Scallions
 Scallion #1: Voiced by Phil Vischer
 Scallion #2: Voiced by Mike Nawrocki
 Scallion #3: Voiced by Mike Sage (1993–2002), Brian K. Roberts (2006–2012), Mike Nawrocki (2014, 2020–2022)

The Scallions (introduced 1993) are a trio of devious scallions who are among the most consistent antagonists in VeggieTales, having appeared as bandits, swindlers, salesmen, and many other rapscallion types. Their debut was as the Wisemen opposite Larry's "Daniel" in the "Daniel and the Lions' Den" segment from "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?." They all have no names, simply referred to as Scallion #1, #2 and #3. Scallion #1 is the tallest and leader of the group, with a long purple nose, and is often seen with his stalks slicked back to mimic a ducktail hairstyle. Scallion #2 is the second tallest with a small greenish yellow nose, while Scallion #3 is the shortest of the trio and has a big blue nose. They also participate with Frankencelery to form a group of quartet singers for the Silly Song "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps" as well as the songs "Listen" and "A Helping Hand." Occasionally, one of the Scallions will make a solo appearance. For example, Scallion #1 appeared as a salesman selling the Forgive-O-Matic device in "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" and as the Englishman and Cedric in "King George and the Ducky." Scallion #3 also appeared as the Milk Money Bandit in "LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed."

Scooter
 Voiced by Jim Poole (1995–2014), Tim Hodge (2005–2006), Sean Chiplock (2021–2022)

Scooter (introduced 1995) is a feisty and rather eccentric Scottish carrot. He has a Scottish accent and a bushy white mustache and eyebrows. He first appeared as the ship engineer of the U.S.S. Applepies (in an parody of Scotty from the original Star Trek television series) in "The Gourds Must Be Crazy" segment from "Are You My Neighbor?." Scooter has also gone on to have many substantial supporting roles in the videos, such as the slightly savage Moyer in "The Star of Christmas" and its sequel, "An Easter Carol," as well as a recurring role as a police officer in the "LarryBoy" episodes. Another significant starring role is as the eccentric Mr. Butterbun in "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly" from "A Snoodle's Tale." Scooter is also very proud of his Scottish heritage, as seen in the Silly Song "Kilts and Stilts."

George
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

George (introduced 1995) is an old green onion with a handlebar mustache who often narrates some of the episodes. He first appeared in "Rack, Shack, and Benny" to act as the chocolate factory's security guard and narrated the story. George later narrates in "The Toy That Saved Christmas," where he is portrayed as a postman and revealed to be the grandfather of Annie. After a 12-year break, George reappeared to narrate again in "Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue" as the storyteller Clark Wayne (a parody of Mark Twain). George made a few small appearances throughout the rest of the original series, often playing elderly or wise characters.

Annie
 Voiced by Shelby Vischer (1996–2002), Ally Nawrocki (2005–2011), Maggie Roberts (2011–2013), Megan Murphy Chambers (2014)

Annie (introduced 1996) is a beautiful and tender-hearted green onion who is friends with Junior and Laura. She has brown hair and glasses and often wears a hair bow and variety of dresses/skirts throughout her appearances. She first appeared in "The Toy That Saved Christmas" being told a bedtime story by her grandpa, George. Annie later appeared in "Madame Blueberry," playing a poor French girl who shows Madame Blueberry how to be thankful. Annie’s parents appeared with her as well, in silent cameo roles. Her father and mother were respectively modeled after Phil and Lisa Vischer as an inside joke by concept artist Joseph Sapulich. Annie has made subsequent appearances, often seen alongside Junior and the other Veggie kids, such as the "Bully Trouble" segment from "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush" and the Jonah film.

Percy and Li'l Pea
 Percy Pea: Voiced by Phil Vischer
 Li'l Pea: Voiced by Lesly Benodin (1996–1999), Mike Nawrocki (2005; 2020)

Percy and Li'l Pea (introduced 1996) are pea brothers and friends of Junior, Laura and Annie. They first appear in "The Toy That Saved Christmas" alongside their friends and parents. Their largest supporting roles are in "Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!," "Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed," and "Bully Trouble" from "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush."

Oscar the Polish Caterer
 Voiced by Mike Nawrocki (1996–2022), J. Chris Wall (2007), Phil Vischer (2013)

Oscar the Polish Caterer (introduced 1996) is a pale yellow gourd with a Polish accent. He has black hair with a mustache and often wears a chef's hat and an apron. Oscar usually appears in culinary roles, such as a food caterer, a chef, and an ice cream man. He was first mentioned in the Silly Song "Love My Lips" by Larry as he recounts meeting him in lip therapy. Although Oscar's first proper appearance in the series was in the Silly Song "The Blues with Larry," he originally debuted on the album A Very Veggie Christmas to cater the Veggie's Christmas party and sing "The Eight Polish Foods of Christmas," which he later reprised as a Silly Song for "The Little Drummer Boy." Oscar continued to make cameo appearances in episodes throughout the late 2000s and into the 2010s.

Miss Achmetha
 Voiced by Charlotte Jackson (2000–2011), Gail Freeman-Bock (2002), Elise Napier (2020–2021)

Miss Achmetha (introduced 2000) is a green onion who made her first appearance singing the song "Lost Puppies" in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen." Miss Achmetha is known for her constantly twitching eye, her somewhat absentminded or annoyed demeanor, and her accordion playing. She also appears in speaking and non-speaking parts in the Silly Songs, including "Sport Utility Vehicle" (which she sang alongside Larry), "Larry's High Silk Hat," and "Belly Button." After an eleven-year absence, Miss Achmetha returned for The VeggieTales Show, participating onstage in the shows put on in the theater.

Khalil
 Voiced by Tim Hodge (2002–2014), Todd Waterman (2021–2022)

Khalil (introduced 2002) is a caterpillar with an Middle Eastern accent who first appeared in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie as a rug salesman and foil/conscience to Jonah (Archibald Asparagus). He corresponds to the worm in the biblical book of Jonah that eats and withers Jonah's shade plant. In the film, Khalil claims that his mother was a caterpillar and that his father was a worm, explaining his peculiar physical appearance. He often claims his skills come from his heritage, such as "Insight runs very deep in my family." He was later heard as the voice of the sock puppet Lutfi, filling in for Larry on the countertop segments and telling the story of Saint Patrick in the style of a fanciful flannelgraph in the episode "Sumo of the Opera." In one of his few later appearances, he played a parody version of the Jiminy Cricket character in the video "Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't." He also has a reoccurring role performing as a guest artist with Boyz in the Sink. Khalil returns in The VeggieTales Show, playing music from the orchestra pit as a one-man band.

Dr. Flurry
 Voiced by Mark Steele (2012), Joe Zieja (2020–2022)

Dr. Flurry (introduced 2012) is an eccentric gourd scientist who first appeared in "The League of Incredible Vegetables" as a villain trying to freeze others with their fears. He speaks with a German accent, has wild gray hair, a toothbrush mustache, and wears a lab coat. Eight years later, he appeared as a recurring character on The VeggieTales Show, acting much more amiably and providing fun inventions and contributing skits for the shows.

Ichabeezer
 Voiced by Rob Paulsen

Ichabeezer (introduced 2014) is the grumpy and rich zucchini neighbor of Bob and Larry in VeggieTales in the House. Ichabeezer is used in the spin-off series in essentially the same manner as Mr. Nezzer in the direct-to-video series as either the gruff antagonist or as the vaguely simple-minded authority figure in the stories. In the following series, VeggieTales in the City, Ichabeezer opens a fast-food restaurant called "Ichaburger," which becomes a recurring setting for the stories.

Bacon Bill
 Voiced by Rob Paulsen

Bacon Bill (introduced 2015) is an eccentric piece of bacon and a rocket scientist. He owns a shark rocket and is the grandson of an old friend of Pa Grape's. Bill sees Larry as "big brother" figure and the two eventually become very good friends. He only appears in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City, leaving the house in the latter series to take over his grandfather's giant candy factory.

Bill is notable for being the first non-produce food character in the VeggieTales franchise.

Motato
 Voiced by Rob Paulsen

Motato (introduced 2015) is a deformed potato super-villain who is LarryBoy's arch-nemesis in VeggieTales in the House. He is quite eccentric and enjoys wreaking havoc and chaos on the Veggie citizens of the house. He is aided by his minions, the Radishes. Motato also owned a pet lobster named Clampy in the episode "Gone Lobster." In VeggieTales in the City, Motato eventually becomes a "good guy" at the end of the series after befriending Night Pony (Laura Carrot).

Callie Flower
 Voiced by Tress MacNeille (2015–2017) and Stephanie Southerland (2020–2022)

Callie Flower (introduced 2015) is a young cauliflower who is friends with Junior and Laura. She first appeared in VeggieTales in the House in the aptly titled episode "Callie Flower." In the episode, Laura befriends Callie and learns how to be accepting of other people differences. Callie also struggles with a bully in the episode, Cornelius, who makes fun of her due to her interest in insects. Callie later appeared as a recurring character in The VeggieTales Show, starting with the episode, "A Lifetime Supply of Joy."

Recurring Characters

Phil Winklestein
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

Phil Winklestein (introduced 1993) is a stalk of celery who first appears in "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" as the titular character of a Veggie horror TV show that scares Junior. Phil later arrives to visit Junior and introduces himself as an actor who played as Frankencelery. He reassures Junior that he is actually very amiable and only acting. Phil resembles the classic Frankenstein's monster, with purple eyelids, a green nose, cervical bolts, black hair, and a unibrow (even outside his acting career). He has few other appearances throughout the original series, but appears in a barbershop quartet with the Scallions in the Silly Song "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps," as well as new material created for the compilation videos "Larry Learns to Listen" and "Bob Lends a Helping Hand."

Tom Grape
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

Tom Grape (introduced 1994) is Pa and Ma Grape's son and the brother of Rosie. He has a Southern accent, complemented by a large brimmed hat that has a piece of wheat sticking out of the hat. Like his father, Tom has no eyes to speak of. Tom made his first appearance in "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" along with the rest of his family. His only other appearances have been in "Dave and the Giant Pickle" and "Josh and the Big Wall!," both times alongside Pa. Tom also appeared on the A Very Veggie Christmas album singing "Go Tell It on the Mountain" with his family and starred in his own picture book entitled "Time for Tom."

The Peach
 Voiced by Mike Nawrocki

The Peach (introduced 1995) is a monotone peach who first appears in the Silly Song "The Hairbrush Song." He appears to have no actual name, as he is only ever referred to as "the peach" by the other Veggie characters. He later appeared in the Silly Song "Oh, Santa!" where he played an IRS agent and continued to cameo in the background of various other episodes. There is a running joke about the Peach that he, unlike most of the other characters, has a full head of hair. Because of this, he is depicted in ancient art as Samson in "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush." His last appearance in the original series is a small role as a mall employee in "Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas."

Goliath
 Voiced by Phil Vischer
Goliath (introduced 1996) is a larger-than-life 8-foot pickle who first appeared as the biblical Goliath figure in "Dave and the Giant Pickle." He talks in a deep and toneless voice, often speaking in short sentences or phrases. Most of the other Veggie characters find him quite intimidating, but outside his acting roles, Goliath is more of a gentle giant in demeanor. He later made small cameos in "Josh and the Big Wall!" and "Madame Blueberry." After a fifteen-year absence, Goliath made a special appearance in the compilation video "Little Ones Can Do Big Things Too" in some of the bridging segments on the kitchen countertop. After another seven-year absence, he appeared as a recurring character on The VeggieTales Show.

Apollo Gourd
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

Apollo Gourd (introduced 2001) is a massive yellow gourd who first appears in a non-speaking part in the Silly Song "Larry's High Silk Hat" in "Lyle the Kindly Viking." In the song, he wears a "Gourd's Gym" tank top, a parody of the then-popular "God's Gym" shirts (which were a parody of Gold's Gym). He later appeared as King Twistomer of Nineveh in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, a champion sumo wrestler in "Sumo of the Opera," and as Little Jimmy in "Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue."

Charlie Pincher
 Voiced by Tim Hodge, Mike Nawrocki (singing voice only, 2009)

Charlie Pincher (introduced 2002) is an old scallion who first appeared in "The Star of Christmas." He is scraggly in appearance, donning a five o'clock shadow with crooked stalks and a nose to match. Charlie often speaks in a cockney accent, but sometimes has a southern accent, depending on the character he's playing. He is frequently cast as a hermit or an aloof character. His other notable appearances include "Lord of the Beans," "Moe and the Big Exit," "Abe and the Amazing Promise," "Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't," and the short "Bob's Vacation" from the compilation DVD "God Made You Special."

Ermie Asparagus
 Voiced by Megan Murphy Chambers

Ermie Asparagus (introduced 2012) is an energetic asparagus girl with her spear styled into pigtails. She debuted as Benny LaBoe's (Junior Asparagus') little sister in the opening story, "Lenny and the Lost Birthday" on "Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men." She is also seen as Ermengarde in "The Penniless Princess" and as Little Bo Peep in "The Good Egg of Gooseville" story of "The Little House That Stood." Despite being credited as Libby in "The Penniless Princess," her name was confirmed to be Ermie in the audio commentary for said episode.

Miss Minchin
 Voiced by Marin Miller (2012–2014), Stephanie Southerland (2020)

Miss Minchin (introduced 2012) is a middle-aged green onion who first appeared in The Penniless Princess as the strict headmistress of "The Minchin School for Lovely Little Ladies." This appearance established a stuffy and highbrow personality. Minchin would later go on to appear as a judge in "The Good Egg of Gooseville" from "The Little House That Stood" and play famed travel critic Madame Chalot in "Beauty and the Beet." She also made a few small cameos in The VeggieTales Show.

Rooney
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

Rooney (introduced 2014) is a Barouni olive dog and the prized pet of Ichabeezer in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City. He is sweet but very rambunctious. Quite pampered by Ichabeezer, Rooney is often given lavish and expensive toys and treats.

Granny Asparagus
 Voiced by Phil Vischer

Granny Asparagus (introduced 2014) is Junior's elderly grandmother in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City. She's a very stereotypical granny-type character, sometimes acting senile or being interested in things that are considered "old-fashioned." She also own a pet "cherry cat" named Mrs. Fuzzyface, of which she used to fight crime with under the alter-ego "Asparajustice" when she was younger.

Tina Celerina
 Voiced by Tress MacNeille

Tina Celerina (introduced 2015) is an excitable celery stalk who is Petunia Rhubarb's best friend. She helps Petunia run her flower shop and often hangs out with Bob and Larry. To date, she has only appeared in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City.

Adele Pepper
 Voiced by Melissa Mabie

Adele Pepper (introduced 2020) is an orange pepper and the "bad news" reporter for Bumblyburg's Channel 1 News, and later the Bumblyburg Inquisitor in The VeggieTales Show. She is known for reporting things in a negative light and sensationalizing her stories. She is seen on multiple billboards around town, and makes two physical appearances in the episodes "LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper" and "LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom."

Her character design is based on Mirabelle from the episode "Beauty and the Beet" from the original VeggieTales series.

Awful Alvin
 Voiced by Sean Chiplock

Awful Alvin (introduced 2021) is a mutated onion super-villain and is LarryBoy's maniacal arch-nemesis in The VeggieTales Show. Aided by his inanimate sidekick, Lampy, Awful Alvin tries to thwart LarryBoy and take over Bumblyburg in the episodes "LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble" and "LarryBoy and Awful Alvin's Grudge."

Awful Alvin was originally created by animator Tom Bancroft for the 2D LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures. This is the first time the character was brought over into 3D series.

Other characters

Sheep
The Sheep (introduced 1996) are nameless non-anthropomorphic sheep that appear in various episodes and series throughout the VeggieTales franchise. They are mostly used when the Veggie retell Bible stories, such as the episodes "Dave and the Giant Pickle" and "Josh and the Big Wall!." Outside the video series, they also appeared on the album A Very Veggie Christmas singing (or rather, "baa-ing") along to "While By My Sheep" with Junior Asparagus.

Penguins
The Penguins (introduced 1996) are an anthropomorphic group of penguins who appear in minor roles throughout the original VeggieTales series. They first appeared in "The Toy That Saved Christmas" as the workers in Mr. Nezzer's toy factory. The design of the penguins are loosely based on Feathers McGraw from the Wallace and Gromit film "The Wrong Trousers."

The few named penguins include:
 Harry – Featured in the Silly Songs "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" dressed as a parrot and as a sick pet in "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps." Harry also appeared in a few VeggieTales picture books in the 1990s.
 Eenie, Meenie and Michael – Dr. Flurry's minions in "The League of Incredible Vegetables."

Snoodles
The Snoodles (introduced 2004) are a fictional species who resides in the town of Snoodleburg from the episode "A Snoodle's Tale." They are based on the fantastical and imaginative creatures found in Dr. Seuss books, reflected by the rhyming scheme used to tell the story. They are similar in shape to the Veggie characters, but have disembodied glove hands, an antenna-like appendage atop their heads, and wings. Snoodles enjoy such activities as eating pancakes with noodles and cutting their hair in shapes like French poodles. Snoodles are not born, but rather "created" by sliding down the chute of the town's clock tower every fourth Tuesday of the month at a quarter past nine o'clock.

There are only a few Snoodles who are ever addressed by name:
 Snoodle Doo (voiced by Philip Spooner) – A young Snoodle who learns about self-esteem.
 Snoodle Lou (voiced by Marc Vulcano) – One of the older Snoodles who bullies Snoodle Doo.
 Snoodlerella (voiced by Rebecca Walker) – A nerdy Snoodle from the town of Snoostein who learns about inner beauty.

Turnips
 Voiced by Terry Crews, Henry Haggard, Mike Nawrocki and Brian K. Roberts

The Turnips (introduced 2013) are a group of turnips who first appeared as minor characters in "MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle." They look similar to the French Peas, having similar eyes and faces, albeit bigger bodies. They appear frequently in the last few episodes of the original series, with their largest supporting role being the henchmen to Bruce Onion in "Celery Night Fever." Some of the named turnips include Tad, Ted, Tod, Tim, Tom and Terry.

Dust Bunnies
 Voiced by Mike Nawrocki

The Dust Bunnies (introduced 2015) are a species of sentient dust bunnies who live in the vents of the house in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City. They first appear in the episode "When the Dust Bunnies Came to Town" where they are freed from the vents and cause havoc to the Veggie's town. However, some dust bunnies are domesticated and treated as pets amongst the Veggie citizens. Some of the named dust bunnies include Danny, Jimmy and Jerry's pet, and Andy, Emily, Lacey and Riker (who a few of Mayor Archibald's one hundred pet dust bunnies).

Radish Minions
 Voiced by Tress MacNeille, Mike Nawrocki, Rob Paulsen and Phil Vischer

The Radish Minions (introduced 2015) are a group of lackeys who serve Motato in his evil deeds. Collectively, they are not very bright. They usually mess up and are chastised by Motato quite frequently. The only ones every addressed by name are Chad, Marty and Randee. They have only appeared in VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City.

Additional

Notes

VeggieTales
VeggieTales


Johnson Farm may refer to:

in the United States
(by state then town)
Johnson Farm in Saint George, Utah that houses the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, a fossil site and museum
Johnson Home Farm, Taylor's Bridge, Delaware, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in New Castle County
Quet Johnson Farm, Richfield, Idaho, listed on the NRHP in Lincoln County
Johnson-Wolfe Farm, Comus, Maryland, NRHP-listed
Atkins-Johnson Farmhouse Property, Gladstone, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in Clay County
Moss-Johnson Farm, Hendersonville, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Henderson County
Johnson Farm (Kipling, North Carolina), NRHP-listed
John Johnson Farm, Hiram township, Ohio, NRHP-listed
Knipe-Johnson Farm, Upper Gywnedd Township, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP in Montgomery County
Keener-Johnson Farm, Seymour, Tennessee, listed on the NRHP in Sevier County
Alfred Johnson Farm, Mountain City, Tennessee, listed on the NRHP in Johnson County
Dan Johnson Farmstead, Williston, Vermont, listed on the NRHP in Chittenden County
J. J. Johnson Farm, Georgetown, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Williamson County
Johnson Farm (Lake Ray Roberts, Texas), listed on the NRHP in Denton County

See also
Johnson Barn (disambiguation)
Johnson House (disambiguation)


The Missionaries of Mary is a community of apostolate established as a Pious Union in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches in MetroManila, Philippines. Founded in the Diocese of Balanga Bataan, the Missionaries of Mary were approved by Archbishop Socrates Villegas who was succeeded by Bishop Ruperto Santos.

In 2013 when the Missionaries of Mary left Balanga to return to Metro Manila, the Bishop of Novaliches,  Antonio R. Tobias, approved the Missionaries of Mary (MoM) as a pious association of the faithful. Founded by the sisters Sophie Renoux, Edit Fabian, Rachel Luxford, and Laetitia Gorczyca, the group is devoted to the pastoral care of young girls who are marred by experiences of abuse, violence and youth, commonly called "Children in conflict with the law".

The Missionaries of Mary are part of the Montfort Spiritual Family. The Lay Missionaries of Mary are lay people from all walks of life sharing the charism and spirituality of the MoM sisters in their own contexts of life.

Programs
Working alongside lay partners, composed mainly of volunteers and staff, the Sisters administer the Acay Missions Philipines Inc. (ACAY) which presently consists of three programs, namely: the School of Life Program (SOL), the Second Chance Program (SCP) and the Family Program.

School of Life Program
Restoring and Preparing young women at risk for self-sustainability.
A residential home, the School of Life,  recreates a family-like atmosphere for young girls aged 16 to 21 years old who experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment and other traumatic situations.

The program's main objective is to offer a therapeutic journey wherein they will rebuild themselves and build their lives as young adults ready to be reintegrated into society.

In the year 2020, The School of Life program celebrated its 20th anniversary.

The Second Chance Program
The Second Chance Program (SCP) restores and prepares young offenders for their reintegration into society. SCP is a community-based program that caters to young offenders aged 17 to 23 years old; who have committed an offense under the Philippine law. The program aims to lessen recidivism by helping young offenders successful reintegrate into society.

Besides aftercare, SCP seeks to effectively carry out initiatives that promote the welfare of children in conflict with the law (CICL), and children who are confined in various detention or rehabilitation centers. 90% of aftercare youths did not go back to detention.

Family Program
The Family Program is a  support program that offers a specific journey for the parents, providing a set of training; coaching to equip them in their parental roles, and ensure successful reintegration of their child.

External links
Missionaries Of Mary Website
ACAY Missions Philippines Inc Homepage

Catholic female orders and societies
Catholic missions
Religious service organizations
Roman Catholic missionaries in the Philippines


The California Red is a breed of domestic sheep developed in the United States.

It is so named because its lambs are born all red, and retain this color in their faces and limbs into adulthood. In the early 1970s, Dr. Glenn Spurlock of Davis, California crossed Tunis sheep and Barbados Blackbelly sheep, and the California Red is consequently a dual-purpose breed with many of the qualities of its forebears, the out-of season breeding qualities and fleece of the Tunis and the heat tolerance and carcase quality of the Blackbelly. Spurlock actually set out to create a new hair sheep like the Barbados Blackbelly, but though he failed to do so — California Reds have reddish tan hairs intermingled with white wool — he and other breeders continued to develop the strain anyway.

The California Red can lamb out of season, thus being able to produce multiple lamb crops in a year. It also functions well in hot weather, and is polled in both sexes.

History
In the early 1970s, Dr. Glenn Spurlock of Davis, California attempted to create a large-framed shape that did not grow wool by crossing Tunis and Barbados sheep. While his efforts did not come to fruition, he did develop a red-colored sheep that eventually came into the possession of Aime and Paulette Soulier of Winters, California. With the help of other sheep breeders, the Souliers were able to grow and develop the breed, with over 2,200 sheep registered since.

Characteristics
The California Red is a medium-size sheep, with rams weighing between  and ewes between . They have a bold, strong expression framed by a chiseled muzzle and long, pendulous ears. The animals are polled. The face and legs are free of wool, and the fur covering them ranges in color from gold to a dark cinnamon. Lambs have reddish-brown wool when they are born, but this fades as they grow. The wool is silky in texture and of high quality, with a Bradford count of 50 to 60 and a staple length of . It is beige or oatmeal in color, and males can sometimes produce a "mane" of red hair.

Uses
California Red wool has found a niche market among hand spinners and weavers. The animals have a tender and flavorful meat.

Health
The California Red Sheep Registry requires their members to test rams for ovine brucellosis (Brucella ovis), a bacterial infection that causes infertility in rams. Registered sheep must also have correct dental/jaw conformation.

References

Sheep breeds originating in the United States
Sheep breeds


Slavery and the Making of America is a 2004 PBS four-part documentary series on African American slaves and their contributions to the United States. Famous African Americans such as Colonel Tye and historical figures such as President George Washington and John Murray are all documented in the series. The series covers Black Loyalists and Black Patriots.

Emmy Award winning composer Michael Whalen wrote the film's original soundtrack.

References

American documentary television films
African-American genealogy
PBS original programming
Documentary films about African Americans
Documentary films about slavery in the United States


FIRST LEGO League Explore (FLLE) (formerly known as FIRST LEGO League Jr.) is a non-competitive robotics program designed for children ages six to ten. It is one of the programs established by FIRST.

FIRST LEGO League Explore follows the same theme given to the FIRST LEGO League Challenge. While FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams conduct research projects and design autonomous robots specifically to carry out missions relating to the topic, FIRST LEGO League Explore teams conduct much smaller projects and make models out of LEGO elements to illustrate one part of the theme. They may also use LEGO WeDo, a programmable robotics kit, as part of their models.

Currently, the program is available in 33 countries.

History
FIRST LEGO League Explore started out as a pilot program in 2004 to encourage young children to have interest in science and engineering. In the first pilot year, the teams were provided with some specific LEGO parts by FIRST, but that idea was dropped in later years. Teams now use any LEGO elements that they have to build the models. The pilot years were done in three phases from 2004 to 2006. The program was officially launched in 2007 during the Power Puzzle season.

During the first five years, the program was not referred as a robotic program. The only requirements to build models out of LEGO elements were to have some moving parts and include at least one simple machine based on a given topic of that year. FIRST has provided an option to purchase a FIRST LEGO League Explore Base Kit that contains many LEGO elements including gears, motor, and other TECHNIC elements. In 2009, with the new robotics kit by LEGO Group, the program included LEGO WeDo as an optional kit which allows children to connect a motor and/or a sensor to other LEGO bricks, gears and other TECHNIC elements. It also has drag-and-drop programming interface for children to write robotics programs.

The number of participants has been increasing each year. However, the program was limited to the United States and Canada until 2009.

Program details
FIRST LEGO League Explore is designed to be a non-competitive and community-based program. The teams are formed within local community and participate in local events. FIRST provides guidelines to help coaches to run their teams and local organizers to run FLLE events. However, FIRST does not organize any FLLE events, unlike other FIRST programs.

The program is designed to be flexible; there are no specific dates for the program. Each team may decide when to start the activities and for how long as long as the registration is done within the season calendar which is from August to June each year. A team consists of 2-6 team members. There is an age limit that team members must not be older than 9 as of January 1 of the year the Challenge is released. Although there is no lower bound on age, FIRST suggests that the program is intended for children 6 or older.

After registering a team, the coach guides students to do research by following the Challenge guideline. The team may have a field trip or visit experts to help children to learn more about the topic. Children will then work on their "Show Me" poster and LEGO models to demonstrate their findings according to the instructions in the Challenge. The team may choose to use any LEGO parts that they have at home to construct their models. Optionally, the team may purchase FIRST LEGO League Explore Base Kit or LEGO WeDo Kit to use.

Challenges
The FIRST LEGO League Explore challenges align with the research project portion of the FIRST LEGO League Challenge.

Events

Concept
The program encourages teams to go out and tell their story to others after they have completed the poster and the models. They may participate in one of the well-established FIRST LEGO League Explore events, which are typically part of FIRST LEGO League Challenge tournaments run by independent FIRST LEGO League Challenge partners. Most of these events are called FIRST LEGO League Explore Expos. Alternately, they may host their own event in the neighborhood or at school to showcase their accomplishment.

At the FIRST LEGO League Explore event, there will be "Reviewers" (the judges) to ask children some questions about what they have learned. They may be asked for details about the project and the models that they built. The FIRST LEGO League Explore concept is that everyone is a winner, therefore, the event organizers are recommended to give an award to each team that participates in the event.

Awards
The organizers can create any list of awards. Below is the list of awards suggested by FIRST:
 Amazing Movement Award
 Gracious Professionalism Award
 Against All Odds Award
 Effort and Learning Award
 Complexity and Decoration Award
 Most Explosive Award
 Robust Design Award
 Construction Innovation Award
 Team Spirit Award
 Teamwork Award
 Inquiring Minds

Notable events
Since the inception of the program, FIRST LEGO League Explore events have been held by local organizers or official FIRST LEGO League Explore partners in the participating countries, but not by FIRST headquarters. FIRST holds an annual event called the FIRST LEGO League Explore World Festival Expo each year as part of the FIRST Championship, in Houston, Texas and Detroit, Michigan.

See also
 FIRST
 FIRST Lego League Challenge

References

External links

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Robotics events
Lego
2004 in robotics
Recurring events established in 2004


Biblical gardens are cultivated collections of plants that are named in the Bible. They are a type of theme garden that botanical gardens, public parks, and private gardeners maintain. They are grown in many parts of the world, with many examples far from the Levant, including the Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden in Fukoka, Japan, and the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States.

A list of plants in the Bible includes species of plants mentioned in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the identity of some plants mentioned in the Bible, so some Biblical gardens may display more than one candidate species. Other plants with associations to the themes and subjects of the Bible are sometimes also included, especially in areas with different climates. Additionally, some gardens exhibit objects in order to illustrate Biblical stories or to demonstrate how people lived in Biblical times.

Noteworthy Biblical gardens

Israel
Yad Hashmona Biblical Garden
Neot Kedumim
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Europe
 Elgin Cathedral
 Le Jardin du Livre - Valff 67210 (France) internet site
 St Mary's Church Burnley
  http://www.goodsamaritanparish.org.uk/index.php/st-mary-s/st-mary-s-main-page

United States

 Huntsville Botanical Garden, Huntsville, Alabama
 Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 Warsaw, Indiana
 San Francisco Botanical Garden
 Missouri Botanical Garden
 Fair Haven Biblical Garden, Fair Haven, Vermont
 Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York
 Tree of life garden, Valley Center, California
 Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C., rooftop garden

Japan
 Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden

References

External links

 Biblical Botanical Gardens Society Biblical Botanical Gardens Society- USA
 Materializing the Bible provides a comprehensive list of Biblical gardens

Gardens
Gardens in religion
Botanical gardens
Types of garden
Bible-themed museums, zoos, and botanical gardens


The Gloucester County Times (GCT) was a daily newspaper in Woodbury, New Jersey. It was founded in 1897 and ceased publication in 2012, when it merged with its sister papers Today's Sunbeam and The News of Cumberland County to form the South Jersey Times.

History
The newspaper was founded as the Woodbury Daily Times in 1897 by J. Frank Wilson. Wilson and his partner C. Walter Hawn served as publishers. Upon Wilson's death, his son J. Frank Wilson, Jr., became managing editor on January 1, 1918. The Wilson family continued to own and run the paper for the next several decades; Jack. H. Wilson served as managing publisher from 1965 to 1972. During this time paper added a Sunday edition and changed its name to the Gloucester County Times; it also expanded its coverage to include all of Gloucester County as well as Burlington and Salem counties. The Wilson family sold the paper to Harte-Hanks Newspapers of San Antonio, Texas in 1972. Its main competitors were The Philadelphia Inquirer across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, and the Courier-Post in South Jersey.

Harte-Hanks sold the Gloucester County Times to William Dean Singleton and Richard Scudder in 1983, becoming the first paper owned by MediaNews Group.

Advance Publications bought MediaNews' New Jersey and Pennsylvania newspapers in 2000.

In 2012 the Times was merged with two other Advance Publications papers from the South Jersey area, Today's Sunbeam and The News of Cumberland County, to form the South Jersey Times. It published its last issue on November 3, 2012.

References

Advance Publications
Defunct newspapers published in New Jersey
Newspapers published in New Jersey
Publications disestablished in 2012
Newspapers established in 1897
Woodbury, New Jersey


Burhan is a village located in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the site of a Motorway Interchange on the M1 motorway (Pakistan), which is intersected by the N-5 National Highway.

Burhan is bordered by the Haro River in the North and the green hills in the south. The city is scarcely populated and contains an ordinance factory in Wah Cantonment. State-sponsored co-institutions educate primary and secondary students, in addition to private schools.

Villages in Attock District


Joe Cimperman (born  1970) is an American politician who served as a member of the Cleveland City Council, representing near-west side neighborhoods from 1997 to 2016. A Democrat, he had previously been chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Community and Economic Development Committee, Legislation and Public Parks Committee and Property and Recreation Committee.

Early life and education
Cimperman was born in Cleveland to a Slovenian family that was active in the city's Slovenian community located in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood on Cleveland's east-side. He graduated in 1988 from St. Ignatius High School, a Jesuit college-prep school on Cleveland's near-west side. He attended John Carroll University, a Jesuit institution on the city's east side,  where he served as the Student Union President during the 1991–1992 term. His senior year, the student body also voted Cimperman as the Beaudry Award winner, an award for Christian leadership, academic achievement, and contributions to the university.  While at John Carroll University, Cimperman founded Project GOLD, an international award-winning service organization dedicated to helping underprivileged families.  He graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English.

Cimperman considered a vocation as a Catholic priest. His sister is a nun in San Antonio, Texas.

Early career
After graduating from John Carroll University in 1992, Cimperman continued to devote himself to low-income individuals by working with the "I Have a Dream Foundation," a program designed to provide opportunities to low-income children interested in pursuing higher education.

Cimperman contributed two years of service to the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, working with developmentally challenged adults in Portland, Maine and at the Don Miller AIDS Hospice in Baltimore, Maryland. Following the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Cimperman returned to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio to serve as an outreach worker at the Westside Catholic Center.

Political career
Cimperman was first elected to City Council in 1997, representing the 13th Ward, which includes the areas of St. Clair-Superior, Midtown, Downtown, Tremont, Ohio City/Near West, and Duck Island neighborhoods of Cleveland.    In 2001, Cimperman was unopposed in the general election.  In 2005, he won reelection by a wide margin of 74%/26% over Laurel Warnke-Taylor. Cimperman ran unopposed in the 2009 general election.

Cimperman resigned from Cleveland City Council in January 2016 to become president of Global Cleveland, a Cleveland non-profit.

Urban agriculture and food policy

Cimperman was actively involved in the creation of an ordinance which created what was called the "Open Space & Recreation Zoning District". Adopted in 2005 and established as part of the zoning code, the ordinance gives the city the right to reserve lands for parks, recreation facilities and open space.

In 2007, Cleveland initiated the first urban agriculture zoning code, Urban Garden Zoning Districts, a concept that was largely created by Cimperman. Under the new code, the city has the ability to reserve land for garden use, permitting the sale of produce at farmers' markets. Public notice and public hearings are required to change the zoning to permit building on an urban garden site.

In 2009, Cimperman sponsored what became known as the "chicken-and-bees" legislation. Under this classification, most residents are allowed to keep up to six chickens, ducks or rabbits and two beehives in a backyard or on small vacant lots. Cimperman, an advocate against food insecurity, cited the growing trend of urban agriculture and the need for residents to be able to grow their own food. Residents wishing to keep such animals on their property must apply to the city's health department for a license. Cimperman also cited the need for this type of legislation to assist with the City's problem of vacant, blighted and abandoned housing stock.

Through an effort with the George Gund Foundation, the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, Cimperman helped implement a program in which farmers' markets located in Cleveland can accept the social assistance Ohio Direction Card, allowing cardholders to buy from area farmers' markets and receive an extra five dollars.

Human rights

As a Councilman, Cimperman advocated for increasing the legal rights of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) community.

In 2008, Cimperman introduced legislation for the creation of a domestic partner registry for gay and straight couples in the City of Cleveland.

Cimperman advocated for an anti-discrimination ordinance barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. Co-sponsoring the ordinance with several other councilmen, the City of Cleveland joined other major Ohio cities by passing legal protections for transgender persons.

In 2011, Cimperman sponsored an ordinance, that was passed by Cleveland City Council, that offers domestic partner benefits for city employees. However, it is limited to individuals in the domestic partner registry prior to a specific date. Other workers can have their partners added to benefits at an annual cost.

Community health and wellness

Cimperman, in collaboration with MetroHealth, the Sisters of Charity Hospital System, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic, introduced a resolution to spur Cleveland to become healthier and fitter. Known as, Healthy Cleveland, Resolution No. 257-11 would make the city government a full partner in a collaborative effort by Greater Cleveland's four largest hospital systems to improve the health of city residents.

Cimperman strongly champions for food justice for low-income and minority residents, citing the disparities in health between inner-city and suburban residents. Cimperman sees the connection between food and the issues of social, economic, and racial justice.

Congressional campaign
In December 2007, Cimperman entered the race for the Democratic nomination for Ohio's 10th Congressional District, which was represented by veteran politician Dennis Kucinich. Cimperman's aggressive campaign was one factor in Kucinich's decision to drop out of the Presidential election on January 25, 2008.  A few days later financial disclosure reports revealed that Cimperman had nearly a 5 to 1 lead in campaign funds.

Cimperman's campaign tapped into the growing sentiment in Greater Cleveland that Dennis Kucinich's second consecutive long-shot bid for the Presidency was distracting the Congressman from focusing on issues such as the local economy.  Cimperman highlighted the votes missed by Dennis Kucinich during his run for the Presidency, as well as the fact that the vast majority of funds raised by Kucinich came from outside the State of Ohio.

Cimperman, in a crowded field of five candidates, received 35% of the vote. Kucinich received 52% of the vote total, a far lower percentage of the vote than the Congressman received in previous Democratic primaries.

Controversies
Although he enjoys a strong following from constituency, he has frequently received threatening calls and email messages.  In July 2008, a fire destroyed Cimperman's home in the Tremont neighborhood. It was investigated as "suspicious" and later ruled as arson. Less than a week later, the family's garage was broken into and his wife's car was vandalized. As of May 2009, no one has been charged for the arson.

In 2009, Ohio Ethics Commission reports revealed that Cimperman received more than 350 gifts in 2008, more than all of his fellow city council members combined.  However, many of the gifts appear to be related to the birth of his daughter and the fire in his home.

In 2015, The Ohio Ethics Commission announced an investigation to Joe Cimperman regarding city contracts that were awarded to his wife's employer as well as his wife's employer, ParkWorks (later renamed LAND Studio).

In 2018, the found that Cimperman, as a City Councilman, had, on 26 occasions, voted on or crafted legislation that award contracts to his wife's employer, ParkWorks (later renamed LAND Studio). Ohio State Law states than an elected official may not "Authorize, or employ the authority or influence of the public official's office to secure authorization of any public contract in which the public official, a member of the public official's family, or any of the public official's business associates has an interest"

Cimperman did not contest the charges and was sentenced to 1 year probation, a $10,000 fine and 100 hours of community service in May 2018.

Personal life
Cimperman currently lives in the Ohio City Neighborhood with his wife and children.

References

External links
 Official Campaign Website
 Biography of Joe Cimperman
 Cleveland City Council Website

Living people
Cleveland City Council members
Ohio Democrats
Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) alumni
John Carroll University alumni
American people of Slovenian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)


WLVB (93.9 FM, "Vermont Country 93.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Morrisville, Vermont.  The station is owned by Radio Vermont, Inc.  It airs a country music format.

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since February 22, 1991.

References

External links
WLVB official website

LVB
Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Vermont


Agnes Ashford () was a Christian evangelist.

In the 15th century, Bishop Longland of Lincoln was investigating the activities of the Lollards. His people were informed that Ashford had taught "part of the Sermon on the Mount" to James Morden. Before six bishops, Ashford was warned not to teach these things, even to her own children. Witnesses against her included her son Thomas Tredway, who testified that she had forbidden him to worship the images of saints (see idolatry, iconoclasm).

References

Lollards
15th-century English women
15th-century English people
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing


CaseMap Cloud is a cloud-based relational database software designed to allow law offices to organise evidence.

Background
Launched in 1998 as CaseMap, the software was originally written as a Microsoft Access application by an attorney in Florida, who sought to better manage the facts in his cases.  It includes database tables (the program's documentation refers to them as spreadsheets) for facts, issues, documents, physical evidence, depositions, pleadings, persons, organizations, places, and other types of the data. The program's documentation refers to these types of data as objects. Using the program involves linking the various sources of evidence (e.g., documents, depositions, and persons) to facts that are relevant in the case, and to the issues to be decided in the case. The facts table can be sorted by date to provide a chronology of the facts.

The use of large volumes of digital evidence and e-discovery in modern litigation has led law offices to increase their use of litigation support programs such as CaseMap.

CaseMap is owned by LexisNexis. The current version is CaseMap Cloud.

Prior to being purchased by LexisNexis, CaseMap was produced by CaseSoft.  For a period in the mid 2000s, CaseMap was part of a larger case management solution set referred to as "Best of Breed". The group included CaseMap, Concordance, Synge and Ipro as part of a suite of products for managing litigation document review and fact management.

See also
 LexisNexis

References

External links
 Official website
 CaseMap 13 Documentation

Legal software
Intellectual property law
RELX
E-government


The 1998 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation () was held in January 1999. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.

Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大勁歌金曲) of 1998 are as follows.

Additional awards

References
 Top ten songs award 1998, Tvcity.tvb.com
 Additional awards 1998, Tvcity.tvb.com

Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, 1998


Hit the Saddle is a 1937 "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie starring Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, and Rita Hayworth, before she became famous. It was second in The Three Mesquiteers series released by Republic Pictures. The film was directed by Mack V. Wright.

Plot
A team of men that work for cattle rancher Rance McGowan attempt to capture a herd of wild horses on an Arizona wild horse refuge, but they are protected by the US government. The men are arrested by the sheriff and his men for the attempt. When Sheriff Miller confronts McGowan, he claims that he sent his men to look for some brood mares that he lost. McGowan has his men paint Volcano, his stallion, to disguise him as a pinto to infiltrate the wild horse herd in order to cause stampeding. After several stampedes cause crop damage, injury and one death, the other ranchers go to Sheriff Miller for help. Miller and the Three Mesquiteers go in search of the pinto that they feel is causing the wild horses to stampede. Meanwhile McGowan's men are initiating another stampede, using Volcano, which causes Miller's horse to stumble and fall, throwing Miller off his horse injuring him. Before Miller has the chance to move out of the way Volcano stomps on him, killing him.

After Sheriff Miller's death, the ranchers petition government officials to revoke the protection of the wild horses. McGowan and his men get ready for a wild horse drive so they can sell the horses. Tucson is then made sheriff, and the Three Mesquiteers head out to find the pinto that's causing the stampedes but after capturing the wild pinto they discover it's never been shod, however it was apparent that the horse that horse that killed Miller was wearing horseshoes. The ranchers are adamant that the pinto be put down, even though Stony disagrees with the decision and tries to prove the pinto is not a killer by going into the horse stall with the pinto.

Rita has talked Stony into marrying her and convinces Stony to get married that day. She invites everyone to come to their wedding reception that will be held later that day. Tucson and Lullaby are against the wedding and initially agree to stay out of it, then Lullaby offers Rita money to break it off with Stony and leave for New York. Stony realizes they interfered and storms off.

Stony steals the pinto stallion, and as he is leading him away, McGowan offers to help Stony by throwing the posse off his trail and by hiding him and the pinto at his ranch. While there, Stony notices Volcano painted to look like a pinto and that he's controlled through a series of whistles. The McGowan's men then put Stony in the bunkhouse and wait for McGowan to get there. McGowan then informs Stony he will have to be killed.

Tucson and Lullaby get back to their own ranch just as the late Sheriff's young son, Tim, gets there. Tim informs the two men that he saw Stony leading the pinto towards McGowan's ranch. Tucson and Lullaby get back on their horses and head for McGowan's ranch.

The next day McGowan has his men tie up Stony, and they tether the wild pinto nearby in an effort to make it look like the pinto killed Stony.  One of the men whistle for Volcano to trample Stony to death, but the pinto breaks free and begins to fight with Volcano. The pinto wards off Volcano and chases him away. All but two of McGowan's men follow the two horses. Tucson and Lullaby spot the two men guarding Stony and jump on them from a nearby ledge and untie Stony. Stony informs them that McGowan's killer stallion is painted to look like a pinto. After McGowan's men capture Volcano they attack the Three Mesquiteers, McGowan attempts to escape by riding away on Volcano. Stony whistles, and Volcano bucks McGowan onto the ground and tramples McGowan. Stony and Tucson chase after the two remaining men and arrest them.

Cast
Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke, Mesquiteer
Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith, Mesquiteer
Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin, Mesquiteer
Rita Hayworth as Rita, a saloon singer (Hayworth was billed under her real name as Rita Cansino; in the same year she moved to Columbia Pictures and acquired her more famous stage name)
J. P. McGowan as Rance McGowan, villainous rancher
Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Miller, murdered by McGowan
Sammy McKim as Tim Miller, the Sheriff's son
Yakima Canutt as Buck, one of McGowan's henchmen
Harry Tenbrook as Joe Harvey, one of McGowan's henchmen
Robert Smith as Hank, one of McGowan's henchmen
Eddie Boland as Pete

References

External links

The Livingston-Corrigan-Terhune period of Three Mesquiteers films at B-Westerns

1937 films
1937 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Three Mesquiteers films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by Mack V. Wright
Films produced by Nat Levine
American Western (genre) films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films


Christian Tomuschat (born 23 July 1936 in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland)) is a German jurist. He is emeritus professor of public international law and European law at the Humboldt University in Berlin and is a former member of the UN Human Rights Committee and the UN's International Law Commission.

Career
After his graduation in 1955 in Stuttgart, he studied law in Heidelberg and Montpellier, and earned his doctorate in 1970. From 1972 to 1995, he held the Chair of Public Law at the University of Bonn.

In 1994 he chaired the UN-sponsored  Historical Clarification Commission (CEH), after the conclusion of peace accords between the Guatemalan government and the guerrillas in December 1996, which worked to investigate human rights abuses committed during the Guatemalan Civil War and published its final report on 25 February 1999.

Since 1995 he has been a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and, since April 2003,  an honorary Doctor of Law at the University of Zurich. Since April 1995, he holds the Chair of Public and European Law at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In May 2006, he was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite and, in October 2007, he was awarded the Grand Cross of Merit with Star.

In 2003, he was commissioned by Daimler-Chrysler (now Daimler AG) to investigate human rights abuses the company allegedly aided during the Argentine military's Dirty War against suspected opponents, in particular the disappearances of fourteen union members at its Mercedes-Benz factory.   He issued a report noting that “MBA [Mercedes-Benz Argentina] has supplied information from company personnel files, including passport photographs, to the state secret service at its request" that put labor leaders in danger, and eventually their murders. Ultimately, he found the activities of its Mercedes-Benz subsidiary did not rise to the level of incitement to kidnapping and murder.  Plaintiffs criticized the report as "corporate whitewashing" and some pointed out they had not been interviewed.

In December 2008, with Germany bringing proceedings against Italy in the International Court of Justice, Tomuschat was appointed co-agent representing Germany. The case  (Jurisdictional Immunities of the State) alleges that Italy has violated the principle of sovereign immunity by allowing civil claims by victims of Nazi crimes against Germany to proceed in Italian courts.

In 2013, he was elected president of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), for a six-year term.

Lectures
 What is General International Law? in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

Selected works
 Flexibility in International Dispute Settlement (Brill, 2020) (with Marcelo Kohen).
 Grundgesetz und Völkerrecht, in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): 60 Jahre Grundgesetz. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 4), Baden-Baden 2009

References

Further reading
 Introductory note on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 in the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
 Introductory note on the General Assembly resolution 377 (V) of 3 November 1950 (Uniting for Peace) in the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

External links
Literature by and about Christian Tomuschat in the catalogue of the German National Library
HU-Berlin – Department of Public Law, International and European Law
Guatemala: Memory of Silence – Final report of the CEH in English
Application to the International Court of Justice appointing Tomuschat co-agent

1936 births
Living people
Lawyers from Szczecin
Jurists from North Rhine-Westphalia
People from the Province of Pomerania
Heidelberg University alumni
Academic staff of the University of Bonn
United Nations Human Rights Committee members
Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin
Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)
German officials of the United Nations


Jesse Grimes  (1788–1866) was a Texas pioneer and politician. Before moving to Texas, he fought in the War of 1812. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served as Senator in the Republic of Texas Congress and in the Texas State Legislature. Grimes County was named in his honor.

Early life and family
Grimes was born in what is now Duplin County, North Carolina, on February 6, 1788, to Sampson and Bethsheba Grimes.  In the War of 1812, he served in an Infantry Company in the West Tennessee Militia. He married his first wife, Martha Smith, in 1813. The family moved to Washington County, Alabama, in 1817. Martha died during childbirth in 1824. They had nine children. He married Mrs. Rosanna Ward Britton in 1826. They had six children.

Life and career in Texas

Grimes then moved to Stephen F. Austin's second colony in what is now Grimes County, Texas, in 1826.

On March 21, 1829, Grimes was elected by the ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin as first lieutenant of the First Company, Battalion of Austin. He was elected sindico procurador (city attorney)  of the Viesca precinct in December 1830 and in December 1831 was elected a regidor (city councilman). On October 5, 1832, he became a member of Viesca district's subcommittee of safety and vigilance. On October 6, he was appointed district treasurer.

During the Republic of Texas period, Jesse Grimes was the first Chief Justice for Montgomery County, in 1838. The following year, he settled on what is now Grimes Prairie in Grimes County.

Texas Revolution
He represented Washington Municipality as a delegate to the Texas Convention of 1833 and the Texas Consultation of 1835. On November 14, 1835, he was elected to the General Council of the provisional government.

Grimes served as Washington Municipality's representative to the Texas Republic's Constitutional Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas at which he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

On June 3, 1836, he formed a volunteer company in the Republic of Texas Army.

Texas state senator
He served as Senator from Washington County in the First Congress of the Republic of Texas from October 3, 1836, to September 25, 1837.

He served in the Sixth and Seventh sessions of the Republic of Texas's House of Representatives as the member from Montgomery County. He completed Robert M. Williamson's unexpired term in the Eighth Congress, representing Washington, Montgomery, and Brazos counties, and was elected to the Ninth Congress, which ended on June 28, 1845.

After Texas became a state, he served as  state senator in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Texas Legislatures. He served as President pro tempore of the Texas State Senate in the First Called Session of the Fourth Texas Legislature, in the Regular and Adjourned Sessions of the  Sixth Texas Legislature, and  all three sessions of the Eighth Texas Legislature.

Death and legacy
Grimes died on March 15, 1866, and was buried in the John McGinty cemetery, east of Navasota, Texas. His remains and those of his second wife were moved to the Texas State Cemetery on October 17, 1929.
Grimes County, Texas was named in his honor.

See also

 Timeline of the Republic of Texas
 History of Texas
 Congress of the Republic of Texas
 Texas Revolution

References

External links

Republic of Texas Senators
1st Congress of the Republic of Texas
1788 births
1866 deaths
People from Duplin County, North Carolina
People of the Texas Revolution
American militiamen in the War of 1812
Grimes County, Texas
Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence


WIXM (102.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Grand Isle, Vermont, and serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is owned and operated by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format known as "The New Mix 102.3".

WIXM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts.  While the station is licensed to a community in Vermont and has its studios and offices on Watertower Circle in Colchester, its transmitter is on Beartown Road in Beekmantown, New York, about ten miles north of Plattsburgh.

History

Early years as WWSR-FM "Stereo 102" & WLFE-FM country format
The station first signed on in April 1970 as WWSR-FM, the sister station of 1420 WWSR.  Its format was adult contemporary music using the automated "Hit Parade" service, calling itself Stereo 102. In the late 1970s, it dropped AC in favor of country music, using the call letters WLFE.

Active rock format and call letter change to WIER (2008-2012)
The station flipped from country music to Christmas music in November 2008, and on December 29, 2008, the station moved to active rock as Rock 102 "Pure Rock Radio" to go up against alternative rock station 99.9 WBTZ in nearby Plattsburgh, New York.

In January 2009, the station added The Todd and Tyler Radio Empire, a syndicated talk show based out of Omaha, Nebraska, to its morning schedule.

On March 1, 2010, WLFE-FM changed its call letters to WIER and rebranded as "102.3 The Wire".

Hot Adult contemporary format (2012-present)
WIER switched to hot adult contemporary as "Mix 102.3" on March 30, 2012. The station's playlist is listed on Mediabase (where rival WEZF is listed), but it is not on the add board.  The station plays only a few 1980s hits, much like its rival WEZF. On August 13, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WIXM.

References

External links

IXM
Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1970
1970 establishments in Vermont


The Debouillet is a breed of domestic sheep originating from Tatum, New Mexico. It was developed in the 1920s through crossing Rambouillet and Delaine Merino sheep and the breed's name is a portmanteau of these two ancestors. This breed is primarily raised for its wool.

Characteristics
Specifically adapted to the arid ranges of the Southwestern U.S., the breed is a medium–size sheep with long, fine wool. Ewes are polled and rams may or may not have horns.

Mature ewes will weigh from 125 lb (57 kg) to 160 lb (73 kg) and rams will weigh from 175 lb (79 kg) to 250 lb (113 kg).

The fleece from mature ewes will weigh 10 to 18 lb (4.5 to 8.1 kg) with a 35% to 50% yield.  The staple length of the fleece is from 3 to 5 in (7.5 to 12.5 cm) with a numerical count of 62 to 80, which is 18.5 to 23.5 microns in diameter.

References

External links
 Debouillet sheep at the American Sheep Industry Association website

Sheep breeds originating in the United States
Sheep breeds


There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Pole, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2008.

 Pole Baronets of Shute House (1628)
 Pole Baronets of Wolverton (1791)
 Pole baronets of the Navy (1801): see Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet (1757–1830)

Set index articles on titles of nobility
Pole family


The Three Mesquiteers is a 1936 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie, starring Bob Livingston (in the role later played by John Wayne), Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Syd Saylor. It is first in a 51-film series of "Three Mesquiteers" films based on characters from the novels written by William Colt MacDonald, eight of which starred John Wayne. The film was directed by Ray Taylor, and produced by Nat Levine and written by Jack Natteford.

Plot
Set in the year 1919, following World War 1, military veterans Lullaby Joslin and Bob Bryant are recovering from their wounds at a U.S. Veterans Hospital and decide to head out to San Juan Basin, New Mexico with some other veterans and apply for ownership of land being given away through the Homestead Acts. Lullaby and Bob and the other veterans arrive at Carrizozo, NM and meet Stony Brooke and Tucson Smith, as well as Brack Canfield who advises the men to keep going west for their own good.

Bob and the other veterans exchange their vehicles for horses and covered wagons for the trek to the San Juan Basin, Lullaby continues on with his motorcycle side car. Brack Canfield tells his brother Olin that what happens next has to look like an accident. Shortly afterwards there is the sound of a blast and an rockslide occurs on the trail, the caravan of veterans are forced to hurry out of the way, and everyone survives.

Stony and Tucson ride back to investigate the landslide and discover that it was no accident, as there are remnants of a dynamite blast. Canfield's men realize that the veterans have survived and attempt to drive off the veterans' horses. Stony and Tucson begin a gunfight with them, Lullaby appears on a hill in his motorcycle side car, and waves on the people behind him, but it is a bluff. Canfield's men take Lullaby's bluff seriously and withdraw thinking there is a gang on its way.

Cast
 Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke
 Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith
 Syd Saylor as Lullaby Joslin
 Kay Hughes as Marian Bryant
 J.P. McGowan as Brack Canfield
 Al Bridge as Olin Canfield
 Frank Yaconelli as Pete (Italian vet)
 John Merton as Bull (chief henchman)
 Gene Marvey as Bob Bryant
 Milburn Stone as John (a vet)
 Duke York as Chuck (one-armed vet)
 Nina Quartero as Rosita (waitress) (billed as Nena Quartaro)
 Allen Connor as Milt (one-legged vet)

References

External links
 The Three Mesquiteers at the Internet Movie Database

1936 films
1936 Western (genre) films
Three Mesquiteers films
Films directed by Ray Taylor
Films set in 1919
American black-and-white films
Republic Pictures films
American Western (genre) films
Films produced by Nat Levine
Films about veterans
1930s English-language films
1930s American films