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PO Box 87, Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-8105 - Phone (906) 228-0493 - Fax

Upcoming Seminars

Seminars held during the Summer season have had a histroically low turnout rate.

The majority of NMPSA trainings are scheduled from September to May.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Michigan Municipal Treasurer's Association
Upper Peninsula Training Event

The MMTA in the UP Committee, along with NMPSA, present the annual 2015 MMTA in the UP training event. We are excited to offer a new format for this one day training by making it a day before the UP Clerks conference and featuring Lew Bender. Please join us for a day packed with quality education in the beautiful City of Marquette, Michigan!

Sessions being offered this year are:

  • FOIA – Significant Changes to FOIA ; What You Need to Know
  • Disaster Preparedness; How to Prepare for the Unexpected
  • Tax Settlement with County; Nightmare or Smooth Process
  • Treasurer to Treasurer Working Lunch
  • Managing Generational Differences and Problem Employee

The registration fee is $95. Registration/refund deadline is August 21, 2015. The day seminar qualifies for 3 hours towards CPFA and MiCPT certifications. For hotel accommodations, please contact the Ramada Inn of Marquette, 412 Washington Street, Marquette, MI 48955; Phone (906)228-6000. The hotel's government rate is $75.95. Be sure to mention you are representating a government entity.

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Friday, September 11, 2015

Upper Peninsula Clerks Training Day

The Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks (MAMC) and NMPSA are very pleased to announce the Second Annual U.P. Municipal Clerks Training Day. Recognizing that it has been very difficult for most U.P. Clerks to attend MAMC training downstate, the Association and NMPSA along with Trainer Lew Bender, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and David J. Bleau, Retired City Clerk, Marquette, are all supporting this blockbuster U.P. Clerks training opportunity.

Sessions being offered this year are:

  • Elections Update
  • Legislative Update and MAMC Resources
  • Making Meetings Work:
  • Making Board & Council Meetings Effective / Effective Inter-personal Communications

Registration Fee: $125.00 - Includes training materials and lunch. Hotel accommodations have been arranged for $75 government rate at the Ramada Inn - 906 228-6000 and the Holiday Inn - (906) 225-1351. Certification Points: Six (6) hours; Three (3) Education Points for IIMC CMC, and Two (2) Education Points for MAMC CMMC designation

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Employee Handbooks & Personnel Policies

Gary Patterson, Masud Labor Law Group

Program Description:

Don’t wait until an employee sues or your agency faces charges or complaints to learn about recent developments impacting your workplace policies. The first half of this presentation will include an important update on labor and employment law developments involving handbooks and policies, including why updated policies and handbooks are important. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn what you must do to minimize the negative impact and to take advantage of updated policies.

In the second half, you will learn how the government can negatively impact your employment policies, whether you have a union or not. You will also gain insight into which crucial employment documents/policies are essential for every employer to have, regardless of size. As time permits, we will discuss the importance of undertaking an employment audit of your existing policies, including what to look for and how to make changes to avoid landing in court.  Remember, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!”

Gary D. Patterson graduated with distinction from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where his legal studies focused on labor and employment law. While in law school, he earned an American Jurisprudence Book Award in Research and Advocacy.

Gary has considerable practical experience in labor arbitration, grievance resolution and collective bargaining, as well as workers' compensation disputes. He has also distinguished himself in the labor and employment law community as a speaker and instructor. A sampling of his presentations include: American Arbitration Association Symposium - "Evidence in Arbitration"; National Business Institute - "Avoiding Lawsuits for Wrongful Discharge", "Workers Compensation, Challenges and Opportunities" and "The Family and Medical Leave Act"; and Business and Industrial Development Institute - "Legal Considerations in Labor and Employee Matters" and "Recruiting and Hiring Considerations".

Gary joined Masud, Patterson, Schutter, Peters & Vary, P.C., in 1991. His extensive experience and training are utilized to assist clients in labor and employment law matters and workers' compensation disputes. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts for the State of Michigan, including the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Effective Communication

Nancy Ohle, HR Partner Solutions

Program Description:

If you are looking to enhance your communication skills with employees, co-workers and the general public, look no further! This seminar will help you develop a truly engaging and responsive communication style, leading to positive results for you and your organization.

Whether it’s a face-to-face conversation or a professionally written e-mail exchange, a meaningful message entails establishing a connection that leaves a powerful impression.

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Identify strategies which will allow you to recognize and overcome communication barriers and interact effectively with others.
  • Identify your own communication strengths and weaknesses and how they impact your credibility.
  • Understand the impact of formal and informal communications.
  • Describe the workplace dynamics of differing personality types in groups and teams in organizations.
  • Understand generational differences in the need for feedback and how that impacts your choice of listening techniques.
  • Identify which communication approach and "medium" such as face-to-face, phone, email, social media, etc. is the most appropriate to meet people's needs.
  • Understand that active listening is a key component of communications.
  • Explain the strategies for writing truly effective email people will read, retain, and reference.
  • Deliver negative information in a manner that will be understood.

Nancy Ohle has been a leader and mentor in Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership, Performance Management, and Training Design and Delivery for over 25 years. Her consulting partnerships have spanned Fortune 100 industries, local governments, educational institutions, service industries, and non-profits. While a Chamber of Commerce "Athena" award winner for mentoring women, Nancy does not limit her coaching to women alone. A speaker at the Michigan Mayors' Conference, Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Townships Association Annual Conferences, Northern Michigan Public Service Academy, MEDC Redevelopment Ready Communities, and National League of Cities Annual Meetings, Nancy is a sought-after facilitator, coach, and consultant. An engaging consultant and facilitator, she will help you define issues before moving toward solutions.

Nancy earned her MBA with a concentration in Organizational Development and Labor Relations from Central Michigan University and her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Illinois State University.

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

FOIA / OMA: Updates on Significant Changes

Erica N. Payne Roell, Attorney

Kendricks, Bordeau, Adamini, Greenlee, & Keefe, P.C.

More information will be posted as it becomes available

December 3, 2015 (TENTATIVE)

Wastewater Administrative Workshop

More information will be posted as it becomes available


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Saturday, November 03, 2012

Magic Tournament (Sat. 3 Nov, 2012 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

The game room and Residential Life are hosting an event in the game room for Magic the Gathering. Starts at 3 p.m. Registration is limited to 35 and starts at 5 p.m. October 15.

First Saturday Star Party (Sat. 3 Nov, 2012 6:00 pm)

The Astronomy Club will have a star party after the VLA tours. The event is free and open to the public so come out and join us at the Etscorn Observatory. The club hosts star parties on the first Saturday of each month starting at dusk.

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Alumni Honored This Weekend

Two NMU alumni with Upper Peninsula roots will be recognized for their achievements during NMU’s Homecoming celebration. Robert Wallenstein of Fort Wayne, Ind.—known as Bob Chase in the radio industry—and Dr. William Bowerman of College Park, Md., will receive the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Wallenstein, a Marquette native, began his radio career at NMU, where he announced hockey games. Since then he has gone on to announce high school sports, Big Ten football games and the Indy 500. He began play-by-play sports announcing on radio station WOWO for the Fort Wayne Komets hockey team in 1953. He also served as the public service director, assistant program director, sports director and marketing director for WOWO. He has made a name for himself both inside and outside the hockey rink. Wallenstein supports the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, mentors broadcasting students, advocates leagues for youth sports and has a hockey tournament for handicapped athletes named after him. He has been inducted to the Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame and has been named the International Hockey League Broadcaster of the Year. Last week he was announced as USA Hockey's recipient of the 2012 Lester Patrick Award. Semi-retired, he is set to begin his 60th season of broadcasting.

Bowerman is a Munising native who received his master’s degree in biology in 1991. He serves as chair of the department of environmental science and toxicology and as professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. He has served on a bald eagle recovery team for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and has studied the correlation between pollution and bald eagle ecology for about 25 years. Bowerman has trained more than 300 wildlife professionals and is leading a team of scientists through 19 countries to study indigenous eagle species. He has published over 70 articles and is involved with several ecological and ornithological organizations. He also led a team that discovered the cause for avian vacuolar myelinopathy, a disease that killed more than 100 bald eagles and 10,000 waterfowl. He is co-chair of the International Joint Commission’s Great lakes Science Advisory Board, a national authority on water quality issues.

Wallenstein and Bowerman will be honored at the NMU Alumni Association Homecoming Awards and Foundation Scholarship Brunch on Saturday.

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Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Keywords: Comedy, Scatological, Crossdressing, Controversial

Baltimore personality Babs Johnson defends her title of Filthiest Person Alive against the challenges of Connie and Raymond Marble. Absolutely shocking in 1972, and while still distasteful in the Internet era, the world is catching up quickly. Includes a notorious coprophagic scene. Generally poor acting from the cast with the exception of the lead, Divine. An important cult classic but probably not a film for everyone.

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25-Aug-1947   Appears in John Waters films

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Original Title: Zhong an zu

Director: Kirk Wong

Writers: Man Keung Chan; Teddy Chan; Chi-Sing Cheung; Lai Ling Cheung; Tin Nam Chun

Keywords: Crime, Martial Arts

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William D. BloxhamAKA William Dunnington Bloxham

Born: 9-Jul-1835
Birthplace: Leon County, FL
Died: 15-Mar-1911
Location of death: Tallahassee, FL
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Twice Governor of Florida

Military service: Confederate Army

Theoretically elected Lt. Governor of Florida in 1870, the election was stolen from him, and complex legal maneuvering prevented him from obtaining a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court until 1872, by which time it was a moot point. He ran for Governor that year, but was defeated by Ossian B. Hart. His second attempt, in 1880, was successful. During his administration, the state emerged into solvency by a monumental sale of four million acres of Everglades land to Hamilton Disston, for the price of $1M. It made Disston the largest landowner in the United States. 1885 saw Bloxham's appointment as US Ambassador to Bolivia, but he failed to report to his post. He become Comptroller of Florida and then was elected in 1896 to another term as Governor. He died 1911 in Tallahassee.

Father: William Bloxham
Mother: Martha Williams
Wife: Mary C. Davis (m. 28-Nov-1856, one son, one daughter)
Son: William
Daughter: Martha

    High School: Rappahannock Academy
    University: College of William and Mary (1855)

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    Florida State Official Comptroller (1890-96)
    US Interior Department Surveyor General, Florida (1885-89)
    Governor of Florida (1881-85)
    Florida Secretary of State (1877-80)
    Florida State House of Representatives (1861-62)
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Noe Valley Voice November 2007

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The next Noe Valley Voice is our December 2007/January 2008 issue. It should be out on Dec. 4, and on the streets of Noe Valley for two months. Try to send your December and January calendar items by Nov. 15, to Please put the date of your event near the top of the e-mail. Our address is Noe Valley Voice, 1021 Sanchez St., San Francisco, CA 94114. Noe Valley events take priority, but we try to squeeze in as many other items as possible.

Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: "Roll, baby, roll" at an ongoing Thursday STROLLER WALK. Meet at 11 am at Holey Bagel, 3872 24th.

Nov. 1-30: OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets Monday through Saturday, 7 to 8 am. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 282-2317.

Nov. 1-30: Takeshi Murata's new VIDEO, Escape Spirit VideoSlime, is on display at Ratio 3 Gallery. Wed.-Sat., 11 am-6 pm. 1447 Stevenson. 821-3371;

Nov. 1-30: Noe Valley SENIOR CENTER serves hot lunches for people over 60, weekdays at 12:30 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 648-1030.

Nov. 1-30: Ruby's Clay Studio exhibits CERAMICS by Steve de Grasse and photos by Angelo Di Pietrantonio. Opens Nov. 4, 2-6pm. 552A Noe. 861-3440.

Nov. 1-Dec. 1: CITY ART Cooperative Gallery displays work by Antonio Rivera, Kevin Piyatilake, and Susanne Jette Khawand. Reception Nov. 2, 7-10 pm; Wed.-Sun., noon-9 pm. 828 Valencia. 970-9900;

Nov. 1-Dec.17: "Fresh Paint," an exhibit of original WATERCOLORS, holds an artists' reception on Nov. 10. 2-4 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 282-2317.

Nov. 1-Dec. 31: The "Da Vinci" SHOW, with 150 reproductions of machines made by Leonardo, continues at the Metreon, 101 4th.

Nov. 2: DOCUMENTARY FILMS at the Jewish Community Center include The Yard People: An Intergenerational Love Story, about African-American couples. 12:30 pm. 3200 California. 292-1200;

Nov. 2: The annual DAY OF THE DEAD procession begins at 7 pm on the corner of 24th and Bryant; an altar installation will be exhibited at Garfield Park, Harrison and 26th.

Nov. 2-Dec. 21: OLD FIRST CHURCH begins its winter concert series, including the Del Sol String Quartet on Nov. 30. 8 pm. 1751 Sacramento. 474-1608.

Nov. 3: Czech performance artist IVA BITTOVÁ, of Zelary fame, sings and plays violin. 8:15 pm. Noe Valley Music Series at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 454-5238;

Nov. 3: St. Paul's presents "A Night with the Stars," to BENEFIT the church preservation fund. Silent auction, 6 pm; dinner, 7:45; live auction, 8:45; dancing, 9:15 pm. Info: 648-7538.

Nov. 3-4 & 6-17: The International LATINO Film Festival showing at Mission Cultural Center shows films from Spain and Latin America. 2868 Mission. 643-2776.

Nov. 2-4: The SF HARVEST FESTIVAL features hundreds of craftspeople. Fri. & Sat., 10 am-7 pm; Sun., 10 am-5 pm. Concourse Exhibition Hall, 635 8th. 447-3205;

Nov. 2-4: Shiloh McCloud exhibits visionary ARTWORK at A Woman's Eye Gallery. Noon-5 pm. 678 Portola. 731-6470;

Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: CHESS CLUB at the Excelsior Library welcomes all skill levels, ages 6 and up. 3:30-5:30 pm. 4400 Mission. 355-2868.

Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: Friday BINGO at St. Paul's begins at 7 pm (doors open 5 pm). Parish Hall, 221 Valley. 648-7538.

Nov. 3: "The Longest Walk 2," a concert to benefit the Nowa Cumig Institute, includes KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, Taj Mahal, and Kitaro in the lineup. 7 pm. Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary. 346-6000;

Nov. 3: Tom Huber and Mississippi Mike (8:30 am) and Failure to Disperse (10:30 am) play the Noe Valley FARMERS' MARKET. 24th & Vicksburg. 248-1332;

Nov. 3: Vocalist and solo violinist Eva Bittová performs a CONCERT at the Noe Valley Music Series. 8:15 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 454-5238;

Nov. 3 & 4: Noe Valley artist Royce Vaughn exhibits "Afrigrams" in the annual Wesleyan ART SHOW at Jones United Methodist Church. 1975 Post. 921-7653.

Nov. 4: Rocket DOG RESCUE shows off dogs who need homes, at Zephyr Real Estate. Noon-4 pm. 4040 24th. 642-4786.

Nov. 4: Huxley Beagle's "Trial by Juri" TREASURE HUNT around Juri Commons begins at 1 pm. For rules, visit

Nov. 4: Noe Valley writer and historian ESTELLE FREEDMAN reads from The Essential Feminist Reader. Refreshments. 3 pm. Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia. 282-9246.

Nov. 4: The ASIAN ART Museum's Fall Family Festival gives kids the chance to dress up in Asian costumes and make their own hanbok (Korean dress), jewelry, or samurai breastplate. 11 am-4 pm. 200 Larkin. 581-3500;

Nov. 4: Jan Millsapps discusses SPUTNIK, the space race, and dog Laika, the first living creature sent into space, plus a new book, Screwed Pooch. 2 pm. The Beat Museum, 540 Broadway. 399-9626;

Nov. 5: Vocalist Silvia Nakkach, cellist Michael Knapp, and musician/activist Julie Dillon are guests of the ODD MONDAYS series. 7 pm, preceded by dinner at Noe Valley Pizza, 5:30 pm (rsvp jlsender 1021 Sanchez. 282-2317.

Nov. 5-27: Chris Sequeira leads classes in TAI CHI. Mon. & Tues., 6 pm, at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 773-8185 or 650-756-6857.

Nov. 5-28: SF Library's BOOKMOBILE parks in Noe Valle. Mon. & Wed., 10:30 am-1 pm. 665 Elizabeth. 557-4353.

Nov. 5-Dec. 7: SF State's museum exhibits "The World of the Roman Soldier," with reenactment ARMOR and weaponry. 11 am-2 pm. Humanities Bldg., Tapia & Holloway. 405-0599.

Nov. 6: ELECTION DAY. Vote for mayor, 7 am to 8 pm. 554-4411.

Nov. 6: The SPCA offers a free PET LOSS support group moderated by Dr. Betty Carmack. 7:30-9 pm. 243 Alabama. 554-3050.

Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27: "Tot/Parent Spanish," a LANGO, Foreign Language for Kids class, begins at 10 am. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 282-2317;

Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27: The Noe Valley Library sponsors LAPSITS for babies and toddlers at 10:15 am, and preschool STORY TIME at 11 am. Bethany UMC, 1268 Sanchez. 647-8393;

Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27: The Kadampa Buddhist Temple holds an introduction to MEDITATION on Tuesdays. 7-8:30 pm. 3324 17th. 503-1187.

Nov. 7: An Unreasonable Man: RALPH NADER screens at the Main Library at 6 pm. 100 Larkin. 557-4400.

Nov. 7: Algerian-born cartoonist Khalil Bendib speaks about political CARTOONING post-9/11. 1 pm. City College, 50 Phelan. 239-3580.

Nov. 7: Forbeadin' offers a JEWELRY-making class, "Basic Knotting." 7-9 pm. 1195 Church. 641-1414.

Nov. 7 & 8: A CRAFTS BAZAAR at St. Luke's benefits hospital programs. 9-4 pm. 1580 Valencia. 641-6490.

Nov. 7, 14, 21 & 28: Danielle is the STORYTELLER at Cover to Cover's Wednesday story hour. 3-4 pm. 1307 Castro. 282-8080.

Nov. 7-25: Brava Theater Center presents the world premiere of Stardust and Empty Wagons: Stories from the KATRINA DIASPORA. "N'Awlins-style" party Nov. 10, 8 pm; Wed.-Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 3 pm. 2789 24th. 647-2822;

Nov. 8: University of San Francisco presents author ISABEL ALLENDE in a free interview and book signing. 5:45 pm. 2130 Fulton. 422-6828.

Nov. 8: Friends of Noe Valley hosts a BIRTHDAY PARTY for Noe Valley, with historical memorabilia, wine, and jazz. 7-8:30 pm. Bank of America, 24th & Castro. 602-4445;

Nov. 8-Dec. 8: Merle Kessler and Joshua Brody perform Slouching Towards DISNEYLAND, a history of the world "from the Big Bang to the bleating blogs." 8 pm. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia. 826-5750;

Nov. 9: James Lick holds an OPEN HOUSE for prospective students and their families. 5:30-6:30 pm. The Fall Showcase of Student Music & Dance begins at 6:30 pm. 1220 Noe. 695-5675.

Nov. 9: Under One Roof's annual FUNDRAISER, "SparkleSF," features a champagne tasting, live and silent auctions, and a performance by Kimberly Locke from American Idol. 6:30-10 pm. St. Regis Hotel, 125 3rd. 503-2300;

Nov. 9: "Stand-up tragedian" Chaim Bertman discusses his work at the Ecstatic Monkey READING SERIES at Modern Times Bookstore. 7:30 pm. 888 Valencia. 282-9246;

Nov. 9-11: The GREEN FESTIVAL features 200 speakers and 400 businesses offering workshops, films, and classes. Fri. & Sat., 10 am-8 pm; Sun., 11 am-6 pm. San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th.

Nov. 10: The Noe Valley Farmers' Market hosts MUSIC by Jude (8:30 am) and Swing Serenade (10:30 am). 24th & Vicksburg. 248-1332;

Nov. 10: Learn mulching and pest control at a WORKSHOP on preparing your garden for winter. 10 am-1 pm. Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue & Lawton. Call 731-5627 to preregister.

Nov. 10: The November end-of-the-season PLANT SALE at Strybing Arboretum runs from 10 am to 1 pm. Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue & Lincoln. 661-1316;

Nov. 10: Bring recycled prints, buttons, scissors, and flowers to a CARDMAKING workshop at Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission. 1-3 pm. 643-2776.

Nov. 10: BILL YENNE signs his new book, Guinness: The 250-Year Quest for the Perfect Pint, at the Valley Tavern. 3:30-5:30 pm. 4054 24th. 285-0674;

Nov. 10: Mary Luckhardt offers ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE lessons with live music, sponsored by the Bay Area Country Dance Society. 7:30-10:30 pm. Bethany UMC, 1268 Sanchez. 821-2654;

Nov. 10: BRUCE BARTHOL, former music director of the SF Mime Troupe and a bass player with Country Joe and the Fish, performs at the Noe Valley Music Series. 8:15 pm. 1021 Sanchez. 454-5238;

Nov. 11: Luv a Java hosts a RECEPTION for photographer Bonnie Tomek and jewelry designer Annida Brunato, whose works are on display through November. Noon-4 pm. 1300 Dolores. 401-6444;

Nov. 11: Nicole Ramirez-Monroe, youth program coordinator at the SF LGBT Center, talks at the PFLAG support group. 2-4 pm. St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 Church. 921-8850;

Nov. 11: The Afiara String Quartet from Canada performs music by Brahms, Mozart, and Shastakovich at Noe Valley CHAMBER MUSIC. 4 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez.

Nov. 11: "4,000 Lights," a VETERANS DAY VIGIL to honor the American men and women who have died in Iraq, begins at 6 pm in Dolores Park. 269-6462;

Nov. 11: Yossi Fine and Dub Gabriel perform IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC at the Elbo Room. 9 pm-2 am. 647 Valencia. 552-7788;

Nov. 12: POLITICAL pollster David Latterman discusses the November election results and demographics at the Noe Valley Democratic Club. 7:30 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 641-5838.

Nov. 12: Democratic Women's FORUM speakers include Mark Leno, Carole Migden, Art Torres, and Scott Wiener, discussing "Stealing the Presidential Election--Again." 5:30-8:30; dinner, 6 pm. Canton Restaurant, 655 Folsom.

Nov. 13: The SF Zoo's SENIOR STROLL is a docent-guided walking tour on the second Tuesday of every month. 9-10:15 am. 1 Zoo Road (off Sloat near the Great Highway). 753-7173.

Nov. 13 & 14: Aileen Barr teaches an ADULT MOSAIC class, using Italian glass tiles. 6-8 pm. Terra Mia, 1314 Castro. 642-9911.

Nov. 13-17: Academy of Art University holds a FINE ART auction to benefit the school's scholarship fund. Preview Nov. 13, starting 9 am; party Nov. 14, 5-8 pm; auction Nov. 17, 3 pm. 79 New Montgomery. 618-6305;

Nov. 14: Valerie Miner discusses WRITING and reads from her new book, After Eden. 6:30 pm. Duboce Park Café, 2 Sanchez. 621-1108;

Nov. 14 & 26: NERT holds earthquake preparedness and block captain WORKSHOPS for neighborhood residents. 6:30-9:30 pm. 2310 Folsom at 19th. Sign up 970-2024;

Nov. 15: St. Luke's Hospital holds a VOLUNTEER orientation the third Thursday of the month. 3-5 pm. 3555 Cesar Chavez. 641-6538;

Nov. 15: QuitSmart Smoking Cessation holds a free information hour on the American Cancer Society's Great American SMOKEOUT. 3 pm. Call 285-9770 for 24th Street location.

Nov. 15: The Bird & Beckett Political BOOK DISCUSSION group features Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 7 pm. 653 Chenery. 586-3733.

Nov. 15-Dec. 16: Staircase, described as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but gay," plays at Theatre Rhinoceros. Wed.-Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 3 pm; Nov. 18, 7 pm. 2926 16th. 861-5079;

Nov. 16: Rozanoff Art Gallery hosts an "AFFORDABLE ART" show featuring a variety of media. Wine reception for the artists, 6-9 pm. 355 29th. 917-251-3179.

Nov. 16: Norcal waste artist Nathaniel Stookey's JUNKESTRA is a symphony performed on pipes, cans, oil drums, and bird cages. 8 pm. Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness.

Nov. 17: SANDRA BERNHARD performs at the Miss Trannyshack Pageant 2007. 10 pm. The Gift Center, 888 Brannan.

Nov. 17: Julie Rosenthal (8:30 am) and They Call Me Lucky (10:30 am) perform at the Noe Valley FARMERS' MARKET. 24th & Vicksburg. 248-1332;

Nov. 17: The Garden for the Environment shares the secrets of growing GARLIC. 10 am-noon. 7th Ave. & Lawton. Call 731-5627 to preregister.

Nov. 17: A 7 pm public forum, "CHE GUEVARA: Irrepressible Revolutionary," and a 5:30 pm Cuban dinner are hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party. New Valencia Hall, 625 Larkin. 864-1278.

Nov. 17: 78-year-old Annemarie Yellin gives a dramatic presentation about her five years in a convent during WWII, at the Older Women's League meeting. 10 am-noon. 870 Market, Room 1185. 989-4422;

Nov. 17: SANTA will be posing for photos with cats from 11 am to noon, and with dogs and other animals from noon to 4 pm at the SPCA. 243 Alabama. 522-3569.

Nov. 17-18: The SF CHORAL Society performs "A Season of Peace," featuring works by Mark Winges, Morten Lauridsen, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 4 pm. Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore. 392-4400.

Nov. 17-22: St. Anthony Foundation is accepting CURBSIDE DONATIONS of clothing, housewares, and items for the Food Pantry. Weekdays, 8:45 am-6 pm; weekends, 9 am-3 pm. 121 Golden Gate. 592-2738;

Nov. 18: Former Weather Underground member CATHY WILKERSON tells her story for the first time, at Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia. 3 pm. 282-9246;

Nov. 18: The SIPPY CUPS performs "Fall from Space," a rock & roll circus for families. 1 & 4 pm. Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus. 335-4422;

Nov. 18: The SF Bicycle Coalition sponsors a NIGHT RIDE in Aquatic Park. 6 pm. Meet at the Panhandle statue, Fell & Baker. Bring snacks and lights. 431-bike;

Nov. 18: ST. JOHN the Evangelist, the Episcopal church at 15th and Valencia, holds its 150th birthday celebration. Eucharist, 4 pm; dinner and reception, 5:30 pm. 1661 15th. Tickets, call 861-1436;

Nov. 19: A one-night-only CABARET with the casts of The Color Purple and Reduced Shakespeare benefits the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation. 7:30 pm. Marines Memorial Theater, 609 Sutter. 273-1620;

Nov. 20: Historian John Ralston pays tribute to seven FAMOUS San Franciscans, at the SF History Association. 7 pm. Mission School Auditorium, 16th & Church.

Nov. 20: CIRCLE TIME with Donna and Jazmin is a Spanish/English interactive music program for kids up to 6. 10:30 am. Eureka Valley Library, 3555 16th. 355-5616.

Nov. 20: The SF Plastic Bag Ban BASH celebrates the city's approval of Ross Mirkarimi's ordinance. 6-9 pm. 111 Minna Gallery. 974-1719.

Nov. 23: "American Roots Music Feast" TURKEY TROT 2007 features Rancho Deluxe, Kemo Sabe, Jeffrey Halford & the Healers, and Wayward Sway. 8 pm. Café du Nord, 2170 Market. 861-5016.

Nov. 23-Dec. 9: ODC/Dance performs The Velveteen Rabbit, with narration by Geoff Hoyle and music by Benjamin Britten. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard. For schedule: 978-2787;

Nov. 24: MUSIC at the Noe Valley Farmers' Market includes shows by Dennis Campagna & Friends (8:30 am) and As It Goes (10:30 am). 24th & Vicksburg. 248-1332;

Nov. 24-25 and Dec. 1-2: Local artists Amy Faust and Sarah Hassler exhibit their work with 148 others at the Celebration of Craftswomen HOLIDAY FAIR at Ft. Mason. 10 am-5 pm. 731-5539;

Nov. 28: BETH LISICK and Charlie Anders discuss their writing at Michelle Tea's Radar Salon. 7-8:30 pm. Eureka Valley Library, 3555 16th. 355-5616.

Nov. 28-Dec. 1: SF Camerawork's BENEFIT AUCTION includes work by Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Edward Steichen, and William Wegman. Reception Nov. 28, 6 pm; exhibition Nov. 29 & 30, noon-6 pm; auction Dec. 1, 1 pm. 657 Mission. 512-2020;

Nov. 29: Peekabootique's PARENTS PARTY Night offers wine, juice, and goldfish crackers. Last Thursday of the month. 5:30-7:30 pm. 1306 Castro. 641-6192.

Nov. 29: 826 Valencia hosts a town hall meeting about the WRITERS' ROOM project at James Lick Middle School. 6 pm. 1220 Noe.

Nov. 29: UPPER NOE Neighbors meet at the 30th Street Senior Center at 7:30 pm. 225 30th. 285-0473.

Dec. 1: Lapland arts and a fiskdammen (fish pond) are featured at this year's SWEDISH Christmas Fair at St. Mary's Cathedral. 9 am-4 pm. 1111 Gough. 454-1518;

Dec. 1: Artists take to the streets at Southern Exposure and Intersection for the Arts, for "PUBLIC ART/Urban Interventions Day." Valencia between 14th & 16th. 863-2141;

Dec. 1: GUITARISTS Tom Huber and Mississippi Mike (8:30 am) and Failure to Disperse (10:30 am) play the Noe Valley Farmers' Market. 24th & Vicksburg. 248-1332;

Dec. 1: HOLIDAY CRAFTS day at the Randall Museum includes candles, soap, and candy houses. 10 am-3 pm. 199 Museum Way. 554-9600.

Dec. 1: CRAFTICON 2.0 displays the creative wares of local artisans, with hourly skill-shares and music by Phil & Mike of Top Critters. Noon-7 pm. Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia. 282-9246;

Dec. 1: The ROVA Saxophone Quartet performs at the Noe Valley Music Series. 8:15 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez. 454-5238;

Dec. 2: Noe Valley Pet Co. hosts SANTA PAWS, a photo shoot for pets and their families to benefit Rocket Dog Rescue. 11 am-4 pm. 1451 Church at Cesar Chavez. 282-7385.

Dec. 2: "Help Is on the Way for the HOLIDAYS IX" features performances by LaToya London, Anthony Fedorov, Justin Guarini, Sally Struthers, and Wesla Whitfield, to benefit the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation. 5:30-11:30 pm. Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness. 392-4400;

Dec. 2: The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's fundraiser WINTERFEST 2007 features an art auction and new bike gear. 6-10:30 pm. SomArts, 934 Brannan. 431-BIKE;

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Money-losing Amtrak operates as 'Soviet-style monopoly,' congressman says

Bruce Alpert, | Times-Picayune By Bruce Alpert, | Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune
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WASHINGTON -- Amtrak lost an average of $417.92 for each passenger riding the Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Los Angeles in 2010, putting taxpayers on the hook to make up the difference and sparking renewed debate about ending federal subsidies for the troubled railway system.

The Sunset Limited is the biggest per-passenger loser among Amtrak's 15 long-distance routes, but not the only one. Amtrak loses an average of $117.84 per passenger on all those routes, according to a report by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

The panel's chairman, Florida Republican John Mica, said Amtrak's financial problems, worsened by "antiquated" work rules, show the entire railroad, including its more lucrative Northeast corridor operations, operates as a "Soviet-style monopoly."

Democrats counter that the private sector isn't likely to do any better than Amtrak and would probably eliminate what in some smaller cities is the only available transportation option, other than the private automobile. And despite continuing losses, supporters say, Amtrak covers 70 percent to 80 percent of its expenses, a higher percentage than any other U.S. mass transit system.

But the railroad faces major challenges.

For example, The Sunset Limited, which operates three days a week in each direction between New Orleans and Los Angeles, even with subsidies, charges a one-way fare of $152 to $299 -- on par with tickets for airline travel that takes a fraction of the 46-hour, 35-minute journey on Amtrak.

Travel time isn't helped by a two-hour, 25-minute layover in San Antonio. Even when Amtrak completes its plan to reduce the wait to one hour and 5 minutes, the trip will still take more than 45 hours.

And the route's limited days of operation means Amtrak can't offer the advantages of the frequent train service that connects major European and Asian cities, or even in the railroad's northeast corridor. More frequent service allows tourists to make stopovers to visit attractions along the way, and then get back on a later train the same day, while business travelers are able to change to earlier or later trains if meetings end sooner or take longer than planned.

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That's not possible when the next Sunset Limited isn't due for another 48 hours or longer.

But providing more frequent long-distance service would require huge investments, which the private sector is as unlikely to make as cash-starved Amtrak, defenders say.

Mica said he doesn't see how the private sector can do any worse than Amtrak.

"By giving the private sector the opportunity to bring its resources and expertise to the table we can lower costs, increase efficiency and improve high-speed and intercity passenger rail service across the country," Mica said.

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Democrats, including Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La, say Amtrak provides an important public service.

"Sen. Landrieu believes Amtrak is an important component of transportation in Louisiana and throughout the country, not just in helping to reduce congestion from our roads, but also to be used as a means of an evacuation in the event of an emergency," spokesman Rob Sawicki said.

Amtrak officials say they are making progress. The rail line carried 30.2 million passengers in the 2011 fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, the highest ridership since Amtrak started operations in 1971.

Traffic also was up for the three Amtrak routes that serve New Orleans. The Sunset Limited increased its passenger loads from 91,684 to 99,714. The City of New Orleans, which operates daily between the Crescent City and Chicago, carried 233,318 passengers, up from 229,270. And the Crescent, which operates daily between New Orleans and New York, carried 304,086 passengers, up from 298,688, according to Amtrak.

Still, all three lines required taxpayer subsidies, according to the House transportation committee, ranging from the $400-plus for the Sunset to $134.59 for each passenger on the Crescent and $95.08 per ticket on the City of New Orleans.

The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau points to the importance of varied transportation systems to the area's tourism dependent economy.

"Any and all modes of transportation that deliver visitors to New Orleans are valued and important," said Kelly Schulz, the bureau's vice president. "Tourism in New Orleans is a $5 billion industry that employs 70,000 residents and for decades Amtrak has provided affordable, reliable transportation to the city."

A spokesman for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said  Amtrak is important for the city's economy.

"Amtrak provides important transportation service for tens of thousands of passengers in Louisiana each year including service for residents, businesses, and tourists," Ryan Berni said. "Ridership is up. We are making vast improvements to the Union Passenger Terminal, and with the addition of the $45 million Loyola Avenue streetcar line, it is becoming an even more important transportation hub for this region."

But advocates for reduced taxpayer financing question whether the federal government can afford $563 million in federal operating subsides, along with $924 million in capital improvement funding at a time of huge budget deficits.

House Republicans are pushing for a 60 percent reduction in operating subsidies and a $35 million cut in capital expenditures for Amtrak.

And they've tried to reprogram funding sought by the Obama administration toward a goal of eventually linking 80 percent of Americans with high-speed rail options.

"Money spent on extending high-speed rail to 80 percent of the nation's population will produce a negative rate of return, making such an investment about as effective as putting one's money in Bernie Madoff's hedge funds," said Lawrence Lindsey, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush who now heads an economic consulting firm.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., said opponents of Amtrak subsidies ignore an important fact: that commercial aviation also is heavily subsidized -- subsides of as much as $3,000 per ticket for passengers flying from some small regional airports -- as are highways.

With growing airport and road congestion, high gasoline prices and growing security hassles at airports, many more Americans would choose rail service if it was faster and more convenient and it's therefore a wise investment of taxpayer funds to help Amtrak upgrade service, he said.

"Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways," Lautenberg said. "And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history."

Bruce Alpert can be reached at or 202.450.1406.


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North Shore Unitarian Universalist Society in Lacombe will offer the "Unitarian Universalist Gospel According to the Simpsons" for persons in sixth grade or older on Dec. 2 and 16. The curriculum, which has been popular with teachers and students alike at many churches, includes viewing of the episode followed by activities, reflection and discussion.

nsuu.jpg A discussion will be held Dec. 2 and 16 at the North Shore Unitarian Universalists Society in Lacombe regarding the faith-based themes considered in the animated series, 'The Simpsons.'

One media analyst found that about 70 percent of The Simpsons episodes contain at least one reference to religion, and at least 10 percent had plots that center on faith. Initially decried by various religious leaders when it debuted, the show has since been getting a second look from church groups, who now see select episodes as tools for moral teaching or at least for soul-searching.

The North Shore Unitarian Universalist congregation is a regional church serving all of St. Tammany Parish, and areas to the north, east, and west. For information on the church, including directions, go online to For more about children’s religious exploration, call 882.0096.

Also Keeping the Faith:

'All Is Well'

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir, under the direction of Trish Hunt, will present an old-fashioned Christmas musical, "All Is Well," on Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. at the church, 1 North Marigold Drive in Flower Estates, off Louisiana 21, Covington.

The presentation is a narrated musical with songs of hope and celebration for the season.

Through the birth of the Christ child, the musical portrays true and lasting hope, joy and peace amidst a sea of chaos and uncertainty in this world.

For information, call 985.892.6146.

Advent reflection

The Northshore Committee of Catholic Women in Action for the Catholic Foundation will have an Advent Morning of Reflection on Dec. 10 at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, which is located at 1501 W. Causeway Approach. The morning will begin with Mass at 9 a.m. to be celebrated by Monsignor William Bilinsky and confessions also will be heard. Presenters are Wendy Vitter, Dorinda Bordlee and Mary Louise Nix, who will speak on “Reflections for the Advent Season.” This event, free and open to the public, will conclude at 11:30 a.m.

Carols and Candelight

The Lacombe Ministerial Alliance will once again deliver a special gift to the Lacombe community on Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. when “Carols and Candlelight” will be presented at John Davis Park. Churches of all denominations from the Lacombe area will participate in this beautifully performed, spiritually moving event, sure to get people of all ages in the Christmas spirit and to help teach our youth the real meaning of Christmas. The event is free and everyone is welcome. There are some benches in the park for seating, but all are urged to bring their own folding chairs. For more information call Rochelle Kurucar at 882.5727.

Praise Fest

Little Mount Zion Baptist Church is holding its first annual Praise Fest on Dec. 1 at noon at Hartzell Mount Zion Methodist Church’s gym, 41040 U.S. 190 East (Fremaux Avenue). This event will serve as a fundraiser to support the reconstruction of the Fellowship Hall lost during Hurricane Katrina. C.J. Morgan and Lurline Cadogan will host the event. Joining the youth of Little Mount Zion Church will be Anointed Voices of Praise, Troy Crawford, Kristen Gray, Voices of light and Dr. Cynthia Plummer. Tickets are $10 each. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. For information call 985.290.0287.

Good Shepherd anniversary

Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary at 35300 Home Estate Dr., in Slidell. Everyone is invited to attend the celebration and worship service, as well as a reception immediately following in the adjacent Fellowship Hall. Food and cold drinks will be served. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located near the movie theater on Gause West. Turn off Gause West onto Camp Villere Road, the turn right onto Home Estate Drive. For information, call Rod Busby at 445.4395 or Sandra Davis at 863.5422.

Covenant Baptist

Covenant Baptist Church will have a holiday party for children on Dec. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. The party is for children ages 3-9 and will be held in the Fellowship hall. Youths will decorate cookies and bags to carry the cookies home. At the same time, children ages 9-12 will have a movie and popcorn social in the teen room. Covenant Baptist Church is located at 890 Robert Blvd. Call 774.1999 for more information.

OLL donations

Our Lady of Lourdes Friends of St. Anthony will be collecting monetary donations Dec. 2 after all Masses for Project Christmas. The Friends' goal this year is to assist 60 children. It will cost approximately $3,000 to provide these families' needs. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is located at 345 Westchester Place in Slidell.

'Keep Christ in Christmas'

Our Lady of Lourdes Knights of Columbus members will be selling "Keep Christ in Christmas" car magnets after all Masses on Dec. 8-9 at a cost of $5 each. All proceeds will benefit Our Lady of Lourdes Friends of St. Anthony, formerly St. Vincent de Paul.

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Tulane women's golf team ranked 11th in poll

Tulane sophomore Emily Penttila has helped lead the Green Wave to a ranking of 11th in the first poll of the 2013-14 season. ( | The Times-Picayune)

After two top 10 finishes in its first two tournaments of the fall season, the Tulane women’s golf team is ranked 11th in the first poll of the 2013-14 season. Tulane finished 10th at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview in Tulsa, Okla., and third in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.

Sophomores Emily Penttila and Silvia Garces were selected Conference USA Golfers of the Week for their play in those two events. Penttila finished sixth in the Fall Preview, which featured most of the nation’s top teams. And Garces was the runner-up in the Mercedes-Benz tournament.

“We are off to a fantastic start to the year and the team has worked very hard through our first month to accomplish a No. 11 national ranking,” said Tulane first-year coach Lorne Don. “We have two very competitive events remaining in the fall season and we are excited to tee it up in Texas in October and continue to play against the best teams in the country.”

Tulane will compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13-15 and the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio on Oct. 27-29 to close out the fall season.

McCHRYSTAL WINS SYMETRA TOUR TITLE: Former LSU women’s golfer Megan McChrystal made birdie on the 72nd hole to win the Symetra Tour Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the LPGA International course Monday.

McChrystal finished 13-under and won by two strokes over runnerup Perrine Delacour.

The victory sends McChrystal, who earned All-American honors while playing at LSU from 2007-2011, to the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying School in December.

“My goal was to make it high enough on the money list to make it to the final stage,” said McChrystal. “I just wanted to prove to myself that I could shoot par or better through four rounds. It’ll make Q School easier knowing that I am capable of doing that.”

SECORD 12th AT HOUSTON BAPTIST: UNO freshman Zackery Secord shot even-par 213 to finish tied for 12th place in the Houston Baptist Invitational on Tuesday. Secord led the Privateers to a 10th place team showing.

Secord had rounds of 71, 70 and 72 in the 54-hole tournament. The Privateers shot 891 in the event.

Charlie Macneal of the University of Louisiana-Monroe captured the individual title with a 6-under score of 207. And the University of Arkansas-Little Rock won the team title with a score of 844.

Cole Johnson had a hole-in-one on the 143-yard eighth hole at Lakewood Golf Club with a 9-iron. Witnesses were Grant Glorioso, Chase Denny and Ben Loga.

Rick Bywater aced the 127-yard 17th hole at Lakewood Golf Club with a 9-iron. Witnesses were Tom Budelman and Tom Cronin.

Harry Bell had a hole-in-one at the 138-yard eighth hole at Lakewood Golf Club with an 8-iron. Witnesses were Ron Herb, Simon Golding and Peter Sveenson.

THE MACKEL: The Mackel presented by Cox, the amateur golf championship of New Orleans, will be held Oct. 26-27 at Lakewood Golf Club, tournament organizers announced. The 36-hole tournament is for amateur golfers in the New Orleans metro area.

FRIDAY: Saint Paul's Alumni Association will hold its annual Joseph A. Champagne, Jr./Gene Bennett Memorial Golf Tournament at Tchefuncta Country Club. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Single entry fee is $175; and foursome fee is $700. Reduced registration is available if received before Sept. 25. For more information contact Mark Richards at, 985.892.3200, Ext. 1274; or call Saint Paul's Development Office at 985.892.3200 ext. 1270.

FRIDAY: The East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce's 15th annual Chamber Golf Classic will be held at Oak Harbor Golf Club. Registration is at 11 a.m. with the tournament starting at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $125 per player. For more information, contact the Chamber at 985.643.5678 or email for details.

MONDAY: The 33rd annual Golf Classic benefitting the Methodist Home for Children will be held at Beau Chene Country Club. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. with the tournament beginning at 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $175 for an individual golfer and $600 for a foursome. For more information, contact Monica Boucvalt at 985.626.6649 or by e-mail

OCT. 14: The Knights of Columbus Our Lady of the Lake Council 9240 will have its 18th annual Children's Christmas Shopping Spree Golf Tournament at Tchefuncte Country Club. Registration is at 10 a.m with the shotgun start for the four-person scramble set for noon. The cost is $100 per player. For more information, contact Pat Wilkerson at 985.727.1278, Gerry Suhor, 985.727.0409 or Joey Patterson, 985.676.7755.

OCT. 18: The seventh annual Fall Golf Classic benefiting The Samaritan Center will be held at Tchefuncta Country Club. The cost is $120 per player. Register online at Registration on the day of the event is at 7 a.m., with the shotgun start at 8 a.m. To register online, go to For more information, contact Donna Hetro at

OCT. 19: The Grand Ridge Ladies Golf Association Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer benefit tournament will be held at Grand Ridge Golf Club in Luling. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the tournament will start at 9 a.m. Registration is $40. For more information, contact Maxine Covert at 985.785.9063 or Fernando Ritzman at 985.308.1640.

OCT 25: The Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival Tournament will be held at Bayou Barriere Golf Club. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. Entry fee for a foursome is $400 and $125 for an individual golfer. For more information, contact Corey Arbourgh at 504.394.9500 or log on to

NOV. 2: A benefit tournament for Brynn Poe will be held at Bayou Barriere Golf Club with registration at noon and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $300 for a foursome and $100 for an individual golfer. For more information, contact Corey Arbourgh at 504.394.9500.

Send your golf information — upcoming tournaments, results, holes-in-one and unusual feats to Trey Iles at Please include full name, witnesses on aces, scores where applicable and a telephone number or e-mail address.

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The People's Library* is an ongoing collaborative project featuring libraries designed, built and authored by community members. The project transforms and re-purposes discarded books into blank canvasses for the production and exchange of local histories.

In Richmond, VA, at the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library, a thousand blank books are being created for anyone in the community to check out, bring home, fill with their histories and bring back to the library to be included in the permanent collection. The resulting installation includes a thousand micro-monuments, becomes the real and symbolic meeting place for alienated publics, and offers sustainable, collective and critical alternatives for the form and function of public art.

For more information visit our website here.

The People's Librarians believe that the how, where, with whom, and why we labor is as important as what we produce. Thus the way the project has developed--in that it’s collective, slow, discursive, tactile, public, and sources discarded materials--further imbues it with social and political possibilities.

Since February of 2013 a weekly workshop(s) has been held at the main branch of the Richmond public library. Workshops are co-faclilitated by members of the corresponding youth mentorship program (The People's Librarians) which brings college students and high school students together to manage and produce the project. Workshop participants complete the various tasks necessary to build the books, engage in conversation, and explore creative, social, and educational skills.

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*The project was instigated Courtney Bowles and Mark Strandquist.

The project has been made possible through a 2012-13 VCU Arts Undergraduate Research grant, a 2014 Culture Works Grant, and is part of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s statewide public education program.

The collection traveled this January to Columbia College’s Center for Book and Paper Arts, for their international showcase of community based paper-making projects, ‘Social Paper.’


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Charles Farhadian, Westmont College professor of world religions and Christian mission, will be reflecting on the movement of various major religions and the ways they have profoundly transformed the world in a free, public lecture Thursday in Santa Barbara.

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The talk, “World Religions in a Global Community,” is part of Westmont Downtown: Conversations about Things that Matter, which is sponsored by the Westmont Foundation. It takes place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the University Club of Santa Barbara, 1332 Santa Barbara St. No tickets are required; the limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 805.565.6051.

“More than a century ago, some of the most influential thinkers predicted the future demise of religion, many arguing that they were at that time in the very midst of religion’s last gasp,” Farhadian said.

"Had they lived longer, these scholars would have witnessed a significant resurgence of the world religions globally and the accompanying burgeoning of new forms of those religions.”

Farhadian, who has been teaching at Westmont since 2004, has developed this talk for the nonspecialist. He graduated from Seattle Pacific University, earned a Master of Divinity at Yale, studied at San Francisco Theological Seminary and earned a doctorate at Boston University.

Farhadian has written and edited several books, including Introducing World Christianity, Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices and Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia.

His research focuses on the relationship between religions and cultures, particularly Christianity in non-Western contexts. He also specializes in world Christianity, comparative missiology, and religion and globalization.

Farhadian was named Westmont Faculty Researcher of the Year in 2011 and Teacher of the Year in 2012.

— Scott Craig is the media relations manager for Westmont College.

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Inalienable Rights This is a response to the “No More State Theatre” in your August 24th edition. I think I will not be the only response to this pathetic and narrow-minded letter that seems rather out of place in the northern Michigan that I know. To think we will not be getting your 25 cents for the movie you refused to see, but more importantly we will be without your “two cents” on your thoughts of a marriage at the State Theatre...

Enthusiastically Democratic Since I was one of the approximately 160 people present at when Senator Debbie Stabenow spoke on August 14 in Charlevoix, I was surprised to read in a letter to Northern Express that there was a “rather muted” response to Debbie’s announcement that she has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president...

Not Hurting I surely think the State Theatre will survive not having the homophobic presence of Colleen Smith and her family attend any matinees. I think “Ms.” Smith might also want to make sure that any medical personnel, bank staff, grocery store staff, waiters and/or waitress, etc. are not homosexual before accepting any service or product from them...

Stay Home I did not know whether to laugh or cry when I read the letter of the extremely homophobic, “disgusted” writer. She now refuses to patronize the State Theatre because she evidently feels that its confines have been poisoned by the gay wedding ceremony held there...

Keep Away In response to Colleen Smith of Cadillac who refused to bring her family to the State Theatre because there was a gay wedding there: Keep your 25 cents and your family out of Traverse City...

Celebrating Moore And A Theatre I was 10 years old when I had the privilege to see my first film at the State Theatre. I will never forget that experience. The screen was almost the size of my bedroom I shared with my older sister. The bursting sounds made me believe I was part of the film...

Outdated Thinking This letter is in response to Colleen Smith. She made public her choice to no longer go to the State Theater due to the fact that “some homosexuals” got married there. I’m not outraged by her choice; we don’t need any more hateful, self-righteous bigots in our town. She can keep her 25 cents...

Mackinac Pipeline Must Be Shut Down Crude oil flowing through Enbridge’s 60-yearold pipeline beneath the Mackinac Straits and the largest collection of fresh water on the planet should be a serious concern for every resident of the USA and Canada. Enbridge has a very “accident” prone track record...

Your Rights To Colleen, who wrote about the State Theatre: Let me thank you for sharing your views; I think most of us are well in support of the first amendment, because as you know- it gives everyone the opportunity to express their opinions. I also wanted to thank Northern Express for not shutting down these types of letters right at the source but rather giving the community a platform for education...

No Role Model [Fascinating Person from last week’s issue] Jada quoted: “I want to be a role model for girls who are interested in being in the outdoors.” I enjoy being in the outdoors, but I don’t want to kill animals for trophy...

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Thursday, September 12, 2002

On the Lookout with Northern Michigan‘s FBI: Two Agents Cover Everything from Terrorism, Drugs and Scams to Civil Rights

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Like many of us in the wake of September 11, things changed for the two special agents in the Traverse City office of the FBI. During the past year, they‘ve responded to over 100 calls on everything from Anthrax to “my neighbor looks like a terrorist“ to “I saw someone driving around the fuel depot storage tanks,“ says Richard Licht, supervisory special agent for Northwest Lower Michigan.
“We‘ve had a significant amount of leads come up,“ he says. “When things got really heavy, I sent a couple of people up from Lansing to cover leads and help out.“
Thursday, August 1, 2002

A Clinic that Cares: The Community Health Clinic is a Godsend for Uninsured Patients... but their Numbers and Needs are Growing

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Nina Zamora remembers how tough things were trying to raise three children on her own. Money was tight, and health insurance was a luxury she couldn‘t afford.
“We‘d just wing it,“ she recalls. “The kids got sick and we couldn‘t afford health care. You‘d just go to the store and buy over-the-counter remedies... I wonder how many other parents are in the same boat I was in way back then.“
Probably a lot. That‘s one reason why Zamora volunteers at the Community Health Clinic in Traverse City. For the past 27 years, the clinic has been providing donation-based health care for people who don‘t have insurance or simply can‘t afford health care.
Thursday, June 20, 2002

Traverse City‘s Unknown Park... Soon to be a Major Sprawl Zone

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Sara Cockrell has probably logged more river miles than just about anyone in these parts.
But the seasoned canoe racer has a favorite right in Traverse City -- a 1.5-mile section of the Boardman River stretching from the YMCA to the Sabin Dam.
“It‘s such a tranquil area,“ she says. “There‘s a beautiful cedar swamp along there and a lot of wildlife, mostly muskrats and birds. Sometimes I see blue herons farther up along River Road, and that just makes your whole paddle to see something like that.“
Near the Cass Road bridge is a tranquil, flat-water pond rife with cattails and a pair of
nesting swans. “It‘s a beautiful little pond and totally unknown,“ she notes. “I never see anyone in there at all.“
Thursday, June 13, 2002

Trail Update 2002: New Trails in Petoskey and TC are Coming on Strong

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Northern Michigan is blessed with a network of trails that stretches from one side of the
state to the other. Every year brings more additions to the trails, and last year was no exception.
Here are a few of the new additions.

*Top of Michigan Trails Council*
In Petoskey, the Top of Michigan Trails Council celebrated several achievements last
year. Although some residents are opposed to the Little Traverse Wheelway, which will
eventually run from Charlevoix to Harbor Springs, a new segment links M-119 to Pleasantview
“It‘s a nice new segment,“ said Tom Stanley, a volunteer with the council. “It skirts right
across the edge of the airport at Harbor Springs, and it has a nice view of the bay. It‘s very
Thursday, May 9, 2002

Local Groups Shed Light on Palestinian Conflict

Region Watch Jane Louise Boursaw Although the Middle East is on the other side of the planet, a few local groups are hoping to shed some light on the conflict to those of us in Northern Michigan.
One is “Mideast: Just Peace,” a group focused on educating themselves and the community about what’s going on over there.
“If you only watch TV for the news, you’re clueless,” said Marian Kromkowski, a Suttons Bay attorney and one of the founders of the group. “They don’t ever get to the root causes or offer a political or economic explanation as to what’s happening. The press in this country, from my point of view, primarily gives the U.S. government’s point of view, which, in many respects, goes hand in hand with the Israeli point of view.”
Thursday, May 9, 2002

Two Peoples, One Land: Jim McCormick on the Conflict in Israel

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Every day, we hear new reports about the deadly conflict in the Middle East -- suicide
bombings, terrorist killings, refugee camps filled with angry and desperate people, and two
leaders who can‘t seem to reach a peaceful compromise.
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been erupting for over 50 years --
since the end of World War II when the United Nations ordered that Palestine be divided into a
Jewish state and an Arab state. Since the creation of Israel at that time, two different peoples have been fighting over one very small piece of real estate.
For many of us, it seems incomprehensible that so much unrest can result from such a
small piece of land. Yet, it continues on decade after decade with no peaceful end in sight.
What is the history of the conflict? Will Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and
Palestinian National Authority leader Yasser Arafat ever reach an agreement? And where does
the United States fit in?
Jim McCormick, a retired district court judge in Traverse City and author of “Jerusalem
and the Holy Land: The First Ecumenical Pilgrim‘s Guide,“ has journeyed to the Middle East
several times in the past ten years. He tries to sort it all out for us here.
Thursday, May 9, 2002

Getting Along: Fostering Tolerance with the Human Rights Commission

Features Jane Louise Boursaw When Blake Ringsmuth moved back to Traverse City in 1995, he never dreamed the sleepy
town where he‘d grown up would be such a fire-pit of controversy. The same day he came back,
someone burned a cross in a yard in Interlochen.
“I just thought, ‘Oh my God, why did I move back here if this is what‘s going on?‘“ he
recalls. “I literally laid awake most of the night tossing and turning, trying to figure out what I could do. So I finally got up and wrote a letter to the editor condemning the act and asking everyone to step up and speak their mind, because silence allows this kind of activity to breed.“
Ringsmuth, who studied law at the University of Michigan and is now a local attorney,
thought he‘d be the only one to take a stance. But the next day, the issue was splashed across the front page of the paper and a storm of other letters followed.
Thursday, May 2, 2002

A Bridge Runs Through It -- Mike Dillenbeck is at the Eye of the Storm with the Hartman-Hammond Bridge

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Nothing has stirred up so much controversy in recent years as the proposed Hartman-
Hammond project in Traverse City -- a plan that would link Hartman and Hammond roads by
building a bridge over the Boardman River, north of the existing one-lane Cass Road bridge.
Under the plan, Hartman Road west of the Boardman River would be realigned
and widened to a four-lane boulevard between Cass Road and U.S. 31 South. A bridge would be
constructed over the river to connect Hartman and Hammond roads, and Hammond would be
widened to four lanes to LaFranier Road east of the river. The project entails about 2.25 miles.
Related work includes widening Three Mile Road to five lanes from U.S. 31 North to
South Airport Road, and possibly reconstructing Four Mile Road, if funds are available. Once the new bridge is completed, the existing Cass Road bridge would be closed to vehicles.
The plan appears to be a done deal, since the Federal Highway Administration endorsed
the project with a “record of decision“ on August 9, 2001. This allows the Road Commission to
move forward with preliminary designs, display plans to the public, and acquire right-of-ways.
Thursday, April 11, 2002

Migrants: Putting Down Roots - With a Permanent Job comes a new Home in the North

Features Jane Louise Boursaw Cuthberto Paniagua raises his pruning shears and squints into the sun as he carefully clips
another branch off an apple tree. It‘s a cold, clear day on the Old Mission Peninsula farm where
he works, but he‘s glad for the quiet stillness and the wide-open blue sky.
Things weren‘t always so settled for Paniagua. Twenty years ago, he was like many
migrant workers -- picking oranges in Florida during the winter and traveling north to Michigan every summer to pick cherries. But it wasn‘t an easy life. There was the stress of raising a family on the road, the constant struggle for adequate housing, and the rigors of working outside every day.
In 1982, he gave up the nomadic life and started working full-time for Dean Johnson, an
Old Mission fruit farmer. Now he‘s Johnson‘s right-hand man, handling all aspects of the 500-
acre operation with a never-ending smile and a “work is work“ philosophy.
“This place could not run without him,“ says Johnson, adding that Paniagua has also
evolved into a “crew boss,“ overseeing the 15 or so migrants who work on the farm during the
busy summer months.
“He gets the crew, and I stay right out of it,“ notes Johnson. “I‘ve had people ask me for
work, and I tell them, ‘You‘ve got to talk to Cuthberto.“
Thursday, March 21, 2002

Spam Across America: A Plague of Unwanted E-mail Messages are Choking the Web

Features Jane Louise Boursaw The word “spam“ used to represent such an innocent icon of Americana...a simple (albeit
mysterious) lunchmeat, lovingly tucked between two slices of Wonder Bread by a June Cleaver type in high heels and pearls.
But the age of technology has brought new meaning to this word. Now it represents the
volumes of unsolicited junk e-mail clogging our mailboxes the way its namesake clogs the arteries. The e-mail version of spam supposedly got its nickname from the famous Monty Python skit in which a poor couple‘s attempt to place their restaurant order is drowned out by a chorus of Vikings chanting “Spam! Spam! Spam!“
However it came about, it‘s a real nuisance. “Get rich quick“ schemes, pornographic ads,
“sure-fire“ stock offerings, and quack health remedies are just a few of these unregulated,
unscrupulous, offensive and often fraudulent e-mails.
Thursday, March 14, 2002

Brew Pioneers: Traverse Brewing Company keeps Northern Michigan‘s Suds Flowing

Features Jane Louise Boursaw The year was 1973, and Jack Archiable was studying literature and psychology at Ohio
University. In his spare time, he was learning how to make beer. Little did he know this fun hobby would one day turn into a full-time business.
Now Archiable spends his days at Traverse Brewing Company, Ltd., a microbrewery located
just south of Elk Rapids. Since 1996, he‘s been brewing up stouts, ales, and porters, all lovingly named after Northern Michigan hang-outs -- Old Mission Lighthouse Ale, Manitou Brand Amber, Sleeping Bear Brown, Torch Lake Light, and a host of others.
But starting a business in these North Woods takes lots of courage and stamina, not to
mention a good sense of humor. “Our motto has always been, ‘We‘re too dumb to go away, and
we‘ll make the best beer possible,‘“ he jokes, then adds a bit more seriously, “ We‘ve constantly kept focused, and we love what we‘re doing here.“
The “we“ he speaks of is himself, beermaker John Niedermaier, assistant brewer Sam
Sherwood, and Elaine Edstrom, who handles much of the office work. John Edstrom, who founded the business with Archiable, is no longer with the company, but a host of dedicated volunteers are taking up the slack, for which Archiable is extremely grateful.
“We have an incredible volunteer staff,“ he says. “I have people who help on the bottling
line, who help move snow... and they get paid with a hearty pat on the back and with low fills off the bottling line, and they‘re happy.“
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Dominic Fortuna Hits all the Right Notes

Music Jane Louise Boursaw It‘s 8:45 p.m. and Dominic Fortuna is just getting warmed up. He‘s plying the crowd at South City Limits in Traverse City, cracking jokes, singing songs, sending energy into the audience. And they‘re giving it right back to him.
“They‘re not just here to drink and eat, they‘re here for the entertainment,“ he says. “And the more energy they have, the more they give back to you. It‘s like a circle.“
Fortuna‘s set list includes a waterfront of musical styles ranging from Sinatra to salsa. He‘s at his peak on romantic ballads (“When I Was 17“), Latin numbers in the “La Vida Loca“ mode, pop hits and even country. At New Year‘s Eve, he packed the house with dancers.
Fortuna -- who was raised in Bellaire and who could pass for John Travolta in the right
lighting -- has been in the entertainment business since he was 13 years old, belting out songs at Brownwood Acres in Central Lake.
He spent the next several years touring the country with the Young Americans, performing
West Side Story in Europe, doing a Midwest tour of “Grease“ with the American Musical Theatre, and finally landing in California, where he worked as a DJ for Disney‘s Videopolis, introducing and interviewing bands a la Dick Clark.
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Local Heroes: Firefighters put our Values back in Focus after the 911 Attack

Features Jane Louise Boursaw It was a heart-wrenching scene as firefighters sifted through the rubble at Ground Zero last fall -- searching not only for people who worked at the World Trade Center, but also for fallen comrades who perished while trying to save lives.
A new-found respect for firefighters swept across the country, and while we hope to never
see such a tragedy in these parts, it made us keenly aware of just what firefighters are willing to do if necessary.
We spoke recently with Art Shaw, public safety officer for the City of Petoskey. In addition to being a firefighter, EMT, and police officer, Shaw is a state-certified fire investigator, a public educator on fire prevention, and a fire systems inspector for new construction.

NE: Tell me about the fire department in Petoskey.
Shaw: We‘re a combination department. All of our full-time people except one are police, fire and EMS, and the other individuals are paid on call. We take in the original city limits and the Bay Harbor Development that‘s now part of the city.
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Local Heroes: Rain, Snow, Dark of Night & Anthrax couldn‘t Stop Postal Workers

Features Jane Louise Boursaw The anthrax scare that began last fall sent shockwaves through the country, thrusting postal workers into the limelight and shedding new perspective on a service many of us take for granted. Along with firefighters, Northern Express readers selected postal workers as “Best Local Heroes“ during this year‘s survey.
We spoke recently with Dan Windsor, officer in charge at the Traverse City Post Office, to get an update on how things are going.

NE: How many employees work at the Traverse City Post Office?
Windsor: Between the plant, which processes mail for the 496 area, and customer services, there are about 300 employees.

NE: What‘s the range of pay for postal workers?
Windsor: Between $30,000 and $45,000, generally. We have part-time employees on our rural carrier routes that are paid a little less than that, but anywhere from $13 to $20 an hour would be the norm.
Thursday, February 28, 2002

The Snow Men: Paying Homage to Those who Clear the Roads

Features Jane Louise Boursaw It was the blizzard of ‘78, and for two days in January, a snowstorm raged, dumping over
30 inches of snow in some areas and paralyzing traffic. Winds gusted to 50 miles an hour,
closing all major and secondary roads in several counties. The 140-foot training vessel Allegheny capsized in her berth at the Maritime Academy, the airport shut down, and cars were abandoned wherever they got stuck.
Most of us were holed up in our homes, but for a few brave souls, duty called. John
Linnerson had only been driving a county snowplow for a few years, and he and another driver
had the task of opening up the roads out to Acme. But something unexpected happened when
they got to Four Mile Road.
“There was a big drift, and we rolled it back and rolled it back, and the last time I hit it,
there was a car in there,“ he said. “The snow was so bad that by the time you plowed from the
Woolen Company to Acme and back, you had to literally get up on your truck and clean the snow off the hood with a shovel. We had a lot of snow. I didn‘t get home for three days.“


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July 6, 2012

The 2012 Little Mr. Corn Carnival Brock Drew and Little Miss Corn Carnival Madison Roher share a photo moment following their crowning on Thursday night of Corn Carnival....

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NCAA Selection Committee Faces Complex Choices

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA tournament selection committee will have some tough choices this weekend.

It must determine where to seed Kansas in lieu of Joel Embiid’s back injury. It must evaluate where to put unbeaten Wichita State and how it views Syracuse, which has lost four of its last six. It must still find the top 36 at-large teams in a bracket that committee chairman Ron Wellman believes will be the most wide open he can remember.

And all of it must be finished by Sunday night.

Wellman told reporters Wednesday that committee members will be in touch with schools about injuries and may even come up with multiple brackets as a backup plan to help them deal with Sunday afternoon games.

Committee meetings begin Wednesday afternoon.


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Ideal for SSMB :) ( Sunny SUnday Morning Breakfasts )....or as an appetizer. Here is the list :

* Some bread ; I use wallnut bread, opr bread with wallnuts..don't know what to call it ...
* Some cheddar cheese
* Some butter
* Some cumin, dried red pepper, thyme

Put some butter on each of the slices, then put some cumin and red pepper.Put the cheddar slices and finally put some thyme on top. Heat the oven to 200' and cook them for 10-15 minutes till the cheddar melts......

Have fun...Enjoy it 1 AFIYET OLSUN :)

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Comment by çiğdem durukan on July 10, 2010 at 2:34pm
Cheese is great with everything...Have you ever heard of HELLIM cheese ?? It is ideal to melt with butter...
Comment by Tony Pinto on July 10, 2010 at 12:49pm
Cheese and bread, two of my favorite ingredients.

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22.2 Setting Up a Basic Library

You should already have reviewed Section 22.1, Planning a Basic Library and filled out Section 22.7.1, Basic Library Worksheet. Complete the following tasks to set up a new basic library:

22.2.1 Creating the Basic Library

To create a new library:

  1. Make sure the POA is running for the post office that will own the new basic library.

  2. In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the Novell eDirectory container where you want to create the library (worksheet item 1), then click New > Object.

    New Object dialog box
  3. Double-click GroupWise Library, then fill in the fields in the Create GroupWise Library dialog box (worksheet items 2 through 6).

    Create GroupWise Library dialog box
  4. Click Define Additional Properties, then click OK to create the Library object and display the library Identification page.

    Library Identification property page
  5. Fill in the Description field (worksheet item 7).

  6. If necessary, edit the Display Name field (worksheet item 8).

  7. Click OK to save the library information.

  8. Test the new library. See Section 22.5, Viewing a New Library in Your GroupWise System.

Although there are many configuration options for libraries and documents, as described in Section 22.3, Planning Full-Service Libraries, no additional setup is required for a basic library. GroupWise client users can begin to store documents in the new library at once.


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GroupWise 8 Troubleshooting 2: Solutions to Common Problems

This Novell GroupWise Troubleshooting 2 Guide provides troubleshooting strategies for GroupWise problems that can occur with GroupWise clients, GroupWise agents, message delivery, and ConsoleOne. The guide is divided into the following sections:

Other sources of troubleshooting assistance include:

This guide is intended for network administrators who install and administer GroupWise.

We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product. Please use the User Comment feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation, or go to Novell Documentation Feedback and enter your comments there.

Additional Documentation

For additional GroupWise documentation, see the following guides at the GroupWise 8 Documentation Web site: