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Veterinary Public Health

Rabies Control Manual
Biting Animals
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Injuries to humans by biting animals are significant public health problem. Serious injury, viral and bacterial infections, psychological trauma, and even death can be complications of animal bites. The number of animal bites can be reduced if the public practices responsible pet ownership, by controlling stray animals, and by enforcement of animals control laws and ordinances.

Most animal bites wounds that come to the attention of medical and/or public health practitioners will consist of puncture wounds, scratches and abrasions. Severe attacks may produce crushing injuries to bones, especially in children. One of the most steps in preventing rabies and other infections following an animal bite is vigorously wash bite wounds with soap and water for 15 minutes. A tetanus booster is often given to previously immunized victims if more than 5 years have elapsed since the last administration. If no history of tetanus vaccination the individual is often vaccinated.

Young children are especially vulnerable to animal bites and should be properly protected. Rabies is a viral infection of the nervous system that may affect almost any warm-blooded animal. In Los Angeles County, this disease is commonly present in bats. About 10 percent of the bats tested by the health department have rabies. The last rabid skunk in Los Angeles County was detected in 1979. The last domestic animal with rabies was a cat which came from Mexico in 1987.

Man is usually exposed to rabies by direct contact (bites) with rabid wildlife or by contact with dogs or cats which have acquired the infection from rabid wildlife.

Although rabies is almost always fatal, vaccination is highly effective in preventing it. Control of rabies depends on public awareness of the signs and hazards of the disease, stringent enforcement of animal control regulations, and upon immunization of dogs and cats.

Common Questions

When a known rabid animal bites a dog or a cat what should be done?

Unvaccinated dogs and cats bitten by a known rabid animal should be destroyed immediately. If the owner is unwilling have this done, the animal should be vaccinated and placed in strict isolation for 180 days. If the dog or cat has been vaccinated within one year, it should be revaccinated immediately, quarantined for 30 days and then restrained by the owner (leashing and confinement) for an additional 60 days.

When a dog or cat bites a person what should be done?

Unvaccinated and vaccinated dogs and cats that bite a person, must be quarantined for 10 days. If the dog or cat was infective at the time of the bite, sign of rabies in the animal will usually follow rather quickly and certainly within 10 days.

When a wild animal is involved in an attack on a person what should be done?

The animal should be euthanized immediately and the head should be submitted to the lab for rabies testing.

When a person has been exposed to a rabid animal what should be done?

The person should contact their physician and explain the situation. If the physician feels that the person is at risk of contracting rabies, he/she will begin anti-rabies treatments on the person.

Who should be treated for rabies?

Person who are bitten by, or have significant exposure to the saliva or nervous tissue of a confirmed rabid animal should begin treatment as soon as possible. Persons exposed to a suspected rabid animal should begin treatment, if the animal is not available for quarantine or testing.

What is the treatment for a person exposed to a rabid animal?

The person is given rabies vaccines and rabies immunoglobulin. The rabies vaccine and anti-serum in current use have excellent safety records and when given early are highly effective. The immunoglobulin is called the Human Anti-Rabies Immunoglobulin or HRIG (dosage depends on weight) given on day 0. The rabies vaccine is given on day 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28.

Since the chances of developing the disease are much greater than the chances of adverse reaction to the vaccine, anti-rabies treatment should be administered in all cases of known or uncertain exposure.

What is the most important measure in preventing infection of an animal bite?

Immediate and thorough washing of any bite or scratch wound with soap and water. Simple local wound cleaning has been shown to markedly reduce the likelihood of rabies in animal experiments. Tetanus and antibiotic prophylaxis should be given as indicated.

Investigation of Animal Bites

All animal bites must be investigated in California. In general, data on the biting animal, the victim, the circumstances of the bite, the name of the animal's owner (if any), and the rabies vaccination status of the biting animal should collected. The circumstances of the bite are especially important for determining if the bite was provoked. Provoked bites are considered to be of lower rabies risk, all things being equal, than an unprovoked bite.

A rapid investigation of the bite should be completed in order to identify and capture, if possible, the biting animal and to determine whether rabies post-exposure prophylaxis for the victim is needed.

Although the bites of rodents, rabbits, etc. are at extremely low risk for transmitting rabies, such bites still need to be attended to in order to prevent infections with other diseases.

Management of Animals that Bite People

A healthy dog, cat, or ferret that bites a person should be confined and observed for 10 days; it is recommended that rabies vaccine not be administered during the observation period. Such animals should be evaluated by a public health veterinarian at the first sign of illness during confinement. Any illness in the animal should be reported immediately to the local health department. (Los Angeles County Veterinary Public Health: 877-747-2243) If signs suggestive of rabies develop, the animal should be euthanized, its head removed, and the head shipped under refrigeration (not frozen) for examination of the brain by a qualified laboratory designated by the local or state health department.  All biting animals which might have exposed a person to rabies should be reported immediately to the local health department. Prior vaccination of an animal may not preclude the necessity for euthanasia and testing if the period of virus shedding is unknown for that species. Management of animals other than dogs, cats, and ferrets depends on the species, the circumstances of the bite, the epidemiology of rabies in the area, and the biting animal's history, current health status, and potential for exposure to rabies.

For legal authority see Los Angeles County law and California law.

Evaluation of Encounters with Rabies Suspects

When a person or domestic animal has encountered a potentially rabid animal, an evaluation is necessary to determine: 1) whether a true exposure occurred; and 2) whether the potentially rabid animal should be quarantined or tested for rabies.

Has a true exposure occurred?

Encounters with a rabid animal can lead to rabies transmission when virus from the animal's saliva, brain tissue, or spinal fluid enters open cuts or wounds in skin or mucous membranes. Therefore, not every encounter with a rabid animal is a true exposure requiring intervention. Treatment is often provided unnecessarily to people who have encountered but had no true exposure to a potentially rabid animal.

Bite exposure is considered any penetration of the skin by an animal's teeth. Local wound care should be performed immediately on anyone bitten by an animal. A health care provider should be consulted to determine whether or not other measures are necessary. Animal bites are reportable in California.

Non-bite exposures include any scratches, abrasions, or contamination of mucous membranes by an infected animal's saliva, brain tissue, or spinal fluid. Other types of contacts (such as with the blood, urine, feces, or fur of an animal) would not by themselves be considered exposures capable of transmitting rabies even if the animal were known to be rabid. The virus is not hardy; once dry, saliva containing rabies virus is considered non-infectious.

If a true exposure occurred, should the potentially rabid animal be quarantined or be tested?

Whether to a) quarantine or to b) test an animal depends on the type of animal involved. These guidelines are derived from the Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP) and the recommendations of National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.

Dogs and cats: A dog (excluding dog-wolf hybrids) or cat that has bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed a human should be confined and observed for 10 days under local health department supervision, regardless of whether or not the animal is currently vaccinated. Any dog or cat that is sick at the time it exposed a human should be evaluated by a veterinarian immediately.

In most places in Los Angeles County, such an animal can be confined at home by its owner. Rabies vaccination should not be administered to the animal during this period. If the confined animal develops any illness during the 10 days, a veterinarian should evaluate it immediately.

If signs of rabies are present, the local health department should be contacted, and the animal euthanized and tested for rabies. A dog or cat that develops no signs of rabies during this observation period did not have transmissible rabies at the time the exposure occurred.

Note that the 10 day observation applies only to dogs or cats that have exposed a human. Quarantine periods for animals that have themselves been potentially exposed to rabies are much longer.

All other animals: All other animals that expose humans should be reported to the local health department immediately. No observation periods have been established for such animals (including wolf hybrids). If the animal is available, laboratory testing may be indicated depending upon the circumstances of the exposure (such as whether it was provoked or not) and the species involved. The risks associated with different animals varies from place to place.

Bats: A bat that bites or otherwise exposes a human should be safely captured, euthanized, and submitted to the Public Health Laboratories (PHL) for rabies testing..

Determining whether an exposure to a rabid bat occurred is often difficult. Bats are small and have small teeth, so their bites may be difficult to recognize. Exposure may have taken place when there is reasonable probability that such contact unknowingly occurred (e.g., a sleeping person awakes to find a bat in the room or an adult witnesses a bat in the room with a previously unattended child, mentally disabled or intoxicated person, or incompletely vaccinated pet). When available the bat should be tested immediately. The presence of a bat inside a building is not by itself sufficient to result in rabies transmission.

If an unvaccinated animal is bitten by a rabid animal what should be done?

When the exposed animal is unvaccinated, euthanasia is recommended. Alternatively, the owner has the option of arranging for a 6-month strict confinement. Confinement must be strict because of the special public health risks associated with these animals (i.e., those potentially incubating rabies), and the need to prevent human and other animal exposures form occurring should rabies symptoms develop.

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Mark Sturtevant
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August is here but not with the hundred degree days its past few relatives have brought to the valley. The weather has been quite pleasant, and I have my eye on even better weather to our north.

Losing the month of June to storms and high water, and thwarted in July by more of the same, I have been quietly hoping for an August weekend on the West Branch. While our weather has been nice, the Catskills are seeing highs in the upper 70s and lows flirting with 60. Nighttime temperatures in the 50s are expected for the weekend!

The result of this midsummer respite has been a steady improvement in the fishing and fly hatches, an improvement, I hope, will peak this weekend. My duffle and wader bag are packed, the reels for my bamboo rods are nestled in my tackle bag, and West Branch Angler has logged my reservation.

Any extended break in the typically stifling, humid mid-Atlantic weather is always welcome, but one like we're experiencing now is a real treat. Whether you're off fishing, walking the woods in search of this fall's deer stand or manning a seat at your favorite ballpark, this is the perfect time to enjoy summer in the outdoors.

I'm anticipating enjoying a cool evening along the river, something truly rare at this time of year. The evening fishing should be good, and sulfurs and spinners should be active much earlier with the cool temperatures.

Ninety degree days usually result in the flies making their appearance at dark, offering a very brief opportunity for fishing to rising trout, if any at all.

Daytime hatching in the cold tailwaters is still in play, and the sulfurs can be expected to be a little less active and stay on the surface just a bit longer with 75-degree air temperatures. That should be a major help as the wild trout of the Delawares have been well schooled by this point in the season and are a supreme challenge to take on a tiny dry fly.

When it's hot, the sulfurs hit the warm air coming up thru 46 to 48 degree water and jump and flutter like mad things, exciting the trout below. The wary browns of the West Branch will key on the movement of the naturals, at times so thoroughly that fooling one on a drifting dry fly becomes little more than an unrequited daydream.

The best days on the river bring such heavy hatches that the trout feed slightly more recklessly.

I didn't see that kind of situation back on the Fourth of July. Hopefully the prime conditions will improve my odds this time.

If you're in the mood to wet a line and accept the challenge of big, educated wild trout on the fly, there's no better place to visit than the West Branch of the Delaware. All that spring and early summer rainfall has the reservoir full and releases are just right for great wading with plenty of cold water in the upper river to produce the afternoon sulfur hatches the river is famous for.

Enjoy this summer respite while it's here. The next heat wave could be right around the corner!

Mark Sturtevant, Chambersburg, is an outdoors enthusiast. He may be reached at


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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican leader on Thursday submitted a bill to Congress that he says would create a path to naturalized citizenship for thousands of people of Haitian descent who were born in the Dominican Republic.

The proposed legislation from President Danilo Medina's office was initially expected to be submitted to lawmakers in February but was delayed. It will first be taken up by the lower house, which is expected to create a committee to analyze the bill. It's not clear when a vote would take place.

In a Thursday statement, Medina's administration said the measure is designed to find a "humanitarian, measured and responsible" solution for those people impacted by a controversial court decision last year that narrowed the definition of Dominican citizenship.

The Dominican Constitutional Court ruled that being born in the country does not automatically grant citizenship, and it directed officials to purge voter rolls of non-citizens, including people born to non-legal residents going back to 1929. These are almost entirely people of Haitian descent.

Advocates said the ruling threatened to strip Dominican citizenship from more than 200,000 people, along with the documents they need to work or attend school. The government said their count came to roughly 24,000.

The ruling is a reflection of deep hostility in the Dominican Republic to the large number of Haitians who have come to live in their country and their descendants. The two countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Medina's bill would confirm citizenship rights for children born to foreign parents, but only those who are registered with the government and have various identification documents.

Cesar Pina Toribio, a legal adviser to Medina, said the path to naturalization is for those people who can "prove they were born in the Dominican Republic."

Those who were born in the Dominican Republic but have no documents to prove it could be recognized as foreigners with residency, according to Medina's new proposal.

Critics like lawyer Maria Martinez said the vast majority of the people impacted by last year's court ruling are descendants of migrants brought in to work on sugar plantations and who never registered with the government and have no ID. She said Medina's bill would force these people to register as aliens in the land of their birth.


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I was shocked to read that 87 percent of Franklin County's three- and four-year-olds do not have access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.

For years, I have supported investments in high-quality early education for their proven impact on improving school readiness and reducing future crime. Research clearly documents how high-quality pre-kindergarten can jump start the learning process for children, ensuring that they enter school ready to learn and have a much better chance of finishing high school.

As a police chief, I can tell you that educational failure threatens the futures of too many of our most vulnerable children. Look to the numbers: Nearly 70 percent of America's state prison inmates fail to receive a high school diploma. Unfortunately for too many children, it is as simple as education or incarceration. By steering these children clear of crime and violence and toward positive community contributions, high-quality early learning programs can return as much as $10 in savings for every $1 invested over the long term.

I agree that Pennsylvania must expand access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs to help them be ready for school and to become productive and law-abiding citizens.

Chief David J. Arnold, Chambersburg Police Department


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The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window

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Mrs. Sundberg's Recipe Collection - 12 tried-and-true--one for each month of the year--featuring an introduction and tips from Mrs. Sundberg herself

Look Out Your Window Now and Then

May 27, 2008

Listened to the show Saturday and it was not bad. First time I slowed down all week, I think, and a blessed thing that was. I don't know about you and yours, but in this house May is always a month when one seeks clarity and perspective in order to maintain a sense of sanity. With three kids wrapping up the school year, there are enough plays and award ceremonies and ball games and field trips and registrations and sack lunches and goodbyes to launch one into orbit.

I took off for a bookstore on Sunday afternoon just to get away from it all. Mr. Sundberg was on Day Three of a four-day break, and it was raining, and the kids were all-too-happy to head to the movie theater with him and then back home to finalize class projects and water the basil and oregano they planted for me for Mother's Day and gaze out the windows at the rain. Little did they or I know that perspective was on its way in the brutal form of a tornado which, somewhere around 5:30 Sunday afternoon, reached down from the sky and — for 30 some seconds —destroyed over 50 homes and caused the evacuation of between 350 and 400 homes in a little Minnesota town not far from ours. Injured people, too, and set relatives to searching for people not accounted for.

Funny creatures, humans are. We get so caught up in the chaff of the everyday, the small and simple challenges we often choose to see as stumbling blocks rather than stepping stones. We forget to pick up the milk. The car is in need of new brake pads. Going to have to file an extension again this year for those taxes. There's not a rabbit costume to be found and the play is next week. Can't get in at the dentist until the end of the month, and where on earth did the umbrellas disappear to? We had three, for God's sake. And why is the dryer making that thumping sound? And is there an easier way to fix the pocket door than taking out the wall? Why did you wear your good jeans to play ball? This humidity is destroying my hair. Baked potatoes AGAIN? Why does everybody and their mother have to drop by when we're trying to have some peace and quiet? I hate the heat. I hate the cold. Can't those kids stop their bickering for one day?

It's a bit embarrassing when you think about it. How the world throws ordinary life at you and instead of gathering it up in your arms you let it smack you upside the head. Which is why it's good to look out your window now and then. There's a lot to see. Cyclones and earthquakes, a shortage of clean water here and not enough blankets there. Strange strains of the flu and shark attacks and not enough rice to go 'round and a neighborhood wiped out in seconds. Perspective is what it is, and a boatload of it.

After I went up to kiss the kids last night, I did some laundry and washed the dishes and baked a loaf of fresh bread. Felt like being quiet for a while. Still do.

I don't share many recipes like this one, and I promise to share more. The kids never liked onions much, but as they get older, well, you never know. I've always had an affinity for the name, "Sweet Vidalia." This recipe makes good use of this onion, the world's sweetest.

The Freshest Salad Ever

1 bulb fennel
1 Sweet Vidalia onion
2 oranges

Cut up just the white part of the fennel as you would celery, in half moons, and place in a medium-sized bowl.

Cut up a Sweet Vidalia onion (use half as much onion as fennel, about 1/3 cup). Mix with the fennel.
Peel two oranges, removing as much of the soft, white pith as you can. With a small knife, section off slices over the bowl, letting the juices drip in.
Add salt and pepper if you wish, though it really doesn't need it.

Mix and serve with light summer lunches.

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Railtrack — 24 Oct 2005 at 19:00

Nick Herbert MP, Arundel and South Downs voted in the minority (No).

Question accordingly negatived.

Question, That the proposed words be there added, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments):-

The House divided: Ayes 323, Noes 176.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 167 (+2 tell)086.2%
DUP0 1011.1%
Independent0 1050.0%
Lab284 (+2 tell) 0080.8%
LDem39 1064.5%
PC0 30100.0%
SNP0 2033.3%
UUP0 10100.0%
Total:323 176079.5%

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Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940

John M. Findlay, Author
John M. Findlay, Author University of California Press $50 (394p) ISBN 978-0-520-07703-4
Reviewed on: 09/28/1992
Release date: 10/01/1992
The four planned cityscapes examined in Findlay's arresting study had an impact on urban design and architecture across the United States. Disneyland, with its theme-park concept, influenced shopping malls, Main Streets and historic districts. Stanford Industrial Park in Palo Alto, Calif., a research center which became ``downtown'' for Silicon Valley, blended elements of the suburbs and the campus into an unprecedented site for industry. The retirement community of Sun City, Ariz.--outside Phoenix and tailored to its affluent members' tastes and needs--demonstrated how to keep the city at bay. The Seattle Center, a civic complex built on the site of the 1962 World's Fair, brought suburbia to the central city. These and other ``magic kingdoms'' were designed to insulate people from urban chaos, yet paradoxically, argues Findlay, they reinforced social divisions, increased environmental problems and accentuated urban sprawl. This provocative study rethinks the meaning of urbanization in the American West. Findlay is associate professor of history at the University of Washington. Photos. (Sept.)
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Ava’s Poppy

Marcus Pfister, Author
Marcus Pfister. North-South, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7358-4057-7
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Release date: 02/01/2012
Employing a gentle tone, Pfister encapsulates the circle of life in this sweetly simple story about a girl’s fondness for a flower. When ginger-haired Ava spies a bright red poppy in the field near her home one summer day, she recognizes it as both a thing of beauty and a new friend. Weeks pass, and faithful Ava “looked after her friend with tender loving care,” protecting it from the wind, shielding it from rain, and watering it. The flower eventually turns brown and withers, and Ava marks the sad occasion by burying the plant and arranging a ring of memorial stones in the poppy’s special spot. The subsequent spring brings with it a welcome new friend where the old one used to be, as readers will likely guess. Like he did in Questions, Questions, Pfister continues to explore stylistic departures from his Rainbow Fish books; his large-scale, cheerfully hued images, which have a mottled texture reminiscent of cabbage leaves, float against a white backdrop. Opening and closing spreads that depict the poppy from seedling to shriveled stem are well-chosen summary bookends. Ages 4–up. (Feb.)
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50 Ways to Get Your Cart On: Recycle & Create Milk and Egg Carton Crafts That Rock

Ellen Warwick, Author
Ellen Warwick, Author . Sterling Innovation $7.95 (125p) ISBN 978-1-4027-5761-7
Reviewed on: 03/01/2010
Release date: 04/01/2010

This flipbook-size collection of ideas for milk and egg carton craft projects includes nifty creations like “Dudley the Deadly Dragon,” whose serrated teeth are cut from egg cups and wings are traced onto green felt, and a “Cityscape Play Mat,” with buildings constructed from milk cartons. Each of the 50 projects is pictured in cartoon spot art with numbered steps, while stickers feature several of the completed masterpieces. It's a clever little book that will have readers mining the recycling bin. Ages 6–up. (Apr.)

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December 04, 2010

Well said, Jen.

The only devil's advocate thought I have involves the idea of love languages (interesting book). Some people give and receive gifts to show and receive love (my mother-in-law is one of those folks). So for them, they have LOTS of memories of gifts given with great intention and assign a lot of sentiment to stuff. They therefore want to do this for other people.

I am NOT a "gift person" and so I resonate with you as more of a "time spent," "acts of service" and "words of affirmation" person. I'm also trying to observe and determine where my kids fall on their giving and receiving of love.

I AM a "gift card for my wishlist on Amazon" person, but the family has yet to catch on to that... =)

I'm very much in sync with your sentiments. Give the gifts of yourself, your time, your generosity of spirit...that's how you will be remember, and it is what you will remember of others. Happy holidays!

I totally agree with you. My best memories from childhood are always centered on the things I did, not the things I received. I try to keep this in mind with my own daughters, especially during the holidays. Thanks for your thoughtful post!

What a beautiful post. So true that the presents will soon be forgotten-or in our case broken-and the memories will be of the people and time we all spent together. Hopefully this is something I can instill in my children.....it's not easy.

I do agree - experiences last longer in our memories than material gifts. A few exceptions from my own childhood are thoughtful handmade gifts that were made for me from family members that I still cherish to this day.

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The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners

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For a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post, for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue.

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Gregory Moore (left), co-chair of The Pulitzer Prize Board, presents the 2012 Feature Photography Prize to Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post.

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: David Guttenfelder, Ng Han Guan and Rafael Wober of the Associated Press for their extraordinary portrayal of daily life inside the reclusive nation of North Korea, including scenes after the death of Kim Jong Il; and Francine Orr of the Los Angeles Times for her poignant portrait of the suffering by desperate families and misunderstood children who live with autism.


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Billie Austin Beatty, 92

Billie Austin Beatty, 92, of (Newtonburg) Mahaffey, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, March 24, 2014.

Mr. Beatty was born June 30, 1921, in (Newtonburg) Mahaffey, a son of the late Willis and Elizabeth (Stigers) Beatty.

Aug. 18, 1944, he married Esther A. (Peace) Beatty in Hallton, Pa.

She preceded him in death Sept. 7, 2001, after 57 years of marriage.

Billie was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II.

While in the service, he earned the Good Conduct Medal and Sharpshooting Medal.

He was also in the CCC, having served at Parker Dam State Park.

Through the years, he worked at International Filler Co. in North Tonawanda, N.Y., on gas wells, in the underground mines and for several coal companies running heavy equipment. He retired from Benjamin Coal Company, where he worked as a dragline operator.

He was a member of the Mt. Carmel Church in Bell Township, Mahaffey, having served on the board as an elder and volunteer for Bible school.

He was also active in the church choir and participated in the Christmas plays.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing, camping and woodworking and volunteering with the Boy Scouts, with which he completed a 20-mile hike from Clearfield to Camp Mountain Run several times.

He also enjoyed spending time with his family and teaching his
grandchildren many new and exciting things. He enjoyed making toys and rocking horses for children.

He is survived by three daughters, Kolene Parkes and husband William of Philipsburg, Cleo Yevchak and husband Joseph of Commodore, and Cindy Buchheit of Mahaffey; seven grandchildren, Jay Parkes and wife Morag Smith of Santa Fe, N.M., Ross Parkes and wife Melissa of Okinawa, Japan, Melinda Knapp and husband Joseph of Brush Valley, Lecinda Yevchak and husband Matthew Burnheimer of State College, Laura Yevchak and husband Cory Fulmer of Brush Valley, Jacob Buchheit and wife Jennie of Sun Valley, Calif., and Kari Buchheit and companion Nathan Nail of Greenville, N.C.; five great-grandchildren, Austin, Aiden and Aaron Parkes of Okinawa, Japan, and William and Sarah Parkes of Santa Fe, N.M.; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Elizabeth Yevchak; three sisters, Ethel Slavicsky,
Martha Myers and Nora Gatlin; and two brothers, Henry "Jack" and Blair "Tom" Beatty.

He was the last member of his immediate family.

Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2014, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the funeral home, with Pastor Tom McCracken officiating.

Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Clover Run, Mahaffey.

Donations may be made to Mahaffey Ambulance and Fire Company and Clearfield Hospice.

Online condolences may be made at

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Center for Healthy Living profile: Millie Fenneman

Mary 23, 2013

Millie Fenneman

Millie Fenneman, practice administrator at the Center for Healthy Living. (Rodney McPhail/HR Communications)
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Millie Fenneman joined the Center for Healthy Living staff May 13 as the practice administrator.

Why did you choose a career as a practice administrator?

The role of the practice administrator provides me with a platform to problem-solve, be both an analytical and outside-the-box thinker, and strive for steward leadership, all within the constructs of quality health care. I enjoy the daily interaction with the great clinical minds that form the team here at the Center for Healthy Living and being a part of the positive change we can make in a client's lifestyle. Health care is ever evolving, and to be an agent in that change is truly fulfilling.

In what ways does the practice administrator serve the clients of the Center for Healthy Living?

At its core, my role here is quite simple: ensure that the clients' experience is a pleasant one. From check-in to checkout, you should feel warm and welcomed, have your questions answered and needs met by every member of the team, including me. If for any reason you feel we have not met these expectations, either see me or complete a comment card. The team here will do its best to ensure that you witness a change for the better upon your return visit to the center.

What attracted you to the Center for Healthy Living?

It goes without saying that what led me to pursue an opportunity with the Center for Healthy Living is its intent focus on wellness and preventive care. Our team here strives to promote well-being of mind, body and spirit, and it is unique that one's employer would have the same vested interest in its employees. I previously worked in chronic disease treatment centers, and it is refreshing to be at the forefront of health care, where prevention can help us lead better-quality lives.

What do you enjoy in your time away from the job?

My husband, Mitch, is a Purdue alum, and every basketball season you can find us in the stands cheering on the team. I moved from Florida three years ago, and no matter how far away we lived here in Indiana, he and I rarely missed a game. Go Boilers! We also enjoy solving a good crossword puzzle together, being outdoors and having fun in our new role as parents. We've begun to notice that our 1-year old son, Jack, has the same affinity for the outdoors as we have, and we can't wait to go camping, fishing and boating with him.

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AgrAbility publication helps guard against back problems

May 20, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers, ranchers and anyone involved in agriculture and home gardening can learn how to reduce the risks of developing back problems with a new publication by AgrAbility.

 BACK on the Farm, BACK in the Saddle also includes information on how to manage existing back problems.

"Back problems are consistently the most common disabling conditions reported by AgrAbility clients," said Paul Jones, AgrAbility project manager based at Purdue University. "In fact, back problems are some of the most common complaints by workers in all industries, and they often result in lost work time. While back problems are challenging, they can be managed."

The 21-page booklet, offered free of charge, discusses many back problems common in agriculture as well as preventing, managing and treating them. It also offers guidance on how best to perform common tasks such as lifting heavy objects and equipment. Among the tips:

* Position your body directly in front of the object.

* Bend at your hips and knees so that your legs, not your back, perform most of the work.

* Keep your back upright and straight throughout the lift.

* Lift as smoothly as possible, keeping the object as close to your body as possible.

* Use team lifting when feasible.

A variety of technologies are available to help with tasks that can cause or aggravate back problems. The booklet discusses several such tools, including:

* Squeeze chutes to restrain livestock.

* Ergonomically designed tractor seats for smoother ride.

* Skid-steer loaders to lift and carry heavy objects.

* Anti-fatigue floor mats for reducing stress on back muscles and vertebrae.

While the publication is a resource for helping to prevent and managing back problems, it is not a replacement for professional medical advice.

"Back problems are some of the most common physical impairments in agriculture and can be difficult to manage," the authors note. "Each person's condition is different. Before making changes, seek the advice of appropriate professionals, including a health care provider. "

The publication is available on the AgrAbility website at

AgrAbility is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and consists of a national project, led by the Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue, and state/regional projects serving 22 states.

Writer: Keith Robinson, 765-494-2722,

Source: Paul Jones, 765-494-1221,

Ag Communications: (765) 494-2722;
Keith Robinson,
Agriculture News Page

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Whether you came across this page on your own or were referred by an adviser, professor, or other college personnel, we invite you to become familiar with the information below, visit often for our "Tips of the Month", and meet with your adviser and counselor if you need further help.

Academic Success is the ability to complete the required courses for your chosen major while - at least - meeting the minimum grades and grade point average (GPA) determined by the College and University. Satisfactory completion of ALL these requirements will translate into your retention and graduation from college.

Time management, study skills, and personal factors are crucial elements in your ability to succeed in a complex learning environment.

Students who do not meet the minimum standards may receive early alerts via our Starfish system and will be placed on academic probation if their GPA falls below retention standards. Once on probation, students will be required to fulfill mandatory requirements before registering for their next semester.

Wishing You Academic Success,

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What is Probation

  • Your GPA is below retention standards
  • You are in danger of being dismissed:
    • You may not be able to attend college next semester
    • If you decide to return you may not be readmitted
    • You may not be eligible for financial aid

You cannot take more than 13 credits or equated credits

You must complete any remedial course(s) that you are required to take

You must earn a minimum cumulative GPA or semester GPA of 2.0

If you don’t meet the required minimum cumulative GPA or semester GPA of at least 2.0, you will be academically dismissed from the College after one semester

If you do not meet the required minimum cumulative GPA but achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 for the semester, you will be placed on Continued Probation for one more semester

Students on Continued Probation who do not meet the required minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 will be dismissed

Students on academic probation who achieve the required minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 by the end of the semester will no longer be on probation

How Did You Get There? You got low grades

  • D’s and F’s
  • WU’s
  • INC’s became FIN’s
  • C –

and your GPA fell below retention standards

What is GPA?

  • Your Grade Point Average is a measure of your academic performance
  • Your GPA can be improved
  • It will take a serious commitment on your part
  • Changes will take time
  • You must carefully monitor your GPA
  • A minimum 2.0 is required for satisfactory academic standing
  • A minimum 2.0 is required both towards degree and in your major for you to graduate

Improve Your GPA - Use Grade Strategies

  • Know your grades
    • Access your academic records
      • Your student transcript
        • View all your grades, term and cumulative GPA’s, and your Academic Standing
        • Verify that all completed and repeated grades are noted and accurate
      • Your Student Center
        • Check your Student Center frequently for important messages, such as financial aid, SAP info, registration dates and deadlines
      • Keep track of your progress - your Degree Audit
        • Check your Audit frequently for accuracy. Always check your GPA towards degree and towards major. Both should be 2.0 minimum
        • Print and review your Audit each semester prior to registering. Bring it to your advisement session and review it with your Adviser
  • Resolve Incomplete Grades
  • Repeat low grades
    • Grades of F, WU, FIN, D-, D, D+ can be repeated
    • Maximum total credits repeated is 16
    • The repeated course must be taken at the same college
    • You must get a C or higher to benefit
  • A “no-repeat” policy applies to courses taken as part of the Nursing Pre-Clinical Sequence
  • Study hard for heavier credit courses; they can pull up your GPA faster
  • Appeal to the Committee on Course and Standing if you have good reasons

Become a Student!

  • Know the facts: Avoid common myths
  • Decide to become involved
  • Attend classes
  • Spend more time on your home work
  • Ask questions in class and after class
  • Study with other students who care
  • Take notes when you read
  • Review your notes after each class
  • Review all your notes each week
  • Get tutoring help

Take A Look at Yourself - Set Up Some New Goals

  • If you know why you’re studying and you like your chosen path, it’s much easier to study and to learn
  • FOCUS 2 is a powerful assessment tools that can be accessed easily on your own time, on and off campus
  • To clarify and formulate new short and long-term goals, complete the Student Self-Inventory Form, register for Focus 2, and talk with a Career counselor or Academy adviser
  • Test Your Success Knowledge by using this quiz
  • Take a look at potential career options with CareerTraQ

Avoid Common Myths

  • If I stop attending class, I will avoid a failing grade
    • FACT: If you don’t withdraw within the official period, you will earn a WU grade
  • If I get a WU, I can appeal it and get it changed to a W grade
    • FACT: In order to be eligible for a grade reversal through the Committee on Course and Standing (CCS), you must have VALID and DOCUMENTED reasons for appealing
  • If I keep withdrawing on time from my classes, I will not my lose financial aid
    • FACT: SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progression) standards not only look at your GPA but also at the number of credits you’ve attempted versus those you have earned in order to determine financial aid eligibility. Repeated withdrawals while receiving financial aid will affect that ratio.
  • I can drop my remedials because they don’t count for Financial Aid and it won’t affect my GPA
    • FACT: Besides counting towards your credit load and financial aid, dropping and repeating remedials will affect your SAP and Financial Aid just like regular courses.
  • I got an INC grade last term and I am going to repeat the course because I was not doing well and I can get a better grade…
    • FACT: You cannot register for the same course in the following semester (or until the grade is changed). You should contact your professor no later than the eighth week of the semester following the one in which the INC was given and complete the course by the deadline or risk getting an FIN
  • If I withdraw from all my classes now and come back next term, I will avoid being dismissed and will not be on probation anymore
    • FACT: You may even risk not being readmitted if your GPA is below 1.5. Probation does not simply go away with time. It will require work and diligence on your part

Academic Success Program Requirements

Based on their enrollment status, academic standing or performance, and whether they previously attended the 2-hour success workshop, students will be required to complete one of the following mandatory program requirements.

Student Enrollment Status Registrar Hold Academic Standing (or GPA) Previously Attended Workshop (Repeater) ACADEMIC SUCCESS WORKSHOP REQUIRED CAMPUS SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIRED
Currently Enrolled YES Probation NO YES Highly recommended
Currently Enrolled YES Probation/Continued Probation YES NO YES
*Readmit YES Below 2.0 NO *YES Highly recommended
Readmit YES Below 2.0 YES NO YES
Referred NO Below 2.0 or at risk NO Highly recommended Highly recommended
  NO Below 2.0 or at risk YES NO Highly recommended

Students are strongly encouraged to fulfill their requirements early in the semester. *Readmitted students who need to attend the Academic Success workshop are invited to attend a session during the summer/winter intersession prior to semester start to increase their chances of success.

First-Time Academic Probation Students

If this is your first-time on Academic probation (or being referred) and you never attended the Academic Success Workshop in-person before, you will be required to complete a 2-hour mandatory session prior to being advised and registering for your next term.

Causes, impact on future retention, and other related topics will be discussed during this initial workshop. Presentation will emphasize tools, strategies, and support services available to students to regain control of their academic career and successfully reach their goals.

A "Registrar's Office Hold" will be placed on your record at the beginning of the semester and will be released upon satisfactory workshop attendance.

Registration information is sent during the first few weeks of the semester to attending students. If you have a Registrar hold and are required to attend a mandatory two-hour Academic Success workshop, please click here to register

*Non-attending students will have to complete their requirement when they wish to return.

**Students who previously completed this workshop should contact us in the Registrar (A-104) or at at the beginning of the semester and complete the requirements for "Repeaters" described below.

Continued Probation Students and Repeaters Requirements

If you are on Continued Probation, or were previously on Academic Probation and/or attended the 2-hour Academic Success Workshop in previous semester(s), you will be required to fulfill a set of requirements described below.

Students are required to utilize campus Support Services to improve their academic performance. They are free to select areas and services (see sample list section below) that they – and/or their advisor or professors - feel will help them in their studies and beyond. Students should use as many services as they need and can accommodate into their schedule, but all students must utilize at least three (3) distinct service areas during the semester. Students must visit one Tutoring Center for a minimum of 3 times as one of the three service areas.

A "Registrar's Office Hold" will be placed on your record at the beginning of the semester and will be released upon satisfactory completion.

"Sample List" of Available Support Services / Workshops / Events

An updated list of specific events/workshops offered will be emailed to students (along with the attendance Form) and available for pick-up at the Registrar's Office during the first few weeks of each semester. Emails with upcoming events, presentations and other materials of interest will be sent to students throughout the semester to enhance their learning experience. Howeever, students are urged to avail themselves of available services early on and throughout the semester to increase their chances of success. We recommend you check your email and the College Events Calendar regularly to increase your choices and chance of success.

Academic Literacy Learning Center (Humanities, Room 237)

  • Tutoring for students taking Basic Skills courses in reading and writing

Campus Writing Center (Library, 1st Floor)

  • Tutoring for all English coursework and for all writing and WI assignments across the curriculum

College Discovery Tutorial Services (Library, 1st Floor, Room 118 CD)

  • Tutoring for students enrolled in the College Discovery program

Mathematics Learning Center (Science, Room 216)

  • Tutoring for all Mathematics courses

Student Learning Center (Library, 1st Floor)

Academies - Events and presentations related to specific Academies and majors (check offerings with your Academy adviser or on the Academies webpage or the College Events Calendar)

Career Servcies (Library, Room 429)

  • Career Exploration using FOCUS-2 (must complete all 5 assessments)
  • Career Advising

You are welcome to make an appointment after completing all five assessments in the Focus-2 program to speak with an adviser for guidance in using FOCUS-2 and interpreting your results.

Counseling (Library, Room 422)

  • Wellness Workshops (Wednesdays Club Hours / Various Topics TBA ranging from Communication Skills to Dealing with Test Anxiety

Single Stop (Library, Room 432A) – Meet with a Coach for Free Financial Counseling

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State approves MainStreet for Tucumcari

by Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun It’s official. Tucumcari’s Main Street is now part of the MainStreet program. Rick Homans, the state’s secretary of economic development, on Thursday made the announcement at Lena’s restaurant, which is naturally on Main Street. “What MainStreet does is give you a structure and a process,” Homans said. “MainStreet establishes […]

Public invited to MainStreet presentation

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City set for MainStreet test

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MainStreet initiative building support

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City agrees to pay $20,000 toward MainStreet

Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun City commissioners agreed Tuesday to spend $20,000 to assist the start-up of a MainStreet development program. The money will come from the city’s economic development tax fund. It’s hoped that the city will qualify to become a “Start-Up” MainStreet Community, an initiative of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, said […]


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Baby sleep tricks: Five strategies for getting baby to sleep

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Kaitlin Stanford These clever strategies from baby sleep experts will help baby — and you — get a good night’s sleep. Is baby keeping you up at night? We had Conner Herman and Kira Ryan, the owners of Manhattan-based sleep consultancy Dream Team Baby, share how to maximize baby’s sleep time so that you can […]

Dirty Laundry: When children won’t sleep, parents get desperate

Aisha Sultan Ginger Allington was getting up around the clock to nurse her baby back to sleep. Neither she nor her husband had slept much for months, and Allington says she remembers thinking: “We need to get him to sleep longer or I’m going to die.” Her husband, Adam, described that period of time as […]

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Goodnight Sleep Trainger

McClatchy-Tribune New moms and dads know their lives will never be peaceful again until they have a full night’s sleep without a huge struggle. Now you can get a leg up in the difficult climb that is sleep training with the Goodnight Sleep Trainer. Sleep training involves maintaining a balance between letting a baby cry […]

Computer could be insightful as we sleep

by Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun BCI stands for Brain Computer Interface. There can be one-way BCIs and two-way BCIs. Some invasive BCIs are implanted in the brain. Some non-invasive BCIs are implanted inside the skull – but not directly in the brain. These devices have been used to produce vision in the blind, hearing […]

To sleep, perchance to eat Twinkies

By Ryn Gargulinski: QCS Managing Editor What do we all want, need and cannot live without? No, it’s not the $84 fuzzy shearling slippers from the latest Cabelas catalog. It’s our dear friend sleep. Studies have shown normal adults need at least eight hours of sleep per day. When we say “normal” we mean those […]

City kennel offers last hope for strays

William Thompson Mike Martinez, Tucumcari’s Animal Control Supervisor, said that as long as there is enough space in the city’s dog kennel, dogs and cats that reside there are not in danger of being euthanized. Right now, according to Martinez, the kennel houses only one dog and one cat. “It’s a really slow period right […]

Daylight-saving time – Conspiracy

TV Hagenah The month of April – Income tax, daylight-savings time, April Fools Day. Coincidence? I think not. Obviously, it is a major conspiracy. “They” are out to get us! (Don’t you just love using “They” to blame everything on? When I was little, I used to blame everything on my big sister. Now, I […]


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In my Progressive Receiver I use two crystal filters. The 2.1kHz SSB filter is always kept in line while the 500Hz CW filter is switched in or out depending upon my listening preferences. Stacking the filters in this manner inserts some loss into the circuit. Therefore, additional IF amplification is also switched into the line when the CW filter is active. Note: This circuit was designed for my 200 ohm impedance filters. This circuit is not part of the original design for the Progressive, and was designed by "Mike," W3TS.


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Industry News | February 13, 2012

Freebirds World Burrito Giving Away Lakers Season Tickets

Los Angeles Lakers fans have the chance to win two back row seats to the Lakers’ 2012-2013 season, courtesy of Freebirds World Burrito, the fast growing burrito joint with the rock ‘n’ roll attitude.

On March 15, Freebirds will announce that one lucky winner has received two seats to every Lakers home game for this fall’s NBA season.

We’re excited to team up with the Lakers for this extremely elusive prize,” says Freebirds President Jim Mizes.

Why the back row? We’re not a big national chain with a huge budget, but we’ve got great fans just like the Lakers do.  We know true fans would be ecstatic to attend every Lakers home game at Staples Center. And since it’s the hottest ticket in LA, there really is no bad seat. Besides, nothing we do at Freebirds is normal.”

Freebirds is known for its awesome burritos, burrito bowls, salads, nachos, and more.

Everything is made fresh with the guest’s choice of over forty ingredients including grass fed beef, hormone free chicken, or slow roasted pork carnitas topped with hand chopped veggies, roasted corn salsa, house made guacamole, and signature sauces.

Be it the backwards F logo, rockin’ interiors or made from scratch kitchen, the brand embraces its tagline, “It’s Not Normal.”

Contestants are invited to enter the “Seats Hit the Fan” ( sweepstakes by visiting any of the eight Southern CaliforniaFreebirds, filling out the form on the bottom of their receipt and dropping the form into the in-restaurant ballot box.

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  • Freebirds USC at 3335 South Figueroa

At the corner of Figueroa and Jefferson in the Gateway

  • Freebirds Marina del Rey at 4025 Del Rey Ave

On the Southeast corner of Washington & Lincoln Blvds

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2200, chemin Royal
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, QC
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Guy Bel, a blacksmith for 40 years, invites you to learn about his craft. Admire the skill used in creating finely-wrought gates, banisters, furniture and art objects. Several of Bel’s pieces are on display in the city. You will be flabbergasted by the diversity of his work on sale at the gift shop. This dedicated artisan believes in doing things properly and boosting the visibility of a vanishing trade. Tour of the interpretation centre: $5/person. Blacksmithing demonstration for groups upon reservation: $7/person, minimum 20 people.

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Establishment equipped for groups
Establishment offering individual activities for youth, Individual clients
Establishment offering group activities for youth

Free outdoor bus parking on site, Free outdoor car parking on site

Payment Methods Accepted
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English, French

Schedule and Details

Schedule and rates are subject to change frequently and without notice. You should always visit their website or contact them before going.

Hours: June 13 to September 7, daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call us for low season hours.

Admission: Interpretation centre visit: $5/person. Iron smithing demonstration for groups of 20 or more upon reservation, $7/person.

Minimum duration of a visit: 00 h 40

Close to
  • 35 km from airport
  • 20,2 km from Gare du Palais (bus and train station, Québec city center)
  • 30,5 km from Sainte-Foy train station
  • 31,1 km from Sainte-Foy bus terminal
  • 20,6 km from Convention Center
  • 21 km from ExpoCité (trade show center)

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Howard and Hamilton beaches recover from Sandy
by Andrew Shilling
Oct 24, 2013 | 865 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Pastor Steve Roser and his wife Sharon
Pastor Steve Roser and his wife Sharon
Roger Gendron
Roger Gendron
Waves were crashing on Roger Gendron’s second floor deck during the peak of the floods during Hurricane Sandy last October.

He vividly recalls boats lifting from their trailers and careening across his front yard, cars parked on a hill across from his house were flooded and dozens of houses along his block being overtaken by the storm.

Gendron, the president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, in the months before the storm said his community has significantly grown and bonded together since that day.

In the days following the storm, which he said surge waters reached as high as the second floor of many homes in his neighborhood, Hamilton Beach lost phone service and took nearly 20 days for power to be restored.

“Aside from local media, we received a lot of help from other local communities,” Gendron said. “We were basically adopted by Glendale.”

Groups like the Knights of Columbus and the Glendale Kiwanis Club brought down supplies and clothes to support the families of Hamilton and Howard beaches.

Gendron said food was ushered into the community from Resorts World, Phil Goldfeder’s office and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation supplied every resident of Hamilton Beach with $600 gift cards.

“In the beginning, it was just one on top of the other and it was a little overwhelming,” he said.

Today he says there are several homes and businesses in the community with structural damage, a need for surface paving on several main thoroughfares, and many homes have yet to even be opened and some that have been abandoned.

The main problem, he said, was the inflation of flood insurance rates and limited feedback from The Red Cross and support from FEMA.

“There is still a lot,” he said. “I’ve begged through so many agencies for the city to issue elevation certificates to every home that was damaged by Sandy.”

Until then, Gendron says many of the residents in Hamilton Beach will continue their rebuilding efforts.

On Howard Beach, to the west over the 102nd Street Bridge, Pastor Steve Roser and his wife are have finally finished their rebuilding efforts at the Howard Beach Assembly of God at 15831 99th St.

Even while his church is two avenues from water in the Hawtree Basin and four blocks from the Shellbank Basin, floods still managed to rise nearly five feet in the basement. Water even found its way to the sanctuary, rising three feet and damaging just about everything in its path in an area that wasn’t currently in a flood zone.

“Virtually all moveable real estate was destroyed,” Roser said.

While many residents had a hard time getting enough FEMA recovery to rebuild and cut the costs of filing for elevation estimates, Roser said the church was cut out of the equation.

“We applied (for FEMA funding) because we were told to,” said Roser’s wife Sharon.

While the couple lives above the church, they were told that FEMA could not cover them unless there was damage to their house.

Aside from their problems with government issued financial assistance, they still received nearly $92,000 in aid from other churches, residents and other donors to help rebuild, along with the manpower of hundreds of volunteers. Psalms Church in Ozone Park and other Assembly of God churches were on the long list that helped to replace the chairs, pews, rugs as well as new tiles and the kitchen in the basement.

“We sent out pictures of the church to our Christmas list, but we never asked for anything,” he said. “We really felt that God didn’t want us asking for anything…but we do believe that if you seek first the kingdom of God, then material things will be added.”

Roser and the church continued to send checks to support their missionaries overseas.

“We just continued to support the missionaries, believe that God’s going to provide for us,” Roser said. “We stand as people with much stronger faith than we had previously.”

NY State Senator Joseph Addabbo said it was vital for the churches to get back on thir feet, even though they are some of the few establishments that fell through the cracks of government assistance.

“They still found a way to get back on their feet and we appreciate it because, especially the religious institutions, are community partners,” he said. “They open their doors whenever we ask for a venue for a community meeting or a town hall.”

As for the community, Addabbo said there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before everyone is back on their feet, however he is confident that residents of Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach are resilient and will continue to stay strong.

“A year later, this is an issue that’s going to be with us for a very long time,” Addabbo said. “We’ve come a long way, but there is still a long way to go.”
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First Ever Departmental Teaching Awards go to Rebecca Manley and Robert Dennis  AwardRobandandRebecca.jpg

At the Department's holiday party, the 2009 teaching awards were announced. This was the inaugural year for these new awards, fulfilling Richard Greenfield's vision and hard work in establishing them. There are two categories of award, one for a Regular or Adjunct faculty member, the other for a graduate student Teaching Fellow or Teaching Assistant. Nominations came from undergraduate students, and the selection committee was comprised of 4 students (2 grad and 2 undergrad) and 3 faculty members, including the Department Chair who only voted in case of a tie.

The 2009 nominees for the Faculty/Adjunct award were Richard Bailey and Rebecca Manley. The nominees for the Teaching Fellow/TA award were Robert Dennis, Kristin Ireland, and Milen Jissov. The decision was a difficult one. All of the nominees deserved to win, but the Committee ended up, after great deliberation, selecting Robert Dennis and Rebecca Manley.

Dr. Manley, a specialist in Russian and Soviet History, also teaches first-year students in HIST 122 "The Making of the Modern World." PhD student and Teaching Fellow Robert Dennis was nominated by students in his seminar, HIST 437 "Religion and North American Society."

A call for nominations for the 2010 award will go out in the late Winter/early Spring. The 2009 winners are ineligible to repeat for two years.

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Lawyer For Accused Atlanta Basher: My Client Did Not Yell Gay Slurs At Brandon White

Jay Abt, the lawyer who wanted to “extend the olive branch to the LGBT community” on behalf of his accused gay-basher client, Dorian Moragne (right), is now claiming Moragne did not yell any gay slurs at the victim, Brandon White.

It seems that every week brings a new twist in this case—last time, unnamed sources said White knew his three attackers and threatened to out them. Could the unnamed source in this story be none other than Abt?

“It appears from watching the video that the person yelling the homosexual slurs is someone who is not in the actual video, someone who is not being filmed,” Abt told the AP. “Brandon White has said that, the three individuals who were charged—he had never met them before and that’s just simply not true.”

But even if White knew his attackers—and even if he threatened to out them—does it matter? Or does it not count as a hate crime if you attack someone for threatening to expose your secret—that you’re a closeted, self-loathing gay person?

Source: AP via Edge Media. Photo via Atlanta Police Dept.

By:           Evan Mulvihill
On:           Feb 29, 2012
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    • OHreally

      I’m not defending the assault, but if the outing aspect is true then shame on you. We do not know the circumstances of every closet case. Are there safety/security issues with coming out? Please do not project reasons (i.e. self-loathing) for staying closeted. Proclamations handed down from the gay Ivory Tower do not alter the reality for everyone. Your arrogance on the outing smacks of smug. With that he should still get locked up for this beating whatever the motivation.

      Feb 29, 2012 at 6:54 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment ·
    • CBRad

      I don’t know what to think about this case. But…is everybody in this Atlanta crowd, on both sides, a dysfunctional mess…or what?

      Mar 1, 2012 at 1:05 am · @ReplyReply to this comment ·

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