Newsletter January 13, 2004

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
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                       Tuesday January 13, 2004
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   LOCAL SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS
       2.   TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS AT ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       3.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * MaMaMedia
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * A Bridge Over The River Kiski
       6.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Looking For Babysitter – Natrona Heights
       7.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       8.   COOL SITES FOR TODAY
            * How Firewalls Work
            * A Dictionary of Quotations
            * Teacher Certification Requirements for 50 States
            
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     WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     => ALLE-KISKI PEOPLE:
           *  If  you look around the office of Tracy Lindo, Lower
     Burrell  Chief of Police, you will learn a lot about the  man
     behind  the badge. Photos of his wife and four girls,  sports
     memorabilia,  and  signs  of  his  faith  bring  warmth   and
     personality to his comfortable office. Each piece  represents
     a part of his life.
     
     
     => OUR KIDS
          *  Although Lucas Poloff left the playing field  at  the
     last  Saltsburg Trojans varsity football game with  a  broken
     fibula, he considered the season an overall success. With 127
     total  tackles  and  5.4 yards per carry, his  record  speaks
     volumes  about his incredible athletic abilities. "We  had  a
     good  season  this  year, the program  is  defiantly  turning
     around."
          
     
                                   
     Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com for above stories.
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     LOCAL SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     => ALLE-KISKI SPORTS ARTICLES
            *  Alle-Kiski  Today  is  proud  to  present  the  2004
     Basketball  teams and Wrestling squads from around  the  Alle-
     Kiski region.
     
     Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com for above stories.
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     MaMaMedia.com
     www.MaMaMedia.com
     
     This  kids' site has lots of activities, games, story puzzles,
     and its own directory of kids' Web sites. This site requires a
     Java  capable browser, RealAudio, Shockwave and VDO Live.  For
     kids ages 5 to 10.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     TUESDAY: Cloudy and windy. A chance of snow showers. Areas  of
     rain  or  freezing  rain  this  morning.  Little  or  no  snow
     accumulation. Morning highs in the lower 30s then temperatures
     falling  to the upper 20s. Southwest winds becoming  northwest
     15  to  30  mph.  Chance of precipitation 40 percent.  TUESDAY
     NIGHT:  Mostly  cloudy  and colder. Lows  in  the  mid  teens.
     Northwest  winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing toward early  morning
     to  5  to 10 mph. WEDNESDAY: Cloudy in the morning...Then snow
     likely  in the afternoon. An inch or less of snow accumulation
     by evening. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
     becoming southeast early in the afternoon. Chance of  snow  60
     percent.  WEDNESDAY  NIGHT:  Snow  likely.  Lows  15  to   20.
     Southeast  winds  10 to 15 mph becoming northwest.  Chance  of
     snow 70 percent.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     A  BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KISKI: The total construction package
     cost  of  the Pennsylvania Canal in the mid-1800s included  35
     bridges costing $250 apiece. Maybe the new Apollo Bridge being
     built  will  be  in  that  price  range…  or  not.  Read  more
     interesting history at Our Local Heritage at above site.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
     
     Looking for babysitter
     We are looking for a mature babysitter in our Natrona Heights
     home  for  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from  3:20  PM  till
     about  4:30 PM (sometimes a bit later) for our one year  old,
     love   of  our  life,  daughter.  Please  call  724-351-1606,
     references required. Brandy Westerman, 724-351-1606,
     westerman@relymail.com
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
                                   
     
     Kid's Community Bible Club
     For  all  children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Saturday
     nights from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the CPAC building located at 305
     Emerson  Street,,  Vandergrift. Night includes  games,  music,
     prizes,  videos on a giant screen, snacks, Bible stories,  and
     live appearances by Bible characters and other special guests.
     Parents are welcome too! Transportation will be provided! Call
     Sandy Shuster at 724-568-1692 or Lara Laero at 724-567-7107.
     
     Spaghetti Dinner - American Cancer Society
     A  Spaghetti Dinner is organized by "Doc's Dwarf's",  a  Relay
     For  Life  team -and- hosted at the Church of God, located  on
     Chester  Drive,  Lower Burrell. The dinner  will  be  held  on
     Saturday,  February 7th, 2004 from 12:00  p.m.  to  6:00  p.m.
     Proceeds from the Spaghetti dinner benefit the American Cancer
     Society's Relay For Life event held at Memorial Park on August
     7, & 8, 2004. $5.00 for an adult, $2.50 for a child, and walk-
     ins are welcomed. Help support the fight against cancer!
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     How Firewalls Work
     http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
     
       Firewalls have helped protect computers in large  companies
     for   years.  Now,  they're  a  critical  component  of  home
     networks,  as  well. How do they help keep computer  networks
     secure? If you have a fast Internet connection into your home
     (either  a  DSL connection or a cable modem),  you  may  have
     found  yourself hearing about firewalls for your home network
     as  well. It turns out that a small home network has many  of
     the same security issues that a large corporate network does.
     You  can  use  a  firewall to protect your home  network  and
     family from offensive Web sites and potential hackers.  Learn
     how  firewalls  work and see what they can do for  your  home
     network.
     
     A Dictionary of Quotations
     http://www.bartleby.com/73/
     
     The  2,100  entries  in this eminently researched  collection
     form  the  constellation  of  collected  wisdom  in  American
     political  debate.  In fulfilling decades  of  requests  from
     Members  of Congress for citation of quotations, the  Library
     of  Congress compiled the most frequently asked questions  of
     the legislature for the edification of every citizen.
     
     Teacher Certification Requirements for 50 States
     http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
     
     In  an  effort to facilitate the movement from one  state  to
     another, the UK College of Education will attempt to  collect
     the teacher certification requirements for the 50 States.  We
     recognize that States are continually revising their  teacher
     certification/licensure rules and requirements. This page  is
     intended to help you gather planning information on states of
     your  choice!  You  might want to look at  the  certification
     requirements and later look for position announcements in the
     State.
     
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