Newsletter January 30, 2004

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
                  Your Daily Neighborhood Newsletter
           The Very Best of Everything in Alle-Kiski Valley
                        www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
                        Friday January 30, 2004
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                          IT’S FINALLY HERE!
     NOW  You can SURF at near DSL speeds without paying high  cost
     cable and DSL fees!  Experience Warp Speed with HighVision HI-
     SPEED  ACCELERATED  INTERNET ACCESS for only  $4.95  a  month.
     Includes  HighVision High-Speed Accelerated  Internet  Access,
     Pop-Up  Blocker, Server-side Anti-Virus Protection,  Anti-Spam
     Filtering  and  of  course, access to  the  best  truly  Local
     Technical  Support  Staff!  Now Available  to  all  Alle-Kiski
     Valley  Internet  Users.  Existing HighVision Internet  Access
     customers add only $4.95 to your existing monthly subscription
     fee-call for your upgrade today!
                                   
                              GET IT NOW!
     Special Hours For Highvision Customers this Saturday, January
                 31, from 9am to 5pm.  Call or visit!
                                   
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
             ___ 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
           * Nick Jr.com
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Indiana County
       6.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * House For Rent, Vandergrift
       7.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       8.   COOL SITES FOR TODAY
           * Anne Frank The Writer
           * 2003 CIA World Fact Book
           * Christian Freebies
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                        JUST THE HELP YOU NEED
               Complete Handyman Services For Your Home
        * Free Estimates * Free Design Services * Fully Insured
        * Guaranteed * Locally Owned * Residential & Commercial
          Your One Source For Home Maintenance and Remodeling
                    AMERICAN HOME HANDYMAN SERVICES
                  Call Today Toll Free 1-877-468-9001
                           www.yourdoors.com
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     Why  buy  a new computer when you can upgrade for less  money?
     Call  724-567-2302 and talk with our friendly  tech  personnel
     about  upgrading today. HighVision Outfitters, where  we  take
     care of you, 274 Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15690.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
                                   
     Nick Jr.com
     http://www.nickjr.com/
     
     Lots   of  Games  to  Choose  from  with  all  their  Favorite
     Characters!!
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     FRIDAY:  Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers before tapering
     to flurries. Little accumulation. Highs in the mid teens. West
     then  northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
     FRIDAY  NIGHT:  Variable clouds. A chance of  flurries  early.
     Lows near 7 above. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill minus  5
     to  near minus 10. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
     teens.  West winds 5 to 10 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy.
     Lows near 10 above. Light and variable winds. SUNDAY: Becoming
     cloudy.  Highs  near 30. Southeast winds 5 to 10  mph.  SUNDAY
     NIGHT: Cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
     Indiana County
     Blairsville arose in 1818 and was a turnpike and canal center.
     The Pennsylvania Railroad arrived in 1851. Salt production was
     the  first  industry. Iron furnaces were unsuccessful.  Timber
     cutting flourished from the 1840s to about 1890 when the trees
     were  depleted. A coal-mining boom began in 1900 and dominated
     the  economy  until  1924, boosting the population  to  nearly
     80,000.  Coal  mining  revived in the 1970s;  Indiana  is  the
     state’s  fifth highest bituminous producer, three-quarters  of
     which  is  subsurface mined. Dairy farming and Christmas  tree
     sales  buttress the economy today; 31 percent of the  land  is
     farmed.  The legendary Cherry Tree Joe McCreery and the  actor
     Jimmy  Stewart  are cherished local myths.  Governor  John  S.
     Fisher,   a  Republican,  was  a  county  native.  Read   more
     interesting history at Our Local Heritage online.
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
                                   
     House for Rent, Vandergrift
     One  bedroom  house in Vandergrift heights,  newly  remodeled,
     laundry  room  off  kitchen,  large  yard,  central  air,  new
     kitchen, deck. Pets permitted with stipulations. $425.00/month
     plus utilities. Donald Beldham, 724 568-1352,
     dbeldham@highvision.net m
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
     
     Kiski Valley Reunion
     The  39th Annual Kiski Valley Day Reunion of past and  present
     residents  of Apollo, Leechburg and Vandergrift will  be  held
     Saturday,  March  6 2004 at the Super Buffet located  at  Park
     Blvd  &  113th  street  in  Seminole,  Florida.  No  admission
     charge/no  reservations  required.  Everyone  from  the  Kiski
     Valley  is invited to attend. Annually approximately 80 people
     attend.      FrankCarri@excite.com,      727-372-8738,      or
     FrankorJoan2@peoplepc.com
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     Anne Frank the Writer
     http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/
     
     Between the ages of 13 and 15, Anne Frank wrote short stories,
     fairy  tales,  essays, and the beginnings  of  a  novel.  Five
     notebooks   and  more  than  300  loose  pages,   meticulously
     handwritten during her two years in hiding, survived the  war.
     Launch  the  exhibition 'An Unfinished Story'  to  reveal  the
     original  writings—through sound and images—of a  young  woman
     who  had  great ambition to be a writer and was exploring  her
     craft.
     
     2003 CIA World Factbook
     http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
     
     This reference work provides a snapshot, as of 1 January 2003,
     of   wide-ranging,   hard-to-locate  information   about   the
     background,    geography,   people,    government,    economy,
     communications,  transportation, military,  and  transnational
     issues  for countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.  The  nine
     primary information categories and 134 subcategories for  most
     entities   include  geographic  coordinates,  Gross   Domestic
     Product,  number  of  telephones,  natural  resources,   legal
     systems,  political parties, illicit drugs,  mortality  rates,
     and  more. Included among the 268 geographic listings  is  one
     for the "World," which incorporates data and other information
     summarized where possible from the other 267 listings.
     
     Christian Freebies
     http://www.christianfreebies.com/
     
     FREE!  Who  doesn't  love that word?  You  can  download  free
     clipart,  midi  music, recipes, software and  much  more.  The
     website  is very easy to navigate and the freebies range  from
     typical  free computer wallpaper to some good values like  the
     book  section, where you can send away for free books. Looking
     for  posters  and  bookmarks? The site offers  those  as  free
     downloads, just print them out. You can even make a new friend
     via the site's pen pal service. They also have email cards  to
     send  to  all your friends, old and new. Of course, if  you're
     sending  email cards, don't forget to check out the  postcards
     at www.greatpassionplay.com, too!
     
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     Newsletter Archives are found at:
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/newsletter/archive/
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                      RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS
                        Alle-Kiski Today Online
                    There's No Better Place To Live
                            HighVision Inc.
                     YOUR PREMIER ONLINE PUBLISHER
     James Laero, Editor               Judy West, V.P., Operations
     Chris Myers, V.P., Media         Steve Myers, V.P., Marketing
     Chastity West, Assn’t Editor    Kathy Durkin, Business Office
      Mary Gess, Lara Laero, Amy Myers and Jeff Garrett, Writers
                    Kim Humphrey, Advertising Sales
                   Brandon Tweten, Design/Production
            274 Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15690-1170
       Mailing Address: P.O. Box 60, Vandergrift, PA 15690-0060
                 724-567-2302 Office; 724-568-2637 Fax
                       info@alle-kiskitoday.com
       Copyright 1996-2004, HighVision Inc, All Rights Reserved
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          We are proud to be members of the Allegheny Valley,
          New Kensington, and Strongland Chambers of Commerce
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^