Newsletter February 26, 2004

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       2.   READ THESE INTERESTING STORIES
       3.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * FEMA for Kids: Tornadoes
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Mr. Fleming began drilling a salt well
       6.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Office Manager/Canoe shop laborers
       7.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       8.   COOLS SITES FOR TODAY
           * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
           * How Sleep Works
           * Government Grants
     
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     WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
          => * Special Programs Held At Spring Church Lutheran
          
          => * Belle Bella Notte event
          
          => * Special Presentation of Art, Music and Culture
          
          => * High School Bowling Team Finishes Season
          
          AND CHECK THESE STORIES OUT
          
             ·    Our Kids - Jason Carter
·    Our Kids - Christa Hampshire
·    Our Local Heritage
·    Alle-Kiski High School National Honor Society
·    Veterans of Freedom - Nelson Ferguson
·    Alle-Kiski Families - Working Together For Others
·    Alle-Kiski Sports Focus - 300-Win Milestone
             ·    Alle-Kiski Sports Report - High School Swimming And Hockey
             ·    Alle-Kiski People- Sue Filo
·    Alle-Kiski People - Jack McGuire
          
     Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com for above stories.
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     READ THESE INTERESTING STORIES
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
          * GLORIA’S  KITCHEN  with nearly two  years  of  archived
            recipes  that  will make your dinner  life  easier  and
            interesting. There is something for everyone here.
          
          * OUR  KIDS  that are unlike any kids in the  world!  Our
            kids  are unique and so are the groups of parents  that
            invest in them. There is nobody like our kids.
          
          * VETERANS OF FREEDOM who served our country in war  time
            and  are  true heroes. Read their stories  of  what  it
            meant to go to war and their part of history.
          
          * ALLE-KISKI  PEOPLE: Great people built  the  AK  Valley
            communities  and  great people are still  building  our
            communities today. Here are their stories.
          
          * ALLE-KISKI  FAMILIES:  Everyday  they  make  our  lives
            safer,  they  teach  and inspire our  children  to  new
            heights,  or  raise  a family in the  virtues  we  hold
            dear.  We are delighted to profile them and honor their
            impact on the lives around them.
          
          * ALLE-KISKI  EDUCATORS brings you the  profiles  of  the
            many fine women and men who hold the accountability  of
            teaching  our children. These are the stories of  those
            who   are  educating  our  children  and  building  the
            foundation and preparing their lives for the future.
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
                                   
     FEMA for Kids: Tornadoes [RealOnePlayer]
     http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm
     
     Tornadoes,  like  most  natural disasters,  can  be  harrowing
     events for all persons in any given region, and most certainly
     for  young  children. The Federal Emergency Management  Agency
     (FEMA) has developed this website to inform children about the
     nature  of  tornadoes. From the site's homepage, visitors  can
     read  about  the  experiences of young people  who  have  been
     present during major tornado-bearing storms. Along with  these
     firsthand accounts, visitors can read about the Fujita tornado
     scale,  watch media clips of tornadoes, and learn about  those
     locations  in the home that may provide the best shelter  from
     the  effects of a tornado. No doubt many young people will  be
     concerned for the well being of the family pets during such an
     event,  so  they  will find the section that deals  with  pets
     quite  valuable. Here interested parties can learn  about  how
     best  to evacuate various pets safely and what items may  help
     ensure their survival in case of a major disaster.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     Thursday:  Mostly  sunny. Highs in the  lower  40s.  Northeast
     winds  around 10 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy.  Lows  in
     the  lower  20s.  Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday:  Partly
     cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
     Friday  Night:  Clear. Lows in the lower 20s.  Light  variable
     winds.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
     SLICK  SALT STRIKEOUT: Around 1820 at Freeport, a Mr.  Fleming
     began  drilling a salt well on the banks of the Allegheny.  He
     never  found  salt. But at 416 feet, strange "slickery"  black
     grease  caused the well to be unworkable. Years  later,  black
     grease  became black gold when it was discovered  to  be  oil.
     Read  more  interesting history at Our Local Heritage  online.
     Click on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
                                   
     Office Manager/Canoe shop laborers
     Saltsburg paddlesport outfitter seeking an office manager  and
     some   part/full-time  laborers  to  assist   owner   in   the
     sales/rental   of   canoes/kayaks/bicycles.   Driving,   heavy
     lifting,  love  of  the  outdoors and proven  reliability  are
     required.  Retail, construction, customer-service, bookkeeping
     are   major  plusses.  Call  Eric  Sutliff:  724-639-1314   or
     rivtrail@kiski.net  http://rivtrail.com
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
     
     Kiski Area 1984 Class Reunion
     Currently planning a 20th year reunion of the 1984 Kiski  Area
     Class for later this year- a committee has been formed and  we
     are  planning  a  meeting February 26th to discuss  plans  and
     locate  classmates. If you would like to be  a  part  of  this
     reunion,  either by attending this meeting or just to  confirm
     your location- please notify me via email or phone. Sue Keeley-
     MacIntyre (724) 568-5099 or SueMacIntyre@comcast.net.
     
     Church Auction
     Saturday,  February 28th starting at 10 a.m.  Featuring  great
     buys  with delicious food served all day. Auction proceeds  to
     benefit  world and home missions supported by Family Christian
     Church.  Auction  is located at 111 Truxall Road,  Apollo,  at
     Bell Point, 2.5 miles south on Route 819 from Apollo. Call 724-
     727-3660 for information.
     
     Benefit Spaghetti Dinner
     Spaghetti Dinner February 28th 2004 4pm to 7pm Trinity  United
     Methodist  Church  Brackenridge. $6.00 for adults-  $4.00  for
     kids  under  12. Walk-Ins welcome and take-outs are available.
     There will also be a Best Bid Auction and flower bouquets  for
     sale.  All  proceeds to benefit cancer victim Amy Shiring  and
     the  Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Contact  Jim  at
     724-337-9787 for further information.
     
     Alle-Kiski Valley Relay for Life Spaghetti Dinner
     American  Cancer  Society Alle-Kiski Relay for  Life  will  be
     holding an Italian Spaghetti dinner on Feb 29th 1pm to 6pm  at
     VFW  Post  92 In Lower Burrell. Please help us with the  fight
     against cancer.
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
     http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
     
     The  Civil  War Soldiers and Sailors System is a  computerized
     database  containing  very basic facts  about  servicemen  who
     served  on both sides during the Civil War. The initial  focus
     of  the  CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project  to  enter
     names  and  other  basic information from 5.4 million  soldier
     records in the National Archives.
     
     How Sleep Works
     http://science.howstuffworks.com/sleep.htm
     
     Sleep is one of those funny things about being a human being -
     - you just have to do it. Have you ever wondered why? And what
     about  the  crazy dreams, like the one where a bad  person  is
     chasing  you  and you can't run or yell. Does  that  make  any
     sense?  If  you  have ever wondered about why people  have  to
     sleep or what causes dreams this HowStuffWorks site will  help
     you find out all about sleep and what it does for you.
     
     Grants.gov
     http://www.grants.gov/
     
     The  federal government has thousands of grant programs.  This
     site assists in navigating the numerous Web sites administered
     by  the  various  grant-making  agencies.  Grants.gov  is  the
     electronic storefront for Federal grants.
     
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