Newsletter March 05, 2004

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
                  Your Daily Neighborhood Newsletter
           The Very Best of Everything in Alle-Kiski Valley
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                     Your Special Weekend Edition
                   Friday-Sunday, March 5 ~ 7, 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
           * It’s My Life
           * Water Challenge
           * Colgate-Palmolive Kids World
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Together, they birth the Kiskiminetas River
       6.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Basket classes
       7.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       8.   COOLS SITES FOR TODAY
           * Directory of America's Hospitals
           * Earth As Art
           * EUR-LEX WEBSITE
            
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     WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     => ALLE-KISKI HEADLINES:
          => Kegan  Borland Represents School at PIAA Championships
             in State College
          => Editors Column: The Home Show Expo
          => AK Technology: The Career Training Academy
          
                    Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
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            Looking for a Church home? Visit us this Sunday
                       GRACE COMMUNITY CATHEDRAL
                      9:30 a.m. Children’s Church
                10:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service
                 Meeting at the CPAC Theatre Building
        305 Emerson Street, Vandergrift, PA 15690; 724-568-1566
                       Parking in rear of Church
                    www.gracecommunitycathedral.com
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     IT'S MY LIFE
     http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/
     
     It’s  My  Life  is  organized across  five  topic  "channels":
     Friends, Family, School, Body, and Emotions. No subject is off-
     limits.  The  website's aim is to cover  issues  important  to
     young  people,  and it's filled with young people's  comments,
     ideas, and questions sent in from all over the world.
     
     WATER CHALLENGE
     http://theellisschool.org/WorldClass/WaterChallenge.html
     
     The first annual Interscholastic Water Challenge! We challenge
     YOUR class to conserve more water than we can over a week-long
     period in April of 2004!
     
     Colgate-Palmolive Kids World
     http://kids-world.colgatepalmolive.com/
     
     Games to teach kids how to care for their teeth.
     
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     WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
     
     Friday: Breezy and warmer. A chance of showers in the morning,
     then  showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs
     around  70. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty. Chance  of
     rain  60  percent.  Friday Night: Cloudy and  breezy.  Showers
     likely  with scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the  upper  40s.
     Southwest  winds  15  to  25 mph and gusty  then  west  toward
     morning.  Chance of rain 60 percent. Saturday: Mostly  cloudy.
     Turning  colder.  Rain showers likely in the morning,  then  a
     chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Temperatures
     falling to the upper 30s in the afternoon. Northwest winds  15
     to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Saturday Night:
     Mostly cloudy. Low around 30. Northwest then west winds 10  to
     15  mph.  Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or  snow
     showers.  Highs near 45. Chance of precipitation  40  percent.
     Sunday  Night:  Mostly cloudy with a chance of  snow  showers.
     Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     WHOSE KID IS THAT: At River's Edge Park in Saltsburg, you can
     see a small river flow under a bridge and join a larger river
     that  flows  under another bridge. The bigger  river  is  the
     Conemaugh  River,  and the smaller river is  the  Loyalhanna.
     Together,  they  birth  the Kiskiminetas  River.  Enjoy  this
     beautiful setting over a picnic lunch at the grill and picnic
     tables  nearby. Read more interesting history by clicking  on
     “Our  Local Heritage” online. Click on “Archives” for a  list
     of history tidbits.
     
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                             FIX IT UP NOW
                  HIGHVISION COMPUTER REPAIR SERVICES
                     Low Prices – Fast Turnaround
        Computer Cleaning – Set Up – Installations – Upgrading
              274 Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15690
                Monday ~ Fridays 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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     FEATURED CLASSIFIED OF THE WEEK
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
     
     Basket classes
     Weave  a basket, the oldest of crafts. A total of 18 different
     baskets are planned. Basket classes are scheduled from January
     20 through May at four different locations. Join us to learn a
     craft that will last you a lifetime. E-mail or write for  your
     free  schedule  of  classes.  Ruth  Emberg,  724-727-7227   or
     rbembeg@kiski.net
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
     
     Fish or Chicken Fry every Friday
     Apollo  Hose  Co  #  2 (Downtown) will be hosting  a  Fish  or
     Chicken  Fry every Friday during Lent; the time will  be  from
     4:00  to  6:00.  The meal will consist of a  Fish  or  Chicken
     sandwich  OR Platter, fries, coleslaw, dessert and a beverage.
     Cost  is $5.50 per meal. Deliveries will be available to  Boro
     residence by calling 724-478-4831 during the hours of 4:00  to
     6:00 on those days.
     
     Fish/Chicken Fry
     Fish  /  Chicken Fry at Bell Twp Vfd, Salina Pa Ash  Wednesday
     and  every Friday in Lent. Meal consists of a fish or  chicken
     sandwich  or  chicken planks, fries and coleslaw and  dessert.
     Cost  $6.00  Times 4-7Pm For Info call 724-697-4873  or  email
     36coupe@kiski.net
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     Directory of America's Hospitals
     http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_home.htm
     
     The  American Hospital Association and U.S. News  and  World
     Report  have created an online directory of 6,000  hospitals
     in   the   United  States.  Information  available  includes
     information on the types of treatment available, specialized
     services, and contact information.
     
     Earth As Art: A Landsat Perspective
     http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earthasart/
     
     This  exhibition  showcases  Landsat  7  images,  from   the
     collection of Landsat photographs held in the Geography  and
     Map  Division, which have been selected for aesthetic rather
     than  scientific value. These images are actual pictures  of
     the Earth, created by printing visible and infrared data  in
     colors  visible  to  the  human eye. Band  combinations  and
     colors were chosen to optimize their dramatic appearance.
     
     
     EUR-LEX WEBSITE
     http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
     
     The  single  entry point to the complete collections  of  EU
     legal  texts  in  all  the official languages.  It  provides
     direct  access to the official document repositories managed
     by  the institutions or by the Publications Office, as  well
     as  other institutional documentary sources, including CELEX
     with  its  powerful  search tools (chargeable  service),  in
     various
     formats  (HTML,  PDF, TIF and WORD), with harmonized  search
     functions permitting searches in specific types of documents
     or  across  all  documents using free  text.  Also  contains
     explanatory texts on EU legislative procedures, as well as a
     glossary and descriptions of the decision-making process  in
     the 'About EU law' section.
     
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