Newsletter March 09, 2004

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       2.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * The World of Money through Planet Orange
       3.   WEATHER FORECAST
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * These Indian Tribes Lived Briefly In The Hills
       5.   I WAS TRULY BLESSED
       6.   GLORIA’S KITCHEN
       7.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Ashley Bedroom Set
       8.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       9.   COOL SITES FOR TODAY
            * How CD Burners Work
            * Harvard At Home
            * iCAL 1.5.2 (Macs)
            
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                 WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
                                   
     => ALLE-KISKI HEADLINES:
          * Nominations  Being  Accepted For  2004  Child  Advocacy
            Award
          * AK Merchant Spotlight: Accessible Home Automations
     
           Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com for above stories.
                                   
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     The World of Money through Planet Orange
     www.orangekids.com
     
     Blast  off  to this interactive children's financial education
     site  designed  to teach the basics of saving,  investing  and
     spending money. A great tool for parents, teachers and kids.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     Tonight  (Monday):  A  chance of snow  showers  then  flurries
     early...Otherwise  mostly  cloudy. Little  snow  accumulation.
     Lows  near 25. Northwest winds decreasing to 5 to 10 mph late.
     Chance  of snow 40 percent. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy.  Highs  in
     the  mid  30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night:  Mostly
     cloudy.  Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph  in  the
     evening,  becoming  light  and  variable.  Wednesday:   Partly
     cloudy.  Highs  near  45. Light and variable  winds,  becoming
     southeast  around  10 mph in the afternoon.  Wednesday  Night:
     Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 15
     mph.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.kiskivalley.com/features/features.shtml?feature=heritage
     
     Plum   Peoples:   The   Monongahela,  Iroquois,   Algonquian,
     Cherokee,  Seneca, Erie, Shawnee and Delaware tribes  briefly
     lived  in  the hills and woodlands of Plum. Later,  the  same
     land for centuries provided a common hunting ground for those
     Native American tribes. Major trails across Plum such as  the
     Frankstown   Path  developed  from  their  use.   Read   more
     interesting  history  at Our Local Heritage  at  above  site.
     Click on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     I Feel Truly Blessed
     http://www.kiskivalley.com/features/features.shtml?feature=kvi
     nspired
     
     "I feel truly blessed to be part of this church family," wrote
     one  member  of Grace Community Presbyterian Church  in  Lower
     Burrell.  Another  member wrote, "We  were  never  forgotten,"
     after walking through a yearlong illness with her husband. And
     another one said, "I was amazed that so many of you took  time
     to  remember me." These statements reflect the warm and caring
     serventhood  of Grace Community members. Read the whole  story
     by clicking on the above link.
     
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     GLORIA’S KITCHEN
     www.kiskivalley.com/features/features.shtml?feature=recipe
     
     Check out the many recipes that will help you make a great and
     quick meal for home. These popular recipes have been a big hit
     with readers. Click on “Archives” for full list of recipes. Be
     sure to read Alle-Kiski Today every month for new recipes that
     will be sure to brighten your meals.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
     
     Ashley Bedroom Set
     Beautiful  Ashley  5  piece bedroom set, includes  headboard,
     dresser and mirror, armoire and night stand. 2 years  old  in
     like  new  condition. $950.00 (headboard is  full  or  queen)
     Donna Pittman, 724-845-9857 or catlin@kiski.net
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
                                   
     The Continental Singers in Concert
     The  Continental  Singers, an internationally known  Christian
     singing group, will be performing a free concert at the  First
     United  Methodist Church of Vandergrift on Thursday, March  11
     at  7:00PM. The theme for their concert is: Airborne: Reaching
     For   A   Higher  Purpose.  Their  concert  will  consist   of
     contemporary  music blended with traditional  favorites  along
     with choreography. The Continentals range in age from 16 to 28
     years old. CD's, tapes and other Continental materials will be
     available for sale. 724-568-5575, www.firstumcvandergrift.org
     
     Top of the Morning
     March Downtown for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 13 at 10
     AM.   The Irish-inspired festivities begin at Mellon Arena and
     continue  all  day  throughout  the  Golden  Triangle.   Visit
     www.pittsburghirish.org  for details.
     
     Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Family Fun
     Follow Saturday’s Parade route to Fifth Avenue Place on  March
     13  from  11 AM to 2 PM. Spin art and face painting  entertain
     kids  of  all  ages on the first level of Fifth Avenue  Place.
     Call 412.456.7800 or visit www.fifthavenueplacepa.com.
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     How CD Burners Work
     http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/cd-burner.htm
     
     With  the rise of the MP3 format, burning your own music  CDs
     has  never been so popular -- or so easy. CDs have become one
     of the most widely adopted data-storage mechanisms, and high-
     tech,  lower-cost CD burners are part of the reason  why.  In
     this  HowStuffWorks  site, you'll find  out  how  CD  burners
     encode  songs  and other information onto blank  discs.  Site
     also  examines CD re-writable technology, see  how  the  data
     files are put together and find out how you can make your own
     music mixes with a CD burner.
     
     HARVARD AT HOME
     http://athome.harvard.edu/home-main.htm
     
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     teaching,  and  public  addresses  making  news  across   the
     University today: right from your desktop. New programs added
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     thanks  to  the  Faculty  of  Arts and  Sciences  Information
     Technology  Committee,  the  Faculty  of  Arts  and  Sciences
     Instructional Computing Group, Harvard Magazine, the  Harvard
     Alumni  Association,  and professors and  visiting  lecturers
     from across the university.
     
     iCAL 1.5.2 (Macs)
     http://www.apple.com/ical/download/
     
     Freeware.  iCal  makes  it  simple  to  deal  with   multiple
     calendars. You can see your schedules for both work and home,
     color-coded, from within a single window to let you  identify
     conflicts  and  free  time. You can  look  at  your  family’s
     calendars  the  same  way,  and publish  your  calendars  for
     friends.  Search  globally for dates and  times  of  upcoming
     events. Even share calendar information with other Mac  OS  X
     applications.
     
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