Newsletter March 10, 2004

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                       Wednesday March 10, 2004
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       2.   READ THE MANY INTERESTING STORIES
       3.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Game Page For Kids From the Post Office
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   EXCITED ABOUT IMPACTING STUDENT’S LIVES
       6.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Farming their 245 acres near the Little Puckety Creek
       7.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Guitar Lessons Offered
       8.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       9.   COOLS SITES FOR TODAY
           * Crafster.org
           * The Currency Gallery
           * Internet Resources on Aging
            
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     WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
          => * Two Students Receive DAR Awards
     
           Go to: www.alle-kiskitoday.com for above stories.
     
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     READ THE MANY 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
                                   
     GAME PAGE
     http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/kidgames.html
     
     Trademark Treasure; Goldmine; Matching Fun; Inventor  IQ;  Lie
     Detector; Mousetraps; Whodunit?; Chicken or Egg? and many more
     games for kids.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     Tonight  (Tuesday):  Variable clouds. A 40 percent  chance  of
     snow  showers. Little snow accumulation. Lows near  25.  North
     winds  5  to mph. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in  the  mid
     40s. Light east winds. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in
     the upper 20s. Winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph. Thursday:
     Partly  cloudy...Then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain  and
     snow  showers  in  the  afternoon. Highs  in  the  lower  40s.
     Southwest  winds  10  to 15 mph. Chance  of  precipitation  40
     percent.  Thursday  Night: Mostly cloudy with  scattered  snow
     showers.  Lows in the lower 20s. West then northwest winds  10
     to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
     
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     Excited for the opportunity to impact student's lives
     www.kiskivalley.com/features/features.shtml?feature=educators
     
     The Highlands School District made an incredible change within
     its  borders last year by hiring four new principals  for  its
     elementary  schools. Christine Ross of Heights  Elementary  is
     just one of the new principals excited for the opportunity  to
     impact  the  lives of the students she serves. To  read  more,
     click on above link.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     The  Milligan  Legacy: In 1802, Sam and Mary  Milligan  began
     farming  their 245 acres near the Little Puckety Creek.  Over
     time   as  many  families  settled  around  them,  a  village
     sprouted.  By  the 1880s, Milligantown became  the  "cultural
     center"  of Upper Burrell with a church, a school, businesses
     and  later, its own telephone exchange. Read more interesting
     history  at  Our  Local  Heritage at  above  site.  Click  on
     “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
     
     Guitar Lessons
     Guitar   Lessons:   Competitive  Rates,   Beginners   Welcome,
     Customized  Lesson  Approach, Certified  Teacher.  Contact  by
     email  or phone for details at (724) 845-2628, Jeremy Gabborin
     or jvg110@alltel.netrg
     
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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
     
     Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies
     Saltsburg  Free Library will host a workshop about  attracting
     hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden. One session  will
     be held at the library on Salt Street in Saltsburg on March 13
     at  3  p.m.  There will be slides, photographs, and  handouts.
     There  is  no  fee  for this workshop. For  more  information,
     contact    Louisa    Fordyce    at    724-668-8808    or    at
     dr_fordyce@yahoo.com.
     
     Ballet Theatre Season Set to Dazzle
     The  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre season gets off to a  beautiful
     beginning  with “Giselle” at Benedum Center from March  11  to
     14.   “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” follows from April 15 to 18,
     and  then get ready for the blockbuster ballet “Springsteen  &
     Seeger”   from   April  29  to  May  2.   For  tickets,   call
     412.456.6666 or visit www.pbt.org.
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     CRAFTSTER.ORG
     http://www.craftster.org/yabbse/index.php
     
     A  repository for hip, crafty, diy (do it yourself)  projects.
     People who have crafty urges, but who are not excited by cross-
     stitched  bunnies and crocheted toilet paper cozies, can  show
     off their current craft projects, ask advice on future
     projects  and get inspiration for new endeavors.  Members  are
     encouraged to post pictures of the steps involved in making  a
     project as well as the final results.
     
     The Currency Gallery
     http://www.currencygallery.org/
     
     This  site  offers  an  historic pictorial  trip  through  the
     history  of U.S. paper money. Information includes a  detailed
     anatomy of colonial money, the first legal tender, Confederate
     dollars,  and  everything right up to today's Federal  Reserve
     notes.
     
     Internet Resources on Aging
     http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/
     
     Browse  or  search  American Association  of  Retired  Persons
     database  and find more than 500 of the best sites for  people
     over  50.  Topics include genealogy, computers and technology,
     Medicare  and  Social Security information, classic  1950s  TV
     shows, chat rooms, and more.
     
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