Newsletter March 11, 2004

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                        Thursday March 11, 2004
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       1.   WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       2.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * How Everyday Things Are Made
       3.   WEATHER FORECAST
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * The Mound Builders were some of the first inhabitants
       5.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Kiski Area class of 1984 Reunion
       6.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       7.   COOLS SITES FOR TODAY
           * Sprawl City
           * Jeff’s Robots
           * Minimum Wage Laws in the United States
     
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     WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
          => * Volunteers Needed For Garden Club
          => * Veterans of Freedom: From Africa to Italy
          => * Healthy Eating: Quick Jambalaya
          => * Outdoors: Proper Ski Etiquette
          
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
                                   
     How Everyday Things Are Made
     http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
     
     If  you've  ever wondered how things are made - products  like
     candy,  cars,  airplanes,  or bottles  -  or  if  you've  been
     interested in manufacturing processes, like forging,  casting,
     or  injection  molding, then you've come to the  right  place.
     Stanford's Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing has developed
     an introductory website showing how various items are made. It
     covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes,
     and  includes  almost 4 hours of manufacturing  video.  It  is
     targeted  towards non-engineers and engineers alike. Think  of
     it  as  your  own private online factory tour,  or  a  virtual
     factory tour, if you wish.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     Tonight (Wednesday): Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.  Light
     and  variable  winds, becoming southeast around 10  mph  after
     midnight. Thursday: Partly cloudy...Then mostly cloudy with  a
     50 percent chance of rain showers late afternoon. Highs in the
     upper 40s. South winds around 10 mph, becoming southwest 15 to
     20 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with  a
     chance  of  rain  showers...Rain  showers  changing  to   snow
     showers. Less than an inch accumulation. Lows in the mid  20s.
     West  winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50  percent.
     Friday:  Mostly  cloudy  with a  50  percent  chance  of  snow
     showers. Colder with highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15  to
     20  mph.  Friday  Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around  20.  West
     winds 10 to 15 mph.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
     Allegwi-Kiski  Valley: The Mound Builders  were  some  of  the
     first  inhabitants of the Kiski Valley. Mounds near Kittanning
     and  South Buffalo/Freeport provide traces of their existence.
     Later  Native  Americans called the Builders, the  "Allegewi."
     The name stuck among early traders, and so this region and its
     great  river  got the name "Allegheny." 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
                                   
     Kiski Area class of 1984 Reunion
     Searching for classmates from the Kiski Area graduating  class
     of  1984. Planning a 20th reunion for later this year.  Please
     email me with your current location. Susan Keeley-MacIntyre at
     724-568-5099 or SueMacIntyre@comcast.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
     
     Family Fun GALA
     The  GALA  provides  a "Growing Awareness of  Local  Agencies"
     showcasing over sixty non-profit and for-profit businesses. To
     be  held  on  March 17 & 18 from noon to 8pm  at  the  Clarion
     Hotel, 300 Tarentum Bridge Road, New Kensington.
     
     Fashion Show
     To  be  held  at  the Apollo Ridge High School  on  March  20,
     beginning  at  11am (vendor and Chinese auction)  luncheon  at
     noon,  and  1pm  the  fashion show  begins.  Tupperware,  Home
     Interiors,  Usborne  Books,  and much  more.  For  tickets  or
     information call 724-478-1400. Tickets are $5 each.
     
     Contemporary Christian Music Event
     Experience  Greater Wind live on Sunday, March  21st  at  4:00
     p.m.  at the Alle-Kiski HomeExpo. Free concert at AK HomeExpo,
     former  Montgomery Building, Lower Burrell. Contact Judy  West
     at   724-681-1580   for  further  information   or   to   book
     appearances. www.greaterwind.com
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     Sprawl City
     http://www.sprawlcity.org/
     
     This  site  is about consumption growth and population  growth
     and  their  roles  in the urban sprawl that  destroys  natural
     habitat and farmland around U. S. cities.
     
     JEFF'S ROBOTS
     http://www.jeffbots.com/
     
     Metal,  plastic, motorized, wind-up or friction,  computer  or
     remote  controlled, and mpeg film included. Robotics:  General
     discussion  area  for the science, design and  engineering  of
     Robots.  Toy  Robots: Forum discussions regarding Toy  Robots.
     Miscellaneous topics on Robots.
     
     MINIMUM WAGE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES
     http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
     
     Click   on  any  state  or  jurisdiction  to  find  out  about
     applicable minimum wage laws.
     
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