Newsletter March 17, 2004

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
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           The Very Best of Everything in Alle-Kiski Valley
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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
           * A versatile application for keeping track of courses
       4.   WEATHER FORECAST
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * This  new  Kingston soon became known by the  name  we
               know today: New Kensington
       6.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Awning Installer
       7.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       8.   COOLS SITES FOR TODAY
           * Nutrition
           * Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets
           * Electronic Literature Foundation
            
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     WEDNESDAY STORIES ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
          => * Students Receive PA Junior Academy of Science Awards
          
          =>  *  Merchant Spotlight: One of the great things  about
          the  Alle-Kiski  Valley is all the  small,  family  owned
          businesses. One of these in particular, Jerich Insurance,
          was founded in 1944 by Dunkin McCallum.
     
       Go to: http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/ for above stories.
     
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     READ THE MANY INTERESTING STORIES
     http://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
                                   
     COURSEPRO 0.7.0 [WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM]
     http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dmeehl/CoursePro/index.htm
     
     Shareware.  A  versatile  application  for  keeping  track  of
     courses, course data, assignments, and grades. It runs on  the
     open  source SuperWaba platform, allowing it to be used  on  a
     wide  range  of  devices  including  devices  running  PalmOS,
     PocketPC, and MS Windows. Ideal for any student from the  high
     school level up to graduate level.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
     
     Tonight  (Tuesday): A 60 percent chance of snow showers,  then
     tapering  to flurries. Additional accumulation 1 to 2  inches.
     Lows  in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday:
     Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Highs
     in  the  lower  30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15  mph.  Wednesday
     Night:  Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Lows
     near 25. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Thursday: Cloudy with  a
     chance  of  rain  showers in the afternoon. Highs  around  40.
     Southwest  winds  10  to 15 mph. Chance of  rain  30  percent.
     Thursday  Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow  showers.
     Lows around 30. Chance of snow 40 percent.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/
     
     Kingston Corn Field: The Burrell Improvement Company in  1891
     bought  land  in then-Lower Burrell Township. In  June,  that
     year  in what was to be the new town of Kingston, free  trips
     were  given to Pittsburghers, and for 3 days 15,000  came  to
     visit rows of corn. But people bought $135,000 worth of land-
     -big  bucks then. This new Kingston soon became known by  the
     name  we  know  today: New Kensington. 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
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/index.shtml
     
     Awning Installer
     To  start immediately. $8.50/hour plus full benefits. Lots  of
     Overtime  through  busy  season. Valid  PA  driver's  license.
     Welding skills a bonus. Will Train. Apply in person at  Laurel
     Awning  Co,  1573 Hancock Avenue, Oklahoma Boro, Apollo.  Greg
     Schmieler, 724-567-5689 at laurelawnings@aol.com or Fax:  724-
     568-3152
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
     
     17th Annual Spring Equipment Sale
     Saturday,  March  20th @ 9AM - we will  be  holding  our  17th
     annual spring equipment sale. We have an extensive line of new
     and  used  tractors,  Farm Equipment, Construction  Equipment,
     Trucks,  Trailers and Miscellaneous items.  There  will  be  a
     truck  on  site, with new gates, feeders, fertilizer spreaders
     and  more.  Tool truck on site with table saws,  air  nailers,
     sand  blasters,  tool  boxes,  sheet  metal  brakes,  concrete
     vibrators, cement mixers, lathes, jacks and much more!  And  a
     small  engine warehouse truck with generators, air compressor,
     pressure  washers, Briggs, Tecumseh, Kohler, Honda &  Kawasaki
     small engines and much more! If you would like me to fax you a
     partial listing of items we have please email jodie@kiski.net.
     We  will  have much more by sale time. Also our 2nd  Equipment
     sale is scheduled for April 17 - 10AM
     
     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. http://www.greaterwind.com/
     
     Internet Safety/Identity Theft Program
     Presented by: Denise Valentine & Mike McKeown, Special  Agents
     Pittsburgh  Field  Office,  Federal  Bureau  of  Investigation
     Tuesday,  March  23rd, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  Agent  Valentine
     will  discuss tactics that predators use, how to talk to  your
     kids  about the importance of Internet safety and what parents
     can  look for while monitoring their children's internet  use.
     An  additional  topic  will be “How to avoid  identity  theft”
     given  by Mike McKeown. The event will be held at the  Apollo-
     Ridge  High  School Auditorium, 1825 State  Route  56,  Spring
     Church,  PA. Please RSVP by phone 724-478-3216 or 724-726-8006
     Seating will be limited to 300. Free and open to the public  –
     Not recommended for children under 12. artmand@kiski.net
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     Nutrition.gov
     http://www.nutrition.gov/
     
     This   site  provides  easy  access  to  all  online   federal
     government information on nutrition. The website also links to
     information about nutrition and food assistance programs  such
     as  the Food Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition
     Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and the School Lunch
     and  Breakfast  programs and to federally supported  research,
     reports, and brochures as well as funding opportunities in the
     federal  government.  Users can find  information  on  healthy
     eating,  the  food guide pyramid, the dietary  guidelines  for
     Americans, dietary supplements, fitness and how to  keep  food
     safe.
     
     Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets
     http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/
     
     This  site includes links to over 1,400 sources for state  and
     federal  court  rules, forms and dockets.  You can  browse  to
     find the resource you need, or search by keyword.
     
     Electronic Literature Foundation
     http://elf.chaoscafe.com/
     
     The  mission  of  the Electronic Literature Foundation  is  to
     produce  advanced  electronic texts to be  used  by  students,
     scholars,  and  admirers of literature around the  world.  Our
     goal  is  to  provide free access to a variety of  texts  from
     world   literature  available  in  several  languages   and/or
     editions, with forums for communication regarding these works,
     for all types of readers.
     
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