Newsletter February 03, 2005

                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
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                      Thursday, February 3, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * New Kensington Church Expands Ministry
           * Kiski Area Wrestlers
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Part Time and Full Time Sales Positions
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Now Available: A New Service from Yahoo! Local
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * The first recorded European to pass through the Kiski
              Valley
       6.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Mousercise
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Ray Bartha and the Apollo-Ridge Lady Vikings:
             Giving All They've Got
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Science, Best Places to work and Clinton’s Pres Cntr
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     New Kensington Church Expands Ministry
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1772
     
     Arnold Rivers of Life Outreach Ministry was founded by a group
     of seven people that had been led to minister to people in the
     streets.  All sharing the same vision they started by  holding
     street  meetings  that led to bible studies in  the  project’s
     community  center. They then moved to Lazarus Tomb  in  Arnold
     and  then  to  the  Salvation Army. Within  three  years  they
     established  the  church at 4th Street in New  Kensington  and
     have continued there to recently. Read what just happened.
     
     Kiski  Area  wrestlers picked where they left off  last  year,
     avenging  last  year's  loss on their way  to  clobbering  two
     schools  Tuesday  night to advance to the  WPIAL  semi-finals.
     Read about it here: http://www.allekiskitoday.com/news/1811
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Low around 20. East winds 5 to
     10 mph. Thursday. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. East winds 5
     to 10 mph. Thursday night. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
     Northeast  winds  5  to 10 mph. Friday. Partly  cloudy.  Highs
     around  40. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night  through
     Sunday night. Partly cloudy. Low 26 to 31. Highs around 40.
     
               Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed
              From the National Weather Service. Be sure
          To check it online for your latest weather report.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
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     Part Time and Full Time Sales Positions
     Alle-Kiski Today Magazine has several job openings  for  part-
     time  / full-time sales representatives to service our growing
     community  advertiser  base throughout the  Alle-Kiski  Valley
     including; Fox Chapel, Springdale, Oakmont, Cheswick, Blawnox,
     Tarentum,  Natrona  Heights, Freeport, New  Kensington,  Lower
     Burrell,  Vandergrift, Apollo, Leechburg, Avonmore, Saltsburg,
     Allegheny  Township,  O'Hara  Township,  Washington  Township,
     Parks  Township, Bell Township, Delmont, Plum and  points  in-
     between.  Paying  top  commissions  on  sales.  Little  or  no
     experience  needed. We will train. Reliable  transportation  a
     must. Contact Judy West at 724-567-2302 or apply in person  at
     Alle-Kiski  Today  /  HighVision Inc., 274  Franklin  Ave.  in
     Vandergrift. E-Mail to: west@highvision.com Fax: 724-568-2637
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Now Available: A New Service from Yahoo! Local
     
     Yahoo Local [http://local.yahoo.com] users can now easily  and
     quickly send phone numbers and addresses from the Yahoo! Local
     database to their cell phones or mobile devices as text  (SMS)
     messages.  The  service is free but your  phone  provider  may
     charge for text messages. A bit more on using this in the post
     and  an  even  cooler free service called Vazu  [www.vazu.com]
     that allows you to send text material from any web page to any
     phone  around  the  world as a text message.  [Source:  Search
     Engine Watch]
     
        “Computer~Internet Tools and Tips” is at your Own Risk.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     THE  FIRST: Likely the first recorded European to pass through
     the  Kiski Valley was a man named Arnout Viele. In 1692, on  a
     mission to the Ohio River for the New York governor, he led  a
     group  down the Allegheny River, passing the Kiski River  near
     present  day  Freeport. Read more interesting history  at  Our
     Local  Heritage at above site. Click on “Archives” for a  list
     of history tidbits.
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     Mousercise
     http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1
     .html
     
     A fun way to test your mouse skills – give it a try!
     
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     TODAY’S SPORT’S WEB SITE
     
     Ray Bartha and the Apollo-Ridge Lady Vikings:
     Giving All They've Got
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1771
     
     The  Lady Vikings are one of many Alle-Kiski area teams  whose
     coaches  regularly  put together demanding schedules  for  the
     season  against much-stronger opponents. Those  coaches  don't
     enjoy  seeing  their teams get whupped, but they  know  giving
     their   players   opportunities  to   face   those   difficult
     challenges, builds something great inside them.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     
     Science Daily
     http://www.sciencedaily.com
     
     Features  breaking  science news updated  every  15  minutes,
     daily  news stories, and a detailed directory of science  and
     health  news items. Searchable, or browse by topics  such  as
     space,  mind  and  brain,  fossils,  technology,  aging,  and
     robotics.
     
     The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
     http://spa.american.edu/bestplacestowork/
     
     Results  of  a  survey  of employee satisfaction  in  federal
     government  agencies.  The  survey  used  "opinions  of  over
     100,000  federal  employees to rate 28 federal  agencies  and
     nearly  200  sub  agencies in the executive  branch."  Browse
     rankings  by  agency,  demographic, or "best  in  class"  for
     categories  such as pay and benefits. Includes a FAQ,  survey
     analysis, and fast facts.
     
     Clinton Presidential Center
     http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org
     
     This center in Little Rock, Arkansas, includes a library  and
     museum  and  other  functions.  The  site  features  a  photo
     timeline  of Bill Clinton's time in office and the full  text
     of    statements,    press   briefings,   radio    addresses,
     appointments,   and   other  documents   from   the   Clinton
     presidency.  Also includes information about the architecture
     and  design  of  the building, photos and  video  clips,  and
     speeches and press releases from 1993 to the present.
     
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