Newsletter March 07, 2005

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                             March 7, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * JROTC Program Motivates Youth
           * School, Parents, & Police Team Up Against Drugs
           * KAHS students participate with the best
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
           * This Week’s Weather
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Awning Installers
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Kiski Valley Defenses
       5.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Coloring
       6.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * The Sports Network
       7.   COOL TEEN SITES
           * Teen Growth
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Four great sites – check it out.
          
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     Also  watch the video interviews of coaches telling you  about
     their  teams. No one else delivers local sports to you  better
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     WHAT”S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     JROTC Program Motivates Youth
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     Seven  United  States Army Junior Reserve  Officer’s  Training
     Corps  high  school units met last Saturday to  compete  in  a
     program of regulation and exhibition drill at the Valley  High
     School  in  New  Kensington.  The  six  hours  of  competition
     demonstrated  the  discipline and pride of  the  participating
     cadets.  Valley High School and John R. Skovran,  Senior  Army
     Instructor at Valley High School hosted the competition.
     
     School, Parents, & Police Team Up Against Drugs
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1893
     
     Local  School,  Parents, & Police team-up to help  fight  drug
     abuse by teaching students “Resistance Education”. Chief Tracy
     Lindo,   of   the   Lower  Burrell  Police   Department,   was
     instrumental in this program.
     
     KAHS students participate with the best
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1899
     
     Kiski  Area  High School students selected to perform  in  the
     Region 1 Chorus festival.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Monday.  Cloudy.  A  slight chance  of  rain  showers  in  the
     morning.  Then  rain  showers likely in the  afternoon.  Highs
     around  50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up  to  25
     mph.  Chance of rain 60 percent. Monday night. Rain  and  snow
     showers  in  the  evening.  Then  snow  showers  likely  after
     midnight.  Snow accumulation around an inch. Lows in  the  mid
     20s.  West  winds  15 to 20 mph. Tuesday.  Cloudy  with  a  50
     percent  chance  of snow showers. Highs around  30.  Northwest
     winds  15  to  20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Tuesday  night.
     Cloudy  with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Low  around
     14.  Northwest  winds 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday. Mostly  cloudy.
     Highs  around  30. Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy  with  a  30
     percent  chance  of  snow showers. Lows  around  20.  Thursday
     through Friday. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
     showers.  Highs in the mid 30s. Low around 20.  Friday  night.
     Mostly  cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow  showers.  Low
     around  20. Saturday and Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with  a
     40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 30. Low around
     20. Sunday. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40.
     
            Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed from
               The Pittsburgh National Weather Service.
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     AWNING INSTALLERS
     To  Start  Monday, March 14, 2005. $8.50/hour  with  benefits.
     Lots  of Overtime. Must work Monday thru Saturday through  our
     busy season. Valid PA Driver's License is a must. Must be able
     and  willing to climb ladders and work hard. Welding Skills  a
     Bonus. Must be able to pass a physical and drug test prior  to
     start date. Training provided. Tools and work shirts provided.
     Apply  in  person  at Laurel Awning Company  at  1573  Hancock
     Avenue, Apollo (Oklahoma Boro).
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     Kiski Valley Defenses: To protect against Indian attacks,  two
     forts and as many as 5 blockhouses were established across the
     Kiski  Valley in the 1770s. A rough line of defenses stretched
     from  near  Salina to Freeport and then to the  New  Ken/Lower
     Burrell  area.  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
     
     Coloring.com
     http://www.coloring.com/pictures/choose.cdc
     
     A web site offering many coloring opportunities for kids.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
     
     The Sports Network
     http://www.sportsnetwork.com/
     
     Taking sports to the next level with comprehensive coverage of
     sports news, stats, odds & scores.
     
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     COOL TEEN SITES
     
     Teen Growth
     http://www.teengrowth.com/
     
     A teen web site focusing on health issues.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Sears Archives
     http://www.searsarchives.com/
     
     Once  again, Sears has made history. For the first time, Sears
     has  opened  the  doors  to its vast archival  collection  and
     invited  the  public to peek inside. More than  100  years  of
     stories,  product  and  brand histories, photographs,  catalog
     images are now available online.
     
     The History of St. Patrick's Day
     http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/
     
     History  and related information about this holiday celebrated
     on  March  17  in  honor of St. Patrick, the patron  saint  of
     Ireland. Includes information about items associated with  the
     holiday,  such  as  parades,  the shamrock,  leprechauns,  and
     corned  beef. Also includes links to information  about  Irish
     travel  destinations and literary Ireland.  From  the  History
     Channel.
     
     Computer Space
     http://www.movingimage.us/exhibitions/cs98/
     
     This  exhibit feature profiles of classic video arcade  games,
     such   as  "Pac-Man,"  "Frogger,"  and  "Asteroids."  Includes
     emulations  of the games (requires download of free  emulation
     software)  and links (some dead). From the American Museum  of
     the Moving Image.
     
     Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
     http://www.bartleby.com/63/
     
     With  over 9,000 quotations from 4,000 sources organized  into
     25  categories  and 60 sections, this comprehensive  reference
     work  contains  words  of  wit and  wisdom  from  such  modern
     notables  as  Ezra  Pound,  Henry  Kissinger,  George  Orwell,
     Dorothy Parker, and Desmond Tutu.
     
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