Newsletter March 16, 2005

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * Making Every Day Count
           * Amazing Faith
           * Submit and publish your news online
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Guitar For Sale
       4.   INTERNET NEWS
           * Paypal woes
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Abandoned Railroad Tunnel In Hyde Park
       6.   COOL TEEN WEB SITES
           * LifeWorks
       7.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Three interesting and diverse sites today
       8.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     Making Every Day Count
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1873
     
     Unless  you are a parent of a physically challenged child,  it
     is  nearly impossible to fathom the time involved in even  the
     smallest  of tasks. Mr. Tom Toland, a Pre-Calculus teacher  at
     Kiski  Area  High  School, has first hand  knowledge  of  this
     challenge.
     
     Amazing Faith
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1866
     
     Every  Sunday  morning across the Alle-Kiski Valley  thousands
     upon thousands of men, women and children rise from their warm
     comfortable beds to attend local church services. They  go  to
     worship with their neighbors, their friends and family.  Their
     faith,  no  matter  how  neglected by  the  media  and  modern
     society,  is  the  very  underpinning  of  our  region.  Their
     devotion  to God and their faithful service to our communities
     are fundamental to the life we enjoy here in the valley.
     
                         PUBLISH YOUR OWN NEWS
     
     You  can  now  publish  your own news.  Alle-Kiski  Today  has
     launched  a new program that permits you to publish  community
     and personal news stories of interest to the public.
     
     Alle-Kiski  Today  welcomes  all articles,  news  stories  and
     pictures   about  your  organization,  church,  civic   group,
     government   entity,   public   safety,   school,   hospitals,
     businesses and other community groups for publication. You may
     also  submit  news about anniversaries, birthdays,  employment
     promotions,  obituaries  and  other  appropriate  personal  or
     family  news.  You  write your story and submit  it  with  any
     photos  you  may  have.  You  can submit  stories  under  many
     categories such as:
     
     General  Local News; Announcements; Business Stories; Business
     Announcements;  Health  &  Fitness; Home  &  Garden;  Fashion;
     Community  Service; Culture; Dining; Finance; Sports;  Events;
     Religion;   Obituaries;   Weddings;   Births;   Anniversaries;
     Entertainment;  Fire Blotter; Police Blotter; Human  Interest;
     Politics; Education and Opinion.
     
     For  the  first time you have the ability to have  appropriate
     news  published.  Organizations that want to communicate  news
     about their events, build membership and tell the public  what
     is  happening  can  have immediate access to publishing  their
     story.  Boroughs, Cities and Townships can start communicating
     important  government information to their citizens.  Churches
     can  get  the  news  out about events being  held  or  special
     services.  Businesses can let the public know  about  employee
     promotions, new hires, added products and services.
     
     School Administrators, Principals and teachers may now publish
     news  about  their  schools, classrooms,  sports,  clubs,  and
     student  achievements. With over 30,000 students in 13  School
     Districts covered by Alle-Kiski Today, these schools  can  now
     get  their  news  out that day. Classroom teachers  that  have
     great enrichment programs and class projects can publish their
     story.
     
     There is no end to the type of news you can publish! Tell  the
     communities  about  your  new  baby,  your  wedding,   wedding
     anniversaries,  and  the many Silver,  Golden  and  other  age
     anniversaries.  Health  facilities can  tell  us  about  their
     programs and new services being offered. Publish reports about
     fires and police events. Why wait one or two days when you can
     get the news out now.
     
     You  not  only may publish your own stories, but you may  post
     photos  to  go  with the stories. Color and  black  and  white
     photos may be used, scanned or digital. It’s easy. We give you
     a simple form to fill out and put your story up. Go to:
     
            http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/submit/news.html
                                   
     This  is the best of the Internet! Starting right now you have
     the  ability to publish your own stories. Everyone  may  be  a
     reporter  and the community benefits from reading and learning
     more from each other.
     
     Alle-Kiski Today motto is, “There’s no better place  to  live”
     than in the Alle-Kiski region. Today you can tell everyone why
     that’s true.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 40. Northwest  winds  5
     to  10  mph.   Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Low around  20.
     North  winds  5  to  10  mph. Becoming  east  after  midnight.
     Thursday.  Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.  West  winds
     around  5 mph. Thursday night. Partly cloudy. Lows in the  mid
     20s. West winds around 5 mph. Friday. Partly cloudy. Highs  in
     the  mid  40s.  North winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night.  Partly
     cloudy. Low around 30. Saturday. Partly cloudy in the morning.
     Then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
     
               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
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     Guitar For Sale
     Brand new white Oscar Schmidt Guitar never used for sale. $200
     or best offer. Teresa Durham Phone: 724-567-2733
     
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     computer  repair center in the area? People trust  HighVision
     for  their  reliable computer repair work. Fast  repairs  and
     reasonable cost. Call 724-568-2302 today.
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     INTERNET NEWS
     
     Paypal woes
     The classic example of a business message getting trapped  as
     Spam  are  genuine messages from Paypal.  It is not  Paypal’s
     fault  that so many phishing messages are going out – there’s
     little  they  can do to stop this pest, they  can  only  warn
     people  about bogus messages.  But the influx of fake  Paypal
     missives  means  that  genuine Paypal  messages  are  getting
     trapped  as Spam or people are ignoring real messages because
     it’s  hard to tell the difference between the real  ones  and
     all the fakes. [Source: EMAIL Essentials]
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     Abandoned  Railroad Tunnel In Hyde Park: On the outskirts  of
     Hyde  Park a caved-in entrance to an opening in the  hillside
     can  be  found.  It  is one end of an old abandoned  railroad
     tunnel  that  extends  nearly ¾ mile  underneath  Hyde  Park.
     Operating  through the 1860's, the tunnel was  deserted  when
     the  rail  line was extended to wrap along the banks  of  the
     Kiski.  Children in the area were known to ice skate  by  the
     light  of  lanterns inside the neglected tunnel  where  water
     drained and froze. 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 TEEN WEB SITES
     
     LifeWorks
     http://www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/ind
     ex.htm
     
     This  site is an interactive career exploration web  site  for
     middle  and  high  school  students.  Users  can  browse   for
     information  on  more  than  100 medical  science  and  health
     careers by title, education required, interest area, or median
     salary.  Alternatively, the 'Career Finder'  can  be  used  to
     generate  a  customized list of careers especially suited  for
     users'  skills and interests. LifeWorks promotes awareness  of
     the wide variety of occupations in health and medical sciences
     and the range of opportunities at different education levels.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Cruise Ships
     http://www.cruiseships.org.uk
     
     This  site offers cruise line histories, a database of cruise
     ship specifications, links to web cams and shipbuilders,  and
     information about vintage and future ships.
     
     Assault Weapons: The Arguments
     http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3652226.stm
     
     Opinions  about  assault weapons and the U.S. assault  weapon
     ban  that  was passed in 1994 and expired in September  2004.
     Provides  images and brief data on specific assault  weapons,
     such as the AK-47. Also includes links to related stories and
     Web sites.
     
     "Once  More Once": A Centennial Celebration of the  Life  and
     Music of Count Basie
     http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/cb
     
     This site celebrates the 2004 centennial of the birth of jazz
     musician and bandleader Bill (Count) Basie. The site features
     essays on Basie's life and music, numerous photo essays,  and
     a  selected  discography. Each page is ornamented with  sound
     files of his music.
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     http://alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/announcements.html
     
     Swiss Steak Dinner
     Swiss Steak Dinner at Boiling Springs Presb. Church. March 19,
     4:00  -  7:00.  Adults  $7.00, under  6  free.  Take-outs  are
     available. 724-478-1523
     
     Fish Fry
     Fish  Fry  at  Trinity United Christian Church,  3400  Garvers
     Ferry Rd., Lower Burrell 724-230-0866 every Friday during Lent
     11:00  a.m.  - 6:30 p.m. Drive Thru or Dine in. Fish  Sandwich
     $4.25, Baked Fish $4.00, Macaroni & Cheese $1.25, Onion  Rings
     $1.25,  Potato  Pancake $.75/ea., Cole Slaw  $.75,  Applesauce
     $.50.
     
     Fish Fry -Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department
     Fish  Fry  at  Bell Twp Vfd, Salina Pa starting Ash  Wednesday
     February 9th and Every Friday in Lent. Meal includes  Fish  or
     Chicken Sandwich or Chicken Planks, French Fries or Pierogies,
     Coleslaw and Dessert. Cost $6.00. For Info call Bell  Twp  Vfd
     at 724-697-4873
     
     Fish & Chicken Fry
     Apollo  Hose Company # 2 (Downtown) is having Fish or  Chicken
     Plank  dinners during Lent. The time is 4;00 to  6:00  on  the
     following days. February 11 - 18 - 25 And March 4 - 11 - 25  .
     $5.50 Includes Fish or Chicken Planks, French Fries, Coleslaw,
     Dessert & a Beverage. Take Outs are Available by calling  724-
     478-4831 the day of the event. The Fire Department is  located
     on the corner of North 4th and Pennsylvania Avenue.
     
     L.V.F.C Fish Fry
     The  Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company is holding  a  fish  fry
     beginning  Ash  Wednesday and every Friday during  Lent.  Fish
     Dinner's are $6.00, Fish Sandwiches are $5.00. Children’s menu
     is available. Local delivery is also available. Hours are 11am
     to 6:30pm. Call 724-842-3141 or 724-845-1684. Your donation is
     greatly appreciated.
     
     Kid's Community Bible Club
     Kids  from Kindergarten through 5th grade are having fun every
     Saturday  night from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at Kid's Community  Bible
     Club. Look at what happens: games, music, prizes, videos on  a
     giant  screen, snacks, Bible stories, and live appearances  by
     Bible characters and other special guests. Parents are welcome
     too!  Transportation  will be provided! Meeting  at  the  CPAC
     building on 305 Emerson Street, Vandergrift. Call Gloria Myers
     at 724-568-1839.
     
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