Newsletter January 18, 2006

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       => WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Helping Others Make A Way
           * Gloria's Kitchen: Fancy Italian Casserole
           * First Baby of 2006 Born at Allegheny Valley Hospital
       => WEATHER FORECAST
       => TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS
           * 52' Dodge Pickup
           * Bass Trombone Wanted
           * Canning Jars Wanted
       => COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Interactive Calendars
       => OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Captain Vandergrift-An Old Salt?
       => FEATURED WEB SITE OF THE DAY
           * School Matters
       => COOL WEB SITES FOR SENIORS
           * AARP: Reverse Mortgages
           * Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Seniors & Retirees
       => TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Game and Fish Magazine
       => TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * NASA Science: Satellite Tracking
           * Your Guide to the Religions of the World
           * Nation Master – Comparing nations
           
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE?
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     Helping Others Make A Way
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/2571
     
     Susan  L.  Chase of Natrona Heights has spent 26  years  as  a
     Speech  Pathologist. She is all about helping others.  In  the
     midst  of a successful career she made a decision to go beyond
     the clinical approach and reach out to disabled persons with a
     new  and  innovative approach that has proven  to  help  their
     lives.
     
     Gloria's Kitchen: Fancy Italian Casserole
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/2572
     
     This  is a recipe that everyone will enjoy. It is easy to  fix
     and only takes a few ingredients to bring an eye appealing  as
     well  as  taste  tantalizing dish to the  table.  I  fixed  it
     recently  for  my  family,  with  the  intentions  of   having
     leftovers  for  the next day, and everything was  eaten  right
     away. So much for leftovers. Your family will enjoy it also.
     
     First Baby of 2006 Born at Allegheny Valley Hospital
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/2573
     
     Allison and Joseph Discello Jr. proudly pose for a photo  with
     their first child, Joseph Discello III, the first baby born at
     Allegheny Valley Hospital in 2006. A Lower Burrell couple  are
     the  proud  parents of the first baby born in  the  Alle-Kiski
     Valley in 2006.
     
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     Submit  Your News Online for publication in Alle-Kiski Today’s
     Online  Magazine. Now you can write and publish your own  news
     stories with photos. Submit stories to:
            http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/submit/news.html
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Thursday:  Partly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the  upper
     40s.  Southwest  winds  10 to 15 mph. Thursday  Night:  Partly
     cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 10  mph.
     Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 10  to  15
     mph.  Friday  Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows  in  the  upper  30s.
     Saturday:  Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of  showers.
     Highs  in the lower 50s. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with  a
     chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 40
     percent.
     
               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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     Your  kid’s  ages  2  to 5 will love Kiddies’  Korner  Nursery
     School  at  401a  First Street in Apollo.  Call  724-478-1420.
     Certified teachers for private preschool. Classes available.
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     52' Dodge Pickup
     This  is a 1952 dodge pickup b-series. 1/2 ton. Red and white.
     Flat  six engine. Manual. Two wheel drive. Been garaged  since
     1976.  53,000  original miles. Many parts  to  come  with  the
     truck. $1800 OBO Bill Morschhauser Phone: 724-448-5753
     
     Bass Trombone Wanted
     Student  Tenor Trombone player looking to expand his  horizons
     by  branching out to play the Bass Trombone, too. If you  have
     one  in  good  condition that's just collecting  dust,  please
     contact  us  with the specifics. Paula Durkin Phone:  724-845-
     3402
     
     Canning jars wanted
     I  am looking for canning jars in all sizes, half pint, pint &
     quart. Also lids and/or rings. Madilyn Farneth Phone: 724-727-
     7260
     
           Check out the new “Lawn and Garden” Category at:
             http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/15
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Mediabee 1.27
     http://mediabee.com/
     
     There  is  the application Mediabee, which can help through  a
     series  of  interactive  calendars, “to  do”  lists,  and  the
     ability to add photos and other images. The interface for  the
     application  is quite easy to use and visually appealing,  and
     visitors will appreciate the helpful suggestions contained  on
     the  website  dedicated to the application.  This  version  is
     compatible with all computers running Windows 2000 or XP.
     
        “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
     
     Captain  Vandergrift-An  Old Salt?:  Jacob  J.  Vandergrift's
     place  in  Kiski Valley history began thanks  in  part  to  a
     Saltsburg  native, Samuel Kier. Kier's marketing  of  oil  (a
     salt by-product in those days) and subsequent refining led to
     Drake's oil discovery in 1859. The resulting oil boom and the
     outbreak of the Civil War led Vandergrift in the 1860s to the
     Oil Regions around Titusville. Leaving the Mississippi due to
     Confederate  attacks,  he  began  transporting  oil  on   his
     riverboat down the Allegheny to Pittsburgh. Riverboat Captain
     Vandergrift  would become involved in one of America's  first
     and worst business scandals. Read more interesting history at
     Our  Local Heritage at above site. Click on “Archives” for  a
     list of history tidbits.
     
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     FEATURED WEB SITE OF THE DAY
     
     SchoolMatters
     http://www.schoolmatters.com/
     
     This   Standard  and  Poor's  site  offers  comparison  tools,
     benchmarks,  and  performance  indicators  designed  to   help
     policymakers and others better understand what is happening in
     our  school  systems, and how much we are spending related  to
     student  achievement. The site provides data and  analysis  on
     schools and districts nationwide.
     
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     WEB SITES FOR SENIORS
     
     AARP: Reverse Mortgages
     http://www.aarp.org/money/revmort/
     
     This  site  dedicated to providing information  about  reverse
     mortgages  includes  a  reverse  mortgage  calculator,   basic
     information about reverse mortgages, alternatives  to  reverse
     mortgages, the booklet "Home Made Money: A Consumers Guide  to
     Reverse Mortgages," and more.
     
     Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Seniors & Retirees
     http://www.irs.gov/individuals/retirees/
     
     Collection  of  IRS documents on tax topics  of  interest  for
     older  Americans  and  individuals  planning  for  retirement.
     Includes  relevant IRS publications and forms, and information
     about  the  Tax  Counseling  for the  Elderly  (TCE)  program,
     retirement plans, and other related subjects.
     
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     Grand  Opening of Great Clips at The Shops at Pittsburgh Mills
     where  a haircut and blow-dry is only $4.99 with coupon.  Call
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     TODAY’S SPORT’S WEB SITE
     
     Game and Fish Magazine
     Pennsylvania Online Edition
     http://www.pagameandfish.com/
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     NASA Science: Satellite Tracking
     http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/
     
     The  satellites and massive telescopes of space just got  alot
     closer.    International   Space   Station?   Check.   Weather
     satellites, U.S. Navy monitoring orbs? They're here. Thanks to
     the  Missions  Operations Laboratory at NASA's Marshall  Space
     Flight Center, we now know right where they all are. From  the
     Chandra   Observatory  to  hundreds  of   artificial   objects
     "swarming about our earth," much of what is hovering up  there
     can  be  tracked and scrutinized from the comfort of the  Web.
     Once launched, each of the mapping applications available here
     runs  live, and several offer stunning 3D positioning.  Rotate
     the  displays,  zoom in or out, and select coordinates.  Then,
     just before you tear yourself away, sign up for an email alert
     so  you  can receive advance notice of future objects  passing
     overhead. [Yahoo Weekly Picks]
     
     Your Guide to the Religions of the World
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religi
     ons/
     
     This  BBC  site  provides  basic information  about  Buddhism,
     Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism.
     
     NationMaster
     http://www.nationmaster.com/
     
     Welcome to NationMaster.com, a massive central data source and
     a  handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a
     vast  compilation of data from such sources as the  CIA  World
     Factbook,  United  Nations, World Health  Organization,  World
     Bank,  World  Resources Institute, UNESCO,  UNICEF  and  OECD.
     Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on  all
     kinds of statistics with ease.
     
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