Newsletter January 22, 2006

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                       Monday, January 23, 2006
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * Verona Veteran Part of German U-Boat Capture
           * Where Kids Get Love and Grow
           * Growing Church Gives
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
           * This Weeks Forecast
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS
           * Choir Music
           * Farmall Cub
           * Baseball soft toss machine
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * In The Pipe
       5.   FEATURED WEB SITE OF THE DAY
           * Old Time Video Games – Now on the Internet
       6.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * The FISHIN' KIDS Club
       7.   TODAY’S HEALTH WEB SITES
           * The World's Healthiest Foods
           * MD Hub
       8.   COOL TEEN SITES
           * Human Anatomy Online
       9.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
            * Charges on Your Phone Bill
            * The Writers Almanac
            * The Harvard Classics
           
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     Alle-Kiski  Today sports and features are now  on  your  local
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/
     
     Verona Veteran Part of German U-Boat Capture
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/2569
     
     When Joseph Opsitnick of Verona went into the Navy in 1943  he
     had no idea that he would be part of one of World War IIs most
     famous events. In fact, Joe’s wartime participation was rather
     quiet until this famous day.
     
     Where Kids Get Love and Grow
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/2568
     
     Madeline McCaskill knows a lot about kids. She and her husband
     raised eight children, now ranging in ages 18 to 46 years old.
     Two  of  these children were adopted. Currently she has twelve
     grandchildren. Instead of sitting back after raising  her  big
     family  she  headed right out the door to work in a  Day  Care
     Center. That eventually led her to founding Ms M’s Happy  Tots
     Daycare and Learning Center at 4238 Verona Road in Penn Hills.
     
     Growing Church Gives
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/2567
     
     Holiday  Park Baptist Church got hit with two floods,  one  in
     the  fall  of 2004 and one in January of 2005 that essentially
     wiped  out their lower floor. Then they needed to replace  all
     the  duct work in the church and repair a roof leak On top  of
     that the church had made a commitment to replace their kitchen
     with  a  new  commercial one. That’s a lot for a small  church
     within   a  year,  especially  in  finances.  Although   these
     incidents  were creating financial burdens, the  church  still
     responded to others by giving a significant amount of money to
     the victims of the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     This week’s weather:
     
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           WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
                  SUNDAY EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY
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     Sunday  night: Rain mainly after midnight along with areas  of
     freezing rain and light snow mainly toward the ridges. Lows in
     the  lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up  to
     25 mph.
     Monday:  Mostly cloudy. Rain and areas of freezing rain  still
     likely early. Flurries also possible. Highs in the lower  40s.
     Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Becoming west 10 to 15  mph  with
     gusts  up  to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
     70  percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
     West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
     Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds  10
     to  15  mph  with  gusts up to 30 mph. Tuesday  Night:  Mostly
     cloudy  with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in  the
     mid 20s. West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
     Wednesday:  Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Lows  in  the
     lower 20s.
     Thursday:  Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.  Lows  in  the
     lower 20s.
     Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows around 30.
     Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows around 30.
     Sunday:  Mostly  cloudy  with a  40  percent  chance  of  rain
     showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
     
            Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed from
               The Pittsburgh National Weather Service.
              Click Above 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/
     
     Choir Music
     Free  To Good Home: Church choir anthem samples (1 of  each).
     Music was obtained at a Volkwein's music seminar.
     Nancy Sweetland Phone: 724-335-2472
     
     Farmall Cub
     Farmall  cub  with lots of extras. Garage kept  good  rubber.
     well maintained. Larry Sieczkowski Phone: 724-727-3324
     
     Baseball soft toss machine
     Atec  soft toss machine.Two dozen baseballs and free standing
     net.  can  be  used  inside. also can use soft  balls  Asking
     $350.00 Tony Bertino Phone: (724) 478-338
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     In  The  Pipe: While oil was being siphoned out of  the  earth
     even in the Kiski Valley, Captain Jacob Vandergrift (who would
     30  years later have a town named after him) was busy  finding
     new ways to transport oil. Besides making popular a method  of
     towing  oil, he began investing in pipelines--a new  means  of
     sending  oil  over  long distances. By  the  late  1860s/early
     1870s,  he owned several pipeline companies outright  and  was
     responsible  for  30 % of the oil transport business.  Captain
     Vandergrift  was  well on his way to being one  of  the  elite
     industrial giants such as Rockefeller, Flagler, and  Carnegie.
     Read  more interesting history at Our Local Heritage at  above
     site. Click on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     where  a haircut and blow-dry is only $4.99 with coupon.  Call
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     FEATURED WEB SITE OF THE DAY
     
     Love those old time video games? Play them here free:
     http://www.1980-games.com/us/
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     The FISHIN' KIDS Club
     http://groups.msn.com/FishinKids/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
     
     A  Club  and  Homepage for kids that fish, want to  learn  new
     techniques  and  are looking for information  geared  just  to
     them.
     
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     TODAY’S HEALTH WEB SITES
     
     The World's Healthiest Foods
     http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
     
     The  World's Healthiest Foods have been selected because  they
     are  among  the  richest  sources of  many  of  the  essential
     nutrients  needed  for optimal health.  Site  uses  a  concept
     called  nutrient  density to determine which  foods  have  the
     highest  nutritional value. Nutrient density is a  measure  of
     the  amount of nutrients a food contains in comparison to  the
     number  of  calories. A food is more nutrient dense  when  the
     level  of  nutrients is high in relationship to the number  of
     calories  the food contains. By eating the World's  Healthiest
     Foods,  you'll get all the essential nutrients that  you  need
     for    excellent   health,   including   vitamins,   minerals,
     phytonutrients, essential fatty acids, fiber and more for  the
     least number of calories.
     
     MDhub.com
     http://www.mdhub.com/corporate/patients.asp
     
     Next  time  you go on vacation, take your doctor  with  you  -
     virtually.  MDhub.com is a new Internet  network  of  medical-
     practice   Web  sites  that  connects  patients   with   their
     physicians online. Nearly 400,000 practicing physicians in the
     USA  can  receive  non-urgent messages, such as  requests  for
     prescription renewals or quick questions, at www.Mdhub.com  by
     fax.  The  free service requires no registration or setup  for
     either the doctor or the patient. Each practice's personalized
     Internet Message Center is already up and running.
     
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     COOL TEEN and EDUCATIONAL SITES
     
     Human Anatomy Online
     http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
     
     Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic  has
     animations,  100’s of graphics, and thousands  of  descriptive
     links.  Study  the  anatomy  of  the  human  body.  It’s  fun,
     interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those
     who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used
     by doctors and nurses.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Charges on Your Phone Bill
     http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/charges.html
     
     The  various  charges and items on their monthly  phone  bills
     often  confuse  consumers.  Under the  FCC’s  Truth-in-Billing
     rules,  phone  companies  must provide clear,  non-misleading,
     plain  language in describing bill services, and identify  the
     service  provider associated with each charge; they must  also
     display, on each bill, one or more toll-free numbers customers
     may use to inquire or dispute any charge on the bill.
     
     The Writer's Almanac
     http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
     
     Keillor  can  be  heard  each day  on  public  radio  stations
     throughout  the  country. Each day's  program  is  about  five
     minutes long - check your local radio listings for the station
     and time in your area.
     
     The Harvard Classics
     http://www.bartleby.com/hc/
     
     The  most comprehensive and well-researched anthology  of  all
     time comprises both the 50-volume '5-foot shelf of books'  and
     the  20-volume  Shelf of Fiction. Together  they  cover  every
     major  literary  figure, philosopher, religion,  folklore  and
     historical subject through the twentieth century.
     
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