Newsletter March 10, 2005

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Local DAR Gives Awards
           * Fresh Air Fund Launches 2005 Season
           * Our Kids: Making It Work
           * PUBLISH YOUR OWN NEWS is here
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Apollo Pool Accepting Applications
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Newsplorer
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Founder of Parks Township
       6.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Fun Free Kids Online Games
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * History of Women in Sports Timeline
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Top  101  Web  Sites  for  Fall 2004;  HomeTownLocator
             gazetteer: Census Data; and Sperling’s Best Places
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     Local DAR Gives Awards
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1914
     
     Amber Higgins, a Valley High School senior, received a ROTC
     Award presented by Karen Buzzard, the National Defense
     Chairperson this past Saturday. Read who else got a reward.
     
     Fresh Air Fund Launches 2005 Season
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1913
     
     The Fresh Air Fund is seeking new local host families to
     participate in The Friendly Town summer program for inner city
     New York children.
     
     Our Kids: Making It Work
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1863
     
     Highlands High School student Rachel Berenson has seen more of
     the world than many adults. As an ambassador of the People to
     People Student Ambassador Program she has traveled to Greece,
     Italy, Paris and London.” It really opens your eyes and makes
     you really want to understand other cultures,” she explained
     enthusiastically.
     
     PUBLISH YOUR OWN NEWS is here
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1888
     
     Submit Your News! Are you ready to be the reporter? Now you
     can get the PRESS you need to promote your organization! Now
     you can post births, anniversaries, engagements, weddings and
     much more! With photos! It's easy and it's FREE!
     
     Read the whole story on publishing your own news here (Special
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Wednesday  night:  Partly cloudy with a 20 percent  chance  of
     snow  showers. Low around 10 above. West winds 5  to  10  mph.
     Wind  chill  values as low as zero. Thursday.  Partly  cloudy.
     Highs  around  30.  Southwest winds 5 to 10  mph.  Wind  chill
     values as low as zero. Thursday night. Mostly cloudy. A chance
     of  snow in the evening. Then snow likely after midnight. Snow
     accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows in the mid 20s.  Southwest
     winds  5  to  10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Friday.  Snow
     showers  likely.  Light  snow  accumulations  possible.  Highs
     around 30. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
     Friday  night. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of  snow
     showers.  Low  around  20.  Northwest  winds  10  to  15  mph.
     Saturday.  Mostly  cloudy with a 50  percent  chance  of  snow
     showers. Highs around 30.
     
               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/
     
     Apollo Pool Accepting Applications
     The   Apollo  Pool  is  accepting  applications  for  manager,
     lifeguards and kitchen staff for the summer of 2005. Employees
     will need to be available from Memorial Day through Labor Day,
     and   able   to   work  the  holidays,  and  various   shifts.
     Applications  are  due  March 18th. Contact  Pam  Altemose  to
     obtain  an  application. Previous employees need only  send  a
     letter of interest to the Apollo Pool, PO Box 130, Apollo,  PA
     15613. Phone: 724-478-1103 or altemfam@kiski.net
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Newsplorer 0.54
     http://www.newsplorer.com/index.php?p=download
     
     There are hundreds of news syndication feeds available on  the
     Web,  and it may be a bit too difficult at times to keep track
     of the latest news. With this edition of Newsplorer, users can
     keep  on top of their favorite RSS feeds, and also group  them
     by category. The program periodically updates all news sources
     and  displays  the  most recent results in  the  system  tray.
     Additionally,   visitors   can   pause   Newsplorer,   thereby
     maintaining the current
     group of headlines on their screen. This version is compatible
     with systems running Windows 95 and higher.
     
        “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
     
     Founder  of Parks Township: Robert Parks, whose father  served
     under George Washington at Valley Forge, moved to this area in
     1814,  and eventually acquired at least 650 acres of  the  old
     Montgomery  Tract. He became established in  the  area  and  a
     prominent  member of the community. His grandson,  also  named
     Robert  Parks, was instrumental in having this  area  of  land
     divided  from  Allegheny Township in the latter  half  of  the
     1800s. 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
     
     Fun Free Kids Online Games
     http://www.alfy.com/
     
     ALFY  - A fun kids web site with fun, free, online games. Kids
     of all ages will enjoy the fun activities on this web site.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORT’S WEB SITE
     
     History of Women in Sports Timeline
     http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timeline.htm
     
     A  chronology  of  the history of female athletes  around  the
     world, beginning in 776 BC and continuing through the present.
     From the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Top 101 Web Sites for Fall 2004
     http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,7488,00.asp
     
     PC  Magazine present its selections for the Top 101 Web Sites
     for Fall 2004.
     
     HomeTownLocator gazetteer: Census Data
     http://gazetteer.hometownlocator.com/index.cfm
     
     This site allows you to browse physical and cultural features
     of the United States, arranged by individual state. From each
     state  listing,  you  can learn about  various  physical  and
     cultural  attributes within each county, such  as  hospitals,
     bays, airports, oilfield, and post offices. After browsing  a
     list of each type of feature, you can elect to view an aerial
     photograph  of the feature and its environs as  well.  Census
     2000  information  may  be browsed by  city,  town,  village,
     county, or zip code. You can also use the My House feature to
     obtain  a  photo of the street you live on and use a distance
     finder  to calculate the distance between two cities,  towns,
     or zip codes.
     
     Sperling's Best Places
     http://www.bestplaces.net/default.aspx
     
     A   resource   of  relocation,  recreation,  and  retirement.
     "Seventeen  years ago, we created the "Best Places  to  Live"
     study  for Money magazine. Our reputation has grown, and  now
     we do more of these "Best Places" studies than anyone else in
     the world. Our content is increasingly the favorite choice of
     leading  real-estate, relocation, and job-search sites."  And
     while  Sperling does continue to market their information  in
     book format, you can still use their online site for free  to
     compare various cities across the U.S.
     
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