Newsletter March 27, 2005

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                            March 28, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * Affordable Country Club Dining
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
           * This Week’s Weather
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Ocean Breeze Cheesecake
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * How Lower and Upper Burrell Came Into Existence
       5.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Krista Franklin's Web Page
       6.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Alle-Kiski Today local sports
       7.   COOL TEEN SITES
           * The New SAT
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Mini Arcade; Stockmat; and, Easy Office + PDF Filter
          
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/
     
     Affordable Country Club Dining
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1870
     
     When you think of a Country Club you often associate the words
     exclusive  and expensive with it, but Willowbrook County  Club
     restaurant  is anything but that. Probably one  of  the  areas
     biggest  secrets  is  the  Club’s great  restaurant  that  has
     tantalizing entrees, superb service and a relaxing  atmosphere
     set  in  the country. Pricing is modest, the menu is extensive
     and  there  has  never  been a complaint  about  the  food  or
     service.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     This week’s weather:
     
     Monday. Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds around
     5  mph.  Becoming  northeast in the afternoon.  Monday  night.
     Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Low around 40.
     North  winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tuesday.
     Partly  cloudy. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10  mph.
     Tuesday night. Partly cloudy. Low around 40. West winds  5  to
     10 mph. Wednesday and Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs in
     the  mid  60s. Lows in the lower 40s. Thursday. Partly  cloudy
     with  a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper  60s.
     Thursday  night.  Mostly cloudy with a 30  percent  chance  of
     showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Friday. Mostly cloudy with a  40
     percent  chance  of  showers. Highs in the upper  50s.  Friday
     night. Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.  Low
     around  40. Saturday through Sunday. Partly cloudy.  Highs  in
     the mid 50s. Low around 40.
     
            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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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     OCEAN BREEZE CHEESECAKE
     Just one bite and you’ll be able to feel the sand between your
     toes!  Send name, address, and $2 S&H to: J Z A Summer  Breeze
     Cheesecake PO Box 34 Saltsburg PA 15681
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     How  Lower  and Upper Burrell Came Into Existence:  Lower  and
     Upper  Burrell townships were organized in 1879 by a  division
     of Burrell townships into two parts. The citizen’s petition of
     the  Burrell  Township  asked for a  division  on  account  of
     various  reasons  and  on December 22d  they  presented  their
     petition to the court, with Judge James A. Logan on the bench.
     On January 18, 1879, the prayer of the petitioners was finally
     granted, and the townships were named Upper and Lower Burrell.
     The  original  Burrell Township had been taken from  Allegheny
     Township  in 1852, while Judge Jeremiah Murry Burrell  was  on
     the  bench,  and the new division was named in his honor.  The
     boundaries of the old township were north by Allegheny County;
     on the east by Washington County; on the southeast by Franklin
     Township,  and  on  the  west by the  Allegheny  River,  which
     separates   our  county  from  Allegheny  County.  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
     
     Krista Franklin's Web Page
     http://everyschool.org/u/edslug/krista/webpage222.html
     
     This  site  has different links to extraordinary projects  for
     kids. Also, there are photos of my world traveling to let kids
     take a virtual tour around different countries.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
     
     Alle-Kiski Today local sports
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
     
     Check  out  all our local sports stories and video  interviews
     with area coaches.
     
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     COOL TEEN SITES
     
     The New SAT
     http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4528303
     
     In  2005,  "the College Board has introduced a new version  of
     the  SAT that is longer and harder than previous versions and,
     for  the  first time, includes a mandatory writing component."
     This series of news stories reports on the new SAT (Scholastic
     Aptitude Test). The site also includes opinion pieces  on  the
     SAT from education administrators and links to fact sheets and
     other resources about the test.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     MiniArcade.com
     http://www.miniarcade.com/
     
     During the 1970s and 1980s, some of the biggest competitors in
     the  market  produced  handheld versions  of  their  full-size
     arcade  counterparts. For those persons with  a  penchant  for
     such  devices, Steven Read has created this fun website  which
     features  photographs  and profiles of  some  of  these  time-
     honored  favorites. The miniature arcade games  are  organized
     under  their  respective companies, such as  Tandy,  Nintendo,
     Mattel,  and  of course, Coleco. In fact, many  visitors  will
     find  it  interesting that several of these companies  (Coleco
     and  Tandy) started life as companies that made leather goods.
     Regardless  of this fact, there are dozens of fine old  arcade
     chestnuts to revisit here, including Dig-Dug, Mr. Do, and that
     most  legendary  of  all pixilated of the great  apes,  Donkey
     Kong.
     
     Stockmat 9.2
     http://www.stockmat.com/
     
     For  those  persons who like to follow their stocks,  Stockmat
     9.2  will  be a nice addition to their computer. This personal
     finance  tool allows users to monitor up to 20 stocks  at  one
     time.  The  stock  report symbols are displayed  in  a  moving
     ticker  and  users may elect to customize a set of  audio  and
     visual  alerts. Stockmat 9.2 is compatible only with Microsoft
     Windows 95 or newer.
     
     EasyOffice+PDF Filter 8.0
     http://www.e-press.com/downloads/freeware.html
     
     This  free  version of EasyOffice is an office  suite  package
     that  is compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe  pdf
     files. Some of the programs include a dictionary, a notepad, a
     calculator,  an  image editor, and a diagram creation  device.
     Additionally, EasyOffice is available in a host  of  different
     languages,  including Turkish, Spanish, Chinese,  and  German.
     This  version of EasyOffice is compatible only with  Microsoft
     Windows 98 or newer.
     
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