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78 new jobs atDelta Star

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will speak at the Oc-tober 2011 Lynchburg EWomen conference in the Vines

Center on the campus of Liberty University. The event willbe broadcast to churches across the country. More infor-mation is available at ewomen.net

Council leaning toward Wards Rd. Bridge 3

Revenues, taxes at 5



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Friday, Mar. 11, 2011

Ellington Fridays with A Tribute to Jordy Erwin from 5:30 - 9 p.m. at The Ellington, 421 RivermontAvenue. 434-845-2162 [email protected] Do youwant to hear some of the best local bands and graba bite to eat for only 10 bucks? Doors open at 5:30with music from 6:00 to 9:00. Tickets are $10 andavailable at the door only. Cash bar available.

Rehab in Concert from 8 - 11:30 p.m. at Phase 2Dining & Entertainment, 4009 Murray Place. 434-

846-3206 www.phase2club.com Need a new outlookon life? It’s time to get yourself to REHAB! There’s nobetter way to sort out your issues than throwin’ downwith this seasoned band of professionals who havehoned their skills supporting kindred spirits, LinkinPark, Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker. Tickets On SaleNow! $12 Ages: 21 & up; Dress: Relaxed; Door Open:7:00PM

Bad Circus performs at 9 p.m. at Stoney Badger Tavern, 3009 Old Forest Rd. 434-594-3674stoneybadger.com Admission is $5 payable in cashat the door. Event is open to adults age 21 and over.A dress code applies.

Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011

“Expect the Impossible” with Mark Nizer’s 3D Showat 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Academy of Fine Fine Arts, 600Main Street. 434-846-8499 AcademyFineArts.comDon’t miss the combination of original comedy, worldclass juggling, movement, music and technology thatpromises a spellbinding evening. Whether jugglinglaser beams at 1000 rpms, or five ping pong ballsbeing thrown 20 feet in the air using only his mouth;or even juggling a burning propane tank, a runningelectric carving knife and a 16-pound bowling ball,

you’ll discover for yourself that Mark Nizer is truly“the juggler your mother warned you about.” Or if she didn’t, she should have. Tickets $17 Adults, $14Seniors, $9 Students.

The USS Appomattox, a local chapter of StarfleetInternational will be meeting at the Forest Library onForest Rd. (Rt. 221) at 6:30 pm. We are having aMardi Gras gathering.

Forecasting Frenzy from 1 - 3 p.m. at AmazementSquare, 27 Ninth Street. 434-845-1888amazementsquare.com Join us as we learn how

meteorologists predict the weather through a varietyof methods and then try it yourself! Participants willalso make a thermometer or a barometer that theycan use at home.

Jason Michael Carroll In Concert from 8 - 11 p.m.

at Phase 2 Dining & Entertainment. 434-846-3206phase2club.com Tickets Now On Sale: $15. Ages:21 & up ~ Dress: Relaxed ~ Doors open at 5:30pm

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011

Music at the Maier at 7:30 p.m. at Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, 1 Quinlan Street. 434-947-

8136 Email:[email protected] or visitwww.maiermuseum.org After a three-year hiatus,Randolph College’s popular concert series, Music atthe Maier, resumes in spectacular fashion! In harmonywith the Maier’s focus on American visual art, emergingprofessional opera singers from Opera on the James’Young Artist Program will perform American operaarias, classical songs and musical theater. Enjoy horsd’oeuvres and wine at a cash bar. Admission is $10for Museum members and ticketholders for Operaon the James’ The Barber of Seville; $15 for non-members. Randolph College students are admittedfree and may either pick up a ticket at the Maier, or

e-mail [email protected] to reservea “will call” ticket. Tickets may be purchased at theMuseum’s receptionist desk during regular galleryhours: 1-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday. Tickets may alsobe purchased at the door, as available. Reservedtickets will be held until 7:20 p.m. on the evening of theevent, then mad available to the public. Questions?Please call 947-8136.

Friday, Mar. 17, 2011

St. Patrick’s Day at Peaks of Otter Winery from noonto 5 p.m. at Peaks of Otter Winery, 2122 Sheep CreekRoad in Bedford. 540-586-3707 Email: [email protected] or visit www.peaksofotterwinery.comVisit our winery wearing green and receive an extradiscount on wines. We call it the “Luck of the Irish”.FREE. You may bring your own glass, purchase asouvenir glass or taste out of a free plastic cup. Also,Visit The National D-Day Memorial, Bedford Museumand Poplar Forest.

St. Patty’s Day Party at Benjamin’s Restaurantin Forest from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with Live Music BySteal The Prize. cowsandcrabs.com

Saturday, Mar. 18, 2011

“Palates and Palettes: A BBQ, Bourbon &Beer Bash” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Academy of Fine Arts, 600 Main Street. 434-846-TIXX (8499)Email: [email protected] or visit www.AcademyFineArts.com The Academy of Fine Arts isexcited to invite you to its special event :Palates andPalettes. A BBQ, Bourbon & Beer Bash.” Guests willbe able to visit and enjoy local cuisine from notablerestaurants such as Bedford Ave. Meat Shop, CooksAlley, Depot Grille, Rivermont Pizza, Silver Pig,Fainting Goat, Waterstone, Shoemakers, Benjamins,Avenue Foods, Dickey’s BBQ, Repast and Patsy’s

Catering. Participants may also enjoy the exquisite artprovided by David Eakin, Gay Tucker, Sally Shaffer,Mahmet Altug and Nancy Bass. Admission for thisannual event is only $35, for more information pleasecontact the Academy of Fine Arts at 434-846-TIXX or visit www.academyfinearts.com.

A Black Tie & Blue Jeans Ball will be held at 7:30p.m. at the Elks National Home in Bedford. The eventis sponsored by the Bedford Community HealthFoundation and features community dancing andmusic by The McKenzies. The Foundation will alsomake its 2011 Philanthropy Awards to the DavidsonFamily, Bedford County and Michael Cross. There willbe heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and sodas. The

first drink is on the house. Tickets are $25 in advance,$30 at the door. The event begins at 7:30 PM. For information contact [email protected] or call540-586-5292.

Winter Cheers will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 11p.m. at Holiday Inn Downtown Grand Ballroom,601 Main Street. 434-528-3950 or visit us at www.lynchslanding.com 94.9 STAR COUNTRY presentsNashville Recording Artists THOMPSON SQUARE,husband and wife Keifer and Shawna Thompsonformed Thompson Square as a duo in 2002. In2009, Thompson Square signed with Stoney Creek

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night away anyway! Lynch’s Landing & Holiday InnDowntown Present Friday “Winter” Cheers. Tickets onsale in the Lynch’s Landing office and on line at www.Lynchburgtickets.com for THOMPSON SQUARE.400 Reserved Seats will be sold at $20 each and400 General Admission Standing Room only ticketswill be sold at $10 each! A Valid ID Required. MUSTBE 21 years of age or older to be admitted. Anyoneunder the age of 21 must be accompanied by a legalguardian.

Sunday, Mar. 19, 2011

“This Old Tool” Roadshow happens from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest,1542 Bateman Bridge Road in Forest. 434-525-1806 Email:[email protected] or visit www.poplarforest.org Meeting of the Early AmericanIndustries Association. Tour the house, go behind-the-scenes in the restoration workshop, and meetwith historic tool enthusiasts to exchange ideas. Freewith regular admission.

Bill Gentry In Concert from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. atPhase 2 Dining & Entertainment 434-846-3206

James River Basketball Tournament Today and

tomorrow at local gymnasiums, which benefits theFree Clinic of Central Virginia, is open to corporateteams from Central Virginia. Registration is $250 witha guarantee of at least two games. For details go towebsite - www.fccv.net - under “Upcoming Events”.

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By Emily WilliamsTe Lynchburg imes

City Manager Kimball Payne brieedcouncil uesday on the recent concep-tual agreement reached between thecity and Liberty University on a WardsRoad pedestrian bridge. Te councilwas not yet asked to vote on the proj-ect, but overall reaction to the bridgewas positive.

“I think this is an excellent example o how government and private businesscan work together successully,” said

Council Member Hunsdon “H” Cary.Te proposed bridge would span thesection o Wards Road between Sam’s

Club and LU. Under the conceptualagreement, LU would build, own andmaintain the bridge, and the city would

contribute $1.35 million to the project.Construction o the bridge would coin-cide with the digging o a tunnel under-neath the railroad tracks behind LU’sVines Center. While the tunnel wouldrequire a student id card to access, thebridge would be open to all.

Should council approve the plans orthe bridge, LU estimated that the proj-ect could be complete by the end o thissummer. Ater completion o the bridge,

the city hopes to implement phase 2and 3 o the project which would in-clude creating a sidewalk along the side

o Wards Road.Te original plan or the crossing

passed by council last year was an at-

grade crosswalk with pedestrian con-trolled trac lights. Upon realizing theprice or a crosswalk, however, LU re-quested that the possibility o a pedes-trian bridge be examined.

Te city conducted a our-day study o pedestrian crossings on Wards Roadand ound that during the peak hour,between 5 and 6 p.m. on a Saturday,there were 39 crossings. Over the our-day period, 665 people crossed the

road.Ater hearing the results o the study,council agreed that a pedestrian bridge

was a better concept as it would notstop trac on the busy our-lane WardsRoad.

Te major concern voiced by thecouncil was any signage LU might puton the bridge. Council member Mi-chael Gillette pointed out that WardsRoad is one o the gateways to the city and a large LU sign may not give theright impression.

“I don’t want any conusion that peo-ple are entering Lynchburg and not LU,”said Gillette.

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By Emily WilliamsTe Lynchburg imes

Consistent was the word o the day in city

council chambers uesday as city managerKimball Payne rolled out his 2012 budgetproposal. On the one hand, Payne’s pro-posal did not include a tax increase. On theother, it revealed that revenue or the city remained largely stagnant.

A at revenue stream, when consideringthe current economic climate, said Payne, isnot necessarily a bad thing.

“It used to be that we’d expect [revenue]growth… Tis is the new normal,” saidPayne.

Te largest nancial challenge in con-structing the budget, said Payne, was a $1million increase in costs at the Blue RidgeRegional Jail. Te large rise in unding needwas due to state unding cuts, as well as in-creased debt service and operating costs.

Other increases in spending would in-clude $351,000 or the Lynchburg Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau, a $223,416 subsidy to the Lynchburg Regional Airport based onDelta Airline’s termination o service, and$105,952 to pay or the state mandated Lineo Duty Act benets that will become the re-

sponsibility o the city in July o this year.Fourteen new positions were added to

the city, including two waste managementproessionals due to the recent switch tothe Campbell County landll, two parkingenorcers and a police ocer. Five positionsthat were eliminated in the past would con-tinue to go ununded including two policecadets and a re ghter. Four ull time po-sitions would be eliminated, though one in

Animal Control would be simply convertedto part time. Overall, the city would see anet increase o 4.5 positions.

Another addition to the budget proposal

was the Heritage High School Debt Ser-vices Reserve. Te manager proposed put-ting $139,562 into the reserve this year, andadding more annually. Te reserve wouldserve as a sum the city could borrow money against once the task orce’s plan was ready to be implemented.

“I’m convinced that whatever we’re goingto do with Heritage, we’re not going to beable to pay cash or it,” said Payne.

Tis reserve would be in addition to aHeritage reserve established by council lastyear that contains over $1 million. Te re-serve rom 2011 would go towards any ini-tial costs such as engineering explained themanager.

“One’s the down payment and one’s themortgage,’ said Payne.

Te council seemed enthusiastic about thenew Heritage debt reserve. Council memberurner Perrow called it a “war chest” whileMayor Joan Foster argued that “peace chest”or “saety net” was more tting. Council didimply, however, that they would pursue add-ing more than the recommended $140,000

to the und.Te council is still awaiting the Lynchburg

City Schools budget and expects to hear apresentation by the board on March 29.In the past, said Payne, the LCS submittedtheir budget by the end o January, but in re-cent years due to stimulus unds and await-ing state budget decisions the date has beenpushed back.

Noticeably absent rom the proposal was

new unding or non-prots. Te managerwarned that i council decided to add to thebudget, they would have to nd the money to pay or the expenditures, likely in the

orm o tax increases or unding cuts.Te manager did recommend a 5 percent

salary increase to city employees while re-quiring a 5 percent contribution to the Vir-ginia Retirement System. Payne had hoped ameasure allowing localities to do this wouldbe passed by the Virginia Legislature. In-stead, politicians in Richmond decided tomandate the employee contribution to VRSonly on the state level.

“I think it is very important that we rees-tablish the principal that public employeestake some responsibility or their benets,”said Payne.

City departments were asked to maketheir budgets as meager as possible, essen-tially “doing more with less” as the counciloten puts it.

“Our instructions to the departmentswere simple: Don’t ask or any more thanyou got last year, and i you can ask or lessthat would be great,” said Payne.

Te manager added that the city depart-ments were also asked to absorb a 10 per-cent increase in healthcare costs. A

report on the city’s workorce revealed anincrease in turnover as well as a large num-ber o public saety employees that will be-come eligible or retirement in the next year.Te city hopes to battle the turnover prob-lem with a human resources program calledEDGE designed to motivate and challengeyoung workers.

Te council will go to work on the pro-posed budget or the next two months with

work sessions at 4 p.m. every uesday. Tepublic hearing or the budget is set or April5 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

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Recalls: Food, Drugsand Your Vehicle

The Food and Drug Administration recentlyissued the following food recalls: break-fast burritos, sandwich wraps and sandwichspreads for undeclared allergens. Frozen fishthat was not cleaned prior to freezing, leadingto potential botulism. Wheat and soy in tortillachips. Peanuts in strawberry banana smooth-

ies. Salmon for presence of listeria. Cheesespread for undeclared soy and fish.

Prescriptions didn’t fare any better: Contami-nated alcohol wipes. Certain Warfarin (bloodthinner) products for mislabeling. (The label

said 3 mg but the contents were 10 mg tab-lets.) Hydrocodone tablets for mislabeling.

When it comes to your family’s safety, themore information you have, the better. On theFDA site [www.fda.gov] you can search for re-calls by category -- food, drugs, medical devic-es, vaccines, animal and veterinary, cosmeticsand more. Better yet, if you want to sign upfor email alerts, go to www.fsis.usda.gov, theFood Safety and Inspection Site.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture also is-

sues recalls. Go to www.usda.gov and searchfor recalls. The USDA recalls concern mostlymeats, such as beef with E. coli or chickenwith salmonella, but others types of food alsomake it onto its list. Be sure to check there aswell.

Food, prescription drugs and medical sup-plies aren’t the only things that get recalled.Your vehicle also is a potential safety problem.There are two ways to keep up with possibleissues with your vehicle: Technical ServiceBulletins and full recalls.

Technical Service Bulletins involve vehicleproblems where there is no reported deathfrom mechanical failures, but where there hasbeen a pattern of consumer complaints. Thedifficulty is when you don’t hear about them

because your car is out of warranty. If youhave a good relationship with your dealer, it’spossible to get them to make the repairs for free.

Recalls are more widespread, get morepress and concern issues that can causedeath. With recalls, the dealer is required tomake the repairs for free, even if the car is outof warranty.

To keep up with both Technical Service Bul-letins and recalls on your vehicle, keep track of

the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration website or at www.nhtsa.gov. You alsocan use their alternate site: www.safercar.gov.

Recalls.gov is an additional one-stop site for recalls of many kinds: vehicles, boats, food,medicine and more.

Suggestion: Get a throwaway email addressand sign up for recall alerts.

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proach.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Good inten-tions plus a strong resolve to succeed can take youwhere you want to go. Don’t give up just becausesomeone suggests you might be pursuing an impos-sible cause.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An unex-pected setback can be a blessing in disguise. Useit to recheck your facts and how you’ve presentedthem. Meanwhile, look for ways to expand your con-tacts.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Youshould finally be seeing a positive change in a recentpersonal situation. However, an on-the-job matter

might need more attention than you realized. Staywith it.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Whileyou should be close to completing an important mat-ter, you still need to focus on being focused. Butthings ease up in time for weekend fun with familyand friends.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A certainmatter might take an unexpected turn. Don’t simplyaccept it; ask for an explanation. What you learnmight be helpful in shifting the situation around toyour benefit.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Projecting a pos-itive attitude helps restore calm even when you’re

confronting some pretty stormy situations. Stay thecourse. The outcome will be well worth your efforts.BORN THIS WEEK: While you enjoy tradition andstability, you also appreciate the good things thatchange can bring.


Medium-power transormer manuac-turer Delta Star, Inc. has announced thatit will invest $10 million to expand trans-ormer production at its acility and cor-porate headquarters in the City o Lynch-burg. Te project will create 78 new jobs.

Delta Star, Inc. manuactures powersubstation transormers and is the solemanuacturer o mobile transormersand mobile substations in the U.S. Te

company has been providing the industry with quality products or over 100 yearsand will continue to be a leader in quality,product range and customer satisaction.

Ivan H. epper, President and CEO o Delta Star, Inc., noted, “Our company hasgone through the past two years withouta single layo. Being able to look orwardto an expansion is a testimony to the hardwork and dedication to our employees.

Fity years ago the City o Lynchburgprovided the opportunity to Delta Star tobuild its acility through revenue bondswhich were ully paid within a ew years.Te continuous positive business environ-

ment in the City and the Commonwealtho Virginia has allowed Delta Star to grow both by adding new jobs and in support-ing our community. As we look orwardto our expansion and the next ty years,all o our employees wish to express theirthanks to our City and State.”

“Delta Star and the City o Lynchburghave enjoyed a long and prosperous part-nership, and I am so pleased to see thatrelationship grow,” said City o LynchburgMayor Joan Foster. “Delta Star is a cor-

nerstone o the City’s advanced manuac-turing sector, and this expansion servesto urther dene Lynchburg as CentralVirginia’s hub o high-tech manuactur-ing. Delta Star has been a perect t orLynchburg, and I believe Lynchburg’sbusiness-riendly environment and high-ly-skilled workorce is a great t or DeltaStar.”

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Council approves Breezewood Dealership

Lynchburg City Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning o a parcel o land onBreezewood Drive to allow or a car dealer-ship.

Te 4-acre property, located at 101 Breeze-wood Drive, boarders Heritage Baptist Church.

No one appeared beore council to speak inopposition o the rezoning at the meeting.

Owner Kendall Crat plans to move theHyundai portion rom his current dealershipon Lakeside Drive.

Te site will use a city owned detention pondto deal with storm water, an innovative idea

that pleased the council.

Homeschool Basketball Championships

80 teams will be competing in the 5th AnnualEast Coast Homeschool Basketball Champion-ships March 15 - 19 at Liberty University.

64 High School teams will be present rom

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Retail Merchants Association is pleasedto sponsor “Eective Internet Marketing,” inpartnership with the Social Media Institute.Tis workshop will be an introduction to inter-

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Phil Vassar & Little Big own coming toLynchburg

Phil Vassar and Friends Benet Concert orMiller Home o Lynchburg will be held April7, 2011, E. C. Glass High School. Tis year, heis bringing Little Big own with him. Whichis great news or the community! wo greatshows or $32.

Liberty Law Students Finish Strong in

National Constitutional Law Moot CourtCompetition

Liberty University School o Law did very well in a National moot court competition.Te team o Spencer Drake (Class o 2011) andMark Hicks (Class o 2012) placed second inthe National Constitutional Law Moot Court

Competition by a 5-4 vote during the nalround on Saturday, February 12. Hicks won theBest Oralist award and Rachel Marshall (Classo 2011) won Second Best Oralist. Te team

o Drake and Hicks won the Second Best Brie award.

“Te problem this year was on the national

healthcare law. Having spent some time study-ing this issue in preparation or my own oral

argument later this year, I can say that theproblem was very well done and very close tothe actual acts,” according to Mathew D. Stav-er, Dean o Liberty University School o Law.

“I am very proud o the law school’s studentsand the law school’s tradition o excellence,”concluded Staver.

Te Legacy Museum celebrates women’shistory

In recognition o the numerous contribu-tions women have made to their communi-ties, the Legacy Museum o Arican AmericanHistory has scheduled a special gallery talk by

Lauranett Lee or 2 p.m. Saturday March 26.In her talk Lee who is the guest curator or

the Museum’s current exhibit, “CelebratingCommunity! Te Legacy Museum ’s First enYears” will discuss the women eatured in thatexhibit give particular attention to the lie andtimes o Lynchburg educator Amelia Pride.

Pride (1857-1932), a Lynchburg native, was

educated in city public schools and HamptonInstitute. Her career and service to the com-munity exempliy the many ways industriousArican American women all over the country helped women become economically sel-su-cient in an era when there were ew opportu-nities available to them and oered them com-ort and security when they retired.

In 1898 Pride opened a sewing school in thebuilding o the Polk Street Colored School,where she served as principal. Five yearslater she ounded the Teresa Pierce Cook-

ing School or black children across rom herhome on Madison Street . Tese two schoolswould develop into the curriculum or domes-

tic sciences and home economics in Lynchburg’s public schools. Amelia Pride also oundeda retirement home or elderly black womenand helped to start the Eighth Street BaptistChurch.

Te Lynchburg Public Schools Pride Centeris named in her honor.

Tere is no charge or the program, but do-

nations will help assure uture programs. Formore inormation call the Museum 434-845-

3455 or visit the Museum’s website: www.lega-cymuseum.org.




Second Chance Prom undraiser

Lynchburg Project Liesaver, Inc. ishosting a Second Chance Prom undrais-er to help support this liesaving programas well as other community relations pro-grams implemented by the Lynchburg

Sheri’s Oce.Te dance will be held at Phase 2 Din-ning & Entertainment Club in Lynchburgwith live music provided by Casper. Tisevent will be held April 9,2011 rom 7pm-untill. Te cost is $20.00 per person or$35.00 per couple, which is tax deduct-ible. Te rst 300 participants will receivea -Shirt with the event name and the in-dividual names o donors’.

Please consider joining us with this wor-thy cause assisting those less ortunate

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continue this community service programto the citizens o Lynchburg.

Remember all donations and gits toLynchburg Project Liesaver Inc. are “taxdeductible” and will help und the equip-ment needs o this wonderul program.

Lynchburg Project Liesaver, Inc. wasstarted in April 2002 as a joint eort rom

the Lynchburg Sheri ’s Oce, LynchburgPolice Department and the LynchburgLie Saving Crew. Since then the programhas had over 80 successul searches o Lynchburg city residents in this programwho have wandered away rom their care-givers or care acility. All clients where

located in an average time o 30 minutes.Lynchburg Project Liesaver, Inc is anon-prot 501(c)(3) organization – (Fed-eral ID #47-0912835) developed to elec-tronically track persons with Alzheimer’s,Autism, Down syndrome and other relat-ed mental disorders who are serviced by this program. Te monthly service coststo maintain each client in this programis approximately $300.00 per year or thetransmitter, battery tester and monthly battery changes.

Learn a language FREE

Troughout the month o March,the Lynchburg Public Library, locatedat 2315 Memorial Avenue, is celebrat-ing Mango Madness. Mango is a reeonline oreign language service and isavailable through the library’s web siteat www.lynchburgva.gov/publiclibrary.

Full length courses or over 20 oreignlanguages and “English as a Second Lan-

guage” are available ree, ast and online;however, a Lynchburg Public Library cardis required to access the database. Library cards are issued ree to Lynchburg City residents and residents o Amherst Coun-ty.

Mango is designed or ages middle schoolthrough adult. A companion service, LittlePimm, is appropriate or younger children.

Te languages most popular with currentusers are Chinese and Spanish. Arabicand French are also requently studied.

LV, Comcast Channel 15, will air aninstructional video on the use o Mangothroughout the month.

Free basketball program orLynchburg children

Te Lynchburg Police Department ispleased to announce a partnership withthe Salvation Army, Glenn rent Incor-porated, arget and Wal-Mart to providea ree basketball program or childrenages 10-14, who reside in the City o Lynchburg. Tis program is designed topromote positive relationships betweenocers and the children. Additionally, it

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uesday, March 8, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. willmark the rst game o the season or theparticipants. All o the involved business-es and coordinators will be present to cel-ebrate this occasion. Any media coverageo this event will be greatly appreciated.Te game will be held at 2215 Park Ave-

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• It was 20th-century German-American poet,novelist and short-story writer Charles Bu-kowski who made the following observation:“The difference between a democracy and adictatorship is that in a democracy you votefirst and take orders later; in a dictatorship youdon’t have to waste your time voting.” • In the 18 months that the Pony Express op-erated, carrying mail across the Wild Westand its myriad hazards and dangers, only one

pouch of mail was lost. • It takes approximately 10 months for a LasVegas slot machine to pay for itself. • Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator and leader of that country’s National Fascist Party, grewup poor with a blacksmith father who, historyindicates, spent most of his meager earningson his mistress. When Benito was 27 years old,he met a 16-year-old girl named Rachele Guidi-- who was the daughter of that same mistressand her deceased husband. Rachele eventu-ally became Mussolini’s second wife.

• At one time, some churches banned theplaying of Wagner’s “The Bridal Chorus,” alsoknown as “Here Comes the Bride,” because themusic was considered to be sexy and vulgar. • You might not be surprised to learn that edi-tor, lexicographer and textbook pioneer NoahWebster lobbied Congress to make his plan for simplified spelling the law of the land. Had hebeen successful, the United States would have

been the only country in which incorrect spell-ing would be legally punishable. • Many people claim that Worcestershire saucedoes an excellent job of cleaning copper andbrass. • In Chicago, if you have a hatpin hidden under a lapel, you are considered to be carrying aconcealed weapon

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Schools to teach about abusiverelationships

All public schools in Virginia must ollow the state’s Standards o Learning or corecourses like math, science and history. Be-ginning next year, they’ll also have to ensurethat students learn about abusive relation-

ships, too.A bill passed by the General Assembly

requires that the SOL objectives on datingviolence and abusive relationships be taughtat least once during middle school and twiceduring high school.

Senate Bill 906, sponsored Sen. R. CreighDeeds o Charlottesville, received unani-mous approval rom the House and Senate.It now needs Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signa-ture to become law.

Te measure builds on a law passed by the assembly in 2007. Tat year, legislatorsrequired the Virginia Board o Education toinclude “dating violence and the character-istics o abusive relationships” in the state’samily lie education curriculum.

SB 906 will ensure that secondary schoolstudents are exposed to the material. A 2009study ound that schools already are meetingthe intent o the bill.

Te legislation grew out o a nal projectstudents presented in June or the CollegeLeaders Program at the Sorensen Instituteor Political Leadership at the University o

Virginia. Deeds was one o the judges o theprojects.In their project, Hassan Abdelhalim, Em-

ily Bowles, Christopher Diming, KatherineHunter, Lena Morrill and Sarah Ulmer pre-sented an outline or what later became SB906, Deeds said. Ten the students askedDeeds to sponsor the measure in the 2011legislative session.

“Tey not only pestered me and got intouch with me and attained my commit-ment,” Deeds said. Tey also “showed up atall o the committee meetings, and they were

dead serious about this.”ragedies like the killing o U.Va. student

Yeardley Love last year have underscoredthe need or education about abusive rela-tionships. Authorities have charged Love’sormer boyriend with her murder.

But some educators wonder i mandatingSOLs on relationship issues is a bit much.

“I think it overreaches, but almost all theSOLs o late are o the same caliber. Te

public schools are asked to solve every prob-lem – to cover every possible contingency – and this is just another thing that has beenadded,” said Kitty Boitnott, president o theVirginia Education Association.

But Boitnott added: “Let’s ace it – SOLsdrive everything in the classroom. So i itwasn’t part o an SOL, it probably wouldn’tbe taught.”

– Meredith Rigsby/Capital News Service

reble apestry Announces Beneft Con-cert Series

reble apestry, Lynchburg’s premierwomen’s choral ensemble is announcingtheir concert series that will conclude theirth successul season. o mark the occa-sion, the group is presenting benet con-certs that celebrate the special and wonder-ul nature o children, creating awarenesso the battles they ace as they struggle togrow up in a world that requently presentsthem with challenges sometimes too great to

bear.Te selections chosen or this presentationwill honor the children who are victims o the Oklahoma bombing; children who areorced to survive in war-torn countries; chil-dren who are victims o abuse and neglect;children who suer rom physical afictionsor illnesses; children who are victims o bul-lying; or children who grow up amidst apathy and without love. But, to compensate or themournul, yet poignant nature o these oer-ings, reble apestry will also be presentingselections that celebrate children’s resilience

and determination, their playulness and de-lightul nature, and their hopes and dreams

to make a dierence in the world.We are so excited to host as our special

guests, the Leesville Road Elementary SchoolChorus, under the direction o Alice Watsonand Heather Wilson. Tese students willpresent two numbers, as well as joining withthe apestry singers on several others.

As another special eature o our concert,

reble apestry will be honored to pres-ent “Lord o the Small,” a new compositionwritten by well-known young composer,Dan Forrest. Tis arrangement was com-missioned by reble apestry especially orthis concert, and was written in memory o 6year old Morgan Alexis Pritchett, a hero wholost her battle to brain cancer.

An auditioned group o 25-30 singers, re-ble apestry will have presented twenty-oneconcerts during our ve completed seasons.Te ensemble was ounded by Jane Mont-gomery, Artistic Director and Conductor,and is accompanied by Heather Wilson. Teapestry sound is unique, compelling, de-lightul, and inspiring, and all perormed by a sophisticated and dedicated choral ensem-ble which consistently strives or the very highest o standards in quality proessionalentertainment and perormance.

Concerts are scheduled or Friday, April15, 7:30 p.m. at Holy rinity LutheranChurch, 1000 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg,on Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. at HeritageUnited Methodist Church, 582 Leesville

Road, Lynchburg, and on Sunday, April 17,4:00 p.m. at Bedord Presbyterian Church,105 W. Main Street, Bedord.

Concerts are ree and open to the public,but ree-will donations may be made at thedoor. All proceeds rom these concerts willbe given to Te Cure Starts Now, a remark-able oundation that provides medical re-search grants ocused on nding a cure orpediatric brain cancer. Please visit www.the-curestartsnow.org or urther inormationon the wonderul work that is being done by this organization.

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One of a KindThe world has a way of letting us know when

we’re not in the right business. Certainly, there arevery few among us who managed to grab onto onefacet of their ability and live to hear that they’re oneof the greatest of all time.

Bill Grigsby didn’t need to hear it -- hell, if youtold him, he wouldn’t have listened anyway -- but

he was absolutely one of the greatest sportscastersin American history.I didn’t necessarily believe it myself when I first

moved to Kansas City all those years ago. By then,he was doing sparse color commentary for theChiefs, and I knew him more as a pitchman for thetown’s beef and jazz -- as if that needed selling.Still, it didn’t take very long before I learned therewas a lot more to the equation. In fact, it took verylittle time -- one meeting over breakfast, an after-noon on the course and an early-evening cocktail-- before seeing how easily it all added up.

He was known as the “longtime voice of the Kan-sas City Chiefs,” with 62 years of broadcasting, two

Super Bowls, one Final Four and five kids ... andone helluva wife. (Who do you think kept him inpressed pants and ironed shirts?) Still, most peopleyou talk to seemed to know him simply as a friend.

It was his voice on the radio in the ‘50s announc-ing Kansas City A’s games (and he is no doubt col-lecting on the bet that Charlie Finley isn’t amongtheir ranks.) He was the one who brought a seven-state radius the colorful wrestling stories, the NAIAbasketball championships, and yes, the Chiefsbroadcasts that made him famous, at least locally.He was the emcee at the local fairs, the marshal of the parades he helped create and connect people

through.Naturally, that sort of thing led to resentment froma few narrow minds, but Grigs never really stoppedto listen to that noise. No, he was too busy keepinghis eye on the real action and sharing those storiesvia broadcast. When he finally let the microphonego at age 89, surrounded by family and friendswith more than an hour-long wait at his visitation,one thing immediately became clear to anyone of sound mind.

Call yourself a sportsman, promoter, announcer,emcee, husband, father, cheerleader, a prince or an admiral. Call yourself whatever you like, butwhatever you do, don’t ever say that you’re another

Bill Grigsby. They simply do not make guys like thatanymore.

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1. Seven (1946-52).2. Minnesota’s Bert Blyleven.3. Jerome Harrison ran for 286 yards in a game in2009, besting Brown’s mark of 237 yards.4. Wojciech Myrda of Louisiana-Monroe had 535blocked shots (1998-2002).5. Bob Gainey, Pavel Datsyuk, Guy Carbonneauand Jere Lehtinen.6. Danny Harris, in 1987.7. Betsy Rawls, in 1960.

1. How many consecutive seasons did Pittsburgh’sRalph Kiner either lead or tie for the lead in the NationalLeague in home runs?2. In 1973 and ‘74, California’s Nolan Ryan led the Amer-ican League in strikeouts, while the runner-up, a futureHall of Famer, was at least 100 K’s behind each year.Name the No. 2 finisher.

3. Who broke Jim Brown’s record with Cleveland for most yards rushing in a game?4. In 2010, Mississippi State’s Jarvis Varnado becamethe NCAA’s all-time leader in blocked shots for men’sbasketball (564 blocks). Who had held the mark?5. Four players have won the NHL’s Selke Trophy (topdefensive forward) at least three times. Name two of them.6. Name the hurdler who ended Edwin Moses’ streak of 122 consecutive wins in the 400-meter hurdles.7. Who was the first golfer to win the U.S. Women’sOpen Championship for a fourth time?

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By Felicia HowardOld Dominion Watchdog

Virginia law does not require ull-day kin-dergarten classes, but that may soon change.

A bill that would have allowed or a sub-

committee to study the need or requiringull-day kindergarten programs was killedin the House during this year’s session o theGeneral Assembly.

Out o more than 100 counties in the state,only ve still have a ha l day program Fair-ax, Loudon, Frederick, Chesapeake and Vir-ginia Beach.

Patricia Zissios, ormer principal in theFairax County Public School System, is inavor o a ull day o kindergarten.

“Te ull-day program is more academically structured. You have more time to spend onthe our core subject areas. In a hal day thereis just not enough time. Tere’s not enoughtime or one-on-one, there’s not enough timeor teachers to get to know their students.Tere’s not enough time or tasks,” Zissiossaid.

Zissios is now the principal o Lyles-Crouchraditional Academy in Alexandria, whichoers ull-day kindergarten classes.

Wanda Allen, a kindergarten teacher atLyles-Crouch, said she preers a ull day notonly because it is less stressul, but because it

is more benecial or the students.“Hal-day kindergarten classes are usually about 30 kids in the morning and then againin the aternoon. Tat’s 60 kids in one day,and that means 60 parent-teacher conerenc-es. Everything is multiplied. Full-day classesallow the kids to learn the work and apply what they’ve learned. Tey get to socializeand interact more and that’s important, es-pecially or children o single parent homesor who may be the only child,” said Allen.

Virginia Education Association, however,said it is not in support o implementing law

that requires a ull day program.Robley Jones, director o government rela-

tions and research or the education associa-tion, said it is better to have a hal day pro-gram than no program at all.

“Te VEA has been a long proponent o kindergarten programs,” Jones said. “Te res-olution we have on kindergarten was adopted

in 1976. It’s more reective o the struggle toget kindergarten in the rst place.”

Jones noted that it took until 1998 or thestate to get a kindergarten through th-grade elementary program. Extending kin-dergarten to a ull day depends on the state’sbudget.

“Certainly, i the state is to move toward aull-day mandate, then state unding wouldneed to be adjusted accordingly,” he said.“Te biggest advantage or hal day is the ad-vantage o the economy. You can provide akindergarten program at a more reasonablecost to the taxpayers.”

With the more afuent counties in Virginiahaving hal day classes, Jones said it seemed abit backwards.

“I they are going to expand to ull day, startwith the poorest children rst,” he said. “Weneed to do all we can to help the students thatare economically disadvantaged, they wouldbenet more rom the ull day program thanstudents that are rom wealthier amilies. Wekind o tend to do things backwards in thisstate.”

Delegate David Albo, R-Fairax, said thebenets o ull-day kindergarten are obviousand a study isn’t needed.

“I think doing a study would be useless.Tey are going to get the results back say-ing a ull day should be implemented. It justmakes sense, i kids are in class longer, they learn more,” Albo said.

Albo said he has supported Virginia kinder-garten programs even at the expense o othereducation initiatives, such as pre-school.

“I always voted against unding pre-k be-cause we haven’t even dealt with kindergar-

ten yet,” he said.

Virginia kindergarten programs at a stand still



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• On March 24, 1765, Parliament passes theQuartering Act, which required the colonies tohouse British soldiers in barracks provided bythe colonies, local inns, livery stables, ale hous-es, uninhabited houses, outhouses or barns.Forcing colonists from their own homes wasnot the intent of the law.

• On March 21, 1871, journalist Henry MortonStanley begins his famous search through Af-rica for missing British explorer Dr. David Liv-ingstone. When Stanley found him on Oct. 27,he stepped forward and stretched out his hand:“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”

• On March 25, 1911, flames engulf the TriangleShirtwaist Company factory in New York City,killing 145 workers. Only one elevator was op-erational in the 10-story building. There weretwo stairways down to the street, but one waslocked from the outside. The inside fire hosewas rotted and its valve was rusted shut.

• On March 26, 1941, Italy attacks the Britishfleet at Suda Bay, Crete, using manned tor-

pedoes to sink a British cruiser. Known as the“Chariot,” the manned torpedo was ridden by“pilots” to “drive” them to their targets in theharbor.

• On March 23, 1962, Pakistan’s governor,Ayub Khan, gives first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy a horse she nicknames “Black Jack.”Jackie chose “Black Jack” to serve as the cer-emonial riderless horse during Pres. Kennedy’sfuneral.

• On March 27, 1973, the actor Marlon Brandodeclines the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “The Godfather” as a p rotestagainst Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Ameri-cans in film. The first performer to turn down aBest Actor Oscar was George C. Scott, who de-clined to accept his award for “Patton” in 1971.

• On March 22, 1983, the Pentagon awards aproduction contract worth more than $1 billionto AM General Corporation to develop 55,000High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles(HMMWV). Nicknamed the Humvee, the rug-

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By Destiny SheltonCapital News Service

When you think o wars ought in Virginia,what comes to mind?

Probably the Civil War: During the war thatbegan 150 years ago, most o the battles werewaged and more than 100,000 soldiers werekilled in Virginia.

Or maybe the American Revolution: Virgin-ians led the drive or independence in 1776, andLord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in thewar’s rst major battle.

But Virginia state ocials want you to thinko a dierent conict – the American War o 1812.

Virginia has an ocial group working to com-

memorate the 200th anniversary o the secondwar against Great Britain. Delegate ChristopherPeace, R-Mechanicsville, chairs the Virginia Bi-centennial o the American War o 1812 Com-mission.

During the recently concluded legislative ses-sion, Peace successully sponsored two bills topromote awareness o the war:• House Bill 1602 will establish the Virginia Waro 1812 Heritage rail. It will link at least 108war-related sites, rom angier Island (the Brit-ish used it as a base to attack Baltimore), to St.John’s Church Cemetery in Richmond (where85 patriots rom the war are buried), to James

Madison’s Montpelier estate in Orange County (he was president during the war).• House Bill 1603 will authorize a special licenseplate commemorating the war’s bicentennial.Te plates will cost $15, with $5 going to sup-port the work o the War o 1812 Commission.

Both bills passed unanimously in the Houseand Senate.

Te bills were co-sponsored by a bipartisanmix o delegates and senators. Tey included

the commission’s ormer chairman, Delegate M.Kirkland Cox, R-Colonial Heights; the ormervice chairman, Sen. Stephen Martin, R-Chester-eld; and Democratic Delegates Rosalyn Danceo Petersburg and Kenneth Plum o Reston.

Virginia already has a series o trails about theCivil War, the ocus o a sesquicentennial com-memoration that started this year. Peace said theWar o 1812 Heritage rail will inorm peopleabout a lesser-known slice o history.

“I hope it leads to greater awareness and ap-preciation to our history and the War o 1812,”Peace said.

Once Gov. Bob McDonnell signs HB 1602,the Virginia Department o ransportation willerect historical highway markers to designatethe heritage trail.

Te trail will be part o the national bicen-tennial commemoration o the war. It will helpeducate Virginians and tourists about the sig-nicance o the war, which gave birth to “TeStar-Spangled Banner.” (Francis Scott Key wrotewhat would become the national anthem aterwitnessing the bombardment o Fort McHenry in Baltimore.)

Te Virginia trail will commemorate the sack-ing o Hampton, the capture o Alexandria, thehiding o the Declaration o Independence (orear the British would capture it), the contribu-tions o Arican-Americans and the role o Na-tive Americans.

It also will honor rst ladies Dolley Madisonand Elizabeth Monroe, Peace said. (James Mon-roe, Elizabeth’s husband, was secretary o stateand secretary o war during the War o 1812 andthen served as president ater the w ar.)

Peace said the state plans to seek oundationand ederal unding or its eorts to commemo-rate the War o 1812. “Ater the General Assem-bly, we will be doing some private grant writingand corporate support requests,” he said.

Sales o the War o 1812 special license plateswould help underwrite the costs. Students romHampden-Sydney College created the artworkor the license plate, and it was approved by thecommission.

“Te license plates will be available or peoplewho are interested in promoting the bicentenni-al,” Peace said. “Tey will be able to get a licenseplate like they did or the Jamestown celebrationor the sesquicentennial commemoration o thebeginning o the Civil War.”

Te commission’s eorts to recognize the Waro 1812 have support rom various groups. Tey include the Virginia State Society o the U.S.Daughters o 1812. Te society is a nonprot or-ganization to promote patriotism and preservehistory especially in connection with the War o

1812.Connie Schroeder is a leader in the society and a member o the advisory council or theVirginia Bicentennial o the American War o 1812 Commission. She said the society askedkey lawmakers to sponsor legislation creatingthe commission in 2008.

Schroeder said the society is proud that ithelped initiate plans to commemorate the Waro 1812.

“It is called the ‘Forgotten War’ because noone remembers the causes o the war … or theimportance that the war played in America be-ing recognized by other nations,” Schroeder

said. “It truly was America’s ‘Second War or In-dependence.’”

She is happy that Virginia is proceeding withthe heritage trail.

“Our hope is that it will help to educate thepublic in the history and historical signicanceo the war and that it w ill not only draw touriststo Virginia but make it easier or them to ollow and understand the extent o Virginia’s partici-pation in the war,” Schroeder said.

Dr. Irwin aylor Sanders II, a history proessorat Washington and Lee University, also is on theadvisory council o the commission. He hopesthe new trail will do or the War o 1812 what

the Civil War rails have done or the “War Be-tween the States.”

“I hope we will attract many Virginians andout-o-state- tourists, interest them in a asci-nating story and encourage them to visit sites onthe trail,” Sanders said.

Te War o 1812 ended with both the Ameri-cans and Great Britain declaring victory: Underthe reaty o Ghent, each side gave up territory it had captured, and relations between the twocountries returned to their pre-war status.

“It is an interesting war to ‘celebrate’ becauseall those involved think they won,” Sanders said.

Facts about the War o 1812

An old joke called the world’s easiest quizincludes the question: “When was the War o 1812?”

Sadly, the date may be the only act many people know about the war. Even then, “1812”doesn’t tell the whole story: Te conict lasteduntil 1815.

Te United States declared war against GreatBritain in 1812 or several reasons, includingEngland’s reusal to withdraw rom Americanterritory along the Great Lakes; its support o Indians on America’s rontiers; and British ha-rassment o U.S. ships.

Te war was ought along the Canadian bor-der, in the Chesapeake Bay region, along theGul o Mexico and at sea.

Te coast o Virginia gured prominently in

the Atlantic theater o operations: More than 70armed encounters with the British took placein Virginia during the war. An estimated 70,000Virginians served during the War o 1812, ght-ing not only at home but also in Mar yland, Ohioand naval engagements.

Te reaty o Ghent, the peace treaty thatended the war, was signed in Europe in Decem-ber 1814. Te treaty largely restored relationsbetween the United States and Britain to whatthey were beore the war.

But word o the treaty didn’t reach Americaor several weeks – until ater the Americanorces deeated the British in the Battle o New

Orleans.

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Getting Help With PrescriptionDrugs

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance canhelp you get more than 2,500 medicines through475 different patient assistance programs. It canmake a big difference in being able to afford your medications if you have a low income or do nothave any drug-coverage insurance.

If you have online access, go to www.pparx.

org and click on Get Help Now to find out if you’re eligible. There are four steps: Tell themwhat medicines you currently take, give someinformation about yourself and the type of drugcoverage you have, get the results, then print outthe application. There might be more than one, if you’re applying to multiple programs. In the infor-mation section, you’ll need to disclose your age,ZIP code, total household income and eligibilityfor various types of coverage.

The programs have different criteria, so if youdon’t qualify for one, you might qualify for an-other. The website will help you sort that out, andif you have multiple medications, you might wellend up in more than one program. For example,you might have a Medicare drug discount cardand still be eligible for a prescription assistance

program.In most cases, you can fill out the program’s

application right there online. Then you’ll print itout and take it to your doctor for his or her signa-ture and specifics about your medication.

Depending on your eligibility, you could end upnot paying anything for your drugs. The prescrip-tions themselves will be sent either directly toyou or to your doctor’s office.

If you don’t have access to a computer, youcan call 1-888-477-2669 to go through the eli-gibility questions. Then someone will send the

forms to your doctor to complete and mail or faxback to them.

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Heart Failure CanCause Feet to SwellDEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please explain why I haveto take my shoes off late every day because myfeet and ankles have swollen and don’t t into

the shoes. I op around in slippers without heels.

In the morning, after a night’s sleep, my feet areback to normal. I am 77 and take no medicines.-- K.M.

ANSWER: I can’t give you an unequivocal responsebecause there are numerous causes of foot andankle swelling.

The medical name for such swelling is edema.Even in relatively healthy people, it occurs if peoplesit or stand for any length of time. Gravity pulls fluidout of the circulation, and it accumulates in the feetand ankles. This is especially true at older ages,when the circulatory system becomes somewhatleaky.

For this kind of swelling, the solution is to elevatethe legs when sitting. The most effective elevationis raising the legs above heart level, something thatcan be done only by lying down with pillows propping

up the legs. Getting up and moving about is another way to prevent fluid accumulation in the feet.

Heart failure is a more serious cause of suchswelling. When the heart’s pumping action becomesfeeble, fluid escapes from blood vessels and again

accumulates in the ankles and feet. Kidney diseasewith retention of body fluid is another cause of ede-ma. Liver disease does the same.

Another condition called lymphedema produces

the same picture. Lymph is fluid that normally es-capes the circulation to percolate around tissues andorgans to provide nourishment and to wash awaygerms. Small vessels called lymphatics vacuum upthis fluid and return it to the circulation. Anything thatdisrupts lymphatics can lead to ankle/foot swelling.An old infection and surgery are two such disrup-tors.

Since ankle and foot swelling is a sign of many ur-gent medical conditions, don’t fool around with this.See your family doctor.

The booklet on edema and lymphedema clearlydescribe these conditions and their treatment.

Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue-- No. 106W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.Enclose a check or money order for $4.75 U.S./$6Canada with the recipient’s printed name and ad-dress. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am concerned about mybrother, who is 63, diabetic, weighs 300 poundsand is 5 feet 8 inches tall. He falls asleep, wakesand falls asleep repeatedly at the table and whenhe sits down. Why? He says he’s tired. He pickeda scab on his leg and blood squirted out 6 inch-es. What does that mean? -- Anon.

ANSWER: Your brother might have sleep apnea. Hisbody size suggests that it could be the reason for his daytime sleepiness. Spurting blood indicates thatan artery was broken. No one should pick at scabs,especially a diabetic.

Your brother needs medical attention. He has tolose weight both for control of diabetes and for con-trol of sleep apnea, if that is what he has. He is atgreat risk of incurring the complications of diabetes-- heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure -- if he doesn’t start paying attention to his health.

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Stand Downs 2011We’re now at the beginning of the Stand Down

season for 2011. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans has geared up and is readyto roll.Stand Downs started during the Vietnam War when combat troops were given a safe place toget cleaned up and just decompress.

Stand Downs now are for homeless veterans.If you’re a homeless veteran, these Stand

Downs are for you. You are invited to attendand get any help or fellowship you may need.

There will be medical and dental services, cloth-ing, food, legal help, substance help, housingservices, job counseling. Various agencies willhave representatives there as well, such as So-cial Security and the Department of Veterans

Affairs.If your situation is different and you’re in a

position to either host or volunteer at a StandDown, step up. Any number of organizationscould use your help: the VA, veterans servicegroups, homeless shelters and more all get to-gether to hold Stand Down events.

If you want to host a Stand Down in your area,see the guide on the site or call them. They’ll beable to direct you to an existing group that coulduse your help or your donations, but they’ll alsobe able to assist in getting you started. There

are different levels of Stand Downs. Some arehealth-centered. Some are full three-day eventswith a full range of services. Others focus onjobs and employment. Start now: It can take ayear to fully prepare to host a Stand Down.

For a 2011 schedule of dates and locations, goto the coalition’s website at www.nchv.org. Clickon Stand Down, then on 2011 Stand Downs.

To contact the NCHV, call (800) VET-HELP.For even more Stand Down events, go to

www.va.gov and put “Stand Down 2011” in thesearch box.

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ACROSS

1 Tiller 5 Grandpa McCoy9 Michelangelo

masterpiece14 Ward of “Sisters”18 “Typee” sequel19 Callas or Caballe20 Confess21 Roman fountain23 Stubborn25 Courageous27 Fantastic bargain28 Envelop30 “Xanadu” rock group31 Trams transport it32 “Red Red -”

(‘88 smash)34 Girl Scout unit38 Diplomacy term41 Winked or waved

45 Journalist Buchanan46 Former autocrat47 Actress Massen48 Scrape by, with “out”49 Light weight51 Reformer Lucretia54 Montessori or Muldaur 57 Less plentiful60 Van Dyke role62 Powerfully built65 Tractable67 Wooden strip68 Flight maneuver 71 “- Days” (‘75 tune)72 Hypocrisy

73 Bikini half 76 Foolhardy79 Pigment80 Masterson colleague82 Ginger -

83 - Haven, CT84 Job opening87 Ceylon, today89 Coarse-featured94 Tahini base95 TV’s “Three’s -”99 Loudly, to Liszt

100 Betting setting101 Shallow area102 Spring mo.105 “Sat - tuffet . . .”106 Humorist Bombeck108 Illinois city110 Maritime113 Nutritional need116 “Frasier” pooch118 “- my lips!”119 Loser to DDE120 Vitamin bottle abbr.122 Tony winner Robert124 Young cadet128 Very slender

134 Sharp-sighted136 Malice137 Practice piece138 Cut short139 Mlle., farther south140 Pants part141 Inflexibility142 Some bills143 Jets, Mets, or Nets

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1 Brewery supply2 Give off 3 Theater section

4 “Drums Along the -”(‘39 film)

5 “Tobacco Road”character

6 Wednesday

7 Done8 Egyptian Nobelist9 Chum

10 Infamous Amin11 Philips of “UHF”12 Antler part13 Strawberry, for one14 Police hdqrs.15 Drop a brick16 Divulge17 Ward off 22 “- fixe”24 Designer Fiorucci26 Billions of years29 Common affix33 Vane dir.35 Aroma36 Responsibility37 French-door part39 Emulated

Gebel-Williams40 Amatory

41 Fiasco42 Genesis redhead43 Wilson or Weathers44 “- Set” (‘57 film)50 Vocalize like Vallee52 Riser’s relative53 Metallic55 Unwell56 Literary collection58 Soccer superstar 59 Hacienda material60 Hawk61 Diminutive suffix63 Natural gas component64 - talk

66 Sanctify69 “. . . man - mouse?”70 Turkish title73 Myerson or Truman74 Not as common

75 Originate77 Arrive at78 “ Blame - the Bossa

Nova” (‘63 hit)81 Telescope sighting85 Oven setting86 Eastern “Way”88 Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’-”90 Jeri of “Star Trek:

Voyager”91 Gator’s cousin92 Sicilian volcano93 Distribute

the deck96 Trickle97 A sweeping

success?98 Soldier on

101 More granular 103 Ideal104 Woody herb107 Director Nair

109 Long or Peeples111 Surveyor’s need112 Most indolent113 Cat’s dogs114 Harvests115 Davis of

“Evening Shade”117 Vote in121 - Spumante123 Challenge125 Fontaine role126 - carotene127 Cheeseboard choice129 Harper Valley grp.130 Rainy

131 Yank132 Maestro de Waart133 Wagner’s “- fliegende

Hollander”135 Audio antiques?

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