From stars in the making to a star-studded line-up, the cream of the show horse world will strut out on their polished steeds in Albury this Sunday. You certainly won't have to travel to Melbourne to see royal show quality horses on parade, according to Albury Show Society president Haydn Shipard. It's the second year the Albury Show Society has moved its equestrian events off-site and to a separate date from the annual show in November. Mr Shipard said the new format attracted a "magnificent turnout" in 2017 with 100 riders and up to 300 horses enjoying spectacular spring weather on the pristine grounds of the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre. He is anticipating at least 200 horses for this year's show, which is well timed as a "good hit-out" for seasoned show competitors intending to compete in the prestigious Royal Melbourne Show from September 22. Mr Shipard said the move to offer more horse-friendly facilities had been an overwhelmingly positive one. "We have had great interest from away after the success of last year's show," he said. "This year we have added extra classes to cater for those serious show competitors and while we've dropped the fun ring there is still a double chance ring." Mr Shipard said riders could register and enter on the day with Border Districts Showjumping Club also running classes in conjunction with the show horse event. "This is an opportunity for Border residents to see royal show standard hacks in their own backyards," he said.
From stars in the making to a star-studded line-up, the cream of the show horse world will strut out on their polished steeds in Albury this Sunday.
You certainly won't have to travel to Melbourne to see royal show quality horses on parade, according to Albury Show Society president Haydn Shipard.
STARS IN THE MAKING: Violette Peters-Meyer had an absolute ball at last year's Albury Show Society horse event, the first time equestrian events had moved off site.
It's the second year the Albury Show Society has moved its equestrian events off-site and to a separate date from the annual show in November.
Mr Shipard said the new format attracted a "magnificent turnout" in 2017 with 100 riders and up to 300 horses enjoying spectacular spring weather on the pristine grounds of the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre.
He is anticipating at least 200 horses for this year's show, which is well timed as a "good hit-out" for seasoned show competitors intending to compete in the prestigious Royal Melbourne Show from September 22.
Mr Shipard said the move to offer more horse-friendly facilities had been an overwhelmingly positive one.
"We have had great interest from away after the success of last year's show," he said.
Mr Shipard said riders could register and enter on the day with Border Districts Showjumping Club also running classes in conjunction with the show horse event.
"This is an opportunity for Border residents to see royal show standard hacks in their own backyards," he said.
The polished performers will kick off in several rings from 9am at the Thurgoona centre. For more details go to the Albury Show Facebook page.


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For some time now, those of us who had followed Jeffrey's tales of the starship Voyager wondered how "The Disease" would fit into his timeline, if at all (Jeffrey told me that "Someone to Watch Over Me" simply didn't happen in the "Parallel Voyage" timeline). Now, in his latest installment of his "Parallel Voyage" series, Jeffrey gives us a retelling of "The Disease" that not only answers that question, but also provides fans of the K/7 relationship a version of "The Disease" that they, Harry Kim, and Seven of Nine deserved as well.
One of the more notable failings of "The Disease" is that, even though it took place just after "Dark Frontier," Seven was utterly unaffected by the momentous events and revelations of the latter episode (to be fair, this is hardly a rare shortcoming of episodes that follow a Seven-focused story). In contrast, the opening scene of "Breakdown" establishes that not only were the events of "Dark Frontier" not forgotten, they had affected Seven deeply. The death of her father, and her grief over it, provides an unspoken explanation as to why she did not follow through on her declaration to the Borg Queen that she was "…Annika Hansen, human!"—the identity would be a painful reminder of her late father. Indeed, the trauma Seven suffered in "Dark Frontier" would fundamentally change how she approached her relationship with Harry.
Until recently, Seven has been casually secure in her relationship with Harry. However, during Voyager's Q-sponsored visit to Earth in "Quentin," Seven witnessed a… less than enthusiastic reaction by Libby and Harry's parents to her as Harry's girlfriend. Given how important Harry's parents are to him, and how close Libby was to him, this couldn't have been a good omen for Seven. Furthermore, during "Dark Frontier," Seven has been brutally reminded of the loved ones she has lost. Her parents were assimilated by the Borg, the advanced drone 'One' died to save Voyager from the Borg, and, recently, the drone that was once her father was killed. Seven is now acutely aware that the only 'loved one' she has left is Harry—and as such, she is particularly sensitive to anything that might conceivably pose a threat to that relationship. Indeed, Seven was still reeling from the death of her father when Voyager encountered and lent aid to the Varro ship. As a result, Harry's interaction with Tal came at a time when Seven was particularly vulnerable emotionally.
One of the more interesting aspects about "Breakdown" is how similar its "A" and "B" plots are—the title itself is an apt description for what happened in both plots. Both involved a "breakdown" in communication that resulted from one party's refusal to seriously address the strongly-held concerns of the other, and the consequences of those failures in communication.
As Tal indirectly pointed out during her interrogation, the existence of the dissident group was not exactly news to the Varro leadership. It seems fairly certain that the Varro government had been aware for quite some time that there were a substantial number of Varro who were unhappy with their isolation from the rest of the galaxy. Unfortunately, the response of the Varro government was to disregard the minority's wishes and enforce a facade of unity, as they feared that letting any Varro leave would be the proverbial start down the slippery slope towards the dissolution of Varro society. The end result was that the dissidents eventually took action that could not be "swept under the rug"—the destruction of the Varro ship and the resulting forced disintegration of Varro society. That most of the Varro desired to stay together emphasizes how needless the destruction of the Varro ship could have been, had the Varro government allowed those who wished to leave to do so.
Similarly, when Harry realized that his reaction to Tal's advances was not completely impassive, his reaction was to try to conceal it—and his shame over it—from Seven. I think that Harry was afraid that, if he admitted to anything that indicated that his love for her was anything less than perfect, Seven would 'terminate their affiliation.' However, Harry was never good at being anything less than completely honest, and when Seven inquired about his activities with Tal, he tried to evade the issue by making light of her concerns. As a result, Seven assumed that Harry was trying to hide something that was far worse that the actual offense, and thus Harry nearly brought about the breakup that he was trying to avoid. In retrospect, it's clear that Harry's coverup ended up being much more painful for Seven than if he had been completely open about Tal from the beginning (Seven was understandably hurt by Harry's implied lack of faith in her love for him).
However, what spared Harry from the fate suffered by the Varro was that he did not persist in ignoring the warning signs for long, and he eventually addressed Seven's concerns about his interaction with Tal with the candor that they deserved. Granted, if Harry had been open with Seven about Tal from the start, a lot of heartache on Seven's part might have been avoided. But the events of "Breakdown" were ultimately beneficial for their relationship—Harry finally realized that Seven did indeed care for him as much as he cared for her (and vice versa), and some weaknesses in their relationship came to light that, at the end of "Breakdown," they set out to correct.
One of the advertisements for "The Disease" described it as "Lust in Space." However, in "Breakdown," as powerful as Harry's raw attraction to Tal was, mere lust was not strong enough to overcome Harry's love for Seven. As "Breakdown" makes clear, Harry is devoted to Seven as a romantic partner—he will not leave her for another woman, regardless of how beautiful that "other woman" is or the effect she has on his hormones (Whether or not Seven will feel secure about her relationship with Harry in the future, however, is a very different matter).
As for Jeffrey's use of his own stardate system—given how seriously he takes the subject of temporal physics, I suppose that it was inevitable that he would devise a stardate system that actually makes mathematical sense (myself, I have a few opinions as to what the warp speed formula ought to be). The stardate system was originally devised so that the writers would not have to specify exactly when the series took place or give much thought to the exact passage of time within their story or between stories—simply advancing the stardate by some small, random number within the episode, and by a larger, random number between the episodes, would be sufficient (though without a basis in a real calendar, the latter was thwarted by a network's tendency to air the episodes out of order).
Although Garrett Wang was, and still is, quite fond of "The Disease," reading "Breakdown" leaves one with the impression that "The Disease" had the potential to be so much more. Granted, in "Breakdown," we didn't get to see Harry Kim facing down Captain Janeway. But, in return, we saw him involved in a long-term romantic relationship with Seven that just survived its first (and hopefully last) significant challenge, and it drew upon the events of "Drone" and "Dark Frontier" to make those Seven-focused episodes truly meaningful. IMHO, "Breakdown" was the story that "The Disease" could—and should—have been.
"Speaking of bad experiences, what happened to Tal?"
"Expecting the universe to treat you fairly because you're a good person is like expecting a bull not to charge you because you're a vegetarian."
"It is a truth in my life that I lose everyone I care for. My parents were taken from me by the Borg. I was taken from the Borg by Voyager. One was killed saving Voyager from the Borg. I do not wish to lose you, too."
"Seven, you're not going to lose me."


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WANGARATTA OPENS WARM & A LITTLE WACKY
Ausjazz blog catches the flavour of Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival on Friday, October 28, 2011
Linda Oh
It was balmy, warm and threatening rain when festival artistic director Adrian Jackson welcomed patrons to the first gig of this festival, the Linda Oh Quartet. This group, with Sam Sadisgursky on tenor sax, Fabian Almazan on piano and Rhodes and Kendrick Scott on drums, played with zest, energy and interaction. Oh, who moved from Malaysia to Perth when she was two and now lives in New York, was a hit on her previous visit to Wangaratta, but her approach to the music then was cooler and less relaxed.
This quartet really works well, and the focus is less on Oh as a skilled young female bassist who has made it to New York (quite an achievement) and more on the creative work of the ensemble. The quartet included some tracks from its forthcoming album Initial Here, due out next year. They played The Ultimate Persona, Something's Coming (West Side Story), Deeper Than Happy, Little House and No. 1 Hit.
On tenor sax: Sam Sadigursky
There was a very enticing, warm feel to this ensemble. It was polished, with fluid transitions and no jagged edges, exhibiting a group dynamic without any hint that players were seeking the limelight. The band expertly explored a range of moods and emotions.
On drum kit: Kendrick Scott
Kendrick Scott on drums was skilled and subtle, not resorting to any smash and bash. Sadigursky contributed some beautiful tenor sax passages and the combination of Almazan on Rhodes with Oh on electric bass guitar worked really well in Deeper Than Happy and Little House. Some who admire Oh's upright bass skills may have preferred that she stay on that instrument throughout, but the change seemed to allow Almazan more prominence on the weatherbeaten Rhodes and that was no bad thing.
On keyboards: Fabian Almazan
Next up, in the WPAC Hall, was pianist/composer Walter Lampe, an expatriate now living in Amsterdam, with Dale Barlow on sax and flute.
Walter Lampe
This was but a brief glimpse of this concert, hardly enough to justify any broad observations. Lampe was alone on stage when I entered, playing sumptious chords. When Barlow returned, he introduced their take on Somewhere Over the Rainbow, which he said would "take all sorts of liberties" with the original, though paying it great respect.
Dale Barlow
Barlow's sax sound for this delightful deconstruction of the favourite tune was fat, air-filled and luscious as it drifted languidly over Lampe's piano. Lampe dug out some strong, rumbling chords before some more delicate work in his solo. It was a beautifully laid-back interpretation (what else would you expect). Barlow took up the flute for the next tune. I had to leave, heading to
St Patrick's Hall to catch James Muller Trio.
James Muller Trio at St Patrick's Hall
Again, this was a brief sojourn just to see what was afoot. Muller on guitar was with Alex Boneham (fresh from his engaging and compelling accompaniment of Geoff Page reading his poetry at the launch of extempore's volume of Page's jazz poems entitled A Sudden Sentence in the Air) and Ben Vanderwal on drums. Apologies for that convoluted parenthesis.
These musicians are brimful of talent and this was, I imagine, a set with plenty to offer for fans of robust jazz with some rock influence thrown in. It is a treat to hear Muller in full flight, ably backed by Boneham and Vanderwal, but this was to be a treat for others. I had to catch Josh Roseman with the Australian Art Orchestra.
Quirky: Josh Roseman
This is where the "wacky" part of the heading of this post starts to make sense. The Australian Art Orchestra can always be expected to come up with something out of the ordinary, so this concert was always likely to be a little different, given Roseman's taste for similarly thinking outside the square. He is one interesting cat, as they say in jazz milieu. And of course there was expatriate Barney McAll, brother of John McAll of Black Money fame, who is also "out there" in the nicest way.
So, who was there and what happened? Well, the laundry list of players was, for the AAO, Tim Wilson and Jamie Oehlers on saxophones, Eugene Ball and Paul Williamson on trumpets, Jordan Murray and James Greening on trombones, Geoff Hughes on guitar, Phillip Rex on double bass and "Mr Grabowsky" (as Roseman always addresses him, with obvious respect) on piano. For the Josh Roseman Unit, Barney McAll played Rhodes, clavinet (electrophonic keyboard instrument manufactured by Hohner, according to Wikipedia), laptop, piano, Chucky (a homemade musical instrument he describes as being "for textural enterprise and underwater landscapes as metaphor") and maybe another device or two, Ted Poor was on drums and Peter Apfelbaum on drums, keyboards and saxophone.
Paul Grabowsky
What happened? Well, it is hard to describe, but quite amazing. At one point Roseman told the audience that he and Barney had been "ploughing a path through absurdity" for many years, though this was "the first time we have set foot together on a stage in his motherland/fatherland". Roseman added (and this seems to sum up the night): "He is truly out of a tree and we are going to shake a tree". And shake a tree they did.
On vocals: Josh Roseman
But how to describe the result is a challenge. I admit to having been quietly laughing inside on many occasions during the set, because there seemed to be so much absurdist humour built into the performance. Tungsten Mothra (an allusion to a fictional moth monster who is pitted against Godzilla in many Japanese movies) was "dedicated to a lady — a whole lot of them" and was intended (I think) to conjure up visions of cheer leaders. Unspeakable (these were all Roseman compositions), which included a solo by Apfelbaum on melodica, segued into The Execution Tune in an extraordinary multi-layered display, with histrionics, which I was sure featured a fantastic guitar solo by Hughes, but maybe it was produced on the clavinet. It was hard to grasp exactly from whence the sounds originated. McAll pulled enough expressive faces to rival Jim Carrey, as well as leaping about behind his instruments to produce effects or overcome technical difficulties.
Bold as brass: Josh Roseman
Manifest Density followed, before Invocation, a work commissioned by the SFJAZZ Collective. This was epic but episodic music, with the structure not that easy to uncover amidst the short interventions by many players and combinations thereof. Contributions were often brief and the overall effect often a busy marketplace of rhythms, textures, patterns and incursions.
The set closed with what Roseman described as the King Froopy All Stars theme song, a reference to his 11 or 12-piece big band. This was a sonic feast, with a rich, resonant solo from the bandleader, spiced with some effects. There was a strange, but appealing feel to this piece, with flamboyant piano and keyboards and some piercing "whistles" from Ball's horn. The musicians were all serious concentration, but the music was laughing. McAll had some fun with effects, producing sounds reminiscent of bird calls. At the end the band went into hymn-like Salvation Army band mode, with Grabowsky really getting into it on piano.
Hey, Paul, we could try that in Lost and Found tomorrow morning.
I have little doubt that this was challenging music even for these talented musicians, though often lots of fun to play. But it was also challenging for the listeners, because there was little to latch on to before the constantly changing and evolving music moved on. That's no bad thing, especially in a festival where "really out there" music was not so prevalent in the program. But this fun night did not leave me feeling it was one of the AAO's highlight performances or that I could walk out with the tag "memorable" embedded in my deteriorating memory bank. It was more music for the intellect than the soul.
Note: For those who made it this far and intend to return for more on this year's Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, I intend posting one overview of Saturday's concerts, and one of Sunday's, rather than attempting to review individual performances. These will be posted in the next few days. Please re-visit the blog, because pictures will be added gradually as time permits.
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Wangaratta | January 27, 2012 at 8:52 am | Reply
It is the warm, occassionally wacking and also captivating acts of the Wangaratta Jazz Festival that always makes it such as special event. Hopefully you will be back in 2012
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F—k it, let's just go to Vegas": Jennifer Lopez Made Ben Affleck Considering Eloping After Stressing Him Out Because of Failed Past Relationship
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Jennifer Lopez finds it difficult to forget how she felt when her first marriage to Ben Affleck was called off just four days before the ceremony. Even the invitees had started off their journey to attend the wedding in 2003. The singer appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday. She told him that she kept doubting whether the couple's second attempt at marriage was "really happening" because their first engagement "fell apart." According to reports, Bennifer planned to wed in Savannah, Georgia, in August, and the entire family was expected to attend.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
JLo clarified on Jimmy Kimmel Live! "It was so stressful. So this time I absolutely still had a little PTSD." The Love Don't Cost a Thing singer and the Oscar winner did marry after tying the knot in Las Vegas in 2022.
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Almost 20 years after their first relationship, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck shocked the world by rekindling their romance. The Ain't It Funny singer and the Smokin' Aces actor once again made headlines when they exchanged vows in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022. The couple's July 2022 wedding in Las Vegas was Affleck's idea, according to Lopez. The dancer claimed that one day Affleck simply said, "F-k it, let's just go to Vegas and get married tonight. He told me to attend the rehearsal. When you get back here, I'll have everything set up.'"
The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony with their kids present for their wedding in Las Vegas. Lopez claims that it was Affleck who planned the event. She exclaims, "He has an amazing eye. He has incredible taste, but everything we do, we try to do it together." A formal ceremony was held at Affleck's house in Riceboro, Georgia, one month after their first wedding. The couple collaborated to organize their second wedding ceremony. Lopez adds, "Planning a wedding is a lot—very stressful."
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JLo was skeptical of Vegas wedding
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They were to operate as Team Ruth - a block of Scottish MPs under the leadership of Ruth Davidson.
If Theresa May wanted them to vote one way and Ms Davidson wanted them to vote another, they would follow the Scottish leader's line.
At least that was what journalists like me were briefed as Ms Davidson assembled her baker's dozen of MPs under the shadow of Stirling Castle for a photo shoot in the aftermath of the 2017 election.
In reality, the Scottish and UK Conservative line has - more or less - been the same during the tortuous Brexit process.
Most Scottish Tories have toed it. But there have been exceptions. Some MPs have dared to do their own thing (or at least to follow someone else's lead).
In short, Brexit has broken the unity of Team Ruth.
There is within the Scottish Tory group at Westminster a milder micro study of the division that threatens to pull the wider party apart.
At one end of the spectrum, there is Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson, a Brexit supporter close to Boris Johnson who has twice voted against Theresa May's deal.
In the first meaningful vote, he was joined by Moray MP Douglas Ross and John Lamont, the MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk.
All three said they were particularly worried about the threat they perceived the so-called Northern Ireland backstop would pose to the integrity of the UK.
By the second meaningful vote, Mr Lamont was back on side with the government having accepted the EU's reassurances that the backstop, if used, would be temporary.
Douglas Ross missed that vote to return home to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.
When asked how he would have voted, he said he would have listened to the debate before making up his mind.
That left Ross Thomson as the only Scottish Tory rebel on that occasion.
Towards the other end of the Brexit spectrum is the East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton.
He has been promoting a softer Brexit along the lines of Norway-plus. That's staying in the European single market (like Norway) plus maintaining a customs union with the EU (unlike Norway).
He did, however, loyally back the prime minister's Brexit deal in both meaningful votes and urged Brexiteer MPs to do the same or risk no Brexit.
The breaking point for him came when Parliament was asked to vote on ruling out no deal in all circumstances.
The government instructed its MPs to reject this idea.
Mr Masterton refused. He voted against no deal and resigned as a government aide at the Home Office.
This vote also caused difficulty for the Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, the MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
He could not bring himself to either vote against the government or to vote against ruling out a no deal Brexit.
He was one of several Cabinet ministers to abstain, in a breach of collective responsibility that was tolerated by the prime minister, such is the weakness of her position.
Mr Mundell has advocated MPs choosing between Brexit options through indicative votes.
However, when it came to the decision on that idea - the amendment in the name of Oliver Letwin - Mr Mundell voted against, as he was obliged to do to keep his government job.
Paul Masterton was the only Scottish Tory MP to vote for these indicative votes, presumably so that he can support a softer Brexit.
Whether he will be free to do so, or will have to continue rebelling against the Conservative whip to express his preferences remains to be seen.
The government has yet to say whether or not it will allow its MPs - including ministers - the freedom to vote as they wish.
How united are the SNP and Labour?
Brexit has caused tensions in other Scottish parties too.
Labour's Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, has consistently championed another Brexit referendum, which has not yet become the preferred option of the party's leadership.
In the SNP, some MPs believe their leader - Nicola Sturgeon - should be prioritising a second independence referendum over another UK-wide public vote on Brexit.
Former Scottish cabinet minister Alex Neil and former party deputy leader Jim Sillars - who supported Brexit - have urged SNP MPs to back Mrs May's deal.
But as the party of government at Westminster, inevitably the greatest focus is on the Conservatives.
On the key Brexit questions, Ruth Davidson's current thinking is not known as she is on maternity leave after giving birth in October last year to her son Finn.
She has made occasional political interventions in the months since his arrival - via social media - most notably to back Theresa May when she faced a confidence vote as leader of the Conservative party.
It would be fascinating to know what she thinks now and which part of Team Ruth at Westminster is acting as she would wish.


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…a Christian community service project bringing people from churches, businesses, organizations, and the community together to enrich the lives of others….
In 2006, Waxhaw United Methodist volunteers traveled to Pascagoula, MS to help people rebuild their homes after Hurricane Katrina. After that trip, we asked ourselves why we weren't helping people in Waxhaw in the same way. Many church members were unable to commit to a week in Mississippi, but said they could help out with local projects where they could volunteer for one to four days…or for some folks just a couple of hours or a half day. So in 2007, the church decided to help those in need in the local Waxhaw community and named the project "Fixing it for Christ." This tradition has continued ever since.
Rise and shine early…and be at the church (Waxhaw United Methodist – 200 McDonald Street) around 7am for a hot and hearty breakfast cooked by the men of the church (we may have a few other "cooks in the kitchen" too)! Once you have nourished your body…someone is gonna have some good words to share to nourish your soul…that's what we call our "Devotional". It's brief because we know that everyone is anxious to get to work! Then the work day instructions are given and all volunteers depart for the various work sites….don't forget to grab that bagged lunch! Oops…you don't know about that yet…so listen up…here's something really important! Between the morning arrival and departure…every volunteer is responsible for making their own brown bag lunch from a selection of provided items! Don't worry…you'll see the table and the line and the brown bags being packed…so you'll know just what to do! Now…back to the day's schedule…we depart from the church to go to the various work sites. Then we work, work, work til lunch! Around noon, the brown lunch bag is opened and the goodies are eaten right there at the work sites. Sit under the shade tree and get to know someone new while you eat! Then we work, work, work til quittin' time…that's around 5pm. We all meet back at the church where a delicious, hot meal awaits…it's gonna be good because it'll be made by some excellent cooks (you know, the folks who have the recipes in the church cookbooks)! So…there you have it…a day in the life of a "Fixing It For Christ" volunteer…and you get the opportunity to do that for four whole days!
Please consider joining us…we have lots of fun, we work hard, and we help folks who need our love and support! We invite you again…please join us…we need lots of volunteers. We welcome and ask that parents work alongside their youth ages 14-16 (parental guidance and supervision necessary for safety reasons) on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Saturday is a family day where children can come work alongside their parents. Ages 16 and older can attend without parental attendance on any day. All skill levels are needed, and we have jobs for everybody…when we say everybody… we mean it!
We really want you to join us…so if you decide that you can, we really need to know that you're coming because we want to have enough food and tasks for everyone! So please let us know…if this is your first time, we'll be excited to meet you and have you join us …and if you've helped before or you know us, then you know we want you joining us!
Ready to volunteer? Please click on one of the buttons below to sign up.
Pray for this mission, pray for the workers, and pray for the people we serve. Ask God to use us for His agenda, not ours. Pray before, during and after the projects. If you can't do labor, then come visit a home during the project just to pray for 20 minutes. Let us know if you will commit to a ministry of prayer.
Sometimes, we have a list of items that we need to repair or refurbish the houses that we are working on. So, please take a look at the list and let us know if you can donate any of these items. Click here to view the list. Also, please keep in mind that even though we need free items, we would like to make sure that the items are not in disrepair. If items are not listed, then we have been truly blessed and are not in need of items! So thanks to all who have donated!
And as for monetary donations, we are not asking you to give. However, if you feel that is where you want to be involved, then we will accept a donation. All monies go to the "Fixing It For Christ" mission project. Thank you to all who have donated…you help to make this mission possible!!
© 2019 Fixing it for Christ.


Traction control: Although not new for this year, the larger footpegs are much better than the old pegs.
A: The hate list: (1) Handling. Although improved, thanks to stiffer forks, the CRF250 still handles like a leaf in a hurricane from time to time. We suffered from headshake and knifing from center-out. You can work this out with grass-roots fixes, but there are bikes that don't need to be tweaked. ( 2) Brakes. They're weak, and the front brake will start to fade if air doesn't get to the rotor and caliper. We removed the guard and felt an improvement in brake performance. ( 3) Graphics. For the third year in a row, the CRF250 comes with the same graphics scheme. ( 4) Frame cradle. It's irritating that the CRF250 doesn't sit level on a normal bike stand, but there are special bike stands (or blocks of wood) to solve the problem. Why does it bother us? Because it makes working on the bike more of a hassle than it should be. Q: WHAT DID WE LIKE? A: The like list: (1) Engine. The predominantly midrange engine is competitive across a wide range of skill levels. Although Q: WHAT WOULD WE DO TO IMPROVE THE 2013 HONDA CRF250? A: It's a good package out of the crate. A 2013 Honda CRF250 owner need only focus on two changes— and one of them is free. (1) Exhaust. The muffler outlet diameter is too small, the length of the canister is too long and it doesn't flow air as well as an aftermarket exhaust. Although the CRF250 passes the two-meter-max test (at 115 decibels), the exhaust hampers the powerband. Simply tacking on an aftermarket slip-on is a dramatic improvement, but for the full effect, we recommend a complete system. ( 2) Front brake. We discovered long ago that the front brake guard on the CRF250 impedes airflow to the rotor, causing the front brake to heat up and fade over the course of a long moto. In years past, we had to remove the axle spacer by pressing it out of the plastic brake guard. No more! Honda redesigned the mount by using two bolts to attach the brake guard. The benefit of getting more airflow to the front rotor outweighs the protection offered by the flimsy plastic. Q: WHAT DID WE HATE?
Hush puppy: Do yourself a favor and kick the stock exhaust to the curb. An aftermarket system will yield more ponies.
the forks. As a result, the handling has been improved.