Single-family home unit sales through the first two months are down compared to 2015, but dollar sales are UP as we continue to see more higher-dollar purchases.
Condo sales are way up for the first two months, although the numbers are relatively small compared to home sales.
Multi-family sales are down year-to-date.
Land unit sales are even with last year's pace through two months; but dollar sales are down.
February unit sales were 12 this year, same as last year. Dollar sales were UP 15%, from $3.53 million to $4.05 million. The highest sale price was $787,600; next highest were two sales were in the $400,000's.
Year-to-date unit sales are DOWN by 4 homes (-15%) over last year's pace (23 vs. 27). But dollar sales are UP 15%, from $6.72 million to $7.72 million. We are continuing to see more sales in the middle and high price ranges. The highest sale price so far this year is $787,600 (and it was a foreclosure!). There have been two sales in the $600,000's; none in the %$500,000's; four in the $400,000's.
The number of pending sales has jumped from 16 to 22.
Average Prices – The median price year-to-date is $345,000 compared to $250,000 last year, an increase of $95,000 (+38%). The average (mean) is also up, from $248,900 to $335,600, an increase of $86,700 (+35%). Again, two months does not constitute a trend; however, we do think that averages will continue to show gains throughout the year.
Price Discounting – Through the first two months of this year, actual selling price has averaged 2.8% less than the last asking price when the property went under contract. However, many properties started at higher asking prices, and have had one or more price reductions before selling. The average discount from original asking price is 8.8% so far this year. Last year (2015), the discount from original asking price was 13.9%; for 2014, it was 16.9%; for the year 2013, it was 18.4%.
Currently, there are only 16 bank-owned houses listed for sale, with four of those "under contract." The number of foreclosures is diminishing, both locally here in Taos and nationally.
Days On Market – The average days on the market through two months this year is 212 vs. 257 for the same period last year. The average for the full year 2015 was 234 days; in 2014, it was 235 days. Even during the boom years 2004-2006, the average time to sell a house in Taos was about the same as today. The time it takes to sell here is longer than in many U.S. markets because most of the sales are for vacation or retirement homes; few people already in Taos sell and then buy a different home here.
Inventory – The inventory at the time of this report remains critically low, and it is about the same as it has been for the previous two months, at 278 homes on the market. Peak inventory in 2015 was 388 homes for sale; in 2014, it was 423. In the peak years of 2004 – 2006, there were often over 500 homes for sale at any given time. The inventory is comprised of a very wide variety of homes, in very different locations, in different styles and condition, and across a broad price spectrum. With the limited inventory, it is often difficult to find a lot of homes to show an individual buyer that meet his or her wants and needs. Since most buyers have no urgency to buy, they will leave without buying if they don't see a house that works well for them. The lack of good inventory is limiting sales.
February condo sales were 5 vs. none in February 2015. Dollar volume was $1,090,000.
Year-to-date unit sales are now well ahead of last year's pace: 10 vs. 4. Dollar sales are UP 184% at $2.26 million this year vs. $797,300 last year.
The median price year-to-date is up 18.5% ($211,000 vs. $178,100). The average (mean) price is up 13.5%, from $199,300 to $226,200.
Price Discounting – Through two months this year, final sales price has averaged 4.5% less than last asking price when the property went under contract. The average discount from original asking price is 7.6%. For the full year 2015, the discount from original price averaged 8.6%.
Inventory – The number of condos listed for sale stayed about the same as it has been the last three months – 70 units for sale. In peak year 2006, there were often over 200 condos on the market.
The number of pending sales has increased from 7 to 8 units.
There have been no sales so far this year vs. one through February of 2015.
Through the first two months of 2016, there have been 7 closed sales — the same as last year. However, dollar sales are down 29%, from $938,500 to $667,500.
The number of pending sales increased from 14 to 16.
The inventory increased decreased from 515 to 502 tracts listed for sale. The average number of days on market for the 7 tracts that have sold so far in 2016 was 911. In 2015, the average for the 87 closed sales was 612 days on market; for the 73 tracts that sold in all of 2014, it was 390; for the 86 listings that sold in 2013, it was 465.
Through the first two months of 2016, there has been one commercial sale vs. none in 2015 for the same time period. The old theatre in Taos Plaza sold for $55,000 plus the buyer assumed seller debt of $40,000.
The year 2015 had 17 sales, totaling $8.07 million, about the same as in peak year 2005. This indicated sharply increased investor confidence in the future of the Taos economy. In 2014, there were just three sales, totaling $2.34 million. We will be watching to see if that dramatic increase in commercial property continues this year.
Currently, there are three pending sales, including the Taos Mountain Lodge near Taos Ski Valley (asking price $1.25 million), and an art gallery on Ledoux Street (asking price $495,000).


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In 1940, Europe was at the very center of political turmoil created by the rising tide of Fascism from its epicenter in Germany. At this time, it became abundantly clear to many European Jews that their future survival was at stake. In order to protect themselves and their families from what they envisioned as a horrific future, many sought to flee from their homes and livelihoods. At that time, their options and possible escape routes were dwindling.
On November 9 -10, 1938 the State-sanctioned violent attacks of Jewish businesses and institutions perpetrated by the German SA – Sturmabteilung or Storm Detachment - paramilitary forces and civilians occurred throughout the country. It became known as the Kristallnacht – the Night of Broken Glass. This served as a sign to many European Jews of the existential nature of the threat to their lives and safety. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. This act of aggression was the effective beginning of World War II and in June of 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan declared war upon Great Britain and France. On May 10 of 1940 German forces entered France and by June 25 of that year fully occupied the country,
One of the possible escape routes for those Jews attempting to flee from France was to obtain a Portuguese visa that would allow them to obtain safe passage through Spain to Lisbon. From Lisbon, they could then find refuge in other parts of the globe. Although Portugal officially proclaimed itself to be neutral in regard to the ensuing global conflict, the country was under the rule of a dictator, Antonio de Oliveira Salaza, who was, in fact, a Nazi sympathizer. Under his auspices a directive, Circular 14, was issued to all Portuguese diplomats stating that Jews, Russians and stateless persons would not be allowed to return to their countries of origin.
In spite of the prohibition against granting Portuguese visas to those wishing to flee from their Nazi oppressors, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese consul stationed in Bordeaux, France, chose to defy this order and freely granted visas to many thousands hoping to find safety in other parts of the world. In his own words, Mendes stated that, ""I would rather stand with God against Man than with Man against God."
For this rebellious act, Mendes' diplomatic status was revoked, and he was forbidden from practicing law. This punishment severely impacted the economic well-being of him and his family. As a result, the family was in such dire economic straits that an organization financed by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee fed the Mendes family in its soup kitchen.
Aristides de Sousa Mendes died on April 3rd, 1954 in dire poverty at the Franciscan Hospital in Lisbon. In spite of all the suffering he endured for acts of extreme bravery and courage in direct defiance of unspeakable evil, he proclaimed that, "I could not have acted otherwise, and I therefore accept all that has befallen me with love."
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Meet physics student, Claire Baum
Claire Baum is from Mount Prospect, Illinois. She holds a BS in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She's currently in her third year of pursuing a PhD in physics at the University of Chicago. We interviewed her via email about her experiences.
What have you been studying or researching as part of your program?
Down in the sub-basement of the Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS) in the Simon Lab, I'm making "materials made of light" to better understand how bizarre quantum materials work.
Why did you choose the University of Chicago?
I really thought I was going to escape the Midwest for graduate school, but I stuck around largely because of the Simon Lab. A good fit with a research group was my number one criterion when looking at grad schools and I was particularly intrigued by the motivated yet derpy ambiance of the Simon Lab (not to mention the really cool science). I was also really impressed that the Chair of the Department of Physics, Young-Kee Kim, personally Skyped me after I was admitted. None of the other schools I was looking at did something like this and it left an impression on me.
Please describe something you are proud of accomplishing at UChicago.
In my second year, I was one of the lead coordinators for the Physics Department's "Forget the Year." "Forget the Year" is an annual winter comedy show put on by the second-year physics PhD students—complete with food, drink, and good-hearted professor roasts. Much of the Physics Department attends to enjoy professors performing ridiculous tasks such as seeing which theorist can put on a cleanroom gown the fastest. Organizing "Forget the Year" was one of the most hilariously fun and PTSD-inducing times in grad school and I learned so much more about my peers and the department.
What's something you love to do outside of the classroom and lab?
Lately, I am trying to be more fit so I don't turn into Jabba the Hutt from all the free food. I've really enjoyed UChicago intermural ultimate frisbee and inner tube water polo (come join my team – "Rho Rho Rho Your Boat." WE NEED PEOPLE.) On my less fit days, I really enjoy game and movie nights, Chinatown karaoke, and admiring my pet gecko, Garrett.
What are your plans post-UChicago?
That is the million-dollar question haha. As of right now, I could see myself pursing a postdoc opportunity in physics or a physics-adjacent field and then going to industry or a startup. There is still so much I'd like to explore, but I want my work to have some sort of application in the foreseeable future.
What support have you received at the UChicago that was particularly valuable to you?
The Robert R. McCormick fellowship and NSF GRFP have been hugely supportive to my research and lifestyle. Aside from monetary support, I've received a ton of support from the people here. I've really appreciated the Simon Lab members for their kindness and infinite knowledge, the Physics Department for its ambition to create a happy environment, and my friends for their unending emotional support and sass.
If you were speaking to someone who wants to learn about UChicago, what would you tell them?
We have a big glass dome building. But in all seriousness, there is a ton of great research going on at UChicago and there are some pretty swanky resources you can utilize as a grad student. Among my favorite resources are the Polsky Exchange (which has a fabrication laboratory that is completely free to use), bountiful free food opportunities, and discounted tickets through the PSD Social Committee to events I probably wouldn't be going to otherwise!
How has your background or experience prepared you to contribute to an environment where diversity and inclusion are valued?
During my last two years of undergrad at UIUC, I was president of the Society for Women in Physics (SWIP). At the time, my mantra for SWIP was kind of "Everybody is welcome! More women! Yeah!" but as I continue in grad school I am starting to realize the subtleties that arise when it comes to diversity and inclusion. For example, I am beginning to encounter questions like "what do you do when you're dealing with conflicting motives?" or "how do you create an environment where everyone has a community they can identify with when there are limited resources?" Sometimes these questions don't have satisfying answers.
I am now helping to organize the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) 2020 at UChicago and am hoping to use the skills I have learned to make it a successful conference.
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River Falls committed early last month to join the Wisconsin Energy Independent Community Partnership, a state-led program aiming to generate 25% of Wisconsin's fuels – used for electricity and transportation – from renewable resources by the year 2025.
A press release from the River Falls Municipal Utilities and Governor Jim Doyle's Web site says the city joins 11 other community members of Wisconsin Public Power, Inc., the city's power supplier, in committing to help the state achieve energy independence.
River Falls plans to reach this goal by using renewable fuels, taking advantage of diverse resources and reducing energy consumption. Participation in the program enables access to more federal and state funding as well as technical assistance in developing renewable sources.


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DKTN showcases its versatility in a high-end residential development in South Africa
SCAD Architects
Johannesburg (South Africa)
Natura, Kreta, Greta (DKTN ID), Glacier, Valterra
4 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm, 20 mm
ESCAD Architects
Worktop, wall, bathtub, shower and drawer claddings
However, it is its interior spaces featuring the finest and most precious finishes where the luxury of this development shines at its best. For this reason, from the very first phase of the project which included 284 high-end flats, Cosentino products have been a must-have.
"From kitchen worktops and vanities to wood-look drawer fronts and shower and bathroom claddings, DKTN stands out in every flat", explains Cosentino South Africa. "After meeting with the architect, providing several samples and making a mockup of the show flat, it was decided to use DKTN in thicknesses of 4, 8, 12 and 20 mm", they further say.
In the words of its developers, Stein City is a "residential city", a high-end development spread over eight square kilometres of lush green areas in Johannesburg. Among its many luxurious amenities are its golf course (designed by the renowned Nicklaus Design firm), its heliport, its equestrian facility, its excellent school and its 300 square metre lagoon.
DKTN: one material, endless applications
Indeed, there are not many projects that showcase the limitless versatility of the ultra-compact DKTN by Cosentino surface like this one does. "Because of its resistance to scratches, stains, heat, freezing and thawing, its stability, its availability in large format slabs (which means fewer joints) and its low maintenance, DKTN was the ideal choice", explains the team of Cosentino South Africa, who teamed up with SCAD Architects, who were in charge of the project.
Thus, the kitchen worktop features 12 mm DKTN Natura slabs, a surface that replicates the quintessential style of marble with a soft grey veining and a glass-like gloss, achieved thanks to a unique nanotechnology-based treatment. As for its cladding, the material of choice was 8 mm DKTN Kreta, a matt grey shade inspired by traditional cement floors that evokes a sense of serenity and restraint.
Cosentino creates a bespoke colour for the project
For the vanity worktop, the material used was DKTN Glacier, an ultra glossy surface with fine golden veins over a white background. As for the drawer cladding, the material of choice was Valterra, a colour that replicates the patterns of natural wood but with all the advantages of DKTN. In both cases, a 12 mm thickness was chosen, which was also used for the bathtub cladding. Conversely, a bespoke colour called DKTN Greta was created for the shower cladding.
"This project is of great importance to Cosentino South Africa for several reasons. First of all, it is the first major development in the country made entirely of DKTN, specifically, using a large quantity of DKTN Slim (4 mm). Secondly, DKTN was the ideal finish for a multitude of different interior applications thanks to its fantastic features and versatility. Had a different material been used, it would have been limited to certain applications, but not DKTN!", Cosentino South Africa says finally.


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Biserica reformată din Balc, comuna Balc, județul Bihor, a fost construită în secolul XVIII. Biserica se află pe noua listă a monumentelor istorice sub codul LMI: .

Localitatea
Balc (în ) este satul de reședință al comunei cu același nume din județul Bihor, Crișana, România. Se află la 18 km sud-est de Marghita, pe malul drept al râului Barcău. Prima atestare documentară 1213. Domeniul a aparținut inițial familiei Bályok, care a și construit predecesoarea actualei biserici.

Biserica
Edificiul păstrează încă părți dintr-o biserică medievală, însă fațadele actuale au prins formă în cursul secolelor XVIII-XIX. Din această perioadă provine și turnul-clopotniță înălțat deasupra fațadei vestice. Absida bisericii este gotică, iar nava, cel puțin parțial pare să fie și mai veche, având la bază cel mai probabil o construcție de epocă romanică.

Vezi și
 Balc, Bihor

Legături externe
 Fișă și localizare de monument
 Fișă de monument

Imagini din exterior

Imagini din interior

Biserici reformate din România
Monumente istorice din județul Bihor
Biserici din județul Bihor
Biserici din secolul al XVIII-lea din România

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The E-13 is the second of Buffet's intermediate line of clarinets. Made of grenadilla wood in France. The E-13 is considered one step below the legendary R-13, Buffet's professional clarinet. Ours has nickel-plated keys and will come with a complete overhaul.


As per news source, St Stephen's College is going to start up their admission process for the new session of 2014-15 on 02 June 2014.
As per news source, St Stephen's College is going to start up their admission process for the new session of 2014-15 on 02 June 2014. Every college under Delhi University is likely to start the admission process from that day onwards. The last date of applying for all the streams is till 16 June 2014. After the last date the cut-off marks will be announced and then the list of candidates selected for interview will be revealed out by 17 and 18 June 2014.
The interviews are going to be held on 20 June to 05 July. Availability of facilitation desk for applicants with disability is also there that will function the first of working hours that is from 10 am to 1 pm from 02 June to 16 June 14. Six seats will be distributed among the courses in humanities for those applicants who wish to read Urdu as their optional language and Discipline II option.
Valson Thampu, principal of St. Stephen's confirmed the news that the mode of application like last year will be limited to online facility. The paper applications will not be issued as an initiative to make the admission process environment-friendly as well as convenient and economical for applicants.
The college offers various admission courses of different subjects as off economics, English, history, philosophy,Sanskrit, mathematics, chemistry and physics. Under the general category the applied candidates will have to submit Rs 50 as application fee and it is free for those with disability.


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[Clayton Obituaries:] Victor L. Benzing - 1915-1990
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352509) Victor L. Benzing - 1915-1990 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352509> AUTHOR: Connie Ellis DATE: 8/31/2011 at 16:18:01 Surnames: BENZING,KUTZBACH,KUHSE,AMUNDSON FARRELL,TURNEY,STEDMAN,MEYER,BUECHLER,LELIEFELD,TIELBAR,PARKER SOURCE: Postville, Iowa POSTVILLE HERALD, January 10, 1991 Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related) Funeral services for Victor L. Benzing, age 75, of Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, were held Saturday, January 5, 1991 at 10:30 a.m. in the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin with the Rev. Frank Maxwell officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery. Victor Benzing, son of Gust and Sophia (Kutzbach) Benzing, was born June 30, 1915 in Farmersburg, Iowa. He was a graduate of Farmersburg High School, class of 1933. He was a resident of the Farmersburg area until 1960 when he moved to Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. He had been engaged in farming and was also employed by Schweiger Industries of Jefferson since 1964, retiring in 1978. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. On November 3, 1937 he married Orma L. Kuhse of Postville, Iowa and on October 10, 1987 he married Bernice (Kuhse) Amunson of Farmersburg, Iowa. Victor L. Benzing died Monday evening, December 31, 1990 in the Ft. Atkinson Memorial Hospital in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson. He is survived by his wife, Bernice; 3 sons, Oran Benzing of Valier, Montana, Wayne Benzing of Ossian, Iowa, and Arden Benzing of Cambridge, Wisconsin; 3 daughters, Mary (Thomas) Farrell, Ruth (James) Turney, and Jean (Dennis) Stedman, all of Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin; 1 step-son, Lloyd Amundson; 4 step-daughters, Marlene Meyer, Linda Buechler, and Rita (Bill) Leliefeld, all of Guttenberg, Iowa, and Rose Mary (L'Dean) Tielbar of Farmersburg, Iowa; 18 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 22 step-great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Howard Benzing of Calmar, Iowa, and a sister, Roma Parker of Bell, Florida.
[Clayton Obituaries:] HARBAUGH, Kenneth Keith --- 1956-1977
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352506) HARBAUGH, Kenneth Keith --- 1956-1977 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352506> AUTHOR: IA GenWeb Volun DATE: 8/31/2011 at 16:05:57 Surnames: MARTENS,HARBAUGH,MORLEY,HUTCHINSON Kenneth Harbaugh Kenneth Harbaugh, 20, was killed Friday, April 22, 1977 while working at Frudden Lumber Company, where he had worked for the past two years. He was crushed by a fork lift. He died of massive chest injuries. He was declared dead at the scene of the accident by the local doctor. He was a graduate of Starmont High School. He enjoyed bowling, motorcycling, and all outside sports. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. Kenneth Keith Harbaugh, was born September 2, 1956 to Keith and Marie (Martens) Harbaugh. He is survived by his parents, three sisters, Sandra, still at home, Mrs. Harry (Patricia) Morley and Mrs. Jim (Barbara) Hutchinson, both of Strawberry Point. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martens of Edgewood. Numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and by his fiancee, Miss Larita Powell. Preceding him in death were an infant sister Christine and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Harbaugh. Funeral services were held Monday, April 25 at 11 a.m.at the United Methodist Church in Strawberry Point. The Rev. Robert Hamilton officiated. Committal was in the Strawberry Point Cemetery. Pall bearers were Paul Engert, Steve Tripp, Jon Sargent, Dave Wagner, Randy Gericke and Dennis Rima. Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Re: Carl Bank 1899-1982
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352450) Re: Carl Bank 1899-1982 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352450> AUTHOR: Robert Bank DATE: 8/31/2011 at 09:24:30 Reply To: (#352327) Carl Bank 1899-1982 Author: Robert Bank Date: 8/30/2011 at 16:24:14 Surnames: BANK,FASCHER Carl Bank funeral services held at Hollerbach Funeral Home, Wed., Oct 20th, 1982 10:00am, Rev. John Jones. Internment St. Lucas Cemetery, Chicago, IL. N. Pulaski Rd.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Jean Ellen (Jackman) Peters
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352403) Jean Ellen (Jackman) Peters <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352403> AUTHOR: Kathleen Fraile DATE: 8/30/2011 at 23:01:04 Surnames: PETERS,JACKMAN,BERNS,FRAILEY,MURPHY,LAUGHLIN Monona Billboard, Monona, Iowa, March 30, 1972 SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. JAMES PETERS Jean Jackman Peters, 54, died March 18 at General Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Services were conducted March 21 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Father Donald Heineman officiated with Father D. G. Peters and Msgr. Vernon Peters assisting. She was born the daughter of Frances & Eva (Murphy) Jackman on Dec. 7, 1917 at Emmetsburg. On Sept. 6, 1947 she was united in marriage to James L. Peters in St. Patrick's Church in Cedar Rapids. To this union six children were born. Jean worked for the Internal Revenue Service for twelve years and had a tax business in Monona and did abstract work in Elkader. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert Jackman, Denver, Colo. and a sister, Mary Jackman Burns, also of Denver. She is survived by her husband, James, three daughters, Ann Peters Berns of Brooklyn, Ia., Joan Peters & Therese Peters at home; three sons, Michael of Iowa City, Stephen of Champaign, Ill., & Mark, at home; one grandson, Nathan Berns. Also surviving are a sister, Peggy Jackman Frailey of Elmira, New York; two brothers, John Jackman of New Orleans, La., & Richard Jackman of Villanova, Pa., one uncle, Francis Murphy of Emmetsburg and one aunt, Kit Laughlin, Mason City.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Carl Bank 1899-1982
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352327) Carl Bank 1899-1982 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352327> AUTHOR: Robert Bank DATE: 8/30/2011 at 16:24:14 Surnames: BANK,FASCHER Carl Bank of Chicago, born March 20, 1899 in Sude now Itzehoe, Germany, died October 18, 1982. Carl Bank emigrated from Hamburg, Germany with his parents (Carl and Caroline) and most of his siblings (Frieda, Ella and Rudolf) to his uncle's (Henry Fascher) farm in Elkader, Iowa. Henry Fascher was his father's brother in-law.
[Clayton Queries:] Need info. re: Carl Bank family post-1921
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352321) Need info. re: Carl Bank family post-1921 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/queries/index.cgi?rev=352321> AUTHOR: Robert Bank DATE: 8/30/2011 at 16:07:17 Surnames: BANK,MISSUN,FASCHER,FRITZ I would be keenly interested if anyone could tell me what happened to the parents and siblings of Carl Bank & his sister Frieda (Bank) Fritz. Carl was my grandfather. The ship's list of passengers show Frieda (20 yrs old) left Hamburg, Germany Nov. 3rd 1921, on the S.S. Mt. Clinton with her parents Carl Bank (47) and Caroline (Missun) Bank (43), sister Ella (16), and brothers Carl(22) and Rudolf (8). They arrived in N.Y. The ship manifest shows that they were headed to Carl Bank's brother-in-law, Henry Fascher's (farm) in Elkader Iowa. Link: Frieda's obituary URL: <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?read=346433>
[Clayton Obituaries:] Robert Edwin Wacker - 1930-1999
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352293) Robert Edwin Wacker - 1930-1999 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352293> AUTHOR: Connie Ellis DATE: 8/30/2011 at 13:33:50 Surnames: WACKER,KRIEG,HENNING,WALTER SOURCE: Monona, Iowa MONONA BILLBOARD, September 1, 1999 Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related) Funeral services for Robert E. Wacker were held Saturday, August 28, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa. Pastor Ruth Ann Shriver officiated. Pallbearers were Franklin Wacker, Jr., Larry Joe Wacker, Gene Walter, Harold Henning, Brian Henning, Dustin Henkes, and Kent Toberman. Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery, rural Farmersburg, Iowa. Schultz Funeral Home of Monona, Iowa was in charge of services. Robert Edwin Wacker, son of Frank and Anna (Krieg) Wacker, was born July 13, 1930 in Boardman Township, Elkader, Iowa. He was baptized August 11, 1930 and confirmed March 25, 1945. He graduated from Elkader High School in 1949. Robert was united in marriage to Evelyn Henning on November 28, 1951 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Farmersburg, Iowa. They farmed in Farmersburg Township for 10 years. They lived in Strawberry Point, Iowa for 15 years, being employed as a meatcutter and at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin where he operated a rug weaving business. He enjoyed gardening and fishing on the Mississippi River. Robert died Tuesday, August 24, 1999 at the Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Donald Wacker, Jack Wacker, Joe Wacker and 1 sister, Louise LaVon Walter. Robert is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son, Roger Wacker (Betty) of Winnebago, Illinois; a daughter, Sharon Wacker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 2 grandchildren, Jennifer Wacker and Brad Wacker; a brother Franklin (Pat) Wacker of Elkader, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Pat Wacker also of Elkader, Iowa; and a brother-in-law, Lester Walter of Shullsburg, Iowa.
[Clayton Queries:] Re: gravesite
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352120) Re: gravesite <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/queries/index.cgi?rev=352120> AUTHOR: Susan Daugs DATE: 8/29/2011 at 18:13:18 Reply To: (#351022) Re: gravesite Author: Kimerly Wagstaf Date: 8/21/2011 at 15:48:15 Surnames: DAUGS Hi Kimerly, It's good to hear from you again! Yes, I knew they were buried in Monona, IA but never pursued getting a photo of their gravestone. Would you be willing or able to share the purchase receipt you have for Albert's plot? That would be a neat thing to add to our family info. I finally just finished making 3 sets of Daugs family scrapbooks, one for each of my kids. It only took me 2 years to do it! Keep in touch. My email is shdaugs1(a)cox.net Take care, Susan
[Clayton Obituaries:] Perry Rulon 1855-1933
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352113) Perry Rulon 1855-1933 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352113> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/29/2011 at 17:22:10 Surnames: RULON,ROSS,SCHRAND,MCMAHON,ASHLINE Manchester, Ia. - Accidental discharge of his oldfashioned shotgun is blamed for the death of Perry Rulon, 78, whose body was found at the foot of a 20-foot bluff near his home in Wood Center community, 17 miles northeast of here, late Saturday night. Rulon's poultry yards had been raided lately by animals, presumably foxes, and it is believed by his family that when he left home at 2 p.m. Saturday he planned to hunt the raiders. His failure to return at 7 p.m. started a search by 200 neighbors and other friends. Elmer Ashline found the body, which had been shot thru the abdomen. The gun was found on a hill about 30 feet above where the body lay. dirt on the muzzle indicated that the weapon, which had no safety, had been used by Rulon as a cane while he descended the steep bluff near Elk creek. Verdict of the Clayton county coroner's inquest which convened immediately after finding of the body was accidental death. Mr. Rulon was born in Clayton county, Aug. 29, 1855. He married Elizabeth Ross at Edgewood on July 4, 1875, and they lived on the home farm for 35 years. In later years he had been a salesman for monuments. Rulon is survived by his widow, two daughters and one son. Mrs. John Schrand, Colesburg, Ia.; Mrs. Frank McMahon, Sioux City, Ia., and Harry Rulon, Los Angeles, Cal. There are also 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and three brothers - Charles Rulon, Huron, S.D.; Frank Rulon, in one of the Dakotas; and George Rulon, Oregon. Tentative arrangements are for services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home. ~Waterloo Daily Courier, August 7, 1933
[Clayton Biographies:] John G. Brockmeyer
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352100) John G. Brockmeyer <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/biographies/index.cgi?rev=352100> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/29/2011 at 16:08:59 Surnames: BROCKMEYER,HILDEBRANDT,WESSEL,FRIEDLEY,MOSER,TOTMAN,GRAMLICK,HILDENBRANDT,BROFOGGLE Manchester, Ia - Seventy-six years ago, in 1866, a youth of 16 years left his home at Hanover, Germany, for America, the land of the free, to escape German oppression. He was herding sheep at a yearly remuneration of $7, plus his board. At the age of 18, he would have been forced to give three years to German military training. Today, this patriarch of nearly 93 years sits at his comfortable home at Wood Center, 14 miles northeast of Manchester, reflecting on the activities of four wars which he has witnessed, and, as he remarked to friends this week, "In view of the present conflict, I am doubly glad I came to the United States. All of the friends I had there were poor, with no chance to build a permanent future, and I have never had any desire to go back." This man is John Brockmeyer, retired farmer, who will be 93 in December, and is the oldest resident of his community. He is the last member of his immediate family. Small of stature, with eyesight sufficiently good to read, his hearing unimpaired, and of a jovial companionable nature, Mr. Brockmeyer enjoys his radio and newspapers and visits from his children and friends. Until this year he was able to do light chores about the place. A rheumatic condition now compels him to walk about the house with the aid of crutches. His mind is clear, particularly with reference to pioneer activities. Mr. Brockmeyer achieved a farm the hard way. His aunt, Mrs. Herman Wessel, sent him passage in 1866 for a 12-day steamer trip to New York. He came direct to Colesburg, Ia., with no funds, and hired out as a farm hand for 25 cents a day. As he grew older and became more experienced, his wages increased to $18 or $20 a month. At the time of his marriage, Feb. 26, 1889, to Miss Maria Hildebrandt at Wood Center, Ia., Mr. Brockmeyer bought a 200-acre farm just north of Wood Center for $16 an acre. The farm at that time was one massive grove, and for years he grubbed those trees and chopped them into cordwood until the farm was cleared. Hundreds of cords of wood were marketed at Manchester by this pioneer, who made the trips overland by team and wagon and sled and sold his cargo on the streets. Maple wood brought $5 per cord and oak $4. Mr. Brockmeyer's last three-quarters of a century have been lived within a radius of 15 miles, and in his estimation, there is no better community than his. "This is a fine neighborhood - we all help one another," he mused this week. "In the old country we lived mostly on rye bread. My landlord, for whom I worked, was the baker, and loaves of bread weighing 30 to 40 pounds were baked in brick ovens." Mr. and Mrs. Brockmeyer are the parents of 10 children, and unlike many families whose children are scattered to the four corners of the globe, all of their children live within a radius of a few miles, and are frequent visitors to the home at Wood Center, to which the Brockmeyer's retired 20 years ago from active farming. Their children are: Mrs. Oscar Friedley, Mrs. Ernest Moser, Clarence, Harold, Mrs. Howard Wessel, and Mrs. Lee Totman, all of or near Wood Center; Ben, Strawberry Point; Ernest, near Aurora; Mrs. Dewey Gramlick, Lansing, and Mrs. Irving Wessel, Edgewood. They have 25 grandchildren. Both have been lifelong members of the Methodist churches at Colesburg and Wood Center, and attended services regularly as long as their health permitted. ~Waterloo Daily Courier, July 9, 1942 ~Notes: John G. Brockmeyer ( 1851-1946) & Maria (1868-1951) Hildebrandt Brockmeyer are buried in the Ebenezer cemetery, Wood Center. The 1925 Iowa State census: Mr. Brockmeyer's father was Herman Brockmeyer and his mother is unnamed. Maria, born in Illinois, parents were Charles Hildenbrant and Ida Brofoggle. As of this census, Charles Hildenbrant was still living at age 93 and Ida was deceased. His obituary can be found on the Clayton co. IAGenWeb Obituary Board by clicking the link below. The photo appeared with this biography. Link: Obituary URL: <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?read=352097>
[Clayton Obituaries:] John G. Brockmeyer 1850-1945
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352097) John G. Brockmeyer 1850-1945 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352097> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/29/2011 at 15:59:37 Surnames: BROCKMEYER,HILDEBRANT,FRIEDLEY,TOTMAN,WESSELL,MOSER,GRAMLICH Iowa Deaths - Manchester - John George Brockmeyer, 94, lifelong resident of the northeast part of Delaware and Clayton counties, at his home at Wood, in Clayton county, Monday, after a lingering illness; body was brought to the Platt funeral home here and funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Methodist church near Wood, with burial in the church cemetery; born in Rippen, Hanover, Germany, Dec. 25, 1850, Mr. Brockmeyer came to the United States at the age of 14; located first at Colesburg, Ia., and later bought a farm near Wood, which he operated until his retirement; married Maria Hildebrant at Edgewood Feb. 28, 1888; leaves widow and 10 children, Mrs. Ella Friedley, Mrs. Erma Totman, Mrs. Cora Wessell, Harold Brockmeyer and Mrs. Mildred Wessell, Edgewood; Mrs. Grace Moser, and Clarence Brockmeyer, both of Manchester; Ben Brockmeyer, Strawberry Point; Ernest Brockmeyer, Oelwein; and Mrs. Lula Gramlich, Lansing. ~Waterloo Daily Courier, June 19, 1945
[Clayton Obituaries:] Re: Frieda W. (Banks) Fritz - 1901-1994
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352074) Re: Frieda W. (Banks) Fritz - 1901-1994 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352074> AUTHOR: Robert Bank DATE: 8/29/2011 at 12:27:29 Reply To: (#346433) Frieda W. (Banks) Fritz - 1901-1994 Author: Connie Ellis Date: 7/17/2011 at 17:23:25 Surnames: BANKS,MISSUD,FRITZ,THOMPSON,REDMON I'm certain from my records researching Frieda Fritz's brother (my grandfather) Carl Bank, that Frieda Fritz's maiden name was Bank, not Banks, and her mother's maiden name was Caroline Missun not Carolyn Missud. I found Frieda's and Carl's (my grandfather) marriage certificate while visiting the Standesamt in Itzehoe, Germany (near Hamburg). I would be keenly interested if anyone could tell me what happened to her parents and siblings as it seems contact with the family ceased around WWII.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Laura M. (Baade) Hupfer - 1895-1991
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#352002) Laura M. (Baade) Hupfer - 1895-1991 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=352002> AUTHOR: Connie Ellis DATE: 8/28/2011 at 19:55:27 Surnames: BAADE,HOTH,HUPFER,GILSTER,KLIEFOTH,ANDERSON,SCHMITT,CASE SOURCE: Monona, Iowa MONONA BILLBOARD, January 23, 1991 Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related) Funeral services for Laura M. Hupfer, age 95, former Monona, Iowa resident were held on Wednesday, January 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lake-Thornburg Funeral Home in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin with burial in the Monona City Cemetery in Monona, Iowa. Laura Martha Sophia, daughter of John and Maria (Hoth) Baade, was born July 20, 1895 at Froelich, Iowa in Clayton County. She married Herbert Hupfer in Chicago, Illinois. They were the parents of two sons. The lived most of their lives in the Monona-McGregor, Iowa areas. Herb and Laura Hupfer operated the Gambles Store in Monona for many years. Laura belonged to World War I American Legion Auxiliary for 70 years. Laura M. Hupfer died Sunday January 13, 1991 at the Memorial Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert who died in 1975, 5 brothers, George J. Baade, Henry J. Baade, William C. Baade, Arthur F. Baade, and Gustav Baade, and 5 sisters, Louisa Gilster, Mathilda Kliefoth, Leona Anderson, Etta Schmitt, and Jenne "Jenny" Case. She is survived by her two sons, James Baade of Little Rock, Arkansas and Max Baade of Bowie, Maryland; 1 grandson; also brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Vern and Amanda Hupfer of Monona, Iowa
[Clayton Obituaries:] Harold William Keppler - 1915-1999
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351982) Harold William Keppler - 1915-1999 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351982> AUTHOR: Connie Ellis DATE: 8/28/2011 at 16:35:59 Surnames: KEPPLER,HOEGER,RIES,BURR,BUSHAW,SCHOULTE,LAMPHERE,BROOKS,OTDOERFER,LAUGHEAD SOURCE: Monona, Iowa MONONA BILLBOARD, December 29, 1999 Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related) Funeral services for Harold William Keppler, age 84, of Strawberry Point, Iowa were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 27 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial was in the Strawberry Point Cemetery. Roberson Funeral Home of Strawberry Point was in charge of arrangements. Harold William Keppler, son of Henry Anselm and Rose (Hoefer) Keppler, was born July 23, 1915 in New Vienna, Iowa. He attended German Language schools in New Vienna. He married Lucille Ries on September 6, 1939 in Holy Trinity Church in Luxemburg, Iowa. They became the parents of eleven children. The couple farmed in the Edgewood, Iowa, Arlington, Iowa, and Strawberry Point, Iowa areas until 1967. Harold retired from active farming and served as a park attendant at Backbone State Park. Upon full retirement, Harold and Lucille pursued an active life of camping and fishing along the Mississippi River, snowmobiling, and building waterwheels for the spring-fed stream by his rustic cabin. Harold enjoyed joking, visiting, and playing cards. He was an avid naturalist and could identify all manner of fauna and flora. A natural woodworker, Harold carved scores of figures depicting rural life scenes, religious scenes and dozens of waterfowl and other animals. Harold and Lucille celebrated their union of 60 years with gatherings of family and friends this past summer. Harold was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Harold's commitment to his friends, family, and his Lord served as an inspiration and example to all who knew him. He will be deeply missed. Harold William Keepler died Thursday, December 23, 1999 in Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after a long illness which he gallantly fought to the end. His sense of humor and dignity served him well throughout his life. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Rose Keppler; 4 brothers, Cletus Keppler, Leonard Keppler, John Keppler, and Ray Keppler; 3 sisters, Mary Burr, Clarinda Bushaw, and Bernice Bushaw; 2 granddaughters, Kristin Keppler and Amber Rose Laughead, and a great-grandson, Austin Lamphere. Harold is survived by his wife, Lucille; his 11 children consisting of 5 daughters: Patricia (Robert) Schoulte of Farmersburg, Iowa, Grace (Jerry) Lamphere of Randalia, Iowa, Betty (Vaylord) Brooks, Caroline (Richard) Otdoerfer, and Theresa (Randall) Laughead, all of rural Strawberry Point, Iowa; 6 sons, David (Mary) Keppler and Duane (Barbara) Keppler, all of Arlington, Iowa, Frank (Iona) Keppler, Mike (Virginia) Keppler, and Joe Keppler, all of Strawberry Point, Iowa, and Tony (Gerarda) Keppler of Epworth, Iowa; 4 brothers, Irvin Keppler of Arlington, Iowa, Jerome Keppler and James Keppler, both of Manchester, Iowa, and Rev. Daniel Keppler of Monona, Iowa; 60 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Edna (Schlitter) Klotzbach - 1920-1999
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351966) Edna (Schlitter) Klotzbach - 1920-1999 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351966> AUTHOR: Connie Ellis DATE: 8/28/2011 at 14:43:36 Surnames: SCHLITTER,HENKES,KLOTZBACH,STRELOW,MIELKE,MOUNT SOURCE: Monona, Iowa MONONA BILLBOARD, December 29, 1999 Contributor: Connie Ellis (SCHLITTER FAMILY RESEARCHER) Funeral services for Edna Evelyn Klotzbach, age 79, of Monona, Iowa are set for today, Wednesday, December 29 at 11:00 a.m. at the Garden City United Methodist Church in Monona with Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiating. Thornburg-Hanson Funeral Home in McGregor, Iowa is charge of the arrangements. Burial will be in the Council Hill Cemetery in Clayton County, Iowa. Edna Evelyn, was born December 27, 1920 in Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa. She was the sixth child of 8 children born to John Benjamin and Mabel (Henkes) Schlitter. She worked as a clerk in a hardware store, worked as a secretary for Dr. Fields, telephone operator in Monona, Iowa, and was a cook at Wyalusing Academy in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. On June 26, 1940 she married Gerald Klotzbach. They were the parents of one son. Edna Evelyn Klotzbach died Friday, December 24, 1999 at Memorial Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin following a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gerald who died January 11, 1982, a brother Melvin Schlitter who died June 18, 1984 and her sister, Delores Mae Wilkins Owens who died August 3, 1999. Edna is survived by her son Gerald "Jerry" (Julie) Klotzbach, Jr. of New Brighton, Minnesota 2 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; 3 sisters, Ethel Strelow of Volney, Iowa, Helen Mielke and Marie Mount, both of Monona, Iowa; and 2 brothers, Elmer Schlitter of Farmersburg, Iowa, and Donald Schlitter of Monona, Iowa.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Henry Bigler 1871-1943
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351865) Henry Bigler 1871-1943 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351865> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/27/2011 at 21:53:01 Surnames: BIGLER,SWENSON,WETTLESON,HEINS,GERMANN,MILLER,SANDRES,WELZEL,MCNEIL,WATERS,FAY Funeral services were held in the Marion Lutheran church at Gunder last Thursday afternoon for Henry Bigler, 71, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Monday, Aug. 2, while assisting with the threshing at the farm home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bigler near Gunder. The deceased, who was a prominent retired farmer, was born in Marion township, Clayton county, August 20, 1871. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bigler. He grew to manhood in this community. He was united in marriage to Anna Swenson on February 22, 1898. They lived in Marion township until 1908, when they moved to the farm in Grand Meadow township, where they lived until six years ago when they retired and moved to Postville. To this union was born five children, Lorenz, Mary (Mrs. Robert Wettleson), Richard, Lloyd and Alma (Mrs. Harry Heins). The latter preceded him in death as did also two brothers, Louie and Ernest, and two sisters, Lyla (Mrs. Jacob Germann) and Caroline (Mrs. Felix Miller.) His widow and the four children survive him, besides several grandchildren and other relatives. Dr. S.J. Strandjord, pastor of the Gunder Lutheran church officiated at the funeral. Interment was in the Postville cemetery. Casket bearers were Carl Sandres, Lawrence Welzel, Ed McNeil, Bert Waters, Charles Fay and Bernard Waters. ~Oelwein Daily Register (Clermont News column), Monday, August 16, 1943
[Clayton Obituaries:] Caroline Miller 1870-1941
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351864) Caroline Miller 1870-1941 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351864> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/27/2011 at 21:50:27 Surnames: MILLER,BIGLER,GERMANN,HACKMANN,KRUEGER,JOHNSON Funeral services were held Friday, June 13, at the Baptist church at Elgin for Mrs. Caroline Miller who died Tuesday morning, June 10, at the home of a nephew, Walter Germann. The pastor, Paul F. Zosche, officiated, and music was furninshed by the male quartet composed of Carl Hackmann, Gus Krueger, Karl Miller and Harry Johnson. Pallbearers were six nephews, namely, Richard, Lloyd, Walter, Lester, Elmer and Lorenz Bigler. Caroline Bigler was born January 5, 1870, in Clayton county, a few miles south of Elgin, and died at the age of seventy-one years, five months, and five days. Her education was that which was available at that time. She was united in marriage in 1887 to Felix Miller, who with two brother and two sisters, preceded her in death. Surviving are her son, Louis Miller, Waukon, three grandchildren, nieces and nephews. ~Oelwein Daily Register (Clermont News column), Saturday, June 21, 1941
[Clayton Obituaries:] Ernest B. Bigler 1874-1940
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351863) Ernest B. Bigler 1874-1940 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351863> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/27/2011 at 21:47:58 Surnames: BIGLER,SCHROEDER,MILLER,GERMAN Ernest B. Bigler was born at Elgin, Iowa, April 25, 1874, to Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bigler. He was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran church of which he was a life-long member. On Oct. 27, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Schroeder which union was blessed with eight children, seven sons and one daughter. After his marriage he settled and resided for a number of years at Luana, then for one year at Castalia. From Castalia he moved to the present Bigler homestead near the village of Saetre on R7, Decorah, where he resided the last 25 years of his life. His wife and three of the children preceded him in death, his wife in 1929, Harry in infancy being 1 1/2 years of age, Elsie at the age of 5 years, and George in 1931 at the age of 24 years. For a number of years Mr. Bigler had been in rather poor health suffering from several diseases. He passed away suddenly Saturday afternoon, Aug 17, being sixty-six years of age. He leaves to mourn his departure five sons, Elmer, Lester, Harvey, Roy and Walter, all of Decorah, also two brothers, Henry of Postville, and John of Luana, and one sister Mrs. Caroline Miller of Clermont, and twelve grandchildren. Besides these near relatives he also leaves to mourn his departure a host of other relatives and friends. He will be remembered as an affectionate father and grandfather, a true and loyal friend, a kind and generous neighbor, and a devout christian gentleman. In his passing the whole community has sustained a great loss. But whereas we regret the loss of him for he will be missed not only in the immediate family circle but also in the church and neighborhood, still we rejoice in this that we can lay him to rest in the knowledge that he has gained, through the Savior in whom he believed and trusted and endeavored to serve, the glories of life eternal. He has left us to join his lifemate and the other three who have gone before, and there he will wait for our coming as we too gain, through faith in the Savior, victory over death and are summoned one by one. May God bless the memory of Mr. Bigler. Pallbearers were six nephews, Louis, Lorence, Richard and Lloyd Bigler, Milton Schroeder and Walter German. ~Elgin Echo, August 29, 1940
[Clayton Obituaries:] Louis Bigler 1875-1934
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351862) Louis Bigler 1875-1934 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351862> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/27/2011 at 21:44:59 Surnames: BIGLER,MAUES,JAUERT,MILLER Louis Bigler, son of Gottlieb and Mary Maues Bigler, was born October 29, 1875, on a farm near Elgin, Iowa, where he grew to manhood and secured his education in the rural schools. On November 20, 1914, he was united in marriage with Amanda Jauert of Ossian, and to this union four children were born, one of whom died in infancy. They settled down to housekeeping on a farm five miles southeast of Postville, where they have resided continuously since, and by their well-directed labors have prospered and built up a fine farmstead. Something more than a year ago Mr. Bigler's health began to fail and his afflictions continued until his sudden passing at his home about six-thirty o'clock, Wednesday morning, August 15, 1934, at the age of nearly fifty-nine years. Deceased was an honorable and upright man in all his dealings and along the pathway of life made many friends who regret his untimely passing and sympathize sincerely with those bound to him by closer ties. Of his immediate family he is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter; also by three brothers and a sister, Henry of Grand Meadow township, Ernest of Decorah, John of near Luana, and Mrs. Caroline Miller of Clermont, besides many other relatives and a host of friends. The funeral was held last Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the Schutte funeral parlors in this city, Rev. R.F. Galloway of the Postville Community Presbyterian church officiating, and was largely attended. Interment was made in the German Bottoms cemetery east of Elgin. ~Postville Herald, Thursday, August 23, 1934 ~Note: German Bottoms cemetery is the same as Dunkard/Apostolic cemetery.
[Clayton Obituaries:] Gottlieb Bigler 1843-1913
This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#351861) Gottlieb Bigler 1843-1913 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=351861> AUTHOR: S. Ferrall DATE: 8/27/2011 at 21:42:04 Surnames: BIGLER,MAIRS,MILLER,GERMAN Gottlieb Bigler died yesterday (Thursday) morning at 8 o'clock. He was 70 years old the 30th of last March and leaves six grown children, four sons and two daughters. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at the Apostolic church. ~Elgin Echo, September 4, 1913 --- --- The funeral of Gottlieb Bigler was held from the Apostolic church, east of town, Sunday and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Mr. Bigler had resided near this city for many years and was respected by all who knew him and a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends were in attendance at the last sad rites. Mr. Bigler is survived by six children, four sons and two daughters and many relatives and friends. His demise will be greatly regretted by all who knew hi as he was a man of many worthy traits of character. ~Elgin Echo, September 11, 1913 --- --- Obituary. Gottleib Bigler was born in Canton, Switzerland, March 31, 1843 and died September 4, 1913. He came to this country in 1868 and in 1869 he was married to Mary Mairs. To them seven children were born, Pricella died at the age of three years. The six living are: Mrs. Felix Miller, of Fayette county; Henry Bigler, of Clayton county; Mrs. Jacob German, of Peoria, III.; Louie, of Clayton and Earnest and John, of Allamakee county. He was a kind and indulgent husband and father and was ever ready and willing to assist a friend or neighbor. He will be missed by the community wherein he had had resided for so many years. ~Elgin Echo, September 18, 1913 --- --- ~Notes: Mr. Bigler lived for a time in Clayton co. Iowa. His farm was in Section 29, Marion twp., east of Elgin, Fayette county, and less than a mile from the Dunkard/Apostolic cemetery where he is buried. He took out his first papers for naturalization in Fayette county. His estate was probated by the District Court at West Union, Fayette co., October, 1916, Judge Hobson.
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When I was in Perth recently, I had the distinct pleasure of finally meeting Claire Mueller of the Harbour Master blog.
Claire is a wonderful fashion blogger and commentator. I enjoy her write-ups and observations as a creative. She honed a keen eye studying visual merchandising at RMIT in Melbourne and her commentary demonstrates her appreciation for design integrity and originality.
Claire's edgy business chic ensemble is made work-appropriate with a crisp white shirt and punctuated with a fabulous printed pant which makes it fitting for more relaxed Business Casual environments or as a smarter take on Smart Casual.
What do you think of Claire's business chic style?
Ahh I love this post on Claire. She definitely knows how to make work wear fun!
Thanks Heidy – I had a great time and hope to get back there soon!


Editor's Note: This is part 39 of Marie's story.
Me: I really had a hard time doing this homework assignment… it took a few attempts to arrive at that piece of writing.
Carl: I can imagine it was challenging!
Me: My first attempts at the assignment were about historical events. Then, I ended up writing about what is coming up for me now, as you and I are working together. The latter seems more important in this context.
Carl: Your writing gave me an idea of what you are dealing with—it was very helpful for me.
Me: Thank you. So, I have no idea what we do now with what I have written—I am looking to you for direction. Do you have enough information to know what direction you would like to lead the discussion?
Carl: I do have enough information to determine an effective direction. You captured what is going on with you very clearly. You wrote very eloquently. Would it be helpful to you if I told you what I hear you saying?
Carl: That one sentence in your letter to your dad stirs up a tremendous amount of emotion for you. You are finding it very difficult to sort through all those emotions.
You believe that the way in which you currently see yourself is a direct result, at least to a large extent, of how you went looking for connection and affection and love from men when what you really wanted was to be seen and heard and validated by your dad.
When you were younger, you still had the hope of measuring up. But, now, you have lost that hope.
You have become accustomed to feeling "less than." Right now, you believe hope for something better—to feel "enough"—is too risky. You believe you cannot afford to hope for something better.
Well meaning people have tried to help you by telling you your belief about yourself is wrong. But, that hasn't helped anything; you still feel "not enough." If the same thing is going to happen here—if I'm going to tell you your belief is wrong and expect you to simply "snap out of it"—then you don't want to waste your time talking about it in here.
Even if I am able to find an effective way to work through this with you, you want me to know you are not promising to be hopeful again. You are only agreeing to work on this, with my help, to see if you can get to a place where hope might again be possible.
So… how did I do? Is that pretty close to the message contained in your writing?
Me: (Fighting tears that came as a result of feeling very "heard") Yes, you reiterated what I wrote very well. Thank you for paying so much attention to my words.
Me: So, what happens next?
It is a process that takes time. It is a very gradual shift. You can't just decide to change it and then immediately change it—as you already know from experience. You don't want other people to expect you to change things with a snap of your fingers, but I think you still expect that of yourself.
Me: Okay. You are correct… I do push myself to heal as quickly as possible. That is not necessary. It's likely counterproductive.
Keeping that in mind… I'm still curious… what do we do now?
Carl: What would you like to do?
Me: I don't have a clue… I think it would be good to talk about what is in this piece of writing, but I have no idea what that would look like.
Carl: Okay… we will figure it out together.
Me: I guess we could start by talking about the ways in which I don't feel like I'm enough. What do you think about starting there?
Carl: That's a good place to start. So, tell me a bit about that—who gave you that message?
I feel like I will break into a million pieces if I talk about this stuff… like I'll disintegrate… and I don't know why I feel that way. It's not like there is one particular thing to talk about, it's just the heaviness of the whole issue.
Me: I feel myself going into hiding… going to that "little girl" place… this stuff is really hard to deal with.
Carl: Would you like to move into the corner or maybe get under your blanket? That would be fine… or you can stay just as you are right now. You are welcome to do whatever you would like to do.
Carl: Take your time. We have all the time we need.
Me: If I sat in the corner, where would you sit?
Carl: I would sit wherever you wanted me to sit. I could stay in my chair or I could sit on the floor closer to you—but still an appropriate distance away—or I could sit at the opposite end of the room.
By the way, near the start of the session, Carl stated that he had forgotten to refill his water bottle before the session and that he would like to take a break at some point—sooner rather than later—to refill his bottle—he was fighting a ticklish throat and he really needed the water.
I wondered if he was creating these "breaks"—the one today and the one a few sessions ago—on purpose so I could have time to myself. Either way, I was glad for the opportunity to gracefully send him out of the room.
Me: Why don't you refill your water bottle now? That will give me time to do what I need to do without an audience.
Carl: Sure. Do you think you will be staying on the couch? Or, do you think you'll be moving into the corner?
Me: I'm thinking I want to go sit in the corner and cover up with the blanket. That is what my body is telling me I need to do.
Carl: Have you decided which corner you would like to be in?
Me: No. When I first thought about it a few sessions back, I was feeling attracted to that corner (the corner of the room at the end of the couch closer to the door). However, now I'm leaning toward that corner (the corner of the room at the end of the couch farther from the door). I'll have to decide after I check each of them out. It depends upon which one feels better to me once I am actually in them.
Carl: Would you like for me to move that (very tall, very heavy) plant out of the corner (nearer the door) so you can more easily check it out?
Me: No, thank you. I'm pretty sure I'm going to use the other corner. If I change my mind, I'll ask for your help in moving the plant when you get back.
Carl: Okay, that sounds like a good plan. There are plenty of big pillows stacked in this corner and some small pillows on the couch… please use them as you see fit. I'm going to refill my water bottle and I'll be back in a few minutes. Okay?
Visit Carl or one of the other therapists at Heart-Centered Counseling at their new location in the heart of Old Town, at 320 W Olive St Fort Collins, CO 80521.


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Cancer patients across northern New Brunswick will receive care from specialists in Moncton without having to travel, thanks to a new service that provides a video and audio link in real time.
The new link between oncologists at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton and hospitals in Edmundston, Bathurst and Campbellton was showcased Monday and performed flawlessly.
"It's a concrete example of the progress we are making in this direction," Aldeoda Losier, president and CEO of the Acadie-Bathurst Regional Health Authority, said via the video link.
The three northern hospitals and the Dumont hospital were linked simultaneously and all could see and hear each other.
Dr. Pierre Whitlock, oncologist at the Dumont hospital, said the technology will also be used for continuing education among doctors as well as for videoconferencing between oncologists in Moncton and their patients - and those patients' doctors - in the three northern N.B. centres.
"Technology like this is essential for New Brunswick," he said, "and for many reasons."
There are not nearly enough oncologists in the province to meet the demand, Whitlock said, so the new technology will allow an oncology patient's family physician to play a greater role in cancer treatment, while being overseen by specialists in Moncton.
All initial consultations and that all-important early treatment will still take place in Moncton.
However, followup treatment for northern patients can be done in their own community, without the need to travel up to six hours for a half-hour treatment that can just as easily be done via a tele-link.
"That is not a negligible factor," Whitlock said. "In my eight years here, it has become clear that patients have huge distances to travel. This has a tremendous effect on their quality of life. An impact like that, it can be major."
About 40 per cent of Dumont cancer patients, about 500 people, come from the northern parts of the province, a number Whitlock described as significant.
The technology is suited to chemotherapy patients being treated with medications, for example. It is not as adapted to radiation-therapy patients because those patients will still have to travel to where the radiation equipment is located.
But in cases such as breast cancer, for example, where a course of medication can last several months, the patient can now be treated and followed in many cases from afar.
The service comes thanks to a grant of $450,000 from Health Canada, through the Societe Sante et Mieux-etre en Francais du Nouveau-Brunswick, which promotes health and wellness in the province's major French-speaking centres.
Pierre LeBouthillier, president and CEO of the Beausejour Regional Health Authority, lauded the initiative as "an innovative and unifying project which will benefit our partners and patients."


Unai Emery has admitted veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech may not remain at Arsenal beyond the end of the season. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is expected […]The post Petr Cech could leave Arsenal next summer, Unai Emery admits appeared first on Squawka News.
Unai Emery has admitted veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech may not remain at Arsenal beyond the end of the season.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is expected to join Juventus as a free agent when his contract expires next summer. Cech, likewise, sees his current deal expire within six months.
During his time with Chelsea and Arsenal, Cech set an all-time Premier League record for clean sheets (161).
He won the 2017 FA Cup with Arsenal, after winning a multitude of honours with Chelsea.
However, Cech hasn't appeared in a Premier League game since October, with Bernd Leno taking his place.
The veteran shot-stopper kept a clean sheet in Arsenal's 3-0 FA Cup win at Blackpool on Saturday.
Speaking prior to that game, Emery admitted he 'doesn't know' if Cech will remain at the Emirates beyond next summer.
The former Czech Republic international has found game time hard to come by this season following the signing of Leno from Bayer Leverkusen. Cech started the season as first choice but last appeared in a Premier League game for Arsenal in September, a 2-0 win over Watford in which he lasted 45 minutes due to injury.
Cech did, however, keep a clean sheet in the Gunners' 3-0 FA Cup win over Blackpool on Saturday. Speaking ahead of that game, Emery admitted the 36-year-old may no longer be an Arsenal player beyond next summer.
"I don't know now," Emery replied when asked if Cech has a long-term future at the club.
"This is a question for the club and the player to deal with our necessary things with the goalkeeper.
Despite his lack of first-team action, plus reports that Arsenal have been considering a bid for Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas, Emery admitted he is very pleased with Cech's attitude and professionalism, adding that his experience is great to have around the club, even if he isn't playing.
"His commitment has not changed with his new situation," he added. "I am happy because we need that respect between us.


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Chauncey DeVega says: Obama and the End of Black Politics--Is Black Politics Dead? Is an Obama Win a Pyrrhic Victory?
I tend to conceptualize problems in military terms (I think I watched too much of the History Channel and played too much chess as a child). It is this same inclination which attracted me to the study of politics and its emphasis on such concepts as conflict, opposition, struggle, resistance, and power.
For me, Black politics has been about a struggle, a battle for the full civic, social, political, and economic inclusion of Black Americans. Accordingly, our collective and historical war to these ends is often described as either the "Black Freedom Struggle" or as "Black Freedom Struggles." In reading the New York Time's piece, "Is Obama the End of Black Politics?" by Matt Bai one can only imagine how many edited volumes and dedicated journal issues will be produced on the topic. And to be honest, in thinking through the life and (possible) death of Black politics, I can't help but have a self interested moment of reflection where I ponder how many students of Black politics are simultaneously both excited by, and scared to death, about what an Obama victory could mean both for their research, as well as for the state of the discipline.
Is Black politics dead? Has Obama signaled the end of what we understand the Black political struggle to be? Is the Black political establishment, to the degree that there is one, publicly excited about the prospect of a Black president while being secretly terrified of what an Obama victory could represent? Is Black politics obsolete, or is it, and has it been for a long time, in a period of extended obsolescence, in the death throws of Black political demobilization? These are heady and exciting questions. Guess what? I just don't know. And if folks are being honest, they will likely tell you the same.
Again, is Black politics dead? The answer depends on how we define the end goal of Black politics. Here, the language of military science is profoundly helpful. As of late, my bedtime reading has consisted of the book, The Utility of Force by former NATO General Rupert Smith. This book focuses on how paradigm shifts impact military planning, and how technology, politics, the actors involved (nation-states, ngo's, terrorists, groups other than countries and armies), and the circumstances which govern how wars are fought (or not), have in the last few decades undergone a radical change.
As Smith details, there are some technologies which forever change how battles will be fought (airplanes for example). There are changes in the geopolitical order which change both how the ends of war are imagined, as well as what the goals of inter-state conflict are to be (the end of the Cold War; the War on Terror). A successful commander responds to all of these changes, looks forward, and innovates as he wins the current war and plans for the next.
General Smith highlights 2 useful distinctions for our thinking through of Black politics. First, the distinction between strategy and tactics. Amateurs and armchair generals often confuse the 2 (and almost always leave out the importance of logistics). Strategy is the big picture, the overall goal towards which you are working. It is the meta-level game. Tactics are the battles, the fights, the exchanges between individual men and their machines, and also between groups of these men and machines upwards to any scale--a metaphorical boxing match in which the stakes are life and death. Reconciling, what is the strategic goal of Black politics? If the strategic goal of Black politics is to elect a Black person as president, then an Obama victory may indeed mean the end of Black politics. If our only goal in the Black Freedom Struggle is to elect a Black person to office then we may indeed be nearing the end game.
What of the tactics deployed by Obama? Do they signal a shift from the past? Here, I would answer "yes." However, one must be careful and precise in this claim, as Obama is not in his accomplishments independent of the groundwork laid by NAACP, the Jesse Jacksons, the Urban Leagues, the indigenous Black political organizations, and what remains of the Black counter-public, to get him to this end. And frankly, one can understand the resentment and undisguised anger, the "I want to cut your nuts off moments," that the old guard must be feeling. In the boxing match, the tactical level engagement, Obama won battles which these "old soldiers" would not have been able to. Obama, the "next generation warrior" deployed a touch of post-racial politics, maneuvered his forces more nimbly than Clinton, and positioned himself into and through a set of different tactical postures than a Civil Rights era politician could (or would have been able to). Ultimately, Obama is a product of a particular moment and time. As a biracial, ethnic, "Black" man, Obama is able to engage in battle in a manner much more suitable to the "color-blind" political battlespace of the present than his Civil Rights era compatriots. Here, in this moment, the terrain of struggle may be more appropriate for Obama, with his lightening strikes, feints, and unorthodox approaches, than for the Civil Rights era leadership and their slow, plodding, offensive schemas.
If we complicate the goal of what a 21st century Black politics is and could be, we should also creatively modify the strategic goals to include both Black representation, as well as the improvement of Black life chances. If we broaden the goals, or recast this as the working definition of Black politics, then how does an Obama victory speak to its current or future state?
An Obama victory does not necessarily speak to his ability to reorient policy, to redirect resources, or to radically improve the life chances of the average Black American. Obama's victory, while significant, is a symbolic victory, one that is valuable, but in isolation is not empowering. Moreover, while an Obama victory may signal a sea change in how we imagine the limits of Black public life, it will likely not impact the day to day lives of the rank and file in the African American community. Obama, with a swipe of the pen, will not be able to revitalize Black communities, launch a broad initiative against poverty, correct a corrupt criminal justice system, or re-energize moribund and under-performing inner city public school systems. He could, but America, Black, White, and Brown has neither the political will, nor the resources.
Returning again to the Black Freedom Struggle, an Obama victory in this redefined Black politics is closer to being an operational victory which changes the strategic complexion of the war. This is our D-Day, a massive operation that has secured a beachhead which we can use as a jumping off point to move forward in the war. It is a monumental accomplishment, but it is not the end of the campaign.
General Smith's second point, one which is strikingly relevant to Matt Bai's piece, is the difference between war and conflict. Wars are sustained engagements, the sum total of battles--a continual state of conflict towards some strategic goal. By comparison, battles are "merely" skirmishes. Conflicts are moments of battles, perhaps more than one, but don't necessarily, and usually do not, lead to open war. Applying this conceptual framework, the Black Freedom Struggle is a War, one which has been going on for several hundred years in America and across the Diaspora against the Racial State. For some, this language is uncomfortable (the anxiety producing allusions to "race war" and the like), but "war" is the most appropriate phrase because the struggle for Black political empowerment has been one battle after another, in a sustained conflict, on multiple fronts towards a strategic goal.
But we must ask: what has been the strategic goal of the Black Freedom Struggle? Has it been an aimless series of battles, wandering and meandering from one to the next conducted by an army which has been leaderless since the victory of the Civil Rights Moment? Notice the phrasing: I use "moment" because this was an operational victory that did not signal the end of the War--as many, some Black, and many in White America, believed/and desired it to be the ultimate end of racial conflict, the final salve on America's great dilemma.
My worry is that in the rush to simultaneously announce the death of Black politics, and to crown Obama as the herald for a post-racial politics, or perhaps more benignly, a "new" Black politics, that many pundits, citizens, and advocates have forgotten that war is a state of struggle between (at least) two opposing forces. If the enemy of Black politics, of the Black Freedom Struggle, is indeed the "colorblind," neo-liberal, reactionary, racial politics embodied by the Right and the Republican Party, then how will they respond? How do they plan to resist? Do they plan a guerrilla war? Or, and given how malleable and changing the American Racial regime has been, will they concede this battle in order to win the bigger war?
Returning to the perennial example of the Civil Rights Movement, the racial establishment conceded a victory in order to maintain its racial order. However, the world was not radically changed, or more precisely, America was not changed as radically as one would like to believe by that singular step towards a more inclusive racial democracy. In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that the symbolic and material gains embodied by, and made possible through, the Civil Rights Movement were more of a victory for "the system" and its stability than they were for Black America. What happens to Black politics, or more generally to progressive or Left politics (they are not the same) if the Right has chosen to resist on this battlefield all the while preparing an unexpected offensive in another theater of war?
Black politics is not dead. But, the remaining soldiers and generals in the Black Freedom struggle (those erstwhile race men and race women still in the struggle) must be perpetually vigilant of the possibility that Obama's election could be one so costly, where so much was invested, so many resources spent, so much time and material expended, that the victory was not worth the cost.
Let me play provocateur and Devil's Advocate: Is Obama's victory a Pyrrhic one? Is it our Verdun?
Or our Battle of the Chosin Reservoir?
Is an Obama victory akin to the Zulu's defeat of the British? A victory which required that the King of the Zulus to deploy half of the entire male population in one battle, only to see a significant number killed in exchange for what was only a tactical victory?
Or is an Obama victory a homecoming, an anointment of a brave new world?
Could it perhaps be both?
All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...
I figure the only color i want my politicians to acknowledge in these times is green ya dig
Kit (Keep It Trill) said...
Chauncey, this was a thought-provoking post for those with open eyes in seeing what's been going on beneath the PR packaging of Barack.
Your choice of videos were excellent. The cold-blooded killing of the Zulus was too painful for me to watch the whole thing. The last video made me mad to watch the happiness over of the nuking of two cities, but I had to remember what my parents told me about that time: "People didn't really know that all those Japanese were just civilians or the painful way they really died. We just believed what we read and were happy that WWII was over."
Indeed it was, as we scared the shit out of the world that no man, woman or child would be spared in our conquest for total victory.
This black radio commentary is a worth listening to: Imperialism With A Black Face.
To answer your question of Is Black Politics Dead?? I don't know, but I do know that's waaaay on the back shelf - so far back that it will be another generation or two before it's brought toward the front again.
The latest news of the war of Russia and Georgia and the US role in it is alarming. It pushes us closer to WWIII. In the Brave New World that emerges, I think it's the cowards who will have won with their superior weapons used on brave but unarmed civilians here and around the world. This played out in Ossetia over the weekend that left 1500 civilians dead and destroyed a city. When white folks start killing white folks over oil, we know we are in dire times.
You might want to read this article in your free time: War in the Caucasus: Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation?
Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrelle said...
thanks for the links.
we are lucky we are not in the early 1900s w. great power politics and secret alliances as these little sparks are exactly what set of the powderkeg of europe!
but still, we are in an interesting moment--russia is asserting herself again, china is ascendant and the u.s. is in decline, and NATO is trying to find a place for itself in the post Cold War world.
Add in the natural resources angle, and Georgian nationalism and Iran and Iraq's instability and with a few changes to the way things are we could have had a real problem.
thank goodness this didn't come to pass!!


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Blood on the Bayou by Heather Graham
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From New York Times bestseller Heather Graham...
It's winter and a chill has settled over the area near New Orleans, finding a stream of blood, a tourist follows it to a dead man, face down in the bayou.
The man has been done in by a vicious beating, so violent that his skull has been crushed in.
It's barely a day before a second victim is found . . . once again so badly thrashed that the water runs red. The city becomes riddled with fear.
An old family friend comes to Danni Cafferty, telling her that he's terrified, he's certain that he's received a message from the Blood Bayou killer--It's your turn to pay, blood on the bayou.
Cafferty and Quinn quickly become involved, and--as they all begin to realize that a gruesome local history is being repeated--they find themselves in a fight to save not just a friend, but, perhaps, their very own lives.
About Heather Graham
New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than a hundred novels. She's a winner of the RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Thriller Writers' Silver Bullet. She is an active member of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America. For more information, check out her websites: TheOriginalHeatherGraham.com, eHeatherGraham.com, and HeatherGraham.tv. You can also find Heather on Facebook."New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than a hundred novels. She's a winner of the RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Thriller Writers' Silver Bullet. She is an active member of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America. For more information, check out her websites: TheOriginalHeatherGraham.com, eHeatherGraham.com, and HeatherGraham.tv. You can also find Heather on Facebook.
Published January 26, 2016 by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated. 94 pages
Genres: Romance. Fiction
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