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Follow Your Passion!
It's a little too late for me!
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WHAT: Multiple venues in Sanford's downtown historic district open their doors on the fourth Friday each month for the Sanford Art Walk. Among the art on view this month are scenes of the Wekiva River, etched glass and colorful doodles-turned-illustrations.
We are all beautiful, but some create beauty and share it with us.
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Jame Carney - Born Detroit, Michigan; currently resides in Tucson, AZ.
A Professional Cyclist since 1994, member of two Olympic Teams (1992 Barcelona, Spain and 2000 Sydney, Australia). In 2000, he placed 5th in the 40 kilometer Points Race, currently the best finish by an American in that event.
Over the past several years, he has won many of the premiere US Track cycling events and continuously proves that he still has World Class form. At the age of 42, he finished 7th place at the Cali, Colombia World Cup and 5th place at the Beijing, China World Cup. Most recently, Jame won his 22nd National Title at the 2012 Elite Track National Championships. Jame’s current objectives through his 501(c)3 CARE are to continue to develop and inspire young athletes, promote safe cycling awareness through educational seminars and to enable women to choose cycling as a career by establishing gender equality.
Jame has recently been elected to the USA Cycling, Inc. Board of Directors. He also holds a position as the USA Cycling Male Athlete Representative, is on the Executive Committee, the Women's Committee and has been elected to the US Olympic Committee Athlete Advisory Council for cycling.
Rider of the Year at Lehigh Valley Velodrome: 1989, 1990, 1999 & 2003
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Have you ever wondered how the U.S.Army supplied gasoline for all the vehicles needed during the invasion of Normandy?
Operation PLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) (1944)
Yes Operation PLUTO made certain that would be a continuous flow of fuel to keep all military equipment moving.
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Becky Conzelman will never forget that day in June 2011 when she put up a 160-pound thruster -- a personal record -- in front of a screaming crowd at the Mid Atlantic Regional. (Reebok CrossFit Games)
Becky Conzelman was not always known as a Champion CrossFit Athlete; She has only been in CrossFit since 2008. Prior to that time, she lived in a totally different world in the not too distanat past.
A recent FaceBook post reminded us that Becky was a Champion in a different sport in another life! Without benefit of photos we were ask to identify that two sport champion. Very few that know Becky now or then failed to provide the correct answer.
So for those of you that did not know Becky back then, here are a few photos of that outstanding two-sport Champion in her other element.
A note from Everette to Becky: You will be happy to learn that I lost 22 pounds since that photo of the two of us was taken.
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My name is Everette H. Carr, I am presently serving as the President of the Union and West End cemetery Association. The Union and West End Cemetery was initially organized in 1854 and is located at the corner of 10th and chew Streets in Allentown, PA.
This historical cemetery in center city Allentown is 157 years old. There are more than 20,000 former citizens of Allentown buried in these hallowed grounds. There are five Veterans of the American Revolution buried in the cemetery. Numerous veterans of the War of 1812 and 714 Civil War Veterans. Veterans of the Mexican-American War, WWI, World War II, the Korean War, and the Viet Nam war.
The 714 Civil War Veterans buried in the Union and West End Cemetery comprise the largest number of civil War Veterans buried in a private cemetery in the State of Pennsylvania. This number of veterans buried in a single cemetery is second only to the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA. This alone, plus its age, should qualify the Union and West End Cemetery as a “National Historic Cemetery”. Yet, the cemetery does not qualify for this distinction. But this is a discussion for another day.
As you all know, Hurricane Sandy was a devastating Storm that tore across New Jersey and New York and slammed into Pennsylvania causing devastating damage. While we are sympathetic to our Pennsylvania neighbors, this is about the damage and destruction to the Union and West End Cemetery in Allentown.
View a slideshow of the destruction that Hurricane Sandy caused to the All Volunteer Non-profit cemetery. Then view a slideshow of the efforts of volunteers to deal with the damage caused to the cemetery. I assure you that you will be awed by the devastation and encouraged by the efforts of volunteers to restore the cemetery.
Please also view the slideshows of the destruction and the efforts to restore the
cemetery. Click on the link below:
Union and West End Cemetery
Once on the Union and West End Cemetery Association web site, click on “Hurricane Sandy” in the left navigation bar.
I assure you won’t be disappointed for taking a few minutes of your time to view these slideshows.
While you’re on the site, click on “Donations” and help an All-Volunteer Non-Profit Cemetery servive!
Thank you for your time and attention!
Everette H. Carr, President!
Union and west end Cemetery Association
My name is Everette H. Carr, I am presently serving as the President of the Union and West End cemetery Association. The Union and West End Cemetery was initially organized in 1854 and is located at the corner of 10th and chew Streets in Allentown, PA.
This historical cemetery in center city Allentown is 157 years old. There are more than 20,000 former citizens of Allentown buried in these hallowed grounds. There are five Veterans of the American Revolution buried in the cemetery. Numerous veterans of the War of 1812 and 714 Civil War Veterans. Veterans of the Mexican-American War, WWI, World War II, the Korean War, and the Viet Nam war.
The 714 Civil War Veterans buried in the Union and West End Cemetery comprise the largest number of civil War Veterans buried in a private cemetery in the State of Pennsylvania. This number of veterans buried in a single cemetery is second only to the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA. This alone, plus its age, should qualify the Union and West End Cemetery as a “National Historic Cemetery”. Yet, the cemetery does not qualify for this distinction. But this is a discussion for another day.
As you all know, Hurricane Sandy was a devastating Storm that tore across New Jersey and New York and slammed into Pennsylvania causing devastating damage. While we are sympathetic to our Pennsylvania neighbors, this is about the damage and destruction to the Union and West End Cemetery in Allentown.
View a slideshow of the destruction that Hurricane Sandy caused to the All Volunteer Non-profit cemetery. Then view a slideshow of the efforts of volunteers to deal with the damage caused to the cemetery. I assure you that you will be awed by the devastation and encouraged by the efforts of volunteers to restore the cemetery.
Please view the slideshows of the destruction and the efforts to restore the cemetery. Click on the link below:
Union and west End CemeteryOnce on the Union and West End Cemetery Association web site, click on “Hurricane Sandy” in the left navigation bar.
I assure you won’t be disappointed for taking a few minutes of your time to view these slideshows.
While you’re on the site, click on “Donations” and help an All-Volunteer Non-Profit Cemetery service!
Thank you for your time and attention!
Everette H. Carr, President
Union and west end Cemetery Association
