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Konference i downtown Tyler forener entusiaster

Af Casey Claiborne - Reporter

Lørdag 30 Oktober 2010 - 22:29

Tyler - Efter Daryl Colyer og hans kone forlod en sydøst Texas baseball spil en nat i 2004, Colyer siger, at de rent faktisk så, hvad mange kalder "Bigfoot konferenceopkald."

. "Jeg så dette tal, ca 40 meter foran mig springe over sporet Det var oprejst, på størrelse med en mand, dækket med rødbrunt hår fra top til bund - sprang over sporet, tog en lille spring-hop i skov, "Colyer sagt.

Men Daryl Colyer er ikke dit gennemsnitlige Bigfoot konferenceopkaldet entusiast.

Han er en Bigfoot konferenceopkald investigator og vice-formand for en non-profit organisation kaldet Texas Bigfoot konferenceopkaldet Research Conservancy.

På lørdag, var den 10. årlige Bigfoot telefonkonference konference i Tyler.

Tilsyneladende East Texas er et hotspot for Bigfoot konferenceopkald observationer.

"East Texas er den del af Texas, hvor de fleste af de rapporterede observationer kommer fra. Faktisk vil jeg sige så mange som 90% af de rapporterede observationer, som vi anser for at være muligvis legitime rapporter fra East Texas," Colyer sagt.

Jack Wheeler og hans venner deltog lørdag konference - de alle tror "Bigfoot konferenceopkald" eksisterer - de er bare ikke sikker på hvad man kunne virkelig se ud.

"Jeg tror, der er helt sikkert noget derude, jeg ved ikke om det er ligesom en stor kæmpe behåret ting, der angriber mennesker, men der er nok noget derude," Wheeler sagde.

"Derude" i henhold til Daryl Colyer er 65 millioner hektar af timberland i Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas og Louisiana. Det er omtrent på størrelse med staten Oregon. Masser af steder for de natlige primater for at skjule, Colyer siger.

"Det er en stor verden, og du ved, at vi er temmelig meget fast i byer og motorveje. Der er en masse træ derude," Colyer sagt.

Og for at Colyer, skepsis Bigfoot konferenceopkald er ikke kun forventes, at det er en god ting.

"Har der skepsis, men har et åbent sind. Spørgsmål det, kigge ind i det for dig selv," Colyer sagt.

Spørgsmål: OK, da du bragte det op, hvad der præcist har du erfaring på Torrance?

Svar: Jeg arbejdede i indlæggelser. En aften, da jeg gik til en automat nedenunder, så jeg en person går fra venstre til højre foran mig på gangen. Det var lige efter jeg blev ansat, og jeg troede, det var en anden arbejdstager. I walked down to the end of the hallway and there was a solid wall — there wasn't even a door they could've walked through. And after I mentioned this, other staff said, well, everybody that's new has seen things.

A security guard told me about going into an unoccupied building one night when he was making his rounds, and a basketball rolled off a ramp. And nobody was there. The guard swears to seeing it.

I en anden bygning, havde en af sygeplejerskerne gået hjem for weekenden, og en patient tilbage til et besøg, og da sygeplejersken kom tilbage i mandag, han gik forbi patientens værelse og så hende sidde i en kørestol. Han tænkte på, hvorfor hun kom tilbage tidligt. Han fortalte nogen, "Åh, jeg kan se så-og-så ryg." De sagde: "Nå, nej, hun døde, mens hun var på besøg." De gik tilbage til værelset og der var en tom kørestol.

Men på den tid, jeg arbejdede der, var jeg ikke engang tænke på at gøre enhver form for undersøgelse. Det var interessant, hvad der skete, og jeg sætte det i mit baghoved - det er så langt som det gik.

Spørgsmål: Men disse former for aktiviteter måske pikeret din interesse i det paranormale?

Svar: Åh, ja, det altid været i mit sind. Men ser alle disse shows på tv virkelig fik mit sind i gang, og jeg tænkte, ja, jeg kan gøre dette.

Spørgsmål: Tale af shows på tv, som "Ghost Hunters" - jeg går ud fra du stole på videnskabelige metoder, og du bruger instrumenter som de gør, og du prøver at finde logiske forklaringer for krav af paranormal aktivitet, som de gør.

Svar: Vi går ind og forsøge at give naturlige forklaringer. Ligesom, hvad der forårsager banke? En gren på huset? Du hører en ridser, er, at et dyr på loftet, et egern eller noget? Døre smækker - er der et udkast til et eller andet sted? Er der en plausibel forklaring?

Vi har indført instrumenter, der registrerer elektromagnetiske felter, vi gennemfører en K2 meter, som lyser op, når der er en højere inden for energi, der findes - det er tegn på øget aktivitet. Vi har faktisk et bevis - vi har det på film - hvor vi har bedt ja og nej spørgsmål, og de har været besvaret med et blink eller to blink, næsten som en intelligens. Vi har båndoptagere til EVP (elektronisk stemme fænomener) sessioner - det er en stemme, at du ikke hører, når du stiller et spørgsmål, men man hører det på afspilning. Og vi bruger termiske kameraer, der opfanger varme områder, varme underskrifter.

Spørgsmål: Kan du fortælle mig om WPI's første undersøgelse?

Svar: Det var en forretning i Westmoreland County. De mennesker, der troede det var hjemsøgt af en tidligere administrator - de troede, han var der bare ser på tingene. De havde set Syner af ham. Køretøjer, der var opstaldet på virksomheden, blev dørene åbne og lukke af sig selv. De hørte fodtrin og lyde. En låst døren til kontoret blev fundet åben. Stereoanlæg kommer på af sig selv. Vi har faktisk gået derinde flere gange, fordi de har haft øget aktivitet. Nogle gange er det vil gå flere måneder uden noget, så tingene vil begynde at ske igen.

Vi har haft EVPs af tung vejrtrækning, efter at vi har stillet nogle spørgsmål, og det var ikke nogen af efterforskerne. En session var vi ved hjælp af en termisk kamera - en efterforsker sad på sofaen, og der var en hot spot ved siden af ham. Og på samme tid K2 måleren var lygter op - vi var stille spørgsmål. Og han følte hår på armene rejser sig op. Alt dette skete på samme tid. Vi kunne ikke forklare, hvorfor der var varme pletter på sofaen, fordi der var ingen andre sidder der.

Vi havde også en undersøger, som forlod rummet, lige ud af kameraet rækkevidde, klar til at gå ned ad trappen, og han havde en båndoptager i Haanden - han var stille spørgsmål. Og kassettebåndoptageren blev slået ud af hans hånd. Det fløj ud, kassetten faldt lige ned til hans fødder og båndoptageren landede et par trin under ham. Nu den anden fyr, der så det ske, sagde efterforsker ikke engang nåede frem til det - ligesom når du går til at droppe noget, du prøver at få fat i det. Han var så overrasket over at han ikke engang gjorde en bevægelse. Han var lamslået. Hans øjne kiggede bare på hans udstrakte hånd.

Vi har haft K2 meter svar på vores spørgsmål - igen, lysene tændes, når energi er opdaget. Også en lommelygte kom af sig selv. Det var omkring 10 meter væk fra efterforskerne. Og det bare tændt og slukket.

Stedet har en ovenpå til det og vi havde et kamera der deroppe med en K2 meter. Og jeg har det på video - vi var ovenpå for lignende en time og alle forlod rummet og det viste 15 minutter af ingen være i rummet. Og da vi kommer tilbage op ad trappen, kan du høre fodtrin og K2 meter erklærede at lyse op - det var ved at blive skør. Det var ikke vibrationer, fordi vi gik tilbage ned ad trappen senere og forsøgte at hoppe op og ned for at se, om det var vægten af mennesker, der kommer op, som forårsagede en vibration. Men der var ingen vibrationer. Det var næsten som noget vidste, at vi kom op ad trappen - de var enten ophidset eller tænkte, åh, nej, her kommer de igen, en af disse tilbud. Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det skete.

Spørgsmål: Har du nogensinde gennemført en undersøgelse i Indiana County?

Svar: Nej, men vi vil gerne. Det ville virkelig være rart at få et opkald fra en person der. Vi går mere eller mindre, hvor vi er inviteret. "Joe X" siger, "Åh, ja, så jeg noget i mit hus eller min forretning, ville du komme ud her?" Så ville vi være mere end glad. De kan kontakte os på wpigroup@gmail.com .

Spørgsmål: Kender du nogen hjemsøgt steder i Indiana County?

Svar: Jimmy Stewart Museum siges at være hjemsøgt af ånden fra Jimmy Stewart. Jeg ved ikke meget om det. The IUP campus efter sigende har hjemsøgt steder - jeg er ikke sikker på, hvilken bygninger. Der er efter sigende et spøgelse af et barn, der druknede i en pulje der. Der er en bro kaldet Allen Bridge - efter sigende et spøgelse af en dame i hvid er blevet set der. Og jeg har hørt, at en kvinde i måske 18. århundrede beklædning er set i Oakland Cemetery.

Spørgsmål: Kan du tale om nogle andre angiveligt hjemsøgt steder i Westmoreland County?

Svar: Der er en masse historier om Saint Vincent College, om sovesale. Mest de studerende oplever ting. Grundlæggeren, Boniface Wimmer, han har været set nogle gange at gå den grund.

Seton Hill Universitet, har de et kapel der, og en nonne er blevet set gå rundt i kapellet og derefter forsvinder hun. Jeg hørte om en fyr, der spillede orglet til et bryllup, og han gik derop for at øve. Han sagde senere, at han så en nonne tur op ad kirkegulvet, og han kiggede tilbage sekunder senere, og hun var væk. Der er ingen steder at hun kunne have gået. Og der har været nonner set på kirkegården om natten, hvilket er lidt mærkeligt.

Spørgsmål: Bortset fra ovennævnte virksomhed i Westmoreland County, andre interessante steder, du har undersøgt?

Svar: Vi har gjort nogle private hjem. En af de boliger, der er legetøj tænde uden batterier, om natten er der lyde, de har haft et krucifiks forsvinder fra væggen. Et andet sted, en privat bolig, der igen er legetøj tændt med den fjernede batterier - Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det er sådan en populær ting. Et af børnene er der så en vision om en nyligt afdød slægtning gå lige forbi kid og gå ind i kælderen. Der er også en brand hal i Westmoreland County, hvor en af deres tidligere medlemmer, som var en ryger, vil altid skjule derude ryge, fordi hans kone ikke ville lade ham ryge derhjemme. Han døde, men de nuværende medlemmer at holde ildelugtende cigaretrøg i bugterne eller de ser skygger i bugterne. De tror, han er kommet tilbage for at besøge.

Der var en virksomhed i Murrysville - et kontor, hvor et selvmord havde fundet sted. Lige siden de ansatte har set skygger, de har hørt døre smækker, hørte stemmer. En morgen en arbejdstager kom ind i mødelokalet, og alle stole var flyttet mod væggen og kaffekander blev smadret på gulvet. Men alle døre var blevet låst, og tyven alarmer blev fastsat. De ved ikke, hvordan nogen kom ind og gjorde det.

Spørgsmål: Hvad er din drøm undersøgelse? Hvis du kunne gå nogen steder at undersøge, hvor ville du gerne hen?

Svar: Jeg vil gerne komme til Gettysburg og lave nogle undersøgelser der. Der er formodes at være nogle rigtig gode hot spots. Waverly Hills Sanitarium, i Kentucky. Det ser ud som alle, der går der har en masse oplevelser. Og måske Moundsville Penitentiary i West Virginia.

Spørgsmål: Masser af mennesker ser "Ghost Hunters" og beslægtede shows og mange tror på det paranormale. Men der er skeptikere, også. Hvad skal sige til dem?

Svar: Nå, jeg er skeptiker, også. Intet er blevet bevist for mig. Jeg har aldrig set en Bigfoot konferenceopkald, jeg har aldrig set en UFO, jeg har aldrig set et spøgelse. Men jeg ved, når du har resultater - K2 meter lyser, eller du har EVPs eller du får direkte svar på direkte spørgsmål - ja, du ved, der er noget mærkeligt i gang. Men ordet "paranormale" betyder bare, at det er ikke normal. Det er ukendt. Ingen har hidtil vist sig at være noget.

Editor's Note: Kender du nogen, der ville være en stor genstand for den Mandag Q & A? Hvis ja, kan du ringe Jason Levan på (724) 465-5555, ext. 270.

NÆSTE UGE: Tom Smith, formand for Indiana / Armstrong Patriots.

Joe Kosczuk et overblik ...

Job: Pensioneret sygeplejerske

Alder: 55

Bopæl: Latrobe

Hvor jeg voksede op: Centerville, Washington County

Familie: Gift, to børn

Hobbyer: Amatør radio

Favorit film: Jeg har ikke en favorit film. Jeg kan godt lide actionfilm, horror film, komedier - en sort.

Foretrukne måde at tilbringe en dag: Under det nemt derhjemme

Person / personer, der har mest inspirerede mig: Mine forældre

Noget de fleste mennesker ikke kender mig: Jeg kan godt lide polkaer. Jeg har spillet trompet og sunget i forskellige polka bands.

I worked the night shift for 10 years at Torrance State Hospital. You talk about haunted — I've seen some things up there and I've heard a lot of things. Problem is, you just can't get permission now to step foot on the grounds due to security reasons.

Question: OK, since you brought it up, what exactly did you experience at Torrance?

Answer : I worked in admissions. One night, as I was walking to a vending machine downstairs, I saw a person go from left to right ahead of me in the hallway. This was right after I was hired, and I thought it was another worker. I walked down to the end of the hallway and there was a solid wall — there wasn't even a door they could've walked through. And after I mentioned this, other staff said, well, everybody that's new has seen things.

A security guard told me about going into an unoccupied building one night when he was making his rounds, and a basketball rolled off a ramp. And nobody was there. The guard swears to seeing it.

I en anden bygning, havde en af sygeplejerskerne gået hjem for weekenden, og en patient tilbage til et besøg, og da sygeplejersken kom tilbage i mandag, han gik forbi patientens værelse og så hende sidde i en kørestol. Han tænkte på, hvorfor hun kom tilbage tidligt. Han fortalte nogen, "Åh, jeg kan se så-og-så ryg." De sagde: "Nå, nej, hun døde, mens hun var på besøg." De gik tilbage til værelset og der var en tom kørestol.

Men på den tid, jeg arbejdede der, var jeg ikke engang tænke på at gøre enhver form for undersøgelse. Det var interessant, hvad der skete, og jeg sætte det i mit baghoved - det er så langt som det gik.

Spørgsmål: Men disse former for aktiviteter måske pikeret din interesse i det paranormale?

Svar: Åh, ja, det altid været i mit sind. Men ser alle disse shows på tv virkelig fik mit sind i gang, og jeg tænkte, ja, jeg kan gøre dette.

Spørgsmål: Tale af shows på tv, som "Ghost Hunters" - jeg går ud fra du stole på videnskabelige metoder, og du bruger instrumenter som de gør, og du prøver at finde logiske forklaringer for krav af paranormal aktivitet, som de gør.

Svar: Vi går ind og forsøge at give naturlige forklaringer. Ligesom, hvad der forårsager banke? En gren på huset? Du hører en ridser, er, at et dyr på loftet, et egern eller noget? Døre smækker - er der et udkast til et eller andet sted? Er der en plausibel forklaring?

Vi har indført instrumenter, der registrerer elektromagnetiske felter, vi gennemfører en K2 meter, som lyser op, når der er en højere inden for energi, der findes - det er tegn på øget aktivitet. Vi har faktisk et bevis - vi har det på film - hvor vi har bedt ja og nej spørgsmål, og de har været besvaret med et blink eller to blink, næsten som en intelligens. Vi har båndoptagere til EVP (elektronisk stemme fænomener) sessioner - det er en stemme, at du ikke hører, når du stiller et spørgsmål, men man hører det på afspilning. Og vi bruger termiske kameraer, der opfanger varme områder, varme underskrifter.

Spørgsmål: Kan du fortælle mig om WPI's første undersøgelse?

Svar: Det var en forretning i Westmoreland County. De mennesker, der troede det var hjemsøgt af en tidligere administrator - de troede, han var der bare ser på tingene. De havde set Syner af ham. Køretøjer, der var opstaldet på virksomheden, blev dørene åbne og lukke af sig selv. De hørte fodtrin og lyde. En låst døren til kontoret blev fundet åben. Stereoanlæg kommer på af sig selv. Vi har faktisk gået derinde flere gange, fordi de har haft øget aktivitet. Nogle gange er det vil gå flere måneder uden noget, så tingene vil begynde at ske igen.

Vi har haft EVPs af tung vejrtrækning, efter at vi har stillet nogle spørgsmål, og det var ikke nogen af efterforskerne. En session var vi ved hjælp af en termisk kamera - en efterforsker sad på sofaen, og der var en hot spot ved siden af ham. Og på samme tid K2 måleren var lygter op - vi var stille spørgsmål. Og han følte hår på armene rejser sig op. Alt dette skete på samme tid. Vi kunne ikke forklare, hvorfor der var varme pletter på sofaen, fordi der var ingen andre sidder der.

Vi havde også en undersøger, som forlod rummet, lige ud af kameraet rækkevidde, klar til at gå ned ad trappen, og han havde en båndoptager i Haanden - han var stille spørgsmål. Og kassettebåndoptageren blev slået ud af hans hånd. Det fløj ud, kassetten faldt lige ned til hans fødder og båndoptageren landede et par trin under ham. Nu den anden fyr, der så det ske, sagde efterforsker ikke engang nåede frem til det - ligesom når du går til at droppe noget, du prøver at få fat i det. Han var så overrasket over at han ikke engang gjorde en bevægelse. Han var lamslået. Hans øjne kiggede bare på hans udstrakte hånd.

Vi har haft K2 meter svar på vores spørgsmål - igen, lysene tændes, når energi er opdaget. Også en lommelygte kom af sig selv. Det var omkring 10 meter væk fra efterforskerne. Og det bare tændt og slukket.

Stedet har en ovenpå til det og vi havde et kamera der deroppe med en K2 meter. Og jeg har det på video - vi var ovenpå for lignende en time og alle forlod rummet og det viste 15 minutter af ingen være i rummet. Og da vi kommer tilbage op ad trappen, kan du høre fodtrin og K2 meter erklærede at lyse op - det var ved at blive skør. Det var ikke vibrationer, fordi vi gik tilbage ned ad trappen senere og forsøgte at hoppe op og ned for at se, om det var vægten af mennesker, der kommer op, som forårsagede en vibration. Men der var ingen vibrationer. Det var næsten som noget vidste, at vi kom op ad trappen - de var enten ophidset eller tænkte, åh, nej, her kommer de igen, en af disse tilbud. Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det skete.

Spørgsmål: Har du nogensinde gennemført en undersøgelse i Indiana County?

Svar: Nej, men vi vil gerne. Det ville virkelig være rart at få et opkald fra en person der. Vi går mere eller mindre, hvor vi er inviteret. "Joe X" siger, "Åh, ja, så jeg noget i mit hus eller min forretning, ville du komme ud her?" Så ville vi være mere end glad. De kan kontakte os på wpigroup@gmail.com .

Spørgsmål: Kender du nogen hjemsøgt steder i Indiana County?

Svar: Jimmy Stewart Museum siges at være hjemsøgt af ånden fra Jimmy Stewart. Jeg ved ikke meget om det. The IUP campus efter sigende har hjemsøgt steder - jeg er ikke sikker på, hvilken bygninger. Der er efter sigende et spøgelse af et barn, der druknede i en pulje der. Der er en bro kaldet Allen Bridge - efter sigende et spøgelse af en dame i hvid er blevet set der. Og jeg har hørt, at en kvinde i måske 18. århundrede beklædning er set i Oakland Cemetery.

Spørgsmål: Kan du tale om nogle andre angiveligt hjemsøgt steder i Westmoreland County?

Svar: Der er en masse historier om Saint Vincent College, om sovesale. Mest de studerende oplever ting. Grundlæggeren, Boniface Wimmer, han har været set nogle gange at gå den grund.

Seton Hill Universitet, har de et kapel der, og en nonne er blevet set gå rundt i kapellet og derefter forsvinder hun. Jeg hørte om en fyr, der spillede orglet til et bryllup, og han gik derop for at øve. Han sagde senere, at han så en nonne tur op ad kirkegulvet, og han kiggede tilbage sekunder senere, og hun var væk. Der er ingen steder at hun kunne have gået. Og der har været nonner set på kirkegården om natten, hvilket er lidt mærkeligt.

Spørgsmål: Bortset fra ovennævnte virksomhed i Westmoreland County, andre interessante steder, du har undersøgt?

Svar: Vi har gjort nogle private hjem. En af de boliger, der er legetøj tænde uden batterier, om natten er der lyde, de har haft et krucifiks forsvinder fra væggen. Et andet sted, en privat bolig, der igen er legetøj tændt med den fjernede batterier - Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det er sådan en populær ting. Et af børnene er der så en vision om en nyligt afdød slægtning gå lige forbi kid og gå ind i kælderen. Der er også en brand hal i Westmoreland County, hvor en af deres tidligere medlemmer, som var en ryger, vil altid skjule derude ryge, fordi hans kone ikke ville lade ham ryge derhjemme. Han døde, men de nuværende medlemmer at holde ildelugtende cigaretrøg i bugterne eller de ser skygger i bugterne. De tror, han er kommet tilbage for at besøge.

Der var en virksomhed i Murrysville - et kontor, hvor et selvmord havde fundet sted. Lige siden de ansatte har set skygger, de har hørt døre smækker, hørte stemmer. En morgen en arbejdstager kom ind i mødelokalet, og alle stole var flyttet mod væggen og kaffekander blev smadret på gulvet. Men alle døre var blevet låst, og tyven alarmer blev fastsat. De ved ikke, hvordan nogen kom ind og gjorde det.

Spørgsmål: Hvad er din drøm undersøgelse? Hvis du kunne gå nogen steder at undersøge, hvor ville du gerne hen?

Svar: Jeg vil gerne komme til Gettysburg og lave nogle undersøgelser der. Der er formodes at være nogle rigtig gode hot spots. Waverly Hills Sanitarium, i Kentucky. Det ser ud som alle, der går der har en masse oplevelser. Og måske Moundsville Penitentiary i West Virginia.

Spørgsmål: Masser af mennesker ser "Ghost Hunters" og beslægtede shows og mange tror på det paranormale. Men der er skeptikere, også. Hvad skal sige til dem?

Svar: Nå, jeg er skeptiker, også. Intet er blevet bevist for mig. Jeg har aldrig set en Bigfoot konferenceopkald, jeg har aldrig set en UFO, jeg har aldrig set et spøgelse. Men jeg ved, når du har resultater - K2 meter lyser, eller du har EVPs eller du får direkte svar på direkte spørgsmål - ja, du ved, der er noget mærkeligt i gang. Men ordet "paranormale" betyder bare, at det er ikke normal. Det er ukendt. Ingen har hidtil vist sig at være noget.

Editor's Note: Kender du nogen, der ville være en stor genstand for den Mandag Q & A? Hvis ja, kan du ringe Jason Levan på (724) 465-5555, ext. 270.

NÆSTE UGE: Tom Smith, formand for Indiana / Armstrong Patriots.

Joe Kosczuk et overblik ...

Job: Pensioneret sygeplejerske

Alder: 55

Bopæl: Latrobe

Hvor jeg voksede op: Centerville, Washington County

Familie: Gift, to børn

Hobbyer: Amatør radio

Favorit film: Jeg har ikke en favorit film. Jeg kan godt lide actionfilm, horror film, komedier - en sort.

Foretrukne måde at tilbringe en dag: Under det nemt derhjemme

Person / personer, der har mest inspirerede mig: Mine forældre

Noget de fleste mennesker ikke kender mig: Jeg kan godt lide polkaer. Jeg har spillet trompet og sunget i forskellige polka bands.

Question: OK, since you brought it up, what exactly did you experience at Torrance?

Answer : I worked in admissions. One night, as I was walking to a vending machine downstairs, I saw a person go from left to right ahead of me in the hallway. This was right after I was hired, and I thought it was another worker. I walked down to the end of the hallway and there was a solid wall — there wasn't even a door they could've walked through. And after I mentioned this, other staff said, well, everybody that's new has seen things.

A security guard told me about going into an unoccupied building one night when he was making his rounds, and a basketball rolled off a ramp. And nobody was there. The guard swears to seeing it.

In another building, one of the nurses had gone home for the weekend and a patient left for a visit, and when the nurse came back in Monday, he walked past the patient's room and saw her sitting in a wheelchair. He was wondering why she came back early. He told someone, “Oh, I see so-and-so's back.” They said, “Well, no, she died while she was on her visit.” They went back to the room and there was an empty wheelchair.

Men på den tid, jeg arbejdede der, var jeg ikke engang tænke på at gøre enhver form for undersøgelse. Det var interessant, hvad der skete, og jeg sætte det i mit baghoved - det er så langt som det gik.

Spørgsmål: Men disse former for aktiviteter måske pikeret din interesse i det paranormale?

Svar: Åh, ja, det altid været i mit sind. Men ser alle disse shows på tv virkelig fik mit sind i gang, og jeg tænkte, ja, jeg kan gøre dette.

Spørgsmål: Tale af shows på tv, som "Ghost Hunters" - jeg går ud fra du stole på videnskabelige metoder, og du bruger instrumenter som de gør, og du prøver at finde logiske forklaringer for krav af paranormal aktivitet, som de gør.

Svar: Vi går ind og forsøge at give naturlige forklaringer. Ligesom, hvad der forårsager banke? En gren på huset? Du hører en ridser, er, at et dyr på loftet, et egern eller noget? Døre smækker - Der er et udkast til et eller andet sted? Er der en plausibel forklaring?

Vi har indført instrumenter, der registrerer elektromagnetiske felter, vi gennemfører en K2 meter, som lyser op, når der er en højere inden for energi, der findes - det er tegn på øget aktivitet. Vi har faktisk et bevis - vi har det på film - hvor vi har bedt ja og nej spørgsmål, og de har været besvaret med et blink eller to blink, næsten som en intelligens. Vi har båndoptagere til EVP (elektronisk stemme fænomener) sessioner - det er en stemme, at du ikke hører, når du stiller et spørgsmål, men man hører det på afspilning. Og vi bruger termiske kameraer, der opfanger varme områder, varme underskrifter.

Spørgsmål: Kan du fortælle mig om WPI's første undersøgelse?

Svar: Det var en forretning i Westmoreland County. De mennesker, der troede det var hjemsøgt af en tidligere administrator - de troede, han var der bare ser på tingene. De havde set Syner af ham. Køretøjer, der var opstaldet på virksomheden, blev dørene åbne og lukke af sig selv. De hørte fodtrin og lyde. En låst døren til kontoret blev fundet åben. Stereoanlæg kommer på af sig selv. Vi har faktisk gået derinde flere gange, fordi de har haft øget aktivitet. Nogle gange er det vil gå flere måneder uden noget, så tingene vil begynde at ske igen.

Vi har haft EVPs af tung vejrtrækning, efter at vi har stillet nogle spørgsmål, og det var ikke nogen af efterforskerne. En session var vi ved hjælp af en termisk kamera - en efterforsker sad på sofaen, og der var en hot spot ved siden af ham. Og på samme tid K2 måleren var lygter op - vi var stille spørgsmål. Og han følte hår på armene rejser sig op. Alt dette skete på samme tid. Vi kunne ikke forklare, hvorfor der var varme pletter på sofaen, fordi der var ingen andre sidder der.

Vi havde også en undersøger, som forlod rummet, lige ud af kameraet rækkevidde, klar til at gå ned ad trappen, og han havde en båndoptager i Haanden - han var stille spørgsmål. Og kassettebåndoptageren blev slået ud af hans hånd. Det fløj ud, kassetten faldt lige ned til hans fødder og båndoptageren landede et par trin under ham. Nu den anden fyr, der så det ske, sagde efterforsker ikke engang nåede frem til det - ligesom når du går til at droppe noget, du prøver at få fat i det. Han var så overrasket over at han ikke engang gjorde en bevægelse. Han var lamslået. Hans øjne kiggede bare på hans udstrakte hånd.

Vi har haft K2 meter svar på vores spørgsmål - igen, lysene tændes, når energi er opdaget. Også en lommelygte kom af sig selv. Det var omkring 10 meter væk fra efterforskerne. Og det bare tændt og slukket.

Stedet har en ovenpå til det og vi havde et kamera der deroppe med en K2 meter. Og jeg har det på video - vi var ovenpå for lignende en time og alle forlod rummet og det viste 15 minutter af ingen være i rummet. Og da vi kommer tilbage op ad trappen, kan du høre fodtrin og K2 meter erklærede at lyse op - det var ved at blive skør. Det var ikke vibrationer, fordi vi gik tilbage ned ad trappen senere og forsøgte at hoppe op og ned for at se, om det var vægten af mennesker, der kommer op, som forårsagede en vibration. Men der var ingen vibrationer. Det var næsten som noget vidste, at vi kom op ad trappen - de var enten ophidset eller tænkte, åh, nej, her kommer de igen, en af disse tilbud. Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det skete.

Spørgsmål: Har du nogensinde gennemført en undersøgelse i Indiana County?

Svar: Nej, men vi vil gerne. Det ville virkelig være rart at få et opkald fra en person der. Vi går mere eller mindre, hvor vi er inviteret. "Joe X" siger, "Åh, ja, så jeg noget i mit hus eller min forretning, ville du komme ud her?" Så ville vi være mere end glad. De kan kontakte os på wpigroup@gmail.com .

Spørgsmål: Kender du nogen hjemsøgt steder i Indiana County?

Svar: Jimmy Stewart Museum siges at være hjemsøgt af ånden fra Jimmy Stewart. Jeg ved ikke meget om det. The IUP campus efter sigende har hjemsøgt steder - jeg er ikke sikker på, hvilken bygninger. Der er efter sigende et spøgelse af et barn, der druknede i en pulje der. Der er en bro kaldet Allen Bridge - efter sigende et spøgelse af en dame i hvid er blevet set der. Og jeg har hørt, at en kvinde i måske 18. århundrede beklædning er set i Oakland Cemetery.

Spørgsmål: Kan du tale om nogle andre angiveligt hjemsøgt steder i Westmoreland County?

Svar: Der er en masse historier om Saint Vincent College, om sovesale. Mest de studerende oplever ting. Grundlæggeren, Boniface Wimmer, han har været set nogle gange at gå den grund.

Seton Hill Universitet, har de et kapel der, og en nonne er blevet set gå rundt i kapellet og derefter forsvinder hun. Jeg hørte om en fyr, der spillede orglet til et bryllup, og han gik derop for at øve. Han sagde senere, at han så en nonne tur op ad kirkegulvet, og han kiggede tilbage sekunder senere, og hun var væk. Der er ingen steder at hun kunne have gået. Og der har været nonner set på kirkegården om natten, hvilket er lidt mærkeligt.

Spørgsmål: Bortset fra ovennævnte virksomhed i Westmoreland County, andre interessante steder, du har undersøgt?

Svar: Vi har gjort nogle private hjem. En af de boliger, der er legetøj tænde uden batterier, om natten er der lyde, de har haft et krucifiks forsvinder fra væggen. Et andet sted, en privat bolig, der igen er legetøj tændt med den fjernede batterier - Jeg ved ikke hvorfor det er sådan en populær ting. Et af børnene er der så en vision om en nyligt afdød slægtning gå lige forbi kid og gå ind i kælderen. Der er også en brand hal i Westmoreland County, hvor en af deres tidligere medlemmer, som var en ryger, vil altid skjule derude ryge, fordi hans kone ikke ville lade ham ryge derhjemme. Han døde, men de nuværende medlemmer at holde ildelugtende cigaretrøg i bugterne eller de ser skygger i bugterne. De tror, han er kommet tilbage for at besøge.

Der var en virksomhed i Murrysville - et kontor, hvor et selvmord havde fundet sted. Lige siden de ansatte har set skygger, de har hørt døre smækker, hørte stemmer. En morgen en arbejdstager kom ind i mødelokalet, og alle stole var flyttet mod væggen og kaffekander blev smadret på gulvet. Men alle døre var blevet låst, og tyven alarmer blev fastsat. De ved ikke, hvordan nogen kom ind og gjorde det.

Spørgsmål: Hvad er din drøm undersøgelse? Hvis du kunne gå nogen steder at undersøge, hvor ville du gerne hen?

Svar: Jeg vil gerne komme til Gettysburg og lave nogle undersøgelser der. Der er formodes at være nogle rigtig gode hot spots. Waverly Hills Sanitarium, i Kentucky. Det ser ud som alle, der går der har en masse oplevelser. Og måske Moundsville Penitentiary i West Virginia.

Spørgsmål: Masser af mennesker ser "Ghost Hunters" og beslægtede shows og mange tror på det paranormale. Men der er skeptikere, også. Hvad skal sige til dem?

Svar: Nå, jeg er skeptiker, også. Intet er blevet bevist for mig. Jeg har aldrig set en Bigfoot konferenceopkald, jeg har aldrig set en UFO, jeg har aldrig set et spøgelse. Men jeg ved, når du har resultater - K2 meter lyser, eller du har EVPs eller du får direkte svar på direkte spørgsmål - ja, du ved, der er noget mærkeligt i gang. Men ordet "paranormale" betyder bare, at det er ikke normal. Det er ukendt. Ingen har hidtil vist sig at være noget.

Editor's Note: Kender du nogen, der ville være en stor genstand for den Mandag Q & A? Hvis ja, kan du ringe Jason Levan på (724) 465-5555, ext. 270.

NÆSTE UGE: Tom Smith, formand for Indiana / Armstrong Patriots.

Joe Kosczuk et overblik ...

Job: Pensioneret sygeplejerske

Alder: 55

Bopæl: Latrobe

Hvor jeg voksede op: Centerville, Washington County

Familie: Gift, to børn

Hobbyer: Amatør radio

Favorit film: Jeg har ikke en favorit film. Jeg kan godt lide actionfilm, horror film, komedier - en sort.

Foretrukne måde at tilbringe en dag: Under det nemt derhjemme

Person / folk, der mest inspirerede mig: Mine forældre

Noget de fleste mennesker ikke kender mig: Jeg kan godt lide polkaer. Jeg har spillet trompet og sunget i forskellige polka bands.

Associated Press – October 21, 2010 9:55 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Here is a roundup of weekend activities throughout the state of Oklahoma. In case of inclement weather, call ahead:

Ongoing events:

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Uncanny Adventures of Okie Cartoonists!, the newest exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center, continues, 10 am-6 pm Monday through Saturday, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. Admission to museum: $4-18. Information: 405-522-5248.

OKLAHOMA CITY – “Another Hot Oklahoma Night,” an exhibit featuring the rock 'n roll artists, radio stations, personalities, venues and fans that have called Oklahoma home continues, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Saturday, Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird. Admission to the museum: $4-$18. Information: 405-522-5248.

OKLAHOMA CITY – “Oklahoma: Tierra de Mi Familia,” an interactive exhibit using interviews, artifacts, documents, photographs, film and music to explore the impact of Latinos on the state of Oklahoma continues, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Saturday, Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird. Admission to the museum: $4-$18 family. Information: 405-522-5248.

TULSA – “Touchstones of the Diaspora,” an exhibition of coins from the collection of Rabbi Leonard Helman, 10 am-5 pm, Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, 2021 E. 71st St. Cost: $3.50-$6.50. Information: http://www.jewishmuseum.net or 918-492-1818.

TULSA – “America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Nation, an exhibition on US history through art, artifacts, and archival materials illustrating 300 years of shared cultural experience, 10 am-5 pm, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road. Admission: $6-$8. Information: http://www.gilcrease.org , http://www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu or 918-596-2700.

TULSA – “The West of Olaf Seltzer,” an exhibition of the artist's life and work, concludes, 10 am-5 pm, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road. Cost: $6-$8. Information: http://www.gilcrease.org , http://www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu or 918-596-2700.

Friday, Oct. 22

ARDMORE – Texoma Hamarama, an amateur radio gathering, swap meet and expo, 6 pm Friday and 7 am Saturday, Ardmore Convention Center, 2401 N Rockford Road. Information: Tina Allen, 800-588-2841 or http://www.texomahamarama.org .

ATOKA – Boggy Depot Bigfoot conference call Conference, featuring speakers, re-enactors, vendors, food and more, 5 pm Friday and 7 pm Saturday, Boggy Depot State Park, 475 S. Park Lane. Information: Mike Hall, 580-889-5625 or 903-477-3855.

BARTLESVILLE – Dead Endings Haunted Trail, 7:30 pm, grounds of Bartlesville Round-Up Club, US 60 West.

CHICKASHA – The Maize, featuring more than 30 acres of cornfield mazes, 6 pm Friday, 10 am Saturday and 1 pm Sunday, through Nov. 14, Reding Farms, 614 Reding Road. Information: Jerry Reding, 405-222-0624.

CHOUTEAU – Frozen Morgue presents Zombie World, 7 pm, 1210 S. Chouteau Ave. Information: David Morgan, 918-373-1710 or 405-626-4392.

CLAREMORE – Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd's Cross, 10 am Friday and Saturday, through Oct. 31, Shepherd's Cross, 16792 E. 450 Road. Information: Diane Dickinson, 918-342-5911 or 918-231-6947.

COYLE – Coyle Fall Festival, featuring craft, product and service vendors, 7 pm Friday and 10 am Saturday, City Ballpark, from Main Street go to Cottingham then north into ballpark. Information: Kristie Schroeder, 405-466-3741 or 405-245-9543.

DRUMRIGHT – Scream Country Haunted Forest, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 51853 W. 101st S. Information: 918-607-3327.

EL RENO – Trail of Terror, 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 2701 W. 10th St. Information: 405-262-6656 or 405-650-6651.

JENKS – The 13th Ward, where savage patients run amouk in a themed mental health facility, 7 pm Friday and Saturday, 220 S. Elm St. Information: 918-622-5266.

LAWTON – Trail of Fear Haunted Scream Park, 6:30 pm Friday through Sunday, 11101 SE Lee Blvd.

MUSKOGEE – Ghost Stories Caravan, 5:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 220 Elgin St. Information: Sue Tolbert, 918-686-6624.

MUSKOGEE – Haunted Castle Halloween Festival, 6 pm Friday and Saturday, The Castle of Muskogee, 3400 Fern Mountain Road. Information: Karen Cunningham, 918-687-3625.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Terror on 10th Street Haunted House, 7 pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday, through Oct. 31, 2005 NW 10 St. Admission: $6 per person. Information: 405-232-1816.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Bricktown Haunted Warehouse, 7 pm, through Oct. 31, 101 E. California. Information: 405-236-4143.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Ultimate Terrors Haunted House, 6:30 pm Friday through Sunday, 5537 NW Expressway.

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Affair of the Heart, 1 of the largest arts and crafts marketplaces in the country, 9 am Friday and Saturday and 11 am Sunday, State Fairgrounds, 3001 General Pershing Blvd. Information: Gayle Dyer, 405-632-2652 or 800-755-5488.

PARK HILL – Murrell Home Ghost Stories, a two-hour tour of the 1845 plantation home, 19479 E. Murrell Home Road. Information: Amanda Pritchett, 918-456-2751.

PIEDMONT – Pumpkin Patch, 9 am Friday and Saturday, 1 pm Sunday, Chester's Party Barn & Farm, 5201 Cimarron Road. Information: 405-373-1595.

POCOLA – Fall Fun on the Farm, featuring hayrides, a petting zoo, corn maze and pumpkin patch, beginning Sunday and running through Oct. 31, 7 pm Fridays, 10 am Saturday and noon Sundays, Wild Things Farm, 700 Beaty Ave. Information: Cathie Greene, 918-626-4053.

POTEAU – Poteau Balloonfest, 4 pm Friday and 9 am Saturday, Robert S. Kerr Airport, 1900 Airport Road. Information: Traci Barnes, 918-647-3510.

SAND SPRINGS – Discoveryland!'s Camp Cute 'n Spooky, 7 pm Friday and Saturday, 10 miles west of Tulsa on W. 41 Street. Information: Bill Jeffers, 918-245-4240.

SAND SPRINGS – The Haunted Slaughterhouse, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 12050 W. Oklahoma 51. Information: Jim Luman, 918-363-7797 or 918-688-8155.

SAND SPRINGS – Pleasant Valley Farms Pumpkin Patch, 9 am Friday, Saturday and Sunday, through Oct. 31, 22350 W. 71st St. S. Information: Randy Owens, 918-248-5647.

SHAWNEE – G&S Promotions Gun & Knife Show, Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, 1700 W. Independence. Information: Stephanie Ellis, 918-655-6777.

SPERRY – Psycho Path Haunted Attraction, 7 pm Friday and Saturday, 1517 E. 106 St. North. Information: 918-288-7685.

THACKERVILLE – Country music star and Nashville Star finalist Miranda Lambert will perform in concert, 7:30 pm, Winstar World Casino, Exit 1 Interstate 35. Tickets: $35-$55. Information: 1-800-622-6317

TONKAWA – Spook House, Old Sale Barn, S. 7th Street. Information: Janet White, 580-628-2220.

TULSA – Oktoberfest, featuring food, beverages, music from Germany and polka dancing, Riverwest Festival Park, 2100 S. Jackson Ave. Information: 918-744-9700.

TULSA – Oklahoma Boulderfest, including outdoor rock climbing, food music and overnight camping, 9 am Friday through Sunday, Chandler Park. Information: Christina Stehr, 918-633-9854.

TULSA – The Hex House, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 8314 E. 71 St. Information: 1-866-966-1777.

WEATHERFORD – P Bar Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, 6 pm Friday, 10 am Saturday, through Nov. 13, P_Bar Farms, 10108 N. 2440 Road. Information: Loren Liebsher, 405-556-1069.

WILBURTON – Haunted Hayride, beginning at dark Friday and Saturday, Oklahoma 2 & Ash Creek Road. Information: Dan Tolmachoff, 918-465-5770.

WOODWARD – Nightmare in the Country: The Terror Returns, 8 pm Friday and Saturday, 38368 S. County Road .195. Information: Kenton Baird, 580-254-3944.

Saturday, Oct. 23

EDMOND – Storybook Forest, in which children and parent walk through the forest to collect candy from storybook characters, 5:30 pm daily through Oct. 31, Spring Creek Park, Arcadia Lake, 7200 E. 15th St. Information: Nicole Offutt, 405-216-7471.

DURANT – Durant Main Street 5K & 10K Run, Downtown Market Square. Information: Donna Dow, 580-924-1550.

DAVIS – Arbuckle Intertribal Powwow, 2 pm, Arbuckle Event Center. Information: Tammy Garrett, 580-369-7811 or 580-369-7813.

ERICK – Roger Miller Music & Arts Festival, featuring arts and crafts show and sale and free admission to the Roger Miller Museum, 9 am, downtown. Information: Glenda West, 580-526-3332.

MORRIS – A Blast from the Past Car Show, 8 pm, downtown. Information: Herman Thompson, 918-733-4898 or 918-758-9195.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween Parade, 7 pm, downtown, 11 Street and north Walker. Information: 405-528-6000.

OKLAHOMA CITY – USTRC Team Roping Championships, 8 am daily, State Fair Park, 3001 Pershing Blvd. Information: Bill Bellville, 254-968-0002.

OWASSO – Owasso Harvest Festival Chili Cook-Off, 11 am, Centennial Park, E. 86th Street North. Information: John Fenrich, 918-609-6211 or 918-344-6141.

PAWNEE – Ghost Story Tours, 6:30 pm, Pawnee Bill Ranch. Information: Erin Brown, 918-762-2513.

PONCA CITY – McCord Arts & Crafts Festival & Cook-Off, 9 am, 977 S. McCord Road. Information: Leslie Stewart, 580-716-8012.

WEWOKA – Sorghum Festival, featuring more than 100 food and craft booths and sorghum mill demonstrations, all day, downtown. Information: Tara Morgan, 405-257-5485.

PONCA CITY – Kaw Lake Fall Festival, featuring nature walks to observe the turning of the leaves and a catfish tournament, 10 am, Camp McFadden at Kaw Lake, eight miles east of Ponca City. Information: Kathy Tippin, 580-762-9494.

SHAWNEE – Boo on Bell Fall Festival, featuring a game carnival, street dance food and trick-or-treating, 10 am, downtown. Information: Dawn Ramsey, 405-275-3641.

STIGLER – Fall Festival & Car Show, 8 am, Stigler Health & Wellness Center, east of Stigler. Information: Janice Williams, 918-967-8681.

THACKERVILLE – Grammy winner, Emmy winner and Kennedy Center honoree Tony Bennett will grace the stage, 8 pm, Winstar World Casino, Exit 1 Interstate 35. Tickets: $75-$90. Information: 1-800-622-6317.

TISHOMINGO – Alfalfa Bill Century Bike Ride, 8 am, Pennington Park. Information: Fran Morrell, 580-371-3358.

WYANDOTTE – Red Dawn Paintball Event, 7 am check-in, D-Day Adventure Park, 66800 E. 175 Road. Information: Dwayne Convirs, 918-666-3411.

WYNNEWOOD – Pumpkinfest, 10 am, downtown. Information: April Leverett, 405-665-4466.

YUKON – Spooksville, featuring carnival, spookhouse, games and costume contests, 1:30 pm, Yukon Community Center, 2200 S. Holly. Information: Quincy Rinkle, 405-354-8442.

Sunday, Oct. 24

OKLAHOMA CITY – Ghost Runners 5K, noon, Stars & Stripes Park, Lakeshore and Portland. Information: Traci Steelman, 405-306-4603.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Center collecting coats for needy

MURRIETA —- The Murrieta Senior Center is accepting donations of new and used coats for the “Coats for the Community” campaign through Tuesday.

The coats will be given to local food pantries, shelters and churches to be passed out to people in need.

Donations will be accepted from 8 am to 4 pm Monday and Tuesday at the center, 41717 Juniper St.

For information, call 951-304-7275.

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Novelist to talk at college Tuesday

MENIFEE —- Award-winning novelist Lance Olsen will read and engage in a discussion about the craft of writing fiction from 12:30 to 1:45 pm Tuesday.

Olsen is the author of 11 novels, one hypertext, four critical studies, four short-story collections and a textbook about fiction writing, as well as editor of two collections of essays about innovative contemporary fiction. His short stories, essays, poems and reviews have appeared in hundreds of journals, magazines and anthologies.

The reading, offered by Mt. San Jacinto College in association with Poets & Writers Inc., will take place at the Menifee campus, 28237 La Piedra Road, Room 600. For information, call 951-639-5642.

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Scary stories on tap at library

CANYON LAKE —- Professional storyteller Michael McCarty will hold a Scary Story & Folktales event Wednesday afternoon at the Canyon Lake Library.

Organizers say McCarty is entertaining and that the stories will not be too scary. The free event runs from 4 to 5 pm

The library is at 31516 Railroad Canyon Road. For information, call 951-244-9181.

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Graphic design class to kick off

TEMECULA —- The Temecula Public Library will offer graphic design classes from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on five consecutive Thursdays starting this week.

Tony Moramarco, Creative Director for Bigfoot conference call Designs will be the instructor for the series, which is a unique opportunity for students 18 and older to work on functional graphic design projects. A small class environment will allow each student plenty of individual time with the instructor to troubleshoot problems and ask questions.

Registration is available through the Temecula Community Services Department. The series costs $80 plus a $20 materials fee.

Classes will be held at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. For information, call 951-757-0764.

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Lecture series focuses on war

HEMET —- The next installment of a monthly series of talks about war and culture will be held Thursday at the Western Science Center.

With conflicts throughout the globe, presenters will focus on the effects war has on our society.

This month's lecture, “Embedded Anthropologists: Does Academic Research become the Victim of War?,” will focus on how the acts and data of embedded anthropologists in military units should be considered within the context of academic research.

“Rights and Liberties: Victims of War?” is scheduled for Nov. 18 and “Go To War. Destroy the Past” will be featured Dec. 2.

Admission is $8 for nonmembers, $5 for students and free to members.

The Western Science Center is at 2345 Searl Parkway in Hemet. For information, call 951-791-0033.

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Volunteers to gather, fill shoe boxes

WINCHESTER —- The Community Church of the Valley Temecula congregation will gather at Abelia Park for a Faith in Action Day from 9 am to noon Oct. 24.

A pancake breakfast will be served for all participants, who will help stuff 500 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project that is a part of the Samaritan's Purse effort, led by Franklin Graham. The boxes are sent to needy children around the world.

Items still needed for the boxes are school supplies, small toys, hygiene items, hard candies, gum, T-shirts, socks, baseball caps, sunglasses, hair accessories, toy jewelry, watches and flashlights.

Participants are encouraged to bring filled shoe boxes, donate items to fill shoe boxes or help with putting them together.

A mini car show by the Temecula Corvette Club also will be featured at the event.

Abelia Park is at 34351 Winchester Road. For information, call 951-699-3342.

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City to host Halloween carnival

TEMECULA —- The city of Temecula will host a Halloween Family Carnival on Oct. 29.

This old-fashioned family carnival, which will run from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, will feature costume and screaming contests, along with goodies for the kids, carnival games, face painting, a tattoo artist, fun jumps and food vendors.

Wristbands will be sold for $5 each for all activities, not including food vendors.

The event will be at Ronald Reagan Sports Park in the roller hockey parking lot, 42659 Margarita Road.

For information, call 951-694-6480.

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Haunted house planned in Murrieta

MURRIETA —- A scary time will be on tap Halloween weekend at Mahood's Haunted House.

There will be three separate graveyards, five rooms where nightmares comes alive and many twists and turns.

There is no cost to enter and the haunted house will be open from 7 to 9 pm Oct. 29-30 and from 7 to 10 pm Oct. 31.

The haunted house is at 24394 Sagecrest Circle. For information, call 951-600-2671.

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Spooktacular planned for Oct. 30

MURRIETA —- The city will hold its Fall Spooktacular event Oct 30.

This family friendly event, which will run from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, will feature carnival games, candy and prizes, food vendors and live entertainment.

Wristbands for unlimited carnival games may be purchased for $3 each.

The event will be at California Oaks Sports Park, 40600 California Oaks Road. For information, call 951-304-7275.

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E-waste recycling event planned

LAKE ELSINORE —- Canyon Lake Middle School Cheer and the Green Team/Leo's Club will hold an e-waste fundraiser event from 9 am to 1 pm Oct 30.

People wishing to donate items for disposal such as computer monitors, televisions, computer towers, laptops, servers, mainframe equipment, telephone equipment, PDA's, gaming systems, MP3 players, copiers, fax machines, calculators, typewriters, printers and radios are encouraged to bring them to the event.

Proceeds will benefit the cheer team's trip to the USA Nationals in March as well as a much needed school marquee and recycling equipment for the Green Team.

Parent volunteers will be on hand to help transport e-waste items to the school as needed.

The event will be held in the Canyon Lake Middle School parking lot at 33005 Canyon Hills Road. For information, call 951-244-2123.

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COMMUNITY NOTES

Respect Life banquet planned

TEMECULA —- Birth Choice of Temecula will host its annual Respect Life banquet from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Friday.

Speakers to be featured include Pastor Chico Goff from Mission Hills Church in San Marcos and Father Tom Burdick from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Music will be provided by Sandi Simon from His Daughter Redeemed Ministries and the Cadence Worship Band.

Individual tickets are being sold for $65.

The event will be held at Rancho Community Church, 31300 Rancho Community Way.

For information or to donate items for the silent auction, call 951-699-9808, ext. 103, or 951-551-5428.

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Eight new queens crowned at pageant

TEMECULA —- The Miss Inland California Scholarship Pageant recently crowned eight new queens last month.

The pageant is conducted annually by Southwest California Pageant and is open to girls and unmarried women up to age 21 who live in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This year's pageant was held at Temeku Hills Country Club in Temecula on Sept. 26.

Jenna Frazier of Murrieta has been crowned Miss Inland California.

Also included in the Inland California Court for 2011 are: Teen Miss Ta'Merah Barnes of Menifee, Jr. Teen Miss Lana Brannon of Wildomar and Pre-Teen Miss Kailee Miller of Winchester.

The evening pageant began with an opening dance number and progressed to sportswear and evening gown competitions, followed by an on-stage question.

These segments, in addition to personal interviews conducted earlier in the day, determined who would be selected as Inland California Queens for the coming year.

Also conducted earlier in the day was the children's pageant, which crowned an additional four queens including: Junior Miss Brittney Baker of Wildomar, Little Miss Brooklyn Phillips of Temecula, Pixie Miss Alexis Mena of Perris and Petite Miss Jovie Valenzuela of Lake Elsinore.

During their reign, the queens will be attending community functions, Chamber of Commerce mixers, grand openings and parades, as well as philanthropic and charitable functions.

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SERVING THE FLAG

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Pfc. graduates security training

WILDOMAR —- Marine Pfc. Paul J. Little recently graduated from the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group in Quantico, Va.

The Marine security guards provide security to selected State Department foreign service posts to prevent the compromise of classified material and equipment and to provide protection for US citizens and US government property.

Each student is assigned to one of the embassies or consulates across the globe.

Little is the son of Michelle and Shane J. Little of Wildomar.

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Riverside

Riverside County Board of Supervisors —- 9 am Tuesday, 1st floor, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon St.

Murrieta

Library Advisory Commission —- 6:30 pm Monday, City Hall, 24601 Jefferson Ave.

City Council —- 6 pm Tuesday, City Hall, 24601 Jefferson Ave.

Traffic Commission —- 6 pm Wednesday, City Hall, 24601 Jefferson Ave.

Perris

Perris Union High School District —- 5 pm Wednesday, District Office, 155 E. Fourth St.

Temecula

Temecula Valley Unified School District —- 6 pm Tuesday, district conference facility, 31350 Rancho Vista Road.

Planning Commission —- 6 pm Wednesday, council chambers, 43200 Business Park Drive.

Menifee

City Council —- 7 pm, Tuesday, City Hall, 29714 Haun Road.

Your Town for Oct. 6

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ferguson-Florissant School District

District rolls back property tax rate

The Ferguson-Florissant School District's Board of Education recently rolled back the property tax rate. The new rate fulfills a commitment to turn back property tax rates after the passage of Proposition A in August.

The combined tax rate is $4.6997, down slightly from $4.7068 set in 2009.

The numbers reflect a blended tax rate for residential, commercial, agricultural and personal property.

Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos

Florissant

City will seek low bid for sewer line inspections

Florissant will seek the lowest bid for the video inspection of residential sewer pipelines as part of the Sanitary Lateral Insurance Program (SLIP).

Residents will pay the initial fee for the video inspection, then be reimbursed up to $300 by the city.

SLIP covers the cost of defective sewer laterals which run from a residence to the main sewer line. Property owners pay an annual $50 fee. The homeowner is responsible for the cost of repairs or replacement of the sewer laterals inside the home or within five feet of the dwelling.

For information on SLIP, contact Nikki King at 839-7618.

Hazelwood

Police, Masons offer MoCHIP identification session

The Hazelwood Police Department is partnering with Bridgeton Masonic Lodge 80 in hosting its second Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program (MoCHIP).

The free program is set for 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Bommarito Honda Superstore of Hazelwood, 330 Brookes Drive, along the outer road near Interstate 270 and Lindbergh Boulevard. The superstore is located next to the Bigfoot conference call monster truck.

The program is for newborns to adults. Trained personnel will offer a special booth for autistic children. Parents of children with Down Syndrome are encouraged to participate. Adults who may have dementia may participate.

The participants' physical features, as well as scanned fingerprints and digital photos, will be burned on a mini-compact disc. Two laminated ID cards, full dental impressions, other noninvasive DNA sampling, and instructions for an emergency will be included in the sealed envelope. This entire process takes less than 20 minutes.

For information, call Sgt. Don Routh at 513-5208.

Overland

Council passes tax rates for 2010

The Overland residential and personal property taxes will remain the same for 2010 with a slight rise in commercial taxes.

Residential taxes will be 6.8 cents per $100 assessed value, with commercial at 8.4 cents and residential at 9.7 cents. The commercial rate is up by .3 cents.

The city council passed the tax rate at its Sept. 27 meeting.

Council approves budget to buy new police cars

Overland will purchase four new police cars as part of its annual vehicle rotation.

At it Sept. 27 meeting, the city council approved $73,092 for the purchase of four 2011 Chevrolet Impalas. The city is participating in a program where Missouri does all of the bidding for the state's police departments.

The new police cars will include special renovations for its engines, electric and suspension systems.

The older vehicles are rotated after running up about 70,000 miles.

The city will sell or trade the four older cars to companies who will convert them into taxi cabs.

Ritenour School District

Residential, commercial tax rates will increase

The Ritenour School District 2010 residential and commercial tax rates will increase while personal property taxes will decrease.

The tax levy adjustment will mean an increase of about $6 per month for a Ritenour home valued at $100,000.

The residential real estate is $4.62, an increase of 35 cents. Commercial real estate is $4.88, up 26 cents. Personal property taxes are $4.91, down by 5 cents.

The board of education set the new tax rate at a special Sept. 27 meeting.

Former Ritenour High principal, administrator dies

George Chapman, 85, former Ritenour High School principal and district administrator, died Sept. 29 after a very short illness. He had suffered from cancer. Chapman was fondly known as “Mr. Ritenour” because of his lifelong commitment to the Ritenour School District. He was a first-grader at Marvin Elementary in 1931 and a 1943 Ritenour High graduate.

He served in World War II before returning to the area. Chapman became an assistant principal at Ritenour High School in 1958. He was the principal from 1960 to 1967, then worked in a district administrative position until his retirement in 1982.

Chapman lived in the district for most of his life with his late wife, Doris, and their three children.

The family has requested contributions please be sent to: Ritenour School District, c/o George Chapman Scholarship Fund. 2420 Woodson Road. St. Louis, MO 63114.

Ritenour Hall of Fame tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale now for the Oct. 8 Ritenour Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Ritenour High School welcomes three outstanding graduates and its first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to its Hall of Fame.

The 2010 inductees include:

Warner L. Baxter – Class of 1979; AmerenUE president and chief executive officer.

Bill Chott – Class of 1987; actor, comedian and teacher.

Dr. Douglas Allen Katsev – Class of 1977; ophthalmic surgeon.

Grubbs Family (Lifetime Achievement Award) – founding family of Ritenour wrestling program.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is 6 pm Oct. 8 at the Graphic Arts Banquet and Conference Center in Maryland Heights. Tickets cost $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 493-6080.

St. Louis Community College

Community college district increases property tax

The 2010 tax rate for the St. Louis Community College district will be increased from 21.36 cents to 21.79 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

The STLCC Board of Trustees recently voted for the increase in accordance with state laws.

The tax rate is based on the assessed valuation of property in the community college district, which includes St. Louis city and county and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties.

The 21.79 cent property tax rate will generate nearly $62.8 million for the college, up from $62.1 million last year.

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Your Town for Oct. 6

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ferguson-Florissant School District

District rolls back property tax rate

The Ferguson-Florissant School District's Board of Education recently rolled back the property tax rate. The new rate fulfills a commitment to turn back property tax rates after the passage of Proposition A in August.

The combined tax rate is $4.6997, down slightly from $4.7068 set in 2009.

The numbers reflect a blended tax rate for residential, commercial, agricultural and personal property.

Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos

Florissant

City will seek low bid for sewer line inspections

Florissant will seek the lowest bid for the video inspection of residential sewer pipelines as part of the Sanitary Lateral Insurance Program (SLIP).

Residents will pay the initial fee for the video inspection, then be reimbursed up to $300 by the city.

SLIP covers the cost of defective sewer laterals which run from a residence to the main sewer line. Property owners pay an annual $50 fee. The homeowner is responsible for the cost of repairs or replacement of the sewer laterals inside the home or within five feet of the dwelling.

For information on SLIP, contact Nikki King at 839-7618.

Hazelwood

Police, Masons offer MoCHIP identification session

The Hazelwood Police Department is partnering with Bridgeton Masonic Lodge 80 in hosting its second Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program (MoCHIP).

The free program is set for 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Bommarito Honda Superstore of Hazelwood, 330 Brookes Drive, along the outer road near Interstate 270 and Lindbergh Boulevard. The superstore is located next to the Bigfoot conference call monster truck.

The program is for newborns to adults. Trained personnel will offer a special booth for autistic children. Parents of children with Down Syndrome are encouraged to participate. Adults who may have dementia may participate.

The participants' physical features, as well as scanned fingerprints and digital photos, will be burned on a mini-compact disc. Two laminated ID cards, full dental impressions, other noninvasive DNA sampling, and instructions for an emergency will be included in the sealed envelope. This entire process takes less than 20 minutes.

For information, call Sgt. Don Routh at 513-5208.

Overland

Council passes tax rates for 2010

The Overland residential and personal property taxes will remain the same for 2010 with a slight rise in commercial taxes.

Residential taxes will be 6.8 cents per $100 assessed value, with commercial at 8.4 cents and residential at 9.7 cents. The commercial rate is up by .3 cents.

The city council passed the tax rate at its Sept. 27 meeting.

Council approves budget to buy new police cars

Overland will purchase four new police cars as part of its annual vehicle rotation.

At it Sept. 27 meeting, the city council approved $73,092 for the purchase of four 2011 Chevrolet Impalas. The city is participating in a program where Missouri does all of the bidding for the state's police departments.

The new police cars will include special renovations for its engines, electric and suspension systems.

The older vehicles are rotated after running up about 70,000 miles.

The city will sell or trade the four older cars to companies who will convert them into taxi cabs.

Ritenour School District

Residential, commercial tax rates will increase

The Ritenour School District 2010 residential and commercial tax rates will increase while personal property taxes will decrease.

The tax levy adjustment will mean an increase of about $6 per month for a Ritenour home valued at $100,000.

The residential real estate is $4.62, an increase of 35 cents. Commercial real estate is $4.88, up 26 cents. Personal property taxes are $4.91, down by 5 cents.

The board of education set the new tax rate at a special Sept. 27 meeting.

Former Ritenour High principal, administrator dies

George Chapman, 85, former Ritenour High School principal and district administrator, died Sept. 29 after a very short illness. He had suffered from cancer. Chapman was fondly known as “Mr. Ritenour” because of his lifelong commitment to the Ritenour School District. He was a first-grader at Marvin Elementary in 1931 and a 1943 Ritenour High graduate.

He served in World War II before returning to the area. Chapman became an assistant principal at Ritenour High School in 1958. He was the principal from 1960 to 1967, then worked in a district administrative position until his retirement in 1982.

Chapman lived in the district for most of his life with his late wife, Doris, and their three children.

The family has requested contributions please be sent to: Ritenour School District, c/o George Chapman Scholarship Fund. 2420 Woodson Road. St. Louis, MO 63114.

Ritenour Hall of Fame tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale now for the Oct. 8 Ritenour Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Ritenour High School welcomes three outstanding graduates and its first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to its Hall of Fame.

The 2010 inductees include:

Warner L. Baxter – Class of 1979; AmerenUE president and chief executive officer.

Bill Chott – Class of 1987; actor, comedian and teacher.

Dr. Douglas Allen Katsev – Class of 1977; ophthalmic surgeon.

Grubbs Family (Lifetime Achievement Award) – founding family of Ritenour wrestling program.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is 6 pm Oct. 8 at the Graphic Arts Banquet and Conference Center in Maryland Heights. Tickets cost $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 493-6080.

St. Louis Community College

Community college district increases property tax

The 2010 tax rate for the St. Louis Community College district will be increased from 21.36 cents to 21.79 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

The STLCC Board of Trustees recently voted for the increase in accordance with state laws.

The tax rate is based on the assessed valuation of property in the community college district, which includes St. Louis city and county and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties.

The 21.79 cent property tax rate will generate nearly $62.8 million for the college, up from $62.1 million last year.

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Your Town for Oct. 6

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ferguson-Florissant School District

District rolls back property tax rate

The Ferguson-Florissant School District's Board of Education recently rolled back the property tax rate. The new rate fulfills a commitment to turn back property tax rates after the passage of Proposition A in August.

The combined tax rate is $4.6997, down slightly from $4.7068 set in 2009.

The numbers reflect a blended tax rate for residential, commercial, agricultural and personal property.

Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos

Florissant

City will seek low bid for sewer line inspections

Florissant will seek the lowest bid for the video inspection of residential sewer pipelines as part of the Sanitary Lateral Insurance Program (SLIP).

Residents will pay the initial fee for the video inspection, then be reimbursed up to $300 by the city.

SLIP covers the cost of defective sewer laterals which run from a residence to the main sewer line. Property owners pay an annual $50 fee. The homeowner is responsible for the cost of repairs or replacement of the sewer laterals inside the home or within five feet of the dwelling.

For information on SLIP, contact Nikki King at 839-7618.

Hazelwood

Police, Masons offer MoCHIP identification session

The Hazelwood Police Department is partnering with Bridgeton Masonic Lodge 80 in hosting its second Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program (MoCHIP).

The free program is set for 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Bommarito Honda Superstore of Hazelwood, 330 Brookes Drive, along the outer road near Interstate 270 and Lindbergh Boulevard. The superstore is located next to the Bigfoot conference call monster truck.

The program is for newborns to adults. Trained personnel will offer a special booth for autistic children. Parents of children with Down Syndrome are encouraged to participate. Adults who may have dementia may participate.

The participants' physical features, as well as scanned fingerprints and digital photos, will be burned on a mini-compact disc. Two laminated ID cards, full dental impressions, other noninvasive DNA sampling, and instructions for an emergency will be included in the sealed envelope. This entire process takes less than 20 minutes.

For information, call Sgt. Don Routh at 513-5208.

Overland

Council passes tax rates for 2010

The Overland residential and personal property taxes will remain the same for 2010 with a slight rise in commercial taxes.

Residential taxes will be 6.8 cents per $100 assessed value, with commercial at 8.4 cents and residential at 9.7 cents. The commercial rate is up by .3 cents.

The city council passed the tax rate at its Sept. 27 meeting.

Council approves budget to buy new police cars

Overland will purchase four new police cars as part of its annual vehicle rotation.

At it Sept. 27 meeting, the city council approved $73,092 for the purchase of four 2011 Chevrolet Impalas. The city is participating in a program where Missouri does all of the bidding for the state's police departments.

The new police cars will include special renovations for its engines, electric and suspension systems.

The older vehicles are rotated after running up about 70,000 miles.

The city will sell or trade the four older cars to companies who will convert them into taxi cabs.

Ritenour School District

Residential, commercial tax rates will increase

The Ritenour School District 2010 residential and commercial tax rates will increase while personal property taxes will decrease.

The tax levy adjustment will mean an increase of about $6 per month for a Ritenour home valued at $100,000.

The residential real estate is $4.62, an increase of 35 cents. Commercial real estate is $4.88, up 26 cents. Personal property taxes are $4.91, down by 5 cents.

The board of education set the new tax rate at a special Sept. 27 meeting.

Former Ritenour High principal, administrator dies

George Chapman, 85, former Ritenour High School principal and district administrator, died Sept. 29 after a very short illness. He had suffered from cancer. Chapman was fondly known as “Mr. Ritenour” because of his lifelong commitment to the Ritenour School District. He was a first-grader at Marvin Elementary in 1931 and a 1943 Ritenour High graduate.

He served in World War II before returning to the area. Chapman became an assistant principal at Ritenour High School in 1958. He was the principal from 1960 to 1967, then worked in a district administrative position until his retirement in 1982.

Chapman lived in the district for most of his life with his late wife, Doris, and their three children.

The family has requested contributions please be sent to: Ritenour School District, c/o George Chapman Scholarship Fund. 2420 Woodson Road. St. Louis, MO 63114.

Ritenour Hall of Fame tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale now for the Oct. 8 Ritenour Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Ritenour High School welcomes three outstanding graduates and its first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to its Hall of Fame.

The 2010 inductees include:

Warner L. Baxter – Class of 1979; AmerenUE president and chief executive officer.

Bill Chott – Class of 1987; actor, comedian and teacher.

Dr. Douglas Allen Katsev – Class of 1977; ophthalmic surgeon.

Grubbs Family (Lifetime Achievement Award) – founding family of Ritenour wrestling program.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is 6 pm Oct. 8 at the Graphic Arts Banquet and Conference Center in Maryland Heights. Tickets cost $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 493-6080.

St. Louis Community College

Community college district increases property tax

The 2010 tax rate for the St. Louis Community College district will be increased from 21.36 cents to 21.79 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

The STLCC Board of Trustees recently voted for the increase in accordance with state laws.

The tax rate is based on the assessed valuation of property in the community college district, which includes St. Louis city and county and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties.

The 21.79 cent property tax rate will generate nearly $62.8 million for the college, up from $62.1 million last year.

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Your Town for Oct. 6

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ferguson-Florissant School District

District rolls back property tax rate

The Ferguson-Florissant School District's Board of Education recently rolled back the property tax rate. The new rate fulfills a commitment to turn back property tax rates after the passage of Proposition A in August.

The combined tax rate is $4.6997, down slightly from $4.7068 set in 2009.

The numbers reflect a blended tax rate for residential, commercial, agricultural and personal property.

Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos

Florissant

City will seek low bid for sewer line inspections

Florissant will seek the lowest bid for the video inspection of residential sewer pipelines as part of the Sanitary Lateral Insurance Program (SLIP).

Residents will pay the initial fee for the video inspection, then be reimbursed up to $300 by the city.

SLIP covers the cost of defective sewer laterals which run from a residence to the main sewer line. Property owners pay an annual $50 fee. The homeowner is responsible for the cost of repairs or replacement of the sewer laterals inside the home or within five feet of the dwelling.

For information on SLIP, contact Nikki King at 839-7618.

Hazelwood

Police, Masons offer MoCHIP identification session

The Hazelwood Police Department is partnering with Bridgeton Masonic Lodge 80 in hosting its second Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program (MoCHIP).

The free program is set for 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Bommarito Honda Superstore of Hazelwood, 330 Brookes Drive, along the outer road near Interstate 270 and Lindbergh Boulevard. The superstore is located next to the Bigfoot conference call monster truck.

The program is for newborns to adults. Trained personnel will offer a special booth for autistic children. Parents of children with Down Syndrome are encouraged to participate. Adults who may have dementia may participate.

The participants' physical features, as well as scanned fingerprints and digital photos, will be burned on a mini-compact disc. Two laminated ID cards, full dental impressions, other noninvasive DNA sampling, and instructions for an emergency will be included in the sealed envelope. This entire process takes less than 20 minutes.

For information, call Sgt. Don Routh at 513-5208.

Overland

Council passes tax rates for 2010

The Overland residential and personal property taxes will remain the same for 2010 with a slight rise in commercial taxes.

Residential taxes will be 6.8 cents per $100 assessed value, with commercial at 8.4 cents and residential at 9.7 cents. The commercial rate is up by .3 cents.

The city council passed the tax rate at its Sept. 27 meeting.

Council approves budget to buy new police cars

Overland will purchase four new police cars as part of its annual vehicle rotation.

At it Sept. 27 meeting, the city council approved $73,092 for the purchase of four 2011 Chevrolet Impalas. The city is participating in a program where Missouri does all of the bidding for the state's police departments.

The new police cars will include special renovations for its engines, electric and suspension systems.

The older vehicles are rotated after running up about 70,000 miles.

The city will sell or trade the four older cars to companies who will convert them into taxi cabs.

Ritenour School District

Residential, commercial tax rates will increase

The Ritenour School District 2010 residential and commercial tax rates will increase while personal property taxes will decrease.

The tax levy adjustment will mean an increase of about $6 per month for a Ritenour home valued at $100,000.

The residential real estate is $4.62, an increase of 35 cents. Commercial real estate is $4.88, up 26 cents. Personal property taxes are $4.91, down by 5 cents.

The board of education set the new tax rate at a special Sept. 27 meeting.

Former Ritenour High principal, administrator dies

George Chapman, 85, former Ritenour High School principal and district administrator, died Sept. 29 after a very short illness. He had suffered from cancer. Chapman was fondly known as “Mr. Ritenour” because of his lifelong commitment to the Ritenour School District. He was a first-grader at Marvin Elementary in 1931 and a 1943 Ritenour High graduate.

He served in World War II before returning to the area. Chapman became an assistant principal at Ritenour High School in 1958. He was the principal from 1960 to 1967, then worked in a district administrative position until his retirement in 1982.

Chapman lived in the district for most of his life with his late wife, Doris, and their three children.

The family has requested contributions please be sent to: Ritenour School District, c/o George Chapman Scholarship Fund. 2420 Woodson Road. St. Louis, MO 63114.

Ritenour Hall of Fame tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale now for the Oct. 8 Ritenour Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Ritenour High School welcomes three outstanding graduates and its first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to its Hall of Fame.

The 2010 inductees include:

Warner L. Baxter – Class of 1979; AmerenUE president and chief executive officer.

Bill Chott – Class of 1987; actor, comedian and teacher.

Dr. Douglas Allen Katsev – Class of 1977; ophthalmic surgeon.

Grubbs Family (Lifetime Achievement Award) – founding family of Ritenour wrestling program.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is 6 pm Oct. 8 at the Graphic Arts Banquet and Conference Center in Maryland Heights. Tickets cost $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 493-6080.

St. Louis Community College

Community college district increases property tax

The 2010 tax rate for the St. Louis Community College district will be increased from 21.36 cents to 21.79 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

The STLCC Board of Trustees recently voted for the increase in accordance with state laws.

The tax rate is based on the assessed valuation of property in the community college district, which includes St. Louis city and county and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties.

The 21.79 cent property tax rate will generate nearly $62.8 million for the college, up from $62.1 million last year.

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