February 16, 2009 - Monday

Todays Gazette is brought to you from the very bottom of Lake Agassiz.
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The current temperature is 5 degree.
The "feels like" temperature is -10
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 15/-6
Normal H/L temp for this date is 23/4
It was 50 degrees on this date in 1921
We received two inches of snowcat dust overnight.
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"Profanity makes ignorance audible."
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L O C A L news & stuff,.. mostly stuff.
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Not much "new" news in Shivercity. Rumor has it Tom Campbell met a
dozen "interesting" individuals the other day. However, for some reason,
he really didn't want to go into any of the de-tails.
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Last week the sign alongside the offices of Met Life on Hill Avenue
indicated they offered, and would be able to service anyones financial
needs. They must have really been serious about being in the banking
business. This week,.... that same sign alongside the Met Life building
says they are looking for a Sanitation Worker.
Would it be fare to say that Met Life plans on really "cleaning up" the
financial world? Or, is that what some folks mean when they say they
will be expecting much more "Transparency"?
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"To know what is right and then not do it, is the worst form of
cowardice."
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Please consider setting aside a few minutes of your time on March 7th.
It will not only make you feel exceptionally good, it could well save
someones life.
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Subject: Bone Marrow Drive
Hi Gary,
Thank you for starting your "Gazette" as I know many look forward to
logging on each day to see what you have to offer. I would like to
add something that pertains to the Bone Marrow Drive for Joanie. We
had a meeting with a DKMS representative who flew in from New York City
this week to discuss the details of the drive. I really think she was
amazed with our little community when stories were shared regarding
different fund raisers, etc. Not only can we possibly find a match
for Joanie, but as Cathy stated earlier, we could find a match for
someone GLOBALLY! Wouldn't it be great to get a call that you could
save someone's life? Michele from DKMS shared an instance where a
drive was put on for a young child and only 20 people showed up. Of
course there was disappointment in the number of people but guess what,
out of those 20 there was a PERFECT match and that person saved that
child's life. Nobody knows (except the one above) how things will
turn out but there is strength in numbers.
Thanks, Kim Thompson <<<<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Kim. ====== PLEASE take a
minute to read and consider helping:) Also - feel free to forward to
anyone that might help.
Our friend/sister, Joanie Silewski, NEEDS to find a bone marrow match in
order to survive the reoccurrence of her leukemia. There will be a donor
drive on Saturday, March, 7th at St. John's Catholic Church in Grafton.
(10 AM - 5 PM)
We are asking you to consider two things:
** First (and most importantly) -- Show up on the 7th to get tested - It
should take about 15 minutes for paperwork and a cheek swap------ (no
needles). The more people who get tested the greater the chance that
someone will MATCH WITH JOANIE.
**Second - We need many people to work at the drive. Volunteers are
needed for the following:
1. Welcome/Information table (one or two people per shift)
2. Registration tables (six people per shift)
3. Cheek swapping (four people per shift- no medical training needed)
4. Thank-you table (one person per shift)
Hours of the drive are 10am-5pm shifts are 1 hr (you may work more
than one shift if you like)
If you are interested in working:
*Registration e-mail-- kristinlee202@yahoo.com (Kris Stewart)
*Swabbing e-mail-- ilovecamping64@yahoo.com (Mickey Schumacher)
* Info/Welcome or Exit/Thank-you e-mail--
wschuster@gra.midco.net (Julie Schuster)
*Donating soup/buns/butter/crackers/tortilla chips e-mail--
starcat32@hotmail.com (Cathy Stark)
*If you are interested in making a monetary contribution
contact--bthompson@gft.midco.net (Kim Thompson)
Please Keep Joanie in your prayers.
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"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
-- George Herman "Babe" Ruth --
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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"Life is to short for long answers." GLM


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are,..... before it's too late.