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Harriet Bishop assembly honors commitment to health and fitness
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Posted: Saturday, June 16, 2012 2:00 pm | Updated: 2:11 pm, Fri Jun 15, 2012.
A whos who of Minnesota celebrities, including a Viking and a princess, converged on the gym at Harriet Bishop Elementary School in Savage recently. Those famous faces werent the main attraction, though. The hubbub wasnt for the royalty or the Norseman, but rather for two modest women committed to healthy living.
Annalisa Hultberg, Smart Choices health and wellness coordinator for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, and Jenny Hinman, Harriet Bishops administrative assistant and school wellness coordinator, were named Minnesotas Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisors of the Year.
Fuel Up to Play 60, a joint nutrition and fitness partnership between the National and Midwest dairy councils, the National Football League and the United States Department of Agriculture, furnished the morning assembly. The event featured a visit from Minnesota Vikings mascot Viktor the Viking, former Vikings linebacker Matt Blair and current Princess Kay of the Milky Way Mary Zahurones.
I have to thank Annalisa, said Hinman of the honor. She did most of the paperwork.
Hultberg secured two $4,000 Fuel Up to Play 60 grants for nutrition and physical activity in District 191. Those grants helped support everything from running clubs at Hidden Valley, William Byrne and Rahn elementary schools to cafeteria-based initiatives designed to help students make better dietary choices. Students have been doing taste testing yogurt parfaits, low-fat dairy, whole grains and veggies in their lunchrooms.
Ive seen a lot more interest in nutrition from the students, Hinman said. Its kind of cool.
And things have been kicked up a notch at Harriet Bishop.
Students host healthy cooking segments on the schools daily news broadcast, H.B. Buzz, and the buildings dance troupe just closed out its third season.Hultberg gave the credit to her fellow honoree when it came to divulging why Harriet Bishops success stood out.
I think Jenny has been huge in motivating staff, she said. Shes pushed students to take the lead.
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Steuben Rural Health Network offers ‘Fitness in the Parks’
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The Steuben Rural Health Network, a program of the Institute for Human Services, will be feature Fitness in the Parks this summer in Bath.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring their children on Friday afternoons for an hour of games and fun in the sun.
Two health educators from the Steuben Rural Health Network will provide free physical activities to children aged 2-12. This program will last for four weeks. Sessions will take place every Monday between July 9-30 from 1-2 p.m., in the center square in Bath.
Fitness in the Parks is a program created by the Steuben Rural Health Network to encourage active, outdoor play to keep children healthy and happy during the summer months when they have a break from school. SRHN staff will show children in attendance how to stay physically active while having a blast! The event is free to all children; however, care givers are asked to remain at the park in case of emergencies. In the event of rain, please call the number below to see if the session will still be taking place.
For more information or to register for this free workshop, call 607-776-9467, ext-229.
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Councilmen encourage village outreach programs
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
THE old maxim "health is wealth" has never rang true nor been clearly more understood than today in this age of physical fitness regimes, cornucopia of health spas and keen awareness for physical well being.
Understandably not everyone is able to reach this level of wellness considering various limitations such as but not limited to poverty and scarcity of resources, financial.
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Seen in this light, the effort of the private and public sector to extend health services for free in the community has been continually commended and extolled for trying to achieve the noble purpose of looking out for the health and well being of those considered less fortunate in life.
In relation to this, a proposed resolution has been filed by the City Council seeking to direct all punong barangays in the city to allow and encourage the conduct of medical and dental outreach programs in their respective barangays for the benefit and interest of the poor and less privileged constituents of the City.
Recognizing the health services being offered by many charitable organizations who volunteer to render free medical and dental services by engaging in this outreach programs, Councilman Edison Bilog, in introducing the legislative measure to the august body, hopes to secure the commitment of the punong barangays in allowing the conduct of these programs within the barangays.
The councilman cited in his proposal that undergoing regular medical check-ups are often financially burdensome to those lacking in resources even if this is conducted by the government and offered at a discount.
He also observed, more often than not, that the poor only seek medical assistance when they already feel that something is seriously wrong with their health.
Bilog added the barangays must take advantage of the free medical and dental outreach programs offered by charitable organizations as a way to foster the health and well being of their constituents.
Retirement communities take tax dispute to Board of Equalization
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Each facility - Montereau, Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center and Baptist Village of Owasso - will argue before the board that it should be exempt from paying property taxes because it is a nonprofit continuum-of-care facility, according to protests filed with the Tulsa County Clerk's Office.
State law defines a continuum-of-care facility as a home, establishment or institution providing nursing facility services. These include services at assisted living centers and adult day care centers.
A hearing before the equalization board is the second step in the formal appeals process available to all taxpayers. The first step is an informal hearing at the Assessor's Office.
Montereau, Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center and Baptist Village of Owasso each participated in the informal hearing process, and the original assessments were reduced.
Before filing their protest with the Board of Equalization, Montereau and Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center each took the unusual step of filing petitions in Tulsa County District Court, asking the court to order Assessor Ken Yazel to classify their properties as tax-exempt, as the Assessor's Office has done in years past.
At a court hearing last week, Tulsa County District Judge Mary Fitzgerald denied Montereau's request, saying the court did not have jurisdiction to take such action.
"The Legislature is clear ... in saying that proceedings before the county assessor and the boards of equalization and appeals therefrom shall be the sole method by which assessments or equalizations shall be corrected or taxes abated," Fitzgerald said, adding that "it is not up to this court to circumvent the administrative processes that are set out."
Immediately after Fitzgerald's ruling, Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center filed its protest with the Board of Equalization and dropped its suit against the Assessor's Office.
The Board of Equalization on Wednesday will be asked to address two issues: whether all of the property at the continuum-of-care facilities should be exempt from paying property taxes and, if not, how much the assessment should be on the properties.
The equalization board is made up of three members: Ted Kachel, Warren Morris and Ruth Gaines. The Tulsa County commissioners, the Oklahoma Tax Commission and a district judge or a majority of the Tulsa County district judges each appoint one member.
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What Have You Splurged on in Retirement
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Buying a vineyard, riding a motorcycle cross-country, and brewing truly fantastic coffee were among the many in-retirement splurges Morningstar.com readers cited in a recent thread in the Investing During Retirement forum of Morningstar.com's Discuss boards. In addition to asking posters to cite their biggest in-retirement splurge, I also asked them to note how they had planned for the additional expense and whether it had been worth their while.
Perhaps not surprisingly, given that there's a robust contingent of frugal types on our website, some readers noted that they were more inclined to spend extra cash on must-haves rather than nice-to-haves. But others readily shared tales of deploying cash toward indulgences big and small and noted that they'd happily do it all over again if they could. Still others waxed philosophical, urging their fellow retirees to splurge before it's too late and to consider nonfinancial splurges as well as those that require a large cash outlay.
To read the complete thread--an especially rollicking one complete with mentions of llamas, pro baseball players, and hot rods--or to chime in with your own in-retirement splurge, click here (http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/p/306023/3256725.aspx#3256725).
'A Sit-Down Mexican Restaurant Instead of Taco Bell'At least a few posters weren't at all down with the notion of splurging, period. Truthteller's post hinted at the very difficult market environment that has confronted today's retirees. "Splurge? Are you kidding me? I retired in Spring 2008. Fixed-income yield was stolen by the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department later that same year. It hasn't come back, and won't for a long time. I'm living on less than half of what I expected to live on. Splurge? Yeah, it's called buying groceries."
Cats22 wrote simply, "We're not big 'splurgers': never have been and never will be."
FidlStix, in what I'm pretty sure is a tongue-in-cheek post, wrote, "Our biggest splurge is occasionally going to a sit-down Mexican restaurant instead of Taco Bell when we eat out."
Paulbrown noted that not splurging can provide its own gift: peace of mind. "I can't really find anything I splurged on. I just have a frugal wife who keeps me in line. Nice being comfortable at ages 76 and 78."
For other posters, what splurges they have made have been strictly utilitarian. LuckyDogwrote, "I guess that this sounds very practical, but our 'big splurge' last year was that we stopped heating the house with wood, bought a new furnace, new house windows, and a concrete floor for the barn. Life is good."
Rescarr, meanwhile, "tore up and changed out two bathrooms. The work was done by myself with the assistance of another craftsman. And the money came out of a home equity loan which was paid off rather quickly with no effect on my retirement pensions or my portfolio."
'Moral: Make Hay While the Sun Shines!'Other posters defined "splurge" more conventionally. Travel, either snowbirding or visiting exotic locales overseas, topped many posters' lists of their biggest in-retirement splurges.
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Michael Fosberg comes to ICC 'Incognito'
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The Illinois Central College Guest Artists Series presents "Incognito," an autobiographical one-man show by Michael Fosberg about his personal journey for self-discovery.
The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the ICC Performing Arts Center in East Peoria.
This show was originally scheduled for Jan. 20 but was postponed due to inclement weather. Tickets sold for the Jan. 20 performance will be honored at the June 22 show.
At the age of 34, Fosberg began a quest to find his biological father. Along the way, he uncovered surprising information that forever changed the dynamics of his family. Armed only with the name of his father and the knowledge that he had lived in the Detroit area two decades earlier, Fosberg makes a phone call which starts to uncover long-concealed family secrets. "Incognito" is the resulting true-life account of Fosberg's emotion-packed experience which touches on themes of race, diversity, identity, stereotyping and family history.
Fosberg, a Chicago native, has been writing, acting and directing for more than 20 years. He has performed in Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre, Remains Theatre, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, and the Huron Theatre Ensemble, of which he was a co-founder. He has worked with directors Gary Sinise, John Malkovich and Robert Falls. Fosberg received a Jeff Citation for Best Actor for his performance in "Savage Love" by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin.
Following the performance, Fosberg will conduct a question-and-answer session with audience members.
The Peoria Branch NAACP is the highlighted Community Partner for this ICC Guest Artists Series performance. The "Community Partner" program highlights a different, local organization during each Guest Artists Series performance.
Tickets cost $16 for adults and $14 for students and senior citizens.
For more information, call the ICC Performing Arts Center box office at 694-5136.
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Set Yourself Up for a New Career in Six Weeks
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire -06/16/12)- Does your current job leave you unsatisfied? Do you long for 5:30 to come so you can get down to the gym and work out all the stresses and strains of the day? If that sounds like you then maybe the time has come for a career change into the field of personal training jobs.
You may have put off changing this career change due to the length of time it may take you to get qualified. However, with the fast track personal trainer courses available from The Training Room you could have all the necessary qualifications under your belt in six weeks.
Fast track personal trainer courses
Fast track personal trainer courses from the Training Room offer the most comprehensive route to obtain a fully accredited personal trainer certification in the UK.
The Training Room runs a range of intensive six week personal training courses, able to be completed at any of their personal training academies throughout the UK.
Running from Monday to Friday, the courses are a full time commitment, but represent the best chance to get on the road for your new career in as quick a time as possible.
Benefits of the fast track course
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To find out more about the personal trainer courses available from the Training Room, please visit http://www.thetrainingroom.com/.
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Midland DDA facing revenue losses if personal property tax reforms pass
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The Midland Downtown Development Authority learned this week that the state's proposed personal property tax reforms would reduce its funding over the next five years.
Midland City Assessor Reid Duford told the DDA that if the current bills pass with an amendment to write off base values, the DDA's tax capture from personal property would drop from $138,809 in 2012 to $104,213 in 2013, and gradually drop each year until hitting zero in 2018.
The bills being considered in the Michigan Legislature would offer exemptions beginning in 2013 to owners of properties that have a combined personal property taxable value of less than $40,000. That would exempt 117 of the 123 active personal property parcels in the DDA boundary.
The bills would make any new personal property purchased in tax year 2012 and later exempt from taxes in tax year 2016. There also would be a rule exempting property 10 years old or older. Duford said in five years, all personal property would be exempted in the DDA district.
"It's a phase out program so it doesn't all become exempt at once," he said.
DDA Chairman Marty McGuire said the change would have a "significant" impact on the DDA's funding. The DDA decided not to make a recommendation to the Midland City Council in support of efforts to replace the funding.
"We're not at a point right now where we want to take a position, but want to stay apprised and have a new appreciation of the issue," McGuire said.
If the city receives replacement funding from another source, the DDA could request that a portion of that funding be given to the DDA to make up for its portion of lost revenue, member Mike Hayes said.
Duford said additional revenues captured from improvements to real property within the DDA boundary also could help.
"Hopefully that will help offset some of the loss from personal property," he said.
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