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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/05/08 09:58 PM
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This town, headquarters of the World's Stupidest Criminals, now is joined by the World's Dumbest Victims: Local paper reported today that a home in Mayer (near here) was burglarized by four youths aged 19-21. They broke in and removed $170,000 that the owner kept in an unlocked file cabinet. Leader of the perps was the owner's nephew--the owner noticed that the kid was wearing new threads and expensive shoes. Seems the four kids hit the file cabinet twice, then split for Phoenix, for a four-day binge of strip clubs, clothing and electronics shopping, and, oh yes, each bought a $14k Honda motorcycle--for cash. Ladies and gentlemen, a big DUH-H-H-H for all! 
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/17/08 08:18 AM
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Bus service is starting soon, take a ride to Chicago for $7.50! You might spend that or more on your own gas, plus parking.... The buses will have WiFi, satellite television and electric outlets available, as well as a bike rack on the front.August 15, 2008
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By James D. Wolf Jr. Post-Tribune correspondent
VALPARAISO -- Bus service to Chicago should officially start Oct. 6, with two trips to the Loop area and two trips back.
However, for those who want to begin riding the recently named Chicago Dash as soon as possible, the service will begin trial runs earlier.
"We anticipate a soft opening, like with a restaurant, the last week of September," Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Stu Summers said.
A contract with Free Enterprise Systems calls for service at a one-way fare of $7.50
Summers told the Board of Works on Thursday that tickets would need to be purchased in advance and that seats would be reserved.
Unlike a commuter train, "you can't have standing room only on the bus," Summers said.
Monthly passes won't be available, he said.
City Attorney David Hollenbeck lauded the prepurchase idea because the bus service for Fishers to Indianapolis has had trouble with people trying to board the last bus and finding they have no way home.
People would be able to purchase tickets online and print them out, purchase them from a kiosk at the Valparaiso station or, if there's room, from the bus driver by credit or debit card.
But that's not recommended, according to an e-mail Mayor Jon Costas sent out to prospective riders.
The buses will leave the Valparaiso station, at the Franklin House, at the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Campbell Street, at 5:45 a.m. and 6:15 a.m.
Each bus stops in Chicago at Congress Parkway and Wells Street with return pickups at 5 and 5:50 p.m.; LaSalle Avenue and Wacker Drive, pickups at 4:47 and 5:37 p.m.; and Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, with a return pickup at 5:20 p.m.
The buses will have WiFi, satellite television and electric outlets available, as well as a bike rack on the front.
Also at the meeting, City Engineer David Pilz received an OK to ask the Indiana Department of Transportation to allow parking on the south side of Lincolnway.
 Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/19/08 03:30 PM
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A girl, who graduated from our local high school, won the bronze in the heptathalon. Oh Klyd, what was her name again? I watched a fair bit of the heptathlon because GB had Kelly Sotherton going and she was tipped to do well. She only came fifth,but i remember the US girl caught my eye....but now i can't recall her name 
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/21/08 06:02 PM
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By Emily S. Achenbaum | Chicago Tribune reporter
9:47 AM CDT, August 21, 2008
Ever head to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and feel a calming mood wash over you?
Perhaps that peaceful feeling came from the soft sand and the lapping waves of Lake Michigan.
Perhaps not. The National Park Service on Thursday announced the park is home to another naturally soothing resource: marijuana plants.
Rangers and local law enforcement said the recently discovered plants appear to be wild instead of cultivated, and are growing throughout the park and on adjacent property. In a news release, the park service said it was working with local law enforcement to find and destroy as many of the plants as possible Thursday.
Officials said they aren't sure yet just how many plants are in the 15,000-acre park in northwest Indiana. And—in a straight-faced move—they're asking for the public's help in finding it.
If you find wild marijuana growing in the park, officials ask that you call 800-PARK-TIP.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/23/08 11:27 AM
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ops remove 10,000 pot plants
August 23, 2008
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By Jane Huh Post-Tribune staff writer
More than 10,000 marijuana plants were found at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore this week, according to Chief Ranger Mike Bremer.
The plants, some as high as 12 feet, had been growing on land that's the size of a football field. The plants have an estimated street value of $8 million, according to law enforcement estimates.
Officials declined to disclose the specific location of the area where the plants were grown and where the collected plants are being stored.
"We don't want to encourage people looking for it," said Bruce Rowe, park public information officer.
The general vicinity is under the jurisdictions of the city of Portage and the national lakeshore, Portage Police Chief Mark Becker said.
The plants were growing in a wildlife area but close enough to public areas that people could come across it, Becker said.
On Thursday, about 30 officials from the National Park Service, Burns Harbor and Portage began the three-day search-and-destroy operation.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department also assisted with its helicopter to scan the land to "get an idea of the type of problem we have," Becker said.
The plants sprouted from rich soil that's conducive to sustain large vegetation, Becker said.
The initial plan was to incinerate the plants in a furnace. But that plan changed because the quantity gathered -- five dump trucks full -- by Thursday was much greater than expected.
The plants will be burned outside after the plants dry out.
"They're stored in a secured area," Rowe said. "The plants have too much moisture in them to burn."
Other than the park's duty to remove illegal substances, Rowe said the operation is about protecting the public.
He said there have been cases, including parks in the West, in which some people have set up booby traps and other contraptions to harvest and guard the plants, posing a danger to hikers and passers-by.
"It's unlikely, but it has happened at national parks throughout the country," Rowe said.
No arrests are anticipated.
"There's nothing criminal in nature here," Becker said, "no evidence that somebody was maintaining this field."
Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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08/24/08 03:26 PM
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Our local girl's (Hyleas Fountain) medal in the decathlon turned from bronze to silver as one of the other competitor's blood test revealed the presence of a banned substance. At this rate maybe she'll get a gold by the time she comes home.
Well Klyd, they were both Ukranians who finished above her so they may have been sharing the same gear  Seriously though, the one who has been caught,Blonska, has been banned before.... Kick her out for life 
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/06/08 02:42 AM
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VALPARAISO | Flashing red and blue lights lit up U.S. 30 and Ind. 49 on Friday morning as more than a dozen officers swarmed the highways to send a message to motorists who speed, run red lights and fail to use truck lanes.
The crackdown -- which came after truck drivers caused fatal accidents recently on both highways -- drew 14 Indiana State Police troopers and Valparaiso police officers, some driving unmarked Ford Mustangs. Together, they issued 79 tickets and warnings in three hours.
Police said they caught people going as fast as 80 mph and running the same red lights where fatal crashes have occurred. One truck was towed because the driver had a revoked license.
"I think it went well. We're appreciative of the state police coming out and working with us," Valparaiso police Sgt. Michael Grennes said of the blitz.
"All in all, it showed a presence," he said.
Valparaiso police, who used an Indiana aggressive driving grant to pay for the extra officers working the crackdown, plan to do large enforcement blitzes every month and increase their daily presence.
"One shot will not be effective. This is something we're going to have to continue to do," said Valparaiso police Sgt. Philip Spence. "The goal is to get people slowing down, getting them stopped for the stoplights in time.
"Two fatalities is too many."
Spence stopped several motorists during Friday's blitz, including trucker Angel L. Hernandez Jr., 33, of Montgomery, Ill., for failing to use the truck lane on U.S. 30, police said. They also said they stopped trucker Gerardo Gonzalez, 32, of Chicago, for running a red light on Ind. 49.
Gonzalez, who was driving through Valparaiso recently and saw the aftermath of a fatal accident, said being caught in Friday's police blitz will make him a more cautious driver in the future.
Hernandez agreed.
"I think the police are doing a good job," he said. "If we're not being safe, we can have an accident." Yikes!
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Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/13/08 03:59 PM
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Lots of rain here too, Yogi Bear. A romantic at heart, Jacint Calderazzo looked forward to seeing if sparks still flew between him and Lillian Beattie, his former fiancee, after 60 years apart. He never got a chance to find out if Cupid had struck a second time. Calderazzo, 88, of Valparaiso died early Friday from injuries he suffered during a carjacking on Chicago's South Side that took place Sunday while he was on his way to pick up Beattie at Midway Airport.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/25/08 08:15 AM
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Wow Kly, you have all the excitement. Talk about right in your backyard hu? I hope all turns out well. Ya think this guy needs a good lawyer?  TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/25/08 09:25 AM
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Wow Kly, you have all the excitement. Talk about right in your backyard hu? I hope all turns out well. Ya think this guy needs a good lawyer? TIS I'll give him my card. An update: About an hour ago it was reported that a silver Cadillac belonging to a guy, who lives up the road from me, had been stolen. It is presumed that the suspect, Julio Laras, took it and fled. He is from Lebanon, PA
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/25/08 10:04 AM
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Klyd, that is pretty scary. Is your wife's nursery school closed down for the day? I think I'd be imagining every creak in the house to be this guy!!! And why do they always get pulled over for stupid crap, like running a red or having a broken tail-light?? That reminds me of the guy who lived about an hour north of my house. Guy killed his wife, propped her up in the car with a hat and sunglasses on so that she appeared to be sleeping, and then drove down a toll road to a Caldor's shopping center near my house. He put her body in the dumpster, parked her car in the parking lot, called a cab, took a cab ride one hour upstate (like there was no way a cabbie was going to remember that fare  ), walked in the house, called the police and told them that his wife never came home from a day of shopping at Caldor's. Between the tolltakers who remembered him driving through with her "sleeping" next to him and the cabbie, the police put two and two together pretty quickly.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/25/08 04:31 PM
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Klyd, that is pretty scary. Is your wife's nursery school closed down for the day? I think I'd be imagining every creak in the house to be this guy!!! And why do they always get pulled over for stupid crap, like running a red or having a broken tail-light?? That reminds me of the guy who lived about an hour north of my house. Guy killed his wife, propped her up in the car with a hat and sunglasses on so that she appeared to be sleeping, and then drove down a toll road to a Caldor's shopping center near my house. He put her body in the dumpster, parked her car in the parking lot, called a cab, took a cab ride one hour upstate (like there was no way a cabbie was going to remember that fare ), walked in the house, called the police and told them that his wife never came home from a day of shopping at Caldor's. Between the tolltakers who remembered him driving through with her "sleeping" next to him and the cabbie, the police put two and two together pretty quickly. Wow, he didn't plan too well. My wife's business was open today. My daughter's school, which is across the street, originally closed, but then changed it to a two hour delay. The suspect is still at large. It was confirmed that the woman was murdered in her home last night - 30 miles from where the accident occurred. It's just a matter of time before they get him.
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/30/08 08:46 PM
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PALM BAY -- Police have arrested a teenager for the murder of a 58-year-old woman.
Patricia Kaliszeski was found dead by her ex-husband on Friday with several stab wounds.
Investigators arrested Alan Tanguay, 16, Monday morning and charged him with first-degree murder.
Palm Bay police said two witnesses put Tanguay at the scene and said he admitted to killing Kaliszeski.
According to police, witnesses said Tanguay told them details of the crime only the killer would know. They said he claimed he entered the home between Thursday night and early Friday morning, found Kaliszeski sitting on the bed and then stabbed her and cut her throat.
Witnesses also told police Tanguay said he has a rule to kill anyone he finds in a house when he breaks into them.
Investigators said the teen stole $6 from Kaliszeski's house which he used to buy beer.
This... Monster, Alan Tanguay, I knew him, he is... was my cousin's Boyfriend... I ate dinner with him. I just don't know what to say. My Cousin, she is having a Nervous Breakdown 
 He - (Simón Bolívar) - was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finishing line. The rest was darkness. "Damn it," He sighed. "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" So what’s the labyrinth? That’s the mystery isn’t it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape - the world, or, the end of it?
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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09/30/08 09:16 PM
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No, he was funny, polite, everything
He - (Simón Bolívar) - was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finishing line. The rest was darkness. "Damn it," He sighed. "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" So what’s the labyrinth? That’s the mystery isn’t it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape - the world, or, the end of it?
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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Grazie, I am uploading the News Report on Youtube, as soon as it finishes I will post it here
He - (Simón Bolívar) - was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finishing line. The rest was darkness. "Damn it," He sighed. "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" So what’s the labyrinth? That’s the mystery isn’t it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape - the world, or, the end of it?
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Re: News from your neck of the woods
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VALPARAISO -- A Porter County lawyer allowed a client to paint the inside of her Valparaiso home in exchange for the attorney services, but the man ended up robbing her.
Patrick J. Hegedus, 42, has been accused of stealing $18,755 worth of jewelry, cash and a bottle of Captain Morgan rum while painting the home from July 21 to 23.
He has been charged with felony theft and faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
According to court records, Jo Anne Lohmeyer returned home July 23 and found Hegedus and his girlfriend there. Lohmeyer told him he couldn't have friends there, then after he left, she discovered jewelry was missing, including two rings, a diamond tennis bracelet and a gold necklace. She also found that $2,000 cash and two car keys were missing.
The girlfriend told police she was helping two days and had mentioned she liked Captain Morgan when she saw the bottle there.
That night, he brought her a bottle and showed the bracelet and necklace to her and told his girlfriend's father the two rings belonged to his ex-wife.
When the rings showed up in a local pawn shop, an appraiser recognized one.
Lohmeyer had been Hegedus' attorney for his July 2007 divorce and protective order against his wife.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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