Local Trainer Breeds Swift Greyhounds For Racing
WARRENVILLE The Warrenville trainer Arthur Fortunato runs a greyhound kennel since 1957. He explains how partners, licensing, and the National Coursing Association shape racing. He notes tracks in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and cites Florida revenue from its 17 tracks. Fortunato describes maiden races and grading from D to A as dogs prove speed.
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Wonderland Track
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Florida
Arkansas
Alabama
Massachuetts
Solitary Lady of Cougar Mountain Lives Quietly
Meda Porter, 78, the Flower Lady of Cougar Mountain near Issaquah, says she never gets sad and stays content in a one room unpainted house on four acres. She has lived alone for 27 years, using a wood stove, scrub basin, and oil heat, with no running water and a rattling stovepipe fixed by guy wires. She bought the place at 52 with 50 cents, paid it off in eight years mostly on beans and coffee, and previously babysat to supplement income.
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Issaquah
Meda Porter
Cougar Mountain
Flower Lady
Garden Growing And Greyhounds Shine In Aiken Feature
Aiken County profile highlights a gardener who grows strawberries garlic cabbage and herbs using compost and no chemicals. The piece also follows Fortunato and his wife who race greyhounds from Massachusetts to Florida with a dog named Patty showing the dogs’ natural love of running.
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Fortunata
Local Stone Commemorates Transit Of Venus
A nearly century old limestone marker in Aiken records the 1882 transit of Venus, one of four German stations photographed across Berlin Berlin South Africa and the Pacific Northwest. The marker notes precise coordinates and marks the observatory that was later moved.
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John W Weems
M.D
Dorothy’’ MacDowell
Weems
Berlin
South Africa
Pacific Northwest
Aiken
Aiken Observatory
Julius Franz
Germany
Franz
E.P. Henderson
Ben Gardner
P.O. McLain
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School Dropouts Rise Across Protestant Churches
A rising number of Sunday School dropouts spans adults and children in Protestant churches as churches struggle with inadequate training and poorly suited materials. Joann and Belden Menkus urge shifting from teaching to learning and favor authoritative instruction over student led discussions to boost engagement.
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America
Christianity Today
Evangelical
Joann
Belden Menkus
Bergenfield
N.J
Bob Jones University
Menkuses
Public fails to act at ball park heart attack
Dear Abby asks for heart attack first aid guidance and cites Donald B. Effler M.D. He urges flat position chest compressions 50 to 60 per minute and mouth to mouth if two people are present. He notes legal fears and calls for public lifesaving action.
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Abby
Ball Park
Donald B. Effler
Cleveland Clinic
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Lynne Katonak
Aiken County
By Lin Smithwick
Astone
John W. Weems Jr
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