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Monday, June 19, 2017Sion Manning Catholic Girls School, which is outside of the zone cordoned off by police.“I think from an educational point of view, it is really important you get back to some form of consistency and normality as much as you can in a period of incredible anguish and tragedy,” said Morrison.He said that teachers tried extremely hard to provide students with a normal day in class, and schools across the archdiocese helped by delivering books and other materials needed at short notice.Morrison said he was “very proud” of the response to the tragedy of the Catholic Church “at every level.”“It was good to see all elements of the church’s mission come together to address what is an incredibly said but also an incredibly complex situation,” he added.St Francis of Assisi Church in Notting Hill was one of two churches to serve as a collection point for members of the public who wished to contribute clothing, food and other supplies for families dislocated by the fire.Fr Gerard Skinner, the parish priest, was so inundated with donations that within hours there was no storage space remaining.He left a message on his telephone to tell well-wishers that the church was “at capacity.” He said he was also overwhelmed by offers of practical assistance.The fire in Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, in the west of the capital, is believed to have started in the early hours of the morning.It spread rapidly because it ignited the flammable cladding that encased the tower block, and many trapped tenants jumped from the building to escape the flames and smoke.About 80 people are being treated in hospital and about 17 of them are described as being in “critical” condition.
Saturday, June 10, 2017Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }Wednesday, the Satellite Beach Police Department conducted the 25th annual memorial service in remembrance of Hartmann and Flagg in the Atlantic Plaza parking lot.Roughly 200 people attended, including relatives, Satellite Beach officials, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office command staff, and various Space Coast police chiefs.Show ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideNear the podium, framed portraits of Hartmann, 37, and Flagg, 22, faced the crowd from a table adorned with a black tablecloth, a folded U.S. flag and a glass vase containing two white roses. During the service, Sally Flagg, Phil's mother, and Donna Davenport, Ed's sister, each took a rose and gently placed it next to the photo of their lost loved one.Behind the table across State Road A1A, workers labored at the construction site of the south Oceana Oceanfront Condominium. This property formerly housed the old Ramada Inn, where the fatal crash happened a quarter-century ago. .oembed-asset-link { border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; } .oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; } p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }Flagg pulled over a carload of juveniles from Christmas for drug and alcohol violations about 1:50 a.m., and Hartmann served as his backup, Pearson said. That's when Cocoa Beach resident Kevin O'Neill — whose blood-alcohol level measured 0.22, more than double the legal limit — slammed into the officers in a Ford Ranger pickup, killing them."Twenty-five years is a long time. It has been a long, sad, difficult time. And being here in Satellite Beach is not easy," Sally Flagg told the audience. She lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Vero Beach 13-year-old Emma Fini, who would have been Phil Flagg's niece, sang "Amazing Grace" and burst into tears afterwards. Davenport talk...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Jim Qualls, as an owner, when he is not, according to the original complaint in August 2010.Baugess said the several-month period between the complaint and the penalty was normal processing time.Since opening in early 2011, the home on 1530 S. Yellow Springs St. has also had two funeral directors.“They currently do not have (a funeral director) on record,” Baugess said.Despite the suspension and lack of funeral directors, owner Tammy Qualls said the home is not “officially” closed yet. But she acknowledged some of the struggles the business has had.“We set out to do something really advantageous to the community,” she said. “It turned out to be a travesty.”The Qualls are no strangers to conflict with the board. Jim Qualls had his license suspended in 2007 after being charged with stealing $88,000 from Porter-Qualls Funeral Home, also on South Yellow Springs Street. Porter-Qualls license is under review by the board for allowing Qualls to practice without a license, according to November board minutes.Meanwhile, Qualls is also awaiting a ruling from Clark County Common Pleas Court for allegedly violating an injunction from the state board filed in 2010 to prevent him from practicing without a license. If found guilty, Qualls could be fined $250 or sentenced to up to 30 days in jail. Magistrate Melinda Reardon, who heard the case in October, has not yet ruled.“I don’t know when (Qualls’ case) will be done, but it is a priority,” she said.Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0371 or emason@coxohio.com.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Palm Beach County resulting in 29 homicides to date, it's an opportunity for increased business. But Johnson says it takes an emotional toll on everyone."The cases that I do receive are normally people I know personally," Johnson said. "Though I'm Shawn the business woman, I'm still Shawn the griever as well."Wednesday night on her Facebook page, Johnson posted, "God I thank you for the good, the bad and the ugly, because I'm so blessed in the midst of it all." Johnson realizes it could have been taken negatively, but it was directed at a friend."For her to call me, she needed my help. That's the good, and that's the blessing I've been able to help her in her time of need," Johnson said.Johnson was also quick to mention that Riviera Beach is a small community. Everyone knows everyone, but at the end of the day, business is business.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Northeastern Illinois University in 1983. During the summer of 1983, she attended an Illinois Education Association Summer Leadership Academy at Illinois State University in Normal, where she met Jerry.She appeared in "Who's Who Among American Teachers" and in 1985 was appointed by the Elgin City Council to serve on the city's Sesquicentennial Committee. She was nominated for the Elgin Junior Woman's Club "Outstanding Young Woman of Elgin" award in 1992."She was driven and focused in whatever life brought her way," said Sue Welu, a friend of Turnquist and a retired U-46 employee who recently served as interim associate principal at South Elgin High School. "She never gave up. You became a better person by being around her. We went through the highs and lows of our lives together with the times of needing additional support. She never wavered and loved her job."A survivor of two liver transplants, as well as a kidney transplant, Turnquist became an advocate for organ donation and spoke about organ donation to driver's education classes. She also appeared in an Illinois secretary of state pamphlet and participated in American Liver Foundation walks.Jerry Turnquist said he and Kathy recently bought a house in Elgin's Del Webb active adult community and made plans to travel extensively in retirement, but in October she was diagnosed with a terminal cancer of the abdominal lining."She was given four to six months to live," he said.Yet, she was able to go on one last family vacation to Las Vegas last month."We had a great time, a lot of great memories," Jerry Turnquist said. "That was one great positive thing for her during that final couple of months. I will miss her tremendously, but she left me some great memories and I have those to sustain me."Three weeks ago, Turnquist was moved to JourneyCare Hospice facility in Barrington, where she died surrounded by her family.She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy Spomer Larson and Gustaf Larson. She is survived by her sons, Dennis and Eric, both of Elgin, and brother Kenneth Larson of Aurora.Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin. A memorial service is 11 a.m. Monday at First Congregational Church, 256 E. Chicago St., Elgin, followed by light refreshments in the church's Fellowship Hall.Burial will be private at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the U-46 Foundation's Elementary School Library Fund or the Bethesda Lutheran ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017World War I. .oembed-asset-link { border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; } .oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; } p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }For 50 years, the bell atop Sacred Heart Church (now more commonly known as the “Old Belgian Church”) rang to celebrate the joy of weddings, tolled to mourn the passing of loved ones, and called the faithful to gather for Sunday Mass.Beginning in the 1950s, attendance at the Old Belgian Church began to decline. Insufficient financial support prompted the Diocese of Helena to close the church in 1963.A few years later, the church bell Monsignor Day had donated with such hope and promise was removed from the Old Belgian Church belfry and carefully placed in a newly built bell tower outside Holy Cross Catholic Church in Dupuyer.One century on, and the bell of Monsignor Day has now served a double life – residing in equal parts at both the Old Belgian Church and at Holy Cross. The question has now become, where is its rightful home?In 2001 a group of descendants of the original Belgian and Dutch colonists came together to rebuild a perimeter fence built to keep wandering cows out of the Old Belgian Church cemetery. It was then that they realized how far into disrepair the long empty church had fallen.The roof was sagging and leaking badly. The plaster lining the church walls had begun to peel away, and its ceiling was close to collapse. Pigeons, mice and bees had made a wreck of the interior.meta itemprop="width" c...
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Monday, June 19, 2017Sion Manning Catholic Girls School, which is outside of the zone cordoned off by police.“I think from an educational point of view, it is really important you get back to some form of consistency and normality as much as you can in a period of incredible anguish and tragedy,” said Morrison.He said that teachers tried extremely hard to provide students with a normal day in class, and schools across the archdiocese helped by delivering books and other materials needed at short notice.Morrison said he was “very proud” of the response to the tragedy of the Catholic Church “at every level.”“It was good to see all elements of the church’s mission come together to address what is an incredibly said but also an incredibly complex situation,” he added.St Francis of Assisi Church in Notting Hill was one of two churches to serve as a collection point for members of the public who wished to contribute clothing, food and other supplies for families dislocated by the fire.Fr Gerard Skinner, the parish priest, was so inundated with donations that within hours there was no storage space remaining.He left a message on his telephone to tell well-wishers that the church was “at capacity.” He said he was also overwhelmed by offers of practical assistance.The fire in Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, in the west of the capital, is believed to have started in the early hours of the morning.It spread rapidly because it ignited the flammable cladding that encased the tower block, and many trapped tenants jumped from the building to escape the flames and smoke.About 80 people are being treated in hospital and about 17 of them are described as being in “critical” condition.
Saturday, June 10, 2017Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }Wednesday, the Satellite Beach Police Department conducted the 25th annual memorial service in remembrance of Hartmann and Flagg in the Atlantic Plaza parking lot.Roughly 200 people attended, including relatives, Satellite Beach officials, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office command staff, and various Space Coast police chiefs.Show ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideNear the podium, framed portraits of Hartmann, 37, and Flagg, 22, faced the crowd from a table adorned with a black tablecloth, a folded U.S. flag and a glass vase containing two white roses. During the service, Sally Flagg, Phil's mother, and Donna Davenport, Ed's sister, each took a rose and gently placed it next to the photo of their lost loved one.Behind the table across State Road A1A, workers labored at the construction site of the south Oceana Oceanfront Condominium. This property formerly housed the old Ramada Inn, where the fatal crash happened a quarter-century ago. .oembed-asset-link { border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; } .oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; } p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }Flagg pulled over a carload of juveniles from Christmas for drug and alcohol violations about 1:50 a.m., and Hartmann served as his backup, Pearson said. That's when Cocoa Beach resident Kevin O'Neill — whose blood-alcohol level measured 0.22, more than double the legal limit — slammed into the officers in a Ford Ranger pickup, killing them."Twenty-five years is a long time. It has been a long, sad, difficult time. And being here in Satellite Beach is not easy," Sally Flagg told the audience. She lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Vero Beach 13-year-old Emma Fini, who would have been Phil Flagg's niece, sang "Amazing Grace" and burst into tears afterwards. Davenport talk...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Jim Qualls, as an owner, when he is not, according to the original complaint in August 2010.Baugess said the several-month period between the complaint and the penalty was normal processing time.Since opening in early 2011, the home on 1530 S. Yellow Springs St. has also had two funeral directors.“They currently do not have (a funeral director) on record,” Baugess said.Despite the suspension and lack of funeral directors, owner Tammy Qualls said the home is not “officially” closed yet. But she acknowledged some of the struggles the business has had.“We set out to do something really advantageous to the community,” she said. “It turned out to be a travesty.”The Qualls are no strangers to conflict with the board. Jim Qualls had his license suspended in 2007 after being charged with stealing $88,000 from Porter-Qualls Funeral Home, also on South Yellow Springs Street. Porter-Qualls license is under review by the board for allowing Qualls to practice without a license, according to November board minutes.Meanwhile, Qualls is also awaiting a ruling from Clark County Common Pleas Court for allegedly violating an injunction from the state board filed in 2010 to prevent him from practicing without a license. If found guilty, Qualls could be fined $250 or sentenced to up to 30 days in jail. Magistrate Melinda Reardon, who heard the case in October, has not yet ruled.“I don’t know when (Qualls’ case) will be done, but it is a priority,” she said.Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0371 or emason@coxohio.com.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Palm Beach County resulting in 29 homicides to date, it's an opportunity for increased business. But Johnson says it takes an emotional toll on everyone."The cases that I do receive are normally people I know personally," Johnson said. "Though I'm Shawn the business woman, I'm still Shawn the griever as well."Wednesday night on her Facebook page, Johnson posted, "God I thank you for the good, the bad and the ugly, because I'm so blessed in the midst of it all." Johnson realizes it could have been taken negatively, but it was directed at a friend."For her to call me, she needed my help. That's the good, and that's the blessing I've been able to help her in her time of need," Johnson said.Johnson was also quick to mention that Riviera Beach is a small community. Everyone knows everyone, but at the end of the day, business is business.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Northeastern Illinois University in 1983. During the summer of 1983, she attended an Illinois Education Association Summer Leadership Academy at Illinois State University in Normal, where she met Jerry.She appeared in "Who's Who Among American Teachers" and in 1985 was appointed by the Elgin City Council to serve on the city's Sesquicentennial Committee. She was nominated for the Elgin Junior Woman's Club "Outstanding Young Woman of Elgin" award in 1992."She was driven and focused in whatever life brought her way," said Sue Welu, a friend of Turnquist and a retired U-46 employee who recently served as interim associate principal at South Elgin High School. "She never gave up. You became a better person by being around her. We went through the highs and lows of our lives together with the times of needing additional support. She never wavered and loved her job."A survivor of two liver transplants, as well as a kidney transplant, Turnquist became an advocate for organ donation and spoke about organ donation to driver's education classes. She also appeared in an Illinois secretary of state pamphlet and participated in American Liver Foundation walks.Jerry Turnquist said he and Kathy recently bought a house in Elgin's Del Webb active adult community and made plans to travel extensively in retirement, but in October she was diagnosed with a terminal cancer of the abdominal lining."She was given four to six months to live," he said.Yet, she was able to go on one last family vacation to Las Vegas last month."We had a great time, a lot of great memories," Jerry Turnquist said. "That was one great positive thing for her during that final couple of months. I will miss her tremendously, but she left me some great memories and I have those to sustain me."Three weeks ago, Turnquist was moved to JourneyCare Hospice facility in Barrington, where she died surrounded by her family.She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy Spomer Larson and Gustaf Larson. She is survived by her sons, Dennis and Eric, both of Elgin, and brother Kenneth Larson of Aurora.Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin. A memorial service is 11 a.m. Monday at First Congregational Church, 256 E. Chicago St., Elgin, followed by light refreshments in the church's Fellowship Hall.Burial will be private at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the U-46 Foundation's Elementary School Library Fund or the Bethesda Lutheran ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017World War I. .oembed-asset-link { border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; } .oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; } p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }For 50 years, the bell atop Sacred Heart Church (now more commonly known as the “Old Belgian Church”) rang to celebrate the joy of weddings, tolled to mourn the passing of loved ones, and called the faithful to gather for Sunday Mass.Beginning in the 1950s, attendance at the Old Belgian Church began to decline. Insufficient financial support prompted the Diocese of Helena to close the church in 1963.A few years later, the church bell Monsignor Day had donated with such hope and promise was removed from the Old Belgian Church belfry and carefully placed in a newly built bell tower outside Holy Cross Catholic Church in Dupuyer.One century on, and the bell of Monsignor Day has now served a double life – residing in equal parts at both the Old Belgian Church and at Holy Cross. The question has now become, where is its rightful home?In 2001 a group of descendants of the original Belgian and Dutch colonists came together to rebuild a perimeter fence built to keep wandering cows out of the Old Belgian Church cemetery. It was then that they realized how far into disrepair the long empty church had fallen.The roof was sagging and leaking badly. The plaster lining the church walls had begun to peel away, and its ceiling was close to collapse. Pigeons, mice and bees had made a wreck of the interior.meta itemprop="width" c...
