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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Scholarships: June 1, 2025
Quinn Wagner, a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, is receiving a $10,000 Lighthouse Guild Scholarship to attend Cornell University. The guild awards scholarships across the country to students from across the country who are legally blind and will be entering college or attending graduate school this fall. The awards are based on academic excellence and merit. DAR scholarships The Berks County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has awarded good citizen scholarships to the following students: Samuel K. Reese, Fleetwood High School, $1,300; Emily R. Albert, Wilson, $1,000; Abigail A. Dawson, Boyertown, $900. Reese plans to major in finance/accounting at Grove City College. Dawson plans to major in cinema, TV and media production at Kutztown University. World Affairs Council The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading awarded the $5,000 2025 Alan Miller Scholarship to Anthony Fiore, a senior at Wilson High School. Fiore plans to study public policy and public health at the University of Alan Miller Scholarships are awarded annually to seniors planning to pursue further education in international studies, political science, public administration, or related global studies. American Heritage American Heritage Credit Union awarded $1,000 scholarships to Angel Altringer, Twin Valley High School; and Norah Fischer, High Point Baptist Academy Information is provided by the sponsoring organizations
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Scholarships: June 1, 2025
Quinn Wagner, a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, is receiving a $10,000 Lighthouse Guild Scholarship to attend Cornell University. The guild awards scholarships across the country to students from across the country who are legally blind and will be entering college or attending graduate school this fall. The awards are based on academic excellence and merit. DAR scholarships The Berks County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has awarded good citizen scholarships to the following students: Samuel K. Reese, Fleetwood High School, $1,300; Emily R. Albert, Wilson, $1,000; Abigail A. Dawson, Boyertown, $900. Reese plans to major in finance/accounting at Grove City College. Dawson plans to major in cinema, TV and media production at Kutztown University. World Affairs Council The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading awarded the $5,000 2025 Alan Miller Scholarship to Anthony Fiore, a senior at Wilson High School. Fiore plans to study public policy and public health at the University of Alan Miller Scholarships are awarded annually to seniors planning to pursue further education in international studies, political science, public administration, or related global studies. American Heritage American Heritage Credit Union awarded $1,000 scholarships to Angel Altringer, Twin Valley High School; and Norah Fischer, High Point Baptist Academy Information is provided by the sponsoring organizations
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
DGP reviews security at Tirumala
Tirupati: State director general of police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta on Friday reviewed the security systems in place at Tirumala. During the security audit meeting with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officials headed by EO J Syamala Rao and additional EO Ch Venkaiah Choudary on Friday, Tirupati SP V Harshavardhan Raju briefed everyone about the existing security systems at Tirumala and Tirupati and highlighted the urgent need to revamp and upgrade to state of the art and advanced security systems. The DGP said a stronger security set-up is needed for Tirumala considering its popularity as well its sensitivity across the world. He suggested an SoP for agencies involved in security matters in Tirumala such as APSP, DAR, SPF, HGs, Civil Police and TTD Security besides a Disaster Management Team to tackle the exigencies if any. He also suggested for a multi-layered vehicle scanning system at Alipiri, to collaborate with defence agencies on Sensor Play system, modernized security equipment etc. Syamala Rao underlined that there was a need for a more coordinated approach towards streamlining security systems at Tirumala.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Willmar, Minnesota Daughters of American Revolution chapter turns 100
May 28---- The is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's service organization that focuses on work in local communities to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism, according to There are 175,000 members in 3,000 chapters located across the country and around the world. There are 21 chapters in Minnesota. Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution can join. "It can be a military person, or it actually could be community or public service," Willmar Chapter DAR Regent Stephanie Sjoberg told the West Central Tribune during an interview. "If if they gave supplies to the troops, and they're on a supply list, that would also be accepted. Or if they actually did protection for their town, or a surveyor of roads — that was all community service, so it would be considered public service, too." A reception for the Willmar chapter's 100th is planned from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society, 610 Highway 71 N.E. in Willmar, with a program taking place at 2:15 p.m. Reservations are requested, but not required, via email or phone at or 320-894-3653, respectively. The first organizational meeting of the Willmar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution took place Feb. 17, 1925, at the Willmar Public Library under the guidance of Organizing Regent Myrtle Lund Diffendorf, according to an October 1975 article in the "Daughters of the American Revolution" magazine. Charter membership was open for several months after that first meeting. Along with Diffendorf, other charter members included Lillian Cutter Benson, Alice Brown Branton, Madge G. Hahn, Dorrie Brown Handy, Helen E. Jenness, Josephine Fancher Jenness, Louise Branham Rodange, Jennie Brown Sherwood, Winifred Sherwood, Ethel M. Smith. Lila M. Spencer, Alice Thompson, Abbie Paddock and Edith Emery, according to an article celebrating the centennial of its founding in the Oct. 17, 1990, edition of the West Central Tribune. Cutter Benson was the longest-lived founding member of the Willmar chapter, dying in 2008 at the age of 107, according to Sjoberg. She is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. Sjoberg made sure that her Find A Grave website memorial was updated with her full obituary and noted that she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is listed as "Lilyan Martha 'Lillian' Cutter Benson" on the website. "That was kind of fun, just to actually update it so people, when they come across it, they would know right away that she was a DAR member," Sjoberg said. " ... Her nieces actually wrote a very nice obituary honoring the DAR chapter here." There are currently 25 members in the Willmar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, ranging in age from 28 to 92. The chapter meets on the second Saturday of each month, but takes the winters off due to the number of members who are "snowbirds" and go south. Sjoberg explained that the chapter has a registrar who can assist with genealogy research for those interested in determining if they are a direct descendant of an American revolutionary, in order to become a member. Sjoberg also helps with the genealogy research as an assistant registrar. Potential members are asked for their birth certificates and those of their parents. Ideally, they can also provide birth certificates for their grandparents, but an obituary is also sufficient if the grandparents have died. Sjoberg did not know that she would qualify for membership until she had retired and started researching her own genealogy. She found out she was a direct descendant of a patriot revolutionary on her mother's side of the family. Her mother also became a member. She had always assumed her ancestors had immigrated to the United States during the 1800s, but her mother's great-grandmother was a descendant of Frederick Countryman, who was born to parents who immigrated in 1710 from the Palatine region of Germany. She also found out that her father is a direct descendant of people who immigrated in the 1600s. In the last couple of years, Sjoberg assisted one family with their genealogy and the Willmar Chapter of the DAR gained five new members from that family. Daughters of the American Revolution is strictly a nonpolitical, nonprofit service organization, Sjoberg said. "We do patriotic things. We do educational things. We like to do commemorative events. We do a lot with the veterans," she said. She noted the local chapter really promotes education and does a lot with local libraries, especially honoring Constitution Week. The chapter sets up informational tables at local events and festivals a couple of times per year. Chapters receive awards if they have 600 or more volunteer service hours per year, according to Sjoberg, who noted that all 21 chapters in Minnesota met that goal last year. Each year the Willmar chapter sponsors an American history essay contest for fifth- through eighth-grade students and the DAR Good Citizens Award for high school seniors. Local winners of the essay contest go on to compete at the state level and winners at the state level compete at the division level. Winners of the division level earn a trip to Washington, D.C., for the award ceremony. The winner of the Good Citizens Award is a student who possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities. A scholarship is awarded. A service project in 2023 by the Willmar chapter and three other chapters provided a grave marker for Cecile D. Evans Taylor, who served as an Army Nurse Corps member during World War I at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, from September of 1918 to August of 1919. Evans Taylor died in 1999 at the age of 103 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Dover, Minnesota. An installation ceremony took place in September of 2023, with the American Legion erecting flags at the site and providing a firing squad. Through her research, Sjoberg knew that Evens Taylor was Scottish and she found a local bagpiper who played the national anthem at the ceremony. Retired from the U.S. Army, the bagpiper is married to the regent of the Rochester chapter. "That was kind of a fluke, too," Sjoberg said. " ... So, you know, if you have faith — it was like it was all really ordained from up above." Sjoberg explained how challenging it was to get a veteran's marker for Evans Taylor due to complications with obtaining her military records. The National Personnel Records Center could not find any records for her and a National Archives and Records Administration query revealed that the records were destroyed in a fire in 1973. Finally, the Military Women's Memorial was able to find a copy of her induction order and copies of her pay stubs, which were submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for approval of a veteran's marker. "It was just really, really satisfying to have this whole group of people come together and do this for her," Sjoberg said.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- General
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Kokua Line: Why can't I catch and release rainbow trout?
Question : Trout fishing opens next month on Kauai. Catch and release is prohibited. Why ? Is this to prevent fishers from releasing smaller fish in hopes of catching bigger fish ? What about if the fisher wants to do only catch and release ? Would that be allowed (i.e. catch seven, release seven and be done with the daily limit )? Answer : 'According to DAR staff, the fish rarely survive catch and release, so we don't allow it. We also want to discourage people from throwing fish back to catch bigger ones. We end up with dead fish when people do that, which is obviously wasteful and sad. The scenario where someone would catch seven fish and release seven fish is not allowed. If that fisher was fishing with another group and wanted to give their seven fish to them to eat, they could do that, ' Patti Jette, a spokesperson for the state Department of Land Natural Resources, said in an email Wednesday. DAR stands for the DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources, which manages the state's marine and freshwater resources in numerous ways, including by issuing fishing licenses. Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 14 in the Kokee Public Fishing Area on Kauai, allowing fishing from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Sept. 30, the DLNR announced last week. Anglers must have a valid state of Hawaii freshwater game fishing license, which they can buy online at. There won't be a lottery this year. 'Trout are found in streams and ditch systems within the PFA, but fishing success has been poor there due to discontinuation of stream stocking some years ago. Over 95 % of the catch now occurs from the Pu 'u Lua Reservoir, where the stocking program continues, ' the DLNR said in a news release. The reservoir was stocked with about 22, 000 young trout in early January. 'Trout are expected to be slightly smaller this year due to late stocking and drought conditions, ' the news release said. The daily bag limit is seven rainbow trout per licensed angler, and, as the reader noted, catch-and-release fishing is prohibited ; 'all trout caught must be retained by the angler and will count toward their bag limit.' To read other rules about trout fishing at the Puu Reservoir, which include the prohibition of treble hooks, boats, camping, open fires and dogs, go to to read the news release. IRS Grants The IRS wants qualified Hawaii organizations to apply for up to $200, 000 each in matching grants to run Low Income Taxpayer Clinics. The application period runs through July 14, for the 2026 grant year. LITCs help eligible taxpayers resolve disputes with the IRS ; educate taxpayers for whom English is a second language about their rights and responsibilities ; identify issues that affect these taxpayers and advocate for them, according to an IRS news release, which prospective applicants can read at. The IRS says Hawaii is among four states not covered by these grants, while three other states are only partially covered ; the agency is especially interested in receiving grant applications from qualified organizations in these underserved areas. 'Under Internal Revenue Code section 7526, the IRS awards matching grants to qualifying organizations to develop, expand or maintain an LITC. For every dollar of funding awarded by the IRS, an LITC must provide a dollar in matching funds. An LITC must also provide services for free or for no more than a nominal fee (except for reimbursement of actual costs incurred ), ' the news release said. Mahalo On Friday night my husband and I were having dinner at Brick Oven Pizza in Kapolei. When we were done we found out the young gentleman sitting behind us had paid our bill. He also wished us a good day when he left. The waitress gave us his initials, so to B.N. we want to say : 'We are very appreciative and grateful for your generosity. Thank you. It meant a lot to us ! These two kupuna know you were raised right !'—S.O.------------Write to Kokua Line at Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 2-200, Honolulu, HI 96813 ; call 808-529-4773 ; or email.------------
