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W e have an exciting new event coming to ourarea this summer, and I hope you’ll come outto watch it – or better yet, participate. It is the

First Annual Buckingham Blitz! This is a nationally-sanctioned JRTCA (Jack Russell Terrier Club of America)dog trial. Jack Russells and other “earth dogs” will becompeting in events such as racing, go-to-ground, a lurecourse, barn hunt, and conformation classes. This is thefirst time we’ve ever had a nationally-sanctioned dogshow in the area, so it’s a pretty big deal. We will havepeople from all over the country here with their dogs, andit promises to be a lot of fun.

If you have a Jack Russell, a dachshund, or any otherterrier and are interested in participating, give them a callfor registration information (the ad is on page 3). Or if youare just curious and want to come out and watch, pleasedo! There is no cost to spectators. You’ll really enjoy seeingwhat these dogs can do. If you get there early, you will getin on the excitement of racing...my favorite event. My dogand I will be there, so come out and cheer us on!

No matter what you enjoy, there are so many fun thingsto do in the summer. You can go hiking, boating, swimming,fishing, or horseback riding...you can play tennis, soccer,or golf...and you can plant a beautiful garden! The oppor-tunites are endless, so we have no reason to feel bored.

Enjoy this issue and have a great summer!

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ON THE COVER:Wayne Nelson,

President of Heritage Bank(photo by Dennis Benson)

6 Photo GalleriesWillmar High School MusicEarly Childhood Education Family Fun NightCommunity Christian School Carnival & Auction

12 Sheriff’s DeskDomestic Abuse: What is the Law?

14 Public SafetyEarly Childhood: The Best Time to Prevent Crime

16 Business SpotlightHeritage Bank: Focused on the Community

18 Local Gardening8 Tips to Your Best Tomatoes

20 Southern ExposureA Southern Belle Moves to Minnesota

22 Arts & CraftsRosebeads: A Lost Art

24 Control-Alt-DeleteUnderstanding Basic Internet Terms

26 Local FlavorPineapple Pie

28 It Seems to Me...Those Days are a Lot Like These Days

30 Crossword PuzzleWhat Did You Learn About Crime Prevention?

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All photos on this page by Dennis Benson

Pep Band photos by Dennis Benson

Jazz Band photos by Dennis Benson

Orchestra photos by Fernando Alvarado

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Early Childhood Family Fun Night took place on April 13th atRidgewater College. This annual event is designed to educatefamilies about healthy child-raising and inform parents aboutavailable local services. It includes games, food, and enter-tainment...so it's a fun way to learn! For more information,see Officer Marilee Dorn’s article in this issue, page 14.

Photos by Dennis Benson

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regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuseincidents. The policy talks about law enforce-ment working with domestic assault advocatesand working with other law enforcementagencies. Law enforcement officers also assistthe victim in obtaining necessary medicaltreatment, provide him or her with notice ofrights which says that the officer shall tell thevictim whether a shelter or other services areavailable in the community, and give thevictim immediate notice of legal rights. Thelegal rights the officer gives the victim alsoinclude details on how to file a petition withthe court requesting an Order for Protectionfrom the domestic abuser if the victim wantsto do so. The order could also include:

• An order restraining the abuser fromfurther acts of abuse.

• An order directing the abuser to leavethe household.

• An order preventing the abuser fromentering the victim’s residence, school, business,or place of employment.

• An order awarding the victim or theother parent custody of or parenting timewith the minor child or children.

• An order directing the abuser to paysupport to you and a minor child if the abuserhas a legal obligation to do so.

If an Order for Protection is granted andthe abuser violates it, a law enforcement officershall arrest without a warrant and take intocustody the person who violates that Orderfor Protection and that person shall be held incustody for at least 36 hours excluding theday of arrest, Sundays, and holidays, unlessthe person is released early by a judge. The

violation of an Order for Protection is a mis-demeanor, unless the abuser has a priordomestic violence-related conviction duringthe time between the first conviction and fiveyears following discharge from the sentencefor that conviction, which would enhance it toa gross misdemeanor violation. If the abuserhas two prior convictions or possessed a dan-gerous weapon, it would then be a felony chargefor violation of the Order for Protection.

The above information is a summary ofthe domestic abuse laws, but for more detailsabout those laws please see Minnesota Statute§518b.01 and also Minnesota Statute §609.2242,which have greater detail regarding domesticabuse laws.

As you can see, the Minnesota legislatureand law enforcement agencies take domesticviolence very seriously and try to help indi-viduals who are being abused so they can getthemselves removed from those situations.

As always, if you have any questions onthis topic, please feel free to contact me. ‹‹

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together at any time; (6) a man and woman ifthe woman is pregnant and the man isalleged to be the father regardless of whetherthey have been married or have lived togetherat any time; (7) persons involved in a significant,romantic, or sexual relationship.

When officers respond to a domestic abusecall and find that someone described in theprevious paragraph has been assaulted, theofficer may arrest a person anywhere withouta warrant including at the person’s residenceif the officer has probable cause to believe thatwithin the preceding 24 hours the person hascommitted domestic abuse. The arrest may bemade even though the assault did not takeplace in the presence of the officer. This givesthe officer the ability to arrest a person whocommitted the assault if he or she has left thelocation prior to the officer arriving.

Once the officer is at the location of thedomestic assault, he or she then determinesthe level of the assault, whether it is a misde-meanor or felony violation. This depends onthe injury to the victim or if a weapon wasinvolved in the assault. Also, if the perpetratorin the assault has been convicted of a priordomestic assault, it enhances the violation.

Since 1993, every law enforcement agencyin the state of Minnesota has a written policy

DD omestic abuse calls are one of themost sensitive and dangerous callsthat a law enforcement officer will

respond to. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’sOffice and Willmar Police Department respondto over 600 domestic abuse calls per year.These domestic abuse calls can be anythingfrom husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, orsiblings fighting with each other.

In this article I will summarize what con-stitutes domestic abuse, what can happen toindividuals who commit domestic abuse, andsome ways that victims can protect themselves.

Under Minnesota State Statute, §518b.01,The Domestic Abuse Act, (a) “Domestic abuse”means the following if committed against afamily or household member by a family orhousehold member: (1) Physical harm or bodilyinjury or assault; (2) The infliction of fear ofimminent physical harm, bodily injury orassault; (3) Terroristic threats, criminal sexualconduct, or interference with an emergencycall. (b) “Family or household member” means:(1) spouses or former spouses; (2) parents andchildren; (3) persons related by blood; (4) per-sons who are presently residing together orhave resided together in the past; (5) personswho have a child in common regardless ofwhether they have been married or have lived

DOMESTICABUSE

What is the Law?


school district. We have preschool screening ofall children to identify and provide educationfor children and their families when disabilitiesor special needs are found, and the Universityof Minnesota offers training for educators,families, and care providers.

The Willmar Early Childhood Coalitionworks to enhance both professional and FFNchild care provider education by offering sup-port and training for educators, parenting edu-cation, and ensuring that quality events forchildren are held throughout the year.

The coalition has enhanced communicationamong providers of professional services forchildren and families, allows members to knowwhere to make referrals for specific needssuch as mental health problems or child passen-ger safety, reduces duplication of services, andprovides a venue for collective communicationwith policy-makers.

Membership includes public health, earlychildhood educators, law enforcement, HeartlandCommunity Action Agency, professional child-care providers, nutritionists, churches, and theschool system.

The Willmar Public Library is an activeparticipant in the Coalition, with library per-sonnel specifically working on childhoodliteracy.

Parents Forever provides education forfamilies undergoing divorce, with an emphasison keeping children healthy during the process.

Through the West Central MinnesotaUnited Way, Empower – Women United inPhilanthropy – has undertaken an effort to

raise the percentage of children who enterkindergarten ready to learn to 80%. TheirGrowmobile visits at-risk neighborhoodsthroughout the summer; they distribute“Success by 6” educational materials and“Born Learning” education for parents; andadminister the “Imagination Library” pro-gram which sends books to registeredchildren each month. United Way also admin-isters the Volunteer Center/Caring Connectionsservice throughout Kandiyohi County.

Home visits, early childhood familyeducation, quality child care, and qualityexperiences for educating young childrenwork, but other effective efforts at reducingcrime by helping families also need to beimplemented or enhanced: reducing alcoholand drug abuse by parents of young children,reducing children’s exposure to mass media,family violence prevention and intervention(see the Sheriff’s article), effective remediationof anti-social behaviors, and providing after-school activities and mentorship for youth.Topics for another day! ‹‹

WW hile working at Family Fun Nightat Ridgewater College, I couldn’thelp but wonder which kids I might

be seeing in the future in which communityroles. As a Crime Prevention Specialist, I’velearned how important early childhood is.From birth through age five, children undergotremendous growth and change. Children mustlearn to self-regulate emotions, behaviors, andattention; to communicate, reason, and beginto problem-solve; and to move their bodieseffectively – all before they enter kindergarten.Fail to provide good learning experiences inearly childhood, and I’ll more likely see thechild when he is in trouble.

Data from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, anorganization of law enforcement executivesfrom across the U.S., shows that the mosteffective long-term crime prevention effortsinvolve educating parents and very youngchildren. Studies show that most parents ofyoung children feel overwhelmed and withoutadequate resources. Creating stable homes,reducing neglect and abuse, encouraging

children to enter school ready and eager tolearn, and reducing bullying decrease the like-lihood of children becoming involved in illegaland anti-social behaviors.

What are some of the most effectiveinvestments? • Home visits to at-risk parents from pregnancythrough the child’s second year. • High-quality parent-and-child education classeswhere parents attend classes with their childrento receive education in effective parenting,while the children have learning experienceswhich build their social and emotional skills,constructive conflict resolution, language andcommunication skills, and “playing nicely withothers.” • Quality, affordable child care that includescontinuous supervision throughout the day indevelopmentally appropriate environments.

What is done locally? Minnesota has an effective model of Early

Childhood Family Education programs in each

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Nelson says that supporting and givingback to the community is one of their toppriorities as a community bank. The entire staffvolunteers hundreds of hours to communityorganizations, supported by the bank’s Boardof Directors and its owners.

In 2009, Heritage Bank employees volun-teered 884 hours for community organizationsand non-profit groups. The bank belongs tothe Willmar Lakes Area Chamber’s “BusinessGives” program, which recognizes localbusinesses that donate cash and in-kindcontributions amounting to at least 2% oftheir pre-tax earnings. The program is basedon the Minnesota “Business Gives” programthat is managed by the Minnesota Chamberof Commerce in support of strong businessesand strong communities.

Customer-Driven

When asked what makes Heritage Bankunique, Nelson says it’s a combination ofcustomer feedback, local ownership, and acommitment to progress. “The three go hand-

another pokes his head into Duaine Amundson’soffice and says hi. They share a quick laugh,then the customer continues on his way.

It’s almost as if people seem, well…comfortable… here at Heritage Bank.President Wayne Nelson laughs, “Well, theyshould. It’s their money.”

Focus on the Community

On Friday, June 4, Heritage Bank willsponsor the Willmar Stingers’ first “CapNight” at Bill Taunton Stadium in Willmar.As a sponsor, Heritage Bank will receive 300reserved tickets, which they plan to sharewith their customers. In addition, the first300 customers who show up at the game willreceive a free Willmar Stingers baseball cap,compliments of Heritage Bank.

“Nothing says ‘community’ like a goodold-fashioned outdoor baseball game,”says Nelson. “We’re proud to support theWillmar Stingers in their inaugural season,and we’re happy to share the excitementwith our customers.”

Community-focused. Customer driven.Heritage Bank

– BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT –

FF or a first time visitor, there seems to besomething a little different aboutHeritage Bank. It’s hard to put your

finger on it exactly, but it’s definitely there. Acertain something.

A young family walks in and sits downat Jennifer Zamora’s customer service desk.They chat comfortably with her while theirson picks out a lollipop from the candy bowl.Chris Roering from the business departmentwalks up, shakes hands with the couple, thenasks them to pop back into his office whenthey’re finished with Jennifer.

Another customer walks in and headsstraight to Lourdez Schwab’s office, while yet

in-hand,” explains Nelson. “We really listento our customers, and we take what they sayseriously. We monitor trends, we ask forfeedback from our customers, we bring theiropinions to our Board, then we implementchange.”

It’s a process that has served them wellfor more than 40 years. What started as theState Bank of Pennock has now grown to fourbranches in Willmar, Spicer, Raymond, andPennock. Heritage also owns and operatesnine branches in northwestern Iowa.

“We’ve seen a lot of growth in the pastdecade, and we can attribute it to manypositive things,” says Nelson. “But mostly,it’s because we know what community bankingis all about. It’s about people, not money. It’sas simple as that.”

________________________________________For more information about Heritage Bank,

call 320-235-5720 or visit their web site atHeritageBankNA.com.

Wayne Nelson, President of Heritage Bank

Bob Mathiasen, Chief Credit Officer

At left: Bob Krattenmaker, Lourdez Schwab, Vera Novak, and Jeff Asche

Jennifer Zamora, CSR, assists a young couple

Steve Smith, Credit Analyst

is in a garden space. If grown in a pot, useone with good drainage, with a diameter ofat least 12 inches. Barrels are also a commonchoice, as are hanging tomato planters,which are inexpensive and effective. Note thatnormal spacing is 24 inches apart whenplanting in a garden.

4. Water – Keep your plants well watered.Deep watering is preferred over morefrequent, light watering. The moisture needsto go deep to the roots of the plant. Tomatoesare very susceptible to diseases that grow inwet, humid conditions. Try to avoid wateringlate at night, when plants don’t have a chanceto dry off before dark. Mulching is encour-aged to prevent rain and water from splashingon the leaves of the plant.

5. Fertilizer – Tomatoes are heavy feeders,so you will want to fertilize on a regular basis.Early application should be high in nitrogen.As blossoming occurs, switch to fertilizerthat is high in phosphorus and potassium.Too much nitrogen after blossoming willresult in lots of lush, green leaves but littlefruit. Fertilizer should be applied every twoto four weeks.

6. Varieties – With dozens of varieties oftomatoes available, your choice will dependon what you want from your plant. Maturingor ripening dates can vary from Early Girlthat ripens in 52 days to Beefsteak that takes85 days to mature. There are varieties best forslicing, some better for canning and freezing,others ideal for good sauces. If you haveenough room, choose a whole assortment!

7. Disease – A number of problems can

arise, usually in mid-summer heat andhumidity. Blight and fungus infections canoccur in high humidity, but early treatmentwith fungicide is effective. In addition, spacingplants too close together cuts down on aircirculation and promotes disease. Stakingand using tomato cages keeps plants off theground and helps prevent disease.

8. Harvesting & Storing – Store tomatoesin a cool, dry location. Do not store them inthe refrigerator as they will lose their flavorand texture. If you find a large number of greentomatoes on the vine at frost time, don’t letthem go to waste. Wrap individually in news-paper and place in an open box or crate; leavein a cool location until they mature.

Tomatoes can be enjoyed in so manydifferent ways. Since they require very littletime and effort, why not try growing yourown this year? Once you taste the fruits ofyour labor, you’ll be glad you did! ‹‹

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2. Timing – Tomatoes are very easilydamaged by frost, so plant after the danger offrost has passed. Before setting them in thegarden, “harden” them off or get them accus-tomed to living outdoors. Set them outsideby day and bring indoors at night for a fewdays. This is recommended whether you havestarted them indoors yourself or purchasedthem at a store or nursery.

3. Location – Tomatoes do well in a varietyof places. The usual place to grow tomatoes

NN othing tastes better than a home-grown tomato, and they are so easyto grow...whether in your garden or

in a container on your deck or patio. So hereare some tips for growing your best tomatoes.

1. Soil – Because they are warm weatherplants, tomatoes require an open, sunny, well-drained location. Many diseases are associatedwith poor drainage. Plant them up to the firstset of leaves, as this will help develop thestrong root system they need.


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of the country was that I worked with a ladywho talked…different, and she was fromWisconsin (pronounced Wizgonzin…throughyour nose).

A few days later, I hopped a plane inthirty-four-degree weather from Raleigh/Durham International Airport and arrived innegative-five-degree Narnia (before the WhiteWitch was defeated).

My SHSP met me at the airport to finishthe long trek through miles and miles…andmiles of flat, snow-spattered fields sprinkledwith a few houses, a stoplight or two—andevery little bit, a shack community. I felt sosorry for the people of this cold and icy partof North America. By and by, SHSP explainedto me that, in fact, those shacks were ice houses.That sounded ridiculous to me. Who in theirright mind would move their outhouse outon a field so they could freeze to death? Itwas then that I was informed that the houseswere not sitting in fields, but on lakes. I’msure my mouth was open the rest of the driveto…where is it that I’m going again?!

The next day, I met the infamous Mr. Lien.He took us on a ride around a little towncalled Willmar, pronounced Will-mer. Rightoff the bat, I noticed that there was no NorthCarolina red clay on any of the fields, andsomeone had spread black fertilizer on the dirtin the dead of winter. Now, I don’t considermyself a brain, but any Tom, Dick, or Harryshould know that you don’t fertilize until thespring. I’m not sure why, but Mr. Lien waslaughing. He said, “Well, I guess you’ve neverseen black dirt before.” I guess he was right.

Later, Mr. Lien asked if we wanted todrive on the lake. We were driving a rentaland I’m a praying woman, so I said, “Noway!” But I got voted down. Across FootLake we went. Then I had a bright idea. I’llknock on the door of an ice outhouse and getmy picture taken! Forgetting my fear of beingout on frozen lake, I jumped out of the carand knocked on the nearest door. It waslabeled “Ron Hagen.” Mr. Hagen was a tallishfellow with a shy smile and an interestingfragrance. He let us take my picture with him.

Then I got back in the car and directed mychauffeur to take me immediately to safety. Iwas annoyed because Mr. Lien’s eyes weretwinkling.

That wasn’t the only thing that wastwinkling that night. I’d never seen such awide open sky. It’s all hidden by the woodswhere I come from. I thought, maybe, justmaybe I could get used to hearing my mamacry if I could see that sight every evening inMichi—, um, Minnesota. ‹‹

I spent the first twenty-four years of my lifein the urban South. There I absorbed visionsof pig pickins (ya’ll call them hog roasts up

here), ate tons of fried chicken, and endured mannersclasses where I had to dance the cha-cha with grossboys (I was glad I had to wear white gloves).

If you had asked me at that time what I thoughtI’d be doing the rest of my life, I couldn’t have toldyou, but I might have thought I could tell you whereI’d be doing it. No other geographical locationexists when you live in the South. All I knew is

how many miles it would take me to get to thePiggly Wiggly before the grits sold out.

As you can probably figure out, my worldgot rocked quite a bit when my Sweet Husband

Sugar Pie accepted a job with Willmar’s ownDave Lien. At the time, he was the president

of Carpenter’s Tools International, aministry that trains young musicians

to work with international YouthFor Christ groups. My SHSP is

an awesome musician, andMr. Lien (we don’t call adults

by their first names)invited my SHSP toconsider coming onboard as his musicaltrainer. Right away Ihad a premonition:We’re going, and mymama’s gonna cry.

SHSP flew upbefore I did to checkit out. I kept tellingpeople he went toMichigan or Wisconsinor Minneapolis some-where. The only thing

I knew about that part

By Margaret Lanning

Southern Exposure

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Warning: Reading this article in any voice but yourbest rendition of a Southern accent may be harmful.


In ancient Rome, another use for roseswas developed: making beads from the fleshof the petals. It is said that rosary beads wereoriginally made from roses; some sources saythe beads were made from the rose hips andothers claim they were made from the petalsthemselves.

Although the truth about the materialsused to make the first rosary beads is lost tohistory, the making of these beads for jewelryhas been around for many thousands of years.When this once-common handcrafting projectdisappeared from popular use is unknown,but the method of taking a bouquet of rosesand turning it into an object that lasts foreveris an art that should never be lost to time.

It’s natural to want to preserve our mem-ories, especially mementos from a special time,and flowers are notoriously difficult to save.You can press them in a book or dry them,but if you were lucky enough to receive roses,beads made into a piece of jewelry can be themost satisfying form of preservation. Andthe best part: the scent lasts forever!

There are a few variations on the recipe

for making rose petal beads, but the basicconcept is always the same: chop or crush thepetals, then add water and cook them fordays—an hour at a time. When the mixturehas turned to a thick mush, roll the materialinto small balls, pierce with a pin, let dry forabout a week, and string yourself a braceletor necklace!

Whether you just received a dozen long-stems for a birthday or anniversary, carried arose wedding bouquet, honored a familymember or friend with roses at a funeral, orsimply have a favorite backyard rose bush,rose petal beads are the perfect way topreserve your memories forever.

Give it a try yourself, or there are compa-nies who will take your wilted or dried petalsand create a wearable memory for you thatwill last for generations to come.________________________________________

To learn more about turning your preciousroses into a lovely necklace or bracelet, pleasevisit: www.myrosepetalmemories.com or phone714-522-7651.

OO ne of our most beloved flowers,roses have been used for thousandsof years not only for their beauty

and fragrance, but also as an ingredient inmedicine, cosmetics, and even as food. And, ofcourse, this iconic flower has for many cen-

turies been used as an expression of loveand affection.

The rose was initially cultivated bythe Chinese nearly five thousand

years ago, but fossils discovered inparts of North America and Europeshow the rose has been growing onour planet for well over thirty-five

million years. Ancient Romans andGreeks held the rose in highesteem, considering it noble. It issaid that rose petals were spreadon the floors in the home of

Cleopatra, and Roman Emperor Nero wouldhonor his guests by sprinkling their heads with the petals whilethey dined.

In Medieval England, monastery gardens were filled with rosesbecause, by that time, the flower had become closely associatedwith the church. The red, five-petaled wild rose was regarded asa representation of Christ. The red color symbolized the blood ofChrist, and the number of petals, His wounds.

By Laurie McCabe

ROSEBEADS:A LOST ART


Browser – A program used for browsing webpages. Common browsers are Internet Explorer,Mozilla Firefox, and Opera.

Cookie – Information a website saves to yourcomputer, such as user preferences or ashopping cart.

DHCP (Dynamic Host ConfigurationProtocol) – This is used to give you an IPaddress. This is referred to as a dynamic IPaddress, since you might get a different addressthe next time you connect. With a static address,you set the address and it never changes.

DNS (Domain Name System) – DNS translatesdomain names into IP addresses. This is similarto a phonebook, but the computer does it auto-matically for you. Without this, you would haveto type http://74.125.95.132/ instead ofhttp://www.google.com to get to Google.

Domain Name – A name that identifies a website or server. The .com, .net, .org part is calledthe top level domain.

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) – A broadbandconnection using your phone line. You can talkon the phone at the same time that you use theInternet.

Email (Electronic Mail) – Messages sent fromone computer to another through a mail server.Web-based uses your normal web browser;client-based uses an email client program suchas Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express,

or Windows Mail, which usually connects to aPOP3 or IMAP4 server to receive emails and anSMTP server to send emails.

Ethernet – Common method of networkingcomputers in a LAN. The most common is called100-BaseT, which is a 100Mbps connection.

Firewall – A hardware and/or software securitydevice.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) – Acommon methodof transferring files to and from websites. Ausername and password is usually required.FTP is usually used for updating websites.

HTML(Hypertext Markup Language)– Acodinglanguage used to format web documents andlink to other documents.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)– The protocolused to move hypertext files across the Internet.

Internet – A global system of interconnectedcomputer networks.

IP Address – Computers use the IP Address tocommunicate with each other. The computer’sIP address is like a person’s phone number.

ISP (Internet Service Provider) – Acompany thatprovides you with a connection to the Internet.

LAN (Local Area Network)– Acomputer networkin a small geographical area such as a home oroffice.

Modem – Connects a computer to a phone line.Used for Internet service and faxing.

Network Switch – Connects devices in a network.The computers in your LAN are connected toeach other with a switch.

NIC (Network Interface Card) – Connects acomputer to a network.

Protocol – A set of rules that define a format forcommunication. Protocols are used to telldevices how to communicate with each other.

Residential Gateway – Allows the connectionof a LAN to the Internet. This device is usuallyreferred to as a cable modem or DSL modemand often has the router and switch built into it.

Router – Routes data between two differentnetworks. The Internet is a public network, andyour LAN is a private network. You need a routerto connect the two. A router offers securitybecause it separates your computer from theInternet since your router’s IP address is what isused on the Internet. Most consumer-grade routerscombine the router and switch into one device.

Search Engine – A system for searching infor-mation available on the Internet.

TCP/IP - (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) – The set of protocols used forthe Internet.

VoIP (Voice over IP) – Transmission of voice

communications over networks such as theInternet. Internet telephone services such asSkype and Vonage are VoIP services. Teamspeak,allowing people to talk to each other whilegaming, is also a VoIP service.

WAN (Wide Area Network) – Covers a largerarea than a LAN. The Internet is a WAN.

Web Page – A document designed to be viewedin a web browser.

Website – A collection of web pages and otherinformation.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) – Wireless Ethernet,which was called 802.11b/g/n until they cameup with this new name for it. The b (slowest), g,or n (fastest) basically defines the speed.

W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) – The maininternational standards organization for theWorld Wide Web. The W3C develops standardsfor the Web such as HTML and XML .

WWW (World Wide Web) – Acollection of inter-linked hypertext documents on the Internet.This isn’t the Internet itself, but a part of theInternet.

By Jeff Rohner

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Pineapple Pie A friend of mine gave me this recipe a couple of years ago, and it is delicious! It takes five

minutes to put together (literally) and a half-hour to bake. It couldn’t be any easier! Give it atry for a refreshing summer dessert that’s a little out of the ordinary.

Ingredients:

1/2 stick butter or margarine1 c. sugar2 eggs, slightly beaten1 large can (approx. 20 oz) crushed pineapple, drained1 tsp. vanilla1 (9”) pie shell, unbaked (from the refrigerated or frozen section of the supermarket)

Melt butter over low heat. Remove pan from heat, add sugar, and stir well. Add pineapple,vanilla, and eggs. Blend well. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Thispie can be served warm or cold–and it’s great with lots of whipped cream!

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Those Days are a Lot Like These Days

v i d e o games. Thecatalysts behind theconflicts aren’t thesame. Wally will neverget grounded for going over on his cellphone minutes, and Beaver won’t get a sternbut compassionate lecture for getting caughtwatching unsuitable movies on cable. However,the lessons and resolutions between familyand friends are still the same, and they willbe forever.

It seems to me that we can all still learnfrom the interactions on Leave it to Beaver.Every installment brings lessons and gentlereminders on how to behave and treat others.One of my favorite episodes was the one

where Beaver overheardthat all water was to beshut off in his neighbor-hood for one afternoon.Beaver got the brightidea of filling bottleswith water and selling

them, via his wagon, to his uninformed, thirstyneighbors. Beaver was ready to rake in thedough, until his parents found out and had atalk with their enterprising son about takingadvantage of another’s misfortune.

There are two seasons of Leave it to Beaveravailable on DVD so far, but the completeseries is scheduled to be released on June 29th.And you can still find reruns airing on cablechannels like TVLand almost every day. Ifyou want to read about the show online, visitwww.leaveittobeaver.org for lots of informa-

tion on the show, its cast, and the impact ithas had on popular culture.________________________________________

How does “it seem” to you? Need someadvice? Got a question or a suggestion for a futurecolumn? Please write me at [email protected]’ll get to you in a bit… Beaver’s about to go toschool in his new sweater, and I’ve just gotta seehis reaction when he sees Judy Hensler wearingthe same one!

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show is a true timeless classic that rewardsviewers with humor, life lessons, charm, andgenuine affection between the series’ familymembers, friends, and more than a few pets.

Airing from 1957 to 1963, Leave it to Beaveris a typical family-centered comedy about theCleaver family of Mayfield, USA. Ward wentto work, June went to PTA, Wally went tohigh school, and Theodore “Beaver” Cleaverwent all over town spreading mischief.

When watching Leave it to Beaver now,I’m amazed at how relevant its story lines stillare. Sure, the clothing styles have changed,the cars don’t look like what we see now, andthe kids play board games ins tead of

By Laurie McCabe

I love television. It annoys me when peopleturn up their noses and sniff, “I don’twatch TV…it’s a waste of time.” Not so.

When used in moderation, television providesus with entertainment, advice, travel, educa-tion, and information.

There are some great shows on TV—smart comedies, compelling dramas, stunningnature documentaries and, yes, even somereality TV that is entertaining and informa-tive. But when asked about my favorite show,I usually go back many years to a program Ihave only seen in reruns. My favorite show?Leave it to Beaver.

I know. It’s become a punchline as theultimate 1950s perfect-family sitcom. Dad withhis pipe and slippers, Mom at the stove withher string of pearls…but it’s so much moreand deserves recognition beyond that of justa cliché.

And, no, it’s not nostalgia that fuels myenthusiasm for the show. I wasn’t even bornduring much of the show’s original run. It’sthat when I look at the hundreds of showsthat I’ve tuned in to watch every week, this

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