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On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. Through the Internet we are learning about and communicating with people of different nations, with different languages and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations. We invite all nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July. Happy Birthday, America!

 

Web sites pertaining to the Fourth Of July http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/ http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence_Day.shtml http://www.history.com/minisites/fourthofjuly/ http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/july4/fun.htm

 
 

Some Independence Day Events for July 4, 2008 Compiled by James Heintze and updated as of June 3, 2008 This is a selected list of some interesting and long-standing  Fourth of July events that are scheduled for 2008.  More events will be added. Check back! America's 2008 Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. should be a blast! http://www.july4thparade.com/ Sunoco Welcome America! in Philadelphia, June 28-July 6, will celebrate its annual event with many exciting things to do. The theme this year is "Celebrate Freedom." http://www.americasbirthday.com/ Boston Harborfest 2008, July 1-6 promises to be exciting as ever.  http://www.bostonharborfest.com/ See other Boston events. http://www.july4th.org/ Go 4th on the River at the Dueling Barges Fireworks Extravaganza in New Orleans. http://www.go4thontheriver.com/ Planning a trip to Washington, D.C.? Don't miss the Capitol Fourth event. It promises to be a blast! http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/concert.html Naperville's Exchange Club's Ribfest in Naperville, Illinois, July 3-6, 2008. http://www.ribfest.net/ You don't need to travel to Boston or Washington to hear the 1812 Overture complete with Howitzer artillery, check out the Austin (Texas) Symphony Orchestra. http://www.austinsymphony.org/season/july/index.asp Another exciting place to hear the 1812 Overture complete with artillery, bells, and fireworks is in Richmond, Virginia, with the Richmond Concert Band at Dogwood Dell. The bells are played by Larry Robinson on the WWI Memorial's carillon in Byrd Park.  http://www.rcband.org/july%204th.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A game of baseball St. Peter and Satan were having an argument one day about baseball. Satan proposed a game to be played on neutral grounds between a select team from the heavenly host and his own hand-picked boys. "Very well," said the gatekeeper of Heaven. "But you realize, I hope, that we've got all the good players and the best coaches." "I know, and that's all right," Satan answered unperturbed. "We've got all the umpires."

 
 

News From KCnet Announcements: Nominations are being accepted for Directors of Keystone Community Network, Inc. (KCnet) for the 3-year period starting in July 2008.  Elections will be at the Annual Meeting, scheduled for July 8th. According to the KCnet Bylaws, “The governing body of KCnet shall consist of a Board of Directors who hold membership in the corporation.  The Board of Directors will be composed of thirteen (13) individuals, who represent the diversity of the community.” Board members are elected at the annual meeting, in July.  They serve without pay and help mold the program and direction of Keystone Community Network, Inc. Current board members are: President Bill Raco, Vice President Bob Rolley, Secretary Jon Ahrens, Treasurer Don Miller, Past President Judy Yoho, and other directors Keith Kelly, Ray McGill, Tom Livingston, Carolyn Carl, Ray Rathmell, Lori Hoy, Tom Piergallini, and John Way. Terms that are expiring are: Jon Ahrens, Ray McGill, Carolyn Carl, Tom Livingston, Don Miller and Bob Rolley.  Nominations will be accepted via e-mail sent to KCnet@kcnet.org or by postal mail sent to KCnet, 18 East Main Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745. KCnet is a non-profit corporation created in 1994, incorporated in 1995.  KCnet is a member agency of Clinton County United Way, Clinton County Economic Partnership, Downtown Lock Haven and the National Network of Community Technology Centers (CTCnet). As a community technology center, the KCnet goals include promoting the economy of the area and improving education through use of the Internet.  The board of directors sets policy and direction of the programs to meet the goals. For more information, call KCnet Executive Director Sue Foust at 893-8111. Check your KCnet webmail by clicking on the following link:  http://mail.kcnet.org Microsoft releases patch for Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) - Those experiencing slowness issues after installing IE7 update should install the update from Microsoft Support.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928089 (Most Windows XP users should choose the first download for the x86 version unless you have Windows XP 64-bit edition installed.  This problem affects mainly older computers, those with new computers may not notice the slowdown) If you are having email problems, please call us immediately (day or night) at 893-8111 If we are unable to answer, leave a message with your name, phone number, and email address.  Tell us when you will be available and we will call you back!   LOCK HAVEN WIRELESS - Lock Haven, PA has gone wireless and you can too! There are special discounts for LHU students and faculty. For price and coverage in Lock Haven, call us at 570-893-8111. The coverage for WI-FI (for laptops, PDAs, etc.) is the corridor between the City of Lock Haven's Henderson Street Area and Lock Haven University. The WI-FI service is also available in Flemington. Through the use of a transceiver, mounted on your house much like a satellite TV dish, you can receive residential wireless Internet for $19.65 per month. Installation is $180. National Weather Service KCnet now offers DSL service in addition to our wireless service! Click here for prices and availability in your area! Keystone Community Network, Inc. (KCnet), a community network center, is a United Way Agency. If you would like to make a donation to KCnet Click here. Thank you! 2008 - FYI: KCnet Dialup as well as our wireless and DSL services function properly with Microsoft Windows Vista! We recycle ink cartridges. You can help. Drop them at the front door or back door in a plastic bag, please. Submit information for the WWII Memorial Project

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KCnet Photo Club Minutes June 16, 2008 KCnet Camera Club Minutes  Bill Raco opened the meeting and introduced Taffy Lopes.  Taffy is the media manager for the Sentimental Journey.  She talked about the Fly-in at Piper Airport, and asked for volunteers to be official photographers for the event.  Several club members volunteered.  Bill showed pictures from a previous fly-in.  Hopefully we will see some of their work. Duane Shaffer showed us some more tips from Kelbytraining.com.  These tips were about telephoto lenses.  Thank you, Duane! Bill demonstrated light painting, photos in a dark area with a very long exposures with the subject illuminated with flashlights or laser pointers.  We went to the next room and set our cameras on tripods and experimented.  We got some unusual and colorful results. We reviewed the theme pictures of Memorial Day. There was great variety among the participants; Picnics, parades, cemeteries, and Memorial Day services.  We also saw some photos from the Home Town Heroes Celebration. The winners of this month’s challenge, 'Color', were: 1st place “Golden” by Chris Oechler 2nd place “Red” by Maria Welch 3rd place “Black Car” by Jay Brungard  All the pictures were great.  Everyone commented how hard it was to pick a winner because there were many excellent photographs. The theme for July is “Transportation” and the challenge is “Reflection.” Challenge entries should be taken from the date of the previous meeting. Good luck!  Next month will be more tips from the Kelby training website. Hope to see you at our next meeting July 21, 2008.  Submitted by Linda Smith    I would also like to extend condolences, prayers and best wishes from the entire club to the family of Wayne Smith on the passing of his father. Bill

 
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I'm going to share two of the “pictures of the day."  First, I attended the Lock Haven Farmers Market and noted a new stand this week.  The fresh pies were not there this week (she'll be back next week) but Gummo's produce stand was there, that's in the foreground and there were 2 others - one with doggie supplies and one with crocheted kitchen items.  If you know anyone who would like to set up a table and sell items, let them know there is no charge this year.  They just have to register with the Downtown Lock Haven office at 105 East Main Street before Saturday.  Call 748-1576. And, today was Best of Clinton County Day!  The parade was wonderful.  The sidewalk sales were good.  We shared a table with Rotary of Downtown Lock Haven, selling soft drink, water and Hometown Hero Shirts.  There are shirts left; call Maria at the Downtown Lock Haven office if you are interested - tees and polos. We distributed refrigerator magnets advertising the Farm Market, too. This last picture features Dave Foley helping Downtown Rotary and KCnet.  Note the crowd awaiting the parade. We are beginning a new fiscal year next week.  With that comes reflections of the previous year and plans for the next.  The big project in 2007-08 is our WI-FI service in Downtown Lock Haven.  And we are only just begun!  Plans for our next year's projects include expansion of the WI-FI service throughout the City, into Flemington and Castanea.  Another large leap in our services is the DSL service in Lock Haven and places east of Lock Haven.  While it isn't available everywhere, it's growing.  There will be more areas eligible for the service as time goes on.  Getting DSL from KCnet means no contract to lock you in for one or more years and our help desk and technical assistance when you need it.  Our original wireless service is still available, too.  It goes where DSL doesn't and many places where cable and DSL are available but our members prefer wireless.  You don't need cable TV or a phone line to get our wireless Internet service. Until next time… KCnet Board Of Directors Officers:   President Bill Raco, Vice President Bob Rolley, Secretary Jon Ahrens,  Treasurer Don Miller and Past President Judy Yoho.   Other members of the board:  Carolyn Carl, Lori Hoy,  R. Keith Kelly,  Tom Livingston, Ray McGill, Tom Piergallini, Ray Rathmell, and John Way.

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