IAT NEWSLETTERMay 2004 |
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Calendar of Events | Environmental News | For Sale | Fundraisers |
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Letter from the President | Letters | Newsletter News | Organization Information |
This newsletter is dedicated
to the arrival of Abrielle Faith Herbert, born
at 7:12 pm on Wednesday, May 26th, to Theresa Shea (Tree)'s daughter Kara
and son-in-law, Mark. Welcome to the world, Abrielle, and congratulations
to our co-founder, Grandma Tree!
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"IT'S ABOUT TIME WE BEGIN IT,
TO TURN THE WORLD AROUND . . . "
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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
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Co-Founder/Former President - Marcelle
Orswell (notmartha2@yahoo.com)
Co-Founder and Secretary -- Theresa Shea (Tree1A@aol.com)
Co-Founder/Webpage Designer-Sandy Clark (tybrenn@comcast.net)
Co-Presidents -- Ann Schnitz (aerie01@comcast.net) and
Mary Ledford (eagleshorses@yahoo.com)
Web Site -- -- http://home.comcast.net/~tybrenn/iat/
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Thanks to all who contributed this month --
on with the show!
My heart to yours,
Ann
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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President Lyndon B. Johnson, upon signing
of the Wilderness Act, 1964:
"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt,
we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse
of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it."
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FUNDRAISER
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Nothing to report this month
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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June 4, 2004 8:30 PM Christopher Westfall at
CoffeeWorks Café, an acoustic evening featuring the music of JD at the Ritz
Plaza in Voorhees, NJ.
Contact: java@coffee_works.com
June 5, 2004 * Baltimore, MD "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" / (John
Denver's former band members, The Hard Travelers and a Peabody string quartet) Peabody
Concert Hall / One Mount Vernon Place / 8:00pm $40 (410) 955-4284 www.son.jhmi.edu
/ M.U.S.E. Foundation & KO Productions / Benefit for Johns Hopkins School of
Nursing
June 9-20, 2004 - Arrow Rock, Missouri - Missouri Premier of "Almost Heaven:
Songs and Stories of John Denver" http://www.lyceumtheatre.org Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre / High Street / Arrow Rock,
MO 64320 / $30 / 660-837-3311
June 26, 2004 7:30 PM -- Marlton, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening featuring
the music of JD at Perkfection Coffeehouse. Details: http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/perk.html
June 25-27, 2004 - Snowmass, Colorado - 2004 Windstar Colorado Connection
Summer Retreat "Restoration & Renewal" on the Windstar land in Snowmass.
Registration $40.00 Dreaux: dreuxdog@comcast.net
July 23, 2004 7:30 PM -- Marlton, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening featuring
the music of JD at Perkfection Coffeehouse. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/perk.html
July 24, 2004 - Princeton, NJ * Christopher Westfall - Cafe Improv, 102 Witherspoon
St., http://www.cafeimprov.com -- John Irving: (609) 921-3857
July 29, 2004 - Estes Park, CO - "John Denver Tribute Concert" Brad Fitch.
7:00pm - Performance Park in Downtown Estes Park. http://www.tropicowboy.com/gigschedule.htm
July 30, 2004 7:00 PM -- Medford, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening
featuring the music of JD at the Village of Taunton Forge Free Summer Concert Series
by the gazebo. Email pumbacrs@aol.com
August 1, 2004 - Snowmass, CO - Snowmass Chapel Benefit, Snowmass Village Rodeo
Grounds with John Sommers, Twirp Anderson, Tom & Julie Paxton, and Mack
Bailey. Afternoon. www.snowmasschapel.org
August 5, 2004 - Banning, CA - Jim Curry & Friends at the "Laura May Stewart
Bowl Building Concert Series" http://www.jimcurrymusic.com (909) 922-3243, Banning, CA Web Page: http://www.ci.banning.ca.us/
August 6-8, 2004 * Las Vegas, NV * John Denver Tribute Concert / Jim Curry and the
John Denver Tribute Band / Silverton Casino / http://www.silvertoncasino.com; (866) 668-6688
August 14, 2004 *"Rocky Mountain High in the Alleghenies: A Musical Tribute
to John Denver"
Seven Points Amphitheater, Ribbon Cutting ceremony and tree dedication, Saturday,
August 14, 2004, 7:00 p.m.- Raystown Lake, Hesston, PA. Special guests Tim
and Amy Dabbs and Roy Erhard and others.
http://www.geocities.com/spiritwsconnections/CurrentEvents.html , For general lake information call (814) 658-3405,
or Lake Raystown Resort at (814) 658-3500; camping reservations must be made online
at www.ReserveUSA.com .
August 15, 2004 * NH Friends of John Denver Barbecue and Highway Cleanup / Cleanup
1:00pm / Barbecue 3:00pm; Diane dnilsson@tellink.net / Barbecue will be at McDowell
Lake in Peterborough, NH / gerrich@crosswinds.net;
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/eml/emlhome.htm; Paul Swanton & Friends will perform.
August 21, 2004 7:30 PM -- Marlton, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening
featuring the music of JD at Perkfection Coffeehouse. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/perk.html
September 11, 2004 - South Lake Tahoe JD Tribute Event is being Organized. Bill Templin
916-601-9954. For information: kingsriverwet@hotmail.com
September 17, 2004 -- 5-10:30 PM, Reading, PA Music Extravaganza II to benefit
The John Denver Memorial Foundation, featuring The Kennedys, Tim and Amy Dabbs, The
Travis Wetzel Trio and East Side Dave. The Inn at Reading-Clarion, Park Road,
Wyomissing (Reading), PA 19610 Ph. 610-372-7811 When you make your reservations
with this 4-star hotel, please tell them you are with The John Denver Memorial Foundation.
Tickets $25, FOR TICKETS, EMAIL jdfoundation@comcast.net,
call 610-371-9122, On-line ordering at www.johndenvermemorialfoundation.com
September 19, 2004 * Spring Grove, IL / "John Denver Tribute" at the Shades
of Autumn Music Festival / "Will Kruger & Cross Roads. 12:00 Noon / Info:
wilbil@quixnet.net
September 24, 2004 * Snowmass, CO * Windstar Foundation: NEW Choices
for Your Future Symposium http://www.wstar.org WindstarCO@wstar.org
September 25, 2004 * Annapolis, MD / 4th Annual
"Music From the Mountains - A Tribute to John Denver" (John Denver's former
band members, The Hard Travelers, and The Peabody String Quartet). Maryland Hall
Center for the Performing Arts / Tickets & Ordering information to be announced.
September 25, 2004 7:30 PM -- Marlton, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening
featuring the music of JD at Perkfection Coffeehouse. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/perk.html
ANNUAL JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE EVENTS
October 1-3, 2004 - Salida, CO - John Denver
Celebration / Seating limited to 200. $65 christinesmith@amigo.net
Check or money order payable to "JD Celebration LLC - Christine Smith
/ 1115 E. Rainbow Blvd. / Suite 206 / Salida, Colorado 81201 http://www.johndenverlegacy.com
October 3-17, 2004 - U.K. "Friends of John Denver" Trip to Aspen, Colorado
* http://www.fojd.org.uk janet.wakeman@ntlworld.com / Janet Wakeman / 93 Woodlands Avenue / West Byfleet / Surrey
/ KT14 6AP
October 7, 2004 - Aspen, CO - Aspen "Meet & Greet" / Worship Service
/ More information as it becomes available.
October 7, 2004 - Aspen, CO - "Rocky Mountain Memory", a John Denver Tribute Benefit concert starring Ron Rich and his band. District Theater 8:00pm $20 (970) 920-5770; Benefits the Windstar Foundation / lvscoy@aol.com http://www.wheeleroperahouse.com
October 8, 2004 - Aspen, CO / Peace Cloth
Concert, Silent Auction and Presentation of 2004 Vision Award / Mountain Chalet 1:00pm
/ with Chris Collins and others to be announced. $20 / Eve Kleinfeld < EEEEEKL@aol.com
October 8, 2004 - Aspen, CO - Assisted Living Center Sing Along - The World Family
of John Denver Singers will once again sing at the Assisted Living Center For
more information, go to http://www.geocities.com/weyenkin/alc2004.
No special talents required.
October 8-10, 2004 * Aspen, Colorado - "A Musical Tribute to John Denver"
at the Wheeler Opera House (John Denver's former band members, The Hard Travelers,
and a special string quartet). (970) 920-5770 Fundraiser for Challenge Aspen. Tickets
on sale 7-1-04. http://www.wheeleroperahouse.com
October 9, 2004 * Aspen, Colorado * "Let This Be A Voice" Auction/Lunch/Concert
11:30am - 3:30pm Mt. Chalet Ballroom $20 (or $10 for just the concert/auction)
Check/M.O. payable to Pamela Beasley / 721 Ravencroft Drive / Garland, TX 75043 Pam
< pamela.beasley@airmail.net > Mary < eagleshorses@yahoo.com
>
October 11, 2004 - Aspen, CO - Mack Bailey's Concert with Chris Nole and other guests,
such as Mark Robinson (UK). Mountain Chalet Ballroom - 1:00 PM / Karen at (301)
229-9191, e-mail penguins51@aol.com or http://www.mackbailey.com/schedule#Aspen
October 16, 2004 * Wilmington, NC - "A Musical Tribute to John Denver"
(John
Denver's former band members, members of The Hard Travelers, etc). MUSE
Foundation and KO Production, Thalian Hall / Benefit for Yahweh Center
Children's Village / Tickets and Ordering information to be announced.
October 30, 2004 7:30 PM -- Martlon, NJ Christopher Westfall acoustic evening
featuring the music of JD at Perkfection Coffeehouse. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/perk.html
November 13, 2004 - Flanders, NJ - Christopher Westfall at Crossroads Coffeehouse
8:00pm http://www.crossroadsmtolive.org/coffeehouse.htm
November 13, 2004 - U.K. - Autumn Denver Day at the Avenue Bowling Club, Gaveston
Road, Coundon, Coventry. http://www.fojd.org.uk
December 11, 2004 8 PM -- Haddon Heights, NJ Christopher Westfall one 50-minute
set at Mary's Place Coffeehouse at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Visit: http://www.marysplacemusic.org/
ALSO: Mack Bailey has just recently become a member of The Limeliters, the legendary
folk trio that originally took its name from the Limelite in Aspen, where many now
stay for the tribute week in October. Mack is performing concerts across the
nation, with dates being added all the time. His schedule is available at www.mackbailey.com/schedule
(thanks to Emily Parris and the Rocky Mountain High newsletter for many of these
dates)
REMINDER::: The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth is available for all JD-related
events. Please email peaceclothinfo@yahoogroups.com for more information, or see our website at www.johndenverpeacecloth.com
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LETTERS
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From Debra Chilton (wilco@paclink.com):
Kyle Vincent House Concert
On a cloudy and gray day in Portland, Oregon, the sun broke through for a
group of people gathered in the livingroom of Aurelia Wight as Kyle Vincent
began what was to be an amazing two-hour concert. Laughter and tears were
shared as Kyle's songs painted visions of a world that can be, a place of
peace, of green trees and babbling brooks, of swimming in the ponds and
being part of the natural world. Many of the songs Kyle sang are soon to be
released on a new CD.
All of Kyle's songs were amazing, but I want to share with you a few that
really touched my heart. "The Last Hawk" spoke of a Hawk looking
down upon
the world now and speaking with God about what she saw, and would it be with
a tear or a smile. Another was of Alice Brook....of the beauty and joy
that she gave to all, the strength with which she fought while slowly being
destroyed by the pollution and poisons that were being emptied into her, and
as she finally gave in, the loss to all. So many amazing and beautiful
songs that were all written and performed by an extremely talented, charming
man who has personality plus and "walks his talk."
Kyle closed his performance by speaking of John Denver and the influence
that John had on his music, along with Barry Manilow and Karen Carpenter.
He spoke of the Peace Cloth and Windstar and he performed John Denver's
"Looking For Space," with as much passion and bravado as I have ever heard.
The last song was Sierra, the beautiful song Kyle has written for John Muir
and John Denver. If Kyle is anywhere near your area performing, I cannot
encourage you enough to go and hear him. He has stated with all sincerity
that his goal is not about getting into the top 100 music list, but only to
reach more people with his music by speaking of hope and peace.
Check out his website at www.kylevincent.com. Let us support those who
carry forth the message of hope and love for our planet, our children and
for peace.
Debra Chilton
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From RichardH (gerrich@crosswinds.net):
Hello my fellow JD friends! Spring is upon us and time for our sixth year of
cleaning our adopted highway. On a recent Sunday we held our first cleanup
of the new year. Always an extensive cleanup, as the accumulated trash has
been collecting for some six months now. Couple that with little or no
vegetation and we can "see" further into the woods. So it's a daunting
task
for six pickers. At the completion of our appointed rounds we collected 20
bags of assorted trash, and other "finds". Always interesting how stuff
gets
here and why. In the past we have found all kinds of interesting junk. And
sometimes a real find. Like a "good" payroll check. In which we were able
to
track down the business owner and return the check to them. He was looking
for his check register too, but we did not find that. A golf ball, far from
any golf course, though not a Titlist. A dead body.... eeew! On this trip I
picked up a 3/8 combination wrench along with a folding pair of pliers. The
multi-function type. I can always use more tools!! Glenn on the other hand
found some "real" coin. Some old coins totaling something like a $1.65.
And
then there's the horn tooting and thumbs up from passersby. A "profitable"
and rewarding day in all! Many thanks to Gerrie, Diane, Glenn and Kathy &
Bill Engle, who in their seventies, can out pick us all!!
Our next cleanup is Sunday June 13th. And don't miss out on our annual BBQ
and highway cleanup on Aug. 15th! Paul Swanton will be providing the
"picking" of another kind!!!
Cheers!
~Richard
NH Friends of John Denver
((Besides trash, be on the lookout for ticks you might pick up during your
highway cleanups, gang! Try to wear light clothing and inspect each other
thoroughly afterwards -- tick-borne diseases can be nasty business -- AS))
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Further thoughts from Richard on Highway Cleanups:
Long-EZ and lessons learned
In our recent highway cleanup there was another interesting "find". The
rare
sighting of a Long-EZ flying over head. While there are many small plans
from the local airports circling the skies, it's not often you see a
Long-EZ. Less so on the day you're cleaning the John Denver adopted highway.
As if to solidify this sign, it was also flying in a westerly direction.
This again to me is of significance, as I regard John as embodying the whole
western spirit. Both in song and lifestyle. He even has said that if he were
labeled anything it would be that of a western artist. So being one of a
spiritual mind, I regard this "sighting" as a sign from John. As if to
say,
"thanks for doing your part". And to others, that's all it may be. But
for
me the meaning went deeper.
While cleaning our adopted highway, my wife and I got into a bit of a tiff,
over the extent of our cleaning area. I, being in the service sector
(flooring), pride myself on doing a job well. Going the extra 110% of
customer satisfaction. And I guess this carries over to things like the
highway cleanup. If I see a piece of paper off in the woods, I'll fight the
underbrush to go after it. Of course this will take more time and we already
go the "extra mile" by cleaning the entire length of the lakeshore.
By
going deeper into the woods, it is perhaps not necessary, as the woods are
not necessarily a part of the highway. But I tend to believe that doing a
job right is doing it well. In a sense I guess, I was trying to do it all.
When it really isn't necessary, particularly if it causes a rift in my
relationship with my wife.
As if to reaffirm this notion of mine, another "sign" occurred the following
day. Here in our home office, we have two computers networked. So from time
to time, I'll come across something I think might be of interest to my wife
and send her a link via e-mail. Particularly if she has gone to bed or
something, lest I forget. And she, vice-versa. Several weeks back I came
across an article written by a woman who had attended the John Denver play
"Almost Heaven". In it, she described how John and his music affected her
life. About being all you can be and a reawakening of the human spirit. I
sent my wife the link at that time. Now, the next day after the cleanup, a
reply comes back to me from her. Nothing in the e-mail. Nothing to read.
Just the subject line. "Almost Heaven: For John Denver" which is what I
sent
her. The uncanny thing is... she didn't send the reply. Nor did anyone else.
And I have no reason to suspect otherwise.
While many folks will see these "signs" as ordinary things, others, like
myself can "read" the hidden message. The interpretation depends upon what
is occurring around you at the time and what is dwelling on your mind. For
me, the lesson learned here is that my zeal for cleaning the highway should
not obscure my loving relationship with my wife, or that of my friends. And
that while we all embrace John's ideology of "what one man can do", we
don't
need to do it all and become obsessed with this notion. After all if we each
do our own part, however little or not that maybe, together we can get it
done. We, "I" don't have to do it all, just that we do it.
Peace to all,
~Richard
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From Donna Pinto (donnapinto@yahoo.com)
Dear Friends:
I had an absolutely wonderful time at the Spirit Windstar Connection Retreat at the
Bitter Goose Lodge "somewhere in the mountains" between Harrisburg and
Pittsburg, PA. Long drive but well worth it.
The ranger at the recreational center is really "one of us" and is cooperating
for both the tree and a dedication
ceremony / concert using the new ampitheatre at the center. She send the Spirit
folks pics already and talk about a fast post!!! Check out this page: http://www.geocities.com/spiritwsconnections/TreesforJohn_OurWorld.html
There are VERY VERY VERY VERY tentative plans to hold the tree dedication possibly
during the Perseid Meteor Show combined with a Tim & Amy Dabbs / Chris Westfall
/ Frank DeLaMarre / Ray (Roy) Erhart free outdoor concert at 7 Points Rec Center
on either Friday August 13 or Saturday August 14...
If it happens, the spots for performers are filled (before you ask, Mack Bailey and
Paul Swanton are already booked for other events), now all we need are sponsors...
Hope to see you there!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxo Donna Lynne
*More Information*
August 14, 2004 - 7:00 PM ... ROCKY MTN HIGH IN THE ALLEGHENIES -- TERRACE
MTN HESSTON PA. Presented by The Spirit PA Windstar Connection. The Raystown
Lake rangers have invited everyone to join in a musical tribute to John
Denver featuring Tim Dabbs and Roy Erhard with others to be announced. This
will include a ribbon cutting ceremony for the tree planted as a tribute in
April. There will also be a multi-media presentation in the NEW
amphitheater. The park rangers are also going to run a short video in the
visitor center in honor of John and his love for the wilderness. This will
take place at Seven Points Amphitheater at beautiful Raystown Lake in
Hesston, PA. The event is free and under the stars... it coincides with the
spectacular Perseid Meteor Showers. Formal announcement to be made shortly.
FREE WILL donations will be accepted... email spiritwsconnections@yahoo.com
for further information. This is a beautiful place to camp. Also visit Donna
Pinto's temporary website: http://www.geocities.com/donnapinto/7.html and
the Sprit site http://www.geocities.com/spiritwsconnections/
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From Emily Parris (emily@parris.net):
Dear IAT:
I was at a Church dinner the other day when one of the other diners asked me
what I do. I started talking about Rocky Mtn High and then they told me
that a JD Musical was playing in Arrow Rock, MO. I figured it might be
"Almost Heaven" and sure enough it is! I did a search and can't find it
playing anywhere else in the U.S. I wonder why a little town in Missouri is
the only place it would play? But still it is a good sign. Maybe other
theatre companies will produce it as well.
Apparantly the town of Arrow Rock is about 90 miles from Kansas City -- hope
to see you there!
Emily
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From Carole Romanowski (whispjesse@aol.com)
A Great Gift Idea!
I celebrated my birthday this past April 25th and received a beautiful and
touching present from my daughter, Jennifer, who is a gift in herself, as
you will see. She knows I have a passion for browsing through antique stores
abundantly available to me here in the Hudson Highlands of N. Y. State. They
are veritable treasure troves rich in history and art. I have purchased
period furniture such as rocking chairs, tables and side chairs from the
Elizabethan and Victorian eras (circa 1850 - 1890) to grace my home, and I
recently bought a large milk can from the 1930's, to name a few of my
"finds."
I heard John Denver singing the song "Wild Flowers in a Mason Jar" which
inspired me to own a mason jar from years ago because I can identify with
the song's lyrics. You see, as I was growing up, my mother, "with the
memory still warm", would often tell me about her childhood days spent on my
grandfather's farm upstate in Kingston, N.Y. She had very precious memories,
of which one was helping my grandmother preserve jams and jellies in mason
jars. And as the contents of the jars were consumed, my mother would fill
the jars with wild flowers growing in fields near the farm.
So my daughter, having heard the farm stories I passed down to her, searched
many antique stores on her own until she finally located a mason jar from
the early 1900's. She filled it with dried wild flowers and wheat, and since
Jennifer is into crafts as a hobby, she copied the song John sang and framed
it in a green country plaid fabric over a cardboard frame she made herself
and presented all to me on my birthdayj! What a welcome surprise! The
jar
and framed song are now sitting on my fireplace mantle to enjoy.....and to
remember.
I wanted to pass on Jennifer's "crafty" gift idea to you should you have
occasion to give a present to a loved one or to a friend. Since my dear
mother passed away last August, I want to thank my beautiful daughter
Jennifer for preserving some of my mother's history for me - it's such a
comfort at this time - as well as thank my mother for so many things, some
of which are "those old stories" of the farm. And I want to thank
JD for
having such a positive influence on my life and for being the inspiration
behind this special birthday present through his gift of song.
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From Janette Frawley (jfrawley@csggroup.com.au)
Higher Ground Australia (formerly known as Higher Ground, the Australian
Friends of John Denver) has a new website at www.highergroundaustralia.com.
Since 2001, we have celebrated the life and music of John Denver in October
on a weekend to coincide with the Aspen events. Each gathering is held at a
different site in Australia and this year's event will take in the beautiful
mountains west of Brisbane, Queensland at a place called Boonah. The
gathering will be held between 8th and 10th October.
If you know anyone visiting or living in Australia who may be interested,
please pass this information along. Also please visit our website for
information about past gatherings and for further information on the
gathering at Boonah, Queensland or email me at:
jfrawley@highergroundaustralia.com or janette_frawley@yahoo.com
Don't forget to sign our guest book!
Janette Frawley
(Higher Ground Australia)
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WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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None this month
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FOR SALE
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Peace Cloth Items!
Don't forget to check out www.johndenverpeacecloth.com (Peace Cloth Store) for exclusive
John Denver items. All proceeds benefit The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth.
Also -- if you shop online, please visit our virtual mall: www.johndenverpeacecloth.onecause.com -- every sale at a store in the mall returns a donation
to the Cloth. The Peace Cloth now has eScrip -- please see our website for
more information.
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If you're looking for something special
for a special someone, come check out what Wildlife Creations (http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation)
has to offer!! We have many items relating to John Denver and other items that would
make fantastic gifts for people you know and love! Or a gift for someone who
is hard to buy for, something that they will talk about for years! From keychains,
snowglobes, t-shirts, potpourri jars and more!!! We're sure you'll find
something! And remember, whenever you purchase from Wildlife Creations, you're not
only giving a gift to someone you know, but to the Windstar Foundation and also the
National Wildlife Federation, in John's memory, for wolf education as all proceeds
are given to them. Wildlife Creations is now offering a feature product. Checkout
the website for this month's offering! For more information, you can email
us at wldlifecreation@wildmail.com.
In this healing time...
Thank you for helping to make the world
a better place in which to live,
Diana and Susan
Wildlife Creations
http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation
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For Sale to a good home - beautiful JD commemorative Taylor koa 6-string Grand Auditorium
size with revolutionary Expression Sound System and "Spirit" Windstar statue
inlay. Package includes Small Dog insulated case cover. # 143 finished April 8, 2003
(20030408143 JDCM) of the limited edition. Payment by money order or cashier's check
only. Email price / details: eagleflight@skyhigh.com
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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DENlines 26 May 2004
A Biweekly Update from Defenders of Wildlife:
Working to Save Wildlife and Wild Lands
President Bush Petitioned to Stop Aerial Gunning of Wolves in Alaska
Drilling Proposal Endangers Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
Whistleblower Leaves Agency, Cites Misuse of Science by White House
Former Timber Lobbyist Originally Hatched Hatchery Fish Plans
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1. President Bush Petitioned to Stop Aerial Gunning of Wolves in Alaska
The aerial gunning program in Alaska , which ended for the season on April
30, left 147 wolves dead. Up to 500 wolves are slated to be killed next
season (beginning in late fall), and hundreds more could be killed annually
for the next four to five years. The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has
drafted a petition, asking President Bush to use the Federal Airborne
Hunting Act - legislation originally enacted to bar the use of airplanes for
such hunting - to stop the killing. Please sign the petition today.
2. Drilling Proposal Endangers Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
The federal Bureau of Land Management is working on plans that could allow
road building, drilling, pipelines and more to invade Montana's Rocky
Mountain Front. The bureau is moving forward despite the fact that the front
is in the top 1 percent of wildlife habitat in the country, including land
for grizzly bears, wolves and lynx. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) has asked
the bureau to consider swapping or buying the leases from StarTech Energy
Corp., a Canadian company that holds rights to drilling in the area. Learn
more, and visit our action center (go to alert #310) to stop this
disastrous plan.
3. Whistleblower Leaves Agency, Cites Misuse of Science by White House
A federal biologist resigned from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration - the agency that oversees oceans and fisheries - citing a
misuse of science by the Bush administration. The biologist, Michael Kelly,
cited the federal decision to withhold water from the Klamath River in 2002,
which killed approximately 33,000 salmon, as a reason for his resignation.
Kelly also mentioned the 2002 decision by the White House to relax
protections for dolphins from tuna fishing as a misuse of science. Recent
news (see DENlines, May 11, 2004) suggest that the federal government
ignored information that government observers in Mexico are taking bribes to
create false reports that tuna fishing boats in that country are not harming
dolphins.
4. Former Timber Lobbyist Originally Hatched Hatchery Fish Plans
According to well-known author and Miami Herald columnist, Carl Hiaasen, a
lawyer and former lobbyist for the timber industry, who now works as a legal
advisor for the federal government, was the first to come up with the idea
to count hatchery-bred fish when counting populations of endangered salmon
and steelhead (covered in last week's edition of DENlines). The lawyer and
former lobbyist, Mark Rutzick, currently serves as an advisor to the
National Marine Fisheries Service. Learn more.
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Copyright Defenders of Wildlife 2004
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POETRY
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None this month
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NEWSLETTER NEWS
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". . . IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START
TO LIVE IT,
THE FAMILY OF MAN,
IT'S ABOUT TIME
AND IT'S ABOUT CHANGES . . .
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME."
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