IAT
NEWSLETTER
April 2005
"Talk about Earth Day, every day"
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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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Dear Friends,
Thanks to everyone who sent in reports of their Earth Day events. And if you haven't had a chance yet to write up an event report, we'd love to have it for next month. One further reminder -- if you have a story about your involvement with the Peace Cloth, we're still collecting them for our 5th anniversary newsletter.
Hope you all are enjoying a wonderful spring!
My heart to yours,
Ann
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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My question is, will our society, our modern society, realize the value of keeping such an area, at least, empty of technology and full of life"
Mardy Murie, on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(thanks to Kathy Lill for this month's quote -- AS)
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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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April 29-May 1, 2005 *PA Friends of John Denver and Spirit Windstar Connection Group Spring Retreat 2005
Bitter Goose Lodge www.bittergooselodge.com; cost $50.00 - due by March 25 ( $40.00 if you have already sent in a deposit) to Eileen Stein egal677@yahoo.com
May 1 & 3-8, 2005 - Birmingham, Alabama - "Almost Heaven" - Summerfest Cabaret Theatre / 301 19th St. North. / A musical tribute to the life and music of John Denver. (205) 324-2424 7:30pm http://summerfest.org info@summerfest.org May 3-7 - 7:30pm / May 1 & May 8 - 2:00pm
May 14, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA - John Prine in Concert / Wilshire Theatre * http://www.ticketmaster.com
May 19, 2005 *Columbia, MD The Hard Travelers 20th Anniversary Reunion Benefit for the MUSE Foundation. With special Guests John Sommers, Chris Nole and Pete Huttlinger. Smith Theatre on the campus of Howard County Community College Toll Free - 1-888-384-5054, Fax - 410-825-2501 http://www.musicunites.com/
June 11, 2005 -- Vail, CO -- Highway Cleanup (see below for more information)
June 24, 2005 - Aspen, CO - A special concert related to the Windstar Summer Retreat with music by John Adams and Chris Collins. Annabelle Inn. 6:00-8:00pm, dreauxdog@comcast.net
June 25-26, 2005 - Snowmass, CO - Summer Retreat at the Windstar Land Conservancy. Sponsored by the Windstar CO Connection. $35 All Windstar Members and prospective members are invited to attend. APokey1@aol.com http://www.windstarcoloradoconnection.org
June 25, 2005 - New York City - House Concert to celebrate Christopher Westfall's new CD "I'm Coming Home." 7:00pm, $10 RSVP Eve@JohnDenverpeacecloth.com http://www.chriswestfall.com
July 4, 2005 - Dillon, CO - Lake Dillon Amphitheatre 6:30pm "Rocky Mountain High" - annual 4th of July concert. Bring your own blanket. John Adams & Friends. Free admission.
July 7, 2005 - Osceola, WI * The KC Band presents "Take Me Home", a tribute to the life and music of John Denver. Part of the "Music In The Park" summer concert series. Osceola is 40 minutes from the MN/St. Paul area. Admission is free 7:00pm Info: xram1667@yahoo.com
July 21, 2005 - Estes Park, CO - Second John Denver Tribute Concert sponsored by the Estes Park Arts Council featuring "Cowboy Brad" Fitch. / Performance Park / 7:00pm Free / bring lawn chairs http://www.cowboybrad.com
August 20, 2005 -- Peterborough, NH -- Highway cleanup and annual barbeque (see details below)
September 9-11, 2005 - South Lake Tahoe - 2nd Annual "Dancing With the Mountains" - celebrating the music of John Denver. Tahoe Valley Campground / (530) 541-2222 ext 1, Tahoe_aerie@yahoo.com Camping info: www.rvonthego.com
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.htm .
(thanks to Emily Parris and the Rocky Mountain High newsletter for many of these dates; thanks too, to Karen Tupek for keeping us up to date with Mack Bailey’s schedule, Donna Pinto for information on Chris Westfall’s engagements, and Deb Sanderson for news of events in California)
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 E Pinney [evepin@colorado.net]
It's springtime again in the Rockies! Hope everyone had a nice, and safe, winter season. Now that the snow is melting in the high county, I thought it might be time to schedule another high country JD Highway Cleanup and BBQ! We won't be joining the whole Eagle county event this year (I'll be out of town, and unable to coordinate anything). However, we'll be joining the Antlers cleanup day, along with ECO Trails, on JUNE 11th.
So save the date, if you can! SATURDAY, JUNE 11th.
John Adams will be sharing his music with us, at the Antlers BBQ after the cleanup. Rob is again generously offering $50 a night room rates for those coming from out of town - come and enjoy a weekend in Vail!
It sure would be nice to see everyone again - and we hope you can join us! Please let me know your plans, so I can get a head count - the BBQ will be catered! nice!
Thanks! Hope you can make it.....
All the best,
Evelyn
970-926-0918
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Westchester Earth Day Celebration
by Carole Romanowski- whispjesse@aol.com
I read recently in my local newspaper, "The Journal News", about an Earth Day Celebration at the Kensico Dam Plaza - about a half hour from my house - here in New York State. The celebration was part of a "Pitchin for Parks" day, during which thousands of resident volunteers cleaned up county parks and nature reserves. Mr. Joe Stout, Westchester County's Commissioner of Parks, hailed the importance of conservation and recycling to improve the environment.
Volunteers cut vines growing around trees, starving them of sunlight and causing their branches to break, according to research done by the Bronx River Conservancy. The Planning Department also taught residents about the monitoring of streams for water quality. They worked to recruit volunteers who would collect physical, chemical and biological data for stream sites throughout the county to insure safe drinking water.
Children were informed of the importance of recycling, and the school that collected the most paper, glass, aluminum and cardboard within the past year was honored with a county award to encourage environmentalism in our youth for the future. What a great idea! Plus the school was from my area!
I know John Denver was very proud of these volunteers - adults and youths alike. Kudos to them all! After reading this article, I learned more about how to further preserve the environment and put this knowledge into practice through strength in numbers with community action.
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From Georgiann McDaniel (RockyMtnHaven1@msn.com):
The newly formed group for the Western Slope of Colorado, Peaceful Spirit Windstar Connection, held it's first event. On Saturday, April 23, 2005, we held a cleanup of the John Denver Sanctuary in Aspen. Lance Edinger played guitar and sang songs to serenade the 11 volunteers who were able to fill 12 bags of trash. Windstar was represented by Harlean Peterson, who handed out information about the upcoming Symposium, Earth Camp and Windstar, along with refreshments. Jennifer Moore had put together information that was also handed out about the local places for recycling and consignment shops. It was one of those perfect John Denver Days, beautiful blue Colorado skies and fluffy white clouds and lemonade and cookies for the volunteers. And the Earth was much cleaner in only an hour and a half. Thanks to everyone involved for your support. Anyone wishing information about our group can contact: Georgiann McDaniel at RockyMtnHaven1@msn.com
Out website is: http://www.geocities.com/johnshelper/PeacefulSpirit.index.html
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From Annalisa Berns (aberns@hotmail.com):
Hi there! Here in San Diego we celebrate Earth Day for about 2 weeks- on Sunday is our "official" Earth Day festival at Balboa Park. I am volunteering at the Yoga Education Society booth. Also- monthly I volunteer for Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) http://www.pawssf.org/ and deliver dog and cat food to people who are unable to purchase food and get out of the house to buy it. Also- I volunteer at www.traveldonations.org .... all in honor of JD.
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Annual NH Friends of John Denver barbecue Sat. Aug. 20 at 3:00pm. The barbecue will be at MacDowell Lake in Peterborough http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/eml/emlhome.htm at the Big shelter overlooking the lake. All the amenities are available in the park. Burgers and hotdogs will be provided with some additional food items available. Please bring your own cooler for any additional food and drink items you may want. Paul Swanton and Friends will be providing the musical talent. Any one with musical talent is welcome to bring their instrument and singing voice along.
Preceding the BBQ we will be holding our Aug. adopt-a-highway cleanup in Dublin at 1:00pm. Volunteers are always welcomed to this separate event.
Contact Diane dnilsson@tellink.net to be on the highway cleanup team! Details and changes will be posted at www.nhfjd.org
~Richard gerrich@crosswinds.net
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From Joan Kurtz (rangerfan@hotmail.com):
Here at my college (800 students), I put up a poster of the earth with a sign over it "Lend the Earth a Hand." Then I gave out "hands" (pieces of paper in the shape of hands) where students/faculty, etc. would write their names and then add their suggestionsas how to help our poor planet -- recycle, car pool, pick up trash, etc. I then attached the hands around the earth so it looks like our "hands" are holding her up.
Joan M. Kurtz, Head Librarian
Katharine Gibbs School
Melville, NY
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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. We now have a shopping cart to make your purchases easier!
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 gift 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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From Sherry Cook <backhomagain@yahoo.com>
Hello friends!
Did you ever have a simple idea just hit you right out of the blue?! Last night while discussing my Mary Kay business, a realization hit me just like that! For over a year now, I have been a Mary Kay consultant, but it has been one part of my life and carrying on John Denver's legacy has been another. The two didn't seem to harmonize, but with this idea, they are! I have a website (www.MaryKay.com/scook2426). If you will visit my website and place an order, I will donate a portion of my proceeds to Windstar. That way, whatever you purchase will help my business grow, and more importantly to me, Windstar grow!
And don't think you guys are left out, either...no sir! Every guy who tries the shave cream LOVES it! Also, there are several men's colognes that are wonderful...don't forget the special lady in your life! Everyone should treat themselves to Satin Hands! It's incredible! I hope you will "come see me" on my website!
Take care, everybody, and have a great day!
Thank you!
Peace and joy,
Sherry :)
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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DENlines 4.27.05
A Biweekly Update from Defenders of Wildlife: Working to Save Wildlife and Wild Lands
Defenders Named One of America's 100 Best by Reader's Digest
House Approves Arctic Refuge Drilling in Pork-Barrel Laden Energy Bill
Save Money on Your Taxes Through Our Free Estate Planning Phone Seminar!
Alaska Aerial Gunning Update
Furniture Makers Warned About Illegal Mahogany Logging
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1. Defenders Named One of America's 100 Best by Reader's Digest
As part of its annual "America's 100 Best" awards, Reader's Digest has named Defenders of Wildlife the "best wildlife charity" to commend the organization's innovative programs. Visit the Reader's Digest "America's 100 Best" website and find the link on the interactive map for Washington, DC, to see the group's award listing.
2. House Approves Arctic Refuge Drilling in Pork-Barrel Laden Energy Bill
On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a pork-barrel energy bill that permits drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The bill, passed on April 21, has been slammed by the press and environmentalists as being chock-full of corporate welfare for the fossil fuel energy industry at a time when their profits are soaring. Even the Bush administration, generally no friend to the environment, is questioning the need for the coal, oil and gas industry subsidies.
3. Save Money on Your Taxes Through Our Free Estate Planning Phone Seminar!
Join us by phone to learn ways you can save money on taxes while leaving a legacy to save wildlife and its habitat for future generations. On Wednesday, May 4, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern time, and Thursday, May 5, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Defenders will host a free phone seminar: Keeping Track of Changes in Income Tax Planning and Charitable Gift Planning. Join nationally recognized speaker Dr. Alice Pinsley for an informative 90-minute update. At the conclusion, Defenders President Rodger Schlickeisen will review the challenges America's wildlife face today, including aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska and threats from corporate special interests. Feel free to join us for part of or the whole seminar.
4. Alaska Aerial Gunning Update
At press time, 270 wolves have been killed this season by aerial gunners in Alaska. The aerial gunning season ends April 30. Hundreds of wolves are slated to be killed by hunters using aircraft in the next few years. Learn more about aerial wolf killing by visiting www.savealaskawolves.org and listening to audio updates from Defenders' Alaska office.
5. Furniture Makers Warned About Illegal Mahogany Logging
On the eve of the world's largest furniture show, Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council called on furniture makers to stop using illegally logged South American mahogany. Nearly all of Peru's big leaf mahogany exports are logged illegally, and 80 percent of the contraband ends up in the United States. Top-name companies that have acknowledged using South American mahogany include Stickley, Furniture Brands International (makers of Broyhill, Drexel Heritage, Henredon and Thomasville), Henkel-Harris and Hekman. Other companies contacted by the groups, including Williams-Sonoma—owners of Pottery Barn—said they were unaware of the source of their mahogany. Learn more.
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Copyright © Defenders of Wildlife 2005
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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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