SPRING IS HERE!

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Spring has finally arrived with motorcycle riding temperatures all weekend. The Pittsburgh Pirates season starts at home on April 5Th, and I will be there capturing images for you over there! This time of year is slow around here, hence the lacking reports here.

The whole country is divided at the moment over the Health Insurance Bill, with Pennsylvania joining other state to sue over it's citizens being under a federal mandate to purchase health insurance. This issue is not over by a long shot!

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Sports Update:

Football Commish Goodell is looking to meet with Big Ben in regard to his repeat legal problems and charges of sexual misconduct. Perception is reality in the real world, and such imagery is hurting Big Ben's rep around the league. Last year he heard boos and other negative comments from the stands in enemy territory. I expect it to increase this year regardless of the legal outcome! This is unfair in our system, but this is how it works when you become a celeb!

The new hockey stadium is growing every week and is on time with the predicted completion schedule!

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Keep your head down,

Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania

WILL BE OUT OF TOWN... POST WILL BE LATER THIS WEEK!

This is a one man show, and I will be out of town unexpectedly today...

Last week for Boyce Ski area

The air of spring is upon as the Boyce Park Ski slopes will close this weekend on March 14. The 2010 season was the best skiing ever at the facility!

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Welcome home to the Army reservists of the Hempfield-based 1st Platoon, 14th Quartermaster Company who were deployed in Iraq! This second deployment was finally over with the happy meet and greet by family and friends.

Sports Update:

Sidney Crosby returned to the Civic Arena after winning Gold Medal for Team Canada in the Winter Olympics, to fans cheering louder for Ryan Miller who played goalie for Team USA! They also started cheering USA, USA, USA, over and over. Pittsburgh beat Buffalo nonetheless! We cannot blame Sidney for playing well for his homeland, eh?

Big Ben has again been accused of Sexual Assault. It appears not to be rape, but some sort of illegal sexual contact, or so it seems. There are not enough facts to comment on at this time.

The Steelers and free safety Ryan Clark agreed to a four-year, $14 million contract. Clark received an offer from the Dolphins, but decided he still wants to be a Pittsburgh Steeler ... good choice Ryan, well done! A welcome of sorts was the theme of the day for Antwaan Randle El, who signed a three-year deal with his old team. He was released by the Redskins. All of this good news combined the resigning of nose tackle Casey Hampton is a good sign of things to come!


Keep your head down,

Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania

March, winter keeps rolling!

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Last weekend brought another storm in, which dumped enough snow to make up for what melted just a day before! I have been shocked by the lack of kids in the streets taking advantage of the days off school, especially with the inspiration of the Winter Olympics.

It was 1962, and snow was busting out of the sky. I headed out with it in my hands. It was a battered and beat wooden Flexible Flyer, with rusty looking blades. The old man said be careful, but that was like not saying anything to us boys! Those were the days when snow was a friend, and mother nature was our playground. I will never forget that first day that the Old Man let me fly, and that is exactly what I did!

Sports Update:Our own Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal for Team Canada in the Olympics! I don't know whether to say "Go Sid the Kid" or "YOU SUCK!" It is very confusing, leaving me in conflict on this one!

The USA scored a new Winter Olympic record 37 medals overall!

Local Military News:

Thousands of active-duty military dependents were seriously shortchanged by the Defense department. They shut down the program, The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts/or MyCAA, were suspended due to heavy participation! Apparently over 98,000 participants were signed up and in classes, with over 38,000 more signing up as well! It is something not expected for the Defense Department to do to the dependents of active duty military who are at risk to earn these privileges! I seriously hope they sort this out for the dependent's sake. The more education they have, the more they can do to support their families back here at home!

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This winter has been nasty, and I got in 3 rides during Febuary! These are one of such.

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Keep your head down,

Henry Hill, Plum, Pennsylvania