Wednesday Hero 09/30/09

This Week‘s Post Was Suggested By Cindy

1st Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo
59 years old from Spanaway, Washington
August 18, 2009

Sorry for the presentation of this post, but haven’t been feeling well and don’t feel much like typing. You can read Sgt. Crisostomo’s story here and here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Another crushing victory

Last Friday it was another blowout victory for the West DePere Phantoms.

Image via Wisconsin High School Helmets (www.mghelmets.com)

Heavy rain throughout the second half didn’t put a damper on a fireworks show following West De Pere‘s homecoming football game against Marinette on Friday.

And what the Phantoms accomplished on dry land long before that was a sight to behold in a 58-7 Bay Conference rout.

Derek VandenLangenberg scored on a 76-yard fumble return on the game-opening series, and Beau Bellmore followed with three of his four touchdowns as West De Pere surged to a 37-7 halftime lead.

The Phantoms (4-1, 3-1) have won four straight games since an overtime loss at Seymour in the season opener.

Against Marinette  it was the Bellmore show on offense.

The senior running back turned 19 carries into 209 yards and three touchdowns in a little more than two quarters of action, highlighted by a 69-yard dash to the end zone amid a downpour in the third quarter.

Bellmore also had a nifty 26-yard touchdown on a screen pass from Michael Linssen in the second quarter.

Bellmore, who had three catches for 37 yards, accounted for more than half of West De Pere’s 454 total yards with 246 all-purpose yards.

And on defense it “rained” turnovers.

The Phantoms forced six fumbles, blocked a punt and held winless Marinette (0-5 overall, Bay) to 121 total yards.

So what’s changed since that week 1 loss?

“We’re starting to jell a lot better. Everyone’s in sync,” Bellmore said. (Source: ‘In sync’ Phantoms crush Marinette – Green Bay Press-Gazette)

That may be an understatement.  Granted Marinette and Oconto Falls are both winless but beating them by 51 and48 respectively sends a statement.  As does all four wins being by at least 3 touchdowns leading to an average margin of victory of 37.

Make no mistake the Phantoms are on a roll since the hiccup against Seymour.

Up next: the Spartans of Luxemburg-Casco

Congress taking care of its own

Image via Wikipedia

Apparently the Dem-controlled Congress doesn’t care about taking care of the people’s business.  As pointed out below not ONE 2010 appropriations bill has been passed.  But that hasn’t stopped Congress from making sure its’ appropriations bill for next year is passed.

Having failed to send the President even one completed appropriations bill so far this year,
Congress nevertheless has made sure to fund itself while other agencies contend with temporary
funding in a continuing resolution [CR]. Fiscal year 2010 starts at midnight next week Thursday,
and without a CR non-essential government activities would shut down at that point.

…

Division A of the conference report provides $4.7 billion in funding for the fiscal year 2010
Legislative Branch appropriations bill, some $254 million, or 5.7 percent, more than last year’s
scored level. The bill funds House and Senate operations, committees, and Member offices, as
well as support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office [CBO], the Library of
Congress, and the Capitol Police. (Source: Appropriations Alert)

Where’s the outrage?  At a time when households and businesses across the country are having to tighten their belts when it comes to spending, this Congress is INCREASING its’ funding by 5.7%!  This is ludicrous & inexcusable.

The state-run media should be asking two questions.  First why the increase?  Second why is this being done before one appropriations bill is sent to the President?

Perhaps the local media (unless it’s also state-run) should start doing its job and ask those questions of  Congressman Steve Kagen since he voted for this yesterday.  Apparently Pelosi‘s puppet from the WI 8th Congressional district has no problem with this.  I wonder how many of his constituents would if they were aware of this.

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Wednesday Hero 09/23/09

Lt. John Madea

Lt. John Madea holds his daughter as she is baptized with holy water from the ship’s bell of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). This is the fourth person baptized aboard Tortuga since the ship‘s christening in 1988, and her name will be inscribed inside the bell as a tradition of the U.S. Navy.

Photo Courtesy U.S. Navy
Taken By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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