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KICK’N IT UP A NOTCH (OR TWO):: As always I’m experimenting with new things. Surely some “Viewers” know that I’ve been using some software called MacSpeech dictate to orally transcribe articles I find on microfilm into writing (word processing) so that I can use them in “VV”. The items I use from past issues of The Vermilion News are processed via this software. In any case, the transcription software (MacSpeech) has been improved and updated. Now it’s called Dragon Dictate for Mac - and it’s an exceptional program. Even better than the original. [I should probably mention that Dragon Dictate is available for all Intel computer systems.] I’m also using a rather complex system to produce html text from printed matter. Because I began writing for a newspaper several years prior to doing much with computers; and because I’ve gone through at least four computers since I started doing any of these things; I don’t have a digital record of all the items I’ve written in the past. To this end I first scan my old newspaper articles (I do have them all) at 300 ppi. I then taken them to the photoshop application; improve the contrast of the images; sharpen them; and then place them into a “Readirs Pro” software (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) application where they are converted into “editable” text formats. I then edit the text; copy it to another word processing program; and with that program save it in an “HTML” format that can be used on-line. By using the Dragon Dictate and the Readiris software the text (such as that which you’re currently reading) can be copied by anyone. Although this particular text is, obviously, not something that “Viewers” would want to copy, some of the historical “stuff” which appears on these pages from week to week may very well be worth saving. And no small part of my intent is - and has been - facilitating local historical research. That’s also the reason for listing references with much of this material. During the next few months I’m going to be publishing more “original” stories that will not have appeared anywhere before they’re seen at this site, and I’ll be using all these resources for this purpose. Normally, all these items are published in ink before they’re made available electronically. But as I get older I view my time as being limited, and there’s a great deal that I want to do while I am able. So - to such an end - I’m kick’n it up a notch (or two). [That is I'm "kick'n it up" unless I'm distracted - by something new.]
Historically,
"...in the rooms of the Masonic Temple above the stores on Division/Main Street...the stars shone bright."
WHEN THE STARS SHONE BRIGHT: Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was President of the US. In the USSR Joseph Stalin’s 24 year reign over the Russian people as absolute dictator was about to end. The General Motors Corporation had begun making a prodigious two-seat sports car called a “Corvette”. An Armistice had been signed between North and South Korea effectively ending the Korean War. And Americans were listening to a catchy little tune on their radios performed by a musician named PeeWee Hunt simply titled, “Oh”. It was 1953. All was well in the world; in America; and especially in the rooms of the Masonic Temple above the stores on Division/Main Street in the little Village of Vermilion, Ohio. There the stars shone bright. The Madeleine Chapter No. 204, Order of the Eastern Star(s) - that is. I’ll not tarry over what this organization is or is not because my knowledge of it is purely superficial and it would, therefore, be of no consequence. But the names of those pictured? That is another matter. Once identified the faces will become quite as recognizable (to many) as are stars in the sky on a clear summer night. Front Row (or heads showing): Eleanor Orth, Bernice (Fischer) Koachway, Wilda June (Tischer) Stebbins Wieder, Lola Owen, Worthy Matron Alice Fazey, Worthy Patron Lloyd Owen, Norma Greenawalt, Zenobia Krapp, Louise Ludlow, Genevieve (Smith) Clark, Esther Friday. Back Row: Nancy (Tarrant) Emery, Betty Pretzer, Louise Moats, Violet Fischer, Henry Fischer, Betty (Coen) Hornig, Hattie Fischer. It’s difficult to mention something about just a few of these folks when there is so much to recall about nearly all of them. Understand that the Village during these years was, roughly speaking, comprised of only 2200 souls. So knowing something about everyone’s business was neither rude nor unusual. It was just a matter of fact. Nonetheless and/or in spite of that truth I will mention something about only a few of these folks. First Eleanor Orth. She and her husband owned and operated the News Stand once located in the building now occupied by J.A. Berk and Associates aside the Main Street Grill on Liberty Avenue. When I was 9 or 10 I delivered the Cleveland News, Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer for them. It was a great job because I didn’t have to collect. People paid their subscriptions at the store. My sister, Ginny Tarrant Wilkes, worked as a clerk in the store for them for a good number of years. Then there was Bernice Fischer Koachway. Bernice was the daughter of Hattie (also pictured) and, Vermilion Mayor/Councilman, Fred Fischer. Her daughters, Ellen Ohara and Carolyn Hill are, today, very visible persons about our community. Mrs. Koachway gave me my first dog. She and her girls were walking down the street one day (just across the street from what is now Ritter Public Library) with this puppy. I stopped to pet it and she asked me if I wanted the dog. I need not impart my answer. Norma Greenawalt was the wife of the E&R Church Minister Rev. Norman. Although my family attended the Congregational Church the Greenawalts were very familiar people to us and others about town. The two churches at that time were essentially interchangeable. The couple had two sons who were exceptionally intelligent as well as clever. Their Soap Box Kids summer production one year captivated the imaginations of every kid in town. One of the boys followed in his father’s footsteps and also became a minister. I do wish that it were possible to say something about all the people in this 1953 photograph. They’re all worthy of note beyond their naming alone. But let it suffice for the folks who are in the photo and still about Vermilion, such as my sister Nancy Emery, Hank Fischer, and Genevieve Clark, to tell you of these stars of yesteryear, and the times when they shone so bright.
[NOTE: Unfortunately, Genevieve passed away just a few weeks ago.]
Ref: Special Thanks to: Barb Akers and Nancy Alice Emery; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 8/31/05; Written 8/27/05 @ 11:39 AM.
Just prior to their Grand Adventure
THE NAEGELES: Without going into extreme detail let it suffice for me to say that Stu Naegele in response to another "VV" story responded with a great deal of information re: Vermilion's Naegele family which I found to be extremely helpful (at least to me) historically. And this photo - of course - is part of that material. Given that info it is my intention to write of the family in more detail. However; I was so taken by this particular pic that I just had to use it now.
Pictured are: Paul, Sonny (with a remarkably elongated face), and a very young and pretty Pauline Naegele. According to Stu, "In approximately 1931, when my aunt [Pauline] was about 12, her brothers decided to go off on a Grand Adventure across America in their Model A Ford." In the story that Pauline later told her youngest daughter Chris, their mother was so concerned that the boys'd never return she had their picture taken.
Well, as we all know they did return. And there are still a few folks around Vermilion who have fond memories of them - all. What a wonderful photograph...
PAINTING THE TOWN: As previously mentioned this is a preview piece for a new webpage that I am currently developing. Using a new software program in conjunction with Adobe's Photoshop CS4 & 5 I am able to take some already wonderful pix of Vermilion, O. and make them (at least in my view) more "wonderfuller"
DOC ENGLEBRY'S: After one of the several great fires in downtown Vermilion during the early years of the 20th century Dr. Englebry - like A.D. Baumhart - decided to build his own building. At the moment I can't say how long the doctor held offices in his new building. But I don't believe it was long. Because one dark and dismal winter night the good doctor went out on a call and was run-over by a train at one of Vermilion's several steam engine crossings.
Through the years the building has served as a hardware / liquor store, a realty headquarters, and is currently housing an interior decorating business. It is - as is obvious - a rather attractive / well kept building.
September 25, 2010 8:10 AM
Beautiful.
AGAIN - ANOTHER NEW THING: This will not take the place of the "Macabre" stuff all the time - but will supplement whilst I search for more macabre stories to tell.
So stay tuned...
Thursday, January 23, 1902.
Local Briefs.
100 chickens wanted at the Whitmore market. Ms. Gusta Leidheiser of Brownhelm is the guest of relatives. Ms. Mae Andrews spent Sunday in Grafton. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brooks took tea with Mrs. J. Black last Friday. Ms. Mame Shafer of Birmingham is the guest of friends here. Neiding spent Friday with Lorain friends. Mrs. W. A. Tischer spent Friday in Cleveland the guest of J. Schade and family. You can always get the highest market price for your hogs and Whitmore's market. Mesdames Chas. Johnson, Geo. Risden and A. G. Risden spent Thursday in Norwalk. Mrs. F. Morgan and Ms. Lucy Morgan spent Wednesday with Mrs. Helen Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson spent Sunday with the latters aunt Mrs. Chapin of Brownhelm. Mrs. Chapin is in very poor health. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Black and daughter Hazel of Cleveland spent Sunday with J. C. Black and family. Mrs. Henry Hull and daughter Miss Louena of Huron spent Sunday here the guest of relatives. Martin Shuster and Mr. Schaub of Berlin Heights Sunday with W. C. Leideiser and family. Jacob Baumhart of Shinrock spent Sunday with relatives here. Frank Ott of Elyria is spending the week among relatives. Ms. Cora Hahn left Wednesday morning for Antwerp, Mitch, where she will spend the remainder of the winter among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jones and family spent the latter part of the week in Sandusky, the guests of John Wedge family. We have just received a lot of late the latest in programs, etc. Call and see them if you wish anything in that line. The Bigs & Everard Company of Elyria are selling things to make you "comfortable". Prices are comfortable too, and for the pocketbook. Rev. A. G. Rupert goes to Berlin Heights today for the purpose of assisting in the services of the reopening of the M. E. Church which is undergone extensive repairs. He will preach Thursday and Friday evenings. The charade society held at Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mattison on last Friday evening was a success in every particular. Mr. Mattison and family left nothing undone to have added to the pleasure and enjoyment of the occasion. All report a jolly good time.
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McKinley Day.
G. Nash has by proclamation called upon the people of Ohio to fittingly observed Wednesday, January 29, the 59th anniversary of the birth of William. McKinley. The state legislature has by resolution endorsed the plot proclamation. The governors of other states and territories have joined by issuing similar proclamations, so that the honor will be done the late president on his birthday and the whole nation. The day will be more than one of mere outward seeming for Ohio Hiles great son; it will give an opportunity for every person in the state to show the depth of his love and sympathy for a great man, but contributing to a great monument. The national memorial to rise above the last resting resting place of William McKinley in Ohio will be built by the offerings of the people. Their names will be enrolled; they will share the honor with their town. This is the opportunity now to put the hand in the pocket and see that Vermillion is splendidly represented in building the memorial to a man who was born in Ohio, was an Ohio schoolboy, an Ohio soldier, twice governor of Ohio, twice elected to the presidency from Ohio, and dying, asked to find his last resting place in the city of his home in the state he loved. Every church in this community should remember the preceding Sunday with special observaance; every school should respond; every citizen give, be it more or less to the national Memorial. Governor Nash is at the head of the state committee having in charge this fund. Every post office and bank as a depository for the receipt of funds, or offerings may be sent to Myron T. Herrick, Treasurer, Cleveland, Ohio. Remember McKinley Day.
$25,000 Asked for Harbor Improvements.
Last week Congressman Norton presented the needs of Vermilion Harbor before the Congressional Committee. According to the Plain Dealer's report he asked for $25,000. This week we will be represented by J. C. Gilchrist. Huron has two men in Washington now and Sandusky is also well represented.
John Newberry.
Died:–at his home in Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio on January 2, 1902, John Newbery, age 69 years. Mr. Newberry was born in Brownhelm, Ohio on October 9, 1832. He was the youngest of the family of eight children of John and Sally (Fancher) Newberry, his father and mother came to Ohio in 1829 and located on the farm in Brownhelm which is ever since been occupied by the Newberry family. His father died in 1851 and his mother in 1876. But few people in these changing times are permitted like Mr. Newberry to attain the fullness of years and spend their whole life and die in the old homestead in which they were born. He was married to Ms. Harriet Alvina Whitcomb on June 7, 1854, and who with their only children, Mrs. Sarah Dean of Elyria and Willis Newberry of Brownhelm, and six grandchildren and one great- grandchild, survive him. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Rebecca Andrews of Toledo and two brothers, James Newberry of Strawberry Point, Iowa and David Newberry of Mount Dora, Florida. Mr. Newberry was a quiet, genial unassuming man. A person of strong physique, of untiring industry and strict integrity. In 1872 he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he was a worthy member at the time of his death. His last illness was out several months duration and of much suffering which he bore with great patience and fortitude. He was a kind and indulgent husband, a considerate father, a good neighbor, a worthy citizen, and a true, noble, upright, God-fearing man.
School Notes.
The Literary exercises will be held in the afternoon, January 29 instead of Friday, on account of McKinley Day. Room 5.– Harry Miller was out of school Tuesday, helping his father put up ice. May Lawrence is out of school on account of sickness. Roy Kane was absent Tuesday afternoon on account of sickness. Room 4.–Leeds roses out of school as are also Edith McClurg and Helen Parsons are absent; cause, sickness. Rooms No.. 3 and 2.–Quite a number of the pupils are absent on account of sickness. Francis and Flora Pelton and Henry Schwensen of room No. 1 are on the sick.
Briefs.
The Masonic club will hold their annual meeting at their club rooms on Thursday evening, Feb. 4, 1902, to elect officers for the ensuing year and transact all other business that may come before the club. H. S. Miller, Sec. The German services at the reformed church will take place in the morning next Sunday. The pastor will speak on “Christi Verklaerung.” In the evening the subject of the sermon will be “Strive to enter in at the strait gate.” Pastor and members extend the most cordial invitation to one and all to be present and enjoy the good things the spirit will give us.
The McKinley Memorial Fund.
Those who wish to contribute towards the McKinley Memorial should call at the Bank or Post Office where the proper blanks may be found. Only a short time yet remains before the contributions are it are to be sent in. An article relating to the matter will be found in another column. Secure your tickets for the balance of lectures, for in number, only $.80 at Nuhn and Trinters. ---------------------------------------
For Sale.
Five pure blood Newfoundland dog pups over two months old. These dogs are beauties and are sure to please. Inquirer of Geo. Senhenn, Vermilion, O.
Card of Thanks.
To the friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted in the caring for our dear husband and father through his sickness and death, and also the Grangers singers for their kindness, we extend our heartfelt thanks. Mrs. John Newberry and family.
Hmmmmmm....
PRETTY LADIES ON A ROCK(C.1910): This is a photograph that could stand alone; no further interpretation required. It is simply a nice picture of three pretty ladies sitting on a rock (c.1910). At least that is what I was content to believe for most of the six or seven years since I first saw it in my grandfather’s photo collection. Pearl Roscoe took a lot of pictures. And although he was a newspaper editor/publisher many were never published. Consequently the girls were not, to my knowledge, identified anywhere. That’s not an unusual happenstance among photographers - professional or amateur. But, historically speaking, it certainly is annoying. No more. Several weeks ago I chose to use this picture to practice using some digital photograph enhancement software on my Mac G5. Other than my wanting the picture to be in black and white, and that it should have at least one person in it, the choice was purely arbitrary. My purpose was to begin to develop some skill in the colorization of gray scale photographs. I so impressed myself with my initial work (which is not, incidentally, hard for me to do) that I decided to show it on one of my webpages so that others might admire my finesse as a digital photo finisher. And while I must admit with some chagrin that that was not to be something else - something a great deal more pleasing - happened. It came from persons in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, and Illinois. The consensus from all these folks was this: The pretty ladies on the rock are (L-R): Alice A. Parsons Baldridge, Grace B. Parsons Ming, and Clara Wakefield Hofrichter. Alice and Grace Parsons were sisters. Their father was Burdette Nelson Parsons. Their older brother’s name was Cliff. Clara, of course, would be a daughter of Vermilion entrepreneur F.W. Wakefield. Alice was the late Vermilion historian George Wakefield’s mother-in-law. Now all of that is great to know but there is one other little thing. It has to do with the rock upon which the girls are seated. It’s not just any old rock. Tis a rock that legions of youngsters who grew up in Vermilion, Ohio are quite familiar. This rock is so famous among present and former members of the community who have spent time in the waters just off the Main Street Beach that it has a name. It is “Table Rock”. As my old friend, Stu White, recalled from his home in PA: “(I’m)Not sure why we called it table rock since it was a little tricky to stand on. Since it was usually underwater, we devised some sort of triangulation method of finding it. One of the objects was the double ended brick cooking grill on shore (obviously). I think we aligned a certain electric pole on the west pier with a big picture window in a house on the east side of the river...” How I ever missed the fact that the rock - the “Table Rock” - on which they were seated was the very reason I taught myself to swim over a half century ago truly escapes me. But that it is. I suppose it’s because it's been (mostly) underwater during my lifetime. But partially due to my persistent interest in learning how to use the technology of the times in which we now live I have inadvertently rediscovered a bit more history of a rock and the pretty ladies who sat on it for a photograph so long ago.
Ref: U.S. Census; 1900; Vermilion Area Archival Society archives; Special Thanks to Stu White, Molly Wakefield Milner, Mary Wakefield Buxton, and Fred Wakefield; Published in theVermilion Photojournal 5/22./06; Written 5/18/06 @ 2:39 PM.
SOMETHING OLD - SOMETHING NEW: The idea for this piece began as an idea for a coffee-table book of historical photographs of Vermilion, Ohio and, hopefully, it will (someday) be realized.
Originally the concept - as previously stated - was just a picture book. But after mentioning such a project in an issue of my weekly web page - Vermilion Views - a reader by the name of Scott Dommin suggested that it might be interesting if it featured photographs of how people, places, and / or things in the City of Vermilion, Ohio appear today along with photos showing how they appeared in the past. Ergo; the title "Now & Then".
"What a great idea." I told both myself and Scott.
[NOTE: I've said that this is going to take some time; and so it is. While I can actually have such a book published at no cost to myself such a venture menas that I have very little control over the make-up of the a book. I don't like the trade-off. So - I'm currently toying with the idea of acquiring equipment and publishing my "stuff" (as well as others) myself. Nothings ever easy.]
Tis now only a shadow of its former self. It was built by a contractor named Maurice Diehl of Sandusky, Ohio in 1876. Until 1903 it occupied a strategic spot (i.e. the SE corner of Liberty and Division Streets) amidst the hustle-bustle of the 19th century harbor town Village of Vermilion, Ohio. Compared to most buildings in the area of the time t’were a true rose among many thorns. From the Widow’s Walk perched like a crown atop the 3-story building one could easily watch sailing vessels enter the harbor; or upon their departure watch the ships’ sails fetch a favorable wind and fly away to ports unknown to the east, west, and north. Thus, was it called the Lake House hotel. The hotel aside from offering weary travellers respite from their journeys also featured a beer garden, an ice cream parlor, and, in a grove of small trees at the back, a wooden dance floor. It was, to say the very least, both a very pleasant and popular Vermilion landmark. In 1903 then owner John Krapp (VPJ 2-1-07) sold the establishment to Vermilion entrepreneur and lumberman George Fischer (VPJ 2-2-06, 9-14-06, 7-6-07). Mr. Fischer moved the building down the hill, added a basement, spruced it up a bit (as seen in the 1915 Pearl Roscoe photograph), and renamed the it after his children Maud and Elton. Although times were changing - Vermilion’s place as a major shipbuilding and a shipping port was fast fading - the hotel continued to do well as a stopping place for persons interested in taking a holiday along the lake shore. The depot for the Lake Shore Electric interurban railway sat just across Exchange Street to the east providing potential vacationers with both attractive and convenient accommodations not to mention easy access to all area recreational facilities. But by the late 1930’s and early 1940’s as the popularity of personal transportation increased and the role of mass transportation such as the interurban electric trains disappeared, so to did the need for the old hotel decline. By the 1950’s the upper floors of the building were no longer in use, and had fallen into a state of total disrepair. And by the 1970’s the upper floor of the building was, for all intents and purposes, eradicated. Today the old hotel - one of the oldest public buildings in our pretty city - is barely recognizable. It is but a shadow of its former self; its glory days confined to a worn out photograph of a yesteryear none can recall, and its future - uncertain.
Ref: Vermilion Area Archival Society archives; Special Thanks To Interurban historian Dennis Lamont; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 3/29/07; Written 3/25/07 @ 12:50 PM.
Amended September 25, 2010 8:44 AM.
THE FIRE-LANDS: I found the following information re: the early inhabitants of our area to be extremely informative. Methinks you will also.
I am getting better at transcribing these passages so there are fewer mistakes. But I like to read as I go - and sometimes I fill in the blanks. So tread carefully this trail through yesteryear.
The following series will take thee to the south and west of Vermilion in the Berlin / Berlin Heights area. Methinks you'll find this history quite fascinating.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
ROXANA S. BARBER
was born in ilarch, 1810, in Kingwood, New Jersey, on the Atlantic coast. Her father was Richard Heath, light horseman. In those days of military ambition, the New Jersey militia powdered their wigs and presented a gay appearance. She came to Geneseo. New York, in 1837, and to Florence, Ohio, in 1835. The family landed at Huron in November of that year. There being no mode of conveyance in the country at that time, they walked from Huron to Florence, where they purchased a farm. June 27, 1837, she was united in marriage to Rev. Phineas B. Barber, with whom she lived until his decease, a period of forty years, enduring the hardships of a pioneer life, and doing double duty, while her husband was from home, in the work of the ministry. The wives and mothers who suffered the hardships of pioneer life, who faced danger, want and suffering with such unfaltering trust and christian fortitude, will never, can never, be appreciated, not even by grateful children, until they put on the glorious robe of immortality, and their reward will not come until they enter the glories of the upper sanctuary. Two children were the fruit of this union. Carrie C. married Newton Andress in 1863; lives at Berlin Heights. Phineas B. deceased in 1869. Mrs. Barber resides with her daughter, Mrs. Andress.
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 - Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
THE FIRST LIBRARY BUILDING: I'm not entirely certain but - I believe these shadows were captured when Vermilion's first library building on Grand Street opened in 1935. And though I only know one person in this pic - my grandmother Bessie Roscoe - the others may have been Miss Bertha Nieding, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Evert C. Thompson, Mrs. I. H. Shaw, and Miss Addie Rust. Mrs. Paul Buttner was the librarian.
The building of this library was a monumental task given the fact that it was accomplished in the midst of "The Great Depression".
A pretty pic.
THEY SAY THAT…
Light travels faster then sound... which is why most people appear brilliant until you hear them. There are two kinds of people, those who do the work, and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. (Indira Gandhi) The larger the lake of knowledge the longer the shore of wonder. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) There is a light at the end of every tunnel, just pray it's not a train. You were born as an original. Don't die as a copy. He who feels that he is too small to make a difference has never been bitten by a mosquito. There is a certain freedom in having nothing left to lose. Rules + Regulations - Relationships = Resentment + Rebellion. When I stand before the Lord, I'd rather explain why I went, rather than why I didn't go. We do what we believe, the rest is just a bunch of religious talk. Of course men can multitask, they read on the toilet.
PODCAST #198:This week the Vermilion Views Podcast #198 is something I stumbled across (what's new?) while looking through YouTube files. It's a clip I found especially entertaining of a young German lad (he's 15) playing "boogie-woogie". His name is Luca Sestak.
Persons interested in the history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway (which was the subject of a recent past podcast series) - "the greatest electaric railway system on the planet" may want to go to Amazon.com and purchase a book called "Images of Rail - Lake Shore Electric Railway". It was put together by Thomas J. Patton with the help of my friends Dennis Lamont and Albert Doane. It'd make a nice gift.
Also, please note that all the video (MP4) podcasts (when used) are done in the "Quicktime MP4" format. If you don't have "Quicktime" it's easy to find and free to download.
NOTE NOTE:Past podcasts are not available in the on-line archive. They just take up too much disk space. But if one really, really, really wants to acquire a copy of a past cast it can be had by contacting me and I will place it on a disc and send it to ye for a minimal fee.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: After giving it much thought this link has been "put-down". During the last year most of the folks who used to use this page as a bulletin board have acquired their own and, consequently, no longer need this forum from "Views". I have, however, kept links (in the links section) to Larry Hohler's "Hope Homes" in Kenya - and to Bette Lou Higgins' Eden Valley Enterprises sites. They are historically and socially relevant projects. I suggest that you visit these sites on a regular basis to see "what's shakin'".
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Vol.8, Issue 28, September 25, 2010
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