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Travel + Leisure magazine names Charleston ‘Best City in World’

Charleston SC. is on top of the world.. For the first time ever, readers of Travel + Lei-sure magazine voted the Holy City No. 1 on the planet in the tourism periodical’s World’s Best City ranking. It’s also the first time a U.S. destination earned the honor. Readers also selected Charleston as the No. 1 city in the U.S. and Canada for the fourth con-secutive year.

The magazine announced the findings on its website Wednesday and on NBC’s “Today Show.” Nearby Savannah came in at No. 9. New Orleans ranked No. 7. No other U.S. cities made the magazine’s Top 15 list. Charleston took top marks in the categories of sights/landmarks, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people/friendliness, shopping and value, scoring 91.66 overall. Readers also selected Charleston as the No. 1 city in the U.S. and Canada for the fourth consecutive year. The magazine announced the findings on its website Wednesday and on NBC’s “Today Show.” Nearby Savannah came in at No. 9. New Orleans ranked No. 7. No other U.S. cities made the magazine’s Top 15 list.

Top 15 Cities in the World 1. Charleston

2. Chiang Mai, Thailand

3. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

4. Florence, Italy

5. Luang Prabang, Laos

6. Kyoto, Japan

7. New Orleans, La.

8. Barcelona, Spain

9. Savannah, Ga.

10. Cape Town, South Africa

11. Rome, Italy

12. Beirut, Lebanon

13. Siem Reap, Cambodia

14. Bangkok, Thailand

15. Cuzco, Peru

Travel + Leisure magazine

Tourists enjoy a carriage ride in

downtown Charleston SC.

FAMOUS ITALIANS

Liza Minnelli

Singer and actress. Born on March 12, 1946, in Los An-geles, California. While her first appearances were with her superstar mother, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli has been able to step out of her mother’s shadow to establish a substantial career as a performer. In addition to Gar-land, Liza's father Vincente Minnelli was also well known in Hollywood for his work as a director.

Minnelli made her film debut as a toddler in the musical comedy In the Good Old Summertime (1949), which starred her mother and Van Johnson. While she made other appearances in her mother’s concert productions, Minnelli's career in entertainment did not start in earnest until later.

Her parents divorced in 1951, and Minnelli divided her time between her parents. Her mother married producer Sid Luft in 1952, and Minnelli soon was a big sister to half-siblings Lorna (born in 1952) and Joey (born in 1955). Minnelli had a difficult relationship with her mother over

the years as Minnelli tried to care for Garland who suffered from an addiction to pills and from depression.

In the 1950s, her father married again and had a daughter, Christiana Nina, with his sec-ond wife Georgette Magnani. Minnelli remained close to her father throughout the rest of his life.

As a teenager, Minnelli gave up on school and went to New York City to pursue a stage career. She landed a role in the off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot For-ward in 1963, which brought her strong reviews. Around this time, Minnelli also appeared on her mother's short-lived television series, The Judy Garland Show. Minnelli also performed with her mother during Garland’s stint at the Palladium in London and wowed audiences and her mother with her vocal prowess. According to The New York Times, Minnelli said "It was like Mama suddenly real-ized I was good."

In her first leading Broadway role, Minnelli appeared as the title character in Flora, The Red Menace in 1965. The light musical comedy poked fun at the 1930s communist movement. While it only ran for a few weeks, the musical brought Minnelli a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was only 19 at the time, making her one of the youngest per-formers to ever win the award.

Minnelli went on to co-star in the dramatic comedy Char-lie Bubbles (1967) opposite Albert Finney. Playing an off-beat misfit named Pookie, she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her work in the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo. During the production of her next film, Otto Preminger’s Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1969), Minnelli suffered a great loss. Her mother died from an accidental drug overdose on June 22, 1969.

Two years later, Minnelli landed her greatest film role, playing floundering nightclub singer Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret (1972), which was set in Germany in the 1930s. The film, directed by Bob Fosse, showcased her singing talents as well as her range as an actress. For her efforts, Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Ac-tress. The film won eight awards in total, including a Best Supporting Actor award for Joel Grey and Best Director for Fosse. Minnelli’s hot streak continued with the televi-sion special, Liza with a Z, which was produced by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse. The show won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program—Variety and Popular Music in 1973.

Performing Liza's Back live in 2002.

Liza Minnelli at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival premiere of Elizabethtown, photo by Tony Shek

A FAMILY FULL OF TEACHERS

By Mary Kate McGowan

mkmcgowan@mdjonline.com

COBB COUNTY — Joanne Jezequel, a Kennesaw Mountain High School science teacher, gave her son, Zak Jezequel, one last nugget of advice before they headed out to school Monday morning.

“Remember why you’re there,” she told her son.

Joanne Jezequel, who started her 28th school year as a teacher — her 15th in the Cobb School District —was full of advice for her son, Zak Jezequel, 23, who is be-ginning his first year of teaching in a permanent position as a Hightower Trail Middle School physical education teacher.

Known as “Dr. J” and “Coach Z,” respectively, Joanne and Zak Jezequel welcomed students back Monday.

Zak Jezequel, a 2011 Kennesaw Mountain High School graduate, taught physical education at Hightower Trail at the end of the 2015-16 school year.

Monday morning, the mothers on duo stood in the kitchen of their Kennesaw home drinking coffee and mentally preparing for their day ahead.

Zak Jezequel planned to interact with about 600 students throughout the school day while his mother was geared up to teach four classes with about 140 total students.

“As long as you get the room set up right, the rest of the year is fine,” he said.

TEACHERS, 3A

Before heading out the door to his first day of school, teaching physical educa-tion at Hightower Trail Middle School, Zakary Jezequel, also know as ‘Coach Z,’ gets a hug and a kiss from his moth-er, Kennesaw Mountain science teacher Dr. Joanne Jezequel. Their book bags and teaching supplies rest on the coun-ter.

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Staff-Kelly J. Huff

TEACHERS

From 1A

Taking advice from his mother, Zak Jezequel said she taught him to plan for 100 percent of the class time, but to be flexible enough to interact with the students.

“You’re going to deal with the most chaos throughout the day (as a P.E. teacher),” he said.

With the promise to talk with each other throughout the day,

Joanne Jezequel, with a large coffee mug in hand, and her son headed in oppo-site directions to their schools.

ONE TEAM

All three of Joanne and David Jezequel’s children graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School and Kennesaw State University before becoming teachers in Cobb County schools.

Zak Jezequel’s older sister, Kaitlin Jezequel, started her fifth year as an art teach-er at Pine Mountain Middle School Monday while their brother, Joseph Jezequel, began his second year as a physical education teacher at Varner Elementary School.

“We spend as much time, if not more, at school than we do at home,” Zak Jez-equel said.

Kaitlin Jezequel’s boyfriend, Rudolph Armocida, also started his first year as a sci-ence teacher at Campbell HighSchool this week. “We have a lot of years of expe-rience between the five of us,” Zak Jezequel said.

Joanne Jezequel said she did not know what she and her husband did to make all their children become teachers, but she did offer her children advice when they entered the profession: be flexible and authentic with their students and remem-ber that relationships built on trust matter.

“You have to be who you are with them,” she said. “The most

important thing is the kids.”

Zak Jezequel said the family members “talk shop” after school and discuss what went right and what went wrong.

Although David Jezequel is the only member of the family — besides their cats, Frank and Jack — who is not a Cobb School District teacher, he supports his fam-ily through volunteering at the schools.

“The kids are lucky to have them as teachers,” said David Jezequel, who works as a builder and contractor.

WELCOME BACK

To welcome his first class of 28 seventh grade students, Zak Jezequel stood in the doorway to Hightower Trail’s gym and greeted every student with a high-five or a fist bump.

He said even though he knows most of the students from his time at the school or at Mountain View Elementary, “the first day jitters never go away.”

After the bell rang, Zak Jezequel and Hightower Trail’s other new physical educa-tion teacher, Amy Morris, introduced themselves to their new students.

Zak Jezequel listed his credentials that included being a 2011 Hall of Fame induc-tee at Kennesaw Mountain High and playing tennis and ultimate Frisbee in high school and college.

He was also a student teacher at Mountain View Elementary School before gradu-ating from KSU in 2015. Based on his stint at Mountain View, Zak Jezequel was named KSU’s Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year in 2015.

Zak Jezequel is also the co-director of KSU’s P.L.A.Y. program, which helps those with mental or physical disabilities ages four through 24 to have fun while exercis-ing.

“We want this to be a fun environment for you,” Zak Jezequel said.

To break the ice, Zak Jezequel and Morris faced off in a game of spike ball — a mix of volleyball, tennis and four square.

Across town at Kennesaw Mountain High School, his mother was standing on the countertop in her science classroom teaching her students medical terminology.

Joanne Jezequel’s second block class was one of her “triple play” classes that en-compassed Advanced Placementbiology, Post Advanced Placement DNA and ge-netics and honors anatomy and physiology.

She led the class in a game of “Jez Says” — like “Simon Says” — through calling out various body parts for the high school students to identify on Barbie dolls.

After the students left Hightower Trail and Kennesaw Mountain for the day, the Jez-equels prepared for their next duties.

Zak Jezequel put in more time by coaching Pope High School’s freshman and var-sity football teams. He is the defensive coordinator for the freshman team and a de-fensive line coach for the varsity team.

Joanne Jezequel continued to prepare for the second day of school after meeting her first day of school goal of making the students as excited for the school year as she was.

“It couldn’t have gone better,” she said.

Kennesaw Mountain science teacher Dr. Jo-anne Jezequel gets her classes attention standing on the counter as she quizzes them on naming parts of the human body on Mon-day,

teaching her ‘Triple Play’ class. The class

covers AP Biology, Post

Joanne Jezequel is the daughter of Rose Ann Lonati & a Wonderful man ,

The late Joseph H. Lonati

Giuseppina Morlacchi

Giuseppina Morlacchi (1846 - July 25, 1886) was an Italian American ballerina and dancer, who introduced the can-can to the American stage, and married the scout and actor Texas Jack Omohundro. She was born in Milan, and attended dance school at La Scala. She debuted on the stage in 1856 at Genoa. In a short time she became a well-known dancer, touring the continent and England. In Lisbon, she met noted artist and manager John DePol, who persuaded her to go to America. In October 1867, she made her American debut at Banvard's Museum in New York City, performing The Devil's Auc-tion. She became an immense success, and DePol took the show to Boston. During her rise to fame DePol insured her legs for $100,000 after which newspapers claimed Moriac-chi was 'more valuable than Kentucky'.

From 1867 though 1872 Giuseppina trav-eled the United States dancing in various venues with Morlacchi Ballet Troupe which she formed performing be-fore various politicians, dignitaries and the Grand Duke of Russia.

[2] On January 6,

1868, the company played at the Theatre Comique and premiered a new type of dance, billed as "...Grand Gallop Can-Can, composed and danced by Mlles. Morlacchi, Blasina, Diani, Ricci, Baretta,... accompanied with cymbals and triangles by the coryphees and corps de ballet." The new dance received an enthusiastic reception.

From then, her fame and success increased, and she played a suc-cession of popular performances. On December 16, 1872, she was billed as a feature attraction in Ned Buntline's western dra-ma, Scouts of the Prairie, with Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro. She and Texas Jack fell in love, and were married on August 31, 1873. The couple settled in a country estate in Lowell, Massachusetts with an additional home in Leadville, Colorado, alt-hough she continued to perform, both with her husband in western dramas, and solo.

Following the death of her husband in 1880 in Leadville, she re-

turned to Lowell and lived quietly with her sister. She died of cancer

in 1886, and is buried in Lowell.

E. Z. C. Judson (Ned Buntline), William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody, Mlle. Giuseppina Morlacchi, and

HISTORICAL TRIVIA Did you know the saying "God willing and the Creek don't rise" was in reference to the Creek Indians and not a body of water? It was written by Benjamin Hawkins in the late 18th century. He was a politician and Indian diplomat. While in the south, Hawkins was request-ed by the President of the U.S. to return to Washington . In his response, he was said to write, "God willing and the Creek don't rise." Because he capitalized the word "Creek" it is deduced that he was referring to the Creek Indian tribe and not a body of water. ********************************* In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buy-er more. Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.' (Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint) ****************************** As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and Octo-ber) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big wig... ' Today we often use the term 'here comes the Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. ********************************* In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The 'head of the household' always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal.. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the 'chair man.' Today in business, we use the expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of the Board.' ********************************* Personal hygiene left much room for improvement.. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, 'mind your own bee's wax.' Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term 'crack a smile'. In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . .. . Therefore, the expression 'losing face.'

Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as

in 'straight laced' wore a tightly tied lace..

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Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when

purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace of Spades...' To avoid paying

the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52

cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't 'playing

with a full deck..'

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Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people con-

sidered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent

their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to 'go sip some Ale and

listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched

at different times. 'You go sip here' and 'You go sip there.' The two words 'go sip' were

eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term

'gossip.'

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At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A

bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She

had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in 'pints' and who was

drinking in 'quarts,' hence the phrase 'minding your 'P's and Q's'.

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One more: bet you didn't know this!

In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons.

Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply

near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best

storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on

four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be

stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem....how to

prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others.

The solution was a metal plate called a 'Monkey' with 16 round indentations. However,

if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the

rusting problem was to make 'Brass Monkeys.' Few landlubbers realize that brass con-

tracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled.. Consequently, when the tem-

perature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron

cannonballs would come right off the monkey; Thus, it was quite literally, 'Cold enough

to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.' (All this time, you thought that was an improper

expression, didn't you.)

George H. W. Bush Forty-First President 1989-1993 George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States "a kinder and gentler nation." In his Inaugural Address he pledged in "a moment rich with promise" to use Ameri-can strength as "a force for good."

Coming from a family with a tradition of public service, George Herbert Walker Bush felt the responsibility to make his contribution both in time of war and in peace. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924, he became a student leader at Phillips Academy in Andover. On his 18th birthday he enlisted in the armed forces. The youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat missions during World War II. On one mission over the Pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot he was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire and was rescued from the water by a U. S. submarine. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action. Bush next turned his energies toward completing his education and raising a family. In January 1945 he married Barbara Pierce. They had six children-- George, Robin (who died as a child), John (known as Jeb), Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy. At Yale University he excelled both in sports and in his studies; he was captain of the baseball team and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation Bush embarked on a career in the oil industry of West Texas.

Like his father, Prescott Bush, who was elected a Senator from Connecticut in 1952, George became interested in public service and politics. He served two terms as a Rep-resentative to Congress from Texas. Twice he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate. Then he was appointed to a series of high-level positions: Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1980 Bush campaigned for the Republican nomination for President. He lost, but was chosen as a running mate by Ronald Reagan. As Vice President, Bush had responsibil-ity in several domestic areas, including Federal deregulation and anti-drug programs, and visited scores of foreign countries. In 1988 Bush won the Republican nomination for President and, with Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana as his running mate, he defeated Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the general election. Bush faced a dramatically changing world, as the Cold War ended after 40 bitter years, the Communist empire broke up, and the Berlin Wall fell. The Soviet Union ceased to exist; and reformist President Mikhail Gorbachev, whom Bush had supported, resigned. While Bush hailed the march of democracy, he insisted on restraint in U. S. policy to-ward the group of new nations. In other areas of foreign policy, President Bush sent American troops into Panama to overthrow the corrupt regime of General Manuel Noriega, who was threatening the se-curity of the canal and the Americans living there. Noriega was brought to the United States for trial as a drug trafficker. Bush's greatest test came when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, then threatened to move into Saudi Arabia. Vowing to free Kuwait, Bush rallied the United Nations, the U. S. people, and Congress and sent 425,000 American troops. They were joined by 118,000 troops from allied nations. After weeks of air and missile bombard-ment, the 100-hour land battle dubbed Desert Storm routed Iraq's million-man army. Despite unprecedented popularity from this military and diplomatic triumph, Bush was unable to withstand discontent at home from a faltering economy, rising violence in in-ner cities, and continued high deficit spending. In 1992 he lost his bid for reelection to Democrat William Clinton.

KNOW YOUR PRESIDENTS

George Herbert Walker Bush The Forty-First President • 1989-1993 “The Last Cold Warrior”

Biographical Facts Birth: Milton, Massachusetts, June 12, 1924 Ancestry: English Father: Prescott Bush Birth: Columbus, Ohio, May 15, 1895 Death: Greenwich, Connecticut, October 8, 1972 Occupation: Shoe Salesman Mother: Dorothy Walker Bush Birth: Kennebunkport, Maine, January 1, 1901 Death: Greenwich, Connecticut, November 19, 1992 Brothers: Prescott Sheldon Bush (1922-); Jonathan James Bush (1931-); William Henry Trotter Bush (1938-) Sister: Nancy Bush (1926-) Marriage: Rye, New York, January 6, 1945 Wife: Barbara Pierce Bush Birth: Bronx, New York, June 8, 1925

Children: George Walker Bush (1946-); Robin Bush (1949-1953); John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (1953-); Neil Mallon Bush (1955-); Marvin Pierce Bush (1956-); Dorothy Pierce Bush (1959-) Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian Education: Private Schools; Philips (Andover) Academy; Yale University (B.A., 1948) Occupation Before Presidency: Co-founder of Zapata Petroleum and Zapata Off-Shore (drilling in Gulf of Mexico) Military Service: Pliot, United States Navy (active duty from June 12, 1942-September 18, 1945) Prepresidential Offices: United States con-gressman; United States ambassador to UN (1971-1973); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973-1974); United States liaison to China (1974-1975); Direc-tor of CIA (1976-1977); United States Vice President Inauguration Age: 64 Occupations After Presidency: Writer; Speaker

KNOW YOUR PRESIDENTS

EARLY HISTORY

Before Europeans arrived in present-day Wyoming, the region was home to Shoshoni, Crow, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. In 1803, the land east of the continental divide, except for a portion of what later became the western part of the state, was acquired by the United States from France as a part of the Louisiana Purchase. The first white man known definitive-ly to have entered the Wyoming region was John Colter, a fur trapper who traveled up the Bighorn River in 1807. In 1811, the region was explored by a fur-trading expedition led by Wilson Price Hunt; the following year some members of the same expedition returned to the region and, likely, crossed the South Pass through the mountains. The pass later became an important part of the Oregon Trail. By 1834, when Fort Laramie was built in eastern Wyoming, the pass was used by hundreds of fur traders, and, in the 1840s, by immigrants and gold seekers headed for Oregon, California or Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1845, another piece of what later became Wyoming joined the United States when the vast republic of Texas became the 28th state and gave up its far-northern territory. The next year, the northwestern corner of the Wyo-ming region, which had been part of the disputed Oregon Country, was relinquished by the British.

MIDDLE YEARS

After the Mexican War in 1848, southwestern Wyoming was ceded to the United States by Mexico. Indian resistance to white encroachment abated, and in 1868, Wyoming, with a pop-ulation of 60,000, became a territory. In 1869, Wyoming became the first place in the nation and possibly in the world to grant women the right to vote. The construction of the Union Pacific Railroad across the territory in 1867 and 1868, the discovery of gold in the same years and the availability of cheap land through the Homestead Laws stimulated settlement of the territory. In the ensuing years, Wyoming became an important cattle-raising region. Settlers under the Homestead Laws came into conflict with stock workers as a result of disputes over range land, and the disputes culminated in the Cattle War of 1892 in Johnson County, when representatives of the large stock owners invaded the county intending to fight the settlers on the pretext that they were rustlers. Order was restored by a detachment of U.S. troops. Sheep raising had also become important in the territory, and conflict over grazing lands between cattle and sheep workers persisted for a number of years and often resulted in bloodshed. Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the 44th state on July 10, 1890. It was the first state to have a woman governor when Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) was elected to complete her deceased husband's term of office (1925-27). Wyoming is known as the Equality State, as well as the Cowboy State.

WYOMING ( The Equality State ) Year of Statehood Jul. 10, 1890

WYOMING TODAY

From the start, the under-populated vastness of Wyoming has produced enormous

wealth in agriculture, livestock, lumber and oil. An already booming economy enjoyed re-

doubled growth with the post-World War II discovery of the minerals trona (a source of

sodium compounds) and uranium. In 1960, an important missile base was established in

the Cheyenne area. Today, services and mining are the biggest sectors of the state econo-

my, followed by government and agriculture. Employment in government, mining and

construction has increased markedly since the late 1960s and is essential to many of the

state's local economies. Wyoming's manufacturing sector, however, remains relatively un-

developed. Tourism is a growing industry and key attractions include Yellowstone Nation-

al Park, established in 1872 as America's first national park; Grand Teton National Park;

the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody; and numerous historic forts.

Famous Wyomingites include trapper James Bridger, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney,

showman William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, sportscaster Curt Gowdy and painter Jackson Pol-

lock.

WYOMING Fun Facts

There are over 200 geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Geysers are springs that

shoot hot water into the air. Old Faithful can shoot 10,000 gallons of water into the

air during a five-minute eruption.

Yellowstone National Park, created in 1872, was the first national park in the United

States.

Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote, which is why they

are called the Equality State. It was also the first state to elect a woman governor.

More than 46 percent of Wyoming is owned by the federal government.

The continental divide runs across Wyoming, diagonally from the northwest of the

state to the southeast.

Some parts of Wyoming average as much as 200 inches of snow per year.

Only Alaska is less densely populated than Wyoming, which has about five people

per square mile. Wyoming also has the smallest population of any state, at just

over 500,000 people.

Ruts made in the ground by wagons during America's westward expansion can be

viewed at Wyoming's Oregon Trail Ruts State Historical Site.

Famous retailer J.C. Penney opened his first stores in Wyoming in the first years of

the 20th century. The chain was originally called Golden Rule Stores; the name was

changed in 1913.

Cody, Wyoming, is home to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center—a total of five muse-

ums dedicated to the life and times of the legendary frontiersman and Western art,

culture and ecology.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Antoinette Scarimbolo 10/1

Jerry Kuznits 10/4

Fr. Joseph Aquino 10/7

Dottie Arcaro 10/10

Vicky Scacco 10/13

Vera Como 10/20

Frank Palmieri 10/27

Joseph Coppolino 11/7

Bonnie Trupiano 11/12

Tom Jeffers 12/2

Margaret Jeffers 12/8

Pam Palmieri 12/24

Joe Arcaro 12/27

Santo & Vicky Scacco

10/5/1963

Dick & Carmela Colella

10/29/1960

AI & Vera Como

11/6/1955

Joseph & Antonette

Scarimbolo

11/75

Dottie and Joe Arcaro

Dawn and L.J. Benton

Christine Beard

Vincent & Rosemarie Belmonte

Linda Lee Bietighofer

John & Pauline Brisacone

Carmela & Dick Colella

Vera and Al Como

Joseph & Joan Coppolino

Dominick D’Aquino

Constance & Dominick Esposito

Edward & Deborah Lauda

Carol Leverone

Roseann Lonati

Gregory R. & Theresa Martini

Frank Masi

Eileen Moffitt

Pam and Frank Palmieri

Carol Pucci

Vicki and Santo Scacco

Joseph & Antoinette Scarimbolo

Ralph Scognamiglio

Joan Stokes

Sam Testa

BOOSTER CLUB

In Memory of Our Departed Members

Dee Arasi Ralph Palladino Rita Morano

Harold Valery Mike Moffitt Silverio Buonocore

Vita Scacco Lorayne Attubato William J. Bloodgood

Bob Bietighofer Ann Testa Donald F. Stokes

Anthony Joseph Bova Vito Charles Leanza Wallace Fredrick Beard

Lina ( Lee ) Scognamiglio Joeseph Lonati Anthony ( Tony ) Pucci

Sam Testa

Rest in Peace

2016 — 2018 OFFICERS

President Greg Martini 678-224-8878 olive2@att.net

Vice President Vincent Belmonte 770-971-7746 vcbelmonte@gmail.com

Immediate Past President L J Benton 770-928-9314 Degrillmouse@comcast.net

Orator Open

Recording Secretary Terry Martini 678-493-8498 olive2@att.net

Financial Secretary Santo Scacco 770-924-2360 scacco@bellsouth.net

Treasurer Vincent Belmonte 770-971-7746 vcbelmonte@gmail.com

Guard Frank Masi 770-354-5855 bigfrank1938@aol.com

Trustee John Brisacone 770-928-0062 entemador@bellsouth.net

Trustee Pauline Brisacone 770-928-0062 paulindapj@att.net

Trustee Vicky Scacco 770-924-2360 scacco@bellsouth.net

Trustee Rosemarie Belmonte 770-971-7746 rvbelmonte@gmail.com

Trustee Lawra Liotta Neff 770-986-1305 orangezing@gmail.com

Mistress of Ceremonies Mary Ann Kuznitz 770-419-7718 kuznitzmj@bellsouth.net

Master of Ceremonies Jerry Kuznitz 770-419-7718 kuznitzmj@bellsouth.net

OSIA Marietta Lodge #2607 P.O. Box 669781 Marietta, GA. 30066