PG South: Just missing playoffs last year has Mt. Lebanon geared for a run

Missing the playoffs by a tiebreaker after losing four extra-inning section games was motivation enough for the Mt. Lebanon baseball team this offseason.

Blue Devils coach Pat McCloskey said his team has put together the best offseason in the four years he has been coaching at the school.

After the four extra-inning losses last year, all to Section 3-AAAA foes and all by one run, Mt. Lebanon sat at 7-8 in the section along with Canon-McMillan and they lost the tiebreaker to the Big Macs (head-to-head results).

"The expectations they have placed on themselves [this season] is exceptionally high," McCloskey said. "If we would have won one of the extra inning games, we would have been in the playoffs.

"They realize that this is their senior season and this is it.



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Living with Susie

Welcome to the Write Stuff with me, Loretta Foo. This week, we bring you a story about two real life dogs who won the heart of one woman with their engaging personalities. Some of the most beloved childrens books of all time feature animals as the main characters. Beatrix Potters Tale of Peter Rabbit, the Talking Beasts from the Chronicles of Narnia, the story of Charlottes Web and of course, the ever-green Aesops Fables. There is something special about animals that young children identify with. Joining the ranks of these stories is the book, Living with Suzie by first time Singaporean author Jillien Foo. JF: Most stories start with an inspiration. But in my case, it was quite different. I was having a little bit of problem at work and it was getting me really down. But at the same time, because of the nature of the work that I had just taken on, it was a lot of writing and it was if, suddenly I was hearing from different quarters that, Hey! You write in an interesting manner.


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Vale plan for young people

All children and young people should be listened to, treated with respect and have their race and cultural identity recognised. This is the message of the newly announced Vale of Glamorgan Children and Young People's Plan for 2008 to 20011. The plan in full: Foreword This plan has been prepared after considering what children, young people and providers of services have told us are their needs and aspirations. We would like to ensure that children and young people in the Vale of Glamorgan are able to achieve their full potential in every area of their lives and enable them to become fulfilled citizens both now and in their adult future. We are committed to working in partnership to achieve this. We are aware that we must strive to make the most of whatever resources are available to us and the best way to do this is by working with others.


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Smokers need out help to kick their habit

He was the first guy I ever looked up to. I never knew my dad until very late in life and my mom died when I was a teenager. But my cousin, Leon Taylor — he was the man.

Leon was a catcher for the Kankakee (Ill.) Jaycee Little League team and helped propel the team to the Little League World Series championship game in 1958. He won one of the big playoffs leading up to the Series with a last-inning, three-run homer. I was so proud.

Leon went on to college — the first in our family to go. He was a counselor, dedicated to talking through problems and lending a hand to those falling through the cracks.

Leon is the reason I went into social work and counseling. He made me see that a life of making things better — working with people — could change the future for all of us.


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Culture governs views on drink

There was a slight feeling of disappointment that so few people attended Wednesday nights town meeting on underage drinking at Central Bucks South High School.

About 30 people attended, many of them apparently known to each other through their involvement in CB Cares, a community coalition of individuals, businesses and agencies whose goal is to promote positive values, attitudes, and behaviors, particularly in kids.

The event was co-sponsored by the Central Bucks Drug Free Project, one of several such events being held in Bucks County over the next two weeks as part of the national Prevention of Underage Drinking Weeks.

Timothy Philpot of the Drug Free Project and associate director of the Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence said that preventing underage drinking requires a change of culture and attitudes toward a problem the surgeon general has called a major public health issue.


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Rough start for Bulldogs on diamond

BRIDGETON -- New Bridgeton High School softball coach Tim Norton will find out quickly how fast his team learns, and if his Bulldogs have adapted his positive attitude following a lopsided loss.

The Bulldogs fell to Cape May Tech 21-7 in five innings Tuesday in the season opener for both Cape-Atlantic League National Conference teams.

Before the season began, Norton made it clear he wanted to see a more positive attitude from his players than they've had in the past. He'll get to see how his team responds Thursday, when the Bulldogs host OLMA, a team with two wins last year that has just three seniors.

"It's all about the attitude," Norton said. "They need to get over the errors and make the next play. They've just been beaten down so many times, it's hard to break down that mentality.



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Thursday, April 03, 2008

The week is about handling your responsibilities at the workplace with dignity and grace. In case you are leading a team of people, use motivation and not authority to get work done. Using charm and persuasion will definitely yield better result. You may be caught up in a lot of paperwork.

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