Glen Alan Leitner faces nurmerous charges
after driving while intoxicated over the
weekend! A witness told police that Leitner
was driving eastbound on a westbound lane
and collided with another car driven by
Ronald Beaver. Beaver suffered a dislocated hip
and fractures. Leitner was taken to York
County Prison in lieu of 50k bail!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Labor day weekend sobriety checks planned!!
Sobriety checkpoints will be held in York,Adams,
and Cumberland counties over the holiday
weekend. The checkpoints are part of a national
"Drive Sober or Get Pulled over" campaign!
Times are 6pm friday to 6pm monday
and Cumberland counties over the holiday
weekend. The checkpoints are part of a national
"Drive Sober or Get Pulled over" campaign!
Times are 6pm friday to 6pm monday
Bowman charged in his brothers death
Man charged in 2010 vehicular death of brother
Robert Elwood Bowman Jr., 24, of Windsor Township, faces homicide by vehicle and other charges
Daily Record/Sunday News
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Robert Elwood Bowman Jr. (SUBMITTED)
York, PA - Charges against a Windsor Township man -- alleging he killed his brother in a car crash while under the influence of alcohol and drugs -- have been transferred to the York County Court of Common Pleas.
The charges against Robert Elwood Bowman Jr., 24, of the 700 block of Taylor Road, were bound for the higher court following a preliminary hearing before District Judge John H. Fishel on Aug. 22.
Bowman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, four counts of DUI -- for both alcohol and drugs -- careless driving, and speeding.
Bowman was driving a car on Nov. 26, 2010 in Windsor Township when it crashed, killing his brother, Tre Parker, according to charging documents.
Parker, 19, of Lower Windsor Township, was a 2009 graduate of Eastern York Senior High School, and a distinguished student and athlete, according to his obituary.
It took investigators several months to reconstruct the crash, conduct interviews and consult with the York County District Attorney's Office before filing charges, York Area Regional Police Sgt. Rod Varner said Thursday.
Police say their investigation found that Witmer Road was wet prior to the crash from an overnight rain, and that the road where the crash occurred had about a 12-percent downgrade.
Bowman made no attempt to steer through the road's curve, or to take evasive actions, including braking, once the car began to careen off the road, according to charging documents.
Neither Bowman, not his attorney, Bill Graff, could be reached for comment Thursday.
Bowman's next court date is an arraignment in county court on Sept. 30.
* * *
York Area Regional Police, along with rescue personnel, were sent to Witmer Road at 4:34 a.m., where they found a 1993 Toyota Tercel on the road, with pieces of a broken utility pole and power lines lying on top of it.
When police arrived, Bowman, who was outside the car, asking responders to help his brother, who was still inside.
Bowman was "extremely upset and would not follow the officers instructions so they took him into custody," according to charging documents.
An officer spoke with Bowman, who said that he and his brother had left a club and were driving down a hill on Witmer Road when they struck the pole, according to charging documents.
Bowman smelled of marijuana and alcohol, according to charging documents. He was later taken to York Hospital for treatment.
Police found Parker -- who they later determined owned the Toyota -- unresponsive in the front seat of the car. Parker was later pronounced dead at the scene by the York County Coroner's Office.
Robert Elwood Bowman Jr., 24, of Windsor Township, faces homicide by vehicle and other charges
Daily Record/Sunday News
reposted by breathalyzermd.com
Robert Elwood Bowman Jr. (SUBMITTED)
York, PA - Charges against a Windsor Township man -- alleging he killed his brother in a car crash while under the influence of alcohol and drugs -- have been transferred to the York County Court of Common Pleas.
The charges against Robert Elwood Bowman Jr., 24, of the 700 block of Taylor Road, were bound for the higher court following a preliminary hearing before District Judge John H. Fishel on Aug. 22.
Bowman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, four counts of DUI -- for both alcohol and drugs -- careless driving, and speeding.
Bowman was driving a car on Nov. 26, 2010 in Windsor Township when it crashed, killing his brother, Tre Parker, according to charging documents.
Parker, 19, of Lower Windsor Township, was a 2009 graduate of Eastern York Senior High School, and a distinguished student and athlete, according to his obituary.
It took investigators several months to reconstruct the crash, conduct interviews and consult with the York County District Attorney's Office before filing charges, York Area Regional Police Sgt. Rod Varner said Thursday.
Police say their investigation found that Witmer Road was wet prior to the crash from an overnight rain, and that the road where the crash occurred had about a 12-percent downgrade.
Bowman made no attempt to steer through the road's curve, or to take evasive actions, including braking, once the car began to careen off the road, according to charging documents.
Neither Bowman, not his attorney, Bill Graff, could be reached for comment Thursday.
Bowman's next court date is an arraignment in county court on Sept. 30.
* * *
York Area Regional Police, along with rescue personnel, were sent to Witmer Road at 4:34 a.m., where they found a 1993 Toyota Tercel on the road, with pieces of a broken utility pole and power lines lying on top of it.
When police arrived, Bowman, who was outside the car, asking responders to help his brother, who was still inside.
Bowman was "extremely upset and would not follow the officers instructions so they took him into custody," according to charging documents.
An officer spoke with Bowman, who said that he and his brother had left a club and were driving down a hill on Witmer Road when they struck the pole, according to charging documents.
Bowman smelled of marijuana and alcohol, according to charging documents. He was later taken to York Hospital for treatment.
Police found Parker -- who they later determined owned the Toyota -- unresponsive in the front seat of the car. Parker was later pronounced dead at the scene by the York County Coroner's Office.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ribbon Cutting for breathalyzermd.com at York Chamber of Commerce
August 18,2011
York Chamber of Commerce
York,Pa
9am est
posted by Joseph Boone
In keeping faith with its mission to
"Help Keep Pennsylvania's Roads
Safe" local business owner Joseph Boone,LPN
and his company, breathalyzermd.com unveils
The Breathkey! Worlds first FDA approved
keychain size alcohol breathalyzers now Free
for Pennsylvania residents.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Ok not DUI news, but angers me that big Bro is trying to block this!
AT&T Losing T-Mobile Seen Spurring Exodus on Dropped Calls: Tech
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Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government’s effort to block the takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. chokes off AT&T Inc.’s path to an expanded network and wrecks its plan to gain as much as $20 billion in airwaves to help handle surging call volume.
The U.S. Justice Department yesterday sued to block the company’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc., calling it a threat to wireless competition. The deal was struck to give AT&T the capacity it needs to ease network congestion, and accelerate the rollout of faster, next-generation network technology -- key pieces of AT&T’s effort to add subscribers and step up earnings growth.
If AT&T fails to gain T-Mobile’s network, some of its 98.6 million customers may defect to rivals to avoid dropped calls and get access to faster services for smartphones and tablets. Besides paying a $3 billion breakup fee, AT&T would also have to transfer some of its spectrum to T-Mobile, further squeezing its network capacity and stalling plans for growth.
“The issue is loss of spectrum,” said Michael Mahoney, a senior managing director at San Francisco-based Falcon Point Capital LLC. “It’s clearly a negative. They’ve been capacity- constrained because of the huge popularity of the iPhone.”
The purchase would have combined the second- and fourth- largest U.S. carriers into the nation’s largest wireless-service provider, helping the enlarged company wring costs and improve margins. Verizon Wireless is the No. 1 wireless service company in the U.S., and Sprint Nextel Corp. is the third-biggest.
Long-Term Evolution
When the acquisition was announced March 20, AT&T said it would expand the introduction of its high-speed wireless technology, called Long-Term Evolution, or LTE. At the time, AT&T said it would offer the service to an additional 46.5 million people as part of the deal, helping achieve the Federal Communications Commission goal of making broadband available more widely.
The Justice Department is seeking a declaration that AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, would violate U.S. antitrust law, according to a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Washington. The U.S. also asked for a court order blocking implementation of the deal, saying it would crimp competition for wireless services in the U.S.
“There’s no good way to spin this for AT&T,” Craig Moffett, a senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., said in a note to investors yesterday.
AT&T, based in Dallas, said in a statement it plans to “vigorously contest this matter in court.” AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said the company wasn’t commenting beyond the statement. Deutsche Telekom said it was disappointed by the action.
Cash, Wireless Spectrum
Deutsche Telekom has said that the deal’s failure would leave AT&T liable for a breakup package valued at as much as $7 billion, including the $3 billion in cash, wireless spectrum and reduced charges for calls into AT&T’s network.
As use of data-enabled handsets such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone skyrocketed, mobile data traffic on AT&T’s network grew 8,000 percent over the past four years, the company said.
In December 2009, AT&T finished last in a Consumer Reports customer survey of the top four U.S. wireless carriers, while Verizon Wireless ranked highest. AT&T shared the bottom spot with Sprint, Consumer Reports said. Later that month, AT&T wireless chief Ralph de la Vega called the company’s mobile performance in San Francisco and New York unsatisfactory.
AT&T’s spectrum and capacity constraints are already “more severe than those of any other wireless provider,” according to Mobilize Everything, a website set up by the merging companies. And as more consumers buy smartphones and tablets, AT&T expects data traffic to increase another eight to 10 times by 2015.
Adding Network Capacity
To keep up, AT&T has raced to add more network capacity in the past several years. This includes expanding its so-called fiber backhaul capacity, used to move calls and data between cell towers that communicate with mobile phones. The company expects as much as 70 percent of its traffic to be sent via fiber backhaul by year-end, up from less than 30 percent at the end of 2010, AT&T said earlier this year.
Still, the company needs more airwaves dedicated to wireless communications, or spectrum -- a limited and expensive resource -- to stay in step with the surge in customer data use and subscriber growth.
T-Mobile’s spectrum is worth $15 billion to $20 billion, said Tim Farrar, founder of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a Menlo Park, California-based research firm.
“Spectrum is about half of the value of what they bid,” Farrar said in an interview.
Growth at Risk
If the T-Mobile deal falls through, the company may have to scale back its plans to deploy faster networking technology, Kevin Smithen, an analyst at Macquarie Securities USA Inc., said in an interview. In June, AT&T pledged to invest an additional $8 billion over seven years to integrate the two carriers’ networks and expand LTE technology, which lets mobile devices link to the Web at faster speeds.
Without the acquisition, the earnings boost expected by analysts is also at risk, Smithen said.
“Our concern is AT&T is a very modest revenue-growth company” without T-Mobile, Smithen said. He expected $2 billion in annual improvements in earnings before costs such as depreciation and taxes, which would have increased AT&T’s earnings growth from a percentage in the low single digits to a percentage in the high single digits, he said.
The company also was expected to reduce monthly churn, or the average number of subscribers leaving the service, among T- Mobile customers. A lower rate of defections could widen T- Mobile’s margins to be on par with AT&T’s, Smithen said.
AT&T’s stock may decline to $25 instead of possibly rising to $35 if the merger is completed, Smithen said. The shares fell $1.14, or 3.9 percent, to $28.48 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
While AT&T still might seek to acquire spectrum from other companies, such as Comcast Corp., Dish Network Corp., Clearwire Corp. or LightSquared Inc., any other deals are now going to be viewed with skepticism because they are likely to face similar regulatory scrutiny, Smithen said.
“It’s going to be difficult for AT&T and Verizon to do any acquisitions now,” he said. “The DOJ is going to take a hard look at whatever they can do to block it.
September 01, 2011, 12:25 AM EDT
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Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government’s effort to block the takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. chokes off AT&T Inc.’s path to an expanded network and wrecks its plan to gain as much as $20 billion in airwaves to help handle surging call volume.
The U.S. Justice Department yesterday sued to block the company’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc., calling it a threat to wireless competition. The deal was struck to give AT&T the capacity it needs to ease network congestion, and accelerate the rollout of faster, next-generation network technology -- key pieces of AT&T’s effort to add subscribers and step up earnings growth.
If AT&T fails to gain T-Mobile’s network, some of its 98.6 million customers may defect to rivals to avoid dropped calls and get access to faster services for smartphones and tablets. Besides paying a $3 billion breakup fee, AT&T would also have to transfer some of its spectrum to T-Mobile, further squeezing its network capacity and stalling plans for growth.
“The issue is loss of spectrum,” said Michael Mahoney, a senior managing director at San Francisco-based Falcon Point Capital LLC. “It’s clearly a negative. They’ve been capacity- constrained because of the huge popularity of the iPhone.”
The purchase would have combined the second- and fourth- largest U.S. carriers into the nation’s largest wireless-service provider, helping the enlarged company wring costs and improve margins. Verizon Wireless is the No. 1 wireless service company in the U.S., and Sprint Nextel Corp. is the third-biggest.
Long-Term Evolution
When the acquisition was announced March 20, AT&T said it would expand the introduction of its high-speed wireless technology, called Long-Term Evolution, or LTE. At the time, AT&T said it would offer the service to an additional 46.5 million people as part of the deal, helping achieve the Federal Communications Commission goal of making broadband available more widely.
The Justice Department is seeking a declaration that AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, would violate U.S. antitrust law, according to a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Washington. The U.S. also asked for a court order blocking implementation of the deal, saying it would crimp competition for wireless services in the U.S.
“There’s no good way to spin this for AT&T,” Craig Moffett, a senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., said in a note to investors yesterday.
AT&T, based in Dallas, said in a statement it plans to “vigorously contest this matter in court.” AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said the company wasn’t commenting beyond the statement. Deutsche Telekom said it was disappointed by the action.
Cash, Wireless Spectrum
Deutsche Telekom has said that the deal’s failure would leave AT&T liable for a breakup package valued at as much as $7 billion, including the $3 billion in cash, wireless spectrum and reduced charges for calls into AT&T’s network.
As use of data-enabled handsets such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone skyrocketed, mobile data traffic on AT&T’s network grew 8,000 percent over the past four years, the company said.
In December 2009, AT&T finished last in a Consumer Reports customer survey of the top four U.S. wireless carriers, while Verizon Wireless ranked highest. AT&T shared the bottom spot with Sprint, Consumer Reports said. Later that month, AT&T wireless chief Ralph de la Vega called the company’s mobile performance in San Francisco and New York unsatisfactory.
AT&T’s spectrum and capacity constraints are already “more severe than those of any other wireless provider,” according to Mobilize Everything, a website set up by the merging companies. And as more consumers buy smartphones and tablets, AT&T expects data traffic to increase another eight to 10 times by 2015.
Adding Network Capacity
To keep up, AT&T has raced to add more network capacity in the past several years. This includes expanding its so-called fiber backhaul capacity, used to move calls and data between cell towers that communicate with mobile phones. The company expects as much as 70 percent of its traffic to be sent via fiber backhaul by year-end, up from less than 30 percent at the end of 2010, AT&T said earlier this year.
Still, the company needs more airwaves dedicated to wireless communications, or spectrum -- a limited and expensive resource -- to stay in step with the surge in customer data use and subscriber growth.
T-Mobile’s spectrum is worth $15 billion to $20 billion, said Tim Farrar, founder of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a Menlo Park, California-based research firm.
“Spectrum is about half of the value of what they bid,” Farrar said in an interview.
Growth at Risk
If the T-Mobile deal falls through, the company may have to scale back its plans to deploy faster networking technology, Kevin Smithen, an analyst at Macquarie Securities USA Inc., said in an interview. In June, AT&T pledged to invest an additional $8 billion over seven years to integrate the two carriers’ networks and expand LTE technology, which lets mobile devices link to the Web at faster speeds.
Without the acquisition, the earnings boost expected by analysts is also at risk, Smithen said.
“Our concern is AT&T is a very modest revenue-growth company” without T-Mobile, Smithen said. He expected $2 billion in annual improvements in earnings before costs such as depreciation and taxes, which would have increased AT&T’s earnings growth from a percentage in the low single digits to a percentage in the high single digits, he said.
The company also was expected to reduce monthly churn, or the average number of subscribers leaving the service, among T- Mobile customers. A lower rate of defections could widen T- Mobile’s margins to be on par with AT&T’s, Smithen said.
AT&T’s stock may decline to $25 instead of possibly rising to $35 if the merger is completed, Smithen said. The shares fell $1.14, or 3.9 percent, to $28.48 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
While AT&T still might seek to acquire spectrum from other companies, such as Comcast Corp., Dish Network Corp., Clearwire Corp. or LightSquared Inc., any other deals are now going to be viewed with skepticism because they are likely to face similar regulatory scrutiny, Smithen said.
“It’s going to be difficult for AT&T and Verizon to do any acquisitions now,” he said. “The DOJ is going to take a hard look at whatever they can do to block it.
Not my Grandma!?
PARK RIVER, N.D. — A 69-year-old Park River woman was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say she hit her husband while driving out of the couple’s garage. Catherine Hjelmstad calls the charge “ridiculous.”
The Highway Patrol says 69-year-old Milton Hjelmstad was hospitalized in Grafton with unspecified injuries after the incident late Monday afternoon. Authorities say he was pinned under the front bumper of the sport utility vehicle.
Catherine Hjelmstad tells The Associated Press that she had “three or four drinks” and got behind the wheel only to help her husband park the SUV in the garage.
She disputes that her husband was pinned under the vehicle — she says he suffered a stroke. She did not have a condition update on Tuesday. She says she’s uncertain if she’ll fight the DUI charge.
The Highway Patrol says 69-year-old Milton Hjelmstad was hospitalized in Grafton with unspecified injuries after the incident late Monday afternoon. Authorities say he was pinned under the front bumper of the sport utility vehicle.
Catherine Hjelmstad tells The Associated Press that she had “three or four drinks” and got behind the wheel only to help her husband park the SUV in the garage.
She disputes that her husband was pinned under the vehicle — she says he suffered a stroke. She did not have a condition update on Tuesday. She says she’s uncertain if she’ll fight the DUI charge.
Friday, August 26, 2011
gettysburg drunk driver
York, PA - A Gettysburg woman has been sentenced to York County Prison, house arrest and probation for a drunken driving crash that injured a teenager in June 2010.
Then 15, Ramondo Garcia, who lived in the first block of Westminster Avenue in Penn Township at the time, told police he had stepped outside because a storm had knocked out the electricity in the neighborhood.
According to court documents, Ramondo was standing between two parked vehicles when Laura Howard struck the rear of one, pinning the boy's legs between the bumpers. Ramondo testified at Howard's preliminary hearing that one of his legs was broken and the other was dislocated at the knee.
According to Penn Township Police reports, Howard, 34, had a blood alcohol level of 0.217 percent, more than 21/2 times the legal limit for driving, and failed field sobriety tests.
Howard was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 days in county prison, six months house arrest and the balance of four years on probation for aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence. She also was fined $500 for driving under the influence and ordered to submit to a drug and alcohol evaluation.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – The University of South Carolina has postponed fraternity recruitment, citing widespread alcohol issues during rush parties.
The Daily Gamecock reports that college officials announced the move late Thursday. The decision did not affect sorority recruitment.
The school’s associate vice president Jerry Brewer says 6 of the 18 fraternities were reported for violations during this week’s rush activities. He declined to name them.
The decision came as fraternities were prepared to offer bids to potential new members. Edwards says college officials will meet Friday on how to proceed.
College officials say they warned Fraternity Council members and chapter presidents in meetings this week they needed to make changes. Edwards says solutions they proposed weren’t acceptable.
Edwards says student leaders must recognize that fraternity life is not about alcohol.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
The Daily Gamecock reports that college officials announced the move late Thursday. The decision did not affect sorority recruitment.
The school’s associate vice president Jerry Brewer says 6 of the 18 fraternities were reported for violations during this week’s rush activities. He declined to name them.
The decision came as fraternities were prepared to offer bids to potential new members. Edwards says college officials will meet Friday on how to proceed.
College officials say they warned Fraternity Council members and chapter presidents in meetings this week they needed to make changes. Edwards says solutions they proposed weren’t acceptable.
Edwards says student leaders must recognize that fraternity life is not about alcohol.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
fatel crash in underage drinking
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Philadelphia teenager pleads not guilty to charges in a high-speed crash that killed two of his friends earlier this month.
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman says 19-year-old Connor McNicholas was drunk and travelling approximately 100 mph when he lost control of the car August 6 in Horsham. Robert Nagel and Edward Coombs, both 19, died in the crash. McNicholas and two others received minor injuries.
Police say McNicholas had a blood-alcohol content of .117. The legal limit for underage drivers in Pennsylvania is .02.
McNicholas faces more than 20 charges, including felony homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman says 19-year-old Connor McNicholas was drunk and travelling approximately 100 mph when he lost control of the car August 6 in Horsham. Robert Nagel and Edward Coombs, both 19, died in the crash. McNicholas and two others received minor injuries.
Police say McNicholas had a blood-alcohol content of .117. The legal limit for underage drivers in Pennsylvania is .02.
McNicholas faces more than 20 charges, including felony homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Of course?! duhhh?!
HERSHEY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and its employees' biggest union are blasting a plan to privatize liquor and wine sales.
PLCB executives and union leader Wendell Young told the House Liquor Control Committee on Thursday that the proposal would drive up prices, limit the selection available to consumers and potentially leave many rural areas without a liquor store close by.
PLCB chief executive officer Joe Conti says a standard state store carries nearly 2,500 types of liquors and wines, and that the board maintains stores in rural areas, even when they are not profitable, as a matter of fairness for consumers.
Young said a spot check of stores in neighboring states revealed many charge more for Pennsylvania's top-selling brands or do not carry many of them.
PLCB executives and union leader Wendell Young told the House Liquor Control Committee on Thursday that the proposal would drive up prices, limit the selection available to consumers and potentially leave many rural areas without a liquor store close by.
PLCB chief executive officer Joe Conti says a standard state store carries nearly 2,500 types of liquors and wines, and that the board maintains stores in rural areas, even when they are not profitable, as a matter of fairness for consumers.
Young said a spot check of stores in neighboring states revealed many charge more for Pennsylvania's top-selling brands or do not carry many of them.
What a Mug!
August 12, 2011
Arrested:
Sunny Lyn Duncan, 33
1st block of Loye Lane
Ickesburg, PA 17037
Driving Under Influence
August 12, 2011 at approximately 7:00 AM, Upper Allen Police responded to an auto accident at the intersection of Shepherdstown Road and South Market Street. An investigation determined that Duncan rear-ended another operator who was stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn. Duncan was found to be under the influence of drugs and was arrested at the scene. Duncan was taken to the Cumberland County Prison for processing and will receive a summons to appear for a preliminary hearing at a later date.
Arrested:
Sunny Lyn Duncan, 33
1st block of Loye Lane
Ickesburg, PA 17037
Driving Under Influence
August 12, 2011 at approximately 7:00 AM, Upper Allen Police responded to an auto accident at the intersection of Shepherdstown Road and South Market Street. An investigation determined that Duncan rear-ended another operator who was stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn. Duncan was found to be under the influence of drugs and was arrested at the scene. Duncan was taken to the Cumberland County Prison for processing and will receive a summons to appear for a preliminary hearing at a later date.
warren pa dui news
Warren-based state police responded to a dui crash on Coal Bed Road, one mile east of Scandia Road, on Saturday. Richard J. Edwards, 22, of Warren Pa, was transported to Warren General Hospital for moderate injuries. Police have charged Edwards with a DUI. Scandia volunteer firefighters and Emergycare assisted on the scene
Thursday, August 11, 2011
more news! repost
Drunk driving crash
PLEASANT GAP - Two teens were injured in an alcohol-related crash on Route 144 in Spring Township Saturday at 5:15 a.m., state police at Rockview said.
Police said the operator, a 17-year-old female, was driving north and rounding a curve but was driving too fast and lost control of the 2002 Honda Civic sedan.
The car struck the embankment, skidded across the road and struck a guide rail.
A 16-year-old passenger was transported from the scene by ambulance and taken to Altoona Trauma Center for treatment for a moderate head injury, police said.
The driver, who sustained minor injuries was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
State police were assisted at the scene by Pleasant Gap Fire Department.
Public intoxication
MILESBURG - Robert Nelson Day Jr., 27, of Howard, will be cited for public intoxication, state police at Rockview said.
Police said Nelson was spotted walking in an intoxicated state down Route 150, trying to flag down cars.
PLEASANT GAP - Two teens were injured in an alcohol-related crash on Route 144 in Spring Township Saturday at 5:15 a.m., state police at Rockview said.
Police said the operator, a 17-year-old female, was driving north and rounding a curve but was driving too fast and lost control of the 2002 Honda Civic sedan.
The car struck the embankment, skidded across the road and struck a guide rail.
A 16-year-old passenger was transported from the scene by ambulance and taken to Altoona Trauma Center for treatment for a moderate head injury, police said.
The driver, who sustained minor injuries was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
State police were assisted at the scene by Pleasant Gap Fire Department.
Public intoxication
MILESBURG - Robert Nelson Day Jr., 27, of Howard, will be cited for public intoxication, state police at Rockview said.
Police said Nelson was spotted walking in an intoxicated state down Route 150, trying to flag down cars.
repost
Commonwealth Confidential: DeWeese calls for probe of trooper in drunk driving incident By Amy Worden
08/09/2011 6:39 PM
Rep. Bill DeWeese (D., Greene) says the July incident involving a state trooper who picked up the wife of a Corbett cabinet secretary after she was stopped for drunken driving, deserves an investigation. By somebody.
DeWeese - who was indicted by a grand jury as a result of then Attorney General Corbett's Bonusgate investigation - said the people he represents want answers to "the very questionable practice of using state resources for a 'private matter.'"
DeWeese goes to trial this fall for allegedly using taxpayer-funded staff for campaign purposes. DeWeese said Corbett "set the investigatory standard with unbridled enthusiasm" (referring to the allegations under which DeWeese is charged) and "as such should want the same standard used for practices in his administration."
After she was pulled over following an early morning police chase near Harrisburg on July 10, Georgina Zogby - wife of Budget Secretary Charles Zogby - called her husband's office but was transferred to the governor's residence.
A trooper who answered the phone (Corbett was out of town) picked up Zogby from the jail.
“What we have allegedly a trooper who in the middle of night by deception took a vehicle, didn’t tell anyone, no chain of command and unlawfully took a vehicle and used those hours which is theft of services,” said Deweese in letters to Attorney General Linda Kelly, the Inspector General and the State Police Commissioner.
A Corbett spokesman told WHP-TV: “To compare a state trooper who on his own made the decision which may or may not have been the right one that took an hour to Deweese’s criminal activity is the height of hypocrisy.”
The Governor's Office says the incident is now a State Police personnel matter and said there will be no internal investigation.
08/09/2011 6:39 PM
Rep. Bill DeWeese (D., Greene) says the July incident involving a state trooper who picked up the wife of a Corbett cabinet secretary after she was stopped for drunken driving, deserves an investigation. By somebody.
DeWeese - who was indicted by a grand jury as a result of then Attorney General Corbett's Bonusgate investigation - said the people he represents want answers to "the very questionable practice of using state resources for a 'private matter.'"
DeWeese goes to trial this fall for allegedly using taxpayer-funded staff for campaign purposes. DeWeese said Corbett "set the investigatory standard with unbridled enthusiasm" (referring to the allegations under which DeWeese is charged) and "as such should want the same standard used for practices in his administration."
After she was pulled over following an early morning police chase near Harrisburg on July 10, Georgina Zogby - wife of Budget Secretary Charles Zogby - called her husband's office but was transferred to the governor's residence.
A trooper who answered the phone (Corbett was out of town) picked up Zogby from the jail.
“What we have allegedly a trooper who in the middle of night by deception took a vehicle, didn’t tell anyone, no chain of command and unlawfully took a vehicle and used those hours which is theft of services,” said Deweese in letters to Attorney General Linda Kelly, the Inspector General and the State Police Commissioner.
A Corbett spokesman told WHP-TV: “To compare a state trooper who on his own made the decision which may or may not have been the right one that took an hour to Deweese’s criminal activity is the height of hypocrisy.”
The Governor's Office says the incident is now a State Police personnel matter and said there will be no internal investigation.
Friday, August 5, 2011
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Sobriety News - August 2011
A Service of Harrisburg Area Intergroup
If you would like to add something to the Sobriety News, please send it to info@aaharrisburg.org
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Sobriety News is a publication of the Harrisburg Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is written, edited, and read by AA members, and those interested in the AA program of recovery from the disease of alcoholism, linking one alcoholic to another. Our desperation to find relief from the bondage of alcoholism has led us to this program as a new " design for living". Many members utilize meetings, sponsorship, self examination, amends, prayer, meditation, AA literature, service to fellow alcoholics, and many other tools to maintain their recovery. This publication is intended as one more tool to live a life of recovery. Because each AA member has an individual way of working this program, divergent views to recovery, within the concept of the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, are welcome. An effort is made to print all viewpoints in this forum. Articles are not intended to be statements of AA policy, nor does publication of any article imply endorsement by AA or the Harrisburg Area Intergroup.
Calendar of Events
Aug 3 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting - Jennifer W - BBSG
Aug 4 Thurs 6:30pm Harrisburg Intergroup Meeting - 19th Street (1st Thursday of the Month)
Aug 5 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 5-7 Fri-Sun Weekend 18th Annual AA PA State Convention - Harrisburg, PA
Aug 6 Saturday 8:00 pm Hershey Group Speaker - Armand S
Aug 7 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Bart A - There's More to Life
Aug 8 Monday 6:30 pm District 36 Meeting -Fellowship House 19th St Harrisburg (2nd Monday of the Month)
Aug 10 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Aug 12 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 13 Saturday 12:00pm Harrisburg Pennsypaa Bid Committee Picnic - Negly Park, Lemoyne - speaker Duke D - $5
Aug 14 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Troy D. - There's More to Life
Aug 17 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Aug 19 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 20 Saturday 12pm Cumberland Valley Intergroup Picnic - Carlisle
Aug 20 Saturday 12-5 2011 Harrisburg Area Intergroup Picnic - New Cumberland
Aug 21 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Teague W - There's More to Life
Aug 24 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting - Jessica M - BBSG
Aug 26 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 28 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Gordon & Chet - Carlisle Group
Aug 31 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Looking Ahead
Sep 3 Saturday 8:00 pm Hershey Group Speaker - Becky W
Sep 18 Sunday 12-5 Dillsburg Group 7th Annual Pignic - Dillsburg
Out of Town
Aug 19-21 2011 Weekend PENNSYPAA 23 - (Young Peoples AA Conference) - Philly, PA www.pennscypaa-xxiii.org
Oct 21-23 2011 Weekend 34th Annual Downingtown AA Young Peoples’ Conference - Pughtown, PA
New Meetings and Changes
PLEASE MAKE SURE to notify us via email at info@aaharrisburg.org if you have an update, addition or a cancelled meeting so that we can update the meeting lists. THANKS
District 36 Unity Event Recap
I received two write ups on this amazing event from July 16th. I wanted to include them both!
On Saturday, July 16, the General Service District #36, along with many of its member groups, sponsored a Unity Event. It started off with snacks, desserts and fellowship from 5:30 till 7 pm until the crowd grew to about 170. Our District #36 District Committee Member (DCM), Eric F, spoke for about a half-hour about the structure of the AA organization, and how it is designed to pass the wishes of our local member groups on the the General Service Conference. He spoke of how unity is essential to the survival of AA and ultimately - us. The main speaker, Sandy B, from Tampa, FL, spoke from an armchair like a fireside chat (without the fire). His spiritual message was not the same as his talks in recent years in our area, although certainly familiar. Through the process of his recovery he traced how unity and spirituality have been an integral part of his growth. He allowed time so that members of the audience could ask questions, which really capped off his delightful message. The event was recorded and CDs of Sandy's talk are available To get a copy of this memorable talk contact Fred M at (717) 712-3337. The price to cover production costs is $5. The efforts of Fred and others in making this recording are greatly appreciated. This event took able assistance from so many AA members, from many different groups; all are such great examples of how unity is alive and well in the tri-county area. - Submitted by Al D.
On Saturday July 16th, District 36 partnered with the New Cumberland and Middletown Groups to present "A Unity Event." It started at 5:30pm with a great display of fellowship that included many varieties of desserts and snacks and of course many AA's sharing their own personal adventures with one another, spreading the word and hope to one another through the power of friendship toward all in attendance. The event was held at the Trinity United Methodist Church 421 Bridge Street in New Cumberland, PA. Eric F who is the DCM for District 36 gave a fine talk at 7:00pm about Unity and Structure, and encouraged each group to send a GSR to the meetings held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Fellowship house, so that their voices can be heard up the triangle to our delegate. The guest speaker and perhaps the man whom shared the most fellowship that night was Sandy B from who spoke at 7:30 to a packed house about the importance of unity in our fellowship, from the early days of Bill W and Ebby T all the way up to today, explaining to all in attendance in his own charming style, why and how Unity is key in allowing one alcoholic to help another alcoholic. Sandy also generously allowed the audience some time after he spoke to ask questions of him about unity, structure and service. Fellow members from as far away as Washington D.C. made the 3 hour trip to attend what they heard was "One of Pennsylvania's best events ". It was a night that I am sure all in attendance will never forget. - Submitted by Dave S.
PICNICS! PICNICS! PICNICS!
Harrisburg Pennsypaa Bid Committee will be holding a Picnic on Saturday August 13th at Negley Park in Lemoyne. Food and fellowship will start at 12:00pm. Duke D will be speaking at 4:00pm. $5 tickets are being sold, or you can pay at the door. Come out and have a great time and support this committee to bring PENNSYPAA to the Harrisburg area next year!!
The 2011 Harrisburg Area Intergroup Picnic will be holding their 26th annual picnic at the New Cumberland Borough Park on Saturday, August 20th. The picnic starts from 12pm and ends at 5pm. The speaker meeting will be at 3:30pm. They will be serving chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. Please bring a side dish to share. Coffee, soft drinks and water will also be provided! Tickets are $5.00 and childre under 12 are free. Get your tickets from any Intergroup Rep. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Fun and games for all ages! Door prizes and 50/50 drawing. Flyer
The 2011 Cumberland Valley Intergroup Picnic will be holding their annual picnic at the North Middleton Park in Carlisle on Saturday, August 20th. The picnic starts from 12pm. The meeting will also start at 12:00pm, followed by a pot luck dinner. CVI will provide the burger and hotdogs. If you can bring a potluck dish that is great, if not, just bring yourself! And all of this will be followed by a white elephant auction: Wrap something you don't need or use as a gift all the Proceeds will go to the Cumberland Valley Intergroup. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Fun and games for all ages! Flyer
Check Out Old Copies of Sobriety News!
Did you know that we keep past copies of the Sobriety News? You can go to the SN-Past Issues link to view Sobriety Newsletters from as far back as 2000!!
Sobriety News Needs Your Help!
We need your articles, thoughts, write-ups of group events, or even dropping a line to let us know about events or even the names of speakers at regular speaker meetings. We need your help in keeping this publication going and up to date. Everything that's submitted is appreciated! Email your info to info@aaharrisburg.org
Children of Chaos Meeting
Like children? Need a service commitment? We need YOU! Join the “Children of Chaos” group on Thursday evenings from 6-7 pm. We meet at the Penbrook Church of God, 2733 Canby St, Penbrook, PA. The group is looking for individuals to watch the kids one Thursday a month. This service enables local individuals to get to a meeting that they would otherwise miss because they do not have help to look after their children. Getting sober is hard enough, why not help out a fellow AA by helping them get to a much needed meeting? If you are interested, please come to a meeting and let us know you are interested. Thanks! FLYER
Concept 90 Meetings Needs Speakers/Chairpersons
Concept 90 is a rehabilitation center located close to the Farm Show in Harrisburg. Harrisburg Intergroup is coordinating 2 people to visit the center to chair and speak at an AA meeting. Meetings are every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:00pm. If you are interested in chairing/speaking at this meeting please contact Armand at 717-439-9670 or you can email him at armandsill@yahoo.com.
Call Before You Pick Up Your Literature
Rich noted that he is open for business most Saturdays, but recommended that people phone him to make appointments to pick up literature - (717) 554-2382 (this is a his new cell phone number) . If you would like to just order literature, you can email him at holtzman24@comcast.net). Please note his email address is listed on receipts he prints out, and it is always best to call before stopping by unannounced just to be certain he will be in the office. You can also stop by the first Thursday of the month (before the Intergroup Meeting at 6:30pm).
Keep coming back, it gets better
then it gets worse, then it gets real
then it gets different
then it gets real different
TRADITIONS CHECKLIST:
TRADITION EIGHT:Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
1.Is my own behavior accurately described by the Traditions? If not, what needs changing?
2.When I chafe about any particular Tradition, do I realize how it affects others?
3.Do I sometimes try to get some reward-even if not money-for my personal AA efforts?
4.Do I try to sound in AA like an expert on alcoholism? On recovery? On medicine? On sociology? On AA itself? On psychology? On spiritual matters? Or, heaven help me, even on humility?
5.Do I make an effort to understand what AA employees do? What workers in other alcoholism agencies do? Can I distinguish clearly among them?
6.In my own AA life, have I any experiences which illustrate the wisdom of this Tradition?
7.Have I paid enough attention to the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions? To the pamphlet AA Tradition-How It Developed?
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The biggest problem in the world could have been easily solved when it was small.
As Bill Sees It
Complete the Housecleaning
Time after time, newcomers have tried to keep to themselves shoddy facts
about their lives. Trying to avoid the humbling experience of the Fifth
Step, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got
drunk. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why
they fell.
We think the reason is taht they never completed their housecleaning.
They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock.
They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves.
But they had not learned enought of humility, fearlessness and honesty, in the sense we
find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story.
Alcoholics Anonymous pp 72-73"
When I'm feeling lousy it's never about what I have done, it's about what I haven't done
We Are not a Glum Lot!
"Is this a Twelfth Step Call???"
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AA faker:"Since joining AA 3 years ago, I have not found it necessary to take a drink"
Newcomer: "Liar, I saw you not 2 weeks ago at Joe's bar and grill drunk as a skunk"
AA faker: "Yeah, but it wasn't necessary"
AA delivers everything alcohol promised.
Harrisburg Area Intergroup (HAI)
1251 S. 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104
July 7, 2011 Meeting Minutes
www.aaharrisburg.org
Representatives Present: Al-Anon; Big Book Study Group; Bridge Street Sunday Night Group; Camp Hill Prison; Cumberland County Women's Prison; Cumberland Valley Intergroup; Children of Chaos; Dauphin County Men's Prison; Dauphin County Women's Prison; Desire Group; Dillsburg Group, District 36; Fellowship House; Harrisburg Men's Group; Hershey Group; Living Sober Group; Mid-City Group; Middletown Survivors Group; Middletown Trudgers Group; Out of the Dark Group; Pine Street Group; Serenity Group; Sobriety News; The Way Out Group; There is a Solution Group; There's More to Life Group; Sunday Night Bridge Street Group; Up the Creek Group.
The meeting was opened at 6:30 p.m. with The Serenity Prayer.
The Twelve Traditions were read by Armand S.
Secretary's Report was read and June minutes were approved.
Chairman's Report: Chairman Alicia S. welcomed new group representatives Dave B. from The Way Out Group and Sue Z. from Out of the Dark Group. Meeting attendees introduced themselves to help place faces with names/groups. Alicia attended the recent Cumberland Valley Intergroup meeting. She reported that HAI and CVI need to be working more closely together on several issues such as the hotline and web sites, where we can assist each other. Presently there is a lack of communication between the two Intergroups that has culminated in both organizations' picnics planned for the same date in August. Alicia will be working more closely with CVI chairperson Frank T. discussing Intergroup criteria and protocol, specifically as it relates to meeting schedules and other areas of obvious overlap and need. Alicia was unable to attend the June District 36 meeting but will attend in July. HAI is in need of a specific HAI/D36 liaison to regularly attend District meeting and bring back a reliable report.
Treasurer's Report: Joyce T. provided the June 2011 Financial Report. Intergroup members approved it as presented. Anyone who would like a copy of the financial report may contact the secretary (Ed P.) or go to the Harrisburg Intergroup website www.aaharrisburg.org and select the Sobriety News button to obtain one. The general checking account balance is 754.76, and with a prudent reserve of 2571.13 total cash in the bank totals 3326.54.
Central Office: The Women's Serenity Group has responsibility for the AA Hotline for the month of July. The following HAI Groups have volunteered to man the AA Hotline through December 2011.
2011 Group
July Women's Serenity
August Hershey Nooner
September Bridge Street (Sunday night)
October There is a Solution
November There's More to Life
December Out of the Dark
Sobriety News: Lisa K was unable to attend but dropped off hard copies of SN for Intergroup reps. Gary M. (Lykens Winding It Up Group) has volunteered to assist Lisa with Sobriety News. It was decided by the reps that SoberFest, which is not an AA specific event, cannot be advertised in Sobriety News. Please contact Lisa with any meeting or schedule changes. As always, contact www.aaharrisburg.org to report your group's information and upcoming activities to be included in Sobriety News.
Literature: Rick H. reviewed the literature purchases/disbursements for the month of June. Current on-hand inventory totals $4087.89. Literature sold in June was 253.30. Purchases totaled 938.75.
Public Information: Armand reports that the first meeting of the PI Workshop Committee took place June 20 and was well attended. He thanks all for their time and effort. The group came up with a $300 budget for the upcoming Treatment Facilities Workshop, to take place September 17, 2011, which was approved by the reps. The committee meets next on Monday July 11, 2011, 6 pm, at Fellowship House. Armand also reported that all libraries in Dauphin County have 2 copies of the Big Book; one to lend and one for reference. Armand is looking into the idea of making AA meeting lists available at area hotels and several hotels are interested. More research will take place and discussion was favorable.
Dauphin County Men's: Moses B. reports that volunteers are still needed for men's prison meetings at DCP. Six (6) men are needed as soon as possible. Please pass this information on to your groups. Contact Moses B. for more information and necessary clearance forms.
Dauphin County Women's: Karen M. reported that meetings are going well. Terri Z. reported the newly formed Woodside Women's Work Release Meetings on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am are well staffed and going well. She also announced a NEW meeting just starting at the Women's Work Release Center on Thursday evenings at 8:30 pm. This meeting is in need of volunteers. Please contact Kris K. at 566-0147 for more information or to volunteer. No background checks or invasive volunteer protocol necessary. Great service work opportunity.
Cumberland County Men's: No report but meetings are said to be going well.
Cumberland County Women's: Lori R. reports that meetings are going well and that she will ask CVI for literature for the prison meeting since the meetings take place in that Intergroup's domain.
Camp Hill Men's: No report.
Activities: Mike F. has flyers and tickets ($5.00) available for the HAI Summer Picnic scheduled for August 20, 2011 at New Cumberland Borough Park. There will be a picnic planning meeting immediately following this Intergroup meeting, at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and help with the picnic.
Treatment Centers: Armand S. is looking into possible interest by Treatment Centers in Central PA for AA meetings inside their facilities. One specific TC, "Common Ground" requires stringent background checks including FBI and Child Abuse checks for which AA members must pay out of pocket. This issue will be taken to the individual groups in order to gauge interest and support.
District 36: Lori R. reported that D36 is still looking for HomeGroup inventories. Eric F. discussed June's Area 59 Meeting information relevant to our District. D36 will put on a skit at the upcoming PA AA Convention scheduled for August 5-7, 2011 in Harrisburg. Unity Day with speaker Sandy Beach is Saturday July 16, 2011 beginning at 5:30 pm at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 421 Bridge Street in New Cumberland.
Cumberland Valley Intergroup: Bob from Mount Holly Springs represented CVI this month. The lack of communication between the Intergroups was further discussed. Alicia will attend the next CVI meeting, which are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, in Carlisle, PA., at the Grace United Methodist Church, West & Pomfret Sts at 6:30pm. Please refer to www.aacarlislepa.org or call (717) 422-4888 (CVI hotline) for more information about the Cumberland Valley Intergroup.
Al-Anon: Evelyn reported on the Al-Anon State Convention held in June 2011 in Gettysburg, the purpose of which was educational in nature. The State Assembly is scheduled for August 20-21 at the Hilton in Harrisburg for the purpose of voting and general Al-Anon business. The annual District 21 Al-Anon Picnic will take place September 18 at Brightbill Park in Lower Paxton Township. New meetings schedules have been printed and are available. As always, check the Al-Anon website www.pa-al-anon.org for more information and meetings.
Old Business: (1) Donating to Stepping Stones was discussed as members had information brought back from their groups about giving Intergroup money to this organization. Several groups shared that their groups decided that donations would go against AA's Tradition 6, suggesting our Intergroup not endorse or finance any related facility or outside entity. Personal/individual contributions are, however, greatly encouraged. Donations can be made online at www.steppingstones.org Alicia will compose a letter to Stepping Stones and will share it with this group at the next HAI meeting.
New Business: Rick from the Literature committee proposed purchasing or creating a "Meeting In A Pocket" which includes much of the literature necessary to hold an AA meeting in a small, booklet form that can fit into a pocket. Discussion centered on whether HAI should offer this as part of the literature we carry for the groups. Moses will share a copy of a similar item used years ago by groups in this area. More information will be gathered and discussion will continue at a future meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Submitted in service by, Terri Z.
District 36 Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2011
Meeting opens at 6:30pm with the Serenity Prayer.
Attendance: Eric, Ellen, Kevin, Casey, Erin, Albert, Deb, Lori, Amy, Alicia, Ken, Mike, Parker, Steph, Newt, Jared and Mike.
Concept 7 read and commented on by Newt, and involves the balance of power between the General Service Board and the Conference, who controls the money.
Group concerns and summaries: The Big Book study group will become a babysitting meeting.
Secretary's report passed with the amendment that Parker's Spaghetti Dinner that he attended was for PENNSCYPAA.
Treasurer's report was passed.
ADCM: no report from Newt.
News from Intergroups: Harrisburg Area Intergroup had a PI meeting, and will be holding H&I and treatment facilities workshop on Sept. 17 from 9-2 in New Cumberland. Refer to Sobriety News for Fliers and dates/times of upcoming events. Lisa has a new helper for the Sobriety News. Donations for Stepping Stones were voted against, because it breaks the seventh tradition, but private donations from individuals are welcome. Work is being done to connect the Harrisburg and Cumberland Valley intergroups.
Unity Event: Let's try to get as many people as possible involved. Motion passed to give money to Lori for supplies. Eric will speak about unity and structure. The unity event was recorded.
Outreach Committee: Parker assures us it is in the works, he will have packages to give to groups soon.
Inventory: time to review returns. We are still accepting them until the day they pick to go over the returns. Members of the committee to review are Lori, Newt, Eric, Albert, and Casey.
State Convention: we need to pick a play, Lori will lead up the group and we'll meet next week for practice. Debbie mentioned that they need money specially designated for sponsorships for the convention.
New Business: Jared would like a donation for an event based on the history of AA that will be held in Elizabethtown. A donation of $200.00 was passed. The event will be October 8th and is free, and is on the area calendar.
DCM Report: Eric sent out AA World Service info to us via email, updated calendar, and check out the read only folder.
7th Tradition: AA should be fully self supporting declining outside contributions.
Archives: Dave's archives won't include PENNSCYPAA because they have a lot themselves already.
Meeting ended at 8pm with the Responsibility Pledge.
DONATIONS - The addresses for group mailings of local contributions are as follows. Please make a note on your check (bottom left memo line) of "Contribution," or "Literature", or whatever other purpose the check is for, so the Treasurers can apply it to the correct account.
Harrisburg Area Intergroup - 1251 S. 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA. 17104
District 36 - PO Box 5325, Harrisburg, PA. 17110
Eastern PA General Service Area 59 - Payable to: EPGSA - Mail to: Area Treasurer, 23 Pancoast Ave, Aston PA 19014
General Service Office - Box # 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163
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Sobriety News - August 2011
A Service of Harrisburg Area Intergroup
If you would like to add something to the Sobriety News, please send it to info@aaharrisburg.org
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Sobriety News is a publication of the Harrisburg Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is written, edited, and read by AA members, and those interested in the AA program of recovery from the disease of alcoholism, linking one alcoholic to another. Our desperation to find relief from the bondage of alcoholism has led us to this program as a new " design for living". Many members utilize meetings, sponsorship, self examination, amends, prayer, meditation, AA literature, service to fellow alcoholics, and many other tools to maintain their recovery. This publication is intended as one more tool to live a life of recovery. Because each AA member has an individual way of working this program, divergent views to recovery, within the concept of the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, are welcome. An effort is made to print all viewpoints in this forum. Articles are not intended to be statements of AA policy, nor does publication of any article imply endorsement by AA or the Harrisburg Area Intergroup.
Calendar of Events
Aug 3 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting - Jennifer W - BBSG
Aug 4 Thurs 6:30pm Harrisburg Intergroup Meeting - 19th Street (1st Thursday of the Month)
Aug 5 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 5-7 Fri-Sun Weekend 18th Annual AA PA State Convention - Harrisburg, PA
Aug 6 Saturday 8:00 pm Hershey Group Speaker - Armand S
Aug 7 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Bart A - There's More to Life
Aug 8 Monday 6:30 pm District 36 Meeting -Fellowship House 19th St Harrisburg (2nd Monday of the Month)
Aug 10 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Aug 12 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 13 Saturday 12:00pm Harrisburg Pennsypaa Bid Committee Picnic - Negly Park, Lemoyne - speaker Duke D - $5
Aug 14 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Troy D. - There's More to Life
Aug 17 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Aug 19 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 20 Saturday 12pm Cumberland Valley Intergroup Picnic - Carlisle
Aug 20 Saturday 12-5 2011 Harrisburg Area Intergroup Picnic - New Cumberland
Aug 21 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Teague W - There's More to Life
Aug 24 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting - Jessica M - BBSG
Aug 26 Friday 8:30pm 19th Street Speaker Meeting
Aug 28 Sunday 8:00 pm Bridge Street speaker meeting - Gordon & Chet - Carlisle Group
Aug 31 Wednesday 7:00 pm Into Action Group speaker meeting
Looking Ahead
Sep 3 Saturday 8:00 pm Hershey Group Speaker - Becky W
Sep 18 Sunday 12-5 Dillsburg Group 7th Annual Pignic - Dillsburg
Out of Town
Aug 19-21 2011 Weekend PENNSYPAA 23 - (Young Peoples AA Conference) - Philly, PA www.pennscypaa-xxiii.org
Oct 21-23 2011 Weekend 34th Annual Downingtown AA Young Peoples’ Conference - Pughtown, PA
New Meetings and Changes
PLEASE MAKE SURE to notify us via email at info@aaharrisburg.org if you have an update, addition or a cancelled meeting so that we can update the meeting lists. THANKS
District 36 Unity Event Recap
I received two write ups on this amazing event from July 16th. I wanted to include them both!
On Saturday, July 16, the General Service District #36, along with many of its member groups, sponsored a Unity Event. It started off with snacks, desserts and fellowship from 5:30 till 7 pm until the crowd grew to about 170. Our District #36 District Committee Member (DCM), Eric F, spoke for about a half-hour about the structure of the AA organization, and how it is designed to pass the wishes of our local member groups on the the General Service Conference. He spoke of how unity is essential to the survival of AA and ultimately - us. The main speaker, Sandy B, from Tampa, FL, spoke from an armchair like a fireside chat (without the fire). His spiritual message was not the same as his talks in recent years in our area, although certainly familiar. Through the process of his recovery he traced how unity and spirituality have been an integral part of his growth. He allowed time so that members of the audience could ask questions, which really capped off his delightful message. The event was recorded and CDs of Sandy's talk are available To get a copy of this memorable talk contact Fred M at (717) 712-3337. The price to cover production costs is $5. The efforts of Fred and others in making this recording are greatly appreciated. This event took able assistance from so many AA members, from many different groups; all are such great examples of how unity is alive and well in the tri-county area. - Submitted by Al D.
On Saturday July 16th, District 36 partnered with the New Cumberland and Middletown Groups to present "A Unity Event." It started at 5:30pm with a great display of fellowship that included many varieties of desserts and snacks and of course many AA's sharing their own personal adventures with one another, spreading the word and hope to one another through the power of friendship toward all in attendance. The event was held at the Trinity United Methodist Church 421 Bridge Street in New Cumberland, PA. Eric F who is the DCM for District 36 gave a fine talk at 7:00pm about Unity and Structure, and encouraged each group to send a GSR to the meetings held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Fellowship house, so that their voices can be heard up the triangle to our delegate. The guest speaker and perhaps the man whom shared the most fellowship that night was Sandy B from who spoke at 7:30 to a packed house about the importance of unity in our fellowship, from the early days of Bill W and Ebby T all the way up to today, explaining to all in attendance in his own charming style, why and how Unity is key in allowing one alcoholic to help another alcoholic. Sandy also generously allowed the audience some time after he spoke to ask questions of him about unity, structure and service. Fellow members from as far away as Washington D.C. made the 3 hour trip to attend what they heard was "One of Pennsylvania's best events ". It was a night that I am sure all in attendance will never forget. - Submitted by Dave S.
PICNICS! PICNICS! PICNICS!
Harrisburg Pennsypaa Bid Committee will be holding a Picnic on Saturday August 13th at Negley Park in Lemoyne. Food and fellowship will start at 12:00pm. Duke D will be speaking at 4:00pm. $5 tickets are being sold, or you can pay at the door. Come out and have a great time and support this committee to bring PENNSYPAA to the Harrisburg area next year!!
The 2011 Harrisburg Area Intergroup Picnic will be holding their 26th annual picnic at the New Cumberland Borough Park on Saturday, August 20th. The picnic starts from 12pm and ends at 5pm. The speaker meeting will be at 3:30pm. They will be serving chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. Please bring a side dish to share. Coffee, soft drinks and water will also be provided! Tickets are $5.00 and childre under 12 are free. Get your tickets from any Intergroup Rep. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Fun and games for all ages! Door prizes and 50/50 drawing. Flyer
The 2011 Cumberland Valley Intergroup Picnic will be holding their annual picnic at the North Middleton Park in Carlisle on Saturday, August 20th. The picnic starts from 12pm. The meeting will also start at 12:00pm, followed by a pot luck dinner. CVI will provide the burger and hotdogs. If you can bring a potluck dish that is great, if not, just bring yourself! And all of this will be followed by a white elephant auction: Wrap something you don't need or use as a gift all the Proceeds will go to the Cumberland Valley Intergroup. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Fun and games for all ages! Flyer
Check Out Old Copies of Sobriety News!
Did you know that we keep past copies of the Sobriety News? You can go to the SN-Past Issues link to view Sobriety Newsletters from as far back as 2000!!
Sobriety News Needs Your Help!
We need your articles, thoughts, write-ups of group events, or even dropping a line to let us know about events or even the names of speakers at regular speaker meetings. We need your help in keeping this publication going and up to date. Everything that's submitted is appreciated! Email your info to info@aaharrisburg.org
Children of Chaos Meeting
Like children? Need a service commitment? We need YOU! Join the “Children of Chaos” group on Thursday evenings from 6-7 pm. We meet at the Penbrook Church of God, 2733 Canby St, Penbrook, PA. The group is looking for individuals to watch the kids one Thursday a month. This service enables local individuals to get to a meeting that they would otherwise miss because they do not have help to look after their children. Getting sober is hard enough, why not help out a fellow AA by helping them get to a much needed meeting? If you are interested, please come to a meeting and let us know you are interested. Thanks! FLYER
Concept 90 Meetings Needs Speakers/Chairpersons
Concept 90 is a rehabilitation center located close to the Farm Show in Harrisburg. Harrisburg Intergroup is coordinating 2 people to visit the center to chair and speak at an AA meeting. Meetings are every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:00pm. If you are interested in chairing/speaking at this meeting please contact Armand at 717-439-9670 or you can email him at armandsill@yahoo.com.
Call Before You Pick Up Your Literature
Rich noted that he is open for business most Saturdays, but recommended that people phone him to make appointments to pick up literature - (717) 554-2382 (this is a his new cell phone number) . If you would like to just order literature, you can email him at holtzman24@comcast.net). Please note his email address is listed on receipts he prints out, and it is always best to call before stopping by unannounced just to be certain he will be in the office. You can also stop by the first Thursday of the month (before the Intergroup Meeting at 6:30pm).
Keep coming back, it gets better
then it gets worse, then it gets real
then it gets different
then it gets real different
TRADITIONS CHECKLIST:
TRADITION EIGHT:Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
1.Is my own behavior accurately described by the Traditions? If not, what needs changing?
2.When I chafe about any particular Tradition, do I realize how it affects others?
3.Do I sometimes try to get some reward-even if not money-for my personal AA efforts?
4.Do I try to sound in AA like an expert on alcoholism? On recovery? On medicine? On sociology? On AA itself? On psychology? On spiritual matters? Or, heaven help me, even on humility?
5.Do I make an effort to understand what AA employees do? What workers in other alcoholism agencies do? Can I distinguish clearly among them?
6.In my own AA life, have I any experiences which illustrate the wisdom of this Tradition?
7.Have I paid enough attention to the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions? To the pamphlet AA Tradition-How It Developed?
***Printed by permission. THE AA GRAPEVINE INC., PO BOX 1980, GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10163-1980
The biggest problem in the world could have been easily solved when it was small.
As Bill Sees It
Complete the Housecleaning
Time after time, newcomers have tried to keep to themselves shoddy facts
about their lives. Trying to avoid the humbling experience of the Fifth
Step, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got
drunk. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why
they fell.
We think the reason is taht they never completed their housecleaning.
They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock.
They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves.
But they had not learned enought of humility, fearlessness and honesty, in the sense we
find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story.
Alcoholics Anonymous pp 72-73"
When I'm feeling lousy it's never about what I have done, it's about what I haven't done
We Are not a Glum Lot!
"Is this a Twelfth Step Call???"
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AA faker:"Since joining AA 3 years ago, I have not found it necessary to take a drink"
Newcomer: "Liar, I saw you not 2 weeks ago at Joe's bar and grill drunk as a skunk"
AA faker: "Yeah, but it wasn't necessary"
AA delivers everything alcohol promised.
Harrisburg Area Intergroup (HAI)
1251 S. 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104
July 7, 2011 Meeting Minutes
www.aaharrisburg.org
Representatives Present: Al-Anon; Big Book Study Group; Bridge Street Sunday Night Group; Camp Hill Prison; Cumberland County Women's Prison; Cumberland Valley Intergroup; Children of Chaos; Dauphin County Men's Prison; Dauphin County Women's Prison; Desire Group; Dillsburg Group, District 36; Fellowship House; Harrisburg Men's Group; Hershey Group; Living Sober Group; Mid-City Group; Middletown Survivors Group; Middletown Trudgers Group; Out of the Dark Group; Pine Street Group; Serenity Group; Sobriety News; The Way Out Group; There is a Solution Group; There's More to Life Group; Sunday Night Bridge Street Group; Up the Creek Group.
The meeting was opened at 6:30 p.m. with The Serenity Prayer.
The Twelve Traditions were read by Armand S.
Secretary's Report was read and June minutes were approved.
Chairman's Report: Chairman Alicia S. welcomed new group representatives Dave B. from The Way Out Group and Sue Z. from Out of the Dark Group. Meeting attendees introduced themselves to help place faces with names/groups. Alicia attended the recent Cumberland Valley Intergroup meeting. She reported that HAI and CVI need to be working more closely together on several issues such as the hotline and web sites, where we can assist each other. Presently there is a lack of communication between the two Intergroups that has culminated in both organizations' picnics planned for the same date in August. Alicia will be working more closely with CVI chairperson Frank T. discussing Intergroup criteria and protocol, specifically as it relates to meeting schedules and other areas of obvious overlap and need. Alicia was unable to attend the June District 36 meeting but will attend in July. HAI is in need of a specific HAI/D36 liaison to regularly attend District meeting and bring back a reliable report.
Treasurer's Report: Joyce T. provided the June 2011 Financial Report. Intergroup members approved it as presented. Anyone who would like a copy of the financial report may contact the secretary (Ed P.) or go to the Harrisburg Intergroup website www.aaharrisburg.org and select the Sobriety News button to obtain one. The general checking account balance is 754.76, and with a prudent reserve of 2571.13 total cash in the bank totals 3326.54.
Central Office: The Women's Serenity Group has responsibility for the AA Hotline for the month of July. The following HAI Groups have volunteered to man the AA Hotline through December 2011.
2011 Group
July Women's Serenity
August Hershey Nooner
September Bridge Street (Sunday night)
October There is a Solution
November There's More to Life
December Out of the Dark
Sobriety News: Lisa K was unable to attend but dropped off hard copies of SN for Intergroup reps. Gary M. (Lykens Winding It Up Group) has volunteered to assist Lisa with Sobriety News. It was decided by the reps that SoberFest, which is not an AA specific event, cannot be advertised in Sobriety News. Please contact Lisa with any meeting or schedule changes. As always, contact www.aaharrisburg.org to report your group's information and upcoming activities to be included in Sobriety News.
Literature: Rick H. reviewed the literature purchases/disbursements for the month of June. Current on-hand inventory totals $4087.89. Literature sold in June was 253.30. Purchases totaled 938.75.
Public Information: Armand reports that the first meeting of the PI Workshop Committee took place June 20 and was well attended. He thanks all for their time and effort. The group came up with a $300 budget for the upcoming Treatment Facilities Workshop, to take place September 17, 2011, which was approved by the reps. The committee meets next on Monday July 11, 2011, 6 pm, at Fellowship House. Armand also reported that all libraries in Dauphin County have 2 copies of the Big Book; one to lend and one for reference. Armand is looking into the idea of making AA meeting lists available at area hotels and several hotels are interested. More research will take place and discussion was favorable.
Dauphin County Men's: Moses B. reports that volunteers are still needed for men's prison meetings at DCP. Six (6) men are needed as soon as possible. Please pass this information on to your groups. Contact Moses B. for more information and necessary clearance forms.
Dauphin County Women's: Karen M. reported that meetings are going well. Terri Z. reported the newly formed Woodside Women's Work Release Meetings on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am are well staffed and going well. She also announced a NEW meeting just starting at the Women's Work Release Center on Thursday evenings at 8:30 pm. This meeting is in need of volunteers. Please contact Kris K. at 566-0147 for more information or to volunteer. No background checks or invasive volunteer protocol necessary. Great service work opportunity.
Cumberland County Men's: No report but meetings are said to be going well.
Cumberland County Women's: Lori R. reports that meetings are going well and that she will ask CVI for literature for the prison meeting since the meetings take place in that Intergroup's domain.
Camp Hill Men's: No report.
Activities: Mike F. has flyers and tickets ($5.00) available for the HAI Summer Picnic scheduled for August 20, 2011 at New Cumberland Borough Park. There will be a picnic planning meeting immediately following this Intergroup meeting, at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and help with the picnic.
Treatment Centers: Armand S. is looking into possible interest by Treatment Centers in Central PA for AA meetings inside their facilities. One specific TC, "Common Ground" requires stringent background checks including FBI and Child Abuse checks for which AA members must pay out of pocket. This issue will be taken to the individual groups in order to gauge interest and support.
District 36: Lori R. reported that D36 is still looking for HomeGroup inventories. Eric F. discussed June's Area 59 Meeting information relevant to our District. D36 will put on a skit at the upcoming PA AA Convention scheduled for August 5-7, 2011 in Harrisburg. Unity Day with speaker Sandy Beach is Saturday July 16, 2011 beginning at 5:30 pm at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 421 Bridge Street in New Cumberland.
Cumberland Valley Intergroup: Bob from Mount Holly Springs represented CVI this month. The lack of communication between the Intergroups was further discussed. Alicia will attend the next CVI meeting, which are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, in Carlisle, PA., at the Grace United Methodist Church, West & Pomfret Sts at 6:30pm. Please refer to www.aacarlislepa.org or call (717) 422-4888 (CVI hotline) for more information about the Cumberland Valley Intergroup.
Al-Anon: Evelyn reported on the Al-Anon State Convention held in June 2011 in Gettysburg, the purpose of which was educational in nature. The State Assembly is scheduled for August 20-21 at the Hilton in Harrisburg for the purpose of voting and general Al-Anon business. The annual District 21 Al-Anon Picnic will take place September 18 at Brightbill Park in Lower Paxton Township. New meetings schedules have been printed and are available. As always, check the Al-Anon website www.pa-al-anon.org for more information and meetings.
Old Business: (1) Donating to Stepping Stones was discussed as members had information brought back from their groups about giving Intergroup money to this organization. Several groups shared that their groups decided that donations would go against AA's Tradition 6, suggesting our Intergroup not endorse or finance any related facility or outside entity. Personal/individual contributions are, however, greatly encouraged. Donations can be made online at www.steppingstones.org Alicia will compose a letter to Stepping Stones and will share it with this group at the next HAI meeting.
New Business: Rick from the Literature committee proposed purchasing or creating a "Meeting In A Pocket" which includes much of the literature necessary to hold an AA meeting in a small, booklet form that can fit into a pocket. Discussion centered on whether HAI should offer this as part of the literature we carry for the groups. Moses will share a copy of a similar item used years ago by groups in this area. More information will be gathered and discussion will continue at a future meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Submitted in service by, Terri Z.
District 36 Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2011
Meeting opens at 6:30pm with the Serenity Prayer.
Attendance: Eric, Ellen, Kevin, Casey, Erin, Albert, Deb, Lori, Amy, Alicia, Ken, Mike, Parker, Steph, Newt, Jared and Mike.
Concept 7 read and commented on by Newt, and involves the balance of power between the General Service Board and the Conference, who controls the money.
Group concerns and summaries: The Big Book study group will become a babysitting meeting.
Secretary's report passed with the amendment that Parker's Spaghetti Dinner that he attended was for PENNSCYPAA.
Treasurer's report was passed.
ADCM: no report from Newt.
News from Intergroups: Harrisburg Area Intergroup had a PI meeting, and will be holding H&I and treatment facilities workshop on Sept. 17 from 9-2 in New Cumberland. Refer to Sobriety News for Fliers and dates/times of upcoming events. Lisa has a new helper for the Sobriety News. Donations for Stepping Stones were voted against, because it breaks the seventh tradition, but private donations from individuals are welcome. Work is being done to connect the Harrisburg and Cumberland Valley intergroups.
Unity Event: Let's try to get as many people as possible involved. Motion passed to give money to Lori for supplies. Eric will speak about unity and structure. The unity event was recorded.
Outreach Committee: Parker assures us it is in the works, he will have packages to give to groups soon.
Inventory: time to review returns. We are still accepting them until the day they pick to go over the returns. Members of the committee to review are Lori, Newt, Eric, Albert, and Casey.
State Convention: we need to pick a play, Lori will lead up the group and we'll meet next week for practice. Debbie mentioned that they need money specially designated for sponsorships for the convention.
New Business: Jared would like a donation for an event based on the history of AA that will be held in Elizabethtown. A donation of $200.00 was passed. The event will be October 8th and is free, and is on the area calendar.
DCM Report: Eric sent out AA World Service info to us via email, updated calendar, and check out the read only folder.
7th Tradition: AA should be fully self supporting declining outside contributions.
Archives: Dave's archives won't include PENNSCYPAA because they have a lot themselves already.
Meeting ended at 8pm with the Responsibility Pledge.
DONATIONS - The addresses for group mailings of local contributions are as follows. Please make a note on your check (bottom left memo line) of "Contribution," or "Literature", or whatever other purpose the check is for, so the Treasurers can apply it to the correct account.
Harrisburg Area Intergroup - 1251 S. 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA. 17104
District 36 - PO Box 5325, Harrisburg, PA. 17110
Eastern PA General Service Area 59 - Payable to: EPGSA - Mail to: Area Treasurer, 23 Pancoast Ave, Aston PA 19014
General Service Office - Box # 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163
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wake up call
Ryan Reynolds has revealed that a responsible move on his part nearly proved fatal. As a teenager, the actor experienced a very scary night out in his native Vancouver, Canada.
"When I was 19 I was drinking," the "Green Lantern" star tells CTV News. "I was at a bar and I had a few drinks and I thought, 'You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to leave my car here, be responsible.' I started to walk home and I was hit by a drunk driver."
As a result, the now 34-year-old actor broke "every bone" on his left side and was unconscious for three days.
Reynolds woke up to his father holding a vomit tray. "I guess I had been heaving in my unconscious," he explains. "And nothing says love like painting someone with three-day-old Gin Rummies. Just soaked the man head to toe in my vomit."
"When I was 19 I was drinking," the "Green Lantern" star tells CTV News. "I was at a bar and I had a few drinks and I thought, 'You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to leave my car here, be responsible.' I started to walk home and I was hit by a drunk driver."
As a result, the now 34-year-old actor broke "every bone" on his left side and was unconscious for three days.
Reynolds woke up to his father holding a vomit tray. "I guess I had been heaving in my unconscious," he explains. "And nothing says love like painting someone with three-day-old Gin Rummies. Just soaked the man head to toe in my vomit."
Monday, August 1, 2011
Breathkey facts
BreathKey Frequently Asked Questions
How do I interpret the BreathKey results?
Can it be used to determine if I am safe to drive?
Will it prevent me from getting arrested?
Your level of impairment from alcohol depends not only on how much you have had to drink, but on a variety of other factors, including how much you have had to eat, your weight, your gender, how much rest you have had, and your mental state. While the legal limit is .08% BAC (blood alcohol content), impairment can begin at a level of .04% BAC or even lower. Everyone responds differently to alcohol; some people may be reasonably safe at a lower BAC level while others may not.
A precaution when using any breathalyzer is to consider what your personal limit may be as well. Intoxication can occur almost immediately and also progress over several hours of drinking.
For these reasons the BAC results from the BreathKey or from any breathalyzer cannot be used on their own to determine whether or not you are impaired or if you are safe to drive. Only you can make that determination.
In addition, no breathalyzer can assure that you will not get arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. You can be arrested for DUI with a BAC that is less than the legal limit. Impairment can occur at any point during drinking depending on the individual.
Also note that you could have a higher BAC reading even a few minutes after using any breathalyzer, depending on how much you have had to drink and on when you stopped drinking. In addition, alcohol residue in your mouth can read at a higher concentration for up to twenty minutes after your last drink.
However, when used properly the BreathKey will give you an accurate measurement of your blood alcohol level. This can be very useful information when considered together with all of the other factors that can affect whether or not you are impaired.
Remember that it is always safest when you do not drink and drive!
How do I interpret the BreathKey results?
Can it be used to determine if I am safe to drive?
Will it prevent me from getting arrested?
Your level of impairment from alcohol depends not only on how much you have had to drink, but on a variety of other factors, including how much you have had to eat, your weight, your gender, how much rest you have had, and your mental state. While the legal limit is .08% BAC (blood alcohol content), impairment can begin at a level of .04% BAC or even lower. Everyone responds differently to alcohol; some people may be reasonably safe at a lower BAC level while others may not.
A precaution when using any breathalyzer is to consider what your personal limit may be as well. Intoxication can occur almost immediately and also progress over several hours of drinking.
For these reasons the BAC results from the BreathKey or from any breathalyzer cannot be used on their own to determine whether or not you are impaired or if you are safe to drive. Only you can make that determination.
In addition, no breathalyzer can assure that you will not get arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. You can be arrested for DUI with a BAC that is less than the legal limit. Impairment can occur at any point during drinking depending on the individual.
Also note that you could have a higher BAC reading even a few minutes after using any breathalyzer, depending on how much you have had to drink and on when you stopped drinking. In addition, alcohol residue in your mouth can read at a higher concentration for up to twenty minutes after your last drink.
However, when used properly the BreathKey will give you an accurate measurement of your blood alcohol level. This can be very useful information when considered together with all of the other factors that can affect whether or not you are impaired.
Remember that it is always safest when you do not drink and drive!
PA Law
Three Levels of DUI Penalties
In the State of Pennsylvania, DUI penalties are divided into 3 main categories that are based on your recorded blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of arrest.
The 3 levels of BAC are:
.08-.099 (Lowest Penalty)
.10-.159 (Higher Penalty)
.16 And Above (Highest Penalty)
First Pennsylvania DUI Offense
Blood Alcohol Concentration .08-.099
Jail – 6 Months Probation
Fine - $300
License Suspension – None
Blood Alcohol Concentration .10-.159
Jail – 2 Days up to 6 Months
Fine - $500-$5000
License Suspension – 12 Months*
Blood Alcohol Concentration .16
Jail – 3 Days up to 6 Months
Fine - $1,000-$5,000
License Suspension – 12 Months*
*Limited Occupational License Possible After 60 Days
*Ignition Interlock Device May be Required
Alcohol Highway Safety School Required
In the State of Pennsylvania, DUI penalties are divided into 3 main categories that are based on your recorded blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of arrest.
The 3 levels of BAC are:
.08-.099 (Lowest Penalty)
.10-.159 (Higher Penalty)
.16 And Above (Highest Penalty)
First Pennsylvania DUI Offense
Blood Alcohol Concentration .08-.099
Jail – 6 Months Probation
Fine - $300
License Suspension – None
Blood Alcohol Concentration .10-.159
Jail – 2 Days up to 6 Months
Fine - $500-$5000
License Suspension – 12 Months*
Blood Alcohol Concentration .16
Jail – 3 Days up to 6 Months
Fine - $1,000-$5,000
License Suspension – 12 Months*
*Limited Occupational License Possible After 60 Days
*Ignition Interlock Device May be Required
Alcohol Highway Safety School Required
Today, 8:00 PM
by admin
By Alexis Tereszcuk – Radar Senior Reporter
Lindsay Lohan’s on-again-off-again girlfriend Samantha Ronson was arrested for DUI Monday morning RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
The 33-year-old DJ was pulled over near Baker, Calif. at 10:30 am for speeding and after she refused to submit to a breathalyzer she was arrested and taken to the Barstow jail.
by admin
By Alexis Tereszcuk – Radar Senior Reporter
Lindsay Lohan’s on-again-off-again girlfriend Samantha Ronson was arrested for DUI Monday morning RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
The 33-year-old DJ was pulled over near Baker, Calif. at 10:30 am for speeding and after she refused to submit to a breathalyzer she was arrested and taken to the Barstow jail.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Worth watching
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7YT1AYVH3Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Joe Boone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7YT1AYVH3Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Joe Boone
Monday, July 25, 2011
What???
NYDaily News reports:
The devastated mother of a 4-year-old boy who was killed in a drunken hit-and-run accident is facing more jail time than her son's killer because she was jaywalking during the accident.
Raquel Nelson, 30, could get up to three years behind bars after being convicted on July 12 of second-degree vehicular homicide, reckless conduct, and failure to use a crosswalk during the incident in April 2010.
Nelson and her three children had gotten off a bus in Marietta, Ga., after a shopping trip. They were hurrying across a four-lane highway when drunken ex-con Jerry Guy plowed into the family with his van, killing 4-year-old A.J.
Nelson and another daughter were injured, while another daughter was unhurt.
Guy, who already had two other hit-and-run convictions, pleaded guilty last year and has already served six months in the slammer.
He was released on Oct. 29 and he's on probation for five years.
Nelson will be sentenced on Tuesday.
"I've had to accept that he's gotten six months,'' Nelson said Monday in an emotional interview on NBC's "Today" show. "There's nothing I can do about it."
"I've had to forgive that portion of it. However, I think to come after me so much harder than they did him, it's a slap in the face. This will never end for me,'' she said.
Guy, 47, who is partially blind in one eye, admitting to boozing and taking painkillers the day of the accident.
He had served less than a year in jail for two hit-and-run convictions in 1997.
During the hearing, Nelson said she and her children were waiting on the median when A.J. ran into traffic and was struck.
She told NBC that she was crossing in the middle of the road because the nearest crosswalk was too far away - nearly a half a mile - and it was getting dark out.
Nelson suspects she got a raw deal from the jury because none of them admitted to riding busses or subways in the Atlanta area.
"All stated that they've never ridden public transportation and they've never really been in my shoes, so I think there was maybe not a jury of my peers,'' she said.
Nelson's family said they were praying that the judge shows mercy.
"We're just hoping as a family that she is compassionate and lets my niece remain with her other children,'' Nelson's aunt, Loretta Williams, told NBC.
"She hasn't really had a chance to grieve yet, and I believe that she needs to be able to continue with her life"
Sunday, July 24, 2011
In the Local News
State Budget Secretary Charles Zogby’s wife was stopped by police in Cumberland County early Sunday only after officers placed a “spike strip” on Trindle Road to deflate the tires on the Volvo she was driving. Shortly after, Georgina D. Zogby’s car – which state officials stressed Monday was not a state vehicle – was boxed in by patrol cars and brought to a halt, ending a pursuit that sources said covered several miles in Monroe and Silver Spring townships in Cumberland County. But Georgina Zogby, of the 600 block of Moore’s Mountain Road, Fairview Township, refused to voluntarily exit her car, and ultimately had to be forcibly removed by responding officers, police said. Georgina Zogby, 47-year-old mother of three, will face a felony count of fleeing or attempting to elude police, state police said today, in addition to a driving while under the influence charge.
The fighter
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -
A woman arrested on DUI charges became physically violent when police transported her to a hospital, authorities said.
Police said Leah Ellison, 30, of Greencastle, Pa., was pulled over in Chambersburg early Friday for driving erratically. After arresting her on DUI charges, state police said they took Ellison to Chambersburg Hospital, where she physically antagonized them.
Ellison kicked one trooper, spit on others, and head butted another, according to police. She also reportedly knocked over a sign in the hospital lobby.
Ellison has been charged with DUI, two counts of aggravated assault, and disorderly conduct. She was taken to Franklin County Prison
Wow DUI in a wheelchair??
The Middlesex Township Police Department has charged a woman for driving under the influence of alcohol while operating a motorized wheelchair. Police say on Wednesday morning, an intoxicated Connie Lebo, 63, was riding around the Country Manor Mobile Home Park.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pennsylvania DUI Quick Facts...
Take a look at these sobering facts...
- PA Troopers made 17,695 DUI arrests in 2010
- DUI arrests are up over 5% in one year alone
- Last year, there were 4,595 accidents in Pennsylvania resulting from drunk drivers
- Drunk Driving is the leading cause of motor vehicle accidents in Pennsylvania.
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