JP Creighton

Something borrowed, and something blue.

Good place for honeymooners, lovers, or those who like to watch other people.

In the sub-Saharan African “meningitis belt,” which extends from Mali to Ethiopia, peaks of serogroup A meningococcal disease occur regularly during the dry season (December through June). In addition, major epidemics occur every 8-12 years (see Map 4-9). In 2000, a serogroup W-135 epidemic occurred in Saudi Arabia in association with the Hajj pilgrimage. Cases also occurred in returning pilgrims and their families, including several cases in the United States.

(See CDC’s Yellow Book, 4. Meningococcal Diseases.)

Pastor is Errol Nix. Very nice community of Christian believers.

Graminex, with Japanese blended to a hybrid. I’m working there now.

No one, here or elsewhere. I think it was during the Creek War.

This seems to be about in the thick of things now. You may look on the map following the link here:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.africa-expedition.com/images/ct/uganda_rel95.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.africa-expedition.com/rout_uganda_ru.html&h=1204&w=1010&sz=144&tbnid=HyunraaM8AwJ:&tbnh=150&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Duganda%2Bmap%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=0

There’s an interesting testimony by a young person on the health situation and other problems as they affect children in Arua here:
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:sQ3tjns2oRkJ:www.crin.org/docs/resources/publications/A-ARUA,UGANDA.pdf+Arua+%2BUganda&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3&client=firefox-a

In Southhampton, U.K., there is a Highlands Church which has a relationship with St. Phillips Church in Arua. Ten of their members went on a mission there.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~chris_gill/Arua01/PhotoAlbum.html

According to Footso’s granny, who posts on a Wales forum at virtualtourist.com/ this place in Welsh means:
Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio near the red cave.
I wanted to post the place under Places in Wales, but I don’t see the link and window now. It’s supposed to be near Anglsey, but where exactly that is, I don’t know yet.

http://www.owensborodio.org/parishes/mary-ky-lacenter/history.html

This is in my own home state, and I can’t afford to go and visit now. Too far, and not enough time available given I’ve got kids and wife and house.
“Nestled within the 2,630 acres of thick forests, 18 lush canyons and sparkling waterfalls of Starved Rock State Park, the 1930’s era stone-and-log Lodge is situated atop a wooded bluff overlooking the picturesque Illinois River. Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center is the only lodging facility actually located on the Starved Rock State Park grounds.”

http://www.starvedrocklodge.com/

On April 4th there’ll be this event there. There was the same today but well, I missed it. Anybody else manage to attend?

History of Native Americans—the Sauk, Fox, Shawnee? Potawatamie? Kickapoo?—in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with The Starved Rock Educational Foundation is pleased to present Dr. Michael Wiant, Director of Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, Illinois. The history of Native Americans in Illinois spans from 12,000 years ago up into the 19th century. Discover how their cultures changed over the years. Presentation at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center. Call 815-667-5356 for more information

F.S. Allen for the Chicago Tribune on the Canku Ota web site has posted a brief but compelling history here:

http://www.turtletrack.org/CO_FirstPerson/CO_04052003_StarvedRock.htm

My imagination has been fired about this place since as a boy I read about the paleontology here.

http://www.tarpits.org/