| Treasure trove of maps
In a case of the 15th century meeting the 21st, the Jewish National and University Library at Givat Ram recently completed posting its extensive collection of antique maps of Jerusalem, the Holy Land and historic cities on the Internet. More than 250 rare maps and antique prints of Jerusalem can now be viewed at www.jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/maps/jer/html/about.html while the library's collection illustrating the land of Israel and surrounding areas is at www.jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/maps/pal/html. A third collection of 1,000 historic maps of cities ranging from Aden to Zurich can be viewed at http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il. The priceless collection, ranging from 1462 to the present, has been digitized in high resolution so that viewers can zoom in on the maps to see details. Each map comes with a bibliographic description as well.
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Fire destroyed a shed belonging to Joe and Dixie Murray, rural Wadena, Monday noon. Joe Murray told the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department he parked his Bobcat skid steer in the shed and plugged in its block heater. “I wasn't gone more than five minutes when I was on my way home and noticed the Wadena Fire Department behind me," Murray told the department. The shed contained a lawnmower, two skid steers, swather and antique seed drill. Murray estimated the damage at $25,000. Cause of the fire is yet undetermined, but it is believed to be electrical, the sheriff's department said. .
Baby boomers flocking to East Valley
In many ways, Dan Dekett is just like traditional snowbirds who spend part of the year in the East Valley. At the onset of each winter, he heads southwest to a warmer climate, driving in a 39-foot motorhome from his primary residence in Standish, Mich., to an RV park in east Mesa. .
Preview Calendar Feb. 8-18
ARTSOUNDS: PIANO: EXTENDED: Presented by Tyler Galloway and Brendan Kinsella. Feb. 13. Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall. Free. www.kcai.edu (816-802-3423) BACH CANTATA VESPERS SERIES: With Kansas City Symphony Chorus Chamber Ensemble. 5 p.m. Feb. 11. Immanuel Lutheran Church. Free. Offering accepted. (816-931-8483) BROOKSIDE STRING QUARTET: Alex Shum, violin; Francesca Manheim, violin; Kent Brauninger, viola; Mark Gibbs, cello. Part of the JCCC Ruel Joyce Recital Series. noon Feb. 12. Johnson County Community College, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center. Limited seating. Free. (913-469-8500, Ext. 3605) MAC CHILDS: Kansas City Guitar Society. Casual Concerts at the Kemper series. 2 p.m. Feb. 10. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Atrium, Atrium.
Roger E. Blakely
HOWARD — Roger Eugene Blakely, 65, of Northern Spy Drive, Howard, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2007, at MedCentral of Mansfield. He was born on Aug. 26, 1941, in Mount Vernon to Cecil and Mary (O’Brien) Blakely. Roger had worked for the state of Ohio as a corrections officer at the Mansfield Correctional Center. He was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Mount Vernon and was also an Army veteran. Surviving Roger are his caring wife, Phyllis (Kindt) Blakely, whom he married on April 25, 1964; a son, Matthew (Jeanne) Blakely of Mansfield; a stepdaughter, Marie Whitcomb of Lubbock, Texas; sisters, Marilyn (Bill) Peterson of Mount Vernon, Carolyn (Ken) Hallam of Howard and Judy (Art) Snyder of Fredericktown; and grandsons, Seth Matthew and Clay Thomas Blakely.
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