Growing up in the west and especially Idaho, fences are something we understand! Theyre integral to the success of farms and ranches. Fences keep in what they need to keep in and keep out what they need to keep out! They help set boundaries, provide a sense of place and often help keep the peace between neighbors. They provide a vital service but when they become cemented and inflexible and immovable in purpose and intent, problems may arise. Fences, just like us, when we become cemented, inflexible and immovable, problems arise. Weve seen it time and time again. Been a problem for as long as fences have been around and equally as long as we, those who choose to build fences, lose sight of the purpose of that fence in the first place! Maybe this time of year, its good to keep our Fences flexible. September is one of those months of transition. School begins again, work can shift in focus, the weather begins to change and we often meet new folks in new situations. Summer vacations become a pleasant memory and its time to get back to planning life as we know it. Maybe September is a good month to not only take stock of what is but also what might be? A story comes to mind..

Many years ago, there was a woman who lived in a small village in France.

Trained as a nurse, she devoted her life to caring for the sick and needy. After many years of kind and selfless service to the villages families, the woman died.

She had no family of her own, so the townsfolk planned a beautiful funeral for her, a fitting tribute to the woman to whom so many owed their lives.

The parish priest, however, pointed out that, because she was a Protestant, she could not be buried in the towns Catholic cemetery.

The villagers protested, but the priest held firm. It was not easy for the priest either, because he too had been cared for by the woman during a serious illness. But the canons of the Church were very clear; she would have to buried outside the fence of the cemetery.

The day of the funeral arrived, and the whole village accompanied the woman s casket to

the cemetery, where she was buried--outside the fence.

But that night, a group of villagers, armed with shovels, sneaked into the cemetery.

They then quietly set to work. Moving the Fence.

Fences are something we understand. They set boundaries and provide a sense of place and purpose. They keep in what needs to be kept in and keep out what they needs to be kept out. Maybe we just need to consider what it is that needs to be kept in and what it is that needs to be kept out. You just never know the impression youll leave and the difference you might make in a persons life by Moving Fences. Isnt that what Changing Seasons is all about? The opportunity for growth and new directions in a place you never dreamed possible! All through the simple act of moving a fence.

And by moving that Fence, who knows whom you just might include! May the Lord richly bless you and yours as we eagerly anticipate cooler temperatures and the colors of change to come.

Bob Stone is pastor of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Pocatello.

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MADISON, Wis. Wildlife officials in Wisconsin may use methods such as electric fencing to stop bears from damaging crops.

Over the last seven years, about 275 farmers have enrolled in a state program that compensates farmers for damage bears cause. Last year's appraised damage was $220,000, Wisconsin Public Radio reported .

Department of Natural Resources wildlife damage specialist Brad Koele said there are about 28,000 bears across the state. He says problematic bears are typically trapped and relocated, but that finding them all can be challenging.

Koele said the state is giving more farmers bear hunting permits. The agency also plans to help farmers install electric fences, despite concerns about the fences' effectiveness because of issues such as electrical shorts, he said.

The crop damage program also applies to elk. The state has paid nearly $250,000 to install fences around five Jackson County cranberry marshes.

Some growers are using paintball guns to scare away animals, Koele said.

"Doesn't hurt 'em," Koele said. "Probably stings them a little bit, and just kind of reinforces that natural fear that that's not a good place to be in and whether its field or cranberry operation, hopefully they'll stay out of there."

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is testing out using drones to scare away the animals, he said.

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Owner Richard Klein and trainer Brad Cox are swinging for the fences with Pinch Hit in the $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes on Aug. 13 at Ellis Park.

The 3-year-old filly comes in off two impressive allowance victories, by a gritty nose at Churchill Downs and then by six lengths at Ellis Park at the Grade 3 Groupie Dolls mile distance.

Pinch Hit is one of several fillies who arent stakes-winners but come into the Groupie Doll in great form. Pinch Hit has run very well since blinkers were added four races back, when after two double-digit drubbings in maiden races, she was dropped in for a $40,000 maiden-claiming race and promptly won. That was followed by a narrow defeat in a $50,000 claiming race, which was followed by her two victories.

Shell get some weight and shes training well, Klein said. She likes that track. Were taking a shot. What if she wakes up and wins it? Maybe our horse is just getting confidence and who knows how good she could be?

There could be more than blinkers at play with Pinch Hit.

Cox really liked the filly even before she ran, predicting to Klein that Pinch Hit would be their horse for Churchill Downs Grade 2 Eight Belles Stakes on Derby weekend and saying, She shows me everything.

But after she was second last fall in her first start, Pinch Hit whiffed in losing by 13 and10 lengths in New Orleans. We all got kind of down on her, and Brad said, She trains too good in the morning to do this, Klein said.

Still, he thought it might be time to sell Pinch Hits dam, the multiple stakes-winner Change Up.

We were thinking Change Up was going to be one of our better broodmares, and she really hadnt developed into a good one for us. I asked Fred Mitchell, Is it time I get rid of her? he said of the owner of Clarkland Farm, where Klein has his familys broodmares. He said, We should probably a look at that. Shes well-bred and shes getting older. Just go ahead and move her out. That was our plan.

Change Up still could be sold. But not Pinch Hit.

The day after her first win March 23 at Arkansas Oaklawn Park, Kleins father died. Bert Klein was a prominent Louisville banker, businessman and philanthropist who had enjoyed great success in owning and breeding horses with his late wife, Elaine, and Richard.

It was the last race my father was alive for when we ran a horse, Klein said. He was at the Episcopal Home in Louisville. After the horse won, I went over there and said, Dad, we just had a horse win. He said, Who? I told him. He said, Where? I said Oaklawn. He said, What was the purse? and I told him. He knew within $5,000 what we had earned on the year without paying attention to it that much. He said, Richard, keep up the good work, and dont get out of the horse business.

Klein called Oaklawn asking that the track immediately overnight Pinch Hits winners circle photo.

My father dies the next day, Klein said. In his casket, in his left arm like with my mother is our lime green silks, so they can still be part of the racing with me. Underneath his right arm is the picture of this horse winning. It was his last horse that won, and I wanted him to be a part of it.

Pinch Hit ran back April 23, losing by a neck. It was Richard Kleins birthday. When the filly won by a nose May 27 at 19-1 after a race-long battle, it was the birthday of his mother, who died in 2013 after a long battle with breast cancer.

Im not a spiritual person, but Im starting to believe this stuff, Richard said. They were up there watching this horse run, and they willed her home. Now, I had somebody call me after the Ellis race, wanting to buy the horse. I dont know what they were going to offer me. I told them the story and said, Could you sell this horse? They said, Nope. I said, Shes going to be a part of my broodmare band if she doesnt win another race, because my father is watching over this one horse.

Pinch Hit beat older fillies in her last start and will face them again in the Groupie Doll.

She kind of figured out what its all about to win a race, Cox said by phone from Saratoga. Shes a filly we liked all along last fall and thought she had a big future. She just didnt pan out early on, but shes coming into her own. I thought it was a really nice field against older horses at Ellis, and she did it the right way. So were giving her another shot. This is a big step, there arent a lot of options out there for her right now, so were giving her the opportunity and see if she can make the most of it.

Cox also will run one of the Groupie Doll favorites in the Tiger Moth, who is graded-stakes placed and in her last start won Indiana Grands Marie Hulman George Stakes. She couldnt be doing any better, he said. Shes trained really well ever since the Indiana race, so were really excited about her.

Meet-leading rider Corey Lanerie will be aboard Tiger Moth, with Pinch Hits rider to be determined Jon Court, up for her last two victories, is riding She Mabee Wild in the Groupie Doll.

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The sins of the father cast long shadows, and perhaps no play illustrates that as brilliantly as August Wilsons Fences. The Pulitzer prize-winning examination of family dynamics and the consequences of thwarted desires is given a solidly engaging production at Mad Cow Theatre, buoyed by sharp visual moments.

Director Tony Simotes has the stage virtually humming with undercurrents of emotional energy positive and negative coursing among the characters. A few missteps such as amateurish fight choreography can take you out of the moment, but the Maxson family pulls you right back in.

At the head of the clan is Troy, a middle-age city garbage collector who as the story opens has questioned his boss about why black employees, such as himself, have to empty the cans while white employees drive the trucks. Its 1957, and asking such a question could cost Troy his job.

It wouldnt be the first disappointment in his life: A talented baseball player, Troy played in the Negro League years ago and still resents the fact he never got a shot in the majors. That resentment rears its ugly head in his attitude toward son Corys burgeoning football career.

Larger than life, Troy is a master teller of tales, mixing truth with allegorical hyperbole like Uncle Remus, according to his friend Bono, deftly played by Patric Robinson in a strong Mad Cow debut.

As portrayed by Johnny Lee Davenport, who has done fine work locally for Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Troy has less roguish charm than often depicted. The way he captured the heart of long-suffering wife Rose (Sheryl Carbonell in an exquisitely modulated performance) rarely peeps through his irascibility.

Davenport takes a blustering, stammering approach that sometimes seems to tangle Wilsons finely crafted script. But the characters power still comes through. Its up to Damany Riley, as Troys elder son, to indicate his fathers charm, which he does with breezy panache. Stelson Telfort nicely puts a very human face on Codys internal dilemma: Will he choose bitterness, like his father, or forgiveness?

Jim Braswell beautifully makes Troys mentally disabled brother Gabriel of this world and yet beyond the world.

Robert F. Wolins scenic design cleverly lets the audience peek inside the Maxson home, even when the action is taking place on the front stoop. Its an idea Simotes and his actors do great things with. Although its clearly on view, the familys wooden fence somehow doesnt carry the heft it might. But Mad Cows production makes it clear that Fences is about far more than lumber.

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Pacific Daily News, news@guampdn.com Published 3:51 p.m. ChT Aug. 7, 2017 | Updated 8:08 p.m. ChT Aug. 7, 2017

Contraband found between prison fences early Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, is shown in this photo provided by the Department of Corrections.(Photo: Courtesy of Department of Corrections)

Department of Corrections officers found a contraband package at about 3 a.m. Monday, between the prisons exterior and interior fences, according to a press release.

The package had a cellphone, a sandwich bag containing SIM cards and chewing tobacco, the release stated.

DOC has launched an internal affairs investigation into Mondays discovery. It was the latest contraband find since July 14, when officers discovered a dark gray drone that had crashed near the prison's Post 5.

Green is typically the color of corrections ... so it just made sense to use it in the name of this operation

The prison launched a contraband interdiction plan named Operation Green Vigilance on July 20. It is a combined effort of surveillance, use of metal detectors, drug detection dogs, pat downs, vehicle searches, increased perimeter checks and camera surveillance to combat smuggling, said Kate Baltazar, deputy director.

These methods are being applied consistently and with increasing effort, Baltazar said.

Green is typically the color of corrections, similar to blue being the color of police, so it just made sense to use it in the name of this operation, Baltazar said.

Following the discovery of the unmanned aircraft on prison property, Sen. Wil Castro, R-Barrigada, last month introduced legislation to ban flying drones within 1,000 feet over government facilities like DOC, the governor's complexand Guam Memorial Hospital.

The week before the drone was discovered, officers found a cellphone in Post 6or the prisons maximum security unit.

The prison is also investigating damage to the prisons inner fence, discovered during a perimeter check at about 7 p.m. onAug. 4.

Contraband found between prison fences early Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, is shown in this photo provided by the Department of Corrections.(Photo: Courtesy of Department of Corrections)

No other damage to the fence was found, and all inmates and detainees were accounted for, DOC said in a statement. There were no threats to the prison stemming from the damage, according to DOC.

As Operation Green Vigilance is in effect, we commend our correction officers for all they do to ensure our facility remains free from contraband as much as possible, Baltazar said in a release. The Department of Corrections is committed to employing all efforts in contraband interdiction.

Contraband findings at DOC this year

ITEM(S) FOUND

LOCATION

DATE ITEM(S) FOUND

1

Post 6, East Wing, Cell #1

1/10/2017

2

Post 6, East Wing, Cell #3

1/10/2017

Post 5

1/12/2017

3

Post 6, East Wing, Cell #3

1/19/2017

4

No location indicated on log book

1/19/2017

5

No location indicated on log book

1/19/2017

6

Contraband found on former corrections officer R.A. Pereira

2/1/2017

7

Post 6

2/16/2017

8

Post 5

2/23/2017

9

Post 6

3/2/2017

10

Post 5 common area

3/22/2017

11

Post 6, East Wing, Cell #1

3/29/2017

12

Parking lot, in food vendor van

3/29/2017

13

Post 5

5/2/2017

14

Post 6, South Wing

5/4/2017

15

Post 6

5/9/2017

16

Post 6 South Wing

5/16/2017

17

U.S. Renal Care Harmon while officer was on medical run

5/24/2017

18

Post 6, East Wing, Cell #1

6/2/2017

19

Post 5, East Wing Cell #3

6/13/2017

20

Zone 11, Post 17/Galley area

6/14/2017

21

Post 11, buffer zone

6/26/2017

22

Post 5, North Wing, shower room last stall

6/30/2017

23

Post 6, East Wing Cell #4

7/5/2017

Source: Department of Corrections

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski met to mend fences over beers to settletheir feud over the senators vote onthe Republican health care bill.

Zinke tweeted a photo of himself and the Alaska Republican holding what appears to be a local pale ale.

I say dinner, she says brews. My friends know me well, he captioned the photo.

The meeting came after reports that Zinke called Murkowski and fellow Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan and said Murkowskis opposition to Republican efforts to repeal the 2010 health care law could harm Alaska.

Shortly after the call, Murwkoski, who is chairwoman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, postponed a committee committee meeting that was to include voteson Interior Department nominations, although she attributed thatto a scheduling hiccup.

Murkowski voted against the motion to proceed to allow debates on legislation and voted against all three pieces of health care legislation alongside fellow Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.

But Zinke calledthe idea that he threatened either Republican senator laughable and said the moon has been characterized as other things, too.

Similarly, Murkowski dismissed the characterization of Zinkes call as a threat and told reporters last week cordial, respectful and friendly relationship. I dont think that will change one bit.

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As I was watching this video by Youtubers Mike and Alex of This is Mystical, I kept thinking to myself, "Why has this never been done before?"

It seems like fencing with literal fences should be a thing. Yet my half-hearted internet search for "fencing sport with picket fences" brought up lots of, well, fences.

So, touch to Mike and Alex for bringing the world this new sport and to Sam the "real fencing guy" for teaching us fencing's basics.

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A 25-year-old alleged burglar and stalker proved good at jumping fences. So did Officer Joshua Castellano.

The pairs fence-jumping skills were on display in the Hill neighborhood Monday afternoon in a chase that ended up in the 25-year-old mans arrest.

Heres what happened, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman:

A DeWitt Street homeowner saw a man crawling through a bedroom window at house around 3:45 p.m., screamed, slammed the door and called 911.

Officers Castellano and Jeremy Mastroianni responded.

The 25-year-old was by the house and saw the officers arrive. So he walked across the street, into a backyard, then took off running when Castellano ordered him to stop. Castellano chased him in a pursuit that found them both hopping the fences of eight residential properties.

Mastroianni, meanwhile, hopped in his cruiser, and saw the man fall to the pavement trying to scale a tall fence on Rosette Street. Mastroianni handcuffed and arrested him.

A 16-year-old woman from the neighborhood subsequently told police that shed seen her ex-boyfriend in the neighborhood and suspected he was hunting for her. (Police had arrested the man weeks earlier after he allegedly threatened her.) It turned out that 25-year-old fence-jumper was the same guy and had an outstanding domestic violence warrant.

Police charged the man with second-degree burglary, eight counts of third-degree trespassing, staking, and interfering with an officer.

Another foot chase took place four and a half hours later Monday, also in the Hill. This one didnt involve fences. It did involve a U-Haul truck.

Heres what happened, according to Hartman:

Cops were on the lookout for a stolen U-Haul. At 8:17 Officer Christian Carfora saw a driver of a U-Haul truck run a stop sign on Washington Avenue. So he pulled the truck over as it entered a deli parking lot on Ella Grasso Boulevard.

The trucks passenger bolted. Two offers who arrived on the scene, Garry Monk and David Lavorgna, chased the man on foot while Carfora stayed with the U-Haul driver.

The fleeing man had a pistol in his hand. The officers drew their guns as the man brought his hands together in a firing stance. The man then obeyed an order to drop the gun. A fight ensued on school property, ending with the officers wrestling the 26-year-old man to the ground and handcuffing him. The man, a convicted felon, had a loaded and chambered semi-automatic 9mm handgun on him. Cops charged him with a variety of weapons, interfering and reckless endangerment offenses.

Meanwhile, the 28-year-old man in the U-Haul drivers seat told Carfora that he didnt know the man whod fled from his passenger seat moments earlier that he was just some guy whod been helping him. Police charged the driver with having a weapon in a motor vehicle, running the stop sign, and driving with a suspended license.

It turned out the truck was not the stolen one cops had been looking for.

I never had my license suspended, but I would not have thought DMV would let you keep it. And I would have thought any rental company would need to see a license before letting a vehicle.

Wow, the second case with the U-Haul clearly could have led to a shooting, whether at or by the police. Assuming all as reported is accurate, hats off to Officers Garry Monk and David Lavorgna for their bravery and restraint in not firing on a man in a firing stance with a loaded and chambered semiautomatic handgun. Thats the best kind of police work! Thank you!

I think its pretty amazing that the cops didnt shoot this guy after he assumed a firing stance. With all of the complaints on this site about perceived police brutality, this tells you a real story about the NHPDs temperament and discipline.

25 year old dating a 16 year old? Thats not cool - and it sounds like he puts his hands on her based on the domestic violence warrant.

High school students are still developing and learning to cope with adversity or even trauma - this nonsense has a seriously detrimental impact on their social and emotional maturation. Hopefully this young man can change his ways and treat women with respect. Also, I hope this young lady gets some counseling and understands that she is too good for men that disrespect her.

Police Chief Anthony Campbell said he wanted to focus on ending domestic violence in New Haven. Does NHPD offer any services for victims? Does NHPD attempt to address root causes of domestic violence? The laundry list of charges he faces are irrelevant to the issue that has caused all of this: domestic violence.

The UHaul..good job by good cops!

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Good fences make good neighbors or so the old saying goes. And its true, to a point. A moderate amount of privacy is a valuable commodity.

But giving up some degree of personal privacy to work closely with neighbors can break down social fences and allow us to learn about our community.

A group of volunteers organized through Mancelonas Pathway Community Church this week leaped over social fences to lend their construction skills to neighbors. Several teams of three or four volunteers each participants in the Hands and Feet Camp tackled a variety of projects during the course of three days.

They just kind of threw us in, said volunteer Hannah Riffell. When people think of mission work, they think you have to go to Africa. But you can find mission work right in your own backyard.

Any communitys collective backyard is made up of all local residents backyards and front yards. Privacy is valuable, but so is the willingness to notice neighbors in distress and perhaps lend them a hand.

Strong communities rely on citizen involvement and on neighborly concern. That concern can be exercised in council meetings or in volunteer work. Participation in the community requires some breach in the wall of privacy. A cohesive community cannot truly exist without communication and cooperation.

The Hands and Feet Camp in Mancelona started with someone noticing that neighbors could use a little assistance. That, in itself, was a bit of an invasion of privacy but in a good way.

Everyone values privacy. It can feel awkward if neighbors are having a formal garden party and you want to catch some rays in your unfenced backyard. But, like everything in life, the quest for privacy can go too far.

Fences so tall they block the sun make it impossible to enjoy your own backyard. Social fences so sturdy that they prevent interaction with neighbors make it difficult to make friends and influence people. Not all fences are made from wood. Some are constructed of an uncaring attitude.

The practice of ignoring neighbors can turn us into a community of hermits, a collection of individuals who share a physical location but little else.

Paying attention to people who live down the street, particularly those who are elderly or challenged, can help us understand our community and our place in it. Responding to those residents needs by doing something replacing a worn wheelchair ramp, mowing a lawn or painting a house builds a stronger community.

The issue

n Neighbors helping neighbors

Our view

n Work given freely results in a more cohesive community

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