Northwest pilots were using personal laptops, NTSB says
The pilots on Flight 188 that overflew the Twin Cities airport by more than 100 miles, were using personal laptops, according to the National Transportation saftey board.
Pilots Timothy B. Cheney and Richard I. Cole said they were talking, and weren’t lstening to the air traffic control radio, even though they could hear it. According to the pilots, they were talking about the new crew schedule, Cole who was more familiar with the procedure, was trying to explain it to Cheney when they over shot the airport.
No one was injured in the mishap.
Monday, October 26, 2009
What it takes to be a Psychology Professor
What it takes to be a Psychology Professor
Jennifer Baker-Jones holds a Master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota, and is currently teaching Psychology at Anoka Ramsey Community College for the first time.
Jennifer is a therapist at the Center for Grief, Loss and Transition. She has over ten years working with patients who are dealing with loss, grief, and abuse, trauma, and ambigious loss. She also teaches at Pine Techinical College in Pine City.
Growing up in Illinois, Jennifer always knew someday she’d do something to help people. “I wanted to be a psychologist when I was in 9th grade. Teaching found me, through my other job I started doing some presentations at conferences and I really liked it, and then my husband is a teacher, and so I though teaching on the side might be good, and then I found out I loved it.”
Her Monday evening class at the Blaine Sports Center seems an unlikely location to learn of the working’s of the human mind. She dresses very professionally, although she looks youthful enough to be a student herself. She is very direct and certain in her teaching method, although this has not always been the case, “My first day, my first class, I had 50 students, and they were all staring at me, I think I got through all my material in about half an hour.”
Jennifer feels that psychology is important, especially looking at the effects of stress by promoting positive mental health, in a good way versus thinking something is wrong with you, or thinking you have a label.
Her major goal as a psychologist and teacher is reducing the stigma. “I guess my personal bias is that I think psychology is really important. I like teaching psychology to people even if they’re not going in the field, so they can learn, hopefully, more about themselves and other people”
Jennifer Baker-Jones holds a Master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota, and is currently teaching Psychology at Anoka Ramsey Community College for the first time.
Jennifer is a therapist at the Center for Grief, Loss and Transition. She has over ten years working with patients who are dealing with loss, grief, and abuse, trauma, and ambigious loss. She also teaches at Pine Techinical College in Pine City.
Growing up in Illinois, Jennifer always knew someday she’d do something to help people. “I wanted to be a psychologist when I was in 9th grade. Teaching found me, through my other job I started doing some presentations at conferences and I really liked it, and then my husband is a teacher, and so I though teaching on the side might be good, and then I found out I loved it.”
Her Monday evening class at the Blaine Sports Center seems an unlikely location to learn of the working’s of the human mind. She dresses very professionally, although she looks youthful enough to be a student herself. She is very direct and certain in her teaching method, although this has not always been the case, “My first day, my first class, I had 50 students, and they were all staring at me, I think I got through all my material in about half an hour.”
Jennifer feels that psychology is important, especially looking at the effects of stress by promoting positive mental health, in a good way versus thinking something is wrong with you, or thinking you have a label.
Her major goal as a psychologist and teacher is reducing the stigma. “I guess my personal bias is that I think psychology is really important. I like teaching psychology to people even if they’re not going in the field, so they can learn, hopefully, more about themselves and other people”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Author Sandra Benitez visits Anoka Ramsey
Lucina Mendez
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Author Sandra Benitez visits Anoka Ramsey Community College
The Two Rivers reading series and faculty of Anoka Ramsey Community College sponsored a lecture and Q&A of award winning author, Sandra Benitez on Tuesday.
The event, that took place in the Legacy room at Anoka Ramsey Community College , was split into three segments of an hour each. The 1st and 2nd sessions took place from 10am-11am , and 11am-12pm . At these sessions the author gave a talk about her past and did a reading from her book, The Weight of All Things. The third session was a more in depth Q&A administered by members of the faculty.
At the 1st and 2nd sessions Benitez read a few pages from the beginning of her book. The novel is about war in El Salvador as seen through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy. It takes place in 1980 and is set around actual events, namely the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Benitez began writing at the age of 39. Her first novel, a mystery set on a farm in rural Missouri , was harshly critiqued at a writer’s conference, and never published. After this experience Benitez decided to try to write a book that mattered to her. “My brother-in-law worked at the hospital across the street from The Metropolitan Cathedral, and was one the doctors who pronounced the Archbishop dead. No one wanted to believe it.”
Following these events her brother-in-law was kidnapped and held for ransom. He was eventually returned to his family after what they paid what is equivalent to 2 million dollars today. Benitez who grew up amongst the elite in El Salvador knew many people who were tortured and murdered in the conflict in El Salvador.
Benitez explained that she is not a political writer. “I wrote a story about a boy living through these events.” She went on to explain that a person who wrote a book about living through 9-11 would not be a political author, although the events surrounding that tragedy were politically motivated.
Sandra Benitez was born Sandy Ables in Washington D.C. Her identical twin sister Susana died in infancy. Benitez was the daughter of a Midwestern father and Puerto Rican mother. Her father served as a diplomat in the Foreign Service, and moved the family to Mexico where her sister, Anita, was born.
The family was soon transferred to El Salvador where she lived until the age of fourteen, when she was sent to live in Unionville , Missouri with her paternal grandparents, to become, “Americanized.”
Benitez lives in Eden Prairie with her husband, Jim Kondrick. She is the mother of two sons from a previous marriage. Benitez has lived in the Midwest for over 39 years. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Barnes and Nobel Discover Award, an American Book Award, the National Hispanic Heritage Award for literature, and has been awarded honors through the Loft-McKnight Award, received a nomination for Great Britain ’s Orange Prize, a Bush Foundation fellowship, and has been named a USA Gund Fellow amongst other awards and honors.
“Growing up I never thought of being a writer. I was curious, I was always asking questions, I now see that curious is what a writer needs to be.” Benitez confessed while speaking of her writing process. “I force myself to sit and get through a chapter. I tell myself, okay, no watching Oprah until you finished writing this first chapter, I don’t watch Oprah anymore.”
The writing process is a hard one for Benitez; she gets very involved with them, and claims her stomach hurts worrying about her characters. Her concern for them fuels her story. When writing a book she conducts many interview, and after writing the first draft, makes several revisions that can take years.
Benitez has written four novels, her first A Place Where the Sea Remembers, takes place in Mexico , followed by Bitter Grounds which is a precursor to The Weight of all Things,. Her latest book Night of the Radishes takes place in Minnesota . She also wrote a memoir, A Bag Lady, where she chronicles her history, and fight with Ulcerative Colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine and rectum.)
The author concluded each talk by answering a few questions from the audience, and doing a book signing, which also took place in the Legacy room. The tech department at ARCC recorded the event so that future students can reference her speeches and interviews.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Author Sandra Benitez visits Anoka Ramsey Community College
The Two Rivers reading series and faculty of Anoka Ramsey Community College sponsored a lecture and Q&A of award winning author, Sandra Benitez on Tuesday.
The event, that took place in the Legacy room at Anoka Ramsey Community College , was split into three segments of an hour each. The 1st and 2nd sessions took place from 10am-11am , and 11am-12pm . At these sessions the author gave a talk about her past and did a reading from her book, The Weight of All Things. The third session was a more in depth Q&A administered by members of the faculty.
At the 1st and 2nd sessions Benitez read a few pages from the beginning of her book. The novel is about war in El Salvador as seen through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy. It takes place in 1980 and is set around actual events, namely the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Benitez began writing at the age of 39. Her first novel, a mystery set on a farm in rural Missouri , was harshly critiqued at a writer’s conference, and never published. After this experience Benitez decided to try to write a book that mattered to her. “My brother-in-law worked at the hospital across the street from The Metropolitan Cathedral, and was one the doctors who pronounced the Archbishop dead. No one wanted to believe it.”
Following these events her brother-in-law was kidnapped and held for ransom. He was eventually returned to his family after what they paid what is equivalent to 2 million dollars today. Benitez who grew up amongst the elite in El Salvador knew many people who were tortured and murdered in the conflict in El Salvador.
Benitez explained that she is not a political writer. “I wrote a story about a boy living through these events.” She went on to explain that a person who wrote a book about living through 9-11 would not be a political author, although the events surrounding that tragedy were politically motivated.
Sandra Benitez was born Sandy Ables in Washington D.C. Her identical twin sister Susana died in infancy. Benitez was the daughter of a Midwestern father and Puerto Rican mother. Her father served as a diplomat in the Foreign Service, and moved the family to Mexico where her sister, Anita, was born.
The family was soon transferred to El Salvador where she lived until the age of fourteen, when she was sent to live in Unionville , Missouri with her paternal grandparents, to become, “Americanized.”
Benitez lives in Eden Prairie with her husband, Jim Kondrick. She is the mother of two sons from a previous marriage. Benitez has lived in the Midwest for over 39 years. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Barnes and Nobel Discover Award, an American Book Award, the National Hispanic Heritage Award for literature, and has been awarded honors through the Loft-McKnight Award, received a nomination for Great Britain ’s Orange Prize, a Bush Foundation fellowship, and has been named a USA Gund Fellow amongst other awards and honors.
“Growing up I never thought of being a writer. I was curious, I was always asking questions, I now see that curious is what a writer needs to be.” Benitez confessed while speaking of her writing process. “I force myself to sit and get through a chapter. I tell myself, okay, no watching Oprah until you finished writing this first chapter, I don’t watch Oprah anymore.”
The writing process is a hard one for Benitez; she gets very involved with them, and claims her stomach hurts worrying about her characters. Her concern for them fuels her story. When writing a book she conducts many interview, and after writing the first draft, makes several revisions that can take years.
Benitez has written four novels, her first A Place Where the Sea Remembers, takes place in Mexico , followed by Bitter Grounds which is a precursor to The Weight of all Things,. Her latest book Night of the Radishes takes place in Minnesota . She also wrote a memoir, A Bag Lady, where she chronicles her history, and fight with Ulcerative Colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine and rectum.)
The author concluded each talk by answering a few questions from the audience, and doing a book signing, which also took place in the Legacy room. The tech department at ARCC recorded the event so that future students can reference her speeches and interviews.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
AIDS corruption in D.C
Washington has the highest number of AIDS patients in the Nation. The Health Department has awarded more then 25 million in a four year period to organizations that have misappropriated the funds, and to individuals with criminal pasts who have been awards grants to create organizations to help people with AIDS who have stolen the money, never creating the organization, according to a Washington post investigation. The F.B.I are investigating.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
My Obit
Lucina Mendez, a student at Anoka Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids, MN, never realized her dream of running a shelter for abandoned cats. However, in an odd twist of fate, her cat- The Willard DeMarco Mendez, had a sudden heart attack and perished at the news that his master died while bungee-jumping naked off a pyramid in Chichen Itza, Mexico.
The 28-year old Personal Care Attendant worked with the disabled for over ten years, and was much respected by her clients, though by there own admission, often trodden apoun.
Lucina, who was known by her nickname, “Master”, also did security at Williams Pub and Peanut Bar in Minneapolis for three years, and although she never enjoyed it, she liked many of her co-workers who were anguished to hear of her demise, “ We should all just lay down and die right now, just like that cat,” said the most attractive of her male co-workers.
The service which will be held at 2pm, on Saturday, October 17th at The Church of The Spaghetti God and other Celestial Entities, will be attended by few, due to her request to be tucked in a hefty bag and tossed in the river.
She is survived by her mother Cindy Gaasvig, brother Adam Mendez, and sister Ashley Filipelli.
The 28-year old Personal Care Attendant worked with the disabled for over ten years, and was much respected by her clients, though by there own admission, often trodden apoun.
Lucina, who was known by her nickname, “Master”, also did security at Williams Pub and Peanut Bar in Minneapolis for three years, and although she never enjoyed it, she liked many of her co-workers who were anguished to hear of her demise, “ We should all just lay down and die right now, just like that cat,” said the most attractive of her male co-workers.
The service which will be held at 2pm, on Saturday, October 17th at The Church of The Spaghetti God and other Celestial Entities, will be attended by few, due to her request to be tucked in a hefty bag and tossed in the river.
She is survived by her mother Cindy Gaasvig, brother Adam Mendez, and sister Ashley Filipelli.
2 Minnesotans finalists for National Book Awards
Two Minnesotans were annonced finalists this morning for The National Book Awards.
T.J. Stiles, born in Foley, Minn., is a finalist for his non-fiction book"The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt."
Adrienne Mayor, raised in Hopkins, is also a finalist for her book, "Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates the Great, Rome's Deadliest Enemy," which is also in the non-fiction category.
T.J. Stiles, born in Foley, Minn., is a finalist for his non-fiction book"The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt."
Adrienne Mayor, raised in Hopkins, is also a finalist for her book, "Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates the Great, Rome's Deadliest Enemy," which is also in the non-fiction category.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Women wins nobel peace prize in Economics
Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, along with fellow American Oliver Williamson for analyzing economic governance, on Monday.
Ostrom, a political scientist at Indiana University, showed how common resources — forests, fisheries, oil fields or grazing lands — can be managed by the people who use them succesfully as opposed to a government agency.
Ostrom was also the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year. She was also one of the 11 american’s who wom an nobel peace prize this year.
Ostrom, a political scientist at Indiana University, showed how common resources — forests, fisheries, oil fields or grazing lands — can be managed by the people who use them succesfully as opposed to a government agency.
Ostrom was also the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year. She was also one of the 11 american’s who wom an nobel peace prize this year.
INSIDE THE MUSIC
INSIDE THE MUSIC_ BY LUCINA MENDEZ
Is it fair to say that musicans in the Minnnesota are a dime a dozen?
In Anoka county they have live acoustic acts at Dunn Brothers coffee in Coon Rapids,. Pot Bellies sandwhich shop in Fridley, and the Chili’s in Anoka. From the acoustic guitar player strumming for the weekend lunch rush to the karaoke host at Ham Lake Lane (who sounds like a hybrid of Garth Brooks and Clint Black) Minnesota seems awash in music.
Music is a big deal to a lot of people. It’s what we listen to on our way to work in the morning. It’s what we sing in the shower, and dance to at our weddings, cry to at funerals.
What is it that keeps the dream alive for people like 20 year old keyboardist and singer Lashaya Meyers of the christian band Heart Like a Hero? “I started this hobby because I love music and my husband needed a bass player in his band.” Lashaya explained when asked what inspired her to become involved with music.
Lashaya has been a member of her husband’s band since 1997. According to their Myspace music page statistics, they’ve received 15,524 plays, for three of the songs they have posted on their website www.myspace.com/heartlikeahero. Their next show is at The upper room at First Baptist church On Dec, 18th 2009 in Cokato, MN.
Her favorite thing about being in a band is playing shows and watching people enjoy her music, which they describe as happy-hardcore /screamo/pop. What she doesn’t like is practicing as she says there never seems to be enough time.
Lashya and her band mates, husband Josh Meyers who performs lead guitar and screams, Drummer Kyle Zahorski, Brian Olson who sings and plays guitar, and new member: bass-guitarist Tom, practice three to six hours a week when they don’t have a show, and 9 hours a week when they do.
Minnesota has produced a number of famous performers, such as Bob Dylan and Prince. More recently, the Twin Cities has played a role in the national hip-hop scene with artists such as Doomtree and Atmosphere, and who knows, maybe someday Layshaya Meyers and her bandmates will be synounoumous with Minnesota music greatness too.
When Lashaya was asked if she could see herself doing this hobby for the rest of her life, she says, “We would love to play music for a living; we just have to get famous first.”
Is it fair to say that musicans in the Minnnesota are a dime a dozen?
In Anoka county they have live acoustic acts at Dunn Brothers coffee in Coon Rapids,. Pot Bellies sandwhich shop in Fridley, and the Chili’s in Anoka. From the acoustic guitar player strumming for the weekend lunch rush to the karaoke host at Ham Lake Lane (who sounds like a hybrid of Garth Brooks and Clint Black) Minnesota seems awash in music.
Music is a big deal to a lot of people. It’s what we listen to on our way to work in the morning. It’s what we sing in the shower, and dance to at our weddings, cry to at funerals.
What is it that keeps the dream alive for people like 20 year old keyboardist and singer Lashaya Meyers of the christian band Heart Like a Hero? “I started this hobby because I love music and my husband needed a bass player in his band.” Lashaya explained when asked what inspired her to become involved with music.
Lashaya has been a member of her husband’s band since 1997. According to their Myspace music page statistics, they’ve received 15,524 plays, for three of the songs they have posted on their website www.myspace.com/heartlikeahero. Their next show is at The upper room at First Baptist church On Dec, 18th 2009 in Cokato, MN.
Her favorite thing about being in a band is playing shows and watching people enjoy her music, which they describe as happy-hardcore /screamo/pop. What she doesn’t like is practicing as she says there never seems to be enough time.
Lashya and her band mates, husband Josh Meyers who performs lead guitar and screams, Drummer Kyle Zahorski, Brian Olson who sings and plays guitar, and new member: bass-guitarist Tom, practice three to six hours a week when they don’t have a show, and 9 hours a week when they do.
Minnesota has produced a number of famous performers, such as Bob Dylan and Prince. More recently, the Twin Cities has played a role in the national hip-hop scene with artists such as Doomtree and Atmosphere, and who knows, maybe someday Layshaya Meyers and her bandmates will be synounoumous with Minnesota music greatness too.
When Lashaya was asked if she could see herself doing this hobby for the rest of her life, she says, “We would love to play music for a living; we just have to get famous first.”
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Interview of Jenna Mernin
6 Oct 09, 10:18am
1. How old were you when you first started playing the
guitar, and what inspired you to do so?
I was 13 years old when I started playing the guitar. My brother is the one
who inspired me, because he has been playing ever since I can remember. And
you always want to be like your older siblings, right?
2. Please tell me a little about your favorite guitar,
My favorite guitar is actually one of my brother's. He has a really nice
Alvarez Acoustic that has almost perfect sound.
3. When you look into the future, do you imagine music?
A little bit. I love playing, but I'm not sure I would build a career off of
it. I'm looking more into the Media Communications department for college.
4.Have you ever been in a band or other musical
collaboration with others, and did you enjoy the experience?
I have never been in a legitimate band besides the worship band at my church,
but that is probably my favorite thing to do with music; collaborating with
others.
5. Have you written any music of your own, and what inspires
you during this process?
Yes, I have. I actually was able to record a CD in a home studio last spring.
What inspires me to do this process is again, my brother, but also my faith.
My faith is definitely what drives me.
6. Does being a musician affect the kind of student that you
are.
I would say no. It doesn't consume enough of my time to.
7. In the last decade many schools have had to cut music
programs from their curriculum's based on budget cuts, what
is your opinion of this?
I think it's sad. But then again, I was never involved in music in school. My
interest was sparked in my own home. I was never a part of choir, band, or
orchestra. But, I do wish that I had.
8. How important is playing the guitar to you in relation to
other hobbies, or responsibilities? Do you see your guitar
as essential to your happiness or more as an enhancement to
your life?
I think it is very important. I don't think that it is essential to my
happiness, and I could survive without it, but it definitely enhances life
because it is my favorite thing to do. It's also a huge asset to my faith,
because it really is my greatest connection to Jesus, and it's useful when
someone needs a worship leader for random things. But again, if I didn't have
it, I would survive.
9.Do you think that women get less respect as musician,s
have you ever had a negative experience as a woman musician?
Yes. Even in my church, I think that it has happened. One sunday morning they
decided to do something "different" and have an all female worship band with
me as the leader. It just kinda stung a little bit. There's all male worship
teams all the time. But really other than that instance, I think I have
accumulated enough respect as a female musician.
10. What advice would you give to someone who wanted to pick
up playing the guitar?
Be patient. That's all I can really say. It takes so much patience. But once
you get past the chord formations and strumming, you can go really far. But,
it's those first few essential things that can make someone give up, so be
patient.
1. How old were you when you first started playing the
guitar, and what inspired you to do so?
I was 13 years old when I started playing the guitar. My brother is the one
who inspired me, because he has been playing ever since I can remember. And
you always want to be like your older siblings, right?
2. Please tell me a little about your favorite guitar,
My favorite guitar is actually one of my brother's. He has a really nice
Alvarez Acoustic that has almost perfect sound.
3. When you look into the future, do you imagine music?
A little bit. I love playing, but I'm not sure I would build a career off of
it. I'm looking more into the Media Communications department for college.
4.Have you ever been in a band or other musical
collaboration with others, and did you enjoy the experience?
I have never been in a legitimate band besides the worship band at my church,
but that is probably my favorite thing to do with music; collaborating with
others.
5. Have you written any music of your own, and what inspires
you during this process?
Yes, I have. I actually was able to record a CD in a home studio last spring.
What inspires me to do this process is again, my brother, but also my faith.
My faith is definitely what drives me.
6. Does being a musician affect the kind of student that you
are.
I would say no. It doesn't consume enough of my time to.
7. In the last decade many schools have had to cut music
programs from their curriculum's based on budget cuts, what
is your opinion of this?
I think it's sad. But then again, I was never involved in music in school. My
interest was sparked in my own home. I was never a part of choir, band, or
orchestra. But, I do wish that I had.
8. How important is playing the guitar to you in relation to
other hobbies, or responsibilities? Do you see your guitar
as essential to your happiness or more as an enhancement to
your life?
I think it is very important. I don't think that it is essential to my
happiness, and I could survive without it, but it definitely enhances life
because it is my favorite thing to do. It's also a huge asset to my faith,
because it really is my greatest connection to Jesus, and it's useful when
someone needs a worship leader for random things. But again, if I didn't have
it, I would survive.
9.Do you think that women get less respect as musician,s
have you ever had a negative experience as a woman musician?
Yes. Even in my church, I think that it has happened. One sunday morning they
decided to do something "different" and have an all female worship band with
me as the leader. It just kinda stung a little bit. There's all male worship
teams all the time. But really other than that instance, I think I have
accumulated enough respect as a female musician.
10. What advice would you give to someone who wanted to pick
up playing the guitar?
Be patient. That's all I can really say. It takes so much patience. But once
you get past the chord formations and strumming, you can go really far. But,
it's those first few essential things that can make someone give up, so be
patient.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Plane crash in Eden Prairie
Pilot hurt in small-plane crash in Eden Prairie
A small plane crashed in Eden Prairie about 12:30 p.m. today near the 6000 block of Edgebrook Place, east of Baker Road in a wooded area at Cardinal Creek Conservation Area.
The plane which took off from Anoka County-Blaine Airport had one person on the plane, the pilot. The crash occurred about 3 miles north of Flying Cloud. The pilot who was survived the crash was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center according to authorites.
Joyce Lorenz, spokeswoman for the city of Eden Prairie said it was unclear if the plane was headed for Eden Prairie's Flying Cloud Airport.
Police were waiting for the arrival of Federal Aviation Authority officials at the time of the story.
From Star Tribune Monday
A small plane crashed in Eden Prairie about 12:30 p.m. today near the 6000 block of Edgebrook Place, east of Baker Road in a wooded area at Cardinal Creek Conservation Area.
The plane which took off from Anoka County-Blaine Airport had one person on the plane, the pilot. The crash occurred about 3 miles north of Flying Cloud. The pilot who was survived the crash was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center according to authorites.
Joyce Lorenz, spokeswoman for the city of Eden Prairie said it was unclear if the plane was headed for Eden Prairie's Flying Cloud Airport.
Police were waiting for the arrival of Federal Aviation Authority officials at the time of the story.
From Star Tribune Monday
Murder and Robbery at the North Point Inn
Lucina Mendez
Exercise 5 Chapter 11
Jour 2121
Murder and Robbery at the North Point Inn
Unidentified men murdered a cook at The North Point Inn during a robbery on Sunday.
The robbery took place shortly after 9am while Nina Cortez, the restaurants bookkeeper was counting cash and receipts from the safe in her office.
A man wearing a blue plaid button down shirt and blue tennis shoes, with a floral scarf tied cowboy style across the bottom portion of his face, came into the room holding a knife. As she started kicking and screaming, falling off her chair to the floor, the man reached across her desk and grabbed $130 dollars in $5 dollar bills according to Nina.
The bookkeeper then heard someone else say, “Get that money out of there.” But she had already locked the door. Moments later the police had arrived, “I went into the hallway with police and saw blood on a door in the reception area. It was awful. There was blood on the walls and the floor. Kevin was lying on the floor, dead. He had a large knife wound in his chest and another on one hand.”
Police are looking for the two men, who may have been parked in an unidentified vehicle that was seen in the parking lot of the restaurant just before the robbery.
Exercise 5 Chapter 11
Jour 2121
Murder and Robbery at the North Point Inn
Unidentified men murdered a cook at The North Point Inn during a robbery on Sunday.
The robbery took place shortly after 9am while Nina Cortez, the restaurants bookkeeper was counting cash and receipts from the safe in her office.
A man wearing a blue plaid button down shirt and blue tennis shoes, with a floral scarf tied cowboy style across the bottom portion of his face, came into the room holding a knife. As she started kicking and screaming, falling off her chair to the floor, the man reached across her desk and grabbed $130 dollars in $5 dollar bills according to Nina.
The bookkeeper then heard someone else say, “Get that money out of there.” But she had already locked the door. Moments later the police had arrived, “I went into the hallway with police and saw blood on a door in the reception area. It was awful. There was blood on the walls and the floor. Kevin was lying on the floor, dead. He had a large knife wound in his chest and another on one hand.”
Police are looking for the two men, who may have been parked in an unidentified vehicle that was seen in the parking lot of the restaurant just before the robbery.
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