The Kenosha Landlord Association is planning to host an in-person and virtual presentation on lead abatement in homes on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Fireside Restaurant & Lounge, 2801 30th Ave.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be open to all landlords and homeowners.
Kevin Shearer and Melissa Arnot from Kenosha Water Utility are scheduled to discuss the utility’s Lead Pipe Replacement Program. They plan to discuss the specifics of the grant program and who is eligible for the replacement of the lead pipes.
Lindsay Sarauer from the Kenosha/Racine Lead Free Communities Partnership is also slated to give a presentation on the lead abatement and healthy homes programs. Sarauer is to provide detailed information regarding the federally funded grant program designed to reduce lead hazards in the home making them healthier and safer for both owner and non-owner occupied dwellings.
To attend Via Zoom, participants must register in advance. To do so, go online to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvfuiuqj0jG9ycv-FDVzp1WOuZPQb90tcQ
After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Today in history: Sept. 12
1962: John F. Kennedy
In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
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1966: “The Monkees”
In 1966, “The Monkees” debuted on NBC-TV.
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1977: Steve Biko
In 1977, South African Black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
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1987: Joseph Biden
In 1987, reports surfaced that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden had borrowed, without attribution, passages of a speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock (KIHN’-ik) for one of his own campaign speeches. (The Kinnock report, along with other damaging revelations, prompted Biden to drop his White House bid.)
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1994: Plane Crash
In 1994, a stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, coming to rest against the executive mansion; the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed.
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2001: The World Trade Center
In 2001, stunned rescue workers continued to search for bodies in the World Trade Center’s smoking rubble a day after a terrorist attack that shut down the financial capital, badly damaged the Pentagon and left thousands dead. President George W. Bush, branding the attacks in New York and Washington “acts of war,” spoke of “a monumental struggle of good versus evil” and said that “good will prevail.”
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2008: Train Collision
In 2008, a Metrolink commuter train struck a freight train head-on in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. (Federal investigators said the Metrolink engineer, Robert Sanchez, who was among those who died, had been text-messaging on his cell phone and ran a red light shortly before the crash.)
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2009: The U.S. Open
In 2009, Serena Williams’ U.S. Open title defense ended with a bizarre loss to Kim Clijsters after Williams went into a tirade against a line judge who’d called her for a foot fault; following her outburst, Williams was penalized a point for unsportsmanlike conduct, ending the match, 6-4, 7-5.
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2011: Kenya
Ten years ago: A leaking gasoline pipeline in Kenya’s capital exploded, killing 119 people, according to the Kenya Red Cross.
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2012: Libya
In 2012, the U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli, Libya, after the mob attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. President Barack Obama strongly condemned the violence, and vowed to bring the killers to justice; Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused the administration of showing weakness in the face of tumultuous events in the Middle East.
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2020: Donald Trump
One year ago: President Donald Trump defied local authorities by holding a rally in tiny Minden, Nevada, after his initial plan to hold one in Reno was stopped out of concern it would have violated coronavirus health guidelines.
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2020: Naomi Osaka
One year ago: Naomi Osaka won her second U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam title overall by coming back to beat Victoria Azarenka in three sets in the final.
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