Introducing Sophia Jo Hartline

Courtney Hartline and husband, Spenser, welcomed their daughter, Sophia Jo Hartline into the world on September 18, 2014 at 7:17pm. She was 7lbs 4 oz and 21.5 inches long.  

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Once again this year the Classified/Reader Services team has shown off their creativity by decorating pumpkins for Halloween.  Some were done by the employee and some by their children or grandchildren. Either way they are all winners. But the prize can only go to one so this year’s pumpkin decorating contest winner is Victoria Twisselmann with her very creative Cinderella Carriage.  Victoria will receive a free lunch at the restaurant of her choice.

The pumpkins are on display in the front lobby of the Delaware State News.

Thanks and Great job to all.

Look forward to Christmas when the challenge will be Gingerbread Houses.

 

This Bud's For ...................................

I would love to send Danielle Musser a bud.

 Very simply said……Some days, I would not know how to move on without her!

 

Nan Mulligan

Advertising Manager / Marketing Consultant

November Anniversaries

1, 2 YRS, Wendy Miller,  Apache Junction Independent,

4, 2 YRS, Maria NidoDeVaca, Valley Newspaper Printing,
4, 38 YRS, James Daisey , Delaware Printing Company,
5, 1 YR, David Gallegos,  Valley Newspaper Printing,
5, 35 YRS, Michael,Jacobs, Valley Newspaper Printing
13, 3 YRS, Ashley Smith, Clewiston News,
13, 1 YR, Norma Kilpatrick, Sun City Independent,
15, 2 YRS, Tedejane Griffith, Milford The Journal,
15, 4 YRS, Gary Lastoskie, Corporate,
15, 3, YRS, Marcus Bolden, Delaware Printing Company,
16, 23 YRS, David Rehkamp, Delaware Printing Company,
18, 5 YRS, Bonnie Mankine, Delaware State News,
18, 1 YR, Cherril Babbs, Apache Junction Independent,
20, 9 YRS, Heath Michael,  Valley Newspaper Printing,
20, 8 YRS, Toni Ayers, Corporate,
20, 1 YR, Clifford Collison,  Daily Banner,
21, 1 YR, Doreene Deputy, Delaware Printing Company,
21, 36 YRS, Deborah Devlin,  Delaware State News,
26, 2 YRS, Frank Dias, Sun City Independent,
30, 4 YRS, Jamie Fritchman,  Delaware State News,

November Birthdays

 1, Anna Hines, Okeechobee News

1, Katrina Sullivan, Delaware State News
4, Jaclyn Fuller, Delaware Printing Company
4, Michael Whaley, Sussex Post
 5, David Hughes, Delaware State News
 8, Joel Smyth, Chairman Office
 12, Marie Gaudin, Okeechobee News
 13, Timothy Spong, Delaware State News
 14, Larry Brothers, Delaware State News
 15, Terry Webb, Valley Newspaper Printing
 21, Samuel,Marmolejo, Valley Newspaper Printing
 21, Diana Orozco, Valley Newspaper Printing
 24, Barbara Bryan, Delaware State News
 24, Andrew West, Delaware State News
  27, Lisa Bryner, Corporate
  28, Antoinette Hewes, Delaware Printing Company

Congratulations Chris

 

 

 

Chris Williams celebrated his 15 year anniversary in October with Independent Newsmedia. The team decorated his desk area prior to his office arrival. They also celebrated with his favorite pie from Coco’s.

Okeechobee News Participates in Minimal Regatta

The Okeechobee News participated in the Fourth Annual Adam Bryant Minimal Regatta on Oct. 4. The regatta, which raises money for local scholarships, is a homemade boat race. Contestants are given one piece of plywood, two 2" by 4"s, one pound of screws and one roll of duct tape and must build their own boat. Paint is allowed as a decoration (no marine paint allowed). The newspaper's boat was built and decorated by the Okeechobee 4-H Picture Perfect Photography Club, and 4-H club members rowed the boat in the races. Okeechobee News Editor Katrina Elsken is the club's leader.

The theme for this year's regatta was "starts with the letter A." While other teams decorated their entries with Aladin, Alice in Wonderland, America, Anaconda, etc., the 4-Hers declared themselves "Team Autofocus." The boat depicted a giant roll of film with photos from last year's regatta used in the frames. While we didn't win -- the boat came in 2nd in one  heat and third in another -- we celebrated that once again "WE DIDN'T SINK!"

 

The Okeechobee News was among the regatta sponsors who banners lined the waterway where the regatta races were held.

Team Auto Focus

 

This Bud's For ........................................

This Bud’s for Janet Levy  for archiving ALL THOSE PAPERS for me, your help was very much appreciated.

Thanks so much,

Yvonne Kirksey

Independent Hosts Candidates Forum in Scottsdale

The Scottsdale and Town of Paradise Valley Independents co-sponsored a candidates forum Oct. 8 for the Scottsdale Unified School District. The event, held at the Montelucia Resort in Paradise Valley, featured the four candidates vying for two openings on the SUSD Governing Board. Editor Terrance Thornton moderated the event, asking a number of his own questions and accepting questions from the audience. The forum was the fourth hosted this year by the Independents in Arizona. The Queen Creek Independent hosted a town council candidates forum earlier this summer, as did the Town of Paradise Valley Independent (Town of Paradise Valley Town Council) and Scottsdale Independent (Scottsdale City Council).

Independent Adds “No Weapons” to Safety Policy

Independent Adds “No Weapons” to Safety Policy

In a continuing effort to provide a safe workplace for its employees, Independent changed its Health, Safety and Environment Policy to include a “No Weapons”  provision.   OSHA requires employers  have a duty to provide a safe working environment.  Independent is now one of many companies using this standard language in its workplace policies.   

Below is the new policy, which can be found in the Company Handbook @ http://initoolbox.newszap.com/handbook.htm#III._Personnel_Policies_ .   Questions or comments can be emailed to inipayroll@newszap.com.

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5. Health, Safety and Environment (revised 09/15/2014)

Working together, INI’s people can achieve our goal of safe, healthy and environmentally sound work conditions.  

INI has zero tolerance for unsafe work, violence or threats of violence.

Each individual is responsible for conducting himself or herself in a safe and professional way, and is expected to operate all equipment according to the best practices recommended by recognized health and safety experts. Safety is also a factor to be considered in the acquisition of equipment.

In order to ensure a safe environment for employees and customers, Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA  prohibits the wearing, transporting, storage, or presence of firearms or other dangerous weapons in our facilities including anywhere that INI business is conducted, such as customer locations, trade shows, company event venues, and so forth. Any employee in possession of a firearm or other weapon or any items deemed dangerous by Independent while in our facilities/or while otherwise fulfilling job responsibilities may face disciplinary action including termination. A client or visitor who violates this policy may be removed from the property and reported to police authorities.  

This policy does not apply to any law enforcement personnel, security personnel or any person engaged in military activities sponsored by the federal or state government, while engaged in their official duties.

Any potentially unsafe working conditions, safety violations or accidents on company property or involving company vehicles should be reported to safety@newszap.com and copied to inicorporate@newszap.com.  Any act of violence or threat of violence should immediately be reported to the appropriate team leaders and to inicorporate@newszap.com .

A team leader may ask any employee or visitor to immediately vacate our premises when safety is considered to be at risk. While these decisions can be reviewed later by the appropriate corporate officers, quick decisions are sometimes necessary for safety reasons. 

If you believe a safety threat is immediate, you should try to remove yourself from danger as quickly as possible and warn others if you can do so without endangering yourself or others. In an emergency, use your best judgment about whether you or others should notify the police or call 911. Try to stay calm and avoid overreacting. (While we want to be cautious, we also want to avoid overreactions that could trigger tragic outcomes).

 

October Anniversaries

10/1, 41 YRS, Linda Sabo, Corporate Services

10/1, 2 YRS, Cathy DiMaio, Delaware State News
10/4, 4 YRS, Louise Dowling, Okeechobee News
10/4, 4 YRS, Farshid Yousefi, Delaware Printing
10/4, 2 YRS, Richard Sullivan, Delaware Printing
10/5, 11 YRS, Maria Orozco, Valley Printing
10/6, 1 YR, Benjamin Cruz, Valley Printing
10/11, 34 YRS, Sheryle Sussman, Delaware State News
10/11, 16 YRS, Kimberly Lewis, Delaware Printing
10/12, 15 YRS, Christopher Williams, West Valley
10/16, 14 YRS, Thomas Bugbee, Delaware Printing
10/17, 3 YRS, Kenneth Parks, Delaware Printing
10/17, 3 YRS, Anthony Crawford, Delaware Printing
10/23, 13 YRS, Armando Ramirez, Valley Printing
10/23, 3 YRS, Terry Webb, Valley Printing
10/25, 3 YRS, Debra Crotzer, East Valley
10/28, 1 YR, Chad Young, Valley Printing
10/31, 12 YRS, Cynthia Eldred, Delaware State News

October Birthdays

10/4, Terrance Thornton, North Valley

10/7, Karen White, Delaware State News
10/9, Glenn Rolfe, Sussex Weeklies
10/10, Kelsie Knight, Corporate Services
10/13, Cecilia Chan, West Valley
10/14, Sylvia Windsor, The Banner
10/14, Ronald Bassett, Salisbury Independent
10/22, Brandon Carpenter, Valley Printing
10/25, Heather Cregar, Delmarva Region
10/27, Darel Laprade, Sussex Weeklies
10/27, Frances Callaway, Delaware Printing
10/31, Timothy Mastro, Delaware State News

Congratulations to Charlene and Terrance

Charlene Patti Bisson, publisher of our Arizona West Valley publications, was elected to the Arizona Newspapers Association's Board of Directors during the organization's annual meeting held Sept. 20 in Scottsdale. Charlene is serving a two-year term on the statewide press association.

Congratulations also to Terrance Thornton, editor of the Town of Paradise Valley Independent, who received second place in the Investigative Reporting catetory in the ANA 2014 Better Newspapers Contest. Terrance won the award for his story, "Deal in the Works: Paradise Valley to Negotiate 5-Year Redflect Contract," in the category of non-daily newspapers, 3,500-10,000 circulation. The contest winners were announced at the annual ANA conference held Sept. 20 in Scottsdale.