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Thursday
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
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Serving Timpson & surrounding communities since 1885
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"The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competi-
tion that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.
" — John Williams
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Let the Sochi Games Begin!
The Olympic Rings are in color as a “symbol of progress. ”
The 2014 Winter Olym-
pics (officially the XXII
Olympic Winter Games)
or the 22nd Winter Olym-
pics, are scheduled to take
place from February 7-23,
2014, in Sochi,Russia,
with some events held in
the resort town of Kras-
naya Polyana.
A record 88 na-
tions have qualified to
compete,which beats the
previous record of 82 set
at the last Winter Olym-
pics in Vancouver. Seven
nations: Dominica, Malta,
Paraguay, Timor Leste,
Togo, Tonga, and Zimba-
bwe are all making their
Winter Olympics debut.
Puerto Rico, South Africa,
and Algeria did not enter
their qualified athletes.
98 events in 15 winter
sport disciplines will be
held. Both the Olympics
and 2014 Winter Paralym-
pics are being organized
by the Sochi Organizing
Committee (SOC). Sochi
was selected as the host
city in July 2007. The
Sochi Olympics will be
the first Olympics in the
Russian Federation since
the breakup of the USSR
in 1991. The USSR was
the host nation for the
1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow.
The events of the 2014
Winter Olympics will be
held around two clusters
of new venues; an Olym-
pic Park was constructed
in the Imeretinsky Valley
on the coast of the Black
Sea, with Fisht Olympic
Stadium and the Games'
indoor venues located
within walking distance,
and snow events will be
held at Krasnaya Polyana.
The lead-up to the 2014
Winter Olympics was
marked by several major
controversies, including
allegations of corruption
leading to the severe cost
overruns, protests of Rus-
sian anti-gay laws, and
related concerns from poli-
ticians and athletes over
the effects of the country's
"gay propaganda" ban on
the Games, and various
security concerns that Is-
lamist Jihadist groups may
attack Sochi. Vladimir
Putin has declared that the
Olympic Games in Sochi
will be "the safest Olym-
pics in history."
Twelve new competi-
tions are: biathlon mixed
relay, women's ski jump-
ing, figure skating mixed
team, luge mixed team, ski
half-pipe (men’s and wom-
en’s), ski slopestyle (men’s
and women’s), snowboard
slopestyle (men’s and
women’s), and snowboard
parallel slalom (men’s and
women’s).
Olympians who gain
gold on February 15 will
be rewarded gold med-
als with Chelyabinsk me-
teor fragments - exactly
a year after the pieces of
the cosmic body fell into
the Chebarkul Lake in the
Ural Mountains in central
Russia.
On December 1, 2009,
the official 2014 Winter
Olympic logo was re-
leased. Sochi 2014 is the
only Olympic emblem to
include a web address.
The mirroring of the words
“Sochi” and “2014” in the
emblem “reflects” that So-
chi is a meeting point be-
tween sea and mountains.
As the main component
of the Sochi 2014 em-
blem, the Olympic rings sit
large and in color to show
that this is a symbol of
progress for the Olympic
Movement. The change of
colors and inner design of
the rest of the emblem en-
courages people to express
themselves, with some
expected to transform it
using traditional images,
while others will take an
ultra-modem approach.
On September 29,2013,
the Olympic torch was
lit in Ancient Olympia,
beginning a seven-day
journey across Greece and
on to Russia, then the torch
relay will start at Moscow
on 7 October 2013 before
passing 83 Russian cities
and arriving at Sochi on
the day of the opening cer-
emony, February 7, 2014.
It is the longest torch re-
lay in Olympic history,
a 40,000-mile route that
will pass through all re-
gions of the country, from
Kaliningrad in the west to
Chukotka in the east. The
Olympic torch reached the
North Pole for first time
via an nuclear-powered
icebreaker Let Pobedy)
and has been passed for
the first time in open space,
Russian cosmonauts Oleg
Kotov and Sergey Ry-
azansky passed it at the
outlet of the International
Space Station.The torch
also reached the Europe’s
highest mountain Mount
Elbrus, and even the depths
of Siberia’s Lake Baikal.
The Olympic Skating
Center plays a crucial role
in the Sochi 2014 concept.
The Olympic Skating Cen-
ter is a moveable venue .
As such, it is located at the
heart of the Coastal Clus-
ter - Olympic Park.The
Olympic Skating Center
(Iceburg Skating Palace) is
a moveable venue, making
it possible to be dismantled
and transported for post-
Games use as a skating
center in another Russian
city. The name evokes
associations with the ar-
chitectural shapes of the
venue. It is an international
word and sounds the same
in a number of language
including Russian, English
and German.
The ceremonies are al-
ways the most impressive
and memorable events of
the Olympic Games. There
are three kinds of Ceremo-
nies which are open to
spectators and broadcast
to billions of television
viewers all over the world:
the Opening Ceremony,
the Closing Ceremony and
Victory Ceremonies. The
Opening Ceremony marks
the start of the Games and
presents the athletes. Par-
ticipating in the Opening
Ceremony of the Olympic
Games is something that an
athlete will remember for
the rest of their life whether
or not they win a medal in
the games. Victory Cer-
emonies are held after each
medal event to honor the
medal winners. The Clos-
ing Ceremony concludes
the Games, recalling the
highlights and reviewing
the sports events. This
year’s opening and clos-
ing ceremonies will include
circus performers, ballet
dancers, directors, theatre
actors and more. The in-
volvement of the best ath-
letes and the most talented
artists, and the support of
spectators will create a tru-
ly unforgettable show. The
Ceremonies will create an
unforgettable impression
both on their participants
and the spectators.
The Opening Ceremony
takes place at Sochi’s Fisht
Olympic Stadium on Feb.
7 at 10 a.m. CST, although
competition begins on Feb-
ruary 6. Wondering how
you can watch the pomp
and pageantry? On CBC,
Ron MacLean and Peter
Mansbridge will co-host
coverage of the event, start-
ing with a pre-show at 9
a.m. CST. CBC’s coverage
will be run simultaneously
on TSN2, Sportsnet and
Sportsnet ONE. CBC will
show the event again at
2 p.m. ET, and run “en-
hanced” coverage during
that day’s Olympic Prime-
time, featuring highlights
and athlete interviews. In
the U.S., NBC will broad-
cast its opening ceremony
coverage, hosted by Matt
Lauer and Meredith Vieira,
at 6:30 p.m. CST, but won’t
show it live or provide a
livestream online.
Here’s wishing the best
of times to all the athletes
and visitors at of the Sochi
games and praying for their
safe return home. Go Team
USA!
The Iceburg Skating Palace
Charlotte Broadway honored by City of Timpson
knf city of
Charlotte Broadway displays her cake, roses, and crystal etched
plate as the City honors her for 30 years of service.
I pledge allegiance to the Ik,
ol the United States of Amr'
and to Itie Republic
lor which it stands,
one Nation under Cod,
. indivisible, with liberty
j^and justice lor all.
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Everyone in Timp-
son knows Ms. Charlotte
Broadway. She is the
pretty lady that takes your
utility payments at City
Hall.
On Monday, February
3, the City of Timpson
held a reception to honor
her service to the City. She
was presented with a crys-
tal plate commemorating
her 30 years of dedicated
service, a cake, roses, and
a delicious gumbo lunch
cooked by none other than
Mayor Debra Smith. There
was chicken and sausage
gumbo, and shrimp and
chicken gumbo, rice, and
fresh fruit along with a
delicious cake featuring
Charlotte’s likeness. It
was a come and go affair
and Charlotte was vis-
ited by many family and
friends during the day.
Amazingly, Charlotte
has worked in the City for
more than 62 years now.
Previously she worked for
Bussey Drug Store. I ven-
ture to say that Charlotte
has made more friends
than the average person
during her working career.
Charlotte wants every-
one to know that she’s not
retiring and will still be
around at City Hall to serve
you with her big smile.
Congratulations, Char-
lotte, on your accomplish-
ment!
CM K
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