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July's Exit

On the last day of July, puffy white clouds floated lazily over Silver Lake in the tiny town of Dayton, Virginia. It was a fitting end to a crazy hot month with little rainfall here in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. A gentle breeze ruffled the placid, shallow lake enough to seemingly digitalize the sky’s reflection. Its effect highlighted the heavenly scene above the old barn and…

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[yourwizardofaus]

Elvis and his stretching pose, often during Polk Salad Annie. Like the flying karate kicks and windmill arm movements, it was one of those concert trademarks that declined after mid-1976 as his fitness worsened.

Dayton, OH, evening show on April 7, 1972.

An Ed Bonja picture from the evening show in Jacksonville, FL, on April 16, 1972.

Tulsa, OK, on June 20, 1972.

The closing show in Las Vegas on September 4, 1972.

In the Thunderbird jumpsuit in Oakland, CA, on November 11, 1972.

The afternoon show in Spokane, WA, on April 28, 1973.

St Louis on June 28, 1973.

The evening show in Atlanta, GA, on June 29, 1973.

Auburn, AL, on March 5, 1974.

Roanoke, VA, on March 10, 1974.

The evening concert in Amarillo, TX, on March 19, 1974.

In the rarely worn Aqua Phoenix jumpsuit in Milwaukee, WI,on June 28th, 1974.

During the College Park, MD, show on September 28, 1974.

In the Mad Tiger jumpsuit at the Indianapolis afternoon show on October 5, 1974.

Onstage in Jackson, MS, on May 5, 1975.

The Huntsville, AL, afternoon show on May 31, 1975.

In the Alaskan Totem Pole/Aztec jumpsuit in Greensboro, NC, on July 21, 1975.

At the Las Vegas opening show on December 2, 1975.

During the Las Vegas midnight show of December 13, 1975.

The Las Vegas dinner show on December 14, 1975.

In Johnson City, TN, on March 17, 1976.

The Johnson City evening show on March 19, 1976.

Wearing the Rainfall jumpsuit at the Cincinnati, OH, afternoon show on March 21, 1976.

St Louis, MO, on March 22, 1976.

In the White Bicentennial/Prehistoric Bird jumpsuit during the Atlanta evening show on June 4, 1976.

A couple of shots of Elvis in the Blue Bicentennial/Prehistoric Bird jumpsuit at the Atlanta evening show on June 5, 1976.

An undated 1976 picture of Elvis in the Blue Bicentennial/Prehistoric Bird jumpsuit.

Elvis in Champaign, IL, on October 22, 1976.

The Mexican Sundial jumpsuit in Milwaukee on April 27, 1977.

[mbta-unofficial]

US people who care about railroads should definitely read the Corridor ID Selections. While it was published a little over a year ago, the program is designed to fund shovel-ready programs and dedicate money to assessing the viability of corridors which would be either new or upgraded, and they just posted a massive update to the map including new HSR viability studies.

A partial list of served cities:

High speed rail candidates

San Francisco, Anaheim, LA, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Charlotte NC, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Palmdale

New Conventional rail candidates

Asheville NC, Salisbury NC, Savannah GA, Chattenooga TN, Nashville, Memphis, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Boston, Albany, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, King's Mountain NC, Moline IL, Naperville IL, Wyanet IL, Chicago, Fort Wayne IN, Columbus OH, Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH, Cincinnati OH, Dayton OH, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, Coachella CA, Fullerton CA, Indio CA, Riverside CA, Palm Springs CA, Fort Collins CO, Pueblo CO, Denver CO, Boulder CO, Colorado Springs CO, Newport News VA, Charlottesville VA, Roanoke VA, Richmond VA, Dover DE, Wilmington DE, Berlin MD, St Paul-Minneapolis MN, Eau Claire WI, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh NC, Lillington NC, Fuquay-Varina NC, Mobile AL, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula MS, Houston, San Antonio, Rosenburg TX, Flatonia TX, Seguin TX, Meridian MS, Mineola TX, Longview TX, Marshall TX, Shreveport LA, Ruston LA, Monroe LA, Vicksburg MS, Jackson MS, Jacksonville FL, Miami FL, Orlando Fl, Tampa FL, Indianapolis IN, Louisville KY, Milwaukee, WI; La Crosse, WI; Eau Claire, WI; St. Paul, MN; Fargo, ND; Bismarck, ND; Dickson, ND; Glendive, MT; Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Butte, MT; Helena, MT; Missoula, MT; St. Regis, MT; Sandpoint, ID; Spokane, WA; and Pasco, WA, Duluth WA, Peoria IL, Phoenix, Tuscon, Maricopa, Reading PA, Scranton

These are most of the cities with new service

If you are between two of these cities, there is a serious chance you will have a train coming to you soon. Check the Doc for more as well as service upgrades on existing services

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The website I got this data from was like “Hey look, Chicago has one of the highest murder rates in America,” and then it turns out for being the USA’s 3rd largest city, Chicago actually has the 28th highest murder rate in the US. 

So for all the bad reputation Chicago gets, the murder rate is higher in Milwaukie, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, just to name a few. Here’s the full list of cities with a higher murder rate per person than Chicago:

Rank, City, Murders per 100,000 people:

1. St. Louis, MO; 88.12632,016 2. Petersburg, VA; 76.924632 3. Pine Bluff, AR; 56.5231,832 4. New Orleans, LA; 51.02011,324 5. Saginaw, MI; 50.2242,154 6. Detroit, MI; 49.73282,179 7. Trenton, NJ; 48.2401,169 8. Harrisburg, PA; 46.723857 9. Baton Rouge, LA; 46.5102952 10. Flint, MI; 46.4441,050 11. Riviera Beach, FL; 44.7161,196 12. Memphis, TN; 44.42892,352 13. Wilmington, DE; 44.2311,591 14. Cleveland, OH; 42.21601,657 15. Alexandria, LA; 41.3191,848 16. Monroe, LA; 40.3192,969 17. Shreveport, LA; 37.269923 18. Portsmouth, VA; 36.134920 19 .Kansas City, MO; 35.21761,586 20. Dayton, OH; 32.8461,086 21. Milwaukee, WI; 32.41911,597 22. North Charleston, SC; 32.3381,145 23. San Bernardino, CA; 31.4681,402 24. Florence, SC; 31.1121,456 25. Kankakee, IL; 30.98943 26. Cincinnati, OH; 30.292893 27. North Little Rock, AR; 30.2 

28. Chicago, IL; 28.6

I’m not saying murders aren’t a problem in Chicago, but fascists like to single out and individualize problems, and they single out Chicago, and it’s bullshit. Murders are a problem everywhere, and if you look everywhere, the highest murder rates are where the GOP call the shots. 

Meanwhile you have GOP operatives being like “Hey look Chicago has the most murders in America” and it’s dishonest to imply that anything but murder rate per person is what we should be looking at, which brings the spotlight back to GOP policies and why they cause the highest murder rates in not just the USA, but the world. 

Speaking of international murder rates, let’s check some out for context: 

Mexico: 26.6

North Korea: 15

Congo: 13.4

USA average (which includes all the blue states): 7.8

Afghanistan: 7.1

Haiti: 6.68

Cuba: 4.2 

The city of St. Louis, USA has a higher murder rate (88) than El Salvador, (83) considered the most dangerous country in the world. 

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Spitfire Mk V in the States, 1942. by Etienne du Plessis Via Flickr: The Mk. VA was one of the few Spitfires supplied to the United States for evaluation. By request of gen. Arnold, two production Spitfires Mk.V’s, R7347 and W3119 were shipped to the United States in late summer of 1941. The aircraft were tested at NACA Langley in November-December 1941. W3119 was later transferred to Wright Field Dayton for comparative trials.. Here we see a Lockeed P-38 Lightning and Spitfire No. W3119 sitting nose to nose on the ground at Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California

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Nurse - Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Endocrinology | Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Nurse – Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Endocrinology | Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Dayton, Ohio, Ohio, Incumbent provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The APN/NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. The APN/NP practices to the full extent of their education,…

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Jeffrey M. Augustine is a native of Ohio and is a Brecksville High School graduate. He then went on to become a Flyer at the University of Dayton where he received a BS degree in Biology. From Dayton, Jeffrey went on to Chicago where he attended Illinois College of Optometry.

[sunshinerapmonster]

Detective ᰔᩚ chapter seven - ranger park

"His name is Park Seo-joon well his team knows him as Theodore Park"

Chapter 7: Ranger Park Season 5 Episode 7: Case Under Fire *Trigger Warning*

The team arrived at the scene of the shooting where Jay had been when the call had come through along with other officers.

"Sarge. We have a witness who saw our female victim" Isabella said walking towards Hank and Jay, "she was running outside with a kid. She hid, heard gunshots, looked up, and saw the offender running for an exit with a boy over his shoulder"

"Any sign of the boy?" Hank questioned.

"No" 

"So this a kidnapping?" He said looking at both Isabella and Jay.

"Looks like it, and maybe the woman was either a nanny or a relative to the little boy," Isabella said.

Back at the station, Hank walked up the steps into the bullpen "Tell me what we got an ID on this boy"

"Not yet. But we do know more about the DOA" Kim said, "she is originally from Dayton, Ohio-"

Isabella got up from her desk and made her way towards the lounge room to pour herself a cup of coffee, Isabella had been having a rough couple of nights the last few weeks as she brought the cup of coffee to her lips but felt a presence standing behind her she turned around holding the cup in her hand and walked back into the room heading towards her desk.

"It might be a long shot, but Narcotics has had a bead on a kidnapping and ransom crew they can't make," Antonio said standing next to Isabella.

"I heard about this. They're going after kids connected to west-side dope gangs" Isabella said bringing the cup of coffee to her mouth.

"Right. The crew, they nab a kid, sets ransom, banger pays them with drug money, never calls the cops" Antonio explained "No victim, no crime. All they got is what they're hearing on the streets. Crew's three males. Black, Hispanic, white. 20s, trained. I mean, if we're to assume our guys had a getaway driver, it's a match"

"Dig into it," Hank said walking towards his office.

"Hey boss" Kevin called out.

"Yeah," Hank said turning around

"We ID'd the boy. Theresa's calendar says she picked up a Cody Barton. He was at a music lesson two blocks away from Randolph Park. Olinksy's on his way with the mom right now" Kevin said explaining what they found at the dorm.

"Hey, tell Lugo keep a lid on this to the press. If there's a crew out there working a ransom, we don't want word of it to hit"

"Copy that"

"Let's go, Park, we gotta roll," Jay said grabbing his key and watching her put her cup of coffee down. Isabella rubbed her eyes to get rid of the tiredness and followed Jay to his truck.

"Ben Barton!" Isabella yelled banging on his door, "Chicago PD, open up!"

Isabella turned to look at Jay and he picked up the crowbar and opened the door. The door opened up and Isabella walked in first and checked the left side while he checked the right meeting up in the middle.

"Keys and cell phone are on the table," Isabella said walking over to the back door and peeking through the curtain to look at the yard.

Jay had his eyes on the kitchen island that had a box opened, Isabella walked forward and Jay used the tip of his gun to look inside. "Oh, god" she muttered a yellow shirt covered in blood along with what seemed to be an ear in the box.

"So what do we get on the crew?" Hank asked.

"Well, these guys are trained, so ran a query through the VA," Antonio said, "There are 350 soldiers injured with similar age, weight, and burn. But only four of them live here in Chicago. And only one matches this well. That's Luis Vega, 28, 1st Ranger Battalion"

Kim stood up from her seat and walked towards the board, "Luis got booted last year due to an IED injury. Right forearm burned through. After he got out, he spent three months in South America on contract as security" she said.

"AKA, he did kidnapping and ransoms" Jay finished off.

"Yep. Height and weight match this guy to a T" Antonio said.

"We got someone headed to him?" Hank said.

"Covert car en route," Isabella said, "We'll get eyes"

"Good"

"Okay, what's the plan though?" Jay asked getting off his desk and standing behind her, "Cause we can't grab him up on what we got, and the odds of him talking are not good. Plus if we spook the crew we could get this kid killed"

"Well, that's why we get eyes on Luis right away," Hank said in a duh tone.

"Or you put me under," Jay said as Hank just stared at him, "He was a ranger. We served at the same time. I can connect with him"

"That's a bad idea" Isabella chimed in.

"No. An undercover would only hear him up. We don't have enough information" Antonio said.

"That would be the point. I'd get it"

"Al?" Hank asked looking at Alvin.

Alvin didn't say anything and just looked at Hank, "What about you? You got a take, Isabella?"

"Well—I don't think it's a good idea like Antonio said we could spook him but we also don't have enough information so—" Isabella said putting her hands behind her back, "I say we just take a chance with this undercover"

"Okay, let's give it a shot" ༘⋆🌷🫧💭₊˚ෆ

Isabella and Jay were in the basement as she helped him get wired up his body tensed up when she touched his chest as she put the mic on him. Her nails softly slid on his chest while she adjusted the location of the mic.

"Ruzek will log everything," Isabella said helping Jay to put on his mic, "I'll stick by you in the field, and Antonio will be there as a second. We'll have eyes on you even if you can't see us" buttoning up his shirt after she finished up hiding the mic.

"Why did you agree but also disagree?" Jay asked as he looked down at her.

Isabella shrugged her shoulders, "We have a missing kid, and a dead nanny we need all the information we need but we also don't wanna spook them" Isabella responded "But I've been a little concerned"

"Oh—about what?" he said following her hands

"About you. You cover well, but I got eyes, Jay," Isabella said patting his shoulder, "You sure you're good"

"Yo, we just got the undercover narcotics up to speed," Kevin said walking into the room holding a file, "We got the covers tracking Luis to the Veil club. The bartender, there is named Camila. That's his sister"

"Let's roll," Jay said. ༘⋆🌷🫧💭₊˚ෆ

Isabella and Hank walked over to Jay at the spot where they would meet up to catch him up on information, underneath a bridge near some river a black fence surrounded them.

"How you holding up" Hank asked as they walked up towards Jay.

"Great, I'm doing great," he said.

"Hold on, let me get this"

They walked away from Hank as he answered the phone, and Isabella handed Jay the file she was holding. "How's your hand?"

"It's fine. It was the right move" he said opening up the file.

"What a move. I'm not sure it was the correct one, Luis was definitely high on some drug and mixing that with beer" Isabella said fixing her hair due to how windy it was "Pulled everything I could find on Luis. Psych history, medical details on ops. Served in Iraq during the surge Korengal Valley, '08. Probably saw some—"

"I did a tour there too. I know what he saw" Jay said cutting her off, "oh and, next time don't make assumptions about him being high when you don't know anything" he spat.

Isabella rolled her eyes at him, "Oh please, I know he was high. My older brother also served during the same time you did and was also a Ranger. He turned to drugs and alcohol. So don't assume I don't know anything" Isabella said sending him a fake smile.

"Right, what's his na—"

"All right, talk to you later. All right man" Hank said walking towards them and ending the call, "This number is Antonio. He's talking to Lugo, trying to get his hands on 900k so we can the drop. We need you to ID these guys" he handed Jay a small baggie of drugs.

"Are these lookalikes?" He questioned.

Hank shook his head at his question, "You want me to give Luis actual drugs? I'm assuming we all know that's illegal" he said looking at both of them.

Isabella shrugged her shoulders, "We need an easy way in, and you wanted to go undercover?"

"This is the only way we could get information," Hank said, "Just make sure your wire is off," he said before walking away from us.

"His name is Park Seo-joon well his team knows him as Theodore Park," Isabella said before following Hank where he sat in his car waiting for her.

Isabella and Alvin sat in his car outside Camila's place as they watched Jay knock on the door hearing everything from the mic. Then two men walked out of the place getting into a jeep and one into a blue Mustang.

"Okay, there they go," Alvin said as they saw the two white males leave the house, "okay. Victor, seven, three, Nora, Andy, four, six and nine, Mary, one, William x-Ray, five, one"

Isabella typed the letter and numbers into the iPad on her lap, "Okay, the first plate is registered to a Josh Miller. 28. No priors. The second plate is Marcus Tate. 25. Height and weight match our college shooters. He's got two DUIs and an assault charge in the last two years".

"Angry guy. We could use something there" he said.

Isabella nodded her head looking at the computer screen, "Marcus is former Army infantry and Josh is a Marine vet. We got them" Isabella said sending Alvin a small smile.

"You want us to pull Marcus?" Isabella said looking at Jay with her brow raised.

"Yeah, if you guys pull him, I can get Luis to get Josh to use me. You get him out, I'm in" Jay said looking at both her and Hank.

"No," Isabella bluntly said.

"No? What the hell does that mean? Isabella, you are my partner you're supposed to have my back"

"It means it's too risky and I do have your back, I'm stopping you from doing something stupid and getting yourself killed. Would you like for Will to get a call saying that you are dead or for him to see you being rushed to Med bleeding to death?" Isabella shouted "You aren't also seeing straight, you trust this guy when you shouldn't. You went offline at the club, you punched a civilian"

"I didn't have a choice" he shouted back.

"Yes, you fucking did. I don't know who you were trying to impress back there but—"

"All right, all right, enough." Hank said," Okay. We pull Marcus"

"Hank—"

"This is our only play, Park. I don't care if you don't like this. We are doing talking"

Marcus walked towards his door where Isabella stood smoking a cigarette scrolling on her phone dressed in jeans and a short crop top leaning against his neighbor's door as Adam sneaked up behind him. Marus put the key into the door nob Adam jumped him but Marcus put him in a headlock she came up behind him hitting him on the back of his head and causing him to let Adam go as she put a bag over his head Adam removed the gun from his waistband punching him across the head he went unconscious.

"He almost beat you up," Isabella said chuckling as she laid him on the ground.

"I totally had it," He said putting the gun away.

"You totally did why don't you drag the body back to the car since you had everything under control" ༘⋆🌷🫧💭₊˚ෆ

The team pulled up to the warehouse entering near the closest door and headed up the stairs with their guns pointed up, Hank led the line as they closer to the top of the stairs the sound of gunfire was heard.

"Chicago PD!" Kim yelled as the team all rushed in with their guns and started shooting at the guy.

"Luis!" Jay yelled heading toward Luis's body,

Isabella didn't know what happened everything happened fast and she took her shot at the shooter who had his gun pointed at Jay and killed the shooter.

"Gunman down!" Isabella shouted.

Isabella rushed towards Jay who was trying to do CPR on Luis but he was already dead he took a bullet to the head.

"Jay!"

"Jay!"

"Jay!" Isabella shouted one last time before he pulled his gun at her, "Jay! It's me, Isabella"

"No!" He said crying lowering his gun once his version became clear seeing Isabella standing in front of him her eyes widened at him

A frown formed on her face as he continued doing CPR on Luis's dead body.

"He's gone Jay," Isabella said shaking her head.

"No, he isn't!" He shouted as he continued crying and stopped giving chest compressions and just sat on the ground staring at his body.

"Adam get Jay out of here now," Isabella said as Adam came towards them looking at the body and Jay shaking hands. Intro Act One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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@daytonvamc maiming, blaming, shaming and purging Veterans they have disabled, those who refused to suck off every swingting dick in an uniform, chaplains and Trump cultists.

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I'm thrilled to share that I've been nominated for O G Entrepreneur of the Year as part of the 2024 Gem City Black Business Month, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Alpha chapter! 🙌🏾 This is an incredible honor, and I would be so grateful for your support.

I am an African-American female podiatrist from the great state of Louisiana, a proud graduate of the HBCU, Talladega College, and a graduate of the Kent State Podiatry School in Cleveland, Ohio. I performed a three-year primary care surgical residency at the Dayton VA and have been practicing at the Charles Drew Health Center in Dayton, Ohio, for the last 16 years. During this time, I have proudly, graciously, and empathetically taken care of over 16,000 patients in the City of Dayton. 🦶🏾❤️

Voting is open from July 22 to August 9. Every vote counts, and your support could make all the difference! Please take a moment to vote for me at [www.thegwdi.com](http://www.thegwdi.com). 🗳️✨

Thank you so much for your support!

#GemCityBlackBusinessMonth #BlackBusinessMonth #GemCityBBM24

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I'm thrilled to share that I've been nominated for O G Entrepreneur of the Year as part of the 2024 Gem City Black Business Month, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Alpha chapter! 🙌🏾 This is an incredible honor, and I would be so grateful for your support.

I am an African-American female podiatrist from the great state of Louisiana, a proud graduate of the HBCU, Talladega College, and a graduate of the Kent State Podiatry School in Cleveland, Ohio. I performed a three-year primary care surgical residency at the Dayton VA and have been practicing at the Charles Drew Health Center in Dayton, Ohio, for the last 16 years. During this time, I have proudly, graciously, and empathetically taken care of over 16,000 patients in the City of Dayton. 🦶🏾❤️

Voting is open from July 22 to August 9. Every vote counts, and your support could make all the difference! Please take a moment to vote for me at [www.thegwdi.com](http://www.thegwdi.com). 🗳️✨

Thank you so much for your support!

#GemCityBlackBusinessMonth #BlackBusinessMonth #GemCityBBM24

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[yourwizardofaus]

Atmospheric Stageside Photos Of Elvis In The Seventies, Part 3 of 5.

The Chinese Dragon jumpsuit at the Dayton, OH, evening show on October 6, 1974.

Elvis farewells the crowd following his show in Wichita, KS, on October 7, 1974.

Elvis turns to face the audience behind the stage on July 8, 1975 at the Oklahoma City evening show.

Terra Haute, IN, on July 9, 1975.

Elvis arrives onstage at the Charleston, WV, afternoon show of July 12, 1975.

Elvis comes in close at the Charleston, WV, evening show of July 12, 1975.

As seen from the audience in Springfield, MO, on July 15, 1975.

Elvis on July 16, 1975 at the New Haven, CT, evening show.

Two shots of Elvis at the Norfolk, VA, evening show on July 20, 1975.

[michaelgabrill]

Langley Celebrates Black History Month:Brittny McGraw

Brittny McGraw serves as News Chief in the Office of Communications at NASA’s Langley Research Center. She joined NASA Langley in September 2023, after a 20-year career as an award-winning broadcast journalist. Her broadcast career included stops in New Bern, N.C., Dayton, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pa. and most recently Roanoke, Va. She graduated with a bachelor’s […] from NASA https://ift.tt/0ej7dPM

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Phyllis Nichols Baker, 94, retired teacher and counselor for Hixson High School died on October 21, 2023 surrounded by her family.

Born in Randolph, NY, Phyllis traveled by train at the age of 14 to attend Bob Jones Academy in Cleveland, Tn. and continued her education at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. Upon graduation, she moved to Spencer, Tn., to become the home demonstration agent of Van Buren county. It was there that she married the love of her life, Clyde Robert Baker, and they later relocated to the Chattanooga area. After beginning her tenure at Hixson High School, she later received a Master of Education degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

She was a faithful member of Red Bank Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher, missions director, adult choir member and member of Prime Time Singers. She also actively participated in many mission trips to Honduras and Idaho.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Robert Baker; parents Fred R. Nichols and Gladys L. Nichols; brother Vincent Rasmussen and Lloyd Nichols; and sisters Dorothy Knechtel and Irene McGaha.

Survivors include her son David (Patricia) Baker of Chattanooga and daughter Priscilla (Brian) Lamkin of Columbia, SC. Surviving grandchildren include Christina (Joshua) Shapiro of Haymarket, VA; Lauren (Mike) Bailey of Columbia, SC; Jonathan (Hailey) Lamkin of Ball Ground, GA. Great-grandchildren include Catherine, Hannah and Aaron Shapiro and Christina, Brian, Ashley and Caroline Bailey. Phyllis was loved by many nieces and nephews along with a large extended family.

A special thanks goes to Kendra Coulter and the devoted staff of Charter Senior Living of Chattanooga for their loving care.

The celebration of life will be 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, in the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace. Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Monday, Oct. 30, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the World Missions Offering at Red Bank Baptist Church, 4000 Dayton Boulevard, Chattanooga, Tn. 37415.

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[ad_1] Being born and raised in an enormous metropolis, Prateek Ghatage, 35, didn’t count on himself to be shopping for his first residence in a smaller metropolis within the Midwest.The infectious-disease doctor, who grew up in Mumbai, India (inhabitants: 12.5 million), had simply completed a fellowship in Vermont and moved to work at an area hospital in Topeka, Kan., in 2020.  Ghatage had thought-about shopping for a house when he moved through the pandemic, shopping via Zillow ZG, +1.26%, attempting to contact brokers to arrange appointments, and attending some open homes. However he by no means actually sunk his enamel into the method, and opted to lease as a substitute.  “I didn’t have a plan to purchase. I had simply come again from India a number of months in the past, and thought I used to be going to proceed with the [rental] lease,” which was up for renewal in early August, Ghatage instructed MarketWatch. However when a nurse at his hospital requested him why he was renting a house for $1,350 when he might be paying the identical quantity towards a mortgage, a lightweight went off in his head.  “For the final couple of years, I’ve tried to purchase, however I used to be very new to the realm,” Ghatage stated. “The entire thing was actually new to me.” On the time, he additionally had difficulties getting in contact with itemizing brokers in addition to mortgage lenders. The colleague supplied to introduce him to her pal, who was a real-estate agent. Ghatage accepted, and he started home searching. The physician is way from alone in selecting to purchase in Topeka. In truth, the town is without doubt one of the hottest rising real-estate markets within the U.S., based on the WSJ/Realtor.com® Fall 2023 Emerging Housing Markets Index, launched Wednesday. The home in Topeka that Prateek Ghatage just lately bought for $400,000. Whereas the nationwide median residence worth in September was $430,000, the everyday residence in Topeka was simply $250,000 — 42% much less. Courtesy of Prateek Ghatage Trying on the prime 300 most populous metro areas and analyzing them by plenty of components together with a metropolis’s financial well being and high quality of life, unemployment developments, wages, value of residing and projected home-price appreciation, the real-estate firm ranked Topeka because the No. 1 rising market.  Different cities within the Midwest made the highest 5, together with Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis., Fort Wayne, Ind., and Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind.  The Prime 20 Rising Markets for Fall 2023, based on Realtor.com 1. Topeka, Kan. 2. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. 3. Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis. 4. Fort Wayne, Ind. 5.Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind. 6. Racine, Wis. 7. Manchester-Nashua, N.H. 8. Harmony, N.H. 9. Columbus, Ohio 10. Johnson Metropolis, Tenn. 11. Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tenn.-Va. 12. Jefferson Metropolis, Mo. 13. Springfield, Ohio 14. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, Calif. 15. Dayton, Ohio 16. Janesville-Beloit, Wis. 17. Canton-Massillon, Ohio 18. Knoxville, Tenn. 19. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Conn. 20. Worcester, Mass.-Conn. A number of the key the explanation why the Midwest is taken into account an “rising” housing scorching spot are its reasonably priced housing in addition to its comparatively low value of residing. Whereas the nationwide median residence worth in September was $430,000, the everyday residence in Topeka, as an example, was simply $250,000 — 42% much less.  Liesel Kirk-Fink, a Topeka-based real-estate agent with Kirk & Cobb Inc. who labored with Ghatage, instructed MarketWatch that properties priced throughout the vary of $150,000 and $250,000 are notably scorching within the metropolis.

“You have a look at a $250,000 [house] and individuals are competing for it,” she stated. “Persons are shopping for as-is, no inspections, paying over asking worth. … These properties are going very quick.”  See additionally: Peek inside Travis Kelce’s magnificent new mansion near Kansas City Kirk-Fink, who grew up in Topeka, stated that a part of the attract of the town was the decrease value of residing for many who are contemplating shifting from dearer areas. There are additionally many employers there — from a new mall operator to the Frito-Lay PEP, -1.11% plant to medical establishments. Topeka, with a inhabitants of about 125,000, can be the state capital and residential to Lake Shawnee, arts and leisure districts, and the Evel Knievel museum. For residence consumers contemplating a transfer to Topeka, the winter season is sluggish, Kirk-Fink added, monitoring seasonal developments.  Despite the fact that excessive mortgage charges are weighing on some aspiring owners, Kirk-Fink stated, some consumers like Ghatage aren’t spooked.  “Topeka and the encompassing territory are nonetheless among the many most reasonably priced markets within the nation at roughly half the median worth,” she added. Kirk-Fink and Ghatage considered almost 20 open homes, and Ghatage was capable of finding one thing he favored within the $400,000 worth vary. The properties beneath $200,000 required work, and newly constructed homes had been too expensive and unappealing given how a lot smaller they had been. Ghatage just lately closed on his first single-family residence in Topeka at $400,000, with a 30-year mortgage at a price of seven.49%. He put 10% down. Prateek Ghatage, an infectious-disease physician, simply purchased his first home in Topeka, Kan. He likes the much less hectic tempo there. The decrease value of residing was additionally a draw. Courtesy of Prateek Ghatage Ghatage stated shifting to Kansas was a “positively an adjustment” at first. However he’s come to benefit from the metropolis’s tempo of life, which feels much less hectic than it did when he lived in New Jersey for 3 years earlier than his stint in Vermont. “Life is simple over right here,” Ghatage stated. The decrease value of residing is unquestionably a draw, and it leaves room for spending on different issues, he stated. He’s hoping to fly his mother over from India to go to him and his brand-new residence for Diwali, a Hindu pageant celebrated in November. “Even when it’s costly [to book tickets so close to the date] … I'll nonetheless go forward and produce her right here, as a result of it’ll be good for her to spend time with me and the brand new residence,” Ghatage stated. His solely remorse? Not shopping for again firstly of the pandemic.  “I carry on regretting not shopping for in 2020 as a result of this residence that I purchased was $80,000 cheaper,” Ghatage stated. “And that’s when charges had been so low. If I may do it once more, it could’ve been an superior monetary choice.”  (Realtor.com is operated by Information Corp subsidiary Transfer Inc., and MarketWatch is a unit of Dow Jones, which can be a subsidiary of Information Corp.) [ad_2]