to Gus and Alobee (Smith) Herford in Conroe Gus joined the US Air Force and continued his education at North Texas State University He served as a Dental Technician until he retired Gus met his wife Tallulah (Weaver) Herford while attending denture school One thing that really stood out to Tallulah when Gus and her started dating was that he wasn’t like most of the guys who had the big dice hanging from his rearview mirror He had a pair of dentures hanging from his mirror Gus and Tallulah started dating in June of 1962 and married 2 months later in August He also loved helping Tallulah run her daycare You could find Gus on Saturday sitting in his chair watching the Montana Grizzlies football team he would be yelling at the Dallas Cowboys to do better on the field He held a special place in his heart for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren Thomas (Shelia) Herford and Stephen (Keri) Herford; 8 grandchildren and Ashley (Tyler) Beasley; and 4 great-grandchildren To read the complete obituary and share condolences, click here to visit the O'Connor Funeral Home website Report a typo COVID-19 Updates Vaccine and Booster Information View All Media Advisories View All Speeches & Testimony Sign up for a newsletter or update your subscription preferences KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Citing financial strains connected to a former employee’s food contamination criminal case the owners of Herford House said Thursday they are closing down their Leawood location The last day of service is set for Saturday “As financial strains caused by recent events continue we have made the very difficult decision to close the Hereford House Leawood,” the company said in a statement Thursday The Leawood location opened in November 1996 Hereford House says it is working with affected employees to find them work at other Hereford House restaurants or other restaurants in the Kansas City area "We want to thank our incredible team of chefs kitchen and support staff for their unwavering commitment and loyalty to Hereford House Leawood,” the company said Three other Hereford House restaurants remain open in Independence was charged with felony contamination of food served at the restaurant During the investigation, Leawood police received hundreds of responses from customers who were concerned about food contamination The criminal case against Hanson continues to work through the Johnson County court system Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBEAUREGARD PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Beauregard Parish man is in custody after leading deputies on a chase, Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford said. Jonathon Mitchell was taken into custody today at Fort Johnson following the chase. Around noon today, BPSO got a call from someone who said they saw smoke coming from a house east of DeRidder. When deputies arrived, a witness said the home’s owner was not around, according to Herford. While investigators swept the home to make sure no one was inside, they saw drugs in plain sight. Deputies began writing up a search warrant for the home, and got word the home’s owner, identified as Mitchell, arrived at his parent’s home on the same property, Herford said. Deputies attempted to make contact with Mitchell who was inside his vehicle, but he refused to get out and talk to authorities. After minutes of trying to get him to come out, pepper balls were fired into his car. Mitchell drove off and led deputies on a chase on several roads outside of DeRidder, Herford said. After about an hour, Mitchell drove into the city limits of DeRidder. The chase was called off out of an abundance of caution. While in DeRidder, Mitchell dialed 911 and said he was heading to Fort Johnson. A Beauregard deputy trailed Mitchell to Fort Johnson, according to Herford. Once Mitchell arrived at the gate, he was taken into custody without incident. Charges against Mitchell are pending, Herford said. This multiplicity of human reality is evoked in a wonderful passage from the preface to The Portrait of a Lady: James’s late style evolved along with this multiplex vision of human reality, and it is not so much a vehicle for that vision as its enabling condition. That fusion of style and content was a great event in the literary history of the early 20th century. But this doesn’t mean James’s late style works well everywhere. Sometimes in the prefaces it just seems the wrong way of writing for the medium. They are too rich in their own life and too charged with their own meanings merely to help him out with a lame phrase; they draw him away from his small question to their own greater ones; so that, after a little, he feels, while thus yearning towards them in his difficulty, as if he were asking an army of glorious veterans to help him to arrest a peddler who has given him the wrong change. More by this contributorColin Burrow20 March 2025 Newsletter Preferences This site requires the use of Javascript to provide the best possible experience Please change your browser settings to allow Javascript content to run Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 12 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease Louisiana to Harold Lloyd and Billie Lou (Kirk) Herford Susan is preceded in death by her parents and her father’s second wife Susan graduated from LaGrange Senior High School in Lake Charles in 1967 in English education from McNeese State University where she taught English at Rayburn High School for one year before returning to teach at Lake Charles High School for ten years the birth of her three children and her dedication to her family led her away from teaching and from Lake Charles Susan moved with her family first to North Canton In a testament to her drive and her breadth of skills and interests she managed to earn an associate degree in accounting volunteer for her children’s schools and sports teams Susan enjoyed proofreading her children’s writing assignments shuttling her kids to and from their numerous activities and daughter Alaina (and husband Richard McCormack) of Boulder Louisiana and Erin (Herford) Armentor (and husband Dwaine) of Boyd A celebration of life will be held in Saturday 2024 at Johnson Funeral Home beginning at 2pm visitation to begin at 1pm until time of service the family would like to request that donations be made to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund at www.curealz.org Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Gloria Juanita Bourgeois Herford went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 24,2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont Juanita married Morris Joseph Bourgeois on January 21 We had an amazing time visiting with our family today and so many wonderful memories were shared about Nita Every time a story was shared; smiles were on all of our faces She and Bush once owned a business by the name of Bee’s Crafts we all have some of their amazing woodwork in our homes we were all super blessed to receive the most incredible cards that were handmade by Nita she was so happy to make cards for people and to know that she made them smile These are and will always be priceless to each of us the many trips that Nita and Bush would go on with her brother and sister-in-law Branson Arkansas and so many other beautiful destinations Nita absolutely loved to travel and took more pictures than you could imagine She has always gone above and beyond for them she would always make sure that she made their most favorite desserts She would make Mark a homemade marble cake and millionaires and she would make Danny chocolate pound cake and homemade fudge Those boys always knew how much their momma loved them Bessie Kyle was Nita’s very best friend They were always very close for so many years They went through everything together and always helped one another through it all Bessie was like an Aunt to all of Nita’s kids Our family never did have what most would call a traditional Christmas Dinner Her rolls were delicious and there isn’t another soul that could come close to her cooking Each of her kids and grandkids had their own special dishes and she always made them with so much love Nita thought so much of each of her nieces and nephews Before her son Mark went to be with the Lord he would call his momma every night at 9pm Her niece Gloria started calling her each night at 8pm She appreciated her friends and always made sure that they knew it You could always count on Nita to make a dessert or soup for someone just because or for someone feeling under the weather She cherished her time with her daughter in law They had so many wonderful times each week She would always check on us and see what was new with everyone She was much more than just a mother-in-law to Brenda and Tammie Nita made sure to always be there for them in any way needed and she was very protective of her brothers Anytime that she was able to travel to Groesbeck she would make sure to visit with everyone and Sis were her sister in laws from her first marriage and she truly treasured her time with them all through the years Her grandchildren and her great grandchildren will forever and always be blessed beyond measures with the best memories ever with their Mama She made sure to make them all feel so loved She loved to play cards and board games with them and anything else that they wanted her to make for them Some of them loved to drink coffee with her in the mornings and those that didn’t always knew that she stocked the fridge with all their favorite drinks They will always be grateful for the times that they had with her and the memories made that will last an entire lifetime Nita will be missed by everyone who ever had the privilege of coming in contact with her and her patience and understanding that she gave to her family We will love her forever and find comfort in knowing that we will see her again one day She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Danny and Brenda Bourgeois; daughter-in-law Casey and Samantha; 13 great-grandchildren Ernest and Sharon Herford and families; nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her beloved son Audrey Bourgeois and Velta (Sis) and husband Herford’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. Her interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery Mrs Juanita was a wonderful friend & such a sweet soul I am so sorry that I can’t be there to reminisce about and celebrate Juanita’s wonderful life She was loved and will be missed by everyone who knew her She and Bush and Mark are a huge part of so many of my childhood memories and website in this browser for the next time I comment Beaumont - McFaddin Ave. Beaumont - Major Dr. Nederland ©Broussard's Mortuary 2017-2025 Built By Americom Marketing Marcus Herford played a key role in building the foundation for the success of the Cedar Hill High School Football Program he’s leading athletes in the capital city (Berlin) of one of football’s emerging markets (Germany) “The reason I coach is to give back to these young men and help them,” said Herford a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2004 Graduate “You get to see the world while you’re what you love.” Herford is the Offensive Coordinator of the Berlin Thunder of the European League of Football (ELF) They’re scheduled to open the season this Sunday against the Leipzig Kings at Stadion Lichterfelde in Berlin Football has become so popular in Germany that the NFL is considering scheduling a few regular season games there ELF has eight teams this season – six in Germany Herford said the league is expected to eventually expand to more than 20 teams Herford played professionally as a wide receiver in France and Turkey and that sparked his interest in coaching overseas football the teams can only have as many as four Americans on each roster at any time and only two Americans on the field at any one time “A lot of these guys just started playing when they were 16 or 17 years old,” Herford said yet they are still out here giving their all playing the game of football.” until his family moved to Cedar Hill when he was a high school freshman in 2000 but he was part of the foundation of the Longhorns’ launch as one of the great programs in Texas Herford and his teammates started a petition for then-Cedar Hill assistant coach Joey McGuire to be hired to fill the vacant head coach’s position and Herford was the first starting quarterback when the McGuire Era began in 2003 He was the first McGuire Era player to be offered a football scholarship The Longhorns went 6-4 in 2003 and missed the playoffs, but McGuire went on to lead the program to three UIL State Championships before accepting a coaching position with Baylor University Football – where he is currently the Associate Head Coach “He really helped change the culture at Cedar Hill.” Herford made the transition from quarterback to wide receiver “Coach McGuire is one of the greatest men I’ve met in my life,” Herford said “He really set the tone for my life with the different things he instilled as a coach like energy Herford’s first scholarship offer was from the University of Kansas another football program that didn’t have much in the way of success historically who were able to sustain a late last minute recruiting push by University of Utah Herford was a four-year letterman and a member of the winningest class in Kansas Football History Herford was 2007 Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year when the Jayhawks finished 12-1 and defeated Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl whom he said played like “Johnny Manziel before Manziel” came along One of Herford’s fellow KU receivers that season was fellow Cedar Hill Graduate Dezmon Briscoe Herford earned a degree from KU in African American Studies. He set his sights on a professional football career, attending a mini-camp with the Dallas Cowboys He followed that up by playing with the Green Bay Blizzard arena football team and for a few teams overseas Herford credits a conversation with former KU teammate Kevin Kane – who’s now the Associate Head Coach at the University of Illinois – with encouraging him to get into coaching at the college level In his first season as a coach, Herford was part of an NCAA Division II National Championship at Valdosta State University in Georgia. He also coached college football at Kentucky Wesleyan, Oklahoma Baptist and Oklahoma Panhandle State His dream would be to coach at the University of Kansas at some point during his career The Jayhawks recently hired head coach Lance Leipold They’re hoping to return the program to the heights it achieved between 2004-2008 Michael Driscoll (DMA Choral Conducting 2016) has received the illustrious Julius Herford Prize from the American Choral Director’s Association His dissertation was entitled “Jan Dismas Zelenka’s ‘Dixit Dominus’ Settings Within the Context of the Dresden Hofkapelle,” and comments from the prize selection committee included ‘well-documented and to-be-applauded reasoning” and “a model of outstanding research and presentation.” Each year the Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee accepts nominations for outstanding doctoral terminal research projects in choral music Projects are eligible if they comprise the principal research component of the degree requirements and eligibility is limited to doctoral recipients whose degrees were conferred during the calendar year prior to the year of nomination the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization whose expressed purposes outline the association’s dedication to the advancement of choral music The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence in choral music through education Michael Driscoll is Director of Choirs at Brookline High School a position he has held since September 2003 advises three student-run a cappella ensembles teaches Advanced Placement music theory and class piano he was appointed Music Director of the Andover Choral Society He is the Lead Musicianship Teacher for the Handel & Haydn Society’s Vocal Arts Program for children and high school students With H&H he develops and oversees the musicianship curriculum and trains and supervises the musicianship faculty 2008 – Kevin Leong “The Hymn Settings of Ludwig Senfl’s Liber vesperarum festorum solennium 2010 – Michael McGaghie “Macaronic Things: Thornton Wilder and the Late Choral Music of Dominick Argento.” (Boston University) Wikan for “Robert Shaw and the Brahms Requiem op 45: A Conductor’s Approach to Performing a Masterpiece.” (Boston University) BU Alumnus Wins Illustrious Julius Herford Prize © 2025 Trustees of Boston University | Digital Millennium Copyright Act but this isn't what I expected my retirement years and pre-retirement years to look like," she said Instead of drawing from a strong pension and not worrying about anything — her original vision for retirement — Herford is still punching the clock "I'm just going to have to work until I can't work any longer," she said Herford spent over 20 years working in a corporate role an aspect of the boomer American dream that's become out of reach for many younger workers But after suddenly getting laid off and having to weather the pandemic years with intermittent jobs and underemployment dipping into the money sooner than expected "I never expected something like that to come along where I couldn't work for a few years even doing nominal jobs," she said things were better than they ever used to be — even if she was earning less and stay with the same company and work hard and they'll reward you Herford works as a nanny — a job she feels fortunate to have and has lower taxes and cost of living than the Washington But she thought she'd have more of a cushion after she spent years saving a good chunk of her pre-tax income — she said she saved 15% of it while also raising a child in a single-income household "I always worked on the weekends doing whatever I could do to make sure I maintained my savings thinking that if I had over a million dollars Her few splurges are continuing to have some streaming platforms She tries not to touch her savings unless it's money she needs to live "We did everything right and it was like we were treading backwards," she said feeling the squeeze from both sides: She's trying to stay afloat and she's also trying to ensure her kid does too just 45% of young adults in that age bracket said that they were completely financially independent from their parents "I do help my son and I'll help him as long as I can because these millennials if they don't get together and have roommates or spouses And while there may be criticism over older parents helping out their children These kids came into a time when corporations are only rewarding people at the top." Herford said she just doesn't know "how these kids are going to do it." They're not making enough money boomer parents are helping them and maybe it will upset our retirement plans I'm not going to sit back and watch him not be able to go buy groceries because the cost of everything is just completely out of control right now," she said "I think corporations are being very greedy I think everyone raised their prices because they could Are you a boomer or retiree struggling financially or supporting an adult child? Contact this reporter at jkaplan@businessinsider.com. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. went missing while on a hike two weeks ago I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A Michigan travel nurse who went missing while hiking in California died from exposure Ann Herford, 66, was reported missing on 15 November after she failed to return from a hike on the Arnold Rim Trail in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains Ms Herford had been expected to work a shift at Adventist Health in the city of Sonara – but she didn’t show up Following dozens of searches by several law enforcement departments she was later found dead on a steep hillside beneath dense foliage on 30 November the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office said A coroner ruled her official cause of death was exposure The area the 66-year-old’s body was found in was an off-trail area with a “heavy tree canopy and dense foliage,” the sheriff’s office said with an elevation between 3,500 and 4,000 feet California Highway Patrol brought in an aircraft to help extract the woman’s body from the difficult terrain County coroner Kevin Raggio said Ms Herford was not wearing proper clothing to be hiking in such elevations especially as the temperature began to drop The temperature dipped as low as 35 degrees around the time when Ms Herford was first reported missing An investigation into Herford’s death is still underway but the sheriff’s department said it does not appear to be suspicious Family members reportedly told law enforcement that Herford liked to go out on short hikes, but did not have the skills to survive in the wilderness, according to The Detroit News. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies {"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","autoGallery":true,"disableAds":false,"gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Screenshot 2023-12-06 at 09.56.25.png","description":"Ann Herford","caption":"Ann Herford, a Michigan travel nurse who went missing while hiking in Calaveras County Ann Herford, a Michigan travel nurse who went missing while hiking in Calaveras County Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInNormangee Police Chief Charles Herford was released from the Leon County Jail Thursday after posting bond He was arrested following a standoff in his home where shots were fired Herford was taken into custody and booked into the Leon County Jail on deadly conduct and evading in a motor vehicle charges He faced a judge Thursday morning for a bond hearing Herford's bond for both charges has been set at $8,500 the Madison County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from Herford's wife crying on the phone during the initial conversation officials lost contact The Leon County Sheriff's Office then called Herford's home and when his wife answered the dispatcher reported hearing what she thought was a shot being fired As sheriff's deputies responded to the scene they noticed Herford's police unit driving through town and attempted to stop him Trooper Morgan says Herford eluded law enforcement law enforcement continued searching for Herford and there were "conversations" via radio between Herford and the sheriff's office law enforcement was informed that Herford had made his way back to his home on 4th Street DPS Trooper Jimmy Morgan says after "visiting" with the sheriff's office and Texas Rangers until 7 a.m. Leon County Sheriff's Office and Madisonville Police Department were all on scene Trooper Morgan says Texas Rangers notified Normangee ISD of what was happening the district cancelled all classes and extracurricular activities for Wednesday The district notified families of the cancellation around 6:30 a.m. No one was hurt during the five hour incident Herford's kids were in the house when the dispute began but when Herford returned around 5:30 a.m. Officials have not yet confirmed what started the disagreement and it is unclear whether the family was being held hostage at any point Morgan has not commented on the evidence collected The investigation into this matter is ongoing and being led by the Texas Rangers At UKC/UKH we are all experienced internet users and as such we understand why some people want to use Ad Block to remove annoying and distracting advertising that proliferates on some web sites We don't feel that UKC/UKH should be considered as such a site We have developed a site that has subtle and appropriate advertising; we don't use pop-ups we don't force you to read adverts before you can see content and we don't use third party ad servers dishing up totally inappropriate advertising We have worked incredibly hard over the years to make sure that we keep a good balance between advertising and editorial content Please could you consider disabling Adblock when visiting UKC/UKH author Jeff Connor writes about Siegfried Herford a talented British climber who died in the Great War Herford made the first ascent of Scafell's Central Buttress with three companions in 1914 and is credited with initiating Britain's gritstone climbing obsession Brown's Road Military Cemetery is a small square amid the long line of commonwealth war cemeteries stretching across northern France from Bayeux in the west to Ypres in the east It's a walking distance from the village of Festubert of the 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers is in Plot I The headstone reads: 'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help' There are over 1,000 other graves at Brown's Road 407 of which are still unidentified along with three British soldiers who had been 'shot at dawn' as they say in that dreadful army jargon all were posthumously pardoned in 2006 and can now join the ranks of the respected alongside Siegfried and millions of others on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day this Sunday On the morning I first went to Festubert - a chilled February 15 years ago - I was still recovering from Scotland's 38-3 defeat in Paris and in the mood for some weepy grief (covering Scottish rugby for a living does that to you) but there were already some two dozen visitors scattered around the gardens most of them British and all of varying ages spotted me wandering round with no real sense of purpose and asked the obvious questions: who are you looking for but probably better than saying 'I'm here to see a guy I'd spotted in a few old photographs' I've never been able to explain exactly why I was there I suppose the old images had something to do with it: a young boy at Castle Naze sneaking across the Scoop like a cunning cat burglar (and one unlikely ever to be caught) standing next to George Mallory at Pen Y Pass and both about to head off somewhere or maybe just after arriving back And the most famous one of all: Siegfried in a tweedy suit unflappable atop the Flake Crack on Central Buttress looking down and into the distance That photograph used to top the bucket lists of thousands of climbing neophytes … and probably still does if charisma is a charm that inspires devotion Herford had it in spades - for me at least When everyone I knew wanted to be a Dolphin there were other reasons: he lived in Manchester was schooled at Manchester Grammar and graduated from Manchester University which in my eyes meant he had been ordained by God The decision of the War Office to refuse him a commission at the outbreak of war was appalling and infuriates me even today all as ludicrous as the last: he'd once climbed in South Bavaria there was a Siegfried in Wagner's Ring Cycle and Wagner was notoriously anti-Semite and the first name was too Teutonic In the end Herford did join up - as a Private and a much-admired Private at that hit by a rifle grenade during one of those prolonged and totally fruitless trench skirmishes near Bethune In a letter to his parents a divisional colleague wrote: 'Among us all he was not only very popular Herford was to be seen cheerfully striding along carrying another man's rifle in addition to his own On our first visit to the trenches I sprained my ankle rather badly and though we were in the open and under fire it was your splendid son who not only took my equipment but gave me a shoulder to the field dressing station' He was plainly gifted in many ways; strong tireless and 'brilliant and brilliantly sane' as John Laycock I still like to imagine a scenario in which Siegfried survives the Great War is selected for the 1924 Everest expedition and leads the notoriously forgetful and careless Mallory to the summit and back would ever have made it to a famously Oxbridge dominated expedition is a different matter Siegfried's name is in the University of Manchester War Memorial He is listed in the Fell and Rock's bronze memorial on the summit of Great Gable and there is an image of him in one of the stained glass windows inside the church at Eskdale Outward Bound Centre All are well worth visiting and the intention is to go back next year this Sunday I'll raise a glass to Herford and his fellow fallen comrades Reminds me to have a look out for a poem/song I heard some time ago about the Great War & it’s futility Well how do you do young Willy Mc Bride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I've been walking all day and I'm nearly done I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great calling in nineteen fifteen Well I hope you died well and I hope you died clean Or young Willy Mc Bride was it slow and obscene did they sound the fifes lowly Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down Did the band play the last post and did the pipes play the 'Flowers of the Forest' Around Kendal there are signs up with the names of those killed in WW1 It just brings it home to you; this was real I can’t help but stop and read those names Just when you thought the 375th celebration was over the Vokes Players is proud to present Melissa Sine in a recreation of Beatrice Herford performing her original monologues June 21 at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre Call 508-358-2011 to make your reservations Beatrice Herford (Hayward) was a great star of the London and New York stages at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries Testimonials to her great talent have been recorded by such theatrical lights of the time as the playwright George Bernard Shaw "If there is a more entertaining woman extant someone has been concealing her from us … (A) single Beatrice Herford monologue has more art and more fun in it than three-quarters of the plays along Broadway It is one of the few perfect institutions in an imperfect world." her father was called from England to a church in Chicago he came to the Arlington Street Church in Boston Herford bought the James Draper house on the corner of Plain and Draper roads with the accumulated wedding fees that Mr The family returned to England when Beatrice was a young lady and it was not long before she hit upon the idea of entertaining at teas and house parties at country estates She wrote her own monologues and practiced on her friends and relatives she gave a recital at Salle Erard in London and was instantly a smashing success receiving favorable reviews in the newspapers she had all the engagements she could manage she came to Boston and gave a recital in Association Hall There she married Sidney Hayward of Wayland which was her home until her death in July of 1952 Beatrice conceived the idea of building a theater on the Hayward estate in Wayland for the amusement of herself and her theatrical friends and Everett Small and James Linnehan built it along with Beatrice a great English comedienne whom Beatrice very much admired and red blush rails (stuffed with excelsior from the wedding presents of Marian Bennett Robbins The balusters on the balcony were constructed from tracings she made from some wallpapers in her house (probably the famous scenic French wallpaper depicting the Lady of the Lake) there were gold-framed mirrors with their gilded bowknots that Beatrice made of putty and then gilded gave the shield with the festoons for the proscenium and the frame of the arch was made of valances from an old Salem mansion brought to Wayland in 1975 and presented to Beatrice by Mrs and Beatrice painted the "tormentor." The little gilded lion seated so regally on the shelf at the foot of the stairs to the balcony was picked up by Beatrice in an old shop in London Herford opened the doors of what was dubbed in a June 1917 article by House Beautiful Magazine as the "Smallest Theater in the World." Opening night took place on Sept with the production of a minstrel show and vaudeville and the ushers were young boys who wore white trousers with red stripes at the sides and red epaulets on their coats one play was given in the theater by local talent Sometimes there was a small orchestra under the direction of Mr Among her many friends who visited the theater were Katharine Cornell some of whom (as well as others) inscribed their signatures on the inside of the box office door This is your one opportunity to enjoy Beatrice Herford’s delightful monologues in her very own jewel of a theater 2A track and field championships at Mount Tahoma HS The South Kitsap boys and Issaquah girls are the defending champions The Lewis and Clark girls were second and Ferris’ boys took fourth LC and Central Valley’s girls will challenge for trophies while Mead’s boys will be in the trophy chase Returning area state placers: Boys – Nick Johnson The Kamiakin girls’ string of five straight state titles is likely in jeopardy The River Ridge boys and Sehome girls are defending state champs West Valley’s boys were second and will contend for a title and East Valley was third Returning area state placers: Boys – Zechariah Herford And before all the siblings there was Karen Shines Herford Karen helped Rogers win a state championship Shines was one of four girls on the team that captured the 3A state title in 1986 including titles in the 400- and 800-meter relays It’s a lot to live up to but Zechariah is doing his part he put the Herford name alongside that of his sister on WV’s record board in the gym Brittiny has owned the girls’ record in the 100 (12.0) since 2007 This spring Zechariah has eclipsed his record four times most recently clocking 10.62 in the 100 at district That gave him the overall state best for seemingly about 10.62 seconds Emmanuel Wells of Rainier Beach turned in a 10.54 Herford doesn’t want 10.62 to be his final best “My goal is 10.4 and I’m hoping to go faster,” he said it would put him second all-time in the state Ja’Warren Hooker of Ellensburg (10.27) is the fastest all time Herford heads to the 2A state meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma with the highest goals possible He wants to capture a title in the 100 and assist the 400 and 1,600 relays to victory as well And just as important he hopes the Eagles take home a team title WV coach Vic Wallace always knew Herford had the ability to zip around the track “I first noticed him as a freshman during football,” Wallace said “We were doing a drill and I noticed his reaction time I had a side view and the thing I noticed was his drive phase in a tackle drill Sprinting is more than trying to be the first to the finish line Those who know appreciate the hard work that is manifested in no wasted motions – from the start in the blocks to running through the finish line “He hadn’t conquered the strength piece,” Wallace said He put the time in last summer and in winter conditioning.” And Herford has reaped what he sewed this spring “The main difference between my freshman year and now is my mindset,” Herford said Wallace believes to be a good short distance sprinter athletes must train as quarter milers you can run fantastic shorter sprints,” Wallace said “Zech is every bit of a 49-flat 400 runner or better I told him that every time he runs a good leg on the (1,600 relay) There’s nothing like tangible evidence for an athlete to soak up his coach’s counsel “The thing I enjoy about Zech and all the athletes I coach is they never give me any push back,” Wallace said “I get goose bumps when I talk about it,” Wallace said He’s really overcome a lot of things this year that have kept him from running great times you truly look for the small things – from head to toe,” Wallace said He should have his chin down and eyes looking through his finish point.” That’s an area Herford has admittedly struggled “Once your chin goes up you become an over strider,” Wallace said “That used to happen all the time with him Now he’s aggressive yet efficient and graceful Caleb Simpson and Jake Jordan for 42.40 in the 400 relay at the Pasco Invite It stood as the fastest time overall in the state until recently That same foursome will likely team up in the 1,600 relay at state They’ll do whatever it takes to be successful,” Wallace said “I’ve got two others who are just as good as them.” Wallace said Herford has discovered another important aspect to his life – getting things done in the classroom Herford most likely will start his collegiate career at least for a season at a community college because he wants to make as smooth of an adjustment academically to college as possible “The responsibility piece is important,” Wallace said Herford will graduate next week on a good note “I want to take running as far as I can take it,” he said “I don’t think I’d be running without him,” Herford said Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- 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daughter,” Wu said “They listened and invited my participation for the care process which really eased the fear and created a smooth He believes his signature trait as a surgeon is to go above and beyond with every patient The oral surgeon said with Wu’s daughter in particular he was comfortable providing a new level of service To ease her fears he took off his white coat spent time talking with her and let her know about the toys available to her Herford wanted to make sure that she knew he was someone here to help Even with something as simple as holding a patient’s hand during a surgery he and his team try to live by the values of the institution: to make man whole Wholeness to them comes through compassion and providing support.​ my team and I at Loma Linda University Health want our patients to know that helping people is what we are here to do.”​ If you feel there is a physician, nurse or any staff member who has made an impact on your care here at Loma Linda University Health, 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