Lathrop Marketplace shopping center is expanding The City of Lathrop announced via social media on Tuesday that several new tenants are “joining our community” which currently consists of Target They’ll soon be joined by Sutter Health Urgent Care “Please stay tuned for more updates as these businesses get ready to open their doors,” said the City of Lathrop Lathrop Marketplace is located at 16858 Golden Valley Pkwy Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application of West Bend passed away peacefully on April 27 at Froedtert West Bend Hospital surrounded by his loving family and dear friends in Milwaukee to Patrick and Lois Lathrop (nee Littmann) He worked for Marsh Electronics his entire career He specialized in sports and music memorabilia and cheering for his favorite teams – San Francisco Giants Those Tom leaves behind to cherish his memory include his wife of 33 years Michael (Joan) Lathrop and Patrick Lathrop Jr; mother-in-law Kathleen Harmon; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and Dawn (Scott) Heibler; nieces and nephews and Helaina Heibler; niece and goddaughter Jack; as well as other relatives and friends VISITATION: Tom’s family will greet relatives and friends on Friday until 6:15 at Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service – 1315 W Washington St SERVICE: A Funeral Service in remembrance of Tom will take place at 6:30 p.m on Friday at the funeral home with Deacon Mike Koebel officiating Inurnment will be at Washington County Memorial Park at a later date memorials in Tom’s name can be directed to the American Kidney Fund or Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County The family would like to thank the doctors and staff at Froedtert West Bend Hospital and Fresenious Dialysis Center in West Bend for their care and compassion and Interfaith Caregivers for their kindness and transportation services over the years Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Tom’s arrangements For additional information or to leave an online condolence on the tribute wall Add to Calendar Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service - West Bend Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Indiana to Charles Sumner and Marilyn Francis Lathrop on July 14 Ohio with his siblings Brian Keith Lathrop and Joyce Ellen Lathrop Davis He graduated from Highland High School in Medina County He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering at the University of Kentucky He was a mechanical engineer for over 30 years He married Patricia Jo Akers Lathrop on June 21 and Robert Michael Lathrop on hiking adventures and various museums He was a doting “Poppop” to Sierra Mae Woodin and Sawyer Robert Woodin whom he entertained with stories of his adventures and those of his children expressed himself through drawing and storytelling he embarked on a journey to visit every U.S successfully completing those in the contiguous United States and Hawaii His keen eye captured breathtaking landscapes He also dedicated years to crafting detailed Civil War uniforms for 1/6 scale action figures creating cherished items for family and friends Norm shared his faith through teaching Junior High Sunday School and engaging in thoughtful discussions about scripture his deepest longing was to walk and converse with the Lord in His garden He expressed profound gratitude for the compassionate care provided by the doctors Norm wanted everyone to know that he fought as hard as he could to survive the cancer He appreciated all the prayers and good thoughts of his family He was amazed and humbled by the love shown by so many Norm's absence will be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of knowing him please consider making a donation to the National Park Service The family will receive friends Saturday March 29 TN from 12:00 to 1:00 with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 1:00 pm Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text Search Tip: Use quotes to find results containing your phrase Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Gwen Nizich is celebrated at home plate after hitting a home run against visiting Lathrop during the Crimson Bears’ 16-1 win over the Malemutes on Saturday at Melvin Park Sometime in April, a friend alerted me to some odd ball-shaped structures… Continue reading Purple mountain saxifrage has been… (This story has been updated to add new information) Oregonians will cast their votes for attorney general in a race with no incumbent announced last September she would not pursue reelection Republican Will Lathrop will face off against Democrat and former state Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield in this year’s most competitive state race who previously worked as a deputy district attorney will see if his tough-on-crime approach can win out against established politician Rayfield The Statesman Journal spoke with both candidates The attorney general represents the state in court and oversees the Department of Justice The attorney general also provides legal opinions to state representatives the attorney general writes titles and summaries of measures to be voted on and defends them in the Oregon Supreme Court Lathrop grew up in Joseph and attended the University of Puget Sound and Willamette University College of Law He was a deputy district attorney in Yamhill and Marion counties His work in Marion County focused on child sex abuse and he was the chair of the Sex Offender Treatment Protocol Group “Law enforcement experience really matters if you're trying to build credibility of all the sheriffs chiefs of police and district attorneys across the state,” said Lathrop and well-respected Oregon state experience in the criminal justice system.” Lathrop left Oregon in 2014 to work for the National District Attorneys Association in Virginia. He then worked with the nonprofit International Justice Mission to prosecute human trafficking from 2015 to 2023 in Uganda He said the Office of the Attorney General needs a leader who has a background against international traffickers Lathrop said he decided to run after Measure 110 passed While Oregonians hold different ideas on how the law should handle drug possession he noted that responsibility now belongs to counties He said the attorney general should now focus on cutting off narcotic suppliers “We're creating the next generation of drug seekers right now by failing to protect people from exploitation and abuse and neglect in the state The thing that you can find unity in Oregon right now is nobody should be making millions of dollars off exploiting those people and that's what I intend to really focus my efforts,” Lathrop said He has centered his campaign around cracking down on crime he specifically aims to protect children and reduce corruption Lathrop said state agencies are given authority by the Legislature and "can't just do whatever they want." he talked about the Oregon Department of Justice defending the Department of Human Services for housing foster children in hotels DOJ "has spent a lot of money defending DHS knowing what they were doing was illegal the whole time," Lathrop said “What I know to be true is that the role of the attorney general to make the state agencies follow the law engage in ethical and legal practices and not to defend them when they're not,” he said he would be the first Republican attorney general in 30 years “I don’t really look at myself as a Republican or Democrat or anything else I look at myself as someone who will go in and wants to help people,” Lathrop said “I’m not trying to be the flag bearer for the party … I look at myself more as somebody who can bring unity to Oregon.” moved to Oregon in elementary school and graduated from Tigard High School Rayfield attended Western Oregon University and where he has served as a state representative since 2015 Rayfield was a law clerk for the Benton County district attorney and worked in Albany at Weatherford Thompson In 2009 he joined and later became a partner at Nelson MacNeil Rayfield where he is a trial attorney specializing in consumer issues Rayfield was co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee before becoming Oregon's speaker of the House in 2022 He stepped down at the end of the 2024 legislative session to run for attorney general Rayfield said his success in elected office would help him lead the Department of Justice and follow through on his priorities “The last two years in the Oregon Legislature were a perfect example of where we brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass some of the most significant bipartisan reforms that we’ve seen in decades,” he said the environment and working families as focuses of his platform Rayfield said his opponent focuses on 10% of the role of attorney general and lacks his breadth of experience He also criticized Lathrop for not speaking openly about his Republican values “When it comes to standing up to a national abortion ban my opponent said his views on abortion are irrelevant,” Rayfield said in the Legislature I led the work to strengthen our laws would fight in the courts to make sure that they are enforced.” He said the position would allow him to build on his previous work in the Legislature “I’ve been in the Legislature for 10 years and it is the most meaningful role I’ve ever had,” Rayfield said “When you’re in the Legislature you have a different set of tools to really focus on the values you care about There is a different set of tools at the attorney general’s office .. How much money has gone into Oregon's attorney general race?The attorney general race has garnered more than $3 million in contributions and has brought in the most money of the three statewide races Lathrop has raised $1,672,305 this year and has a cash balance of $31,725 as of Nov Rayfield has a cash balance of $85,579 and has brought in $2,063,303 in contributions this year as of Nov Lathrop’s largest donor was the Dean Pollman Family Revocable Living Trust with five donations totaling $120,000 An additional $15,000 was filed from Pollman as an individual Other large contributions include $70,000 from Freres Timber Inc. $50,500 from Mountain West Investment Corp. and $50,000 each from Commercial Properties Resources Inc his father Mike Lathrop and Lawrence Tokarski co-founder of Salem Reporter and president of Mountain West Investment Corporation Rayfield’s largest donor was Citizen Action for Political Education which represents SEIU503 Local and gave $200,000 a DC-based organization that also contributed to Oregonians for RVC (ranked-choice voting) contributed $100,000 Other large donations were $92,691 from the Oregon American Federation of Labor; and Congress of Industrial Organizations (ORAFL–CIO) and $70,000 from Building a Stronger Oregon a group with ties to the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Anastasia Mason covers state government for the Statesman Journal. Reach her at acmason@statesmanjournal.com or 971-208-5615. a former prosecutor and Newberg Republican Editor’s note: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Stay informed with OPB on the presidential race, key congressional battles and other local contests and ballot measures in Oregon and Southwest Washington at opb.org/elections OPB asked candidates for Oregon’s attorney general the same questions Anything beyond the 150-word total was not included in these responses please give us your name and basic biographical details any elected offices you have held and any key facts you would like voters to know about you Prior Government Experience: Deputy District Attorney - Yamhill County Education: Juris Doctor Degree from Willamette University College of Law What are the job duties of the Attorney General The Attorney General leads the Oregon Department of Justice and serves as the chief law officer for the state and all its departments The Attorney General is a law enforcement and law execution position Oregon’s Attorney General must enforce Oregon’s laws justly and without a political lens It’s the role of the Attorney General to run point on all organized crime - including drug trafficking The Attorney General is also Oregon’s chief child protection officer No one relies more on the criminal justice system for protection than our kids The Department of Justice is also tasked with investigating allegations of public corruption and misuse of taxpayer funds As Oregon’s preeminent law enforcement officer and protecting Oregonians by upholding Oregon’s laws Why should you be elected Oregon’s Attorney General I served as a Deputy District Attorney in Yamhill County and in Marion County’s Special Victims Unit but focused on protecting children from sexual abuse and holding pedophiles accountable I was then recruited to the National District Attorneys Association to modernize law enforcement practices to protect crime victims across the nation I joined a global human rights organization in Uganda to protect widows and orphans from violence I then was promoted to lead the West Africa anti-human trafficking operation in Ghana where I led a large multinational team to rescue children from forced labor and prosecute child traffickers national and international law enforcement experience I am uniquely qualified to lead our Department of Justice Related: What you need to know about voting in Oregon and Southwest Washington What do you view as an underutilized power of this office The Attorney General is Oregon’s preeminent law enforcement officer they are supposed to lead the work against organized crime – drug trafficking Nobody in Oregon should be making millions of dollars by exploiting those suffering from addiction The prevalence of fentanyl and dangerous drugs in our state have left a growing population in Oregon vulnerable to exploitation and abuse I will rebuild the Criminal Justice Division at the Department of Justice I plan to draw from my law-enforcement experience to work collaboratively with state and federal law enforcement authorities to keep our communities safe hold drug traffickers accountable and to make it exceedingly difficult to traffic meth and fentanyl in our state What is the most pressing legal challenge facing the state What is your proposed solution to that problem are failing to protect our kids and follow the law there was an $18 million dollar lawsuit against DHS for the placement of Oregon’s foster kids in hotels The Department of Justice is supposed to advise state agencies on what they can or cannot do the judge assigned an outside arbiter to come in and tell DHS what to do because the Department of Justice was failing to do their fundamental job Do you support the presidential candidate of your party I am laser focused on Oregon’s most pressing public safety issues - not national politics Related: Issues important to Oregon voters Does the Oregon Department of Justice have a culture of defending the state at all costs There are certainly some examples where the state spends precious resources defending obviously illegal or unlawful actions of the state The Attorney General holds two important functions: One is to be the legal counsel and defend the state agencies in court and two is to ensure our state agencies are following the law It is not the job of the Attorney General to defend actions of the state that are clearly unlawful The Attorney General’s role is to enforce the law passed by the Legislature unless they are unequivocally unconstitutional The state is currently deep in litigation to implement Ballot Measure 114 a ballot measure passed by voters that would add regulations for firearms in the state Would you continue to pursue this litigation and implement the law Are there changes you would make to the state’s legal strategy It is the role of the Attorney General to uphold the law Ballot Measure 114 was passed into law in 2022 and will remain the law pending the ruling of the higher court It would be unprofessional for me to comment on the specific ongoing litigation without being privy to the internal discussions and confidential information of the litigation team Related: Listen to 'OPB Politics Now' As Attorney General you could be tasked with defending state laws or positions you personally disagree with or could be in a position where you’re asked to defend the state on matters where you believe it’s liable for wrongdoing How would you balance defending state laws that do not match up with your personal ethics I have a proven record of enforcing the law That is what I will do as Attorney General As Attorney General you have the power to introduce legislation what would be the first two or three bills you would introduce during your first legislative session Please give some context and explanation for what the bills would accomplish and why they’re necessary I will be focused on enforcing Oregon’s laws If there was legislation that I would encourage others to introduce it would be to make the Attorney General a non-partisan position Law enforcement positions should never be partisan or political Oregon has had the same Attorney General since 2012 Oregon was once a leader in victim protection and had a dynamic approach to law enforcement Over the past decade we have gone from first to worst in nearly every category my leadership will focus on problem-solving and enforcing Oregon’s laws to keep our communities safe We can’t keep electing the same politicians and expect different results which allows people who are wrongfully convicted to seek compensation But few found innocent have received compensation the Oregon Department of Justice has made a distinction between people being “exonerated” saying it’s not the same as “innocent.” Is this how the law should work I am in alignment with the Department of Justice on this matter Tags: Election 2024, Oregon, Attorney General Stand with OPB and protect independent journalism for everyone Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)Streaming Now a pioneering female land surveyor with a rich history in the field Wendy shares her journey into land surveying the importance of communication between surveyors and lawyers and the challenges faced in their interactions She also discusses the unexpected parallels between her martial arts experience and her work in surveying emphasizing the need for better education and understanding between surveyors and their clients Wendy discusses the evolution of research methods in land surveying emphasizing the importance of thorough investigation and client communication They share insights on the challenges of writing and the significance of clear communication in the profession The discussion also touches on the role of AI in surveying highlighting both its potential benefits and the need for careful verification of its outputs The speaker reflects on their journey in establishing Cadastral Consulting and the integral role of writing in their career She is now licensed in four states, is a certified floodplain manager, and is president and owner of Cadastral Consulting and a sought-after consultant and expert witness on cadastral and tidal matters Given her illustrious and trailblazing career and the quality and quantity of her writing and teaching must appear on any short list of the most eminent land surveyors of the 21st century and it’s a privilege and pleasure to speak with her today I hope this is going to be a fun conversation rather than being grilled like deposition It’s not really in my vocabulary to grill a guest We have some questions lined up and we’ve talked about a few things but pretty interesting I think for any listener to delve into this second female professional land surveyor How did you become a professional land surveyor my first full-time job out of college was doing drafting for a civil engineering company based on both drafting that I had done in high school I had done a lot of mechanical drawing and a lot of architectural drawing although I had to fight to do that because girls weren’t supposed to do that We were supposed to take typing or home economics had a dual degree in Spanish and visual arts they discovered that I could do the mathematics involved in breaking down field notes guess it helps that I’m ambidextrous And I went from that very large company to a very small company where everybody had to know how to do everything from the research to the field work to the drafting and breaking down the notes even including the contract work and the billing part of it And that’s where I really fell in love with surveying because of the variety in it Just always felt like there was a new challenge and I just particularly loved the research side of it and then seeing how that fit or didn’t fit when we went out onto the field I feel like I’ve heard that story many times of getting a degree in something else and then falling in love with land surveying after… The Spanish actually came in handy as well because at one point I was having to do inspection of construction sites And if anybody was speaking either Spanish or Italian or Portuguese I could always understand what they were saying which meant that if they were trying to cheat they would go over on the side and say something about let’s only put four inches of stone and set it six I would just kind of wait a few minutes and then go over and say Wendy: I think it should be on an equal footing Sometimes there’s ego involved on one side or the other that kind of gets in the way But realizing that attorneys come to surveyors because they need an expert who can guide them in the right direction and can help in terms of expert reports and things like that that will help in terms of winning a case So if you think of most attorneys not being all that well-versed in real estate law or property law they may have other specialties or they may be kind of general practitioners But I think that surveyors really have to delve into that area of law much more deeply it’s required to know the statutes and the regulations associated with the practice of serving it’s different in each of those states But it also means paying attention to changes that are afoot because of It’s funny how often that discussion comes up between accuracy and precision It’s drummed into surveyors quite early and comes to seem natural and obvious but no one else in the world makes that distinction I think you’re pretty much on point there I always hate that diagram with the target and the arrow holes and the clustered in one place or another place or scattered all over There’s a cartoon that was in the University of California at Fresno They used to have a newsletter that the students would contribute to on a regular basis And there was one cartoon that one of the students drew which had the same picture in all four frames was somebody trying to walk through a doorway and missing it The only thing that changed was the time on the clock that was right above his head I want to be able to speak the same language And part of that is knowing the language that the attorney is using And some of that is educating the attorney to speak the same language I’m using so that it should be back and forth and we get a little bit from each other And that’s how you really build a solid case one of the things I’ve always appreciated about your writing and columns is that you have a great deal of experience and stories to tell and you’ve shared an example of things going well with Surveyor tell us a story of an interaction with lawyer or an engagement with the lawyer in a practice that went really badly that turned out not good I’ve got the most prominent in my mind about that was a case down in Louisiana where the attorneys for a developer wanted me to look at the case that they wanted to build against a surveyor who they felt should have advised them about a potential change in a base flood elevation on the flood maps they gave me a list of 13 or 14 questions that they wanted me to address And I knocked down every single other one of them because of faulty reasoning I was not about to change my opinion to suit them and I would say that anyone who’s met you or read you understands that pandering is not the correct word for Wendy Lathrop I actually have advanced ranking in three different martial arts And I have a third degree black belt in that And right before I tested for that third degree black belt all kinds of things you can do when you’re unattached and you don’t have to do anything except can let the dust bunnies collect under the bed and things like that At this point I have a master’s ranking in a Vietnamese form So at this point I’m not doing the karate anymore because I was in a pretty serious car accident about 30 years ago and after that I couldn’t do martial arts that required quick changes from one direction to the other without going through a more cursive and circular move which Kung Fu and Tai Chi both allow me to do I guess it means that I learned to yell really loud so you can hear me a thousand feet away It’s more about being able to take a step back and assess a situation before getting fully in if you’re depositions or testimony in court you don’t want to let the other side see if you’re actually feeling rattled You need to be able to keep your warrior face on and just keep that all loose enough so that you can continue on and keep your train of thought it also means learning to stand a certain way and being able to look somebody straight in the eye even though maybe really shaky on the inside One of the great things about doing this podcast is speaking with people who are experts in their field and learning surprising things And I did not expect a lesson on how martial arts apply to land surveying And I think that’s useful for everyone we had also talked about another column with the great title about the way we work with contractors or… Wendy: So that particular column was about So there was a developer who had asked to surveyor how many acres is this tract of land that I’m interested in major problem because that made it really tough to say what was really agreed upon between the parties the surveyor and the developer and what was not The reason there was a suit was that the developer had gone ahead and bought this piece of land that he knew how many acres were in because he had this survey that told him and had completely ignored some of advice from somebody else about maybe you want to check for wetlands before you buy that piece of property and told that that person basically just shove off After he bought the piece of property and started looking into what he was actually going to need to do the development he was going to need to see if there were wetlands on it or not… he didn’t want to hear from me that no the surveyor wasn’t required as a matter of state standards to show wetlands on a piece of property unless it was requested is there anything you can show that you asked for And then when I saw the deposition where it was clear that he had been told by somebody else maybe you should check and had brushed them off You were giving a second opinion to the developer And the answer was that he only would have been So that’s a good lesson for everyone involved in getting a survey or for being clear about things What do you plan to do with this property so that we can help the client a little bit more and whether there’s a really nice I think that kind of conversation ahead of time would have helped But I definitely think they both should have thought about having something in writing is there like a structural problem in the respect with which surveyors are held if there was a greater standing under law for surveyors How do we fix this problem of not working well with times with surveyors or lawyers I really think it boils down to better communication skills on everybody’s part That surveyors need to be asking more questions rather than somebody calling up and saying I need some spot shots for elevations on this site But that question doesn’t come up for a lot of people this is going to be for a site plan or then maybe they’re going to say A topographic or bathymetric survey is going to answer different questions than a boundary survey is going to answer judicial surveys are going to answer very specific kinds of questions And the client needs to be educated by the surveyor enough to know that they don’t know what they don’t know but a lot of times clients don’t know what they don’t know what the purpose of the survey is to guide the client in the right direction there’s almost always going to be some kind of clash at the end which can be unnecessarily expensive for both sides because court is not cheap So better conversations at the beginning of jobs or engagements I’ve been writing… So before I wrote for American Surveyor I wrote for what was then Professional Surveyor I moved with the editor to his new magazine because I was going to stay with Professional Surveyor …people who I was trying to work with there were a little condescending towards I don’t know if they were towards other writers but I didn’t feel like I was being treated like I knew what I was talking about who had been the editor at Professional Surveyor and started American Surveyor since sometime in the 1980s I’ve been writing I write professionally on geospatial and infrastructure and this and that And so I’ve written on a professional basis for xyHt and written for vendors and clients who… I also found the other magazine to be a little… so the whole question about how much research and what kind of research it really varies with each different survey or each different case or project that I’m involved with it’s because I’m arguing with a title company Title companies do things very differently now than how they were used to how that used to be done way back when I started surveying back in the mid to late 70s Part of that is because the people who are doing searches in the counties do their searches only necessarily back to especially in the states that have what we call marketable title laws Meaning you only have to search back as far as a statute say if you don’t re-record your interests in a real piece of property over X number of years then you’re possibly going to lose those rights It’s meant to clean the slate of what they call stale claims So some searchers don’t go back any further than that And a lot of searchers are not plotting out… Sometimes I’ll look at genealogical trees Sometimes I’ll look at grave site websites Find a grave is a really good one for that It depends on what it is that I’m trying to answer But so I don’t have like a specific routine for every single project that I get involved with because each time I’m supposed to be answering a different question and sometimes in the process of doing the research for that I find that there were more questions than what the client thought were the questions even after our discussion about why do you need this and how can I help come up with some resolution for that I just want to draw up a contract for that Do you just leave provision out there that in case you find out something that tells you you have to do more research What’s the proceeding for a professional surveyor Some of them are based on strictly hourly rates and I may give an estimate and I think it’s gonna take X number of hours But if I get within some percentage of those completed hours and it looks like I’m going to exceed it I always stop and talk with the client ahead of time and say in which case it’s very likely going to exceed what we thought it was going to cost Or is this enough information to get you what it is that you wanted to know in the first place Thank you for that practical information for the Working Land Surveyor And part of that is maybe now is a good time to mention that you are president and owner of Cadastral Consulting LLC Could you tell us a bit about your business How big is Cadastral Consulting now or how big has it been So it’s kind of interesting how this happened And basically it’s me as a consultant And then there is a group of people who are and since people knew me through him as well I bought the name and some of the resources from him but then I expanded it and had a new group of speakers that can be contracted through this organization which is basically all I’m doing these days I keep trying to retire and it doesn’t work because I just like surveying too much and I care back and then somebody comes up with something really interesting And because I have a kind of unusual combination of backgrounds sometimes I’m the only person that I can think of who can even start to address it for them or get them on the right track So I end up taking these extra jobs and it’s someday maybe I’ll actually get to retirement I’m just trying to slow down at this point So I do the consulting and I’m still teaching but not as much as I used to because that’s really… And I think that must be the case for you as well I have observed over the years that there’s a pretty strong connection between good writing ability and the desire to write and land surveyors seems like land surveyors are well represented in the ranks of good writers I think it’s integral to be able to write well I co-wrote a book with Stephen Estopinal on descriptions I’ll get that in the show notes my writing style and technique has changed over the years because I realized that I was writing very stiffly and also that sometimes I was writing too technically because I would run things sometimes past my husband who’s not a land surveyor He’ll run things past me and I’ll say So if I run some things past him and he asks me questions and I know I need to simplify the language or explain some terms and things like that I actually even started taking writing classes on that But I find that’s incredibly helpful and I try very hard to write in a way that’s going to be accessible to a variety of readers So I knew I had to explain everything from scratch This was a case where somebody was claiming certain rights on a piece of property and trace their deed back to a sheriff’s deed for a foreclosure on a mortgage And that mortgage had included a property that the borrower did not even own They had a lease on it and didn’t own it So there was this foreclosure and the plaintiff on the other side was saying I have a deed and it traces back to the sheriff’s deed So explaining to a judge what it is that a deed is why certain deeds may have not actually transferred any rights because they’re quit claims and explaining what quit claim means explaining all of these terms and laying it out step by step from the beginning including the statement in the current title policy She had a commitment for insurance and never went through with buying the policy But there was a statement in there saying that the title company was not willing to insure this one piece of property because they couldn’t clear the title on it not lots of extraneous little details that might be interesting to another surveyor but doesn’t really get to the heart of the question that’s being asked or that needs to be asked I’m always trying to improve my writing I think I can do a lot better than I do now but hopefully I’m better than I used to be that part of the reason that we went on summary judgment was that it was clear enough and I had the proper illustrations and diagrams in there each step of the way as well for somebody with no background in real property law to be able to understand it My career has been kind of a weird inversion of that And because I’m a professional land surveyor and I’ve actually been on job sites and worked with a consulting firm and had a lot of experience that made me much more successful as a professional writer of marketing content we don’t all think in the same patterns because we come from different backgrounds and when I’m charting out what it is I’m going to write they didn’t start out all in one place little scraps of paper and I move them around that kind of thing because I’m that kind of a visual thinker I have to see how one thing will follow another but we also have the communication side of it because it’s not just clients we have to explain things to it’s the other people we’re working with If I’m taking things back to somebody else I’m working with why did I choose to do it this way instead of another way no matter which side of it that you’re putting more time into whether it’s the writing side of it or whether it’s the surveying side of it I think that the communication and surveying That’s almost a good definition of what makes a good Lancer Bear would be the marriage or harmony between spatial intelligence and verbal intelligence Wendy, I have one more question based on a column. This is kind of out of left field because we didn’t talk about it beforehand, but you wrote recently about artificial intelligence. I think specifically, ChatGPT and you asked for… Could you maybe recap What’s your current feeling about the role that AI is going to play in the professions generally and land surveying in particular I think the main thing is that surveyors can use it but don’t be lazy and rely on it without checking absolutely everything that it does So what you’re referring to is a column where I had done a little bit of experimentation with it to see what it would come up with for different assignments that I gave it One of them was come up with an outline for a class on a particular topic Like I’d always wanted to be a sur-er-er You can have it write something from scratch but there’s a lot of material on the internet that’s not reliable and it doesn’t know the difference So it can put all kinds of garbage in there and then fill in the blank where it doesn’t really know the answer can upload documents or data of your own to have it rely just on that until it just work with this And it may pull out things that you didn’t think were the important aspects It may decide that it’s going to focus on something else other than where you wanted it to go So then you have to keep kind of honing the questions that you… And so everyone in the field right now is thinking one thing a chatbot can’t do is do the interview for you or know what a project’s about There’s a lot of room for the expert to actually apply expertise and make things better and just to check And the other part about it is you can tell it to write in a more formal voice or less formal voice and things like that but you have to be careful about what it does because when I did that during my experimentation it just kept taking information out when I said I know that myself and many land surveyors have conceived a great deal of respect for you over the years just reading your columns and the insight you give to the profession So I guess I want to say thank you for being such a fine writer and teacher in the profession and thank you for making time for this interview thanks for the compliments and it’s been a pleasure talking I always enjoy talking with you in particular Maybe it’s because all my field work has been in the Western United States Everything is Somewhere is now routinely providing a transcript and useful show notes with every podcast so look for those if you’re trying to follow up on something interesting Or feel free to email me directly at angusstocking at gmail.com stocking like a fishnet stocking at gmail.com or email me anonymously if you like at amerserv.com slash podcast. 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(KCTV) - A rollover collision between Lathrop and Plattsburg sent a 21-year-old Amity man to a Liberty hospital with life-threatening injuries The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 5:55 p.m emergency crews were called to the area of Missouri Highway 116 and Route W with reports of a rollover crash they said they found a 21-year-old Amity man had been driving a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu west on the highway when he crossed the centerline during a curve which caused the car to skid off the north side of the highway Emergency crews indicated that the impact caused the car to flip and land on its top. The driver was taken to Liberty Hospital with life-threatening injuries State Troopers noted that the 21-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash the membership store operated by Walmart announced it will build one of 30 planned new stores over the next five years at Stanford Crossing west of Interstate 5 in Lathrop  “Lathrop’s position as California’s fastest-growing city makes it an ideal location for retailers,” said Lathrop Mayor Paul Akinjo and we are excited to welcome Sam’s Club with open arms.” Sam’s Club is a retail store where customers – much like Costco – pay a membership fee to access lower prices on a variety of merchandise that’s often sold in bulk It is likely to draw consumer dollars from Tracy and Manteca that both have a Walmart but not a Sam’s Club “this new Sam’s Club will significantly enhance shopping convenience Lathrop is California’s fastest growing city While Manteca added 1,306 housing units last year added less homes than Manteca but had a 5.8 percent growth rate Detail on construction of the Sam’s Club along with other club features will soon be announced Sam Club’s typically represent a $15 million to $25 million investment to build depending upon square footage and location The Sam Club’s announcement comes after the Lathrop Marketplace had secured new businesses that will be locating in the retail complex on the southwest corner of the Louise Avenue and Interstate 5 interchange The development that currently consists of Target and Chick-fil-A will be adding a Sutter Health Urgent Care Sam’s Club has more than 600 stores in the United States has 890 stores in the United States including in Manteca and Tracy Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé batter Cassie Chenoweth eyes a pitch against Lathrop during the Crimson Bears’ 6-3 win over the Malemutes on Friday at Miller Park Spring is happening, very slowly but surely. Purple mountain saxifrage has been… Candidates for Oregon Attorney General in 2024: left Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB Oregon will soon have a new attorney general for the first time in 12 years Ellen Rosenblum announced her decision last year to not seek reelection leaving an open race for the state’s top law enforcement official I’m joined today by two candidates who would like to fill that seat Republican Will Lathrop from Newberg was a prosecutor in Marion and Yamhill counties for nine years he worked in Ghana and Uganda on criminal justice and anti-human trafficking issues Democrat Dan Rayfield from Corvallis has practiced law since 2006 He was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2014 and in 2022 he became the Speaker of the House Miller: We randomly selected one of you to go first – meaning I wrote your names on crumpled up pieces of paper and shook it up in my hand you’re gonna get first crack at this first question You both talked about responding to the fentanyl crisis as the attorney general What would you do that’s different from your opponent Lathrop: So the fentanyl crisis can be divided into two halves There’s people that are possessing and using fentanyl And most of the usury level enforcement and intervention happens at the grassroots level It happens at the county and the city level the people that are making millions of dollars off of exploiting addiction and crushing these families and communities through fentanyl is what is really organized crime It’s a foreign drug cartel and it’s a cartel that’s making millions of dollars off of So my background is taking on organized crime internationally This is an international crime and I can lead that effort well I’m probably one of the only people in the state that has the sort of level of local experience as being a prosecutor here in Oregon the national experience working in Washington DC and then the international experience in taking on organized crime Miller: So you’re saying it’s your experience which distinguishes you I’ll give you a chance to respond in a second But what specifically would you do that you’re saying is different separate from the fact that you’re saying you have experience Lathrop: Right now the current administration has not done a very good job of connecting police and prosecutors across the state chiefs of police and district attorneys building a collective strategy sharing information and pushing resources to the ground We need to become as organized as the organized crime is around us And so we’ve also not been well connected to the federal government to INTERPOL so that we can start driving these cases out of the state of Oregon and making arrests in places where it actually hurts the cartel Most of the industry that works within Oregon most of the drug trafficking that happens in Oregon So I’m going to be working collaboratively through multiple agencies what do you say you would do that’s different from what Will Lathrop would do and this is where people are thinking about this race and the different roles of law enforcement in our communities The first thing to remember is your first point of contact is your law enforcement officers on the ground and then you move into your state level at the Attorney General’s office Then you have these partnerships at the federal levels Part of the responsibility of the attorney general is to convene and work together with all of these different branches of law enforcement to then effectuate change in the community – in this case drug cartels one of the things that we did was we strengthened the tools [that] brought Democrats and Republicans together to actually create better laws to curb drug delivery we added additional lawyers and investigators into the Department of Justice one of the things that I want to do is utilize those positions to then be able to partner with local law enforcement to curb the drug delivery in the cartels I would like to take … and this is a little bit different than the current administration because the lay of the land in our state in our nation with respect to drug delivery has changed What I want to do is put a broader emphasis within the Department of Justice’s executive office by bringing a lawyer specifically into the executive office of the Attorney General’s office to focus on drug delivery and actually getting meaningful results in that space Miller: I have to say that I don’t hear big policy differences in those two answers You both talked about what are the established roles for the Oregon DOJ You’ve also both talked about emphasizing partnerships let me give you a chance briefly to try to articulate what you see as the differences between your two approaches – 30 seconds for that you want to make distinguishing differences in some of these areas This is an area where I think that there is going to be a lot of commonality both of us are gonna try and pretend that there’s differences there that may necessarily not be there I think what you’re hearing the difference in what I’m talking about is creating a point person within the executive office to help lead that where there’s more direct accountability in the partnerships in that space I think one of the other things that I have that’s incredibly unique is a set of experiences of bringing people together – law enforcement Republicans and Democrats – that actually effectuate change in ways that a lot of people think wasn’t possible what do you see briefly as an actual difference Lathrop: One of the reasons our platforms are sounding similar is because Dan’s has migrated his platform over time after listening to me speak to be more like mine That’s a compliment because he’s realizing that this is an important issue and it needs to be dealt with it doesn’t take a lot of expertise to vote on a bill that deals with heart health but heart surgery or a heart surgeon is a specialized position And so if you’re going to take on organized crime you want somebody that has experience doing that And I was very successful in West Africa at taking on human trafficking crime most of the law enforcement leaders across the state are endorsing my campaign because it’s street cred They want not just somebody who can say a political line or can pick up the right words or the right polling data but somebody that actually has experience in doing that thing this is incredibly important because my opponent has just said some things that he factually knows are incorrect you’ve been through numerous conversations You’ve been listening to me for more than a year These aren’t things that are adaptive from you And also you’re wrong in the fact that there are front line law enforcement officers that are endorsing this campaign that you actively tried to seek [Lathrop interrupts] Just like you’re interrupting There are other entities that you tried to seek that have endorsed Republicans and you are unable to get the lead district attorneys in the largest county in the state are endorsing this campaign let me give you 10 seconds to respond to my next question after that Lathrop: About 22 district attorneys across the state have endorsed my campaign The sheriffs [and] all the leadership of law enforcement have endorsed my campaign Miller: I want to move on to another big issue that the attorney general’s office at Oregon Department of Justice is in charge of State Senator Sara Gelser Blouin described how the DOJ can be problematic She said that the way our state is structured the Department of Justice is essentially serving as a quote “liability protection firm for state agencies rather than advocating for the people of Oregon.” Rayfield: It’s much more complicated than that You have a multi-tiered role as the attorney general who probably don’t think about this – the Department of Justice whenever there is a claim against a state agency you are the attorney for that state agency and there is a balance between holding agencies accountable making sure that they’re following the law in that space There’s a balance between actually being a legal advocate for the state so we’re not wasting taxpayer dollars And then there is a balance on what I would say is when you’re in a lawsuit against the state how do you respect the parties involved and actually resolve cases in a way that is respectful for all folks And so I think it is a little bit of a balance Miller: Let me put it this way because it’s not the job of the attorney general to set the policy of other agencies You can give them legal counsel and then you can represent them if you need to How would you approach defending policies that are lawful that is just a part of the role and responsibility of the attorney general’s office You are not in a position where you are setting policy their administrative rules or they’re operating outside the statutory scope for creating an administrative rule it is your responsibility to make sure that that agency understands that it’s operating outside the scope And then keep the pressure on so that they curb the way that they’re dealing under those circumstances how would you approach this issue of defending the state agencies in cases where you actually think that the policy that you are required to defend is misguided And so the role of the attorney general is to enforce and uphold the law whether you support them or don’t support them in a democracy and the attorney general enforces and executes those And that’s what I’ll do as an attorney general But what I won’t do is I won’t defend illegal state action or illegal agency action When the state agencies go beyond their legislative authority when they go beyond their legal authority and they break the law it’s the role of the attorney general to hold them accountable Miller: What’s an example in recent years where you’re saying the state DOJ defended illegal actions Lathrop: DHS has been repeatedly told by the court system that they’re not allowed to house foster children in hotel rooms because hotel rooms have heat but they don’t have what the kids need most And it’s caused several … I think it’s up to 14 children who have died in DHS care in the last year The courts have repeatedly said they can’t do that and DHS has repeatedly done that And the Department of Justice has spent millions of dollars defending DHS in court only to lose another $18 million recently in court So I would not defend illegal state action and I would hold DHS accountable would you have addressed the DHS cases over the last couple of years differently And I think the thing that I’m concerned with is how long these cases took to resolve I’m very concerned about the amount of third party attorney fees that were paid in these cases I think that this could have been an easy process where we could have looked at dispute resolution or other to intervene a little bit earlier you’re getting better outcomes for the kids involved You’re creating better policy moving forward so these things don’t happen again and you’re saving money here’s an interesting thing that I’ve always wanted to ask you when you say you will not defend a state agency When a state agency and it is your role and responsibility Does that mean you are forcing the agency to hire an outside law Lathrop: I have listened to you speak in Eugene when you said that you would settle these cases with DHS quicker These are children that are in the foster care system that are completely dependent on the state for their care and treating them as a risk mitigation to quickly settle and get out of the public eye I find it an offensive way to deal with the problem and I’ll continue to say I will not defend illegal state action but I will not go to court and defend illegal state action I think that’s a bar violation and I think it’s unethical Rayfield: So now the question that I have for you is who is going to be those agencies’ attorneys if you turn them down Lathrop: I will not defend illegal state action Lathrop: If you are saying that if the state agencies when your attorney general does something legal Miller: Let me ask both of you some questions How will you decide then what is legal and what is not where it’s my understanding it is the job of a court to decide how will you make your decisions about whether or not to defend a state agency There’s times where state agencies absolutely are working within the purview of the law and the attorney general should defend them There’s many more times where it’s a gray area where you don’t really know and that’s what courts are for You go to the court and the court determines that gray area But there are also times where the court has spoken and the state agencies … or whether it be a prison system [like] the Oregon State prison that’s violating human rights or civil rights or it’s the DHS violating children’s basic human rights those are the times I say – they’re rare – I will not defend illegal Rayfield: This is the brilliant part about Mr I think he fundamentally doesn’t understand the role and responsibilities of the attorney general under the circumstances Lathrop: Why don’t you answer the question and don’t tell me what I understand you’re bluffing cause you don’t have an answer … I’d like to hear my answer too if I wasn’t being interrupted So here’s the beautiful part about what happened is [that] if you just are not going to represent somebody The way that you go in the role and responsibility of the attorney general is to be the legal officer for the entire state You have an obligation to represent state agencies when cases are brought against those state agencies Miller: But isn’t there a way where you can effectively plead guilty we agree with the plaintiffs that we went against state law when you walk into what we would call dispute resolution … we do this in the private side of the world all the time that helps families and children get to a resolution faster you are still representing that state and then you’re trying to find the appropriate outcome for the future so more people can be taken care of but also in the moment Miller: I want to move forward because there are a lot of other issues and we have actually not much time right now One of the roles of the Department of Justice is to partner with law enforcement entities at the lower levels and at higher levels Who do you trust more to select a United States Attorney General: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump I don’t know that I trust either one of them to select the next attorney general I’ll be laser focused on doing my job in Oregon Miller: Let’s assume that one of those two people is going to be the next president of the U.S Who would you rather select the next attorney general I’m laser focused on doing … Oregon has a lot of burning fires and they’re all self-inflicted wounds You don’t think that there would be a difference or you don’t have an opinion on who either of their choices would be Lathrop: It’s a hypothetical on a hypothetical One of them is going to be the next president and one of them will select an attorney general and I’m wondering who you’d rather partner with because you already did talk about partnering with U.S Lathrop: I will partner with whoever is elected to that position because that’s the role of the attorney general who they would appoint as their attorney general I’m laser focused on dealing with Oregon’s issues because they’re all self-inflicted wounds why did you say Kamala Harris in terms of who you’d rather select for an AG Rayfield: When I look at the values that she represents she more closely affiliates my values in this space you can get this first – what issue do you think is not getting enough coverage in this race an issue that has a direct bearing on the work you would do as attorney general Attorney general is over the child protection division of the Department of Justice My background is 20 years in protecting children from exploitation and abuse in Oregon Oregon is a very unhealthy place to raise children When you look at our online sexual exploitation of children we are one of the worst in the country at dealing with that We’ve seen a 530% increase in tips in the last seven years and we’re only getting to about 10% of those tips That’s children that are being exploited online DHS and our foster care system is a total mess Abuse is going up because there’s a symbiotic relationship between addiction and abuse It’s been one of the most addicted states in America and having one of the highest rates of overdose deaths in fentanyl the highest rate of per capita overdose deaths in the United States and we’re not protecting the children that live on the margins in distressed neighborhoods and BIPOC neighborhoods Oregon is really failing children right now An issue that you think is not getting enough attention that it has a direct bearing on the work you would do as attorney general Rayfield: This is expanding the work and this is in the civil enforcement division and it’s really doing more to protect seniors And that’s a gamut of issues that I would like to expand in the attorney general’s office It’s the same work I’ve been doing for 18 years in private practice where we’re looking at consumer protection issues we’re looking at fly by night scams that are committed out of communities There are child labor violations going on in Oregon right now I want to be an attorney general that represents all Oregonians in this space And I really believe it’s expanding this work on behalf of those folks that will be incredibly important Miller: Dan Rayfield and Will Lathrop are the Democrat and the Republican running to be the next Oregon Attorney General If you’d like to comment on any of the topics in this show or suggest a topic of your own, please get in touch with us on Facebook, send an email to thinkoutloud@opb.org or you can leave a voicemail for us at 503-293-1983 The call-in phone number during the noon hour is 888-665-5865 Tags: Think Out Loud quietly passed away on the morning of February 18 in the farmhouse outside of Lathrop where he was raised 1959) and Ida Virginia Crouch Brown Porter (d Paul attended Lathrop High School and graduated in the class of 1962 He was a member of the FFA and achieved the status of Star Farmer he showed his black angus calves and sheep at county shows and he took his prized calves to the American Royal in Kansas City several times as well as the Missouri State Fair.  Paul was deeply committed to his community He was a member of the Lathrop Methodist Church and also the local Jaycees where he participated enthusiastically in their many civic projects.  Paul worked on the family farm growing crops and raising livestock Known for his willingness to help neighbors Paul joined the Lathrop Antique Club early on and helped develop their show grounds into the wellknown venue it is today He refurbished old tractors and farm equipment that were showcased at the yearly shows; and as a skilled sorghum master he prepared the sorghum that was sold at club events.  Paul cared for his mother until her passing He continued to be actively involved with the Antique Club and Show Grounds Paul was an avid reader of Old West history and novels and enjoyed watching hunting shows classic Western reruns and WWII movies.  Florida; and Janet Brown Hubbard Ogden (Steve) of Kansas City he leaves behind nephews and nieces Jason Hubbard (Carisa) and Emily Bridge (Nolan); great nephews and nieces Jace as well as several cousins in the Lathrop area He will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him A celebration of Paul’s life will take place on Saturday at the church located within the Lathrop Show Grounds Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM interment will be held at the Lathrop Cemetery with lunch to follow immediately after.  Paul requested that donations be made to the Lathrop Antique Club or the Shriners Hospital for Children’s Cancer Research Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here graduating from Liberty High School in 2007 He attended Mizzou and worked at Magna for the past eight years Michael was known for his infectious energy and love for life always the center of attention and the life of the party He shared many adventures with his partner Michael will be deeply missed by his family and adventure will live on in the hearts of those who were lucky enough to share in his joy the son of Coe and Kathleen (Rogers) Pritchett in Columbia MO. Roger grew up in the Nashua neighborhood and attended Liberty Schools The family moved to Lathrop his freshman year and he was a 1959 graduate of Lathrop High School Following high school he attended Mizzou and served in the United States Marine Corps They remained inseparable until DeAnn passed away in 2020 Roger worked for his In-laws at Mellon's Market in Lathrop and retired from the North Kansas City School District  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lathrop and the Lathrop Masonic Lodge #506 He was also an Eagle Scout and had served on the Lathrop School Board having given blood 168 times totaling 21 gallons  Family was everything to Roger; he loved them especially his daughter-in-laws and grandchildren a supporter of Lathrop Mules athletics and his grandchildren's sports activities Roger loved attending the Indy 500 and enjoyed NASCAR and Republican candidate Will Lathrop are vying to be Oregon's next attorney general.File photos had about 54% of the vote with 46% for Lathrop as of 9:45 p.m and the two contenders offered drastically different messages Rayfield had an outsized advantage due to Oregon’s predominance of registered Democratic over Republican Party voters and the larger war chest to reach undecided and nonaffiliated voters Rayfield said he intended to defend democracy safeguard abortion rights and take on big polluters once in office “It is a tremendous honor to have the trust of Oregonians to serve as their next attorney general,” he said OREGON ELECTION 2024: Live Results Page | Election Live Updates a personal injury attorney who represented Corvallis in the House pitched himself as a defender of reproductive rights and said he would push state lawyers to take more aggressive civil actions to protect Oregonians be it by cracking down on wage theft or tackling predatory lenders who worked as an assistant prosecutor in two counties and more recently led a human rights organization in Africa said he was laser focused on public safety and reducing crime rates taking down drug traffickers and investigating rampant online child sex abuse with about $2.5 million opposed to nearly $2 million for Lathrop Rayfield’s largest donors included labor union SEIU Local 503’s political action committee as well as the Democratic Party-aligned Guarantee PAC ($100,000) and the Oregon AFL-CIO which provided $93,000 in in-kind contributions Lathrop’s top donors included manufactured home landlord Dean Pollman ($120,000) Lyons-based Freres Timber ($70,000) and his father The fundraising imbalance prompted Lathrop to decry what he said was an influx of out-of-state donors supporting Rayfield including East Coast law firms that specialize in representing states in massive class-action suits like those filed by attorneys general Such donations are legal in Oregon but outlawed in other states For his part, Rayfield cited his support for a new state campaign finance law that will tightly limit corporate campaign contributions beginning in 2027 Born in California, Rayfield attended Tigard High School and has made no secret of his early run-ins with the law, which included 1997 arrests for drunken driving as well as second-degree criminal mischief and reckless endangerment The second case stemmed from Rayfield shooting a BB gun at passing cars graduating from the Willamette University School of Law and becoming an attorney in Corvallis Rayfield successfully ran for the House in 2014 and rapidly rose to co-chair of the powerful budget writing committee Lathrop is a sixth-generation Oregonian and grew up in Joseph After graduating from the Willamette University School of Law Lathrop began his career as a Yamhill County prosecutor in 2005 before moving on to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office in 2007 He prosecuted a number of child and adult sex crimes and handled a murder case then left for a job at the National District Attorneys Association in 2014 Lathrop said he was then quickly recruited by the International Justice Mission a human rights nonprofit focused on combating human trafficking and other forms of oppression in 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Eggers with whom Lathrop has worked on all his films they created a world that feels as real as the slick grime on the castle walls but as otherworldly as the Count’s terrifying hold on the people he encounters Lathrop spoke with The Credits about recreating Wisborg in the 1880s and building a world of shadows for the auteur What did you find most fulfilling about creating this world They’re probably the largest single sets I’ve ever done They were so tall and so many blocks of streets I wanted all the buildings to have their own personality and individuality I was able to grade the streets so people were going uphill when they should be whenever I wanted them to feel like they had extra effort to get someplace The monastery was not a small set by any means primarily because I talked people into doing that style of the monastery when I wasn’t sure how I was going to get it painted They have a product with a terrible name called Tattoo Wall When you put it on uneven surfaces and around corners it stretches a little and has a more forgiving nature It’s thin enough that the texture of the plaster underneath it actually transfers through there’s a proprietary flat matte covering that goes over it as well It pushed a lot of the effort onto graphics We used a lot of actual frescoes from which we sourced imaging We had to design and push things around to make that work but I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it I originally thought maybe we could afford to paint it if we could afford it and if we had the time – which we didn’t have either – it’s a big task but it’s asking them to recreate a 15th-century masterpiece Did you want to use any building techniques from that time period Was it a combination of the past and present we didn’t have as much where I’m trying to figure out how to recreate the old styles in the way that we build sets because most of the stuff is straightforward in terms of set building You’re still asking carpenters to build things that aren’t plumb or square the tiles in the castle are basically castle tiles We stenciled them so they would look like medieval tiles They were actually not dissimilar from the tiles they would’ve used in the day The grips weren’t so happy with me because there was nothing they could roll on but it would’ve looked terrible if I had done it differently Where did your imagination immediately go when you first read the script and thought about the castle The main thing is that it should be not just unkempt – it should be falling apart I was thinking of the castle as being 100 or 200 years old I looked at the 16th century as if it had just sat there for 150 years but they look like they’re ready for tourists to visit Orlock is not a creature with many possessions but what items in the house did you think said a lot about him Some of the stuff we made – certainly his ring the little chest he opens up to get the coins out to give to Hutter when they’re signing the contract the contract itself and all of the paperwork There were some little details that you’ll never see Any other details you hope audiences catch on repeat viewings which is basically a Vlad the Impaler battle There were a lot of areas where I knew it would be unlikely that we would catch it Robert Eggers initially wanted to make Nosferatu more expressionistic we decided to make this world as real as possible is that the more supernatural events going on I started off with the period that we were talking about as being the base level I had to do a lot of research to try to find all the little bits and bobs and learn more about the architecture you start doing all the regular design ideas where you’re thinking about the character and the emotional beats of the film and how you would design a contemporary film – only now are you doing it as if contemporary is 1838 You don’t know anything that happens after it “Nosferatu” DP Jarin Blaschke on Giving Robert Eggers’ Masterful Vampire Tale Its Bite “Nosferatu” Review Round-Up: 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All rights reserved one of which is the first African American to chair a practice group in the firm 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lathrop GPM is proud to announce the formation of its expanded Real Estate Practice Group and leadership changes in its Real Estate and Financial Services practices Jennifer Johnson will head the firm's newly expanded Real Estate Practice Group and Monique Jewett-Brewster will assume leadership of the Financial Services Practice Group The practice group expansion and appointments are part of the successful 2024 combination of Lathrop GPM and Hopkins Carley a strategic move designed to strengthen the firm's position nationally the former managing partner of Hopkins Carley is one of Silicon Valley's most sophisticated effective and adept commercial real estate attorneys Johnson combines her vast domestic and international real estate experience and trusted relationships within the real estate industry to help Fortune 100 and 500 companies entrepreneurs and investors navigate complex real estate transactions efficiently will offer comprehensive services that address clients' complex needs in commercial real estate transactions including acquisition and disposition of real property of all asset classes the firm offers litigation for complex disputes is the first African American to assume leadership of a Lathrop GPM practice group She has more than two decades of experience advising creditor clients in every aspect of insolvency law restructuring and enforcement of commercial loans and business bankruptcy cases nationwide She is passionate about increasing diversity equity and inclusion in the legal profession and served as the inaugural Chair of the CLA's Diversity Outreach Committee which works to increase diversity in the student pathway to careers in the legal field She also served on the Board of the Black Women Lawyers of Northern California and is a past member of the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP)'s Ambassadors Council which works to expand CMCP's outreach and promote the advancement of business attorneys of color Jewett-Brewster is one of 14 attorneys in the United States Canada and Mexico to have been selected for and inducted into the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers' 2023 class of Fellows She was elected as a Regent in the ACCFL in 2024 "We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer and Monique to these key leadership roles bringing their experience and Hopkins Carley's legacy of excellence to enrich our capabilities," said Cameron Garrison "This is more than an integration of two firms – it's the beginning of an exciting new chapter of growth and innovation Last year's combination of our firms amplifies Lathrop GPM's ability to deliver unparalleled services across new geographies enabling us to invest in areas that are crucially important to our clients." Both appointments and the expanded Real Estate Practice Group underscore Lathrop GPM's unwavering commitment to putting clients first and marks an important milestone for its continued focus on maintaining diversity among its practitioners and leaders "This announcement represents only the beginning of our long-term vision for strategic growth and innovation and elevating two deserving women to leadership we are building a firm that is well-positioned to shape the future of legal services We will continue to invest in strategic areas that align with client needs while fostering a collaborative and supportive culture that benefits our clients and team." For more information, please contact:Jasmine Trillos-Decarie[email protected] | 720.931.3125 Lathrop GPM LLP is proud to announce that Malaika Tyson has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Partner Matthew A Jacober has been named President of the Board of Directors for the Midwest Innocence.. Banking & Financial Services Personnel Announcements Do not sell or share my personal information: surrounded by family after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer the daughter of Ranzy and Alberta (Pine) Graves in Redlands Pam was a great sister and protector; they had a wonderful relationship their entire life being outdoors and developing a love of nature.  At the age of 13 Pam accepted Jesus Christ into her heart and she cherished that faith the rest of her life Pam was a 1969 graduate of San Bernardino High School.   Following high school she attended Valley College CO where she was a lift operator at Telluride Ski Resort It was there she met a ski lift maintenance worker MO,  David Grady.  Pam and David were married on September 21st CA.  Their love for each other and the mountains in Telluride were a lifetime commitment.  Pam and David made their home on the family farm near Lathrop where they would raise their 3 boys and be active in the Lathrop community Pam was a member of the Lathrop First Christian Church for 40 years; she loved her church Family and friends meant everything to Pam.  Her smile and laugh were infectious Pam made lifetime impressions and friendships wherever she went always loved and forever with Jesus.  She is survived by her husband of 50 years other extended family and many many friends memorial contributions are suggested to St Jude Children's Research Hospital in care of the funeral home A service celebrating Pam's life will be held at 11 AM A celebration of life gathering will be held beginning at 1 PM following burial at The Goppert Community Center in Lathrop.  Arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home in Lathrop (816) 740-4658 Online guestbook at www.stithfamilyfunerals.com All residents and businesses will be automatically enrolled in April 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ava Community Energy (Ava) is thrilled to announce its expansion of service to Stockton and Lathrop starting in April This expansion will bring hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses a new choice for electricity The city councils of Stockton and Lathrop each voted to select Ava as the default provider of electricity generation for all accounts in their jurisdiction PG&E will continue to deliver the electricity and bill customers Ava Community Energy will serve 120,000 electricity accounts in Stockton and Lathrop offering competitively priced electricity with a strong focus on environmental responsibility Stockton and Lathrop customers will be automatically enrolled in Ava's Bright Choice service which provides 5% savings on electricity generation compared to PG&E rates and is sourced from over 50% renewable energy including wind and solar power Customers have the option to opt out if they choose to remain with PG&E for electricity generation service "Ava Community Energy is excited to bring cleaner and more affordable energy options to Stockton and Lathrop," said Howard Chang  "Since we launched as a not-for-profit public agency in 2018 Ava has saved 1.7 million customers across Alameda County and Tracy a collective $140 million through lower electricity rates and annual on-bill credits We're looking forward to extending benefits like these to the residents and businesses in Stockton and Lathrop." In addition to cost savings and sustainability benefits customers will have access to Ava Community Energy's innovative programs that encourage energy efficiency Ava will further expand its service to the unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County in 2026 For more information about Ava Community Energy and its expansion into Stockton and Lathrop, please visit AvaEnergy.org/welcome Ava Community Energy (Ava) is the not-for-profit public power provider for more than 1.7 million residents and commercial customers in Alameda County and the City of Tracy with service extending to the San Joaquin County cities of Stockton and Lathrop in 2025 As one of 25 community choice aggregation (CCA) programs operating in California Ava is part of the movement to provide energy choice while expediting local and state-wide climate action goals Ava is committed to creating a brighter future in our communities and beyond by providing clean power at competitive rates and developing programs that make it easy for customers to discover and adopt clean energy solutions Ava has saved customers more than $140 million and contracted for more than one gigawatt of renewable energy projects Media Contact:Dan Lieberman[email protected] Ava Community Energy (Ava) today announced the launch of its comprehensive Virtual Power Plant (VPP) strategy one of the nation's top clean energy providers announced the launch of its Health-e Communities pilot program to study the.. Environmental Products & Services Oil & Energy Electrical Utilities Utilities Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Ellen W. Lathrop became an angel on October 6, 2015. She was born in Plainfield, CT, the daughter of the late Charles and Grace (Hopkins) White. Ellen was a graduate of Windham High School. She received her BA from Eastern Connecticut State... View Obituary & Service Information Lathrop created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Mary Frances (Baber) Peters passed away Friday morning MO in Clay County to Herbert “Bud” and Oda Hopkins Baber Mary grew up in Holt and attended three different grade schools and then Holt High School.  Then lived on Barry Road when it was still gravel They moved to Lathrop in 1953 and joined the First Baptist Church of Lathrop Mary loved attending her church and being with people Mary was a homemaker; she loved canning vegetables and making lime pickles and jellies.  She and Norman always planted a larger than needed garden so they could share their crop.  Mary had many hobbies; she taught herself to sew copper tooling and China painting.  She restored old trunks and refinished furniture for many.  Mary also enjoyed sending meals to those in need and making pies to give away.  Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 65 years Blaine Gabbert; 4 sisters and a brother.  She is survived by her sons Kevin (Merry) Peters of Kansas City MO and a great-grandson Rylen Douglas of Lathrop; sister nephews and other extended family members also survive.  memorial contributions are suggested to the First Baptist Church of Lathrop Building Fund in care of the funeral home.  A service celebrating Mary’s life will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church Arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home in Lathrop Online guestbook at www.stithfamilyfunerals.com