Sue Searing nominated the eventual award winning Univ of IL librarian for the Woman’s Studies Section (WSS) Career Achievement Award Sue is mentioned elsewhere in the blog. For additional information see: http://www.dailyillini.com/news/campus/2
Just a quick update. Twitter remains a rich resource for Searings. Matthew Searing, a high school teacher in New York goes by the handle ‘haikusearing’ and in his spare time he is posting some haikus that are very entertaining. And Jim Searing is now posting as ‘TreeStrategist” working with his post career vocation and education in landscape architecture. More on that as I get an update from Jim. If you go to Find People and search for Searings you won’t be disappointed, but they won’t overwhelm your follow box either. But its fun to see what other Searings are posting about.And Facebook’s My Last Name is Searing Group is also gaining new members almost daily. We are working on a name to be more inclusive as there are lots of Searing relations or Searing branches who might not have that last name. We want to make it clear that all are welcome. And a new group, Mankato Memories has launched. This is important because Edward Searing was the president when it was the Normal School…..long before it was incorporated into the state university system. If you search for his name in the blog an article on him should come up. And I continue to look for other Searings who accomplished deeds or words we want to share! Send’em on!!
This month has some interesting entries with Searings represented at the Inauguration in DC and providing love to an abandoned baby.On Jan 18, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (online)- WI, columnist Jim Stingl noted that at the adoption proceedings for an abandoned baby, ”More than a dozen family members and friends looked on and snapped photos, including proud grandmother Barb Searing, who said of James, “We’re all in love …”On January 17, in the Kalamazoo Gazette - MI, Kathy Jessup reported:”The stars have aligned for Portage Northern High School social studies teacher and student government adviser Rick Searing. Searing and his wife got tickets…for the inauguration in Washington, DC”. A report and photos can be found at: http://www.portageps.org/schools/high/nhs/feature/inauguration.aspx Around Jan 10, 2009, in the Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA, Adam Searing of the NC Health Access Coalition called the program for health insurance for the unemployed “utterly inadequate” because of its cost to the consumer. Adam also gets a mention on Jan 29 in http://www.bluenc.com/Also on Jan 10, in the Brazil Times - Brazil,IN, reporter Carey Fox wrote:In the second quarter, Kelsey Searing gave the Knights quality minutes with four of her six rebounds and a pair of free throws. Kelsey also got a mention on Jan 13 in the Times.On Jan 8, 2009 in The New York Times, John M. Searing, deputy commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, commented on a joint purchasing effort among four fire districts. …Around Jan 1, in the Prince of Petworth Blog, in Washington, DC: Room 11 partners Dan Searing, Nick Pimintel, and Ben Gilligan have hatched a weekly party to take place on Thursday nights at the Warehouse, starting on New Year’s Day, called Punch Club. (Self disclosure: Dan is my son, and I’m an investor in Room 11, about which there will be more news.) Room 11 also got a nice mention in the Jan 30 Washington Post Going Out Guide by Fritz Hahn at:http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2009/01/ Richard L Baldwin has authored a number of mystery books featuring: Louis Searing and Margaret McMillan as fictional characters, including The Marina Murders, and Administration Can Be Murder. No information is available on why the Searing name was chosen by this author. Any information appreciated.
Building Inspector Mark Searing was quoted in the saukvalley.com epaper for Dec 27, 2008 discussing a building clean up in Rock Falls, IL In the Brazil, IN Times on Dec 12, 2008, Carey Fox writes that Kelsey Searing “flew around the floor on the defensive end.” Adam Searing gets another mention in the Citizen-Times.com on Dec 15, 2008. Paul Searing gets a photo credit in the Brooklyn Vegan for Dec 16, 2008. Linda Searing published a study summary in the Washington Post on Dec 10, 2008 that red wine lowered lung cancer risk. She published another study summary on Dec 23, 2008. Ms Searing usually writes a number of study summaries for the Washington Post Health Section. More information on her summaries can be found at the Post web site. Next, we have an international turn with this entry. The internet publication EzineArticles.com is a matching service providing authors and articles for newsletters that need content (one can Google the site). Margarette Searing is an author in the United Kingdom with articles on internet marketing and business training. Please feel free to check them out! Margarette is also interesting in genealogy and is interested in expanding our international Searing horizons. The second author is Alan Searing, also in the United Kingdom, and in his own words: “passionate about providing resources to help others help themselves and to improve upon their own circumstances in life”. Alan has 48 articles on EzineArticles.com in the areas of self-improvement, motivation, and time management. Please look them up for a reading! Alan was also gracious in responding to my email inquiry. He noted that he has a web site at www.alansearing.com, and an eBay store at http://www.books4u.uk.com/. Please stop by and say hello! We will continue to search for other international Searings. If you know of some or have search ideas, please let me know….
November 14, 2008, in the NY Times, Long Island, in an article on reducing the flood zone in new maps: John M. Searing , deputy commissioner of Suffolk’s Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said the maps needed to be updated because of changing conditions, the increase in the population at risk and improved technology. November 12, Kansas City Fox TV in a story on insulating your houses: …savings is what prompted Kansas City homeowner Patricia Searing to tackle her home’s energy problems all at once.
Another experiment in posting as many items in the blog as possible in the least amount of time…this is a summary of October items on the internet mentioning Searings, with (usually) the most recent items first. working backwards through the month: This is a great ‘Searing’ item on the internet, published at HamptonRoads.com, on October 27, 2008, featuring John Searing as a tester for the best Reuben sandwich spot in the South Hampton Roads area. John was chosen as one of several testers from 40 applicants to rate Reubens at four spots nominated by readers. The article is accompanied by a video, and can be found at http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/taste-test-mighty-mighty-reuben.
Susan Rife in the HeraldTribune.com did an article October 10, 2008 on the Egyptian artifact collection at the Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing wing at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL, through January 11, 2009. The wing is mentioned elsewhere in this blog.
Adam Searing, director of the NC Health Access Coalition at the NC Justice Center, received several internet mentions during the month, addressing North Carolina health care issues. See Citizen-Times.com, Ashville, NC, on October 9, 2008 He’s also quoted in the SunNews MyrtleBeachOnLine around the same time. He’s also quoted in the New Health Dialogue blog on October 12, 2008. Also in the Progressive Pulse for October 14, and 15th, 23rd, 2008, and IndyWeek.com for October 15. Also in the CharlotteObserver.com on October 27, 2008
On October 6, 2008 an undated (approximately Sept 1935) PDF of an old Fulton County newspaper (from Fultonhistory.com) popped up in a Google search:”Cayuga Estates A decree was granted by Special Surrogate Leonard H. Searing, judicially settling the accounts of….” Any information on Leonard would be welcome!
Mercury News, Oct 1, 2008, by Linda Goldston, a very nice story about treasured pet sitters, quotes by Maureen Searing, and a picture by Stan Searing.
Searing, Edward — of Milton, Rock County, Wis. Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, 1874-78. Burial location unknown. (I know this in one of my relatives….Dan)
Searings just pop up everywhere..ran across this by accident in a Google search for something else. thanks to: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html Haven’t had time to do any additional research…hope I can at some point.
From the Alliance News Headlines, Sept 19, 2008:
One week after Hurricane Ike ravaged the Texas and Louisiana coastlines, Alliance first responders have visited several C&MA churches. Southwestern District superintendent Mark Searing commissioned Chaplain Paul Northcutt, who is a full-time police chaplain and the district’s emergency response “go-to guy,” and his wife, Blossom, into hurricane affected areas with Alliance churches.
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Adam Searing is writing again on North Carolina health issues. See the Progressive Pulse under the blogroll sidebar. He can also be seen on YouTube.
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From The Alliance News Headlines, Sept 15, 2008:
Hurricane Ike may have devastated the Texas landscape but not Alliance family members who rode out the storm. The following is a report from Mark Searing, Southwestern district superintendent.
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From the Times of Trenton (NJ) of September 13, 2008, by Chris Sturgis
HIGHTSTOWN — The former Minute Maid property has been rezoned to highway-commercial despite a request from the site’s owner that it stay zoned for industrial uses to keep more development options open.
There were no votes against the rezoning in Monday’s action, but planning board member Bill Searing abstained and members Warren Olsen and Fred Monferrat were absent.
The Aspen Times Weekly, 9/6/2008, in a long (and good) article by Katie Redding, Minding the Gap, the opening sentences contain a teacher Searing:
ASPEN — In Dee Searing’s writing class at Aspen Elementary School, nobody has to sit in their seats. And students never have to write about what they did on their summer vacation. (emphasis added)
Instead, they’re allowed to write about cartoons and adventures, to draw pictures before they write, and to lie on a bright pastel rug if it helps them come up with better words. (Google for the rest of the article)
Dee Searing is also mentioned as the ‘elementary school’s writing specialist’ in an other piece by Ms Redding on Sept 18, 2008