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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just unveiled a new anti-critical race theory bill hes calling the Stop W.O.K.E. Act and cited Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream civil rights speech while doing it.

Alongside students and a prominent right-wing anti-critical race theory activist, DeSantis on Wednesday introduced the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act. In a pre-released statement, DeSantis referred to the rights new bogeyman against anti-racism as state-sanctioned racism.

During a press conference later, DeSantis took his rhetoric a step further: He referenced the most visible hero of the civil rights movement who worked against actual state-sanctioned racism, including in Florida.

"You think about what MLK stood for, DeSantis said. He said he didn't want people judged on the color of their skin but on the content of their character.

You listen to some of these people nowadays, they don't talk about that, DeSantis said to applause.

It goes without saying that Martin Luther King Jr.s speech, and lifes work, was dismantling segregation and winning civil rights and liberties for Black people that had been denied for much of the existence of the United States.

DeSantis bill, on the other hand, is consistent with ongoing efforts by the right to use the power of the state and courts against the push to confront racism and inequality in American history and society, an effortthat followed George Floyds murder last year.

The Florida State Board of Education has already banned the teaching of critical race theory, as have at least nine other states, although most districts werent teaching it in the first place.

The bill, according to DeSantis, would create a private right of action for individuals (including students, parents, and employees) to sue schools and employers who force them to learn critical race theory, similar to provisions found in the recent Texas abortion ban and later, California Gov. Gavin Newsoms gun control efforts.

Honestly, the parents know best whats going on, and theyre in the best position to be able to do it, DeSantis said, stressing that lawsuits could result in discovery and, according to the governor, uncover all this information that [schools] are doing it. DeSantis also said parents would be able to recover attorneys fees.

Additionally, the law would ban public school districts and secondary institutions from hiring woke CRT consultants.

In reality, the new laws and regulations against critical race theory around the country will have a chilling effect on free speech, according to a report released last month by PEN America.The report calls them attempts to legislate constraints on certain depictions or discussions of United States history and society in educational settings; to stigmatize and suppress specific intellectual frameworks, academic arguments, and opinions.

DeSantis introduced the bill alongside Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute who has explicitly said he wants to weaponize critical race theory as a tool of liberal indoctrination. DeSantis introduced Rufo as someone who has done more than anybody else in our country on exposing CRT.

Rufo said CRT teaches white people to apologize for their whiteness and referred to critical race theory as the dominant ideological orientation in elite institutions everywhere.

DeSantis new proposal was slammed by critics Wednesday, including the editorial board of the Miami Herald, which called the move a cynical, and effective, calculation by a politician with presidential aspirations.

Unlike Martin Luther King or John Lewis, DeSantis doesnt seek to unify the country behind the call for equal rights, the editorial board said. He seeks to divide it by stoking resentment of racial-equity efforts at schools and workplaces, which he equates to critical race theory, the new enemy in the GOPs culture wars.

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The DNC War Room is pleased to welcome Arizonas Paul Gosar into our American Rescue Plan Hypocrite Hall of Fame, where he will join the likes of Ron DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, and other Republicans who have shamelessly tried to take credit for funding they opposed. While Rep. Gosar might now be pleased that an airport in his district is receiving American Rescue Plan funds, back in March he called the legislation a spending bonanza that Americans should be furious about.

We would extend an invitation to Rep. Gosars siblings to witness his Hypocrite Hall of Fame induction, but theyve alreadymade clearthey want nothing to do with him.

The evidence is clear: Paul Gosar is a hypocrite who is trying to take credit for a bill he vehemently opposed and used every tool at his disposal to defeat.

Rolling Stone: Paul Gosar Takes Credit for Covid Funding He Bashed as a Democrat Spending Bonanza

MSNBC: Paul Gosar seeks credit for relief funds he fought to defeat

Roll Calls Niels Lesniewski: Rep. Gosar is touting federal aid from the American Rescue Plan going to help with COVID-related airport sanitization.

NBCs Sahil Kapur: Rep. Paul Gosar celebrates a federal grant to an Arizona city to fight Covid under the American Rescue Plan. The congressmans statement includes a quote from the mayor thanking him for his support. UNMENTIONED: Gosar voted against the legislation.

CNNs Ryan Nobles: Paul Gosar in Feb: Cut everything in the American Rescue Plan but $10k checks. Gosar today:This funding is essential to maintaining safe and reliable air service to the community.

Arizona Republics Laurie Roberts: Funny thing. Gosar wasnt so pleased when the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 passed. In fact, he voted against the bill. Twice. Do you suppose hes forgotten those votes, taken in February and March? Or that hes just hoping the rest of us have?

MSNBC: Its clear Gosar is just a two-faced politician whose self-serving hypocrisy explains, in part, why his own siblings revile him.

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ANALYSIS Like the start of the 107th Congress, which began Jan. 3, 2001, and ended Jan. 3, 2003, todays Senate (the 117th Congress) is split between the two parties. In 2001, Republican George W. Bush entered the White House with his party in control of the chamber, thanks to Vice President Dick Cheneys tie-breaking vote. Now, Joe Biden is president, and his party controls the Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.

But while the party affiliations in 2001-2003 and 2021-2023 are similar, the two parties look dramatically different from a mere two decades ago. Sixteen senators of that 107th Congress six Republicans and 10 Democrats are still in office. Except for one obvious exception (Maines Susan Collins), the Republicans in that group are and have been very conservative, while the Democrats are and have been very liberal.

Besides Collins, the five other GOP senators still serving are Alabamas Richard C. Shelby, Idahos Michael D. Crapo, Iowas Charles E. Grassley, Kentuckys Mitch McConnell and Oklahomas James M. Inhofe. On the Democratic side, theres Californias Dianne Feinstein, Delawares Thomas R. Carper, New Yorks Charles E. Schumer, Illinois Richard J. Durbin, Michigans Debbie Stabenow, Oregons Ron Wyden, Rhode Islands Jack Reed, Vermonts Patrick J. Leahy, and both of Washingtons senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.

Republicans often talk about how much more liberal the Democratic Party has become, and it certainly is true that in the 2001-2003 Senate, at least six Democratic senators could be classified as conservative or moderate Arkansas Blanche Lincoln, Georgias Zell Miller, Nebraskas Ben Nelson, Indianas Evan Bayh, Louisianas John B. Breaux and South Carolinas Ernest F. Hollings.

Today, only West Virginias Joe Manchin III falls into the moderate-to-conservative Democratic category, though a few others, such as Arizonas Kyrsten Sinema, can cause heartburn for progressive Democrats on individual issues.

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Since signing with ESP Guitars in 2016, Bill Kelliher has been mostly sighted playing his signature BK-600 and Sparrowhawk designs, but it turns out the Mastodon riff machine has an affinity for another, more unlikely, model in the Japanese companys catalog: Ron Woods signature ESP.

In a new interview with Total Guitars Amit Sharma, Kelliher explains how the Tele-esque electric guitar ended up handling many of the clean tones on blockbuster new album Hushed and Grim.

One of my secret weapons in the studio is a Ron Wood ESP, he explains. Its a Telecaster with a humbucker and its the best-sounding Tele ever, so warm and still twangy. I used that a lot because I knew any time I needed that sound, it would always work better than anything else.

The Ron Wood model is one of the more traditional offerings in ESPs lineup, built for the Rolling Stones guitarist, and featuring ESP own-design humbucker and single-coil pickups.

Other models Kelliher employed throughout the making of the record include his ESP Sparrowhawks now featuring new Mojotone Hellbender pickups and a black 2007 Gibson Les Paul.

Elsewhere in the interview, the guitarist dished out more info on the mystery ESP double-cut that appeared in a promo for his signature STL ToneHub Pack last month.

Theres an ESP called the Royal Shiva which hasnt come out yet but its pretty much an exact replica of my First Act nine-string, he reveals. Its super-thick at the neck and weighs about 13 pounds... Its the fuckin heaviest guitar ever! Ive been playing it live and it was in the studio, with a set of my Hellbender pickups.

Head to Magazines Direct to pick up a copy of the latest issue of Total Guitar, which features the full interview with Kelliher, as well as a rundown of the 50 greatest Beatles guitar songs, Santana and Trivium interviews, plus tabs of songs by Free, Biffy Clyro, Extreme and Passenger.

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One of Steve Carells most iconic roles is Michael Scott inThe Office. Ironically, several people told Carellnotto audition for the NBC series, includingThe Shrink Next Dooractor Paul Rudd. Find out what Rudds advice was to Carell when he was getting ready to audition for the American version ofThe Office. Plus, why Carell stuck with the role despite Rudds advice and critics negative reviews.

Rudd and Carell are both successful actors. But before Carell became known for playing Michael Scott and Rudd was dubbed Sexiest Man Alive, the two starred in the 2004 comedyAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

The Officedebuted in 2005, and when they were working together onAnchorman, Carell discussed auditioning for Michael Scott with Rudd. The British version of the show was a huge hit, but Rudd didnt think Carell auditioning for the American version was a smart career move.

Carell remembers talking to Rudd about auditioning for the American version ofThe Office. He goes, Dont do it,' Carell told Kevin Malone actor Brian Baumgartner onThe Office Deep Dive. Bad, bad move, dude. Its never going to be as good.

Ultimately, Carell went through with the audition. He was up againstBetter Call Saulstar Bob Odenkirk, but casting director Allison Jones opted for Carells take on the role.

During his conversation with Baumgarnter, Carell went on to say it was a miracleThe Officelasted the first and second season. There wasnt a lot of confidence in the show for a long time, Carell said. Despite Rudds advice and, later, a lack of love from critics, Carell continued playing the role of Michael Scott.

Reviews for the pilot episode ofThe Officewerent great. Where Ricky Gervais let the boss insecurities show through, Steve Carell is all noise and stupidity, Baumgartner read, citing one critics opinion. Hes like a sketch comedy character.

Carell said he and the rest of the cast disagreed with the early reviews. I think we felt like we were on to something, theSpace Forceactor said. And it wasnt the British version. It was something unto itself based on all of the components that were making it up.

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Carell credited producer Greg Daniels for choosing the right people for the show. One of his great talents is choosing people who have chemistry professionally and personally everybody got along, Carell said. We loved each other on that show. The connection with his fellow cast and the confidence they shared knowing they were doing something good and something of value ignited Carells passion for the role.

Rudd wasnt the first person to tell Carell bringingThe Officeto America was a bad idea. But he was wrong and continues to be.

The Officewas one of the most-streamed shows in 2020, which inspired Baumgartner to start two podcasts:An Oral History of The Officeand, later,The Office Deep Dive.Both have been well-received by fans who love the nostalgic look behind the scenes. TheOfficeactor also released a book in November 2021 titledWelcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office.

Stream new episodes ofThe OfficeDeep Diveevery Tuesday. All nine seasons ofThe Officeare available to stream on Peacock.

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Allenton, WI A note of thanks to a pair of local businesses for their generous donations to the Allenton American Legion Post 483 and the Wreaths Across America Campaign.

Those present during the presentation of a donation to the Allenton American Legion Post 483, are Bob Wiedmeyer, Mark Schellinger,Ralph Hagner joined by Bill Rate.

This very thoughtful donation from Bobs Main Street Auto & Towing and Delta Defense helped the post achieve its goal of 700+ wreaths.

The Wreaths Across America mission is to Remember, Honor, and Teach by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington, as well as at veterans cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states, at sea and overseas. Remember our veterans who are devoted sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers in the line to protect our freedoms.

Honor our veterans by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies each December on National Wreaths Across America Day. Teach younger generations about the value of their freedom and the importance of honoring those who sacrificed so much to protect those freedoms.

The official laying of the wreaths on 551 graves by the Allenton American Legion Post will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 18.

The 15 cemeteries include: Sacred Heart, Saints. Peter & Paul (Nenno), St. Anthony, St. Mathias (Nabob), St. Johns UCC (Town of Wayne), St. Peter Lutheran (Town of Wayne), St. Lawrence (Town of Hartford), and Zion Lutheran (Town of Wayne) in the Allenton area.

In Slinger wreaths will be at Union, New and Old St. Peters, St. Pauls, St. John and Faith Cemeteries.

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Parked vehicles are buried under well over a foot of snow on Saturday morning, Dec. 11, 2021 in South St. Paul, Minn.

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It was a real dumping of snow in the south and east portions of the Twin Cities metro area Friday afternoon into Friday night.

A nearly-stationary band of heavy snow was parked over those areas for several hours Friday evening, with snowfall rates of around 2 inches per hour. The snow was fluffy, with a snow-to water ratio of about 16.6 to 1, which helped those snow totals grow quickly.

Snow totals

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport had a storm total of 11.8 inches. I saw 18 inch snowfall reports from Eagan and Rosemount. 18.9 inches in Inver Grove Heights, 19 in Lakeville and 17.7 in Jordan. One observer in Woodbury had 20 inches, and there was a report of 21 inches from the east side of St. Paul. My tally in St. Paul was 10.2 inches. I saw a report of 8.1 inches in southwest Minneapolis and 6 inches in Excelsior. Elk River, on the northwest side of the metro area, tallied just 3.5 inches of new snow.

This is how the NWS 24-hoursnow maplooked at 10 a.m. Saturday:

Snow reports for Friday into early Saturday

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The bigger picture looked like this:

Snow reports for Friday into early Saturday

National Weather Service

You can hover over any data point on the linked NWS snowfall map to see the location and time of the snow measurement. You can also slide the map to see snow reports in other parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Not all the snow reports are storm totals; sometimes a report comes in before the snow has ended.

Updated Minnesota road conditions can be foundhere. Wisconsin road conditions can be foundhere.

Good cleanup weather

The storm system is moving away, leaving us with plenty of sunshine for shoveling, plowing or playing in the snow.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon to 5 p.m. today:

Simulated radar noon to 5 p.m. Saturday

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You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio Newsnetwork, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR Newslive weather blog.

Tornado fatalities Friday evening in several states to the south

Severe damage is seen in downtown Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, after a tornado swept through the area the previous night.

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A tornado outbreak moved through parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee Friday evening.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center depicts Friday evening tornado reports with red dots on the following map:

Storm reports from Dec. 10 (red indicates tornado reports)

NWS Storm Prediction Center

There may be dozens of fatalities. Updates can be found here.

Temperature trends

Our average Twin Cities high is 30 degrees on Dec. 11. Saturday highs will be near or slightly above 30 in the metro area, with lower 30s in southern Minnesota and upper 20s to the north. Itll be a bit breezy Saturday afternoon.

Sunday highs reach the 30s in most areas:

Sunday forecast highs

National Weather Service

Sunday wind gusts of 16-24 mph are exepected:

Sunday noon forecast wind gusts

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Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 17 knots equal to 19.6 mph.

Back to temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 30s Monday and around 40 Tuesday, followed by upper 40s Wednesday. Lower 30s are on tap for Thursday, then well top out around 30 on Friday.

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Theres always a twinge of sadness when a player gets elected into the Hall of Fame after his death, as was the case recently with former Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Mioso.

Youre thrilled Mioso finally made it after all these years but cant help thinking about how excited he would have been reacting to the news.

Dont tell me that maybe Ill get in after I pass away, Mioso told baseball writer Christina Kahrl in 2015. I dont want it to happen after I pass. I want it while Im here because I want to enjoy it.

No one wouldve have enjoyed it more than Mioso, who knew he was deserving but refused to campaign for himself. And he didnt want to complain when he fell short. After failing to make it on the 2011 Veterans Committee ballot, Mioso tried to put on a good face.

Even if it hurts on the inside, I will always be smiling on the outside, he said.

Im sure it mustve hurt even more three years later. Mioso had one more chance to get in while he was alive but fell short in 2014, being named on eight of the 15 ballots. Former Sox slugger Dick Allen had 11 votes that year, and Minnesota Twins great Tony Oliva also had 11, both falling one short.

No one was elected, and Mioso died the following year. After the 2020 Golden Era ballot was postponed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mioso gained six votes on the 2021 ballot, finishing with 14 from the 16-member committee. He joined Oliva, Gil Hodges and Jim Kaat as inductees for the Class of 2022.

So what changed?

The committee members were different, which helped his cause, and his supporters made a convincing case for his candidacy.

Ron Santo had the same feelings as Mioso about the Hall of Fame late in his life. Santo was denied on four Veterans Committee ballots and was crushed every time. The phone call telling him he didnt make it in 2003 turned into a pivotal scene in This Old Cub, a documentary by his filmmaker son, Jeff Santo.

And after Santo fell nine votes shy in a 2008 vote by the 64 living Hall of Famers, he had had enough.

Im just kind of fed up with it, Santo said afterward. I figure, hey, its not in the cards. But I dont want to go through this every two years. Its ridiculous.

Santo repeatedly told friends he had no interest in making it to the Hall posthumously. But he died in 2010, and one year later, on Dec. 5, 2011, Santo was named on 15 of the 16 ballots of the Golden Era committee.

Afterward, former Cubs teammate Billy Williams said the committee pointed to his numbers but also discussed his off-the-field merits, including raising more than $60 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Some people brought out other than numbers on Ron Santo, what he did in community, Williams said. Everyone saw the numbers the home runs (342) and Gold Gloves (5), but I think they looked at it with a different view this guy should be in the Hall of Fame. When you get 15 out of 16 votes, a lot of people saw him in a different light.

Im not sure if the 2021 committee saw Mioso in a different light than the one in 14. But MLBs decision to acknowledge the Negro League as a major league in 2021 meant Miosos major-league totals increased.

Mioso had 147 hits added to his numbers, pushing him past the 2,000-hit mark with 2,110. It might also have helped to have former Commissioner Bud Selig, a friend of Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, on the 2021 committee pushing for him.

Either way, most observers expected Mioso would get in this time, and they were right. It still doesnt make up for Mioso being overlooked when he was alive. He was deprived of the Hall of Fame experience, from learning of the selection to giving a speech in Cooperstown, N.Y., to the simple pleasure of being greeted as a Hall of Famer.

Minnie was very humble when it came to something like this, his wife, Sharon, said after the announcement. Honestly, I know Minnie would have cried. He was a sentimental guy and very humble and never felt he deserved special recognitions. As (his son) Charlie and I did, it was tears of joy.

While the Mioso family celebrates the good news, the family of Dick Allen is trying to get over the pain of watching him fall one vote shy for the second straight election following the near-miss in 2014. Allen told me in a phone interview in November 2020 that the Hall of Fame was not on his mind.

I never really cared about it, he said. When youre a kid and youre playing ball around the house, youre not playing ball because youre thinking of the Hall of Fame. Youre thinking of making it to the major leagues. The big leagues. First things first. I really dont get it. To me, thats all (up to) the voting. After all is said and done, its what people thought of you after you leave. And after I left, it was only what the sports writers thought of me, not what people thought of me.

Allen was in bad health at the time and died a month later. His chances of making it this year seemed better thanks to national baseball writers such as Jay Jaffe and Jayson Stark advocating for his induction based on metrics that were around during Allens playing days.

Falling one vote short again dealt his family another blow. Because committee members are not required to reveal their votes publicly, none had to explain why they did or did not vote for an individual. This spares the committee members the criticism that Baseball Writers Association of America voters often receive when they reveal their Hall of Fame ballots every winter.

Well never know why some voters neglected to check Allens name or why they thought he was unworthy of the honor, just as we never knew why Mioso, Santo and Allen were deemed unworthy in previous voting. For the sake of transparency, that needs to change.

This one hurt worse than 2014, maybe because it happened twice and by the same amount of votes, Allens son, Dick Allen Jr., told Tribune reporter Meghan Montemurro. I didnt even know what to say. ... To be honest, I was really angry the rest of the night. I mean, I had visions of taking something and throwing it across the room.

Hopefully some day Allen will be selected, and his family and friends will get a chance to celebrate his life and career in Cooperstown, just as well be celebrating Mioso in July.

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Doris Jane Hollick (Mema), 103 of Torbert Village, passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Dec. 12, 2021, at Manor Care Jersey Shore where she resided for one month.

Born in Jersey Shore on Feb. 17, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Edna Brown Kitchen.

She graduated from Jersey Shore High School in 1936 and in 1940 married the late James M Hollick. Jim and Doris shared 55 years of marriage and started Hollicks Coal Yard in 1950 where she served as the bookkeeper.

Doris was strong in her faith and the oldest member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday School and formed close bonds with the ladies in her Adult Sunday School class. She loved music and was a talented piano player inspiring her children and grandchildren with the same passion for music.

Doris enjoyed cooking and was known for her delicious lemon sponge pies, baked beans and pan fried fish.

She treasured visiting with family and friends, most often while enjoying a home cooked meal, but she mostly loved telling her favorite stories, many of them setting her off into uncontrollable laughter which was contagious.

Doris cherished time spent at the family cottage in Canada where she and Jim entertained family and friends for many years.

She led a long and gratifying life enjoying good health and possessing an incredible memory. She was always able to recant dates and events with detailed accuracy which was truly amazing. She attributed her longevity to living through the depression by eating out of the garden and continued to make fresh vegetables and fruits a diet staple, but she truly loved a good dessert.

Doris was a very special person and will be sorely missed by her family and all who knew her and loved her.

Doris is survived by her daughter, Dawn Kunes of Colo.; sons, James and Jon (Molly) Hollick of Jersey Shore; daughter-in-law, Sally Hollick of N.C.; grandchildren, Deryl (Wanda) Hollick and Jennifer Hollick of N.C., Jason (Danielle) Kunes of Texas, Mandy (Ron) Fry of Colo., Nate (Stephanie) Hollick of Jersey Shore, Emily Kaluzny of Wyo.; 18 great- grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; a niece, Deloris Rainey, who she was especially close to and numerous nieces and nephews.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Joseph, Harold, Robert, and Paul Kitchen; a sister, Lorraine Green; a grandson, Mitchell Hollick; and son-in-law, Michael Kunes. The family would like to thank Tina Thompson and Missy Buddinger for the exceptional care they provided to Doris, and to her neighbors in Torbert for checking in on her.

A memorial service for Doris will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Allegheny St., Jersey Shore, Pa. A visitation is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m. The family will provide flowers.

Memorials in Doriss name can be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.

Arrangements are entrusted to Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home, Jersey Shore, Pa.

http://www.WelkerFuneralHome.com

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