Freeh Report on Sandusky and PSU BOMBSHELL: What They Missed
Blink is on location and will be filing this report later today. I am opening the thread to keep discussion on the Freeh Report here in advance of the piece. Set your RSS.
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@WordGirl, Is this the incident you were looking for?
One night after a football game, Triponey said Spanier and Curley came to her house because Paterno told Spanier that he had to make a choice between his vice president of student affairs and his football coach. According to Triponey, Spanier said that if he ever had to make that decision, he would side with his vice president.
In 2007, not long after the tumultuous case over the brawl involving the football players, Spanier made his choice. Triponey was forced to resign.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/story/2011-11-22/11-22-11-Paterno-Discipline/51346682/1
@Rose, Heim’s sons are John and Ben. They are in business in Keystone and Tricore, that I know of, and none of that financial info is public. He is also involved in Hospitality Asset Management which dovetails into Lance Shaner’s business. I also find it interesting that two of the PSU Hospitality Instructors are the phaantom students interviewed during the Paterno Fired Riots, one named Hiem, as I previously posted.
As for political donations, here’s one:
Bruce Heim, Director
Chairman, Keystone Real Estate Group, LP
2009-2010 cycle: $1,000
Other years: $2,500
Total: $3,500
[Note: Three other current or former Keystone employees—Al Pringle, Michael Trombley, and Ben Heim—are both Corbett donors and current or former members of the charity's boards. Their donations are listed below.]
http://deadspin.com/5860034/past-and-present-board-members-of-sanduskys-charity-and-their-businesses-or-families-gave-64148121-to-gov-tom-corbett
Bruce K. Heim Advisor
Bruce K. Heim is founder and Chairman of Keystone Real Estate Group, and co-founder / owner / partner of Hospitality Asset Management Company. Bruce has been in both the Who’s Who of Commercial and Investment Real Estate and Who’s Who in Eastern United States. Bruce is a Certified Commercial and Investment Member of the National Association of Realtors (CCIM) and also a certified Property Manager (CPM). He has been an instructor on the University Park campus of Penn State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy and a Masters in Business Administration in Insurance and Real Estate from Penn State University. He is a veteran of Vietnam, having served with the 101st Airborne Division. He is actively involved with The Second Mile as a mentor in the Friend’s Fitness program. He has served on the boards of numerous community organizations. He lives in State College, PA with his wife Susan.
http://www.agsm.biz/people
BTW, If you look back on the Art and Evelyn Sandusky Foundation Donors, which represent pledges from estates, Bruce and Sue Heim as well as their son Ben and his wife are on the list.
Bruce’s son’s John and Ben are also on the AGSM Team.
http://www.agsm.biz/people
@Blink.
Why do you think the head of campus police
who reported to Schultz in 1998 was on the
AG’s list, along with McQueary, not to speak to Freeh-team?
Because of their status in the Federal query.
B
Abbey’s (do monogrammed towels convey?):
http://www.hurwitzjamesco.com/property.php?lng=en&id=103
Calif home for sale, too:
http://homesoftherich.net/tag/montana/
http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articles/2008/07/10/news/news02.txt
maybe he spent even more time on the Bellagio comp floor
litigation follows his trail:
http://www.leagle.com/xmlresult.aspx?page=3&xmldoc=In%20FDCO%2020120420B69.xml&docbase=CsLwAr3-2007-Curr&SizeDisp=7
erose
I have not been on this thread for a while. Thanks for the link about Sherman Lutz. This was a trip down memory lane and is a typical story of those early pioneers in aviation. It appears that Mr. Lutz never owned a Piper but he did own a Waco. The Waco was a four passenger aircraft with a fancy interior more like an automobile than airplanes of the day.
All of those early airplanes were known as “tail dragers” with a wheel or skid at the tail. Today, with all the tricycle gear, one has to get special training and certificate for flying those old tail dragers. Anyway the story is familiar. I washed airplanes and helped with repairs as a teen in order to get a ride and sometimes get my hands on the controls. The piper cubs and Aronica airplanes were so light that a twenty-five mile an hour wind could push them around the apron and everyone would be chasing the loose ones to keep them from crashing into each other.
I think all of you working on the historical part of this crime have done a lot to identify potential players in the pedaphile ring. The fact that some of this may have reached other schools as far south as Duke and North Carolina is adding credance to my suspicions.
I believe that there are a lot of school administrators that are homosexuals. These people always find each other and make recommendations for the hiring of their kind into open positions. Male homosexuals are attracted to young boys. They will always do things to make it possible to have sex with them. This is the prime reason that the Boy Scouts cleared them out. The Catholic church and some other churches have not done a good job in this area.
There are pedaphiles who are hetrosexual and are attracted to girls and young teenagers.
Despite what I read in the report by the FBI agent, I don’t agree with his position on pedaphiles not being homosexuals. IMO they are both except for a few.
Flounders: 10 fascinating sports facts revealed in Joe Paterno biography
Fullback Don Abbey (1967-69) said Penn State and Paterno caused him to be a “functioning alcoholic” and criticized Paterno’s management style. Abbey later said that he and Paterno had a “common ground,” that Paterno was a brilliant strategist and outworked everybody. Abbey, the book said, is a billionaire real estate manager in California.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/08/flounders_10_fascinating_sport.html
@WordGirl, Thank you so much for including me in reading the tribute to your father, it was moving.
As some of you may recall, I have previously stated that I adopted by the-best-parents-in-the-world, and they had a bio-child after me, as is often the case, my sis. I am going to appear scattered with what I am sharing, but I found this site because of Kyron Horman. His disappearance pulled me in initially because of proximity, then I discovered he looked like my sis’s son at that age. That picture of Kyron in front of the door with the white shirt and slacks still breaks my heart. I have an extra special place in my heart for my niece and nephew as they are the bio-legacy of my parents, complete with looks, mannerisms and identical laughter.
Back to my brilliant Dad, who was in fact a genius, and the point I am think I am trying to dance around. During the depression he was left, with his siblings, in a Catholic orphanage, by his divorcing (yet wealthy) mother. She returned a few years later with a new husband to collect her children (or so the story goes). I never met her, as my Dad signed up for the Army Air Corps at age 16 and went off to war, and never looked back. After the war he finished second in his class at the officer’s academy. Mom said he would have been first, but he was out all night dancing and romancing her, and didn’t get much sleep. They made a beautiful, fun loving couple, caring couple.
He made a career in the service as a meteorologist, and though our one and only fishing trip was a disaster (he loved it, I did not), he gave me the North Star when I was a little girl, “all I had to do was find it and I would never get lost.”
My Dad was a scientist, and not one to believe in God for most of his life, (rest assured that did change) but the star was the his way, his spirituality, I think, at the time. His rejection of religion came from the time he spent in that orphanage, and as I have grown older, and information has been released, well, I think my Dad is why I am really here. It’s deep.
I haven’t thought of the North Star in awhile, but when some of you were “finding dimes” and such, I walked into my laundry room, stooped down to pick something up and when I stood up, WOW, right out the window, between the trees, was the North Star.
@Rose, Two articles re: Art Sandusky. They kind of conflict. I think Jan 1, 1987 is the correct date, IIRC I have read that after retirement (1985) he spent a couple of years living at the Brownson House. I have never read anything specific to them living at Sandusky’s house.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19930508&id=CC1iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xnYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3224931
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19861019&id=kXRiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E3cNAAAAIBAJ&pg=917,2903848
Reading the comments more closely than the articles these days. As Ganim said, 90% useless. But 10% might be folks screwing up their courage??
Comment:
“Anonymous August 1, 2012 12:34 AM
Thank you for shedding the truth. Sandusky absolutely provided boys to wealthy donor, star football player at penn state, and penn state alumni. This wealthy donor i reference is Donald g Abbey who is a former penn state player and graduate. He currently runs a billion dollar real estate company in Long Beach, ca. He pays off everyone to get away with his pedophilia ways. After being caught in sexual acts with young boys provided by Jerry, he started writing checks to penn state, second mile, and beta theta to the tune of almost 15 million. Maybe, the Sandusky trial has scared him because he is trying to unload his home for 78 million and vacation home for 80 million. He is either preparing for war with legal funds or he is going to flee……”
AT:
http://notpsu.blogspot.com/2012/07/sandusky-scandal-tied-to-philly.html
OK, if you want a few laughs, read some of the comments. Aunt Gina’s was amusing. Abbey has an underground firing range, too.
Real Estate Tycoon Donald Abbey Lists Bradbury Behemoth With Beastly $78,000,000 Price Tag
http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/02/real-estate-tycoon-donald-abbey-lists.html
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And, BTW, Abbey and Sandusky played ball together. Football at PSU.
Who might hold a grudge against Abbey? Retz for one.
“In 2001, Abbey decided to build a multi-million dollar residence in Montana (the “Shelter Island Project”).1 In order to maintain control of the construction process and save money on the project, Abbey decided to form a new construction and development company with Retz.”
Snipped from case where Abbey was fighting against Retz’ bankruptcy proceedings.
So, why won’t this link let me post? Jeez. Just google the following phrase; first entry that comes up will probably take you there:
IN RE: Brendon Keith RETZ
It was in 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
Abbey said he decided to gift that $ to restore his old PSU frat house in 2004, after visiting it.
“”Don’s additional commitment to Beta Theta Pi will serve as the model at Penn State as we work together to provide an enhanced experience and build a stronger and healthier Greek community,” said University Vice President for Student Affairs Vicky Triponey.”
http://live.psu.edu/story/18329
Abbey played high school football in his hometown of South Hadley, Mass. For a number of years in the 2000s he’s been buying all the team’s uniforms and otherwise supporting them. Snip:
“I had a 46-inch chest when I played, now I have a 46-inch waist,” Abbey said.”
From a 2010 article:
http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/south_hadley_alum_don_abbey_of.html
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He played football at PSU at overlapping years with Sandusky, Fran Ganter, Franco Harris. Others not recognized by me.
Anyone got anything narrowing down that date of the purported plane on the ground child sexual assault involving JS and another man???
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Abbey has supported LE in both of his residences, in CA and in Montana. I’m at wits end with some of these links not posting. All I’m putting up is readily googleable (word?). Saw that Abbey BOUGHT Shelter Island from the state of Montana. And there was some discussion about his intention to develop a subdivision, not wanting to release that info to the public at that time.
That frat house he spent millions to restore at PSU? And selected new china for it and all? The frat, Beta Theta Pi, was disbanded for violations of its national org. Link won’t post. Should be lots of articles around; I got one from the Collegian’s arhives, dated Feb 19, 2009.
Abbey was pissed and put up violations photos on a website, which is no longer accessible apparently. I did find a link with many photos of him being onsite at the restoration. I think they’re from a time he’d flown in after being at Paterno’s Hall of Fame soiree in NY. It won’t link either. You can go to google images, type in his name, and it comes up from betapsu.com Looks like winter of 2007, an email with commentary and photos
Just irresponsible frat guys? Some other reason for trashing the new digs–repeatedly? Maybe they didn’t like the china?
What is the value of receiving a sideline pass to a bowl game, when 5 total are issued? Rose Bowl Jan, 2009, here’s who got the passes:
“Former Nittany Lions Michael Robinson, Ki-Jana Carter, Don Abbey, John Cappelletti and Tamba Hali will be using the five sideline passes issued to Penn State.”
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vFb27lKicJcJ:http://readingeagle.com/blog.aspx%3Fdtf%3D20090101000000%26dtt%3D20090131235959%26bid%3D118%2Bjohn+cappelletti+%2B+don+abbey&hl=en&gbv=2&ct=clnk
Here are some of Bucceroni’s twitters (incl his knowledge of Bill Conlin). Time counts back from around 6:25 pm EST today, Sun, Aug 19, 2012. (Be sure to go to his twitter and click on EXPAND, etc, to view entire convos. Click on person’s name to see their profile)
Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
I never had pedophile related sex with either Conlins or Rappaport they mingled with other child prostitutes that Savitz brought
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29m Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
Sam Rappaport was the only person that I knew that associated with Savitz that actually had more $$$ and power than Savitz
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49m Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
@jporta2 Both pedophiles Conlins & Rappaport socialized with Ed Savitz & Sandusky at youth social events in the area of sporting events
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51m Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
@jporta2 Sam Rappaport was a wealthy politically connected philanthropist in Philadelphia and friends with Ed Savitz
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2h Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
Through a few months of rape counseling recently I am slowly remembering horrible memories that are painful
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2h Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
@ihs107 Conlin would play like he was there in reporting about sports but really was socializing with Savitz propositioning young boys
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2h Greg Bucceroni Greg Bucceroni @gregbucceroni
@ihs107 He was a friend of pedophile associate of Sam Rappaport & Ed Savitz, Conlin would attend many of these Philadelphia area rings
Link:
http://twitter.com/gregbucceroni
Friday, October 8, 2010
NY porn king must pay Philly slumlord’s heirs $10M+
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/NY_porn_king_must_pay_Philly_slumlord_heirs_11M.html#ixzz242CZpaxR
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THAT Sam Rappaport (Philly slumlord). He appointed his friend Richard Basciano, as executor of his estate. Basciano is “the multimillionaire real estate investors the New York Times once called “the undisputed king of Times Square porn,” (quoted from link above). Fox Rothschild attys represented Rappaport’s heirs.
Nice crowd. Basciano is also friends with Tony Trombetta, owner of The Forum. I’ll post a snip to show the connection because I know ya’ll don’t want to read the lengthy reminiscense of the age of Porno Chic (Marilyn Chambers and all those folks).
“So, I wondered, what amazing business practices have allowed the Forum to remain open in the age of virtual sex? To find out, I decided to track down the masterminds behind the theater. In my search for the owners, I came across Anthony Trombetta, a 64-year old grandfather who has been involved in the porn business for decades. Trombetta was convicted in 1975 on federal charges of transporting women across state lines for prostitution, and he was named in the Meese Commission’s 1986 report as Philadelphia’s porn kingpin. The report also mentioned alleged ties between a company he operated and the Gambino crime family, once led by John Gotti.”
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/departments-city-journal-the-last-porn-palace/
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Aren’t we all glad we met Bucceroni now? He was a CHILD, for Heaven’s Sake, fending for himself amongst all these sterling citizens.
BTW, Sam Rappaport also had a charitable family foundation, was a philanthropist and I read a helluva party-giver.
EroSe, thanks for the Triponey story. I’ve grown so much in my perspective and understanding of how Penn State University operated for do long.
I’m glad you liked Trethewey’s poem. Now I am eager to get going on her work about The South and the Native Guards who served in the civil war.
@Beejay. welcome back from a hot spot?
Actually I kinda liked Abbey & thought him a generous donor generally,
and that the frat house reflected his incessant need to build over the top
& to perfection (though his
perfection is not my own taste). It seemed most likely
to my opinion he was a functional (successful) bipolar with his mega
buildings & Bellagio visits &
litigation & his claimed alcohol use. I would be sorry if he was
involved with Jerry, and maybe a Reitz is “anonymous.”
“They also continued the subsidy of my Florida condo that has been paying the taxes and monthly maintenance since 1987.”
That’s in an email from Bill Conlin about his compensation from his then-employer. There’s more at the link. I believe that’s the same condo he still owns in Largo, FL.
What I’m wondering is what, if anything, he had to offer JS, TSM, or some of the other interesting folks around there. Maybe he’s just not that connected. Slade McLaughlin can put some of that together. And Blink.
He did have a condo in the Dominican Republic, he said, but got rid of it because “we” just didn’t get there that often.
http://deadspin.com/326411/its-important-that-you-know-bill-conlins-compensation
Let’s assume that Dominic Paul Toscani,Sr’s sole interest in Nicaragua was charitable (as in “it takes Dominic Toscani to build a Nicaraguan village). It finally came together for me WHY the goal of his Caritas Foundation was to protect freedom, or some such. Perhaps Caritas was one of those private funding sources that Reagan used? A snip from Wikipedia:
“Illegal covert operations
See also: Iran-Contra affair
With Congress blocking further contra aid, the Reagan administration sought to arrange funding and military supplies by means of third countries and private sources.[42] Between 1984 and 1986, $34 million from third countries and $2.7 million from private sources were raised this way.[42] The secret contra assistance was run by the National Security Council, with officer Lt. Col. Oliver North in charge…”
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras
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Dominic is a lawyer and practiced law for about 12 years before becoming an entrepreneur (Paris Corp). Here’s the end of a letter to the editor he wrote, published in 1987:
“The “useful idiots” in Congress who want to close the deficit by cutting military spending arbitrarily; who want to preclude aid to the contras in their attempt to bring freedom to Nicaragua by removing the military foothold the Soviets have on our continent; …are of the same stripe as the Neville Chamberlains of the 1930s – well-intentioned but ignorant of history and devoid of common sense.
Dominic P. Toscani
Wayne.”
http://articles.philly.com/1987-05-28/news/26163030_1_contras-committee-hearings-peace-activists/5
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But, back to Sandusky. I think Sandusky thought he had some rich and powerful allies. Does he plan to “out” all of them in his tell-all book? Or just some? Is Amendola negotiating that? The book, if it was ever intended to happen, is stalled since the Jerry-Dottie transcription train got halted by jail officials. I think it was taking up too much time for jail officials. There is an internet link on that.
Despite what this recent article says, IDK if Toscani’s financial efforts to aid in Nicaragua goes back a mere few years. A golden years of Toscani article in a publication from his law school alma mater, U of Penn:
https://www.law.upenn.edu/alumni/alumnijournal/spring2011/feature1/page06.html
I glanced at 3 of the internet-accessible TSM Annual Reports and in each of them there was an “Anonymous” donor. Including in the Art & Evelyn Society group, who will $ to TSM. Don’t know if the listing of “Anonymous” referred to only one such donor, or to a group.
Just saying we need to be looking into Joe Anonymous!
I see, here’s the business reason for Conlin’s employer subsidizing his Florida condo:
“…one late-spring evening, talking baseball and life with him on his back deck in Turnersville, where he’s lived for 29 years with his wife, Irma. Inside, the Mets game gets beamed in from his Florida condo’s HAVA, and the Dodgers game to another computer.”
Link to this Aug, 2009 article:
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/sports-winter-in-conlinland/
Conlin is 78-79ish. He’s referencing young grandchildren?
Review by a Bill Conlin of Turnersville, NJ on his stay at the Lucky Ducky for July 2011 Hall of Fame events:
2011 Hall of Fame Weekend and Beyond
Guest: Bill Conlin (Turnersville, NJ 08012)
Date of Stay: 07/22/11 Review Submitted: 12/13/11
As an individual who was involved in the 2011 Hall of Fame Weekend events, July 23 Awards Ceremony in Doubleday Field and July 24 Inductions of the latest HOF Class, I shopped for a rental property that would meet the diverse needs of family members and friends that wound up totaling 16. A great time was had by all. We had a minor early arrival problem on July 22 and Kate and Mike solved that for us. We rented both the Lucky Duck and Master’s House. Six of us wound up staying the entire week. The accommodations were first class. Two grandchildren fished their brains out. The Lucky Duck made a memorable weekend and beyond even more memorable.
Recommended for:Families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing, age 55+, people with disabilities.
Link:
http://www.vrbo.com/164444
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Keep talking dudes.
Bucceroni just named and provided a link to another person from “his” era of abuse. But this guy was only arrested in 2006. Snips from Aug 2009 article:
“…already serving a 15-year federal prison term for trafficking in child pornography – was sentenced yesterday to 10 years more for smuggling still photos and video of himself having sex with a 16-year-old Brazilian boy.
…witnesses testified had sexual relationships with boys here and abroad dating to 1977, told U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker…
Ward, then professor emeritus at Penn’s business school, was returning from Brazil when U.S. customs agents, doing a routine luggage check, found child pornography on his laptop computer.
Ward, a Pittsburgh native, taught at Harvard Business School before joining Penn’s Wharton School in 1980.”
http://articles.philly.com/2009-09-30/news/25268291_1_prison-term-child-pornography-ward-hope
I’m told that U.S. Customs, who can search without a warrant, of course, has recently been doing more computer searches under such circumstances. Right there on the spot! In Ward’s case, however, doesn’t sound “routine” to me. Targeted.
@WordGirl, I knew it was Trethwey’s poem, but the father reference I gathered was yours, not hers, so sorry I missed that. My condolences to you for the loss of your friend. What a tragic loss.
From the article at Beejay’s link. I can understand that prisoners can get porn inside of a prison, but how did this guy get this specific porn of his victim?
Ward was also recently moved into solitary confinement at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, Witzleben said, after prison officials found pictures of J.D. and other victims in his cell and learned he had written to his Brazilian lawyer to try to contact J.D.’s family.
beejay says:
August 20, 2012 at 11:36 am
If I may, for Rose? Bumping the post that triggered me on Abbey, who I knew nothing about till recently.
beejay says:
August 19, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Reading the comments more closely than the articles these days. As Ganim said, 90% useless. But 10% might be folks screwing up their courage??
Comment:
“Anonymous August 1, 2012 12:34 AM
Thank you for shedding the truth. Sandusky absolutely provided boys to wealthy donor, star football player at penn state, and penn state alumni. This wealthy donor i reference is Donald g Abbey who is a former penn state player and graduate. He currently runs a billion dollar real estate company in Long Beach, ca. He pays off everyone to get away with his pedophilia ways. After being caught in sexual acts with young boys provided by Jerry, he started writing checks to penn state, second mile, and beta theta to the tune of almost 15 million. Maybe, the Sandusky trial has scared him because he is trying to unload his home for 78 million and vacation home for 80 million. He is either preparing for war with legal funds or he is going to flee……”
AT:
http://notpsu.blogspot.com/2012/07/sandusky-scandal-tied-to-philly.html
Perhaps Ward only had his victims pictures, not pornographic images, but still, why let him have this stuff at all?
A lot of prisons allow access to the internet via the library connection. Photos are easily transmitted. It takes some compromise of the guards to get real photos on slick photo paper into the cell.
If a particular prisoner has money or access to those who do have money, a lot of outside stuff can get in.
IMO) the Republican party establishment in Pa. is not clean on this whole crime. Some of the investigations are going to be slanted to protect the big people.
We still don’t have anything concrete about what happened to Gicar. If he had good proveable information prior to his disappearance, this whole thing may have come to the surface a lot sooner. The feds may find some of their people involved in this too.
We have possible connections to California, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and maybe Maryland and New York.
$50,000 and Above
Bruce and Susan Hein and Keystone
Benjamin and Robin Heim
Heim Family LP
http://www.scribd.com/doc/72430049/The-Second-Mile-Annual-Report-2010
Heim Family LP
http://www.powerprofiles.com/profile/00005147197979/HEIM+FAMILY+LIMITED+PARTNERSHIP-STATE+COLLEGE-PA
955 Toftrees Ave
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/955-Toftrees-Ave-State-College-PA-16803/93569503_zpid/
Hullo. erose, grief tightens up the ropes to the drawbridge, as Blink calls it, and then the words don’t march in their ranks (I don’t blame them.)
My friend and my father died quickly.One at the beginning and on at the end of what we called their Life. Our poet laureate’s father, I don’t know, but I liked how Trethewey knew she should stash up those memories. (I made up a creel for her to put them in, much like the fence for the sheep in Le Petit Prince.)
Thank you for your condolences, dear erose.
Beej–I almost sayed “whut???” to the Jerry-Dottie transcription train. But now I’ve picked up a little of that to which you refer.
When mature people in authority act outrageously and take life from others, I try to remember how precious each day is for me. It’s shocking how fast it can be gone. Even with fair warning.
Dottie lost her correspondence priveleges. How dumb is that. A letter a day can’t be that unusual, unless hers are voluminous and need to be read for code.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/news/jerry-sandusky-writing-second-book-prison/nRBZJ/
What is he going to call it? After the touching?
Seriously.
WG- it is entirely precious, and I am grateful to be among you folks that see it.. so.
B
Rose, I appreciate your assessment of Abbey. I’ve worked in those sort of homes (only with more bathrooms) and I found the Shelter home more hospitable, judging solely from the photos. Must admit the celtic cross pool is kind of neat, in the other home.
Lots of ego and an unreal sense of perfection goes along with those sort of residences. Definitely a ‘viva yo’ manifesto. I enjoy reaching for excellence, but you really want me to hold your omelette for five or for 30 minutes? (Since that is impossible I will make a new one every five minutes, okay?)
Living on earth as I do, I find a lot of people who need help more than a rich man needs a mansion. Give us our daily bread.
ty Precious Blink.
erose–that was a great bio you shared. Very interesting. I’m also happy that the star led you to this side of life. Keep your eyes out.
A very good book is “At the Back of the North Wind” but may be hard to get. Geo MacDonald. That would tie the wind up with the stars.
As if she isn’t already! lol
It’s the loss of a real chance at life that maddens me the most when I try to understand the damage of molestation. Why–just why do they have to do it?
Here’s tonight’s tribute to the Innocents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeVUnGQOIk
Read Tweet:
Major PSU event mid-week requiring damage control.
http://notpsu.blogspot.com/2012/08/interesting-tweet-about-major-event-for.html
So many other shoes that could drop. While some speculate it’s about Spanier, I just can’t see the entire BOT gathering for his indictment or arrest or “other.” This tweet, if true, and the planned gathering of the BOT could have something to do with the investigation wrt the Clery Act. It is the only shoe I can think of that would affect the entire institution. JMO.
Timeline Clery Act violations and failures to investigate by Tom Corbett and Penn State University
Posted on August 9th, 2012 in Keisling on Pennsylvania Politics, News and Commentary
by Bill Keisling
http://newslanc.com/2012/08/09/timeline-clery-act-violations-and-failures-to-investigate-by-tom-corbett-and-penn-state-university/
Sandusky victims say Penn State hasn’t reached out
http://www.abc27.com/story/19324072/sandusky-victims-say-penn-state-hasnt-reached-out
@Word Girl. The island home, for what it represents, is the most tasteful one of its ilk I’ve seen. Representative of the Mclean VA Republican crowd in the price range Santorum was last seen trying to climb into, like Freeh. I’m just surprized he didn’t build at Yellowstone Club with Quayle & Kemp, a Cheney stomping ground too. Or Vail/Aspen. Why a remote fishing island? Nantucket would fit too. Is he part of the old So Calif Rainwater group of guys? (you know, the old Bushie friend & investment enabler, now quite ill)?
next to last comment explains pool WG
http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/02/real-estate-tycoon-donald-abbey-lists.html?m=1
http://www.eri-nonprofit-salaries.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=NPO.Form990&EIN=232061185&Year=2011
While I didn’t review each one, the 1998 pdf has a second mile annual report at the end of it.
Ryan J McCombie is the PSU Trustee (elected this year) who is appealing the NCAA sanctions againt PSU. He is also in business with Bruce Heim at AGS. So, if Heim/Heims were up to anything hinky at TSM, there’s gonna be bad blood if McCombie’s appeal in some way points the finger back at TSM.
IDK the extent, didn’t look, of McCombie’s involvement with TSM other than his appearance at the golf classic fundraisers.
McCombie’s appeal isn’t popular with “some” of the PSU Board, and he’s already publicly acknowledged it.
When is “midweek”?
Links:
http://www.agsm.biz/people
http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-08/news/33083275_1_appeal-ncaa-sanctions-rodney-erickson-postseason-ban
http://edmahon.com/category/second-mile/ [scroll down to photo in 2011 of Heim and McCombie on the golf course at TSM event]
http://www.facebook.com/McCombieBOT2012
Perhaps the BOT just wants to be “around and ready” this weekend; it is move-in weekend for tens of thousands of students, and many of their parents and siblings are also in town.
@Wordgirl, Loved the Snowman, beautifully animated, and the sound track was perfect.
Actually, Abbey has lowered the price of his Shelter Island, Montana home–a/k/a “Whispering Rock” from an earlier listing. In Sept, 2011 he had it listed for 105 million.
So, I know commercial real estate is supposedly teetering. But is anyone just pondering that OTHER reason he might be needing cash? I think we should. And it wasn’t MY suggestion; I just posted the comment from another site.
So, um, his other home in Calif. Also for sale; has the 2 master suites. Who all lives there? Wifey?
OK, here’s that Sept listing link for the freakin’ island he bought from the state of Montana, in the middle of freakin’ nowhere. You build something like that for your own pleasure, or to just get a lot of privacy–not for resale. Little market for the likes of that in the middle of freakin’ Montana.
http://homesoftherich.net/2011/09/the-105-million-whispering-rock-estate/
Curious about the major event: Clery act violations announced?
Perfect timing with all the parents (ESP frosh) in town.
Keisling did a nice review on the Clery act.
The lap swim distance and the volleyball (we call those ‘play pools’) area.
The shape could not have been accidental for a man with Abbey’s sensibilities.
And no, I can’t understand the fratties tearing up their own home, but they may resent Abbey’s generous heart when their own is so empty.
Rose, sorry for the disjointed post. Thx for info; I’m looking into those enclaves you mentioned.
Typing on this tiny screen is a pain! That’s all I’ve got for now–it’s time for Auto/Correct’s map.