Review: The Treason of Mary Louvestre published by Koehler Book Author Dr. My Haley
Sep 17th
Book Review by Donna Marek
The Treason of Mary Louvestre published by Koehler Book Author Dr. My Haley
The Treason of Mary Louvestre published by Koehler Book Author Dr. My Haley
On Saturday, September 7, I happened to be at Barnes & Noble
Bookstore in Boulder and met author Dr. My Haley, widow of famed
author Alex Haley (“Roots”). She collaborated with her husband
on that book, worked in tandem with him and they married in 1977.
She was at B & N for her book signing
of The Treason of Mary Louvestre published by Koehler Books.
Dr. Haley is a lovely woman, with a PhD in Communications who teaches at a University.
My Haley
When I walked into the area, she was alone with her publicist which
was a good opportunity to have a candid talk about her writing. We did. I chose not to talk about her husband because I thought it was her special day.
Haley’s book is a historical drama based on real events involving the civil war and espionage against the confederacy.
She told me she is excited to have written the book
about the brave heroine, Mary Louvestre, who was a seamstress in her mid 50’s in 1861.
Louvestre stole plans to the USS Virginia and thereby committed
treason. Instead of facing death for her acts as a spy, she traveled
through a storm to meet with the Secretary of Navy. Later she received awards for her work.
This is the first of 6 books in a series in the works for Dr. Haley.
Upon leaving, I wished her continued success and told her I was
going to walk through the store and send people her way.
Evidently it worked. The next day the store’s manager told
me that numerous people did attend her signing.
Lovely afternoon for the “per-chance” meeting.
Boulder flood A Lyons family make the switch in schools
Sep 17th
A personal profile of a 2013 Boulder flood victim by Donna Marek
Sally Johnson, Cafe’ Manager at Barnes & Noble in Boulder, said her daughter, a
kindergardner student at Lyons Elementary, is one of several little children
moving to the old Longmont High School on Main Street due to the Lyons school’s
flood damage. Johnson said she found out about the school’s damage at 4am
on Thursday when she received an email from the school district.
Johnson’s first concern was for her daughter having to move to a
new school and not knowing other students since she has just been in school
one month. That anxiety was lessened when Johnson learned all the students
from her daughter’s class will be together.
Her daughter told her friends “My school is closed because a big huge tree
fell across the road.” “That’s all she knows,” Johnson said.
She has not told her daughter about the change of schools because she will “be asking me every five minutes
when school starts.” “I tell her she’s on break.”
The Lyons school children will be out of classes for a week.
Johnson said the school’s teacher sent an email offering to help in any way.
Johnson credits the Superintendent of the St Vrain Schools. “He did a good job being on top
of it.” She will tell her daughter the day before school starts.
Johnson said there is a meeting of all parents on Wednesday, September 18 when
other details will be made available.
Flood debris removal off to a slow start
Sep 17th
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013
303-413-7730 (Public Call Center)
Update on flood debris community collection sites
Huge demand for flood debris disposal has strained initial city and county collection efforts. Flooding, closures, and delays at the Erie landfill have added to the problem.
Waste disposal crews are working almost around the clock to empty and return roll-off containers at the 21 collection sites. The City of Boulder’s noise ordinance has been waived for early morning collections. Additional crews will be deployed starting Tuesday to clear debris that has accumulated at some of the community sites. Volunteer crews are expected to begin assisting with this effort by mid-morning.
The city and county are working on adding additional debris collection services to meet demand, and damage assessment teams are beginning the process to assess the extent of debris collection needs. Residents are asked to be patient during this extraordinary time.
Residents are reminded that the community trash receptacles are to be used for safe removal of spoiled food, damaged carpet, household materials and other flood-related debris. Residents are asked to not put electronics, household hazardous waste, appliances containing Freon and power equipment containing gasoline into the receptacles.
Details about what cannot be placed in community trash receptacles, visit www.BoulderCountyFlood.org.
More information on recycling and other waste diversion opportunities can be found at:
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