Reminder for this Thursday Afternoon
Tribute for Shannon (Berry) Green, CLFP

 

Orion First Financial will be hosting an open-house style remembrance for their dear friend and colleague, Shannon (Berry) Green, CLFP, on Thursday, January 21st, in Tacoma. Anyone who knew Shannon, and wants to come share stories with others, is encouraged to attend. No RSVP necessary.

Celebration of Life:
Thursday, January 21st
4pm to 7pm
Pacific Grill Event Center: Pearl Ball Room
1530 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2106/01_06.htm#berry

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Pictures from the Past---1985
—Spaceman Millerbis

“Program Chairman Ben Millerbis (Pentech Leasing, San Jose, CA) leading ‘Spaceship WAEL’ on its mission of exploring the frontiers of leasing."

TODAY

Ben Millerbis
CEO
Pentech Financial Services, Inc.
(January, 1985 -Present)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-millerbis-8b31992

 

 

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Leasing Companies Stock Wednesday
One Year Chart

CIT GROUP, INC (NYSE: CIT)
Wednesday Close   31.38
Previous close      32.22
Today’s open       31.65
Day’s range         30.73 - 31.74
Volume      3,366,090

Chesswood  Fund (Pawnee Corp.) (CHW.UN)
(Canadian monetary, www.tmx.com)
Wednesday close $9.06
Previous close      $9.185
Today’s open    $9.15
Day’s range $9.06 - $9.07
Volume              8,251

Element Financial (EFN)
(Canadian monetary, TSX)
Wednesday close 14.58
Previous close      14.91
Today’s open    14.77
Day’s rang   13.7  - 14.7
Volume              2,543,125

G A T X CP (NYSE: GMT)
Wednesday close 33.54
Previous close      35.12
Today’s open       34.50
Day’s range 33.53 - 36.34
Volume      1,355,980

Marlin Business Services (NASDAQ:MRLN)
Wednesday close 14.46
Previous close      14.28
Today’s open       14.06
Day’s range 13.76 - 14.59
Volume      14,806

Wintrust  WTFC
Wednesday close 40.17
Previous close      41.49
Today’s open       40.45
Day’s range   38.71 - 41.47
Volume      1,154,498

 

 

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New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Audrey Kerrick Bianco was hired as Financial Sales Executive at IBM Global Financing, Greater New York Area. She joined Dell Financial Services, July, 1999, as Global Account Manager; promoted to Channel Account Manager, February, 2013.  Prior, she was at Citicorp Global Equipment Finance, joining May, 1989 as District Manager, Northeast; promoted April, 1994, Assistant Vice President, Program Manager. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey. Business administration and marketing. Dean’s list.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreykerrickbianco

Doug Grimm was promoted to Vice President and General Manager at Collabrance, LLC (A GreatAmerica Company), Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He
joined GreatAmerica Financial Services, November, 2002, as Financial
Analyst; promoted Director of Sales, June, 2004, Director of Finance, January, 2007; Director of Finance and Operations, May, 2013. Prior, he was Manager of Mergers and Acquisitions, McLeodUSA (March, 1999 – November, 2002); Auditor, Arthur Andersen (August, 1995 – March, 1999). Education: Luther College, BA, Accounting (1991 – 1995). West Delaware High School (1988 – 1991).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-grimm-31ab6011

Brian Hole will be promoted to President of Willis Lease Finance
Corporation, Novato, Caifornia, following the retirement of Donald A. Nunemaker effective March 31, 2016. He joined Willis Lease, March, 2014. Previously, Assistant Counsel, Pratt & Whitney (February, 2011 – March, 2012); Counsel, IAE International Aero Engines AG (May, 2008 – February, 2011); Associate, Bingham McCutchen LLP (September 2004 – 2008). Education: The University of Connecticut School of Law, JD, Law, with high honors (2001 – 2004). Activities and Societies: Associate Editor of Law Review, Georgetown University BA, American Government (1995 – 1999). Activities and Societies: Men's Lacrosse, All American
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hole-a665895

Kevin Nash was promoted to Vice President at PNC Equipment Finance.  He joined PNC Bank, April, 2012, as Commercial Banker. Prior, he was President, One Source Capital, Inc. (February, 1994 – February, 2012); Account Executive, O/E Systems dba M/C Leasing (February, 1993 – February, 1994); Vice President, Manufacturers National Bank /Comerica Bank (January, 1982 – January, 1993). Education: Wayne State University, B.S., Finance (1979 – 1984). Southfield Christian School, Diploma (1973 – 1979).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-nash-699a0811

Gina Ringgenberg was promoted to Vice President, Leasing Manager, Federal Division, KeyCorp, Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area. She joined the firm, March, 2003. Prior, she was Analyst, National City Bank (2002 – 2003); Developer, GlobalServe (1998 – 2000). Languages: French. Board Member, Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op (June, 2015). Cleveland Chapter Alumni Association (July, 2015). Certifications: Investment Banking General Securities Representative, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), License Series 7, Starting November 2006. Uniform Securities Agent, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), License Series 63, Starting December 2006. Education: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business. M.B.A., M.S., Computer Science. John Carroll University, B.A., Management, Humanities.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginaringgenberg

John Stewart was hired as Senior Account Director at Element Financial,  Greater New York City Area. He joined Siemens Health, 2001, as National Marketing Manager - Financial Sales. Joined Pitney Bowes Capital, 2002, as Director of Marketing and Business Development - Franchise Finance; returning to Siemens Healthcare in 2002, as National Inside Sales Manager - Financial Sales; promoted, 2007, Zone Vice President - Financial Sales;
promoted, 2013, Zone Finance Development Manager. Prior, he was Director of Inside Sales and Division Marketing - Franchise Finance FINOVA Capital Corporation (1998 – 2001); Market Manager, Marketing and Dealer Programs, AT&T Capital (1996 – 1998); Asset Manager, NCR Credit Corp., NCR Corporation (1992 – 1996). Education: Michigan State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, General. University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstewartmba

Dillon Tagget was hired as Account Executive, IMCA Capital, Phoenix, Arizona. Previously, he was Account Representative, Industrial Group
EverBank (June, 2014 – December, 2015); Regional Sales Manager,
Ascentium Capital (February, 2014 – July, 2014); Sr. Finance Manager, Direct Capital (January, 2006 – September, 2013).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-tagget-10325b9

Ryan van de Boogaard was promoted to Leasing Manager at Key Equipment Finance, Superior, Colorado.  He joined the firm November, 2007, as Booking & Account Maintenance Analyst; promoted March, 2009, as Senior Booking & Account Maintenance Analyst; promoted, July, 2011, Team Leader for Booking & Account Maintenance; promoted, February, 2013, Senior Operations Manager, Originations. Previously, he was MT, Enterprise, Rent-a-Car (January, 2007-November, 2007); Senior Teller, Heritage Bank (August, 2001-January, 2007). Education. Cornell University, Managing for Execution Certificate (2013 – 2014). Metropolitan State University of Denver, BS, Marketing (2001 – 2006). Graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
A member of the National Honor.

Stu Weinroth was hired as Vice President, Asset Strategies at GA Telesis Greater Denver Area.  Previously, he was Principal Stuart Leasing Services LLC (April, 2010 –January, 2015); Chief Investment Officer, GMT Global Aviation (October, 2007 – February, 2010); Head of Transactions, Republic Financial Corp. (February, 2003 – December, 2007); SVP, Chief Financial Officer, HyperSpace Communications, Inc. (February, 2002 – February, 2003); Vice President , Financial Planning & Controller, Atlas Air (February, 1997 – January, 2002); Financial Planning and Analysis, United Airlines (January, 1995 – February, 1997); Finance and Budget Management, City of Chicago (March, 1988 – January, 1995). Education: University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, MBA, Finance, Strategy, marketing (2000 – 2002); The University of Chicago, BA, Public Policy (1984 – 1988). Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Phi. Livingston High School (1984).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stu-weinroth-887b8011

Phil Wellington was hired as Senior Credit Manager at Edson Financial, Riverside, California.  Previously, he was Commercial Credit Analyst Banc of California (January, 2015 – December, 2015); Sr. Fleet Credit Analyst, Crossroads Equipment Lease and Finance, LLC (July, 2012 – January 2015); Credit, Sales and Marketing, Leasing Innovations, Incorporated (May, 2008 – July, 2012). Education: Northeastern University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (2003 – 2007).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-wellington-7099918

 

 

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Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
This Way Up/Credit Analyst

 

Credit Analyst Your Choice, Locate in Either Office: Anaheim,CA; Federal Way, WA; Tigard, OR  $150K -$500k equipment leases, financing (recourse/non-recourse lines of credit)  Requires five or more years of credit underwriting. Work with third party originators, brokers, as well as clients & vendors of Umpqua Bank  Please click here for more information. www.finpac.com A subsidiary of Umpqua Bank

December, 2015 -The List
—History of Leasing from 1998

Mar Vista Financial, Villa Park, California (12/15) No longer active
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Dec2015/12_28.htm#mar_vista

Navitas Lease Corp. dba Navitas Leasing, Ponte Verde Beach, FL. (RLC Leasing Division, Columbia, South Carolina) (12/15) California Lender's License Policy http://leasingnews.org/archives/Dec2015/12_21.htm#navitas

ClearView Financial, Ephrata, WA (12/15) Allegiant Partners Incorporated announced that Clearview Financial, an Allegiant Partners Company will undergo a name and logo change to “Allegiant Partners, Clearview Commercial Division”. Allegiant Partners purchased Clearview Financial, located in Washington State, in 2013. http://leasingnews.org/archives/Dec2015/12_02.htm#implements

On Deck, New York, New York (12/15) JPMorgan Chase and OnDeck Partner Up To Use Small Business Lending Platform/OnDeck Score

Chronological List
http://www.leasingnews.org/list_chron_new.htm

History - Alphabetical by Company
http://www.leasingnews.org/list_alpha_new.htm

 

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Leasing News Advisor
Ed Castagna

Edward Castagna, CEO
InPlace Auction
68 South Service Road, Suite 100
Melville, New York 11747
Tel.  (516) 229-1968

Cell (516) 297-7775
Fax.  (516) 882-7924
ecastagna@inplaceauction.com
www.inplaceauction.com

Ed joined the Leasing News Advisory Board on February 4, 2004. His contributions have been centered not only on his knowledge of leasing companies or their “assets,” but his design, understanding, and informational coordination on the World Wide Web.

Over 25 years ago, used equipment dealers and mechanics taught him what to look for and which questions to ask when evaluating machinery and equipment for resale. Since then, he's honed his appraisal skills through hands on experience and continuing education. InPlace Auction's appraisals contain insightful and common sense values delivered professionally. He has been an expert witness with a 100% rate of success in courtroom defense of challenged value. He has been retained as the face-to-face contact with defaulting business owners by a variety of Fortune 100 creditors, relying on his tact, expertise, and determination to resolve uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situations.

Ed has been trusted and charged with the difficult task of liquidating distressed companies to the bare walls. He's helped turn off the lights of thousands of companies in industries as varied as television, manufacturing, transportation, medical, municipal, financial, textile, automotive and commercial real estate just to name a few. "It's my responsibility to treat everyone with respect, regardless of their circumstances. That's how I've been able to successfully and peacefully defuse even the most precarious of situations. I know exactly how to resolve most situations, but also know when it's time to walk away and return promptly with a court order and appropriate authorities."

An early adopter of web based technology in 1988, he was the first in the industry to create a high volume internet enhanced recovery, remarketing and reporting web based service. He is now applying this experience in conjunction with the latest technology to the auction business and currently holds live and on line auctions. His latest auctions sold Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Machinery, & Building materials

He earned a B.A. in Psychology from Syracuse University, and is a graduate of the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering. He has been educated in appraisal procedure and ethics by The American Society Of Appraisers. Ed served on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Board of Directors from 2006-2009 representing its service provider members; is on the service providers business council of the ELFA; is a member of the fair Business Practices Committee.

He is one of the founding members, and serves as the current President, of the Tender Loving Care Foundation (www.tenderlc.com); is an advisory board member to South Bronx Education Foundation (www.sbef.org) and most recently was tapped to join the board of directors of the Stewart Fund. He is also a Steward of St. Brigid's R.C. Church (www.saintbrigid.net) and he says his favorite place to be is anywhere with his wife Jeanine and their two boys.

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ELFA Announces Web Seminar and Workshop
On the New Lease Accounting Rules

Feb. 9 Web Seminar and March 2 Workshop
 Designed to Educate Lessors

Washington, DC — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has announced two new opportunities for lessors to learn about forthcoming changes to the lease accounting standard: a one-hour web seminar on Feb. 9 and a one-day workshop on March 2. Both events are designed to help lessors understand and prepare for the new lease accounting rules that the Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to release in the first quarter of 2016.

Web Seminar: Overview of the Final Lease Accounting Standard

• Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2pm-3pm ET
• Agenda: Panelists Bill Bosco and John Bober, both of whom are members of the FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Project Working Group, will provide a high-level overview of what’s in the new standard and how to prepare. The agenda will include: Headlines/Timing; Six Things Lessees Should Know; Six Things Lessors Should Know; Implications; Engaging the Customer and Q&A.
• Moderator: Ralph Petta, ELFA President and CEO
• Speakers: John Bober, Managing Director, Global Technical Controller, GE Commercial Finance and Bill Bosco, Leasing 101
• Cost: This web seminar is free for all attendees, but space is limited.
• Registration: To register, go to: www.elfaonline.org/WebSeminarFinalLeaseAccountingStandard/. Log-in/dial-in instructions will be emailed to attendees one week prior to the event.

Workshop: Doing Business Under the New Lease Accounting Standard

• Date: Wednesday, March 2, 9am-4:30pm ET
• Location: Hyatt Regency Baltimore - Inner Harbor
• Agenda: Join a team of equipment finance industry experts for skilled guidance and practical takeaways on how to do business under the new lease accounting standard. This one-day workshop will give you the tools and tips to talk to your customers and lead your team through and beyond the transition. Get a firm foundation on what’s in the rules, discover minefields and opportunities, learn what your CFO/Treasurer needs to know, discuss how to overcome customer concerns and learn how the changes will impact your business beyond booking the transaction. You’ll leave this workshop with an action plan to take back to your company.
• Who Should Attend: Equipment finance lessors, including sales, business heads, lease accounting project managers and others within the organization that need to know how the rules have changed. 
• Cost: $650 ELFA Member / $950 Nonmember
• Registration: To register, go to: www.elfaonline.org/ACCTWORKSHOP/

More Information
For questions about either of these events, please contact Alexa Carnibella at acarnibella@elfaonline.org or 202/238-3416.

Lease Accounting Resources
ELFA is encouraging lessors to plan now for upcoming changes to the lease accounting standard and to educate their sales teams, vendor partners, end-user customers and other stakeholders about the new rules. For more information and resources on this topic, please visit the ELFA website at www.elfaonline.org/Issues/Accounting/.

About ELFA
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation in the U.S. and abroad. Its 580 members include independent and captive leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers. For more information, please visit www.elfaonline.org. Follow ELFA on Twitter: @ELFAonline

 

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CLFP Adds 8 Members in January
  Increases Members by Company

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation recently held its first Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals (ALFP) of 2016. The event was hosted by Stearns Bank in Albany, MN and all eight of the individuals who sat for the exam at the conclusion of the event passed. 96% of those who attend an ALFP and studied prior to attending have passed the eight-hour exam.

The first CLFPs of 2016 are:

Kristian Dolan, CLFP – COO – Tamarack Consulting

Cindy Fleck, CLFP – Director, National Accounts – GreatAmerica
Financial Services

Michelle Fuchs, CLFP – VP/Business Development
– Stearns Bank

Mikki Henkelman, CLFP – Syndication Specialist/Sr. Credit
Analyst – Stearns Bank

Marc Keepman, CLFP – President/CEO – KLC Financial

Daryn Lecy, CLFP – VP of Operations – Stearns Bank

Jim Peach, CLFP – VP/Sales Manager – Stearns Bank

Spencer Thomas, CLFP – Executive Vice President – KLC
Financial

When asked why he pursued the CLFP designation, Mr. Keepman stated, “I chose to become a CLFP because we as an industry are raising the bar in 3 critical areas of commercial application: our performance, our ethics and our self-regulation.  This is a good way to accomplish all three and is the way of the future.”

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers, and peers in the equipment lease and finance industry. For more information, call Executive Director Reid Raykovich, CLFP at (206) 535-6281 or visit www.CLFPfoundation.org.

Number of CLFPs	Company
42	First American Equipment Finance
21	Financial Pacific Leasing
14	Ascentium Capital
13	Allegiant Partners, Inc.
8	Arvest Bank
8	GreatAmerica Financial Services
8	Orion First Financial
7	ECS Financial Services
5	Banc of California
5	Bank of the West
5	Great American Insurance
4	Celtic Commercial Finance
4	Maxim Commercial Capital LLC
4	Northland Capital
4	Stearns Bank
3	Diversified Capital Credit
3	FSG Leasing Inc.
3	Innovative Lease Services, Inc.
3	LeaseTeam Inc.
3	Pacifica Capital
2	Alliance Funding Group
2	Bravo Capital LLC
2	BSB Leasing
2	Canon Financial Services Inc.
2	Commerce Bank
2	Finance Capital
2	Go Capital
2	Huntington Equipment Finance
2	KLC Financial, Inc.
2	NCMIC Finance Corporation
2	Padco Financial Services Inc.
2	Pinnacle Business Finance Inc.
2	Portfolio Financial Servicing Company
2	Providence Capital Funding, Inc.
2	TEQlease

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Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals
Two Classes Scheduled

    Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals - Southern California
    Thursday, February 04, 2016 8:00 AM • Santa Monica, CA
    End: Sat, February 06, 2016 5:00 PM
    The corporate host for the event is Dakota Financial.
   The classes will be held off site at: 604 Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401

    Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals - San Francisco Area      Thursday, May 12, 2016 8:00 AM • Walnut Creek, CA
   End: Sat, May 14, 2016 5:00 PM

On the first two days, all of the required sections of the CLFP exam are covered in-depth; in addition, the three most popular elective sections will also be covered (see below). Study materials are provided for the elective sections not covered which students may use to self-study. On the third day, the exam is offered, but not mandatory.

The cost to attend the class is $600 and the cost of the exam is $695. When purchased together, the total is discounted to $1250. Current CLFPs are offered a discounted price of $395 and class attendance satisfies the Recertification requirement.

For more information, contact Executive Director Reid Raykovich, CLFP: reid@CLFPfoundation.org or (206) 535-6281.

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Navitas Lease Corp. Purchases Liberty Financial Group
Opens Specialized Vehicle and Equipment Financing Division

Ponte Vedra, FL —Navitas Lease Corp., a national equipment finance company, is pleased to announce the purchase of Liberty Financial Group, Inc. This acquisition will assist Navitas in accelerating their entry into the vocational vehicle and related equipment marketplace.

“The Alta Group’s Merger and Acquisition Advisory Practice initiated this transaction and served as exclusive financial advisor to Liberty Financial Group.”
 
This newly created division of Navitas will help significantly expedite the ability of Navitas to expand their direct lending capabilities for vehicles in the transportation, construction, tree and landscape and other specialty industries. Liberty Financial, headquartered in Hatfield, PA, brings a deep expertise along with a highly experienced staff and established partnerships.

Gary Shivers
Navitas CEO

“We were very fortunate to have Liberty join our growing organization," Navitas CEO Gary Shivers said. "Their collateral expertise and proven leadership team was the perfect fit for what we were looking for. With our financing capacity, systems and infrastructure, we feel that we can be a dominant force within this market niche."

Tom Madonna
President
Liberty Financial

“We have been looking for a partner like Navitas that could help Liberty capitalize on its proven ability to serve our markets and ultimately improve our small business customer experience," said Tom Madonna, President of Liberty Financial." Navitas provides us with the financial strength, additional products, marketing power and technology leadership that will assist us in better serving our customers while expanding our market reach at the same time.

 “The combination of our two organizations will create a very compelling financing resource for the SMB marketplace.”

About Navitas Lease Corp. 
Navitas, recently recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country by Inc. Magazine, offers a full complement of business lending and support services is headquartered in Ponte Vedra, Florida, with offices in Parsippany and Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Grand Island, Nebraska, Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. The company provides financing and business solutions to small and medium sized businesses nationally, through developing referral programs with equipment vendors, lease brokers, and strategic alliances. For more information about Navitas please visit our website at www.navitaslease.com or call 877-NAVITAS (628-4827).

 

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Union Leasing Acquires Walser Fleet Service
Expands Marketplace

Acquisition expands Union Leasing's leadership in fleet service management and enhances service, technology and expertise offered to customers

SCHAUMBURG, IL,  - Union Leasing Inc., America's premier fleet leasing and management services provider, announces the acquisition of Walser Fleet Services, a leasing and fleet management solutions company servicing commercial fleets nationwide. The move expands Union Leasing's total service offering while delivering enhanced services, technology and expertise to Walser's current customer base.

Kent Boskovich
President
Union Leasing

"Incorporating Walser into the Union Leasing family is first and foremost building on our commitment to bring together the best group of people in the fleet management industry," explains Kent Boskovich, President, Union Leasing. "At the same time, Walser offers us the opportunity to expand our services footprint and industry expertise, which is integral to our short-term growth plans and leverages our personal touch approach to providing a superior customer experience."

Union Leasing's long-term goal is to continue to diversify its vehicle portfolio with steady, sustainable growth and to provide products, services and technology that serve today's customer in ways they value.

"I believe Union Leasing's success in the marketplace comes from hard work and perseverance offered by our Union Leasing staff, and a commitment to live our core values of integrity, customer service, teamwork and adding value."

Union Leasing is a subsidiary of Sasser Family Holdings Inc., a company known for its positive family involvement and innovative business practices.

About Union Leasing Inc.

Union Leasing Inc. provides total fleet leasing and truck rental solutions for flexible vehicle lease financing and highly customized fleet management services to corporate and rental customers nationwide. Express 4x4 Truck Rental, a division of Union Leasing, provides short- and long-term 4x4 truck rental solutions to commercial customers for remote project work. Union Leasing was established in 1955 and is a subsidiary of Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. Sasser Family Holdings is a fourth-generation, family-held transportation asset services and management company, with roots dating back to 1928. Other SFH subsidiary business units include Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.; CF Rail Services, LLC; CF Asia Pacific Group PTY Ltd.; NxGen Rail Services LLC; and Xced Aviation Services, LLC. The businesses are leaders in providing commercial and industrial-focused rail and ground support, vehicle transportation equipment solutions including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology solutions throughout North America and Australia. For more information, visit Union Leasing Inc. at www.unionleasing.com or Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. at www.sfhsinc.com.

 

(Leasing News provides this ad as a trade for appraisals
and equipment valuations provided by Ed Castagna)

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Wintrust Financial Acquires Generations Bancorp
for $30MM

Wintrust Financial announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Generations Bancorp for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30 million.

Generations, headquartered in Pewaukee, WI, is the parent company of Foundations Bank. As of September 30, 2015, Foundations Bank had approximately $125 million in assets, approximately $72 million in loans and approximately $97 million in deposits

Edward J. Wehmer
President/CEO
Wintrust

“This transaction provides a wonderful opportunity to expand and complement our market presence in Pewaukee, WI,” Edward J. Wehmer, president and CEO of Wintrust. “We look forward to continuing with the community banking approach that Foundations Bank has established and to providing its customer base with an expanded array of products and services.”

John Hazod
President/CEO
Foundations Bank

“We are excited about the opportunity to combine resources with Wintrust,” said John M. Hazod, president and CEO of Foundations Bank. “This is a great opportunity to partner with a successful organization that is compatible with ours. We share a philosophy of offering highly personalized customer-oriented retail and commercial banking services.”

Shares of Generations common stock outstanding at the time of the merger, including from the conversion of any Generations preferred stock, will be converted into the right to receive merger consideration paid in cash.

The transaction is subject to approval by banking regulators and Generations’ shareholders, and certain closing conditions.  The transaction is expected to close late in Q1/16 or early in Q2/16 and is not expected to have a material effect on Wintrust’s 2016 earnings per share.

Hovde Group acted as exclusive financial advisor to Generations in the transaction and provided a fairness opinion to its board of directors.  Godfrey & Kahn acted as Generations’ legal advisor and Schiff Hardin served as outside counsel to Wintrust.

Wintrust is a financial holding company with assets of approximately $22 billion.

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Fernando's View
By Fernando F. Croce

"Carol" and "45 Years" make for a subtle yet devastating double-bill at the box-office, while DVD releases include gripping spectacle ("The Walk"), a disturbing drama ("Sicario"), and a moody thriller ("The American Friend").

In Theaters:

Carol (The Weinstein Company): Never one to shy away from subversive projects, director Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven") delivers his most subtle and accessible film yet with this gorgeous romantic drama. Set in 1950s Manhattan, the story chronicles the relationship that grows, at first uneasily but with increasingly passion, between young salesgirl Therese (Rooney Mara) and Carol (Cate Blanchett), the glamorous socialite who one day wanders into her department store. Uninterested in settling down with her boyfriend, Therese finds herself fascinated by the older woman, and their love grows more intense over the course of a road trip. It's not long, however, before the restrictive social mores around them threaten to pry them apart. With a deft visual style and a pair of acclaimed performances, Haynes' film shines a stirring light on the rebellious nature of desire.

45 Years (Sundance Selects): Vintage icons of the Swinging 1960s, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay give remarkably complex performances in this thorny and nuanced drama. The veteran British actors play Kate and Geoff Mercer, a well-off couple going through preparations to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. Guest lists are set up and songs picked, but then a bombshell hits when news arrive of the discovery of the body of Geoff's ex-girlfriend. From then on, Kate starts to sense a change in her husband's behavior and even question various aspects of their marriage that she'd previously taken for granted. Will their relationship crumble under the weight of these bitter revelations? Directed by Andrew Haigh ("Weekend"), this is a quiet but ultimately devastating portrait of the bruising effects of secrets, unforgettably played by Rampling and Courtenay.

Netflix Tip: Musician, performer, and all-around pop shapeshifter, David Bowie (1947-2016) left us with an extraordinary artistic ouevre which includes several strikingly original film roles. So pay tribute to his one-of-a-kind legacy by checking out some of his best movies, which include "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976), "The Hunger" (1983), "Labyrinth" (1986), "Basquiat" (1996), and "The Prestige" (2006).

On DVD:

The Walk (Sony): Always fascinated by technological feats, Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump") tackles a vertiginous real-life story in this ingenious biopic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Philippe Petit, the French high-wire artist who in 1974 famously walked on a wire suspended between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Looking for thrills and inspiration, Petit sees the heights of the New York buildings as the culmination of an ambition that first started with unicycles on the street of Paris. With his faithful mentor Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley) by his side, he set out to challenge death and achieve his dream. Building toward a climax that makes full use of cinema's sensory powers, Zemeckis offers gripping, spectacular entertainment that doubles as an absorbing portrait of an artist as a young daredevil.

Sicario (Lionsgate): Following the disturbing drama “Prisoners,” Canadian director Denis Villeneuve keeps up the intensity with this visceral and stylish crime film set around the border. The plot centers on Kate Macy (Emily Blunt), a resilient FBI agent whose investigation of kidnapping cases in Phoenix place her on the trail of pitiless Mexican drug cartels. Teamed up with a pair of government operators with questionable ethics (Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro), Kate ups the ante of her deadly inspection and uncovers depths of rot on both sides of the border. Featuring matchless cinematography by Roger Deakins as well as a strong female lead in a type of picture usually dominated by macho collisions, Villeneuve’s portrait of the all-pervasive brutality of drug wars is a potent if sometimes difficult to watch achievement.

The American Friend (Criterion): A leading light of the New German cinema, Wim Wenders (“Wings of Desire”) scored a breakthrough hit with this moody 1977 thriller, loosely based on a Patricia Highsmith novel. The twisty narrative hinges on Jonathan Zimmermann (Bruno Ganz), a sickly Hamburg picture framer who becomes the unlikely center of underworld intrigue. Hoping to help his family with his inheritance, he becomes involved with an American expatriate named Ripley (Dennis Hopper) who needs a hit-man. As he sinks more and more into a whirlpool of art forgers and ruthless gangsters, Zimmermann transverses an increasingly alienated nation. Full of striking compositions and movie-buff cameos, Wenders’ film slides from gripping suspense into an existential portrait of modern Germany. With subtitles.

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"If you answer yes to all of these questions, then she might be the perfect companion for you."

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa at lisab@carepets.org.

Application:
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(408) 227-2273

Email:
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Website:
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We hold Dog Adoption Events on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month from 10:00am-1:00pm at the CARE Adoption Event Center located at 1080 Saratoga Ave #3 in San Jose.

2016 Adoption Saturdays:
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News Briefs---

Wintrust Financial Misses Estimates But Reports $156.7 Million Profit
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160119/NEWS01/160119849
/wintrust-misses-estimates

Wintrust Financial Q4 2015 Results
CEO Edward Wehmer - Earnings Call Transcript
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3820096-wintrust-financials-wtfc-ceo-edward-wehmer-q4-2015-results-earnings-call-transcript

Tension between Navy secretary, congressman
Duncan Hunter calls for replacement at top of Navy, Mabus fires back
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan/20/mabus-hunter-tension-letters/

 

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How will GE fit in with the Seaport?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2016/01/14/how-will-fit-with-the-seaport/utVqv1uKjzOPe7DmnBcdaN/story.html?p1=takeover

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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer

10 Ways to Stay Healthy When Working from Home
Make Your Home Workplace Work for You
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=1787

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Football Poem

Last dance
last dance for love
yes, it's my last chance
for romance tonight
I need you, by me,
beside me, to guide me,
to hold me, to scold me,
'cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad
So let's dance, the last dance
let's dance, the last dance
let's dance, this last dance tonight
Last dance, last dance for love
yes, it's my last chance
for romance tonight
Oh, I need you, by me,
beside me, to guide me,
to hold me, to scold me,
'cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad
So let's dance, the last dance
let's dance, the last dance
let's dance, this last dance tonight
Yeah, will you be my Mr. Right?
can you fill my appetite
I can't be sure
that you're the one for me
but all that I ask 
is that you dance with me
dance with me, dance with me, yeah
Oh I need you, by me,
beside me, to guide me,
to hold me, to scold me,
'cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad
So let's dance, this last dance
let's dance, this last dance
let's dance, this last dance tonight
Oh I need you, by me,
to beside, to guide me,
to hold me, to scold me,
'cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad
So, come on baby, dance that dance
come on baby, dance that dance
come on baby, let's dance tonight...
Singer and Composer:
Donna Summer

 

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Kelly Says His Coaching Style Won’t Change With 49ers
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/01/20/kelly-says-his-coaching-style-wont-change/

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/49ers-Chip-Kelly-likes-Kaepernick-and-6772308.php

http://www.mercurynews.com/marcus-thompson/ci_29409522/thompson-chip-kelly-49ers-have-brash-leader

Purdy: Will 49ers' Kelly be liking smell of Bay Area air for long?
http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_29410132/purdy-will-49ers-kelly-be-liking-smell-bay

Video: 49ers CEO Jed York says Chip Kelly is going to be team's coach 'for a long time'
http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article55687600.html

Reports: 49ers sign star CFL wide receiver
http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/54358/Reports--49ers-sign-star-CFL-wide-receiver/Default.aspx

Can Patriots make Super Bowl without a running game?
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/20/running-game-problem-for-patriots/oZhqOYkXgFqmJVtpv9t5hL/story.html
 
Belichick: I will never underestimate Peyton Manning
http://www.theredzone.org/BlogDescription/tabid/61/EntryId/54352/Belichick--I-will-never-underestimate-Peyton-Manning/Default.aspx

After being burned many times by Rob Gronkowski, Broncos focus on stopping TE
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/broncos/2016/01/20/stopping-rob-gronkowski-patriots-denver-afc-championship-game/79087174/

Chiefs entering do-or-die territory after reaching new heights in 2015
http://www.todayspigskin.com/afc-today/kansas-city-chiefs/chiefs-entering-die-territory-reaching-new-heights-2015/

Ray Rice to Coach Running Backs at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2609144-ray-rice-to-coach-running-backs-at-nflpa-collegiate-bowl

 

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants Chargers to stay put
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14612391/los-angeles-mayor-snubs-san-diego-chargers-wish-luck

SF Bay Area home sales: gangbusters in December, with a caveat
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“Gimme that Wine”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

The Top Wine Trend Predictions Of 2016, From Expert Sommeliers
http://chicagoist.com/2016/01/19/sommeliers_predict_
2016_wine_trends.php

Champagne sales 2015: Exports drive more growth
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/champagne-sales-2015-exports-drive-more-growth-288110/

Sauvignon Blanc a Pacific Northwest favorite
http://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2016/01/17/sauvignon-blanc/

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    1642 – Director of the New Netherlands colony, Willem Kieft, calls for a meeting of the Twelve (family representatives) to organize a military response to the increasing raids of the Hudson River Valley Tribe. This tribe was reacting to pressure from the growing Iroquois to the north and increasing European settlement in the south.
    1648 - Margaret Brent made her claim as America's first feminist by demanding a voice and vote for herself in the Maryland colonial assembly. Brent came to America in 1638 and was the first woman to own property in Maryland. At the time of her demands, she was serving as secretary to Governor Leonard Calvert. She was ejected from the meetings, but when Calvert died she became his executor and acting governor, presiding over the General Assembly. History records this event as the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement in America. In 1640, she became the first woman barrister in America, officially the colonial attorney for Cecilius Calvert, Lord Proprietor of Maryland.
http://www.fa-ir.org/15_2.htm
http://earlyamerica.com/review/1998/brent.html
    1738 - Ethan Allan (d. 1789), Revolutionary War soldier and leader of the Vermont "Green Mountain Boys", was born at Litchfield, CT.  History finds him quite an opportunist whom high school history books have painted quite differently than his actual deeds. He actually missed most of the Revolutionary War because he was in British prison. He led several movements, including a military effort, to join both New York and Vermont with Canada.
http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/thefort/History/EthanAllen.htm
(See: “Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History” by Richard Shenkman)
    1785 - Chippewa, Delaware, Ottawa and Wyandotte tribes signed a treaty of Fort McIntosh, ceding present-day Ohio to the United States.  The tribes ceded all claims to land in the Ohio Country east of the Cuyahoga and Muskingum Rivers. The tribes also ceded the areas surrounding Fort Detroit and Fort Michilimackinac to the American government and gave back captives taken in raids along the frontier. Fort McIntosh was an early log frontier fort situated near the confluence of the Ohio River and the Beaver River in what is now Beaver, PA.  It was occupied until it was abandoned in 1791. After the Revolution, the fort was the home of the First American Regiment, the oldest active unit in the United States Army.
    1789 – The first American novel, “The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth”, was printed in Boston.
    1801 - "Federal Bonfire Number Two": a mysterious fire sweeps the offices of the Department of Treasury, destroying books and papers, after Republicans demanded proof that the expenditures of Timothy Pickering, the recently replaced Federalist Secretary of War, could be properly accounted for. He was censured by Congress. He was re-elected to Congress for two more terms, then retired.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000324
http://www.qmfound.com/COL_Timothy_Pickering.htm
    1812 - The famous Y-bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, was approved for construction.
http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-3/bridges/pages/bdg07_003.html
http://www.coz.org/
    1813 – John C. Fremont (d. 1890) was born in Savannah, GA.  Fremont was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, he led four expeditions into the American West.  During the Mexican-American War, Frémont, a major in the U.S. Army, took control of California from the Bear Flag Republic in 1846. Frémont then proclaimed himself military Governor of California; however, for that he was convicted in court martial for mutiny and insubordination. He retired from military service and settled in California. Frémont acquired massive wealth during the California Gold Rush, but he was soon bogged down with lawsuits over land claims, between the dispossession of various land owners during the Mexican-American War and the explosion of Forty-Niners immigrating during the California Gold Rush. These cases were settled by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing Frémont to keep his property. Frémont became one of the first two U.S. senators elected from the new state of California in 1850.
    1824 - Birthday of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (d. 1863) at Clarksburg, VA (now WV).  Confederate general and one of the most famous soldiers of the American Civil War. At the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, Union forces under Gen. Irvin McDowell were defeated by the Confederates. McDowell delayed the attack for two days, allowing Confederate Gen. Beauregard to call on reinforcements from the Shenandoah Valley. Their arrival late in the day gave the Confederates a numerical advantage. It was in this battle that Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson was nicked named ‘Stonewall” for his firm stand at a crucial moment. On May 2, 1963, General Stonewall Jackson, leading a large part of General Lee's army, delivered a devastating blow on General Hooker's right flank. The Battle of Chancellorsville, 50 miles southwest of Washington, DC, had started the day before. It was Lee’s goal to capture Washington, and the chance encounter in Gettysburg stopped him. In this battle, General Robert E. Lee won his greatest victory over huge Union forces under General Joseph Hooker, considered a military idiot, who allowed his men to party and bring prostitutes along (thus the name Hookers). The North suffered 17,275 killed or wounded; the South, 12,821. Reconnoitering with his staff at day's end on May 2, Jackson and his group were mistaken for Union Soldiers and fired upon by their own forces. Jackson's shattered left arm had to be amputated. While he was hospitalized pneumonia set in; his death came on May 10 in Chancellorsville, VA.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan21.html
    1844 - John Browning (d. 1926), world famous gun maker and inventor who was taught gunsmithing by his Mormon pioneer father, Jonathan Browning, was born at Ogden, UT. Starting the J.M. & M.S. Browning Arms Company with his brother, he designed guns for Winchester, Remington, Stevens and Colt arms companies, as well as American and European armies. Browning had more gun patents than any other gunsmith in the world. He is best known worldwide for inventing the machine gun in 1890 and the automatic pistol in 1896. He died suddenly at age 71 while at Belgium on business. The company he founded, known now as Browning Arms Company, is located at Morgan, UT.
    1850 - French newspaper "Le Californien" established.
    1853 - Dr. Russell L. Hawes of Worcester, MA, received a patent for an envelope folding machine that proved practical commercially. It was not self-gumming, but nevertheless it enabled three girls to produce the finished product at the rate of about 25,000 envelopes in 10 hours, thus allowing “junk mail” to be economically sent.
    1861 – Jefferson Davis of Mississippi resigned from the senate in advance of his appointment as President of the Confederate States of America.
    1863 - A severe coastal storm dropped heavy rain on the Fredericksburg area of Virginia. It disrupted a Union Army offensive in an ill-famed "mud march"
    1867 - Patrol Special Officer, Armand Barbier, arrests His Majesty Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, for involuntary treatment of a mental disorder and thereby creates a major civic uproar. San Francisco Police Chief Patrick Crowley apologizes to His Majesty & orders him released. Several scathing newspaper editorials follow the arrest. All police officers begin to salute His Majesty when he passed them on the street.
http://www.notfrisco.com/nortoniana/index.html
http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/nort.html
    1880 - The first sewage–disposal system separate from the city water system was built in Memphis, TN, under the direction of George Edwin Waring. The pipes were sewage only and kept constantly cleansed with water and were well ventilated. Other cities copied this new “sewer system.”
    1884 - Roger Baldwin (d. 1981) was born at Wellesley, MA.  Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, called the "country's unofficial agitator for, and defender of its civil liberties."
    1905 – Designer Christian Dior (d. 1957) was born in France.
    1915 - First Kiwanis Club chartered at Detroit, MI.
http://www.kiwanis.org/
    1917 - Birthday of pianist Billy Maxted (d. 2001), Racine, WI. Great pianist, he wrote many arrangements for Ray Eberle, Red Nichols, Will Bradley, and even Benny Goodman. At the end of the big band era, Billy has his own band briefly.
http://www.jazzmanrecords.com/bilmaxbigswi.html
    1920 - Palmer "Red" Raids start targeting labor activists and radicals for US government repression. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer orders the roundup of all suspects for prosecution and deportation where possible. The man in charge is J. Edgar Hoover. Thousands of people are arrested in a nationwide sweep. Most arrests are illegal, without warrants or justification. Thousands are eventually deported.
http://www.msu.edu/course/mc/112/1920s/Palmer/newsandpalmer.html
    1920 - Author Ernest Hemingway returns to America after his World War I experiences.
http://www.hemingwayhome.com/HTML/main_menu.html
http://www.hemingway.org/
http://www.ernest.hemingway.com/
    1922 – Actor Telly Savalas (d. 1994) was born Aristotelis Savalas in Garden City, NY.  Best known for playing the starring role of the title role in the 1970s crime drama “Kojak”, co-starring his real-life brother, George, he was nominated for an Academy award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “Birdman of Alcatraz” (1962).
    1932 - Annunzio Paolo Mantovani gives a concert at Queen’s Hall in England, garnering excellent reviews and launching his career. (You may know him better simply as Mantovani.)
    1936 - Birthday of Malka Marom, of the 1960's Canadian folk duo of Malka and Joso, was born in Poland. She met her singing partner, Joso Spralja, in the early '60s at a Toronto coffeehouse, Yorkville 71. The couple toured Canada, and, in 1966, appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York. The following year, Malka and Joso appeared before Princess Margaret in England. But 1967 also marked the end of their partnership. Malka Marom began a second career as an independent radio interviewer.
http://www.malkamarom.com/music.html
http://www.toronto.com/profile/146821
    1936 - Birthday of New Orleans blues singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin, born Fird Eaglin, Jr. (d. 2009).
http://www.mnblues.com/profile/snookseaglin2000.html
http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_38/snooks.html
http://user.mc.net/~snooks/snooks/bigman.html
    1938 - “Wolfman Jack” was born Robert Smith (d. 1995) at Brooklyn, NY. He became famous as a disc jockey for radio stations in Mexico in the 1960s. Wolfman Jack was influential as a border radio voice because the Mexican station broadcast at 250,000 watts, five times the legal limit for American stations at the time, and therefore he was heard over a vast part of the US. During his night shift, he played blues, hillbilly and other black and white music that wasn't getting a lot of exposure. He later appeared on American radio, movies and television as an icon of 1960s radio. In the film, “American Graffiti”, he played himself, howlin’ in the background as he played early 60s music as the soundtrack.  “…Clap for the Wolfman, he gonna rate your record high.  Clap for the Wolfman, you gonna dig him ‘til the day you die...”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfman_Jack
    1940 - Golfer Jack Nicklaus born Columbus, Ohio.  He is widely regarded as the greatest professional golfer of all time, winning a record total of 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes in them, over a span of 25 years.  Nicklaus focused on the major championships and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (79).
http://www.nicklaus.com/
    1941 - Birthday of singer/song writer, guitarist Richie Havens (d. 2013), Brooklyn.
http://www.richiehavens.com/
http://www.mathie.demon.co.uk/rh/biograph.html
    1942 - Duke Ellington records “C Jam Blues”, “Perdidio”.
    1942 - Count Basie records "One O’clock Jump."
    1943 - Birthday of bass player Steve Gilmore, Trenton, NJ
http://www.philwoods.com/gilmore.htm
http://www.playjazz.com/BA033.html
    1946 - On ABC radio, "The Fat Man" debuted, starring J. Scott Smart as the portly detective, who weighed 270 pounds in real life. This was one of my favorite radio shows that I remember listening to, perhaps in the late 1940's. “There he goes. Into that drug store. He's stepping on the scales. Weight? 237 pounds. Fortune? Danger. Whoooo is it? The FAT MANNNNNNNNNNN.” Later I learned perhaps my favorite author Dashiell Hammet was involved in writing for the radio show.
http://www.old-time.com/sights/fatman.html
http://www.otrcat.com/
    1949 - Top Hits
“Buttons and Bows” - Dinah Shore
“A Little Bird Told Me” - Evelyn Knight
“On a Slow Boat to China” - The Kay Kyser Orchestra (vocal: Harry Babbitt & Gloria Wood)
“I Love You So Much It Hurts” - Jimmy Wakely
    1949 - First Miles Davis “Birth of the Cool” session, Capital 1762
    1950 - Lawyer and government official Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury.
    1950 - Birthday of singer Billy Ocean, musician, songwriter, born Leslie Charles, Trinidad, West Indies.
    1951 - Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias set a new women's golf record when she won the Tampa Women's Open with a medal play score at a record 288 for 72 holes. In the 1932 Olympics, Babe won two gold and one silver medal for the javelin throw, the 80-meter hurdles and the high jump, respectively. She was also skilled at basketball, baseball, billiards and golf. As well as being a member of the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, LPGA Hall of Fame (Babe was a founding member of the LPGA), National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame.
http://www.famoustexans.com/babedidrikson.htm
    1953 - The first gas-turbine car made was the XP-21 Firebird, built by General Motors. The 370-horespower Whirlfire turbojet was installed in the rear of the car. It had a plastic body and accommodated only the driver. Its speed was 150 miles per hour, but it was believed capable of 235 miles per hour. Since it consumed fuel faster than conventional cars, it was not commercially produced.
    1954 - The first atomic-powered submarine, the "Nautilus," was launched in Groton, Connecticut, after First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, christened it with a bottle of champagne.
http://www.ussnautilus.org/
    1956 - Bill Haley's album "Rock Around the Clock" enters the charts.
    1957 - Filming begins on Elvis Presley's second movie, “Loving You”.
    1957 - Chuck Berry Records "School Day"
    1957 - Top Hits
“Singing the Blues” - Guy Mitchell
“The Banana Boat Song” - The Tarriers
“Young Love” - Tab Hunter
“Singing the Blues” - Marty Robbins
    1957 - Country singer Patsy Cline (1932-63) won an Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scout" show, singing "Walking after Midnight." Her single of the contest-winning song was on both the country and pop charts for a number of weeks. During the next few years, Patsy Cline became one of the top female country singers with hits “I Fall to Pieces”, “She’s Got You”, “Crazy”, and “Sweet Dreams”.  In 1973, she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame. She was killed in a plane crash in 1963.
    1959 - The Kingston Trio, with members Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard, was awarded a gold record for their single, "Tom Dooley", about a man named Tom Dooley who was going to be hanged - "poor boy, you're bound to, die." The Kingston Trio recorded many other hits, including: "Greenback Dollar", "M.T.A.", "Reverend Mr. Black", "Tijuana Jail", and the war protest song, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?".
    1961 - The first cabinet member who was the brother of the President was Robert F. Kennedy, who took office as Attorney General in the cabinet of President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC.
    1962 - Snow falls in San Francisco.
    1964 - After 3 years, Carl Rowen took over for Edward R. Murrow as head of the United States Information Agency (USIA), the managing force of the worldwide Voice of America. Rowen had something else in common with Murrow…they both came from news backgrounds, Rowen from NBC, and Murrow from CBS.
    1965 - Top Hits
“Come See About Me” - The Supremes
“Love Potion Number Nine” - The Searchers
“Downtown” - Petula Clark
“Once a Day” - Connie Smith
    1965 - The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man"
    1966 - The Beatles' George Harrison marries Patricia Anne Boyd at the Esher Register Office, Surrey, England. Fellow Beatle Paul McCartney and Manager Brian Epstein are in attendance. Pattie, a fashion model, had been Harrison's girlfriend since they met on the set of “A Hard Day's Night” two years earlier. Eventually, Boyd would begin an affair with Harrison's best friend, Eric Clapton, for whom the guitarist would write the classic "Layla."
    1966 - Promoter Bill Graham began his notorious three-day "Trips Festival" at the Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco. Music and LSD were available in large quantities. The Festival at 400 North Point St. featured the Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, The Loading Zone, Chinese New Years' Lion Dancers & Drum & Bugle Corps, Stroboscopic Trampoline, & Ken Kesey & His Merry Pranksters.
"Pray for the (grateful) dead & fight like hell for the living!"
Read personal stories, and more information about Tripps Festival @ postertrip.com
— (with apologies to) Mother Jones
http://www.accessplace.com/gdtc/biograh.htm
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=112
http://www.summeroflove.com/text/haight.html
http://www.halcyon.com/colinp/hipshops.htm
http://www.diggers.org/
http://www.bbhc.com/BigBrother.htm
    1967 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
http://www.peggyfleming.net/
    1968 - Battle for Khe Sanh begins in Vietnam.  One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins at Khe Sanh, 14 miles below the DMZ and six miles from the Laotian border. Seized and activated by the U.S. Marines a year earlier, the base, which had been an old French outpost, was used as a staging area for forward patrols and was a potential launch point for contemplated future operations to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. The battle began with a brisk firefight involving the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines and a North Vietnamese battalion entrenched between two hills northwest of the base. During the 66-day siege, U.S. planes, dropping 5,000 bombs daily, exploded the equivalent of five Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs in the area. The siege was finally lifted on April 6 when the cavalrymen linked up with the 9th Marines south of the Khe Sanh airstrip. The official casualty count for the Battle of Khe Sanh was 205 Marines killed in action and over 1,600 wounded (this figure did not include the American and South Vietnamese soldiers killed in other battles in the region). The U.S. military headquarters in Saigon estimated that the North Vietnamese lost between 10,000 and 15,000 men in the fighting at Khe Sanh.
    1968 - A B-52 bomber crashed near Thule AFB, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.  Thule is located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles from the North Pole on the northwest side of Greenland.
    1969 - The Navajo Community College, the first tribally established and operated community college in the U.S., opens at Many Farms, Arizona. Now called Dine College.
http://acept.la.asu.edu/collaborators/dine.html
http://www.dinecollege.edu/
http://shiprock.dinecollege.edu/
    1970 - ABC-TV aired "The Johnny Cash Show" in prime time, after its run as a summer replacement ended. The regular season series was a shot in the arm for country music. Cash wore black, his signature, in the all-color show.
    1970 - Boeing introduced the Jumbo Jet, Boeing 747. The wide-bodied, two-decked aircraft was taller than a six-story building and could carry up to 490 passengers, more than could easily be handled by the terminal facilities of the time. The first 747s went into transatlantic service for Pan American Airlines.
    1973 - Top Hits
“You're So Vain” - Carly Simon
“Superstition” - Stevie Wonder
“Crocodile Rock” - Elton John
“Soul Song” - Joe Stampley
    1974 - Four-day postal strike begins at Jersey City, N.J.
    1975 - Officials at the National Hockey League All-Star game made history by allowing female reporters in the players' locker rooms, a first for American professional sports. The coaches of the two squads arranged for reporters to interview players before they took their showers.
    1977 - President Jimmy Carter issues unconditional pardon to most Vietnam draft resisters on his first full day in office. Affects between 100,000 to 500,000 people.
    1978 - The soundtrack to the film "Saturday Night Fever" reached #1 on the album chart (BeeGees)
    1979 - Terry Bradshaw passes for a record four touchdowns to lead the Steelers to a 35-31 victory over the Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII. The Steelers become the first team to win three Super Bowls.
http://images.nfl.com/history/images/0121.jpg
    1981 - Top Hits
“(Just Like) Starting Over” - John Lennon
“Love on the Rocks” - Neil Diamond
“The Tide is High” - Blondie
“I Love a Rainy Night” - Eddie Rabbitt
    1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car began in Northern Ireland.  Approximately 9,000 DMC-12s were made before production halted in early 1983.  The DMC-12 was the only model produced by the company, which would go into liquidation as the US car market went through its largest slump since the 1930s.
    1982 - Blues guitar giant B.B. King donates his entire record collection (including about 7,000 rare blues records he played when he was a disc jockey) to the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
http://www.island.net/~blues/bb.html
http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/
    1982 - The second of two major snowstorms to hit southern Minnesota came to an end. Minneapolis received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours to break the previous record of 17 inches in 24 hours established just a few days earlier. A record 38 inches of snow covered the ground following the two storms, with drifts ten feet high.
    1984 - Van Halen's single, “Jump”, entered the Billboard pop charts and later was in the Number 1 spot for 5 weeks, remaining on the charts for a total of 15 weeks. It eventually was certified gold for a 6 month stay.
    1984 - Yes hits number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with their only Top Ten hit, "Owner of a Lonely Heart".
    1985 - South Carolina state record low temperature, -19ºF (-28ºC), Caesar's Head.
    1985 - North Carolina state record low temperature, -34ºF (-37ºC), Mt Mitchell.
    1985 - Don DeLillo wins the American Book Award for his breakthrough novel, “White Noise”.
    1985 - Actor Patrick Duffy announced he was leaving the CBS show, "Dallas", at the end of the television season. His request that the character of Bobby Ewing not be recast by another actor was thankfully heeded as Bobby showed up in the new season, after a miraculous rise from the dead. His first appearance after his resurrection was in the shower, when he had clearly been killed in a tremendous car crash the previous season. Duffy continued in the role of Bobby Ewing through the final episode in 1991.
    1985 - Three days of snow squalls at Buffalo, NY finally came to an end. The squalls, induced by relatively warm water in Lake Erie, produced 34 inches of snow at the International Airport, with up to 47 inches reported in the suburbs of Buffalo. The New York "blizzard of 85" left many counties disaster areas.  Jan. 19-21:  (Weather Channel) (Storm Data) President Reagan was sworn in for a second term in the coldest Inauguration Ceremony of record. Cold and wind resulted in wind chill readings as much as 30 degrees below zero.
    1986 - Former major-league baseball player, Randy Bass, signed a contract making him the highest-paid baseball player in Japanese history. Bass signed for three years at $3.25 million to play for the Hanshin Tigers.
    1986 - More than 100 students from Purdue University ran naked through the streets of West Lafayette, IN, in the schools quite unofficial Nude Olympics. The runners were undeterred by a temperature just a few degrees above freezing.
    1987 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B.B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams and Jackie Wilson.
    1989 - Top Hits
“Two Hearts” - Phil Collins
“Don't Rush Me” - Taylor Dayne
“Armageddon It” - Def Leppard
“She's Crazy for Leavin'” - Rodney Crowell
    1990 - Tennis player John McEnroe's temper tantrum at the Australian Open got him disqualified from the tournament. McEnroe, leading his match against Mikael Performs, became the first player ever tossed from this tournament.
    1990 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the state of Florida. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including West Palm Beach with a reading of 86 degrees. Rain in southern New England changed to freezing rain, then to sleet, and then to heavy snow during the late morning. Most of Massachusetts was blanketed with 6 to 10 inches of snow.
    1994 - Lorena Bobbitt found temporarily insane for chopping off spouse's penis.
http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/images/humor/bok5.jpg
    1996 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo
http://www.rudy-galindo.com/
    1997 - The House voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
    1998 - News of the Lewinsky/Clinton affair is published. President Clinton vigorously denies all allegations.
    2015 - eBay announced that it will lay off 2,400 employees in advance of its plans to spin off its PayPal unit that occurred in July 2015. 

 

Super Bowl Champions:
    1979 - Pittsburgh Steelers