Could someone in Hawaii hold the key to solving the decades old case involving the murder of a woman and three little girls thousands of miles away?

Investigators hope so.

In 1985, the bodies of a woman and and a young girl were found in a barrel in New Hampshire.

Fifteen years later, in 2000, another barrel was found in the same area. This one had the remains of two girls.

Investigators put together composites of the victims, butto this day, theyve never been identified.

DNA shows the woman is related to two of the girls, but the DNA of the third girl shows she was the daughter of a man known as Terrance Terry Peder Rasmussen.

Investigators believe he murdered all four of the victims.

However, he can never be charged with the crime since he died several years ago in prison after being convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2003.

Investigators are hoping that by piecing together Rasmussens past, they can identify the victims found in the barrels.

As we said early on in this case, its in a backwards mode, said Jeff Strelzin, New Hampshire assistant attorney general. Usually we start with a victim and learn the identity of our killer. We have a lot of information about our killer, and we hope that leads us to our victims.

So where does Hawaii fit in in all of this?Authorities say he moved here sometime between 1967 and 1968 to live with his parents.

He got married here in 1968, and may have worked as an electrician before moving to Arizona in 1969.

Were told he went by many other names over the years, so he may have used an alias when he was here.

If you recognize him, or maybe you kept in contact with him over the years, any little bit of information you have may be key for cold case investigators trying to find out the identity of these little girls and the woman who was found with them.

If you have any information about Terrance Peder Rasmussen or the four unidentified murder victims, please contact:

New Hampshire State Police-Cold Case Unit(603) 223-3856coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov

Manchester Police Department(603) 668-8711MPDcoldcase@manchesternh.gov

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)ncmectips@ncmec.org

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Labor unions had to collect a little more than 100,000 signatures from across Missouri by Aug. 28 if they wanted to put a repeal of right-to-work on the 2018 ballot.

On Friday, they turned in more than 310,000 signatures.

Republicans have sought to turn Missouri into a right-to-work state for decades. In February, they got their wish when Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation allowing employees in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying unions for the cost of being represented.

But now the law is in jeopardy, and a yearlong battle that will likely cost millions of dollars is about to commence.

Weve come together and put in countless hours gathering signatures from voters at festivals, community events, door-to-door canvasses, parades, you name it, said Bobby Dicken, an electrician from Butler County. These folks whove signed the petition want their voices to be heard.

The laws supporters were quick to dismiss the union-led effort.

Union bosses are afraid of giving workers the freedom to decide if a union is right for the worker and are intent on maintaining their power to force workers to unionize in Missouri, said Rep. Holly Rehder, a Sikeston Republican.

The signatures will go out to local county clerks for verification, a process likely to take until November. If its determined that there are enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot next year, voters would be faced with a yes or no question. A no vote would repeal the law.

Citizens may call a referendum on a measure approved by the General Assembly and not vetoed by the governor. Although the referendum petition was regularly used in Missouri during the early 20th century, the last time it was used was 1982.

Of the 26 times a referendum has been placed on the ballot, voters have rejected actions by the General Assembly all but twice.

While unions are bankrolling the anti-right-to-work campaign, its unclear who is paying for the other side.

Donations of hundreds of thousands of dollars have gone to pro-right-to-work political action committees after being routed through nonprofits to hide the original source of the funding. One of the nonprofits to donate was A New Missouri Inc., which was founded by Greitens political team.

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Facing a tighter budget, the Metra board of directors on Wednesday decided to look within the agency for its next CEO, turning to a 20-year veteran who is used to dealing with the costs of repairing and replacing the railroad's aging equipment.

In a unanimous vote during its regular monthly meeting, the board hired James Derwinski, 49, currently Metra's chief mechanical officer, to replace current Executive Director Don Orseno, who is retiring at the end of the year. Orseno also had been a longtime Metra veteran, and the board decided again to go with an internal candidate to lead the commuter rail service after a nationwide search.

A resident of northwest Indiana who commutes via Metra now and again, Derwinski was hired by the transit agency in 1997, working his way through the ranks to management. As chief mechanical officer, he oversees 650 employees responsible for repair, inspection, cleaning and maintenance of nearly 1,200 rail cars and locomotives. His 2016 pay was $171,704, according to Metra.

In the CEO's seat he'll be paid a salary of $275,000 effective Jan. 1, a drop from Orseno's salary of $317,500. The salary is lower because Derwinski has less experience, said Metra spokesman Michael Gillis.

Martin Oberman, a former Metra board member and chairman and ex-Chicago alderman, praised the Derwinski pick as a "good choice."

"He keeps the cars and locomotives running on scanty resources and knows how to manage people," Oberman said. "His workforce really looks up to him. He's got a very good personality."

In remarks to the board after the vote, Derwinski said he looked forward to working with Orseno in the coming months. "The direction the organization has gone in is the direction we need to continue to go," he said.

Orseno, a 43-year rail veteran credited by transportation experts with helping to restore stability to the agency after years of turmoil, said he was retiring to spend more time with his family.

The next Metra CEO has to deal with a complex system that runs 750 trains a day while having to share lines with freight trains and Amtrak. The new head also will have to contend with the ongoing budget crisis in Springfield; the agency has gone years without a state capital program to upgrade its aging system. Metra has raised fares three times in the last three years.

The funding problems for Metra are getting worse. Metra Chief Financial Officer Thomas Farmer reported to the board that expected funding amounts from the Regional Transportation Authority the financial and oversight agency for Metra, the CTA and PACE will be lower between this year and 2020.

For 2017, the forecast is down more than $22 million than what was expected, from $428.2 million to $405.6 million, due mostly to lower sales tax collection. So the new CEO will have less money to work with.

Oberman said Derwinski understood how complicated Metra's system is, which is an advantage compared with someone from the outside.

"With our funding challenges, we need someone with his proven energy and resourcefulness to keep us on track as we face some difficult years ahead," said Board Vice Chair Romayne Brown, who led the board's search. "Jim is that person."

Derwinski told reporters afterward that one of his skills is making Metra's case in Springfield as one of the agency's representatives.

"One of the things I'm very good at is telling our side of the story down there about the age of the equipment and our needs," Derwinski said.

Metra's board had considered both internal and external candidates. But the agency's last experience with a CEO from outside Metra had been rocky and expensive. Before Orseno, the Metra executive director was Alex Clifford, who came from the Los Angeles' Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro.

Clifford raised allegations of political interference at Metra, was forced out and got a severance package valued at up to $871,000. Clifford had succeeded Phil Pagano, who killed himself in 2010 by stepping in front of a Metra train after allegations of financial misconduct.

Orseno became Metra's executive director and CEO in January 2014, having served as interim head of the service since August 2013.

Derwinski served for six years in the Navy as an electrician on nuclear submarines, then began his railroad career as a locomotive electrician with the Chicago & North Western railroad in 1993. He took college courses in engineering while working as an electrician but did not earn a degree, Gillis said.

Derwinski joined Metra as an electrician in 1997 and rose through the ranks, serving as a foreman, general foreman, shop superintendent, director of systems maintenance, locomotive superintendent, Rock Island division director, Milwaukee division director and then senior director of mechanical operations, becoming chief mechanical officer in September 2013.

Derwinski lives in Crown Point, Ind., and takes Metra occasionally, Gillis said. He was born in Flagstaff, Ariz., but grew up in the south suburbs of Glenwood and South Holland, where he attended Thornwood High School.

Asked about whether he might consider consulting with Metra after retirement, Orseno said he plans to go to "where it's warm" for the winter. "I don't know what the future will bring," he said.

Through a spokeswoman, RTA head Leanne Redden praised the choice of Derwinski.

"We are pleased that Metra continues to look to its own talent by choosing this seasoned professional to move forward to provide quality public transportation in our region," Redden said.

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A VIOLENT hail storm did nothing to dampen the spirits at Chawtons annual fete and horticultural show which raised a thundering 3,537.38 for village organisations.

Held on Saturday, August 5, in the grounds of Prowtings, by kind permission of Tom and Jenny Perring the event has been hailed another great day and a great success.

The Chawton Fete Committee thanked the Old Man Friday Gang (and one lady) who set up the gazebos and tent and to the stall holders and volunteers who helped to organise, set up and run the fete and clear up at the end, including Richard Pink and Simon Hadley for the transport, and Simon for supplying the gazebos.

Thanks go also to Fran and Trevor Jones of The Greyfriar for the beer tent, Nick Benham and his team for the barbecue, and to everyone who donated prizes and equipment, needed to make the fete go with a swing.

Also mentioned were Peter Holland for his NG TF classic car, Peter Stevens for his classic Land Rovers, Solent MG owners club, Martin Kitching parking cones and Target Football, Mary Knight for her Safecracker game, and the McKells for the crockery smashing stall.

Sponsors including Redemptorists Publications for printing advertising posters, Jone and Jones landscape gardeners of Four Marks and A&G Engineering, Alton, and the sponsoring of the Hampshire Regency Dancers by Anthony (Jumbo) Fuller.

A quiz at The Greyfriar compiled Richard Duval and the auctioning of a Mick Williams painting, contributed 225 to the fetes coffers.

St Nicholas Church, Chawton Pre-School, Chawton Cricket Club, Chawton WI, Chawton Village Hall, the Mother and Toddler Group, Chawton School Support, and the childrens Christmas party will share the profits of 393.04. Chawton Horticultural Society its shar.

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On Tuesday, Owasso City Council approved a major new mixed-use planned unit development (PUD) for the area.

The project, named Emery Village, will feature both commercial and residential properties stretching across 55 acres of land near 106th St. N. and Garnett Rd.

In the planning stages for several months, the PUD will be constructed in five separate phases and consist of retail and shopping, offices and self-storage and private homes.

Owasso Community Development Director Bronce Stephenson said the City developed the new property to continue its expansion efforts in the area of 106th and Garnett, which comprises several hundred acres of available land.

As we had the intersection redone a couple years ago, weve expected that this area, in all directions from the intersection, would start to grow and to take off, he said. (Were) happy to see this area starting to develop a little bit.

The new PUD will feature 495 high-end dwelling units, including 300 multi-family, 85 attached single-family (condos, duplexes, condos, etc.) and 110 traditional detached single-family, according to the site plan.

It states Emery Village will be endowed with ample open spaces and possible amenities such as pools, clubhouses, playgrounds, sports courts, fountain ponds, picnic areas, trails and walkways, gazebos and more.

(Were) trying to put together a product that we thought would be a good fit for Owasso that blends as well as it can with the surrounding properties and provides new housing and commercial opportunities, Stephenson said.

The project, annexed under Ordinances 952 and 1098 and approved with Ordinance 1037, was developed as part of the Owasso 2030 Land Use Master Plan.

Bill and Brian Emery of BAK Development LLC, who own Mingo Manufacturing and Mingo Aerospace in Owasso, have owned the land for around three years and recently partnered with the City of Owasso to develop Emery Village.

Our goal is just to come up with the best use of the land that would work in harmony with the City of Owassos Master Development Plan, Brian said. Were just really excited to develop a new area of community for the people of Owasso.

In addition to BAK Development, other partnering companies for the project include Tanner Consulting LLC and DRM Design Group out of Tulsa.

Stephenson said Emery Village is one of around 18 residential projects comprising more than 1,800 lots or units currently in various stages of development across Owasso.

(Thats) just a really, really significant number of lots and units available, which shows that Owasso continues to be a place where people want to be, Stephenson said.

The projected timeframe of completion for the Emery Village PUD would be within the next couple years, with a pending starting date.

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Laying out by the water, listening to cool tunes and maybe indulging in some evening music under the stars thats Centennial Terrace. Owned by the City of Sylvania, the concert venue and quarry plays host to popular summer events such as the Pizzapalooza, an annual Disco Party, and a slew of varied musical acts. Its the destination for fun in Sylvania when school is out while the sun is shining, or after it sets.

James Chinni, event manager at Centennial Terrace, comes from a background as tour manager for rock bands over the last 20 years. Working with the likes of Stone Sour, Anthrax, Poison (where he was also Bret Michaels manager), and as a tour carpenter for The Rolling Stones, hes the perfect person to ensure that the summer music scene in Toledo stays hot.

When you come off a tour, its hard to get a job doing what you do on the road. Its a special skill set, managing a venue. Usually the people who have these positions keep them. When this position became available, I took it, Chinni says of his decision to get involved with Centennial Terrace.

Recent Centennial Terrace concerts include the 80s Explosion Costume and Dance Party, Tesla and Rob Zombie. The Make America Rock Again festival, featuring Scott Stapp and others, hits Centennial Terrace on Thursday, August 24.

The new Centennial, with this stage, has been here around seven years. But its been around, historically, for a while, the Toledo native says with a shrug. A venue since 1939, opening as a Dance Under the Stars venue where big band leaders, and their charges, would entertain, the 10,000 sq ft. terrazzo-look, checkerboard dance floor is a holdover from that time. In the recent past, the venue has featured major acts including Rob Zombie, Kenny Loggins, Weird Al, The Doobie Brothers, Sheryl Crow and Alice Cooper.

With capacity for a crowd of 3,000 for concert performances, but able to accommodate up to 4,500 for specialty events (such as the annual 4th of July fireworks party), the look of the venue, which also hosts weddings in its ornate gazebos, is an important facet. I did a show here with Bret Michaels four years before I started working here. So Ive played here with bands. And when we got here, you could just see from the stage, it looks nice. As for the future, Chinni says, We want to keep newer bands that are upcoming, coming to the venue so we can reach out to the younger crowd, too.

Floating equipment, diving platforms and a giant twisting waterslide are just a few of the reasons Centennial Quarry should be your ultimate summer hub.

Centennial Quarry has no problem attracting the younger crowd. A destination spot for teens and younger children, the water-filled quarry, adjacent to the concert venue, boasts a massive twisting slide and several inflatable trampolines, bouncers and floating platforms. A popular recreation spot since 1934, the quarry also has basketball and volleyball courts as well as barbecue areas and rows of beach chairs for tanning. Lifeguards require water-goers to pass a test to swim in the quarry, with an average depth of 22 feet.

There are usually six [lifeguards] here on a daily basis, Brittany Meronk, special events coordinator, assures, so the kids will be well looked after. Open 3-7pm Monday through Friday and Noon-7pm on Saturdays and Sundays, the quarry costs $6 for day use, but you can buy an annual use pass for $90 or a family membership for $165.

Upcoming events at Centennial Terrace include Make America Rock Again, a hard rock concert featuring Scott Stapp, Drowning Pool, Trapt and others, on Thursday, August 24. Centennial Terrace is located at 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania. 419-885-7106. centennialterrace.org

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Ask most designers what color they usually paint interior trim -- no matter the wall color -- and they will tell you the same: white.

My go-to trim color for years has been Benjamin Moore's Decorator's White, a crisp chalky tone. Occasionally, I will use Benjamin Moore's White Dove, a softer, creamier white that works particularly well in more traditional rooms.

But lately I have seen several designers breaking the mold. They have gone bold and painted window casings, door frames, baseboards and crown moldings bright, saturated colors.

Most prolific in this gutsy movement is New York designer Steven Gambrel of S.R. Gambrel. He likes to choose a deep-toned accent color -- plucked from another element in the room, such as an accessory or a fabric -- for the room's trim. "Painting the trim a bold color better defines the scale of the room, and it gives the room's architectural elements -- windows and doors -- more prominence," Gambrel says. He thinks of a room's trim as he would a picture frame: A strong-colored frame focuses your eye and outlines that which is most important.

Of course, to paint trim a bold color, it needs to be in good condition and worthy of the attention color will draw. Neither is a problem for Gambrel, who works with some of the most prominent architects living today and who typically remains involved in the architectural choices from the beginning of a project.

When Gambrel's clients agree to go bold with a trim color, he always cautions them to wait until the room is finished before they judge it; only once the textiles, furniture and accessories are in does the room make sense. "Painting trim against a neutral wall in an unfinished room feels too strong," Gambrel says, "but when you start layering in carpet, trims, art and objects, it all becomes more balanced."

Balance is important to Gambrel, which is why when painting trim a bright color, he usually uses a textured wallcovering such as grass cloth or rough-cut plaster. The texture of the walls balances out the brightness of the trim; without the texture, he says, the room would feel too "jumpy."

For trim paint, Gambrel once used only the glossy oil paints from Fine Paints of Europe, but he has switched to Benjamin Moore's Aura semigloss paints, which are free of volatile organic compounds. (He still uses Fine Paints of Europe for front doors and very special cabinet details.)

Designer Meg Braff likes to paint the trim a vibrant color in rooms that have lots of windows and doors because, she says, "it unifies the space and makes the room feel less choppy." But unlike Gambrel, Braff does not always keep walls neutral and textural. Instead she opts for vibrant wallpapers, which typically inform her trim color selection. In her rooms, the bright trim balances and anchors the busier wallpaper. In some ways it's the opposite of Gambrel; he uses textured walls to balance the bright trim, and Braff uses bright trim to balance the vibrant patterned walls.

Braff also likes to use vivid colors for the trim and cabinetry of butler's pantries and bars. She says these smaller spaces, particularly when adjacent to an all-white kitchen, turn into little jewel boxes.

Designer Katie Ridder paints trim bright colors, but she does so in smaller doses. Ridder likes to use bright shades on window mullions (the grids that divide windowpanes) to add color to a room. She does this specifically in more-open floor plans, when one room flows into another, thereby making it difficult to switch wall color. The other benefit of painting the mullions: You can skip the window treatments. This works well particularly in rooms such as kitchens where adding a curtain or shade might be awkward or bulky.

Before you decide to paint your own white trim a bolder color, know one thing: Painting trim is time-consuming. All those edges and windowpanes need to be taped, and the paint must be brushed on by hand; you can't just roll it on as you do on the walls.

Elizabeth Mayhew is the author of Flip! for Decorating.

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Kicker Becca Longo is competing for a starting position at Adams State. But the scholarship player is not out to prove the doubters wrong. She's just playing the game she loves.

Becca Longo places a football on the turf near the 20-yard line. She takes a few steps back and then to the side, positioning her right foot -- a lime cleat with a splash of orange -- farthest away from the ball. With both arms by her side, she gently wiggles her right arm, shedding lingering nerves and doubts.

Longo is alone on the field at Adams State, a Division II school in Alamosa, Colorado, a sleepy city of 10,000 about four hours south of Denver. The 5-foot-11, 140-pound freshman kicker is the lone woman on the Grizzlies' 94-player roster. She's also the first woman to earn a football scholarship at a Division I or II school.

But on this Thursday in early August at Rex Field, the only thing that matters is how high and how far she can make that football soar. She takes a deep breath and looks up at the sky, scanning for a cloud. There are plenty: giant, doughy streaks breaking free of the never-ending blue, hovering so low it looks like they could take a bite out of the San Luis Valley flatland.

Morning rain and thunder almost threatened to keep Longo from kicking today, but the weather didn't stand a chance. Not much does. Last week, she hopped the field's 7-foot gate to retrieve a ball, which left her with an inch-long gash on the palm of her right hand. She sprinted back to the field and continued to kick as the ruby-red stain pulsed.

I don't always have to prove myself -- but I always want to.

Becca Longo

Head down, follow through. The Chandler, Arizona, native whispers those words from her father, Bob, as she launches a kick that sails through the uprights. She misses just three during the 30-minute session. But Longo, who is money from 35 yards and in and who drilled a 54-yarder in July, frowns. She expects herself to make every kick.

Her eyes circle back to the clouds. She envisions Wonder Woman (she saw the movie seven times) lying helpless on the ground, struggling to fight Ares, the god of war. When the plane, flown by Wonder Woman's love interest, Steve Trevor, explodes in the clouds, Wonder Woman summons new strength, shooting an energy beam to wipe out Ares.

A bolt of energy shoots through Longo's own body. She strikes the ball forcefully, elegantly, and it's good.

"A lot of people think, 'Aw. She's a girl. She can't do this. She's not strong enough, she's not big enough,' " Longo says. "I think it's just something inside of me. I don't always have to prove myself -- but I always want to."

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Becca Longo does lunges to Future and The Weeknd's "Low Life," and she fesses up to feeling like Beyonce on the football field.

Later that day, Longo and 42 teammates huddle in the weight room for the last leg day of the summer. "It's a Vibe" by 2 Chainz blasts while players grind through sets. Shirts are soaked with sweat. Hamstrings feel like ripping apart. Longo leg-presses 180 pounds (normally she does 360) and charges through box jumps. "I'm about to come out looking like Ronda Rousey's worst nightmare after my time here," she says, flashing a smile, going 45 minutes without a drop of water. "She doesn't take reps off," says senior cornerback Tim Brown Jr.

She can't. Not when she's battling two other kickers, freshman Tiago Paim and sophomore Montana Gomez, for the starting job. The Grizzlies, who went 2-8 in 2016, kick off on Sept. 2 against Black Hills State University.

Longo clutches 25-pound dumbbells for lunges. Senior quarterback Jorge Hernandez does the same. Future and The Weeknd's "Low Life" comes on, and the two shimmy their shoulders while singing: "Reppin' for that low life ... low life, low life, low life ..." It's a brief but blissful exchange for Longo. Here, the guys don't view her as The Female Kicker. She's just No. 45. She's just "Longo."

"She gets after it just like all of us," Hernandez says. "She's not just here to be on the team. She's here to play."

Longo, who converted 35 of 38 extra point attempts and made her lone field goal attempt (30 yards) as a senior for Basha High School (Chandler, Arizona) in 2016, doesn't back down. Not even from Grizzlies head coach Timm Rosenbach, a former NFL player.

"All right, guys!" he said last week, huddling up the team, "... and girl!"

Longo knew he was just trying to be inclusive, but she wasn't having it. "Coach," she said in front of everyone, "You don't have to say 'girl.' It's fine." It didn't happen again.

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Quarterback Jorge Hernandez, right, knows Becca Longo is out to land more than just a roster spot at Adams State.

Once, after an extra point against Higley High (Gilbert, Arizona), she was hit by a player coming from her right side. He was shocked at the sight of her long hair flowing under her helmet, her eyeliner black and bright as the night sky. Longo shoved him back. "I felt like Beyonc."

Longo, who also will play basketball for Adams State, once went toe-to-toe with a Casa Grande Union High shooting guard as both rained 3s back and forth. Longo had the chutzpah to point her finger at the girl, as if to taunt: "Come here." The player motioned for everyone to clear out, but air-balled as Longo's defense smothered her.

I'm about to come out looking like Ronda Rousey's worst nightmare.

Becca Longo

That's Longo: wanting to be everything and everywhere. A wide receiver? She once snagged an epic one-handed catch, calling herself "Odell Becca Jr." A painter? She composed a turquoise watercolor sea horse and sea turtle in July. Interior decorator? She themed her dorm room "Beach," complete with a starfish, Tahiti Island Dream shower gel, a turtle-shaped jar and even a real-life beta fish named George.

Expectations are high for the 18-year-old. "She's already shown that she's got the grit and determination to push through and make it at this level," says Katie Hnida, the former Colorado and New Mexico kicker who became the first woman to play, and score points, in an NCAA Division I football game.

But the pressure mounts. Longo was on ABC's "Good Morning America." She had 18 interviews in one day. She's asked about becoming the NFL's first female kicker, despite having zero interest in turning pro. She can't go to the local fair without getting recognized (luckily her friend Abi turns away autograph-seekers by pretending Longo's name is Emily).

"All right now," Rosenbach told Longo. "Nobody cares who you are until you make a kick."

Longo laughed, then grew quiet. She stiffened her lip. "You're right."

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Becca Longo converted 35 of 38 extra point attempts and made her lone field goal attempt (30 yards) as a senior for Basha.

Something compelled Longo to the field one day after class toward the end of her freshman year at Arizona's Queen Creek High School. The football team was practicing. There weren't any girls out there, so why not her? She had a powerful leg, too, from years of soccer (and basketball, baseball, Frisbee. Heck, she even stood up on water skis for the first time at age 4). She told the athletic director she'd be trying out for football. He laughed. "I felt like he doubted me," Longo says. "I completely shocked him when I went out and did it."

Her brother Bobby, 11 years older, wasn't shocked. As kids, the two would throw a football to each other as hard and as far as possible while swimming in Lake Pleasant in Phoenix. Once, Bobby threw the ball at her back when she wasn't looking. Longo zoomed through the water so fast you'd think she sprouted fins. She smacked Bobby so hard his back turned red. "She left a mark," Bobby says.

As a sophomore, she met Alex Zendejas, who has coached seven all-state kickers in Arizona since 2006; four of his family members have kicked in the NFL. Longo seemed to have natural talent. "I was amazed at how much power Becca had," says Zendejas, who became her mentor. They trained three times a week. "I thought something big was probably going to happen if she stuck to it." Zendejas has a rule that players end on one kick, make or miss. Longo didn't follow it. If she missed, she'd run and grab another ball and kick until she ended on a make.

But hours before her first game on junior varsity in 2014? Longo wished to disappear. She ducked down against her seat on the team bus, shielding her phone (and the tears streaming down her cheek) as she sobbed to her mom, Andrea: "I can't do this. I'm going to throw up." Too late. The bus pulled up to Poston Butte High. Crisis No. 1? Finding a girl's restroom. Three girls spotted her. "Are you Becca Longo?! Oh my gosh, it's her! The girl football player!" They escorted her to the restroom, bringing 10 more girls. Then 10 more. Soon a line for photos crowded around Longo's stall, asking for photos with her. Longo hadn't even washed her hands.

Just like that, Poston Butte kicked off the ball to Queen Creek, which ran it back for a touchdown. No time to run away. Longo rushed to the field for the extra point attempt, her leg shaking so much she couldn't feel it. Even her dad's hand wobbled as he held up his camera.

"Braxton!" Longo screamed to her holder. "I can't do this! Run it in!"

"Becca, just kick the ball!"

She did. Every muscle in her body tingled. The crowd exploded. The guys tapped her on her helmet. The moment was so sweet and so sudden she almost blacked out.

Longo soon transferred to Basha, which was coached by Gerald Todd. Todd's brother, Everett, who is now the defensive coordinator at Grambling State, had coached Hnida while an assistant coach at New Mexico.

"How do you coach a girl?" Gerald asked Everett.

"Man, I don't coach girls," Everett said. "I coach football players."

Gerald had Longo kick in front of the entire squad her first week of spring varsity practice. Her misses would determine the number of sprints to run. She started at 17 yards, backing up 5 after each make. She reached 32. Boom! Then 37. Boom! Then 42. "There's no way," Gerald said. She missed, but he was so impressed he let her try again. Boom! The boys jumped and screamed and embraced her.

"That was the moment that everybody just bought into Becca," Gerald says.

She earned the starting nod. She ignored nasty comments from some opponents. All that mattered was her teammates had her back.

"They respected me because I did everything they did," Longo says. "And then some."

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To coach Timm Rosenbach and the rest of the Adams State football program, Becca Longo is just another player.

"She's going to get drilled by a 300-pound lineman."

"She's going to get her neck snapped."

"She's just a publicity stunt."

"She's going to die on the field."

Longo ignores the daily tweets that come her way. "If they want to think that, they can think that," she says. "Then I'm just going to kick a game-winning, 55-yard field goal ... see how loud they are then."

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Becca Longo already has been both a target and an inspiration.

"I've been doubted in everything I've done," she says. "Being mentally strong is the only defensive mechanism I have."

Few expected her to play college ball at all. Adams State hadn't even intended to give her a scholarship. Offensive coordinator Josh Blankenship had heard there was a girl in Arizona who was accurate, powerful, disciplined. He went to Basha to meet her, eventually inviting her to campus for a tryout, which is permissible in Division II.

She went 23-for-25 during the February tryout, fantastic for anyone unless your name is Becca Longo. The two misses pierced her. "She puts more pressure on herself than any of us could ever do," says Ross Brunelle, the special-teams coordinator who conducted the workout. She criticized herself for not getting height on the ball, for not following through, for having her plant foot too far from the ball.

"I liked that she felt that way," says Rosenbach, who secretly watched the session. "If you can feel that way, you're a competitor." Bottom line: Rosenbach needed someone automatic from 35 and in; Longo was it. "I don't care if the player's a martian. You're going to recruit that player," he says. "The gender part wasn't really a factor to me."

After signing her letter of intent, Longo thought of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Every Christmas as a kid she'd belt out: "You'll go down in historrrryyyyyyyyyy," telling her mom some day she would. She beamed on signing day in April reading the headline: "Becca Longo is going down in history." Her Instagram was flooded with comments, mostly from little girls.

"You inspire me."

"I'm going to play football just like you."

"All seven of my daughters look up to you."

"That's her favorite part: the little girls," mom Andrea says. "There are so many little girls following her, recognizing, 'I can do this. She did this, I can do this, too.' "

Back in the weight room with the guys, Longo prepares for a lying hip bridge walkout -- which is, in her eyes, torture; it makes her hamstrings feel like they're busting out of her legs. But no one can know she feels like collapsing, that her legs are shot from kicking and playing pickup hoops earlier. She lies on the ground and stares at the ceiling, as if contemplating her two options: buck up or break down.

She thrusts her hips up, forming a bridge, then moves her legs out in small, choppy steps until they are fully straight. She holds the position for five grueling seconds, clenching her teeth tighter to avoid wincing. She moves her legs back in small, choppy steps until she returns to her original position. Rest. Another set. Rest. Another set. Done.

Pulling herself off the ground, Longo turns around and notices a faint squiggle of sweat soaking into the surface. It sort of looks like an "L." She smiles quietly to herself before quickly resuming a poker face. She heads toward the door, her biceps bulging as she clutches a ball. What will Wonder Woman do next?

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OverviewA simple foundation

Theres no need to pour concrete. Get off the ground with a simple treated-wood foundation. Build it just like a deck platform.

Walls and roof finish the addition and make it look like its always been part of the house.

Is a packed garage keeping you from buying your dream motorcycle? Or maybe you just need a little more space for lawn equipment, bikes or your woodworking tools. A bump-out addition may be the solution to your overcrowded garage. And in this article well show you how to build one. If you have basic carpentry skills and experience building a deck, shed or other structure, then you can build this garage addition. In this article, well focus on the tough parts of the project, like installing the beam and building the roof. Study Figures A C for construction details. A Materials List is available in Additional Information below.

In addition to a basic set of carpentry tools, youll need a hammer drill to bore holes for the concrete anchors, and ladders or rented scaffolding to finish the roofing and other exterior details. While not essential, a reciprocating saw will simplify the wall tear-out.

We spent roughly $2,000 for materials for this 5 x 12-ft. garage addition. Your costs will vary depending on the type of siding, roofing and windows you choose.

With a helper, plan to spend about half a day installing the beam and a long weekend framing the addition. Then plan to spend another weekend finishing the exterior. The time it takes to complete the project will depend on whether you finish the inside as we did. Keep in mind that you can hire a siding, roofing or drywall contractor to complete parts of the project youre not comfortable with.

This addition is large enough to accommodate a garden tractor, a large motorcycle, or a workbench and a table saw. If youd prefer a larger size, contact an architect or structural engineer to specify the size of the header, floor joists and rafters.

Garage additions usually require a building permit. Contact your local building department to see whats needed. Make sure to call 811 a few days before you dig the footing holes to have underground utilities located and marked.

Frame the sides of the opening and install the new header. Then support the header with double trimmers on each end.

Set the new header on the cut-off studs, then force it up tight to the plate with shims before installing the new trimmer studs.

Before removing a section of the garage wall, youll have to add a header to support the weight of the roof above it. The gable end of this truss-framed garage roof doesnt support much weight, so we were able to add the double 210 header and remove the wall section without adding temporary supports. Gable end walls that support a second floor or ridge beam will require a larger header and temporary support. If you have a second floor above the garage or arent sure how the roof is framed, contact an architect or engineer to calculate the header size.

Start by locating the center of your addition and marking the size of the opening on the bottom plate of the wall. We centered the bump-out on the garage wall, but this isnt necessary. Remember to make the opening 7 in. narrower than the width of the addition. Next make marks 3 in. beyond the opening marks on each side to locate the inside edge of the king studs. Cut king studs and nail them to the top and bottom plates. For a 12-ft.-wide addition, the distance between the king studs should be 11 ft. 11 in. Cut the 210 headers to this length and nail them together with 10d nails. Nail a 24 to the bottom of the 2x10s to complete the header (Figure B).

Cut out the top section of the wall studs with a reciprocating saw to make a path for the new header. Saw the studs 11-1/2 in. down from the top plate and knock out the short stud sections with a hammer. Then cut off the nails with a nail nipper or reciprocating saw. You may also have to cut off a few sheathing and siding nails so they dont interfere with the header. After nailing in the king studs (Photo 1), set the header in place on the cutoff studs. Wedge the header tight to the top plate by driving shims between the cutoff studs and the header at each end. Cut a pair of trimmer studs for each end of the header and nail them in place with 16d nails (Photo 1).

Knock out the wall to create the new opening. First cut the sheathing and bottom plate along the framed opening. Then cut the wall into sections and push them out.

If you have vinyl, aluminum or steel siding, its probably easier to remove it from the entire garage wall and reinstall it after the addition is built. We cut the wood siding 2-1/2 in. beyond the width of the addition to allow for 1/2-in. wall sheathing and 2-in. inside corner boards. Pry off the siding and remove the wall (Photo 2).

In many garages, the walls rest on a block or concrete curb that has to be removed to create a continuous floor. We used an angle grinder fitted with a diamond blade to score the concrete block flush to the cutoff bottom plate on both sides of the opening. Then we broke out the concrete blocks between the trimmers with a sledgehammer. If you have a solid concrete curb, removing it will be a tougher job. Consider renting a concrete saw to score the entire length of the opening before breaking it out. Photo 6 shows how to patch the concrete after the plywood floor of the addition is in place.

Attach the ledger board to the garage foundation with concrete sleeve anchors. Temporarily support the ledger with wood stakes while you drill holes for the anchors.

Use a sleeve anchor or other heavy-duty anchor to hold the ledger.

Mark the posts level with the bottom of the ledger and cut them off. Put the cutoff posts back in the holes, but dont fill around them until youve built and squared the floor frame.

Start the floor frame by toenailing the joists to the ledger and nailing through the first rim joist into the floor joists. Then install the second rim joist and nail on the joist hangers. Square the frame and nail the two layers of plywood to the joists.

Fill the gap between the garage floor and the plywood bump-out floor with concrete. Drag a scrap of 24 over the concrete to level it. Then trowel it smooth when it begins to harden.

Start building the platform by bolting the ledger to the garage. Position the top edge of the ledger 1-1/2 in. below the garage floor in the center of the opening and level it, using temporary stakes for support. Attach it with 1/2-in. concrete sleeve anchors located 12 in. apart. Add two extra anchors at each end.

Next locate and mark the center of the footings (Figure A). Dig the footing holes and pour 8-in.-thick concrete pads into the bottom of each. After the concrete hardens, set treated 44 posts into the footing holes. At this point, youll know whether you need to remove soil in the area under the bump-out to make room for the joists. Make sure there are at least a few inches of clearance between the bottom of the joists and the ground.

The next step is to cut the posts to the correct length and build the platform. Use a level resting on a straight board to mark each post level with the bottom of the ledger board (Photo 4). Cut the posts at the marks and set them back into the holes. Complete the floor frame by cutting and assembling the floor joists and attaching the frame to the posts with metal post caps (Figure A). Finally, pack dirt around the posts and nail one layer of treated plywood and a second layer of BC plywood to the floor framing. If the surrounding soil is above the bottom of the joists, build a three-sided 26 dam and pack the soil against it. Dont attach the 2x6s to the joists. The goal is to prevent dirt from getting under the joists while allowing the 2x6s to move with the soil.

Build the walls on a flat surface like the garage floor. Stand them up on the bump-out floor and nail them to the floor and to the garage wall. Plumb and brace the front wall before installing the sheathing.

Build the walls on a flat surface like the garage floor. Start by cutting the top and bottom plates for the long wall and marking the stud locations on them. Use Figure A as a guide. Lay out the window opening to match the rough-opening dimensions provided by your window supplier. Assemble the wall by nailing the studs to the plates with 16d nails. Stand the wall on the platform, straighten the bottom plate and nail it to the rim joist. Plumb and brace the outside corners. Now measure from the new front wall to the existing garage wall at the top and bottom on each side and cut the plates for the short walls accordingly. If the existing garage wall isnt plumb, this procedure will ensure that the short walls will fit correctly.

Build the two short walls and set them in place on the platform. First position the walls and nail through the bottom plate into the floor with 16d nails. With a level, plumb the stud thats against the garage wall before nailing it to the wall. Align the corner studs on adjacent walls and nail them together. Finally, use a level to make sure the corner stud on the long wall is plumb and nail a diagonal brace to the inside of the wall (Photo 7). Complete the wall construction by adding the tie plates, making sure to cut them so they overlap the top plate at the corners.

Its easier to visualize and mark the roof rafter cuts if you mark them in place on the wall.

Make a rafter pattern by tacking a 26 to the garage wall, parallel to the garage roof, and drawing lines on it to indicate the center of the bump-out, the overhang distance and the birds-mouth cut. Use the pattern to mark and cut the rafters.

Tack a pair of rafters to the garage wall as a guide for cutting the siding. Place a 24 spacer between the top ends of the rafters to simulate the ridge. Remove the rafters and pry off the siding.

Temporarily support the ridge while you nail the rafters to it. Nail through the ridge into the rafters and toenail the rafters to the tie plate. Then reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties.

Complete the roof frame and fill in the gable end rafters. Then nail plywood over the roof frame.

For the best appearance, match the slopes of the addition and garage roofs. In Photo 8, we show a simple method of marking a 26 to use as a guide for making a pattern rafter. Figure C shows how to modify the marks to create a pattern rafter. Use the pattern to mark the remaining rafters. Photo 9 shows how to cut the siding using the rafters as a saw guide. We added a 3/8-in. shim under the rafters to allow a 1-3/4-in. gap between the roof framing and the siding cut (Photo 9). This provided enough room for 1/2-in. sheathing, two layers of dimensional shingles and a 3/4-in. space for the step flashing to slide into. Adjust the cut in your siding to correspond to the thickness of your roofing and sheathing material. Set the saw just deep enough to cut through the siding. When youre done cutting both sides, remove the rafters and pry off the siding in the area of the new roof.

Frame the roof using Figure A and Photos 10 and 11 as a guide. Nail through the ridge into the rafters and toenail the birds-mouth to the tie plate. Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 26 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage. When youre done with the roof frame, cut 1/2-in. sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters.

Install the windows according to the manufacturers instructions. Layer self-adhesive flashing over the nailing fins as shown, making sure each layer overlaps the one below and that the final assembly will shed water over the top of the building paper below the window.

Shingle the roof. Install building paper and shingles according to local codes and the instructions on the shingle package. Slide galvanized metal step flashing under the siding and position it over the end shingle in each course.

At this point in the project, your garage addition will probably vary considerably from what we show here. In general, youll start by finishing the trim on the overhangs, including the soffit and fascia, with wood or metal to match your garage. Then install the roof shingles according to the manufacturers instructions. The key to a leak-proof roof is proper step flashing (Photo 13). We slid the flashing under the siding. But if youve removed the siding entirely, then simply install the step flashing with the shingles. Then install the siding over the flashing.

Install the window before the siding, being careful to flash around it with building paper or special self-adhesive window- flashing tape according to the manufacturers instructions (Photo 12). Finally, install siding to match your garage.

On the inside we added a few outlets and recessed ceiling lights. Then we insulated the walls and ceiling before hanging and taping the drywall.

Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you startyoull save time and frustration.

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