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Westfall may refer to: People with the surname * Anne Westfall, game programmer * Bob Westfall, American football player * Buzz Westfall, American lawyer and politician * Catherine Westfall, American historian of science * Ed Westfall, hockey player * Gary Westfall, American physicist and textbook author * James Westfall, jazz vibraphonist * Minter Jackson Westfall, American entomologist * Morris Westfall, American politician * Richard S. Westfall, American historian of science * Stacy Westfall, horse trainer * Steve Westfall (born 1955), American politician from West Virginia * Thomas D. Westfall, American politician and FBI agent Other uses * Westfall, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Westfall, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Westfall High School, a school in Williamsport, Ohio * Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania * Westfall Winery, a winery in New Jersey * "Westfall", a song by Okkervil River on the album, '' Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Westfall
Anne Westfall is an American game programmer and software developer, known for 1983's '' Archon: The Light and the Dark'', originally written for the Atari 8-bit family. She is married to fellow game developer Jon Freeman. Both are founders of Free Fall Associates. Career Westfall began computer programming at the age of 30. Before moving into the video game industry, Westfall worked as a programmer for a civil engineering firm Morton Technology, where she developed the first microcomputer-based program designed to help lay out subdivisions. In 1981, Westfall and her husband, Jon, left Epyx, the video game developer and publisher her husband co-founded just three years earlier. Westfall cited a desire to learn assembly language and to work on the Atari 800 as one reason for their departure from Epyx. Together with game designer Paul Reiche III, they started Free Fall Associates to make computer games free of the politics existing at the now larger Epyx. Together with Jon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy Westfall
Stacy Westfall (born September 26, 1974) is a professional horse trainer who specializes in reining. In 2006, she became the first woman to compete in and win the Road to the Horse competition. In 2006, she also won the All American Quarter Horse Congress Freestyle Reining competition on the black mare, Whizards Baby Doll, riding both bridleless and bareback. Early life and career Westfall grew up in South China, Maine. While her parents were not horse professionals, her mother was her instructor until Westfall went to college at the University of Findlay in Ohio. Westfall began to perform bridleless in freestyle reining, a form of reining competition where exhibitors design their own routines and perform to music, after accidentally dropping a rein while in a traditional reining competition. In 2003, Westfall was awarded NRHA Futurity Freestyle Champion (Bridleless). In 2006, she was the first woman to compete in the Road to the Horse colt starting competition, and its first fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfall Winery
Westfall Winery was a winery in Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. Formerly a stop on the Underground Railroad and a dairy farm, the vineyard was first planted in 2000, and opened to the public in 2003.Westfall Winery"History of Westfall Farm"(commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013. Westfall had 6 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produced 9,000 cases of wine per year, mostly from imported grapes. The winery was named for the family that owned the farm from 1774 to 1940.Sullivan, Kathy"Westfall Winery"on ''Wine Trail Traveler'' (blog) (7 July 2011). Retrieved 21 October 2013. It was sold in December 2017 and became an animal sanctuary. Wines Westfall Winery produced grape wine and also made fruit wines from apples, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and peaches.Island Winery"Westfall Wines (New Jersey Residents Only)"(commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013. Many of Westfall's wines are distributed through Island Winery, which is owned by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfall Township, Pennsylvania
Westfall Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,323 at the 2010 census. History The Mill Rift Hall and Nearpass House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2009 Westfall Township filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.04%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 2,323 people, 1,015 households, and 611 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfall High School
Westfall High School is a public high school near Williamsport, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Westfall Local School District. The Westfall Local School District coverage area is mostly rural, and includes all or portions of six townships situated in the western part of Pickaway County. Westfall Middle School and Westfall High School are now combined with a community building. Athletics Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships * Girls Softball - 2014 References External links Westfall High School website High schools in Pickaway County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{PickawayCountyOH-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfall, Ohio
Westfall is an unincorporated community in Pickaway County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. There is no relationship between the community and with Westfall High School, despite it having the same name. Some nearby rivers and creeks/ponds are the Scioto River and Hitler Pond. It is off of Ohio State Route 104 State Route 104 (SR 104) is a north–south highway in Southern Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 (US 23) in Portsmouth, Ohio and its northern terminus is at US 33 in Columbus. The route passes through or close to t .... History Westfall was named for Abel Westfall, proprietor. References Unincorporated communities in Pickaway County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{PickawayCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfall, Kansas
Westfall is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. History A post office was opened in Westfall in 1917, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971. Education The community is served by Lincoln USD 298 Lincoln USD 298 is a public unified school district headquartered in Lincoln, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Lincoln, Barnard, Beverly, Shady Bend, Westfall, and nearby rural areas. Schools The school distric ... public school district. References Further reading External links * Lincoln County mapsCurrent KDOT Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Kansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Son Goku was a German rock band who played a mix of hardcore punk, alternative, reggae, and electronic sounds. The band was named after the Son Goku character in the ''Dragon Ball'' series. Son Goku's first and only album, ''Crashkurs'' (Crash course), was released in 2002 and reached a peak position of 15 on the Media Control Charts. The group has since disbanded due to "dissension" amongst the members. History Origins Son Goku was a side project of Thomas D of Die Fantastischen Vier. The band originated from the M.A.R.S. (Moderne Anstalt Rigoroser Spakker, or ''Modern Institute of Adamant Spakkers''), a commune of artists and musicians founded by Thomas D in 1998. Thomas D named the band after Son Goku, the protagonist of the ''Dragon Ball'' animated series, as the character embodied the band's philosophy; he stated he was "fascinated by Goku's naïveté and cheerfulness, yet, at the same time, a great warrior saving the world". Music Son Goku was formed with the "desire fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Westfall
Steve Westfall (born December 16, 1955 in Gassaway, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 12 since January 12, 2013. Education Westfall earned his BS in education from Glenville State College. Elections *2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Mitch Carmichael ran for West Virginia Senate and left the seat open, Westfall was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,590 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 3,442 votes (49.7%) against Democratic nominee Jo Boggess Phillips (who had run for the seat in 2008 and 2010) and Mountain Party candidate Justin Johnson. References External linksOfficial pageat the West Virginia Legislature *Steve Westfallat BallotpediaSteve Westfallat OpenSecrets OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that tracks data on campaign finance and lobbying. It was created from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard S
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Westfall
Robert Barton "Bullet Bob" Westfall (May 5, 1919 – October 23, 1980) was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan (1939–1941) and the Detroit Lions (1944–1947). He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1941 and a first-team All-Pro player in 1945. In 1987, Westfall was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Biography Westfall was born in 1919 in Hamtramck, Michigan. His father abandoned the family when Westfall was two years old which necessitated he and his older sister living in foster homes until his mother was able to move them to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1924. There, Westfall's mother worked 14-hour days in a laundry six days per week and the children worked, too, to make ends meet. At age 10 Westfall started as a caddy and worked other jobs while his sister sewed as they struggled to survive during the Great Depression. They lived in a tiny second-floor apartment on Greene Street "in the shadow of the Michigan Stadium"-a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Westfall
Morris Westfall (born April 5, 1939) is a former American Republican politician who has served in the Missouri General Assembly in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives. Westfall graduated from University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. He has served in the U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through comb ... and has worked as a livestock farmer. As chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, Westfall has been an advocate for road safety and against drunk driving. References 1939 births 20th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Republican Party Missouri state senators Living people {{Missouri-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
