These top-ranked trusts are combining to create a truly leading-edge intermediate-sized energy trust. We share a common approach with our value-added business plan and now have an even stronger technical team.

She's been our leading scorer, and she plays with so much energy. I'm fortunate to have her for another year.

We believe that consumer spending is going to bear the brunt of higher energy prices that we have seen leading up to and immediately following Hurricane Katrina as discretionary spending is curtailed.

Our role as a leading check provider makes us an ideal partner for the MBA. We share a longstanding, trust-based relationship focused on providing member banks with top quality products and services. We look forward to continued success in our partnership with the MBA.

The company performed well in the second quarter despite soaring energy prices, leading to high raw material prices, and production outages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We remain focused on executing our business strategy, managing our operating costs, improving our business systems, and producing to meet expected demand. At the same time, energy-driven record high fertilizer prices have caused many of our customers to delay their purchasing decisions. As a result we expect a challenging third quarter.

The leading cause of forest fires in Virginia is carelessness. An unattended fire, a discarded cigarette or a single match can ignite the dry fuels that are so prevalent in the early spring. Add a few days of dry, windy conditions and an escaped wildfire can quickly turn into a raging blaze.