Archive for May, 2010
Farmers markets, pool openings mark month of summertime fun
May 31st, 2010 | Author: Farmers markets, pool openings mark month of summertime fun
Ava Art Guild Art Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ava Art Guild Gallery, 303 E. Washington St., Ava. The art show features junior and adult categories with beginner, intermediate and advanced categories in photography, paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor. Free. E-mail avaartguild@yahoo.com; 693-6413.
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Homeless problem often tough to pin down
Homeless problem often tough to pin down
EDWARDSVILLE – When most people think of the homeless, they think of people living in boxes under highway overpasses or the disheveled person walking down the street, carrying their possessions in a plastic bag.
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Job fair helps local veterans
Job fair helps local veterans
Several hundred veterans, civilians and homeless people crowded the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memoria
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Learn to Row Day on June 5 will be celebrated in Vero Beach and Palm City
Learn to Row Day on June 5 will be celebrated in Vero Beach and Palm City
Geoff Livingstone and Betsy Nolan love to row and they are eager to teach others.
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Shop owner says no hard feelings over new Crocs store
Shop owner says no hard feelings over new Crocs store
BOULDER – A local footwear shop owner says there are “no sour grapes at all” after Crocs opened up a 6,000-square-foot flagship store a short stroll from his location, which has sold the company’s shoes for years.
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Storm Set To Host 2nd Annual 5k/10k On Memorial Day
Storm Set To Host 2nd Annual 5k/10k On Memorial Day
LAKE ELSINORE, CA- The Lake Elsinore Storm, Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will host its annual Memorial Day 5k/10k race and kid’s fun run on Monday, May 31st at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore.
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Amazon Services Launches New Amazon WebStore, Helping Retailers and Manufacturers to Operate their E-commerce Businesses
Amazon Services Launches New Amazon WebStore, Helping Retailers and Manufacturers to Operate their E-commerce Businesses
SEATTLE—-Amazon Services today launched its newest version of Amazon WebStore , providing customers with new capabilities, greater control, increased flexibility and lower pricing.
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Walking in L.A.: Downtown Is a Big, Expensive Urban Experiment
Walking in L.A.: Downtown Is a Big, Expensive Urban Experiment
Part four in Walking in L.A. , a GOOD miniseries by Ryan Bradley on transportation in Los Angeles and what it’s like to get across the entire city on foot. Sunday arrives warm and glorious and I wake up feeling terrible. I’ve walked myself into a hangover. What happened yesterday was this: After heading east on Jefferson Boulevard for an hour, past barber shops adorned with beautiful murals and …
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Trooper Responding to Alarm Makes Burglary Arrest
Trooper Responding to Alarm Makes Burglary Arrest
State Trooper Steven Przystal was responding to a residential alarm on Centerline Road in the Town of Wales at 10 a.m. on Fri., May 7 when he passed a man traveling in the opposite direction on a bicycle. Trooper Przystal noted the man’s appearance and continued a short distance to the unoccupied residence. Upon checking the home, Przystal discovered a rear door had been forced open and that it …
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Square dancing program is on tap
Square dancing program is on tap
The Friends of the Bergenfield Library will host the Belles and Beaux Square Dance Club at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 25. Information about American square dancing will be presented by Fran Wadel, an instructor with the club.
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