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  • Gourmet Housewares Show Tips Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 12:25PMHarold Import Company (HIC) introduced the first vertical ice cube tray with a built-in storage bucket. The ultra-cool Ice Orb from Fusion Brands makes 21 ice cubes at a time and stores up to 42 ice cubes. Chills wine and other beverages as well. Cover eliminates freezer odor absorption.
  • Sports calendar Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 3:19AMTillson Post 1219 Senior Team: For ages 17-19. Eligible area includes New Paltz, Highland, Marlboro and Wallkill. Season runs from late May to early August. For further information, tryout dates and registration, call (845) 691-1377.
  • Vital Zips Thursday, May 8, 2008 @ 12:05AMZIP CODE 29006 LEXINGTON SHERIFF Padgett Road, 400 block, between 12:01 a.m. April 21 and noon April 25. Someone stole a tow dolly worth $800 from the yard of a home. ZIP CODE 29016 RICHLAND SHERIFF
  • Transcript from 2008 Senior PGA Championship Media Day Monday, May 5, 2008 @ 8:07PMHere is the transcript from Media Day for the 2008 Senior PGA Championship, held May 5 at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.: JULIUS MASON: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Julius Mason, the Senior Director of Communications and Media Relations for the PGA of America.
  • Phyllis George's Kentucky home Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 5:56AMFormer Miss America and Kentucky first lady Phyllis George comes home to Kentucky.
  • Local sports calendar Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 8:53PMSaugerties Post 72: Tryouts 1 p.m. May 3 & 4 at Cantine Field. For more information, call manager Rich Koegel at (845) 246-8588. Tillson Post 1219 Senior Team: For ages 17-19. Eligible area includes New Paltz, Highland, Marlboro and Wallkill. Season runs from late May to early August.
  • Where to Eat Thursday, May 1, 2008 @ 9:00AMBy Staff.
  • TAGG, YOU'RE IT Wednesday, April 30, 2008 @ 4:07AMLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Most horsemen are lucky to get one 3-year-old to the Kentucky Derby in their lifetimes. This Saturday, five trainers will run two each: Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher and Barclay Tagg, and Hall-of-Famers Bill Mott and Nick Zito. Of...
  • Bankruptcies /Filings from April 17 to April 24, 2008 Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 7:04AMThe following cases were filed in U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo, with assets, followed by liabilities. Chapter 7 bankruptcies are for liquidation of assets; Chapter 11 seeks temporary protection from creditors; Chapter 12 is a farm bankruptcy and Chapter 13 is a wage-earner bankruptcy.
  • Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 6:01AM AARP DRIVING CLASSES will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22 and 23, at the Recreation Center. For details, call 778-0591. A fee of $10 covers the cost of the workbook. To earn certification, it is necessary to complete both...
  • Rockingham area community calendar Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 6:01AM ORGANIST MICHAEL KAMINSKI will perform French-Romantic music at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25 at Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the AGO scholarship fund. Kaminski is adjunct professor of the organ at Brooklyn...
  • Local sports calendar Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 3:13AMKingston Post 150 Senior & Junior Teams: Open tryouts 2 p.m. April 26 and noon April 27 at Kingston's Loughran Park. Programs open to players born on or after Jan. 1, 1989. Birth certificates or a valid driver's license are required as proof of age.
  • Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area community calendar Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 6:04AM STROKE AND OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, April 18 at Exeter United Methodist Church in Exeter. All four screenings take less than an hour to complete. The cost for a wellness package of all four screenings including free...
  • Sports calendar Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 3:43AMTillson Post 1219 Senior Team: For ages 17-19. Eligible area includes New Paltz, Highland, Marlboro and Wallkill. Season runs from late May to early August. For further information, tryout dates and registration, call (845) 691-1377.
  • Pinewood Derby comes to Queens Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 12:07PMOne of the great traditional car races for kids is coming to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America will hold the City finals of the “pinewood derby,” beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 12 at the New York Hall of Science, at 47-01 111th Street.
  • UNC-Pembroke's Iron Man Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 12:41AMPEMBROKE — “Iron Man” is set for a May 2 release in theaters nationwide. Were it a biography, it would feature UNC-Pembroke baseball player Jason Morales, who’s proved to be as much of a lethal weapon as the movie’s fictional title character.
  • Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Tuesday, April 15, 2008 @ 6:01AM SALEM HIGH SCHOOL MARINE CORPS JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (MCJROTC) has announced the visit of Chester Nez, a national hero, to speak before the student body at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, (926-3395) and...
  • HOLLY column Monday, April 14, 2008 @ 1:50AMGood morning! No rain in the forecast all week, except for a 30 percent chance on Saturday. Forget that. Take this to the bank, Frank.
  • More News Sunday, April 13, 2008 @ 4:22AMThe following information was provided to The Progress-Index by the Chesterfield County Police Department.
  • Area sports calendar Friday, April 11, 2008 @ 3:14AMTillson Post 1219 Junior Team: Open tryouts for students ages 14-17 in New Paltz, Highland, Wallkill and Marlboro 9-11 a.m. April 13 at the Clearwater Field, Route 32 in New Paltz. For more information, call Steve Nilsen at (845) 206-5236 or Carl Ferraro at (845) 255-6728.
  • Vital Zips Thursday, April 10, 2008 @ 12:17AMZIP CODE 29006 PROPERTY TRANSFERS 1204 S. Lee St., Batesburg, from Sandra Warren to Tammie W. Covington, $143,000 620 W.W. Lowman Road, Batesburg, from George S. Reeley Jr. to Bobby Dozier and Stephen E. Padgett, $110,000 ZIP CODE 29016
  • Pack 366 Pine Wood Derby results announced Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 10:07AM[Pack 366 of the Boy Scouts of America from the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints on Dave Ward Drive recently held its Pine Wood Derby.
  • Cub Scouts compete in District Pinewood Derby Sunday, April 6, 2008 @ 1:19AMJEFFERSON — More than 70 Cub Scouts from Ashtabula and Lake counties competed Saturday at the District Pinewood Derby held at Jefferson Area High School.
  • Local sports calendar Friday, April 4, 2008 @ 3:52AMPost 1219 Junior Team: Open tryouts for students ages 14-17 in New Paltz, Highland, Wallkill and Marlboro 9-11 a.m. April 6 & 13 at the Clearwater Field, Route 32 in New Paltz. For more information, call Steve Nilsen at (845) 206-5236 or Carl Ferraro at (845) 255-6728.
  • Fantasy picks that need a break Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 10:46PMTalent like Chris Duncan may be riding the pine now, but John Halpin says don't give up on these nine fantasy prospects.
  • Erie County Real Estate Transactions Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 6:49AMFollowing are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Erie County clerk's office for the week ending Feb. 15.
  • Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Friday, March 28, 2008 @ 6:02AM Exeter
  • Briefs from Rockingham News Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 8:17PM Exeter
  • Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area news in brief Tuesday, March 25, 2008 @ 6:06AM Exeter
  • Latest News Friday, March 21, 2008 @ 9:25PMDirect Action to Stop the War holds a march and rally on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. Organizing begins 7:30am at Market and Sansome Sts. March and rally 5-8pm. Civic Center, Polk and Grove Sts., SF. 510-984-2566, 415-864-5153. www.actagainstwar.net, http://answersf.org/.
  • What's Happening for March 14 Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 3:15AMMeeting Informational meeting on starting Raider Nation Booster Club, March 14, 6-7 p.m. at Mountain Mike's Pizza on Oro Dam Boulevard.
  • What's Happening for March 13 Thursday, March 13, 2008 @ 3:15AMMeeting Thermalito Grange Women's Activities meeting, March 13, 6 p.m. Thermalito Grange, grange meeting, 7 p.
  • What's Happening for March 12 Wednesday, March 12, 2008 @ 3:16AMMeeting Retired Public Employee's Association meet March 12, at the Cornucopia restaurant, 11 a.m. A representative of Oroville Hospital will speak on the Universal Medication Booklet, copies of which will be available.
  • ’Stangs remain perfect Tuesday, March 11, 2008 @ 10:50AMWest Jones and Northeast Jones played a thrilling baseball game last week with the Mustangs taking a 10-9 victory. In the re-match Monday, the two teams played homerun derby with the Mustangs rallying on Chase Headrick’s grand slam to take a 7-5 victory.
  • LOCAL GOLF: 90-year-old makes third ace since last birthday Monday, March 10, 2008 @ 5:14AMBennie Little, who is approaching his 91st birthday, aced the No. 4 hole at Lakeside County Club. He used a 7-wood on the 136-yard shot. Witnesses were Chuck Lasiter, Paul Peters and Pete McKinstry. This is the third hole-in-one for Little since his 90th birthday. He only had one other ace in 40 years prior to these three. * Bob Frye had his fourth career hole-in-one Sunday at Arrowhead Country ...
  • Scouts race cars in annual Pine Wood Derby Saturday, March 8, 2008 @ 12:43PMGAINESVILLE - More than 40 Cub Scout packs came to the Elk's Lodge on Saturday to compete in the Chattahoochee District's annual Pine Wood Derby Race.
  • Community Extra: Calendar Thursday, March 6, 2008 @ 3:30AMHelp plan fundraisers for the Camano Animal Shelter at a meeting set for 7 tonight at the Camano Multi-Purpose Room, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. The shelter needs more money to keep up with the island's growing population. Call 360-387-7406.
  • LOCAL GOLF: Bonnie Crest to host He-She tournament Monday, March 3, 2008 @ 5:11AMHe-She tournament: A He-She tournament will be played at Bonnie Crest on March 29-30. Entry fee is $160 per team. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. both days. Call the Bonnie Crest pro shop at 272-9316 for more details.
  • Arkansas News Bureau Wednesday, February 27, 2008 @ 4:00AMLittle Rock nightclub to be fined $500 for admitting McFadden By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - A Little Rock nightclub that admitted former Arkansas running back Darren McFadden although he was under 21 will be fined $500 and placed on probation for a year but will not have its liquor license suspended, state regulators said Tuesday.
  • Arkansas News Bureau Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 4:00AMOfficial: ADEQ won't address merits of coal power By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - The debate over the pros and cons of coal power will have no bearing on the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's decision on whether to permit a coal-fired power plant in Southwest Arkansas, an ADEQ official said Monday.
  • Vertical Banner Monday, February 25, 2008 @ 7:52PMThere are no active stories to display. Please check back later. City Council Approves SAPD Pay Raise City Council members agreed on Tuesday to continue the Meet and Confer agreement and give the San ...
  • Vertical Banner Monday, February 25, 2008 @ 1:22PMThere are no active stories to display. Please check back later. "The Feast Of Our Spirit" Story Book Many area students are getting a very special local history lesson this week, and they are using ...
  • Bucks County real estate transactions Monday, February 25, 2008 @ 1:46AMThese transactions were recorded in November. 222 Allem La Steven and Nadine Baxter to Shawn P Rush, $205,000. 1183 Dublin Pk Margorie M Tessarvich to Christopher Todd and Chris Mack Siebenson, $525,800.
  • Pinewood Derby is exciting gravity grand prix for Cub Scouts and parents Saturday, February 23, 2008 @ 10:51PMHAGERSTOWN — They spent weeks, side by side, carving a block of wood into a sleek racing machine. But the true moment of bonding between parent and son took place when that car shot down a sloping four-lane aluminum track.
  • Arkansas News Bureau Saturday, February 23, 2008 @ 4:00AMParole board recommends clemency for two serving life sentences By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Two inmates serving life sentences, one of whom was sentenced at age 17, were recommended for executive clemency Friday by the state Parole Board.
  • Vertical Banner Thursday, February 21, 2008 @ 10:07PMThere are no active stories to display. Please check back later. Friends Help Little Girl It was on Dec 22nd Jordan Garza was care-flighted to the Galveston hospital, that is where she ...
  • Around Broadneck: Annual Girl Scout Powder Puff Derby combines axle grease and Barbie bravura Monday, February 18, 2008 @ 2:11PMA little bit of NASCAR - with a touch of Barbie flair - came to the Broadneck Peninsula earlier this month. Though billed as an event for area Girl Scouts, it was really a daddy-daughter day at the races.
  • Arkansas News Bureau Sunday, February 17, 2008 @ 4:05AMTwo Oaklawn regulars go into Hall By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Asking around Magnolia for the scoop on the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner, somebody said a banker knew him best.
  • Scouts keep soldiers in touch with loved ones Saturday, February 16, 2008 @ 8:33AMCub Scouts inspired by the sacrifice of a soldier killed in Iraq raised more than $7,500 to provide prepaid phone cards to soldiers serving overseas.
  • Pizza Brutta brings fire and crust to Monroe St. Thursday, February 14, 2008 @ 8:37AMPizza Brutta is the near west side's answer to Cafe Porta Alba, the Butler Street pizzeria that adheres to very strict Neapolitan pizza standards. Brutta also serves Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas, but with a tastier crust and a more respectable amount of cheese. Neapolitan pizza is not my preference. Pizza Di Roma, which was reviewed here two weeks ago, is my favorite pizza in town, followed ...