| Doll and toy museum's future unsure | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 3:25:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | FENNIMORE - It's dollars over dolls here since the mayor - after one month in office - proposed earlier this year to pull city funding for the money-losing Doll & Toy Museum. "Something had to be done," museum director Connie Neal agreed. But not this way, not without warning, she said, and not in a way that would leave a 16-year- old treasure and its supporters gasping for space, money and survival. And Neal without a job. Yet this Toy Story doesn't appear headed for a happy ending. Without city funding, the museum - one of the city's main tourist draws - could close Jan. 1, putting the valuable doll and toy collections in limbo. (The city owns about one third of the collection, with the rest on loan from various collectors around the country.) .... | |
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| | | Our Choices for Election Day | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:18:40 PM by Blog57 Team | | After meeting with the candidates for state and national office, listening to them at debates, reading their literature and researching their backgrounds, the editorial board of Brooks Community Newspapers endorses the following for Election Day, Nov. 7. Governor In only two years, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has accomplished so much that she has to be elected to a full four-year term there's no telling what she can get done. After leading the state out of the dark days of corruption and scandal, the Republican incumbent got right down to business. Pledging to put the state back on sure footing and to restore integrity, Rell urged the General Assembly to approve her proposals for ethics and campaign finance reforms, which have become national models. Years of discussion about the state's problems on the roads and the rails yielded little or no solution until Rell's State of the State Address in 2005, when she proposed the $1.3 billion transportation initiative, which also was approved by the General Assembly.... | |
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| | | IBM sues Amazon.com | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:59:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | IBM Corp. alleged in two lawsuits Monday that important components of Amazon.com Inc.'s massive retailing Web site were developed and patented many years earlier at IBM. Amazon, which this year will sell $10 billion worth of such things as books, CDs, pet supplies and jewelry, is accused of infringing on five IBM patents. IBM says the technologies covered by the patents govern how the site recommends products to customers, serves up advertising and stores data. Some of the patents were first filed in the 1980s, when IBM created back-end technology for Prodigy, an early online service that grew out of a joint venture between IBM and Sears, Roebuck & Co. One such patent is titled "Ordering Items Using an Electronic Catalog." Amazon declined to comment. Feds officially recall laptop batteries A voluntary recall of 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp., part of a global replacement program, was officially announced Monday in the United States.... | |
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| | | Saavedra, Brito each win twice at annual Grants Chile Fiesta | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:00:42 AM by Blog57 Team | | Chile cook-off contestant Clorinda Brito tends to her recipe of red chile while a pot of green chile also cooks Saturday morning at the Chile Fiesta in Grants. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] By Jim Maniaci Cibola County Bureau GRANTS ? Lorraine Saavedra and Clorinda Brito each won twice in Saturday's cook-offs at the annual Grants-Cibola County Chamber of Commerce Chile Fiesta. Saavedra, of San Rafael, won first place, worth $300, in the red chile category and second place, worth $200, in the green chile class. Brito of Grants captured the top $300 spot in the green chile group and third place for $100 in the red chile division. Different panels of judges chose Frances and Steve Gonzales of Grants for third place and $100 in the green chile group and Bobby Rougemont of Milan for the $200 second place prize in the red chiles.... | |
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| | | Wing Dang Doodle Kicks Off Saturday | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 3:01:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | FOREST--It's time to Wing Dang Doodle again!Sponsored by the Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, the third annual Wing Dang Doodle Blues Extravaganza and Chicken Wing Cooking Contest will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Gaddis Park. The community is invited to bring their lawn chairs, sample chicken wings and listen to the blues. Cooking teams will compete in two divisions, Fried or Grilled/Smoked, for the opportunity to win cash prizes and the coveted Most Spirited Booth award. Tyson Foods will donate all chicken wings.The public can begin sampling wings at 11 a.m. Pre-sale discounted tickets ($4 for five tickets) for chicken wings are currently available at the Forest Chamber of Commerce and chamber businesses. The cost will be $5 for five tickets on the day of the festival. .... | |
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| | | AUTUMN ARTS GUIDE | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:06:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | Sniff hard and you can almost smell the corn dogs and funnel cakes. Yes, it's that time of the year, when Gwinnett cities hold fall festivals featuring arts and crafts, live entertainment, children's rides and more. From now until Thanksgiving, there's a slate of fairs, parades, concerts, theater performances and cultural events. Whether you're in the mood for food from a cart or taking in a play, here's our guide to the activities. FAIRS AND FESTIVALS Gwinnett County Fair > When: Sept. 14-24, 4-11 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, noon-midnight Saturdays (10 a.m. parade on Sept. 16), 1-10 p.m. Sundays > Where: Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville > Who goes: Families, teens > Admission: $5 adults, $2 kids (6-12) and senior citizens, free for children younger than 6 > Highlights: Nightly entertainment including T.... | |
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| | | Teams distract residents and steal | | Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:59:43 AM by Blog57 Team | | Teams of burglars worked their way into the homes of three elderly Old Bridge residents last weekend by having a woman and young boy distract homeowners while an ac complice entered the houses, authorities said yesterday. This was the second town to report groups of roaming thieves committing so-called "distraction burglaries," by carefully selecting their victims and taking advantage of people's kindness. South Plainfield police last week issued a warning to residents about thieves who knocked on the doors of two people in that borough and asked for help finding a missing pet, getting a resident out of a home while another thief went through the house. In Old Bridge, a woman and a youth went to the home of a 71-year-old woman on Cottrell Road about 7 p.m.... | |
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| | | More companies using direct-sell approach to broaden customer base | | Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 6:22:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | In a Crayola catalog, a white ceramic "dream pig" looks pleasant, but -- for $39.95 -- a little uninspiring. In Tracey Finn's Bethel Park, Pa., living room, the same pig sits cutely on a side table, brightly colored and stenciled with the word "Disneyworld." To a group of about a dozen women assembled there, Finn explains that her family decorated it together to use as a piggy bank for their dream trip. .... | |
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| | | Craft shows | | Posted Monday, August 14, 2006 11:03:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Artists and crafters are sought for the Summer Arts & Crafts Fair set for Aug. 19 and 20 at Community Park, 8601 Calumet Ave. Mediums accepted include paintings, drawings, graphics, sculpture, pottery, candles, photography, leather, floral, ceramics, jewelry, carvings, needlework, blown or stained glass and woodcrafts. No jobbers or flea market items are accepted. The fee is $90 per 15-by-15 booth space. Applications may be submitted to the Munster Parks and Recreation Department, 1005 Ridge Road. Applications will be accepted until the fair is filled. FYI: Call (219) 836-PARK.COUNTRY-A-FAIR | ScherervilleSchererville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting crafters and vendors for the seventh annual Country-A-Fair on Sept. 30 at Redar Park. Acceptable media includes floral, pottery, baskets, homemade crafts, wood crafts, jewelry, canned goods, produce and others.... | |
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| | | Canine 4K race/walk Saturday | | Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:02:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | Social dogs and dog owners can get together Saturday in Frisco for the 16th annual Canine 4K. Participants circle Frisco and compete for prizes, then can join in contests when the race is over. Vendor tables at the event include food, animal chiropractors, toys and more. There will also be a Count the Dog Biscuits in the Jar contest with a prize. Participants can remember the day with a Kodak instant photo which will be taken - a $2 donation is requested to cover the cost of film. There will also be a booth for commemorative pennants to make and decorate for a $3 donation to LAPS. Prizes will be awarded to top finishers in the running and walking and age categories and also for the doggie contests, including categories of pet/owner look-alike, best singer, best trick, best dancer and more.... | |
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