A SHOP in Blyth is looking to raise money for charity by raffling off any unwanted Christmas gifts. Bon MarchГ©, in the Keel Row Shopping Centre, is looking for any unwanted gifts from the festive period which they will raffle off to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Care. Ideally they are looking for [...]
A GAINSBOROUGH soldier who is currently serving in Iraq has made a stop off at a town school. Staff Sgt John Hargreaves is currently half way through a six-month tour of the Middle Eastern country and this is the second time he has served there. During his rest period he visited Castle Hills Community [...]
Sugar Land’s free mulch offer at Maaco Park proved so popular that all of the mulch is now gone, according to city spokesman Doug Adolph. The mulch, which was generated by the city’s Christmas tree recycling program, was made available on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies were exhausted. In conjunction with Keep Sugar [...]
There might have been a time when an undocumented worker with an American family would have been treated leniently. But in a post-Sept. 11 world, things are tougher. Gaspar spent several weeks in jail before agreeing to a “voluntary departure.” He had to return to Mexico and petition to re-enter the United States. That [...]
If you were lucky enough to get a big screen TV, computer, IPod or jewelry this Christmas you now need to think about protecting it. Bobby Salmon with Senn Dunn Insurance says big items are typically covered under your homeowners insurance for theft, fire and vandalism, but if that big screen falls off the wall [...]
Cheryl Massey, Marie Bagwell, and Louise Bagwell went to Tina Bailey’s for Christmas. . Jane Maddox spent Christmas with Ann and Barry Rogers and with Kay, Chris and Eve Adkins. .Mrs. Sara Curtis visited with the Griggs family for supper and gifts on Christmas Eve. She also had dinner with the Griggs family on Christmas [...]
Oh, for want of a bucket truck. Or maybe a mechanic. For a decade, the towns of Fincastle, Buchanan and Troutville have relied on a Botetourt County bucket truck to put up—and take down—Christmas lights. You may have noticed that the lights are still up in both Troutville and Buchanan. That’s because the bucket truck [...]
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - At this point, most Christmas trees have been removed from their cozy living room settings but they re not gone for good. Christmas trees are granted a useful second life through Lancaster County s various recycling programs. Around the county, 37 municipalities offer Christmas-tree recycling programs, more than double the [...]
Associated Press - January 28, 2008 4:24 PM ET RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Dozens of giant Christmas decorations being retired from Monument Circle in Indianapolis have found a new home. A platoon of 26 8-foot-tall toy soldiers, 26 12-foot-tall candy poles, a Christmas clock and mantle, and a jack-in-the-box are among the holiday decorations [...]
About 70 volunteers spent Dec. 24 preparing food, and another group arrived early Christmas morning to prepare and deliver about 270 meals. About 200 people ate at the church. “The steering committee would like to express our thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the dinner enjoyable for our guests and the homebound. [...]