11:45 a.m. - Cleanups, games and contests are all part of the Earth Week Events slated for this week and beyond. Marbo Cave Cleanup 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 12: Bags and gloves will be provided followed by lunch.
LANSING, Mich. David Sneath has worked at a Ford Motor Co. parts warehouse in Lansing, Mich., for 34 years, but it didn’t take him much time to walk out once he discovered he had won a $136 million Mega Millions jackpot last week. “I yelled to the boss, ‘I’m out of here,’” Sneath said Thursday after going to state lottery headquarters to pick up his first $1 million check. Sneath, 60, of
In the interests of what she believes to be sophistication, Phyllis Kahn, of all unlikely benefactors, wishes to allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention. This is an easy one for me. If Phyllis, who is essentially uncharitable and inhospitable check out her behavior on Nicollet Island is for later bar hours, then I am against them.
Tuesday Toastmasters Akron 151 6:30 to 8 p.m., St. Thomas Hospital, 444 N. Main St., Akron. Information: Paul, 330-794-2605, or Randy/Ben, 330-929-7700. Stow-Falls Breakfast Optimists 7 a.m., Silver Lake Country Club, 1325 Graham Road. $10. Guests welcome; first meeting free. Information: Norm Kempel, 330-928-3010. Northeast Ohio Business Alliance 7:30 to 9 a.m., Real Estate
At the Lary A. Nelson Center halfway house in Cedar Rapids, Kenny Rawlin focuses on the short term."I know if I look far into the future, if I miss something, I'm going to (mess) up and feel like a failure," Kenny says.He had a plan before he got out of prison this time:1. Find a job.2. Stay out of trouble and get all of the furlough time possible from the halfway house.3. Stay out of trouble
Florida A&M University's Student Government Association Vote Coalition will host a state House of Representatives District 8 debate 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Hall Auditorium.
BUTTE - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama sampled a french fry at the M&M Bar and Cafe Saturday afternoon in Uptown Butte, but politely declined one of Stevie Faulkner’s famous shoe shines.
James Perretta is a sophomore at Lindbergh High School. The 16-year-old Crestwood resident plays the cello and is a member of Lindbergh's symphonic orchestra. He also takes a karate class once a week at the Kirkwood YMCA. Perretta is one of nine high school musicians who will perform group and ensemble pieces during Cellofest 2008. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. March 25 at the Sheldon Concert
Chris Douglas-Roberts scores a game high 28 points and Derrick Rose adds 25 of his own as Memphis pounds UCLA, 78-63, to advance to the national title game.