LODI — Four new temporary exhibits are now on display at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum in Micke Grove Regional Park. Two of the exhibits focus on hobbies of the mid- to late-19th century, while the other two focus on historic crops of San Joaquin County. Visitors to the museum can view the exhibits in the Erickson Building until Nov. 15. Victorian Handicrafts shows the domestic skills women developed to be successful wives and mothers. Among the artifacts on [...]
Daily Archives: July 20, 2012
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"Gaming Community" Connected to Pipe Bomb Attack
Fingers are being pointed at the gaming community for a pipe bomb attack on a family of five. Three men have been arrested following an attack on a home belonging to Jeanne Bezarra of Monroe, New Jersey. The incident began when a pipe bomb was launched into Bezerras teenage daughters room, followed by a second bomb that came through the window of her own bedroom. So we hid in the closet because then we heard another explosion, Bezerra told CBS [...]
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Westport Parks and Recreation proposing to raise fees for youth basketball …
WESTPORT — Town residents may soon feel the pinch of fee increases for their children to shoot some hoops, while the cost to take a dip in the indoor pool at Staples High may be cooling off, as proposed by the Westport Parks and Recreation Commission. If approved, Director Stuart McCarthy said the parents of nearly 1,500 children in the towns boys youth basketball program will have to fork over extra money for their youngsters to take part in the [...]
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LVS and Genting invest $10 billion to build Singapore casinos
Now that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has approval to expand their gaming floor, the operator, Caesars Entertainment Inc., has scheduled two job fairs to hire 500 new employees. Operators of Bangor Raceway, the racing facility that is attached to the casino, owned by Penn National Gaming Inc. (PENN), say the historic Maine harness track is off to a strong start with business nearly doubling last years season. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE has agreed not to block the [...]
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Clubs and Hobbies on the Treasure Coast Updated: July 16
Clubs and Hobbies on the Treasure Coast Updated: July 16 Posted July 16, 2012 at 4 am Discuss Print A A A
