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Community Sports Calendar - Nov. 18 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:51PMTo send your sports news to the Observer, e-mail observersports@hcnonline.com.
HILLSBOROUGH: Teachers and students test high-tech instruments Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:45PMA class of Auten Road Intermediate Schoolâs fifth graders stood at the front of the school library waving rectangle-shaped plastic blocks; the blocks emitted the sounds of various drums each time the students waved the objects. S. Greig Ashurst, a Louisiana teacher leading the students, listened to the sounds from another group of studentâs blocks, and instructed one girl to join the other group ...
Houlton arts center to be unveiled at performance of ?Damn Yankees? Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:42PMHOULTON, Maine -- When the community turns out this week for the Houlton High School production of "Damn Yankees," they will see more than just a musical. Audience members also will see the ...
For the week of Nov. 6, 2009 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:38PMJohann Blees, 87, passed away on Oct. 28, 2009 after suffering from cancer. He loved his family and enjoyed playing bocce ball and bridge with friends. He will be sorely missed by everyone who had the privilege to know him.
EAST WINDSOR: Violistâs passion for music remains rock solid Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:32PMEAST WINDSOR She may play classical music professionally all day every day, but when violist Heather Teffenhart comes home in the evening, itâs not Stravinsky she pops into her CD player.
Around the BigEast Conference Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:31PMAround the BigEast Conference
Honor Society looks to earn an A+ in touring Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:27PMSo what if your grades are less than stellar? Pop-rock band Honor Society still wants you to join it.
Christmas will arrive soon at Seiberling Mansion Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:02PMGingerbread house competition is Saturday. Sometimes, Santa Claus can’t wait until Dec. 24. He will arrive at the Howard County Historical Society’s Seiberling Mansion at 6 p.m. Nov. 28 and a countdown from 10 will begin.
Musical lineup planned with Autumn Musicale Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:40AMNorthland Community and Technical College will host the 38th Annual Autumn Musicale on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m., in the theatre on the Thief River Falls campus.
Glee Cast: What We Were Like in High School! Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:40AMDianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale and Mark Salling tell Us about their real-life school days[...]
PHOTO GALLERY: "Bye Bye Birdie" Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:38AMThe Weymouth High School drama club is presenting the musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" on Nov. 20, 21, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.Wicked Local staff photos/Tom Gorman
Michael Roth: Liberal Arts Education: From Clubbiness to Cosmopolitanism Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:34AMLately there has been much talk about a crisis in American higher education. Business leaders and army generals, artists and scientists are all trying to...
Robert Thissen produces new thriller film Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:21AMWriter-Director Robert J. Thissen has produced a new thriller film that was shot entirely in the Central Valley this last spring. His film "The Mystic" features several Fresno and Chowchilla area landmarks which play a vital role in this action-suspense story. The film is written, directed and produced by Thissen who won the grand prize Sundance and Sci Fi Channel Award voted by a national ...
Odenton cellist gets the lesson of a lifetime Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 10:57AMNana Adeiwaa-Manu had always been a fan of the Obamas. She borrowed a Barack Obama campaign button from her father and she carried it with her cello. Courtesy photo Odenton resident and Baltimore School of Arts sophomore Nana Adjeiwaa-Manu, an aspiring cellist and pianist, got the lesson of a lifetime when she was invited to the White House to attend a classical music workshop taught by world ...
Music Lessons Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 1:36PMIf the visiting musician at The Clarion looks familiar, it might not be just because of his music.
Drama students take on ‘The Wedding Singer’ Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 1:14PMThe students of the Rhinelander High School/Northwoods Community Secondary School Drama Department are ready to put on a show. And with the musical, “The Wedding Singer,” they have the production to do it.
College costs covered? Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 1:09PMCollege -- one word that many teens plan for in their future. It broadens horizons and opens up many opportunities. -- read more
Two school concerts on tap this week Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 12:58PMThe public is invited to attend a Heart of the Plains League high school mass choir concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the Skyline gym.
Working together to serve better Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 12:44PMY’s Men International, a partnership with the YMCA with its headquarters in Switzerland, is a worldwide organization. Its prime objective is community service.
Comment: The face of genius Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 5:52PMLAST month, I attended the Merdeka Award Lecture Series held at Chancellor Hall, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak. The speaker was Royal Professor Ungku Aziz.
Campbell woman hopes to represent Miss California in USA pageant Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 5:40PMCampbell will have one of its own vying for the title of Miss California USA at the annual pageant next weekend.
Original NBHS marching band member celebrates 73 years Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 3:39PMNEW BRITAIN — New Britain’s long-standing love and dedication for the Golden Hurricanes Marching Band was consummated Friday night when the band’s oldest living member was honored prior to the football game at Willow Brook Park.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: "Here in the Moment": 2nd CD from Seattle Singer Gail Pettis Due Jan. 12 by Origin/Oa2 Records Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 7:47PMHere in the Moment, the assured new Origin/OA2 CD by Seattle jazz vocalist Gail Pettis, is only the second recording in a professional career that began in 2002. But Pettis has quickly worked to establish herself in a crowded field as a consummate stylist who sounds like no one but herself. After spending nearly two decades as a successful orthodontist, Pettis turned to music in midlife and was ...
Movie Studio Weighs on Disney Earnings Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 7:31PMWalt Disney Company is improving, notably in the area of television, but a dismal quarter in movies weighed on results and there remain few signs of a theme park recovery.
News in brief Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 7:27PMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
The Watson Twins Announce New Album Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 6:53PMThe Watson Twins have a new album simmering on the burner. Talking to You, Talking to Me, from Vanguard Records, will be released Feb. 9. The sophomore effort is the follow-up to Fire Songs, which debuted in 2008. The new album from the Twins, Chandra and Leigh Watson, contains 12 songs and features help from members [...]
Lincoln’s finest receive Good Citizen awards Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 6:37PMIt was the early 1970s when Lois Filce agreed to take on the challenge as a special education resource teacher at Senator Gibson School in Beamsville.
Calhoun County High JROTC salutes veteran Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 6:19PMST. MATTHEWS – The Calhoun County High School Army JROTC “Saints Battalion” remembered and celebrated past and present military veterans Wednesday.
Marauders march to the top Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 6:06PMMOUNT OLIVE TWP. – Leading the way at the marching band state championships held on Sunday, Oct. 25, will be a memory that will likely always remain for Heather Krygoski.
Art Brut embody spirit of ’70s punk Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 11:57AMThe Ramones and The Libertines had a child. His name is Art Brut. That’s the sound that wailed at Club Congress on Tuesday night.
The Bear’s musical reunion Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 11:51AMAsk many longtime Huntington Beach residents which civic decision they most regret, and the demolition of the Bear is likely to be high on their list.
Bay City Western middle and high school bands to play Bandorama Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 11:41AMWestern Middle and High School student musicians are putting the final touches on their musical pieces for Bandorama 2009 today. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Western High School gym, bands from the middle school and high...
RHS Marching Band nudges Grandville in Allegan Invitational Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 11:34AMPhoto supplied Rockford High School’s Marching Band put in another spectacular performance at a recent invitational in Allegan.
Getting Acquainted With 25 Questions Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 12:11AM*Compiled by Donna Hampton, Collins correspondent 1. Name? Rick McQuiston 2. Where do you live now, and where were you raised? Maxwell and Collins
HILLSBOROUGH: After playing high-tech instruments, schools mull purchase Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 12:09AMA class of Auten Road Intermediate Schoolâs fifth graders stood at the front of the school library waving rectangle-shaped plastic blocks; the blocks emitted the sounds of various drums each time the students waved the objects. S. Greig Ashurst, a Louisiana teacher leading the students, listened to the sounds from another group of studentâs blocks, and instructed one girl to join the other group ...
Wahoo plans new addition for its school Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 12:04AMRob Brigham remembers what it was like to have a band rehearsal at Wahoo High School. Students gathered in a sunken, open...
High-school students selected as all-state musicians Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 12:00AMDaniel McBride Staff Writer HOUMA - When the top high-school musicians from across Louisiana gather Nov. 19-23 in Baton Rouge for all-state music performances, 33 students will represent Terrebonne and Lafourche.
Area students invited to Monster Mash Saturday, October 31, 2009 @ 11:54PMThe Woodbine Saddle Club and Class of 2011 are inviting all witches, zombies, ghosts, goblins, cheerleaders, punk rockers and all other fifth through 12th graders to join them in a Halloween dance.
Five BHS students selected for All-State Saturday, October 31, 2009 @ 11:52PMFive Boone High School students will be among Iowa’s musical elite as they participate in the 2009 All-State Music Festival on Nov. 21.
BHS freshman receives prestigious choral honor Saturday, October 31, 2009 @ 11:52PMBoone High School freshman Joe Anderson recently sang his way into the 2009 Opus Honor Choir and will be part of the select chorus on Nov. 19.
William R. White died, interred at New Providence church Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:53AMWilliam R. White of New Providence died on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral services were held on Oct. 27 at the William R. Dangler Funeral Home, Summit. Interment followed at the New Providence Presbyterian Church...
Top Twenty Halloween Costumes for 2009 Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:39AMWhether they are five or forty-five years old, almost everyone enjoys dressing up for Halloween. Here are the top five costumes for men, women and children. Men 1. Zombie Zombie costumes have rarely gone out of style. Why would they when people are only given a chance to be the living dead once a year? 2.
For big athletes: Possible future risk Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:38AMNew primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health problems despite their rigorous exercise routines.
Celebrating a public trust Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:36AMThe success of the Cocasset River Recreation Area, from its earliest conception in 2003 to the present, is attributable to a truly caring Foxboro community and the kind acts of many people from the local area.
Kenny Ortega Out of Footloose Remake Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:32AMI guess High School Musical and This it It director Kenny Ortega didn’t want to get “footloose” with Paramount’s remake of the popular eighties film. According to Variety, Ortega has opted out of his directing duties for the Footloose citing the infamous “creative differences. With a cast already in place, what’s a studio to do? Ortega’s [...]
NICKELODEON AND COLUMBIA/EPIC LABEL GROUP COMMENCE PRODUCTION ON VICTORIOUS Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 10:26AMThe series, from prolific creator/executive producer Dan Schneider and featuring teen star Victoria Justice, is set to premiere in 2010.
‘Peace talks’ set in battle of the bands Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 9:01AMMiscommunication between officials at Southington and New Britain High schools on which marching bands could play at halftime of the Oct. 9 football game at Rentschler Field has resulted in the scheduling of a meeting between band directors to lay out a plan for the future.
Labor / Returning strikers find a changed world Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 7:39AMBy 10:30 a.m. the lot fronting Disabled American Veterans Post 19 is nearly full and a table spread with potato salad and Port-a-Pit chicken beckons. The only thing missing, mutters one of the workers, is a banner: "Welcome to Our Last Supper." This... Sponsored Topics: Potato salad - Cook - Chicken - Home - Salad
Local religion briefs, October 23 Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 7:17AMEchos of Faith Christian Center will distribute food, beverages, personal-care and home care items to needy families from 9 to 11 a.m. today. The center is at 11255 Central Ave. Information: (909) 627-0927.
Songs from the music box Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 7:00AMMUSICIAN Barney McAll is now well established in New York, but is resolutely unsettled in any genre.