March 24th, 2008         Posted by Jillie         2 Comments »

He's on a roll — native magician to perform on White House lawn

For Michael Grandinetti, transforming a college degree in business and marketing into a successful career in magic involved no smoke or mirrors, just a lot of hard work.“It was never a question of ‘Do I want to do this or not, but how do I do this’?” he said.Considering when he was a student at […]

March 23rd, 2008         Posted by Linsay         7 Comments »

Hunting for Easter candy

Like skydiving and politics, Easter candy is one of those things that people don’t tend to feel wishy-washy about. There are those with rabid, hit-the-clearance-racks to-stock-up-for-next-year addictions, and those who would rather swallow an actual raw egg than an ounce of Cadbury’s achingly sweet, mucous-y goo. In case you can’t tell, I’m firmly planted in […]

March 23rd, 2008         Posted by Daniel         7 Comments »

Library Checkout

Fayetteville Public Library The Fayetteville Public Library is located at 401 W. Mountain St. All events are free unless otherwise noted. For details, call 571-2222 or visit www. faylib. org. The library will be closed today for the Easter holiday. Regular hours will resume Monday. The library will offer free computer classes for adults […]

March 23rd, 2008         Posted by Allegra         9 Comments »

Ham

(NAPSI) - When you sit down to Easter dinner, hopefully you haven’t forgotten the essential dish–ham! Ham is a classic (and lean!) Easter dish as well as the perfect year-round dinnertime meal choice. That’s because ham is so simple to prepare that it practically prepares itself; and it’s so versatile that it pairs well with […]

March 21st, 2008         Posted by Mack         14 Comments »

O, for a perfect egg salad sandwich

Trouble was, no one in my house besides me, and maybe the dog, would eat the stuff. My kids would recoil in horror whenever I’d bring up the subject. When they were very young, I composed an egg-salad jingle as a sales tool.They hated the song worse than the sandwich.And now the boys are in […]

March 21st, 2008         Posted by Bertie         10 Comments »

Every School Every Thursday — Des Moines South

Alli Banning’s second-grade class logs online to www.freerice.com to practice vocabulary. For every correct answer, the United Nations World Food Program donates 20 grains of rice.Families will be invited to school to play a math activity or game. This is an annual event, but this year there will be new games to play. An estimation […]

March 19th, 2008         Posted by Charita         15 Comments »

Every School Every Thursday — West Des Moines & Clive

On Feb. 14, the sixth-grade classes at Clive Elementary School had a poetry coffee shop. Each student was asked to choose a poem to present to the class. The poem was to be memorized and presented with appropriate expression and intonation. Students enjoyed a coffee shop atmosphere by sitting in groups at small tables with […]

March 18th, 2008         Posted by Mattie         10 Comments »

Slater plays cat and mouse with the media

I get asked more about Kelly Slater than any other surfer on the Dream Tour.Man, if I had a dollar for every person who has been asking me whether I think Kelly will turn up at the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach this Easter I wouldn’t need to compete there myself!Kelly seems to like […]

March 18th, 2008         Posted by Trent         11 Comments »

Town Commons: What's happening on the South Shore March 13-21

Join La Leche League of Silver Lake for information, encouragement, mother-to-mother support and education. Free meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at the Duxbury Free Library on Alden Street, in the Merry Room. Meetings are at 7:15 p.m. and all children are welcome. For information visit www.llleus.org/web/SilverLakeMa.html or call […]

March 13th, 2008         Posted by Duncan         15 Comments »

Fun galore for Easter

WHEN it comes to sorting out holiday entertainment for children over the Easter holidays, it’s best to be prepared and have an action plan.It’s a very early Easter this year, and City of York Council staff have been working hard to organise a huge programme of activities for youngsters during the break.All the usual activities […]