The Mt. Carmel Futures Team Tennis and Youth Team Tennis are currently taking registrations for sessions to be held in June. The Futures Team is for children in grades 6-8 and the Youth Team is for kids ages 5-8 and 9-10. Registration ends May 21 and registration is available at www.midwestteamtennis.com or by contacting Patty Bramlet at 618-262-4372 or email epecb@frontier.com .The Futures Team .. more …
The kids want to go to the track — to see those super-cool, fast race cars whizzing around.They want to experience the greatest spectacle in racing . You wouldn’t mind, either.But, oh my. The thoughts that are racing through your mind. Is it a hassle to go there? Park? Find restrooms? Won’t it be expensive? What all should you bring?Well, you can put your mind to rest because we’ve got you .. more …
NEW ” 10 a.m. May 17, 2012 Beloved cougar cubs Keira, Miksa and Tika turn 1 and to celebrate the milestone, Cougar Mountain Zoo is celebrating a day early.The party doubles as a fundraiser for the zoo, a nonprofit organization, and The Beat, The Issaquah Press’ section by, for and about teenagers. Zoogoers can watch as the curious cubs tear open gifts and dig into special birthday cakes made from .. more …
Nearly two years later, Eubanks is preparing to release his second album since leaving Leno . He’s on the road with his band – and on May 25 will headline the final night of RiverJazz, a three-week series at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. The festival also runs this weekend. Has Eubanks found what he was seeking when he left the show? “Uh, I don’t really want to go into that,” Eubanks says. “It .. more …
Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky might be keeping mum over their new daughter’s birthday but Chris has been chatting to E! Online about the source of her name. Apparently, it was all a matter of compromise. Chris liked the name Indie, or Indiana for a boy and Elsa liked the name India, so they simply waited to see whether their firstborn was a little boy or little girl. “Oh well, whether .. more …
If I had a few bonus minutes with her on this Mother’s Day, I would spend that time telling her again how much I appreciate the direction and unfailing support she gave me.To a degree, she gave me a living as much as life itself. When I was about 12 and started showing some interest in writing and reporting, Mom went straight out and purchased a used Royal portable typewriter for my birthday. .. more …
~li~ Reprints To put a price tag on a birthday year, if you had to, amounts to a nice cashier’s check of $100, a gift presented Thursday to Elizabeth Wolf of Northbrook, who turns 100 on Mother’s Day. “One dollar for every year,” said Wolf, who was stunned her fellow Crestwood Place senior living apartment neighbors all generously pitched in. “How can I say thank you?” asked Wolf, tearful. “I .. more …
By Staff Reporter Last A love-struck man sent more than 700 mostly unpleasant text messages to a young woman he had befriended on Facebook when she tried to dump him.Gavin Stevenson, 28, had initially got on well with Kirsty Jackson, of Carlisle, and had met her a few times. But she – wanting “only friendship and nothing else” – eventually told him to leave her alone when he made it clear he .. more …
It’s a particularly vexing problem during the merry month of May when I have five, count ‘em, five, birthdays to commemorate. I spent something like 45 minutes prowling the card aisle at a local store after work yesterday, looking for cards with sentiments that perfectly matched each recipient.First up, my brother-in-law. His birthday was Thursday. I knew that, but, as usual, forgot and .. more …
So what are her secrets to a long life?Nader, who attained rank of first sergeant during World War II in the Women’s Army Corps, said being happy and staying active. She walked a lot, played ping-pong and bowled.Since Tuesday was Nader’s birthday, she was personally recognized with a birthday card from David Gingerich, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.”I’m very surprised,” .. more …
