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Nonprofit turns Tilly Foster into a success (The Journal News) SOUTHEAST - A long-term lease between Putnam and a not-for-profit organization with plans to make county-owned Tilly Foster Farm a permanent farm museum is nearing completion. us.rd.yahoo.com
Garden Calendar (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) A look at upcoming gardening events. us.rd.yahoo.com
To Do List - November 13 to December 10, 2008 (Grand Bend Strip) Thursday, Nov. 13 5:30 p.m. - St. John’s Anglican Church Grand Bend Diners Program. second and fourth Thursday of the month. Transportation is available along with take out. Cost $9/person, entertainment and social time. Contact Town & Country Support Services at 519-235-0258. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hawaii friends, former co-workers remember Madelyn Dunham (Honolulu Advertiser) From bank retirees to curious visitors to former bridge partners, hundreds turned out yesterday to share their memories of and pay their respects to Madelyn Payne Dunham, the woman who raised President-elect Barack Obama. Dunham, 86, died of cancer two days before the Nov. 4 election in which her grandson was chosen America's 44th president. us.rd.yahoo.com
DVD Corner: 'Supernatural: Third Season' (Bangor Daily News) “Blue Streak” Blu-ray: In this bleak comedy, Martin Lawrence is Miles Logan, a burglar who bungles a diamond heist, spends two years in prison, then, when released, goes back to reclaim the $17 million diamond he hid in a building’s air duct. us.rd.yahoo.com
Afghanistan at the crossroads: Street kids turn from beggars to beauticians (AlertNet) Source: UNHCR In the second of five reports about Afghanistan at the crossroads, UNHCR's Vivian Tan reports on how a foundation in Kabul is keeping returnee children off the streets by teaching them how to read, write, draw, sew and beautify. us.rd.yahoo.com
Crafts and culture meet (The San Angelo Standard-Times) Children and their parents got their hands dirty and learned about Japanese culture Saturday. Dozens of families attended the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts' Family Day Japan, in which people were admitted to the museum for free and did arts and crafts. us.rd.yahoo.com
Holiday pounds loom on horizon (The Marion Star) It's here - just look at the seasonal shelves in your favorite store. Retailers refer to this time as the holiday season, but I like to be more accurate. us.rd.yahoo.com
Design Flair: 'Halloween's Coming' flower show features seven area clubs (Chattanooga Times Free Press) Bats made of magnolia pods and stair-stepped black gourds were among the entries in “Halloween’s Coming,” a standard flower show presented by the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. District III. us.rd.yahoo.com
Big day of fun at Nymagee (Cobar Age) The renowned community spirit of drought-parched Nymagee was in full display last Saturday as the small Cobar Shire village (population about 50) hosted a combined country music festival and a CWA flower show, art and produce exhibition. us.rd.yahoo.com
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