Fine art exhibit benefits Buckelew

Fine art exhibit benefits Buckelew
Now in its 22nd year, the Marin/Scapes Fine Art Exhibit and Sale takes place this weekend, July 2-4, noon to 6 p.m., at the Escalle Inn and Winery, 771 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. All proceeds from the event benefit Buckelew Employment Services, a nonprofit organization that creates jobs and hope for transition-aged [...]

Deadline for Oklahoma scholarship program is June 30

Deadline for Oklahoma scholarship program is June 30
With Oklahomaâs Promise, the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, 8th, 9th and 10th grade students whose annual family income is $50,000 or less can earn FREE COLLEGE TUITION.
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101 things to do around Langley this summer

101 things to do around Langley this summer
The Golden Ears Bridge is impressive from the air and the ground. The toll bridge is free for pedestrians and bicycle riders.
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Obituaries reported in the June 17, 2010, Advocate

Obituaries reported in the June 17, 2010, Advocate
These obituaries were reported in the June 17, 2010, Advocate: Wanda Delores Alfers, Carl Campbell, David Leon Goepfert, Lulu E. Hiesterman, Gordon Kent Johnson, Dorothy M. Koepke, Virginia F. Petersen, Bernard A. Runnebaum, Darlene M. Schmale, Gilbert James Schmelzle, Audrey A. Shockey and Charles C. Staab.
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Dexter District Library serves up fun for teens this summer

Dexter District Library serves up fun for teens this summer
Where can you find sand and duct tape art, swing dancing, cake and pizza tasting and murder mysteries this summer? At the Dexter District Library of course. The 2010 Teen Read promises to challenge you to make waves with your creativity, imagination and sense of adventure.
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in World Cup crazy Cape Town

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in World Cup crazy Cape Town
CAPE TOWN (Reuters Life!) – Overshadowed by Table Mountain and teeming with soccer fans here to watch the World Cup, Cape Town is a vibrant city at the tip of Africa where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.
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New Metric Predicts Language Recovery Following Stroke

New Metric Predicts Language Recovery Following Stroke
A team of researchers led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has developed a method to predict post-stroke recovery of language by measuring the initial severity of impairment. Being able to predict recovery has important implications for stroke survivors and their families, as they plan for short and long-term [...]

Obituaries reported in the June 24, 2010, Advocate

Obituaries reported in the June 24, 2010, Advocate
These obituaries were reported in the June 24, 2010, Advocate: Loren E. Burton, Terry L. Douglas, Larry R. Hatch, Clyde Reid Jones, Harold L. “Mac” McPheron, Karen Vina Merrill, Dale Dwayne Miller, Sylvester W. “Pat” Nordhus, Bernard A. Runnebaum, Margaret Elizabeth Schotte, and Vern Thiessen.
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Pirates for the Gulf’ hope to raise money to help clean oil spill

Pirates for the Gulf’ hope to raise money to help clean oil spill
A Gaithersburg woman and self-confessed pirate enthusiast Allison Harris believes in Jack Sparrow’s philosophy that “the ocean stands for freedom.” When she learned of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Harris decided that it would be “un-pirate-like” of her not [...]

Knight Foundation Announces Winners of 2010 News Challenge

Knight Foundation Announces Winners of 2010 News Challenge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—-Twelve media innovation projects have been named the 2010 winners of the Knight News Challenge, a contest that funds ideas that use digital technology to inform specific geographic communities.
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