Port Columbus traffic up 3% in September Oct 28, 2009
Angie Tabor, a spokeswoman for the airport authority, said the bump in traffic wasn t the result of an anomaly, as often seen in the spring when the Easter holiday shifts months. Rather, it s the next step in what became a promising trend in traffic this year. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Nostalgia Review Oct 28, 2009
Oct 27th, 2009 - The title Nostalgia has twin meanings in Ignition's new DS Japanese RPG. It describes the gorgeous alternate 19th Century Earth you explore, full of familiar settings like , , , and Easter Island. But instead of robber barons and tuberculosis, this is a world of airships and monsters. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Discount stores and thrift shops offer outfits for reasonable prices Oct 27, 2009
As with Easter and Christmas, Halloween decorations and candy can be found in stores long before Oct. 31. To some, like Mary Burch of Akron, Halloween is a time she can be silly, without feeling self-conscious about dressing up as the Dread Pirate Roberts from "The Princess Bride," a beer wench or a medieval princess. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Hingham transfer station collections, holidays Oct 27, 2009
The Transfer Station will be closed on the following days: Easter, Sunday, April 12; Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26; and Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25. The DPW office and Transfer Station will be open Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Spotlight -- Yosemite and Sierra inspirations for Kingsburg priest Oct 26, 2009
He has started a number of new activities, including the summer Peach Festival, a children's Easter Egg Hunt, a prayer vigil on New Year's Eve, a candy party for children on Mardi Gras and a community Good Friday service ... I prefer Midnight Mass to Easter Sunrise service ... I was a deacon or altar server for the Pope's Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday Masses a few times. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Pumpkins are messy Oct 25, 2009
It's like hard-boiling, then dyeing Easter eggs. It's like roasting and slicing a Thanksgiving turkey. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kauai Komedy for Friday, October 23, 2009 Oct 24, 2009
Of course these were the same neighbors who assumed that a cross burning last spring in front of a nearby African-American church was part of their Easter celebration. Chapter Eleven: Ran into an old friend of mine the other day and asked him what he s been up to. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Panel: NASA Shouldn't Shoot for Moon Oct 23, 2009
(LOL) Still believe in the Easter Bunny too ... by October 22, 2009 10:21 PM EDT (LOL) Still believe in the Easter Bunny too. (CBS News)
EdVentures classes to be offered at LifeSpan Center Oct 22, 2009
The journey, led by instructor Walter Splittstoesser, will end at Easter Island home of the Moai (giant statues). The class will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 and costs 8. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Act fast for Costa Rica at $188 R/T Oct 22, 2009
If you cannot find availability over key year-end holidays, book today for next year's celebration dates such as school spring break dates, Easter, Mother's Day, July 4th, birthday, anniversaries or honeymoons. This special deal has no ticket-by date. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival In Bloom Oct 22, 2009
The tribute concert will take place at 3 p.m. on April 12 - Easter Sunday - at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza. It will feature world-renowned mezzo-soprano and D.C. native, Denyce Graves, the women's a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Chicago Children's Choir and the U.S. Marine Band. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Season of the sweets Oct 21, 2009
That's the season that starts with Halloween candy, extends into Thanksgiving stuffing and pie, and continues to Christmas cookies, before running headlong into New Year's Eve drinks, Valentine's Day treats and Easter's chocolate eggs ... "But some people including a lot of my patients think of it as Halloween to Easter." "There are back-to-back options for sweet treats," said Kim McClintic, registered dietitian with the Center for Healthy Lifestyles at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington... (Montana Standard, MT)
Special effects make a holiday theme park in Saugus Oct 20, 2009
He also decorates his Tara-styled home for Halloween, Valentine s Day, St. Patrick s Day, Easter, and July Fourth. As Halloween approaches, he has added a new pirate-ship inflatable that floats in a brook on his half-acre yard to complement the 35 other inflatables. (Boston Globe)
A window display says a lot about your business Oct 17, 2009
The display should be seasonal Christmas, Easter, summer, spring, fall, football, etc. Have fun with strange holiday themes. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Nonprofit organization food drive begins Saturday Oct 17, 2009
The organization also provides special buckets for the children during the holidays and during Easter season. The organization also works towards educating its own members by running both internal lectures and opening others to the public on topics like stress management, self defense for women, financial planning for women and resume writing. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
ROSS GITTINS Oct 17, 2009
Easter Monday isn't a bad day to observe there's a lot more morality in economic activities than most people realise. Saturday March 22, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The egg and the broom Oct 16, 2009
A certain reverence for the equinoxes as sacred, celestial events has long been a feature of human societies and exists today in various forms the Christian celebration of Easter comes to mind. During the equinoxes, the center of the sun spends a roughly equal amount of time above and below the horizon at every location on the Earth, which creates a day and night cycle of roughly equal duration referred to as the equilux. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Surviving breast cancer takes a village, too Oct 16, 2009
Later, there were parties down at the reservoir, Easter egg hunts a few doors down, and a tradition of bringing dishes of food after a neighbor gave birth. After word spread of the double tragedy that had befallen Meikle, she began to receive gifts from neighbors, members of Follen Church Society in Lexington and the Family Folk Chorale. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Humorous Hollywood actress 'heard loud and clear' Oct 15, 2009
Marlee Matlin, a Hollywood actress and spokesperson for such groups as the Easter Seals and the American Red Cross, gave a speech Monday for the Office for Students with Disabilities third annual lecture on access and diversity. October is also disability awareness month. (The University Echo, TN)
Canada Post's Holiday Closures Sche... Oct 14, 2009
April10, 13: Good Friday and Easter. May 18: Victoria Day. (Suite101.com)
GAY COMMUNITY.. Oct 13, 2009
from the gay community at the WHITE HOUSE last EASTER.. The president gave the gay community, alot of hope. (New Iberia, LA)
Face time with Phipps Santa sells out Oct 13, 2009
I tell my daughter who is 3 that there is no such thing as santa, and the picture of the fat white man is a only a mascot for christmas, just like the easter bunny is for easter. ChopChop. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
The Young Pro Oct 13, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obama's 'Gay' Speech Oct 12, 2009
Obama reminded those at the $250-a-plate black tie event that his administration has extended benefits to the spouses of homosexual federal employees, hosted a Gay Pride month celebration and distributed tickets to gay families to attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. He also appointed John Berry to serve as Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the highest-ranking openly homosexual official in U.S. history. (Human Events Online)
The Gay March: Will A New Generation's Voice Be Heard? Oct 12, 2009
"Easter egg rolls on the White House lawn are nice, but enactment of the and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act are more important," thundered New York City union official Stuart Appelbaum, who was referring to Obama's invitation earlier this year to at least one lesbian couple to bring their kids to the White House's Easter event. Will the march have a lasting effect. (Time.com)
Generations draw together through family-published cookbooks Oct 11, 2009
"Some of the traditional Polish foods were only prepared and eaten at Christmas or Easter and they were truly comfort foods," Broom says. The cookbook preserves in print these old traditional recipes that had been handed down verbally from mother to daughter through the years, such as Christmas Eve Hubi Soup and Paska (Easter bread). (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Charita Goshay: A home is built by the memories made in it Oct 10, 2009
But we also converged there on Easter, Mother s Day, Christmas, after church and any for other reason we could find. Who's in it. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Flu nearly wiped out Bristol Bay communities Oct 10, 2009
Village residents pressed to have the restrictions lifted so they could travel to attend Russian Orthodox Easter services in the larger towns. It is not clear whether Dr. French lifted the restrictions or they were ignored. (Anchorage Daily News)
The golden one Oct 9, 2009
Even though the children usually feasted in pajamas, Quinn remembers one morning choosing to wear her Easter dress to partake in the gooey richness. The rolls were worthy of my finest, she recalls. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Rogers set to run for 2nd term Oct 8, 2009
Rogers has also been president of the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, chair of Arkansas County Partners in Health, co-chair of the Civic Center Task Force, a member of Stuttgart Unlimited, co-chair of the Easter Seals Rice and Roll Patron party committee and president of the Stuttgart Kiwanis Club. Share this Article. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Congressional Dems get bad news from Gallup Oct 8, 2009
Easter sunrise services have been held there for 70 years. I m going to guess that cross is associated with Christianity a religion practiced by some people in the US. But here s the kicker no other religion is allowed to put a monument on National Park land only the Christians. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Michael Shulman, ad man with a gentle touch; at 90 Oct 7, 2009
Every holiday became an opportunity for a promotion, which meant Santa and the Easter Bunny arriving by helicopter, or pop musicians entertaining the crowds ... Among his more memorable events were Burlington Marriott workers racing around the hotel parking lot in beds for Easter Seals; 32 Boston couples, all married more than 50 years, being the guests of honor at a New Year s party at the Parker House; and placing a female sommelier from the Newton Marriott on What s My Line. (Boston Globe)
Families celebrate keiki with amusements galore Oct 6, 2009
Amusements, diversions and exhibitions of all types abounded: soccer clubs, fencing clubs, face painting, the Khanate of the Golden Horde, costume contests, giant slides, the rock-wall climb, the merry-go-round, baton twirlers, beauty queens, inflatable bouncers, Royal Hawaiian hot dogs and the Baby Hui; and promotions for Earth Day, the Kiwanis, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the Emergency Medical Services paramedics, Easter Seals, and the Pearl Harbor Fleet and Family Support Center.... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Payless praised Oct 6, 2009
The Copper Cove Lake Tulloch Owners' Association on Thursday honored Payless for its support throughout the year for various association events, including the Fourth of July picnic, Easter egg hunt, flea market and Christmas bazaar. Proceeds from those events go to the Copperopolis Library or area charities. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
At your service Oct 5, 2009
Easter Seals: Volunteers needed to help with the Halloween party on Oct. 17 at the Easter Seals in Daytona Beach. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice: Volunteer clerical assistants are needed. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Football is giant in a small South Carolina town Oct 3, 2009
"The kids do get off for Christmas, Easter and one week at the end of July," Srock said. "That's it. We work out on Christmas Eve. We work out on New Year's Day. We work out on New Year's Eve. They don't need to be going to any New Year's parties -- they're 16 years old! We lift weights on the Fourth of July at 8 a.m. ... The kids don't need a break! The coaches might, but these kids are 16 years old!". (News & Observer -- Sports)
- Venezuelan wildlife offer lessons at Imperial Valley College 0 Oct 3, 2009
It was just like an Easter egg hunt who finds the anaconda first. Owens lived in Hato el Cedral, Venezuela, in 1996 and visited annually until 2003. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Valley Springs church celebrates birthday Oct 3, 2009
According to a Conference Journal, the Valley Springs Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1884 in the Stockton District of the California Conference. In 1885, Valley Springs, West Point and Mokelumne Hill were all served by the Valley Springs pastor. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
What Lies Should I Tell My Kids? Oct 2, 2009
I grew up believing in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the other silly creatures that would drop by my house in the middle of the night to leave me presents. When a girl on the playground in second grade made fun of me for believing in Santa, I was devastated. (Click2Houston, TX)
LETTER: Pop Warner should plan with a calendar in hand Oct 2, 2009
I know that on Christmas and Easter, no school sporting events would be scheduled. The Yankees and Red Sox even changed their baseball game because of Yom Kippur. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Gaaron Kelly Morgan Oct 2, 2009
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving and devoted parents, Darlene Johnson Morgan and George W. Morgan; his sister, Geonna G. Morgan; his brother, DeAndre A. Woodley; his grandparents, Daniel K. and Ruth E. Johnson; his great-grandmother, Easter M. Johnson; his devoted friends, Aaron Lewis, Christopher Halmond, Tevin Phillips and Darius Allen; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the family will receive friends... (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
WHITTAKER: 50 years of faith in Holliston, and still growing Oct 2, 2009
Their efforts resulted in a church building where services were first held on Easter Day, 1966. Those of us who have come to St. Michael s in recent years owe an enormous debt of gratitude to our early members. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Military Parades Oct 1, 2009
Every Easter in medieval Venice the seat of what was once a powerful Mediterranean empire regiments of soldiers, dignitaries and the clergy would file past the city's famous Basilica de San Marco toward the docks to watch Venice's ruler, the Doge, board a vessel, sail into the harbor and drop a gold ring into the waters. This very public act symbolized Venice's divine marriage with the Adriatic Sea, the key to its Doge's wealth and power. (Time.com)
Cemetery cleanup elicits grave response Oct 1, 2009
Grave decorations are permitted for holidays, such as birthdays, anniversaries, Mother s Day, Father s Day, Memorial Day, Veteran s Day, Christmas, Easter, and so forth, as long as they do not interfere with the specifications under the not permitted section of the ordinance. And they must be removed within seven calendar days after the holiday. (Lake Wales News, FL)
LETTER: Government reigning in private sector blunders Sep 30, 2009
The Question wrote on Sep 29, 2009 6:15 AM:" They didn't ever do that for GWB. Show me where you got your infomation and video showing it or stop spreading lies that you can't back up!!!---Don't you ever get tried of being so loudly wrong, Seedy?In 2006, children from Gulf Coast states serenaded First Lady Laura Bush with a song praising George W. Bush, Congress and Federal Emergency Management Agency for their response to of all things Hurricane Katrina, one of Bush's signature failures.The... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Holliston's St. Michael's church celebrates 50 years Sep 30, 2009
"There are people in Holliston and in eastern Massachusetts that desperately need the community you have here." ... The first service in the new church was held on Easter Sunday in 1966. (Holliston Tab, MA)
The joy of being a grandparent defies explanation (21) Sep 30, 2009
It involves the birth of a baby like Christmas, the celebration of new beginnings like Easter and New Year s Day, and a little of the chicanery of Halloween. It involves fat little things that remind us of Ground Hog s Day. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
White House hottest music venue in D.C. Sep 30, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009. (09-27) 04:00 PDT Washington. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Artists converge on the Plaza Sep 30, 2009
The Country Club Plaza loves to embrace the changing seasons with ornate displays: the Plaza lighting ceremony signifies the holiday season, the Easter Bunnies bouncing in for spring and the Plaza Art Fair to celebrate the coming of the fall. The Plaza Art Fair always generates a lot of buzz in Kansas City for it is known as a premier art display and attracts artists from all across the country. (University News, MO)
The Body Politic Electric Sep 26, 2009
Matt Silver, a professor of Jewish history, also reminded me of the swiftness with which broke out in the northeastern city of Akko last year after an Israeli Arab drove his car into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood ... This is similar to themes of Easter or Ramadan. (Slate)
Which Panama is right for you? Sep 26, 2009
The waters off Coiba are spectacular for scuba diving and snorkeling -- the second-largest coral reef in the eastern Pacific Ocean attracts 760 species of fish as well as larger sea creatures such as humpback whales, orcas, manta rays, and sea turtles ... It has some of the best birding in eastern Panama, with more than 300 species identified near the lodge ... If you want to cover a lot of ground, avoid visiting Panama during national holidays, particularly around Christmas, New Year's,... (CNN)
The double-edged sword of the G-20 Sep 25, 2009
During interviews last year, Mr. Obama praised Pittsburgh as if it were the star of an Easter morning sermon. Suddenly, Pittsburgh became a politically useful parable about the death and unlikely resurrection of an American city. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Disenchanted! Disappointed! Disgusted! Sep 25, 2009
Tom wrote on Sep 17, 2009 10:43 AM:" This is the first time I have seen another Tom post on the forum. Please dont confuse his thoughts with mine. Does anyone believe an employer who can only pay slightly above minimum wage can afford insurance for employees? The government will (not may) tell employers they must provide insurance or pay a fined. However, I believe anything Obama says. I just hope he doesnt disappoint me like the tooth fairy, Easter bunny and that fat man who is suppose to... (New Iberia, LA)
A Woodbury Church Is Seeking Guidance Sep 25, 2009
Taylor said the Country Loft option would enable the church to hold three masses and also eliminate the need to use Nonnewaug High School for the jam-packed Easter and Christmas services. Ms. Butkus said that traffic concerns were brought up at the meeting this week, and noted that the property can have a separate entrance and exit, and there is plenty of room parking. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Hawaii celebrates Islam Day Sep 25, 2009
Essentially, what that means is that Sept. 24, 2009, on the slightly shorter one day shorter for every 133 years or so since the celebration of Easter was regulated a few hundred years after Christ Gregorian calendar it translates to Sept. 11, 2009, on the Julian calendar. I think whoever proposed this to the Hawai i Democrats knew what they were doing and were trying to honor Sept. 11, Georgi said when asked if liberal legislators were deliberately trying to promote the terrorist attacks. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Man shoots self while teaching firearms safety Sep 25, 2009
(AP) -- An eastern Missouri man is dead after accidentally shooting himself while teaching firearms safety to his girlfriend ... chipmunk wrote on Sep 23, 2009 8:17 AM:" Too many christians go to church on Sunday or just at Easter and Xmas but don't practice christianity outside that hour or two they are at church. A man is dead that is a tragedy. He was cared and loved for by someone and was trying to make it safe for another person to handle a deadly weapon. Shame on those of you who laugh. ".... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Diet Dr Pepper "I Exist" Sep 24, 2009
A Diet Dr Pepper rep pipes in sympathetically, "People still don't believe." Santa, the Easter Bunny (here looking kind of drunk), an alien and Big Foot laugh at the soda guy's goal of convincing folks that a diet soda can be satisfying. "Good luck with that one, bud," Santa quips. (AdWeek)
No need to knead -- call the bakery Sep 24, 2009
"I baked Christmas cookies and Easter things. Then a year or so ago, Phyllis (Phyllis Groth, who owns the bistro building, who had heard of some of my baking, told me she had a space I could afford to rent. By that time, I had been seriously considering finding a place, other than home, but I was afraid of failure. I didn't want to have a building I couldn't afford, and if it didn't work out I wouldn't have a big loss.". The decision was made to open the bakery and bistro, and "after a trip to... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Small Town Angel Responds to Many Needs Sep 23, 2009
So Croteau got to work, creating Easter egg hunts for local children in need and providing holiday meals and gifts to low-income families. Our reward is through seeing the joy on the faces of those who would not have a hot meal or a new toy to play with without this event, says Croteau. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Mystery, Magic, Malaysia Sep 23, 2009
A small local industry has been built around the final mysterious moments of Jim Thompson, a Bangkok based American silk trader some say spy who vanished on Easter Sunday in 1967 while on a hike in the jungle here. To this day, nobody knows what happened did the alang, aboriginal people living in the jungle, shoot him with a poisoned blow dart. (Concierge.com)
A Parish Celebration Sep 23, 2009
In May, parishioners held a special Mass under a tent at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets in recognition of the first parish services held here just after Easter 1834, which are believed to have been held in an inn or tavern that stood at that same location 175 years ago ... It was completed and blessed Easter Monday, April 6, 1869. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Case delayed for hit-and-run suspect Sep 22, 2009
Prosecutors said the 22-year-old was driving her mother s BMW on Camp Creek Parkway on Easter when she struck another car, causing a chain reaction of wrecks. An Atlanta family of four -- Robert Carter, 39, Delisia Carter, 38, their 9-year-old daughter Kayla Lemons and 2-month-old son Ethan Carter died in the crash. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Hawaii's upcoming Islam Day hopes to foster mutual respect Sep 21, 2009
The state also recognizes Buddha Day, Bodhi Day, Baha'i New Year's Day, and Makahiki Commemoration Day, as well as Christian holidays such as Christmas, Easter and Good Friday. Berg said the state's recognition of the Islamic world's myriad contributions is consistent with Hawai'i's standing as a place that values inclusiveness and understanding. (Honolulu Advertiser)
ROSS GITTINS Sep 21, 2009
Easter Monday isn't a bad day to observe there's a lot more morality in economic activities than most people realise. Saturday March 22, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Imperial Valley Girl Scouts help in Treats for Troops campaign Sep 20, 2009
SPA also sends troops treat packages for Easter, the Fourth of July and it plans to send them for Christmas. This is the second year the local Girl Scout troops assisted with collecting candy and letters for the Treats for Troops campaign. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
