Community EventsSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:04AMJapanese folk dance lessons The Slidell branch library will host traditional Japanese folk dancing lessons instructed by Sugai Barker, who has taught the art of Japanese folk dance for many years and has been recognized for her skill by the Japanese Consulate in New Orleans.
Maniac for mathSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:41AMStudents and parents were in for a wild evening of numerical games and contests at the first annual Math Mania Carnival sponsored by Brownwood Elementary.
Lakeshore United Methodist in Avon Lake offering Live BIG bible studySaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:03AM• Lakeshore United Methodist Church is pleased to announce Live BIG, an exciting bible study for children ages 3 and up.
College offers courses to communitySaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:06AMWilliston State Collegeâs Division of Continuing Education has announced the fall 2010 community education class schedule. Class offerings cover a wide variety of topics, including computer and Web training, health and wellness, finance and money, languages and art, obedience training for dog, food and entertaining, photography, first aid/CPR, as well as many online classes.
Back to School 2010: It’s like Christmas at WillowsSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:11AM“This used to be our hallway and now it’s a wall.” École Willows elementary school principal Wendy Holob points out just one of the many changes the school has gone through in the past year.
Men are boosting back-to-school shoppingSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:40AMThe back-to-school shopping season is shaping up to be quite virile - in more ways than one. Despite a slow year for retail, parents are expected to spend 16 percent more than last year on clothing, electronics, and supplies for their kindergarten- through-college-age kids.
Around the regionSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:02AMScholastic Book Fair at YMCA: A Scholastic Book Fair will run from Tuesday through Friday in the Portage Township YMCA lobby, 3100 Willowcreek Road. Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. Proceeds benefit the YMCA Child Care and Development Center. For more information, call 762-9622. DYER Mobile pantry: The Food Bank of Northwest ...
UAE Bridges at Risk in Very Strong Earthquake ZoneSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:58AMDUBAI, UAE, September 3, 2010/PRNewswire/ According to the Latest Globe of Natural Hazards Report Released in August by Global Reinsurance Company Munich Re, the UAE has the Potential to Produce "Very Strong" Earthquakes of up to 5.9 in Magnitude.
My 2 Cents: Readers’ favorite websites varySaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:31AMSome people spend countless hours surfing the Internet and some people hardly know how to navigate their e-mail. For those that spend so much time on their computers, we asked, “What is your favorite website and why?” Check these sites out.