This summer, prepare to make a big splash. It’s time to get wet by engaging in some water sports. Here are nine ways to break into a new activity and spend the day having fun in the sun. BOUNCE ON A WATER TRAMPOLINE This bouncy watercraft is offered by the MTK Cruises boat charter company … [Read more…]
All but three Republicans in the Oregon state Senate have now made themselves ineligible to serve another term under a voter-approved state law intended to prevent walkouts. Six Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, hit their 10th unexcused absence on Thursday morning. Three other Republicans and an independent senator reached that threshold … [Read more…]
Twelve-month-old Kelpie Teak is training to become Gippsland’s first public dental surgery therapy dog. Amrita Bradley, Windsong Farm Providore hobby farmer, dental hygienist at Sale Hospital, and author of the recently published children’s book Who Are You and What Do You Do?, is currently completing training with her Kelpie Teak to become the first therapy … [Read more…]
My first memories of Juneteenth began in church. I grew up in a predominantly Black section of Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens. Our small congregation at New Bethel Baptist Church consisted of Caribbean immigrants such as my Haitian-born mother, native-born New Yorkers such as me, and migrants from across the South, … [Read more…]
05/17 Dilly Dally Alley with Freaque, Rabeca and PRINTS at Turf Club 05/17/2023 Wednesday Dilly Dally Alley with Freaque, Rabeca and PRINTS at Turf Club first-avenue.com Dilly Dally Alley (not to be confused with Canada’s Dilly Dally, who we saw in April 2016) is having their CD release … [Read more…]
Residents of the City of St. Catharines are encouraged to get a head start on summer this weekend as the City is offering plenty of family-friendly entertainment. Everything from the opening of the Lakeside Park Carousel to a hot tub show is on the docket, so check out the list below for what is going … [Read more…]
HACK’D — Having Access Cultivates Kids Dreams — was the theme for Abraham Lincoln Middle School’s STEM event in honor of National Technology Day on Wednesday. “We missed (celebrating it) for testing, so we pushed it to this week,” career and technology teacher and STEM Coordinator Arielle Mosley said. She was the force behind organizing … [Read more…]
I talked to a very “liberal” friend recently and he did not know that New Jersey has been issuing carry permits for people for months now. He was shocked to know that more than a handful of New Jersey residents are now legally carrying concealed weapons. For years it was nearly impossible to get a … [Read more…]
TRURO — Fred Marshall was out hunting for sea glass on Cobb Hill Beach on April 16 when he thought he spotted treasure: a glint of cobalt blue — the most coveted color of sea glass — peeking out from the matte sand. But the blue wasn’t coming from a weathered chip of glass. It … [Read more…]
Half-dozen Orange County golfers are finalists for Babe Zaharias junior awards Published 12:28 pm Thursday, May 18, 2023 BEAUMONT — 5 Under Golf Center announced the finalists for the 2023 Babe Zaharias High School Junior Golf Awards. The prestigious annual awards banquet recognizes the area’s top high school golfers, team leaders, underclassmen and high school … [Read more…]