No word from Mt Cook climbersSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:42AMRescuers were today still waiting to hear from two climbers who spent Friday night on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures.
Adoption anguish in Haiti growsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:57AMThe earthquake has added complications to the country’s already confusing process. Pray Tell blog | How to help | FaithInSA.com
Ninth NCAA trip is the sweetest for EaglesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:36PMSometimes, the ugly guy gets the beauty. Saturday in Conway, where Winthrop was the underdog, the Eagles were the lower seed, with a baker’s dozen losses this year.
Climbers on Mt Cook safeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:12PMRescuers have received confirmation the two climbers who spent two nights on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures are safe and due to walk out of the national park today.
Mt Cook climbers safte and soundSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:57PMRescuers have received confirmation the two climbers who spent two nights on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures are safe and due to walk out of the national park today.
Climbers still on Mt Cook in sub-zeroSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:26PMRescuers were today still waiting to hear from two climbers who spent Friday night on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures.
Climbers still stranded on Mt CookSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:18PMRescuers were today still waiting to hear from two climbers who spent Friday night on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures.The European men, both in their 20s, activated their emergency beacon on Friday afternoon with one of...
Rescuers still waiting to hear from Mt Cook climbersSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:00PMRescuers are still waiting to hear from two climbers who spent Friday and Saturday night on Mt Cook/Aoraki in sub-zero temperatures
Climbers give rescuers thumbs up but remain on Mt CookSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:34PMTwo climbers waiting to be rescued on Mt Cook/Aoraki have given a rescue helicopter the thumbs up sign to indicate they are in good shape.
Children lend a hand with a spool and threadSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:21PMLocal knitters in Hinton recently completed 1,405 toques/beanies to send over to Africa, but the toques won't be the only hand made materials going over to Africa in July.
Donations still needed for Chile, HaitiSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:12AMFirst it was Haiti that needed our help following the Jan. 12 earthquake there. Now, Chile needs our help following last weekend's earthquake in that country.
Law & OrderSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:38AMARRESTS Colbert County sheriff Susan E. Ezell, 40, 207 Fulton St., Muscle Shoals; grand jury indictment for second-degree forgery, failure to appear for second-degree forgery and negotiating a worthless instrument. Florence police
Bundle of joy, bundle of expensesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:27AMExpecting a baby? You'll be giving birth to some major home-decorating costs as well. Estimates are that outfitting a nursery costs from $2,000 and $6,000, and that's just the start. Call it "ringing" up baby.
CATA students help Navajo during school breakSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:28AMCourtesy photo A hogan at the Navajo reservation where four Cocheco Arts and Technology students spent their winter break. DOVER — Arizona seems like it could be an ideal winter break vacation destination — except when the trip involves a four-hour bus ride in a snow and wind storm.
Working with MagicSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:37AMPHOTO BY JILL GOSCHE Joan Ledwedge (right), a third-grade teacher at Noble Elementary School, arranges Adrian Jones (from left), a fifth-grader at Lincoln Elementary School; Kyea Jones, 4; and Alaynna Jones, a kindergartener at Lincoln, for a picture with Magic, Tiffin City Schools' therapy dog, Friday evening.
About TownSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:53AMWarming center at First United Methodist Churchopen
Possible sighting of climbers on Mt CookFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:40PMSearchers remain prepared to rescue two climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook after an emergency beacon was set off on Friday afternoon
Volunteers keep the doors openFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:05PMViewers tuning into the Ronald McDonald House telethon tonight on WTVC NewsChannel 9 (Comcast channel 10) will hear emotional, personal stories told by families who have found lodging in the house during the days their hospitalized children were treated.
Donations Down for Project Homeless ConnectFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:49PMThe one-day event provides services and basic necessities to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. read more
Panhandle Seeing Its Coldest Winter in 30 YearsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:14PMIt's been down right cold over the past few months. In fact, forecasters say this winter has been one of the coldest in Florida in the past 30 years.
Food, medical supplies needed for Chile earthquake survivorsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:35PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Volunteers are packing up food, toiletries and medical supplies but the donations are fewer for Chile than they were for Haiti.
HILLSBOROUGH: Help by the boatloadThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:58PMAlthough the warehouse may currently be closer to empty because the collection has only just begun, Hillsborough’s Somerset Marine President Abed Medawar is looking forward to seeing it fill up with medical supplies and other items that he can send overseas through a Help for Haiti project to aid those affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Bigfoot: A Beast on the RunThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:12PMRent It "We don't care who don't believe us." I remain convinced. Happy Monkey has released Bigfoot: A Beast on the Run , the 2008 David Thayer documentary on Bigfoot/Sasquatch hunters that colleague Bill Gibron previously reviewed in a Region 2, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen release. Unfortunately, this Region 1 disc I received has been transferred full-screen, with an annoying PAL shutter ...
Chile Military Rolls Out Post-quake Aid EffortThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:25PMThe Chilean military's humanitarian aid effort hit the streets, carrying food and water to some areas that had seen little of either since a mammoth earthquake struck five days ago. Soldiers filled trucks with plastic bags of cooking oil, flour and canned beans, and municipal crews delivered the packages Wednesday to areas secured by troops from looters. The humanitarian role for Chile's army ...
‘New Moon’ director promises ‘steamy’ ‘Eclipse’Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:40PMChris Weitz says he has read the script for this summer's "Eclipse" — and that one scene in particular is a scorcher.
Chilean Military Rolls Out Massive Aid EffortThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:05PMCONCEPCION, Chile The Chilean military's humanitarian aid effort hit the streets, carrying food and water to some areas that had seen little of either since a mammoth earthquake struck five day...
Paul Bowers: Homeless in Columbia: Shifting Gears After a Tense NightThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:41PMWhen he pointed the shotgun at my chest, I didn't see my life flash before my eyes. I didn't bargain with God for another chance at living. I didn't fight; I didn't run; I didn't think at all.
Darien Murder Suspect In CustodyWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:26PMA suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the triple murder in Darien, authorities have confirmed.
Chile military delivers humanitarian aidWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:08PMFour days after a deadly earthquake, Chile's military finally rolled out a massive humanitarian aid effort Wednesday that promised to improve an image long associated with dictatorship-era repression.
American Red Cross kicks off Heroes CampaignWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:00PMThe Hill Country Chapter of the American Red Cross kicks of its annual Heroes Campaign Tuesday morning with a goal of raising $60,000 for local emergencies.
Aid starts to flow in quake-damaged ChileWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:53PMAid and increased security were flowing Wednesday into hard-hit areas of Chile, but some residents complained that they still had not received food or water since Saturday's massive earthquake killed more than 800 people.
Chile military delivers aid, but first helps its ownWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:52PMCONCEPCION, Chile — Four days after a deadly earthquake, Chile's military finally launched a massive humanitarian aid effort Wednesday that promised to improve an image long associated with dictatorship-era repression.
Chile military delivers aid, but 1st helps its ownWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:46PMCONCEPCION, Chile — Four days after a deadly earthquake, Chile's military finally launched a massive humanitarian aid...
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Chile Military Delivers Aid, but 1st Helps Its OwnWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:15AMChile's military delivers first substantial quake aid _ to a neighborhood of military families Chile - United States - Earthquake - Asia - Pakistan
Looking Back in Fairbanks — Feb. 28Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:19AM10 YEARS AGO Feb. 28, 2000 — Norman Vaughan was a 19-year-old Ivy League college student when a group of Alaska dog mushers relayed a life-saving diphtheria serum 800 miles from Nenana to Nome. ...
A night at Crossfire: Downtown youth center a safe place to goSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:13AMEditor’s note: A recent letter to the editor from CrossfireMinistries volunteer Cindy Ford invited “anyone to come down on a Friday and see what we do and what we offer.” Reporter Stacey Kalastook that invitation on Feb. 19. Here’s what she observed:
Milwaukee holds its own night at the museumSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:11AMThis is not fiction, not a movie, this night at the museum. Friday night 204 scouts, school kids and parents brought their pajamas, blankets and curiosity to the Milwaukee Public Museum for a sleepover.
Lethal drug combos a growing problem in Anderson CountySaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:20PMANDERSON COUNTY —Christopher Whiten, a young man with everything to live for, swallowed a mix of painkillers the night of Nov. 3, 2009, went to bed and died.By the time Whiten’s fiancee, Carley Smith, who slept on the living room couch because of Chris’s “unusually loud snoring,” came into the bedroom to wake him the following morning, he had been dead for hours.He was the 36th person in ...
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos: Be Prepared, Not ScaredSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:07PMScientists tell us that we are overdue for a major earthquake in the Los Angeles area, but we are not the only region at risk. Here are some helpful tips to better position ourselves in case of a shaker.
Into the wild: State park camper cabinsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:05PMOn a wintry weekend, a camper cabin at Wild River State Park makes a cozy base for relishing snow and solitude.
Fixit: Parking is a big problem at this houseFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:00PMQI go out of my mind when cars park in front of the sidewalk that leads from the house to the street.
Man in trouble over many versions of alleged theftFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:20PMFAIRFIELD -- When talking to cops, better make sure you get your story straight. A shoplifting suspect found that out Thursday when being questioned by police officers about a suspected theft of groceries from Super Stop & Shop on Villa Avenue.
Swiss Army maker Wenger to open first U.S. store in BoulderFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:42AMMartin Donahue, of Sand Construction works on building shelving supports at the Wenger retail store, which will open in April along the Pearl Street Mall. (
Winter Games boundFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:23AMKatie Grady and Zoe Chore are headed to the BC Winter Games. others also read...