Hobby Center News
- Variety stores the spice of my life Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 9:33AMThey dot the city landscape here and there. They are tucked into street corners with welcome signs for those of us too busy to take our business somewhere that time won't allow. A quick bottle of water, a lottery ticket, a quart of milk or maybe a personal item or two.
- Disabled? No Internet for You! Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 9:12AM Disabled? No Internet for You! read more
- Young musicians to take aim at big dreams Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 6:40AMArmand Childs put his hand to his ear, like he was holding a headphone, and his mind and voice drifted to another place. "I'm driving on the freeway. I'm thinking about where I'm going. 'Cause ain't no looking back now ..." he crooned in his brokenhearted R&B song, "Better Without You."
- New media army descends on convention Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:54PMMembers of the media are seen during the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on August 26, 2008. A new media army has descended on the Democratic convention in Colorado this week, boldly claiming to offer a fresh perspective on US politics distinct from the mainstream media.
- Springfield approves hobby boat regulations Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:40PMOver the last few months some lakeside residents have asked for action to be taken about the noise created by hobby boats (radio control) running on Springfield Lake. After several meetings with trustees, the park board and the hobbyists, a plan was mapped out and was approved by the trustees at their Aug. 14 meeting.
- New media army descends on convention Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:24PMDENVER, Colorado (AFP) - A new media army has descended on the Democratic convention in Colorado this week, boldly claiming to offer a fresh perspective on US politics distinct from the mainstream media.
- Quilted Planet Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:06PMQuilters are joining the effort to raise environmental awareness by leading a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
- Couple helps the Monarchs along their way Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 11:46AMAn artistic white picket fence and a beautifully carved metal sign identify the side garden on Sunset Street in Old Town Glen Carbon as Waystation 1503.
- Enhance Your Imagination with the New Cricut Create Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 11:43AMProvo Craft, craft & hobby industry leaders and creators of the popular Cricut devices, today announced the latest addition to the line: the Cricut Create(TM) personal cutting machine.
- Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Release New Robotics Curriculum to Inspire Technology Leaders of Tomorrow Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:32AMTo spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. (IFI), a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, have released a new curriculum that ...
- BW)(TX-INNOVATION-FIRST/VEX)(ADSK.NASDAQ) Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Release New Robotics Curriculum to ... Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:17AMGREENVILLE, Texas & SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2008--To spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. (IFI), a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, ...
- Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Release New Robotics Curriculum to Inspire Technology Leaders of Tomorrow Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:00AM GREENVILLE, Texas & SAN RAFAEL, Calif.----To spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. , a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, and Autodesk, Inc. , the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, have released a ...
- Thomas Weller, 93, paved the way for polio vaccine Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 8:05AMHe and two Harvard colleagues won a Nobel Prize for tissue-culture research.
- Recycling the Himalayas Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:52AMMUMBAI - The city of Rishikesh, located in the foothills of the Himalayas on the banks of the Ganges River, is more renowned as a holy city for Hindus and as a famous center of pilgrimage than as the waste recycling center.
- Volunteerism in full bloom Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:46AMWhat was an overgrown, not-so-aesthetically pleasing green space...
- Series, Part 4: Tourism touted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 4:09AMIf Fountain Hills property owners aren’t willing to pay a property tax to fund ongoing town services, who will? That question could dog the Strategic Plan Advisory Commission for quite some time.
- UC Davis researcher creates own movie house Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:15AMOn a recent Saturday around dusk, a dozen people of various ages arrived at Gerhard Bauer's unassuming 2,000-square-foot home. Gerhard Bauer holds one of his 35 mm copies of films, which he shows in a room with theater seats that he installed. He remodeled a garage into a projection booth.
- Rocket Class Sparks Interest In Science Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:35AMSummer classes were a dream come true for Jeb Massaro. "I really wanted a rocket and never had had one," said Jeb, 8, of Dover.
- An unbreakable wood bat? Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:04AMLITTLE FALLS – The unbreakable wood bats lived up to their billing as a succession of hitters – from Little Leaguers to adults – took their swings today at Yogi Berra Stadium.
- Fine Arts Festival set for Saturday Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:57PMThe Fine Arts Festival of Elk Grove will be returning for its second year on Aug. 30 at the Laguna Town Hall, 3020 Renwick Ave., Elk Grove. The first festival took place last year and was considered a success with around 3,000 people in attendance.
- Democratic bloggers shun official digs for 'Big Tent' Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:54PMWhy brave the painfully slow security lines and TSA-like hassles at the official Democratic convention center? For many lefty bloggers, it's a lot more fun to hang out at the Big Tent a few blocks away.
- Democratic bloggers shun official digs for 'Big Tent' Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:41PM DENVER--If you want to find bloggers here at the Democratic convention, don't look inside the Pepsi Center, an island of concrete surrounded by fences, barriers, checkpoints, and heavily armed police in helmets and black uniforms.
- Local officers take to the road as new Blue Knights Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 7:18PMThere is a new motorcycle club in Grimes County known as the Texas XXIV. The Blue Knight Chapter most likely won’t get stopped for traffic violations since it is solely made up of area law enforcement officers who want to serve as role models for fellow bikers on the highway.
- FAA equipment failure delays flights all over U.S. Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 5:19PMHouston airports were not reporting delays, and an FAA spokeswoman said the situation doesn't present safety problems.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008 Season Preview Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 11:53AMThe defending NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't be entering the 2008 season with history on their side.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008 Season Preview Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 10:52AMTampa Bay Buccaneers 2008 Season Preview
- Gibson Co. arts lovers keep dream of cultural center alive Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 6:29AMA Gibson County group is touting the benefits of the arts as it works to open a cultural center.
- Physicians in training: When doctoring is not about dollars Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 3:25AMChristopher Dodd tends to a typical patient, Luis Orozco, 52, who had half of his left leg amputated after a cut toe turned into a gangrene infection.
- Morro Bay local Denise Lee travels more than 100 miles to an Oxnard ice skating rink to satisfy her passion for the ... Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 3:11AMDenise Lee won’t abandon her lifelong hobby of ice skating, even if there isn’t a rink anywhere close to her Morro Bay home. So Lee, a part-time nurse, started commuting to an Oxnard skating rink about once a month shortly after she moved to the Central Coast 10 years ago. She raised a family, including two sons who are captains with County/Cal Fire, and lives with her husband James.
- The buzz on Minnesota bee: A real honey for survival Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 1:19AMMinnesota has a state flower (pink-and-white showy lady's slipper), a state bird (common loon), a state tree (Norway pine) and a lot of other state things — even a state muffin (blueberry).
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Barrett-Jackson to Be Featured on Robby Gordon´s No. 7 Dodge in NASCAR´s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:59PMPlease replace the release dated August 22, 2008, with the following corrected version due to multiple
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Barrett-Jackson to Be Featured on Robby Gordon's No. 7 Dodge in NASCAR's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:43PM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Please replace the release dated August 22, 2008, with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
- A church for the ages Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:09PMA medieval church built by a Moorhead man is attracting tourists from near and far.
- SATURDAY'S CALENDAR Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 11:39AMRising Tide Conference Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. The third annual conference on the recovery of New Orleans features keynote speaker John Barry and panels on the news media and blogging, education in New Orleans and local politics, 9 a.m.-4. $25 admission, includes lunch.
- West product Brinkley ready for breakout season Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 9:57AMTHE SPORT HE plays is football. But the way words tumble out of his mouth in rat-a-tat fashion, you'd think he's a boxer.
- He likes being called 'chiseler' Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 6:35AMZANESVILLE - Darrell Riggs has chipped and chiseled his way through pieces of wood for four years now, never once letting Parkinson's disease hold him back.
- FARINELLA: Pats haven't shown much Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:42AM**OK, I keep hearing all of the reassuring reminders that "it's only a preseason game."
- The year of the political blogger has arrived Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 1:44PMPublished: Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 4:33 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 12:06 p.m.
- Questions/Answers Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 11:56AMQuestions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Don't miss Los Angeles Games Day 2008 at the Ontario Convention Center today. Tickets are $40 and go on sale at 9 a.m. Doors open at 10 a.m., and the event ends at 6 p.m.
- Around Plymouth Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 6:51AM"Around Plymouth" is designed to announce upcoming events taking place in the community. Items will run on a space-available basis. Send details to bkadrich@hometownlife.com
- Fliers hoping for big crowd at 26th RC Air Show in Midland Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 6:28AMMIDLAND -- Replica aircraft will fill the skies over Midland on Sunday, Sept. 7, during the 26th annual Midland Radio Control Modelers Club RC Air Show.
- One-time customers now minding store Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 5:09AMFor friends Lisa Magda and Melissa Digue, they weren't going to let the closing of their favorite scrapbooking store be the last chapter in the album that is their hobby.
- Area's model citizens Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 1:26AMMIDLAND -- Reproduction aircraft will fill the skies over Midland on Sunday, Sept. 7, during the 26th annual Midland Radio Control Modelers Club RC Air Show.
- Merle Hinckley Surrarrer Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 1:25AMMerle Hinckley Surrarrer, 86, of Henrietta Township, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 25, 1921 in Chagrin Falls. Merle had made his home in Henrietta Township for the last 63 years. Merle served in the United States Navy during World [...]
- Giant pumpkin ready for fair Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 1:22AMAUSTINTOWN - Despite his reputation for great pumpkins, a New Road man is no Jack Lanterman. That's a moniker already taken by a distant cousin of his, who also sits on the board of directors of the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. Frank Lanterman, 49, has shown that lacking a really cool name for the hobby is no obstacle to growing monsters on the vine.
- Flipping over coin collections Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:41PMThose who closely follow the world of hobby coin collecting might seem like an odd bunch.
- Big Bend, little plants Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:55AMThe Big Bend is still the empty corner of Texas, with plenty of room for all things big and little.
- The Year of the Political Blogger Has Arrived Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:20AMOnline partisans, many of whom are self-financed, must contend with all the logistical and financial hurdles just to get to their parties? conventions.
- Edwards takes pole at Bristol to keep momentum going Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 9:05AMCarl Edwards says there's no such thing as momentum in motor racing. He provided plenty of evidence to the contrary Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- To market, to market Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 6:08AMIt’s not the biggest farmer’s market in the world, but you don’t have to be big to be special.
