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Santa Claus Loses His Battle With Cancer Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:38AMFor years, John Henry Thomas delighted children in the Upstate and elsewhere by playing Santa Claus. He lost his battle with cancer Tuesday.
Aardman Animation’s ‘Arthur Christmas’ New Teaser and Poster Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:05PMNew animation from Aardman Animation (Wallace & Gromit) is like a gift, so the company is (appropriately) making a Christmas film called, er, Arthur Christmas. We've seen one brief, cheeky teaser trailer [1], and now there is a second just as cheeky teaser to put you in mind of the November release. It's good stuff; check it out along with a new poster for the film, after the break. Yahoo [2 ...
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Homestand Highlights (July 13-18) Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:58PMGRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have their first off day since the second half of the 2011 Midwest League season started on June 24 on Tuesday.
It's Christmas in July at Time Warner Cable Field on July 16 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:12PMGRAND CHUTE, WI - It's Christmas time at the ballpark on Saturday, July 16. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are in the Holiday spirit early and want to share the feeling with you.
THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: J.R. Arthur Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:19PMArthur will appear as Santa at Alexandria's second annual Christmas in July on Union Street this weekend. The event this weekend features crafts -- like paint your own nutcrackers -- and a Christmas cocktail party for adults. For information and a schedule of events, visit http://www.christmasattic.com. How did you and your wife start working as Santa and Mrs. Claus ...
Warrensville Heights chaplain and Beachwood rabbi write "Living at God's Speed, Healing in God's Time" Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:11AMLooking at the constant changes we face in life is one of the main points made in "Living at God's Speed, Healing in God's Time," written by Charles Sidoti and Rabbi Akiva Feinstein.
North Pole celebrates the Fourth of July with classic events Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:08AMFAIRBANKS — A wet, chilly opening to the North Pole “Sleighbells Ring for Freedom” July Fourth Summer Festival did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd Monday. The parade got off to a soggy...
S.F. Pride - a grown-up vibe, cheers for New York Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:24AMThe 41st San Francisco Pride Parade was so tame and orderly, one would think it had finally settled down and, well, gotten married. Thousands who attended Sunday's parade and its related festivities cheered recent leaps...
The Big Man came to town Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:31PMSaxophonist Clarence Clemons visited Millburn for a Christmas photo shoot.
Perverse madness Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:20PMI always thought Santa Claus owned the North Pole. But it seems I was wrong because Denmark is about to lay claim to the continental shelf around Greenland and the Faroe Islands, including the North Pole.
Resource claims made in Arctic Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:23PMI always thought Santa Claus owned the North Pole. But it seems I was wrong because Denmark is about to lay claim to the continental shelf around Greenland and the Faroe Islands, including the North Pole.
Irony of arctic exploration not lost on reader Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 3:37PMI always thought Santa Claus owned the North Pole. But it seems I was wrong because Denmark is about to lay claim to the continental shelf around Greenland and the Faroe Islands, including the North Pole.
The fight for the North Pole is on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 1:37PMI always thought Santa Claus owned the North Pole. But it seems I was wrong because Denmark is about to lay claim to the continental shelf around Greenland and the Faroe Islands, including the North Pole.
Driver gets 15 years in prison in fatal Crosstown wreck Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:18AMSummer Moll was unfazed at parading through a courtroom of strangers, past tall men in uniforms packing guns and waltzing up to the judge's wood-paneled bench.
Govea 1st Hispanic to don tiara Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 7:48PMA new queen was crowned under the bright lights of opening night at the Glenn County Fair Wednesday night. Orland's Jimena Govea is the first Hispanic woman to wear the tiara. "I feel really excited," Govea said following the two-hour pageant. "I...
Corralling the facts: In separating the man from the many, many myths about Wyatt Earp, author Jeff Guinn reckons his ... Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:58PMAlmost everything we think we know about the gunfight at the O.K. Corral is wrong.
Op/Ed: How to Assemble the Big-Screen AVENGERS Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 4:10PMSo Joss Whedon's big-screen opus The Avengers began principal filming this week. Because of what unexpectedly became my professional life for the last 14 years (immersed in the comic book world since 1997), I have to admit the reality of big-screen comic book films don't quite have the same luster they once, or might have otherwise had. Forced into press screenings of Jonah Hex and any Punisher ...
Climate denier disproves himself Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 7:43PMRe April 13 letter by John Milyo, "Reality can be painful"
Get hacking: It's tree-cutting time once again Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 6:03PMWho cares if there's little-to-no snow on the ground yet? It's time to get out there and cut down a Christmas tree - the big day's only a month away. Here are some local farms, broken down by region, that are ready to serve you:
Ligonier area collectors to open homes for train tour Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 11:01PMThe tour includes 10 displays at seven sites in Latrobe, Ligonier and New Florence. The largest venue will be Latrobe's Huber Hall, where three model railroad clubs will display large modular layouts in the three gauges.
Ligonier-area collectors to open homes for train tour Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 11:01PMThe tour includes 10 displays at seven sites in Latrobe, Ligonier and New Florence. The largest venue will be Latrobe's Huber Hall, where three model railroad clubs will display large modular layouts in the three gauges.
George Ferguson Column: The kids of spring continue to perserver Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 2:58PMThere’s a song, and I may be dating myself here. But it’s from the great musical “Annie”, and it has the words: “The sun will come out tomorrow”. Those were meant to inspire and be words to live by, but living around the Hi-Line these days, it sure doesn’t feel like it.
Santa Leaks Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 8:59AMTop Secret North Pole Flight Plan Released To Media
You've Got Mail 04-06-11 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 6:01PMYou've Got Mail offers e-mails received by Herald staffers.
Big guy is a hit Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 5:49PMBeavers, Cubs and Scouts at the eighth Annual Edmonds Street Santa Claus Parade.
Tradition alight in park Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:47AMThe North Platte Telegraph One of the jewels of North Platte took on an even brighter sheen Wednesday night when the North Pole holiday display at Cody Park officially lit up for the season.
Saratoga shorts: Send your child's or grandchild's letters to Santa Claus to the Saratoga News Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 11:07AMMake the News your mailing address to SantaThe Saratoga News is looking to hear what local youngsters are asking Santa Claus for Christmas this year.
Longtime Packer backer relishes Super Bowl victory Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 5:46PMSCHERERVILLE | Don't accuse Pat Tuleja of hitching a ride on the Green Bay Packers sausage-and-cheese wagon in the wake of Super Bowl XLV.
Tradition alight in park Saturday, March 5, 2011 @ 4:56AMThe North Platte Telegraph One of the jewels of North Platte took on an even brighter sheen Wednesday night when the North Pole holiday display at Cody Park officially lit up for the season.
Sochi unveils Olympic mascots Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 8:39PMThree furry ambassadors introduced for Russia’s 2014 Winter Games
Sochi chooses 3 mascots for 2014 Olympics Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 5:30PMSochi's mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics are a rad snowboarding snow leopard, a squeaky-voiced figure skating bunny and an earnest, slightly ...
Sochi chooses 3 mascots for 2014 Olympics Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 5:02PMSochi's mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics are a rad snowboarding snow leopard, a squeaky-voiced figure skating bunny and an earnest, slightly dorky polar bear. The unusual decision to have three mascots was announced by Sochi organizing committee head Dmitry Chernyshenko on Saturday at the end of a nationally televised gala to choose them.
Bear, bunny and leopard to be mascots of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 4:53PMSochi’s mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics are a squeaky-voiced figure skating bunny, a roly-poly polar bear and a cool-guy snowboard leopard.
Austin's source for local news Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 8:25AMEverybody has a story to tell. Usually a complaint, too.
The weather Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 10:07AMA couple of months ago, I dreamt big along with many thousands of Filipinos who bought tickets for the Grand Lotto that finally totaled P741 million or so millions. That would have been considerable in dollars and euros even! I dreamt and dreamt big. I had plans for the hundreds of millions of pesos.
Macy's “Thanks For Sharing” and “Believe” Holiday Campaigns Raise Unprecedented $16.25 Million for Charity Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 9:30AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Macy’s (NYSE:M) today announced that it has donated $16.25 million to various charitable organizations as a result of its 2010 Thanks For Sharing and Believe holiday campaigns. Organizations across the country, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, along with a ...
Macy's “Thanks For Sharing” and “Believe” Holiday Campaigns Raise Unprecedented $16.25 Million for Charity Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 9:20AMMacy’s today announced that it has donated $16.25 million to various charitable organizations as a result of its 2010 Thanks For Sharing and Believe holiday campaigns. Organizations across the country, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, along with a number of regional organizations ...
Woman known as "Mrs. Claus" dies in Mascot Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 11:01PMKathy Greene and her husband Ronnie were known for being "Year Round Santa." For 25 years they delivered toys and helped out needy children. Monday night, however, Kathy or "Mrs. Claus" passed away in her husband's arms.
Evaluating the 11 candidates for Russia's 2014 Olympic mascot Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 12:18PMOn Monday, three years from the start of the first Winter Olympics to ever be held in Russia, organizers announced the 11 characters that could become the mascot of the Sochi Games. There's a little something for everyone, from the Christmas lover to the follower of heliocentrism to fans of anthropomorphic animals adept at winter sports. Russians will be able to vote for their favorite via text ...
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Santa has put on weight over the years Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 5:41PMSanta Claus hasn't always been a fat, jolly man with a beard and a red suit. He hasn't even always lived at the North Pole. The Santa of today often is called the “Coca-Cola Santa” because he was first drawn in the 1930s for a series of Coke ads.
Dad's quest ends as son returns home Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 11:16AMSomewhere in Sydney, 6-year-old Andrew Thompson is back home again after his father's three-year odyssey to track him down.Ken Thompson, a former New South Wales deputy Fire Service Chief, quit his job, moved to Europe and cycled...
Brown Named U.W. Volunteer Of The Month Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 9:50PMWho better to name as the Yankton United Way’s December 2010 Volunteer of the Month than Mrs. Santa Claus and one of her favorite local helpers, Marcy Brown?
Lighting up the town Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 3:05AMWhen local sign maker and artist Evan Voyles was a boy, his favorite sign was the Terminix bug. Perched on a pole at the intersection of 12th Street and Lamar Boulevard, the bug fascinated Voyles with its big, glowing lightbulb eyes, metal antenna and huge wings. “It would turn, and it had an up lit in that kind of nemesis way,” Voyles said. Voyles, 52, said he remembers getting pizza from ...
SANTA TRADES IN SLEIGH; REINDEER MOVE ON TO NEW LIVES, NEW CAREERS IN THE BIG APPLE Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 8:41AMNEW YORK Despite the fact that Christmas is long past, New Yorkers are experiencing reindeer sightings all over the city. Turns out, an equipment upgrade at the North Pole has led to unexpected - and welcome - career changes for Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. According to an announcement issued by the North Pole, in early December Santa came to the realization...
Staffers set to capture Claus on film Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 10:44PMIt could be the first time ever in the history of the world if Observer reporters and staff members accomplish their mission.
Santa Trades in Sleigh; Reindeer Move on To New Lives, New Careers in the Big Apple Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 8:30AMDespite the fact that Christmas is long past, New Yorkers are experiencing reindeer sightings all over the city. Turns out, an equipment upgrade at the North Pole has led to unexpected - and welcome - career changes for Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Â
Central Park Wednesday, January 12, 2011 @ 11:13PMThe sequoia tree in George Wainborn Park is ready to light up the Yuletide season.
Remember When: A Community Review Tuesday, January 11, 2011 @ 6:01PMTHS band bound for Cotton Bowl — Last-minute worries are a part of the equation when you’re planning a trip for 117 people. Charles Van Middlesworth, Tonganoxie band director leading his flock to the Cotton Bowl this week, has been so busy getting ready that he’s afraid something will slip his mind
Compasses becoming more inaccurate Sunday, January 9, 2011 @ 10:25AMA shift in the Earth's magnetic field forces pilots and airports to make changes.