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Cylinder Quasquicentennial Memorabilia Now Available
CYLINDER MEMORABILIA – Several items have been specially created in honor of Cylinder’s upcoming Quasquicentennial celebration. Deb Weisbrod, celebration organizer, displays the J.D. Speltz print of the Cylinder Depot, a Cylinder Quasquicentennial Cookbook, and T-shirt and beverage koozie that are available. – Lori Hall photo
March 11, 2010
How do you memorialize a celebration? You create a cookbook and commission a painting of community landmarks. That’s just a few of things Cylinder has done in anticipation of their quasquicentennial celebration Aug. 6, 7, and 8.
According to Deb Weisbrod, celebration organizer, the Cylinder Quasquicentennial Cookbook has been a hot seller.
“We’ve had very good feedback on the cookbook,” said Weisbrod. “It has lots of good, usable recipes with items you commonly have on hand.
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Look For Some Changes In St.?Pat’s Week Lineup Of Events
March 11, 2010
A week of festivities observing 50 years of St. Patrick’s Celebrations begins this Sunday, March 14. There are several changes this year in the schedule of events.
The Junior Miss Pageant is this Sunday, March 1.
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Road Bids Come In Well Under Estimates
March 11, 2010
Any time a governmental entity opens bids on a construction project, there is a certain sense of uneasiness – a fear of the unknown, as the bids are opened.
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Pheasants Forever Banquet This Saturday
March 11, 2010
For a quarter century, the Palo Alto County Pheasants Forever organization has worked hard to promote the preservation of wildlife, especially the ring-neck pheasan.
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Lori Hall
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Don’t Forget
Thu, March 4, 2010 @ 9:29AM
This Saturday night, Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation will announce the recipients of grants and mini grants for 2010. This year, approximately 120 projects from across Palo Alto County will receive funding taken directly from Wild Rose Casino’s profit. Did you know our casino pays the highest nonprofit percentage in the state at six percent? During its first three years, Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation (PACGDC) has distributed over $4.1 million to community groups throughout our county. In 2007, when grants were first awarded, the county saw $960,000. The next year in 2008, $1,586,903 was bestowed, and last year in 2009, there was $1,663,302. In just two days, PACGDC will spread another $1,694,746 around Palo Alto County. I can’t think of anyone who has not been touched in some way by the gaming grants.
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Dan Voigt
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Ah-So Sorry!
Wed, March 18, 2009 @ 10:25AM
The current economic situation in the nation, albeit the globe, has certainly generated a lot of media coverage telling us of the unpleasantness. There haven’t been a lot of “feel good” stories of late about the tough times, instead, there seem to be more and more incidents of complete disregard for what is “right” and “just,” Perhaps the biggest example of this is the recent revelation that officials of AIG Insurance are awarding bonuses of $1 million to company executives, even in light of the fact that AIG has received $170 billion of federal money to keep the firm afloat. When I first heard the news stories on the radio, my first thought was unprintable. My rational side then responded, “How can that be?” There’s a lot of people around the country who are asking the same thing. How can that be? In their defense, AIG uses the excuse that the raises are “contractually required”.
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