By all accounts, it will be proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act by fall with a year of rule writing to follow before the US Fish and Wildlife Service makes a final decision on the grouse’s status. The 5-pound black and brown birds with gleaming white chests, oblivious to the regulatory buzz, are [...] Read More…
After seeing Things That Go Ding! I can safely say Skylight Music Theater is incredibly lucky to have someone as talented as Michael “Ding” Lorenz on the team. Things That Go Ding! is the latest attempt to get Lorenz an audience, and the second by this name. The original was a shorter, free cabaret piece [...] Read More…
The 10th Annual Imagine Walk and Family Fun Day hosted by The Autism Project is set for today at Goddard Park. Registration begins at 9 am and the Walk at 10. Community Member Read More…
Kiwanians Bill Hoogstra, 65. and Dennis Laster, 62, have helped serve about a million pancakes in their combined 51 years in the Kiwanis Club of Abilene. On Saturday, they added thousands to their numbers. The club welcomed a crowd of about 5,000 to their 63rd annual Pancake Day at the Abilene Civic Center on Saturday. [...] Read More…
Domonic Brown is well aware of the hype. He knows there are scouts, managers and fans in his corner. He also knows there are some who arent. Yet despite all of the hoopla surrounding the past, present and future of Domonic Larun Brown, the 24-year-old outfielder continues going about his business. I tell my parents [...] Read More…
New this year will be a mock building in which the departments junior firefighters practice search and rescue.The fake building will be on display for little kids to experience what we do, said Zomolsky. Our junior program is for 14-year-olds, and they can get their own gear. We have seven kids signed up now and [...] Read More…
Four-year-old William Henry embodied the true spirit of a berry festival Saturday afternoon. He wore a red cap knitted as the top of a strawberry and matching strawberry-themed Vans shoes, along with wide eyes and a huge grin that only disappeared momentarily when he reached for more kettle corn in the bag his great-grandpa bought [...] Read More…
Sarah Jean Condon, The Citizen Sandy Tonzi looks at the jewelry sisters Mary Ellen, 12, and Isabella Ducane, 5, picked out at the Family Fun Day held at Holy Family Church in Auburn on Saturday. The event offered activities for children, crafts and baked goods, as well as a raffle to support local food pantries [...] Read More…
So who is funnier? Who can pull off a prank better? Voters are unlikely to have that on their minds when they vote coming fall. But the race has suddenly become all about gags. Barack Obama unleashed a string of wise-ones Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Read More…
Cinco de Mayo (fifth of May) commemorates the Mexican armys victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The holiday has evolved in this country into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. Several venues in Royal Oak will go into fiesta-mode next weekend with food, music and fun for [...] Read More…