Details: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 609, 1133 Queen St. E. hosts a New Year’s Eve party, upstairs hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Evening includes: buffet dinner, live band (Dave Wells and the Outlaws), champagne, party favours, cash bar. Tickets $35. More: continued here
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WASHINGTON — High unemployment. More folks on food stamps. Fewer owning their homes. Yet for all the signs of recession, something is missing: More crime. More: continued here
Read More »THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 Event: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY (Arthur Enterprise News)
Details: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 609, 1133 Queen St. E. hosts a New Year’s Eve party, upstairs hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Evening includes: buffet dinner, live band (Dave Wells and the Outlaws), champagne, party favours, cash bar. Tickets $35. More: continued here
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Read More »Police: Man accused of threatening to blow up post office in robbery attempt – Gaston Gazette
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Read More »Number on food stamps in Leflore County up 12% – Greenwood Commonwealth
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New Delhi: Gaganjeet Bhullar got a perfect Christmas gift as Asian captain Joe Ozaki named the rising Indian golfer in the Asian team which will defend the Royal Trophy against Europe in early January next year. Bhullar became the second … More: continued here
Read More »Keep Areas Clear for the Post Office – KSRM
Keep Areas Clear for the Post OfficeKSRMThe Kenai Post Office is asking local residents who are expecting packages from the Lower 48 to make certain they continue to check with the Post Office if … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Canadian Mint Changes Its Gold Count (Free Internet Press)
The Royal Canadian Mint is changing the way it keeps track of its gold after losing some $15-million worth of the precious metal earlier this year – only to find out it was never really lost at all. More: continued here
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