07/15/11 Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax it to (847) 486-7495; or e-mail it to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...
07/12/11 Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax it to (847) 486-7495; or e-mail it to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...
07/10/11 Some of the remarkable trees in this White Mountains forest are nearly 5,000 years old. The colorful, twisted trees draw photographers and offer clues to scientists studying climate change. The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip ...
07/10/11 Hollywood stars came out in force in Los Angeles early today for a glittering Bafta dinner in aid of British creative talent.
07/09/11 Betty Ford will be remembered for a lot of things, not just for being a first lady.
07/09/11 In 1997, a 63-foot-tall Black Hill spruce from the Black Hills National Forest was chopped down and moved to the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol, where it was decorated with lights and ornaments as the Capitol Christmas Tree.
07/09/11 Friends, family and teammates mourn the loss of a promising young athlete. As Sheila Sochovka watched fireworks Monday, she thought of Will Trower. Trower, a standout quarterback who graduated from Pine Forest High School in June, had died the day before.
07/09/11 A marker the same height at the bear stands near the site where Old Ephraim was killed. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) A poem about Old Ephraim is engraved on the monument.
07/09/11 Three years ago Charlie Fournier broke his hip while working on a construction project. It was a devastating experience.
07/03/11 Pine Forest's Will Trower was remembered Sunday as a talented high school quarterback who was always there for his teammates and usually had a smile on his face.
07/02/11 National parks boom during the summer, but many visitors barely see them, limiting their stay to a scenic drive and a stop at the visitor center, says James Kaiser, author of the guidebook series Complete Guide to the National Parks. "At national parks, you get out of them what you put into them. Once you step off the beaten path, you get an entirely different perspective," Kaiser says.
07/01/11 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's swimming & diving earned high marks for its latest recruiting class as CollegeSwimming.com pegged the 2011 Nittany Lion class at 23rd in the nation. Leading the way were Pac-12 powers Stanford and California in first and second, respectively.
07/01/11 For days, firefighters had been trying to keep the omnivorous flames of what's been named the Juniper Road Fire in Pender County from advancing to the north, jumping across a power line corridor and chewing its way toward dozens of homes on the other side.
06/23/11 American Legion Post 58: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of every month at the Odd Fellows Building, 610 Lewis St., Monroe. Bob, 360-863-3544 or www.americanlegionmonroe.org .
06/22/11 It might seem inconceivable following the recent Legislative session, but Nevada lacks bluster. A state agency is questioning the Silver State's lack of wind energy, and says it's ready to coordinate discussions that could get wind projects moving. Stacey
06/22/11 On Thursday, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed the state budget, which the state Legislature adopted only the day before.
06/22/11 Mary and Maureen Harrigan, the co-founders of Stonefire Grill, are just as comfortable making innovative dishes at home for summer entertaining as whipping up restaurant-style fare patterned after items on their restaurant menu.
06/21/11 The three psychics -- call them "intuitives," please -- crowd around the "aura" photo. The Polaroid print supposedly captures the energy field surrounding a person, and this one is deep blue, with some purple and magenta. It looks like a 1960s album cover -- but to these spiritual guides, it's pure magic.
06/21/11 Jessica Abbott graduated recently from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, W.Va., with a degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
06/20/11 The following excerpts are from the Burlington Police Department log. The log is a public record and available to the public. | 
