THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE: Community called on to support libraries

01/28/10 Valued readers: Inside today's edition of The Union, you will find an envelope. Our hope is that you will fill it with a check, no matter how small, to help support our libraries. Your donation is tax-deductible, and all of the funds will be placed into an account and turned over to Nevada County Librarian Mary Ann Trygg - provided Nevada County Supervisors do not vote to privatize the libraries ...

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Homeschooling Facts - Research against Homeschooling

01/23/10 A lot of research has been done to proof that homeschooled children's academic achievements are bett...
 

Mix Position: Daughtry to play concert at Hampton Coliseum in June

01/20/10 "American Idol" rocker Chris Daughtry will bring his band's 2010 tour to Hampton Coliseum, concert promoters announced yesterday (Jan. 19). A spokesman for the Coliseum said ticket for the June 12 Hampton show will go on sale 10 a.m. Feb. 6.

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Iowa hits the road to open Big Ten dual season

01/19/10 The top-ranked University of Iowa Hawkeyes are travelling to Ann Arbor, Mich., and Lowell, Ind., for duals against the Michigan Wolverines andPurdue Boilermakers this weekend.

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Daughtry's Leave This Town Arena Tour Rolls On In 2010

01/19/10 Following the success of its nationally televised New Year's Eve performance in Times Square, Daughtry reveals plans for the second leg of its U.S. arena tour, which is scheduled to begin March 18 in Baltimore, Maryland and will continue into the summer.

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Homes in Palos Verdes, CA

01/19/10 The name Palos Verdes is used to denote a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in t...
 

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

01/18/10 Golden Baseball League: The GBL has announced a ten-team alignment for its upcoming 2010 season. After originally announcing the team would not play in 2010, the St. George (UT) Roadrunners have come under new ownership and will be part of the season.

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Office Space in Orange County: The Wonder Place

01/17/10 Recent economic slowdown has turned companies to cut down on monetary expenses but the primary objec...
 

Home Schooling In California

01/13/10 Home schooling programs vary from state to state in the U.S. As a personal option of parents for the...
 

CoStar's Retail News Roundup: January 10-16, 2010

01/11/10 This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Disney Store and Marco's Pizza; closings, cutbacks, bankruptcy, default, receivership or foreclosure news at Macy's, Trans World Entertainment, Foot Locker, and Monroe...

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Bay Area Local Scoreboard for Jan. 10

01/10/10 Basketball-BACCAL Alameda 65, De Anza 60AlamedaTakahashi 6 8-11 21, Johnson 1 2-3 4, Neri 3 0-1 7, Chin 1 0-0 2, Stowers 9 1-4 20, Ho 0 0-1 0, Waters 1 0-0 2, Reddrick 1 0-2 2, Lewis 1 1-2 3, Ruck 1 0-1 2, Armijo 1 0-0 2.

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Temple Owls have come a long way in football

01/08/10 Temple University football has come a long way. The Owls, under head coach Al Golden, competed in the EagleBank Bowl Tuesday afternoon against UCLA at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Temple bolted to a 21-7 first-half lead but wound up bowing to the Bruins, 30-21.

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M. Gymnastics. Cal Finalizes 2010 Schedule

01/08/10 The California men's gymnastics team has put the finishing touches on its 2010 schedule, head coach Barry Weiner announced recently. The Golden Bears, who broke multiple program records last year en route to a fourth place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships, will host two home meets and travel to eight other competitions.

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Prep Standings: 1-08

01/08/10 BOYS NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE Team (Overall) W L Perrysburg (9-1) 6 0 Bowling Green (6-3) 5 1 Springfield (6-2) 4 2 Southview (6-2) 4 2 Rossford (5-3) 3 3 Anthony Wayne (1-8) 1 5

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Lions and Purple Pigs District reaches out to feed the area's hungry

01/07/10 The Salvation Army has its kettle; 4-H its special clover. Habitat for Humanity has its family trio in front of a house and now District 14U Lions have the purple pig. The pigs signify an additional District Lions Outreach to the Community-Feeding the Hungry. read more

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1 injured, 1 jailed in Valley Springs crash

01/06/10 A Valley Springs woman is facing felony DUI charges after an accident at 12:53 a.m. Jan. 1, when she lost control of her vehicle, according to the CHP report. The passenger in her vehicle is on life support at U.C. Davis Medical Center due to the major injuries he sustained in the accident.

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Main Line Police Report

01/06/10 Easttown: Armed robbery Police are investigating an armed robbery at Neapolitan Pizza on Lancaster Avenue in Berwyn Jan. 2 at 9:30 p.m.

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Lease Up/Lease Down (Jan. 3-9): New Year, New Deals

01/06/10 CoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers in the weekly Lease Up/Lease Down news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial...

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Funeral notices for Tuesday, Jan. 5

01/05/10 ACKROYD, ANN MARIE, Scranton, Mass today, 10 a.m., St. Paul's Church 1510 Penn Ave., Scranton, by Monsignor William Feldcamp. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. Contributions: Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. Arra

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Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

01/04/10 New York-Penn League: Apparently, the city of Norwich (CT) plans to hold discussions next week concerning negotiations for use of the city's ballpark by a current team in the short-season Class-A New York-Penn League.

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LA Homes Inventory In California Down 57%

01/01/10 Now is a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate. The Los Angeles monthly inventory went from a 10...
 

Lives Lived: William Neil

12/28/09 William "Bill" Neil died Tuesday, Dec. 22. He was 79. A Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in Grass Valley. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at St. Patrick's. He was born on May 29, 1930, in Los Angeles to Robert and Margaret Neil. He graduated from University High School and studied at Loyola University on a four-year football ...

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Local TV and Reno Line

12/28/09 Today FOOTBALL Independence Bowl, Texas A&M-Georgia*(ESPN2) 2 p.m. Vikings-Bears*(ESPN) 5:30 p.m. BASKETBALL Rutgers-North Carolina*(ESPN2) 5:30 p.m. HOCKEY Red Wings-Blue Jackets*(VERSUS) 4 p.m.

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Women's College Basketball Schedule

12/11/09 All Times EST Monday, Dec. 14 SOUTH S. Carolina St. at Presbyterian, 11:30 a.m. North Florida at Wake Forest, 11:30 a.m. Tougaloo at Southern U., 3 p.m. Nicholls St. at Bethune-Cookman, 5 p.m. Kentucky Christian at Morehead St., 7 p.m. Alabama at UCF, 7 p.m. Samford at Mississippi St., 8 p.m. Cent. Michigan at UAB, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Lake Erie at Akron, 7 p.m. Michigan at Xavier, 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST ...

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College Basketball Schedule

12/11/09 Monday, Dec. 14 SOUTH Carver Bible at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m. Georgia Tech at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Virginia-Wise at Longwood, 7 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at S.C.-Upstate, 7 p.m. Campbell at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Mobile at Nicholls St., 7:30 p.m. SE Louisiana at LSU, 8 p.m. Florida Atlantic at New Orleans, 8 p.m. SOUTHWEST Troy at Houston, 8 p.m. Santa Clara at Houston Baptist, 8:35 p.m. Tuesday ...

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