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Malibu Playhouse Chimes in with 'Belfry' - Malibu Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:08 AM PST

Malibu Playhouse Chimes in with 'Belfry' Malibu Times Written by Irish playwright Billy Roche, “Belfry” is set in the small town of Wexford, Ireland, where a mild-mannered church sacristan falls in love with another man's wife, opening up a world neither had ever experienced. “There is a purity to the ...

Behind the Bells: Carillon Society Unveiled - Campus Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:28 AM PST

Behind the Bells: Carillon Society Unveiled Campus Times Each bell is rung by an individual “clapper” that is connected to a wire. These wires, in turn, are connected to an apparatus of wooden batons that vaguely resemble a double-decker keyboard. When a carillonneur (a carillon musician) strikes a baton ...

Reunion for Carr, Clarke alumni in July - Jamestown Press

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:06 PM PST

Reunion for Carr, Clarke alumni in July Jamestown Press He vividly recalls the bell in the school's belfry that would ring at school time. Most of the children who attended the schools lived in town, and everyone could hear the chime. “When it was time to start school,” Pemantell said, “that big bell up in ...

Around the world in a winter break: Matadors explore, volunteer, and vacation - Daily Sundial

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 09:09 PM PST

Around the world in a winter break: Matadors explore, volunteer, and vacation Daily Sundial When the last bells ring on the fall semester, Matadors aren't the type to spend their down time sleeping in late and watching Netflix. Whether nursing the wounds of finals or celebrating ... “You had to hold on to a rope tied to a tree behind you and ...

Sacred Heart Church celebrates 125 years - Tribune-Review

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:05 PM PST

Sacred Heart Church celebrates 125 years Tribune-Review A carillon, a large electronic musical instrument housed in the bell tower, was installed in March 2008 under the direction of the Rev. Leon Hont. In 2008, the Rev. John Foriska was named pastor of Sacred Heart and administrator of Ascension Church. and more »

Chance to ring in the new year - Stratford Observer

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:14 PM PST

Stratford Observer

Chance to ring in the new year Stratford Observer Campanologists - better known as bell ringers - will be showcasing their skills to members of the public at the Beaudesert Lane church on Saturday, January 18 between 2pm and 4.30pm. Henley in Arden bell ringers have invited campanologists from across ...

Great Wolford, Warks

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST

Leamington Hastings, Warks

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST

Highlights from the Pine Ridge Job Corps - Rapid City Journal

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 10:21 AM PST

Highlights from the Pine Ridge Job Corps Rapid City Journal There were over 200 visitors from the community who attended the event. Rick Marshal and Chris Merk from the Omaha Carpentry Union ... There were also weather related problems at the water tower where water lines and automatic switches for the pumps ...

Winter wood pile prepared long in advance - Lewiston Sun Journal

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 09:05 PM PST

Winter wood pile prepared long in advance Lewiston Sun Journal “As a result of his efforts, there is a school there today (in 1914) where the children are taught and, thanks to him, the peal of the church bell is heard,” the news story said. “It is a change hard for those who knew 'Suncook' in the long ago to ...

Aggie and Bryan Businessowner Ford Albritton, Jr. Dies - WTAW

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:53 PM PST

WTAW

Aggie and Bryan Businessowner Ford Albritton, Jr. Dies WTAW The Aggie who brought more than a bell tower to the flagship campus has died. Ford Albritton Jr. class of 1943, died nine days after his 93rd birthday. Most won't recognize the name ALENCO, which stands for ALbritton ENgineering COmpany. But they're ...