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Springfield City Council Announces Plans for Campanile Project - abc40

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 10:09 AM PST

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Springfield City Council Announces Plans for Campanile Project abc40 The Campanile Project includes the restoration of the twelve large bronze bells of the carillon along with structural repair and waterproofing of the Belfry clock tower. It's expected to take three years to raise the $20 million in municipal, state and ... $20 million needed to restore the Springfield Campanile WWLP 22News all 6 news articles »

Excerpt from the Novel 'Family Life' - VICE

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 10:05 AM PST

Excerpt from the Novel 'Family Life' VICE It was a Tuesday night, one of three evenings when he sat at the temple, another converted church with the musty American smell and a refrigerator in the back of the large idol-lined chamber for the ceremonial milk and bananas. My mother .... He had a ...

Postcard from Washington: Donald Trump buys The View - Canada.com

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 09:03 AM PST

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Postcard from Washington: Donald Trump buys The View Canada.com Britt, a well-informed young man already casting an eye toward the 2016 elections, noted that it will be nearly impossible for any Republican, orange-haired or otherwise, to carry all four of the vital states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Virginia ... and more »

Community archive going "exceptionally well" - Evesham Journal

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 08:56 AM PST

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Community archive going "exceptionally well" Evesham Journal There will be an organ recital and campanologists will be invited from other bell towers to join the local band of ringers. Anyone with a a photograph, a memory or something to add to the archive or to volunteer for the committee, call Barry Metcalfe ... and more »

From Ukraine to Rio Carnival, the Week in Photos - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 08:54 AM PST

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From Ukraine to Rio Carnival, the Week in Photos Wall Street Journal (blog) Antonio Bronic/Reuters: Bell ringers walked during a parade in Marcelji, Croatia, Sunday. ... Nurcholis Anhari Lubis/Getty Images: Snakes were collected and rolled before being put into the oven on Sunday in the village of Kertasura, Cirebon, Indonesia.

Tributes made to bell ringer - Burton Mail

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 06:23 AM PST

Tributes made to bell ringer Burton Mail TRIBUTES have been paid to a member of the Repton Bellringers who has passed away. Morris Bates, described as a 'keen and supportive ringer', died at the age of 67 in February. He rang bells regularly in churches in Repton, Melbourne and Ticknall ...

Uttoxeter church group hits its £40000 target - Uttoxeter News

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 06:17 AM PST

Uttoxeter church group hits its £40000 target Uttoxeter News Friends of St Mary's Parish Church, Uttoxeter's main place of worship since 1342, will spend the £40,000 it has raised through its latest round of fund-raising on painting the entire building. The last work funded by the Friends was repairs to ...

Support for ITTS beyond 2014

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 05:35 AM PST

I am very pleased to announce that on the basis of the success so far achieved with the Integrated Teacher...

Home News Mimico church submits revised plans to city for... - insideTORONTO.com

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 04:06 AM PST

Home News Mimico church submits revised plans to city for... insideTORONTO.com It proposes to preserve heritage aspects of the building, add seniors' ownership housing crucial to raising the necessary capital to preserve the property, church officials argue, and add 4,000 square feet of flexible community program space. ... has ...

Listen out for a long peal - Romsey Advertiser

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:07 AM PST

Listen out for a long peal Romsey Advertiser Romsey Abbey bells will be ringing for around three-and-a-half hours on Saturday as visiting ringers attempt a full peal of over 5,000 changes from 9.30am. The ringers all belong to The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, who are visiting Hampshire. and more »

Vote for funding to preserve Seabrook's Old South Meeting House - The Daily News of Newburyport

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:02 AM PST

Vote for funding to preserve Seabrook's Old South Meeting House The Daily News of Newburyport It was built in 1764, the outcome of a dispute with the Hampton Falls Congregational Church over the minister's tax, resulting in the town's incorporation four years later. Its importance to history: Seabrook's ... Seabrook voters have recognized the ...

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Posted: 06 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PST

Beat the Bells: New Hereford race challenge - Hereford Times

Posted: 06 Mar 2014 05:01 AM PST

Beat the Bells: New Hereford race challenge Hereford Times A NEW five-mile race in Herefordshire is asking competitors to try and "beat the bells". Starting outside Hereford Cathedral, runners will set off at noon on Saturday May 3 as soon as the famous cathedral bells begin to ring a full quarter peal. The ...

WARD SIX: March 6, 2014 - Houma Courier

Posted: 06 Mar 2014 04:06 AM PST

WARD SIX: March 6, 2014 Houma Courier Volunteers through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance are doing free tax preparation from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Choctaw Library, 1887 Choctaw Road. Tax payers that earned $58,000 or less qualify for this free service. All taxes are ...

Terry Roth, veterans advocate, former Marine, dies in Port Angeles at 72 - Peninsula Daily

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 01:41 AM PST

Terry Roth, veterans advocate, former Marine, dies in Port Angeles at 72 Peninsula Daily Roth, 72, attended last Friday's bell-ringing ceremony in Veterans Park next to the Clallam County Courthouse just as he had every month for decades to honor servicemen and -women who had died. And even though he used a wheelchair to get there and an ...