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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran marks 170 years of service - Zanesville Times Recorder

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:05 PM PST

Zanesville Times Recorder

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran marks 170 years of service Zanesville Times Recorder The bronze bells were cast by Meneely Bell Foundry of West Troy, New York. "The Lutheran Witness," the official periodical of the Missouri Synod, began at Trinity. Pastor Charles A. Frank began writing amid fear that Lutheranism was crumbling and that ...

The Drive-By Poetry Wars of Prague Tomorrow - Prague Post

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 02:45 PM PST

Prague Post

The Drive-By Poetry Wars of Prague Tomorrow Prague Post T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound fighting the captain's tower Dylan locked them in just to call up wagers among the calypso-singing fishermen shaking dead mal de fleur. ... Sighting them up at the business end of a blast of rap, riffing against the algorithms ...

Nohant: Visit the Country Home of Author George Sand - FranceToday.com

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 12:56 PM PST

FranceToday.com

Nohant: Visit the Country Home of Author George Sand FranceToday.com It was a phalanstery of sorts, where the great talents of the time were generously offered privacy and space, inclusive of 'room service' so to speak – witness the bells still hanging above the kitchen door which communicated with the guests ...

'Let's Play Two' - Huffington Post

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST

'Let's Play Two' Huffington Post The title of this piece is no less than a ringing church bell at Christmas, the explosiveness of a cannon firing on the 4th of July with the playing of the 1812 Overture, or the words of a "saint" scribed at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago -- certainly ... and more »

Sir Winston Churchill's funeral remembered in Oxfordshire - BBC News

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:06 AM PST

BBC News

Sir Winston Churchill's funeral remembered in Oxfordshire BBC News Church bells have rung out in Oxfordshire to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral. The wartime prime minister ... A full peal was held on Saturday at his final resting place to echo the one performed at his burial. It lasted for ... and more »

How the Gozitans fought to keep Mintoff off island - Times of Malta

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 02:40 AM PST

Times of Malta

How the Gozitans fought to keep Mintoff off island Times of Malta As the bells never stopped and the bell ringers were changed continually, Mr Mintoff, handkerchief on head, sad down on the platform… Dom Mintoff’s speech was interrupted by church bells. Dom Mintoff's speech was interrupted by church bells.

Blind date led to marriage which has stood the test of time - North Devon Journal

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 01:18 AM PST

North Devon Journal

Blind date led to marriage which has stood the test of time North Devon Journal ONE of the UK's oldest bell ringers celebrated having been married to his wife for 70 years this week. Percival Saunders ... The pair soon settled into Devon life and Percival took up church bell ringing in Swimbridge, although he practises in Bishops ...

Community mourns Stratford Boat Club stalwart Felix Badcock - Stratford Observer

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 04:25 PM PST

Stratford Observer

Community mourns Stratford Boat Club stalwart Felix Badcock Stratford Observer He rang the bells at St Peter's Church in his home village, and more recently was one of the volunteer team staffing Bidford library. As a teenager, Felix had spent many happy hours with his brother 'messing about with boats' on the River Thames, and ...

Bells will be ringing out for appeal - Evesham Observer

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST

Evesham Observer

Bells will be ringing out for appeal Evesham Observer BELLS Across the Meadow will be ringing out at All Saints Church for a concert in aid of Evesham's Bell Tower Appeal. The evening of events takes place on Saturday, Feburary 7 from 7.30pm and features the combined talents of local pianist and composer, ...

Toronto reaps what the Masseys sowed - InsideHalton.com

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:22 PM PST

Toronto reaps what the Masseys sowed InsideHalton.com The foundation doted on Hart House, adding the Hart House Theatre, a permanently endowed string quartet, and the purchase of a collection of rare instruments (the Hart House Viols). In the late 1950s, ... This bell tower was the first carillon in North ... and more »

20 years on: the strange disappearance of Richey Edwards of Manic Street ... - Herald Scotland

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 05:02 PM PST

Herald Scotland

20 years on: the strange disappearance of Richey Edwards of Manic Street ... Herald Scotland His sister said that immediately sent alarm bells ringing. "Despite what people may ... The car, which had been lived in for some time and had a flat battery, was later put on a tow rope and transported back to Edwards' parents house in Blackwood. But ...

How to choose the right hearing aid for your specific needs - Columbus CEO

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:42 AM PST

How to choose the right hearing aid for your specific needs Columbus CEO They're essentially minicomputers, precisely programmed for each patient, to boost sounds and adjust tones where they need it most, much like the way stereo equalizers adjust various frequencies to produce the best sound, says Smaka. They're ... If it ... and more »

Vermont's new Catholic bishop installed - Rutland Herald

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 12:10 AM PST

Vermont Public Radio

Vermont's new Catholic bishop installed Rutland Herald “The ringing of church bells was once something with which we Vermonters were very familiar,” he said during the Mass. “Whether it was in the small towns of the countryside or the competing calls of the churches of the cities, the Sunday morning call ... Vermont's new Roman Catholic bishop installed during Mass Valley News all 52 news articles »