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Who will pay for renovations? - Monadnock Ledger Transcript

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:13 PM PST

Who will pay for renovations? Monadnock Ledger Transcript Bob Fogg of Hancock takes time twice a week to manually wind the clock at Hancock's Meetinghouse, a job he's been dedicated to for more than 45 years. (Staff photo by Ashley Saari) ... View of former Hancock Meeting House location from Hancock Meeting ... and more »

A look back in wonder - Stuff.co.nz

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:03 PM PST

Stuff.co.nz

A look back in wonder Stuff.co.nz Watching the tide gurgle through the streets was fascinating and, even under water, Venice was splendid with floating palaces and churches adrift. ... SRI PADA, SRI LANKA Two o'clock in the morning may seem a strange time to climb 5200 steps but Sri ...

Do Knoxville: A guide to art exhibits, clubs and events - Knoxville.com

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 09:35 AM PST

Do Knoxville: A guide to art exhibits, clubs and events Knoxville.com “Songwriters Holiday”: Songs and stories performed by Knoxville Songwriters Association members, hosted by John Condrone, 7-10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, Mulligan's, 8923 Linksvue Drive. Free. ... Tuesday Morning Musical Club: St. John's Cathedral ...

Giving Season: How COTS helps people stay out of its shelters - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:11 AM PST

Giving Season: How COTS helps people stay out of its shelters BurlingtonFreePress.com Being the busy man that he is, Farrell is also the bell ringer at the College Street Congregational Church where he is a member. Since the steeple fire last month his entire congregation has been displaced and forced to worship elsewhere until the ... and more »

Why the bathroom is no safe place in hunting season (and more from In Other ... - Missoula Independent (blog)

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:08 AM PST

Why the bathroom is no safe place in hunting season (and more from In Other ... Missoula Independent (blog) They then arrested Codd and Kristen Rynearson, 19, with the stolen goods. (South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Authorities charged David A. Neese, 57, with stealing four cases of hand bells from Sheboygan (Wis.) First Presbyterian Church, where he is an ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Boxford Grand Illumination - Wicked Local

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 07:34 AM PST

PHOTO GALLERY: Boxford Grand Illumination Wicked Local PHOTO GALLERY: The Boxford Grand Illumination was held Sunday, Dec. 15. Carolers strolled through the East VIllage, singing favorite Christmas carols. Carrying a lantern to light the way was Bob Was who served as the town crier/bell ringer. At each ... and more »

In the season of giving, a look at the charities that make Santa's list. - The Province

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:57 AM PST

In the season of giving, a look at the charities that make Santa's list. The Province Named in tribute to London's world-famous Tate Modern art gallery, the 342-unit tower planned for Howe Street will include 10,000 square feet of artist. ... Like ringing Santa's bell? If you're on the verge of a mall-induced rampage, maybe it's time to ...

eShop games of the week: Knytt Underground, 3D Streets of Rage, Christmas ... - Official Nintendo Magazine.

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 05:36 AM PST

eShop games of the week: Knytt Underground, 3D Streets of Rage, Christmas ... Official Nintendo Magazine. Knytt Underground (Wii U: Nintendo, £7.99) is one of the strangest platformers I've ever played, replete as it is with sweary fairies, apocalyptic campanology and one bit where you talk to something called the Yoga Monster. Luckily, it counterbalances ...

Church appeal launched to restore bells and organ - LoughboroughEcho.net

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST

LoughboroughEcho.net

Church appeal launched to restore bells and organ LoughboroughEcho.net A PUBLIC appeal has been launched by St Botolph's Church in Shepshed to restore its bells and organ. The church says around £23,000 plus VAT is required for the restoration. It has now launched an online appeal and will be holding a number of ...

Alan Titchmarsh: the bells of waiting advent rings - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 04:06 AM PST

Telegraph.co.uk

Alan Titchmarsh: the bells of waiting advent rings Telegraph.co.uk Over the next couple of weeks, church choirs will be working overtime. But also doing their bit, by calling the flock to worship, will be the bell ringers – the campanologists. It's a lovely word, derived from the Latin word for bell, campana. From my ...

Lupica: Colorado school shooting shows Newtown has changed nothing - New York Daily News

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 04:03 AM PST

New York Daily News

Lupica: Colorado school shooting shows Newtown has changed nothing New York Daily News Pierson used his gun on Claire Davis because the gun always makes killing quick and easy, in this world where teenagers are allowed to buy pump-action shotguns, apparently in case they have to charge a machine gun nest before practicing with the debate ... and more »

Cathedral bells damaged in New Zealand earthquake repaired by ... - Leicester Mercury

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 02:08 AM PST

Leicester Mercury

Cathedral bells damaged in New Zealand earthquake repaired by ... Leicester Mercury A set of cathedral bells damaged in a devastating earthquake in New Zealand almost three years ago are set to toll again. Bell foundry John Taylor and Co, in Freehold Street, Loughborough, is restoring 13 large bronze bells which were fractured during ...

Goings On About Town - New Yorker

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 09:00 PM PST

Goings On About Town New Yorker We also get Elsa's hapless sister, Anna (Kristen Bell), and various male suitors and hangers-on, all of whom, amid the clean, hard lines of the animation, seem slightly drippy. (Somehow, Disney has become the most .... With an outsider's sharp eye for ...

Dee Price Childers: Moms move for responsible gun laws - Charleston Gazette

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:53 PM PST

Dee Price Childers: Moms move for responsible gun laws Charleston Gazette A child or teen is shot and killed every three hours and 15 minutes every day in America. It is time our voices are ... Moms honored those lost at Newtown and all victims of gun violence through bell ringing in lieu of a moment of silence. In the week ... and more »

Celebrating the end of winter's longest night - This is Somerset

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:08 PM PST

Celebrating the end of winter's longest night This is Somerset BODMIN. Masons Arms: St Petrocs Hand Bell Ringers. Thursday at 7.30pm. Masons Arms: Trigg Morris Men. Thursday at 8.30pm. BUGLE. Village Hall: Bingo in aid of Bugle Silver Band supporters committee. Monday eyes down 7.30pm sharp. CALLINGTON.

Averham, Notts

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 04:00 PM PST

Falcons hold off fumble-prone Redskins 27-26 - Knoe.com

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:46 PM PST

Falcons hold off fumble-prone Redskins 27-26 Knoe.com Bells toll in Newtown for school shooting victims. Newtown plans to mark on year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting with memorial services and the ringing of bells for the victims. Bells tolled 26 times to honor the children and educators ... and more »

Yolanda-hit areas join traditional Simbang Gabi celebrations - GMA News

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:27 PM PST

Yolanda-hit areas join traditional Simbang Gabi celebrations GMA News The Binondo Church bells started ringing shortly before 4 a.m., with fireworks set off several moments later. In Quezon City, National Epidemiology Center head Dr. Enrique Tayag tweeted a photo of people waiting for the Mass to start at the Sacred ... and more »

Calls for gun control on Newtown anniversary - Seacoastonline.com

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:07 PM PST

Calls for gun control on Newtown anniversary Seacoastonline.com "Instead of ringing the bells with the rope as in a joyous occasion, I tolled it by hand." After the somber remembrance, a forum on gun violence was led by Rich DiPentima, a social justice associate of South Church. The Rev. Lauren Smith said it was ... and more »

Sunny Daze - Salt Lake City Weekly

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:44 PM PST

Salt Lake City Weekly

Sunny Daze Salt Lake City Weekly They then arrested Codd and Kristen Rynearson, 19, with the stolen goods. ... Authorities charged David A. Neese, 57, with stealing four cases of hand bells from Wisconsin's Sheboygan First Presbyterian Church, where he is an elder, and pawning them.

JIM SIEHL | Carrying on festival tradition - The Tribune-Democrat

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:11 PM PST

JIM SIEHL | Carrying on festival tradition The Tribune-Democrat The landmark event once again captured the beauty of Christ's birth as the sponsoring First Presbyterian Church opened its doors for the 30th time to The Greater Johnstown Festival of the Nativity. Uniting collective ecumenical talent, the festival ... and more »