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Coming, going and growing in the Cove - Bowen Island Undercurrent

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST

Coming, going and growing in the Cove Bowen Island Undercurrent “You see what the Bellringers are doing with the expansion of village square, and I think that just might be the beginning of a domino effect of positive change,” he says. “Sometimes things just take a little longer than you think they should. As my ...

Don Juan de Pathos; an open letter to the wife in honor of Valentine's Day - The Boyne City Gazette

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:28 AM PST

Don Juan de Pathos; an open letter to the wife in honor of Valentine's Day The Boyne City Gazette And, I understand that watching me run by screaming “Syrup! Syrup! Syrup! ... I promise to stop referring to your church bell choir club as a “cult” and I will no longer spread stories about how they skulk around town in black robes in search of new ...

BYU's bells set mood across campus - Daily Herald

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:19 AM PST

BYU's bells set mood across campus Daily Herald Peterson, who has been playing since her sophomore year, is still nervous as she climbs the 110 steps into the tower that has been ringing familiar church hymns and other inspiring music for nearly 40 years. "Mostly I try not to think about people ... and more »

Giving voice to women for peace - Inquirer.net

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:15 AM PST

Giving voice to women for peace Inquirer.net But one morning, on her way to her daily chore, she found the church and steeple in ruins, the target of a bombing. Sophia found the bell on the ground, silenced. Undaunted, the old woman stood the bell upright and, taking hold of the ringer, proceeded ...

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back - San Antonio Express

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:34 AM PST

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back San Antonio Express He remembers the day in 1945 when he was riding his bicycle toward the church and he heard the bell ringing. That was unusual to him because he was the only bell ringer. "As I got closer to the church, Laura Mae York was out in the middle of the old ... and more »

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back - Ct Post

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:33 AM PST

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back Ct Post That was unusual to him because he was the only bell ringer. "As I got closer to the church, Laura Mae York was out ... "It went from a lofty place in the church bell chamber to sitting on a post at a farm house. It had even quit ringing as there was ... and more »

Century-old mystery of missing bell solved - www.solihullnews.net

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:42 AM PST

www.solihullnews.net

Century-old mystery of missing bell solved www.solihullnews.net Now campanologists at St Mary's have tracked down the missing ringer and discovered that it is as sound as a bell and fully operational at the clock tower of the Roundhouse at Derby Locomotive Works, now part of Derby College. It was Sir John Bridgeman ...

WARSAW, MY WARSAW… - Sunday - Catholic Weekly

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:52 AM PST

WARSAW, MY WARSAW… Sunday - Catholic Weekly Then after the capitulation of the Uprising, expulsion of inhabitants, the invader took a revenge on the heroic city, was destroying the heritage of the worldly culture with impunity! Warsaw, which used to be called 'Paris of the North', was paying the ...

LEIBY & WANG: Your tower, too - Yale Daily News (blog)

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:08 AM PST

LEIBY & WANG: Your tower, too Yale Daily News (blog) Reach out to any of our current 23 student carillonneurs who continue to put in the time and effort to learn and improve on this unique instrument — which truly is one of a kind, since every carillon varies in weight, size, number of bells and even ...

Review: Seth Lakeman at Truro Cathedral - Plymouth Herald

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:54 AM PST

Plymouth Herald

Review: Seth Lakeman at Truro Cathedral Plymouth Herald FOLK fans made a pilgrimage to a wet and windy Truro on Saturday to witness a unique performance from the genre's modern day flagbearer. Seth Lakeman rounded off a mini tour in support of his new album, Word of ... John York's life as a worker in ... and more »

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back - Greenville Daily Reflector

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:05 AM PST

After 50 years, western NC church gets bell back Greenville Daily Reflector He remembers the day in 1945 when he was riding his bicycle toward the church and he heard the bell ringing. That was ... The Freeman's Sunday School class was instrumental in building the new bell tower in front of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. The tower ... and more »

Tuesday 4th March is Pancake Day - AboutMyArea

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:15 AM PST

Tuesday 4th March is Pancake Day AboutMyArea This tradition is thought to have it's origins in Olney, Buckinghamshire in 1445 when a woman was making pancakes and she forgot the time. Suddenly she heard the church bells ringing to signal the start of the service and in her haste she ran out of ... and more »

Fotos: Perth - Die Hauptstadt West-Australiens - RP ONLINE

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 11:46 PM PST

Fotos: Perth - Die Hauptstadt West-Australiens RP ONLINE Der etwa 80 Meter hohe Bell Tower etwa, gehört dazu. In ihm sind 12 Glocken aus dem 14. Jahrhundert zu sehen. Foto: shutterstock/ Daniel Lohmer. Neben der Stadt gibt es auch ungewöhnliche Naturgebilde. Der Wave Rock ist eine 2,7 Milliarden Jahre alte ...

After 50 years, Mt. Vernon gets bell back - Asheville Citizen-Times

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 07:36 PM PST

After 50 years, Mt. Vernon gets bell back Asheville Citizen-Times He remembers the day in 1945 when he was riding his bicycle toward the church and he heard the bell ringing. That was unusual to him because he was the only bell ringer. “As I got closer to the church, Laura Mae York was out in the middle of the old ...

Chance to ring in the new year - Stratford Observer

Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:23 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 ...