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Grace United joins in national anniversary - Meridian Booster

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Meridian Booster

Grace United joins in national anniversary Meridian Booster A bell was set up next to a table holding a large cake, and the longest-serving members of the congregation were lined up in front of the bell, with each ringing it ten times. Once the bell ringing was finished, members ate their cake and socialized ... and more »

Church bells toll for missing and murdered aboriginal women - Kamloops This Week

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 01:53 PM PDT

Kamloops This Week

Church bells toll for missing and murdered aboriginal women Kamloops This Week Sandra Sugden (left) watches as Marie MacRae takes her turn among a steady stream of bell ringers, each marking 20 rings of the church bell at St. Paul's Anglican church on Wednesday. (DAVE EAGLES/KTW). With each pull of the bell rope at St. Paul's ...

Murder Cannot Be Hid Long. The Truth Will Out. - Huffington Post

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 11:40 AM PDT

Murder Cannot Be Hid Long. The Truth Will Out. Huffington Post But here is how it is different: Often these ruins -- while as old as some Roman temples or the remnants of a tower in the Scottish highlands -- were the homes to vital, vibrant and active congregations or monasteries a mere hundred years ago. When ... and more »

Historic bell strikes a note of harmony during Ambassador ot Chile's visit to ... - South Wales Evening Post

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 11:18 AM PDT

South Wales Evening Post

Historic bell strikes a note of harmony during Ambassador ot Chile's visit to ... South Wales Evening Post "Church bells all over the world are a symbol of joy and happiness and at the moment we are embarking on restoring our church tower so our bells can continue to ring out over the town for generations come." Mr Drago used the occasion to thank once ...

College of Music presents 19th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series - MSUToday

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT

MSUToday

College of Music presents 19th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series MSUToday The tower houses the carillon, a musical instrument that features 49 bells; the first 10 bells were installed in Beaumont in 1928, and 13 additional bells were added in 1935 to complete the carillon. In 1996, restoration began on the interior of the ...

Approach To Nematode Control Changing In Post Methyl Bromide Era - Growing Produce

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 08:55 AM PDT

Growing Produce

Approach To Nematode Control Changing In Post Methyl Bromide Era Growing Produce The UF/IFAS professor and nematologist has been on the cutting edge of nematode management recommendations as practices have been evolving with the phase-out of methyl bromide. “If you talk to many growers, I don't think you will find too many who have ... and more »

King's Lynn marks Magna Carta 800th anniversary - Lynn News

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 08:28 AM PDT

Lynn News

King's Lynn marks Magna Carta 800th anniversary Lynn News King's Lynn Minster will ring a quarter peal of bells. There will also be a brief dramatisation, in which King John seals the Magna Carta after a heated debate with his barons, in the Tuesday Market Place. Finally, the actor playing King John will take ... and more »

CMT Music Awards Winners 2015: Carrie Underwood Dominates - RollingStone.com

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 08:12 AM PDT

RollingStone.com

CMT Music Awards Winners 2015: Carrie Underwood Dominates RollingStone.com The country superstar added three more belt buckle trophies to her tally Wednesday night, taking home Collaborative Video of the Year with Miranda Lambert for "Somethin' Bad," along with Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for the Raj ... and more »

Artefacts dug up at an Abergele church - News North Wales

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 06:29 AM PDT

Artefacts dug up at an Abergele church News North Wales Funding of £97,000 was secured from a Heritage Lottery Grant to refurbish the bell tower, built in 1861, which houses the only public clock in the town, and the work will be completed in September. Rev Johnson said the restoration work has enabled the ...

Hastings and Rother U3A - Bexhill Observer

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 05:23 AM PDT

Hastings and Rother U3A Bexhill Observer Blue Badge guide Clive Richardson's illustrated talk 'Dickensian and Historic Rochester' gave members of Hastings and Rother U3A many reasons to visit the Medway town of Rochester. To celebrate the life of one of its former illustrious residents ... and more »

M&A and Governance 2015: Analysis - Who's Who Legal

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 04:26 AM PDT

M&A and Governance 2015: Analysis Who's Who Legal His representative experience includes representing BHP Billiton in its attempted $150 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto and Bell Atlantic Corporation in its $70 billion wireless joint venture with Vodafone AirTouch. Lou Kling advises financial advisors ... and more »

Charlottetown church rings bells for missing and murdered women - CBC.ca

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 02:40 AM PDT

CBC.ca

Charlottetown church rings bells for missing and murdered women CBC.ca ... the steps of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlottetown Wednesday. The bells were rung 1,181 times to represent every missing and murdered indigenous woman in Canada. This is the second week of the bell ringing at Anglican churches across Canada.

MAGNA CARTA: Woughton-on-the-Green bell ringers to mark 800th anniversary ... - MK News

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 02:02 AM PDT

MK News

MAGNA CARTA: Woughton-on-the-Green bell ringers to mark 800th anniversary ... MK News ... John met his barons at Runnymede to discuss their grievances. "We hope that our ringing will give everyone the opportunity for a simultaneous moment of reflection and celebration of our freedoms and rights" said Brian Baldwin, Woughton's tower captain. and more »

Manchester town hall clock tours: Stunning pictures give you a glimpse of view ... - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 12:56 AM PDT

Manchester Evening News

Manchester town hall clock tours: Stunning pictures give you a glimpse of view ... Manchester Evening News “It's unusual for a town hall to have a peel of bells. There are 13 in total but it's a ringing peel of 12 with a sharp second.” Great Abel weighs more than eight tonnes and was dragged up through the floor of the 85-metre clock tower during construction.

School bell gets new home after ringing daily since 1859 - Oxford Mail

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 12:08 AM PDT

School bell gets new home after ringing daily since 1859 Oxford Mail The 100lb bell is being taken to the new school in Whitelands Way where a new bell tower has been constructed especially to house the piece of history. Headteacher Margaret Kunzer said: “We are moving to a new site and now the bell will be coming with ... and more »

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Posted: 10 Jun 2015 04:00 PM PDT

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Community Calendar – June 10, 2015 - Zumbrota News-Record

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 03:30 PM PDT

Community Calendar – June 10, 2015 Zumbrota News-Record The Belle Creek Watershed District regular meeting is at 9 a.m. on June 17 at the Goodhue County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Goodhue. Following a brief meeting, there will be a tour ... An American Red Cross blood drive will be held ... and more »

Summer carillon series brings internationally acclaimed performers to Rochester - University of Rochester Newsroom

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:48 PM PDT

University of Rochester Newsroom

Summer carillon series brings internationally acclaimed performers to Rochester University of Rochester Newsroom “Its sound has become very familiar to so many people.” Installed in 1973, the University's 50 hand-cast bronze bells were imported from the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfoundry of Asten in the Netherlands to replace the original 17 that were in use since 1930 ...

Harmony bells for church's 90th - Brockville Recorder and Times

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:21 PM PDT

Brockville Recorder and Times

Harmony bells for church's 90th Brockville Recorder and Times ... this important day. “They will be ringing their bells for us,” said Heath prior to the official 10:30 a.m. anniversary. And right on time, with the United Church faithful ringing all manner of hand bells, and Paul Bullock ringing the church's ... and more »

Church bells ring for first time in 104 years at Sutton Coldfield couple's wedding - Sutton Coldfield Observer

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:17 PM PDT

Sutton Coldfield Observer

Church bells ring for first time in 104 years at Sutton Coldfield couple's wedding Sutton Coldfield Observer St Mary, St Giles and All Saints Church provided a peal of bells to toast the wedding of Streetly sweethearts Jade Fowler and Darryl Westlake when they tied the knot last Friday (June 5). Until recently, Canwell parish church only had a single bell to ... and more »

'The West Wing' newbie recap: Cathartic Latin yelling with Jed Bartlet - Entertainment Weekly

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:37 PM PDT

Entertainment Weekly

'The West Wing' newbie recap: Cathartic Latin yelling with Jed Bartlet Entertainment Weekly That question drives all the action in this week's West Wing episode, with everyone from the president's closest confidants to Democratic party members to the ravenous press corps clamoring for an answer after they learn that the president kept his MS ...

Anne Arundel County and Howard County home sales - Washington Post

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:07 PM PDT

Anne Arundel County and Howard County home sales Washington Post Bell Inn Lane, 10109-Scott B. and Lois Rudo Karp to Jasbir Singh Otal, $540,000. Dorsey Hall Dr., 4820-Gale S. Samborne to ... Distant Bugles Ct., 5907-Emily A. Ringer to Weizhe Li and Jinqing Liang, $485,000. Triadelphia Mill Rd., 13715-Urban ... and more »

The Waitress Who Escaped the Mob - Daily Beast

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:58 AM PDT

Daily Beast

The Waitress Who Escaped the Mob Daily Beast The kitchen bell was ringing almost without pause: Food is ready! hurry up! .... One morning a good-looking young man came into the store, admired it, and said to Gelsomina that to be safe from robberies and vandalism her shop needed protection. ... “I ...

5 family-friendly historic sites to visit in Scituate this summer - Wicked Local Scituate

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 09:41 AM PDT

5 family-friendly historic sites to visit in Scituate this summer Wicked Local Scituate Lawson Tower. Climb the stairs to the top. When you reach the Bell Room you will have incredible views across Cape Cod Bay and the City of Boston. You will learn why Thomas W. Lawson, who built his estate Dreamwold across the street from the tower ...

Village churches enhance Cohasset Arts Festival - Wicked Local Cohasset

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Village churches enhance Cohasset Arts Festival Wicked Local Cohasset In Cohasset, summer hasn't really begun until the Arts Festival takes place. As the festival approaches its 60th year, it's time to clear up some popular misconceptions about what is (and is not) part of the event. Anything on the green of the Common ... and more »

Reinvent your bathroom on a budget with seven simple tips - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 08:37 AM PDT

Ashbourne News Telegraph

Reinvent your bathroom on a budget with seven simple tips Ashbourne News Telegraph The term 'bathroom renovation' can sometimes set alarm bells ringing as people often wrongly assume that this will cost the earth. Adam Chard bathroom specialist from Victoria Plumb explains that this needn't be the case: with only a small budget, it ...

Woman who died in Amberley cottage fire remembered - West Sussex County Times

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 08:35 AM PDT

West Sussex County Times

Woman who died in Amberley cottage fire remembered West Sussex County Times Hugh became chairman of the Parish Council, and Elisabeth managed the church hall for many years. She was also an accomplished bellringer, acting as vice-captain when the bell captain of the day, Rex Charman, was unable to attend. She also became ... and more »

French village's €1 land offer sparks global frenzy - The Local.fr

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:01 AM PDT

The Local.fr

French village's €1 land offer sparks global frenzy The Local.fr And the idea seems to have struck a bell. Since the announcement went out last week, the phone at the mayor's office hasn't stopped ringing. In fact, one hour saw 50 calls, a secretary told local media. READ ALSO: Ten things to think about when buying ...

What's on in Spalding - Spalding Guardian

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 05:52 AM PDT

Spalding Guardian

What's on in Spalding Spalding Guardian This Life Live It: coffee morning, meet the Church Army, 8.30-11.30amn, St Mary's, Long Sutton; lunches, noon-2pm, Long Sutton Baptist Church; bell ringing (also commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta), 3-6pm, St Mary's Church, Long Sutton; ... and more »

Shenfield St Mary's to celebrate 150th anniversary this weekend - Brentwood Gazette

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 05:43 AM PDT

Brentwood Gazette

Shenfield St Mary's to celebrate 150th anniversary this weekend Brentwood Gazette "Some heads wrote in the book nearly every day," she said. "They recorded when teachers were off sick and which schools the pupils went on to after ... A key part of this original build is the bell tower, which contains a bell made by the same ...

Andrew Lack Returns to NBC News Amid Turmoil - New York Times

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 04:30 AM PDT

New York Times

Andrew Lack Returns to NBC News Amid Turmoil New York Times Last Tuesday night, at a Christian Science church doubling as an event space on Park Avenue, Mr. Lack and Steve Burke, NBCUniversal's chief executive, sat shoulder to shoulder at a dinner honoring their colleague Bonnie Hammer. ... As things have gone ...

What's On - June 10, 2015 - Fleetwood Today

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 03:15 AM PDT

Fleetwood Today

What's On - June 10, 2015 Fleetwood Today St Albans Church, St Annes. 7 to 8.30pm. Details, 07989 908135. Also adults and children from 10 years. Palmer Avenue Methodist Church, Blackpool. Also Friday, 7.30 to 9pm. Details, (0780) 1716380. BLACKPOOL & FYLDE SUB AQUA CLUB. All diver ... Visitor ... and more »

Full boom rising - Times of Malta

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 02:54 AM PDT

Times of Malta

Full boom rising Times of Malta And it's not a question of personal taste, because while some might enjoy them and others find them annoying, science has proven that they are a primary cause of noise pollution. According to a noise map drawn up by Mepa, there are at least 100 persons ...

Sandwich and Dover will mark the anniversary of the Magna Carta with church ... - Kent Online

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 02:50 AM PDT

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sandwich and Dover will mark the anniversary of the Magna Carta with church ... Kent Online Dover will also be joining in on Sunday, with bell ringers at St Mary's Parish Church attempting to perform 800 changes or sequences. This will involve just under 30 minutes of continuous effort. The Mercury has been running an appeal to help bring the ... Ledbury bells to ring for Magna Carta Hereford Times Marathon bell ringing to celebrate Magna Carta Salisbury Journal all 116 news articles »

Church bells ring out to mark 100 years since Sunderland war hero's death - Sunderland Echo

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 02:22 AM PDT

Sunderland Echo

Church bells ring out to mark 100 years since Sunderland war hero's death Sunderland Echo “Bellringers from Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association of Church Bellringers rang a quarter peal at 12.30pm to commemorate his life,” said Central District ringing master Ellen Crabtree. “This is part of our project Ringing to Remember, which will ...

Marathon bell ringing to celebrate Magna Carta - Salisbury Journal

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:09 AM PDT

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Marathon bell ringing to celebrate Magna Carta Salisbury Journal TO celebrate the Magna Carta anniversary bell ringers at St Thomas's Church will attempt to ring a quarter-peal on Sunday and a peal on Monday. A quarter-peal is 50 minutes of continuous ringing whilst a peal is around three hours and 15 minutes. Ledbury bells to ring for Magna Carta Hereford Times all 116 news articles »

Organisers are busy preparing for their annual garden open day in Writtle - Braintree and Witham Times

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:10 AM PDT