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BRISTOL: Historical Society's Holiday Fair Saturday
The Bristol Historical Society will hold its holiday fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its headquarters at 98 Summer St. Admission is free. More than 20 crafters will attend. The event also includes a bake sale and a white elephant...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Holidays
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Want to have children? Try touching this statue
757-928-6479They say that touching one of these 5-foot tall African statues can increase fertility and help couples to become parents. You can believe it or not. The statues will be on exhibit at the "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" museum in Williamsburg starting...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Sculpture
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Middletown Exhibit Honors Civil War-Era Soldiers, Families
The Hartford CourantDavid Canfield was a Middletown marble carver who left home and family to enlist with the 14th Connecticut Volunteers in July 1862. In December, the Union soldier was shot dead while carrying a wounded comrade during the Battle of Fredericksburg....Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Middletown, Tourism and Leisure, Abraham Lincoln, National Government
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Community events
The Kiwanis Club of Poquoson invites residents to the official lighting of the Poquoson Christmas Tree 4:30 p.m. today at Poquoson City Hall, 500 City Hall Ave. Mayor Gordon Helsel Jr. will illuminate the tree with help from local children. Santa Claus...Tags: College of William and Mary, Christmas, Tourism and Leisure, Baptist, Academic Progress
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N. Ill. man pleads guilty to beheading statues
A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to decapitating statues of Jesus and Joseph outside a northern Illinois church. Skyler Hall of Harvard must serve two years probation, pay a $500 fine and reimburse St. Joseph Catholic Church $7,185 for the April 6...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trials, Sculpture
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Conservationists protest 'fire sale' of drilling leases for oil and gas in Utah by government
Associated Press WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservation groups filed formal protests Thursday against what they call a "fire sale" of oil-and-gas drilling leases in Utah being conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society...Tags: Energy Resources, Wildlife, Tourism and Leisure, Petroleum Industry, Auction Service
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6 charged in alleged ivory smuggling scheme
john.valenti@newsday.com robert.kessler@newsday.comThe U.S. Department of Justice arrested six people Wednesday in an elaborate smuggling operation in which prohibited elephant ivory was sent in fraudulent shipments from Africa through Kennedy Airport, officials said. The suspects, accused of smuggling...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Wildlife, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Conservation, Local Authority
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Author visits state's historic memorials in new book
Forum Publishing GroupWellington resident and author Roberta Sandler, 65, loves history, traveling and Florida, and that is why she jumped at the chance to write her recently published book that included all three. In "A Brief Guide to Florida's Monuments and Memorials,"...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, George Washington, History, Jackie Robinson
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New lease on life for Bachmann house
Of The Morning CallNorthampton County will soon be the proud new owners of Easton's oldest building. County Council tonight is expected to approve taking ownership of the Bachmann Publick House, so that the 1753 stone landmark on Northampton Street can be sold to the...Tags: Local Authority, Tourism and Leisure, Colleges and Universities, Dining and Drinking, Lafayette College
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Open doors across the Valley
Three holiday house tours welcome the season with open doors. Boyertown's Holiday Open House Tour on Friday includes private homes, historic buildings, local art, a new community art studio and gallery, businesses and a Festival of Trees. The tour begins...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Holiday Vacations, Government, Boyertown, Executive Branch
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Holiday Happenings - December 4, 2008
This is a list of ongoing events. Holiday Gallery & Sale: Textiles, pottery. woodwork and jewelry, sculptures and more. Through Dec. 30. Baum School of Art, 510 Linden St., Allentown. 610-433-0032. http://www.baumschool.org . ''A Christmas Carol'':...Tags: Christmas, Topton, Liberty Bell, Lehigh County, Tourism and Leisure
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Boca Raton Children's Museum building to resemble early pioneer house
Forum Publishing GroupThe 19th century home of a city pioneer is the inspiration for the design of a building to be constructed soon at the Boca Raton Children's Museum. The museum expects to break ground early next year on the Rickards House, a two-story structure to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Children, Heavy Engineering, IMAX, People
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