Saturday, Sept. 10 Guelph Farmer’s Market 2 Gordon St.; 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Local vendors selling food and drinks like Queen of Cups, Doug’s Honey, Revel Cider and more. Aberfoyle Farmer’s Market Puslinch Optimist Recreation Centre, 23 Brock Rd. S., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local vendors selling food, drinks and goods like honey, beeswax candles, handmade apple fritters, cookies and more. 180th Annual Aberfoyle Fall Fair Puslinch Optimist Recreation Centre, 23 Brock Rd. S., Puslinch, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fall fair is back, and will feature a number of different events. Childrens games begin at 11 a.m.,…
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U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera, a professor emeritus of Chicano and Latin American studies at Fresno State, won a Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in poetry. The prize, which includes a $100,000 award from the nonprofit Poetry Foundation, is one of the most prestigious awards given to American poets. Herrera is the author of more than 30 books, including the new and expanded edition of his groundbreaking 1989 bilingual book “Akrílica,” published in 2022 by Noemi Press, and the poetry collection “Every Day We Get More Illegal,” published in 2020 by City Lights…
Squashed: A Graphic Novel Awareness Tour sponsored by Dooney PressThe Children’s Book Review Readers will fall for this spooktacular tale! Join us on the virtual book tour for Squashed: A Graphic Novel by Meaghan Tosi and based on a story by Thomas Tosi. “A shiveringly good tale for ghost story enthusiasts who like happy endings.” —Kirkus Reviews To learn more, follow along on the virtual book tour and enter the giveaway below for the chance to win an awesome Dooney Press Gift Pack of books and more fun goodies! Squashed Virtual Book Tour Dates Wednesday, September 7, 2022The Children’s Book…
Dylan Pacheco put his years of gaming experience to good use.Call of Duty. NBA 2K. Sea of Thieves. These are just a few video games Pacheco, 14, plays on a regular basis. But no game experience compared to the one he had on Wednesday.Pacheco got to tour the Oklahoma football team’s training facility in Norman from a room in the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital, where he is a patient. It was made possible by one of the hospital’s Omnibot, a 5-foot, 20-pound robot with an iPad and a microphone attached.The robot was sent to OU’s campus for the tour, and Pacheco…
FAYETTEVILLE — The Washington County Election Commission on Wednesday approved the ballot styles for the Nov. 8 general election and a list of early voting locations and election day vote centers.The information will be posted on the Washington County website under the Election Commission and on votewashco.com, election director Jennifer Price said.The commission heard requests Wednesday that election information be provided in multiple languages but took no action on the matter.Clint Schnekloth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, said his congregation has done voter registration and education work in the Marshallese community and asked the commission to provide…
ASHLAND − Circulation at the Ashland Public Library has been on the rise in the four months since some patrons started calling a few children’s books pornographic.The time period saw an increase of about 30% over last summer, Library Director Heather Miller said during Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.A more fair comparison, she said, would be to the summer before the pandemic as circulation is up by 11% from 39,775 items in August 2019 to 44,014 items in August 2022.”That’s all materials,” Miller said. “We don’t measure just books … we have some specialty items, too.”Ashland Public Library getting news…
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A patient at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital received a special visitor Wednesday. Baltimore Orioles rookie infielder Terrin Vavra visited and played “Mario Kart” with 14-year-old Evan Cooper, who plays travel and Little League baseball. Evan was excited to have a gaming session with a player from his favorite team. Both Vavra and Evan play second base. The Orioles, MLB and the Starlight Children’s Foundation donated two Nintendo Switches to UMCH in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September. Vavra also teamed up with #VsCancer…
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) – Want to know what’s good in Michiana?Elkhart Community Schools (ECS) kicked off the school year with a “Welcome: We are Elkhart” event Thursday night.People gathered at the Elkhart High School Freshman Division from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Based on feedback from parents, the corporation built the event to meet families’ needs, with a special focus on Latino families.“Planning has been a driving force behind my education career, and so I’ve been able to transfer those skills really well into coordinating this event,” said Bilingual Communications Specialist for ECS Erick Martinez.The corporation said its population of Spanish-language…
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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – A tractor show is being held this Saturday for Children’s Home and more.The Panhandle Antique Tractor Association Show & Raffle is hosting the event from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at High Plains Children’s Home and Family Services, located at 11461 S. Western St.The event will benefit nonprofits and will have a raffle for a restored 1940 John Deere tractor. The event will also have games and competitions.For more details, call (806) 344-7799.Copyright 2022 KFDA. All rights reserved. Source link