| Norton's dramatic walk-off lifts UM
Sunday, with the bases loaded and the University of Maine baseball team trailing by one in extra innings, senior pitching ace Greg Norton sent an inside fastball off the leftfield fence for a walk-off double. The smash, which nearly left the park, not only concluded a ridiculously up-and-down affair at Mahaney Diamond that saw the Black Bears win 6-5, but also came in Norton's first at-bat in a UMaine uniform after five years with the team.
"That was the highlight of my career; I don't ever want to hit again," said a clearly elated and shocked Norton. "I want to bat a 1.000 for my college career."
The moment was a dramatic signoff for the Black Bears' Sunday doubleheader - they lost 6-4 in the first game - that featured a few too many errors, plenty of funky bounces and an assortment of one-of-a-kind occurrences.
Beer tasting club getting ahead
Ray McHendry certainly understood the social hours his wife and her friends would keep after regular Lafayette-Lamont Parent-Teacher Organization meetings. But something was missing. "I thought if they have a PTO, why can't we have a BTO?" McHendry said. And with that, the Bound Brook chapter of the Beer Tasting Organization was founded. No, this would not be an event where you lift a pinky in the air while raising your glass. It would be a monthly occasion for friends to search for and savor something a little more adventurous than the average beer. And, of course, it didn't take very long before this boy's club opened up to the better half. "I told Ray that unless you invite the ladies, you're not going to get anybody to come," said McHendry's wife, Hayley.
Estate of Wilson Pickett to be sold April 29th in Atlanta
The estate of soul music icon Wilson Pickett will be sold on Sunday, April 29th, by Four Seasons Auction Gallery in Atlanta. Items will include the singer's 1974 Stutz Blackhawk vintage car; his Baldwin baby grand piano; hundreds of stage costumes and personal clothes; and a Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster guitar.
[ClickPress, Tue Apr 10 2007] The personal effects and belongings of soul music icon Wilson Pickett will be sold on Sunday, April 29th, by Four Seasons Auction Gallery, beginning at 11 am. Items will include the singer's 1974 Stutz Blackhawk vintage automobile; his Baldwin baby grand piano; hundreds of stage costumes and personal clothes; and a Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster electric guitar.
The Wicked Mr. Pickett was one of the most famous and recognizable soul singers of the 1960s and '70s, with such hits as Mustang Sally, In the Midnight Hour, Land of 1,000 Dances and Funky Broadway.
Veterans group invites CNMI to reunion
A veterans group whose members saw action on Saipan during World War II has extended an invitation for the CNMI to join their annual reunion in Cincinnati next month. The 73rd Bomb Wing Association has invited Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez to be the featured speaker at their banquet on May 4, 2007. "We are deeply privileged to have the Honorable Timothy P. Villagomez, Lt. Governor the Northern Mariana Islands, as guest speaker for our 32rd reunion," the association announced to members in their newsletter Saipan Superfort. "The opportunity to learn more about Saipan and revisit some of our experiences will be very meaningful to all of us."At the start of World War II, Saipan and Tinian were under Japanese administration. Thousands of American and Japanese lives were lost during the capture of the islands that provided bases for the B-29s and crews that were instrumental in defeating the Japanese.
AAUW hosts artful afternoon
Want to learn to play the guitar or piece together a quilt or knit a baby cap? Want to learn basic techniques for writing that book?You can get introductions to all that and more, courtesy of the Half Moon Bay branch of the American Association of University Women and their Arts and Crafts Faire this Saturday.At this fair, members of the local branch of AAUW will tap their own talents to present a wide array of crafts, from music to needlework to creative writing to photography. The members will give demonstrations of their specialty crafts, and offer instructions, tips, and packages of lessons for those who want to learn how to do it too.Some will have materials with instructions that will teach simple versions of crafts. One example comes from member Shelly Glassberg, who will present knitting baby hats and booties."Lots of people can go into a class, but this is a situation of self-help," she said.Glassberg will show a few hats and booties that she made, for babies 1 to 3 months of age and 3 to 6 months of age - and she will also have assorted packages of yarn, knitting needles and instructions for making a simple hat or baby booties.AAUW member Carlos Vargas, husband of member and program co-chair Mary Vargas, plays guitar and paints with watercolor.
Dancing duo plays banjo and more
Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Happy Days Visitor Center in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, off state Route 303 in Boston Heights. The twosome -- performing professionally as Atwater-Donnelly -- are known for their traditional American and Celtic folk tunes, a cappella pieces, hymns, dance tunes and original works. The husband and wife play guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, whistle, spoons and bones, and may throw in some clog dancing and French-Canadian footwork. The Rhode Island-based musicians have released 10 recordings and five books in the last 19 years. The Halfway Ground is their latest. They met in 1987 as volunteers at the Stone Soup Coffeehouse in Providence, R.I. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 3 through 12.
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