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Yee-haw! Laird Fair is this weekend!

Yee-haw! Laird Fair is this weekend!

NEWS RELEASE NORTH SHORE AGRICULTURAL FAIR (LAIRD FAIR) 2007 ************************* WHEN: August 10, 11, 12, 2007 LOCATION: Laird Fairgrounds, Lake George Road East - 30 kilometres east of Sault Ste.
People of Newberry line streets to cheer on firefighters

People of Newberry line streets to cheer on firefighters

NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Sleeper Lake Fire media information Late last night, as the firefighters returned from their tasks, they were greeted by hundreds of Newberry residents and visitors.
Burglars help themselves at McDougall Fuels office

Burglars help themselves at McDougall Fuels office

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Break, entry and theft BLIND RIVER, ON - On Friday morning just prior to 3 a.m., a person entered the office of McDougall Fuels on Causley Street in Blind River and stole money and a computer.
Update on enormous fire at Sleeper Lake

Update on enormous fire at Sleeper Lake

NEWS RELEASE COMPILATION MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Sleeper Lake fire update Sleeper Lake Fire Incident Commander Rich Ahnen said it best yesterday morning during the daily briefing with firefighters, that the
Woman found dead after jump from Mackinac Bridge

Woman found dead after jump from Mackinac Bridge

The body of an unidentified woman has been recovered about two miles west of the Mackinac Bridge. The woman, who was pronounced dead at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Ignace, jumped 175 feet from the bridge's south tower just before 4 p.m.
Ontario forest fire update for Friday

Ontario forest fire update for Friday

FOREST FIRE UPDATE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* East Fire Region situation update Friday August 10th, 2007 – 0900hrs HIGHLIGHTS: • four new; 23 active fires. • 423 fires; 7,698.7 hectares to date since April 1.
Josh Smith escapes courthouse, doesn't get far in jumpsuit

Josh Smith escapes courthouse, doesn't get far in jumpsuit

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* 25-year-old Joshua Smith of no fixed address has been charged with one count of theft under $5,000, one count of possession of property obtained by crime, one count of resisting arrest, one count of
Police statement about apprehension of Myles Ketola

Police statement about apprehension of Myles Ketola

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* City Police along with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Anishinabeck Police Service did locate and arrest 23-year-old Myles Jordan Ketola.
Queen St closed by crash involving car stolen in Toronto

Queen St closed by crash involving car stolen in Toronto

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Queen Street between Church Street and Pim Street is temporarily closed off due to a vehicle collision. Drivers are being asked to use an alternate route to their destination this morning.
Squid novi? (Squid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur)

Squid novi? (Squid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur)

What's new at this year's Buskerfest? That would be Squid, the Nova Scotia-based precision drumming group. Squid ended up busking sort of by accident, says piper Ryan Fraser.