Charges filed in Tulare County homicide Aug 21, 2009
By Lewis Griswold / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... A 52-year-old Santa Maria man has been convicted in Tulare County of molesting three girls while he lived in the Porterville area ... A bail hearing has been set for Aug. 25. (Fresno Bee)
Don't count Sal out Aug 12, 2009
- "This is a high-risk game," says "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, whose high-gloss show returns for its third season Aug. 16 on cable's AMC. "So many big hits have been run into the ground. We can't repeat ourselves." ... Remember, there have been a lot of community-minded people who have had trouble, but bounced back ... We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
16 years after massacre, Brown's Chicken rebuilds Aug 10, 2009
Chorizo has been a popular breakfast choice for years, but its hard to find on the menus of our major competitors, said Teka ORourke, director of menu marketing and promotions for Jack in the Box Inc. With Latin flavors gaining in popularity and breakfast such an importan 00004000 t daypart for our business, we thought this was the perfect time to add more south-of-the-border flavor to our menu ... The five colorful characters include Brobee, the little green one; Foofa, the pink... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Around the Tri-State Area this weekend Aug 7, 2009
The 42nd annual Western Illinois Threshers Bee and Antique Show is two miles north on 19th Street, Hamilton, Ill ... Other activities include a horse shoe tournament at 10 a.m., beer tent from 10 a.m. to midnight, hog roast and fish fry at 11 a.m., kayak racing at 11 a.m., kids games from noon to 3 p.m., karaoke contest from noon to 1 p.m., dunk tank at 1 p.m., volleyball tournament at 1 p.m. and Duck Dash at 6:30 p.m. ... Have you been a print subscriber in the past year. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Community calendar Aug 7, 2009
42nd annual Western Illinois Threshers Bee Craft Show and Flea Market activities all day, two miles north on 19th Street, rural Hamilton, Ill ... Have you been a print subscriber in the past year. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Allegany beckons to gardeners Aug 7, 2009
Visitors can see a log cabin, a vineyard and bee hives, and they will be able to create crafts with children in the Millicoma River Parks and Recreation Center ... While Cynthia Brophy, a retired teacher, showcases a potting shed modeled after a school house, which has been a popular stop on previous years garden tours. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
DUIs cloud Sal Quintero's political future Aug 5, 2009
DUIs cloud Sal Quintero's political future - Local - fresnobee ... By Pablo Lopez / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... The reporter can be reached at plopez@fresno bee. (Fresno Bee)
42nd annual Western Ill. Threshers show set this week near Hamilton Aug 4, 2009
The 42nd annual Western Illinois Threshers Bee and Antique Show begins Friday near Hamilton, Ill ... Have you been a print subscriber in the past year. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Word on the Street: Kingsburg corporate complex a bright spot Aug 3, 2009
The Fresno Bee Text Size ... It was joined by Premier RV Collision Center, which had previously been in business near Malaga, and Casa de Ceramica, expanding its business to Kingsburg ... JOHN WALKER / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
As violin swells, a life devoted to music fades Aug 2, 2009
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Jailed evangelist's followers sell suspect goods Jul 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration authorized secret surveillance activities that still have not been made public, according to a new government report that questions the legal basis for the unprecedented anti-terrorism program ... "How in the world could Mr. Alamo come up with a quarter of a million dollars ... when the entire time he hasn't been able to work, he hasn't held a job other than what he may have been employed in inside a federal penitentiary?" Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyra... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Bus tips over in Adirondacks, killing 1, hurting 9 Jul 5, 2009
A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx ... The owners of a New York City day care center where police shot and wounded a robbery suspect have been charged with marijuana possession ... The items include handwritten checks from 1884 mounted on mat boards, as if they'd been on display. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
What's going on ... Jul 3, 2009
Something of an Energizer Bunny with a sharp wit, Serres also has five bee hives, 10 lab puppies for sale, and 120 acres of merlot vineyards, with grapes going to Imagery, Highway 12, Benziger and St. Francis wineries ... A real deal: Native Sons of the Golden West Sonoma Parlor #111 presents its first ever "Red, Bright and Brew BBQ" with fireworks at Arnold Field on First Street West on July 4th, with an Angus beef hamburger meal, Vienna Style hot dogs, 20 microbrews, wine and soda, games and... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Bus rider finds 19th century checks, old tools Jun 30, 2009
"He and some other children in the neighborhood had been trying to feed them with little success," Longmont police Sgt. Dave Orr said ... The items include handwritten checks from 1884 mounted on mat boards, as if they'd been on display ... We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee. (Fresno Bee)
Jackson items soar in value, but for how long? Jun 27, 2009
- 24 Hour Business - fresnobee ... "I would have been happy if they sold for $20," said Elliott, a 55-year-old homemaker. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Margaret A. Bengs: Seek a true American idol? Dad was one Jun 21, 2009
By Margaret A. Bengs Special to The Bee Published: Sunday, Jun ... With his ancestors' lands in Ireland having been confiscated due to religious persecution, Charles Carroll risked all for the principle of religious freedom ... Reader comments on Sacbee. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Dealer objects to auction of OJ Simpson items Jun 19, 2009
We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee ... Contents of this site are Copyright The Fresno Bee. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Bisbee Lodging Tour offers 13 examples of hospitality May 28, 2009
BISBEE For the past four years, some of Bisbee s finest lodgings have been featured in the Bisbee Lodging Tour sponsored by the city s chamber of commerce ... Bisbee is the very real opposite of many towns and cities in Arizona that have destroyed their past the historic buildings, landscapes and streets, and replaced them with modern buildings so bland they could be in any part of the country, says Fred Miller, Copper City Inn and Cafe Roca ... Bisbee is an authentic place. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
May Calendar Apr 30, 2009
Bee there: Erie Broadway Series presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," 7:30 p.m., Warner Theatre, 811 State St. Tickets: $31 ... Bees' knees: Make a bee pole to pollinate the garden, 10 a.m., Asbury Woods Nature Center, 4105 Asbury Road; $25 for members and $28 for nonmembers, includes supplies. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Free Comic Book Day arrives Saturday Apr 29, 2009
By Rick Bentley / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... Read his blog at fresnobeehive ... Contents of this site are Copyright The Fresno Bee. (Fresno Bee)
Things to do, April 24-30 Apr 28, 2009
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Blown-away Chihuahua reunited with owners Apr 28, 2009
-- Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70-mph gust of wind picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight. Dorothy and Lavern Utley credit a pet psychic for guiding them on Monday to a wooded area nearly a mile from where 8-month-old Tinker Bell had been last seen ... Contents of this site are Copyright The Fresno Bee. (Fresno Bee)
Word on the Street: A taste of Asia in Fresno Apr 13, 2009
The Fresno Bee Text Size ... MARK CROSSE / THE FRESNO BEE ... MARK CROSSE / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee)
A red flag for fair board Mar 27, 2009
He's been allowed to use fairground parking lots for the flea market, and is supposed to pay the fair 35% of his revenues in return. In addition, in what amounts to a separate handshake agreement, Hargrove has been allowed to keep the parking receipts from non-fair, non-flea market events throughout the year ... That should have been counted as revenue, but wasn't. (Fresno Bee)
Sloppy oversight cost Fresno fair, audit says Mar 26, 2009
By Chris Collins / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... CRAIG KOHLRUSS / THE FRESNO BEE ... Auditors said that should have been counted as revenue. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
A Road to Ruin? North County Corridor has landowners up in arms Mar 23, 2009
North County Corridor has landowners up in arms - Local - The Modesto Bee. . (Modesto Bee, CA)
Missing Italian statue found in NC couple's home Mar 22, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A 350-year-old statue of a saint and former pope, taken from an Italian church nearly two decades ago, has been found in the home of a North Carolina couple who had no idea it was stolen, authorities said ... The Americans involved have not been charged, ICE spokesman Brandon Montgomery said ... Contents of this site are Copyright The Fresno Bee. (Fresno Bee)
Ex-money manager known for his love of horses Mar 16, 2009
"I couldn't have been more surprised if I found Mother Teresa running a protection racket in Calcutta," said John Steele Gordon, a business and financial historian who said he has known Greenwood for more than 10 years ... The case against Greenwood and his partner Stephen Walsh, 64, of Sands Point, is among several that have been filed since the meltdown of the credit markets ... "Everything he's done has been positive. He's just so capable. I doubt you'll find a single person in town who'll... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Culture Calendar Mar 11, 2009
Corned beef sandwiches and other food is available ... The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The Tony-award winning musical comedy will be performed at the Rialto Square Theatre at 6 p.m. March 15. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Mar 5, 2009
No proof' of bee killer theory. UK interest rates lowered to 0. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
McClatchy Files Form 10-K and Reports Final Results for 2008 Mar 3, 2009
McClatchy-owned newspapers include The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Kansas City Star, The Charlotte Observer, and The News & Observer (Raleigh) ... There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including: the duration and depth of the economic recession may reduce its income and cash flow greater than expected; McClatchy may not... (PR Newswire)
Fresno Fair accounting probe drags on Mar 2, 2009
By Chris Collins / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... After The Bee reported about the Sheriff's Department investigation last June, the fair board hired the auditing firm to investigate whether the flea market had skimmed revenues ... Contents of this site are Copyright The Fresno Bee. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
What's Happening Feb 26, 2009
The Spirited Spell-off Spectacle - 4 p.m., Athens Technical College, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N.; spelling bee and raffle to raise funds for local adult literacy programs; $5 includes reception after the bee; www ... Lecture: "It's a Pollinators' Market: Honey Bee Decline and Why it Matters" - 4 p.m., 148 Miller Learning Center, 48 Baxter St.; Keith Delaplane of the entomology department will be the guest speaker; (706) 542-3966 or jdingus@uga. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Please Play With the Toys Feb 19, 2009
Sprig also offers Bee and Butterflies Farm, a set of toys that comes with flowers that are made of biodegradable paper and come with actual seeds that will sprout five different types of flowers if you plant them. SPECIALTY TOYS. (Fox News)
Smiley Central Studio Gives Kids a New Way to Express Their Creativity Online and Offline with Smileys Feb 14, 2009
35 billion smileys have been sent using e-mail, chat windows, blogs, social networking sites and mobile phones ... Its award-winning branded product portfolio includes Smiley Central, Printies, Disney, Clickables, Rubiks, Bee & Bicycle (U.S. Playing Card Company), Intellivision, Sesame Workshop, Phase 10 (Fundex), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fresno woman's 1869 baseball card brings her $64,073 Feb 11, 2009
By Mike Osegueda / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... KURT HEGRE / THE FRESNO BEE ... After being reported in The Bee on Dec. 31, her story gained national attention. (Fresno Bee)
Needham Briefs (Feb. 12) Feb 11, 2009
Needham - Spelling Bee registration begins. The Needham Education Foundation s 18th annual Spelling Bee will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in the Newman Elementary School gym ... Join teams from all over town to bee a part of this Needham spring tradition. (Needham Tab, MA)
Loyal Valley listeners tune in to Radio Tradio Feb 8, 2009
By Diana Marcum / The Fresno Bee Text Size ... Pete still has that one old stadium chair from Reedley that he's been trying to sell for weeks ... DIANA BALDRICA / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
