Howard County's black history comes to life Sep 12, 2008
In a military room, Houston Wedlock was dressed in an 1872 U.S. Army uniform of a Buffalo Soldier, the name given to late-19th-century black soldiers ... I was blown away and I felt connected to what the Buffalo Soldiers went through because even though the Army was integrated when I went in, in 1954, it was still rough, De Shieldes said. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Attractions and Activities in North... Aug 30, 2008
State parks and federally protected lands are in abundance and the area is the location of the headwaters of the Buffalo National River, the only designated National River in America. Also within theses rolling hills are the cities and towns of Northwest Arkansas that reflect the history and heritage of the people. (Suite101.com)
Labor Day weekend on one tank of gas Aug 29, 2008
About 200 years ago, on July 6, 1806, Meriwether Lewis and nine men were following the ancient Buffalo Road Trail, whose ruts were made by generations of American Indian hunters and their families. Take the road 11 miles to the trailhead for the 1. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Creatures take over landmark fruit stand Aug 16, 2008
Enormous elks, burly buffalo, huge horses ... But most of his inventory is tied up in fountains, lampposts, clocks, pottery and a menagerie of imaginary, big-dollar creatures like $2,800 buffaloes, $3,000 horses, $900 eagles and $100 frogs. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Looking Back Aug 7, 2008
he left Tuesday to visit his sister at Buffalo Center, Iowa. His daughter Maggie is now his substitute. (Kalona News, IA)
JASON PETERS DEBATE: Show him the money! Jul 29, 2008
Buffalo Bills NFL Football. BuffaloFootballReport ... Jason Peters missed Buffalo's first training camp practice in pursuit of getting a contract extension. (BillsReport.com)
Houston attractions for under $2 Jul 26, 2008
The Buffalo Bayou, at 1113 Vine St., is a waterway with bridges, parks, walkways, night-lighting, views of the city skyline, and trails for canoeing, kayaking, hiking and biking ... The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, 1834 Southmore St., bills itself as the "largest repository of African-American military history in the world,". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Preserving a town's history Jul 22, 2008
" Rather than care for their exterior landscapes, Robandt said cities like St. Joseph and New Buffalo, "have followed a brutalist path to economic development," meaning "tear it all down and make something synthetic. " The fact that Buchanan had remained so untouched is what drew him here. He spent countless hours pouring over the roots of both Buchanan and Niles. And after he took over the Union Block building, he had it listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Studying the history... (Niles Star, MI)
So much to see and do right here Jul 20, 2008
Enjoy low-cost tickets to excellent productions at the Ivoryton Playhouse ("Moon Over Buffalo" until Aug. 3 and "Evita, Aug. 13-31) or the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport. It is handicap accessible and you can bring your own picnic supper, (203) 576-1636. Also in Bridgeport are the Barnum Museum and the Beardsley Zoo. On July 25 and Aug. 15, take in the exhibit at the Hartford Atheneum, then treat yourself to an early dinner at one of Hartford's many excellent restaurants and return to... (New Haven Register, CT)
Challenge Online Games locks down $4.5M from venture capital firm Jul 13, 2008
Challenge Online Games locks down $4. 5M from venture capital firm - Austin Business Journal. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Cody attractions draw gun enthusiasts Jun 17, 2008
Many of our members attend because of Cody and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, club president Joe Salter said of the annual gun show. The show is an excuse for many of us to come here. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
LOCAL FOLKS:Museum director passionate about the past Jun 16, 2008
"I mean, where else in Northeast Mississippi are you going to see a Siberian tiger, a jaguar and a water buffalo?" she said, laughing. Contact Ginna Parsons at 678-1581 or ginna. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Old friends rendezvous in PdC Jun 15, 2008
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jaycees Buffalo Burger Stand. 4 p.m. Rendezvous ends. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Ron Paul's followers believe in 'revolution' Jun 1, 2008
"This is the message of the Beatles, the Dylans of the world," said Marc Scibilia, a 21-year-old songwriter from Buffalo, N.Y., referring to Paul's platform. Scibilia posted a video of his Paul-themed song, "Hope Anthem," on YouTube, and this summer he will lead a 28-city "Freedom Tour" featuring other musicians. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Brothers begin $2.3M rehab of Troy building May 20, 2008
3M rehab of Troy building - The Business Review (Albany). Members: Not Registered. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Classifieds 5/13/08 May 14, 2008
MISCELLANEOUS HUNT OUR RANCH. Elk, Whitetail, Buffalo, Red Stag, Boar. Season 5/15/08 - 3/31/09. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Shopping Travel Guide to Buffalo May 13, 2008
Find Buffalo's fun and funky side with this shopping travel guide to Western New York ... Shopping districts abound in Buffalo and the Western New York area ... Experience the true essence of Buffalo by stepping outside the mall perimeter and into these fun and funky shopping venues. (Suite101.com)
TV Guide's Most Valuable Covers May 12, 2008
June 25, 1954, Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bob Smith. The two principal stars -- the former a marionette, the latter a real live person -- from the iconic TV children's show Howdy Doody (1947-60) adorn the cover. (Suite101.com)
Cooking keeps women close May 7, 2008
Missing home, Kevin and Micki moved to Jasper and built a log home on the Little Buffalo River. Kevin drove from Jasper to Mountain Home daily for seven years. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Boerne White Sox play at Vintage Base Ball Tourney May 6, 2008
Rey "Rat" Trevino, Wayne "Knuckles" Speaker, Jay "Beans" Avers, Todd "Sparty" Watson and Kristy "Horseshoe" Watson of the Boerne team partnered up with two re-enactors from of Fort McKavett: Alfredo "Pasta" Munoz, Russell "Rustler" Tipton and Russell's 14-year old son Samuel "Green Eggs" Tipton to play vintage base ball at Buffalo Gap Historical Park against the Farmers Branch team, Buffalo Gap 407's and the Buffalo Gap Chips ... The "Cigar Box" field at Buffalo Gap proved to be a challenge... (Boerne Star, TX)
In search of a buffalo's head? John Wayne? Soy candles? Street Faire offered it all May 5, 2008
In search of a buffalo's head ... In search of a buffalo's head ... A large buffalo head for a mere 600. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
OUR SPACE: Can you spare a dime? (1281) May 2, 2008
Morningside College student Nick McGraw delivers drinks to a table at Buffalo Wild Wings Grill (Staff photo by ) ... "Buffalo Wild Wings gigSummer is better and that was the time McGraw would work five or six nights a week, if the employer would allow him that many hours. He took a server job at Buffalo Wild Wings Grill ast May."I had to take time off in October, because I couldn't do school and the job," he confessed."But Buffalo Wild Wings has really been good to me," he added. "They've... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Mar 26, 2008
EDBUFFALO (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- The dying industrial city of Buffalo, N.Y., finds new life as a debt-collection center. 300. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
YouTubes just wild about Harry Potter send-up Mar 23, 2008
Lions vs. baby water buffalo vs. crocodile in Battle at Kruger in the Eyewitness category. Nebraska high school senior Dan Brown s How to solve a Rubik s Cube in the Instructional category. (Boston Herald)
All the Best Mar 6, 2008
The Buffalo Bayou Regatta will be Saturday ... The show is about a sleepy, humdrum Texas town in for an awakening when Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show's train derails just outside of town. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Rangers tip Flyers, 5-4, in shootout Mar 3, 2008
Red Wings 4, Sabres 2 - Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist, and Dominik Hasek made 22 saves as visiting Detroit downed Buffalo ... Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller finished with 35 saves. (Boston Herald)
Paddock gets ax from Sens Feb 28, 2008
Sabres 8, Predators 4 - Steve Bernier scored twice and added an assist in his Buffalo debut, pushing the hosts back into a playoff position with a win over Nashville ... Bernier scored on his first two shots, giving Buffalo a 2-0 lead, a day after being acquired in a trade that sent All-Star defenseman Brian Campbell to San Jose. (Boston Herald)
Antiques & Collecting: There's no need to fear, Ultraman is here Feb 16, 2008
" It was created to help strengthen the glass base of the bottle.Q: I have a roll-top desk that belonged to my grandfather. It is marked "Cutler and Son, Buffalo, N.Y." Can you tell me anything about the maker?A: Abner Cutler worked as a cabinetmaker in Buffalo beginning in the late 1820s. By the 1850s, he was working on improvements to the roll-top desk and was granted seven patents related to the rolling top's mechanism. Cutler's company was known as Cutler and Son by the 1870s and displayed... (Florida Today)
Columnist: 'Blondie' will outlive jokes and ice ages Feb 15, 2008
Meanwhile, Simpson does a Pizza Hut commercial capitalizing on her tuna lapse, asking if buffalo wings come from buffalo. (Ouch. (Daily Collegian, PA)
New cookbook available in Perry County Feb 8, 2008
Some examples include Amish corn pudding, buffalo chicken wing dip, classic turkey pot pie, Parmesan chicken, Swedish meatballs, pineapple angel food cake, jalapeno cheesecake and zucchini relish. A Taste of Heaven cookbooks are in a three-ring binder format to accommodate future recipes. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Little house on the prairie Feb 4, 2008
New Braunfels, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y.. And none of them is cheap, he added. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
As Suharto clings to life, Indonesians draw mystical connections Jan 26, 2008
Alin Nurmalela, 7, pets a rare albino buffalo in Solo, Indonesia. The albino buffalo is considered to be an animal of good luck in Javanese mysticism. (International Herald Tribune)
Two men indicted in Porter slaying Jan 25, 2008
In other games, Jonathan Cheechoo scored twice in the third period and San Jose beat visiting St. Louis 4-1; Daniel Alfredsson had three goals and four assists for an Ottawa-record seven points, leading the struggling Senators to an 8-4 victory at Tampa Bay; Pavol Demitra had a goal and an assist for Minnesota in a 3-2 win at Colorado; Zbynek Michalek scored with 29 seconds left in overtime on a 40-foot slap shot to give Phoenix a 4-3 win over visiting Nashville; Washington won for the fifth... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Museum hit in smuggling probe Jan 25, 2008
The donations to the Mingei included a Ban Chiang water buffalo vessel, bracelets, beads, pottery anvils, spindle whorls and rollers. According to the affidavit, the highest appraisal on an item was $6,000, even though the undercover agent had paid $1,500 for the piece. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
VOTE ON EAST AURORA SCHOOL BOARD SEAT, PROJECT FUNDING IS TUESDAY Jan 24, 2008
Sweet holds a two-year civil engineering degree from ECC and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Buffalo State College ... For 10 years he has volunteered as a coach with the Buffalo rn New York Junior Soccer league and is a volunteer assistant coach for East Aurora's modified and varsity girls soccer teams. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
Mystery coin Jan 10, 2008
The coin belongs to Meadow Merrill, a freelance writer from Bath, Maine, and belonged to one of her great uncles who played in Buffalo Bill s Wild West Band ... Mom asked about it at the museum (Buffalo Bill Historical Center), but they weren t able to confirm the story ... Real or not, the story provided an opportunity for History Detectives to tell the story of Buffalo Bill s Wild West and Annie Oakley, host Elyse Luray said. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Going outside Dec 18, 2007
Summer Classics expands in Atlanta, Chicago - Birmingham Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
SAPD working to protect holiday shoppers from buying stolen property Nov 28, 2007
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Nativity on Gaither Mountain Nov 22, 2007
" The decoupaged Precious Moments puzzles. The tree ornament nestled inside a walnut shell, from the Actons' first Christmas together. The Hallmark glass balls. The table scarf. The miniature Christmas tree with the Star on top. The Hummel Christmas ball. Tree skirts. Photos of murals, enlarged and framed, taken by Larry in churches in Bethlehem The calendar page from Miss Martha's in Alabama. The Native American plate depicting buffalo, bears and wolves, which Rose exhibits in a sand-filled... (Newton County Times, AR)
New faces in old places Nov 14, 2007
And Buffalo Bill s Steak House is in the old Euro s location between Benetti s and Sumin s along restaurant row in downtown Coos Bay ... If you re going to Buffalo Bill s for a late lunch or dinner, don t forget your appetite ... Imagine, if you owned a restaurant called Buffalo Bill s, what the interior might look like. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Pa. mayor's dream of a Wild West museum is headed for the auction block Nov 10, 2007
- Halfway across the continent from where Buffalo Bill roamed and Custer made his last stand, the mayor of this debt-ridden city spent millions in public money on everything from six-shooters to covered wagons for a museum about cowboys, Indians and the Wild West. And he did it without telling the City Council, whose members felt as if they had been hit by the swinging doors of a frontier saloon when they found out from a reporter in 2003. (AZCentral -- News)
TEMPO: Holly Ball: Holiday ribbons to flutter at symphonys big event Nov 10, 2007
Our grand prize, informs McCreery, is a particularly attractive U.S. Mint 50 gold Buffalo coin. He adds that the 24 karat gold coin is worth approximately 800 at current gold prices. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Food, fun, antiques at Little Bar Nov 9, 2007
" Lunch entr?es start at $5.50 and dinner prices are $15.95 to $24.95. Fish you get "The fish we say we are serving you is the fish we said we are serving you," Peters said. You will really get fresh grouper and not a substitution. The host will direct you to the table of your choice and then present the huge menu on an easel. It is all written in large clear letters for easy reading. Appetizers are served all day, with conch chowder or fritters being favorites. Black bean soup and chili, fried... (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
O'Brien on trade talk Nov 2, 2007
By Buffalo NY Braves fan ... BuffaloBravesFan-Have you ever seen Smoltz in the outfield. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Artist unveils 'perfect' celestial sculpture Nov 1, 2007
The sculptor, originally from Hartford, works out of a Buffalo, N.Y. workshop. Last week the New Britain Museum of Modern Art purchased two of his sculptures. (Middletown Press, CT)
Carver says he's older than his antiques Nov 1, 2007
Clocks, dishes, photographs, wooden tools, pottery, primitives, scrimshaws, guns, a buffalo hide scale, arrowheads and weather vanes are just some of the items filling the room. He remembers the place and time when he bought most of them. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Weak dollar draws foreign online buyers Oct 31, 2007
"I'm not one to sit on the highway and go to Buffalo to go shopping," she said. But, she added, it's a nice bonus when she sees the bill for a pair of jeans. (Anchorage Daily News)
Regional calendar Oct. 25 edition Oct 26, 2007
Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 8 p.m.; Nov. 11, 2 p.m. The Full Monty an Americanized version of the English film released in 1997, set to music, with a change of venue to Buffalo, N.Y. Call 978-263-9070 for tickets. Saturday, Nov. 3 ROOM AT THE TABLE BENEFIT EVENT Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC, 55 Coolidge Ave., Lexington, Saturday Nov. 3, 6 p.m. Room at the Table, a multi-faith, multi-cultural organization welcomes all members of the community to its fall fund-raiser to benefit Women of Means,... (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Shaping a comeback Oct 24, 2007
Business First of Buffalo - by Business First ... What's going on: The Buffalo company is a distributor and custom fabricator of plastic products, working with everything from Teflon and nylon to polycarbonate. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
From watch bands to wooden bobbins Oct 8, 2007
FREEPORT - Hat pins, cheese graters, NASCAR Beanie Babies, Buffalo Nickels and boxes of old license plates. Whatever you collect, the Aquin Flea Market probably has it. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Theater Review: In 'Mauritius,' three thugs and a stamp collection Oct 5, 2007
I'm assuming, perhaps wrongly, that "Mauritius" is a conscious hommage to "American Buffalo," the 1975 drama that made Mamet's name. In "American Buffalo," three squabbling men, one of them a raging sociopath, set out to gain possession of a rare coin collection ... Like the Maltese Falcon (or for that matter, the nickel identified as an American buffalo), the Mauritius stamp is the fraught object of desire for an assortment of folks of shady backgrounds and motives, who meet in a dizzy... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
O.J. Simpson has done it again Sep 18, 2007
To his credit, the former Buffalo Bills running back and Heisman Trophy winner doesn't deny that he was angry. Much of his profanity-laced rant about his stolen memorabilia was recorded by Mr. Riccio as it happened. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
San Francisco, Arkansas Sep 16, 2007
", attend a jamboree hoedown or watch a local cast of 200 re-enact the crucifixion and resurrection nightly. But anyone who journeys to Eureka Springs expecting a hillbilly outpost is in for a surprise: It's a romantic bohemia that seems about as out of place in this state as a New Age crystal pendant dangling round the neck of an Arkansas razorback hog. At every corner, Eureka Springs evokes my adopted home of San Francisco. No, really. Tourist trolleys clamber up its steep streets, so crooked... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Arkansas fall foliage Sep 16, 2007
" But there are long stretches of wilderness with nothing in sight but the leaves, the trees, the hills. Here are some prime spots for experiencing an Ozarkian autumn spectacle: -- Canoe down the Buffalo. Only the eastern lower sections of the 150-mile river - the first official national river - can be paddled year-round, and 2007 has been a drought year. But the views are unbeatable and often totally private. The river flows through canyons and past caves, waterfalls and elk, and in autumn the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The Hot Ticket: Suburban Home Anniversary Sep 13, 2007
Saturday, after the Punk Rock Flea Market in the basement of 3 Kings, Ghost Buffalo, Tim Barry, and Chad Price (also of Drag The River) will take the stage. The Punk Rock Flea Market, as well as Sunday's barbecue in addition to the show, will contribute to the festivities. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Remember When…: It’s Howdy Doody time! Sep 5, 2007
Those were the simple but memorable words Buffalo Bob Smith asked the 40 or so kids in the peanut gallery that opened each and every Howdy Doody show that ran from December 1947 to December 1960. Buffalo Bob would enthusiastically open each show with this line, and then all at once all 40 kids would yell, It s Howdy Doody time ... Buffalo Bob treated the marionettes as if they were real, and as a result, so did kids of the era. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
EVERYDAY HEROES — Altavista Senior Recreation Friendship Club Jul 26, 2007
They will take a literary trip based on Bob Childress' book, "The Man Who Moved a Mountain," and will visit Buffalo Mountain, Va. in mid-October. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Tickets by Topps Jul 25, 2007
Topps gets Wolves tickets deal - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Two TV shows looking at Wellsville Jul 21, 2007
Nick Brown of Midway Rides of Utica, said he was contacted by the show as they were filming in Buffalo and looking for a midway ... The Home and Garden Television Station (HGTV) will be filming within a two-hour radius of Buffalo. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Helene Gifford Jul 18, 2007
Burial will be held at Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. There will be no visitation. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Man Inhaled Cocaine Before Crash Jul 17, 2007
with a hooker in buffalo," said Bank. She blew cocaine smoke in my mouth and I think it will show up.". Bank told of a dispute with his girlfriend. (R News)
Helping Helena Jul 8, 2007
Each bundle which nets around 5 cents a pound goes to Buffalo Industries in Washington state, where the items are shipped to South America for redistribution and sale. Last month, Ortega said with a smile, the Good Samaritan received a 3,000 check from Buffalo Industries. (Helena Independent Record)
WALES TOWN BOARD FRUSTRATED WITH AUCTION BUSINESS Jul 5, 2007
"He's only cut the grass up there," Supervisor Rickey A. Venditti said of Scheerer, adding that the Cheektowaga resident's claims that wetness at the site has prevented construction efforts are belied by the fact that this spring and summer have been one of the driest on record, according to Buffalo weather service data ... The town contribution, if it is to be forthcoming, would be coupled with funds from the United Way of Buffalo County and provide assurances to the United Way that the... (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
A lot to look at Jul 4, 2007
"Leading Ladies," a comedy by Ken Ludwig , the author of "Lend Me a Tenor" and "Moon Over Buffalo," continues through July 29. Perks Coffee and Wine Lounge (48 High St., 401-596-1260, ) offers an impressive variety of wines by the glass. (Boston Globe)
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK CONCERT & EVENT LISTINGS Jun 22, 2007
June 23 at Buffalo Club. 1161 Granville, 7 pm. (Vancouver Westender)
