Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Sep 1, 2009
Spiderman' scales Malaysia tower. WWII ceremonies begin in Poland. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Calif. yard sale raises cash Aug 30, 2009
The Department of Motor Vehicles towed out eight vintage scales that doubled as fortune teller machines. Also up for sale: surplus prison shirts and jeans for $5 and office chairs for $10. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Calif. Holds Statewide Garage Sale Aug 29, 2009
The Department of Motor Vehicles towed out eight vintage scales that doubled as fortune teller machines. "The vendor was expecting the state to buy a whole bunch and they never did," Shaw said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Public safety log (Aug. 27) (79) Aug 28, 2009
More than an ounce of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, a handgun, scales, packaging materials, psilocybin mushrooms and more than 500 was seized. A 4- and 5-year-old were present and released to a guardian. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Infotainment Aug 26, 2009
Instead check-in staff handling the internal Italian flight from Bari to Rome asked her to jump on scales in front of a queue of other travellers and said she could only fly if she bought two. A man who turned up at the Antiques Road show was left red-faced when he was told what he thought was an expensive bottle was an old bottle from Tesco. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Life in the past lane Jul 22, 2009
Blacksmiths pound red-hot metal into various shapes, while the Weigh Master demonstrates how a wagon full of hay is pulled onto giant scales before going to market. In the arts and crafts barn, women and men, clad in costumes from another time, lean back in their rocking chairs as they carve little wood figurines, card wool and spin it, weave cane chairs, or piece quilt blocks together. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Madison County police blotter Jul 15, 2009
A search revealed other bags and scales. Drake was arrested for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Treasure Hunters to dig in Montrose Jul 14, 2009
Trains: Lionel, American Flyer, Marklin, Hafner, train sets, accessories, individual cars, all gauge scales. Musical Instruments: Pre-'70s electric and acoustic guitars, clarinets, drum sets, saxophones, etc. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Obits: Sanderson, Bush, Herman, Waletich, Lee, Pettersen, & Janisch May 28, 2009
On August 7, 1941 he married Mildred Scales of Claremont. At the onset of World War II he was recruited by Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, WA, to join in the war effort as a tool designer for the B-17. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Gunn student remembered as 'smart, caring' classmate who loved music, video games May 9, 2009
This healthy experience and expression of anger at the act of self destruction balances the scales of toxic guilt that many survivors feel. Suicide is a very bad decision with a very bad outcome for everybody. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
School kids to be offered vaccines Feb 19, 2009
The goal is to begin offering the shots when kids return from February vacation next week, said BPH spokeswoman Ann Scales. We ve had a tragic loss of a child, Scales said ... Overall, there have been 306 reported cases of influenza in Boston this flu season, and Scales said it s only going to get worse before it runs its course. (Boston Herald)
Winston-Salem, N.C., is good for art lovers Feb 19, 2009
Located in the Scales Fine Arts Center at Wake Forest University, the gallery features works by Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Keith Haring. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
