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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
Hyperlinks to event details at AKconcerts.com and in our weekly newsletter Or read below if you just want to know the time & place. Thursday June 22nd 4 Royle Parkers (Soldotna) – Open Mic w/ Cody Kniceley 8p-12a Alaskan Hotel and Bar (Juneau) – Open Mic 8p-11p Anchorage Town Square...
Ripon College will honor 10 alumni with special awards Friday. These awards will be presented during Alumni Weekend at the 1851 Awards Dinner. Distinguished Alumni Citation ➤ Nancy Wadley Keough ‘67 of Pebble Beach, Calif., for career achievements and service to the community. Nancy Keough She is a retired lawyer...
Historic House luncheon Friday ANDERSON — A lunch will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 23, at the Gruenewald Historic House, 626 Main St., downtown Anderson. Cost for the event is $20 per person. Call 765-648-6875 to reserve a table. Leave your name, contact information and number in...
Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. TODAY The Burke County NAACP will hold its third annual Juneteenth Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CoMMA outdoor amphitheater. The event is free and kid friendly. Glammed...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. New Dimensions Charter School will hold its monthly board meeting at 4 p.m. in person on campus, 550 Lenoir Road, Morganton, and on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for Zoom information. The Burke County...
I’ve been doing something the past few weeks that tells me summer is here, even if we have to “officially” wait until June 20. I’m filling in dates on my wall calendar with phrases like “concert at 7 p.m.,” “baseball game at 6:35 p.m.,” “brass band at Biergarten” and “give...
CAROLYN R. WILSON Special to the Bristol Herald Courier ABINGDON, Va. – When Joseph Stam was a child, he sat in the audience at Barter Theatre, enamored by everything he saw and heard on stage – the dialogue, the costumes and the storytelling. “I just knew it was something I...
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