Inaugural tickets listed for sale online

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Free tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration originating from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Rob Portman have surfaced for sale online. An investigation by The Hill found highly sought tickets for the event for sale on www.CraigsList.org, with information indicating they originated from the two congressional offices. While the sale of tickets to the inauguration, scheduled for Jan. 21, isn't prohibited by law it is heavily frowned upon by members Read more [...]

Finlandia’s 14th annual Heikinpaiva events listed

HANCOCK - The 14th annual Heikinpaiva will showcase Finnish culture while helping to relieve winter doldrums for area residents. Hilary Virtanen, public program coordinator for the Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center, said Heikinpaiva began in 1999 during a national conference in Hancock about preserving the Finnish heritage for third- and fourth-generation Finnish Americans. The festival became an annual event. "It really did catch on," she said. Article Photos A Read more [...]

FOR SALE: Newly Listed Condo Near Route 9

55 Lebeaux Drive, #55 is in a great commuter location, right off Route 9. The 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom condo was built in 2001 and features custom details such as stained glass windows and built-in shelving. The kitchen also has unique features in its galley doors and tile backsplash. The condo is large- 2,000 square feet with a finished basement. The first floor guest room includes an en-suite bath with jetted tub and there is a deck and small back yard. The home was just listed on January 4 at $319,900. Read more [...]

17th century Suffolk cottage for sale

With hedgerows, ponds, wetlands and woodland, this pretty cottage near Diss in Suffolk attacts its fair share of wildlife Sundial Cottage  is an attractive Suffolk property which dates from the 17th century, and is listed Grade II. The house has a recently re-dressed thatched roof and inside are lots of character features including exposed beams, studwork, original exposed mullion windows and original internal doors. The ground floor features a well-laid out kitchen, a sitting room and drawing Read more [...]

Next Trashy Tuesday event Jan. 15

Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:00 pm Next Trashy Tuesday event Jan. 15 0 comments The Recycling Advisory Committee announces the next Trashy Tuesday. The Trashy Tuesday event is being held at Richland Opportunities Inc. (ROI) workshop on Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. ROI’s address is 1100 Silurian Lane in Sidney. The events Read more [...]

Redlands has famous buildings

An advertisement for Quincy, Ill., boasts that the city has 3,665 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. "Enough said," the ad simply states. Clearly, this town of 40,655 people is proud of its historic character, advertising as it does in a national magazine. The ad goes on to encourage viewers to "Call for your free self-guided driving tour guide + Upass (free admittance to all city museums)." All? Within the Redlands city limits are at least four museums - the U.S. Read more [...]