Sabres Get Defensive in First Round – 13WHAM

The Buffalo Sabres have selected two defenseman in the first round of the NHL draft.With the eighth pick of the draft, the Sabres selected Finnish defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. The hard hitting defenseman is listed at 6-foot-3, 201 pounds. Ristolainen had 15 points in 52 games this past season as a rookie in the Finnish league.Buffalo picked again at pick 16. A pick in which they acquired via the Jason Pomminville trade to Minnesota. With that pick, Buffalo got even more mean with the selection Read more [...]

Birdbooker Report 275 and 276

“Words in leather and wood”. Bookshelves in the “Long Room” at the old Trinity College Library in Dublin.Image: Nic McPhee from Morris, MN, USA. 2007. (Creative Commons.) Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky,My pile of books is a mile high.How I love them! How I need them!I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author of many popular children's books. Compiled by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, the Birdbooker Report is a weekly report that has Read more [...]

Festive 4th events set for area

SOUTHERN INDIANA — A multitude of Fourth of July-related celebrations will take place July 3-4 in Southern Indiana and Louisville. All events listed, aside from participation in the July 4 New Albany 5K, are free. Here’s a look at what’s going on in the area. JEFFERSONVILLE The city has three main attractions set, with the first being music from Off the Hook with guest Tony and the Tanlines starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at RiverStage. There will be music Thursday, July 4, there Read more [...]

Festive 4th events set for area

SOUTHERN INDIANA — A multitude of Fourth of July-related celebrations will take place July 3-4 in Southern Indiana and Louisville. All events listed, aside from participation in the July 4 New Albany 5K, are free. Here’s a look at what’s going on in the area. JEFFERSONVILLE The city has three main attractions set, with the first being music from Off the Hook with guest Tony and the Tanlines starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at RiverStage. There will be music Thursday, July 4, there Read more [...]

More than 800 High River homes ranked ‘enter at your own risk’ or worse in …

HIGH RIVER — An uneasy mix of typical suburbia and ghost town greeted the first group of High River homeowners returning to their flood-ravaged town.While nearly all streets remained empty on Saturday, about 5,000 residents returned after provincial officials enacted the first of a three-phase re-entry plan, allowing owners of 1,817 northwest homes to see for themselves the devastating water damage in some parts of town and, in other cases, untouched properties with merely overgrown lawns.Indeed, Read more [...]

Vigilante rodeo set to return; two-day event begins on Friday

Once again the summer is in full swing and so are the hopeful cowboys and cowgirls of the various rodeo circuits.On Friday and Saturday, the Butte Vigilante Rodeo will take place as many athletes descend on 6354 Albany, site of the Butte Vigilante Rodeo and Saddle Club arena.According to club president Lloyd Stringer, the rodeo should again provide quality entertainment as a number of National Rodeo Association (NRA) competitors will be in town for the two-day event.“I think we will Read more [...]

Devastation greets returning High River residents

HIGH RIVER — An uneasy mix of typical suburbia and ghost town greeted the first group of High River homeowners returning to their flood-ravaged town.While nearly all streets remained empty on Saturday, about 5,000 residents returned after provincial officials enacted the first of a three-phase re-entry plan, allowing owners of 1,817 northwest homes to see for themselves the devastating water damage in some parts of town and, in other cases, untouched properties with merely overgrown lawns.Indeed, Read more [...]

How Rupert Grint became a £13million property wizard: Harry Potter star, 24 …

Harry Potter star sets up new company Eevil Plan PropertiesRupert Grint, 24, has a £12.9million property portfolio in HerfordshireIncludes his own £5.4million mansion and his parents' boutique hotel By Alasdair Glennie PUBLISHED: 23:52 GMT, 28 June 2013 | UPDATED: 23:52 GMT, 28 June 2013 299 View comments Mischief managed: Rupert Grint is investing his Potter millions wisely After rising to fame as Harry Potter’s sidekick, it seems Rupert Grint is working some Read more [...]