A series of recreation and sports events this fall will go to helping residents affected by this summer’s bout of heavy rains and damaging floods. The Thunderbirds Sporting Club will share the profits from six fundraising events with the American Red Cross and the Mohawk Fire Department’s Alexander Hose Company. Typically fundraisers are done for the Thunderbirds club in order to help offset the costs of the roller hockey players attending championships. Gelston Castle Read more [...]

Harry S. Truman was president, the Yankees had just embarrassed the Phillies in the World Series, and college football was far more important than the professional version. On the first of the month, the Dow Jones industrials closed at 225.60; the greens fees at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, where judging for the prestigious concours d’élégance will take place in two weeks, were $5, a long way from today’s $495 (caddie not included). American awareness of foreign cars was, on a percentage Read more [...]

The list of contributors to the National Governors Association annual meeting that runs through Sunday in Milwaukee reads like a who's-who of local and national businesses and lobbying groups. But finding out how much money each outfit handed over? That's another matter. Several of the organizations that have provided financial backing for the event have links with Gov. Scott Walker, including the Bradley Foundation. Other groups giving money for the conference routinely do business with the state, Read more [...]