The world’s first coin to be struck in 2024 highlights Australian space exploration history. “Out of this World – Australia in Space” was chosen by the Royal Australian Mint as its 2024 theme “to showcase Australia’s history and significance as one of the earliest nations to launch its own satellite.” The coin’s reverse, or tails […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Legoland California is celebrating its 25th birthday this year with a limited time deal. Between Jan. 8 and March 10, the theme park is offering up to four kid tickets at $25 each with the purchase of a single adult ticket. A regular one-day Legoland online ticket normally costs around $104. The […]
A Central Florida woman celebrated her milestone birthday in a high-flying way. Glendine, who turned 100 on Tuesday, chose to jump out of an airplane at Skydive DeLand. Her family joined her on her memorable trip in the air. Glendine joins other centenarians like Dorothy Hoffner, the oldest person to skydive at 104 in Chicago […]
Columbia resident Herb Griggs is a living witness to history. He celebrated his 102nd birthday Thursday at The Terrace Retirement Community surrounded by other residents, family, friends and country music duo Don Joy and Melanie Lynn, who provided entertainment at the party. Born in Boone County and educated both in Hallsville and Columbia, Griggs’ life […]
Dec. 30—WILLMAR — Bethesda has finished construction on the third and final phase of renovation of the Bethesda Grand senior living community. All three phases of the project involved renovating spaces in Bethesda Grand to make them more appealing and to provide better amenities. “There are two components. There are individual spaces where residents have […]
It’s a howl-iday miracle! A Pennsylvania animal shelter celebrated Friday after its facility had no dogs for the first time in nearly half a century. “Two weeks ago our kennels were almost filled, now we don’t have any dogs in the building at all,” read a Facebook post by the Adams County Society for the […]
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich spent Christmas morning with detainees at the Cook County Jail, telling them during Mass they were not alone, not forgotten. “Any time that we, in our life, have felt, no matter our circumstances, as though we’ve been overlooked or told that we don’t matter or that we’re second-class citizens, this feast […]
Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day NFL showdown. Taylor Swift before the start of an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia. The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians’ dismay with the 22-month-old […]
This Christmas, BibleWalk will celebrate the holiday season by offering free tours through The Life of Christ. The celebration will be Saturday, Dec. 23, through Saturday, Dec. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Dec. 24 and 25). BibleWalk is one of the country’s leading Christian attractions, Ohio’s only life-size wax museum and home to […]
Dec. 16—The city of Aiken’s 14th annual Hoofbeats and Christmas Carols Parade on Saturday had families lining the streets to see a plethora of festively donned horses, dogs and carriages. This yearly event is a fundraiser for Equine Rescue of Aiken and the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare. Sylvia Amos came from Colorado to […]
Park Ridge city officials helped light a menorah in the city’s Uptown for the eighth night of Hanukkah on Thursday. About 50 people attended the lighting, organized by Rabbi Lazer Hershkovich. He asked the attendees to close their eyes and think about the hostages taken during the Israel-Hamas war. “Friends, you need to be their […]