Lupe Breard remembers coming to live in the Queen Anne Victorian house in Echo Park with her mother and siblings when she was a child. The memory is still vivid decades later, she says, because she didn’t want to move there — until she saw the chimney and told herself Santa Claus could bring presents […]
Two of the most popular sights in the night sky will join up tonight in a gorgeous pairing. The four-day-old waxing crescent moon will be positioned just below the Pleiades star cluster, also known as Messier 45 or simply M45. The two will be separated by around just 3 degrees, equal to a few finger […]
The moon will meet up with the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades star cluster, on Friday (Feb. 16), also displaying a rare optical feature on its surface that can be seen with telescopes. The half-illuminated 7-day-old moon will be in its first quarter phase as it encounters the Pleiades star cluster, also known as Messier 45 […]
Feb. 14—Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. CHAMPAIGN — Roughly 20 years ago, Lauren and Annie Murray answered a Thrifty Nickel ad for used equipment from a catering business that was closing down. After storing the supplies in their father’s barn, the two sisters spent the next year and […]
An appeal by Waterford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald’s sister over whether she has a tenancy of a house he owns has been described as “without any merit whatsoever”, a judge has said. Mr Justice Brian O’Moore made the comment when he dismissed an appeal brought by Helen Fitzgerald as part of a dispute between her […]
An Amber Alert was sent out Thursday afternoon, notifying Florida residents about two missing children. The children disappeared from their Lake County foster home and are considered endangered. Anyone who spots the children should not approach. Call 911 or contact law enforcement immediately. Here’s what we know and how you can help find the missing […]
Jan. 21—The Springfield chapter of My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) is helping almost 250 youths gain confidence and learn life lessons. Chris Wallace, president of the program, spoke about the initiative at Clark State College’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration earlier this month. During the annual luncheon, the mentoring program collected […]
Jan. 21—TRAVERSE CITY — In 2014, Russ Knopp, who operates Comfort Keepers, a successful business that provides in-home care to seniors in northern Michigan, ventured out of his comfort zone. After attending an event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan, he applied to become a “Big,” volunteering to mentor a “Little” whose […]
Nigerian police say they have successfully rescued five sisters who were held hostage after being kidnapped in the country’s capital. The girls were freed in a joint police-army operation in a forest in northern Nigeria on Saturday night. They were taken from their home in Abuja earlier this month, along with another sister who was […]
Jan. 20—LEWISTON — The Sisters of St. Francis are celebrating 150 years of the order’s presence in the U.S. this year, starting with a short film showing how they arrived in this country. Sisters Mary Serbacki and Diane Gianadda will show “Leonarda’s Journey,” focusing on the life of Mother Mary Leonarda Hannappel. The screening is […]
ROCK HILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two Rock Hill sisters are home after a judge granted a $40,000 bond in the death investigation of their 99-year-old mother, Martha Rutledge. The sisters, 68-year-old Martha Carroll Rutledge and 73-year-old Nancy Rutledge, were charged with abuse or neglect of a vulnerable person resulting in death. They turned […]
Jan. 13—The Sisters of Providence and Indiana State University Professor Emeritus Arthur Feinsod will host a five-part series, “Evolution of Wisdom Thought,” virtually or in-person. The first session will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27, in the Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center and will explore “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” […]