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Smithton Town and Country Fair ResultsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:20PM0 to 6 months: Allie Offineer, child of Jason and Crystal Offineer, of Sedalia, first place; Daetyn Woodley, child of Ron Woodley and Breanna Norris, of Smithton, second place; and Emily Bax, child of Matt and Sara Bax, of Sedalia, third place.

Business looks to become fabric of city’s knitting, spinning communityTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:37PMJen Andersen knows how to spin (a) yarn. But you won’t find her fireside in a rocking chair. “Knitters and crocheters aren’t like that anymore,” she says. “This is an open and wonderful community that’s always willing to share new ideas. It doesn’t matter ...

Last Night's TV - The Hour, BBC2; Britain Through a Lens: the Documentary Film Mob, BBC4Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:14PMSo, here comes The Hour , bent almost double beneath the weight of expectation and specious comparisons to Mad Men. What the latter appears to mean is: (1) They smoke a lot; (2) They wear vintage clothes; (3) There's a good-looking lead who wears a tie. But forget Mad Men because The Hour is its own thing and – on the evidence available so far – a very promising thing too. Abi Morgan's drama ...

Tarpon Springs woman celebrates 100th birthdayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:49PMBy Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tarpon Springs woman celebrates 100th birthday Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Theresa Phelan McLean, right, with son Warren F. Law at McLean’s 100th birthday party at the Tarpon Bayou Center. As an 8-year-old, Theresa McLean of Tarpon Springs remembers seeing Ohio Sen. Warren G. Harding stumping on the 1920 presidential campaign trail in New York City, and can still ...

Dissonant Notes at Jazz FestivalsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:22PMFor decades, the term "New York jazz festival" was defined by George Wein. His Festival Productions began its storied Manhattan run in 1972, and quickly established an important sponsorship model with companies like JVC. Wein sold his company in 2007. Two years later, his flagship New York event ...

Offbeat Arts and Crafts in LATuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:52PMFrom museum exhibits to interactive craft nights, these spots will inspire you with their hands-on imagination.

Longtime Port Hope treasurer to retireTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:18AMPORT HOPE -Port Hope treasurer Barb Spry has spent 23 and a half years helping to look after Port Hope's finances, and has finally decided it's time to pass the buck to someone else.[...]

Have your cake (cupcake, that is!) and eat it too! New shop comes to N. OaklandTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:27AMNobody would mistake 64th & San Pablo in the Golden Gate neighborhood of Oakland for 51st and Telegraph in Temescal, but there's no question that in the past 18 months, things have truly improved. read more

Plans revealed for '10 Days Across the City'Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:40AMHAVING cleaned up with 10 Days at the Laundry, organisers are coming back with a similar event in Winchester later this year.