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Chalfant: Fair's attractions have changed over yearsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:50PMThe original Missouri State Fair was billed as an educational experience, especially for farmers, who could view the livestock to learn better methods of breeding, watch the demonstrations of new machinery to learn easier ways of performing farm tasks, and see the exhibits of crops to learn more scientific techniques of production.

Lace is moreTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:48AMLusting after the summer lace look? With a few key pieces, it can be an easy trend to work.

Biz Bits: News about people and businesses in the communityMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:54AMSharon Burlison has joined TOP Insurance Associates in Everett as a personal and business insurance agent. She is able to place business with trusted companies like Hartford, AARP, Safeco and Progressive. Top Insurance is an independent insurance agency located at 11419 19th Ave. SE, C110, Everett.

The banker and the austerity planMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:34AMMy friends and family know me as a Democratic sympathizer, but last night I had an epiphany and finally understood what the Republican and tea party people are insisting on. I have the enthusiasm of the newly converted and want to share my thoughts.

Surgeons offer glimpse of cataractsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:29PMCataracts are probably caused by multiple factors acting together, even genetics, but there are many risk factors that can be controlled or eliminated through prevention and lifestyle changes.

The new house on the blockSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:11PMA family from Puerto Rico is latest to receive a Habitat for Humanity home. Whenever Habitat for Humanity dedicates a new house — which is approaching 100 times in the Lehigh Valley — you can't help remembering that scene in "It's A Wonderful Life" when George and Mary Bailey welcome the Martini family to its new home, blessing it with gifts of bread, salt and wine.

New Jamestown exhibit to open Nov. 16Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:57AMThe Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in cooperation with The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will open “The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World” exhibit at Jamestown Settlement on November 16. The collection will feature artifacts such as paintings, engravings and needlework from European, Asian and African cultures.

Stein House owners close gift shopFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:48PMOwners of Stein House restaurant, which was devastated in an April fire, are closing one of their retail businesses on Main Street after facing funds crunch.

Modine RandolFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:30PMFuneral services for Modine Randol, 85, of Purcell were held July 12, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Purcell. Interment was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.