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  • Maple Shade area clubs Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:51AMLeTip of Marlton: The networking group of professionals meets at 7 a.m., every Thursday at Sensational Hosts in Maple Shade. Only one member for each category/profession in each local group is accepted to avoid internal competition. The purpose is to help each other grow by being alert to the needs and service supplied by the other members. The group is seeking new members. For more information ...
  • Pemberton branch library events for May Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 7:10PMThe Pemberton Branch of the Burlington County Library Youth Services Department will be offering a variety of programs in May. The Pemberton Branch is located at 16 Broadway in Browns Mills. All programs require registration unless otherwise noted. To register, call Nancy Breece, Branch Manager at 609-893-8262.
  • Needy reap what quilters sew (VIDEO) Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 12:35AMBRISTOL — Sewing quilts and assembling health kits for the needy at home and abroad has become a tradition at the city’s three Lutheran churches.
  • Blankets by Stitches of Hope offer comfort to trauma patients Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 2:20PMStitches of Hope crafts blankets to comfort those recovering from serious injury or surgery in the trauma services unit of York Hospital.
  • Pemberton Branch Library Events for March 2011 Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 10:29PMPRESCHOOL STORY TIME will be held on Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 11:30 a.m. 3-6 year olds are invited to join us for stories, a simple craft and play time together!
  • Working with Thread Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 10:08PMLooking for something new to crochet? Learn how to bump up your crocheting by using thread.
  • 'I Heart Knitting' event celebrates fiber arts Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 6:19PMKnitters love to talk about knitting. Like proud parents, they show off pictures of their latest pro
  • Local entertainment briefs, Thursday, Jan. 20 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 11:40PMYarn weaves N.Y. roots with country Hows this for a twist - a country music band from Brooklyn.Thats exactly what Yarn is, and theyll be performing live tonight at the Empty Glass on Elizabeth Street.The bands self-titled debut record rea...
  • Pemberton Community Library Events for January & February 2011 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 10:37AMEvents for January 2011: The Pemberton Community Library is located at 16 Broadway, Browns Mills. All programs require registration unless otherwise noted.
  • Community notices Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 10:06PMBeginning Crochet Making a Hat a 4-session workshop held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, starting this Monday. Workshop held through Jan. 20. You will learn how to make a winter hat with rolled rim, using basic crochet stitches.
  • Memorial to lost friend reaches out to those around the country Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 10:58AMFamily members and friends of the late Terri Lynne Treadway Massey are pictured at the beginning of Terri's Tribute early last year. File photo
  • Talents make a difference Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 8:21AMTwo residents at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton are spending this holiday season giving back to the community. LeAnne Torblaa and Gary Gutzmer are putting their talents to use and donating items to local nonprofits.
  • Columbus Crew player crochets hats for needy Monday, November 22, 2010 @ 11:50AMCOLUMBUS -- He often zooms up on a skateboard or bike. They arrive slowly, sometimes with help from a cane or walker.
  • Volunteer opportunities for Nov. 28 Monday, November 22, 2010 @ 10:13AMFor more information call the Volunteer Center at 360-741-2622. An expanded list of volunteeropportunities is available at www.volunteer.ws.
  • Soccer player in Ohio crochet hats for needy Sunday, November 21, 2010 @ 5:52PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- He often zooms up on a skateboard or bike. They arrive slowly, sometimes with help from a cane or walker. Once seated in their usual Monday-afternoon spots, the 24-year-old soccer pro and the ladies of the Westminster-Thurber Community, average age north of 80, proceed to bond - over crochet hooks.
  • Hatz off to crochet crew Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 5:18AMThe unlikely friendship among a Columbus Crew player, a couple of his pals and more than a dozen residents of the retirement community on Neil Avenue is an intergenerational delight, all agree. They get together every week to crochet hats for the needy and homeless.
  • Calendar Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 8:09AMPlease tell us about your event or meeting by visiting the Denton Record-Chronicle website, www.dentonrc.com , and clicking on "Let Us Know," which will take you to our online forms. We prefer online submissions. We still accept information by e-mail to drc@dentonrc.com , by fax at 940-566-6888; or by mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record ...
  • Volunteer opportunities for Nov. 21 Monday, November 15, 2010 @ 10:23AMFor more information call the Volunteer Center at 360-741-2622. An expanded list of volunteeropportunities is available at www.volunteer.ws.
  • Babe's day Tuesday, November 2, 2010 @ 12:03AMVivian "Babe" Wetstein is 103 today, and has met and surpassed her two major goals, living to be 100 and seeing her first great-great-grandchild.
  • Library gets crafty raising program funding Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 9:20AM  Adults and young adults in Rushville are giving back for what the Rushville Public Library gives to them and the children in the community.
  • Local women put craft to good use Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 2:58AMBonnie VanHausen, left, Lynn Braum and Shirley Conn hold blankets that will be donated to Project Linus. The blankets were crocheted for newborns and toddlers and will be distributed by Project Linus.
  • Norwood Library staff member Linda Aceto has ‘Em In Stitches Wednesday, October 6, 2010 @ 8:12AMNorwood Library dedicated Staff Member Linda Aceto loves to crochet and wants to share the fun. A few years ago she asked the Board of Trustees to approve her idea to offer a free program to a local Girl Scout Troop and to anyone who would like to learn the craft.
  • Knitting friends in Rock City Falls: 'Crafters' Circle' brings people together Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 4:11AMMILTON — At the Simpson United Methodist Church, a small group of community members gather regularly to practice crafting hobbies — some age-old. And in doing so, they preserve a sense of neighborliness and community of a previous time.
  • September events at Pemberton Library Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 12:03AMThe Pemberton Community Library is located at 16 Broadway, Browns Mills. All programs require registration unless otherwise noted.
  • West Texas Fair & Rodeo Results 09/14 Tuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 12:15AMADULT CANNED FOODSBest of show Suzanne Shahan, AbileneApples 1. Shirley Noe, Tuscola; 2. Sheri Tucker, Abilene; 3. Mozelle Wharton, Merkel
  • Get your hands on the wheel and enjoy the North Monday, September 13, 2010 @ 11:22PMCountry Spinners and Knitters Fiber Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in the Agriculture Exhibition Building at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds, Mechanic Street, Presque Isle.
  • Yarn Over Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:20AMLight-weight yarns give crochet a soft and drapey appeal, unlike the thick, stiff feel and appearance often associated with crocheted garments made with heavier yarns.
  • Social enterprise has nannas in stitches Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 8:38PMIn 2007, when Samantha Jockel had an idea for a knitted bag she couldn't quite pull off herself, she turned to her grandmother and an elderly neighbour for help.
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  • Local group crafts quilts for ill, traumatized kids Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 1:28AMToday is Anne Ariss' 90th birthday, but once the celebrating is done, this avid quilter is not planning on resting on her laurels. Instead, she will be fashioning fabric into works of comfort.
  • Library Notes Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 4:01AMGRAYSLAKE Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane., (847) 223-5313. Concert: Chris Slone Band will perform acoustic blues, soul, groove and pop at 7 p.m. Monday. GURNEE Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road. (847) 244-5150. Messy art: Children age 5 and older with their parents are invited to "Messy Art" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Wear old clothes and bring a plain ...
  • Free summer programs offered to teens at library Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 11:13PMMETUCHEN — The Young Adult Department of the Metuchen Public Library has announced its schedule of free summer programs for Metuchen residents who are rising sixth to 12th graders.
  • In stitches Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 10:36PMErma Robertson works to hand stitch a 9-patch quilt held on a quilt frame Wednesday morning at the Frostburg Senior Center in the Community Center.
  • Books to keep you in stitches Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 11:04PMAlthough there is much debate about the demise of the printed word in the form of books, many continue to arrive at my desk. I still find books a wonderful source of ideas, inspiration and visual ...
  • Kooser on poetry Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 8:03AMNebraska's Ted Kooser, U.S. poet laureate from 2004 to 2006, offers “American Life in Poetry,” a column on contemporary poetry.
  • • Posters Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 12:30AMPosters- Learn to Crochet, 2-4 p.m., April 23 and 30. TranqWool Knitting Provisions, 310 Mocksville Ave. Learn basic crochet stitches in two Fridays. $30 plus materials. 704-431-4527 to enroll. - Free car show and benefit concert, April 23-24, Team ...
  • Library Notes Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 4:02AMRound Lake Round Lake Area Library, 906 Hart Road, (847) 546-7060. Book group: Discuss "Up Close and Dangerous" by Linda Howard at 10 a.m. April 7.Club: Crafter's Club will meet at 6 p.m. April 7. Bring your materials and drop in. Adults and teens welcome. Wauconda Wauconda Area Public Library, 801 N. Main St., (847) 526-6225. Game on!: Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament at 6 p.m. Tuesday ...
  • Yarn creations full of personality Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 4:19PMKathleen Ward uses a needle and her imagination to create AuntyK’s GUYZ—whimsical yarn creatures with big personalities.
  • Attaching Beads to Tatting Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:11AMHow to attach beads to your tatting work-various methods.
  • Events to keep you in stitches Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:42PMFor those of us who knit, sew, crochet or engage in other kinds of handiwork, there's never a dull moment. Our calendars fill up quickly with notices of classes, meetings of stitch groups, museum ...
  • Events to keep you in stitches Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:42PMFor those of us who knit, sew, crochet or engage in other kinds of handiwork, there's never a dull moment. Our calendars fill up quickly with notices of classes, meetings of stitch groups, museum ...
  • The Posting Board Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 6:36AMCalendar Friday, Feb. 12 Ping-Pong for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Meeting Hall B, Library/Senior Center.
  • Winning windows Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 2:16PMAnd the winner of the 2009 Laguna Beach Holiday Window Contest is…Strands and Stitches, 1516 S. Coast Hwy., whose window display of a teddy bear sledding down a hillside won by a landslide.
  • Library Notes Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 4:43AMGrayslake Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane., (847) 223-5313. Concert: Grayslake North High School Honors Choir and Grayslake Jazz Combo will present a holiday concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 12.Performance: Dave Herzog will present Frosty Fun with his marionettes at 2 p.m. Sunday. Registration required.Green Teens: Learn how to reuse and recycle household materials into environmentally ...
  • What's Happening in Pacifica Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 11:40AMMusic - Skyline Concert Choir — The choir welcomes new members. Under the direction of conductor/composer Jude Navari, the Choir draws its members from the Skyline College student and staff and from members of the surrounding communities, including Pacifica.
  • John Kelly's Washington Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 11:00PMThere might be other break-dancing, poetry-slam-hosting, dreadlock-sporting, HIV- awareness-raising, crochet hook-wielding young men in Washington, but if there are, I don't know any. I do, however, know Dwayne Lawson-Brown .
  • Broomfield upcoming events -- Oct. 11 Saturday, October 10, 2009 @ 12:24AMEvents in and around Broomfield
  • Volunteer opportunities Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 10:17PMAlta Bates Summit Medical Center's Tele-Care Program — Needs volunteers to make daily calls to clients in a three-county area (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco), 365 days a year.
  • Volunteer opportunities Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 7:57PMHealth Alta Bates Summit Medical Center's Tele-Care Program — Needs volunteers to make daily calls to clients in a three-county area (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco), 365 days a year.
  • SENIOR MOMENT: Lines from the circle of life Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 4:00PMMost of us have either played with an Etch A Sketch or watched as a child twisted the two knobs on its front to create elementary images. Experienced Etch A Sketch artists have been building intricate images since its arrival during the 1960 holiday season.