| 'Parade of Trees' greets Le Mars shoppers this weekend
There will be a little more glitter and sparkle in Le Mars for shoppers following Thanksgiving as the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce holds "Parade of Trees" Nov. 23 to 25. Twenty-seven Le Mars businesses will have a specially-themed decorated Christmas tree at their location. Shoppers are invited to bring the Parade of Trees card distributed through the Le Mars Daily Sentinel and Shoppers' Guide also available at participating businesses and have it stamped at the following businesses: Beads in the Back; Bricker's Jewelry; Bomgaars; Claussen's; Close to Home; Emily's Home Furnishings; Fashionette; Godfather's; Groetken Eye Care; Happy Hang Ups; Hotopp Jewelry & Gifts; Hy-Vee; Primebank; Vantus Bank; Le Mars Flowerhouse; Le Mars Beauty College; Originals by Design; Pizza Hut; Pizza Ranch; Prime Electronics/Radio Shack; Quality Lube; Rust's Western Shed; Sears; Sunshine Natural Foods; Vollmar's; Wal-Mart and Wireless World/Verizon.
Shop online to help limit spending
With Black Friday behind us and so-called Cyber Monday upon us, holiday shopping is the No. 1 spending topic of the moment. It will be an $817 extravaganza for the average shopper, not including special spending on themselves, according to the National Retail Federation.
How can you control holiday spending this year, while feeling satisfied that you imparted the right amount of holiday gift joy?
One way is to shop online, which can be more time-efficient and curb impulse spending. Without the sights, sounds and smells of enticing retail displays, you might actually stick to a shopping list if you're sitting at your computer.
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Just in Time for Christmas, Full Moon Loom Offers Unique Textile Products for Home Decor and More, such as their Great ...
With Christmas fast approaching, Full Moon Loom offers customers around the world unique and affordable textile products for the home and body. Their wall tapestry selection, which can't be found through local retailers, encompasses a wide variety of patterns and colors for all individual tastes. Online Christmas shopping at Full Moon Loom lets customers shop in the comfort of their home. Wakefield, NH (PRWEB) November 17, 2007 -- Full Moon Loom (http://www.FullMoonLoom.com) takes the stress and worry out of holiday shopping. Just in time for Christmas, Full Moon Loom strives to bring unique and affordable home decor and clothing products to their customers around the world. Their selection of wall tapestry textiles is constantly changing to meet each customer's need for individual expression and creativity.
'Shangaan women can braid hair, hands down'
"Woza sisi, wozobona [Come sister, come and see]," say the braiders on the corner of Kerk and Eloff streets in downtown Johannesburg.Hundreds of women congregate here every day to provide a vital service to the city's female residents: braiding. At first, anyone could set up shop in this bustling pedestrian mall, flanked by furniture shops. Now, however, there are so many braiders that they have to apply for a permit to work in the area.There are women from almost any Southern African country one could care to name -- Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Angola -- and all have been driven to sit on a cheap plastic chair in the centre of Johannesburg because they make more money here than many of their countrymen will make in a month.Porschia Ncube (46), a teacher from Zimbabwe, says her colleagues in Bulawayo earn Z$3-million (about R680) a month, which she can make in three hours.Competition is fierce.
Maldives Diary
There was a time when Brits only spoke about going to Barbados, St. Lucia or other Caribbean holiday places. The general rule of thumb appeared to be that if you were not very rich you went to Greece, to the Canary Islands or some nearby destination. But if you had money you flew off to the West Indies. (And if you were really snobbish you referred to Barbados as 'The Barbados' - don't ask me why, may be it's like "the Punjab"). Over the last decade or so, the Maldives have replaced the West Indies as the upper class Brit destination of choice. You can hardly open British Vogue, Harper's Bazaar or Conde Nast Traveller without finding some reference to the Maldives. When starlets run away from the paparazzi, they seek refuge in the Maldives. When stars plan big parties in the tropics, they look for islands in the Maldives.
Former Iola Homecoming Queens Share The Spotlight
The halftime show of the Iola Homecoming game Friday night held special memories as well as creating an unforgettable evening for one special young lady. Divin Upchurch was crowned Iola ISD's 2007 Homecoming Queen. Divin is the daughter of Robert & Denise Upchurch. Divin held tightly to her father's arm while waiting for the name of the newest queen to be announced. In commemoration of Iola ISD's 100 years of education all past Iola ISD's Homecoming Queens were invited to take a walk across the football field, as in times past. With grace and beauty, they stepped forward and waved as their name was announced. In a touching moment of reverent remembrance, Karen Mathews walked in honor of her late daughter, Ladonna Mathews Freck, Homecoming Queen for 1995. Ladonna's life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident in 2002.There was a diligent search to locate these ladies and the yearbooks that were graced with their pictures.
Primetime Ratings: House Opens Door to Fox Victory
Fox drama House was the top-rated show Tuesday night in the 18-49 demo with a 7 rating/17 share, leading Fox to an easy win on the night with a 5.1/13, although that was down from the 7.6/18 it scored the week before. ABC was second with a 3.7/10, led by the Dancing with the Stars results show (4.2/10) that saw the surprise departure of one of the early favorites, Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan. ABC also scored with the umpteenth airing of the animated It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown negative effect at market level of newspaper and broadcast cross-ownership special, which won from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. with a 3.9/12. CBS and NBC tied for third with a 2.7/7. CBS was led by NCIS from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. with a 3.3/9. NBC's top show was The Biggest Loser with a 3/7 from 9 p.m.-10 p.m.
SunOpta Announces Record Third Quarter Results
TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SunOpta Inc. (SunOpta or the Company) (NasdaqGS:STKL - News) (Toronto:SOY.TO - News) today announced record results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. .
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