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'Y' has membership special; Class makes flower baskets; Taltree celebrates Arbor Day

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSIONPORTAGE The Portage Township YMCA, 3100 Willowcreek Road, will be offering a summer membership special beginning Monday for persons age 14-and-up.The memberships are valid through Aug. 31, 2006, at a cost of $1 per day. Full use of the

Publication: Post-Tribune (IN)

Special (and Local) Interests Rallied for Inaugural; Celebration Rings Up $65 Million Bonus for Area

The ruffles and flourishes added up. The 5,000 petit fours iced by hand to resemble tiny American flags, at 70 cents apiece. Eight hundred pairs of glimmering or black stockings. More than 12,000 square feet of red, blue and gold carpet. About 200,000 stems of ferns and flowers.All that, plus other

Publication: The Washington Post

C a r r i e d a w a y.(Features)

WE all know what we want when it comes to shopping for a bag. Firstly, ithas to fit all our essentials. Secondly, it has to be secure - zips and pockets are always a must. And finally, it has to be fashionable. No one said it would be easy to find a bag that looks cool and fulfils all the criteria,

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Wholesalers exert flower power

Planning to send Mom flowers for Mother's Day? If you do, you'll participate in one of the top flower-buying occasions of the year. And to help lay some blossoms on America's moms, operations are in full bloom at three wholesale florists located just east of downtown Spokane. Their preparations

Publication: Journal of Business

Tin picnic baskets: professional appraiser Helaine Fendelman identifies and evaluates your possessions.(What Is It Worth?)

valued at: $30 to $50 apiece These tin picnic baskets with wooden swing handles date from the 1930s through the 1950s. Note that the lithography on tin boxes is actually a continuation of both the 19th-century tradition of lithographing tin toys and the ever-popular mid-20th-century lithographed

Publication: Country Living