You can still smell the paint at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building after workers finished a three-year renovation that cost $335,000 in state and county funds.

Today's announcement that Wellington will host two quarter-final matches in the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been welcomed by Mayor Kerry Prendergast and the City Council's Economic Development and Recreation Portfolio Leader, Cr John Morrison.

Summer camp for boys and girls ages 5 to 12 will be held weekly from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 27 to Aug. 8. Sessions will be held in Suite 3, across from the Avis counter at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa in Tumon.

Last year over 35,000 people made a fantastic discovery in Oklahoma and for many of us, we never even knew it happened. This event, hosted by the Wildlife Department for the past three years, has become a way to celebrate the outdoors with folks just like

Editor’s note: Coach Roy Waters has departed this week from his usual sports column to discuss his recent trip to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. Last year I wrote about the treasure that is the Blue Ridge Parkway.