Dorri Partain- July 6, 2022
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Dorri Partain Contributor Pocket-sized sports schedules are a handy way to keep track of when the hometown team is playing and how to buy tickets, as well as an advertising…
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- June 29, 2022
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Dorri Partain Contributor Whether you use it under your beer glass to collect moisture or on top to keep your beverage fresh, these practical mats have evolved into collector’s items.…
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- June 22, 2022
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Dorri Partain Contributor Centuries before the bottling and canning process improved the sanitation of beverages, German laws stipulated that drinking vessels should have a cover over the top. As the…
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- June 15, 2022
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Dorri Partain Contributor The opener that is most often known as a “church key” was developed to easily open beer bottles and has taken many forms since its invention in…
- Dorri Partain
- June 15, 2022
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Historic Stevens House chosen as filming location
Dorri Partain Contributor The former home of Judge Edward A. Stevens has been the site for many social gatherings during the past century, but this past week, the party goers…
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- June 8, 2022
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By Dorri Partain Primetime television viewers were invited to, “Meet George Jetson, Jane his wife, daughter Judy, his boy Elroy,” as Hanna-Barbera debuted its second cartoon program aimed at adult…
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- June 1, 2022
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By Dorri Partain The “modern stone age family” appeared on numerous products following their television debut in 1960. As created by William Hanna (1911-2006) and Joseph Barbera (1910- 2001), “The…
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- May 18, 2022
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By Dorri Partain Floating along and holding the soap, Snoopy’s in the bathtub providing good, clean fun. Avon Products, Inc. created a line of children’s products called Good Habit Toys…
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- May 18, 2022
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Cliff Drive conservation continues
By Dorri Partain As cyclists, joggers and dog walkers passed by, volunteers were hard at work clearing areas along the roadways of Cliff Drive, removing invasive species to allow native…
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- May 11, 2022
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By Dorri Partain Only “three apples high,” these little blue men have grown in popularity since their first appearance in a French cartoon magazine in 1958. As drawn by Belgian…
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