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September 8, 2010

Proceeds will fund medical bracelets for kids

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A local Lions Club wants to bring a little bit of France to a Modesto restaurant to help some Turlock children.,tiffany earrings on sale

The Turlock 12:10 Lions Club is holding a fund-raiser dinner at Minnie’s on McHenry Avenue in Modesto.

Though the dinner isn’t until Sept. 19, club members said they need to sell tickets — seating is limited to 100 — by the end of August to ensure the event takes place.

Club president Larry Martin said he got the idea while talking with local chef Annie Henrich. Both are members of the Lions Club and a regional French culture club.

"We figured why not bring them together?" Martin said.

The Lions want to raise money for "Safely Ever After," a program through MedicAlert that provides bracelets or other jewelry with medical information for area schoolchildren. The program has been a success in Canada, where it originated: students ages 4 to 14 get enrolled for free.

"We need $100 per kid," Martin said. MedicAlert contributes the remainder of the $280 enrollment cost.

"Bistro de Paris" will include five authentic French courses.

Henrich, who will oversee the cooking, said the budget is pretty much nothing.

"We’re getting everything donated," she said. That includes the venue,tiffany jewellery, flowers, much of the food and even the prep work — she approached ITT Tech, which is providing 22 students to chop vegetables and get the food ready.

Martin said he’s a little nervous because this is the first time his club has tried a fund-raiser of this kind. But he’s hoping it becomes a regular event:

"If it’s successful, there’s no reason we couldn’t have two a year,tiffany key rings for sale," he said.

Tickets may be purchased in Modesto at Minnie’s,shop for tiffany bangles, 107 McHenry Ave.,buy tiffany, or the Dented Chef, 1018 13th St. Tickets are also available by calling Martin at 681-2604 or Henrich at 648-0923.

Bee staff writer Patty Guerra can be reached at pguerra@modbee.com or 578-2343.

January 10, 2010

Lansing Symphony to present Valentine’s Day ‘Broadway Romance’

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This Valentine’s Day, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra will present a Broadway Romance Pops concert at the Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. The concert, featuring a fantastic collection of showstoppers from beloved Broadway musicals, will be a perfect date for music lovers of all ages. The program will include tiffany jewellery such favorites as “I Could Have Danced All Night” from “My Fair Lady,” “Anything You Can Do” from “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Luck Be Lady” from “Guys and Dolls,” “This Nearly Was Mine” from “South Pacific,” “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables,” “Music of the Night” and “All I Ask of You” from “Phantom of the Opera,” as well as medleys from Chicago, South Pacific, and West Side Story.

Performing this diverse program will be Broadway duo Christina Saffran Ashford (a soprano) and Norman Large (tenor). The two Broadway veterans will craft an evening of song that the New York Times has called “terrific … romantic . . . unbeatable.” Guest Conductor David Wiley will lead the orchestra.

Ashford’s Broadway career is extensive, having starred as Kathy Seldon in “Singin’ In The Rain,” Maggie in “A Chorus Line,” Shoo Shoo in “Sophisticated Ladies,” Rosabud and Edwin Drood in “Drood” and Zaneeta in “The Music Man.” Authences throughout the world have been thrilled by her leading performances in “My Fair valentines necklaces Lady,” “Showboat,” “South Pacific,” “White Christmas,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sunday in the Park” with George, “Damn Yankees,” “The Sound of Music,” “Pajama Game,” “Grease,” “Company,” “Chess” and many more.

Norman Large’s varied career bridges Broadway, film, television, concert, opera and recording. He starred in the original Broadway productions of “The Woman in White,” “Les Miserables,” “A Doll’s Life” and “Silverlake.” Worldwide, he has starred in numerous major productions, including The “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “My Fair Lady,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Urinetown,” “Man of La Mancha,” “South Pacific,” “The Sound of Music,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “West Side Story” and “The King & I.” He has been a principal artist with the New York City Opera and has sung with symphony orchestras nationwide.

David Wiley serves concurrently as music director and conductor of Virginia’s Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and New York’s Long Island Philharmonic. Prior to these positions, he served as assistant conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra and assistant conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Active as a guest conductor, pianist, lecturer and composer, Wiley regularly conducts top professional orchestras throughout the U.S. Recent seasons have seen Wiley guest conducting with the symphonies of San Francisco, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Saint valentines bangles Louis, Atlanta, Oregon, Honolulu, Utah and Buffalo, as well as many orchestras throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

Tickets range from $10-$33, with student prices available. Tickets available online at www.LansingSymphony. org or by calling 517-487-5001.

November 24, 2009

J.C. Penney, Chain Stores Are Cautious About Christmas Demand

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Retailers’ third-quarter results this week came with cautious outlooks for the fourth quarter, as consumer tiffany jewellery spending remains weak and the ghost of Christmas past looms large.

Analysts’ holiday sales estimates vary from a 1% decline to a nearly 3% gain over last year. That uncertainty, coupled with the highest unemployment rate since 1983 and disappointing consumer sentiment, means retailers “don’t know how Black Friday is going to be. They don’t know how December will be,” said Walter Loeb, president of retail consultancy Loeb Associates Inc.

On Friday, J.C. Penney Co. posted a 78% drop in fiscal third-quarter profit and offered a mixed view of its fourth quarter. It provided a wide estimate of potential profit and forecast a revenue drop larger than Wall Street estimates. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kohl’s Corp. and Macy’s Inc. also issued lower-than-expected guidance, citing the uncertain economy.

“Everybody is chastened by the experience of last year’s holiday debacle,” said Craig Johnson, president tiffany pendants of consultancy Customer Growth Partners.

Department store chains have been among the hardest-hit retailers, as budget-conscious shoppers traded down to discounters including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and TJX Cos.’ T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s. The sector as a whole has posted negative year-over-year sales every month for more than a year, according to Thomson Reuters.

The chains that posted results this week — including Penney, Macy’s, Nordstrom Inc. and Kohl’s — all managed to eke out gains in product-sales margins, aided by sharply lower inventories and operating costs.

On Friday, Penney reported its third-quarter margins had improved by 2.1 percentage points, benefiting from leaner inventories and fewer markdowns, even as overall sales fell. Although Penney’s stocks are in line with projected demand, Chief Executive Myron E. Ullman III sounded a cautious note in a Friday conference call. “Unemployment remains at high levels. Everybody is concerned about the equity value of their homes . . . and many consumers are seeing constriction and cancellation of their credit,” he said.

Suppliers also continue to voice caution. Eric Wiseman, chief executive of VF Corp., which owns Wrangler tiffany earrings, North Face and Vans, said while sales trends have improved over the past 90 days, “does it mean we’re in a recovery? I don’t think so. What happens over Christmas is unpredictable.”

For the quarter ended Oct. 31, Penney, of Plano, Texas, posted a profit of $27 million, or 11 cents a share, compared with $124 million, or 56 cents a share, a year earlier. The latest results included a pension expense of $73 million. Analysts were predicting 12 cents a share profit, according to Thomson Reuters.

Sales fell 3.2% to $4.12 billion while sales at stores open at least a year declined 4.6%.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on Friday also reported a decline in fiscal third-quarter earnings on lower sales. It posted a profit tiffany key rings of $38.8 million, or 44 cents a share, down from $63.9 million, or 72 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue decreased 15% to $765.4 million on a 22% drop in same-store sales.

November 20, 2009

Friends help man with cancer keep Christmas promise

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Dave Parmeter admits he was the ultimate Ebenezer Scrooge when it came to the bling of Christmas tiffany jewellery.

“My wife has always loved all the decorations and lights that surround Christmas, but I really was a scrooge about it all and would never decorate the house for her,” Parmeter said. “She had to put them up herself.”

That all changed last year.

“I really can’t remember what happened that made me change my mind,” he said. “I’m sure it had something to do with seeing her face light up whenever she saw holiday decorations.”

Deb Parmeter remembers the story a little differently.

“Last year I decided to show him what a (Scrooge’s) Christmas was really like,” she said. “I didn’t tiffany pendants put up any decorations, no tree, no kids around, nothing so he would see what it was like. I think that really made an impact on him.”

So Parmeter, 55, started buying up discounted decorations after Christmas last year so that he could make this Christmas extra special for his wife.

Then he got some sobering news: Cancer had attacked his esophagus, then metastasized to his liver.

Chemotherapy at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center has sapped his strength, leaving him with an uncertain future and a broken promise to his beloved wife. Or so he thought.

A slew of friends and acquaintances, numbering nearly 200, got together Saturday at the Parmeters’ K tiffany earrings ennewick home in Rancho Reata and put up a plethora of decorations.

By day’s end, there was holiday bling on the front porch, back porch, around the trim of the house, along the border of the property, as well as lights, decorated trees and wreaths all over the inside of the home.

Parmeter had to stay indoors and rest in his easy chair while the workers did their thing. He was overwhelmed by the generosity and wished more than anything he could have been a part of the decorating party.

“With a constitution of friends like this, what more do I need?” he said.

Deb Parmeter couldn’t hide tears as she watched friends adorn her home in holiday cheer. They were tears of joy for the festive spirit the decorations evoked. But there was a sadness in those tears as well because of the unknown future her husband faces.

He has started a blog, www.davestory.org, chronicling what he calls “a journey with cancer.”

Friends also plan a tribute and fundraiser for him at 6 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Country Gentleman Restaurant, 9221 W. Clearwater, Kennewick. Those interested in attending “Dave’s Duck Roast” are asked to RSVP by Thursday; more information is available by contacting Claude Oliver at claudeoliver@aol.com. An account for Parmeter also has been set up at Washington Trust Bank.

Parmeter moved to the Tri-Cities nine years ago. He owns Autobahn Auto Care Center and Car Wash in K tiffany rings ennewick and has long been involved in local civic organizations, including Rotary. He also is vice president of the Benton-Franklin Humane Society Board of Trustees.

“Dave loves the Tri-Cities,” said friend and Rotarian Skip Novakovich of Kennewick.

Novakovich and his wife Shannon were part of the decorating crew Saturday.

“Dave told me once he was called to the Tri-Cities and wanted to make an impact while he was here,” Novakovich said. “Well, I can tell you that he certainly has made an impact. He’s simply a great guy with a good heart.”

The Parmeters planned to take a ride after the sun went down Saturday, eager to return to their home at the corner of Bermuda and Clover roads to see the lights on.

“It’s like magic has been happening all through the house today,” Deb Parmeter said. “And tonight we’re going to see that magic all lit up. I can’t wait.”

– Dori O’Neal: 582-1514; doneal@tricityherald.com

October 29, 2009

GALLERIES: ‘Animals: Them and Us’ … ‘Passion for Jewelry’ … etc.

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- “Animals: Them and Us,” through Feb. 12, North Dakota Museum of Art; (701) 777-4195.

- Dyan Rey Exhibit, through today, Amazing Grains, Grand Forks; (218) 779-8067.

- “Impressions in the Snow,” East Grand Forks high school art students, Jan. tiffany jewellery 12 to Feb. 21, East Grand Forks Campbell Library; (218) 773-9121.

- “Jack Frost,” through Jan. 10, East Grand Forks Campbell Library; (218) 773-0121.

- “New,” a group exhibit, Thursday through Feb. 13, Third Street Gallery on Kittson, Grand Forks; (701) 757-3333.

- Open hobby photography show, through January, Urban Stampede World’s Smallest Gallery, Grand Forks. Info: Marlene, (701) 775-2977.

- “A Passion for Jewelry, Norwegian Pewter Buttons, Clasps and Hooks Reimagined,” Jan. 10 through Jan. 24, Velkommen, Grand Forks; (701) 775-8482.

- Scandinavian artists, mixed media works, ongoing, Velkommen, Grand Forks; (701) 775-8482.

- “Silent Art Auction Works,” Jan. 20 through Feb. 7, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks; (701) 777-4195.

- UND Art Department Exhibit, through Jan. 16, Empire Arts Center Gallery, Grand Forks; (701) 746-5500.

- Various artists, ongoing, The ARTSplace, Grand Forks; (701) 746-6479.

- Various artists, ongoing, You Are Here, Grand Forks; Browning Arts; (701) 746-5090.

- Vivienne Morgan: “A Sense of Place,” through Jan. 12, North Dakota Museum of Art; (701) 777-4195.

Out of town

- “Arts Dakota,” Wednesday through Feb. 7, The Arts Center, Jamestown paloma picasso jewelry.

- “ArtView: The Birds of Sanibel Island,” through Feb. 22, Plains Art Museum, Fargo; (701) 232-3821.

- “Bisham Abbey Tapestries,” through March 1, The Winnipeg Art Gallery; wag.mb.ca.

- “Emigrants from the Empire: North Dakota’s Germans,” through Feb. 28, 2010, Pembina (N.D.) State Museum; (701) 825-6840.

- “India: Public Places, Private Spaces,” through Jan. 18, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; (612) 870-3131.

- “Masterpiece Photographs: The Curatorial Legacy of Carroll T. Hartwell,” through Jan. 25, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; (612) 870-3131.

- “Pulp Function,” all aspects of paper, through Feb. 8, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, (701) 232-3821.

- “SAGA: The Journey of Arno Rafael Minkkinen Photographs 1970-2005,” through Feb. 8, The Winnipeg Art Gallery; wag.mb.ca.

- “Sheila Spence: Pictures of Me,” through Feb. 15, The Winnipeg Art Gallery; wag.mb.ca.

- “Transcendent Art: Icons from Yaroslavl, Russia,” through Jan. 24, The Museum of tiffany bracelets Russian Art, Minneapolis.

- “Vatican Splendors,” through Jan. 17, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul; (877) 282-8422).

- “Winter Fun,” through February, Beltrami County History Center, Bemidji; (218) 444-3376.

October 26, 2009

ARREST MADE IN JEWELRY THEFT

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“A” Shift Officers Cpl. K. M. Rabun, Ofc. C. A. Melvin, Ofc. J. A. Goodson, and Ofc. A. Liberty following up on a tip received located and arrested Antonio Moore. . Mr. Moore was charged by warrant by Inv. D. Foster of the Goldsboro Police Dept. for the January 21, 2009 Damage to Property and Felony Larceny tiffany jewellery of $50,000.00 in assorted jewelry from Gold & Diamond located in Berkeley Mall. Mr. Moore was located and arrested at Best Value Inn in Goldsboro. Mr. Moore was taken before Magistrate Howard and placed in Wayne County Jail under a $50,000.00 secured bond. A portion of the property was recovered and cash was seized.For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

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