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Around Pasadena
SAN GABRIEL - In 1927, the Shakespeare League of Pasadena was established as the junior division of the Shakespeare Club for daughters and nieces of club members. These young women wrote skits to perform for the club, eventually expanding their talents to include original theatrical productions open to the public. The league's endeavors were officially designated a benefit in 1946 and Broadway musicals were produced yearly with tickets sold to friends, family and the public. Proceeds were disbursed to various worthy charities. Today, league members are a diverse group of women who reside in several West San Gabriel Valley cities. The benefit goes on, preserving American musical theater as an art form and, in the process, helping the community. This year, the 61st annual benefit production is "South Pacific," and its run begins today at 8 p.m., as well as Saturday at 8 p.m.
Floyd keeping things simple at plate
MESA, Ariz. -- If any of the 12,727 fans at HoHoKam Park on Sunday saw Cliff Floyd play baseball at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Ill., they might have had a flashback when he hit a monster home run in the fifth inning. The ball, which was the first hit of the game off the Angels' Ervin Santana, sailed over the two bullpens beyond right field and landed in front of a hospitality tent. It easily traveled more than 400 feet. Floyd used to hit home runs like that at Thornwood, only then he could aim at the football field beyond the right-field fence. "Sometimes you have to think that way when you're not feeling good at the plate," Floyd said. "It's better to go up and see the ball and hit it like it was a high school game. The simpler you keep it, the better.
Boy Scout Found Alive A 'Tremendous Blessing'
"To have our son back is a tremendous blessing," Auberry said Tuesday afternoon. He also offered a plea from Michael about making up his sixth-grade schoolwork.
"He's worried about make-up work in Miss Self's class," Auberry said. "So if Miss Self could cut him a break, he would be very, very grateful."
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Volunteers help clean Hammond
The streets of Hammond are looking cleaner today because of the large number of young people, church members and other volunteers who spent Saturday morning picking up litter.Hammond Garden Club members said Trash Bash Day drew a large number of young people and church groups this year.They don't know exactly how many helped clean up the city because many of the volunteers simply sent representatives to the Trash Bash tent to get boxes of bags and gloves.Dozens of volunteers showed up later at the tent along the railroad tracks in downtown Hammond and ate 240 hot dogs that Assistant Streets Department Director Robert Morgan had grilled on his barbecue pit. .
Tennent's kicks off TV presence
Tennent's lager is to build on its sponsorship of the Scottish football team with a TV ad campaign dedicated to the team's famously fanatical supporters. An ad called Full Capacity shows the lengths to which Scottish supporters will go in order to watch their team play, from squeezing onto a sofa in Inverness, into a camper van in Lithuania or into a tent on a Swiss mountainside. Tennent's director of marketing Kirsty Hunter said: "The Scottish supporters are world-renowned for being totally dedicated to their team, come what may, and they take the journey with the players through all the highs and lows. "We wanted to make a piece of TV advertising that recognised this unwavering passion and loyalty." Until November the ad will be shown on ITV in Scotland, around sporting events such as Champions League football, Saturday night boxing and Formula One motor racing.
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