Trivia time May 4, 2013 edition

Written by SUZANNE MARINO Saturday, May 04, 2013 02:43 am

Trivia time

Good Saturday morning! Hope there is something here that is fun or stirs a memory
• On this day in 1967 Jimi Hendrix wrote for the music weekly “Hit Talk” where he called the Mama’s and the Papa’s music beautiful, The Who ridiculous and pretty, The Move knocked him out, Tom Jones, he said has a beautiful voice and he writes about the Monkees; “very ordinary and I just don’t care for them.”  Tell us how you really feel Jimi!

• On May 4, 1970 four students were killed and 11 wounded at a Kent University anti-war demonstration by Ohio National Guard troops called in to keep order. 

• Margaret Thatcher was sworn in on this date in 1979. She was the leader of the Conservative Party and was an Oxford educated chemist and lawyer.

• Your daily dose of Phillies trivia; In this game the seventh inning stretch was not even half way as the Phils played a marathon 20-inning game, May 4, 1973 Denny Doyle tripled and scored the winning run on a sac fly in the 20th inning as the Phils beat Atlanta 5-4, tying the team record for longest home game.

Seniors get a special rhythm at Belhaven

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 03:15 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Friday, May 03, 2013 02:37 pm

Belhaven Middle School Band under the direction of Nancy Robinson

LINWOOD—The Belhaven Middle School Band put on a special performance Friday, May 3 for seniors in the community. The band performed numbers they have been working on since January for the many grandparents and neighbors who filled the tables in the Ralph Schiavo Cafetorium. During the powerful “Shipping up to Boston” seventh grade student Gwen Resch entertained with Irish step dancing.

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34 Mainland Regional students, staff seek hospital treatment UPDATE

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 01:24 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Friday, May 03, 2013 02:33 pm

Emergency personnel stand by while a chemical vapor is vented at Mainland Regional High School just before noon Friday.

After the school was cleared all afterschool activities and SAT testing to continued as scheduled 

LINWOOD – Students and staff at Mainland Regional High School were evacuated at about 10:30 a.m. this morning after what police described as an accidental release of pool chemicals that produced noxious fumes. All students were sent home as a precaution.

District Superintendent Tom Baruffi said this afternoon that 28 students were later taken to the hospital by their parents with complaints of headaches and lightheadedness, and six staff members sought emergency treatment at the hospital.

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Trivia time May 3, 2013 edition

Written by Suzanne Marino Friday, May 03, 2013 08:28 am

Trivia Time

A good looking Friday morning to you! Hope you find a little something here you didn’t know until right now.
• Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby, dubbed the most exciting 2 minutes in sports. On May 3, 1985 Willie Shoemaker, at 54 became the oldest rider to ever win the Kentucky Derby. He was riding Ferdinand, a 18-1 shot. Shoemaker won an amazing 8,833 races in his career, second only to Lafit Pincay. Who are you picking for the Derby tomorrow?

• On this day in 1980 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band took over the number 1 spot on the charts with “Against the Wind” and held it for the next 6 weeks.

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New Miss Linwood crowned Thursday

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 04:03 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Thursday, May 02, 2013 09:59 pm

Patty Ogrodnek of the Linwood Board of Recreation crowns Kalli Herouvis Miss Linwood 2013

LINWOOD—A tradition continued Thursday as Kalliope Herouvis was crowned Miss Linwood 2013. Herouvis, 17, is a senior at Mainland Regional High School. The runners-up in the hometown contest are Emilee Dalessio and Erika Reynolds, both juniors.

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A good day for fun

Last Updated on Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:49 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:58 pm

Kylie Camac and Kira Murray find the best way to get around the field is to hop.

NORTHFIELD – The playground was jammed, the ball fields were filled, and boys and girls were shooting hoops outside the gym after school Friday, April 26 for the third annual Day of Play at the Northfield Community School.

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Trivia Time May 2, 2013 edition

Written by SUZANNE MARINO Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:40 am

Trivia Time
A sunny Thursday everyone! Hope there is at least one bit of trivia here that you can use to show off your mastery of all things trivia.

• On May 2, 1939, the New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig benches himself for poor play and ends his streak of consecutive games played at 2,130. "The Iron Horse" was suffering at the time from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now known as "Lou Gehrig’s Disease." Talk about being tough on yourself!

• In one of the most public falls from grace; on this day in 1974 – Richard Nixon’s former Vice President, Spiro T. Agnew was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals.

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U.S. Congressmen Frank A. LoBiondo and Jon Runyan featured speakers at Shore Medical Center’s Executive Leadership Forum

Last Updated on Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:01 pm Written by staff reports Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:00 am

Shore Medical Center President and CEO Ron Johnson (right) welcomed U.S. Congressman Jon Runyan (left) and Frank LoBiondo as the featured guest speakers at Shore’s 2013 Spring Executive Leadership Forum. More than 100 political, civic and business leaders gathered in the boardroom in Shore’s state-of-the-art Surgical Pavilion on Monday, April 29, 2013, to hear from and question the two congressmen on a variety of key healthcare and South Jersey issues.

SOMERS POINT– Shore Medical Center President and CEO Ron Johnson welcomed  Congressmen Frank A. LoBiondo, R-2nd, and Jon Runyan, R-3rd, as the featured speakers at Shore’s 2013 Spring Executive Leadership Forum April 29 in the medical center’s surgical pavilion.  LoBiondo and Runyan addressed and took questions from nearly 100 regional business and civic leaders.

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