| Former councilman wants tunnel under Henley reopened to public
Don Ferguson is waging a campaign to reopen the tunnel under Henley Street to the public. The tunnel is connected to what is now the University of Tennessee's Conference Center on Locust Street and a recessed wall near the base of the Sunsphere. .
Elevate Cycles opens new showroom
The owners of Elevate Cycles Inc. of Saratoga Springs have opened a second bicycle showroom and repair shop on Route 9 in Clifton Park. Husband and wife team Chris and Suzanne Pitts opened the Clifton Park store on Oct. 15 to fill a void in the market after a previous bike shop closed. The new location at 1570 Route 9 in Clifton Park has a 1,200-square-foot showroom and about 1,500 square feet of storage and repair shop space. Elevate sells bicycles, cross country skis and carries a variety of product lines including Cannondale, Fuji, Jamis, Scott and Eastern BMX. Chris Pitts, 37, opened his Saratoga Springs shop at 35 Van Dam St. 13 years ago under the name All Outdoors, but later changed the name to Elevate Cycles. Pitts and his wife will operate the two stores in conjunction with part time help, including three to four employees in Clifton Park.
Ban on smoking becomes Md. law
Ellicott City resident Carole Fisher was also there. A cancer and tuberculosis survivor, Fisher was a smoker for 25 years before she stopped in the 1970s. But doctors told her that she paid the price for her smoking when an aggressive strain of tuberculosis left her fighting for her life in 1997.
"I didn't want my seven grandchildren to go through what I did," Fisher said, wearing a bright yellow "I'd [heart] a smoke-free Maryland" sticker on her lapel. "And now they won't have to deal with secondhand smoke. They can live a healthy life."
Jane McConnel, Paula Lawry and Janet Pfeffer, health advocates from Talbot County who have canvassed the state over the past five years convincing Howard and Prince George's officials to adopt similar bans, were front and center at the signing too.
Police to use text messaging to fight underage drinking
Others said they would never 'rat out' their friends. Still some others said they have a little trouble being confident no one would know it was them. Police say the tips will be anonymous. "We plan initially no follow up calls to the text or texter," explained Sgt. Thimons. "Our information we receive will be only as a tip to make sure a party doesn't occur." However, the phone number could show up on court documents if charges are filed. Police plan to launch the new text message program before prom season begins. A $6,000 SUDS grant from the Drug Free Community Council is making it happen. SUDS stands for Stop Underage Drinking and Sales. That's something local police and community leaders say is a huge problem. .
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Outdoors calendar
Meandering Mondays, social pace, 25 to 40 miles or more, all include food or snack stop; 425-743-7593.
Everett Station rides, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, corner of Smith Avenue and 33rd Street, Everett; 18 to 28 miles, moderate to brisk pace, headlight and taillight required; 206-795-1363.
Birds and biking, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9, start at Conway School, look for snow geese, trumpeter swans and more; food stop in Mount Vernon; 30 to 35 miles; 425-743-7593.
Soup ride, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9, start at Allen Creek Elementary, 6505 60th Drive NE, Marysville; 30 to 40 miles, rain or snow cancels; soup lunch afterward; 360-653-2384.
Snohomish to Sultan and back, 10 a.m. Feb. 9, start at Centennial Trail head at Maple in Snohomish; 45 miles; 425-349-5065.
Alan Bergeron Loop, 10 a.m.
Eco-toy story: They have flashing lights and whizzy sounds, but no ...
When one-year-old Jessica's tiny thumbs hit the buttons on her toy mobile phone, the purple lump of plastic goes beep-beep-beep, just like the real thing. Shaking it to and fro, the girl's eyes light up and she gurgles in approval. Nothing groundbreaking here – babies like toys – but this one's a bit different. For one thing, it was designed by Jessica's father, Sim Oram, the founder and boss of Somerset toy firm Russimco. It's also cleverer than your average plaything, because the batteries in Jessica's electric "eco-phone" are not only "not included" – they aren't even required; she might not realise it, but just by shaking her phone, Jessica is generating the electricity that powers it. An electric toy without batteries? It sounds implausible; these days it seems every remote-control helicopter and robot guinea pig we wrap for Christmas or a birthday needs an expensive pack of double-As.
Vegas-style slots win okay in Miami-Dade
Cocoa Beach Commissioner Tony Sasso will face Merritt Island businessman Sean Campbell in an election next month to replace state Rep. Bob Allen, who resigned after being convicted of solicitation. Democrat Sasso and Republican Campbell won primaries in the district, which includes parts of Brevard and Orange counties. [Last modified January 30, 2008, 00:37:28] .
Friday Legends — Rodney Cress
China Grove Junior High track coach Harry Bame stared at his stopwatch one spring afternoon in 1963. The watch was still functioning, but his brain couldn't process what his eyes were telling him. Ninth-grader Rodney Cress had just run 100 yards in 10-flat, something Bame had never witnessed in a junior high track meet. The world's fastest human, Bullet Bob Hayes, lowered the mark for the 100 to 9.1 seconds in 1963, but here was a ninth-grader from Rowan Mills with zero track training, with no clue how to get out of the blocks, running 10-flat. "I'd always run or rode a bicycle everywhere I went, and I guess all that pumping my legs made me fast," Cress said. "I always was faster than the other kids, but I had no idea how fast I was until the day Coach timed me.
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