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Hesston High School sets the stage for ‘Hello Dolly!’

Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 08:34 AM
HESSTON —

After the downhome comedy and simple melodies of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” the Hesston High School music department comes back this fall with a little dazzle and glitz in its production of “Hello Dolly!”

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Tina Turner opens 36-date tour

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 10:09 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

After an eight-year hiatus, Tina Turner brought her famous voice and energy back to the stage Wednesday, opening her 36-date North American tour with a hit-filled concert at the Sprint Center.


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Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 08:28 AM
NEWTON —

through oct. 31

Papa’s Pumpkin Patch • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • six miles north of Newton on Kansas Highway 15 and three-fourths of a mile east. Free admission. Features pumpkins, decorative corn and gourds, family activities, food and kiddy corn maze. The patch is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays and Sundays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment. Call (620) 367-2721.


‘Chihuahua’ takes bite out of competition

Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 08:32 AM
LOS ANGELES —

Drew Barrymore’s “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” pawed its way to the top spot at the weekend box office, debuting with $29.3 million.

The top movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday,


Crowe, DiCaprio reunite for intense ‘Body of Lies’

Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 08:30 AM
NEWTON —

Things have changed between Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio.

At least onscreen.

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‘The Diviners’ continues at Hesston College

Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 08:26 AM
HESSTON —

A play set during the Depression, “The Diviners,” will be performed by the Hesston College Theatre Department Thursday through Sunday. Performances in Northlawn Room 109 are scheduled at 7 p.m. today and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

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No Phish tale: Jamband announces 3 shows, more

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 09:08 PM
BURLINGTON, Vt. —

Those reunion rumors weren’t just cut bait: Four years after disbanding, the time seems right to Phish.


Play calendar

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 09:05 PM
NEWTON —

today through sunday

Fall Festival • Bethel College • North Newton. For a complete schedule of events, go to www.bethelks.edu/fallfest. Fall Festival buttons are $3 for adults and $2 for children ages 3 through 12.


Attorney: Paparazzi called in tip on Locklear

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 09:04 PM
LOS ANGELES —

A photographer who called 911 to report Heather Locklear allegedly driving erratically runs a paparazzi agency and profited from images she took of the actress’s subsequent arrest, the woman’s attorney said Wednesday.

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Audiences set sights on ‘Eagle Eye’ with $29.2M

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 09:03 PM
LOS ANGELES —

Movie-goers put “Eagle Eye” under surveillance, lifting the conspiracy thriller starring Shia LaBeouf to the No. 1 spot with $29.2 million during opening weekend.

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Recovering the story

Posted Oct 03, 2008 @ 09:01 PM
NORTH NEWTON —

It began with graduate studies, curiosity about an old family diary and every journalist’s unceasing quest for “a good story.”

Walter Ratliff of Herndon, Va., works as content manager for Associated Press Television.

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