Good old traction for charity (Lake County News Sun) Bill Tessin loves nothing more than riding his antique tractor. Especially when it is for a good cause. On Sunday, Tessin and his tractor-aficionado friends hit the road on their annual tractor charity run through the streets of Zion to benefit A Safe Place women's crisis shelter in Waukegan. "It is always great to help out a good cause," the Zion resident said while holding a bag of canned ......more...Its Growth Slowing, eBay Tries Something Daring (KOIN News 6 Portland) It was early in 2006, and Matt Carey, the new CTO of eBay, was attending his first focus group about the online shopping site. It was a memorable experience, to say the least. "It's hard to use," complained a longtime customer. She had been collecting antique glass on eBay for years....more... Antique tractors hold fall plowing day (Kewanee Star Courier) CAMBRIDGE ? ?How much you have to pay to take a round?? called out the rather round fellow as he approached the group with their antique plows just west of Cambridge on Sunday afternoon....more... Pioneer Days parade helps the city celebrate its 100th anniversary (Clovis News Journal) The Curry County Mounted Patrol ride horses Saturday in the Pioneer Days parade on Main Street. Lifelong Clovis resident Misty Albright never misses a Pioneer Days parade....more... Heritage festival on November 17 (Purcell Register) Purcell, OK -- Time draws near for the Purcell Statehood Centennial Heritage Festival, as does citizens making up their minds to join the celebration of the state?s birthday November 17....more... Tractors pull 'em in in Wysox -- Event popular with young and old alike (The Daily Review) WYSOX - Panting out quick, diesel-breathed 'puh-puh-puh-puhs,' the old John Deere crawls down the earth track. Behind, it pulls a big frame holding barrels....more... |