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Fire hall referendum a hot topic 
LAKE HALLIE The dinner bell rings at the Hallie Fire Station and Chris McHenry pulls clean silverware from the kitchen drawer and walks immediately to the sink to give the utensils a good washing.

March 28, 2007 N.Y., N.J. Hit Internet Gambling Rings By Roy Mark 
New York and New Jersey law enforcement officials busted two Internet bookmaking operations today that allegedly handled more than half a billion dollars in sports wagers over the last 16 months. Authorities said the arrests targeted “traditional mob-run” bookie operations.

Stars Received Cool Gifts at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 
On 3 Productions produced a gift collection for the celebrities who attended this spectacular event. One of the great gifts they recieved was custom made Luz Jewelry.

Stars Receiving Cool Gifts at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 
On 3 Productions is producing a gift collection for the celebrities who’ll be attending this spectacular event tonight . One of the great gifts they’ll recieve is custom made Luz Jewelry.

Music Listings 
Music listings are compiled by Duncan Scott Davidson. The music intern is Nathan Baker. Since club life is unpredictable, it’s a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. See Picks, page 26, for information on how to submit an item to listings.

East meets West 
Using the Spanish word for gold, the Mr. Oro jewelry store caters to the Latino majority that shop at Belvidere Mall. When asked the price of a pair of earrings in Spanish, he answers in Spanish. But Mr. Oro, like more than 20 of the 60 businesses in the Belvidere Mall, is Korean. His real name is Won Bae Kim and Kim is the Korean word for gold.

Indian Wells Art Festival enlivens senses 
INDIAN WELLS - The fifth annual Indian Wells Art Festival this weekend promises to treat not just the eyes but all the senses.

Two men arrested after jewelry theft 
Police arrested two Cleveland men Wednesday in a “smash and grab'’ robbery at Ultra Diamond at the Aurora Premium Outlets. Uranus D. Pope, 31, and Gary Ensley, 35, were charged with felony theft, possession of criminal tools and failure to comply.

HERE & NOW
Washington Post - It’s been a couple of decades since Deborah Harry chanted “Flash is bad!” on Blondie’s “Rapture,” but the message still rings true. The Hall of Famer will rock yet another party Friday, when he spins a late set at the 9:30 club. — J. Freedom du Lac

Images show Jupiter’s powerful sky lights
MSNBC - Jupiter has auroras bigger than our entire planet,” said Randy Gladstone of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. In a NASA statement today, Gladstone called the purple rings in a new colorized image “Northern Lights on steroids. They

N.Y., N.J. Hit Internet Gambling Rings
AtNewYork - New York and New Jersey law enforcement officials busted two Internet bookmaking operations today that allegedly handled more than half a billion dollars in sports wagers over the last 16 months. Authorities said the arrests targeted “traditional mob

Tiffany to Open New Boutique in Mexico City
Forbes - Among them are the jeweler’s celebrated diamond engagement rings, and jewels of ultimate glamour in platinum and eighteen-karat gold settings; lustrous pearls; the signature designs of Elsa Peretti, Paloma Picasso, Jean Schlumberger, and the artful

For pot growers, suburbia is fertile ground
Los Angeles Times - He said his city has dealt with a few prostitution rings secretly operating in suburban homes, but never huge marijuana farms. “I was totally shocked by how elaborate the operation was,” he said. “Criminal elements like to pick Walnut and Diamond Bar

Joel Tauber’s Rose Bowl sycamore project rooted in obsession 
In an era of near-epidemic distraction, with media, advertising and various technological gadgets drawing the attention of the average individual in a dozen different directions at any given moment, the visual arts have become a haven for what may prove a radical, even profound, form of resistance: unmitigated obsession. In art, as in few other disciplines, one is free even encouraged to …

Fame has ‘Idol’ fan positively teary-eyed 
If you are an “American Idol” fan, then chances are Ashley Ferl broke your heart last week. She was that awkward 13-year-old girl with blond pigtails and braces who cried her way through the entire two-hour Tuesday night show. The camera kept cutting back to her as she wailed uncontrollably and looked downright miserable.

Special Events
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Rose Behan demonstrates friendship necklaces, 9 a.m.-4 Sat. Tickets $3, available at the Rivertown Exhibition Hall, 415 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Call 468-7231. Fairview-Riverside State Park Louisiana 22, one mile east of Madisonville. A folk crafts

Shoals Man Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
WHNT-TV - BIRMINGHAM, AL - DENNIS OAKLEY, 52, of Florence, Alabama, has been indicted in U.S. District Court, and charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods. The five-count indictment charges that OAKLEY trafficked in handbags, wallets, earrings, necklaces

WP: Ranks of Londons super-rich growing 
Long a hub for the world’s ultra-rich, London has just welcomed an unprecedented number of newcomers into those ranks.

Why Islam has sucide bombers 
Quran-(52:17-20): They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Huris (fair females) with wide lovely eyes. There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw.

Rubies are Nevada’s hidden gem 
The Come Line in the remote Ruby Mountains of north-central Nevada is a 2,000-vertical-foot mine shaft of a ski run where the chief chemical extracted these days is adrenaline.

Gentleman s jewelry from the Victorian era subject of Kiwanis
Paris Beacon-News - Well-known local historian Joseph Sanders described men s jewelry of the Victorian era for the Kiwanis Early Risers at their Tuesday meeting in Cafe France. That era was prior to 1900. Sanders wore jewelry of that time to illustrate how a Victorian

TJX Says Info From 45.7M Cards Stolen
Washington Post - The gift cards had been purchased from Wal-Mart stores, and were used to acquire electronics and jewelry at Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club warehouse stores. TJX’s Lang said Thursday that the company could not yet confirm whether the data used in those thefts

In the galleries
News-Review - Classes in stained glass, kiln-fired art glass and hot glass jewelry by Sandy Lathrop. Studio hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 957-5879. Art Mill, 576 N.E. Chestnut Ave., Roseburg Features original

Police Blotter: Allentown
Allentown Morning Call - Woodlawn St.; television, gold earrings, necklace and bracelet and silver earrings, necklace and watch taken Tuesday from residence; unknown value of loss. Burglary — Reported Tuesday by employee of City Line Construction; projection television taken

BeadJeweled Offers Upscale Options
The State Journal - Stamp described her work as a lot of fun, and said prices for her necklaces, bracelets and earrings have ranged from $85 to $250. “It’s all my original design, I don’t copy anybody,” she said. “I have people tell me what they like, and it’s