Archive for June, 2008

05 Jun

Crosby passes test in first trip to Stanley Cup finals

For almost two months, Sidney Crosby has trudged to a podium to talk to reporters at least once a day, twice on game days. But after the Pittsburgh Penguins were denied in their last-second bid to tie Game 6, losing 3-2 to the Detroit Red Wings, Crosby remained slumped in his dressing room stall.
That Crosby [...]

05 Jun

Next trip for Tacoma runaway may be to detention

A 10-year-old Tacoma boy who tried to sneak on board a plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will have to explain himself to a Juvenile Court judge.
A Pierce County deputy prosecutor, Fred Wist, says Semaj Booker broke a deal made last year after he talked his way onto flights to Texas.
The prosecutor filed papers Tuesday to [...]

05 Jun

Macedonian president cancels trip to Greece due to landing refusal

Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski has canceled his trip to Greece because Greek authorities have refused to grant landing permit to his plane, the president’s office said on Thursday.
Crvenkovski was to attend a south-east European summit in Athens on June 13 at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and UNESCO Secretary-General Koichiro Matsuura.
But Greek [...]

05 Jun

Houston Dynamo Make Repeat Trip to White House

The Dynamo’s match on Wednesday against D.C. United was postponed, but the team continued their raod trip with a morning tour of the White House, met with President Bush and posed for a team picture in the Rose Garden.
“It was quite an experience,” defender Patrick Ianni said. “It’s always an honor to be able to [...]

05 Jun

Flamingos invade to raise trip funds

Fort Morgan High School International Club members will be sneaking around under cover of darkness as flamingo flockers.
For a donation, they will visit the yards of “victims” and fill them with a flock of eight pink flamingos.
To have the birds removed, “victims” need to donate to the club.
Once a donation is made, the “victim” gets [...]

05 Jun

Hoops continue road trip with Revs

City Manager Frank Benest and former Assistant City Manager Emily Harrison may have played a direct role in the criminal investigation of the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, the Weekly learned Wednesday.
Police chief Lynne Johnson said Thursday that Benest had nothing to do with the trip, however.
Assistant City Attorney Donald Larkin also said Benest was not [...]