Tour de granite: Millstone Trails opening new touring center (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

BARRE TOWN – Pierre Couture plans to turn a 120-year-old building that was once the hub of a thriving industrial community into the home base for what he hopes will one day be a premiere central Vermont tourist attraction. ... - By DAVID DELCORE TIMES ARGUS STAFF

Surviving boot camp (Lacombe Globe)

Pickett Fences by Heather Pickett Following production days where reporters and editors spend hours building pages for press, finishing stories and snapping the last photo in a frantic sprint for the deadline, many simply want to go home and crawl back into bed when it’s all said and done.

Sentinel Morning Update: Family demolishes home after Monday crash (The Sentinel)

Past memories, concern for his family’s future and gratitude to the community jockeyed for John Deihl’s attention Wednesday as he watched the demolition of his home of nine years.

Community Calendar (Park Ridge Herald-Advocate)

Submissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.

Hoops star tries to give back to Senegal (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

He moves across the sand-specked basketball court swathed in the glossy dark blue jersey of his old Japanese pro team, a keepsake from a career that propelled him around the world. Now back home in Africa, playing among friends, Ndongo Ndiaye is in no hurry to impress anymore. But when a crosscourt pass comes his way, time stands still for a moment.

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