| You call for firework ban
ADVERTISER readers want to see fireworks banned from public sale. Two homes in Park South had rockets fired through their front doors last Sunday morning. As reported in Monday's paper a firework was pushed through the letterbox of a house in Denholm Road, Park South, leaving the female occupant and four children severely shaken. .
PTV Sciences hires industry vet to steer biotech investments
Anderson was the Group Chairman at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Worldwide Franchise Chairman at medical device maker Cordis Corp. He has served in senior leadership positions with several other international health care and medical device companies. Anderson will bring insight into the medical device industry for the portfolio companies of the investment firm, says PTV Sciences Managing Director Dr. Evan Melrose. PTV Sciences has offices in Austin and Houston. The firm's portfolio includes Austin companies such as Alereon Inc., Apollo Endosurgery Inc. and Asuragen Inc. .
Special Samoa Deals for Boxing Fans and Supporters
Overseas interest in the upcoming Samoa International Pro-Am Boxing event in Apia on Saturday 2nd February 2008 will see up to 200 boxing fans and supporters arriving in Samoa next week. Many more are expected to book a ticket to Samoa with the announcement over the week end of special accommodation and rental car deals for boxing fans and supporters. Hotel Kitano Samoa is offering an accommodation special $200 SAT per room per day for up to three people with ELAVA at Vaitele is offering $120 SAT per room per day up to two people with continental breakfast included. Apia Rental is offering a 15% discount to all their vehicles with DAT Car Rentals is offering a special $165 per day for their Hyundai Tucson fleet. This was confirmed by Mr. Teleiai Su’atapulolo’o Edwin Puni, Managing Director of Event Polynesia, “For the next two weeks, Hotel Kitano Samoa and ELAVA Resort will be the home of international boxing with Apia Rental and DAT Car Rentals as the preferred rental car service.” The inaugural Samoa International Pro-Am Boxing is an initiative of Event Polynesia Boxing in association with SPBI and SABA to provide our Samoan boxers both amateur and professional a pathway to boxing world titles by setting up the needed top international competitions right here in Samoa.
Local mortgage foreclosures continue climb
Local circuit courts are struggling to keep up as mortgage foreclosure filings continue to increase. With many homeowners experiencing higher-than-expected interest rates on their adjustable mortgages, the number of foreclosures filed this year has tripled compared to just two years ago. Already, more than 2,000 foreclosures have been filed in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. "It’s really sad. There are just so many people losing their homes," said Susan Land, supervisor of Santa Rosa County’s circuit civil division. In Santa Rosa, foreclosures have made up most of the civil cases filed in circuit court this year, Land said. Her division has had about 1,300 cases filed. Of those, 804 have been foreclosures. Okaloosa County has also seen a large increase in foreclosures, going from 466 last year to 892 so far this year, said Danny Luke, courts director for Okaloosa’s Clerk of Courts office.
Sports Columnists
This is a very significant time for us," he said. "This is when you start sending the right messages, not just to people in the organization, but to the support staff, personnel staff and most importantly to the players. You're telling everybody, 'This is what we're doing.' The tone and the culture are established here. You can't be flippant. The decisions can't be emotionally driven." No. Let's leave that to DeAngelo Hall. It's unfortunate when an athlete's talent comes with so little forethought or leadership. Hall, despite having a pretty good season amid the Falcons' collapse last year, flashed his shortcomings often last season. He said the wrong things at the wrong time instead of doing what a veteran should do to hold a fractured team together. When others talked about ways to turn things around, Hall asked for a new contract.
Every School Every Thursday -- Johnston
First place, Becky Cooper, Johnston High.
Middle School Flight-Balsa wood gliders: First place, Matt Ruebbelke, Johnston Middle; second place, John Koopah, Summit Middle.
Technology Quiz Bowl-Middle School: First place, Johnston Middle, Keo Corak, Kofi Manteaw, Matt Ruebbelke; Technology Quiz Bowl-High School: Second place, Johnston, Mike Traxel, Cody Catron and Alex Stanbrough; third place, Johnston, Kate Dickey, Trevor Haden and Rachel Stanley.
Structural Engineering-Middle School: First place, Johnston Middle, Matt Ruebbelke and Kofi Manteaw; second place, Johnston Middle, Melinda Thomas and Vicki Lee Thomas.
Structural Engineering-High School: First place, Johnston, Becky Cooper and Linda Brown.
Middle School-Dragster Challenge: First place, Jordan Hansen, Summit Middle; second place, Jarid Ingrebrand, Summit Middle; third place, Zea Zhu, Summit Middle.
A. A. Bin Hindi divisions join Air Miles Programme
Mr. Mohammed Bin Hindi, A. A. Bin Hindi Group's Chief Marketing Officer (3rd from left) and Mr. Bassim Aryan, Air Miles Business Development Manager (2nd from left), A. A. Bin Hindi's PR & Media Manager, Mo'men Shawqi (left) and Marketing Manager, Mr. Bobby Cherian (right). .
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