Family News Home Archive for May, 2008

Fans of Apache Indian, a.k.a. Steven Kapur, are in for a double treat this weekend when the British Punjabi singer headlines DesiFest with son Kelvin.
Kapur – who burst onto the music scene in 1993 with the hit single “Arranged Marriage” from his album No Reservations – is all grown up, with a 22-year-old son to [...]

IT was a family affair when members of Cleobury Concert Brass Band held their open evening at Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall as part of Adult Learners’ Week, with visitors doubling the number of regular band members and a few new recruits signed up.
Highlight of the evening was the handing over of a cheque for ï¿¡200 [...]

Ryston Park has just celebrated its 75th anniversary with the help of two sons of the club’s first captain.
Joe and Bob Wootton no longer play golf, but they teed off to mark the start of the anniversary competitions and attended the celebration dinner.
Their involvement helped to highlight the strength of Ryston Park’s family connections.
Captain John [...]

For the Fucigna family of Hopkinton, skiing is truly a family affair.
The parents started skiing for recreational purposes in the mountains of New Hampshire. Then along came daughters, Alex, Sarah, Erin and Abby, and their son, Peter, who were all introduced to the sport.
The daughters all become competitive skiers and Peter plans to follow in [...]

WAS a weekend for the McCallum family out at Machrihanish Golf Club and the late Councillor ‘Baldie’ McCallum would have been proud of them all.
The winning team of the Am-Am contained one of his sons and grandson – Dougie and Kevin McCallum, along with John McKinlay and Donnie McLean, who won the first prize at [...]

“We’re new to the whole restaurant thing,” said Chad Mena, who runs Bella Fiore Wines with various members of his family. “But we always had fun traveling to wineries and we picked up a lot of knowledge, so we decided to give it a try.”
The shop, which opened last week, features a wide variety of [...]

FUEL prices are keeping Melbourne families close to home, as nearby attractions start to feel the pinch but more distant getaways are suffering severely.
The weekend away with the family is rapidly becoming a pleasure of the past as pump prices continue to climb, unless the destination is within a two-hour drive.
RACV fuel price spokesman David [...]

Place In The Sun Ds Willie Quit For Spain And Found Himself On The Case As A Consultant For Other Scots
Retired policeman Willie Murphy copped himself a new career when he bought a holiday home in Spain.
The former detective sergeant ploughed his retirement cash into a place in the sun when he left the force [...]

Nowhere was that more evident on Saturday than in the village of Walnut Bottom, where hundreds from the local community once again turned out to support the annual chicken barbecue and Memorial Day parade.
People proudly displayed patriotic decorations down Main Street and waved mini American flags as area veterans marched on by, beginning near Kar-Tunes [...]

Take time to research the best time to holiday at your chosen Thai destination because the climate can differ from region to region and there are monsoons to avoid. We holidayed in the sun in Bangkok and Koh Samui during the September school holidays.
It is cheaper to book local excursions - in our case the [...]