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Carroll County Courthouse bell witness to history - Journal and Courier

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:28 PM PDT

Journal and Courier

Carroll County Courthouse bell witness to history Journal and Courier It was cast by G. W. Coffin & Company at the Buckeye Bell Foundry in Cincinnati. It cost the county $100 and was ordered by Samuel Davis Gresham, sheriff from 1836 to 1840. Citizens' petitions, auditor's receipts and information provided by the ...

Bell Tower locks on to a winner - The West Australian

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:41 PM PDT

Bell Tower locks on to a winner The West Australian ... annual report tabled in State Parliament, chairman Ian MacLeod said the Bell Tower still had the most rung bells in the world. Volunteer bell ringer Laura Ivey, 74, has recorded more than 4500 days of ringing at the Bell Tower since it opened 14 ... and more »

The blue-collar beauty of Philadelphia - The National

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

The National

The blue-collar beauty of Philadelphia The National I'm amazed to learn that the Liberty Bell, the enormous cracked bell around which a whole museum is built, was cast in 1753 at Whitechapel Foundry – very close to where I used to live in London and still in existence today. Notwithstanding the displays ... and more »

Driver Charged in Laura Yost's Death - TWC News

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:55 PM PDT

TWC News

Driver Charged in Laura Yost's Death TWC News ... Saunders has not yet been set. A wake for Yost is Friday from 4 until 8 at the Apex Funeral Home on West Williams Street. A funeral mass is planned for 10 on Saturday morning at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church on High House Road in Cary. and more »

Win a Halfords bike to support Tower - Evesham Observer

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:53 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Win a Halfords bike to support Tower Evesham Observer A KIND-HEARTED Evesham resident has shared her raffle success in a bid to help raise more cash for the town's Bell Tower Appeal. Tricia Smith won a mountain bike kindly donated by Halfords for a raffle at the town's Cyclefest event on September 14.

Search Out Central Florida's Green Oases - Huffington Post

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:35 AM PDT

Search Out Central Florida's Green Oases Huffington Post The 60-bell Singing Tower carillon is doubled in the reflecting pool at Bok Tower Gardens. Photo by Julie Fletcher for VISIT FLORIDA. The 60-bell carillon is one of only four in Florida. Each bell weighs anywhere from 16 pounds to nearly 12 tons ... and more »

We're home: With determination and many helping hands - Bowen Island Undercurrent

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:56 AM PDT

Bowen Island Undercurrent

We're home: With determination and many helping hands Bowen Island Undercurrent First and foremost I would like to thank the Bellringer family for making our expansion a reality. Without their vision and fearless determination to upgrade Village Square to the benefit of all Bowen Islanders, this would not have happened. Thank you ...

LAST WEEK'S PHOTOGRAPH: Memories bloom from garden society photo - Hertfordshire Mercury

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:04 PM PDT

Hertfordshire Mercury

LAST WEEK'S PHOTOGRAPH: Memories bloom from garden society photo Hertfordshire Mercury She later added: "The gentleman behind Mr Mansfield, fourth from the left in the white shirt, is Mr Medcalf senior and the second gentleman from the right is Mr Cadle, who lived in Bengeo Street at the end of Grove Walk and was a bellringer at the ...

Inaugural MPavilion inspired by London's Serpentine project will feature 118 ... - Architecture and Design

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:14 PM PDT

Architecture and Design

Inaugural MPavilion inspired by London's Serpentine project will feature 118 ... Architecture and Design Band Meet with Super Critical Mass, weekend of 22 and 23 November – a part of MMeets and presented as part of Melbourne Music Week, this event is a bell-ringing workshop led by international sonic project Super Critical Mass. MMusic, Sunday October 19 ... and more »

Quiz night at All Saints Church to raise funds for bell restoration project - Hereford Times

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:12 PM PDT

Quiz night at All Saints Church to raise funds for bell restoration project Hereford Times The event, at All Saints Church, takes place tonight (September 25) from 7.30pm. Entry costs £12 per team – of up to six people – and tickets can be bought by calling Anne Newman on 07988750673 or 01432 873097. Experienced bell ringers can ring before ... and more »

Storied history - MSU State News

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:43 PM PDT

Storied history MSU State News Reaching its highest peak at 104.67 feet, the tower is home to a set of 49 bronze bells that make up the famous carillon that weighs a total of 13.5 tons. A carillon is a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard system consisting of ... and more »

Commune (Sub Pop) - NOW Magazine

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:32 PM PDT

NOW Magazine

Commune (Sub Pop) NOW Magazine Anonymous Swedish psych purveyors Goat delve deeper into spiritual corners on their follow-up to 2012's acclaimed World Music. Commune starts with the single peal of a church bell that reverberates into Talk To God, an archetypal Goat song with its ...

Louise O'Neill becomes a tourist for a day...in her own town - Irish Examiner

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:33 PM PDT

Irish Examiner

Louise O'Neill becomes a tourist for a day...in her own town Irish Examiner Taking the winding road up to St. Anne's Church, in the historic Shandon district (after being lured into Shandon Sweets for a pit stop), I came upon the 'Four Faced Liar', as the Shandon Bell's Tower is known because each of the four clocks shows a ...

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Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Warden Chapel Methodist - Marshfield Mail

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:20 PM PDT

Warden Chapel Methodist Marshfield Mail And, of course, services wouldn't be the same without bell ringers Jesse Legan and Ken Kootz. It is such a blessing to attend Sunday school, church services, Bible study and outreach ministry meetings and sharing the love of Christ with those outside ...

Leap of faith raises £700 for church's restoration - Worcester News

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Leap of faith raises £700 for church's restoration Worcester News The challenge to step over the newly gilded cockerel raised over £700 which will go towards paying for the ongoing restoration of St Peter's Church's bell tower. Fundraisers organised the event so that, once the cockerel is back in its rightful place ... and more »

Bell ringers remember the First World War - Salisbury Journal

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:07 AM PDT

Bell ringers remember the First World War Salisbury Journal ... other local bellringers who died during the First World War. Guild members, family and friends, some of whom are pictured with the Bishop of Salisbury, joined the congregation for the cathedral's evensong, immediately followed by a commemoration ...