| Applications taken for Empty Stocking Fund
Applications for families needing help from the Empty Stocking Fund will be taken by appointment only through Aug. 28. To make an appointment, call 903-472-8649 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ——— Baby pageant set for Saturday St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church will host its second Annual Baby Pageant Saturday at 7 p.m. for beautiful babies to show off their talents. The proceeds from this event will go to the building fund. The public is invited. ——— "Back to School" service Sunday Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 3811 S. Washington Ave., about one mile north of Interstate Highway 20, will have a very special service honoring all students that are going back to school this year.
Michelle Obama to campaign in Reno
Michelle Obama will be campaigning in Reno on Thursday for her husband, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. In her first visit to Reno, Michelle Obama is expected to talk briefly about her husband and then spend time mingling with voters. The event is at 11:30 a.m. at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on Virginia Street. "It is really just a meet Michelle event," spokeswoman Katie McCormick Lelyveld said. "She'll talk about her upbringing and her husband's upbringing. She'll really shed light on who he is as a husband and a father and a person." Michelle Obama is a vice president of community affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She grew up in Chicago's South Side, before earning degrees at Princeton University and Harvard Law School.
Reynolds district to discontinue overall free lunches
The Reynolds School District will no longer offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students regardless of family income, a change that will directly affect free meal programs at Alder, Davis, Glenfair and Hartley elementary schools as well as Reynolds Middle School. Prior to this year's changes, the district had offered free meals at those schools because the majority of their students, in some cases more than 70 percent, came from families that would have qualified for free meals or meals at reduced prices anyway, according to Don Richardson, director of nutrition services. "There's numerous studies that show that students who have breakfast do better in academics," he said. "This was a way to add a service to the community that would benefit the community." Richardson cited rising costs for food, fuel, labor and equipment and other costs as the reason for the district's decision to end the free meal program.
Movies raked in U.S. summer record
Two years ago, attendance at movie theaters had fallen off so dramatically that people in the film industry were beginning to wonder whether it was the death knell for moviegoing. Fingers began pointing in every direction, looking for blame. Theories on everything from sticky cinema floors to high concession prices to rude moviegoers to films becoming available too soon on DVD were offered up as likely culprits. Many theater operators blamed Hollywood for making a spate of films no one wanted to see. Last summer, there was a slight uptick in theater attendance. This summer, things have gone even better. Summer box-office receipts have topped $4 billion for the first time in history, up $400 million over last summer. It was only a few years ago that a $100 million take at the box office was the benchmark for declaring a movie a smash hit.
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