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ArtsMemphis and Ducks Unlimited host Family Day at Shelby Farm

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, November 1st, 2012, 10:03am

ArtsMemphis and Ducks Unlimited host Family Day at Shelby Farm

Information provided by ArtsMemphis

ArtsMemphis and Ducks Unlimited will host Conservation Through Art (CTA) Family Day from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4, at Shelby Farms Visitor Center.

The free event, sponsored by Baptist Memorial Health Care, will feature a variety of outdoor activities designed for the entire family, including fishing, conservation games, duck calling lessons and working dog demonstrations.

Organizations offering activity booths include the Metal Museum, the Orpheum Theatre, New Ballet Ensemble and School and Theatre Memphis. Whole Foods Market will provide an eco-friendly learning game and healthy snacks. Family Day also will include performances by Voices of the South, Watoto Memphis and Prizm Ensemble.

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Oxford business to donate three tiaras to area homecomings

Submitted by Michael Clark on Friday, October 5th, 11:47 am

(WMC-TV) - When Courtney Pearson becomes Ole Miss’ first African-American homecoming queen later this month, she will wear a tiara donated by a local Oxford business.

Lammons Fine Jewelry in Oxford will also provide the crown for the queens of Lafayette High School and Oxford High School.

Interim campus programming director Bradley Baker is proud that an area business is getting involved.

“As an Oxford resident I certainly appreciate the opportunity to work with a locally-owned family business such as Lammons,” Baker said.

The owners at Lammons can’t wait to see all three queens later this month.

“Partnering with Ole Miss is a dream come true,” says Allan King, co-owner of Lammons Fine Jewelry. “We worked with Ole Miss to select a tiara that we feel any young lady would be proud to wear,” adds co-owner Nancy King. “We can’t wait to see the homecoming queen riding in the parade and walking onto the field in a Lammons tiara.”

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Local woman will celebrate a century

Submitted by Nichole Cyprian on Friday, October 5th, 7:24 am

(WMC-TV) - It is a milestone that most people do not live to see.

Ova Lou Griffin Brown will celebrate her 100th birthday on Thursday, October 11. In a letter to the Action News 5 newsroom, her grand daughter, Lisa Fields Jenkins, says Brown is a blessing to the family.

"It's such a rarity to accomplish reaching 100, so I wanted to honor her," said Jenkins.

Brown, who is a recent great-great grandmother of a 6-week old, will have a centurion celebration on October 13 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bruce Community Living Center in Bruce, which is about 20 miles south of Oxford.

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Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Submitted by April Dawn, Journalist

Friday, September 21st, 2012, 11:04am

Every year, yard sale bargain hunters flock to Cordova, Tennessee for the annual Countrywood Neighborhood Sale sponsored by the Countrywood Neighborhood Association.

On Friday, September 22, the huge yard event will draw crowds from all over the Greater Memphis area and from neighboring states.

Last year the sale was a huge success. More than 200 residents participated

Rain or shine, the participating vendors will sell their almost brand new or slightly used items from furniture to clothing and televisions to motorized vehicles to make a buck. Not to mention the local economy benefited as people booked hotel rooms for a few days to stay and visit the grand city of Memphis to shop it’s local stores and dine in local restaurants.

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Panda-rific! Despite controversy, Memphis Zoo impresses visitors

Submitted by Michael Addison on Friday, September 21st, 9:42 am

The Memphis Zoo recently found itself in the mouth of controversy after Memphis City Councilman Lee Harris highlighted in the news he thinks admission prices to get into the zoo are too expensive.

This week, Councilman Harris called for a review of the city's contract with the zoo and the zoo's prices, calling the facility "inaccessible" for people who can't afford admission. I, however, disagree.

Last year, my cousin and his best friend, who's become like one to me, made the trip from Louisiana up to Memphis to check out all the hot spots, especially the restaurants. One day during their visit we decided to go to the zoo, and I was especially excited because it was my first time going as well.

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Perkins pancakes benefit kids

Submitted by Tim Van Horn, Meteorologist

Saturday, September 8th, 2012, 8:57pm

Saturday, September 15 is Give Kids The World Pancake Day at Perkins Restaurants.

Customers can receive a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. While there, making a donation to Give Kids The World benefits children with life-threatening illnesses by giving them the chance to experience a cost-free family vacation in central Florida.

It's all part of Perkins' "Full Tummy Full Heart" campaign.

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Best credit cards for college students

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012, 10:47am

(WMC-TV) - When I was in college, a credit card was arguably the best -- and easiest -- way to establish credit, particularly if you were obsessively and compulsively keeping up with your bills.

Unscrupulous credit card companies, along with federal law, changed that.

Congress had to regulate how card-issuers marketed to college students after they were caught trying everything from school-logo "affinity" cards to free pizza in order to snare students into double-digit interest rates.

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