LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record) Seton Hall Prep pitcher Rick Porcello of Chester to the Detroit Tigers at No. 27 in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft....more...In brief: this week's new game announcements (gamesindustry.biz) Each week GamesIndustry.biz brings you a round-up of all the important game announcements from the past five days, plus a guide to what's arriving in European stores this Friday....more... No stampede to disc golf course (Hot Springs Village Voice) Before Bocce Ball and Pickle Ball there was disc golf. In the early 1980s, a nationwide Gallup Poll was taken and a sport called disc golf was in the top 10. The poll asked which activity the person had participated in in the last 12 months....more... Outdoors calendar (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) BIKE RIDES: 6 p.m. Mondays, meet at Jeff's Bike Shop, 740 6th Ave., for weekly 20-mile beginner bicycle rides on area roads. Call Jeff Joy at (304) 522-2453....more... This week's agenda (Miami Herald) 5 TODAY...more... Flying saucers invade the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Minnesotans, as a rule, love these two things: being outside and getting a bargain. Perhaps it's no surprise then that this state has taken a serious shine to disc golf. According to Tim Gill, a Twin Cities native who runs two disc golf-based businesses, Minnesota ranks No. 1 in the country in per capita courses and players. Some of Minnesota's best players -- plus others from a total of 22 ......more... Summer fun, from spray to cinema (The Argus Leader) Free outdoor movies downtown on Saturday nights, a new water "spray" park for hot-day relief, outdoor live theater and music and more offer lots to do this summer in Sioux Falls. The new outdoor movie series each Saturday through the end of August is sponsored by Main Street Sioux Falls Inc. Movies are shown at dusk on a 15- by 25-foot inflatable screen in Fawick Park - the downtown riverfront ......more... Almanac (The State) MEETINGS...more... Parks department announces lineup (Marshfield News Herald) From aquatics to the zoo, there should be no problem finding activities in Marshfield this summer to help families stay fit and cut gasoline costs....more... |