ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY OFFERS UNIQUE GIFT CERTIFICATES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

Shawnee State University issued the following news buy tiffany release:

A summer enrichment program for students first through eighth grades has been an annual event at Shawnee State University and this year, “Kids on Campus” (formerly “Fun in the Sun”) is being planned early to offer session gift certificates for unique Christmas gifts.

Numerous activities are planned for the summer program with a full spectrum of programs involving academics, life skills, culture, art, crafts, sports and more. Sessions are geared for each of the age groups including cheerleading, dancing, sports, cooking and baking, Spanish, music lessons, crafts, sciences and much more.

Each course will be offered three times each day with Session 1 beginning at 9 a.m. Monday silver key rings, June 28 through Thursday, July 1. The teachers for all the classes are from local schools and SSU staff teaches the athletics.

“I feel like the county’s best teachers step forward to teach in the summer program,” said Ginnie Moore, director of University Outreach.

The summer program is sponsored by a 21st Century Learning Center grant. More than 40 different sessions are offered. Each four-day session with the holiday special is $30 if purchased before Jan. 31, 2010. The early bird fee is $35 if purchased before March 31; registration is $45 from April 1 to May 28, 2010; and a late registration fee is $60 from June 1 to June 24, 2010. Lunch will be provided for $20.00 for the entire four days.

“My son, Zane, and I have been involved in the summer enrichment program at Shawnee State for a number silver necklaces of years,” said Sandy Smith, program coordinator. “He and his friends look forward to the experience each year.”

Register now by purchasing gift certificates for a holiday special discount. The gift certificates may be purchased by phone, with your Discover, MasterCard or Visa at (740) 351-3274 or stop in at the office to purchase gift certificates in person. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (740) 351-3274.For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

a Christmas Tradition Continues

“It reminds you of the old times, like in the movies; everyone is interacting and having a good time…it gets you in the spirit!” silver jewellery says Barry Martin of Springfield, Missouri after visiting the Santa’s Wonderland event last year at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield.

Angela Ferguson, a customer at the store in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma said regarding her visit, “Definitely tell people to come see Santa’s Wonderland ’cause there’s a lot of stuff for the kids to do, and they love it a lot and it’s free!”

Comprised of both animated and live elves, nutcrackers, reindeer and more, the village offers an old-time model train area, remote control cars, a Red Ryder(R) laser arcade, a soft gun arcade and slot car racing. Kids will love playing the hottest fishing game of the season — “The Strike Bass Fishing Game.” Activity tables will be set up where they can write a letter to Santa, color a Christmas picture and every weekend do fun crafts — all absolutely free. Of course, Santa will be in residence there throughout the season.

And, compliments of Bass Pro Shops, parents will want to pick up the free “Parenting Magazine” Holiday Fun silver earrings Guide available at the store. This guide covers many holiday activities and is full of ideas, tips and checklists to help you make the most of your holidays.

Always a family tradition, customers can get a free 4×6 photo with Santa and his reindeer from 5 pm to 8 pm Monday through Friday, Saturdays 10 am to 9 pm and Sundays noon to 5 pm with extended hours beginning November 27th. Photo and gift packages will also be available for purchase in-store. If the line is long, customers can grab a Bass Pass and their appointment with Santa is set.

Every weekend from 12 to 5 pm beginning November 14th through December 20th at Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland, shoppers can introduce their children to time-honored traditions of making crafts and holiday ornaments. Kids will have fun making moose ornaments, reindeer cone ornaments, Santa bobbers, reindeer hats, candy cane reindeer and Christmas cookies. Again, it’s all free! A complete schedule of activities and times will be available at Santa’s Wonderland or visit www.basspro.com/santamedia for more details.

And, since the most important part of Christmas is the lesson of giving, Sunday, December 13th, Bass silver key rings Pro Shops will feature a special night for “Local Heroes” that will offer local firefighters, policemen, paramedics, military personnel and others and their families the chance to shop with extra discounts and enjoy free activities.

Bass Pro Shops stores will kick off the Christmas season with a special Preview Night Sunday, November 8th (Foxborough, MA Bass Pro Shops Preview Night to be Saturday, November 7th) from 3 pm to 8 pm. Local children’s groups and carolers will be singing in front of the store and customers will be treated to hot chocolate and cookies. Santa arrives in a Tracker(R) boat pulled by a Toyota Tundra truck. Kids will be invited to help Santa, through a little magic, light a big Christmas tree in the main entrance and then on into the store for the unveiling of Santa’s Wonderland. Also, Santa will be giving away a $25 Bass Pro Shops gift card to one lucky winner every half hour that night. Kids will enjoy a special FREE craft like coloring their own stocking at the activity tables.

Bass Pro Shops also will be celebrating their 3rd Annual Great Turkey Campout beginning at 5 pm Thanksgiving Day silver necklaces. Customers are invited to bring their tents and camp out all night on the parking lot so they can be one of the first in line to enter the store the next morning. They can enjoy hot chocolate, coffee and smores from 5 pm to 8 pm around the fire pits and there will be special drawings for prizes.

Return to the Christmases you remember as a kid, return to “Santa’s Wonderland” at Bass Pro Shops and begin your own family tradition you are sure to remember for a lifetime. For more information go to www.basspro.com/santamedia. (For a video/cd or images from last year’s event, please contact Jenna Kendall at 417-873-5059, Katie Mitchell at 417-873-5618 or Larry Whiteley at 417-873-5022).

Sentencings begin in big meth ring bust

Sentencing began Monday in Duluth and will continue through the week for members of silver jewellery a Northland drug ring that local, state and federal law enforcement officials spent more than three years investigating, ending in the arrests 29 people and the seizure of more than 15 kilograms of meth worth more than $2 million.

According to court records, the dealers brought the meth from Mexico, shipping it through the Twin Cities and into the Twin Ports and to the Iron Range.

Six people, all from the Duluth area or the Iron Range, were sentenced Monday to punishments ranging from time served to five years in prison.

The five-year sentences were given to Nicole Ann Kearney, 23, of Duluth; Bobbi Sue Nesgoda, silver pendants 25, of Duluth; and John Eugene Highland, 27, of Two Harbors. The three pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell between 50 and 500 grams of meth.

Sandra Marie Archambeau, 36, address unknown, was sentenced to 35 months in prison for conspiracy to selling more than 50 grams of meth.

Karen Mae Tremain, 44, of Duluth was sentenced to five years of probation for conspiracy to silver earrings sell more than 50 grams of meth, as was Alanna Lynn Brown, 23, of Virginia.

According to court records, Brown was the girlfriend of Jimmy Jo Korf, 27, of Duluth and St. Paul, who is accused of being one of the leaders of the meth ring.

Korf pleaded guilty July 8 to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute more than 15 kilograms of meth and probably will be sentenced Friday.

Seven more defendants in the case are scheduled to be sentenced today. All of the defendants were silver key rings indicted in October

The case was investigated by the Duluth and Superior police departments; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives; the Lake Superior Drug and Gang Task Force; the Minnesota State Patrol; the St. Louis and Carlton County Sheriff’s offices; the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

BioDelivery Sciences to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSI) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City to celebrate the recent FDA approval and upcoming launch of ONSOLIS (fentanyl buccal soluble film).

In honor of the occasion, Dr. Mark A. Sirgo, President and Chief Executive Officer of BDSI, and BDSI’s management team will preside over The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell. The event will be held on Friday, October 9, 2009 from 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. EDT at the NASDAQ MarketSite broadcast studio, 4 Times Square (43rd Street and Broadway).

ONSOLIS, formerly referred to as BEMA Fentanyl, was approved by the FDA on July 16, 2009 Tiffany and co for the management of breakthrough pain (BTP) in patients with cancer, eighteen years of age and older, who are already receiving and who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain. ONSOLIS is the first product to utilize the company’s proprietary BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA) drug delivery technology, which consists of a small, dissolvable, polymer film for application to the buccal mucosa (inner lining of the cheek). ONSOLIS utilizes the BEMA technology to deliver the opioid fentanyl. ONSOLIS will be commercialized in the U.S. by Meda Pharmaceuticals, the U.S. subsidiary of Meda AB, a leading international specialty pharmaceutical company.

“We are absolutely delighted to be in New York at The NASDAQ Stock Market for this auspicious occasion,” said Dr. Sirgo. “The FDA approval and upcoming launch of ONSOLIS are milestones that we, along with our commercial partner Meda, have worked diligently toward, and we can think of no better silver key rings way to celebrate these achievements with our investors than to, quite literally, ring in the good news.”

For additional information on BDSI, please visit www.biodeliverysciences.com or http://irgnews.com/coi/BDSI where you can find company fact sheets, investor materials, and other information. Feed Information The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045. Radio Feed An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well. Facebook and Twitter For multimedia features such as exclusive content, photo postings, status updates, and video of bell ceremonies please visit the following Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653 For news tweets, please visit the following Twitter page: http://twitter.com/nasdaqomx Webcast A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm Photos To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the silver necklaces Market Open, please go to the following and click on the market open of your choice: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm About BioDelivery Sciences International BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BDSI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that is focused on developing innovative products to address growing market opportunities, including conditions such as pain. The company utilizes its owned and licensed patented drug delivery technologies to develop, partner, and commercialize new products using proven therapeutics. BDSI’s pain franchise currently consists of two products utilizing the Company’s patented BEMA buccal soluble film technology: ONSOLIS (fentanyl buccal soluble film) which was approved by FDA on July 16, 2009 for the management of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer, eighteen years of age and older, who are already receiving and who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain, and BEMA Buprenorphine, an analgesic in Phase 2 clinical development with at least one potential target indication for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. The company is working with its BEMA technology and its patented Bioral cochleate technology on products targeted at conditions common to oncology and surgical patients such as pain and infections. The company’s headquarters is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information please visit www.biodeliverysciences.com.