Celebs, fans support Purtan at his final radiothon for Salvation Army (Detroit Free Press)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

More than $1 million had been raised as of 4 p.m. Friday at Dick Purtan's annual radiothon benefiting the Salvation Army.

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Celebs, fans support Purtan at his final radiothon for Salvation Army (Detroit Free Press)

Purtan radiothon raises thousands (Detroit Free Press)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

It's just a little bit after 10 a.m. and more than $580,000 has been raised at Dick Purtan's annual radiothon to benefit the Salvation Army.

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Perham trio looks to manufacture sweet music in the region (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

With a hefty waiting list the three work their way through requests one guitar at a time.

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Perham trio looks to manufacture sweet music in the region (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)

Mos-rite-teous! Lovers of Bakersfield guitar ready to jam (The Bakersfield Californian)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

oly Mosrite, Batman! Local guitar enthusiasts will soon get their chance to jam on some local history that includes a rockin' ode to the original caped crusader.

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Mos-rite-teous! Lovers of Bakersfield guitar ready to jam (The Bakersfield Californian)

VANSTONE: Regina’s Jack Semple leading Saskatchewan Pavilion’s house band at Olympics (Regina Leader-Post)

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Jack Semple is at the Olym-picks. Semple, the sublimely skilled Regina guitarist, is in Vancouver to serve as the musical director for the expansive Saskatchewan Pavilion. Its grand opening is slated for today.

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Singin’ the Blues for Haiti (Grand Forks Herald)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The orphanage Lacey Hewitt is working at in Haiti got some musical money help Monday night in Grand Forks from people from her home area. Hewitt is the Lancaster, Minn., woman who went to Haiti several months ago to help at a Christian orphanage, run by Reach Out to Haiti, a missions group based in Melrose, N.Y.

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Singin' the Blues for Haiti (Grand Forks Herald)

Star lots on offer for Oxfam’s quake appeal (This is Oxfordshire)

Monday, February 1st, 2010

UNIQUE pieces of rock and roll memorabilia are being auctioned off for Oxford charity Oxfam’s Haiti earthquake appeal.

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Star lots on offer for Oxfam's quake appeal (This is Oxfordshire)

Crime report (The Champaign News-Gazette)

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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Gearing up for a Grammy (The Hawk Eye)

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Jesse Mecum doesn't play guitar in real life. But in the digital landscape of rhythm-based video games, he could be considered a plastic Fender Stratocaster god.

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Gearing up for a Grammy (The Hawk Eye)

Experience the tastes of Phoenixville (The Phoenix)

Monday, December 21st, 2009

The Good Samaritan Shelter will hold their 8th annual "A Taste of Phoenixville" on Jan. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Phoenixville Country Club.

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