| Fire destroys South Sandusky Street garage
Fire destroyed a garage at 683 S. Sandusky St. shortly after noon Saturday. Tiffin Fire Chief William Ennis said Nick Huston, a Clinton Township volunteer firefighter, was working in his garage when the blaze started. “He was working on his motorcycle," he said. “He spilled some gasoline, and then it ignited from a heating source in the garage." Ennis said everyone was out of the home when firefighters arrived on scene. “Everybody got out OK, and nobody was injured," he said. “It was a very fortunate day for us." Ennis said firefighters contained the fire to the garage and the door to the kitchen. The chief, who did not have a loss estimate Saturday afternoon, said the house has extensive smoke damage and little fire and heat damage. The family, which was to stay with relatives for the night, will be able to save sentimental items, he said.
City takes delivery of $550,000 ladder truck
Firefighter Dave Edgell tries out the new ladder truck. With its 75-foot reach, the ladder truck can offer assistance by fighting a fire from above. The truck can pump 2,000 gallons of water per minute, which will give firefighters a better grasp at knocking down the flames and in helping to contain a blaze.(Photo by Wayne Maris) .
Review: 'Boleyn Girl' doesn't know what it is
If he wants her (and she makes sure that he does) he's going to have to marry her. Watch the stars talk about the film » Although it's being sold as a classy bodice-ripper, the movie is less sexed up than Showtime's "The Tudors" and less souped up than last year's "Elizabeth: The Golden Years." It could be regarded as an unofficial prequel to that movie, as Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth's mother. Still, sex is central to the tragedy, and so is class. Gregory and screenwriter Peter Morgan, fresh from his courtly duties on "The Queen," take aim at a callous patriarchal society where arranged marriages are the ticket to prosperity and political advancement. The girls' father, Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance), and his brother-in-law, the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey), conspire to dangle them before Henry in the hope that one will take his fancy.
Chronicle's Goodfellows raises record amount
The Houston Chronicle's Goodfellows program had a record year in 2007, raising more than $1.19 million from 5,066 donors. The 2007 season collected $1,190,619.40, an increase of more than $165,000 from the 2006 season. In that year, the program which provides holiday toys to Houston-area families, collected $1,024,245.73. The funds were anchored by several significant donations $200,000 each from Les Alexander and the Rockets' Clutch City Foundation and John Eddie and Sheridan Williams, and $60,000 from the Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation. But the bulk of the donations came from smaller checks, many ranging from $5 to $25. "Our legacy program, Goodfellows, 95 years strong, continues to serve a growing base of needy Houston families," said Chronicle Publisher Jack Sweeney.
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