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1938 – Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_20

Gilbert Leadership will hold a swim party on August 29th to bring together the program’s more than 330 alumni and their families at the Mesquite Junior High School swimming pool. “Gilbert Leadership recently celebrated the graduation of its 17th class,” said Adrianne Lynch, the program’s staff liaison at the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. “Over these [...]

1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton, OH.   Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_Box_Derby

Hale Centre Theatre will hold auditions Monday August 24, for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers playing October 15 – November 28th, 2009. The show will be produced by David and Corrin Dietlein, directed and choreographed by Cambrian James. Call back’s will be held on Wednesday August 26th. Monday’s audition will consist of two parts: the [...]

1587 – Virginia Dare is the first English child born in the Americas. Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18

PHX Sky Train will be new mode of transportation at Airport The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon will feature information about PHX Sky Train, the highly anticipated people mover at Sky Harbor Airport, presented by Jay DeWitt of the City of Phoenix’s Aviation Department. According to the airport’s website, Sky Harbor Boulevard and the [...]

1807 – Robert Fulton’s departed New York City bound for Albany, New York on the first commercial steamboat service in the world. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17

2003 – A major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes. Source:  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=5260

Register today with the City of Gilbert For information on how to register: http://www.ci.gilbert.az.us/eservices/parks/pdf/lp/Fall09Registration.pdf FUN WITH ART In this class we will be making different art projects using pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paint, etc. We will display the art work as it is finished. We will learn different techniques of art, using sponges, brushes, stencils, [...]

If you are unemployed and need a job, help is coming soon to the City of Mesa Library. “Where is Your Next Job?” is a free workshop being presented by the Library in partnership with Goodwill Industries. The workshop will be held Monday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Main Library, [...]