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Entries for February, 2010

Local Celebrities Wait Their Turn at Chamber’s Annual Event

Silent Auction to benefit Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Gilbert celebrities and business leaders will gather for a festive night of dinner and live entertainment on February 25th at the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce’s 10th Annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner, sponsored by Southwest Ambulance. Local VIPs, including Mayor John Lewis, will each host a table at the [...]

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Family Fun Night at the Ross Farnsworth East Valley YMCA

Bring your family to the Family Fun night at Ross Farnsworth East Valley YMCA tonight, February 19th, from 5-8 p.m. Come experience the Ross Farnsworth East Valley YMCA’s swimming, basketball and gym games, rock wall, Amazing Kids (3mo-8yrs), game room, and fitness (14yrs+). You will also find a bounce house, spin art, music, and Popcorn. [...]

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City of Mesa to host document shredding event

Mesa residents interested in having their personal documents shredded to prevent identity theft are invited to bring their material to the upcoming City of Mesa Shred-A-Thon document destruction event. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at the Center Street Facility, 2412 N. Center St. There is [...]

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Comedian Kathleen Madigan To Perform at Mesa Arts Center

Comedian Kathleen Madigan is performing live at Mesa Arts Center on Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. for a night of non-stop laughter. See the woman that Jay Leno calls “One of America’s funniest female comics.” Tickets are $35 and are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at www.mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

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A Note from History – February 18

1885 – Mark Twain publishes his famous–and famously controversial–novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52406

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Grand Opening Celebration – Cucina di Vita

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Vice Mayor Kyle Jones along with Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Charlie Deaton and Downtown Mesa Association Chair Freddy Curry are scheduled to participate in a ribbon cutting at Cucina di Vita on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4pm.  The ribbon cutting will part of a Grand Opening celebration to include sample [...]

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A Note from History – February 17

1904 – Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly premieres at the La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52405

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A Note from History – February 16

1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_16

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GILBERT CHAMBER WILL HOST MAYOR’S ANNUAL ADDRESS

Mayor John Lewis will deliver news from the Town, including the state of the community and an economic forecast, at next week’s Annual Mayor’s Address, a luncheon hosted by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to the Chamber and provide an update on Town progress,” said Mayor [...]

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A Note from History – February 15

2005 – YouTube, the Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_15

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