World Cup withdrawls

I really miss the World Cup. The World Cup was an oasis of entertaining sports viewing, in a desert of the typical boring summertime fare.

My heart belongs to tabbies

Tabby is a pattern, not a breed. Those stripes, swirls and dots can appear on the coats of different breeds of cat, and in different colours. My own cat is a tabby of the "brown mackerel" livery, and since having him, I've become a real tabby fan. Hence my indulgence, this Furry Friday, in offering you a gallery of nothing but tabbies.

Weekly planner

AN EVENING OUT Gary Alumni chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity 65th anniversary, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday , Marquette Park Pavilion, 1 N. Grand Blvd., Gary, cash bar, dinner, music and dancing, $40 per person, (708) 539-5873 Sounds at Sunset summer concert series, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Heritage Park gazebo, 1154 Ridge Road, Munster, R-Gang performs this week, in case of inclement weather concert ...

Plans for vuvuzela night blown out of stadium

Steve Schnall, San Diego States associate athletic director for marketing, watched soccers World Cup this summer on TV and heard the incessant buzzing from the long, loud plastic air horns that South Africans call vuvuzelas. And started scheming.

Community Calendar

Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday at noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; Fax (847) 486-7495; or e-mail to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...