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Borders To Stay Open

Five Things To Know For Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

  1. Today will be a beautiful day winter day. There should be a high of 46, with some slight wind, according to the National Weather Service.
  2. The Borders in Waterford will not close. The company is closing about 200 stores, including six in Connecticut. But the Waterford store is performing well, and will remain open, according to a store manager.
  3. The board of education will meet at and honor Robert Kao, Math Counts East Chapter Competition winner, and the Ocean Sciences Bowl team that came in second in regional competition. The team is composed of Bing Zhou, Greg Kronisch, Helen Stockman, Meghan Danley, Kate Hudson and Phil Minichino. It will be the first board of education meeting with . If anybody has any issues with the school budget proposal, such as the move to cut freshman sports or the TAG program, this is the time to voice your opinion.
  4. The Crystal Mall is looking for high school students to model for from 5 to 7 p.m. The search is open to males and females between 14 and 20. Anybody interested should call 860-442-8501.
  5. On this date in 1933, prohibition ends after Congress passes the Blaine Act. And in 1974, U.S. Army Private Robert Preston stole a helicopter from Fort Meade, Md., and landed it on the White House lawn. Initially, the Secret Service did nothing until finally realizing the helicopter was unauthorized to be there. Preston took off again in the chopper, but eventually landed the plane after the Secret Service began shooting at him. President Nixon was not at the White House at the time; he was visiting his sick daughter in Florida.

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“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.”

-Richard Nixon

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