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Knitting News Archive04-Dec-2008Middle-school knitting club gives to good cause (Winona Daily News) Winona Middle School students know they don?t have to be grown up to love to knit or to appreciate giving to a good cause. Weston principal, student knit a relationship (Arlington Times) ARLINGTON ? It?s an unlikely sight to see at the school board meeting ? Weston High School principal Maurene Stanton Knitting feverishly at the same time her school was named in the top 10 highest performing alternative schools in Washington state by the BERC Group. Teddy bears to comfort kids (Hot Springs Village Voice) One-hundred-and-one bears in hand-knitted outfits were donated recently to Saline County Sheriff's Department by the Village Pine Needlers Knitting Guild. The bears are distributed to children in crisis by the deputies. Creative gifts lend the holidays a personal touch (The Atascocita Observer) Every family has them - the impossible-to-buy-for members of the clan who can turn the holiday season into a stressful treasure hunt. In the end, the frantic search for the perfect gift more often than not culminates in maddening capitulation and, consequently, a heap of unimaginative junk the recipient will never use. Goats get chilly, too (The Sentinel) Misty walks around the pasture like any ordinary goat, eating grass and looking for a little attention from her people. But unlike most ordinary goats, Misty, a black-and-white LaMancha, pads through the pasture wearing a fuchsia sweater. China?s Stock Index Climbs to Two-Month High; ICBC, Banks Gain (Bloomberg) Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- China?s stocks rose , with the benchmark index on course for its highest close in almost two months, after a report that the government may inject additional funds into the country?s largest banks. Community Knitting is set for Saturday (Chronicle-Tribune) Community Knitting will be Saturday at Knit N Purl, 1409 W. First St., Marion. The hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone who knits or crochets is welcome. Caps for kids, chemo caps, helmet liners for the troops, lap robes and preemie caps are made. If you have a favorite community project, come share it with us. There is yarn available at no charge to use for these projects. Chinese Textile Makers Jump on Depreciation of Local Currency (Bloomberg) Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese textile manufacturers jumped on the expectation that a yuan trading close to a five-month low will boost their overseas sales. Thieves swipe woman's unfinished knitting project (KING5 Seattle) There are 23 days to Christmas, but a Mountlake Terrace woman says she doesn't have time to re-knit a sweater she planned to give her dad. Education briefs - South Lake County (The Times of Northwest Indiana) BOOK FAIR | Crown Point National Junior Honor Society students will host a special Ski Lodge Book Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Col. John Wheeler Middle School, 401 W. Joliet St. Proceeds will benefit the media center. The public is welcome to shop titles for teens and adults, including novels, sports guides and best-sellers. NJHS volunteers, dubbed the Crew, have planned the book fair and will ...
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