Lifestyles

December 1, 1958: The excitement of opening night on Broadway will be shared by people of Cressey and Livingston tonight, when hometown girl, Pat Suzuki, will play her first starring role. Pat, known as "the little girl with the big voice," will share the spotlight with Myoshi Umeki in "the Flower Drum Song".

CRATER OF DIAMONDS STATE PARK, Ark. -- In one hand I carried a white plastic bucket strapped to a couple of wood-framed screens.

Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a Christmas mixer, Mix and Mingle, Dec. 10 between 5:30 and 7 p.m. at 1234 Auto Center Drive.

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November 28, 1983: The Greenbrier, the two-story home at 21st and K Street, is one of the 17 sites california placed on the National Register of Historic Places after nomination Aug.5 by the State Historical Resources Commission. Greenbrier, built in 1887, was placed on the National register as a historical landmark on Sept.15. The land, the house and much of the area around it changed hands many times over the years. The house was first known as the Maj. George Beecher Cook House, the name under which it was presented to the national register. The house's final name was acquired when Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Freen acquired the house in 1943, renovated it and kept it as a boarding house. They renamed it Grennbrier for their surnames: Mildred's maiden name was Brier.

DELHI -- Short on Christmas money this year? Do your shopping with the Livingston-Delhi Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 8327. The auxiliary will have a gigantic rummage sale Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Dec. 5 beginning at 8 a.m. with an unknown closing time. The sale is in Delhi Veterans Hall, 9799 Stephens St.

Nov. 27, 1958: Thanksgiving problems of eleven families were solved late Wednesday by the Merced Recreation and Parks Department.

Central Valley Opportunity Center is seeking donations of food, cash and toys for its annual Christmas Baskets Project. Donations allow CVOC to provide grocery baskets and toys for children of needy families every December. Donations may be dropped off at CVOC, 6838 Bridget Court, Winton. For more information, call John Jepson, (209) 357-0062, ext. 131.

The offices of the city of Merced will be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays Thursday and Friday.

Tickets are on sale for the Merced SPCA's 16th annual holiday home tour on Dec. 14. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the home of Robyn and Vince Piro, 336 W. 21st St. For information, call (209) 631-2557.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- "Can there any good thing come out of ..." Merced? The original form of this question is found in the New Testament, in the conversation of two brothers, Philip and Nathanael. The topic was about Jesus, and the place Nazareth, not Merced.

BADDECK, Nova Scotia -- This tiny Canadian province is a heck of a long way away from California. Why go across the continent to see the Cabot Trail, described as "the Big Sur of the North Atlantic," when we have the real deal in our own backyard?

The Merced Women's Club is hosting a Christmas party on Dec. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the club, 707 W. 22nd St. in Merced.

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Coupon Booklets for low-income senior citizens are available for use at two Farmers Markets. The markets are open every Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon at 19th and N streets and each Wednesday from 7 a.m. to noon in the Promenade Shopping Center at Yosemite Avenue and Paulson Street.