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| Untagged | 6 Apr 2010 |
| Month of Premieres by Burt Chojnowski | Comment (0) |
It is a month of premieres in Follywood starting with the David Lynch Foundation documentary, The Disposable Ones on Thursday, April 8 at 7:45 p.m at the Sondheim Center in Fairfield. It is directed by Stuart Tanner, famed BBC documentary filmmaker and current faculty member at Maharishi University of Management.
The Disposable Ones is the story of how Father Gabriel Mejia started shelters
| Untagged | 1 Apr 2010 |
| $4,012,010 in prizes for Best April Fool's Day Story by Burt Chojnowski | Comment (0) |
Post your best April Fool's Day Story for a chance to win part of a $4,012.010 in prizes. Same thing goes for getting your Census Form in on time. Today is the deadline.
The Romans and Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the
| Untagged | 3 Mar 2010 |
| Art March, Live Music Saturday Night and Best Restaurants by Burt Chojnowski | Comment (0) |
The Fairfield March ArtWalk takes place this weekend and I am excited to see three new venues at Flying Leap Gallery (in the old Emerald Gallery space and the Beauty Shop. Life Solutions Behavioral Health will showcase paintings and ceramics from local favorite Elaine Duncan. Both the Beauty Shop and Life Solutions are located off the alley on the south side of the Fairfield Square.
There is are
| Untagged | 26 Feb 2010 |
| Unlikely Companies Drive Sustainable Economy by Burt Chojnowski | Comment (0) |
I met this week with Local Harvest Supply in Tipton, Iowa. They are a spinoff from regional food distributor Hawkeye Foods. Their recognition of the market for locally grown food was confirmed when one of their large corporate accounts, Riverside Casino, informed them that they wanted to buy as much local food as possible. It doesn't hurt that Riverside is near Kalona and there are lots of
| Untagged | 12 Feb 2010 |
| 3rd Annual Local Economy Summit by Burt Chojnowski | Comment (0) |
I have been working on the 2010 Local Economy Summit that will take place in Fairfield on Saturday, February 13 at 9:30 a.m. The current national and international economic has highlighted the need for boosting local economies. The Huffington Post has advocated moving funds from national banks to community banks. Even the State of New Mexico has decided to move all state funds to local
