Island Adventures | Island Vacations News for 07/24/2010
| Short-handed Pekin falls to Rock Island In the end, the numbers game caught up with the Pekin American Legion baseball team. Playing with just nine players, Pekin fell 12-4 to Rock Island on Thursday and was ousted from the Third Division tournament at Black Hawk College in Moline... |
Rain erases legion playoff games Top-seeded Hurd Post 14 and No. 3 seed Collette Vacations Post 79 took two different paths in taking the first game of their respective American Legion opening-round playoff games... |
Firefighters agree to pay freeze, seek changed contract Grand Island firefighters have agreed to forego any pay increase in the coming year, as long as all 69 firefighters can keep their jobs... |
Florida Vacations Down; Gulf Coast Oil Spill Likely to Blame Florida vacations are suffering. Resorts and beachfronts from Florida to Louisiana were nearly empty this Independence Day weekend as Gulf of Mexico oil washed ashore and amid seafood scares... |
Jekyll having a good summer Jekyll Island is making a profitable splash this summer as more people return for vacations and conventions. "Our season passes are up substantially this year," said Steve Sharpe, general manager of Summer Waves water park, on the island. "I think a lot of folks are staying closer to home... |
residents spend vacations lending a helping hand When Gary and Sue LaRoy of Fenton returned home on June 19, after a weeks vacation, they were more tired than they had ever been after a week off from work... |
First family to vacation on Martha's Vineyard President Barack Obama and family will spend some vacation time on the island next month... |
Obama, family going to Martha's Vineyard in August President Barack Obama is taking his family back to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for summer vacation next month... |
Grand Island public safety hit hard by open positions On any given day in Grand Island, it takes 16 firefighters to staff the four fire stations and 22 police officers to patrol the streets day and night... |
TAHITI VACATIONS: 'Bachelorette' Heartbreak & Carrie Underwood's Honeymoon At This Week's Hotspot (PHOTOS, POLL) So what makes this island so romantic? (Or in Ali's case: not?) Simple: It's a tropical Pacific island with French influence that offers a lot of privacy... |
