Pet briefs The Times of Northwest Indiana
The Northwest Indiana Bird Association is hosting a Fall in Love Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at 11088 East Drive. NWIBA will feature conures, cockatiels, ferrets and other birds that are currently available for adoption.
REGIONAL NEWS Star-Gazette
ELMIRA HEIGHTS Fire department plans open house today The Elmira Heights Fire Department, at 215 Elmwood Ave., will hold its annual open house from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
AROUND THE VALLEY Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE — The Daily Press is looking for your pictures. We’ll take photos you’ve taken from various events, happenings in the community, your travels, animals or just people on the street for our new “Our Community” page.
Should we still be in Iraq? Ridgecrest Daily Independent
With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?
FDs turn up heat on fire prevention Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
SEGUIN — Though the week of Oct. 8-14 is devoted to fire prevention, the Seguin Fire Department is joining up with the National Fire Protection Association for a month’s worth of events.
Alzheimer's event raises $46,000 Coeur d'Alene Press
FARRAGUT -- Claire and Ron Lerley walked their yellow and black Labrador retrievers on Saturday for Claire's mother, Helen Bowlin. The Post Falls couple took her with them to the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk and Doggie Walk, pushing her wheelchair and holding the dog's leashes.
topper: San Jose Mercury News
LOCAL EVENTS SOUTH BAY South Bay Astrological Society Regular Meeting. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9. Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Ave., San Jose, $10 visitors; $5 members. 408 512 1187. http://divinesciencecommunity center.org/.
Area Calendar The Lincoln-Way Sun
All breed dog training: 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Francis 4-H Field Building in New Lenox, will be starting a new basic dog obedience class for dogs 5 months and older. Class runs for one hour long for seven weeks. For more information, call Tanya Mikolajczyk at (815) 469-8741.
When Alzheimer's is early The Monterey County Herald
Suzie Smith's family first realized something was amiss when the 50-year-old shopkeeper couldn't remember what numbers were for.
West briefs The Times of Northwest Indiana
Haven House offers a free volunteer training program for community members.