The Wedding Chapel Era, 1928-1956

Wellton, Arizona - Hollywood elopements. “Marrying judges.” Competing wedding chapels that never closed. On Tuesday, May 1st, Librarian Jim Patrick will present “Married in Yuma: The Wedding Chapel Era, 1928-1956” at 5:30 p.m. at the Wellton Library. Learn more about one of the most colorful chapters of Yuma’s history - the “no waiting” era when Cupid worked overtime to marry thousands of couples each year!

Saga of the off off-ramp

Yuma, Arizona - Eric White, the owner of the Big Indian Smoke Shop on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in upstate New York wanted to make it easier for customers to get to this store. So he started building his own Thruway exit leading directly to his establishment. 

They get younger every day

Bristol, Vermont - It appears that politics is no longer a game for the old, the wise and the sage, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. 

Día del Niño - Day of the Child

Somerton, Arizona - Celebrate Día del Niño (Day of the Child) at the Somerton Library! On Saturday, April 28th, children of all ages and their families are invited to enjoy a day of fishing, games, raffles, and prizes beginning at 10:00 a.m.

He didn’t have a ghost of a chance

Romania - “I think I am going to cry!" That’s what Constantin Reliu said when a Romanian court declared him officially dead, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. When 63-year-old Reliu returned home from a 20-year stint as a cook in Turkey recently he discovered that his wife had had him declared dead.