Soulful Sounds; Singer Donna McElroy headlines at African-American fest.
Byline: Richard Duckett Donna McElroy does not perform a lot these days. It's not that the Grammy-nominated singer has slowed down. Rather, her second career as a teacher at the Berklee College of Music in Boston keeps her plenty busy and engaged. Still,...

Fun reunion for Griffin family, but the ballgame...
Byline: Jay Gearan It was a big game a week ago for Gardner native Matt Griffin, head football coach at Murray State. Mr. Griffin's Racers were stepping it up, taking on Louisville, the nation's 10th-ranked Division 1 team in the season opener at Papa John's...

Freshman keeps Ducks sailing along.
Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports COLUMBIA, S.C. - Jenn Salling's first visit to the NCAA softball tournament was a big success. Salling hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs to help Oregon defeat Penn State 4-0 Friday in the...

Southern Baptists face sexual abuse crisis.
FIVE YEARS AFTER the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted within the Catholic Church, Southern Baptists are confronting their own allegations of abuse and calls for greater steps to protect minors from predatory pastors. Although the issue seems to be on a smaller scale for the Baptists, a...

Charles P. "Charlie" Baniukiewicz, Sr., 84.
LEICESTER Charles P. "Charlie" Baniukiewicz, Sr., 84, of 25 Rawson Dr., died Saturday, July 28, at the Epic of Harwich Nursing Home in Harwich, MA. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Eugenia C. "Jean" (Michalski) Baniukiewicz; two sons, Charles P. Baniukiewicz, Jr. and his wife Darel...

Music Library Association administrative structure.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT: Philip R. Vandermeer. Music Library, CB#3906, Wilson Library, 301 South Road, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; 919-966-1113; FAX: 919-843-0418; vanderme@email.unc.edu (2006-7). PAST PRESIDENT: Bonna J. Boettcher. Sidney Cox Library of Music and Dance, Cornell University, 220 Lincoln Hall, Ithaca, NY...

Valle tops US 9-ball tilt.
Byline: NOLI CRUZ GANDY VALLE became the first Filipino to win the prestigious Joss NE 9-Ball Tour this year after ruling the Ocean State 9-Ball Championship over the weekend at the Snooker's CafA[c] and Billiards in Providence, Rhode Island. The former leg winner in the...

Beavers turn their attention to early test.
Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - On Sunday, the day after Oregon State caught up with and then passed Boise State 30-27, coach Mike Riley was looking ahead and taking a look back, too. The Beavers have begun a football season with two wins...

Kentucky Derby field loaded with stalkers.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) Front runners and speed could make for a contentious Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Twenty horses will break from the starting gate at Churchill Downs, and "there are eight to 10 horses who can win," three-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert said. With so...

RIDERS, HORSES KNOW HOW TO SHOW SHINE.
Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Riders in top hats rubbed elbows with sequined cowboys Sunday at the Oregon Horse Center in northwest Eugene. About 200 people competed in the fourth annual Summer Showcase featuring American saddlebreds, Morgans, harness ponies and other breeds. Riders from Oregon,...