Fancy Jeans helps kids with cancer
Fancy Jeans helps kids with cancer
For the Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation Fancy Jeans Cocktail Party, raffle ticket holders in designer denim came out for a chance to win lavish prizes and raise money for underprivileged children with cancer.
BRIEFLY - Florence Recorder
Betty Webber of Erpenbeck Elementary School received this month’s Break the Mold award at the Boone County Board of Education Meeting on March 9. A chorus and music teacher, Webber has been employed by Boone County Schools for seven years.
NATALIE PORTMAN’S BALD TRUTH: SHE’S NO PIXIE
Natalie Portman is having a big hair day. The wavy tresses she shaved to play strong-willed Evey in the political action drama “V for Vendetta” are growing out in cute, sprightly curls that frame her oval face. Portman calls her low-maintenance new ‘do “pretty fun.”
Velvet Boutique
Students can use their GoldPLUS to by a burrito from Tulum, a sandwich the Goosey Gander, sushi from the Dancing Fish Co., or a cup of coffee from Jazzmans, and now they can also use it to purchase designer denim at Velvet, a boutique that opened March 3 at 26 E. Third St. Velvet carries mens and womens jeans, tops, accessories, handbags and shoes.
Datebook March/April
More spring benefits. “Building Bridges . . . Saving Lives,” the N Street Village Gala, is at the Four Seasons Hotel. Honoree: W. Christopher Smith Jr., CEO of William C. Smith Co. N Street Village serves chronically homeless and low-income women. Tickets: $200. Call 202-939-2071.
Man Shot In 7-Eleven Parking Lot
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Des Moines man in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store in Kent.
