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.
