Vandals strike Rum Village park :Parks chief says it will cost thousands to clean up graffiti. (South Bend Tribune)SOUTH BEND -- Parks department employees spent Tuesday morning and afternoon removing graffiti from dozens of buildings and other objects at Rum Village Nature Center and Park after vandals struck the park overnight Monday, covering it with gang symbols.

Cinematic proposal shocks bride-to-be (redOrbit)A British woman said she was shocked when the movie her boyfriend took her to turned out to be video of him dancing to a music video and proposing marriage. Pete Simson, 26, told girlfriend Hannah McDonagh, 25, they were going to see a film called 35 Shots of Rum for her birthday at Watershed Cinema in Bristol, England.

Westby's Wedwick still styling after 65 years (River Valley Business Report)WESTBY — If customers of Norse Styles beauty salon in Westby appeared to be a little tipsy as they left the building on May 21, rest assured it was for good reason. Chances are they indulged in a piece of La Vina Wedwick's 85th birthday butter rum cake.

Getting taste of real Cajun worth a wait (Peoria Journal Star) Living in central Illinois, you don't often get your hopes up for things like rum-laced hurricanes and platefuls of crawfish and alligator. Unless you know about a little country shack called Cajun Connection.

Mount Gay takes to high seas for Cowes Week promotion (Publican)Mount Gay Rum will have profile-boosting marketing at top sailing event Cowes Week via branding, radio coverage, sampling and promotions in the on-trade.

Yo-ho-ho, a pirate cocktail for me! (The Coast)The Dark & Stormy was meant for sailors and death defying drinking. by Neal Ozano Weathering a hurricane in the middle of the Caribbean, a pirate watches water rush through the cracks in the hull. A huge cargo of rum, some ginger beer and cases of lime, are crushed, and leak into the salty water. The pirate, resigned to his doom, cries out. The mixture splashes into his mouth. Rum. Ginger beer. ...

Potpourri (Erie Times-News)EERIE BAYFRONT GHOST WALKS -- most summer evenings, 8:45 p.m. -- meet at Lund Boat Works, 12 E. Dobbins Landing (near Rum Runners) -- discover history, strange, weird, paranormal of Erie bayfront on this 90-minute, 1-mile walk with Captain Bob of the S/V Someday Isle as your guide -- $5, reservations required, 460-8009.

Deep, Dark Secret (Boston Herald)1/2 oz. Kahlua 1/2 oz. anejo rum 1 1/2 oz. dark rum 1/2 oz. Cream ...

Video: BACARDI(R) Shares Its Distinctive History at Tales of the Cocktail (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Enjoy a sip of the past at this year's Tales of the Cocktail where BACARDI, creator of the world's first light-bodied rum, shared its history and heritage at seminars and events that paid homage to the golden age of rum and showcased the classic cocktails that made BACARDI famous.

AVP tour makes over Manhattan Beach Open (Los Angeles Times)It returns to its birthplace with more teams, dancers and a 'legends' match. Ticket prices are cut too. The Assn. of Volleyball Professionals tour returns to its birthplace for the Crocs Slam Manhattan Beach Open, sporting a new format and new look that includes some older faces.

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