Whisenhunt: Klatt's Jaded wins popular Frenchy's Rum Run Race (Ventura County Star)Download this story as a podcast! Deke Klatt sailed his J-24, Jaded, to top honors Saturday in Ventura Sailing Club’s Frenchy’s Rum Run Race. The 29-mile race to Frenchy’s Cove at Anacapa Island and back to Ventura Harbor attracted 22 boats, the largest in the race’s five-year history.

Independence Day started with rum ration (Gulf Breeze News)Independence Day is the only national holiday that commemorates the United States and is celebrated in every state. Wonder what George Washington would say about the way we celebrate this memorable day? In 1778, then-Gen. Washington issued a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute.

The Rum House Caribbean Taqueria was only a rough idea, but with expert advice its founders hope for success (New Orleans Times-Picayune)Two lifelong friends turn a dream into a reality

Diageo Issues Statement Regarding the New Captain Morgan Rum Facility in the US Virgin Islands (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Diageo, the world's leading spirits, beer and wine company is setting the record straight in light of a Bloomberg story that erroneously stated that Diageo received funds from the Troubled Assets Recovery Program .

Break the Humdrum With Some (OK, a Lot of) Rum (NBC Washington)After sampling 10 rums at Ceiba, pretending to be lounging on a tropical island may not be that hard after all.

Highway 23 detoured for new Rum River bridge (St. Cloud Times)Motorists will encounter a detour on Minnesota Highway 23 beginning July 6 as crews reconstruct the Rum River bridge in Milaca.

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.

record REWIND (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)Tracks/time: 12/38 minutes, 29 seconds*. Sounds like: An all-night, rum-and-Coke-fueled neighborhood dance party in a pastel suburban ranch-style crib.

Stock your summer drink cabinet (The Times-News)It's one of the divine pleasures of warmer days: backyard barbecuing or sunning at a patio bar somewhere, a summery cocktail in hand. But this summer, we don't want that cocktail to be a mojito. After more than a decade of downing the rum-mint-and-lime concoctions, we are parched for something new.

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.

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