| Community Briefing
The competition will focus on the health dangers associated with tobacco use, the chemical composition of tobacco and tobacco smoke, the effects of secondhand smoke and how tobacco is marketed. Mall Bucks, donated by the Merced County Office of Education and the Merced County Department of Public Health, will be awarded to the winners. The event is free and open to friends and family. For more information, contact Paula Smith at 381-6644. .
In Arizona, Classics Hold Steady
Given the recent frenzy for automakers' show cars, it was a bit of a surprise that this early design study sold below estimate just $120,000 more than it brought two years ago. 1953 CHEVROLET CORVETTE SOLD FOR: $264,000 at RM Auctions. WHAT IT MEANS: The presale estimate was somewhat conservative in light of recent sales, yet the price was slightly under the low estimate. A restoration that was more than 20 years old and showing its age, and a string of recent sales of first-year 'Vettes, may have contributed to the mediocre result. 1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE LS6 COUPE SOLD FOR: $75,900 at Russo & Steele. WHAT IT MEANS: An anticipated result. Even documented LS6s like this one are down 25 percent from their 2006 high.
Ennis loves home cookin'
The Medicine Hat Tigers forward grew up in Edmonton and tonight will play in one of the biggest hockey games of his junior career in front of his family and friends when he steps out on the ice for the top prospects game. "It's really exciting; this game is an opportunity for me to be able to showcase what I can do and to do it here at home is going to be special," said Ennis yesterday at the Top Prospects luncheon where he was mobbed by fans wanting his autograph. Ennis is used to the pressure of a big game. In his two previous seasons with the Tigers he played in 29 playoff games and a Memorial Cup last year - so this is nothing new for the former K of C Pat who went undrafted in his final year of bantam triple-A. "This is more of a showcase and I obviously want to do well and have a strong game, but playing in big playoff games and Memorial Cup games, that is a different kind of pressure," explained Ennis, who will have close to 50 family and friends in attendance.
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