Bus trip will head to new Pa. outlet mall

Bus trip will head to new Pa. outlet mall

HANOVERTON — The United Community Education Department is sponsoring a bus trip to the new Tanger Outlet Mall in Washington, Pa., on Saturday. This mall has been open only two months.

The bus will leave the high school at 7:45 a.m. and will return at 4:30 p.m. There will be a pickup point in Calcutta. The cost of the bus trip is $8 per person.

Payment is due at the time of registration. Make checks payable to: United Local Schools and mail to: Community Education, United Local Schools, 8143 state Route 9, Hanoverton, Ohio 44423.

For more information, contact Chuck Greenwood at (330) 223-1521.

Poll: 75% of collegians planning for spring break

NEW YORK — A survey of college students who traveled in the past year shows three-fourths are still planning a spring break trip next year, but about half are budgeting just $500 or less for their trip, according to STA Travel, a student and youth travel organization.

The survey also found that students apparently believe they’ll get the best deals by planning early. Two-thirds of those who responded to the survey have either already started making arrangements for their spring trips or said they will start this month.

Only 13 percent said they’re waiting until 2009 to make plans.

Two-thirds of those who responded plan to visit Mexico, the Caribbean or a beach in the United States.

For more survey results, visit www.statravel.com.

‘Whales Tohora’ exhibit opens in D.C. museum

WASHINGTON — A whale exhibit from New Zealand has opened at the National Geographic Museum in Washington.

The exhibit “Whales Tohora” opened Oct. 15, making its first stop on a North American tour. It features a nearly 60-foot sperm whale skeleton and a model of a blue whale’s heart that visitors can crawl through.

Susan Norton, director of the National Geographic Museum, says the exhibit also explores the cultural significance of whales. It will show jewelry, weapons and contemporary art from the Maori culture. Some pieces incorporate whale teeth and bones.

The show was organized by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which holds one of the world’s largest whale collections. It will be on view in Washington through Jan. 18.

Mappetite maps out landmarks, restaurants

NEW YORK — Calling all foodies: Here’s a new way to get recommendations for where to eat when you’re playing tourist.

A new product called Mappetite combines a guidebook to basic landmarks with a restaurant guide, in a simple, lightweight fold-out map format.

The series offers $14 maps for New York and London now, with San Francisco due out in November and Chicago and Paris next year.

For example, if you’re on the East Side of Manhattan, fold out that section of the map to reveal listings for Grand Central, the United Nations, the Whitney Museum and the Frick Collection, along with recommendations for restaurants ranging from the Oyster Bar to Cipriani Dolci to Burger Heaven, Serafina and Payard.

The maps also show subway stations.

For more information, visit www.mappetite.com.

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