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The radio mystery program The Shadow first airs in 1930. Source:  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=3494

1956 – President Eisenhower signs “In God We Trust” into law, making those words our nation’s official motto. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=799

1907 – Sir Robert Baden Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp ran from August 1-9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.   This eventually led to the development of the Cub/Boy Scout programs and the later the Girl [...]

In 1868 the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_28

Bugs Bunny was introduced in 1940 in the animated short film A Wild Hare. Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_27

I promise it won’t be all Gilbert Chamber Events. We are just getting started and getting our editorial into shape. Business Wrap-up…Network NOW! Sponsored by Gilbert Skybox Sports Grill Thursday, August 27th 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Gilbert Skybox Sports Grill 825 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert General Admission – $10 Chamber Member Price – $5 [...]

Gilbert NOW! Luncheon…Network at Noon Topic: Sky Harbor’s PHX Sky Train; The New Front Door Wednesday, August 19th 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Southeast Regional Library 775 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert General Admission – $25 Chamber Member Price – $15 Description: Guest speaker Jay DeWitt, Special Projects Administrator for the City of Phoenix’s Aviation Department, [...]

Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Upcoming Events August 2009 Events SRP Small Business Workshop Series Topic: Quickbooks; The Next Step Sponsored by A.L. Russell & Associates Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Gilbert Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Gilbert Rd., Ste. 101, Gilbert General Admission – $15 Chamber Member Price – $10 Lunch [...]

The new NearbyNews.com blog is up and running. Maybe we’re actually at a fast-paced walk instead of a full on run at this point. But we are moving forward as quickly as we can. In the future readers should see stories on interesting things to do in the Mesa/Gilbert area that did not make it [...]