Come join the fun at the 2006 Community Halloween Carnival for children ages 10 and under. Wear your costumes and enjoy old-fashioned carnival games, food, prizes, hands-on crafts, live entertainment. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CSD Gymnasium, 1021 Harvard Blvd, El Dorado Hills Free admission, tickets for games/activities www.edhcsd.org For more information contact: EDH Recreation, (916) 614-3216
Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds, prompting a shutdown of some oil platforms and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people.
In Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent, there is simply not enough water to go around. So farmers there rely on a unique trading system to make the most of every drop.
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