Challenges In The News 06/07/08

Gloucester boss Dean Ryan respects the challenge of Munster ahead of their Heineken Cup clash.

The students and staff of Northwest Elementary School recently participated in a nine-week fitness challenge. The staff had a goal of exercising 120 minutes a week, while students were asked to exercise 150 minutes per week.

If you’re ready, as the ads say, to “accept the challenge,” then get your registration in for the 22nd annual Fitness Challenge Triathlon today.

REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN BETHLEHEM -- Kenny Curran, a Democrat who ran for the vacant 32nd Senate District seat in a special election in January, will not challenge Sen. Robert J. Kane, R-Watertown, to a rematch in November, he said Friday.

The average age of people on campus at Butte College dipped considerably Wednesday as 480 elementary school students received a tour of college life and a chance to cheer on their classmates competing in a trivia challenge.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina— Thousands of farmers on Wednesday lifted a three-week strike that produced food shortages at markets throughout this 40 million-person country and represented the biggest challenge so far to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

At Lake Clyde, horseshoes, volleyball and knife and tomahawk throwing will be among the fun activities. Each camporee will have fishing and a dessert cook-off. At Billy Gibbons', it will be a boy event; at Lake Clyde, it is an adult leader challenge. Billy Gibbons will have a special challenge for Scouts age 14 and up: the Ultimate Survivor Challenge. Boys will be challenged to demonstrate skills that they might use in a survival situation.

Just compete with him, Fisher told Brewer. Challenge him as best you can, Fisher counseled, and don’t get overly frustrated because Bryant is going to score.

Challenger claims win over Mugable.

Tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators marched through downtown Tuesday in a show of support for an Argentine leadership facing a stiff challenge from rebellious rural growers.

Analysts call the crisis the strongest challenge to date to the five-year rule of Fernandez and her husband.