Elizabeth News

Elizabeth “Bobbie” A. Thayer, 74, (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Elizabeth “Bobbie” A. Thayer, 74, of Park Rapids died at her home Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

MTV asks, Elizabeth Berkley answers (The Hollywood Reporter)
MTV is developing an unscripted project with Elizabeth Berkley and her husband, artist Greg Lauren, that is based on Ask-Elizabeth, the self-esteem workshops for teen girls that Berkley created.

Musical fundraiser for St. Elizabeth's (Wilmington Advocate)
St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Wilmington is presenting a fundraising concert at the church on Aug. 8.

Elizabeth Berkley has answers for MTV (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV is developing an unscripted project with actress Elizabeth Berkley and her husband, artist Greg Lauren, that is based on Ask-Elizabeth, the self-esteem workshops for teen girls that Berkley created.

Rees Zenzic, Elizabeth (Sierra Sun)
Elizabeth Rees Zenzic passed away at her home in Truckee on July 17, 2008. Elizabeth was born in Ft. Mammouth, New Jersey to Nancy and Richard Rees. She attended Wooster High School, and University Nevada Reno.

2012 London Olympics (Evening Standard)
Concerns were raised today over the state of the capital's sports facilities. A running track in Enfield illustrated how not enough is being done to encourage Britons to take part in sport in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.

Knock before entering (Philadelphia Daily News)
F. Scott Fitzgerald once observed, "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy." Obviously, the author of "The Great Gatsby" knew what he was talking about because more than a few flawed sports heroes have been cloaked in dark hues. Here is a partial, alphabetized list of renowned athletes who made it into their sport's Hall of Fame, even if they didn't pass everyone's sniff test for ...

CIAA holds football kickoff (The Daily Advance)
PETERSBURG, Va. — Elizabeth City State got good news and bad news during the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association annual Football Press Conference and Luncheon at Virginia State University, Thursday.

Elizabeth McGarr: Catching up with Mary Lou Retton (Sports Illustrated)
Emma Kelley tells everyone she's going to the Olympics. She's only 6 years old, but the idea is not so far-fetched. After all, her mom is Mary Lou Retton. Emma is one of Retton's four daughters and one of three who has taken an interest in gymnastics. "It's something that's very normal to them," said Retton, now 40. "They YouTube me all the time and laugh at my hair or my leotard."

Dow High graduate heading to the Beijing Olympics (Midland Daily News)
    Twenty-two-year-old Elizabeth Broomall has never been out of the United States.