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Pink Villa
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Days of Our Lives Recap, June 9 Episode: John's Loved Ones Say Heartfelt Goodbye
In the June 9 episode of Days of Our Lives, friends and family came together to honor the late John Black in an emotional farewell. The episode focused on personal goodbyes, shared memories, and the strong bond John had with each of them. Steve and Kayla met at the Pub dressed in black, still processing John's death. Steve told Kayla he had packed up the Black Patch office, including John's belongings, and announced that he was closing the business for good. "I'm shutting down Black Patch, Sweetness," he said, explaining he couldn't continue without his partner. While Kayla was always concerned about the risks of Steve's job, she understood how much it meant to him. Steve considered life after retirement, maybe volunteering or learning to play guitar. But the hardest part for him was facing Marlena at the funeral. Roman joined them and reassured Steve that Marlena didn't blame him, and everyone was thankful for how he helped save Bo. Rachel struggles with saying goodbye At the DiMera mansion, Brady prepared Rachel for the funeral. She wore green hair clips that John had given her, wanting to feel close to her grandpa. Tearfully, she admitted she didn't want to go, fearing that her dream about his death had made it real. Brady comforted her, saying John came to her in that dream to say goodbye. Later at the service, she got emotional when looking at John's photos and mementos. She recalled going to Cubs' opening day with him, a memory Marlena called his perfect day. Marlena, Eric, and the family honor John Marlena arrived at the outdoor memorial, where framed photos and an urn were displayed. She embraced Shane, who called John the finest agent he'd ever worked with. Marlena thanked him for bringing John home. Eric joined Belle, Carrie, and Paul, admitting he was nervous about officiating. Carrie assured him they wanted no one else. They shared memories and toasted John with their coffees, something he would have done to lift everyone's spirits. Steve, Brady, Andrew, and Paul reminisced about John's work as a spy. Paul called being John's son the greatest gift he'd ever received. Belle admitted to Carrie she was unsure about her relationship with EJ, believing John wouldn't have approved. Brady confirmed her suspicions. Meanwhile, Julie shared warm words with Paulina but bristled when Cat arrived. She reminded Cat about her wild skydiving date with Chad and was relieved Jack and Jennifer weren't there to witness it. Later, Roman found Eric praying and reminded him how proud John would be of him.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wimborne woman organises fayre to raise funds for cancer research
IN A bid to represent Dorset in a national competition, a Wimborne woman has organised a charity fundraising fayre at the end of this month Issy Johnson, 19, from Wimborne, is one of 10 finalists for the Miss Dorset competition and hopes to represent the county on a national level while also raising money for Cancer Research UK. She said: 'I never thought I'd get to where I am now so to get to the next level would be amazing. As part of her pageantry and to give back to the community, she has organised a family friendly fayre to raise money for Cancer Research UK, a cause she said is 'close to her heart'. Read more: Pub announces music lineup for Wimborne Folk Festival 2025 Issy Johnson (Image: Issy Johnson) The fayre will be held on Sunday May 31 and Monday June 1 in Conels on Haslop Road, a private garden hosting its first ever event. She said 'Cancer affects everyone. I know people that have died from cancer or are suffering from it and I just want to help as much as I can.' The fundraiser will have live music, including performance from authentic tribute band 'The Beatles Experience', local artists and activities for children to take part in. She previously entered the competition in Surrey and is hoping to exceed the £2,000 she raised last year. Despite being born and raised in Wimborne, Issy said she has not had an 'average' childhood. See also: Purbeck Cider Company launches first non-alcoholic cider After leaving school at the age of nine-years-old, she travelled all over the world with her family, spending time in countries like the United States, Japan and Russia. She added her experiences living abroad helped her 'become more adaptable and open-minded' and 'pushed' her to 'connect with different types of people', skills she hope will aid her in the competition. However, she said since she and her family have returned home, she has been 'more invested in the community'. The winner will of the regional competition will be announced on Sunday, August 3, at the Village Hotel in Bournemouth. The successful Miss Dorset will then go on to represent the county in Miss Great Britain 2025, with the national Miss Great Britain 2025 final taking place on Friday October 17. The Miss Great Britain is a national beauty contest held annually in Britain since 1945 and is Britain's longest-running beauty pageant.
Mint
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Clippers want to keep building their future around Kawhi Leonard and James Harden
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is healthy going into the offseason for the first time since 2020, having played just 37 games before the Los Angeles Clippers lost in the first round of the playoffs. The team with the oldest roster in the league is staking its future on the two-time Finals MVP and All-Star James Harden. 'I definitely believe in those two,' Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, said Monday. Leonard didn't make his season debut until January while dealing with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. He averaged 21.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists while playing 31.9 minutes nightly in the regular season. He has two years left on his current deal. 'There's another level for him out there that he's going to get to next year,' said Frank, who spoke via video from New York, where he's dealing with a family medical issue. 'I think looking at next year that we can be better with more games from Kawhi.' Originally signed to complement Leonard and now former Clipper Paul George, Harden 's role changed this season. He was tasked with picking up much of the load until Leonard was able to play. He responded with averages of 22.8 points, 8.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds. He averaged a team-high 35 minutes while playing in 79 games. But he disappeared in the team's blowout loss to Denver in Game 7 of the playoffs with seven points on 2 for 8 shooting and 13 assists. The Clippers failed to advance out of the first round for the third straight season, despite going 50-32 and earning the fifth seed in the rugged Western Conference in their first season at the new Intuit Dome. 'Our players are embarrassed about Game 7 and they're really, really upset that we lost the series,' Frank said. Harden has a player option for next season, when he'll be 36. Frank said he's given no consideration to Harden not sticking around. 'We have a great level of appreciation for what James did this year,' he said. 'I'm going in with the intent that if he doesn't pick up his option that we're going to be able to reach an agreement that works well for James and works well for the Clippers.' Nicolas Batum also has a player option for next season. He shot 43% from 3-point range in 78 regular-season games. 'Yes, 1000%, we hope that Nico comes back,' Frank said. The Clippers got career years from Ivica Zubac and Norman Powell, who was injured coming out of the All-Star break. Powell is eligible for an extension, while Amir Coffey and Ben Simmons are unrestricted free agents. Frank envisions the Clippers winning 50 to 55 games next season while getting front court help and another playmaker through free agency or trades. 'It was great that we were healthy for the first time in a long time, but that doesn't mean you only get one shot at it,' Frank said. 'We'll keep on taking cracks at it and at the same time, we've always been open-minded and learning the errors of our way and finding areas where we can correct them and get better.' First Published: 6 May 2025, 03:33 AM IST
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Cracow, Queensland: A hidden gem in the Australian Outback with a storied past
Not all roads lead to Cracow. In fact, getting to this town in the heart of the Outback requires careful preparation. Halfway there, the GPS signal disappears. And, as there are no petrol stations along the route, you need to bring an adequate supply of fuel if you don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Cracow, however, rewards the traveller's effort. After a long, pothole-laden journey, you finally see a town that — although it does not resemble Kraków, the better-known Polish city — has its own subtly charming, albeit austere, character. The town's ties to Poland remain unclear. Some say that the founder of the first settlement in the area had a Polish wife and was moved by her compatriots' struggle for freedom in the 19th century. But others believe that the name comes from the rustling of dry branches (or crack), which are abundant in this harsh climate. Either way, what is beyond doubt is that this place has long attracted people with an explorer's spirit and a desire for something more than an ordinary life. Cracow was one of the last towns to emerge during the gold rush of the 1930s. At its peak, it had a bustling population of around 10,000 people, and almost 20,000 kg of gold was mined locally. Eventually, its good fortune came to an end — the gold mine closed and Cracow turned into a ghost town. The population dropped to around 50, and its centre was filled with rusty buildings no longer reminiscent of its past vibrancy. Related This sustainable Galapagos cruise showed me a side of the islands Darwin never saw Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays: Inside the Arctic Circle airports that never cancel a flight Prominent among these dilapidated locales, however, is the Cracow Hotel and Pub, run by Stuart and Nikki Burke along with their two children, Brophy and Chilli. Although the local gold mine has resumed operations after being deserted for years, the town is far from revived. Euronews headed to Cracow to find out how a pub in the middle of nowhere works, and to tell the story of the people who have decided to breathe life into this forgotten place. Cracow Pub and Hotel owner Stuart Burke is one of those rare free spirits willing to choose the Australian wilderness as his home. Stuart was part of a troupe of tent boxers in his youth and participated in fights under the nickname "Kid Goanna". He and other fighters travelled from town to town, offering a rare moment of entertainment for hard-working farmers and miners in the Australian Outback. The Cracow Hotel had been in the hands of another boxer before — for many years it was owned by legendary boxer Fred Brophy, an icon of the Australian tent boxing scene. It was with this troupe that Stuart Burke first came to town, and the Cracow pub is where he met his future wife, Nikki. When Brophy announced that he was going to sell the property, the Burkes immediately decided to buy it — to ensure that the Cracow story continued. "Twenty-three years later, we're married, have two children and run the pub where we met," says Stuart. But life in the Australian wilderness is far from perfect. Parcels cannot be sent to Cracow, and the nearest shop is a 3.5-hour drive away. The Burkes do what they can, but at the height of the tourist season they have to travel this route up to once a week. Stuart isn't complaining, however: "We didn't even have a road until 10 years ago." Despite the obvious challenges of living in Cracow, the family cannot imagine living anywhere else. They agree that Cracow is their home, and running the pub is their way of life. As Nikki recalls, since its founding in 1938, the pub has showed its "ability to survive" even through the worst of times. Stuart stresses that there are two ways to get to Cracow. "You either have to be very meticulous to get to us or get very, very lost!" The spiritual atmosphere and reputation of the last town of the gold rush era attracts a particular type of visitor. "All types of people visit us, but especially vagabonds, travellers and even rock stars," he says. The walls and ceilings of the pub, covered from top to bottom with visitors' signatures, are an archive of all those who have managed to reach this remote place. Related Give back while you travel: Fiji's 'Loloma Hour' invites visitors to help protect paradise But Cracow values loyalty above all: the area's permanent residents visit the pub regularly, and the staff know their orders by heart. It is a place to exchange good and bad news, overhear local gossip and complain about the weather. The pub's owners are particularly proud that they manage to attract customers despite not having the poker machines, so-called 'pokies', that are booming in popularity in the Australian Outback. Gambling addiction is one of the country's leading public health challenges. Australians lose more than $25bn (€13.9bn) each year on legal gambling, making them the world "leaders" in terms of per capita losses. The Cracow Pub is resisting these trends by trying to build a local identity around other activities. The owners recently became involved in organising a rally of Cracovians — both descendants of former miners and those whose ties to the town are purely emotional. Residents also recognise the role played by the reopened mine. Although it has not contributed to significant population growth, it is sustaining the local community. The Cracowians stubbornly refuse to let their town disappear from the map. In recent years, the town has gained yet another face and one straight out of a horror film. A film crew has moved into the abandoned hospital in Cracow, and the town has grown into a mecca for independent horror films. Special effects creator and make-up artist Kadey Platt, who works as a bartender in the Cracow pub after hours, explains that although she ended up in the town by accident, she has now lived there for two years. "I'm a city girl. I never imagined myself in a place like this," she says. Platt and her team were looking for a location for a horror film about a zombie kangaroo. The strangeness of the Cracow pub seemed ideal, and she later decided to stay on. Along with her crew, she bought a nearby abandoned hospital and turned it into their command centre. As she recalls, "the quietness that Cracow offers is conducive to creativity. There are no distractions, instead you can find a kangaroo mum relaxing by the threshold". Platt emphasises that the contrast between the quiet town and the lively pub never ceases to amaze her. "These walls are full of history," she says. The spirits of Cracow are particularly looked after by Brophy, the 20-year-old son of the pub's owners, who was named after the legendary boxer through whom his parents met. Together with his mum, Brophy has been researching unmarked graves in Cracow. Thanks to their efforts, they were able to restore the cemetery and commemorate the miners and locals buried there whose names are no longer remembered. As he points out, although no one has found gold in Cracow on their own for years, the ground here hides other stories. Related Planning a wellness break? Discover Poland's hidden gem on the Baltic Coast Brophy is interested in the fate of the indigenous inhabitants of the area — their culture, customs and tragic fates. He explores the traces of massacres perpetrated on Aboriginal people by white settlers in pursuit of gold. "It's an unwritten chapter," he says. Just as we were about to leave Cracow, a car pulled up in front of the pub. One of the locals came up to Brophy with a box full of old newspaper cuttings, found somewhere in an attic in Cracow. "I've got some new stories for you," he said. And so we saw with our own eyes how a pub in the Australian wilderness had become a custodian of the memory of a small town and its intricate history. "That's the way it is with Cracow," says Stuart. "It may not be on the way, but you can't stop coming back to it!"
Euronews
22-04-2025
- Euronews
Cracow, Queensland: A hidden gem in the Australian Outback with a storied past
ADVERTISEMENT Not all roads lead to Cracow. In fact, getting to this town in the heart of the Outback requires careful preparation. Halfway there, the GPS signal disappears. And, as there are no petrol stations along the route, you need to bring an adequate supply of fuel if you don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Cracow, however, rewards the traveller's effort. After a long, pothole-laden journey, you finally see a town that — although it does not resemble Kraków, the better-known Polish city — has its own subtly charming, albeit austere, character. The town's ties to Poland remain unclear. Some say that the founder of the first settlement in the area had a Polish wife and was moved by her compatriots' struggle for freedom in the 19th century. But others believe that the name comes from the rustling of dry branches (or crack ), which are abundant in this harsh climate. Either way, what is beyond doubt is that this place has long attracted people with an explorer's spirit and a desire for something more than an ordinary life. The Cracow Hotel and Pub is the only operating business in the town. Maria Kamińska Cracow was one of the last towns to emerge during the gold rush of the 1930s. At its peak, it had a bustling population of around 10,000 people, and almost 20,000 kg of gold was mined locally. Eventually, its good fortune came to an end — the gold mine closed and Cracow turned into a ghost town. The population dropped to around 50, and its centre was filled with rusty buildings no longer reminiscent of its past vibrancy. Prominent among these dilapidated locales, however, is the Cracow Hotel and Pub, run by Stuart and Nikki Burke along with their two children, Brophy and Chilli. Although the local gold mine has resumed operations after being deserted for years, the town is far from revived. Euronews headed to Cracow to find out how a pub in the middle of nowhere works, and to tell the story of the people who have decided to breathe life into this forgotten place. Abandoned buildings in the centre of Cracow. Maria Kamińska A magnet for adventurers Cracow Pub and Hotel owner Stuart Burke is one of those rare free spirits willing to choose the Australian wilderness as his home. Stuart was part of a troupe of tent boxers in his youth and participated in fights under the nickname "Kid Goanna". He and other fighters travelled from town to town, offering a rare moment of entertainment for hard-working farmers and miners in the Australian Outback. ADVERTISEMENT The Cracow Hotel had been in the hands of another boxer before — for many years it was owned by legendary boxer Fred Brophy, an icon of the Australian tent boxing scene. It was with this troupe that Stuart Burke first came to town, and the Cracow pub is where he met his future wife, Nikki. When Brophy announced that he was going to sell the property, the Burkes immediately decided to buy it — to ensure that the Cracow story continued. Memorabilia in the Cracow pub Maria Kamińska "Twenty-three years later, we're married, have two children and run the pub where we met," says Stuart. ADVERTISEMENT But life in the Australian wilderness is far from perfect. Parcels cannot be sent to Cracow, and the nearest shop is a 3.5-hour drive away. The Burkes do what they can, but at the height of the tourist season they have to travel this route up to once a week. Stuart isn't complaining, however: "We didn't even have a road until 10 years ago." Despite the obvious challenges of living in Cracow, the family cannot imagine living anywhere else. They agree that Cracow is their home, and running the pub is their way of life. As Nikki recalls, since its founding in 1938, the pub has showed its "ability to survive" even through the worst of times. 'You have to get lost' in order to get to Cracow Stuart stresses that there are two ways to get to Cracow. "You either have to be very meticulous to get to us or get very, very lost!" ADVERTISEMENT The spiritual atmosphere and reputation of the last town of the gold rush era attracts a particular type of visitor. "All types of people visit us, but especially vagabonds, travellers and even rock stars," he says. The walls and ceilings of the pub, covered from top to bottom with visitors' signatures, are an archive of all those who have managed to reach this remote place. But Cracow values loyalty above all: the area's permanent residents visit the pub regularly, and the staff know their orders by heart. It is a place to exchange good and bad news, overhear local gossip and complain about the weather. Memorabilia related to the tent box in the Cracow pub Maria Kamińska The pub's owners are particularly proud that they manage to attract customers despite not having the poker machines, so-called 'pokies', that are booming in popularity in the Australian Outback. ADVERTISEMENT Gambling addiction is one of the country's leading public health challenges. Australians lose more than $25bn (€13.9bn) each year on legal gambling, making them the world "leaders" in terms of per capita losses. The Cracow Pub is resisting these trends by trying to build a local identity around other activities. The owners recently became involved in organising a rally of Cracovians — both descendants of former miners and those whose ties to the town are purely emotional. Residents also recognise the role played by the reopened mine. Although it has not contributed to significant population growth, it is sustaining the local community. ADVERTISEMENT The Cracowians stubbornly refuse to let their town disappear from the map. Is it haunted? In recent years, the town has gained yet another face and one straight out of a horror film. A film crew has moved into the abandoned hospital in Cracow, and the town has grown into a mecca for independent horror films. Special effects creator and make-up artist Kadey Platt, who works as a bartender in the Cracow pub after hours, explains that although she ended up in the town by accident, she has now lived there for two years. ADVERTISEMENT "I'm a city girl. I never imagined myself in a place like this," she says. Platt and her team were looking for a location for a horror film about a zombie kangaroo. The strangeness of the Cracow pub seemed ideal, and she later decided to stay on. Along with her crew, she bought a nearby abandoned hospital and turned it into their command centre. As she recalls, "the quietness that Cracow offers is conducive to creativity. There are no distractions, instead you can find a kangaroo mum relaxing by the threshold". Platt emphasises that the contrast between the quiet town and the lively pub never ceases to amaze her. "These walls are full of history," she says. ADVERTISEMENT The interior of the pub is filled with signatures and memorabilia Maria Kamińska Small-town ghosts The spirits of Cracow are particularly looked after by Brophy, the 20-year-old son of the pub's owners, who was named after the legendary boxer through whom his parents met. Together with his mum, Brophy has been researching unmarked graves in Cracow. Thanks to their efforts, they were able to restore the cemetery and commemorate the miners and locals buried there whose names are no longer remembered. As he points out, although no one has found gold in Cracow on their own for years, the ground here hides other stories. Brophy is interested in the fate of the indigenous inhabitants of the area — their culture, customs and tragic fates. He explores the traces of massacres perpetrated on Aboriginal people by white settlers in pursuit of gold. "It's an unwritten chapter," he says. ADVERTISEMENT Just as we were about to leave Cracow, a car pulled up in front of the pub. One of the locals came up to Brophy with a box full of old newspaper cuttings, found somewhere in an attic in Cracow. "I've got some new stories for you," he said. And so we saw with our own eyes how a pub in the Australian wilderness had become a custodian of the memory of a small town and its intricate history. "That's the way it is with Cracow," says Stuart. "It may not be on the way, but you can't stop coming back to it!" ADVERTISEMENT
