Civic Ventures 114 Sansome Street Suite 850 San Francisco, CA 94104 Work (415) 430-0141

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Civic Ventures is leading the call to engage millions of baby boomers as a vital workforce for change. Through an inventive program portfolio, original research, strategic alliances, and the power of people�s own life stories, Civic Ventures demonstrates the value of experience in solving serious social problems � from education to the environment and health care to homelessness. Founded in 1998 by social entrepreneur and author Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures works to define the second half of adult life as a time of individual and social renewal.
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Civic Ventures
114 Sansome Street Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94104

09/01/2010 09:15 PM

Plaintiffs object to ‘gifted trader’ court challenge

Plaintiffs have objected to an Edmond man’s plan to show a co-defendant is a “gifted trader” and not behind an alleged $8.7 million Ponzi scheme, court records show. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Oklahoma Department of Securities filed suit against Prestige Ventures Corp., Federated Management Group Inc., Kenneth Wayne Lee, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Simon Yang, of Edmond, in ...

09/02/2010 07:00 PM

9-3 This Week: what to do, what to see

3 Friday Science Museum Oklahoma will host an extreme sports expo from 6-10 p.m. Sept. 3. The event will feature the dome movie “Extreme” and a close look at the science behind several extreme sports. To register for this event or more information on this and other exhibits at Science Museum Oklahoma guests can call 602-6664, or visit www.sciencemuseumok.org for more ...

09/02/2010 07:00 PM

Monday Study Club to hold year’s first meeting

Mothers of students in sixth grade through college are invited to join The Monday Study Club. A local fixture since 1946, club meetings offer moms an opportunity to hear speakers and to exchange information on topics of interest to parents of teenagers and young adults.

09/02/2010 04:15 PM

Offshore platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico

An offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, but the company that owned it said it mainly produced natural gas and reported no slick after an initial flyover. The U.S. Coast Guard reported a sheen on the water about 100 feet wide and perhaps a mile long near the rig, which is west of BP’s blown-out well but operates in much shallower water than the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon.

09/01/2010 09:15 PM

Police: Raids effective

Recent raids at two apartment complexes were effective, but they are not the end to gang and drug issues in Edmond, police said. During a two-day stretch last week, Edmond led a multi-agency operation that netted a total of 18 arrests and drugs at the Rolling Green and ChapelRidge apartment complexes.