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Holdingford stages 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers' (Stearns-Morrison Enterprise) - Holdingford to present 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers' Members of the cast of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" rehearsed last week in preparation for their performances this week.

Seven brother and seven brides take to stage tonight at MHS (Scottsbluff Star-Herald) - Caleb Pontipee, played by Casey Meier, throws a blanket over his bride to be and kidnaps her with help from his older brother, Adam. The play “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” is based on film that was based on a short story, based on an ancient Roman legend.

YEMEN: Deep divisions over child brides (AlertNet) - Source: IRIN Hundreds of women clad in black 'niqabs' demonstrated in front of parliament in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on 23 March. Some were waving banners with the words: "Yes to the Sharia [Islamic legal] rights of Muslim women", while others raised the Koran above their heads.

Fleeing Rebels Kill Hundreds of Congolese (New York Times) - In recent years the Lord’s Resistance Army has degenerated into a band of several hundred fighters with child brides and military-grade weaponry.

Local bakeries offer deals for brides who ordered cakes from Schmidt’s (Loveland Reporter-Herald) - Twenty-three-year-old Melissa Perkins ordered her wedding cake last week and put $150 down, money she wonders if she will see again. The Fort Collins woman, whose wedding is in June, wanted to buy local and chose long-time family business Schmidt’s Bakery and Deli in Loveland.

Michael Kelly: Woman fell for GI (Omaha World-Herald) - Much attention has been paid to the aging and dying generation of World War II veterans, but another group is also dying off — war brides.

Wedding wonderland at expo (Northern Daily Leader) - BRIDES-to-be were given advice from the experts of the wedding industry at the weekend. The Tamworth Towers held its first Bridal Expo.

Clio wedding chapel brought back to life (ABC12 Mid-Michigan) - A fire destroyed a Clio wedding chapel, causing some anxious moments for its owner and some prospective brides and grooms.

Oxfam glam for brides (York Press) - A YORK charity shop has unveiled a special wedding service.

Taqdeer Park (Greater Kashmir) - Members of two families board out of their cars and walk straight to this park at Hazaratbal on the Dal lake banks. But the families aren’t out for an excursion. They are on a mission, which may help form a relation between the two groups or they could go back home, unsatisfied. andnbsp;This is a routine scene at Taqdeer Park where families meet looking for match for their prospective brides and ...