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2 TV ENCORE On the Cover New Year���s celebration set to follow Dick Clark retrospective HARDWOOD FLOORS starting at 3.99 sq.ft. $ Oak, Hickory, Cherry & Exotics on sale 5th & Broadway, Logansport (574)722-2215 ��� 1-800-886-2215 Mon-Thurs. 9AM-6PM; Fri. 9AM-7PM; Sat. 9AM-5PM Professional Installation www.thegraymill.com ALEX���S APPAREL ��� ��� Do all your Holiday Shopping Local! Something for the whole family! 103 Main St Monticelo 574-583-2539 Mon - Fri 9:30-7 Sat 9:30-5:30 Water Softener Salt Special SALT COUPON GOOD MON-FRI COUPON NOT NECESSARY ON SATURDAYS 40# Mini cube ....... $4.49 40# Rustbuster ..... $5.29 80# Mini Cube ...... $8.19 80# Rustbuster ...... $9.39 40# Solar Salt ....... $4.49 50# Block.............. $4.59 80# Solar Salt ....... $6.69 50# RBuster Block . $5.79 Try Our Drive Up Window! YOUNG���S WATER CONDITIONING ��� 722-2830 Not valid with any other offer. Offer Expires 1-5-13 Start your holiday shopping early. Shop Local! By Andrew Warren TV Media very holiday has its tradiEexception. New Year���s Eve is tions, and no From bottles of bubbly to rowdy renditions of ���Auld Lang Syne��� once that clock strikes midnight, the ringing in of a new year is an event steeped in customs. And since 1975, the youthful, familiar face of Dick Clark has been beamed over the airwaves from New York City���s Times Square, where he brought America���s most famous New Year���s celebration into people���s homes with ���Dick Clark���s New Year���s Rockin��� Eve��� on ABC. Sadly, Clark passed away in April this year after suffering a heart attack, but his New Year���s legacy will live on thanks to his chosen successor. The New Year���s Eve legacy of ���America���s Oldest Teenager��� will be carried on with ���Dick Clark���s New Year���s Rockin��� Eve With Ryan Seacrest,��� broadcast live from Times Square on Monday, Dec. 31. Clark created the show to ring in 1973 before taking over as host in 1975, bringing his iconic youthful energy to the celebration. In the decades since, he was the face of the new year to many families. When Clark suffered a stroke in Water Softener Specials Rent a Culligan�� water conditioner or Drinking Water System $ 90 6 break down racial barriers. Not long after taking over ���Bandstand,��� Clark threw out the show���s policy of only playing music by white musicians and began playing records of black artists alongside those of their white contemporaries. It was a bold move in an age of civil rights rumblings, and the youthful host took it even further when he abolished segregated seating amongst the studio audience. Hosting one of television���s most popular shows, taking rock ���n��� roll mainstream, creating an iconic New Year���s Eve special and striking a significant blow in the fight for civil rights is an enviable list of accomplishments. But that���s just the tip of the iceberg. Clark also hosted a popular game show (���The $10,000 Pyramid���), created and hosted several radio programs, and even became involved in the restaurant industry with a chain of licensed diners bearing his name. Following the retrospective of Clark���s rich and accomplished life, ���Dick Clark���s New Year���s Rockin��� Eve��� gets the party going with its creator���s classic style. As in years past, Seacrest will play host to viewers by covering the party in Times Square, which is headlined by a number of musical acts. Taking to the stage this year are the pop rock band Neon Trees, country superstar Taylor Swift and Canadian sensation Carly Rae Jepsen. McCarthy will also be on hand throughout the evening to interview some of the hundreds of thousands of revelers that fill up Times Square each New Year���s Eve. Once the ball drops at midnight, the party is far from over. Instead, the fun continues on the West Coast, where Fergie hosts the Hollywood after-party with such high-profile entertainers as OneRepublic, Brandy, Flo Rida, Karmin and Pitbull. The legendary Dick Clark may have passed away, but his legacy definitely lives on. Even without him at the helm, ���Dick Clark���s New Year���s Rockin��� Eve With Ryan Seacrest��� promises to carry on the rockin��� New Year���s tradition for many more years to come. Limited Time offer. * Some restrictions may apply. YOUNG���S WATER CONDITIONING ��� 722-2830 Not valid with any other offer. Offer Expires 1-5-13 NOW PART OF THE LARGEST BUYING GROUP IN INDIANA $5.99 per month for the ���rst 3 months. That means for our customers Oliver Softs LOWER PRICES AND GREATER SELECTION!! 750 ml. $5.99 Barefoot Pink Moscato 574-722-2830 Ryan Seacrest, seen here in Times Square Yellowtail �� Salt Sale Every Sat. 8am-Noon 4115 E. Market St., Logansport 2004, Regis Philbin graciously stepped in on short notice to ring in 2005. The following year marked Seacrest���s first appearance as Clark���s ���Rockin������ cohost and executive producer. Seacrest took over most of the hosting duties for the televised celebration, but the recovering Clark continued to participate in the broadcast. As part of the New Year���s Eve festivities, ABC will be getting the show started early this year with a two-hour special celebrating Clark���s rich and rewarding life. Hosted by model and actress Jenny McCarthy and recording artist Fergie, this television event promises to bring Clark���s accomplishments to life. And what a life it was. Although he got his start in radio, Clark is best remembered for his accomplishments on TV. His big break happened when he took over the show ���Bandstand,��� which was renamed ���American Bandstand��� when it moved to ABC in 1957. ���American Bandstand��� became the voice of a generation of youth. The after-school program featured teenagers dancing to popular rock ���n��� roll music, and Clark���s smiling, approachable demeanor is often credited with helping to make the genre, which was often cast as the music of teenaged rebellion (and often referred to as ���the devil���s music���), more acceptable to parents and older generations. ���American Bandstand��� was also instrumental in helping to $5.49 3 Convenient locations for all your party needs! Sale Prices Ever yday! D&J Liquors EAST - 3800 E. Market | WEST - U.S. 24 West | DOWNTOWN - 509 North St.

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