Irish eyes will smile on pastor's 70th

Pastor Joe Connolly will be celebrating his Big 7-0 in style.

The good padre at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs is off to Ireland next week with a tour group for about 11 days.
Among the places they’ll visit are Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Galway, Sligo, Derry and Belfast.

“It is NOT a party tour,” joked Father [Note] cq [/NOTE] Joe, whose ancestors came from County Cork, Galway and Tipperary.

Profootbballtalk.nbcsports.com posted an amusing item of interest for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and his family.

Although the long-anticipated trade to bring the Arizona Cardinals cornerback and Lakewood Ranch High grad to the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t happen until Thursday, the Eagles’ website included Rodgers-Cromartie’s name among its players jerseys for sale on Wednesday.
It was later taken down.

That wily ol’ stork is en route for Kelly and Mike Appalucci in Marlton, N.J.
Kelly, a Palmetto High alum and former DeSoto Queen, is expecting a boy.
First-time grands Dennis and Mary Stinson can hardly wait.
Condolences to 106.5CTQ’s Maverick Johnson, whose dad just passed from cancer. Outside of David Jones and Christina Crane, the popular Morning Crew at 107.9 WSRZ, there is no other radio personality who so strongly identifies with our community.

Condolences to 106.5CTQ’s Maverick Johnson, whose dad just passed from cancer. Outside of David Jones and Christina Crane, the popular Morning Crew at 107.9 WSRZ, there is no other radio personality who so strongly identifies with our community.

Read more Friday in Vin's People on Bradenton.com.