Ex-Fresno baseball standout to speak at Armenian church eventJune 21, 2013 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Fresno State baseball standout David "Buzz" Nitschke will keynote the Independence Month Dinner of the First Armenian Presbyterian Church Men's Fellowship that will take place on July 9 at the church campus, Fresno Bee reports. Nitschke earned All-California Collegiate Athletic Association first-team honors as a catcher in 1967. He was selected by the New York Mets in the ninth round of the major league draft and played eight seasons in the Mets, St. Louis and Oakland organizations. He taught math and physical education at Clovis and Hoover highs and currently is a master clockmaker. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |