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      <title>Doherty named Eastern Oregon AWWA operator of the year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Chad Doherty of Heppner was named the operator of the year by the Eastern Oregon Wastewater Association (AWWA). The award was in recognition for Doherty's "Outstanding Dedication and Service to the City of Heppner," for his work as operator of the City of Heppner's wastewater treatment plant. The a...]]></description>
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      <title>lone students receive honors from Oregon PSR</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) will celebrate 30 years of working for peace and health with an anniversary dinner Friday, April 15, at 6 pm at the Oregon Zoo. The event will feature a keynote speech by Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and founding director of the Internat...]]></description>
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      <title>Hartford Area Development Corp. receives $5,000 Golden West economic development award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Hartford Area Development Corporation has received a $5,000 economic development award from Golden West Telecommunications.<br/><br/>The development corporation plans to use the money to recruit businesses to provide goods or services that are now un-derprovided to the community.<br/><br/>Golde...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Local paramedic wins state-wide award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coast Life Support District paramedic Mark Leonard was honored in ceremonies at the State Capitol Tuesday after being selected as a 2011 "Star of Life" recipient by the California Ambulance Association.<br/><br/>The Association said Leonard was recognized for developing "a singularly effective Mass...]]></description>
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      <title>BNSF honors local employees for handling of derailment</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BNSF Railway honored 17 Wyoming employees as 2010 Employees of the Year in a ceremony April 6 in Fort Worth April 6.<br/><br/>"BNSF recognizes our success as a company has been in partnership with our employees," said Matt Rose, BNSF chairman and chief executive officer. "These awards are well-dese...]]></description>
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      <title>Goldizen wins top spot in statewide competition</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two South Branch Career and Technical Center's business students participated in the State Future Business Leaders of America conference at the Charleston Marriott Hotel, March 28-29.<br/><br/>Felicia Goldizen and Victoria Humphrey, were among 561 other FBLA members from across the state, who came ...]]></description>
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      <title>Dr. Counts honored by NM Legislature</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New Mexico legislators in Santa Fe recently honored Western New Mexico University President Dr. John Counts.<br/><br/>During the final week of the legislative session, both the New Mexico House and Senate recognized Dr. Counts with certificates of congratulation acknowledging his service to WNMU ov...]]></description>
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      <title>Gerit Callies Wins Nationals</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gerit Callies of Hartford recently won a National AMA Pro Single title in Daytona, Florida. He competed on March 10 and 11. Callies competed in the 450 single pro flat track, which is 16 laps long. The first main event of the night featured the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles, and Full Thrott...]]></description>
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      <title>Local district only one in state awarded USD A RUS technology grant</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Faster internet service and improved computer labs are planned for the Fall River Joint Unified School District following grants and donations totaling more than $514,000.<br/><br/>The district received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for $418,314, the only such grant awarded to a school in ...]]></description>
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      <title>Antietam National Battlefield gets historic award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Antietam National Battlefield was recently given a Maryland Life Magazine's BEST Historic Attraction Award. The Free State's Finest Awards are listed in the magazine's latest issue (April 2011)<br/><br/>The National Park Service's Antietam National Battlefield was notified that the readers of M...]]></description>
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      <title>Dumas wins 1A Student Achievement</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sweet Water High School would like to give a well-deserved congratulations to Laderius Dumas for winning the 1A Student Achievement Award at the Bryant-Jordan Banquet in Birmingham Monday, April 11th. His total Bryant-Jordan Scholarship amount is $5,500 for the college of his choice.<br/><br/>Congr...]]></description>
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      <title>Dogfish wins Great Rum Punch Challenge</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dogfish Head Distillery was the big winner March 26 at the Seventh Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Old Town Alexandria, beating out runner-up Bittersweet, the defending champ Bacardi, and worthy competitors Basikneads Catering, FireFlies, and Jackson 20. This is the th...]]></description>
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      <title>Award winning actress Barbara Bates Smith to present "The Happy Memories Club" at King College</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2003 Southeastern Theatre Best Actress Award for her role in "Eleemosynary," Barbara Bates Smith will take some of North Carolina's finest literature and turn it into content for her one-woman show, "The Happy Memories Club," at King College on Monday, April 18.<br/><br/>Smith receive...]]></description>
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      <title>Concert to aid scholarship fund at WCJC</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whirlwind American tours and performances across the globe have earned classical pianist Alpin Hong the reputation as a modern day Pied Piper.<br/><br/>Now he brings what The New York Times extoled as "crystalline energy" to an April 26 benefit performance for the Wharton County Junior College Pres...]]></description>
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      <title>SPES wins in Wise Co.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[St. Paul Elementary School is the District Winner for Wise County for its participation in the "Hearts for the House: Kids Helping Kids" project.<br/><br/>The project benefits the Southern Appalachian Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc.<br/><br/>The faculty and staff expressed their pride in the ...]]></description>
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      <title>Brandywine activities director receives national honor</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shelly Hitchens, arts and entertainment director at Brandy-wine Assisted Living at Seaside Pointe in Rehoboth Beach, is the recipient of the 2011 National Association of Activity Professionals Award. Hitchens was formally honored April 1 at the 29th Annual NAAP Conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C.<br/>...]]></description>
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      <title>Tanner White receives All-State Basketball honor</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Submitted Article Congratulations to Tanner White on being named to the 2010-2011 North Dakota All-State Basketball Team! The All-State Team is made up of the top 15 players of North Dakota which is voted on by the media.<br/><br/>Tanner, son of Tammy and Dave White, also was named the Region playe...]]></description>
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      <title>Governor presents tourism industry awards</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Delaware Tourism Office hosted the 2011 Governor's Delaware Tourism Conference March 31, at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino. More than 150 tourism industry leaders, businesses and affiliates participated in educational sessions to discover new ways to navigate through industry trends and chall...]]></description>
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      <title>Observations on contests, awards</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The annual gathering of Sputh Dakota newspapermen and newspaper women took place in Brookings last weekend. The South Dakota Newspaper Association convention is a refreshing blend of education, socialization and professional growth.<br/><br/>The annual convention also includes an awards program for...]]></description>
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      <title>Courier wins 19 awards at SDNA contest</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Freeman Courier received 18 awards in the 2011 South Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest including the top general excellence and sweepstakes awards.<br/><br/>Contest results were announced as the SDNA met for its 129th convention in Brookings April 8 and 9.<br/><br/>The conte...]]></description>
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      <title>Hamilton County recognized at annual awards program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration held April 1 in Des Moines was attended by more than 500 individuals representing communities across the state. Hamilton County leaders were in full force with sixteen volunteers and one staff person attending the ceremony. S.E.E.D. Executive Director ...]]></description>
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      <title>Erdman's takes home eight meat awards at Minnesota show</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Erdman's County Market meat department won eight awards at the Minnesota Association of Meat Processors convention in March. There were 59 plants/stores represented at the competition.<br/><br/>Jon Christensen, Al Dorschner and Steve Garcia created the eight winning entries that included four reser...]]></description>
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      <title>Ossian's Wenthold among NICC ag students to win national competition</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An Ossian man was a member of one of the two Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) teams to win first place honors in the national Postsecondary Agriculture Student (PAS) competition recently ? a first since the college began participating.<br/><br/>Seventeen NICC students attended the conference...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anderson Receives 2011 Iowa Bankers Student Athlete Achievement Award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Corey Anderson, a senior at Norwalk High School, was recently honored as the 2011 recipient of the Iowa Bankers Association's Student Athlete Achievement Award in class 3A boys' basketball. This award recognizes a graduating senior student athlete who not only excels in basketball, but also in the ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Farm Credit honors board chairman</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS ? Former Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Board Chairman Nancy Pellett received the highest award presented by the Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FCBT), when she was inducted into the bank's Academy of Honor on April 7.<br/><br/>The award establishes a $10,000 scholarship, which will be pre...]]></description>
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      <title>Cambridge names Loveland, Kindall top students</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congratulations go out to our March students of the month! Alex Loveland and Brenna Kindall were selected based upon the character trait of fairness. The character trait for April is hardwork.<br/><br/>As most of you are aware, we have returned to regular classes after spring break and are on the s...]]></description>
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      <title>Community Foundation In 17th Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Burke Community Foundation has awarded money to over 100 community improvement projects since 1994. Community organizations benefiting from these awards include: Burke Fire Dept., Burke Ambulance Dept., Graceland Cemetery, Burke Little League Field, Burke VFW, Community Memorial Hospital, Burke...]]></description>
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      <title>Bansri Patel honored by environmental center</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sussex Technical High School freshman Bansri Patel of Seaford was recently honored by the Center for the Inland Bays for her recent Sussex County Science Fair project. Patel's project was chosento best illustrate the vision of the Inland Bays. She received a $100 check from the center.<br/><br/>Pat...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Rich Waters named Beverly Vista assistant principal</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Board of Education approved El Rodeo eighth grade math teacher Rich Waters to take on the assistant principal position at Beverly Vista for the 2011-2011 school year. Waters will replace Diane Mead.<br/><br/>Waters, an El Rodeo and a 1985 Beverly High graduate, has taught at El Rodeo since 2001...]]></description>
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      <title>RHS wins WAC small school title</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Riverside High School won the small school state championship at the 15th annual Wyoming Academic Challenge held at Casper College on Saturday, April 9.<br/><br/>By virtue of its higher placing in bracket play Riverside won the small school title for the third time in the past five years. Riverside...]]></description>
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      <title>Cape student wins literacy award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Katelyn Gebbia, a sophomore at Cape Henlopen High School, has won the 2011 Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant from the National Education Association and Youth Service America.<br/><br/>Gebbia and childcare teacher Linda Marvel and childcare classmates are using the $500 grant to purchase books for L...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Destination Imagination teams headed to Global Finals</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The four Destination Imagination teams from Big Horn County School District No. 4 did extremely well, with two taking first place and two taking third place at the state competition in Casper last week.<br/><br/>According to Coach Holly Hoffman, the Cloud Peak Serendipity team of seventh and eighth...]]></description>
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      <title>City council appointees named in New Meadows, Council</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Debra Lakey, of Council, was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to the city council this week. She was sworn in during Tuesdays regular meeting.<br/><br/>She replaces the seat held by Wendy Ogden, who resigned from the council last month. Normally, when there is a vacancy the mayor can make an appoi...]]></description>
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      <title>Cook earns top student honor</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This week's student of the week is Stephanie Cook, daughter of Danny and Anita Cook. Stephanie was born in McCall. Her favorite activities include spending time with her family, her friends, and her boyfriend Nate. She also enjoys camping, fishing, hunting, trips to the Oregon Coast, bowling, rock ...]]></description>
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      <title>Saylor wins 'Distinguished' honor</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware 2012 is Indian River High School student Maggie Saylor of Gumboro. In addition to winning the title, she also received the Scholastic Achievement and Interview awards, totaling $2,500. Maggie will represent the state at the national program in Mobile, Ala.,...]]></description>
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      <title>DAR Good Citizen award winners</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Comfort Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the seniors, representing Wharton County's five high schools, who have been named DAR Good Citizen for 2011-2012. These students will be honored at a reception at Wharton County Historical Museum on Saturday, March 10.<br/><br...]]></description>
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      <title>Registration open for award-winning annual bike tour</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce's 22nd Annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour earned the 2011 Southern Delaware Tourism Annual Recognition Award in early December.<br/><br/>This annual award is given to an organization, company or individual for outstanding and significant contribution to enric...]]></description>
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      <title>Lewes awards first Bay Avenue bids</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lewes Board of Public Works has approved bids for Bay Avenue sewer line construction at $3 million, the largest project of its type ever undertaken in the city. The project includes new water lines and street resurfacing.<br/><br/>The BPW and City of Lewes are splitting the project's cost.<br/><br/...]]></description>
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      <title>Reynolds essay wins Cresson Scholarship Award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rebecca Russell, a recent graduate of Milford High School, is the 2011 recipient of the Jim Cresson Scholarship, named for the late Cape Gazette reporter. Rebecca graduated as her class valedictorian. A Sussex County native, Cresson was a journalist and photographer in Delaware. A Vietnam veteran, ...]]></description>
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      <title>Three organizations receive $10,000 each</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last year, Just Do It Now received $8,000 from the Valero Texas Open Benefit for Children Golf Classic.<br/><br/>This year, local Valero store manager Steve Roberts decided to nominate three Wharton County organizations to receive funds, and all three ? Just Do It Now, Boys &amp; Girls Club of Whar...]]></description>
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      <title>McMahon earns doctor of pharmacy degree</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mark R. McMahon graduated from the University of South Carolina, School of Pharmacy with a doctor of pharmacy degree in May. Born in Newark, McMahon has spent all of his summer life in Dewey Beach. His parents, Mark F. and Kay McMahon, and sister, Kelly, reside seasonally at a beach house in Dewey ...]]></description>
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      <title>Delaware Veterans Home receives 5-star rating</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Delaware Veterans Home, the first and only long-term-cars facility in Delaware dedicate d solely to veterans, was recently awarded the highest rating of five stars by the federal government for the overall care it provides to its residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Shelton finance team gets 'milestone' award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Shelton City Commission presented the city's finance department with a Milestone Achievement Award Monday, Jan. 30, recognizing 15 years of state audit reports showing no negative findings.<br/><br/>The commission also presented the city finance department with a letter from Washington State Au...]]></description>
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      <title>Bayside Resort associates honored with Chairman's Award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Troon Golf recently an-, nounced that four exceptional individuals were honored with the Troon Golf Chairman's Award this season at Bayside Resort Golf Club for their extraordinary efforts in saving the lives of two individuals.<br/><br/>June Ashbury, head lifeguard, and Dawnyel Furlong, director o...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Home schooler wins essay contest</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeremiah Bretches, a Kyle seventh grader who is home schooled, received the top place in the American Legion Auxilliary's Southern Division writing competition. Unit 44 Secretary-Treasurer Lois Stuart presented Bretches with a certificate and a $50 cash prize. The essay topic was, "How can I encour...]]></description>
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      <title>Newcastle mom wins IKEA's Stuff the Bug</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is no such thing as a free lunch, but Newcastle resident Angela Weber often attends IKEA's free Monday morning breakfasts with a group of friends.<br/><br/>That's how she found out about the Stuff the Bug Contest.<br/><br/>But on one trip in particular, it paid off big.<br/><br/>"I thought it...]]></description>
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      <title>Joseph S. Rogers promoted to colonel in Air Force</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joseph S. Rogers has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Rogers, a medical operations agency director with 23 years of military service, is assigned to the Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The colonel was deployed to Bagrarn A...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Blue Hen Post No. 6483 hosts VFW awards banquet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Blue Hen Post 6483 hosted the Post and District 3 winners of the Voice of Democracy, Patriots Pen and Teacher of the rear awards Jan. 14 at the post home in Milford.<br/><br/>Some 50 parents and students enjoyed dinner with guest speaker John Morrow, State Commander of the VFW, who spoke of the...]]></description>
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      <title>Lewes market takes national top honors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the support of thousands of patrons and customers drawn each Saturday morning by the vendors' wide variety of fresh, healthful products, the Historic Lewes Farmers" Market has been voted America's Favorite Farmers Market in the medium market category.<br/><br/>This recognition follows the...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people poured into the Lakeside Pavilion in Marble Falls Thursday to honor 45 area law enforcement and emergency responder personnel for their dedication to the community.<br/><br/>The occasion? The Hill Country 100 Club's annual awards banquet.<br/><br/>"This is the most officers we've...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Visiting Angels of Sussex, Delaware presented Theresa Warrington of Lewes its employee Angel of the Month Award for December.<br/><br/>The home care company provides services to help seniors and disabled adults remain independent and in their own homes for a better quality of life.<br/><br/>Warring...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Senior Brian Ruggles was named Issaquah High School Booster Club Red Robin Athlete of the Month.<br/><br/>Ruggles is swim team captain. His coach, Laura Halter, wrote in her nomination letter that Brian "has been an outstanding leader so far this season. He is hard working and very dedicated to his...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brian Rickards, Benchmark Builders' longtime director of operations and safety compliance, was the recipient of the President's Distinguished Service Award, presented Dec. 3 at the Home Builders Association of Delaware's Leadership and Legacy Ball.<br/><br/>This annual event was held at Dover Downs...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Each year the Western Rice Belt Conference sponsors a rice poster contest. Schools throughout the county are given the opportunity to have their students, grades first through sixth, design a poster about the rice industry.<br/><br/>The first through third place winners, their principal, teachers a...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Diana Hernandez, PE/Health teacher at Simon Middle School, earned an award after implementing HealthTeacher in her classroom. HealthTeacher is a comprehensive online health curriculum paid for by a grant and partnership between Dell Children's Hospital and HealthTeacher.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Copyrigh...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stearns County Engineer Mitch Anderson received the Minnesota County Engineers Association (MCEA) highest honor, the 2010 Outstanding County Engineer of the Year Award.<br/><br/>When selecting winners for this award, the committee looks for excellence not only in engineering, but in leadership, edu...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Melinda Quade, a Junior at Wilmot High School, was chosen as one of eight students from across South Dakota to compete in the state Poetry Out Loud competition in Sioux Falls last week.<br/><br/>Winning the competition was Melissa Johnston of Brandon Valley High School. Along with a $200 cash prize...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jay Rozeboom was selected to be the March staff member of the month. He was chosen for this honor because of his hard work at everything he does; he always goes the extra "yard". His family consists of his wife, Carol, and his four kids, Breann, Jayme, Aurelie, and<br/><br/>Trevor. He lives with hi...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Western Carolina University's Counseling and Psychological Services was recently awarded accreditation by the International Association of Counseling Services.<br/><br/>As part of a nearly two-year accreditation process, WCU compiled detailed information and hosted a site visit to demonstrate compl...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Steve Johnson received the highest award the Sibley Lodge #209 could bestow on the former Lodge Master and former Minnesota Grand Master.<br/><br/>The Hiram Award is a tribute presented to a Master Mason, who has served the Lodge, community and Masonic Faternity with distinction and devotion over a...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roxhill Elementary School's team "The Bulldogs" won 2nd place in the Global Reading Challenge at the Seattle Public Central Library on March 17th. The Bulldogs will attend the Global Reading Challenge City Final Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Central Library (1000 4...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Economic Development Initiative is now accepting applications for its Sustainability in Education for the 21st Century Awards.<br/><br/>This awards program provides cash prizes to the region's teachers for incorporating sustainability concepts into classroom instruction and projects...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Powell County Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits throughout Powell County. The PCF awards grants, usually ranging from $500 to $1,200, for charitable purposes in the following focus areas: basic human needs, arts and culture, recreation, and economic developmen...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Take Charge Challenge Committee congratulates Gregory Sperry of WaKeeney on winning the 32" LG Flat Screen TV at the St. Patrick's Day Go Green Event. Over 250 WaKeeney residents joined us for the soup luncheon, took the challenge to Go Green and helped WaKeeney in trying to win the $100, 000. ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Doug Reed of Cullowhee, former director of public information at Western Carolina University, has been honored with a Lifetime Membership Award given by an organization he helped create and lead more than four decades ago.<br/><br/>Reed was recognized March 22 by the College News Association of the...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Frances Tenenbaum of Cambridge and Aquinnah will be honored on April 12 by the New York Horticultural Society for her many years of promoting an interest in horticulture. A longtime editor at Houghton Mifflin in Boston, her specialty has been books on every aspect of popular horticulture and landsc...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rachael Johnson, of Coldwa-ter, is one of five Washburn University students awarded scholarships by the Mulvane Art Museum Women's Board for the 2011 - 12 academic year.<br/><br/>Johnson is currently showing "Fly," a scannograph, and "Oboe Reeds," a graphite drawing, in the 2011 student art show op...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. ? A reduced fat cheese produced by Agropur's Shaun Hooth finished third place at the United States Cheese Championship earlier in March.<br/><br/>The event took place inside Lambeau Field, home of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.<br/><br/>Hooth's reduced fat Colby/Monterrey ...]]></description>
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      <title>'Si Se Puede': Honoring the work of Cesar Chavez</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cesar Estrada Chavez, the late founder and president of the United Farm Workers of America, had deep confidence in the ability of people to move mountains of injustice. In fact, under his leadership, farm workers moved the. agribusiness mountain and won the first union contracts for agricultural wo...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Services (UnBOCS) has received a $27,770.00 Daniels Fund grant to support its Autism Spectrum Disorder Program.<br/><br/>The UnBOCS provides a comprehensive set of services that support learning in the Uncompahgre region of Southwestern Colorado. UnBOCS programs...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tori Parker, daughter of Stuart and Amy Parker of Spring Hope, will create a memorial garden at Spring Hope Elementary School for her Girl Scout Gold Award project.<br/><br/>The garden, in the parking lot median, will have bricks engraved with the names of deceased loved ones as well as trees plant...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cassidy Jensen was named Power County Young Woman of Excellence during the event on Saturday, March 26, at American Falls High School. Jensen was given a $1, 100 scholarship.<br/><br/>The first runner up, earning a $900 scholarship was Ciarra Driscoll. The second runner up, who won an $800 scholars...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rob Roettger, K-12 principal/assistant superintendent in St. John-Endicott School Districts, will take the helm of the Lind and Ritzville School Districts as the superintendent after both boards approved a contract this week.<br/><br/>At the Lind School Board meeting Monday night, chairman Blake Be...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeremiah Seth Dustin of American Falls was awarded a bachelor's of science degree in environmental sciences at the University of Idaho at the fall 2010 commencement ceremony.<br/><br/>The university awarded 666 degrees this past fall. Of those degrees there were 495 bachelor's degrees, eight specia...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five Lind High School students have earned a spot at the Washington State Mathematics Council State Contest on Saturday, April 16, at Eisenhower High School in Yakima.<br/><br/>Competing in Division II, Brittany Blaske, Alexis Fowles, Alannah Munoz, Bo Rice and Tommy Schuler finished in the upper e...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paul Reitsma of Sauk Centre has been selected as a winner in America's Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM program, which gives farmers the opportunity to win $2,500 for their favorite local nonprofit organizations. The donations are available through the Monsanto Fund. Reitsma has designated Sauk Centre FF...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cindy Crenshaw-Martin was honored as Veteran of the Day Monday, March 21, at the Oklahoma State Capitol.<br/><br/>Crenshaw-Martin of Perkins, Okla. accepted a citation in the State House Chamber, then led legislators in the Pledge of Allegiance and made a few brief comments before the House.<br/><b...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thomas Jones and Jones Insurance Agency of Charles Town have been awarded West Virginia's 2010 Most Valuable Player by Nationwide Insurance Company. Jones and his agency ranked #1 out of 150 Nationwide Insurance agencies pin West Virginia. The Most Valuable Player award designates outstanding achie...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Local students from fifth through eighth grades who entered the American History Essay Contest were honored by the Pack Horse Ford Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at the She pherdstown Train Station.<br/><br/>Second Vice Regent Ma...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kyle Berens, former Parker student received "The National Society of High School Scholars Award" for Scholastic Achievement at Spring Water Trail High School in Gresham Ore. Berens is a junior and will be honored at his high schoolgraduationClassof 2013 for hishonors.<br/><br/>Berens has a 3.0 grad...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louise Stith has performed a variety of tasks during her 35 years at First State Bank of Newcastle ? and still does.<br/><br/>"We rely on her a lot for diversibility in banking, she handles a lot of traffic," said Leonard Nack, FSB president. "Louise takes care of IRAs, supervisory roles, bank cash...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Weston County's most respected person grew up during the Depression. He remembers the Dust Bowl, using horses for travel and work, milking cows by hand, homes without electricity and many presidents, beginning with Herbert Hoover and on down the line.<br/><br/>He worked to put himself through preme...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2010 "Independent Retailer of the Year" has built a successful beef program based on offering the highest quality meat products with a commitment to superior service, value, innovation and safety.<br/><br/>All seven Broulim's stores in Eastern Idaho have participated in many checkoff-funded pro...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eight talented Flint River Academy students traveled to Valdosta State University last Thursday to compete in the 2011 GISA State Literary and Music Competition.<br/><br/>Students must place first or second at the regional level in order to compete at the state competition.<br/><br/>The regional co...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Don Williams of Clinton, longtime businessman, county official and volunteer, has been named one of six finalists in the annual KSAX-Television sponsored Jefferson Award for 2011.<br/><br/>Don was nominated for this award by Wally Redfield, formerly of Clinton, who now resides in Morris.<br/><br/>D...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roosevelt Warm Springs presented its 84th Employee Recognition Awards at a luncheon this past Friday.<br/><br/>A total of 58 Service Awards were presented, recognizing tenure from five years to 25.<br/><br/>In addition, Tiffany Ferrell of Gay was named Employee of the Year and Danney Yates of Manch...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Newcastle High School business teacher and FBLA advisor Chris French was honored recently at the 2011 Wyoming FBLA State Leadership Conference. French, who is retiring at the end of this school year, was recognized for 35 years of service as an FBLA advisor. Also receiving recognition were retirees...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Morgan and Kim McComb were recently honored as the 2010 Outstanding 4-H Leaders for Pocahontas County at the County 4-H/FFA Ham, Bacon and Egg Sale. They are actively involved as 4-H project leaders at both the club and county levels. Kim shares new ideas with the 4-H members as she organizes numer...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed and excelled at the state conference in Cheyenne on March 18-19, receiving the outstanding chapter award.<br/><br/>There were 567 students registered to compete at the conference representing 31 different schools a...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[At a recent meeting of the Millmont West Union Area Lions Club, two rep-resentatives from the area YMCA presented a visual program on the Y's activities.<br/><br/>Angela Haines, Union County Co-ordinator/Art Teacher, and Arion G. Moser, Communications Coordinator, spoke of the history of the YMCA, ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Corporal A. T. Peer received the Law &amp; Safety Day Award for outstanding bravery and service from Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin last month.<br/><br/>The award stemmed from a hostage situation in Berkeley County when Donald Surber, Jr. took his girlfriend hostage and murdered her in 2009. Surb...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mifflinburg Kiwanis Club is pleased to sponsor the ASPIRE awards. Scott Zim-merman, Principal at Mifflinburg Inter-mediate School has announced the winners for March. These students have demonstrated antibullying and positive, uplifting behaviors such as responsibility, respect for others and for h...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Marion Development Foundation has received a $5, 000 economic development award from Golden West Telecommunications.<br/><br/>The development foundation plans to use the money to fund a Main Street Revitalization project, which will include acquiring some vacant buildings and improving the stor...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[District Two's outstanding educator, Betsy Wardell, was selected for the honor because of her love for students, her passion for teaching and the many hours of hard work she continues to log in the classroom.<br/><br/>Lovell Elementary<br/><br/>School Principal Cheri Hoffman spoke about fourth-grad...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[An Oregon State University professor and three graduate students have received awards from the Western Society of Weed Science.<br/><br/>Carol Mallory-Smith, a professor of weed science at OSU, was named "Outstanding Weed Scientist, Public Sector" for her long-term research and teaching contributio...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Chuck Foran was recently promoted by Farm Credit Services of Illinois to serve as the regional lending manager for west central Illinois. Chuck will provide leadership to Farm Credit's lending staff teams in the Carlinville, Decatur, Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Lincoln, Springfield, and Taylorville ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Katie Zakrzewski, a 15 year old ninth grade student at Berkeley Springs High school, attended the West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair on March 26 at Fairmont State University College of Science and Technology,<br/><br/>She was the recipient of first place honors in the category of Beha...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ivan Hernandez, 19 of the Shelton C.H.O.I.C.E. High School was selected as Student of the Month for December 2011.<br/><br/>He was recognized for his accomplishments in his school and was honored by the Shelton Lions Club at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6.<br/><br/>Hernandez's godparents ar...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christa Deville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riggs of Georgetown and Chad Deville of Jena, is the recipient of a $1,000.00 National Beta Club Scholarship for 2011.<br/><br/>Ms. Deville is an honor student and a senior at Georgetown High School, and is the Senior Beta Club President, for the 2010-...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jim Bickford of Beaver Creek Ranch was awarded the 2011 Fall River-Big Valley Cattleman of the Year at ceremonies Saturday night in McArthur.<br/><br/>Jim has been a committed member of Fall River - Big Valley Cattlemen's Association for 23 years.<br/><br/>Born in 1917 and raised on his family's ho...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface, a recent title from Point Arena-based publisher Solano Press Books, has received an award as an Outstanding Environmental Resource Document from the Association of Environmental Professionals.<br/><br/>The book is a unique guide to solutions and strate...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Macee Teeter received 1st place in the Stanton County Conservation Dis-trict poster contest at the local level, in the 3rd grade class. At our annual meeting, she received a blue ribbon, a trophy, and a certificate.<br/><br/>Her poster was then sent to compete at the state level in the Kansas Assoc...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gary Stumberg, current Keystone AEA's director of administrative services, has been selected as the new chief administrator.<br/><br/>Stumberg will succeed Dr. Robert Vittengl, who is retiring and has been Keystone's chief administrator since 2001.<br/><br/>Board President Gary Gassett said, "The B...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five Bagley High School students and their teacher Jill Bakken represented Bagley High School at the State Science and Engineering Fair in Minneapolis March 20-22. They had competed at the regional level in Bemidji earlier this month and won the trip on their scientific research projects.<br/><br/>...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Heidi Jaramillo of J.E. Hester Elementary School in Farmersville has been awarded a $500 mini-grant from the California Table Grape Commission for her innovative teaching idea titled Farmersville Kindergarteners Love Little Critters. This project involves 240 students at the kindergarten level,...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Southern States Cooperative has long had a reputation for providing knowledgeable service along with quality products. Now the company has been recognized for excellence in training its employees.<br/><br/>Southern States was named one of the top 100 learning organizations in the country March 22 w...]]></description>
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