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Around Town: Horses and helping out
The Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach will hold a fundraiser at Mama's on 39 to benefit the all-volunteer organization. The group offers riding opportunities to people with disabilities and is housed in the Huntington Beach Central Park...
Tags: Special Olympics, St. Patrick's Day
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Brian Ewing Beckley, 83
Brian Ewing Beckley, age 83, died on April 26, 2013, at MidMichigan Medical Center Gratiot in Alma, Mich. Brian was born on April 2, 1930, in Amble, Montcalm County, Mich., to Clifford and Marguerite Northon Beckley. He spent his early years on the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, University of Michigan, The Salvation Army, Colleges and Universities, Bradley
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Community Announcements for May 23
Upcoming Public Government Meetings - Stanford Planning and Zoning: 6 p.m. May 23 at L&N Depot - Lincoln County Board of Education (no action): 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the Board of Education office. “Big Train” singing at Beiting Hall...
Tags: Robin Williams, Holidays, Ceremonies, Health, Memorial Day
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Howard County Briefs
Gardening volunteers The Howard County Conservancy seeks Wednesday morning drop-in gardening volunteers from 9:30 a.m. to noon to help maintain its themed and native plant gardens. All levels of experience welcome. For information, call Tabby Fique at...Tags: Arts, Artists, Howard County, Boy Scouts of America, Fine Artists
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Habitat groundbreaking ceremony postponed
The groundbreaking ceremony for Hub Area Habitat for Humanity house has been postponed to 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The ceremony was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today. The home is on Ward Drive near Lawson Street. -
KeyBank workers in volunteer event
About 120 KeyBank employees in northern Indiana will leave their offices at noon Wednesday to participate in the 23rd annual "Neighbors Make the Difference Day." The event means that most locations will close at noon as employees help out 20 community...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace
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Vacations with a payoff
Picking a volunteer vacation is a lot like dating: The choices are mind-boggling, but finding the right fit takes work. Treat the search like a job. Opportunities to travel and immerse yourself in a different culture are everywhere. You can enlist...
Tags: University of Michigan, Trips and Vacations, Travel, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief
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Groundbreaking for Habitat for Humanity home
The groundbreaking for Hub Area Habitat for Humanity house will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The home is at Ward Drive near Lawson Street. Attendees will be able to meet Brent and Kate Miller and their four children, who will receive the house. This... -
Edward H. "Ham" Welbourn Jr., insurance executive
Edward H. "Ham" Welbourn Jr., a retired insurance executive and World War II veteran, died April 29 of complications from dementia at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 98. The son of Edward H. Welbourn, who owned Rennous Kleinle...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Anglicanism, Human Interest, Religion and Belief
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Texas tornado victims vow to rebuild
On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind — placed there by a firefighter. "It's symbolic of, 'We're here, we're going to rebuild,'" said Sgt. Nathan Stringer,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Tornadoes, Ceremonies, Christianity, Culture
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Bay View Woman's Council awards $1,000 scholarship to Petoskey High School senior
Zoey Reager, daughter of Wyndham Reager and Nicole Belmonte of Petoskey, was recently selected as the 2013 recipient of the Bay View Woman's Council Petoskey High School Senior Girl Scholarship. The intent of the council's $1,000 scholarship is to...
Tags: Arts, Entertainment, The Salvation Army, Human Interest, Dance
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RAW VIDEO: Texas tornado likely had 200 mph winds
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday...
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