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"Bikes For Kids" Helps Hurricane Sandy Victims
Last year, I did a Mommy Minute story about Bikes For Kids, a wonderful, local organization with a simple mission: all children deserve to enjoy a bicycle. In a crammed garage, a few guys refurbish used bikes for boys and girls in need. They are intense...
Tags: Belle Harbor, Dave Fowler, Old Saybrook, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Holiday Cheer At Santa's Village In Torrington
FoxCTYou don't have to travel to the North Pole to visit Santa's Village this holiday season, you can have the same experience right in Torrington. Carl Bozenski's Christmas Village has been lighting up Connecticut for 64 years. The employees of Torrington's...Tags: Religious Festivals, Torrington, Litchfield County, Holidays
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Navigating the Holidays: 6 expert tips for getting your family visits in order
CTW FeaturesTwo people. Two families. So, figuring out where to spend the holidays can get quite complicated for couples. The key is to get started early on your planning, know that you will have to compromise, and try to think of strategies that won’t leave...Tags: Religion and Belief, Weddings, Religious Festivals, Easter, Passover
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Thanksgiving Travels
By Jim MacPherson Thanksgiving has a special meaning in our family. Forget "Over the river and through the woods…" My wife was born on Thanksgiving Day, which means the holiday takes on added significance for us. As a result, we generally...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Religious Festivals, Travel, AAA, Holiday Vacations
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'Tis The Season
For me, the week after Thanksgiving can only mean one thing: It's time to get the Christmas tree. None of this plastic/fake stuff either. One of the biggest perks of the holiday season is the smell of a live Christmas tree in the living room. But...Tags: Religious Festivals, Highway Transportation, Holidays
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Dorothy E. Papa
janeth@herald-mail.comDorothy Papa learned her work ethic on the farm during her childhood in Bedford County, Pa., then later after she and her husband bought a farm on Alternate U.S. 40 between Funkstown and Boonsboro. “She grew up on a farm and ended up on a farm,&...Tags: Italy, The Herald-Mail, Pies and Tarts, Tylenol (drug), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Edison UMC marks 75th year
Norwalk Reflector, OhioThe situation looked bleak for Edison Memorial United Methodist Church. The year was 1930 and the Great Depression had set in. On Christmas day of that year, congregants gathered for worship, only to find their building destroyed by a gas stove-...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Pentecost, Methodist
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Bacon recipes galore!
We were opening Christmas gifts last year when my much better half dropped a package on my lap -- a cold, heavy package. Curious (and suddenly chilly), I opened it. Bacon. Six pounds of artisan bacon, ranging from thick-cut hickory-smoked to jalapeño-...Tags: Pork Chops, Onions, Pies and Tarts, Breads, Hamburgers
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Planned Christmas display triggers complaints months before holiday
Christmas comes early in Plantation Acres every year, but this year the battle over one family's holiday extravaganza is starting now. The "Hyatt Extreme Christmas" won't start appearing on their lawn until September, but some homeowners are already...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Family, Holidays
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Social Services, Elvis Presley, Aerosmith (music group), Christmas Music (genre), Ears and Hearing
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Winning with a 9-to-5 crowd
The Charlotte ObserverMore than 82,000 people enter uptown Charlotte every weekday morning. And every weeknight, most of those 82,000 people leave. That 9-to-5 swell-and-recede pattern could be unsettling to potential vendors for whom five days of commerce per week isn't...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Sales, Business, Career and Workplace, Employees
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May 7, 2013
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