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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: Human Interest, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Alzheimer's Disease, Dwayne Johnson
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BRIEF: Help sought for building project
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Work will start June 1 for Dixon Habitat for Humanity's 21st construction project. The home will be built at 1011 S. College Ave. Work will begin at 8 a.m., weather permitting, with a break at 10 a.m. and lunch at noon. Work dates will be each... -
Humboldt school starts community garden
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.A North Side neighborhood soon will have a garden of home-grown fresh produce. Humboldt Elementary School kicked off its community garden Friday with a playground full of activities and a visit from a life-size carrot, pea pod and a tomato. "Good job,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Plant Openings, Tomatoes, Health and Safety at School
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Pitino Shelter looking to build two more houses
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.The Green River Area Development District will submit a grant application on behalf of The Daniel Pitino Shelter for funds to build two more transitional houses on its property on Cedar Street. The details are still being worked out, but the grant...Tags: Rentals
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Texas tornado leaves Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in ruins
ReutersBy Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS, May 17 (Reuters) - Veronica Orellana, her husband and three sons were used to living in cramped spaces until six years ago, when they moved into their three-bedroom house in Granbury, Texas, built by a nonprofit that...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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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: Arts and Culture, Christianity, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Natural Disasters, Religion and Belief
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Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week luncheon
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Three local troops were recognized Friday as the 2013 Outstanding Enlisted Military Representatives at the annual Armed Forces Week Luncheon at The Broadmoor. Senior Airman Gordon T. Burton, Air Force Staff Sgt. Donald W. Wheat III and Navy Senior Chief...Tags: Family, Human Interest, Human Accomplishments, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Awards and Prizes
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Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Here Now column
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.Anne Best is taking over the helm of Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network now that longtime executive director Steve Spain has moved on to run Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity. It's a natural move for Best, a Greenville, N.C., native who moved to...Tags: Family, Religion and Belief
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St. Louis County police lieutenant denies racial profiling order that cost him his job
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS COUNTY --The former St. Louis County police lieutenant fired after accusations of racial profiling says his underlings lied and twisted his words in retaliation for his efforts to make them work harder. Patrick "Rick" Hayes was fired this week...Tags: Special Olympics, NAACP, Walmart, Social Issues, Racism
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Centro Latino-BB&T partnership a win-win for both
Hickory Daily Record, N.C.Centro Latino is building a strong relationship with the Western NC Region of BB&T, and everybody, including the Latino community, wins. BB&T branch manager Rosa Barrera-Hernandez knows what it's like to come to a country with nothing and become...Tags: Banking, Colleges and Universities, Finance, BB&T Corp., Minority Groups
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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 and Culture, Human Interest, New York University, Arts, The Salvation Army
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Death toll reaches 6 in North Texas tornadoes
Fort Worth Star-TelegramA black-and-white dog, heavy with milk, wanders from one pile of debris to another, sniffing, searching for her lost pups. Trees are twisted or snapped, stripped of branches and leaves, littered with clothing and pieces of metal roofs. In some spots,...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Weather Warnings, Dwayne Johnson, Broken Bones
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