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St. Patrick's Day events planned
The Heart of Danville Main Street Program will sponsor “Shamrock Shenanigans: A Retail and Restaurant Event” on Friday and Saturday in downtown Danville. Participating businesses will be designated with a sidewalk chalk shamrock and green...
Tags: Genesis (music group), Symbols and Symbolism, Restaurant and Catering Industry, St. Patrick's Day, Arts
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Business Briefs for Sept. 18, 2012
Rotary Club’s community fall project deemed a success The first annual “Stuff the Bus Project” in Boyle County raised 628 pounds of school supplies that will be distributed through area Family Resource and Youth Services Centers. The...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Dollar General Corporation, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace, Colleges and Universities
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Obituary: Charles E. Whittle Jr.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Charles E. Whittle Jr., 81, of Knoxville, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Born in Brownsville, Ky., he was intellectually gifted and graduated from Centre College, Danville, at the age of 18. He went on to receive...
Tags: Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Brownsville, Applied Physics, Anglicanism
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Danville Rotarians report on trip to India
Staff WriterOn Feb. 19 — National Immunization Day — four Danville Rotary Club members, among thousands of others, took to the streets of rural India to begin Polio vaccinations of young children. And on Friday, the Rotary Club gathered for their weekly...Tags: India, Pakistan, Preventative Medicine, Polio, Disease Prevention
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Danville's Irish Celebration once again will cap off Irish Festival
jenb@amnews.comRóisín Dubh will take center stage March 12-18 during the Irish Festival. A week chock-full of Celtic-themed events will culminate in a celebration of Éire. Saturday’s Irish Celebration will be a lot like last year’s inaugural event, with...Tags: Michael Collins, Dance, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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Danville Rotary Club to host speech competition for students
The Rotary Club of Danville will host its annual Rotary District 6710 speech contest at noon March 4 at the Danville Country Club. The contest is open to all high school students (public, private and home schooled) living in Boyle County. Prizes will be...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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Johnstown Rotary recognizes local students
The Johnstown Rotary Club awarded $7,750 in scholarships funds to seven graduating seniors at the 29th annual Salute to Area Scholars on May 8. We are so pleased to continue this tradition of recognizing our highest academic achieving students, said...Tags: Advanced Training, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Financial Aid
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Rotary donation
Hagerstown Rotary Golf Tournament co-chairmen Tim Harner, center, and Randy Finn, right, present a check to Hagerstown Rotary (Downtown) President Chris Motz, left. The check for $32,238 is the largest amount ever raised by the tournament in its 32-year...
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John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88
John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88, of Walloon Lake, Mich., and Orange City, Fla., died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Orange City, Fla., as a result of kidney and heart failure. From birth, he had spent his summers at Walloon Lake and moved there permanently...
Tags: Smile Train, Peru, Malaysia, Princeton University, Dalai Lama
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Microsoft Corporation, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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Martinsburg Rotary Club pancake breakfast serves 500
matthewu@herald-mail.comFor Vietnam War veteran Michael Read, Monday’s free pancake breakfast at War Memorial Park in Martinsburg was a great opportunity. “At gatherings like these, you get to see a lot of other guys,” Read said before making a dent in the...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Holidays
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Rotarians led the fight to eradicate polio
Your health section recently noted that a Hopkins dean was among those who want to eradicate polio ("Hopkins dean joins effort to eradicate polio," April 21). I believe we all ascribe to that hope. My comment comes from the point of view of all the work...Tags: Polio
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