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Dexter Elks participate in Dictionary Project

Oct 10 2013
Mary
For the last five years, the Dexter Elks Club has provided new dictionaries for all the third-graders in Stoddard County, with the exception of the Dexter schools, which are furnished by other organiz

Building better readers; Rotarian service project puts dictionaries in students’ hands

Oct 07 2013
Mary
Third-grader Kendyl couldn't take her eyes off her new dictionary after a group of visiting local Rotarians gifted her with the book Friday.

Jefferson Grange #167 Delivers Dictionaries to Happy Third Graders!

Oct 03 2013
Mary
Jefferson Grange members David Ifert, Donna Lakin and Doris Ifert delivered 76 dictionaries to third graders at Valley Elementary School on October 3rd, 2013.

AT&T Pioneers, Golden K Kiwanis put dictionaries in hands of third-graders

Oct 03 2013
Mary
DECATUR — In the Bible’s Book of Judges, the way people pronounced the word “shibboleth” helped identify whether they were from the conquering tribe or the conquered one.

Bowling for literacy – Rotary Club of DeLand delivers 3,000 dictionaries

Oct 03 2013
Mary
DELAND – The Rotary Club of DeLand recently completed its 8th Annual Bowling for Literacy/Dictionary Project.

Dictionaries donated to Springfield students

Oct 01 2013
Mary
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Hundreds of third-grade students in Springfield have been given brand new dictionaries from a local publisher.
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