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A gift of knowledge: Local woman donates dictionaries to Harmony third graders

Sep 14 2012
Mary

Floy Poe asked a third-grade class to tell her the longest word in the dictionary.

Rotary gives dictionaries to Paulding third graders

Sep 14 2012
Mary

While the Rotary Club of Dallas may be small, with only 14 members, they give back in a big way, recently donating about 2,200 dictionaries to all the third graders in Paulding County.

Kiwanis Club donates dictionaries

Sep 13 2012
Mary

 The Kiwanis Club of Brookville donated 264 dictionaries to students in the Franklin County school district and at St. Michael School in Brookville.

The Invigilators

Sep 12 2012
Mary

Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words”
…toasting our language since 2003!

Moberly Lions Club invites new members

Sep 11 2012
Mary

The Moberly Lions Club has a proud and distinguished history in our community.

Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls helps those who need help the most

Sep 11 2012
Mary

 The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls provided 288 dictionaries for students in Wappingers Central School District and St. Mary School. The children were happy with their new books.

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