Beth Bales
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Naturalist Muir 'to speak' at Geneva History CenterNov 06, 2021 7:22 pm - We're half a month away from the start of meteorological spring. After the winter we've had, despite the lovely weather a bit ago, we're all probably looking for fun ac...
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Musical teens tops in performing and creatingNov 06, 2021 5:08 pm - Geneva High School junior Ethan Parcell has always loved music. He not only plays - both at school and as part of a trio at places around town - he also creates his own....
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Facebook a great way for all ages to reconnectNov 06, 2021 4:01 pm - I have five friends, I think. They would be Facebook friends, not the kind I had prior to last month. That was when I read a technology column in which the author said...
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Must be a nice life in the White HouseNov 06, 2021 3:06 pm - Geneva High School kids were trudging off to their second day of final exams last Tuesday, tests that had been delayed because of two "severe weather" days the week befo...
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Some local New Year's wishesNov 06, 2021 12:01 pm - The presents are opened, the decorations might even be put away. Just a few days ago, a new year dawned, shiny and bright. With it came the realization that the first de...
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Geneva man leading Pickens' wind energy plan in 14th districtNov 06, 2021 10:49 am - Sometimes it's hard to see the way from Spot A to Spot B, the various experiences and situations that, though seemingly disparate, somehow led someone to pursue an unexp...
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Geneva trees offer chance to be givingNov 06, 2021 2:44 am - A Christmas tree whimsically adorned with pharmaceutical bottles. Another tree decked out with food packages. Yet another festooned with snowmen ornaments, all made by G...
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Memories of Christmas books pastNov 06, 2021 1:32 am - The need for a children's Bible sent me to the children's department at Barnes & Noble over the weekend. And, once there, I was transported, not to my own childhood, but...
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Lots of ways to celebrate the seasonNov 06, 2021 12:32 am - With Thanksgiving now a memory and December beckoning, it's time to turn our attention to the upcoming holiday season. I'm not talking strictly shopping, either, or writ...
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Room amid sadness to be thankfulNov 05, 2021 11:37 pm - This week's headlines include such cheery news as the proposed bailout to the automobile companies, a company cutting 50,000-plus jobs, and, in Indiana, nearly a foot of...