Christie Willhite
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The adoption option: Find your next pet at the humane societyOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Ghosts and goblins, skeletons and witches, and black cats. Of all the traditional Halloween images, those at the Naperville Area Humane Society want you to focus on the ...
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CASA gives children a voice in court systemOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In a child's mind, few things are better than a hero. Maybe it's a winged fairy who rights wrongs with a magic wand. Maybe it's a cape-wearing strongman who holds off da...
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HSS Naperville organizing food driveOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrates life, hope, friendship and good will. And while Hindus worldwide will enjoy the five-day festival with lights, fireworks...
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Family working to spare future generations pain of losing childOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - David and Leanne Lacewell can help you get to know their son Max. They can tell you he liked Legos, Star Wars and sushi and was nicknamed Little Dude. They can tell you...
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The Gift of Carl just keeps on giving -- and expandingOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Carl Vuillaume was a teen learning the value of a dollar and managing to save quite a few by working as a golf caddy. When he died in 2005, his parents were left wonderi...
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Making Music for Mark to assist wellness fundOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For months, Mark Perry dealt with growing pain. Backache, hip soreness, leg pain. He was 20 years old and figured he'd just overdone it, either in the pool where he was ...
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Woodridge salon helps fight breast cancerOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - At any given moment, odds are most chairs in a salon are filled by women. And sadly, the odds are good that someone in the room has been touched by breast cancer - as a ...
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CROP Walks raise money, awareness to battle povertyOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Every step they take is felt locally and heard around the world. With every step they take in CROP Hunger Walks, participants remind the rest of us that some people in o...
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Naperville salon offering curbside service -- at least for productsOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - We've all been there. A van full of kids, an afternoon full of errands. Sometimes the idea of making one more "quick stop" - and getting everyone unbuckled and across t...
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Motorcycle Run to support Wounded Warrior ProjectSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As we've grown accustomed to our nation at war, many Americans have gone from watching coverage of the battlefields to barely registering the count of dead soldiers. Yet...