Katlyn Smith
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Salt Creek Ballet’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ awakens passion in dancersMay 11, 2012 5:48 am - Sammie Schmidt was just a fourth-grade girl mesmerized by the “princesses” onstage when she first saw the Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “The Sleeping ...
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Second Naperville District 203 teacher claims Golden Apple prizeMay 10, 2012 6:00 pm - What was supposed to be "read and relax time" for first-graders at Naperville's Naper Elementary School erupted Thursday into cheers, spontaneous singing and plenty of j...
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Naperville teacher wins Golden Apple awardMay 10, 2012 12:00 am - Whether it's rooting for a student at a hockey game, applying for grants to incorporate technology into her classroom, or teaming with co-workers to develop a summer wri...
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Seminars in Naperville offer campus safety tipsMay 09, 2012 11:42 am - Imagine pressing a green button on a cellphone app whenever you need safety tips. Developers of the StreetSafe app — Chicago-based PeopleGuard — say a “walk with me serv...
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Peace Lutheran volunteers pack meals for Feed My Starving ChildrenMay 09, 2012 8:19 am - The sanctuary at Peace Lutheran Church in Lombard transformed for two days into an efficient packing plant. Seats that normally hold the congregation were removed to mak...
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Wheaton, developer near deal on luxury apartmentsMay 08, 2012 1:35 pm - Wheaton officials are expected to ink a deal to reimburse a Chicago-based developer for some construction costs for a luxury downtown apartment complex and reduce the am...
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Winfield photographer wins praise for shot of seagull in flightMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - Randy Link's dad was kind of a photography wizard, often hunched over in the family home's darkroom. He scoured negatives and meticulously cut them with a sharp razor b...
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Pooches will be on parade Sunday at ADOPT’s Makin’ Strides for StraysMay 03, 2012 8:06 am - When Sandy Boston first moved to Naperville, her search for a canine companion eventually focused on Holly, the mom of a litter of puppies. Then there was Molly. And Dre...
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Eco-friendly projects help students make a differenceMay 02, 2012 2:37 pm - Green tea? Not exactly. In a maze of wind turbine replicas and compost bins at Hubble Middle School’s recent Eco Fair, Cam Silberg’s tea seemed like a refreshing, organ...
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Vietnam vets coming to Cantigny to share memories, new bookMay 01, 2012 8:00 am - Joe Boland never took his boots off at night in Vietnam. The Army sergeant would just loosen the laces before he tried to sleep. “I learned that lesson after tripping on...