Sammi King
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Why do Peace Corps volunteers do it?Feb 19, 2013 1:27 pm - Peace Corps volunteers are special people. Many are college graduates who choose to live among the world’s poorest populations. Some are retirees who want to have the e...
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'Marvin's Room' an emotional journey for BHS actorsJan 23, 2013 9:00 am - “Marvin's Room” moves into the Black Box Theater this weekend at the Batavia Fine Arts Center. It promises to be theater so gripping that playwright Scott McPherson's wo...
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John Heath to lead Do-It-Yourself “Messiah” in BataviaDec 06, 2012 7:00 am - In the film “It's a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey goes through the trials and tribulations of dealing with a shortage of funds at the Savings and Loan he manages, only ...
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Fox Valley Food for Health cooks for cancer patientsNov 20, 2012 7:17 am - The menu is set. Familiar smells begin to fill the house. Mouthwatering desserts sit on the counter waiting for the final encore on Thanksgiving Day. The culinary count...
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‘Miles of smiles’ when Wienermobile stops in townOct 11, 2012 7:54 am - After all these years iconic Wienermobile draws a crowd
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5-year-old Batavia girl is already quite the quilterAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - The recent Quilt and Textile Show in Batavia produced some amazing talent, one of whom was only 5 years old. Nicole Magerkurth visited the quilt show two years ago and ...
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Batavia grad forms all-male singing groupJul 11, 2012 11:19 am - Two Batavians are taking their talents on the road. Talented TJ Breen, who graduated from Batavia High School in 2008, has joined up with 10 fellow singers from Indiana...
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Batavia celebrates its ‘music man’May 31, 2012 8:19 am - More than 1,200 people filled the Batavia High School gym to honor one who has given our community one of its greatest gifts — the gift of music. Like Meredith Willson’...
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Batavia author’s book relives Northwoods memoriesMay 30, 2012 2:05 pm - For many of us who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, Wisconsin was the place where we spent the vacations of our youth, whether going to church camp at Lake Geneva, tent c...
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Batavia orchestra students earn state honorsMay 07, 2012 8:44 am - Every year, more than 15,000 students in Illinois spend extra hours practicing difficult music for the Illinois Music Educators Association district competition. Only th...