Sammi King
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From Indonesia to Tri-Cities, woman leads a full lifeJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - "You should write about Toni Hix," said my husband. "She's had a really interesting life." Interesting life? What did that mean? I knew that she had been a casting direc...
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Parents can have input, but student chooses collegeJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - When my first son chose his college, I used the two to five rule. He had to go at least two hours away and he couldn't go more than five so that we would be able to get ...
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Community responds to family's fire tragedyJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes it takes a tragedy to realize how truly blessed we are. Last Tuesday I wrote about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that helps those in need...
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Six test skills at Dance Dance RevolutionJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - While the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants were getting ready to face frigid sub-zero temperatures battling for the NFC Championship, Batavia had a tournament o...
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Head to tropics without leaving Batavia at fundraiserJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Close your eyes. Imagine it -- the warm sun shining down on you, the tropical winds cooling you and the sounds of tropical tunes floating through the air. Too bad newspa...
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Findings make her an advocate for colon cancer screeningJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - "Have yourself a Merry Colonoscopy, flush your colon right. From now on the privy is a welcome sight." Not exactly the carol I wanted to sing at Christmas but I needed a...
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Isabelle teaches another kind of recyclingJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - She sat patiently, waiting for her class to begin. A tiny blue bow adorned with a flower accented her beautiful snowy white hair. At the age of 95, Holmstad resident, Is...
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Observant walker finds ring and returns to rightful ownerDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Living in one of Batavia's oldest homes offers a surprise now and then, especially outside. We have found medicine bottles, perfume bottles, old pottery and horse shoes ...
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Ride onDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - It's 6 a.m. on a Saturday --do you know where your alderman is? If you live in the seventh ward, your alderman, Dave Brown, is probably watching his daughter, Katie com...
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Batavia church site of Christmas Julotta serviceDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Growing up in Batavia as a daughter of Swedish ancestry, I looked upon Christmas as a series of Swedish traditions. It all started Dec. 13 with Santa Lucia Day. In comme...