NOMADS wander in service to community
Most might consider a nomadic existence, by its nature, a solitary lifestyle.

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LAMBERTVILLE: Miller is lauded for community service
LAMBERTVILLE — Resident John Miller has been honored for the innumerable hours of volunteer service he has given to Lambertville.

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Common sense to community watch programs
HALIFAX — Law enforcement officers can’t be everywhere all the time. The common sense solution to helping ensure the safety of people and property while reducing crime are dedicated and effective volunteers banded together in community or neighborhood watch groups.

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LAMBERTVILLE: Miller is lauded for community service
LAMBERTVILLE — Resident John Miller has been honored for the innumerable hours of volunteer service he has given to Lambertville.

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Common sense to community watch programs
HALIFAX — Law enforcement officers can’t be everywhere all the time. The common sense solution to helping ensure the safety of people and property while reducing crime are dedicated and effective volunteers banded together in community or neighborhood watch groups.

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I need a place in Mesquite or close to it. Can anyone help me? Im wanting at least 8 hours by Friday but i would love to have more and not just have it a short term deal. I NEED 8 hours for NHS. Im cuttin it close but hopefully i can make it!!! HELPP!!!!

University of Portland among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Portland and many other Oregon and Washington college and universities rank among the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers. The University of Portland ranked fourth for small colleges.

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Hitting the books: UW volunteers help Books to Prisoners program bring literature to inmates
Books of all kinds fill every corner of a small attic room in the U-District, where volunteers like Luke Bishop, a UW junior, spend two evenings a week working for the Books to Prisoners program, packing and mailing books to inmates in prisons throughout the country.

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Warwick Ambulance volunteers responded to more than 1,200 calls for help in 2009
Warwick – For the year 2009 Warwick Ambulance responded to 1,234 emergency calls as well as 36 standbys for community events.

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EXTENDED Community Notes
Arlee will host its annual Chocolate Lovers Festival at 6:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Heartview Center on Jocko Road in Arlee. Entries at the door between 1-6 p.m. The auction begins at 7:30 p.m. The event benefits Arlee CDC and the Jocko Valley Library.

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Sorority working to make Portland community center
PORTLAND — The moment things changed forever in the June Key Delta House project didn’t come when the remodeling of an old gas station in North Portland began in mid-January.

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Dover s Temple Israel celebrates an anchor of the community
Monika O’Clair/Democrat photo A crowd gathers at the Temple Israel in Dover Saturday night for dessert, dancing and fun at an event to support the purchase of a Tree of Life in memory of Lorraine Goren.

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UPS Delivers Safe Driving Expertise to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida
—-UPS : WHAT: UPS, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and local Orlando officials will present UPS Road CodeSM, a comprehensive teen safe-driving course that incorporates UPS’s world-class safe-driving methods, including the latest interactive tools originally developed to train UPS’s newest generation of drivers.

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A new era for RVFD
Having doubled its membership literally overnight, the Ralston Volunteer Fire Department is turning over a new leaf in its call ledger.

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2009 Greenwich Old Timer’s Athletic Association Honorees
Mongovan was born in Bangor, Maine in 1942. He spent his early school years in Philadelphia and split his high school years between LaSalle High School in Philadelphia and Seton-LaSalle High School in Pittsburgh.

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Temple Israel celebrates an anchor of the community
Monika O’Clair/Democrat photo A crowd gathers at the Temple Israel in Dover Saturday night for dessert, dancing and fun at an event to support the purchase of a Tree of Life in memory of Lorraine Goren.

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Calendar
Deadline for calendar items is two weeks in advance of desired publication date. E-mail information on clubs, lectures, community and religious events, reunions and support groups to drock@pioneerlocal.com or fax to (847) 599-6902.

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Scottdale council meets Monday
Scottdale Borough Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the borough building, 10 Mt. Pleasant Road. Call Barry Whoric, borough manager, at 724-887-8220 if you would like to speak at the meeting. The public is always welcome.

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RALPH V. FINK
Ralph V. Fink of San Diego, CA, formerly of Sparrowbush, NY, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at his home. He was 82. He was born on July 10, 1927 in Port Jervis, NY, the son of the late John R. and Edith Hall Fink.

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Portsmouth area business calendar
Tuesday in Portsmouth:

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Become a member of our community!
“The Apartment” will be shown as part of Willowbrook’s 50th anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien.

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Alameda Letters to the Editor
Apology for commentI owe the community an apology.At the Jan. 12 board of education meeting, I used a very poor choice of words in a board discussion, describing events leading up to the 2008 parcel tax election as a “Chinese fire drill.

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A harvest that helps many
Steve Renzi/Special to The Explorer , Fahima, a 13-year-old from Sudan, carries a crate of lemons harvested from a Northwest tree.

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Lockheed Federal Credit Union Donates $133,000 to Local Charities
BURBANK, CA–(Marketwire – 02/03/10) – Lockheed Federal Credit Union and its employees donated more than $133,000 and 720 hours of community service to local charities since 2008 through its nonprofit foundation, LFCU Community Stars. These organizations include: — Burbank Temporary Aid Center – provides short-term help for Burbank residents who need emergency assistance with food, shelter, and …

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Weather Delays Funeral for Lawrence County, Ky Soldier Killed in Pakistan
Matthew Sluss-Tiller, 35, was one of three U.S. soldiers killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan last week..

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Martin County Community Calendar, updated Feb. 4
LOOKING AHEADNew ListingsChinese New Year Celebration: Ode to spring cultural fair and performance. Dwyer High School, 13601 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, 5:30-8:30pm, Feb. 27. $5-$10. Tickets: (561) 844-3882; joy@chinasportsandtravel.comA Taste For Tuckahoe: Wine tasting and social. The Mansion at Tuckahoe, 1921 N.E. Tuckahoe Drive , Jensen Beach, 7-10 p.m …

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