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Center Ball ‘Passport to Rome’
Dancers take the floor as the Treasure Valley Swing Band sets the mood at the Center Ball at the Four Rivers Cultural Center Saturday night. The theme for the night was ‘Passport to Rome.’
Sports
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Chukar signing
The Treasure Valley Community College softball coach Gordy Ogawa (back row) is pleased to announce the signing of Tara Hutchinson (front, center) to a NWAACC Letter of Intent and Scholarship. Hutchinson is a senior at Fruitland High School; she will join the Lady Chukars for the 2010-11 season.
Saints raise their city’s spirits, maybe for good
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday’s Times-Picayune, which hollered ‘‘AMEN!’’ from its front page. The Saints’ Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it.
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US
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Working with autism
ONTARIO — Between Boise and Portland, there was no place for people with autism and their families to go for help, so Alicia Velasquez co-founded The Autism Center in Ontario late in 2008.
The Backroads — Technological dependency
It’s funny how utterly dependent we have become on technology.
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Education & Careers
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Don't be a victim of campus crime
(ARA) - It's no secret. In small towns and large cities across the country, colleges and universities are magnets for crime, both on and off campus. While students may feel relatively safe at college, the reality is that at some point in their college careers, many college students will become a victim of crime, ranging from relatively minor incidents such as the theft of a bike or a backpack - the most common form of campus crime - to more serious crimes such as sexual assault, identity theft and hate crimes.
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Finding funding
ONTARIO — Given the current and future funding picture, Eastern Oregon University has joined state universities in looking beyond the state for money.
EOU officials are traveling around the region talking about plans to launch a comprehensive campaign to raise money for scholarships to help provide access to a college education.
Bentz opposes two bills in session
SALEM — The Oregon Legislature has completed one week of the special session, and state Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, is fighting two bills, including one the Oregon Farm Bureau describes as the largest private property grab of the session.
Senate Bill 1060 would allow public access to “floatable” waters anytime up to high water mark. Floatable is defined in the proposed statute as having capacity, in terms of length, width and depth, to enable a boat or other vessel to progress through a waterway at any time.
Economic breakfast set at Four Rivers Cultural Center
ONTARIO — A group manager for the Wick Communications newspaper chain, the director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and the CEO and president of Intermountain Community Bancorp will be the speakers at this year’s Western Treasure Valley Chambers of Commerce Economic Breakfast.
The event will take place at 7 a.m. Feb. 26 at the Four Rivers Cultural Center.
Immunization records deadline Feb. 17
PORTLAND — Oregon public health officials are reminding parents that immunization records must be up to date by Feb. 17 or their children won’t be able to go to school or child care.
State law requires that all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities be up to date on their immunizations, or have a religious or medical exemption.
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Food & Recipes
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Wine is a gift of flavor, knowledge
(ARA) - Is there a person on your Valentine's Day list who has always wanted to become a little more cultured about wine? Perhaps he or she has attended several wine tasting events to sample different styles - just to pique his or her interest even more.
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Money
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How to get the most out of your health benefits this year
(ARA) - It's the New Year and like millions of other Americans, you may be thinking about your New Year's resolutions. One resolution that many people may not consider is making the most of their new health benefits plan. By fully maximizing your benefits and learning the ins and outs of your plan, you could save yourself hundreds of dollars this year.
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