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Rockford Lion Paul Krupp was proud to present a check for $5,000 to Rockford Historical Society President Terry Konkle on Friday, May 10. According to Krupp, the Lions have an account they use to fund worthy projects around the community as well as international projects. The non-profit service club also is presenting a $10,000 check [...]
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It’s the highest honor a high school vocal ensemble can receive in Michigan: to perform at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF). And once again this year, Rockford Choirs will be represented at the MSVMA Solo & Ensemble Recital on May 10. The Rockford Chamber Singers, directed by Mandy Mikita Scott, earned this honor by [...]
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Terry Konkle – President The new museum project has been a demanding yet rewarding one for our Rockford Area Historical Society. We were told many things when we started, and I thought readers might be interested in what some of those things were and whether they were pertinent or not. Regarding fundraising, we were [...]
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Last year, Kent District Library had the busiest summer reading program of any public library system in Michigan with 28,914 participants. This year’s Summer Reading @ KDL program runs from Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, August 10. With activities for babies, kids, teens and adults, Summer Reading @ KDL offers something for everyone: There’s Dig [...]
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One of the largest businesses in the world recently issued its 2012 financial data. It was an outstanding report but the stock market barely noticed. In its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2011 and ending September 30, 2012, it had revenues collected of just under 2.5 trillion dollars based on servicing 237 million clients. It [...]
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