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The Rockford Area Community Endowment is accepting nominations for its annual Community Recognition Award. The Community Recognition Award is given to an individual or community organization that has achieved significant accomplishment in their lifetime through career, community or personal success. Nominees must be or have been a resident of the Rockford Public School District. Desirable [...]
by CHRISTINE BIGNEY Courtney Fedeson knows the importance of sticking to a project until it’s finished. In this particular case, $1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. was the reward. Courtney, a seventh-grader at North Rockford Middle School, was awarded an engraved silver medallion that signified her selection as one of Michigan’s top two youth [...]
For the second year in a row, two St. Cloud State University students received first place in the Order of Omega Case Study Competition. Patrick Patterson, who is pursuing a master’s degree in higher education administration, received the award along with senior Kari Dahl of St. Cloud. Patterson is the son of Dale and Mildred [...]
McIntyre Builders, Inc. of Rockford, was a gold winner of the 2009 Energy Value Housing Award (EVHA) presented by the NAHB Housing Research Center and sponsored by the US Dept. of Energy in Las Vegas, Nev. on January 19, 2009. The EVHA is the ‘s preeminent energy efficiency award honoring builders who voluntarily incorporate energy [...]
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