Housing Opportunities and United Way of Porter County Team Up to End Homelessness - ValpoLife.com

Housing Opportunities and United Way of Porter County Team Up to End Homelessness
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Housing Opportunities, in cooperation with the United Way Porter County, announced their groundbreaking plan to end homelessness in Porter County on Monday evening. “This plan is a 10-year plan” said Bruce Linder of Porter County Aging and Community ...

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North's Robert finishes as medalist at DVC meet - Chicago Sun-Times

North's Robert finishes as medalist at DVC meet
Chicago Sun-Times
by Rob Wollenzien For Sun-Times Media January 28, 2012 12:18AM Naperville North's Shelby Porter shows strength while competing on beam Friday in the DuPage Valley Conference Meet. | Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media Naperville North freshman Michaela ...

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Havre de Grace is third consecutive female horse of the year - USA TODAY


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Havre de Grace is third consecutive female horse of the year
USA TODAY
By Beth Harris, AP BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Filly Havre de Grace brought Larry Jones and Rick Porter back together in 2011, reuniting a trainer and owner who had endured tragedy three years earlier when filly Eight Belles fatally broke down after ...
Filly Havre de Grace wins Horse of the Year WTOP
Filly Havre de Grace beats boys again, wins Horse of the Year at Eclipse Awards Newser

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Jadovich Scores 1000th Point Playing Miss Porter's Basketball - Patch.com

Jadovich Scores 1000th Point Playing Miss Porter's Basketball
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As a junior last season, she broke 1000 career points during her 423-point season at Avon High School after scoring 906 varsity points her freshman and sophomore year at Miss Porter's, according to Beth Jadovich, her mother.

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Paradise in the Virgin Islands - Myjoyonline.com


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Paradise in the Virgin Islands
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Mary Beth Wilson captured this gorgeous view of St. John, looking toward the British Virgin Islands. "St. John is our island paradise." Jobelle Daquis lives in the British Virgin Islands and took this photo of sailing in Spring Bay, Virgin Gorda.

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