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Bowie students find there’s more to dictionaries than a lot of words

Jan 31 2012
Mary

Bowie Elementary School third graders were eager and attentive as they learned about the dictionaries they received from Altrusa International of Abilene members Monday morning.

Merry Christmas from the North Barton Grange

Jan 31 2012
Mary

 The North Barton Grange members were out presenting dictionaries to local third-grade students Wednesday as part of their annual promotion to support education.

Lakeview Rotary distributes dictionaries and history books

Jan 30 2012
Mary

The Lakeview Rotary Club has been donating dictionaries to third graders since 2004.

Elks donate books to local schools

Jan 27 2012
Mary

A team from the Wasco Elks Lodge, headed by the Exalted Ruler, Jim Swann, visited Palm Avenue School in Wasco on Thursday, October 20. They gave three classes a total of ninety dictionaries.

Glassboro Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local elementary school students

Jan 27 2012
Mary

On Tuesday, the Glassboro Rotary Sunrise Club distributed dictionaries to local schools during their third annual Dictionary Project.

Lakewood Elks’ gift of dictionaries spells delight for third graders

Jan 25 2012
Mary

Venita Collier’s past three Octobers have been busy and she aims to keep it that way.

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