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Sunday Jul 5 | Calgary Herald

Marksmen gather near Calgary for Canadian championships

In the world of Canadian trap shooting, 23-year-old Patrick Lamont just might be the Wayne Gretzky of the 12-gauge. "He's a machine," says Larry Desjarlais, one of Lamont's fellow competitors at the 54th annual Canadian Trapshooting Championships, underway just south of Calgary near De Winton.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Los Banos Enterprise

Around Town: Solutions reminder

Just a reminder that Community Solutions meets next on Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. at the Los Baños Sportsmen's Club.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau

Spartan Light Metals re-hires some of it workers

Spartan Light Metals Products will rehire 25 previously laid-off workers by the end of July! They let go 100 employees at their Sparta, Illinois, plant in 2007.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

The Santa Barbara Independent

From Texas to Glasgow

SINCE THEY'VE BEEN GONE: Sure, it hasn't been all that long since 2008's The Bedlam in Goliath reaffirmed the musical worth of Omar RodrA guez-LA3pez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala 's The Mars Volta , but that certainly doesn't mean I'm not waiting with baited breath for the release of its follow-up. While the duo's fifth studio creation, Octahedron , ...

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Thu May 14, 2009

New Jersey Herald

Sparta art instructor named school's top teacher

Jen Kucher's peers at Sparta High School voted her teacher of the year, after just her second year.

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Tue May 12, 2009

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

2008 Spring Trout Season Opens April 5

SPRINGFIELD, IL The 2008 spring trout fishing season in Illinois begins at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Acting Director Sam Flood announced today.

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Sun May 10, 2009

MarketWatch

Lights Back On for 28,600 Ameren Illinois Utilities Customers,...

MARION, Ill., May 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Additional Personnel, Equipment Headed for Carbondale Lights have been turned back on for about 28,600 Ameren Illinois Utilities customers in Southern Illinois, while more than 1,400 field and support personnel continue to repair the extensive damage caused by Friday's inland ...

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Sat May 09, 2009

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Wet Weather Delays Opening of Fishing at WSRC

SPARTA, ILL. The opening of three fishing lakes at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County will be delayed until two new boat access areas at the complex are completed.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

Southeast Missourian

Stephanie Aschermann

Stephanie Sue Aschermann, 58, of Coulterville, Ill., died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Ill.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

KPNT-FM Saint Louis

Dragon

Where is this tattoo / piercing? Right side of body How long have you had it? 5 years How many tats do you have? 4 How many piercings do you have? 3 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? I'm very proud of my ink.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

Daily Record

Sparta

Three, three-year terms are available. Personal: 62, 30 years lived in district, married, 2 children Education: B.A. History Occupation: Technology and project management Previous elected offices sought/held: Sparta board of education member for 12 years Previous appointed offices held: None What school do or did your children attend? Sparta ...

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

New Jersey Herald

Sparta students reign

It gained popularity in the late 1950s with the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite.

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Thu Apr 09, 2009

WPSD-TV Paducah

Bald Knob Cross Prepares For Easter

Visitors to Bald Knob Cross will see a work in progress this Easter Sunday. The white panels that have covered the 111-foot cross since 1963 are in the process of being removed.

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Thu Mar 05, 2009

Sunherald.com

Man extradited to Miss. on Katrina fraud charges

Attorney General Jim Hood says an Illinois man has been arrested and brought back to Mississippi to face fraud charges related to Hurricane Katrina.

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Thu Feb 19, 2009

Dayton Daily News

Illinois House bill is anti-gun

In the early part of this decade, when members of the Amateur Trapshooting Association were trying to decide where to move the annual Grand American, one of the knocks against Illinois, where the Grand ...

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Sun Feb 01, 2009

Daily Record

Grammy nominee finds second career in kids' music

Rock bands on the road are notorious for trashing backstage. Kid rock bands, however, pass that rite on to their children.

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Sun Jan 04, 2009

Southern Illinoisan

Randolph County Relay for Life set to begin preparations

The Randolph County Relay for Life Committee and Teams are gearing up for the Relay to take place May 29-30 from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. at the Sparta Airport facility.

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Sat Dec 20, 2008

Belleville News

Sweet silver bells! It's almost Christmas. Here are some last-minute gift ideas

I really don't need to remind you that only five shopping days remain until Christmas, do I? Still, there is this desire to play Santa's helper.

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Sun Dec 14, 2008

Southern Illinoisan

Rich aviation history laid foundation for airport

Earlier this fall, people celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sparta airport, which was created in 1958 by local business leaders who saw a future in air enterprise for Randolph County.

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Fri Dec 12, 2008

New Jersey Herald

Local students decorate storefronts as part of art initiative project

It's rare to see a snowman holding a 1040 tax form, or one with JuJuBe eyes. Yet, shoppers on Spring Street will see just that and more, including chic snowflakes, an "ice sculpture" made of packing tape and ...

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