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October 28, 2009

Jivin' to the 50s

Rome Grade School second graders perform “Hand Jive” to an audience at the Sunshine Center Rome Meadows dining site in Dix on Wednesday morning. The students performed a number of 50s songs and shared facts they learned about that era in celebration of their 50th day of school.

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Ina resident wins Spotlight Literacy Award

Anne Craig, director of the Illinois State Library and Dennis DeRosset, executive director of the Illinois Press Association presented an award to Yaro Hospodarsky of Ina for his work as volunteer with the Adult Literacy Program at Rend Lake College. Hospodarsky was one of 20 winners throughout the state of Illinois who were recognized for their work in the 2012 Spotlight Literacy Awards.

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