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$1,330 bid saves Santa Claus, 4 reindeer in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A $1,330 bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer atop City Hall in cash-strapped Flint. Winning bidder Melodee Mabbitt said she and her husband pooled money from about...Tags: Christmas, Newspaper and Magazine, Holidays, Auction Service, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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Holiday World family member Philip Koch, 47, dies
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Philip Koch, whose family developed Holiday World and Splashin' Safari and several other Christmas-themed businesses in and around the southern Indiana town of Santa Claus, died Tuesday, eight days after suffering cardiac...
Tags: Holidays, Family
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Palm Sunday: A retrospective on one of Michiana's worst disasters
WSBT-TVIt's considered one of the worst disasters in our area's history, killing around 50 people in Elkhart County and injuring many others. This retrospective by WSBT-TV, which originally aired in 1995, chronicles the events of Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965...Tags: Nursing, Natural Disasters, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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Residents enjoy annual Palm Sunday march
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- This year, they hoped for good weather as members of four west-side churches met at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. But the chilly weather had no bearing over the 75 or so marchers who, after the blessing and passing out...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Baptist, Jerusalem (Israel), Lee Johnson
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Some mark Ash Wednesday with drive-thru church stop
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Some people in the Detroit area are marking the first day of Lent with a drive-thru stop at church. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/WJ3feM ) the Rev. June Marshall Smith of the Novi United Methodist Church took ashes...Tags: Lent, Ash Wednesday
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Annual popular Christmas light display ending
WSBT-TV ReporterIt is a holiday staple...Christmas lights. Some take this tradition further than others though. One Southwest Michigan family has been going ALL OUT for the past 30 years. Their display is so well known it attracts thousands of people every year....Tags: Golf, Christmas, Holidays, Sports, Family
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NW Ind. man accused of being "Grinch" who stole Christmas gifts
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana man faces theft charges for allegedly stealing dozens of packages delivered to homes during the Christmas shopping season. Twenty-five-year-old Kire Mitreski was arrested last week on two counts of...
Tags: Theft, Holidays
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Police in LaPorte look for Christmas Grinch
LAPORTE – The Grinch may have tried to steal Christmas in LaPorte. Police say between noon on Christmas Eve and 12:45 on Christmas Day, someone broke into the city’s 7th Day Adventist Church on Boyd Blvd. It’s believed the suspect(s)...
Tags: Theft, Holidays, The Grinch (fictional character)
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Authorities: Storm blamed for man's death in Texas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Freezing rain and sleet made for a sloppy Christmas morning trek in parts of the nation's midsection on Tuesday, while residents along the Gulf Coast braced for thunderstorms, high winds and tornadoes. Winds toppled a tree...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Executive Branch, Weather Warnings, Injuries and Wounds, Snow Storms
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INDOT works to clear Christmas snowfall
The following was released by the Indiana Department of Transportation just before noon today: LAPORTE – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plow truck drivers are working overtime to ensure holiday travels are as safe as possible....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Weather, Christmas, Holidays
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Blast casts shadow on Indy family's Christmas
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Christmas time in the Koerner household is different. Most years, matriarch Vicky Koerner would be busy setting up a large tree in the living room, adorning it with her vast collection of ornaments. She'd be getting her...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Christmas, Holidays, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Explosions
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The ties that bind: Couple welcomes niece and nephew into home after mother's suicide
SOUTH BEND — Surrounded by traditional shiny ornaments, a single butterfly decoration is wrapped around a branch of Rodney and Jen Semak’s small Christmas tree this year. An identical one was to be placed on Jen’s sister’s grave...
Tags: Holidays, Suicide
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