Flash Mob: The U.S. Air Force Band at the Smithsonian
Nothing like a good Flash Mob to put you in the holiday spirit! Video submitted by Rotarian Donald French.
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A Dictionary Makes a Great Christmas Present
The LeGrange Housing Authority, GA The LaGrange Housing Authority is committed to adding value to lives of their residents. They believe that knowledge is power and reading is a fundamental…
Read Article →Word of the Month: Giving
From the verb to give: 1. freely transfer the possession of an object to another 2. grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone 3. impart, bestow or communicate 4. yield to…
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Sponsor Spotlight: Memorial Donations
Starting a dictionary project in memory of a family member, friend or colleague is a meaningful way to pay tribute to their life and carry on the impact they made…
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Word of the Day: Force
Force /fôrs/, noun: 1. strength or energy that has an effect on someone or something “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” Martin Luther King,…
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Word of the Day: Revelation
rev·e·la·tion /revəˈlāSH(ə)n/, noun: 1. an act of revealing or communicating divine truth “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.” Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 – 1827 2. a…
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Word of the Day: Stamina
stam·i·na /ˈstamənə/, noun: the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort; the power to endure “How you start is important, but it is how you finish that counts.…
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Word of the Day: Marathon
mar·a·thon /ˈmerəˌTHän/, noun: a long-distance (26 miles and 385 yards/42.195 km) running race “If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run…
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Word of the Day: Yoga
yo·ga/ˈyōɡə/, noun: a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being through a system of exercises, bodily postures and breathing techniques “Yoga is like music:…
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Word of the Day: Tradition
tra·di·tion /trəˈdiSH(ə)n/, noun: a custom, practice or belief passed within families or social groups from one generation to another “A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.” T. S. Eliot,…
Read Article →Ferry County Granges: A Dictionary in Every Book Bag
Malo and Eagle Cliff Grange members combined their efforts and money this year in providing a paperback dictionary to each of the third graders in Ferry County. The program is…
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Word of the Day: Meadow
mead·ow /ˈmedō/, noun: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass and often wild flowers “In a meadow full of flowers, you cannot walk through and breathe those smells…
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