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The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for people who have made positive impacts on the heart health of central Indiana residents and/or advanced the association’s mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Two Heart of the Community Awards will be presented May 18 at the association’s 28th annual Heart of Gold Ball in downtown Indianapolis.
Categories include a healthcare professional, recognizing efforts put forth by an individual employed in the healthcare field; and a community award, recognizing efforts put forth by a central Indiana resident who is not employed in the healthcare field.
Nomination forms may be found online at www.heart.org. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 31.
The first annual Heart of the Community Awards were presented last year to individuals who performed CPR to save lives.
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AHA seeks award nominees
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Town manager marks 25th anniversary
PLAINFIELD — The last time the Town of Plainfield was looking for a town manager, it covered just a little over 3.4 square miles of land. Twenty five years later, the town stands at nearly 25 square miles and still has the same administrator — Richard “Rich” Carlucci.
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Ceremony honors 911 operators
PLAINFIELD — 911 operators from across the country celebrated National Telecommunicators Week — and the staff in Hendricks County were no different. Operators from the Hendricks County Communications Center (HCCC) celebrated this week with special activities and a dinner where Brownsburg’s Debbie Umbanhowar was named Telecommunicator of the Year.
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Avon resident pens book on travels
RoseDog Books has published Pilgrimages by Avon’s Bill Glass.
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Avon family lives with cystic fibrosis
AVON — Learning about cystic fibrosis has become a way of life for RD and Aimee Albright of Avon. Two of the couple’s children were diagnosed with the disease and need lung transplants.
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Local dentist shares tips for a healthy smile
Hendricks Pediatric Dentistry focuses on specialized dentistry for children and adolescents, and John Wells, D.M.D., teaches his patients and their parents about oral health.
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IMS hosts third annual Easter Egg hunt
There was a lot of action around turn three at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, but it didn’t involve IndyCars as one might expect.
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American Red Cross to honor local cancer survivors
The American Red Cross has decided to honor two young Hendricks County cancer survivors for their humanitarian efforts.
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Sheriff candidates getting early start
DANVILLE — There are already four people who have thrown their hats into the ring to run for Hendricks County sheriff in 2014. Brett Clark and Ty VanWagner have each created a candidate’s principal committee and Steven Wagner and John Hancock have each set up exploratory committees to run for the office.
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Craft classes help support The Gathering Together
The community is invited to participate in craft classes held at The Gathering Together. Class participants will turn simple stones and wire into jewelry.
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