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Graduation 2013: Parkview High School

It’s graduation season, and this is one in a series of capsules on the graduating classes in the Treasure Valley. Details are provided by the school. PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (NAMPA) Graduation: 6 p.m., May 29, Columbia High School Auditorium No.

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Nampa: Five high school seniors receive Mayor’s golf scholarship

Nampa high school seniors Devan Berg and Matthew Daniel of Skyview, Cali Carpenter of Nampa Christian and Steven Grow and Caleb Preece of Columbia have each received a $1,000 scholarship from Nampa Mayor Tom Dale. Dale presented the scholarships following

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Nampa library groundbreaking May 7

Nampa Mayor Tom Dale invites the community to attend the Library Square groundbreaking, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7. Demolition crews recently cleared an entire block between 11th and 12th avenues and 2nd and 3rd streets to make way for Library

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Nampa district ups the ante in its dealings with the teachers’ union

One of the controversial school labor laws is being put into practice, in the Nampa School District. Thomas Michaelson, interim superintendent, Nampa School District The school district has asked the Nampa Education Association to ratify that it represents at least

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In the Nampa School District, the other shoe drops

Seven days ago, Nampa voters approved a $4.3 million supplemental levy designed to erase the school district’s chronic red ink. Since then, Nampa patrons have learned two tough lessons: The $4.3 million isn’t sufficient to cover the district’s deficit, now

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Northwest Nazarene adds Chinese studies center

Northwest Nazarene University will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Center for Chinese Studies on Tuesday, March 19, at 11 a.m. in the atrium of College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E. Dewey St. in Nampa. NNU students

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Nampa: Coffee with Mayor Dale on March 19

The public is invited to have a cup of coffee and talk with Nampa Mayor Tom Dale from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Starbucks, 1451 Caldwell Blvd.

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Nampa: City to unveil first painted utility box March 14

The city of Nampa will unveil on Thursday the first artwork in the city’s Paint the Box series. The event takes place at 9:30 a.m. at the corner 14th Avenue South and 2nd Street South across the street from the

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Nampa: Rescue Mission plans facility for women and children

Boise Rescue Mission has purchased the former O.G. Bad Academy building at 304 16th Avenue North in Nampa. “This is the first important step to providing a Mission for homeless women and children in Nampa” said Mission director, Rev. Bill

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Nampa: Northwest Nazarene University breaks ground March 8 on Learning Commons

Northwest Nazarene University will break ground Friday a $10 million multifunctional building called The Learning Commons. The new facility will augment the current two-story John E. Riley Library for a comprehensive 56,635 square-foot-facility that will house the library’s traditional book

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