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Valley Police Beat: Man, 80, dies in roll-over crash
WEST IMPERIAL COUNTY — An 80-year-old man from Arizona died from a head injury after a roll-over accident near the west county line Wednesday, a California Highway Patrol press release said. The man, whose name wasn’t released, was driving...Tags: Crimes, Science and Technology, Accidental Death, Electronics, Politics
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Local multi-cultured neighborhood celebrates the holiday season together
Staff WriterHOLTVILLE — Tucked away in a small cul-de-sac here, resides a close nit multi-cultured neighborhood that comes together every year, despite their differences in religion and customs, to celebrate the holiday season with a soup party. “It...Tags: Hanukkah, Holidays, Foods and Beverages, Arts and Culture, Judaism
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Holiday Tour brings crowd to Pioneers Museum
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — For 9-year-old Victor Venegas, sampling the traditional dishes of the Valley’s various ethnic groups has become a family tradition. Victor, of Calexico, has been coming to the Holiday Around the World event with his family for the...Tags: Holidays, Arts, Museums, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture
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Prisoners get family visit
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — The Christmas season can be felt all over the Valley, even at the Calipatria State Prison, where inmates and their families got to see each other Saturday in one of the most difficult places where one can feel the holiday spirit....Tags: Holidays, Family, Santa Claus (fictional character), Prisons
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Extravagant holiday lights encourages the Christmas spirit
Staff WriterBright dazzling holiday lights have been illuminating neighborhoods for years, but for some Valley residents lights have become a form of Christmas masterpieces, with their creation of jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind holiday light displays. Collecting...Tags: Holidays, Candy Canes, Theft, Religious Festivals, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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Our View: Holiday season is in full gear
Someone flipped the switch this weekend. The light switch, that is. With Thanksgiving barely behind us for another year, the holiday decorations began going up on homes and city streets all over the Imperial Valley, and so did the Christmas trees. And...Tags: Holidays, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Travel, Festive Events
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Center steps in for feasts
Staff WriterCalexico — While some families may be stressing over Thanksgiving Day seating arrangements or which recipes to use, simply having the food itself to cook is a blessing for many. It can be hard to afford the large meal the day is centered around,...Tags: Holidays, Human Interest, Recipes
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Flagpole's history speaks to the future
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — Bill E. Young Jr. Middle School counselor Alfonso Romero can clearly remember the first time he encountered this town’s famous 184-foot-tall flagpole. The Niland native was with his Little League team waiting for a game to...Tags: Holidays, Flag Day (United States)
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Imperial Valley group brings holiday cheer to Mexicali poor, despite hardships they face
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMEXICALI — As she tried keeping warm in one of the poorest sections of Mexicali, Filomena Romero Sandoval didn’t know what to make of the friendly volunteer who offered her a box of free food. The silver-haired 84-year-old woman still...Tags: Holidays, Trips and Vacations, Walmart, Petroleum Industry, Charity
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Voice: Trip to the dunes: Too much like work?
CalexicoNot since April 1990 had I been to the Glamis dunes and that was only because it was a beer (pit) stop on the way to Calexico from the lettuce fields of Palo Verde Valley. On the last day of 2011 I finally went out to the desert with my Americano sons-...Tags: Oldsmobile
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Thousands look for Black Friday bargains at Imperial Valley shops
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMegan Jones didn’t bother to go to sleep Thursday night as she left her family’s Thanksgiving lunch and drove out to the Old Navy store in El Centro. This year the Holtville resident had to get up earlier than ever to try and keep the first-...Tags: Entertainment, Walmart, Gaming, PlayStation 3, Breastfeeding
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Why do we believe in Santa Claus?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Holiday Probe columns were among the most beloved from longtime writer, the late Virginia Horn. When appropriate, we will run the occasional holiday-themed classic from Horn. The following is a portion of one of her last Christmas...Tags: Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Holidays, The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Religious Festivals
Dec 26, 2012
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