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Friday, January 27, 2012
Area mothers accompanied their young sons to a mother and son dance Friday evening, Jan. 27, on the upper deck at the Ottawa YMCA.


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Community | Education | Local

Marquette to kick off Catholic Schools Week with chili dinner
Marquette Academy will show appreciation for parents with a Mass service Sunday, leading into a chili dinner to kick-off the Catholic Schools Week that begins Monday, Jan. 30.
• Black and White Ball ready to roll
• Police reports 1/27/12
• Residents may discover unclaimed money, property at Marseilles Cash Dash
• United Way standing $20K short of yearly campaign goal

Opinion
Steve Diogo | Aly Gibson | Josh Ellerbrock

'Making the complicated simple, that's creativity'
Some days are far from simple, much like this week's production day. Ironic, then, that our Focus story is on easy ways to simplify your life. (If ever I needed life to imitate art, it was this week.) And while reading Aly Gibson's article, huddled against the cold in three layers of fleece and typing with fingerless gloves, I realized how much more I can do to simplify my life.
• Are you stuck in stuff? Take the challenge
• If I had $21.7M, I would buy 2,500 people a monkey
• 35 + 35 = insecure
• Kudos to local museums for keeping the fire burning

Sports
Basketball | Bowling | Roundup

Wheatland, Harcar help secure Marquette wrestling's first-ever win
The Marquette wrestling team made history Thursday at St. Bede with the first ever win in program history, as it topped the rival Bruins 33-21 in the first of two duals signifying Senior Night at the Academy.
• Roundup: Marquette finishes 9th in TCC Tournament
• Roundup: Scores from Jan. 24, Jan. 25
• PHOTOS: Wallace 7th graders defeat Grand Ridge, advance to sectionals
• Close sees confidence expand with upset

Athlete of the week


Team of the Week: Wallace 7th Graders
Wallace seventh grade boys basketball coach Tom McDonnell compares the Grand Ridge and Wallace rivalry to the Bears and Packers' rivalry.
• Team of the Week: the Bruins
• Athlete of the Week: John Carroll
• Athlete of the Week: Cole Lindhout
• Athlete of the Week: Jenna Sexton

Community Spotlight


Volunteers charged with sacred duty
The Marseilles Middle East Committee is the middleman between the city of Marseilles and the Chicago-based Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run organization, which initiated construction of the Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial a decade ago.
• Dozen OTHS students carry on tradition
• Ringing in a safe New Year's Eve with a little MayHAM
• Cooking more than quarter of a century at Masonic Temple
• Area performers prove Ottawa's still got talent

Obituaries


Jack A. Standard
• Mary R. Schmitt
• Shirley A. Roth
• Frances M. Fredrickson
• Ervin A. Fullerton, Sr.


Shortcuts to de-stress, de-clutter and de-mystify your life
Life is complicated. There's no need for us to list the levels of stress and frustration we all face, and often it seems that the tools, services and technology that are supposed to make life easier only complicate it more.
Fret not, dear reader. In this section, you will find our picks of the best ways to streamline your relationships with your money, home, car, work and food.


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PHOTOS: Mother and Son Dance, Ottawa YMCA
Updated: 1/27/2012 7:18:00 PM
Marquette to kick off Catholic Schools Week with chili dinner
Updated: 1/27/2012 2:06:00 PM
'Making the complicated simple, that's creativity'
Black and White Ball ready to roll
Are you stuck in stuff? Take the challenge
Wheatland, Harcar help secure Marquette wrestling's first-ever win

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