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A Bellingham man who supports people with dementia has received one of the most prestigious awards for volunteerism in Washington state. The Washington Andrus Award for Community Service recognizes volunteers who are age 50 or older. This year, AARP Washington has selected Tom Oliver, lead volunteer of Project Lifesaver for Dementia Support Northwest. . ....
While many Iowa families gather through this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving in traditional ways with food and family, thousands of people take to the streets in Des Moines 8th Annual Turkey Trot. Some 5,000 athletes from 38 states and three countries converge on Iowa s capital city on Thanksgiving morning to run in the Turkey Trot. Michael Zimmerman, director of Rip Roar Events and the Turkey Trot promoter, said Thanksgiving is the busiest running event of the year in the area, based on the number of participants who enter. . ....
For some Minnesota small businesses, it s been harder to fully recover from major events of the past two years. A state grant program has a new round of funding for capital improvements, and partners say the goal is to get the money to areas of high need. Minnesota is in its latest phase of the Main Street Economic Revitalization Program, established last year. . ....