Bloom Archives
Category: Home & Family
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Local Family Thanks Bruce Springsteen for Helping Save Their Daughter’s Life
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IU Media School Launches GirlPowered! Gaming Camp
BY ERIN HOLLINDEN With its first GirlPowered! gaming camp in June, The Media School at Indiana University launched a local initiative to engage more…
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A Moving Ceremony in Korea Honors Brother Killed in Action Decades Ago
BY CARMEN SIERING When Brenda Lott was 6 years old, she learned that her brother, Cpl. Daniel Dulin, had been killed in action in…
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You Can “Test-Drive” Assisted Living In a Bell Trace Transitional Apartment
BY CARMEN SIERING Moving into an assisted living community can be a big decision, but since 2014, Bell Trace Senior Living Community has been…
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Carrie Shahbahrami Recognized for Bringing Project Lifesaver to Town
BY CAIRRIL MILLS It was a dark and cold February night in 2012 when Carrie Shahbahrami’s then three-year-old daughter, Sophie, slipped out of the…
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Builder Community & Habitat Unite to Give Low-Income Families New Homes
In June, the Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz constructed homes for three families in the Trail View Neighborhood, located northwest of downtown. Close to…
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Local Farmers Saving Monarchs and Offer Kits So You Can, Too!
BY JULIE GRAY Sean and Denise Breeden-Ost, owners of Getty’s Creek Farm, have long sold mushrooms and vegetables at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market.…
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Maple Valley Farm’s Harvest Partners: An Innovative Food Distribution Model (Photo Gallery)
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In January, Larry and Tina Howard, owners of Maple Valley Farm, created what they call a revolutionary food distribution model. Strong…
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Rawhide Ranch: An Old West Experience in Nashville, Indiana (Photo Gallery)
BY PETER DORFMAN Those looking for a little adventure might be interested in experiencing a Westernthemed getaway in a rustic, wooded setting that feels…