Bloom Archives
Tag: YMCA
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: For the Love of Biking
I fell helmet over cleats in love with Bloomington cycling a long time ago. It wasn’t a matter of choice. How could I resist…
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Indoor Places for Little Kids To Play
BY PETER DORFMAN Bloomington is known as a playful city, but it isn’t always easy to find spur-of-the-moment activities for small children, especially when…
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Toddlers & Seniors Learn Together at Jill’s House
Every weekday morning, small groups of preschoolers at Jill’s House Intergenerational Preschool take field trips from their lower-level classrooms up to the first-floor common…
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Northwest YMCA Renovation: New Spaces, New Programs
The Northwest branch of the Monroe County YMCA opened five years ago, and to celebrate that milestone the facility recently received a makeover.
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Hundreds of Lifesaving AEDs Are Now All Around Town
While you might not have known what it was, chances are you have seen an automated external defibrillator, or AED. Used to restart someone’s…
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Loren Wood Builders: Where the Unusual Is Now Usual
Like a lot of people, Loren Wood, a native of Danville, Illinois, originally came to Bloomington to attend Indiana University, where he earned degrees…
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Time to Sign Up for YMCA’s Annual Corporate Challenge
When the Monroe County YMCA hosted its first Corporate Challenge in 1985, it attracted 10 companies and a total of 200 employees. Last year,…
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Runners & Would-Be Runners: Eight Training Tips for Fall Races
BY CARMEN SIERING If you’ve ever thought of tackling one of the 5ks, 10ks, or half-marathons that take place in the fall, now’s the…
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Couple Finds Bloomington Good Place to Raise Son With Special Needs
Getting married, having children, and raising them to an age where they can set out on their own is something many couples envision. When…