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	<description>July 3-4 at Point Mallard Park, Decatur, AL</description>
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		<title>Honoring American Heroes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
Editorial
Decatur had the privilege Monday of publicly honoring some of the many soldiers who have risked their lives to defend our nation.
Joe Bongiovanni of Decatur received the Spirit of America Humanitarian Award. An Italian immigrant who’s now general manager of Serra Toyota, Bongiovanni is a Vietnam veteran who volunteered to lead a U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ervin Repeats as Winner of Miss Point Mallard Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily photos by Jeronimo Nisa - Miss Point Mallard 2011 Meredith Ervin.
The Decatur Daily
By Evan Belanger
For the second time, Meredith Ervin of Huntsville claimed the Miss Point Mallard title at the Spirit of America Festival in Decatur on Monday.
The 23-year-old, who also won in 2009, is only the third repeat winner in the scholarship pageant’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reason to Celebrate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
by Evan Belanger
Spirit of America Festival pays homage to heroes among us
Daily photos by Jeronimo Nisa - Spectators watch Monday night’s Fourth of July fireworks display at the 45th-annual Spirit of America Festival at Decatur’s Point Mallard Park.
With multiple awards to his name for heroism in the face of grave danger, retired U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veteran Alabama Guardsman Thomas to Receive Barrett C. Shelton Freedom Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
by Jason Lankford
Courtesy Photo - Retired Col. Terry Thomas will be honored tonight.
Coordinating the deployment of 2,000 troops from three National Guard battalions is no small task, but for Col. Terry Thomas, it was just part of his duty to his country.
Thomas made sure the guardsmen were medically fit and in top condition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John and Brenda Perry to Receive Support for Military Families Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
By Jason Lankford
Courtesy Photo - John and Brenda Perry will be honored for their efforts as Family Readiness Group leaders.
The war in Afghanistan took on a deeply personal meaning for John and Brenda Perry when they volunteered to be Family Readiness Group leaders for the combat engineering unit their son Chad was deployed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Festivals Booming in the South</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
Fireworks mean more than simply sparkles; displays will honor anniversaries: 50th for Vietnam, 10th for Sept. 11
Daily file photo by Gary Cosby Jr. - See the fireworks at the Spirit of America Festival on Monday night about 10. The display will honor the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and the 10th anniversary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit Fest Honoree Joe Bongiovanni ‘Always Faithful’ in Remembering Vets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
By Ronnie Thomas
Joe Bongiovanni didn’t speak English when he arrived at Niagara Falls, N.Y., from his native Sicily as a wide-eyed 11-year-old.
“We only went to fifth grade in the old country, and I had almost finished school when we immigrated to America,” he said. “They put me back in third grade here.”
But in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14 Girls Compete for Miss Point Mallard Outstanding Teen Crown</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decatur Daily
By Catherine Godbey
Daily file by Jeronimo Nisa - Miss Point Mallard’s Outstanding Teen 2010 Susanna Bagwell will crown this year’s winner at the pageant Sunday night.
Fourteen singing, clogging, high-kicking and saxophone-playing teens will kick off the 45th annual Spirit of America Festival on Sunday.
While many teenagers will spend the Fourth of July pigging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Blast at the 45th Annual Spirit of America Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a blast this 4th of July at the 45th Annual Spirit of America Festival held at Point Mallard Park !  This year’s event promises to be filled with all of the food, fun and fireworks that visitors have always enjoyed, as well as incorporate new features that will celebrate American traditions and spirit.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susanna Bagwell is a Top 15 finalist at Miss Alabama&#8217;s Outstanding Teen Pageant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Susanna Bagwell, our reigning Miss Point Mallard Outstanding Teen, who recently competed in the Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen Pageant. This talented fifteen year old was a Top 15 finalist and won a $1,000 ballet scholarship. Jefferson County&#8217;s Outstanding Teen, Mi&#8217;a Callens of Birmingham, was the winner of the Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen title. [...]]]></description>
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