AIJI Internship Blog, July 7, 2010

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AIJI Blog Post, June 18, 2010

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2010 AIJI Schedule

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AIJI 2010 Schedule

AIJI Blog Post, June 17, 2010

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AIJI Blog Post June 16, 2010

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NAJA 25 years Yesterday’s Storytellers Today’s Journalists

I’m delighted to be here tonight. We are here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NAJA, to think a bit about where we have been – and where we might go.

Midway Carnival at Czech Days

Audio and Photos by Denny McAuliffe
TABOR, S.D.—Experience the sights and sounds of the Czech Days carnival June 19.
“If everybody can come out here and have a real good time and everybody leaves happy, with a happy memory, that’s what it’s all about,” said David Thiel, foreman of the carnival operated by Mac’s Carnival and Attractions.
The [...]

Czech Days Serves Up Kolaches

TABOR, S.D.— Kolaches were plentiful at the 61 annual Czech Days Celebration in Tabor, S.D. The sweet dough pastry was the focus of an hour-long baking demonstration open to all Czech Days attendees.
Rita Varilek and Ann Beran provided step-by-step instructions and tips to novice kolache-makers. Both women have been leading the kolache demonstration [...]

Heritage, Home Hallmarks of Tabor Czech Days

By Molly K. Young, AIJI
Tabor, S.D.- For more than 60 years, a tiny South Dakota town has hosted a big summer celebration. The two-day event celebrates the community’s common bond: its ancestry.
“This is a Czech community,” Judy Lundy, from Tabor, said. “Czech Days, to a lot of them, represents home.”
Lundy said she and [...]

Tabor Czech Days Parade: Three Stories

Tractors, trucks, bands and antique cars floated through Tabor, S.D. as part of the 61st annual Czech Days giant parade on Friday, June 19.

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