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Former Moose Lodge demolished

NEWMAN - A downtown building which for decades housed a steam laundry and was later a hub of social activities was torn down by demolition crews last week.

Local veterinarian Suzanne Solvin, who has owned the former Moose Lodge since about 2002, said major structural flaws made demolition more practical than attempting to reconstruct the deteriorating building.

She had initially purchased the Moose Lodge with the intention of moving her practice into the building, but eventually relocated Westside Animal Hospital to a facility at Highway 33 and Kern Street instead.

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Celebration of reading

Elementary students welcomed special visitors to their classrooms Tuesday morning, when the Newman Rotary Club sponsored its 13th annual read-in. Shirley McConnell shared an entertaining book with Van Felber’s kindergarten class at Von Renner.

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Celebration of reading

Retired GUSD teacher and administrator Charlene Silva was among the guests reading to classes in the GES school library in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and the annual Read Across America campaign.

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