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Tipton resident Philip Bradley Nichols to lead East Central District of Indiana Elks Association

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Thousands of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America and guests have gathered in Kansas City, Missouri, from June 29 to July 2 for the BPO Elks National Convention. During the convention, Philip Bradley Nichols, of Tipton, was installed as District Deputy for the BPO Elks for lodges in the East Central District of the Indiana Elks Association, Inc. and will serve a one-year term.

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Asking Eric

Dear Eric: My son will soon be turning 13, as will my niece. They were born a week apart. I usually host a family pool party for my son’s birthday, but my brother and his wife do not arrange a family party for their daughter. (They also have a nice yard with a pool.).

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TOUGH COACHING

The opening round of March Madness generated its usual buzz as the NCAA basketball tournament officially got underway. And while there were some of the last-second shots and unexpected outcomes that always make the tournament so popular, the defining moment of the first weekend wasn’t the celebration of a Cinderella upset or the devastation of a blown-up bracket. It was the tirade of an angry coach.

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Dear Eric: My sister suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction from way back. I am the exact opposite of her in almost every way – rarely drink, never do drugs. She perceives me to be a “goody-two-shoes,” and I was given a nickname of “miss maturity” by her and other siblings. It was not a positive nickname.

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