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5 things to know today: Library donation, State address, Investment property, Building limbs, Opening montage – InForum
1. Oil tycoon gives ‘game-changing’ $50 million donation to Roosevelt library Billionaire businessman Harold Hamm has donated $50 million to the group behind the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive tourism project slated for Medora, North Dakota. Hamm, founder of oil giant Continental Resources, emerged as one of the leading beneficiaries of western North Dakota’s oil boom in the late 2000s. The Oklahoma native has since grabbed headlines in the state for his philanthropic work, including eight-figure donations to the University of North Dakota and the University of Mary. The hefty check Hamm has written the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation makes him the project’s leading donor. Melani and…
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Donation bin stolen from Conn. holiday decoration house display
Rick Bollash has been collecting things to donate to the St. Mary’s East Hartford food items pantry and now is confused by local community assist. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The East Hartford local community is stepping up to support a neighbor soon after a “Grinch” appeared to have stolen a foodstuff donation bin from an elaborate Christmas decoration show. The “Santa’s Village” show on Oak Avenue is dwelling to a front garden full of inflatable decorations for the vacations. Rick Bollash runs the display screen and encourages visitors to carry donations to reward St. Mary’s East Hartford foods pantry in return. This is his third calendar year decorating the residence…
