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Horses a shoe-in to win kids’ hearts

Good things come in small horses. Life-skills classes and second-grade students at Greenwood Elementary School got a small surprise from Mane in Heaven Miniature Therapy Horses, from Barrington. “It was awesome,” said second-grader Eli Jenkins, 8. The event was kept a surprise until just before students were led to the gymnasium. The excitement was palpable […]

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Tricia Carzoli

Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer for The Independent, frequently reporting on community news. She has photographed for and written for national magazines and regional publications over the past 15 years.

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Tricia Carzoli

Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer for The Independent, frequently reporting on community news. She has photographed for and written for national magazines and regional publications over the past 15 years.

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