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SNAPSHOTS: Bowling Green Old Settlers Pedal Pull Tractor Contest
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
At the start of the 2016 Bowling Green Old Settlers Pedal Pull Tractor Show Saturday, Reann Stur, 5, looked back into the crowd for her cheering fans offering advice from the stands before making the first pull of the up to 50-pound contestants. Sturr was just a bit shy of a complete pull in her first attempt, but free ice cream from Dairy Queen awaited the five contestants competing in the class. A total of four divisions, with 16 contestants participated in the annual event...
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SNAPSHOTS: "Shooting for Kreyton" Hunter Quinn Memorial Scholarship Foundation Dinner & Auction
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
"Shooting for Kreyton" Hunter Quinn Memorial Scholarship Foundation Dinner & Auction took place at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds Saturday evening. As the crowd perused items up for auction, "The More The Merrier Catering" owner Merrie Nees, along with others, served up a pulled pork and barbecue dinner with all the sides for those who came with an appetite. ...
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Restaurant raising money to help McDonald's employee
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
Christine King, who was raised in Brazil, is battling Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia. Her family along with her "McFamily" feel the sorrow of this news. Christine is a loving mother and loyal employee, so on Sept. 9 at the I-70 Brazil McDonalds, a fundraiser will be held on Christine's behalf. A significant portion of the restaurant's sales will be donated to Christine and her family. A goal of $1,000 dollars has been set...
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Brazil celebrates 25 years of the playground built by volunteer hands
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
Twenty-five years ago, after a year of planning, the Forest Park playground became a reality in five days in September 1991. County residents of all ages and from all walks of life picked up hammers, saws and other tools to build a playground that would still be used and looking good many years in the future...
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Saline City Labor Day Picnic kicks off Friday
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
A tradition since the 1930s, the annual Saline City Labor Day Picnic takes place this weekend. The "poor man's" picnic started at Barley Grove on the south edge of Saline City but was later moved to the main street of the town. A parcel of ground was purchased in 1951 and dedicated as Graves Field, the present location of the picnic...
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VIDEO: Composer returns to Brazil, dedicates song to Brazil High School and Brazil Concert Band
(Local News ~ 08/29/16)
On Sunday, Professor Francis Massinon returned to Brazil to conduct his composition, "Old National," named for National Avenue in Brazil. He dedicated the song to "my friends in Brazil High School and my friends in the Brazil Concert Band and to my wife."...
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