HIGH WIRE ACT
Garrett Hitz
breaks PC’s
school pole vault
record in Union.
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MNF projects draw managers worldwide
International seminar coming to John Day
By Scotta Callister
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managers from across the globe will
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Local author still in the saddle
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of good humor – and that
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scores she tallied in the tryout.
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