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YOUTH SOFTBA L L BACK IN TO WN ECHO , HERM ISTON GAME CA L LED , ENDS IN T IE FONTA INES TAKE OVER STOCKMANS SPORTS PAGE A6 BUS INESS PAGE A4 WEDNESDAY , JUNE 17 , 2015 YOUR LOCA L NE WSPAPER HERM ISTONHERA LD .COM D e L a C r u z R e l a y f o r L fi f e an e v en t f o r e v e r yb od y F u n d r a fi s e r J u n e 2 6 , p r o u d t o 2 7 a t A rm a n d L a r fi v e r e p r e s e n t L a t fi n o s M e s s eng e r w a s a c a r eg fiv e r wh en bo th o f h e r p a r en t s , P au l and Ch a r - BY JESS ICA KE L LER HERM ISTON HERA LD C an c e r fi s an fi l ln e s s th a t a f f e c t s n e a r ly ev e ryon e , a s R e l ay fo r L fi f e o f H e rm fi s ton ev en t Ch a fi rp e r son P au l a M e s s eng e r know s a l l too w e l l . d r th e con t finu ed r e s e a r ch an Two c lo s e f r fi end s lo s t th e fi r b a t - ey fo t l e s to c an c e r wh en th ey w e r e fin SEE L IFE/A10 th e fi r e a r ly 20 s , and , a t on e po fin t , BY SEAN HAR T HERM ISTON HERA LD Edd fi e D e L a C ru z s a fid w e a r fing a c ap and gown du r fing th e B lu e Moun t a fin Commun fi ty Co l l eg e com - m en c em en t F r fid ay w a s su ch a g r e a t exp e r fi en c e fi t g av e h fim ch fi l l s . 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