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35 businesses come together to underwrite 19th Annual Dowagiac Ice Time Festivaldowagiac, Mich.

— The blizzard con-ditions that blanket-

ed the Midwest Sunday was a welcomed sign to organizers of this Saturday’s ice Time Festival in downtown dowagiac.

“ice artisans, who bun-dle themselves in layers of clothing actually prefer working in these snowy, colder temperatures,” said Kris Lamphere, festival chairman. Lamphere, who is treasurer of the greater dowagiac chamber of commerce, which is the host of the 19th annual winter arts festival, owns who Knew? consignment and Refine women’s consignment.

Thirty-five businesses have come together to underwrite Saturday’s post-blizzard event. Platinum level sponsors include Lyons industries and The Pokagon Fund, with gold & Silver level sponsors being dowagiac area Federal credit Union and dowsett chiropractic Health center. Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital has sponsored the multi-block sculpture that will be located at Front and commercial streets.

The Professional ice carving competition, which will be staged at Beckwith Park from 1 to 3:30 p.m., was funded, in part, by clark chapel, Eckman chiropractic, 1st Source Bank, Jerz Machine Tool corporation, SEMco and Southwestern Michigan college.

another 25 businesses funded the single-block ice sculptures that will be situ-ated along Front and commercial street side-walks. Sponsoring this group of frozen art are accounting consultants, allergy, asthma & Sinus

center, Beckwith Theatre and olympia Books, chemical Bank, creative Foam, dr. Matthew cripe ddS, dowagiac area History Museum, Front Street crossing, Harding’s Friendly Market, image

Specialties, Ladd, Magyar Law office, Mahar insurance, The Marshall Shoppe, Mennel Milling co. of Michigan, Preferred Printing, Shabby Bou-chic, Sustainable Recycling, Symonds

Machine co., Vincent J. Jewelers, Vylonis contracting, who Knew? consignment, william’s a-1 Expert Tree Service, wood Fire italian Trattoria and Zeke’s Restaurant.

Several new events will

debut Saturday including: St. Joseph (indiana) county Park’s presentation of Snowtime Sugaring; icy (wearable) art, presented by Rosy Tomorrow’s in-house artisan Michelle Stambaugh; a golf Swing-

off on ice at Benny’s Barbershop; snow sculpt-ing by Southwestern Michigan college art stu-dents; and a Timber Sports Exhibition involving stu-dents from Michigan State University and ohio State University, sponsored by carol and charlie gratz. There will also be a Frozen Fish Toss open competition, Snow Princess Manicures at the Mane attraction and a Frozen daddy daughter dance, hosted by dowagiac Young Professionals.

also new this year, Lewis cass intermediate School district will pro-vide a shuttle from the downtown to dowagiac area History Museum.

Returning events for families feature: the out of Hibernation sale at special-ty shops, chili crawl at downtown restaurants, Ladies Library association winter book sale, a timber carving demonstration, Fruitbelt wood carvers’ Exhibition and what has become known as the event’s “hot spot” on commercial Street, where the city’s department of Public Safety will serve complimentary S’mores over an open campfire.

children will enjoy the ‘Lil chippers outside games, frosting cookies with Miss dowagiac and her court of Honor at dowagiac area History Museum, making a pen-guin craft at who Knew? consignment and caruso’s ice cream eating contest.

The winter fine arts festi-val opens at 8 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m., with the daddy daughter dance wrapping up the event from 4 to 6 p.m. For a full schedule of activi-ties, visit dowagiacchamber.com or the chamber’s Facebook page.

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YMCA of Michiana introduces Greatest Chefs of MichianaMicHiana — Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, the press

was invited to learn about the new dishes that had been created by the Y’s greatest

chefs of Michiana 2015 Teams. at YMca innovation delta at 3300 west Sample Street, Suite 400 in South Bend, the chefs and their local celebrity team-mate presented a plated sample of their dish, provided a description of the dish and announced when their specific dish would be available at their restaurant.

Each team has used the month of January to create a delicious and unique dish, which will be available at the restau-rants for the whole community to try out dur-ing the month of February. greatest chefs of Michiana 2015 teams compete for popular votes (at a cost of $37 each) starting January 5 thru Feb. 28, and during the Tasting Event at century center in South Bend on Feb. 28, 2015.

“The teams have created delicious and unique dishes using good health guide-lines,” said nancy Brenner Sinnott, director of

Financial development at YMca of Michiana. “we invite the community to go to each of our competing

restaurants to sample these dishes and cast votes for their favorite!”

greatest chefs of Michiana 2015 raises money to help children, families and older

adults become involved in the many pro-grams at the Michiana Family YMca, YMca camp Eberhart, and YMca Urban Youth Services.

“at the Y, no child, family or adult is turned away,” Sinnott said. “we recog-

nize that for Michiana to succeed, every-one must be given the opportunity to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. when you give to the Y, you help move

people forward.” in the first four years of the event,

more than $625,000 has been raised and returned to our community by means of

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The eleven teams for Greatest Chefs of Michiana 2015 include:Team LaSalle Grill:chef John Bulger and celebrity dr. Steve McTigue (otorhinolaryngology associates at allied Physicians)

Team Café Navarre: chef Eamonn McParland and celebrity Mark noeldner (TcU)

Team Main St. Grille: chef Luna Reeder and celebrity Jim Seitz (1st Source Bank)

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Team Parisi’s Ristorante Italiano: chef Roberto Parisi and celebrity Jan Lazarra (cressy & Everett)

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(aFTLS), a self-directed ensemble of five profes-sional British actors, will present will iam Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the historic washington Hall on the campus of the University of notre dame at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, 12, and 13. These performanc-es are part of a national tour for this production with stops at Texas a&M University, Valparaiso University, Principia college, Vassar college, the University of wyoming, and the University of north carolina — charlotte.

in Macbeth, Shakespeare’s famous witches plant an idea in the mind of a Scottish warrior and his power-hungry wife. Through blood and betray-al, the corrupted couple will uproot a nation and threaten the lives of thou-sands. Unless good men stand in the face of tyranny, “something wicked this way comes.” The infamous “Scottish play” is both a cau-tionary tale and a parable for our age. Macbeth is quick, raw, and remarkably relevant. Parental discretion is advised.

Members of the ensem-ble include aFTLS tour veterans Michael Palmer (Macbeth, English doctor,

Murderer) and charles armstrong (duncan – King of Scotland, Macduff, angus, Second witch,

Murderer). Joining them will be annie aldington (donalbain, Ross, Menteth, Fleance, Lady Macbeth,

Third witch), Joanna Bending (Bloody Soldier, old Man, Malcolm, cathness, Lady Macduff, First witch, Murderer, gentlewoman), and Ben warwick (Banquo, Lennox, Seyward, Son of Macduff, Scottish doctor, Porter).

actors From The London Stage is the nation-al outreach program of Shakespeare at notre dame. Founded by Homer “Murph” Swander and world-renowned actor Sir Patrick Stewart, aFTLS celebrates its 40th anniver-sary in 2015.

Both a unique educa-tional program and an actor-driven tour de force, aFTLS actors hail from such prestigious companies

as Shakespeare’s globe, the national Theatre of great Britain, and the Royal Shakespeare company. during their weeklong residency, aFTLS actors not only perform a full-length Shakespearean play but also visit dozens of class-rooms. Students and facul-ty witness extraordinary performances and work with artists from some of the world’s most important theatre companies.

don’t miss the frighten-ing fun of Macbeth from actors From The London Stage. There will be three performances: wednesday, Feb. 11; Thursday, Feb. 12; and Friday, February 13, 2015. all performances are at 7:30pm Eastern daylight Time. washington Hall is located on the campus of the University of notre dame. individual tickets are $22, student tickets are $12, and children under 18 are free with a paid adult (limit five). Tickets may be purchased at the deBartolo Performing arts center ticket office, by phone at (574) 631-2800, or online at shakespeare.nd.edu. For more information on actors From The London Stage, visit aftls.nd.edu.

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Exhibit showcases student artStudents to be awarded at reception Sunday

SoUTH BEnd, ind. — Through the entire month of February,

artwork created by area students will be available for the community’s view-ing pleasure at the South Bend Museum of art. Jr. high and high school stu-dents participating in the exhibition will be honored at a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8.

New this year: Scholastic’s After Party – Glow in the Art

7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at Warner Gallery

Admission: $5, open to all students in grades 9-12

For 92 years, The Scholastic art & writing award program has sought to encourage, foster, and reward creativity in our nation’s classrooms and to confer recognition on emerging talent. The Michiana region, which covers 18 counties, has participated for decades, beginning in the Tea Room of the former Robertson’s department Store in down-town South Bend.

Today, the Scholastic art awards exhibition is one of the best-attended exhibitions at the SBMa. approximately 687 indi-vidual works appear in this year’s exhibition, selected from over 3100 digital sub-missions by over 1,800 stu-dents, seventh through 12th grade in over 100 area schools.

The awards represent the most comprehensive national annual assessment of the creative spirit among american teens. Three core values have not changed since its inception: freedom

of expression, a blind adju-dication process, and work criteria based on originali-ty, technical proficiency, and emergence of personal voice. gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention designations are awarded, and five works are selected out of the gold Key awards as american Vision nominees, repre-senting the “Best in Show.”

digital images of all of the gold Key awards are sent on to national adjudication in new York city. award recipients at

the national level are invit-ed to participate in the awards ceremony held at carnegie Hall, have their work shown in noted gal-leries, attend workshops, be considered for scholar-ships, and have their names included in the new York Times article covering the Scholastic art awards.

The exhibition is one month in duration. gallery hours are wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

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ST. JoSEPH, Mich. — The discovery Zone at the curious Kids’

Museum has released their calendar for upcoming events. Everyone is invited to come kick off the curious Kids’ Museum’s Magical ice Festival with Family Fun night from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, when the discovery Zone will be open at the half-price admission rate of $3 per person.

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Curious Kids’ Discovery ZoneFalafel funi catered my first party in

a long time the other night. when coming up

with the menu, i wanted to have a consistent theme that was both fairly simple to prepare and impressive.

The hosts of the event aren’t vegan, so didn’t want the dishes to read veg too loudly. i decided going with a Mediterranean menu which worked out really well. The crown jewel of the menu were the falafel

sliders served with a cucumber relish and my favorite, tahini dressing.

The falafel sliders are a favorite for heavy ap spreads and late night snacks at wedding recep-tions. They keep and reheat well, can be served in a bun, a pita, a bed of cous-cous, or, my personal favorite, on a salad with tahini dressing. Pretty much everyone who tries falafel loves it, so they go

over really well. i found the original recipe for this dish in The New Better Homes and Garden Cookbook and have modi-fied it over the years.

i use cooked millet instead of just soaking the grain with the dry falafel mix, like the original reci-pe called for. i also mix in some milled flax seed. i find these additions really help to bind the falafel bet-ter. of course the key steps

in pan frying any type of slider, burger, or

fritter are: letting the oil get hot enough to bubble, pat-ting the batter down a bit so it’s a compact patty, and waiting until the first side is cooked enough before flipping.

For a crowd pleasing appetizer, serve on a sliced open dinner roll topped with the same balsamic cucumber dressing i used last weekend. The relish freshens it up and a side of tahini dressing never hurts!

Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of “The New Chicago Diner Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Veggie Diner.” She also develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking vid-eos. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Kat cur-rently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, lis-tening to live music, and getting outdoors. Follow @katshotcakes on twitter. Kat can be reached via email at: [email protected].

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Kat BarryKat's Hot TalkFalafel Millet Sliders

Yield: about 2 dozen sliders

For the falafel:2 cups dry falafel mix¼ cup cooked millet¼ cup milled flax seed1 1/3 cups cold watergrapeseed, canola, or vegetable oil for frying

For the relish:1 ¼ cup peeled and diced cucumber (about 1)¾ cup green pepper, diced½ cup thinly sliced green onions¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped1 cloves garlic, minced1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar½ tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)¼ teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)Black pepper to taste

in a large mixing bowl, mix together the falafel ingredients (falafel, millet, flax, and water). cover and let sit for at least a half an hour until the liquid is absorbed. Meanwhile, pepper all the veggies for the relish and place in a medium size mix-ing bowl.

in a small dish, whisk together the EVoo, balsamic, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper. Pour over relish, mix well and refrigerate.

Heat an electric skillet and fill with about ½ inch of oil. when oil starts to bubble, use a ¼ cup ice cream scoop to drop balls of batter into the hot oil. Flatten gently with the back of a turner. Turn down skillet heat to medium high and let patties fry for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown on the outside and firm in the middle. gently flip and fry another 5 minutes or so. cook time varies greatly depending on your skillet.

Place fully cooked patties on a paper towel lined plate and let cool a bit before stuffing buns, topping with relish, and securing with a toothpick.

THREE oaKS, Mich. — This Presidents day weekend Journeyman distillery will be releasing its limited edition Federalist 12 whiskey. This

special release rye whiskey closely resembles the origi-nal recipe george washington sipped himself. The whiskey takes its name from alexander Hamilton’s Federalist no. 12 essay, in which he wrote that a tax on whiskey “should tend to diminish the consumption of it,” and that “such an effect would be equally favorable to the agriculture, to the economy, to the morals, and to the health of the society.” during the whiskey Rebellion that followed, tax collectors would be tarred, whipped, and feathered.

The Tarred, whipped, and Feathered Release Party highlights the weekend. Events kick off with a Presidential Buffet dinner at 6 p.m. on Friday night.

The $10 admission fee includes a special dinner curated by chef Luke caenepeel and early access to bottle sales. Tickets will be available at the door.

The whiskey will be officially released to the public at noon on Saturday. Each bottle will cost $49.99 and owner Bill welter will be on hand to sign the bottles. The party will conclude with live music on Saturday night. Peter nye will be returning with special guest Keith Baumann to play at the party from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Last year nye brought the house down with his signature blend of folk and bluegrass.

with only 500 bottles available at the distillery, the whiskey will go quickly. “we only produce this whis-key once a year in honor of Presidents day. once it’s gone you’ll have to wait until next year to get some,” says owner Bill welter.

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HaRBERT, Mich. —Thanks to a unani-mous vote by the

chikaming Township Board last november, the lit ice-skating rink at Harbert community Park has been open and opera-tional since early this year. The board voted to approve a $15,000 budget increase for the chikaming Township Park Board, which manages the Harbert community Park.

after last winter saw the parks budget suffer too many cuts to assemble and open the ice-skating rink, this year, a total of up to $5,000 has been allocated for the setup, take down and general maintenance of the rink. Local resident Rennie Burian and his son, alec, will do said mainte-nance.

Saturday, Feb. 21, there will be a s’mores grilling contest and ice-skating party hosted by the Harbert Business association as part of Harbor country’s

chocolate classic, which runs throughout the month of February. The party will be at the rink, located on the expanded campus of the chikaming Township center, 13535 Red arrow Highway in Harbert.

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enjoy s’mores, refresh-ments, and the warm glow of one of the multiple fire pits. Entry forms for the s’mores grilling contest are available at the Township center.

other upcoming events include a Feb. 14 Valentine’s day skating party, a snow sculpture-oriented event, if condi-tions allow a community/family skating night, all planned for the upcoming weeks of February and the first week in March.

chikaming Township Board member Janet Schrader is excited to have the rink operating again and says that as long as temperatures cooperate, the rink will be open.

“we will have skating under the lights every Friday and Saturday night from 6 to 10 until March 7,” Schrader said.

The rink is free to the public and is open as long as weather permits. The township, at this time, does not provide skates for rent, but are currently accepting skate donations of all sizes.

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Rooms 406ROOM FOR RENT

nice furnished roomavailable for female in largefarmhouse, quiet countryliving handy to the US31bypass, St. Joe, BentonHarbor as well as BerrienSprings, Niles & South Bend,located off old US31between Niles & BerrienSprings, Michigan. Manyformer renters have beenteachers at Notre Dame,private caregivers, andstudents at Andrews Uni-versity or Lake MichiganCollege, sharing huge farmkitchen, living room & fullbath with other qualityladies, all utilities included,no pets or smoking please,lease can be month tomonth. Asking $150/month.If interested please leavemessage at 269-471-7177.

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Houses for Sale 500HOUSE PLUSAPARTMENT

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Tree Service 725PAYNE'S TREE

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Feb. 1

The South Bend Mu-seum of Art will host a mystery event from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1. Museum staff invite everyone to join them in the upper level studios to play with a mysterious assortment of art materials. Admis-sions is free.

Feb. 3

AMA Michiana is hosting a midwinter social for all local marketing gurus, friends, and fun-lovers. Join us from 5 - 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, for a Midwinter Marketing Mixer at Chicory Cafe, located in downtown South Bend, Indiana.

Feb. 4

The Four Flags Snow-mobile Club will meet on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 4, 7 p.m. The meeting will be at the Chamber of Commerce Building (lower level, enter from alleyway), 321 Main St., Niles. New members and/or volunteers are always welcome and needed to keep the trails going. Contact Jon Owen at 269-697-3770, for addi-tional information.

Feb. 5

Get ready to partici-pate in some mid-winter laughs when Jim Belushi and the Board of Com-edy come to the Lake Michigan College Men-del Center Mainstage on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy start at $36 and are available by calling the LMC Men-del Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221 or visit-ing www.lmcmainstage.org. Special rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For informa-tion about group rates, pre-show party options, and other special ar-rangements, contact Mike Nadolski at (269) 927-8109 or [email protected].

Feb. 6

Lubeznik Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception for the Steam-roller Printmaking Proj-ect and Work Local: Art Meets Industry during the February First Fri-day art walk. Meet artists from both exhibitions, enjoy light bites and re-freshments as you tour our galleries during this event. Admission is free.

Feb. 7

Experience Winter fun at Dr. T.K. Lawless Park on Saturday nights with a bonfire, downhill tubing and three miles of cross-country skiing, all on lit trails. Also, tractor-pulled hay rides and refresh-ments. It’s a great time to get outdoors and en-joy your county parks.

Boy Scout Troop 541 will serve its Forty-fifth an-nual Swiss Steak Sup-per on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 from 4-6:30 p.m. at the First United Method-ist Church, 132 South Oak Street, Buchanan.

Feb 9

Ever thought about trying yoga? The Elkhart Envi-ronmental Center hosts a monthly yoga class led by Kristen Smith-Myers, RYT 500. Class is the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The center is located at 1717 E. Lusher in Elkhart. Advance registration is required. Call 574-293-5070 to register.

Feb. 11-13

Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), a self-di-

rected ensemble of five professional British ac-tors, will present William Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the historic Washing-ton Hall on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 11, 12, and 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. ndividual tickets are $22, student tickets are $12, and children under 18 are free with a paid adult (limit five). Tickets may be purchased at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office, by phone at (574) 631-2800, or online at shake-speare.nd.edu. For more information on Actors From The London Stage, visit aftls.nd.edu.

Feb. 13

Warm up a southwest Michigan winter week-end with Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys when they perform at the LMC Mendel Center on Fri-day, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. The show rounds out the inaugural season of the Hanson Theatre Living Room Series. For more information about the band, visit www.lindsay-loumusic.com

The Elkhart County Parks will be offering a program on the history

of soda pop at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Ox Bow Haus Shelter in Ox Bow County Park. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own homemade soda pop using a vari-ety of flavored syrups. Cost for the program is $2 per person. Prepay-ment and preregistration is required by Thursday, Feb. 12. To register or pay by phone, please call the Elkhart County Parks Admin. Office at 574-535-6458 or in per-son at 211 West Lincoln Avenue, Goshen IN.

Feb. 14

The Lake Michigan Col-lege Mendel Center Mainstage welcomes the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia as they present The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites on Sat-urday, Feb. 14, 2015, for two shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets for The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Fa-vorites start at $14 and are available through the LMC Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221 or www.lmcmainstage.org. Special rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For information about group rates, pre-show party options, and

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Come and shop for all those hard to find farm toys at the Cass County Fair Grounds on Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be NAS-CAR items available for purchase. Silent auction and door prizes as well.

Feb. 15

The Twin City Players will hold auditions for its Spring mainstage pro-duction. Auditions for the April/May production of Social Security by Andrew Bergman, directed by Dave Goodyear, will begin at 1 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 16. For more informa-

tion call 269-429-0400 or visit us at twincity-players.org.

Feb. 17

Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 9 S. Fourth St., in Niles, is hosting a pancake and sausage supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, call (269) 683-6060.

Ryan Postema, Chikaming Openlands Land Protection Specialist, will speak at the River Valley Garden Club meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 17, at noon. The club meets at the Harbert Community Church at the corner of Three Oaks and Harbert Roads in Sawyer. Ryan

will discuss wildlife habi-tat restoration and inva-sive species control in addition to native land-scaping. For information contact Elizabeth Palulis, 269-426-3513, [email protected], or on the club’s website, www.rivervalleygarden-club.org

Feb.26

Experience an all new show when the inter-nat ional ly-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN: A Tribute to the Bea-tles, returns to the Lake Michigan College Men-del Center Mainstage at 7 p.m. Tickets for Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles start at $48 and are available by calling the LMC Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221 or visiting www.lm-cmainstage.org.

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PARTING SHOTS

Photos by TIM MOSIERHundreds of people visited Buchanan this weekend for the return of Thrill on the Hill,

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