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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Licking Valley Courier to bring
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you news from end and around West Liberty. Your reader
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today is Janice. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
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January eighth, twenty twenty six. As a reminder, RADIOI is
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a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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have other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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Our first article is Sophie James is set to participate
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in d YW competition. Program is slated this Friday and Saturday,
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January ninth through tenth in Lexington, Morgan County High School.
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Senior Sophie James will represent Morgan County at the twenty
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twenty six Kentucky Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship Program in Lexington.
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Sophie is the daughter of Tamara and Jason James of
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West Liberty. She will be competing with twenty nine other
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girls from across the state at the Singletary Center for
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the Arts Friday in Soutathaturday, January ninth through the tenth,
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thirty four thousand dollars in scholarship money will be awarded
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to serving young women participating in this event. Sophie will
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be staying with the host family in Versailles the week
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prior to the program. During the week prior to the
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public performances, Sophie, along with other participants, will spend many
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hours practicing several on stage performances, including a fitness routine
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and her talent presentation, a solo flute performance. A ten
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minute personal interview with program judges will also take place
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prior to the preliminary competition on Friday night. The young
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ladies in this year's program will have the opportunity to
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participate in a local community service project during their very
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busy week as well. The gfw C Morgan County Woman's Club,
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sponsor of the local DYW Scholarship program, wishes Sophie the
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best of Locke at State. Our next article is primary
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election candidate filings as of January sixth are listed. Deadline
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for candidates to file for office is this Friday, January ninth,
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at four pm by Miranda M. Cantrell. County Clerk Randy
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Williams told The Courier that six additional people have filed
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to run for local offices since the last publication of
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candidate listings on December twenty fifth. Williams said that District
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five Magistrate Leroy Phipps, formerly a Democrat, is seeking re
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election as an independent candidate. Also in District five magistric contest,
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Republican Brian Risner has withdrawn his candidacy oh Gosh, pardon
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me candidacy, while fellow Republican Joseph Howard and Democrat anthonyly
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Likens remain in the race. Two candidates have filed for
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the office of magistrate in District two, including Democrat Daryl Cantrell,
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Republican Stanley Bryant Hill Will Hill Will Will Pardon Me.
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Hill Will join fellow Republicans Frederick Hutchinson on the ballot,
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while Cantrell is the only Democratic candidate of this writing.
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Two candidates also filed for the office of magistrate and
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District four, with Jenny vest joining incumbent Brandon Evans on
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the Democrat ballot and Frankie Spencer, who held this seat
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prior to Evans, running as a Republican. Additionally, Democrat incumbent
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Chris Adams is seeking re election to the office of
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Constable and District one and is the only candidate at
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this time and federal offices. Democrat Vincent Anthony Thompson in
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Republican Valerie doctor val Frederick have filed to run for
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the un US Senate. The filing deadline for candidates is
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four pm Friday, January ninth, which falls after the publication
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of this week's Courier. A complete final listing of all
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candidates will appear in next week's edition. The following is
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a complete listing of candidate filings for local, state, and
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federal offices as of Tuesday, January sixth. Judge Executive Republicans
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Jimmy Gazy incumbent James David Green and Kenneth Kelly Bowman. Democrat,
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Walker Crace Sheriffs Sheriff Republicans Kenneth Scarberry, Jeffrey Smith, and
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Roger Benton. Democrats, John Paul Turner County Clerk, Democrats, Randy Williams,
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incumbent Jailer Democrats, Lowell Atkins Property Evaluation Administrator, Democrats, Darby Franklin,
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incumbent Coroner Democrat, Shawn Vancleeve incumbent County Surveyor, Democrats, Joseph
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Kurd incumbent Magistrate District one, Democrats, Eric Pelfrey, incumbent Magistrate
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District two. Republicans Frederick Hutchinson and Stanley Bryant Hill Democrats,
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Derek Cantrell, Magistrate District three, Republicans, Tammy Tommy Fannin incumbent
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Magistrate District four, Republicans, Frankie Spencer Democrats, Brandon Evans incumbent
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and Jenny vest Magistrate District five, Republicans, Joseph Howard Democrats,
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Anthony li Likens Independence Leroy Phipps incumbent Constable District one, Democrats,
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Chris Adams incumbent Constable District four, Democrats, Jered Murphy, incumbent
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Constable District five, Democrats, Ricky Stamper Incombon District Judge thirty
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seventh District, nonpartisan, Rubert Wilhoyt incumbent State Representative ninety ninth
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District Republican, Richard Lee White incumbent Democrats, i'v mar keV
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vic Daily, State Senator thirtieth District, Republicans Brandon D. Smith
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incumbent and Billy Wesley US Representative, fifth Congressional District Republicans,
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Hal Rogers incumbent and Bok Benjamin Hurley Democrats, Need Pillars
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Dwarf and write In. Billy Ray Wilson, US Senator, Republicans
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Andy Barr Jonathan M. Holliday Jimmy I, Leon, Donald Winzel,
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Michael James Ferris, Nate Morris, George Washington and Valerie doctor
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val Fret, Frederick Democrats, Logan Forthsite, Joshua Blanton, June Senior,
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Pamela Stephenson, and Vincent Anthony Thompson additional information. The filing
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deadline for candidates is four pm Friday, January the ninth,
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twenty twenty six. For additional information, contact County Clerk Randy
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Williams at seven four three thirty nine forty nine, or
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visit his office in the County Government Building at four
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five Prestonburg Street, Oregon County. Student graduates at hc TC Hazard, Kentucky.
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For the first time in more than fifty five years
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of existence, Hazard Community and Technical College hc TC on
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December sixteenth hosted a fall commencement ceremony celebrating more than
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four hundred eighty graduates. The event took place at the
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Forum at Hall Rogers Center in Hazzard. This semester's graduating
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class includes students representing multiple states and nine Kentucky counties.
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Among the graduates was Randa Lache Francis Witt of West Liberty.
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Our next article is ek CC inmate dies following the assault.
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KSP investigates West Liberty, Kentucky. January fifth. Kentucky State Police
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the KSP Post eight Moorhead was contacted by Eastern Kentucky
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Correctional Complex EKCC on Sunday, January fourth at six twenty
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five pm to investigate an assault that occurred between two inmates.
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The Kentucky State Police troopers and detectives responded to the
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EKCC after correctional officers located Marcus D. Gray, a forty
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nine year old male from Corbin, Kentucky, unresponsive in his cell.
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Life saving measures were provided to mister Gray while awaiting
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the arrival of the Morgan County EMS. Mister Gray was
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transported to the more Morgan County ARH Hospital and then
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flown to the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
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in Lexington, Kentucky, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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The preliminary reveals The preliminary investigation reveals that mister Gray
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had been assaulted by John D. Thomas, a thirty two
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year old inmate from Burlington, Kentucky. Criminal charges have not
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been filed at the time of this release, and the
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case will be presented to the Morgan County Grand Jury
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at their next meeting. The ongoing investigation is being conducted
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by Trooper West Montgomery. The Kentucky State Police was assisted
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on the scene by Morgan County Ambulance Service. Our next
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article is community generosity brightens the Holidays for Woodsbin Youth
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Development Center. And there is a picture above this and
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it has two tables full of food and a Christmas
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tree in the middle that is decorated in gold and red.
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The article the holiday season is often a time of reflection, hope,
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and giving, and this year those values were powerfully demonstrated
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by the generosity of our local community. Woods Being Youth
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Development Center extends its deepest gratitude to the church's businesses
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and organizations whose kindness ensured that every student at our
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school received a Christmas gift. Additionally, each student received a
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personalized holiday or Christmas card from the volunteers. With break
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Free Education, woods Been Youth Development Center serves young men
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in alternative placement settings. Too often, students in these circumstances
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are overlooked or forgotten due to their past experiences or
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current challenges. This holiday season, however, our students were reminded
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that they are valued and remembered. Because of the overwhelming
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generosity in our community. Of our community's sponsors, each student
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was able to experience the joy of receiving a Christmas gift,
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an act that goes far beyond the material item itself.
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These gifts represented compassion, belief, and second chances, and the
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understanding that every young person deserves to feel hope during
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the holidays. We would like to sincerely thank the following
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churches and organizations for their continued support and generosity. White
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Oak Christian Church, West Liberty Christian Church, Woodmen of the World,
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Insurance Company, Isn's Insurance Company, Bank of the Mountains, Commercial Bank,
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Citizens Bank, Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Mountain Telephone, Christ Temple
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Church of Huntington, West Virginia, the GFWC Morgan County Woman's Club,
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and the Youth Service Centers of Morgan County. The staff
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and students of Woodsbin Youth Development Center are profoundly grateful
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for these partnerships. The support from our community does more
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than provide gifts. It helps restore confidence, builds trust, and
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remind our students that they matter. For many are of
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our young men. This simple act of kindness has lasted
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and an emotional impact, reinforcing the message that they are
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not defined by their past, but encouraged by their potential.
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On behalf of the entire Woodsbin community, thank you for
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standing with us, for believing in our students and making
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this holiday season one of warmth, generosity, and renewed hope.
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Your compassion did not go unnoticed and it will be
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remembered long after the holiday decorations are put away. Article
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is artists reception is tonight at Wellness Center and there
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are three pictures of paintings of winters well two are
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winter scenes. One has a river with mountaintops and the
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other is like two men in either covered snow or
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I think that's what that is, with trees and tall
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trees in the background and it looks like they're on
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a mountain. And then the last picture is of Madonna.
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The article everyone is invited to stop by the Morgan
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County Wellness and Youth Center to see the new art
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exhibit that will be hanging until the end of February.
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The public is invited to an artist reception taking place Thursday,
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January eighth, from five to seven pm. Light refreshments will
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be served. The show has paintings and photography by Sylvia Carter,
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Lanny Franklin, Ron Gavin John, phil Harmon, Pam Oldfell, Mead,
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David Moser, and Diana o' weddington Atkins. Pictured clockwise are
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some of the featured paintings. Snow on the Mountain by
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Diana Weddington Atkins acrylic, Coal Pickers by Ron Galavon acrylic,
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and Madonna and Child by Sylvia Carter oil. Our next
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article is Morgan County Piece by Piece Homemaker's quarterly report.
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The third quarter of the year has become one of
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the most busiest time of the year. Three Quilts of Valor.
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Morgan County Piece by Piece members also attended the Azelle
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Elementary for their Olden Days on September twenty fifth. Students
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created their own miniature nine patch quilt using two inch red, white,
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and blue fabric scraps glued to a marked paper. The
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third through fifth grader were able to experience sewing straight
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lines using colored thread on paper. At their Veterans Day program.
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They proudly displayed their miniature patch quilts collectively to make
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one amazing quilt on the wall behind the refreshment table.
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To honor their veterans Quilt of Valor. Morgan County. Piece
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by Piece Group held their second annual Sargum Festival presentation
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on Sunday, December twenty eighth. The group honored thirteen veterans.
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They are listed as follows James Hogg Wager, Nancy Ison,
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Philip Iisen, Kenneth Keaton, Belinda King, Rocky Likins, Thomas Clykns,
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Austin Privett, Harry Cummings, Amanda Cummings, William Buttrey, Darling Crouch
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and Jeremy Thornberry. Thornsberry QO V Morgan County. Piece by
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Piece members were honored to ride through the Morgan County
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twenty twenty five Sarghum Festival Parade as Grand Marshals. Our
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group has been selected as Grand Marshals by the Festival
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committee in regards to Earlier this year, the West Liberty
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Kawanas recognized the group as Outstanding Volunteer Group of the Year.
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The Morgan County Veterans Day program included presentations at East
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Valley Elementary, Azel Elementary, Regularly Elementary, Morgan Central Elementary, and
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Morgan County High Morgan County Middle School. Each of these
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schools do magnificent job with their programs in which the children, teens,
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young adults are displaying patriotic honor to those who have
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served or are serving. The following schools honored the following veterans.
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Azel Elementary on November fourth, Gary Lee Barker, Josh Hampton,
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Douglas Williams, East Valley Elementary on November the sixth, Bob FLTs,
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Eric Martin, David Smith, Morgan Central on November the tenth,
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Roger Keith, Elam, Carl Smith, Ronnie Keaton, Morgan High Middle Schools,
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Morgan High and Middle Schools on November the twelfth, Jared
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Wolford Wrigley Elementary on November twelfth, and Walker Christ, Chad Dunn,
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Bon Spencer and Leyman Williams. Several members traveled to mac
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Maganoff County Extension Office Service on November fifteenth for Macgoffin
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County's first award presentation. Macgoffin County is one of six
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counties assigned to Morgan County Quilt of Valor Group. Our
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group awarded eight quilts on this day. Veterans whom were
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awarded are as follows. Walter D. Tackett, Ned Thompson Hackworth, Everett,
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Leon Claxton, Michael Blanton, Robert Reid, Drammond Damon, Damon, Mike James, Mike's, Brian,
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Keith Manning and Kenton Scott Trublee. Refreshments were provided by
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the Magoffin County Extension Homemakers. The QOV Morgan County Piece
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by Piece Group finished out the year, holding the meeting
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in December. Reports reported were seventy eight quilts awarded in
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twenty twenty five, with forty eight in twenty twenty four.
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Our group was organized in April of twenty twenty four.
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Our group is busy with the planning of the first
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quarter of the Piece in Quilts, planning the second annual
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QOV National Soday Event on February seventh, and award presentations.
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Look for our National Soday Event on our Facebook page.
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Quilts of Valor, Morgan County Piece by Piece newspaper articles
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qv QO VF National Solday Event in Kentucky Cooperative Extension
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Morgan County Extension Office Facebook page. In twenty twenty six,
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America will be celebrating in two hundred and fifty years.
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Our group would like to reach out reach a goal
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of awarding one hundred twenty four additional quilts this year
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to total two hundred and fifty. No better year than
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to help us reach this goal by awarding a quilt
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to a veteran or current service member within our six
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county area. Help us in nominating a veteran or current
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service member by electronically filing at QOVF DOTRG or completing
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the form at the Morgan County Extension Office, one thousand
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and two Prestonburgh Street, West, Liberty, Kentucky, four one four
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seventy two QOV Morgan County Piece by Piece So Days
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are the first and third Wednesdays of each month, provided
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that the Morgan County Extension Office is available and is
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open to the public. Ours are nine am to four pm.
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And this has come as you go as you please.
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Tools and materials are provided. If you would like to
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make a donation to this program, please make checks payable
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to the Morgan Piece by Piece Quilts Piece by Piece
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Homemakers PO Box thirty five, West Liberty, Kentucky four one
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four seven two Morgan County Piece by Piece Homemakers is
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a five oh one C three tax deductible organization. Our
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next article is the Senior Citizen's Menu. Meals are served
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with water and milk. Thursday, January eighth, meatloaf, mashed potatoes,
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sweet peas, whole grain, white roll, mixed fruit, one percent milk. Friday,
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January ninth, Roast turkeys, skyll oft potatoes, slim of beans,
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whole grain, white roll, margarine, one percent milk, chill peaches. Monday,
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January twelfth, redded pork chops, cooked cabbage, fried apples, whole grain,
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white roll, one percent milk, black eyed peas Tuesday, January thirteenth,
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Slippy Joe RF slash r C, creamy coleslaw, green beans, banana,
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one percent milk. Wednesday, January fourteenth, barbecued pull pork, sandwich,
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mixed fruit, potato, wedges, and one percent milk, broccoli and cheese. Thursday,
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January fifteenth, Chili with beans, saltine, tangerine, cleminae, clementine, baked potato,
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one percent milk, margarine FF sour cream. Our next article
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is from the local Community Board. Benefit for Chris Adams
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slated for January. For Saturday, January thirty first, a fundraiser
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will be held for local resident Chris Adams one to
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three pm Sataway, January Saturday, January thirty first at the
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Index Church Community Center located at seventeen forty nine West
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Main Street in West Liberty. Let's rally together to support
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Chris Adams and his family as they navigate the challenges
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of his cancer diagnosis, medical bills, travel hospital stays, and
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loss of wages. The fundraiser event will include a soup
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being dinner, live music, live auction, and raffle. Any donations
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are greatly appreciated. Chris Adams, our dearest citizen, is a
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devoted Christian and a member of the New Salem Church.
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He also serves as a Chief of White Oak Volunteer
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Department Volunteer Fire Department. Chris is also the dedicated husband
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of Sandy McClure Adams. Please join us in supporting Chris
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at this special event. Our next our article is DAV
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meetings slated for Friday January ninth. Due to the New
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Year holiday, Morgan County DAV number one thirty two has
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postponed its monthly meeting until Friday, January ninth. We will
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meet at seven pm in the Morgan County Fiscal Courtroom.
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Make a new year and attend. We will have reports,
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awards and membership pens. All veterans are welcome. Our next
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article is Republican Party to meet Thursday, January eighth. The
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regular monthly meeting of Morgan County Republican Party, originally slated
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for January one, has been rescheduled for six pm Thursday,
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January eighth in the upstairs Council of the City Hall.
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The public is invited to attend. Next article Beekeepers Association
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meet on January twelve. Morgan County Mountain bee Keepers Association
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will meet at six thirty pm Monday, January the twelve
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at Morgan County Extension Office. For more information, contact Carl
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Alfrey at six O six seven two five fifty eight
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eighty eight. Our next article is Kentucky Adult Ed Morgan
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Wolf County Center Schedule. Kentucky Adult Education Centers for Morgan
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County and Wolf Counties are on the second floor, Room
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two O seven at the Morgan County Board of Education
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building in West Liberty. The Kentucky Adult Education Morgan and
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Wolf County Center schedule is as follows. Mondays, Morgan County
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Center from nine am to five pm and the EKCC
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from four pm to five thirty pm. Tuesdays, Morgan County
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Center from nine am to five pm. Wednesdays, Morgan County
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Center from nine am to five pm Thursday This Morgan
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County Center from nine am to five pm. Fridays Morgan
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County Center from nine am to five pm. Schedule subject
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to change without notice. If you have any questions, please
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call six oh six seven four three fifteen hundred. If
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there is no answer, please call six oh six seven
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eight three ninety five thirty one four Assistance. Walk ins
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are welcome. Our next article is Morgan County Middle School
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announces its sb DMC meeting dates. The Morgan County Middle
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School sb dm C meeting for the year will be
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at five thirty pm on the following dates. October thirteenth,
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twenty twenty five, November tenth, twenty twenty five, December eighth,
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twenty twenty five, January twelfth, twenty twenty six, February ninth,
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twenty twenty six, March ninth, twenty twenty six, April thirteenth,
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twenty twenty six, May the eighth, twenty twenty six, June
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the eighth, twenty twenty six. Also MCMs Advisory Council Meeting.
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The MCMs Subvidary Council Meeting will meet on the following
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dates at eight pm in the YSC. Dates are subject
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to change for program purposes. September twentieth, November fifteenth, January seventeenth,
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March twentieth, and May fifteenth. This concludes excerpts from recent
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editions of The Linking Valley Courier. Your reader has been
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Jannis On behalf of everyone here at RADIOI thank you
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for listening, keep on listening, and I hope you have
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a very good day.