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Tidbits from AMAC

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Swept away A California couple took “the plunge” -- for real -- on their wedding day recently when they decided to memorialize the occasion with a seaside photo.
Scene along I-80 West; Mountain Range reflected by water. Photo submitted by Clint Van Camp

Scene along I-80 West; Mountain Range reflected by water. Photo submitted by Clint Van Camp

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Iron Skillet

Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
You start out your third day on the road from Sydney, Nebraska. Heading west on I-80 early that morning the weather is clear. The wind picks up by the time you reach Cheyenne, Wyoming. Before you reach Laramie the snow has started drifting. West of Laramie the freeway is closed.
Brush with the Bunch

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Brush with the Bunch

Leo Beauchamp
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
“The float that wasn’t” Even with all the uncertainty of our pandemic era we at the Brush Bunch decided to build our annual Fourth of July parade float. I couldn’t find a recent picture so the one shown, working on our float, is from a few years back.
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Better Safe Than Sorry…

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Cancel, Cancel, Cancel… In the past few weeks, many regions have experienced a serious increase in the number of cases of Covid-19. Too many new cases for comfort some would argue.
Looking Down Main

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Looking Down Main

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
A very sincere thank you to the folks who decided to cancel this year’s RIVERFEST. I understand that this just sounds wrong but canceling RIVERFEST this year was almost assuredly the correct decision. Having said that I must be honest and admit that I am very bummed about this.
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Lloyd Omdahl
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
After 400 years of slavery, African-Americans are entitled to support the abolition of police organizations that have been the iron fist for the white society.
Saralee Hoselton enjoying one of her many walks outdoors while in Washington visiting her sister. Photo submitted by Saralee Hoselton

Saralee Hoselton enjoying one of her many walks outdoors while in Washington visiting her sister. Photo submitted by Saralee Hoselton

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Letter to the Editor

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
This is not really a letter to the editor but more like a reflection on what can be done in a pandemic—lots of walking and talking; eating’s good, too. This is from the voice of recent experience. (No, I was not around for the 1918 flu epidemic!
Pastor Leroy’s Column

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Pastor Leroy’s Column

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
“These are the times that try men’s souls”. This is the opening line of Thomas Paine’s December 23, 1776 edition of “The Crisis”. The same could easily be said about today’s America. Ours is not a struggle for freedom from a distant British Empire.
Along the Way

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Along the Way

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
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