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Midshipman finishes Plebe Summer
(Submitted Story ~ 09/06/16)
A proud Midshipman, George Hamilton, at the completion of the rigorous Plebe Summer on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Business notebook: Huckstep body shop marks its 70th year
(Business ~ 09/06/16)
Businesses come and go in Southeast Missouri. Particularly this year, it seems a considerable number of national chains have departed, and several decades-old local businesses have closed or been sold. But though their departures are noticeable, many businesses in the region are standing the test of time and carrying legacies through generations...
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Jackson roundabout on schedule for completion next month
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
Jackson's uptown roundabout will enter the final stage of production this week, meaning the project as a whole remains on-schedule for completion in late October. Crews experienced delays during an uncommonly rainy August, but most of the Missouri Department of Transportation project has been completed...
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Cape to receive free planning to improve Red Star neighborhood
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
A North Carolina-based company's offer of free urban planning could help revitalize Cape Girardeau's Red Star neighborhood, community leaders say. Benchmark Planning, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an office in St. Louis, has agreed to provide up to 100 hours of pro bono urban planning work for the Red Star area...
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Responding to college-cost audit, Nixon touts affordability
(State News ~ 09/06/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is doubling down on his stance that Missouri is a "national leader in college affordability" in response to a recent state audit that found in-state and out-of-state students are bearing more of the costs at public universities and colleges...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 6, the 250th day of 2016. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 6, 1916, the first self-serve grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. (The store was set up to allow customers to hand-pick their groceries from shelves, rather than request them from a clerk standing behind a counter.)...
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Active Living Expo coming to Isle Casino on Sept. 21
(09/06/16)
The Best Years (TBY), along with The Chateau Girardeau, will present an Active Living Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Isle Casino in Cape Girardeau. Admission is free and open to the public. The lifestyle, health and active aging expo will be a fun, informative and engaging day designed for baby boomers, seniors, caregivers, friends and family, according to a news release...
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Master Gardener training begins Sept. 20 in Jackson
(09/06/16)
Do you have a green thumb and want to share your love of gardening and growing things with others? Then the Missouri Master Gardener Training Program might be right for you. The program, which is facilitated by the University of Missouri Extension Center, provides in-depth horticultural training to individuals throughout Missouri who then volunteer their time to help others in their communities learn about gardening and environmental education...
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River Heritage Quilt Guild presents Quilts of Valor each year to area veterans
(09/06/16)
As icons of Americana go, few are as immediately and deeply recognizable as a quilt. Though they may be crafted using any number of methods, all quilts are made with one common goal: to warm a loved one. That, says Mary Green of the River Heritage Quilt Guild in Cape Girardeau, is one of the ideas behind the Quilts of Valor project...
- Summertime, when the livin' is easy ... well, not all that easy! (09/06/16)
- Never one to come inside (09/06/16)
- Delicious Reading: Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa from 'Steel Magnolias' and 'The Pioneer Woman' (09/06/16)
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Judy Watson travels the country to sell art, putting thousands of miles on her 1948 truck
(09/06/16)
Some hot-rods are basically just for show, but not Judy Watson's 1948 Chevrolet panel truck "Bluebie." Bluebie is Watson's work of art, to be sure, but it's also her workhorse. She drives it all over the country as part of her job selling art at equine events. It's gone farther than your car, and probably farther than your car and your neighbor's car put together...
- Age Spots: An apple a day keeps the doctor away (09/06/16)
- Now Read This: 'The Taming of the Queen' by Philippa Gregory (09/06/16)
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Kids leaving home doesn't always lead to parents saving more
(09/06/16)
CHICAGO -- Raising kids costs a lot of money, so when they finally strike out on their own, it stands to reason that parents would have more money to spend, save or invest. How they spend that money can have large consequences for their retirement security...
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Prayer 9-6-16
(Prayer ~ 09/06/16)
O Heavenly Father, Almighty God, in you we take refuge. Amen.
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Singer provides powerful message at La Croix
(Editorial ~ 09/06/16)
Poverty. Loss. Hatred. Depression. Atheism. Thoughts of suicide. Victory! One of these words doesn't belong or doesn't seem to belong, but it demonstrates how a life of heartache can become a life of hope when Christ becomes the center of it.
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Kaepernick's contradiction
(Column ~ 09/06/16)
I am sick of elites complaining about America. Complaining that we're unjust. Complaining that we don't live up to our ideals. Complaining to the point that they cannot even bring themselves to stand for our national anthem. I'm sick of it. Yes, I'm talking about Colin Kaepernick.
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 9/6/16
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
Cape Girardeau City Council City Hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Items for discussion n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n Traffic regulations for stop signs presentation Regular session, 7 p.m. Presentations...
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Out of the past: Sept. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 09/06/16)
Despite the efforts of a religious group, MTV won't be banned from local television service, said Roger Harms, an official with TCI Cablevision of Missouri. Cape Girardeau County Chapter of the American Family Association is circulating a petition supporting removal of the channel...
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A mystery solved: where Scalia is buried
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral was attended by thousands and carried on live television, but when the hearse pulled away from the church and headed to his burial site, his family asked for privacy, and Supreme Court officials declined to say where Scalia was being laid to rest...
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'Don't Breathe' tops box office again over Labor Day weekend
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/16)
NEW YORK -- The horror thriller "Don't Breathe" topped the box office for the second straight week, while several new releases struggled to find traction over a typically sleepy Labor Day weekend at North American movie theaters. The Sony Screen Gems release made an estimated $15.7 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Roy Husband Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
Roy A. Husband Jr., 89, of Fruitland passed away peacefully at his home at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. He was born to the late Roy A. Husband Sr. and Edith Augusta (nee Seiberg) on Aug. 17, 1927, in Percy, Illinois. In 1948, he married Mary Ellen Brown, with whom he had six children. He then married Margaret Watson on May 19, 1969...
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Allegra Wendel
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
Edith Allegra Wendel, 95, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Jackson. She was born Aug. 14, 1921, in Tilsit, Missouri, to Charles H. and Ida Valle Daume Sr. She and Jacob T. "Jake" Wendel Jr. were married Nov. 29, 1941, in Rolla, Missouri. They had been married nearly 52 years when Jake passed away Nov. 10, 1993...
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Cindy Ponder
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
PERRYVILLE. Mo. -- Cindy K. Ponder, 56, of Perryville passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at her residence. She was born Jan. 22, 1960, in Perryville, the daughter of the late William Boxdorfer Jr. and survived by Opal "Rita" (Cottner) Boxdorfer of Perryville. She and Leroy Ponder were married on Nov. 3, 1979. He survives in Perryville...
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Jackson police report 9/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/06/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous n Check the welfare was requested in the 400 block of North Russell Avenue. n An assist was requested in the 400 block of East Lane. n An assist was requested in the 4900 block of Pinedale Drive...
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Births 9/6/16
(Births ~ 09/06/16)
Son to Brandon Lee Phillips and Denae Jeanelle Reddick of Oran, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:50 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. Name, Cash Lee. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Reddick is the daughter of Bob and Deb Reddick of Scott City. Phillips is the son of Jennifer Dusablon and Rod Phillips of Oran. Reddick and Phillips are both employed by the U.S. Postal Service...
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William Colegate
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- William Michael Colegate, 51, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at his home after having a wonderful day with family and friends. He was born June 25, 1965, in Red Bud, Illinois, to the late William Karl Colegate and Patricia Heiken Krueger Dickerson. He married Vickie Jansen on Jan. 28, 2012, and she survives of the home...
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Gerald Cain
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gerald Eugene "Eagle" Cain, 90, of Anna went to be with the Lord at 2:07 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at his home. He was born Nov. 6, 1925, in Effingham, Illinois, the son of William Alva and Gladys (Hummel) Cain. He married Evelyn Smith on Sept. 7, 1947, near Jonesboro, Illinois. She preceded him in death Aug. 21, 2006...
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Stats on drug trafficking, race don't back Maine governor
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
PORTLAND, Maine -- No law-enforcement statistics even come close to backing up Republican Gov. Paul LePage's assertion blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine. LePage, who previously told the Portland NAACP chapter to "kiss my butt" and blamed out-of-state drug dealers for impregnating "young white" girls, sparked another racial uproar when he said Aug. ...
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Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter grows among white youth
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has increased among young white adults, according to a poll that suggests a majority of white, black, Asian and Hispanic young adults support the movement calling for accountability for police in the deaths of African-Americans...
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Bill Cosby trial could be set this week
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- The shape of Bill Cosby's felony sexual-assault trial could become clearer at a hearing today when his lawyers fight to keep out key evidence, including nearly 1,000 pages of damaging testimony he gave in the accuser's lawsuit. Cosby, 79, is charged with drugging and molesting a woman he mentored at Temple University in 2004...
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Hermine lingers offshore, brings rough waves, rip currents
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Hermine twisted hundreds of miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, creating large waves in some southern New England beach waters that lured surfers despite rough surf and rip currents that kept most beachgoers away on the last day of the holiday weekend...
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Clinton blasts Russia, Trump softens immigration stance
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
CLEVELAND -- Setting the stage on Labor Day for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign, Donald Trump softened his stance on immigration while Hillary Clinton blasted Russia for its suspected tampering in the U.S. electoral process. In a rare news conference aboard her new campaign plane, Clinton said she is concerned about "credible reports about Russian government interference in our elections."...
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Teen at center of transgender fight heads back to school
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
RICHMOND, Va. -- College applications and high-school graduation are the biggest worries for most 17-year-olds. For Gavin Grimm, it's waiting for the nation's highest court to decide whether he can use the boys' restroom. Grimm, who was born female but identifies as male, heads back to Gloucester High School for his senior year this week as the U.S. ...
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Bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 43
(International News ~ 09/06/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A string of bombings, including a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group, struck in and around several Syrian cities Monday, killing at least 43 people, mainly in government-controlled areas. The SANA news agency reported blasts around the coastal city of Tartus, the central city of Homs, the suburbs of the capital Damascus and the northeastern city of Hasakeh...
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Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican
(International News ~ 09/06/16)
VATICAN CITY -- Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."...
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Study: Asian typhoons getting stronger
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- Typhoons that slam into land in the northwestern Pacific -- especially the biggest tropical cyclones of the bunch -- have gotten stronger since the 1970s, a new study concludes. Overall, landfalling Asian typhoon intensity has increased by about 12 percent in nearly four decades. ...
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Newton now is a hurricane
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Newton has strengthened into a hurricane. Newton formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and is headed toward Baja California. Newton was located about 215 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas on Monday evening. The storm was moving northwest at 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph...
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Obama cancels meeting with Philippines president
(International News ~ 09/06/16)
VIENTIANE, Laos -- President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting today with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures...
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Mizzou defends study that led to beagles' deaths
(State News ~ 09/06/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri is defending its research practices after a national pet-adoption group decried an experiment that led to six female beagles being euthanized. The California-based Beagle Freedom Project, which is suing the university system over $82,000 in fees it said it is being charged for an open-records request, said it learned of the dogs' deaths after happening upon a study about treatment for damaged corneas...
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Deer disease prompts mandatory testing in parts of Missouri
(State News ~ 09/06/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Conservation plans mandatory inspection of deer killed in 29 counties during the opening weekend of the November firearms season as part of the effort to battle a deadly disease. The department has established a "Chronic Waste Disease Management Zone" in northern and central Missouri for the weekend of Nov. 12-13, the busiest period for deer hunting in Missouri...
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Gonzaga hires Missouri educator fired over protest conduct
(State News ~ 09/06/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A University of Missouri assistant communications professor fired after interfering with journalists and police during student protests nearly a year ago has a new job with a university in Washington state. Melissa Click, whose profile appears on Gonzaga University's website, has been hired to a one-year lecturer job in the undergraduate communication-studies department at the private Catholic school in Spokane...
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Wal-Mart cutting about 7,000 back-office store jobs
(Business ~ 09/06/16)
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart is cutting about 7,000 back-office store jobs over the next few months as it centralizes its invoice and accounting departments, expanding a test it announced in June. The nation's largest private employer said last week the cuts will take place in all its namesake stores, confirming the move reported by The Wall Street Journal...
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China promises cooperation on steel at global summit
(Business ~ 09/06/16)
HANGZHOU, China -- China agreed to cooperate more closely with trading partners on its politically volatile steel exports as leaders of major economies ended a summit Monday with a forceful endorsement of free trade and a crowded agenda that included the Koreas, Syria and refugees...
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U.S. auto sales fall 4 percent in August
(Business ~ 09/06/16)
DETROIT -- U.S. sales of new cars and trucks fell in August, ending summer on a low note for the auto industry and making it less likely this year's auto sales will match the record set in 2015. General Motors' sales dropped 5 percent from last August while Ford's sales were down 8 percent. Toyota's sales were down 5 percent, Honda's fell 4 percent and Nissan's dropped 6.5 percent. Volkswagen's sales dropped 9 percent. Hyundai's sales were flat...
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U.S. hiring slowed in August, yet Americans' outlook brightens
(Business ~ 09/06/16)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August after two blockbuster months and barely raised their workers' pay -- a pullback that may lead the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates alone until late this year. But several surveys suggest Americans are growing more optimistic about the job market, a trend that could boost spending and energize the economy in coming months...
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Fate of Southeast's Cheney Hall undetermined for another academic year
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
For the second academic year, Cheney Hall remains closed, and its future remains undetermined. Cheney Hall is the oldest hall at Southeast Missouri State University. On Aug. 7, 2015, the Office of Residence Life announced Cheney Hall would be closed for the 2015-2016 academic year because of problems in the building's foundation. The 85 students who had planned to live in the residence hall were moved to other residence halls...
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Advance woman dies in two-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- An Advance woman died of injuries suffered during a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Bollinger county. At 5:30 p.m. on Highway 91 about three miles north of Advance, Christina N. Parker, 31, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was traveling north, and Alvin R. Fox, 79, of Advance was driving south when the front of Parker's vehicle struck the front of Fox's vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Cape police investigate possible arson, burglary
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
Cape Girardeau police continued Monday to investigate a possible arson and burglary incident after a house fire Sunday morning. The fire department was sent to a structure fire at 1020 N. Clark St. about 8 a.m. Police Sgt. Adam Glueck said it appears the fire began after the house was burglarized...
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Far-right activist, author Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
(State News ~ 09/06/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, has died. She was 92. Schlafly died Monday afternoon of cancer at her home in St. Louis, her son John Schlafly said...
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Deer interrupts surfing tryouts
(National News ~ 09/06/16)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Surfing-team tryouts were interrupted by a four-legged friend who apparently wanted to get in on the fun. Surfers at Dana Point were shocked when a deer rushed into the ocean Thursday. One surfer bailed out of a wave when the animal appeared suddenly in front of him. Mike Foudy, whose son Cole had a near-collision with the deer, posted video of the dogpaddling deer, which he said appeared spooked. Surf-team coach Tim Samson herded the deer back to shore...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/6/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/06/16)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Travis Stokes, 33, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at West End Boulevard and Mississippi Street...
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Terry King
(Obituary ~ 09/06/16)
Terry J. King, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Speak Out 9/6/16
(Speak Out ~ 09/06/16)
If you would go to the intersection of Bloomfield Road & Mt. Auburn, you will see how terrible the city property looks. The overpass bridge is just as bad. This must not be the side of town the Mayor is talking about the cities' beautification. At least we don't have empty beer bottles, vomit, or urine at this intersection. This city property looks pathetic.
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Fire heavily damages Jackson residence
(Local News ~ 09/06/16)
A fire destroyed about half of a Jackson residence but did not cause any injuries Sunday afternoon.
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Annual Walk to End Alzheimer's set for Sept. 17
(09/06/16)
On Sept. 17, for the 20th year, the Alzheimer's Association will hold a Walk to End Alzheimer's at Cape County Park North. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk around the Cape County Park Lake begins at 9 a.m. Between 600 and 700 people are expected to turn out for the event...
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