Editorʼs Notebook

Area residents shouldn’t complain about not having something to do in July for July must be the peak month for community celebrations in the Heartland.

I remember the time I had friends visiting from West Virginia. They were en route to a family reunion in South Dakota and only stopped here for the third weekend in July. Like many years the mercury reached 110 on Saturday and I had celebrations in Davenport, Mankato and Republic to cover.

I didn’t know what else to do other than load them in the newspaper vehicle and head out for a day of celebration. First stop was the Davenport Achievement D...

 

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