Off The Hook, Society
July 5, 2019

Off The Hook

By Melanie Behrens

Rain, rain going away … maybe

The weather and reports about it is a big thing at our house. We are very certainly, dependent on it. The weather situation affects all outside activities for everyone and there are a lot of those.

Of course, you must know this has been one of the wettest springs ever a...

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Education, News
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Sports
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Sports
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Sports
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State/Area News
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State/Area News
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By From JT Staff Reports 
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