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Through the Years, Oct. 30

40 YEARS AGO: HALLOWEEN OBSERVERS AND FRIENDS--A couple of Rotary Club Halloween street party observers probably didn’t know who they were visiting with... and we won’t tell. Chip Lawson and Les Charles, were confronted by this costumed pair last Wednesday night in Cassville.
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Through the Years, Oct. 23

30 YEARS AGO: CHS PROGRESS REPORT — Construction continues on Cassville’s new $4 million plus high school. According to the last school board reports, the project is two months ahead of schedule. Completion date is still June 1, 1995. The majority of the exterior work on the building has been completed. Interior finishing work has begun, and three of four sections of the metal roof have been installed.
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Through the Years, Oct. 16

30 YEARS AGO: UP-UP BUT NOT AWAY — Operating from a tether line, Charles Venable, a native of Exeter, now in the glass business in Neosho, put on a show for Cassville elementary Monday. The balloon inflation and rides for some came a week late because of weather last week. Venable is shown here making adjustments to his flight equipment with help of Cassville R-4 staffers. The elementary student body is shown in the background. Below, Venable talks with Ron Cowan about the process of filling the balloon, with fan equipment which Cowan was watching as a crew helper.
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Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week

Glacier and her little ones are ready to be welcomed into their permanent homes! Glacier is a 1-year-old white Domestic Shorthair, known for her sweet demeanor. She has three white kittens and one orange and white kitten that are also in search of their forever homes. The kittens are two months old. Adopters can complete an application at www.havenoftheozarks. org/adopt.
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Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Oct. 9

Curl up on your couch with your favorite chip pup! Tostito and sibling, Taki are looking for a couch to lay on, a yard to play in and someone to love them. Tostito is a male mixed breed, date of birth March 22. Adopters can complete an application at www.havenoftheozarks.org/adopt. No appointment is needed. The Haven is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. All Haven of the Ozarks pets are fixed, up to date on their vaccinations, and microchipped. For more information, people may email havenozarksanctuary@gmail.com, or call at 417-835-3647. Contributed photo
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Through the Years

40 YEARS AGO: NEW WILBUR LOOK — Pep club efforts during CHS Wildcat athletic contests will present this new Wilbur the Wildcat look. Inside the new costume is Laura Maloney, who will be the mascot this year.
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Fall Festival farms fun

Debbie Kober, right middle, and Melissa Hamilton, right, share information about their respective enterprises, Devora’s Garden (an apiary) and 7 Valleys Vineyard, with shoppers at Harvick Farms’ Fall Festival, Saturday. Kober says she’s been beekeeping in the Exeter area for the past two years, while Hamilton has been working to establish her vineyard east of Cassville for four years.
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