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| First glimpse of new home A cold drizzle didn't dampen the spirts of spectators who traveled to the DeVries farm near Hayward to witness the unveiling of the family's new home. |
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| Edna's birthday ride Edna Spiker celebrated her 100th birthday with a hot air balloon ride. |
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| Ingrid Neel: Ace in the making Rochester's Ingrid Neel is a 10-year-old tennis phenom. She already has won a world title for her age group. |
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| 2008 Midwestern Lumberjack Championships Lumberjack competitors talk about their sport and how it "grows on you." |
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| 2008 JM graduation More than 370 seniors received their diplomas during John Marshall High School commencement exercises. |
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| 2008 Century High School Graduation Photos from Century High School's 2008 commencement exercises at the RCTC fieldhouse. |
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| Pumped up for competition Firefighter Josh Petersen and construction worker Kyle Rinn, both of Rochester, competed in the 2008 Mr./Ms. Natural Bodybuilder, Figure & X-Treme Fit Invitational on April 28 in Bloomington, Minn. |
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| Months of work, minutes of fame Personal trainer Shelly Greenfield and police officer Carrie Riggott (right), both of Rochester, competed in the 2008 Mr./Ms. Natural Bodybuilding, Figure & X-Treme Fit Invitational April 26 in Bloomington, Minn. |
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| The 'Sting' and beyond Raphael Butler, of Rochester, and his training partner, Travis Walker, prepare for coming fights. |
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| Turf Time A crew installs numbers on the field at the new stadium on the University Center Rochester campus. |
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| Rochester: First Class City Rochester's population reached the 100,000 mark on January 1. Maps and photos mark the city's milestones and residents tell what it means to live in a city of 100,000. |
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| Uncertain future Bonnie Oldham of Stockton finds the future still murky two months after she and her husband survived the flood that destroyed their home. |
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| Bosom buddies Three breast cancer survivors share their stories. |
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| Antique bottles Bottle collection is first exhibit for Florence Town Hall History Center. |
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| First day back by bus Children affected by the flood return to school. |
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| Songs have stories to tell Jim Yngsdal, a self-taught old-time guitar picker and singer, shares stories through his music. |
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| Portraits from the Fair Six people we met at the Olmsted County Fair tell their stories. |
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| A life apart A year of firsts continues for former Hutterite woman |
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| A bird in the ... ouch! Arabella, Plummet, Maria and Diana are the four newest peregrine falcons in Rochester. One-hundred people gathered in an auditorium at Mayo Clinic to watch the banding of the four peregrine chicks. |
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| Bassoon is for me Marko Bazjer is a Lourdes High School bassoonist. |
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| Famous people Students at Franklin Elementary School dress up and give presentations on famous people. |
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| Granger Co-op Creamery Milk can number 25 clanked through a small door in the Granger creamery. Greg Wangen emptied about 10 gallons of raw milk from it, and an era in Minnesota history was over. |
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| The powwow tradition Immigrants from Litomysl, Czech Republic, came to Minnesota, built a town and named it after their native city. The school recently was threatened with closure, but church members voted to keep it open. |
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| St. Isidore's: Litomysl, Minn. Immigrants from Litomysl, Czech Republic, came to Minnesota, built a town and named it after their native city. The school recently was threatened with closure, but church members voted to keep it open. |
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| Rocket fans have a blast Fans of model rocketry turned a muddy dirt road near Maple Island into a launching pad. |
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| Dances with boas A ballet class, taught by Tanya Williams, practices for a spring recital to be held May 19 at John Marshall High School. Williams teaches 200 students ages 3 through high school. |
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| Very hot hot-rods On his annual trip to an auto auction in Arizona, Andrew Distad of Rochester hopes to fetch big bucks for his two super-rare, super-restored cars. |
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