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Sauerkraut Days Watermelon eating contest, Cabbage Patch Kids Fun Run among events / 3
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Dan Mink, the “Rhinestone Roper,” performs a rope trick Aug. 5 while sitting on his horse at the Ogle County Fair. More photos: Page 11. Ogle County Fair coverage: Pages 6-12
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 17-24 Library News............. 2
Marriage Applications. 15 Otto’s Column........... 4 Polo Police................. 2
Property Transfers...16 Reading Matters......14 Sheriff Activity.........15
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Herman “Fred” Bergner, Melva Jean Johnson, Cheryl Terese (Houghton) Merchant, Pages 12-13