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Veterans group representative urges election law overhaul
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
Representatives of Veterans for Political Innovation encouraged support for a state elections law overhaul earlier this week in Cape Girardeau Eric Bronner, chief executive officer of the organization, spoke at length about the benefits of the Better Elections amendment, which would change the nature of state-level primary elections by introducing a "final four" or "ranked-choice" process to voting. ...
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Cape Roller Derby League skates back into action
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
The Cape Girardeau Women's Roller Derby team was out of commission from March 2020 until January of this year because of COVID-19, but the team is rolling back into action. A roller derby match consists of jammers and blockers. Points are earned by the teams when the offensive jammer laps a member of the opposing team. ...
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Teacher pay hike proposal shelved
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
Gov. Mike Parson has been hyping an increase to public teacher pay, but the proposal hasn't been embraced in the state legislature. The proposal would raise teacher base salary pay from $25,000 to $38,000 and would be the state's first salary increase for teachers in 16 years. State government would fund 70% of the dollars required for the pay increase...
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Zeno the K-9 joins ranks at Cape County Sheriff's Office
(Community ~ 04/02/22)
Zeno is the first police dog Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's office has had on patrol in 20 years. The German shepherd was found in Pennsylvania, but the dog was born in the Czech Republic on Sept. 10, 2020. The K-9 is a dual-purpose deputy sheriff, which means he can detect narcotics as well as apprehend criminals in pursuits. Zeno's handler, deputy Gabriel Yoder, is a veteran K-9 handler and previously worked with a police dog for Cape Girardeau Police Department for three and a half years...
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Four-way race for two spots on Jackson school board
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
There are four candidates running for two open spots Tuesday on the Jackson School Board, known officially as Reorganized School District R-2. Those elected will serve three-year terms. The candidates are Brian Thompson (incumbent), Paul Stoner (incumbent), Kristen Lewis and McGraddie "Mac" Robinson...
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Jackson aldermanic races — wards 3 and 4
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
There are two contested Board of Alderman races Tuesday in Jackson. Those elected will serve two-year terms. In Ward 3, incumbent Larry Cunningham is challenged by Mike Seabaugh. In Ward 4, incumbent Joe Bob Baker is opposed by Steven Lee. In wards 1 and 2, incumbents Paul Sander and David Reiminger, respectively, are unopposed...
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Contested political races abound in Southeast Mo.
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
Voters in the state will have an opportunity Tuesday to choose municipal and public school leaders and decide various tax and bond issues. In Cape Girardeau, a mayoral race leads the ballot. Incumbent Bob Fox is facing city council member Stacy Kinder...
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Fleeing suspect in Cape crashes into historic landmark
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
According to a social media post by the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, a suspect fleeing from Cape Girardeau police crashed into a wall at the historic landmark often referred to as the "Flag House" in downtown Cape Girardeau. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/02/22)
Today is Saturday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2022. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. On this date: In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint...
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Out of the past: April 2
(Out of the Past ~ 04/02/22)
State Sen. Peter Kinder's lake bill won't float this year; Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, says the issue is dead for this session; the bill made it out of committee but didn't get on the calendar for action by the full Senate; the legislation would have amended a 1990 lake law; supporters say it would have helped re-float the lake project by allowing for an initiative petition to get a sales tax issue before the voters...
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History of Black school basketball in the region
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
March tournaments and a shared photo stirred curiosity about early Southeast Missouri's Black high school basketball. First reports of basketball in the Cape Girardeau news section of the St. Louis Argus appeared in December 1925. "... the John S. Cobb Ball team played Wheatley Ball team Friday, ending in a score of 14 to 13 in favor of JSC...."...
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Faith on a 1 to 10 scale
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
"How important is your faith to you?" The aforementioned query by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson should not have been unexpected. Religious faith imbues the values of many, if not most, people who hold some semblance of a belief system...
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Don't waste the time you have
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
Ring, ring, ring. The wake-up call jolts us away from our sleep, and we groggily weave our way out of bed. It's time to get up and face another day. We have places to go and things to do. But most of us do not give "time" a second thought. We take it for granted, feeling that there will always be plenty of it. Consequently, we treat the commodity carelessly and use it mindlessly, as if it will last forever for us...
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Turn the other cheek
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
In Matthew 5:39, Jesus makes the statement, "But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." It is hard to imagine anyone not hearing about the unusual event that took place during the Oscars last Sunday. ...
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Starting spring plants
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
Spring is here, and nicer weather is coming. We've had some cold nights and mornings and probably will till mid to late April. You just have to watch the forecast. I moved some small plants from my work room out to the greenhouse. If temperatures get down to freezing, some of the plants, such as peppers, will freeze. We have a small wood stove in the greenhouse. So, we'll crank it up if needed...
- Adopt Skunk 4-3-22 (Community ~ 04/02/22)
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FYI 4-3-22
(Community ~ 04/02/22)
"Odyssey" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Shuck Music recital Hall at the River Campus. Dr. Nicholas A. Kenney, associate professor of horn at Southeast, is joined by 2016 Southeast alumnus Dr. Jordan Redd and Southern Illinois native, Dr. Madeline Rogers, for a recital featuring the music of Dr. ...
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St. Vincent de Paul School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
St. Vincent De Paul School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Rory Arnold, Kinsley Cattoor, Luke Dallas, Layla Garretson, Laurel Gast, Jack Hussman, Colten Kiefer, Aunna Kirn, Geno Magsaysay, Jackson Miller, Reece Miller, Kate Mills, Xander Otten, Zetta Prasanphanich, Nicholas Reynolds, Gavin Stiegemeyer, Elliot Vinyard, Owen Bahr , Landen Boyer, Easton Debrock, Kase Doyen, Jack Herndon, Layla Joggerst, Makenzie Johnston...
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Guardian Angel School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Guardian Angel School Super Students Kindergarten: Kinsley Dunivan, Aubrey Graviett, Amelia Kyle, Tripp McClard, Maverick Seabaugh, Jameson Vandergriff. 1st grade: Tucker Hahn, Thatcher Mattingly. 2nd grade: Chloe Caudle, Elizabeth David, Andrea Pobst, Saydi Priggel, Kambrie Seabaugh...
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Blanchard Elementary School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Blanchard Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Dennis Albrect, Muhammad Ali, Jada Bland, Elijah Brink, Indigo Criglar, Alyssa Heflin, Charles Masterson, Daven Mills, Vada Miner, Shane Nunnery, Kharysma Parham, Willow Rieger, Colin Schroeder, Duncan Thomas, Mercedes Toeniskoetter...
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Oran Elementary School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Oran Elementary School 3rd grade: Chloe Hahn, Sydnee Holland, Maylee McCoy, Shane Pace, Emma Ramsey, Neavah Reyna, Reagan Tyra. 4th grade: Hayden Allen, Sophie Arnold, Layne Bramlett, Josie Burke, Asher Cox, Mili Fuemmeler, Jaxon Graviett, Brooklyn Hale, Raelyn Holland, Lane Holmes, Urijah Meyer, Jesse O'Kelly, Zander Roberts, Olivia Smith, Alaina Trankler, Ashlynn Wicker...
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Scott City Middle School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Julia Ancell, Josclyn Garbett, Clara Landis, Colton Pind. 6th grade: Bentlea Barton, Krista Bigham, Jodie Burger, Kassidy Dailey, Lauren Miles, William Moore, Peyton Morris, Ella Ressell, Madison Rodriguez, Eli Slayden...
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Cape Griardeau Central Middle School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Cape Girardeau Central Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Solomon Abraham, Jaime Adams, Nash Aldridge, Ruthie Allen, Beau Andrews, Deion Artis, Kimora Avance, Robert Bailey, Mabrie Barke, Steven Bates, Max Belanger, Stella Bertrand, Daegan Bowers, Dalton Boxx, Cash Boyer, Hayden Boyer, Aiden Bragg, Rachel Brink, Bryce Broadhurst, Amari Brooks, Adrian Brown, Amelia Brown, Camden Brown, Lawson Burgfeld, Paityn Burton, Adeline Charlton, Jamylia Chism, Holden Covington, Jordan Criddle, Beau Crowden, Dereon Curry, Raelyn Davidson, Temperance Davis, Eleanor Dean, Estelle Detjen, Evelyn Dewrock, Rozalyn Dubs, Isaiah Dunavan, Sabrina Dunn, Jalen Eason, Amaiyah Edwards, Clark Ervin, Aiden Esparza, Patrick Fair, Liam Fitzpatrick, Kennedy Frazier, Oliver Fry, Robert Gafford, Connor Giannini, Khloe Gonzalez, Alexa Goodhue, Colton Graham, Noah Harris, Kyletravia Hill, Robert Huntington, Corben Irving, Alexandra Johnson, Javon Johnson, Desmond June, Adam Kirkwood, Kayden Kirn, Grant Koch, Kaden Koehler, Wesley Kuehle, Kaden Lamb, Aaron Lang, Landon Langston, Jayla Lebine, Cooper LeGrand, Mallory Lieser, Jordan Linhart, Trenton Lockett, William Lyle, Lucas McClanahan, Beckett McClard, Cora McClard, Wesley McFerron, Warren McGinty, Kacie McGowen, Jace Means, Harrison Meyer, Makiyah Miller, Amarieyauna Moore, Breanna Mosley, Bryan Murillo, William Murillo Cerrano, Evan Parker, Idaysheous Patterson Jackson, Caydence Pearson, Cooper Pind, Patricia Poley, Mariah Price, Hank Priest, Wesley Radake, Eleanor Ramdial, Max Ringwald, Hailey Robinson, Hadley Ross, Benjamin Ruess, Zoey Sagraves-Cox, Lidia Salinas Perez, Andrew Sawyers, Jenna Schnurbusch, Makya Schoolcraft, Za'Rilynn Selvy, Alexus Sheldrake, Katerina Simpson, Nissa Smith, Ashlyn Statler, McKinlei Sterling, Emmalynn Stone, Aliyah Swoboda, Jazlyn Tarver, Devin Terrell, Eian Thompson, Vivian Tracy, Zion Triplett, Wyatt Tucker, Carole Turner, Paisley Underwood, Johnny Vasquez-Ramirez, Cooper Vernon, Nathan Waddy, TeLia Walker, Ja'Niylah Warfield, Emma Watson, Colten Welker, Daniel Welker, Henry Welker, Jaelynn Williams, Nataya Williams, Cole Wilson, Zane Wipfler, Scarlett Witvoet, Lirael Woodring, Gavin Wyatt, Trenton Young.. ...
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Oak Ridge Junior and Senior High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/02/22)
Oak Ridge Junior and Senior High School 7th grade: Chloe Berry, Mason Bolin, Addilyn Burnett, James Hope, Braxten Ponder, Lane Price, Joh Sachse, Olivia Schaper, Lexie Seiler, Grace Unterreiner. 8th grade: Landon Burnett, Abigail DeWitt, Hayley Hahs, Hunter Mason, Colbi Mool, Addalynn Price, Lucas Putz, Parker Schoen...
- Arbor Day 4-3-22 (Community ~ 04/02/22)
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Club news 4-3-22
(Community News ~ 04/02/22)
The Cape Girardeau County All Clubs Day was held on March 22 at the University of Missouri Extension Center. Cheerful Country Doers FCE Club was in charge of the arrangements assisted by Lamplighters FCE Club. Decorations were in a theme of Easter and spring. ...
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A beautiful salamander
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
This little fellow is a natural beauty. It is called spotted salamander as well as yellow-spotted salamander. I found this one in the woods under leaf litter near a small pond. The spotted salamander can grow to a length of close to 10 inches and live 20 years or more. This one is about 6 inches long. Because its skin is slick and will dry out easily, this salamander spends most of its life underground out of sight. It eats worms, spiders and other woodland insects...
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Senior Center Menus for April 4-8
(Community ~ 04/02/22)
Monday: Chicken tenders or pork cutlet, potato salad, sweet and sour beets, whole-grain bread slice and sugar-free gelatin with bananas or fresh-baked cookies. Tuesday: Taco salad or turkey bacon wrap, beans and corn, tortilla chips, whole-grain crackers and chilled tropical fruit or lemon pineapple cake...
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Boo hoo for Hollywood
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
What happened the other night at the Academy Awards show really saddened me. After all, I'm a child of Hollywood as much as I am a child of politics. My mother Jane Wyman was a major player in Hollywood -- best actress Oscar, two stars on the Walk of Fame, handprints in the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre...
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History should be our guide in Ukraine
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
There are several historical referents we should keep in mind about Ukraine war. First, no-fly zones. Lots of Westerners are calling for NATO aircraft to establish a no-fly zone above Ukraine to stop Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities. That is a terrible idea. Russian planes can still launch missiles from the nearby airspace of Russia and Belarus. No nation in history has declared a no-fly zone against an adversarial nuclear power...
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Democrats spend low-income Americans into poverty
(Column ~ 04/02/22)
I have been writing for years about how progressive policies championed by the Democratic Party and served up under the guise of caring about low-income Americans wind up hurting these very communities. The latest chapter in this saga is the newly unleashed round of inflation, the worst our country has seen in 40 years...
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Prayer 4-3-22
(Prayer ~ 04/02/22)
O Lord, we praise you for you are the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. Amen.
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Road work
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
NB I-55 in Cape Girardeau County reduced for bridge maintenance Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County -- between mile marker 111 and mile marker 117 near Old Appleton -- will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 4/4/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of March 31 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for4-4-22
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Hall Presentations n Beautiful Business Property of the Month Communications/reports n City Council staff Items for discussion n Appearances by Advisory Board applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for 4/3/22
(Local News ~ 04/02/22)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of March 21 Financial affairs n Motion approves the pament of monthly bills...
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Births 4/3/22
(Births ~ 04/02/22)
Son to Brian Lee Rhodes and Kaitlin Marie Meyer of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:41 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Name, Bryson Don. Weight, 3 pounds, 8 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Meyer is the daughter of Bridget and Paul Straedey of Jackson and Glenn Meyer of Steeleville, Illinois. Rhodes is the son of Dennis and Lisa Craft of Cape Girardeau and Steve Rhodes of Jackson. He is employed by Base Rock Minerals...
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Fire report 4-3-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/02/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 30 n Medical assists were made at 8:04 a.m., on Bloomfield Road; 8:54 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 9:54 a.m. on Walnut Street; 2:48 p.m. on Fairview Drive; 5:26 p.m. on Green Acres Drive; 5:40 p.m. at Independence and North Pacific streets; 6:39 p.m. on Cougar Run; 9:02 p.m. on Whitener Street; 9:34 p.m. on South Lorimier Street; 10:53 p.m. on North Street...
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Police report 4-3-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/02/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Assaults n A sex offense was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Street,...
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Kenneth Spear
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
Kenneth W. Spear, 55, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 4, 1967, in Cape Girardeau to Donald and Margaret Barenkamp Spear. Kenneth was a 1985 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. He enjoyed trading cards, collecting sports memorabilia, attending Cape Central and Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks games, as well as tailgating with the Moose Knuckles...
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Darlene Spalding
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
Darlene May "Dar" Spalding, 62, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born May 29, 1959, on Clark Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, to Leonard and Violeta Bello Tyree. Darlene married Steven Spalding on May 28, 1988, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 33 years and loved each other dearly...
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Dorothy Schuessler
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
Dorothy L. Schuessler, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 1, 2022, at her home. She was born Aug. 13, 1940, in Menfro, Missouri, to Walter and Erna Hopfer Hoehn. She and Gene Schuessler were married June 22, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Crosstown, Missouri...
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Larry Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
Larry D. Johnson, 67, of Jackson passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1954, in New Madrid, Missouri, to Roy Alvin and Mary Brewer Johnson. Larry served in the U.S. Army. He was a welder, working several years at ARI in Jackson...
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Shirley Eaker
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Shirley Mae Eaker, 76, of Marble Hill died Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau following a valiant fight with COVID-pneumonia. Born on May 19, 1945, in Lutesville, Missouri, she was the daughter of Hoot Martin and Gladys Mae Welker Martin Lincoln...
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Mark Crowl
(Obituary ~ 04/02/22)
Mark Hartford Crowl, 74, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 11, 1947, in Monterey Park, California, to Charles Hartford and Marion Elnora Moran Crowl. He married Kristine Louise Wiar on Feb. 14, 1982, and they spent much of their married life in Kansas City, Missouri. Their favorite home was at Weatherby Lake, Missouri...
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Out of the past: April 3
(Out of the Past ~ 04/02/22)
Eagle Ridge Christian Elementary School staff evacuated students yesterday after a heater in the building began smoking and threatened to catch fire; the school, housed in the basement of the Christian Faith Fellowship Church at 207 N. Pindwood, has about 65 students enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade; only minor damage done to a small area in the main level of the church...
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