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The proposed Periodicals rate increase, slated for July 2024, would be an almost 10% bump for community newspapers that are already paying high rates for subpar service.

2x3.75=$54.38 My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Virgil a couple of weeks ago, on Sunday, April 7. It was such a nice and sunny day, but the wind was a little stronger than we would have liked. The town was so quiet with no cars on the street except that of John and Orella Hosack’s whom we were meeting. They had arranged for us to get into the Community Center, formerly the EUB Church. I was searching for the trophy cup that contained the names of the valedictorians from Virgil High School. We found they went from 1925 to 1965 With Linda F. (Aeschliman) Snyder, now of Hamilton, being the last one to receive this honor. My sister’s name, Frances E. Phillips, was placed on the trophy cup in 1950. This will be good information for my memoir, titled “Virgil 1951.” I have been told that in memoirs it is always good to include your sisters. They will want to read your book just to learn what you said about them.

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Junior Rice, Jim Lawrence and Glen Gibson were each presented with a VFW Continuous Membership Award in recognition of 50 years continuous membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. The awards were presented by Don Scott, VFW Post 2712 Commander, on Tuesday, April 9.

Eureka Junior High Track Competition at Madison Invitational on April 11.

The April 2 meeting of the Greenwood County Historical Society board was called to order by President Mike Pitko.

Earth Day is an annual holiday that has been celebrated since 1970. Despite somewhat humble beginnings, much of the globe now celebrates Earth Day, which this year takes place on Saturday, April 22.

Seven teams teed off for a cool and windy round of golf on Wednesday, April 10 at the Eureka Country Club.

Eureka Junior High track competed in the Fredonia Invitational on Tuesday, April 9. Multiple athletes claimed hardware and one walked away with a new school record.