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Tricycles and beer cans: Auction attracts hundreds to fairgrounds
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Tricycles and beer cans: Auction attracts hundreds to fairgrounds

Guy Russell was calling auctions at 17 years old. Today, 60 years later, he owns and operates the Hillsdale County Auction. “People from every walk of life come to this auction,” Russell said. “This auction has been going on for over 100 years. Most generally, you can buy things way cheaper than what you pay...

AJ’s Cafe to extend nightly hours
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AJ’s Cafe to extend nightly hours

A.J.’s Cafe expanded its evening hours on Monday, and is now open until 10 p.m. seven days per week and serves hot food at all hours. “Our goal is to meet the needs of the students and faculty,” said Metz General Manager Jeffrey Cassell.  The changes extended hours past 9 p.m. when A.J.’s had closed...

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Golf ends season with 6th place in North Carolina

The men’s golf team ended their fall season with a sixth place finish at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational in Hickory, North Carolina, edging out the Findlay Oilers by one spot. “It was pretty much the same story as the rest of the fall,” head coach Matt Thompson said. “There were some good individual performances. It felt...

Off-Campus Coalition wins homecoming 2022
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Off-Campus Coalition wins homecoming 2022

Off-Campus Coalition won the annual homecoming competition after a second-place finish in mock rock on Oct. 8.  “We are in shock, happy shock,” said senior Allie Spaccarelli, captain of OCC. “Our goals throughout all this have been to entertain campus, to grow friendships, to create some killer memories, and to have a good time doing...