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9th Annual Picnic a raging success

Our ninth annual section picnic came off without a hitch on June 15: good weather, no rain, and the geese kept their distance. Eric Bruton, immediate past-chair and official host, reports that the event...

Vic Lewchenko, our Treasurer and unofficial semi-pro photographer, posted his photostream of the event on Flickr. Go there if you want to see more of what went on.

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