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Hunters fill up with preseason feast

AMY QUINLIVAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 3 months AGO
by AMY QUINLIVAN
Mineral Independent | October 26, 2022 12:00 AM

Twas'the night before rifle season, and all through the Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse not a hunter was hungry not even their spouse. With plates of spaghetti filling the tables, the happy homemakers cooked, served, and chatted with neighbors. The Hunter's Special Spaghetti Dinner returned this October after a two year break, it was warmly reestablished with dozens of attendees and volunteers. (Amy Quinlivan/Mineral Independent)

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