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July 24, 2009

Gearing up for boat races

Participants in the River City Racing Club International Model Powerboat Association-sanctioned race that will be held at the Mt. Vernon-Outland Airport lake today and Sunday check out their boats and the lake conditions on Friday afternoon. The River City Racing Club, based in Evansville, Ind., is returning the event to Mt. Vernon after being absent for eight years. “It’s been a long time since we had model boat racing in Mt. Vernon,” club president Ryan Hobby said. “And we hope to get more people interested in the area.” The two-day racing event is free and open to the public. TESA CULLI/REGISTER-NEWS

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Ina resident wins Spotlight Literacy Award

Anne Craig, director of the Illinois State Library and Dennis DeRosset, executive director of the Illinois Press Association presented an award to Yaro Hospodarsky of Ina for his work as volunteer with the Adult Literacy Program at Rend Lake College. Hospodarsky was one of 20 winners throughout the state of Illinois who were recognized for their work in the 2012 Spotlight Literacy Awards.

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