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MAYOR GREG PHELPS (far left) and Roger McKinnon (far right) of the Old House Hotel congratulate the Nanwakolas team that won the Mayor’s Charity Classic Golf Tournament at Crown Isle.

Sep. 22, 2011 10:00 a.m.
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MAYOR GREG PHELPS (far left) and Roger McKinnon (far right) of the Old House Hotel congratulate the Nanwakolas team that won the Mayor’s Charity Classic Golf Tournament at Crown Isle. Dallas Smith

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