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Month: April 2020

President’s Message May 2020

President’s Message May 2020 During the early dawn of February 16th I obtained a glimpse of the future. After months of almost perpetual overcast, skies finally cleared. While looking northward towards Cassiopeia I noticed a long precession of fairly bright

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