🌱 How a Du Quoin tournament helped launch a historic ski season
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Du Quoin tournament helped launch a historic ski season
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Hustle 5K For a Cause and 2 more events.
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- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 58.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mastering the water (kstatecollegian.com) — Du Quoin briefly took the spotlight as host of the Saluki Showdown, where Kansas State’s revived water ski club launched a historic season. Their strong performance here helped propel the team through regionals and ultimately to a fifth-place finish at the Division II national championships in California, ending a 20-year nationals drought. 
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DHS Cross Country @ IHSA Sectional (Murphysboro) →
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