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September / October 2007
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  • Section 1: (cover - page 11: 6.0MB) Apryl Parcher: From the Editor's Desk | Table of Contents | Ed Belote Sr: Welcome to Cecil Soil | CSM Mailbox
  • Section 2: (page 12 - page 21: 2.7MB)"Ranger Rick" Barton: Cecil County Farmer - Priapi Gardens| Robert Hazel: Romance Along the Canal - Love at Second Sight | Happy 105th Birthday Aunt Verdie | Sandy Maruchi-Turner: Turner on Tourism | Ed Okonowicz: County Profiles - Cecil County's Bob Litzenberg
  • Section 3: (page 22 - page 33: 5.7MB) Carol Belote: Grandmom's Grandest | Mike Dixon: A Look Back with Dixon - The Cecil County YMCA | Maggie Creshkoff: Meandering with Muddie Maggie | Apryl Parcher: "General" Barry H. Montgomery | JoAnn Dawson: Horse Tales - Fair Hill International | Cecil County: Calendar of Events
  • Section 4: (page 34 - page 44: 4.4MB) Ed Belote, Sr.: Along the Susquehanna - Captain John Smith 400th Anniversary Event | "Ranger Rick" Barton: The Lion's Roar - The Ridgley Lion's Club | Times of Yore | Pat Valdata: Winged Adventures - Walking Around the County | Apryl Parcher: Restaurant Review - The Iron Skillet, Petro Shopping Center
  • Section 5: (page 45 - page 54: 3.5MB) Ed Belote Sr: Haircuts with Herb - The Amish Girl and the Gentleman | Charles "Snuffy" Smith: Military Honors - Patriot Day | Charles Quesenberry: A Tree-Trimming Business with Deep Roots | Mary Justice Blades: Wilmer Fisher's Memories - Meadow Rock Dairy and Rising Sun
  • Section 6: (page 55 - page 64: 4.4MB)) Sarah Adkins: Historical Homes of Cecil County - History of Harris House | Kyle Dixon: CC Yearbook | Charles Quesenberry: Fun Activities in Cecil County - It's Apple Butter Time! | Where in Cecil County?
  • Section 7: (page 65 - Back Cover: 6.3MB) Word Puzzle | Ed Okonowicz: Upper Bay Museum - A Treasure Trove of Watermen's Artifacts and Shore Lore | Ed Okonowicz: Havre de Grace Decoy Museum
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