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Boy walks 200 miles to Hastings for schooling
Salina from Kas notes 16 year old Vance Hewitt began a foot trek to Hastings Neb for winter school. He carries blankets sardines crackers and plans to sleep under the prairie night. He aims to reach in eight days or less, moving via weathered routes. The piece also urges local readers to support a printer’s subscription offer to fund a new machine and boost Scandia.
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