Watermelon fun
The Stanhope Watermelon Day drew crowds of fun-loving children Saturday. Claire Botterbrodt, of Fort Dodge, chomps away on a slice of watermelon on Saturday for the 66th Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day.
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