“Chronology.” Flip it upside down by its dictionary word roots and it comes out to something like “disordered time period.” In full awareness then of the present dis-chronic reality, we opted to bring you the yearly recap the way it used to appear in short sentences, only _ipped upside

down for the present. Let’s not spend any more time on this than we have to, shall we?

CLate Fall to Winter 2019 A new virus residing in bats makes the jump to humans in Wuhan, China, later evading quarantine measures to escape the immediate area and vex the world.

Dec. 31, 2020

— Sophi Sanchez will have star named in her honor —Clark County seeks help to _nd 27-year-old Cassandra

Ayon, missing since October 3 — Our Savior’s retells Christmas Story with live Nativity —S. C. Swiderski LLC to build three multifamily apartment buildings in East Business Park.

— Christmas Eve Blood Drive Exceeds Goal Dec. 24

—Nicole Thiel hired as

City Clerk, _rst day is December 28

—Stanley Theater Hosts Santa

—Christmas letters _ll 8 1/8 pages of 16-page issue

Dec. 17

—Sophi Sanchez home from hospital on hospice, carolers gather to lift family spirits — City passes $4.277 million budget —New Dollar General Opens in Stanley Dec. 10

—B-E-D, other local departments battle _re at Colburn

dairy farm — Spaulding resigns as City Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer —Emery Expressway shut down as regulating stop signs installed Dec. 3

— Courtesy Auto and Truck Sales plans February opening in Stanley — Area Housing, school plans discussed at workshop.

— Area districts increasingly go virtual as pandemic continues — S-B Girls Basketball wins against Ladysmith in home game Nov. 26

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— Council renews authority to pay bills without meeting during shutdown — Sportsman’s Club Makes Donation to DNR for Otter Lake Improvement —Sophi Sanchez fundraiser raises $14,344.56 Nov. 19

—Pandemic forcing closures, lawmakers ask community to help stop the spread — Veteran’s statue dedicated in Soo Park

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