Wise marks 100 years

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Singer McKenzie Stanley portrays Margaret Wharton, founding leader of the Wise Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, during Saturday’s kickoff of Centennial Celebration Week in Wise. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO


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The town of Wise commissioned this mural on the side of El Dorado near the Big Glades to commemorate its centennial celebration, which kicked off Saturday. Lisa Davis and her art students from Union High School are painting the unfinished mural. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
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Above, members of Mountain Empire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8652 stand atop the Route 72 bridge running over U.S. 58A in Coeburn Wednesday morning. They and local first responders stationed the bridge from 8-10 a.m. to mourn the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy and commemorate the lost souls, their family members and the first responders involved. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
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