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Phases of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse are shown from partial to total eclipse, taken from various parts of Clay County.

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When it’s all folded up and put together, the old-fashioned van is a simple vehicle sporting various science decal on each side. However, unfold the back and open the doors, and a world of astronomy, gadgets, and gizmos come alive.

The Mobile Earth Space Observatory is a 1970’s van that was remodeled into a traveling science center and made its debut to the public in Sutton, following a small open house in Colorado. Developed as a way to encourage and enlighten people of all ages about science, MESO is equipped with a two large televisions, a built-in telescope, and various photos of space phenomenons.

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Kayden, left, and Chris Paulk slide down a water slide during Triple F Festival activities on Saturday, Aug. 19. The day-long event started with a sand volleyball tournament and ended with a dance on Main Street, with live music.

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After hearing many public opinions at a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 3, Edgar’s Zoning and Planning Committee decided to leave its opinion out of the matter of changing the south half of Block 10, Lots 13-24 from urban-residential to commercial.

This change was brought forth beginning in May when Brock Domeier approached the Edgar City Council about building storage units on the lots.

Domeier was turned down because the lots are zoned urban-residential and it has to be commercial before anyone can put a potential business there. The topic was sent to the Zoning and Planning Committee, who disagreed with changing the lots after Edgar citizens offered opposition to the storage units.

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On Sept. 27, 2006, a lone gunman entered the Platte Canyon High School near Bailey, CO, armed with a semi-automatic pistol.

While wandering throughout the halls, 52-year-old Duane Roger Morrison was never stopped or questioned. He eventually took six girls hostage, eventually killing 16-year-old Emily Keyes.

Keyes’ parents were two of several concerned parents awaiting news of their kids outside the walls of Platte Canyon. Wanting to know her whereabouts, her dad asked a local reporter to text Keyes, who had received a cell phone just a week prior for her birthday.

They text Keyes, “R u Ok?” Keyes immediately responded with, “I Love U Guys.” It would be the last communication the Keyes would have with their daughter.

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Dr. Dimitri Klebe, of the National Space Science and Technology Institute, will be bringing MESO and about half a dozen scientists to Sutton, Wednesday, Aug. 16, for hands-on experimentation with the Sutton community.

MESO, Mobile Earth and Space Observatory, is a mobile space lab designed to “engage and excite students, teachers, and local residents with hands-on educational and research activities focused on earth and space sciences, renewable energy, and scientific instrumentation,” according to MESO’s website.

Klebe said he will be bringing the lab to Sutton for its first deployment and plans to be set up in town Wednesday, Aug. 16 through Monday, Aug. 21. The lab will be set up near the school parking lot.

William Floe, with The Snake Guy’s Exotic Experience out of Hastings, holds his python, Leviathan, while teaching kids and adults about snakes during his visit to Clay Center on Friday, Aug. 4, at the Community Room. At the end of the presentation, kids were able to get up close and personal with the snakes.

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