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Editor’s Note: The following was published as a feature in “Flutist Quarterly,” featuring Albion native Steven Finley and his recent presentation of the National Flutist Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Albion Economic Development Corporation and the City of Albion have updated work being done at the new Clark Park location. The playground equipment has been installed, and according to the AEDC social media, the basketball and pickleball courts will be coming in the next few weeks.

The Boone County Raceway finished up a Championship night last week, skirting the weather again as the season draws to a close in the next month or so.

In the early morning at The Tyson and Kaitlin Lodge Garage in Petersburg, members of the Rae Valley Heritage group, gathered to prepare the food and fill 8 10 gal. cream cans for the evening meal at Charlie’s Park on the Rae Valley Hill at 6 p.m..

Petersburg native, Larry Petsche has always had an interest in farm equipment and that interest sparked a show that will celebrate its 44th anniversary this year. Rae Valley Days started as a threshing event that was part of the Petersburg Church Bazaar.

The last of the three sessions of Art Camp 2026 with 3rd to 5th grade students was held at the studio of Jerene Kruse during the last week of July. The group “traveled” to Asia, Africa, Canada and Mexico.