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Boyhood passion turns into 50-year career of custom harvesting

By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Assistant Editor
Jun 23, 2017
Jun 23, 2017

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By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Assistant Editor

NAPOLEON, N.D. – Everyone has that moment, the time when your world fills with clarity. It could be a heavenly melody that stirs up one’s love inside; a whisper in the ear that opens our minds to thoughts we never before thought were thinkable; or a single glimpse, tattooed in our memories as long as we live.

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