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Hello, school year
Area schools said goodbye to summer vacation and hello to a new school year in Craig on Tuesday. School hallways were filled with teachers, students and parents and wafted with the aroma of new backpacks and freshly sharpened pencils. Kindergartners made the big step from preschooler to the world of elementary school, a leap that can seem enormous to a 5-year-old. Kristine Pech escorted her 5-year-old daughter, Breanna, to her first day of kindergarten at Sunset Elementary. As Breanna stepped into her new classroom and met her new teacher, she grabbed onto her mother's leg with a tight grip. Breanna's mantra for next 10 minutes: "I want to go home." The cry melted away as she saw other children enter the classroom.
Breanna Pech, 5, left, stays close to mother Kristine's side on the first day of kindergarten at Sunset Elementary School on Tuesday. Breanna's sister Vanessa, 4, right, is a bit less shy about the first day of school.
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Should the Craig Chamber of Commerce revise its State of the County attendance policy to allow people to hear speakers without paying for a ticket?
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