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It was another busy show today. Amanda Williams, MU sophomore and runner-up in the Miss Boone County Fair pageant, talked with us about the events on the schedule for the Boone County Fair. Amanda is a double major in — get this — pre-med biology and vocal performance.
Now, my wife majored in molecular biology, studied opera, and sang professionally for about twenty years. If Amanda is anything like Sharon, she’s an amazing young woman.
Then I had the honor of talking with an amazing young man, nine-year-old Jady Reese of the Boonville Cal Ripken Baseball All-Stars. The team from Boonville won the Missouri championship last week and heads to Kansas for the regional tournament this weekend. Jady is the team’s catcher, and if his dad, Dr. Jay Reese, sounded a little bit proud of his son, he can be forgiven; Jady hit over .500 during the state championship tournament!
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