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Without help, this job becomes a lot more complicated

Never have I said or even thought I was any kind of celebrity in town. That title belongs to the students and their athletic and academic achievements.

I do however, understand that a lot of people rely on me to convey information that will become scrapbook material forever.

That can sometimes bring on a certain amount of pressure. Albeit good pressure.

Especially considering the wrong name under Junior's picture in the paper can't be fixed with a delete key.

So even though a reader could probably point out at least one mistake per issue on my part, I take pride in conveying the accomplishments of the town's youth to the best of my ability.

With that being said, there is no way I could do my job to the fullest without help.

A lot of help.

I really started to think about that this past week when the spring season was winding down, and I had walked out of the Marion High School office for about the 1,000th time in the last two months.

I needed some information, and office assistants Judy Versch and Pat Ash gave it to me for the 1,000th time.

Without them, half of the information in the sports and school section doesn't make it in the paper.

And they aren't the only ones who help.

High school coaches, players, parents, and faculty and staff at the middle and elementary school level provide information to me on a daily basis that makes my job easy.

If I had to list everyone under the byline who actually helped with a story, there wouldn't be enough room on the page.

So as I look back on the end of the first sports season since I have returned to work, I would like to thank everyone who makes me look better than I really am.

Without you, there would be a whole lot of empty scrapbooks.

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