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This trio, and Thom Racine, comprise this season’s SDG Historical Society Winter Speaker Series, held in the backroom of Schnitzel’s Restaurant. Racine will give an overview of Cornwall’s sporting history on Jan. 20.
While the speaker series wasn’t intended to focus on the river, h istorical society president Dona Cruickshank acknowledged its influence is so prevalent, i

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