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Chris Cohen, a junior at Carbondale Community High School, and Elizabeth Shappard, a recent CCHS graduate, laugh Thursday as Cohen tries to figure out the fourth member of The Beatles during the first Sunset Concert of the summer at Shryock Auditorium. South Jordan, a pop band from Indiana, kicked off the concert series. Blended 328, a new country band, will perform Thursday at Turley Park. PLEASE SEE PAGE 3 FOR A FULL STORY.
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