By Caitlin Flynn
I’m honored to continue an Eaton tradition, the Eaton Town Column. Nancy wrote it for many years, hardly ever missing a week. I only wish I had asked her how she managed to keep up with all the town news, but I have a feeling she would’ve simply smiled and said, “You’ll just do it.”
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