Local Schools Drop Routines So Students Can Watch Eclipse

By Christian Sheckler South Bend Tribune, South Bend Tribune
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 3:05am

None of the students were alive in 1994, the last time a notable eclipse was visible here

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