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Friday, September 13, 2002 

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[Photo by Jan Youngquist]

The fairgrounds come alive this weekend with tons of fun for the whole family during the ever-popular Railsplitter Festival. Last year's champion, Marty Yount of Hiram, Mo., lickety-splits a rail.

• The 32nd annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival opens Saturday and continues Sunday

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