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For 30th Year In Row, Heitz Recites

Declaration On 4th At Bump Tavern

At 1 p.m. today on the steps of the Bump Tavern, Tom Heitz, the former Hall of Fame librarian, recited the Declaration of Independence in what's become a local Fourth of July tradition. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
At 1 p.m. today on the steps of the Bump Tavern, Tom Heitz, the former Hall of Fame librarian, recited the Declaration of Independence in what’s become a local Fourth of July tradition. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)

 

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