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WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Boys and Girls State Honor Night dessert at Town Hall on March 2. Students who attended the 2014 week-long mock government events shared their experiences and encouraged upcoming seniors to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in government firsthand. The American Legion Post #35 and Auxiliary sponsor Prescott and Waitsburg students to the events each year.

Emma Philbrook, the only girl to attend the 2014 American Legion Auxiliary Evergreen Girls State at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. last June, shared...