AM Headlines — 8.9.13

Members of the Mead High School Color Guard, including from left, Lexi Kozyra and Katie Olsen, practice spinning and catching their flags in the school’s parking lot in Mead, Wash, Thursday. The team numbers 33 members and have been practicing twice a week all summer. That will increase to every day later in August. The team will perform at competitions in Tri-Cities, Portland and in California. (SR photo: Dan Pelle)

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