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GREAT FALLS (AP) — An 85-year-old woman here is set for induction into the national 4-H Hall of Fame and hopes her fractured wrist doesn’t prevent her presence at the ceremony Friday near Washington, D.C.Dolly Dwyer is ‘‘exactly the kind of person who should be in the national Hall of Fame,’’ said Kirk Astroth, the state 4-H program director.
‘‘Her record of achievement over the past 60-something years is above and beyond the call of duty.’’
Dwyer broke her wrist in a recent fall and underwent surgery, said her husband, Terry Dwyer, a former managing editor for the Great Falls Tribune.
She hopes her doctor gives her a green light Wednesday to head for the East Coast on Thursday.
‘‘This award will never happen again for me,’’ Dwyer said. (Read More)
