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Lemon Muddy Buddy Mix

The Wannabe Chef: Luscious Lemon

Lemon Bar Muddy Buddies are a twist on the usual Chex mix snack! With white chocolate and powdered sugar, lemon lovers are sure to eat this up quick!
Chicken Salad

The Wanna Be Chef: Sweet & Savory Chicken Salad

Jessica gives her recipe for sweet and savory chicken salad - with an extra bit of zingy flavor!
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Salem Sox Insider: Sox Fall For Second Straight Night, 5-2

To say Salem had a case of the Mondays would be respectfully cliché but, with their recent on-again-off-again play, tonight was one of those off nights as they fell to Potomac 5-2.
Stefan Welch

Insider Extra: #30-Stefan Welch

Since joining the team on June 6, the Australian native has found his niche here in the Roanoke Valley with Salem, where he claims is very similar to his home back in Adelaide, Australia.
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Salem Sox Insider: Eventful Sunday in Salem; Sox lose 6-4

An afternoon that began with police officers and firemen battling it out on the diamond ended with the Sox battling not just the Potomac Nationals but also the umpires yet came up short, 6-4.
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Salem Sox Insider: Utility Man Sparks Up the Stadium; Sox Slipup in Extras.

The evening ended in extra innings, though, after both teams mirrored each other on the scoreboard until they reached the 16th inning when the Keys snuck a run in on the Sox and came away victorious 3-2.
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Salem Sox Insider: Wing Fling Night against Frederick; Sox lose 5-3

If you can appreciate a nice, smoked chicken wing (like most of us Americans), then you should’ve undoubtedly been inside of Salem Memorial Ballpark on Thursday evening!
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Salem Sox Insider: Sox Grab Game 1, 13-9

Beginning a seven game home stand, the Salem Red Sox were back in Salem Memorial Ballpark Wednesday evening against the Baltimore Orioles’ Advanced Class A Affiliate, the Frederick Keys.
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Salem Sox Insider: Insider Extra

INSIDER EXTRA: Dane sat down for an interview with Red Sox manager, Billy McMillon, on Sunday night after winning the weekend series against Potomac three games to one.
Sox vs. Potomac

Salem Sox Insider: Salem Slips to P-Nats in Game Four

The Sox were looking to sweep the Potomac Nationals out of the Roanoke Valley on another hot, sunny day over Salem Memorial Ballpark but the P-Nats had other plans, beating Salem 9-4.

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Stewardship of the signature structure on the city side of Mill Mountain is in the very conscientious hands of Drs.

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