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Datebook: May 8 - Messner & Habeler Reach the Top of Mt. Everest 35 Years Ago

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They weren't the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest, but on this day in 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler became the first to the summit without supplemental oxygen. Before them, such a feat was thought to be impossible. Messner did it again in 1980.

It’s Wednesday, May 8

Angels Attic Thrift Shop seeks donations of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing; furniture; appliances; household items; and toys. Sale proceeds benefit Angels Community Clinic, which provides health care to the working uninsured in Calloway County. Bring donations to 972 Chestnut Street Monday through Saturday from 8 to 5, or call 762-0505 for pickup.

Graves County High School musical theater students present "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Thursday and Friday nights at 7 at the district's Performing Arts Center. The play tells the story of a young woman who becomes a flapper in the Roaring '20s in New York. Tickets are $5 at the door.

The Paris Rotary Club offers a Ham and Egg Breakfast Saturday morning from 6 to 11 at Paris Elementary School. Proceeds benefit the REAL Hope Youth Center, W.G. Rhea Public Library, two backpack food programs for kids, and several scholarships. For more information, call (815) 499-1220.

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Kala Dunn is a native of Princeton, Ky. She’s a 2006 graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy with a concentration in flute performance and a 2010 graduate of Murray State University with a B.M. in piano performance. She lives in Hamlin, Ky.
Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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