๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐–ซ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€๐—๐—‚๐—†๐–พ ๐–ฏ๐–พ๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐—‹๐–พ๐—Œ๐—‚๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‡๐— ๐—‚๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—Ž๐–ผ๐—๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—‚๐—‡๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ด๐–ญ๐–ฃ ๐–ง๐–บ๐—…๐—… ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐–ฅ๐–บ๐—†๐–พ; ๐—‹๐–บ๐—‚๐—Œ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฟ๐–บ๐—†๐—‚๐—…๐—’ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐–บ๐–ผ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‰๐—…๐—‚๐—Œ๐—๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐–บ๐—๐—๐—…๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—Œ

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Jackie Larson and her son Charlie. Jackie was a member of a University of North Dakota running squad that earned a school Hall of Fame induction. Charlie, meanwhile, has been one of Pelican schoolโ€™s most accomplished cross country runners.


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