Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Steve Marco interviews Betty Clementz, Relay for Life preview
The TALK-LINE interview for June 12 featured the Chairperson of the 2025 Sauk Valley Relay For Life event, Betty Clementz, discussing this Saturday's activities at the Westwood Sports Complex in Sterling, from the recognition of those that have participated in past "Relay" events to the "Luminaria" spotlight of those that have lost the fight with cancer, at the 30th annual event benefitting the American Cancer Society.
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