PUPPETS AT PIONEER - Fredericksburg Standard

Nancy Burks Worcester of Nancy and Her Friends presented her ventriloquist show to a room full of kids at Pioneer Memorial Library on Wednesday morning, July 12. Worcester’s show was part of the Summer Reading Program held at the library throughout the summer. Her presentation filled the room with laughter as her various puppets were introduced to the crowd of kids. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess

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BrentonJuly 19, 2023

PUPPETS AT PIONEER

Cooper Kott, age 4, tuned in to see the puppets and hear the stories presented by Nancy and Her Friends at the library event.

Eva Caraballo attended the ventriloquist presentation with the group from the Boys and Girls Club of Fredericksburg.

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