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Brenda Flintrop, director of the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, was pleased to learn the council received a 19 percent funding increase from the state. The money will go toward boosting grants for arts organizations, such as the Carnegie Art Center and The Merely Players, among many others.
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Grants, such as those received by Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, help The Merely Players put on productions such as last year’s “Nunsensations!”
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