Shelby County Historical Society Director Tilda Phlipot, right, talks with city of Sidney Council Member Mardie Milligan, at the Ross Historical Center on Thursday, Jan. 25. Phlipot was celebrating 25 years of working at the Shelby County Historical Society. Well wishers ate cake and took turns congratulating Tilda.

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Shelby County Historical Society Director Tilda Phlipot, right, is hugged by Botkins Historical Society Treasurer and Shelby Historical Society Chair Anita Uetrecht, of Botkins, at the Ross Historical Center on Thursday, Jan. 25. Phlipot was celebrating 25 years of working at the Shelby County Historical Society. Well wishers ate cake and took turns congratulating Tilda.

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