TICK TALK: Hawk at the high school called Friday to pass along a safe and easy way to remove a tick — valuable information at this time of the year. Put liquid soap on a cotton ball. Hold the cotton ball against the tick for 15-20 seconds. The tick will back out and be left on the cotton ball.

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