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Township clerk retires after 61 years

What started out as a two-year commitment became a lifetime of service. After 61 years, Gordon Twedt is finally calling it quits to the job of eastern Eddy County Colvin Township clerk.

When George Dronen left the Colvin Township area way back in 1957, nobody came forward to take his clerk position. After some time had passed, township supervisor Burton Aaker approached young Twedt to ask him if h...