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Farmer amasses statistics, along with making rosaries
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FOLEY, Minn. In 35 minutes, Sylvester Block can craft a rosary from
wire and 59 brightly colored beads.
The Foley farmer, now 59, dreams of making one rosary for every
day of his life. If he lives to be 70, he'll have to make 22,550
rosaries to reach his goal.
"That's what I call a perfect score," Block said with a smile,
setting his calculator down on a small card table in the corner of
his dining room.
The table is Block's workbench. He is usually hunched over the
ti...
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