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Slippery Rock resident Julie Powell holds up her golf ball after securing her first hole-in-one in 39 years of golfing — at a significant site in her life.
Powell hole-in-one proves special for more reasons than playing golf

SLIPPERY ROCK — Julie Powell learned how to play golf through her husband.

“He taught me how to do a lot of things in life,” the Slippery Rock resident said.

The couple were married in 1982. Jim Powell died five years ago.

But when his wife secured the first hole-in-one of her lifetime last week, she was convinced her husband was there.

“Just too many variables there ... he had to have something to do with that,” Powell said.

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