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Sun shines on local winery as Debonné gets solar panels

Star Beacon · last updated

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Debonné Vineyards celebrated the installation of five arrays of solar panels with a ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon.

The winery’s owners were joined at the ribbon cutting by prominent business and political leaders from eastern Lake County.

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