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Calvert walks with her daughter, Nancy Lingemann, on Lingemann’s property in Bonny Doon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025
They had rented the property on Doon Road for 14 months but rarely went outside.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024
Michael Grevengoed, 34, from Doon, Iowa, is planning to caucus for Trump on Jan. 15 and said he isn’t concerned about Trump’s legal woes.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Grahm sold Bonny Doon in 2020, and last year launched a new partnership with E&J Gallo called the Language of Yes.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
Finally Doon said, “Well, we can’t get in. I guess we’d better go.”
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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