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Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Rifle sports icon Coach Gordon Cooper was treated to a pleasant surprise Saturday. Basking in some late-morning sun at the rotunda entrance of the Veterans Nursing Home, a hefty motor procession circled by to wish him happy birthday. The man who many simply refer to as “coach” just turned 91 on April 1. “You’re awesome!” former Rifle High School baseball player Brian Rust, a product of the Rifle’s 1985 state title, whooped to Cooper through a pick-up truck window. “He was an awesome coach. He taught us a lot.” Members of the Rifle Police Departme...

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ANDREW WIND Susan Rider is expecting Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden to be "very unique" compared with the five prior ceremonies she has performed at. But the Cedar Falls native – a master gunnery sergeant with the United States Marine Band – said that won't change the important symbolism as America's 46th president starts his term in office.   "Certainly, I think the state of our world has dictated that this inauguration has a different look to it and feel to it," said Rider, 53, who plays trumpet and cornet in the band. Sus...