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Manford Nordsving of Harmony stands next to his 2008 Mercedes-Benz Smart Car that gets 42-plus miles per gallon

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 9:15 AM

Most folks in the area know when they’ve met Manford Nordvsing of Harmony in his bright blue Smart car. Nordsving has been driving the diminutive European coupe for nearly 10 years, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything.

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