Stories from Friday, August 15, 2003

It is easy to look at the hot sun and low precipitation rates and admit that Vernon County is having a dry year. However, if a person wants to see the effect of the arid weather on the faces of area residents they only have to go down to the Farmers Market. ...

A crowd gathered at the Fox Playhouse Thursday night, to witness the first production presented by the Community Council on the Performing Arts in its new home. Board members and other city leaders joined in a ribbon cutting ceremony just prior to the show, "Side by Side by Sondheim," which will be staged at 8 o'clock each evening, tonight and tomorrow. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 15, 1903 In pursuance to a call issued recently, a number of the ex-Kentuckians met at the county clerk's office this afternoon for the purpose of selecting a date for the annual ex-Kentuckian Picnic that is held each year at Lake Park Springs. ...

Most people, faced with their first word problem in fifth grade, probably thought: "What the heck? Who cares when Train A reaches Point C? Just check the freakin' schedule." But teachers assured us that word problems were about reasoning out dilemmas using math, and those reasoning skills would help us in adult life. ...