Stories from Sunday, March 7, 2004

By Steve Moyer Former motocross racer Brad Bennett came to the Bronaugh school gym with an inspirational message, and a great demonstration of his skill. Bennett rode a specially designed motorcycle in the gym showing his control of the machine in ways that obviously engaged and entertained the young audience...

By Lynn A. Wade Denise McCoy had no idea what to expect when she joined a church mission group on a trip to Mali, West Africa -- and she got a lot more than she'd bargained for. McCoy, a 1986 graduate of Nevada High School, went to the small village for nine days in February, and brought back with her many memories of of a culture filled with hard-working, generous, welcoming people; new understanding of what it is to live without a clean water supply, and a new perspective on the power of God.. ...

By Steve Moyer Wallace and Jerri Jones, Nevada, seated at the table, hit it lucky Wednesday afternoon at J. T. Maloney's. The two purchased a Keno ticket from Alan Sheppard and less than an hour later were celebrating their windfall of $10,000. "It came at a very good time for us," said Jerri. ...

A friend passed along to me a news story that I at first found hilarious -- but then also a bit sobering. "Worker dead at desk for five days," the startling headline reads. The story goes on to explain that George Turkelbaum, a 51-year-old proofreader at a New York publishing house, came to the office on Monday morning, sat down at his desk in the "open-plan office he shared with 23 other workers," and only on the following Saturday did one of the office cleaners ask him why he was working on the weekend. ...

100 Years Ago - March 7, 1904 With the coming of spring as usual the city is visited by a number of strangers some on the best and others who are unfortunate and a few looking for work. The officers are kept busy ordering the "bums" to leave the city. ...

The 2004 trout opener at the four state trout parks will be remembered as one of the best by many anglers. Although high winds hampered some casting, the temperatures offset any inconvenience. Before the sound of the opening siren had died, Randy Buzzard, Joplin, Mo., hauled in a rainbow trout that weighed more than six pounds at Bennett Spring...

Gosh, I find it difficult to believe. That greatest of summers has been 40 years ago. I can still remember with stark clarity what might be one of the most defining moments of the latter half of the 20th century. Go back in time with me to Friday, Feb. ...

By Larry Lewis DREXEL, Mo. -- The Bronaugh Wildcats waltzed into William D. Gordon Gymnasium, tap danced on the home team Drexel Bobcats and marched away with a district title. Bronaugh, the second seed, defeated top-seed Drexel 50-31 to claim the MSHSAA Class 2, District 12 championship on Friday night...

By Larry Lewis DREXEL, Mo. -- The Lady Hornets of Hume suffered a heartbreaking 49-47 loss to Drexel in the girls District 12 final on Friday. Hume (20-7) controlled much of the first half, building an advantage of 19-11 midway of the second quarter...