Stories from Tuesday, August 12, 2003

More than thirty people gathered Sunday afternoon to witness the Nevada Habitat for Humanity dedicate it's sixth house, to Dean and Pam Harth and their granddaughter, Tonya Kerr. Nevada Habitat for Humanity President Bob Beaver said that the Habitat volunteers and the Harth family "has become very close in the last few months." He added that the building of this house was very much a joint effort and the family put in a lot of hours helping. ...

Kyle and Katie Kearby are helping to take their swim teams a stroke ahead. The brother-sister duo swim for the Jasper County Killer Whales, a Webb City team that participates in a year-round league, and they've both placed high again and again in their respective teams. ...

WICHITA, Kan. -- An old nemesis, the Hays Larks, did it to the Nevada Griffons once again. The Griffons, a 3-2 winner over the Kearney (Mo.) River Bandits on Saturday, came in with hopes of halting a seven-game losing streak against the Jayhawk League champion Larks. ...

Greg Cassidy of Nevada picked an opportune time to claim his first feature of the season. Cassidy won the special mini-stock feature race with a $200 payout. Jack Simmons of Erie, Kan., went wire-to-wire to claim his seventh feature win and extend his points lead in the Late model class and, in the modified feature, Brian Bolin of Fort Scott, Kan., gained his third win. ...

WICHITA, Kan. -- The Nevada Griffons outhit and outfielded their opponent, but couldn't outscore them. Nevada won the statistics battle with the Seguin (Tex.) Steelers -- 11 hits to eight, zero errors to three -- but lost the war with a 6-4 defeat. ...

"Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half." -Plato, The Laws "If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." -John Stuart Mill Herman Janks, a friend of mine, a philosopher and author, is at fault for the nature of my column this week. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 12, 1903 Several young fellows from Fort Scott attended the reunion at the Park last night and one of them was given a good lesson that he probably won't forget for many moons and his teacher was David McAninch and for the short time school was in session, the teacher did some very forcible and lasting work. ...