Stories from Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Several local pool players were awarded cash and trophies recently for winning the Spring Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) Pool Leagues. In the Sunday East Open 8-Ball League, Outsiders from Charley's in McCook was awarded $325 for finishing in first place at the end of regular session play...

NORTON, Kan. -- It was a near perfect night Saturday night, May 31, at Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton as the caution only waved twice during the evening's race program. It was a Thunder Series event for the IMCA Stock Cars, and 12 drivers took the green flag for the 20-lap feature event...

June 21, 1934 - June 2, 2008 WILSONVILLE -- Warren A. Rice went to be with his Lord and Savior from the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on June 2, 2008 at the age of 73. He was born in Wilsonville, Neb., on June 21, 1934, to W. Albert and Eldine C. (Smaha) Rice. Warren attended and graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1952. He attended Doane College for two years...

July 20, 1916 - June 2, 2008 BEAVER CITY -- Helen C. Franklin, 91, formerly of Beaver City, died Monday (June 2, 2008) at Creighton Care Center at Creighton. She was born July 20, 1916, in Newark, N.J., to Charles P. and Beulah (Joralemon) Canham. She grew up on the East Coast and graduated from Montclair High School in Montclair, N.Y., and Stoneleigh Women's Junior College. Following graduation, she worked in New York City for a couple of years...

Summer vacation time is a great time to visit other places and gain a new perspective. Returning home, we have new energy and a new outlook toward every day routine tasks that we have given little thought for years. Visiting a small town in Texas, we noticed the local chamber of commerce's office was in a downtown museum built in the home of one of the founding pioneers...

Lying to children Dear Editor, One of these days in the near future, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D. Mass.) like all of us, will breathe his last breath in this life. Ed will then be standing in front of the Judge. Jesus will not be outsmarted, nor intimidated. ...

As the price of gasoline becomes even more outrageous, we must all do what we can to do what must be done. Buy your fuel from only reputable dealers. Make sure the product does not originate in foreign countries that have evil doers, tyrants and militants. Some of this gasoline was extracted from evil empires that President Bush has been trying to destroy...

"Oh, get a life!" This impatient admonition is usually offered by someone who couldn't possibly care less about the life I live. News flash. I have a life. This is it. So do you. And this is it. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, this is it. This is your life...