Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2002

In the Feb. 18 article "Free help available to file income tax returns," due to incorrect information received by the Democrat-News, the phone number for Missouri Valley Human Resource Client Service Coordinator Keith Ward was incorrect. The correct number to call to schedule a VITA appointment is 886-5855...

Helping children learn to read "Word games and word puzzles help children read." -- Missouri State Library Book sale It's almost time for the Marshall Friends of the Libraries monthly book sale! Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 2, and spend an enjoyable morning browsing through hundreds of hardback and paperback books, at bargain prices; hardbacks - 50 cents, paperbacks - 25 cents. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Murrell Library on Missouri Valley College campus...

ST. CHARLES -- There was a time when the Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team dominated the NAIA Eastern Regional Championships. However, with the Vikings undergoing a youth movement and the ascendancy of top-ranked Lindenwood and No. 6 Cumberland (Ky.), a close third place at Saturday's meet at St. Charles -- especially with defending 174-pound national champion Matt Cobb sidelined with the flu -- was neither unexpected nor disappointing...

WOMEN Heart of America Conference Tournament (Play-in) at Avila 73, Central Methodist 51 Culver-Stockton 84, at Lindenwood 75 (OT) at Benedictine 66, Graceland 54

BOYS (Lewis & Clark) Marceline 69, at Slater 54 - (CAC) at Brunswick 57, New Franklin 62 Cairo 75, at Keytesville 44 at Madison 54, Glasgow 41 - (Non-conference) at Santa Fe 69, LaMonte 39 at Sweet Springs 63, Hardin-Central 47 at Malta Bend 72, Bosworth 68 (OT)...

MALTA BEND -- Senior Travis Haynie scored 28 points and gobbled up 11 rebounds Tuesday as Malta Bend held on for a 72-68 non-conference overtime win over visiting Bosworth. The contest seesawed through regulation time, with Haynie and junior Shane Reynolds teaming up for 10 fourth-quarter points to force the extra period. Senior Avery Samson knocked down his second three-pointer of the game and Haynie and junior Charlie Wise got loose inside to give the Tigers the lead...

ELDON -- The recent struggles of the Marshall boys' basketball team continued into the opening round of the District 9AAA Tournament at Eldon. Fortunately, the second-seeded Owls -- who, when February began, seemed nearly unstoppable -- found their long-dormant explosiveness late in the game against seventh-seeded Warsaw. Marshall tore through the Wildcats for 28 fourth-quarter points, turning what had been a deficit as high as 10 points into a 68-52 victory...

William Henry Jordan Smith, 78, of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at Abbotts Chapel United Methodist Church in Slater. Rev. Jerry Geisert will officiate...

Charles L. Akeman, 76, of Sweet Springs, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, at Moore Funeral Home in LaMonte. Rev. Gene Smith will officiate.

Marshall High School is reviving the tradition of a spring dinner theater presentation, with the play "See How They Run" to be staged March 6-8 in the MHS Little Theatre. Reservations are required for the dinner and must be made by Friday, March 1. ...

The Slater Board of Education met Tuesday night with school calendar dates and other issues for discussion on the agenda. To begin the meeting, A-Plus Schools Coordinator Myra Jones gave a mid-year update on the district's A-Plus program. Furniture and equipment have been ordered for the industrial technology building and the school has already received some lumber and materials which will be used for remodeling and renovation...

Because federal disaster assistance in the wake of the an ice storm that hit the area in late January only covers overtime, structural damage and machinery use, Slater city crews will work weekends to pick up debris, the city's council said Tuesday...

The Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra will continue its 2001-02 season on Sunday, Feb. 24, with a concert featuring percussionist Clarence Smith. The concert is free to the public and will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Harold L. Lickey Auditorium at Bueker Middle School...

The Marshall FFA chapter sponsored a breakfast Wednesday morning for local business people and faculty to allow a time for mingling and for chapter members to show their appreciation. A breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy was made by students under the instruction of Brian Schmidt, culinary arts and food management instructor, and enjoyed by FFA members and supporters...

Industrial manufacturer Morpower has a new home, made possible by the vote of the Marshall City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday. The council voted unanimously to rezone the former Gibson's building from C-2 highway business to I-L light industrial, paving the way for the company to move into the building near the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 and Arrow Street...

If you have children you know they love stuff, lots of stuff; small stuff, large stuff, flat stuff, lumpy stuff, stuff you'd rather through away, stuff they get at birthday parties … well, you get the idea! And next to stuff, they love containers to put their stuff in! My daughter frequently snatches interesting looking containers out of our trash because she wants to put something in it. ...