Stories from Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Marshall High School juniors are working to make sure everything is just right for the prom Saturday night, but parents wanting to view the decorations should take note of a few changes. Ron Sayer, junior class sponsor, said the students will be working on the decorations every night this week as well as most of Friday and Saturday. ...

Nothing is as likely as facing an NCMC foe to shake the Rock Bridge girls' soccer team from the doldrums. The Lady Bruins, scoreless in their last four matches -- a tie and three losses -- blew through visiting Marshall for a 5-1 victory Tuesday at Cosmo Park. ...

Santa Fe's Aimee Bredehoeft got her groove back Tuesday. The senior right-hander tossed her fifth one-hit shutout of the season during the Lady Chiefs' 10-0, five-inning victory over visiting Green Ridge. Bredehoeft helped herself with a two-run triple in the bottom of the first inning. ...

The bandbox Alma field was a paradise for the home team's hitters during a blustery Tuesday afternoon. However, the wind didn't help the visitors from Green Ridge. While Santa Fe sluggers belted three homers during a 22-0, five-inning blowout, senior right-hander Austin Rolf demolished the Tigers' bats with his first career no-hitter. ...

Beulah M. "Bea" Wilson, 91, of Independence, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at her daughter's home in Independence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 19, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Mark Gooden will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m., Friday, April 19, at the chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall...

Connie Dierker, a corn-breeding technician at Garst's Marshall research station on U.S. Highway 65 just south of Marshall looks through rows of seeds as the station's staff rush to get this year's crops planted. Four full-time staff and several part-time employees at the Garst station are studying corn crops' resistance to pests and disease among other projects...

The group of nine people who filed as write-in candidates for the five board positions on the Saline County Fire District during the April 2 election will file a petition for a new election in Saline County Circuit Court. "We're going ahead and pursuing it with petitioning the court," said Richard Clemens, one of the write-in candidates for the rural fire district board. ...

As the school year nears an end, Missouri Valley College and the city of Marshall are working hard to improve the college campus. Renovations and additions are being worked on in preparation for the 2002-2003 school year. Many people are contributing to the work at MVC to ensure the success of the building process. ...

Marshall School District officials announced Wednesday they have hired Stephen Grammer to replace Marshall High School Principal Jim Tobin, who is retiring at the end of the current school year. Grammer is currently the high school principal in Atchison, Kan., a school with an enrollment of around 550. ...

Adults have a hard time breaking wasteful bad habits like using too much water, forgetting to recycle or carpooling. Kids are often willing and eager to do their part to save the earth, but only if we teach them and show them how they can make a difference. ...