Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2002

The Marshall Park Board got a final chance Wednesday to review the specifications for the pool renovation project prior to their release to bidders. Architect Kerry Newman of the firm Shaghnessy, Fickel and Scott was at the Park Board's meeting and discussed several changes that had been made since the board last reviewed the plans. He said changes were made in the shade area to be located at the south end of the aquatic center, the parking lot...

Saline County's sales tax revenue has fallen for the third straight month and may have county commissioners reconsidering tax rate increases. Sales tax receipts reported following the month of July were $2,349 lower than tax revenue collected in the same month last year, with a total of $38,319 compared to $40,668 in 2001...

The scene of the grassy area near Guthrie Children's Park Tuesday night depicted swarms of young children making a big, sloppy mess wherever they went. According to the Parents As Teachers registry for Messy Night, 140 families entertained themselves at sensory learning stations spread throughout the area...

The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's production of "Lost in Yonkers" is a lot like life, full of both joy and sorrow. While all of the Lyceum's resident actors give great performances, the driving forces are Christa Germanson as Grandma Kurnitz and Marie Barlow as the simple-minded Bella...

William "Bill" Leonard Parker, 79, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Kingdom Hall in Marshall. Steve Stocksdale will officiate.

Ahh - Summer vacation. Another week of family togetherness while enjoying one of Missouri's great state parks. Johnson's Shut-Ins to be more specific. Time spent tent-camping in the Black River Valley as well as swimming and climbing in the wonderful, rumble-tumble waterworld that is the shut-ins...