Stories from Thursday, June 22, 2006

For most incoming college freshmen, the days preceding their arrival on campus are filled with anticipation and excitement. Up until a week ago, that was certainly true for Marshall High graduates D.W. Bradshaw and Alex McKinney, their dreams of wrestling for an NCAA Division I program about to be realized. ...

The plan to enclose the east entrance to Marshall High School has been put on hold and the district will likely lease a modular unit instead to provide needed classroom space. The Marshall Board of Education agreed Tuesday, June 20, to a recommendation by Superintendent Rob Gordon that the enclosure of the entrance be deferred indefinitely...

The Marshall summer school Musical Theatre and Production classes will present "Annie Junior" Thursday, June 22, and Monday, June 26, at 7 p.m. each night in the Little Theatre at Marshall High School. "Annie Junior" is a version of the popular musical that is customized for performances by young people, according to director Margaret McCampbell. The cast of the summer school production includes students from fifth through 10th grades, she said...

Sweet Springs Mayor Roxanne Hinton came into the Board of Aldermen's regular meeting Monday, June 12, with a lengthy to-do list. And, as often happens with to-do lists, a few of the items were put off. Hinton started off her portion of the agenda with appointments, including naming a board representative to the city's Planning and Zoning Board along with liaisons between the Board of Aldermen and various city departments...

Due to the death of Delford Thompson, former Saline County collector, some county offices may be temporarily closed Friday, June 23, for his funeral service, the Saline County Commission announced Thursday, June 22, at its regular meeting. In other matters, the commissioners approved 10 liquor license renewals...

On Saturday, June 24, Van Meter State Park staff will present an "Animal Tracks" program titled, "Who Goes There?" The program will briefly discuss the different characteristics of tracks and identify tracks. Participants will go for a nature hike and are asked to wear clothes and shoes appropriate for walking. The free program will at 10:30 a.m. at the small shelter house at Van Meter State Park...

BOONVILLE -- Young football players will get individualized instruction from the pros during Carolina Panthers lineman Atiyyah Ellison's camp July 8-9 at the Boonslick Heartland YMCA in Boonville. Ellison, a former all-Big 12 defensive tackle at Missouri, has lined up an impressive array of current and former Tigers -- including Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman C.J. Mosley and St. Louis Rams guard Tony Palmer -- for the second year of the camp...

Summer school. The very thought of it makes some kids squirm. Then again, summer school just "ain't what it used to be." When I was much younger, being "asked" to attend summer school meant you had made some type of grievous error during the regular school year and you were going to be given a chance to redeem yourself by foregoing the normal fun of summer...

Helen A. Fenner, 84, of rural Malta Bend, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at Grand Pass United Methodist Church in Grand Pass. Rev. Darlene Payne will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Grand Pass Community Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Grand Pass United Methodist Church or Maple Hill Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

Horace Junis Poindexter, 94, of Boonville, formerly of Blackwater, died Sunday, June 18, at Riverdell Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the funeral home...

Charley Louis Roscher, 101, of Sweet Springs, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at I-70 Medical Center in Sweet Springs. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs. Rev. Tim Biesemeyer will officiate. ...

Steve Schamens, 54, of Kearney, formerly of Marshall, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 23, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. William W. Harlow will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or American Heart Association...

Delford R. Thompson, 65, of Marshall, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at Apple Ridge Care Center in Waverly. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall. Rev. Dave Huck will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ...