Stories from Monday, March 1, 2010

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Area district basketball scores for Saturday, Feb. 27

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Leo Martin, 81, of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Slater, with Rev. Robert Sisney officiating. Bethany Weiker, organist, will accompany Gerald Gerhard as he sings, "The Sweet By-and-By" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." She will also accompany the congregation in singing "I Love to Tell the Story." Burial will be in Gilliam Cemetery. ...

Gilbert A. Bergman, 67, of Alma, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at his home. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alma, with Rev. Fred Hertwig officiating. Visitation was held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ...

A Lake St. Louis man was injured Monday morning in an apparent hunting accident in Saline County, according to a Sheriff's Department report. The 34-year-old man was taken by private vehicle to Fitzgibbon Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left foot, deputies said. He was later transferred by ambulance to a hospital in Columbia...

As the image of Jabba the Hutt slowly took shape on the screen, artist Tim Proctor answered questions and offered suggestions for the young artists in the room. Proctor spoke to Marshall High School art classes Thursday, Feb. 25, and provided a drawing demonstration Friday, Feb. 26, and both days included information an aspiring artist could use about art (the creative act) and art (the business)...

The Saline Medical Reserve Corps met Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Club House for its annual event to honor volunteers and a business of the year, according to a news release from Russ Donnell, MRC coordinator. Jim Chevalier and Carolyn Paden were named the outstanding volunteers of 2009...

Slater will host the Academy of Model Aeronautics SPADfest, meaning Simple Plastic Airplane Design festival, Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12, in conjunction with Slater Radio Control Club at Slater Municipal Airport, according to a news release...

NORBORNE -- The first upset of the Class 1, District 10 Tournament at Norborne was recorded by the sixth-seeded Malta Bend boys' basketball team Saturday with a 37-29 decision over the No. 3 Pirates. The Tigers trailed by two points at halftime, but senior Tyler Armstrong scored seven points and senior Tim Trelow hit a three-pointer during a 13-7 third period. Malta Bend made six of 10 free throws during the fourth quarter, while holding its opponent to two field goals...

ALMA -- The rematch between the Slater and Santa Fe girls' basketball teams Friday at Alma wasn't much different from their previous meeting a month earlier in the Wildcat Classic. The Purple's defense and overall quickness were decisive in both contests, Slater's 61-27 non-conference win in the rematch only slightly closer because it back off the four-court press and went deep to its bench earlier...

ALMA -- With six upperclassmen on the Santa Fe boys' basketball team, one had to begin the Senior Night game on the bench Friday. Guard Jeff Knipmeyer's time on the pine was brief, and that on the court devastating, during the Chiefs' 67-19 non-conference home win over Slater. When Knipmeyer finally got on the floor, four minutes into the contest, Santa Fe already led, 9-2 -- a margin which extended to 22 points before the first period was over...

ATCHISON, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team held on to fifth place in the Heart of America Conference standings, and a chance to host a tournament game should another club pull off a first-round upset, with Saturday's 85-68 victory at Benedictine...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition March 1. On page 2: Stories about the Chilean earthquake from The Associated Press. On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox and the calendar of events. Entertainment news...

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