Stories from Saturday, July 21, 2012

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"Boeing, Boeing" -- currently showing at the Lyceum Theatre -- is a show I loved in spite of my own bias against the type. The basic premise of "Boeing, Boeing" is not one of my favorites. The protagonist, Bernard, gets ensnared in his own web, a situation the audience knows from the start is going to lead to painfully embarrassing situations that he richly deserves...

Historic preservation efforts by the Friends of Arrow Rock received a major boost this week with a $230,000 challenge grant award notification from the Jeffris Family Foundation. The grant is contingent on the Friends raising a local match of $460,000 over the next three years...

After a full week of agriculture-based activities and events, rodeo athletes drew the crowds for the final exhibition of Saline County Fair.