Yesteryear

Body Each year the U.S. Army All-American Bowl travels around the United States to find America’s best high school football players for its annual January game. The players, in turn, choose a Soldier Hero to accompany them to the game in San Antonio, Texas.

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Body * And So They Say: Georgie Riffel (age 5) to Santa Claus after being asked by Santa what his name was: “You ought to know. You saw me last year.” Irene Cabbage: “The last time I had some news, I couldn’t get anyone to believe it.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Connie Conyac presented the Rooks County Commissioners a list with information deal-ing with all of the grants, funding and projects she was either directly or indirectly responsible for.

Body SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1966 * And So They Say: James Gilbert (Monday): “It may look as if it is going to snow, but I don’t think it will. We need it too bad.” Ferrel Stoutimore: “Buster gets me into enough trouble here, so I don’t know what I’ll do with him in Kansas City.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago 2008 tax figures showed an increase of nearly $1.8 million, largely due to oil as the Oil category was the only one showing a significant increase in tax revenue to be collected.

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Body * And So They Say: Gib Suhr: “I’m like the Hillbillies— I put on my shoes when it gets cold outside.” Fern McDonald: “I think we should all be mighty proud of the way our Main Street looks.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Olde Tyme Christmas was scheduled for the coming Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.