Yesteryear

Charges had been filed by the state following the investigation of a fatality traffic accident June 11, 2006, six miles north of Plainville on Highway 183. Jessica Y. Jones, 43, of Phillipsburg lost her life in the 5:30 a.m. head-on collision.

THE 4-H CAMP COUNSELORS had been recognized for their service at the camp held at Rock Springs Ranch in June of 1997. They were (from left) Jenna Stout, Kayla Muir, Nicole Gartrell, Whitney Muir, Mari Jo Stout, Sarah Palmberg and Ashley Hageman.

* And So They Say: Erma Jean Price: “When my husband goes fishing he always catches the same kind of fish—none.” Orville Livingston: “We came home with the same air in our tires, the same oil in the crankcase, and the same water in the radiator, but not the same gas in the tank.”

Casey Robinson, the new superintendent for Stockton USD No. 271, began his duties the first of July. Robinson grew up in Russell County, around the Lake Wilson area.

A poem immensely popular thirty years ago, recited by famous readers to delighted audiences, told how the mighty Casey struck out when everything depended on him.

The Fourth has come and gone, and everybody declares it was a glorious day for the small boy and all other ages of American patriotic citizens. We advertised it as an old-fashioned Fourth, the din of exploding crackers was incessant from early morn till late at night.

Paul and Mary Ann Graf and their family members were mourning the loss of their four-year-old son, Jade, following a deadly accident involving fireworks on the 4th of July.

THE ODLE FAMILY GOT TOGETHER in November 1947 to celebrate Terry Odle’s first birthday.

* And So They Say: Dave Oyer: “The only dirt I own is in my ears.” Lloyd Hollern: “I caught the biggest fish I ever caught in my life on the Fourth of July—a 9 1/2 pound channel cat.” L. D. Fuller: “My son, Lorenzo, and I are the same age—both, 4 and 5. He is 45 years old and I am 4 score and 5.”