There are certain events your Newton County Historical Society hosts every year and one of them is coming up in a couple of weeks.
The streets were slippery and the temperature low as I slowly made myself along Wildcat Boulevard the other day. I looked carefully before taking each step, as I did not want to fall and become a statistic. Eking my way along, I was thinking about an article I had recently read about the community in Minnesota where I had started teaching many years ago.
Sunday was a memorable day for Tina and I, as we watched Lynn — who is going to the Neosho High School’s AFJROTC Military Ball slated for this month and the high school’s prom slated for later on in the year — showcase numerous dresses.
This winter has seen the return of Lori the Lumbering Lummox.
In honor of this event, I thought I would try to pen a Dr. Seuss inspired rhyme about me and my paddling pads for feet; shaped more like snow-shoes or bundles of meat.
We’re glad to see Neosho Mayor Jeff Werneke considering the formation of a temporary citizen’s committee to look at the financial issues of our city. It’s a step in the right direction, the direction of solving Neosho’s financial woes.
The National Football League said good-bye a great player and a great man on Friday after Kurt Warner announced his retirement. Warner’s rise to fame came as the rags-to-riches quarterback for the St. Louis Rams during their run to Super Bowl champions in the 1999-2000 season.
We’re continually amazed at the generosity of people in Southwest Missouri.
But when Triway School raised $1,900 in a week’s time to help earthquake victims in Haiti, we were really thrown for a loop.
It was foggy with a bit of drizzle dripping from the air as I walked along Wildcat Boulevard the other day. I was thinking about food as I walked along.
Sometimes, it is nice to just stay at home, have dinner and play board or card games. That is what Tina, Lynn and I did recently.
Probably like a lot of you, I’m having a tough time sleeping.
“Dad, could that happen in Neosho?” my 9-year-old daughter asked while we sat on the couch and watched the telethon Friday night raising money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
We’re heartened to see that the Newton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating potential criminal violations regarding a transfer from the “bed tax” fund to general revenues in order to make city payroll and other city obligations.
The positive buzz circling Crowder College these past few years is something everyone — administration, board members, professor, staff and students — should be proud of.
Whew, am I glad that project is over!
Over the past couple of weeks, the Neosho Daily News has taken a look back at the top stories of the last decade.
I thought Neosho resident Bill Slade said it best during Monday night’s special meeting of the Neosho parks and recreation board concerning the future of youth baseball and softball in Neosho.
If you have not driven by the Neosho National Fish Hatchery lately, you need to do so. There is an amazing transformation going on. You will see a wonderful thing rising there that will mean so much to our community.
The other day as I heard that former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire admitted on national television he used steroids, my heart sank. I, too, followed McGwire’s career with the Cardinals, especially during the home-run race back in 1998. When McGwire and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs were in the running for breaking Roger Maris’ home run record, I had the opportunity to watch a game in St. Louis. It was on a Saturday back in the day and McGwire hit two home runs – that made him less than five to beat the Roger Maris’ record. But he did not while I was up there.
Three million people.
That is the number of people the international Red Cross is estimating may need emergency relief in the wake of this week’s tragic earthquake that has devastated the nation of Haiti.
People have asked how our holidays were at the Marble house. Everyone assumed that due to the large snowfall that I worked a lot over the Christmas break.
On Monday, retired professional baseball player and one-time single-season home run king Mark McGwire confirmed what everyone who followed baseball suspected — he used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
