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Senior Center holds first craft fair
Symbra Boone, left, owner of Symmi’s Front Door Decor and More, speaks with customer Marolyn Wood about her products at the first Craft Fair held at the Cassville Senior Center Friday and Saturday. Jordan Troutman/ jtroutman@cherryroad.
Lady ‘Cats searching for Ws
Pazlee Burbridge spikes a ball for Cassville in last week’s game against Hillcrest. The Lady Wildcats (1-7) fell in the home contest in straight sets, 25-10, 25-8 and 25-11. Cassville’s win this season came on Aug. 30 over Blue Eye, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20 and 25-20. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cherryroad.com
Cassville football alumni honored
The Cassville High School Football program was proud to recognize football alumni from the classes of 1990-1994 prior to the varsity game on Sept. 2. Alumni present at the time of the photo include, front row, from left: Scott Tucker, Casey Crass, Brooks McNeill, Kelly Mills, Jason Mackey, Charlie Spires and Jason Manning. Back row: Coach Todd McCrackin, Coach Joe Cavness, Ben Miller, Daniel Wilkinson, Clint Blankenship, Mike Krallman and Coach Brett Gosch. Contributed photo
Scoreboard
The Cassville girls golf team hosted a 9-school tournament on Thursday, with Joplin taking first place in the team scores with a 402, and Cassville second with a 409. Individually, Avery Chappell took first place, and Gracie Harmon medaled by taking eighth. On Aug. 30, Chappell and the Lady Wildcats competed in the Reed Spring tournament, with the junior state placer last year shooting a 77 to take 3rd out of about 80 golfers. The tournament was held at theThousand Hills Golf club in Branson.
Don Beeson: A response to Mitchell on Bill Reno
Dear Editor: I always read Bob Mitchell’s view in the paper. This is in response to his article of Aug.
Kyle Troutman: Hearty foods for fall
Fall is on its way, and I don’t know about you all, but there’s one thing I enjoy a bit about Autumn more than anything else — the food. My wife and I kicked off the season Wednesday by pressure cooking the most marbled chuck eye roast you’d ever laid eyes on. OK, maybe it wasn’t that marbled, but after years and years of overcooking roasts in a crockpot, I give our pressure cooker every bit of kudos.
Bob Mitchell: Remember the Blue Law?
It would be a wonder if many people today remember the Blue Law in Missouri, or even care so far as that is concerned. The law prohibited the sale of certain items on Sunday.
Exeter Corn Maze opens for season
The Exeter Corn Maze opened for the season on Saturday.
Cassville faces big test Friday against Seneca
Big plays on defense, big plays on special teams and even bigger plays on offense propelled Cassville to a 42-14 victory over Aurora Friday. Clay Weldy, Cassville coach, said the victory was a sweet one for a home opener.
Bob Mitchell: Cooling pools of past years
A dastardly act at the city pool cut short the cooling off time of the facility, with hopes those responsible would hopefully pay for their misdeed. That facility was important to the people, especially during hot weather, just as those of the past served water lovers. Some of those pools of years gone by served their purposes until regulations arrived that those without treatment facilities could no longer exist in rural communities.
