Getting off marketers’ mailing lists
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some tips on how to reduce the mass junk mail and e-mail I receive? For some reason, my wife and I get bombarded with this stuff every day and are sick of it. What can you tell us? Retied Targets Dear Targets, While most adults in the U.S.…
Read MoreA breezy good time
Upper left: Alexander Aramburo, 3, relaxes in the grass. Upper right: Owen Clark enjoys his first actual kite-flying experience. Lower left: Kite Day winners in the 11th annual event, Alexis Aramburo, Alexander Aramburo, KeyLe Rhea, Ransom Lowery. Marlie Henegar, Victoria England, Bonnie Bear, Dillon Hale, Emalee Hale and Emily Northcutt. Lower right: With her butterfly…
Read MoreToday’s LINEUP
The starting lineup for today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, with each driver’s position, car number, name, make and qualifying time/status: 1. 78, Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 51.103 seconds (187.386 m.p.h.) 2. 20, Tony Stewart, Toyota, 51.237 3. 70, Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 51.346 4. 84, A.J. Allmendinger, Toyota, 51.367 5. 18, Kyle Busch,…
Read MoreTitans go for speed, offense with first-round pick
NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The Tennessee Titans moved to help Vince Young and bolster an offense that needs some speed by drafting running back Chris Johnson out of East Carolina with the No. 24 pick overall in the NFL Draft. The Titans had the fifth-best rushing offense in 2007 but could use some speed. Johnson is…
Read MoreKenyan man, Russian woman win marathon
NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Sylvester Chebii of Kenya finished 28 seconds ahead of Meshak Kosgei and won the Country Music Marathon on Saturday with a time of 2 hours, 14:27 minutes. This was Chebii’s first time running this race on this course, and he was just off the course record of 2:12:55 set by Kenyan Luke…
Read MoreJake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan top NFL draft
NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Forget the intrigue at the top of the draft. The NFL invited a half-dozen players to the draft Saturday, and they went in the first six picks. Then things went a bit crazy. From Michigan tackle Jake Long, who already had signed with the Miami Dolphins, to defensive end/linebacker Vernon Gholston…
Read MoreTalley, Shields & O’Neal take scramble at CRGC
By Dale Stubblefield Last week’s scramble action at the Collins River Golf Course saw the team of Charles Talley, Rob Shields and Chris O’Neal take first place with a round of 4-under par. Winning second place on a scorecard playoff was the team of Jim Cipriani, Trad Johnson, and John Talley with a round of…
Read MoreWCMS golf sees plenty of action
By Rob Nunley Holly Morgan, above, Tyler Phillips, at left, and the rest of the WCMS boys and girls golf teams had a busy schedule last week, competing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The WCMS golfers had another busy week, seeing action on the links on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Friday, in their final…
Read MoreWinter guard completes season, to hold camp this week
The Warren County winter guard finished up its competition season on April 4, 2008. The winter guard is an extension of the color guard program, which performs with the WCHS band during halftime shows and contests, During the winter the winter guard competes on its own, creating and performing shows utilizing flags, rifles, and sabers…
Read MoreWCHS tennis wraps season with sweep
By Dale Stubblefield The WCHS boys tennis team improved to 12-1 on the season after downing Van Buren County on Thursday 5-2. The Lady Pioneers improved to 3-10 on the year with a 7-2 win over the Lady Eagles. Warren County’s boys won all but one of their singles matches, with Robby Brown picking up…
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