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  • New commander for 73rd SOS

    USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James Bell Col James Cardoso, 27th Special Operations Group commander, hands the 73rd Special Operations Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Kevin Cabanas, 73 SOS commander, on Oct. 23. Col. William Wolfe relinquished command of the squadron after heading it since Feb. 15, 2008....

  • Song serves as warning to present horrors

    It will soon be Halloween, the unofficial kickoff of the holiday marathon season. This is the time when I encourage my freshman English classes to have fun, writing either a story or memoir of a seasonal nature. Those who have no affiliation with All Hallows’ Eve/All Saints’ Day still have to complete the assignment, focusing on some other creative possibility. Each year, some students become so enmeshed in the assignment that it grows into a novella. Thus the topic of the past few days, by way of generating creativity, has... Full story

  • No. 19 Utah beats Air Force 23-16 in OT

    The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah knew what was coming. It was just matter of stopping Air Force’s option with the game on the line. Stevenson Sylvester stuffed Connor Dietz on a fourth-down quarterback keeper to preserve No. 19 Utah’s 23-16 overtime victory over the Falcons on Saturday. On fourth-and-2 at the 7, Dietz pulled the ball from the fullback and tried the same play that had worked all game long. This time, Sylvester appeared in the running lane and brought Dietz down for no gain. “There was n...

  • No. 19 Utah beats Air Force 23-16 in OT

    The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah knew what was coming. It was just matter of stopping Air Force’s option with the game on the line. Stevenson Sylvester stuffed Connor Dietz on a fourth-down quarterback keeper to preserve No. 19 Utah’s 23-16 overtime victory over the Falcons on Saturday. On fourth-and-2 at the 7, Dietz pulled the ball from the fullback and tried the same play that had worked all game long. This time, Sylvester appeared in the running lane and brought Dietz down for no gain. “There was n... Full story

  • Embroidery tips featured on show

    Sheryl Borden

    Information on using stabilizers when doing embroidery, refinishing outdoor furniture and ways to deal with difficult people will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Patsy Shields represents RNK Distributing and Floriani Stabilizers, and she will show how to use stabilizers and a soldering iron or stencil burner to create dimensional embroidery. She lives in Sellersburg, Ind. Bruce Johnson is going to show how to make your bac... Full story

  • Library schedule/ On the shelves

    Preschool Storytime is every Wednesday at 10:30 am and Thursday evening at 6 p.m. Our theme this week is “Pumpkin, Pumpkin.” Join us for stories, songs, and a short craft....