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Greenwood Takes 6A West Title

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The Greenwood Bulldogs traveled to Lake Hamilton for the final game of the regular season and left with an undefeated conference record.

The Bulldogs were in for a dog fight in the regular season finale. Greenwood would get the only score of the first quarter on a 26-yard field goal from senior kicker Luis Morales with 31 seconds left in the first quarter.

After briefly trailing 7-3, the Bulldogs would tally a 6-yard touchdown when senior quarterback LD Richmond would find Luke Brewer on a slant in the end zone moving the Bulldogs ahead 10-7 with 8:30 left in the 2nd quarter. After another Lake Hamilton score, Greenwood would go to the locker room at half with a 14-10 deficit.

The 2nd half would start of rocky for the undefeated Bulldogs as they fall behind 21-10 with 5:36 left in the third quarter.

LD Richmond would start the scoring in the 2nd half with a designed quarterback run for a 1-yard touchdown up the middle. With 2:57 left in the third quarter, the score set at 21-17 in favor of Lake Hamilton.

On the ensuing kickoff Luis Morales would bunt an onside kick up the right hash and catch Lake Hamilton off guard leading to a Bulldog recovery.

Using the momentum from the recovered kick, Greenwood marches down the field and converts 4th & goal on Hunter Wilkinson 1-yard touchdown run. Greenwood would take the lead 24-21 with 23 seconds left in the third quarter.

With 6:50 left in the 4th quarter, Lake Hamilton would regain the lead with a 3-yard touchdown run. In a rare situation for this Bulldog team they would trail 28-24.

However, the Lake Hamilton lead would be short lived. On the 2nd play of the following drive, senior running back Hunter Wilkinson would take the hand off and spring 63 yards to the house. Wilkinson showed his athleticism on what would be the play of the game but credit to the offensive line as Wilkinson was basically untouched on the run. With 6:13 left in the 4th quarter, Greenwood takes the lead 31-28.

Lake Hamilton would move into the red zone with 2:56 left in the game but the Bulldog defense would recover a fumbled snap to take possession, and momentum, away from the Wolves.

The Bulldogs would get another shot with less than a minute to go in the game but another bad snap would sail over the Lake Hamilton quarterbacks head and, after an initial recovery and errant throw, would wind up in the Wolves end zone only to be recovered by Bulldog junior Parker Gill for a defensive touchdown.

Greenwood would leave Lake Hamilton with a 38-28 victory and the 6A West Title. With the number 1 seed, the Greenwood Bulldogs will have the benefit of home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Due to an unusual, Covid-19 stricken, season, the Bulldogs will host West Memphis on November 13th inside Smith Robinson Stadium. West Memphis finished 2-8 overall and 1-6 in conference play. Normally eliminated from the playoffs, stipulations due to Covid-19 allow for West Memphis to enter the playoffs.

According to the Arkansas Activities Association, if just one team from any classification cannot play all of it’s normally scheduled conference games, then every team in that classification will qualify for the postseason.

Jr Tigers Stung By Hornets In Season Finale

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Jr Tigers Stung By Hornets In Season Finale

The Mansfield Jr High Tigers ended their season on a low mark after dropping their final game to the Hackett Hornets 38-14. The Tiger’s final record for 2020 was 3-7 overall and 3-4 in conference. If this is the first Mansfield Jr High article your reading this year, then you may think that the Jr Tigers weren’t good this season. But if you made it to the games, followed the stats, and knew the intangibles the Tigers faced this season, you’d understand that this is a special group with future greatness tattooed across their chests.

Mansfield faced an onslaught non-conference schedule to start the season. In past years, non-conference games were against other 3A teams or smaller 2A teams. This season though, the Tigers faced much larger 4A teams by traveling to Mena and Elkins while hosting Waldron at home. Conference wise, we all know that the 3A-1 is one of the toughest conferences in the state and that proved to be true yet again this season. But as the season progressed, the Tigers started getting in the groove. Losses weren’t blowouts and games became a lot tighter. Mansfield was blown out losing two of their first three conference games by a combined score of 36-86. In the last four games, on the other hand, the Tigers closed the gap by two of four with a combined score of 110-122. Those stats ladies and gentlemen show that the Tigers have the most important factor in competitive sports. They don’t give up when the chips are down.

The Jr Tigers also had what may have been the smallest number of 9^th Graders in the league this season. Suiting up only nine 9^th Graders, Mansfield was low on the numbers, but not on talent and leadership. Quarterback, Peyton Martin, was a dual-threat to defenses all season. Martin could hit targets in the pocket or on the run and could scramble to gain yardage at any point. Tyler Turnipseed was the Tigers all in one player. Run, pass, catch, tackle, return kicks, anything Mansfield needed Turnipseed did and then some. Need a touchdown? Call Turnipseed. Need an interception. Hit redial and call him again. Wide Receiver and Defensive Back, Zach Hayslip, played the perfect quick route runner for solid catches while also defending opponents passing game by sticking to receivers like pine tar. Defensive End, Dakota Langford, was a man on a mission this season. Langford was such a force on the field that teams would shift their plays away from him purposefully so that they could stand a chance at gaining yards.

If there was a toughness and all-in award for Mansfield this year, it would be awarded to lineman Turner Wright. Wright played most of the season banged up with injuries but it wasn’t evident by how he played every snap. Wright played like a man on fire giving solid blocks on offense and vicious hits on defense. Trey Vaughan played the monster amongst men on defense. If a quarterback or running back tried to run outside the pocket, they were met with “Great Paw of Vaughan” as he’d snatch them and drag them to the ground. With a grip like a steel trap, once Vaughn grabbed hold of an opponent, the end result was imminent. Defensive Back, Raine Hecox, played her position without fear. Hecox would take at least one huge hit every game and bounce back up as if she was asking “Is that all you got”? A student of the game, Hecox continually learned from mistakes made and gave all she had all season.

Lineman, Sammy Sellers, was the gentle giant on both sides of the ball. Sellers could move anyone at any time with ease. But if you got him pumped up or mad, then whoever was across from him found out rather quickly how it feels to fly as Sellers would toss them around like rag dolls. Last but not least, Defensive Back, Jeremiah Butler was exactly what any team needs. A player who was willing to play anywhere, at any time, in any way. A fresh body whenever one was needed, Butler was sure to step up and help.

If anyone wanted players who gave their all against all odds, it was this group. These stellar 9^th Graders will be moving up to Sr High football next season where they will surely make quite the impact. That though leaves a void in the Jr High. Although these players can never be replaced, their positions can be filled by a plethora of talented up and coming 8th Graders. When this group of 8th Graders was in 7th Grade, they ran the table going undefeated for the entire season against teams like Booneville, Charleston, Greenland, and others in their conference that year. Not only do they have the talent to fill the positions, but they also have the numbers too. This season’s Jr High had 15 8^th Graders on the roster and if all return next season, look out!

Most of these players contributed a lot and got substantial playing time this season which gives them added experience next year. Offensive weapons like Jeremy Strozier, Austin Oldham, Trey Powell, Toby Towe, Boston Elmore, and Aaron Person are poised to be atom bombs on the offensive scoreboard next season. Need the beef? This eighth-grade squad will have a full buffet in 2021. Linemen Austin Ruiz, Zach Chapman, Eli Garner, James Olinghouse, Dakota Deer, Andrew Pettigrew, and Cisco Fildes roll out the list on both the offensive line and defensive line. With that many quality linemen, fresh beef will always be prepared for the Tigers next season.

In the end, the 2020 Jr High season showed Mansfield fans that they have a fighting Jr High football program. With imminent growth ahead and talent flowing out of the wazoo, the Mansfield Tiger Jr High football program will continue to feed the pipeline of Tiger football pride. Congratulations Mansfield Jr High and best of luck in 2021.

7th Grade Tigers Kneeled To No Program In 2020

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7th Grade Tigers Kneeled To No Program In 2020

Pictured is QB Cooper Edwards, #59 Wyatt Boyd, and #50 James Bausley

The Mansfield 7^th Grade had quite the season in 2020. Although they did not complete an undefeated season as their 2019 counterparts, they did make it clear to every program that they were not to be taken lightly. Finishing the season with a 6-3 overall record and a 5-1 conference record, the 7th Graders held their own against every opponent. Mansfield fell to 4A opponents Elkins and Mena but beat Waldron. Their sole loss in the 3A conference season was a 22-14 nail baiter where Charleston scored literally in the final minute of the game. Very few schools held a full 7th Grade team, so the 7th Grade Tigers played almost all of their games against teams mixed with 7^th and 8^th graders. The 7^th Grade played up with the 8^th Graders for a win over Magazine and contributed the only points in the Jr Highs loss to Hackett when they moved up on the final week.

The most impressive point of emphasis on the season was the depth of talent in Mansfield’s backfield. Running Backs, Zander Walters and Dawson Robinson, ran rampant throughout the season as the Tiger’s primary workhorses. Walters was the impossible to tackle grinding runner who willed his way across goal lines while Robinson used high-end speed and ankle-breaking moves to put points on the board. If a defense keyed in on one of them, the other would make them pay dearly. As with everyone, the dynamic duo needed a break now and then. That’s where depth in talent comes into play. Running Backs, Ethan Martin and Traevin Copeland, were more than capable to step in and keep the Tiger Train rolling.

Think you can stop the run game? Then the Tigers would use Quarterback, Cooper Edwards, and his Wide Receiver core of Dominic Shores, Logan Newman, and Joey Fildes to force defenses to spread the field open again. Dominic “Sure Handed” Shores made wild catches that NFL scouts would drool at while speedy receivers of Newman and Fildes snagged passes on traffic which gave them the advantage over defenders in quick yardage routes. Edwards wasn’t merely a pocket passer though. If a defense blinked twice, Mansfield would pull the ol’ Cooper Keeper and send Edwards running for big yardage gains. All in all, Mansfield racked up an astounding 198 points in their solo games this season.

From L to R: Logan Ore, Kanon Fisher, Ethan Martin, and Joey Fildes

To be overall successful in football though, you must have a stout no-nonsense smash-mouth defense. Mansfield not only had that kind of defense, but they also mixed it with a batch of meanness and attitude to boot. Linemen, James Bausley, Kanon Fisher, Wyatt Boyd, Cadien Ore, and Logan Ore. The group formed what is known as the “Wall of Pain” and there was a steep toll to pay if an opponent wanted to cross that wall. Bausley was the wrecking ball for the defensive line as it wasn’t uncommon to see him in the backfield creating chaos right when the ball snapped. The Ore brothers could be dubbed “Pain and Regret”. Anyone who came head to head with the twins would feel a lot of pain and immediately regret running their way. Fisher and Boyd were linemen who could replace starters for anyone in the league as they used pure power and effort to plow their way for big takedowns.

Often opponents would try to outrun the “Wall of Pain” and use speed to get outside of the dangerous linemen. Lying in wait would be Walters and Robinson who hit just as hard on defense as they do on offense. The pair made as many tackles on defense as they did yards on offense this season. Going to pass? Good. Waiting for you will be the QB Killer Alex “AxMan” Hecox. Hecox made a habit of chopping down quarterbacks and led the team in quarterback sacks this season. If an opponent was lucky enough to get a pass off, Defensive Backs, Edwards, Newman, Fildes, and Shores would be stuck tighter than OJ’s glove on the receivers. The Tiger’s depth was evident on defense too. Mansfield’s defense didn’t have subs, they had rotation. Jacob Elmore and Jacob Delp stepped in on many occasions to help close out the game. With excitement and hunger, both Elmore and Delp could build confidence in their teammates and make opponents second guess what they were doing before each play. The Tiger defense did allow 134 points on the season, but most of those points came against their 4A non-conference opponents.

With this skilled crew moving up to the 8^th Grade next season and joining an already star-studded group who will be 9^th Graders, all signs point up for the 2021 Jr High team. This group has already faced most of the talent their opponents will have this season and they were successful against the older players. They have the capability of winning every game but if they do lose one, their opponent will most definitely know that the Tigers were there. Congratulations on an awesome season 7^th Grade Tigers.

AAA Releases Class 3A State Football Playoff Bracket

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AAA Releases Class 3A State Football Playoff Bracket

After much consternation as to how the Class 3A football playoff brackets would be formed and which non-qualifying teams across the state would elect to participate in play-in games due to COVID justifications, the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) has released the 2020 state playoff bracket. The bracket is contained below in a tweet by Charleston Tiger Football. To view the bracket, just click on the blue link within the tweet.

3A State Playoff Brackethttps://t.co/p6pNyePm1z
— Charleston Tiger Football (@tiger_fb) November 7, 2020

Image Credit: Twitter / Charleston Tiger Football

Among the highlights in the bracket, the non-qualifying schools (schools who did not traditionally qualify for a playoff position in seeds 1-5) who have chosen to participate in November 13’s play-in games are: Hackett, Walnut Ridge, and LR Baptist Prep. Hackett will play at Mountain View, Walnut Ridge will play at Lakeside, and Baptist Prep will play at Corning.

In the first round of the tournament, Booneville, a one seed in the tournament, will play the winner of the play-in game between Hackett and Mountain View on November 20. Also on November 20, Hoxie awaits the winner of the play-in game between Walnut Ridge and Lakeside. The Newport Greyhounds will play the winner of the play-in game between Baptist Prep and Corning.

In addition to those games played on November 20, the rest of the 3A bracket will begin play. Locally, the Paris Eagles will host the Salem Wolverines from 3A-2. If Paris wins this game, they will play the winner of the first round game between Greenland and Perryville.

In 3A-1, the Charleston Tigers, the number one seed from their conference, will play the Mayflower Eagles at Alumni Field. If Charleston defeats Mayflower, the Tigers will play the winner of Glen Rose and West Fork.

Resident Press will have more playoffs analysis on Sunday, November 15. So football fans, get ready to enjoy great state playoffs football that will end with the crowning of a new state champion in Little Rock on December 19th!

And Resident Press will be there with you, all the way to War Memorial Stadium and the Class 3A state championship!

Arkansas School Garden Grant Program Accepting Applications

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Tammy Teague

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Arkansas School Garden Grant Program Accepting Applications

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the new Arkansas School Garden Grant Program to help schools start or expand gardens on school grounds. The Department will award $500 grants to 40 schools to purchase soil, specialty crop seeds and plants, and gardening equipment, and will provide technical assistance to grantees upon request.

Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2020 and can be found at https://www.cognitoforms.com/ArkansasAgriculture1/ArkansasSchoolGardenGrantProgram.

“School gardens provide a hands-on opportunity for children to learn about Arkansas agriculture and where their food comes from. The lessons learned through school gardens have a lasting impact on children, their families, and entire communities,” said Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward.

The grant program is available to public and private K-12 schools, early childhood education facilities, and alternative learning environments. All eligible schools are encouraged to apply, whether they are just getting started with a garden or have had a garden program for many years.

The grant program was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to increase the production of specialty crops in school gardens. Specialty crops are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture.

More information about the Arkansas School Garden Grant Program can be found at agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-department-of-agriculture-programs/farm-to-school/or by contacting Hanna Davis at hanna.davis@agriculture.arkansas.gov.

Preserving Family Photos

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Madison VanRavensway

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In my possession are my mother’s mother’s photo albums. Lining the packages are photos of memories, sacred photos of some who have already passed on. They are timeless reminders of years passed.

In 2020 we are likely taking more photos than ever before, and we are also likely losing my photos than ever before. It’s not enough to post your photos on social media. Facebook is not a good place to safe keep your photos. At anytime Facebook can remove your account. Using a cloud storage site to back up your photos is a much more secure place.

An additional idea would be some sort of offline digital storage such as a flash drive or external hard drive. Storing on one of these and placing in a file cabinet is an excellent safety guard for your precious images.

Studies show kids with photos of themselves on the wall have more self confidence than those without it. Kids have a better sense of belonging attributed to their pictures on display.

Photographs connect us to our memories, and they need to be preserved. Ideally every important photo would be printed, but even those that aren’t printed can be stored digitally safely. Future generations will thank you for the photos so they can feel a connection to their ancestors and know more about their family. I am thankful to have so many albums full of memories in my home.

Paris Caps 9-1 Season and Conference Runner-up in 3A-4

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Paris Caps 9-1 Season and Conference Runner-up in 3A-4

The Paris Eagles capped a tremendous regular season on Friday at Danville with a 49-22 win over the Little Johns. Paris (9-1, 5-1) finished the 2020 regular season as conference runner-ups and will go into the state playoffs as a number two seed. Friday’s win at Danville was a “business-like” performance on the road following an emotional loss at home the week before to Booneville for the conference title. Paris will have a week off as it awaits the results of next week’s play-in games of non-qualifying teams who have been given an opportunity to play due to COVID-related cancellations within their conferences across the state.

The Eagles were too much for a Danville team that has been decimated by injuries and off-the-field issues that have greatly affected the Little Johns all season. Danville is a program of great pride and tradition, but this year, it has been a season to forget for the Little Johns. Paris led at the half by a score of 49-6, and once again forced their opponents into a mercy rule, shortened second half. Eagles coach Tyler Clark emptied his bench to start the second half and was able to rest and protect his starters for the playoffs.

The Eagles Duke Walker, who had two fumble recoveries and returns for touchdowns last week versus Booneville, added a first half interception and a return for a touchdown to his long list of spectacular plays this year for Paris. Walker has been “Superman” for Paris and has fit in extremely well with a very talented and experienced roster of Eagles that could make a serious run in the playoffs. With the week off next week, the Eagles have the opportunity to heal some of their bumps and bruises and correct issues that the team may have before their first game of the playoffs.

After the game, Paris coach Tyler Clark expressed his love and respect for this year’s team that had just completed a 9-1 season. Coach Clark said immediately after the game, “Super proud of the kids, as always; I feel like I say that every week, but it’s the truth. They just play so hard, man, and it doesn’t matter who we are playing. We have preached all year, a nameless and faceless opponent. They’re just going to show up and do what we do and I am super proud of them.”

So many Eagles have contributed to the team’s success this year. Many outstanding seniors and juniors have led the way for the conference runner-ups. Coach Clark was able to get them out of the game by halftime on Friday night, and all of them should be healthy and ready to go for their first playoff game in two weeks. Coach Clark commented, “And that has been big for us all year (getting starters out of the game and reducing risk to injury). Honestly, it was big for us tonight to get back to what we usually are (playing with big leads and resting starters). You also gain confidence going into the playoffs.”

Perhaps most impressive of the Eagles win on Friday was the focus of the team after the emotional loss last week to Booneville. The team came out loose and focused and took the game to Danville early, squelching any thoughts the Little Johns may have had that Paris would play in a “fog” and give Danville a chance to pull an upset. Coach Clark said, “Credit to them (the Paris players) that they really understood the fact that we take things one week at a time, and that something that happened last week is just that, it was last week. It doesn’t matter anymore. So, I thought they did a good job of focusing all week.”

The Booneville Bearcats, who wrapped up the conference title last week against Paris, finished their conference season Friday undefeated with a 41-16 win over Perryville. In other conference action on Friday:

Atkins 28, Mayflower 14

LR Baptist Prep 27, Two Rivers 0

The final standings in conference 3A-4 are:

Booneville 5-0

Paris 5-1

Atkins 5-2

Perryville 4-3

Mayflower 2-4

Danville 1-3

Baptist Prep 1-4

Two Rivers 0-5

Resident Press will have more on the final brackets for the Class 3A state football playoffs on Sunday. Superintendents have until 8 a.m. Saturday morning to declare their intentions to opt-in or out of the playoffs. As soon as a bracket is known, Resident Press will publish it for our readers. RP wlll have a playoff preview of the Eagles first round opponent on Monday, November 16. As a two seed, Paris will host a playoff game at Eagles Stadium on November 20.

Congratulations to the Paris Eagles for a 9-1 season and finishing as this year’s conference runner-up! Paris fans have so much to be proud of this team, and although several Paris seniors have now played their final regular season game, this year’s class of Eagles has a lot of football left to play in the state playoffs. Congratulations to coach Tyler Clark and the entire staff. It has truly been a special year, but…it is not over!

Stay with Resident Press for the most complete coverage of Paris Eagles football and the Class 3A state playoffs! Additional photos from this game will be posted on Facebook at Paris Eagles Sports on Saturday afternoon.

Number of State Playoffs Non-qualifying Opt-in Teams Has Decreased to Six Teams

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Yesterday the Resident Press reported that a memo from the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) reported that seven non-qualifying teams had elected to participate in the play-in round that has been granted due to the COVID virus. Teams that did not qualify may elect to participate in a playoff game due to mitigation efforts to make access to the playoffs fair for every team that was affected by the cancellation of games due to COVID reasons.

As of the publication date of this story, the AAA has issued another memo today that indicated that the number of opt-in teams so far is six. It appears that one of the seven teams from yesterday may have had second thoughts about participating after the AAA released the possible opponents and travel considerations that may affect the opt-in teams.

Among those considerations are the possibility of traveling a long distance to play a number one seed from another conference. Depending on the records of the total number of teams that will opt-in (will not be known until Saturday) the opt-in teams with the worst records would be traveling to play a one seed from the 3A-2 and the 3A-5 conferences. The teams in the 3A-2 include Harding Academy, Newport, Melbourne, Riverview, Salem, and Mountain View. In the 3A-5, those teams include: Prescott, Glen Rose, Jessieville, Centerpoint, Fouke, Genoa Central, Bismarck, and Horatio. According to Max Preps, the leader in the 3A-2 is Harding Academy, and from the 3A-5 is Glen Rose (tied in loss column with Prescott). Prescott and Glen Rose play tonight, so the winner of that game will play a opt-in team with the worst record.

So, if an opt-in team has a bad record, it could find itself traveling over three hours to play a top seeded team that has a very good chance of playing deep into the state playoffs. It is an interesting decision to make for the opt-in teams; it is a decision that not only affects their football programs, but delays football players who also play basketball at least one more week before they can join the basketball team to begin season practices.

Resident Press will continue to keep you updated on this as more information is available. And stay with Resident Press for a recap on Saturday of tonight’s Paris Eagles regular season finale at Danville.

Tale of Two Bear

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By Dr. Curtis Varnell

Arkansas attracted a diverse and unique group of early pioneers. A perfect example is Friedrich Morsbach, an early settler of Magazine Mountain.

Born in Prussia, Morsbach immigrated to Wisconsin to escape the endless European wars only to be drafted by the Union during the Civil War. At 5 foot 2 inches tall, he might not have appeared a ferocious opponent but he fought and survived battles throughout Mississippi and Louisiana.

As a reward for his service, he was given 160 acres of government land, eventually on the Northeast side of Magazine Mountain. He and his family built a home, an orchard, a vineyard, and eked a living from the land, often subsisting on the abundant wild game found on the mountain top.

One of the best locations to locate wild game is in the narrow defile known as Bear Gap. One of the most rugged regions of the mountain, the gully is covered with low grasses and undergrowth and dotted with many small openings and caves. While hunting there, Friedrich encountered large Black bear. Throwing his rifle to his shoulder, Friedrich fired what he thought was a killing shot, only to see the animal escape and climb into an opening beneath a mossy-rock overhang. Friedrich was sure that he had delivered a killing shot, just not sure enough to venture into the darkness of the cave without help.

Calling his son Albert, a vigorous conversation occurred between the two. Old Man Morsbach was sure the bear was in the cave, dead, and needed pulled out. Albert seemed just a determined that, if his dad wanted the bear, he should go in after it himself. Eventually, it was decided that Friedrich would drop into the darkness, place a rope around the bear’s leg, and the two of them would remove the bear. Descending nearly straight downward, the hole eventually opens into a cave some four foot in height. Groping in the darkness, Morsbach gabbed the hairy bear leg and looped his rope around it only to hear a sharp grunt from the animal. All five foot two of the old soldier went into crawdad mode, heading out of the cave as fast as possible with the bear snorting and biting at his legs.

Exiting the cave with the bear in hot pursuit, Friedrich headed down the gulley and began a rapid transit up the base of a tree. After a few minutes of snorting, the bear lost interest and returned to the cave, dragging the rope behind. The two quickly devised a new plan; pull the bear out of the cave with the rope and Albert would dispatch it from above. Once accomplished, the two could not find a previous bullet hole in the bear. Friedrich was positive he had shot the bear so, once again he descended into the cave; this time with a lantern. Sure enough, the first bear was inside and just to the right and stone-cold dead.

The Old Prussian was embarrassed to think himself so foolish as to tie a rope to a live bear. In informed his son in broken English, Son ve vill not tell ze story to anyone, anyone!! Understand! Typical son, the promise lasted until Albert next visited Millard, the nearest town.

Greenwood Business of the Week: Simply Blessed

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Greenwood Business of the Week: Simply Blessed

By Luke Gieschen

Simply Blessed is a new store, which opened November 3rd. It offers a variety of items including small furniture, snap jewelry, collectibles, and small selections of kids clothes. They also carry Amish popcorn kernels and sweet chaos popped corn, cookbooks, and kitchen items. Owner Anna Gabbard has been a vendor for five years and turned 63 in October. She decided it was time to have her own store.

Simply Blessed is located at 610 W. Center St., Greenwood behind the Greenwood Dance Studio. Store hours are 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday – Friday.

Welcome to Greenwood!

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