Stories from Wednesday, June 26, 2002

by David McNeal What an amazing weekend! It was one event after another, done on about three hours' sleep, which brings me to the beginning of a genuine whirlwind weekend. Friday night was the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event, a fund-raiser that lasts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. My staying-up-all-night days are long gone, so it's always a challenge to see if I can make it through the night...

Hester Irene Stamps, 91, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Northwest Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1911, in Dry Fork, daughter of John David and Belle Sugg. Mrs. Stamps was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. ...

Clifton Bradley, 85, of Overland Park, Kan., died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Garden terrace of Overland Park, where he had resided for the past four-and-a-half years. He was born Feb. 3, 1917, in the Head community, son of Roxie Mae and Oather Bradley...

Virgil Willard Moyer, 87, of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at Carroll Regional Medical Center, Berryville. He was born May 10, 1915, in Holcomb, Mo., son of Albert Wilson and Viola Arendell Moyer. He received his education in Holcomb, Mo., and then lived in St. Louis, Mo., and Joplin, Mo., where he was a stock supervisor for American Fixtures...

The Cal Ripken Major and Minor leagues played their regular season tournaments the second week of June, with the Berryville Cubs defeating the Yankees for the Major League tournament title. The Green Forest Diamondbacks finished third. The Yankees, under Coach Carl Hill, won the league title, with Jeff Jones' Diamondbacks second, and Leo Johnson's Cubs third...

LITTLE ROCK ---- Safety-conscious boaters and their young passengers this July 4th weekend will get a special reward from wildlife officers with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. "Wildlife officers will pass out puzzles or coupons for free fast food to kids under 12 years old that have on their lifejackets," said Major Bill Bridges, AGFC's assistant chief of enforcement...