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Central night at Goodell Gymnasium

It was Rapid City Central girls’ basketball night Thursday at the King Center as Metro State Denver faced South Dakota Mines in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s basketball in the King Center. The Roadrunners were represented by 2021 Central graduate Jordon Heckert and 2018 graduate Mya Jones. The Hardrockers countered with 2019 Central graduate Bailey Johnson. Jones and Johnson were teammates at Casper College. Heckert scored four points and grabbed two rebounds for the Roadrunners Thursday night. She has appeared in nine games this season, averaging 3.7 points a game . Jones scored two points against SD Mines in the win. Jones has played 16 games for the 17-5 Roadrunners, starting five games, averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 points a game. Johnson scored four points and grabbed four rebounds against Metro State. Johnson has appeared in 20 games, starting 16, averaging 8.8 points a game for the 'Rockers. If not for an injury that has sidelined her all season, 20...
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Be thankful, because you can

I was going to write today on Facebook what I was thankful for -- on Thanksgiving -- but who am I kidding? There is not enough room on FB for that, so on the blog I go. I realize that I am a little late in doing so tonight, but I have pretty much been in bed all day sick. That, I'm not thankful for. But I am thankful that, although I kind of ruined my Mom's Thanksgiving get-together being sick, I am thankful that I was here and my mother was able to take care of me. You're never too old to have your mom take care of you. To start with, I am thankful that the Rapid City Journal had enough faith in me to hire me, bringing me to the Black Hills again after being away for 30 years. I say that because it became apparent that nobody else in Wyoming had the same faith in me despite all that I accomplished there. I wouldn't have been able to come to Rapid City if not for my brother, Ralph, and his wife, Sharon, as they have brought me into their home without hesitation...
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Be thankful, because you can

I was going to write today on Facebook what I was thankful for -- on Thanksgiving -- but who am I kidding? There is not enough room on FB for that, so on the blog I go. I realize that I am a little late in doing so tonight, but I have pretty much been in bed all day sick. That, I'm not thankful for. But I am thankful that, although I kind  of ruined my Mom's Thanksgiving get-together being sick, I am thankful that I was here and my mother was able to take care of me. You're never too old to have your mom take care of you. To start with, I am thankful that the Rapid City Journal had enough faith in me to hire me at the end of the summer, bringing me to the Black Hills again after being away for 30 years. I say that because it became apparent that nobody else in Wyoming had the same faith in me despite all that I accomplished there. I wouldn't have been able to come to Rapid City if not for my brother, Ralph, and his wife, Sharon, as they have brought me into thei...
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A special Christmas present

About a month ago while still in the hospital, Teresa asked me what I wanted for Christmas. My answer was nothing other than for her to come home for Christmas. As turned out, my prayers were answered; she's been home for nearly two weeks. When we first got her discharge date a couple months ago, Teresa began planning ahead. As you would expect, she had many goals in mind, but her three main goals were to: 1. Get home, 2. Decorate the house for Christmas, 3. Cook for Christmas. As it turned out, she fulfilled just one of those goals. Physically she just isn't ready for the last two. We haven't really decorated (probably my fault) and we are ordering out for Christmas dinner (for Christmas Eve, as Teresa's mother is here but will leave for home on Christmas Day). While decorating and cooking was something that Teresa wanted to do desperately at first, she has realized that this year was just too early for her to be able to do that. I expect that to change bext year, kn...
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Ghost kids in Teresa's hospital

In Teresa's hospital in Denver there is talk about the facility being a little haunted, so to speak. Haunted in the sense that there have been sightings of ghost children, particularly of a little girl on the sixth floor. The sixth floor is currently being renovated into a short-term nursing home. At one time, it was a pediatric ward. The rumor is a little girl died in the elevator. Evidently, she still hangs around, constantly roaming the halls. At some point somebody got a picture of her, which resembled mostly a shadow. But several people have verified they have seen her. Teresa , meanwhile, believes she has seen a shadow figure of a little boy playing at the foot of her bed. She's even talked him, asking him what is his name and what he is doing. The boy has never answered, but he has apparently shut the bathroom door, the main door and has shaken the blinds on the window, when the window was closed. At other times, he has apparently scared some of the nurses to the point w...
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Shoot the ball

If a team shoots well, its chances of success increase considerably. That's frickin' brilliant, if I do say so myself. I need to start posting on the local sports message boards so I can test my sports knowledge with former junior varsity players who actually believe they can coach better than the current coach and school donors who automatically know more because they donate more. This week for the Wyoming basketball teams, shooting well was the key in wins over Air Force. The Cowboys broke an eight-game slide by hitting 9 of 23 3-pointers and playing solid defense. Now, 9 of 23 3-pointers isn't Earth shaking, but for the 'Pokes, that wasn't too bad. Actually, it was pretty darn good. "As simple as it sounds, we made some shots tonight," Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said after the win over the Falcons. "When you make nine threes, that is going to give you a chance to win." Earth-shaking stuff, huh. For some reason, the Earth seems to shake in...
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