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BAGS OF FUN

Don Elliott enjoys a game of bags with his wife Kay Tuesday evening. Elliott said he was introduced to the game while visiting Texas. He said it's just something to do on pleasant evenings.

'AND THEN MY GRANDPA WHIPPED MY ASS'

BY JEFF SMYTH

Sitting around with the guys the other day the conversation turned to remembering the trouble we could get into as boys. Judging by the stories, we were pretty darn good at it.

A lot of the tales involved cruelty to animals like dropping cats into the bowels of outhouses or firecrackers down the frogs’ maws. Others recalled antics in which common sense was cast to the wind like using a sister for BB gun target practice or trying rappel out of a bedroom window with the aid of a vacuum cleaner cord.

The yarns seemed endless, but no matter how hilarious and varying these “we did that and lived to tell about” tales were, many ended the same way: “And then my grandpa whipped my ass.”

LADY PANTHERS WIN REGIONAL

The Lady Panthers delivered to Coach Greg Hale his 19^th regional championship and 896^th career win with a 3-2 victory over Anna-Jonesboro.

With the game tied at 2-2 Kortney Crawford led off the seventh with an infield single. With one out she stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice fly to right field by Emily Miller. Taylor Cicardi then smashed a grounder that went through A-J’s third baseman allowing Crawford to cruise home.

A VENUE OF VULTURES

A buzzard Commitee on the shell of a silo west of Pinckneyville. Click on the image to view more pictures of the venue.

DARKNESS MIXED WITH LIGHT

The skies over Pinckneyville were sunny all afternoon until a storm cloud crept in from the east (eerie). Click on the image to see one more picture.

LADY PANTHERS WIN REGIONAL OPENER

The Lady Panthers opened regional play with a 5-0 win over host Murphysboro Tuesday. The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when Maddy Keith and Kortney Crawford hit back-to-back singles. Mo Ramsey followed with a walk to load the bases. Emily Miller broke the scoreless tie with a double off the left center field fence driving home Keith and Crawford. (click on the image to view the photo gallery)

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

While it is ill-advised to look a gift horse in the mouth, The Post asks, "Was the paving of Grant and East streets wise use of taxpayer money?" Apparently these two roadways were the only ones in town to qualify for federal stimulus handouts. Rather than taking the high road and passing on the Obama bucks so they could be spent on truly needed infrastructure projects elsewhere , we went for the gold. Pinckneyville now proudly boasts two streets that are stiped for a couple of blocks each. What a waste of our dollars.

FLYING LOW

A crop duster buzzes over the Bender wheat field south of Pinckneyville Thursday.

THE CALM AFTER THE STORM

The wake of Monday's thunderstorms left blue skies and magnificent cloud formations. Click on the image to view more pictures. Also, the Post welcomes your pictures. Simply click on the Post It icon, sign up for free and upload your images.