Ten Years Ago

April 30, 2009

Des Witt, a long-time volunteer at the Days of Real Sport horse races, will be the 2009 DRS Parade Marshal. For about 20 years, Witt has served as timer, backing up the automatic system with a stop watch to precisely measure the time from when the gates open until the first nose crosses the finish line in each race.

The former American Legion Samuel W. Southard Post No. 35 got a new look last weekend. On April 25, a 44 ½ foot United State flag, with black replacing the blue field of stars and red stripes, was painted across the front of the building owned by Charle...