I think he had friendships with not only kids in the Camp Point and Southeastern area, but he had quite a few friendships with kids in the Quincy area, too.

He was just such a good person. Not cocky and arrogant, but just a great athlete. I think all the kids are going to terribly miss him.

The kids' menus were replicating fast-food menus, except the portions are bigger so the calories and fat content are even higher at the table-service restaurants.

It's possible that we could work something out regarding 2007. But our assumption was that she would sell the conference and it would move.

It was impossible for us to spend that kind of money for the conference. Our options were let her sell it to someone else, or in the best interest of Cody, to figure out a way to keep a conference here.

The mystique of the American West is what runs this place. That image of the West still strikes people, people from all over the world.