PARSONS, Kan. Some area firefighters received extra hands-on training this weekend. Labette Community College in Parsons hosted the 40th Annual Fire School throughout the weekend. Over 140 firefighters from not only the Southeast Kansas region but from surrounding states participated in this educational program. On Saturday, the first responders sat through several breakout lectures […]
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Nelson s Val Smith fell victim to Nicole Toomey in the women’s singles at the NZ bowls championship in Auckland. FILE PHOTO
Talented Wellington player Nicole Toomey completed a memorable day by advancing to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles at the New Zealand bowls championships in Auckland on Sunday. Toomey was a member of the victorious Stokes Valley Bowls3five side last year, although she is playing this event under the Victoria club banner.
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Nicole Toomey is proving to be talented bowls player. FILE PHOTO Toomey’s biggest win of the day came in round two when she ousted the 2008 world singles champion, Val Smith, 20-16, the two-and-a-half hour time limit being invoked as organisers correctly pushed through four rounds on the day.