Photo by Chris Pace

Ride of a lifetime
R. C. Coreth climbs aboard Bob Walker’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle Saturday in front of Clear Springs Catfish Restaurant. Coreth was given a ride on the bike along with a Harley T-shirt as part of his 100th birthday celebration.

AIDS Walk raises awareness
Nearly 100 people joined in NewBraunfels first AIDS Awareness Walk Saturday, but an untold more walked in spirit, Marcus Monroe, president of the Comal County AIDS Task Force, said.
October 28, 2001

Bands march on to state
New Braunfels and Smithson Valley High School bands will march on to state competition after winning first and second place, respectively, at area contest Saturday.
October 28, 2001

Ride of a lifetime
R.C Coreth admits he spends most afternoons sleeping and loafing, but it is not every day that he celebrates his 100th birthday.
October 28, 2001

Court upholds conviction
AUSTIN — The Third District Court of Appeals upheld Johnnie Lee Cooper, Jr.’s conviction on aggravated kidnapping charges.
October 28, 2001

Today last day for Everyday
Business was booming Friday at the Everyday Convenience Store, 486 W. Landa, but that might be because the prices on most merchandise have been cut in half before the store closes for good on Sunday.
October 28, 2001

Support Propositions 15, 19 for the future
Of all the propositions on the Nov. 6 statewide ballot, two issues strike at the heart of the state’s future – water and transportation.
October 28, 2001

Rangers rise to the top
After a slow start Friday, the fourth-ranked Smithson Valley Rangers rolled to a 27-3 win over the eighth-ranked Kerrville Tivy Antlers at Ranger Stadium, clinching a playoff spot in the process.
October 27, 2001

NB bowls over Canyon
Friday’s Wurst Bowl was not over before started, but it was over after the first half of play.
October 27, 2001

Navarro knocks off Nixon-Smiley in shootout
GERONIMO -- On this date in 1881, the shootout at the OK Corral took place in Tombstone, Arizona. Friday night, the Navarro Panthers (6-1, 3-0) held a shootout of their own at their own OK Corral (Erwin-Lee Field).
October 27, 2001