Le Mars, Iowa · Tuesday, March 16, 2010
[Masthead] Overcast ~ 43°F  
Le Mars resident Tim Watson tests the grip of retired NBA star Charles Barkley after they met atop the Great Wall of China exactly a year before the 2008 Summer Olympics are set to begin in Beijing. Watson, visiting the country as part of a Morningside College choir tour, said China was ready for the Olympics to begin even a year ago.