How long ago was the Alva Middle School gymnasium built? It was years ago. Have you ever wondered why it was so difficult to get up the bleachers to watch your grandkids playing basketball? The getting up wasn't any harder or scarier than getting down. Well, it only took one phone call to the right person and within a week the rails were in place for us spectators. When I called Mrs. Jane McDermott, member of the Alva School Board, I asked her about that situation. She apparently got right on it because the next ballgame I went to the rails were up. I had heard other grandparents say they coul...