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Grand Lake is down three feet in the last 10 days, paving the way for the annual Japanese Millet seeding project which was carried out Thursday, continuing Friday. Some 20,000 pounds of the stuff is being dropped from an airplane flying out of Miami Airport. An official with GRDA said the lake would continue to be generated down to elevation 741 by the end of August. Boaters should be aware of the new lake level and watch for objects that have been previously covered all summer due to normal lake levels...Hooters Air Lines begins service in October using, what else, twin engine planes...Gina Casey, an advisor to director Penny Marshall on the movie "A League of Their Own" spoke to the Grove Rotary Club Wednesday and spoke about her days as a lady professional ballplayer in 1944-54. During her time as a player she made many friendships with such professionals as Stan Musial, Sparky Anderson, and Mickey Mantle...A Tar Creek project will receive $10 million from the Federal Highway Bill signed by President Bush this week. The money will be used to reduce the size of the Superfund site from 43 square miles to 16 square miles of cleaned area...Gasoline has gone to $2.39, highest in history with no end in sight. But high prices are better than no gas and long lines at the pumps.