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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 12, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

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This edition of the newspaper was converted to HTML on November 15 due to illness

Rosston Council Debates Over Hiring Bookkeeping Service
Rosston's recorder/treasurer tendered her resignation Thursday, Nov. 6, during the regular monthly meeting of the Rosston City Council.

The letter of resignation, turned in by Cindy Taylor, stated she was not willing to devote the time needed to...

$10,000 Reward Offered
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who murdered Chester Hooker.

Hooker, 72, the owner of the Broadway Hotel, was brutally murdered on Sept. 6, 1997 while at the hotel. According to ...

Teeter Honored For Service
Prescott's John W. Teeter, who provides weather information to the National Weather Service, was honored Thursday, by the NWS at the Kiwanis Club's weekly meeting.

Several members of the NWS were on hand from the Shreveport, La. and Little Rock offic...

PHS Travels To Beebe Friday For Playoff Action
The Prescott Curley Wolves will be traveling to Beebe Friday night to play the Badgers in the first round of the state football playoffs.

Beebe is ranked fifth in the state in Class AA, behind Osceola, Fordyce, Nashville and Ozark.

For the past seve...

Living Well
LECTURE SERIES OFFERED

The Cooperative Extension Service invites you to take better care of your health by participating in our health and wellness lecture series called Sandwich-in- a-Healthier-Life. This series will be offered the third Monday of ev...

UA President Releases Information To Huckabee
Dr. Alan Sugg, president of the University of Arkansas, has presented Gov. Mike Huckabee with information on all relevant contracts and grants from institutions within the Universtiy of Arkansas system.

Colleges and universities in the system are t...

Chamber Winners Named
Halloween was spooky in Prescott for anyone venturing out to local businesses.

This was because of the first annual Halloween Costume Contest, as sponsored by the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.

A total of 63 people entered the contest...

Designer Workshop Is Planned For Holidays
Old Washington Historic State Park will present its annual holiday designer workshop on Saturday, November 15, and Saturday, November 22.

Join professional designers as they teach you how to use holly, pine, mistletoe, magnolia, sweet gum and smilax...

Reunion Held In Hope
For Sampson-Barker Families
Western Sizzlin in Hope was the site of the Sampson-Barker Reunion held Saturday, October 18. Fifty-five gathered for lunch and fellowship. Those attending were Orville and Arlene Sampson of Hemet, Calif.; Ron and Betty Sampson, Mike Barker, Mike Barker ...
Thinking Class Offered
"Teaching Children to Think nad Dream" is the theme that will be carried out in the Prescott Public Schools during the week of November 17-21, according to Prescott District Education Association President Joyce Gibson.

Activities to be carried out...

Blue Jays Defeat Saratoga; Other Squads Sweep Dogs
Footballs haven't stopped flying yet and basketballs have already begun in the area.

The BlueJays of Nevada High School already have a 4-1 record on the season and posted an impressive 68-60 win over Saratoga, Monday, Nov. 3 at NHS.

The Jay got of...

Dragons Roast Eagles
Genoa Central's Dragons barbecued the Emmet Eagles 82-48, Monday, Nov. 4.

The Eagles were never close in the game as the Dragons opened with a 15-3 lead at the end of one and led 37-13 at the break. The intermission didn't help Emmet any as the Drago...

Parents Need To Get Tests
The Stanford 9 test results for grades 9, 10 and 11 have arrived.

Parents wanting to pick-up their child's scores may do so in the counselor's office this week between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Reports not picked up will be sent with the n...

Redbugs Roar Back In Second Quarter; Defeats Curly Wolves, 35-3
Prescott fans were able to see the Curley Wolves' defense in action the first half Friday night against Fordyce, although the Redbugs came through in style the last half, defeating Prescott, 35-3

It wasn't that the Redbugs couldn't move against the P...

Wolfden To Shut Down; IOCC To Provide Web
When the Prescott Community Freenet Association (PCFA) was formed two and a half years ago, it had two goals, according to Danny Stewart, who established it.

The first was to provide low cost Internet access to the Prescott telephone exchange (at the...


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