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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 19, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

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Parade Begins Holiday Season; Festivities Set
As Christmas nears, so does plans for Prescott's Christmas on the Square.

On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Christmas holiday season will officially kick off with a parade at 5:30 p.m. The parade will begin at the old Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce...

Some County Polling Places Not In Compliance
By RICKY RAGSDALE

Nevada County may need to help several polling places come into compliance with disability requirements is the message from Nevada County Democratic Chairman Davis Benton to the Nevada County Quorum Court.

JPs met in regular sessio...

McRae Honored By Rotarians
Prescott's Duncan McRae was honored by the Rotary Club as he was named a Paul Harris Fellow Tuesday, Nov. 11.

During the regular club meeting, local attorney Duncan Culpepper told of McRae's accomplishments and character, as McRae was unable to attend ...

Food Boxes In Place
'Tis the season for giving and sharing.

There are those in our own community who will, however, be going without food during this holiday season.

Because of this, Kelle Bair, admissions director of Beverly Health and Rehabilitation in Prescott, alo...

Fire Kills Child At Rural Home
Police Consider Kidnapping Charges Against Man
Tragedy struck Nevada County Tuesday, Nov. 11, when a fire claimed the life of a four-year-old boy.

According to Nevada County Sheriff Steve Otwell, the call came in shortly after noon about a house fire in the Upchurch Community off county road 290. A...

LIVING WELL
REPLACE FAT WITH FRUIT

Fat-free baked goods have been available commercially for several years. Here's how to make this substitution in home-baked products.

A prune puree can be made in a food processor by mixing six ounces (one cup) of pitted prune...

Golf Card For 1998 Available
The American Lung Association of Arkansas has announced its new 1998 Golf Privilege Card.

Also available this year is the Golfer Gift Package, which includes the 1998 Golf Privilege Card, for only $44.95. Included in the Golfer Gift Package are 4 ball ...

World AIDS Day Is Set In El Dorado
It is rare for a person living now not to know someone affected by AIDS.

If you have a friend, a fellow church member, a family member or if you want to worship with others who care, you a special day commemorating World Aids Day will be held Monday, D...

Home Health Aides Are Honored
Home Health Aide Appreciation Day presented the perfect op-portunity for SWADC Home Health Agency to recognize five outstanding employees for devotion, tenure, performance and loyalty to their agency and their patients.

These persons are devoted to ass...

Booklet For Peak Flow Meters Ready
A free illustrated booklet describing the use of peak flow meters and a brochure on home control of allergies and asthma is being offered from the American Lung Association of Arkansas as part of its annual Christmas Seal Campaign.

The brochure on home...

College News
Mrs. Sage Thurlby, daughter of Dr. Charles and Anne Vermont, has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an Honor Medical Society.

Mrs. Thurlby is a graduate of Prescott High School and Hendrix Colelge. She is now a senior medical student at UAMS.

Sage ...

Emmet Honor Roll
The Emmet Schools have release its honor roll. They are listed below by grades.

First grade: Chassidy Adcock, Blake Beard, Niki Booker, Riley Cottingham, Tevarez Dixon, Crystal Esada, Jason Harris, Brook Ivey, Ashley Lambert, Brianna Otwell, Shane Parm...

Troupe To Perform "Jack and the Bean Stalk" At Nevada Elementary
The Tell-A-Tale Troupe of the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock will perform "Jack and the Beanstalk" at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, at Nevada Elementary School. Local sponsor is Prescott Service League.

Adapted for the stage by P.J. Powers of ...

Smokeout Is Nov. 20
To promote better health for young and old, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the Great American Smokeout Thurs- day, November 20.

Pam teague explained the activi- ties at the ACS meeting last Thurs- day at the First United Methodist Church.

...

Curley Wolves Shoot BeeBe With 54-18 Win In First Round Of Playoffs
One team at Beebe Friday night tucked its tail and ran, but it was the Badgers, first in their conference, not the Curley Wolves, fourth in the 7AA Conference.

Fans around Beebe conceded after the game that Prescott must play in a very tough conference...

Curley Wolves Shoot BeeBe With 54-18 Win In First Round Of Playoffs (cont)
it seemed he was just waiting to get sacked. He stayed in the pocket, which drew the defensive line and left Woodley open in the flats. The pass was perfect and, thanks to several good blocks, Woodley went in for another score with 6:52 left in the third ...
PHS Wolverettes Roll Over GHS Lady Go-Devils As Season Opens
Gurdon's Lady Devils never knew what hit them.

High school basketball season opened for Prescott and Gurdon Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Prescott gym.

Normally, when these two teams meet it's a knock-down, drag-out game of attrition. Last team standing w...

More Fans Needed As PHS Looks For Win Number 2 In Class AA Playoffs
Somebody was highly dis-appointed last Friday night at Beebe, and it wasn't the Prescott players and fans.

The Curley Wolves came out after the Badgers and sent them scurrying back to their hole. It's not often you see this.

In one of the best perfo...

Deaths, Funerals
ADRAL MAUDE HOOKS
Adral Maude Hooks, 88, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, November 11, in South Seminole Community Hos-pital in Longwood, Fla.

Mrs. Hooks was born March 5, 1909, in Prescott to Lorenzo and Sara Ada Kelley Dickinson. She was a housewi...

BRYANT CURTIS MCDUFFIE
Bryant Curtis McDuffie, 4, of Hot Springs died Tuesday, November 11, 1997, in Prescott.

He was born March 7, 1993, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Vince McDuffie and Lowanda Williams Mitchell.

Survivors include his father, Vince McDuffie of Minneapolis; h...

Basketball Schedule Is Given
The Prescott basketball teams have released their schedule for this season. Some games have already been played.

The two Prescott senior teams always come up against stiff competition in the 7AA Confer- ence, but they each will have a good shot at the ...

November Is National Home Health Month
November is nationally pro-claimed Home Health an Hospice Month.

This annual celebration gives area Home Health Agencies an oppor-tunity to present long term treat-ment options to local citizens.

All ages and economic levels are concerrned about hi...

Students To Return To Sports With Less Than 2.0
From Senator Mike Ross

The state Board of Education adopted rules last week to allow students to participate in extra-curricular activities when their grades fall below a 2.0 average.

Since 1993 students have been required to maintain a grade averag...

Joint Disease Affects More Women
by Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director

Arkansas Department of Health

Osteoarthritis.

Even if you don't know exactly what this ailment is, you probably have a hunch it's not something to be welcomed. You're right. But, as you age, you will probab...


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