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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 15, 1998 edition of Nevada County Picayune

County Signs Lease With ARK Foundation; Employees Get Raise
Nevada County is receiving an ARK which may save it from drowning.
Ila Upchurch Banquet Is Saturday
The ninth annual Ila Upchurch Awards banquet will be held Saturday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Prescott Middle School cafetorium.
Wright Offered Superintendent's Job
A replacement for Prescott School Superintendent Don Johnston has been named, though no formal contracts have been signed.
Funshine For The Sunshine
Quality is the key word at Funshine Furniture.
Chamber Sets Two New Events
Two new events are on tap from the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.
Tickets Still Available For Banquet
With only two weeks to go before the annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Banquet, there are still tickets available.
Emmet Schools Struggle With Growing Enrollment
A growing enrollment at Emmet has caused some accounts to go over budget.
Emmet Cit Council Discusses Projects; Fields Questions
A fire call interrupted the Emmet City Council meeting Thursday night, April 9.
Curley Wolves Defeated; Post Win Against Scrappers
Prescott's Curley Wolves have now tasted defeat and don't like it one bit.
PRESCOTT 3
BISMARCK 5
PRESCOTT 14
NASHVILLE 3
Deaths, Funerals
Viola Marie Russell
Viola Marie Russell, 81, of Hope died Wednesday, April 1, 1998, at Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Elsie G. Ashbrook
Elsie G. Ashbrook, 81, of Prescott died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Ruth A. Cook
Ruth A. Cook, 72, of Prescott died Monday, April 13, 1998, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Prescott.
Redland
Well, Peter Cotton Tail has come and gone and I hope all of you had a happy one.
Boughton>
Willie and I attended the sunrise services at Shady Grove Church and had dinner at Caddo Valley with our son, Willie Hugh, and his wife, Carolyn, Cindy Webb and Sam, Tammy and Steve Scoggins, Doris and Bill Wells, Mark and Linda Wells, and Logan and Roxan...
Caney
Safrona Stokes of Mountain Home is visiting Junior and Ann Loe for a few days. They all had lunch with Sam and Jane Bradshaw in Camden Sunday after church. Ann is going back to Mountain Home to spend a week with Safrona.
Bodcaw
Did you enjoy your egg hunt? The kids did here on Saturday afternoon. They all came and had a lot of fun. I guess the moms did too.
Oak Grove
While he was on the cross you were on his mind. I think God for another Easter. I was not able to go to church Sunday after foot surgery. I fell over George's walker and almost put my eye out, and was lucky it didn't.
Hillcrest
Mrs. Margaret Rhodes from Rosston visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard, Tuesday.
College News
Twenty students in the School of Business Administration at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia were recently inducted into the business honor organization Sigma Beta Delta.
Lil' Britches Rodeo Set
The Prescott FFA Alumni's Lil' Britches spring chuteout will be held Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
Delight Reunion Set
Alumni of Delight High School are planning an all-classes school reunion for Saturday, June 13, at the Delight school campus.
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellow-ship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Camp, Hines Tell Of Wedding Plans
David and Deborah Wilson of Mount Holly and Dan and Sandra Camp of Ashdown proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandy LeAnn Camp, to Jason Wayne Hines, son of Harold and Judy Hines of Emerson.
Michael Burns Band Set To Perform At Coleman Park
The Michael Burks Band will give a concert on April 25 at 7 p.m. at Coleman's Park. Opening for Michael Burks will be Harry Brown.
Spring Council Meeting Planned For Homemakers
The Spring Council meeting for Extension homemakers clubs in Nevada County will take place April 21 at the First United Methodist Church in Prescott.
Applications On Hand For Cattlemen's Scholarship Program
Applications are being accepted for the Young and Baker Scholarship offered by the Arkansas Cattlemen's Foundation. This scho-larship will be awarded to a student who are attending a college or university at the present time and should be entering their j...
Juniors To Retest Next Week
Eleventh grade students at Prescott High School, who did not meet the required standards on the November test, will be retaking the High School Proficiency Test next week.
Registration Underway
Registration for children entering kindergarten for the 1998-99 school year will be held at Prescott Elementary School through April 3-17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Emmet Honor Roll
Emmet Public Schools have announced its honor roll for the fifth six weeks. The students are listed by grades.
Troupe To Tell KiplingTales
"How did the camel get his hump?" How did the elephant get his trunk?"
Potlatch Announces Higher Earnings For Fist Quarter
Potlatch Corporation recently reported higher earnings for the first quarter of 1988, largely as a result of improved production at the Lewiston, Idaho, pulp mill and improved oriented strand board markets. However, markets for most of the company's pulp-...

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