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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 6, 2002 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Prescott loses "gentleman" with passing of Jim McKenzie part 1
A gentleman. This one word came into the conversation more than once as people talked Friday about the life and death of Jim McKenzie, a local attorney who died Friday, March 1, following a lengthy battle with cancer. McKenzie was a partner in the loc...
Prescott loses "gentleman" with passing of Jim McKenzie part 2
Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor said McKenzie was much like his father  kind hearted, warm and very hospitable. "Without hesitation," Taylor said, "I can call him a very dear friend. He always had time to visit and discuss happenings in the city. "Before...
Filing fees set
Filing fees and dates have been set by the Nevada County Democratic Committee for the primary election slated for May 21. The filing period will begin March 19 at noon and will close at noon on April 2, according to information from the Democratic Commi...
Nominations sought
Nominations are being sought for the Nevada County Citizen of the Year. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, said, the annual Chamber banquet has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the McRae ...
Shirt designs wanted
Believe it or not, it's already time for the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce's Chicken and Egg Festival T-shirt design contest. The deadline for getting a design submitted to the Chamber is Friday, March 15, so those interested should hurry u...
Weather topsy-turvy
February, by all accounts was a topsy-turvy month. It began with warm temperatures and ended with the mercury falling below freezing. Davis Benton, Cale meteorologist, said the highest temperature was 76 degrees, with the lowest being 15. However, the ...
Weather topsy-turvy
February, by all accounts was a topsy-turvy month. It began with warm temperatures and ended with the mercury falling below freezing. Davis Benton, Cale meteorologist, said the highest temperature was 76 degrees, with the lowest being 15. However, the ...
Happy anniversary, to me -- or: when will my sentence be commuted
As of today, Wednesday, March 6, I have been working with the Picayune for seven years. It's hard for me to believe it's been this long, though sometimes it feels as though I've been here forever. Because of this momentous occasion, I've been taking a ...
Dorothy Wade
Dorothy Faye Wade, 76, of Blevins died Monday, February 25, 2002, at the Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana. Wade was born December 3, 1925, to Lester and Roxie Austin Wade. Wade was a member of the Bells Chapel Church of the Nazarene in Blev...
Jim McKenzie
Jim McKenzie, 60, of Prescott, departed this life on Friday, March 1, 2002, at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital after a four-and-a-half year valiant battle with cancer. At the time of his death, he was a senior partner in the law firm ...

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