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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 23, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

William Sampson
Williams C. "Sam" Sampson, 73, of Camden, died Monday, February 14, 2005, at the Ouachita County Medical Center. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his brothers, Larry Sampson of Magnolia and Billy Wayne Sampson of Camden; sisters, Bobbie Tubervill...
Ruth Nunnally
Ruth Anne Geddie Nunnally, 71, of Camden, died February 15, 2005. She was born June 25, 1933, to Ruth Isabel McAdoo and William Alexander Geddie. Preceded in death by one grandson, William Wakefield Nunnally. Survived by her husband of 48 years, Robert H....
John Fontana
John Fontana, 78, of Prescott, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2005. He was a retired businessman and an avid fisherman. He was also known as the firework man and trash man. He is survived by his wife, Anna Schmelzer-Fontana (Hon); children, Debra Willi...
Irene Head
Mrs. Irene Elizabeth Treas Head, 83, of Prescott, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at her home. She was born March 15, 1921, in Prescott to John William Treas and Trudy Alice Witherspoon Treas. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of Missionary G...
Nola Graham
Mrs. Nola V. Graham, 94, of Prescott, died Monday, February 21, 2005, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born February 2, 1911, in West Plains, Mo., to Joseph I. and Fannie Heard Brown. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Presbyteria...
Joan Cummings
Mrs. Joan Corbell Herring Cummings, 68, of Prescott, died Friday, February 18, 2005, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on November 28, 1936, in Teague, Texas, to Richard Hill Herring and Elizabeth Bell Herring. She was a member of Cent...
School Board gets lesson in math from students
It was math class for the Prescott School Board, Tuesday, Feb. 15, as students from McRae Middle School showed what they've been learning. As time approaches for the Benchmark and Iowa Basic Skills tests, the students have been working hard to be ready fo...
Construction on schedule for new complex at PHS
In spite of the weather the new complex at Prescott High School should be finished on schedule. Jerry Hollensworth, with the architecture firm of Trull and Hollensworth, told the Prescott School Board weather has been a problem for the project, but should...
Board learns value of shapes
Prescott's School Board was "educated" by fourth grade students during the regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15. Josie Beavers showed the board how she would solve a Benchmark test type problem dealing with shapes and values. Each shape has an assigned value,...
"Struttin' Our Stuff" is fair theme
"Struttin' Our Stuff" will be the theme of this year's Nevada County Fair. This decision was made by the Nevada County Fair Board Monday, Feb. 14. A list of possible themes was passed among the board members present, but it took little time to agree on "...

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