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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 13, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Grandison Royston
Mr. Grandison D. "Buster" Royston, Jr., 83, of Hope, passed away Friday, August 8, 2003, in Pinehope Health and Rehab Center. He was born September 3, 1919, in St. Louis, Missouri to Dr. Grandison D. Royston and Marjorie Cole Royston. He was the grandson...
Changes made for fair pageants, all now moved to Saturday night
Boots, bulls and blue ribbons is the theme for the 67th Annual Nevada County Fair. This year, the fair will be held earlier than usual. The fair and livestock show are scheduled for Aug. 23-31, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The fair will open at 6 p.m...
Midnight Madness strikes tonight
Midnight madness will hit Prescott tonight. The Prescott Curley Wolf football team will suit up at midnight for the second year in a row. This is the first official time the players can hit one another during practice. So far, the players have been runnin...
July a wet, yet comfortable month
Oddly enough, the area is still below normal in rainfall for the year, in spite of the wetter than usual summer. Davis Benton, Cale meteorologist, said the south part of the county received 1.20 inches of rain in July bringing the annual total to 22.24 in...
Prescott loses icon with Westmoreland death
Prescott suffered an irreplaceable loss with the death of Rachel Westmoreland, 81. Death claimed her Monday, August 4, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Westmoreland touched the lives of hundreds of students during her 39-year teaching career. Howar...
Wolves picked to win 7AAA title this season
Last year the Curley Wolves were expected to do no better than third in the 7AAA conference. However, Prescott's football team surprised almost everyone as the Wolves ended the year in a three-way tie for first and conference co-champs. The squad made it ...
Wolves picked to win, but who's next
Prescott has been tabbed to win the 7AAA conference by a statewide publication. So, if this prognostication proves to be true, the question is, where will the other teams finish up  according to the prediction. The "experts" are picking Nashville to fini...
Wolves set schedule for fall sports
Football season is right around the corner. The Curley Wolves will start practice in a few weeks, with the first game scheduled for Friday, September 5. The Wolves will have five home games and be on the road five weeks of the regular football season. Gur...

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