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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 21, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Jane Bemis
Mrs. Jane S. Bemis, 88, of Prescott, died Sunday, December 18, 2005, at her home. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.
Edmond Parks, Jr.
Mr. Edmond L. Eddie Parks, Jr., 57, of Blevins, died Monday, December 12, 2005, at his home. He was born on November 24, 1948, in Little Rock to Edmond L. Parks, Sr. and Keron Oleta Baker Parks. He was preceded by his mother, Keron Parks. His surviv...
Avie Wylie
Avie Weaver Wylie, 88, of Springdale, died December 11, 2005, in Springdale. She was retired from Civil Services. She was born January 24, 1917, in Hempstead County to William G. and Lou Freeman Weaver. She was a member of Emmet Methodist Church. She ...
Frozen: County puts freeze on most new hires
Nevada County is under a hiring freeze because the county general budget is broke. Because of limited anticipated revenue for 2006, the Nevada County Quorum Courts budget committee recommended the county impose a hiring freeze, except for positions whi...
Toy drive successful
For the fourth straight year the Picayune toy drive has been a success. On Saturday, Dec. 17, bags of toys were handed out for almost 250 children. When the doors at the Picayune office opened at noon, people were lined up and waiting to pick up bags of...
Santa ready for annual visit
Everything is in place for Santas annual visit to Prescott and Nevada County. In a video phone interview with Santa, it was learned the reindeer are all healthy, sleek and ready to fly around the world on Christmas Eve, delivering toys to all the good ...
Leaders graduate, new group inducted, introduced
It was graduation night for the Class of 2006 Leadership Nevada County, Tuesday, Dec. 13. The event, held at the Hamilton-Blakely Senior Adult Center, began with the four teams describing what they did as community projects, something required for gradu...

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