Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 7, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

The 'rest' of the area grads walk

The graduates marched in to Pomp and Circumstances. Graduate caps had the necessary tassels, even though some were on the wrong side from the beginning of the ceremony. The speeches may not have been the most eloquent, but theres little doubt they came ...

Election runoff set June 13

The runoff election is set for June 13, and some people have taken advantage of the opportunity to vote early. According to Nevada County Deputy Clerk Cherrie Wilson, there had already been several people stopping by the county clerks office to vote on ...

Second Trade Days ready to go

The second Trade Days of this summer is set for June 10 and local businesses and organizations are working to keep this event going. Donnie Crain, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Council, said several vendors have co...

Chicken and Egg Festival complete for 2006

Despite temperatures that reached near the 90 degree mark during the afternoon, there was a steady stream of people who gathered for the fun and food of the 16th annual Chicken and Egg Festival. The event was held on June 2 and 3 with the majority of the...

Prescott Guard deployed in 1940 reunites

Theres nothing like family, and the men who served in the 22nd Company C say they are  in every sense of the word  family. The men have made a practice of gathering annually to renew their connection. The company was located in Prescott in 1940 as th...

Elizabeth Sutton

Elizabeth Sutton, 90, died Friday in St. Joseph Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born in Nevada County on October 22, 1915, and had lived mostly in Gurdon before moving to Hot Springs Village to be near her son. She was the widow of G.E. Sutton and a me...

Wayne Schee

Wayne Schee, 48, of Gurdon, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1957 in Hope, the son of the late Glen Victor Schee and Ruby Ann Warren. He was a contractor, a U.S. Marine and a loving father, husband and grandfather. He was pre...

L.R. McDonald

L. R. McDonald, 63, of Gurdon died Wednesday, May 31, 2006. He was a logger for Forthman Logging Company, member of Red Springs Baptist Church and a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include one son, David (Jerusha) McDonald of Gurdon; th...

Marion Odell

Marion Geraldine Odell, 84, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born July 10, 1922 in Willisville to Thomas and Mary Sewell. She was a retired care giver and was a Baptist. Survivors include two nephews. Gr...

Board sets special session; a look at the millage

The Prescott School Board has called a special meeting for June 6 at 5 p.m. in the high school library. The board is facing a serious situation with regard to the districts finances. The possibility exists that the board will ask voters to approve a mi...

Eddie Hillery

Mr. Eddie Loyd Hillery, 79, of Redland Community of Prescott, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2006, in the Redland Community of Prescott. He was born on November 13, 1926, to Mac W. and Dera Cottingham Hillery. He was retired from the Reynolds Aluminum P...