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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 30, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Rhodes named Farm Family, 2007
Farming certainly isnt a job for everyone, but Bill and Marcia Rhodes said its provided something important - time to spend with family. Its really important said Bill during a recent tour of the farm and introduction time to the family. Its p...
Chicken and Egg event in Prescott June 1 and 2
June 1 and 2 have been set aside for the annual Chicken and Egg Festival in Prescott. And as always, theres a ton of egg-citing events for the entire family. For example, everyone is invited to bring your own nest to the variety show scheduled for ...
Farmer's market at new location
The Nevada County Farmers Market has a new location near the historic depot. The market had previously been held near the intersection of Highway 67 and Walnut Street. The property is owned by Union Pacific Railroad and UP representatives apparently as...
Potlatch denies pending layoff
Officials with the Prescott Potlatch Corporation say theres no truth to the rumor that Potlatch is planning a general layoff. According to Potlatch media contact Matt Van Vleet, there are no plans for a shut-down, either plant wide or for maintenance....
Series of drug charges filed locally
A series of undercover drug buys has resulted in a flurry of charges filed in Nevada County Circuit Court. In addition to the criminal charges, the state has filed requests for forfeiture of money and vehicles confiscated during several recent raids. Th...
Shooting at park leads to arrest
Shauntail Haynie, 25, 6663 Highway 278, Rosston, was arrested at McRae Park May 20 after he allegedly fired shots from a handgun at another person at the park. Prescott Police Chief Brian Russell told members of the Prescott City Council that officers m...
Battle of Prairie DeAnne formally dedicated
Let me take you back to the spring of 1864. Those were the words of David Sessor, curator of the Depot Museum, to those gathered for the dedication of a wayside sign commemorating the Battle of Prairie DeAnn. Sessor explained that the Civil War was ...
Council delays actioin on condemnations
The question of two specific properties in Prescott being considered for condemnation has been put on hold for two months. The building formerly housing Christopher Oil Company on Highway 371 Rosston Road and the former Prescott Hardware building on Eas...
Quorum Court studies probation services
Court Probation Services has been handling several court-related details for both Nevada County and Prescott for about 14 years. When county officials saw the amount of money being made by CPS, they initiated talks on the possibility of taking over those...
Wendy's World - Are you a member of 'that' club?
I lost my car. Let me start my explanation by saying that I can lose almost anything. Mornings at my house are a constant search for my stuff. Typically, its a last-minute scramble in search of car keys, sunshades and even shoes. And yes, I usually e...
Joe and Georgiana Wesson
A few weeks after celebrating their 64th marriage anniversary, constant companions Joe Thomas and Georgiana Wesson went to be with their heavenly father. Georgiana, 86, died May 17, 2007, and Joe, 88, died on Sunday, May 20, 2007. Both had been at the B...
Patsy DiGiovanna
Mrs. Patsy Louise Hicks DiGiovanna, 43, of Temecula, Calif., formerly of Prescott, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at her aunts home in Prescott. She was born on Nov. 26, 1963, in Prescott, to Adron and Maxine White Hicks. She was an assistant manager of...
Dorothy Fulton
Mrs. Dorothy Marie ORorke Fulton, 79, of Hope, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on Nov. 15, 1927, in Hope, to Frank and Myrtle Powell ORorke. She was a school bus driver and employed wi...
Brenda Hart
Brenda Carol Rhodes Hart, 59, of Prescott, formerly of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in Texarkana. She was a retired registered nurse. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Rhodes and great-niece, Phenyx Adams. Her survivors i...
Elsie Lewis
Mrs. Elsie Lewis, 93, of Nashville, formerly of Prescott, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home of Prescott.

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