Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 24, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Wolves howl while Knights topple

The Prescott Curley Wolves set the tone for the night early by taking the opening kick-off 90 yards to set up the first of nine touchdowns for the night. Senior Jordan Banks was good on seven of eight extra point attempts with eight players scoring nine ...

Motorcycle shop to open in Prescott

Custom motorcycles, a large parts and accessories department and a machine shop to take care of all types of motorcycle repairs will soon be opening in Prescott. Thats the plan of Mike Poole, owner of Poole Cycle Parts. Poole told members of the Presco...

Gun recovery prompts charge

Ian Dan Marlar, 31, 656 Nevada 61, has been charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution. According to court records, a woman reported to police that her someone had broken into her home on Aug. 8, taking jewelry, a gun and $240 in cash. Police rece...

Literacy is point of project

If a community wants to make a difference that will impact the entire community, members of the community should address literacy. That was the message of Paul Davidson who spoke to members of the Prescott Rotary Club Oct. 16. Davidson and several friend...

Parent Center active at NES

Theres a room at Nevada Schools where its all about learning, but not all about books. Its all about kids, but parents are more than welcome, too. In fact, its called the Parent Center and the goal is to provide support, information and materials for...

The View from Wendy's World: How was I to know how to put the paper to bed?

I am absolutely a computer whiz. I can do anything on a computer - as long as someone shows me how to do it and as long as the process never, ever changes. We got a new computer here in the office last week. For many of you who are paddling around in t...

John Robbins

John Prentice Robbins, 91, of Hope, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, in Arkadelphia at Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Robbins was a carpenter and a member of Shover Springs Baptist Church in Hope. He is survived by two sons, Bob Robbins of Gurdon and Billy Ro...