Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 21, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Wolves advance

With a trip to the quarter-finals on the line for both teams, the Atkins Red Devils rolled into Prescotts Cummins Stadium Friday night, Nov. 16, touting a potent ground attack. The Curley Wolf defense was up to the challenge and the final score was 48-1...

What's HOT at the Library

Students who read for their own enjoyment are likely to perform better in school. That fact comes from the National Institute for Literacy. The important point there is that the advantage is true wether that child is reading science manuals or teen mag...

Christmas events set

Christmas events around Prescott are being planned, including the annual Christmas parade, the window decorating contest and Christmas on the Square. The Christmas parade is set for Dec. 6. Registration and line up is from 4-4:45 p.m. Judging will be a...

The View from Wendy's World: Wanted: folks willing to 'adopt' the lcoal angels

As everyone in my part of the world knows by now, there are going to be some changes with this years toy drive. Some of those may be difficult for some people to understand but the toy drive has simply gone past the point of being an effective effort. ...

Marie Jones

Marie Ward Jones, 89, of Little Rock, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. The daughter of Marion Taylor Ward and Maggie Richardson Ward, she was born near Blevins, on Aug. 3, 1918. She was predeceased by her brothers Homer and John Cecil Ward and her sister Ma...

Holmon House

Holmon House, 88, of Bryan, died Oct. 3, 2007. Holmon was born May 21, 1919, in Amity, to John and Etta House. He was raised by his paternal grandparents, Lee and Siddie House, when, at the age of two, his mother died in childbirth. His home was in Neva...

Ora McLelland

Mrs. Ora Mae McLelland, 92, of Prescott, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Medical Park Hospital. She was born on May 20, 1915, in Dangerfield, Texas, to John William and Mary Alice Galloupe. She was a retired clerk and former store manager. She was a mem...

Bobby Hash

Mr. Bobby W. Hash, 74, of Blevins, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born in Troy, on July 17, 1933, to George and Myrtle Cosby Hash. He was the self-employed owner/operator of Blevins Texaco from 1971-1997. He was a...

Vera Cross

Mrs. Vera May Green Cross, 77, of Prescott, passed away on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at her home. She was born on December 21, 1929, in Nevada County, to William J. and Esther Hicks Green. She was a homemaker and a mother. She was a Baptist. She was prec...

Calvin Chator

Mr. Calvin Leon Chaytor, 44, of Prescott, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at his home. He was born on March 23, 1963, in Foreman, to A.D. and Carrie McGee Chaytor. He was a truck driver. He was a member of St. Matthew Baptist church in Foreman, and an Army ...

Ann Foster

Ann Foster of Prescott, went home to be with her heavenly Father, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. She is at peace after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Mary Barry; her brother, Jim Barry and one precious grandch...

Mr. James Osborn

Mr. James M. Osborn, 78, of Emmet, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 at his home. He was born in Hempstead County on July 19, 1929 to Clyde and Lydia Simms Osborn. He was a retired supervisor with Amoco Oil Refinery, Whiting, Ind. For 37 = years of service, cons...