Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 27, 1999 edition of Gurdon Times

Gurdon Forest Festival This Weekend

Saturday will be a busy day in Gurdon as thousands of visitors invade for the 19th Annual Forest Festival.

O'Rear Crowned Festival Queen

A total of 44 beautiful young ladies graced the stage vying for the four Forest Festival crowns up for grabs.

School District May Settle Lawsuit

Gurdon School District may settle its lawsuit against B.B. and B. Construction, Co. within the month.

JPs Are Upset With Low Water Bridge

Justices of the Peace, John Howard and Bill Kirksey had their say in front of the Clark County Quorum Court recently.

GHS Loss To Gators Disputed

Gurdon Coach John Pace is filing a protest with the Arkansas Activities Association because of incidents at the Gurdon-Foreman game Friday night.

FYI

Hunter's education classes will be held Nov. 1 and 2, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m at the Gurdon Municipal building. There is no cost for the class from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

GHS Homecoming Friday Night

'Remember the Time...1999' is the theme for this year's Gurdon High School homecoming, which will be October 29.

Classy Moments

The change in the weather took some by surprise, as many came to school without a jacket and were freezing (at least they thought they were). Before the day was over, we heard nothing else about being cold (could have been that they were so busy learning ...

Kermit Bowen

Kermit Bowen, 88, of La Mesa, Calif., died Wed., Oct. 13, 1999.

Roger W. Thomas

Roger W. Thomas, 57, passed away last week while doing something he loved, playing golf.

Community News

Christian fellowship program will be Sun., Nov. 14, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel AME Church in Gurdon. Everyone is welcome.

Golden Oldies

Hope everyone has been enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having. I really am.

Gurdon Students Win

More local Arkansas State Fair winners have been named. They are: