Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 8, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Armband night set for Clark County Fair

Whether it is letting the kids ride the rides for a one-time armband price, or taking them to a petting zoo where they might also get an education in how to milk a cow, a county fair can be fun and a county fair is what is coming here - Clark County Fair,...

Pre-K program underway at GPS

The Pre-K program at Gurdon Primary School is going well, with 27 of the 40 spots filled at last count. Superintendent of Schools Bobby Smithson said at the August School Board meeting that 25 were expected for the first year. Program teacher Diana Boyce...

New keyboards educational for band students

A music enrichment program, involving keyboards for young players, is being implemented at Gurdon Primary School, as well as Cabe Middle School. Bruce Burson, assistant band director, said Thursday at Rotary, "This is an exciting way for students to actua...

Forest Festival will be here soon

Gurdon's annual Forest Festival has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 30, with the parade starting at 9 a.m. Billy Wells and Paul Shaver will co-chair the event, with the parade participants leaving from the old Bell High School. Wells said, "This is the ...

Winfred Neathery

Winfred C. Neathery, 95, of Whelen Springs, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. He was the retired owner of Neathery's Grocery, a member of Whelen Springs Baptist Church and a Deacon, a Mason and a member of Lodge #187 in Gurdon. He was the assistant Postmaster o...

Betty Wells

Betty Jo Wells, 76, of Gurdon, died Sunday August 29, 2004. She was a registered nurse at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Prescott, and attended the South Fork Baptist Church. She is survived by William Chester Holloway of Long Beach, California.; one daughter,...

Devils come up short against Prescott in season opener

Mistakes and missed opportunities were more than the Go-Devils could overcome in the season opener against the Prescott Curley Wolves. Though the Devils managed to lead 12-6 early in the second quarter, the Wolves capitalized on Gurdon mistakes and posted...