Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 19, 2005 edition of Gurdon Times

School strives to meet standards

Federal Coordinator Bonnie Ross says between tutorial programs after school, and in the summer, plus a test-taking orientation for Benchmark exams, "all that we know to do is being done to make sure Gurdon stays up with state school standards in the futur...

Marshal says call before paying in yard work scam with seniors

Marshal Don Childres said there have been three instances in the past month where older citizens in Gurdon have been intimidated into paying too much money for yard work. "All three times, there have been cases where someone did about $30 in work and then...

Christmas donations make wishes possible

Iron Mountain Lodge and Marina, on Lake DeGray, has a Christmas display that has grown to more than two million lights and is used as a means for making dreams come true. Donations are taken every Christmas season for the "Make A Wish Foundation," and thi...

Frances Crain

Frances E. Crain died Monday at the age of 90. She was the widow of Ralph Crain, a retired math teacher at Gurdon Public Schools, a graduate of Henderson State Teachers College, now Henderson University in Arkadelphia and held a masters degree in mathemat...

Elgy Marks

Elgy H. Marks, 93, of Gurdon, died on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005. He was a cattle rancher and attended the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include: two sons; Avon Marks of Gurdon and Clifford Marks of Las Vegas, Nevada; one daughter, Vada Smithpeters of Gurdo...