Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 21, 2007 edition of Gurdon Times

Gurdon depot getting a 'face lift'

Workers have spent several days recently re-roofing the Union Pacific railroad depot in Gurdon, and according to UP officials, there are more improvements to come. Its part of a renovation project we have going on this year, said Joe Arbona, director o...

Rotarians learn of 'Art Blast'

Each year the Arts Cooperative Team in Hot Springs holds an event specially designed for children, and according to Executive Director JoAnn Mangione, its a blast. Mangione was the speaker for the Gurdon Rotary Clubs weekly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15....

Escapee back in jail after a week at large

The hunt for Nevada County jail escapee Lamar Holmes ended near mid-afternoon Monday, as two Hempstead County Sheriffs Department deputies literally chased down the man who had eluded lawmen in three counties for more than a week. Holmes was captured b...

Wendy's World - I've got one of those peanut butter jars

The power of suggestion is a very powerful tool. Sometimes, theres a ton of warning in the fact that someone denies, objects or even remains quiet on some particular point. Sometimes the fact the one person experiences something is enough to warn the res...

Hester Newberry

Hester Z. Newberry, 94, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, in the Golden Care Nursing Home in Arkadelphia. Mrs. Newberry was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. B. Newberry and son, Orville...

Valentine's Day royality

Helen Sanford and Clarence Haltom were crowned king and queen of the Gurdon Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Royce Ann Barbaree said the event is an annual tradition which dates back to the beginning of the center in Gurdon. Couples raise money for th...