Stories from Thursday, May 19, 2005

By Laurie Wade Nevada Daily Mail The circus is coming to town, for two performances in one day. On May 26, the 2005 Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Circus, produced by George Carden Circus will appear at the Vernon County fairgrounds for two shows, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail Before a crowd of family and friends, the 15 students in Bronaugh High School's Class of 2005 made the formal transition from student to graduate in a commencement ceremony conducted on Sunday, May 15, in the gymnasium at Bronaugh School...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail In the real world disasters do not happen on schedule and the results are unpredictable. In recent years the annual disaster drills the Vernon County Local Emergency Committee have sponsored have been highly scripted events designed to provide training for emergency response workers rather than test their ability to respond to unfolding events and find out where they need additional training...

Nevada Daily Mail When you think of spring, do you think of outside yard work? Does your house need a fresh coat of paint? Are you ready to start, but know you will need help in getting the job done? Nevada's Habitat for Humanity may have just the solution. The organization has started a new program christened "Neighborhood Pride," aimed at helping families make existing homes a better place to live...

Jesse and Crystal Hancock and Draven and Drake, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Dru Allyson Hancock. Dru was born at 8:08 a.m., on May 11, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches. ...

Richard L. Lute, 78, died at his home in Nevada Wednesday, May 18, 2005. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Nothing can make you feel old, and yet young again, as quickly as returning to a former home after many years. When our first son (who is now a grandfather) was a newborn we moved to Stockton, Mo., where Lester was going to be the new County Extension Agent. We lived in a house on South Main for about a year and then we bought a 40-acre farm east of town, where we lived until we later came to Vernon County...

Most working women take a few shortcuts in preparing meals for their families. Maybe more than a few. Take my husband's aunt, who uses canned chicken and cut-up, store-bought tortillas in her chicken and "dumplings." Another friend has a lasagna recipe that doesn't require boiling the noodles. And what working mother hasn't popped the top off a jar of Ragu? But I'm beyond just using shortcuts. There's no sizzle of pan frying or merry bubbling from a steaming pot in my kitchen...

100 years ago: AD: Vehicles, Vehicles, Best Stock Ever Kept in Nevada Just $20 cash, $10 per month will get you a nice rig. Road wagons $20 cash and $5 per month. All Key's Bros. make, Come and see us -- J.B. Robinson & Son. 75 years ago: Wilkerson badly injured when drawn into a caterpillar tractor...

With the warming of the weather I am finding it much more difficult to focus on individual tasks and, conversely, individual story topics. So rather than write a column about one topic, I feel the need to touch on a few areas. The first is a realization that at this time next year there is a very real possibility that we will be talking about the big two sports as opposed to the big four...

Associated Press NEW YORK -- Anybody ready for another lockout? The NBA may be moving toward being put on ice, just like the NHL. Labor talks between the NBA and the players' union broke off Wednesday, with the league accusing the union of backing off several earlier concessions while also insinuating that a group of agents was exerting pressure on union director Billy Hunter...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals allowed just nine home runs in their first 18 home games. Then the Baltimore Orioles arrived, and balls started flying over the fences. Melvin Mora hit two home runs and David Newhan also homered Wednesday night, powering the Orioles to a 7-4 victory and giving them seven home runs in two games at Kauffman Stadium...

Nevada Daily Mail The small schools in the area announced the All-Conference selections recently. The Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference South Division team included nine local players and three local honorable mentions. Bronaugh, Hume and Northeast Vernon County each had three selections to the All-Conference team. The three schools also each had a single honorable mention...