Stories from Sunday, May 22, 2005

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Herald Four companies that came to Nevada within the past few years brought with them high hopes of new jobs and a badly needed boost to the economy. But jobs netted weren't as numerous as the sometimes frustrated applicants had hoped, and it's taking some time to bring plans for expansion and greater employment opportunity to fruition. ...

Nevada High School arts sponsor Kelly Gray joined students Kayla Grant, Kortni Gossett, Katie Rodick and Blake Gazaway at the Nevada Public Library Monday painting the windows to display the theme of the summer reading program, "Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds." Enrollment for the program starts on May 24. ...

Special to the Nevada Herald Plans for summer school are underway at the various grade levels in the Nevada R-5 School District. The summer school program is scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 1, and will end Thursday, June 30. Sessions will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Thursday. There with be no classes on Fridays...

Nevada Herald Darth Vader, light sabers and an array of odd yet familiar-looking creatures turned out at movie theaters across the nation for the release of "Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," just after midnight on Thursday, and the crowd at Nevada's Century Six Cinema was as enthusiastic as any...

A one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 54, about a half-mile west of Nevada, claimed the life of a 4-year-old Nevada boy, Friday morning. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Heidi Boyd, 24, of Nevada, was driving east in a 2003 Dodge Neon at about 9 a.m., when she swerved into the passing lane to avoid another vehicle which was slowing for a right turn. ...

Johnnie Bishop Walker, 81, Nevada, died Thursday, May 12, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on May 21, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ted Furry officiating. Scriptural recital was presented by the Yoder family. Eulogy was presented by John Walker. ...

Viola Adams, 87, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Doris Elizabeth Figoli, 91, Nevada, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Prescott Nursing Home in Prescott, Kan. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Jean Monday, 69, Nevada, died Friday, May 20, 2005, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

100 years ago: School teachers elected for next term The Nevada School Board met Saturday evening. All the members were present and the board elected the teachers for the next school term. Professor W.Y. Foster of the high school asked the committee for an increase in salary of $15 per month and instructed the committee to hand in his resignation if the board refused the increase...

Last Sunday, the Nevada Herald censored my column, "How Do You Define 'Travel?'" Writing of the cantankerous 19th-century American naturalist-philosopher Henry David Thoreau, I'd written that I personally wouldn't want to bark sharply at my readers, as Henry did, on a regular basis, at his. ...

Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger track team had a good district meet May 14, sending 16 kids on to sectionals, which took place Saturday in Ozark. Nevada had two district champions, as Veronica Mosier and Nathan Gragg both took top medals in jumping events...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- This fall's NASCAR Busch Series race at Kansas Speedway will be the first in the sport's history to bear the name of a charitable organization, track and sponsor officials said Friday. The race, set for Oct. 8, will be called the ''United Way 300 Presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint.''...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mark Mulder beats Kansas City even on his bad nights. The St. Louis left-hander walked a season-high five Friday and twice allowed the Royals to load the bases with none out. But thanks to John Mabry's grand slam and RBI double, the Cardinals defeated their cross-state rivals 7-6, pushing Mulder's career record against Kansas City to 9-1...

One of humanity's most inhumane scourges, cancer, has been at it recently, taking the lives of three people of whom I thought a lot. Only one of those friends was an athlete, but two did have the common denominator of a love for horses. The third was a classmate and neighbor who grew up four houses north of me, Janet (Phelps) Corn. ...

In less than a week, the unofficial opening of the camping season gets underway with the big Memorial Day weekend, which marks the first big exodus to the outdoors for most camping Missourians. For the Tom Nelson family, the Memorial Day camping trip to a state park is a tradition that will continue this spring. For more than 20 years the Nelsons have packed up their camping gear and headed to a campground usually around or near one of the big impoundments...

Slade Williams, of Nevada, shows off the car he drove to win the Factory Stock feature on May 14 at Nevada Speedway. Williams also was awarded the trophy in his hand for his efforts. It was the first win of the season for Williams.

Special to the Herald Tony and Anita Rolando, of Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Charity Rolando, to Jacob Oakes, son of Darrel and Paula Oakes of Neosho, Mo. Bride-elect Rolando is a 1999 graduate of Nevada High School and a 2001 graduate of Missouri Southern State College and a 2003 graduate of Ozark Christian College. She is currently employed by Economic Security Corp. as a health and disability assistant...

Nevada Herald Nathan Starne and Crystal Rector were married Saturday, May 7, 2005, at the Camp Clark Chapel. A reception and dinner at the Elks Lodge followed the wedding. The newlyweds now reside at rural Lamar where the groom is employed by Barton County Implement. The bride is a hairstylist at Back Street hair salon in Lamar...

Special to the Herald Rick and Teresa Long of Independence, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Gayle, to Robert Russell Buck, son of Marvalee Collins of Olathe, Kan., and Robert and Christine Buck of Chesterfield, Mo., and the grandson of James and Alta Collins...

Special to the Herald Whitney Ann Frakes, daughter of Dennis and Donna Boeke of Stockton and Randal Frakes of Springfield, and Joseph Souza, son of Russell and Muriel Souza of Schell City, announce their upcoming marriage. Wedding plans are for Saturday, May 28, 2005, at the North Shelter at Stockton State Park...

Hi neighbors. Next weekend (Sunday-week as Granny would say) is Memorial Day. Although Memorial Day (previously known as Decoration Day) was designated to honor fallen military men and women, many people use the day to decorate all of their family graves...