Stories from Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Nevada Daily Mail Wes Morton and the choir at Nevada High School have been invited to participate in a performance of Sir Eugene Goossens' orchestration of Handel's "Messiah" April 9, 2006, in Carnegie Hall. Members of the choir will join with three to four other outstanding choruses selected from throughout North America to form a festival chorus of 150-175 singers, to be accompanied by the New England Symphonic Ensemble, conducted by Dr. ...

Nevada Daily Mail With hundreds of family and friends in attendance, graduation for the Nevada High School Class of 2005 was held on Sunday in the gymnasium at the high school. In addition, more than $111,000 was awarded in scholarships to the students in a separate ceremony conducted Friday night. A complete list of scholarships will be announced at a later date...

By Neoma Foreman Special to the Daily Mail Northeast Vernon County High School Commencement was held Saturday evening at the gymnasium in Walker. The processional and recessional were played by John Wall, NEVC music instructor. The welcome and invocation were given by Marissa Vantellman. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The second annual Caring with Pride Classic golf tournament brought out 102 golfers in 34 teams Friday, May 20 at the Frank E. Peters Golf Course. The tournament, cosponsored by Aquila, Missouri Eagle and R.J. Dutton, helped raise money for Nevada Regional Medical Center to purchase portable X-ray machines for the Emergency Room...

Linden John Short departed this life on Sunday, May 22, 2005, at the age of 23 following a valiant effort to overcome injuries incurred in an automobile accident on Dec 30, 2003. Linden is the son of John and Maureen Short of Nevada and Linda Short of Carthage...

Dorothea Denyse Weltmer Detloff, 86, Nevada, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. She was born June 6, 1918, in Nevada, to Ernest Cyrus Weltmer and Dorothee Hoffman Weltmer. Denyse attended Nevada Public Schools and graduated from Nevada High School in the Class of 1936. ...

Jae Andrew Boyd, the son of Jeremy Ray and Heidi Marie Boyd, was born on Feb. 15, 2001, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, and passed from this life on Friday, May 20, 2005, at 4 years of age. Survivors include his parents, Jeremy and Heidi; a half sister, Temper Boyd; his aunt, Ginger Woolston; grandparents, Rick and Alta Woolston; and great-grandparents, Dale and Kay Woolston. ...

Norman Parks, 71, Sheldon, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at National Healthcare in Joplin. He was born March 3, 1934, in St. Louis the son of Marvin Van and Dorithy M. Smith Parks. He was married to Nadine McCollum on Sept. 21, 1957, in Hernando, Miss., and she preceded him in death in 1997...

Henry E. "Joe" Bailey, 86, Nevada, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center. He was born on Sept. 21, 1918, in Garland, Kan., the son of Herbert and Lettie (Pippin) Bailey. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Sarah Jane Beaver on Sept. 3, 1963. He was a truck driver...

Viola Lea Adams, 87, Nevada, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Christian Health Care, Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born May 24, 1917, in Bronaugh, to Andrew Jackson Mahan and Alberta Lea Nord Mahan. She married Clarence Kermit Adams on July 10, 1936, in Stockton. He preceded her in death on July 30, 1992...

Othel Floyd "Ted" Brooks, 78, Rich Hill, died May 19, 2005, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born at Arroll, Mo., to Flora (Taber) Brooks and George Brooks. He married Nancy Jo (Smith) Brooks on Aug. 31, 1952. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a truck driver for IML. He also worked as a van driver for Medicalodge of Nevada. He was a member of the American Legion in Rich Hill...

Ivan "Ralph" Fanning, 76, Fort Worth, Texas, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born Sept. 26, 1928, in Nevada, to Ralph and Mildred Fanning. He was married to Bonnie Mae Fanning, who survives of the home. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Haltom City, Texas...

Jackie Ruth Bobbitt, 77, of Lamar, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 14, 1927 in Lamar, to Charley B. and Maude P. (Berry) Perry. She married Dudley Mack Divine II on July 4, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1971. She then married Harold M. Bobbitt on Aug. 25, 1973, in Lamar and he died June 30, 2000...

Doris Elizabeth Figoli, 91, Prescott, Kan., formerly of Nevada, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. She was born April 17, 1914, in Boston, Mass., to Clarence Henry White and Elizabeth Garland White...

Doyle Brown, 61, Harwood, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Deanne Brown, of the home; son, Dustin Brown, Harwood; daughter, Monica Titmus, Fort Scott, Kan.; brother, Larry Brown, Nevada; and sister, Arleta Wilson, Rich Hill; and two grandchildren...

Richard LeRoy Lute, 78, Nevada, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005. Services were held at First Baptist Church on May 23, at 11 a.m., with William Cox officiating. Singers were Edi Gragg and Delton Fast. Musical selections were "In the Garden" and "Because He Lives." Pianist was Debbie Fast. Pallbearers were Doug Cross, Jack Mead, Clinton Cross, Dean Walker, Todd Hedger, Larry Hurst, Joel Reavis and Willis Leonard. Interment was in Newton Burial Park. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

Jean L. Monday, 69, Nevada, died Friday, May 20, 2005, at Christian Health Care, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Kansas City, Mo., to William B. Moore and Freda A. Marsh Moore. She graduated from high school in Parsons, Kan., in 1954. She came to Nevada, in 1973 from Iola, Kan., and lived virtually the remainder of her life here. She worked at the Nevada State Hospital for 17 years...

For reasons I'm not even sure of myself, I have watched most of the episodes of "24," the Fox TV thriller that has brought new meaning to the phrase over-the-top. The show follows one day in the life of Jack Bauer, an agent for the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), as he single-handedly protects the United States from terrorist attack...

"Bushwhacker Capital" is nothing to be proud of? Them's fightin' words lady! Dear editor: It always amazes me how much of history we don't understand; myself included. But I think is very important for people to understand their local history and how that applies to regional history and to the greater picture of our nation's history...

100 years ago: Rain damages Missouri strawberries JOPLIN, Mo. -- Continued rains are doing thousands of dollars worth of damage to the strawberry crop in Southwest Missouri and in Northern Arkansas. Pickers cannot enter the patches on account of the soft ground and the rain rots the berries so that they are unfit for market...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada freshman swimmer Kristen Badgley competed in the state championships Friday in St. Peter's. Badgley competed in the 100-yard backstroke and 100 butterfly. In the backstroke she finished 23rd with a time of 1 minute, 6.73 seconds. In the butterfly, Badgley swam 1:05.28, good enough for 35th...

Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- A decade ago when the St. Louis Cardinals hired Tony La Russa as their manager, there's no question he would have lost a popularity contest with Whitey Herzog. A very successful run -- five postseason berths and a World Series appearance -- narrowed the gap. And La Russa caught Herzog, who guided the team to a championship and three pennants in the 1980s, on the franchise victory list Monday night with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday announced they had surpassed 3 million in ticket sales for the seventh time in eight seasons and could set a franchise record for attendance in the final year at Busch Stadium. With 60 games to go entering Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals were ahead of the sales pace of 2000 when the team sold a record 3,333,073 tickets. ...

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Senate gave its final approval Monday to a temporary 2 percent increase in the Charlotte hotel room tax to help fund construction of a proposed NASCAR hall of fame. Charlotte, Atlanta and Kansas City, Kan., are among the cities that want to host the hall, which could bring 400,000 to 500,000 visitors to the state annually. All must make their proposals to NASCAR by May 31...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey College Comets have received another signed letter of intent from a stellar high school volleyball player. Jerusha Aulava from Freedom High School in Orlando, Fla., will be on the court for the Cottey Comets next fall. Aulava played high school and club volleyball for the past four years. ...