Stories from Sunday, June 5, 2005

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald During the Bushwhacker Days celebration this year, visitors will be invited to enjoy "A Step Back In Time -- A Living History Venue," presented by the Sesquicentennial Committee. Re-enactors are going to be representing various time periods in Missouri's history...

n Re-enactor shares knowledge, insights into the significance of local history. By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Herald Some will be dressed in Blue and Gray uniforms, others in buckskin hunting gear, some in farmer's breeches and shirt, some in the skirts of the washerwoman or the farmer's wife or the practical pants a frontier woman might don for a number of duties...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Herald Tornadoes, floods, ice and snowstorms, as well as earthquakes can all seriously disrupt daily life, and they can all occur here. Man-made disasters can happen anywhere and anytime. The one thing they all have in common is they are unexpected...

By David A. Lieb Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite earlier concerns, state government now appears likely to close out its fiscal year with a balanced budget, thanks partly to strong individual income tax collections. Figures provided Friday by the state treasurer's office show the state's net general revenues were up almost 4.2 percent through Thursday, compared with the same period last year. ...

Special to the Herald Terry and Donna Eaton of Nevada and Mike and Susan Ricketts of Moundville announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Trisha Renea Eaton and Michael John Ricketts. Bride-elect Eaton is a 2005 Nevada High School graduate and will attend Ozark Technical College, Springfield, Mo., in the fall. She is currently employed by McDonald's Restaurant...

Special to the Herald Charles and Dorothy (Shrum) Morris of Peculiar, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception on Sunday, June 12, 2005, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the United Methodist Church Family Life Center on School Road in Peculiar, Mo. The Morrises were married on June 28, 1955, in Sprague, Mo...

Special to the Herald Gary and Lora Johnson of Richards, Mo., celebrated 40 years of marriage on June 4, 2005. They were married at Rinehart Christian Church, where they are still active members. A small dinner party was attended by the couple's family including children Mike and Sabrina Johnson and Tim and Julie O'Neill, grandchildren, Jacob, Emily and Nathan Johnson and Sam O'Neill...

Nevada Herald Nora Kennedy of Sheldon and Rick Kennedy of Nevada, along with Carl and Debra Berryhill of Jasper, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Angela Kay Hansen and Corin Russell Berryhill. Hansen is the granddaughter of Marge Hoffman of Sheldon and the late Louis Hoffman, and Dennie Lukken and Jean Hoffman of Elk Point, S.D...

Douglas D. Derry and Vanessa E. Radford, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Deja Dustine Elaine Derry. Deja was born at 2:52 p.m., on May 28, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 21.5 inches. ...

Michael George and Amanda King and Madalyn George, Nevada, is proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Katelyn May George. Katelyn was born at 7:15 a.m., on May 30, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Pat Swyers, St. James, Mo., and David George, St. James, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Debbie Fleener, Nevada, and Wayne King, Schell City...

Readers familiar with Dr. Nash's Sunday newspaper column will recall that he and his wife Ginny began to restore decrepit and unsightly old houses in the Nevada area in the late 1970's, at first with the expert help of Mr. Robert Palmer, more recently with the expert help of Mr. ...

100 years ago: Cottey College catalog issued The annual catalogue 1905-'06 of Cottey College and Conservatory of Music has just been issued and today leaves the press rooms of the Mail printing departments the new 1,500-page catalog typifies the splendid educational institution it presents to the public, being of the finest quality of material and the climax of the printer's art, and containing a splendidly written description of the Cottey College buildings, grounds, and of the work accomplished during the past session. ...

The Nevada Griffons were scheduled to play the Newton County Rebels Friday night at Lyons Stadium. The weather had other plans as strong rains flooded the field late Friday afternoon. The game was postponed with no makeup date yet announced. The Griffons were scheduled to take on the Joplin-based Southwest Slashers Saturday night, in Joplin. ...

Mark Godsey, Nevada, won the Mini-Stock Feature on May 28 at Nevada Speedway. Godsey was awarded the victory after both drivers who finished ahead of him were disqualified for technical violations. A complete list of results and the points race standings through May 28 are on Page 10B...

By Doug Tucker Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As the victories pile up, it's getting tougher and tougher for Buddy Bell to deflect the credit away from himself and toward his team. Matt Stairs homered, Runelvys Hernandez pitched six solid innings and the lowly Kansas City Royals beat Texas 2-1 Friday night for their first four-game winning streak in 21 months...

The successful fisherman is a student of his favorite waters, whether they be the blue waters of a lake, a farm pond or a stream. It's a surprising item to learn there are many anglers in the area that fly fish on the lakes or area ponds. Aubrey Foster, businessman, grabs his fly rod at every opportunity and heads for the water, "I have several places that I can wade and catch different species in the area," he said...

Over the years a lot of guys in my profession (I included) have spent a good deal of time playing the old "what if" game. The biggest what if of all is what if the Red Sox had traded Ted Williams to the New York Yankees for Joe DiMaggio. And what if Williams hadn't lost so many years to military service in two wars. In all probability, Williams would have been very close to Babe Ruth's 714 home runs when he retired...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter The Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints were here! Drivers drew for starting positions in the heat races and those finishes determined their starting positions in the Features. We also had several cars disqualified upon tech check after their races were over in two divisions. ...

Hi neighbors. Another year is rolling around. I had always heard that as you get old time passes faster. I don't think time actually moves at a faster pace. I think we just notice it less and it sneaks up on us. As you get older you tend to ignore things you can do nothing about. Instead you have to concentrate on finding ways to do the important things -- like finding your glasses, remembering which day of the week it is, and opening food containers...