Stories from Sunday, March 27, 2005

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail It's not so unusual to hear of folks using their talents to praise God. Some people praise God through music. Others do so through speaking, writing or art. Stephen Sawyer's ministry uses three out of four -- he creates art with spiritual themes, then shares the work with others through showings, lectures and written stories that go along with the art...

Nevada Herald Local governments and public agencies in Southwest Missouri can now apply to the Missouri Department of Transportation for funding of transportation-related enhancement projects. If selected, local public agencies will be eligible for reimbursement for a portion of the costs for projects such as bicycle and pedestrian trails, sidewalks and landscaping...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald Christina Davis, of KNEM/KNMO radio in Nevada fulfilled her promise to her parents by donating 12 inches of her hair to the Locks of Love program. Both of Davis' parents died from cancer and had asked her to help children with cancer to feel better about themselves and improve their quality of life. ...

Nevada Herald Ann Jones read the words in front of her and tears filled her eyes. The words were in the form of dozens of thank-you notes, sent from soldiers in Iraq -- the recipients of the quilts constructed for them through the Quilted Hugs project Jones helped to organize...

* A limited number of copies of the special edition volumes will be available for purchase for a short time. by Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald The long anticipated sesquicentennial Vernon County history book "Nevada & Vernon County's Heritage 1855-2005 Pass It On" is now available...

Loyd Eugene "Gene" Hendrix Sr., 76, Nevada, died March 23, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on March 26, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Terry Mosher officiating. Soloist was June O'Connor. Musical selections were "Grandpa told me so," "Amazing Grace" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Organist was Betty Seitz. ...

In Tucson, earlier this week, regarding the Terri Schiavo case, President George W. Bush said, "This is a complex case with serious issues, but in extraordinary circumstances like this, it is wise to always err on the side of life." Gosh, too bad he didn't feel this way when he sent 15,000 young Americans to their death in a meaningless and indecisive war in Iraq...

100 years ago: The log rolling to be in Nevada A meeting of the executive committee of the Southwest Missouri Log Rolling association of the Modern Woodmen of America, was held at Kansas City Saturday. A.L. Preston and H.E. Evret were in attendance, representatives of the Nevada lodge...

Special to the Herald Norman and Eleanor (McGuire) Ambrose of Lenexa, Kan., recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married March 25, 1955, in Wichita, Kan. Mrs. Ambrose is a lifetime homemaker. Mr. Ambrose is semi-retired from Ambrose Companies...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Practicing in the three-lane pool at Cottey College, the Nevada Lady Tiger swim team went through a normal routine Thursday. Swim some laps. Rest. Swim some laps. Rest. That did that for about 3,000 yards before calling it a day...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers have a lot of uncertainty going into the 2005 season. The questions abound like who will be the go-to pitchers? Who will become mainstays in the daily lineup, and who will fill in the many roles that it takes to have a successful baseball team...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals are offering free tickets to many home games this season to active and retired military personnel and their families. The offer, announced Friday, applies to all branches of the service, including National Guard and reserve units. It is available to service members and up to three members of their family...

Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Kansas City Royals are used to fielding questions about young pitchers' arms. With 21-year-old right-hander Zack Greinke, they get plenty of questions about a young pitcher's head, too. How can there not be questions, when Greinke says he'll probably lead the league in hit batters this season and admits that sometimes his head and arm can't even agree on which pitch to throw?...

The Nevada Tigers held their end-of-the-year banquet March 14 at the Nevada High School commons area and gave out awards to many of the players. From left: Bryan Campbell won Best Offensive Player; Taylor Rainey was named Best Defensive Player; Adam Gullett won the Crimson and Gray Award; Eric Atkinson received the Crimson and Gray Warrior Award; Ben Wilson won Most Valuable Player; Luke Rainey was the Crimson and Gray Teammate Award winner...

Now that spring is officially here, thoughts of mushrooms popping, fishing going strong and turkeys ready to gobble is close to reality. April has always been my favorite month of the year for the above reasons, among others. After chasing white bass up the river and seeing the other many signs of spring I know it's almost time to start looking for the first morel mushrooms of the year...

I was maybe nine or 10 years old the first time I heard the immortal words of Ernest L. Thayer's time-honored poem, "Casey At The Bat." I say heard instead of read because it was an animated reading on television that depicted Casey going to the plate and crushing the hearts of Mudville fans by striking out to end the game he had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth inning...

Hi neighbors. If you have been sitting out the egg hunts, the parties, the family get-togethers and any other social activities, prepare to blow off the cobwebs and get out and about in April. One of the two up-coming events that I know of and am involved with is the sale and distribution of the two volume set "Nevada & Vernon County's Heritage --1855-2005 Pass It On." When I volunteered to work on the book committee two years ago, I had no idea of the amount of time, expense and effort everyone would donate. ...