Stories from Sunday, November 27, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald The culmination of years of practice is upon Laurel Mason as she prepares for her graduate pipe organ recital at Pittsburg State University's McCray Recital Hall, Nov. 29. "I've been studying pipe organs for 40 years," Mason said. ...

Nevada Herald This year, Santa will be busier than ever, and expects to make several stops in Nevada. His first stop in town will be at the end of the Vernon County annual Christmas parade, next Saturday. The parade will line up at 5:30, and afterwards Santa will be stopping by...

Nevada Herald The Eagles song, "Take it to the Limit" is this year's theme for the twenty-first annual Wax Museum, presented by Nevada Middle School students on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. They are holding this event to take "Wax to the Max."...

By Afton Bugg Nevada Herald A historic town in California shares a similar name to Nevada, Mo., and research shows the two communities have even more in common than one might think. For example, in California, there's a nearby town called Stockton and an Eldorado County -- places with coincidentally similar names to sites near Nevada, Mo...

The city's drive-through Christmas light display at Radio Springs Park opened Thursday evening and will open daily at dusk through Dec. 31. Visitors to the park will see some familiar sights, as well as a few changes in the display this year.

Paul and Amy Welch, Nevada, and Isaak, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Madison Renee Welch. Madison was born at 4:32 a.m., Oct. 14, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 4 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 17 inches...

Hi neighbors. How are you doing with those left-overs? Now you remember why you only have turkey once a year, right? If you're past the turkey sandwich phase and into casseroles, enjoy! I remember when a casserole or pot of soup was the sure cure for getting rid of left-overs. How many of you still keep left-overs by the way? Many people I know don't bother. They fix small amounts and what isn't eaten the first time around gets sent to the garbage disposal...

Up until the time I was about 14, I had a weekly date to hustle into my house and tune in to the 15-minute-long "Lone Ranger" radio program sponsored by Cheerios breakfast cereal, each Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m., Eastern Saving Time. It would ordinarily be, after all, a sultry summer evening, still light enough to see for another hour, and I'd have to bow out of my daily endless softball game across the street in the empty lot. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Watching Nevada High School wrestling coach Kevin Huck during practice, it's almost easy to lose him among the Tiger grapplers as they drill and work on moves. Still showing some of the physique that made him a lightweight wrestler in high school and college, it might be hard to tell who the coach is and who the athletes are. If not for a full beard, you might never be able to pick him out of the group he's leading...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With Thanksgiving this week I decided to forego picking all 16 games on the NFL schedule. With Dallas already having lost to Denver and Atlanta topping Detroit, which leaves me 14 games to choose from for this week. There are certainly some good games on the schedule in Week 12. Something tells me the Dallas-Denver tussle was just the beginning...

By Doug Tucker Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Breaking with time-honored coaching convention, Dick Vermeil has dared to stop playing them one game at a time. The boss of the Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) is not only looking beyond this Sunday's match with New England. He's openly discussing the importance of every game the playoff-hopeful Chiefs have left on a tough and bruising schedule...

We used to come up with all manner of things to do to pass the many hours we spent in the press box at what was then known as Royals Stadium. One night, Rick Gosselin, who now writes for a Dallas newspaper, came up with a question that was a pretty good for those in our chosen profession. "Who would you pay to watch?," he asked...

Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same at our house when the family gathers for Thanksgiving dinner unless there is a wild turkey as the centerpiece. We celebrate a truly American Thanksgiving holiday with a feast headlining a wild turkey that fell to a hunter's gun. ...

Gary and Pat Headrick, Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Blair Courtney Lee Headrick to Shane Thomas Hirschman, son of Tom and Jeannie Hirschman, Nevada. Miss Headrick is the granddaughter of Bill Smith, Nevada, and the late Ida Belle Smith and the late Edgar and Opal Headrick. Mr. Hirschman is the grandson of Mary Schuster, Nevada, and the late Richard Schuster and Paul and Ann Hirschman, Nevada...

Robert and Dawn Jones, Nevada, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Heather Irene Jones, to Jason Paul Macionus, Kirksville, son of Helen Macionus, of Connecticut, and Paul and Laura Macionus of Massachusetts...

Sara Magalli and Jared Brockmeyer wish to announce their engagement. Sara is the daughter of Barb Porras of Hanover, Ill. Jared is the son of Karen and Brent Brockmeyer of Jefferson City, Mo.; and the grandson of Ray McVicker and the late Elenor McVicker, and Dale and Helen Brockmeyer...

Nevada Herald Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forkner, Nevada, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to the Bahamas. Robert Forkner and Vera Fentzahn were married, in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1955, and moved to the Nevada area in 1956. Robert Forkner retired after 30 years as a route salesman for Guy's Foods, Inc., and Vera retired after 20 years of service at Nelly Don, J.H. Collectibles and both now enjoy traveling and fishing...