Stories from Thursday, November 29, 2007

Myrtle Alice Beaman, age 78, the daughter of Samuel B. and Sylvia M. (Clibon) Franklin, was born April 15, 1929, in Elbert, Colo., and passed from this life on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Myrtle's early years were spent in Colorado where she was one of the graduates of Calhan's Class of 1947. Shortly after graduation, Myrtle was united in marriage to James W. Beaman on June 1, 1947, at her parents' home in Yoder, Colo. To this union five children were born...

The Nevada Red Sox American Legion Baseball Club will serve a barbecue lunch to raise funds for the fledgling organization, at noon, Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Nevada Elks Lodge bingo hall, 510 N. Centennial, Nevada. The meal includes a barbecue pork sandwich, chips, cookie and a beverage for $5. A sandwich alone is $3.50. Take-outs will be available...

The Hume Hornets paid a visit to Montrose Tuesday and came away with a 63-48 win for a 2-0 overall record and 1-0 in the conference. Outscored by Montrose in the first quarter, which ended with the Hornets behind 8-17, the Hornets turned the tables on the second quarter, scoring 17 to Montrose's 9, going into halftime with Montrose up by one point, at 25-26...

Northeast Vernon County and Sheldon split their boys and girls basketball games Tuesday night in Sheldon. The Northeast Vernon County Knights lost 35-32 in overtime to the Sheldon Panthers. NEVC junior Cody Terry was the high scorer for the Knights and junior Charlie Stewart led the Knights in rebounds...

I have always resisted the saying about old dogs and new tricks. I knew that it was prejudicial and unkind. What's more it wasn't true. When it is applied to humans it has been proven false through history. Look at some of the great minds of our world. Many of them did some of their most significant work in their later years...

Just in time for last-minute Christmas gift-giving comes a highly recommended new book about an important figure in Vernon County history. Joseph Bailey, Union war hero, became one of only two local peace officers to be slain in the line of duty, when, on Mar. 26, 1867, as Vernon County sheriff, he went out to arrest two suspected hog-thieves...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Gordon Parks Center at Fort Scott Community College will celebrate the anniversary of Gordon Parks' birthday on Friday, Nov. 30, with several activities throughout the day, in the Gordon Parks Center on campus. Parks was born in Fort Scott on Nov. 30, 1912, and would have been 95 this year. He died in March 2006 at the age of 93...

Fees charged at NRMC remain below national averages, Judy Feuquay, Nevada Regional Medical Center's CEO, told the hospital's board of directors during a meeting on Tuesday, after telling the board some of the details of a report to the Nevada City Council, which is mandated by a city ordinance. ...

Nevada golfer Rick David told the Nevada parks board Wednesday night that he had several projects that he wanted to do at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course to improve the appearance of the course. David told the board that he plans to raise the money to cover the cost of these projects, so they will not cost the city anything...