Stories from Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Saturday night, parents and families gathered at the Vernon County Community Center to watch the entertainment and enjoy the antics of the children participating in the Bright Beginnings Preschool's seventh annual spring program and graduation ceremony. ...

Throughout the county, May 17 and 18 will go down in history as the weekend most of Vernon County's high school seniors donned caps and gowns for the ceremonies that marked the end of one chapter in their lives and signaled a future full of hope. On May 17, students from Hume, Northeast Vernon County and Sheldon high schools all marched through the doors of their schools one last time -- to receive the diplomas they'd spent 12 years earning. ...

Rich Hill's outstanding track athlete Shelley Seider won all four events entered to lead the Lady Tigers to the Class 1, District 3 women's title on Saturday. Rich Hill totaled 139 points to edge Cass Midway with 135. Seider captured the 100 meters, the 300 hurdles, the 200 meters and the long jump to head Rich Hill's state-qualifying contingent. ...

Timing is everything. And the Nevada Tigers' timing was impeccable in its district opener against Southwest Conference rival Webb City on Tuesday. Seventh-seeded Nevada parlayed timely hitting, well-timed fielding plays and a gutsy pitching performance into a 9-4 victory over No. ...

The Nevada Tiger men's track and field team enjoyed an historic performance by winning the championship of the first-ever district meet held in Nevada. Nevada scored 105.5 points for a comfortable margin over its closest competitor Webb City with 84 at Testman Field on Saturday. ...

I have one question for you. Where have the last 20 years of my life gone? It seems like just yesterday my mother was dressing me up for my first day of kindergarten. With my brother and I walking hand in hand, we looked like we could conquer the world, or at least our designated grade in school. ...

100 Years Ago -- May 20, 1903 ITEMS -- Rev. Stuart tells us the rock roads in some sections of Kentucky cost less than $1,000 a mile. They are made of a soft limestone, which is easily quarried and crushed. Observation has convinced him that such roads elevate the morals as well as promote the material welfare of the people. ...