Stories from Sunday, June 15, 2003

In the early mornings around Nevada a light mist still settles in the low places and the sun hangs fat and sullen just above the horizon. On Saturday morning there was something else rising from the dew soaked earth, hot air balloons. The first annual Bushwhacker Hot Air Balloon Launch kicked off with a moderate success as seven hot air balloons rose slowly from the Nevada airport and rode the winds to the southwest...

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) work in every care-giving facility. They are often the ones you see the most, caring for the day-to-day needs of the patients and residents in hospitals, nursing homes and other settings. To recognize the invaluable contribution these specially trained employees provide, a week was set aside in 1978 to allow organizations to show their appreciation of their efforts and to validate the importance of their roles in patient care. ...

June 12 and 13 the Vernon County Health Department conducted an eight hour course titled Baby-sitting Basics. Joy Hawks, RN and W.I.C. (Women, Infants & Children) Coordinator at the heath department was the class instructor. "I've been teaching this course for 15 years, originally in cooperation with the American Red Cross," Hawks explained. ...

The local edition of the world's largest talent showcase and radio promotion reached an exciting conclusion on June 13, 2003, when 12-year-old Savannah Wilbur, of Bentonville, Ark. swept the voting at the "Colgate Country Showdown," held in Nevada, Mo., walking away with the $300 first place prize. ...

The Nevada Griffons were ready and willing to play two, but the Topeka Capitals obviously weren't. Word of the cancellation was forwarded to the team as they were en route to Topeka for a scheduled Jayhawk League doubleheader with the Capitals on Friday. The Griffons (9-1, 4-0) meet Pine Bluff, Ark., on Saturday at 7 p.m...

100 Years Ago -- June 15, 1903 The Fort Scott excursion train of four passenger coaches arrived Sunday afternoon at 1:45. A number of Ft. Scott people also came over on the afternoon regular passenger. The visitors divided time between Lake Park and the ball grounds and seemed to have had a most delightful time while in our city. ...

When I was about 10 years old, my mother got a phone call from a neighboring mother whose young son Bunny was a friend of mine. "Charles's language is appalling," Mrs. Wilson lamented; "Bunny is coming home with words that neither I nor his father ever use in this house. ...

Hi neighbors. Better drink a hot cup of coffee in the mornings and pour the rest over ice in a thermos cup for the busy outdoor afternoons. Here it is again. Father's Day across the nation and here in Nevada the Bushwhacker Days celebration is going strong. ...