Stories from Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Saturday, Aug. 23, the Nevada Regional Technical Center held graduation ceremonies for the 39th class of the School of Practical Nursing at the First Assembly of God Church.Rick Pierson, director of Vocational Education, addressed the 18 graduates. ...

Monday morning at 10 a.m. Vernon County Treasurer Phil Couch stood on the courthouse steps reading the rules for the delinquent tax auction aloud to the crowd gathered below. Such scenes happen every fourth Monday in August, the date set by law for such auctions. ...

The Vernon County 4-H Shooting Sports Club held a competition at the Sheldon Trap Club on Sunday.Kevin Lee was near perfect with 49 hits in 50 attempts to claim the junior division championship.Second place was Ethan Baldwin with 45/50; third went to Skylar Beard with 39/50; fourth was Megan Westerhold with 37/50 and in fifth place, Joshua Jeffries with 34/50. ...

BUTLER, Mo. -- Kerry Schultz of Moundville, Mo., is quickly making a name for himself as a track favorite at the recently-opened Bates County Speedway in Butler, Mo.In only the Speedway's third week of operation, Schultz has finished no lower than second in late-model class features. ...

Main Street Nevada held its sixth annual golf tournament at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Saturday.The format was an 18-hole mixed couple scramble with 31 teams entered.Wayne Reinert, tournament organizer, said, "Of the 31 teams that entered, 21 were from out of town and we really appreciate the support they gave us. ...

Point leaders continued to dominate with three wins in four classes at Nevada Speedway on Saturday.Jack Simmons of Erie, Kan., solidified his lead in the late model class with his eighth win of the season, while Kevin Morrow of Nevada held off another Nevadan, Paul Taylor, to claim his sixth modified win. ...

Golfers of varying skill levels gave it their best shots in pursuit of $2,000,000 in prize money at the fifth annual YMCA Hole-in-One contest on Sunday."It's a fun event," said Mike Harbit of KNEM/KNMO radio, the media partner and promoter of the event. ...

Goodbye's a topic I think I have probably shared with you more than a handful of times through the two and a half years of writing my column. I have a horrible times saying goodbye but each day and each new circumstance teaches me how to fully accept this concept. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 26, 1903 The County Court was in session Wednesday and among the other business transacted was the following order: Mr. Coons, Paschal Heneshaw, J.P. Allen and S.C. Forsker and other citizens of Metz Township, representing the township board and the road improvement committee of said township and show to the satisfaction of the court that $770 has been collected for the improvement of the public road leading south from the town of Metz across the Little Osage. ...