Stories from Sunday, December 21, 2003

HUME, Mo. -- The traditional Christmas Games rivalry between the green-clad Bronaugh Wildcats and the red-clad Hume Hornets was contested before a revved-up crowd at Hume's gymnasium on Friday night. In the varsity boys contest, the red-hot Wildcats (8-0, 2-0) made a statement early...

Come on up, Carthage For well over a half century now, the Nevada Tigers have proven their unswerving loyalty to the Carthage tournament which has, for the most part, heralded the opening of basketball season for the Nevada Tigers. There was this ill-conceived notion to open the 1975 season early. ...

With snow on the ground and the Christmas season in full swing, a growing number of Missourians get "birdy" at this time of the year. Some of my friends love to hunt, but not in the usual sense of the word. They don't hunt with a dog or a gun, they use binoculars and a good bird identification book...

Friday, Dec.19, the Bright Beginnings preschoolers presented their annual Christmas program for friends and family. Children ages three to five, dressed in their finery and sang and danced Christmas favorites. Songs included "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Chubby Little Snowman", "Three Little Christmas Trees," and "If Everyday Could Be Christmas Day." Students were Trevor Dennison, Dakota Harris, Quinton Hays, Braeden Hinton, Connor Masters, Corbin Overton, Kiersten Ropelato, Emily Willson, Kelsey Willson and Rylee Wingert.. ...

When was your last tetanus shot? For many who attended the Rural Health Fair portion of John Deere Days, on Friday, at Deem's Farm Equipment of Nevada the answer is -- Friday. Shane Dahmer, of Deems Farm Equipment, felt that hosting a health fair during their customer appreciation day represented a different way to give back to their customers and something that not very many people think about. "It saves a trip to town," said Dahmer...

There has been no shortage of good economic development news in recent months. That trend seems to be continuing. Thursday, Sam Foursha, Nevada Area Economic Development executive director, announced that the Consumers building has been sold to a group of developers in Salina, Kansas...

Hi neighbors. I hope you plan on leaving some coffee out for Santa. I know, I know -- the traditional drinks are hot chocolate, milk or eggnog. But consider this: Santa is a working man, out in the cold all night long, traveling, trying to stay awake for more than 24 hours, going into heated homes then back out into an open sleigh. ...

Recently, two very elderly women (both 98 years old) who were very dear to me died, creating a real sense of loss in my life. One was Fern Wharton Brill, whom I met at Cottey's second annual Vacation College, where she had signed up for my American novel course. When I first walked into the classroom, she was the student who was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt with the inscription, "Cottey, class of 1924" on the front...

100 Years Ago -- December 21, 1903 OBITUARY -- Andrew Shuhart, an aged Vernon County citizen, who resided six miles southeast of Nevada, died Sunday. Shuhart was seventy-nine years of age. He came to Vernon County in 1867 and had resided here continuously since. He has lived on his present home place the past twenty-five years and was well known over the county. He was an old Confederate soldier and was in the fifth division on the siege of Vicksburg...