Stories from Tuesday, November 2, 2004

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail A benefit concert featuring Tim Wilson and Shanna Johnson will be presented at the Fox Playhouse, Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8, and proceeds will go toward repairing the pipes in the aging hot-water heating system in the building, home of the Community Council on the Performing Arts...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Nevada turned out to honor Company A of the 735th Support Battalion -- which is departing for training at Fort Riley before deploying to Iraq -- Monday morning in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. The crowd overflowed the auditorium's capacity and people were standing in doorways to hear the speakers. ...

The 2004 Anti-Van Royalty, from left to right, are Daniel Meisenheimer, Kayla Marti, Bill Fay, Molly Ferree, Tiffany Sanderson, David Hawks, Kara Foster and Scott Hillier. Anti-Van is the longstanding event hosted by Nevada High School to offer teen an alternative to the "trick" aspect of Halloween night fun, aimed at offering fun activities while cutting down on Halloween vandalism...

Disasters come in many forms: fires, accidents, storms. And in the aftermath of a disaster there is a ripple effect that starts with the victims at the center and spreads out to include family and friends, emergency and aid workers and those who help clean up or make repairs, whether paid or volunteer...

Might as well face it, you're addicted to coffee Talk about scare headlines: "State GOP says Michael Moore of 'Fahrenheit 9/11' fame illegally offered underwear in exchange for voting." I just about spit out my coffee, which according to another headline might have been a good idea since, "Just one cup a day causes caffeine addiction, researchers say."...

By David A. Lieb Associated Press The forecast for Election Day: strong voter turnout expected, with chances of lines at some polling places, periods of impatience and prospects for victory too close to call in some races. Voter participation appears to be strong, based on early absentee ballots cast around the state. And the secretary of state's office is forecasting that 63 percent of Missouri's 4.2 million registered voters will cast ballots by the time polls close at 7 p.m...

It appears that Afghanistan has its first democratically elected president: Hamid Karzai, who has served as president of the country's provisional government since the U.S. invasion following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The most remarkable thing about the Afghan election is that it was held at all...

100 years ago: Ads help customers find bargains Before you start out to shop look over the advertising columns of the Mail. It will aid you not only in finding what you want, but it will also point out the bargains. Our advertisers want your trade. See them before you buy...

Obituaries Louise Gratiot Jackson Louise Gratiot Jackson, 99, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at her residence in Paris, Texas. She was born Feb. 11, 1905, in North Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Rene J. and Sally Rozelle Protho Gratiot. She was a graduate of Cottey College and was a member of the PEO Sisterhood and also graduated from the former University of Kansas in Pittsburg, Kan., with a degree in business and economics. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers wrapped up their 2004 cross country season by hosting the district championship meet Saturday at Marmaduke Park. The Tigers finished fifth as a team in the boys race, as they finished with a score of 111, 64 points behind Lee's Summit West High School, who won the team title...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets ended their 2004 volleyball season Saturday when they lost to St. Louis Community College-Meramec in straight sets to open the Region XVI tournament at Florrisant Valley. Meramec won 30-23, 30-25 and 30-8, advancing to the region title match and knocking Cottey out of the tournament...

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Gary Pinkel on Monday reinstated tailback Damien Nash, ending a one-game suspension apparently spurred by negative comments Nash made about the team's play-calling. Pinkel did not say if Nash, a junior who leads the team with 610 yards rushing and eight touchdowns, would be in the starting lineup Saturday when the Tigers (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) host Kansas State (3-5, 1-4)...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The hottest offense in the NFL has pulled the Kansas City Chiefs away from the brink and propelled them right back into the AFC West race. The last two weeks, Trent Green, Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzalez and an overpowering offensive line have helped Kansas City amass 1,030 yards and 101 points. The Chiefs swamped two teams with winning records, Atlanta and Indianapolis...

In September, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to remove two symbols from the county seal. A cross, and an image of the pagan goddess Pomona. Following the vote, Ernesto Vasquez, filed suit against the board claiming that his First Amendment rights were violated...