Stories from Friday, May 6, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail More than $6,000 in prizes will be up for grabs in the second annual Caring With Pride Golf Classic at the Frank E. Peters Golf Course, presented by the Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation, May 20, starting at 9 a.m. The tournament is a three-person scramble with 50 openings for teams...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Asparagus, broccoli, radishes and other early spring produce as well as baked goods and crafts will be available Saturday at the Nevada Farmers Market. The market will be at a new location this year at the corner of Osage Boulevard and Locust Street on the Pine Street Baptist Church parking lot...

By Laurie Wade Nevada Daily Mail The question of whether Schell City will host its annual Fall Festival in September may depend on whether new persons step up to take leadership roles in the Schell City Community Betterment. Officers are normally elected during a meeting in April, but this year only the secretary, Pat Myers, was elected. The treasurer and president have agreed to serve until the May 16 meeting at which time a president, vice president, and treasurer will be elected...

Nevada Daily Mail Carolyn Gray Thornton, columnist and writer for the senior page of The Nevada Daily Mail received a second place award for her latest book, "Whither Thou Goest? You've Got to be Kidding!" from the Missouri Writer's Guild. The annual convention of the professional writers association met April 29 and 30...

A fund-raising effort by Crowder Colleges Phi Theta Kappa honors fraternity culminated in a drawing for a multitude of donated prizes on Thursday. About 40 people attended the event, which also featured refreshments provided by the fraternity. Funds raised benefit the Heartland Behavioral Services therapeutic horsemanship program. Above, fraternity members prepare for the drawing...

The Eggheads, Meghann Ledbetter, left, George Brauer and Brooke Silvola, right, concentrate on an answer during the 16th annual Scholars Bowl competition at the Nevada Middle School Thursday night. The Eggheads were the undefeated champions Thursday, beating another team in the championship round...

L. Garratt Holland, 91, Nevada, formerly of Lake Lotawana, Mo., died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born March 29, 1914, in Independence, Mo., to Louis Edward Holland, known by some as the "Father of Aviation" in the Kansas City area and Adelia Ward Garratt Holland. ...

Jimmie Lynn Nunn passed away Monday, May 2, 2005, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Nevada on May 28, 1928. He will be laid to rest beside his parents, Paul Roe and Jessica Fay McElwain Nunn at Newton Burial Park on May 12. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Stanley Nunn, Sterling Nunn, Francis Seitz and Marjorie Pacaeho...

Frank E. Orr, 62, died May 5, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, in Topeka, Kan., the son of Ira and Bessie Wright Orr. He served in the Marines from 1959-1963. He worked as a mechanic for many years and also was a delivery driver...

My wife and I are to the point that we don't like many wrinkles in our routine, but once in a while we get a jolt or two. If someone asked me to describe my life, I would say that I have been very fortunate and very lucky, but on the whole I consider myself ordinary...

I enjoy Richard Carpenter's appearances in our paper and look forward to reading his opinion when he does appear. His latest observations were cogent but flawed. Richard argued against pushing one's religious beliefs onto others, and I can't disagree with that, however, he failed to take into account the fact that those of a more liberal bent also seem to often see no problem in pushing their beliefs onto those who hold more traditional beliefs...

100 years ago: Railroad president arrives in Nevada President Thomas P. McDonough, of Nevada & Springfield Railway Company, arrived here last night and met a number of our citizens at Hotel Mitchell today. McDonough is now ready to begin active and definite work toward the building of the proposed line to Springfield...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Good pitching and timely hitting led the Nevada Tigers to a 5-2 victory in El Dorado Springs Thursday over the hosting Bulldogs. Cody Thompson pitched four strong innings without allowing a run and Kevin Post pitched almost as well in the final three frames as Nevada controlled the rivalry contest from the onset...

Nevada Daily Mail Like Bob Dole in 1996, the Nevada Tiger tennis team couldn't get by Clinton Thursday, falling 6-3 in a dual competition. Things started well for the Tigers as number-one player Derek Fast and number-two player Ryan Kimbrough both won their singles matches...

Associated Press CHICAGO -- Even with just a little offense, Jose Contreras and the Chicago White Sox found a way to win again. Contreras pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, and the streaking White Sox scored twice in the eighth without a hit to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Thursday...

Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals turned a triple play Thursday night against the San Diego Padres, the first in the major leagues this season. The Padres had Brian Giles on first base and Phil Nevin at second in the second inning, and both were running on a 1-0 pitch to Ramon Hernandez. He hit a line drive to first baseman Albert Pujols, who caught the ball, stepped on first and threw to second to bail out pitcher Matt Morris...