Stories from Friday, September 13, 2013

Norma Sue Johnson Henry, former Nevada resident, was born June 25, 1934, in Wells, Texas. She grew up in Crocket, but moved to Jacksonville, Texas, during her senior year. After graduating from Jacksonville High School and attending Lon Morris College as a drama major for one semester, she married John Clinton Henry on Jan. 4, 1953. They were married for 39 years and raised five children. She loved the meaning of the word "homemaker" and was proud to be a homemaker and mother...

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, George Dewey Martin Jr. finished his adventure and labors in this life and returned home for new assignments in our Father's Kingdom. Son of George Dewey Martin and Esther Elizabeth Smith Martin, George was born in Bismarck, N.D., and grew up in northwest Washington. He married Roberta Joan King in 1950 and went on to build his family, living in and around Bellingham, Wash., for 53 years. Early in their marriage they spent two years in Toledo, Ohio...

Nevada Daily Mail Richards Days returns with old favorites like the parade and tractor pull Sept. 14. This year trophies will be awarded for the golf and horseshoe contests. "I've been going ever since I moved here, 42 years ago," Mayor Mary Jones said. "I enjoy the festival because I call this my town."...

Nevada Daily Mail Sheldon R-8 received 15 new computers, 12 desktops and three laptops, through a state Enhancement Grant. "They gave us $5,036 with a 75 percent, 25 percent match, so we have to match $1,329. They should be in the classroom next week," Assistant Principal Carolyn Compton said at the Sheldon Board of Education meeting Wednesday...

Nevada Daily Mail About 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon a 16-inch plastic water line ruptured on the Cottey College campus flooding several hundred square feet of dry ground and the westbound lane of Austin Boulevard at College Street. Other than the minor inconvenience to traffic on Austin, the huge leak appears to have had little if any impact on the rest of Nevada...

With school just started again for the new year I can imagine that there have been several students of all ages who were a little anxious on the first day about finding their place. The teachers probably assigned seats in some of the public school class rooms, but during lunch periods I am sure that there was some concern felt by any new students about where they should sit. Will anyone sit by me? Will I choose to sit by someone who wouldn't want me to sit there?...