Stories from Monday, June 21, 2004

Lynn A. Wade/Herald Above, a tired but gracious Andy Griggs signs autographs for dozens of fans following Friday night's concert. This one is for Cheryl Griggs, who's holding a sleeping 2-year-old Andy Griggs, her grandson. According to his mother, the younger Andy ended up the country singer's namesake by coincidence rather than design -- apparently a happy coincidence, nevertheless.

Vernon County Prosecutor Lynn Ewing III paid dearly to get a chance to cream Vernon County Presiding Commissioner David Darnold, during a Friday evening celebrity pie auction, During the event, City Councilman Mike Straight and auctioneer Delbert Johnson auctioned off local celebrities for bidders to cream with pies. ...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald The first Mom's Club was started in 1983 by Mary James in California, who wanted to meet with other moms and let her children meet with other children. When she discovered there were no clubs for moms and children together, she started one. There are now 1,500 chapters in the USA with more than 75,000 members. There are also new clubs forming in other countries...

By Brenda Black Special to the Nevada Herald While many young people piddle away hours chatting on-line or just surfing the World Wide Web, one area youth used her Internet connection to literally take her to the world. Tiffany Franklin, of Hume, was rebounding from the tragic loss of two beautiful show horses within the past three years. ...

By Marc Powers Nevada Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The public perception, according to Missouri Bar president Bill Corrigan, is that the ranks of the state General Assembly are dominated by lawyers. The reality is quite to the contrary. Slightly more than 13 percent of the 197 people currently serving in the legislature are lawyers, down from 26 percent 30 years ago and 38 percent a century ago. ...

Ralph Pokorny/Herald Quinn Vinse hit a two-RBI single to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night.

Party on! Hi neighbors. Another Bushwhackers is over and Father's Day is here! I hope you all got to spend some time on the square last week to take in the sights and sounds of the annual Bushwhacker event.

Proud of our flag-waving culture I recently watched Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney. I like occasionally watching films that I've seen and enjoyed before. This time, however, I really empathized with Cagney's character in that old classic. There is a scene where an actress is asked to be in a George M. Cohan play. She resists and says Cohan's plays are full of "vulgar flag waving."...

Thanks for your help Dear Editor: Moss House would like to thank everyone in the community that supported us during our recent fund-raising drive, Mile of Money. We raised $7,714 for the shelter. Thank you to all the individuals that supported us through donations, volunteer help, and attendance at our barbeque...