Stories from Saturday, May 25, 2013

Staff and residents at Moore-Few Care Center recently honored Grace Crawford at a reception for her 100th birthday. Grace was surrounded by many of her family and friends. She received birthday greetings from the mayor's office and the President of the United States...

DeForest Ratterree of Nevada was honored with a party on his 90th birthday, May 18, 2013. The party, hosted by his family, included a catered dinner, birthday cake, and an afternoon of visiting. Mr. Ratterree invited everyone back for his 100th birthday, and everyone accepted the invitation...

A card shower is requested for Vic and Margie Wolf, who will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on June 2, 2013. The Wolfs were married June 2, 1973, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nevada. Vic and Margie have two children, a son, Aaron Wolf, and a daughter, Chrystie Braden, her husband, Joel, and two grandchildren, Keflen and Cora Braden...

Carol McCoy and Douglas Mundy exchanged wedding vows on April 27, 2013, at Grace Place Church, Lamar, Mo. Kevin Sheat officiated the ceremony. Ray Ramage provided music. Church decorations featured camouflage and guava. A reception followed at Grace Place...

Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Malcom of Sheldon, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Hillary Lauren Malcom, to Zechariah Clayton Rose, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rose of Papillion, Neb. Bride-elect Malcom is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Malcom of Sheldon and Mr. and Mrs. Bob R. Erwin of Nevada...

Shanan Ryan and Garrett May announce their engagement and plans to be married on Aug. 3, 2013, in a 2 o'clock ceremony in Wichita, Kan. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Brett Ryan, Rich Hill, and late Amy Watters, Nevada. The prospective groom is the son of Martin and Elsie May, Wichita...

Hi neighbors. This Monday is Memorial Day. Many of us will take small flags and flowers to cemeteries to honor our deceased loved ones. Memorials are stone markers where our entire lives are sometimes reduced simply to birth and death dates. The majority of Americans live their lives and leave only a rock and a hastily written obituary to mark their time on earth. The lucky ones also leave children and grandchildren to carry on the family name and history...

Millions of children graduate high school each year in the U.S. This is a major turning point in each one's life. What will they do next? Go to college, start working, get married? We give our children an education and then turn them loose into the world and hope that all goes well. ...

May, June and July bring some significant milestones in our country's history. Memorial Day, Independence Day, Flag Day, the anniversary of D-Day, and Armed Forces Day are just a few of the holidays and events that we celebrate and commemorate. At this time, with school out for many, vacations beckon and family gatherings are common...

Dear Editor: Having been involved as a host family for Nevada Griffons since 2002, 1 want to express some thoughts regarding this experience. Each year it seems to be difficult for the host family coordinator to place all the players who need host homes, and Dan Keller, the Griffons host family coordinator, says this year seems to be no exception...

The Walton Family Aquatic Center will open for Memorial Day weekend today at 1 p.m. and will be open Sunday and Monday. The pool will then be closed until Saturday when it will open for the season. Admission is $3.50 per person age 3 and older, an increase of 50 cents from last year. Admission is free for those 2 and under if accompanied by an adult 16 and older...

More than two dozen residents of Sheldon turned out for a community improvement meeting that focused on the next step in making the vision plan for the city to become a reality. Representatives of Drury University of Springfield, West Central Missouri Community Action Agency of Rich Hill and the University of Missouri Extension Office in Springfield were also at the meeting...

An undercover sting by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office resulted in the arrest of Johnnie Lee Ryan early Friday morning. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, Lt. John Randall was the lead investigator on a case involving stolen vehicles that led to an undercover sting conducted by agents with the Vernon County Sheriff's Office...

Special to Daily Mail Jim Carrier of Harwood enlisted in the Army in November 1944 and got out in 1946. He served in the Philippines and Japan in intelligence and was promoted to S2 Sergeant. He enlisted with Joseph Carroll of Ponca City, Okla. They were together all those years and still keep in touch...