Stories from Tuesday, July 5, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail It sounds like a botanical display; peonies, willows, palm trees and chrysanthemums but it isn't -- those are all names of firework shells A.M. Pyrotechnic, Buffalo, uses during their fireworks exhibits. "I can't tell you what all of them are," Steven Laird said. ...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Carla Drake thought she was to be part of a program celebrating Special Olympics, an organization close to her heart. Instead, three Special Olympians -- Levi Grant, Whitney Collins and Kylee Jordan -- along with friends, family and teachers, helped the Nevada Rotary Club honor her with the Wayne Neal Service Above Self Award...

Last Friday, local photographer Jon Emery signed labels and showed off the photo he took of a Corvette that won him a featured spot on those labels, which appear on some bottles of Jones soda, during a special event at Woods Supermarket. A few of the bottles in the display bore the label featuring the photo, but the labels are black and white. Next to Emery, on the table, is the photo of the Corvette...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Forget band candy, these students have found what really sells -- fireworks. Tom Myers, Nevada High School band instructor, is optimistic that this year will surpass previous years for the fireworks stand the band has used for many years as a fund-raiser...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail For anyone who's been considering building a new swimming pool or pouring a new driveway, now might be the time to go ahead with those plans, because according to the Portland Cement Association, at least 35 states in the South, Northeast and Midwest, including Missouri, are experiencing a shortage of Type I Portland Cement, the material used to bind concrete together...

Fireworks light up the sky over the Vernon County fairgrounds Monday night, part of the annual Fourth of July celebration.

Robert Cornell and Natalie Miller, Sheldon, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Taygan Lantis Miller. Taygan was born at 9:47 a.m., on June 3, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Artie and James Cornell, Moundville. Maternal grandparents are Don and Marcia Miller, Blue Springs, Mo. Maternal great-grandparent is Patricia Kinne, Sedalia, Mo...

Thad and Deseree Lundine, Richards, and Hailee are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Hunter Alan Lundine. Hunter was born at 8:07 a.m., on June 22, 2005. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 22 inches. Paternal grandparents are Roberta and Tom Bradford, Topeka, Kan., and the late Leon Lundine. ...

Harvey Mason Heard, 67, Nevada, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at his home in Nevada. He was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Tyler, Texas, to Gilbert Lynn Heard and Marion L. Mendenhall Heard. He graduated from high school in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in the Sheldon area from 1961 to 1976 and then went to work for various telephone companies. He retired from Verizon in 2003 and came back to Vernon County where he has lived since...

Wynona M. Shaw, 90, Nevada, died June 30, 2005. Services were held at Evergreen Memorial Chapel on July 5, at 10 a.m., with Kennon Shaw officiating. Taped musical selections were "A Tribute" and "Whispering Hope" presented by Sarah Morris and Sharon Pruitt. Pallbearers were Kenny Shaw, Gary Loudermilk, Todd Shaw, Buddy Farran, David Shaw and Ron Bogart. Interment was in Worsley Cemetery in Bronaugh. Arrangements are by Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

In May, I was talking to Neil Gerken and he was telling me that he and other volunteers had been working to improve the cattle barn at the fair grounds. This was the first time that I had heard that improvements were being made to the barn, although it was in needed. He suggested that I needed to go out to see the improvements...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons saw their NBC World Series dreams go up in smoke Monday as they fell in the championship game of the qualifying tournament to the Parkville Sluggers 8-4. The Griffons were looking for the automatic berth into the World Series that goes to the winner of the annual Fourth of July tournament held at Champion Diamonds. Last season the Griffons won the tourney and earned the automatic entry...

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- Even in declining health, Hank Stram was able to inspire his former players. During his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003, the former Kansas City Chiefs coach was so weak he had to be pushed onto the stage in a wheelchair. But a video montage of his career and a prerecorded speech offered powerful reminders of Stram's passion for football, moving many in the crowd to tears...