Old Glory Days

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Maywood's 14th annual "Old Glory Days" honored America's heroes -- past and present. Danny Stinman wore his grandfather Carl Yonkers' Army uniform on a parade float honoring the servicemen of the Yonkers and Stinman families. Yonkers, of Maywood, served in Korea. The float was sponsored by EcoLab Pest Elimination Services of North Platte. The sun really heated up the action at the sand volleyball tournament -- Brian Schmitz slaps the ball back at Emily Werkmeister -- but high winds and the threat of bad weather dampened the evening dance, according to Lynne Wilson, an Old Glory Days organizer. Everything else -- the parade, barbecue, Memorial Day services --went very well, Wilson said.

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