Stories from Friday, December 8, 2006

n Community education class focuses on maintaining a heart-healthy diet during this special season, and throughout the year. By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Eating right can be a big challenge during the holidays, so Nevada Regional Medical Center hosted a "Healthy Cooking for the Holidays" class in the community room at Moore-Few Care Center Thursday night...

n Many organizations throughout the country offer opportunities to brighten the holidays for soldiers who are serving overseas. By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail As the Christmas season gets underway many people's thoughts turn to those who serve our country far from home. Unless a friend or family member is serving many people who would like to do something to honor the men and women of the armed forces aren't sure how to do it. Fortunately many organizations have been created to fill that need...

Nevada Daily Mail Impress family and friends this holiday season with a gift of good taste from the Show-Me State. Missouri farmers and producers offer a variety of home-grown gifts that can please the most discerning people on your Christmas list. The choices are nearly endless...

Special to the Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY --Missouri's exports through the third quarter of 2006 were up more than 22 percent compared to the same period in 2005, according to the World Institute for Strategic Economic Re-search, located at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Mass...

Leah L. Modrcin, 86, of Lemoore, Calif., died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at the Hacinda Rehabilitation Center in Hanford, Calif. Leah was born May 10, 1920, in Bates County, Mo., to Samuel and Mattie Newberry Rousseau. She worked as a secretary for the Boilermakers Union for 18 years, retiring in 1983. She attended Sunset Hills Christian Church and volunteered at the Shepherd's Center. She loved square dancing and was a member of several square dance clubs...

Loren H. Rice, 88, Lamar, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Truman Health Center in Lamar following an illness of a few weeks. He was born March 8,1918, in Barton County, Mo., to Earl August Rice and Mae Moore Rice. He married Olive Lorraine Gillispie on Feb. 20, 1954, in Sheldon, Mo. She preceded him in death on Jan. 24, 1999...

Helen Irene McConnaughey, 80, Lowry City, Mo., formerly of Richards, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Truman Lake Manor in Lowry City. She was born Sept. 8, 1926, in Nevada, to William James Brewer and Linnie Jane Simmons Brewer. She married David Platt McConnaughey on Oct. 23, 1943, in Salina, Kan. He preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 1974...

Dorothy Beatrice Winona Hillier, age 95, was born June 26, 1911, in Schell City, Mo., the daughter of Lemuel Francis and Hettie (Fox) Strader, passed from this life on Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at the Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Dorothy attended elementary school at Flat Rock and high school at Harwood High. ...

Last Friday morning while most Nevada residents were asleep in warm beds city employees were busily driving up and down the 65 miles or so of city streets plowing the snow so people would be able to get to work and the police cars, fire trucks and ambulances could get around town when needed...

Turquoise, that's the jewelry I always associate with Marie (Hensley) Thomas. Marie left us last week at the fine full age of 94. She was one of those remarkable persons many of us remember. For me I recall so many things about her, but the standout associative memory of mine is of the turquoise jewelry...

100 years ago Mark Twain, dress reformer, wears all white WASHINGTON -- With pools of water frozen on the streets, snow flurries in the air and the wind blowing half a gale, "Mark Twain" appeared in Washington yesterday in a spotless white serge suit with trimmings to match...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail MONETT, Mo. -- Even when their shots weren't falling, the Nevada Lady Tigers found a way. Despite going through a stretch in the first quarter where they missed 10 consecutive shots, the Lady Tigers used a stifling defense to dominate the Monett Lady Cubs Thursday, 59-19...