Stories from Saturday, February 23, 2013

Geraldine Ruth Noel Roggensees, 87, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born Aug. 10, 1925, at the family farm one mile north of Bronaugh, Mo., to Karl F. Noel and Lydia Naffziger Noel. Geraldine and Douglass Roggensees were married Feb. 20, 1948, in Nevada, and moved to a farm east of Nevada...

Helen I. Ralston, 98, Belton, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Home in Belton. She was born on Jan. 25, 1915, in Hiattville, Kan., to Lee Cornelius Gooding and Anna Pearl Callow Gooding. She married Richard Henry Ralston on Dec. 24, 1937, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on July 28, 1992...

Kelsey Jo Hancock and Joshua Roy Westerhold exchanged wedding vows June 9, 2012, in a double- ring, outdoor ceremony, at the rural Sheldon home of the bride's brother and wife, Justin and Sarah Hancock. Parents of the couple are Kathy Claflin and Vincent Ashworth, Sheldon, and Jack and Renea Westerhold, Metz. Grandparents of the couple are Tom and Janie Claflin, Sheldon, Irene Hancock, Sarcoxie and Don Steuck, Nevada...

Georgia Bell and Fred Gilkey, both of Nevada, are to be married Feb. 28, 2013, at the Heritage Baptist Church. The couple were honored with a pre-wedding party at the Nevada Housing Authority, where they both reside.

Hi neighbors. What a week! I guess Mother Nature decided to dump everything on us at once. Others had snow and we did not. Others had sleet and we did not. Others had freezing rain and we did not. Then we got ALL of that in one shot! I hope all of you got through Thursday and Friday without incident. It was a good way to END winter (and I hope Mother Nature is listening.)...

Daily Mail publisher Most of us have seen the events such as the Pinewood Derby, the Eagle Scout ceremony, the food drives, and the church and individual service projects. Likely, too, most of us have bought Girl Scout cookies, especially this time of year...

The training of an officer directly reflects the quality of how that officer performs. A deputy needs to train for what he hopes will never happen, but be ready for it when it does. At the Sheriff's Office, we have been scheduling training in many areas and some training has already taken place. ...

You could be a Master Gardener if: You want to learn more about plants and gardening. You are eager to participate in practical and intensive training sessions. Training is 30 hours. Cost will be $175. For that you also receive the core manual, one-time state fees, name tag and handouts...

Nevada Daily Mail The annual Cancer Survivor Tea is Sunday, March 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in the third floor conference room. It is hosted by the Vernon County Relay For Life Committee and the Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Several Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Southwest Missouri are sponsoring a one-day soil health workshop March 5, from 9 to 3 at the Ray Zumwalt Expo Center in Stockton, featuring renowned speaker Gabe Brown from Bismarck, N.D. ...

The Executive Director of the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, Gina Ensor, has handed the reins of the Music on the Square program, which started last year, to musician and community promoter Doug Harper. Harper said he "didn't even have to think about it" when Ensor asked him to take over a couple of weeks ago. "I thought more about how to make it work more than anything," he said...

The Corporate Challenge kicks off at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, but there is still time to put a team together and enter the event, Jaynee McNeely, community center director, said Friday afternoon. And because of popular demand McNeely said that they have changed the rules and an individual may recruit some friends and put together a team. ...