On the Street

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New parish|ret||ret||tab|

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau announced that a new parish has been established in Nixa. Father Mark Boyer is pastor of the new parish. |ret||ret||tab|

The church will lease a facility for services during the construction of a permanent location, which will be on 11 acres on Gregg Road in Nixa, one mile south of Highway 14. In anticipation of population growth in the Nixa area, the site was purchased by the diocese in 1994. The Nixa parish will bring the number of parishes and missions in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau to 85. |ret||ret||tab|

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Insurance payoff|ret||ret||tab|

Greene County received a $33,893 dividend return from Jefferson City-based Missouri Association of Counties, which operates a self-insured workers' compensation fund. There are 93 member counties and 11 related agencies that belong to the fund. |ret||ret||tab|

The dividends, which were received in the form of credits against 2004 premiums, were recognized at MAC's spring legislative conference in Jefferson City. |ret||ret||tab|

Seventy-six percent of Missouri county governments shared in the $600,000 dividend return, according to a news release from the Greene County Commission. Greene County has been enrolled in the MAC Workers' Comp Fund since 1993.|ret||ret||tab|

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Slice of Nice|ret||ret||tab|

A Men's Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit the Child Development Center at Southwest Missouri State University will be held at 11:30 a.m. May 22 at The Tower Club. Local business owners and professionals will model clothing provided by Mr. Blackwell's Apparel, Town & County, Men's Wearhouse, John's Suit Shop and Dillard's. |ret||ret||tab|

Tickets are $50 each or $500 for a table of 10, with 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales going to the center. |ret||ret||tab|

For more information, or to order tickets, call 417-890-8378.|ret||ret||tab|

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Twice of Nice|ret||ret||tab|

The third annual Grin Iron Classic to benefit the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will begin at 7:30 p.m. June 4 at John F. Kennedy Stadium. The event is presented by the St. John's Foundation for Community Health and it is organized by Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association and members of All-Star Smiles Sertoma Club. Tickets are $5 each and are available at participating McDonald's restaurants and Price Cutter Supermarkets. Tickets also will be available at the gate. |ret||ret||tab|

Admission is free for children age 6 and under. Since the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile also known as the Tooth Truck began operation in July 2002, more than 7,000 dental appointments have been provided for 1,800 at-risk children. |ret||ret||tab|

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